Follows Davis family's journey in Texas pool circuit, from dusty saloons to Texas Open. Torn by tragedy, they fight for | dG1feDRNLTRuRGtjRE0
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00:00We do know that from the very founding of Texas, Poole was here.
00:14The Texas Open, we used to always get real fired up for it because everybody wanted to win Texas, you know.
00:20You can feel the passion and the love for Poole here.
00:24We wanted people to be able to watch the show and be able to learn something about the game.
00:28Should Bob Vanover be in the Hall of Fame?
00:30Probably the best Texas player of all time.
00:32It didn't matter what position we put him in, he was going to win the time.
00:36Had them glasses on, he'd go like that, he knew he was in trouble.
00:40Who do I hate playing? I hate playing Jeremy Jones. The guy beats me every single time.
00:44I've always loved to gamble, you know, I like the competitiveness and chasing, you know, the big dollars.
00:49In Europe, it's a little bit more like you want to show how good you are.
00:54In America, you try to hide your real speed a little bit to get more games.
01:00I'm having to act like I can't make a good bridge, I'm having to miss balls.
01:04We had a guy come over every Sunday. We'd kick it off for $5,000, $10,000, or $20,000.
01:10We'd just kick it off at that.
01:12I got staked by the cook there, Ted. He was a character in himself.
01:16I win, what, four out of six, five out of six games, and Ted quits.
01:20He pulls me up. He had enough money to pay his rent.
01:23He said, Fats, we didn't come over here to look at your scrapbook. We came over here to bust you.
01:29So this guy said, show me some real gamble. Flip me a coin for $5,000.
01:33Tony says, you got it. I said, no. You know, I was like, no way, because we're playing pool.
01:38So David and I went on a road trip, went to the wrong state.
01:41Pool is a wonderful sport because it's a mixture of grand accomplishments and myth-making and a little bit of bullshit.
01:50And all the rest, all sort of mixed up, and it makes a wonderful story.
01:54I love the game so much, the thinking and all the conditions of play and all the variations of change.
01:59And it was just one of those games you never really can master, but it was really fun trying to do it.
02:03Why did we play it? It wasn't for the money.
02:06Money? What if I wanted money? I'd go get a job.