Efren Reyes vs Earl Strickland 1988 Tara Open 9 ball

Slh · Jul 19, 2011

justadub · Jul 19, 2011

Very cool.

Thanks

The Chinchilla · Jul 19, 2011

I have this on dvd. Unreal pool... and yes, efren chokes yet again. I harp on that from time to time. But he does. It's hard to say somebody chokes though when that good of pool is played.

This match has my favorite 9 ball shot of all time. Efren sticks the cueball behind a ball (he actually has to force forward about a balls length) from stuck in a corner pocket. He 2 rails the ob at the 9, which is in front of the side. Almost splices it in, misses it, and has a real strong safety. Now that's some 9 ball folks.

Slh · Jul 19, 2011

The Chinchilla said:
I have this on dvd. Unreal pool... and yes, efren chokes yet again. I harp on that from time to time. But he does. It's hard to say somebody chokes though when that good of pool is played.

This match has my favorite 9 ball shot of all time. Efren sticks the cueball behind a ball (he actually has to force forward about a balls length) from stuck in a corner pocket. He 2 rails the ob at the 9, which is in front of the side. Almost splices it in, misses it, and has a real strong safety. Now that's some 9 ball folks.

where did you buy this dvd? It's not from accustats
I thought it was some kind of amateur camerawork

uwate · Jul 19, 2011

This is from accustats.
Pat Fleming has produced many videos that seem to make their way onto youtube.

Slh · Jul 19, 2011

uwate said:
This is from accustats.
Pat Fleming has produced many videos that seem to make their way onto youtube.

i searched on accustats i didn't find this match..

uwate · Jul 19, 2011

Their catalog generally does not list the older out of date videos. My closet is jammed with vhs tapes from accustats that are not in their catalog. That one is definitely accustats. If I recall you can hear Pat Flemings voice over at the start where he tells what the match is and where.

sammylane12 · Jul 19, 2011

The Chinchilla said:
I have this on dvd. Unreal pool... and yes, efren chokes yet again. I harp on that from time to time. But he does. It's hard to say somebody chokes though when that good of pool is played.

This match has my favorite 9 ball shot of all time. Efren sticks the cueball behind a ball (he actually has to force forward about a balls length) from stuck in a corner pocket. He 2 rails the ob at the 9, which is in front of the side. Almost splices it in, misses it, and has a real strong safety. Now that's some 9 ball folks.

Efren wins 11-3. I guess I missed the part where he chokes.

Slh · Jul 19, 2011

sammylane12 said:
Efren wins 11-3. I guess I missed the part where he chokes.

he probably talks about the final. The match I uploaded is the sf, because the final lasts almost 2 hours. Maybe I'll upload it in the future but i uploaded this match in 3 hours and it is only 45 minutes.

Mr441 · Jul 19, 2011

Reyes and Strickland also played in the final of the 1987 Tara Open, it was a race to 15 that goes down to the wire. What a great match, they were so utterly fearless it was scary.

PoolBum · Jul 19, 2011

Mr441 said:
Reyes and Strickland also played in the final of the 1987 Tara Open, it was a race to 15 that goes down to the wire. What a great match, they were so utterly fearless it was scary.

Was that '87 or '88?

rementis · Jul 19, 2011

Wow

I counted two mistakes by the Pearl. Two mistakes and the end result is 11-3. These are my two favorite players, thanks a million for the upload!

PoolBum · Jul 19, 2011

The Chinchilla said:
I have this on dvd. Unreal pool... and yes, efren chokes yet again. I harp on that from time to time. But he does. It's hard to say somebody chokes though when that good of pool is played.

I think this may be an earlier match from the same tournament that Efren wins 11-3. Earl came back and beat Efren in the finals 15-14 I think, which is probably the match you're referring to.

Slh · Jul 19, 2011

I noticed Efren had a different stroke in the past, more down on the cue, different stance.. Today even before he hits the cueball he starts raising up his body back then he had much less body movement.

Mr441 · Jul 19, 2011

PoolBum said:
Was that '87 or '88?

'87, at least that's what it says on the vhs tape I have.

Bobby · Jul 19, 2011

I think that's the event where Strickland and Reyes go hill/hill in the finals - race to 15. They played so good in that match, I have to laugh when people say the players of 20-25 years ago couldn't play with todays top players!

The Chinchilla · Jul 19, 2011

PoolBum said:
I think this may be an earlier match from the same tournament that Efren wins 11-3. Earl came back and beat Efren in the finals 15-14 I think, which is probably the match you're referring to.

Yes, my bad. The match I was talking about is DEF the 15-14 final. I didn't know this one even existed!! Great post!!!!

Blue · Jul 19, 2011

Slh said:
I uploaded this match, probably the oldest Efren Reyes match in youtube.
The oldest i found before was from 1993 and this is from 1988.
part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cIS83n8EE0
part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2uHK8HQqq8
part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQHzGsVdn_4
part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS2HGNpZr38

Thanks for the effort..

asbani · Jul 19, 2011

this was from the accu-stats before they add commentary into the matches, and if you notice the voice saying the scores is actually the only Pat Fleming.

it was a semi-final match, then the final match was again the same players, Earl vs Efren, and Earl won that one.

My two favorite players!

The Chinchilla · Jul 19, 2011

Knowing that Earl got beat so bad in the semi just makes the final all that more impressive to me. On the other hand, it's ALWAYS hard to beat an equal player twice in a row, it's weird how it works that way. Who did Earl have to beat to make his way into the final after this match??

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