Accdealer's prop games

[Steve Lipsky]

Hey Acc... figured I'd reply here:

Do you recall a 14.1 proposition game where a player like you would play a player like me and handicap would be that you could only use the side pockets? Seems to me someone offered me that game years ago, and while I wasn't dumb enough to take it, after all these years I still haven't figured out why it was a bad bet. Maybe I should check with SJM too.

From your pronouns, I can't figure out who in that game has to make their balls in the side pockets. However, I've certainly heard of the game where I would have to make, say, 100 in any pocket and you have to make 2 in the side. You can't use any other pocket. As you can imagine, that would not be a good game for anyone. If played correctly, your only chances would be banking balls 3 rails in the side, and by the end of the game, with all the fouls I'd force you into taking, you might need to make 17 in the side .

It sounds like the stone cold nuts unless you have seen Allen Hopkins take 30-1 on breaking 15 balls and running all 15 into one pocket and get the cheese. It's then that you realize when someone offers you the nuts it usually isn't.

Whoa, 30-1?? Danny Barouty talks of Allen at one time taking even money on that! I've heard that his usual bet on it was 3-1... but 30??? OMG, he must have made a fortune on that!

- Steve

 

[pdcue]

Hey Acc... figured I'd reply here:



From your pronouns, I can't figure out who in that game has to make their balls in the side pockets. However, I've certainly heard of the game where I would have to make, say, 100 in any pocket and you have to make 2 in the side. You can't use any other pocket. As you can imagine, that would not be a good game for anyone. If played correctly, your only chances would be banking balls 3 rails in the side, and by the end of the game, with all the fouls I'd force you into taking, you might need to make 17 in the side .



Whoa, 30-1?? Danny Barouty talks of Allen at one time taking even money on that! I've heard that his usual bet on it was 3-1... but 30??? OMG, he must have made a fortune on that!

- Steve

Not to hijack a good thread - but when you consider skill
at both 14.1 and One Pocket - has anyone ever been better
than Hopkins?

Dale<reminising once again>

 

[accdealer]

Hey Acc... figured I'd reply here:



From your pronouns, I can't figure out who in that game has to make their balls in the side pockets. However, I've certainly heard of the game where I would have to make, say, 100 in any pocket and you have to make 2 in the side. You can't use any other pocket. As you can imagine, that would not be a good game for anyone. If played correctly, your only chances would be banking balls 3 rails in the side, and by the end of the game, with all the fouls I'd force you into taking, you might need to make 17 in the side .


Whoa, 30-1?? Danny Barouty talks of Allen at one time taking even money on that! I've heard that his usual bet on it was 3-1... but 30??? OMG, he must have made a fortune on that!

- Steve

Hey Steve,

Yes that's the side pocket game. Now it's clear why it's a bad game. Thanks for the response.

I too have heard the price being a little shorter too. Still an amazing feat.

 

[accdealer]

Not to hijack a good thread - but when you consider skill
at both 14.1 and One Pocket - has anyone ever been better
than Hopkins?

Dale<reminising once again>

Don't get me started.....ok....Efren Reyes

According to another thread that I just read, John Schmidt seems to be running a few and I hear he plays a little one pocket...