That nice friendly guy behind the counter
That nice friendly guy behind the counter is gonna steer you into the toughest action in the place while telling you it is pretty soft. If you win, "told ya" he gets jelly. You lose, he gets jelly after you are gone.
I got scuffed up pretty good heading into strange pool rooms for awhile. After awhile if it wasn't a big time pool hall I could be pretty sure I had the local gun covered. Never knew for sure and I still wonder how good some of the older guys had been in their prime.
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