Jack Hines Story.

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This one's for you bern..

The year was 95 or 96.. I'm in Greenway Billiards,Baton Rouge,LA..In comes Jack Hines..fresh out the joint..looking busted and disgusted..asking for Jessie Romig(room owner) to lay the famous BITE down..Jessie couldn't be reached so being the opportunistic gambler I am..I made Jack an offer he couldn't refuse...

The deal was I book all of his action for a solid week..backing him at 60/40..I would personally cover all bets..and I would serve as his manager per se.

The only reason I did this.. is because I was headed to a big tournament in Dallas friday and I wanted to bring a player with me to increase my odds at cashing in on action..and because I've won several times backing Jack before..I figure this would be no different..boy was I wrong!!!

O.K. sooooo... Jack,Gregg and I make the drive to Dallas..and we arrive about 5 hours before the calcutta starts so I suggest we stop at the mcdonalds and eat.. then check in our rooms and rest for a couple of hours...

WRONG!!!!!!

Jack gets a call(girlfiend's cell) and all I hear is WHAT!..WHEN!..HOW MUCH!..HOW DOES HE WANT TO PLAY?..WE'RE ON OUR WAY!

Jack turns to me.. and he is grinning from ear to ear.. I said WTF IS UP WITH YOU?! jack said "you got me up here for action right..well now you got it." then he goes on to tell me that Lil Al Mason wanted to play some..and that there was a guy betting on Al ..that would go off like a rocket!.. But he's passing thru town looking for big action..and ready to gamble NOW..RIGHT NOW..he told me he thought he would be stealing in this game ..and so screw the tournament!

Well anyway,we get to the pool room(Jack's directions) and I am getting bad vibes..we're on the wrong side of town ..jack seems all too familiar with the area and the"room" looked more like a house turned club with 2 bar-boxes..very seedy looking individuals..Jack turns to me(noticing my displeasure)and say's.. relax! you seem nervous..DON'T YOU KNOW THIS PLACE?.. THIS IS WHERE ALL THE ACTION IS ..jack introduces me and gregg to the barmaid.. then asks her(loud enough for me to hear)"So where's that straight shootin' Mason at? were here to battle"..the girl says he just left to grab a bite to eat but left word to call him when you got here..so she gets on the phone..then Jack says 2 Crown&Cokes for my friends here..pats me on the shoulder says "I got the first round" ..then walks slowly away saying"gotta drain the lizard"..so he goes to the bathroom..

Big Mistake!!!

5min.10min.15min. By now I'm thinking something's up..I go to the back where the makeshift bathroom was and ......JACK WAS GONE!!!...VANISHED!!..DISAPPEARED!!..VAMOOSE!!..
We checked everywhere.. turned the place upside down..questioning the bar maid..he wasn't in the parking lot.that S.O.B.was gooooooone!

I was pi$$ed to put it nicely..later I found out ..the bar/pool room we were in was an undercover crackhouse..Jack came there,got his fix from the bar-maid(who was in on the whole thing) and escaped out of the window of the bathroom..with $500.00 of my money to boot!

Jack Hines is the lowest form of creature on earth..without a doubt!

BTW, I've watched him run 10 racks..then cue ball jumps off the table on a Gold Crown.. So I can honestly say he is the biggest waste of talent of all time!
 
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Jack Hines offered me the 8 once in Cincinnatti, around '92. I declined.

I saw Hines play Breedlove in the finals of a tourney in Louisville around the same year. Breedlove is down on the 9-ball, with Hines sitting directly in his line of sight, about 10 feet from the table. Just as Breedlove is about to pull the trigger, Hines pulls out a pack of cigarettes from his shirt pocket and tosses them under the table! I could have died laughing (though I didn't laugh out loud). Breedlove made the shot, but Hines won the tournament.

I've got a great Accu-Stats tape with Hines vs. Earl in the finals of the Akron Open from '88. Hines is on the hill at 10-8, and plays a lock-up safety putting Earl behind the 8 ball, with the 7 down table. Earl kicks three cushions and cuts the 7 all the way back up table into the corner pocket, and runs out. Earl won 11-10.

I'd love to hear more Hines stories. If anyone thinks Earl is bad and doesn't know Jack Hines, it's not even close.
 
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> I saw Jack get led out of the building by Akron PD once at a tournament at the same room that the Akron Open used to be held at. He had ball in hand,and dropped the cue ball,disturbing the layout. His opponent called foul,the ref agreed,and it wasn't long before the law had to intervene. This is NOT the only time I've seen him act a fool and get arrested in a pool room. Honestly,he probably looks at it as a free meal and a warm place to sleep. I think he LIKES jail. How anyone has allowed to him to live this long is beyond me. He IS however,a MONSTER player,literally capable of doing anything he wants on any table. His problem is that it makes him much happier to steal your last 10 bucks and sell your car while you are asleep,while annoying everyone within 100 feet if at all possible. Tommy D.
 
Tommy-D said:
> I saw Jack get led out of the building by Akron PD once at a tournament at the same room that the Akron Open used to be held at. He had ball in hand,and dropped the cue ball,disturbing the layout. His opponent called foul,the ref agreed,and it wasn't long before the law had to intervene. This is NOT the only time I've seen him act a fool and get arrested in a pool room. Honestly,he probably looks at it as a free meal and a warm place to sleep. I think he LIKES jail. How anyone has allowed to him to live this long is beyond me. He IS however,a MONSTER player,literally capable of doing anything he wants on any table. His problem is that it makes him much happier to steal your last 10 bucks and sell your car while you are asleep,while annoying everyone within 100 feet if at all possible. Tommy D.
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I wish that some one can coordinate to have a convention of victims of Jack Hines and get stories from every body and write a book about it.I was never been his victim as I do not fall for his kind of trickery.But I was envious of him one time-Many years ago I ran into a girl in Toledo, Ohio during my brief visit and I liked her. I wanted to ask her out next time I run into her.Few years later I ran into her some where on the road but she was with jack hines and she looked like she was stoned on some thing.
 
Jack Hines = strung out crack whore...the only times I can recall is him being kicked out of the Inaugural Cleveland 10-ball classic...I didn't witness what happened but it was something between Buddy Hall and him...I pass him in the hall of the hotel and he walks past me doesn't say a thing just heads out the door and that's was the last time I ever saw him again...
 
john schmidt said:
could someone please post a recent or any picture of him so i know what im dealing with if i ever come across him.thanks john schmidt
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John,

If I had to guess, I'd say you don't have to worry about Jack. He most probably knows what you look like, and after a few years on crack, I doubt he's in any kind of shape to be wanting to play champions.

Russ
 
john schmidt said:
could someone please post a recent or any picture of him so i know what im dealing with if i ever come across him.thanks john schmidt
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Tremendous player in his short prime.
 
I saw him play a couple of times. The last time was a few years ago in Ft. Wayne In. He was playing in an 8-ball tournament and it was a really tough field. He was playing Troy Frank and I'm not sure what started it, but next thing I know he was telling Troy he was taking him to the parking lot to fight. I never seen anything out of Troy in all the years I've known him to make me believe he did something to cause the problem. Jack was right on the edge of getting kicked out of the tournament.
 
john schmidt said:
could someone please post a recent or any picture of him so i know what im dealing with if i ever come across him.thanks john schmidt
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John,

I know your game and I know jack Hines`s game.He CAN`T beat you on the pool table in 9 ball, one pocket and ofcourse I don`t have to mention 14.1.But in the parking lot he can hurt you.He may be 1-1 1/2 inches taller than you and his build is similar to yours wth the exception of his legs are little longer than yours.When required he can dress him self like a gentle man and his choice of clothing and groming is similar to yours.He can be charming if need arises.He was very nice to me ( not because I have a bad reputation as Parking lot Pugilista) and he never insulted me at a time when he was insulting everybody in his sight.
 
Not trying to spread rumors- as if it would destroy his image-but isn't he in jail getting caught robbing car wash bill changers?

A story about Jackfrom the early 90's- my dad used to be a pretty decent player running with a legendary gambler around these parts named Jack Ewing. At the Lexington all stars one year my dad and Jack E. were there and ran into Jack hines. Jack H. was playing top pool and was up a ton. Dad and Jack Ewing left for the and returning the next night found Jack hines broke, hungry, and willing to do about anything for 20 dollars. His girl had left him when he went broke. Some people reply when I tell them this that is just pool players in general. I have to disagree. There are some smart ones who save enough to fight the next day.
 
He was in Click in arlington on saturday, trying to scare up some action. Fat Ralph was there & didn't jump up to play him, so i know i didn't have a chance.
 
when Jack Hynes decided to make Akron his home base in the early 90's I was one of the first to know who he was. I seen him rob Dan Tater (sp)? in Columbus. I took him everywhere let him in my home fed him and tried to make him a better person. In 8 months stole my car stereo, pawned my cue, and dumped me twice once against Charlie Brinson giving up the 7ball, and once against Mark Jarvis. He was the only guy ever banned for life from John McChesny (sp)? 9ball tour. The last time I saw Jack I had to knock him out in Starchers parking lot circa 1994. I am curious as to what he looks like now, and how he is playing. The picture posted is from around 1988.
 
i never saw this guy before, i was in california and vegas in every pool possible and never heard his name from what i have heard(here) he reminds me of a few people in Vegas, i didnt miss much. did he ever come to rthe west coast.

the pic is cool, even if he is a bad guy, i like the pic
 
asn130 said:
He was in Click in arlington on saturday, trying to scare up some action. Fat Ralph was there & didn't jump up to play him, so i know i didn't have a chance.
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I had heard he was back around Dallas and looking real bad.

I sure hope Ralph doesn't fall on him.?!?!
 
Fatboy said:
i never saw this guy before, i was in california and vegas in every pool possible and never heard his name from what i have heard(here) he reminds me of a few people in Vegas, i didnt miss much. did he ever come to rthe west coast.

the pic is cool, even if he is a bad guy, i like the pic
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We did the Arizona, Nevada, New Mexixo, Texas swing for about three weeks in 94 he never lost in three weeks. He was beating everyone. The only known player that sticks out was beating the lizard for two sets
 
Thanks for the stories Playboy and everyone else, it is sad to here what a slimeball Jack was/is, but his stroke in the video (1988 Ohio State Championship) was poetry in motion if Earl doesn't fluke that ball he would have got drilled in my opinion.

Bern
 
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