What's Your Pool Hall's "Deal"?

Lesh said:
Corner Pocket Billiards
Just south of Ulmerton Rd on Starkey Rd - Largo, Florida

They have $5.00/Hr for the regular stiffs walking in off the street
with a happy hour thing where you can play pool and drink beer per hour as well

$3.00/Hr for league players
$25.00/Month for anyone to come in an play anytime they want from 11:00am to 7:PM every day. Which is what I prefer. Very very good deal IMO.

10 Big "G" Gandy 9-footers. One of which is double-shimmed and another that is triple-shimmed for one-pocket delight.

Come get you some.

Lesh
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Lesh, pretty sure you meant $5/day for regular stiffs like me, not per hour.
 
Wow, you guys sure pay a lot. Both pool rooms in Rochester. Walk in at Noon, pay the counter person $10, play till Midnight. Sundays East Ridge Billiards is $5 all day!!!! Great for the players. How does the owner make enough money to pay the rent?

Lyn
 
Pidge said:
I can't get over how cheap pool is in the states.
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Depends on where in the states.

In Manhattan NYC, deals are hard to come by at the best pool halls because rent is so high.

Hardcore pool players are generally money losses for Manhattan pool halls since they charge per person per hour and sell drinks to casual social players who usually come in groups.

The only deals are league players get free pool on shared tables Fri/Sat from 6-9 pm and $45 for a table from 9PM till closing. The $45 till closing works out for 2 or more players on the table if you plan on playing for more than a few hours.

There are cheaper options in Manhattan, but if you want to play on quality tables and balls, this is it.
 
The pool hall in our little city has several deals:

- Free pool with lunch purchase, Noon-3pm everyday.
- Sunday afternoon 8-ball tourney: if you play in the tourney you can play beforehand for free.
- Monday evening BCA league: if you play in the league you can play beforehand for free.
- Tuesdays ladies play free 6-9pm.
- Wednesday evening 9-ball tourney: if you play in the tourney you can play beforehand for free.
- Thursdays everyone plays free 6-9pm.

Memberships available: $100/month, $275/quarter, $500/6 months, or $900/year. Unlimited play.

Regular price is $4.75/hr per person.
 
Knoxville Billiard Club has 5.00 till 4:00 Mon, Wed, and Fri.(flat rate, play all day for 5.00).
 
It might have been posted already but....Red Shoes Billiards of Alsip, Illinois "DEAL" is a DAILY SPECIAL....$10 per player from OPEN (11 AM) til 6 PM....7 days a week, 365 days a year....ALSO NOTE....The staff is at the room to start "cleaning" by 9 AM...you can get in that EARLY.
 
He'll I remember when I first played it was .75 a half hour a 1.50 an hour in Astoria, NY
Now I pay $20.00 from opening till 6pm


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Pidge said:
I can't get over how cheap pool is in the states.
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ronscuba said:
Depends on where in the states.
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The only deals are league players get free pool on shared tables Fri/Sat from 6-9 pm and $45 for a table from 9PM till closing. The $45 till closing works out for 2 or more players on the table if you plan on playing for more than a few hours.
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There are cheaper options in Manhattan, but if you want to play on quality tables and balls, this is it.
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Cost of living in general differs more by location in the US than it does in the UK. NY and London are big exceptions though as prices are through the roof. 10 GBP from 12-6pm seems a pretty good deal - less than 2 quid an hour. The others (6 GBP an hour for English pool, 7.50 for American Pool and 8.50 for snooker seem a little steep but they don't surprise me. However, anyone with a supreme raw talent for snooker will be freerolling if the owner/management of their local club has half a brain.
 
Side Pockets. Paducah,Ky. 3.50 per hour. Regulars can buy a card for 20.00 that gives you 27.00 worth of time. Free pool for league players on league nights even on the 9fters
 
Patrick Johnson said:
At my home room it's $5 for two hours of pool with a one drink minimum 5-7pm Mon-Fri, and 3 hours of free pool for every 10 hours at the regular rates (with a punch card).

Chris's Billiards, also in Chicago, has the best deal I know of around here: $10 flat 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. That's $1.25 an hour.

What's your home room's "deal"? What's the best one you know of?

pj
chgo
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that's a great deal! especially for a pricey town like Chi.
in my town APA players get to play free once per week in evening
 
Hall of Fame in Brooklyn NY - 23 nine foot Brunswicks
$4 hour weekdays 12 to 6
weekends prices increase
Sundays APA players get 5 hours for $25 for 1 or 2 players
No Booze / Junk Food Machines

Steinway in Queens
Has power play weekdays
3 hours for $15 btwn 12 to 5pm last time I was there
Booze and Food..food is ok pretty expensive

Amsterdam NYC
$7 hour ++plus weekdays
Booze and food..food is meehh not really good
Waitress service after 4
 
Carom Room in Beloit, WI. A flat $5.00 from 11:00am to 3:00pm weekdays. (Maybe weekends, too, but I never get there on weekends.) A mix of well kept GCs and Diamonds, 9s and 7s. Drinks and great sandwiches at reasonable prices, too.
 
iusedtoberich said:
Mr Cues 2 in Atl has free pool from I think 10am to 3pm if you order food. Only weekdays I believe.

Kennesaw Billiards in the Atlanta suburbs has free pool all day and night, including weekends, as long as you order something.
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Mr Cues is free with lunch from noon to 3.
 
Bayshore Billiardsin Bay Shore,Long Island NY

$12 flat rate from 9am to 6pm no punch cards or membership fee required.

Steve
 
As I read thru the comments on this thread and I noticed that the majority of pool rooms has pool on the backburner. They are focus on generating revenue on other items such as food, alcohol etc. Maybe this is also the reason why pool is no longer mainstream because even pool halls don't have "pool" as their focus to generate revenue. The biggest problem with the sport of pool is that it is on the backburner even for businesses like pool halls. I do not see bowling alleys or golf courses offering the same discounts if you buy food or drinks.
 
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