World Pool Masters 2019
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Evening session starts in 30 minutes (it's 1:30 EDT now).
Earl practicing for the World Pool Masters
On Monday, I watched Earl practicing for the World Pool Masters at Sandcastle Billiards, Edison NJ, where he is now the house pro.
Earl was practicing on Sandcastle's tightest table, Table 1, with tiny 3.75 inch corner pockets.
Observations:
1. He had no tape wrapping the fingers on his bridge hand. I think he was banned from using "finger extensions" at a previous WPM event.
2. He wore no glove, no arm weights, but he wore a 10 lb. weight on his lower back.
3. He alternately practiced with four or five different shafts, no carbon fiber.
4. He did not practice his break shot at all, which he insists "should be hit as hard as you can. That's pure 9-ball."
Earl was pleased that a wooden rack was being used at the WPM.
He's not a big fan of the template racks.
He did mention that his first opponent, Kaci, was about 1/3 his age, "but I'm in better shape than him. Shane plays a girl and I have to play Kaci. How's that fair?"
I wished him luck and I'll watch his match later today.
On Monday, I watched Earl practicing for the World Pool Masters at Sandcastle Billiards, Edison NJ, where he is now the house pro.
Earl was practicing on Sandcastle's tightest table, Table 1, with tiny 3.75 inch corner pockets.
Observations:
1. He had no tape wrapping the fingers on his bridge hand. I think he was banned from using "finger extensions" at a previous WPM event.
2. He wore no glove, no arm weights, but he wore a 10 lb. weight on his lower back.
3. He alternately practiced with four or five different shafts, no carbon fiber.
4. He did not practice his break shot at all, which he insists "should be hit as hard as you can. That's pure 9-ball."
Earl was pleased that a wooden rack was being used at the WPM.
He's not a big fan of the template racks.
He did mention that his first opponent, Kaci, was about 1/3 his age, "but I'm in better shape than him. Shane plays a girl and I have to play Kaci. How's that fair?"
I wished him luck and I'll watch his match later today.
Kaci 7-2. All over.
Let's go SVB!
Let's go SVB!
Earl is now minimizing his loss by saying the crowd was mean to him and the temperature was too cold while simultaneously contending that Eklent Kaci is not a great player, while Kaci is standing right next to him.
Earl then starts complaining about not being given the opportunity to play even though he was given an undeserved invite to this event.
Earl should be banned.
Earl then starts complaining about not being given the opportunity to play even though he was given an undeserved invite to this event.
Earl should be banned.
Earl's after-match tirade was sad.
Unexpected? .
As was his behavior during the match.
They said on the stream that the heart rate monitor was NOT VOLUNTARY for the streamed table. If someone refused to wear it, they couldn't play on the streamed table.
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Nah, he just shouldn’t be invited. The guy is a tosser. The only bigger tossers are those that will find a way to defend him because of his status as a legend of the game. He adds nothing. If he qualifies, or puts his money up, let him play and referee him like any other player would be refereed.
Maybe you are right and he should be banned. I lean to being less harsh but......