Santa’s gone and the New Year’s resolutions are forgotten, so it must be time for the Derby City Classic, the regular January trip that everyone who’s anyone in the world of pool makes. The one-of-a-kind pool event that laughs in the face of conformity, legitimacy, and the need of a human being for sleep. Forget things like corporate sponsorship and tuxedoed contestants—this is the place where legends of a different sort are bred. Where the back room is often more interesting than the front, and where bankrolls come to flourish, or to die.Already the back room action has been in full flow, with stars such as Corey Deuel, Efren Reyes (index.php?option=content&task=view&id=85), Cliff Joyner, Scott Frost, and Alex Pagulayan taking center stage. Mixed in with those notables are a potpourri of hustlers, railbirds, and jailbirds from all corners of the USA. They all run out, woof with gusto, and bet high. They also all have their own language for letting you know how things went. Here’s a handy translation guide:

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