Any High Rollers here?

pwd72s · 01-10-2008, 10:27 AM

Every year, there is a pool tournament in Louisville, called "The Derby City Classic". This event lasts 9 days, the best players in the world congregate for the high tournament prizes in all of the various pool games. 9 ball, 8 ball, one pocket, etc. You name the game, it's played for a high prize money amount.

But that's not the whole story of the "classic"...there is other action, and ego clashes...enough to write a book about. Hint to Jack Olsen...a script writer keeping his eyes & ears open at the DCC could write a movie that would top "the color of money".

Anyway...the following account is a cut & paste from Azbilliards.com

Originally Posted by SpiderWebComm
All I know is we saw the Tooth enter the action room, so I was like... Cornerman, go grab him. He went over and invited him into the booth, and we actually had a pretty good interview. Of course, I instigated... got it going, asked the Tooth where Fatboy was. He went on to say he was there and Fatboy wasn't, etc... and if Fatboy said he'd show up tomorrow then it would be the day after tomorrow, and then the day after that, etc.

Here's the deal, because I was sitting about a foot from the tooth holding the mic: Bucktooth had so much money on him, I was literally scared to death. He said all of his pockets were stuffed tight.... and they were. He looked like the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz... stuffed with $100 bills. He emptied his right pocket and there must've been 40 large. While he was talking, I looked at his other pockets and the man was sitting tough. I gotta admit, I was loving his barking and his knots the size of grapefruits.

While I asked Tooth a question, DerekDisco whispered in my ear: "Spidey... don't say anything, Fatboy is standing behind Bucktooth."

Before you know it, there was total mayhem...Eric (Fatboy) whipped out a bag of CASH. Honestly, I don't know how much he had, but he had ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL of Bucktooth's pockets covered and THEN some. Eric looked a little crazed, and without missing a beat told Bucktooth to flip for it. Bucktooth was rattled and said he didn't have that much money and then Eric said "Let's flip for whatever you have."

The next thing I know, Bucktooth was out the door. When Eric made Bucktooth leave (by now the entire action room at the DCC was staring at the "SCENE"), Eric says: "The whole room can flip for $10k if you want, step up, I'm here."

Everyone just stared at him. Nobody made a chirp. If the camera was on the crowd of 200 of the nation's biggest pool gamblers, it would appear as though they were watching a deer die. He shut up the entire action room. That's what I witnessed. People can say Fatboy wouldn't have REALLY flipped for it. Dude, it was in his eyes... and his money was posted.... all someone had to say was bet, and they didn't.

Fatboy for the Louie Roberts award. That's all I have to say.

-Spider

Hard-Deck · 01-10-2008, 10:31 AM

I have averaged 64:1 odds over the years in my favor, no BS.

pwd72s · 01-10-2008, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Snapper33

I have averaged 64:1 odds over the years in my favor, no BS.

On a coin flip????

Hard-Deck · 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by pwd72s

On a coin flip????

Good catch and question. Nope, not on a coin toss.

My answer is skewed. I've only gambled one time in my life. It was 2 bucks on a roulette wheel, which has 32:1 odds. I won on number 16, paying $64 bucks...

I mistyped when I put 64:1, it was really 32:1....I'm not even an amature gambler.

BertBeagle · 01-10-2008, 04:45 PM

My three casino appearances for 2007:

July - Montreal - threw down a $5 bill on number 22 on the roulette table and it hit....22. Took the money and left.

October - Wendover Nevada - put my last $20 (before hitting an ATM) - into a slot machine. The only gambling I did. Won $120. Went back to the salt.

November - Las Vegas - put $20 on the craps table and bought 4 $5 chips. Played for 2 1/2 hours and walked away with $275

Yea, I'm a high roller.

slodave · slodave's Garage

Every now and then, I send a check to Las Vegas. Works out in my favor.

I save on hotel/airfare/gas/food.

HardDrive · 01-10-2008, 09:00 PM

I'm reasonably high at the moment. Not so sure about the rolling part.

K. Roman · K. Roman's Garage

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Originally Posted by slodave

Every now and then, I send a check to Las Vegas. Works out in my favor.

I save on hotel/airfare/gas/food.

lol!!! That is great!!!!

Mo_Gearhead · 05:39 AM

Heard a writer on the radio once. Golf book author, was asked about his best (true) golf story.

He related about a young man invited to a private (members only) course to play. This newly monied (owned his own businesss, millionaire, etc.) guy was the youngest in the foursome.

At the first tee he asked about betting. One older guy said they always bet a "dollar per hole." The young guest laughed and made fun of such a low wager. For all 18 holes he kept an ongoing commentary about how well off he was (business doing great) and how he played other places for 1k per hole!

After their round was finished they went to the clubhouse for drinks ...the newcomer still bragging about himself. One of the older guys asks the waiter if he could bring them a deck of cards ...which he does. The man opens the deck and begins shuffling. The older gent then asks the 'kid' about how much he felt his company was worth currently? The kid answers "Oh about (** million)."

The old guy looks around the table at his friends, then places the deck of cards on the table between them ...looks at the new kid and says , "Ok, high card... for **million???"

Old money vs New money. Wealth is relative.