i respect barry for paying out lower, he has always paid top 96 and even with a smaller field he did. he is looking out for the little guys who dont have stake horses and pay their own way to go to the open! 25k is plenty for these top players. especially how pool is now in the states. if they want more money im sure they could all take a swing at Shane in a TAR match.
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I know why Barry pays so deep I just wish he didnt have to. I wouldn't mind him paying top 32 and make it mean something to cash. Never happen probably but I am of the opinion that when you win a major you should know you won something.
All that said Barry has kept this beast alive for a long time so I defer to his judgement. Scary thought I know.
All that said Barry has kept this beast alive for a long time so I defer to his judgement. Scary thought I know.
Seriously?
If they only payed out 32 or even 64 spots, and made 1st place 50k+, you would still have well over 200 players.
I understand the economy is rough, but that's not a reason to pay out more spots. I doubt that any of the entrants this year cared about just cashing. So they might have a better chance of breaking even. Big deal.
I know when I play in a tournament and look at the bracket, I always try to find out how many matches until the finals. Not how many matches until I'm in the money.
THANK YOU...
All these people complaining about the tournament and Barry goes out of his way to make it happen each year.
He doesn't have to put that tournament on people, he could scrub it. I know the forum posters will say go ahead, but the players are happy that such a tournament exists and provides them a chance to make money. Some players will complain about anything though.
All these people complaining about the tournament and Barry goes out of his way to make it happen each year.
He doesn't have to put that tournament on people, he could scrub it. I know the forum posters will say go ahead, but the players are happy that such a tournament exists and provides them a chance to make money. Some players will complain about anything though.
The US Open is supposed to be the most prestigious tournament of the year. It loses some of that prestige though when other tournaments pay out just as much or more for 1st place. Not saying that winning isn't still an amazing accomplishment.
It's really not that difficult to pay out more than 25k to the winner, with or without the added 60k.
It's really not that difficult to pay out more than 25k to the winner, with or without the added 60k.
Lets see
that article said they were 36 players short, which would mean 220 players entered. He could have just paid top 64 players (over 25% of field) and paid
1st $40,000
2nd $20,000
3rd $13,000
4th $8,600
(65th-96th is 32 players X $800 = $25,600)
I think $25,000 is a pittance for winning the U.S. Open, and if you can't get to the top 25% (pretty much a National standard), you don't deserve to cash.
that article said they were 36 players short, which would mean 220 players entered. He could have just paid top 64 players (over 25% of field) and paid
1st $40,000
2nd $20,000
3rd $13,000
4th $8,600
(65th-96th is 32 players X $800 = $25,600)
I think $25,000 is a pittance for winning the U.S. Open, and if you can't get to the top 25% (pretty much a National standard), you don't deserve to cash.
Did you read the rest of the post that you quoted?
I'd estimate that at the most one or two players may actually care about just cashing. The rest only care about winning the whole thing.
Pay out less spots which guarantees more for first place, and you would see just as many, if not more players.
No way there would be less.
Exactly. I actually came up with a similar payout for 2nd, but 3rd getting $8,400 and 4th at $7,000 so 1st ended up with $50,000
I think my biggest gripe is the difference between 1st and 2nd. It was only a 10k difference. I don't know if I've ever played in a tournament where 1st didn't pay out at least double what 2nd made.
Just curious...did you play in the us open?
Nope. So I know it's strange that I'm whining so much.
It's just my strong opinion that it's not right to have the biggest pool tournament pay out only 25k to the winner when you could easily double it by not paying out almost half the field.