Earl played in numerous Derby City Classics, though not in recent years.
His failure to win an event is certainly surprising, but that said .....
... he was quite unlucky not to win the one-pocket event in what I believe was 2010. He and Scott Frost were double hill in the final. Earl was in the process of lining up a difficult shot with the cue ball in the kitchen. My guess is the shot was 50% at best, but probably less than that. He looked at the crowd, and said, "if I make it, I win, and if I miss, I lose,", which seemed likely given the position. He came with the long tough shot, broke the pack nicely, but was very unlucky not to get a good look at another shot. That bad roll doomed him and Scott Frost went on to win the match and the title.
Sometimes, being good isn't enough.
Yeah, I surely have the year wrong. It may well have been the 2011 final against Shane. It's a bit of a blur at this point, but I was there and recall that Earl got super-unlucky not to snap off the event. On further reflection, I think the 2010 final was Scott Frost vs Syler Ochoa, but I'm still not absolutely sure.I vaguely recall he was in the one pocket final with Shane another year. I can't recall if it was DCC or Tunica.
Right you are, stu, on both 2010 (SVB over Earl) and 2011 (Frost over Ochoa).Yeah, I surely have the year wrong. It may well have been the 2011 final against Shane. It's a bit of a blur at this point, but I was there and recall that Earl got super-unlucky not to snap off the event. On further reflection, I think the 2010 final was Scott Frost vs Syler Ochoa, but I'm still not absolutely sure.
Absolutely. The old man knows how to grind.Speaking of Derby City one of the most impressive accomplishments in pool is Efren winning the one pocket title six times with such a large field.
Agreed 100%. Not only is the DCC 1-pocket event a marathon in every sense of the word, but its race to three format almost ensures that there will be some stress along the way, even for the champion. That said, I think the race to three format is what makes the DCC 1-pocket event so electrifying.Speaking of Derby City one of the most impressive accomplishments in pool is Efren winning the one pocket title six times with such a large field.
Who has the most "Master of Table" wins?Speaking of Derby City one of the most impressive accomplishments in pool is Efren winning the one pocket title six times with such a large field.
Efren Reyes, with MOT wins in 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2010 has five. I'm pretty sure that's the most.Who has the most "Master of Table" wins?
Correct. Here's a post showing all of the All-Around Champions and how they placed in each event: https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/multiple-event-winners-at-the-dcc.306866/page-4#post-6571675Efren Reyes, with MOT wins in 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2010 has five. I'm pretty sure that's the most.