Who is Larry Price?
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larry price
yes i know him !!1 he still owes me 100 bucks for 4yr, but good gamble-player won bank in derby city few years back have not saw him sense derby city2004, won some change , bought him in calcuta in bar tourny one night but that is another story, STICK
yes i know him !!1 he still owes me 100 bucks for 4yr, but good gamble-player won bank in derby city few years back have not saw him sense derby city2004, won some change , bought him in calcuta in bar tourny one night but that is another story, STICK
Barbox specialist.
There should be a fee for info...
There should be a fee for info...
Larry Price is a tremendous player. Earlier this year he gave Shannon Murphy from Cincinnati the 7-ball and beat him, which is pretty good for a man who's gotta be in his late 50s or early 60s. He also destroyed Tommy Stephenson getting the 8-ball, and beat Matthew Clatterbuck of Front Royal Virginia even up.
And I'm pretty sure he beat Adam Smith even 9-ball in August in Kentucky at the US Open 1P tournament. An old man against a sharp-shooting kid who plays every minute of every day.
billb said:
Lives in West Virginia, plays all over but
especially in WV, Va, Ohio, Kent.
He is one the SMARTEST hustlers in the
country. Often gets a spot, almost always
gets the cheese. Nobody's quite sure just
how good he is. I've heard he's playing as
good now as he ever did.
hemicudas said:
That's a pretty cool graphic shot, Hemi!
When Keith hit the State of Maryland, 'bout 5 years ago right after the conclusion of Capital City Classic, he landed himself on Pulaski Highway and settled in quite nicely at Hot Shots, a pool room in Baltimore.
The action was plentiful. There was always a little bit of EVERYTHING at Hot Shots. Kentucky might boast about its fine bump players, but Maryland is known for its coin tossers, some of the best in the country. Urban legend has it that local billiard parlor owner Greenie lost his pool room up on Randallstown Road to another, gambling out back.
Hot Shots definitely was the place to enjoy games of stake during this era, and about midnight, the place would be jumping with the likes of local action players Piano Man, Cigar Tom, Squirrel, White Max, Bobby Hawk, Black Henry, Fat Wayne, Little Petey, Black Brandon, and Timmy Crown, just to name a few. Keith nestled in real snug, lodging at a facility right next door, the Regal Inn, worthy of a thread of its own.
Keith made a few scores at Hot Shots, but he sometimes wore the infamous target on his back, being hit by quite a few local players, whose game Keith didn't know. The above-referenced Greenie took him off for a few sandbags tossing coins out front, and Virginia Young Gun Pooky, when he used to shoot pool, negotiated a huge spot from Keith and gobbled himself up a nice fat dime for his efforts. White Max and Keith had an all-night back-and-forth one-pocket marathon, with Max coming out on top. Win or lose, though, Keith was digging the non-stop action.
One night, a couple of regulars knocked on Keith's hotel door, telling him to come quick, that there was a road player in the room wanting to gamble it up big. Keith rose from the dead and scurried himself next door to Hot Shots. He checked out the road player, made brief eye contact with him, and then quickly excused himself, leaving almost as fast as he came. As it turned out, the road player was Larry Price from West Virginia, and being a friend of Larry's, Keith didn't want to be a knock. So he took a night off from Hot Shots that evening, giving Larry a little respect, something old-school players are wont to do.
Larry did find himself some action, but I can't remember who he played or what the outcome was. The next day, I got a chance to talk to Larry. In the pool room, his demeanor is low key, and he's quiet as a churchmouse, but out of the pool room, he's got a good ol' Southern twang and seems quite amiable.
Hot Shots used to be on every road player's atlas, but in recent times, the action in the great State of Maryland has diminished. The pool rooms available today, at least within driving distance for me in D.C., are generally non-smoking, alcohol-serving sports lounges with blood-mud food and very loud music.
Larry Price is a rare breed, indeed. A true road player. I enjoyed seeing the picture of him at the DCC, reminding me of the last time I saw him. His hair is a little shorter in the pic. Thanks for sharing.
JAM
Interesting- I just met Louis a couple of weeks ago. My guy said he played good...he wasn't lying, was he?!?!hemicudas said:
I generally shy away from players who have a tape on file at Accu Stats .
I saw the local kid beat him on the box twice. Plays good one pocket as well. Plays cheap if there isn't anyone else in the room too. That's where I come in Learned 2 shots that afternoon.
Andy
.I saw the local kid beat him on the box twice. Plays good one pocket as well. Plays cheap if there isn't anyone else in the room too. That's where I come in
Learned 2 shots that afternoon.Andy
yeah i don't know him personally but seen him a couple of times i've came up with a good nickname for him larry "the price is right" price. he seems to be a cool guy he's in my part of the woods. but i don't get out enough anymore to really know anyone in the pool world.
hondo said:
Ah yes, Shannon's pet table #1. I can understand why he pulled up.
Just kidding . . . I heard Shannon played really well that day. My feeling is that among run-out players, ball spots don't have to even come up.
BackPocket9Ball said:
Hi Reza........Re. what you just said about spots in 9 ball - I agree....and this is why I've always felt that the best way to match up in 9 ball with a stronger player is to get games on the wire....like for instance, something like 3 games on the wire in a race to 10 instead of getting the 7 ball. Because like you said, the 7 or the 8 ball might never show up for the lesser player, but those games on the wire you get for sure.
I always wondered why more guys getting a spot in 9 ball don't see the logic/value in matching up this way.