Craziest thing you gambled for?

bankshot76

bankshot76

I got a skinny shaft!
Silver Member
I am personally not a big gambler, with the economic state we're in I really can't afford to lose much. But I was just wondering some of the things people have won or lost in gambling on pool. My personal best was a large pizza and a Players SP I won in a 9 ball match. I've heard of people loosing and winning cars, motorcycles, jewelry, etc. I just wanted to hear some funny stories!
 
I bet my 1951 Indian Chief. The guy was a Golden Glove boxer from Queens, NY and we didn't like each other anyway. I called him out to get it on under the Long Beach boardwalk from an open air bar we were in on the walk. He kicked my ass, but he didn't get no virgin. I hit him with a bar stool a few weeks later.

The bet was that he would drive his 1950 Chevy down the road and climb out the window and sit on the hood from one telephone pole to the other at about 30 mph. If he did it he would get my motorcycle and give me his piece of garbage car. Well the #@$$#%%^ beat me again, so he got my bike. Johnnyt
 
Growing up broke, it wasn't unusual for the core group of younger players( about 7 of us) to play where the loser had to shave their head, or run around the parking deck by the pool room naked. I have since played a lot of fairly high dollar sets(2k-5k), but the pressure of having to run around naked(and did I mention there would inevitably be a crowd?) was worse.:o
 
Three of us at a horsetrack,gambling and drinking.I go bust hit Bob up for a hundred.Richard goes bust,hits Bob up for sixty.Races are over I bet Bob the 160 we owe double or nothing he can't run around the 7/8's of a mile track in 5 minutes.His reply is "you are crazy I used to run 5 minute miles for crosscountry."He preceeds to the track and takes off.A cop walks over and wonders what us drunks are up to!we explain the bet and he made a comment about plugs he bet on couldn't do it so he thinks Bob is going to fail.Well Bob ran it in 5:15,and the cop is so impressed he tells Bob he won't arrest him for tresspassing!Bob said beer may make you run to the bathroom but doesn't give you any edge in 8-10 inches of sand.
 
What???

muttley76 said:
Growing up broke, it wasn't unusual for the core group of younger players( about 7 of us) to play where the loser had to shave their head, or run around the parking deck by the pool room naked. I have since played a lot of fairly high dollar sets(2k-5k), but the pressure of having to run around naked(and did I mention there would inevitably be a crowd?) was worse.:o
Click to expand...
IS THAT SOMTHING YOU CATCH IN ALABAMA? MATT DID YOU THOUUGH THE MATCH??JUST LIKE TO RUN IN THE NUDE??/ BOY I AM LEARNING A LOT ABOUT YOU !!! BUT I THINK WE HAVE SOME DR HERE IN GEORGIA THAT CAN HELP!!!:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
 
Personally I have never bet anything more exciting than my own bankroll. However Bucky Bell, a friend of mine, told me he once won a whole field of soy beans. Quite a claim I know, but the way he tells the story you would believe it to be the gospel truth.
 
My Story

Now that i have blowed my freind matt out of the water, i will tell my story, come on in anytime MATT. I was stationed in texas in the army , drinking beer in bar one nite it was closing in walkes a guy in 10 gal hat and sunglasses, anyone want to shoot some we i jumped up yea, we shoot till closing and i win 20-30$ and he wants to go over to juazers {sp] mexico to finish playing , i said we will go to barecks as i had to get up earley, we to make it short ha ha i won all his money his watch his jacket his rings and he wanted to shoot for his car , i declined and went to bed O.K. MATT!!!!:D :D :D :D
 
bankshot76 said:
I am personally not a big gambler, with the economic state we're in I really can't afford to lose much. But I was just wondering some of the things people have won or lost in gambling on pool. My personal best was a large pizza and a Players SP I won in a 9 ball match. I've heard of people loosing and winning cars, motorcycles, jewelry, etc. I just wanted to hear some funny stories!
Click to expand...
After the Scott Peterson trial I was up $50.
 
bankshot76 said:
I am personally not a big gambler, with the economic state we're in I really can't afford to lose much. But I was just wondering some of the things people have won or lost in gambling on pool. My personal best was a large pizza and a Players SP I won in a 9 ball match. I've heard of people loosing and winning cars, motorcycles, jewelry, etc. I just wanted to hear some funny stories!
Click to expand...

About 102 years ago a friend and I were down and out drop dead busted. I was living in my car by the Platte River in the south part of Denver.

We were in this old pool room and it was about 2 in the morning and I needed to get to the river because by 7 am all the bugs and mosuitoes would flying makin it impossible to get any sleep, plus it was summer and would get hot pretty earl. Anyway a buddy came and had just won about $300 at the dog track and handed me $10.00 and I thought holy shit, breakfast.

I was about to give up and head out when this guy walked through the door and asked if anyone wanted to play some $3 nine ball and I about jumped out of the chair.

We could see his car and it looked like he was moving or something and away we went. By about 10:00 AM I had won 36.00 in cash, a .25 pistol, a tv, a stereo, a sewing machine, a loaded tool box, a leather jacket, and his boots. }The boots I returned as I could only go so far, besides they didn't fit}

We went from there to this guy who owned a pawn shop on Broadway and told him what happened and walked out to take a look. He gave me $400 cash for the whole load and it looked like $50000 at the time.

I went to a flea bag motel and got a room for a week and then we went straiight to a MR. Steak and I ordered a ribeye with the works. The waitress brought it out and asked if there would be anything else and I told her to start another one. I ate about 4 bites and got up and threw up, came back and finished both. I thought I was in heaven

I went to the room and got in that hot tub and soaked for about an hour and then slept there for about 20 straight hours. When I got up I went to the pool room again and hung around until late whena bookie named pee wee came in and I asked him to play. He made me show him $200 which was really lucky as I beat him out of $9600. In those days, that was a SCORE.

You never know who is about to walk through the door.
 
When I was about 13 I beat a neighborhood kid out of several gallons of soda pop syrup on his home 4x8 table. He air barreled me all the way and I took the syrup. Was a b*tch carrying that stuff home. Never did make any sno-cones with the crap.

Martin



bankshot76 said:
I am personally not a big gambler, with the economic state we're in I really can't afford to lose much. But I was just wondering some of the things people have won or lost in gambling on pool. My personal best was a large pizza and a Players SP I won in a 9 ball match. I've heard of people loosing and winning cars, motorcycles, jewelry, etc. I just wanted to hear some funny stories!
Click to expand...
 
bankshot76 said:
I am personally not a big gambler, with the economic state we're in I really can't afford to lose much. But I was just wondering some of the things people have won or lost in gambling on pool. My personal best was a large pizza and a Players SP I won in a 9 ball match. I've heard of people loosing and winning cars, motorcycles, jewelry, etc. I just wanted to hear some funny stories!
Click to expand...
When I was about 13 years old I lost my Soap box Derby car playing pool with a kid on my neighbors table. My father had built me the car and I felt very bad what I had done. I could play a little at that age and often ran 20 or 30 balls but the kid was a much better player then me, I was just a sucker. It was not long though before he could not beat me and I beat this guy for years to come. It wasn't long before I was playing him 100 to 50.

I also used to play a guy who was a manager of a Radio Shack store. He often would pay me off with store credit. I would just go in and get what ever I wanted and he finagled it somehow. My house was full of new stereos & TV's. Then one day he stopped coming around. I went to the store to see what happened to him and they told me was on the run and they were looking for him. He had embezzled the store out of thousands. Gee, I wonder how that happened?
 
macguy said:
When I was about 13 years old I lost my Soap box Derby car playing pool with a kid on my neighbors table. My father had built me the car and I felt very bad what I had done. I could play a little at that age and often ran 20 or 30 balls but the kid was a much better player then me, I was just a sucker. It was not long though before he could not beat me and I beat this guy for years to come. It wasn't long before I was playing him 100 to 50.

I also used to play a guy who was a manager of a Radio Shack store. He often would pay me off with store credit. I would just go in and get what ever I wanted and he finagled it somehow. My house was full of new stereos & TV's. Then one day he stopped coming around. I went to the store to see what happened to him and they told me was on the run and they were looking for him. He had embezzled the store out of thousands. Gee, I wonder how that happened?
Click to expand...

I hate to hear stories like this as one of my employees paid off some of his debts with my product.
 
JB Cases said:
I hate to hear stories like this as one of my employees paid off some of his debts with my product.
Click to expand...

I know what you mean. The story is amusing but the guy was a sick gambler and in retrospect it is not so funny. I forgot, the store was not a Radio Shack but a Lafayette electronics store. I don't know if they are still around anymore.
 
I used to give people one last shot after they went bust. I would put up cash and they had to put up their shoes. The thing is I would make them post their shoes so I never lost. Before you knew it there was a string of shoes around the hall.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top