True story. What happens next?

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Circa, 1980.

Three top players of the day are playing in a “Round Robin” type 9 ball tournament. Round Robin tournaments are the type where everyone plays everyone else and the best records advance. Player A and player C came to the tournament together. In this particular tournament, they are only racing to 7 games.

Player A has won all his matches. Player B is playing bad and has quite a few losses. When player A and player B finally get to play each other, player C is stirring up bets on his buddy, player A. Player C gets all the bets he can and the match begins.

Player B wins the first game. Player C, not the smartest player of the day, says, “I still like my man”, player A. The crowd, knowing they are playing a very short race, pumps the bet with player C. I know, at the time, player A is probably the smartest gambler of all the top players, yet he allows his partner, player C, to pump the bet, being 1 game stuck, going to 7, so I assume they are doing business and bet on player A.

For what ever reason, it comes down to a hill-hill match with player B breaking.

Now, the question. If I am right, what is suppose to happen next?
 
Well ...hmmm...many possibilities. I'd have to go with....

...Player B snaps the 9 in on the break. Player C makes a mad dash for the door leaving his cue behind because the money he would have to pay if he stayed and was made to pay was more than the cue was worth. Player A shakes Player C's hand and also heads for the door...but slower and leaves.

But also if Player B wins they all have one loss so they have to play again...this time they double the bet. Since there is only three of them.
 
B dumps the match and they all three cut up the cash at the IHOP an hour later. But C & A don't show, so B goes looking for 'em. He finds them 9 hours later at an old abandoned hippie commune just outside of town, where he corners them and forces them at gunpoint to put on women's clothing and sing the title song to the hms pinafore.
 
BazookaJoe said:
B dumps the match and they all three cut up the cash at the IHOP an hour later. But C & A don't show, so B goes looking for 'em. He finds them 9 hours later at an old abandoned hippie commune just outside of town, where he corners them and forces them at gunpoint to put on women's clothing and sing the title song to the hms pinafore.
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But how does player B dump the match?
 
runs out to the nine and scratches?
shoots bad position on the 5, tries a "safety" and scratches?
tries to use his new Gulyassy prototype jump cue with a (real) diamond tip, skewers the cue ball and tears the felt and dings the slate. they have to switch tables and the other player now has break since the last shot was a foul?
 
tobyjoe said:
runs out to the nine and scratches?
shoots bad position on the 5, tries a "safety" and scratches?
tries to use his new Gulyassy prototype jump cue with a (real) diamond tip, skewers the cue ball and tears the felt and dings the slate. they have to switch tables and the other player now has break since the last shot was a foul?
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This has to be one of the guys that doubled his bet, ONE GAME UP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,LOL.
 
Player B breaks, makes a ball but has no position on the 1 ball..Chooses to push out, but leaves an easy out
 
BeeMan said:
Player B breaks, makes a ball but has no position on the 1 ball..Chooses to push out, but leaves an easy out
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And we all can break, make a ball, but NOT the 9 ball and be assured of being hooked on the one ball? No. If I am right at this point, player B stands a chance to accidentally make the 9 on the break and cost himself and players A and C big time money.
 
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