GeorgeF
Hypercell = Hyperhook!
I heard it along the grape vine but I didn't believe it until now, Brad has decided to wipe out almost every International player by having this ridiculous rule. Doesn't affect me much but Belmo, Walshy, wont be playing anymore.
Brad Edelmann, Tournament Director of the High Roller Megabuck events, has informed us that effective for the 2008 February High Roller, the "A Game" & the Las Vegas Red Hot (Feb. 2-9, 2008), many of the world's top amateurs won't be present.
New eligibility rules now disallow men and women players from any country's national team, including Team USA, going back to 2003. Also, players that have won titles from many of the world's most prestigious tournaments will no longer be allowed to compete.
What does this mean to many players? First of all, the entry fees are lower than this past July. The first High Roller entry is now $260, down from $300 and re-entries are $175 each, down from $200. And gone is the $10 for using a re-entry that was won in the popular $20 Insurance Program.
The 39 & Under and 40 to 49 Age Divisions are now combined in qualifying. However, once in match play of the Grand Finals, there will be a separate division for the 40-year olds so that a player from that age group will be guaranteed at least $10,000 as in the other divisions!
Without many of the world's best amateurs competing, the organizers expect the cut scores to be lower. A study from July showed that a squad with cuts of 226 in the "39" and 228 in the "40" would now be 218. That means lower cuts to reach the Grand Finals.
Brad Edelmann, Tournament Director of the High Roller Megabuck events, has informed us that effective for the 2008 February High Roller, the "A Game" & the Las Vegas Red Hot (Feb. 2-9, 2008), many of the world's top amateurs won't be present.
New eligibility rules now disallow men and women players from any country's national team, including Team USA, going back to 2003. Also, players that have won titles from many of the world's most prestigious tournaments will no longer be allowed to compete.
What does this mean to many players? First of all, the entry fees are lower than this past July. The first High Roller entry is now $260, down from $300 and re-entries are $175 each, down from $200. And gone is the $10 for using a re-entry that was won in the popular $20 Insurance Program.
The 39 & Under and 40 to 49 Age Divisions are now combined in qualifying. However, once in match play of the Grand Finals, there will be a separate division for the 40-year olds so that a player from that age group will be guaranteed at least $10,000 as in the other divisions!
Without many of the world's best amateurs competing, the organizers expect the cut scores to be lower. A study from July showed that a squad with cuts of 226 in the "39" and 228 in the "40" would now be 218. That means lower cuts to reach the Grand Finals.
