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PoolBum said:
Those are what the pockets look like in a pool room where the owner hates 9-ball. :D
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Pockets that tight make playing 9 ball tough and it takes a lot of fun out of the game. I personally don't enjoy playing on a table that tight and I think a lot of players will agree with me. You have to change the way you play to run out and if you aren't a really good player you can't run out on pockets that tight.
 
MikeJanis said:
Winners Bracket Starts at Noon.

The final 8 in the winners are:

Jim Jennings
vs
Rodney Holland

Sam Brannon
vs
Louis Ulrich

Steve Moore
vs
Mike Davis

Mike Gulyassy
vs
Scott Rabon


The 1-Loss side starts at 11am.

The final 16 in the 1-loss isde are:


vs
Monroe Jones


vs
Mike Staubs



vs
Eddie Little


vs
Mike Champagne


Grady Matthews
vs
Dallas Roach

Randy Hatten
vs
Rex Alred

Josh Roberts
vs
Steven Todd

Jeff Abernathy
vs
Buddy Dennis
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Is this "Baltimore Buddy Dennis"? Haven't heard about him in years. He was in So Calif in the mid to late 80's. A very good player & good guy. Nice to see he is still playing if it is him. John
 
In my opinion, the things that makes this room great is the tables, the lights, the space around the tables and the players that Grady will bring in. I can do without all the wall decor. I don't care about music or tv's just keep the ac blasting.
 
SCCues said:
Pockets that tight make playing 9 ball tough and it takes a lot of fun out of the game. I personally don't enjoy playing on a table that tight and I think a lot of players will agree with me. You have to change the way you play to run out and if you aren't a really good player you can't run out on pockets that tight.
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Fong-Pang Chao might disagree with you, but we others probaby not.

Then again, maybe Grady taught these tables for one-pocket or 'extreme' 9-ball action + practise.
Sometimes when I've played long sessions with 4'' pockets, my technique, cue ball control and strategy has been in at it's best after that.. ..but you are defintely right that it's sort of a different game then and the mentality of long races and the joy of running out disappears/changes..
 
SCCues said:
Pockets that tight make playing 9 ball tough and it takes a lot of fun out of the game. I personally don't enjoy playing on a table that tight and I think a lot of players will agree with me. You have to change the way you play to run out and if you aren't a really good player you can't run out on pockets that tight.
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I agree 100% for 9 ball or 10 ball tight tables change the game, because you cant build angles and cheat the pocket, you have to get perfect shape on the next ball etc. When you cheat a pocket you still have a small target but if you do get out of line bad there is a bigger target for the next shot, I like 4 3/8 to 4.5" pockets 5" pockets are too big. But 4" pockets change the game too much however for practice drills I do like them in some cases, And for 1P then 4" pockets are great.
 
jrhendy said:
Is this "Baltimore Buddy Dennis"? Haven't heard about him in years. He was in So Calif in the mid to late 80's. A very good player & good guy. Nice to see he is still playing if it is him. John
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Yep, that's him.

Mj
 
Stevie beat Mike Davis in a hard-fought match 9-6 (or 9-5). Stevie jumped out to an early lead and Mike couldn't catch up. This match should have been filmed. It looks like Stevie and Louis Ulrich are headed for a collision at the end of the winner's bracket.
 
Fatboy said:
I agree 100% for 9 ball or 10 ball tight tables change the game, because you cant build angles and cheat the pocket, you have to get perfect shape on the next ball etc. When you cheat a pocket you still have a small target but if you do get out of line bad there is a bigger target for the next shot, I like 4 3/8 to 4.5" pockets 5" pockets are too big. But 4" pockets change the game too much however for practice drills I do like them in some cases, And for 1P then 4" pockets are great.
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Not all the pockets in the room are that tight. Those are only on the 2 front ACTION tables. The others are a little bigger.

Mj


Pic = pocket size in the main tournament room.
 

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MikeJanis said:
Not all the pockets in the room are that tight. Those are only on the 2 front ACTION tables. The others are a little bigger.

Mj
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BTW, how big the other pockets are? How big are Diamond Pro's pockets?
 
80 Total players at Grady's

This weekend at Grady's we have a total of 80 players competing in the Viking Tour events.

51 in the Open Division and 29 in the Amateur Division.


The Amateor Division pays 8 places.

1. $650
2. $450
3. $260
4. $180
5/6 $100 each
7/8 $60 each
 
Saturdays Viking Cue Raffle

just like at all Viking Tour events we had a Viking Cue raffe.


The tickets are $1 each and you get your coice of 6 Viking cues to choose from.

Louis Ulrich won the cue and picked a sweet 4pt sneaky pete viking Cue.

He only bought 1 ticket.
 
Thanks for the great updates. Man, Grady's name in any thread seems to generate a couple thousand hits a day on this forum! This Viking event has attracted quite a bit of interest.

I love the pictures on this thread.

I am also hoping that Diana Hoppe makes it there today. I spoke to her recently, and I think -- and I may be wrong -- that she mentioned trying to make it up there on Sunday afternoon.

Jerry Forsyth is in the house, which will produce something cool, I am sure.

If Diana Hoppe can make it to this inaugural tournament at Grady's pool room, it will really complement all the activities at the Viking Tour event.

Congratulations on another successful tournament, and thanks again for keeping the inquiring minds back home updated! :)

JAM
 
Mike:

I thought the rail facings were supposed to be parallel, cut at a 45? angle.

Looks like a ball could hit the inside of the facing and still not go in.

Saw that happen on one of the ESPN matches. Think it was Mika playing Fong Pang. Can't remember which one of them shot it, but the 5 ball didn't fall. It was hit about pocket speed, ran parallel to the rail all the way, but about an inch or so off the rail. Allen H. just said the pockets are tight, but I could see that the rails were cut at the wrong angle.

Any ball that hits the facing clean without hitting the point should go.
 
SCCues said:
Pockets that tight make playing 9 ball tough and it takes a lot of fun out of the game. I personally don't enjoy playing on a table that tight and I think a lot of players will agree with me. You have to change the way you play to run out and if you aren't a really good player you can't run out on pockets that tight.
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I think Mike mentioned that the two front action tables are the only ones that have the 4 inch pockets. The balance of the room have normal size pockets. (Mike, correct me if I'm wrong). OOOOPS, He already did.....didn't read all the posts

I'm like you, I like to practice on them occassionally, but, would not want to play on them all the time. The diamonds around here have 4 1/4 inch pockets and that is pretty good.
 
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Open Division final 4 = Steve Moore, Louis Ulrich, Mike Gulyassy, Eddie Little.

I won't be posting any updates tonight to this thread. Thank you to everyone for their interest in this Viking Tour event at Grady's.

The final results and pics will be given in the form of an article later this evening and will be reported on the front page of AZ and IP.

Thanks,

Mj
 
Very nice looking room. I bet it would be easy to relax in. I like the spacing between the tables. It looks like they're far enough apart not to have to worry about the goofballs at the next table who stand between the tables and seem to be deaf, when you ask for some space to play.

Looking forward to the updates...
 
It was a great weekend at Grady's. I finished out of the amateur event in 5th/6th position, and frankly am a little disappointed in my performance. Races to 5 on a barbox go too fast! I saw Jeff Abernanthy and Josh Roberts gambling on the 4" pockets for a couple of hours, both were running out a lot. I'm not going to say anything about the tourney in case Mike wants to post it, but all-in-all it was a great weekend!
 
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