chefjeff said:
Chef-man,
So...are you seriously recommending a thread to identify "the worst player without a full time job"?????
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Chef-man,
So...are you seriously recommending a thread to identify "the worst player without a full time job"?????
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vagabond said:
Glad you mentioned that. I played pool all day, every day, until I bought my first poolroom at age 27 (The Cue Ball in Bakersfield, CA).
Funniest thing happened, I no longer had any time to play pool. For the first few months, every guy that came thru and wanted a game, beat me. I was trying to play and work at the same time. Bad move!
Finally I wised up. When someone came in looking for a game, I told them to come back when I was closing at 2 AM and we could play then. Now I had peace and quiet, no phone ringing, no one asking for a coke, etc. and i could get into the game. That's when I started to win again.
So working in a poolroom does not necessarily mean someone is playing a lot of pool. In fact the opposite is probably true.
One other thing. It has always amazed me that Mike Zuglan can run his tournaments (the Northwest Joss Tour) and play in them and do so well.
I tried to play in a couple of tournaments I was running years ago and just couldn't do it. In fact once I started directing tourneys in the 80's, my playing dropped off to almost zero. Now I'm less than zero and have a nice table at home.
Please someone, come by and make me play. Only Tang does once in a while.
Leil gay said:
Leil, you're going to get laid by one of those working mom's if you keep this up.
Jamie Farelle of New Orleans, is a hard-working man and plays at the professional level. He really knows how to make the dough. Although Dough Boy would be a suitable moniker for him in more ways than one, he goes by, The Red Rifle.
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Ooops, I didn't read all of the posts. Sorry Hump, didn't mean to tread on your thread.
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Babe Cranfield would definitely have to be near the top of the list. Only player to ever win the U. S. Junior, U.S. Amateur, and World Professional Championship.
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being from the south i have watched tommy sanders play on several occasions and plenty more good players i would say he has got to be close to the top works 60+ hours a week and beat reed pierce two sets (cheap) but still i think both 12 aheads a short time after he won the open pretty impressive!
being from the south i have watched tommy sanders play on several occasions and plenty more good players i would say he has got to be close to the top works 60+ hours a week and beat reed pierce two sets (cheap) but still i think both 12 aheads a short time after he won the open pretty impressive!
Speaking of Tang, does he qualify? Pro Pool Player with a full time job....Poker
vagabond said:
Okay I'll bite. Who's your roadie? If I have a few days notice, so I can get halfway in stroke, he may get to play some 100 a game banks (short rack) or One Hole, as long as he's not some champion. You wouldn't do that would you Vag, try to sneak some hustler in on an unsuspecting old has been?
I live near Redondo Beach, on the westside.
Jerry OC said:
LA. Hey I might get some action after all.
Now if I can just find my cue. I'll have to clean out the closet.
ghost ball said:
You aint wrong there. He does put in the hours, probably 50-60 a week.
I suspect he earns more than almost any pro pool player though. Just a guess. Remember Tang has no travel expense (except some gas), no lodging and best of all, no taxes on his winnings. SHHHH!
He may play pool about once a week for a few hours, and is still a feared money player.
Steve Mizerak was a full time seventh grade English teacher in Perth Amboy, New Jersey while he was winning four straight US Open 14.1 titles from 1970-1973.
Tom Jennings was a full time professor of mathematics at Middlesex County College in Middlesex, New Jersey while he won the 1976 ad 1977 US Open 14.1 events.
Irving Crane had his car dealership in Rochester, New York during his prime.
There have been many great ones over the years that won big at pool despite working full time.
Tom Jennings was a full time professor of mathematics at Middlesex County College in Middlesex, New Jersey while he won the 1976 ad 1977 US Open 14.1 events.
Irving Crane had his car dealership in Rochester, New York during his prime.
There have been many great ones over the years that won big at pool despite working full time.