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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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Table plays long

fastone371
straightline said:
Looks fake.
Check this one out.

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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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Bleacher Refs MR Cup

Island Drive
I agree, but I'd recommend one ref in the crowd.
Arena is so well lit....
The floor ref, can't SEE the crowd....
Ref, in the bleachers in the dark.... that'll give him a heads up.... of what's evolving.
It can't hurt, because it seems like.... there's Always One idiot in a full pool room or it wouldn't be pool.

I watched highlights, so if there's a railbird squawking....
Then.... it's less noticeable, not listening to the full production squawk. :)
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Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

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Kris_b1104 said:
Keep crying. These people are spending their hard-earned money to be there, even though tickets are ridiculously overpriced. If they want to shout, who are you to say otherwise?

If I'm paying $1,000 to be at an event meant for entertainment, no one should be able to tell me to shut up.

Do people on floor seats shut up when LeBron is shooting a freethrow? Go be disgruntled somewhere else.
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Talked a few Americans and none complained about the crowd... It was very loud and I would like to see them quiet down when the shooter is down on the shot... When you are there, it is just plain exciting!
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What kind/brand of Mechanics Level to level a Pool Table

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bradsh98 said:
If it's a ProAm, I would bet my life that it doesn't roll absolutely perfect. You probably just haven't noticed the subtleties. I'm not knocking you, by any means... Most people don't notice the subtle drifts.

A ProAm has a plywood cabinet. It will move, throughout the seasons. I have a 9' ProAm, in my shop. It moves quite a bit, despite being in a controlled environment, on a concrete floor. The rolls may not be super noticeable, when playing. However, the levels don't lie. And, if you really take a close look, with a few slow-rolling balls, you'll see some drift.
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Solid wood is going to move more than plywood as the way plywood is made its more stable than solid wood. So a GC would move more than a Pro-Am
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