1pRoscoe said:
I've been playing pool since WAY before there ever was Cuetec. I've earned the right to call it whatever I want.
How much cash . . .
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I've been playing pool since WAY before there ever was Cuetec. I've earned the right to call it whatever I want.
John Barton
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I go the other way - I take credit cards when people want to bet.
I have my phone programmed so that I can enter a credit card number and get an authorization. The money is in my account the next day.
I have only taken CC's twice but both times were no problem and I even charged the fee to the losers.
I have my phone programmed so that I can enter a credit card number and get an authorization. The money is in my account the next day.
I have only taken CC's twice but both times were no problem and I even charged the fee to the losers.
I am uncomfortable carrying a lot of cash in the pool room environment. I remember, and was around, when Jack Clooney's wife was shot in the face as they were being robbed at the Golden Cue in Bladensburg, Maryland, some years back.
The late Michael "Geese" Gerace was robbed at gun point and beaten horribly in a Louisiana pool room when he was on the road. There was a lot of action in progress, and some robbers came and held the whole joint up. Geese had a boodle in his sock and tried to hide it when the robbers were collecting all the cheese. When they found out, they beat Geese up so bad that he was never the same after that experience.
Of course, in recent times, Tony Watson, after flashing his bank rolls in a pool room in Tennessee, trying to promote action for himself, was followed to the Waffle Shop and held up at gun point, losing over 30,000. As well, Ronnie Wiseman and Shannon Daulton have been robbed of their bank rolls because some scoundral saw them in a pool room and knew they were holding.
One time, Keith won about 18 large in upstate New York. I was holding it in my purse, and when we exited the pool room, I told Keith I wanted to drive back to D.C. immediately, even though there was a snow blizzard. As well, I had work facing me back in D.C. that I had to tend to. I had a sixth sense about the pool room environment at this time, that something bad was about to happen. A player came out to the parking lot and told Keith he better not go because he would lose action forever if he did, trying to convince him to stay. I stood my ground and gave Keith an ultimatum, either you come with me now or you can stay here, but I am leaving, with or without you. Thankfully, Keith left with me, and later that night, the pool room was robbed.
I don't think it is safe to have a lot of money on your person in a pool room, especially when you are gambling.
JAM
The late Michael "Geese" Gerace was robbed at gun point and beaten horribly in a Louisiana pool room when he was on the road. There was a lot of action in progress, and some robbers came and held the whole joint up. Geese had a boodle in his sock and tried to hide it when the robbers were collecting all the cheese. When they found out, they beat Geese up so bad that he was never the same after that experience.
Of course, in recent times, Tony Watson, after flashing his bank rolls in a pool room in Tennessee, trying to promote action for himself, was followed to the Waffle Shop and held up at gun point, losing over 30,000. As well, Ronnie Wiseman and Shannon Daulton have been robbed of their bank rolls because some scoundral saw them in a pool room and knew they were holding.
One time, Keith won about 18 large in upstate New York. I was holding it in my purse, and when we exited the pool room, I told Keith I wanted to drive back to D.C. immediately, even though there was a snow blizzard. As well, I had work facing me back in D.C. that I had to tend to. I had a sixth sense about the pool room environment at this time, that something bad was about to happen. A player came out to the parking lot and told Keith he better not go because he would lose action forever if he did, trying to convince him to stay. I stood my ground and gave Keith an ultimatum, either you come with me now or you can stay here, but I am leaving, with or without you. Thankfully, Keith left with me, and later that night, the pool room was robbed.
I don't think it is safe to have a lot of money on your person in a pool room, especially when you are gambling.
JAM
I try to keep a few hundred on me. I do not carry a handgun on me anymore. I do keep one in my car. Its a automatic 5 years in the pen if someone called the police on you and they found it on you in a bar. Or anywhere that serves alcohol for that matter. FYI. Even if you have your carry permit ...IT'S 5 YEARS !!
RRfireblade said:
IMO, you should've said something like, "I do play for $, what did you want to do?".
Fatboy said:
I am right with you. I don't understand why anyone would ever stick their ATM card and PIN into anr of those 4'x2' machines in ever business. There is no accountability whatsoever with them. Use more than 1 and who the fhuk knows where your info is going.
Cashish.
JAM said:
It can often be a very dangerous situation. I've been robbed twice and it is the sickest feeling in the world. Just POOF, GONE. Staring down the barrel of a .357 ain't exactly a nice feeling either.
When we were on the road, I never told anyone where we stayed, never flashed, and never, never walk out to the car alone with the money.
We won some pretty good money a couple of times and I have gone to the pay phone and reported a fight in the bar and one time in Houston even reported a Rape. When the cops drove up in the parking lot, we high tailed it out of there.
Another trick is when you walk out, just start shaking the hood on every nice car you see. Several alrarms going off at once sound like a parking lot choir practice. It does irritate the hell out of some though.
Ran up the roll every night
I never left home with more than a few barrels in my pocket. That made life more interesting. Sometimes I had cash in my truck, sometimes not. Usually by the end of the night there was cash hidden in the truck.
Toting flash money that you don't intend to bet is silly. As others have pointed out, it is as likely to get you robbed as into action. Too, if you leave your money at home and stay away from the ATM's you can't bet money you shouldn't. In the seventies I often left home with one or two twenty dollar bills in my pocket, didn't matter if I planned to be gone a few hours or a week.
Hu
I never left home with more than a few barrels in my pocket. That made life more interesting. Sometimes I had cash in my truck, sometimes not. Usually by the end of the night there was cash hidden in the truck.
Toting flash money that you don't intend to bet is silly. As others have pointed out, it is as likely to get you robbed as into action. Too, if you leave your money at home and stay away from the ATM's you can't bet money you shouldn't. In the seventies I often left home with one or two twenty dollar bills in my pocket, didn't matter if I planned to be gone a few hours or a week.
Hu
ahhhhh . . . .
Rexactly the reason I quit carrying much cash. With too much in my pocket it was easy to get distracted from playing pool. I always played best hungry!
Hu
Hal said:
Rexactly the reason I quit carrying much cash. With too much in my pocket it was easy to get distracted from playing pool. I always played best hungry!
Hu
I get 40 dollars a week, so generally that's all I have on me. If someone wants to play for more say 10 a game 1 hole or 20 or 40 dollar sets I have plenty of avenues and a solid rep for paying people back. I wouldn't ask any of my friends to back me but I will borrow money up front before the action starts. Pre married days I used to carry....heck I can't even remember.
One thing i've heard people say about bankrolls is "carry cabage in one pocket and lettuce in another" no point in flashing 5k just to buy soda.
One thing i've heard people say about bankrolls is "carry cabage in one pocket and lettuce in another" no point in flashing 5k just to buy soda.