London's Finest doing some great things. There are a few very good 'regional' tours in England. I also wanted to recognize our (England's) other promotors, such as Total 9 Ball, Solihull 9 Ball and Cueball Promotions, for offering regular quality American pool tournaments throughout the year. All operate below the GB9 and BPF in the UK's 9 & 10 Ball pyramid. As England is smaller than some US States it is not uncommon to see players supporting all 4 promotions.

Keep up the fine work guys.

jimmyg said:

NYC subways...

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No thanks. They can keep it there.

Black-Balled said:

Sheeeeat.

Neils has bet plenty of dollars.

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And - I think? - not just on pool; wasn't there a video where he got sucked into a prop bet w/someone in Vegas; push-ups, he's giving 2 x 1?

And recall that Filler played Chohan some 1p a few times, during covid. OK right that's not gambling, it was a "one-on-one tournament"

NYC subways...

The Renfro said:

Tomorrow things will shift... Nano-powders have been used in china for the last 8 years to bring you clean chalk regardless of where they said it was made... JoyDustless was the first and then Finland and others imported it while lying about it... Nano's are safe in liquids and solids only...

Tomorrow you will behold the power of the ATOM... Almost 5 years in Electrostatics and Tribology.. Just to keep the cueball clean and not risk the health of my family

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If you keep the powder outta your vag, the family will be safe.

iusedtoberich said:

They both have pocket rounds, but I'm assuming the Chinese 8 ball table is cut differently and therefore plays a lot easier, especially with balls near the rails.

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I actually am curious if the pockets on the Duya tables differ from the Joy tables we've seen in Heyball. @Flakeandrun had mentioned in another post that they are subtly different.

For the Joy tables, the pockets were definitely not easier than snooker for down the rail shots. They are the same size as snooker tables (~3.5" across) but with the bigger American balls, which makes potting harder and in my viewing experience, players play down the rail shots in Heyball about as often as they do in snooker.

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It’s true, ungodly amounts of energy are contained within the atom.

I think he is realeasing his own low deflection chalk tomorrow

muskyed said:

30 min to one league, and 40 min to the other. Both great leagues and lots of friends. I'm dropping the league that is 40 min away as winters can be brutal here and one league is more than I care to drive that far at night in the winter anymore. I'll really miss some of my friends at that one league.

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I don't miss winter driving at night in Wisconsin even a little bit!

skor said:

In a gambling match, most likely the gambler will win.
In a pro tournament, the athlete will win.
As mentioned, Mosconi was probably the greatest non gambler.
A lot of players claim that they don’t gamble, I doubt how true they are.
I wonder if Filer gambles, he has the pure athletic mentality but who knows… if he doesn’t gamble, then he is the best

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I have seen Filler gamble @ Derby

Hustle_Bustle said:

I was wondering which pro player planted the seed in Price and Scorsese's ears when they chose to highlight Balabushka cues in the film.
Does anyone know?
thank you-
HB

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Wasn't it Mike Segal (spelling?)?

skor said:

In a gambling match, most likely the gambler will win.
In a pro tournament, the athlete will win.
As mentioned, Mosconi was probably the greatest non gambler.
A lot of players claim that they don’t gamble, I doubt how true they are.
I wonder if Filer gambles, he has the pure athletic mentality but who knows… if he doesn’t gamble, then he is the best

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Once contracted with Brunswick he no longer gambled...that's what I've read on the matter.

And I'd guess it likely he disdained the gamblers as somewhat of a self defense mechanism.