sums it up pretty well.
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sums it up pretty well.
Whoever, the deal is they need to put better matches on that main stream table.
C'mon man i need my boat trailer tire or where to buy a NY state deer tag stories.
In case you're not aware, Zuglan does what Zuglan wants to do. He does not care.
I'd put Moritz as the favorite....his game improves everyday.
Nice to see Jesus there....great player to pull for. Same for Hewitt.
That said this is one truly anemic field....still an awesome venue, free to watch in person or online.
The will take any one's money. Nice restaurants there.Unlike some other casino hotels, they are actually glad to see you.
Al does....and its often buddies or NYC folks
Oh i know. He could have gotten much bigger sponsor deals over the years but he can be such a ass that no one wants to buy in. Surprised Joss has lasted so long to be honest.
Is that a authorized stream or do they just pirate the feed? Al's video has been flawless.
I enjoy watching the event and I am ok with the decrease of pro players. Gives that level of player more of a chance. Still have to have a handful of pro players to get some eye balls though. I know its a regional tour and understand that, so I don't get upset when 600 fargo players don't run out every rack. Its like watching arena football and complaining its not the NFL. No kidding! It is a cool thing for those players to get some exposure that would never get it otherwise.
I drive as many balls as the next guy into rails so I can't be critical, but I would much rather watch high-level, beautiful pool be played instead of guys like me. I'm not sure what the solution is but the problem is the decreasing talent level making it less fun to watch...let alone attend. If it weren't for that buffet, I would never go there just for the pool.
Too much collusion in place.?
Looking forward to driving to the Texas Open 10 ball championshipsUnlike some other casino hotels, they are actually glad to see you.
Looking forward to attending the Texas Open 10 Ball Championships Feb 6-10. Skinny Bob's Billiards. Always great pool.
Upstate asked me if I wanted to get in the booth. Think im going to decline because you assholes would tear me apart
I picked a match at random to watch before, during and after dinner just for something to do. It was Ed Culhane and Dwight Dixon. While it was on I looked up what I could find out about each - made it a little more interesting. Culhane was really inconsistent, Dixon pretty much handled the match easily. I just enjoyed watching players for a bit that are a lot more relatable to how I play (but I don't compete, not in the arena, so to speak) and "seeing" things I through they were seeing, understanding how things went wrong and from Culhane's side of things, surprised how often he seemed to be hitting balls too hard and how off his position play was and probably just off in general that particular match - not criticizing, just observing and no doubt either would own my house shortly after I invited them to dinner if we went downstairs after and played, haha.
Totally different, but I watching one of those vids of APA finals from some random year and all levels of players, but man, some of the ones with higher numbers would have had a tough time winning in the bars we played at in my youthful university days. Just an observation, maybe watching those for some who don't have a lot of confidence in their games or don't know how they "stack up" would be a good way to see where they fit. Looked like a lot of fun, though, and that should be the point of it. Know someone who plays a lot of APA around here and he really enjoys it - I'm too old to be hanging around bars playing pool on the one crappy coin operated table with much younger folks - that ship sailed about the time I got married and sunk when we had kids. But if leagues had been more of a thing when I was in college, I'd have been all in --only issue is I used to buy a pack of Camel straights to enjoy when playing pool -- stupid, but loved the purple haze -- one thing I'm glad I gave up 30+ years ago.
Totally different, but I watching one of those vids of APA finals from some random year and all levels of players, but man, some of the ones with higher numbers would have had a tough time winning in the bars we played at in my youthful university days. Just an observation, maybe watching those for some who don't have a lot of confidence in their games or don't know how they "stack up" would be a good way to see where they fit. Looked like a lot of fun, though, and that should be the point of it. Know someone who plays a lot of APA around here and he really enjoys it - I'm too old to be hanging around bars playing pool on the one crappy coin operated table with much younger folks - that ship sailed about the time I got married and sunk when we had kids. But if leagues had been more of a thing when I was in college, I'd have been all in --only issue is I used to buy a pack of Camel straights to enjoy when playing pool -- stupid, but loved the purple haze -- one thing I'm glad I gave up 30+ years ago.
Upstate asked me if I wanted to get in the booth. Think im going to decline because you assholes would tear me apart
Seriously? Do it and let everyone know which match - would be entertaining for all sorts of reasons, lol.