Jerks at my pool room

[FSutton]

So I go to shoot some pool this weekend at my normal room. I'm sitting there waiting for my friend to come in so we can go grab a bite to eat. This lady who is a weekend warrior type comes up and wants to play me some banks. She was on the pro tour and is EASILY a much better player than me. I tell her I've got to run but she is relentless. So I give in to a short rack banks race to 3 for super cheap just to pass the time. So she wins the first game and then get's me 4-3 in the next game. She shoots a straight back but grabs it as it's about 2 inches from going into the pocket. Now maybe i was out of line but I STRONGLY disagreed with her putting her paws on the ball before it fell INTO a pocket as these are gaff tables and it could have hung up. She makes a big fuss about how the ball was going to go in but then tells me to shoot. I make a ball and then I go to make another ball the CUE ball rockets about the table and just barely nicks my shaft as I'm moving up and she starts with "that's a foul you owe one blah blah.." which was probably true but IMO she was just trying to get a little payback on me. So instead of playing her anymore I just hand her the money and tell her I QUIT, that i don't need the aggravation. So it should be over right.

So I start playing some Gin Rummy with a fellow and she comes right over and sweats the whole dang game. I ask her politely not to stand there because it makes me nervous. She moves like two steps over. She sweats our whole card game which really pissed me off.

Later on she starts bothering me while I'm on the southern gold machine playing video poker.

lol I wanted to kill this lady...not to mention she brings a dog into the pool room. I love dogs just not in my pool room.

So along with her crap I got a guy that is a great player asking me to back him playing Cliff Joyner some One Pocket. I said sure.. aha he wants to play 200 a game with my money but doesn't want to split 50/50 with me. So I tell him no. Not to mention the overloud jukebox and the bums in there trying to put the bite on ya and others. O and the older guys don't really want to play me cause I won't quit and they say "i wear them out". Also an old timer told me I should be kept of the #1 table because I bank too hard and thats the reason some people have been missing banks on the table. He said no decent player banks that hard... I tried to tell him to go watch a video of Bugs, or Truman. He just told me I was just another jerk know it all kid. LOL

Just really left a bad taste in my mouth. I had to get it off my chest and none of the family members who don't go to pool halls much can understand my frustrastion

Jason who knows maybe I will eat my words and go to Corner Pocket more often.

f

 

[Johnnyt]

As far as the woman goes, I would have said, "what part of **cking no don't you understand"? As far as Cliff you did the right thing IMO. As far as the guy that said you bank too hard and called you a know it all kid, I'm not sure what I'd do now a days. I think if you thought you could beat him...ask him to play you some banks for a good bet on a table other than #1 so you don't mess up the rails. Johnnyt

 

[Ironman317]

guess her manners is why she "was" on the pro tour and currently is not.

 

[OrigZaphod]

I dont know how old you are or her for that matter, but if she was cute I would have told her there are easier ways to get me "pay attention" to you then annoy the heck out of me....


I bet she would have either Backed off or bought you a drink,...

 

[sjm]

Now maybe i was out of line but I STRONGLY disagreed with her putting her paws on the ball before it fell INTO a pocket as these are gaff tables and it could have hung up. She makes a big fuss about how the ball was going to go in but then tells me to shoot. I make a ball and then I go to make another ball the CUE ball rockets about the table and just barely nicks my shaft as I'm moving up and she starts with "that's a foul you owe one blah blah.."

You were right to call her for catching the ball before it dropped, but given that this post is about compettiive integrty, in the second situation, you surely realize that you are supposed to call a foul on yourself.

....I got a guy that is a great player asking me to back him playing Cliff Joyner some One Pocket. I said sure.. aha he wants to play 200 a game with my money but doesn't want to split 50/50 with me. So I tell him no.

I think you showed good instincts here.

 

[FSutton]

You were right to call her for catching the ball before it dropped, but given that this post is about compettiive integrty, in the second situation, you surely realize that you are supposed to call a foul on yourself.

I would have but she jumped up and it's the way she did it..you just had to be there...it was like payback. lol. it's okay I'll never play her again.

 

[1on1pooltournys]

know the feeling

Well, I think this type of thing happens in every poolroom. People that play pool (majority) are jerks, uneducated, and simply hard to get a long with. I can think of plenty of instances in my home room and will not go into them all. However, in my town we have been cursed with only having 1 really nice tight table to gamble on. And over my career, at the old place we played and the new place, it has really bothered me when every person has to congregate at the table and be discourteous to people gambling. Or, when it is like a freaking race to get to the poolroom to have a nice table to play on. I better quit now while I'm ahead.

P.S. Do they charge you to play cards?

 

[FSutton]

Well, I think this type of thing happens in every poolroom. People that play pool (majority) are jerks, uneducated, and simply hard to get a long with. I can think of plenty of instances in my home room and will not go into them all. However, in my town we have been cursed with only having 1 really nice tight table to gamble on. And over my career, at the old place we played and the new place, it has really bothered me when every person has to congregate at the table and be discourteous to people gambling. Or, when it is like a freaking race to get to the poolroom to have a nice table to play on. I better quit now while I'm ahead.

P.S. Do they charge you to play cards?

No they don't charge.

What's funny is I don't even play on table 1 that much because I get so tired of the peanut gallery that hovers by it. I much prefer the triple shim in the back of the room.

 

[1on1pooltournys]

No they don't charge.

What's funny is I don't even play on table 1 that much because I get so tired of the peanut gallery that hovers by it. I much prefer the triple shim in the back of the room.

Yes, I wish we could move our "action" table to the back of the room.

 

[trustyrusty]

Everyone, well almost everyone, has folks at the poolhall that tick them off. The one that ticks me off the most is the jobless SOB that hovers around from a set to the video slots, to your conversation, etc. etc. etc. He does things around the hall for a bite to eat and sodas. He's a good shot, but super short-tempered, and the moment he wins a set the cash is spent (beer, videoslots, video poker, whatever). Bums smokes, and HAS to add to every debate/argument...I dunno, gets under my skin. But he's kinda like the chick that followed you around (he has a tendency to do that too).

For the old farts that you "wear out", just beat them sooner, and they at the very least will change their complaint about you. :thumbup:

I woulda told the female player that my girlfriend is very jealous and if she sees you following me around when she comes in, no telling what she'll do!!

 

[Voodoo Daddy]

Tsk tsk tsk...airing dirty laundry FSutton, shame on you. Especially the action part, I thought you mighta known better but since you did I will say some things.

1} That woman is a pain in the ass and you caved in...lesson learned.

2} Be very selective who you back, in other words stick to backing yourself unless you've done biz with that person before. {HINT}

3} You do bank hard but there is no reason you shouldnt be able to play on table 1.

Dont go to Corner, stay in your home house...fade the craziness.

 

[J$Cincy]

i would have introduced that broad to my natve american cousin...."runs up and smacks a bit**"..... oh and by the way ya got off cheap with cliff, one way or the other..

 

[FSutton]

Tsk tsk tsk...airing dirty laundry FSutton, shame on you. Especially the action part, I thought you mighta known better but since you did I will say some things.

1} That woman is a pain in the ass and you caved in...lesson learned.

2} Be very selective who you back, in other words stick to backing yourself unless you've done biz with that person before. {HINT}

3} You do bank hard but there is no reason you shouldnt be able to play on table 1.

Dont go to Corner, stay in your home house...fade the craziness.

Yeah I aired my dirty laundry a bit.. but i didn't name anyone who was giving me crap.

 

[THE PICK]

Sounds like a church compared to what gos down where I play. After getting beat by a player here for the last few years I won the other night. He don't want me to speak to him again. Boy ,I lost alot of sleep over that.

 

[trustyrusty]

Sounds like a church compared to what gos down where I play. After getting beat by a player here for the last few years I won the other night. He don't want me to speak to him again. Boy ,I lost alot of sleep over that.

there's a couple of guys that won't speak to me...too funny, they came looking for a game, they got one (not the one they asked for - if they wanna play big table, I'll play on the box and vice versa), then come back saying they played my game, now let's play theirs...I do, I win; no more woofing,talking, anything. And, I go in there to play, they brought up betting....??

other "guy" I like, is the one who comes up to ask who you played and the outcomes....they don't ask to play, just wanna know how you played so and so. I just tell 'em I never win....anyone could spot me the world, and I'd still lose. You wanna know how I match up; pay attention, or ask someone besides me...sheesh

 

[chin0]

So I go to shoot some pool this weekend at my normal room. I'm sitting there waiting for my friend to come in so we can go grab a bite to eat. This lady who is a weekend warrior type comes up and wants to play me some banks. She was on the pro tour and is EASILY a much better player than me. I tell her I've got to run but she is relentless. So I give in to a short rack banks race to 3 for super cheap just to pass the time. So she wins the first game and then get's me 4-3 in the next game. She shoots a straight back but grabs it as it's about 2 inches from going into the pocket. Now maybe i was out of line but I STRONGLY disagreed with her putting her paws on the ball before it fell INTO a pocket as these are gaff tables and it could have hung up. She makes a big fuss about how the ball was going to go in but then tells me to shoot. I make a ball and then I go to make another ball the CUE ball rockets about the table and just barely nicks my shaft as I'm moving up and she starts with "that's a foul you owe one blah blah.." which was probably true but IMO she was just trying to get a little payback on me. So instead of playing her anymore I just hand her the money and tell her I QUIT, that i don't need the aggravation. So it should be over right.

So I start playing some Gin Rummy with a fellow and she comes right over and sweats the whole dang game. I ask her politely not to stand there because it makes me nervous. She moves like two steps over. She sweats our whole card game which really pissed me off.

Later on she starts bothering me while I'm on the southern gold machine playing video poker.

lol I wanted to kill this lady...not to mention she brings a dog into the pool room. I love dogs just not in my pool room.

So along with her crap I got a guy that is a great player asking me to back him playing Cliff Joyner some One Pocket. I said sure.. aha he wants to play 200 a game with my money but doesn't want to split 50/50 with me. So I tell him no. Not to mention the overloud jukebox and the bums in there trying to put the bite on ya and others. O and the older guys don't really want to play me cause I won't quit and they say "i wear them out". Also an old timer told me I should be kept of the #1 table because I bank too hard and thats the reason some people have been missing banks on the table. He said no decent player banks that hard... I tried to tell him to go watch a video of Bugs, or Truman. He just told me I was just another jerk know it all kid. LOL

Just really left a bad taste in my mouth. I had to get it off my chest and none of the family members who don't go to pool halls much can understand my frustrastion

Jason who knows maybe I will eat my words and go to Corner Pocket more often.

f

Lady: Looks like the lady need the stick and balls the way she was acting, probably the main reason why she is at the pool hall, because she doesn't get the sticks and balls too often.

Gambler: This guy clearly has the stick and balls shoved up his rear, not to mention that he stuck his head in there to see if he can find one of the balls. He should pull his head out for a breather.

Old guy: He clearly has lost his sticks and balls, and is venting due to his lost of action and the small diamond shaped blue chalk he use no longer has any effect on putting english on the ball while he grips his stick


my interpretation on why people act like assholes. Just MHO

Happy shooting!

P.S. ignore the people who are assholes and focus on your own sticks and balls :thumbup: so you won't miss lol

Chino

 

[jasonlaus]

Did she have the RAT in the stroller? She tried to play me the only time I saw her- She got ignored on the gambling part- said I was just beating them around and was leaving soon
DON'T BACK ANY OF THOSE GUYS....If you do 60/40 you, or they can continue to starve to death. Remember the golden rule- he who has the gold makes the rules.
Go to Corner Pocket and see Tom-you know why:thumbup:

 

[jimmyg]

Did she have the RAT in the stroller? She tried to play me the only time I saw her- She got ignored on the gambling part- said I was just beating them around and was leaving soon
DON'T BACK ANY OF THOSE GUYS....If you do 60/40 you, or they can continue to starve to death. Remember the golden rule- he who has the gold makes the rules.
Go to Corner Pocket and see Tom-you know why:thumbup:

There was a "woman with a RAT in a stroller" that used to play in the original Corner Pocket. Shot a few racks with her. She played pretty well, but was a little "difficult" to be around.

Been to Hollywood a few times a while back....lots of flavors there.

Jim