Most cash you've seen in a money match. First hand accounts

Jude Rosenstock said:
I once played this Martian on his spaceship for $4 billion/rack 9-ball. After I won the first 4,273 games to put me up about $17 trillion, he asked to have the gravity turned-off, said it was hurting his form. I agreed since it had been about 4 days since my last miss but insisted that since I had never been in a zero-gravity room, we would obviously have to up the stakes to $100 billion/rack or play for the entire $17 trillion to 1,000 ahead. He won the first game which made me EXTREMELY nervous. I went to shoot the 9-ball and it just floated off the table, giving him ball-in-his-three-finger-hand. I bore down and proceeded to win the next 1,001 games. I made a ball on the break every time and proceeded to break my personal record (5 consecutive days without missing).

After I got back to Earth, I gave the President $9 Trillion of it to cover the national deficit (gotta throw someone a gapper) and bought myself a new coffee-maker.


If you guys don't believe me, you're in luck. We actually traveled in time for the match so it all happens in three years. You can come watch me LIVE. Oh and in case you wanted to know, the President I gave the money to was Clinton. No war, we all get healthcare and the US Constitution is actually referred to when passing legislation.
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I played ray Charles once a race to 9 for 10,000. When i was up on him 8-0 he made me cut the lights out and then he beat me 9 in a row! LOL!!!
 
Time travel, Clinton?

Jude Rosenstock said:
I once played this Martian on his spaceship for $4 billion/rack 9-ball. After I won the first 4,273 games to put me up about $17 trillion, he asked to have the gravity turned-off, said it was hurting his form. I agreed since it had been about 4 days since my last miss but insisted that since I had never been in a zero-gravity room, we would obviously have to up the stakes to $100 billion/rack or play for the entire $17 trillion to 1,000 ahead. He won the first game which made me EXTREMELY nervous. I went to shoot the 9-ball and it just floated off the table, giving him ball-in-his-three-finger-hand. I bore down and proceeded to win the next 1,001 games. I made a ball on the break every time and proceeded to break my personal record (5 consecutive days without missing).

We actually traveled in time for the match so it all happens in three years. You can come watch me LIVE. Oh and in case you wanted to know, the President I gave the money to was Clinton. No war, we all get healthcare and the US Constitution is actually referred to when passing legislation.
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Now which President Clinton are we talking about? The first one or the next one?
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
I once played this Martian on his spaceship for $4 billion/rack 9-ball. After I won the first 4,273 games to put me up about $17 trillion, he asked to have the gravity turned-off, said it was hurting his form. I agreed since it had been about 4 days since my last miss but insisted that since I had never been in a zero-gravity room, we would obviously have to up the stakes to $100 billion/rack or play for the entire $17 trillion to 1,000 ahead. He won the first game which made me EXTREMELY nervous.
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Nevermind the game, and the high stakes. If the prospect of the anal probe doesn't bother you, then nothing will.

Ken <--- Won't play aliens for that very reason...
 
Slider said:
Nevermind the game, and the high stakes. If the prospect of the anal probe doesn't bother you, then nothing will.

Ken <--- Won't play aliens for that very reason...
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No, those are the Uranusians. These were Martians.
 
Although I admit that your posts were hilarious, can we stay on topic and can someone please affirm the previous inquiry about James Walden and Jimmy "Flyboy" Spears?

Nostroke said:
Flyboy is a guy named Jimmy Spears or real close to it. I believe he owned 'Lamberts' in Baton Rouge for a while and also owned a huge number of some very profitable 'Video Machines' (hint, hint). His go-offs were legendary though i didnt personally witness anything big. All the top gamblers made their way to BR during this time which i think was the early 90's.
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This has been a helpful post, but are there any stories about how much paper was exchanged in any of these matchups?

cdavis9771 said:
Been at Myrtle Beach at River Hills Country Club. Where the Calcutta got over $1 million. I have seen matches that were for $10,000 per hole. I actually played in one for 6,000 a hole. We won 4-up.=)They got some great Texas Holdem' tourneys too. I think the buy in was like 5 dimes.
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I don't think I believe the "Million dollar calcutta" either.
 
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beav99_4life said:
You're right, you would think that would be up there, thats how Dane got his pool hall. lol. I've heard numerous stories of Stutterman at my home pool hall. They say he used to come in there every day with a grocery sack full of money looking for some big action. After Dane I heard he went to Atlanta and someone got most of it from him there, but who knows what you can believe in the pool world anymore?
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First off, the money Dane won off of Alex was long gone before he thought of opening the poolroom. That's a Cloumbus urban legend.... Second, you're right, Stutterman someone did get most of it in Atlanta. Their name??? Well, they have a few- DEA, FBI, DOJ, IRS... Dane was supposed to play Stutterman the day the feds tried to nab him at Port Columbus. He never got the call from Stutter and then seen on the news that night that Stutter was wanted by the police. Stuuter was on a plane taxiing to the gate with a carry on full of coke and seen the feds at the gate waiting for him. So he opened the door of the plane jumped onto the tarmack, jumped a fence, hijacked a car, drove up Hamilton Road throwing kilos out the window... In the midst of all that he got away. A few months later a car dealer in Hotlanta reported to the feds that a man with a stutter tried to buy a few high end cars with small bills. So the feds staked out the 24 hour rooms in Atlanta and arrested Alex within a couple of weeks. One of the DEA agents told me a few years ago that when they arrested him they asked him "Are you Alex Henderson AKA "The Stutterman"?"" Alex replied "Nnnnnnooooooo IIIIIIIIII"""""MMMMMMMMM NNNNNOOOOOTTTTT TTTHHHEEE SSSSTTUUTTTEEERRRMMMAAANNNN!!!" I don't care who you are, that's funny! And now you know,,,,,, the rest of the story.....

The Saw
 
Ken_4fun said:
Its probably been about 10 years ago, I was in Shooters in Olathe, KS and whatched youngester take $40K off an older guy.

I sat with Roger Griffin, who I havent heard about in years. Somebody went over the the guys that was with the guy that was losing and told him that they better have their boy pull up.

They came back and said, "Why? He's lost more that this before!". I dont know who either of the players were but it was $400/rack 9-ball and they paid off after each game!

The one that lost I heard owned pool halls in St. Louis if that helps.

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I think the story continues with the winner pitching coins. I know his name, but don't know if I should say. (don't quite know how the code of ethics on pool forums work) I know many others from this board were probably also there.
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belmicah said:
I always here that guys name (Harry Platis) come up when talking about big money games.
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And if you had come to Derby City, you would have seen Harry Platis everywhere, including spending a lot of time in the AZBilliard Room.

Fred
 
I held a bet for Jose Parica playing Ritchie Ambrose $9800.00 ten ball with Ritchie getting 15 games on the wire going to 30!
 
Ken_4fun said:
Its probably been about 10 years ago, I was in Shooters in Olathe, KS and whatched youngester take $40K off an older guy.

I sat with Roger Griffin, who I havent heard about in years. Somebody went over the the guys that was with the guy that was losing and told him that they better have their boy pull up.

They came back and said, "Why? He's lost more that this before!". I dont know who either of the players were but it was $400/rack 9-ball and they paid off after each game!

The one that lost I heard owned pool halls in St. Louis if that helps.

Ken
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I believe the main bet was $500/rack (the older dude) with two $200/rack side bets...the kid was covering $900/rack total. The total was $36k when I left the table...so the older dude was about $20k down and the two other guys were $8k down each.
 
mosconiac said:
I believe the main bet was $500/rack (the older dude) with two $200/rack side bets...the kid was covering $900/rack total. The total was $36k when I left the table...so the older dude was about $20k down and the two other guys were $8k down each.
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i have got to figure out how "a Kid" can come up with enough flow to cover bets like that. It doesnt say anything about a backer.
 
1. Huck Seed vs Phil Helmuth 2k a game nineball Huck wins 18k

2. Me vs Huck Seed playing 2k a game nineball I win 14 dimes.

3. Santos vs Putnam in Louisville at the Viking Nationals years ago. Shawn gets the 7 ball and wins two sets at 15k a set.
 
huckster said:
1. Huck Seed vs Phil Helmuth 2k a game nineball Huck wins 18k

2. Me vs Huck Seed playing 2k a game nineball I win 14 dimes.

3. Santos vs Putnam in Louisville at the Viking Nationals years ago. Shawn gets the 7 ball and wins two sets at 15k a set.
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Thanks Huck. Say, why does your name sound so much like the poker player?
 
huckster said:
1. Huck Seed vs Phil Helmuth 2k a game nineball Huck wins 18k

2. Me vs Huck Seed playing 2k a game nineball I win 14 dimes.

3. Santos vs Putnam in Louisville at the Viking Nationals years ago. Shawn gets the 7 ball and wins two sets at 15k a set.
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Phil Helmuth plays nine ball for money? Can you PM his address please, sir? :D
 
VIProfessor said:
Phil Helmuth plays nine ball for money? Can you PM his address please, sir? :D
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No shit!! That is the first thing I thought of. People with too much money, that love to gamble, at games they are second rate at best.:cool: :cool: :cool:
 
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