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Yeah, it's called Benny's Billiards now and the owner has let the place go downhill quite a bit. Those tables haven't been recovered in years. Is it the same Benny who used to play in the room a lot? Older Mexican guy, always seemed to be dressed in a suit? He could play a little as well. Are...

Wondering if any of you guys know Danny Allen? When I frequented F. Galindo's room, "Gold Ball" here in San Bernardino years ago, he was a fixture and as far as I know, probably the second best player in that room behind Francisco. He was bald, somewhat hyper and cussed a lot when things...

He was a pro fighter wasn't he? That's why I think he would've drilled Daddy Warbucks if they went to the bathroom to "work it out" but I'm sure Danny knew Hubert wouldn't have fought fair.

A true maniac, but that's what makes great muscle. You should tell another Rusty story in the Legendary Muscle thread. Seems he meets the qualifications :)

Problem with this route is that it's too easy to miss ideal position on the 7, and depending on your leave, you risk having to go back and forth between the 6 and the 2 or the 3. If you get on the right side with a slight angle, you'll be forced to play your key balls (2 and 3) too early, and it...

Good stuff, Fatboy. Kind of similar to the introduction to Target Pool where Kim Davenport talks of a spectator approaching him after an exhibition and asking what was so hard about the game, since he all he had were "easy" shots. Kim responded, "Because I made them that way." The uninitiated...

Is it just me, or does Larry Liscotti look a little bit like Earl Strickland in that picture? On a side note: How bout those threads? I can hear Jim Rempe saying, "Don't touch the hair."

You should be aware that online poker games are getting tougher and tougher due to the wealth of information available and the shutdown of Party Poker. I remember a good earn rate in a limit game used to be 3 big bets every 100 hands. Now it's 1 big bet. Live poker is much easier, but the rake...

Well, the out-guessing is the "intellectual contest" I was referring to. Odds based reasoning is more useful in limit than in no-limit. In limit, the size of the pot is often 5 times + the size of a bet. So in a pot of 10 bets, even if you're 89% percent sure your opponent has you beat, you...

And the reason is because EVERYONE thinks they're good at poker. I've honestly never met a losing poker player. It's the perfect trap game. Fish run good, they think it's their skill. Reality sets in and the odds catch up with them, they blame bad luck. In pool, or any other sport, the...

That's why pool is the better game :) There's something physical to execute, and when you play well, you get rewarded. You can be playing the best poker of your life and still lose. I've been playing poker since the Party Days to supplement my income and I find it very unfulfilling. I say this...

Yea! My first response to a Cornfed thread. Since both men aren't in top health right now, why not play heads up poker for the cheese?

Is this when you tell them you'll give them the seven and the breaks :D Seriously though, have you ever played a snooker snob who thought pool was easy and crushed him?

regarding cue sports? I'd like to ask our European neighbors and any "Yanks" in the know why cue sports are very popular over there while suffering for even the smallest recognition here. For instance, SVB is having a great year, would make a great story, but ESPiN and other similar outlets...

It is a great story. I dig the names: Sugar Shack, Boatware. Got any more stories, Johnny?

Like something out of a Coen Brother's film. LOL.

Yeah, a true gunslinger. I first read about him in "Hustler Days."

That has always irritated me. Similar to playing 8 ball when you run 6 or 7 balls, but have to contend with your key ball being tied up and have the misfortune of not having a decent shot again, which is usually the result of Mr. Banger running two, lucking a safety, run two again, leave you...

Okay, we all know about the great roadmen, champions, hustlers, even the backers, but how about a shout out for the unsung heroes of high-stakes pool: The Muscle. What's a 120 pound hustler to do if his opponent stiffs him? Without Muscle, that ten pack he put up to win 5k means nothing...

Yeah, I read about it in the Village Voice review. This film probably won't be for everyone. Nilsson is anything but mainstream and will swing for the fences artistically. Guess when enough people see it, we'll have to open up a discussion thread on here :)