It's certainly been a long time in coming, but I believe that the professional pool players are finally going to see that elusive, but always promised, 'legitimate' professional arena. A well organized, well run, and lucrative tour, wherein they can earnestly and openly display their true talents, receive their due recognition, and reap the long overdue financial rewards, for which they are so well deserved.
@@jaydee2620 The $ will come from same people who are putting it now. As long as the interest in the game is there, then the money will show up. Now they have international participation and world wide TV coverage and on the Net. The real problem, however, has always been with the players themselves, and in them maintaining cohesiveness within their organizations. The money is there, and actually it always has been, if the product had just been a stable commodity. So, let's just hope that the significant prize funds now being offered will be enough to obviate the infighting amongst the top players, and will be enough incentive to keep the egos in check.
Lordie I haven't seen Reed in a LOT of years. I wish I had the talent these three guys had in the mid 80s.... heck I wish I had the talent they undoubtedly still have NOW! Awesome video.
Great show, hope to see many more. And what do you mean Mike that you never did any hustling ??? I still remember listening to many stories about you and Larry Hubbard make some road trips LOL I was good friends with Pat Howey at the time about the time you were just getting out of High School.
I can understand stand when Mike said no one had a camera back then. I use to work at Hard times in Bellflower and wish we had camera phones back then. If we did I would have so many pictures with hall of famers.
I love how Seigal says no one really hustled after last telling us in the last ep. saying he used to hustle by racking half a rack high on people he considered a friend and fellow pro. He is funny but full of it.
Pool is not conducive to being a spectator sport where thousands can watch a match. That's why prize money will never be what it is in sports like golf. I play for fun. If I win a few bucks in a local tournament, great. If I don't, that's okay, too. People who become pool pros are crazy. A handful make a decent living but most are living hand to mouth.
Mike Sigel thinks The Hustler hurt pool, lol Without the Hustler , only 15 people in Rochester New York, would know who Mike Sigel was . Not that he is a household name. I was sitting in a little pool room in Springfield Ohio, in the late 1990s or early 2000s I think, and Reed Pierce walked in , he wasn't there 5 minutes and somebody asked him to play for money, I never paid any attention to him, because I knew if I did , they would get suspicious. He beat that guy, another guy got up, he beat 5 people before they put the best player in town on him, that guy he could have spotted the 7, he beat him and they calmed down for the day, but he came back about 3 months later I think and they played him again. He never spotted anybody that I remember, lol, In that pool room I saw Tony Watson Marshall Carpenter, Grady Matthews many times, Reed Pierce Jaffar Basheer "Patcheye", Paul Jones Jack Hines, Strongarm John , Dippy Dave, Corey Duell, Leil Gay , Cliff Joyner and everybody got played lol. One guy sidled up to me and he said , that old man only has one eye , but he plays real good, it was Patcheye , and yes ,he played pretty good until he was about 75.
Guys the move is pros playing on 10 FOOTER with no, 9 footers... Not everyone can play on then. Make it's much harder ok sweetie call me when you get up very important.....
Mike Siegel tell us the story about you American players petition Efren Reyes to go back home and never play any tournament in the US coz he always end up in the finals 🤣 but he always come up short never won a lot of titles but again he's always in the finals 😂 Efren conquer America and became the face of the sport..
It's certainly been a long time in coming, but I believe that the professional pool players are finally going to see that elusive, but always promised, 'legitimate' professional arena. A well organized, well run, and lucrative tour, wherein they can earnestly and openly display their true talents, receive their due recognition, and reap the long overdue financial rewards, for which they are so well deserved.
That’s right
Only if the players unify, if not, it will remain the same
@@ProBilliardsTour Of course, that's always been the problem.
Sounds nice but who is gonna put up the money ??
@@jaydee2620 The $ will come from same people who are putting it now. As long as the interest in the game is there, then the money will show up. Now they have international participation and world wide TV coverage and on the Net. The real problem, however, has always been with the players themselves, and in them maintaining cohesiveness within their organizations. The money is there, and actually it always has been, if the product had just been a stable commodity. So, let's just hope that the significant prize funds now being offered will be enough to obviate the infighting amongst the top players, and will be enough incentive to keep the egos in check.
I'm so glad you guys are doing this. I have really enjoyed listening to your shows! Thanks for your time and great stories!
I love these interviews and the little add ins are great.
Great editing... Awesome contrast in personalities... It's all for fun... Keep this going... Thanks for coming out Reed... Haha
Lordie I haven't seen Reed in a LOT of years. I wish I had the talent these three guys had in the mid 80s.... heck I wish I had the talent they undoubtedly still have NOW! Awesome video.
This is great! Thank you guys!
I could listen to this shit all day.
Learning a lot from this. Keep them coming!
Would like to here some more gambling stories like the one about Pittsburgh John
I miss my friend Kim. Great player. !!! Kim if you read this it's the Hayman.
What the hell are you doing boy It’s been a while you’re living in the Philippines now.😆
Great show, hope to see many more. And what do you mean Mike that you never did any hustling ??? I still remember listening to many stories about you and Larry Hubbard make some road trips LOL I was good friends with Pat Howey at the time about the time you were just getting out of High School.
I can understand stand when Mike said no one had a camera back then. I use to work at Hard times in Bellflower and wish we had camera phones back then. If we did I would have so many pictures with hall of famers.
This is GREAT😎👍
This stuff is fascinating.
Btw, the Queen Mother played pool.
I love how Seigal says no one really hustled after last telling us in the last ep. saying he used to hustle by racking half a rack high on people he considered a friend and fellow pro.
He is funny but full of it.
Pool is not conducive to being a spectator sport where thousands can watch a match. That's why prize money will never be what it is in sports like golf. I play for fun. If I win a few bucks in a local tournament, great. If I don't, that's okay, too. People who become pool pros are crazy. A handful make a decent living but most are living hand to mouth.
It’s the Mike Sigel show! Lol
Efren is still playing and winning at his age. How about you guys?
Now ESPN covers children games like cornhole, which is just bean bag toss we played in kindergarten, and tag instead of pool. Ridiculous to me.
We all know what Strickland thinks👍💪
Earl said......'we're all broke'.
Mike Sigel thinks The Hustler hurt pool, lol Without the Hustler , only 15 people in Rochester New York, would know who Mike Sigel was . Not that he is a household name.
I was sitting in a little pool room in Springfield Ohio, in the late 1990s or early 2000s I think, and Reed Pierce walked in , he wasn't there 5 minutes and somebody asked him to play for money, I never paid any attention to him, because I knew if I did , they would get suspicious. He beat that guy, another guy got up, he beat 5 people before they put the best player in town on him, that guy he could have spotted the 7, he beat him and they calmed down for the day, but he came back about 3 months later I think and they played him again. He never spotted anybody that I remember, lol, In that pool room I saw Tony Watson Marshall Carpenter, Grady Matthews many times, Reed Pierce Jaffar Basheer "Patcheye", Paul Jones Jack Hines, Strongarm John , Dippy Dave, Corey Duell, Leil Gay , Cliff Joyner and everybody got played lol.
One guy sidled up to me and he said , that old man only has one eye , but he plays real good, it was Patcheye , and yes ,he played pretty good until he was about 75.
Years ago the balls were dead compared to today
mike reminds me of rick flair kinda same personality has make ever met him?
mike
Guys the move is pros playing on 10 FOOTER with no, 9 footers... Not everyone can play on then. Make it's much harder ok sweetie call me when you get up very important.....
Mike Siegel tell us the story about you American players petition Efren Reyes to go back home and never play any tournament in the US coz he always end up in the finals 🤣 but he always come up short never won a lot of titles but again he's always in the finals 😂 Efren conquer America and became the face of the sport..
I absolutely can not tolerate listening to Mike, period. Same for Danny (not in this video) he is totally obnoxious,
Mike still thinks he was the best, lol what a joke
Good luck, you're going to need it.