You hit on the key points. Oscar is a respectable guy and not a cheater. I have nothing but respect for him as a player, and he's always shown a lot of heart. Guama never mentioned the word "cheater" in his post, which is a very strong word. He said the table was "modified." The issue appears to be that Oscar took it upon himself to fix the rails. If he had brought it to the attention of the room or Guama's side and said it needed to be addressed, then it isn't an issue.

That part isn't even clear to me. Oscar said he did it in public, but Guama's side didn't seem to be aware of it. I think Oscar's intention were pure. He didn't cheat. He intended to fix the table. In the end, Oscar outplayed Guama on the table and there is no excuse not to pay. I'm not clear on dthat either. Oscar said some of the money hasn't been paid. Has anybody on Guama's side indicated that they don't intend to pay? If they don't, Oscar should absolutely put them on blast.

bbb said:

did they fit?

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They won't be here till after christmas, maybe the 26th or 27th?

Kris_b1104 said:

That's an attack now? It was rhetorical/sarcastic.

He didn't seem too offended in his response, and I in turn congratulated him on his annual salary. No need to put on a cape and come to his defense, he's a big boy.

The sensitivity level on this forum is at an all-time h

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So then it's ok for us to be sarcastic and rhetorical to you?
I'd rather not.

This is an interesting situation. Oscar is a very standup guy and would never intentionally cheat and his character shows that. But it seems that the scenario is "Guama accepts the action that Oscar comes and they play on Guama's specific table the way it is." Oscar is allowed to practice before the match, checks pocket sizes for knowledge, then notices that rail bolts are loose or not installed. Corrects this, as playing for that amount of money makes it ridiculous to use incomplete equipment. He does this in front of the cameras but does not mention it and it comes out after the match.

The problem is that Oscar's intentions while good, gave the other side an out. Their argument could be that you accepted a game on this table as is. You can inspect it, offer a request to fix it, or cancel the action if you don't like it. The original parameters of the bet was altered. Does that warrant not getting paid? Probably not, but it introduces an argument for it.

What if after day 1, Guama's side modified the table without telling Oscar and he loses badly and it comes out equipment was modified without his knowledge, should he pay? This is not a WNT event where the equipment is held to a perfect standard. This is accepted action on a known "gaff" table which now makes the "gaff" the equipment standard for that match.

I wouldn't mind owning one, although they will probably want 20,000 for one here.

I also wonder what the shelf depth is like?

I would practice the 6 pointed star drill with both the balls frozen and slightly off the rail. Both situations come up all the time

Lukas is sponsored by McDermott. He has been using a H-series cue with a i-2 shaft (wood shell, carbon core). The butt on his stick in the match vs Mario He looked different than what I have seen him use before.

The only other top men's player sponsored by McDermott is Jonas Souto. He uses a Defy carbon shaft.

jeephawk said:

Rats - hadn't heard anything since my order so I reached out via email. Prime II's are now out of stock so they are waiting on material and hope to have some shafts made it in the next few days. I've got all winter to wait, lol, but had held out some hope it would be here for use during the holidays. I was happy with the promptness and information provided by them in response. Taking that as a good sign.

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Same here.
My Natural Born Naked was ordered about three weeks ago. I emailed Maggie at Becue on Monday and she explained that they were waiting on carbon fiber tubes.
Maggie thought that they would have them by the middle of this week.
My cue was supposed to be presented to me at my retirement party, that happened last Monday.

Due to the fact that the cue had not arrived in time my organization bought me a Cenergy Propel Jump cue, SVB Ghost cue to tie me over.

Funny thing is I am not a Carbon fiber or a jump cue guy
Having said that, I am really looking forward to playing with both cues.

jeephawk said:

I was out of this, but when a post like this gets me labeled a bully, it both causes me to scratch my head a little and . . . well, I will refrain from saying anything further, other than to say the sentiment hasn't changed.

Having said that, now I know who Gary Nolan was and looks to have been a fascinating person and definitely someone who a lot of folks on here knew and enjoyed, so no doubt now bringing back good memories.

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You don't know me. I am a successful visual artist.Never one to seek validation: in fact I operate like Banksy. I did before I even knew who he was. I remain unseen in the world I live in "the arts." Never attended one of my openings. I don't need support. I just went legal on our own two daughter's. I am fierce, I am kind. That is all.