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berlowmj2

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Its time for me to get beyond bar tables & occasional pool hall competition & try myself in a Tournament.

I was handed a leaflet which has some vocabulary, which is unfamiliar.

8 Ball Race to 4
Double Elimination

$5 Entry Fee & Calcutta

Please define "Calcutta" & "double elimination"

Excuse my ignorance.

$5 seems like a cheap tuition for the knowledge I will gain as I get thrashed.
 
berlowmj2 said:
Its time for me to get beyond bar tables & occasional pool hall competition & try myself in a Tournament.

I was handed a leaflet which has some vocabulary, which is unfamiliar.

8 Ball Race to 4
Double Elimination

$5 Entry Fee & Calcutta

Please define "Calcutta" & "double elimination"

Excuse my ignorance.

$5 seems like a cheap tuition for the knowledge I will gain as I get thrashed.
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A calcutta is a player auction. This link will give you a very good understanding of how calcutta's work:
http://www.billiardcoach.com/home/2011/01/25/thirty-one-tips-25-understand-a-calcutta

Double elimination means that once a player loses two matches he or she is eliminated from the tournament.
 
berlowmj2 said:
Its time for me to get beyond bar tables & occasional pool hall competition & try myself in a Tournament.

I was handed a leaflet which has some vocabulary, which is unfamiliar.

8 Ball Race to 4
Double Elimination

$5 Entry Fee & Calcutta

Please define "Calcutta" & "double elimination"

Excuse my ignorance.

$5 seems like a cheap tuition for the knowledge I will gain as I get thrashed.
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From my online glossary:
Calcutta: a tournament gambling arrangement where spectators bid on the player they think will win the tournament. The winning bidder(s) get a percentage of the betting pool.

double elimination: a tournament in which a player must lose twice to be eliminated.​

Regards,
Dave
 
Just so you know, if you're playing in the tournament, it is customary to buy yourself, either in whole or in part. If no bid is placed on you, you should make the first bid (obviously the minimum). If someone places a bid on you, you can allow them to buy you and then, after the auction is final, you can "offer the buyer half" which means you would give the buyer half the price and receive half the calcutta winnings if you win.
 
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