People need to stop calling his shots flukes or lucky or anything like that. When his planned shots keep succeeding you have to start attributing it to his incredible skills. Otherwise, you have to do the same for other players and start calling their shots flukes too. That's disrespectful to these amazing masters.
@@thomasford4716 Well, that goes without saying, but I see some bias in some comments where they call his shots a fluke and not others' shots. Look at the shot Efren did in the 2005 US Open 9-ball against John Schmidt in the first rack. That's as "flukish" as could be and yet it's not a fluke.
@@MissYami. too bad people still had cam corders and videotapes at that time to then publish it to TH-cam a decade later bro these tapes Mad old . Even before youtube every Saf and Twr game he played was recorded because he's insane
I think i have to agree with you. I have seen Strickland have success in 10 ball but not really anything other than 9 ball. Sigel has won big in 9 ball, 8 ball and Straight pool. But no one is good like Efren is in so many games, 9 ball, 8 ball, straight pool, rotation, one pocket, and ive seen him win at billiards.
He is truly blessed with talent. I've seen great players but the magician 🎩 is something special. He make shots that I would miss in my dreams. I'm still scratching my head about some shots he made years ago. There is nothing lucky about it. He's the Michael Jordan, Mohammed Ali, Bruce Lee and Steph Curry when comes to pool 🎱 that's how I feel about it.
@@michaeltrumph121 most newbs and nut-huggers will disagree, but several of them were total flukes. I love Efren like most players do, but the fact that so many people believe that he’s always trying to make these incredibly unlikely shots is mind-numbing to me. He’s a great player, probably one of the best ever, but he wasn’t trying to make the majority of these shots.
@@tomstathis8653 Agreed. ATM I'm arguing with a dummy who actually thinks Efren intended all of these, it's baffling how stupid some people are. I used the first shot as a clear example of a fluke, pointing out that he probably intended to make it in the top corner pocket and here's what he thinks:' _"1. He’s not trying the top corner pocket. Why? His attempt was not even close. Look closely. He went 2 rails hitting the MIDPOINT of the short rail and left english to the side rail to get enough spin going back. This is not the first he’s done that.. 2. Where exactly is he hiding that cue ball if that’s a safety shot. My point is YOU did not see the angle he’s working with going 2 rails and however improbable doesn’t mean there was no strategy behind it. It’s exactly how people reacted when he did the Z shot in 1995. It was so ahead of his time. A fluke is sheer luck. At this age and stage of his career (he’s over 50 at this point) he can see scenarios and possibilities on the pool table that is simply incomprehensible for casuals and even elite players"_ The man is fucking clueless about this sport.
@@michaeltrumph121 I’ve read all the comments. I played very high level pool back in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, and I’ve been around Efren dozens of times. I’ve watched him play from 10’ away at least 30 times, and it’s easy to admit he’s easily the best all-around player of this generation, but to kick multiple rails and make a bank of a ball three rails in the side? Nope, not even close to what he was trying. He’s known to do that sheepish grin with the silly fist pump when he gets lucky, everyone who knows him knows that.
@@tomstathis8653 _......but to kick multiple rails and make a bank of a ball three rails in the side? Nope, not even close to what he was trying....._ Completely agree. Not only that, but the cueball hit the object ball twice before making it in the side pocket. To even think that he actually intended that is beyond fanboyism, it's utter stupidity and complete lack of understanding of the sport.
Some of these are repeats but the funny thing is, they are so miraculous that not only do you not mind seeing them again, you actually want to see them again. That's the magic of Efren 💯
The L shot at 1:40 is one of the most incredible shorI have seen. Top 3 for sure. And the haters out there are probably calling thise one a fluke as well.
I agree hes the best ever and i dont know how sumone can kick that much better than every other great player. But even with that being said Earl is and will always remain the best 9ball runout player ever.
I've never seen such a snooker player like efren bata reyes before, he is too smart to make effect to the balls entering the pocket👏👏👏👏👏👏👏. I learn all of his magical shots, perfect👌
If you want to compile a true video of great shots, make sure the game is call shot. Otherwise all you have to do it hit your object ball and after that whatever happens is either planned or luck. In a call shot game you have to say what the balls are going to do. No room for "I'm just Lucky". But that would take a long time to produce and probably wouldn't put your hero on the pedestal all you fan boys keep Efren on.
@@TN_vigilance I have! I love bankshots! Some people play the game differently for I studied and trained to be good playing sharks and practicing with them yet never got better then them! Has the best and others have made shots yet efran is just above all!
There were some great shots here, but some of these clips were pretty average shots too. I get that Efren is the GOAT but there have been plenty of shots by other players that deserve spots on the 'greatest shots of all time' list over things like simple one rail banks, kicks, and short table masse curve shots.
Few of these are actually difficult, most of them are just percentage shots with many possible outcomes, i actually saw about 1-3 shots that actually need skill for execution, with others being just about seeing the shot and hoping for the best. Nothing away from the players though, this is exactly what the game of pool is. Simple things that look like art, difficult things that look like anyone could do them. It is a game of brain, vision and nerves, not about something that is actually difficult to execute.
Casuals saying its luck. Well, you need skills to achieve these kind of lucky shots. If Efren had so many “lucky shot” highlights then I think it’s time for haters to reflect
Okay, let's resolve this "fluke" issue once and for all. A fluke is something other than what you intended and planned that is out of the ordinary and still pockets your ball. A fluke involves luck, but luck is not exclusive to a fluke. A fluke is not your ball going in because you hope so. After all, everyone hopes every shot goes in. Is every shot then a fluke? No, of course not. Here are examples of the two, and hopefully you'll be able to tell the difference between the first one (where the ball jumps up), which is the fluke, and the second, where clearly Efren planned the shot and it worked. Both require luck, but only the first one is a fluke. Here they are: th-cam.com/video/n_Gaq83jIyQ/w-d-xo.html ................... and the second one .................. th-cam.com/video/qKdBhPg01VA/w-d-xo.html.
Nice video, but…. You repeat three or four shots, and one shot is shown three times. Also you should state in the title that these are only Efren’s shots, instead of just saying Greatest Ever Shots In Pool History - which should then include ALL players!
His shots are not by chance but intended.. He would smile or laugh when it's done by chance..Not Efren, nobody else, can do those zigzag almost impossible shots
Why are 90% of these shots in a video titled "the greatest shots ever in pool history"? Normal bank shots? Trying to make money off of view count instead of quality?
@@davidgivins4203 I've done plenty of these shots because I'm aggressive, like he is. What this video doesn't show is the 60 or 70% of the time he misses, it's just the odds, it is what it is for anyone. Everyone remembers the amazing makes, everyone forgets the 10x you missed before that. Also, I'm not saying that these are necessarily bad shots, but context really matters here, if he's up five nothing against somebody in a race to seven he might go for a stupid shot where he should just play simple safety, knowing the context separates if you're acting like a hot dog with a big safety net or you're really playing a real strategy to really hit the ball in to get the win, that really makes a difference I believe, but that is just my opinion, maybe I am wrong. His Z kick against Earl was something like an 8-8 in a race to 11 for a shit ton of money, that's a priceless shot, in history, no room for error and he went for it and it worked, good for him. But many shots in this video are just aggressive banks shots, sorry, nothing to special, seen many of those shots tonight, some went in, some didn't, no one was a pro. Nothing special about that, misleading video and title I'm my opinion.....
@@MJ18883 as have I yet showing and honoring greatness is a good thing being that those are the only clips he can get. Efran has made shots many pro can't see and if seen wouldn't try. Worldwide he's known for incredible shot making and a few in the video are wtf. Hell of a game is pool! Make a video with greater shots so we can see and judge. That would be kool.
Pockets like dustbins. Only have to get within an inch and its in. Really? Skilful?? Can’t miss. Stupidly easy compared to a normal uk pool table let alone a world championship snooker table. This stuff is for kids
@@jmasiong307 indeed .. incredible would be higher up the ladder . Anyway I understand that ANY criticism of Reyes will have 110 million Filipinos turn against me …
@@wengelder9256 there is a reason why "GOAT" talk seats above any sport... "incredibles" are too many but "Greatests" there are only a few of them.. They are "rare"
@@michaeltrumph121 There is literally a rule where you have to explicitly say what you're doing unless it is obvious. He explicitly says he is going to do something, and he does it, so it is a fluke? Kind of confused how you define a "fluke" but intending to do something and it doing it, by definition, is not a fluke. Objectivity. Pun intended. Also, you should watch some of the games (where he calls the ball and the pocket) and then does it. Not just Efren but all professional pool players are insane in their control of the ball, snooker players are great examples of this.
@@nicolasbard4180 He didn't say he was going to do anything in many of these shots. I've been playing this game all my life, I know pretty much all there is to know about it. In many instances, he simply intended to make contact with the ball, not to pocket it somewhere particularly. Sure, he was hoping he either makes it or he puts it safe after contact, but he had no exact idea what was gonna happen. Take for example the very first shot in this video. That's literally the definition of a fluke. If you really think he intended to make it in the side pocket like that, then you're either insane or completely clueless about this sport.
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People need to stop calling his shots flukes or lucky or anything like that. When his planned shots keep succeeding you have to start attributing it to his incredible skills. Otherwise, you have to do the same for other players and start calling their shots flukes too. That's disrespectful to these amazing masters.
But some of them were flukes. Most of them were planned shots but its ok if some of them were.
@@thomasford4716 Well, that goes without saying, but I see some bias in some comments where they call his shots a fluke and not others' shots. Look at the shot Efren did in the 2005 US Open 9-ball against John Schmidt in the first rack. That's as "flukish" as could be and yet it's not a fluke.
Correct!!!!
So you think all of the shot in the clip is planned?
Many of these shots are flukes.
That is why they call him " The Magician "
I would not even imagine those shots let alone make them. Efren is beyond amazing.
Imagine the unrecorded shots he made. There could be thousands of them.
Not possible
Since efren is world class someone is always recording him
@@jesusislord9116 too bad TH-cam doesn't exist at that time but im thinking how good he was in his younger years.
@@jesusislord9116 not when he’s at his house. He doesn’t go to a bar to practice lol.
@@MissYami. too bad people still had cam corders and videotapes at that time to then publish it to TH-cam a decade later bro these tapes Mad old .
Even before youtube every Saf and Twr game he played was recorded because he's insane
GOAT of Billiards. The magician
I think i have to agree with you. I have seen Strickland have success in 10 ball but not really anything other than 9 ball. Sigel has won big in 9 ball, 8 ball and Straight pool. But no one is good like Efren is in so many games, 9 ball, 8 ball, straight pool, rotation, one pocket, and ive seen him win at billiards.
Really he is amazing master.He is gifted man very close to superpower who is controlling world.👏
He is truly blessed with talent. I've seen great players but the magician 🎩 is something special. He make shots that I would miss in my dreams. I'm still scratching my head about some shots he made years ago. There is nothing lucky about it. He's the Michael Jordan, Mohammed Ali, Bruce Lee and Steph Curry when comes to pool 🎱 that's how I feel about it.
efren said the more he practice the luckier he gets
Efren is the best ever pool player of all time and its proven.
If someone think that lucky, because of happening once or twice. But Reyes did it frequently, that was skill and talent
Some shots were flukes.
@@michaeltrumph121 most newbs and nut-huggers will disagree, but several of them were total flukes. I love Efren like most players do, but the fact that so many people believe that he’s always trying to make these incredibly unlikely shots is mind-numbing to me. He’s a great player, probably one of the best ever, but he wasn’t trying to make the majority of these shots.
@@tomstathis8653
Agreed. ATM I'm arguing with a dummy who actually thinks Efren intended all of these, it's baffling how stupid some people are.
I used the first shot as a clear example of a fluke, pointing out that he probably intended to make it in the top corner pocket and here's what he thinks:'
_"1. He’s not trying the top corner pocket. Why? His attempt was not even close. Look closely. He went 2 rails hitting the MIDPOINT of the short rail and left english to the side rail to get enough spin going back. This is not the first he’s done that.. 2. Where exactly is he hiding that cue ball if that’s a safety shot. My point is YOU did not see the angle he’s working with going 2 rails and however improbable doesn’t mean there was no strategy behind it. It’s exactly how people reacted when he did the Z shot in 1995. It was so ahead of his time. A fluke is sheer luck. At this age and stage of his career (he’s over 50 at this point) he can see scenarios and possibilities on the pool table that is simply incomprehensible for casuals and even elite players"_
The man is fucking clueless about this sport.
@@michaeltrumph121 I’ve read all the comments. I played very high level pool back in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, and I’ve been around Efren dozens of times. I’ve watched him play from 10’ away at least 30 times, and it’s easy to admit he’s easily the best all-around player of this generation, but to kick multiple rails and make a bank of a ball three rails in the side? Nope, not even close to what he was trying. He’s known to do that sheepish grin with the silly fist pump when he gets lucky, everyone who knows him knows that.
@@tomstathis8653
_......but to kick multiple rails and make a bank of a ball three rails in the side? Nope, not even close to what he was trying....._
Completely agree.
Not only that, but the cueball hit the object ball twice before making it in the side pocket.
To even think that he actually intended that is beyond fanboyism, it's utter stupidity and complete lack of understanding of the sport.
Some of these are repeats but the funny thing is, they are so miraculous that not only do you not mind seeing them again, you actually want to see them again. That's the magic of Efren 💯
Guys insanely good. Mind blowing to watch.
Masters of Masters *The Magician* .
Dude is amazing!
I CAN'T get enough of his master of the game. He's soooo incredibly talented. He's simply amazing. I mean AMAZING to the fullest.
The GOAT - billiard/pool PLAYER.. any discipline or country.. . EVER
When youve actually been so good, some people think its a fluke haha
Awesome! 👍🎱
Some great kick shots
More unnecessary background music for those people with ADD.
The rest of us just have to suffer
neither hater nor non pool player will say it's a fluke..
The Magician and Zshot !!! 🔥❤️🔥🔥😎👌🏼
Efren can have a whole 5hr video of this
I'm so glad they used arrows to show the shot because I would've never known what to look for.
The L shot at 1:40 is one of the most incredible shorI have seen. Top 3 for sure. And the haters out there are probably calling thise one a fluke as well.
Efren the great👏👏👍
I agree hes the best ever and i dont know how sumone can kick that much better than every other great player. But even with that being said Earl is and will always remain the best 9ball runout player ever.
The master of kick defense
I've never seen such a snooker player like efren bata reyes before, he is too smart to make effect to the balls entering the pocket👏👏👏👏👏👏👏. I learn all of his magical shots, perfect👌
He's a pool player, not a snooker player.
The Greatest ever!
Insanity
HomerS: Lisa! In this house we obey the [newtonian laws of physics!]
1.50 😂👌 genius
If you want to compile a true video of great shots, make sure the game is call shot. Otherwise all you have to do it hit your object ball and after that whatever happens is either planned or luck. In a call shot game you have to say what the balls are going to do. No room for "I'm just Lucky". But that would take a long time to produce and probably wouldn't put your hero on the pedestal all you fan boys keep Efren on.
The GOAT
Great !
The magician!!
Greatest pool player ever
A bunch of these shots are pretty routine tbh… some are amazing obviously… but most good pool players have made a good number of these shots
More like greatest shots of efren..
the billiard god from philippines
Some of these shots are great shots but a lot of these shots just wouldn't go down on an English table because the pockets are far tighter.
Anyone here ever played on a diamond table? Our pool room has the 9 footers. Touch the rail any at all and see what happens
Other title is "Efren Reyes Best Trick Shot Compilation"
I’ve made some of those long bank shots in games on bar tables and I have seen many other fellas do same
But have you done it in a tournament against pros?
On a 9ft? Playing for thousands? And get shape on the 9?
@@TN_vigilance I have! I love bankshots! Some people play the game differently for I studied and trained to be good playing sharks and practicing with them yet never got better then them! Has the best and others have made shots yet efran is just above all!
Then can you go to tournaments? We would like to see you play
...i hear ya. Half these shots are just single bank or bank-on shots most players do regularly. They don't really belong in a "greatest hits" video.
He be fun to play with ..
Efren Hayes is the best pool player of all times
Fun to watch , but most of those shots come up and are made by even non-pros. He is very creative.
this is no ordinary games he doing all this in actual tournament and win..
Otherwise known as Efren Reyes plays pool
A lot of duplicates shown as separate shots, one shot is even in there 3 times, the kick-bank against Steve Davis, just different angles
At what time in the Video did he make the shot that's in the thumbnail?
There were some great shots here, but some of these clips were pretty average shots too. I get that Efren is the GOAT but there have been plenty of shots by other players that deserve spots on the 'greatest shots of all time' list over things like simple one rail banks, kicks, and short table masse curve shots.
Master billiard
There's only one Efren.
Few of these are actually difficult, most of them are just percentage shots with many possible outcomes, i actually saw about 1-3 shots that actually need skill for execution, with others being just about seeing the shot and hoping for the best. Nothing away from the players though, this is exactly what the game of pool is. Simple things that look like art, difficult things that look like anyone could do them. It is a game of brain, vision and nerves, not about something that is actually difficult to execute.
True, I have pulled off most of those at some point. They just weren't on camera :)
@@Plexus37 hahahaha good one
They call it lucky when he did that so many times u can remember!
Greatest shots in history, all on an american style pool table, a lot of those shots were flukes too.
Seeing the shots, I somehow manage to make in Miniclip 8bp, in real life done so effortlessly by the Magician feels out of this world.
To all the viewers out there which one of those amazing shots is your favorite ?
He every time call a pocket or just have a great luck
Watch efren reyes 3-4 bank shots in a row and call it a fluke. Haters🤣
Efren says if he practice a lot he gets more lucky
Casuals saying its luck. Well, you need skills to achieve these kind of lucky shots. If Efren had so many “lucky shot” highlights then I think it’s time for haters to reflect
Okay, let's resolve this "fluke" issue once and for all. A fluke is something other than what you intended and planned that is out of the ordinary and still pockets your ball. A fluke involves luck, but luck is not exclusive to a fluke. A fluke is not your ball going in because you hope so. After all, everyone hopes every shot goes in. Is every shot then a fluke? No, of course not. Here are examples of the two, and hopefully you'll be able to tell the difference between the first one (where the ball jumps up), which is the fluke, and the second, where clearly Efren planned the shot and it worked. Both require luck, but only the first one is a fluke. Here they are: th-cam.com/video/n_Gaq83jIyQ/w-d-xo.html ................... and the second one .................. th-cam.com/video/qKdBhPg01VA/w-d-xo.html.
really no big deal
A lot of easy balls 😂😂👍🏼
Nice video, but…. You repeat three or four shots, and one shot is shown three times.
Also you should state in the title that these are only Efren’s shots, instead of just saying Greatest Ever Shots In Pool History - which should then include ALL players!
Nice👏👏
His shots are not by chance but intended.. He would smile or laugh when it's done by chance..Not Efren, nobody else, can do those zigzag almost impossible shots
Why are 90% of these shots in a video titled "the greatest shots ever in pool history"? Normal bank shots? Trying to make money off of view count instead of quality?
Not normal shots as you can't make some of those shots for you don't have the skills to! Post your great shots!😏😋🤔 um waiting! I'll wait,!
@@davidgivins4203 I've done plenty of these shots because I'm aggressive, like he is. What this video doesn't show is the 60 or 70% of the time he misses, it's just the odds, it is what it is for anyone.
Everyone remembers the amazing makes, everyone forgets the 10x you missed before that.
Also, I'm not saying that these are necessarily bad shots, but context really matters here, if he's up five nothing against somebody in a race to seven he might go for a stupid shot where he should just play simple safety, knowing the context separates if you're acting like a hot dog with a big safety net or you're really playing a real strategy to really hit the ball in to get the win, that really makes a difference I believe, but that is just my opinion, maybe I am wrong.
His Z kick against Earl was something like an 8-8 in a race to 11 for a shit ton of money, that's a priceless shot, in history, no room for error and he went for it and it worked, good for him.
But many shots in this video are just aggressive banks shots, sorry, nothing to special, seen many of those shots tonight, some went in, some didn't, no one was a pro. Nothing special about that, misleading video and title I'm my opinion.....
@@MJ18883 as have I yet showing and honoring greatness is a good thing being that those are the only clips he can get. Efran has made shots many pro can't see and if seen wouldn't try. Worldwide he's known for incredible shot making and a few in the video are wtf. Hell of a game is pool! Make a video with greater shots so we can see and judge. That would be kool.
@@davidgivins4203 again, half the shots in the video where single tail bank shots, those are never "hard".
Ill.get.you.on.the.table.one.day.playing.and.well.see.how.many.of.those.shots.you.hit.watch.the.video.again.
2:03 was not a great shot, it was a mistake.
You mean luckiest shots in pool history.
Only when you make them! Stop commenting!
Pockets like dustbins. Only have to get within an inch and its in. Really? Skilful?? Can’t miss. Stupidly easy compared to a normal uk pool table let alone a world championship snooker table. This stuff is for kids
Groomers and insecure r in the comment section
Bit biased … Reyes only . There are many incredible shots of snooker players playing pool.
"Incredible shots" are different from "greatest shots"
@@jmasiong307 indeed .. incredible would be higher up the ladder . Anyway I understand that ANY criticism of Reyes will have 110 million Filipinos turn against me …
Snooker sucks
@@wengelder9256 there is a reason why "GOAT" talk seats above any sport... "incredibles" are too many but "Greatests" there are only a few of them.. They are "rare"
@@jmasiong307 blablablabla .. u must be Filipino . They never stop talking
You took too many liberties with the penned-in arrows. So, I disliked the video.
Efren is amazing, but half of these are flukes.
Your comment is a fluke too
@@Hithere-ek4qt
No need to get mad like a fanboy, that's just reality.
@@michaeltrumph121 There is literally a rule where you have to explicitly say what you're doing unless it is obvious. He explicitly says he is going to do something, and he does it, so it is a fluke? Kind of confused how you define a "fluke" but intending to do something and it doing it, by definition, is not a fluke. Objectivity. Pun intended. Also, you should watch some of the games (where he calls the ball and the pocket) and then does it. Not just Efren but all professional pool players are insane in their control of the ball, snooker players are great examples of this.
@@nicolasbard4180
He didn't say he was going to do anything in many of these shots.
I've been playing this game all my life, I know pretty much all there is to know about it.
In many instances, he simply intended to make contact with the ball, not to pocket it somewhere particularly. Sure, he was hoping he either makes it or he puts it safe after contact, but he had no exact idea what was gonna happen.
Take for example the very first shot in this video. That's literally the definition of a fluke. If you really think he intended to make it in the side pocket like that, then you're either insane or completely clueless about this sport.
@@michaeltrumph121 really now? If its a fluke then even you could go to tournaments then win? Because everyone can do a fluke shots right?
Reverse bank shot is one I do regularly. It's not so hard... 🙄