Just got back from the Archer/Nevel match in Easley. Incredible, had alot of fun. 10 ahead for $10,000 lots of side bets going. Match didn't get started 'till 8:00. The place was crammed full, seating was shoulder to shoulder and really hot and sticky in the joint. Match was played on a brunswick with tight pockets. Couldn't fit two balls between the points. Johnny wins the lag and breaks and runs the first two. Breaks the third rack and misses a ball, Larry gets to the table and tries to lag a ball but doesn't hit a rail and gives Johnny ball in hand and goes up three ahead. Long story short, Johnny gets on the hill (9 ahead) in 90 minutes. Misses a key ball and Larry finally wins a game. Up until that point, Larry had only pocketed maybe 6 balls. It's now 8 ahead with Larry breaking and he makes the 10 on the break. Now 7 ahead and Larry breaks and runs the next two to come down to 5 ahead. Larry continues to win the next two games from easy 9 ball misses by Johnny and the next game they trade balls and it's now 2 ahead. Larry breaks and misses and Johnny wins to get back to 3 ahead. Johnny wins the next to get to 4 and then they trade games a couple of times going back and forth 'till Johnny comes alive and gets it up to 5 ahead. Johnny goes on from there to get back to the hill. Final game, Johnny breaks, makes the one and scratches. Leaving a tough out. Getting from the two to the three was perilous, with the three at the opposite end tied up with the six and seven ball. After a really long look at the table, makes the two, gets kind of bad on the three, tries to play safe off the three but ends up leaving Johnny straight in on the three without any tie ups on the rest of the balls and Johnny plays brilliantly and runs out the final game to win 10 ahead in almost 5 hours flat. Larry played good but looked out of sorts, kept getting really bad rolls and missing alot of key shots and really just not getting out when he should have. Worth the trip, had fun. Hope this helped.
