Video: 1986 $40,000 1st place Resorts 9-ball. Exciting closing matches

[terryhanna]

I subscribed to this channel and watched the video posted above as well as the Caesar's Palace tournament. Good stuff. I had a few observations.

1. It's amazing how unconcerned the players are generally with the rack and the 9 ball going in the corner pocket several times. This couldn't be more different than today's environment.

2. Even though Sigel has some unorthodox fundamentals in terms of how often he jumps up after a shot he has some of the best bridges I've seen. Rock solid and not so loose.

3. Players seem to be rarely breaking from the side rail. Often they break with their hand on the table on one side or the other.

4. I like the bih in the kitchen rule on scratches off the break. One time Sigel had to shoot a spot shot when the lowest numbered ball was behind the line and had to be spotted.

5. The tables played quite loose. I'm not sure what type of cloth was in use.

6. You gotta love Sigel's chatter. He really makes the most of being mic'd up.

Watch this clip when Nick scratches on the break Mike takes the one ball that is behind the line off the table it does not spot did you see where they spotted a ball behind the line maybe only on the break they came down ?


https://youtu.be/OUJ_UW9X3pM?t=6999 should be time coded at 1:56:40 of the match

 

[StraightPoolIU]

It was in the Caesars tournament where they spotted the 2 that was in the kitchen I think. I can't remember which match.

 

[terryhanna]

It was in the Caesars tournament where they spotted the 2 that was in the kitchen I think. I can't remember which match.

That is about right same thing as todays events different rules from one event to the next lol

 

[delano]

the first word uttered by parica after missing the first break "putang ina", which means son of a ***** :thumbup:

 

[flyvirginiaguy]

I know it has been mentioned before but boy was that cloth slow. The strokes that were needed to move the ball around the table had to be big and they still came up short.

Al

I could deal with a smaller pocket over that cloth for sure. Doubling the speed a ball has to enter a pocket tightens the pocket more than, well, tightening the pocket.

 

[AngryTurtle]

$40k in 1986 is equivalent to $85.6k now...

 

[Tommy-D]

In the Billiards Digest coverage of that tournament,it was mentioned that the cloth that was used wasn't even intended to be used on a pool table.

It was actually a cloth meant to cover CARD tables,but happened to have the Resorts logo on it,so someone decided to use it.

It was also mentioned that to help speed it up after MANY complaints,the cloth was actually ironed while on the table. Tommy D.

 

[Vahmurka]

looking to spread some rep as I can not give you more at the moment. Thanks!

 

[flyvirginiaguy]

I'd like to see one other match from that tournament,the Varner/Garcia semi-final,because in the beginning introduction,they show a close-up of Sigel's Joss and Jim Rempe's Crown Jewels cue. Tommy D.

After watching the match Arnaldo recently posted up (Varner-Garcia), that was actually Nick Varner's Joss rather than Sigel's. Sigel's is the one I earlier posted a pic of.

Varner's below (obviously having had a re-wrap).