birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
angeles , pampanga , philippines 8 december 1957 rodolfo luat
 rodolfo luat professional pool player
rodolfo luat

rodolfo luat -lrb- born december 8 , 1957 -rrb- is a filipino professional pool player from angeles city , pampanga .
he is one of the higher-ranking players of team philippines and he holds many asian individual , world champion and team titles .
luat turned professional at age 16 .
he has titles in the asian championships and the philippine nine-ball open in 1992 .
winner of the 1996 world open nine-ball championship , luat has been regarded as a `` dark horse '' in many tournaments .
`` boy samson '' is a moniker he has carried since the 1970s because of his powerful break .
during the 2003 asian nine-ball tour , luat commented that he broke so hard one time that he made a crack on the cue ball .
