"The customer is always right!"
A guy asks to play for $100...
- Thread starter Luxury
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"The customer is always right!"
You should already know he doesn't really want to play for the $100.00. He is looking for a small victory in the negation by making you say no, so give it to him. Then continue on with the negation and get him on the table. That is the goal, to make a game that will actually get played. Who cares about trying to embarrass the guy. What do you get paid for that.
You have to leave your ego at the door when you hustle pool. When I first met my future wife when she would run around with me I had to tell her to not pay any attention to things I say or do. I may sometimes even play the fool.
"Lordy, my cue is not the only thing getting screwed today!"
I quit playing cheap
pool years ago and
walk away
if he chases,you might ask how much he has in his pocket
or if he needs to go to the Atm
now if you are a girl,all this talk about pool might have
been a weak pass
but unless he chases the game ,forget him
the best way is to play people that want to play
pool years ago and
walk away
if he chases,you might ask how much he has in his pocket
or if he needs to go to the Atm
now if you are a girl,all this talk about pool might have
been a weak pass
but unless he chases the game ,forget him
the best way is to play people that want to play
I used to ask people in our city league if I saw them out in a bar to play for $20 a game. Both guys that I recall asking had higher averages than me. Both guys got MAD at me. Instead of trying to win my money, they got offended because they thought that I was implying that I was better than them. Either way, asking or being asked, you just can't win sometimes....
GoldenFlash
Banned
A skeptic's point of view....again
I've never understood that.
I guess maybe playing pool for money does bring out the worst in many, many, people.
Why doesn't poker do the same??
Yet, those same guys would probably not hesitate to sit down at a medium stakes poker game with you and a few others. Without getting bent sideways...????????
I've never understood that.
I guess maybe playing pool for money does bring out the worst in many, many, people.
Why doesn't poker do the same??
Yet, those same guys would probably not hesitate to sit down at a medium stakes poker game with you and a few others. Without getting bent sideways...????????
I've never understood that.
I guess maybe playing pool for money does bring out the worst in many, many, people.
Why doesn't poker do the same??
Who said it doesn't?
GoldenFlash
Banned
As much as pool?
I don't think so. Purely a value statement, really no way to tell, (that I'm aware of)
Then again, I'm new around people with foul dispositions like these guys he is describing.
It's the same with girls. Let them chase you and they feel ten times as good when they feel like they won you over. Think about it, one of the best parts of going out and having fun is when it feels like you were on that night... just like the best time playing pool is when you are in the zone and feeling on. People love that feeling of accomplishment. Women love it too. Women love competition and when she sees you with that other girl she gets fired up and the chase is on then I hen you sleep with her you give her a wonderful sense of accomplishment and she sees it as a great experience.
Now back to pool... there are certainly times when acting disinterested in a game has its benefits and you let them convince you to play them for what you really wanted to play for in the first place. In this case though I believe you know this guy just wanted to look good in front of his friends. Luxury had as good a chance playing this guy for $100 as the guy who wasted all night trying to pick up the hot chick who had no intentions of doing anything other than impress her girlfriends that she was out with by having guys come up and flirt with her all night. She just wanted to look good to others and have fun doing it, meanwhile knowing there wasn't going to be any real action taking place.
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A line I have used successfully many times is " A $100 is a little more than I usually play for, but I'll do it on the condition that you'll give me a chance to get even if I lose." Say it just loud enough for anybody who is with him to hear. You would be surprised how many times you will get a second or third game out of him trying to save face Then when he is unscrewing tell him you know you got all the good rolls and it's the first time you ever won betting that high. If he is trying to impress a lady no telling how much he'll sail for.
GoldenFlash
Banned
So nice and smooth...they never see it coming
Old as the hills, but still a lead pipe cinch to take out a lot of them.
Especially these newer ones who think they're so baaaaaad.
Good post.
I love that move. Handing the guy 'backing money' is what closes the deal.
Old as the hills, but still a lead pipe cinch to take out a lot of them.
Especially these newer ones who think they're so baaaaaad.
Good post.