Mike Andrews...

SUPERSTAR said:
I think master9baller might lay an egg on the spot if HE were to walk in the room and start calling him a chihuahua.
Now THAT would be pretty funny.

But as in most cases, he would probably bail, and lay off the action to someone else, via the "why don't you go play such and such (insert local world champ), i don't see you asking HIM to play" like most railbird do when their "i like action" bluff is called.
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Ain't it the truth.

I remember one year, I was at pool tournament in Richmond with Geese, a good one-hole player. In fact, if ever there should be a One-Pocket Hall of Fame inductee, it should be Geese, but he's dead and ain't got nobody who remembers him or even cares, for that matter, except me. :)

At any rate, the tournament was short two players to get more money added, and so I agreed to play in the tournament. I was hitting 'em a wee bit back then but nowhere near the strength of those eggs in that tournament. :eek:

I paid the entry fee, and my first round was none other than one of Virginia's finest: Freddy Boggs. They called our names to play on the front table. I looked around and saw Freddy licking his chops when he saw his opponent. I got a real serious look on my face and said, "I'm getting me a pinch shooter to play for me," pointing over to Geese.

The whole place busted out laughing. Freddy gave me the first break and proceeded to barbecue me in front of a full house, with me scoring a big fat goose egg. :grin-square:

I can laugh about it today. :wink:
 
Superstar thanks for your support. Don't think I can travel to Washington for $500, how about $5,000? Just screwing around.

Not that good yet, not a worldbeater, but somedays I play like one. Not scared to give up weight as everything left here is handicapped as it should be.

We don't see much for new action around central New York anymore. I gamble with 2-3 guys regularly, sometimes for "real" money.

I'm flirting with the idea of a handicapped $100 entry winner take all affair if I can scare up 16 guys with the courage. Like to make it for AA players and down, straight up no handicap, but that probably wouldn't work. No doubt it needs to be handicapped. Just wondering if anybody else gets tired of tournament play for peanuts, $200 or less.

P.S. I got the $500 right here burning a hole in my pocket, would somebody within 2 hours drive come take it from me??
 
master9baller said:
Superstar thanks for your support. Don't think I can travel to Washington for $500, how about $5,000? Just screwing around.

Not that good yet, not a worldbeater, but somedays I play like one. Not scared to give up weight as everything left here is handicapped as it should be.

We don't see much for new action around central New York anymore. I gamble with 2-3 guys regularly, sometimes for "real" money.

I'm flirting with the idea of a handicapped $100 entry winner take all affair if I can scare up 16 guys with the courage. Like to make it for AA players and down, straight up no handicap, but that probably wouldn't work. No doubt it needs to be handicapped. Just wondering if anybody else gets tired of tournament play for peanuts, $200 or less.

P.S. I got the $500 right here burning a hole in my pocket, would somebody within 2 hours drive come take it from me??
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I am currently staking a player in the Philly area. PM me and we can try to work something out for $500.
Must include you real name and what you want to play. No public woofing, that is not my style.

And for JAM:

Big Mike is Mike Hart, not the Mike Andrews mentioned in this thread.
 
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JAM said:
Ain't it the truth.

I remember one year, I was at pool tournament in Richmond with Geese, a good one-hole player. In fact, if ever there should be a One-Pocket Hall of Fame inductee, it should be Geese, but he's dead and ain't got nobody who remembers him or even cares, for that matter, except me. :)

At any rate, the tournament was short two players to get more money added, and so I agreed to play in the tournament. I was hitting 'em a wee bit back then but nowhere near the strength of those eggs in that tournament. :eek:

I paid the entry fee, and my first round was none other than one of Virginia's finest: Freddy Boggs. They called our names to play on the front table. I looked around and saw Freddy licking his chops when he saw his opponent. I got a real serious look on my face and said, "I'm getting me a pinch shooter to play for me," pointing over to Geese.

The whole place busted out laughing. Freddy gave me the first break and proceeded to barbecue me in front of a full house, with me scoring a big fat goose egg. :grin-square:

I can laugh about it today. :wink:
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You know, when i think about this topic of deflection. I remember walking into the pool room one night, and HE was in there i believe, stopping in from the expo or from being at a tournament there, and i can't remember if you were with him or not. It was kind of late.
So anyway.
I specifically remember asking one of the annoying nits if he wanted to play the game that he had barked at me for, and when i did, he was like, why don't you go ask HIM to play?
And i was like, what does he have to do with it? Your the one that wanted to play? You are the one that's been begging.

So then the typical "What are you SCARED?" argument came out of his mouth, and i was like, "no, but from the sound of it, you really don't want to lose your money to me"

So nit genius got the idea to walk on over to HIM, and told him that THAT guy on the sidelines (me) wanted to play when i hadn't said a word, and pointed over to me, and instead of walking up and asking to play, HE took one look at me and was like..."No way man, that guy plays too GOOOOD!!!!"
(This after having played him in 4 different tournaments, and beating him two of those times)
Honestly, i think he just wanted to leave cause the game he originally came in for didn't pan out if i remember correctly.

It was absolutely hysterical because it completely shut the kid up as his whole plan to try and humiliate me completely went down the toilet and he walked out of the room dejected with some of the locals laughing at him.

It was one of the all time favorite nit walks out dejected moments in my whole pool career.
You gotta love those moments. They are truly priceless.
 
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Superstar + Kryptonite,

Thanks for reminding us that gambling is at the heart of billiards. Wish there were a few more like you guys locally. Playing for "funsies" is like kissing your sister.
 
master9baller said:
Superstar + Kryptonite,

Thanks for reminding us that gambling is at the heart of billiards. Wish there were a few more like you guys locally. Playing for "funsies" is like kissing your sister.
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Apparently you cannot read. I will give you an offer to gamble your $500. I don't see how this is funzies. Currently I have no PM with your real name and a game. The player I stake plays better than me. If you don't want to play him, maybe you and I can make a good game.

I am only posting this because you asked if anyone in a 2 hr drive wanted to play for your 500, if you are not serious that's fine, just let me know.

Keith
 
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"Somethin's happening here...but it ain't just exactly clear..." -Buffalo Springfield

(edit) I wish I had the time back I spent reading this.
 
MahnaMahna said:
Translation: I am going to tell on you to the mods.
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I haven't communicated with any mods.

The rules of this forum are not enforced anymore, which provides a platform for multiple-identitied trolls.

That should make members like you feel quite content. :smile:
 
Kryptonite,

Can read just fne, write okay too. Have a map as well Philly is 4.5 hours away. Anytime you want to come that far to CNY for my $500 let's go. I sure as hell won't be headed down your way for that.

I'm done here, my fight isn't with you. Let the peace and community spirit of A to Z billiards be restored.
 
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