I lost $100, he didn't pay my time...

No alcohol was involved...

But the fact that you came here & admited this, makes me think your actually a pretty nice guy that had a bad day... lost some cash and didn't handle it well.
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I think this is exactly what happened. I am a nice guy, but definately didn't handle losing very well. I guess that's what makes me dedicated to this sport.

As far as being upset about the $18, it wasn't so much that, as it was I had felt I was already being kicked while I was down. $100 was a lot of money, the $18 isn't that much more, but I felt somehow cheated. Like I said, kicked while down. That's all I can say about it. Another life lesson learned in the pool hall... Like almost every other life lesson I've had, as I have spent most of my time there most of my life...
 
I guess the lesson here is not to treat your opponent with so much disrespect. At least you now know the boundaries of the winner-pays-table-time rule.

Clark_the_Shark said:
No alcohol was involved...

I think this is exactly what happened. I am a nice guy, but definately didn't handle losing very well. I guess that's what makes me dedicated to this sport.

As far as being upset about the $18, it wasn't so much that, as it was I had felt I was already being kicked while I was down. $100 was a lot of money, the $18 isn't that much more, but I felt somehow cheated. Like I said, kicked while down. That's all I can say about it. Another life lesson learned in the pool hall... Like almost every other life lesson I've had, as I have spent most of my time there most of my life...
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Doesn't sound like good action to me. Stay out of each other's way. On a different note I'm impressed you can get $20 cheap races going at all. Pool is meant to be enjoyed, it's a labor of love. If you dont have fun playing the guy you shouldnt play him. Also too much table talk always goes south its better to say as few words as possible during a match. JMO
 
Clark_the_Shark said:
So, to begin, it's customary in our pool hall that if you win say anything over $10-$20 you pay the other guy's time. Unless of course you have been playing for 5 hours to win the $20 bucks. Then it's understood that the amount of time would be too much, and so we would each pay our own.

So, Friday night I start playing a known regular at my hall, races to 5 for $20. We go back and forth for 2-3 races, and in the course of the next 4-5 hours, he beats me 6 races in a row, and ends up the winner of $100 from my pocket. Time ended up being $18.10 each.

We go to pay the time and he's like... "I'm not paying your time, you treated me like a Ni**er." I was like "Whoa, hold up here... I'm not allowed to get upset for loosing $100 to you? Which I was visibly upset during the race because I couldn't win, and I did/said a couple of things which I will describe below. But I've never seen anyone upset after winning $100 from me before.

So here are the couple of things I remember that I did (over the course of 5 hours). Mind you, I hadn't won a single race after the second one or so, so I was getting beat pretty badly.

Number 1... (and admittedly probably the worst) I tried jumping a ball and the CB jumped off the table. I picked up the ball and went to hand it to him, but before his hand got to the ball, I dropped it on the floor again. On purpose, but only because I've seen him do this to someone else before. It rolled around, but then I picked it back up off the floor and placed it back on the table near him and went back to my seat. Yes, I took my frustration out on him for beating me so bad. But I did re-pickup the ball and put it back on the table.

Number two... I had been sitting in my seat for a while, while he ran a rack or two, and when he finally missed... I said "Thank God!" and finished up the rack.

Number three... Last race, I'm down $80, he's on the hill to my 3 games and he rattles the 8 ball. He turns to me and bi**hes that "How many times am I gonna do that in that pocket?" Which was the final bi**h of a long string of them after he had missed balls earlier. I said "Tell it to someone who cares." And he said "Go f*ck yourself".

And that's about all I can remember that went on during the match. When we both were in the bathroom at the same time during the match, we talked cordially. I said, "This isn't a beating, is a massacre." He said, "Yeah, we both can't be in dead stroke at the same time." And we went about playing.

Now, maybe I wasn't the nicest guy, but I don't think it should really matter. If you're a jerk and I'm taking your money, you can be a jerk all night, so long as I'm winning. Now if I'm losing and you're being a jerk, that's a different story. I was so upset I couldn't sleep at all that night, like 3 hours tops, and the next two days I was seriously depressed. Not only because of losing near $120, but the down right "spit-in-my-face" I got at the counter.

What do you guys think?
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You sound like a real piece of sh!t to play with. You also sound like you are nuts if you got so depressed over losing your $100. I suggest you do your self a favor and give up the game.
 
Clark_the_Shark said:
No alcohol was involved...

I think this is exactly what happened. I am a nice guy, but definately didn't handle losing very well. I guess that's what makes me dedicated to this sport.

As far as being upset about the $18, it wasn't so much that, as it was I had felt I was already being kicked while I was down. $100 was a lot of money, the $18 isn't that much more, but I felt somehow cheated. Like I said, kicked while down. That's all I can say about it. Another life lesson learned in the pool hall... Like almost every other life lesson I've had, as I have spent most of my time there most of my life...
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I see no evidence you learned any lesson at all. You were the kicker, not the kickee.

Your behavior wasn't just bad; it was outrageous. You act as if you get some sort of pass on even the lowest level of respect for your opponent because you were losing. You just don't get it.
 
Looks like your name is fitting even though it didn't work.

Sorry man but I wouldn't give you the time of day if you acted this way.

To add: Whether you want to admit it or not, this is a peek into who you are. I have been beat worse than this and NEVER would think to do anything as disrespectful as you did. You should not gamble, period.
 
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macguy said:
You sound like a real piece of sh!t to play with. You also sound like you are nuts if you got so depressed over losing your $100. I suggest you do your self a favor and give up the game.
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I wonder if he came here looking for sympathy?
 
mikepage said:
I see no evidence you learned any lesson at all. You were the kicker, not the kickee.

Your behavior wasn't just bad; it was outrageous. You act as if you get some sort of pass on even the lowest level of respect for your opponent because you were losing. You just don't get it.
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C'mon man... I said "felt" and "had been cheated" as in the past tense... I was describing why I was upset at the time. That doesn't signal lesson not learned... why do you think I'm on here talking about it? I get it.
 
Clark_the_Shark said:
C'mon man... I said "felt" and "had been cheated" as in the past tense... I was describing why I was upset at the time. That doesn't signal lesson not learned... why do you think I'm on here talking about it? I get it.
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You followed those with "another life lesson learned in the pool hall," which I interpreted to mean you still think you were cheated or kicked while down.

I'm sorry if I misunderstood your post.

What lesson is it you learned?
 
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