If I had to pick which player I enjoyed watching the most, I could not decide. Tony and Effren's games are so different, but each the master of his style. Tony, fast and machine like, Effren, like the old bull, so and steady. lol Thanks for the video, super show.
Efren Reyes is such a good sport! Has anybody ever noticed that he pulls the balls out of the pockets after the rack like you would in a normal game. A lot of the pros don't do that.
This is the first time I ever see Tony playing and I have to say that I like his style. The man has class and acts like a professional player that he is. Even though the game did not go his way he kept his cool and even said something funny to Reyes at the end. When Tony was at the table he was very quick on choosing and taking his shots, that's pretty good. This video is a good sample on showing that the balls roll funny for anyone. Tony was ready to play but he really did not got a chance to.
MrElPoderozo1 drago and Strickland had a fight before i tell yah drago likes what he likes and he really likes efren he said it feels like playing with an old friend 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Yeah Tony is super quick, but he's not just hitting randomly as quick as possible, with all that speed he still has a gameplan and like the rack he did win he keeps in control
If snooker was so harder than pool(according to many), any top 20 snooker guy could go in pool and become #1. Why do nobody do that ? Tony Drago has been top 10 in snooker, with all my respect for the guy(I'm a big fan of him), has he become a pool top 10 ? I don't remember. There are some unuseful debates around snooker and pool. I have played both, I enjoy both, I am even Ronnie O'Sullivan fan than I'm Efren Reyes fan and you know what ? Those are different games, with different tables, different balls, different sticks, different games, different strategies, different everything. People are talking about potting balls harder in snooker, let me say, I played for more than 25 years(I played many times pool with snooker players also) and any pool players or snooker players will agree with me, at some level, potting a ball is not the goal, you don't even think about it, the challenge is the cue ball. In snooker, sure potting ball is harder but in pool you have the same amount of balls(bigger ones) in a smaller table, obstacles are everywhere, the cue ball is a real challenge, so you must play a lot with side effect that will involve different calculations and also deflection. Without forget than going 1 inch too far in pool with the cue ball can be a lot more catastrophic than in snooker. Conclusion, both are nice games within you can increase knowledge years after years and when you become a top 10 player in any of snooker or pool, you have a skill and knowledge than non of the other game top 10 can reach quickly. You can learn all your life in anything.
+EvelcyclopS different cloth than a snooker cloth, different table, different balls, different cue its really hard to change from snooker to pool or the other way around
He was never one of the elite players like Williams, Trump, O’Sullivan, etc. but he was great and always exciting to watch because of his rapid pace which is rare in snooker.
Efren is so much fun to watch when he's "on". So basically it's fun to watch him almost all the time. I've noticed that not only does he make balls at a prodigious rate he also plays many of his shots 2 ways so that if he misses a tough shot either snookers his opponent or leaves him as tough as possible. Usually a bank shot. One thing about these tables. They have huge pockets which makes the players look much better than they actually are. I much prefer to see the pro's play on tables with tight pockets.
The assumption that Reyes could not have learned to play snooker and been a great player in that game as well is just biased idiocy. I have played both pool and snooker for years, I know what is inolved in both games, and I have seen Efren play live many times. He has a phenomenol feel for cue sports. Anyone who can't see that and feels a need to disrespect or belittle him is simply a podex. And in addition to that, the fact that Efren is a slant-eyed brownish little man from the dark shadows of primitive Asia probably has a lot to do with what really is driving this disrespect. I say that as a light-skinned man with red hair. I have a deep love for all cue games and I'm pretty good at a few of them. I know greatness in this realm when I see it and Efren has it. You wanna-be critics aren't fit to do his laundry, as a cue sportsman or as a human being.
id have to see how he plays on a british pool table at least before i could comment on how hed be with potting in snooker with the distance and tight pockets because he probably played 95% at least of his games on american tables with the angled pockets which make it easier up the rail but the area where i think he would be a great snooker player is in the tactical side of the game laying snookers and having creative shots as if you watch any of his pool games you know why hes called the magician because hes got a bag of tricks like no other.
Rogue Pilkington at 18 he quit playing pool because he was too dominant. He switched to 3 cushion billiards for 5 years until he again got too dominant and then switched back to pool. No doubt he would have been one of the greats if he took up snooker right before his prime.
K. Arlan Ebel i dont think you mature enough, efren is nothing compare to ko pin yi from Taiwan, the best pool player that ever been born in the world. Efren never win againt ko, efren always shaking fear ly facing king ko pin yi. Remember that you idiot!!
1:34 I’m thinking: “Is he gonna break with his extended cue? 5:50 Announcers have conversation about Efren’s height, and 61’ cue length 6:43 Cue talk continues. Efren requires the house rake to finish the rack. Priceless.
Tony could of been such a better player if he'd just take his damn time, one or two extra warm up strokes, not getting down on the shot when the ball hasn't completely stopped rolling.. Like come on man, chill
MidwestBoyy in this match every single safety play he messed up, didn’t take his time, plus he would go offense in wrong situations and leave table wide open.
adobepoopscript Efren wanted to make his first shot before the referee's command. Michaela Tabb stoped him and apologized for sending him into his corner. That is the protocol of TV table.
A question. Isnt it Foul if the in coming playing player touches the table while the balls are still in motion from a shot missed by the opposing player? Maybe the rules are different in 9ball.
I just wonder if theres a snooker hall in the Philippines, maybe efren also dominated that game! But unfortunately theres only pool table i guess snooker table cost alot of $
Tony is rarely this nice to an opponent. This shows his respect for Efren. Tony is usually fearless, but he didn't seem so confident in this match. A race to 5 is too short though.
Even at 49 Efren was still breaking with good power. At about the 14:00 mark he breaks and pockets five balls. His ability to hit the rack squarely almost every time is uncanny. The caption reads "Tony Drago vs Efren Reyes - Magician in Tornado". How unobservant does a person have to be when creating a caption like this. (Magician IN Tornado) heh, even the names are out of order. If I didn't already know their pool nicknames I would have to believe Tony was the Magician and Efren the Tornado. At least the names are spelled correctly which isn't always the case. Cheers
I am just guessing here but assume that it is to limit the risk of static electricity shocks between the player's shoes and the carpet. It might also help with gripping and reduce their feet from sliding too if they have leather soles on their shoes. Plus also probably protects the carpet being that will be the area around the table that gets walked on the most.
Why this fucking comments always comparing two players with two different rules of playing, unless they'll match play all type of pool game, 8ball 9ball 10ball one pocket and snooker, on their prime age so no excuses
Love watching Efren Reyes play. He's one of those players you just can't help but like.
Best player of all. Time vs the fastest player of all time with the hottest referee of all time.
Efren Reyes IS NOT ONLY AN OUTSTANDING, WORLD CHAMPION POOL PLAYER, HE IS A EXCELLENT SPORT!
Qwe nacionadid es efren reyes
He is also good at karambolage and chess.
Pfft
One of the most down to earth sportsman ever lived on the face of the earth: Efren Reyes
If I had to pick which player I enjoyed watching the most, I could not decide. Tony and Effren's games are so different, but each the master of his style. Tony, fast and machine like, Effren, like the old bull, so and steady. lol Thanks for the video, super show.
Efren Reyes is such a good sport! Has anybody ever noticed that he pulls the balls out of the pockets after the rack like you would in a normal game. A lot of the pros don't do that.
Vic Lam
Actually I think most pros do that now.
Mannerisms, but a good one:)
Efren is very superstitious person according to an interview...he might see this balls as badluck...
He even dont play with his false teetg
he doesn't want the current ball to hit the one in the pocket and then kick it out, which would be a miss
I wonder how been concentrate on the game with Michaela around!!!
"All I need is 1 rack"
He made his wish come true.
-Tony Drago
@6:12 perfect explanation why people cannot replicate Efren's shots easily and why he is THE Magician.
The Legend
This is the first time I ever see Tony playing and I have to say that I like his style. The man has class and acts like a professional player that he is. Even though the game did not go his way he kept his cool and even said something funny to Reyes at the end. When Tony was at the table he was very quick on choosing and taking his shots, that's pretty good. This video is a good sample on showing that the balls roll funny for anyone. Tony was ready to play but he really did not got a chance to.
MrElPoderozo1 drago and Strickland had a fight before i tell yah drago likes what he likes and he really likes efren he said it feels like playing with an old friend 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Yeah Tony is super quick, but he's not just hitting randomly as quick as possible, with all that speed he still has a gameplan and like the rack he did win he keeps in control
El billar lo mejor que hay gran partido
I had never heard of Tony Drago and it was clear he was in over his head against ER. The referee was a knockout!!
9:25 Efren makes an amazing shot developing 7-ball with a 9-ball!
I don't think he meant to flick the 7 out he just couldn't avoid the 9 and it came out well
13:24 ... 5 balls on the break, nice.
È il migliore di sempre!!!!
The real winner is that hot referee, 'cause she won my heart.
jg bubba you're damn right buddy!! you can't stay concentrate with that kinda referee!!
jg bubba her name is michaela tabb
Oh yeah she's a fox for sure!
10:38 sounds like Gran Turismo music
like right after buying a car or doing an oil change
If snooker was so harder than pool(according to many), any top 20 snooker guy could go in pool and become #1. Why do nobody do that ? Tony Drago has been top 10 in snooker, with all my respect for the guy(I'm a big fan of him), has he become a pool top 10 ? I don't remember. There are some unuseful debates around snooker and pool. I have played both, I enjoy both, I am even Ronnie O'Sullivan fan than I'm Efren Reyes fan and you know what ? Those are different games, with different tables, different balls, different sticks, different games, different strategies, different everything. People are talking about potting balls harder in snooker, let me say, I played for more than 25 years(I played many times pool with snooker players also) and any pool players or snooker players will agree with me, at some level, potting a ball is not the goal, you don't even think about it, the challenge is the cue ball. In snooker, sure potting ball is harder but in pool you have the same amount of balls(bigger ones) in a smaller table, obstacles are everywhere, the cue ball is a real challenge, so you must play a lot with side effect that will involve different calculations and also deflection. Without forget than going 1 inch too far in pool with the cue ball can be a lot more catastrophic than in snooker. Conclusion, both are nice games within you can increase knowledge years after years and when you become a top 10 player in any of snooker or pool, you have a skill and knowledge than non of the other game top 10 can reach quickly. You can learn all your life in anything.
Pool players can play snooker. Just a few adjustment. Maybe they are bored in snooker thats why they choose pool instead.
Considering drago was a snooker player, his safety play was dreadful
+EvelcyclopS different cloth than a snooker cloth, different table, different balls, different cue its really hard to change from snooker to pool or the other way around
Have you ever seen Drago playing safety shots on a snooker table????????????????????????
was tony a good snooker player?
He was never one of the elite players like Williams, Trump, O’Sullivan, etc. but he was great and always exciting to watch because of his rapid pace which is rare in snooker.
Just because you have a snooker background dont mean you were good at safety.
Efren is so much fun to watch when he's "on". So basically it's fun to watch him almost all the time. I've noticed that not only does he make balls at a prodigious rate he also plays many of his shots 2 ways so that if he misses a tough shot either snookers his opponent or leaves him as tough as possible. Usually a bank shot.
One thing about these tables. They have huge pockets which makes the players look much better than they actually are. I much prefer to see the pro's play on tables with tight pockets.
el mejor de todos saludos cordial desde Venezuela.
hola :)
Legend 🙏
efren is my idol, but you can see tony game play is fun to watch, fast and accurate, sorry about my english
Tony played like he had a 5 second shot clock.
Snooker play with longer tables and smaller pockets, that's why they play faster, they got eagle eyes
A simple human being with outstanding skills and humbleness.. love u efren.
+1for Michaela!
Absolute master.
Tony has that awesome regular guy at the pool bar after work with the $80 cue look
2:28 Michaela Tabb 😍😍😍
And...?
Tony Drago!!!! Do not bend over when you break!
Its amazing that they can shoot that well with that ref there.
I'd be having a hard time with the blue ball
The assumption that Reyes could not have learned to play snooker and been a great player in that game as well is just biased idiocy. I have played both pool and snooker for years, I know what is inolved in both games, and I have seen Efren play live many times. He has a phenomenol feel for cue sports. Anyone who can't see that and feels a need to disrespect or belittle him is simply a podex. And in addition to that, the fact that Efren is a slant-eyed brownish little man from the dark shadows of primitive Asia probably has a lot to do with what really is driving this disrespect. I say that as a light-skinned man with red hair.
I have a deep love for all cue games and I'm pretty good at a few of them. I know greatness in this realm when I see it and Efren has it. You wanna-be critics aren't fit to do his laundry, as a cue sportsman or as a human being.
id have to see how he plays on a british pool table at least before i could comment on how hed be with potting in snooker with the distance and tight pockets because he probably played 95% at least of his games on american tables with the angled pockets which make it easier up the rail but the area where i think he would be a great snooker player is in the tactical side of the game laying snookers and having creative shots as if you watch any of his pool games you know why hes called the magician because hes got a bag of tricks like no other.
Rogue Pilkington at 18 he quit playing pool because he was too dominant. He switched to 3 cushion billiards for 5 years until he again got too dominant and then switched back to pool. No doubt he would have been one of the greats if he took up snooker right before his prime.
K. Arlan Ebel i dont think you mature enough, efren is nothing compare to ko pin yi from Taiwan, the best pool player that ever been born in the world. Efren never win againt ko, efren always shaking fear ly facing king ko pin yi. Remember that you idiot!!
K. Arlan Ebel wow thats very deep but very meaningful cheers to you man! 👍👍👍👍👊👊👊👊
It's like WWE vs ufc ... And Reyes sure will always be a true legend . He is a 3 cushion player . Many don't even know what that is .
Tony Drago vs Efren Balboa
1:34 I’m thinking: “Is he gonna break with his extended cue?
5:50 Announcers have conversation about Efren’s height, and 61’ cue length
6:43 Cue talk continues. Efren requires the house rake to finish the rack.
Priceless.
the referee is beautu hottest
She's my favourite Scot.
Javier Javier Michaela Tabb. Bit of an old boot today. Doesn't ref snooker anymore and wasn't that good at it. Made to many mistakes.
Usually hate the announccers but i love theses announcers
I think they also flashed me earlier 💥👀
Drago's safety play killed him in this one.
Instead of hiding the target ball from Efren he’s literally setting it up for a better shot for Efren lol
I think Drago already knows before the game that he didn't win. Look at Drago while playing. He didn't think twice when battle of safety shot
16:52 fly on the table
Efren Reyes is my favorite player, Makayla Tabb is my favorite referee.
Tony could of been such a better player if he'd just take his damn time, one or two extra warm up strokes, not getting down on the shot when the ball hasn't completely stopped rolling.. Like come on man, chill
MidwestBoyy in this match every single safety play he messed up, didn’t take his time, plus he would go offense in wrong situations and leave table wide open.
Charlie B yes i agree
Plays UNBELIEVABLE shot at 09:25 and commentators don't even notice...
I love the game of pool Billards
efren the best
i hope to see more efren games from you sir, nice quality
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the referee is hot loll
I've always thought so, too.
@@dougoverhoff7568 Tab.....yum yum!!
Agree...
What did the referee do in the beginning that she apologized for to Reyes?
adobepoopscript Efren wanted to make his first shot before the referee's command. Michaela Tabb stoped him and apologized for sending him into his corner. That is the protocol of TV table.
Most likely an ad break
Luck is involved with everything! Believe me skill almost always comes thru in pool. In a long race the better player will win.
Tony drago...sportive gentleman..
A question. Isnt it Foul if the in coming playing player touches the table while the balls are still in motion from a shot missed by the opposing player? Maybe the rules are different in 9ball.
+Francois Lee Touching the table is fine, you can't touch any balls while they are in motion.
Eassssssy money papa 😛
A perfect magician in a billiard sport.
Not a sport its a game with pockets like buckets
Efren Reyes consistently makes the one ball on the break.
I just wonder if theres a snooker hall in the Philippines, maybe efren also dominated that game! But unfortunately theres only pool table i guess snooker table cost alot of $
Is Tony using a snooker cue?
Tony is rarely this nice to an opponent. This shows his respect for Efren. Tony is usually fearless, but he didn't seem so confident in this match. A race to 5 is too short though.
Left-handed shot by Efren on 4 ball in game 4 with quite a bit of english!
@17:58 - the magician in action
Efren is underrated
Michaela time is so gorgeous by my God
Possibly the best player of pool, but the easier of the baize games.. Why do we have commentators for pool, just be quiet and let us watch in peace.
Efren is the legent.
Let's see that opening breakshot one more time....-- just want to be certain he actually pocketed the one in the side pocket.
Tony Drago the Maltese potting machine.
Even at 49 Efren was still breaking with good power. At about the 14:00 mark he breaks and pockets five balls. His ability to hit the rack squarely almost every time is uncanny.
The caption reads "Tony Drago vs Efren Reyes - Magician in Tornado".
How unobservant does a person have to be when creating a caption like this. (Magician IN Tornado) heh, even the names are out of order. If I didn't already know their pool nicknames I would have to believe Tony was the Magician and Efren the Tornado. At least the names are spelled correctly which isn't always the case. Cheers
Efren “Bata” Reyes, GOAT of billiards
@ 8:28 EFREN, the G.O.A.T. *carom shot to the side pocket*
10:16 "The enjoyment is falling on the shoulders of Efren Reyes!" Yes, he's a professional broadcaster.
Give him a break. He's only human and felt obligated to make some kind of clever segue as Efren finished up the table.
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@@aeronxflorentino7627 What does this mean?
I can guess what Tony Drago said after the match to Efren “you got lucky” Efren laughs😂
Tony the man.
Imagine trying to land a safety against Efren lol
anyone know if the dots on the floor meann anything?
I am just guessing here but assume that it is to limit the risk of static electricity shocks between the player's shoes and the carpet.
It might also help with gripping and reduce their feet from sliding too if they have leather soles on their shoes. Plus also probably protects the carpet being that will be the area around the table that gets walked on the most.
Why this fucking comments always comparing two players with two different rules of playing, unless they'll match play all type of pool game, 8ball 9ball 10ball one pocket and snooker, on their prime age so no excuses
Even Ton Drago has to put on a smile when the magician kicks his ass.
Muito bem você joga demais
Muito bom mesmo . sera que ele é o melhor do mundo?
tony is very handsome, I love you tony
2004 looks fucking ancient
sip
Master Reyes
Steve Davis!
🇵🇭
@11:10 why didnt tony hit the 1 against 2 and pot into right corner ? am i genius or got the rules wrong here ?
Every safety Drago tried failed, maybe if he took some more time
I thought so too. It appears like he's giving the game away.
Or he just made a bad shot
No way Tony was 38, lol. I am 38, and he looks like my dad...
To entertaint the crowd
Tony shoot fast because he knows Efren would win already.
What is the name of the referee?
Can somebody please tell me who the girl is on the right side of the other girl on 1810 of this video please
why on earth would you want to know that?
I didn't know Kate Beckinsale does billiards referee too😆
"Taiwan is a precision player". Taiwan is a player? Does Taiwan get the dry heaves after a night of heavy drinking?
Yup. I bet you thought all that crap on the Chinese coast opposite was pollution, didn't you. XD
Tony drago, the fastest assassin!
But this time he failed to kill efren
Que que isso Baianinho de Filipinas, o homem é um cavalo
Is steve davis commentating?? 🤔
ref is a babe
08:30
Who's better player? If theres tornado theres a typhoon
Reyes playing like me...