I thought this might be fun since there are so many old time poolplayers who post on here. And a few poker players to boot. I was never what you would call a "high roller" in the pool world. I was quite content to make my little fifty and hundred dollar scores every day and sock the money away. The most money I've ever played for is $1,000 a game One Pocket, and I did that on three separate occasions with three different players. Archie the Greek and Harry Platis being two of them. The third guy was a very wealthy sucker who used to come into my last poolroom and blow smoke about how good he was. It took me a year or so to convince him to give me a try and he never came back after that - four games and $4,000! My biggest pool score was against Archie for $5,500, which included five games for 500 each. I later lost it all back plus some to Archie when I changed the game too much in his favor. Like I said I'm not a high roller. I'm a more conservative gambler who has respect for money. For me even today a $100 a game is a nice bet.
The most I've won staking a poolplayer was when Keith won the BC Open for $25,000. We split that one 50-50. Tang Hoa and I split 18K the time he finished second in the U.S. Open (1998). I've also bet up to five thousand on a pool match and booked a few winners.
My biggest poolroom score is over $7,000, but I won that money playing Tonk at Rusty's poolroom in Dallas. Playing poker my biggest score has been $42,000 and I got out of town with the money, minus 200 Cliff bit me for. At the time first place in the U.S. Open was 25K so my little poker score exceeded that by a lot. I've actually won a healthy five figures playing poker quite a few times, anywhere between twelve thou and 35K. The only six figure "scores" I've ever made have been in real estate and they sometimes took years to happen.
The most I've won staking a poolplayer was when Keith won the BC Open for $25,000. We split that one 50-50. Tang Hoa and I split 18K the time he finished second in the U.S. Open (1998). I've also bet up to five thousand on a pool match and booked a few winners.
My biggest poolroom score is over $7,000, but I won that money playing Tonk at Rusty's poolroom in Dallas. Playing poker my biggest score has been $42,000 and I got out of town with the money, minus 200 Cliff bit me for. At the time first place in the U.S. Open was 25K so my little poker score exceeded that by a lot. I've actually won a healthy five figures playing poker quite a few times, anywhere between twelve thou and 35K. The only six figure "scores" I've ever made have been in real estate and they sometimes took years to happen.
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