I used to work in one that opened at 10am.
Most are about noon+ around me now.
US Open 9-Ball, 2023, Atlantic City, Sep 25-30
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Most are about noon+ around me now.
George the Greek
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I wonder how let's say a popular room would react to opening up a couple hours earlier if there was enough interest in hosting a clinic on weekends for youngsters. Maybe have an instructor or a couple decent players helping out. Have a reduced rate,serve breakfast etc
gerson was jumping up like he was electrocuted when he made the 8, then took two minutes to shoot a close and easy 9-ball. very nervous player. the young roberts guy was calm and probably should have won but scratched breaking at hill-hill
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I worked at one that we would have youth leagues on Saturday mornings. Bar was in a separate room with a door between the rooms, so that helped. Only the pool side would be open and a waitress would serve soda or juice. The kids started at 8 and were out by noon when we officially opened to the public. We had 75 to 100 kids over the winter. We stopped trying to run the league in the summer.
Wellllll... Okay. I will admit I went on a tear in Colorado where every large tournament I played for 6 months, I placed top three. I did win my first regional event in that stretch. Double-dipped the straight shooting young guy that went undefeated to the finals. None of these events got reported to Fargorate...
You ever played Scott before? I played him a few years back, had him down 5-0, 6-0 in the first few games of our One Pocket match at DCC, and he was huffing and puffing like a steam locomotive in my ear, with every decent shot I made. Borrowed my TipPik, and forgot to return it after the match. Not a particularly big surprise to me that 1. Hunter called him on the foul, and 2. That the crowd stood behind Hunter on the called foul. Scott is an incredibly bad loser. You don't necessarily see it on the stream, as he knows the world is watching...
I know Hunter, and zero chance he called a foul that was not in fact, a foul.
The pool hall closest to me opens at 3PM, and is the only place in the immediate area that is more pool hall than bar. (7x Diamond bar boxes + 1 9-foot diamond they just put in). Then there are a few more area bars with 1-2 bar boxes that are also a part of the pool scene, meaning you don't look out of place bringing in your own cues there on a weekday and they host leagues (but if it's a weekend you're better off leaving the cues at home). The earliest one opens 11AM, the latest one opens 5PM I think?
I'm also about 45 minutes from Buffalos (New Orleans/Metarie), which is open 24/7 but that's kind of a special case.
A couple of Turning Stone's ago, Shane was playing.....I think if was Johnny Archer. Johnny had on a sweater kind of thing over his shirt, and on a shot where he was leaning out over the table, Shane called him for his sleeve touching another ball. Johnny had the material pushed up past his elbows and it was that "elbow to armpit" area that touched. Didn't look like anything moved, but Shane called it and it was ruled a foul. Seemed like Johnny was extremely unhappy with that turn of events, but didn't make a scene.
I believe that Mike Zuglan now has cue ball fouls only at the TS events, and I'm guessing that call is why.
I believe that Mike Zuglan now has cue ball fouls only at the TS events, and I'm guessing that call is why.
It was a hat tip, not an invite to my home. Take a breath, bud.
didn't johnny concede the match and leave? that's how i remember it going down
Yes, I think you are correct.
Lot of Americans are way too used to playing cue ball fouls only. Euro pros often play all ball fouls in national leagues, so they are used to it, and accept it as part of the game.
I've found it easier to go to matchroom home page, hit livescoer and then go down to brackets
The redesigned MR website is worse than before, lots of visuals graphics but navigation is hopeless. For eg. Schedule of events use to be simply summarised nicely in 1 page now it is bunch of colors and takes forever to scroll and see all events https://matchroompool.com/schedule/
And he disappeared from active pro pool play shortly thereafter!!
MR has had a horrible website for 10 years at least. Agree, this new layout is not an improvement.
The redesigned MR website is worse than before, lots of visuals graphics but navigation is hopeless. For eg. Schedule of events use to be simply summarised nicely in 1 page now it is bunch of colors and takes forever to scroll and see all events https://matchroompool.com/schedule/
Is Lee Van Corteza the last pro player to have a solid wood shaft with a long ferrule?
I dunno, but he certainly doesn't seem to be having a problem with these "horribly playing" Diamond rails, and 4" pockets. On a three pack so far, with a shot at the lowest ball.