Bob Jewett - THANK YOU!!

[curly]

Bob, I want to thank you for all you did to make the 14.1 run competition possible. I and many others really enjoyed seeing the pros playing straight pool and it was sooooo enjoyable. I appreciate your interest and contribution in making this event possible and without YOU it wouldn't have been played. I hope that others that enjoyed it will also recognize the fact that your effort made it all possible. Not only did you organize, record and observe the competition but thanks for your personal contribution to the prize fund also. It showed how much you truly love the game and how willing you are to support it!!

I've been to all of the DCC tournaments and this was a very positive addition to the agenda!

Thanks again and I hope it will continue next year and forever. I know many others enjoyed it also.

Curly

 

[Williebetmore]

I also enjoyed it immensely. Kudo's to Bob Jewett. I hope he will take some time to post his thoughts on the event; we are dying to hear his opinion. I know that every straight pool fan that I talked to was very grateful for Bob's efforts.

 

[NaClBandit]

Who won this event?

 

[eales]

I, too, would like to thank Bob for his efforts. I look forward to posts and, I hope, columns about the event.

Jim Eales

 

[Timberly]

I also enjoyed it immensely. Kudo's to Bob Jewett. I hope he will take some time to post his thoughts on the event; we are dying to hear his opinion. I know that every straight pool fan that I talked to was very grateful for Bob's efforts.

John Schmidt said he loved it. He really liked the atmosphere in the room. Instead of having an opponent, the players just ran balls trying to get the highest run. It took some pressure off having an opponent playing off of your leave and it also encouraged the crowd to pull for everyone, which I know the players enjoyed that. I've heard that there's plans to possibly make the 14.1 bigger next yr.

There's so much going on at Derby that it's very diffifcult to keep up with everything. I believe the winner was Danny Harriman.

According to Mr. Schmidt, the tables were very difficult to run on due to the tightness of the pockets. John was given the opportunity to play alone on the tv table while they recorded it. I didn't know about this until a couple of days after it happend mad: ) so forgive me if I get the wrong numbers... I believe John said he ended up running 112. I think Danny's higest run was 139... the tables were very tough to run out on.

 

[Bob Jewett]

... Instead of having an opponent, the players just ran balls trying to get the highest run. It took some pressure off having an opponent playing off of your leave and it also encouraged the crowd to pull for everyone, which I know the players enjoyed that.

Although I think some players felt more pressure because there was no option to play safe -- kind of like the pressure from single elimination.

... I believe John said he ended up running 112. I think Danny's higest run was 139... the tables were very tough to run out on.

I heard that John had a 102 or so on the TV table before they got the cameras running. The heat from the lights made the TV table dryer and easier to play on.

The 139 was the high over all. Harriman had a 66 on his first try in the prelims and a 139 on his second. Nearly into the hundreds were Ryan McCreesh and Allen Hopkins with 90+. Archer had a 100 that wasn't listed in the prizes since it was 5th in the prelims.

I'm hoping to get a co-sponsor for next year.

 

[john schmidt]

That was great Bob!

I would just like to say, it was great to get to play 14.1 and I cant thank
Bob enough because he put up 10,000.00 of his own money and spent the entire week in that room to keep score . A lot of people talk about the Europeans and Asians how they are surpassing the American level of play, and whether thats true or not time will tell . But I do know they practice 14.1 a lot especially the Europeans. At any rate I hope it happens again next year and the only change is that Bob Jewett has to play , because I was watching him practice and he plays sporty straight pool. Thanks again , John Schmidt

 

[curly]

Final results in the 14.1 competition

Who won this event?

Posted by Bob Jewett on RSB newsgroup
Bob Jewett
http://www.sfbilliards.com/

Here are the results for the Straight Pool Shootout
at the Derby City Classic. The total prize fund
was $18,750 which includes $10,000 added. There
were about 8 runs of 100 or more. The Diamond
tables were playing rather tight.

The format was to place a break ball and run
as many as you can on each try. One entry for
$50 got you three tries. Buy-backs were permitted
but with fewer tries. The number of tries in
the finals depended on your high run -- higher
runs got more tries.

Engert had only two innings in the finals, and
shot a 56 on the first one which ended in an
unlikely scratch on the fifth break ball. His
126 run had some amazing shots in it.


Complete Straight Pool Payouts:
Prelims
$2400 Danny Harriman 139
$1600 Alex Pagulayan 130
$1100 Corey Deuel 110
$800 Leil Gay 103


Finals
$3600 Thomas Engert 128
$2400 Corey Deuel 121
$1600 John Schmidt 87
$1000 Danny Harriman 75
$700 Alex Pagulayan 46


High Run Bonus
$3550 Danny Harriman 139

 

[bud green]

Bob Jewett does a LOT for the game. Without him putting in a ton of money and time, the three cushion billiard events in Vegas with all the European stars probably would never of happened. I've heard that he loses money on those events even if all the seats are sold.

Bob spends thousands of his own money and should be commended for helping to keep two great games alive in the US.

 

[jay helfert]

14.1 Event at Derby City

Although I think some players felt more pressure because there was no option to play safe -- kind of like the pressure from single elimination.



I heard that John had a 102 or so on the TV table before they got the cameras running. The heat from the lights made the TV table dryer and easier to play on.

The 139 was the high over all. Harriman had a 66 on his first try in the prelims and a 139 on his second. Nearly into the hundreds were Ryan McCreesh and Allen Hopkins with 90+. Archer had a 100 that wasn't listed in the prizes since it was 5th in the prelims.

I'm hoping to get a co-sponsor for next year.

I would like to also acknowledge Bob Jewett for putting on this very popular event at Derby City. He really came up with a winner here. No long matches where players labor for minutes over each shot and put the crowd to sleep. Just all out Straight Pool where everyone goes for the high run and tries to top the other guys.
Next year he'll need a bigger place, with seating for the crowd. Everyone seemed to enjoy watching these top guns try to run balls. And it definitley is a true test of overall pool skill. You won't see any shortstops pulling an upset here.
Only problem is Bob is developing some bad habits by putting in 10 Grand of his own money. lol Bob.
And by the way John, Bob always was a player, excelling years ago in the collegiate ranks and regularly winning matches against top players out West. It's just that his other contributions to Pool overshdowed his playing career.