Judging by the scores and some posts on FB it seems the difference maker quite possibly might be Donnie putting his own money in the middle as opposed to Chen having a backer
Siming Chen vs Donny Mills
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Agree! It was a great show by two respectful competitors.
Day 1 was where I felt like Donny could have won by a nice margin. Today he chased for many hours that wears you down. It would have been a nice comeback but yesterday he should have front run to the bank and he kinda stalled out. Today was tough cause he had an out to win. It was a nice match overall.
The difference is that Chen is a professional player who is rated higher than Donny is.
Donny is a semi-pro who has had 0 experience winning professional tournaments.
Chen is a stronger player. Donny is an exceptionally strong player with a day job.
That's the real bottom line. Donny could win the next time they play but he will never win every time they play and will never win the majority of the times they play.
If you bet fair match Fargo your a loser on all 3 matches , if that was the expected out come your correct, I certainly didn't see anything any of the around 780 players need to worry about in a long set especially if they don't have breaking rules to slow them down
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And here come the excuses
Spot on and it really showcases the strength of the Fargo rating system.
When a higher ranked player like Chen plays a lower ranked player like Donny, it doesn't mean that Donny can't win. It just means that Chen is going to win more often.
If they played 100 sets of races to 21, and someone bet the same amount on Donny each set (without getting odds). They would be down at the end of those 100 sets.
I think Donny was out shot. He can't bank worth a sh!t and he had a couple of big brain farts. That being said it easily could have been 21-19 both days, in Donny's favor. yesterday Donny at 19-19 and breaking, scratches. Game over. Tonight 20-19 and he makes that dumb shot on the 6 or 7 and rolls straight into the 9 trying to bump it out. The rest is history. That's 9 Ball. Woopie.
Now lets see if everyone watches the free WPBA stream next week
He tried to bank that 7 for the win and he should have ducked, imo.
He was going for being a hero.
But she does kick good.
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He was classy the whole time of play, too.
He even told her it would be a foul if she didn't jump with her playing cue, before she did it...not just letting her shoot and calling a foul.
And he was no baby at the end either. He shot back.
Too bad there can only be 1 winner. It was a great show.
These are human beings we’re dealing with here ....
...I think FaroRate instilled some doubt in the doubters...I love FargoRate....
...but we have a situation where Donnie Mills has the capability to be a top pro...
...but he owns a car lot...
...if he took the time away from his business to play 100 sets....
...his FargoRate would become a lot higher
Some stats for Set #2 are now available here: https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?p=6341353#post6341353
How do you ask for rematch when you have lost 3 sets consecutively? :grin-square:
Donny would have to stay away and let time pass.
Oh, I know how you play. What does a 580 player have to do with anything? You’re talking all kinds of shit against a guy who also has worked full time for 20 years and owned his own business... and he would run through you like a warm knife through butter.
It's sad that Russ can't just have normal conversations.
Pull up most of his threads and he is immediately sideways with someone in each one of them.
He knows more, he plays better, he works harder, the list goes on.
Pull up most of his threads and he is immediately sideways with someone in each one of them.
He knows more, he plays better, he works harder, the list goes on.
It's nice to finally get some acknowledgement!
That being said, I have no interest in "playing nice" with the hidden (and not so hidden) chauvinists in the forum.