Day one recap
Day one recap
Very entertaining first day in Morgan City, Louisiana where Roberto Gomez came out one game ahead, 8-7. Josh showed the heart of the champion after being down 6-3 at one time to tie the match at 7-7.
The last game was a cat and mouse affair, with Roberto talking to himself. "Patience, Roberto." Gomez passed on a few shots for his winner, as Josh needed three and Gomez played defense.
Some analysis. Josh wins more games when he makes Roberto slow down and earn the balls. He won't out shoot Roberto. His long rail banking was on point, but his cross banks were a problem, mostly.
Roberto is a force of nature. He has a lot of creativity, and can get 8s, 9s and 10s with ease. His banking is better than you would think. He won one game with back to back 3 rail banks. He won two others whistling a straight bank from an inch off the side rail. He did show a little impatience with the up table games, so he will likely see more of that in the following days.
In the end, very competitive and very entertaining. Roberto to break tomorrow around 5 pm CDT.