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Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

jasonlaus
Way too many matches decided by 1 missed 9 ball to say we don't have a chance. Am I happy, no, but we should still be playing right now.

I seem to remember being pleasantly surprised by Tyler in past MCs, don't know what was wrong with him this time, but it wasn't the norm.

If I were team USA, I'd be practicing with loud music, screaming, and people dropping shit until I didnt want to play without it. 🤷‍♂️ when next year rolls around they can encourage the crowd to yell no stop.

We lost, but we can be competitive. Didn't watch today's matches...yet
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Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

jasonlaus
SA96 said:
Left the arena before the presentation.

Disgusting from Team USA.

I had high hopes for today.

I love the fact that Fedor keeps selling Mosconi Cup merchandise. He should focus on pool.
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Tell me who's gonna jump up and gamble with him in ANY game?

Dude is a winner and promotes himself, get over it
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Great Pool Room Stories

Rusty in Montana
Cowboy Jimmy Moore was hired by George Frank to go around and play some exhibition matches in Montana and in the Dakota's I had the honor to play a few racks of 8 ball on one of the 9 foot tables and it was amazing what Jimmy could do with a pool cue in his capable hands .
For me this wax a dream come true even if I didn't win a game .

When Jimmy was at a Corner Pocket in S Dakota a local hustler played a few warm up racks with him and he tells him,that he played pretty good for a old man ! As I'm sure you can imagine Jimmy's reaction to this they settled on a race to 11 , playing 9 ball winner breaks for $ 1.000.00

Needless to say the hustler only got to the table to rack ! He then offered to pay Jimmy the cash and Jimmy told him to go get some pool lessons !

Frank McGowan told me this story shortly after it had happened I wish I could've been there to watch it first hand !
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fastone371 said:
It does look fake but I don't think it is. Look at the side pockets, every second set of side pocket openings sticks way out into the playing surface like it used to be a corner pocket, why go thru that detail if its fake????? And who would even think to include that detail as if its 3 tables put end to end??
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Yeah just saying. Whoever does the setup is insane. It also looks to be a modular deal. It does seem to say you can have a pool driving range with real slate. Whoever that guy is is on the ball.
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Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

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DaWizard said:
Some rich AZ billiards fan can sure spare a million to set up a training fund for a bunch of talents? Grow them now.

I find it peculiar that pool is so ingrained in USA culture but no angel investor to be found? Joe Rogan?
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Rich? Here? there aint no rich guy here reading forum posts man :D We're all poor spending our little money on pool cues...lets get real
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fastone371
straightline said:
Looks fake.
Check this one out.

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18K likes, 22 comments - tsovoo81 on December 1, 2025: "测测你的水平😂".
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It does look fake but I don't think it is. Look at the side pockets, every second set of side pocket openings sticks way out into the playing surface like it used to be a corner pocket, why go thru that detail if its fake????? And who would even think to include that detail as if its 3 tables put end to end??
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Great Pool Room Stories

fastone371
brunswick1901 said:
I would like to hear your story but I will start with mine.

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This happened at Stan's Family Billiards on Washington Boulevard near Western Avenue not far from Downtown Los Angeles in the early 1970s.

I didn't see it happen but I heard a serious accident in front of the pool room.

One of the guys, I do not remember his name, in the room was a off duty paramedic.

When he heard the accident he ran out the front door then his car which was in one of the parking spaces in front of the pool room.

He pulled out a bag which I would later learn was a medical kit paramedics carried to help people that needed medical help.

He started to help the guy that was on his motorcycle when he was hit.

When the LA Fire Department paramedics arrived they did not rush in to help

I was told they waited because they could see he knew what he was doing and waited until the paramedic got to a logical point where they could take over.

I also do not remember how much time passed but a van with a bunch of motorcycles pulled into the small parking lot and the street in front of the room.

One of the motorcycle riders came in and said he was looking for the guy that helped his friend.

When they went outside, the guy who was in the accident was lowered out of the van in a wheelchair said, "I understand you saved my life".

The paramedic shook his head and said, "I was just doing my job".

The guy in the wheelchair said, "Do you know who I am?".

The paramedic shook his head again and while he was shaking his head the guy in the wheel chair said, "I'm the president of these guys".

"If you ever need anything, call me".

The guys on the motorcycles were Mongols, a infamous motorcycle gang in Los Angeles.

I wonder if the paramedic ever called him for a favor.

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A bit of trivia, Tad Kohara owned the pool room before Stan and where Tad started making cues in the workshop in back of the pool room.
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That's kind of ironic for me, not a pool story but it fits with the OP's story. I was called to do some fabrication work on a street rod for a guy that I knew was an Outlaws club member. It was some pretty minor stuff and he had a welder so I did the work in his garage. Turns out he was the president of the club. Luckily for me I guess is that he was happy with the work.
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