What Should I Do?

J

jon21588

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
I'm in a situation and I don't know what to do.

This past weekend I lost about 400 playing a guy that I KNOW I should beat. It hurt so bad that I decided to quit playing for a while. Well tonight I went to the pool hall and saw a pretty well known player there. He just moved here for work. So my two questions are:

Should I still take a break, or get back to the game and try to learn some things from this guy while I have the chance?

and

How much should I offer to take some cheap one pocket lessons from him?
I was thinking something like 15/hour and pay for all the games. Is that fair?

Let me know what YOU think.
 
No, dont give that guy anymore money, If you want to get your money back practice then come back prepared..

If its one pocket, there are many here on AZ that can help, I think there is even a web site, onepocket.org I believe...

SPINDOKTOR





jon21588 said:
I'm in a situation and I don't know what to do.

This past weekend I lost about 400 playing a guy that I KNOW I should beat. It hurt so bad that I decided to quit playing for a while. Well tonight I went to the pool hall and saw a pretty well known player there. He just moved here for work. So my two questions are:

Should I still take a break, or get back to the game and try to learn some things from this guy while I have the chance?

and

How much should I offer to take some cheap one pocket lessons from him?
I was thinking something like 15/hour and pay for all the games. Is that fair?

Let me know what YOU think.
Click to expand...
 
You lost $400 and you expect someone to TEACH you for $15/hr? :rolleyes: Best of luck with that. You might get the guy to PLAY you for $10/game if you're lucky...but teach you? I doubt it... In this day and age, if you're doing anything legit, over working at a fast food joint (or Walmart), you're earning more than $15/hr.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

jon21588 said:
How much should I offer to take some cheap one pocket lessons from him?
I was thinking something like 15/hour and pay for all the games. Is that fair?

Let me know what YOU think.
Click to expand...
 
I think that if the lost $400/ego is your impetus for considering giving up the game for a bit, the last thing you should do is try to learn one pocket for cash (whatever it is).

Learn to love the game again. Go teach a D player. Have fun at a bar playing bangers for beer. Freewheel and impress some ladyfriends. Talk trash with the railbirds. Find a way to stay in the game without taking it so seriously.

jon21588 said:
I'm in a situation and I don't know what to do.

This past weekend I lost about 400 playing a guy that I KNOW I should beat. It hurt so bad that I decided to quit playing for a while. Well tonight I went to the pool hall and saw a pretty well known player there. He just moved here for work. So my two questions are:

Should I still take a break, or get back to the game and try to learn some things from this guy while I have the chance?

and

How much should I offer to take some cheap one pocket lessons from him?
I was thinking something like 15/hour and pay for all the games. Is that fair?

Let me know what YOU think.
Click to expand...
 
Not in my area Scott. He doesn't start work for another month and I was just trying to give him some money.
 
Good point. When I first started playing one pocket, my two-bit "teacher" cost me $10 a game, and later $20 per. I'll tell you one thing: I learned what *not* to shoot real fast.

Scott Lee said:
You lost $400 and you expect someone to TEACH you for $15/hr? :rolleyes: Best of luck with that. You might get the guy to PLAY you for $10/game if you're lucky...but teach you? I doubt it... In this day and age, if you're doing anything legit, over working at a fast food joint (or Walmart), you're earning more than $15/hr.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Click to expand...
 
Well I make 8/hr and work my ass off for the 8 damn dollars. LOL Thanks for all your opinions. I'm sure we'll work something out.
 
Christ, if you're making $8/hr, he should be the one trying to find a way to help you out!

jon21588 said:
Well I make 8/hr and work my ass off for the 8 damn dollars. LOL Thanks for all your opinions. I'm sure we'll work something out.
Click to expand...
 
Yeah I'm offering two hours of me busting my ass for one hour of him just showing me some stuff on a pool table. I'm pretty sure he won't be making more than 15 at his job down here. I have no bills so its fine for now. Waiting on next semester of college to get here.
 
Offer it to him. See what he says. Maybe getting into a student mentality will be good to refocus your energies away from the loss, and onto learning and enjoying the game. If he says yes to the deal, go for it.

jon21588 said:
Yeah I'm offering two hours of me busting my ass for one hour of him just showing me some stuff on a pool table. I'm pretty sure he won't be making more than 15 at his job down here. I have no bills so its fine for now. Waiting on next semester of college to get here.
Click to expand...
 
suggestions only

No offense but if you are making 8 dollars an hour working and you lost 400 dollars at one time playing pool you should be depressed and possibly think about giving up the gambling side of pool.

Try to make the game fun, if you need to gamble I would say play for smaller stakes.
 
It sounds as if the guy you lost $400 to hustled you. That is the hustler's MO is to make you think that you can beat him.

I made a lot more than $8 per hour and I would have quit way before I lost $400.

Think of how you feel about losing that $400. Now if you would have won do you think that the other player would have felt any different?

You should stop gambling and just enjoy the game.

I think the going rate is at least $40 per hour for lessons.
 
jon21588 said:
I'm in a situation and I don't know what to do.

This past weekend I lost about 400 playing a guy that I KNOW I should beat. It hurt so bad that I decided to quit playing for a while. Well tonight I went to the pool hall and saw a pretty well known player there. He just moved here for work. So my two questions are:

Should I still take a break, or get back to the game and try to learn some things from this guy while I have the chance?

and

How much should I offer to take some cheap one pocket lessons from him?
I was thinking something like 15/hour and pay for all the games. Is that fair?

Let me know what YOU think.
Click to expand...
Before you ask him for lessons see how cheap he will play you maybe 10 a game or races to 3 for 20 you can learn alot this way and if you get a fair spot you shouldnt lose too much and will still learn something
 
If he wont take 15 plus time, you should try to get access to a bunch of 1p accustats somehow. Surely someone at the pool room has some. Try to get a copy of winning 1p or shots moves and strategies. Borrow it and study it.

I wont even get into how you should focus on making more $ than playing pool...
 
Jon, who is the pro player? Maybe it's just me but I find that most good/great/pro players are kind enough (or like to hear themselves talk enough) to teach you a bunch for little to nothing, although I do recommend compensating anyone who's really helped you.

If you're even asking yourself this question you probably still want to play. When I get burned out and don't want to play, I REALLY don't want to play, like I pass up on my free room/ride/food at the DCC just because I didn't care for pool at all.

I have to give you props for going off for $400 when you only make $8/hr. Takes some onions, kudos sir.
You shouldn't let a loss keep you from playing, just get better and go back and drill the guy for $1,000.

BTW, I think it's possible for a decent player to make more than $8/hr playing pool, so I definitely wouldn't ever work for less, take a look into doing something that'll make you more $$
 
Bet big, win big! :D

On a serious note, quit gambling at pool, continue on with school and find a job that pays more than $8 an hour (kudos to you for even having a job). If you really want to get your kicks at losing $ on a pool table, go play a $5 tournament til your bringing in enough income to lose $400 without having to worry.

Good luck! :)
 
I Know Things. Things About 1 Pocket. I Know Things. Lots Of Things.. imo

jon21588 said:
I'm in a situation and I don't know what to do.

This past weekend I lost about 400 playing a guy that I KNOW I should beat. It hurt so bad that I decided to quit playing for a while. Well tonight I went to the pool hall and saw a pretty well known player there. He just moved here for work. So my two questions are:

Should I still take a break, or get back to the game and try to learn some things from this guy while I have the chance?

and

How much should I offer to take some cheap one pocket lessons from him?
I was thinking something like 15/hour and pay for all the games. Is that fair?

Let me know what YOU think.
Click to expand...


Where do you live ?
I'll give you lessons for $15 an hour.

Doug
( and food & drink )
 
Making $8/hr, you should be shot for losing $400 in pool. Of course, you never enlightened us as to how exactly you wound up in such a situation. Was this a "I'm down $200 and we'll do double or nothing ?" If so, bend over pal. You deserve a good a$$ whippin. First lesson in life. On a bad day, preserve your resources and live to fight another day. Come back and play next time for a better match, i.e. with more weight. If the guy doesn't go for it, giving you some lame line like "I can't do that" or "you're too good", you'll have fished him out and not lost alot in the process. It sounds like your ego got the best of you on this occasion and you (SHOULD) have learned a good lesson. Winning and losing $ at pool has little to do with ego. Its about making the correct match. Which is basically the same as having an edge. That's how you win at gambling. Have an edge. Which is why the casinos in Vegas make money. They NEVER give up their edge, yet idiots (INCLUDING ME!!!!) keep throwing money at them.

tim
 
You

seriously misjudged your game and your opponents game. Hustler's count on that all the time.

1 Pocket can be a very hard game to try to judge someone's skill level, and the reason is, many players will have 'Pool skill', but the best players have the '1 Pocket skill', and if you don't know the difference then you are what we would refer to as a 'Fish'.

$400 is quite a bit for someone that makes $8 an hour (50 hours of work). And when you play somone, it is a competition, not practice. 1 pocket is about as close a game to chess as you can get in Pool, and about as complex.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top