Mike Davis Defeats Dennis Hatch in Extended Race to 15 in Ginky's Memorial Finals
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How did he get past Tom? I was watching the semis with my son but he got tired and we shut it off when the Tom was ahead 4-1, maybe 3-1
It did not look like Mike was playing nearly well enough to beat a good player that set. His safes were leaving open shots, he missed some shots, played a really odd shot where he passed a missed shot back to Tom that was a full open ball.
It did not look like Mike was playing nearly well enough to beat a good player that set. His safes were leaving open shots, he missed some shots, played a really odd shot where he passed a missed shot back to Tom that was a full open ball.
Tommy D'Alfonso led 7-3 but Mike Davis played really well to tie it as 7-7 in the race to 9.
Tommy had a very bad miss on a 10-ball at 7-7, but Mike scratched on the break at 8-7. allowing Tommy to tie take the match double hill.
Tommy made a ball on the break at double hill but had to play a safety. He under-hit the speed on the safety and it proved fatal, as Mike ran out to claim his spot in the final.
This reminds me of when I was a kid in El Paso, Lee Trevino's home town.
I was a pretty good golfer and if I saw Lee's swing, I would've given weight.
.....and lost every thing I had...:embarrassed2:
Hell, a scratch golfer is only good enough to be Lee's caddie.
I agree with Koop, Mike Davis is a credit to the game.....
....handles himself like a pro golfer.
Congratulations to Mike for winning the title. He should have not been in the finals though as Tom gifted him that set. He hung up a 10 late in the set & also took a flyer on a carom that he should not have.
Mike would be the first to say how lucky he was I have heard him say that 100 times whats funny is the one thing I never heard him say was how lucky the other guy was ,, it's not luck it's he stays focused till the last money ball is pocketed after all that's when it's over and not a second before ,
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Great to see a good man like Mike take this down! That should give him a little breathing room.
BTW, I thought 1st was $4k, 2nd was @ $2.5k - as posted by CMBSWU in chat IIRC?
BTW, I thought 1st was $4k, 2nd was @ $2.5k - as posted by CMBSWU in chat IIRC?
From pictures of the flow chart on live-stream-news.com, the payouts for the pro event were:
1 -- $2,300
2 -- 1,500
3 -- 1,000
4 -- 750
5&6 -- 525
7&8 -- 400
9+ -- could not see
In addition, the Calcutta paid:
1 -- $1,800
2 -- 1,000
3 -- 700
4 -- 500 or 600 (fuzzy)
Thanks AtLarge. You're the last person on AZ whom I'll challenge their #'s!
Man... That's small tators for the depth of field it had. I guess being on the heels of the Steinway and Predator tournies was the decider for many. Regardless, am happy for Mike!
it is a memorial so I would think some cash goes to a Ginky something or not.
So, I was killing some time at work and decided to watch the match on youtube....
am I the only one that is paying attention... or does that table ROLL LIKE DOG CRAP, I just watched Mike roll the cueball toward the end of the table after the 6-3 win, and the cue ball made a rather large "S" curve, and there were 4 or 5 other instances that I noticed bad rolls, but this one was easy to "time mark".
am I the only one that is paying attention... or does that table ROLL LIKE DOG CRAP, I just watched Mike roll the cueball toward the end of the table after the 6-3 win, and the cue ball made a rather large "S" curve, and there were 4 or 5 other instances that I noticed bad rolls, but this one was easy to "time mark".
This right here is why pool players make excellent golfers. They need to know the terrain before each shot. :grin-square:
body hair!?!?
just kidding. He has a good attitude, never see him get really upset, just keeps doing
what he needs to. There are stretches where his position seems dead nuts perfect too.
Freaks me out because he usually doesn't aim the tip where he's finally hitting the cue ball,
then it glides around with just the right amount of draw and sidespin through some small window.
The left-hand long rail ( from the breaker's point of view) cost Hatch some outs.
But Mike's level head overcame it.
Great news! A fine Dude, that Mike Davis is!!