RileysDad
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This club makes me hate myself sometimes...
The design of the room is fantastic and this should be the action capital of the Souther Bay Area. Not too long ago I saw Bucktooth play Al from Santa Cruz for $500 a game straight up -- Tooth went home $5000 the winner.
The room has 32 4x9.5 gold Crowns, 2 6x12 Riley snooker tables & 2 Verhoven three-cushion tables.
There is a separate players area with eight really tightly pocked gold crowns and a great Riley snooker table that is dedicated to the open golf game (sometimes as much as $100 & $10). There are no stereo speakers in the players area so it is fairly easy to concentrate.
The grill is adequatre, but nothing to write home about and there a decent amount of spectator seating.
With all this going for it, the room should rock, but it doesn't.
Why?
Almost every serious action player and many of the bigger bettors have been 86'd by the guy who owns the place. While I respect anyone with the balls (ha ha) to open a room this big, Chet has really limited his business with the number of people who are on his hit list.
Memo, Bryce Avilla, Big Leo, Eddie Kline, and any number of others have gotten themselves tosses for a range of infractions or managing to offend Chet.
Just last week, during the monthly one-pocket tournament, Chet got into a shouting match during the play over the player bringing in a bottle of water so he could take his medicine.
While it is perhaps the best, most honest, and cleanest room in the area it is run Chet's Way or the Highway and woe betide anyone who gives him advice on the business or the room.
But check it out anyway. 3rd Saturday of the month there always a one-pocket tourney. Billy Palmer, Tony Chohan, Tony Anigoni, Ronnie Allen, Tall Paul, Ian Costello, Chris Macdonald, George Michaels, Rafael Martinez, Ernesto Dominquez, Chicken and others are often there so it is worth coming just to watch the action.
It could be so much better if the owners got a bit more into the customer relations side of the thing though.
The design of the room is fantastic and this should be the action capital of the Souther Bay Area. Not too long ago I saw Bucktooth play Al from Santa Cruz for $500 a game straight up -- Tooth went home $5000 the winner.
The room has 32 4x9.5 gold Crowns, 2 6x12 Riley snooker tables & 2 Verhoven three-cushion tables.
There is a separate players area with eight really tightly pocked gold crowns and a great Riley snooker table that is dedicated to the open golf game (sometimes as much as $100 & $10). There are no stereo speakers in the players area so it is fairly easy to concentrate.
The grill is adequatre, but nothing to write home about and there a decent amount of spectator seating.
With all this going for it, the room should rock, but it doesn't.
Why?
Almost every serious action player and many of the bigger bettors have been 86'd by the guy who owns the place. While I respect anyone with the balls (ha ha) to open a room this big, Chet has really limited his business with the number of people who are on his hit list.
Memo, Bryce Avilla, Big Leo, Eddie Kline, and any number of others have gotten themselves tosses for a range of infractions or managing to offend Chet.
Just last week, during the monthly one-pocket tournament, Chet got into a shouting match during the play over the player bringing in a bottle of water so he could take his medicine.
While it is perhaps the best, most honest, and cleanest room in the area it is run Chet's Way or the Highway and woe betide anyone who gives him advice on the business or the room.
But check it out anyway. 3rd Saturday of the month there always a one-pocket tourney. Billy Palmer, Tony Chohan, Tony Anigoni, Ronnie Allen, Tall Paul, Ian Costello, Chris Macdonald, George Michaels, Rafael Martinez, Ernesto Dominquez, Chicken and others are often there so it is worth coming just to watch the action.
It could be so much better if the owners got a bit more into the customer relations side of the thing though.
Perhaps he's a drinker or a drugger himself? Of course running a poolroom is nowhere as easy as many believe it is. It's a tough, cutthroat gig, with high overhead.