he is right I cant play for $5, and I'll play any game for $1000/game as long as its a even game, not a trap, he isnt exaggerating at all; and i'm not the biggest fish in the pond, there are lots of guys who play higher than me. I will in time, i'll grow into it. i'm not going to play bartrum with the 7 ball for a dime a game he would rob me, i just dont play good enough(wish i did), if we find the right spot I would, but that bet aint gonna put any lead in his stroke anyways,
he aint exaggerating at all, I been in $1000/game 8 ball for the past few weeks, its done now. I came out loser, even on racks perhaps maybe down 2-3 racks. he kept improving and I could keep out running the weight. So I gave him the 4 ball, then I made it and he thought he had the 4-out, which was a move, he speaks perfect english, german is his first language,
I have no chance at giving him the 4-out unless he laid a big price on the $$$. I won the first game on a 2-9 combo, next game I broke it was a cosmo up to the 6-7 i made the 8 on the break. I made the 1,2,3,4 and he said "now I make the 5 and I win" I said no I made the 4 now who ever makes the 9 wins the 6,7 were a mess, I dont know who would have won that rack, He started getting loud with me and the refree we hired, I threw his $200 back from the first game abd wiped the balls and left, they got into a big argument i found out later.
I was stuck 4 games of 8 ball $4000, and asked to switch to 9 ball, he asked for the 4, I called Shannon and asked him if the 4 or 5 was better for me, Shannon said the 4 was a bit more, it was wimmer breaks. I liked the 4-to me it seemed less, Shannon said it wasnt but real similar. I asked to play for $500/game to see how it goes, if its even lets raise it to $1000/game. he said $200. I said I'm stuck 20 barrels, he said lets play for free and have fun, I said "I'm stuck $4000 this aint no fun, bet $500". Nope just $200. So i'm 20 barrels stuck I won the first game 19 stuck, then he pulled the 4-out move on me, I threw the $200 back at him wiped the balls with my cue and left.
Good action that went bad, he left all pissed off, laid down rubber in his $140,000 Benz all pissed but up $4,000. That was week before last, the biggest action I been in since then is $20 1P and one game for $40.
I aint never played for big $$$ like Dip, scott, Bartrum but when the oppertunity comes along I will. I like action, the past 2 years I have lost more than I won, the only losing years since 85, but things are different now and the win rate will improve. lots of times whats going on in your life can effect your pool game, Alex told me that at dinner a year or 2 ago, and he is right.
best
eric
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