Recent content by diamondave13

My friend Brad, Reed Pierce's backer, went on vacation with Reed. They went to Miami and visited Congress Billiards, where they heard there was a good player who was staked by big drug dealers. The guy wasn't there so Reed asked if anyone wanted to play. A guy got up and they started playing a...

cliff Cliff isn't playing his top game any more and Alex is at his peak as far as one pocket. I really respect Cliff's game but these gus are offensive monsters. Minnesota Fats, "This kid Mosconi can't play one pocket. He only knows one move...eight and out."

betting line Let's get a betting line going. Though Efren is the sentimental favorite I think he and Alex are 6 to 5 and pick em. Shane, Shannon and Scott are 7 to 5. Corey is the dark horse at 2 to one. Any interest?

Raise the bet, tag Robb Saez in and let's gamble!

I read years ago that the reason for the bad blood between Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus was a play off between the two when Jack was young. Palmer offered to 'chop' adn Jack refused. Arnold thought at the time he was being generous. Jack went on to win his first U>S. Open and it created...

Shane VanBoenig. One of the best money players in the world on the 9 footers is even better on the 7 footer. In fact 8 ball on the bar box is his best game. Several years ago he defeated Orcullio two sets of 8 ball on the bar box. And he devastated Scot Frost in a race to 100 nine ball on the...

About six weeks ago, I got the two day lesson from Tony "Fargo" Ferguson. It was one of the best investments I have ever made in my pool game. Tony teaches a method of banking that incorporates real aiming techniques, not guess work. My one pocket game went up at least two balls. Right now I am...

My pool playing hero My hero is Efren "Bata" Reyes for a lot of reasons. !. His wonderful record 2. His zen-like attitude. 3. His unbelievable longevity, in fact at the age of 57 he has won the World Series One Pocket and The Villars Cup this year!

There is a new marshal in town and his name is Robb Saez! Look at the record. Second at Valley Forge Super Billiard Expo, beating SVB twice to make it to the finals, second in the New York Nine Ball championships at Skyline Billiards, first in Maryland. He is 21st on the AZ Billiards Moneylist...

Paul Turner In 1987 in Jackson, Mississippi at the Steve Gumphres Memorial Tournament, there was a 10 ball ring game on the barbox and Paul Turner ran 13 racks. Gordy Christopherson told me that that has to be a world record. Paul stated in his bio on Southern Billiards' web page that he once...

Bill Stroud of Joss West.

I've been on the road in the tri-state area for the last three weeks, Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Had a great time and found several nice poolrooms, none better than Harold Macabee"s Bama Billiard Club in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Also I ran into Robb Saez and we hung out for several days. He is a...