this not the way it should be

u12armresl said:
Start over and Back it and jack it are 2 different things and not really the same as OP was talking about.
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Another weird one from the past few years.

The phrase in all the pool halls I have ever been around was always 'run it back', meaning run back the coins, beads, or whatever score keeping method you are using, to zero.

As in:
2 players on the hill, one suggests running it back. That means starting a second set for the bet wagered on the first set AND another bet on the second set.

Gives both players a chance to win 2 bets, instead of seesawing till you break even.

Back it and jack it sounds like shit one of the goofballs at a convenience store says while asking for "Marbs" instead of Marlboros.
 
Bob Jewett said:
And at some point your are betting a million dollars* to win your original dollar back. All you have to do is find a place/situation that does not impose a limit. Good luck.

(* technically it would be 1,048,576 dollars)
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...and have $1,048,576 dollars.

But chances are, if you have that you have another $2,097,152 in case you lose again.
 
RiverCity said:
Lets go further.

Horses cant breath through their mouths.

When a racehorse runs , the nostrils open wider to take in more air.

So when a horse is running full throttle, his nose is open.

Shhhh keep it under your hat. :smilewinkgrin:





If anyone needs to know why the sky is blue, or what the meaning of life is etc, I don't work for free. :thumbup:
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And that's plain as the ( you guessed it ) nose on your face...
 
RiverCity said:
Lets go further.

Horses cant breath through their mouths.

When a racehorse runs , the nostrils open wider to take in more air.

So when a horse is running full throttle, his nose is open.

Shhhh keep it under your hat. :smilewinkgrin:



If anyone needs to know why the sky is blue, or what the meaning of life is etc, I dont work for free. :thumbup:
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So what you are saying is keep betting on the horses with the bigger nostrils. Got it.
 
Low500 said:
Only in pool.........

Why in pool is this some form of "unwritten gambling law".........?????.
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The majority of money games I've witnessed or played I'll have to admit, lacks in the gamble department. There's the player vs the punk so to speak.

Maybe just maybe the guy that was up, didn't care much for quickly breaking the chump. Just play till the punk quits, or keep the bet low to extend the game time.
 
"...and have $1,048,576 dollars.

But chances are, if you have that you have another $2,097,152 in case you lose again."

If you want to see what this type of gambling strategy looks like in the hundreds of Billions of dollars range, study the Capital Management induced financial crisis of 1998.

The Russians basically shut the house down on them.
 
jasonlaus said:
That's why the "winner" is begging him to play and the guy refuses. He will never win another dollar from the loser now.

Greedy lolololol. Nice try!
Jason
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Surely you don't need the word greed defined for you, but here goes. When you want all of what someone else has simply for the fact that you think it is there for taking that is greed. The op's greedy nature won't even allow him to let this go. It has him drooling over what He thinks should be someone else's big score. There is a reason I added the second line about not questioning the moral implications as they are not mine to question.

The very basic motivating factor for gambling is greed, that is indisputable. Gambler's do nothing but find ways to rationalize this.
 
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jackpot said:
I was at the pool room and these two guys were playing 9ball for
$50 a set. One guy beat the other,three sets.The guy that is losing
asked the other guy to double the bet. He says No.Well guess what
the guy that is loser quits. How in the Hell can you say no. I've seen
this sort of thing happen more than a few times in the last few years.
You're beating the guys brains out, you've got his nose open, and
he's ready to go off and you let him go. In my book THIS is the sort
of thing that gives pool a bad name, The guy that won should be
barred from every pool room for life.
jack
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I do not gamble, but when I did this was the oldest trick in the book. Double or nothing until you win one game or set and then you are even. Eventually at double or nothing you break even if you have enough cash to keep it going.
 
I love reading threads like these when they come around every now and again....reminds me why I don't want to gamble at pool (besides my lack of ability).
 
erhino41 said:
Surely you don't need the word greed defined for you, but here goes. When you want all of what someone else has simply for the fact that you think it is there for taking that is greed. The op's greedy nature won't even allow him to let this go. It has him drooling over what He thinks should be someone else's big score. There is a reason I added the second line about not questioning the moral implications as they are not mine to question.

The very basic motivating factor for gambling is greed, that is indisputable. Gambler's do nothing but find ways to rationalize this.
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Lmao! You have no idea what you are talking about. None, nada, zero, zip.
Jason
 
cueman said:
I do not gamble, but when I did this was the oldest trick in the book. Double or nothing until you win one game or set and then you are even. Eventually at double or nothing you break even if you have enough cash to keep it going.
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There's at least a few players here that wish you were still gambling on pool.

I'd like to see how long before you run out of money when you have to post every set.
Jason
 
Let's say the loser plays and wins the next set at $100. Are all future sets now $100 instead of the $50 they played the first three sets for? What if the winner who was now up only $50 wanted to play for $200? Or can he only change the terms when he is even or down money?

It is all so confusing. Who is allowed to do what and when?

I had always thought that any money in action was only for that one set and that is it. No guarantee of future sets until the player who is down money decides to quit.

Same thing for weight adjustments? Do you need to win or lose a certain number of sets before spots can be discussed?

This all seems like a headache compared to the amount actually wagered unless someone is broke and trying to take the last penny possible.
 
jackpot said:
I was at the pool room and these two guys were playing 9ball for
$50 a set. One guy beat the other,three sets.The guy that is losing
asked the other guy to double the bet. He says No.Well guess what
the guy that is loser quits. How in the Hell can you say no. I've seen
this sort of thing happen more than a few times in the last few years.
You're beating the guys brains out, you've got his nose open, and
he's ready to go off and you let him go. In my book THIS is the sort
of thing that gives pool a bad name, The guy that won should be
barred from every pool room for life.
jack
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It's hard for me to feel sorry for the gent who lost, or mad at the gent who won. Too many unknown variables for me in this scenario. FWIW, the "cure" is always winning, not whining. :wink: :D
 
nine_ball6970 said:
Let's say the loser plays and wins the next set at $100. Are all future sets now $100 instead of the $50 they played the first three sets for? What if the winner who was now up only $50 wanted to play for $200? Or can he only change the terms when he is even or down money?

It is all so confusing. Who is allowed to do what and when?

I had always thought that any money in action was only for that one set and that is it. No guarantee of future sets until the player who is down money decides to quit.

Same thing for weight adjustments? Do you need to win or lose a certain number of sets before spots can be discussed?

This all seems like a headache compared to the amount actually wagered unless someone is broke and trying to take the last penny possible.
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Anybody can quit anytime they want(end of a set)

It's usually courtesy to set a time if you need to leave, and in the past it was common.

Every new set can be a new negotiation.
Jason
 
jackpot said:
I was at the pool room and these two guys were playing 9ball for
$50 a set. One guy beat the other,three sets.The guy that is losing
asked the other guy to double the bet. Guy that is winning knows
the loser is throwing his money away and feels bad. So, He says No.
Well guess what the guy that is loser quits without knowing he's been
done a favor. Loser wonders - How in the Hell can you say no.
I've seen this sort of thing happen more than a few times in the last few years.
You're beating the guys brains out, you've got his nose open, and
you know he's going to lose all he's got and have nothing for rent or food, but
he's ready to go off and you don't let him go.
In my book THIS is the sort of thing that gives good people a good name,
The guy that won should be be present in every pool room
jack
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I reworked it another way in red to illustrate another perspective that could be presented.

I know I may be in the minority, but personally, I don't need to take anybody's last dollar to prove anything. If you want to lose your rent, there are other folks in the pool world that will take it. Just not me.

-td
 
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