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Over the years -- going back to Mosconi -- I have seen professional players spout all kinds of nonsense about how to play pool and what's going on when you hit a CB with a cue tip to hit an OB. And that's why you need a Bob Jewett and a Dr. Dave. Going back decades, Bob has given us...

Many years ago I played Joe at Olathe and every year at the DCC I would pay my respects, visiting his booth to say hello and review his inventory -- Joe always had an amazing selection of cues in his booth. The last couple of years at the Derby he began to ask me about my two Ginas and if I...

No doubt, lol. However, one other experience I had with being able to really manipulate the balls was at the US One Pocket Open up in Kalamazoo. They had Gandy tables with Raschig balls... you could do amazing David Blaine stuff with that set up. Lou Figueroa

It depends. On certain equipment you get some transfer but not a lot. But on others you can get enough transferred to make the balls behave almost otherworldly. I played in a 1pocket tournament in Memphis at an older room with GCs. Warming up I saw the possibilities and used them a couple of...

lol. Lou Figueroa now that’s funny …but true

Right. They can't gin up manning for the other food outlets in the food court just for the tournament. The steak house is good, quite pricey, and can be tough to get into. Lou Figueroa

I haven't seen any evidence of food app deliveries -- it's a ways out into the boonies and I doubt casino security would look kindly on deliveries. Lou Figueroa

They could do something about the food situation too. Lou Figueroa

lol, I get it. I'm going to have to rethink going to FL anywhos, having just glanced at their rules for the 1pocket: https://www.intlopen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-INTL-Open-One-Pocket-Rules-5.30.pdf In particular: • Race to 3 games. At three hours, whoever is ahead in games wins...

i think the problem with that is part of "the charm' of these kind of events is that you might draw an Efren, or Fedor, or Chohan in an early round. When else is an amateur going to get a chance to put a war story like that into their memory cells? Besides, those kind of matches are an...

From my experience, gathered over mucho, mucho DCCs, the answer would be... (wait for it): None. In a way it makes so much sense it's nuts they haven’t implemented it. Instead they have goofed up the rules. I'm sure there'd be a learning curve but it ain't rocket science to hit the clock...

lol, stop it, Bob, you're killing me. Lou Figueroa woo wee who knew Bob could be so funny

For the last couple of years they have had roving storm troopers -- I think last year there were a few more of them. One wrinkle I was unaware of and personally learned last year is: if your opponent is not table side at the announced starting time of your match you are to report that to the...

They pretty much did these rules last year -- they've been monkeying with them the last two. Lou Figueroa just sayin'

Speed up rules not only rob its identity, it shoots it in the back of the head. Lou Figueroa

What happened? Lou Figueroa besides age : -)

Stu, I don't think the issue is "dead money' per se, it's more like the "no-money" players. Guys who get in just to get the badge and entry to the event but have noooooo business playing. Over and over I have seen two guys draw each other in the first couple of rounds whose idea of playing...

Is you not playing? Lou Figueroa Bob plays a mean game of 14.1

You are correct -- the rules won't change who comes out on top. But if you want to play 1pocket, and not some gaffed up version of 1pocket, it's going to have an impact. Particularly when some Hoosier gets you 2-0 and decides every shot needs to be examined at length and the bathroom keeps...

Diamond rep consulting top pro player about new DCC one pocket rules: DRep: “So, Tony, what do you think of these new rules we’ve made up to speed up the matches and make it a more aggressive game?” TC: “What? Are you saying my game isn’t aggressive enough?” DRep: “No, no, Tony. You’re...