Recent content by wlycdgr

That's really not a good reason for them to be as bad as they are.

I wish him luck. If you have any chance of escaping 9-5 wage slavery, it makes good sense to try.

Why are the recaps for WNT events always SO bland? They read like they were drafted by AI and then triple-checked and edited by humans to make sure no content or quote that could plausibly be considered interesting/controversial got through. I hate to see it because not only is it incredibly...

Mmmhmmm Just shoot, baby

Thanks. I was serious. Even though I'm well on my way to late middle age, I only started playing a couple years ago, so I don't know a lot of even relatively recent lore.

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I meant that if I have any qualms with low Fargo players registering, it's on account of spots being limited (therefore potentially taking spots away from higher rated players). I agree it's not practical to run pool tournaments without a field size cap.

I think you should play with what you like (barring compelling evidence that switching materials would give you some really extreme benefit worth like, I dunno, 50 Fargo). Personally I have a strong aesthetic preference for wood, so I play with that. Liking your cue (design, materials, color...

I don't have any settled opinion on the question. If I have any qualms, they mostly have to do with the number of spots being limited (compared to for example a WSOP event).

Is Hard Times Bellflower a tournament? A legendary back-in-the-day pro?

Follow up question: if spots are limited and you are towards/at the low end of the Fargo range, do you think etiquette requires waiting to register until late, to give as many higher rated players as possible a chance to register before you? Or is it first come first serve, and tough luck to any...

It's been on my mind recently with Galeforce (~600) popping up again at the Vice City Classic. Gemini AI says ~550 or so. What do you think? Is Gemini right? Or is that number higher/lower for you? The number where, if someone entered a WNT Open with that Fargo, you wouldn't think they were...

I could well be wrong about his skill level, but I don't think his age alone should be a disqualifying factor. Another 14yo prodigy comes to mind - Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, the Turkish chess Grandmaster. He just finished on a plus score - ahead of the current world champion Gukesh D - in one of the...

Play him Mosconi Cup 2026. He's ready enough skill-wise, and he's too young to understand how much pressure he should feel.

The funny thing is that snark was about a bump from a year ago, not my bump. But yes, yes I do bring 20 year old threads back much. I also really don't see why not. We have a whole branch of government in the USA that is literally dedicated to settling disagreements in a 250 year old thread.

Thank you to everyone sharing their BITD stories. They are wonderful to read. I admit, a reason I posted in such an old thread about an arguably/probably outdated term might have had something to do with hoping to hear exactly these kind of tales....