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Island Drive · Oct 20, 2026

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Go to 4:04:19 it was close to a foul, the cb direction after contact told me good hit.
They should of called a ref.

14oneman · Oct 20, 2026

Bavafongoul said:
I felt the same way until 2004 and I started playing pool in NYC in 1962 after turning 16 so I didn’t need a parent or guardian to accompany me. Then I played pool with a Tim Scruggs radial pin flat ivory joint pool cue that weighed
2 ozs. Lighter than my custom built Runde Schon completed in 1985. The difference in cue ball control. the feel of
the hit and the sound with ivory ferrules vs, Micarta on my Schon, I knew this was a combination that was magical.

So if you haven’t played a Scruggs radial pin flat ivory joint cue that weighs more than 18 ozs and less than 19 ozs.,
you missed the opportunity to find out there is something that plays better than what you endorse. And thanks to the AI article, flat ivory joints are recognized to play different which I happen to like but maybe it’s because my cue was built by Tim Scruggs. I don’t think so cuz there are other cues in my case that have the same specs and play just as sweet. Anyway, there is just something about my Scruggs cue that makes me favor it over my other cues.

Well, I have hit with many Scruggs cues over the years, and the way you feel about your Scruggs, is precisely how I feel about my Bill Schick (which has a piloted SS joint). So, to each their own…there’s a good reason why Baskin-Robbins offers 31 flavors…

Omrider · Oct 20, 2026

Kris_b1104 said:
Did he whisper that in your ear or something? Any sources?

Thorsten has never whispered in my ear. But when I asked him, that's what he told me.
The reason I asked him is that I read it on here in a comment about a month ago, so I wanted to find out for myself.

timothysoong · Oct 20, 2026

Bump.. Japanese-made Full Carbon break cues!

timothysoong · Oct 20, 2026

bump, let's get this sold!

timothysoong · Oct 20, 2026

bump, still available!

Omrider · Oct 20, 2026

SA96 said:
I find this hard to believe.

Thorsten hasn't spend thousands getting to the Philippines for fun.

Why did he spend thousands getting to the Philippines last year?

jbart65 · Oct 20, 2026

Kris_b1104 said:
Interesting first round eliminations:

Kris_b1104 said:
- Bustamante (only interesting cause he beat Fedor last year)
- Pagulayan
- Neuhausen
- AJ Manas
- Lukas Fraccaso-Verner
- Max Eberle
- Corteza

You know what they all have in common? Their opponents were all Filipino.

Neuhausen won the European Open this year, but he’s been very inconsistent. Some bad losses and early exits, including today. Definitely not consistent enough to be top 10 as the WNT rankings show. He has not done much else this year.

Stronger field than I expected. This event is fast becoming a showcase for all the unknown Filipino players who’ve got game.

Rodrigo Geronimo - Fargo 731
BEAT FRANCISCO BUSTAMANTE

Edwin Dela Cruz Gamas - Fargo 813
BEAT ALEX PAGULAYAN

Meynard Tipawan - Fargo 810
BEAT MORITZ NEWHAUSEN

Rommel Janael Santos - Fargo 774.
BEAT AJ MANAS

Saldy Galliguez - Fargo 563 (super low robustness)
BEAT LUKAS FRACASSO VERNER

Antonio Lining - Fargo 798
BEAT MAX EBERLE

Calil Ramber - Fargo 813
BET LEE VAN CORTEZA

jasonlaus · Oct 20, 2026

fastone371 said:
Funny thing about luck, it seems the more I practice the luckier I get.

The opposite should be true, if you're playing better, you should miss less and therefore get lucky less

Black-Balled · Oct 20, 2026

We hit that white ball (or yellow

) so many time, virtually anything can happen and often, something you never thought possible reveals itself too.

Cant let the errors bring down the successes....move on.

jbart65 · Oct 20, 2026

Kris_b1104 said:
When did you get so sassy, sir?

You woke up and chose violence. I like it. That is the ~~garczar~~ AzB way.

Hah. I can't hold a candle to Garczar. I've been on the receiving end of his missives more than a few times because of my ... wordiness!

Nonetheless, I generally prefer a peaceable approach online. I used to be a hothead. Trying not to let the devil out anymore.

Black-Balled · Oct 20, 2026

epoxypop said:
Pay Pal only offers buyer protection if the seller refunds the money to them. I've used pay pal for 20 years now i'm done. Pay Pal is owned by ebay, which is in bankruptcy .. I'm not sure any other pay service offer fraud protection, hopefully my credit card company will

I thought terms of paypal are such that it can put in or take funds in accordance with its policies and determinations...so it wouldn't be "if" the seller returns funds, moreso "when PayPal recovers" the funds.

I guess if the seller account is insufficient to recover 100%...well that would influence the return of the funds.

Ive worked with some recovery units and they generally dont pay before they recover.

jbart65 · Oct 20, 2026

Final observations:

*Hoang looked very tired. He was tentative and mistake prone.

*Manas was terrible, no two ways about it. The glow from being 2025 MVP is all gone.

*Matchroom felt free to leave out Yapp. The next evolution is to be free to leave out Manas and Hoang despite their large fanbases. Both played poorly enough to warrant omission next year unless they do well on the tour.

*Team Row was strong, but SVB, Gorst and Filler made plenty of errors. Only FSR played lights out. Pecelj showed nerves on Days 1-2 but eventually settled in.

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