Noteworthy events from 2023_4 Winter Week 11

Outstanding outing(s):

  1. Romy G and Terry N each had a perfect 80.
  2. Julian F and Kevin C each shot a 77.
  3. Paul S scored 76.

RAFFLE Status:

  1. Terry N, Table 12: It resulted as a dry break, but had suspense at the end after the 8-ball caromed off another ball toward the west side pocket.  Stopped just short.
  2. Mike K, Table 02:  The 2-ball bounced off about three different balls during the break shot and dropped in the NW corner pocket.
    • The cue-ball was deep in the kitchen near the NE corner.
    • The 1-ball was less deep in the kitchen and begged to be targeted into the SE corner.
    • Mike concentrated a few minutes and turned his cue stick into a very fine slicing device fit for a kitchen.  The 1-ball disappeared into the SE corner.
    • The cue-ball rolled down table right up on the 3-ball with a sliver of space between them.  Mike considered a minor carom off the 3 into the 8 and 9 balls which were appealing at the NW corner, but chose instead to cash out for 2/9ths of the available pot.
  3. The remaining pot rolls over to Week 12.

OTHER:

  1. This was the first time this season that all the PhaCues regulars played together in the same week.  Ironically, teammates Sam B and Steve V now have exactly the same number of points as each other.
  2. Doni B made his season debut for Sharp Shooter’s.
  3. Double Focus had one absent player which resulted in a 16-point bonus for their PhaCues opponent.
  4. TBD’s had one absent player which resulted in an 8-point bonus for their Crazy Crabs opponent.
  5. The Tables 6&7 opponents Pool Sharks and Pocket Rattlers each had one absent player, but there was no impact to either HCP.