Recent content by nmh2008

Just to play devils advocate here - SVB also had 2 golden breaks and benefited from a 9-ball that was missed and hung up in the pocket

And no, I'm not saying ban jump cues...but for this specific event, it'd make for a style of play consistent with the events namesake

I tend to agree. I also think that they should leave the jump cues at home - I think Efren's kicking creativity is his greatest contribution to the game of 9-ball On paper ROW would be favored every year, but I expect the Pinoys would make a fight out of it every year

I don't mind the occasional single elimination format, but I'd like also like to see a major matchroom event with a true double elimination format. I'm not sure it's appreciably better in the US open that you can win your first matches, then once it becomes single elimination you draw Aloysius...

I'm guessing he bought something friends & family to save a buck.

Ebay is doing fine, $3B in operating cash flow in the last year and trading at an all-time high. If they're filing for bankruptcy soon - you're welcome to short the stock and back up the brinks truck full of cash you make on it.

Good recovery from SVB to break and run after scratching on the 8 ball. 2-1 SVB

why was it negated?

That's funny, where I'm from the better players are pretty outspoken about the fact that handicap tournaments don't make you better. I halfway agree with them. If you're not entering tournaments where you're an underdog to cash and won't gamble unless you've got the nuts - that's fine and a...

It'd be shocking to me if Januarta isn't a consensus top 3 or so player in the world in 5 years. That kid has a ton of game and the right temperament for it. Manas is all gas and no brakes - if he takes the game seriously, I see no reason why he can't also be a top 10-15 player.

What makes you a stronger player is swallowing your ego and playing against players that are better than you. The most American thing ever is the fact that practicing wasn't even considered as an option

The number of people who own 7 jump cues but complain about table time going from $8 to $9 per hour in pool is astonishing

I think that down the road Trackman-like sensors to analyze cue ball data – speed, contact point, spin rate, spin efficiency, etc. would be incredible…both standalone and also as an input to an AI program like this. With enough data, it could help modify pattern play given a person’s strengths...

Doesn't this run counter to your hypothesis that the odds are the same between the two formats?

Maybe I'm tripping but the fields in some of those European tournaments are a joke