Yesterday I got to the poolhall and a buddy mentioned that I had just missed Nick Varner but that he'd be back in a few hours. While I was waiting I ended up getting matched up with a guy that had been wanting to play me for a long time. I ended up beating him 3 sets and won $250 off of him before he quit.
Nick Varner showed up while I was playing this guy. After my match ended I went over and introduced myself to Nick, who was showing the owner of the poolhall some of his catalogs. We sat around for nearly an hour and spoke about all things pool related. Nick is in the area because of the recent BCA event and is also going to Shannon Daultons tour stop in Greensboro this weekend. One person mentioned how strong them damn Filipinos are, and the first thing that came to mind was how Nick terrorized a lot of the Filipinos back in the day, and he went on to mention just that. Specifically how he went over to the Philippines and played Efren in that challenge match and tortured him. Someone brought up SVB and he mentioned how enjoys seeing an American player doing so well these days.
Nick then mentioned he had a lot of merchandize in his vehicle so a few people and myself went and helped him bring all his pool products in, including mostly cues & cases. And there were a mess of them. He only made a few sales.
The owner of the poolhall asked if I would like to play Nick and of course I jumped at the chance. A friend of mine that knew my level of play and Nicks suggested that a fair game was 10-4, and the 6-out playing 9 ball. We ended up deciding to play 1 hole and ended up settling on 10-5.
The first two games I shot straight up in the air. I didn't really feel nervous but was just executing poorly. After that I started to settle down and started playing decently but he still got up 4 games on me. Then I ended up winning 2 games in a row which I was pretty happy about. After that we started going back and forth and ended up playing nearly 5 hours and he ended up 3 games up on me before we decided to quit.
It was a fantastic experience getting to match up against a player of Nicks caliber and is a memory that I will not soon forget. It was pretty awesome to get compliments from Nick Varner on good shots that I made and he mentioned that after the first two games, I started to play really well and was very complimentary about my game. He got my number and said that when he comes back through the area that he would give me a call and we could play more.
Here is a very cool shoot that Nick put on me that I didn't was possible. He ended up jawing the ball in his hole.
And here is a picture of Nick and I for proof!
Nick Varner showed up while I was playing this guy. After my match ended I went over and introduced myself to Nick, who was showing the owner of the poolhall some of his catalogs. We sat around for nearly an hour and spoke about all things pool related. Nick is in the area because of the recent BCA event and is also going to Shannon Daultons tour stop in Greensboro this weekend. One person mentioned how strong them damn Filipinos are, and the first thing that came to mind was how Nick terrorized a lot of the Filipinos back in the day, and he went on to mention just that. Specifically how he went over to the Philippines and played Efren in that challenge match and tortured him. Someone brought up SVB and he mentioned how enjoys seeing an American player doing so well these days.
Nick then mentioned he had a lot of merchandize in his vehicle so a few people and myself went and helped him bring all his pool products in, including mostly cues & cases. And there were a mess of them. He only made a few sales.
The owner of the poolhall asked if I would like to play Nick and of course I jumped at the chance. A friend of mine that knew my level of play and Nicks suggested that a fair game was 10-4, and the 6-out playing 9 ball. We ended up deciding to play 1 hole and ended up settling on 10-5.
The first two games I shot straight up in the air. I didn't really feel nervous but was just executing poorly. After that I started to settle down and started playing decently but he still got up 4 games on me. Then I ended up winning 2 games in a row which I was pretty happy about. After that we started going back and forth and ended up playing nearly 5 hours and he ended up 3 games up on me before we decided to quit.
It was a fantastic experience getting to match up against a player of Nicks caliber and is a memory that I will not soon forget. It was pretty awesome to get compliments from Nick Varner on good shots that I made and he mentioned that after the first two games, I started to play really well and was very complimentary about my game. He got my number and said that when he comes back through the area that he would give me a call and we could play more.
Here is a very cool shoot that Nick put on me that I didn't was possible. He ended up jawing the ball in his hole.
And here is a picture of Nick and I for proof!
Ask anyone that's seen me in person.
