[POOL] Tonight's results

[Craig Stacey]

Congrats. You did better than the Blackhawks did.  (Hey, they at least went
to a shootout, so still undefeated in regulation).
On Feb 12, 2013 10:45 PM, "Paul Hovland" <hovland at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:

> I arrived about 15 minutes late to find Ron Scott waiting for me.  After
> some initial confusion as to which Paul was playing, we established that it
> was a 2:6 matchup.  Ron won the lag but didn't sink anything on the break.
>  I went on a five ball run and eventually won the game.  I had some
> opportunities in the second game, but didn't capitalize.  Ron was starting
> to warm up by the third game, but fortunately for me, he missed while
> shooting on the 8 and sank the cue off a three rail carom.
>
> Paul Rich played Melanie in a 2:2.  After ceding the first game, Paul
> backed Melanie into a corner (literally) and she sank the cue off the rail
> while shooting on the 8.  By this time, Paul was warmed up and took the
> third and deciding game with a beautiful bank shot to sink the 8.
>
> Let the strategery begin.  Rob felt better about a 2:3 against Brian than
> a 3:2 against Gene, and we liked the idea of Adam against Gene in a 3:2.
>  Unfortunately, despite being in a cast, Brian was on his game and gave Rob
> very few openings.  Brian won 3-0.
>
> Fortunately, the second half of our strategerizing worked out a bit
> better.  Adam was on his game and won the first game by getting to the 8
> first, then forcing Gene to attempt a safety that resulted in the 8 going
> down prematurely.  In the second game, Adam struggled with the cursed
> southwest pocket, missing the 8 twice.  Fortunately, the curse affected
> Gene as well, and after sinking the 8, the cue rebounded clear across the
> table and into the northeast pocket.  Adam won the third game decisively,
> with half of Gene's balls still on the table.
>
> We entered the night tied for fifth place, 3 points out of second and 8
> points behind Nice Rack, the league leaders and tonight's opponent.  After
> going 3-1, hopefully we have moved up a position or two, and we definitely
> gained ground on the leaders (although we remain 6 points behind).
>
> Next week is Bass Ackward and a makeup game against Nice Rack.
>
> Paul
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