Efren Reyes today: A road warrior (VIDEO)
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link doesn't work, thanks for the post though.
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Province money games
Believe it or not I backed that kid the last time I was in the Philippines. His name is Jordan and he lives in the same province that my wife is from Bulacan. When I backed him He played Ronnie Alcano with the 9 ball as well and beat him like 3 times. He also played Carlo Biado the same way and beat him like 3 times as well. He played Roberto Gomez the same way once and beat him. Then he played Dennis Orcullo with the 8 ball and got beat hill hill. Overall he did real well and he is only 22 years old.
Its really different how they do the betting. I bet 50,000 pecos when he played those guys and even though he won 7 sets and only lost 3 sets I ended up a little loser in the end. Wasnt a big deal cause I just love to see the filipinos in action. Didnt do it to make a lot of money. You basically only get about 45% of the money you bet. The owner of the pool room (I use that term very loosely) gets like 15%. The spotter (thats the guy we would consider the referee) gets 5%. The player gets like 35% leaving you with about 45% in profit. Not a very good deal if making money is your intention.
The pool room is open air so the temperature at night is about 85 degrees with about 95% humidity so you can just imagine how it feels like to play in those conditions. Before each game it is a mad house. The pros usually have someone with them that takes care of the sidebets from everyone watching. They will bet from 100 pecos up to about 1,000 pecos before each game. If you really want to make money it would be much better to just bet per game and not stake. But if I wasnt there staking, the matches would not have happened because the pros will only come out of Manila if the bet is worth it, at least 50,000.
I wish I would have recorded all the matches and I for sure will the next time I go. Oh and by the way the only reason the kid can play with only the nine ball playing 10 ball race to 23 is because of the home field advantage. The tables are horrible with a couple of the pockets tighter than the rest as well as dead spots on certain rails. If they were to play in Manila at One Side or Star Billiards he could get at least the 7 ball with a couple of games on the wire.
Believe it or not I backed that kid the last time I was in the Philippines. His name is Jordan and he lives in the same province that my wife is from Bulacan. When I backed him He played Ronnie Alcano with the 9 ball as well and beat him like 3 times. He also played Carlo Biado the same way and beat him like 3 times as well. He played Roberto Gomez the same way once and beat him. Then he played Dennis Orcullo with the 8 ball and got beat hill hill. Overall he did real well and he is only 22 years old.
Its really different how they do the betting. I bet 50,000 pecos when he played those guys and even though he won 7 sets and only lost 3 sets I ended up a little loser in the end. Wasnt a big deal cause I just love to see the filipinos in action. Didnt do it to make a lot of money. You basically only get about 45% of the money you bet. The owner of the pool room (I use that term very loosely) gets like 15%. The spotter (thats the guy we would consider the referee) gets 5%. The player gets like 35% leaving you with about 45% in profit. Not a very good deal if making money is your intention.
The pool room is open air so the temperature at night is about 85 degrees with about 95% humidity so you can just imagine how it feels like to play in those conditions. Before each game it is a mad house. The pros usually have someone with them that takes care of the sidebets from everyone watching. They will bet from 100 pecos up to about 1,000 pecos before each game. If you really want to make money it would be much better to just bet per game and not stake. But if I wasnt there staking, the matches would not have happened because the pros will only come out of Manila if the bet is worth it, at least 50,000.
I wish I would have recorded all the matches and I for sure will the next time I go. Oh and by the way the only reason the kid can play with only the nine ball playing 10 ball race to 23 is because of the home field advantage. The tables are horrible with a couple of the pockets tighter than the rest as well as dead spots on certain rails. If they were to play in Manila at One Side or Star Billiards he could get at least the 7 ball with a couple of games on the wire.
Do you think that shirt makes Efren look fat? Nice video.
Nah, it has no horizontal stripes to make him look fat.
Those cross-hatched capri pants, though, make Efren's legs each look like a potted plant with a root growing down through the pot's drainage hole. However, they must be "in style" in the Philippines, for there's a kid with an orange shirt off to the left with the same pants.Good video, though,
-Sean
fat? u refering to the color of money , when forrest ask Newman do u think i need to lose some weight?
Nice video. Having someone walk around the table all the time clearing pockets or being in the way would get annoying.
That is why the pinoy's never complain about people moving or being around the table, they are used to it
Did you notice the 2 piles of powder on each long rail close to the side pockets?
......lol.....with all that humidity i am sure it is needed....
Just learned today that the honored country for 2012 Memphis in May world championship BBQ contest is the PI. I hope some of the local room owners can persuade Efren and his fellow players to make the trip and visit/play in a few rooms here.....what a treat for us if it happens....Dan
You weren't given a fair shake. Although it's been 8 years since I was last there, the usual "cut" for the spotter/ref and the house if the wager is high enough is 5%, and you have to negotiate with your horse how much his cut will be if you guys happen to win...