what is the current pool playing capital of the US?

Gotcha, I agree. To visualize this, let's say 1,000 people play weekly in NYC (8 million) and 500 people play weekly in Phoenix (2 million). Then Phoenix (25K per 100K) has twice the density of New York (12.5 per 100K).

mikepage said:
I think the relevant question is how many people play

(1) weekly tournaments
(2) league

per 100,000 metro-area population
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snipershot said:
Here in indiana we have a several pool rooms with 9 footers. And up in Beloit, Wisconson at the Carom Room, it seems like there is never a dull moment. There is always a tourney, or some big match goin. They have 6 (I think) 9 footers also. So, id have to agree that the midwest is a hotbed. Its just a widespread hotbed, lol.

Joe
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Indiana is probably the worst state for pool I've ever been in. :(
 
Phoenix is the best place to play, if you are not a pro player. tons and tons of tournaments for A and down players, almost to many......

Jimmy is one of the best players in AZ . So he can not play in most of the handicap tourneys. So he hates it here for pool.
 
ctyhntr said:
What is the average size for these tournaments?
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Hard to say what the average is. Scotch -doubles monthly tourneys seem to pay the biggest. Last one I entered paid $860.00 first. and about $400.00 2nd..That was a 12 and under, 24 teams. I never got less than $140.00 for win in a weekly tourney. Don't forget, I'm only an' AZ 5 'so we lower end players get a good chance for nice bite of cheese too. The higher you go probably the bigger the payoff.
 
So, are Scotch doubles more popular? How do they handicap it? Add up two players handicap and average it out, or leave it as total?

12310bch said:
Hard to say what the average is. Scotch -doubles monthly tourneys seem to pay the biggest. Last one I entered paid $860.00 first. and about $400.00 2nd..That was a 12 and under, 24 teams. I never got less than $140.00 for win in a weekly tourney. Don't forget, I'm only an' AZ 5 'so we lower end players get a good chance for nice bite of cheese too. The higher you go probably the bigger the payoff.
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combined handicap minus some number. Kitty's is max combined 15 minus
6. Makes for some interesting pairings. Their fun but long and you always
have someone else to blame for losing. Calcuttas are illegal in Az but
sidepots can add up to significant $
 
Yep

Blackjack said:
If you want top play the best competition, Florida - and the Southeast is probably the place that you will find the strongest tournaments with the most world class players. FWIW, At a Seminole Pro Tour event, Southeast Open event, Great Southern Billiard tour event, or at a Poison Tour event - it is not uncommon to see two former US Open champions playing each other in the second round.

Also, if you wanted to, it's not impossible to play in an event every weekend - there are enough tours to keep you playing as much as you'd like. There are also amateur tours and tournaments (KBP, BAAT, Poison), some of the tours have amateur divisions, and Tommy Kennedy pays the top senior, top amateur, and top lady in every event. I figure that if you're seriously considering playing the best players in the world, Florida would probably be the best place to start.
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I agree, you don't get many easy games there for sure
 
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