What is a slatron bed pool table?

Answer 1

direct from the manufacturer, quote:

Slatron is a warp-resistant, resin-reinforced, wood fiberboard. It's a synthetic alternative to slate that gives you authentic pool-table performance at an affordable price. Translated: Medium-density fibreboard (MDF or MDFB) is an engineered wood product formed by breaking down softwood into wood fibers, often in a defibrator, combining it with wax and a resin binder, and forming panels by applying high temperature and pressure. Laymen's Terms:

It is PLYWOOD with a really fancy name to sucker you into buying a pool-table that will warp from exposure to humidity (or spilled drinks).

Answer 2

The playing surface of a good quality snooker table has a bed of slate so it is called a slate bed pool table.