Depends on the game, depends on the amount, depends on the cue...in that order. I have certain cues I would never put up, no matter the amount.
If it is my favorite player, there's no chance!
I thought the same thing
I never bet my cue and never will.My cue feels like part of my arm when I play. Do I wanna chance losing my hand and forearm??
I have won probably five or six cues off of other players. I have also taken players' cues to hold until they paid me when they air barrelled me on a bet.
I would hold the cue for a certain amount of time to give them a chance to pay me back. Normally, I would hold them for a couple of weeks. Not one of them ever came up with the money, so I either sold the cue or kept it.
Included Adams, Palmer, McDermott, Muecci, Helmsetter, Esporita (sp.?) and a beautiful early Joss West with lots of ivory.
I gues the craziest thing I ever beat a guy out of was his car. He went bust and put his car title up against $300. A Honda Civic.
I drove that car for two years until the timing chain blew.
I had quite a collection at one time..
Stones
Ya think? lol. BTW I agree w/you its MORE than just monetary value in the cue.
I thought it was pretty good ! I made him though.Ahhhhh, spoken like an investor.
Verrry Wise. This makes total sense.
Sounds like to me you were not the first player he offered this gem of deal to, its all about the Hustle, Your are in a strange room , with a player of unknown and unshown speed, offering you a deal on some action. All the red lights should be flashing at this point.
You made the right move by not taking it.
Unless you are pretty sure you can out hustle the hustler that is , at that point i would have suddenly remembered , damn i do have some cash on me and matched up.
Hustling the Hustler is always hard to resist[/QUOTE]
I'm certainly no big-time gambler, BUT this is where the $$$ is !
Put up your "player" cue as money for action in a set match??
I was playing in a strange poolroom, did not know the owner or the room. I was travelling thru the night after league, and had left my case in the car. I decided I had a few hrs before I was to meet someone, so I found this room.
The setting:
About 5pm, I am on the 3rd table in from the door on a 9ft. diamond. A 40's(ish) black gentleman with a 10yr old boy get on the table next to me. The Father can't play and the boy is just pushing the CB all over the table. I was just shooting balls, and practicing shape/placement, so when I hadda straight in shot, I'd just fire it in.
This got dad's attention, and he asked me to help him with his son. I did , helping him with his stance so he could hit the OB. I left them alone, and ten mins later the boy sinks a ball. Dad & boy are jubilant ! They keep playing and dad doesn't have a lick of a stroke, yet he pulls some nice position for 3 rails on more than 1 occasion.
Almost an hour after I help the kid, Dad asks me to play him a set. I was getting ready to leave, so i made an excuse........................
"hey, i'd love to, but I don't have any money, I'm broke." I figured he would just shrug it off, and play his kid. Instead, he pulls this "Roll" outta his pocket and says "I just got paid" I made him peel the roll, It was mostly 5-10-20's with a 50 or two dotted in, and a hella lotta singles. He said, "i'll play you for your cue," The roll wasn't big enuff.
Would you put up your player as $$$ to get action ???
(assuming you both agree on value of cue)
