Doubt it, heard too much about ya. But Keith put something out there that can get at a guys head and he did so with the idea of a 5 digit bet and how you would react.
You might dog it, you might go into a zone and shoot the lights out for that kind of cash. All I want is a chance to see this match and I don't really care who comes out on top, my side bet on Keith will be peanuts compared to 5 digits and just a way to sweat the match a little. Whether I win or lose a $100 bet on a match like this I will have got my moneys worth either way.
One thing though, Keith is not a rare breed, he is an extinct breed. People like him, Louis Roberts, and a few other people from older times bet it up and put it all on the line like noone of today does. They just don't build pool players like that anymore and I think Keith knows that as well as anyone and he likes his chances because there are no players out there today that seem to have the fearlessness to play for the kind of money he is talking about here and still shoot the lights out. He comes from a era where a true gambler would put his entire net worth on the line on a single football games outcome. Heck SVB and Busta for 5k becomes a match of who misses less, not who runs out more. Keith back in the day would have robbed anyone for the big cash if the money got to them like that and that is what he is putting out there and what I would be betting on even with a older Keith. There are guys from that era that were not fazed by the cash like I see people of today getting.
But, you go out into a match like this and shoot right near the top of your game Chris, Not only will you have a really good chance to win the match you will get a ton of respect being able to step out and play for that kind of money and play dead solid for the truly huge cash you don't see people playing for anymore. No matter how this match turned out it would be good for pool and it would be a great story.
