I was up at my usual hall celebrating my friend?s birthday. 2 rum and cokes, 3 jager shots, 3 beers, and 3 long islands and I'm in a very good mood.
The guys at the table next to us start woofing about wanting to play the oldest guy at our table, a player I have always had enormous respect for, but at the same time, I recognize that I have started to surpass him. So he plays these guys some funky 8 ball rules that they seem to be making up as they go along, and he is down about $20 (1 game). The party starts breaking up and I ask if I can jump in and play partners. I personally hate playing partners, but I wanted to get my friends money back. They agree and we start playing $20 a game. Now here is where it gets fun. Every time one of the guys heads to the bathroom, the other guy challenges my partner in a singles match for $20 to $50 a game. I don?t think he lost a single challenge.
To make a long story short, I finished up $60 which barely covered table time, the cab ride home, and about $10 of my $80 bar tab. My friend had to finish up at least $120 from the singles action. I could not care less, I had a ball and it was the first money game I've played in months. I'm not much of a gambler, but damn that was fun. I doubt I would feel much different if we had lost, it was just plain fun.
The guys at the table next to us start woofing about wanting to play the oldest guy at our table, a player I have always had enormous respect for, but at the same time, I recognize that I have started to surpass him. So he plays these guys some funky 8 ball rules that they seem to be making up as they go along, and he is down about $20 (1 game). The party starts breaking up and I ask if I can jump in and play partners. I personally hate playing partners, but I wanted to get my friends money back. They agree and we start playing $20 a game. Now here is where it gets fun. Every time one of the guys heads to the bathroom, the other guy challenges my partner in a singles match for $20 to $50 a game. I don?t think he lost a single challenge.
To make a long story short, I finished up $60 which barely covered table time, the cab ride home, and about $10 of my $80 bar tab. My friend had to finish up at least $120 from the singles action. I could not care less, I had a ball and it was the first money game I've played in months. I'm not much of a gambler, but damn that was fun. I doubt I would feel much different if we had lost, it was just plain fun.
