Emmotional Swaying From The I.p.t.

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Kevin said:
I think GabesMom maybe said it best. Practice like you hope to playl try hard, maybe get your butt kicked this year (but never ever give in mentally) or you may surprise yourself and do well... don't ever quit, you have another gear to SMOKE these FOLKS! There is always room at the top for the best.

Losing is just part of wininng.. tonight I wasn't my greatest but was there to chalk up and finish when my opponent dogged it.

And for Gabesmom, go Kansas Girls and boys! It annoys me BD and Inside Pool's features after the US Open said he came from Oklahoma or Texas, when in reality it is Wichita KS.. why doesn't Kansas get some credit here? I am NE KS Lawrence/KU Jayhawker, but stilll, fair is fair. If I ever made it big in the world of pool, would you all be calling me Japanese where I lived for the last 13 years, or American, where my passport is from for the other 32 years of my life?
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Kevin .... But, at least, the US OPEN website, on the article about Gabe, last year's winner, said he was from Wichita, but living in Tulsa. I am sure when he moves to Florida in November, that he will be from Florida then...

I think, sometimes, that the average Pool player on the East Coast thiinks that
we have to part the wheat, and tell the Buffalo to move before we can see
the object ball to make it ... lol We don't have a lot of outside scenery like
most states do, that's why we go inside to shoot Pool. At least Gabe is helping to change that line of thought about us.
 
8-ball bernie said:
very true, the two things i fear the most are, TIGHT POCKETS and the grueling races to 9-best 2 out of 3, which can make the typical match 3 HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!
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That is only the final match. The main tournament are single races to 9.
Deno
 
Kevin said:
I think GabesMom maybe said it best. Practice like you hope to playl try hard, maybe get your butt kicked this year (but never ever give in mentally) or you may surprise yourself and do well... don't ever quit, you have another gear to SMOKE these FOLKS! There is always room at the top for the best.

Losing is just part of wininng.. tonight I wasn't my greatest but was there to chalk up and finish when my opponent dogged it.

And for Gabesmom, go Kansas Girls and boys! It annoys me BD and Inside Pool's features after the US Open said he came from Oklahoma or Texas, when in reality it is Wichita KS.. why doesn't Kansas get some credit here? I am NE KS Lawrence/KU Jayhawker, but stilll, fair is fair. If I ever made it big in the world of pool, would you all be calling me Japanese where I lived for the last 13 years, or American, where my passport is from for the other 32 years of my life?
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Years ago, when Gabe started being asked where he was from, maybe at tournaments, interviews, etc., he would say Tulsa, because that is where he lived. So I'm sure that is where it all started. And during the UPA tournament last January, that was televised on ESPN2, when he beat Efren, at the end of that match Gabe raised his cue and said 'Yeah, Oklahoma'! So I'm sure that's where it all stems from. He's lived in Tulsa since 17, nearly 11 years (except for brief return to Wichita to work with his dad making cues). But in the BD interview, they told he was originally from Wichita. So who knows when he goes to Florida, as Snapshot9 says. I'll ask Gabe that one! Maybe he should return to saying Wichita then. JMHO
 
8-ball bernie said:
" GO BERNIE GO!!!!!!!!!!!
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That is all I have to say.
Nope, I am lyin'! We are all wishing the best for you and will be looking out for the results. Now, be sure you take a laptop w/ you- we want first-hand updates!!
 
As some one else posted, the last place finishers in Orlando will get $6200.
Money is not an issue. You may never get this chance again.

Now stop whining, get off of you butt and start practicing.
Go to Orlando and play your best, win or lose.
Also, take your wife with you. This may be a once in a lifetime experience and you both should share in it.
 
I may be confused...(I am a blonde, and have been known to get confused)....but does 8 Ball Bernie get guaranteed money ($6,200) at the tournament he is talking about?
 
gabesmom said:
I may be confused...(I am a blonde, and have been known to get confused)....but does 8 Ball Bernie get guaranteed money ($6,200) at the tournament he is talking about?
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No. He's not playing in the King Of The Hill Event. He does have to go there due to a mandatory players meeting of ALL IPT players, even the ones that aren't playing in the King Of The Hill event. ;)
 
Hello Bernie

I would like to say good luck to you Bernie, I have been playing on the professional level for almost 13 yrs and my advice would be to not think about the competition as much as visualizing yourself in the driver's seat of a big match against one of those big name player's. I also agree with you about Allison Fisher, she is without a doubt the best female player that I have seen and does have a shot at the top ten. Keep in mind that not all of the top pro's are competing and that these events are based more on popularity than they are true playing ability. So I don't know maybe they liked your name and thought you would be a nice addition to this strange brew of politicly elected hand picked players. I promise you will be more organized than they are, I don't even know how you play but I have seen some of the player's play that they have chosen as your competition and believe when I say that you are likely to play a champion in one match and someone who will completely give up in your next match, I do not know much about this natural cure tour but even though they did not invite me I wish it success. Then possibly one day they will want to pave a foundation for every single player who deserves to be in competition and have some sort of structure, I am skeptical over whether or not this tour will survive and or whether or not it will allow any protection for the player's.
If you get a chance to play Sigel do me a favor and win, when I was a kid at a trade show I asked him if he had any insructional videos for sale and he said "not with me but if you want to I will send you one in the mail. I agreed and asked him the price which was $50.00, maybe about a year went by and I asked him about my tape and he said he did not remember our conversation and that he did'nt take my $ for any sort of tape. So I know that there is some serious larceny when it comes to who is running the show, I just figured that you might want to know.
I'm not going to go on about how well I play and that there are player's who got invited that can't make a ball in the ocean, but keep in mind that the tournament is tainted that I promise.
Sincerely, Danny 'boy' Harriman
 
Danny Harriman said:
I say that you are likely to play a champion in one match and someone who will completely give up in your next match...
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Or you could draw Earl and maybe get both...ha.

Danny Harriman said:
Then possibly one day they will want to pave a foundation for every single player who deserves to be in competition and have some sort of structure...
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Danny, next year you can play in a qualifying tournament and get a tour card. Knowing your ability I'm sure you could accomplish this. Wait until it is in your own hands to prove how you can play and that you belong; don't stress over a subjectively chosen player list.

Danny Harriman said:
when I was a kid at a trade show I asked him if he had any insructional videos for sale and he said "not with me but if you want to I will send you one in the mail. I agreed and asked him the price which was $50.00, maybe about a year went by and I asked him about my tape and he said he did not remember our conversation and that he did'nt take my $ for any sort of tape.
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That's pretty low. I'm sure he could spare the $50 nowadays.
 
Excuse me, look again

stevelomako said:
Thats the pay-outs for "The King of the Hill" tournament.............unfortunately, Bernie Friend isn't in that one.............he's talking about the one at the end of January and I couldn't find out what kind of pay-outs there are if you end up in last place.
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That answer was for justplay not Bernie,as you should plaimly see, he is not even in that tournament.
 
as far as why i feel manalo is the greatest player on earth now, he is "there" now he's "arrived" here we have a man, who focused all his efforts on snooker, and won many, many tournaments at that. then he switched to 9-ball, and came in very strong at the 2004 and 2005 world championships, something like 3rd, and 4th. place, then he comes to america in 2005 for the first time, and not only wins every tournament he entered, but goes through UNdefeated, as if there were no opponents!!!!!!, then he faces the great danny barouty in straight pool, and drills him clean 150-42!!!!!!!!, and marlon manalo, never played straight pool before!!!!! so, he is a man with a clear thinking head, he is on a mission, he has snooker fundamentals, and is smart, and his sleeves are rolled up, sort of speak. he adopts to EVERY cue sport quickly, and 8-ball should be a breeze to him. and most of all, he has "fire in the belly" he is very "in to it", very dedicated, extremly focused, so i believe he is the greatest in the world right now, with that said, i feel thorston hoemann, is the second greatest, simply because his position is spotless!
 
8-ball bernie said:
as far as why i feel manalo is the greatest player on earth now, he is "there" now he's "arrived" here we have a man, who focused all his efforts on snooker, and won many, many tournaments at that. then he switched to 9-ball, and came in very strong at the 2004 and 2005 world championships, something like 3rd, and 4th. place, then he comes to america in 2005 for the first time, and not only wins every tournament he entered, but goes through UNdefeated, as if there were no opponents!!!!!!, then he faces the great danny barouty in straight pool, and drills him clean 150-42!!!!!!!!, and marlon manalo, never played straight pool before!!!!! so, he is a man with a clear thinking head, he is on a mission, he has snooker fundamentals, and is smart, and his sleeves are rolled up, sort of speak. he adopts to EVERY cue sport quickly, and 8-ball should be a breeze to him. and most of all, he has "fire in the belly" he is very "in to it", very dedicated, extremly focused, so i believe he is the greatest in the world right now, with that said, i feel thorston hoemann, is the second greatest, simply because his position is spotless!
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Thanks for answering my question on manalo. That's saying a lot about him. But there's talk amongst the forums that he won't participate in the King of the Hill because he'll be representing the Philippines in the South East Asian (SEA) Games. Too bad. However, it's been said that Efren and Django are ditching SEA to play King of the Hill.
 
8-ball bernie said:
hi my name is bernie friend, and i am fortunate to have been accepted as one of the 150 players for the i.p.t. my mind has been swaying like a weeping willow in a storm, over being invited. at first when i got the news i was really excited and happy. later i called my parents to tell them, and they said, why don't you save your money and stay home, you can't beat the pros. i hung up, and soon after got a cold, they emmotionally wore me down. then my wife brought me back around and said, i have faith in your ability, go and play your heart out. there is a lot to think about. i figure it will cost around $1000 to go down to orlando:~ hotel fees for 5 nights, air fare, taxi's food and drink, not to mention the $200 entry fee and that's just for the players meeting! on the other hand, there could be BIG things that are great that can happen. yeah, i might not beat the greatest player on earth marlon manalo, but maybe i could beat loree jon jones, (not that that would mean much), p.s. i already beat her in 8-ball in november 1986 long island n.y. at an exhibition. anyway, where was i? oh, yeah all in all the tour sounds great. i excell at 8-ball, i prefer round robin, i appreciate the fact the women pros are playing and feel confident allison fisher will always be in the top 10. i am excited and happy, yet i sometimes go through self doubt as any non-pro would, when facing to play 70 of the world's greatest pros. i figure, if i come in at #39, i'd be quite pleased with myself, considering the field. also, if they are filming for a reality show, i'm a big ham, and hope to be center stage sort of speak, and last but not least, i really and trully hope to talk to kevin about being a commentator. so to sum up, all of this is a far reaching dream, which half of me say's "don't do it, your extending yourself" and the other half say's " GO BERNIE GO!!!!!!!!!!!
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To pay for your travel and hotel you should try and get the last two from marlon and bet it BIG! you will get him scared with your big bet and may pull it off!!
lol
 
Danny Harriman said:
I would like to say good luck to you Bernie, I have been playing on the professional level for almost 13 yrs and my advice would be to not think about the competition as much as visualizing yourself in the driver's seat of a big match against one of those big name player's.
Sincerely, Danny 'boy' Harriman
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Changing the subject for just a second. HI DANNY! Haven't seen you for a while. I have you & Gabe on video playing in Tulsa about 10 years ago! How's Caleb?
 
Timberly said:
No. He's not playing in the King Of The Hill Event. He does have to go there due to a mandatory players meeting of ALL IPT players, even the ones that aren't playing in the King Of The Hill event. ;)
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Thanks Timberley, that is what I thought, but wasn't sure. Still learning about these different tournies! AZB is the place to learn!
 
One of my favorite quotes -

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
 
Jerry Yost said:
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
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Great quote (Roosevelt right?), just don't ever go here.
 
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