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I don't follow Darts- barely know how to play, so I was surprised when I read this article about how lucrative it is becoming. Makes you wonder if the same is possible for pool- perhaps if a phenom comes along is promoted by Match Room. I am biased toward pool, but I think most people would...

Just read this article about the decline of bowling. Never really been into bowling, but I noticed some parallels to pool- debates about who business owners should cater to (causals vs serious players), traditional games/tables (of course the bar table craze in the US and I didn't know that...

Just saw on FB post from UpState Al that Buddy passed away. RIP to a legend

The NY Review of Books published an in depth profile of O'Sullivan in the most recent edition of the magazine. Quite an interesting read. I never knew of the tough experiences he had (the incarceration of his father and mother). The author also provides thought provoking analysis about the...

Great recommendation from my YouTube algorithm. Hard to find any footage of Balukas on YouTube

This is one of the best matches I've watched recently. Both players shot a great match- fun to see them in prime form. Crowd was very much into the match. Good commentary. I wish tournaments were played on these old Brunswicks more in current times.

Amazing shot at the 47:00 mark:

He fared very well in the Chuck Markulis Memorial- he beat SVB 10-4 and lost in the finals to Styer. I haven't seen him play before this tournament, but he looks very solid. If he keeps it up, perhaps he should be a candidate for the MC

I could listen to this on repeat forever! They should have kept it. I like the video clips accompanying it too. Daulton had one of the funniest break techniques I've ever seen.

Anybody know where to find the brackets for this tournament?

Are they still having this tournament? I really enjoy seeing pros play on the same type of tables I usually play on in league- 7 foot Valleys. It is interesting to see how they pick apart an 8 ball rack and the Saratoga game (combination of 8 and 9 ball basically) is quite challenging- even...

Does anybody know who won the tournament? I went to sleep around 10:30 so I didn't see the end and the bracket wasn't updated as far as I can tell

Just saw on Kaci's Instagram that he broke his left arm and suffered tendon injuries in his left arm during a severe car accident. He will likely be out of action for months. I wish him a full and speedy recovery

I have a 7 footer in my garage that needs new cloth (I’ve had it for 9 years and it gets a lot of play). I want somewhat faster cloth. I think I had simonis 860 put on originally- plays slower than a lot of tables I play outside of my house. Is Simonis 760 advised for faster cloth? Also, the...

Accu Stats posted his match recently- significant momentum changes in this match. There was a somewhat controversial shot too at 1:02:35- Earl thought Corey double hit, but Scott (the ref) disagreed. Nice debriefing interview at the end of the match too.

Interesting match. Earl got a lot of rolls, played well, and Efren played about as poor as I've ever seen him play. Earl sporting a modified mullet here too! Why did they seat the players so far away from the table in this tournament?

Not sure if people read this article yet. Provides relatively in depth coverage of his struggles and resilience http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_current_issue/aug_22/bb_index.php

I just got done practicing and I had a shot in which the cue ball was close to the object ball. I shot away from the object ball but still felt a slight vibration feeling in the cue. It got me thinking- is that always an indication of a double hit? If it were a real match, I don’t think it would...

In this clip at 23:05, Danny mentions Lester Smulowitz- never heard of him before. He states that he beat Earl 40 games leading up to Earl's first major victory in Tahoe in 1983. Whatever happened to him? Must have been a very talented player if that story is true (Incardona was incredulous).