I think all "home" tournaments have the same problems with several people being late every week. It really isn't fair for the masses to have to wait for a few that always come in late. We fixed the problem by announcing all players that were present and bought in by 7:45 for our 8:00 tournament would receive an extra $500 in chips (meaning you would start with $2500 rather than $2000 just for being on time). Amazingly........this fixed our problem almost immediately. We still have a few (very few) that drag in late, but 95% now show up on time. We also allow call ins, but if they don't show, then they have to pay that buy in amount the next week (along with the current week buy in) or they are not allowed to play.