Efren Reyes vs. Earl Strickland $$$ The Color of Money $$$ $100,000 Challenge in Hong Kong The greatest 9-ball match ever caught on tape was played in Hong Kong in November of 1996. The black tie affair pitted Earl Strickland against Efren Reyes in a winner-take-all $100,000 shoot out. Australian promoter, and big money gambler, Bob Moore, like many of us, had often wondered who was the better player? Anyone, on any day, can win a race to 15--a long race even by today’s tourney standards. But what about a race to 120--over three days? That would offer a much more even playing field where championship mettle could be
undisputably determined. The match, billed as “The Color of Money,” took approximately fifteen hours to complete. Play was superb. Strickland averaged a .912 and Reyes a .911. Strickland’s long, powerful stroke,
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Tape # HK-01 103 HK-02 HK-03 HK-04 HK-05 HK-06 HK-07 HK-08 HK-09 HK-10 HK-11 HK-12 HK-13
swift tempo, plus his explosive, offensive assault, combined with his emotional performance, were all vintage Earl. Efren’s cue ball control, tactical excellence, and his ability to create something from nothing, compounded by his come-frombehind persistence, were classic Reyes. Earl had led the way. On the final day he held, roughly, a 2 to 1 game advantage. When all was settled, Reyes had defeated Strickland by a margin of only 3. How did this happen? Where did Earl go? How could he let this challenge; this amount of money, slip away? Mark Wilson’s empathetic commentary keeps us well informed and captures the emotional mood of the moment. Accu-Stats is offering you this once in a lifetime collection of 13 DVDs, uncut, with every stroke captured. Enjoy the series and save!
Score Per DVD Running Total Reyes (13) Strickland (15) 13-15
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