$1,500 Per Man Ring Game In Starkville This Saturday

hemicudas

hemicudas

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
Any of you good players that have nothing to do this saturday might want to drop in on the, Professor, in Starkvill, Miss. and jump into the 10 ball progressive Ring Game. Might get there Fri. night and play in the tournament too. Lots of action allways. If interested contact the Professor at 662-324-2020.
 
Last edited:
You'll like it

If you have never been there and can make it you are in for a real treat. Southern Billiards will remind you of an olde time pool hall. No bar, no resturant, no arcade, - JUST POOL. Some of the finest and friendliest folks own and run it that you would ever want to meet.

See ya there $Bill, Pel :)
 
If your talking about Grady count me out! I don't want to be whupped that bad! Also please explain what a Ring Game is, I live in the midwest and am clueless. Thanks! :D
Chuck Raulston said:
I'll see both of you there. This time my mom and dad are both coming.

Chuck Raulston
Click to expand...
 
Super

Hey Chuck that's great. My wife is coming and Creole's recently acquired bride is coming too. They may have to bring Bunky (My grandson, Landon), if they can't find a sitter for the weekend. Maybe we could all get together and go eat or something.

See ya there, Pel

--------------------------------------------------------------

OK CutShot here's how it works. Say you have 8 shooters in the game. Each shooter will start with his entry, in my step-son's case $500. They will draw numbers to decide the initial order of rotation. Shoooter #1 breaks and shoots until he misses. Then the next shooter starts until he misses. etc etc until the money ball (the 10) is made. Say they start with a $25 bet. Whomever makes the 10 ball gets the amount of the bet from each player. So after the first game one shooter will have $675 and the others will each have $475. The shooter that makes the 10 breaks and the game continues in the rotation it started with. Now, after one hour or 10 games, which ever comes first, the amount of the wager is raised. Say then the wager is $50. Naturally whomever won the most games will have them most in their pot. If someone lost in all ten games their pot would be down to $250. This progression goes on until one person has all the money from all the pots. If someone has less in their pot than the current wager then they are "all in". If they lose and say the wager was $100 but they only had $50 then they lose the $50 and are out, but if they win then they only collect what they had, the $50, from each of the other players.

Now, in order to make the game more aggressive and less safety play, especially when there are only 2 players left, the Professor has instituted the "A Miss Is A Foul" rule. If you make a shot and miss the incoming player can pass the shot back to you if the leave is a hook or really bad shot. A second foul give the incoming player the option of shooting from the leave, shooting from the kitchen, or passing the shot back with the initial shooter having the option of shooting from the leave or the kitchen. A third foul in a row give the incoming player ball in hand with no option to pass back. Naturally your standard fouls also come into play in the foul count (no ball to a rail, scratch, cueball off the table).

It sounds confusing but if you play it a couple of times it is not really that bad. I have been shooting with my sons and find that it is really an asset to a weaker player, such as myself.

Get together with some friends and try it. A lot of fun. Any more info needed just ask or PM me.

Later, Pel :)
 
Thanks Pel, I am going to print that now!
Pelican said:
Hey Chuck that's great. My wife is coming and Creole's recently acquired bride is coming too. They may have to bring Bunky (My grandson, Landon), if they can't find a sitter for the weekend. Maybe we could all get together and go eat or something.

See ya there, Pel

--------------------------------------------------------------

OK CutShot here's how it works. Say you have 8 shooters in the game. Each shooter will start with his entry, in my step-son's case $500. They will draw numbers to decide the initial order of rotation. Shoooter #1 breaks and shoots until he misses. Then the next shooter starts until he misses. etc etc until the money ball (the 10) is made. Say they start with a $25 bet. Whomever makes the 10 ball gets the amount of the bet from each player. So after the first game one shooter will have $675 and the others will each have $475. The shooter that makes the 10 breaks and the game continues in the rotation it started with. Now, after one hour or 10 games, which ever comes first, the amount of the wager is raised. Say then the wager is $50. Naturally whomever won the most games will have them most in their pot. If someone lost in all ten games their pot would be down to $250. This progression goes on until one person has all the money from all the pots. If someone has less in their pot than the current wager then they are "all in". If they lose and say the wager was $100 but they only had $50 then they lose the $50 and are out, but if they win then they only collect what they had, the $50, from each of the other players.

Now, in order to make the game more aggressive and less safety play, especially when there are only 2 players left, the Professor has instituted the "A Miss Is A Foul" rule. If you make a shot and miss the incoming player can pass the shot back to you if the leave is a hook or really bad shot. A second foul give the incoming player the option of shooting from the leave, shooting from the kitchen, or passing the shot back with the initial shooter having the option of shooting from the leave or the kitchen. A third foul in a row give the incoming player ball in hand with no option to pass back. Naturally your standard fouls also come into play in the foul count (no ball to a rail, scratch, cueball off the table).

It sounds confusing but if you play it a couple of times it is not really that bad. I have been shooting with my sons and find that it is really an asset to a weaker player, such as myself.

Get together with some friends and try it. A lot of fun. Any more info needed just ask or PM me.

Later, Pel :)
Click to expand...
 
Oh yea, one other thing about the rules Cut Shot. It also applies to the break. If you break and do not make a ball that is the same as a miss and the incoming player has the option to make you shoot again. Also, if on the second foul the object ball is in the kitchen and the incoming player elects to shoot from the kitchen the object ball is spotted.

One other thing I have figured out. It is not always in your best interest to take the shot just because you can make it. The other night Creole and I were playing by ourselves. He missed a shot on the 3 and even though I could make it I passed it back. He looked at me a bit odd and shot the 3 then got shape on the 4 and made it then shot the 5 and missed. Again, I had a fairly easy shot but I passed it back also. He looked at me funny again until he got down to shoot and saw that the 6 was tied up with the 7 and 9 and the angle was not available to make a breakout. He made the 5 and tried to get to the 6 but to no avail. Now he had to shoot on the 6 knowing he couldn't make it. He attempted to make a breakout and leave a hard shot. Well, he broke up the cluster but left too hard a shot as he could not even see the 6. I made him shoot again and he kicked at the 6, got contact but that was all. The 6 presented and easy shot once I took the option of shooting from the kitchen and then ran the 7, 9, and 10 (the 8 had gone on the break). I told him to remmember this and study the table during the ring game to see if he needs to make a shot or pass back. With several good players involved it is highly unlikely you will get back to the table if you miss with only 4 or 5 balls left so it could be to your advantage to pass the shot back until the proper opportunity presents itself as long as you feel fairly secure that the shooter is not going to run out because of problem balls on the table. Damn I got long winded. :D

Later, Pel
 
Hey Pel,

Look me up - I'll be there and I can update you an the Blud raffle.

John
 
RichardCranium said:
I think they should add a betting round after the break.
Click to expand...

RC,
This is kind of inspired. Very original (I have never heard about or thought of this). I can't wait to try it the next pool night (we often play 3 or 4 handed). Think of the pressure on the breaker if he's raised the stakes. This could be interesting - we'll play for pennies to start.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top