Next year, they should have an 8 foot table with the same size pockets Mosconi played on when he set the all time record. At least make it 9 foot table with the 4.75" gold crown pockets that the 14.1 us open was played on.
I always wanted to see how today's pros would take to the same table difficulty levels that Mosconi, Irving crane, Babe Cranfield played on.
Having 14.1 on diamonds with tight pockets is just limiting the fun and excitement these players could produce.
I don't know about going to an 8-foot table for this challenge just for the reason of seeing if Mosconi's high run 526 can be challenged, but unquestionably one of the true arts of great straight pool players is all the pack shots the great players somehow manage to find and play which involve caroms,combos, throws, or a combination of all of those. On 4-1/2" or tighter pockets, those types of shots are virtually entirely eliminated - it's just too risky to play them on tight pockets unless they are absolutely dead on.
Not only that, but shots that require "cheating the pocket" because an obstructing OB gives you less than a full pocket to work with, as well as "cheating the pocket" to get the CB to the desired position angle for the next shot or for the breakout shot are also greatly limited with the tighter pockets.
There is no way that Mosconi's 526 high run record will ever be challenged at this event on a Diamond table with 4-1/2" or tighter pockets, in my opinion.