16 Top Pros Battle for $20,000 FIrst Prize!

From left to right, can we get a who's who? Thanks. I know the names, just can't match to all the faces.
Shane Winters,Eric Durbin,Justin Hall,Jayson Shaw,John Morra,Sky Woodward,Chuck Raulston,Danny Smith,Justin Bergman,Danny Olson.Dennis Orcollo,Shane VanBoening,Warren Kiamco,Rob Saez,Corey Deuel and Johnny Archer
 
Shane Winters,Eric Durbin,Justin Hall,Jayson Shaw,John Morra,Sky Woodward,Chuck Raulston,Danny Smith,Justin Bergman,Danny Olson.Dennis Orcollo,Shane VanBoening,Warren Kiamco,Rob Saez,Corey Deuel and Johnny Archer

Do you know who won between Danny and Jhall?
 
But it is all added money to the players they all have sponsors in this event all the players have backers that put them in this. I dont think even 1 player here is on their own money even the top guys have a free roll without the backers these type events would never happen. Mike Mckuin the owner he works hard for months getting all the players sponsor money for the event some of the players have 3 or 4 guys putting up the cash.

As long as the backers are happy great deal for the players , the backers are getting odds on the money that they would not get backing a player in a one on one match 2k wins 20.

All the sweaters get a chance to see great players playing long races to 21 so it is win win deal all the way around lol!!

If that's the case, why don't all those backers just put up all the prize money themselves, make all the players wanting to play take a skill level test, then only the top 16 get to play, and even if a player looses 2 and out......they at least get paid something for their effort;) No matter how you look at it, this is still nothing more than a ring game being played by puppets for the sole entertainment of others on the easiest playing tables on the planet. I'm sorry, but I just can't agree with this type of degradation of pool.
 
Do you know who won between Danny and Jhall?
The stream stopped at about 4am Ray had to go get some sleep they were even but still were playing
so we will have to get that info from Ray when he get back up there
It was a real battle going back and fourth Justin was up 4 or 5 games at one point and Danny got back even Justin was ahead the whole time just about.
 
If that's the case, why don't all those backers just put up all the prize money themselves, make all the players wanting to play take a skill level test, then only the top 16 get to play, and even if a player looses 2 and out......they at least get paid something for their effort;) No matter how you look at it, this is still nothing more than a ring game being played by puppets for the sole entertainment of others on the easiest playing tables on the planet. I'm sorry, but I just can't agree with this type of degradation of pool.

It doesn't surprise me someone like you is trying to degrade a guy doing good things for pool.
 
Shane Winters,Eric Durbin,Justin Hall,Jayson Shaw,John Morra,Sky Woodward,Chuck Raulston,Danny Smith,Justin Bergman,Danny Olson.Dennis Orcollo,Shane VanBoening,Warren Kiamco,Rob Saez,Corey Deuel and Johnny Archer

You da real MVP. :)
 
I happen to love all events like this, where we get a field of top players playing long races. There will be more and more of these sixteen man tournaments as all the matches are high class affairs. My only suggestion here would have been to make it Ten Ball (a much better game on a bar box). That way the matches could have been Races to Fifteen. Of course I love the Diamond bar table, simple the best made!
 
If that's the case, why don't all those backers just put up all the prize money themselves, make all the players wanting to play take a skill level test, then only the top 16 get to play, and even if a player looses 2 and out......they at least get paid something for their effort;) No matter how you look at it, this is still nothing more than a ring game being played by puppets for the sole entertainment of others on the easiest playing tables on the planet. I'm sorry, but I just can't agree with this type of degradation of pool.

This may be some of the dumbest sh@#$ you have ever said.:angry:

What are all professional sports? Are Tiger,Lebron,Pujols,Williams,Romo playing on their own money? No,GENIUS, they are paid.:wink:

This is a small step in the right direction.

Get on the big track and eliminate the calcuta,and you really have something!
 
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This may be some of the dumbest sh@#$ you have ever said.:angry:

What are all professional sports? Are Tiger,Lebron,Pujols,Williams,Romo playing on their own money? No,GENIUS, they are paid.:wink:

This is a small step in the right direction.

Get on the big track and eliminate the calcuta,and you really have something!

Really?? Do you see any of them playing mini golf or driveway basket ball for pay??
 
This may be some of the dumbest sh@#$ you have ever said.:angry:

What are all professional sports? Are Tiger,Lebron,Pujols,Williams,Romo playing on their own money? No,GENIUS, they are paid.:wink:

This is a small step in the right direction.

Get on the big track and eliminate the calcuta,and you really have something!

Paid???? So I guess what you're saying then, is that all 16 players got paid right....even if they went 2 and out?
 
I happen to love all events like this, where we get a field of top players playing long races. There will be more and more of these sixteen man tournaments as all the matches are high class affairs. My only suggestion here would have been to make it Ten Ball (a much better game on a bar box). That way the matches could have been Races to Fifteen. Of course I love the Diamond bar table, simple the best made!
Well Jay weekend after next another 16 man 2k entry race to 15 but 8 ball on Diamond 7ft Pro cut pockets Simonis 860 HR cloth almost every thing you ask for in that post lol


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Paid???? So I guess what you're saying then, is that all 16 players got paid right....even if they went 2 and out?

No still have a ways to go till the day when "all" these players will be paid,or at the least have a free shot.

Your "puppet" comment is what was so stupid. But I guess you realize that,so you pose this to discredit me?
 
No still have a ways to go till the day when "all" these players will be paid,or at the least have a free shot.

Your "puppet" comment is what was so stupid. But I guess you realize that,so you pose this to discredit me?

I don't have to do anything to discredit you buddy....your comment about Diamonds does that for you....this event just played was played on 7 FOOT VALLEY TABLES!!!
 
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