World Class Pool

F R O M Accu-Stats Video Productions has been bringing us World Class Pool on video for the last 30 years. With this column, we hope to bring you some examples of the best shots that come up between the greatest players who play this game.

This shot comes from the 2022 Derby City One Pocket match between Alex Pagulayan and John Gabriel. The score was tied at 2-2 and Pagulayan lead two balls to one in the case game. The right hand pocket was Gabriel’s pocket.

Gabriel studied the layout for nearly a minute and then came with this beauty. “I realize it looked crazy but the ball was dead. I honestly thought the cueball would come straight off the rail and kick the 5 ball to my hole” said Gabriel aft er the match. “I did take into consideration that I was playing Alex on his table! Sometimes you have to take the scary shot.”