1988 A little Earl and a LOT of Efren

[nb92]

Before PPV there was Pat (no commentary) but some GREAT pool..

Efren Reyes vs Earl Strickland SF 1988 Tara Open 9 ball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6JyWETm4Ho&list=PL16BA96AE6861A677&index=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKZVGt8n0OE&list=PL16BA96AE6861A677

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi7Ioy1EqxM&list=PL16BA96AE6861A677

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvZ2JgHVRzQ&list=PL16BA96AE6861A677

 

[POVPOOL]

I am thoroughly enjoying this! :grin:

 

[nb92]

I am thoroughly enjoying this! :grin:

efren's cue ball is hypnotic in this...

 

[PoolBum]

The finals match of this tournament between Efren and Earl is one of the best matches I've ever seen. It starts here, race to 15:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxCFdTzOSnI&list=PL6505D2B61AD20420

 

[nb92]

The finals match of this tournament between Efren and Earl is one of the best matches I've ever seen. It starts here, race to 15:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxCFdTzOSnI&list=PL6505D2B61AD20420

WOW... thank you... Really nice finals... just think those two have another 25 years ahead of them to butt heads... and they are STILL doing it! LOL...:thumbup:

 

[StraightPoolIU]

That was extremely cool. Thanks for posting. A few observations:
It looks like they were playing 1 foul as of 1988 which explains why I've never seen anyone play 2 foul.
Efren was breaking from the side rail and making the corner ball at a time when it was popular to break from the middle like Earl was doing.
Holy crap that was Efren being very Efreny. I mean there is making the game look easy then there is that.
What kind of table is that? Didn't really look like a GC to me.

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