Recent content by jay helfert

I'm 82 now and still here. It wasn't easy, has been a struggle, still undergoing treatments. My wonderful family here yesterday. They made a BD party for me. I'm so fortunate.

Philippines

I woke up today to this! You guys are beautiful. I wish i could hug every one of you!

I have not been posting much lately due to health issues. My doctor here has me on an ongoing course of treatments that will last a couple of months. It all started about a month ago where i was getting weaker and weaker every day. First (my doctor is a young woman) gave me a series of tests...

Nope! He may have won several bar tournaments in a row quite a few times. He dominated on them for many years. Buddy may have more tournaments overall than any other player. You can believe that.

One last thing, if you want the ultimate test of rotation pool you use all fifteen balls and play Rotation. This is by far the most difficult game. Efren was far and away the best Rotation player in the Philippines (the main game there for decades) and maybe the best ever at that game. Sigel...

Reminds me of the Dennis vs. Shane verbal jousting when they were on top. Shane wanted to play 9-Ball and Dennis Ten Ball. They went back and forth with that a few times. They jawed at each other all day at my house one time. Dennis had a pocketful of money and wanted to gamble so bad he agreed...

Calhoun was as hardcore as they got, a down and dirty hustler who would use any tactics to get your money. Lie, cheat and steal were his attributes. He could definitely play pool. That was his best game, but not his only one. Probably one speed below the top players. He ducked the best guys and...

Pool's number one fan!

"Pressure doesn't build character. It reveals it." What a great line. Congrats to Evan. He embraced the moment!

Kind of makes the WPC and both pro tours seem puny by comparison.

I recommend Pirate Ship for the best rates. Never use a round tube! You're asking for trouble. Beware of selling via PayPal and think you have protection. You don't! The reality today is domestic and international shipping is sketchy today, thanks to the excessive fuel prices. USPS Priority...

It's okay. I did run a lot of small and big tournaments at both Hollywood Billiards locations. That came later after my little excursion mentioned above.

My take on this match and the tournament in general. Filler at his best is in another league then anyone else. He is a full speed above just about everyone, except maybe Carlo and a few of the Chinese guys (Ko brothers). And he's the favorite over them too! He reminds me of the dominance Earl...

Yes, same guy. Bing or something like that. I heard all about him. Supposedly better than Efren. Hollywood Billiards was downstairs in the basement of a multi story building. I don't know what all was on the upper floors. For a short period of time there was a second pool room on the ground...