rackmsuckr said:So did you win?Good going on the non-concession.
Luxury said:So I was in Tacoma Wednesday night and I chose to play at the Full Splice tourney because the tables there are perfect and this is what happened:
I had no idea at the time but I was playing a guy that was heavily favored to win the tournament and I had never seen him before. The first game I have a sharp cut on the nine and cut it in and went three rails to scratch in the side. The next three games I win with nice run outs and when the guy shakes my hand he says with a straight face, "This was your lucky day."
I didn't say a word back because I believe when someone says something rude or idiotic it's best to remain silent so that it just keeps echoing in the air. Well I didn't say anything then but I'm saying it now. I think you were lucky to win the one game when I scratched on the nine.
Later I'm in a position to get in the money and I'm playing a lady that says, "Congratulations we have to get him to work so I forfeit the match."
Her husband then says, "No play your match." So we play and I lose the first game. I win the next game and I run the next rack down to the eight which I make and scratch. I tell her to go ahead and shoot the nine in. She looks bewildered because in the game I won she had conceded. Well she couldn't shoot that well and I actually had a hunch she would miss with ball in hand due to the location of the nine and the tightness of the pockets. Well she missed it by a mile. I make the nine and she concedes the entire race to three and says, "You know I conceded your game earlier." I say,"I was taught by my instructor never to concede a match."
"But I conceded your game earlier." she repeats herself
"Well you didn't take lessons from my instructor and it seems his theory turned out to be the right strategy."
End of story.
BTW Craig showed me a cue he was making for Tiggler and he is going to be VERY pleased.
Luxury said:So I was in Tacoma Wednesday night and I chose to play at the Full Splice tourney because the tables there are perfect and this is what happened:
I had no idea at the time but I was playing a guy that was heavily favored to win the tournament and I had never seen him before. The first game I have a sharp cut on the nine and cut it in and went three rails to scratch in the side. The next three games I win with nice run outs and when the guy shakes my hand he says with a straight face, "This was your lucky day."
I didn't say a word back because I believe when someone says something rude or idiotic it's best to remain silent so that it just keeps echoing in the air. Well I didn't say anything then but I'm saying it now. I think you were lucky to win the one game when I scratched on the nine.
Later I'm in a position to get in the money and I'm playing a lady that says, "Congratulations we have to get him to work so I forfeit the match."
Her husband then says, "No play your match." So we play and I lose the first game. I win the next game and I run the next rack down to the eight which I make and scratch. I tell her to go ahead and shoot the nine in. She looks bewildered because in the game I won she had conceded. Well she couldn't shoot that well and I actually had a hunch she would miss with ball in hand due to the location of the nine and the tightness of the pockets. Well she missed it by a mile. I make the nine and she concedes the entire race to three and says, "You know I conceded your game earlier." I say,"I was taught by my instructor never to concede a match."
"But I conceded your game earlier." she repeats herself
"Well you didn't take lessons from my instructor and it seems his theory turned out to be the right strategy."
End of story.
BTW Craig showed me a cue he was making for Tiggler and he is going to be VERY pleased.
There's pros and cons to giving up the 9. I do it on a "by the feel of the match" or even rack basis. You sure dont want to do it thinking it means the other guy will..worldison2 said:Good story.
This is a perfect illustration why a lot of tours have the "no-concession" rule.
It took me a while to figure out why this rule was around, but seeing enough stories like this has made me think it's not such a bad idea.
One of the tours I'm involved in (The Tri-State-Tour in NJ-NY area) has always enforced this rule. Recently they made the first offense a warning, instead of a "next-game" forfeit. I think they made the made the right decision on that change.
This game should be won by pool-players, not wannabe lawyers.