12:27 & 35:50 Corey fouls the break by failing to get 4 balls to the rail. He's racking an identical pattern. He intends to make the 1 in the left side with the 2 going near the right bottom corner. It's normally safe if the 1 doesn't go in and he should have the 2 if it does. The 3 goes up table with the 4 and 5 in the middle left to come back to the 6 and 7 on bottom. He keeps the 8, 9, and 10 a three ball cluster and the 6 and 7 near the bottom rail can be used to either break the cluster or to get position to play safe off the 8.
Earl's commentary is fantastic! You get to be in the mind of one of the best players to ever shoot the game. Sometimes when I am playing in a match I can hear his voice in the background after I take a shot and miss or miss position, "I don't know what he was thinking there."
55:00 I completely lost focus and just got lost in thought with Earl, not even realizing there was a 10 ball game going on and I was looking directly at it. What an incredible moment to be able to hear the inner thoughts of the greatest pool player of all time. Very special I think.
I like both Corey and the Master, SVB! I hated watching Corey hit the soft breaks!! So glad there's a rule against it!! Great commentary, Earl!!! Have watched every match that you've done your "thang"!!!
How many times will they change the rules for the break because of Corey I think it's ridiculous the things that he does but have to admit he's a genius because he's always the first one to figure all these things out and being the trend setter lol haha
All of Corey's breaks: 0:30 12:25 22:20 35:48 47:40 1:02:20 1:11:13 1:26:50 Corey Deuel proves to us one more time why the 3-point rule is so important to make the game more enjoyable :) I do give him credits for trying to 'innovate' within the rules. It's interesting to watch someone try different approaches.
I sort of see your point about 'innovating within the rules', but something about his approach rubs me the wrong way. It _feels_ to me that he tries to subvert the *intent* of the rules just because it's not written out to the last letter. People like that are the reason why law libraries fill whole buildings. ...Which is NOT a good thing: the more specific and complete you try to be about what is allowable, the easier it is to find something that was overlooked.
@@marginality270 It's not a historically true example but let's say for instance that 100 years ago someone, for the first time ever, started to play bank shots. Now those were not explicitely forbidden or allowed by the rules, it was something new ... but because it improved the game by making it more fun, we kept those in. I don't think its bad to push the limits of a game, to try new things within the rules. It could create something good ... in this instance it created something boring to watch :) (the same exact break everytime, and very defensive 9ball frames ...) and required a rule adjustment, which is fine ... But I respect people who try different strategies - it shows imagination and an eagerness to learn. ---- Of course, if he was using a robotic arm to aim because its not clearly stated in the rules that you cant do that ... it would be wrong :) My logic works as long as sportmanship is respected .... and here all he did is basically use a defenseive break in the game of 9ball which is traditionally played offensively.
@@Raceto9 You did as good a job as probably can be done verbalizing the back-and-forth of _my own_ thoughts on innovative approaches to biliiards. Even so, what Deuel does still _feels_ wrong. When i wrote my first reply to you, the reason for the contradiction between what i think and what i feel hadn't yet crystallized in my head. But, thanks to the nudge from commenter "Trail Price" (in this thread), my conscious mind is now aware of what my subconscious saw all along. You'll notice that i said "It _feels_ to me that he tries to subvert the *intent* of the rules..." and that's exactly what he IS doing; not just turning a traditionally offensive game into a defensive one. The intent of ALL rules is to neutralize as much as possible all aspects of the game so as not to favor either player. So, by pattern racking, _Deuel violates both _*_the spirit_*_ of even the PURPOSE of rules, AND _*_the letter_* -- of WPA's, at least. And, the fact that pattern-racking may be allowed in this particular match is nothing good. If every player did it, every match would become just a competition of how well each player has mastered his own 'trick shot' set-up. How boring would _that_ be (probably to the players as well as the spectators)! The sport of billiards definitely does not need that further kick while it's down.
@@marginality270 I agree with a lot of what you say! I defo agree that it feels wrong. And if I was playing him it would annoy me soooo much ahahah But looking at it from here, I just don't think Corey is doing a "bad thing", but more of an "interesting thing". I 100% agree that pattern racking being allowed is bad, actually i'd go further and say its completely stupid!!! But basically I don't blame Corey for it ... I blame the organisers for not applying basic rules (no pattern racking, 3pts break rule), why would they even do that? Those rules are part of the WPA official rules, so the organisers of this tourney went out of their way to remove some rules?! Makes no sense to me! It's like if tomorrow there is a big football (soccer) tournament and they say 'we wont be using the off-side rule' then how could you blame players for being off-side all the time? Or a basket-ball analogy in case you are american :D let's say if you remove the 'travel' rule for 1 tourney, then of course there's gonna be a lot of carrying the ball around, holding it with 2 arms... --- In summary: 1- I don't mind what Corey is doing, it's within the rules of this tourney and it makes for an interesting/odd video, but thank god the official rules dont allow this because it would kill the sport if all the games were like this. 2- Why in the hell those tourney organisers chose to exclude those rules? It challenges common sense.
@@Raceto9 Well, i'm certainly with you on _half_ of this one. I can't even _imagine_ the thought process that went through the head of the tournament director and led to the decision to undo a fix for a known problem. But, i don't let Deuel off of the hook, either. He may have been *allowed* to pattern-rack, but he wasn't *required* or *forced* to do it. If he thinks it's okay to do _everything_ generally considered wrong or bad just because he can, then i can only wonder what 'personal integrity' means to him (if anything at all). Thanks for the dialog on this, Raceto9!
I dont understand why everyone is talkin shit on Corey. Sure, his breaks may have been interesting but cmon guys, he is a fantastic player and holds multiple championships. It was a good game
What's more satisfying than watching my idols Shane Van Boening and Corey Deuel playing against each other while Earl Strickland is commentating on them? 😇
Selected random thoughts i had while watching... Earl on Deuel: 22:43 (8 seconds duration) ...and he's too clever by half for his own good. 25:40 (10 seconds duration) Dueling commentaries including Upstate Al, another fun commentator to hear (when he pays attention). 28:42 Earl, i learned by watching you how to make a shot similar to this one into the corner pocket, but the angle was *90°* , with the object ball touching the middle of a short rail and the cue ball on the centerstring. A shot NO ONE believes can be made until it is seen. 44:20 (5 seconds duration) I'm not _entirely_ sure, myself; but, bad camera coverage certainly hasn't helped. 55:25 (18 seconds duration) That's _almost_ exactly how i am now (except that i don't want to engage in *anything* competitive, these days). 'Practicing' *is* playing to me now. As far as golf goes, George Carlin covered everything i have to say on the subject here: (Parental Advisory: Explicit Language) ruclips.net/video/Z4w7H48tBS8/видео.html So, i'd just as soon not hear anymore about it.
I always assumed when Earl said "placement pool" he was talking about "target pool", the game Kim Davenport invented in like the 80s. Anyone's guess is as good as mine though.
I'm curious to know the actual break rules of this tournament, although I'm sure Corey double checked for loop holes before attempting this against SVB.🤔
Corey made Shane mad with that soft break garbage in the 1st game, so Shane tried to teach him a lesson by running out, but he screwed up on the 8 ball breakout, so it backfired on him. He should have done what Earl said and played a safety on that 8 ball. They should ban those soft breaks, it's not good for the game.
I disagree, I think they are great for the game. Make the players think instead of these mindless break and runs over and over. It is much more interesting to watch a safety battle once in a while than to just watch the same old run out over and over and over. I love Corey Deuel, he is one of the most innovative players of the game. He takes a bit of random chance out of the game and introduces a measure of control and I love it.
I think Corey is an innovative player i understand that Wht he’s doing rubs some ppl the wrong way but its not cheating and when ur playing a prime shane van boening or any of these pros if u can get some sort of edge without cheating u will do it he’s just the only one tht thought of it
Disgusting or not.. It was intriguing and enlightening. Its alright having an evolution of some sports from time to time. We see it in football/soccer.. Or in snooker.. If you think corey is annoying.. What would you say about peter ebdon? Just suck it up and play with ur own adaptation.
Corey Duel is the reason why any kind of game/sport needs a rule book 😂😂 it’s so hilarious and frustrating watch him idk how to feel about it, but Im addicted to how he gets under top players’ skin
What I don't understand is that even on the 10 ball they use sidespin AND Earl even calls what spin they are going to use and which rails they're going to hit...as if they had to get in position for another ball. Of course they sometimes have to add spin to avoid a scratch but they could do that with just stun/follow/draw. Are they using spin to throw the balls in?
Yes. A mixture of whatever English will prevent a possible scratch, whatever makes the ball easier to pocket, and whatever let’s you use the most natural stroke speed.
I really don't understand the issue people have with Corey thinking outside the box a bit. It's like people want to see the same game progression over and over.
a lot of people more so have problems with his pattern racking and playing within very grey areas in the rules, which ultimately can cause more rules to be implemented over time, making the game potentially more restrictive
The results of the first six breaks are the same. No real shot after the break. There something to be said for Corey's break. At least he's shooting the break as if it's a shot, as opposed to the poke and hope break.
Aren't there much better quality videos out there for Earl to commentate on? Sooooo many interesting matches have been played.. with much better video quality...why settle for this??!?? is it a copyright thing? EIther way, this is subpar quality and therefore - in spite of great commentating - unwatchable.
FOR THOSE complaining about the Corey break... IF the rules allow it, who are we to disagree? When it comes to PATTERN RACKING, i think we could all agree that that is not a good thing to do even though it would be totally fine if the rules of the particular tournament Doesnt have a rule against it. If someone is pattern racking and the rules allow it, dont complain, DO THE SAME!! Corey is a MASTER at understanding 9ball,10 ball and 8 ball breaks because he has INVESTED LOTS of hours practicing it. Shouldn't he get rewarded for it? Its like going to college to be a Doctor and getting paid minimum wage. Corey knows that Shanes game is superior to his so he has to strategize and look for an edge!
No, he should *not* get rewarded for something just because he spent long hours practicing it, and _especially_ not if it subverts fair rules. If Deuel knows that SVB's game is superior to his, then it seems that the best strategy for an edge would be investing LOTS of hours practicing to improve *his game,* not trying to find ways to subvert rules. If every player pattern-racked like Deuel does, every match would become just a competition of how well each player has mastered his own 'trick shot' set-up. How boring would _that_ be (probably to the players as well as the spectators)! The sport of billiards definitely does not need that further kick while it's down.
I like all of Corey's breaking experiments. Adds some interest to the game. The best was his 1 pocket break where he'd call his pocket and then smash the rack apart hoping for a ball and a fast run out.
Corey is so good but that safety break is BS. I dont agree with it. His break for his us open title was a little bit better but still it's just too risky for yourself and not entertaining. ALSO THIS IS MY OWN OPINION
Pool? in a "dilemma" ? Hmmmm.. could it be because a decent stick runs ya about $1,500 minimum? Could it be that a table of any worth co$ts like a good late model used Honda? lol . . . I started learning to play at around 8 years old too, Early, and my dad and his buddies always preached "shoot for shape, shot, and safe simultaneously" -waaay back in the late 70's . . with taking the harder cuts, the caroms, the billiards, the banks, the kicks, cushion-first etc.. we never jumped all Bo Duke over aNy damn balls.. Now everybody thinks Reyes invented the easy shots play, But Mosconi, Fatty, Crane.. etc already lived, played, croaked having taken the real roots to the grave or leaving the record on some blurry VHS tapes hardly anybody can stand to watch. Elitists scare the amateur away.
* another refrain: "Play the table" .. I started on a bar table in a bay-humid camper-ground game-room where one practically had ta jackhammer the cue ball to get anything out of it.. dead cushions, worn out cloth. warped house cues, scarce crumbs of Master chalk cubes, baby powder. . . X was tough.
Did you see the the game when Earl was ahead of Efren by 27 balls ? And Earl lost. Earl couldn't stop complaining of one play and calling a miscarriage of justice. 😴
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Thanks again Billiards Network and Earl!! 55:00-56:00 is why I love Earl and his commentary! Sent shivers down my spine!
that was great, thanks for this comment!
Yeah I know the feeling. True love for the game with Earl
55- 57 min
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One minute into this video and i already absolutely cannot wait to hear Earl just destroy Corey over the safe breaks.
That's what I can't wait to hear about lol
So much fun listening to Earl.
Passion, entertainment, knowledge. Three words that describe earl as commentator and as a player.
12:27 & 35:50 Corey fouls the break by failing to get 4 balls to the rail. He's racking an identical pattern. He intends to make the 1 in the left side with the 2 going near the right bottom corner. It's normally safe if the 1 doesn't go in and he should have the 2 if it does. The 3 goes up table with the 4 and 5 in the middle left to come back to the 6 and 7 on bottom. He keeps the 8, 9, and 10 a three ball cluster and the 6 and 7 near the bottom rail can be used to either break the cluster or to get position to play safe off the 8.
I have a question. Does the cue ball count as a ball hitting a rail? If so then 4 balls did hit a rail.
@@coldpressedbrickrep Cue ball doesn't count, 4 object balls have to hit a rail or a ball pocketed for the break to be legal
Earl's commentary is fantastic! You get to be in the mind of one of the best players to ever shoot the game. Sometimes when I am playing in a match I can hear his voice in the background after I take a shot and miss or miss position, "I don't know what he was thinking there."
55:00 I completely lost focus and just got lost in thought with Earl, not even realizing there was a 10 ball game going on and I was looking directly at it.
What an incredible moment to be able to hear the inner thoughts of the greatest pool player of all time. Very special I think.
They’re actually his outer thoughts
Earl - "An APA player would have beat me" lol, love it.
I like both Corey and the Master, SVB! I hated watching Corey hit the soft breaks!! So glad there's a rule against it!!
Great commentary, Earl!!! Have watched every match that you've done your "thang"!!!
Not the first game they have changed the rules for the break because of Corey
I get it that he can do whatever he wants with the break but god is that disgusting
Another side of beauty.
Great job Earl
You make the game much more interesting. I always learn stuff.
Keep them coming
"He deserved that. Hahaha."
😂 Earl is the GOAT!
How many times will they change the rules for the break because of Corey I think it's ridiculous the things that he does but have to admit he's a genius because he's always the first one to figure all these things out and being the trend setter lol haha
Huge treat to have Earl commentate on so many matches.
Earl is awesome. I think the Billiard Network hooked this one up so we could hear Earl go WTF over Corey's break.
I just wanna say you are doing great Earl, and YOU Earl, Efren, Bustamante or Busti are like my favorite of all time.
So satisfied to se Shane punish Corey for trying to bs the pool goods😂
All of Corey's breaks:
0:30
12:25
22:20
35:48
47:40
1:02:20
1:11:13
1:26:50
Corey Deuel proves to us one more time why the 3-point rule is so important to make the game more enjoyable :)
I do give him credits for trying to 'innovate' within the rules. It's interesting to watch someone try different approaches.
I sort of see your point about 'innovating within the rules', but something about his approach rubs me the wrong way. It _feels_ to me that he tries to subvert the *intent* of the rules just because it's not written out to the last letter. People like that are the reason why law libraries fill whole buildings. ...Which is NOT a good thing: the more specific and complete you try to be about what is allowable, the easier it is to find something that was overlooked.
@@marginality270 It's not a historically true example but let's say for instance that 100 years ago someone, for the first time ever, started to play bank shots. Now those were not explicitely forbidden or allowed by the rules, it was something new ... but because it improved the game by making it more fun, we kept those in.
I don't think its bad to push the limits of a game, to try new things within the rules. It could create something good ... in this instance it created something boring to watch :) (the same exact break everytime, and very defensive 9ball frames ...) and required a rule adjustment, which is fine ...
But I respect people who try different strategies - it shows imagination and an eagerness to learn.
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Of course, if he was using a robotic arm to aim because its not clearly stated in the rules that you cant do that ... it would be wrong :)
My logic works as long as sportmanship is respected .... and here all he did is basically use a defenseive break in the game of 9ball which is traditionally played offensively.
@@Raceto9 You did as good a job as probably can be done verbalizing the back-and-forth of _my own_ thoughts on innovative approaches to biliiards. Even so, what Deuel does still _feels_ wrong.
When i wrote my first reply to you, the reason for the contradiction between what i think and what i feel hadn't yet crystallized in my head. But, thanks to the nudge from commenter "Trail Price" (in this thread), my conscious mind is now aware of what my subconscious saw all along.
You'll notice that i said "It _feels_ to me that he tries to subvert the *intent* of the rules..." and that's exactly what he IS doing; not just turning a traditionally offensive game into a defensive one. The intent of ALL rules is to neutralize as much as possible all aspects of the game so as not to favor either player. So, by pattern racking, _Deuel violates both _*_the spirit_*_ of even the PURPOSE of rules, AND _*_the letter_* -- of WPA's, at least.
And, the fact that pattern-racking may be allowed in this particular match is nothing good. If every player did it, every match would become just a competition of how well each player has mastered his own 'trick shot' set-up. How boring would _that_ be (probably to the players as well as the spectators)! The sport of billiards definitely does not need that further kick while it's down.
@@marginality270 I agree with a lot of what you say! I defo agree that it feels wrong. And if I was playing him it would annoy me soooo much ahahah
But looking at it from here, I just don't think Corey is doing a "bad thing", but more of an "interesting thing".
I 100% agree that pattern racking being allowed is bad, actually i'd go further and say its completely stupid!!!
But basically I don't blame Corey for it ... I blame the organisers for not applying basic rules (no pattern racking, 3pts break rule), why would they even do that? Those rules are part of the WPA official rules, so the organisers of this tourney went out of their way to remove some rules?! Makes no sense to me!
It's like if tomorrow there is a big football (soccer) tournament and they say 'we wont be using the off-side rule' then how could you blame players for being off-side all the time?
Or a basket-ball analogy in case you are american :D let's say if you remove the 'travel' rule for 1 tourney, then of course there's gonna be a lot of carrying the ball around, holding it with 2 arms...
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In summary:
1- I don't mind what Corey is doing, it's within the rules of this tourney and it makes for an interesting/odd video, but thank god the official rules dont allow this because it would kill the sport if all the games were like this.
2- Why in the hell those tourney organisers chose to exclude those rules? It challenges common sense.
@@Raceto9 Well, i'm certainly with you on _half_ of this one. I can't even _imagine_ the thought process that went through the head of the tournament director and led to the decision to undo a fix for a known problem.
But, i don't let Deuel off of the hook, either. He may have been *allowed* to pattern-rack, but he wasn't *required* or *forced* to do it. If he thinks it's okay to do _everything_ generally considered wrong or bad just because he can, then i can only wonder what 'personal integrity' means to him (if anything at all).
Thanks for the dialog on this, Raceto9!
Earl, we love you! We need a placement pool video series from you!
Great to see another great match with the greatest commintary of the latest I've seen in years...
I dont understand why everyone is talkin shit on Corey. Sure, his breaks may have been interesting but cmon guys, he is a fantastic player and holds multiple championships. It was a good game
Earl is right about golf. I've played golf and billiards my whole life and still amazed how hard pool is compared. It's counterintuitive.
What's more satisfying than watching my idols Shane Van Boening and Corey Deuel playing against each other while Earl Strickland is commentating on them? 😇
EARL THE PEARL... THE BEST commentator ever! Thanks
One of
Selected random thoughts i had while watching...
Earl on Deuel: 22:43 (8 seconds duration) ...and he's too clever by half for his own good.
25:40 (10 seconds duration) Dueling commentaries including Upstate Al, another fun commentator to hear (when he pays attention).
28:42 Earl, i learned by watching you how to make a shot similar to this one into the corner pocket, but the angle was *90°* , with the object ball touching the middle of a short rail and the cue ball on the centerstring. A shot NO ONE believes can be made until it is seen.
44:20 (5 seconds duration) I'm not _entirely_ sure, myself; but, bad camera coverage certainly hasn't helped.
55:25 (18 seconds duration) That's _almost_ exactly how i am now (except that i don't want to engage in *anything* competitive, these days). 'Practicing' *is* playing to me now.
As far as golf goes, George Carlin covered everything i have to say on the subject here:
(Parental Advisory: Explicit Language)
ruclips.net/video/Z4w7H48tBS8/видео.html
So, i'd just as soon not hear anymore about it.
Keep up the cutness, Earl. We need you ready to beat everyone!
I fucking love listen to Earl ramble and talk shit, classic!
1:33:31 Shane hit this 6 ball bad but the girl on the table behind him...swing and miss - hahaha
Who was that?
Haha really glad you pointed that out lol that made my night lol haha
Big wiffa!
Brilliant Earl.
What is "placement pool"? I can't find any info...
I always assumed when Earl said "placement pool" he was talking about "target pool", the game Kim Davenport invented in like the 80s. Anyone's guess is as good as mine though.
It uses a projector to help place 15 balls in a certain pattern, then the object is to stay in line and run-out
Nice job Earl good stuff you shared a lot hope to see you on the links with woods. Peace brother…
Love listening to earl commentate.
So much to comment on in this video!
What music does Earl prefer to listen to during practice and/or competition?
It's funny when you can know the venue and tournament by the carpet #billiardaddiction
I'm curious to know the actual break rules of this tournament, although I'm sure Corey double checked for loop holes before attempting this against SVB.🤔
How did Earl do in this tournament? Just curious. Earl is the best no matter what anyone says IMHO.
Corey made Shane mad with that soft break garbage in the 1st game, so Shane tried to teach him a lesson by running out, but he screwed up on the 8 ball breakout, so it backfired on him. He should have done what Earl said and played a safety on that 8 ball. They should ban those soft breaks, it's not good for the game.
I disagree, I think they are great for the game. Make the players think instead of these mindless break and runs over and over. It is much more interesting to watch a safety battle once in a while than to just watch the same old run out over and over and over. I love Corey Deuel, he is one of the most innovative players of the game. He takes a bit of random chance out of the game and introduces a measure of control and I love it.
Sorry, no sound from the table, and Corey destroys every rack..Hoping for Earl to entertain me...
Not to mention 59:47-59:55, so true!!
“...we can get beat by anyone; cab drivers...women...”
I think Corey is an innovative player i understand that Wht he’s doing rubs some ppl the wrong way but its not cheating and when ur playing a prime shane van boening or any of these pros if u can get some sort of edge without cheating u will do it he’s just the only one tht thought of it
Cory duel used to be such a killer. He just doesn’t have it anymore.
55:00 - I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it.
7:15 Earl gets a nice drink in because he knows he is in for a long one lol. :)
Have you ever seen so many tied up clusters near the original rack space? Something funky there.
How come Earl finds it impossible to say Shane van Boening? He always says van Boeing...
The video of shanes face when corey breaks during this match is so funny
I'm waiting for Earl to add his own sound effects to these videos. "Come off the rail- 'BOINGGG' and get position." for example.
Disgusting or not.. It was intriguing and enlightening. Its alright having an evolution of some sports from time to time. We see it in football/soccer.. Or in snooker..
If you think corey is annoying.. What would you say about peter ebdon?
Just suck it up and play with ur own adaptation.
I play on 4 and a quarter pockets in a wet car shop, it’s tough. I miss so many run outs due to one ball just wobbling barely.
Anybody taking notes from Earl the Pearl ?
Corey Duel is the reason why any kind of game/sport needs a rule book 😂😂 it’s so hilarious and frustrating watch him idk how to feel about it, but Im addicted to how he gets under top players’ skin
1:21:00
Earl: "he is getting old "
2022: SVB win the world championship
Still love earl 😉
In regards to both players getting a opportunity ... Put a time frame on a runout , say... 15 minutes ! it would speed up the game for sure. Lol
What I don't understand is that even on the 10 ball they use sidespin AND Earl even calls what spin they are going to use and which rails they're going to hit...as if they had to get in position for another ball.
Of course they sometimes have to add spin to avoid a scratch but they could do that with just stun/follow/draw. Are they using spin to throw the balls in?
Yes. A mixture of whatever English will prevent a possible scratch, whatever makes the ball easier to pocket, and whatever let’s you use the most natural stroke speed.
1:27:54 - hand rhythm SVB
So good
“Corey with the dink break again”...
I really don't understand the issue people have with Corey thinking outside the box a bit. It's like people want to see the same game progression over and over.
To me (and perhaps others), it seems what he attempts is _rigging_ outside of the box.
So your ok with the pattern racking too? Yea really progressive.
a lot of people more so have problems with his pattern racking and playing within very grey areas in the rules, which ultimately can cause more rules to be implemented over time, making the game potentially more restrictive
@@Duffyyy94 it sounds like you WANT restrictions. If you didn't you wouldn't be calling for pattern racking to be banned lmao
Oh the irony
Earl absolutely flabbergasted
👽 thx. Mr. Strickland
Earl likes Tony Drago.
best friend.
At 1:09:50 doesn't he mean right bottom to kill the cue ball off the rail?
The results of the first six breaks are the same. No real shot after the break.
There something to be said for Corey's break. At least he's shooting the break as if it's a shot, as opposed to the poke and hope break.
Given that my favourite part of the game is a massive break, I find Corey's break absolutely obnoxious. Makes them challenging racks though
Marconi was the the name I recognized when I grew up .
thx. Earl
Sweet!!
4in pockets? Place I shoot at have a shimmed 9f diamond with pockets like a snooker table , just big enough for the ball, and deep shelves
Man i would be frozen by the time i got back.
7:15 “I just drank some water”
Why on Earth would anyone break like that? Against the spirit of the game, if you ask me.
Aren't there much better quality videos out there for Earl to commentate on? Sooooo many interesting matches have been played.. with much better video quality...why settle for this??!??
is it a copyright thing? EIther way, this is subpar quality and therefore - in spite of great commentating - unwatchable.
Earl said that a APA player would have beat him 😂😂😂 I feel insulted a little bit 😬
That's almost as bad as the kick break in one pocket I especially hate it when giving up a lot of weight
Corey was hitting them as hard as he could .. He just needs to go work out at the gym more.
Why ball n hand? Kitchen rule?
4 balls have to touch a rail after the break.
Earl must not know about schmidt
Robin Williams would disagree with Earl on golf vs pool.
FOR THOSE complaining about the Corey break... IF the rules allow it, who are we to disagree? When it comes to PATTERN RACKING, i think we could all agree that that is not a good thing to do even though it would be totally fine if the rules of the particular tournament Doesnt have a rule against it. If someone is pattern racking and the rules allow it, dont complain, DO THE SAME!! Corey is a MASTER at understanding 9ball,10 ball and 8 ball breaks because he has INVESTED LOTS of hours practicing it. Shouldn't he get rewarded for it? Its like going to college to be a Doctor and getting paid minimum wage. Corey knows that Shanes game is superior to his so he has to strategize and look for an edge!
No, he should *not* get rewarded for something just because he spent long hours practicing it, and _especially_ not if it subverts fair rules. If Deuel knows that SVB's game is superior to his, then it seems that the best strategy for an edge would be investing LOTS of hours practicing to improve *his game,* not trying to find ways to subvert rules.
If every player pattern-racked like Deuel does, every match would become just a competition of how well each player has mastered his own 'trick shot' set-up. How boring would _that_ be (probably to the players as well as the spectators)! The sport of billiards definitely does not need that further kick while it's down.
Corey is the Mayweather of pool... smart, talented, and exploits the rules to make a lazier and easier game for themself.
I like all of Corey's breaking experiments. Adds some interest to the game. The best was his 1 pocket break where he'd call his pocket and then smash the rack apart hoping for a ball and a fast run out.
I respect his talent, but not his style. Deuels break always rubs me off the wrong way.
So people are mad at this dude for playing a counter? Makes no sense. I wouldnt safety break personally but its a strategy forsure
Corey is so good but that safety break is BS. I dont agree with it. His break for his us open title was a little bit better but still it's just too risky for yourself and not entertaining. ALSO THIS IS MY OWN OPINION
58:55 wrong again Earl.
I'm highly surprised that Corey's sponsors don't drop him. He makes the sponsors look really Bad.
That's bs. If Corey wants to try a play like this then he should be able to do so, without some asho.le calling his sponsors.
His sponsor know what they are getting into with him this isn't the first game that they will change the rules for the break because of Corey
I would rather take pure silence than listen to Earl’s commentary.
Seems the Prince is trying to irritate...
Pool? in a "dilemma" ? Hmmmm.. could it be because a decent stick runs ya about $1,500 minimum? Could it be that a table of any worth co$ts like a good late model used Honda? lol . . . I started learning to play at around 8 years old too, Early, and my dad and his buddies always preached "shoot for shape, shot, and safe simultaneously" -waaay back in the late 70's . . with taking the harder cuts, the caroms, the billiards, the banks, the kicks, cushion-first etc.. we never jumped all Bo Duke over aNy damn balls.. Now everybody thinks Reyes invented the easy shots play, But Mosconi, Fatty, Crane.. etc already lived, played, croaked having taken the real roots to the grave or leaving the record on some blurry VHS tapes hardly anybody can stand to watch. Elitists scare the amateur away.
* another refrain: "Play the table" .. I started on a bar table in a bay-humid camper-ground game-room where one practically had ta jackhammer the cue ball to get anything out of it.. dead cushions, worn out cloth. warped house cues, scarce crumbs of Master chalk cubes, baby powder. . . X was tough.
What’s placement pool? Earl mentions it in every commentary but I have no clue what it is
Projector over the table with a template of where to place all 15 balls. Then the player plays 15 ball rotation. No break shot
Friggn' rack mechanic, c'mon Corey.
8:50 I totally agree with Earl, jump shot is so lame...
Cory was scared.
Did you see the the game when Earl was ahead of Efren by 27 balls ? And Earl lost. Earl couldn't stop complaining of one play and calling a miscarriage of justice. 😴
Safe breaks or soft breaks ruins the game
this is horrible , safe breaks are the worst
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Earl can not shoot pool with his mouth shut. It is no wonder he is a champion. He can't keep his mouth shut.
I agree Earl golf is not that hard
What’s this guy got against golf lol
Corey “Tool”.
Corey is a great player but I hate the bs he pulls on the break. Very talented and hard to do, but terrible philosophy for the game.
Shane has done worse. Literally cheating vs Jason shaw.
Deuel is good but her playing style are boring too much