sjm's latest activity

Arriving in Atlantic City about 5:00 PM on Monday. I can't wait!

it's all mapped out now though, there are very few unknown monsters. ameer ali was one in last year's WC. baseth mocaibat was fairly...

Yes, except they have been extremely successful on every continent for twenty years now. They have done some of their very best work...

LOL. Is home court advantage a thing in our sport? Maybe so.

Yes, but I said since 2000. Tommy and Reed were in the 1990s.

A year ago, half the field played on Monday and the other half on Tuesday. Now, everybody will play on Monday. I see this as a very...

Fedor Gorst vs Mr. October!

Silver medalist Gerson Martinez not in the field.

Alex has been playing a lot of Heyball and Duya so I think that he’ll be alright with tight pockets.

Other than the unfathomably unlikely deep run by Strickland, nothing would excite the Atlantic City crowd more than Alex making a deep...

WNT did a nice job with the Battle of the Bull. Stacked field. Last day of the event felt rushed, but some good pool played. Chua beat...

Yeah, this has become a really nice event, not to mention a perfect prep for the US Open 9ball. Chua's form is definitely strong right...

Don't know when they went with 4-inch pockets; it wasn't like that in 2010. I think that it was 4.5 to 4.75 back then and before. I...

Did the result of the match likely change? If this happens when you’re up 6-0 or down 0-6 then it doesn’t matter. Luck is part of 9...

I'm trying to get a handle on which of the sub-800 players have an outside shot at reaching the semis. Here are a few players that...