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Winner take all/ winner take most would be a tough sell to most people. The majority of potential players won't think they have a chance, and won't buy in, and the whole thing will flop.
Quoted from ZenTron:My last tournament where I had Top 8 paid was broken out like below but obvious you can tweak as you will.
35/25/15/5/5/5/5/5%
Another option is to have Top 500 pay $100 and others pay less to enter, maybe $50-$60?
Not a big fan of "scrub discounts." They create a large pool of players who start to expect they will ALWAYS pay less to enter a tournament. $10 instead of $20, $5 instead of $15 etc. This became a real pain in the ass in NYC until some of us started working to reverse the trend.
There's value in entering a tournament, even if you don't win. There's value in playing against "better" players than you, if you pay attention. And anybody can win these things. "B" divisions are a much better idea than wholesale scrub discounts.
Quoted from djreddog:Same entry for all players. This is an "open" style format. When I shoot pool or bowl, it's all scratch, no handicapping of any nature. There are a few pool sharks around here that are intimidating because they win often, but it doesn't deter me from shooting in the tournament. In fact I would get more satisfaction out of winning the tournament against those pool sharks.
THIS GUY GETS IT!
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