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I am auctioning off my ER cue for the education of Edwin Reyes' kids. It is the last cue that Edwin made. It's an unfinished project, no signature, no wrap, and no varnish (the white marks on the butt cap is soy wax, which I use to preserve the unfinished wood... 7 Ebony Full spliced points on...

Last ER Cue I am auctioning off my ER cue for the education of his kids. It is the last cue that Edwin made. It's an unfinished project, no signature, no wrap, and no varnish (the white marks on the butt cap is soy wax, which I use to preserve the unfinished wood... 7 Ebony Full spliced...

You are misinformed about Efren. The guy has money by any nation's standards. He hands all his winnings and endorsements to his wife. That is part of his wisdom. He also does not spend his nights in smoke-filled rooms. Once in a while, he still goes to sleazy joints if and when the money is...

Though Earl never managed to get his goat in all the matches Earl went crazy on him, Efren always enjoyed laughing at Earl in untranslatable Tagalog. He loved making a fool out of Earl. In one match in Muntinlupa, Efren pushed out freezing the cue with the 9 that covered the one. You could...

The gane of choice in the USA is 9-Ball. 9-Ball is like driving on a USA freeway. As long as you do 55 and you're on your lane, you're ok. But when someone slams on the brakes, you see a pile-up. Rotation on the other hand is like driving in Manila. There are potholes, children and animals...

My guess is that the first cue is Philippine made. I am also guessing that the guy who made this once worked for Edwin Reyes. It is not an ER cue because all ERs were catalogued and signed (except for mine, which was the last playable cue that he would ever make - and it was mine - unwrapped...

The Manny Pacquiao Cup last month was 10-Ball, call shots among over 150 participants. Player A sinks the 10 without having called the shot. Player B right jumped out of his seat to declare the foul and gloated on the give-away. In fact, Player B was enjoying his gift too much (while the ref...

I agree. Players with Efren's skills are mostly trick shot artists. They can be found if it was only a question of skill. But implementing trickshot-like shots in crucial situations and in crucial matches is what made Efren the ultimate pool idol to many. Furthermore, to use those shots all the...

I agree. But even Matchroom sends all the Brits on the TV table in WPCs, especially Steve Davis. You may look at it as a golden rule but really, it's one of the benefits of organizing and promoting a tournament. That's why they are called promoters - either they show what the audience wants to...

Of course Jay will defend the tournament where he was tournament director. He was probably honored to have been chosen for the job. I think that the schedules went swiftly and the officiating was good. The rest, Jay did not have control of. On short races, nobody complains in WPC race to 5...

WPA can sanction any event that is named anything in their authoritarian way of deciding on matters. The flaw starts there. I agree that naming it as a World Invitational Championship would have been more appropriate. But since all the continents were represented, any organizer would have...

Congratulations also to her parents, Bobby and Amy who supported her all the way since she could hardly see the balls on the table. Congrats also to her coach Boyet Asonto and to all who had always believed in her.

Once in a while we see new players who awe even their opponents until the finals. It happens. But I can understand the objection to merely filling in the tournament with players whose hearts are not even in the outer limits of ambition. Up one level - from player to organizer. Let's look at DP...

Blogging is impulsiveness waiting to happen. Let's give that to Sarah. I don't think she should be bashed here. She blogged from the heart. Regarding the tables, I don't think that Puyat still makes tables. These are old tables that have a lot of playing time and history in them. How many...

I went through the posts of bohytam. He has a strange way of thinking in his local language and translating to English. There's a huge possibility that it's not a combination of English, Tagalog and stupidity. Thinking in tagalog and translating it literally to English does not add up. I would...