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    Wsop 2015

    jay just won big. Now about a half a million chips.
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    Wsop 2015

    380,000 chips will go a long way.
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    Can you be too smart to play good pool?

    Much stronger than intelligence is the role of the amgdala in playing pool. This is an older part of the brain that used to protect us from saber tooth tigers. It cuts down the blood flow to the brain and sends the blood to the arms and legs so you can fight or flee. Does this explain why...
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    Can you be too smart to play good pool?

    “How can you think and hit at the same time?” Yogi Berra*. Your brain is a perfect computer. It is easy to break it down into at lest 5 parts and one of the smaller parts is your mind. Any part can make you miss. The secret to pool is to quiet your mind and let your brain make the shot.
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    The end was near. Now it's come...

    Near here was the Stick n Stein. It was a popular place to play pool. So they built a new larger building in a better location and made it look like a sports bar. It is now boarded up for the last 5 years.
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    Willie Mosconi - The Basement Tapes

    Love the name tags.
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    14.1 Rules Question, from The Twilight Zone

    No, he hit the ball on a frozen lake. He is also a famous for playing pool with a broom.
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    14.1 Rules Question, from The Twilight Zone

    What pool player won a bet that he could drive a golf ball over a mile ?
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    Cloth Years Ago

    Older cloth had a direction. You had to brush from the top down .If you ran your hand over the cloth it left a raised section you could see and would change the direction of the balls.
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    ☆ Cowtown Hustler Gunsmoke ☆

    That was a true story of SJD and CJ.
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    why are the british the best in the world?

    Was Harold Worst the last American to win the English Snooker Championship?
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    Antique Burt Balls 1880s

    Burt made top of the line billiard balls until they found they could make more money making gaming chips for Los Vegas.
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    For all you gamblers out there...

    You should learn the Kelly criterion and set time limits for gambling.
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    Is there a logic to choosing shaft diameter? (newbie)

    I have big hands and like a big shaft, big tip and big butt. Use what ever gives you the most control. Whitey don't lie.
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    Who's the player ?

    Outstanding book collector, Why do you think he got that name?
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    Question about backing a player...

    Think of a backer as a payday loan. They are going to get their money. We used to call them loan sharks.
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    Who's the player ?

    What pool player was nicknamed after a Dick Tracy character that was a Tire bootlegger, kidnapper, and head of a car and truck thief ring ?
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    The Greatest Myth in Billiards' History - The Bad Stroke!

    I have always admired Keith McCready* 's stroke.
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    2014 us open unpaid prize money

    You all know how wise guys collect money. Do you know what happens when they owe you money ? I am sure most of you all pay your bills and don't owe anyone anything. The wise guy takes pride in using other peoples money and will string you along until you give up.
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