Second update was the PA One pocket open. This was a nice tournament. The entry was 175. The TD added $5000, even though only 19 players showed up. It was probably the best bang for the buck tournament of all time, that had an actual entry fee. It was kind of sad that Philly is known as a one pocket room, and nearly all the regulars in the room it was held at play one hole and back pocket 9 ball, and none of them signed up. All the players were from other rooms or traveling from out of state.
My first match I played a low 500, and after game one, he said to me this is his first time ever playing one hole. I believed him, as he didn't know how to keep score. I won that 3-0, and thanked him for playing, and hope he keeps playing. The next match I lost 0-3 to a local room owner Brett, who ended up in 3rd, and beat Jonas earlier in the event.
I played like absolute garbage on both of those matches. Maybe the worst one hole I played in my life. I missed a ton of easy open shots. I wanted to go home and burn my cues.
My 3rd match was against Eddie Abraham. He's been one of the top Philly area players for 30 years. He was a 737 fargo going in, but he's been out of the game for about 10 years and was not as strong as he used to be. I lost 1-3 against him, but played really well for me, so was quite happy I finally got my game back together.
My rating didn't move during this event.
I ended up playing Frost for 50 a rack 10-6. I used to bet against him every year at the DCC, and he and I have had a good laugh about it every time we've seen each other. I ended up down 5 games in total, winning 3 to his 8. I actually played super super good, and was very happy with my performance. The real game between us is probably something like 15-5. I knew I was donating, and was ok with that.
My first match I played a low 500, and after game one, he said to me this is his first time ever playing one hole. I believed him, as he didn't know how to keep score. I won that 3-0, and thanked him for playing, and hope he keeps playing. The next match I lost 0-3 to a local room owner Brett, who ended up in 3rd, and beat Jonas earlier in the event.
I played like absolute garbage on both of those matches. Maybe the worst one hole I played in my life. I missed a ton of easy open shots. I wanted to go home and burn my cues.
My 3rd match was against Eddie Abraham. He's been one of the top Philly area players for 30 years. He was a 737 fargo going in, but he's been out of the game for about 10 years and was not as strong as he used to be. I lost 1-3 against him, but played really well for me, so was quite happy I finally got my game back together.
My rating didn't move during this event.
I ended up playing Frost for 50 a rack 10-6. I used to bet against him every year at the DCC, and he and I have had a good laugh about it every time we've seen each other. I ended up down 5 games in total, winning 3 to his 8. I actually played super super good, and was very happy with my performance. The real game between us is probably something like 15-5. I knew I was donating, and was ok with that.
. The next was Charlie 608 I beat 5-2. He and I gamble a lot, he usually gives me 1 game on the wire to 7 when we gamble. Then was Shawn 669 who has had my number for 20 years, and I finally beat him 5-1. Brett 653 was too strong for me, and beat me 1-6. Then I played Shawn 669 again to get in the finals, and lost 4-6. I ended up getting 3rd. The tournament was handicapped by games using an in-house system. The scores I put up were the actual 9 balls pocketed. My first two opponents were even to 5, the last two opponents were my 5 to their 6. I think if this was reported, I'd have gone up a bit. Not 100% sure as Brett beat me pretty bad.
