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SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
posted by tselson at 10:17 PM on September 20, 2010
And by the way, that security guard's faceplant is exactly the kind of thing I like seeing instead of taserings. Take it away, Benny.
posted by cl at 01:05 AM on September 21, 2010
Snooker referee persuades Ronnie O'Sullivan to complete a maximum break of 147.
Earlier in the frame O'Sullivan had stopped to ask what the reward for a 147 was, only to be told there was no specific prize except for a 4,000 sum for the highest break. He took less than 10 minutes to reach 134 but shook hands with King after potting the pink. The referee, Jan Verhaas, then had to convince O'Sullivan to finish the break and he eventually potted the black before walking off.
"I wasn't going to pot the black because to make 147 and not really get a nice bonus was a bit disappointing because they are magical moments and they deserve magical bonuses," he said. "But the ref played a guilt trip on me and said: 'Come on, do it for your fans.' And I thought: 'OK, because I haven't got long to play anyway, so I might as well go out on a high.' But I wasn't going to pot it because four grand, once you've paid the taxes ..."
When asked whether he needed the money, O'Sullivan responded: "Twenty‑five [thousand] would have been nice so I could have gone on holiday."