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Only info I could find on the format comes from Absolute Pool. The first stage takes place over three days. Each player plays five times a day. Before the fourth day of play begins, the bottom six players in the standings are eliminated. What happens on the fourth and fifth days is not...

{ Maybe, but I couldn't tell. Saw a higher number of hung balls in the pocket than usual in the PLP. I have a hard time getting used to the Predator format, at least the first stage. Winning two of three sets of four seems too short. I don't mind the format as much when it becomes best three...

Bergman finished 2-3 on Day 1. Started off well and looked like he belonged. Lost a tight one, 5-4, to Souto that he should have won. Then beat AJ Manas 5-3. His break was subpar but not much else. He stumbled a bit vs big Kaci, losing 5-3, and got blanked by Neuhausen 5-0. A few bad misses and...

Just checking the full Predator events in Vegas. The Teams tourney has a $120,000 prize for the winners. Each team does have from three to five players, but a nice payout if you are a three or four-person team if you win it all. Some of the PLP players will also turn up for the event. Starts...

Bergman looked very good. Was dry on his first two breaks, then pocketed the one. He was up 3-2, but lost a long safety battle with Souto. Knotted at 3-3, Souto scored an early nine after a missed Bergman pot. Score 4-3. Bergman tied it up at 4-4 and Souto broke dry. Bergman seemed ready to...

The PLP field is not as strong as it could be due to the conflict with Predator/Vegas, but it might be the most solid field from top to bottom since I first started watching the PLP in 2022. Every other event had two or three players who did not belong. Obviously, Yapp and Neuhausen have to be...

He is playing now vs Souto. He'll play five times today.

The Miami version of the event has been shortened to five days. To speed up the event, WNT will now use four tables at once, instead of two as in the past. The players will all play each other at least once, WNT has said. Last year, each player played three games a day over the first five days...

WNT thankfully changed the prior PLP format. Too long and confusing. But maddingly, the organization has not spelled out exactly what is different. In the past few years, the PLP took place over eight days. The 16 players played a round robin, races to 5, over five days. The bottom six players...

PRIZE FUND: $100,000. Top prize is $25,000. Runner up wins $12,250. Semifinalists receive $10,000. Schedule: Daily session 1 - noon ET to 4:30 pm. Daily session 2 - 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Four tables in play at the same time. Two air on WNT.TV, two tables air on Matchroom Youtube and TalkSPORT...

Disagree with almost all of this. I get the nostalgia, and I can see how you feel as you do. The question at the heart of your complaints are, what is best for pro pool? Well, it's languished for years, and things weren't getting any better, especially in the U.S. All the growth has been...

Atlantic City is much easier for me to visit, but it's a dying area. It's been trying to come back for years, but the area business leaders and state and local officials simply haven't done enough and waited too long. Gambling being almost everywhere now probably precludes a true recovery. The...

Indoor conditions at the WPC seemed fine. So it's not the outside weather, it's the indoor climate control. The Hanoi Open last year was worse than Lugo, but players strangely did not complain as much. A huge flood/storm before event delayed it, as you recall, and the humidity was incredible...

FWIW: Justin Bergman wrote on FB: I’m honored to compete in the PLP and represent my country. I will try to not to let you all down. One thing is for certain, I’ll give it my all!! Scott Frost replied: Have a great year champ!

I find little to quibble with in your response. I agree with most of what you wrote, especially Meglino vs Bergman as players and potential fan draws. I, too, saw the reaction of fans to Meglino in Florida. WNT commentators and Frazer also took notice, I might add. I am not trying to justify...

It's generally not a good idea to challenge me on how informed I am, sjm. Most people lose such challenges. But I'll take your charge in good spirit given your insider perspective and wealth of knowledge about the game. I made no comment about who's the fourth best American player, or the...

Morra has not been a WNT loyalist. Skipped Hanoi last year and the European Open too. Hohmann has been more regular, but he did not play at either Hanoi Open in 2024 or 2025. That’s a big tell. Both players chose the Predator/WPA 8 ball tourney in 2025 instead. Neither one was owed much by MR...

It's not weak field. I'd call it an even field. Fewer of the Ferraris of pool, but no true clunkers, either. The last few years there have been a few clunkers in the event. If I had to guess on underperformers, I'd pick Juarta and Morra. Januarta because of his youth, not his skill. He's on...

I don't mind the PLP not showcasing Filler, Gorst, SVB every year. Heck, SVB didn't look all that motivated in the last one. But at some point WNT has to bring these guys back. I do like seeing new faces now and then. Good way to introduce players to the bigger stage. In 2026, Alberto Januarta...

The field isn't the best, but that's to be expected given the conflict with Vegas. Vegas has Filler, Gorst, SVB, Biado, Shaw, Ouschan. Ten of the top 20 Fargos in the world. And 28 of the top 100 Fargos in the world overall. There's also a lot of mediocre players I've never heard of, either...