WHAT IS A +1

A +1 PLAYER ADDS 1 ADDITIONAL GAME TO A HIGHER RANK PLAYER

MONEYBALL PRODUCTIONS — HOW WE HANDICAP & ADJUST PLAYERS 

We want to make sure EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE about how we handicap and adjust players in our regular Fargo Rated Split Bracket tournaments.

Our handicap chart is designed with one goal in mind:

FAIR HANDICAPS. COMPETITIVE PLAY. BETTER TOURNAMENTS.

All players start at the handicap that matches their established Fargo Rating, provided they have 200+ robustness.

There is one exception: If a player's Fargo Rating is grossly underrated compared to their known ability, Tournament Directors reserve the right to handicap that player higher.

Any player deemed to be a Low Side player who has no Fargo Rating will be handicapped as a 5.

Any player with under 200 robustness will have the following adjustments

0-99 robustness add 100 points

100-199 robustness add 50 points

Any player playing the High Side who has no Fargo Rating will be handicapped as a 7

Any player with under 200 robustness will have the following adjustments

0-99 robustness add 100 points

100-199 robustness add 50 points

NO PLAYER will play below the handicap for their established Fargo Rating unless they have played at least 8 Moneyball tournaments without cashing and their average Effective Rating over their most recent 8 tournaments qualifies them for a lower handicap.

We use Digital Pool to track this information.

Digital Pool shows us:

• The number of tournaments a player has played.
• The player's Effective Rating for each tournament.
• The data needed to evaluate how that player has actually performed over time.

We have been tracking this information since January 2025.

Once a player reaches 8 tournaments, we take their Effective Ratings from their most recent 8 tournaments, add them together, and divide by 8.

That gives us the player's 8-tournament Average Effective Rating.

If that average falls into a lower handicap on our chart, the player can be moved down to that handicap.

A PLAYER'S AVERAGE EFFECTIVE RATING WILL NEVER MOVE THEM ABOVE THE HANDICAP FOR THEIR ESTABLISHED FARGO RATING.

Players are only moved above their Fargo handicap when Tournament Directors determine their known ability is substantially stronger than their rating indicates.

This isn't based on guessing who we think should be moved up or down.

We currently have tournament data on OVER 700 PLAYERS who have competed in our events.

For example, since January 2025:

Phillip Crechale — 16 tournaments
Brian Johnson — 15 tournaments
Josh Walker — 14 tournaments
Reggie Askin — 14 tournaments

Digital Pool also allows us to see a player's Effective Rating from an individual tournament.

Example: Boog Long

Boog played in our 08/01/2026 tournament at Sidepocket in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Established Fargo Rating: 647
Tournament Effective Rating: +2.19
Effective Rating for that event: 649.19

That is the type of information we use when evaluating players.

The purpose isn't to punish somebody for playing well or reward somebody for playing poorly.

The purpose is to use Fargo Ratings, tournament history, Effective Ratings, and known ability to make our brackets as FAIR AND COMPETITIVE AS POSSIBLE.

With more than 700 players worth of tournament data, we're able to look at actual performance over time instead of making adjustments based on one good or bad tournament.

At the end of the day:

🎱 PLAY FAIR. PLAY TO WIN.
📊 RESPECT THE GAME. RESPECT THE CHART.
🏆 FAIR HANDICAPS. COMPETITIVE PLAY. BETTER TOURNAMENTS.

Tournament Directors have final say on all handicaps and adjustments based on the information available and a player's known ability.