Playing and hustling as Cesar Morales in the early 80's, he left a trail of destruction in pool tables with his $10 cue stick all over the US. They did not know what or who hit them. Legendary.

@lakadmatatag6857

2 жыл бұрын

He like real life anime protagonist.

@emkeicastillo8430

3 ай бұрын

In the Philippine some hustler when you first encounter them , they pretend that they are at your level of skill , they will not scare you , you are confident you can beat them , the hustler will take all your money then move to another town , in Efren case He went to the US to hustle for money until no one like to bet thier money against Him then He is force to be a professional player , He run out of opponent in pool gambling😅

Greatest pool player that ever lived!!! No question!!! Not even a close second. He executes shots most people don’t even see. We are so privileged to be alive to watch him.

@BigT27295

2 жыл бұрын

Well said Brother...

@jonmiller19845

2 жыл бұрын

Jose parica use to destroy efren. But jose never got the credit

@MrKeith75

2 жыл бұрын

Jose was here way before Efren and he doesn’t have nearly the accomplishments. There’s a reason why Efren wins almost every 8 ball event and just about every one pocket event. Cuz their skill games. Even with the luck factor In 9 ball he still won a ton of them. He’s also the highest money winner of all Time. No matter what he and Jose did head to head in a few tournaments, he is in a class of his own. It’s not even a matter of opinion. He is by far the best player. FACT!!!

@godjhaka7376

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonmiller19845 Because jose sucks and never was good enough to win any world tournaments like Efren. Let the skill speak. He was probably destroying efren when efren was 5 years old and Jose was 10 LOL

@davidcorelli556

Жыл бұрын

@@godjhaka7376 Hey I agree that Efren is much better. But please don't say Jose sucks. The guy won around 100 tournaments in the US starting around the year 1985. In 1988 he won the World Pro 9-Ball Tournament, beating Efren Reyes 9-3 in the finals. The tournament had 900 players. He won about 40k for that back in 1988. In 1996, Parica won four tournaments that year, Beaten Efren Reyes in three finals. The following year in 1997, Parica won five tournaments and was ranked number 1 in the professional tour ratings and was chosen Player of the Year in 1997 by three award-giving bodies - Billiards magazine, Billiards Digest magazine, and the Camel Pro Billiards Series. I've watched the guy in person match up for hours for high stakes and never seen him lose. In one pocket he would hit the object ball and then the q-ball would travel 2 or 3 cushions and freeze behind another ball. The first few times I would think it was luck and then he kept doing it. I walked up to him one time after watching him and asked, "how are you so good?" He replied " it's my bread and butter".. I said "I get that but really" He said "when I make a mistake someone else takes out their knife and cuts me, when they make a mistake, I take out my sword and KILL THEM"

He looks like those Anime type Great Sensei who looks like a joke, old, and just happy about everything, but when he's in action he transforms into some type of forbidden folklore beast.

@hahagago5454

2 жыл бұрын

Just like jiraiya

@allaces123

2 жыл бұрын

@@hahagago5454 jiraiya is ded efren is alive

@hahagago5454

2 жыл бұрын

@@allaces123 savage

@nyokaadventures3269

Жыл бұрын

True

@kawaiipotatoes7888

Жыл бұрын

There is a reason why his monicker is bata "KID" meaning there's also efren "matanda" reyes matanda means "ADULT" he is the IP man of efren bata reyes. Legend says nobody ever beat that guy.

If I could live another lifetime, I would not see another player of Efren's quality & dignity in the games of pool.

@Tam0de

3 жыл бұрын

Heck, forget another lifetime. Can you find another player of Efren's reputation, quality & humility in THIS lifetime?

In the summer of 1983 i played with him somewhere in Tondo Manila. He is practicing in another table as i watch him do practice shot, and he doesn't miss a shot. I already know he is efren "bata" reyes. Wow!!! I still remember that to this day.

@antonnyo3694

2 жыл бұрын

Cool story.

@agachess

2 жыл бұрын

1980s the vintage Efren

@stephenperry5021

Жыл бұрын

@@agachess he said in an interview he played his best in the mid 70’s.

@zanethind

Жыл бұрын

Damn so Lucky

I just realized that Philippines ( and the world's) greatest sportsmen Efren Reyes and Manny Pacquiao have something in common, down to earth, humble and very nice guys.

@mikeserrano734

3 жыл бұрын

Humble GOATs never Gloat. 😃

@chriscripplercruz1833

3 жыл бұрын

Manny is not a nice guy and very bigoted and homophobic

@pedrobueno4255

3 жыл бұрын

3.paeng nepumoceno bowling

@ic3zar521

3 жыл бұрын

@@chriscripplercruz1833 jelouse. butthurt or bitter which one? or omg youre a gay! right?

@newheroph4257

3 жыл бұрын

@@chriscripplercruz1833 what is bad being a homophobic bro? That's his own thoughts, you are GAY

We are not gonna see the likes of him for a long time. Some of his 'get out of trouble shots' are so intricate and artistic we dare not even think it's possible, but he does it in quiet rumination and humbleness. I call his kick-shots double joy, because he not only gets out of trouble, but the object ball also finds home.

@kimberlyfrost4730

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that hill - hill match up with Strickland where he made his famous Z shot will never be forgotten. To do that in a hill - hill game in such a crucial time sealed him as the GOAT forever to me. The man has pure ice water running through his veins when he's at the table

I WILL NEVER FEEL TIRED WATCHING EFREN REYES OVER AND OVER AGAIN HE'S ONE IN A MILLION

@pedroordis2604

3 жыл бұрын

same...

@threelittlebirds6409

3 жыл бұрын

Same!

@lindalarracas606

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@BeeteeTan

Жыл бұрын

He's one of one.

@lskshmariemostolesdhksks9719

5 ай бұрын

same here ❤❤😊

Lots of trickshots were invented simply because one man proved that there's no limit to what you can do with billiard balls. Imagine him without a known mentor, no youtube, no exposure...and yet he blossomed in obscurity, and when time is ripe, he shocked the world.

@DM-bs2oz

Жыл бұрын

👌

He changed his name because if he introduces himself as efren reyes the magician, all finest pool players in the world will be reluctant to challenge him. That was how great he was until now.

@jeftdominiquesabile7623

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, his name strikes fear on to the hearts of pro poolers around the world. And thatnhappened on an era without an internet. Wow, just Wow!

@28DonCorleone

2 жыл бұрын

He’s only hustling some local pro billiards circuits in Houston, Texas. And making bets with some local billiard players while giving them crazy odds. Not really the finest pools players in the world.

@jerycsschwartz6903

2 жыл бұрын

@@28DonCorleone Efren said it that his absolute best was during the 80s. What a beast of a pool player that would have been to witness

@jlobiafra

Жыл бұрын

Noone knew who he was in the states in the 80's. He didn't become the efren everyone knows until the 90's.

@nothingherezero7182

Жыл бұрын

@@jlobiafra Caesar morales was His Alias because some journalist told American pro Pool about him

With the Covid SIP, I have been watching Efren over and over. Down 17 racks to Earl in a race to 120 with 25 racks to go. No Problem. Never ceases to amaze me. Not only with his skill but with his humility.

@larrycurtis9896

Жыл бұрын

A great man...

@eddieespinoza6904

16 күн бұрын

The pearl was humbled by Reyes,, great match, Z shot was amazing,, and what does Reyes say? I get lucky,,,LOL'

Cesar Morales is actually a real person. Efren's $10 cue stick was given by his friend Cesar Morales decades ago and that was the alias he used when he hustled in the US.

These great men have reached their highest achievements due to discipline, sincerity and humility.

@joulupukki1607

Жыл бұрын

Facts i heard efren did nothing but practiced in his prime.. like 10h day just playing pool...

@mikerems8861

Жыл бұрын

and not attending classes in school..

Everytime I'm stressed out I just watch the magicians greatest shots and I feel better

@wellnessNwealthness

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly his calmness is meditating

He never change from the beginning into famous still the same man. Humble.

he still carries that legendary $10 cue stick #GOAT

@Bobba8590

3 жыл бұрын

No he doesn't... he has a unique piece made in China.

@dareendequiroz9697

3 жыл бұрын

The legend of Cesar Morales and the $10 cue stick

@johnbarbe3273

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bobba8590 that is his shooting cue he breaks with the old 10$ cue

@Bobba8590

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnbarbe3273 aaaa okay didn't know that

@Euoie

3 жыл бұрын

The thread gave me info, thanks... 😊😊😊

The legendary Cesar Morales and the $10 cue stick..🔥🔥

He is good not only geometrical but also physics. True, prodigy!

GOAT. Saw him when I was in college with django. Regret not taking a picture. I wish somebody could interview him thoroughly. Get what inside his mind and share anecdotes. I know his having trouble speaking in english but someone who know him well could interview him so that he could loosely open up without hesitation or barrier. Truly aspirational- humble, hardworking and dedicated.

@eddieespinoza6904

16 күн бұрын

He is an Alfa,,Quiet But carries a big stick,,he does not talk smack, its not in his game,, he,s a gentleman thru and thru,, Im a pool player I have won many Tourneys,, I figure I understand his game,, people like him are in the same as the wonders of this world,, I just enjoy his Majestic presence''

Pros: jump the ball God of pool: curves the ball I've seen all of them but no one gets closed to Efren even Musconi and Sullivan.. Efren is a well rounded player and the first and only pool player who wins in two different disciplines of pool.. The most decorated pool player and arguably the most humble of any athletes in history..

I'm amazed to know that there are still clips of his old game playing billiards way back in 1985.. The video was obviously recorded in film and films will not last long before they degrade. I;m glad to know that old clips like in this video survived.

In case you are wondering why his nickname is "Bata" which means kid in English, it is because there were two Efrens in where Efren grew up playing billiards. To differentiate the two, Efren was called bata or the kid.

When playing against Efren, safety shot means nothing. His geometrical knowledge on angles makes him the true builder of the Great Pyramid!

@gregjames2684

3 жыл бұрын

IDK whether you could be interested but ancient Egyptian Math is a very interesting subject , they dealt with numbers in ways we'd call weird but they made pyramids ,

@normalisntcomingbackjesusi8681

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregjames2684 Ooh~ I'm gonna check that out.

@Euoie

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@killyah3293

2 жыл бұрын

Not just that... His hands velocity are also a big factor... To control the motion of the ball..

@rundagssports104

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir I strongly agree with.

Just imagine Efrem was a sole winner in 80 championship title and no one came close to him

I met him back in 2005 as a kid in 5th grade. I got to see him (i was one of the few kids that watched. I watched him because we had a pool table at home and my father and uncles played it all the time) He was very humble. Very chill guy. I kept a paper that he signed. I lost it though.

@bouya283

Жыл бұрын

Autographs dont mean nothing, you had a great experience and a great memory 🎉

He got lucky he always say, thats his kicksafe answer to avoid many question many people fall from it lols!

watching reyes shot is like watching jordan shot in a buzzer beater

@rundagssports104

2 жыл бұрын

Ya that's the beauty of shot of REYES comparable to the goat of basketball.The uniqueness of his shot which the other player can't do the same made him the all time best in pool history and that how especial Efren Bata Reyes.He never go to school just to Finnish even high school but his work ethic and humility made him one of the best in the pool history.

@debuhokontra2006

2 жыл бұрын

@@rundagssports104 agree his humilty is so amusing, you cant see any arrogance in his winning, only a warm smile like a kid having a lolipop after class

he is our legend here in philippines. proud to say that😘😘😘

just to rub it in, even at his age (66) he's still beating the crap out of us in bet games here in ph. let that sink in folks. a living legend.

@criznueve

3 жыл бұрын

Love that he’s still hustling

@ernesthader1109

3 жыл бұрын

Nahuli pang hindi sumusunod sa health protocols habang naglalaro.

@vashrazul6156

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but he lost many games too... His skill has evidently diminished

He keeps saying he is lucky. As far as I know, being lucky is also a skill. So I say he is very lucky.

@rundagssports104

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir but he worked hard for it.All the tricks that he made in the game proper.His just amazing

@kensanity178

2 жыл бұрын

When you are good at pool, luck just naturally rides on your side.

@protodg6567

2 жыл бұрын

He says the more he practices, the more lucky he gets

@kensanity178

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with that. The better pool players are always just naturally more lucky.

@kensanity178

2 жыл бұрын

One of the most difficult things to do consistently on a pool table: compensate accurately on the shot for the English you're putting on the cue ball for the position on the next shot.

Walang katulad si Idol Efren Bata Reyes. Pool Wizard.

Idol is old now but still kicking...he is the greatest player i hd ever knew..long live idol.you are the greatest of all times..salute to you

I would love to go to the Philippines and visit the local poolrooms. There maybe others as good as "Bata".

@christopherfernan9318

3 жыл бұрын

No one.

@juantrias5496

3 жыл бұрын

As of now a lot of Filipinos are good.

@LuckyslotsPH777

3 жыл бұрын

You may see good players but no one can replace the magician

@johnbroadwell2603

3 жыл бұрын

@@LuckyslotsPH777 I agree....

@skylinetrans

3 жыл бұрын

There are many players now that are better than him. Due to age and all these new kids having access to KZread, jump cues better cues and access to tables etc. Come to angeles city Phillipines about 2 hours north of Manila u can play him and many others for 50-100 bucks.

The real Goat of pool

He is amazing to watch. He never has to hit the ball hard everything looks effortless. If he comes to your Pool Hall, play him.

@eddieespinoza6904

16 күн бұрын

good cushins 8ft table no need to,,control the Q ball and 99% of the time you win,,the 1% that you don,t win is when you run into a person like Reye,s

The best Effren vid I've seen in a while.

This is great! I really love the narration of his story. More of his story in the 90s and 2000s. Tell his story. Thank!

Great video. Thanks for posting. Especially for including that kick bank shot at the end. I hadn’t seen that highlight before. An amazing shot!

I remember watching his entrance, thank goodness I was young and had no 💰 to lose!

The luckiest man on pool :D

Que espectacular jugador no me canso de ver los videos,

Efren Reyes; the favorite son of the Pool Gods.

He is such a class act.

@markanderson696

3 жыл бұрын

EFFY IS BY FAR THE GREATEST!!!!

@jong-jongspeaks4224

3 жыл бұрын

A league of his own.

The GOAT forever!no body could replace him forever!a very humble and down to earth man!he should be the model of all sports

the smoothest pool player of all time,,ill never get tired of watching his trickshots

the michael jordan of billiard

@kevinv.m.94

3 жыл бұрын

Or Michael Jordan is the Efren Reyes of the Basketball.

@antoniog9814

3 жыл бұрын

Wilt Chamberlain is the basketball GOAT, not Michael Jordan. If you're too young, look him up.

@nochance2619

3 жыл бұрын

@@antoniog9814 Wilt, Kareem, Russell, MJ, Lebron are top 5. Those centers are always considered below MJ and Lebron and most analyst and basketball plauers from old to this generation still consider MJ as the GOAT. So no.

@sanityest8004

3 жыл бұрын

In basketball its debatable, but for pool, he's the GOAT

@antoniog9814

3 жыл бұрын

@@nochance2619 The day that MJ breaks at least one of Wilt's records, then I'll consider him close to being GOAT. Until then, Wilt's the man.

Love how the Philippines has completely adopted and taken over the sport and made it their own with its own unique style and way of playing.

Efren bata reyes ( GOAT) made impossible to be possible, expect the unexpected, amazing skills. WOW!!!!!

Efren Reyes and Tom Brady seem more skilled and more blissed by God then most people. I'm glad that I got to live in this generation and see talent like this.

This guy is too good that he had to fake his name.

@raidenguiletabadero2615

3 жыл бұрын

What his real name?

@theoldnakedsnake

3 жыл бұрын

@@evanb.4308 T_T

@Grace-nw1ci

3 жыл бұрын

@@evanb.4308 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@evanb.4308

3 жыл бұрын

@@Grace-nw1ci hi grace how are you po?

@Grace-nw1ci

3 жыл бұрын

@@evanb.4308 hi evan😃 im good thanks! Ur joke made my day😉

1:19 my goodness. So tight angle.

He beats all the greatst billiard players in the world...so he's the greatest ..that simple...very humble guy

Saturday night is young and yet here I am, stuck again marveling at his brilliance in pool. Is there any word more superior than legend? Efren is the word I guess.

i remember back then when i was in gradeschool my dad brought me to the first ever jollibee in cubao qc...my dad and i waiting for our food in the table...and a guy walked across next to my dad....dad talled me it was mr. efren bata, and i questioned my dad "whos efren bata?....my dad stood up and said later gonna tell u who efren was...my dad ran out to the entrance of jollibee and called efren....when they both had a conversation my dad called me and said to come over and he introduced me to the greatest pool player of all time without even knowing him that time i dont care who he was but he gave me a jolly hotdog the famous bun and hotdog of jollybee (oldies favorite)....man to cut things off efren is so down to earth even in these days i still remeber him. i was 9yrs old at that time and before he removed his dentures. 😂👌❤💯✅🇵🇭

@abrahammiguel1588

Жыл бұрын

The humblest man on earth👍👍🥰🥰

The True Color of Money he is a beast when there is a bet on the table & he gives you the odds that you think you can beat him even today... A legend & a true gentleman Wish someone has videos of him playing snooker you can see that he is truly a master at his craft

Efren was a True Professional!!!!

Thanks you Cesar Morales for making everything possible for Efren Reyes to come to the United States. Other than that no one would not find out about Efren.

imagine how good he is in the time that not televise back then

THE POOL GOD'S. THE LEGEND EFREN "BATA" REYES! FROM THE PHILIPPINES☝️

Thank you for all the honor that you gave to our beloved country. We will always be proud of you, Magician. You inspired me to play pool when I was a kid. Living legend and truly the GOAT. 🇵🇭💯

He's the GOAT I should say.

The man is amazing!!!

Only a true lowkey badass would change his name because he doesn't want to play knowing that the people fears you whenever you play just because of your name lol

The genius geometry mathematician. God bless him.

He was called Bata to distinguish from the other older player in the area whose name was also Efren. Much like Pliny the elder and Pliny the younger.

He is the pride of the Philippines & the best billiard player in the whole world..GOAT.

One of the unique traits of Efren is that he never give in to pressure and never gives up.

Unfortunately during his dominant days, he barely earned what he was supposed to. He was scammed big time by his financiers.

@KopiAusomeJourney

3 жыл бұрын

that's unfortunate.

@soysauce4223

3 жыл бұрын

He doesn't care about too much money though, and he saved more than enough for his family.

@Yanojang

3 жыл бұрын

False

@haideelyn1689

3 жыл бұрын

@@soysauce4223 not really he just have one automobile left as of this writing.

@soysauce4223

3 жыл бұрын

@@haideelyn1689 lol. Check further. He focused on buying lands. Cars are dead investments tbh.

The best I have ever seen..

The moment you realized.. Efren is smurfing at that time hahha

Oh men efrens pool i.q is unparalle and knowledge thats why he's the greatest of them all

My brother-in-law shared with me around the late 1970s about a person who was in Houston under an assumed name that was dominating everyone in pool halls. Little did many know at the time, this enigmatic figure was "Efrain Bata Reyes - The Greatest Pool player of all time."

This guy deserves a movie based on his life. It would slap harder than Will Smith

@vanthursday

Жыл бұрын

Gonna slap you in every angle 🤣

Such a legendary pool player❤🤟. And I love these pool commentators😂 so funny and hyped😂🤟

1 thing they didn't know, pool is a living here in Philippines hahaha..

@Tam0de

3 жыл бұрын

Living...what? Living entity? I believe the word you should have used was 'livelihood'. You could also be going for 'pool is a way of living' but i can't be sure.

I'm so lucky to be born in the time these two Filipino Efren Reyes and Manny Pacquiao dominated their field of sports.

@eddieespinoza6904

16 күн бұрын

the word is Ese Vato ( street Linqual ) San Antonio Texas west side,,and he was born in mejico'' he is chicano,,'

Efren Reyes is the #GOAT

Efren’s meteoric rise will never be matched. Absolute legend and deserves to be calmed the GOAT. 🐐🫡

I love this video!

those signed items that gave him away must be valued so much

the only Filipino where you can associate the words "the greatest of all time."

Efren Reyes career and life is movie material. Even an american motion picture company can do feature based on a foreign athlete like reyes. HBO or Netflix can too. Thats a lot of material for a movie. Unfortunately, there may be biases, even racial discrimation vs efren, thats why there are no talks of making a movie about him

The best of Philippines Billiards we're so proud of you Efren Bata Reyes 😊

Amazing shoots:: Efren Reyes!!!@@

Unbelievable Physics!

Is incredible how alike my father in law looks like Efren, he is Filipino too

00:45 shows his brilliance in carom

No hard shots for Efren even it's impossible to make he can create a shots and that's incredible and made him the most exciting pool player in history the Magician and no one can match it.Proud Filipino.

He's cesar morales story is very movie-like

Absolutely the Greatest Pool Player of All Time!

Sad to see that my country doesn't recognize what he has brought for the Philippines and didn't reward him any for of his achievements, only recognitions but no monetary assistance or support when old age comes. News is that he is still playing wherever possible with bets of course. I witness him live to play in our barangay here at Taguig. Bets were high reaching 1.7k to 3.5kUSD each rack. I bet about 10 dollars for fun on Efren of course, won and was doubled. Still keeping some of the money I won that day to remind me of the Pool GOAT.

I had the opportunity to see Reyes play a pool exhibition in angelous city philippines last year 2023...fantastic!!!!

*THE GOAT!* 🐐🎱

Ever ever and ever legend!!!!

@ellisjacoba4882

2 жыл бұрын

Am so sorry to divert from all accolades, but l must have to reveal to that in my prime as a college student pool player, Efren Reyes could not not beat me.. For da simple reason that at age l8~l9 when l was already engaging da billiard Toughies in Quiapo where my Law School MLQU was located, Efren was then only 7~8 yrs old.. Hehe.. Bata pa talaga.. Papano siya uubra sA akin at dat time..? Atty. ELLIS F. JACOBA of Cabanatuan City..

@norendrachowdhury1887

2 жыл бұрын

@@ellisjacoba4882 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

Efren is the legend that never fade!!!

Nice video good content..

greatest story ever heard, I hope you can make a video how many achievements do Efren has in his resume and differentiate one of them brother it would really be a great story to tell as well. Specially he has been playing for 40 years in the pro scene I think. Great video btw ⚪

Efrain has given so much entertainment...i can watch and watch...his fantastic skill... it's something I'll always enjoy watching... thanks Efron...for giving me a lot of entertainment....Larry N.S.W.....australia....

My GOAT!!!

Where sports that Filipinos excel, billiards, bowling & dragon boat, these are not still listed in olympics,