seriously! Alex would eat Dennis for lunch.
Tony Vs Dennis Chit Chat Thread
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Okay, maybe I'll bet something small if Dennis ever steps up :grin-square:
It's not that big of a stretch, lemme splain why. BB is a good player, better than you and I . I know he's played one pocket, played it with him myself. I know he spends a a ton of time around here, making me think he knows a little bit about pool. So that makes me think he knows how pockets are chosen in a game of one pocket.
Maybe he typed his response a little too quickly and unintentionally made it sound like he thought that was THE RULE in one pocket and not simply for this particular match. Or maybe he really doesn't know, and I am completely wrong.
Until he comes on here and says he doesn't know the real rule, I'll stick with my original statement in which I "THINK" that's what he meant. Good day.
As of today, id think the possibile is more possible.
And theres more possibilities.
It is possible, possibly.
IOWs, Spicey, you're guessing he meant something other than what his words actually said.
Lou Figueroa
I am not privvy to any agreements re: this match, but judging the play thus far, but judging it on how it has been going, i would say the play has been conducted in a manner consistant with the general re that both llayers break to the same hole.
Lou, not sure if you have ever played 1p for money
, but i would guess that if you were spotting someone the break and he tried to break to the same hole every time, youd surely try to get him to alternate.
And you, ez. Nice try. I am still takin 8- 6 from both you n looo.
Lou, not sure if you have ever played 1p for money
, but i would guess that if you were spotting someone the break and he tried to break to the same hole every time, youd surely try to get him to alternate.And you, ez. Nice try. I am still takin 8- 6 from both you n looo.
I am not privvy to any agreements re: this match, but judging the play thus far, but judging it on how it has been going, i would say the play has been conducted in a manner consistant with the general re that both llayers break to the same hole.
Lou, not sure if you have ever played 1p for money
And you, ez. Nice try. I am still takin 8- 6 from both you n looo.
Spotting someone the break, yes, you might stipulate alternating pockets. But that's not what's happening here.
It may be that there's something going on with the table that makes one pocket the better pocket to play to -- it could be how the table is breaking, or if there's a roll (or two) away or towards one pocket v the other, an issue with a particular cushion that would affect banks, or how the pocket itself is playing. It could just be that if you know your opponent prefers a particular pocket, you try and take it away from him on your break.
Lou Figueroa
I am not following....are they not breaking to the same pocket?
If they are, then i would think a reaonable conclusion would be they are doing so because that is how te game is generally played.
When getting the break, youd try to break to the same hole every time, i infer. Presuming both sides of the table play the same, there certainly is value in keeping to one side...
If they are, then i would think a reaonable conclusion would be they are doing so because that is how te game is generally played.
When getting the break, youd try to break to the same hole every time, i infer. Presuming both sides of the table play the same, there certainly is value in keeping to one side...
Actually Dennis is a great come from behind player, especially in a big money match. He never gives up! What's been going on is Dennis is still not comfortable on this table and Tony is. Dennis had very little time on the table before the match started. Tony and Shane had it tied up. That and the fact that Tony knows how to frustrate Dennis with his style of play. Somehow I think it will still be close at the end.
Someone forgot to tell you they are playing One Pocket and not Eight Ball. If you knew that then you might better appreciate the match.
I am not privvy to any agreements re: this match, but judging the play thus far, but judging it on how it has been going, i would say the play has been conducted in a manner consistant with the general re that both llayers break to the same hole.
Lou, not sure if you have ever played 1p for money
And you, ez. Nice try. I am still takin 8- 6 from both you n looo.
I've only been around pool for 30 years so I haven't seen everything but in 1P, giving someone the breaks I have never seen a stipulation that the person had to alternate pockets. I'm sure it has happened but it is not something that usually comes up in matching up. Surely if you were spotting someone the breaks you would make sure it wasn't on a table that favored one hole over another because the table wasn't set up properly.
If they are both breaking towards the same pocket iti is cause the table breaks better towards one hole, rolls better into that hole or if none of that matters on a table then it is also cause both players are right handed and that hole makes it so you aren't put into a position where you can't reach a shot.
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If memory serves, they are both shooting to the left pocket, which is actually counterintuitive because I believe they're both righties. All other things being equal, right handed players generally prefer the right corner pocket because more shots are easier to reach for them.
So that would indicate to me not your conclusion at all but merely that there was something about the left corner pocket that was preferable, such as one or a combination of factors I previously mentioned.
Lou Figueroa
I like to change things up once in a while and have a little fun. I'm sorry if you don't appreciate my humor. On a wide open table like that, if I describe the simple position to get from one ball to the next I would be criticized for that as well. You can't please everybody and that's how life is.
Sometimes you have to use your brain a little. If you take everything literal, you'd find yourself in many unnecessary arguments.
OMG I have to agree with Lou here. As righties we are more comfortable breaking from the right, but in actuallity breaking from the left makes reaching for balls and shooting at your pocket much easier. You don't have to stretch acrosd the table at an awkward angle to shoot, making a bridge necessary many times. Good call Lou!
Easy there, Lou. Are you using clues, based on your experiences, to make an assumption?
Goddammit! This is the chit chat thread, not the shit shat one.
Generally accepted 1p play has players alternating pockets on the break.
One who claims otherwise is not ready for the chit chat thread.
Generally accepted 1p play has players alternating pockets on the break.
One who claims otherwise is not ready for the chit chat thread.
Dammit....
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Dennis has played alot of competitive pool the last week at the highest level, wondering how much fatigue is playing a part here
I can see him pulling this off, he made up ground last night, and in a match like this sometimes even breaking even in session 2 of 4 when behind is a victory
winning those last 4 games is gonna cost Tony imo and really put some pressure on
I can see him pulling this off, he made up ground last night, and in a match like this sometimes even breaking even in session 2 of 4 when behind is a victory
winning those last 4 games is gonna cost Tony imo and really put some pressure on