My Gambling Days Are Over

[ShootingArts]

now ya tell me . . .

I was on it. Needs to be monitored. Blood pressure can bottom out. Bad for sex in males and a lot of other nasty side-efects. I would rather go with a glass or two of wine and a joint than that. Johnnyt

My BP numbers got down to low 60's over low 40's, then my digital cuff decided one of us was dead and wouldn't play anymore, just gave error messages.

Hu

 

[Black-Balled]

I was on it. Needs to be monitored. Blood pressure can bottom out. Bad for sex in males and a lot of other nasty side-efects. I would rather go with a glass or two of wine and a joint than that. Johnnyt

Shiat, man! You just opened a whole new world of potential victims...the vinter, the aborist...drug smuggler.

You gonna win BIG now. Throw another couple of zeros on the bet and play longer races...to three!

 

[cardiac kid]

johnnyt,

For years I knew if I took medicine for my ADD my game would improve immensely. Never did. Was it the med's or me playing better. Practicing and competing many hours each week, my game jumped. Even after my mentor Pat Howey moved away, my game continued to improve. Never put two and two together till I read this thread. Three years ago, my MD put me on blood pressure medicine. There was a reason my screen name is "cardiac kid":yikes:. I earned every letter of it!

Lyn

 

[JoeyA]

Books authored by JohnnyT

A buddy of mine that lives about 25 miles North of me call and said he had a guy at his house that wanted to play $100 a game of 8-ball on his Bar Box. He said the guy owned racehorses or he owned a farm that raised racehorses. I’m very hard of hearing so I’m not sure where the hell he gets his money. He said he couldn’t play the guy for that kind of money but I could. I thought that was kind of weird, as I’m not that much better than him on a bar box, and I damn sure haven’t played for $100 a game many time in my lifetime.

Anyhow I jump in my car and hit the ATM on the way for $600. I figured he would start off for $50 a game. If he were better than me I’d give him $300, kick my buddy in the ass and head home $300 poorer.

When I got there I flashed about $800 so the guy could see I had money. We started for fifty a game and went to $100 a game after I won 4 out of 5 for $50. My heart was beating too fast and very irregular already. I almost gave the guy his money back and quit right then. But after sitting down for a few minutes it settled back in regular rhythm. We played for about two and a half hours more, with me up by $1300+ change. He paid and left after cursing my friend out for setting him up. I threw $350 on the table for my friend and headed home. On the way home I decided my gambling days on the pool table are over. Living is more important to me these days. A few times playing for $100 a game and shooting a tuff game-ball shot, I thought I was going to go into cardiac arrest. That’s it for me. Maybe $5 or $10 a game or $50 sets, but no more of that $100 $hit for me.

On a side note, on the way home I stopped at Cracker Barrel for breakfast. I had brought my cue in because I didn’t want to leave it in the car and I always forget it for days if I put it in the trunk. Anyhow, this guy in his late teens or early 20’s comes over and asks me if I’m that famous pool player from NY. I had no idea who he thought I was, but I signed the back of my check “Great breakfast Ben” “New York JohnnyT”. I do hope he paid my bill…I did leave a five for the waitress. Johnnyt

Is this a portion of one of your books?

BTW: How about telling us the titles to your books that you have written and where they can be purchased?

JoeyA

 

[swrooster]

Ultimate Hustle

I was on it. Needs to be monitored. Blood pressure can bottom out. Bad for sex in males and a lot of other nasty side-efects. I would rather go with a glass or two of wine and a joint than that. Johnnyt

The pros have the marks begging for the action. JohnnyT, you are the greatest. I can see it now, we will soon have a link on here for people to sign up to be next in line to give JohnnyT the "Big One". I want concessions from the t shirt sales. Keep on posting. :thumbup:
Not sure but I heard that JohnnyT was a consultant to Newman and Redford in "The Sting"

 

[Nostroke]

A buddy of mine that lives about 25 miles North of me call and said he had a guy at his house that wanted to play $100 a game of 8-ball on his Bar Box. He said the guy owned racehorses or he owned a farm that raised racehorses. I’m very hard of hearing so I’m not sure where the hell he gets his money. He said he couldn’t play the guy for that kind of money but I could. I thought that was kind of weird, as I’m not that much better than him on a bar box, and I damn sure haven’t played for $100 a game many time in my lifetime.

Anyhow I jump in my car and hit the ATM on the way for $600. I figured he would start off for $50 a game. If he were better than me I’d give him $300, kick my buddy in the ass and head home $300 poorer.

When I got there I flashed about $800 so the guy could see I had money. We started for fifty a game and went to $100 a game after I won 4 out of 5 for $50. My heart was beating too fast and very irregular already. I almost gave the guy his money back and quit right then. But after sitting down for a few minutes it settled back in regular rhythm. We played for about two and a half hours more, with me up by $1300+ change. He paid and left after cursing my friend out for setting him up. I threw $350 on the table for my friend and headed home. On the way home I decided my gambling days on the pool table are over. Living is more important to me these days. A few times playing for $100 a game and shooting a tuff game-ball shot, I thought I was going to go into cardiac arrest. That’s it for me. Maybe $5 or $10 a game or $50 sets, but no more of that $100 $hit for me.

On a side note, on the way home I stopped at Cracker Barrel for breakfast. I had brought my cue in because I didn’t want to leave it in the car and I always forget it for days if I put it in the trunk. Anyhow, this guy in his late teens or early 20’s comes over and asks me if I’m that famous pool player from NY. I had no idea who he thought I was, but I signed the back of my check “Great breakfast Ben” “New York JohnnyT”. I do hope he paid my bill…I did leave a five for the waitress. Johnnyt

I pretty much had the same symptoms when i was sports betting. I always felt it took 10 years off my life minimum. I once had *Old Dominion getting 11 points- they trailed by 2 most of the last 1/2 but they made a hero shot to tie it up. It went into OT where OD lost by 13!

*it might have been the other way, OD may have been giving 11. Whichever way it was, i had the loser and i was sick for a week at least!

 

[kvinbrwr]

That's the Ticket

I got it:

deleterious
One entry found.

Main Entry:
del·e·te·ri·ous Listen to the pronunciation of deleterious
Pronunciation:
\ˌde-lə-ˈtir-ē-əs\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Greek dēlētērios, from dēleisthai to hurt
Date:
1643

: harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way <deleterious effects> <deleterious to health>

Now use that word for a while and soon your friends at the pool hall will praise your perspicacity.

Thanks for the chuckle

Kevin

 

[whitewolf]

How do you get beta blockers if you don't have a heart problem? And why would anyone want that in your medical database? I imagine the med insurance biz would triple your premiums if you otherwise had a healthy database (but don't get me started on the medical field wrt premiums and risk assessment).

I don't have a heart problem, maybe a little high blood pressure, but that's it. I asked my doctor for something that would calm me down in pool matches :grin: and he prescribed me some beta blockers.

I used to have to drink about 4 beers just to ge calm and since I quit drinking my nerves sometimes get to me before and at the first of the match, not during the middle and ending. As we all know, you can be history fast if you are a basket case at the first of a short race.

If I have been practicing a lot I don't need the things anymore. But I can tell you that you get as calm as a sunny day in the Bahamas and nothing, I repeat nothing, will get you excited physically, so your mind can do its work with nothing dragging it down. For me there were ZERO side effects. I just plopped one down once a week, which is about all that I played competively.

PS It's nice to have a doctor who will prescribe you anything within reason. To be this is the best drug ever, but I cannot vouch for some serious usage.

 

[SpiderWebComm]

A buddy of mine that lives about 25 miles North of me call and said he had a guy at his house that wanted to play $100 a game of 8-ball on his Bar Box. He said the guy owned racehorses or he owned a farm that raised racehorses. I’m very hard of hearing so I’m not sure where the hell he gets his money. He said he couldn’t play the guy for that kind of money but I could. I thought that was kind of weird, as I’m not that much better than him on a bar box, and I damn sure haven’t played for $100 a game many time in my lifetime.

Anyhow I jump in my car and hit the ATM on the way for $600. I figured he would start off for $50 a game. If he were better than me I’d give him $300, kick my buddy in the ass and head home $300 poorer.

When I got there I flashed about $800 so the guy could see I had money. We started for fifty a game and went to $100 a game after I won 4 out of 5 for $50. My heart was beating too fast and very irregular already. I almost gave the guy his money back and quit right then. But after sitting down for a few minutes it settled back in regular rhythm. We played for about two and a half hours more, with me up by $1300+ change. He paid and left after cursing my friend out for setting him up. I threw $350 on the table for my friend and headed home. On the way home I decided my gambling days on the pool table are over. Living is more important to me these days. A few times playing for $100 a game and shooting a tuff game-ball shot, I thought I was going to go into cardiac arrest. That’s it for me. Maybe $5 or $10 a game or $50 sets, but no more of that $100 $hit for me.

On a side note, on the way home I stopped at Cracker Barrel for breakfast. I had brought my cue in because I didn’t want to leave it in the car and I always forget it for days if I put it in the trunk. Anyhow, this guy in his late teens or early 20’s comes over and asks me if I’m that famous pool player from NY. I had no idea who he thought I was, but I signed the back of my check “Great breakfast Ben” “New York JohnnyT”. I do hope he paid my bill…I did leave a five for the waitress. Johnnyt

Swallow a beta-blocker 1hr before your action and call me in the morning. Proprananol (sp?) is the mac.