jrhendy
Verified Member
I am at the Bar Table Championships at the Grand Sierra Hotel (Formerly The Hilton) in Reno Nevada. While the small table tournaments are going on there is also a "Pay as you play" one pocket tournament on ten Diamond big tables.
I spent yesterday at the race book with Ronny Allen and Mark Haddad feeding the horses. It wasn't a total disaster and last night I matched up with Scott Frost playing a little one pocket. Scott gave me a huge spot (10/5) and on paper it sounds like a good game. We raced to five and I won the first two games, feeling very comfortable. I was playing better than I did at the DCC, pocketing balls and moving well.
Then the botton fell out. Scott, adjusting to the table, turned everything around and won five in a row. Now, we all know he is going to run balls, and I did have to fade a couple runs of 9, but he had me ducking for my life on almost every shot after he settled down. He cuts down any angles to balls on my side and in play and almost never misses a shot that will go directly in his hole. He had me ducking and taking scratches just to stay alive a while longer.
I might have a chance getting the break too, but he gets out of the break and turns it around like the champion he is.
Tournament 9 ball today and the Pay As You Play one pocket tournament tonight and hopefully a little easier action than messing with champions.
I spent yesterday at the race book with Ronny Allen and Mark Haddad feeding the horses. It wasn't a total disaster and last night I matched up with Scott Frost playing a little one pocket. Scott gave me a huge spot (10/5) and on paper it sounds like a good game. We raced to five and I won the first two games, feeling very comfortable. I was playing better than I did at the DCC, pocketing balls and moving well.
Then the botton fell out. Scott, adjusting to the table, turned everything around and won five in a row. Now, we all know he is going to run balls, and I did have to fade a couple runs of 9, but he had me ducking for my life on almost every shot after he settled down. He cuts down any angles to balls on my side and in play and almost never misses a shot that will go directly in his hole. He had me ducking and taking scratches just to stay alive a while longer.
I might have a chance getting the break too, but he gets out of the break and turns it around like the champion he is.
Tournament 9 ball today and the Pay As You Play one pocket tournament tonight and hopefully a little easier action than messing with champions.