You guys keep harping on this issue that we 'knew' how many we were taking. Main event check in did not end until 7pm. Even at that, we had a few players trickling in. Once that was done, it took about 1/2 hour for ME to generate the report of how many players had checked in, and how many were marked for late check in. Then, doing the math, I was able to figure out how many slots were available, and make adjustments to have room for error.
So, it was about 8pm before we knew exactly how many slots were available. It was VERY clear prior to that how many would get in in 10-, so they were notified.
If you guys want single elimination, fine, that's what we'll do. But, I doubt that's really the case, as it sure is nice for those people who seem to actually enjoy playing the game to be able to keep playing, even though they've been eliminated.
Trust me, single elimination is MUCH easier for us to run, so maybe that's what we'll do next year for 15+ since the group is obviously so displeased with our doing exactly what we said we would do in this 'farce' of an event.
Thanks,
Prof. Dav