Anyone that assumes Patsura was "on the stall" or some other such thing, has watched or read one too many pool stories. Even if there wasn't as much money on the line as advertised, NOBODY is laying it down while up only a handful of racks to someone they could lose to, except for in the most rare of circumstances. Yeah I know we all know this one story or another that's clouded in mystery, but even that story's probably not true. 
Just because we've been spoiled watching so much top-level pool the last decade, that doesn't mean just anyone can play perfect runout pool anytime they choose. The line between playing perfect and looking like you're struggling is razor thin for even the world's greatest players.

Just because we've been spoiled watching so much top-level pool the last decade, that doesn't mean just anyone can play perfect runout pool anytime they choose. The line between playing perfect and looking like you're struggling is razor thin for even the world's greatest players.