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  1. jay helfert

    Gorst vs SVB, race to 40 for 20k

    Yep, I was there helping Ronnie keep track of all the bets. Funny money is all I’ve got to say!
  2. jay helfert

    Gorst vs SVB, race to 40 for 20k

    That’s not a business model. That’s an opinion.
  3. jay helfert

    Gorst vs SVB, race to 40 for 20k

    There is no business model here. Just two guys trying to prove who the best player is, by making a healthy bet on the outcome. Pretty sure they both have backers. If they are betting their own that would make the match significant. Otherwise no big deal.
  4. jay helfert

    Are Junior players being set up for a tough life?

    I fell in love with pool and all its challenges at the ripe old age of 18. So I was a late bloomer and started far behind the future champions. I became obsessed with pool and in a period of three years went from a beginner to a “shortstop” speed. I was beating all the guys who used to rob me...
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    Are Junior players being set up for a tough life?

    Like I told Shane one day a long time ago, “There’s room at the top if you’re good enough!” And it turns out he was.
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    The best one-handed jack-up players

    You knew him well, Bunny the Rogue!
  7. jay helfert

    1970 9 ball rules

    We always played "base of the ball" in every 14.1 tournament I ever refereed in. Same applied in 9-Ball. The real history of Texas Express rules begins with the McDermott 9-Ball Tour during the early 1980's. It was introduced by the three guys who ran that tour, two of them still alive today...
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    Billiard Library

    An entire collection of pool/billiard books. Many are must-have for the serious pool fan and others are just hard to find. Lot's of good information and fun reading. Selling them all in one lot. Full List: Treasury of Trick Shots and The Wonderful World of Pool & Billiards both by Robert...
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    Gleason vs. Newman

    Simply the greatest pool photo of all time! Set in a beautiful bamboo frame. Dimensions 26"x38". In perfect condition. Too big, too heavy and too expensive for shipping. Must be picked up here in Los Angeles. $150.
  10. jay helfert

    Question for old timers@

    I changed a lot of tips back then and almost always used Elkmasters. I saved my Champions for tips I put on for pro players. My tips never came off! Still can do it to this day with no fancy tools. Just a good knife, razor blade, tweetens glue, sandpaper and a strong rubber band (optional). I...
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    Sold On The Snap magazines

    I've got the entire collection of thirteen issues, all in excellent condition. $250 shipped in the USA. First come, first served on this one. Jay SOLD
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    Question for old timers@

    Back then the standard house cue tip was almost always Elkmaster.
  13. jay helfert

    Question for old timers@

    Champion
  14. jay helfert

    Prayers for Marty Herman 🙏🏻

    Marty played good, real good. And he is a highly intelligent man. Even though we disagreed on more than one occasion I still consider him a friend.
  15. jay helfert

    Super Billiards Expo 2026

    Over three hours to play nineteen games of 9-Ball! And people wonder why pool is boring to watch on TV or streaming. When I was running the U.S. Open we would schedule matches based on two hour time slots for Races to Eleven. I would say over 90% of our matches were over in one and half hours...
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    Lil John gets barbecued in Louisville KY

    Gotta love it. A faceless hustler in the internet age. Who would have believed it! Made my day. :)
  17. jay helfert

    Various billiards

    I am selling what remains of a once large collection of billiard memorabilia. Items include a large bag full of various joint protectors to fit any and all cue sizes. Some are metal and many are made of fancy woods. Also six excellent wood shafts (5/16-14 & 3/8-10) by noted cue-makers that are...
  18. jay helfert

    EUROPEAN OPEN 2026, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, March 10-15

    Kris has got it right here. Flying in and out of Europe has become very problematical. Long, long wait times (hours) just to get through security, even longer flight delays and flight cancellations, and worst of all you are putting yourself in a danger zone with no one knowing what will come...
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