Ha, there are about a half dozen making a living at playing pool. The rest have jobs, and backers.
How to Make a Fair Pool Bet between Strangers?
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Ha, there are about a half dozen making a living at playing pool. The rest have jobs, and backers.
Who is the touring pro you play against?
There is no equivalent to the pro golfers tour in the pool world. Some actually find that attractive in the pool world. Some would love a "pro pool players tour" to legitimize the game. Even in pool's heyday there was no organized pro tour. The closest we might have come to a pro tour were organized exhibitions way back when. Maybe Mr. Bond could weigh in on this.
I didn't know Oregon had any "touring pros". LOL There is no "pro tour"...just a few tournaments around the country where most of the pros show up to play. Doubtful your guy is among them. SVB is just the best professional player in America...that's all.
Scott Lee
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Scott Lee
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If you're looking for 'fair' in a pool room, you're in the wrong place.
To my experience , there 3 ways to play strangers .
1. play cheap ( in my day that was $10 a game 9 ball ).
Watch how he handles whitey. Most 'hustlers ( most are dead )
will let you get them stuck trying to stall ( bad way to do it ).
Then they try to raise the bet. By then , you should know if you can win.
2. tell'em to bet something ( $40-$50 a game in 1 hole or race to 7 for $100 9 ball ).
Take a 2-3 game shot at'em and see if you can win....nice to have a partner
if you can, He usually won't stall.
3. Get a line on him. In this day and age, its usually easy to do. Cel, web, pool grapevine, pool detective , etc...lol.
Good luck
To my experience , there 3 ways to play strangers .
1. play cheap ( in my day that was $10 a game 9 ball ).
Watch how he handles whitey. Most 'hustlers ( most are dead )
will let you get them stuck trying to stall ( bad way to do it ).
Then they try to raise the bet. By then , you should know if you can win.
2. tell'em to bet something ( $40-$50 a game in 1 hole or race to 7 for $100 9 ball ).
Take a 2-3 game shot at'em and see if you can win....nice to have a partner
if you can, He usually won't stall.
3. Get a line on him. In this day and age, its usually easy to do. Cel, web, pool grapevine, pool detective , etc...lol.
Good luck
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Then adjust if necessary.
Kuh---pow...
JC
Coos Cues
I agree that if playing pool is your only source of income you're a pro. Doesn't mean you can beat all the other pros all the time though. No one does that. Not even Shane. There is a guy in Salem who fits this description who has beat many a pro who didn't play as well that day.
Better have a girlfriend with a job though
JC
Gambling and business are identical. If ya wanna make a fair game, develop a relationship with this person FIRST, like you would with a new gal ya met. Don't go for the throat, think long term and talk with each other, then match up. If someone is still hesitant, then bet small and go from there. You'll find out quickly who's hidin' under the sheets by doing it in this manner.
Yeah but in a poolroom when this happens between two guys it's called woofin and one usually turns into a nit. Don't see the correlation. Play even for cheap. One's gonna win and ones gonna lose.
If you enjoy the other persons actions then proceed, if you don't like the Alpha dog in the Blonde headed bar bimbo who's past er prime still looking good & liquored up, turn and walk.
Woofin', some like it some don't, depends on the Woof, others find greener pastures, depends on YOU.
What's with this "fair game" malarkey?
Is everybody whose looking for a fair game trying to break even?
I've heard this "fair game nonsense" numerous times over the years.
When somebody would loudly proclaim they were just looking for a fair game, sometimes
I would tell them to keep their money in their pocket and let everybody else keep theirs.
I was considered good action, didn't cheat, called my own fouls, and paid cash when I lost.
...but if I ever caught myself looking for a fair game, I would've quit gambling....
....like when I play poker, I'm looking for an edge...sometimes I'm just not smart enough
to recognize when I don't have it....so I gotta pay.
For those who insist that they have a right to a fair game..play in handicap tournaments.
...but be prepared for someone playing over their head...or under their ability...
....and sometimes that 'someone' is you.
Is everybody whose looking for a fair game trying to break even?
I've heard this "fair game nonsense" numerous times over the years.
When somebody would loudly proclaim they were just looking for a fair game, sometimes
I would tell them to keep their money in their pocket and let everybody else keep theirs.
I was considered good action, didn't cheat, called my own fouls, and paid cash when I lost.
...but if I ever caught myself looking for a fair game, I would've quit gambling....
....like when I play poker, I'm looking for an edge...sometimes I'm just not smart enough
to recognize when I don't have it....so I gotta pay.
For those who insist that they have a right to a fair game..play in handicap tournaments.
...but be prepared for someone playing over their head...or under their ability...
....and sometimes that 'someone' is you.
I agree. Specially on one pocket.
Here's an analogy; we are each members of Bushwood country club. I shoot 75 regularly, and you can't break 90. How many times will you play me straight up for $100 @ round? 1, 5, 10? Didn't think so.... It's the same thing on a pool table.
Gambling with strangers for anything that you would consider expensive is high risk unless you play shortstop speed or better. It will still take a few barrels to find out where you stand.
If you play under that speed your foolish, hate money, or love the thrill that much.
If you play what you would consider cheap or even affordable your motivations should reflect the price.
Playing for what you would consider large sums, with an unknown to you, only makes sense to me if you believe your the best around.
Fair game, lol. Who wants that?
If you play under that speed your foolish, hate money, or love the thrill that much.
If you play what you would consider cheap or even affordable your motivations should reflect the price.
Playing for what you would consider large sums, with an unknown to you, only makes sense to me if you believe your the best around.
Fair game, lol. Who wants that?
