Bar rules and Bar fights on Friday night!!!

I go play in bars often. I never call a safety. I never try to really hide what I'm doing or how I play. I play by the 'rules' and make the best of it.

Heck, one of my favorite things to do is sink the cue in the pocket on purpose when I have a tough out and my opponent is down to the eight and it's behind the string... I love their reaction :angry:
 
Apocalypse2012 said:
OK, I know this has been beaten to death on here, but I thought I would vent a little.

I went to the bar on Friday and met my friend there to play some pool. He was playing someone and then they wanted to play partners. So he picked me as a partner because I am awesome;)

So he breaks and everyone shoots a few times, with a few balls locked up. I come to the table with 1 ball left and they had two balls (8 ball). I have no shot and play a sweet safety. Then sh!t hits the fan, meanwhile this guy is sooo drunk he was shooting without a tip and didn't even know it! and he flips out saying "what a F-in grease ball move" and I say " I thought that was a great safety;)

So he blasts the balls and sh!ts one of his balls in and continues shooting (no problem bar rules?) gets his other stripe in and leaves himself a hard 8ball. Totally misses the 8 and scratches, game over, I'm happy:)

He is talking mad sh!t and I tell him rack em big guy! All the while he is ranting how I'm better than that blah blah blah. So we play another game and I almost run out and rattle my last solid. :angry: He did well and ran out all of his balls got great on the 8ball and dogged it bad, and threw his stick on the table. So I hit a great rail shot, then called the 8 and won the game!

I know your all gonna say "don't play in bars etc." but this kid really wanted to fight over a pool game. I tried to explain defense to him, but he was too drunk and stupid to listen...sometimes I wonder why I even bother anymore:banghead:

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there is at least one idiot like that in
every bar
in every town
in every state
they sure know how to fkup a nice evening
i tell them to learn the rules
then come back and we'll play

my most recent "bar nite"
http://www.jimboarmy.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3300&p=40027&hilit=bar#p40027


another
http://www.jimboarmy.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2388&hilit=i+hate+bars
 
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one thing i've done recently to avoid this kinda crap,
if someone approaches me to play,
the first thing i say is,
"im playing ball in hand, bca rules"
if they dont know what that is, or seem inclined to want to learn,
then i wont play
 
I dont play in bars very often anymore, but I used to play in them all the time. My favorite way to play was left handed ( I'm right-handed ). My misses looked genuine, because they were, I got practice shooting with my offhand, and the other guy usually couldn't run a table so it was easy to beat them with strategy. Played for 2 hours at a bar one night without a loss, and it wasn't because I shot well.
 
bboxgrinder said:
You have to love the "old school" bar player. I know I get quite a laugh out of them. My favorite is when they say I don't like that ball in hand crap. I just can't resist the need to explain to them a 2 year old can roll the cue ball behind a ball rather then having to actually hit a rail after contact. Their general response is ohhh I can see what you mean but it's just not real pool. LOL

It is just DIRTY POOL! Well wouldn't it be simple to just call a safe then be stupidly sneaky playing 2 way shots constantly? Their train of thought just don't match that of someone who really "plays the game".

The worst thing about the "bar rules" to me is balls behind the line on a scratch. I mean why the h*** should the incomming player be penalised because the shooter scratches? No dirty pool there!

Yes the true Bar Player. Got to love how stupid some of them actually are. Sometimes it is like putting in quarters for a comedy act. :D
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True but if they are so stupid they should be easy to beat with any or no rules. That is how you keep them playing. This I guess is the lost art too!
 
Blackjack said:
When in that situation, it is best to make the safety look as if you $hit your way into it. If the guy you're playing is drunk and stupid, it's a good bet that he'll come to the table telling you how you should have played the shot.

If he's really drunk and stupid he'll give you a mini-lecture on how you could improve your whole game by listening to what he has to say.

You should practice making it look like an accident.

Always remember, you should never argue with the fish. Make their distinct personality traits work against them, and never forget who is reeling in who.
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We must play in the same bars.

That is great advice and if you're really slick you miscue while slapping the cue ball with the side of your stick into a safety.

Crazy as that sounds if you play a great safety they argue; if its a completely illegal shot they just say how lucky you were on that shot.

I played a bar league where safeties weren't allowed (we only play real pool), but if you did that shot nobody said a word.
 
Play them, beat them, and take their money. Spend your time educating people who ask you for help, or at least seem like the will listen. Last, have a fight plan. You don't want to be part of picking, starting or escalating a fight.
 
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Apocalypse2012 said:
OK, I know this has been beaten to death on here, but I thought I would vent a little.

I went to the bar on Friday and met my friend there to play some pool. He was playing someone and then they wanted to play partners. So he picked me as a partner because I am awesome;)

So he breaks and everyone shoots a few times, with a few balls locked up. I come to the table with 1 ball left and they had two balls (8 ball). I have no shot and play a sweet safety. Then sh!t hits the fan, meanwhile this guy is sooo drunk he was shooting without a tip and didn't even know it! and he flips out saying "what a F-in grease ball move" and I say " I thought that was a great safety;)

So he blasts the balls and sh!ts one of his balls in and continues shooting (no problem bar rules?) gets his other stripe in and leaves himself a hard 8ball. Totally misses the 8 and scratches, game over, I'm happy:)

He is talking mad sh!t and I tell him rack em big guy! All the while he is ranting how I'm better than that blah blah blah. So we play another game and I almost run out and rattle my last solid. :angry: He did well and ran out all of his balls got great on the 8ball and dogged it bad, and threw his stick on the table. So I hit a great rail shot, then called the 8 and won the game!

I know your all gonna say "don't play in bars etc." but this kid really wanted to fight over a pool game. I tried to explain defense to him, but he was too drunk and stupid to listen...sometimes I wonder why I even bother anymore:banghead:

comments and storys welcome :)
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Owners who don't post rules are looking for a riot.

Agree on rules before hand or at least before a controversial shot.

"Ball in hand" instances usually mean shooting from behind break line.

Call safety LOUD. Bar people call it "dirty pool."

Avoid taking a woman as "partner" who someone might perceive as their lover.

Don't gamble.

Don't play drunks.

Personal cue irritates bar people. Sneaky Pete pre-assembled good alternative or "bar cue."

Concede a game even if you won.

Its not worth mortal combat. Its easy to kill someone even with a shove eg. head hits side of table, body shots-rib pierces vital organ, adversary with bad heart...knife- efforts to merely break wrist lodge knife in throat or chest...

Being killed can also ruin your night.
 
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Wheeljack said:
I go play in bars often. I never call a safety. I never try to really hide what I'm doing or how I play. I play by the 'rules' and make the best of it.

Heck, one of my favorite things to do is sink the cue in the pocket on purpose when I have a tough out and my opponent is down to the eight and it's behind the string... I love their reaction :angry:
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Play safe by pocketing their balls.
 
Apocalypse2012 said:
OK, I know this has been beaten to death on here, but I thought I would vent a little.

I went to the bar on Friday and met my friend there to play some pool. He was playing someone and then they wanted to play partners. So he picked me as a partner because I am awesome;)

So he breaks and everyone shoots a few times, with a few balls locked up. I come to the table with 1 ball left and they had two balls (8 ball). I have no shot and play a sweet safety. Then sh!t hits the fan, meanwhile this guy is sooo drunk he was shooting without a tip and didn't even know it! and he flips out saying "what a F-in grease ball move" and I say " I thought that was a great safety;)

So he blasts the balls and sh!ts one of his balls in and continues shooting (no problem bar rules?) gets his other stripe in and leaves himself a hard 8ball. Totally misses the 8 and scratches, game over, I'm happy:)

He is talking mad sh!t and I tell him rack em big guy! All the while he is ranting how I'm better than that blah blah blah. So we play another game and I almost run out and rattle my last solid. :angry: He did well and ran out all of his balls got great on the 8ball and dogged it bad, and threw his stick on the table. So I hit a great rail shot, then called the 8 and won the game!

I know your all gonna say "don't play in bars etc." but this kid really wanted to fight over a pool game. I tried to explain defense to him, but he was too drunk and stupid to listen...sometimes I wonder why I even bother anymore:banghead:

comments and storys welcome :)
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if you're going to play bar pool with drunks, who don't appreciate safety play, do yourself a favor and pretend to miscue. either that or pretend the safety is the result of you missing your shot.

another thing. if you're not playing for anything then don't bother playing safe. it's bar pool and only costs a dollar a game.
 
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