Granted this is an often talked about behavior and sadly becoming more prevalent within local rooms.
So I decided to play a guy whose just a little gear over my head [ in 9 ball anyway] for some 20 a game one pocket which is what we classify as cheap action. Anyway we start the discussion, where I ask how we're gonna match up and he's asking for three balls and the break and I respond with we'll start even since we've never matched up, he barks and argues and I get him talked into it. Fine and good, he wins the flip for the break.
First game comes up and i'm playing terrible, selling out non stop and he's taking advantage and shooting about how he should considering i'm giving him charity; seriously i'd have been better off throwing that twenty on the sidewalk. Score is 8-5; So second game I'm focused in and trying to tighten my head up. Getting in the mode as I say, anyway I break and for the first time ever make the wing ball and pull perfect shape. I proceed to run another 5 balls. By the time he gets to shoot he's down 6-0, well the entire time i'm making that little run he's literally stomping around the table screaming about I trapped him, how i'm a one pocket champion, no one should be able to break and run six balls off a break, that i'm a piece of #### and generally anything else he can to get into my brain. After that 6-0 deficit I made one terrible mistake and he runs out. He proceeds to tell me that we're not playing anymore one pocket unless i give him 10-7 and rotate break. I immediately laugh and break my cue down, hand him the money and state simply "you're up 2 games demanding a spot?"
He goes off on another tangent and starts to scream and go insane about the fact that I quit after two games when he's been flagging me, threatening me and in short making an ass of himself. Anyway he offers me the 8 and last two playing nine ball for some cheap sets [5 for 20] I agree. Put the cue back together andstart playing. I win 5-4, he wins 5-4, third set I catch gear and stroll him 5-0 and he pulls up and starts screaming again about the spot being out of line. I politely take my earbuds out, tell him to give me my 20 back we're done that Im content getting 20 back. Well he proceeds to call me a nit for quitting "Up" in our 9 ball sets. Offers me the 8 for 10 a game, at this point after arguing and basically calling him out on a being nitty at this point, i'm shook apparently. I rattled and dogged more shots in the 5 games we played at that point than i have all night.
I pull up after getting down 5 games because i realize i'm starting to get my nose opened up. We quit and I lay the money in the pocket as usual and he laughs and makes the comment that " Your nitty a## will never get a spot from me" and I immediately turn on him and ask why, his reply. " you wont spot me in 1p when you play a lot better than I do so you're not getting a spot in my game." so all in all I played for about 3 hours, lost 70 bucks and got so mad and shook that I literally went off on him.
Sorry for the rant but honestly what happened to matching up and being friendly in cheap games, as opposed to being called a nit for wanting a fair game?
And yeah I was in the wrong in some of the arguing, but the blatant flag and behavior that got me shook up is what I can't stand. No big hurt feelings over the money or losing, i honestly deserved to lose the way I played, but to honestly call me a nit then tell me you'll never spot me after beating me, and then to demand a spot when you're up money??? It doesn't get much worse imo.
So I decided to play a guy whose just a little gear over my head [ in 9 ball anyway] for some 20 a game one pocket which is what we classify as cheap action. Anyway we start the discussion, where I ask how we're gonna match up and he's asking for three balls and the break and I respond with we'll start even since we've never matched up, he barks and argues and I get him talked into it. Fine and good, he wins the flip for the break.
First game comes up and i'm playing terrible, selling out non stop and he's taking advantage and shooting about how he should considering i'm giving him charity; seriously i'd have been better off throwing that twenty on the sidewalk. Score is 8-5; So second game I'm focused in and trying to tighten my head up. Getting in the mode as I say, anyway I break and for the first time ever make the wing ball and pull perfect shape. I proceed to run another 5 balls. By the time he gets to shoot he's down 6-0, well the entire time i'm making that little run he's literally stomping around the table screaming about I trapped him, how i'm a one pocket champion, no one should be able to break and run six balls off a break, that i'm a piece of #### and generally anything else he can to get into my brain. After that 6-0 deficit I made one terrible mistake and he runs out. He proceeds to tell me that we're not playing anymore one pocket unless i give him 10-7 and rotate break. I immediately laugh and break my cue down, hand him the money and state simply "you're up 2 games demanding a spot?"
He goes off on another tangent and starts to scream and go insane about the fact that I quit after two games when he's been flagging me, threatening me and in short making an ass of himself. Anyway he offers me the 8 and last two playing nine ball for some cheap sets [5 for 20] I agree. Put the cue back together andstart playing. I win 5-4, he wins 5-4, third set I catch gear and stroll him 5-0 and he pulls up and starts screaming again about the spot being out of line. I politely take my earbuds out, tell him to give me my 20 back we're done that Im content getting 20 back. Well he proceeds to call me a nit for quitting "Up" in our 9 ball sets. Offers me the 8 for 10 a game, at this point after arguing and basically calling him out on a being nitty at this point, i'm shook apparently. I rattled and dogged more shots in the 5 games we played at that point than i have all night.
I pull up after getting down 5 games because i realize i'm starting to get my nose opened up. We quit and I lay the money in the pocket as usual and he laughs and makes the comment that " Your nitty a## will never get a spot from me" and I immediately turn on him and ask why, his reply. " you wont spot me in 1p when you play a lot better than I do so you're not getting a spot in my game." so all in all I played for about 3 hours, lost 70 bucks and got so mad and shook that I literally went off on him.
Sorry for the rant but honestly what happened to matching up and being friendly in cheap games, as opposed to being called a nit for wanting a fair game?
And yeah I was in the wrong in some of the arguing, but the blatant flag and behavior that got me shook up is what I can't stand. No big hurt feelings over the money or losing, i honestly deserved to lose the way I played, but to honestly call me a nit then tell me you'll never spot me after beating me, and then to demand a spot when you're up money??? It doesn't get much worse imo.
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