Judd Trump to play U.S. Open.................
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He was still better than his next opponent
Nyquil
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His opponent forgot how to play pool. With that said his break was solid. Trump had some good safety shots and drilled some long shots. Had a couple of really good banks and the pockets are tight at 4.25. Side pocket got him a couple of times and he needs to work on position play with more practice he is gonna do well I think. He is playing with a whole diff cue as well on top of everything else that has to take some getting used to. I am interested to see how he does as the tournament progresses.
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Looks like he gets one more warm-up match and then he's gonna face a 733 Fargo Rate player. Will be a huge, huge test for him.
Side pockets can be tricky when changing from one game to another. If you are aiming for center pocket but erring on missing on the pro side, then you should err on the far side (like aiming for the back board in basketball) on an American pool table, but the near side on a snooker table or English or Chinese pool table. No matter how much a player knows this, old habits die hard. Shane visibly had the same problem (but with the other side of the pocket) last time I saw him play Chinese 8 Ball.
And we just take this no name at his word? There are a lot of haters in this world. An APA 3 is a 300-400 fargo, you mean to tell me a 400 fargo won a US Open match?
My thoughts...
Trump shot well, which was expected.
Break was good, but the table was breaking super easy.
He obviously didn't know what to do on a few shots... just used instinct and shot.
He will eventually get crushed by one of the 780+ players. I predict 9-3 (if in the race-to-9 round)
His opponent screwed up about 3 easy outs, which usually equate to 2 game swing each time. A mediocre player would have made it close. A pro would have crushed him.
Aside, the tables are playing fair; tight, but seem to play very predictable... nothing like the tables in Vegas. The top guys will run large packs.
Entertaining though
Trump shot well, which was expected.
Break was good, but the table was breaking super easy.
He obviously didn't know what to do on a few shots... just used instinct and shot.
He will eventually get crushed by one of the 780+ players. I predict 9-3 (if in the race-to-9 round)
His opponent screwed up about 3 easy outs, which usually equate to 2 game swing each time. A mediocre player would have made it close. A pro would have crushed him.
Aside, the tables are playing fair; tight, but seem to play very predictable... nothing like the tables in Vegas. The top guys will run large packs.
Entertaining though
Karl Boyes taught Judd Trump well on the break. With his snooker background, his long shots were executed like the pool pros, but his strategy and other shots were shaky.
I felt so sorry for Joe Magee. On the one hand, it was the experience of a lifetime playing this champion, but on the other hand, being on the TV table for what may have been the first time with a super star, that can be overwhelming. I was in the Maryland State Championship for ladies in Baltimore one year, accompanied by the Maryland State Champion for men, Michael Gerace (Geese). I received ball in hand on the game ball and missed. I was just too nervous with all the eyeballs staring at me.
Judd will need to improve to rise to the top 16, but he did not disappoint this virtual railbird.
I felt so sorry for Joe Magee. On the one hand, it was the experience of a lifetime playing this champion, but on the other hand, being on the TV table for what may have been the first time with a super star, that can be overwhelming. I was in the Maryland State Championship for ladies in Baltimore one year, accompanied by the Maryland State Champion for men, Michael Gerace (Geese). I received ball in hand on the game ball and missed. I was just too nervous with all the eyeballs staring at me.
Judd will need to improve to rise to the top 16, but he did not disappoint this virtual railbird.
The way he splits every pocket is a thing of beauty.
I cant lie, I was pulling for Trump! Felt a little sorry for Magee, but that's how the cookie crumbles sometimes. If you haven't been there before, you haven't played much pool.... and his experience was much more extreme.
Hat tip to them both!
Hat tip to them both!
If he payed another similarly rated player, why not? It would be naive to think Magee was the only 300-400 Fargo rated player in the field.
BlueRaider
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I thought he looked like a very, very nervous APA 5/6 out there.
I only saw his Trump match, placed on the big stage, first match of the tourney, facing a world snooker champion, live crowd, huge TV audience, commentators, media buildup, with friends watching - all on 4.25” pocckets??? Yes he was obviously and understandably nervous.
It looks like they Seeded this tournament. True or not ???????