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  1. PoolBum

    Derby City- Where’s my chair?

    Chairing is caring.
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    Filler beats Shane 9-0

    Filler just beat Shane 9-0, with 8 B&R's and a 7-pack.
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    Jayson Shaw live High Run Attempts

    Mental fatigue is the real issue. Hard to stay focused for three hours +.
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    Hamlet on Billiards

    Carbon fiber or not carbon fiber? That is the question.
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    Slip Stroke - Do any players have a slip stroke today?

    Jimmy Moore is one of my all-time favorite players. Here's a great interview with him on his 83rd birthday in 1993 for anyone who hasn't seen it:
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    Creative 8 Ball Shot

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    Who You Got? Mike Sigel or Nick Varner

    Yes! Nick even said that he hung around for a couple days afterward to see if Efren wanted to play again, but he didn't. Nick brought his own cash.
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    Who You Got? Mike Sigel or Nick Varner

    Sigel was the Billiards Digest Player of the Decade for the 1980's, and voted the greatest living player by Billiard's Digest in 2000. I started playing pool at age 15 around 1980, and followed pro pool closely throughout the decade. My personal perception was always that Sigel was the best...
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    Who You Got? Mike Sigel or Nick Varner

    I don't know if anyone's mentioned it, but Nick went to the Philippines around 1991 or so and beat Efren 60-47.
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    Who You Got? Mike Sigel or Nick Varner

    I once asked Pat Fleming who he thought the better all-around player was, Mike Sigel or Nick Varner, and without hesitation he said Nick Varner.
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    Archer vs. Sigel 1993 Accu Stats

    He said the juice wasn't worth the squeeze.
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    Old Dogs New Tricks aka Cue Ball vs Object Ball - Mosconi Team Members Answers

    Keep in mind that players often don't know which ball they look at last. As Lassiter once said when asked why he didn't give lessons, "Because I don't know what I'm doing."
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    Bring your own billiard balls to pool hall

    I like to bring my own table to the pool hall.
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    Buddy Hall

    It takes a long time to train a bug to be able to do that.
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    History behind your Avatar

    My avatar is the greatest superhero of all time!
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    Go to the 52 minute mark....Melling Moment :)

    Standard runout for Melling.
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    HIGHEST RUN you've witnessed by a pro

    Danny Medina I think ran an 8-pack on Billy Incardona at the Sands Regency Open in the early 90's. It's on Accu-Stats. Medina won the match 13-1. I was playing a road player from San Diego at House of Billiards in Santa Monica, early 2000's, races to 9. He broke dry at 2-2 and I ran out the set...
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    US Open future in jeopardy?

    Nah, it's good.
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    US Open (9 ball) 2024, August 19-24, Atlantic City

    The balls just won't give Shane a chance.
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    US Open (9 ball) 2024, August 19-24, Atlantic City

    That scratch loomed huge coming off the top of the 1.
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