At 34:39 Reyes gets "camera-bit" and badly misses when shooting at the 2-ball (as any shooter would when the director's cameraman moves right into your line of sight to get a view of the ball coming at the pocket). A very common annoyance in the '80s and '90s before mostly computer-controlled, more distant video camera work became widespread at pool events.
Yeah,and in the past the cameraman would set up his camera right behind the pocket the players was potting the ball at... I mean he almost rested the camera on the pocket off the table. lol. How annoying and distracting would that be.
I'm a huge Efren Reyes fan, and I've always admired his humility. With his incredible talent, and the shots he manages to somehow pull off, he deserves the title, "The Magician." I was impressed by Johnny Archer at the end too. He's obviously a great player, but he's also a good sport. As far as I'm concerned, that's more important than being good at pool.
@James Tyler 😂😂 How could he be "arguably the greatest player in 9 ball" when he was sitting most of the time? Couldn't even make atleast half of the racks.😂
The commentary was amazing. Rempe and Varner did an excellent job with professionally insightful commentary. Tom Kelly was a born announcer and I even enjoyed his thoughts on the game. It allowed viewers who may not be dedicated pool players to relate with his thoughts and perspectives that were quickly followed up with a correct assessment by Rempe and Varner. The three added a lot of value to an outstanding performance. Thank you for the upload, Ray Carlton. As a younger generation pool player, I am very thankful for access to these classics
Good, well-reasoned analysis, Jacob. Kind words much appreciated, and informed comments like yours make my billiards archiving/historian efforts quite worthwhile. Our beloved sport has given me *many* decades of pleasure as a lifelong player and as an in-person spectator of world-class pros exhibiting their dazzling skills at major tournaments. Click on the colored ball logo to the left of this reply and you'll see 40 more of my vids to choose from and enjoy.
I’m from Lagrange Georgia and I love Jonny Archer but Efren just was playing perfect pool. He is the man. Not sure anyone will ever be that good again.
May not be. He was a product of the old school hustling and street life. Started competing at the age of 7 and hustling at 12. Stuck through the only game he knew disregarding education, even though pool prizes were insignificant at the time.
@@midwestboyy6499who exactly? I mean there are many players that are better potters and have a better brake but I haven’t seen someone with the same vision as efren to this day
The draw at 28:00 is incredible but most people drooling over it probably haven't seen him play much. After the 14.1 2000 US Open he played a race to 13? vs. Ginky r.i.p. for $5k then a race to 150 vs Tony Robles, the owner of the high run in the tournament at the old east side Amsterdam. While warming up before playing Ginky he had the cue ball frozen on top of the side pocket and the object ball hanging deep in the corner pocket. Before the game started he bent down and shot fast with a smile, like a last shot while the balls are being racked.. He shot the hanging ball, cue ball paused for a second then came back dead straight like a frozen rope back to the side pocket. Describing any shot is never as impressive as seeing it but the whole room sort of gasped at the same time he made the shot. The game was incredible, Ginky had such a powerful game, especially his break. It was an awesome back and forth, many break and runs but that one draw shot is what I remember most. Robles unfortunately wasn't much competition. Efren ran either 130 or 140 something, Tony finally gets a shot, might have even been ball in hand..and missed. Everyone was expecting a long run like he did in the tourney but it didn't happen. Still, it was an amazing night of pool..all for 10 bucks
Matt Walls I know I’d leave myself a cross side bank instead of perfect shape. I can’t seem to do that shot without skidding the cue ball. Tough shot, IMO.
I think the first safe shot by Efren just shows how smart he is, specially because it was accurate. He psychologically placed himself in advantage at the game. Rather than trying to make every ball trying to stay ahead, he played a tougher game from the very start by presenting Johny with a challenging shot which I think that fearless attitude is a bold move. Pool is Chess not Checkers
You likely know that Efren plays a national-class level game of chess and has won many chess tournaments against strong competition throughout a number of Asian countries.
Efren Reyes, or the magician, did not gain his exquisite and unique proficiency from nothing. He started playing pool since he was 8 y/o and now he's 65 y/o (dated today) which means he has been playing pool for 57 years (born August 26, 1954). Efren has mastered the entire pool table angles, strikes force, unimaginable control and precision on the cue ball, and a very high self-confidence with absolutely no vanity (He's very humble and friendly by the way). Two more things about Efren Reyes, he has never underestimated any opponent, and he has never neglected the calculation of any hit no matter how easy the ball is. God bless Efren Bata Reyes.
many philipinos who are amazing at the game played since they were really young. they learn it at a young age so that they can hustle by the time they're in their teens
Thanks Ray, for these wonderful uploads! You have no idea how much this means to me, to be able to see the gods of pool in their prime, long before I had any familiarity with the sport. I can tell that you are just as big a fan of Reyes as I am :)
Reyes definitely. And a number of world-class and national-class players I've seen and spoken to in-person many times (always learning plenty) since the early 1950s. Mosconi, Sigel, Mizerak, Irving Crane, Strickland, Lassiter, Rempe, Danny DiLiberto, Varner, Archer. And modern Hall of Fame-ers like Hohmann, Ortmann, Souquet and so many others -- all of whom elevate the game in general (and your own playing if you're continually observant and open to new refinements of your technique).
I enjoy the heck out of these commentators.....Nick Varner is one my favorite characters. He reminds me of the country boys I grew up with. Johnny and Efren are both good men with a stick and it will be a joy to watch. Hope they both have a good day!
Ray, I have been following your channel almost since your first video upload. I am still amazed at how many exciting, high quality pool matches you managed to save and share with us. I really appreciate them!
*Great to hear from you again, Sanctuary* . And thanks for taking the time to send those kind words of appreciation for my pool classics preservation/archiving efforts. Makes it all worthwhile. And I still hear from many of the featured pros who like myself, are in a "more advanced state of youth" with words to the effect of: "Was I ever really that young, and playing so beautifully?" *I love it* .
It's great to see a really great player, who is so normal I would love to play him one day. I was good 35 years ago but now 73 but still can beat most players in Thailand. Maybe I should go to Philippians and seek him out. I think I would lose but be great to play him.
To Travel to The Philippines and your mettle in Pool is a good idea. Thats whu Mika Imonem and a lot if pros lived here to learn and play Filipino style pool.
This is great. I theorize that pool has lost popularity due to the fast paced internet life of today, shortening attention spans. Pool makes you slow down, think, and creates an appreciation of mastery.
FloridaRaider . Well pool lost popularity because you can't do anything with it. It's not even on ESPN anymore. There's no money in it. You have to play 8-10 he's a day for yrs to run racks. How do u support your self. Or still live at home until your 34 still practicing in mom's basement. There's no money in pool. Bottom line. Too bad.
FloridaRaider Youngsters and most people in America play pool at least once or twice a year, people actually do like and understand pool. Pool just isn’t organized, nor is it being promoted as much as it should. If people can watch golf, then pool is definitely watchable.
Compare to other players Reyes has many abilities Accurate cutting object ball Excellent kicking Excellent kicking safe Excellent bank shot Excellent shot Excellent in ball combination and many trick shot in his mind 😂
And equally -- even *more* -- important, Rodrigo: extraordinary control over where the *cue ball* rolls to, for optimal position for the *next* shot. That really keeps the opponent _seated_ for most of the match.
I agree 100%. Jim is *tremendously* knowledgeable, insightful, and not least -- virtually instantaneous when it comes to Efren's instincts. And beyond the short-rack games, when the game is Straight Pool (14.1) his commentary -- like Mike Sigel's -- is equivalent to a condensed seminar on that game's nuances, optimal rack-navigation patterns, and problem avoidance techniques.
It always amazes me how the commentators refer to Efren as lucky when he's making a monkey out of some opponent, and the opponent can't get a break when he sits in his chair watching Efren win.
They are biased because pool is (was) an American dominated sport and the best players were always Americans until Efren and Bustamante and al the others and the European players came on the scene. The match with Siegel is a perfect example of that. They wer so biasd that it was realy hard to watch,only the woman;'Helen..;?(cant recall her name right now wasn't so biased).
@@koenruysseveldt3848 You got that right! Follow the commentary of that "King of the Hill" match with that blowhard who only sunk about ten balls total while Efren mopped up the floor with him. It was embarrassing for all concerned!
Thanks for that observation, GTZ. He's definitely an ageless, inspiring role model to any players worldwide. A humble genius -- that's category of genius rarely seen in world history.
Yeah, Efren is really not much short of a mortal hero. . . someone who has absolutely mastered an incredible art, inspires others of all ages to do the same, lives a highly respectable life, has the humility of a church mouse, and the charisma of a king.
Efren will definitely be alive and playing perfectly for many thousands of years and it will happen this way (and not as a recorded Efren): I predict that by the year 3000 -- *a living hologram* -- an imperishable *life-endowed 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* .
*Things get even more interesting for future Efren fans everywhere* because: I predict that by the year 3000 -- *a living hologram* -- an imperishable *life-endowed 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 9-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* .
There are, and always will be many thousands of them available and well-maintained in most fraternal and veteran's social organizations' billiards rooms -- Elks, Moose, American Legion, VFW halls, etc. in every state and territory. Likewise they can be seen in hundreds of domestic and international US military bases' recreation rooms.
Tom Kelly was a class act! He was a broadcaster for USC for 40 years calling the basketball and football games. He was 88 when he passed away from cancer. I was saddened of his passing... I loved his commentary in pool. Rest In Peace Combination Tom Kelly
In your google search box enter this exact phrase "billiards players' income 2019" and you'll see an entire page of very useful info. Don't enter "2020" because the global virus has temporarily diminished (but not halted) earning opportunities for all champions.
*No, Hayden, different year.This is my video where you'll see in the page-top Description of the circumstances you refer to, and Efren's bravery (and professionalism) to muster the courage to continue playing* ruclips.net/video/AZCxssVP-Kc/видео.html
The Meucci cue-making company has records going back more than 50 years. They will have *THE* most authoritative answer to which pros used them at the time. Ask them here: www.meuccicues.com/pages/contact ~Ray C.
Far be it from me to question Jim Rempe, but his discussion of weights for break cues contradicts everything I've been told by the best players I've ever met here in the Pacific NW
I think its personal preference and your muscle fiber type. I have a 15 ouncer and a 25 ouncer. I can generate fastest speed/hardest break with 15, but very hard to control cueball at that speed. I like the heavy one better cause i can hit them lightly, control cueball, yet it still smacks the hell out of em.
I started making more balls with a lighter cue, I think its about control. Shane van boaning may be the best braker in history and he uses a heavier cue so who knows.
Akala ko madali lng maglaro ng billiards,d pla,,tapos now ko lng alam na merun silng tinatawag na pool at snooker..Akla ko b billiard lng.Haha...Now lng ako nanuod ng ganitong laro eh..hirap pla,mind games at control din s pagtira ng bola...
Good catch, Oleksii. You're very observant, and that characteristic is almost certainly accelerating the rate of your progress in developing the strongest possible pool playing skills.
Acquiring the habit of closely *observing* your performances in practice and in competition rather than *judging* your performances is fundamental to augmenting your strengths and correcting your weaknesses. The better your *observational abilities* for even the smallest details, the faster and more certain your progress.
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At 34:39 Reyes gets "camera-bit" and badly misses when shooting at the 2-ball (as any shooter would when the director's cameraman moves right into your line of sight to get a view of the ball coming at the pocket). A very common annoyance in the '80s and '90s before mostly computer-controlled, more distant video camera work became widespread at pool events.
Yeah,and in the past the cameraman would set up his camera right behind the pocket the players was potting the ball at... I mean he almost rested the camera on the pocket off the table. lol. How annoying and distracting would that be.
I'm a huge Efren Reyes fan, and I've always admired his humility. With his incredible talent, and the shots he manages to somehow pull off, he deserves the title, "The Magician."
I was impressed by Johnny Archer at the end too. He's obviously a great player, but he's also a good sport. As far as I'm concerned, that's more important than being good at pool.
@James Tyler Who exactly are you referring to when you say the greatest? Johnny or Efren?🤨
@James Tyler 😂😂
How could he be "arguably the greatest player in 9 ball" when he was sitting most of the time? Couldn't even make atleast half of the racks.😂
The commentary was amazing. Rempe and Varner did an excellent job with professionally insightful commentary. Tom Kelly was a born announcer and I even enjoyed his thoughts on the game. It allowed viewers who may not be dedicated pool players to relate with his thoughts and perspectives that were quickly followed up with a correct assessment by Rempe and Varner. The three added a lot of value to an outstanding performance. Thank you for the upload, Ray Carlton. As a younger generation pool player, I am very thankful for access to these classics
Good, well-reasoned analysis, Jacob. Kind words much appreciated, and informed comments like yours make my billiards archiving/historian efforts quite worthwhile. Our beloved sport has given me *many* decades of pleasure as a lifelong player and as an in-person spectator of world-class pros exhibiting their dazzling skills at major tournaments. Click on the colored ball logo to the left of this reply and you'll see 40 more of my vids to choose from and enjoy.
I’m from Lagrange Georgia and I love Jonny Archer but Efren just was playing perfect pool. He is the man. Not sure anyone will ever be that good again.
May not be. He was a product of the old school hustling and street life.
Started competing at the age of 7 and hustling at 12.
Stuck through the only game he knew disregarding education, even though pool prizes were insignificant at the time.
Lmfao. There's pro's today that are way better than efren in his prime. Stop it.
@@midwestboyy6499 Coming from the Midwest, who can argue?
@@midwestboyy6499who exactly? I mean there are many players that are better potters and have a better brake but I haven’t seen someone with the same vision as efren to this day
Efren Reyes is undoubtedly the best pool player ever
Efren Rey I wish you long life and keep winning.
Efren always a humble gentleman sorry about the loss of your father
Skills and technic of 90s players
Is better than todays player
Agreed
😉～隨著時光的累積……。所有的事項由經驗的傳承和追求更上一層樓的進取心，都會有所精進😊
The draw at 28:00 is incredible but most people drooling over it probably haven't seen him play much. After the 14.1 2000 US Open he played a race to 13? vs. Ginky r.i.p. for $5k then a race to 150 vs Tony Robles, the owner of the high run in the tournament at the old east side Amsterdam. While warming up before playing Ginky he had the cue ball frozen on top of the side pocket and the object ball hanging deep in the corner pocket. Before the game started he bent down and shot fast with a smile, like a last shot while the balls are being racked.. He shot the hanging ball, cue ball paused for a second then came back dead straight like a frozen rope back to the side pocket. Describing any shot is never as impressive as seeing it but the whole room sort of gasped at the same time he made the shot. The game was incredible, Ginky had such a powerful game, especially his break. It was an awesome back and forth, many break and runs but that one draw shot is what I remember most. Robles unfortunately wasn't much competition. Efren ran either 130 or 140 something, Tony finally gets a shot, might have even been ball in hand..and missed. Everyone was expecting a long run like he did in the tourney but it didn't happen. Still, it was an amazing night of pool..all for 10 bucks
28:05 thats an incredibly hard shot to draw back the way he did with that distance!
Matt Walls I know I’d leave myself a cross side bank instead of perfect shape. I can’t seem to do that shot without skidding the cue ball. Tough shot, IMO.
I think the first safe shot by Efren just shows how smart he is, specially because it was accurate. He psychologically placed himself in advantage at the game. Rather than trying to make every ball trying to stay ahead, he played a tougher game from the very start by presenting Johny with a challenging shot which I think that fearless attitude is a bold move. Pool is Chess not Checkers
You likely know that Efren plays a national-class level game of chess and has won many chess tournaments against strong competition throughout a number of Asian countries.
@@raycarltonbilliards5798 I had no idea he was an accomplished chess player but it is not surprising after watching his billiards strategy.
Mr. Reyes. True player for real. Hustled the game of pool easy.
reyes is the best i have ever seen.
Pilipinos excelled so much in Sports like boxing , Pool billiards , Bowling , Nepumuceno , Pacquioa & Reyes . I am proud of them all .
Important comment, you are correct, Sam.
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That's true.....but Reyes is more faimos than all others filipino people......him is the God of this sport. No one play like him......no one !
Efren Reyes, or the magician, did not gain his exquisite and unique proficiency from nothing. He started playing pool since he was 8 y/o and now he's 65 y/o (dated today) which means he has been playing pool for 57 years (born August 26, 1954).
Efren has mastered the entire pool table angles, strikes force, unimaginable control and precision on the cue ball, and a very high self-confidence with absolutely no vanity (He's very humble and friendly by the way).
Two more things about Efren Reyes, he has never underestimated any opponent, and he has never neglected the calculation of any hit no matter how easy the ball is.
God bless Efren Bata Reyes.
many philipinos who are amazing at the game played since they were really young. they learn it at a young age so that they can hustle by the time they're in their teens
@@TheCulturedCapy
Practice builds the skills.
@Jesse k
Efren have lived tough life during his childhood. His hard life made him stronger and persistent.
Thanks Ray, for these wonderful uploads! You have no idea how much this means to me, to be able to see the gods of pool in their prime, long before I had any familiarity with the sport. I can tell that you are just as big a fan of Reyes as I am :)
Reyes definitely. And a number of world-class and national-class players I've seen and spoken to in-person many times (always learning plenty) since the early 1950s. Mosconi, Sigel, Mizerak, Irving Crane, Strickland, Lassiter, Rempe, Danny DiLiberto, Varner, Archer. And modern Hall of Fame-ers like Hohmann, Ortmann, Souquet and so many others -- all of whom elevate the game in general (and your own playing if you're continually observant and open to new refinements of your technique).
Excellent commentary and predictions. Greats knows greatness
Yes they do indeed, CG.
Efren, Nova Scotia loves watching your wonderful gift!!!
Glad you're enjoying the Efren videos, Larry.
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One of the most instructional matches I've seen lately. Definitely worth watching over again a few times. Thank you for the upload!
I enjoy the heck out of these commentators.....Nick Varner is one my favorite characters. He reminds me of the country boys I grew up with. Johnny and Efren are both good men with a stick and it will be a joy to watch. Hope they both have a good day!
Nick Varner looks like the happiest guy ever at the start of this vid.
@@deathshead357 I get a big kick out of Nick when he's playing and chewing gum(I think).....the rougher the shot, the faster he chews that gum....Ha!
Ray, I have been following your channel almost since your first video upload. I am still amazed at how many exciting, high quality pool matches you managed to save and share with us. I really appreciate them!
*Great to hear from you again, Sanctuary* . And thanks for taking the time to send those kind words of appreciation for my pool classics preservation/archiving efforts. Makes it all worthwhile. And I still hear from many of the featured pros who like myself, are in a "more advanced state of youth" with words to the effect of: "Was I ever really that young, and playing so beautifully?" *I love it* .
So sorry about your father. My prayers and love to you and your family. I know he's smiling down upon you and very proud.
Kind and. totally empathetic sentiment, David. Thanks.
It's great to see a really great player, who is so normal I would love to play him one day. I was good 35 years ago but now 73 but still can beat most players in Thailand. Maybe I should go to Philippians and seek him out. I think I would lose but be great to play him.
he loves to play with fans !
To Travel to The Philippines and your mettle in Pool is a good idea. Thats whu Mika Imonem and a lot if pros lived here to learn and play Filipino style pool.
Come here to the Philippines. I'm sure he'd be happy to play you as long as it's for money.
When Efren plays "badly" it is still superior play.
This is great. I theorize that pool has lost popularity due to the fast paced internet life of today, shortening attention spans. Pool makes you slow down, think, and creates an appreciation of mastery.
TV and Golf killed pool.
FloridaRaider
You said it well
FloridaRaider . Well pool lost popularity because you can't do anything with it. It's not even on ESPN anymore. There's no money in it. You have to play 8-10 he's a day for yrs to run racks. How do u support your self. Or still live at home until your 34 still practicing in mom's basement. There's no money in pool. Bottom line. Too bad.
Leslie Thompson
FloridaRaider Youngsters and most people in America play pool at least once or twice a year, people actually do like and understand pool. Pool just isn’t organized, nor is it being promoted as much as it should. If people can watch golf, then pool is definitely watchable.
Thanks!Awesome match like others you upload here...That was 1996 PBT Florida...
Compare to other players Reyes has many abilities
Accurate cutting object ball
Excellent kicking
Excellent kicking safe
Excellent bank shot
Excellent shot
Excellent in ball combination and many trick shot in his mind 😂
And equally -- even *more* -- important, Rodrigo: extraordinary control over where the *cue ball* rolls to, for optimal position for the *next* shot. That really keeps the opponent _seated_ for most of the match.
@@raycarltonbilliards5798 Very well said.
IT'S EXCITING, REYES IS, AS WELL AS OTHERS, BUT REYES HAS AN EDGE!!!!!
I was watching all efren game if it’s a big money he will surely win . And if it’s not that big $$$ he’s just enjoying the game.
@@dennisschell5543 Agree, the $200k and $500k 8 ball, the tourneys in Dubai and Japan, the UK World 9 ball pool champs.
Efren Reyes is really a GOAT, in the game of pool.
These are gold, Ray. Keep em up
I like Jim Rempe as an announcer. He analyzes Efren’s mode of thinking better than anyone, I believe, and that’s sometimes hard to do. LOL.
I agree 100%. Jim is *tremendously* knowledgeable, insightful, and not least -- virtually instantaneous when it comes to Efren's instincts. And beyond the short-rack games, when the game is Straight Pool (14.1) his commentary -- like Mike Sigel's -- is equivalent to a condensed seminar on that game's nuances, optimal rack-navigation patterns, and problem avoidance techniques.
I agree hats off to Jim Rempe
I would rather have Nick and Jim on the commentary both, rather than the commentators we have now imo.
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I just love efren. What a gifted and amazing human being ✌
What a classy guy. And a master of his craft.
It always amazes me how the commentators refer to Efren as lucky when he's making a monkey out of some opponent, and the opponent can't get a break when he sits in his chair watching Efren win.
They are biased because pool is (was) an American dominated sport and the best players were always Americans until Efren and Bustamante and al the others and the European players came on the scene. The match with Siegel is a perfect example of that. They wer so biasd that it was realy hard to watch,only the woman;'Helen..;?(cant recall her name right now wasn't so biased).
@@koenruysseveldt3848 You got that right! Follow the commentary of that "King of the Hill" match with that blowhard who only sunk about ten balls total while Efren mopped up the floor with him. It was embarrassing for all concerned!
I don't think there will ever be another Efren Reyes.....
Tom Nekuda - Not even close
yes i agree
Sir Johnny Archer Congrats you are my idol too .and Congrats also To Pride of the Philippines Mr. Efren Reyes ❤ 👏👏👏
11:45 is brilliant, and 32:00 is pretty fun.
I was at Derby City last week. He can still play at a high level at 62 years old.
Thanks for that observation, GTZ. He's definitely an ageless, inspiring role model to any players worldwide. A humble genius -- that's category of genius rarely seen in world history.
Yeah, Efren is really not much short of a mortal hero. . . someone who has absolutely mastered an incredible art, inspires others of all ages to do the same, lives a highly respectable life, has the humility of a church mouse, and the charisma of a king.
Reyes, best EVER!!! All the players were so humble back in the day.
The earth will be shaken when he has passed. Long live efren reyes!!!!
Efren will definitely be alive and playing perfectly for many thousands of years and it will happen this way (and not as a recorded Efren):
I predict that by the year 3000 -- *a living hologram* -- an imperishable *life-endowed 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 carlton billiards That was some story there man
I liked this cause I LOVE Efren Reyes!
No it won't. Don't compare him to Jesus Christ.
Isn't it strange how the more you practice, the luckier you get!!
Great players and great commentary. A pleasure of a pool video to watch.
Efren Reyes will be revered as the greatest ever pool player in the world - 2120
*Things get even more interesting for future Efren fans everywhere* because: I predict that by the year 3000 -- *a living hologram* -- an imperishable *life-endowed 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 9-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* .
@@raycarltonbilliards5798 WOW! The Future you saw. Hey Rey, can you organize the Efren Reyes Cup
28:08 that is powerful
12:06 back to back banks. ❤
Good Tagalog & English article -- Efren's reasons for possibly retiring: tinyurl.com/ydfszdpf
Pedi po ba ako mag Laro ng billyra. Po?
thanks Ray for the great upload again
Thanks for the upload
Prego, Antonuccio.
Tony Manasseri Yeah
2019 anyone? What an epic win woohoo👏👏👏
12:09 back to back bank shots early in the game. Such confidence
love Ka Efren, Rempe and the announcer good, too
I'm glad to read that, Nabunat. Thanks for your pleasant comment.
Love those old Brunswick tables.. Unfortunately, seeing less of them.
There are, and always will be many thousands of them available and well-maintained in most fraternal and veteran's social organizations' billiards rooms -- Elks, Moose, American Legion, VFW halls, etc. in every state and territory. Likewise they can be seen in hundreds of domestic and international US military bases' recreation rooms.
Me too
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Thanks for the words of appreciation, Wombra and for your kind seasonal wishes -- same to you and yours.
Got lesson from Nick. Super unreal player.
Unreal, how? Like, whatdya mean lol?
What a finish !
Darth Vader
i could listen to Tom Kelly talk all day
Tom Kelly was a class act! He was a broadcaster for USC for 40 years calling the basketball and football games. He was 88 when he passed away from cancer. I was saddened of his passing... I loved his commentary in pool. Rest In Peace Combination Tom Kelly
Archer was number 1 because Efrem plays less tournaments because he lives too far away in the Philippines
Leave Archer alone long enough, he'll pick every dust mite off every table.
I like how @ray carlton billiards reply on comments. 😊
Thanks for the kind words, WT. Glad you are enjoying my comments.
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What a game . I love the players and commentator. Question what is 9 ball champion earning in 2020?
In your google search box enter this exact phrase "billiards players' income 2019" and you'll see an entire page of very useful info. Don't enter "2020" because the global virus has temporarily diminished (but not halted) earning opportunities for all champions.
back then, these gentement are so professional
Glad they did away with " professional " announcers. Players are much better.
Yeah Tom does not have a clue, annoying to listen to him.
Johnny Archer is one the best nine ball player and classy guy!
*Johnny's sportsmanship and respect for his peers is legendary* .
Enjoying the pool..specialy efren rayis....
Penggemar Efren bata Reyes hadir👍
Thanks for sharing!
probinsyano
Rolando Parel gofI
Replay looking like live! Great! Great!
Glad you liked it, Conrado. Thanks for the appreciative comment.
Great playing Efrain. My condolences.
Un Fenomeno !
Young Reyes is unbeatable
Reyes on the bank shots to kill the 2nd game was something awesome
Efren Reyes GOAT of Billiards!
12:06-12:40 straight 2 bank shots woaw efren!
Efren didn't need a translator here.
Any new fans? I am one... Gotta thank RUclips for it.
cool bro ! welcome !
You mean to say you just discovered Efren recently? How do you find him?
@@mikeserrano734 Yes
Great
@@mikeserrano734 Yup. RUclips recommendations. .
****16:14** Francisco Bustamante’s last name was misspelled (Bista Mante).***
Reyes was on fire. Doesn't matter who was in the chair.
is this the match where Efrens dad jst passed? oh yah it is he played great
*No, Hayden, different year.This is my video where you'll see in the page-top Description of the circumstances you refer to, and Efren's bravery (and professionalism) to muster the courage to continue playing*
ruclips.net/video/AZCxssVP-Kc/видео.html
@@raycarltonbilliards5798 cool thanks
The GOAT of pool 🦾🦾🦾
Hello from Tel Aviv 2020 !
И привет тебе Стас
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ושלום לך סטאס
Sounds like nick Varner commentating. He’s the man!
Or Tom Kelly?
Amazing that Efren had been around long enough by this game to be #2 but Nick was still calling him EFRAM... :(?
his commentating is hilarious lol. Makes it fun to watch
Efrin already the best, then add to it his father dying. Turning him into super efrin
i love efren❤
Biggie small$ 17:20?
Awesome just awsesome
Is Efren Reyes shooting with a mucci cue? I just heard them say they were using a mucci cue. Which model?
The Meucci cue-making company has records going back more than 50 years. They will have *THE* most authoritative answer to which pros used them at the time. Ask them here: www.meuccicues.com/pages/contact ~Ray C.
Great play Efren Reyes!
Magician...fitting nickname.
Reyes is the GOAT
after reaching 7, Reyes is now playing John Archer. Reyes is the unassuming billiard master
I LOVE THE GAME!!!!!!
User... We all do, my friend! Pool can give you a lifetime of pleasure.
Nice !
Far be it from me to question Jim Rempe, but his discussion of weights for break cues contradicts everything I've been told by the best players I've ever met here in the Pacific NW
bkeers same here. he seem like the tyoe of commentator to try to seem like they kniw mere tban the commentairs sitting beside him
I think its personal preference and your muscle fiber type. I have a 15 ouncer and a 25 ouncer. I can generate fastest speed/hardest break with 15, but very hard to control cueball at that speed. I like the heavy one better cause i can hit them lightly, control cueball, yet it still smacks the hell out of em.
I started making more balls with a lighter cue, I think its about control. Shane van boaning may be the best braker in history and he uses a heavier cue so who knows.
F=MA, Force equals Mass x Accelleration
table and ball conditions can make a difference. I usually break with a heavier cue but if my breaks aren't working well i switch to a lighter cue.
commentators should know better than to predict what efren will do.
Efren Reyes the GOAT!
Akala ko madali lng maglaro ng billiards,d pla,,tapos now ko lng alam na merun silng tinatawag na pool at snooker..Akla ko b billiard lng.Haha...Now lng ako nanuod ng ganitong laro eh..hirap pla,mind games at control din s pagtira ng bola...
Efren does give the opponent a sugar sweet....
Good ol' days.
16:15 - "F. Bista Mante" - xD
Good catch, Oleksii. You're very observant, and that characteristic is almost certainly accelerating the rate of your progress in developing the strongest possible pool playing skills.
@@raycarltonbilliards5798 ..huh?
Acquiring the habit of closely *observing* your performances in practice and in competition rather than *judging* your performances is fundamental to augmenting your strengths and correcting your weaknesses. The better your *observational abilities* for even the smallest details, the faster and more certain your progress.
The table is a big boy. I wouldn't make any shot that had the slightest distance. Lol
Thanks for sharing that.