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I play in a room in Albany New York and I am sad to say that the players there refuse to match up when a "A" player or road player hits the room.
When a good player walks in the room you may as well conduct a "fire drill" and I have never seen anything like it. Supposedly good players simply say that hey the guy plays to good no matter what the spot! Have you ever heard of anything like that? I mean I know when a new player hits the room everyone wants to try to gauge his game and speed but what's the deal they aren't going to play anyway. These guys won't play anybody but the room players and even then they have to have the "dead" nuts to play even then. Tragedy in Albany!
 
There is a simple solution. Why don't YOU step up and play the new guys off the street? Show the other fellas how it is done.
 
bankshots said:
I play in a room in Albany New York and I am sad to say that the players there refuse to match up when a "A" player or road player hits the room.
When a good player walks in the room you may as well conduct a "fire drill" and I have never seen anything like it. Supposedly good players simply say that hey the guy plays to good no matter what the spot! Have you ever heard of anything like that? I mean I know when a new player hits the room everyone wants to try to gauge his game and speed but what's the deal they aren't going to play anyway. These guys won't play anybody but the room players and even then they have to have the "dead" nuts to play even then. Tragedy in Albany!
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I had sort of the opposite thing happen to me. I went to the hall on tuesday and one of the waitresses had a new boyfriend whom she brought in there. Well I'm practicing for a good 30 minutes and then she comes over to me and asks, "Can my boyfriend play with you? He needs the practice."

And int eh back he's shaking his head no. LOL I just laughed and said he could come practice if he wanted but he just sat near me and watched me practice. I'm not even that good but he was scared off by the fact that I played league there.

Moral of the Story: The new guy aint nothing till he drops his 8 and 9's. :D
 
bankshots said:
I play in a room in Albany New York and I am sad to say that the players there refuse to match up when a "A" player or road player hits the room.
When a good player walks in the room you may as well conduct a "fire drill" and I have never seen anything like it. Supposedly good players simply say that hey the guy plays to good no matter what the spot! Have you ever heard of anything like that? I mean I know when a new player hits the room everyone wants to try to gauge his game and speed but what's the deal they aren't going to play anyway. These guys won't play anybody but the room players and even then they have to have the "dead" nuts to play even then. Tragedy in Albany!
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This is a terrible situation and it seems to be growing. Nobody wants to play anymore. Everybody just wants to do is steal. I guess the entire world is just trying to be a hustler. There's no shame in matching up and losing. How can you ever improve if the only games you play are the easiest games to win? It just doesn't make sense. Losing a hundred bucks never killed anyone. And usually that's all these roadies are looking for, just a few sets for a bill or so. Or are people just that tight with their money? It's not like we're gambling away our lives right? Maybe it's just me but isn't that why we play the game? The thrill of competition? A lot of times the guys I play even with will ask for weight. If you're that desperate to pay your tab, let me know and I'll help you out, but don't try to pull some half-ass hustle on me. I just can't respect that. Whenever a new face comes into town, I try to be the first guy to play him. And if I lose, no big deal, I call some better players to come down and play. I love playing people I've never seen before. It's the only way I can gauge myself with the rest of the world without going anywhere. BTW, if you guys ever come to colorado springs, look me up and I'll find you a good game.
 
I did play him!

I did play him some one pocket 10-7 and lost 200 and I was told I was a fool for even playing him. Well my response is I'll play him again only next time I'll play 10-6 with the breaks for 20. or fifty a rack. My belief is you can match up with anybody. I played Scott Frost 10-5, Efren 10-4, I will find a matchup and win my share. At some point you have to find out what you have.
 
Drew you are what they call a Radar gun. :cool: You like to check the speed of the guys driving through for your homeboys.;)
 
bankshots said:
I did play him some one pocket 10-7 and lost 200 and I was told I was a fool for even playing him. Well my response is I'll play him again only next time I'll play 10-6 with the breaks for 20. or fifty a rack. My belief is you can match up with anybody. I played Scott Frost 10-5, Efren 10-4, I will find a matchup and win my share. At some point you have to find out what you have.
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Good job:)
 
Bankshots, i'm a 9ball player but i have recently been introduced to the delights of one - hole. Some intricacies still have to be explained to me. Namely how the numbers 10-7 fit into a rack of one-pocket. I've gotta learn this stuff sometime so excuse me for a dumb question .
 
You know you're in San Antonio when you start a conversation with any pool player and the first thing that comes out of their mouth is "Well, I need weight..............!"

There are two players in the entire city of San Antonio (million plus people)who will step up and take a shot at an unknown player when they hit town.

I've said it before and will say it again. The rest of the town wouldn't play their grandmother even unless she promised not to get out of her wheelchair during the match.

It's hilarious to watch two guys woofing at each other for a one pocket match when both players want 10-6 from each other.

I think the term "mortal lock" originated in this town.

There is one young player in town that's starting to show some heart when it comes to gambling. Plays mostly cheap sets but that's where we all started.

Maybe there is some hope.
 
12310bch said:
Bankshots, i'm a 9ball player but i have recently been introduced to the delights of one - hole. Some intricacies still have to be explained to me. Namely how the numbers 10-7 fit into a rack of one-pocket. I've gotta learn this stuff sometime so excuse me for a dumb question .
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I'm not sure whether you are asking what 10-7 means, or how it works ball wise. 10-7 means that the stronger player has to make 10 balls, while the weaker player only has to make 7. Due to the fact that there are only 15 balls, the player going to 10 would start the game owing a ball, and then need to make 9 more balls after spotting the first. If it were 11-7, they would owe 2 balls, etc. This is called a long count handicap, whereas 9-7, 10-6 etc would be an even count handicap, and 8-7, 8-6 etc would be a short count hadicap game.
 
That's exactly what I needed to know. The extra ball count comes from starting out with a negative score. That was killing me . Thanks
 
rackem said:
Drew you are what they call a Radar gun. :cool: You like to check the speed of the guys driving through for your homeboys.;)
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And why not? The tips are good, and I get to watch some good pool. Not to mention, my friends don't have jobs and are usually broke as all hell. So guess who has to put up the money on occasion.
 
bankshots said:
I play in a room in Albany New York and I am sad to say that the players there refuse to match up when a "A" player or road player hits the room.
When a good player walks in the room you may as well conduct a "fire drill" and I have never seen anything like it. Supposedly good players simply say that hey the guy plays to good no matter what the spot! Have you ever heard of anything like that? I mean I know when a new player hits the room everyone wants to try to gauge his game and speed but what's the deal they aren't going to play anyway. These guys won't play anybody but the room players and even then they have to have the "dead" nuts to play even then. Tragedy in Albany!
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I like to see the action as much as anybody---but not everybody needs to gamble. This is just my opinion but I think that half of the pool players in the US earn less than $15/hour. $100 is a days wage after taxes. People with families may need this money---they may need recreation but they may not need to gamble. If you want to see them play, just back them for the cash.

The thing I don't like is when these same guys try to take a kids cash when he is trying to learn the game.
 
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