In my region, qualifiers are on weekends. The info page shows them to be 2 rounds of 18.
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I noticed that many of the qualifiers are on weekdays. I wonder how that may affect participation numbers. Also, are these 1 round or 2 rounds events?
I also wonder how many Am players good enough to make the finals would be willing to put in the time and expense necessary to even get to the finals? In my experience, Am players tend not to travel too far unless it's a destination event (BG Ams, GBO, Ledgestone, Am Worlds,etc.).
I also wonder how many Am players good enough to make the finals would be willing to put in the time and expense necessary to even get to the finals? In my experience, Am players tend not to travel too far unless it's a destination event (BG Ams, GBO, Ledgestone, Am Worlds,etc.).
The finals quite possibly will fill due to TD's having the ability to pass on invites to the next qualified player. The problem is that players have to pass through two preliminary steps to get there and in most cases pay full entry fees that are a bit on the steep side for Ams, and then travel on top of that, for events that might be difficult to get your buddies to carpool to and share a room with.I believe their expectation is that this will be a destination event. Only needing 72 players to fill, it might not be too hard. (The American Open drew almost that, virtually all of them amateurs from a long way away).
And if you win that car, it's going to be considered income, no different than if you won the cash equivalent of its value. People who have won cars and vacations on game shows have found this out the hard way.For me, the possibility of winning a brand new car would turn this into a destination event.
The finals quite possibly will fill due to TD's having the ability to pass on invites to the next qualified player. The problem is that players have to pass through two preliminary steps to get there and in most cases pay full entry fees that are a bit on the steep side for Ams, and then travel on top of that, for events that might be difficult to get your buddies to carpool to and share a room with.
Having looked at our qualifiers here it does seem they're stacking multiple qualifier events in the same city/area, which is kind of smart as it gives players who miss the cut at the first event another chance.
And there might be players at qualifiers who know they won't make the cut but might just sign up for the player's packs. I'm just not sure there are going to be 54 of them at every event.
If every single event filled, the first stage would generate $279,936.00 in entry fees, the second would generate $162,000.00, and the final would be $12,960. Just under $450,000.00 gross. Obviously the net will be much smaller but still would seem that the tour has some amount of leeway to not fill all the events and still be very successful. If they fill most of the qualifiers and regionals, just from a dollars/cents perspective it may not matter if the final only has 20 people in it.
I realize no one asked for this information. I just found it interesting.
If every single event filled, the first stage would generate $279,936.00 in entry fees, the second would generate $162,000.00, and the final would be $12,960. Just under $450,000.00 gross. Obviously the net will be much smaller but still would seem that the tour has some amount of leeway to not fill all the events and still be very successful. If they fill most of the qualifiers and regionals, just from a dollars/cents perspective it may not matter if the final only has 20 people in it.
I realize no one asked for this information. I just found it interesting.
Plus the side bet.
A quick Google Search shows that you would pay about $6,000 in taxes on a $25,000 car, if you're in the 25% tax bracket.
I guess the rule of thumb is about 1/3 the value.
A quick Google Search shows that you would pay about $6,000 in taxes on a $25,000 car, if you're in the 25% tax bracket.
I guess the rule of thumb is about 1/3 the value.
The rule of thumb is the percentage times the value.