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Just got home from watching the finals in the Jointed Cue Open. Trevor Smith won it; he came from the losers' side and had to win both sets - race to 6. He played a young guy, looked Filipino, by the name of Dale (his last name is too tough for me to try to spell from memory. Starts with an...

It's really a shame because I believe at one time, she was considered quite a celebrity in Taiwan. She had a bright future at one time and it seemed to vanish quickly. Hope she turns it around!

I played him 1 hole before and he hits em pretty good! If I remember right, it took Buddy Hall to knock him out of that tournament.

I really enjoyed PHJ. The pool shooting sequences could have been better no doubt about that. I enjoyed the rest of the movie. I liked the interplay between the young guys. They really cracked me up with some of their talk! I thought the opening scenes were pretty good in the all black pool...

I totally agree!!! When you play tournaments or any competitive game, you're going to shoot the way it feels most comfortable for you, and that will be counter to what you learned!

It's a board with holes in it. It fits on a pool table and each hole has a numeric value.

I would say at least $5,000. A few other things I would recommend: If you can, use a motor home. Don't bring a fancy cue in with you. Make everyone your friend if at all possible. Stay out of the pool halls and stick to the small bars. Manage your money so that you divide it up into sessions...

John, Great post! What you said above is pretty much what I suspected. I believe he is a prodigy at pool and like many prodigies, he's a victim of his own inner demons. I do enjoy watching him when he's into it! He definitely has some phenominal talent! Hopefully, we'll all get to watch...

I watched Raphael on Pro Pool Players .com and was very disappointed. Raphael still has tremendous ability he just doesn't look like he wants to win. He looks like he's bored with pool and is just going through the motions. Most of the time, he's two stroking shots. It's really disheartening...

If you click on the word "more" on the right side of the video, you'll see the names of all the pool players listed. I thought the girl with the glasses on was Jennifer Chen but Jennifer wasn't one of the names listed. Perhaps her Chinese name is different than Jennifer?

Jay, Thanks for providing all that info! Sounds to me like this was just one of those really bad situations that are very difficult or impossible to have dealt with any better. These gangbangers were going to get this guy they were after and unfortunately, he was in Hardtimes when they found...

As big a place as Hardtimes is, I don't think you could adequately screen everyone. Besides, some people are fine as long as they're stone sober. Give them a couple of beers and they might just turn into monsters. The movie "Roadhouse" with Patrick Swayze is a good movie to watch to figure...

I have a couple with Jim Rempe and Loree John Jones, Pool School. I believe there are at least 3 tapes in the series. I thought it was very good!

About the violence at Hardtimes, they do have quite a bit of security and I wouldn't want to mess with any one of their security staff because they're big and tough looking. That said, Hardtimes gets absolutely packed on Friday and Saturday nights. The sheriff's dept could have been there and...

Tom, You don't have anything to be sorry about. I was sitting next to you when you got the phone call about Raphael. You tried to verify it and it seemed to be from a very reliable source. What were you supposed to do, not mention to anyone that one of the best players in the world might be...

I got a Jacoby that was custom made for me, i.e., it's 60 inches long, has a leather wrap and short ferrules. These were the things that I asked for and he made the stick accordingly and it only cost me $495 and that's been about 5 years now. Oh, and that included 2 shafts that were also the...

I tend to think that it is healthy to leave this site from time to time. When you come back, there are different posters and the landscape is a little different. Blackjack has left before and come back. I left for quite a while and came back. This is a great site for pool but like anything...

I had an older Joss and the butt would crack and sometimes break if you hit the cue moderatel hard on the ground. The rubber in the butt was somewhat soft and would expand quite a bit if hit on the ground. The rubber was inside the butt so the expansion of the rubber would crack the butt. I...

If a top player offers me that spot, I wouldn't take it. He's offerering it because he knows he can beat you with it. Never take a game that's offered to you by a top player. JMHO. Now, if he wants challenge me to a debate on the legislative process, I'd give him a spot and clean his clock!

Hu, I see your point but I wasn't even thinking about this involving business in any way. I guess I don't even think about the business aspects of this site because I come here for pure entertainment. I'm not in any business, retired, so I guess that's not something I think much about. I...