Bankerohan Billiards Hall
Rack after rack under a tin roof, an open billiards hall near Bankerohan market on a live webcam.
About this view
Under a tin roof near Bankerohan market, rows of pool tables run through the day and deep into the night. This is the Philippines, the country that produced Efren "Bata" Reyes, rated by many the greatest billiards player ever to pick up a cue.
The webcam catches the whole choreography: players circling the felt, chalk rituals, spectators keeping score from the benches, three or four games clacking along at once while the next challengers wait their turn on the rail. Nobody hurries; everybody watches.
Racks fall from afternoon deep into the evening (UTC+8), when the hall is at its fullest and loudest. Daytime is for practice; night is for reputations.
