It's been over 5 yrs since Larry Passed away, any good Larry stories?
Larry "Lizard" Lisciotti
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Buy Jay's book... Pool Wars... iirc, there's a story or two in there re Larry.
I'm sure that Jay will be along before too long.
He tried to sell me fake gold. I was buying and selling gold at the time in the early 80's. I can't believe he thought he could fool me. I have to tell you though, the stuff was so heavily plated it wound pass a scratch and acid test. I knew a number of buyers who he fooled. The problem was though, he only had one style bracelet and it was not long before they saw it coming a mile away. He hustled a lot of them in bars though to suckers who thought they were ripping "HIM" off. Like they say, you can't cheat an honest man.
thanks macguy,
since the plating was so think that it would pass a acid test,not a bad hustle
since the plating was so think that it would pass a acid test,not a bad hustle
howdihitit...Why do you call him "lizard"? His nickname was "Oil Can". Lizard was another player, whose last name was Smith.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Also was known as the Prince of Pool before Corey was even born...
Larry was one of the best money players. Back in the 80's he played a great straight poolplayer named Richard Reggie for 2 k the score was 834 to 160 in a 1000 point match Larry would run over a 100 on every shot till he won the match. Afterwards he offered a 100 point spot for 5k no game was played.He played every game great .
mongoose-
Banned
What a character he was. I remember going down to Chelmsford in the mid 80's to what was then the All About Pool Tour. I think I was about 17 or 18.. went down with an older friend of mine from up here in Maine. He came through the door around noon drunk as a skunk. I ended up having to play him very first thing. We was tied up at 2/2. That was the last I shot... he ran the next 7 racks & never stopped talking through the entire run lol. It was a humbling experience to say the least. I always loved to watch him play. May he RIP.
Scott - The last I heard the Lizzard is still alive and kickin'... unless you know sumptin' that I don't.
Larry had me "join" him at Resorts one year to talk about the state of pool. We had our "meeting" at a Blackjack table, where I watched him bet anywhere from one to five hundred a hand. Larry was drinking, talking and betting all at the same time. He would occasionally hold up the game while he made a point to me, mostly in a language I didn't understand. The dealer would often have to ask Larry if he wanted to bet the next hand because he was so busy with our conversation. I was doing my best to comprehend what he was saying but only about one out of three words would register. Larry's speech was seriously slurred and garbled but that didn't stop him from talking a mile a minute.
Meanwhile he was killing the Blackjack game, winning hand after hand, and sprinkling his conversation with timely "yeah babies" and "that's right" whenever he won a hand. Remember he was not always paying attention when it was time to bet, but when he won he knew exactly what was going on. He caught the dealer mis-paying him for a Blackjack and Larry gave him a raft of sh-t for that. Larry always "knew" the score, drunk or not. Finally the pit boss came over to talk to Larry, and ask him not to be abusive to the dealer and try to speed up his play because other people were waiting behind him.
Larry unloaded on this poor guy, telling him to get a dealer that knew what he was doing. He said that he met better cheats in the poolroom every day. And if they wanted to gamble with him they could come to his poolroom and he would deal to them and pay double on Blackjack. The floor man had no idea what to say now. Larry gathered up his huge stack of chips that were spread all over the place, and said let's get the F out of here. As he walks away, he looks back and hits 'em with this parting shot, "No stinkin' $2,000 limit either!"
I had to laugh at that remark. Even the floor man got a little chuckle out of it. Larry had won over three thousand while I sat there with him, listening to who knows what. He was one funny guy and a helluva gambler.
Meanwhile he was killing the Blackjack game, winning hand after hand, and sprinkling his conversation with timely "yeah babies" and "that's right" whenever he won a hand. Remember he was not always paying attention when it was time to bet, but when he won he knew exactly what was going on. He caught the dealer mis-paying him for a Blackjack and Larry gave him a raft of sh-t for that. Larry always "knew" the score, drunk or not. Finally the pit boss came over to talk to Larry, and ask him not to be abusive to the dealer and try to speed up his play because other people were waiting behind him.
Larry unloaded on this poor guy, telling him to get a dealer that knew what he was doing. He said that he met better cheats in the poolroom every day. And if they wanted to gamble with him they could come to his poolroom and he would deal to them and pay double on Blackjack. The floor man had no idea what to say now. Larry gathered up his huge stack of chips that were spread all over the place, and said let's get the F out of here. As he walks away, he looks back and hits 'em with this parting shot, "No stinkin' $2,000 limit either!"
I had to laugh at that remark. Even the floor man got a little chuckle out of it. Larry had won over three thousand while I sat there with him, listening to who knows what. He was one funny guy and a helluva gambler.
Remembering the Dugout and Larry Lisciotti
http://www.laudizen.com/gathered/dugout_and_lisciotti.htm
Nice read....
http://www.laudizen.com/gathered/dugout_and_lisciotti.htm
Joe T
New member
When i was first starting out Larry walked into a room in Mass and my friend said hey that's Larry Liscotti and I said yeah who's that? To which he replied a former world champion, boom B line right to him and asked if had time for a quick lesson? He was unprepared for that but made do by showing me how the pocket accepts a draw shot better than a follow shot and why. That came at a perfect time because that and a couple of other things he said pointed me in the right direction.
He was amazing, he could be too drunk to move his beads above the table but bend over on the balls below and get out with ease.
When the doctor gave him 6 months to live Larry said I'll take the over.
I'll call a friend and get a good one for us, sure he's got a few.
He was amazing, he could be too drunk to move his beads above the table but bend over on the balls below and get out with ease.
When the doctor gave him 6 months to live Larry said I'll take the over.
I'll call a friend and get a good one for us, sure he's got a few.
Playboy magazine
Playboy had an interview with Him"
I recall part of the article,
he was playing and Winning at a Bar,
and sensed that He might not get out of there"
He went to the bar , ordered a drink and leaned His cue against the bar,
went to the mens room and climbed out of the window" :grin-square:
Playboy had an interview with Him"
I recall part of the article,
he was playing and Winning at a Bar,
and sensed that He might not get out of there"
He went to the bar , ordered a drink and leaned His cue against the bar,
went to the mens room and climbed out of the window" :grin-square:
Larry Lisciotti
Larry Lisciotti Pics Courtesy of AzBilliards.com and OnePocket.org
Larry Lisciotti Pics Courtesy of AzBilliards.com and OnePocket.org
Larry Lisciotti Pics Courtesy of AzBilliards.com and OnePocket.org
Larry Lisciotti Pics Courtesy of AzBilliards.com and OnePocket.org
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Those are some pimped out pants!
Had a doozey of a first experience with Larry...
Great pictures Dana...
I had met Larry a few times in the late 90's, but I had never seen the Larry Lisciotti show until a few years later at the 2003 Joss Tour Finale in Chelmsford, MA. I had joined the military in early 1999, and hadn't really played pool back east for a few years. But I took some leave that spring with the intention of playing in the first event of a double main event being held over 9 days. So I showed up to the event, made it further than I would have thought, and sat back afterwards to watch the action. For me this was a great event. It was the first time I had seen Johnny Archer play, as well as John Schmidt, (he didn't play in the tournament, was only there for action), Evgeny Stalev, Earl Strickland, Rodney Morris, Keith McCready, and a host of other top players. Of course, I was just walking around soaking everything up. On Tuesday, there was a little 14.1 tournament. While this was going on, John Schmidt and Larry matched up. John ended up winning, but not without Larry getting a little agitated and starting his show. Always talking, always drinking, always looking for that edge. After the match ended, Keith McCready came up and they started talking. Apparently, Stalev was going to offer Larry 9-7 in full rack bank pool, 1k a set. Larry almost ran to the table to play. He ended up 2 sets loser and stopped, as Stalev would not come off with any more weight. Of course, with Larry, this came with the what I know now is the obligatory verbal raping. It didn't much effect Stalev, because he matched up with Keith right afterwards giving, I believe, the same weight. I also think the stakes were doubled. Before you knew it, it became the Larry and Keither show. One would feed off of the other. Communist jabs, jokes about Keith's opponent almost no subject was taboo for Larry. He was egging Keith on as well to get into it, quoting "The Color of Money" to him, which of course, started the Keither with the Ether show. Everyone around the room was absolutely HOWLING with laughter by the end of the 2nd set.
Later that week, I saw Larry saunter up to the bar to order a drink. Some brash college age kid he bumped into on accident gave him a dirty look. Larry of course came back with a wise ass remark which pissed the kid off even more. All of a sudden, Larry just turned it around on him and had the kid ready to bet his whole bankroll, all $150, that Larry could not get his mostly empty bottle of beer to stick to the wall. Money was posted up with the barback, and Larry leisurely walked over to the closest wall, took a final swig from his beer, rubbed the bottle twice on the wall and walked away, the beer bottle firmly stuck to the wall where he left it. As he walked away, I heard him mutter to someone, "Always a sucker in the crowd". He collected his beer first, then his money, and walked back to see if he could get some action on some of the remaining tournament games.
I'll never forget that weekend...what an introduction into some top class pool.
Great pictures Dana...
I had met Larry a few times in the late 90's, but I had never seen the Larry Lisciotti show until a few years later at the 2003 Joss Tour Finale in Chelmsford, MA. I had joined the military in early 1999, and hadn't really played pool back east for a few years. But I took some leave that spring with the intention of playing in the first event of a double main event being held over 9 days. So I showed up to the event, made it further than I would have thought, and sat back afterwards to watch the action. For me this was a great event. It was the first time I had seen Johnny Archer play, as well as John Schmidt, (he didn't play in the tournament, was only there for action), Evgeny Stalev, Earl Strickland, Rodney Morris, Keith McCready, and a host of other top players. Of course, I was just walking around soaking everything up. On Tuesday, there was a little 14.1 tournament. While this was going on, John Schmidt and Larry matched up. John ended up winning, but not without Larry getting a little agitated and starting his show. Always talking, always drinking, always looking for that edge. After the match ended, Keith McCready came up and they started talking. Apparently, Stalev was going to offer Larry 9-7 in full rack bank pool, 1k a set. Larry almost ran to the table to play. He ended up 2 sets loser and stopped, as Stalev would not come off with any more weight. Of course, with Larry, this came with the what I know now is the obligatory verbal raping. It didn't much effect Stalev, because he matched up with Keith right afterwards giving, I believe, the same weight. I also think the stakes were doubled. Before you knew it, it became the Larry and Keither show. One would feed off of the other. Communist jabs, jokes about Keith's opponent almost no subject was taboo for Larry. He was egging Keith on as well to get into it, quoting "The Color of Money" to him, which of course, started the Keither with the Ether show. Everyone around the room was absolutely HOWLING with laughter by the end of the 2nd set.
Later that week, I saw Larry saunter up to the bar to order a drink. Some brash college age kid he bumped into on accident gave him a dirty look. Larry of course came back with a wise ass remark which pissed the kid off even more. All of a sudden, Larry just turned it around on him and had the kid ready to bet his whole bankroll, all $150, that Larry could not get his mostly empty bottle of beer to stick to the wall. Money was posted up with the barback, and Larry leisurely walked over to the closest wall, took a final swig from his beer, rubbed the bottle twice on the wall and walked away, the beer bottle firmly stuck to the wall where he left it. As he walked away, I heard him mutter to someone, "Always a sucker in the crowd". He collected his beer first, then his money, and walked back to see if he could get some action on some of the remaining tournament games.
I'll never forget that weekend...what an introduction into some top class pool.
mongoose-
Banned
Liscotti Memorial this month
His memorial tourney is this month. I think that is an annual event now if I remember right.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?p=1761322#post1761322
His memorial tourney is this month. I think that is an annual event now if I remember right.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?p=1761322#post1761322
dave...Nope, I just wanted the OP to know that Lizzard was a different player. I've never heard of Liscotti referred to that way. I didn't mean that Lizzard was no longer with us!
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com