Efren Reyes, the world's greatest pool player ever dazzles with his skill and humility
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Billiard Club Network, in association with Accu-Stats Video Productions www.accu-stats.com is proud to present Efren Reyes, the world's greatest pool player ever, as he plays virtually flowless 9-Ball. His oppenent, Mika Immonen, sits defenseless and watches along side the standing-room-only crowd at the 7th Annual Derby City Classic. - Спорт
I like the way he conducts himself around the table,no showing off etc. seems like a class act.
Actually this is how bata makes money by hustling
I envied Mika Immonen, he got the best sit in the house.........
hahahaha!
lmao
+Eduardo Marcaida ahahahahaahaha
+Major Dilemma Still awesome
+Eduardo Marcaida lmao. hahaha
To just play against EFREN Reyes is so awesome. The dude is the greatest pool player to ever live. The Michael Jordan of pool, the tom Brady of pool, the Mohamed Ali of pool, the Wayne Gretzky of pool, the tiger woods of pool. The Barry bonds of pool, Every once in a while someone with generational talent comes along and changes history forever. He is one of those.
😂😂😂💯💯
Yeah
Exactly!
The Aaron Rodgers of pool .
@@timothykring4772 Perhaps the "Joe Montana " of pool, but to use that goofy, tin-foil hat wearing Aaron Rogers as an example is actually an affront. Really. An affront.
I met Efren in 1985 @ Slick Willie’s in Houston right after he came to US. In a pool hall like Willie’s, the regulars all knew each other and each other’s game. He was an unknown skinny kid with an unbelievable game beating everyone up the latter (myself included). I remember Buddy Hall and Earl coming to town and we all watched live in amazement at some of those high stakes matches. 35 yrs later I’m still captivated by “the skinny kid from the Philippines”.
I would love to play a game with him
@@masterofnone11 your game must be strong!
@@roberttaylor6694 getting beat by a player like that will have many rewarding lessons
@@masterofnone11 yes sir truly understand my motto EASY POOL KILL THE FOOL!
Guess this is your claim to fame, congratulations...
I met Efren at a pool hall I used to go to. He played a lot of people. They lined up to play him. He gave them the break too. I broke...made 1 ball in. Made another ball in..missed the shot on the next one. Whelp.....that was it. I never got back to the table :) He's an awesome guy. Was a privilege to play with such an amazing player.
Played him and several Philo friends of his at DCC.
I never met or played him ,and I did just as good as anyone haha too good
Ll11111111
I think I could take him. Piece a cake ! 🤥
@@craigsimpson3901 n.
I was fortunate enough to see Willie Mosconi, Luther Lassiter, Earl Strickland, Buddy Hall, Mike Sigel, Johnny Archer, Nick Varner, Irving Crane, Ronnie Allen and Efren was the best bank and 9 ball player I have ever seen.
Steve Mizerak?
Humble
Wow that's great
@@justafanintexas7913 Steve was a great player but regrettably I never got to see him live. I did see Minnesota Fats several times but did not find him in the same field. Better straight pool and conman
How do you remember all those peopl
He won 4 World 8-ball Championships (1995, 1996, 2000, 2004). The announcer only mentioned 2. He also was a 5-time All-around Champion (Master of the Table). At this point, he has 3 and this time he will win his fourth. He has 13 individual titles over all disciplines in this tournament.
But Efren don't have any world titles in straight pool so when you really learn what pocket billiards is really about come and talk to me because I don't just shoot pool I studied everything about it for 57" years ,
But they're not world championships titles and if Alfredo de Oro and Jerome koehe was still alive and playing Efren Reyes would never win a championshipatch from either of them
@@jefferyskelly3769 how many world titles do you have in your 57 years of shooting and studying pool?
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@Jeffery Skelly straight pool died off in the 80's and is nothing compared to one pocket. Efren is the GOAT at one pocket, 8-ball, arguably 9-ball, and was a hell of a 3-cushion player. Anyone who knows pool knows Efren is the greatest pool player of all time.
Being from the Philippines and all the poverty there.. his low key disposition and endless humility, is why he is so incredibly gifted. The Filipinos are happy even when things go really bad for them. Great people.. just don’t pizz them off
I was lucky enough to see Efren play a few times in person. At the time NOBODY thought ANYONE on the planet could walk into Allen Hopkins own room and beat him in one pocket. Efren did things none of us had ever seen before. An amazing player and a very nice guy/gentleman on top of it. The best 9 ball player I've ever seen.
Better than legendary willie mosconi at 8 or 9 ball pocket billiard, or Ralph greenleaf another invincible pool magician
An equivalent to them and not necessarily better. All three are legends. Mosconi and Greenleaf were as good as anyone in straight pool.
@@Mikep487 in willie mosconi and Ralph greenleaf of pockets billiard that was the golden era
Younger generations had advantage older people did not have in everything
You bet it was, and from what I've seen, Reyes is not better than they were (though he's obviously outstanding).
23:20 THAT WAS SICK AS FUCK
That was a fluke, Efren knows it
It was a good kick, but the fact that he actually made it was due to a lucky kiss off the back of the cue ball. lol
lithium nc
Its unintentional you dumb fuck
Jeff Dumelod
Who are you talking to?
Couldn't be me since I actually said the same thing you did...except in a more polite and logical way. lol
I refereed Efren at the world 9 ball championships for a couple of years in Cardiff with match room sports... Him and lots of the other high profile talent...its unreal the skill many of them have, really enjoyed it.
Amazing shot making, cueball control, emotional control, hardly ever changes expression, no smugness, strutting, or arrogance as he calmly and efficiently annihilates his opponent.
Well said
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There's none like him,very humble too!
I love his sly smirk when he sits down
'cause he farted , and knows the guy racking is getting a whiff !
Legend says, Immonen is still sitting in his chair waiting for his turn.
Blackebonyporn
wake him up time to go home
Best seat in the house 😂
:hh
Really
Only in UA-cam I was first seen Efren playing. Then I’m addicted watching him his old games.
Do not feel "guilty" - you're not alone...
Same here...lol
Señor Reyes is freakin awesome.
He makes shots I couldn't even dream of making.
Mr. Efren Reyes is beyond Gifted on a Pool Table , His Control of the cue ball is amazing .
highlights:
12:18 -
14:33 - im just amazed how immonen got to his seat so fast
22:06
23:12 -best shot of the game
27:00
31:47
33:55 -another excellent cue ball control
23:12 was a good kick, but the fact that he actually made it was due to a lucky kiss off the back of the cue ball. lol
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Was 23:12 an accident?
Krusty Kraken
If you're talking about the kick shot at the 7, yes. It was an accident. He was trying to make it in the top left corner...it went an additional 2 rails and THEN off of the Q ball, then into the side. There's no way he meant to do that, especially when it was more logical and easier to just kick the Q ball one rail and make the 7 into the top left corner.
What made that a difficult shot was the English he had to put on the Q ball to even get it to hit the 7 from that angle.
He hit it. But, he didn't make it in the intended pocket.
Anibal Rios
What?
40 years from now Mika gonna tell a story to his grandchildren about a legendary pool player who made him sit for a long time
legend says the iceman still crying to this day.
Move it!
Nobòdy can deny that efren is the best billard player in t
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His DISPOSITION WON THE POOL COMMUNITY.......His Calm, Humble, and Gracious attitude also helped his RISE TO WORLD FAME. Only to be matched by his EXTREME SKILL.
I Saw a lot of Willie Mosconi games on video, but nothing compared to the magician Reyes, he mastered all the angles on the pool table.and most of the best players around the world patterned their games from the master Reyes, truly a magnificent player and a very humble human being. Conducted to a HALL OF FAME NO DOUBT A LIVING LEGEND.....
hes the best player :/
I think you're biased by a shared nationality, or else you're suffering from Reyes' Syndrome. Willie Mosconi was better at trick shots, and a shot making machine, back in the 50's.
Mosconi was a genius. If there's a syndrome, it's with Reyes, though he is a great player. I still like straight pool the best.
@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 I'm spanish. But reyes for me is most exciting I've ever watched. The dude's versatility in all disciplines of pool is unmatched.
I don't think we will ever see the like of Efren Reyes again.
I don't think so either
Agree.
Not being a pool player, it so fascinating, to watch such artistry!
The angles, the fineness...the " touch"...
All culminating in the win!!!
Stumbled across this accidently. Total privilege to watch.
You’re welcome, thanks for watching!
I was playing pool in the 90's in Las Vegas when Efren came into the pool hall to practice for an upcoming tournament. After playing next to him for a few minutes he asked if I was interested in selling my cue. I said sure and offered to let him try it out. We never made a deal but it was cool to own a stick that was "used" by a legend.
@Ken Fullman That would've been EPIC
Effen was just being a great guy. Don't ya think?
Awesome man love this 😅 great player and great man
Did it improve your Game!?
@@kennethcooke243
HOW? He sold it, LMAO!
I actually got to meet Efren this summer and he is very genuine and low key. A true champion.
Jadmes LaDere Dr,
he is very humble
Really, lucky
@@armandoapuya8541 he’s good but he’ll never beat Lucas, Lucas is awesome
I think it’s impressive the announcers predicted a few shots he was gonna do before he did it. That shows some nice pool knowledge from the announcers as well
12:22 - 12:30 I'm speechless.
This is the first time I've seen Reyes play. Just incredible. It's like watching Tiger play golf back in the day.
Yeah that was a vicious shot. One thing most people DON'T wanna do is get into a safety game with him. He wins most of the time because of his cue ball control and the fact that he is the best kicker on the planet.
The Magician! Efren "Bata" Reyes. My very first encounter with this gracious man was watching him win the 1999 World Pool Championship. I recall how during that time, and every tournament after, he kept the commentators at their toes. He schooled them whichever way they could take it by making spectacular shots that left them gasping for air. Those who went on air, and having regarded themselves as pros soon realized they were witnessing greatness before them. I always got a kick out of how he kept them guessing and how quick he shut them down every time they thought he didn't have a shot only to make a complete ass out of them magical shot after magical shot.
My dad saw Mosconi pocket 526 consecutive balls in a game in Ohio in the 50's. Willie never missed. He quit because he was "tired". He and Fats were great at trick shots as well, so I'm not sure one can unequivocally say that Efren Reyes is the greatest that ever played.
Heavy Mental but they not undefeated though
@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 - Mosconi loathed 9-ball because he wasn't that good at it.
@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 but can mosconi play carom? 1 pocket and other discipline that involves safety play? Efren will school mosconi for sure in their prime.
beerus saitams Mosconi played a long time ago, a master for over half a century of play. His record of pocketing 526 balls has been broken recently by a dude who focused all his efforts on it, but reports fail to mention that Mosconi quit at 526 because he “was tired” he may well have gone longer (600, 700?). But I agree, Efren may well be the most versatile player ever though.
Someone in the audience: Come on, Mika!
Mika: He's not cheering. That's just my ride home.
You ain’t right 😂😂
The shot Efrain has to make on the 3-ball (starting around 22:52) is worth watching the entire video for. From an inch off the right rail just this side of the near rail, shooting at the 3 which is at the left rail about halfway between the side pocket and the far corner, he chooses to bank the cue off the near rail, just missing the 4-ball to hit the 3-ball bouncing it off the left rail, the far rail, and the right rail into the left side pocket.
He kept "The Ice Man" on ice.
That's why they call him the magician
The "Secret Weapon" Of Efren Is Knowing How You Play The "Defense" ! Most Of The Top Caliber Players In The World Are
"Sharpshooters" And No Problem Pocketing A Ball, In Any Angles
And Distance, And Using The Rails Effectively. If Efren Sense That
You're Quite Extra-Ordinary, He Will "Test" Your Skills In Defense,
If You Show Some Expertise, He Will Give You More Problems In
The Equations. Because, Reyes, Being A CAROM Master, A 3 And
4 Rails-Equation Expert Will Affect Your Discipline And Ruining Your Temper And Obviously Your Game. In Other Words, Reyes
Being Also A Chess Player, He Is An Expert In "Mind Game" As Well ! That Is His "Secret Weapon" In Winnings !!!
I can not think of any one in the world more beloved than Efren Reyes.
How about Our LORD Jesus Christ. Oh you meant on the Earth today haha
Think hard, it will come to you.
Oh brother! The vast majority of people don't even know who he is.
@@loric4423 One of the true disappointments of our time
The guy was referring to the pool world.
Its 2016 and Immonen is still sitting in that chair, waiting for his turn to come...
Lolol
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Reyes is so cool isn't he? He's like; _"Yeah, I'm the boss. So what?"_
Ice cold, Pool genius.
The little smile from Efren at 14:25 as he watches Mika absorb the nastiness of that safety is classic.
HAHA. Yeah. That was brutal.
Yeah, I saw that.
When you play Mr Reyes at least you get the best seat in the building.
Yeah the best view of the game
Lmao
C,9j
I hate comparing. BUT...... I think Mr Reyes is better At pool Then MR. Woods at Golf. Am I wrong?
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damn this guy is the reason i watch 9ball
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The Grandmaster of Pool Emotions.All can learn from him.
The commentary is absolutely brilliant 👏
I don't know anything about pool and yet I watched this entire video.
I could play this guy as well as anyone, considering you never get a fucking turn. Nobody would ever know I'm a shit player.
lol
Best comment EVER about Reyes!!!
lol one way to looka t it i guess
THATS THE PROBLEM,THESE GUYS DONT MISS OFTON
@@zionjamal6066 stfu scam bots
Reyes, a guy that literally "Sees all the angles"
no me canso de ver este partido ! ME CAUSA GRACIA LA CARA DE FRUSTRACION MIKA IMONEN. Y LA HABILIDAD DE EFREN PARA ESCONDER O PROTEGER LAS BOLAS.
Just playing as much pool as Efren has during his lifetime has got to be a major accomplishment.... And he's still at it.
5:07 look at that recoil (vs the other shots, he puts it, draws it back or stops it where he needs it).. this dude is no joke man. He's been playing for a long long time and it shows with how much control he has over that table.
I'm honestly impressed.
Yep he's one of the best position players to ever pick up a cue. The finesse that guy has is nothing short of amazing. What I've noticed after watching hundreds of his games is that he may leave himself tough on a lot of shots, but one ........ the money ball. Almost every time he positions for the 9 or 8 ball he almost always is within a foot or so and fairly straight in.
The Best Player in the world Efren Bata Reyes !!!
Willie Mosconi was the best pool player, ever. In straight pool, all balls are called, no freebies like in 9 ball. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Mosconi
You can’t let this man get on the table, ever!
Shot of the match at 23:15. Only the Magician, Eferan Reyes (and maybe a very few select others in history) could make a shot like that, on purpose, in tournament play. Awesome shot by an extremely talented player.
The stoic magician actually fist pumped on that one.
@@mattg6290 AWESOME !
You think that was deliberate? There's some luck involved in that shot
@@ruskyhrahsel7723 luck with multiple world titles 😂🤦🏻♂️
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for those who does not know,
EFREN ‘BATA’ REYES is also the 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2014 ANNUAL DERBY ONE POCKET CHAMPION
And they call him at the Derby The Master of the Table
The undisputed best pool player of all time. The Magnificent Magician...
Reyes has a compact playing style, always in control. Perfect playing posture on every single shot. You never see him jump up after a shot.
I wanna play like this one day. Pure precision. Love it.
Superior hand/eye coordination…..ability to process angles……and steady muscle control. Amazing.
efren is a machine... so much props for his work ethic and knowledge of billiards... the g.o.a.t.!
He's a 9-ball player with bullshit illegal rules
The greatest pool/ burger eating champion in the history of the sport!!! All hail the great efren reays!!! 🥳👾🙊🙉🙈🐙🤩🐙🐸🎯
Reyes was on a completely different level from a shot imagination, precision control of the cue ball, and execution standpoint. He can see tough shots in his mind that nobody else can even think of. Only limited by his own imagination really. Super soft touch walking the cue ball around the table. Not a banger type, precise and very deliberate. I’m sure he’s seeing the shots he wants multiple shots down the line from the moment he steps up to the table. Not a shot he can’t make really and I’ll bet he’s invented a whole bunch. Pretty incredible player, all time great hall of farmer for sure
He is just the greatest of all if you ask me.
farmer?
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@@joecruz3511 he is the GOAT 🐐 no one is NEAR HIS LEVEL!
Is he the greatest? Top 5 or 10?
My uncle Jimmy Harris got me started playing 9ball and taught me how to play shape and I'm forever grateful for it. It's such an awesome game! Rest in peace Jimmy Harris. 1946-2002
I've seen some great players over the years but none as amazing as Efren..
He's a genius.!!
Imagine having this guy in your family during a party. "Put that stick down Efren, other people want to play!".
When you play against Efren and watch him make one brilliant shot after another surely you must be thinking of another line of work.
34:35 jaw dropping shot.. It was a safety shot all the way, and the cue ball landed exactly where he pointed it by his cue.. GOAT
True
Watching it all over again. It is still, wow wow!
23:15 best shot i've ever seen
Rain Cross It was obviously a fluke
As the commentator said, "You gotta play well to get lucky"
Even though it was a fluke, you must have to play good to get that lucky.
***** I dare you can't even hit that ball?
Rain Cross wow that's sick.
Can't help but laugh at the "expert" commentators who got every complicated shot prediction wrong.
Tell me about it. When they were chastising Immonen for not going for the shot jumping off the side rail in rack 3, the shot wasn't even on as Immonen would have been hitting the knuckle of the pocket!!
Pretty much every American commentator (no offence) is clueless when it comes to 9ball. The only ones I really could say are decent are Jeremy Jones and Mark Wilson.
These two are not as bad as Jay Helvert and Jerry Forsythe though (probably not spelled their names correctly)
Xec
AGREE!
And talked over what was really going onto tell their own war story.
Reyes seems so cool. Even when he goofs his demeanor is chill.
23:26 That's the look of a guy that says "I literally cannot believe that worked out so well". Even the greatest pros in the world need to have luck on their sides sometimes.
12:18 Mika : "Please man, I wanna play..." Efren : "As you wish......."
hes like: why.
THE GOD OF BILLIARD. THE MAGICIAN EFREN BATA REYES.
19:55 Mika looks completely thrilled about the whole thing
Truly humble commentators. So great to hear them speak honestly also.
"iMO should know this shot"
That is modesty? iMO knows, but choose to masse because it's the correct choice
Commentators were wrong time and time again in this match, especially in the beginning. Didn't watch the rest because pool is boring
Ht
Efren's cue ball control is impeccable! This man is as smooth as they come on the felt! simply the best player in the world! would love to play a race against him! would be an honor. :)
!!! Que gran jugador!!!Sereno y tranquilo!!! la presión No le afecta para nada!!!mil felicitaciones al Gran Maestro!!!Efren!!!!
Nice
Well done Mr. Reyes, you ARE A PRO!!!! I LOVE THAT SHOT AT, I BELIEVE 23:31 WHEN MADE THAT BALL COME BACK AT AN ANGLE TO KNOCK THAT SIDE BALL OF THE RAIL INTO SIDE POCKET, THAT WAS SUPERB/EXCELLENT!!! WAY TO GO!!!👌✌️👍 ⭐🌟.
He's not a pro. He's a LEGEND
As a kid in LA, I had a reputation for being an exceptionally good pool player. I'll never forget the time that I was challenged to a game by a professional Vegas pool sharp. I was so neverous of losing that I tried extra hard to win. I won the flip for the break, and amazingly I made the eight ball on the break three times in a row! In the fourth game I ran the table on him. Upon seeing this, the guy quit on me, and calmly put his custom cue stick back in its' case, and quit without saying a word. I don't think that he could believe what had just happened. I couldn't either. I never could do it again!
Doesn’t matter Juan if you ever do it again, you did it one time when it mattered.
BS Story bro!!
Pisses me off that ESPN gave up on showing Billiards.
anton1949 yup same.
+Ron P. Not me ESPN is not for damn pool, I love playing but its a dumb thing to watch
Kyle Jesse just like baseball.its so stupid watching 18 guys doing nothing most of the time just waiting for that damn ball to be thrown.
*Just watch from the 8th inning like I do. You'll save at least 150 minutes.*
*You can repeat the same time-saving process for almost all amateur and pro sports just by watching the last quarter, period, half, etc...*
same here
I don't know if billiard will be enjoyable to watch again,if there's no efren
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You've right
There are many videos of Reyes games. Repeat watching and you may learn something useful...its not like watching boxing or basketball.
For sure not enjoyable.without reyes.justlike chess during d time of bobby fisher..
No kidding. Have you seen his documentary?
I love how he finishes a game then sits down like he's just waitin for the bus.
lol
I love watching him play. I first saw him in a movie with Fernando Poe Jr but wasn’t that interested in watching him play because I was still working full time. Now, I watch him play every day. At my age I shouldn’t but I do. I am now 84 yrs old but I keep watching his games win or lose. I love watching him play with Mr. Strickland.
When playing with Efren, make sure you have a comfortable chair for you’ll be sitting most of the time!
+Gothus Touchstone Singularity (Stone) and some newspaper :)
pooleroes Bring tv & playstation down too!
+Gothus Touchstone Singularity (Stone) how 'bout some sodas & sandwiches ? LOL
efren's the greatest pool player ever
True bro
Gil Origin, Efren Reyes, is the world's greatest pool player ever. he is a Legend.
Hamad Abdeli no gil origin is not the champion overall,, strickland and efren that two rival in championship game,,
Efren Reyes, the pride of the Philippines in Billiard Sport. I hope the Filipino Youth will find him an Inspiration. Auraphil thanks. GOD bless!
I'm a DAV VETERAN IN A WHEELCHAIR ♿ AND I'm 71 but I'd love to meet him some day n watch him shoot he's the KING 🤴
Efren Bata Reyes never relies on luck to win. Those amazing, physics defying shots which leave spectators gaping in disbelief are not products of luck. Luck after all to Efren is 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent inspiration.
Physics defying? Obviously NOT... physics utilising?...YES.
The man simply has a grasp of the physical side of the game that even he will have a problem explaining.
23:15 Oh my gosh, how was that even possible! EFren Bata Reyes, you truly are the GREATEST EVER! Mabuhay ka!
You know a dude is a serious pool player when he shows up to the tournament wearing his machine shop job's uniform.
i am proud to call him my friend i refereed a match with him and earl and watched him play 100+ matches in Philadelphia when he first came to USA.
im still waiting for that girl referee in cardiff to reply here . he is the best to referee efren in every game he have. michaila tabbs
23:10 You might think this is luck, but watch before he took the shot at 23:00 . He was already measuring where the cue ball goes and the trajectory of the object ball with his stick. At first I thought this was a fluke, but after watching Efren so many times, you get an idea already when there's a big shot coming when he throws in his stick on the table and do some sort of calculations. Amazing legend!!!! And one more thing, if he really wanted to hit the rail and try to pocket that 3 ball at the corner, I don't think he would have added that much power. That power was intentional so it has enough speed to hit the object ball 3 rails and then bank it in the middle pocket and plus the control of the cue ball of where Efren wants as was shown on 23:05 , is insane!!!
Also, he did not take his eyes off of that 3 ball. He watched it all the way to the pocket. He raised his cue in celebration the moment the 3 ball bounced off the side rail.
Just wow! Thank you for explaining! Amazing!
I don't think Immonen gets enough credit for this match; here's some of his highlights-
11:39
19:54
23:50
25:19
29:47
31:53
33:10
hahahahhahahahaha excellent !!!!
LMAO
Carson Miller LOL IM DYINGGG
Wow. He should be sponsored by La-Z-Boy. Hahahahaha.
lol
These are two of the greatest play by play announcers!👍✌️👌😄
I played Efren one cold February evening in Kansas City, MO in 1987. I whooped his ass in 9-ball. He broke, missed on the three ball, and never got back on the table. It was glorious.
And then you woke up
One thing that Makes Eften Reyes the magician, if the certain ball is covered and there's no possible opening to hit that ball, most of pool player will go either use jump shot or masse, on the otherhand Efren Reyes most of times he would not do those kind of shots, even he can, he prefer and like to hit the rail 3, 4, and sometimes 5 times just to hit the certain ball, and amazingly it will go success. Efren Reyes likes dufficult shots, he does trick shots during crucial games, championship, and he succeeded.
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To me, chess and pool is a lot alike. There's a lot of times one move or one hard shot, usually a bank shot, if you make it it sets up the whole game. Make the shot and then run the table.
Normally on high level games like a hill-hill battle, most players would play safe, not Efren.
thats why they allowed jump cue, and efren possibly the reason why this are change
I think reyes is secretly a time travelling pool wizard who has just perfected all techniques of pool and just toys with the competition when he feels like getting their hopes up
From 67/73 served USMC and after the Vietnam war wheal serving in Great Lakes Ill I start playing Pool aka billiards, was becoming quite good and only way to get off the table was to let someone bet me or just leave. Miss the good old days for sure.
My Dad once told me "Son, if you're really good, you won't have to tell anybody". I would say Efren doesn't have to tell anybody lol!
I've had plenty of days like both Efren and Mika here, sometimes you can't miss and you run everything out without even hardly thinking about it, and some days each time you get to the table you're hooked and have nothing, or you finally get to the table and dog some easy shot. That's just pool.
dude, even professionals miss. and sorry to say just bc you can throw a couple names out there doesn't make it true. i find it hard to believe your outlandish story, unless your ready to fork over a picture or something i think you're talking out of your ass. and as for missing easy shots, believe me everyone has those days, you're not a perfect pool player and if you want I'll go ahead and run a couple races with you and give you the 7 out
and you're a fool telling your life story to someone who could give two shits.
mmm...pool
Being in ''dead stroke'' for a day has happened to a lot of people who've spent time playing/practicing pool. That's a given. Winning games when you're on a bad day is what separates you and Reyes. Another thing is that Efren has a vast knowledge on ball behaviour as he is also a great carom player. He has an unmatched arsenal of offensive and defensive shots and is widely regarded to have elevated the game. Has he missed easy shots? Sure, everyone does, but the crucial moment is what you do afterwards. Do you miss another and collapse under sheer pressure, or get yourself up and make a comeback? Do you get angry or focused? That's what most people don't understand about this guy. He has the best mentality for the game than anyone ever. And that's what made everything else possible...
Efren has lost lots of matches.
2019??? anyone???
master noah yo I'm here too man
2063 anyone?
Justkidding Relax i
2020
I knew him as a kid and efren lived and slept and dreamed of the game every day such dedication and im not joking sometimes he would play for days ( no wonder he is a champion )
Yea right!
Reyes skills resulted from 1) learning billiards and reliance on rails; and 2) playing from early age. Children absorb things wholly, whereas adults cerebralize things. A joy to watch
Its really not that hard to say that efren reyes is the greatest billiard player of all time. Guys from america just admit it, anyone who challenge him efren will certainly eat them alive.
@Silvio ManuelYour question means you haven't heard of Cesar Morales. 😂😂😂
@@alexbolongaita7545 Cesar Morales is the greatest of all time
One simple name: Walter Lindrum.
Efren is a fantastic player as well as a really nice guy, but to call him the greatest billiard player of all time is flat out absurd, incorrect, and somewhat offensive.
@@benmiddleton4365 Eften is the best tourney player of all time how bout that? Anything else cant be proven....
Well the statement as it was said, and that is what I was putting my two cents in about and not at all what you said, which I will get to, was that Efren Reyes was the greatest billiard player of all time. Clearly, and irrefutably incorrect, as evidenced by historical facts. Now, to what you said.....
Best tournament player? Well that's some arguable territory right there too, I guess that a concensus would have to be agreed upon as to the criteria making up of that claim, everything ranging from money won and amount of titles, numbers of countries, and then how would you rate up era as well as discipline (s) difference being weighed, who could really be the fair judge of all that?
Only God himself, and that's why this argument is so pointless. It's impossible for any one person to be able to honestly say who the best was, only who they think, and for whatever reasoning there might be to back up their personal decision based on potentially biased personal opinion.
I believe Walter Lindrum was the best billiard player the world has ever seen or will ever see again, and that statement is backed up by quite a staggering amount of historical facts, but I am man enough to admit that I may actually be wrong, and if there is anyone else who is remotely considerable to be claimed to be better, then I would LOVE to see the evidence to back that up.
Legend has it that Immonen is still sitting in that chair
Never gets tired watching his games!!
Then scary part about Reyes is when we saw him on TV in the 90s but hes prime was really in the 80s when he was hustlin in the pool halls… how scary good was that?