While being at the Vic probably was the only "guaranteed" way to ensure a seat, on reading back I think it was referred to as being the "safest" and reported numbers were encouraging. At no point did anyone say the competition was full.
It"s unfortunate that the cost of travel for you to just play this event was -EV for you but, with respect, you are not the intended market.
It"s been stated many times that the original intention of these "Specialist" games was that they were put in place for bustouts from the main tournament. Many people travel long distances to play these events often at great expense and having an additional "side" event was intended to increase the value to THEM.
As for what you could have done to "convince the organisers of your seriousness"... from what I can see, you just asked a few general questions.
I would echo a previous poster and respectfully suggest a less adversarial approach.
I feel the need to reply to the above post:
I never accused anyone of saying the tourney was full.
If they"re not specialist tourneys, why call them that?
In my opinion the following quoted posts are not general enquiries, in fact with 1 exception I have only ever posted in this thread and asked direct questions about today"s Razz event:
When will this be confirmed?
I want to play in the Razz tourney on 18/4 is there any way I could reserve or pre-reg without travelling to the venue either: making a special journey the day before or on the day and possibly not getting in?
I won"t be playing in the 2 day event, any idea on max. runners for this particular tourney?
Thanks,
Billy
Can anyone give any feedback on the Swansea specialist tourney, was it sold out / well attended?
Did anyone get in on the day?
The reason I"m interested is because I want to play in the Razz tourney in London next month, I reckon Razz is the least popular poker variant going so any info will help.
Thanks in advance.
I see no reason not to push the point, everyone wants to see the APAT do well and I"m sure there are lessons to be learnt here.
Thanks for reading and good luck at the tables.