[POOL] Results

[Henderson, Martino]

Awesome work team Moe. 


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Martino Henderson 
Senior Technical Lead - CIS Support

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mcs-pool-bounces at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:mcs-pool-
> bounces at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Roger Sersted
> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 09:41
> To: MCS Pool League - Moe <mcs-pool at mcs.anl.gov>
> Subject: Re: [POOL] Results
> 
> Thanks, I was pretty excited when it happened.  I had one other 8-ball break,
> but I scratched, so I lost.
> 
> I should add, the first game I won because my opponent's teammate insisted
> on giving a coach for a moderately easy shot.  When this person stepped-in, I
> was elated, because I knew it could open the door for me.
>   He made the shot on his last ball, but blew the leave.  His shot on the 8 to
> the corner missed and it rolled the length of the table in to the opposite
> corner.
> 
> 
> On 01/14/2016 08:12 AM, Tami Martin wrote:
> > Way to Go Roger - wish I could have seen you sink the 8.
> >
> > On 1/13/16 9:34 PM, John Valdes wrote:
> >> Good night last night, Moe!  We played Nice Game, 7 Bucks, but we
> >> were the ones with the nice games. :)
> >>
> >> Brian played first against Dan in a 3:2. Unfortunately I missed the
> >> match (sorry Brian), but despite being tired, Brian still managed to
> >> win his match, winning the first two and last games to take the match
> >> 3:1.
> >>
> >> Paul was next against Danny in a 4:3. Danny got out to the early lead
> >> winning games 1 and 2. Paul rallied, however, and took games 3, 4 and
> >> 5 for the win. Despite the streak of wins, both players were closely
> >> matched, and wins could have easily gone the other way.
> >>
> >> While Paul was battling Danny, Roger started the third match on the
> >> overflow table against Jeff in a 2:4. Roger came out shooting well,
> >> making shots when he needed to take the first game. We expected more
> >> of the same in the second game, but Roger cut the game short; super
> >> short by sinking the 8 on the break! Woo! A definitive match win for
> >> Roger, 2:0.
> >>
> >> I played the fourth match against Dave, a 3:5. I was a bit cold in
> >> the first game and lost but was warmed up for the second and won it
> >> thanks to two good runs. Dave was shooting well though, and my aim
> >> started wavering, resulting in Dave taking the next 3 games to get to
> >> the hill. He was set to take the match in the next game, but luckily
> >> for me, his aim started wavering too, letting me get back in the game
> >> for a win to take the match to the final game. By then, the momentum
> >> had shifted my way, and with the help of some missed shots that
> >> turned into lucky defensive leaves, I managed to get to the 8 first
> >> and sink it for the comeback match win, 3:4.
> >>
> >> Az played the fifth match against Frank, a 2:6. Az and Frank were
> >> matching each other run-for-run in the first two games, with Frank
> >> winning the first and Az the second. Unfortunately for Az though,
> >> Frank picked up the pace in the third and never looked back; he took
> >> the remaining 5 games and the match, 1:6.
> >>
> >> While Az was playing his match, which he was playing while I was
> >> still playing my match, Roger started the makeup match from last week
> >> against Charlie, a 2:6 turned 2:5 because of the makeup penalty. So
> >> we had three matches going on in parallel ('cause that's what we do,
> >> things in parallel...). Riding the high from his last win, Roger got
> >> out to a good start and won the first game. Unfortunately, that was
> >> the only one he would get, as Charlie put the pressure on and won the
> >> next 5, taking Roger down 1:5.
> >>
> >> So we won 4 matches and lost 1 for the night, plus we lost the 1
> >> makeup match. Overall, a good night.
> >>
> >> Next week we play Holdin' Our Own.
> >>
> >
> >