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True that. Mike has been one of my favorite coms before, but this time he seemed to take control of the commentators box and it became a Sigel talkathon. Whenever Mike stopped to take a breath Jerry jumped right in. Rarely was there ever any silence. It was just too much and I muted the sound...

That's why nothing ever bothers the Filipinos when they are playing. They are used to playing with distractions all around them - People walking around the table when they're shooting, yelling out bets while you're getting ready to shoot, having to ask someone to move over so you can get down on...

They are not removing debris. They are making small chalk marks next to an object ball that could be moved on the next shot. They play cue ball fouls only, so if an object ball it moved they just replace it.

I had a radio phone installed in my 1969 Pontiac Gran Prix in the early 70's. I could call anywhere in the U.S. on that phone, but only one person could talk at a time. You had to talk and then say "over." Then the person you were calling could respond. It sometimes got confusing but it damn...

If you want to get a look at some of the young talent on the Philippine pool scene, check out the Capito Sports Bar on Youtube. They have regular pool fights (money games) there featuring many of the best hustlers in the Philippines. You will see a bunch of guys who could terrorize poolrooms and...

Now try it blindfolded! That puts a whole new twist on things.😄

Very cool story. Keith was considered to be the 7 ball under the top players back then. He sure fooled them!

More back story. When we agreed to take a break I would go out to my car and lay down across the seat and sleep. Someone (usually the house man) would come and knock on my window and tell me he was back. I never went out for a meal but during one break went down to a nearby grocery store and...

I did not enjoy the commentary in this match. Too much talk, talk, talk where they were actually talking over each other. They seemed to feel like they had to take up every moment of airtime with conversation. A moment or two of silence between shots would have been a relief. And Mike starting...

We'd play six or eight hours and take a few hours off, then go at it again. When he went broke he always came back within an hour so I didn't quit him. Must have done that three or four times. I thought he was going home to get more money. He never wanted to raise the bet and I was determined to...

Danny won a few tournaments back in his heyday.

Flying all over the country and the world will take its toll on you. Shane needs a break before the MC.

Shannon and Ginky did win some big ones. The other three guys did not. I may make a caveat for Tang though. He won both divisions (9-Ball and One Pocket) at the Hard Times Jamboree back in early 2000. The field was full of good players including Parica, Efren, Amar and Kim. He also won the...

Here's my one and only tall tale for a short stack. I once played a guy $5 9-Ball off and on (breaks to rest and to eat) for almost three days. Every time he ran out of money he would leave and come back maybe thirty minutes later with another 50 or a 100. I ended up winning about $300 all told...

Warren Kiamco is another one of the great Filipino players who just never got to the top. Meanwhile little Santos Sambajon Jr. won the big Skins game tourney in New York. He won something like 70K and took the money home to his family. He hadn't been home in over ten years!

One of the slowest players ever. But also one of the best in 14.1.

Strong, big money at stake.

Jeff Carter won many regional events but never a major as far as I can remember. He frequently finished in the top four to six players but never quite got it over the goal line. He was a damn good money player too. He is the best one I can think of right now. There were several primarily money...

Jimmy Marino did win 9-Ball division at Johnston City in 1971, and Bernie Schwartz won the 9-Ball at the Stardust in 1970. Norman Hitchcock won the last 9-Ball tourney at the Stardust in 1973. Mike Eufemia won the 14.1 at the Stardust in 1967. They were considered to be major tournaments during...

CJ won probably the biggest tournament of the 1990's, when he won the ESPN World Championship held in Santa Rosa, CA in the 1990's. I actually did some commentary alongside Lon McEachern of World Series of Poker fame there. CJ won something like 75 or 80 thou at that event.