How far do you drive
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The place I play at 80% of the time is about an hour each way, Chalks in Woonsocket, RI. The secondary place is about 30 min from me in Clinton, MA called Break-away Billiards.
There are several closer rooms (Boston Billiards and Jillians) but Chalks has all day/night specials to go from $5 to $8 (maybe 9, I forget exactly) for all day or night even on the weekends. Break-away has FREE pool on nice 9 footers Tue, Wed, Th. and very reasonable drink prices. And the equipment in both the places I go to is much better than the closer rooms.
In Chalks I'm one of the regulars, everyone there knows me, in Break-away not so much. Even though I go there on average once a week sometimes twice, I have only seen a few players there near my skill and none of them want to play. The manager knows me but he never steers anyone to me for a game. About 10+ years back I used to hang around Boston a lot, people knew me there somewhat at Boston Billiards. Brighton Billiards, which was probably the best action room in the Boston area before it closed, I was fairly well known in but not as a gambler, just went there to get better and play in their tournament.
Before I discoverd these places I was spending way too much money on table time. Between tournament and small gambling winnings I end up even or ahead of the deal even counting gas/food/entry fees.
There are several closer rooms (Boston Billiards and Jillians) but Chalks has all day/night specials to go from $5 to $8 (maybe 9, I forget exactly) for all day or night even on the weekends. Break-away has FREE pool on nice 9 footers Tue, Wed, Th. and very reasonable drink prices. And the equipment in both the places I go to is much better than the closer rooms.
In Chalks I'm one of the regulars, everyone there knows me, in Break-away not so much. Even though I go there on average once a week sometimes twice, I have only seen a few players there near my skill and none of them want to play. The manager knows me but he never steers anyone to me for a game. About 10+ years back I used to hang around Boston a lot, people knew me there somewhat at Boston Billiards. Brighton Billiards, which was probably the best action room in the Boston area before it closed, I was fairly well known in but not as a gambler, just went there to get better and play in their tournament.
Before I discoverd these places I was spending way too much money on table time. Between tournament and small gambling winnings I end up even or ahead of the deal even counting gas/food/entry fees.
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I used to drive about 8-9 km to get my local hall before it closed, now when I decide to play it's a bit further away but it's all highway driving so the time is pretty similar to get there. When I used to travel around to tournaments regularly I would gladly drive 3-4 hours to get to a weekend event and have driven as far as 13 hours for a good one.
Sadly, the pool scene here has died and my cues are collecting a bit of dust. I did bust them out for a US Open 10 ball qualifier a few weeks back, was fun to get out playing again.
Sadly, the pool scene here has died and my cues are collecting a bit of dust. I did bust them out for a US Open 10 ball qualifier a few weeks back, was fun to get out playing again.
i drive 15 minutes to the local room, if i could to would drive 75 miles to hardtimes or 90 miles to hollywood billiards.
Hollywood billiards has the best and most friendly staff of any pool room I have ever been it.
If you go there at night say hello to april, she is a sweetheart.
Hollywood billiards has the best and most friendly staff of any pool room I have ever been it.
If you go there at night say hello to april, she is a sweetheart.
