9-BALL: Kim DAVENPORT vs EFREN REYES - 1994 SANDS REGENCY XIX 9-BALL OPEN

[@FloridaRaider]

For me, this was the golden age. excellent video quality and played on Brunswick tables.

[@poolbob8776]

I really enjoy watching both these players. Thanks for posting.

[@AccuStats]

Our pleasure!

[@lancel71]

Ive been playing nine ball for nearly 40 yrs and I've never seen a player with as much talent as Efren! It's remarkable to watch! That commentator's heavy breathing is waring on me! Must be Mizerak.

[@davejameson523]

It’s Howard Vickery, a convicted pedophile. Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse. LOL.

[@jeffreyyoungblood7438]

It's Howard Vickery.

[@gausselim1474]

Total mouth breather = totally annoying. Agreed!

[@josephlee4337]

@lancel71, I go back hustling pool just as long as you, and I haven't come across so-called pool sharks as good or talented as Efren. I think Efren has a pool table inside his head.😊

[@ryancummings5295]

Just to be clear... I'm an efren fan; to me, he's the GOAT. With that out of the way, 11-10, Davenport shooting at the 7 ball up table, at 1:31:28, lady 2nd row, more or less in davenport's line of sight, sneezes as he commits to the final stroke (the definition of sharking; might as well have pulled a bed sheet out of her purse). 😳 she doesn't even do the nose twitch thing before the sneeze. I'll give her the benefit of the doubt but man it's convenient and well timed. The 7, 8, 9 was a basic out and davenport breaking well. If he had run that out, and gone up 12-10 right there, might have had a very different ending due to his confidence and thought process possibly being affected. Davenport goes up 12-10 anyways as efren ends up hooking himself. I like to think efren realized what happened and found a subtle way to give it back. Like i said before, I'm a big efren fan. He is my favorite player by far not just because of his technical, tactical, and mental skills related to pool, but he is a true ambassador of humanity.

[@darrellhinds5902]

Great payer

[@jaypisme2343]

I’ve watched that a few times now she did that on purpose looks like

[@gregpenismith1248]

This is Qanon levels of tinfoil hat bullshit.

[@mef12727]

Efren has given back the rack to quite a few folks after a hiccup. I saw him once foul the queue ball but the referee didn't call it. The next rack I can tell he missed a ball on purpose to give the rack back.

[@paulbaker6233]

Great game to watch.. thanks very much..

[@AccuStats]

Thank you too!

[@thegodofpez]

Love these uploads! Great to see classics introduced to younger fans.

[@SuperMrBlarg]

Young fan here. Just started playing pool a year ago. these videos are like gold to me. The greatest ever

[@thegodofpez]

@@SuperMrBlarg Nice! Also, tacos are the best food ever. (:

[@DavidHernandez-or1dp]

Yeah I just recently started playing for real.. and I learn a lot from these guys just by seeing what is even possible..

[@cynthiaperez2384]

Is.

[@freddieagnir3138]

Kim Davenport was a beast and is well-deserving of his Hall of Fame induction.

[@domingotrazo6614]

Tt5

[@edmondarpon4491]

Hbijokfg

[@azbdizzy4176]

Just saw this. Thank you.

[@gumaming]

I loved watching old school pool. The quality of play, skill and talent during this era was beyond what pool is right now. Nowadays, it’s all jumpshots like 3 point shots for the NBA, low quality.

[@UncleBensReactions]

Wholeheartedly agree. Jump shots should be frowned upon. Masè that cueball, or bank it 🤘😌

[@paeng46]

I just laugh in my seat at how Efren play the one ball @ 22:08. Look how he hit the one with the cue ball passing in between the five and eight balls to play the safety shot😆😆😆That shot at full table length, no one would dare to do.

[@clarkquismundo789]

If you kind of look at it, Reyes actually has a strong break. But it's physically taxing to him because he's not a natural big breaker like Bustamante and the others. So when he grew older, he sacrificed to preserve some of that strength in exchange for more ball control and accuracy because he's the best in the world on those areas.

[@reynaldocawas8220]

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[@emsnewssupkis6453]

What I notice is how HUGE the pockets are. I am slightly older than Efren and remember the older tables. Today, we play with younger people who are used to the tighter pockets and they smile as we oldies but goodies reminisce of the good old days.

[@emsnewssupkis6453]

Also, at tournaments, tables are faster cloths, too! So many changes over the years!

[@lyethomas3571]

no one notice 2:32 the 2 actually moved?

[@imtiazfardin6311]

Yeah

[@spankyphillips4625]

I have been around pool players all my life and efren is the best

[@javierlanderos1234]

I love how they talked down about efren. They didn’t like pool players unless they were American. Low and behold efren playing for many years. With no question being the greatest player to ever play the game. Ever!!

[@gerry8674]

Efren lost many times here in the states, He might be top 50 but "best ever",not a chance.

[@NoobZilentGamerTVOfficial]

@@gerry8674 top 50? are you high in meth bruh?

[@8ballandroid]

@@gerry8674 😂😂😂😂 Look at this hater 😂😂😂😂

[@zackhudson2551]

@@gerry8674 the man lost his fair share to the Americans but I gotta say he is the goat. Look at what the Hong Kong match vs Strickland did to earl mentally. I bet u never even watched that match. Race to 120 9 ball. Back in the day the Filipinos just had a different mentality. The elements they played in mostly open air heavily humid situations back home. The didn't come to play they came to take over and you can ask anyone who the goat is and they will tell u.

[@henningsvensson4665]

No, they actually didn't talk about him down at all. Vickery said, flat out that Efren is the best all-around player in the world. How is that talking down about someone? Efren, at this time, wasn't as great in the finals in 9 ball as he became later. And they're also evaluating his shot selections realistically and critically, rather than just deferring to his judgement as later commentators would. Efren did make some mistakes here, and it should be ok to point that out, especially given that the commentators themselves were pros.

[@louisbuzzi869]

Efren is my favorite player.

[@douglasbraga4665]

No one could ever topple P.I. when it comes to billiard if there is bata reyes our GOAT.

[@adriancastruita1994]

Efren became a much more gracious player later in life, you can tell here and matches earlier in Efren career he did not like to lose

[@djshiftio7501]

He still hates too lose, that never changed.

[@timbomiller855]

Very good ending. I enjoyed that thank you!

[@AccuStats]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jackchambers3190]

Can’t wait for this one 👍

[@clarkquismundo789]

Excellent match. Reyes lost this one but he will come back with a vengeance to win this tournament in 1995 against Strickland. That's a tremendous game where he executed the world-famous Z-shot in a do-or-die, hill-hill title match. He won this tournament 3 times so he's always played well here.

[@9Ballr]

Efren actually won the SRO four times, and Davenport won it three times. The most wins belong to Johnny Archer who won the SRO five times between 1991 and 1995.

[@valdemarpena8378]

@@9BallrSeem like a great tournament with great turnout. Wonder why they stop doing it though

[@ArthurDacanay-pm6yh]

Ex

[@markhamblin8195]

​@@valdemarpena8378kinda hard when the host casino is gone...just saying....geez

[@katiemcdavid4124]

Reyes is smarter than you think gentlemen.

[@jakepooltv]

For me.. Efren is the best player ever.

[@TheCeedub]

just met both of these guys in Alabama. I had them sign my case

[@themarkl0813]

Kim davenport and Jim rempe are my 2 and 3 behind efren. All great players.

[@eleazarpinon1821]

Salamat kim is excellent player i enjoyed watching 🇵🇭

[@blakelaw2676]

Looked like Reyes moved the 2 ball at 2:30 sec. Lol

[@eyevisual257]

damn right

[@omarsharriff9161]

Efren Bata Reyes , the greatest pool player that ever ever lived .

[@pangdanny2018]

that Efren you said as the greatest ,is nonsense 🃏 😂🎉 Cannot even win such easy game Go wash the cars

[@king_kai8729]

Is it just me or did efren move the 2 ball at 2:34

[@robertmeadows1657]

The two is definitely further from the rail after his shot than before.

[@king_kai8729]

@@robertmeadows1657 would that be considered a foul?

[@robertmeadows1657]

I don’t know if they were playing all ball fouls or cue ball fouls only.

[@capoman1]

Idk if it's a foul. But definitely the ball was further from the rail after Efren went over the 2 ball.

[@victorgavidia6724]

That was a great comeback by Kim...he was getting a beat down earlier by Efren Great match I really enjoyed it...

[@jlobiafra]

There is a match on KZbin between Kim davenport and Johnny archer around 1995 where Johnny is winning 9-2 and Davenport makes a remarkable comeback. Watch that match

[@DodgeMan74]

​@@jlobiafra👍 great match, watched it a few times

[@jandeband]

who are the commentators ?

[@AccuStats]

Howard Vickery and Paul Potier.

[@ericberrios6182]

Man what a great match

[@Brownie-tg3nu]

Sometimes people forget how good Davenport played

[@hammerlane3871]

I really wish I could watch efren at his best vs svb at his best, I think that would be a great match

[@MikeSipula-ok4tv]

Who is they and be specific

[@esojreyes2201]

I believe that Efrén Reyes has telekinesis when he concentrates on playing well and can dominate the balls mentally, although Efrén must not know that he has telekinesis unconsciously obviously. What is certain is that Efrén Reyes's destiny is to be the best pool player in the world despite the fact that he has lost pool games because he does not concentrate well...

[@samerbleik5475]

100%

[@GreeceUranusPutin]

1:20:35 That's the correct terminology.

[@rooseveltbryant508]

The commentators never knew he would be the greatest to ever play this game and u can tell

[@jesserice9100]

One of them actually said he might be..uh

[@clarkquismundo789]

Kim's career was sadly cut short by an unfortunate accident. He's one of the few American players who can kick Strickland's ass.

[@DodgeMan74]

What kind of accident did he have?

[@clarkquismundo789]

@@DodgeMan74 his right eye was hit by a golf ball in 2002. He never recovered fully from that. He's only 47 years old at the time and could have had at least 10 more years of competitive play.

[@billysikes1374]

Kim was a great player but he couldn't beat a picture of Earl lol Kim is 1 of my favorite player's ever, but could not beat Guys like, Earl, Varner, Sigel, Hall, however, he owned Archer, terrible freak accident that happened to him, Ended his Career for sure

[@9Ballr]

@@billysikes1374 Well, he did beat those guys, just maybe not as much as they beat him. He beat Earl in the finals of this tournament in December 1990.

[@billysikes1374]

He was a great player, I've known him for 30 years, I used to run around with Tony Ellin before he got killed, Kim beat em all, but never won the big events, And he is 1 of the nicest guys on Earth, Goes out of his way to be nice to fans, unlike ALOT of champion player's, I'm not saying any names, but most of them think they are Celebrities lol pool is the only sport where player's aren't Celebrities

[@opinion4246]

I'm an American,I think Efren is the best in the 🌎.

[@iejcwejheiowcnlwekn]

1:20:31 what’s this about getting (fun) by a (good job)?!?

[@thangs]

Always liked Kim Davenport, even way back when I was a younger player. But I can't help to think the guy fell deeply in love in 1978 and they said to him, "Never change." And then he didn't. Not ever. Mustache and feathered hair in 1994 for the love of god Kim why.

[@jasonsweeton8368]

Wtf is wrong with a mustache and feathered hair? It’s better hairdo than all these freaks are wearing nowadays, heck now they got blue, orange, green hair and 30yr olds that are bald 👩‍🦲

[@GregRearranger]

Is that Dennis Rader in the gallery!?? YIKES

[@scottisitoro3953]

Who's this Caesar Morales guy? Can he play at all?

[@rldabomb33]

Efren was alreasy 40 here his prime was in his 20s it wouldve been awesom to witness that..

[@williams3631]

I must admit, I'm tired of watching matches with Efren losing.

[@daviddumoor8450]

Mr Vickery was excellent 👌, Paul as well

[@scottisitoro3953]

Vickery was a convicted felon, a child sexual predator..sickening specimen. Hope he got the same in the prison;'s laundry room

[@wilfredorosal2521]

win or lost i will support j you.idol. wilfredo

[@victorgavidia6724]

Efren the magician....the best

[@jrw0707]

I think he got a roll.

[@9Ballr]

Kimmer!

[@capoman1]

1:18 Kim makes 4 balls on the break announcer is too busy chatting it up to mention it.

[@albertogil5129]

Hola elie er Agame los numeritos gracias cuidese

[@garyfrench5370]

It's too bad Kim isn't playing anymore.

[@davidcarver3957]

Kim and those beautiful George cues , great player enjoyed watching him play around the sacramento area

[@davidrussell3353]

I enjoyed Howard and Paul's commentary

[@kensanity178]

Davenport kind of reminds you of Strickland in his mannerisms.

[@fernandotan892]

Wht happen to kim we didnt heard anything about him aftr this much

[@laurarada6838]

He was unfortunately hit in one of his eyes accidentally on the golf course. He lost that eye & unfortunately couldn't play anymore.

[@charlesfair1582]

Not so

[@ayalatelehala8876]

@55:07 Commentator said Efren was very lucky, but Efren played that shot

[@txtmodcarlo]

U misunderstood what the guy is saying, he's pointing out Efren got lucky he gets back again on the table coz of the missed shot by Kim on the 5 ball I think. Both commentators obviously knew Efren played both shots.

[@catpen]

@ayala please try to listen very carefully and try as hard to understand the content of what was said instead of just focusing on these three words "Efren got lucky". The commentator was referring to Efren being lucky of getting another chance of getting back to the table. He was not referring to Efren being lucky by pocketing the 9-ball. You obviously are one of those Filipinos treating Efren as "god", nothing wrong with that but please try not to ruin his being great by making unnecessary comments. It is so cheap!

[@katiemcdavid4124]

My son married a girl from the phil.s and this uptown girl became a "lolla". Lol

[@ebaxdavid6400]

2022👿👿

[@SoldierofNAHS]

He hit the tiddi! 🙏😂 Was hilarious! I love the both of these players and I have Kim Davenport's Target pool and is definitely increased my numbers! Well done!

[@ruskyhrahsel7723]

Great match

[@mrnobody3949]

For some reason Every commentator on Every video says EFREN'S name EFREM😳

[@tuldokmangga3895]

Americans style of play is break and run out that's why they love 9/10 ball & straight pool. But I am sure 80 to 90% they will be beaten by efren when the game is rotation / 1 pocket. Maybe 50% when the game is 8ball.

[@andymellown3062]

In the beginning the announcer said Efren put the boots to Johnny Archer...lol

[@dragecardelean]

Good match

[@jet688]

@14:27 37:17 54:50

[@Heriberto-l1r]

I'mpatience is a pool players worst enemy..Earl Strickland Kim and many others suffer from it..

[@agangchannel]

Wow👍 bata i like

[@domingodeocareza]

If there's a rule not using jump cue it's hard to beat Efren Reyes.

[@silvinoortiz8138]

That heavy breathing tho !!!

[@brianbridge1879]

Efren fouled at 2:33 moved 2 ball.

[@AccuStats]

Nice catch!

[@alaskasfinest726]

Nostril whistling away 🤣🤣🤣

[@vebnew]

WOW

[@Krushard]

Davenport missing an easy pot. Commentator: "You know, it's because of the moisture..." lol

[@charlesfair1582]

I know Howard and Paul are pro players but I must assume their seat position is not as good as mine here at my kitchen table. They should stick to calling what did happen rather then what might happen. I’m sure they are embarrassed if they watched a rerun.

[@esojreyes2201]

Naniniwala ako na si Efrén Reyes ay may telekinesis kapag siya ay tumutuon sa mahusay na paglalaro at maaaring dominahin ang mga bola sa pag-iisip, bagama't hindi dapat malaman ni Efrén na siya ay may telekinesis nang walang kamalay-malay. Ang sigurado ay ang tadhana ni Efrén Reyes ay ang maging pinakamahusay na manlalaro ng pool sa buong mundo sa kabila ng katotohanang natalo siya sa mga laro sa pool dahil hindi siya nakaka-concentrate ng mabuti...

[@rldabomb33]

doesnt a lot of these pool players look like Strickland?

[@kartoleksonosomad]

Effren bata reues hebat

[@JIMJAMSC]

Sloppy game. "Moisture is affecting the balls." Table looks really beat up and Efren appears drained.

[@rpsrps2358]

Narration does need to be on the screen

[@JohnJohnson-zq9rg]

Efren made a foul on the 2 ball right at the start of the match (during his first shot attempt at the 1 ball.

[@AccuStats]

I watched it and didn't see a foul.

[@robertmeadows1657]

It sure looked like a shirt foul.

[@heginschristianstrong7707]

@@robertmeadows1657 depends if they were playing all fouls or not.

[@ebaxdavid6400]

🙏🙏

[@domingovicente3429]

They look down the Pinoy,why in first place hight, second is nose not as pointed as they have.but in billiard they are inggit .

[@rpsrps2358]

The text on the screen is irritating and spoiling the screen

[@cunkhunn6623]

Reyes wakakakaka

[@iejcwejheiowcnlwekn]

50:27. WTF was that, Kim!!!!??!!?!

[@eliemilitante4468]

😢😅😊

[@johnhenninger1980]

dog dirt kimmer

[@dillhole4603]

👁️👁️

[@MikeTrujillo-fd2fn]

Efren sucks!!!! 😖

[@togarsilegar7919]

Q

[@pangdanny2018]

Efren Bata Reyes loses 😂 You called him the greatest poool player ?!! 😂he’s a real joke !!!

[@AccuStats]

Now, you're the real joke. 😀

[@doroteotimtim8854]

Jealously will get you everywhere!......

[@dominadorchan8171]

Man you must be a frustrated pool player.

[@aurelionsol6258]

Everyone loses once in a while. And yes, he is the greatest. Even at his age he'd still kick your ass in a game. Do not dare disrespect one of the biggest names in pool history. The only joke here is you.

[@KnowTrentTimoy]

I sense a lot of bias for Davenport in this commentating team.