Bob already posted the year and location details, but the highlight of that tournament was the way that Alex and another Filipino were messing with Earl's head during the finals, standing around the table and talking out loud about the money they were going to make betting on Efren. Earl had totally dominated Efren the last time they'd played in the Open (the 1997 Finals), but this time all that baiting plus a few bad rolls and Efren runouts had Earl talking to himself.
In terms of actual pool, the best match of the event was the semi-final when Efren beat Souquet in a nailbiter that came down to the last few games, but since neither of those two are drama queens, there wasn't the same buzz in the crowd as when Earl and Alex were slinging darts at each other.
