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Spoiler alert. The gang party buses to Atlantic City and sets up 5 matches, a grand each, race to 9, 9-ball, some play even up, others given weight. First match: Jennifer steamrollers SomeDood who had No Chance playing her even. Finnnegan sez Jen ought to lead off every future team event...

The New Golden Age Lots of good replies so far. I started playing pool during the long-gone era where under age kids snuck in poolrooms, destitute players slept under the table, guys with no money fired air barrels to try to win bus fare home, bla bla bla but worst off all, there were only two...

I got to the episode forty minutes into the show, just as Ross was running out the last few racks of his match and beating Jarrod easily, no drama at all, well, maybe a little help from Amazing Amy and her $5.98 can of Aerosol Voo Doo. I am enjoying this show this more and more, especially when...

Good players give up spots to set up a game they believe they can win. I've seen guys willing to give up 14-4 or more in One Pocket. Usually they are just very good players who know they can outrun the big spot. But in some cases they are nefarious players who never post up and don't intend...

Just last week the pool gurus were anointing Alex Pagulayan as the current One-Pocket Greatest... ... then into the limelight shuffles good ole' Cesar Morales aka Efren Bata Reyes, who looks around to make sure he is in the right building, smiles his ineffable grin, tries to decide is he...

Agreed. Even with a handicap system in place, the local (60 miles away) Saturday 9-Ball tournament with $10 entry is almost always won by a member of the very small group of upper-tier players who carry no handicap. So in that sense it feels like being in a ring game, with the semi-pros always...

Jeez, try to get a valuation on your grandmothers favorite old doll and you will pay some antique dealer $125 for the privilege. So what exactly is it you want for free here on AZB? I know you did not just fall off the turnip truck, not if those cues have been under your bed for 20 years, and...

My recent experience gives the nod to Magic Chalk. I bought some Magic Chalk from Seyberts a few weeks ago and now it is my favorite. I think it does a better job of chalking the tip. No hype, just results. I have not tried Blue Diamond, but I can tell a big difference between Magic Chalk...

Google say- lookie likey Helmstetter RH-4 not worth $2500 not worth $250 not worth muchie much unless yhou likie likey but, Mr. Google sometime Mr. Wrongle.

The two episodes of The Hustlers I watched seemed to be real enough in that they contained behavior I've seen at pool halls since 1966, so in that sense it is reality TV. However, I never saw a female in pool halls much at all, nor any who could run a three-pack, until sometime after the late...

Yesterday it was tied twice, at 31 then again at 42. These two champions were playing even after five days and 84 games; so it seems to me there is hardly any measurable difference between them when it comes to skill at playing one pocket. However, someone could get tired, someone could get...

Sorry, very few of the guys at the Eagle's Club's Wednesday night $5 tournament would or maybe even could read the WPA rules pdf with comprehension. So we have to play Bar Rules, which usually means whatever you make on the break is yours, with a choice only if you make both a solid and...

I have watched two or three episodes, including the most recent two. I started watching with some bad feelings, but they quickly evaporated when I saw this was real pool played by real people, with maybe a bit more talking than usual both on the rail and between players. The lady's comeback...

I spoke to Freddy once on the phone concerning which of his many types of Encyclopedia I might buy. He was so friendly, he talked to me like I was his friend though we had never met, acted like he was interested in what book would best serve my needs, and I'll never forget his happy turn of...

Having seen how cue purchases transpire here on AZB, it will be a cold day in hell before I even offer to buy one off AZB, or make an offer at any auction site where the seller wants me to pay his auction fee or otherwise bypass the regular auction process. I might deal with an in-person...

The only way to make sure your merchandise will be replaced in case of loss or damage (even if it occurs while in transit to a new owner) is to get an all-risks rider on your homeowner's or renter's policy. It used to cost me about 13 cents, later about 15 cents per $100 valuation per year...

Sometimes sellers, once they get the money, take their own sweet time because they have the funds so they are in no hurry to actually ship the goods. This looks like one such case, if not an actual scam. It is too arrogant of a seller with funds in hand to delay a shipment for any reason...

I always keep some Red chalk in my case, knowing that anyone who steals that will get the worst punishment possible - having to use Red chalk!. Seriously, I break down my cue and take cue and case to the pool hall restroom with me, unless there is a trusted friend (sober) who agrees to mind my...

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As a former manager responsible for investigating sites for safety hazards before they become problems, I would not allow these hazardous devices in my shop, pool hall, restaurant, home, or manufacturing facility. Every one of these devices is an obvious trip and fall hazard, especially with no...