We find ourselves back in the pool room after a few days absence.I hate to have to repeat myself so often ,but in order to understand how all this action is happening has only a little to do with Las Vegas,many are the times when there is no action at all.$5 pool,$100
pool,
more talk than pool.
The fact of the matter is,pool is and always has been the bottom of the gambling barrel.
Pool players talk,knock,complain and relish in their misery more than playing.
Whereas the typical pool player creates an atmosphere of distrust,suspicion and cynicism that takes the practical result of discouraging action.In order to help you see the situation,a player comes into the room,loses a few hundred and the knockers call him a sucker,the players brag about their success ,the fella decides not to risk all this criticism,people like to gamble ,but no one wants to be seen as a sucker,a fool,an idiot and that is the practical result of all the 2 bit conversation we hear,
You don't believe me,just read the threads"I heard this,i heard that,I told him such and such,made him post,I made him gamble ,and I ran umpteen racks"
These blowhard egotist make me sick,it's all about me,me ,me,I this I that
Well it would take an idiot to play these guys who post on here,Lets say tony is gonna play Bustamonte,go to the action threads,you don't need to know the players ,just see who these know it all pool detective,psuedo bookies are picking
But in contrast the Kid is creating a climate of opportunity,a place for the fellas to play an easy mark who loses most of his bets,bets on everything,enjoys himself.has more money than they ever thought possible and everyone knows "the fool and his money will soon part",all you need to do is be there when the great parting begins
Of course the patrons dream of waiting for a lock,the nuts,a sure thing and betting it all,they then assume all they need do is the same thing over 2 or three times and ,presto they strike it big
But unfortunately for these wise guys,the kid knows what they are thinking,and how to get them to bet on things that look good ,but really are not quite the lock,the sure thing,the nuts don't always win
How?you may ask does he accomplish that"?
The kid bets and bets and others around you are winning,winning,and winning.Its not what you expected,the kid might win,but that has only rarely happened and if you keep waiting for two aces you might never play,greed,ambition,covetous of all king fuel the inner man to fleece this poor lamb before the wool is gone,won by others
Soon the extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of the crowd will draw in even the most careful patron..Remember Tulip mania,the south sea swindles, ?
Have you ever been playing chess,bearing down on your fellow man's king ,when outta the clear blue ,he says "check mate"
Well here we are the kid is presented one proposition after another,he falls for it,he pays off,he smiles ,sometimes he offers to bet more sometimes less,oh what fun it is to bet without fear.
One thing we do observe is that the kid never makes the offer,never brings forth the proposition,well there was that one goofy bank shot where even Eddie Taylor ,smart Eddie Taylor,The greatest bank pool player ever Eddie Taylor,got bamboozled.
But that was an accident,luck,blind hog luck,once in a million.
So the patrons offer the bets,the kid takes the bets or sometimes he doesn't.So everyone is scheming,plotting,conniving,sneaking up on the kid,heck its us against the kid,but don't let anyone know.
That math problem backfired,but other than that and the lucky bank,and beating all those poker players by shoving money down their throat,we will put this kid in his place,this is Vegas baby! What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,and this kids money is stayin in Vegas.
These and similar thoughts permeate the thinking of the patrons,the kibitzersthe smarts,guys like us right. Mob logic,mob collective frenzy and now the climate is set.
If you asked anyone there ,they would all accord"it is just a matter of time"
somebody will offer this Kid a bet he can't refuse and whop,we got him
So the fun goes on,but not everyone is just idly hoping for a good proposition to come up,Casino and the KP send his man jack to the university to the math department for some tricky,math problems to fool the kid with.
They get about a half dozen and our hero tries em all ,finally they have a studious pundit come forth with a crazy sounding math question , in amazes everyone there and the kid passes on it,but the crowd won't letit go.
Over and over they restate the question,one guy says in an authoritative air"i am professor Friedberg from the Unlv department of psychology and my friend here is a math professor and ,in her opinioon there is not enough information in the problem to answer it"
Well every eye looks at the homely broad from the mathematics faculty and shrugs
both shoulders as if to say"i thought so"or"that settles That"
But wait,remember the bookish looking little square john who brought forth the question ,the puzzle,the math problem in the first place.Well this little fella,with an air of superiority and condescension to the great unwashed public states
"I assure you,it is in fact a math problem,and in the event that someone takes the problem on,I will demonstrate the solution to the satisfaction of all concerned before
accepting my winning"
So how much are you wanting to bet?
a
"
All I have on me,or exactly $357 which he pulls out of his old dusty wallet.
The kid says"bet"
implying acceptance of the terms
pool,
more talk than pool.
The fact of the matter is,pool is and always has been the bottom of the gambling barrel.
Pool players talk,knock,complain and relish in their misery more than playing.
Whereas the typical pool player creates an atmosphere of distrust,suspicion and cynicism that takes the practical result of discouraging action.In order to help you see the situation,a player comes into the room,loses a few hundred and the knockers call him a sucker,the players brag about their success ,the fella decides not to risk all this criticism,people like to gamble ,but no one wants to be seen as a sucker,a fool,an idiot and that is the practical result of all the 2 bit conversation we hear,
You don't believe me,just read the threads"I heard this,i heard that,I told him such and such,made him post,I made him gamble ,and I ran umpteen racks"
These blowhard egotist make me sick,it's all about me,me ,me,I this I that
Well it would take an idiot to play these guys who post on here,Lets say tony is gonna play Bustamonte,go to the action threads,you don't need to know the players ,just see who these know it all pool detective,psuedo bookies are picking
But in contrast the Kid is creating a climate of opportunity,a place for the fellas to play an easy mark who loses most of his bets,bets on everything,enjoys himself.has more money than they ever thought possible and everyone knows "the fool and his money will soon part",all you need to do is be there when the great parting begins
Of course the patrons dream of waiting for a lock,the nuts,a sure thing and betting it all,they then assume all they need do is the same thing over 2 or three times and ,presto they strike it big
But unfortunately for these wise guys,the kid knows what they are thinking,and how to get them to bet on things that look good ,but really are not quite the lock,the sure thing,the nuts don't always win
How?you may ask does he accomplish that"?
The kid bets and bets and others around you are winning,winning,and winning.Its not what you expected,the kid might win,but that has only rarely happened and if you keep waiting for two aces you might never play,greed,ambition,covetous of all king fuel the inner man to fleece this poor lamb before the wool is gone,won by others
Soon the extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of the crowd will draw in even the most careful patron..Remember Tulip mania,the south sea swindles, ?
Have you ever been playing chess,bearing down on your fellow man's king ,when outta the clear blue ,he says "check mate"
Well here we are the kid is presented one proposition after another,he falls for it,he pays off,he smiles ,sometimes he offers to bet more sometimes less,oh what fun it is to bet without fear.
One thing we do observe is that the kid never makes the offer,never brings forth the proposition,well there was that one goofy bank shot where even Eddie Taylor ,smart Eddie Taylor,The greatest bank pool player ever Eddie Taylor,got bamboozled.
But that was an accident,luck,blind hog luck,once in a million.
So the patrons offer the bets,the kid takes the bets or sometimes he doesn't.So everyone is scheming,plotting,conniving,sneaking up on the kid,heck its us against the kid,but don't let anyone know.
That math problem backfired,but other than that and the lucky bank,and beating all those poker players by shoving money down their throat,we will put this kid in his place,this is Vegas baby! What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,and this kids money is stayin in Vegas.
These and similar thoughts permeate the thinking of the patrons,the kibitzersthe smarts,guys like us right. Mob logic,mob collective frenzy and now the climate is set.
If you asked anyone there ,they would all accord"it is just a matter of time"
somebody will offer this Kid a bet he can't refuse and whop,we got him
So the fun goes on,but not everyone is just idly hoping for a good proposition to come up,Casino and the KP send his man jack to the university to the math department for some tricky,math problems to fool the kid with.
They get about a half dozen and our hero tries em all ,finally they have a studious pundit come forth with a crazy sounding math question , in amazes everyone there and the kid passes on it,but the crowd won't letit go.
Over and over they restate the question,one guy says in an authoritative air"i am professor Friedberg from the Unlv department of psychology and my friend here is a math professor and ,in her opinioon there is not enough information in the problem to answer it"
Well every eye looks at the homely broad from the mathematics faculty and shrugs
both shoulders as if to say"i thought so"or"that settles That"
But wait,remember the bookish looking little square john who brought forth the question ,the puzzle,the math problem in the first place.Well this little fella,with an air of superiority and condescension to the great unwashed public states
"I assure you,it is in fact a math problem,and in the event that someone takes the problem on,I will demonstrate the solution to the satisfaction of all concerned before
accepting my winning"
So how much are you wanting to bet?
a
"
All I have on me,or exactly $357 which he pulls out of his old dusty wallet.
The kid says"bet"
implying acceptance of the terms
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