Craziest thing you have ever seen with pool

Here is a winner... A local guy named Jeff was playing straight pool with a much much older gentleman. (in his mid to late 70's). the elderly gent runs a rack of balls and suddenly falls to the ground dead. no chance of revival. but what a way to go. doing something you love. and to think that jeff actually asks about the bet that was made. asked if he wins since the old guy died during the match.................is that weird enough.............mike
 
Just a Ho Hum 10 in a row.

I wrote this for the high rack thread, but thought I should re-post it here as it really fits here even better. So, I'm sorry if you have read it already.

When I was 18 my Step-dad and I went to play some for the first time. I used to just go watch him play against other people. He ran 10 9-ball racks in a row on a 4.5' x 9' Gandy. I never said a word. He broke game 11, made 2 balls, had a perfect shot on the one, and nothing was tied up. He looked over at his drink and chair and snipped the one ball snug behind the 8 and went three rails with the cue ball to safe me frozen behind the 9. :eek:

I looked up at him in utter disbelief and said, "What the hell are you doing? You just ran 10 in a row and you chose to play safe?"

He looked at me like I was an idiot and said, "I wanted a drink and needed to sit for a second."

I started laughing my *** off and said, "OMG! You know you could have just said time-out or something."

All I could think of was, I wonder how many he had run in the past. He never talks about triumphs or brags so I have always wondered. To this day, he has ever told me.

Funny ending to this story. About 6 months after this, he quits pool COLD, gives me his cue and goes out and starts playing golf. He had never even played golf before. Five years later, he passes his playing test to be a professional and his now gives golf lessons. :)
 
Shannon goes blank

I love to tell this story. Earl and Shannon Daulton are playing in the Sands tournament about 8-9 years ago. The score is like 3-2 Shannon in a Race To Eleven. Earl starts to roll, he hits Shannon with six racks, all perfect break and runs. Shannon goes into a coma sitting in his chair. Now the score is 8-3 Earl. He is shooting at the 5 ball by the side pocket and uses inside english to try to hit the side rail and come back up the table for the 6. The english takes too much and he scratches in the corner.
Ball in hand for Shannon right? Shannon slowly stands up in a daze, like he doesn't know where he is or what just happened. He slowly walks to the table, and reaches into the side pocket and removes the 5 ball. What? I'm watching and don't get it, what is he doing. He places the 5 back on the table, by the side pocket, near where it had been before Earl shot. ???? Now he takes the cue ball out of the corner pocket and proceeds to take BIH on the 5.
As he hesitates prior to shooting, Earl reaches out with his cue and places the tip on the table in front of the cue ball. He stands up and explains to Shannon what had happened, and walks to the table and puts the 5 back in the pocket. Then he hands Shannon the cue ball and tells him he has BIH on the 6. It finally begins to dawn on Shannon what's going on and what he just did. He starts to smile and with that the whole crowd breaks out laughing. Funniest thing ever. Needless to say Shannon was helpless and Earl finished him off quickly.
 
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