Mike was driven out of pool, and he played a role in that. A huge loss of talent for American pool. He could have been our best player...but the road is harder for some and people can be cruel. He realized he had no real future in pool and made the right choices for himself.
Mike Dechaine
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Mike Dechaine told the truth about American pool's golden boy and was punished for it.
What a sad state with all the politics surrounding professional pool that the #2 or #3 American player has to go make a living elsewhere.
care to elaborate?
Penguin has a hard on for SVB, and looks for any opportunity to talk shit about him.
Hope that helps. :thumbup:
i knew that already, so maybe i shouldn't have asked. but the claim that MD was driven out of the pro pool scene has been voiced by others as well
As far as that goes, Mike was immature for a very long time..... :lol:
Mike Dechaine told the truth about American pool's golden boy and was punished for it.
What a sad state with all the politics surrounding professional pool that the #2 or #3 American player has to go make a living elsewhere.
When was he #2 or #3? What’s sad is you thinking he got to this level.
I'm going to respectfully disagree with you. I believe MD was, indeed, #2 or #3 rotation player in America for a while.
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brian kc
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He is #2 in Fargorate right now!
I guess you haven't followed American Pool too closely the last decade and a half.
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I respect the man for finding a job that should pay him a nice income.
Making a living in the pool world is difficult as you witness the low payouts for tournaments.
I hope he continues to prosper in his job and, when he can, enter the larger tournaments. Maturity will solve some of his earlier problems.
Making a living in the pool world is difficult as you witness the low payouts for tournaments.
I hope he continues to prosper in his job and, when he can, enter the larger tournaments. Maturity will solve some of his earlier problems.
I'll disagree a little with you, as I believe Mike was the crystal clear #2 in America for quite a while. As Jason Laus has often noted and which I myself saw first hand, Mike is the one American player that had a career winning record against Shane, including winning at least one race to 25 match. Mike won the Ultimate 10-ball, reached the last four of the US Open 9-ball twice, and was the dominant player on the Joss Tour for years. He also had a top ten in the WPA World 9-balll Championships. His competitive resume from 2010-2015 was, among American pros, second only to Shane's.
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The American pool scene:
Can't win dough (enough)
Must sell window
Can't win dough (enough)
Must sell window
I agree totally. I've never been a big Dechaine fan but there is no doubting his ability. He was clearly second best US player for a while.
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I fear the writer may have been very slightly biased but a great read.
i believe the same blog reported from another TAR match with MD vs alcano? very fun reading.