Trust me..... Danny paid "taxes".... A lot of them. LOL
Danny Basavich
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Trust me..... Danny paid "taxes".... A lot of them. LOL
He had a sleep apnea induced heart attack, he had slowed pool down before that but I do think that was about the end of the line.
Oops ... lol. Danny might forget considering he never gave it a thought when he was on the road. Of course, they don't give you a 1099 when you take was is on the top of the light!
I wasn't specifically talking about Danny. You said the top pool players earned a certain amount on paper minus travel and other expenses and I wrote dont forget to pay the taxes as it is income.
Everybody gotta pay the piper
Yeah, no problem ... I agree. :smile:
Taxi drivers are one of the most underestimated professions when people look at the "numbers."
A good portion of their income is tips, which most don't file on their taxes. This is why numbers like 25k/year come up online.
I drove a cab for a while and was making about 1k on the weekends working 36 hours. About 50% was tips.
Any cab companies I have see pay the driver 50% of the fair and 100% of their tips each night. This is cash and carry at the end of the shift as well. So yes......if you're not just sitting on your ass and actually trying to make money, you can make 50k a year easily driving a taxi. This is money you don't have to gamble for and its there every week. That's much more than most pool players can count on each year.
For those that haven't seen this before.
Hustling Danny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS-VkZ9qzDI
Its a gooder.
Hustling Danny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS-VkZ9qzDI
Its a gooder.
danny said in an interview that he made over $500k playin pool????
That was funny, thanks.
I'm sure that's before taxes, savers, chop-chops with sponsors/stakehorse, expenses, entry fees, and splits, et cetera. Though I do recall when Danny was approached to split the Skins tournament with Santos before the last match, he declined. It cost him plenty and he left with instead about 3- or 4 grand instead of 30- to 35 grand.
For every $100,000 one earns in the pool world, speaking generally, they would be lucky to pocket $35,000 after expenses.
Driving a cab, Danny must make rent each day, which last time I checked in my area is about $80 to $100 a day. Then there's gas, which we all know is expensive.
I've only been around Danny a handful of times and it always made me wonder how people fell for his hustle. I always thought he was a nice guy and fun to be around but he's a terrible actor.
I've only been around Danny a handful of times and it always made me wonder how people fell for his hustle. I always thought he was a nice guy and fun to be around but he's a terrible actor.
I think the key to danny's hustling success was it was so hard for people to wrap their heads around the fact that someone with his physicality and sloppiness (some acting - some not) could be so precise and lethal on the table. Plus there were other moves including the one where they had people convinced Bristol Bob was the one to beat when it really was Danny.
And pretty much everybody loved listening to his raspy, heavily-accented voice alongside his huge personality which made donating to him somewhat less p-r-i-c-k-l-y.
And yeah, no Oscars will be coming his way for the work he did in the video Blue Hog provided - but still pretty funny. :thumbup:
best,
brian kc
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Lol ... as advertised. Thanks for sharing.
I doubt it. Maybe if he were in NYC or Phily, or AC (but it's hard to hold on to your money there)
Danny lives in a very pool heavy area. Even if he couldn't fade the road and major tournaments, just locally he could do better in local tournaments than driving a cab. I'd like to see him come back, but I think he's a family man now and happy with that.
I first heard of him when he was playing out of Chicago Billiards in CT.
I have never seen Danny play well. He seems to play at Strong Arm John's speed .....
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He must have played at top level at some time, but nothing I have seen made me think he was top player.
If anyone knows or have a video of Danny playing in high gear please post link.
Ken
....He must have played at top level at some time, but nothing I have seen made me think he was top player.
If anyone knows or have a video of Danny playing in high gear please post link.
Ken
First time I met him was in a parking lot. [Don't Ask, Don't Tell.]
After about 10 minutes into our conversation, I immediately knew he was special. Danny gives you his undivided attention one-on-one, which is a trait that not many pool professionals have. Most of the pros have such big egos, they don't know how to listen anymore. Danny is genuinely nice.
I had the opportunity to meet his mom and dad, who adore him. They were both a little skeptical of this pool lifestyle, but they wanted to give Danny their full support because they love him. Not many pool pros have as good a family support system as Danny Basavich. He's lucky in this regard.
I think when Danny threw in the towel might have been when his sponsor pulled up. It was a shame. That year, Danny was on fire, winning just about everying he stepped foot in. If he didn't win, he was runner up.
Reality of the pool lifestyle with all of its worts proved to be too much for him, and I'm kind of glad to see he's doing what works out best to him to survive. If he's driving a cab, I'll guarantee you not only is he the best, but he's probably the most charismatic cab driver in his area. I wouldn't mind hitching a taxi ride with somebody like that! :grin-square:
I have never seen Danny play well. He seems to play at Strong Arm John's speed .....
He must have played at top level at some time, but nothing I have seen made me think he was top player.
If anyone knows or have a video of Danny playing in high gear please post link.
Ken
I've seen him play MANY, MANY, MANY times. When he was hitting 'em on the tournament trail, he was in the top five American players. His peak year was 2004.