Match with John

pogmothoin said:
I loved the look on your face when John said he was short of cash and wanted to PayPal the money. Funny stuff, though maybe not to you at the moment.

I think I went dark after John missed that shot on the 3 ball (I think) in the 2nd game. Should have stuck around, sounds like it got more entertaining.
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He *totally* got me on that and I almost went into my best Paul Newman from "The Sting" when he yells at Robert Shaw after the four-of-a-kind poker hand, "What! Don't give me that crap you little weenie. How do I know you ain't gonna take a powder. You come to a game like this, you bring your money."

Lou Figueroa
 
ShortBusRuss said:
Is the streamed recorded and available to watch now?

I'd like to see how these two guys play.. :-)

(Mebbe I can get a spot and match up with one fo them??)

Short Bus Russ - C Player
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No idea. I think it just got shot out into the ether.

Lou Figueroa
 
pool101 said:
Good job Lou, I enjoyed what I watched of it, I was glad to see you both just get it out there and play.
Mark
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Thanks, Mark. It was cool, glad we played, thankful it is over, but certainly not something an average pool player does (or would want to do) everyday.

Lou Figueroa
 
eddie0776 said:
Congrats Lou...you are for sure the better one pocket player out of the two of you. I will say with all the hype building up to this match I thought John was gonna win, but was wrong. I was disappointed that he didn't take the side bet and the bump of the bet....I am not gonna say nitty but.....ok it was. Again congrats on the win and enjoy your win.
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Thanks, Eddie.

Lou Figueroa
feelin' pretty good
 
You should feel good Lou he talked the talk but came up short on the walk! You out played him period! It was a wise move on Johns part to cancel all the side bets, kinda like he knew what was ahead.... Congratulations Lou you did good!
Ron
 
Great job Lou! Enjoy the win. It was a pleasure meeting you and speaking before the match.

Mitch
 
Congrats to you Lou on the big win.

I have to admit I was rooting for John
but none the less good for you on the
win.

Well played on both your parts for acting
like gentleman win or lose.

Congrats On Your Win Lou
 
rigmaster said:
You should feel good Lou he talked the talk but came up short on the walk! You out played him period! It was a wise move on Johns part to cancel all the side bets, kinda like he knew what was ahead.... Congratulations Lou you did good!
Ron
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Thanks, Ron. Much appreciated.

Lou Figueroa
 
Thanks Lou & John. I thoroughly enjoyed the match.

Two totally opposite personalities. John wears his emotions on his sleeve and Lou is much more composed.

It was easy to see which one was the seasoned One Pocket player and who was much newer to the game.

I think and hope that much of the previous acrimony is a thing of the past and I was happy with how each one handled the situation.

John alluded to his breakdown of mechanics and Lou stayed pretty solid throughout.

As I said I had a good time watching and enjoyed it more than many a Pro match that I have watched.

Those that felt the need to denigrate the quality of the match and puff out their own chests should probably crawl back under their rocks.

Thanks again guys. I had fun.
 
itsfroze said:
Congrats to you Lou on the big win.

I have to admit I was rooting for John
but none the less good for you on the
win.

Well played on both your parts for acting
like gentleman win or lose.

Congrats On Your Win Lou
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Everyone should be able to voice their opinion here and root for whomever they want... no matter how poor the choice I kid! I kid!

Thanks, frozer

Lou Figueroa
 
GaryB said:
Thanks Lou & John. I thoroughly enjoyed the match.

Two totally opposite personalities. John wears his emotions on his sleeve and Lou is much more composed.

It was easy to see which one was the seasoned One Pocket player and who was much newer to the game.

I think and hope that much of the previous acrimony is a thing of the past and I was happy with how each one handled the situation.

John alluded to his breakdown of mechanics and Lou stayed pretty solid throughout.

As I said I had a good time watching and enjoyed it more than many a Pro match that I have watched.

Those that felt the need to denigrate the quality of the match and puff out their own chests should probably crawl back under their rocks.

Thanks again guys. I had fun.
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Thanks, Gary.

You know, I have talked, texted, emailed, or PM'd with probably several dozen people in the last 24 and one of the common themes has been that it was uber cool to watch two average guys battled it out for a good sized bet. People said they could relate to the pressure, dealing with the crowd, the stream, the misses, the struggle to make shots and keep your mechanics together. IOW, people could empathize much more with John and/or I than when watching SVB or Efren or Earl rocket balls in from everywhere and play flawless position.

Lou Figueroa
more grudges!
 
I'm definitely on team Lou but I do want to say that my impression of JB's taunts leading up to the match (calling Lou, "Louser" etc) were mostly to hype up the match WWF style. John was a showman all the way and Lou was the straight man. Lou shot straighter too.


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lfigueroa said:
I guess I don't care for you either then. But thanks.

Lou Figueroa
take that
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Ouch that really hurt><:smile:

One thing I learned from this match, is to come up with a game plan, and stick to it.
You did a good job doing what it takes to win without getting unnecessarily aggressive, and you won it going away.

Nice job
Ted
 
cuesblues said:
Ouch that really hurt><:smile:

One thing I learned from this match, is to come up with a game plan, and stick to it.
You did a good job doing what it takes to win without getting unnecessarily aggressive, and you won it going away.

Nice job
Ted
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If he doesn't care for Ted then I don't care for him and he can't sit at our lunch table.
 
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Luxury said:
I'm definitely on team Lou but I do want to say that my impression of JB's taunts leading up to the match (calling Lou, "Louser" etc) were mostly to hype up the match WWF style. John was a showman all the way and Lou was the straight man. Lou shot straighter too.


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Quick funny story.

My wife and I come off a ferry near Athens and climb into a cab. I give the driver the name of our hotel in my best John Belushi Greek. So we're whipping through Athens traffic and the driver leans back and goes "Straight? Straight?" And I'm pretty sure we're going the right way so I respond, "Yes. "Straight. Straight."

And we keep going and after a couple more miles on the meter he leans back and again queries, "Straight? Straight?" And I respond again, "Yes. Straight. Straight." Well, this happens again and I can tell the driver is getting more and more agitated and he finally pulls out a tattered map of the city, points to it, and I finally get it -- he's asking, "Street? Street?" And my wife an I crack up and I give him the street address instead of the hotel name.

To this day my wife will totally crack up if we're lost and I go, "Straight? Straight?"

Lou Figueroa
 
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kvinbrwr said:
If he doesn't care for Ted then I don't care for him and he can't sit at our lunch table.
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I would rather have him at my lunch table than my pool table, he is way too serious.
Then for lunch we'll stick Lou at the "community" table with JB's cronies, so they can have a group discussion about cue case interiors, and aiming systems.
 
Luxury said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flEns6Nf3_E

The Lou vs John match reminds me of Tyson's fight vs McNeely after he got out of prison. 19:20 is where McNeely comes out to a walk on song that struck me.

Barton, you put on a hell of a show. I've been an entertainer and you worked it like a boss. Lou, you showed beautiful composure. Your presence from start to finish was pure class. You were Tyson.
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McNeeley, what a tomato can!

Back when my boys were boxing, he came to the Saratoga Civic Center and matched up against Domingo Monroe. Before the match started, my kids' coach Otto took us back to McNeeley's dressing room to meet him. He was so agitated that we didn't even go into the room. He was pacing around like a crazy man, no mouthpiece in, and no front teeth, either. He looked exactly like he looked after Tyson knocked him down that last time. Otto took one look at him and said to me, "Maybe they can come back after the fight."

Monroe came out in a full Indian chief headdress (I think he's part Native American), and it was the most ludicrous entrance I've seen outside of pro wrestling. Then the fight started and it went from bad to worse. They slugged away like a couple of bar fighters for a couple rounds, then Monroe did something weird like put a bear hug on McNeeley and got himself disqualified.

At least Lou and John represented our sport a lot better than those two apes did to represent boxing. :cool:
 
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