Earl's version of what happened at SBE.
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earl chose to challenge the rack right out of the gate, alex re-racked and earl stayed with his position
the TD came over and looked from all directions and could not see anything wrong with the rack but still asked alex to re-rack anyway. then the TD racked a few without success and alex racked again for another 5 minutes, it was a joke
then finally they had a rack all could agree on and as soon as alex got down to break earl jumped up and checked to see if alex had the cue ball over the head string... pure bullshit!
it was a bad scene and got worse as the match progressed, at one point another pro on an adjoining table dropped his cue on the floor and walked out
Earl can be an ass to the detriment of the game and deserved to be thrown out right then and there let alone during his antics at the next match
as they say, you had to be there...
kybill9
Banned
When Earl says everyone cheats in pool, that's a pretty ugly statement. I do know Earl uses the rules to his full advantage. THAT can be seen on tape in the finals of the $25000 challenge. After the match Hopkins asked him why he didn't call a foul on himself?, Earl said, well the ref didn't see it. One time at Reno Earl shot a kick about ten thousand miles a second. He was a bad hit but Earl said the other guy didn't call a ref so he could call it a good hit, shooters call. He did the same thing at the DCC this year in one pocket. Whether the players cheat or not I do not know. But if someone is constantly bending the rack or rules, they should be thrown out of that tournament. I think Earl is one of the most entertaining players ever. His disrespect of the game and other players is beneath him, but he doesn't know it.
kybill9
Banned
You could pass for Earl evil twin.
What was the physical altercation?
Many people there just to see Earl. It's like NASCAR. Being there just to see a crash and burn. The talent does not supercede the man. There are just times he should not even show up, if he doesn't feel comfortable. Too many instances of "everybody's against me". The truth is, everyone wants to see him play well, and are waiting for the day he can control himself, instead of trying to control everything around him. I enjoy watching him when he is on, mentally, more than any other player. Noone is more respected for their talent, with very few exceptions. Somehow he seems to believe he is not respected for his accomplishments, and has said so many times, even after winning matches or tournaments. Amazes himself when he wins, despite all the "adversity", whether true at the time, or contrived in his mind. Once reprimanded, he should just comply, and play the match everyone came to see him play. His fans at times I'm sure feel cheated. That makes him the cheater.
Rep to you Johnny ..... !
Eliminating a "Mac Enroe" from a sport is not a 'wise' decision. We both learn from each other.
The full gamut of human emotions can be felt during the course of a match. The true test is a test of your own ability to conduct yourself with dicipline and sportsmanship, win, lose, or draw, regardless of the potential volcano erupting inside you over some misfortune. The challenge is to evaluate yourself honestly, and learn something about yourself on which you need to improve, not repeatedly make the same mistakes in judgement, or actions, verbal, or physical.
Earl
So his opponent draws an 8:00 match with Earl, doesn't show up, and WINS. That could only happen to Earl.
So his opponent draws an 8:00 match with Earl, doesn't show up, and WINS. That could only happen to Earl.
Who knows for sure but "The Archer comes by the table and starts sharking me too" sounds a little funny to me.
IF that happened the td should have been all over Archer's butt for getting involved.
Like I said, no matter what Earl did I don't think he was finishing this tournament.
But would you shake his hand afterwards???? :yikes:
Hehe too funny.
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But archer wasn't even in a match at the time, just warming up. That may have been why Earl got offended.