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Really, One Pocket is too slow. I find it interesting that of all the pool games, it's the one that has stood the test of time. One Pocket is virtually the only pool game where the big action occurs. It's the only pool game where you can play it well when your young and when your old. It's the...

When I was a kid we had a player who used baby powder on every shot. After an hour or so the table looked like he was making pizzas at Dominoes. We came up with a nickname for him and he was forever called "Spanking the Baby." He used to cup his left had and it looked just like a baby's behind...

Open the business for the 21 and older license. Then do a good job and re-apply for the under 21 license some time down the road. Let yourself get established and keep your place clean, manage your problems without the police intervening and you will see how effective running a decent operation...

For the most part added money is the only way to attract players to attend an event. Those ducks have to be in order to get the fields required to make an event successful. But, the breakdown must be clearly stated in advance. When attendance is poor you just have to bite the bullet and live...

I haven't played the Turning Stone event before but the names do not change with respect to racking issues. Mike, Earl and several others are a big problem. They bring pool to a lower level with their constant bickering over racks and other non issues. If I were a tournament director, I would go...

Any rating system is fine as long as it is kept up to date. I suspect data entry might be the problem in that it takes time to do that work properly. We are now trying to make pool skill ratings a science rather than just playing the game. This happened because sandbagging has become so...

For those who insist that they can play with ivory in their cues in tournaments, you are mistaken. A tournament director has the right to set the standard for dress code, conduct and playing equipment just like not using jump cues and phenolic based tips for breaking. As I mentioned, in our...

The only time you can lose after making the 8th ball is if you continue to shoot and scratch. You then have to spot up the ball made and one from your side. It is called continuing to accept the action. This only happens in gambling games never in a tournament.

The potential for tournaments banning ivory cues is a REAL possibility. Whether you agree or not is irrelevant. Its up to the tournament director. Also I think it's a real possibility that cues sold at Trade Shows and Tournaments may also face scrutiny as well. In our Politically Correct World...

I think Ernie is in deep dodo. This is a situation where you have to prove your innocence not the gov't proving your guilt. This is not unlike an IRS audit where you have to prove where you got your money from. The ban on the international movement of ivory and the nebulous laws governing that...

Don't think for one minute that switching to the smaller 7' tables is the first time pool has downsized it's playing equipment. For at least 50 years pool was played on 5x10' tables. All pool rooms had 10 footers then for some reason (history only knows) we switched to 9 footers. My opinion is...

It's difficult to run a major event without having some problems. As a referee you have to look at the person, the situation and any extenuating circumstances. We all know certain players who chronically are late for various reasons mostly to do with their lack of discipline for timeliness. But...

The next best thing to playing and winning is playing. Joey is a pretty smart hombre. His thread sums pool up pretty accurately. Except if you are Joey A. and a few of the rest of us who just love to play the game.

Hi, do you still have the poster for 'the player'? we just got one, and also trying to track down the movie....pretty cool poster, though.

This is a tragedy and it's painful for me to even write about it. Brendan was just 21 years old and had returned to playing pool after a break from the game. He was our former Junior National Champion and a Ventura County resident. He played some at my room but was a regular at Butera's...

it;s pretty hard to be an unknown monster player playing nine or ten ball on a big table. Frankly it takes too much time to stay in stroke and working guys just don't have that much time. You can be an unknown monster playing One Pocket as the requirements are much different. Playing smart and...

Very insightful article. We have had this discussion over the years and I would point out that the cost of learning to play pool prohibits new talent from entering the game. No young person can afford to learn to play the game AND many cities prohibit kids under 21 from entering pool rooms. So...

So I'm on my way to DCC and sitting in my seat looking out the window when the baggage handler picks up my cue case and I mean "heaves" into the cargo hold. Since then my wife found a luggage bag where I can place my cue in diagonally and still pack my clothing. You have to get a soft case that...

Tight pockets on any table decreases the scoring possibilities. If you play pool long enough you know that any table plays well if any shot can be made with the appropriate position. By that I mean some tables are so tight that you can't score enough because the table won't let you get position...

I started this thread and let me say I was a big fan of the great EARL at one time. Sadly his skills have diminished like everyone's skills will diminish as they get older. My problem is that his skills have nothing to do with his lack of sportsmanship and therein is the problem. Anyone playing...