A Thread for the Non-Pool Gambles
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mullyman said:
Fair question.
Great observation.
A shoo-in when it goes to Congress !!!
Coco, Mully and all other non-gambler's. Did you guy's know, there is legislation in the works, making it a felony NOT to gamble, on pool or golf !
Repeat offender's may face serious prison time.
Don't say you weren't warned. Coco, also note, playing 20 ahead 9 ball, for a Mountain Dew, will NOT be considered gambling, so don't try to get around it that way.
Cowboy Dick
Coco, Mully and all other non-gambler's. Did you guy's know, there is legislation in the works, making it a felony NOT to gamble, on pool or golf !
Repeat offender's may face serious prison time.
Don't say you weren't warned. Coco, also note, playing 20 ahead 9 ball, for a Mountain Dew, will NOT be considered gambling, so don't try to get around it that way.
Cowboy Dick
Gambling
Hey CCC;
Even money says the number one reason is budget constraints.;-)
Seriously I recently gave up gambling on, well, everything. I used to gamble at pool and football games, golf, maybe a few other things. Never really at cards or slots.
I quit though to change my lifestyle more than lack of money. I realized I was getting a little long in the tooth to be running around do some of the things I was doing, and that included gambling.
Actually I do cheat a bit when it comes to pool, as I will play, say, a race to 3 for $5 or $10, just to make me focus sometimes.
Now I'm trying to make myself into a tournament player just to give myself something to push for, but honestly, my life is simpler since I quit gambling. So I can't say I miss it.
Well, maybe a little. ;-)
Hey CCC;
Even money says the number one reason is budget constraints.;-)
Seriously I recently gave up gambling on, well, everything. I used to gamble at pool and football games, golf, maybe a few other things. Never really at cards or slots.
I quit though to change my lifestyle more than lack of money. I realized I was getting a little long in the tooth to be running around do some of the things I was doing, and that included gambling.
Actually I do cheat a bit when it comes to pool, as I will play, say, a race to 3 for $5 or $10, just to make me focus sometimes.
Now I'm trying to make myself into a tournament player just to give myself something to push for, but honestly, my life is simpler since I quit gambling. So I can't say I miss it.
Well, maybe a little. ;-)
SJDinPHX said:
Dick we are so glad you told us of the purposed law, but our lobbiest are spending big bucks on Ice Tea for those who can vote on the new law. Trying to kill the new law before who ever sign it into law.
rkim99 said:
Well as I said at the start of this thread it causes me to personal loose focus.
mullyman said:
If we didn't join the thread it would just be you and cc talking to eachother. imo...
-Back2good1
rkim99 said:
I think this might have been directed to me.
Playing in cash games, I booked winner's more than 85-90% of the time. I played mostly tough matches as well - my ego could not stand anything less than a tough match :grin-square: .
So, my budget really was never the issue. As long as I kept in action, the money stream was flowing.
Tournament-wise, it's all way too unorganized and sporatic to get ahead of the game. Impossible to get any momentum; unless you are a 24 year old yungsta who practices 20 hours a day :wink: .
CocoboloCowboy said:Also I do try and play in a weekly local Pool tournament, but after the entry fee is paid the money is forgot, and and seem to present no distraction to my play.
Let here from some non Pool Gamblers.
When I was younger, I gambled (at pool) what I could afford. A drink. $5. $40. $100. But, I got a bad taste in my mouth after coming up against welchers and maniacs. You lose the appeal after a while. Without the appeal, there's no drive. Without drive, there's no reason to gamble playing.
But, I still gamble at other things. I play cards. I sweat bet matches. I hit the casino once every month or two.
Fred
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mullyman said:
With all due respect....The "gamblers" if you will are posting a "polar opposite" of the subject.
That is a bit different than a car vs motorcycle thread.
Perhaps the "gamblers" are interested in this thread because they "do" gamble and perhaps are unaware and want to know "why" people that don't gamble don't gamble.
Relating "polor opposite" opinions opens the discussion lane to expand said topic and I believe are fully warranted.
Now on to the REALITY of this thread.... It is my "opinion" that the OP created this thread NOT because he is interested in why people don't gamble, but rather to start a thread that will create a US versus THEM situation...(in hopes that it turns into an arguement)
Fact is that even though the OP say that "by defenition" he is NOT a gambler....By defenition and information from his post he IS a gambler.
Betting $.25 on a game (by defenition) is gambling...
The difference is that to him $.25 is his finanical limit on gambling.....For others that are flush with cash....$25 to them may be the equivalent pressure and interest of CCC betting $.25
The real underlying million dollar question to this thread is......IF CCC was flush with cash would he then bet more than $.25 per game????????????
BRKNRUN said:
When I am FLUSHED with Green ill let you know.:scratchhead: But I am sure the MONEY would still effect play.:wave3:
jasonlaus said:
That is funny.:thumbup:
BRKNRUN said:
NOOOOOOOOOOo. However some of the games depending on where you are it is hard to outrun the rake. I'm stuck in florida & the best game we have here is 5-10 no limit with a hundred $ min/max buy in. Yes you can easily outrun the rake in this game but it's a little wild. Play tight & put it all in when you get a good hand then hold on cause there will be a few callers. But the people playing the $1/$2 limit games forget outrunning the rake.
jasonlaus said:
Isn't THAT the truth!
jasonlaus said:
Yeah, ain't that the truth?!? I've been around pool my entire life and I can honestly say I've only seen a few big money matches. Oh, I've heard stories left and right about taking thousands off of someone, but I've rarely actually seen it happen. Seems all these matches take place when no one is around.
MULLY
Believe it or not Mully. In the early nineties at the Brass Tap in Raleigh, there wasn't a two or three day stretch without $500 dollar sets played. It was amazing. I remember Johnny Archer and Bigeye jacking about matching up, and Bigeye brought in a garbage bag full of twenties and fifties and dumped it out on the front table.mullyman said: