Tonight, at a local bar, I beat like 6 or 7 people in a row (pretty normal for most of the people on this forum im sure), and then I played this girl, who played ok, but maybe 3 balls below me in shooting, and not much knowledge of defense, beats me twice! The first time I rushed though the balls as I was talking smack, and got funny and she made the last two balls. The second time I ran out to the 8 missed it and it went into the side pocket. And to add icing to the cake after I acted incredulous, she stated in her words, "Its ok I shoot pro, I don't know what you play." It was so insane. I mean yeah she was cute, and had a nice rack, but seriously, im just like this has got to be a bar table/playing a girl mental thing. Please tell me some of the shooters out there has some similar experieces, im feeling very alone right now! Lol.
A Bar Table Confession
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I'm not really sure what you're getting at? What's the big deal? You weren't playing for money; it sounds like you were just playing for fun at a bar and talking a little smack. I would just have fun with it, and take advantage of shooting with a cutie who can play.
ABall said:
I lost on a bar table, thats the big deal! No we werent playing for money, or anything for that matter, but people beating me who arent as good as me, drives me absolutely crazy. And im not sure what you're getting at, how can you have fun when you don't win? Winning isn't everything, its the only thing.
RunoutalloverU said:
Were you drinking?
And she said, in those exact words, "It's okay. I shoot pro. I don't know what you play?" What on earth did she mean by that? I understand she believes she's a pro level player, but what the hell does the second phrase mean?
Ahh Bangers.
Don't beat yourself up, we all lose to Bangers on the barbox once in awhile. A lot of luck in the short term, especially with those stupid bar rules. It pisses me off too, because they truly believe they are better than you, even though you might've ran 6 out of the gate, ran into a tie up, and for the rest of the game the banger keeps lucking out, his misses turning into unintentional safeties. Then he scratches, but your last ball is behind the headstring, and so on and so on....
midnightpulp said:
NOONE keeps lucking out.. you get "A" lucky shot everyone can get "A" lucky shot.. 5 lucky shots in a row. that tells me they can play.
bar box 8 ball is a different animal than any other type of pool.
sometimes the pockets are bigger and you expect to just "run-em" but then you miss. and you get beat with 3 lucky shots in a row... were they lucky shots?? really??
unintentional safety's...... "A" unintentional safety is a lucky shot.. 4 in a row is NOT luck nor is it unintentional.
have some respect..
you got beat
thats that.
softshot said:
When I lose to less a skilled player who I obviously know is not on the stall, like a friend or a regular, it's often the result of their misses turning into lucky safes or the injustice of them leaving me kick at my last ball in the kitchen after they've scratched. I take losing at Barbox Banger 8 ball with a grain of salt.
little head vs. big head
I think you had a case of the little head thinking a lot louder than the big head.
Tell the truth.....you were thinking about her rack the whole time.....weren't you?
I had a case of that not too long ago. I was playing lights out. I had a ball on the long rail about 1 ball length away from my opponents ball, and I pocketed a ball while having the cue ball get position right in between them. I ran 4 games of 8 ball with shots that even amazed me. I was in dead stroke. Then, a hot asian girl gets a table next to ours. And I couldn't stop thinking about bending her over. Before I knew it, I couldn't make a straight in shot on a pocket hanger. I ended up losing my match, and I was so pissed. I used to go to tournaments in Denver, CO....and the women would show up in very provocative clothing. They did very well in the tournaments because we, guys, couldn't take our eyes off of them. I have been able to stay focused and not let that type of stuff bother me, but that night I lost focus on the game. Sometimes, our dirty thoughts get the best of us.
RunoutalloverU said:
I think you had a case of the little head thinking a lot louder than the big head.
Tell the truth.....you were thinking about her rack the whole time.....weren't you?
I had a case of that not too long ago. I was playing lights out. I had a ball on the long rail about 1 ball length away from my opponents ball, and I pocketed a ball while having the cue ball get position right in between them. I ran 4 games of 8 ball with shots that even amazed me. I was in dead stroke. Then, a hot asian girl gets a table next to ours. And I couldn't stop thinking about bending her over. Before I knew it, I couldn't make a straight in shot on a pocket hanger. I ended up losing my match, and I was so pissed. I used to go to tournaments in Denver, CO....and the women would show up in very provocative clothing. They did very well in the tournaments because we, guys, couldn't take our eyes off of them. I have been able to stay focused and not let that type of stuff bother me, but that night I lost focus on the game. Sometimes, our dirty thoughts get the best of us.
The funniest thing I ever saw was at a friend's birthday gathering at a bar with a pooltable. My friend Steve Lipsky (high run of 177) puts his name on the board. He finally gets his turn and the guy tells him he needs to get a doubles partner. Steve says, "Oh, ok" and brings back Jonathan Smith (another 100 ball runner). I mean, c'mon!
Yeah I guess I was thinking about playing a woman a little too much, and she played good im an APA 7 and I would judge her speed maybe a strong 4 or 5. So it wasnt that she was a banger. And she didn't luck any balls in, or get any lucky safes. I mean to be honest I beat myself both times. And im over it, I was really just looking for some funny dive bar 8 ball stories. And her comment to me about being pro didn't make sense that was the point of posting it, just to show the ridiculousness of bar pool thinking.
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I've had a similar fate with someone, who just happened to be a female, recently as well. She was in no way attractive to me. I had been playing for a few games, not great, but ok. The woman puts quarters in and announces to me in a trailer park drawl, "I ain't your typical girl player". I just give her a vacant look and break. Nothing drops. I can tell by her stance and stroke that she's ok, at best. I proceded to play like I'd never picked up a pool cue in my life. I was making balls but was getting so far out of shape after my first ball that I couldn't string more than two balls. I ended up winning, but I played like that the rest of the night. Lost more games in that night than I had in the last month.
I never underestimate anyone, male or female, that I haven't see play before, but sometimes, for no reason at all, someone can get inside your head and disrupt your game. That's the primary reason I don't play for any real money.
I never underestimate anyone, male or female, that I haven't see play before, but sometimes, for no reason at all, someone can get inside your head and disrupt your game. That's the primary reason I don't play for any real money.
Its a bar table and the best player doesnt always win especially one game,its alot easier for an ok player to win on the small table.I have played alot of bar pool and can say there was times i went out and won all night 20-30 games and didnt lose a single game,then there are nights when i lose a couple,i dont get upset when i know the equipment equalizes things.I have had guys win a game with me on the small table maybe even for a couple bucks,its an investment,i get their number and invite them to a pool hall on a 9 ft. table and they are lost,their poor safeties and position play along with the long shots for them start showing and they cant win a game.Most of the time players who play in bars dont enjoy playing the big tables.As a funny sidenote about racks,well me and a friend are playing some guys for 50 a game doubles,he is getting sidetracked by this lady we are hanging out with and he is thinking more about her then the competition were in,he dogs it and the guy starts to run the table,he has a little cut on the 8 ball,he is supposed to make this shot 99 out of 100 but the lady walks up and flashes her rack as he shoots the 8,he misses by a diamond,we win,buy drinks and the 2 guys werent that mad,they enjoyed the view for their money. 
Okay, here is your story. I played in a dive bar bar box Tournament just last night. My first time there. The reported top dog there was indeed a WPBA member. Not a big name just a member. I beat her in the match to get to the hill. The funny part was I broke well and on the 5th ball I saw her go put her cue down. (shark move).RunoutalloverU said:
I got a little out of shape on the 6th ball put played a good safe. She kick at it and made a combo hanger. Along about her 5th ball I set my cue down right where she had. She misses and I got out. Guess who won the finals? Darn't I had her in the first game of the finals also but blew it and never got a shot again.Don't sell the Girls short they can shark and play well.
Girls might be bette sharks because they know alot of guys will bite their tongues and wont do anything about it,they think when your shooting a shot they can stand in your view as if they got it like that, best to look right through them unless your a complete horndog and have no self control.rackem said:Okay, here is your story. I played in a dive bar bar box Tournament just last night. My first time there. The reported top dog there was indeed a WPBA member. Not a big name just a member. I beat her in the match to get to the hill. The funny part was I broke well and on the 5th ball I saw her go put her cue down. (shark move).
Don't sell the Girls short they can shark and play well.
Fast Lenny said:Its a bar table and the best player doesnt always win especially one game,its alot easier for an ok player to win on the small table.I have played alot of bar pool and can say there was times i went out and won all night 20-30 games and didnt lose a single game,then there are nights when i lose a couple,i dont get upset when i know the equipment equalizes things.I have had guys win a game with me on the small table maybe even for a couple bucks,its an investment,i get their number and invite them to a pool hall on a 9 ft. table and they are lost,their poor safeties and position play along with the long shots for them start showing and they cant win a game.Most of the time players who play in bars dont enjoy playing the big tables.As a funny sidenote about racks,well me and a friend are playing some guys for 50 a game doubles,he is getting sidetracked by this lady we are hanging out with and he is thinking more about her then the competition were in,he dogs it and the guy starts to run the table,he has a little cut on the 8 ball,he is supposed to make this shot 99 out of 100 but the lady walks up and flashes her rack as he shoots the 8,he misses by a diamond,we win,buy drinks and the 2 guys werent that mad,they enjoyed the view for their money.
I completely agree. I just started playing in my first bar league after years of playing in pool hall leagues on 8 footers and it funny how many bad players i can lose to if im not careful. and these same people could run 3 balls on an 8 footer and would refuse to play on a 9 if I asked. Barboxes can be the great equalizer sometimes. Ive learned to try harder to get out and not be so nonchalant at the table and not take anything for granted
The worst I played against a woman was when I was at a club and one of my daughters happened to be there also. She was about 23 then. I'm on a roll keeping the table for a few hours playing $5 plus a drink a game.
Tha bartender steps up to the table for the next game. Now she could play a good game of pool and she was very pretty with everything in the right place.
Anyhow she racks the balls and before I could break she say, "Same thing JT, I win you pay me $20, you win and I give you a BJ?" The place got as quiet as a church. My daughter comes over and screams at her that I'm a married man and she's my daughter.
The bartender said "opps, we'll just play for $5 and a drink." We never did have a bet like she said at first, but it worked...I couldn't make a ball after that. Johnnyt
Tha bartender steps up to the table for the next game. Now she could play a good game of pool and she was very pretty with everything in the right place.
Anyhow she racks the balls and before I could break she say, "Same thing JT, I win you pay me $20, you win and I give you a BJ?" The place got as quiet as a church. My daughter comes over and screams at her that I'm a married man and she's my daughter.
The bartender said "opps, we'll just play for $5 and a drink." We never did have a bet like she said at first, but it worked...I couldn't make a ball after that. Johnnyt
Always Underestimate Females
I tend to always underestimate female players. I once won 16 games in a row for just $1 per game in a crowded bar. With my pockets stuffed with dollars, I then play a gal in the 17 game. I break, run 7 balls....and miss a somewhat difficult 8-ball -- and she runs out to end my streak.
Just last week in BCA 8-ball against a female player, I run to a difficult combo...and instead of shooting a lock-up safe...I think....there's no way she's running out -- so I go for it....miss....and sure enough....she runs out! Argghh!
I tend to always underestimate female players. I once won 16 games in a row for just $1 per game in a crowded bar. With my pockets stuffed with dollars, I then play a gal in the 17 game. I break, run 7 balls....and miss a somewhat difficult 8-ball -- and she runs out to end my streak.
Just last week in BCA 8-ball against a female player, I run to a difficult combo...and instead of shooting a lock-up safe...I think....there's no way she's running out -- so I go for it....miss....and sure enough....she runs out! Argghh!
RunoutalloverU said:
Never underestimate you oponent. This is what it sounds like happened. If you think you can consistently beat a APA 4/5 b/c you're a APA 7 think again. I don't know where you are located but I wouldn't be afraid to face you in a challenge match at 8 Ball. I'm an APA 5 and a weak 5 in 8Ball.
sounds like to me that you mised and she got out on you....... whats so bad about that!!! i think that people need to grow up when it comes to things like this, IMO. see all you had to do is not mis and we all would not be reading this..... so maybe next time dont mis ........RunoutalloverU said: