STRAIGHT POOL: John Morra vs Gabe Owen | 2019 US Open Straight Pool Championship

CSI presents the...2019 US Open Straight Pool Championship
May 27-29, 2019
Griff's Billiards
Las Vegas, NV
John Morra vs Gabe Owen
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[@gusbeitz149]

They need a shot clock WAY TO SLOW!!!

[@raskolnjikov1]

Shane beat Billy in just over an hour. This took 3.5 hours. Put them on a shot clock for God sake.

[@johnbrockjr9464]

Somehow I'm now a fan of straight pool it's like watching Curling. It's definitely seems more of a strategy game. I was just at Griffs about a month ago and will be back every future Vegas trip.

[@Faltzerbeast90]

Same here. I'm usually a 9 ball guy but I watch this for positioning tips and strategies.

[@SlickRick4EVER]

14.1 Continuous is possibly the best pocket billiard game to learn all the rest of the games (debate can be also for Rotation, as well).

[@ObitoXsJodd]

Love you guys

[@stevecrazy9491]

Wake me up when it's done, no wonder I never played straight pool.

[@alydar21]

Yes, it's only for the very disciplined.

[@fredhugard7444]

Yeah, Thorsten Homan has said it's a better practice game than a competitive game. I'll tell who what though, you get good at straight pool and you're automatically a threat at any game on a pool table.

[@stevecrazy9491]

@@fredhugard7444 I use to play, travel and hustle pool. Vernon Elliott was a great one pocket player who also played straight pool and bank pool. He could beat most players of his time in 9 ball, so you must be right. I never played one pocket, straight pool for any money. However, I love the FAST game of 9 ball. Vernon would make players bet so high and never gave his name. Very few knew him, but word gets around. Thanks for you input. At my age, if I played again, I would have to learn one pocket. My eyes are bad and my endurance is not good at all. I truly people play better today than they use to. In fact I've been quit since 1992, only to pick a pool cue up a few times since then. My name is William Dixon or as they called me "Cripple Bill."

[@stevecrazy9491]

@@alydar21 I mean, where's the action, a 9 ball game between two fast players last an average of 3 minutes. That means every 3 minutes if you're playing for a 1-- bucks a game your exchanging money. 200 dollar difference in your pocket from 2 -5 minutes, now that's action. You are right, this takes discipline and I would have to be a ton of money to play. Not for me!

[@cjr3559]

Too much luck involved on the break and balls spreading in the rotation games. 14.1 is the true equalizer. No wonder it was *the* championship game for nearly a century

[@josephkane1723]

Lot of negative comments I liked this match up. Thanks for up loading this match.

[@fredhugard7444]

It's cool how that put a pool match in between the ads...

[@josephhepp3078]

Turn up the volume !

[@mikethebeginner]

I hate watching slow players but *I'M* a slow player! :-)

[@energy102]

Morra, when he shot right handed, would position his head way over the cue. I think he discovered he was left eye dominant and switched to left hand. Great player. Calm, patient and. focused.

[@elijahkim4872]

He always knew he was extremely left eye dominant. his right handed shooting positions lead to neck/shoulder problems thats why he switched to left handed.

[@wallytverstol8627]

from what I know and heard is the table willie made that run was a 9 footer. and he didn't miss at 885 or whatever. he stopped because he was tired. one thing for sure the equipment is far better today esp the cues

[@philmann3476]

It seems the great players of old played at a much quicker pace. My guess is it was because they already KNEW what the next two or three (or more) shots were going to be and didn't have to spend a lot of time pondering, unless something went wrong and they had to make a new plan. Way more fun to watch someone who is in stroke and more or less running on autopilot. That's when the beauty of the game is revealed.

[@greganderson8985]

They had much looser pockets and slower cloth in Mosconi's day, a tad easier to say the least. My humble opinion as to why they could be much quicker.

[@steve-km3oo]

@@greganderson8985 you're right about looser pockets and i agree they make shooting easier, however, slow cloth, less reactive balls and slow cushions all make straight pool runs MUCH tougher. also, those players were on their own. nowadays you can get excellent help and tips on every level of the game from you tube alone.... like most sports/games it's a slippery slope to compare across generations.

[@lapnguyen2898]

Damn, too many people bitched about the slow play. The next time you go to the pool hall, try to play with the opposite hand and see how you do. John switches to his left hand. He is good at it, but not totally comfortable. He needs to take his time and make sure that everything is aligned and etc.

[@vyns5896]

Wow, I thought Gabes last match at 2hrs was a long, drawn out affair....

[@formerlybernard6460]

what happens if you leave the last ball inside the triangl?

[@mking8370]

great lighting

[@wallytverstol8627]

It would impress me if he could run that many on the same table Willie did it on.

[@davidlay6976]

3

[@stevesmith2171]

This is like watching paint dry.

[@joeygonzo]

Gabe has aged 20 years in 15 years. 15 years ago, he was a kid.

[@jselectronics8215]

Gave used to have a weird stoke. Dropped his upper arm.

[@robertblakeley6879]

😊

[@jselectronics8215]

@1:36:00 looks like the 4 goes off the 10 in the upper right corner.

[@daltonhouchin4833]

Dalton

[@jerrybyrd4907]

What really annoys me is when a guy chalks his stick 2 3 4 or more times on 1 shot. That's why I like Mika, sometimes only chalks after 2 or 3 shots

[@timmcmullen6811]

your audio is barely hearable during the break commentary, this is a recurring problem with your channel,, please pay more attention.

[@Scorch428]

When do the Gays play? after this?

[@mt-nv4jd]

It's BS they can barely bump a ball and it's a legal safety. They could do that all night. You should be required to contact a ball and a rail.

[@jselectronics8215]

Too much commentary

[@51Dss]

not only are both players painfully slow neither one of them knows how to play str8 pool.

[@keithkruger7270]

Gabe had a 63 ball run that was absolutely textbook straight pool. What match did you watch?