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I didn’t see Bergman in his prime as sjm did, but I have watched almost every match he has played at the PLP and the St Louis events. His tactics, strategy and safety play are very high level. He’s made some incredible shots, too. His only major shortcoming is with the short stick. I am not...

There are big heaters in the room, but I've played on this table a number of times and it wasn't so off. A week after the table went crazy, it played somewhat closer to normal. I had stopped testing the table every time I played for a while. Now I test it every time since I now know it can...

I find the Predator scheduling quite odd. You would think they want to finish on a weekend like the WNT. Instead, the majority of Predator's events end midweek from Monday to Thursday. Only a few end on a Sunday. Wish there was more uniformity to scheduling. The lack thereof further compresses...

Chua is sixth in WPA points among Pinoys. Two Filipinos, Lee Van Corteza and Joven Bustemante, are behind him but got invites. He might not have been invited, but he could also have turned an invitation down. Seems like Chua is cutting back on travel this year. He still has young kids, mind...

Can't, DrDave. I live in DC. The Diamonds I played on were in Massachusetts, Tennessee and North Carolina when I was traveling. Next time I play on a Diamond I'll try to record a video. Oddly, not many Diamond 9-footers in the DC area, unless I want to drive further into Virginia or Maryland...

Sizable Phoenix Open this year too, with a $72,000 prize fund. Right After Arizona.

Bergman has said he plans to play in most WNT events in the US this year. He said he considered going to the European Open but had already committed to an Ultimate Pool event. Yet he also reiterated in a weekend interview he did not like “living out of a suitcase.” Implied he doesn’t like to go...

Yes.

Crazy stuff can happen, too. A few weeks ago, I shot a seemingly simple 2-1 kick on a GC4 I play on regularly in a DC suburb. The shot was way off. After my match was over, I practiced the same 2-1 bank and it was quite short. A very slight amount of running spin solved the issue. Then I...

Respectfully I don’t have your degree or expertise, DrDave, and I make no claim of certainty. I have played on five Diamond tables in the past few years. A fairly new 7 footer in Massachusetts. Also, 7-foot and 9-foot tables in Nashville, TN, and 7-foot and 9-foot tables in Ashville, NC. None...

I test out every table I play on. So do a lot of other players. Some basic tests can quickly give me a feel for any table, assuming no big change in room conditions during the day. I wouldn't do these tests if they didn't tell me anything. That said, my own very limited tests on Diamonds shows...

This is a fair point and it's been hotly debated before, but the die has been cast. MR will be vindicated to some extent if/when Fedor becomes a citizen. Gotta say, though, Fedor acts ands thinks more like an American than many native-born people I know. He's is very attuned to our culture. At...

I mentioned this in another thread this week. I played on a Diamond 7 and 9 footer at Fat Cats in Asheville, NC last week. Ran my usual kicking and banking tests similar to DrDave. Corner 5 too. Both tables banked true, like my 7-foot Olhausen at home or the Gold Crown at my Pool hall. Tables...

Lukas actually won $8,000, or 8,000 points. That's a good chunk for Mosconi.

Both players had a few shocking misses. Still, seems like the only point of drama in pro 8-ball on big tables is whether the break goes in. I don't mind watching, but only to see how they run out. My playing partner likes to play a set of 8-ball each time we meet.

Perhaps the most enjoyable part of the bank finals, to me, was seeing the best players in the world badly miss some banks I've made plenty of times. Hah! I know. A new table and slick cloth. Fans and pressure. And many of the misses were played as two-way shots. I just thought: there's hope for...

If we shut down AZB, well poops, we wouldn't get any more of your insightful commentary either!

Which Predator case? Looking to get a new one and the Urbain seems like it would suit my needs. I also have Arco balls. My preferred set.

You make a good point. I do think $6 million sounds light. Very light, in fact. So I dug a little further. I imagine Predator makes most of its money from cues, though it is of course branching out. Let's say it only got revenue from cues. Predator would have to sell 6,000 cues worldwide, at a...

Looking at the top pros who travel the most, the list hasn’t changed a great deal since 2023. By and large, Europe leads the way. More than 80% of the top travelers are European. I wonder if some of these players, especially the Poles and Germans, get more government support than others. The...