Efren or Allison?

Pete said:
You know what, alot of people have forgoten your first post I think. All I was saying is that I didn't think they were in the same league, and it seems you may not word it that way but pretty much agree that Efren (do to skill and knowledge, not being a man) is better, and why not he really is a head of all the others. The only thing youv'e been doing is protecting Allison's honor (and I think that's great). Allison has done more for th WPBA than any of the other women (just look at how well they didn't play before her) to bring the skill of the game up.

And I do think that alot of the people think that of Efren, and take offense that anyone would question him as being the best all around player.

I wish you the very best CueChick, and hope I get to meet you some day, your passion for the game is insperational.

Pete

Thanks Pete, that is very nice of you to say.
 
APA9 said:
Why not? He's human. He's also past his prime. Why can't someone who isn't really supposed to beat him win in back to back sets? All players have lost matches to someone that they play better than.

Rest assured, Karen Corr's pool game is very highly respected on the Joss tour. She's not the Joss tour's best player, but most would agree she's one of them. You are correct that Rempe was past his prime when Karen double-dipped him, but she has wins over most of the Joss tour's best, including Immonen and Robles, just to name a couple. Of course, they play better than her, but they respect her greatly as an opponent, and they've told me as much.
 
efren would eat allison alive in 9 ball

allisom would have no chance in hell to beat efren in 9-ball with a 6-out spot.
i know this for a fact because i follow efren's money game whenever he is here in manila. efren is so good that running a 6 or 7 pack in 9-ball is nothing to him.

i personally saw efren break and run 12 racks of rotation in a money match (cheap sets) here in sidepocket ( located in quezon city). efren gave someone of jenn barretta's caliber a 104-16 handicap and still won convincingly. if im not mistaken, the final score was 15-4. ask efren or his manager bout this if it sounds too ridiculous.
 
royuco77 said:
allisom would have no chance in hell to beat efren in 9-ball with a 6-out spot.
i know this for a fact because i follow efren's money game whenever he is here in manila. efren is so good that running a 6 or 7 pack in 9-ball is nothing to him.

i personally saw efren break and run 12 racks of rotation in a money match (cheap sets) here in sidepocket ( located in quezon city). efren gave someone of jenn barretta's caliber a 104-16 handicap and still won convincingly. if im not mistaken, the final score was 15-4. ask efren or his manager bout this if it sounds too ridiculous.

Did he run 12 racks in a row, or out of the whole time he played? Either way that's amazing, and I heard the high run for consecutive racks run is 4 or 5, I think Efren holds the title.
 
LastTwo said:
Did he run 12 racks in a row, or out of the whole time he played? Either way that's amazing, and I heard the high run for consecutive racks run is 4 or 5, I think Efren holds the title.


efren broke and ran 12 racks in a row(his opponent did not get a single shot in the whole run). you should have seen it, it was the best thing i've ever seen in all cue sports. even better than semih sayginer's 3-C exhibition i've seen in video or mike massey's finger shots.

i was laughing the whole time because his opponent was shaking and sweating profusely. the whole time efren was putting 12 pack on him. by the time efren was done, the guy had trouble picking up his jaw from the floor.
 
mmath3154 said:
Next you'll be wanting them to shoot hoops? To think that Efren would loose to her in any "cue game" is a joke. That's like asking her to compete against him in three cushion billiards. Let me guess...you think she'll pocket more balls then she does on those TV basket pockets the women shoot on, if the table is bigger and the pockets are tighter? Get a grip and face reality. Maybe she's a better chess player, or poker player, or cricket player. Let's give her the respect she deserves against other women of her caliber and leave it at that. Efren vs. Allison? Dear God! Who do you like in Sigel vs. (sorry drew a blank) in the upcoming 8 ball match? Are you a betting man? I'll take Mike and your dough!


If you're saying Efren can beat Allison in snooker I'll take that bet! I'll bet all my vCash that Allison will beat Efren handily in snooker!
 
royuco77 said:
efren broke and ran 12 racks in a row(his opponent did not get a single shot in the whole run). you should have seen it, it was the best thing i've ever seen in all cue sports. even better than semih sayginer's 3-C exhibition i've seen in video or mike massey's finger shots.

i was laughing the whole time because his opponent was shaking and sweating profusely. the whole time efren was putting 12 pack on him. by the time efren was done, the guy had trouble picking up his jaw from the floor.

12 racks in a row at rotation? Stringing racks to toether in that game is way, way, more difficult than in nine ball. This is surely on a par with a 40-pack in nine ball. If somebody played rotation so well that they could break and run 25% of the time, which is inconceivable, they'd still be entitled to 16,000,000 to 1 odds on running the next 12 racks they play.
 
APA9 said:
Why not? He's human. He's also past his prime. Why can't someone who isn't really supposed to beat him win in back to back sets? All players have lost matches to someone that they play better than.

They can but it is just that I would not call it a fluke. Semantics I guess.

A few years back when the Joss finale was at Accu-Billiards in New Bedford, MA I watched Karen advance past many top players and was eventually knocked out by Bustamante in a hill-hill match that came down to a safety battle. It would be a fluke if I beat these players but I don't think it's a fluke when someone of Karens talent does.

Koop
 
cuechick said:
I just have to add one thing to that, as I too was there, this was the first time Allison had ever played straight pool. Making her win even more impressive.

This isn't true. But, that doesn't diminish her accomplishment.

Fred <~~~ has a tape somewhere
 
yobagua said:
"In 2000, she added a U.S. Open Straight Pool title to her credentials"

I was there in NY for this tournament. Allison had the high run in the 60's.

Someone else had a 60+ run that week also, I believe. Either Hsin or Ewa, but my memory fails me.

Far out running the rest of the women. Efren came in 3rd. He had a high run of 132 I believe.
I thought it was 140+, but again, memory and all. Tony Robles must have gotten the high run.

We need another US Open 14.1 Tourney. On tougher equipment.

Fred
 
Fred Agnir said:
Someone else had a 60+ run that week also, I believe. Either Hsin or Ewa, but my memory fails me.

I thought it was 140+, but again, memory and all. Tony Robles must have gotten the high run.

We need another US Open 14.1 Tourney. On tougher equipment.

Fred

tony ran either 142 or 146 against archer for the high run of the tourney i believe.

VAP
 
vapoolplayer said:
tony ran either 142 or 146 against archer for the high run of the tourney i believe.

VAP

It was 150, he started at a -2 and had he mad his last 2 balls he would have had the <i> all time</i> High Run Record.
 
cuechick said:
It was 150, he started at a -2 and had he mad his last 2 balls he would have had the all time High Run Record.

It was 148, by all accounts and reports.

Fred
 
Fred Agnir said:
It was 148, by all accounts and reports.

Fred
148 was the score? or how many he ran, because if it is the score was 148, and he started at -2 he would have actually made 150...right?
 
Are you talking about the 2000 open???

Efren played and beat Dallas West.

Efren fouled late in his run around 141 balls (I'm not positvie but I'll check it this week I have it at home). He touch the cue ball with his ferrel.

But I could be wrong. :(

Pete
 
Pete said:
Are you talking about the 2000 open???

Efren played and beat Dallas West.

Efren fouled late in his run around 141 balls (I'm not positvie but I'll check it this week I have it at home). He touch the cue ball with his ferrel.

But I could be wrong. :(

Pete
Efren ran 136 on Rempe in Portland, Maine back in the mid 90's.
Efren I believe ran 142 on West because he was on his last rack to do it. He made the break ball and missed the rack.
Robles has the high run at 148.
Efren running a 12-pack of rotation on a money match is suspicious to me.
They flip coins in the Philippines for the break. Efren said 5 racks was his best.
 
cuechick said:
148 was the score? or how many he ran, because if it is the score was 148, and he started at -2 he would have actually made 150...right?

Tony ran 148 on Archer, and I was there sweating it. He would have needed four more to get out.
 
sjm said:
Tony ran 148 on Archer, and I was there sweating it. He would have needed four more to get out.

Yes, I realize now what the run was, it was a while ago, but I also sweated the match and actually started crying when he missed that ball.
 
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