It would surprise me a lot. Though he runs a lot of balls at DCC, 260 this year on tough tables, Dennis has very limited experience playing straight pool. He definitely has the stamina and the ability to concentrate for the length of a very long run, but I just don't see it happening.
The list of pros who play straight pool year round is a short one indeed and I just can't see anyone who doesn't play loads of straight pool exceeding John's run. With the straight pool era 35 years in the rear view mirror and so little prize money available in straight pool today, why should we expect anyone to make such a commitment?
Several have noted that Willie's record lasted over 60 years, and I think John's record may well last as long, maybe even forever unless someone put up a million dollars or there is another straight pool era.
Stu, let me ask you: you put six top like players, like say: Hohmann, Ortmann, Orcullo, Filler, Melling, and Pagulayan in a room with a table perfectly set up for big 14.1 runs with perfect conditions, ie: ac, polished balls, slick but not too slick cloth, big pockets, and minimum distractions are you honestly going to bet against them if they have months to break the record?!
How many months did JS take? Like five months?
Lou Figueroa