I think Shaw sharked earl.
even if he called the 2 when he first stepped on table, he was going for an obviously different shot. In this tourny and many others, players dont call obvious shots. It was obvious he was backcutting the 10. Jayson is winning on technicality if he wins
I personally wouldn't want to take a cheap win like that ... the shot was an obvious 10 IMO
If Earl actually did call the 10 this is the biggest shark move I've ever seen.
The situation was exacerbated because earlier in the match Earl shot an obvious frozen combination and made it. However, Jayson called a foul due to the fact that Earl mistakenly called the first ball in the combination, not the ball that ultimately was pocketed.
Earl hung his head when he realized his folly, and conceded the foul to Jayson.
His behavior and reaction after the shot in question here was not in tandem with the foul noted above.
The situation was exacerbated because earlier in the match Earl shot an obvious frozen combination and made it. However, Jayson called a foul due to the fact that Earl mistakenly called the first ball in the combination, not the ball that ultimately was pocketed.
Earl hung his head when he realized his folly, and conceded the foul to Jayson.
His behavior and reaction after the shot in question here was not in tandem with the foul noted above.
I just got home from Steinway.
No foul was called here, as making a ball other than the one you call without making the ball you call is not a foul, just a miss, so the ball was spotted and Shaw took over.
Also, for me, all the evidence points in the direction of Earl having called the two by accident.
How did the ref not hear that, he was closer than most of the fans ? Just curious ?
As far as I can tell, rather than presiding over the match like he should have been, the referee was in fact sitting down over next to Jayson Shaw while Earl was at the table.
I wasn't there, though, so maybe someone who was there can confirm where the referee was when Earl was at the table.