Tough set

foxcues

foxcues

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I played a guy tonight a race to 11 for $100.We only had time for one set and thats what he wanted to play for.
He made 8 nine ball combos on me and all of them were on the 1,2,3 or 4ball.I made no combos all my games came from run outs.
We end up hill hill and he tells me he would like to just stop and call it even because he really couldn`t afford to loose the hundred so I agree and we quit.I usually wouldn`t do it but since he couldn`t afford it I did.(he ask me to play I didn`t ask him) I think he thought he was stealing but found out otherwise.I know he wants to play more at a later date.
I have never had somone make that many combos on me in one set.
None of them were slop,he made the shots he was trying for.
The poolgods must be mad at me.
 
If he couldn't afford to lose then he shouldn't have suggested the match. If you can't do the time don't do the crime etc..

You're a gentleman for letting him off the hook, but he's a bit of an arse imo.
 
For one thing, it's hard to win, when you're stuck before you start. Just that he could keep in the game to the hill is impressive to me. Win or lose, on his part was a bad gamble though, without the money to lose. I beat guys out of cars and houses, but they had the stuff to give up. It's a tough call if you did the right thing or not, he might have lost his rent money to the next guy, who knows. At least you got some good practice in, and he might dump some cash later on to you. Cheers. Rod.
 
If you don't think he can possibly make that many combos next time and you think you are the favorite it might be a good idea to try and raise the bet next time. Since you guys went hill-hill in a long race, the high percentage of combos he shot, and the big information he provided that he may think about his money more than he should when the game gets tight.
 
If the nine is shooting out of the pack and going to one of the back quarters the back balls are not tight.

I have seen guys playing rack your own where it doesn't count in the back two corners but they are racking the back balls loose so that if it doesn't go it comes close and quite often they can make a combo on it early in the rack.
 
I know what you are saying about the rack.None of the combos were like that.He or I would break and the balls scatter then end up rolling perfect for him.2 times I broke,hung a ball and left the 1 hanging in the pocket and the 2/9 rolled up pefect and he had clear shot on the 1.If a ball had fallen I would have had the combo instead of him.We played rack your own and the nine didn`t count in the back 2 corners.It was just brutal.
A couple of times I played safe and he kicked,made a hit and hooked me,then I made a hit and a combo rolled up.Three times I was hooked and I kicked the object ball and it ended up on the nine for his combo(2 of those times the object ball kissed of another ball to get the nine combo).The people that watched the set just shook their head in disbelief.
 
Great comeback making it back to even!

Years ago, down in Houston, I had a guy make the 9 ball six times, never getting past the 3 ball for $20 a game.

A friend of his came in, saw he was playing me, ran over and whispered in my opponent's ear. My opponent walks over to me and says if we're going to play anymore, he wants the 7 from me!

The guy has $120 in his pocket and now wants weight cuz a friend of his tells him that I can play a little!

Adios is all I said to that.

Nice thing was anytime I saw his pool detective buddy from then on, I knocked his action and I killed alot of it.

You should've heard him cry like a little girl when I knocked him.

Paybacks are hell!


Stones
 
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Sounds like he didn't have the money to cover the bet to begin with(air barrel)...... Just something to look out for. Let us know if he lowers the bet next time or ducks you. Nice shooting, by the way.
 
I hate hearing stories like this, where the other guy thinks he has the nuts and is playing on air! Congrats on the comeback, it seems to be the hardest thing to do when you cant get any momentum going. I doubt he will ever play you again, but if he does I would make him post up 3 sets so you dont get into this situation again. I would also raise the bet if he does want to play again. Good practice I guess :cool:
 
I played in a ring game one time where a guy made 5 9-balls in one game (we were playing "spot 'em until they fall in order" in those days). I know I've been beaten in handicapped tournaments before by guys who never made an intentional money ball - like if they were going to 3 and they snap one and sh*t in two more by missing and something flying around the table and bopping the 9-ball in. Crazy stuff happen in this game, fo sho. :smile:

Aaron
 
i think this falls into the category of one of you was scared and the other one was glad there was fear in the air. sounds like a good matchup if you ask me though i would post the money just in case ...
 
hmm.....sounds like he air-barrelled you. Ask him to post next time. Nice job not letting all the combos fade your game.
 
If you're mostly looking to gamble to sharpen up your game & perform under pressure, and it's not really about the money... then I think you got what you wanted out of it. So it was nice of you to accommodate his gambling habit and let him off the hook.

The game boiled down to a race to 1 for 100 bucks. In 9 ball that's kind of a joke. So either way I think you 'won'. The money would be nice but you got to play a very strong set to outrun all those early 9's... you can take pride in that.

Who's racking in this set? A lot of early 9's happen because of a loose rack. Gaps behind the 9 send it towards one of the corners, leading to lots of early 9 ball combos. If you use a magic rack, good luck to him trying to combo in 9 balls when it's sitting just under the spot and every ball is several feet away.
 
air barrell

The man was air barrelling for sure. If he wasnt he still doesnt have enough gamble in him to waste your time. Would he be willing to.lose 3 or more sets in a row for even 20 a set? Probably not... these types are pure lock artists and will never let you get ahead.
 
If i were you(OP) I won't let him go away like that, just because he asked you to gamble with him. He backed off cuz he thought he might loose $100. So, I think it's safe to assume that a player like him will only go through the game if its "locked" in his favor.
On the other hand I think you also let him go cuz you were also scared of loosing, I mean if the score was like 10 (you) - 2 (him), would you let him quit ? And if both of you are scared and want to keep your money, then don't gamble.
 
prad said:
If i were you(OP) I won't let him go away like that, just because he asked you to gamble with him. He backed off cuz he thought he might loose $100. So, I think it's safe to assume that a player like him will only go through the game if its "locked" in his favor.
On the other hand I think you also let him go cuz you were also scared of loosing, I mean if the score was like 10 (you) - 2 (him), would you let him quit ? And if both of you are scared and want to keep your money, then don't gamble.
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I`m not afraid of loosing anything.I recently played a guy $100 a game nineball giving him the 8.I lost $1200.I played a $500 set and was staking another $300 set last friday at the same time.
I have known this person for a few years and we had gambled about 7 years ago.I beat him out of $480 the last time we played getting a spot.
I knew he had fallen on hard times in the last year but didn`t know exactly how bad.
He had the hundred on him( he just won $120 in the tourn) so it wasn`t a air barrel.
If the score had been 10/2 me and he said the same thing about needing the money I would have done the same thing because I don`t need the money and he has always been honest with me.
If I knew he was lying to me I wouldn`t have done it but in this case it was the truth.
 
foxcues said:
I`m not afraid of loosing anything.I recently played a guy $100 a game nineball giving him the 8.I lost $1200.I played a $500 set and was staking another $300 set last friday at the same time.
I have known this person for a few years and we had gambled about 7 years ago.I beat him out of $480 the last time we played getting a spot.
I knew he had fallen on hard times in the last year but didn`t know exactly how bad.
He had the hundred on him( he just won $120 in the tourn) so it wasn`t a air barrel.
If the score had been 10/2 me and he said the same thing about needing the money I would have done the same thing because I don`t need the money and he has always been honest with me.
If I knew he was lying to me I wouldn`t have done it but in this case it was the truth.
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Good form. It is cool to be a good sport.
 
my question is: if the score would have been 10-2 with him on the hill and you asked to quit because you couldnt afford it would he had done the same thing, by letting you keep your money... I dont think so
 
foxcues said:
I played a guy tonight a ...
We end up hill hill and he tells me he would like to just stop and call it even because he really couldn`t afford to loose the hundred
....I know he wants to play more at a later date...
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I bet he does want to play some more with you. You sound pretty damn soft and he sounds pretty damn broke.

Tell him to go find someone else to try to his broke-ass-moves on. You know he would have collected your $100 if he had won.

What is gonna happen next time? You get a couple games up and he tells you he can't afford to pay?

It already happened once and you were nice enough to let him slide, but that does not mean you need to give him any further game.

I say you put his picture up here so we can all make fun of him.
 
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