EFREN REYES-STRICKLAND-McCREADY 9-ball VEGAS 

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Allen Hopkins was really good as well....

Agree completely

@@markcossman200 So true. Allen was a phenom with his short quirky stroke of his. And you wouldn't think he would have any power with that stroke and how wrong you would be.

Keith in his prime..much better than the rest of his career!

Joseph that was beautiful and brought a tear to my eye. 🎱

Parang ABNOY tsamba tsamba!

Keith loves Efren he's just being funny..pool needs hundreds of Keith's..Keith is super underated ..the only reason he doesn't win many more tournaments is because he plays every Time Dick n Harry in those bars where he can afford to miss n still win and those bad playing habits follow him around but his best games are pure genius

Wow, Keith is great...!!!!!

We're all players here, Curtis, and we all know that in most tournaments that feature *ultimately televised* semis and finals, the customary -- "split hits go the player" -- is never the case: the ref *always* has the final decision. Anything else would result in pandemonium and action-halting delays for cue-ing up and collectively discussing video replays. Occasionally (but very rarely) decision-confirmation is sought from the tournament *director* at the opponent's request.

Agreed! Hendrik Drost Was NOT a foul. Look at the cut and path the 5 ball made. It was more than 90 degrees which is impossible if he hit it first. He hit the 3 ball then it kicked the 5 ball in an actual over cut as it hit the side rail and not the back rail. Imagine that the 3 ball was not even there. If he hit the 5 ball first, it would never take the path that it did. Simple physics.

+3-3 Charlie Gunner Color of Money is one of my favorites.

@Sanctuary: At least half a dozen reasons -- Sheer love of the game; ability to constantly re-enjoy the matches; immense instructive value for myself and pool buddies over the years; increasingly less TV coverage of men’s pool; ability to share best-of-the-best moments and superstar techniques with my local pool students over the years as a volunteer instructor wherever I’ve played. And with the 2005 advent of RU-vid, collectors of classic TV and bygone musical performances have the immensely satisfying joy of sharing what they can with like-minded aficionados worldwide. Also quite pleasurable is that I've heard from a number of the original on-camera pro player themselves (who are now in a "more advanced state of youth") and are relishing the nostalgia of it all, as in "was I ever really that young and that good?"). I love it.

+ray carlton God I miss Grady Matthews' quick wit, humor and commentary. His debates and constant ribbing of, as Grady would call him, *INCARDONE* (Incardona) was always hilarious. I.e. Incardona's Dish Water Stroke Lol!

Actually Grady and all other pool playing friends of his, referred to Incardona as "Cardone" . . . no "IN" before the Cardone.

+ray carton Oops! MY BAD! You are Correct Sir! At any rate I still Miss Grady.

No doubt but he is world class easy... Omg, can he and Rey play 9. Lights out

Just like Earl Strickland . To me Efren makes it boring and flavorless

yeah before you can smoke and drink while playing

Yes. Back when pool was fun. Smoke filled pool rooms with bookmakers taking side bets. And you could enjoy an adult beverage. Now you have dorks ordering fruit smoothies and doing push ups in between sets.....

He also called him Keith McGrady

Javid Faekar that will Be stupid, just like your question

*During more than a hundred years of pool tournaments no player in history was ever comfortable playing in a tuxedo* , but whenever deemed necessary, sensible players did it in willing compliance with efforts to enhance the general public's sometimes negative perception of the sport's image.

I can tell you how to reach him directly with that question if you care to. Let me know.

Jesse Linkes no

DubzCC u play him then.

best road player till corey duel showed up. you r right he wasnt in a pool movie cuz his name got picked from a hat

It wasn't a foul. See cue ball's path after the hits. If you know the physics of the billiard games you know why the three ball hit by the cue ball at first.

Was NOT a foul. Look at the cut and path the 5 ball made. It was more than 90 degrees which is impossible if he hit it first. He hit the 3 ball then it kicked the 5 ball in an actual over cut as it hit the side rail and not the back rail. Imagine that the 3 ball was not even there. If he hit the 5 ball first, it would never take the path that it did. Simple physics.

Massimo Bonomi It's not that I don't like it I've just never seen it held this way from any player.

If you trouble to go 7 posts below this one you'll see that this exact subject has been amply discussed by Jiten Patel and myself. It's been clearly asked, answered, explained and commented upon.

I thought Reyes' cue made a very nice sound. McCready's sounded dull and dead

He was in "Color of Money" 1986 - notably played a fictional character: an arrogant quintessential hustler-type named "Grady Seasons" -- a composite of several well-known real-life high-stakes road players. Director Martin Scorcese scouted players at a tournament and the moment he saw (and heard) McCready at the table he exclaimed, "There's my hustler -- no question about it!"

As soon as I seen him talking the way he was, I recognized him as the guy that was talking crap to Tom Cruise. He was definitely a good choice for that part in the movie.

ray carlton does McCready still play he was very fun to watch.like to see more

On precision shots it could

Hahahaaa.... Exactly 😂💯💪😎👊💯

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Yes it is -- you're very alert and informed, RL.

Lol

Year was 1988 -- Efren was 34 -- match was held about a year and a half after the release of "Color of Money" (discussed during this video match) in which McCready himself had a character role as the quintessential pool hustler "Grady Seasons". (He still receives Actors Guild residual checks 30 years later.) McCready shoots with a sidearm, vernacularly-termed: "Chicken Wing" grip and forearm, not uncommon to fellows who became addicted to the game while still in their single-digit years (because they were still too short to have a floor-perpendicular forearm stroke movement capable of a swing over the approx. 32" rail heights. Sidearm was the only possible way for them to stroke a cue stick.

More possible because it is a very cheap cue my friend:)

17:31 ... you mean THIS skill?

even the greatest are not immune to making mistakes, and Efren does not usually jump balls

2Do you call this luck or skill. I say luck. Shot of the match...LOL!

Harabas349 earl was better than efren i put them 1 and 2 best alltime .. efren is stronger mentally but when earl has it together mentally and hits his gear nobody is even close to the pearl

Joshua Haynes I'm afraid not. Even Earl will tell you he thinks Efren is the best. Source: have talked to him.

no major tournament that I'm aware of has call 9 rules. 9 ball is wild in any pool hall or tournament I've ever been too. it's not 8 ball. it's why it's the money game.

The nine ball always been Wild. If a fluke 9 caused you to lose the match then you were not playing good enough to begin with

think it is a rule only after the break

that's not a rule, after a scratch you automatically get ball in hand.

I think that is a very old rule. I remember rules like that when I was playing tournaments in the 90's. The rules later kept changing to make the game faster for TV.

i only knew this happened in 8-ball never seen it in 9-ball

@@sorryidgaf.6043 .... I think your right. Goofy rule though

Not accurate. McCready contributed a few seconds of "pool shark" phrases, but Mike Sigel was *_chosen personally_* by director Marty Scorsese (and the producer) to be the _COM_ film's *technical director* Mike and fellow player Ewa Mataya Laurance served as technical consultants and shot performers on the film. Any viewer can read all the accurate COM facts here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Color_of_Money

McCready could back his mouth so too bad for Efren.

McCready seems absolutely hammered to me lol. The movement of his body on sooo many shots is out of control🤔

​@@pseudonayme7717to say that you don't know McCready and must have just heard about him for the first time in this video. Maybe research the guy and understand him.

I can well relate to that concept, Mike. My first one cost teenage-me $12.00 in 1952. Mosconi's competitors used to joke that *"Willie could run racks on anyone with a broom handle, and do it left-handed."*

@@raycarltonbilliards5798 I wish I could turn time. I met these guys, including Minnesota Fats when I was barely getting into pool, circa early 90s in southern California. I'm actually in an ESPN video sitting right behind one of the women players, unfortunately I can not find the video or remember the women's names. I knew very little of pool. So little that I couldn't understand why people clapped when players missed a shot, coz they were playing safety, a concept that was unknown to me.

Mike: That was almost certainly the *1992 LA Open 9-ball Championship* held in a large Burbank hotel and directed by Jay Helfert, a notable pool tournament director, referee and events promoter. Lived in SoCal at the time and spectated every match of that tourney. Like you, I was on-camera for all the recorded men's and women's matches. Likely visible a few seats away from you on the video you refer to. Jay has all the videos from that event, just as any tournament director would. Directed the '93 repeat also.

Mike: Here's an update regarding the video you vainly searched for: jayhelfert.com/dvds.html It's part of a set that includes the Womens Final. I'm seen on the video and since you were also seated behind the opposing lady players you're on it too (it's the 15th vid from the pagetop): *1992 Los Angeles Open 9-Ball* *Womens Final: PEG LEDMAN vs. JO ANN MASON PARKER* (Btw, I'm not at all shilling for Helfert . . . order it or not -- doesn't matter to me. _Just thought you might be interested in this source, per your original comments about wishing you could find it)._

@@raycarltonbilliards5798 I'll check it out, but I recall the tournament in the Bicycle Club I believe. Thanks though, I'll surely check these out.

Certainly mister keyboard commando. That's very easy to arrange: simply walk up to Efren (or his designated "backer-of-the-moment") and tell him what you "wana" play and for how much. You'll demonstrate your skills for a few matches, then you'll go home broke 95% of the time. Unless you get enough weight to cripple a healthy elephant. Just my opinion.

Keith is a champion

McCready was good. Efren was good. But Efren's luck was much better.

@@blu3collar949 in this match, keith was much more luckier. it wont work against strickland though

McCready was incredibly successful at conveying for decades exactly the *apparent* shortcomings you and all those who bet against him were *meant to* wrongfully perceive. He was a feared, virtually unbeatable high-stakes money player for likely more years than you've been alive . . . far more than three decades. Even today, few would sensibly bet their own wallet against him.

McCready may shoot the odd wild shot, but that's just because he plays a loose style. If he tried to rein in his technique he would play worse. Efren did get a lot of bad rolls though

The pool cue and the cue ball have no idea how your technique or fundamentals are. The only thing that matters is how you make contact with the two and can you repeat it. Watch Earl Strickland. His technique is not great. But he has one of the best strokes ever and one of the best players ever.

@@raycarltonbilliards5798 yes, very much so, exactly.... He was a monster... Literally.