Dennis Hatch vs Earl Strickland | 2019 US Open Pool Championship

US Open Rewind's first episode brings you an absolute cracker of a match, when two American greats in Dennis Hatch and Earl Strickland locked horns on the main table back in April 2019, with the loser going home!
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[@blessings256]

Believe it or not Earl is one of the few people that walks his talk

[@justsomeguy6474]

Yup he talks like and ass and is an ass.

[@romeyrome32]

Earl's toughest opponent has and will always be himself. When he's on his game there's no one better and more entertaining to watch.

[@chrisanderson4044]

This was awesome to watch. I watch a lot of these KZbin replays and this was by far the most entertaining. What resilience from hatch.

[@bojedjedthemusiciankid-vit249]

Earl impressed me ,first of all because of his unique reaction when he made a mistake shot shows of sencerity ,,

[@malakiyahamari8448]

Poor earl. His break caused him the match. That's always been his issue. He can run the balls quick, but when he breaks dry its downhill for him. Luckily he kept getting chances on this match.

[@pjtyra2106]

30:40 me every time I see Michaela Tabb ref a match.

[@tgh223]

lol

[@cliffy236]

Made fast forward just to see what that’s about😂😂😂

[@paoloalcantara2465]

😂

[@scotttavernier720]

Hahahahahaha

[@ghettoasfuckxp]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@JoshStodola]

4:04 "Eating a bag of chips at a pool tournament" they looked like kettle cooked extra crunchy as well!! Earl has a point!!

[@bob733333]

A guy at the pool room here will eat 75 cent chips while you are shooting, the whole time. An hour later he will still be crunching the bag. So childish and I have not played him since. He does it to other players though.

[@BillMorganChannel]

When Earl (who I love) runs 7 miles does he take that tummy with him?

[@alansiegel9417]

I resent that remark...I lost my home and he agreed to allow me to move into his belly...8 rooms with 2 1/2 baths

[@San-69]

Very, very very deserved victory. Dennis I might be not your most enthousiastic fan but thanks for your superb play last ten racks and congrats!

[@rogerscottcathey]

A comedy of errors then a come-back kid. Tense but enjoyable match.

[@tyronemosley6810]

Low energy match but somehow still thrilling..😳

[@akquicksilver]

Those 700 set ups have certainly developed his abdominals!

[@madhatter2012]

Yeah I was thinking the exact same thing!

[@FIVE-0-APOCALYPTO]

What the hell does that have to do with sit ups? Go look at his calves. Like rocks. Earl runs alot too.. His gutt in clothes doesn't tell the whole story. Big diaphragm and strong abs and some fat = big stomach. With all due respect sir, Earl would whip your ass.

[@scottisitoro3953]

I'm certain you meant S I T U P S, not setups. And yes, belly big.

[@liama23]

God to his lads: "I've made a new human. He's called Earl Strickland. I gave him the talent of a master!" Heaven people: "Wow nice!" God: "And the mental stability of a spoild 6 year old child." Earl: "1:20:11"

[@gino2033]

These 2 commentating this match are embassing showing so much prejudiced against Earl Strickland when neither them or car salesman Hatch could pack Earl's sticks to a practice session.

[@2869may]

The one was about to cry about Earl "touching" the cue ball headed for the pocket.....

[@williamguinan9018]

Yes they are very disrespectful

[@martinolsson6978]

its clear they hve no clue

[@pessimisticpuma]

Hatch even looks like a used car salesman. It makes me cringe. He definitely played like one this match and somehow just got lucky.

[@xl000]

Earl looks like some alcoholic truck driver or sheet metal factory worker though

[@johnstorton]

What the heck is this???? A pool match with good video resolution???? I don't believe it!!!! 🥳🎈🎆👏 Automatic and immediate upvote!

[@janetairlines1351]

They need to use this camera for bigfoot videos, rather than the standard potato model

[@randoom2405]

unfortunately one of the commentators there keeps talking s***

[@ZO6Dylan]

Earl has the most ridiculous brake shot from a pro thats so damn solid everywhere else!

[@brucedressel8873]

That's also a ridiculous way to spell break.

[@frankjaegar1805]

@@brucedressel8873 earls break must stop

[@martinparker9249]

@@brucedressel8873 🤣

[@jadezee6316]

not to spell it...but to use it@@brucedressel8873

[@jselectronics8215]

OMG! A massive understatement. It looks like Melinda @6:01. Hi Mel, I met you at DannyK's a few months ago.

[@lindsaymarks998]

This was a great match. Not sure why this music was blasting in the background while these great players are trying to concentrate and play their best?? Makes no sense.

[@SeanJorgenson-vy8nw]

That was a Rookie mistake. He looked at those 2 easy nonconflicting balls in the corner. Hit the ball so hard it perfectly banked in the side.😮

[@ctprocess]

Is this guy for real, he can get penalized for touching the ball??? IT"S A SCRATCH! Hey, and how about this crowd, well, they're in Las Vegas... They're probably waiting for some convention, or the magic show and needed a place to wait. They definitely know jack about the pool, both these guys made great shots at one time or another, and not a peep.

[@midrash100]

Announcer Ted is a dope. How many mistakes does one have to endure.

[@rickvassell8349]

You don't do 700 situps a day and have a belly like Earl.

[@alcoholya]

maybe not 700situps but 100 easily... I used to jog 5 miles plus while being 100 pounds overweight. People think fat people don't exercise.

[@pessimisticpuma]

You obviously don’t know shit about exercise and nutrition. Dieting is key to slimming down. You can do 1000 sit ups a day but if your caloric intake is greater than your expenditure you’re not toning anything. Also, pretty sure earl hasn’t done 700 sit ups in total in his life. 😂

[@scottisitoro3953]

Maybe fat people DO, IN FACT, EXERCISE They also just don't stop eating !!!@@alcoholya

[@debandmike3380]

A lesson in keeping your focus no matter what the score. This was hatch against himself on occasion Strickland would show up at the table

[@troywest]

1:10:35, can almost see a smile developing on Earl's face there

[@fartlighter82]

Appreciate the content but the video is skipping for me in several spots. Makes it unwatchable.

[@tgh223]

must have bad puter

[@aarons2moody]

Earl is the only person that can beat Earl.

[@joulupukki1607]

Used to be like that he still got it but he not even close to be top 10 player anymore still my favourite player tho

[@S2000Y]

Earl the paunch Strickland

[@nyquil07na38]

Lol I didn't like him at first but he has grown on me. He is always pissed about something. At least he keeps the game entertaining. I really like when he is one of the commentators. He says some funny shit.

[@chrispeng961133]

Am I the only one wondering why they replaced the ball set to old fashion colors in this match?

[@parksyist]

1:35:42earl finally stopped complaining

[@lmlslicklml]

Is that Robert Englund. Freddy Krueger in the crowd ?😂😂

[@scottisitoro3953]

No that was Keyser Soze

[@54champions]

Best player lost

[@crucialtimes5952]

Earl the when I do it it’s skill & if you do it it’s luck Strickland

[@dylanbradley7583]

Crucial Times the whole jump cue thing lol he adamantly speaks out against jump cues all the time saying they should be banned. And he used one lol

[@randoom2405]

@@dylanbradley7583 so what?

[@randoom2405]

@Jeff Sol can you prove your claims?

[@johnsuarez9648]

6:00 someone's fighting in the background

[@davidmartin7728]

Nice cue Dennis Hatch 😉

[@mrpresident7121]

Is it over yet?

[@0501Billie]

Fix the lag pls.

[@aaarn]

So Earl finally came around on the jump sticks

[@kerrmoney]

No, he still hates them.... Just hypocritical is all😜

[@davidfarinaofficial]

15:05 man that happens all the time to me when i try to backdraw with lower left and the object ball is near the rail

[@madferdi]

Yeah this is a shot you wanna avoid. You'd be playing to miss the other side pocket but often times it ended up scratching in the other one

[@patrickbale201]

700 sit ups with that belly earl? Hmmmmm😂😂😂

[@scottisitoro3953]

Where are you getting that "700" number from?

[@pcbn2u]

I do not see how these stupid plastic racks are allowed in professional billiards! Look at 12:48 and it is obvious, that rack altered the motion of the 9 ball. There is seldom a break where a balls trajectory is not altered by this think. Ban them.

[@samphilipp4997]

It makes the balls tight bonehead and you don't make the decisions.

[@mikea5205]

@@samphilipp4997 - there’s no other way to make them tight?? Robert is right that stupid magic rack altered the direction of the ball. If this is ok with you then go watch bowling or something

[@kaiv.weymarn]

Krimi!

[@doraemon402]

I just realized that the 9 is on the spot rather than the 1 on the break

[@scottisitoro3953]

Are you from another planet?

[@garretta6977]

who put acdc techno on the playlist lmao

[@tonybarnes7500]

5TH RAKE AND TED NEEDS TO GO TO SPEC SAVERS THE 8 POOL WHENT IN TED

[@faulderrr]

The music is terrible! Earl always makes pool entertaining. LEGEND!

[@samerbleik5475]

Agree

[@Mike-zf4xg]

goodbye horses... it puts the weights on its wrists.

[@dannyberkabile265]

What difference does it make if Earl touched the ball or not. It would be a foul anyway and Earl is Earl. He is Earl the Pearl. He means nothing by it. The referee did good, the commentator did bad in making that remark.

[@AAAskeet]

No,you never touch a ball in play

[@buddyjackson3148]

Why was Earl's shot on the one ball in game #2 considered a foul. ???

[@alexandergaron1232]

Buddy Jackson it wasn’t a foul. He was assuming the cue ball was going into the top corner pocket and just stopped it before it fell

[@scottisitoro3953]

You assume, you make an ASS out of U and ME.@@alexandergaron1232

[@RichardsWorld]

@35:56 Johnny Archer in the crowd?

[@scottisitoro3953]

No, that was Keyser Soze

[@tgh223]

why do they have 2 us opens

[@b3fitco626]

What do you mean? They have the open for all types of pool games. 8 ball, 9 ball, etc. Is that what you mean or something else?

[@lagrandedomanda]

Brooklyn'd it

[@jeffren70]

What kind of rules are these where you can't even go look at the rack before you break them?

[@martinparker9249]

@1:38:22 jump shot it ?

[@theantiauthoritarian.1540]

Second frame was LOSS OF FRAME for touching the white with cue, why wasn't the rule followed?🤔🤔🤔

[@l.m.carroll291]

Sounds pretty authoritarian to me man

[@tonybarnes7500]

oh look somemore anti earl strickland comentators earl has forgotten more about pool than them clowns will ever now

[@BillMorganChannel]

I am no expert but Earl's safeties are 5-% of the time not very good....agree?

[@djamo1969]

Does that friggin’ remix crap music ever stop playing? Who TF wants to hear this at a pool tournament!? (Or anywhere, for that matter?)

[@randoom2405]

commentator is joking right? Strickland did it in Reyes, Bustamante, etc era. who shane plays against? ancient goats and uprising chineses? Pearl is the best ever, especially from USA

[@randoom2405]

@John Doe oh yea COUGHING his way through back, with some break bs as well, in a fixed asian bar game, pretty much. ill stick with million man Earl in 9 ball (probably 10 ball too if it was played in his prime, but then again Earl's not much seen in other games, being the best shooter ever I can't see how he wouldn't dominate games like Straight Pool etc if he wanted and it was more popular). Reyes is definitely the greatest to hold a cue stick, in general, tough definitely, despite making roosters fight in his backyard lol

[@randoom2405]

also Shame is a bit of a Cheat as well. quite well knownly

[@Mago.-]

I mean... Yeah you are not supoused to touch a moving ball, but come on, its the 2 times WC of 9 ball, and the best to ever do it at 9 ball, just deal with it and let him do w/e he pleases as long as it doesnt affect the other players game

[@66lwmorgan]

Earl hasn't run 7 miles or done 700 sit ups in his entire life, lol.

[@ohsoleohmio]

why does he keep saying he does this and has the biggest belly of his life lol is it just to never show weakness or is it so he can believe it manifest into his reality ? :)

[@chafiqbantla1816]

@@ohsoleohmio he has some brain issue,he is not mentally healthy,:(

[@janetairlines1351]

Earl also said that he has never missed a shot that was his fault. Gotta love him😂

[@samphilipp4997]

Mental issues? Tell him that yourself and then beat him at a long distance run and a game of 9 ball. I would bet on Earl in all those.

[@martinparker9249]

@@chafiqbantla1816 he's bipolar

[@brianlannoo5511]

7 miles in a golf cart maybe.

[@brianlannoo5511]

if you cant finish in the top 30 , its a waste of money and time. No good payout.

[@longthanhTV]

Trong cái rủi có cái may . Quyết ko từ bỏ vinh quang sẽ đến với bạn !

[@scottisitoro3953]

When did Hatch get out ? Thought he was doing time for coke distribution !!!

[@waynebrewer8908]

look at the gut on earl.i dont think he run 7 miles or 700 push ups.

[@scottisitoro3953]

used to, clearly not anymore.

[@scottisitoro3953]

He runs down to Dunkin' Donuts now,

[@paulgibson9224]

I find it very amusing that the statement that Earl wants to protect the purity of the game, this is hilarious,he never has been nothing ever in pool because he cant shut his freaking mouth should be kicked out of the Hall of fame

[@5153flash]

Who came here from Karl B video??

[@kaimipono007]

How does a guy who does 700 sit ups have a stomach sticking out like that along with a 7 mile run? I don’t get it?

[@scottisitoro3953]

What's not to get ? Drink some black coffee, pull yourself together and join the rest of us fitness buffs on Earth. The fat covering those abs has to be melted away...with Earl's back troubles, highly doubt he's jogging..... get it now?

[@scottisitoro3953]

I'm doing 1500 a day man from mars

[@hustlenut7910]

EARL wanna lay off the pies, its a wonder he could reach half the shots lol

[@jadezee6316]

Earl was no longer able to play well enough to win consistently by 2019...

[@pessimisticpuma]

It’s embarrassing to watch a player like Hatch get lucky and beat someone so superior to him in every aspect of the game. Hatch played like a decent APA league player in this match. Unforced errors, poor positioning, weak shotmaking…definitely not the performance expected of a professional player.

[@billbergendahl2629]

In all the years I played I never wore a glove or a wrist weight.

[@jonathanknight3208]

You never played at a high level so it dosent matter

[@shayne.7770]

My hands sweat too much to not wear a glove

[@pessimisticpuma]

Earl developed muscle tremors in his 40s. He uses the weights to control them and keep steady while he shoots.

[@scottisitoro3953]

you suck

[@m1ndst0rm3d9]

Booooo...!!! Strickland is da man... He lost but still is da man...!!!

[@rudylm5013]

Is Afren Reyes not participating ???

[@madhatter2012]

Efren Reyes took his world farewell tour and then went back to the Philippines. I believe he's tearing it up over there now.

[@rudylm5013]

I believe that in this century, no one can beat the record of the creator of the "Z" shot. and finish the ball lock with only guesses and eye lock for the shot,

[@randoom2405]

@@rudylm5013 no one asked lol, Pearl is the GOAT

[@daijhin3064]

@@randoom2405 LOL EVEN EARL SAID EFREN IS THE GREATEST

[@randoom2405]

@@daijhin3064 Earl was the best, he was brainwashed himself

[@yangearthratlarry]

IF EARL RAN 7 MILES & DID 700 SIT-UPS Y DOES HE LOOK LIKE HE IS PREGANANT ???

[@pessimisticpuma]

He’s in his mid-50’s. Cut him some slack. The man probably appreciates a thick steak and cold beer. Can’t stay fit forever.

[@scottisitoro3953]

i'm 62 and ripped@@pessimisticpuma

[@ulpian1000]

7:56 The stupidity is impressive.

[@2869may]

I thought he was gonna cry....

[@Lauranyyfan]

The announcers, especially Jim are rude. They almost were mocking Earl. What he needs to do or wear on his wrlst to be comfortable shooting is his business!!!Saying that he's retreating into his shell? WTF? I think they should keep opinions like that to themselves or don't do the commentary!!! ...and I know this was 2019, but it is archived here on You Tube. Strickland deserves respect.... no more, no less.

[@terrymayo8554]

You can tell alot about a person who thinks a person deserves respect.. when they give absolutely none and is the most ignorant acting and most disrespectful player ever to live..the commentators know this and don't try to hide it.. period.

[@ronnyfen2406]

what a bad quality video

[@freeriderz3503]

Have you ever heard about interlaced and progressive? We are in the internet here, not in TV. Horrible to watch.

[@muhammadrafly6547]

Two great player but worst attitude

[@jaynosowsky9708]

Hatch should of won an hour ago...Earle should of got smoked!!! A rusty hatch that doesn't play anymore can beat earle...and Earle playing in the 2022 mosconi cup??? Wtf!!! Give me hatch or Justin Bergman over earle....Jeremy Jones is no coach!!!

[@benyaffe5389]

One of the commentators is annoying as hell

[@RT-Ford]

Way too many ads. Had to stop watching after 10 minutes. Too bad. Probably a good match. Too much greed.

[@2869may]

EDITING FAIL...!

[@Mm-iv3ey]

Earl... always unlucky

[@kriskringle6173]

I really do wonder what ever would Earl do if pool didnt exist. Suicidal Car Salesmen perhaps? Running some mom n pop corner store maybe.. Pool is his world, Mind Body and Soul. I can see him playing cards. I'm a high level pool player and I love playing poker. I also enjoy fishing. And Pool is pretty much my world as well.

[@ludovicbeck2731]

This match is like if dumb played against dumber...

[@muneeb4871]

I hate Dennis for so many reason

[@nimajnebrm]

Such as?

[@edwardchen5305]

Care to share?

Do you hate Trump too? lol

[@muneeb4871]

@ well i dont know if i hate him or not, but i am wandering who loves him 😂

[@muneeb4871]

@@nimajnebrm chewing fat ass gum in professional tournaments

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

This video is twitchier than a leftist college professor.