Top pool moments in my lifetime

OneArmBandit said:
But the 2010 World open, Ronnie makes 1 red and 1 black and asks what the prize is for a Maximum! 35 shots left to go, less than 100 maximums ever in Pro Snooker at that point... Then he follows through and makes one. Having to be asked to finish by the ref as there's no additional money for it. There were 2 big balls present there...
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In a different match Ronnie also asked the ref what the prize was for a maximum. Having been told that there was no additional money (other than the prize for the highest break in that tournament), he intentionally potted the pink in the middle of his run for a total break of 146. Barry Hearn went ballistic after the match and accused Ronnie of unsportsmanlike conduct.
 
OneArmBandit said:
Steve Cusick! I remember him well! He came down to run the FSU pool room in 1978 and go to grad school I think. Great story, he was asking about action in town, walked into the Brew and Cue, offered to play anyone a game of straight pool to 75, for $100. Then offered 75-60. An old man said he'd play him... He ran into Howard Barrett!

Having mentioned Howard, an old time player/hustler, Watching him in his declining years, walking around a pool table pulling and oxygen bottle playing the weekly tournament was sentimental. I hadn't been in town for a while, it was sad and joyous. Still teaching youngsters how the game should be played.

Nick Varner should be mentioned winning 11 of 22 events in 1989. Discount it a little, but still amazing feat.

Snooker has a few 'Ronnie moments',
The 147 maximum in 5 minute 8 seconds (37 balls on a 12 foot table)

But the 2010 World open, Ronnie makes 1 red and 1 black and asks what the prize is for a Maximum! 35 shots left to go, less than 100 maximums ever in Pro Snooker at that point... Then he follows through and makes one. Having to be asked to finish by the ref as there's no additional money for it. There were 2 big balls present there...
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That was him - Steve Cusick. After he won the NCAA the Daily Illini ran an interview in which he said he was going to try the pro tour but I don't know what happened.
 
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ISO VINTAGE RARE POOL VIDEO 9 BALL
RAFAEL MARTINEZ VS EFREN REYES 90'S
BICYCLE CLUB TOURNAMENT
 

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n 1906, at the tender age of 18, Hoppe won his first world's title by defeating the renowned French champion, Maurice Vignaux, at 18.1 Balkline in a memorable match in Paris. He went on to win the 18.2 Balkline and Cushion Carom titles and years later, between 1936 and 1952, held the Three-Cushion title 11 times.

I wasn’t there, obviously….but I read a piece years ago….this 18 year old American kid daring to play the ‘Lion of France’
….an American industrialist was in the audience…the kid was a big underdog, so out of patriotism, he opened the line, and won $30,000.…
…..in 1906 dollars.
 
Tin Man said:
I would like to share some of what I consider to be my Mt. Rushmore of the most incredible moments in the modern era of pool. Counting down from #4:

#4 1996 Earl's 10 rack run for $1,000,000 Is it the idea of a 10 rack run? The idea of shooting a low percentage 1-9 combination for a million dollars and closing a historic feat with the most clutch shot of all time? That it happened the very first tournament the incentive was offered? Or that it just epitomizes Earl so well, a legend of our game? In any event, this has to be one of the most exciting things our sport has ever seen.

#3 2005 Wu Jia-qing wins world championship at age 16 To see a 16 year old win a world championship speaks for itself. But to see that child down 16-12 going to 17, then running 5 racks and out for the title is simply transcendent. If I hadn't seen the video I wouldn't believe it. What an amazing moment of pool history!

#2 1995 Efren's Z kick What is it that makes this moment so legendary? Is it that it happened on the hill-hill in the finals? Is it the difficulty of the shot? Is it that it came at the peak of the Earl/Efren rivalry? All of those things play a part, but it goes beyond that. Efren Reyes inspired an entire generation of pool players. We have all seen amazing shots, but this wasn't just a great shot. This was a representation of the pure heart and talent this man has developed. If we wanted to talk about how great Efren was to upcoming pool players that didn't know already we could either write a series of books raving about his superhuman feats, or we could just pick this one shot to represent the essence of the Magician distilled down to one moment in time.

#1 2006 SVB vs Corey race to 100 This takes my top pick for most chilling pool moment in history. SVB was still relatively unknown and Corey Deuel was at the pinnacle of pool. That SVB was willing to play Corey a race to 100 10 ball was a surprise to many. Billy and Grady were doing the commentary and it was their change in tone that stands out to me. At the beginning of the set they were talking about how SVB had bitten off a lot to chew and would have to play very well to have any chance. A little ways in they began to be impressed with his shotmaking and composure and began remarking that he may have what it takes to give Corey a hard time and Corey would have to take this seriously. As day one progressed they began speculating whether SVB had what it takes to get the job done.

Then day two happened. SVB hit that gear that the world had never seen before. Billy and Grady began marveling at his break and couldn't believe his cue ball control and how well he was pocketing balls, controlling the one, and running out through the open layouts. They started to talk about how Corey might not be able to win this one and they didn't see how he could overcome this. SVB didn't slow down, he dug even deeper and started raining packages. And then Grady asked "Billy, who can beat this? Is there anyone from the Philippines that could match this? Efren doesn't break like this?" And Billy went on to say that no one in the world could get there with SVB in this format. The most experienced pool gurus of the game went from being skeptical he had a chance to being convinced he was the best in the world in real time before our eyes! And SVB proved that by dominating the strongest field of pool players in history by a margin that was unbelievable for the next 10 years. He raised the bar of pool to a new height and like Efren inspired a new generation that has now build their game around his.

So for me the number one most chilling moment in pool history was listening to Billy and Grady marvel while watching this young champion take his place as the best in the world.
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How about top pool moments on a personal level? For me that’s easy – my freshman year in college at age 18, 1975, walked in the local poolroom early afternoon with maybe $50 in my pocket, got in to what started out as a $5 6-ball ring game with three other players, got on the + side from the start and never eased up. Last one quit about 4 AM and I walked out of the joint with close to $2K. To this day by far the most $ I ever won in a pool game.
 
jay helfert said:
There you go! Thanks Terry. Notice no one is going off at 20-1 odds like Lebron did a couple of years before. They made it too tempting for the players to collude. Also, Matt Braun had put a stop to all this the following year when he laid down the law, any collusion between any two or more players and NO ONE would get paid a dime!

Even in the year of Lebron's win, there were only eleven winning tickets sold. The Mirage book paid out $4,200 on each one of them for a total loss of $44,000. I talked to the sports book manager the next day and he told me it was small hit for the book. He didn't seem that bothered by it.
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They didn’t care
 
pt109 said:
n 1906, at the tender age of 18, Hoppe won his first world's title by defeating the renowned French champion, Maurice Vignaux, at 18.1 Balkline in a memorable match in Paris. He went on to win the 18.2 Balkline and Cushion Carom titles and years later, between 1936 and 1952, held the Three-Cushion title 11 times.

I wasn’t there, obviously….but I read a piece years ago….this 18 year old American kid daring to play the ‘Lion of France’
….an American industrialist was in the audience…the kid was a big underdog, so out of patriotism, he opened the line, and won $30,000.…
…..in 1906 dollars.
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Jay Helfert was there!

J/K😂😂
 
Ratamon said:
In a different match Ronnie also asked the ref what the prize was for a maximum. Having been told that there was no additional money (other than the prize for the highest break in that tournament), he intentionally potted the pink in the middle of his run for a total break of 146. Barry Hearn went ballistic after the match and accused Ronnie of unsportsmanlike conduct.
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this is incorrect

when he asked about the bonus
playing mark king, jan asked him
to just play the final black which he did

playing against i think ding a few years
later he did that purposeful pink for a 146
when he easily could have made a 147
 
Tin Man said:
I would like to share some of what I consider to be my Mt. Rushmore of the most incredible moments in the modern era of pool. Counting down from #4:

#4 1996 Earl's 10 rack run for $1,000,000 Is it the idea of a 10 rack run? The idea of shooting a low percentage 1-9 combination for a million dollars and closing a historic feat with the most clutch shot of all time? That it happened the very first tournament the incentive was offered? Or that it just epitomizes Earl so well, a legend of our game? In any event, this has to be one of the most exciting things our sport has ever seen.

#3 2005 Wu Jia-qing wins world championship at age 16 To see a 16 year old win a world championship speaks for itself. But to see that child down 16-12 going to 17, then running 5 racks and out for the title is simply transcendent. If I hadn't seen the video I wouldn't believe it. What an amazing moment of pool history!

#2 1995 Efren's Z kick What is it that makes this moment so legendary? Is it that it happened on the hill-hill in the finals? Is it the difficulty of the shot? Is it that it came at the peak of the Earl/Efren rivalry? All of those things play a part, but it goes beyond that. Efren Reyes inspired an entire generation of pool players. We have all seen amazing shots, but this wasn't just a great shot. This was a representation of the pure heart and talent this man has developed. If we wanted to talk about how great Efren was to upcoming pool players that didn't know already we could either write a series of books raving about his superhuman feats, or we could just pick this one shot to represent the essence of the Magician distilled down to one moment in time.

#1 2006 SVB vs Corey race to 100 This takes my top pick for most chilling pool moment in history. SVB was still relatively unknown and Corey Deuel was at the pinnacle of pool. That SVB was willing to play Corey a race to 100 10 ball was a surprise to many. Billy and Grady were doing the commentary and it was their change in tone that stands out to me. At the beginning of the set they were talking about how SVB had bitten off a lot to chew and would have to play very well to have any chance. A little ways in they began to be impressed with his shotmaking and composure and began remarking that he may have what it takes to give Corey a hard time and Corey would have to take this seriously. As day one progressed they began speculating whether SVB had what it takes to get the job done.

Then day two happened. SVB hit that gear that the world had never seen before. Billy and Grady began marveling at his break and couldn't believe his cue ball control and how well he was pocketing balls, controlling the one, and running out through the open layouts. They started to talk about how Corey might not be able to win this one and they didn't see how he could overcome this. SVB didn't slow down, he dug even deeper and started raining packages. And then Grady asked "Billy, who can beat this? Is there anyone from the Philippines that could match this? Efren doesn't break like this?" And Billy went on to say that no one in the world could get there with SVB in this format. The most experienced pool gurus of the game went from being skeptical he had a chance to being convinced he was the best in the world in real time before our eyes! And SVB proved that by dominating the strongest field of pool players in history by a margin that was unbelievable for the next 10 years. He raised the bar of pool to a new height and like Efren inspired a new generation that has now build their game around his.

So for me the number one most chilling moment in pool history was listening to Billy and Grady marvel while watching this young champion take his place as the best in the world.
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Thanks for posting #1. I found it on Vimeo, sold by TAR. That was an eye-opening match and, as you mentioned, it was interesting to hear the announcers change their opinions as Shane dominated.
 
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