Archie "The Greek" and Bobby Baldwin played in Vegas and I witnessed a little of the action at "The RumRunner." $20,000 a game while I was there. Neither one could make a ball so I wouldn't say they were pool players. Archie went on to parlay the winnings into about 30 mil playing craps. I'm sure there is someone here that has more detailed info on this than I do but I was there that night for 20k a game. Archie dated my sister for a bit and she used to tell him to get a job, lolololol.
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One rack for fourteen large
I have knowledge of a guy running out a rack of nineball for over 14 grand in a progressive break and run contest a few years ago. It happened in a little army town in North Carolina. Now, if only I could remember his name.
It was a great night.
I have knowledge of a guy running out a rack of nineball for over 14 grand in a progressive break and run contest a few years ago. It happened in a little army town in North Carolina. Now, if only I could remember his name.
It was a great night.
> The first year I went to the Super Bowl tournament at The Rack,I saw 2 old guys that were said to be long-time,immensely successful farmers,playing one-pocket for 3000 a game. They agreed to pay off every game,until one of them lost 15000,with another 15000 on the overall outcome. One guy kept the bulk of his roll in the front chest pocket of his Osh Kosh overalls and the rest spread out,the other had a 1/2 gallon Crown Royal bag FULL. Neither one of these guys looked to have much of an offensive gear to the casual observer,in the 14 games I watched over 9 hours,I never saw more than 3-4 balls ran in a row. The reason for this is because these 2 played such a uber-tight,conservative style,that for much of the time,there were never more than 3-4 balls loose and runnable. With them,offense was a secondary option. They almost looked more interested in making a ball at a time,and keeping the stack intact as much as possible than they did in finding a way to run out or run 4-5 and start sending them downtown. I don't think either of them even shot at more than 7-8 long rail banks the whole time I watched,because they weren't moving balls up to the other end. They would lag balls back into the stack and nip draw the cue ball back to get a rail,or take turns thinning balls and spinning the cue ball into a rail and back to the other side of the stack for 15 minutes at a time,and occasionally shoot at a ball that trickled loose,and shoot it like they were scared to miss it and try to play the cue ball safe. For a LOT of people,this would have been the most boring match ever,but I learned more about defensive one-pocket from that session than any 2 big names ever,including Efren. Some of the spots I've seen Efren or Cliff give people might have gotten them drilled playing these 2,because they can't run 10 and out when they're frozen to the stack or frozen to the rail and stuck behind it,and they were more than patient enough to accept winning games one ball at a time. I don't think either of them ever flat sold out a single time. Tommy D.
Did Bert actually win $200K from Colin in Aruba?
Bert Kinister has claimed (publicly) that he beat Colin in Aruba out of $200,000 a few years back. Now, I've played Colin and I know that he is capable of going off, but $200,000??? Can anyone out there verify this?
Bert Kinister has claimed (publicly) that he beat Colin in Aruba out of $200,000 a few years back. Now, I've played Colin and I know that he is capable of going off, but $200,000??? Can anyone out there verify this?