Recent content by Benward452

I think if people took the time to read the article that was posted in post 10, they would understand it. Here is a simple table showing why it's a win to switch. You Pick Prize Door Don’t Switch Switch 1 1 Win Lose 1 2 Lose Win 1 3 Lose Win 2 1 Lose Win 2 2 Win Lose 2 3 Lose Win...

It says exactly what you were asking. You can place the cue ball anywhere on the playing surface and then move it after until a legal shot is executed. Anywhere to me means that you can see if a ball fits through a gap or not. I have never considered this a foul because you have an...

Here is the rules on ball in hand from the WPA. See the highlighted below. 1.5 Cue Ball in Hand When the cue ball is in hand, the shooter may place the cue ball anywhere on the playing surface (see 8.1 Parts of the Table) and may continue to move the cue ball until he executes a shot. (See...

Don't forget hair dye also... No hate, but what a combo.

I may be out of the scene a bit more than I used to be, but surprised to see 3 names I don't recognize in the final 16 of an invitational tournament of this size. Gerson Martinez Boza (Peru) - https://www.instagram.com/gerson.martinezboza/ Wins over Kun Lin Wu, Khalid Alghamadi, Morra...

Still want to be the captain? :D

Pj, The thing that reminded me most of pool, besides the substance abuse, was when the mom realized she had a talent on her hands and used her to begin making money for the family playing chess. After that, Beth was skipping school to enter tournaments and was the bread winner for the family...

EDIT: I have been off of the forums for a while and it seems like this was already discussed a bit here: https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/queens-gambit-netflix.521600/unread. I didn't mean to double post but didn't go back two weeks to see this was already talked about before posting. I...

Not glasses?

Virginia Tech University still has a great poolroom. They had a just bought a 9-ft Diamond and a 12ft snooker table in the last 6-7 years. Have about 15-18 GC3-5. West Virginia University has a great hall with shitty tables. Arizona State is about the same; great sized room with not so great...

The Association of College Unions International over the summer made the decision to discontinue their National Collegiate Pocket Billiards program. This program held its first national tournament in 1937 and was the longest running national tournament that I am aware of. From my...

Highly recommend Hustler Days by R. A. Dyer which I see is on there.

I believe what Jay is referring to has been found to be a fake health post on social media. It's number 5 in this BBC article. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51735367 Not trying to bash Jay, but want to clear up any confusion. -Ben

I must say this has been one of the most entertaining threads on AzB in a while. Thanks Chicken! Glad things worked out and you didn't get shredded. -Ben

My internal monologue while reading this post is about how AZb’s forum can go from discussing the conspiracy theories in the 626 thread to having such an interesting conversation about internal monologues. I find this topic incredibly interesting and can’t believe others don’t have a mini-me...