https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drwXrSC8o04
If you haven't seen this please do.
As perfect as pool can be.
If you haven't seen this please do.
As perfect as pool can be.
Darn. Didn't even know he was in So. Calif. How long??
That match by Efren was a thing of beauty. Such control and such a soft touch. He makes it look so easy! When Efren was in dead stroke, which was a lot of the time, he was the best pool player in the world. I can't think of anyone playing today who plays that way. Today's top players overpower the balls. Efren caressed them.
Great video. I'd like to see a video of Danny DiLiberto in his prime. He saw the shot with inside to catch the point and he often sees things while doing commentary.
I'll bet he was a handful in his prime.
Great video. I'd like to see a video of Danny DiLiberto in his prime. He saw the shot with inside to catch the point and he often sees things while doing commentary.
I'll bet he was a handful in his prime.
I have a set of DVDs where Danny is gambling with Ronnie Allen around the mid-80s, giving him all he could handle. He played with a Meucci Cue, and played incredibly well. Ronnie wasn't playing bad either! He a Balabushka I think (or a Richard Black, or something resembling that old style of cue). An exciting match to watch.
That was the World One Pocket Challenge match, where they actually played for $20,000, a pretty serious bet back then. They played three out of five sets, each set a Race to Five. It went the distance, playing all five sets. It was played at the Golden Eight Ball in Phoenix in 1987. I produced the match (and did commentary) and have the entire thing on a set of five DVD's (ten hours of play!). It was a well played match by both players, with some very creative play.
Probably the best footage of these two guys there is. Ronnie was in the twilight of his career by then, but still may have been the best One Pocket player there was at that time. Danny was the house pro in that room and very familiar with the Anniversary table they played on. He was a great gambler and his local knowledge made for a very close match.
I have personally watched this entire match several times and never get tired of it. Both players were "mike'd" so we had some interesting comments during the course of the match. Ronnie liked to chatter away and he could be very funny and entertaining. People always flocked to see him play.