Efren Reyes vs Gerson Martinez - 9 Ball - 2023 Derby City Classic rd 7 

efren is efren no matter what. win or lose in this game, efren will always be the GOAT

It cracks me up when these commentators say efren isn't the player he used to be..He's still the best player in the world..Pool requires good eye sight, and the ability to stand up, and swing your arm a bit..Efren has all that, plus the best intuition, and more knowledge than anybody..People are always so quick to announce someones decline when they get older..Theres Efren, and then theres everyone else.

I'm getting a little bit addicted to watching Efren play.. I like it. 😏

Always a pleasure to witness the Magician performance 🙌. Gives hope my game can improve.

Mr. Reyes, please enjoy your retirement. You are always my idol and you are truly a GOAT on this game. 💝💝💝

This Martinez is sure taking a lot of time walking around

I thought the magician was retired, we love him

I've always been taught to keep your eyes on the table. Do not change your focus, or cause ÿour èyes to have to adjust to differing light. Good advice.....

Mr. Efren Reyes - over 65 yrs. old Gerson Martinez - about 27 I watched the game because of Efren Reyes. Grew up watching his matches on VHS. Lol😁 With the score of 7 - 9. With the age difference. I'm still a big fan of Mr. Morales (Mr. Reyes alias😁)

You get a free master class in just watching Efrain

DID YOU KNOW: EFREN REYES was even banned from playing in some tournaments on account of him being too good. This led Reyes to travel to the United States in 1985. In 1985, at the start of his career in the U.S., he used the alias "Cesar Morales" to hide his identity so he would be allowed to compete unknown.

Obviously not in his prime, but to think at 68, Efren can still play at this level is remarkable. He’s probably still equal to, or an even better shot than 95% of the Pros who are half his age.

Efren Reyes is my idol..

I've never seen a player that plays as much safe as Efren does he's fantastic rarely can go wrong with him still the killer

Es fascinante ver al mago jugar, no me canso de ver todas sus jugadas,

Gerson is jumping up and stubbing every shot like my bar pool buddy, it's a miracle that he got this far.

I saw Efren jump once or twice using his regular and not a jump cue. I strongly believe he never owned one. 😀 Personally I think jumps shouldn't be allowed as they are against the spirit of the game and way too often provide relatively easy escapes and often lead to lucky results. But that's just my opinion.

“Obviously that side pocket is defective, we need to have it replaced immediately” 16:43

I enjoy these commentators.

It would be a dream to play with bata, i dont think i could sit if i were playing to be that close to a legened and possibly miss anything he could teach would be tragic

They have Only one legend in billiard and this is the pride of the Philippines Efren Bata Reyes a.k.a the magician

Contrary to the statement of commentstors at 2:19 time that they have not seen Efren do jump. There was a game i sae Efren Jump. In 2003 WPC against Oliver Ortmann, he did the Jump. Thats the only time i saw him use a Jump stick.

4:20 surprised me ... what a gift to see the table like that. To shoot that ball as hard as he did? Steve Carrell face cringe. Efren can do anything on the table.

Cannot win them all but this will not stop 🛑 the magician!

New subscriber. You do a good job...enjoyable viewing.

There's a difference between semi pros & Efren. Efren doesn't walk around the table to see where he wants the cue ball for the next shot. He just knows.

These fellas said you're not allowed to rack the 2 ball at the rear & Efren done it on the 3rd rack.

Efren never tries to kill a break. He want's predictability and he gets it.

..didn’t know that Michael Caine would be a guest announcer..cool 😋

The table seems to be not level enough. You can see the cue ball rolling when it shouldn't.

Wow magician is still in the game great to see him taking it on

Still my hero my kabalen The Goat

One of the commentators sounds like the Geico commercial lol

I saw him jump once in a video I was watching a year or two ago. I can't recall which video it was though.

@28:04 good hurt

Efren still has it watching from canada , wish u win more god bless u Efren

Rather have no commentators than two that want to talk about if Gersons home town in Peru, while Efren is lining up a combo 9 ball shot.

Good shoot,,,,,,,,

"he doesn't want to get straight. he defiantly doesn't want to be on the rail...I think he's both."

'My High Run is 132' E.R.

Wait a minute, they're talking about a 90 game competition between SVB and Dennis Orcullo and this is titled a 2023 game here between Reyes and Marinez? Has SVB played the Sharks long match twice with Orcullo? Is this game here really 2023? I'm confused.

the 69 year old body simply can no longer hold up as it did when younger no matter the skill/talent of the player.....the mind knows what to do but the body has other thoughts...though watching Reyes is still fun no matter what

Yes when you play someone so bad ,it's much harder to do

Gelson donde vaya puede hablar lo que se le dé la gana , le ganó a el gran Efrén reyes . Soy colombiano pero ni arete , Chonerito, Raúl diaz , kuko , etc pueden hablar al lado de esto

Nice

El gran ponpas ganandole a una leyenda viviente

how is dude not bored playing, i mean dominating pool for over 60 years

The older,the wiser.

@8:46 they said you can't put the 2 ball at the back of the rack, and Efren does it

24:10 One Ball Willy...Lance Armstrong would like a word.

Think the Fargo rate system needs a overhaul. Martinez can almost string 5 balls together and his fargo rate is just 20 point from Ko pin-yi which is a tournament winner and strings more racks together than Martinez strings balls ?

The commentator talks about his diesel pants in every video.

老人になってからの レイズの姿も、なぜか素敵だ

It will be nice,if there's an arrow to show which ball is next during the match.Just a suggestion 😂

28:06 They way his brain works... Efren is playing his own game, parallel to whatever is on the table and he is alone there, lol.

Actually there are videos on RU-vid showing Efren jumping three different times. Probably in my Efren playlist somewhere. His mastery of massé, using side pocket tit, and some of the weirdest English that few have ever figured out. I recall Rempe and Incardona utterly gob smacked by some of his manilulations of spin, draw, stun and follow with no explanation as to what he just did or how he did it. And I'm not just talking about the famous "Z" shot either.

When I saw the score was8-6 Peru, I knew efren had lost this match…his eyes failing him the second time,maybe he should have been more rested for his match…..

In the third rack Efren put the 2 ball at the back of the rack. You did not explain why you can’t do that?

Holy cow this video is going viral!😮😮😮

Every time gerson misses the whole building, let's out a sigh of relief

Win or lose he is still the GOAT. Still artful in his shots. Take into consideration his age, at 68, still goving these young guys a good scare and a possible loss, hahaha

That paper template has to be the most annoying thing ever put on a table

Arriba Perú 🍫🇵🇪🏆🐐🔥

@4:14 pow!

Martinez is always walking and walking before and after shot😅

Remember Efren doing a jump draw on a partially hidden object ball . ?not really a jump shot?

God bless Efren

Wow this Peruvian did a lot of walking!

14:45 what is going on right now? Then the safe attempt at pocket? smh Stop the slaughter Efren. 16:25 Efren like "no, I'm just getting started"

Efren Reyes is the GOAT IMO, Francisco Bustamonte is my second favorite player though. Makayla Tabb is the best ref.

Bata get a personal assistant man. You look 100 yrs old. The goat.

It upsets a lot sometimes to see a player to miss a straight shot like a highway.

Why does he not use a bridge....... I'm confused by that first match

I am watching Legend vs Amateur.

anyone know why Efren tapes his cue, theres other vids online of him playing and its not taped. obviously its a predator bk so the tape is like 🤪

Even he retire he always willing to fight the one who challenge him in the game

The best Efrén reyes 😊

He was definitely doing the most at the end of the match I hated it

🔝

Buena pompas buena bola 8 que metes felicidades le ganaste al más bravo de todos los tiempos sueño cumplido de ganarle a un bravo

Efren rayes still the best...❤

How's the JCity No Concession Rule work? forfeiture of break if alternating break was next yours? Shoot the rest of the match blindfolded? lol

Ahhh…Bata Reyes🎱🎱🎱🎱

*This was simply an off-tournament for Efren. We all have our up and down moments. Efren doesn't have them too often but this tournament was clearly one of his down moments.*

6:00 you cannot place the 2ball in the back of the rack @8:34 the 2 ball is the back.

come on one more lap around the table

Because of this video, Martinez will go down in history as the world's greatest chocker.

Commentator back ball must not be the 2 ball very next rack efren puts 2 ball in the back of the rack priceless 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

Throughout the years I've been watching efren, be careful when efren stop smiling. Like what Strickland did back then. Just look it up.

I didn't appreciate Greason taking a lot of time on his shots, trying to wear down his opponent. (That's why they use a timer)! Just crappy pool ethics. Great match. 💖 The Magician! 💙🎱

Muy buen termometro para ratificar el alto nivel en el que estas en el mundo, felicitaciones por la ganada

Efren would have played the 1>7 combo all day long.

Congrats Efren , in jesusname

About every third shot he wipes down his cue even though he is wearing a glove.

When Reyes moved the 3 ball he was honest enough to admit it nut i almost bet that player from Petu would of looked to see if Reyes seen it and if he didn't wouldn't of said anything.

We miss Carlo Biado in the table again

If you're interested in watching to the end, don't. This amateur wore the Greatest pool player out mentally and physically from boredom. I don't want to pick up a cue again after this. Horrible.

Efren misses 3 balls on the same side pocket in 1 game...

I’m telling ya if you’re not trying the extra swing Efren does you should. I’ve been hitting the center of the pocket much more.

back to back table fouls/next!