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Best by discipline if all were simultaneously in their primes:
8-ball Efren
9-ball: Earl
10-ball: Shane
1-pocket: Efren, though his best one pocket years came at an age greater than 30
Awe this ought to be a fun one. Lets see here. I have never see any of them play one pocket so I am not evening going to guess that one.
10-ball is Shane all the way.
As for 8-ball and 9-ball I can't really decide between the two. They are both world class players and are pretty evenly match. Although I believe Efren is way better at multi rail kicks compare to Earl. Earl is just the undecided factor because he is a loose cannon.
10-ball is Shane all the way.
As for 8-ball and 9-ball I can't really decide between the two. They are both world class players and are pretty evenly match. Although I believe Efren is way better at multi rail kicks compare to Earl. Earl is just the undecided factor because he is a loose cannon.
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that's tricky, it'd be different if you asked who would you take when they were all in their prime, efren said in an interview his prime pool playing years were when he was 17 thru 23 yrs old, he didn't even play one pocket back then, but once he picked it up he became the best one hole player ever, at 59 he took the derby city 1pocket, what more can you say
but at 30 yrs old
8ball - efren
9ball - toss between earl and efren, even tho efren got the best of earl his whole life
10ball - shane
1pocket - shane
at their primes, efren in 8ball, 9ball and 1pocket
shane in 10ball 'cause of that monster break
that's tricky, it'd be different if you asked who would you take when they were all in their prime, efren said in an interview his prime pool playing years were when he was 17 thru 23 yrs old, he didn't even play one pocket back then, but once he picked it up he became the best one hole player ever, at 59 he took the derby city 1pocket, what more can you say
but at 30 yrs old
8ball - efren
9ball - toss between earl and efren, even tho efren got the best of earl his whole life
10ball - shane
1pocket - shane
at their primes, efren in 8ball, 9ball and 1pocket
shane in 10ball 'cause of that monster break
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I agree..., for the most part
You got to give Efren One Pocket!! He has won Derby City every time he has entered and has won or finished in the top two at every One Pocket event he gets in!
You got to give Efren One Pocket!! He has won Derby City every time he has entered and has won or finished in the top two at every One Pocket event he gets in!
He has not won DCC every time he played. That was true for quite a few years though.
I think that Efren would take 8 ball and 1 pocket.
I would have to favor Earl in 9 ball (especially if it is winner breaks and Earl isn't ranting about his opponents lucky rolls).
I'm not sure about 10 ball, but it is hard to bet against Earl in his prime so I'm going with Earl again.
I would have to favor Earl in 9 ball (especially if it is winner breaks and Earl isn't ranting about his opponents lucky rolls).
I'm not sure about 10 ball, but it is hard to bet against Earl in his prime so I'm going with Earl again.
If a frog had a machine gun, a snake wouldn't mess with it.
8 ball could be a tie, 9 ball would be Earl by a little, 10 ball Shane due to the break, one pocket Efren. I've often heard that at one pocket when he was playing good, Efren could spot a ball to anyone else.
Watch the HK challenge, Earl and Eferen at the top of their games, only reason Earl lost was that his head got in the way.
Everyone said that Lassiter was the best 9 ball player ever though, not any of these guys. Wonder if he would be a top 10 ball player as well.
Yes, I've heard many say this over the years. In the early 60's, I'm told, only Eddie Kelly and Harold Worst would dare gamble with Wimpy at 9-ball and neither of them had the best of it.
Seems like Earl was around 30 when Vernon Elliott made him cry... tears, quivering lip, the whole shibang!
Anyway, I think Efren outplays them all mentally. Even in 9ball he's going to put them in places that will leave them scratching their heads and wondering, "how the f*ck did he do that, and how the f*ck do I get outta this?"
In 1pocket, no question... like the saying went back in the day: we have the top 10 one pocket players in the world and then there's Efren. I've been front row center when Efren was playing 1P, and I must say, he was like Houdini on the table!
Anyway, I think Efren outplays them all mentally. Even in 9ball he's going to put them in places that will leave them scratching their heads and wondering, "how the f*ck did he do that, and how the f*ck do I get outta this?"
In 1pocket, no question... like the saying went back in the day: we have the top 10 one pocket players in the world and then there's Efren. I've been front row center when Efren was playing 1P, and I must say, he was like Houdini on the table!
i do give it to efren in his prime 1pocket years, but at 30 he didn't play 1pocket yet, and at age 30 shane's turned into a beast at 1pocket, he snapped off the accustats invitational 1pocket and the derby 1pocket a few years ago too
if efren played all games in his prime years, i'd take efren in all games, even 10ball 'cause he's got the mental edge, that's probably why he still plays pro level pool at age 60
at age 34 efren learned how to play snooker and practiced for about 2 weeks; then brought home an asian snooker title. if efren learned 1-pocket at the age of 30 im sure he would dominate. when it comes to wisdom in pool, efren is above all. and so i'd also give him 8-ball. 9-ball is a tie between him and earl. 10-ball is shane.
Who ever played their best that day!
I don't think you can separate these 3 great players.
They could play for 9 straight days against each other.
With the score being
3 Wins Efren
3 Wins Shane
3 Wins Earl.
I think it is that close!
I don't think you can separate these 3 great players.
They could play for 9 straight days against each other.
With the score being
3 Wins Efren
3 Wins Shane
3 Wins Earl.
I think it is that close!
Magic Rack
If opponent racks with a triangle rack....
9-ball...toss up between Earl & Efren .... But short race is all Earl
10 Ball--All Efren
1 Pocket.... NOBODY post-85 touches Efren
If rack your own (or anyone racks) on Magic Rack....
8,9,10 ball....All belong to SVB
1Pox... Yeah, Efren King post-85
SVB has perfected the break in perfect setting. And, he also shoots lights out for today's standards. However, as far as shooting Post-Break... Today's players (especially USA) aren't able to jump to sub-perfect standards. In 80's and 90's gambling in bars and on sub-standard equipment was how players hustled and made their bread and butter money. But, APA opened the door to all players seeing how well those players really played. Also, they learned that they could play those players in a short race with handicap for only $7 or $8. Anyway, Honky-Tonk gambling is gone. Of course, the Car Washes still use ancient bill acceptors.
If opponent racks with a triangle rack....
9-ball...toss up between Earl & Efren .... But short race is all Earl
10 Ball--All Efren
1 Pocket.... NOBODY post-85 touches Efren
If rack your own (or anyone racks) on Magic Rack....
8,9,10 ball....All belong to SVB
1Pox... Yeah, Efren King post-85
SVB has perfected the break in perfect setting. And, he also shoots lights out for today's standards. However, as far as shooting Post-Break... Today's players (especially USA) aren't able to jump to sub-perfect standards. In 80's and 90's gambling in bars and on sub-standard equipment was how players hustled and made their bread and butter money. But, APA opened the door to all players seeing how well those players really played. Also, they learned that they could play those players in a short race with handicap for only $7 or $8. Anyway, Honky-Tonk gambling is gone. Of course, the Car Washes still use ancient bill acceptors.
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