that was quite odd- happens at the 27:20 mark.
Daulton really must have been distracted or something because it is such a strange scenario- picking up the 2 from the pocket and then somehow forgetting that you put it there 5 seconds later!
I kind of feel bad for him. He had quite a lucrative career when he was playing a lot in the US- winning tournaments, gambling matches (he became one of the best one pocket players in the world).
Now he is basically confined to the Philippines while in decline skillwise. As the old saying...
Great players from any era deserve credit and respect. Like most inter-generational sports comparisons, one never knows how the players would have performed if put in a time machine- too many variables to consider, most particularly the equipment
especially playing left handed. I know the stats indicate he has attained basically the same level of play left handed, but I still think Morra was a bit better right handed (not necessarily better than LeVann, but better than himself left handed)
I haven't been there in years- was looking kind of run down the last time I was there though. Hopefully they really have reformed it- has anybody been there recently?
The NY Review of Books published an in depth profile of O'Sullivan in the most recent edition of the magazine. Quite an interesting read. I never knew of the tough experiences he had (the incarceration of his father and mother).
The author also provides thought provoking analysis about the...
There was a 9 ball tournament I attended at the bicycle casino in bellflower around 2005 in which Corey Deuel had his soft breaking dialed in and he broke and ran an insane percentage- not sure of the exact percentage but it was definitely above 50
Mike- you are an elite player. It would be great if you returned to play full time. I wish 10 ball was played more often, but as you said, it seems to be fading away.