Entry level Gambling and pool guidelines

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2rgrbn

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1. Never stand in front of the pocket when your opponent shoots
2. Never play on short money
3. Only risk as much as you stand to gain (set a case)
4. If you bust an opponent give him 20% Walking Money.
5. Most importantly these rules only apply when you are playing someone that would do the same for you.

When I was in the Service and was broke I developed a system to gamble and not get hurt. The game was a 4 man 9 Ball Ring Game 7-8 guys every night whoever sales out has to sit to allow the next guy in the rotation in. $1 on the 5 and & $2 on the 9. I started with $6 in the loose pocket when I would win I would add to the loose pocket until it had 10 or so in there then money started going into the win pocket (this money NEVER comes out of the pocket) If I had to pay a couple rounds then the next winnings would replenish the loose pocket after that everything went into the win pocket. I was the strongest player in our group. I averaged about $70 a night and the other 6-7 guys all had good nights and bad nights so they kept coming. This was a good introduction to action. I admit it is entry level and is not much money but it is friendly way to have action among friends and it adds up fairly quick and people will keep playing because they win 20 one night and lose 20 the next it's a wash, meanwhile if you are among the stronger in the group you will usually come out a winner. and if the loose pocket gets empty you go home no exceptions, this way you don't get hurt. Just throwing it out for the younger guys on the site.
 
As a new gambler in the pool halls I enjoy this kinda stuff. If anybody else has any good info for beginners put it in here! Any info about slang on money talk or standard gambling numbers would be huge help here.

One question - Whats does weight mean in the game? Say I give you the 7, what does that mean? If the 7 comes up in the game its his shot? If hes runnin table a 7 is a skip or what?



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Basically it means he is playing seven ball and you are playing nine ball. If he runs to the 7 then he wins. You have to go all the way to the nine a common variation is to give the 7 ball and the 8 wild this means that whoever has the spot wins if they make the seven in rotation and if they make the 8 or 9 legally out of rotation. The seven is a lot of weight if you have 2 guys that can play well but one is a little better then the other. It is not much weight if you play strong and your opponent is doing good to run 5 balls My favorite spot to give up when I was in a bar and no one knew me but they were asking for weight because I was a road player was to give up the break 95% of the time it was an advantage to me because they would break and run 5 balls then give me control of the table Now if I was playing a real player I wouldn't give up anything. Spots and such are good tools when gambling, think before you bet, if you are playing a guy that you know is going to have his wife all over his ass if he gets home after 10:00 then play him 4 ahead the longer it takes the better it is getting for you. If your new to gambling on pool but wish to learn I would suggest you stay away from the real gamblers for a while. One of the best lessons I learned is that the pool players that play for the cash (serious) Find a way to beat you, they will out money, out play, out last or whatever and the one's that are good have you beat before you even start and they know it. I did my gambling in bars on the road playing pool, and when I figured out that playing the game well was not near as profitable as playing well and gambling smart things got much easier. A Saw is $10 and a double Saw is $20
 
i miss ring games, when i was a C player they were great and we played them often. sometimes 1/2 2/5 or pill pool etc. After a couple years they wouldnt let me in the ring games anymore, I even offered to pay when I owed and not collect if I made my $$ ball-they stil wouldnt let me in, I didnt care it would have cost me $20, I just like ring games, I was in alot bigger action often back then. Do they even have ring games anymore???
 
RollOver said:
As a new gambler in the pool halls I enjoy this kinda stuff. If anybody else has any good info for beginners put it in here! Any info about slang on money talk or standard gambling numbers would be huge help here.

One question - Whats does weight mean in the game? Say I give you the 7, what does that mean? If the 7 comes up in the game its his shot? If hes runnin table a 7 is a skip or what?





preciate it :ok:
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You might want to read one of John Terrell's short stories on Amazon.com titled "Hustling Under the Radar". It's in the Amazon Shorts under Sports and under Bio's. It cost 49 cents to download. Johnnyt http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1232401...998701&rnid=13993911&rh=n:13993911,n:13998701
 
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imo a good introduction would be three ball, Not a whole lot of skill other than finding a good break spot and having some heat on you when you need to make a 2 or 3 to win a pot. but if you go somewhere and you know most of the people its fun but you can learn your way around talking money and stuff like that. you can always play cheap money 1 or 2 dollars a round but with 10 -20 people that adds up real quick with some carry overs. Keeps you out of trouble meet some good players and for the most part unless they split the money on you keep you from getting hustled.
 
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