Florian Kohler

Florian Kohler, known as Venom, is a French professional pool player and trick shot artist, born on July 10, 1988, particularly known for his masse shots. He grew up in eastern France and did not start playing pool until eighteen, when his parents gave him a six-foot table. He learned by imitating exhibition videos, influenced by Mike Massey and Semih Sayginer, then developed new concepts such as ball jumping, masse shots with several cues at once and very high jumps. He set a record for the highest jump shot on a moving ball, 34 inches, helped develop the Mezz masse cue, became an official APA spokesperson in 2014 and holds seven Guinness World Records.