straightline said:

I do it after every game win or lose.

You know what though, I prefer those guys jumping on the fine calibration to those primal shriek/whines. I bet a couple of 'em have realized solo bellowing is not for novices.

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HawaiianEye said:

I grew up working in a pool hall and have played for decades.

I have never ONCE publically "celebrated" winning in an outlandish manner, even having won uncountable money matches, tournaments, etc.

I have never ONCE slammed my cue, or anything else, when things weren't going my way or when I lost.

Childish displays of emotion over games and sports show immaturity, IMHO.

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Taxi said:

Wasn't it Earl who started all this jumping on the table crap? I get the feeling that now everyone does it just to follow the herd.

OTOH it would've been kind of comical to see some of the older players like Miz or Buddy try to jump onto a table. I think Buddy had the right pose after he won the 1998 Open.

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jbart65 said:

Nobody knows. Frazer has talked about it in such a way as to suggest it could be a big deal for them, but all vague generalities.

Given how WNT TV seems to respond (belatedly) to US viewers, I would guess the bulk of the viewers are in America. Now, $100 a year isn't a lot to me, but it would be to someone in the Philippines or many other parts of the world.

If MR got 100,000 subscribers, that's $10 million in revenue. Revs would be $50 million with 500,000 global subcribers. And $100 million with 1 million global subscribers.

I'd guess 100,000 to 200,000 is a reasonable goal for now, but the pool-paying public does appear to be stingier than most other sports.

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