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Folks, not to single-out the author of the above text, but it is Exhibit A of something I've been scratching my head about. I'm curious what "bar table expertise" has anything to do with tourney competition on a big table?
Especially when discussing tournaments held exclusively on the big table, as the below segues to:
I'm scratching my head about this one. I mean, I get that the midwest and other areas (in fact, almost the entire center swath of the U.S. except the city of Chicago and portions of Kentucky for bank pool) are "bar table country." And, it appears to be universally acknowledged that when players of a certain caliber or above match against each other on a bar table, it's a coin flip.
Over here in NY, when two high-powered players bump into each other in a bar, cross swords over a bar table, and then realize how evenly matched it is (even if one player defeats another, or they volley sets), the next step is to meet up at a pool hall to "finish the match" on a big table.
My question is, why is the bar table -- especially 9-ball on a bar table which is a coin flip at that level -- still "perceived" as a measuring stick for debates on e.g. who can beat who?
I'm not knocking, I'm just trying to understand. Thoughts?
-Sean
<...deletia...> said:[...]
I am a fan of both players, and just curious who is playing better these days, and if it would be a very close match of the 2 were to match up (in a race to 100 on the bar table playing 9 ball, for example).
I am also curious if these players play as good on the big table as they do on the bar table.
Folks, not to single-out the author of the above text, but it is Exhibit A of something I've been scratching my head about. I'm curious what "bar table expertise" has anything to do with tourney competition on a big table?
Especially when discussing tournaments held exclusively on the big table, as the below segues to:
<...deletia...> said:Would either of these players have a chance at winning the US Open, or other really big championships that are held on the big tables?
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I'm scratching my head about this one. I mean, I get that the midwest and other areas (in fact, almost the entire center swath of the U.S. except the city of Chicago and portions of Kentucky for bank pool) are "bar table country." And, it appears to be universally acknowledged that when players of a certain caliber or above match against each other on a bar table, it's a coin flip.
Over here in NY, when two high-powered players bump into each other in a bar, cross swords over a bar table, and then realize how evenly matched it is (even if one player defeats another, or they volley sets), the next step is to meet up at a pool hall to "finish the match" on a big table.
My question is, why is the bar table -- especially 9-ball on a bar table which is a coin flip at that level -- still "perceived" as a measuring stick for debates on e.g. who can beat who?
I'm not knocking, I'm just trying to understand. Thoughts?
-Sean