there's something about Mary...
...besides the fact that she markets herself aggressively.
It was mentioned earlier that she and I had played in a tournament. In that tournament of less than 8 girls, we both had the same finish -- we went 1-and-2.
So, I figure we play about the same.
In this tournament, she was exceedingly rude to the other players. Among the things she told us included:
- Our pool hall was "ghetto" and we should move the tournament elsewhere.
For the record, the pool hall has 20 Gold Crowns. The tournament tables include tables with 4" (or less) pockets. Ernesto Dominguez does the tables.
- We were "lucky" that she came to play.
Because, you know, our pool hall was so "ghetto".
- When our tournament director went over to welcome her back (she had played in a previous tournament) Mary (practicing on the billiard table) greeted her with: "People know me everywhere I go." Our tournament director (surely one of the sweetest girls in pool you will ever meet) said, "Yes, we know all about that." Mary insisted she didn't know *JUST* how famous she was and informed her that she sold posters of herself.
- In her first match, Mary told her opponent, "Oh, you have to play me? How sad for you! How sad!"
- In another match, Mary made it a point to tell her opponent that she did martial arts and that no one ever sparred with her anymore because "she hurt them all too badly".
- Mary made a comment in the "hottest girl in pool" thread that she played a girl in Santa Monica who was hot but it was too bad she couldn't make three balls. That girl just won our last ladies' 8-ball tournament. Also, Mary neglected to mention that she, herself, couldn't run three balls either.
In both tournaments, Mary took great care to tell us that she was well-known, famous, had fans, sold posters, was the best player in her pool hall, and that she had scores of people ready to back her in money games and in tournaments.
To men, Mary speaks with great friendliness and even modesty about her game. To women, she is the exact opposite. This tells me she has underlying insecurity issues regarding other women players.
The other players she bullied in the tournament were not comfortable enough with their games or the idea of gambling to call her out to play. I, however, don't have that kind of sensible thinking and so, I am calling her out to play.
I don't care about her self-promotion. If anything, it benefits me. Every hour she spends taking pictures of herself or expounding her keyboard wisdom is another hour away from table.
But I DO care when you pick on my friends who are just other women who love to play pool.
hugs
OMGWTF (and the girls of Santa Monica)