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Are Junior players being set up for a tough life?

iusedtoberich
The kid comes from a pool family. His dad is a strong local player. (660 speed). His mom takes him to the pool hall all the time. I've played him some cheap practice sets in atlanta, and saw him at the Expo in Philly and said hello. Pool is his life. IDK if he will be a legit pro speed when he's 20, but he's giving it all he can right now, with the support of his family.
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World Top 200 Players by Fargo Rating (April2026)

sjm
GideonF said:
Thanks for correcting me on the year.

Orcollo was trying to get Filler to play banks. No dice.

I also remember that the Chang vs Filler match was late starting because Chang’s tip had come off and they needed to wake up Steve Lomax to put a new tip on! (Maybe it was just find him not wake him up but that’s they way I heard it at the time)
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Your memory is sharp here. Both had been eliminated in the afternoon in the 9ball, so the match was arranged quite early. They had intended to begin at about midnight until the tip problem delayed the start until nearly 1:30 AM. Chang and Filler played until sunrise.
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Are Junior players being set up for a tough life?

trob
I know the gamblers will get upset but no kid should be playing for money let alone 10k sets. You’re setting him up for bad habits. We need the younger generation playing pool but this mind set that some how pool is the only game in the world you have to gamble if you want to be good is silly and needs to end if we are going to move the game forward.
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World Top 200 Players by Fargo Rating (April2026)

GideonF
sjm said:
Good times. Actually, it was in 2019. I was there in the action room that night, too. Chang's backers offered a 30K match in 10ball (race to 50 if memory serves) on day 1 of that Derby City Classic and nine days later, nobody accepted the offer. Shane and Orcullo were there in the action room that evening and their backers had no interest. Filler and Chang ended up playing a race to 17 in 10ball for 3K, with Filler prevailiing 17-14. Jeremy Jones, who commentated, called it "possibly the best 10ball I've ever witnessed."

Chang had beaten Filler earlier in the week in the Bigfoot 10ball final. I'm sure Josh knew he was getting into one tough game.
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Thanks for correcting me on the year.

Orcollo was trying to get Filler to play banks. No dice.

I also remember that the Chang vs Filler match was late starting because Chang’s tip had come off and they needed to wake up Steve Lomax to put a new tip on! (Maybe it was just find him not wake him up but that’s they way I heard it at the time)
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Twilight Zone...a game of pool

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DWoods6354 said:
If you like the story, there are two different versions of the "Game of Pool". The first one was a 1961 Rod Serling production where Jack Klugman played Jackie Gleason (Jessie and Fats) for the eternal title. The second version was made in the 80's and the game --- ended with a different outcome. Imagine if you will......
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The actor opposite Jack Klugman was Jonathan Winters. Winters played the character named Fats Brown.
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