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Well, I watched the telecast last night and I have to agree with the original poster. 60 minutes of life that I can never get back. What a major yawnfest! The commentary is totally awful. Mike is/was a great player, and you have to respect that, but there's no doubting that he is an idiot...

If this isn't comprehensive proof that you're a total goof I don't know what is. The debate is over. Please bet on the women in every match they play against the men pros and live a long and happy (albeit penniless) life.

BINGO!! This is the case with almost all snooker players who make the switch.

Oh, she had a five pack. I thought she just won seven games only allowing two shots (i.e. maybe a 2 pack, followed by a 2 pack, followed by a 3). That's quite a bit different. That being the case there's probably only 1500 guys (hell, there's probably 500 in California alone) who could do that...

In a whole race to 7?! And on 5" TV pockets and new cloth? Boy I don't think there's more than 1000 guys who could put together a match like that. Actually, to be fair, I'm probably wrong...there's probably 2000 guys who could do that. I played in a match in Georgia where a 14-year-old kid...

It's impossibly difficult for both sides. There are simply too many good players who know each game inside out for any newcomer to have much of a chance. It's possible in the ladies' game because the fields are so thin and the standard is quite a bit lower. In the men's game it's far...

Sounds interesting, but 100K is just a little bit more than I actually have. What are you going to do, call Ronnie on his cell and get him to fly over? (Tell him when you talk to him that I saw him cough off that match to JH and that he's a wank.) Who? What Kelly Fisher knows about nine...

Boy we're in sorry shape. Isn't this the same guy that said taking baking soda cured cancer?

Yes, I absolutely think this, and I have watched more snooker than most living humans. I certainly can, because I've done that myself and I know that, when it comes to successful nine ball, this is in fact only a small part of what it takes to defeat top players. Your opinions are strong and...

And if you're the player in the chair you are not allowed to (or not supposed to) concede the game until the shooter's inning is over.

You had better check with some of the people that have played nine ball against him before you bet. I'm a fan of Ronnie's and I've seen him do some amazing things, but he's a fish out of water at nine ball, and will be for quite some time. A far more scary prospect than Ronnie would be if...

That's actually quite untrue - I'm more than willing to give credit where credit is due. Unfortunately too many people are blinded by some short term results while failing to realize just how great the disparity actually is between a player at the level of Corr or Fisher, and a player at the...

You are totally 100% correct about this. 8 ball is a joke of a game compared to nine ball, one pocket or straight pool and the fact that the IPT plays it is the only reason why you will see upsets like Corr over Archer or Neils. Hell, an APA 7 might win the odd match against a pro playing 8...

They are more than welcome to play. The US Open is an open tournament, and not restricted to men at all. The reason they don't play is because their tour won't allow it.

In the entire history of the world, you may have just found the bet that will be the easiest to get down.

Yeah, Mike only won more than 100 major titles against the best the game has to offer over a 15 year span. Allison and Karen have together won maybe 20 or 30 matches total when they are matched against guys who can actually play. This whole argument has been done to death a million times...

I have to agree with Mark (and boy is that rare). I mean, I'm not a pro, but he can get the 7 from me right now at nine ball.

A few years ago I was new in town and I started playing a guy who is a very well-known player in the Southeast, who is famous for playing very well for all stakes, for being pretty much totally crazy, and for the amazing amount that he drinks. We start playing for about $50 a game and the match...

I like how at golf tournaments they deny entry to anyone with a cell phone on their person, even going so far as to pat people down for 'security' reasons. I even heard a funny story about how, at the US Open at Bethpage Black, most fans who showed up with a phone and were denied entry would...