Is it better to post up money in a match, or play out of your pocket?

[tommyceilings]

This is just my opinion, but you can't go back and do that saying remember when you didn't pay me. You step up and be honorable and pay him and keep your honor. Now you lose honor by not paying him regardless of if he remembers not paying you. If you were in Valley Forge playing a set and you won for 300, the set was over then you say 300 please, if no one produces it, you follow them to their room or car and hold something of theirs to cover that loss. I'm disappointed in you Gene you've been around long enough to know this.

It's like the usual pool hall banter, someone who loses a set to you says go collect from the guy over there who just lost to me. The guy over there is Bald mike, you know bald mike (the cook) well bald mike, lost some money off of glass joe, who owes another person across town on the "L" but you can't catch the "L" East cause it don't run after 9 so you'll have to just wait and get it another day.

When I play with players that I know well I never posted up.

Strangers are different. In fact if it's a large amount the money needs to be put where nobody can steal it.

I know of about 20 matches where the money disappeared. Flat out just taking it and running or robbed at gunpoint or just flat out gone.

Some players you know just don't have the money and you need to post up all the time for any amount. Most of us know these guys where we live.

I had a few players over the years that we just paid each other by check. These were players I played alot.

Years back you just expected it to happen. If you were playing and beat a guy out of 3 or 4 sets, let's say we were playing for $500 a set you almost expected to get air barreled on the last set.

Of course this only happened if you did post up.

I played a well known player about 2 years ago at Valley Forge. I beat him out of about 1500.

He came to my home town and played me and beat me back out of about 900 for 300 a set.

When we played at valley forge he stiffed me out of about 300 so the last set we played in my home town i brought up the 300 from valley forge. He said he didn't remember. Plus he had a backer that came with him to my home town.

I flat out told him that I didn't care if he didn't remember, I did. His backer got a little huffy but I just told him to work it out with his horse. I told him I would feel like a fool if I paid the last set. All we're doing is getting square.

The player did finally remember because he quit trying to deny it real soon.

What's right is right.

Now maybe I shouldn't have played him because he owed me the money but i thought I would win again for the 4th time in 3 years. But if I did lose I had the $300 credit. That's why i played for $300.

Next time we play we will post up and there will be a next time.

It all works out.

 

[whatsupsport]

Post or out of pocket

Post, Post, Post.

I insist everyone post, except for my friends. (Period)

However, If I were to get burned by a friend, I just lost a friend. Forever, no I am sorry, oops I made a mistake. (Save that crap for your mama, goodbye.) I wouldn't even let my children get away with burning me.

When it comes to the cash I don't play.

 

[Lock N Load]

Very good input!

Post, Post, Post.

I insist everyone post, except for my friends. (Period)

However, If I were to get burned by a friend, I just lost a friend. Forever, no I am sorry, oops I made a mistake. (Save that crap for your mama, goodbye.) I wouldn't even let my children get away with burning me.

When it comes to the cash I don't play.

Post! Is what you said! Thanks.
Regards,
Lock N Load.