Recent content by kingwang

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Well that narrows it down to two likely suspects and one of them didn't travel to Qingdao, so I think I can guess 🤞 Great story, but I guess in hindsight it makes sense. The top Chinese pros seem to be in the 840+ zone so that's a tough matchup even with a spot.

It's not always the most fun when you're playing with other people's money on the line. Really just depends on your personality and your relationship with your backers.

Can you share some names? I'm guessing the TW player wasn't one of the current elites, yeah?

Who is the maker?

Looks like there's video of this, which would have been very helpful to include 😂 Looks like it's $25k ITM not per side, can anyone confirm? IMO, a bit of a random match to highlight. Feels like there are plenty of more interesting action matches that don't get posted?

Super early block letter Joss for sale! This cue was made during the earliest days of Joss. Both Dan Janes and Bill Stroud (and maybe even Tim Scruggs!) likely had a hand in making this cue. The beautiful and highly figured BEM used in the forearm, points, and buttsleeve is definitely the star...

The video of Biado running out the rack is here: I can't put a timestamp on it yet because it's still live, but just skip to the beginning.

There's a private pool club called Chicago Pool Sharks close to ORD. 3208 North Major Avenue is the address and Vitaly Patsura is the house pro. Anyone have details on the club and if they allow guests?

Thanks for the link! Here's a screenshot for everyone:

Do you have a source for this? Not accusing you of being wrong, just genuinely curious.

Ruslan Chinakhov had a rough run at the Matchroom ranking event a couple days ago though. Lost to Emil Gangfløt and then a local pro, Mhet Vergara (~720 Fargo).

My club has two tables with 4" pockets and I can assure you that the pros that visit have no trouble making the game look effortless on those tables. It definitely does not look like one pocket. You're giving way too much credit to a measly 0.25" difference.

You might have just played on an 8 ft table then. Just like with American tables, they come in smaller sizes for small establishments. Where did you play it? Around where I live, 90% of the Chinese tables I've seen are 8ft. It was a huge PITA to find a full size table to practice on.

does this unfurl https://cheatingthepocket.substack.com/p/i-went-on-a-free-trip-to-play-pool