Recent content by billb

Mike Painter in 1999….there’s a blast from the past. Great player.

I missed that one. ☹️

Agreed. My thoughts were that once I made my decision, it was then his decision to move the cue ball or not. I left it where it was because I thought it was more advantageous than putting it back. I played my hand and he played his. No malice either way. I agree with the moral of the...

Well, first off , I don’t need a lecture as to when and what I should do. I simply asked a question because I wasn’t sure. TRUST ME, I have zero issue being bold. Hence my decision to tell you that your not so subtle jab is a total douche bag comment. I did nothing to provoke or deserve that...

Interesting scenario at TAP league the other night and I wanted some input. The situation was this: 1) incoming player has ball in hand and places the cueball (he is bridging over a pack of balls) 2) he accidentally bumps one of those balls after he has placed the cueball and is preparing to...

Agreed. Things are just different now. The gear that Keith had back in the day was unreal. A friend and I have both watched his US Open videos recently and have discussed just how flawless his game was during those videos. And, based on what I read on here, it sounds like he was well below...

I always love your input. You have lived a full life with tons of great adventures. Congrats!! My question is this....I am going to Vegas in a few weeks and thought about going to Griff's and/or the Cue Club. You mentioned that its not a safe area. I will take an Uber but will definitely be...

Does anyone have a specific suggestion on how to easily remove the bondo/body putty out of the holes that were filled on a slate table. I am breaking my table down to move it and the holes where the slate screws go in were filled by the mechanic who installed it. Digging it out is tedious and...

Does anyone have a specific suggestion on how to easily remove the bondo/body putty out of the holes that were filled on a slate table. I am breaking my table down to move it and the holes where the slate screws go in were filled by the mechanic who installed it. Digging it out is tedious and...

Great post. Very accurate. Everyone has a different agenda when it comes to their personal interest in the game. Without league players, many businesses who provide a platform for the game would cease to exist because of lack of revenue. Those league players are quite possibly people who...

Great post!! To each their own. But from a turnout and participation standpoint, split brackets seem to have a lot of momentum right now. If a given player likes the format, then play. If they don't, then don't play. Pretty simple.

An absolute priceless asset to both the forum and the pool community!!!

But aren't they allowed to make a profit? Matchroom owes no one. If they make a profit, fine. If they don't, fine. Lets say Matchroom had a million dollar event and somehow (whether tv production, marketing, sponsors, whatever), they successfully paid out that million dollars but also...

Agreed. Forever, pool hasn't had any sort of consistency or really solid uniform structure. Matchroom is injecting money, providing a consistent platform and building what appears to be solid infrastructure. The IPT was supposed to be that and it failed miserably. History and checkbook size...

I am going to be traveling in the Ocean City, MD/Delaware area for work in a few weeks. Outside of Delmarva Billiards, I cannot find any other rooms close to that area. Is anyone familiar with this room or does anyone have any recommendations otherwise? The room looks nice on Facebook.