I didn't know what pool was at 14. This kid can flat dab it. Cool as ice in that shoot-out with Sky.
CSI Predator US Pro Series-LAS VEGAS OPEN (23-26 March 2022), 9ft, $125K Prizemoney, 192 players
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Did you watch the match dude? It looked to me like he really didn't care. That other kid dogged his brains out and still got there.
Bad Boys are streaming the amateur tables.
I believe Five & Six are streaming the 3 cushion event(s).
I did see it but none of the shootout.
I don't think Shane has looked like he cares for a couple years, but I always thought he had a bit of a nonchalant demeanor at the table anyway.
9 and 10 b with template rack is a joke for these guys, imo. I can see why it bores a man after a while.
It's a joke for me too. Super funny that I can't run out!
But for this event, they are not using a template. And the B&R percentage through 75 games on the main streaming table so far is 8% (a total of 6 B&Rs in 7 matches).
I'm sure the B&R% will improve later. In the first two events in this series this year, it was 16% and 21% in the streamed matches.
He was up one set and 3-1 in the second set and then missed a 10 ball down the rail. I haven’t spent a ton of time watching him But he looks beat down to me.
??? The only 10-ball SVB missed against Souto was in the first game of the second set. He later trailed 1-3 in that set before losing it at hill/hill.
Also worth noting he missed it into the rail, toward the corner where balls were rolling off toward the rail. But to be fair, he did hit it hard enough that roll off probably wasn’t a factor on that shot. It was a tough cut that I would’ve called him a favorite for 10 years ago.
Right...didn't mean to imply my comments were solely regarding the alfalfa tournament.
They were referring to what I've seen in pro pool over the last couple of years, coupled with data collected in my basement.
I feel ya, doll.
IMO, it is the fact that these 800+ Fargos can all win a big event and unless you have the kind of fire one sees in the early years- currently gorst/ filler, past svb/ Appleton/ Mika, etc...- players quickly realize the mental and financial resources might not be worth it.
It is play, but it is a tough row to hoe.to be a pool pro, you know?
most at that level (800+) have good sponsorship and they often finish in the money. i'm more worried for those a bit lower on the ranking who don't have that but still have the ambition
That sponsorship might cool the fire a good bit too.
I've got a hunch that data from your basement would be pretty good.
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I’ve been surprised at how much tinkering they have had to do with the predator tables at this event. I’ve noticed them leveling tables every day that I’ve been here, often multiple tables and multiple times a day. The levels they were using were typical carpenter style levels as well, not the really fancy ones you typically see employed.
On a different note, several of the refs I talked to said the predator racks are terrible. It was taking minutes at a time for the refs to rack the balls some games. Has to be frustrating for all parties involved.
On a different note, several of the refs I talked to said the predator racks are terrible. It was taking minutes at a time for the refs to rack the balls some games. Has to be frustrating for all parties involved.
Volume, for sure.I've got a hunch that data from your basement would be pretty good.
Quality, meh...
I don't know about sponsored pros making all that much. They don't demand that much until they are successful, then even being a 5x us open champ isnt a guarantee of a paycheck.
I wonder how many top-level players out there are making more than $€40,000/ yr frrom a single sponsor...
i'm quite impressed by this endeavor by predator/CSI, the production is good, it's streamed free, they got a lot of things right. and if they up the prize money then matchroom's gonna have to do the same. the format has been flogged enough on this forum and elsewhere..
the commentator box badly needs a pro player / retired pro. the british guy is quite ok as a color commentator but the other guy isn't much of a conversateur so it becomes rather awkward when he pokes him. but hey it's free..
the commentator box badly needs a pro player / retired pro. the british guy is quite ok as a color commentator but the other guy isn't much of a conversateur so it becomes rather awkward when he pokes him. but hey it's free..
Agreed!
And kudos to Predator for the amazing effort it has chosen to undertake.
And kudos to Predator for the amazing effort it has chosen to undertake.