Winner Plays Mike Sigel
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hemicudas said:
Yeah i posted it awhile back and certain people bought it right away and others implied i was spreading rumors.
It's been on the IPT site for a few days now and has been discussed alot already. Hey it's not the greatest format for real fans but if it takes Mike's coattails to finally get some cash to the pros, it beats them staying broke.
how the heck did Sigel became the current "king of the hill"? draw lots maybe or because he won against Loree Jon Jones? 
im wandering, what if Jones won against Sigel? will she be named "queen of the hill" and defend the it against the likes of Reyes, Bustamante, Archer and the likes?
im wandering, what if Jones won against Sigel? will she be named "queen of the hill" and defend the it against the likes of Reyes, Bustamante, Archer and the likes?
the_eradicator said:how the heck did Sigel became the current "king of the hill"? draw lots maybe or because he won against Loree Jon Jones?
im wandering, what if Jones won against Sigel? will she be named "queen of the hill" and defend the it against the likes of Reyes, Bustamante, Archer and the likes?
Yeah but there was little chance of that.
the_eradicator said:im wandering, what if Jones won against Sigel? will she be named "queen of the hill" and defend the it against the likes of Reyes, Bustamante, Archer and the likes?
I think we all know that she had no real chance of winning. This is quite the lame fix for Sigel to get another decent payday and while I still hold a ton of hope for the IPT and love the fact it is here I think they should have thought ALOT harder about their first two events and tried harder not to make them look like a fix. It is a very poor way to introduce a pool tour.
Celtic said:
I'm not so sure it is a bad way, it's different and pool needs different, I hope players get hyped up to knock Mike of the Hill
and yes I do feel he deserves to be the King of the Hill.I certainly love the way the initial format looks and how nice to see the HOF's getting the $30,000. I'm sure nobody selected to play feel to bad about anything, maybe their competitive jjuices will push them to fight to be the new King of the Hill!! should make for one awesome TV match! dare say the most watched pool event in years!!!
Will an "Earthquake" Knock Mike of the Hill??? that would be cool
SlimShafty said:I'm not so sure it is a bad way, it's different and pool needs different, I hope players get hyped up to knock Mike of the Hill
I certainly love the way the initial format looks and how nice to see the HOF's getting the $30,000. I'm sure nobody selected to play feel to bad about anything, maybe their competitive jjuices will push them to fight to be the new King of the Hill!! should make for one awesome TV match! dare say the most watched pool event in years!!!
Will an "Earthquake" Knock Mike of the Hill??? that would be cool
HOF's getting 30K- How is that? I musta missed something.
KT created a Hill and created a King in Mike Sigel. It has to start somewhere. When the next king of the hill wins, the format should stay the same for that person as well. The hard part of creating anything is actually get up and start it and KT has definitly started it.
Did anyone see the cover of billiards digest and the pics inside. If you did not see it, Sigel is on the cover holding up bundles of cash like he just won the WSOP. The pics inside looked like he just won the US 9-ball Open against a steller field. I felt it was embarrasing to look at him celebrate his "victory" over Loree Jon Jones, who is obvisiously is a couple of decades past her prime. I only read part of the artical in the store, and Kevin Trudeau, stated that "...deep inside, he knew, Mike would win..", yea and so did everyone in the country. We will see when Mike has to actually play a current champion.
It was just weird to see this grandstanding in this artical over such a shallow victory. And I mean no disrepect to Loree Jones either, she was compensated very well and was a great player in her time. If Sigel would have played, Corr or Fisher, it would be a solid victory.
But like I stated earlier, it has to start somewhere. It will be interesting to see when Sigel gets knocked off the hill, if the format of these events gets changed for the next champion or stays the same. I look forward to these events. Television viewers, players and fans like to see players holding up the cash after their finals win. Thats part of why the WSOP has taken off so well over the last few years...
If you saw the artical, it would be interesting to see your take on it...
Did anyone see the cover of billiards digest and the pics inside. If you did not see it, Sigel is on the cover holding up bundles of cash like he just won the WSOP. The pics inside looked like he just won the US 9-ball Open against a steller field. I felt it was embarrasing to look at him celebrate his "victory" over Loree Jon Jones, who is obvisiously is a couple of decades past her prime. I only read part of the artical in the store, and Kevin Trudeau, stated that "...deep inside, he knew, Mike would win..", yea and so did everyone in the country. We will see when Mike has to actually play a current champion.
It was just weird to see this grandstanding in this artical over such a shallow victory. And I mean no disrepect to Loree Jones either, she was compensated very well and was a great player in her time. If Sigel would have played, Corr or Fisher, it would be a solid victory.
But like I stated earlier, it has to start somewhere. It will be interesting to see when Sigel gets knocked off the hill, if the format of these events gets changed for the next champion or stays the same. I look forward to these events. Television viewers, players and fans like to see players holding up the cash after their finals win. Thats part of why the WSOP has taken off so well over the last few years...
If you saw the artical, it would be interesting to see your take on it...
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Nostroke said:
Day 3- LEVEL C- Hall of Fame Round
The six players who advanced from Level B are placed into three groups, each group having four Hall of Fame members. Two players from each group will advance to the next round. Players in Level C who do not advance to the next level earn $20,000 each ($30k if Hall of Fame member)
Nostroke said:
King of the hill invitational format and prize money distribution
(Chicago, IL) The International Pool Tour announces the format and prize money distribution for the “King of the Hill” Invitational event November 30 through December 4th, 2005.
All rounds will be Round Robin with the exception of the final match for the “King of the Hill” title. All matches will be a single race to nine except for the King of the Hill match which is a Best of Three series of races to nine. The winning order in each round robin group is determined by wins versus losses. Ties in wins and losses for player positions are broken using the following methodologies: Games Lost Index*; if still tied then the Number of Break-and-Run-Outs in that round of play; if still tied the Number of Eight Balls Made on Break in that round of play. More detailed rules will be available on the internationalpooltour.com web site.
Day 1- LEVEL A
30 Players start the tournament playing in five groups of six players each. The top three players from each group advance to the next level. Players who lose in the first round will be paid $6,200 each for their participation.
Day 2- LEVEL B
The 15 players who advanced from level A play in three groups of five players each. Two players from each group advance to the next level. Players in Level B who do not advance to the next level earn $13,000 each.
Day 3- LEVEL C- Hall of Fame Round
The six players who advanced from Level B are placed into three groups, each group having four Hall of Fame members. Two players from each group will advance to the next round. Players in Level C who do not advance to the next level earn $20,000 each ($30k if Hall of Fame member)
Day 4- LEVEL D- Final Round Robin
The final six players compete, and the winner of the round will play the current King of the Hill, Mike Sigel, in the final match.
Day 5- King of the Hill Finals
The prize fund is an unprecidented $1,000,000. The prize money break-down for the top seven spots are as follows:
King of the Hill Champion - $200,000
Second Place- $100,000
Third Place - $ 70,000
Fourth Place - $ 60,000
Fifth Place - $ 50,000
Sixth Place - $ 40,000
Seventh Place - $ 30,000
* The Games Lost Index (GLI) is the average number of games lost per match by a player in a tournament. Another way to think of it is the average number of games per match a player’s opponents wins against that player in a tournament. For example, a player who plays five matches (winning three) with scores of 9/3, 9/4, 9/4, 6/9. 7/9 will have a GLI of 5.8. Here is the calculation: [3+4+4+9+9] / 5, or 29 / 5= 5.8. The index will be calculated to three decimal places.
Media Contact:
Deno J. Andrews
Tour Director
International Pool Tour
dandrews@internationalpooltour.com
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juegabillar said:
That is great. It sounds like every player wins no matter where they place. On an accu stat video interview with Mike Sigel afer he beat Nick Varner (2000 US Open straight pool) Sigel had mentioned the angiush himself and other players go through when they play in a tourny for a few days and get knocked out of the tournament and don't get anything for it, but yet, they are one of the best players in the world. This is one of the main reasons, Sigel left playing professional pool as he stated in the interview with Billy Incardona. From what you have stated, this a great resolve to this issue.
Just knowing that champion caliber players will be compenstated for there talents, I think, this will put them on par with other professionals in other arenas...
What?????????????????????????????????
Oh man-Are you kidding me???
24 guys are eliminated before the old timers even play???????? Then the old timers outnumber the young guns 2-1 in each group
Just as i had said- Sigel in one of his interviews said the old timers would dominate and he is doing everything he can to make that happen but who in the hell would ever have the nerve to slant it this much?? I thought just having them in the tournament was going to be their spot. This is just way over the top.
Why doesnt Kevin just send those guys a check or start a pension fund or something and let's have a real competition.
Ok that is just too much for me- Unless this is the only tournament with this kind of bogus crap and all the rest are real competitions then im no longer even wishing them well.
juegabillar said:
Oh man-Are you kidding me???
24 guys are eliminated before the old timers even play???????? Then the old timers outnumber the young guns 2-1 in each group
Just as i had said- Sigel in one of his interviews said the old timers would dominate and he is doing everything he can to make that happen but who in the hell would ever have the nerve to slant it this much?? I thought just having them in the tournament was going to be their spot. This is just way over the top.
Why doesnt Kevin just send those guys a check or start a pension fund or something and let's have a real competition.
Ok that is just too much for me- Unless this is the only tournament with this kind of bogus crap and all the rest are real competitions then im no longer even wishing them well.
Nostroke said:
Yes this the format for THIS tournament only, even ext year this same tournament will be the top 40 money leaders of the tour, so don't get your yourself all excited and worked up over nothing.
I think it's fine, hey if I was invited I wouldn't care if they did out right give 30,000 to the HOF's I think it's a great way to show respect to the HOF's and start off the tour. The other players should feel great just being selected to play in this tournament, remember this is the first stop and the start of the tour is by invitation only.
how old are you? haven't you ever heard respect your elders
anyway the following tournaments the young guns should watch out, the old timers still have some gas in the engine.
SlimShafty said:Yes this the format for THIS tournament only, even ext year this same tournament will be the top 40 money leaders of the tour, so don't get your yourself all excited and worked up over nothing.
I think it's fine, hey if I was invited I wouldn't care if they did out right give 30,000 to the HOF's I think it's a great way to show respect to the HOF's and start off the tour. The other players should feel great just being selected to play in this tournament, remember this is the first stop and the start of the tour is by invitation only.
how old are you? haven't you ever heard respect your elders
IM friggin older than some of the HOF'rs dont you worry
I just realized that with this 'format' Efren would be odds on to win this thing. Efren needs that advantage like a moose needs a hat rack. (just heard that one tonite- couldn't resist)
But there are the Asian games that same week. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ..I wonder ......?
Nostroke said:
LOL Yeah, like a fish needs a bicycle....where did I hear that.....hmmm but hey he has the honer of being in the HOF, so I guess it just saves him from having to plow through the others.
don't you worry, Efren is going to be in Florida with bells on....no really hear he is wearing bells
I would show up with bells on if they gave me $30,000if they really want to have a decent name on the pool world, IPT should've organized a big tourney with a field of at least 96 or 128 players with the champion being the "king of the hill" instead of an exhibition match between Mike and Loree Jon. if that was the format in the first tourney, then MAYBE there will be no or less negative thoughts about the IPT.
they're making it harder for the new players and making it easier for the older ones(HOFrs). that is some kind of format.