who were the better straight pool players from canada?

pt109

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Alain Martel has cracked 400
Gaston Leblanc has placed high in the US Open straight pool
George Chenier was the first to run 150 in a world championship...on Irving Crane

Alex has ran a lot of hundreds in practise...and some under fire...
..he had two on John Schmidt in a 300 point match for 5Gs
...but he hasn’t cracked 300 yet
 

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Alain Martel has cracked 400
Gaston Leblanc has placed high in the US Open straight pool
George Chenier was the first to run 150 in a world championship...on Irving Crane

Alex has ran a lot of hundreds in practise...and some under fire...
..he had two on John Schmidt in a 300 point match for 5Gs
...but he hasn’t cracked 300 yet

anyone have any info/stories on gaston leblanc
 

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anyone have any info/stories on gaston leblanc

When Alex was in his early twenties....but already a feared player, Gaston played him a
long set of nine ball for 10Gs....and won hill-hill by making that nine on the break.
 

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When Alex was in his early twenties....but already a feared player, Gaston played him a
long set of nine ball for 10Gs....and won hill-hill by making that nine on the break.

Thanks for the story
Any more ?
Pretty please ?😃
 

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Gaston is a lawyer....but when he’s got a cue in his hand, he’s as passionate as a road
player betting his last G-note.

Sooo, he’s down 7-0 in a race to 9 in a nine ball tournament....he’d just messed up an
easy out and he’s starting to smell a skunk....he’s got his hands inside the triangle to get
them tight and he thinks about the shot he missed...he growls...and squeezes...
...three balls came flying out of the rack and ended up rolling on the floor.....
He starts laughing...and got skunked.

Good thing he started laughing...he is a strong guy..
...I told him he’s built more like a lumberjack than an ambulance chaser.
 
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