Transcript from the the Live Chat Session at the 1997 WPA World 9-Ball Championships.

Date: Friday, October 3, 1997, 10:15pm CDT - 10:50pm CDT

Feature:  Efren Reyes.

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> It is our pleasure to bring Efren Reyes to this Live Chat Room from the 
    Arlington Hilton Hotel, Arlington Heights, IL, Site of the 1997 WPA 
    World 9-Ball Championships...
<Efren Reyes> Hello
<david> It has brought me great pleasure to watch you play.
<r9ball> did you win?
<Efren Reyes> Yes, I won 13 to 6.
<r9ball> good
<Efren Reyes> I played Bernd Jahnke
<r9ball> I will be there tomorrow...I hope
<Kevin> hi efren
<Efren Reyes> I will be playing at 3:00pm against the winner of the 
    match tonight between Johnny Archer and Ernesto Dominguez
<Efren Reyes> Hello Kevin.
<Howard> Hello Efren
<david> What kind of cue do you use ?
<Efren Reyes> Muecci, 21oz. 13mm
<david> Do you have a system for aiming shots, or is it just mental 
    images ?
<Howard> You use it well. I saw you destroy Msr. Focquet this afternoon
<Efren Reyes> No, I see the shot in my mind. This comes from years of 
    playing.
<r9ball> When are you returning to Phillipines?
<Kevin> who is your toughest oppenent you have ever played in your 
    opinion efren?
<Efren Reyes> I am going back to the Phillipines the first part of 
    December. I may or may not play in the Reno tournament.
<david> Do you know Rudolpho Luat well ?  Friends ?
<Efren Reyes> Right now my toughest player is Johnny Archer and Earl 
    Strickland. Earl Strickland is already out of the tournament.
<Efren Reyes> The best player I ever played was Mike Sigel.
<r9ball> You beat me playing 3 cushion billiards when Mark Wilson had 
    a poolroom. I want a rematch!!
<Kevin> i see
<Efren Reyes> Yes, Luat and I have been friends since we were young. I 
    am three or four years older.
<Kevin> mike sigel is one of my favorite players to watch, and you of 
    course
<Efren Reyes> What is your name r9ball
<r9ball> Rick
<Efren Reyes> Did I win Rick?
<Howard> I saw you play a few left-handed shots today. Are you 
    comfortable with both L or R?
<david> What is your high run in 14:1 ?
<r9ball> Yes you won. Mark and I are pretty good friends, we do some 
    riverboat gambling once in a while.
<Efren Reyes> Yes, I play comfortably with both my left and right hand. I 
    have been playing left handed for a long time.
<Efren Reyes> My highest run is 123 against Jim Rempe.
<Efren Reyes> It was the only Straight Pool Tournament I played.
<Efren Reyes> The tournament was in Portland, Maine.
<Kevin> what is your secret to being able to put so much english on a 
    cue ball, you can put more on a ball than any body i have ever seen
<Howard> Have you ever played Snooker?
<r9ball> Do you play much on a 12' snooker table?
<david> It seems like your bridge is longer than most.  Any reason ?
<Howard> Great mins think alike <g>
<Howard> minds!
<Efren Reyes> To make more english...
<david> How does that make more english ?
<Efren Reyes> You have to hit the cue ball in the middle half of the ball. 
    (Middle Left, Middle Right)
<Howard> I never saw you 'hit' the white today...always stroked 
    it..magic!
<Efren Reyes> No, I don't play much Snooker, because there are not 
    many snooker tables in the Phillipines.
<david> Do you use outside english on cut shots to reduce the effect of 
    throw ?
<Kevin> efren, are you good friends with jose parica?
<Efren Reyes> When you hit the cue ball in the middle, you more ball on 
    the left and right to contact.
<Efren Reyes> Sometimes you have to use inside english to reduce 
    throw.
<r9ball> Efren, who are your favorite players to watch, male and female?
<Efren Reyes> Not really...In the Phillipines Jose Parica was my chief 
    rival.
<Kevin> i see
<Efren Reyes> My best friends are Luat and Fransico Bustamante
<Efren Reyes> I enjoy watching Allison Fisher.
<Howard> Who doesn't!!!!
<Efren Reyes> Because she shots so straight. She never misses...I 
    think she shoots better than me.
<Kevin> do you know danny harriman?
<r9ball> IS she better than Jean Balukas was/is?
<Efren Reyes> I know Danny Harriman.
<Efren Reyes> I saw Jean Balukas in 1985 and 1986.
<Kevin> he came through my town and i played him about 2 or 3 years 
    ago
<david> On kick shots, do you use a system ?
<Efren Reyes> She was probubly the best woman player because her 
    break is better than Allison Fishers.
<Efren Reyes> No, I have no system.  I just see the angles.
<r9ball> i agree
<r9ball> How long are going to be online?
<Efren Reyes> On shots that I kick hard, I use english. On slower shots, 
    I don't use english.
<Efren Reyes> Just a couple more minutes. I have played hard today 
    and I would like to rest.
<Kevin> did danny play in this tournament
<Efren Reyes> No Danny is not playing on the tour right now at all.
<Kevin> i see
<david> Do you have a contract with Meucci ?
<Efren Reyes> Yes.
<Kevin> which tourny is this one yor in right now
<r9ball> What other sports do you like/play?
<Efren Reyes> The WPA World 9-ball Championship.
<Efren Reyes> I enjoy Chess, Bowling and Swimming.
<r9ball> I think I have a chance at beating you at bowling.
<Efren Reyes> Two more questions, then I must leave.
<david> This is great having a chance to ask you questions !
<Kevin> where do you live at when your in the states
<r9ball> Where is your next tourney?
<Efren Reyes> I will play you at duck pin any time.
<david> Can you play in a tournament in the Seattle area Thanksgiving 
    weekend ?
<Efren Reyes> When I am in the States, I stay in LA.
<r9ball> Good luck tomorrow, I hope to be at the match....
<Kevin> have you ever been to oklahoma
<Efren Reyes> I cannot go becuase I have a to play in the Tulsa Open, 
    then I am in Denver.
<david> Will you come to this chat room again ?
<Efren Reyes> Stay in touch with the Billiards Digest Interactive Site for 
    announcements.
<Howard> Thanks for your time & good luck, Efren..although you don't 
    need luck...keep stroking that cue-ball
<Kevin> when is the tulsa open
<Efren Reyes> Thanks for your questions... I have to leave now. Keep 
    shooting straight.
<david> You cannot possibly know how good you have been for our 
    favorite sport. 
<Efren Reyes> Thank You.
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