2004 U.S. Open Champion, Gabe Owen, is currently in town hangin’ out and I drew him in my second match on the winners’ side. I played a great first match and was very excited to see I was playing him next. Gabe and I know each other from interviews and working but this would be our first time meeting up on the green.
Game 1 – He missed the 8 ball and left me the 8 and 9.
Game 2 – He missed the 7 ball (I think) and left me an easy out.
Game 3 – He broke and scratched and I ran out (pretty textbook, which I was so happy about) to go up 3-0.
Unfortunately, that would be the last game I would win. In Game 4, I made a really bad, aggressive decide to play a two-way bank on the 6 in the side that totally sold out that rack. I was not committed at all. Safety? Bank. Safety? Bank. And of course, got neither.
In Game 5, I blasted them wide open, made three balls and had a text book runout. While going two rails on the 1 ball to get on the 2, I caught a slow rail which left me a bank. I made the bank but then I was forced to play a safety. I ended up leaving Gabe a bank and he of course he ran out from there.
The rest was pretty much history but I felt proud to have played so well in front of my fans and supporters. Gabe is a sweetheart and I’m glad he’s gonna be in town for a while. I hope he finds a reason to move here. That would be cool.
Anyway, John Schmidt and Earl Strickland will also be in town this weekend for some exhibitions so that means we’ll have THREE U.S. Open Champs under one roof! Woohoo!!!
I love it! It so cool to play champions. You can learn so much…