I'm in one of the tournament rooms in Vegas last night about midnight talking to a couple of friends when a guy with a couple of beers in his hands comes up to us and wants to know if one of us wants to play some 20 dollar eight ball. He's playing the drinking man part.
I was going to practice for an hour before going to my room and thought I just as well rather play competition so I told him that I would play but for only for a couple of hours and he agreed.
About 1:30 am I was up a hundred paying after each game when I told him that I couldn't play much longer because I needed to get up the next day for an early tournament match. I asked him if he wanted to play a race to three for the hundred he was stuck and he said ok.
Well I won the first game and he won the next two so the score is now two to one his favor. He then breaks the balls and nothing falls. I then run out to win the game to make the score even at two apiece. He then tells me that I fouled and lost that game. Of course I'm trying to think as to what foul I committed and I'm totally puzzled.
He said that it was my break on the last game and not his thus I fouled. I thought he was joking but he was serious. He now says that he gets the win because of the foul.
Before he broke the last game in question he just got up and racked the balls and I figured it was his break and I really didn't care because it was late and if he won then I could go get some needed rest. To me it wasn't a big deal. But he insisted that he won the set because of the foul. I said that as far as I'm concerned the score is two to two and we have one game left to play but he still argues that he won the set.
So now I'm thinking that he must not have the money to pay the hundred so I tell him that since we're even with the score I quit. I really didn't want anything to do with this guy any more. He didn't want to play one more game to finish the set then I then told him that I would flip a coin for the hundred. He said no and still demanded I pay him for the set. If we would have flipped for it I would have made him post.
He said that the BCA rules says that it's a foul and loss of game if the wrong person breaks. (if so, who is the foul on?)
If indeed it was supposed to be my break then I believe he was trying to take an advantage by breaking. Anyway I just put my cue away and walked away.
Any thoughts on this? Has anyone ever heard of such a thing?
I was going to practice for an hour before going to my room and thought I just as well rather play competition so I told him that I would play but for only for a couple of hours and he agreed.
About 1:30 am I was up a hundred paying after each game when I told him that I couldn't play much longer because I needed to get up the next day for an early tournament match. I asked him if he wanted to play a race to three for the hundred he was stuck and he said ok.
Well I won the first game and he won the next two so the score is now two to one his favor. He then breaks the balls and nothing falls. I then run out to win the game to make the score even at two apiece. He then tells me that I fouled and lost that game. Of course I'm trying to think as to what foul I committed and I'm totally puzzled.
He said that it was my break on the last game and not his thus I fouled. I thought he was joking but he was serious. He now says that he gets the win because of the foul.
Before he broke the last game in question he just got up and racked the balls and I figured it was his break and I really didn't care because it was late and if he won then I could go get some needed rest. To me it wasn't a big deal. But he insisted that he won the set because of the foul. I said that as far as I'm concerned the score is two to two and we have one game left to play but he still argues that he won the set.
So now I'm thinking that he must not have the money to pay the hundred so I tell him that since we're even with the score I quit. I really didn't want anything to do with this guy any more. He didn't want to play one more game to finish the set then I then told him that I would flip a coin for the hundred. He said no and still demanded I pay him for the set. If we would have flipped for it I would have made him post.
He said that the BCA rules says that it's a foul and loss of game if the wrong person breaks. (if so, who is the foul on?)
If indeed it was supposed to be my break then I believe he was trying to take an advantage by breaking. Anyway I just put my cue away and walked away.
Any thoughts on this? Has anyone ever heard of such a thing?