Worst Tourney I Have Ever Played In!
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I agree Steve,perhaps next time it will be better,it has to be run smoother and all of those issues addressed.If they are going to take late entries then IMO its not the right thing to do and I dont like playing in tourneys where if you know the TD you can straggle in to a tourney and get in after the draw.AC,aramith cue ball,chalks,get a big tourney bracket board set up for all to see,no stragglers,a breakdown of the monies and where they are going,and tell the owner to do something with the double doors.When all of thats done I am sure it will be a great tournament and worth going to it.SteveH said:
My friend just moved out here from NY a month ago and likes the pool scene here but is a 9 and realizes its slim pickings playing tourneys.As an 8 I get to play a tourney every night if I wanted which is great but my goal is to go to a 9 in less than a year but when I do its a double edged sword.The goal is to move up in the ratings to become a better player but then you end up being penalized and not getting to play as many tourneys.BRKNRUN said:Good luck on that one...
As a 9 it will either be...Your too good and are not eligable to play....or Suck it up and play with the world beaters...
Fact of life as a 9...That is why I call it no mans land..
My advice...Do what I am doing....practice your arse off...
Damn rating system....sucks you in to where you don't have to practice becuase your only playing players that can't run out....Then it spits you out...and you actually have to practice...
What is the damn world coming too...
BTW...Moral of the story for any TD running a tournament (at the Sets)...Stop by the night before and make sure everything is ready to go...and have managers phone# and home address handy...
Stop whining - you were probably the worst player in the roomFast Lenny said:I agree Steve,perhaps next time it will be better,it has to be run smoother and all of those issues addressed.If they are going to take late entries then IMO its not the right thing to do and I dont like playing in tourneys where if you know the TD you can straggle in to a tourney and get in after the draw.AC,aramith cue ball,chalks,get a big tourney bracket board set up for all to see,no stragglers,a breakdown of the monies and where they are going,and tell the owner to do something with the double doors.When all of thats done I am sure it will be a great tournament and worth going to it.
Seriously though. I played in the first tourney there and it went pretty well. The sun thing I can totally agree with. I had to play my first match on the table right next to the door and at the time the door was open. I had to request a couple different times if we could close it. As for the A/C that wasn't an issue at the time because the weather was nice but in the summer it is a MUST! I don't agree with late entries being placed on the board at all. It is disrespectful to all the other players that were there on time or in this case waited. As far as the cue balls go IMO you finish with what you start with and if you are going to change it at least wait until those particular sets are over to do it.
BVal
Haha,I was the worst player in the room on that day,I was hot and bothered and mentally done,let it all get to me I suppose.The sun coming through the door is also because its not tinted,it needs to be tinted dark or just put up something over the door just for the tourney.I hope all that has been suggested or complained about is fixed and next time I am sure it will go good.I agree,no late entries at all,but they do need to have a big board for people to be able to see what is going on and also a break down of the monies.BVal said:Stop whining - you were probably the worst player in the room
Seriously though. I played in the first tourney there and it went pretty well. The sun thing I can totally agree with. I had to play my first match on the table right next to the door and at the time the door was open. I had to request a couple different times if we could close it. As for the A/C that wasn't an issue at the time because the weather was nice but in the summer it is a MUST! I don't agree with late entries being placed on the board at all. It is disrespectful to all the other players that were there on time or in this case waited. As far as the cue balls go IMO you finish with what you start with and if you are going to change it at least wait until those particular sets are over to do it.
BVal
Fast Lenny said:Haha,I was the worst player in the room on that day,I was hot and bothered and mentally done,let it all get to me I suppose.The sun coming through the door is also because its not tinted,it needs to be tinted dark or just put up something over the door just for the tourney.I hope all that has been suggested or complained about is fixed and next time I am sure it will go good.I agree,no late entries at all,but they do need to have a big board for people to be able to see what is going on and also a break down of the monies.
Sounds like you needed a little assitance from your wife......
Haha,your right about that,needed to take out that energy somehow,most guys go home and kick the dog but my way is more fun.BRKNRUN said:Sounds like you needed a little assitance from your wife......
BRKNRUN said:Good luck on that one...
As a 9 it will either be...Your too good and are not eligable to play....or Suck it up and play with the world beaters...
Fact of life as a 9...That is why I call it no mans land..
My advice...Do what I am doing....practice your arse off...
Damn rating system....sucks you in to where you don't have to practice becuase your only playing players that can't run out....Then it spits you out...and you actually have to practice...
What is the damn world coming too...
BTW...Moral of the story for any TD running a tournament (at the Sets)...Stop by the night before and make sure everything is ready to go...and have managers phone# and home address handy...
I guess im just being selfish lol
I just dont get out much with a new baby and work fulltime. The 1 or 2 night i get permission to go out and play i like to go to a tournament.
Since im not a single bachlor anymore i cant go play all day and night like i used too.(those were the days)
But either way. I guess you cant make anybody come play. Just put on a good tournament and make everyone happy and not worry about anything except their matches and probably after 2 or 3 good tournaments it might start to fill up regularly.
stuckart said:
Have you hosted an OPEN tournament that had a small turnout? I'm thinking that if your room hosted a 1000 added OPEN 9/10 ball event, you would get a decent turnout... maybe 32 or more.
I know I would play in it. And I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Ray
The Next Tournament
I've got the buy-in from the owners and I also was able to score an outside sponsor for the next tournament. Dos Equis, Heineken and Tecate are on board to throw in some prizes, beers, girls, etc. for the next event. And the owners are on board for another $500 added tourney. I'll work on getting more, but they are not convinced I can get 50+ players at this time.
I've got the buy-in from the owners and I also was able to score an outside sponsor for the next tournament. Dos Equis, Heineken and Tecate are on board to throw in some prizes, beers, girls, etc. for the next event. And the owners are on board for another $500 added tourney. I'll work on getting more, but they are not convinced I can get 50+ players at this time.
Fast Lenny said:I am usually all positive and a cool character but not today.I went and played an 8 an under at The Sets and it was the worst tournament I have attended ever.So let me get started and vent and put this behind me,if it was just one thing I guess I wouldn't need to but it was 5 or 6 things.
Sign up was supposed to be at 11am but the doors were closed to the place and it was amost an hour before they were opened up,ok so not too big of a deal.Its supposed to be a $30 entry but they decided to go with a green fee which added $15 which some players thought was too high but the show must go on.The place is probably 90 degrees inside and its a sauna,no air conditioning turned on for the players,just an industrial fan 10 feet from a few of the tables so you have to play in a wind tunnel and adjusting shot for wind speed like your doing long range target shooting,lol.
A small thing wass the sun coming in through the door to the outside,no tint or anything on the door so anytime you have to shoot that way prepare to be blinded,the sun is bright here in AZ.Another thing was the chalks there are all worn down,the big banger hole chalks which get all over your ferrule,chalk is cheap atleast provide that for the players.
We are playing the tourney with the big cueball well for the first round anyway,then they switched it to the small cueball in the middle of the 2nd round which now the game has changed and has affected all matches played before,during and after this.The next thing that happens just was the icing on the cake.I get called to play my match and I am playing a set with the guy,halfway through we get told that we arent supposed to be playing eachother and they had the brackets messed up,it wasnt just me and him,there were others too who had this happen to them.
I commend tournament directors and organizers because its not an easy job and I can see why Jay Helfert gets paid well to do it because he does it right.I have played tourneys here in AZ and they all have went smooth,even the rinky dink $5-$10 bar touneys go smooth,Kolbys and Metro is great with no problems.I just think if your going to put on a $500 added tourney with the total entry with side pots being a $100 then do it right or dont waste peoples time, energy and money.I went there first to have a good time and have good competition but grew more aggravated as it went along.
So I am done rambling and dont want to be a nit and if I am being one then tell me,if all these things add up to a bad tourney then it is what it is,I just call it like it like I see it.I hope next time they get it right but I doubt I will be there to see it.
Who says Montana and Arizona aren't alike
The worst is going to a tourney that has 8 tables from 6 different makers with four different kinds of cloth and 2 different sizes
BVal said:Was it 112.......I didn't go outside yesterday
BVal
Well, back to the weather again. I did go mountain biking this morning (bruised/cracked ribs and all), and it's F'ing hot out. We got started at 6:00AM and it was already hotter than a two-peckered mule (I've always wondered how hot that is ... but it sounds pretty hot!)!
Apparently the tournaments AND the weather sucks out here!
Well at 6am I was still sleepingJimmy M. said:Well, back to the weather again. I did go mountain biking this morning (bruised/cracked ribs and all), and it's F'ing hot out. We got started at 6:00AM and it was already hotter than a two-peckered mule (I've always wondered how hot that is ... but it sounds pretty hot!)!
Apparently the tournaments AND the weather sucks out here!
Does it count if I was dreaming about mountain biking?Did you win last night?
BVal
BVal said:Well at 6am I was still sleeping
Did you win last night?
BVal
only if there was a Rocky-esque montage that included you and Rivers Phoenix escaping from a mountain lion
BVal said:It's scary how you can get in my mind like that Jake. I was going to include those details but I figured it was implied.
BVal
What about the day at the waterpark and the baconater eating contest with Rob Reiner, were those in the montage?
actually, if you put all that stuff together that's apretty effed up dream, and just the fact of waking up without pissing yourself or laying a giant skidder makes you a manly dude
EDIT: I just wish the one where Corey Hart rode a grizzly bear into the Post Office and stole all my Christmas presents ended as well
EDIT: I just wish the one where Corey Hart rode a grizzly bear into the Post Office and stole all my Christmas presents ended as well
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