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What if you were playing a ring game and you know they are teaming up on you, but you have a lot of respect for them? Do you confront them or do you just say **** it and try the game anyway. The reason I ask is this happened to me tonite but i didn't say anything I didnt' lose I ended up breaking even but with out the double team I would have won. From the get go knew it was funny. The first thing the guy I respected told was he would only allow us 3 in the ring game which immediately threw up red flags and I knew what was up. Then he takes the other guy outside for a good 5 minutes probaly to discuss the gameplan. I just don't know what to do I want to tell them both how much of cowards they were but because I felt they were good buddies but now I have lost total respect for these guys. What you ya'll do? One of the guys don't know any better so i'm letting him slide but the other guy he will never have my respect.
 
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You should not have played the game. You let yourself get into a bad game. You should have politely declined the game and learned from the situation...you know, keep your eye on them from now on. I definately wouldnt be playing the same game from now on.
 
You just got to be able to get the cash, if you broke even then why complain. Beat them at there own game. Its always sweeter that way. Never say a word.jmo
 
sicbinature said:
You just got to be able to get the cash, if you broke even then why complain. Beat them at there own game. Its always sweeter that way. Never say a word.jmo
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This happened to me not so long ago in a South Texas pool room and I thought it ws hillarious. Neither could be me on their best day and here they were giving me 2-1 on the money. Perfect!!! Then another buddy of theirs showed up. Perfect!!!

Playing 10-ballo for 10 and 10, I won near $700. They accused me of hustinling them and then got into a fight with each other.

I love being hustled!!!!
 
Me too.

ironman said:
This happened to me not so long ago in a South Texas pool room and I thought it ws hillarious. Neither could be me on their best day and here they were giving me 2-1 on the money. Perfect!!! Then another buddy of theirs showed up. Perfect!!!

Playing 10-ballo for 10 and 10, I won near $700. They accused me of hustinling them and then got into a fight with each other.

I love being hustled!!!!
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Happened to me in Jacksonville. The guys were double-teaming me, also. So not to be so obvious, if they didn't have a good shot, they would shoot hard. They kept leaving me out. When they did have a good out, they fumbled. One guy probably needs the seven. The other, the eight. After I won, and one of them quit. I said loud enough for them to hear, "You're supposed to roll eachother up to get paid." Funny. Also happened to me in Johnson City, TN. in a bar. I was playing $10-$10 with some guys that might never break and run to the five ball. After I realized what they were doing, I plain out told them that they don't play good enough to bust me, even working together. Of course, I was up around $500 when I told them. (Also, with ten or twelve in me.)
 
There are different ways to confront them.
1. Thanks for the compliment, realizing that it takes two of you to beat me.
2. I am disappointed, I did not think you played like that.
3. If your going to team up you could have told me.
4. And then there is the reversed cue to the head.
 
friends, family or?

I was the only serious pool player in my group so I always knew I would be double and triple teamed. I never gambled with friends and family so it didn't really matter. It let me roll out more of my game without seeming like a jackass and I could almost always outrun anything they could throw at me even when they admitted teaming up and went about it blatantly.

My spot to bangers was shooting banks and legal combinations every shot so shooting straight in more than made up for double teaming.

Hu
 
crawfish said:
Happened to me in Jacksonville. The guys were double-teaming me, also. So not to be so obvious, if they didn't have a good shot, they would shoot hard. They kept leaving me out. When they did have a good out, they fumbled. One guy probably needs the seven. The other, the eight. After I won, and one of them quit. I said loud enough for them to hear, "You're supposed to roll eachother up to get paid." Funny. Also happened to me in Johnson City, TN. in a bar. I was playing $10-$10 with some guys that might never break and run to the five ball. After I realized what they were doing, I plain out told them that they don't play good enough to bust me, even working together. Of course, I was up around $500 when I told them. (Also, with ten or twelve in me.)
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I love those situations.
 
Agree with ShootingArts on this one. With friends and family we play cut throat and the expectation is that they will team up on me. Depending on the opposition's ego and ability, I will play my five in rotation while they team up. Makes for a fun evening for all concerned.

Try it sometime play 0ne - 10 in rotation while there are 15 are on the table -- tough game.
 
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i would have played but made comments to let them know i was onto them, hopefully in an attempt to make it look "real" the extra pressure would mess them up.
 
JoeW said:
There are different ways to confront them.
1. Thanks for the compliment, realizing that it takes two of you to beat me.
2. I am disappointed, I did not think you played like that.
3. If your going to team up you could have told me.
4. And then there is the reversed cue to the head.
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I like no.4 lol
 
One of the guys I could have given the 7. The guy who was the planner actually is a older guy who knows how to really play and is better than me right now. After this night he will never see any of my action and has lost my total respect.
 
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