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3 Things I Don't Get about Organized BG
Posted By: Chuck Bower In Response To: 3 Things I Don't Get about Organized BG (Bill Calton)
Date: Thursday, 26 March 2015, at 5:15 p.m.
There have been times when the LV tournaments (promoted&directed by Howard M.) had significant added money, and I'm pretty sure it was provided by the hotel+casino. From my collection of tournament brochures: Feb. 1995 (at Eldorado): $10k. Spring 1997 (at Four Queens): $10k. Spring 1998 (at Four Queens): $20k. Nov-Dec 2000 (at Harrah's): $10k. Following all at Riviera: June 2002: $10k. Nov. 2002: $10k. Spring 2003: $10k. Nov 2003: $10k "Calcutta Giveaway". May 2004: $6k "Calcutta Giveaway". Nov 2004: $10k "Calcutta Giveaway". Apr 2005: $8k "Calcutta Giveaway". Nov 2005: $8k "Calcutta Giveaway".
I think the earliest of these were prize $ added to high finishers in multiple divisions. The later (apparently) were randomly distributed at the Calcutta Auction (to registered players) as an incentive to show up at the auction.
Seems like beginning of 2006 is when the well ran dry....
Now there are some "good old days" we'd all like to have back.
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