Why wouldn't Barry Behrman agree to the ABP request?

[ABPpros]

ABP Past Attempts to Work w/Barry Behrman - Today, 06:03 PM

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Contrary to what some people are saying, the first official ABP meeting with Barry Berman was in May 2010 in Las Vegas with Johnny Archer, Thorsten Hohmann and Stevie Moore.
Barry made absolute assurances that the money would be paid on time and no one would leave being owed anything. The players requested for the added money and entries to be put up ahead of time. Behrman said it would be too difficult. So the players decided to support him even without putting money in escrow or a 3rd party. Despite a full 256 player field, a top gate, and many sponsors, the players were still not paid in full including the champion Darren Appleton.
Still the ABP players supported him and gave him another chance at the Masters. Behrman advertised this event as $35,000 added and later reduced it to $30,000 the week before, and then reduced it again on the first day of the event. Each time without notifying the players or acknowledging that he once again broke his word.
The players were again paid late. Mika Immonen the champion is still owed $10,000 to this day, more than 3 months later.

During all this time there have several meetings, phone calls, emails with Barry. On one occassion when Barry was notified that if players were not going to be paid that there had to be consequences Behrman left a message on Archer's phone that cannot be repeated due to its vulgarity. In another attempt by Archer, Barry hung up the phone on him. Shawn Putnam volunteered to call him at another time and Behrman hung up on him too. In an email from Behrman sent to Archer, the email disgracefully insulted Archer with swear words.

To sum, ABP has been trying to work with Barry Behrman for 14 months on issues with the US Open and already gave him two more chances (not counting times even before 2010) at his 2010 US Open and 2011 Masters where he not only broke his promises, but also refused to listen or work with Archer and the ABP professionals.

This has not been a hasty decision, but one that has been long discussed and worked on for over a year.

 

[Blue Hog ridr]

Barry has a lot of assets he could easily get a short term loan each year to post the money

And exactly why should he do that Murph?

As much as Barry commits and loves doing the Open, there is a line that
maybe he won't cross. Maybe that line is putting himself in more financial risk than he already might be. We aren't privy to his private life.
Just because a person has assets and lets say just as an example, 250K in savings, does that mean he wants to or should put that at risk. At the end of the day, the Pros lives go on and Barry is broke. Who is going to bale Barry out?

And Num, I agree with you re businesses these days have to be more flexible and innovative than ever before with the state of todays economy. Its the age of the Internet, you have to keep up with the big dogs or sit on the porch. There are others that have a certain business model of thats the way I've always done things and thats what I'm sticking with come hell or high water. maybe thats Barry.

And just maybe he doesn't like feeling pressured and just maybe, hes playing their bluff. Wouldn't that be something?
Whats he supposed to do, fold and roll over because the PBA are making demands that he feels aren't fair.

 

[jmurphy]

And exactly why should he do that Murph?

As much as Barry commits and loves doing the Open, there is a line that
maybe he won't cross. Maybe that line is putting himself in more financial risk than he already might be.

Let see, HUMMMMM
Because Barry should be a man of his word...........
This is not some local Friday Night Tourn. Players travel from all over the world to play in the US Open 9Ball Champ. many of them putting up their own money for , entry fee, plane fair, hotel, meals, etc.....................
They have every right to demand immediate payment upon completion of the Tourn.
Hey I grew up playing pool at Q-Masters and Barry always has a first rate pool room. I have all the respect in the world for Q-Masters it is one of the nicest pool rooms anywhere in the world.
That being said the players should sue Barry's ass off for non-payment.

 

[The Renfro]

First of all NO ONE has went home flat busted from eating the expenses waiting on checks to get paid. They were given portions of their cashout AND post dated checks that Barry would make good on time. This is called an accounts receivable in the real world and most business models use them.

Mika is still waiting on money from this years Masters but he has been paid the majority of it and most of that came directly out of Barry's pocket. Barry had to lose his ass on the event due to poor turnout because of scheduling conflicts and it being in it's inaugural year. Instead of cutting the added money as much as he should have he cut it some and then decided to front the difference himself. I will bet none of you nits talking out of your hindquarters would have shelled out a nickel that you did not "HAVE" to.

I understand the pro players wanting the monies to be there up front but in the real world of today no one is stepping up to the plate to pay big bucks for their product... Notice I said "their" product... Currently only the promoters are willing to step up and buy it.... So if the promoters want to buy it on time the ABP will just have to accept it... I cannot confirm the numbers for sure but I think ESPN Asia paid less than $10k for the rights to the entire Open last year... That should give them a clue as to what their product is worth on the open market...

And FYI....The world tournaments actually have a worse track record than Barry for slow pay... Use the search feature and you will find some incite as to how bad it is even on the world stage, i.e. Asia and Middle East, where the public actually appreciates the game. There is a reason only Hunter and Shane went to the world 9ball.....

 

[sfleinen]

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I hope the legal counsel of the ABP re-evaluates his advice and brings everyone back down to earth.
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I wonder who would that be?

JA: "Uhh, Rodney, since you've had the most, umm, 'experience' with the law, I nominate you to be ABP's legal counsel."



-Sean