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Oh, so, you are equating "being a threat to a top pro", with "being a favorite over a top pro"? You're a real risk taker, aren't yah, mr. BigBawlz? You are being so obnoxious about this... Isn't there an NPR political thread you can go argue in, or something?

Just curious.. Are you planning on polluting every thread you can get your hands on, over you own personal bias on this topic? Do you really wanna be "that guy?

Absolutely! It can be intimidating to have a player trying hard to beat you from any and all deficits, and showing confidence while doing so. All it takes is a few good racks, and all of a sudden, they don't have the pushover match they were looking forward to. I've won a few 5-0, 6-0 races to...

F*** that guy. I loathe that guy for life after seeing the s**t he pulled against Mitch Ellerman at the Leende, Netherlands Eurotour stop the year Johann Ruslynk (sp?) brought everybody from the American team over to Europe to prepare for the Mosconi Cup. He directly accused Ellerman of giving...

Shaw ran 8 out of 9 racks against me in our DCC 2023 9 ball match. I watched Lee Van do either 7 or 8 racks on a table beside me that same year. And those were the 4 1/8" pockets.

It was a lot more possible when the races were to 7. Hell, I put a 4 pack on Joey Gray mah damn self, the year he took second in the One Pocket. And I had a sub 600 Fargorate at the time. And the point is.. There is NO "incentive" to go for running out the set. If YOU can put down a 5 pack...

Maybe look at his recent results at Derby, if you think he is not a threat to top pros. He's beaten quite a few top pros (at least in the One Pocket). He beat both Tyler Styer and Fedor Gorst in this trip to DCC.

I watch a few of Chinahov's old 14.1 matches, and I gotta say.. I am not sure it is "possible" to have better speed control. But.. He doesn't play the other games at the same level...

Not my problem, and I'd say the vast majority of dead money amateurs in the field at DCC would agree. I'm ALREADY paying way too much for entry fees at this event as it is, with very little chance of getting anything back, and when I compare what I spend overall at DCC compared to what that...

I'll take that bet. Absolutely zero chance I go to DCC ever again if the entry fees were raised more than another $50.00. There is a LOT of dead money in the event. And if you are talking about paying for seats... I've never paid for seating outside of the action rooms, and don't ever intend to...

But very much something they can address when it comes time for renewal. They can choose not to. And look for another local venue without these requirements. But apparently... Diamond has made it clear they do not wish to address this issue.

Right. Because that what we really "need" at DCC, is rules that have the potential to create issues/arguments/unexpected fouls. Total amateur hour.

Ummmm... I'd like links to threads where "everyone" loved red labels. Bruh.... You are letting your hatred of Diamonds cloud your memory here, I think. There are any number of threads where people mentioned how short red labels banked. As in.. Not a LITTLE short. But whole Diamonds short.

It died because Caesar's is terrible as a pool destination. DCC is held at a bad time of year, in a bad location, with bad food, and bad hotel room prices, AND you don't even get wifi for the price of that hotel room. People go anyway, because it is a spectacle, all the disadvantages aside. But...

So, if I buy the stream for this weekend, can I replay the previous matches on demand?

They do play good.. Just different than what most of the older hardcore crowd in America are used to. I came up in Seattle/Tacoma, playing on wet, slow bed cloth, springy rail (because of the constant high humidity of Puget Sound) Gold Crowns. This led to a very specific style of play to be...

Not that surprising. Diamond started sponsoring the DCC at the Executive West, and it was a shot in the arm for the American pool scene which was seeing less and less major events. The better players/pros knew the Red Label Diamonds played wonky, but there was SO much action in those days with...

Well.. I practiced Banks with Fedor at DCC when has 17 I think, before the rules changed.... So.. There ARE some teens that would love to come over and shoot people full of holes (Felix Vogel from Germany is a great example..). And some of those teens are VERY good, and might inspire other teens...

Well, I never agreed with Nick about the (Blue Label) tables.. They play perfect. But there is a LOT to be desired in pretty everything else about the way DCC is run. Diamond makes a lot of money, and spending a few thousand dollars to pay a competent coder to get their tournament software in a...

Ahhh, well. That whole "short bus", and "mediocre player" thing came from some back and forth with oldtimer Smorgass Bored, who is no longer with us. I latched on to his smack talking, and ran with it. At my best.. I was prolly ~640-650 Fargorate when really practicing.. I think that is a fair...