Exactly! Thank you
"In the middle"
- Thread starter Charlie Hustle
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I said "playing". I didn't say "playing good"!Wow, you have been playing pool for 30+ years. Never would have guessed.
I agree though. Never heard of ‘in the middle’ back in the day. I also have a hard time dividing by 2, so it always confuses me.
Guy A vs Guy B Race to 10 Estimated 12 .9% of whatever's in those bags.
no magic...
no magic...
Agree 100%.
Nobody in the history of the world ever said "I'll bet you $10 in the middle that the Packers will beat the Jets…
Absolute silliness. Nits trying to sound as if they're betting more than they are...
That is the 1st reasonable answer that I've heard. Thank you Bob.
It was used as Bob mentioned for the "corporation type bets" that are typical in 4 figure and above sets. For example: The player has none of it, and gets 25% cut if he wins. Backer A puts up 40%. Backer B puts up 30%. Backer C puts up 30%. That's all one corporation for one side. The other side does similar. All that money is pushed "in the middle". Side bets amongst side betters are separate. Side bets between one of the corporations and a side better are also separate.
With just 2 normal guys at the pool hall betting their own (or a single backer) it doesn't make any sense. With 12 total people involved, it is reasonable.
Still, I prefer the "per side" number to be the published one.
With just 2 normal guys at the pool hall betting their own (or a single backer) it doesn't make any sense. With 12 total people involved, it is reasonable.
Still, I prefer the "per side" number to be the published one.
Just think "divided by 2" and you will be fine
Surprised Derby hasn't been robbed ...at the end of the Meglino match they were on the livestream paying out bricks of cash, "120 points".
People will do alot to get this sort of cash.
Guy I know robbed a home poker game wearing a gorilla suit.....because they knew him....
They still knew it was him, but he was so crazy nobody did anything about it.
Twocylndr
Well-known member
Look at turn overs in football or basketball. Football turnover can be a 12 (14 with PAT) point swing...6 (7) points you didn't get and 6 (7) points they got. Basketball same way a turnover can be a 4 point swing, 2 you could have got and 2 they got.
same logic as in the middle...$500 you should have kept and $500 you should've won...$1000 difference.
same logic as in the middle...$500 you should have kept and $500 you should've won...$1000 difference.
Chad “Big Nasty” Pollman
TAR
He borrowed it from poker, where they often say “in the middle” for the chips in the pot.
I never heard it said before Chad, and TAR popularized the saying. Personally, I like the term since it clarifies whether it’s per side or total. Prior to that, you’d hear a number through the grapevine, and nobody knew. I never considered it as hyping the amount.
IMPO, the phrase, "In the middle" means the Bet by the '2 Primary Players/Backers'!
Doesn't include, 'Side Action/Betters'!
Doesn't include, 'Side Action/Betters'!
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.
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.
I hear the term in poker all the time.
There's a tug of war analogy too. Take one bill. Each player grasps an end and pulls.
Also, as opposed to how much is being bet “on the side”.
Will Prout
Maybe makes sense if one of the players is getting weight in the form of odds (e.g. the better player puts up more than the other player because he is a heavy favorite to win). Say Player A figures he’s a 75% favorite to win a race against Player B he could offer $100 of his money for $50 of the other guy’s for $150 in the middle?
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