phil dade
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Congratulations John. Very well played.
Heres an idea for next year. Two divisions. Seniors & Super Seniors.
Seniors are anyone 65 to 69 years old in that calendar year.
Super Seniors are of course 70 plus in that calendar year.
Each division will have $2000.00 added for a full field of 16 players.
Each division will have it's own champion crowned.
At the end the two champions will square off against each other and play a race to 4 for an additional prize of $1000.00...... And bragging rights.... Whatta ya think????
If this sounds doable to you guys, I will go to work on David Richardson & John Rizzo and try to get it handled. I'm not sure about the tables needed to handle 32 + players, but if it takes more than 9, I'm pretty sure I can convince them to bring them in, I know there is plenty of room to accommodate more 9 footers, it's just a question of money and manpower.
I gotta tell youse guys that played this year, you're one hell of a bunch of nice guys!!! To a man, everyone of you was a gentleman and fun to be around.
I cannot remember being this excited and nervous since I got married 44 years ago!!! I not only enjoyed the competition, I liked the whole experience of meeting new people and putting faces on the guys I've been visiting with here on OP.O....
Thank you, all of you who came to watch and all who came to compete.
I can't wait until next year!!!
Congratulations to the reigning and first ever Champion, our very own.... Big John Henderson
TallJeff
jeff you deserve kudos too...Heres an idea for next year. Two divisions. Seniors & Super Seniors.
Seniors are anyone 65 to 69 years old in that calendar year.
Super Seniors are of course 70 plus in that calendar year.
Each division will have $2000.00 added for a full field of 16 players.
Each division will have it's own champion crowned.
At the end the two champions will square off against each other and play a race to 4 for an additional prize of $1000.00...... And bragging rights.... Whatta ya think????
If this sounds doable to you guys, I will go to work on David Richardson & John Rizzo and try to get it handled. I'm not sure about the tables needed to handle 32 + players, but if it takes more than 9, I'm pretty sure I can convince them to bring them in, I know there is plenty of room to accommodate more 9 footers, it's just a question of money and manpower.
I gotta tell youse guys that played this year, you're one hell of a bunch of nice guys!!! To a man, everyone of you was a gentleman and fun to be around.
I cannot remember being this excited and nervous since I got married 44 years ago!!! I not only enjoyed the competition, I liked the whole experience of meeting new people and putting faces on the guys I've been visiting with here on OP.O....
Thank you, all of you who came to watch and all who came to compete.
I can't wait until next year!!!
Congratulations to the reigning and first ever Champion, our very own.... Big John Henderson
TallJeff
Heres an idea for next year. Two divisions. Seniors & Super Seniors.
Seniors are anyone 65 to 69 years old in that calendar year.
Super Seniors are of course 70 plus in that calendar year.
Each division will have $2000.00 added for a full field of 16 players.
Each division will have it's own champion crowned.
At the end the two champions will square off against each other and play a race to 4 for an additional prize of $1000.00...... And bragging rights.... Whatta ya think????
If this sounds doable to you guys, I will go to work on David Richardson & John Rizzo and try to get it handled. I'm not sure about the tables needed to handle 32 + players, but if it takes more than 9, I'm pretty sure I can convince them to bring them in, I know there is plenty of room to accommodate more 9 footers, it's just a question of money and manpower.
I gotta tell youse guys that played this year, you're one hell of a bunch of nice guys!!! To a man, everyone of you was a gentleman and fun to be around.
I cannot remember being this excited and nervous since I got married 44 years ago!!! I not only enjoyed the competition, I liked the whole experience of meeting new people and putting faces on the guys I've been visiting with here on OP.O....
Thank you, all of you who came to watch and all who came to compete.
I can't wait until next year!!!
Congratulations to the reigning and first ever Champion, our very own.... Big John Henderson
TallJeff
Heres an idea for next year. Two divisions. Seniors & Super Seniors.
Seniors are anyone 65 to 69 years old in that calendar year.
Super Seniors are of course 70 plus in that calendar year.
Each division will have $2000.00 added for a full field of 16 players.
Each division will have it's own champion crowned.
At the end the two champions will square off against each other and play a race to 4 for an additional prize of $1000.00...... And bragging rights.... Whatta ya think????
If this sounds doable to you guys, I will go to work on David Richardson & John Rizzo and try to get it handled. I'm not sure about the tables needed to handle 32 + players, but if it takes more than 9, I'm pretty sure I can convince them to bring them in, I know there is plenty of room to accommodate more 9 footers, it's just a question of money and manpower.
I gotta tell youse guys that played this year, you're one hell of a bunch of nice guys!!! To a man, everyone of you was a gentleman and fun to be around.
I cannot remember being this excited and nervous since I got married 44 years ago!!! I not only enjoyed the competition, I liked the whole experience of meeting new people and putting faces on the guys I've been visiting with here on OP.O....
Thank you, all of you who came to watch and all who came to compete.
I can't wait until next year!!!
Congratulations to the reigning and first ever Champion, our very own.... Big John Henderson
TallJeff
It's an interesting and innovative idea. However unless Bogies would be willing to put in another eight 9' tables, it would be a scheduling nightmare. It would probably require adding a day or two to the event.Heres an idea for next year. Two divisions. Seniors & Super Seniors.
Seniors are anyone 65 to 69 years old in that calendar year.
Super Seniors are of course 70 plus in that calendar year.
Each division will have $2000.00 added for a full field of 16 players.
Each division will have it's own champion crowned.
At the end the two champions will square off against each other and play a race to 4 for an additional prize of $1000.00...... And bragging rights.... Whatta ya think????
Heres an idea for next year. Two divisions. Seniors & Super Seniors.
Seniors are anyone 65 to 69 years old in that calendar year.
Super Seniors are of course 70 plus in that calendar year.
Each division will have $2000.00 added for a full field of 16 players.
Each division will have it's own champion crowned.
At the end the two champions will square off against each other and play a race to 4 for an additional prize of $1000.00...... And bragging rights.... Whatta ya think????
If this sounds doable to you guys, I will go to work on David Richardson & John Rizzo and try to get it handled. I'm not sure about the tables needed to handle 32 + players, but if it takes more than 9, I'm pretty sure I can convince them to bring them in, I know there is plenty of room to accommodate more 9 footers, it's just a question of money and manpower.
I gotta tell youse guys that played this year, you're one hell of a bunch of nice guys!!! To a man, everyone of you was a gentleman and fun to be around.
I cannot remember being this excited and nervous since I got married 44 years ago!!! I not only enjoyed the competition, I liked the whole experience of meeting new people and putting faces on the guys I've been visiting with here on OP.O....
Thank you, all of you who came to watch and all who came to compete.
I can't wait until next year!!!
Congratulations to the reigning and first ever Champion, our very own.... Big John Henderson
TallJeff
Hello Doc,It's an interesting and innovative idea. However unless Bogies would be willing to put in another eight 9' tables, it would be a scheduling nightmare. It would probably require adding a day or two to the event.
Once that genie is out of the bottle, then they'll start demanding a 60-65 bracket, a 55-60 bracket, etc.
~Doc
It's an interesting and innovative idea. However unless Bogies would be willing to put in another eight 9' tables, it would be a scheduling nightmare. It would probably require adding a day or two to the event.
Once that genie is out of the bottle, then they'll start demanding a 60-65 bracket, a 55-60 bracket, etc.
~Doc
If we started early we could try and raise funds through the org. to build up the prize fund.
Hello Doc,
I did not know it would require that many tables to complete the two divisions in a modest amount of time. I was just pumped about how the tournament turned out and when I saw Steve's response, ( he wanted to play ) it just kinda hit me, two divisions!
One for the guys that are almost old enough, ( 65/69 ) and ours, over 70, with the winner of each playing at the end for another $1000.00.
But I guess we would really have to find a larger venue and then find sponsors to post the added monies needed to fund both events. I guess you're right, sounds like a nightmare to assemble, so it was a pleasant dream for a day, but if what you say is true, then there's no way it could be held at Bogies and that fact alone makes it very difficult for me to press on.
Hello Doc,
I did not know it would require that many tables to complete the two divisions in a modest amount of time. I was just pumped about how the tournament turned out and when I saw Steve's response, ( he wanted to play ) it just kinda hit me, two divisions!
One for the guys that are almost old enough, ( 65/69 ) and ours, over 70, with the winner of each playing at the end for another $1000.00.
But I guess we would really have to find a larger venue and then find sponsors to post the added monies needed to fund both events. I guess you're right, sounds like a nightmare to assemble, so it was a pleasant dream for a day, but if what you say is true, then there's no way it could be held at Bogies and that fact alone makes it very difficult for me to press on.
Jeff...here's my alternate suggestion...that I think would make the tournament bigger and more exciting..and it wouldn't change things much/ keeping all of the logistics doable...
Keep it to just one tournament, but lower the age limit a little - to 68...might just need to add one more day...
Course all of you 70+ yr. old geezers might be too ascairt of us 68-69 yr olds to lower the limit......:heh...
- Vision blurred/cartilage-thinned/daily multiple-medicating, Ghost
Well, I can't say I wouldn't compete if it were somewhere other than Bogies, but my real feelings are: Bogies or nothing. Everybody there was as good as we could hope for.
There's another Bogies location in Houston. I think I read that the manager from there played in the SSSS???
Point being, it would take some coordination, but the second location could be used for the initial rounds and then everything could converge to FM1960 on day 3. One drawback is that there could be an advantage to the players who get more time playing at the location where the later rounds are played.
It's good to see all the enthusiasm continuing post-tournament. Confirms that everyone had fun!
I noticed the deep payouts and fully agree it was a terrific gesture to soften the costs of the trip for players that would not have cashed in the usual top 1/4 payout spread.Yes, James Christopher who finished second.
First thing would probably be whether Bogies decided they made money, broke even, or lost money, net/net. If Bogies were amenable, another way to do it would be with something like reverse seeding based upon age... IOW, make it one tournament but have all the younger players play early rounds against one another at the other venue, all the older at 1960. Then bring a final 4 from the other location to meet the final 4 at 1960. This would put the younger guys at a minor disadvantage, getting fewer "dead money" matchups and not being as acclimated to the 1960 conditions once the final 8 started at 1960.
Something I've seen no one mention, and I thought was excellent judgment, the decision was made to pay 50% of the field, giving more guys a chance to get back something of their travel expenses. I've always thought it would be smarter to pay a bigger % of the field than is typical, encouraging more of the weaker players by giving them a better chance to cash. Promoters seem to want what they think is more pizzazz in the PR by talking about a bigger winner's share.
I can't imagine anything being much better, unless I had not allowed Jeff Sparks to talk me into letting him win.