what are the biggest spots you've seen/heard of given?

I saw Lee Norton in Omaha beat some guy out of his money while shooting from one end of the table. After the break, he was able to pick an end and then he had to stay and shoot from that end only.

Was pretty fun.
 
gypsy_soul said:
While at the Scotty Townsend Memorial Tournament Orcollo said to me “ I give you phone number “ then laughed,,,,,,,, I said what’s the phone number , he said 3-4-5-6-7-8-9 !!!!! I took it and did not like it one bit lol 😂
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I once beat Dennis two games in a row at Banks getting 5-4, and then things returned to normal. We would often play a race to three, me getting 5-4 for breakfast and I never won once! I did win a game frequently though, with 3-1 Dennis a common score. He loves playing me Banks and beating me! That seems to make him happier than making a score somewhere, so I placate him by playing.
 
jay helfert said:
I once beat Dennis two games in a row at Banks getting 5-4, and then things returned to normal. We would often play a race to three, me getting 5-4 for breakfast and I never won once! I did win a game frequently though, with 3-1 Dennis a common score. He loves playing me Banks and beating me! That seems to make him happier than making a score somewhere, so I placate him by playing.
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Awesome guy he is !!!
 
jay helfert said:
I also used to give up multiple balls in six ball. How about the 4, 5 and 6 plus the break! Sounds good doesn't it. They had no chance!
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In the early 80’s, our local pool hall had a weekly 9-ball tournament that Kim Davenport played in occasionally. I was a C+ player. When matched up against Kim, I would get the 7 and 8 and 2 games on the wire in a race to 5. I won the match once.
 
SBC said:
Saw a guy give Dennis Hatch the 3 out, but they got all the breaks and ball in hand. They played 10 ahead...it almost ended in a murder scene.

Saw another person give just hit lowest numbered ball to a rail, they got breaks all in hand. Sounds impossible, but it's a little easier than beating the ghost. Still crazy to see with big money bet.
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The biggest spot I ever got was from SBC. He gave me the 6 out for $500 a set. He ended up beating me for 12 hours straight! In the end I wilted, but I just can't quit you... 😂
 
I am no player and probably couldn't make a ball anymore. Saying that I offered the very wealthy owner's son at a local poolroom the blue threw when he asked me how we could gamble. They had just remodeled the old Yamaha dealership to build their pool hall. That is every ball on the table but the school bus for 10K 10 ahead or 20K 20 ahead. He lost all the color in his face and turned yellow so to speak. I just got off the table and was hitting as well as I ever had in my life. He didn't like the offer. I said all I want is the first break. Haven't felt like playing much since that. Why?
Fade that.
 
Welder84 said:
The biggest spot I ever got was from SBC. He gave me the 6 out for $500 a set. He ended up beating me for 12 hours straight! In the end I wilted, but I just can't quit you... 😂
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You gotta treat the customers right or you will go out of business.
 
ribdoner said:
i saw James Christopher give an APA SL 6 or 7 (dependent on the market) the 3,5,7 and the break races to 7 for a big chunk

JC got the cash
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I saw a local announce to the room at a pro event that he would play anyone in the room for five hundred if they gave him the 3, 5, 7 and the break. Johnny Archer was the only one to take the bet and the only one to win the $500. The guy handed Johnny the money after losing and asked the whole room if any one else wanted to try. No more takers.
 
Saw Ginky give a C player any ball in 9 ball. Don't recall who got the break but Ginky did pretty well until the C player realized that he didn't have a chance and pulled up. Sounds huge, but it's a gaff for the A player or pro.
 
jimmyg said:
Saw Ginky give a C player any ball in 9 ball. Don't recall who got the break but Ginky did pretty well until the C player realized that he didn't have a chance and pulled up. Sounds huge, but it's a gaff for the A player or pro.
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Most people don't realize that if you can beat the ghost without ball in hand then having another much lesser player on the table just makes the game easier.

Hu
 
Here's the biggest pots I could find online. They're more like pools. No way a single player could fade all that.


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Back in the 90's, at Hard Times, I watched Keith McCready give some players "touch a ball and he gets the breaks". He got the cheese 95% of the time.
 
sjm said:
Biggest Spot I've Seen
Against adequate players (B player at most), Abe Rosen, who was John Ervolino's mentor, used to request a spot of 99 balls in a race to 100, but there were a couple of provisions:

1) There was no deduction for any of Abe's scratches.
2) Abe had to shoot every shot with the sharp end of a pencil rather than with a cue stick.

He could only hit the cue ball a couple of feet with the sharp end of a pencil, so he was betting that his opponent would hang a ball and leave him pretty close to it. With 99 on the wire in a race to 100 and these rules, Abe won a lot more than he lost.

Biggest Spot I Was Given
Once in London in the late 1990's, just to pass some time, I gambled super cheap with a top snooker player and the spot I got was that he couldn't shoot the black, pink, or blue until there were no other balls on the table. I had no chance!
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A friend told me this story. In his version Abe had to shoot with a crayon.
 
Back in the early 70's I watched Tacoma Whitey give up 8 to close in one pocket. A chalk circle was drawn outside the pocket. If his opponent either pocketed one ball or had it land inside that circle he won. Not sure who won in the long run as I was busy watching my buddy take beating on another table.
 
Scott Frost played a guy in one pocket at 18 balls to 4. They played to 10 ahead. I don't think I could ask for that much weight, ever.

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When I first got to Tallahassee I played this blind old man in snooker. He had to use the back end of the rake and that SOB snookered me on almost every shot and kicked my ass. Man that Howard Barrett sure could play.
 
Ratta said:
3 cushion i had to make 10 points- opponent (strong international champ) to 50.....-- to loose here as an *okay player" can kill your nerves :) but at the same time awesome to see someone playing that great. Think at that time i was a 0.4 to 0.5 player on average.

Myself gave a player 6 to 11 in 9-ball-- he had to pay 5x as much :) winning the first two sets then helps, hrhr. Good ole times ^^ (90s)...fuck....gettin old :)
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If I'm not mistaken, St Louie Louie would occasionally give up "the rainbow" -- if his opponent made a ball they won.

I've given "the broom" at 9ball getting the 6, 7, 8. But I had to play with the house broom.

Lou Figueroa
 
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