philly said:

Nobody runs a better Calcutta than Kenny. He's always on stage.
Hate Calcuttas myself. They draw the tournament out longer. Rather just have a pot.

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SUPERSTAR said:

Kenny runs a great calcutta. No question about that.
He's got all his guys positioned in the crowd to bump everyone up in price without them actually buying anyone.

Problem is, if the TD wants to do the calcutta themselves, or have someone else do it and it is known ahead of time, Kenny starts to knock the tournament.

The guy hasn't been banned from basically every pool room in the area at some point in time because he's just such a stand-up guy.

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Benelli said:

And what high-end pool cues have you owned that allowed you to build this informed opinion.

Because your hot take does not align with my lived experience....

And clearly you don't know shit about

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tableroll said:

I have not seen Kenny run a Calcutta but I have watched 3 from Ray Hanson. Ray does a bang up job and really knows how to run it.

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philly said:

I've played Kenny a couple times in Tournaments, once in a finals match.
I came up through the one loss side.
I lost 7-3, nine ball.
Nobody runs a Calcutta like Kenny.
He has always been completely respectful with me.
He's a very focused person and trust me, he's very smart.
He's made bad choices.
Hopefully he turns it around.

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straightline said:

... Ray Charles was a "pocket" nazi.

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sjm said:

This is great news. I always liked both Justin and his 9ball game. Still, despite Scott's suggestion, I highly doubt he'll do everything he can to qualify, as that would mean, at very least, playing in all the WNT majors.

It's hard to imagine the travel-phobic Justin going to the WNT majors in Asia (World 9ball, Hanoi Open and Philippines Open), but even if Justin plays only the Florida Open, US Open, UK Open and European Open, he will have ample opportunity to prove himself worthy of a Mosconi pick. Of course, barring a couple of top three finishes, such participation probably wouldn't be enough to gain one of the three automatic qualifying spots, so he'd likely need to rely on becoming a wildcard pick.

Of course, the burning questions are a) does he play 9ball as well as he did in 2013-19? b) how much will the lack of world class competition in recent years hold him back? and c) can he learn the WNT break?

There's no doubt in my mind that if he can reproduce his form of 2013-2019, he can shine in WNT play. His biggest weakness back then was his break, but he ran the table quite well. His defense and kicking were superb, and those skills are now more important than they ever have been in WNT play.

The Derby City 9ball, a WNT rankings event, would be a nice place for him to start. Wishing him the best of luck.

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cuesblues said:

My walking cane was made by Mark bear from a Mark bear blank
He even signed it
No big deal I just haven't heard his name in a long time

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