Recent content by lfigueroa

wow, no idea how you draw that conclusion. What I'm saying is that if a player finds himself in the lead at two and a half hours he can stall himself into a win. That's it. Lou Figueroa

Living and playing out in California in the 70-80's I want to say I saw one but cannot say with certainty. Lou Figueroa

It all works for Diamond -- they make a boatload of money and tons of players enter from all over the world. BUT It is not for everyone. Maybe if you just go to spectate, or you're champion, or you just want to go and see what all the hullabaloo is about. But it has long lost it's charm...

With a time limit players will game the clock. Any decent player knows how to go into lock down mode. If you don't need anymore balls you can just stall and bunt balls all day long and give your opponent nothing. Two and a half hours into the match one guy can shut it down and win. Lou Figueroa

I think I did 20+ Derbys going back to the EW. The EW was flat out fun and I obviously stuck with the new joint for many years, cashing several times in the 1pocket and even making it to something like the last 18. However, as they allowed the tournament to grow without limiting entries, given...

In other quarters that is also known as New-Cow Theory, lol... but that one will get you busted. Otherwise you are completely correct. Lou Figueroa

er, both, truth be told. And now they're too expensive in value to throw into the hands of baggage handlers and the airlines. Lou Figueroa

Played him in the 2011 US Open One Pocket. It went like this: The next morning I play Rafael Martinez. We speak Spanish during the match and it does not go well for me. Rafael brings the Mexican National Circus to town and does everything but have elephants walk through the tournament room...

So tonight at dinner I mention to Gail that I was thinking about switching from my John Davis PDF blank conversion, mit ivory joint, to my Shelby, which I have given a several month respite. And Gail looks at me from across the dinner table with dead eyes -- you know, the kind of eyes you'll...

On what do you base your claim that it was probably a much easier table?! And no one is twisting themselves into pretzels. Setting up a table to chase a record is fine. It’s the other stuff I’ve mentioned that make it an issue. Lastly, I have no clue nor do I care what his politics are. Lou...

Mosconi ran balls like water 300 days of the year on whatever table he happen to encounter including 10’ tables. If John gets “barbecued” it’s for setting up an easy table and making who knows how many attempts over and over reputably using heaters under the table, fouling balls, and twisting...

There's no pass for nostalgia nor any other reason AND the conditions and specs on the table have long been an open part of the lore. Mosconi did not set up the table in question. He happened upon it the night he was scheduled for an exhibition at the East High Billiard Club in Springfield OH...

It's not one or the other but a mix -- you will learn from both. Lou Figueroa

FoS. You cannot count on crappola. Lou Figueroa

So look, that's a tough shot. The CB is going to go two rails and if you don't make you're selling something out. This is a shot that is especially sensitive to how fast the table is playing. Generally speaking, though I've made it, I'm not even thinking about it. Lou Figueroa