SVB's Great 8B Runout @ 2008 ISPA Tournament

mosconiac

mosconiac

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Shane Van Boening was playing in the 2008 Iowa State Poolplayers Association ProAm Tournament last weekend. When I saw the following layout, I knew I would see something special so I fired up the digital camera. His opponent had scratched on the break and SVB was faced with this tricky layout. This is bartable 8B with BIH in the kitchen.

Here's the layout. Think about how you would do it...if you would even try to run out...and then watch the vid. Remember, you have BIH...what's your first shot and how do you deal with the trouble balls?

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EDIT: I fixed the above cuetable.

Here's the vid. I've imbedded the cuetable in the vid, so you can pause the clip to study the layout before you watch a master chisel up the rack.

http://www.youtube.com/v/WosSjkKKf04

As an added bonus, I'll be posting up some clips of SVB's break later, which you will be able to study to improve your own. Not many people have a more effective break than him.
 
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looks like shane's kitchen is on the other side of the table, lol. (i understand it was much easier copying the layout to cuetable this way, but others might want to know before they start frying their brains out). thanks for the video!
 
Yes. Mosconiac-you should edit your original post to point out the "kitchen" is on the rack side. Nice idea.



miha said:
looks like shane's kitchen is on the other side of the table, lol. (i understand it was much easier copying the layout to cuetable this way, but others might want to know before they start frying their brains out). thanks for the video!
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Aww man...that sucks that I didn't see that cuetable was flopped around. I'll fix it right away.
 
Solids are the obvious choice in my opinion. It's easier to deal with the 5 rather than the two stripes behind it. Less work. The cuetable layout does not allow the 1 ball to go by the 11 to the corner pocket as played by Shane so from the cuetable layout as shown, I would have played the solid on the other side of the table first and come over for the 3 and go from there.
 
If the 14-ball goes by the 5-ball, I think I would have picked stripes. Still, considering the 4-ball is wide open, breaking out the 5-ball isn't too dangerous.
 
For me its a rly strange shot selection fromm SVB.Ofc hes a lot better than me but still.... i would play 15 to the side with position in the middle of the table to 13.CB has natural angle to carom with those 2 stripes with 5ball and easy possition on 12.Depending how the balls gonna spread i will adjust to layout.With possition on 12 on bottom rail i cannot go wrong,plenty of options.But as i said hes far better so its not so strange that he playes things that i rly dont like:)
 
14\1 lover said:
For me its a rly strange shot selection fromm SVB.Ofc hes a lot better than me but still.... i would play 15 to the side with position in the middle of the table to 13.CB has natural angle to carom with those 2 stripes with 5ball and easy possition on 12.Depending how the balls gonna spread i will adjust to layout.With possition on 12 on bottom rail i cannot go wrong,plenty of options.But as i said hes far better so its not so strange that he playes things that i rly dont like:)
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First, you have to remember this is a bartable. Shane is going to feel comfortable pocketing anything. His primary concern is getting an angle to address the 10/14/5 cluster. Solids offers a very simple route to do this. Beyond that, the only work involved is clearing the 1 and 3. With BIH in the kitchen, Shane has the luxury of getting perfect on both so solids is pretty clear after that.
 
Diveney for sure

Thecoats:

It'a his new Diveney. He picked it up at Pats booth on Thursday. Pat called it a Tuxedo because it's all Ebony and Ivory. It's a beaut I can atest to that. Just as always, perfect, sharp points and the Lizard wrap was excellent. I actually got to hold it...just for a moment...on Wednesday, before SVB got there.

It was like watching a surgeon cut his way through rack after rack with that new cue. It must have fit SVB in every way...no getting used to this one...it just worked.

Of course, I would have liked to see Chad beat him in that final match (sorry Shane...home town boy, i'm sure you understand) but it was magic to watch him play all week.

Shane, thanks for coming to the ISPA Tournament. You'll have to come back next year to defend your title.

L8R...Ken
 
Based on the cuetable layout, I had assumed...

1) Take ball in hand on the 13, giving angle to immediately break open the 10, 14, and 5 because the 12 is an insurance ball at that end of the table. It looks like the 13 goes in either corner so it could be accomplished multiple ways.

2) It looks like everything else goes for stripes, including the 9, based on the cuetable layout

Edit: I'm on crack. Can't do this if it's BIH _after the break_ since cueball is limited to behind the kitchen.
 
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Smart chioce ...

He indeed took the most procentage wise decision , when at first the stripes look more comfortable to play. And he had BIH behind the headstring, assuming it was faul on the break shot.

The key ball for the stripes is the 9ball wich is in a funny possition as you can't leave it as the key ball for the 8ball.

I think coz of there ability to read a table and take the highest procentage shots/patterns ,players like Shane ,Efren, Sauquet and Niels (few i can think of now) are so good and reach a level above the other pool players, not coz of there thecnique.
 
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