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Blinding signups?

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Sunday, 12 September 2010, at 6:59 p.m.

In Response To: NEBC used to do it differently (mamabear)

You did get to know who was in the pool ahead of you, but once you were in, you were in--you couldn't duck out because after you got in, for some reason 10 or 12 experts immediately jumped in too...

This brings up an issue discussed here before (initiated by UBK, I believe) regarding blind entries. Let me give an example:

At Madison, eight players signed up early for the Masters and played down to two (Sean Garber and Bill Riles). Friday evening two more signed up (and played), with Rich Munitz defeating Stanley Livingston. Then the event stalled for a couple days while the staff tried to find two more players to fill a 12-bracket. MCG signed up and then waited. Someone tried to talk me into playing. I pointed out that I almost never play Masters (I've done it exactly once). Then I said, "but the person who does sign up must first defeat MCG, then Richard. How do you like them odds?"

Eventually, I believe, MCG signed up again, effectively purchasing a bye into the second round, where he lost to Rich. (Expensive weekend, but I suspect he can chou up his bankroll back in Chitown....) Rich won the bye (in the $-equitable playoff); Bill defeated Sean, and Rich made a deep comeback in his match against Bill for the title.

Messages In This Thread

• Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
  Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 3:33 a.m.
  • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 4:09 a.m.
    • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
      Stick -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 4:46 a.m.
    • NEVER Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
      svilo -- Friday, 10 September 2010, at 3:04 p.m.
      • NEVER Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
        Chiva Tafazzoli -- Saturday, 11 September 2010, at 10:34 a.m.
        • NEVER Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
          Bob Koca -- Saturday, 11 September 2010, at 5:32 p.m.
        • NEVER Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
          Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 11 September 2010, at 9:42 p.m.
  • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
    Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 6:55 a.m.
  • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 7:46 a.m.
    • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
      rew -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 10:06 a.m.
      • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
        rew -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 1:58 p.m.
      • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
        Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 5:57 p.m.
        • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
          mtuhtan -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 9:38 p.m.
          • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
            Chiva Tafazzoli -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 10:50 p.m.
        • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
          rew -- Friday, 10 September 2010, at 8:02 a.m.
    • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
      Leonardo Jerkovic -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 1:41 p.m.
      • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
        Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 5:34 p.m.
        • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
          Leonardo Jerkovic -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 7:57 p.m.
  • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
    phil simborg -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 8:27 a.m.
  • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
    Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 2:17 p.m.
  • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
    alex21 -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 5:47 p.m.
  • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
    Mike Main -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 8:38 p.m.
    • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
      Chiva Tafazzoli -- Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 8:41 p.m.
  • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
    mamabear -- Friday, 10 September 2010, at 2:21 a.m.
    • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
      Leonardo Jerkovic -- Friday, 10 September 2010, at 2:32 a.m.
      • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
        phil simborg -- Friday, 10 September 2010, at 4:36 p.m.
        • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
          Leonardo Jerkovic -- Friday, 10 September 2010, at 9:19 p.m.
    • What the Dayton Guy Said
      mamabear -- Saturday, 11 September 2010, at 12:44 a.m.
      • What the Dayton Guy Said
        phil simborg -- Saturday, 11 September 2010, at 2:12 p.m.
        • Side pools
          Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 11 September 2010, at 3:38 p.m.
          • Side pools
            Tom Keith -- Saturday, 11 September 2010, at 5:10 p.m.
            • NEBC used to do it differently
              mamabear -- Saturday, 11 September 2010, at 8:08 p.m.
              • Blinding signups?
                Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 12 September 2010, at 6:59 p.m.
                • Blinding signups?
                  mamabear -- Sunday, 12 September 2010, at 9:56 p.m.
                  • Blinding signups?
                    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 12 September 2010, at 9:58 p.m.
                  • Blinding signups?
                    Stick -- Sunday, 12 September 2010, at 9:58 p.m.
                    • Blinding signups?
                      Jason Lee -- Sunday, 12 September 2010, at 10:23 p.m.
                      • Blinding signups?
                        Stick -- Sunday, 12 September 2010, at 10:46 p.m.
                  • Blinding signups?
                    Michael Petch -- Monday, 13 September 2010, at 1:40 a.m.
  • Eliminate entry fees to promote backgammon?
    mtuhtan -- Friday, 10 September 2010, at 11:15 a.m.