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I won my first intermediate(a little long)

Posted By: benf
Date: Thursday, 12 July 2012, at 12:52 a.m.

In Response To: When Should Intermediates Move into the Open? (Prince Barlow)

What was I supposed to do, lose? But starting from the actual beginning I played for the first time when I was 5. Backgammon for blood, what a great book.... Anyways, I played three times in the Flint BG club up to when I began playing weekly in December 2010 (then 20). My first tournament was a 21 player novice in Pittsburgh which I won. Then I played in Bill's Chicago and got 2nd in the novice. Should I have been allowed to play in the novice again? It was still only my second major tournament and did I really outplay them or just get lucky? Just a few weeks later I decided I did enough "sandbagging" and played in the intermediate at the Ohio State Championships. I was running hot, and after losing in the 3rd or 4th round I pulled a Fogerlund before it was cool and won a ton in a row including beating the undefeated player twice. So now I am supposed to play in the open in Chicago at the toughest field of 2011? No way jose. Sure I won enough money to buy in but why would I go 60/40 against the likes of some guy with a weird nickname when I can play in the intermediate and hopefully be no worse then 45%? And it turns out I still have yet to cash in a main event. I did get 2nd in the Am JP in Cleaveland, got a 2nd place finish in doubles, and 2nd in the freeroll in Michigan, but nothing major that could pay for a major event weekend. In my opinion my cash/nocash record says I should play in the intermediate, at least until there is some more sand in my bag, but I play around a 7 PR average and that doesn't seem like intermediate territory. I played in the Ohio, Chicago, and Michigan open tournaments and won 2 matches in the first and last but went 7-4 in Chicago. Anyways, there are a few reasons for playing in the intermediate and a few for playing in the open, out of curiosity, what do you guys think? Should I even be allowed to drop back down if I wanted to? FWIW I plan on staying in the open.

Messages In This Thread

• When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
  Prince Barlow -- Tuesday, 10 July 2012, at 11:28 p.m.
  • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
    Leonardo Jerkovic -- Tuesday, 10 July 2012, at 11:47 p.m.
    • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
      Bob koca -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 1:45 a.m.
      • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
        Leonardo Jerkovic -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 2:07 a.m.
  • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open? an Intermediates perspective
    DanielP -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 12:12 a.m.
  • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
    Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 3:37 a.m.
  • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
    Marv Porten -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 4:32 a.m.
  • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
    mtuhtan -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 6:31 a.m.
    • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
      Leonardo Jerkovic -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 7:31 a.m.
      • +1 *NM*
        Maik Stiebler -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 7:44 a.m.
      • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
        storm -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 9:35 a.m.
  • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
    Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 7:02 a.m.
    • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
      Leonardo Jerkovic -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 7:25 a.m.
  • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
    Ken Larsen -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 12:36 p.m.
  • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
    Justin N. -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 6:35 p.m.
    • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
      Stick -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 6:40 p.m.
      • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
        Bob koca -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 7:44 p.m.
        • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
          Stick -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 7:52 p.m.
        • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
          benf -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 8:22 p.m.
          • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
            Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 11:46 p.m.
      • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
        Justin N. -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 10:03 p.m.
    • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
      Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 12 July 2012, at 1:00 a.m.
      • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
        backgame -- Thursday, 12 July 2012, at 2:42 a.m.
    • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
      Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 12 July 2012, at 2:26 a.m.
    • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
      Leonardo Jerkovic -- Thursday, 12 July 2012, at 2:34 a.m.
  • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
    Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 7:52 p.m.
    • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
      Ken Larsen -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 8:13 p.m.
    • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
      Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 9:20 p.m.
      • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
        benf -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 9:43 p.m.
      • When Should Intermediates Move into the Open?
        Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 11 July 2012, at 10:40 p.m.
  • I won my first intermediate(a little long)
    benf -- Thursday, 12 July 2012, at 12:52 a.m.
    • I won my first intermediate(a little long)
      Stick -- Thursday, 12 July 2012, at 3:27 a.m.
      • I won my first intermediate(a little long)
        benf -- Thursday, 12 July 2012, at 3:47 a.m.