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Originally Posted by Robbiebox
If the pool players were as good as the snooker players, you can be pretty sure that many would be converting to the game and trying to cash in as the money is so much more plentiful. This to me is probably the biggest evidence that snooker players area a step ahead of other cue sports.
I don't think you quite understand how much money Efren has made over the years playing pool. In terms of total money won he probably rivals some of the top snooker players. Not Hendry/O'sullivan level to be sure, but he's probably up there with some of the guys at the next level. A lot of his winnings are 'unofficial' though, so it's hard to calculate it all. He lives a very comfortable life, though, make no mistake.
Also, snooker isn't the only big money cue sport. The top three-cushion players also do very well, and I've heard that both Semih Sayginer and Tobjourn Blomdhal make seven figures annually. It's a very popular game.
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Steve Davis played 9 ball for a while, but was well past his best and didnt take it seriously, yet he still beat many top pool players including Reyes. At
snooker Reyes wouldn't stand a chance against the top players.
Reyes has beaten both Ronnie O'Sullivan and Jimmy White for money at snooker, playing even. He even used his pool cue, so figure that out, lol. He's also older than Davis so who even knows what he could have done in his prime. Daryl Peach said he watched both matches and Reyes ran three centuries, and I know for a fact he ran back-to-back 130s on a very tough table in Detroit. The man can flat out play.