After spending the past 6 months or so feeding my newfound addiction to 1p, I decided to throw my hat in the ring for this tournament and shell out the $50 for a chance to rub elbows with and take mental notes from some much better players and I must say, I couldn't be happier!
After somehow winning my first match 3-0, I had the pleasure of playing Mike Eck, who is always a gentlemen and a pleasure to play. He spanked me 8-0 in game one and in a spot where I'd generally just shoot the rest of the match with "give up", I decided to buckle down and see if I could grind out a win. and I did, twice! came to the last couple balls of the case game and as should probably be the case, Mike emerged victorious. Still a great time for me to even have a chance!
And just when you thought it couldn't get any better, I was given the privilege of a 2 game match against world champion straight pool player Bobby Hunter! We played the first game down the the very last ball, but alas, I couldn't quite get there again, and in the 2nd game, never really overcame his break.
I for one can't wait for the next one, and in the meantime, would be elated to make some small donations to better players for some on the table learning to go with the countless hours of reading and video watching I'm doing.
I look forward to meeting even more of you and continuing to improve myself along the way.
-Griffin
