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Andam came thru CO in the 80's Medina ducked em, I got to see him play. Much better game than me, woulda asked for the 6. I was an...

Great stuff, Bill. Thanks for sharing.

Leonardo Andam. A pair of stakehorses brought him into a hall in Northern Virginia looking for action before most knew who he was. Danny...

Wow, must have been ages ago. Andam was fairly well known by the mid-1990s. I believe his ranking on the Pro Billiards Tour in 1997...

Gar, if you and I ever gamble, I'm going to ask you to post.

I felt the same way about Appleton in the finals of the Worlds, the hill hill game said it all about em. Tight pockets.... you could see...

Maciol and Szewczyk were both shaky in the second semifinal. Neither the offensive execution nor the tactical play was very impressive...

For me, one great shot or one great rack is very impressive, but great cueing must last for a full match, and the bigger the moment in...

Absolutely. I've seen the great ones win under the most strained conditions, including when they were sick. Still, bad luck for Fedor...

Agreed here. Alternate break makes pool quite a bit less exciting for the fans. It is a perfect example of when the needs of the...

I hear you. Not many, including myself, are willing to sacrifice years and finances just to go backwards. I understand open handicapped...

I’m only speaking as a fan being entertained by the upper echelon of elite professional 9-ball. I emphatically prefer the WNT rules...

Well said. The pool offered by the WNT majors is the most entertaining in the game for the very reasons you have cited.

Inclined to agree. Only an automated method of surveillance will do here. Still, a method must be devised by which tournament...

Yes, in theory, but maybe not in practice. In the end, and it is obviously regrettable, pool refs enforce the rules they like and not...