Buffalos Pro Classic 2026

SVB has never liked 1P or probably Buffalos. Even though they stop smoking for the tournament the place still stinks and probably makes SVB sick to his stomach, tables are dirty, balls are dirty:ROFLMAO: It makes my wife mad that I stink when I come home.
SVB likes money. He did just win a little 1P event with nearly 400 entrants.

I agree on the repulsive smoking.

"In the middle"

its not clear at all who is in on the so called pot of money. the real thing is what each player is betting not what side money is there.
and who knows what the real amount is as someone just says so and likely isnt part of the action..

and in poker the pot is constantly changing till the very end. and ive never heard them saying in the middle.
it is always said, the size of the bet or the size of the pot.
I hear the term in poker all the time.

Got Scammed

Check people out as best you can and don't worry about them being upset or intimidated by you doing so.
If they have problems with that, chances are you're not going to like the deal, one way or the other.
I understand why some sellers before didn't like that. scammer/buyers before used to open a false claim/dispute to get a freebie putting the seller at a loss. not sure how Paypal resolves that now.

So many tips to choose from.

I called to get a price from the pool people near me and they charge 10.00 if you bring in your tip.
Tips are pretty high though... they charge 20.00 for the tips I buy for about 4.00 on top of the 10.00 installation fee.
I think I will keep installing my own.
same I'm charged for. $10 for installing your own tip. only reason I'm installing my own is that they don't want to install them on a CF cue. not sure what the deal is with that, but I did my just fine. their loss, not mine.

Sneaky Pete Cues ……

Can't speak for all makers but i'ved talked to few that will do it for friends/repeat clients but not as a general offering. As black-balled said its often regarded as below their talent level to chop/finish a house cue. I had a fairly well known guy do one for me yrs ago but he wouldn't put his name/logo on it.
There was a time that house cues were good cues and it was smart to convert like the classic Titleist or the Dufferins. Today’s cues are cheap asian cues with un even points that are badly spliced

Filler at The Derby 2/1/2026 Just won against Shane 9 B 9-0

It's good because it gives the weak players the illusion that they have a better chance to win, so they get in. They just get more chances to break badly. Really.
Yes, granted, they have an opportunity to make the 9 on the break, but that probability is likely close to the better player / breaker leaving them a quick combo or billiard on the 9 after their break. In short, no help to them.

Shane Hennen: any recollections?

Hi all,

I'm a reporter with the New York Times who covers federal courts and criminal justice in New York. I'm currently working on a profile of Shane Hennen, a man who's been charged in a number of sports gambling cases around the country that I've been reporting on and an accomplished pool player who was quite prolific on the youth circuit up through his 20s. I was wondering if any of you have crossed paths with Shane and had any recollections or stories about him — anything interesting that could feature in a profile of him.

Please feel free to PM or email if anything comes to mind — santul dot nerkar @ nytimes dot com is my email.

Buffalos Pro Classic 2026

I guess Matchroom isn't the sharpest tool in the tool chest to go up against Buffalo's. 500K in the Calcutta to shoot at.
yet the pros will go chase the points at the Scottish and UK Open that overlap.

SVB already this past week said he wasn't going to NOLA. Didn't say anything else, but presumably that means he is going to the UK.

I was interested in attending, and still might, but less so if the top pros won't be there. Look at the list from last year. Sure, you will still get the likes of Chohan, Roberts, Lunda, Hall, Henny, and a Pinoy.

Break Stats -- 2026 Derby City Classic 9-Ball, January 2026

In winner breaks, I think it is skewed to make the break look better when there is a large mismatch. That makes it all the more remarkable when it calculates out to be close to 50%, If two FargoRate 300s play, I think it will be real close to 50% and six or ten turns per game.
Agreed. My point was to show that to some extent, that metric (% of the time the breaker wins the rack) can be and is a skewed metric trying to assess the value of the break.

Diveney cues - fake website, fake facebook, I got scammed.

People in business can only go so much 'checking' so to speak. They're too busy doing whatever it is they do, if they're any good at it.
I've been self employed for over 30 years and there's only so many hours in a day and so much you can pack into them. You're usually behind and scrambling, or should be.😂 Doesn't leave much time for policing. You just hope you get word if something's amiss. Or pay out the ass for Norton or similar service.
If you’re in Facebook n you’re in cue group(s), then you know how many post I did on them scammers lol. It’s actually very simple, buy from reputable sellers. Else, use reputable seller as escrow service.

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