Jennie, tell Keith to hang in there! Funny but true, when my eyes got as bad as 20/20 I thought I had went blind! Went to the eye doctor, he said a lot of people feel that way! Still don't need prescription lenses although I wear readers in front of the computer.

As you know TCOM made things crazy in the pool world. Everybody that could run three balls decided they were hustlers and even funnier, they all had to have an alias! Just for grins, somebody would give their name and I would say, "that wasn't the one you were using two weeks ago!" I was usually right.

Pool went from the old foggies' game to cool overnight. That movie made me a good living or the equal for three or four years.

My opinion, TCOM would have been better off standing on it's own rather than as a sequel. I believe it is the second best pool movie ever made but a distant second to The Hustler.

Hu

JAM said:

the early stages of macular degeneration

When Keith went in for his first eye injection, the doctor said he was "legally blind." Fortunately, after a few injections, his vision improved a tad. . Getting old ain't for sissies!

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Has he tried going low carb? I hate eye injections. I try to limit my carb intake so I have less eye bleeds. I haven't had to get an injection this year. When I don't have bleeds, sometimes I'd still get cloudy vision if my glucose gets too high. I don't know his underlying cause, just thought I'd share. Good luck.

skor said:

They should give the event to the WPA and Predator who already run the world 8 & 10 ball championships.
Otherwise it’s just a name for another stop on the tour

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You are usually a very sensible poster, Skor. But not in this thread. Matchroom cares about the World Pool Championship and it's not going to give the rights away for free. Nobody gives rights away for free.

skor said:

Reyes Cup is just entertainment, good entertainment but still,just entertainment.

A world championship should have a more sports approach to it and I think that the WPA are doing a fine job.

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Not a fan at all of sets, but in any case, MR has treated the WPC with a sports approach since it gained rights to the event. Like it or not, MR located the event in the Middle East to make it the most lucrative event in pool. Prize fund is more than triple the biggest Predator prize fund.

Did MR screw up this year not having the event? Yes. Even with all the stuff in the ME going on, they should have found a way. There simply cannot be gaps in big events like this - it has to happen every year. Predator has had its own scheduling miscues by the way. Pro pool is a tough biz to be in.

skor said:

Back in the day when MR basically only did the Mosconi and the World 9Ball Championships, it stood out among the other pool events.
Today, it’s just another event that looks the same with a different backdrop.
It so insignificant to MR that they don’t hold it this year because they were too busy with other events that are more entertaining.

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War with Iran was a big, obvious curveball. So was the Saudi decision to back off sports subsidies. Neither could have been anticipated by MR.

skor said:

I like MR and what they are doing, but not all is great.
The world 9ball championship should be the most lucrative event.

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It is the most lucrative event.

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home turf advantage

Kris_b1104 said:

Interesting first round eliminations:

- 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.

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i remember watching povpool 10-15 years ago and edgie geronimo (that beat bustie) was a terror in the west coast events. haven't heard of him since.

i hope raga wins this, gets his visas and shit together and gets touring. too good not to

Sheldon said:

If $80 a night is gonna make or break a place, they have much bigger issues than some of the league or tournament players not spending money.
Something they never seem to consider is that pool players put bodies in the room, which attracts other business. If your parking lot is empty people are going to drive on by.
Where I'm from, there are always some players who aren't spenders, but on the flip side of that, there are always some who always spend, and some who always stuff the video lottery machines with hundreds.

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Well, the next time my $1K electric bill is due, I'll try and pay with a "We looked busy". Brian.