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  1. jay helfert

    Philippine Open

    Love chicken adobo, but there are other really good chicken dishes. Chicken Afritada and Chicken Kaldereta are two of my favorites and my wifes Chicken Curry is out of this world!
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    Philippine Open

    I did say 50 to a 100 and about two dozen of them are entered here. I look for some early round surprises. These kids are hungry!
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    Philippine Open

    Strong field, but not so deep. Nice to see Marlon Manalo and Dennis Orcollo jumping in. Two real gunslingers at one time. I also see the names of some of the youngsters who have been spotting Efren in money games. I look for some surprises here, but fully expect there were be big name players...
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    Philippine Open

    Pro Beach Volleyball is the only one I can think of at the moment.
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    2025 Reyes Cup, Oct 16-19, Manilla. Team Asia vs Team World

    More than a "handful" of tables, but I agree with your assessment. Much of the time they are studying the top players, as well they should. It's often a combination of coming from poor surroundings and a desire to make something of their lives beyond what they grew up in. It's not always...
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    2025 Reyes Cup, Oct 16-19, Manilla. Team Asia vs Team World

    We need to import some Euros like Neuhausen and Labutis and put them on the U.S team like we did with Gorst. That should work! :LOL:
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    2025 Reyes Cup, Oct 16-19, Manilla. Team Asia vs Team World

    Nice top prize and even second money, but it sure drops off fast after that. Third place was the same as first place at the Peri and Hanoi. I wonder what the Ko brothers won for their finishes of 17th and 49th. Money wise, they probably would have fared better in the WNT events. PR wise may be...
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    Frye? Paradise? Mayer? …Rich?

    Only from my time playing with and seeing many of these cues. Adams did make a wide variety of cues, but I never saw one that looked like that.
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    2025 Reyes Cup, Oct 16-19, Manilla. Team Asia vs Team World

    Thanks for asking. There has been a defacto training center in Manila for decades now at Star Paper. It is a private facility owned by a wealthy backer of pool in the Philippines. Only pros and aspiring pros can enter the premises. You must enter through a security gate outside, and for a new...
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    2025 Reyes Cup, Oct 16-19, Manilla. Team Asia vs Team World

    I probably will never be the Captain/coach of any of these teams and that's too bad. But in my heart I know I could lead a team to victory. I've done it before in other arenas and in pool I've coached many good players across the finish line. I know how to get the most out of their talent, and...
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    2025 Reyes Cup, Oct 16-19, Manilla. Team Asia vs Team World

    I am definitely not in Matchroom's inner circle. I have virtually no contact with them, except to get my media pass. That said, I will continue to commend them, starting with Barry Hearn who had this vision for pro Pool. Emily is following his lead and working closely with Barry's son Eddie to...
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    2025 Reyes Cup, Oct 16-19, Manilla. Team Asia vs Team World

    I have to agree with you here. I wouldn't exactly predict greatness on the basis of his results in a team event like this. Let him have a few top fives in regular tournaments and then we can better see how he holds up under that kind of pressure.
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    2025 Reyes Cup, Oct 16-19, Manilla. Team Asia vs Team World

    Me and my long time bud.
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    2025 Reyes Cup, Oct 16-19, Manilla. Team Asia vs Team World

    We finally got to see the promised good match on the last day. Too bad it was already a foregone conclusion, but at least we got something to think about. If only...... I love that the kid who was so severely criticized showed up the way he did. He shut everyone up with his solid and superb...
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    Frye? Paradise? Mayer? …Rich?

    I doubt that is a Rich, Paradise or even an Adams cue. It could even have been made by some novice cuemaker in the U.S. Who knows?
  16. jay helfert

    Reyes cup 2025.

    More like ten million! Manila is one of the most populated cities on the planet. About one third of them live in poverty. Whole communities of small hand made huts of bamboo and tin. They are all squatters with no title or deed to their homes. You will see this all over Manila and throughout the...
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    2025 Reyes Cup, Oct 16-19, Manilla. Team Asia vs Team World

    What were seeing has little to do with math or stats. We are watching a mental breakdown.
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    2025 Reyes Cup, Oct 16-19, Manilla. Team Asia vs Team World

    I haven't seen anything about it in the local newspapers or on local TV. The only PR for this event has been online. Maybe it will be different for the Philippine Open.
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    2025 Reyes Cup, Oct 16-19, Manilla. Team Asia vs Team World

    Hoang wins 5-1 in a laugher. I didn't see any support for Skyler from any of his team mates during the match. Looks like they've thrown in the towel. 8-1 The 5-0 final match just an exclamation point on it!
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