MrRex1949 : "Efren played okay"!?! He played PERFECT dum-dum. Your knowledge of him and pool is as weak as your grammar and syntax. After you learn the difference between an adverb and a personal pronoun you can study a little pool.

Truman Peyote : Let me tell you something here. #1. I like Efren Bata Reyes. He is one hell of a Pool Player. And not only I mentioned about Efren Bata Reyes being off in playing Pool. But others did as well. All because they mentioned like me he was sick and had a bad cold. Causing him not to play as good as he generally does. I noticed you never said a dang word to others who said the same thing I did. Was that because you're a racist or something huh???? You better learn to read better and re-read what I indicated OK? As if you read my message. I never made no indications he was a bad Pool Player. Get your facts straight. 👍🎱🇺🇸

"Racist"? You're quite pathetic with your absurd insinuations. Along with the rest of your errors of ignorance, which I've previously outlined. If you were capable of comprehension, and had minimal intelligence you'd probably be smart enough not to attempt defending the indefensible.

Truman Peyote a fucking grammar nazi on KZfaq hahahaha Got damn virgins....

Julio Sarmiento : Well spoken like a ignorant Barrack Hussein Obama kiss A**er! Who believed everything he said. 😂 here. 🇺🇸

This guy Billy is excellent. Efren still can compete even at this age. Sometimes he's extra sharp, when it matters. Other times he has lapses. Efren the GOAT of course.

Honestly...AMAZING play by both!

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Me too. I would rather just hear the balls.

Yes indeed! And he took his time and fine-tuned his cue stick. He seemed to turn on into a beast mode as if he was playing for a $100,000 prize.

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Good summary. Exactly.

Yes, they were. Efren actually had to dig into tools chest there to pull that ending off. He even gave maintenance to his stick. And like a true master he did it. He seems to have nerves of steel. Billy was exceptional too.

Yes indeed, thank you Genipool.

I notice that too, what a vision.

Yes, are you kidding me? That alone would've freaked me out. You have to have nerves of steel and be super focused. And then once he gave maintenance to his stick, he went into beast mode. Absolutely amazing.

"That dude is so clutch." Yes, he showed some class there. That was a good match to watch.

This is my first-time seeing Thorpe and I'll look up more of his matches. I liked what he brought in both game and attitude. Very professional.

Probably one of the best frames of 9-ball ever played. It's good to see that even the old Efren still has some magic in his talented fingers! :-)

Yes. Those are the ones that add up and make the difference.

Thank you for tagging it!

He deserved it.

I think it's for avoiding people stealing the great moments.

Yep

I turn them off when one decides to talk of other non players over the goats shots. showing zero respect for anyone but that persons self.

BT made DC Open 1-pockt champ title.

But that was the shot on the three that made the 4 available. @ 1:13:04 he bumped the cue ball on the 9 for the shot on the 4.

He was short on the preparation on the three from the two. He was trying to on the lower side to bump the 4.

@@reix25 Hw wasn’t short of his preparation for the three. It’s the same spot he pointed before shooting the 2. He couldn’t get further down the right rail after making the 2 or he’ll get snookered behind the nine.

@@paeng46 Look were he was pointing his cue after shooting ng 2, he was aiming to be on the diamond or lower,. He shot with a lower right spin so that will throw the cue ball down, but he hit it too soft. Also look at what he did on 1:12:55, he knew it was too soft, he landed about 3 inches above so the angle was steeper. If had landed lower he can follow the cue and nudge the 4 off the rail. The table might not be showing that the actual angles and distances due to the angle of the camera.

@@reix25 Your analysis is informative.

Yes, he is indeed. That's why Efren seemed to go into a more focused mode at the end, because he knew that one mistake and Thorpe would finish it. Very enjoyable match.

Indeed. Apparently that wasn't what Thorpe meant to leave, but so one would have to cue over the 7 - in which case Efren may not have taken on the shot after the Push-Out.

I'm a big Efren fan, but the kid played very well, and that almost impossible scratch in the side in game one could have the shot that lost the match Billy the Kid.

@@davidgerber9317 Yes I agree. This guy Thorpe is excellent.

genipool14 Thank you!

genipool14 hi, love the videos, when is round 10?

Cao Hai Thanh That was a great shot, the follow up was pretty darn good too. call me easily impressed, but, I really liked 33:33,,,

I bet billy was cussing himself at 37:52 too!

Because they don't understand what REALLY is going on. Efren's mind flow is too complicated for simple minds :-)

That's because efren himself always says he got lucky! He even said that the more he practice...the more he gets lucky.

A player might be get lucky for a shot, or a match, or even a tournament, but playing at the very highest level consistently over 40 odd years it'll pretty much even out :-) If he does "get lucky" more often on a consistent basis than some other players then it's to do with the pace and nature of his shots giving the balls more of a chance. So not really luck at all.

yeah like in chess he's 2 moves ahead

those who take it literally doesn't understand the game but those who are knowledgeable in this game pretty much understand why Efren is saying that..."get lucky" Efren doesn't have much educational attainment, but he was really meant to be genius of this sport. Poor guy never expected that he will be interviewed time and again whenever he won big matches, even worst was in English language. So this interviews became the hardest and most challenging moments for him. So to make the interview short and simple, the best line of reasoning that he get used to say was.. he get lucky. And that reasoning becomes so popular because he keep saying it over and over again. The more he keep saying it, people admire him and like him more, because it was understand and accepted by many as an expression of Efren's humility and humbleness. They all know and believe it's was not luck but the unbelievable talent Efren have, in achieving everything he have done in this sport. Anyone who love this sport will surely like Efren.. he is the true genius, the maestro, and the best ever that played this sport.

since he potted a ball during his break, he made a push out call as the 1 ball was blocked

bcmoore1995 he lost because of skill dumb ass. If Reyes missed that last shot, your boyfriend Thorpe would've won. But it didn't happen because Reyes is the chuck Norris of pool bitch. Get a clue and get over it.

... Hes saying Efren is better than thorpe even with a fever....

Identical to the MJ flu game where he scored 38 pts.

jdclark8970 Full spliced Diveney I think

No cue , he just sand papers the end .

Kien Tang these shots had nothing in common

You are a perfect example of someone who tries to raise someone up by putting another down...all while being wrong. Efren has ALWAYS celebrated his flukes. Throughout his entire career. Watch more and talk less bro

efren pushed out to a difficult cut or a bank on the one.... unfortunately it ended up being pretty much a dead bank for Billy and he was able to get position off of it as well.

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