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Does anyone still play for money out there? If so what are the stakes? This is strictly an informational question and no illegal gambling is proposed or advised.
Oly
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Does anyone still play for money out there? If so what are the stakes? This is strictly an informational question and no illegal gambling is proposed or advised.
Oly
Yes, but not usually large stakes locally. usually in the $1-$5 per man per game range. But that can quickly escalate with the double-or-nothins. The amounts really depend on peoples moods after a local tourny, but there are almost always small money matches after every local tourny here (Maryland).
Of course this is all theoretical, because gambling on foosball is illegal ;)
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Pat - Is there a guy named Phil Laing that plays up there? He used to play down in FLorida a few years back. I heard he moved up there but never heard from him.
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I heard he is in the area, but I haven't seen him out and about for foosball in a couple of years.
Pat - Is there a guy named Phil Laing that plays up there? He used to play down in FLorida a few years back. I heard he moved up there but never heard from him.
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ok, thanks Pat. Will you make the trip back down to to Florida if they get another Bonzini FL state going?
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Of course I will.
I may even come down to play Tornado, maybe 8)
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Welp, we have Florida state Tornado coming up in October. 5 grand I believe. Nothing huge but this is kind of a re-building phase for Fl foos. You can check it out at WWW.netfoos.com
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Speaking of cash games, Terry and Tommy played Johnny H. and Brendan F. for $1000 3/5 in the pits @ the US Open. The entire room basically stopped to watch the grudge match. It was sweet, I imagine that it how foos used to be back in the day.
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I heard Johnny and Brendan won. I guess he's still got it when the cash is on the line.
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I watched it Johnny was hot, and the talk was like minnesota fats it was great, a must watch
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I just watched it on this week in foos - Dude Johnny's pull looked about as good as it gets during that match. He was taking Terry's up away too, which almost never happens. I almost call shenanigans on that match but Johnny's shot looked friggin awesome either way.
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If you can walk the walk you can talk the talk
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It's good to hear somebody out there still plays for money. What's the highest wager per ball anyones ever played? Say $10 or ? A hundred a ball? A thousand?
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Hey guys. still been playin alot, just lurking for a while. anyway it seems i always lose when theres $ on the line. granted, its only taken place maybe 10 times in the last year er so.but everytime its either been nerves,my partner,circumstance or just being drunk. sucks, but anyway thats been my experience playin for $
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everytime its either been nerves,my partner,circumstance or just being drunk
First all, never blame your partner. It could have been his partner or it could have been the other teams fault.
Stop putting pressure on yourself. Approach it like gambling in a casino. Don't bet the mortgage if you can't afford to lose it.
I used to like playing Steve Murray and Kevin Keeter in $1 games before a tournament. Nobody was going to go broke and since Kevin was a good friend, I looked at it as sponsoring Kevin's punch money. (the tables were not on free play at that time). I didn't mind losing because I knew I was going to get into his ice chest later.
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lol , well youre right i shouldnt "blame" my partner, but its hard not to "notice" when you draw someone that doesnt play and was talked into the tourney cause we needed one more person. I approach it wanting to win the tourney , not the money . (kinda hard to get all bothered over $10) So its not costing me much at all, just hasnt gone my way yet. I guess i should have clarified that i was talkin bout cash tourneys with friends at my house, not true cash games.
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Did anybody see Tommy Adkisson play Diaz after our finals match in Alanta? It was for $20 and Tommy couldn't move his 2 man rod when Bobby had the ball on his 3-rod. Tommy was calling his 2-man rod "Stationary Man". After he beat Diaz there was talk about a rematch or 2 out of 3. Tommy told Diaz it couldn't happen because Stationary man was tired. :)
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It is good to hear that some of you foosers play "for reals". Personally, I think it builds your game to play for something, even who pays for the next game! Remember without an opponent there is NO GAME and give them the respect they deserve or you will lose for sure. It's a steal world and livin' with the ball is the way to be!
Oly
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Of course this is all theoretical, because gambling on foosball is illegal ;)
I completely agree. Everyone knows, down here near our no-limit Poker dogtracks and Indian or HardRock Casinos, that illegal gambling leads to loss of hearing, eventual blindness, chronic vitamin B-12 deficiency, and grows hair on your palms! Now who would want that?
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Me and my roommate usually challenge people to who buys the next round. We always share with our opponents anyways so it works out.
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from the same glass or bottle because that doesn't sound right :-[
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maybe with the females
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Me and my roommate usually challenge people to who buys the next round. We always share with our opponents anyways so it works out.
YEAH! You could both get "COOTIES" !!!!!! :o
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Playing foosball for money is not gambling. Games of chance lead to outcomes of luck. Games of skill are unlike games of luck. The more you practice, the less of a luck factor is involved. In recent times even poker has been shown in court to have such a high skill factor that is does not fail the gambling test. If you ever get criminally prosecuted for playing foosball for money, consider getting a poker pro to be your expert defense witness!