jtompilot said:

SVB has never liked 1P or probably Buffalos. Even though they stop smoking for the tournament the place still stinks and probably makes SVB sick to his stomach, tables are dirty, balls are dirty It makes my wife mad that I stink when I come home.

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maha said:

its not clear at all who is in on the so called pot of money. the real thing is what each player is betting not what side money is there.
and who knows what the real amount is as someone just says so and likely isnt part of the action..

and in poker the pot is constantly changing till the very end. and ive never heard them saying in the middle.
it is always said, the size of the bet or the size of the pot.

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maha said:

if you have a 20 dollar minimum that is fair for sure. as you have to collect and talk and setup etc.

but if you think experience in putting tips on, is worth 20 for 3 minutes you are valuing your time at 400 an hour. and that is more like a surgeon's pay rather than a tip persons experience..

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Mensabum said:

Check people out as best you can and don't worry about them being upset or intimidated by you doing so.
If they have problems with that, chances are you're not going to like the deal, one way or the other.

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Brother Ron said:

I called to get a price from the pool people near me and they charge 10.00 if you bring in your tip.
Tips are pretty high though... they charge 20.00 for the tips I buy for about 4.00 on top of the 10.00 installation fee.
I think I will keep installing my own.

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garczar said:

Can't speak for all makers but i'ved talked to few that will do it for friends/repeat clients but not as a general offering. As black-balled said its often regarded as below their talent level to chop/finish a house cue. I had a fairly well known guy do one for me yrs ago but he wouldn't put his name/logo on it.

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Bob Jewett said:

It's good because it gives the weak players the illusion that they have a better chance to win, so they get in. They just get more chances to break badly. Really.

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jtompilot said:

I guess Matchroom isn't the sharpest tool in the tool chest to go up against Buffalo's. 500K in the Calcutta to shoot at.

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Bob Jewett said:

In winner breaks, I think it is skewed to make the break look better when there is a large mismatch. That makes it all the more remarkable when it calculates out to be close to 50%, If two FargoRate 300s play, I think it will be real close to 50% and six or ten turns per game.

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Mensabum said:

People in business can only go so much 'checking' so to speak. They're too busy doing whatever it is they do, if they're any good at it.
I've been self employed for over 30 years and there's only so many hours in a day and so much you can pack into them. You're usually behind and scrambling, or should be. Doesn't leave much time for policing. You just hope you get word if something's amiss. Or pay out the ass for Norton or similar service.

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