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Once some new people at the pool room asked where the house cues were. I asked them if they were right or left handed, and pointed to which wall sections had the left and right handed cues. And they thanked me. :D

No worries. Leave it be-- it's just Pooltown, Jake. :) In fact, that last may be true anyway, that he was asked to leave the arena for those reasons. It's not like he would stop fussing just because he quit the match. As we discussed, when Fabio Petroni beat him shooting a low .800s to Earl's...

Thanks for finding this and posting it for us. That was the information I was interested in-- what went down in that match. The rest has been the usual Earl thread we've all seen so many times. The main offense I take is when he's interfering with his opponent's inning, either talking to him...

Thanks, Bob! Remarkable indeed, even over to the incredible side of that scale. Records are made to be broken, they say, but wow!

I used to be at least slightly amused at him going off, but long ago I decided it was just bad sportsmanship (or maybe a mental issue he needed to seek help for). Especially after it cost him the CueTec endorsement. I saw him playing Tyler Eddy who was on the hill and on the 2-ball at the Open...

Barry had taken away the free entry for all but the defending champ a few years ago, I thought. Earl showed up those years anyway.

Thanks for checking with Pat, and I will regrade my source to less reliable than I thought, then.

I heard something happened in his last match with Niels, which I didn't see. Checking later, the chart showed his score at 8, but also an 'F' for forfeit. So I'm not clear if Niels finished it at 11 and then the situation happened, or if it happened before it ended and Niels was awarded the...

I saw the breakdown sheet, I think where the main chart was on the wall next to the Jacoby vending area, some time mid-tournament. The sheet may have up only temporarily, and then taken down soon thereafter. I think it was up on Wednesday, maybe Thursday. I don't think it was a secret from...

I see a potential business model. The anti-tout tout sheet.

That was the plan (among other plans for them). Or in the exact words I was told, 'and if there's a little gambling involved, no one will mind.' I haven't looked in to see who is in there doing what after hours, so far. I looked at one of the token vending machines more closely. It takes $1...

We all sure do. In the final hour of Efren's massive comeback from behind in the race to 120 with Earl, he was shooting out of his mind. And also, he missed with ball in hand. (Of course, he was trying to do something more than make the ball. Still.... :eek: )

He had dropped to about .886 by the end.

I was mostly just surprised. At first I thought they just got that batch out of necessity, and then I asked and got the 'they're for hire' for play after hours answer. But I guess if the Derby does the same thing, the players who've been there are used to it. There's no other place they can...

A person running the pre-sale ticket distribution and daily sales for Pat. However, the quarters and by the rack part was my embellishment guess. Nothing was specified as to how it was paid, but it is tokens (I found out today) when the TD announced it, and I guess by the half hour, not by...

Nobody. That's not what I said. I joked to imply they switched to coin ops after the field came in short. I expect that's not the case, either. Likely, the decision was made early on, and was not related to the field size.

I noticed all the tables on both sides of the floor are coin-ops. Regular Pro/Ams, just coin ops. I haven't seen the correct side to see it, but I assume the tv table is, also. The answer I got it is that they'll be available after the tournament play is over for the night for the players...

I got in for Sunday. See you when you roll in!

I respected Neil for what I saw from him here. I know he was far more. May God comfort his family and friends, as He already comforts Neil in his eternal reward.

I agree with the less is more sometimes comment above. It isn't that the commentary was terrible, although it was uneven. What it was was too much, too often. No silent moments, and with their irresistable urge to pack in comments every second, some of it was filler drek. Yes, he was more...