What's the biggest spot you've ever seen someone lose with?

Getting spotted 98 balls in a race to 100 in 14.1. The guy tried 3 times and never got there. (guy was a beginner)

Another one, which is actually fairly common, is if the player misses, the other guy wins. Called playing the ghost.

rezin8 said:

Playing the ghost isn't exactly easy depending on what you're playing. There's not a whole lot of people here that can beat the 9 ball or the 10 ball ghost. Hell, I'd be willing to bet that there's a lot here that can't beat the 6 ball ghost.

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By "common", I meant a spot that most are familiar with. Giving a huge spot is never easy, and few can give huge spots.

15-3

That's a huge spot in 1 hole. I understand you had only played it a few times.

I give you a lot of credit to post that because a lot of people wouldn't.

I've seen a buddy of mine give the 7 and the last 3 before to some guys that aren't necessarily beginners but they are 2/3 speeds.

I gave a guy 15-4 one time ended up 15-1 and the one he got was a scratch on the 8 I gave him

7 games on the wire, race to 9; barbox 9-ball.

Spot

I've seen Frenchie from Vancouver give the owner of a pool hall the 3 and out playing 10 ball on the bar box and crush him consistently. That's the biggest spot I've seen someone win with lol

Nick Varner gave a guy 50 to 5 playing 1 pocket and won the cash
and after the guy quit he offered him 100 to 5 and the guy said no lol

not the biggest spot

imperial billiards, downey ca. fred walen, played a buddy of mine, 14-1, my buddy could only make 4 balls in a row, then try to play safe, next round he could only make 4 again
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fred only could count if he ran 50 and out.

if i remember right the score was 50 to 16.

The spot SVB beat Scooter with was huge.
That sent him back about three or four vending machines.

I saw a guy beat another guy straight up using the bridge for every shot. I dont mean laying the cue on top of the bridge every shot- I mean using the bridge as a stick.

I read quite a few times one of the old 1P guys use to play F players and the only balls that counted for the hustler were ones the other guy made in his hole.

About 15 years ago, I witnessed a local pro giving a *very solid* player the 3-out & breaks. It was a 10-ahead set no less & I still can't believe he out ran that spot.

mosconiac said:

About 15 years ago, I witnessed a local pro giving a *very solid* player the 3-out & breaks. It was a 10-ahead set no less & I still can't believe he out ran that spot.

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Wow, that is sick if the player is at all solid. I've always said on a barbox I'll take the 5 and the break against any pro and I "should" win. I am wondering if everything went wrong in that set? It would have had to (like constantly scratching or hooking himself on the break).

Scott

About 4 years ago at 5 in the morning at the Derby i saw Scott give a guy 15-2 playing 1 pocket and get the cash. It was standing room only around the table and was crazy funny with all the people.

I gave a guy 12-4 playing one pocket...

I gave a guy at corner pocket in metairie 12-4 playing one pocket and beat him two games before he quit and offered to stake me. I think that's the biggest spot I've ever personally witnessed being given up and the guy lose.

Jaden

8 ball on a 9 footer. Mike got ball in hand 8 consecutive times and then game was played normally for $100 a game. Chip Compton was opponent and played one handed. Mike lost maybe $500 with this spot. He was a pro poker player who said he had never hit a ball in his life. Crazy. This was at Pool Sharks in 2011 during BCA Nationals.

this will only work

with weaker players, and i came close to getting a ass thumping..

i lived in downey and one weekend my wife and i decided we would go to the beach have a few drinks and spend the night.
after dinner we walked to a small bar near where we were staying.

there were a couple guys beating the balls to death, taking 10 - 15 shots to get through a game of 8 ball.

little booze and stupidity, i said i could beat either one of them with my eyes closed. it was all in fun as we were all setting at a big table telling jokes and each other buying rounds.

the game was decided, he would get the breaks, when it came my turn, i could look at the shot, get set, then the barmaid would put a bar towel around my head so i could not see, then i would shoot. you might want to try this its, much easier than it sounds after i won the first game we starting getting spectators, i beat him 3 games in a row the crowd started cheering and laughing.

at that point i could see he was getting a bit on the nasty side, so we graciously excused ourselves, and after we got outside we laughed our asses off as we hurriedly beat a retreat.

so, next time a guy says " i could beat you with my eyes closed " its not as big a spot as you might think.

I once saw Ginky (rip) play a set of 9 ball where the guy he played had to drive the 1 ball (or lowest ball available) to a rail. Ginky won