2005 US Open 9-Ball Championship Gabe Owen vs. Efren Reyes

[@ramonching7772]

@42:00 Watching this video with expert commentary is so much better. It made me aware of how good Efren is positioning the cue ball. Possibly 4 balls before the needed shot. Kudos to the commentators. Top notch knowledge.

[@timatkinson9291]

One of the best. Great cue ball control.

[@jamesholmen9725]

Danny is a great commentator. When he works with Billy, the two are awesome!

[@SeniorRonson]

Efren is the best ever, he's owned Earl many times. Efren's kicking and saftey game is simply on another level. You can't play chess with this guy, you start playing safeties with efren and ur done, gg.

[@CarlCramer88]

Earl beat him more times than Efren beat Earl. Earl has his number. Look up the matches before you spew bullshit.

[@ugaugauga488]

@@CarlCramer88 Earl is better in 9-ball while Efren in 8-ball, One-Pocket and carom, as per the records and history. Earl doesn't have his number. He just is a stronger guy and has a stronger break in 9-ball, where that is critical. And remember that nobody beat Efren in the big money games.

[@iitruevibeii]

from what I've seen this match was a very clean match love Efren

[@stephenwong3532]

Louisa johnson

[@ugaugauga488]

This player Gabe is very good and sharp. Not easy to beat. Efren is so much fun to watch, even if he messes up because you then get to see how he fixes it. Thank you BClub for posting this. Great match.

[@mikeserrano734]

Whose at year 2020 and still watching tge greatest ever pool player in the world? and where you from?

[@shawnsmith2540]

Yup lol

[@shawnsmith2540]

Charlotte NC via Clarendon county SC

[@mikeserrano734]

@@shawnsmith2540 can you run a rack?

[@rockypug7005]

Jul. 22,2020 from the Philippines

[@rogerscottcathey]

The skill with which Efren constructs his leave is just as impressive as his pocketing skill.

[@rogerscottcathey]

Wonder if Chalk Off got in trouble for the claim "Cleaner than New"?

[@COGsoldier17]

Even Earl Strickland admits that Efren is the best all around player ever. Earl is the best 9ball player, Efren is the best all- around.

[@ugaugauga488]

Yes. That's what the record shows when comparing the two. Earl couldn't even compete in the Derby CC, where Efren beat all the champions in different disciplines.

[@mrnobody3949]

4:32 when THE MASTER points where the cue ball will go let's you know he has a higher understanding of the game... most don't.

[@CarlCramer88]

😔

[@bobbykaiancero7104]

I like owen sportsmanship in his heart ..

[@chichang79]

Do you really think Efren safeties, kicks, banks is lucky? I don't think so, he went for it, he calculated it, he played three cushion so he knows every systems. IMHO maybe Efren got a little lucky but not a pure luck, he went for it and well calculated it. That's why he is the magician!!

[@bhernicecu7904]

chichang79

[@mikeserrano734]

Put your money with Efren because he is one hell of a Banker.

[@jonmiller19845]

You gotta hit them good in order to get lucky!

[@yianaki22]

thats what you call hard work to be the best!

[@windowpain1]

I understand that giving the last ball to your opponent rather than making them shoot it is supposed to be a nice gesture, but I don't like it. You're stealing part of the credit for their victory, even though you only do it at the point when there's no chance your opponent will miss. Plus you have to interrupt them when they're down on the shot, and make a big spectacle about giving them the win, not to mention depriving them of the satisfaction of finishing the rack. Am I nuts?

[@joshcady4429]

I didn't almost realize it but Efren shot the 1 ball @ 7:50 left handed like it was nothing

[@shaggyrogeraceim115profile4]

Greatest of all time.. the magician

[@GetMeThere1]

Yeah, Reyes was great, as usual. But you can't deny that Owen played pool at about the highest possible level. It's weird he isn't doing so much lately; this match made him look like a potential champion.

[@ugaugauga488]

Yes, Owen is excellent.

[@billysikes1374]

He's dumping someone wherever he is

[@ronmartin3755]

I have watched countless Efren Reyes matches and have only seen him lose once. So when the commentators say he is about to make a bad shot or choice and then he makes the shot and leaves himself perfect position for the next shot makes me laugh at the guys who think they know more than Reyes! In fact, Reyes is the Greatest Player to ever live and for these clowns to second guess him is ridiculous!

[@sydjkoem6499]

Anu p

[@akirahman9370]

Mm Ll

[@Brandon-th4xx]

Idk, I've seen Earl smoke him, seen Johnny Archer, i think even Varner

[@joeflow5869]

The guy would literally play for over 24 hours sometimes all the way to 32 hours with no sleep. The commentators probably watch porn when they get home and efren hops back on the table

[@ugaugauga488]

He does have losses. That's not the issue, though. You have to look at the whole history and his achievements, especially in the Derby CC and the other over-60 championships. Everyone knows he's the GOAT.

[@Rickynyc69]

He's just too good.

[@christopherdelislemusic]

Efren is my favorite as well. One thing about his game that really stands out to me (maybe no one else has noticed) but even on easy shots and even simple 9 ball shots, he still takes his time, lines up and makes great shots. Lots of players will just aim at the 9 and fire when it's an easy shot. These guys usually make it but Efren is just so intentional about every shot. Great game...

[@drewfla]

25:57 How does Buddy Hall always get the cue ball to go exactly on that line and end up in the white circle?! ......😅

[@djamo1969]

LOL, with the smoothest stroke I’ve ever seen, that’s how. Best stroke for a beginner to emulate, I think. Switching to his style has helped my game immensely. Efren’s style only seems to work for him. LOL.

[@jacobjones5269]

Because he was the best 9-ball player who ever walked the planet.. And everyone knew it..

[@ugaugauga488]

You apply "English" or hit the cue ball at a particular spot to get it to spin and it then goes that way.

[@arthurgrande468]

Great commentary

[@jjstratford]

Beth Loggins, I was at the Open in '94 when Efren won and he was at least as good as he ever was.

[@alfonsotanco827]

Iran us war

[@simplelangperorock]

13:35 should be ball in hand? Bad push out?

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

I’ve rarely seen Reyes win the lag, and I’ve also rarely seen him lose a match. ☺️

[@daeganandheidi]

what i find incredible is Reyes is not the player he used to be - but even now he's an amzingly competititve player. too good in his day obviously.

[@mikeserrano734]

Hi Efren, your the greatest!

[@mescellaneous]

never seen any other sport/game where i have to fast forward all the commentary. what a legendary game.

[@alessandroaguirre4930]

efren number one of the World forever

[@nestornicolas8037]

Alessandro Aguirre u so

If you aren't going to show the whole video, why even upload it here?

[@Definitely_Someone]

efren you rock!

[@mikeserrano734]

He is the rock of Pool. Hello person from 12 years ago. Sept 2020 here

[@Definitely_Someone]

@@mikeserrano734 Hello there friend :)

[@mikeserrano734]

@@Definitely_Someone hello someone from 12 years ago. Where you from?

[@sermoncatcher55]

Can someone explain why Gabe doesn't go for a combo using the one ball to hit the nine ball in after Efren's scratch at the 15:00 mark? It doesn't look like an extremely difficult shot, especially for guys like them...

[@ericmaldonado1373]

The king 🤴 🙌

[@southsidejonny9997]

How many hundreds of millions of dollars have been lost and gained by the cue of this humble genius?

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

So much more enjoyable to watch this on Mute.

[@josephlee4337]

I totally agreed with you. The garrulous commentator talk with the Southern accent sounded so much like Marlin Perkins from the Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom T.V. shows. Of course, that's if you are old enough to remember the show. :)

[@BaconFrisbee]

No way man. Danny D always sees the best shot and tells you how the player will execute it. It's great for learning

[@DaveGray-j7q]

I sure miss Danny doing the commentary. He was the best. Great pool too.

[@oliverboragay3557]

efren is the great player of billiards very experience how to roll the cue ball and angle to angle for preparation for the next ball.

[@davidberan470]

Met gabe at the 2003 Houston open super classy guy,was a 2 day tournament I lost out the first day so went back Sunday to watch the finals as I pull in and park a guy came out and I asked him who was wining and he said he had just put Jeremey jones on the loser side I had no idea at the time it was gabe owens when I watched the finals and realized who he was I was amazed he had taken the time to actually stop and talk will always be a fan

[@jeffreyschlabach3779]

quit telling us that we dont know whats going on in the game,or that we dont apreciate the play they make,we know more than you think,thanks

[@LemuelBaldevarona]

😢

[@TallBob1962]

Because with no tied up balls the run-out is actually a higher percentage play. No doubt Gabe would be likely to make the combo if he chose to, which he might have if there were tied up balls preventing an easy run-out. But pro's don't take ANY unneccessary chances 'cause mistakes are so costly at that level.

[@jasonrebancos1721]

32:50 efren did it intentionally hs that smart many steps ahead of us thats why heplaced the 5 on the side to make it more difficult took advantage of his bad shot

[@ricksanchez3526]

jason rebancos nope

[@indrariskysihombing6156]

Menit 13:40 ada yang bisa bantu jelasin : kenapa Efren tembak 9 tapi tidak bola angkat untuk bola 1 ya?

[@socramzilos]

@magikman38 for position on next balls, through rails and other stuff

[@uberathlete]

It's actually quite unfortunate that people in North America and elsewhere weren't able to see Efren play when he was in his absolute prime. I'd love to see rare video of him before he made it big internationally.

[@kilnmaster]

I see him often in Manila and Quezon City. He is still playing. Move to the PH.

[@lnd3005]

Definitely. The guy was shooting lights out.

[@FaceThaFactz]

look at every shot 100 times...

[@cristinaalcorinvlogs..]

⁴¹

[@richmonddaque8077]

as they all say about the filipino pool players that they play mind games. they'll say that it was just luck or like reyes who says " im just lucky" actually as a good player, and i mean a very good player who else will play money against you if you will say that I did that on purpose. Reyes needs to decieve his opponent for them to play with him again. efren can purposely loose a money game to let his opponent think that he can beat reyes and when the stakes are raise... taddah!!! all your bucks goes to efrens pocket.

[@mrklbco3112]

Dumugo pa ilong ko sa comment mo,. Next time if pwede paki sabi na lang magaling sya. 😂🤣

[@lo0ksik]

nope

[@princekody]

actually efren did that in the world 9 ball held in philippines they guy shake his hand and he miss the 9 ball on purpose the crowd thought the game is still on.efren got jokes!

[@rebharath]

@15:05 why didn't owen go for the 1-9 combination in the upper right corner? he had ball in hand.

[@rogerscottcathey]

Yeah, could have saved four minutes! What a huge mistake..! But seriously, I think he looked at that and the distance amplifies the possibility for error and then what's the safety? He discounted it. These guys always consider those odds. Even Reyes with a much shorter and aligned line up of three and five took a couple of looks before attempting it.

[@bone6966]

why do you hate efren's stroke?

[@woah5663]

My pool skill dont come close to efren's but we have the same stroke to maintain a lighter grip on the cue. Although many say that it is very ineffective because it's very wobbly. I think it woks perfectly for me. Especially for efren.

[@robertburnett5561]

Gary Player said that the more he practices the luckier he gets.

[@BaconFrisbee]

There's an Efren match I'm looking for. I think it's U.S. Open. In it he jumps into a ball with draw to whip the cue ball around an intervening ball for position.

[@loriw2661]

I’ve seen it on a compilation video (he goes around the 7 ball) of “Efren’s greatest shots” or “Efren’s kicks” or “Efren, top 30”. Something like that. I’ve seen the match too, it’s an amazing shot!!! If I find it, I’ll message you back.

[@BaconFrisbee]

@@loriw2661 Yeah I've seen it there too. I think it's US Open, but it might be DCC. Thanks

[@flobingood]

Snooker is for the players that think the ''buckets of pockets'' in pool are to large

[@tamerchehade]

GOTTA HAVE AN ANGLE!!!

[@pingmendoza719]

Pockets are so wide it makes it so easy to run out balls.

[@petekamote]

Yeah thats what I noticed with your mom

[@newtype5005]

@@petekamote 😂💀💀

[@jonton12swee]

GO EFREN! Pinoy pride!

[@dannyberkabile265]

Why do commentators like Danny feel they have to predict the shots? Don’t they commentate or make comments on shots players themselves already decide to shoot? I think this is what commentators should be doing rather than being predictors. For example, before Efren shoots the commentator says, "Efren's going to make a 1-9 combination, no, he made a bank" because a bank is what Efren decided to do. The commentator should have just waited until Efren shot the bank and then made a comment about the bank. Then the commentator actually says what I'm saying about commentating. He said, "I think he had my shot prediction in mind ...." and goes on, but he's saying he's predicting and not commentating unless there's a new definition for commentating which includes predicting. The thing is, the commentator continues to describe about everything occurring on the table - all the positions, shots, movements and resting places of every ball for every shot like his audience are all blind. Of course, we are not blind, so his commentating gets rather boring to the point of being somewhat irritating. Does anyone have an idea about this?

[@danceoutnow]

I don't know if I would place efren as the greatest player of all time. But one title I would give him is the greatest all around billiard player because of his cue ball control. It's a totally different game, but in the game of 3 cushion, some of the champions of the 40's 50's and 60's could run rings around Efren. But in pockets, there are very few better. The only way to beat him is to be on your sharpest game. Very excellent player and one of my idols

[@dannyberkabile265]

The commentator talking about Mika losing and Danny saying that's nine ball when anyone can run racks needs to add it's NOT true when playing alternate nine ball because stringing racks doesn't happen with players shooting back and forth.

[@eddiethelock]

you could find out how old he really is by goin a round with him in the ring. go ahead give it a shot.

[@billysikes1374]

Buddy Hall beat Tang Hoa in the finals at this tourny, would like to see that one

[@eddiethelock]

no i meant the boxing ring. if he's so old. you will be running for the door if you get out before you get knocked out.

[@Jahwarrior91]

you guys are crazy Danny Diliberto is the greatest! he knowledgeable when it comes to shot making and the history of the players and he's pretty darn funny

[@davids11131113]

No Danny there's no foul on a push out you can just roll the cueball 1 inch if you want without hitting a ball or rail or anything the rollout is a total freebie no rules.

[@wimpylassiter2336]

@TheBigkizz Ummm that woulda been a damn hard shot. A very low percentage shot. it would have been stupid to try that combination especially against reyes.

[@nibols23]

snooker is for people that cant play pool straight pool and one pocket is pool you gotta be a surgeon.

[@OMGWTFrank87]

Efrens not just a good 9 ball player.. theres also. one pocket, 8 ball.. three cushion billiards..

[@nanabisco9258]

Efren is the only reason I watch pool love a guy who loves pool the way he does

[@dannyberkabile265]

Does Danny ever stop talking?

[@agtv8039]

ive heard Yosemite Sam and Elmer Fudd talking each other? am i right

[@nicanortiongzhon8785]

The title should be " 2005 US Open 9-Ball Championship Efren Reyes vs. Gabe Owen" Efren Reyes wins the game.:)

[@owedasna1612]

your text is very disturbing

[@user-hu8dg6uw5o]

35:40 ,the old woman comes inaction 😂😂

[@donnybro6536]

OLD WOMAN ??? SHE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST FEMALE PLAYER ALL TIME.... BRUH WATCHING BILLIARD WITHOUT KNOWING OF ALL THINGS INSIDE

[@gripperC]

my friend a cue like the one reyes is playing with different inlays and the irish grip in the butt could not cost 13 dollars..If you wont search the web for prices...starting at 120e and ending at 3000e

[@Irakli1981]

it was fall there, it was not fair

[@joeasuncion7854]

The coverage sounds a 100% BETTER on Mute. Oh, yeah!!.

[@djamo1969]

3:31 On the crawl: *You’re*

[@jonton12swee]

these guys are f*ckin good

[@Irakli1981]

:)))) could he play the russina billiards so well????

[@paopaosenor2445]

THATS ARE PEOPLE WHO CANNOT ACCEPT LOSING AND MAKING REASONS

[@harabas3499]

one thing i noticed about these tournaments, is that organizers seems to change the rules to take away advantage of Filipino players, like 1) incorporating the alternate break system , 2) reducing the number of games , 3) players can only break within the box, 4) changing the spot where the balls are set.... one disadvantage of the alternate break system is that it takes away the momentum of the player, alternate break is not that bad because it gives the other player the chance to play and show off his ware, playing the alternate break system would be better if the number of games would be longer to reduce the chance of fluke victories

[@kawaiifreak97]

those adds tho! 😆

[@darylkanofski9327]

When other players look at a hard shot they run to cover and try and hide the balls where Efren would make the shot

[@HarPlayer]

The announcer said " His Backer" I thought they paid their own way travel Hotel ect: and they have endorsements that pay them

[@drewfla]

It's an old timer figure of speech lol. "His backer just took a shot of whiskey", because the player made a ball that almost didn't go, or took a risky shot that paid off etc, which would make his backer nervous in a cash match.

[@waycoobeens]

@onehundredand37 When you're opponent sets up nicely for the last ball of the match it's considered courteous to "give them the ball" or not make them shoot it.

[@believer4445]

Efryn couldn't reach last shot without a bridge, he broke his stick down fast lol

[@cobracobra6401]

Reason why Efron...so.good ls he never had job

[@adamdiggler1]

NICE

[@magikman38]

so from what i gather, you want an angle for an angle

[@magikman38]

@socramzilos haha i know i was being sarcastic. Danny says that or something else to that effect about 10 times per match and its just funny how annoying he is at times

[@RCBates1]

Very poor camera work. Should fire the "poor "camera operater

[@user-mg2xt7qi1t]

Philippines vs japan

[@DanyBaron]

13:33 foul... why can he do that!?

[@xjaesix]

que was froze...

[@magikman38]

nah its danny, billy isn't commentating this match. but he certainly can ramble a little much as well

[@julzmuzik9464]

What a shot!! @49:16

[@arnoldbaclig7709]

Francesco paterni and jhon sprurlin.. Efren he's better

[@TVOham]

Why is literally every video you make horrible quality?

[@xtianthadon]

lol at gabe @ 15:07 wiping d que ball. he was lyk, who knows if efren has some tricks by holding it.

[@archiecarr3945]

Foul!!! No ball made contact with a rail after shot was made.

[@FransBlaas1]

2005 and then 1998 in between... shit..

[@locngo]

i prefer master rather than silver cup, it stick better to the tip and give better english