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Wanting used centennial ball sets. Contact Baby Huey AZBilliards member.

Calcuttas are essentially Pari Mutual wagering. Very similar to horse racing. The state wants to control it. If you had players post money into a pot and play for it, it's quite a different thing.

Wagering vs gambling. When you run a Calcutta, you are operating a gambling operation. I'm not passing judgement but mano y' mano is very different than side betting.

So much in our game requires good sportsmanship. And, even when that is present one can believe they played correctly even though they committed a foul.

Anyone have information about Mark Baer Cues and potential values?

The cue looks like a Brunswick Valley Model cue from the 60's to early 80's. They were very good house cues usually purple heart. They were used extensively by cue makers for what we called "Sneaky Petes." At first I thought it was a Bert Schraeger but the Brass Pin changed my mind. He didn't...

Le Pro's are just inconsistent but once in awhile you get a good box and when you do they play great after a few mushrooming trims.

If you look at tennis and golf, the racquets and clubs available today have turned these games into power and aggressive offensive games. The same can be said for pool as well.

There are three qualities that a great cue must possess. They are: hits like a ton, draws for miles and is user friendly.

The last time I saw EK was when he won the OP Tournament Grady sponsored at a casino in Reno circa 1994. It was great. Cornbread Red, EK, Bugs, Cecil, Grady and a few unknowns like me. I had known him from LA in the late 60's before he relocated to Vegas. Alcohol was his life misery and I felt...

So in One Pocket we're going to spot four more balls in the kitchen to speed the game up and in the Rotation games we're going to an alternate break format to what end? Slow the game down of course. No one wants to see racks run.

Practice is hard. I mean that to practice as you play the game and not goof off during your session. When I goof off by one or two stroking shots, not caring if I miss and not bearing down that actually hurts your game. I try to end every session by trying as hard as I can to execute the drill...

I don't think Bert would have had Eddie robbed if Eddie had beaten Fats on the the first play. Bert had a reputation to maintain. If that type of stain had been placed on Bert, he might have been ostracized in the gambling world.

I bought my first Diamond Red Label out of the Sands Regency Event in 2000. Delivered by Glen, King Cobra, a month later. Cost was $4,000.

The 4th and 5th spots on the Mosconi Cup representing the USA have been problematic for several years. Fedor, SVB and Sky are assured positions and I thought Tyler was also locked in but not so sure nowadays. Oscar, Dechane, Tyler, Wolford all look sub 800 Fargo ratings which isn't going to work...