This thread might cause some problems but your opinion requested
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I have been around pool off and on for 20 year's. In all that time I have seen one serious full rack bank game! Mark Jarvus vs. Shannon Daulton. Played earlier this year for 4000 jelly beans. WOW Freddie!! What a list!!Anyone that has played that much bank pool against that many good players and betting it up to boot.... HAS MY RESPECT! I have purchased both of your books Freddie and hope to see you at Derby this year in hopes that you might autograph them for me. I believe full rack banks is the purest form of pool period! I am proud to say I am from the Knoxville, Tn area . Home of Eddie Taylor, one of the best bankers ever!
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Yep
That's him. Dont tell him that I told you.
the Beard
Flex said:
That's him. Dont tell him that I told you.
the Beard
Woof. I don't gamble. I don't feel that I need to. If you want to play me spotting me the 7, go right ahead. Whenever you're in Canada, let me know and we'll play a day long set. Bragging rights. You lose, you tell the board you got drilled by a nit, and every post you say "Shawn handed me my ass". Except, I remember you losing this exact same style of bet on RSB, and you weaseled out of it. You had to post that Justis cases were better than Instroke, and you weaseled out. So, forgive me if I don't give you much credit for your proposition bets, because your history shows you don't follow through.John Barton said:
BTW, I think Freddy's a great player. I just don't like someone putting up a list of people they have beat for money. You could give someone extra info about any of those players that are possibly matching up later on. "I read on AZ that you played even with Freddy the Beard. I'll need 2 balls to play you". Freddy's accomplished. So are those other players. I don't like having half the story, that's all. And, I might be ticked if I was one of those scalps he named that still relied on action for a living, and flew under the radar of most that don't know who they are. Now their names are in print - a hustler's "who's who" of banks.
My post wasn't an insult to Freddy. I didn't like his action. Doesn't mean I don't find him informative or interesting. Just my opinion, however wrong you might think that it is.
Quit while you're behind
Stop, stop, Shawn, you're going deeper and deeper into the depths of your own ignorance. I really hate to pick on you, but you shoulda just left the whole thing alone. What you're actually doing is calling me a game knocker. That's hilarious. Since you won't bet that pig meat is pork, whatta you care? You're worrying about the guys on the list not being able to get a good game. 1/3 are already dead. Another 1/3 are in nursing homes, and the rest have applied for social security. Who are they trying to match up with? They looking to play in the pool wheelchair olympics? That shows that you really didnt know who those people were.
You shouldnt have voiced such a serious opinion with such little background info. There are too many knowledgeable guys on this forum who will call your hand. Lecture over. I forgive you, and will continue to read your posts.
the Beard
Shawn Armstrong said:
Stop, stop, Shawn, you're going deeper and deeper into the depths of your own ignorance. I really hate to pick on you, but you shoulda just left the whole thing alone. What you're actually doing is calling me a game knocker. That's hilarious. Since you won't bet that pig meat is pork, whatta you care? You're worrying about the guys on the list not being able to get a good game. 1/3 are already dead. Another 1/3 are in nursing homes, and the rest have applied for social security. Who are they trying to match up with? They looking to play in the pool wheelchair olympics? That shows that you really didnt know who those people were.
You shouldnt have voiced such a serious opinion with such little background info. There are too many knowledgeable guys on this forum who will call your hand. Lecture over. I forgive you, and will continue to read your posts.
the Beard
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freddy the beard said:
I asked Hopkins about playing you (I think he said he played you at one pocket) - and he said he was spotting you 10-7 or 11-7 (I forget which). He said you played really well and beat him but wouldn't re-adjust the spot, so he quit. Wasn't sure if your 3-guys included Hopkins (or only bank pool) - but according to him, he spotted you well. Not trying to mud sling or instigate - just clarifying
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Reread my post #18
As I stated previously in my post # 18, that is players I beat at least once playing EVEN BANK POOL, not 1pkt. The 3 players that spotted me playing bank pool were Bugs, Truman, and CornBread. Definitely not Hopkins. This is the story from my bank pool encounter with Allen Hopkins from a previous post:
"I was playing Hopkins bank pool on table 9 at the Billiard Cafe. You may have been there that night, Phil (Welch). Allen and his backer were giggling at me because I was dogging it so bad. They swore they would stay in Chicago until they flat busted me. My son, Dino was also there that night, he was about 12 yrs old then, and was watching the game. It was bad enough to be playing that bad, but to be humiliated in front of my son was overkill. I finally made a commitment -- nobody from Jersey was going to beat me playing even banks in my own joint, world champion or not. I was a million games loser (we were playing short rack 9 ball banks) so I tripled the bet, and increased the "oil" level to the point where it was leaking on the floor. I went on a big run and I finally got to banking some "five and outs," and it was at that point that the Jersey boys said they had a plane to catch. Leave they did, under a torrent of insults, never to return."
the Beard
SpiderWebComm said:I asked Hopkins about playing you (I think he said he played you at one pocket) - and he said he was spotting you 10-7 or 11-7 (I forget which). He said you played really well and beat him but wouldn't re-adjust the spot, so he quit. Wasn't sure if your 3-guys included Hopkins (or only bank pool) - but according to him, he spotted you well. Not trying to mud sling or instigate - just clarifying
As I stated previously in my post # 18, that is players I beat at least once playing EVEN BANK POOL, not 1pkt. The 3 players that spotted me playing bank pool were Bugs, Truman, and CornBread. Definitely not Hopkins. This is the story from my bank pool encounter with Allen Hopkins from a previous post:
"I was playing Hopkins bank pool on table 9 at the Billiard Cafe. You may have been there that night, Phil (Welch). Allen and his backer were giggling at me because I was dogging it so bad. They swore they would stay in Chicago until they flat busted me. My son, Dino was also there that night, he was about 12 yrs old then, and was watching the game. It was bad enough to be playing that bad, but to be humiliated in front of my son was overkill. I finally made a commitment -- nobody from Jersey was going to beat me playing even banks in my own joint, world champion or not. I was a million games loser (we were playing short rack 9 ball banks) so I tripled the bet, and increased the "oil" level to the point where it was leaking on the floor. I went on a big run and I finally got to banking some "five and outs," and it was at that point that the Jersey boys said they had a plane to catch. Leave they did, under a torrent of insults, never to return."
the Beard
This has to be one of my favorite threads ever...get em Freddie!
freddy the beard said:
Like I said - I wasn't sure if that was bank-pool-only or all-around.... so I was just curious. Hopefully you don't think I was jabbing at you - I respect you a lot.