Welcome to my billiards channel. I have *personally* edited for continuity & *instructional value* ALL of my pool videos -- a 42-year historical compilation of televised professional players competing for sizable Winner prizes & recognition of their skills by worldwide audiences. Well-known professional players competing from the 1980s onward, are on colorful display. You'll gain a huge amount of valuable pool knowledge from the expert commentary & instantly tele-strated graphics. Your own skills rapidly progress if you closely observe their techniques & strategies for navigating each rack. Also instructional (and popular) are *my* thousands of very thorough replies to viewers' questions. Even people who don't play, will enjoy watching the world's best players & excited reactions of audiences around the world, following the action & their heroes. Enjoy this colorful overview of the world of televised professional pool, its *history* & the uncanny skills of the players! -- Ray Carlton
To be fair, Earl has given Efren many props. He even said that Efren made shots that were so difficult, that he "thought" Efren was getting lucky until Efren repeatedly made those shots. But yeah...Earl can sometimes get on people's nerves. Funny thing is, I hope to meet both Efren and Earl on of these days. I really like them both.
JK: As far as meeting each of them someday, they and/or their managers have websites detailing their publicly-announced appearance schedules via which you can travel to such appearances and meet them impromptu and casually at their convenience at the events. Challenges for wagering purposes against visiting highly-skilled players are a different (and very exciting to watch) matter and generally occur spontaneously *_ and often*_ for both men. Locals in their hometowns can clue you in on these. ~ Ray C.
*_The heads-up stat (win/loss record against each other) is remarkably even-up_* over the four decades they squared off against each other in many hundreds of un-videotaped tournament matches and also in special high-stakes, one-on-one, very profitable events promoters staged for them in the US and internationally over the years. Efren probably has had a tiny bit more of the wins, due to his Zen-like, even disposition and pure tenacity over the long haul during problem situations and when rolls go against him. A few diehard fans do keep meticulous records on both of these champions and may someday chime in with totally detailed stats, but the even-up I've outlined above is totally factual and check-able. ~ Ray C.
Efren plays *_all cue sports disciplines at a world-class level_* He is the greatest *_all-around player_* in the 174-year history of professional pool , in my opinion. ~ Ray C.
The IPT World Open Eight-ball Championship was an eight-ball pool tournament held between 3-9 September 2006 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, by the International Pool Tour. It was the third and last event of the tour It was the richest event in the history of cue sports. The total purse was $3M where $500K was offered to the winner
I knew Steve Mizerak for 25 years *_He passed away in 2006_* much too young.Miss him greatly. His career and life are detailed here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Mizerak And here's the famous beer commercial that made him (and pool) more widely recognized by the general, non-playing public: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3tYL2Btxmjg.html
Sometimes, some announcers seem surprised when a player is, say, 60 years old. I’m 59, have been playing for over 50 years, not professionally, but to this day, I get a little better almost every game that I play. Pool is perishable. As long as you don’t stop playing, you will always get better. A lot of times, Efren has been playing professionally longer than his opponents have been alive, getting better every day. There’s no catching up with that.
Good post Kimber. Efren has been playing *_professionally_* for approx. 56 years. Barely into his teens, he was regularly winning against most skilled adults throughout the Philippines -- gambling his own money, and increasingly . . . money provided by eager backers who were aware of his win percentages. Early-on, he was given this key piece of advice by an older pro: "Learn to *Observe* your game -- rather than *Judge* your game." That principle of mid-session and post-session Objectivity & analysis (coupled with -- as you say, playing often) enables the very fastest progress in adding Strength to your skills and elimination of any observed Weaknesses. ~ Ray C.
Thanks for that pleasant-to-read feedback, Jarn. Efren's dazzling skills and marvelously humble, gentle and kind personality have done more for *_worldwide_* interest in our beloved sport than any player in the long 174-year history of professional pool.
Ten years before this match, " Cesar Morales " came to the US. Since then, he has gained the respect and admiration of his fellow players with the sobriquet The Magician. An astonishing talent!
You are correct, James. Circa 1985 he played hundreds of challenge matches using that pseudonym "Cesar Morales" and cleaned out the best of the best in about nine different states. All of his hustler opponents and their backers went broke every time. He was virtually unbeatable and his real name and country of origin eventually emerged (he was always -- *fatally* -- presumed by opposing gamblers to be a visiting player from south of the Texas border and *_seemingly_* very lucky when made impossible shots at just the right moment). ~ Ray C.
. . . and equally impressive: the vigorous, *_genuine excitement_* and wonderful-to-see sportsmanship displayed by opponent Earl Strickland !!! Tons of respect there.
Zak, it is definitely "evergreen". Like many classic (timeless) pool videos, the entertainment and instructive values *_persist_* over consecutive generations of pool-loving players and fans. If I may coin a phrase: "consecutivity of appeal" is the very definition of *_classic_* as with beautiful art, cars, and literary and musical & acting performances, etc. ~ Ray C.
Efren will be alive and playing perfectly for many thousands of years; it will happen this way: I predict that by the year 3000 -- a living hologram -- *_an imperishable life-endowed AI hologram_* of Efren Reyes with all his abilities will be brought in by gamblers to triumph over the AI (Artificial Intelligence) android robots who are winning all the 3-dimensional pool tournaments played on 15-foot cubical pool tables in zero-G space environments in all of the Milky Way galaxy's populated solar systems and exoplanets . Efren will dazzle all the bettors and the androids with his powerful, but finessed 45-rail bank shots . _*The matches will be instantaneously transmitted to viewers throughout our galaxy via quantum entanglement sender/receivers and televised live around the globe and in time-delayed programs sent to precious metal miners working on the moon, Mars and several hundred asteroids_ . ~ Ray C.
Given the circumstance of witnessing something that was -- simultaneously -- so utterly beautiful, miraculous, unexpected & contest-win-guaranteeing _*any player with a pulse *_ would be reflexively roaring with uncontain-able enthusiasm. Just as we all would have been were we lucky enough to have been there in-person. ~ Ray C.
Deno Andrews (a vital part of the IPT production team for this 2005 event) will be able to tell you -- or connect you with someone who can: d.jamesandrews@gmail.com.
Ang tagal mong 0 ang score, nung nagkaron k ng pagkakataon, kinanan mo pa tira, obvious namng hindi ka sanay, ayon, eh piyak ang tako, sussssmmeee, walang ingat. Wala ka tlgang match kay Kabayan Efren
Regulation size 4 1/2 x 9' table, regulation size balls 2 1/4 inches diameter. Certain camera angles make the table appear to be smaller than 9 feet long, but rest assured this table was a nine-footer. ~ Ray C.
