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My friend wanted to quit ahead on a guy because it was late. The guy said:”you have to give me a chance to win my money back!” Without missing a beat my friend said:”aw crap! Now I gotta stay here until you learn how to play pool?”

Yeah. Don't check anything in after you've been drinking! Learned that the hard way.

Sounds like a great career! No bugs is an outstanding achievement. I agree with your assessment that it is unique. Of course you were probably the only SOBER one. :) There are a lot of parts of programming/software development that I absolutely would not recommend to drink while doing, but...

Also in a bar situation it's not great optics to be sober, drinking water and winning while beating everyone who is drunk. Eventually that will catch up to you.

When I was a software developer the most productive time was in the evenings and I would sip on beer or wine and code for 5-6 hours straight. I might drink 6 light beers but it was over 7 hours. It allowed me to drop into the deep focus zone and not worry about all the extra stuff. Going to...

He's already been banned for a long time. I think that date might be the end of what would have been a 2-year ban.

Unfortunately many tournaments were run like this back in the day. I remember a tournament in CO where my buddy and I played. There were no brackets/byes and it was single elimination. My buddy was one of 3 undefeated players so they "drew" to see who got to play. My buddy was out and...

Yeah. One tournament I was rated a AAA+ and I played a B player who was in town to film a movie. The spot I had to give him was I had to win 6 before he wins 3 and I get the first break and he gets all the other breaks except if it goes to hill-hill I get the break. 9 ball, bar box. First...

I don't even think tap dancing should be legal. So annoying! Little hats and canes, moving sideways with big smile. Ugh! No thank you!

Whoa, you could almost finish a 1-pocket race while that guy is trying to finish a sentence.

When we started this rack all the balls were black and white.

This. If I thought tipping a TD would get me a favorable draw or call on a shot, I wouldn't do it.

I had the exact same experience at a bar in Portland, OR. I was only there for a brief time so I only had the chance to play a few times but first time, played TD first round. Beat him. Every other time played top player that wasn't him. I wasn't that good then so I don't think I ever won...

In that scenario I wouldn’t tip the TD. How they get paid varies a lot around the country.

I went on the road briefly with him (we had the same backer) a few years after this match. He was quite a character. Always looking to get the action going.

I tip heavily if it’s a bar tournament and the waitress or bartender is running it. If it’s a pool hall and the TD is getting paid I wouldn’t tip as much usually. If one of the players is volunteering then I might or might not tip. Generally at least buy them a drink or something. I ran...

Very watchable. Thanks for posting. Is it XXI though instead of XI?

It happens. I have a rule that I just take off the next week after I win. If I win too many in a row (every other week) then I skip for a few weeks. I also tip the bartender/waitress and tournament directors generously. They are always happy to see me. There's a bar tournament I play in...

I’ve heard it is still thriving but haven’t lived there for a long time now. CA has some good pockets of activity and some good rooms but outside of those areas it’s kind of a desert.

It started when Alex Johnson, Lief Jensen and Terry McFadden, Jan Mcquade and a few other bar owners got together and started the CBA. They came up with a rating system and had a committee to rate players that met every month. They had sanctioned events several times a week and created a ton...