insane shot from ronnie alcano in the pacquiao tournament

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrFnrUj2eEs
shot is at about 5:25. i dont think theyre playing called pocket but if they are he mustve called it. alcano and pacquiao actually won this doubles match against lee van corteza and jundel mazon. but anyway i just thought this shot was cool enough to share. also this is a great guy to follow his channel on youtube if you like the filipino pool scene
 
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highkarate said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrFnrUj2eEs
shot is at about 5:25. i dont think theyre playing called pocket but if they are he mustve called it. alcano and pacquiao actually won this doubles match against lee van corteza and jundel mazon. but anyway i just thought this shot was cool enough to share. also this is a great guy to follow his channel on youtube if you like the filipino pool scene
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how do we see the video?
lol
 
thats strange no link in 1st post but in my reply its there
i got it thanks for the link
 
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thats really a neat and unique promotion idea to setup matches in the middle of a mall. America needs some promotion creativity like this.

oh Alcano has always been fun to watch
 
center pocket said:
thats really a neat and unique promotion idea to setup matches in the middle of a mall. America needs some promotion creativity like this.
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We had a tournament already in NYC, held in Grand Central Station.
It cost something like 60k to rent the space, which was more money than was added to the tournament. It wasn't held there again.

October 2004
UPA Tour
World Summit of Pool
Grand Central Station
New York City

Filipino Santos Sambajon won the $30,000-added event, with Americans Mike Davis second and Earl Strickland third.
 
Side pocket facings cut at very shallow angle, like valley barboxes, allowed this shot.

Pretty amazing hit, but when you get forced into a shot can produce great results.
 
takeitdown said:
Side pocket facings cut at very shallow angle, like valley barboxes, allowed this shot.

Pretty amazing hit, but when you get forced into a shot can produce great results.
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What do the facings have to do with it?

Looked like it went off the point...
 
highkarate said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrFnrUj2eEs
shot is at about 5:25. i dont think theyre playing called pocket but if they are he mustve called it. alcano and pacquiao actually won this doubles match against lee van corteza and jundel mazon. but anyway i just thought this shot was cool enough to share. also this is a great guy to follow his channel on youtube if you like the filipino pool scene
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Ahh yes! The famous titty bank!
 
itsfroze said:
We had a tournament already in NYC, held in Grand Central Station.
It cost something like 60k to rent the space, which was more money than was added to the tournament. It wasn't held there again.

October 2004
UPA Tour
World Summit of Pool
Grand Central Station
New York City

Filipino Santos Sambajon won the $30,000-added event, with Americans Mike Davis second and Earl Strickland third.
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I remember this, because I was there...absolutely by accident. My wife and I were visiting New York City as a newly married couple. Out of impulse we decided to take a stroll through Grand Central Station, and lo and behold there was Santos and Mike Davis playing pool smack in the middle of the station. It felt like I won the lottery.

I agree that this is an excellent way to promote the game. You get an instant audience. I'm surprised we haven't done more of these touranments in public venues.
 
itsfroze said:
We had a tournament already in NYC, held in Grand Central Station.
It cost something like 60k to rent the space, which was more money than was added to the tournament. It wasn't held there again.

October 2004
UPA Tour
World Summit of Pool
Grand Central Station
New York City

Filipino Santos Sambajon won the $30,000-added event, with Americans Mike Davis second and Earl Strickland third.
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That was probably not a smart use of the money. $60,000 sounds pretty dang steep to hold a tournament in a unique location.

You can execute smart ideas without using your life savings to do it.

That being said I bet that tournament was pretty cool to watch in that atmosphere.
 
center pocket said:
That was probably not a smart use of the money. $60,000 sounds pretty dang steep to hold a tournament in a unique location.

You can execute smart ideas without using your life savings to do it.

That being said I bet that tournament was pretty cool to watch in that atmosphere.
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Nice shot. What I found amazing is that this type of shot must be so common there that no seemed to bat an eye, there was no applause, no roar from the crowd
 
BRussell said:
I watched a bit of the match, and Manny has a nice stroke.
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That's exactly what I noticed...after the great shot by alcano, that wasn't a gimme that manny was left with, and he stroked it nice, right down the rail to the pocket. They were out. Nice to see another sports superstar take to pool like a pro.
 
Hello terry I believe you may be the terry hanna i know and played some back in the late 80's and early 90's. did you used to go to speeds in duncanville tx. there was a bookie that lived there named bobby gossett. he is dead now just wondering if you are the terry hanna from that time. if you are i will tell you who i am. take care.
 
thats me and you must be Mr Smith lol
yep bobby was a good score if you could get him to play
 
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