Eric.
05-19-2003, 10:54 PM
Actually, I'll spare you the sex, try not to lie and hopefully, there wasn't any videotaping...
I got a couple of stories for those interested:
First of all, 10 days in Vegas is WAY too long(you can really get used to the lifestyle /ccboard/images/graemlins/shocked.gif). I was planning on leaving a day earlier, but missed my flight. Sheet happens.
The Pool- 8000+ poolplayers 200-250 tables and that doesn't include the Pro's. There is something going of almost 24 hours a day. Between the singles, team and mini tournies, there was something to keep you busy. On top of that, there were enough vendors to sell you whatever it was that you needed. Cues, supplies, accessories, clothes and hell, even one 9 ft table for raffle.
The Action- as with any big pool event, there is always action. One of the more interesting shows is the Bobby Pickle Show. I don't want to steal Fred Agnir's thunder(I think he is gonna post this years episode) but this is good entertainment. What is the Bobby Pickle show? Well, it's a comedy starring a tall ever-talkin, Southern guy that is putting Budweiser's kids thru college. The story goes like this; lots of wisecracks, talk to the crowd, pick on a "fish", then get robbed. It's amazing how a Roadie like Bobby, doesn't know other players! I was talking to Kid Delicious, catching up on things, when I mentioned Bobby Pickle to him. Kid mentioned that he already "met" Bobby. He and Bobby were playing 'even' /ccboard/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Bobby, bobby, bobby...(Do you spell Bob with (1) O or (2) O's?!
Another interesting site is the Cue Club. The Las Vegas Cue Club is your average poolhall that always gets some good action during one of these events.
The place has an interesting story. It has been co-owned the last 15 years by Henry(whom Spidey and I had a chance to chat with while sweating Nick Varner's action) and his son-in-law Toby. Toby is a local shortstop with a respectable One Pocket game. Toby is the guy that beat Archie the Greek for $750,000 after Archie had that legendary Poker/Roulette winning streak. He bought into the club with the winnings.
Also in action was Neils Feijen. Neils was giving the Wild 7 to a local player and winding up on top. This guy plays strong 9 ball-look for him to place in more Pro Tournies. 'Terminator' indeed.
Then there was this Nit and Anna Kostanian. Now, I'm not gonna get into 'what was a 15 yr old doing in a poolhall til sunrise', I'll just tell the story. These 2 wander in around 2-3 a.m. looking to play. The Nit, who sounded like a 20 yr old Mc Cready with a more abrasive personality(if that's possible) walks in, scopes out the room, then begins to woof at people. At one point, he goes over to 2 guys on a table and starts woofing about playing Scotch Doubles. The one guy recognizes her and says "us against you and Anna?" The Nit says "AAANA, her name is AAANA". They walk over and the Nit starts with his ramble. He walks over and asks them what their playing for, which the one guy mentioned that they were just having fun practicing. At that point, the Nit decides to start calling the 2 guys "Champions" and at one point was trying to show what point on the cushion to kick to while the one guy was shooting. I thought the one guys was gonna drill the Nits finger with the cueball! After awhile of being ignored, the Nit and the girl go away, but keep an eye on the 2 guys playing. Meanwhile, the 2 guys realize they are being clocked and stall some. Later, after seeing that the Nit (who was Anna's "manager/backer") couldn't find a game, the one guy approaches him and says "I'll tell you what. My buddy doesn't want to play doubles, but I'll play her."
Nit- 20 a set, 50 a set?
guy- how about race to 15 for 1000, she get's the breaks.
Nit- Ummmm
guy- hey, you wanted to play, she's playing in the WPBA event, I'm just a regular guy. What's the problem?
Nit- hey, I don't know how you play and I thought you guys didn't want to play, anyway.
guy-I'm sure you were clocking me and besides, Anna plays in the Pro event.
Nit- I gotta talk to her...
eventually, they came by to let the guys know that they have a flight out the next day. Later on, the Nit and Anna find a doubles game and one of the kids winds up getting into a fight, getting beat up and thrown out of the Cue Club. Nice.
I'll post some on the CCB'ers in part 2. Gotta get some sleep.
Eric >Jimmy Olsen, signing off
I got a couple of stories for those interested:
First of all, 10 days in Vegas is WAY too long(you can really get used to the lifestyle /ccboard/images/graemlins/shocked.gif). I was planning on leaving a day earlier, but missed my flight. Sheet happens.
The Pool- 8000+ poolplayers 200-250 tables and that doesn't include the Pro's. There is something going of almost 24 hours a day. Between the singles, team and mini tournies, there was something to keep you busy. On top of that, there were enough vendors to sell you whatever it was that you needed. Cues, supplies, accessories, clothes and hell, even one 9 ft table for raffle.
The Action- as with any big pool event, there is always action. One of the more interesting shows is the Bobby Pickle Show. I don't want to steal Fred Agnir's thunder(I think he is gonna post this years episode) but this is good entertainment. What is the Bobby Pickle show? Well, it's a comedy starring a tall ever-talkin, Southern guy that is putting Budweiser's kids thru college. The story goes like this; lots of wisecracks, talk to the crowd, pick on a "fish", then get robbed. It's amazing how a Roadie like Bobby, doesn't know other players! I was talking to Kid Delicious, catching up on things, when I mentioned Bobby Pickle to him. Kid mentioned that he already "met" Bobby. He and Bobby were playing 'even' /ccboard/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Bobby, bobby, bobby...(Do you spell Bob with (1) O or (2) O's?!
Another interesting site is the Cue Club. The Las Vegas Cue Club is your average poolhall that always gets some good action during one of these events.
The place has an interesting story. It has been co-owned the last 15 years by Henry(whom Spidey and I had a chance to chat with while sweating Nick Varner's action) and his son-in-law Toby. Toby is a local shortstop with a respectable One Pocket game. Toby is the guy that beat Archie the Greek for $750,000 after Archie had that legendary Poker/Roulette winning streak. He bought into the club with the winnings.
Also in action was Neils Feijen. Neils was giving the Wild 7 to a local player and winding up on top. This guy plays strong 9 ball-look for him to place in more Pro Tournies. 'Terminator' indeed.
Then there was this Nit and Anna Kostanian. Now, I'm not gonna get into 'what was a 15 yr old doing in a poolhall til sunrise', I'll just tell the story. These 2 wander in around 2-3 a.m. looking to play. The Nit, who sounded like a 20 yr old Mc Cready with a more abrasive personality(if that's possible) walks in, scopes out the room, then begins to woof at people. At one point, he goes over to 2 guys on a table and starts woofing about playing Scotch Doubles. The one guy recognizes her and says "us against you and Anna?" The Nit says "AAANA, her name is AAANA". They walk over and the Nit starts with his ramble. He walks over and asks them what their playing for, which the one guy mentioned that they were just having fun practicing. At that point, the Nit decides to start calling the 2 guys "Champions" and at one point was trying to show what point on the cushion to kick to while the one guy was shooting. I thought the one guys was gonna drill the Nits finger with the cueball! After awhile of being ignored, the Nit and the girl go away, but keep an eye on the 2 guys playing. Meanwhile, the 2 guys realize they are being clocked and stall some. Later, after seeing that the Nit (who was Anna's "manager/backer") couldn't find a game, the one guy approaches him and says "I'll tell you what. My buddy doesn't want to play doubles, but I'll play her."
Nit- 20 a set, 50 a set?
guy- how about race to 15 for 1000, she get's the breaks.
Nit- Ummmm
guy- hey, you wanted to play, she's playing in the WPBA event, I'm just a regular guy. What's the problem?
Nit- hey, I don't know how you play and I thought you guys didn't want to play, anyway.
guy-I'm sure you were clocking me and besides, Anna plays in the Pro event.
Nit- I gotta talk to her...
eventually, they came by to let the guys know that they have a flight out the next day. Later on, the Nit and Anna find a doubles game and one of the kids winds up getting into a fight, getting beat up and thrown out of the Cue Club. Nice.
I'll post some on the CCB'ers in part 2. Gotta get some sleep.
Eric >Jimmy Olsen, signing off