1st Mika, 2nd Earl, 3rd Troy Frank, 4th Mike Davis. 5/6 Luc Salvas/Tony Robles, 7/8 Cory Deual, Shawn Putman. 9/10/11/12 STEVIE MOORE, Nevel, Saez & Bosavich.........Beatle.........
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UPA Atlanta Open, Mika wins.........
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Stevie was rolling through the loser's side until Robles stopped the run. Nice tournament for a guy who doesn't play anymore. 
Having never seen Salvas play before, I was highly entertained - especially in the match against Corey. Frustration = having your opponent break and run the table in 45 seconds . . . . 5 times!
Having never seen Salvas play before, I was highly entertained - especially in the match against Corey. Frustration = having your opponent break and run the table in 45 seconds . . . . 5 times!
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ScottR said:Frustration = having your opponent break and run the table in 45 seconds . . . . 5 times!
Nah...that's not frustration. Frustration to me is having an opponent run 5 racks in an hour because they're slower than dog shit from having to walk around the table 6 times studying every shot or angle like they've never seen it before in their life!
ScottR said:Having never seen Salvas play before, I was highly entertained - especially in the match against Corey. Frustration = having your opponent break and run the table in 45 seconds . . . . 5 times!
Was this a Five pack where each rack took him 45 seconds or Five seperate racks during the course of the match that were 45 seconds apiece? If that was a five pack that's tough because it's like going down 5-0 in about 5 minutes considering racking time!
One thing I noticed about Salvas, when he starts stringing racks together he actually speeds up as he goes if you can believe that. At the 2004 World Pool Masters against Johnny Archer he broke and ran in 27 seconds...3 balls off the break, his next match he whitewashed Hohmann in less than half an hour 8-0!
Five separate racks in the match. My count could be off a game or so either way. He also had a few other racks off of Duel misses or bad safes that went just as quickly. He just didn't give Corey a chance to breathe. The only slow part was when Corey took a break. Luc waited . . . . and paced . . . . and picked up right where he left off 10 minutes earlier. I'm not saying Corey was trying to throw him off by waiting. But, if he was . . . . . IT DIDN'T WORK!sniper said:
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sniper said:
Unless they changed the format after Friday, it was alternating break. I guess he could still run a 5 pack if his opponent came up dry after the break or only ran a couple of balls.
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ScottR said:Whoah! Only one match got the shot clock when I was there. Thank God, cuz I was slipping into a slow motion coma.
Would this be an "out of the ordinary" guess on the combatants or one that I could guess immediately? Does the last name start with the second letter of the alphabet per chance?
Yep, you could guess immediately and you did. As much as I've heard about it, I was not prepared to witness the pace with my own eyes. I don't understand it. It was as painful to watch as Sergio Garcia's re-grips a couple of years ago.drivermaker said:
Funny thing is that after the match was put on the watch, the quality of play did not suffer. Even though this combatant lost the match, I think it was going to happen anyway.
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If I am not mistaken, Mika was the defending champion of this event.
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Yes, he was. He had been beaten by Earl earlier (Earl's first win over Mika in six years) when he came back from the loser's side to win it for the second year in a row.CrownCityCorey said:
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I just wanted to take a moment & say how much fun this past weekend was. The laughs were abundant! There are some GREAT personalities in pool! The West Coast contingent was there representin'... Tang & "Surfer Dave"... very nice guys...very funny guys...throw East Coast transplant formerly of the West Coast Neil Fujiwara in the mix and there's lots of laughs to go around for everyone. 
Seriously, it was a pleasure talking to & getting to know a little more about Tang & Dave. (Tina, I thought about you while I was talking to them & wished you were there. You would've had a good time). For those that don't know, Dave Hemmah mentioned that he is looking into getting pool into the school curriculum in his area. Kudos to Dave for putting forth that effort & caring enough to put forth that effort. Kudos to Shawn Putnam for offering to go out & help teach. As Dave explained what he was trying to accomplish, Shawn mentioned that he loved to teach & for Dave to keep in touch with him about it. Mark one up for the good guys. 
I had the pleasure of meeting a few more AZB'ers while I was there. I was finally able to meet the one & only Drivermaker! LOL, he's a hard a$$ in person too but I still managed to get a photograph that the forum might enjoy. Maybe I'll post it soon... I also got to meet my "seperated at birth" twin brother ScottR...LOL, we have so much in common, we have to be twins! (Scott, thanks for shooting with me. It's a shame it was so late in the evening by the time we got started) I also had the pleasure of meeting & spending time talking to "semi-lurker" bgb & bonafide lurker stevenl.
Thanks to old & new friends alike for providing me with such an enjoyable weekend!
The West Coast contingent was there representin'... Tang & "Surfer Dave"... very nice guys...very funny guys...throw East Coast transplant formerly of the West Coast Neil Fujiwara in the mix and there's lots of laughs to go around for everyone. Seriously, it was a pleasure talking to & getting to know a little more about Tang & Dave. (Tina, I thought about you while I was talking to them & wished you were there. You would've had a good time). For those that don't know, Dave Hemmah mentioned that he is looking into getting pool into the school curriculum in his area. Kudos to Dave for putting forth that effort & caring enough to put forth that effort. Kudos to Shawn Putnam for offering to go out & help teach. As Dave explained what he was trying to accomplish, Shawn mentioned that he loved to teach & for Dave to keep in touch with him about it. Mark one up for the good guys. I had the pleasure of meeting a few more AZB'ers while I was there. I was finally able to meet the one & only Drivermaker! LOL, he's a hard a$$ in person too but I still managed to get a photograph that the forum might enjoy.
Maybe I'll post it soon... I also got to meet my "seperated at birth" twin brother ScottR...LOL, we have so much in common, we have to be twins! (Scott, thanks for shooting with me. It's a shame it was so late in the evening by the time we got started) I also had the pleasure of meeting & spending time talking to "semi-lurker" bgb & bonafide lurker stevenl. Thanks to old & new friends alike for providing me with such an enjoyable weekend!
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For those of you who have not met Timberly, you need to. Smart, funny, pretty, and don't let her avatar tag line fool you, she got game. However, she really needs to come out of her shell and not be shy with people.Timberly said:I had the pleasure of meeting a few more AZB'ers while I was there. I was finally able to meet the one & only Drivermaker! LOL, he's a hard a$$ in person too but I still managed to get a photograph that the forum might enjoy.
Thanks to old & new friends alike for providing me with such an enjoyable weekend!
Good times, Timberly my friend, good times!
And, for you horndogs out there, I met the infamous Marissa and got a whole new insight into her persona.
J/K Marissa.And, finally, I discussed a get rich quick scheme with none other than FAST LARRY. He doesn't know me from a hole in the ground, so I didn't really introduce myself as an AzBer. But, we had a short talk about pool and other stuff. He's funny!
Drivermaker dodged me though. Or, did I dodge him?
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ScottR said:For those of you who have not met Timberly, you need to. Smart, funny, pretty, and don't let her avatar tag line fool you, she got game. However, she really needs to come out of her shell and not be shy with people.
Good times, Timberly my friend, good times!
And, for you horndogs out there, I met the infamous Marissa and got a whole new insight into her persona.
And, finally, I discussed a get rich quick scheme with none other than FAST LARRY. He doesn't know me from a hole in the ground, so I didn't really introduce myself as an AzBer. But, we had a short talk about pool and other stuff. He's funny!
Drivermaker dodged me though. Or, did I dodge him?
Both YOU and MAWISSA dodged me!
I guess I didn't spend enough time with Timberly for her to see my soft, gentle, sensitive side.
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Will you be at The Pool Room for the Southern Classic Open at all? I'll be up for a couple hours tonight, then will come up again Friday for the whole weekend.drivermaker said:Both YOU and MAWISSA dodged me!
I guess I didn't spend enough time with Timberly for her to see my soft, gentle, sensitive side.
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Sweet Marissa said:
Nay...you had your chance...you blew it!
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Sweet Marissa said:No!!!!!!
Come on... We could meet up for a bite to eat there this weekend
Hell, Athens was 100 miles one way. This is only a little better. I'll stay close to home for food. Besides, the weather is GORGEOUS this week, as you know. I gotta get as much golf time in as I can before it turns to crap.