Killer Pool

Here are some recent pics from the past several Killer Pool nights in which I've participated. Mostly, I just go up the street to Edge Bar after 10pm Thursdays. But once I checked out the scene at Dukes on a Monday. That experience gave new meaning to the word Killer, considering things don't get underway until well after 1am. But every time I've played I've had a super great time.

For the uninitiated, KP is a ring game of cut-throat pool. You have a group of people, it could be any number, and everybody puts five bucks into the pot (which may or may not be matched by the bar). Everyone's name goes onto a chalkboard, along with a predetermined amount of marks (aka Lives) beside to each name. The first player up breaks (no soft breaks allowed, and a scratch on the break is a loss of one life). Second player just has to make a shot, and so forth on down the list of names. No shots need to be called. If you miss a shot you lose a life. Winner is the person who stays alive the longest, and who gets to walk away with the pot.

Special thanks to all the great players I've come across, either at Killer or during league matches or just when playing for fun. Some people I've gotten to know a bit, others are only recognizable faces. These photos are just a small, small sample of said folks. Below is AJ, followed by Julie, followed by Chris, followed by Alison.