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Best 1Pocket Player of the 80's - 90's
- By gregcantrall
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In the 80s Harry Platis was the one pocket game in the Seattle area. The minimum wager was 1000 and the spot Harry got varied depending on the player. The pool grapevine provided tips for when there was action at Harry's place in Lynnwood.
Allen Hopkins gave up the most weight in the matches I got to watch. Cole Dixon gave the smallest spot but made the biggest score of 25,000 at 1000 a game playing all night until noon on Sunday The time Allen Hopkins came to play Harry, he got. Stuck deep enough that he had to go to the phone and request more money. While Allen was on the way to reload Cole slipped in and scored 25. The rumor was that it was a team effort .
Cole was the Most Entertaining one pocket player to watch while playing Harry. Cole took on the most difficult shots and played the quickest one pocket games. His Method was take on a 90 degree cut that had whitey splattering the rack and spreading them wide. If his cut ball fell, he ran the rest. If he missed Harry got a chance.
Coles reputation and alcohol fuel kept Harry on the hook, line and sinker mission. Kinda hard to come up with a Best one pocket shot. My vote goes to a straight back that had a kiss in it. Cole popped whitey in the air to beat the kiss. Pow Splat! Another thousand. He was entertaining. RIP Cole. Allen Hopkins and Nick Varner were at the top of Harry's required spot chart. Cole only gave him A Ball. Cole (in my experience) always played on his own money. He'd roll into Harry's place on a Friday night with one barrel. Definitely a gun slinger of the pool world.
Ronnie Allen's feats are legendary and One handed is the qualifying uh condition.
And when his condition was in....My best reliable source Ronnie Allen story came from Tacoma Whitey's place. Most likely 70s or 60s. The proposition bet was one handed spot shot and no rail touched. The pockets of the table were filled with all the various side action bets that had every available dollar on the One attempt for it all.
Of course he did it. Shrug Busted the house,
Stuff that legends are made of.
If The rest of the story is the life style and of course going out with a smile. Cole had a Cole Hand Luke style that can still make me smile. Of course Smiley was my high-school football nick. Sheesh the others got Animal and Beast and Elephant.
Yawning and stretching, back to the morning stretch and flex .
The Chase is on.
Allen Hopkins gave up the most weight in the matches I got to watch. Cole Dixon gave the smallest spot but made the biggest score of 25,000 at 1000 a game playing all night until noon on Sunday The time Allen Hopkins came to play Harry, he got. Stuck deep enough that he had to go to the phone and request more money. While Allen was on the way to reload Cole slipped in and scored 25. The rumor was that it was a team effort .
Cole was the Most Entertaining one pocket player to watch while playing Harry. Cole took on the most difficult shots and played the quickest one pocket games. His Method was take on a 90 degree cut that had whitey splattering the rack and spreading them wide. If his cut ball fell, he ran the rest. If he missed Harry got a chance.
Coles reputation and alcohol fuel kept Harry on the hook, line and sinker mission. Kinda hard to come up with a Best one pocket shot. My vote goes to a straight back that had a kiss in it. Cole popped whitey in the air to beat the kiss. Pow Splat! Another thousand. He was entertaining. RIP Cole. Allen Hopkins and Nick Varner were at the top of Harry's required spot chart. Cole only gave him A Ball. Cole (in my experience) always played on his own money. He'd roll into Harry's place on a Friday night with one barrel. Definitely a gun slinger of the pool world.
Ronnie Allen's feats are legendary and One handed is the qualifying uh condition.
And when his condition was in....My best reliable source Ronnie Allen story came from Tacoma Whitey's place. Most likely 70s or 60s. The proposition bet was one handed spot shot and no rail touched. The pockets of the table were filled with all the various side action bets that had every available dollar on the One attempt for it all.
Of course he did it. Shrug
Busted the house, Stuff that legends are made of.
If The rest of the story is the life style and of course going out with a smile. Cole had a Cole Hand Luke style that can still make me smile. Of course Smiley was my high-school football nick. Sheesh the others got Animal and Beast and Elephant.
Yawning and stretching, back to the morning stretch and flex .
The Chase is on.