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Name your favorite restaurant or non pool hall with a pool table

fastone371
staticfire98 said:
Inspired by the hotel with a pool table thread, Do you have a favorite restaurant that has a cool billiard table that is sort of unknown?

One of my favorites is the Elevator in downtown Columbus, OH. Most people probably don’t know they have tables. The building opened in 1897 as Bott’s Billiards. I am not certain if the tables are original from Bott’s but they were over 100 years old when I lived in the area 20 years ago. It’s a really cool place overall.
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What a cool joint!!!!!
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China Open

jay helfert
Someone tell the TD it's not a Race to 21. It's a Race to 11!

This is so typical of what I've learned about China. Everything is done on the cheap.Just make it look good. They are selling a low priced car here now called a BYD. it looks real cool but it's junk. Like a new look Yugo. Same for Chinese made electronics and appliances. Made to last a year at best.
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Footage of Jay Helfert in some serious pool action

fastone371
jay helfert said:
You guys are sooo smart! Let me see you do it on the first try. Of couse its a stop shot. Duh! The trick is not simply to make the OB, but keep any other balls from falling.

Go ahead, show me what you got. And tell us how many tries. No doctoring of the rack or balls.
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I could try it with my Delta rack but I think it would be cheating since there is a big hole in each corner to hold balls in place.

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Pros and their cues

DJKeys
sjm said:
I'd guess not even one of them gets entry fees and travel help. If they are a top player, they get a salary and some free product (cues) that they can sell to supplement their income. In the case of an elite player, that annual salary can be well over $100,000 per annum and possibly much more in the case of a Filler, Gorst or SVB.

Based on my conversations with top pros, cue deals have become increasingly lucrative in recent years.
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That is why I liked the Make It Happen tournaments put on by Pat Fleming. The players had very little expenses. I contributed to a number of them when I had more disposabe income.

-dj
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A day at the Room/Next

measureman
Frosty said:
You know as well as I do that in the world of gambling at pool, there is always a certain segment of players, many that play very well, that have a deep seated subconscious need to lose.

They either make bad games to ensure it up front, or even when they have the best of it, they always seem to find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. It’s like a disease they’re not even aware they have. Harry was like that.
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There was a guy in New Jersey like that.
He owned a paving company so he had money and he played pretty good.
Always booked a loser and was on every road mans to do list.
I saw him go off $4K or more and in the '80's that was big money.
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China Open

jay helfert
The ref is playing follow the leader with the player at the table, making sure to stand behind him. Even getting in his way at times.

On a critical push out by Alex where he is bridging over two balls the ref fails to move to where he can see the shot. He stays behind Alex and couldn't see a touch foul if it happened.

Once again who trains these guys? They need to fire him and get a real ref to train them! These refs are like hood ornaments.
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A day at the Room/Next

Frosty
maha said:
harry played a lot better than most thought. but in the end he seemed as if he wanted to lose. as he hardly ever was in a good game for himself.
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You know as well as I do that in the world of gambling at pool, there is always a certain segment of players, many that play very well, that have a deep seated subconscious need to lose.

They either make bad games to ensure it up front, or even when they have the best of it, they always seem to find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. It’s like a disease they’re not even aware they have. Harry was like that.
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