Biggest busted boast?
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Fats.
Back in the '60s, I saw Fats put on an exhibition, boasting that he could beat "anyone" for the cash. A young, decent player offered to play a short set for $100 and Fats quickly responded with, "That's jump change, don't waste my time".
Donny L
PBIA/ACS Instructor
Back in the '60s, I saw Fats put on an exhibition, boasting that he could beat "anyone" for the cash. A young, decent player offered to play a short set for $100 and Fats quickly responded with, "That's jump change, don't waste my time".
Donny L
PBIA/ACS Instructor
I had a guy boasting one time (oddly, there has actually been more than one guy to make this boast over the years) that he could make the 8-ball on the break 4 out of 10 times (typical 8-ball rack using all 15 balls).
He didn't make a single one.
BUSTED!!!
Maniac
How about 'chump change'?
I was in a bar in Iowa years ago when I saw this guy playing on a bar box. He was pretty good but not a world beater by any means. Anyhow he was winning against some pretty weak players and I guess the liquid courage kicked in because he started boasting he could beat anybody in the bar. I started to say something but before I could I heard someone holler, I'll play you some.
It was Dave Matlock............
Game over!
It was Dave Matlock............
Game over!
"The biggest busted boast" Ive encountered involved a pretty 20 something brunette lady I met 1 evening at a bar, we conversed for a while and shot some 8ball.. I couldnt help but notice her goods everytime she went down for a shot, it was to the point where I was missing purposefully just to get more looks at them,, well the night went on we exchanged #s, and parted seperate ways.. A week or so later, I called her ,and we went out for dinner, 1 thing lead to another, and I got her back to my place .. I got her out of her shirt and them big bust she was so eloquently carrying were before me behind the bra, I unlatched the strap and her Ds went to a B,, I played it off like it wasnt nothing, well still holding the bra that must of been damn near 5lbs, it was one of those increase 2 cup sizes bras.. I was slightly bummed out but didnt show it,, the night continued on as planned. Next morning,I had dropped her back off at her place , I never again dialed her #.
That was "The Biggest Busted Boast" Ive encountered thus far,though it didnt get busted in the pool room, It begin in one..
That was "The Biggest Busted Boast" Ive encountered thus far,though it didnt get busted in the pool room, It begin in one..
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this is a story i heard last weekend and it made me chuckle. a few years back one of the guys who shoots at mr. cues was a fairly new player in the room who played pretty well. he was always saying he could beat anyone in the room at any time. over and over, i'll beat anyone.
well one of the guys working the bar had finally had enough threw down his bar rag and said that's it. i want to play for what ever you want. the local player asked the barman his name and the man replied stevie. the player called one of his trusted allies and asked so who does stevie beat? the ally replied stevie beats everyone.
the stevie in question was stevie moore. they did not play, but to this day (at least as of last saturday) when the player is asked, "who does stevie beat"? he replies with a smile, "everyone".
well one of the guys working the bar had finally had enough threw down his bar rag and said that's it. i want to play for what ever you want. the local player asked the barman his name and the man replied stevie. the player called one of his trusted allies and asked so who does stevie beat? the ally replied stevie beats everyone.
the stevie in question was stevie moore. they did not play, but to this day (at least as of last saturday) when the player is asked, "who does stevie beat"? he replies with a smile, "everyone".
TheThaiger
Banned
That's easy. John Barton, before I'd watched one of his videos.
Whoops!
Thanks for catching my error! I had a stroke last month, and though my body has recovered, my brain is still a bit slow!!
Donny L
BPIA/ACS Instructor
Thanks for catching my error! I had a stroke last month, and though my body has recovered, my brain is still a bit slow!!
Donny L
BPIA/ACS Instructor
"The biggest busted boast" Ive encountered involved a pretty 20 something brunette lady I met 1 evening at a bar, we conversed for a while and shot some 8ball.. I couldnt help but notice her goods everytime she went down for a shot, it was to the point where I was missing purposefully just to get more looks at them,, well the night went on we exchanged #s, and parted seperate ways.. A week or so later, I called her ,and we went out for dinner, 1 thing lead to another, and I got her back to my place .. I got her out of her shirt and them big bust she was so eloquently carrying were before me behind the bra, I unlatched the strap and her Ds went to a B,, I played it off like it wasnt nothing, well still holding the bra that must of been damn near 5lbs, it was one of those increase 2 cup sizes bras.. I was slightly bummed out but didnt show it,, the night continued on as planned. Next morning,I had dropped her back off at her place , I never again dialed her #.
That was "The Biggest Busted Boast" Ive encountered thus far,though it didnt get busted in the pool room, It begin in one..
Great story! I enjoyed your big boasting about busting a big busted boast.
Had a guy tell me that he had made a living playing pool. Had beaten people out of cars, cues etc. We played once and he couldn't win a game, couldn't make a ball in a 24 inch pocket. By saying this I am not professing to being anything more than a "B" player on a good day, I am just saying this guy was completely delusional and I exposed him.
dont worry about i
I do that kinda stuff now (older than water) without a stroke. Ill write Know for now and their for there-all kinds stupid errors i never made until now.
This happened in a NJ pool room some years back.
A road player says "I'll bet $500 I can do anything anybody can do on a pool table"
The owner of the pool room says "Post" Road players puts $500 on the table.
Owner puts $500 on the table.
The owner then takes off his fake leg puts it on the table and says "Do that"
True story- but I left out all the profanity.
A road player says "I'll bet $500 I can do anything anybody can do on a pool table"
The owner of the pool room says "Post" Road players puts $500 on the table.
Owner puts $500 on the table.
The owner then takes off his fake leg puts it on the table and says "Do that"
True story- but I left out all the profanity.
Two stories...one true...one waiting to happen...
Hamilton, Ontario at the Provincials barbox several years ago...
I was walking around late on the Friday of the weekend event when I heard a guy spouting off the he wants action and nobody in the room (tournament had proabably 1000 players) was good enough to beat him. I quickly went looking for some of my friends who were very solid box players to back them in action. No luck. They were all drunk or sleeping. After maybe another 30 min of listening to this guy I told him he could come to Ottawa and I would get him sets for 5k on the box. He laughed and asked who I had in mind...I said Gerry Watson. He laughed again and said he used to play Gerry all the time and kept handing him his ass and taking all the money. Well that was it for me! I needed to see this! I threw a mere $100 on a table and said first to 5 for a hundred...let's go. I beat him 5-0. What a joke. GW can give me 2 on 5 without a worry whatsoever.
That was the true one...next is the one yet to happen...
There is a player who tends to post here about his prowess as a player. Likes to say he doesn't get any "quality" matches. Well, here is your match calling....you know who you are. I have sat here quietly watching you post all day long about how you play. You are full of s.... We played a while back. You picked 9 ball...I won 5-1. You said you liked 8 ball better...that worked out worse for you. You then picked 14.1 and lost that by no close margin too. Then you decided to play Russian billiards and complained there were no 3 cushion tables around....you were simply looking for a game nobody here plays hoping you could get an edge.
In a nutshell...grow up. What's the point on going on a great site like AZ and blowing smoke up everyone's ass? You are rediculous. Everytime you post something stupid like one of your high runs there is a dedicated group of Ottawa players that laugh at your expense.
Want a game? Let's play!
Hamilton, Ontario at the Provincials barbox several years ago...
I was walking around late on the Friday of the weekend event when I heard a guy spouting off the he wants action and nobody in the room (tournament had proabably 1000 players) was good enough to beat him. I quickly went looking for some of my friends who were very solid box players to back them in action. No luck. They were all drunk or sleeping. After maybe another 30 min of listening to this guy I told him he could come to Ottawa and I would get him sets for 5k on the box. He laughed and asked who I had in mind...I said Gerry Watson. He laughed again and said he used to play Gerry all the time and kept handing him his ass and taking all the money. Well that was it for me! I needed to see this! I threw a mere $100 on a table and said first to 5 for a hundred...let's go. I beat him 5-0. What a joke. GW can give me 2 on 5 without a worry whatsoever.
That was the true one...next is the one yet to happen...
There is a player who tends to post here about his prowess as a player. Likes to say he doesn't get any "quality" matches. Well, here is your match calling....you know who you are. I have sat here quietly watching you post all day long about how you play. You are full of s.... We played a while back. You picked 9 ball...I won 5-1. You said you liked 8 ball better...that worked out worse for you. You then picked 14.1 and lost that by no close margin too. Then you decided to play Russian billiards and complained there were no 3 cushion tables around....you were simply looking for a game nobody here plays hoping you could get an edge.
In a nutshell...grow up. What's the point on going on a great site like AZ and blowing smoke up everyone's ass? You are rediculous. Everytime you post something stupid like one of your high runs there is a dedicated group of Ottawa players that laugh at your expense.
Want a game? Let's play!
Is his name Brian Harper by chance?
Someting I heard from a reliable source - While in Las Vegas a few years back, Evgeny Stalev offers the 7 ball to Amar Kang playing 9-ball. Amar loudly barks, "The 7 ball??? YOU CAN BUST ME ALL DAY LONG GIVING ME THE 7 BALL!!!"
The race is agreed on and the bets get posted. Amar jumps out to a fast lead but Evgeny claws his way back and eventually wins the set. Evgeny is ready to flip for the next set and Amar quietly says, ... "I quit". This got everyone on the poolroom laughing out loud.
The race is agreed on and the bets get posted. Amar jumps out to a fast lead but Evgeny claws his way back and eventually wins the set. Evgeny is ready to flip for the next set and Amar quietly says, ... "I quit". This got everyone on the poolroom laughing out loud.
**word of mouth from people who were there the day this happened, this is not my personal experience**
Quite a few years ago in Stayton, OR, @ What is now "Mick & Mom's" (may have been named different back then) Earl Strickland decides to make a stop at a local small time bar while on the road. He comes in and gives an exhibition. After the exhibition he starts asking for games and gets no action. So naturally the mouth starts running and says he'll play anyone for $500, no one jumped on it. He then said I'll pay anyone $500 who can beat me in a race to 7, if I win you don't have to pay. An older gentleman made his way to the table and told Earl he'd play, but if you win I'll give you $500. The whole place did one of those "ooooooooooo no he didn't!" moments. Earl agreed. I guess they talked out the rules etc.. to the race. Earl was confident enough to let this gentleman have the opening break.. Needless to say Earl never got to the table... in any of the 7 racks.
There is pictures at the bar the day this happened, I'd like to eventually get my hands on them and scanned, I have personally seen them and it was no doubt Earl Strickland as he did photo ops and signed cues & cases. Rumor has it that Earl asked to changed the set to alternating breaks after the 4th rack, and no one recollects if money changed hands. As for the gentleman who beat Earl he died a few years after, everyone called him Tommy, he played with an old windowed Palmer.
Quite a few years ago in Stayton, OR, @ What is now "Mick & Mom's" (may have been named different back then) Earl Strickland decides to make a stop at a local small time bar while on the road. He comes in and gives an exhibition. After the exhibition he starts asking for games and gets no action. So naturally the mouth starts running and says he'll play anyone for $500, no one jumped on it. He then said I'll pay anyone $500 who can beat me in a race to 7, if I win you don't have to pay. An older gentleman made his way to the table and told Earl he'd play, but if you win I'll give you $500. The whole place did one of those "ooooooooooo no he didn't!" moments. Earl agreed. I guess they talked out the rules etc.. to the race. Earl was confident enough to let this gentleman have the opening break.. Needless to say Earl never got to the table... in any of the 7 racks.
There is pictures at the bar the day this happened, I'd like to eventually get my hands on them and scanned, I have personally seen them and it was no doubt Earl Strickland as he did photo ops and signed cues & cases. Rumor has it that Earl asked to changed the set to alternating breaks after the 4th rack, and no one recollects if money changed hands. As for the gentleman who beat Earl he died a few years after, everyone called him Tommy, he played with an old windowed Palmer.
not much of a boast, but funny at the time
a player who was known for for throwing hissy fits missed an easy shot that cost him a match. he threw a tantrum and yelled, "i'm so mad i could flip this table over!!!!" one of the other players, who was a body builder and a funny man to boot egged him on to try to flip over the table, offering a grand if he was successful. everyone was roaring over this, "flip it! flip it!" funny chit.
a player who was known for for throwing hissy fits missed an easy shot that cost him a match. he threw a tantrum and yelled, "i'm so mad i could flip this table over!!!!" one of the other players, who was a body builder and a funny man to boot egged him on to try to flip over the table, offering a grand if he was successful. everyone was roaring over this, "flip it! flip it!" funny chit.