How much CASH do you carry normally when you go play

jay helfert said:
My best deals were a four carat diamond ring I bought at a private poker game for $4,000. It was a beautiful light pink stone, and looked flawless thru 2.0 glasses. I took it downtown the next day to a guy I knew who had a jewelry store and asked him to appraise it. This was 1992. He said it could be worth 15 to 20K but he would give me $12,000 for it right now. I took it!

I was in Sacramento running the Hard Times Jamboree back in 2000 and a guy comes in with a Justis case and two Tads. He wants $6,000 cash for the whole lot. The fancy Tad had over a hundred intricate inlays and was gorgeous. The other one was fairly plain with rings and a few inlays. Both were in primo condition. Someone tells me the guy is a high roller who is down on his luck.

I offer him $3,500 and he counters with 5K. I finally buy the cues and case for $4,400 cash. A year or so later I sold the plainer Tad for $2,000. And I took the fancy Tad to a big cue show and got many offers for it. One well known dealer from Japan kept offering me more and more for it. And I kept telling him I wanted ten grand. I finally made the deal with him. And I even sold the Justis case for another 400 to a friend of mine in L.A.

So I guess it pays to have cash in hand when a deal comes along. Nowadays I only carry about $200 or so. :)
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Geez Jay you sure have some great stories..they would make a good book or movie someday..Happy Holidays :)
 
There was a time I would carry fifty big ones around with me all the time. There never seemed an end to how many people would offer to take one off your hands. Everyone wanted one. Come and get them I used to say. Those were the good old days. Nowadays it's all Armani suits, and nobody wants a big one on the back of those.

Boro Nut
 
berlowmj said:
When did Glock come out with a "27?"
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1996

http://atlantisarms.com/History/GlockHistory.html

Sub-compact .40 aka Baby Glock

Cops really love it because if they use a 22(full size .40) for their duty weapon and carry the 27 for back up they can use the full size 22 mags in the 27 in case of a complete FUBAR situation.

I prefer the 26 (9mm version) in that size of handgun strictly for controlability. But if I was in a job that required the 22 as a primary you can bet there would be a 27 on me somewhere.
 
Str8PoolPlayer said:
Jay, I had the pleasure of speaking with you for several hours last winter at the Bar Table event in Reno on finals night for 9-Ball ... We talked about Exotic Cars (Ferrari's in particular) ... You may remember that I told you my daughter-in-law is Ariel Sharon's cousin and that her parents are Holocaust Survivors from Auschwitz ... Anyway, I hope to enjoy a pleasurable conversation with you again at a future event ...
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Yes I do. I told you my all time dream car was a Ferrari 275GTB, which I will probably never own.
 
cuejoey said:
Geez Jay you sure have some great stories..they would make a good book or movie someday..Happy Holidays :)
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The book is in the works. Thanks.
 
Str8PoolPlayer said:
Dateline - Harold's Club Casino, Reno, Nevada, 1972 .. I am sitting at the Bar having a drink and can't help but notice this guy over on the High-Limit 21 table talking loud and waving his arms around a lot, so I wander on over to check it out .. He appears to be down to about $900.00 in chips (don't know what he started with) and is losing a breakneck speed .. He stands up and hollers "Anybody wanna buy a '69 Mustang for $2-Grand ?" .. I was the only one to step up and make further inquiry and, at that point, he mentioned to me that it was a 1969 Shelby GT500 in beautiful condition .. Sooo, I followed him to the parking lot to view this beast and, sure enough, it was exactly as stated, Black on Black, 428 Cobra Jet engine, 4 spd., all the goodies ... I checked my funding and realized I only had about $1236.00 on me, so I made an offer of $1200.00 (held back a little for gas & food) .. He him-hawed around for a bit then reached in the glovebox and pulled out a clear Arizona title, signed it and exchanged it (and the keys) for my $1200.00 .. I watched him re-enter the Casino and have no idea if he won or lost, but I split for the gas station and home (16 miles south of Reno, Steamboat Springs) .. I waited several more days before mustering the nerve to drive over to DMV and register the car in my name (it might be stolen), but after a thorough inspection at DMV and a few bucks for a new title and plates, I was driving a gorgeous Shelby GT500 at a screamin' price ..

I kept it until 1989 and sold it on consignment for $61,000 .. It would probably fetch more like $200k + today ..
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Great story!
 
And I Have Nice Teeth..................In A Jar In The Bedroom Closet

CocoboloCowboy axed: "How much CASH do you carry normally when you go play ?"


For many years, everyone thought that I was 6' 3" tall, because I hid all my money in my shoes when going out to play.
Now, when I go out to play, I am only 5' 8" tall and the poker room is building a 3rd floor and holding all my money..... Oy-Vey !

Doug
( at least I still have my looks.......................and my figure ) :)
 
When I have more money I never carried less then 1k on me.. Right now it's been around $400.. But I keep it in 3 different places in two different pockets... I keep what I tip with and pull out in my right pocket normally around $20-40 .. in my left pocket in my wallet I keep around $100 or so for gambling.. and then by itself in my left pocket under my wallet I keep the rest for something big or good deals.. I have bought many things at pool rooms and not having the money once cost me a really nice southwest that a boy sit down and told me give him 1k for it and it's mine, I didn't have the money and when I come back it was sold.... my pistol of choice is a walther p22 on my person and a 44 special snub nosed charter bulldog in my car.
 
Glock 27 .. sub-compact .40 caliber

berlowmj said:
When did Glock come out with a "27?"
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The Glock Model 27 has been available since the mid-1990's and is the sub-compact version of the Model 22 .. It's a handful with full-power loads, and a little more tame with Law Enforcement sub-sonic ammo .. Fits right in a jacket pocket or a belt holster and is easily concealable ..
 
I have carried as much as $30,000 to as little as pocket lint. This was in the 90's, players didn't seem to get robbed as often. One thing was strange when I was packing $10,000 or more I was lazy and didn't work too hard for a game. I preferred around 1k because I was determined to hit 10k.
 
275GTB4 Competezione ...

jay helfert said:
Yes I do. I told you my all time dream car was a Ferrari 275GTB, which I will probably never own.
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I was fortunate to find a 1966 275GTB4C in 1980 for $120,000 and it took very little to bring the car to Concours specs. (roughly 95 points) .. Probably only 5-6 were built 1966-67 and they very closely resembled the Series II 250 GTO, with basically the same power plant .. I dare not mention what I sold it for in 1985, but this very RARE Ferrari would easily fetch $3-4 Million today .. My good friend, Bob Epstein, from Sausalito bought the 1962 Series II 250 GTO (pictured below) around the same time and sold it at auction in 1989 for $10.7 Million + Buyer's Premium !!!
 

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JCIN said:
1996

http://atlantisarms.com/History/GlockHistory.html

Sub-compact .40 aka Baby Glock

Cops really love it because if they use a 22(full size .40) for their duty weapon and carry the 27 for back up they can use the full size 22 mags in the 27 in case of a complete FUBAR situation.

I prefer the 26 (9mm version) in that size of handgun strictly for controlability. But if I was in a job that required the 22 as a primary you can bet there would be a 27 on me somewhere.
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You should check out the 36 JCIN, i think you'd like it even more. Its a single stack 7 shot .45 ACP. I love mine, very compact. They actually created it specifically for concealed carry.
 
Str8PoolPlayer said:
I was fortunate to find a 1966 275GTB4C in 1980 for $120,000 and it took very little to bring the car to Concours specs. (roughly 95 points) .. Probably only 5-6 were built 1966-67 and they very closely resembled the Series II 250 GTO, with basically the same power plant .. I dare not mention what I sold it for in 1985, but this very RARE Ferrari would easily fetch $3-4 Million today .. My good friend, Bob Epstein, from Sausalito bought the 1962 Series II 250 GTO (pictured below) around the same time and sold it at auction in 1989 for $10.7 Million + Buyer's Premium !!!
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I could have bought one in LA for about 40K in 1970. It was in primo condition with about 4,000 miles on it. Nice move huh!

I just didn't have the dough.
 
Ferrari 275 GTB ...

jay helfert said:
I could have bought one in LA for about 40K in 1970. It was in primo condition with about 4,000 miles on it. Nice move huh!

I just didn't have the dough.
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Ah, yes ... but what about all the other big scores you did make since that time ... When I think back to all of the real estate, cars, antiques, paintings, sculptures, etc. that has passed through my hands, I must never forget that I had to sell some of those things in order to purchase the others ... I didn't have a money tree in the back yard and, most likely, you had none either ... We did whatever we could when the opportunities arose and there will always be some things which we will never lose ... The moments, the people, the memories, and countless stories for our grand-children ...
 
Maybe I Could Bribe Them With FOOD

Str8PoolPlayer said:
... We did whatever we could when the opportunities arose and there will always be some things which we will never lose ... The moments, the people, the memories, and countless stories for our grand-children ...
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Ah, yes. I have wonderful endless stories to tell my grandchildren.
Unfortunately, I don't have enough money to get them to sit still, while I tell them.

Doug
( perhaps I could nail their feet & hands to the floor....... and stuff a sock in their mouth ) :)


* I nailed my youngest grandchild's right foot to the floor and he still comes around.
 
You can bribe ME with food anytime ...

Smorgass Bored said:
Ah, yes. I have wonderful endless stories to tell my grandchildren.
Unfortunately, I don't have enough money to get them to sit still, while I tell them.

Doug
( perhaps I could nail their feet & hands to the floor....... and stuff a sock in their mouth ) :)


* I nailed my youngest grandchild's right foot to the floor and he still comes around.
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My grandson is in Military School and has a great many stories to tell of his own, as we traveled a lot when he was growing up and spent a great deal of time in the Deserts and Mountains ... My two Grand-daughters are 4 and 5 ... They prefer Grandma's undivided attention, as I can't keep pace with them anymore ...

I like YOUR method, but it may be a little harsh for the wee-little ones ...
 
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