Dennis Orcollo vs Ko Pin Yi match statement by John French

mikeyfrost said:
He's buying these guys like cars. Don't fool yourself at all.
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Elaborate please. Is he paying someone for them?

When you say buying what do you mean? Putting them on salary?

I always get a kick out of terms like horse and stable and now, cars, when referring to people.
 
Well if what French's brother said on Facebook is true, it may be sustainable business model if they get deal with ESPN. It is hard to see how they can sustain just from action gambling money matches alone :smile:


Kenneth D. French
My brother will not only gamble he will promote pool to the level it has never reached Its always been a sport about hustling and ESPN did not want nothing to do with that but if your a pool player it is a true sport that needs to be televised all around the world there are more than one way to skin a cat so to speak and my brother will do the best he can for his team that's a fact and not only that he will promote the game itself get your seat belts on its going to be a great ride!!!
 
JB Cases said:
Elaborate please. Is he paying someone for them?

When you say buying what do you mean? Putting them on salary?

I always get a kick out of terms like horse and stable and now, cars, when referring to people.
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Think being rich and picking which high end car you want to drive that day. That's about all I see him doing except with people. He's got some new toys. Come on man did you not hear him saying stuff like Dennis practices with me for 4-6 hours a day...really you think Dennis would actually want to practice with a B player that regularly?

NM if you can't see what's going on I can't help you.Let's see how it all plays out
 
spartan said:
Well if what French's brother said on Facebook is true, it may be sustainable business model if they get deal with ESPN. It is hard to see how they can sustain just from action gambling money matches alone :smile:


Kenneth D. French
My brother will not only gamble he will promote pool to the level it has never reached Its always been a sport about hustling and ESPN did not want nothing to do with that but if your a pool player it is a true sport that needs to be televised all around the world there are more than one way to skin a cat so to speak and my brother will do the best he can for his team that's a fact and not only that he will promote the game itself get your seat belts on its going to be a great ride!!!
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Yeah ESPN read AZ Billiards and Facebook and thought - we need to give this French guy a call and see what we can do with pool.
 
spartan said:
Well if what French's brother said on Facebook is true, it may be sustainable business model if they get deal with ESPN. It is hard to see how they can sustain just from action gambling money matches alone :smile:


Kenneth D. French
My brother will not only gamble he will promote pool to the level it has never reached Its always been a sport about hustling and ESPN did not want nothing to do with that but if your a pool player it is a true sport that needs to be televised all around the world there are more than one way to skin a cat so to speak and my brother will do the best he can for his team that's a fact and not only that he will promote the game itself get your seat belts on its going to be a great ride!!!
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Yeah ESPN read AZ Billiards and Facebook and thought - we need to give this French guy a call and see what we can do with pool. ESPN has tried pool before but not with someone with the know how to promote it like this French guy has. Let's dive in.
 
mikeyfrost said:
Think being rich and picking which high end car you want to drive that day. That's about all I see him doing except with people. He's got some new toys. Come on man did you not hear him saying stuff like Dennis practices with me for 4-6 hours a day...really you think Dennis would actually want to practice with a B player that regularly?

NM if you can't see what's going on I can't help you.Let's see how it all plays out
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Funny - Dennis has been in St Louis all week. Guess practice time with his mentor is over.
 
mikeyfrost said:
Think being rich and picking which high end car you want to drive that day. That's about all I see him doing except with people. He's got some new toys. Come on man did you not hear him saying stuff like Dennis practices with me for 4-6 hours a day...really you think Dennis would actually want to practice with a B player that regularly?

NM if you can't see what's going on I can't help you.Let's see how it all plays out
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I didn't watch or listen to the commentary. If he is buying time with players then that's his prerogative. I think most of us have done it on some level - according to our financial situation.

I get it that a person can be obnoxious. I just don't understand the analogy to cars unless these players are sitting around waiting for him to tell them where to be and for how long. Because that's what owning a car is, it's there waiting for you to use it since you have full control over it.

I don't see Darren Appleton being that way for sure. So for me the car analogy doesn't work but I can understand your point.
 
I can't get lost of the impression that THE "Frenchy" who had done the commentary on the Ko vs DO match is NOT the same "Frenchy" who posted the match statement and is described by Al, Mu, Jason and so forth. I know that the facts tell otherwise. But how can someone who behaved like a coked up 20year-old admirer of Denis be the highly praised, respectful, truthful business man that is the best thing that happened for pool in a long time???

I cannot see that at all! But I would love to be proven wrong, coz pool needs people with real money supporting it. With regard to that, please French, prove me wrong!

I dont care if the match was for 10k or 20k. It would be serious money for most pool pros anyway. I dont think that the height of the prize money is the key factor for quality of play. As of a certain level, the guys will give it everything they got. But, you should advertise truthfully! I find it even misleading to advertise with 20k when there is 10 k each posted. Whatever, I just love to see these great match-ups coz I am a pool nut. I dont really care who runs the stream or in which pool room it takes place. But I do care who is doing commentary. Therefore I am anxious what to expect from the upcoming match svb vs DO...

If French is the one described by himself, Al, Mannie and so forth, then he should be smart enough to leave commentary to others in order to ensure a great event for the PPV buyers. I will buy it anyway but may will listen to music instead of commentary. which would be a pity...
 
A fool and his money are soon parted. A year from now it will be Frenchy who? My prediction is if Frenchy survives the DCC, it all but ends by Feb 15
 
Drop The Rock said:
I went out to Steinway Billiards with Dennis Orcollo for the match against Ko Pin Yi. I



just want to let everyone know what happened between myself and Ko Pin Yi and Ko



Pin Chung. There was a tournament back a few months ago out at Steinway. This



was the first time I had met them. They kind of asked me then if I was interested in



backing any more players but I thought they were joking and told them no. When I



went out for the tournament between Dennis Orcollo and Ko Pin Yi they said there



backer was no longer giving them money for games. This was brought to me in the



middle of the match by Mandy Wu and her boyfriend Dan. The reason they wanted to



put a deal together with me now is because they wanted me to back them at Derby. I



had no dealings with them before they approached me. I would have never contacted



them first because I would have no way to speak/translate with them. Mandy said



they had researched me and wanted me to back Ko Pin Yi and Ko Pin Chung. I said I



would love to back them at Derby because he is one of the best players in the world. I



had NO INTENTIONS of putting a deal together with these two prior to going to



Steinway Billiards and then them approaching me. This deal did not even come



together until about 3 hours before the end of day 3. I told them if we did put a deal



together then it was ok but I would not announce anything until after the match being



that I was there with Dennis. If you look at Facebook this was not mentioned by



Mandy Wu and Ko Pin Yi until AFTER the match was completed. My intentions is to



make pool better everyday by bringing these matches together. I thought they would



make a great scotch double partners in the future. The paperwork is not even in writing



and is just a verbal agreement. They said they would have it drawn up in writing for



Derby city classic to be signed. All we have is a verbal agreement that they would like



me to back them in different events. If you listened to my commentary during their



match you would see that I was a huge Dennis Orcollo fan. My intentions were to



bring two great player together for the pool world to watch. I had no involvement of the



streaming of this match or anything to do dishonest with this match. I only showed up



to watch Dennis play. It was an unbelievable match and I wanted to see it in person.



Who wouldn't want to have the two greatest players on their team. Knowing they did



not have a backer while in the USA I was just trying to help make a lot of big games.





You can talk to Manny at Steinway or anyone that knows me in the pool industry that I



am the most honest person and would never do anything to jeopardize the game of



pool. All I seen is two guys without a backer for Derby and wanted to help out



because they are superstars in the game. I may have become too excited and didn't



think before announcing this and the effect it could have. I am sorry if I have offended



anybody by my excitement. I have a lot of love for the game because my passion is



strong for the game. I love to watch the best of the best play and wish I could



someday be as good as them. It was like I was in a dream when they approached me



to back them. I never thought in my lifetime that 2 great players would ask me to back



them up and I was honored and excited. The Dennis and Shane match is going to be



an awesome match to watch and took a lot of time to set up. Dennis has been playing



strong and putting a lot of energy into his game. There has always been a thought in



the back of my mind who I could put up for Scotch doubles against Woodward and



Bergman and so at Steinway when the brothers/Mandy Wu their interpreter



approached me I got very excited because I felt I had the team to play Skylar and



Justin. Ko Pin Yi and Ko Pin Chung would be a powerhouse team and who wouldn't



get excited to watch that match. All I went to do for the game of pool is bring a lot of



excitement and big matches for everyone to enjoy. As everyone knows in the pool



world Justin and Skylar made an announcement that no one could beat them in



Scotch double so when the 2 brothers said they wanted me to back them my first



reaction was to put them up against Bergman/Woodward and thats the reason we all



(Me, Ko Pin Yi, Ko Pin Chung, Mandy Wu and Dan) announced it that night. I was



flying back to Illinois and they wanted to make sure they had a verbal confirmation



that I would back them at Derby City Classic and that they would type up a contract



and sign at Derby. All I want to say is good luck to everyone at Derby and hope



everyone watches the match between Dennis and Shane on Feb 11-14. You don't



want to miss this event. It seems like a year ago nobody was talking about big



matches and now everyone seems to want to watch the best players in pool. I



promise the only thing I want for the pool industry is honesty and high integrity. Thank



you for taking the time to read this. I have a lot of respect for all the pros and



amateurs in the pool industry. I am sorry if people did not enjoy my commentary but



sometimes my excitement get the best of me. God Bless to all and good luck in 2016!







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