Prop betting at B&M

[Zybomb]

"Some view his mechanics as immoral, but as (Im drawing a blank here) said "it's immoral to let a sucker keep his money"

[Windbreaker]

This is one of the funniest things I've read in a while. Although I'm sure it's not that hard to scam a few bucks off guys and get a free round of golf from them....I don't htink it's something you should be doing long term. You're going to eventually see the same guys again on the poker table and people may think you're hustling them.

Just treat poker and golf as entertainment and let those guys go nuts =P

[Defendant]

Yeah ... the casino i go to has a rather small poker room (12ish tables), so you see a lot of the same faces there a lot. The idea just came from the fact that, while I have an edge in poker (or so I would like to believe), my edge in golf would be a LOT bigger, and more tangible. I just dont have the time to hit 5,000+ balls a day to actually turn pro, not to mention the kind of money it takes to get and stay on tour (seriously...its RIDICULOUSLY expensive, Ive seen many a talented golfer have to quit because its just far too expensive unless you start winning immediately once you get on tour, which is quite unlikely)

[BlibbityBlabbity]

Yeah, this would be good once or twice, but the last thing you probably want to do is get someone thinking you "might" be hustling them.....and THEN lend them a golf club in an remote field....

[Penguinfan]

Canada Bill Jones if memory serves.

As far as hustling someone goes all I can tell you is I have played with/for some of the best pool players this area has to offer (which is not Vegas standard by any stretch) and the key to continue getting a players money is to never give him any clue he is being hustled. He has to leave thinking he just got unlucky or one shot would have changed things. I have heard guys paying out big bets to friends/partners of mine while saying something on the lines of "If I had made that 7 ball you would be paying me".

Thats the beautiful part, they think one shot cost them the race when in reality they never had a shot, none, period.

I was at CJ Wileys bar in Dallas a few years back (several actually) and saw the worst/best hustle ever. This guy was playing horribly hoping to get action from another guy, I mean he was bouncing balls off the table in an obvious display if incompetence to get action. Well, the guy he thought he was hustling agreed to play with him and the original guy just played his absolute solid best game he could play and worked the guy over and took his cash. What was really going on was the second guy just used that as set of games to size up his competition.
When he offered to play the guy again for 10 times the original bet the first guy though he found the sucker of all suckers when in reality it was him who was the sucker.

I know thats not what you asked about, but think about it before you get in too deep in a game you think your a lock, "The balls roll funny for everyone now and then"

[Talking Poker]

All this pool and husting talk is making me want to go watch The Color of Money.

[Penguinfan]

LOL, I own three movies, two of them have been referenced in this thread. Now someone throw in an Oceans 11 reference and you will have my entire library.

[Aequitas58]

TP, if and when we meet up, we can play some pool.



This offer is open to anyone I meet on this forum.

[Defendant]

would be an interesting match for baytree, if YOU play from gold or black.

If you choose to play from the blues at baytree, well need to shave 3 strokes off the 50, or I play at The Creeks, link above.

Note that Prairie Creek is the toughest public course in the state though, so I fully expect to shoot in the high 70s. Advantage to you Id say

Defendant

[Talking Poker]

I would much RATHER play from the Blues, obviously, but the Gold's are almost a perfect match with the course you suggested:

Baytree Gold: 6557 yards, 129 slope, 71.6 USGA rating
Prarie Creek White: 6574 yards, 129 slope, 72.9 USGA rating

I dunno.... I'm tempted to give up the 3 strokes now and play from the blues

Prarie Creek sounds nice - great prices too. Must be nice.

[Zybomb]

I cant think of the Hustling Pool movie, but it was fairly decent

At the end the guy offers his opponent (a pro) who's faced with a very tough game winning shot ( a certain amount of money) for his shot.

Im being kind of vague because I dont wanna give it away -- but anyone know what Im talking about

[Talking Poker]

Looking over the course now, this would be an EXTREMELY difficult hole for me to play from Gold:


Then again, I might not clear it from the Blues either. I may have to "go around" (follow the cart path) which is an interesting strategy for a Par 3

I forgot about this hole too (agai:


There is quite a bit of garbage to clear from that tee box - and this time, there is no way around. No worries.

Another problem hole for me:


Forgot about this one too. HUGE problem:


More holes where I iwll need a decent drive:



The final hole is gonna be brutal too (it's much worse than it looks):


All in all, Baytree is going to be a tough course for me, but I still think this will be fun, so I'm game if you are

[Penguinfan]

Considering where you live and as often as I get to Atlantic City I would say we can make this happen.

Bring your "A" game though, you'll need it, I won't dissapoint you.

[Aequitas58]

I'm assuming you play 9Ball... Play any 1P?

[Penguinfan]

EVERYBODY plays 9-ball.

I'll play pretty much anything, though to be honest I would need a brush up on one-pocket strategy, but I would play play a match like this:

1-pocket race to 10

Straight pool to 150 best of three

9-ball race to 10 as the tie breaker if needed.


If you are worth a damn as a pool player, and since you suggested 1-pocket I assume you have the edge there, the edge in straight pool goes to me (in my mind anyway) and 9-ball between even two average players can often times go either way.

I think we should make this happen, I will be out that way again in September.

[Defendant]

By the way, TP, feel free to practice a few putter drives beforehand, if youre gonna beat me at this, then I really dont care if you practiced or not. It would be impressive to see someone shoot a 120-130 with nothing but a putter, range time or not.

[Defendant]

So, I went out today to play my round. Went ok on the front nine, shot a mediocre 39 (lots of missed opportunities). Then right as we made the turn, thunder started moving in pretty hard, so we had to quit.

Its up to you now if you want me to just play the back nine now or restart a full 18, just let me know.

[Defendant]

BTW, smart man, playing on a weekday :P

Avoid those sunday pin positions haha