At this point, I'm lost in the action and have no idea how any AZBers are doing in any of the tournaments.
So, here's my short report.
I drew a gentleman named Doc. Of course, being a pool player, half the guys I meet in pool rooms over the age of 50 are named Doc. Doc plays one pocket every day and is a very pleasant man. I don't play one pocket, and am pretty much a douchebag.
Well, not really. I'm sweet, luvable, and am confused with the shoeshine boy. No, that was Underdog...
So, I win the lag and break first. Doc puts down the standard return and I'm left with approx. this:
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I bank the ball, but not into middle of the stack. Rather, off the bottom of the stack. I've done this move against other players in my little town, but until I saw Efren do it, I didn't realize that it was a standard move. Maybe it is and I just don't play enough, but usually I see people banking into the stack.
Anyway, the ball finds my pocket and I proceed to run 8 and out on my very first offensive inning at the 2006 Derby City Classic One Pocket Tournament. I've only had one other 8 and out, and it was also at a tournament. This should suggest something, mostly that in the heat of battle, I can concentrate a little more on my cueball. I cannot play social one pocket for the life of me.
I beat Doc 3-1, winning a very long bunt and peck game 3. The final game, on his break, he shot his worst shot, and I hit him with a 5 and then a 3 shortly after.
My second round opponent was Ike Runnels from Chicago, one of the games craftiest players. No contest. Man against boy. I put every move I knew out there, but most of them didn't faze him. Maybe three times the whole match did he have to go into the think tank. And, he said "gooooood shot," a couple of times. That's like a win for me!
What I learned is that all of the moves I know that work against players of my speed really aren't good enough for players of his speed. And, the players I play against don't hit me with traps like Ike played. I don't ever get a chance to see any of those moves. It was beautiful. I got steam rolled with a bagel, and I loved it. It was everything I needed it to be. As of last night, Ike was still in it. I hope he wins (or at least runner up to Efren!). Then I could say I got beat by the man.
That's all. On to the rail.
Fred
So, here's my short report.
I drew a gentleman named Doc. Of course, being a pool player, half the guys I meet in pool rooms over the age of 50 are named Doc. Doc plays one pocket every day and is a very pleasant man. I don't play one pocket, and am pretty much a douchebag.
Well, not really. I'm sweet, luvable, and am confused with the shoeshine boy. No, that was Underdog...
So, I win the lag and break first. Doc puts down the standard return and I'm left with approx. this:
START(
%AT1F5%BM5R1%CJ1N7%DL7M2%EN1P5%FK6P1%GK4M9%HO1N1%IL6O0%JF9E4
%KJ0P4%LF1P1%MK8Q8%ND0S3%OI5H3%PE2K3%QB1B1%RE4X3%UG6Y4%VF3Q1
%WH9Q8%XG5Z1%YD0E5%ZI1P6
)END
I bank the ball, but not into middle of the stack. Rather, off the bottom of the stack. I've done this move against other players in my little town, but until I saw Efren do it, I didn't realize that it was a standard move. Maybe it is and I just don't play enough, but usually I see people banking into the stack.
Anyway, the ball finds my pocket and I proceed to run 8 and out on my very first offensive inning at the 2006 Derby City Classic One Pocket Tournament. I've only had one other 8 and out, and it was also at a tournament. This should suggest something, mostly that in the heat of battle, I can concentrate a little more on my cueball. I cannot play social one pocket for the life of me.
I beat Doc 3-1, winning a very long bunt and peck game 3. The final game, on his break, he shot his worst shot, and I hit him with a 5 and then a 3 shortly after.
My second round opponent was Ike Runnels from Chicago, one of the games craftiest players. No contest. Man against boy. I put every move I knew out there, but most of them didn't faze him. Maybe three times the whole match did he have to go into the think tank. And, he said "gooooood shot," a couple of times. That's like a win for me!
What I learned is that all of the moves I know that work against players of my speed really aren't good enough for players of his speed. And, the players I play against don't hit me with traps like Ike played. I don't ever get a chance to see any of those moves. It was beautiful. I got steam rolled with a bagel, and I loved it. It was everything I needed it to be. As of last night, Ike was still in it. I hope he wins (or at least runner up to Efren!). Then I could say I got beat by the man.
That's all. On to the rail.
Fred
10-7/11-7?