True that...it was a different time though.
One could really get into a Pickle in the EW elevators.
Shane from 2000-2007/2008
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One could really get into a Pickle in the EW elevators.
I first saw Shane play in 2006 at Q-Masters during the US Open.
He was playing 8-ball on a Valley with Cliff Joiner....race to 25, I think.
I came in in the middle....I’d heard about the kid.
..never got to see Cliff shoot....Shane ran 11 racks to end the set...
...Shane was 20 at the time....the South Dakota Kid moniker seemed to suit him.
Notice correction, thevyear was 2006
He was playing 8-ball on a Valley with Cliff Joiner....race to 25, I think.
I came in in the middle....I’d heard about the kid.
..never got to see Cliff shoot....Shane ran 11 racks to end the set...
...Shane was 20 at the time....the South Dakota Kid moniker seemed to suit him.
Notice correction, thevyear was 2006
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There was a thread on AZB (pre-crash so not archived or searchable) where someone (BigNasty I think) came on here and said that there was big action in South Dakota and nobody was barred. I remember some posters posted and thought he was crazy. I remember one post fragment: "So someone could literally bring Earl or Corey there and you would gamble with him?" Basically the tone of the thread was "Son, you ain't as good as you think you is." (something someone said to me once before I drilled him 
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Shane logged on as "The South Dakota Kid" and either he or BigNasty said "Yes, if you know him, bring him and lots of money."
The rest, as they say, is history.
I have searched many times for that thread hoping that it got caught in the internet history archives or google cache but I have never been able to find it. This was late 2001 or 2002 I think if anyone else wants to look for it.
) Shane logged on as "The South Dakota Kid" and either he or BigNasty said "Yes, if you know him, bring him and lots of money."
The rest, as they say, is history.
I have searched many times for that thread hoping that it got caught in the internet history archives or google cache but I have never been able to find it. This was late 2001 or 2002 I think if anyone else wants to look for it.
The same year Shane played Hennessee at the Executive West, he also played Justyn "Roadman" Cone One Pocket... EVEN!
It was an absolute heist. Everyone knew Shane shot straight, but no one knew he could play One Pocket at any level at all at that time..
That was the same year that Justyn played Grady spotting him 20 to 10.. I forget who won, but I remember being amazed how Grady would shoot a stop shot in the middle of the table and leave Justyn in really really difficult situations, that Justyn had to execute perfectly to not give up a shot.
It was an absolute heist. Everyone knew Shane shot straight, but no one knew he could play One Pocket at any level at all at that time..
That was the same year that Justyn played Grady spotting him 20 to 10.. I forget who won, but I remember being amazed how Grady would shoot a stop shot in the middle of the table and leave Justyn in really really difficult situations, that Justyn had to execute perfectly to not give up a shot.
Thanks Chuck - that thread is a great trip down memory lane! That's not the one I was thinking of though - or my memory may be fuzzy and confused
IIRC there was another one before this one. In that one Shane was too young to travel so people had to come to him.
Just for you. You can scroll down a few posts to make the reading easier.
https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=24216
Freddie <~~~ you’re welcome
Shane gave Corey the 5 and 6 ball playing 10 ball on a tight table at Hard Times and the match was not even close Shane got his break working and robbed Corey.
After the Match you can hear Corey say he needs the 4 and 5 next time lol
pt -- Shane has reported that the first time he played in the US Open was in 2005 at age 22. [Aside: The AzB database shows him finishing 25th/32nd that year, 33rd/48th in 2006, and then ...]
So it sounds like he must have traveled down there to gamble, and maybe watch, several years before he even entered the event.
I was pretty sure it was big table also. They both probably thought they had the nuts, since they were both not very well known at the time. I think most people know who Shane and Darren are now.
Thanks for the replies. Has to be many more stories out there. Keep them coming please. Shane is by far my favorite player to watch. When he’s dialed in and stringing 10 ball racks he looks super-human.
It’s amazing him getting offered the call 8 by Corey Deuel around 2006 and last year he spotted Corey the 5,6 and beat him. His high gear is unreal.
Thanks for the replies.
It’s amazing him getting offered the call 8 by Corey Deuel around 2006 and last year he spotted Corey the 5,6 and beat him. His high gear is unreal.
Thanks for the replies.
OOPS
I made a mistake.....I was thinking I only went to the US Open in 2000 and 2002.....
..I forgot I drove the defending champ down in 2006...Schmidt won that year.
So THAT was the first year I saw the South Dakota Kid play.
Thanx for noticing that, sir
I couldn't believe it when I heard this spot, but it was true. Shane won and I still don't believe it.
He treated Corey like a total sucker!
Up until it was pulled off Youtube for copyright issues with the background music,there was a gambling video of Corey/Shane from the original Q-Masters playing a race to 25 for 5k on just a normal Simonis covered bar box.
Shane was still playing with his mom's Schon,2007-8ish.
The gaff was Shane had to use the 2nd ball break instead of head-on.
Corey broke and ran I believe 17 or 18 times in the set. Shane didn't shoot a whole lot and still got to 15 games I think. Tommy D.
Shane was still playing with his mom's Schon,2007-8ish.
The gaff was Shane had to use the 2nd ball break instead of head-on.
Corey broke and ran I believe 17 or 18 times in the set. Shane didn't shoot a whole lot and still got to 15 games I think. Tommy D.
It was 2006, I saw the match w/ Cliff too. from what I remember both played very well but Shane just "out runned out" Cliff. That was the first time I had a chance to sweat SVBs game.
I had a chance to catch that match too. If I remember right Corey won by a decent amount.
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Svb
I live in Minnesota and first started seeing SVB around 2004-2005. The IPT was kicking off and all the good players were busting out their 8 ball game. SVB came to MN to play some big table 8 ball with Jimmy Wetch. We all thought Jimmy would have the best of it as 8 ball is one of his better games, but SVB continued to get the job done.
Then in October 2005, just before the US Open, Lee Heuwagen played him a few sets. Lee won two, lost one, then quit up a set. He said his eyes were bothering him. SVB went on to take 25th that year.
My impression was the level SVB was playing at in the 04-05 range was strong, but it wasn't dominant. I didn't get the feel that he ran around playing at that level for years and stealing from everyone. I got the feel that he got to be a very strong up and comer, spent a year or two showing serious promise, then something clicked in his mind and suddenly the game was completely solved. Almost like that year or two on the road not only made him a better player, it allowed him to SEE he was the better player than the competition. One night in SD he must have stared at the ceiling and realized that he could beat everyone, and had a vision of how it could look. Then in 2006 he executed the plan.
To this day the match with Corey is one of the most legendary moments in pool. The moment a king took his reign. I still get shudders watching that match. Right around then he won the world 10 ball, then the US Opens started falling. At first it was just "he's running good" or "he has a great break", and maybe at first that might have some truth to it. His post break game wasn't at the level of Alex's or some of the other top players. But he DID break at another level, right during a time when 10 ball was the main game. And he did have confidence and determination. And then right around the time everyone was waiting for his reign to end, he elevated the rest of his game and his kicking, defense, and game management shot to the top. Popping off one pocket tournaments even. And by the time he'd won the fourth or fifth open pretty much everyone in the world got it (except for a few people that think he's not in the conversation because he lost a finals match in the world championship).
Well, the rest is history and you guys know all of this, I just think it's such a story I got a little carried away retelling it!
I live in Minnesota and first started seeing SVB around 2004-2005. The IPT was kicking off and all the good players were busting out their 8 ball game. SVB came to MN to play some big table 8 ball with Jimmy Wetch. We all thought Jimmy would have the best of it as 8 ball is one of his better games, but SVB continued to get the job done.
Then in October 2005, just before the US Open, Lee Heuwagen played him a few sets. Lee won two, lost one, then quit up a set. He said his eyes were bothering him. SVB went on to take 25th that year.
My impression was the level SVB was playing at in the 04-05 range was strong, but it wasn't dominant. I didn't get the feel that he ran around playing at that level for years and stealing from everyone. I got the feel that he got to be a very strong up and comer, spent a year or two showing serious promise, then something clicked in his mind and suddenly the game was completely solved. Almost like that year or two on the road not only made him a better player, it allowed him to SEE he was the better player than the competition. One night in SD he must have stared at the ceiling and realized that he could beat everyone, and had a vision of how it could look. Then in 2006 he executed the plan.
To this day the match with Corey is one of the most legendary moments in pool. The moment a king took his reign. I still get shudders watching that match. Right around then he won the world 10 ball, then the US Opens started falling. At first it was just "he's running good" or "he has a great break", and maybe at first that might have some truth to it. His post break game wasn't at the level of Alex's or some of the other top players. But he DID break at another level, right during a time when 10 ball was the main game. And he did have confidence and determination. And then right around the time everyone was waiting for his reign to end, he elevated the rest of his game and his kicking, defense, and game management shot to the top. Popping off one pocket tournaments even. And by the time he'd won the fourth or fifth open pretty much everyone in the world got it (except for a few people that think he's not in the conversation because he lost a finals match in the world championship).
Well, the rest is history and you guys know all of this, I just think it's such a story I got a little carried away retelling it!
Yeah I watched that too. Corey played amazingly well. Seemed like he B&R every time he broke. There was about an hour there that Shane basically never got to the table. (I think he came on after a safe and a push but I could be mistaken)
