He didn't get there a few days early to practice? He was on camera practicing a few days before.
Earl Shane II
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You pretty cool too Mars
Someday you will grow up and move on to Goose and Cranberry like Bart....
Thanks for standing up for me!
I'd respond to the troll, but it ain't worth it. Sometimes the truth hurts, and registering a new forum identity is one way a coward can contribute their 2 cents to the thread, if you catch my drift.
Ah, I see. So it's been approximately -- well, actually today makes it 2 months exactly since the match.
You notice that everything is like receptor. :thumbup:
Yes, each side posted $10k
Yes I believe that was the case. $10k in from each side.
No need to out anyone but........
When a bet is made, the money should be posted, period. No post? No game.
Once upon a time I was playing a champion getting a rather nice spot. It was only $300 not $10,000 but it was my money and it was an ahead set to 3. We played for about 4 hours and the score was even. The champion asked if we could continue the match the next day. Yeah, you guessed it, the next day never came. I didn't lose any money to the champion but he did make a promise to continue play the next day and because it was a tough game for him, he chose not to play.
I can't blame him for running. It was going to be a tough battle and I wasn't rigid enough to make him post the $300...... MY BAD.......
JoeyA
When a bet is made, the money should be posted, period. No post? No game.
Once upon a time I was playing a champion getting a rather nice spot. It was only $300 not $10,000 but it was my money and it was an ahead set to 3. We played for about 4 hours and the score was even. The champion asked if we could continue the match the next day. Yeah, you guessed it, the next day never came. I didn't lose any money to the champion but he did make a promise to continue play the next day and because it was a tough game for him, he chose not to play.
I can't blame him for running. It was going to be a tough battle and I wasn't rigid enough to make him post the $300...... MY BAD.......
JoeyA
you tell em
I hate it when people use that word ''Ga" , "Gaf",.......ah hell that is indeed my least favorite word .I can't even type it .I do hope to see them play again on a table that is not "ga.....gaf........f'ed up !!" Earl probably just has more experience on overcoming things like a "not so perfect table" and got out and stayed out ahead .
Joey A. , Was this man that ran really a Champion ?? Or was he someone who had won a few tournaments and became a name without all the real things that make a TRUE Champion........perhaps he was a little
"ga....gaa....gaffed" up and underestimated who the real Champion was in that scenario ...
I hate it when people use that word ''Ga" , "Gaf",.......ah hell that is indeed my least favorite word .I can't even type it .I do hope to see them play again on a table that is not "ga.....gaf........f'ed up !!" Earl probably just has more experience on overcoming things like a "not so perfect table" and got out and stayed out ahead .
Joey A. , Was this man that ran really a Champion ?? Or was he someone who had won a few tournaments and became a name without all the real things that make a TRUE Champion........perhaps he was a little
"ga....gaa....gaffed" up and underestimated who the real Champion was in that scenario ...
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I'd never post money overnight with someone.
In the same sense as he didn't come back the person who has the money may get sick, have that family member in Florida suddenly need their help, or any other number of excuses I've heard.
You can try to put it up with the houseman, but then they retain liability and believe it or not a few housemen have gotten robbed legitimately (no set up) and hurt badly for the cash they were carrying from a game.
When people would come through where I played and I was staking the guy I was staking, he was a totally stand up guy and people still like him to this day. People also trusted me so it was just an agreed stipulation that we would play again at this hour. We'd even help people find a hotel or offer up our places for them to stay. Or there were other people there that would offer up their places.
I just have a hard time giving the money to anyone who is unknown. Come back the next day, if they agree to play and then don't show up, I would think the polite thing to do would be for them to pay for that nights room.
In the same sense as he didn't come back the person who has the money may get sick, have that family member in Florida suddenly need their help, or any other number of excuses I've heard.
You can try to put it up with the houseman, but then they retain liability and believe it or not a few housemen have gotten robbed legitimately (no set up) and hurt badly for the cash they were carrying from a game.
When people would come through where I played and I was staking the guy I was staking, he was a totally stand up guy and people still like him to this day. People also trusted me so it was just an agreed stipulation that we would play again at this hour. We'd even help people find a hotel or offer up our places for them to stay. Or there were other people there that would offer up their places.
I just have a hard time giving the money to anyone who is unknown. Come back the next day, if they agree to play and then don't show up, I would think the polite thing to do would be for them to pay for that nights room.
In pool, one door may shut, but another one will open.
I'm looking forward to friendlier skies if I fly American!
I just now perused through this thread and the thing that got to me the most was John being touted as some mark. He isn't a "golden goose" or whatever that implies, he is a hell of a good guy that has (or had) a passion for pool. This whole debacle has soured him on our pasttime to the point he may not want to be involved anymore and I find that horrifyingly sad.
The man entered into a verbal deal and got shat on, it is understandable that he is a little jaded. I hope he mellows a bit about the whole deal because I know John (although not closely) and consider him to be one of the best people I have met in the pool community.
If Mr. Mars withdraws himself from the pool community, our little world will be the worst for it IMO.
I agree with you about John not being a golden goose or anything close to that. I'm sure that Ken only meant that John is good for pool (which he most certainly is).
I think John has been on the winning side of MANY matches and hopefully, he won't let this permanently sour his perspective on pool.
Who knows the match might still take place......
Would you be so kind as to please elaborate what you mean by "malt liquor can solve this all"?
I want to be sure that I understand what you mean.
Everybody should drown their concerns in drunken frivolity. Do you honestly care what he meant? It seems like a simple comment. I feel like you're trying to keep this thread going because it entertains you. If that's so, I have no problem with it, I just wanted to make sure I understand your intentions.
My bad...
Sorry brother, I should have worded that better and I see how my words left out a critical detail.... what I mean to communicate is that I wish a player who is more sportsmanlike than EARL would go beat him on the ten footer. The comment was not about SVB in any way, shape or form. He is apparently a fine player and could not be more sportsmanlike and I owe him an apology for my unclear post. Yeah, in a perfect world Mike and Earl would honor any agreement they made but this is a hijacked thread at this point....by posters like me. I should shut up now.
Sorry brother, I should have worded that better and I see how my words left out a critical detail.... what I mean to communicate is that I wish a player who is more sportsmanlike than EARL would go beat him on the ten footer. The comment was not about SVB in any way, shape or form. He is apparently a fine player and could not be more sportsmanlike and I owe him an apology for my unclear post. Yeah, in a perfect world Mike and Earl would honor any agreement they made but this is a hijacked thread at this point....by posters like me. I should shut up now.
I'm sorry that I have offended you or anybody else on this thread.
Yes, I do honestly care what was meant by that comment, which is why I posted.
The thread is not entertaining to me. In fact, it's the opposite. I started out trying to present hypotheticals about why I thought the match might not have gone forth, and Mr. Mars was offended by my posts and called them "crap." I did not mean to offend Mr. Mars. Rather, I was thinking Mike G.'s name getting dragged in the mud. Personally, I don't have an interest in the outcome of the match, one way or the other, especially now.
There was a tone in the comment made by mikeyfrost that I was unclear about. If it was made in jest, then I hope everyone finds the humor in it. I'm still uncertain at the time of this writing what was meant by that comment.
Look, I'm not trying to be argumentative with anyone. In fact, I'm canceling a pool engagement we were invited to in July. Like Mr. Mars, now I'm done with pool myself for sure.
Again, sorry if my post offended you or anyone else.