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For those who say this is just an "exhibition," I say that's totally false. The MC is a real match with real emotions and a lot on the line. The money involved is just a perk. Both teams want badly to win, that is a certainty. Skyler may make light of it but his emotional investment in the MC shows when he is at the table. As for Tyler he will never forget this week for the rest of his life. His human vulnerability really came to the forefront and it was painful to watch. Shane has shown more maturity and composure than in any previous MC. He can finally shake that South Dakota Kid nickname. Shane gets the respect he deserves, even from the European crowd. They know he is special, a once in a lifetime player. Just sit back and enjoy one of the all time greats!

I don't know about you but all that "blue two ball, red three ball, green six ball and brown seven ball" got old on day one. Shame on whoever introduced that into the pool vernacular. Yes, I'm looking at you know who.

I will only add this. The MC is definitely entertaining, a great show. It's just too bad it's not more competitive. Yes, the USA is hanging on by their fingernails, but if anyone thinks this will end up close I've got a bridge I want to show you. USA did well to get a split today, 2-2.

Very enjoyable night.

Good to see Tyler in better spirits at the end, signing autographs.

It should be 6-5, USA played close to a perfect game.

Still have faith for tomorrow.

If Tyler doesn't miss those three 9-balls, the US would be up 6-5 right now.

Today was very entertaining in a horror movie sort of way. The Euros are Freddie Krueger, and the U.S. players are the victims, bound to lose in every terrible manner.

Even SVB, who’s been the best US player by far, had a big boo-boo in the team game. But Sky overshadowed him twice by screwing up his faceoffs vs Alcaide, and Thorpe bungled a push out. The U.S. should have won all three team matches, but they somehow managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

This team needs a real coach. If it can’t be Johann again, gotta go with Frost. He is pissed off by what he has seen, even if he tries to hide it.

lakeman77 said:

Predator, Cuetec, Mezz and others make cues consistantly as good or better than 95% of the customs. They are available now, without drama, stalls, delays and fraud. And CF came along. I wouldn't do the custom thing again for all the tea in China

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I went the same way, after an over 10 year hiatus from playing pool and selling all my pool gear my main concern was a great playing cue with no concern on it's appearance, my Becue is all CF, it definitely looks more modern, far from a traditional cue, but I love the way it plays and I am playing better than I ever have.

Production cues are just so damn consistent and easy to attain that it is hard to justify paying huge $$$ for a custom. Having said that, I am having a custom built a we speak. I have owned Scruggs, Carmelli, Jacoby, Shuriken, Nitti..the list goes on. The only one I liked was the Carmelli as far as playability goes. My main player is a bright green Schon, but I like to sample different cues as much as I can. The younger guys in my hall all play Cuetecs, Valhallas, Mcdermott Star, Kodas, etc. They like the fancy cues I bring around, but not enough to buy one on their own. At 38, I am a lot better off than i was at 25...No chance I would be having custom cues built then.

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jax_joe said:

Do you need a hug?

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Credit to him. He’s actually there supporting pro pool. These athletes deserve to be paid.