My very first gambling match. The lesson I learn.

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I don't like gambling but one day I accept a game for 1 dollar. Yea big money. :D Anyways, I play this stranger who I have no idea what skill level he is at but I felt confident that day. It was one game of 8ball and my very first money match. It was a close game, I got to the 8 ball first and I knew it was going in for sure, I shot and I saw the 8 sink, but before I could celebrate, the cueball scratched. I lost. OMG I was so upset. I pull out my wallet, hand the man a dollar. And he hand it right back to me. He said "I never intended to take your money, just wanted you to play your best". I was so shocked. I can't believe he gave me back the dollar. I would have taken his money if I had won. I felt like a jerk for some odd reasons thinking it was all about the money. That man taught me something that day, the value of a good game is worth more than money. I respected this stranger and will always remember this experience.
 
that's the key thing about playing for money and why it can be so beneficial. it brings your best game out. whenever me and my best mate play we play for the table time, which is enough to give us that extra competitive edge. if there is nothing on the line, i'd give up soemtimes and i wouldnt have made a few good comebacks.
 
The REAL key is to get yourself to the place where you can bring your best game every time...whether is for money, in a tournament, in a league match, or just playing for fun. Playing for money is just one way to keep score.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

worriedbeef said:
that's the key thing about playing for money and why it can be so beneficial. it brings your best game out. whenever me and my best mate play we play for the table time, which is enough to give us that extra competitive edge. if there is nothing on the line, i'd give up soemtimes and i wouldnt have made a few good comebacks.
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i agree with scott lee. the way you can spot a good player is when he plays his best at any time, wheather it be for money or just for fun. the great players in huntsville,al wont give me the time of day on the table because i dont gamble. i just want to see how i can compete against a top player. its like a waste of their time unless they are playing for something. they need to let some air out their heads! anyway, just my experience.
 
Scott Lee said:
The REAL key is to get yourself to the place where you can bring your best game every time...whether is for money, in a tournament, in a league match, or just playing for fun. Playing for money is just one way to keep score.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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I find it surprising some times how many of today's casual players just can't seem to understand this. They whine and berate the gamblers and act like anybody who plays for money or even suggests playing for money is some kind of dirt bag. Scott, your last sentence is one I heard many, many, years ago. Playing for money is just one way to keep score.
Happy New Year!
 
Scott Lee said:
The REAL key is to get yourself to the place where you can bring your best game every time...whether is for money, in a tournament, in a league match, or just playing for fun. Playing for money is just one way to keep score.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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i agree. it isnt tournments for me, action usually does the trick.
 
Pushout said:
I find it surprising some times how many of today's casual players just can't seem to understand this. They whine and berate the gamblers and act like anybody who plays for money or even suggests playing for money is some kind of dirt bag. Scott, your last sentence is one I heard many, many, years ago. Playing for money is just one way to keep score.
Happy New Year!
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Yet the casual players do have a point in that some money players need money in the equation for motivation. You know the guy, "I can't play league there is no money involved." "I don't play for nothing."

Not directly dude, but it is the vehicle to get you there.

Some money players get it, some don't. Myself, it's good motivation but I have developed more than one means to achieve motivation. You would think a player of caliber would too.

Also I'm not gonna whine or berate someone because they do have to gamble on everything. And I don't like seeing someone else complaining about it either.

What I hate is the player with the ego that needs a shoe horn to walk in the door to begin with. He is a good player but likes to inflate his accomplishments. You play him and then when he loses you get the "Limp Fish" handshake and the excuses list read off on how lucky you were. He gambles of course, and soon your playing for money. Rinse and repeat when he loses.
(Not that this player is a money player, its just one of my dislikes.) :p
 
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paying your dues....

cuefeene said:
i agree with scott lee. the way you can spot a good player is when he plays his best at any time, wheather it be for money or just for fun. the great players in huntsville,al wont give me the time of day on the table because i dont gamble. i just want to see how i can compete against a top player. its like a waste of their time unless they are playing for something. they need to let some air out their heads! anyway, just my experience.
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All the top players didn't just "happen" to become one of the best.

It cost them a lot of $ to learn how to play good and how to win.

I asked one of the better players around here why they never let up on the lesser lights.... his response was, " If I just let up and they beat me... then they might think they can beat me... and if they think they can beat me... maybe they will."

Also, there are a lot of lesser skilled players that occassionally beat a strong player in short race, handicapped tournaments and run around telling everyone how they beat so and so and he's not all that. They don't seem to understand that while they may have won a battle, they could never win the war. If they feel that strongly about their game... step up... play the top guns for some $... then you'll see how you stack up against them... Its amazing how a few $ makes previously simple shots and run-outs very difficult.

Mucking about with a top player for nothing usually gives a result of nothing. With no pressure, everyone can make shots... and make a lot of shots that you wouldn't even try if there was something on the line.

"i just want to see how i can compete against a top player"
If you REALLY want to see how you can compete against a top player... bring out the cash.... over and over and over again... then you'll know. That's what the top players had to do to get to the level they are at.

I'm not much of a gambler, but when I beat a top player in a tourney or for a few $... I don't feel like I'm all that... I just understand that today was my day and things went well for me... I guess that's what makes me play better than I should sometimes... I don't have any real fear of my opponents cuz win or lose there is nothing really on the line.

my 2 cents
 
Shortside K said:
I'm not much of a gambler, but when I beat a top player in a tourney or for a few $... I don't feel like I'm all that... I just understand that today was my day and things went well for me... I guess that's what makes me play better than I should sometimes... I don't have any real fear of my opponents cuz win or lose there is nothing really on the line.

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lol...whatever dude
 
didn't mean to cause an uproar. was just mentioning my own experience with some of the guys i know. sorry if anyone was offended. i just love to play the game.
 
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