In the 2005 Derby City 10-Ball Ring Game, Efren was confronted with an interesting situation, but I thought the way he attempted to deal with it was even more interesting. After attempting to break out the 7/9 on his 4-ball shot, Efren left himself this layout:
Here is a video of the situation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13nvYiiMGI0
Efren's next shot is depicted on pg. 2 of the Wei diagram. Danny and Cardone were doing the commentary, and Danny remarked that Efren had attempted to bank the 6 one rail and just take the cross-corner bank on the 7. While I like that shot, I don't actually think that was Efren's primary objective. Page 3 of the Wei diagram shows why I feel that way.
The red line coming from cueball A shows a line that Efren measured out with his cue before he shot the 6-ball. He just did it in the air, with his cue hovering over the table, which may explain why the commentators didn't catch it or comment on it. Based on that red line, it seems clear to me that Efren was actually trying to bank the 6 two (or three) rails into the hanging 8-ball, and thereby give himself shape on the 6 in the side, which would also allow him one more swing at separating the 7/9. As you can see on page 2, that is very nearly what happened, he just got a bit unlucky and went between the 2 and 3 railers and hit the 8-ball too full.
Considering who we're talking about, I think it's safe to assume that Efren was seeing three possible favorable outcomes on this shot: 1) make the 8 two rails with the 6 and play a breakout on the 7/9, with the cross-bank as a last resort; 2) make the 8 three rails with the 6 and play the breakout, again with the cross-bank as a last resort; 3) make the 6 one rail and play the 7 cross-corner.
To me, this is a wonderful example of someone who has a great mind for the game taking a tough situation and finding the shot that offers the maximum potential for a favorable outcome... oh, and executing it to near-perfection... left handed.
Good rolls,
Aaron
Here is a video of the situation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13nvYiiMGI0
Efren's next shot is depicted on pg. 2 of the Wei diagram. Danny and Cardone were doing the commentary, and Danny remarked that Efren had attempted to bank the 6 one rail and just take the cross-corner bank on the 7. While I like that shot, I don't actually think that was Efren's primary objective. Page 3 of the Wei diagram shows why I feel that way.
The red line coming from cueball A shows a line that Efren measured out with his cue before he shot the 6-ball. He just did it in the air, with his cue hovering over the table, which may explain why the commentators didn't catch it or comment on it. Based on that red line, it seems clear to me that Efren was actually trying to bank the 6 two (or three) rails into the hanging 8-ball, and thereby give himself shape on the 6 in the side, which would also allow him one more swing at separating the 7/9. As you can see on page 2, that is very nearly what happened, he just got a bit unlucky and went between the 2 and 3 railers and hit the 8-ball too full.
Considering who we're talking about, I think it's safe to assume that Efren was seeing three possible favorable outcomes on this shot: 1) make the 8 two rails with the 6 and play a breakout on the 7/9, with the cross-bank as a last resort; 2) make the 8 three rails with the 6 and play the breakout, again with the cross-bank as a last resort; 3) make the 6 one rail and play the 7 cross-corner.
To me, this is a wonderful example of someone who has a great mind for the game taking a tough situation and finding the shot that offers the maximum potential for a favorable outcome... oh, and executing it to near-perfection... left handed.
Good rolls,
Aaron
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