resolve this gambling scenario

[longhair]

I think that since they agreed to a reace to 7, they need to finish the race to 7. If it is interupted by his match starting, then they finish afterwards. Why would anyone ever get butt-hurt about something like this? If you can't put up with this kind of crap, don't gamble with idiots. Seems easy to me.

Not if you didn't announce it. Would you wait to finish a set if I wanted to take a nap? Or drive across town for dinner?

 

[Nine Ball]

I disagree somewhat. The money doesn't matter yes, any possible delays should be discussed prior to beginning, yes also. BUT, if player B is called away player A can quit, leave, whatever he chooses. If he accepts the circumstances he can wait, but it's optional. He can quit and only agree to restart if he likes, too bad if player B doesn't like it.

Frankly, I think player B forfeited, but these things are unenforceable. He's not going to pay anyway. The general scenario brings up the gambler's code regarding quitting a winner. Who says that you have to play a loser until he's had enough and give him a chance to win his money back ? If I get tired or have other obligations I quit. I might play another day, I might not. Life is tough.

The TAR website sells a t-shirt with the logo, "I make my Mother post". Good idea. All this said and still, a gentleman would be understanding about player B and the match, but gamblers often are not gentlemen..Tom

Your so far off here it's not even funny. Once your in a set you can't just quit if the guy has to play a match.. They started the set knowing the one guy was still in the tournament. When the guy gets called the match is on hold until he finishes his tournament match then it is continued. There's no, Well you forfeit because you have to go play a match. There's no, Well I can quit since you have to go play a match. and there's no, Well I'm tired from my tournament match let's continue it later. The real deal is the gambling match is on hold until the one tournament match is completed then it's back on.

 

[avmaster]

Your so far off here it's not even funny. Once your in a set you can't just quit if the guy has to play a match.. They started the set knowing the one guy was still in the tournament. When the guy gets called the match is on hold until he finishes his tournament match then it is continued. There's no, Well you forfeit because you have to go play a match. There's no, Well I can quit since you have to go play a match. and there's no, Well I'm tired from my tournament match let's continue it later. The real deal is the gambling match is on hold until the one tournament match is completed then it's back on.

I would probably have to agree with this assessment. But, since I have never played in tournements, I'm probably not qualified to comment. All my gambling was done on the road, so to speak, and only after I'd sized up the competition to be sure I wasn't going to lose, since my only goal was to take the money and run...........

 

[Nine Ball]

Player A is at a nine ball tournament and gets eliminated. As usual, he goes looking for action.

Player B agrees to play a race to 7 for $200. He doesn't mention anything about time constraints.

Player B gets ahead 6-1, but then player A starts getting in stroke and finds a sweet break spot and puts a few racks together. Next thing you know he is only down 6-5 and breaking. The way he is playing and breaking he almost feels like the favorite at the moment.

Suddenly player B is called for a match and says, "sorry, I have to play this match, we'll just have to pause the set and finish it later". NOTE: everyone knew that this wasn't an intentional move. It just happened. Even still, player A felt it was unfair for him to have to start cold hours later when he was in stroke.

What happens here? Is A obligated to finish the set? Does B lose by forfeit? Should they just call it off? What if it was for more money, or less?

How does one match take hours?? Player A knew player B was still in the tournament correct? He had to of known the guy would eventually get called for his match.

There is a weekly 9 ball tourn here and it's when the most people are at the room. At times people match up during the tourn once they lost out or lose a match. The set is always put on hold until the tourn match is over if one gets called.

From the start Player B should have said I will have to go play a match in the tourn if I get called, but even if he didn't that doesn't mean player A can just quit the set or player B automatically loses.

If they are both respectable gamblers they should both know how it works and not have an argument. If player B was in the losers side and the gambling match paid more than the tourn maybe he should consider quitting the tourn. But he doesn't have to.

I completely understand player A not wanting to wait as he's on a roll but player B didn't pull a move. In my opinion if player A can't come to an agreement to wait for the one match or player B to consider a forfeit in the tourn match they are both just nits..

Was this a weekly tournament or a weekend event?

 

[Nine Ball]

They never finished the set.

After the match, Player B asked player A "do you want to finish the set now?" (In other words, I think we should play it but I'll leave it up to you what we do from here.) Player A basically said "what set", and it was over.

I wonder how this might have been different if the money had been posted. Even though they have played before several times (and always paid) it just changes the nature of the situation. What player A did was hardly a resolution, it was just kind of a situation where neither player felt it was worth the fight. Since the money wasn't posted it was easier for this to happen. If the money had been locked up then both players would have to resolve the situation before the set could be finished. As it turned out, it kind of just fizzled.

I'm starting to see the value of posting the cash. I used to thing posting was about not trusting the guy to pay. Now I see it's almost like money has inertia, and it is hard to get people to take it out of their pocket sometimes. Once it is posted it kind of takes away borderline stuff like this.

I like the shirt.

Always post...... It sounds to me like player A is just a nit, and was possibly just lookin for a way out of the set when he started the crap about the other guy playing his tourn match....