Opinions regarding a former top pro playing in and dominating a Poolroom‘s weekly handicapped tournament?

ShootingArts said:
Generally we play the table and the player if we know them. I am not going to crush a date or friend like someone I don't particularly like. When I held a challenge table ten or twelve hours straight part of it was clocking the other players. Most couldn't make a ball in the ocean and that let me rest between decent players. Kept them all at the table too because the better players kept waiting on the opportunities I gave the bangers.

Gamblers have to put a little chum in the water and even tournament players usually move up and down a little. I don't run wide open like a crazy man forty or fifty hours a week on my day job, never saw any reason to shooting pool.

Hu
Click to expand...
Never play harder than you have to to win the coin.
 
ShootingArts said:
I got to where I worked hard to develop and maintain regular "clients". In the seventies and eighties anyone that could lose a hundred or more and not be pissed was well worth developing.

I can tell a few stories of skinning a sheep. I had a shoulder surgery and was ordered to keep my arm in a sling for seven weeks. Two or three nights later I went in a strange place and found a sweet little ring game. I was drooling! Over the next six weeks or so I came in a few times so I would be somewhat recognized as a "regular". The day the doctor told me I could take the sling off I went in that night and busted the ring game all to hell! So much for sheering sheep. I knew better by then but it was worth it after being caged for so long!

Hu
Click to expand...
How many times have you worn out your shears Hu?? Didn't you buy them by the gross??😂
 
30 bucks is cheap. its not what you can win its what it costs to play.
if your not a person to bet on anything then 30 bucks is a big bet.
 
reading comprehension please.

chis said isnt cheap. i said is cheap and qualified it.. but didnt imply it should be more for a weekly tournament.

being confrontational all the time isnt a good way to live. to each his own.
 
maha said:
30 bucks is cheap. its not what you can win its what it costs to play.
if your not a person to bet on anything then 30 bucks is a big bet.
Click to expand...
The average player will go for say $60 in the auction, which means even to buy 1/2 of themself back from the high bidder, now they have $60 invested in this tournament, not $30.

For a number of players, that is closer to or more than $100 invested. Yes, I realize participating in the auction is optional, but most players do buy back half of themselves if they don’t buy all of themselves.

When you have a player in the field that is better than even money to win every time he plays because his handicap is not tough enough, that can seriously compromise your entire Calcutta and your tournament, for anyone who is smart enough to figure out what’s going on.
 
Last edited:
thats where the t.d job comes in. to control the tournament so its stays fun and worth playing for the vast majority of your players.
sometimes you have to stomach a decision that is in yours and the others best interest.

you seem to be good at it and do a great job.
 
ChrisinNC said:
Not that cheap really, $30 entry fee with a Calcutta pot usually over $2K, so if the winner buys himself, he will likely make over $1K.
Click to expand...
Are you serious? It's a weekly cheap tournament. Calcutta means nothing - a majority of the time it's people not even playing that bid up the Calcutta.

If you think this is big action I don't know what to tell you - 2 IPA's in Vegas are more than $30
 
jasonlaus said:
Are you serious? It's a weekly cheap tournament. Calcutta means nothing - a majority of the time it's people not even playing that bid up the Calcutta.

If you think this is big action I don't know what to tell you - 2 IPA's in Vegas are more than $30
Click to expand...
A PBR might cost $30 now. Vegas has lost its mind, and where does all the $ come from?
 
jasonlaus said:
Are you serious? It's a weekly cheap tournament. Calcutta means nothing - a majority of the time it's people not even playing that bid up the Calcutta.

If you think this is big action I don't know what to tell you - 2 IPA's in Vegas are more than $30
Click to expand...
I’m just comparing this to the average poolroom’s weekly tournament. And as opposed to the huge $ Calcuttas you are referring to, the bidding for this event is almost always from the participating tournament players only.
 
Fatboy said:
“I was looking the other way”

That’s been my go to line for years. Don’t matter if it’s a cheap game or an expensive one. What’s the price have to do with talking to much?

🙊
Click to expand...
Is this some secret society tournament? I swear to God sometimes people try to make something out of nothing.

It's a cheap ass weekly tournament and some of ya'll acting like it's the top secret documents in Bidens garage. 🤦‍♂️
 
ChrisinNC said:
The average player will go for say $60 in the auction, which means even to buy 1/2 of themself back from the high bidder, now they have $60 invested in this tournament, not $30.

For a number of players, that is closer to or more than $100 invested. Yes, I realize participating in the auction is optional, but most players do buy back half of themselves if they don’t buy all of themselves.

When you have a player in the field that is better than even money to win every time he plays because his handicap is not tough enough, that can seriously compromise your entire Calcutta and your tournament, for anyone who is smart enough to figure out what’s going on.
Click to expand...
I just tell them, "Put me in the pool." You can often buy the entire pool for $40-60 and it ends up being less than buying yourself! :ROFLMAO:

I'm not good enough to guarantee a calcutta victory so it's like throwing good money after bad. I'd rather place high in the tournament and let some other sucker chase a gambling high.

I got 4th place in one, I think I won about $40 more than I paid to enter. An older buddy who is a degenerate gambler bought the pool for $60 and I won him $112. He bought me a beer. The funny thing is he buys all the good guys, often having 5 or 6 players in a 24 person tournament. So basically he can win, but several of his players have to place (they often don't). So he ends up making not much since he bought all the high money auctions.

IDK I feel like the calcutta is annoying more than anything. I'm there to play... if I want to go to an auction I will, and I'll at least have a chance to pick up some old tools or something for my money.
 
jasonlaus said:
Is this some secret society tournament? I swear to God sometimes people try to make something out of nothing.

It's a cheap ass weekly tournament and some of ya'll acting like it's the top secret documents in Bidens garage. 🤦‍♂️
Click to expand...
lol all good. Happy new year 🎉🎉
 
ChrisinNC said:
The average player will go for say $60 in the auction, which means even to buy 1/2 of themself back from the high bidder, now they have $60 invested in this tournament, not $30.

For a number of players, that is closer to or more than $100 invested. Yes, I realize participating in the auction is optional, but most players do buy back half of themselves if they don’t buy all of themselves.

When you have a player in the field that is better than even money to win every time he plays because his handicap is not tough enough, that can seriously compromise your entire Calcutta and your tournament, for anyone who is smart enough to figure out what’s going on.
Click to expand...
Curious what the {former top pro player} goes for in the Calcutta?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top