Chohan-Bergman Match

stuttering rich was a very good 9 ball player from washington. but not at the highest level to play the upper crust of the country's players.

one thing bad about playing danny was he never gave up and played hard right to the end. its best to stay away from those kind of players for the cash.
 
ronnie was way to good for anyone in his best prime at one pocket. tommy halliday aka staten island, one day was telling me about his trip to california . and that was when he was one of the top one pocket players in the world. late 1960's.
ronnie came down on him and tommy was a total lock smith who almost always won. talked ronnie into giving him 9 to 6. and tommy believed no one could do that. i believe that also.

he lost 5 or so games in a row and quit. told me it was like ronnie was playing with a broom and brushed all the balls over to his side when he needed to.
or just kicked them in. said it wasnt even close.
same things i saw when i started seeing ronnie play. light years ahead of the game.
 
maha said:
stuttering rich was a very good 9 ball player from washington. but not at the highest level to play the upper crust of the country's players.

one thing bad about playing danny was he never gave up and played hard right to the end. its best to stay away from those kind of players for the cash.
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They also call him Rich the Hat. He NEVER takes that hat off!
 
maha said:
ronnie was way to good for anyone in his best prime at one pocket. tommy halliday aka staten island, one day was telling me about his trip to california . and that was when he was one of the top one pocket players in the world. late 1960's.
ronnie came down on him and tommy was a total lock smith who almost always won. talked ronnie into giving him 9 to 6. and tommy believed no one could do that. i believe that also.

he lost 5 or so games in a row and quit. told me it was like ronnie was playing with a broom and brushed all the balls over to his side when he needed to.
or just kicked them in. said it wasnt even close.
same things i saw when i started seeing ronnie play. light years ahead of the game.
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Ronnie told me something I never forgot. He said "You make the biggest scores when you give up the nuts!" Tommy Halliday was a good player. I saw him first in Johnston City and at the Stardust and a few other places after that. That very move he's talking about was true and no one today knows or understands it. Ronnie would be on the other side of the rack and above the balls. There would be one ball open he could see close to the other guys pocket on the long rail. Instead of just banking it away and sticking the cue ball there, Ronnie would bank that ball to the bottom rail and into the bottom of the pack with a firm stroke. Balls would scatter and two or three of them would move toward his pocket. If one went in, game over! At worst Ronnie opened up the rack and turned the game decisively in his favor. Even Efren never mastered this trick.
 
yea he liked that name and gave it to himself so people didnt call him stuttering rich which he had first.
always had a small entourage that idolized him that gave him money. not many liked him.
 
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yea tommy i think had a 4th and a second or something at johnston city or one at the stardust.

he was crazy bruce's mentor for a long time. but did keep his distance from the antics. i knew both very well.
 
maha said:
yea tommy i think had a 4th and a second or something at johnston city or one at the stardust.

he was crazy bruce's mentor for a long time. but did keep his distance from the antics. i knew both very well.
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I played Crazy Bruce several times, always Eight Ball on a big table. I would tell him that if he started acting crazy I would quit. He would promise me to be on his best behavior. Until....something or some shot didn't go his way. If he got a bad roll or even slightly bad he would begin to lose it. By the second or third one he had lost his mind again. Most of the damage he did to himself, often inflicting wounds on his own body. Bruce was handsome and spoke well, although I heard he had no formal education and could not read or write. Did you know that?
 
he could read a menu i know that. but writing i dont know. but i can imagine him never being allowed in any school.
he was a good small time hustler and always stayed in money. eventually i guess he finally got success, in the l.a. real estate market when it took off.

he definitely drew a crowd whenever he played.
 
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he could read a menu i know that. but writing i dont know. but i can imagine him never being allowed in any school.
he was a good small time hustler and always stayed in money. eventually i guess he finally got success, in the l.a. real estate market when it took off.

he definitely drew a crowd whenever he played.
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Maybe ten years after our playing days I ran into Bruce while walking on Venice Beach. He had a gorgeous girl on his arm who he introduced as a past Playmate of the Month for Playboy (probably true). He told me he was into real estate now and doing quite well. He bragged a little and I just listened (lol). After he was done touting himself he took off down the beach never to be seen again. He's out there somewhere I'm sure, telling his stories and living the high life. I'm sure he's a good conman, he can be charming.
 
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