Best One-Pocket Players

RunoutJJ

RunoutJJ

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Since everyone is naming their favorite 9-ball players i figured a thread of top notch One-pocket players was in order. Here's some of mine in no particular order. :grin:


Bucktooth
Billy Palmer
Tony Chonan
Parica
Cornbread Red
JD from Seattle
Gene Venture
KIETHER!!!
 
Obvious West Coast slant there, pal.:wink: You coulda just stopped after the first...

RunoutJJ said:
Since everyone is naming their favorite 9-ball players i figured a thread of top notch One-pocket players was in order. Here's some of mine in no particular order. :grin:


Bucktooth
Billy Palmer
Tony Chonan
Parica
Cornbread Red
JD from Seattle
Gene Venture
KIETHER!!!
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Even though many feel he's "over the hill", Efren did recently win some small one-pocket tourney (grin). Also, Shannon Daulton is a threat to win any matchup at any time.
 
Black-Balled said:
Obvious West Coast slant there, pal.:wink: You coulda just stopped after the first...
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Yeah i saw and learned more about One-Pocket when i lived in SF and Seattle.

I saw some great matches though. Especially when Kid Delicious matched up with Chohan at Family Billiards. What a great match!!!!
 
RunoutJJ said:
Since everyone is naming their favorite 9-ball players i figured a thread of top notch One-pocket players was in order. Here's some of mine in no particular order. :grin:


Bucktooth
Billy Palmer
Tony Chonan
Parica
Cornbread Red
JD from Seattle
Gene Venture
KIETHER!!!
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From your list I think you should have called the thread "favorite one-pocket players" not "best". How could a list of "Best one-pocket players" not include:
Efren Reyes
Alex Pagulayan
Clem Metz
Squirrel
Steve Cook
Joey Spaeth
Jack Cooney
just to name a few off the top of my head.

just more hot air!

Sherm
 
1-pocket best list

Are we talking about best of all time, presently playing and alive or what?
 
Best all-time:
1 Efren
2.Ronnie Allen
3.Steve Cook
4.Allen Hopkins
5.Ed Kelly
6.Jack Breit
7.S.Daulton,Parica, Joiner, Buddy Hall, Squirrel, Beanie, Frost, Eddie Taylor, Clem.... all tied
8. Minnesota fats

Favorites:
1.Efren
2.Ronnie Allen
3.Buddy Hall
4.Hopkins
5.Cook
 
I used to love watching Larry Lisciotti play. It was an entire show watching him play.
 
fan-tum said:
Best all-time:
1 Efren
2.Ronnie Allen
3.Steve Cook
4.Allen Hopkins
5.Ed Kelly
6.Jack Breit
7.S.Daulton,Parica, Joiner, Buddy Hall, Squirrel, Beanie, Frost, Eddie Taylor, Clem.... all tied
8. Minnesota fats
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No 'Rags', 'Bugs', Grady, Varner or Boston Shorty?

Good list though, although I may have left Minnesota fats off.
 
Big difference between the "best" and "favorite." Plus, more than any other game you have a match up in styles. The Chicago squeeze versus the more wide open west coast style. I've spent more time in the east, therefore I'm somewhat bias toward East Coast players, because I've seen them more.

But here is as short list of my FAVORITES:

Billy Burge a.ka. Cornbread Red - Nobody bet higher and it would be easier to shove hot butter up a wildcats ass than beat him even for big money.

Jack Breit - Steady at the tide. Had some crappy luck at times in tournament play, but nevertheless he was a helluva player and fun to watch.

Artie Bodendorfer - The ultimate squeezer and one tough SOB to beat over a long set. He'd rather loose a pinky toe than allow his opponet to make a ball.

Jack Cooney - A West Coast guy than was damn good at matching up. Real hard to get him in a bad game from what I saw.

Ronnie Allen - Has had more 8-and-outs than anybody before or since.

Bugs Rucker - Could bank his way out of the Grand Canyon. He is probably known more for bank pool, but he could match up with damn near anybody in one pocket.


Now, I didn't list the best, just my favorite players. I watched all of those guys play and enjoyed every minute.
 
from what i know, i'd vote for artie for overall one hole knowledge and insight. this is silly, but i think if you leveled off the playing field in the execution department (all players had the same offensive capabilities), guys like artie maybe cooney would just rob everybody.
 
I've heard alot of the old-timers talk about Eddie Taylor's 1P game as being up their with the best.

I guess it stands to reason, as he is the king on banks.
 
rossaroni said:
No 'Rags', 'Bugs', Grady, Varner or Boston Shorty?

Good list though, although I may have left Minnesota fats off.
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Yeah I know. I just wanted to throw a bone to the Fat man, who with a little spot was hard to beat.
 
GREAT thread!....I look at it this way.....theres 2 groups.

1.>>>the guys I would like to play like?

Scott Frost
Ronnie Allen
Efren
Tony Chohan
Kieth McCreaddy

can you tell I play wide open? :)
























2.>>>the guys I would give my mortgage $$$ to put in the box!

Allen Hopkins
Nick Varner
Efren
Shannon Daulton
Ronnie Allen


G.

PS....guys I don't know much about but are among the greats.....


Steve Cook
Parica
Don Willis
Grady
Tuscaloosa squirrel
 
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