Reyes Under Intense Pressure

Did you notice Reyes' stroke. He doesn't waver all over like he does now. It seems as if he has picked up some bad habits with age.
 
> If you look at the shot-safety Rempe took that ultimately cost him that match,if had he hit the 9 fuller,he could have left the 9 close enough to the corner pocket that a combo might have been available with his next shot. The cue ball would have stopped closer to the side rail,and left no easy shot. Instead of leaving the layout that let Reyes run out,he could have picked up a LOT of equity with this shot,leaving a layout like this.


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> Having taped the match when it first aired,analyzing it 100 times over and getting out and shooting it with the same layout,that is the only reason I can come up with for what he did here. He also could have cut the 1 thinner,used less speed,or chose a different path for the cue ball and still have beaten Efren to the shot. I also strongly believe that regardless of what he did,he had to feel like jumping off a bridge or tall building afterwards. Rempe was VERY unlucky to have lost the match the way he did,even after giving up the first open shot. Just look at how badly Efren missed the 3 ball,and the pocket still sucked the ball right up. The shot on the 5 was almost a disaster. Sure, he was able to cut it in the side,but that was in spite of the bad decision he made in the first place,his collar/ear tug is what gives this away. He does that when he makes a mental blunder. In this case he played position on the 5 up in the far corner,then saw after he made the 4 that it didn't go. Having a clear pocket for the 5 was sheer luck,it almost NEVER works out that way when you make such a bad decision with the match riding on it. His execution of the stroke on the 6 was also suspect,it almost looked like Efren was going to dog it again in the finals,a well-documented problem even for as great a player as he is. Sure,the shot on the 7 was phenomenal,with the whole match riding on it,but damned if he didn't get lucky there too,it wouldn't have taken much to get totally hooked behind the 9,scratch or even kiss off the 8 thin,leaving him a tough cut. The look Rempe had on his face tells me he was waiting for the horseshoe to fall out of Efren's ass. Tommy D.
 
Tommy-D said:
> If you look at the shot-safety Rempe took that ultimately cost him that match,if had he hit the 9 fuller,he could have left the 9 close enough to the corner pocket that a combo might have been available with his next shot. The cue ball would have stopped closer to the side rail,and left no easy shot. Instead of leaving the layout that let Reyes run out,he could have picked up a LOT of equity with this shot,leaving a layout like this.


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> Having taped the match when it first aired,analyzing it 100 times over and getting out and shooting it with the same layout,that is the only reason I can come up with for what he did here. He also could have cut the 1 thinner,used less speed,or chose a different path for the cue ball and still have beaten Efren to the shot. I also strongly believe that regardless of what he did,he had to feel like jumping off a bridge or tall building afterwards. Rempe was VERY unlucky to have lost the match the way he did,even after giving up the first open shot. Just look at how badly Efren missed the 3 ball,and the pocket still sucked the ball right up. The shot on the 5 was almost a disaster. Sure, he was able to cut it in the side,but that was in spite of the bad decision he made in the first place,his collar/ear tug is what gives this away. He does that when he makes a mental blunder. In this case he played position on the 5 up in the far corner,then saw after he made the 4 that it didn't go. Having a clear pocket for the 5 was sheer luck,it almost NEVER works out that way when you make such a bad decision with the match riding on it. His execution of the stroke on the 6 was also suspect,it almost looked like Efren was going to dog it again in the finals,a well-documented problem even for as great a player as he is. Sure,the shot on the 7 was phenomenal,with the whole match riding on it,but damned if he didn't get lucky there too,it wouldn't have taken much to get totally hooked behind the 9,scratch or even kiss off the 8 thin,leaving him a tough cut. The look Rempe had on his face tells me he was waiting for the horseshoe to fall out of Efren's ass. Tommy D.
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Jim was trying to play a 2-way shot. He figured he had a high percentage for the balls to wind up safe if he missed the carom.

And yea, Efren was lucky. He's always lucky, he doesn't even play that good. I'm sure you and me and everyone else would have ran out that rack perfectly if we were in Efren's place. Hill-hill on TV against a great player, pffft big deal. :rolleyes:
 
Tommy-D said:
> If you look at the shot-safety Rempe took that ultimately cost him that match,if had he hit the 9 fuller,he could have left the 9 close enough to the corner pocket that a combo might have been available with his next shot. The cue ball would have stopped closer to the side rail,and left no easy shot. Instead of leaving the layout that let Reyes run out,he could have picked up a LOT of equity with this shot,leaving a layout like this.


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> Having taped the match when it first aired,analyzing it 100 times over and getting out and shooting it with the same layout,that is the only reason I can come up with for what he did here. He also could have cut the 1 thinner,used less speed,or chose a different path for the cue ball and still have beaten Efren to the shot. I also strongly believe that regardless of what he did,he had to feel like jumping off a bridge or tall building afterwards. Rempe was VERY unlucky to have lost the match the way he did,even after giving up the first open shot. Just look at how badly Efren missed the 3 ball,and the pocket still sucked the ball right up. The shot on the 5 was almost a disaster. Sure, he was able to cut it in the side,but that was in spite of the bad decision he made in the first place,his collar/ear tug is what gives this away. He does that when he makes a mental blunder. In this case he played position on the 5 up in the far corner,then saw after he made the 4 that it didn't go. Having a clear pocket for the 5 was sheer luck,it almost NEVER works out that way when you make such a bad decision with the match riding on it. His execution of the stroke on the 6 was also suspect,it almost looked like Efren was going to dog it again in the finals,a well-documented problem even for as great a player as he is. Sure,the shot on the 7 was phenomenal,with the whole match riding on it,but damned if he didn't get lucky there too,it wouldn't have taken much to get totally hooked behind the 9,scratch or even kiss off the 8 thin,leaving him a tough cut. The look Rempe had on his face tells me he was waiting for the horseshoe to fall out of Efren's ass. Tommy D.
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I think seeing how the balls were laid after the break, Jim thought it would be better to go for the 9 straight away rather than get hung up on the other balls. The positions of the remaining balls were not ideal for a run out, so making a two way safety cum billiard-attempt on the 9 was not a bad decision. He just did not control the balls well enough, and he gave Efren an opening.

Just remember that while Efren almost missed some shots, and almost got himself screwed while playing bad position, almost always doesn't count. He shot every ball in fair and square, in fact, he made many incredible shots on the way to his run-out. He did not need to take a single safety. He ran out that tough rack without playing safe even once; I believe most mortals would run into some problems at some time or another. Why don't you do a run out of an identical rack and record it for us?

To simulate similar pressure conditions you could put a side bet of $5000 on yourself being able to run out.

Perhaps under such stressful conditions you could demonstrate how you would play the balls better than Efren did :)
 
I remember this match. The old Prime Ticket showed this match.
Efren was ahead like 9-5 and played a bad safe after the break. Rempe then won the next 5 racks.
I think he messed up in trying to cheese that 9-ball. I think he wanted to have a grand ending. It didn't work out.
If you noticed, half the crowd were probably Filipinos. There was too much pressure on Efren to win this match.
Efren got lucky on this one.
Then in the finals, he was down 5-1 to Jimmy Wetch. Then was lucky enough to win the next TEN games.
The year after this event, Efren was lucky enough to get to the finals again but Parica shot the lights out and beat him badly.
That was the last time Commerce Casino here held a pool tourney.:rolleyes:
 
Thanks much

Thanks for sharing this exciting ending .... although it's obvious Rempe's one ball shot cost him the match, I still give credit to Efren for the run out under pressure....Thanks again and hope to see more in the future
 
TheBook said:
Did you notice Reyes' stroke. He doesn't waver all over like he does now. It seems as if he has picked up some bad habits with age.
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It must have been nerves. I guarantee that back then, he wavered his warm up stroke all over just like he does today.

The Gold Crown gave him one (the 3-ball).

Fred
 
JoeyInCali said:
Except that's an AMF Grand Prix table.:)
AMF sponsored PBT then.
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LOL!!! The Gold Crown copycat gave him the 3-ball just like a Gold Crown would have.

Fred
 
Cornerman said:
LOL!!! The Gold Crown copycat gave him the 3-ball just like a Gold Crown would have.

Fred
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Yup, he would have missed that on a Diamond or at Hard Times or Shooters or Hollywood for sure.
I don't think that would have dropped on deep-slated GC I either.:eek:
 
Did you notice Reyes' stroke. He doesn't waver all over like he does now. It seems as if he has picked up some bad habits with age.
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Them bad habits sure are slowing him down in his old age. :confused:
 
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