Earl Strickland with his antics

NYC Sharks vs NYC Players
At Amsterdam Billiards in New York

[@bgjb-r1499]

I was in my late teens and early twenties when Earl was literally the King of pool. From 1983 to 2002 Earl was a winning machine. I hope he knows that today he is appreciated more than ever.

[@gweilospur5877]

@Br Olsos His high- pitched bitchy whining is what you call charisma, is it?

[@angels77100]

Love Earl to bits.

[@nyquil07na38]

Earl has his moments and the crowd can really needle him. With that said he has tremendous skill, no denying that.

[@MrPlomsone]

It’s crazy that he even saw the 5 going to the side. Excellent shot

[@onemoremisfit]

Every time he re-looks at the shot, more chalk. A lot of players do it, like a stress reliever and a ritual part of the pre-shot routine. They aren't even looking at the tip to see that it is carefully covered they way they might do on some shots, just working off nerves drilling the stick into the chalk.

[@vCLOWNSHOESv]

I love Earl.

[@rhyschen]

Who doesn't lol

[@vCLOWNSHOESv]

@@rhyschen Sensitive people. Earl is not for the faint of heart.

[@lesrinehart933]

I remember when he lived in Pasadena Texas

[@jlobiafra]

Wait what? I'm from pasadena Texas. Graduated 1990 pasadena high. I knew he lived in Houston not Pasadena

[@thefella131]

Only reason that went in is due to the 16 times he chalked his tip. 👍

[@theawesomnes3848]

Damn good shot

[@rafaelvelardi612]

What about propane and propane ectsesorys

[@geoff101001]

earls the man!

[@SOLORANKGAMING]

your not really a pool fan here in the philippines if u dont know this guy.

[@wombra8314]

let's fight about earl vs. efren in an antics snip devoid of antics

[@mr.s1961]

theres no fight about efren vs earl. efren was way better, we all saw color of money. Earl is great too ,but not like Efren or Parica.

[@bgjb-r1499]

Strickland has five US 9-Ball titles & three World Billiard 9-Ball titles. Efren Reyes has one US 9-Ball title and only one World Billiard 9-Ball title. Does anyone really believe that Strickland believed that Reyes was the best pool player of all time after destroying Reyes in head to head competition during the 80’s, 90’s and early 2000’s. In his prime their was only one player that could defeat Strickland and that was Earl Strickland.

[@raymondphillips7107]

Efren beat Earl in both color of money marchese, and they Were both long races. Efren is a better All-around player than Earl is. Efren has major tournament wins in every pool game from 14.1 to one pocket. Earl is without a doubt one of the best of all time, but he isn’t better than Efren. Earl himself said so. To quote Earl. “I’ve played them all and he’s the greatest”

[@kadiabarenbaum7252]

@@raymondphillips7107 agreed ..also BG fails to mention win to loss ratios... Efren 138 wins tp Earls 44...way more pool played...and certainly in a more controlled fashion...one thing you cant take away from Earl is his break....one of the best out there....but some seriously atrocious manners..the MacEnroe of billiards...

[@raymondphillips7107]

Do you really think that Earl would admit Efren was better if he didn’t truly believe it? Efren is the better All- around player. Besides the break, there’s nothing Earl does better than Efren. Efren has more titles in other pool games than Earl. Everyone has their own opinions, but when Earl himself says Efren is the greatest that speaks for itself!

[@khcavalheiro]

Ha, nice save...

[@jamesngullie2365]

Hide the chalk....... Felt asleep waiting!!!

[@kiritokirigaya2330]

Earl admit that he learn a lot from efren Reyes and admit to himself too that efren Reyes Still the best player

[@bgjb-r1499]

Just take a little time and look up the facts: Strickland has five US 9-Ball titles & three World Billiard 9-Ball titles. Efren Reyes has one US 9-Ball title and only one World Billiard 9-Ball title. Does anyone really believe that Strickland believed that Reyes was the best pool player of all time after destroying Reyes in head to head competition during the 80’s, 90’s and early 2000’s.

[@somepeoplecanthandlethetruth]

@@bgjb-r1499 people see efren make all those amazing kicks and banks and think it means he is great. That shot selection is why he never wins tournaments, he could win gambling matches because when he missed he could just reload and play another set.

[@AngrierGorilla]

Earl plays 14.1 rarely

[@mick304824]

Not exactly difficult making a set up plant!!

[@ziggy9403]

Set up plant? Are you an idiot? He's stuck in the stack and someone says he needs one ball for the race. That combination is not at all obvious, why in the hell do you think he is jacking up his cue? That is talent and knowledge of the game, go woof somewhere else.

[@wiganer]

He is crap.get him on a snooker table.can miss a shot by over 2 feet on a pool table and they still go in.

[@egroegartfart]

very true Mike. I wish we had snooker tables here in Ohio. I've never played but I watch all the matches. I don't understand why people don't like it here. Hopefully someday I'll get to play.

[@gpuppy1234]

Yeah buddy. There always has to be that guy that posts a snooker comment on a pool video. As if you all knew he would suck at playing give him a year playing snooker and see how well he does

[@Joethe147]

He's been world champion multiple times. I love snooker more than pool but what kind of bullshit are you talking?

[@czgunman4512]

Smoker is made for English flags

[@tweeee100]

@@egroegartfart Snooker is boring af

[@abdelkadersafirmedjahed7544]

Crap