It's called FREE ENTERPRISE - Competition if you will. It's done all the time. But then in line with your train of thought, the Fitz should not have scheduled their tournament at the same time as TXtourplayer's Cruise.
Excellent point. I LOVE free enterprise - I just wish there was more of it. Having multiple events during a single weekend - actually makes sense for out of state patron like myself so I'm not against the concept at all. Actually go to any suburban region where there is a McDonalds and you're likely to find a competitor withing a 6 block distance as well. If the demographics support 1 fast food establishment it will support 2 and it provides choice(s). On the whole free enterprise I am a HUGE cheerleader.
Anyway, the attendance at all 3 events (Fitz, Gold Strike, Cruise) were good so maybe this FREE ENTERPRISE thing is not so bad. And maybe, just maybe, it encourages more tournaments and maybe for more money - now wouldn't that be nice. I love FREE ENTERPRISE!!!
I won't discuss the cruise because to lump the cruise with land based BJT is comparing apples and oranges. The attendance at the Fitz, according to what I've read and experienced, surpassed their expectations. I was called the day before to verify I WAS coming as rooms were in short supply - not just because of BJ but a professional boxing match was held at the Fitz on Saturday night also. As for being "comp'd" at the Fitz - first time there so I can't comment.
With the GS event - was it open? To the best of my knowledge but if their attendance was in the 300+ range it bodes well for GS - but they were comp'd entries and not paid - so it is a different crowd. The advertisment of the GS event was poor.
With regard to both events this new 1 per table advances format, in my opinion, is a step backward. While we know how difficult it is to win the table a single elimination leads to player frustration and some more "unusual" play.
The fact that a win at the rebuy table went straight to the semi-final? Great for the rebuy people but hardly the ideal format.
Personally, and I never thought I'd say this, but I preferred the mixed hybrid to the win your table format that the Fitz held. I feel that each format gave players the same amount of playing time - 2 rounds The difference is that the hybrid formula is actually "easier" for the casino to host and involves a strategy that involves some player calculations and decisions. The only drawback of that format is that there are fewer rebuy(s) and therefore less money into the prize pool.
My first choice would be a format that the TBJPA proposed with 2 per table advancing - however it seems to be a table winner only advancing that is "sweeping" the BJT scene lately - in my opinion a move in the wrong direction.
