Efren-Hopkins..1990 Sands Regency

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Anyone saying that Allen Hopkins couldn't hang in rotation games with today's players is high. Hopkins could play on any table, tight, fast, slow, and any game. Both a 9-ball and 14.1 world class champion, Allen spent some years known as one of if not the best one-pocket player in the world. A champion in any era would be a champion in... any era. He's a Hall of Famer as one of the all-time greatest players for a reason.

Ditto. Another thing Allen was is an early bloomer. By the age of 18, he could gamble with all but a few vey elite players. His archrival in competition early in his career was none other than three time world 14.1 champion Ray Martin.