Lol.
US Open 1pocket pathetic turnout....????
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right like going into threads and telling people how you got em on purmaban
you must have seen the office where dwight is shunning and unshunning andy too many times
what do your i got you blocked posts add, what does your pathetic thread add??
maybe its when you go to the league thread every 2 months to let em know over and over how you couldnt care less and stopped fiddy years ago
couldnt give less than a shit was your reply to a recent thread also
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Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
We got a lot of Morans around here. Most of them live "cross the Bay". One of them is actually a pretty good 1P player, posts regularly on that "other" pool website.
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Well actually, Mark bought the rights to the "US Open One Pocket" name from Matt, so at least in that respect it is the legit US One Pocket Open.
IMO, the problem is two fold: first is piss poor planning which results in this event not being advertised far enough in advance for players (and wannabe players) to plan on attending. A couple of years ago myself and a buddy decided we go donate and I called Griff's numerous times early in the year trying to get info on the event and no one knew nothin'. I tried to catch the manager and he was never available. Eventually they set a date a few months in advance only to discover weeks later there was a conflict with another event and they ended up moving the dates on short notice. We canceled our plans.
The other problem is the multi-event format that goes on and on. Mark was a big fan of these two week events arguing it was great for the players because they didn't have to travel once they got there. But realistically, the whole thing turns into a very expensive hostage situation that drags and drags, That and having to buy last minute (expensive) plane tickets makes it less than attractive. Back when Matt held the event at his room in Kalamazoo he would announce the dates of the coming year's event so everyone could make plans and he always got a great turnout.
I believe there are plenty of players that would happily support this given proper notice of the dates (and not being held hostage for days on end).
Lou Figueroa
Your right. This is it period. I was there on and off for most of the event and you could tell that many of the players were "just there" and had lost the drive to grind. There were lots of good matches but its tough to keep the fire burning that long. I spoke to a bunch of the guys and if they were sponsored for the entire time it gets really difficult.
I never heard of one in Baton Rouge. Buffalo’s big one is in mid-May
vintagecollectibles831
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I wonder how many players enter the DCC One Pocket event. I wonder what the entry fee is for both events. I could understand only 25 players, if the entry fee is $1,000, for example. The Buffalo's One Pocket Classic (in New Orleans) only gets like 16(?) players, but the entry fee is very large. I think it is at least a $1,000 entry fee.
vintagecollectibles831
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Maybe because they all think they would have no chance of Cashing in an event called, The US Open. Even Savannah Easton played in it though, lol.
I don't think the event name has much effect on registrants.
vintagecollectibles831
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I was just thinking the same thing. Like, wow, The Predator events just ended, and now they are having these US Open Events at Griffs? Wow, the Pros are in Vegas for like a Month, or longer? That sounds almost unbelievable. One Pro event after another after another, for a month. Sounds like Heaven to me, lol. I was thinking, I wish I lived in Vegas. Would have loved to see it live, and see Shane run a 12 Pack of 8 ball, without missing a ball, lol.
vintagecollectibles831
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It looks like a really nice pool hall. Very lively. Very clean. Tables in great condition.
I'm working in Baton Rouge right now!! Working and typing!! As you stated the tournaments in New Orleans!!!
never mind. until some sponsors with real ad dollars gets involved , the game will keep stagnating.
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jax_joe
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Next you get a thought, don't. The Pros sure don't see it that way.
I think the DCC concept would work at least another time a year in another part of the country.AZ seems good the problem with Vegas is you are trapped there Thats one of the reasons why it was such a brilliant idea.