causing him to foul or miss wildly... Tournament... Gambling... What do YOU do?
Somebody bumps into your opponent...
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I would try and reset the table where the balls were, just the right thing to do IMO.
what Fast Lenny said, simple
I would do the same as Lenny
And when its my turn, i'll have someone purposely bump me on the easy money ball. :wink: (just to put on the same test :grin
Seems like a no-brainer, right?
This one time, l got bumped into and fouled. The other guy took BIH without a moment's hesitation. I said nothing, but wasn't too happy about it.
I then went on to win the match.
This has happened to me as well as my opponent. My suggestion at either point is to simply play the game over. Re rack and break like the previous game never happened. Seems like this is common in bars. It also prevents a lot of the bickering over ball position, trying to put the layout back.
I agree
with Lenny on this, but I have seen more opponents rush for the BIH as soon as this happens rather than reset the table.
Reset the table.
with Lenny on this, but I have seen more opponents rush for the BIH as soon as this happens rather than reset the table.
Reset the table.
I had it happen to me (3) times (same girl, she was drunk) in the same match. I talked to the league operator who was there and he said that you play the shot as it is, no re-do (APA).
After the third time I just forfeited out of my match and left. It wasn't worth it to me to keep playing.
That very thing happened to a guy I once knew by the name of Joseph Ballantine. He was from Moline, Illinois, so everyone called him Moline Joe.
One night Joe was playing in a One Pocket tournament in nearby Rock Island, when out of nowhere, just as Joe was about to attempt a two-railer for the win, he was knocked sideways by a very large woman pushing a baby buggy. The collision caused his shot to err and sent the cueball to a location advantageous to his opponent.
As he was uttering the words, "What the f...", he realized it was his ex-wife Charlene, and their two year old son Alfred. A child whom Joe had spent little or no time with, nor had paid any support to.
Seizing the moment, Charlene grabbed a house cue from a nearby rack and promptly broke it over Joe's head, rendering him unconscious. Obviously a doting mother, she gave Joe another shot across the brow while screaming, "This one's for Alfred!"
Joe came to, a couple of hours later, and offered to finish the game but the guy he was playing had already gone home, saddened by the entire experience.
As to whether the balls should, or should not, be returned to their original positions may simply depend on how current you are with your child support payments. It certainly did with Joe. :smile:
One night Joe was playing in a One Pocket tournament in nearby Rock Island, when out of nowhere, just as Joe was about to attempt a two-railer for the win, he was knocked sideways by a very large woman pushing a baby buggy. The collision caused his shot to err and sent the cueball to a location advantageous to his opponent.
As he was uttering the words, "What the f...", he realized it was his ex-wife Charlene, and their two year old son Alfred. A child whom Joe had spent little or no time with, nor had paid any support to.
Seizing the moment, Charlene grabbed a house cue from a nearby rack and promptly broke it over Joe's head, rendering him unconscious. Obviously a doting mother, she gave Joe another shot across the brow while screaming, "This one's for Alfred!"
Joe came to, a couple of hours later, and offered to finish the game but the guy he was playing had already gone home, saddened by the entire experience.
As to whether the balls should, or should not, be returned to their original positions may simply depend on how current you are with your child support payments. It certainly did with Joe. :smile:
Yep. Really the only right thing to do.
Screw that. I need all the help I can get. In fact I'm capable of paying someone to bump him late in his run out.
jk
What Lenny said too. But you do need to be aware of your surroundings. Sometimes you are playing next to others that have no clue as to proper ettiquite. You know the kind who is always stepping back and moving around like a bull in a china shop. So you need to be aware of these types
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Ha! Nice... You're an excellent writer. Professional?
I appreciate your kind words, Vega, but no I'm not.
I'm just an old guy who mostly enjoys crawling into a storm drain so I can
look up through the grate as the young girls stroll down the sidewalk. :smile:
This should fall under "act of god (or devil!)" rule.
However, when Lenny finally decides to give me 10-7, I'm going to use a leaf blower to give me the mumps
However, when Lenny finally decides to give me 10-7, I'm going to use a leaf blower to give me the mumps
******** agree 100% **********
its your choice
Its your choice but you cannot live by other peoples morals.
In less you are in a contest to see who can be the biggest @ss hole.
In that case join a bar box league .
MMike
Its your choice but you cannot live by other peoples morals.
In less you are in a contest to see who can be the biggest @ss hole.
In that case join a bar box league .
MMike
How about this:
It's hill-hill, and your opponent is getting ready to shoot a low percentage shot on the 1-ball. As he's delivering his stroke, he gets bumped, makes an erratic but legal hit on the 1-ball, and inadvertantly pockets the 9-ball.
What then?
It's hill-hill, and your opponent is getting ready to shoot a low percentage shot on the 1-ball. As he's delivering his stroke, he gets bumped, makes an erratic but legal hit on the 1-ball, and inadvertantly pockets the 9-ball.
What then?
Good shot and a great story to tell. What if it was a miscue instead? Don't be a schmuck all your life.