What is the Strangest you have won gambling at pool
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I have one of their 32 cal., five shot, top break, revolver's. Can't recall exactly when it was manufactured, maybe the thirtys or fortys.
Funny thing, I too, originally thought it was a Smith & Wesson.
J
Strangest to I ever won was some kids Membership Card to the Boys Club of America in Miami. This was before the CHICK-O-FIED the Boys club. It was about 1956 ish. Forgot how much the kid lost he bet, but did not have the pocket change to cover the loss. I took his Membership Card as payment for the loss, and he finally got a message to me, he had the funds to get the Membership Card back after paying his debt plus a little interest.
I once played a guy a pitcher of beer on our bar tab against $5 bucks. We were in college and had no cash but one friend had a monthly tab a local spot.
Sounds innocent enough right so I beat the guy, guy refuses to pay and it looks like we are in for a fight. There are 2 of them and 3 of us but size wise we are out numbered. So just about as we are going to go at it. The bigger of the 2 guys pisses himself
We run out the door. Beat the piss out of a guy and $5 bucks without a punch ever being thrown LOL
That's some funny stuff right there.:grin:
I'm from Longview, and surprised that anyone else has bothered to stop there. My friend and I, in 6th grade I believe, beat some older guys in a doubles 8 ball game at the bowling alley. They owed us $20 each, and were about to walk out on us when my dad showed up to pick us up. He took one guy's Cross Colours jacket (cool at the time I guess, but it was fugly) and a cheap pool stick from the other. Not the strangest I've won or played for, but probably the coolest memory.
kilgore
My ex is from Longview, I went there a handful of times and no telling how many times I passed through there on the sled. I played Jeanette Lee, the Black Widow, right up the road at Kilgore. I never knew there was a Black Widow pinball machine, would be pretty cool in a home billiard room. My brother and I were traveling and stopped at the Diary Queen just to get off the road a few minutes. When I saw the pinball machine I had to beat it just so I could say I beat "Jeanette Lee"! :thumbup:
Hu
My ex is from Longview, I went there a handful of times and no telling how many times I passed through there on the sled. I played Jeanette Lee, the Black Widow, right up the road at Kilgore. I never knew there was a Black Widow pinball machine, would be pretty cool in a home billiard room. My brother and I were traveling and stopped at the Diary Queen just to get off the road a few minutes. When I saw the pinball machine I had to beat it just so I could say I beat "Jeanette Lee"! :thumbup:
Hu
Great story! Good thing it wasn't linked to a homicide or something :grin:
This is pure awesome.
won a Guys GF
I told this story awhile back on another thread , about getting air barreled but I think it fits here as well
I was playing a guy in Tom Slicks Pool hall in 1988 in Beaumont Texas , I busted this Kid about 18 years old , and he asked to play one more set putting up his cue and gold chain against 200 dollars.
When he lost he was whining about not wanting to give up his cue and his chain , so he said I will go get the money , I told him leave the cue and chain as collateral and go get it I will wait for ya , he says how about I leave my GF here to wait with you so you know I am coming back . I knew what was about to happen , but I said ok go ahead
So his GF is sitting there with us at the table nervous as hell she couldn't have been more than 16 or 17 at the time , in about 2 hours I said darling I don't think your boyfriend is coming back. She had these eyes as big as saucers and tearing up and in this timid Scared voice said " OMG what does that mean for me " I looked at her as serious as could , but I couldn't keep a straight face and told her " that means I guess I gotta give give you a ride home and settle up with your BF next time I see him " She let out a sigh of relief and lightened up and said " AS of now that SOB is not my BF anymore "
Her name was Janice Wallace and we are still friends to this day , When I see her and her Husband out and about I like to gig her about she stills technically belongs to me because her then boyfriend never did pay off that debt. Her Husband has tols me on several occasions I am welcome to come get her lol , both are Jam up people , its amazing how you make friends sometimes
I told this story awhile back on another thread , about getting air barreled but I think it fits here as well
I was playing a guy in Tom Slicks Pool hall in 1988 in Beaumont Texas , I busted this Kid about 18 years old , and he asked to play one more set putting up his cue and gold chain against 200 dollars.
When he lost he was whining about not wanting to give up his cue and his chain , so he said I will go get the money , I told him leave the cue and chain as collateral and go get it I will wait for ya , he says how about I leave my GF here to wait with you so you know I am coming back . I knew what was about to happen , but I said ok go ahead
So his GF is sitting there with us at the table nervous as hell she couldn't have been more than 16 or 17 at the time , in about 2 hours I said darling I don't think your boyfriend is coming back. She had these eyes as big as saucers and tearing up and in this timid Scared voice said " OMG what does that mean for me " I looked at her as serious as could , but I couldn't keep a straight face and told her " that means I guess I gotta give give you a ride home and settle up with your BF next time I see him " She let out a sigh of relief and lightened up and said " AS of now that SOB is not my BF anymore "
Her name was Janice Wallace and we are still friends to this day , When I see her and her Husband out and about I like to gig her about she stills technically belongs to me because her then boyfriend never did pay off that debt. Her Husband has tols me on several occasions I am welcome to come get her lol , both are Jam up people , its amazing how you make friends sometimes
This was the oddest game i ever played for $100 with 3-1 odds. I use to be a bartender
years ago when a guy came in and started to play some 8 ball. We had
2 coin op barboxes and this guy throughout the night was playing guys
for beers and 5 dollar games.
At the end of the night about 20min before closing my boss starts talking
to the guy then comes up to me behind the bar and tells me, I'm going to
play this guy 1 game for a 100 with a couple stipulations.
I use to play alot of one-handed pool at one time so he told the guy
that I'll play one-handed every shot and if he gave the 3-1 odds,I would shoot
all my shots on my knees.
The guy declined that offer, so my boss came up with this retarded idea.
He went into the basement of the bar and returned with and actual seat from
a car and told the guy I would sit in the seat every shot but was aloud to
position myself as forward as possible without my butt leaving the seat.
I'm still behind the bar listening to this cause it was his money on the
line but at the same time I thought '' this is f--kin stupid''.
Well the guy said okay lets play! We flipped for brake which thank god he won,
cause how the hell am I going to break from a car seat one -handed?
To make a long story longer the game came down to the 8-ball.
I remember resting the cue on the corner pocket trying to stroke but it kept
sticking to the top of the plastic of the pocket. I could here my boss laughing
but at the same time my opponent was not. I horned my shot but left the cueball
on the side rail and the 8-ball about 2 inches off the back rail in the middle of the
table.
He called corner and could tell he was having the same problem I did bridging
over the side pocket.He finally shot, cutting the 8-ball in the corner and then it
was like a movie watching the cueball hit the back rail and come back up
and sewer into the upper left pocket.
The guy was pissed but paid without a issue. I told my boss as we were
locking up '' do me a favor, next time you get action and want me to play,
make sure I'm aloud to stand on my 2 feet'':smile: That is my weirdest!!
years ago when a guy came in and started to play some 8 ball. We had
2 coin op barboxes and this guy throughout the night was playing guys
for beers and 5 dollar games.
At the end of the night about 20min before closing my boss starts talking
to the guy then comes up to me behind the bar and tells me, I'm going to
play this guy 1 game for a 100 with a couple stipulations.
I use to play alot of one-handed pool at one time so he told the guy
that I'll play one-handed every shot and if he gave the 3-1 odds,I would shoot
all my shots on my knees.
The guy declined that offer, so my boss came up with this retarded idea.
He went into the basement of the bar and returned with and actual seat from
a car and told the guy I would sit in the seat every shot but was aloud to
position myself as forward as possible without my butt leaving the seat.
I'm still behind the bar listening to this cause it was his money on the
line but at the same time I thought '' this is f--kin stupid''.
Well the guy said okay lets play! We flipped for brake which thank god he won,
cause how the hell am I going to break from a car seat one -handed?
To make a long story longer the game came down to the 8-ball.
I remember resting the cue on the corner pocket trying to stroke but it kept
sticking to the top of the plastic of the pocket. I could here my boss laughing
but at the same time my opponent was not. I horned my shot but left the cueball
on the side rail and the 8-ball about 2 inches off the back rail in the middle of the
table.
He called corner and could tell he was having the same problem I did bridging
over the side pocket.He finally shot, cutting the 8-ball in the corner and then it
was like a movie watching the cueball hit the back rail and come back up
and sewer into the upper left pocket.
The guy was pissed but paid without a issue. I told my boss as we were
locking up '' do me a favor, next time you get action and want me to play,
make sure I'm aloud to stand on my 2 feet'':smile: That is my weirdest!!
Any chance it was a Super .38? If so and it is in good shape at all, it's worth more than $50.
It's a .38 S&W made by Harrington and Richardson.
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There is such a thing as a super .38. It is a more powerful cartridge than the standard. 38. I am not a gun expert so I don't know the details, was just curious if that is what you may have.
38 super is an auto cartridge, ballistics about the same as a 357 magnum. A fairly common cartridge in Mexico.
Here's a similar one on Gunbroker
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=433448557
Having the hidden hammer like that makes it DA only I guess. Is the trigger pull very heavy?
black powder
The one on gunbroker is a black powder pistol. Much lower pressures. I don't think Jay's is but I would be absolutely sure of that before shooting it. Any gunsmith even at a retail store should be able to tell him one way or the other.
I don't know the collectability of either one but just judging condition if the one on gunbroker is worth his asking of $275, Jay's should be worth $350 or more. I don't believe I would be junking it for fifty dollars!
Hu
The one on gunbroker is a black powder pistol. Much lower pressures. I don't think Jay's is but I would be absolutely sure of that before shooting it. Any gunsmith even at a retail store should be able to tell him one way or the other.
I don't know the collectability of either one but just judging condition if the one on gunbroker is worth his asking of $275, Jay's should be worth $350 or more. I don't believe I would be junking it for fifty dollars!
Hu
Here's a quick cute story but true. Me and my running buddy - both just out of relationships - were out bar hopping every night doing damage. ( he is like my brother btw ) well one of his friends called up and invited us to a st patty's day party over at his beach house. We were both not really trying to go cause OF COURSE THERE ARE MORE girls at the bar than at this party. Well to make a very long story short; it ended up there was ONE VERY CUTE, VERY SEXY, AND VERY SINGLE hot blonde at this party. We got talked into going. One problem. Two of us, one blonde???? Well we did what any good brothers would do, they had a table at the beach house and we played for the right to talk to her. Race to 5,I won 5-4 hooked up with her, became the love of my life and never looked back. True story.
Old Nine Baller
Banned
Well, I wouldn't exactly call her strange but...she was an extremely attractive, 19 year old, natural blonde nymphomaniac. I was 22 years old. We had a bet and I won 7-0. I "collected" for a couple of months.
ONB
Bikers are cool !
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In the mid-70's my friends Uncle had a guy stuck big time playing 9 ball on a bartable and proceeded to beat him out of his "Caterpillar" and yes I am speaking of the earth moving machine :grin-square: