Action In Calif.

sarahrousey said:
Well, I'm not sure which way to go on this argument. I myself have relayed info about action (sorry) It was from DCC and there are a ton of people seeing it and on the phone calling wherever about it so did it hurt anything? Who knows.

I agree with the IRS side of it. Has it ever happened?

Another thing, a road player showed me a binder he had with him when he came through Chicago. He went on this site and some others and printed out pictures and took some descriptions or players from here. He told me this was how he knew who certain people were. Did it work for him? Probably not. There are a ton of people under the radar that play great. If someone truly doesn't want to get knocked they won't play in a tournament or allow their pictures to be taken.

It can go both ways in my opinion.

Sarah
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There is another post titled "action in mobile" that's not getting this much action. I talks about John Schmidt playing for $10K this week. I remember a couple of years ago when Victorville John would show up to the Hardtimes in Bellflower Sunday tournaments and often find side games and not enter the tournament.

While warming up for action, he would fire balls into the shimmed pockets and draw back to the cushion and back like no one else. His power stroke was amazing so no one doubted his ability and if you played him you did so knowing who he was.

When asked why he doesn't win or enter many of the tournaments, he would say that he didn't want to be known. He then headed east and perhpas surprised some players but more recently he has been entering and winning tournaments - so the cats out of the bag.

Flying under the radar last just so long and eventually if you are good enough to play with the champions, then the money in tournaments is good and getting better and perhaps the sponsers will come. If you are not then you continue to shade your game and ask for spots to pay the bills.
 
I thought that Earl Strickland might have gotten audited by the IRS years ago for unreported wages,etc... can anyone confirm this? Personally I like hearing the action stories but agree that specific dollar amounts shouldn't really be posted unless the players don't care. The IRS will take a large chunk of cash if they can prove it.
 
"Victorville" John showed a ton of heart when he was playing at Hardtimes. For awhile he lost a ton of $ to Morro at 9 ball while paying dearly to learn 1 Hole from Jack Cooney. For awhile he admitted that he had a "head" problem with Morro, which he got over and never had a problem with him again. He would lose high 4's during the week, leave for town for awhile and then return with a new bankroll and get back to it. Eventually he learned 1 Hole well enough that Jack would reluctantly play him, eventually wanting a spot. One Sunday he was winning the Tournament while Cliff Joyner was warming up for a matchup of a race in 1 Hole. Cliff looked absolutely amazing when he was warming up. In fact he looked unbeatable! John finished the tournament and came over to start the match. John was getting 10-8, I forget the length of the match but John played so good it looked like he could of given Cliff 10-8! Shortly after he headed to the Southeast.Once he beat Sigel at straight pool he was "known". This guy took his lumps with a smile and kept on coming and coming and coming. Big game, big heart and cojones the size of cannon balls--and a nice guy to boot. Example: while he was learning from Jack he matched up one Friday with Keith McCready in 1 Hole. Keith is all offense-doesn't know the word "duck" he was seeing the balls really good that night and broke every rule of 1 Hole that John had learned from Jack. Early the next week John was getting ready to play with Jack and told him what had happened with Keith smiling and laughing all the time. Sure wish he was still around.
 
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Joseph Cues said:
Years ago Bobby Hunter and Ernesto matched up at Hard Times Bellflower. The placed the stash of cash on top of the flourescent light bulbs.
Someone walked in with a pistol and took the money.
Apprently, the robbers were told Morro had a huge money match that day.
Morros luck, he wasn't robbed. Bobby and Ernesto were.
It could be worse too. IRS might go after Rafael. lol
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I asked Sammy what is was and he said that Bobby and Ernesto were playing for $5K but on another table Morro had $20K going and the pool detectives/robbers made a mistake - go figure?
 
Gerald said:
"Victorville" John showed a ton of heart when he was playing at Hardtimes. For awhile he lost a ton of $ to Morro at 9 ball while paying dearly to learn 1 Hole from Jack Cooney. For awhile he admitted that he had a "head" problem with Morro, which he got over and never had a problem with him again. He would lose high 4's during the week, leave for town for awhile and then return with a new bankroll and get back to it. Eventually he learned 1 Hole well enough that Jack would reluctantly play him, eventually wanting a spot. One Sunday he was winning the Tournament while Cliff Joyner was warming up for a matchup of a race in 1 Hole. Cliff looked absolutely amazing when he was warming up. In fact he looked unbeatable! John finished the tournament and came over to start the match. John was getting 10-8, I forget the length of the match but John played so good it looked like he could of given Cliff 10-8! Shortly after he headed to the Southeast.Once he beat Sigel at straight pool he was "known". This guy took his lumps with a smile and kept on coming and coming and coming. Big game, big heart and cojones the size of cannon balls--and a nice guy to boot. Example: while he was learning from Jack he matched up one Friday with Keith McCready in 1 Hole. Keith is all offense-doesn't know the word "duck" he was seeing the balls really good that night and broke every rule of 1 Hole that John had learned from Jack. Early the next week John was getting ready to play with Jack and told him what had happened with Keith smiling and laughing all the time. Sure wish he was still around.
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On another post it is said that Victorville John won in Mobile - if not for AZBilliards we wouldn't have a clue :D .
 
In Case You Never Figured It Out in Cali

Billy Palmer won 10-8 over Raffy and out of respect to the worry warts concerned about the IRS - I will leave the amount out.
 
gambling

All gambling income -- legal or illegal -- is taxable. If don't declare it, you can be penalized by the IRS. So the question of course becomes do you risk an audit by the IRS or do you create evidence against yourself should you ever be arrested for gambling at pool. Though, I would guess that very few people have ever been arrested for gambling at pool, and if they were, it was because they did something else to piss of the local authorities. The police have bigger and better things to do.
 
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