The main forum is for anything pool related so this thread more than meets that requirement. The seller may not get as many prospective buyers to view this thread in this Forum versus the For Sale Section where most people browse for cues for sale. So he may not get the viewings he’d otherwise enjoy but this thread is nonetheless pool related, IMO, so it’s his choice.

Diamond Billiards was great! Room was packed. That’s what I like to see. All ages, from 10-70. I played a couple friendly sets with a local.

Next stop maybe BAK club. My hookup there disappeared on me. I’ll head that way and if I can’t get in just skip it and go to Philly.

just because one person doesnt play another doesnt mean he is scared of him or cant beat him. lots of reasons why. one it may hurt future action. he may not lose enough . he may play too slow. or its too close to make enough and not worth while.

many would challenge a person who they know didnt want to play, to build their ego or make themselves look good. that went on all the time.

eddie was the best that ever lived at banks. no contest. he wasnt a high stakes gambler. but he did bet and made a living at pool. nice guy. i played him once. but he was also older than most of the players at the time.

few could beat him at 9 ball shootout as he would push out to tough banks that they had no chance of making and were almost a hanger for him.
but yea he wasnt in the very top of players at that time . so what.

I think the viking will win over majin yapp
svb over chang

I will say the use of a DJ and the crowd seems great. Gives me Mosconi Cup vibes. None of the sharking but just the kind of spectacle you want for pool.

jax_joe said:

Cutbacks.

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Just give a mic to Boyes.

Bump. . .

Poseidon said:

I've made a black one now. They match some belts and holsters I made for myself.
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Those are beautiful. Great leather work.

SA96 said:

This is the semi-final, why aren't players walking into the arena with music?

Surely Matchroom can find an announcer.

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Cutbacks.

This is the semi-final, why aren't players walking into the arena with music?

Surely Matchroom can find an announcer.

Still for sell pm me

T411 said:

a lot of motivation are tricks

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Uh oh! Another flashback story: This one should remain the same in the retelling.
We were playing Mixed Scotch Doubles 9 ball vs Lavern and Joe. It was a race to 4 and I had a $20 sweat bet with Joe. (They were favored to win the event. We hoped to win A match.)
We won the flip and as my wife prepared to break, I saw the deer in the headlights look. Sooooo I sidled alongside her and whispered in her ear. "Did You hear what Lavern said?" Her response was instant and terse. "What did She say?" Was met with, "Never Mind". I pivoted and returned to my seat leaving her standing and preparing to break.
if I remeber right, she snapped the nine. I broke, made a ball and she made the 1-9. She broke made a ball, I made the 1 and she fired in a combo on the 9 ball. I broke made a ball and moved the 9 ball toward the corner. She made the combo on the 9 and immediately turned toward the handshake with a look of rage. I immediately intercepted and again whispered in her ear, "Lavern didn't say anything. I made it up."
Yikes!!!! HER RAGE was now pointed at Me!
Edit: Don't mention my retelling of the story. It still piss her off.

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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You may be correct but I thought it was Kim Davenport?

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Said the city slicker where his jungle is concrete and steel… I resemble that remark

poolscholar said:

Lol you should be banned. People like you is what kills discussions and make people quit the forum

Cheers mate

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His online presence is annoying but he shouldn’t be banned. Also people’s personalities in real life don’t necessarily match online, so he may be a lot less grumpy in reality. You never know until you actually meet them.