Ginky Storys

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I havnt been on in a while and normally do not post much. While I was in the pool hall other day i played a safe that George "ginky" Sansouci taught me. Keep in mind that i didnt know ginky all that well and i thought that it wqas cool of with to help me with my game on the occasion that i saw him around.

anyway the reason for this thread is i was curious if anyone new any cool storys about him that would like to share.

thanks to anyone that shares i think its important to try and remember great champion like the ginkster.

thanks mike

 

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I havnt been on in a while and normally do not post much. While I was in the pool hall other day i played a safe that George "ginky" Sansouci taught me. Keep in mind that i didnt know ginky all that well and i thought that it wqas cool of with to help me with my game on the occasion that i saw him around.

anyway the reason for this thread is i was curious if anyone new any cool storys about him that would like to share.

thanks to anyone that shares i think its important to try and remember great champion like the ginkster.

thanks mike

I think the funniest story I know is Ginky, Scott Simonetti, and Gypsy drive down to philly to bust a young Corey Deuel. Ginky was just getting known as a killer at the time.

When the walk in the door, Scotty has Ginky's case (says George SanSouci real big) and Ginky has Scott's case. They wake up Corey sleeping by a table and ask him for action. Corey says "I don't know which one, but one of you two is Ginky so I'm not play either of you.. I'll play the big guy". So Gypsy agrees to play him as long as they are aloud to talk while the other is shooting. Well, I guess it take long for Corey to want to quit pool all together hearing Gypsy rambling while Corey was trying to shoot. And soon after they left with little Corey's money.

I guess they drove in this big cargo van with no seats in the back and gypsy rode in the back. On the way home, he fell asleep laying down and they kept hitting the gas and hitting the breaks, making him slide all over... but wasnt enough to wake him. LOL such a good story

 

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I havnt been on in a while and normally do not post much. While I was in the pool hall other day i played a safe that George "ginky" Sansouci taught me. Keep in mind that i didnt know ginky all that well and i thought that it wqas cool of with to help me with my game on the occasion that i saw him around.

anyway the reason for this thread is i was curious if anyone new any cool storys about him that would like to share.

thanks to anyone that shares i think its important to try and remember great champion like the ginkster.

thanks mike

I've got a ton of Ginkster stories. It's hard to pick just one!

Ginky was no stranger to winning pool tournaments, but he did take a small hiatus from the mainstream pool tournament trail in the early 2000s.

I was at the Ocean State Championship tournament at Snooker's in Providence, RI when Ginky won it for the third time. He also won two back-to-back Ocean State Championships in 1994 and 1995.

The finals of this event was Allen Hopkins and George San Souci, and to this day, I have never witnessed such a flawless finals in my life. Who could ask for more?!

When Ginky arrived Sunday morning to prepare for the second day of the event, he was practicing alone, deep in thought. When the other players arrived to practice, Ginky got another rack of balls and moved himself to a more private table in the back of the pool room. He was a man on a mission. When he came up against Joe Tucker in the winners' bracket, it just seemed like Ginky wasn't making any mistakes, defeating him 9 to zero. It wasn't that Joe played bad. He just never got a chance at the table very much during the set.

When Allen and George met in the finals, it was truly the most beautiful display of pool I had ever seen. Allen with his little punch shot and Ginkster with that long stroke, neither of them were missing. It actually came down to who pocketed balls on the break. Allen seemed to be in a zone, which was simply beautiful to watch, but Ginky's determination to win got him to the finish line first.

Here's a cute group shot of the event. Joe Tucker, who came in third, Regina and Steve Goulding (owners of Snooker's and hosts of this championship), Ginky, and Allen. :smile:

 

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I was at the Joss Tour $25,000-added Turning Stone Casino event in February 2006. Man, what a crew of players that tournament attracted that year. It was like a Who's Who in the pool world.

Right across from the room where the tournament was held in, the Turning Stone had a computer room, allowing me to post live updates for inquiring minds back home. I enjoyed it.

Before we left, I created a thread on AzBilliards asking if anybody wanted to ask a player a question, I'd post the replies on this thread: Do you have a question for any of the Joss/Turning Stone Casino Players?

JoeyA asked a question about what kind of sticks the players use and why. Ginky was kind enough to walk over to the computer room with me between matches, so I posted this:

I am sitting here with George "Ginky" Sansouci from The Big Apple. Here is what he says about his playing cue:

Ginky: "I play with a pro taper, 15 inches, medium-sized tip, Tiger Sniper, 13 millimeter, 29-1/2 inches long, 19-1/2-ounce cue, a Pete Tascarella cue stick. I break with my playing cue."

 

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My partner Keith has a few action *and* heart-warming stories about Ginky when he was on the road with Teddy in California , but I'm only going to share the ones I personally witnessed.

This one is probably one of my faves.

Keith had just won a Joss Northeast 9-Ball tournament in Berlin, Connecticut, defeating Ronnie Alcano in the finals, 9-zip, and he was feeling mighty spiffy and confident. We were homeward bound to D.C., with Ryan "Genie Man" McCreesh in tow, and were invited to stop off at Queens, NYC, to enter a Sunday night 9-ball tournament at The Golden Cue. Ryan and Keith were on top of the world and had no fear in the Big Apple.

 

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Keith and Ryan decided to get themselves a little Big Apple action, and Keith began to bark, capturing the attention of a few of the locals. Check out Ginky wearing his cap, giving Keith his undivided attention.

The tall gentleman in red on the left, who looks like a New York Yankees pitcher, is Nick Shulman who today plays poker, but he used to be one of the gang in the NYC pool scene at one time. :smile:

Meanwhile, I wanted to go home. It was dark, cold, and I didn't want to sweat any more pool action. I had a weekend full of pool and wanted to leave NYC before daylight, but Keith was determined to bark his way into a game.

 

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Keith was persistent in getting him and Genie Man a little action at The Golden Cue, and he definitely piqued the curiosity of a few local veterans. So he pointed the way to the designated table, and it was let the games begin. Nick was bored and looked like he could care less, but Ginky was eating up every word out of Keith's mouth and enjoying every minute of it.

 

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Finally, Keith's persuasiveness got a nibble from Ginky who grabbed Nick as a partner against Keith and Genie Man in a little one-hole action. Keith and Ryan then planned their battle strategy to defeat the two New Yorkers for a cool dime.

 

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It wasn't long before Keith realized he was out-manned. After what seemed like minutes, the match-up concluded with Ginky, et al., coming out on top and a dime richer.

It was at this juncture that I think Keith realized he was out-played by the two New York City players, and I think he was in shock.

He immediately tried to negotiate a new game with a different spot, but Ginky wasn't budging when it came to changing the terms. I think you could have fried an egg on Keith's head at this point. The hustler got hustled.

Check out Ginky's hair in this picture. Ginky as a blond! :grin:

 

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All's fair in love and pool, I guess, and though Keith and Ginky didn't literally kiss and make up, they still posed for a picture before we departed for the 3-1/2-hour trek back home in the middle of the night. :angry:

 

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Heck, it only hurt for a little bit, I guess. Keith was consoled by our good friends after the dust settled. As you can see from this picture, Keith was still licking his wounds. Say "cheese," Keith. :grin: