US Open One Pocket at Griffs?

[Miller]

Yes. There is a TD....

 

[BRLongArm]

41 players. First place is $7500. And the commentator said, wow, 9-12 gets their money back! Like you flew out to Vegas to get your money back. Only cost you $1,500 with flight, room and meals. Pay 20% in a one pocket field so they can actually win something.

 

[Miller]

El Sappo...sweated a couple games with straight shootin tom neil from tucson.....

 

[Scrzbill]

Worst stream ever. They had no experience announce last night and the art was their running ads during the match. The screen is 50% ads.

 

[Miller]

staci was a real trooper...handled about 4 hrs in the pool room today (she has her street cred from hrs served when we were kids...)

probably no more griffs on this trip. very nice room. not much for sweators but got there early enough for a couple good spots....

mark said he was gonna post something up about possibly holding MOT.

able to watch tony torture warren k and robocop do his thing. louis was still on the winners side, masta cruz was in a dogfight with a good Asian player I never heard of. preacher ronn looked to be doing well with aranas when we left.

not a very big calcutta at all (should have stuck around last night...lol).....guess everything will be small with buffalos as a measuring stick....

 

[BallBanger]

Bob Herchick is running hot! He skunked John Morra in his first match, and in his last match he beat Tony Chohan in the quarterfinals of the winner's bracket! Herchick is now in the semifinals of the winner's side, and it looks like he's gonna be playing Justin Hall. In the other side of the semis, Evan Lunda plays Dennis Orcullo!

 

[BallBanger]

41 players. First place is $7500. And the commentator said, wow, 9-12 gets their money back! Like you flew out to Vegas to get your money back. Only cost you $1,500 with flight, room and meals. Pay 20% in a one pocket field so they can actually win something.

Dang man, you can find an AirBnB for a month starting in the middle of May and running till the end of the Banks tourney, and shop and eat from the grocery store, and stay in Vegas and play at Griff's for 3 weeks prior to the tourney, and entry fees, flight, transportation and food, you can do it all for less than 2500$. That's playing in two tourney's and hitting balls at Griff's everyday getting tournament ready! You must be going real hard on the nickle slots or something.

 

[sheldon]

Brackets are here

 

[gulfportdoc]

41 players. First place is $7500. And the commentator said, wow, 9-12 gets their money back! Like you flew out to Vegas to get your money back. Only cost you $1,500 with flight, room and meals. Pay 20% in a one pocket field so they can actually win something.

For the pro 1P players Buffalo's is far and away the premier event. Every other top event is battling for second place, with the possible exception of the DCC. Buffalo's is the best action room in the world. Everyone can and will get played there for almost any amount. In their annual tournament there's more money in the Calcutta alone than there is in a handful of other good tournament prize funds in total.

So the U.S. Open 1P in contrast is lackluster, although the title distinction should be coveted for one's reputation and legacy. It's too bad that bigger money couldn't be had for what ought to be a prestigious event. Eager sponsorship is probably not available, and the venue itself does not have the attractive reputation as does Buff's, nor does it likely have the means for the added money that exists in New Orleans.

For the average player a tournament with affordable entry fees and a chance to get into the lower money prizes is important. And of course some guys enjoy getting a chance to tangle with a name player for cheap. That's why the DCC is effective. Buff's does give lesser players an opportunity with their bar table 9ball tournament. I was after Buff for several years to have a large 1P event-- so as to include average players, but he never has. Actually Lacy's would be better because they have more 9' tables. But the owners don't seem to have much interest in that. Top pros = 1P; Lesser players = bar box 9ball.

The U.S. Open, as in golf and tennis, should be a major distinguished event. Hopefully its funding and prominence will increase in the future. Mark has been very good for pool over the years, so it would be nice to see these two events become successful.

 

[BRLongArm]

Dang man, you can find an AirBnB for a month starting in the middle of May and running till the end of the Banks tourney, and shop and eat from the grocery store, and stay in Vegas and play at Griff's for 3 weeks prior to the tourney, and entry fees, flight, transportation and food, you can do it all for less than 2500$. That's playing in two tourney's and hitting balls at Griff's everyday getting tournament ready! You must be going real hard on the nickle slots or something.

Who's got three weeks to do anything? I am looking at the pros trying to make a living. They can't sit out in Vegas for three weeks to try and win $5,000. Maybe a retired guy who is donating might think that's fun, but these guys are the best in the world and their US Open pays very little. All of us want the US Open to be a premier event, but until it gets some sponsors or raises the entry fee, they will be playing for small money.

 

[crabbcatjohn]

For the pro 1P players Buffalo's is far and away the premier event. Every other top event is battling for second place, with the possible exception of the DCC. Buffalo's is the best action room in the world. Everyone can and will get played there for almost any amount. In their annual tournament there's more money in the Calcutta alone than there is in a handful of other good tournament prize funds in total.

So the U.S. Open 1P in contrast is lackluster, although the title distinction should be coveted for one's reputation and legacy. It's too bad that bigger money couldn't be had for what ought to be a prestigious event. Eager sponsorship is probably not available, and the venue itself does not have the attractive reputation as does Buff's, nor does it likely have the means for the added money that exists in New Orleans.

For the average player a tournament with affordable entry fees and a chance to get into the lower money prizes is important. And of course some guys enjoy getting a chance to tangle with a name player for cheap. That's why the DCC is effective. Buff's does give lesser players an opportunity with their bar table 9ball tournament. I was after Buff for several years to have a large 1P event-- so as to include average players, but he never has. Actually Lacy's would be better because they have more 9' tables. But the owners don't seem to have much interest in that. Top pros = 1P; Lesser players = bar box 9ball.

The U.S. Open, as in golf and tennis, should be a major distinguished event. Hopefully its funding and prominence will increase in the future. Mark has been very good for pool over the years, so it would be nice to see these two events become successful.

Maybe Matchroom will buy it too..

 

[BRLongArm]

Matchroom doesn't want one pocket. Too slow, they say.

 

[BRLongArm]

For the pro 1P players Buffalo's is far and away the premier event. Every other top event is battling for second place, with the possible exception of the DCC. Buffalo's is the best action room in the world. Everyone can and will get played there for almost any amount. In their annual tournament there's more money in the Calcutta alone than there is in a handful of other good tournament prize funds in total.

So the U.S. Open 1P in contrast is lackluster, although the title distinction should be coveted for one's reputation and legacy. It's too bad that bigger money couldn't be had for what ought to be a prestigious event. Eager sponsorship is probably not available, and the venue itself does not have the attractive reputation as does Buff's, nor does it likely have the means for the added money that exists in New Orleans.

For the average player a tournament with affordable entry fees and a chance to get into the lower money prizes is important. And of course some guys enjoy getting a chance to tangle with a name player for cheap. That's why the DCC is effective. Buff's does give lesser players an opportunity with their bar table 9ball tournament. I was after Buff for several years to have a large 1P event-- so as to include average players, but he never has. Actually Lacy's would be better because they have more 9' tables. But the owners don't seem to have much interest in that. Top pros = 1P; Lesser players = bar box 9ball.

The U.S. Open, as in golf and tennis, should be a major distinguished event. Hopefully its funding and prominence will increase in the future. Mark has been very good for pool over the years, so it would be nice to see these two events become successful.

The sponsor money at Buffalos didn't start at $10,000 added. We have worked hard to get the prize money up so the players would look forward to the event. Griff's has not played well with other events in the past. He has stepped on the Scotty Townsend Memorial, which is a great tournament, and he has stepped on Buffalos. The result was very poor attendance for him. This is the first time he has made his tournament a true $10,000 added, but remember that he has the venue, he has the food and alcohol, the table time, the video poker, and the pay per view stream. His stream has had a lot of problems and will unfortunately be what most remember of his tournament this year.

You don't have to be Buffalos to have a good event. Ohio put on a great event this year, and so did Birmingham. I hope the US Open becomes a tournament worthy of its name. I wish he would put in a good streamer that has good commentary. For most of us that can't attend live, that's the most important thing.

 

[catkins]

The us open one pocket should be a prestigious event thta the top pros yould look forward to playing not only for the tital but becaues it is a high class event. I feel over the last 5 years it has become a second rate tournament where the second seed players go who where not invited to buffaloos to the premier event. this is kind of upsetting considering the name of the tourney. this year is better since it is not overlapping the buffuloos tourney but still the tournamnet being hel in a small room where it would be imposible to have a 128 man feild means that this will never be an epic event like the name implys. the 350 just kind of cheapens the event. I would rather see a 2000 entrance and qualifiers through out the country as it would lead to a higher fund and top players plus the best reginal players competing. and last not to be direspectuful but the us open one pocket should have a stream that is worthy of the name. the stream is ok but the person running the stream not only confesses to knowing little about one pocket while claiming to know better than the players playing. specificlay saying master cruz is probably an 8 ball player or raotation player because he was playing a freind of his. This was not just rude but tedious and I would expect more form what should be the US premier event. Other wise it is a good tourney just not what I would like to call the US open

 

[rnewkirk]

Wow, just amazing ! That is what senior Bob Herchik is. What a performance. Ever since I watched him on a stream 3,4, 5 yrs ago,

and met him in Houston 2 years ago at Bogie's. Knowledge, discipline and execution(straight shooting) - he is showing the best that there is no

age limit on playing great onepocket. Take it off Bob

 

[OldSchool]

and last not to be direspectful but the us open one pocket should have a stream that is worthy of the name. the stream is ok but the person running the stream not only confesses to knowing little about one pocket while claiming to know better than the players playing. specificlay saying master cruz is probably an 8 ball player or raotation player because he was playing a freind of his. This was not just rude but tedious and I would expect more form what should be the US premier event.

Yes, the commentator/commentating was/is amateurish, unknowledgeable, and a total joke. A major mistake by Mark Griffin to let that happen.

 

[gulfportdoc]

Yeah, I don't see any excuse for not having a knowledgeable commentator. Artie Bodendorfer lives in Vegas and would likely take a mic if asked. Plus, nowadays a commentator doesn't even have to be present at the venue! Any number of top 1P guys would be agreeable to commentate.

 

[BRLongArm]

Ummm, Jack Cooney lives in Vegas?

 

[BRLongArm]

The streamer got drunk and let a couple bad words go. Looks like Griff is pulling him: we'll see.

 

[hayes1699]

The streamer got drunk and let a couple bad words go. Looks like Griff is pulling him: we'll see.

George is doing a fine job commentating, the other guy was nothing but a distraction. the ego...