Pool Cue News and Review

How bad is it in the billiards industry? It looks like Olhausen Billiards is so hard up for cash that they just took out a $4.5 million revolver to help refinance existing debt. Terms were not disclosed and the company may be trying to put a positive spin on this, but knowing how much the industry is hurting, you can read between the lines about how much of this will be used to stay afloat rather than to “grow the business”. You can read the article on Yahoo’s business report.

Are you fucking kidding me? Its pool man! Get a grip. It wasn’t like he just missed a shot either. Gabe was running out, had a straight shot on the nine and Fabio gets up from his chair, heads to the corner of the table and starts bashing his head. I’m not even going to speculate as to what the hell caused this. There’s plenty of that going on over at AZ Billiards.
This isn’t the first time a complete meltdown or freakout has occurred at the Super Billiards Expo. I still remember a few years ago when Jamison Neu broke down in the middle of an “artistic pool” (trick shot) match. This is in addition to the standard daily routine of fights breaking out and being broken up between players and patrons. I’m telling you, there’s something about this event that just brings out the worst in people.

At any rate, superfox Samm Diep interviewed Gabe Owen shortly after the match to talk about it. Not much additional info to be had, but any chance to see Samm on camera is a good enough reason to watch!