poolplaya1976
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with the beasts from Taiwan and other strong monsters from overseas, alex may get into money but has very little chance of winning :duck:
US Open Predictions
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with the beasts from Taiwan and other strong monsters from overseas, alex may get into money but has very little chance of winning :duck:
People say Alex is too focused on poker, but he still did pretty well (ahem) at DCC even after he supposedly was focused on poker.
Alex in high gear doesn't have to be afraid of anyone... Anyone that thinks otherwise doesn't really know much about pool.. As long as he is not hurt he can win any event he enters.. About the only time he plays at a human level is when his sciatic nerve is giving him fits..
Agreed 1000%. I stand by my statement. Anyone who doesn't think he can win this is very, very wrong.
poolplaya1976
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I am happy to give 15 to 1 with a minimum of 1000.00 bet :grin-square:
this sounds about right, you know what's up Chris
Nailed it! Gotta be 2strong.
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I understand what you are saying, but I think you are downgrading Dennis a bit too much here. I don't think he is a distinct underdog against anybody. He still plays great the majority of the time. Anybody can get run over from time to time by great players if you don't get some breaks and things start to snowball.
For example, in last year's final of the US Open, he hardly did a thing wrong. Shane just played great and his break was working a bit better. Give credit to Shane, but Dennis could turn the tables and do the same to Shane as well.
He did lose to SVB in the TAR race to 100, but he did beat him in the overall match up (8 ball, 10 ball, and 1 pocket).
Also, on the most challenging tables in the world (like the one at Hard Times), Dennis is the favorite over Shane because the importance of the break is decreased and nobody shoots straighter than Dennis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0H8UMyyQ3Y
Alex still possesses a gear strong enough to make a run all the way to the title. This is, after all, the guy who beat Shane 9-1 in the Derby City 9-ball in January. Still, his top gear comes and goes these days, and with a field this strong, I'm guessing he won't have a top 5.
There are at least 15-20 players who could win the Open this year. This is definitely a world class field!
Since this is a condensed field it will produce some tight matches and some really good players will exit early . I'm sure there are tight matches every year but when the field gets whittled down to a half there shouldn't be very many easy matches.
When he's on his game no one shoots more accurately than Alex.
not so hot
Efirkey:
IMHO you were not exactly spot on:
1) Barry said he is retiring (from running the Open), not selling or giving up the Open
2) Accu-Stats (Pat) is not taking over as promoter
3) I don't know that Barry is going out on top
My prediction is that Pat will not "take over" the US Open as promoter; I doubt whether he will even "run" the tournament.
Barry will probably keep the Open and retire from "running" it; he will probably find someone else to "run" or manage it, but he will be in the background, still
being able to pull whatever strings or stunts he wants to.
Efirkey:
IMHO you were not exactly spot on:
1) Barry said he is retiring (from running the Open), not selling or giving up the Open
2) Accu-Stats (Pat) is not taking over as promoter
3) I don't know that Barry is going out on top
My prediction is that Pat will not "take over" the US Open as promoter; I doubt whether he will even "run" the tournament.
Barry will probably keep the Open and retire from "running" it; he will probably find someone else to "run" or manage it, but he will be in the background, still
being able to pull whatever strings or stunts he wants to.
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A tip straight from the ARE in Virginia Beach....
....Chris Renfro is going to have a lot to do with this...maybe the new TD.
That's the only tip I've got...Outsville has the rest