U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship Pro Pool Action: Lee Vann Corteza vs. Ronnie Alcano

[@italiombiano]

i love danny, hilarious how he got a case of the giggles at the end, laughing at the mistake, and about the position the winner got on the last three balls, classic lol

[@prosatan]

Thank you thank you thank you

[@fastballonly]

Players play percentages in a difficult situation. If my previous explanation is not enough for you, I'd have to ask you to read them again. Also, did you understand why that jump was not a two-way shot? Corteza had a chance to foul out Alcano with a ball-in-hand, went for a runout and hooked himself on the 4. Then he forced his offense with a low percentage jump, instead of aborting the straight offense to play a higher percentage kick shot. That desision cost him the game.

[@tonydalcon]

Tough first game! And an amazing number of unintentional safeties throughout the match.

[@armin7356]

hahaahahahahah "he found a berry patch" hahahahah LOL. "did you know a strawberry is not a berry???" - Jim totally ignores him hahahahhahahahaha that's hilarious. I love these guys hahahah

[@keenster14]

I'm aware of that. You know how tv shows always put advertisements more often when it is coming to the end, same sort of thing. lol

[@insidenglish]

The reason he chosed the jump over the kick 1)Jump:He knew that the cb would end up - close to the 9-ball, 2)Jump:If he's missing the 4, alcano will have a long tough shot at best. 3) He cant do an offensive kick, and he cant really do a defensive one either. imho, he took the right shoot.

[@DelinquentRodent]

@LeonFleisherFan They were talking about how "the Filipinos" love to do certain things or are good at certain things.

[@phixxwutwut]

"he overslithered it" oh well! that could be the end of you mister corteza!" ahahahahahah

[@benzino248]

Jimmy is right. Bustamante escapes better than anyone else. BTW, Danny and Jimmy both rock!

[@csteven5292]

Corteza has an incredible sense of speed.

[@insidenglish]

"The jump actually is a 3way shot. We can make it in the side, we can miss the side and maybe make it in corner, or we can miss the side and leave it on the short rail at the other end of the table, and maybe hooked by the 7. If we make it, we have an excellent chance of a good shot on the next ball, and a win." You fail to argument why the kick is a better shot.You seem to realize that a kick wont hook Alcano,but only will put some distance between cb and ob, that is if you avoid the scratch.

[@lpdb7005]

I hate how the outcome of the match can be guessed by how much time is left! The end was totally spoiled because of the amount of time left. It would be really cool if it didn't show the total time in the video.

[@magikman38]

Danny's drinking on the job is starting to catch up with him starting at 42:45

[@insidenglish]

The simple 1 rail kick can sometime result in a safety,or a scratch as you mention. The jump is a 2-way shot, and by no means an very difficult shot to pocket. Imo, this decision is not even close, even if Corteza obviously screw up the jump.

[@fastballonly]

The jumb shot at around 9:25 by Corteza is simply wrong. As Diliberto pointed out, a jump shot at that close distance with little chance of pocketing the ball is not as good as a simple kick shot.

[@4atlanta4]

gota love pool

[@fastballonly]

Let me suggest that you read my previous comments once again. I have already explained the comparison between the jump and kick. Once again, " a two- way shot" is a shot in which the player gets safe whether he pockets the object ball or not. He sold out, therefore it was not a two-way shot. Please don't take this badly, but I am afraid that you don't seem to understand the strategies of percentage play....

[@lemonite1]

The weirdest thing happened once. I was playin 9 ball against a friend of mine and I broke the balls and didn't sink anything. The balls were spread like a Cosmo, perfectly laid out, except.... My opponent was taking a long time to study the layout. I asked him whats up and it wasn't till he pointed it out that none of the balls had an obvious pocket. It's hard to describe but the layout was such that all the balls were covered by another.

[@trumanhw]

WOW! Where was Scott at 16:22 ?? It was a good hit but he should have been HOVERING over that. For those who question the hit.. had the cueball hit the 9 first it would have traveled left after pocketing the ball, and more quickly. However, I doubt scott can tell that from 17 feet away.

[@wimpylassiter2336]

@kyeYuri it was ball in hand. he put it down temporarily, then changed his mind.

[@18enneforever]

what's the "name" of the table???... tnx

[@Niksana951]

damn i want u to upload faster lol cant wait ur next videos

[@insidenglish]

You are being results oriented. What can the kick accomplish? Cause if the end result is not a hook, than is a bad shot. Do you expect Alcano to miss if you leave him a clear shot on the 4? Even if cant pocket it, he'll play a good safety, and Corteza will have a tougher shot than he has now.

[@getsome510]

look at ronnie and van van there just having fun ...even tho they are missing balls that they never miss...they are spliting the cash anyways! they are best friends and they both play for bugys promotions....and how much do you think our dollar amount is to there dollar amount back home! they live really good back home...

[@fastballonly]

This jump shot was not at all a 2-way shot. You saw him sell out, didn't you? "2-way shot" is a shot in which the shooter gets safe regardless of the pocketing of the object ball. It was not a 2-way shot. The 4 ball was a tough cut in the side pocket and he could have hit the 9 first as well. I am not saying Corteza is incable of this jump shot, if given a few tries. But it was a bad decision on his part. Take my word for it.

[@ClassworkVRC]

Philippines are the best

[@Aokaimusic]

i dont get it. Why was he able to move the cue ball at 5:39?

[@MikeDu8b]

He was able to move the cue ball because of a rule that says at least three balls must cross the head string, be pocketed (or a combination of both). On the break in question that was not fulfilled so it was ball in hand.

[@keenster14]

haha, from about 31:41 it finished the rack, then went to that BCn add thing, he broke, then went to the BCn add thing again... I just found that weird... lol

[@runoutplayer]

Do Filipino's drill or do they just gamble all the time?

[@fastballonly]

It was such a close jump shot that he could not help a direct hit on the 4. The correct shot was the kick by all means, despite the chance for a scratch in the side. It was avoidable by hitting the 4 full enough on the high side. He certainly has the skills to do so. Jump was a wrong selection.

[@steveperez3501]

Not a complete ignore, he comments "masters of useless trivia danny and I"

[@fastballonly]

He sold out as a result of a jumb shot, didn't he? Plus his cue ball hit the 4 directly. In a proper jump shot, the cue ball hits the table before contacting the object ball. Direct contact is condusive to losing control of the balls. He had a simple 1-rail kick off the side rail with a good chance to hit the high side of the 4-ball to separate the cue ball and 4. Though not automatic and comes with a chance to scratch in the side, it would've been a higher percentage shot.

[@LeonFleisherFan]

@DelinquentRodent Huh?!

[@Sanveer]

"Did you know a strawberry is not a berry"..........complete ignore! LOL

[@LeonFleisherFan]

@DelinquentRodent In a negative sense? Are you sure you're not over-interpreting matters?

[@rogerscottcathey]

Gotta use mute when it comes to these yahoos yakkin.

[@xDvipexD]

eheheheh did you know that strawberry is not a berry eheheehhehehehe!!!!

[@TheNecador123]

@naples1776 i live in naples florida too... if you want to play some lets meets up sometime.

[@pepamethodman]

The Filipinos...

[@SDandRnRoll]

The one announcer is constantly about "i told you so" and the like, every broadcast.

[@DelinquentRodent]

@LeonFleisherFan No, but I found the way he divided them racially - as if ALL Filipinos did that - to be pretty funny.

[@kikerenteria]

SIN TECNICA MAS MALOS QUE MANI CRUDO !!! QUE VUELVA REYES Y BUSTAMANTE STRICKLAND !!!

[@bwsmith101]

This is championship? They are hurt'n.

[@red88alert]

i wish i was fillipino :( lol

[@ridheemoralsibayan114]

why?

[@kenjieperlado5791]

@@ridheemoralsibayan114 bcoz pilipino's are very talented and fearless..

[@9ballalex]

corteza played his worst

[@whasmyname]

unlucky seven!!! XD

[@Bnelen]

joe rogan

[@josefelysenfelices1588]

Q noio ppl Az .

[@eartieck1]

what a lousy game..

[@MISSdontouchme21]

pangetnggamepare!!!!!!! yan pra mahirapan din kayung mag basa~!