2015 US OPEN 10-BALL & 8-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS! July 24-31, Las Vegas, NV!

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2015 US OPEN 10-BALL & 8-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, NV
July 24-31, 2015

LATE FEES BEGIN JUNE 9 SO DON'T WAIT!

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7 footers are for amateurs. The Pro's need 9 footers for a proper tournament. People are saying that even 9 footers are too easy and they should play on 10. Having a ranked event on 7 footers is a bit silly.

Magic Rack + 7 foot table + Pro = one hell of a boring game to watch.
 
Nostroke

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Not the least bit interested in the US Open Training Wheels Pool Championships.
 
lfigueroa

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I know why it's being done and it is not my dough but nonetheless I get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when I see the words "U.S. Open," "10-Ball and 8-Ball," and "7 foot tables" used together.

Lou Figueroa
 
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I'm not positive but i think the US Open Golf Championship is being played on a Par 3 course this year.
 
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BasementDweller

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I totally agree with you Lou. I just can't stomach this and I actually play quite a bit of pool on the bar box.

I prefer seeing pros play a game that challenges them. I don't mind seeing them occasionally play on a bar table but when they do I would rather watch them play on some beat up old table with an old fashioned rack.

Pros playing on Diamond Tables with template racks is a joke.

Unfortunately, us real pool junkies are a dying breed.
 
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Chops02

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so.....if 7' tables make the game just "too easy" then i assume we will be seeing everyone complaining out there playing and robbing this tournament since 7' tables are so easy?

i get that 7' tables isn't the ideal situation for a tournament of this caliber, but every PGA tour event is played on a different length course. there is still a place in the game for a course like Harbor Town that is barely 7000 yards. you don't hear golf fans whining about that "not being a real course" just because it's shorter.

i, for one, will be looking forward to watching some of this tournament regardless of the size of the table. it's still the best in the world playing.
 
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Chops02 said:
so.....if 7' tables make the game just "too easy" then i assume we will be seeing everyone complaining out there playing and robbing this tournament since 7' tables are so easy?

i get that 7' tables isn't the ideal situation for a tournament of this caliber, but every PGA tour event is played on a different length course. there is still a place in the game for a course like Harbor Town that is barely 7000 yards. you don't hear golf fans whining about that "not being a real course" just because it's shorter.

i, for one, will be looking forward to watching some of this tournament regardless of the size of the table. it's still the best in the world playing.
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Ahahaha. Did you really think that was a good analogy??? and did you really say "everyone" should be robbing the tournament?!!?? Let me clue you in-In any tournament only one person can come in first (second too).

A shorter golf course can be quite difficult with rough, well placed traps, sidehill lie tees, dog legs, well placed trees and in a hundred other ways.

A smaller pool table is just that-a smaller pool table.
 
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Ahahaha. Did you really think that was a good analogy???

A shorter golf course can be quite difficult with rough, well placed traps, sidehill lie tees, dog legs, well placed trees and in a hundred other ways.

A smaller pool table is just that-a smaller pool table.
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Which means typically more clusters especially when playing 8 ball. I, personally, think 8 ball on a 9' is a complete joke at the pro level. Seldom any clusters or real issues to deal with.
 
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Chops02 said:
Which means typically more clusters especially when playing 8 ball. I, personally, think 8 ball on a 9' is a complete joke at the pro level. Seldom any clusters or real issues to deal with.
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You are right 8 Ball is a joke for the pros- It's a C players game and quite interesting at that level.

Still i believe there are multiple pros who have claimed 8 Ball run-outs in the 20's on the 7 footer too.
 
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Chops02 said:
Which means typically more clusters especially when playing 8 ball. I, personally, think 8 ball on a 9' is a complete joke at the pro level. Seldom any clusters or real issues to deal with.
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Haha I hate when people throw in "more clusters" when trying to defend 8 ball on a bar box, show me a match you've seen with two top pros that WASN'T a break and run fest? Almost every rack is 1 inning and seldom ever play safety in 8 ball. 8 ball is still a run out game for the pros, no clusters or safety play.
 
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You are right 8 Ball is a joke for the pros- It's a C players game and quite interesting at that level.

Still i believe there are multiple pros who have claimed 8 Ball run-outs in the 20's on the 7 footer too.
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As for the 10 ball...I think in the big money 9 ball at smokin aces played on valleys the high pack was 6. And that's over two years of that tournament. The game may be easier, sure, but its still far from easy.
 
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Kris_b1104 said:
Haha I hate when people throw in "more clusters" when trying to defend 8 ball on a bar box, show me a match you've seen with two top pros that WASN'T a break and run fest? Almost every rack is 1 inning and seldom ever play safety in 8 ball. 8 ball is still a run out game for the pros, no clusters or safety play.
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8 ball on a 9' is no different.
 
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lfigueroa said:
I know why it's being done and it is not my dough but nonetheless I get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when I see the words "U.S. Open," "10-Ball and 8-Ball," and "7 foot tables" used together.

Lou Figueroa
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"Oh well. NOT YOUR EVENT." - lfigueroa
 
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I understand why Mark's doing it. He has solid reasons for doing it; but, I just can't stomach it. Pros on 7ft tables should be illegal. To me this marks the official end of Professional Pool as a source of entertainment for me. When drunken Barry is as they said in Star Wars "our only hope." THE END IS NEAR. Correction, already past.
 
lfigueroa

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dnschmidt said:
I understand why Mark's doing it. He has solid reasons for doing it; but, I just can't stomach it. Pros on 7ft tables should be illegal. To me this marks the official end of Professional Pool as a source of entertainment for me. When drunken Barry is as they said in Star Wars "our only hope." THE END IS NEAR. Correction, already past.
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Who knows. Maybe we can expect the MC on 7 footers too.

Lou Figueroa
 
JeremiahGage

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Would a U.S. Open tournament be better on 9-footers? Probably
Is having a U.S. Open tournament on 7-footers better than not having it at all? Absolutely

Last year these tournaments didn't even happen, so I'm glad they are doing them.

Long races reduce the effect of chance, so I bet we still see the same players rise to the top. I'm looking forward to playing next to the pros and watching them in these events.
 
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