It was just about the lamest attempt at making a game I've ever seen. I mean, Lou is good and all, a solid pool hall player, but he's no pro for sure. For someone to ask this for these spots from a recreational player, he'd have to be absolutely terrible or have no shame what so ever. If I asked Filler, Orcullo or any other top pro for this spot, I'd expect them to laugh in my face, and rightfully so.
<==and why should I be concerned about what any of them laugh at? And yes indeed..I am a terrible player, but I don't make bad bets. So what?
You forgot that he also wanted all the breaks, in addition to the 3:1 on the money
.<==those are MY terms. Just like the finance company...take it or leave it. Another idiot will be along soon enough and will jump up there for me to clean out.
Who gambles on 8 ball anyway? That's a red flag to me. I don't see many money games played on 8 ball, maybe the US is different.
<===I gamble on 8-Ball. And I am the most important person in this equation, not you or any of your pool room sidekicks. It's ME and ME alone that is important. My terms or no game. Deal with it.
And whats all this talk about off duty cops? What's up with this guy, he thinks someone is going to jump him for 20 dollars a rack, especialy a retired military officer?
<=you haven't been around much have you? You must be nuts to think a little runt like me, and a stranger at that, is going to walk into a poolroom filled with idle poolroom loafers, railbirds, touts, pimps, deadbeats, and various other criminal types without protection. You don't know how those places work, son. The pool room regulars are automatically going to side up with their local hero and if I should get lucky and win a few bucks there is always some asshat around outside, when I try to leave, who will beat hell out of me to "teach you a lesson about coming in OUR place, boy", and take all the money away leaving me to bleed in the alley. IT'S MY WAY or NO WAY.
Is he going to show up in a trenchcoat with knuckledusters in the pockets
? He has to be Stan, posting through some sort of film noir language filter, that's the only way I can make any sense of his posts. He watched "Little Ceasar" a few too many times, I bet. I hear all his posts in the voice of Edward G. Robinson.
"Listen here, you mugs, don't try any funny stuff. I got cops with me, see.."