Good match between JS and Ruslan.
Wilkie basically played himself out of his match vs Appleton. Too many dumb mistakes on his part.
Wilkie basically played himself out of his match vs Appleton. Too many dumb mistakes on his part.
American Straight Pool Championship, 2019
- Thread starter Bob Jewett
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THANK YOU for the stream!
Nice stream! Thx for posting the link, and thank you to the providers. Just watched
Schmidt v Makkonen(sp?) and was a very fun match to watch. Chances to both players to complete the run, and examples of different styles of play (as well as really good show by John of how his game has progressed since his attempt and conquer of the long standing record).
Watching that match just made me think of how Willie after being on the road for so many years, day after day playing exhibitions, must have had such an astounding skill and knowledge base and been so locked in.... I can see how he became what he became (and was who he was).
Just an opinion of a weak 14.1 player at best.... or any other game for that matter.
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Nice stream! Thx for posting the link, and thank you to the providers. Just watched
Schmidt v Makkonen(sp?) and was a very fun match to watch. Chances to both players to complete the run, and examples of different styles of play (as well as really good show by John of how his game has progressed since his attempt and conquer of the long standing record).
Watching that match just made me think of how Willie after being on the road for so many years, day after day playing exhibitions, must have had such an astounding skill and knowledge base and been so locked in.... I can see how he became what he became (and was who he was).
Just an opinion of a weak 14.1 player at best.... or any other game for that matter.
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They have bleachers as shown with maybe 60-70 seats total. Until the quarter finals there was no problem getting a seat. The bleachers go up pretty fast so climbing up is a little challenge for the less spry. Now that we are down to fewer tables people are also sitting around the edges. There are 14 or 15 Diamonds in the tournament room, and some out in the main room. They also have a smoking section (but I noticed no smoke in the tournament area or the main room). 70+ tables in total. They have pretty good food at reasonable prices.
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal round just finished a short time ago. Lowest run of the 4 matches was 85 and out by Alex on the stream table.
Next was around 130 by Marco Teutscher in his win over Alcaide. The other 2 matches which were on adjacent tables featured Albin Ouschan with 150 and out over Hohmann while Chinahov was dispatching Maximillion Lechner with a 151 and out.
Peter Burrows had raised 500.00 for anyone who ran 150 and out. 2 people did it almost simultaneously so he threw in another hundred and gave both 300.00.
There was a total of 400.00 earmarked for high runs in the tournament but because of the duplicates (I think there were 5 125 ball runs) he's already given out well over a thousand and tomorrow still to come.
Just my 2 cents but anyone who loves 14.1 should stand up and salute this guy without whom this tournament wouldn't exist. It's the biggest and the best and yet every year Peter strives for improvement. It's always free for spectators and free streaming and the reason for that is because Peter insists on that.
I'd urge anyone within reasonable driving distance to come by on Sat. to shake his hand and personally thank him for all he does.
Quarterfinal round just finished a short time ago. Lowest run of the 4 matches was 85 and out by Alex on the stream table.
Next was around 130 by Marco Teutscher in his win over Alcaide. The other 2 matches which were on adjacent tables featured Albin Ouschan with 150 and out over Hohmann while Chinahov was dispatching Maximillion Lechner with a 151 and out.
Peter Burrows had raised 500.00 for anyone who ran 150 and out. 2 people did it almost simultaneously so he threw in another hundred and gave both 300.00.
There was a total of 400.00 earmarked for high runs in the tournament but because of the duplicates (I think there were 5 125 ball runs) he's already given out well over a thousand and tomorrow still to come.
Just my 2 cents but anyone who loves 14.1 should stand up and salute this guy without whom this tournament wouldn't exist. It's the biggest and the best and yet every year Peter strives for improvement. It's always free for spectators and free streaming and the reason for that is because Peter insists on that.
I'd urge anyone within reasonable driving distance to come by on Sat. to shake his hand and personally thank him for all he does.
I thought the view was reasonable. I believe that it was only the TV table that was racked away from the bleachers and that was because the camera was set up on the table at that end. I think the first day may have had the rack away from the camera end but was changed. That table had two rack outlines drawn on it.
It was sometimes hard to see if one ball passed another early in the rack but that's usually the case.
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Not all that sparkles is shiny my freind' I am sure it's mo impotent' 4 u to belong to there little club than to play solid eh. Bring yer hero and walk lighter - when u leave. I did not mention barry - my post was in reference to brady (who lied to 'all' forum members bout owing me $ for one of his tornaments') - ur reading retention skills are probly as poor as yer 14.1 game. As far as peter - he is justjohnny archerr's puppet, I notice u mentioned the word 'nobody' speaking 4 the masses = very low IQ sparkle of deficiency. Be careful u don't become a political puppet yerselfy. My name is on their plaque there in q mester's - I really wish it was not. I really don't want my name associated with anythin that has to do with burrows or brady berman - and his two $ orders for $1,000.00 a piece ha ha - what a liar he is. I guess that is the last venue left for Straight pool - part of the demise of 14.1 i suppose. peter is not very honest either - look up honest in yer dictionary sparky 1984 u will see me, party' of being classy is bein' honest - u r either a political puppet yerself' or just not too well informed - probly a combo of both. As far as yer 6 or 8 players - anyone of them - are not stealing agin' me in Straight Pool - I promise - that actually does mean it's true - just so u understand.
Not all that sparkles is shiny my freind' I am sure it's mo impotent' 4 u to belong to there little club than to play solid eh. Bring yer hero and walk lighter - when u leave. I did not mention barry - my post was in reference to brady (who lied to 'all' forum members bout owing me $ for one of his tornaments') - ur reading retention skills are probly as poor as yer 14.1 game. As far as peter - he is justjohnny archerr's puppet, I notice u mentioned the word 'nobody' speaking 4 the masses = very low IQ sparkle of deficiency. Be careful u don't become a political puppet yerselfy. My name is on their plaque there in q mester's - I really wish it was not. I really don't want my name associated with anythin that has to do with burrows or brady berman - and his two $ orders for $1,000.00 a piece ha ha - what a liar he is. I guess that is the last venue left for Straight pool - part of the demise of 14.1 i suppose. peter is not very honest either - look up honest in yer dictionary sparky 1984 u will see me, party' of being classy is bein' honest - u r either a political puppet yerself' or just not too well informed - probly a combo of both. As far as yer 6 or 8 players - anyone of them - are not stealing agin' me in Straight Pool - I promise - that actually does mean it's true - just so u understand.
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Danny: The money is legit and everyone is getting paid. Brady's room added nothing and I doubt his hands are on the money.
Dennis
Ok
Roger that Dennis, Max told also mentioned last night through a text that brady sold the room and the event was now legit. That is a feather in the cap for future of 14.1, brady was a very poor businessman - should stay with building his web or what ever he duzz'. People like sparkle84 don't know the hell I went through with brady. Thanks again. If peter and archerr ever clear their issues with why they were angry at me for winning two yrs in a row I may again compete.
Roger that Dennis, Max told also mentioned last night through a text that brady sold the room and the event was now legit. That is a feather in the cap for future of 14.1, brady was a very poor businessman - should stay with building his web or what ever he duzz'. People like sparkle84 don't know the hell I went through with brady. Thanks again. If peter and archerr ever clear their issues with why they were angry at me for winning two yrs in a row I may again compete.
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Not this year. I would have just been holding a stick.
Bob - In 2018, at Carom Cafe during the event, Peter Burrows told me in person that he had made the room shim the tables - which were getting new cloth for the tournament - so as to make the pocket size uniform from table to table. He told me that he even provided a template to the room owner. Corner opening size was 4 5/8, he said. This was selected because after the tournament ended, the tables would be used by the room’s regular customers, and the pockets couldn’t be overly tight.
That is not to say that he specified anything in 2019, or that the table pocket openings this year were anything other than original size.
And, I agree that the pockets were a good size this year.