Recent content by middleofnowhere

Before writing that I made sure to do a little research cuz I wanted to be sure. Even though I was involved in the incident that I mentioned as a player I wanted to see what current laws were. Florida actually specifically mentioned even games of skill it's gambling. It's got the penny anti...

Actually if it came down to a court, pool tournaments are not legal in many states. If the players are putting up their own money in a pot and playing for it it is illegal. If they are playing for a prize put up by a promoter then it is not. I was at a tournament in Florida that was raided for...

But what is really the source of the pressure? It's not really the money because few people are playing for life-changing money, or meaningful amounts of money at all. $10 $20 sometimes a $100. And that's entirely their choice. I think it comes back to the ego and the embarrassment of losing...

Practice and experience makes you a better player. As far as comparing gambling to tournament play they can be as different as a sprinter and a long distance runner. Except for maybe round robin, most all tournament play is basically sudden death. In tournament play a lot of things can make you...

Okay thanks I was actually thinking of it as like Keith but yeah I know what you're talking about and I've seen that a lot of times. Remember one guy who's entire wrist curled so far inward that the cue was almost above his wrist

So it's not to have any confusion, what is actually defined as a chicken wing?

Most of it's kind of nuts but the one thing though back in the 70s I had a pool room and I did run card games. Not poker but Gin. At one point it got so popular I'd have almost as many people in there at the seating tables playing gin as I had playing pool.. I used to buy cards by the case. I...

AI generated.

I only play with one, but didn't realize how many I have till you brought it up.

A lot about the cue bothers me. The bumper, the label, to screw appears too long and possibly not a 14. Even where it says Willie hoppe looks misplaced. I've owned a number of Hoppe cues, in fact it's one of the first cues I ever owned I bought a brand new for $27 and it came in a cardboard tube...

I'm sure people reading this think these are exaggerated pool room stories, I can assure them, they're not. When he used to be in South Florida he would play at the Congress billiards in Miami. Congress was open 24 hours but all the action was late at night. I'm telling you when Bruce was in...

Tommy used to come to my poolroom in the winter time often with Danny Gartner. I sure remember him years ago with crazy Bruce. That Bruce really was nuts. He would punch himself in the face for missing a ball and break cues over his own head. Tommy never reacted to Bruce's antics. I guess it...

I remember one tournament and I can't remember the name of it, it had a title of a person's name James something or another. After the tournament the guy just said he couldn't pay off and was offering the players whatever they would take and most who had prize money coming just took it, except...

I recall a few of those tournaments not paying off back then.

Used to be a cue company Julio Stambolini had a joint like that.