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Larry Lisciotti

jay helfert
Baby Huey said:
I ran into Larry in my home room in LA circa 1969. We played nine ball for $5/game. I won two in a row and he quit me. Smart move why play me and beat me when took the small loss for something better down the road. That came the next day to a guy less skilled than me and Larry stalked his way to a $200 score. No small change then. The next time I saw him six months later he was beating the $10/20 pay ball game at Bellflower Billiards on the snooker table. He beat the game for $80 K over a month or so. He’s ball striking was perfect for that game. He hung around LA for a year or so and left with the cash. Didn’t see him again til a tournament in Vegas in the 80’s. Great guy what a legend.
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The guy he beat was me, and you knew it. Thnx for not outing me. Larry was a good hustler. First we stayed close at $5 and $10 9-Ball. He was up a few games.

I challenged him to play One Pocket 50 a game. He beat me four in a row.

Later I steered Larry to a 2K score. He jellied me good, like 20%. We became very good friends for life! I miss you Larry.
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Joe Rogan - What's in the bag

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This was a great clip. I’m a Rogan fan in general but it’s cool to see how legitimately into pool he is and that he has knowledge of the game and equipment. I enjoy all the what’s in the bag segments regardless who does them and I think they are beneficial as everyone always wonders what such and such plays with and hearing it direct from the player is helpful.
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Have you ever known any players who played really good with the heavy (mud) cue ball, that you see on so many Valley coin op tables?

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I first learned to play pool in my early 20s on bar tables with a big heavy cue ball (whether you call it a mudball or not officially). It definitely was difficult to draw the ball and cut shots were different (not sure in what way- but I certainly had to adjust when first playing with standard cue balls).

There was a guy at the 8 Ball Saloon in Ann Arbor, MI named Leonard Gustafson who ran the weekly tournaments- he was great with the big cue ball- took a great player to beat him. On tables with a regular cue ball or 9 footers, he looked basically like a slightly above average player, but on those bar tables with the big cue ball, it would take a pro speed player to beat him.
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TX Open

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JasonATX said:
I agree. I was sitting in the stands and left during that.
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Totally agree! He’s mind numbing to listen to as he says the same crap over and over and drags it out waaaay to long. Some of the powers at be at his Calcutta events need to tell him as I think most share this opinion now days. These tournaments take long enough without hours worth of a Calcutta that resembles Groundhog Day in context.
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Joe Rogan - What's in the bag

iusedtoberich
Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but these "what's in the case" series, usually have poor camerawork. And I mean going back 15-20 years when Inside Pool was doing them, and everyone in between. They seem to focus on the player talking, and ignore the cues. The camera should go back and forth, or have two cameras, one on the cues, one on the player, and edit later.
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Three Cushion Question

mr3cushion
iusedtoberich said:
Would there ever be a situation a player would NOT want to go first? What's the typical first shot worth in the pro ranks? 3 points?
Even with equal innings, I can't think of a reason to give up the hanger first point with position.
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The 'Break' in 3C for the Top players now days is worth on the average, 5-7 points!

If 'On Paper' Player 'A' is a Big Fav over Player 'B' in a match that has 'Equal Innings' they may elect to have the 'Last Word' in the match!

Just in Case!
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