Alex-Scott 1p - Gameplay

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MJ_Ro

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It's Scott's turn at the table, he's got the bottom left pocket. After locking Alex behind the 3, Alex tried to go 3(4?) rails behind the 12 , he fouled and we are in the current position. Scott doesn't shoot the straight in 13? :embarrassed2: What? .He shoots a safety of the 10.

Am i seeing things wrong here.​
. Why not shoot the 13?
 
If I had a dollar for all of the dumb things Scott did in this set, I would have $100. Actually, I bet 100 on Alex so I do have a dollar for every mistake. I questioned A LOT of what Scott what doing and who he wanted to win.
 
I think he was scared of the table personally. He rattled a few and had a few roll off so it makes me think he was scared knowing Alex was playing very well.
 
Well starting to get scared of the table is real bad for your game. But not overcoming that fear and trying to understand the table shows you are not in the game.
 
eddie0776 said:
I think he was scared of the table personally. He rattled a few and had a few roll off so it makes me think he was scared knowing Alex was playing very well.
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It's straight in and takes no work to get on the 6 ball. Or he could take a free shot on the 7, shoot it softly and park whitey by Alex's pocket.
 
But if he misses --- he sells out. Smart play based on tight table and no confidence. And by the way --- he has a very easy safe off the 5 ball.
 
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MJ_Ro said:
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It's Scott's turn at the table, he's got the bottom left pocket. After locking Alex behind the 3, Alex tried to go 3(4?) rails behind the 12 , he fouled and we are in the current position. Scott doesn't shoot the straight in 13? :embarrassed2: What? .He shoots a safety of the 10.

Am i seeing things wrong here.​
. Why not shoot the 13?
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My feeling is that he felt this was too much of a blood tester on this particular table to shoot this shot. I think on most tables, he shoots the 13 and he's supposed to shoot the 13. If the cueball was closer to the head rail, then it becomes a normal blood tester on any decent equipment.

I think he's still supposed to shoot it, but then again, I'm not him.

Freddie <~~~ just me
 
I dunno what he hoped alex would ever sell out, that looked easier than the 13.

It seems to me if you bide your time and make moves until you're looking at a shot 1 foot from the hole...
you may die of old age before you win a game.

I'm not saying it's 100% unmissable, but you can't expect to beat a tough world class
player by waiting for him to make a dumb mistake and then running 8'n'out on tight pockets.
You're gonna beat him one ball at a time. I think you gotta take those single balls...
even if you're scared to play shape because it makes the shot tougher, at least cinch it
and take your free point. You'll be in effectively the exact same position after doing a stop shot on it.
 
CreeDo said:
I dunno what he hoped alex would ever sell out, that looked easier than the 13.

It seems to me if you bide your time and make moves until you're looking at a shot 1 foot from the hole...
you may die of old age before you win a game.

I'm not saying it's 100% unmissable, but you can't expect to beat a tough world class
player by waiting for him to make a dumb mistake and then running 8'n'out on tight pockets.
You're gonna beat him one ball at a time. I think you gotta take those single balls...
even if you're scared to play shape because it makes the shot tougher, at least cinch it
and take your free point. You'll be in effectively the exact same position after doing a stop shot on it.
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Yea, but 20,000 can sure make your butt pucker. Take a few more safeties to get your confidence back.
 
If that was in the first hour or two i would understand, but they were playing for 6 hours already. Alex was trying shots much harder that that 13.
 
Hi def edit

I am working on a complete edit for this match which will eventually end up on YouTube... please be patient.

Once it's up, you can count all of Scott's mistakes! I think he made 103, so Cleary might have gotten shorted $3 on the bet.

lol
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Well hurry up :grin: i always look forward watching good 1p (even if it's one sided) . And i wasn't looking to analyze the match, i just though that situation clearly showed what was going on in that match.
 
Scott is an amazing one pocket player and he knows the shots. He just didn't seem to know them that night. I don't think it was pressure or the table, he just didn't know em. He's played harder games for more money. Then again, I don't know the shots so don't listen to me.
 
Was there for first couple games. Scott never looked comfortable..at the table, or with the table.

He made some strong shots..just not enough.
 
Making the 13 was not a given, selling out if he missed was. In one pocket you pick your battles, this was not the time to go for a shot like that one. Playing the safe off the 5 is a lot better choice if that is what he did.---Smitty
 
Easy to question, but can we truly be in his place?

What can you say? He didnt like it. Not a bit of it, after about 4 shots on
 
I sure thought he did not like it, but my first reaction was " Isn't he the one that made Power One Pocket, why not shoot that? " :). I guess there is always more then one option, i bet he learned that from Alex who is always , always looking for every possible shot.
 
He shot at his hole in my tougher situations than this that night and made the ball. This, is a hanger.
 
cleary said:
He shot at his hole in my tougher situations than this that night and made the ball. This, is a hanger.
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agreed - you give me Scott's game, and I don't think I would ever NOT shoot that!!!

I know, double negative, but it made more sense to me in my head :embarrassed2:
 
I'll start by conceding that my one pocket knowledge is limited.

I can't stress enough how tough that table is for those of you who think that shot is unmissable. I will say that at that angle, it's very makeable, but not unmissable.

From the way I see it, it's straight in. the only shot you can play any semblance of position on is the 6. That shot would be extremely difficult on this table from the angle he would end up at. So your reward for making the 13 is one ball MAYBE two. The punishment for missing either of those two balls is guaranteed loss of game.

I think the percentages dictate getting balls away from Alex's pocket.

Edit to add: The ball count is 1 for Scott to -2 for Alex. I don't think taking big risks would make any sense here.
 
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