Pool in LA during the 1960's was an amazing scene. You couldn't drive for more than 10 minutes without spotting a pool room. I mean all over the city. In the black neighborhoods, there was a 3 - 4 table room every block. In the mexican neighborhoods there were even more rooms. You could get in and get out with the cash. The bars were a different story. You had to be careful in bars. Suckers in bars are a different animal. They get edgy when they lose cause they weren't used to seeing players run out. And the drinking made them invincible. I never liked to hustle in bars but to keep money in my pocket I had to. That's why there were so many top players who only played the bars because of the loose money to be won and never went to the pool room. Sergio and Mario were great bar players who never would be seen in a pool room. But in the bars, you had to have backup. Some of the great back up men were in LA. They were super tough guys who got 20% for being there with you. My favorite was big Lloyd. You could go on forever about the great back up men around the pool room and bars. Another story for another time.