@@afsharpolomonty9036 wrong. Stop repeating junk you heard as you never met the man. Strickland has done more for pool than you and Efren, and it would never be the same without him. Earl is actually a very nice guy and friend who'd give you the shirt off his back. What you call a-hole is passion for the game.
@Gizamalukeix you mean Earl is the GOAT and top player, along with SVB. They both are the only people with 5 US Opens each, with SVB being the only human alive to win 3 in a row. Efren only has 1, and that one is not even really legitimate lol. People like Efren but his record and titles do not match.
I came to the comments to see if anybody felt the same way! It was so frustrating to listen to the disagree on every single thing they said to each other 😂
Watch some old Strickland/Mcreedy matches. Those guys play fast, but you can see how naturally someone can see patterns and solutions and just do it rather than stand around and contemplate forever.... Reyes speed has never bothered me, but there are some young players and Euro players that take all the flow out of the game and its super boring to watch IMO.
@@jlobiafra OH God yes. The dude is really good like all the euro players. But he is BRUTALLY SLOW and does not lend to the entertainment aspect or spectator aspect of he sport. I used to hate seeing him play... I think his slow play would get in his opponent's head, you're so eager to shoot after watching this dude pit you to sleep.... And Earl used to get pissed and talk shit to Ralf telling him to shoot and stop looking at it.
Whoever told Billy and Grady they weren't EVER supposed to SHUT THE EF UP when people're trying to shoot some pool?! In my LIFE I've never wanted to SHUSH two people more, insights or no insights! I mean, they're in the booth in a life and death struggle to prove who's best between THEMSELVES rather than between Bata and The Pearl.
I often see the GOAT being the GOAT, making unbelievably creative shots, safety plays leaving opponents no way to make the next shot. But lately, i’ve been seeing videos of him playing poorly where on the other hand, Earl made many many great safety plays, bank shots and kick shots.
If you read this before watching the video watch it with the sound off. The commentators got on my dang nerves. They seemed to have more competition between them than the players did.
37:50 Look at the cue ball take a small swerve at the end! Really rolling well for Earl. Like gravity pulled the cue ball to the 5 and safed Efren. Such a lucky night for Earl. Earl shoulda bought a lottery ticket this day!
It's an optical illusion. Earl put high right on the cue so it still had some side spin coming up table. I think the shadow also lends to it looking like the table was off a bit. The aggressor usually gets the rolls in a race to 11. Earl opening up running 2 racks was huge for him to find his zone. Once he was there, he kept tightening the noose. If Efren had a big break shot, he probably would've won 50% more tournaments over his career.
Efren was for money. He lost all the big tourneys where no money involved for sake of gambling lmfao. When the stakes were big at the tourney efren wiped the table with ease
Earl was the superior 9 ball player , efren was the superior all around player! When earl is in high gear he runs over everyone when he was in his prime .
That commentator was really annoying Billy was his name? My anxiety level is shot straight up just listening to him argue with his team announcer just combative the whole time just confrontational wording he was actually getting on his buddies nerve you can hear it in his voice wait a minute now Billy😮😮
In the beginning of the video Grady mentions “industry politics” kept Earl from entering the US Open for 4 years… anyone have an explanation for that comment/situation? I’m very curious, since I’ve never heard that mentioned… and obviously that would have effected his total of 5 Open wins.
Id take that with a grain of salt. I mean, people use politics as an excuse for anything. People say today, that Fedor isnt in the mosconi due to politics, which i think they have no factual basis to lean on.
@@shortydancer geography, not politics! The fact is that the Mosconi Cup started out between the USA and Europe and somehow Europe snuck a Russian to their ranks and we all know Russia is not in Europe. I can't think of any other players on the euro team that aren't living in Europe, can you?
There is a man in Brazil. Here in Latin America he is the best his name is BAIANINHO DE MAUÁ. He wants the challenge of playing with Efren Reyes. it would be a good game
It seems when they bring in old-timers in to announce they do horribly and are opinionated. They are stuck in their days. They can be irritating to listen to.
Both of them are the top players but efren is the only one living legend of all times he is the the only magician of all pool billiards games around the world.
The announcers are intolerable to listen to. How about comment on their shots instead of arguing back and forth. Trying to one up the other. I had to finally put video on mute ugh
HOLY CRAP earl and efren then billy and grady. This is like pool fan heaven! RIP GRADY
Efren Reyes and Earl Strickland are the top two best players ever. Skillwise and personality combined. Love these guys.
strickland is somewhat of an a-hole . . . not very good for the reputation of this game
@@afsharpolomonty9036 wrong. Stop repeating junk you heard as you never met the man. Strickland has done more for pool than you and Efren, and it would never be the same without him. Earl is actually a very nice guy and friend who'd give you the shirt off his back. What you call a-hole is passion for the game.
@Gizamalukeix you mean Earl is the GOAT and top player, along with SVB. They both are the only people with 5 US Opens each, with SVB being the only human alive to win 3 in a row. Efren only has 1, and that one is not even really legitimate lol. People like Efren but his record and titles do not match.
Man Earl had a hell of a night here. Got some really lucky rolls and was just killing it. Reyes took forever to get on the board!
Agree.
You can't get on the board when The Pearl plays like a diamond !!!
Wow Earl played awesome and also had a lot of luck on his side too. Hard to fade that. Let's hope he can bring his A game this week for mosconi cup! 🍿
Is that going to be broadcasted do you know?
@@memehierarchy6226 it will be on dazn
@@AndrewT thanks! Do they always stream on youtube?
@@memehierarchy6226 they will be uploaded eventually but to watch live you will need dazn subscription
I hope Earl gets the rolls and plays like this in the 2022 MC!!!
Is that going to be broadcasted and if so, where?
Sadly he didn't. He is the MVP for team Europe though
It be nice to see Earl shoot close to this speed in the next few days. He still can compete.
Is that going to be broadcasted and if so, do you know where?
@@memehierarchy6226 Dazn
It was like watching your parents fight... Who do you hope wins? Both are EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
very good quality of the video. thanks!
Earl definitely wins based on hairstyle alone.
No doubt. Efren should’ve taken one look at that magnificent head of hair and forfeited right then and there
@@cry_now_laugh_later ,
...His hair was perfect! 😂
41:30 Commentators are great. They disagree so much, you'd think a brawl will break out before the match is over.
I came to the comments to see if anybody felt the same way!
It was so frustrating to listen to the disagree on every single thing they said to each other 😂
Earl accuracy is out of this world..the legendary GOAT!!!
Earl Strickland, the best 9 ball player ever.
I’ve never heard two commentators argue with each other so much smh😂
They should've just fist fought and got it over with
They do this all the time--it really interferes with the match, for me anyway.
Holy cow they really are at every comment lol
Not to mention the older guy is just a racist prick
My favorite part of it. Grady was a fuckin legend. Mind your tongue
Earl was just in another world this game
Earl rockin that Robin Hood haircut.
Pat Fleming waited 25 years to share the knowledge preciate it
Reyes had an off night. It happens. Still, two of the greatest!
Dude spoilers!
Earl wins again!👍👍
Watch some old Strickland/Mcreedy matches. Those guys play fast, but you can see how naturally someone can see patterns and solutions and just do it rather than stand around and contemplate forever.... Reyes speed has never bothered me, but there are some young players and Euro players that take all the flow out of the game and its super boring to watch IMO.
Ralf souquet lol
@@jlobiafra OH God yes. The dude is really good like all the euro players. But he is BRUTALLY SLOW and does not lend to the entertainment aspect or spectator aspect of he sport. I used to hate seeing him play... I think his slow play would get in his opponent's head, you're so eager to shoot after watching this dude pit you to sleep.... And Earl used to get pissed and talk shit to Ralf telling him to shoot and stop looking at it.
Strickland is great and fun to watch he plays fast and accurate
Earl had great hair ! Pretty good pool player too ! lol
Whoever told Billy and Grady they weren't EVER supposed to SHUT THE EF UP when people're trying to shoot some pool?! In my LIFE I've never wanted to SHUSH two people more, insights or no insights! I mean, they're in the booth in a life and death struggle to prove who's best between THEMSELVES rather than between Bata and The Pearl.
why is the video quality so damn high
I was thinking the same. Has to be some solid remastering and the original tape must have been in good condition to begin with
That is the worst I have ever seen Efren play. All credit to Earl though; he played great.
I often see the GOAT being the GOAT, making unbelievably creative shots, safety plays leaving opponents no way to make the next shot. But lately, i’ve been seeing videos of him playing poorly where on the other hand, Earl made many many great safety plays, bank shots and kick shots.
21:25. WTF? That's nuts.
Dude that was SO SICK
Earl Strickland said that Efren is one of the best to ever play. They like each other and respect each other's game at the highest level.
The spectators comments are hilarious when you watch the whole match first.
earl is red hot tonite- when he gets rolling like this- its over!
When earl was in high gear he was better than everyone including efren
Earl beat the brakes off Efren "the magician".
Man they played on absolute BUCKETS. Easy game.
It never fails, the pretentious douchy snooker player always chimes in the comments. 😂
If you read this before watching the video watch it with the sound off. The commentators got on my dang nerves. They seemed to have more competition between them than the players did.
Great match
37:50 Look at the cue ball take a small swerve at the end! Really rolling well for Earl. Like gravity pulled the cue ball to the 5 and safed Efren. Such a lucky night for Earl. Earl shoulda bought a lottery ticket this day!
It's an optical illusion. Earl put high right on the cue so it still had some side spin coming up table. I think the shadow also lends to it looking like the table was off a bit. The aggressor usually gets the rolls in a race to 11. Earl opening up running 2 racks was huge for him to find his zone. Once he was there, he kept tightening the noose. If Efren had a big break shot, he probably would've won 50% more tournaments over his career.
Grady is just the best commentator RIP bro
"Windy" Incardona is always competing with his co-commentators for airtime.
He is knowledgeable enough but I just wish he would be more concise!
Could we get earls first open win or others and maybe svb. Would also like to see finals from 06 when Schmidt won it
Swami, we don't have Earl's first two, but I will work on getting the others uploaded.
Wow never seen Efren play that bad, makes me wonder if he had money on Earl winning lol.
Efren was for money. He lost all the big tourneys where no money involved for sake of gambling lmfao. When the stakes were big at the tourney efren wiped the table with ease
Earl was the superior 9 ball player , efren was the superior all around player! When earl is in high gear he runs over everyone when he was in his prime .
Why does this look like it's from the 70's and not the 1990's.
You can tell which ones a strickland fan and which ones a reyes fan lol
Commentators sound like an old married couple.
21:50 Earl not happy with the crowd talking lol.
😂
Earl can shoot a mean game of pool (still) but he has the personality of nails on a chalkboard (still)
Nah he has a good personality he just gets mad a lot
What is that flying across the screen at 23:47??
These guys be arguing in the commentary box😆🤣
Aha for real
Is this US Open 1997, when Earl was 11 rack run ?
Efren has always let me down... I will take Earl everyday plus sunday
This was definitely Earl's night. Efren just didn't have the shots most of the game.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone get this much role as Earl in this match. And the commentators are saying how poor Efren played 🤦♂️
Who's doing the commentary?
Billy Incardona and Grady Mathews.
Boy they argue alot lol
@@WilliamNavJones Yes they do. Most pool commentators do that. Don't know why though.
Egos. Lol
It's Grady Mathews and Billy Incardone
Incardona is such a contrarion, points out every mistake and takes every chance to disagree and nitpick. Consumate know it all.
Looks like the 70s or 80s
Imagine not being able to compete for 4 years, and coming beat the brakes off everyone's favorite player 😂😂 Earl The Pearl the real GOAT
Can someone please tell what accent is this what state in usa do they talk like that ?
Southern states.
so am i right Efren Reyes appeared on the finals of the us open 1994, 1996 and 1997?
and 1995...4 times in a row
@@rabihavi8062great accomplishment - lost 3 though
which commentator is the one with the whistle. I’m assuming he had a gap in his front teeth lolol. Thank you for the video.
37:00 nice kick shot
Earl got that Robin Hood haircut.
So painful to watch seeing efren choking on that US open
He always chocked in the finals , that’s why earl is the goat ! He always rose to the moment and has the accolades to show it .
Efren was terrible here. I've never seen him miss that many str8 fwd shots in one match.
The hole so much bigger than now...easy to make run out
Good
Grady fibbing.Nobody has beaten Earl 11 games in a row!
That commentator was really annoying Billy was his name? My anxiety level is shot straight up just listening to him argue with his team announcer just combative the whole time just confrontational wording he was actually getting on his buddies nerve you can hear it in his voice wait a minute now Billy😮😮
👍👍👍
i wonder whats the all time score between these 2 greats.. probably 10-2 Reyes 😅
Might want to do more research there bud
Poor poor Billy LMAO 🤣😂😆 Go play Earl Billy you think he is that bad you can take his money lol NOT!!!!
These guys year after year sh*tting on Earl. Nothing new under the sun.
Strickland is like a brushog in tall grass.
In the beginning of the video Grady mentions “industry politics” kept Earl from entering the US Open for 4 years… anyone have an explanation for that comment/situation? I’m very curious, since I’ve never heard that mentioned… and obviously that would have effected his total of 5 Open wins.
Id take that with a grain of salt. I mean, people use politics as an excuse for anything. People say today, that Fedor isnt in the mosconi due to politics, which i think they have no factual basis to lean on.
@@shortydancer geography, not politics! The fact is that the Mosconi Cup started out between the USA and Europe and somehow Europe snuck a Russian to their ranks and we all know Russia is not in Europe. I can't think of any other players on the euro team that aren't living in Europe, can you?
@@sawmillsam7156 Jayson Shaw lives in Connecticut and plays for Europe.
@@djamo1969 thanks! I frogot about that! He should be on our team then, don't you think?
@@sawmillsam7156 Haha, it would’ve been nice. Shaw can shoot!
So, how much exactly Efren did on the side bets of this match? :)
Have never seen Efren shoot this bad.
It's like he found out his wife had a boyfriend that morning.
Something had to have been going on with him.
A stubborn old man and a quick witted know-it-all as announcers. Who thought that was a good idea?
Me again 👁️👁️
Did he just say " win one for the Gifford " what a weirdo. Lol🤦
Rack 4 earl masse slop shot. That’s one thing I wish 9 ball would change. No way Strickland meant for that shot to go
Efren wakakakaka
Never trash talk to efren.. Coz efren is a number 1 pool player in history! You can search it in a google.
These guys are insufferable. Arguing over every little thing
That is some sh*tty lighting!
There is a man in Brazil. Here in Latin America he is the best his name is BAIANINHO DE MAUÁ.
He wants the challenge of playing with Efren Reyes. it would be a good game
" with these small pockets " Lol 😆 😂 🤣 these are small back in the days!! Grand canyon holes now!!
My two favorite pool players but obviously Efren let him win he might of anyways but to obvious
Billie, Billie, Billie, Billie🤦♂️🤦♂️
It seems when they bring in old-timers in to announce they do horribly and are opinionated. They are stuck in their days. They can be irritating to listen to.
Both of them are the top players but efren is the only one living legend of all times he is the the only magician of all pool billiards games around the world.
Kakanood ko ng highlights ni efren tapos dito talo sya
Efrén is cheating he playing against a human🫣😅
These would be even better to watch if it wasn't for the horrible commentary!
The announcers are intolerable to listen to. How about comment on their shots instead of arguing back and forth. Trying to one up the other. I had to finally put video on mute ugh