What's the best or worst moves you have ever seen over a pool match !

houmatroy

houmatroy

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Everybody that has ever been around money matches have either pulled a move or have witnessed some really classic moves...Here's 1 I pulled years ago..not that proud of it but it did get the money...I was staking lil Sal from New Orleans against lil John from hattiesburg mississippi when john was just starting to gamble 1 pocket..we agreed to play in his homeroom snakes in hattiesburg 2 sets with 1 set LJ getting 10/8 other set getting 9/8 for $5000...we get there early & Sal is hitting balls getting use to the table..there was only 1 9 footer in the place & it played a lil funny..well Lil john is running a lil late and finally comes in without hitting a ball & flips the coin...before we flipped tho he insisted on either player being able to quit at anytime..I was argueing no..the money was to be posted till someone won 2sets....he wouldn't here of it & Sal said come on man..that's cool..lets get started...Lj wins the flip & of course picked the 10/8 set..He was cold & we was playing 6 ahead sets & Sal wins..Well Lj scrapes up another $500 & says come on Troy bet another $500 that's all I got..You gotta like it..he just beat me 10/8..you gotta love 9/8..I said sure..bet..well Lj found newborn life and wins the 1st 4 games..I tell lil Sal to say something...He tells Me..U SAY SUMTHIN....I'M TRYING TO GET THIS MONEY !!!! I work my way to lil john while Sal was bout to break..and told him..Great shooting lil john...Glad you insisted on quiting after any set...I said noway would i let Sal play 10/8 if he gets beat 9/8..He says...lil sal aint gonna quit..he got too much heart..I said lil Sal aint staking it & walked a way..planting the seed that he could either lose $5500 or win $500...and went sit down and never said another word...I think Sal won 10 straight to get the money..If only he would have agreed to lock it up till somebody won two sets who knows who would have won that day...By the way..He had pulled moves on me in the past so that's why I didn't mind 1 of my own.
 
The ultimate worst move is Tom Cruise using his cue like a sword while he is singing "Werewolf in London".
 
A very good local guy is playing Joe Root in a big tournament. The guy has him 8-5 in a race to eleven. Joe starts complaining about his feet hurting. He calls time out and asks the td if it's okay to play barefooted. He says yes. So, Joe takes his shoes off and stops like every third ball and rubs his feet. Classic Joe.

He wins 11-9.

Another one was the story about Scott Wright playing Tony Ellin. Scott is up two sets and Tony announces who he is to scare Scott. Scott just pulled up telling him, "I don't play any champions." Funny as hell.

Oh, I could tell these kind of things for days.
 
my favorite moment was about 6 months ago, i was playing a small weekly bar tournement, it was a race to two 8 ball tournement.

it was a hill-hill game and i was playing someone who i considered much better than i am. i ran out to the 8 but i got hooked, the cue ball was too far away from the rail for me to jump the ball, and the 8 was on the spot. i grabbed the bridge and turned it sideways, used my jump cue and jumped the ball and made a 45 degree cut into the corner for the match. i was pretty damn proud of that one.:thumbup:
 
Funniest move I ever saw !

Two locals are playing a race to 4 for $20...this guy Troy L who is no longer with us..passed away in a car accident..who was a really super nice guy..was up 3 nothing and i was watching...i was pretty good n drunk as it was close to 2:00am...the other guy we call Vegas Johnny cuz he goes to the BCA thing avery year...well Johnny is at table and misses a shot leaving a basic 3 or 4 shot stop shot out..I watched him grimace when he missed & b4 Troy could get to the table..Johnny falls on the floor & acts like he has passed out..Troy looks at me & says I can't believe he's doing this over 20 bucks...I play into it and say...look he's past out I got me a new stick...U have to picture how it went down...Johnny plays down..doesn't flop to the ground but had just bought a new $600 dollar cue..so he lays down while holding the stick str8 up..He's acting like he's passed da f..k out but his stick never hits the floor..I go over & pry the stick out of his hands while the whole place is laughing since it was the weekend and it was crowded but Johnny had commited to his lil performance..it was like pryinf a rifle from a dead guy..He ruluctantly let go of it while pretending to be unconcious...I gave it to the owner to give it back to him the next day & everybody had the biggest laugh...all over 2o bucks...lol
 
Most all you know Canadian Claude !

Claude been around forever & he & I use to run together..maid pretty good money with old Claude...He told me 1 that he did against Mark Gregory who lives in Atl another 1 i have traveled with so makes it that much mo funny knowing How Mark can be..If ya'll know Claude ya'll got to let him tell u with that accent...it's the nuts !!! But Claude is gambling against Mark & they going back n forth & Mark goes to the bathroom..Claude hurries up & grabs Marks Cigs & lighter & toss 1 one way and the other the other..Claude knows Mark is all Preppy & can be Anal about things & just like he thought Mark comes out the bathroom balistic...scaping up his pack of cigs & lighter from the floor Asking...WHO MESSED WITH MY SHIT ?????? Claude in that thick Canadian Accent says I do not know..I went get me a drink from the bar...Claude said I knew that was going to mess with him & he would think about that..Claude proceeds to beat Mark while Mark was trying to figure out how the heck his lighter & pack of cigs got like that..but to hear Claude tell story with his accent..It's a pure classic...
 
houmatroy said:
Two locals are playing a race to 4 for $20...this guy Troy L who is no longer with us..passed away in a car accident..who was a really super nice guy..was up 3 nothing and i was watching...i was pretty good n drunk as it was close to 2:00am...the other guy we call Vegas Johnny cuz he goes to the BCA thing avery year...well Johnny is at table and misses a shot leaving a basic 3 or 4 shot stop shot out..I watched him grimace when he missed & b4 Troy could get to the table..Johnny falls on the floor & acts like he has passed out..Troy looks at me & says I can't believe he's doing this over 20 bucks...I play into it and say...look he's past out I got me a new stick...U have to picture how it went down...Johnny plays down..doesn't flop to the ground but had just bought a new $600 dollar cue..so he lays down while holding the stick str8 up..He's acting like he's passed da f..k out but his stick never hits the floor..I go over & pry the stick out of his hands while the whole place is laughing since it was the weekend and it was crowded but Johnny had commited to his lil performance..it was like pryinf a rifle from a dead guy..He ruluctantly let go of it while pretending to be unconcious...I gave it to the owner to give it back to him the next day & everybody had the biggest laugh...all over 2o bucks...lol
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That was definitely the laugh of the day, classic! Rep to you sir! :thumbup:
 
houmatroy said:
Claude been around forever & he & I use to run together..maid pretty good money with old Claude...He told me 1 that he did against Mark Gregory who lives in Atl another 1 i have traveled with so makes it that much mo funny knowing How Mark can be..If ya'll know Claude ya'll got to let him tell u with that accent...it's the nuts !!! But Claude is gambling against Mark & they going back n forth & Mark goes to the bathroom..Claude hurries up & grabs Marks Cigs & lighter & toss 1 one way and the other the other..Claude knows Mark is all Preppy & can be Anal about things & just like he thought Mark comes out the bathroom balistic...scaping up his pack of cigs & lighter from the floor Asking...WHO MESSED WITH MY SHIT ?????? Claude in that thick Canadian Accent says I do not know..I went get me a drink from the bar...Claude said I knew that was going to mess with him & he would think about that..Claude proceeds to beat Mark while Mark was trying to figure out how the heck his lighter & pack of cigs got like that..but to hear Claude tell story with his accent..It's a pure classic...
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Claude Merrier or Bernatchez? (not sure of spelling of either one)

just about any story Merrier tells is funny!
 
JESToner said:
my favorite moment was about 6 months ago, i was playing a small weekly bar tournement, it was a race to two 8 ball tournement.

it was a hill-hill game and i was playing someone who i considered much better than i am. i ran out to the 8 but i got hooked, the cue ball was too far away from the rail for me to jump the ball, and the 8 was on the spot. i grabbed the bridge and turned it sideways, used my jump cue and jumped the ball and made a 45 degree cut into the corner for the match. i was pretty damn proud of that one.:thumbup:
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That's not really a move
 
Here you go:

I can't say this guy's name for obvious reasons. Well he's talkin' trash about giving this guy the seven on the bartable. It's almost 1:00am and both of them are hammered. Well they agree to race to seven for a hundred. The guy wins the first three and goes to the bathroom.

"Well, fu@# this, I'll fix this right quick."

He reaches into his pocket and takes out a razorblade and slices the bottom of the guys tip a little over halfway off. Not really noticeable, but everyone saw it. Balls of steel and stupid to match. Anyway, the guy only has one shaft. The minute he makes contact, the tip flies off. The whole place erupted. Noone in the joint likes this dude. Anyway, he tries to finish off with a housecue and another guy hid the only straight two cues in the joint. He lost 7-4. What a move.
 
crawfish said:
Here you go:

I can't say this guy's name for obvious reasons. Well he's talkin' trash about giving this guy the seven on the bartable. It's almost 1:00am and both of them are hammered. Well they agree to race to seven for a hundred. The guy wins the first three and goes to the bathroom.

"Well, fu@# this, I'll fix this right quick."

He reaches into his pocket and takes out a razorblade and slices the bottom of the guys tip a little over halfway off. Not really noticeable, but everyone saw it. Balls of steel and stupid to match. Anyway, the guy only has one shaft. The minute he makes contact, the tip flies off. The whole place erupted. Noone in the joint likes this dude. Anyway, he tries to finish off with a housecue and another guy hid the only straight two cues in the joint. He lost 7-4. What a move.
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thats why when i go anywhere my cue goes with me.
 
About ten years ago I lost my drivers lic. for DUI. One night I had a few beers at home and wanted to take a cab to the local pool room. My wife said she would take me and pick me up. When we got there she said she was going to sit and watch me play for an hour or so. Translation=make sure I only had a few beers instead of the hard stuff and the weed that most of the guys I hung out with had.

Anyway, we walk in and I get a table in the back with the bangers. A few minutes later this girl who played on the reginal tour comes over and asked if I wanted to play some $50 9-ball sets, race to 5. I said sure, as we had played a few times before and I always won, and she refused to take any weight. My wife is already with the dirty looks because she's young and pretty with jeans she must have painted on her.

I win the lag and rack and start stroking for the break. But before I could pull the trigger the girl shouts, "Same thing we always do, right JT? Then she says, "I win you pay me $50, you win I give you a BJ just like last time?"

I thought my wife was going to come unglued by the look we were both getting. I said, you're funny to her, trying to lighten the moment.

I couldn't make two in a row after that with my wife staring me down every second. The girl won easily. That was the best move anyone ever pulled on me in 50 years. Johnnyt
 
Neil said:
I don't like sharking, but if my opponent is doing a lot of it, I'm not above giving a little back to him. One that I have used with great success- my game is off a little from his sharking, which usually pumps up the opponent, and they start shooting better. At that point, I will "sincerely" compliment them on how good they are playing today. I then ask them when they incorporated that little wrist twisting motion in their stroke, and how it seems to really be working for them.

Usually, at this point, they now start to focus on their wrist instead of aiming, and miss a shot or two. Now, they really focus on their wrist, and notice that they now aren't putting any twist into it. So, hopefully, they will start to. Now, I own them. They are going to start missing enough balls to lose confidence in any shot.
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:D It's the little things that get'em

My favorite starts the same.....hey, you've got such a great tempo at the table - do you breathe in or out when you contact the cueball?

:p
 
Johnnyt said:
About ten years ago I lost my drivers lic. for DUI. One night I had a few beers at home and wanted to take a cab to the local pool room. My wife said she would take me and pick me up. When we got there she said she was going to sit and watch me play for an hour or so. Translation=make sure I only had a few beers instead of the hard stuff and the weed that most of the guys I hung out with had.

Anyway, we walk in and I get a table in the back with the bangers. A few minutes later this girl who played on the reginal tour comes over and asked if I wanted to play some $50 9-ball sets, race to 5. I said sure, as we had played a few times before and I always won, and she refused to take any weight. My wife is already with the dirty looks because she's young and pretty with jeans she must have painted on her.

I win the lag and rack and start stroking for the break. But before I could pull the trigger the girl shouts, "Same thing we always do, right JT? Then she says, "I win you pay me $50, you win I give you a BJ just like last time?"

I thought my wife was going to come unglued by the look we were both getting. I said, you're funny to her, trying to lighten the moment.

I couldn't make two in a row after that with my wife staring me down every second. The girl won easily. That was the best move anyone ever pulled on me in 50 years. Johnnyt
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hahaha oh wow that's good :D
 
recovered table

Was betting on one player giving a guy the 5, last 5 and the break on a bar table. The only reason the bad player got this kind of weight is because it was one of those slow bar tables that broke really terrible. Well, the set was 8 or 10 ahead, and it lasted a couple days. The bad player had the bar table recovered with brand new simonis and we broke a few racks and balls were flying in the hole like it was the World's Fair.

I'm still pissed about that move, considering we were like 5 ahead.
 
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