man, Efren and Busti are quick thinkers. Doesn't take long to decide on a shot

@trumanhw

9 ай бұрын

seriously. And they have if not impeccable, damn near it for acumen.

@nmartin0600

9 ай бұрын

For sure. I've walked out of tournaments because of slow players.

It’s quite a treat to watch these two young men have a go at each other. Then I go watch them from just a month or so ago playing in the Philippines. The eyes have gotten older, the paunch has gotten bigger, but the stroke is just as magical.

Thanks for all that you do, Pat. I met Efren a few months ago, and he was like the exact same guy with the exact same stroke and gait, just gray hair.

I have played 8- and 9-ball in germany with francisco bistamante..as he was a local newcomer...soon after his raise was about to begin! what a monster player. surely one of the goats.

Tremendous players, and fantastic commentators.

Francisco Bustamante is the reason I started playing pool.

Happy Thanksgiving to all the pool fans out there!!

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

Same to you!

More Filipino players please 🙂

Wow Mr Fleming!! True hidden gem. Thanks a lot. God Bless Pocket Billiards!!

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Pretty amazing to watch pool played at this level, very graceful.

I sure do miss Grady. I chatted with him shortly before he passed. He helped me with my game so much.

Thanks for this one Pat. I was there.

@shortydancer

2 жыл бұрын

Do you show up on the tape?

@stefan3225

2 жыл бұрын

@@shortydancer he’s the heavyset bald guy in a track suit

bestfriends on and off the table! legends

Two all-time legends playing the game. Smooth as butter with their strokes. Announced by two legends, The Rifleman and The Professor, my two favorite commentators. Never cared for Incardona of Diliberto for calling matches.

@tortureyou

Жыл бұрын

Jim Rempe is right up there as well as a commentator

Thanks for another great match Pat!

When Efren was ahead 7 - 2, I thought he was going to win for sure, but Bustamante came back strong for the win. Thanks for another great match upload. I miss your "Make It Happen" yearly event and hope it returns someday.

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Racky. Appreciate it.

Thanks so much for all the uploads. It really means so much to us pool fans.

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Love the videos with Grady commentating (and Buddy!). More, please!!

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

More to come!

How can I thank you, I to was there, just terrific Pat! Happy Thanksgiving!!!

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

Happy Thanksgiving to you too. Those were the good ol' days.

What an absolute masterclass. 👏👏👏

Weird to see the audience actually looking at the match rather than scrolling their phones..I miss the time before smartphones. People were real and present

Thanks so much for posting. I’m actually watching the commercials to show my appreciation.

Great match. I sure as heck wasn't expecting it to be this tight one from the win with Efren on a 7-2 lead early on.

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

So close!

The GOATs. These two, wow.

This is Great..! Legends in the making... Thanks so much!

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

1:11:13 Wondering how big was the Efren's side bet on this match, lol

This is as good as pool productions will ever be. As close to perfection as possible. Real players, top play, no bs.

WOW. Busty made that combo @46:07 look much easier than it is.

2 brother n 2 legend in billiard

Perfection. The epitome of the greatest players and commentary of the period. The Fats quote was classic 😄

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

Django has such a pretty stroke.

great match

great match! really fun to watch

man how lose bustamante holds his cue and his stroke is just so cleann. Legends

@Accu-stats do you have a video of Efren/busti/ or parica playing other discipline of pool?

Tremendos jugadores

Revisiting this game and enjoying those two masters art and the superb commentary that sticks to the game and doesn't vary from the game at hand. Something today's commentators should emulate and stop the breathless yakking about everything but the game going on on the table.

Gonna watch some Dr dave while I wait impatiently 🤣

Great match

Merry Christmas to ALL 2021 and Happy new Year.

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

Same to you!

Awesome.

Great vid accustats, do you have that full video of efren doing the FORCE FOLLOW, and who was he playing against ?

What a great match!

Greatest players.

Great match , two great players~ It's a shame the camera was a little out of focus

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, 27 years ago, some were like that.

Cool how they rack up for each other. But no lack of cut throat competitiveness!

32:04 I could tell the announcer lit a a cigarette here. That's something you haven't heard in a while.

46:08

nice match

what a great match this way. thanks for sharing!

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

... HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND THANK YOU SINCERELY ... I AM HUMBLY BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO EAT MY DINNER THIS EVENING AS I WATCH TWO LEGENDARY PLAYERS PLAY WORLD CLASS 9 BALL AND LISTEN TO GRADY & BUDDY DO LIVE PLAY BY PLAY COMMENTARY . I LOVE LISTENING TO GRADY AND BUDDY - YET IT MAKES ME SAD KNOWING THAT GRADY HAS ALREADY PASSED 😢 ... TO EACH AND EVERY ONE READING THIS COMMENT ... MAY THE GREAT ARCHITECT AND RULER OF THE ALPHA THROUGHOUT ETERNITY PROTECT AND BLESS YOU AND YOURS INFINITELY THROUGHOUT ETERNITY . SO MOTE IT BE . AND GOD BLESS ALL THE LEGENDARY PLAYERS OF TODAY AND YESTERDAY ... THOSE ALIVE ... AND THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY PASSED ON ... 💔😢💔

@1:21:00 nice shot under pressure

grady at 45:20 creates another new word- anyway, at 6-7 here, it’s ever closening

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

😆

VINTAGE EFREN

Busty….how dare you beat your best friend when I was least expecting it!

48:55 he basically said, do you find it dry in this desert? 🤣

alright

watch & kneel

I miss Grady

best mechanics ever in boosty 😵‍💫

Can you post the US Open next where Earl beat Efren 13-3? Finals. I actually want to buy all the matches Earl beat Reyes in finals

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

In time, that match will be uploaded to YT.

@kerrmoney

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!!

@jimtwotowns931

2 жыл бұрын

How about a senior citizen efren schooling a prime shane.van boenning

🇵🇭🎱🐐

Great commentating. It's nice to watch an older pool video and not listen to Billy incardona

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

Billy Incardona is the best ever!

1:14:39 ; 1:21:04

5:00

Can anybody play in tournaments ?

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

Unless they are Invitationals.

Imagine that. You can play amazing without carbon fiber shafts, LD shafts, extensions, gloves, $30 chalk.

longer races + winner breaks + loser racks + faster shooting = more exciting pool

is this the same tournament where reyes made the z- shot?

@AccuStats

Жыл бұрын

No. The z-shot was in 1995 vs Strickland.

Why Efren missed the 2 ball? Its his offortunity to finish the game

And then Rafael Martinez defeat Efren Reyes. Please Rafael Martinez Vs. Johny Archer first round (Rafael defeat Johny A.) 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

It's on our list.

@fernandogutierrez8268

2 жыл бұрын

@@AccuStats On your list Just its final match. (Johny defeat to Rafael hill hill) Not the Other match Rafael defeat to Johnny Archer

@AccuStats

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I understand.

they didn't want another tide swing for the USA. it should have been explained. did you know that rule?

36:50 good thing it’s not all balls foul. Busti is all over the four. He even moved it. WTF.

3/8"

Wow 7 2 ahead and still lose.

1:21:10

Give those commentators a shot (or two).... it sounds like they're commentating from beyond the grave ;) [And good tip for commentators who cough: take the fkn mic off]....

I must admit, as entertaining as the commentary is, boy do they suck at judging these shots. To be fair it's not entirely their fault. This is really before either of them had shown the world what they could really do, consistently no less, this is the same year as the z shot, probably before, and Bustamonte was still green, and the type of play that Bata and Busta brought here to the US had never been seen before, so all the commentators had to go on was their own experience, which in the case of these two was quite inadequate to say the least. Im not criticizing them per se, but its funny to hear the commentary change over the next year or two especially concerning Efren as people slowly put their heads up and said 'wait, what did he just do...... again?'. Its most definitely a case of hindsight being 20/20, it eould be like some US commentators trying to cover an el clasico from the heyday of Messi/Ronaldo when all they've ever seen is the MLS.....

maybe efren missed the 2 on purpose to give his best friend a chance.

Taga set lang si bustamante dito

@daniloborja3979

2 жыл бұрын

Spotter is Bustamante😂😂😂😅

I thought efren was good, but Bustamante is the best!

why Bustamante uses a big shirt and pants, looks too bad

This narrator sounds like he has a loose denture

1:14:40

@txtmodcarlo

2 жыл бұрын

Can some good soul tell me what kind of spin he puts on that shot? From what I saw it's running follow with a bit of top left spin? I can be wrong..

@jet688

2 жыл бұрын

@@txtmodcarlo top right

@jet688

2 жыл бұрын

@@txtmodcarlo he struck it with right spin to bend the cueball to the middle and not to the side rails.

I used to live in the Philippines and I played 8 - ball with a team from my favorite bar against other teams from other bars. The rule were "all foreigners except for one Pinoy". The Pinoy were always the best players. One guy named "Bong" I never, ever beat. Pinoys are truly fantasticly talented.