Hi all, I almost forgot to tell of my recent Shark Attack! I was playing this guy for 50 a game, I won the first two games. Then he said, how about 100 a game? I won one more game. Then he said how about 500 a game? I said ok and he cleaned my clock! Oh well, lesson learned!
I Wuz Sharked
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Not the definition of 'sharked' in my book. Hustled maybe?
Anyways what was the game? 1P? 9ball? 8ball?
Only game I can see where this might be true is 1P, cause any other game is too much chance to give that kinda money back. Havent ya heard about never giving it back any faster than it took to get it?
Anyways what was the game? 1P? 9ball? 8ball?
Only game I can see where this might be true is 1P, cause any other game is too much chance to give that kinda money back. Havent ya heard about never giving it back any faster than it took to get it?
Yep Perk, it was one pocket and I was feeling real cocky and got suckered! But I did learn not to do that again!
Cutshot, if it's any consolation, there have been many in the annals of pool that spent more money than you learnng that lesson.
FYI, sharking, used in the familiar sense, means behaving in a way that detracts from your opponent's ability to concentrate. The most common ways of sharking are moving and/or talking while your opponent shoots.
FYI, sharking, used in the familiar sense, means behaving in a way that detracts from your opponent's ability to concentrate. The most common ways of sharking are moving and/or talking while your opponent shoots.
azbicyclis85376
Banned
cut shot said:
Appears the guy took you for 300, and we are talking $300.00 ?????
Just the thought of that causes me PIAN, even 300 Pennies causes me some pain. 
There's this Pro pool player in our city who boldly and regularily spots A players the 6,7,8,and 9 while gambling.He lost 4 or 5, $50 and $100 sets in a row and was down $350.
He tells the A player, how about one last set for $500 and this Phillipino A player who lives for such moments just couldn't resist.The pro wipes him 9-2 and walks out of the pool room with $150.
To me this was poor gambling by the A player.He wins 4 or 5 sets and then gives it all back plus $150 more in one measly set.I think if he would have played one final set for $350 (or less) that, that would have been a much smarter option.Either he wins $700 or goes home even.I can never understand people who throw it all away in one set.RJ
He tells the A player, how about one last set for $500 and this Phillipino A player who lives for such moments just couldn't resist.The pro wipes him 9-2 and walks out of the pool room with $150.
To me this was poor gambling by the A player.He wins 4 or 5 sets and then gives it all back plus $150 more in one measly set.I think if he would have played one final set for $350 (or less) that, that would have been a much smarter option.Either he wins $700 or goes home even.I can never understand people who throw it all away in one set.RJ
I don't understand. How come people raise bets after each win ? Don't you like your money ? Why win several games/sets and give your opponent a chance to win all back and maybe some extra with a single game/set ? I think more sets won, more money. If I play for money, I might double or triple the stake when I'm winning but never going for more than triplefolding the original stake. If you want to play with big stakes, start with big stakes. If you started a session with low stakes and you're winning, take his money and set up a new meeting with big stakes involved.
recoveryjones said:
Who wants to finish up even?
I either like to win, or know for sure I've been beat.
azbicyclis85376
Banned
In this day and age when life is CHEAP, How many times I ask after one of the Hustling things, do acquisitions fly of being Cheater, or. Hustled. Then Fists Fly, or Worst. Weapons come out, and someone gets hurt real bad, or killed. That is why I do not play for serious money. Serious money is over$.25/Game
drivermaker
Banned
recoveryjones said:
I can understand it...ego and a false sense of security and invincibility. Exactly what a real pro pool player gambler/hustler is trying to build up in his mark, and usually does. Setting the game, knowing the odds, and understanding what you and the other player are capable of doing is what gambling, or I should say hustling is all about. Everyone is fixated on how to shoot without ever missing a ball, but if you're going to play for big money, you gotta learn how to gamble. It is an art and a game unto itself. Where are two of the best in the business when we need them...Grady and Keith?
Seems pretty simple to me. It would make me real suspicious if I beat someone and they wanted to raise the bet. I'd have to wonder why they would want to do that. I'd quit....right then and there. I mean I'd quit immediately after they asked to raise the bet. Game over. I'm taking my winnings and going home.
It is called gambling, and the object is to get all of the other person's gambling coupons. In the example you mention sounds like the guy took a shot at winning $850, while in the last set, he could only lose $150. Doesn't sound all bad to me.
IMO, it is the 'Pro' who made the bad move here. I don't agree with letting other people get a head start. They quit ahead or quit even more often than they jack it up...
-piga
IMO, it is the 'Pro' who made the bad move here. I don't agree with letting other people get a head start. They quit ahead or quit even more often than they jack it up...
-piga
recoveryjones said:
I remember one night, two guys were playing for $5 a game and one of them was up $70. The lady working behind the counter told them she would be closing in about 30 minutes. The guy stuck wanted to up the bet so he would have a chance to win his money back but the guy ahead said, "No. We started at $5 a game and that's what we're going to continue to play for." With that, the guy that was stuck broke his cue and left the place. The owner of the ph put the broken cue on a plaque and hung it up near the entrance of the pool hall. Very funny stuff!!
I agree with the poster that said you never give the money back faster than you earned it. Raise the bet only when you're sufficiently ahead so that it will take them at least three sessions to get even.
I agree with the poster that said you never give the money back faster than you earned it. Raise the bet only when you're sufficiently ahead so that it will take them at least three sessions to get even.
Rickw said:
One had better remember that when "his" money is in YOUR pocket, it is no longer "his," it is YOURS. You are NOT---repeat, NOT--- "playing on HIS money."
I don't think about how much I'm up/down; I simply consider how much of MY money that I have in MY pocket and what would be an intelligent amount to consider betting.
Walking out, as another said, is sometimes the most rational (and most sastifying) action.
Jeff Livingston
So this is why the opponent doesn't like it when I positively let him know right from the start, that no matter who is ahead (especially if I'm ahead), once the bet size is establish, it will not change.
What do you think about me feeling obligated to tell them this? After all, if they have in mind losing a few to raise the bet later, they are not telling me that.
What do you think about me feeling obligated to tell them this? After all, if they have in mind losing a few to raise the bet later, they are not telling me that.
