Well excuse me for not knowing every little detail, but he's still being irresponsible about it. For starters, what was he expecting? Did he just assume the amount he'd have to pay? How can he make a judgement on the numbers of X-Topia attendees decreasing when he doesn't have a tournament to take numbers from except the one near the beginning of the year? If players are decreasing, he wouldn't have to afford a bigger place, costs would go down for a smaller place. Again, I think with all the buzz of Ps3 and the Wii that would alter things a little bit. Not to mention he should at least update his site. I believe it still says there will be a tournament on X-Topia's site. What's he waiting for?
Not something worth argueing about, anyways. No X-topia tournament, oh well. I'm sure he made the best descion in the end, regardless.
Also, I'd be happy to help you learn. I'm already helping a few other people that might be on your level.
One last note, don't ever misspell Albuquerque again.