I thought of one story i pretty much stopped gambing at 17 when i turned pro at snooker, but before that i would gamble a fair bit this was back when I was 16 years old. im from melb so I drive my own car no license by myself to Sydney 10 hours away to play a comp America 8 ball bb big white similar to states which id never played before after I win the comp for 3 or 4 grand a guy put it on me to play 8ball for 5 grand.
So we organize to play tomorrow the day before the game im staying with a mate we go out on his boat it proceeds to break down near a quite beach and he says to me he will be an hour and he will come back with a tow, im 16 no sunscreen and only wearing shorts 5 or 6 hours later he comes back. The next morning im having breakfast with him his mum and hot late 20's sister, so i proceed to thank his sister for putting cream on me during the night (thinking she might fancy me and im a chance lol) but she tells me she didn’t a bit disappointed I ask the mum she also says no.
my sunburn was that bad it was thick yellow pussy smelly stuff coming out of my pores from my nose face and parts of my arms, I could not get on shoes cause the tops of me feet were red raw and could only wear shorts and singlet as i was a lobster every movement hurt, but I still turned up to play as I knew I was stealing if I play solid and it wasnt easy for me to get games in oz
the guy im playing only brings 1700 hundred but I stand strong saying we arranged for 5 grand, I don’t think he had any belief he would really win it was ego over brains but after him seeing the state I am in. it takes a few hours but he begs and borrows money to play me I have to play with both legs bent cause im so sore. I end up winning and then getting him for another 500 hundred at snooker during the week.
but the best was the next day pocket full of money my friend an I were a pub having lunch and we stick 1500 on a horse together it comes in at 7 to1. we head off to the beach for a few days but we come back because his sisters friend is selling his old mansion and has an antique snooker table that he wants out, it looked like a duke of edinborugh which were worth a lot. though I never saw one before I made a few quick calls and took the chance it was, and bought it for 9 and ended up on selling it for 35. was a pretty good week for a 16 year :thumbup:
