FullTilt...Okay, and a lot of this thread (including your comments) are about how the pros have a hard time making any kind of living out of playing pool. People are now, and always have been, willing to pay to be entertained. If that is the most lucrative avenue (even if not the favored one) to make money at pool, then by all means DO it. A person's overall "skill" has no particular bearing, on their ability to entertain a crowd. It's about 'acting' like a pro, dressing like a pro, communicating like a pro (show some humility)...and then you get PAID like a pro. I never said Ewa could beat the top men, but your statement that she can't play at all is not only arrogant (and sexist), and just your opinion, but completely wrong. I've seen Ewa run rack after rack, on many occasions. That proves she can play, imo. Could she beat guys like Strickland and Archer? Probably not...but that's not the issue. She has all the elements that make up a successful entertainer (looks, dress, intelligence, manners, communication skills, AND table skills). Don't hate her because she found a way to cash in on those attributes. I've said this a million times before...there could be 100 or more "pros" out there doing what I'm doing (teaching/entertaining), and all making a six figure living doing it. That fact that they don't pursue that avenue (but continue to whine about how crummy pool pays) speaks volumes. Do I think it is right that people can be best in America (or even best in the world) and not make a decent living? Nope...but that doesn't change the way things are. Take advantage of whatever opportunity presents itself...instead of badmouthing pool entertainers.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com