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PhilosopherKing · Thursday at 11:08 AM

Bump.

alphadog · Thursday at 11:06 AM

july9x said:
I think this is a good first step for pool and pool players. 2 best players on Earth playing each other, in middle of NYC, $50 per ticket is a bargain.
Everyone should just set stream price at $50 minimum. Eventually people will accept it LOL.
Pool fans need to start buying more tickets, streams and pack those venues on live matches. In returns, brands will sponsor, ESPN will look at pool again. Right now no company will sponsor a event that has a final championship match at 2AM on Monday, even if it was Fedor vs Filler...

You make some valid points.

PhilosopherKing · Thursday at 11:04 AM

Used only for storage, but does have some chalk marks on the shaft tubes.

Excellent vintage condition.

$650 shipped.

fjk · Thursday at 10:57 AM

If a buddy invited me over to his house to play pool, as soon as I seen this, I'd ask him how far the closest pool room was. I'd drive...and pay the time.

maha · Thursday at 10:56 AM

better or good gamblers, and good pool players doesnt have to be mutually exclusive but most times it is so.

july9x · Thursday at 10:56 AM

Also "best of xyz", like "best of 25", WTF is that

, just say race to 13

july9x · Thursday at 10:52 AM

Kris_b1104 said:
I think a strong team would be:

SVB
Fedor
Skyler
Anthony Meglino
Jesus Atencio.

Anthony and Jesus would have super home-field advantage since they both live in Florida. And as seen in previous tournaments, Jesus has a STRONG fanbase in Florida, people show up to watch and support him there. Europe would certainly be feeling the pressure going against a crowd like that, on top of having to face opponents who can actually beat them, unlike Tyler and Billy.

Anthony would have to speed up his game to fade the shot-clock. And of course, he is a working man, so it would be hard to play in all tournaments to earn points, as sjm stated. But he certainly has the skill. I can't think of a single area of the game where Jesus is lacking, except maybe residency and/or citizenship. He just gets better and better. Fedor isn't a citizen but plays for USA, so Matchroom can make the same exception. Jesus is like the AJ Manas of Florida and that's exactly what Matchroom is looking for, more engagement and more attraction to the game.

I don't see any better options as of right now. Maybe things will change in 9-10 months and the American players will improve.

Tough to have both Anthony Meglino and Jesus Atencio. Jesus has a much bigger chance to make the team due to his popularity alone. The truth is that nobody except a few of us here in the US knows who Meglino is, I'm talking about international audience. Meglino needs to put in his PTO and start to play more events.

skogstokig · Thursday at 10:48 AM

alphadog said:
The professional presentation of Snooker make it enjoyable to watch. John's commentary was some of the best.

will miss him along dennis taylor. it was apparently unexpected. big boots to fill

AF pool guy · Thursday at 10:48 AM

maha said:
so you mean a 75% favorite to mean he will win 75% of the time? okay.

then he needs to put up 150 to the other guys 50 to be a fair game. if that is what you wanted it to be.

so you see then why a money line bet is rare in pool. and hard to handicap.

in any case the better player hardly ever gives enough spot or weight to make the game even close, unless they played close already with little spot.

In my experience better players don’t want to play an even game. In this case $100 vs $50 gives about a 12% ROI for the better player. Not stealing but still worth it.

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jeephawk · Thursday at 10:47 AM

Island Drive said:
Amtrak stations service major cities throughout the Midwest and the US.
Have an event Somewhere... along their routes from Milwaukee to Chicago, then s/w towards KC.
Not a big deal to fly into a major airport/Ohare/Midway then catch a train.

Amtrak from Chicago (once you get to Union Station from the airport) to anywhere within an hour or more of Dubuque would be about the most inconvenient way to travel, if you even can. Likely take longer than the plane trip from California.

Taxi · Thursday at 10:46 AM

OverTheNut said:
The Derby City Classic is on from Jan 23 - Jan 31. Both Joshua Filler and Fedor Gorst normally go deep in the 1P tournament so there's always a good chance they'll play each other.

DCC is usually billed as being in Louisville, KY - but it's actually held at Caesars Southern Indiana, 11999 Casino Center Dr SE, Elizabeth, IN 47117.

So you could stay in Louisville - and then literally swim across the river to Elizabeth.

Or maybe skate across. These days you never know.

ShootingArts · Thursday at 10:45 AM

fastone371 said:
" In the middle" is pretty lame, I think "jack it and back it" is even worse. The nits seem to love it though.

Jack it and back it is very lame. I often wonder if people even think about what they are saying. The only time it makes any sense at all is at hill-hill and the other person has the break. Then I am more than glad to offer to jack it and back it!(grin) If they are timid soles and offer it themselves I jump on it like white on rice. The older double or nothing is just as bad, aint that play again?

I have watched people keep playing double or nothing until the modest bet got quite large. Turned out neither one had table time!

Hu

july9x · Thursday at 10:45 AM

loggerhead12 said:
Is that a combination of Skyler and Tyler? That'd be an interesting player . . .

Nah it is the combination of his first name and last name

PhilosopherKing · Thursday at 10:45 AM

Ebony into straight grain maple with a very attractive veneer stack.

Split diamonds and dots in the sleeve.

Textured leather wrap.

Needs a refinish

Shaft is skinny (10.5 mm.) and has some movement. It doesn’t screw all the way down presently… This was never an issue in the past.

Yellow micarta ferrule.

Butt rolls straight. Scale says it is 13 oz., but that doesn’t seem right.

Appears to accept a weight bolt.

59”.

Big 3/8x10 pin.

Plays absolutely fantastic with an aftermarket shaft… I use a Diveney Trans-K on it.

$650 shipped.