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Cue the Kid: Toddler Runs Pool Table

Keith stands on chair for slices, bank shots

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted May 26, 2009 6:08 AM CDT

(Newser) – A New York toddler in diapers has become a YouTube hit as he runs a pool table with deftly delivered slices and bank shots, reports the AP.  Keith O'Dell, 2, is the youngest member of the American Pool Association and recently staged an exhibition in Vegas. He started knocking around balls on a child-sized table but quickly moved on to regulation pool—though he needs to stand on a chair to play. His pool-playing parents insist the game is also teaching Keith numbers and colors.

New York pool prodigy Keith O'Dell gets ready to play.
New York pool prodigy Keith O'Dell gets ready to play.   (Keith O'Dell's home page)
Keith O'Dell's pool-playing parents set him up on a table for photos shortly after his birth.
Keith O'Dell's pool-playing parents set him up on a table for photos shortly after his birth.   (Keith O'Dell's web site)
Pool prodigy Keith O'Dell eyeballs a strategy during an exhibition.
Pool prodigy Keith O'Dell eyeballs a strategy during an exhibition.   (Keith O'Dell's web site)
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Toddler Keith O'Dell relaxes at home.   (littlesniper07)
Prodigy Keith O'Dell shows pool sharks how it's done.   (JBNEWSANDPOLITICS)

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EpicFailGuy
May 27, 2009 8:49 AM CDT
Damn. They should use him to hustle.

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