Congrats OMGWTF
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las vegas is full of stupid people but they keep coming back. and since no one knew how either played is actually a 50/50 chance, definately better odds than any casino thay i have ever been to gives you. i dont care how good and smart you play. 500 may sound like a lot of money but to some people its really not.Poolplaya9 said:
props to both players for showing up and putting on a show. congrats to the lady for winning. i enjoyed watching the match because it wasnt the usual tv type match where the better player runs rack after rack. it keep me on my seat the way a football game does.
Poolplaya9 said:
When did $500 become a large amount?
Shed some light
8 ahead for $3k, but in the end for $500 each. She broke 5 money balls???
Who was racking? Gee, when they break a spotted ball, you move the darn thing where they won't do it again. (like to the back of the rack).
Cubc probably won't show his keystrokes for awhile, crow goes down hard.
8 ahead for $3k, but in the end for $500 each. She broke 5 money balls???
Who was racking? Gee, when they break a spotted ball, you move the darn thing where they won't do it again. (like to the back of the rack).
Cubc probably won't show his keystrokes for awhile, crow goes down hard.
Snapshot9 said:
They each posted 3k - the $500 was the amount of some side bets that some were trying to get down. I haven't counted (and won't) but I htink that besides Corvette there were several others who bet a hundred on this match - so total on the side in AZ land was probably around $1000.
She did break in five money balls throughout the 3 hour set, but I think that 3 of them were 9 balls. The set however went back and forth many times and CUBC was up 3 games at one point and up 2 games several times.
Rack your own and being allowed to place the money ball is a joke. I have never played that way but I have played that the money ball must be called on the break.
The thing is that OMGWTF has a great break - she was bound to get some action off of that break. It doesn't show a lot of gambling experience to allow the opponent to rack their own and place the money ball.
As for shaking hands well now that I think about it I don't shake hands after gambling sessions either. You are trying to get in the other person's pocket and they in yours. It's not friendly and it's not a random match like in a tournament.
Maybe people have the idea that since this was a prearranged match and it was broadcast that it should be more formal. It's not. This is not an exhibition, it's gambling between two people who put their "own" money up to play. This is the fundamental difference between TAR and the IPT - the IPT puts up 5k and tells two players to play an exhibition match for it. Basically both players are backed by the same person. TAR sets up the venue for two players to go head to head for their own or their backer's money. It's more raw and real.
No handshake - no big deal. Beating your online arch enemy in an online broadcast match for 3k - priceless.
JB Cases said:
I agree John. The handshake thing really isn't that big a deal. It was no secret that these two disliked each other and there is nothing wrong with that. As long as the match was civil, and it was, I see nothing wrong with a continuation of the rivalry if you will. People are making a bigger deal about the non-handshake than they should.
