Best player in Alabama?

There was a guy who came through Tuscaloosa when I was in school there around 1998. Me and a friend had gotten into this ring game at a place called 4th street billiards, not sure if it is still there or not, but we were beating frat guys out of chump change all night....

Anyway, this guy that looked about our age came in and asked to get in...wasn't long until he had most of the money and asked me if I wanted to play some on the side. Hell I was a college kid and didn't have any money to speak of, but told him I would play him some 9 ball cheap, seeing as how he didn't look that much better than me.

Well after breaking and running a few racks he had me bust. I will never forget the conversation.

Me: Man your the best player I've ever played, what's your name?
Him: Well, you ever hear of "Pensacola Will?"
Me (Lying): Sure, hasn't everyone?
Him: Well, they call me Mobile Will, just so you don't get us confused.

He went on to tell me that they had already made between 8-10 k during the week they had been in T-town and were just out to unwind and have fun their last night in town...

I don't know if Mobile Will ever made a name form himself, but I will never forget the night he gave me my first education on what a good player really looks like...
 
jokrswylde said:
There was a guy who came through Tuscaloosa when I was in school there around 1998. Me and a friend had gotten into this ring game at a place called 4th street billiards, not sure if it is still there or not, but we were beating frat guys out of chump change all night....

Anyway, this guy that looked about our age came in and asked to get in...wasn't long until he had most of the money and asked me if I wanted to play some on the side. Hell I was a college kid and didn't have any money to speak of, but told him I would play him some 9 ball cheap, seeing as how he didn't look that much better than me.

Well after breaking and running a few racks he had me bust. I will never forget the conversation.

Me: Man your the best player I've ever played, what's your name?
Him: Well, you ever hear of "Pensacola Will?"
Me (Lying): Sure, hasn't everyone?
Him: Well, they call me Mobile Will, just so you don't get us confused.

He went on to tell me that they had already made between 8-10 k during the week they had been in T-town and were just out to unwind and have fun their last night in town...

I don't know if Mobile Will ever made a name form himself, but I will never forget the night he gave me my first education on what a good player really looks like...
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Mobile Will Haagensen kind of comes and goes as far as playing pool. Once he rededicates himself to playing he gets back to his full speed fairly quickly (short stop 700+/- fargo).
He and his father own an amusement and pool table service and he has a bar so he’s always around the game. He just chooses to not play for long stretches of time.
Will is a good guy as well as a good player.


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That sounds real accurate.

He's had some solid showings in US amateur championships.

cycopath said:
Mobile Will Haagensen kind of comes and goes as far as playing pool. Once he rededicates himself to playing he gets back to his full speed fairly quickly (short stop 700+/- fargo).
He and his father own an amusement and pool table service and he has a bar so he’s always around the game. He just chooses to not play for long stretches of time.
Will is a good guy as well as a good player.


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cycopath said:
Mobile Will Haagensen kind of comes and goes as far as playing pool. Once he rededicates himself to playing he gets back to his full speed fairly quickly (short stop 700+/- fargo).
He and his father own an amusement and pool table service and he has a bar so he’s always around the game. He just chooses to not play for long stretches of time.
Will is a good guy as well as a good player.


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Surely could be the same guy that whooped me all those years ago. Back then he was a blonde haired dude...would likely be mid to late 40s now...and yes, very cool guy...

Along the same lines, I lost a few hundos to a guy not long ago here in TN. He plays real sporty, broke and run several racks on me. He claims he used to run a pool hall in Pulaski and that all the road guys from bama and surrounding states avoided Pulaski like the plague because they knew they would have to play him...said the only one to beat him in the late 80s/ early 90's was matlock...
 
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