Seems like I remember Francisco Bustamonte in a set for decent money. The other player won the first break and ran the set. Francisco immediately asked him to go again, I think to double up. There is heart for ya!
I saw Danny Medina gamble until he was flat broke and a thousand miles or so from home. He never stopped enjoying himself, talking and laughing like he didn't have a care in the world. That is showing pretty good heart right there too.
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Danny Medina's wife worked for the airlines and he got to fly all over the country for free.
He didn't have a care in the world as he knew that you couldn't beat him for ten cents because you have NO HEART. But that's another story isn't it?
The story with Bustamante that you just seem to remember is one you SHOULD know being as knowledgeable as you pretend to be.
Johnny Archer and Bustamante were playing at the Glass City Open races to 13 for $2500. Bustamante won the first set and they flipped it and Johhny wins the break and runs out the next set. Bustamante asks to double the bet and Johnny declines and Bustamante wins the next set and the match is over.
I asked Johhny about this in Kansas City one year during the BCA Expo. He said that they were even at that point and it was a good move from Francisco to try to double the bet and rattle Johnny. He said that Francisco could have just as easily ran 13 and out so there was no advantage to raising the bet.
Now here is a story about heart, a couple actually.
And they involve the Lionhearted Alex Pagulayan.
The first is at JOB's in Nashville in 1998ish. We are there doing a tournament with our cases spread out right behind the pit area where two Diamonds are set up. Joe Salazar is there as is Donald Bludworth.
Anyway Alex ends up playing the 10 ball ghost 7 ahead and he beats it and so the people he is betting against make him play the 11 ball ghost. They are betting something like 1500 a set and Alex is getting tortured. I am only half watching this because I am dealing with customers and I am really sick from a bad reaction to the food or something.
Alex loses a couple sets and then it's around three in the morning and he starts another one. By this time everyone can see that Alex is dead tired. He loses the first five games and I am packing it in. Alex is all in on the money at this point but I can't sweat it anymore between being sick and watching this guy struggle.
So I pack it all up and stumble outside and get a taxi back to the motel. I sleep until probably 2pm and head back. When I get there I get all set up and the action is in swing and I ask one of the guys who was sweating Alex's match how he ended up.
The guy tells me that Alex was down 6:0 in the last set and he ran 13 racks to win it and the other side pulled up.
That was Saturday and Alex didn't show up all day. On Sunday he shows up and they try to trap him with the 12 ball ghost and he beats it. And Alex was too young to be allowed to play in the tournament.
At one point when Alex was all-in he "found" another 1500 in his back pocket and said that if he had known that it was there he would have bet that too.
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The other Alex=Heart story is when he was down something like 15 games going to 100 on the final day against Shane Van Boeing. Alex comes back and catches up at 92:92 and goes on to win it 100:94 I think.
Alex the Lion gets my vote for most heart in pool. Too bad his heart isn't really in it these days.
