Gambling spot table size, which would you pick

[iusedtoberich]

I'm 570. Opponent is 542. Opponent offers me a spot of 2 games on the wire going to 11 playing 9 ball, if I put up $400 to his $300. I accept. I feel I'm stone stealing. If you are me, would you play the game on the 7' or the 9'? Both of us are equally adept on both tables. Both are new Diamonds. I honestly don't know if it matters. I told him I'll play on either, and let him pick.

Which would you pick if you were me? Just curious, I'll still let him pick.

 

[mikemosconi]

The 9 foot table since less traffic usually means that skill has more opportunity to rule over luck with balls getting tied up - if you think that you play better than opponent then a 9 foot should reveal that out to, perhaps , a greater degree.

 

[straightline]

I'm 570. Opponent is 542. Opponent offers me a spot of 2 games on the wire going to 11 playing 9 ball, if I put up $400 to his $300. I accept. I feel I'm stone stealing. If you are me, would you play the game on the 7' or the 9'? Both of us are equally adept on both tables. Both are new Diamonds. I honestly don't know if it matters. I told him I'll play on either, and let him pick.

Which would you pick if you were me? Just curious, I'll still let him pick.

I'm not the odds maker here pfft anywhere but how many sets? Anything frozen?

 

[Bob Jewett]

Fargorate.com says you're 80% favorite. He must suffer from innumeracy. Or, he has something up his sleeve.

 

[Frosty]

Tables are 9’ and 10’. Those 7’ things are called boxes. So there’s only one choice.

 

[maha]

if equal on both tables then its equal. unless one table makes for more fluctuations.

 

[ShootingArts]

You know your opponent better than I do. Offhand I would go for the big table but you say y'all are equal in all respects. That makes you two unique in the entire world. He has studied any weaknesses you might have, do the same. Maybe you play a little tighter shape. Got to be something that would give you an edge.

If he usually likes to work in close, go with the big table. If you have a little better speed control, take the big table. If they struggle with congestion more than you do, take the little table.

Think of small things you might be better at or shots that might only come up a few times a set. Really focusing on playing from the cue ball against the rail or in heavy congestion might increase your odds.

Hu

 

[Zerksies]

It's easy money

 

[tim913]

If given the choice I’ll always choose the 9 footer. Since I quit the leagues I rarely play on anything else

 

[iusedtoberich]

I lost! hahaha.

The game changed to called shot 10 ball, magic rack, on a 9' with pro-cut pockets. Race to 15. I get 2 on the wire. My 500 to his 400. He came up with it. He had a very bad couple of days and just wanted a really long and expensive race to take his mind off it, and knew I'd be up for it. Everything seemed even more in my favor than the original proposal.

I ended up losing with a final score of him 15 me 13. My 2 games were spotted at the start, so I actually earned 11 games.

It was a strange set. I was actually playing well. I had a lot of good runs of balls on the tough table. But I'd miss at the wrong time. I was leading most of the set, and was up 11-7, then he came back from there and caught me at 12-12. The last 3 games were funny, he had a 1-10 combo on each one. I'd estimate I made 60% of the balls to his 40%.

When I was up 11-7, I said to myself "I better let him win a game". I didn't actually do that, but I wonder if my subconscious did. Lesson learned is to never let up, even with a big lead.

Anyway, he got some fuel in his emotional tank, and we will do battle again, I'm sure

 

[David in FL]

I lost! hahaha.

The game changed to called shot 10 ball, magic rack, on a 9' with pro-cut pockets. Race to 15. I get 2 on the wire. My 500 to his 400. He came up with it. He had a very bad couple of days and just wanted a really long and expensive race to take his mind off it, and knew I'd be up for it. Everything seemed even more in my favor than the original proposal.

I ended up losing with a final score of him 15 me 13. My 2 games were spotted at the start, so I actually earned 11 games.

It was a strange set. I was actually playing well. I had a lot of good runs of balls on the tough table. But I'd miss at the wrong time. I was leading most of the set, and was up 11-7, then he came back from there and caught me at 12-12. The last 3 games were funny, he had a 1-10 combo on each one. I'd estimate I made 60% of the balls to his 40%.

When I was up 11-7, I said to myself "I better let him win a game". I didn't actually do that, but I wonder if my subconscious did. Lesson learned is to never let up, even with a big lead.

Anyway, he got some fuel in his emotional tank, and we will do battle again, I'm sure

Yep.

When I've blown a big lead like that before, it's almost always been because of a mental lapse on my part, not the other guy catching a gear late in the match...

 

[WobblyStroke]

It's actually an interesting spot with 9 ball or 10 ball and sub600 fargos. 8ball is slam dunk big table, but for rotation games I think it's opposite. At first glance, you think the bigger table is tougher so this should favor the better player but this is a mirage imo. On the smaller table, you are going to close out racks at a much higher clip. Runout rates shouldn't be all that high, so you will get chances in just about every rack. The difference now is that you get out more often with more balls on the table on the box while the big table can bite you and he can clean up a few remaining balls.

 

[ShootingArts]

Yep.

When I've blown a big lead like that before, it's almost always been because of a mental lapse on my part, not the other guy catching a gear late in the match...

I have lost several events after everyone there was sure I had won! I call it snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. I also call it dumb de dum dumb!

Early celebration was a flaw for years. A big lead, even a circus shot and the brain gets flooded with "feel good" chemicals. Same thing happens beating a monster fairly early in an event. I'm celebrating while the other person is just trying not to get embarrassed. Somebody gets embarrassed but it ain't them!

Hu