Roll Call - VNEA VEGAS 2006

Well Satman and RandyG have chimmed in. Now I'm wondering how Stixnballs,
Spindoctor,Time is Now, and Wayner did in thier respected divisions.

By the way Randy congrats! All our losses where morning matches except for one. We played so flat. Break was working against us, failed runouts, missing easy balls. Talk about a nightmare!

But the wins were nice beating teams by 68, 43, and 32 balls. We could do no wrong, impossible looking shots seemed routine!

Damn Satman, sounds like you did pretty good. How large was the field in the intermediate? I know the open had 539 teams. Stepping up to the intermediate with names like those you had to be pumped!
 
Howdy all,

I didn't meet any of the AZ folks either for some reason. My team finished in the 7/8 spot in the master's division...won one match, lost to the eventual winners and then went to the b-side only to draw the team we beat the first round and they got their revenge. I didn't play in the singles, but I did manage to finish 2nd in the speed pool grand finale, losing to Francisco Diaz from Spain...won a Valley table for that, but my legs STILL hurt from all that running. I have to say that after everything that I've done playing pool, the grand finale of the speed pool was BY FAR the biggest adrenaline rush I've ever had playing this game. Was a fun way to go out for me though, guns blazing and sweating like a pig after running through 15 racks of speed pool in about 20 minutes on friday night.


Maybe I'll get the chance to meet you all at the VNEA well in the future, but for now I'm officially done with leagues for a while.

Todd


((On a sidenote, Wayner's team finished 3rd in the Masters division losing a couple of very close matches near the end.))
 
who won the boat, and the gameroom?????randy, you staying for the acs??? i didnt met any yall either???
 
what was your time spindoc, i watched the guy trying to break the record, 10 racks in 8 minute or so, never did find out the time he needed to break, but he tried bout 6 maybe 7 times in a row!!!!!!
 
brock said:
who won the boat, and the gameroom?????randy, you staying for the acs??? i didnt met any yall either???
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Brock: No I'm back in Dallas. I've got Pool School booked until Sept. Summer is always a great time for us. Don't forget, you have a free refresher, just check in with me.....SPF-randyg
 
Only 48 teams I think

renard said:
Well Satman and RandyG have chimmed in. Now I'm wondering how Stixnballs,
Spindoctor,Time is Now, and Wayner did in thier respected divisions.

By the way Randy congrats! All our losses where morning matches except for one. We played so flat. Break was working against us, failed runouts, missing easy balls. Talk about a nightmare!

But the wins were nice beating teams by 68, 43, and 32 balls. We could do no wrong, impossible looking shots seemed routine!

Damn Satman, sounds like you did pretty good. How large was the field in the intermediate? I know the open had 539 teams. Stepping up to the intermediate with names like those you had to be pumped!
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I got moved into the Masters division after getting 3rd in 2000 in the 8ball singles {around 1300 players}. Then when they started the intermediate division they moved me back to it. Next year I go back to the masters.
I've always loved playing with the top guys. I've had the good fortune to get to play pool with some of the best players and win or lose, I can always say I got to play. Not that I like getting beat. I was pretty upset losing in the One pocket at DCC to Ralf Souquet. I now owe him for beating me twice. A new goal, revenge. Just kidding. I'll play a little safer on him next time. Sam
 
Hey Brock,

I qualified for the final 8 with a time of about 48 seconds which placed me about 4th if I recall correctly. The boat was won by Francisco Diaz from Spain, he beat me 4-1 in the final to win it...the runner-up prize was a Valley table.

Todd
 
great shooting, i think someone said to break the record he needed to averge around 40 seconds a rack but i am not sure if that is right. 48 seconds is a great time. so 1st won the boat and you won the table. i did not watch the speed pool finals, because the master finals i think were playing so i was in the finals area. i had a great time, yall Canadians made a great showing. i was meeting people from all over the world. Brock
 
So you made it out there Brock? How did your team do? This was my 3rd thime out there.

The first time was in 2000. We were knocked out and got in the hardluck tournament. We ran over everyone by at least 20 balls with only one team playing us to the wire. We are then playing for the championship against a so-so team. We have 3 runouts to there zero and with 3 games remaining we have a 22 ball lead. We didn't get to shoot. Three straight runouts. That so-so team stepped up and took the champoinship.

Last year we had the luck of playing a team called "chapter 11" twice and I believe the finished in the top 12. Everytime in came down to the last two games and they prevailed. Another team called "Crossroads" out of Illinios also beat us in aclose match. We finished in 64th thru catagory. But we were a put together team from the same vending league. No chemistry at all, and some didn't play anywhere close to the level the did in regular league play.

This year as in 2000 our whole team came out. Though there is a wide age gap in players we played well all year except for the state tournament. We traded 4-1 victories with another team in our league called, "Whoda thought." They ended up finishing 5-6 at Vegas this year in the open.
 
i am living in Vegas, so i get to go to all the pool they have at the Riv.i do not play league, because of the way i work i might be working alot of hours or i might have to go work on the other side of the country. i did get to move 261 diamond tables and lights out after BCA so Valley could move in their 261 tables and put them in the same place. ACS starts this Thuresday, so more pool all night long. i love living in Vegas mostly because of the pool, ever place with tables stays open 24 hours.
 
SpinDoctor said:
Howdy all,

I didn't meet any of the AZ folks either for some reason. My team finished in the 7/8 spot in the master's division...won one match, lost to the eventual winners and then went to the b-side only to draw the team we beat the first round and they got their revenge. I didn't play in the singles, but I did manage to finish 2nd in the speed pool grand finale, losing to Francisco Diaz from Spain...won a Valley table for that, but my legs STILL hurt from all that running. I have to say that after everything that I've done playing pool, the grand finale of the speed pool was BY FAR the biggest adrenaline rush I've ever had playing this game. Was a fun way to go out for me though, guns blazing and sweating like a pig after running through 15 racks of speed pool in about 20 minutes on friday night.


Maybe I'll get the chance to meet you all at the VNEA well in the future, but for now I'm officially done with leagues for a while.

Todd


((On a sidenote, Wayner's team finished 3rd in the Masters division losing a couple of very close matches near the end.))
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We got 7-8 in the open,was i correct in seeing there were only 10 teams in the masters?
 
I'm not sure whether it was 10 or 11 teams in the masters, but yeah it was one of those 2. Every year the masters division is a short but very tough field, most of the players break off attempting to win the intermediate instead.
 
almer said:
We got 7-8 in the open,was i correct in seeing there were only 10 teams in the masters?
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Almer what was your teams name and where are you from?
 
SpinDoctor said:
I'm not sure whether it was 10 or 11 teams in the masters, but yeah it was one of those 2. Every year the masters division is a short but very tough field, most of the players break off attempting to win the intermediate instead.
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It was 11 teams. It's a shame the field doesn't grow every year, there is nothing like playing in the masters teams event. It's about as close to the Mosconi Cup that I will ever come. :)

Todd, it was great meeting you out there and congratulations on your speed pool accomplishment. I have you at even money to win the boat next year.

Wayner, nice seeing you again as well, give my best to Bill and tell him I hope to seem him there next year so I can get a shot at some revenge.

Robert Rodriguez
Team Doom, CO
 
Hey Robert,

Congrats on the Master's win, your whole crew played great in every match I saw. I'm sure you guys will snap off a few more in the future if you keep playing that strong. As for me and the boat next year, not very likely considering that I'm making that tourney in Vegas my last event playing league but you never know what happens, I may come back at some point.

Either way it was a blast even though your team dropped us like a toilet seat, damn dry breaks....*grumble*mumble*. Nice handle here btw, not likely that anyone would enjoy givin ya the 8.

Hit em good,

Todd
 
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