Efren Reyes vs Billy Thorpe - Bank Pool - 2023 Derby City Classic rd 9

Commentary by Scott Frost.
Coverage of the 2023 Derby City Classic, from Caesars Southern Indiana.
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[@AaronShady-po7oe]

Commentary is absolutely exceptional!!

[@andrecampbell691]

Good commentary Scott, I like a single person commentary. 👍

[@castle1925]

That's the best pool commentary I've heard! Also, not having seen this level bank pool, I had assumed a higher percentage of pots. So there's hope for the mediocre among us!

[@ethangorman5685]

The knowledge on the commentary is very nice with the complexities of a game like this

[@ExpertYouTubeCommentator]

Efren knows and plays so many discipline of pool/billiards, it is amazing really

[@timothystys9938]

The freezer has spoken!😳

[@evanb.4308]

@@timothystys9938 so does the heater.

[@rosscopantani4678]

I'd still beat him

[@michaelscooking3071]

God bless me with having to see this beautiful match while hearing Mr. Scott's great and ASMR-ish commentary. What a treat. 👏👏👏

[@DaWanderer]

First time watching a bank game didnt even know it was a thing till now. Very long game. Great commentary.

[@freddieagnir3138]

Short Rack Banks has been around for loooong time. This match is from the Derby City Classic, which is started in 1999. But they were playing short rack banks long before that. In years before, the common banks game would be full-rack (15 balls). Billy has won the Derby City Banks title before. Efren’s best finish was runner up (twice).

[@brucemcniff9128]

😅

[@JJSquishypants]

What a time to be alive! Grateful for you all. cheers!

[@aenstreams1998]

Hypnotizing commentary. 10/10

[@QueLastima]

Wow. Thanks for this video. Great commentary.

[@thomascanfield8571]

Never knew bank pool was a thing. Fun to watch!

[@user-kt2tq2nj5q]

I always enjoy watching Efren play, and Billy is excellent at banking for sure.

[@donm1547]

Scott, I am relatively new to the Derby, and I just have to say that I have watched alot of billiards, snooker and others. I am so impressed with your natural commentary, on the fly assessment, and 'accurate' judgement of the mindset of the players during the matches, Superb brother!

[@Rvbeus]

Agreed!!

[@evanb.4308]

Billy Thorpe is the real 🐐. He can outplay Efren in all Pool disciplines. even in a 3 cushion carom. Reyes sucks.

[@user-wv9mx9lt3v]

Billy Thorpe sucks

[@jajajohnny7721]

Efren Reyes the GOAT..

[@akquicksilver]

Great players, great shots, and great commentary. Thanks Scott.

[@joebly5641]

What a treat

[@mikecabral1579]

Thanks Scott great job.

[@kakafoni]

Such a treat for all of us to have Scott commentating these great matches!

[@cosmicraysshotsintothelight]

He has the perfect voice and demeanor AND knowledge of the rolls. It is not merely knowledge of the game, he has deep knowledge of the ball rolls too and elucidates it very well. Instead of a radio disc jokey or a play by play baseball announcer, he has a much more even tone. I can see the channel name and logo. Pool loving birds sitting on a perch, discussing the game. Almost any bird... just not a vulture.

[@dereke8936]

He's also playing at the table next to them!

[@evanb.4308]

Billy Thorpe is the real 🐐. He can outplay Efren in all Pool disciplines. even in a 3 cushion carom. Reyes sucks.

[@maryryan9464]

​@@evanb.4308don't be talking rubbish efreyn beta Reyes is king

[@evanb.4308]

@@maryryan9464 a King? KingKong lol

[@lskshmariemostolesdhksks9719]

EFREN REYES IS THE LEGENDARY PLAYER IN THE WORLD ❤❤❤

[@OscarGonzalez-vg3cp]

Thanks Scott, nice channel happy new year 2024

[@donalddarbonne779]

Wow! Great game.

[@MR21931]

Amazing game 👏🏾

[@donm1547]

Scott, your commentary is so natural and informative, it tells a live and flowing story during the game, I hope the people signing your checks realize that!

[@RailbirdsTV]

Of course we realize that, that's WHY we continue to sign his checks 😂😂

[@Normastitz18]

Frost doing commentary and playing in the background at same time haha

[@louisbuzzi869]

Efren is my favorite player.

[@evanb.4308]

nah, Billy Thorpe is the real 🐐. He can outplay Efren in all Pool disciplines. even in a 3 cushion carom. Reyes sucks.

[@Ken-vl4wk]

@@evanb.4308you need medical attention.

[@kinglouisxvi1551]

Thorpe has a lot more to prove himself, champ@@evanb.4308

[@benj4595]

​@@evanb.4308who? billy thorpe who is that?

[@jeffhutchison3480]

​@@evanb.4308😂😂😂 you're a 🤡 brother.

[@fredmac1000]

Nice To watch 👏👏🌷🙏

[@dannypowell594]

Scott, your commentary is great bro, thank you

[@adamcrary1602]

Have to agree/ throw in my two cents’ worth: yes sir, your commentary is the best I’ve heard. It sets a perfect tone; knowledgeable, laid back yet engaging and imbued with real appreciation for the game and players.👍🏻Thank you.

[@chocdubbie]

That was a hell of a match

[@richardfriedlander8281]

great stuff

[@madzilla14]

The Efren highlight clips have spoiled us ! Never seen him "miss" so many shots ...

[@gopcongress]

He's got a bad shoulder which has affected him. Also, he IS 69.

[@hazzom9801]

Because it's not on prime anymore

[@Sacredsnow2]

@@gopcongressnice

[@dwaynedrawdy4183]

Bank pool is a lot of defense as well

[@francisfelipe6352]

He is not in his prime already and with bad shoulder give him difficulty to play.

[@ikefinau8471]

The MASTER Efren Pata, a fan from AUK NZ.❤😊🎉.🎉..

[@cue_sports_and_teeth]

Bank pool, Thorpe, Reyes, and The Freezer announcing. What more can you ask for in one video?

[@maryryan9464]

I'm infatuated fr real.. But always thought you pot one to nine it seems like you have to bank every shot pot but no clue it was like this just watctchin for the magician but bulky Thorpe is force of nature ❤

[@theabhorrentchef7226]

They are playing ‘short rack’ bank Pool. So they rack just like in 9ball but it’s a different game for sure. They could use any 9 balls but 1-9 is neater

[@jimothyshawnathon]

Yesss more bank pool videos plz

[@RailbirdsTV]

There will be more coming :)

[@evanb.4308]

​@@RailbirdsTVBilly Thorpe is the real 🐐. He can outplay Efren in all Pool disciplines. even in a 3 cushion carom. Reyes sucks.

[@michaelcharles1848]

@@evanb.4308um no

[@10OZDuster]

find the "BEST" 69 year old pool player anywhere and put them both in a game with Efren !

[@jeffreyhooper5941]

Efren your still the greatest player of all time in my opinion

[@cosmicraysshotsintothelight]

That Three ball bank to the side Mr. Thorpe did from just above the corner @ about 7:00 was sweet. I have a couple of those posted and off the end rail too.

[@pugsnhogz]

you mean the 13 ball, @6:53?

[@richardgonzalez4839]

Just watching HIS game So much and I’m young 66-year-old man From New York City Has Improved My Game So Much! I love watching him

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

Billy Thorpe's tune *Children of the Sun* is so badass 😄

[@Spyro-]

😂😂😂

[@_Ramen-Vac_]

Hell of a good match! As always The Freezer is great company for any occasion.

[@RebekahForbes-jf5nh]

Good place for perishable food

[@user-cs3hi8zp7p]

Man oh man...I despise these pockets😣 ..but ALWAYS a treat to watch the 🐐 Reyes on a table☝😎👍

[@svedge42]

Lovely video

[@francisfelipe6352]

Efren is a Goat in Billiard Game but because of his age and bad shoulder, he has difficulty to play the game already. If he is still in his prime tgis game is easy win for him.

[@thatsnonsense2907]

If Jordan was in his prime, if LeBron was in his prime blah blah… like what’s the point of this comment

[@freddieagnir3138]

I’ve watched Efren play banks as much as anyone. He was never as good as Billy at short rack banks.

[@jamesraymondwong9240]

Efren accepted the loss like a man. And youre here commenting like a typical sore loser does. The world already knows Efren is the GOAT of pool. Why are you whining?

[@qb9music]

Bro, just admit that other people can be good at pool as well ☠️

[@thenextlevelplay4486]

​@@thatsnonsense2907thatsnonsense.

[@ACEMAN34448]

What are they doing under the left side of the table when they swap turns??

[@jamestheodore1874]

I'm glad guy on couch was able to talk me through this m

[@johnnywithaker2658]

The number of times i said got dayum when billy made a ball... he is truly something else entirely

[@DolkkarToyznstuff]

Top-notch commentary on a fabulous game per usual.

[@mjsudela]

Scott frost should just go into radio with that voice

[@belmicah]

After the first two racks, I thought it'd be a whitewash and then I remembered it was Efren.... And there was plenty of time bar left lol😊

[@FloydMaxwell]

Great commentary

[@jamillie87]

Mr. Efren looks like A master Billiards 🎱 Boss off a video game almost impossible to beat

[@mizike9549]

Great commentator!

[@southavichitphouthavong3147]

I love to watch bank shot pool

[@redo4510]

Efren is a wise man he knows the bigger price.

[@bigknocker2264]

I own a Diamond Professional table, and suck as a pool player, but LOVE playing banks by myself. Billy is awesome!!

[@MichaelChiklisCares]

Damn , that is a big table.

[@Manisharyal-fu4eq]

I wish Efren would open a pool school to to pass his skill.

[@murdocks4304]

Great for tv pool.

[@DavidWolfensperger]

Nice match. I will remember Billy Thorpe.

[@evanb.4308]

Billy Thorpe is the real 🐐. He can outplay Efren in all Pool disciplines. even in a 3 cushion carom. Reyes sucks.

[@DavidWolfensperger]

@@evanb.4308 Now that would be a good Duel. But no need to be disrespectful of one of the Greatest in the history of pool.

[@evanb.4308]

@@DavidWolfensperger Nah, Reyes is not that great. He just got owned by Billy Thorpe..

[@DavidWolfensperger]

@@evanb.4308 Reyes was at least 68 years old at the time of this match and still very competitive. Do you have something against Philipinos? You sound bias. Have you seen his lifetime accomplishments?

[@evanb.4308]

Nah, Reyes continues to get a beating. As an American SVB is the G.O.A.T. Billy Thorpe is next.. Reyes must be between top 30-50.. Even Reyes can't surpass the accomplishments of Shane Van Boening and Billy Thorpe.. These two are the legends of pool. There will be a Boening and Thorpe cup soon.... Filipinos sucks in the world of pool. Great players can only be found on American soil.

[@melian9999]

I've never seen this format before. I used to play alot in my youth but this is neat. I figure it gets boring and easy being a pro, this being invented to challange good players. I put lots of hours in pool halls, i kiss it. Efren still playing is amazing, i remember him when he had dark hair

[@RichardsWorld]

Grand Master of Billiards vs Bank Master.

[@bertraminc9412]

What cue is Efren using?

[@AmericanPie1960]

Scott, are you just doing these commentaries for your channel or are these events you are hired to commentate? You are really good!

[@MrJdsenior]

GEEZ, how does anyone beat Thorpe when he's playing like that in those first two games? A pro master class, there. Billy's later four railer was a thing of beauty. "He's body Englished that ball straight into the hole". How come that virtually never works for me, not in ANY sport? :-) That two holding up on Efren in the corner, 4th game, really surprised me. They were playing tight for new cloth, that's for sure. Jaw those balls much at all and they just stand proud. At 2-0 I said to my wife that even Efren was probably cooked, unless he really came alive and Billy went cold...should have known better. To the hill-hill point, anyway. Thanks for the commentary, Scott, and yeah, Rail birds does a great job for a relatively shoestring operation, especially. I gave you the like, and I don't hand those out like candy. Fun match, including the safety work. Lengthen with a high cue ball? Now that is NOT what I would expect. I would expect the opposite. I'm going to have to work that one out, from a physics standpoint.

[@evanb.4308]

Billy Thorpe is the real 🐐. He can outplay Efren in all Pool disciplines. even in a 3 cushion carom. Reyes sucks..

[@crit-gaming644]

​@evanb.4308 you are suck not reyes. Reyes is old compared to his opponent. But when reyes when his prime. This dude is piece of cake

[@evanb.4308]

@@crit-gaming644 and you're a piece of shit. better get a life butthurt kiddo

[@andycason1560]

​@@evanb.4308Dude! Have you not been around pool much? Nobody shares your opinion of The Magician! You might want to read up a bit on Efren before making a comment like that.

[@evanb.4308]

@@andycason1560 lol you know nothing about pool... During the early age of Efren and was playing on his prime, I just whooped his ass on all pool disciplines. I did not become popular as he is because I've chosen to pursue my career as a businessman. Not like you, just an avid fan of a sore loser Efren. Butthurt Andy 🖕

[@jamesryanharbour1602]

I’m just here cause Rogan said the dude Efren is the GOAT

[@Grnvolpe]

Billy Banks does it again

[@DireDepiction]

We need a Scott and JJ duo on all matches.

[@lloydgill2718]

Billy Thorp is tough to beat. Grate players both.

[@evanb.4308]

Billy Thorpe is the real 🐐. He can outplay Efren in all Pool disciplines. even in a 3 cushion carom. Reyes sucks.

[@menzieking9096]

Billy Thorp is not even half of what Efren is..who are you to disrespect a legend

[@evanb.4308]

@@menzieking9096 Not even close.. Reyes will never surpass Billy Thorpe's accomplishments in the world of pool.. Efren sucks. BT is the true legend of this sport. The one and only. The G.O.A.T - Billy Thorpe

[@f.i.l.d.e.p.s]

@@evanb.4308yawn

[@raulsanchez4588]

You're a bonafied troll! Either that, or you don't know wth you speak of! Either way it's not good@@evanb.4308

[@Mike-wr3ql]

Why are blocking the picture with your sd.?

[@user-lh8sr1kf6y]

Saint Petersburg FL

[@user-hz2wi8nb1m]

Love banks

[@freedomforthebrave]

This is for the elite players lol

[@zachsnyder5444]

Are combos kicks and caroms not allowed in bank pool?

[@RailbirdsTV]

Correct. Not allowed. Must go clean, and must call it.

[@carlosquelis5811]

i ha e never seen this tipe of pool play can someone please explain

[@Anywhere72]

My favorite game is bank shot only. The rules are bank shot the ball you hitting or the cue ball must hit 2 rails. And call your shot. This will make you a better player

[@QueLastima]

At 14:00, why doesn't the rail-first carom count as a point in bank pool? What is the rule far a point... No?

[@RailbirdsTV]

Combos and caroms are not legal in bank pool (even if you call it)

[@kevenbeene4585]

Diamond tables are the most unpredictable I've ever played. 1 rail always plays differently than the others.

[@fredmac1000]

🌷🌷👏👏🙏🙏

[@1Tibs1]

It’s strange on how he racked and broke... need to learn the rules to this style, I’m ready to play.

[@thaiduong7256]

Please explain to me How did he won game 1?

[@user-mb9zx9lg7p]

I laugh when he says he hit it thick when the term I thought was fat

[@YoungFrankMatthews]

Listen my aunt had a bar back in the late 80’s and old dudes that played or hustled pool for a living did this exact same thing let young guys build a nice deficit and build their confidence and at the very end start picking them apart and come back and win every time I asked the old dude what happens if they don’t miss one time when the deficit is at its highest he said after the break and how the balls land I can pin point what shots he will most likely miss this is what he said 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@jidoc4877]

bank pool looks liek a game i never wanna play

[@MoeWhiskey]

is that your brother in The Red Shoes????

[@brjones27]

Oof, I'd suck at this game. The speed is SO important, bcz obviously it affects the ball's trajectory. Why I think they are hitting kinda hard, bcz speed consistency is key to knowing where it'll go.

[@coltenwiseman116]

I’ll never forget when Alex P was bustin your ass at one pocket and you were mad as hell Mr. Scott Frost

[@Dumb-fw1ey]

Announcer says it looks so easy when they do it. What is he talking about. They are missing all over the place😂

[@jayc9184]

I feel like I am either really good at bamking or these to don't want to claim it.

[@miketaylor7023]

Efren turned 69 in august 2023.

[@AmericanPie1960]

he completed his 69th year in August. You are not born 1 years old.

[@miketaylor7023]

@@AmericanPie1960 You need to rewire your brain bigtime! I said he turned 69 in August 2023. You said he completed his 69th year in August 2023 which would make him 70 right now going on 71 which is incorrect. He was born in 1954. You're reallly delusional. I don't know where you interpreted my comment as him being a year old at birth. You need a psychiatric examination. Are you schizophrenic or a narcissist?

[@ZurgESpacY]

why are they hammering the cross-sides ?? play smooth = more accuracy... well

[@Ben-Cricket]

Adding hitting one ball on to another to pot it would speed up games and make it more interesting, maybe. Thoughts….

[@danielmok3762]

6:28 lol

[@jEsperesence]

I thought the master ER jr. retired!

[@maryryan9464]

Commentator sound like the guy in the US. MASTERS golf think jim nance is his name but not hundrd sure ❤

[@NileshJamgade]

Efren Reyes best player ever he IS GOAT.

[@AmericanPie1960]

pretty much a known fact. Oh, why not say you are Filipino too, I'm guessing! lol

[@MAC-ws8fz]

Hows-come Scott Frost sounds more like Hugh Hewett, than Hugh Hewett?

[@nohope4u665]

In game 3, @ 36:15, why does Billy give Efren the ball he made?

[@nohope4u665]

I just seen where they counted it for Billy but Scott said he gave it to efren...

[@shawnsponds]

Wouldn't this be much more entertaining with an overhead view of the table??

[@AmericanPie1960]

Pretty sure was not a televised event. I am guessing every table has a camera so that players can get a copy of their matches. The commentator is watching the tape of this match and commentating, which he is very adept and good at! I

[@OttoByOgraffey]

Children of The Sun

[@PartyLikeIts1776]

6:50 was insane!!!

[@coreyquante2616]

Just like SVB if you don't like the commentary you can shut the sound off!

[@lo0ksik]

if you baet efren i hate you. but well played efren got unlucky hahahaha

[@MrJdsenior]

Notably easier now than say, 40 years ago, but yeah, I still root for the old guy. My favorite overall. So much enjoyment from watching him over the years, and this was no exception. He's still a serious threat to anyone, at any time, in any game, especially in one pocket, where his knowledge really compensates for his SLIGHTLY reduced ability due to aging. There, he is still a supreme threat, even for the tournament win. And I still see guys like, Scott, JJ, Varner, etc. awed at his not infrequent display of genius, even now.