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Article: Color of Money; Easy St. Billiards owner Michael Stansbury takes on an up-and-coming player.
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- Monterey County Weekly
- Article date:
- February 4, 2004
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With only three balls left, Jose Miguel lays his pool stick on the green felt of the billiards table and walks into the bathroom at the back of Easy Street Billiards, an all-ages pool hall in downtown Monterey. A crowd of about 10 spectators quietly waits for him to return and finish his match with Michael Stansbury.
In the restroom, Miguel probably thinks about the envelope filled with $300 hidden in the cleavage of the female manager's shirt. If Miguel misses the next shot, Stansbury will win the match and take $150 from Miguel and his backers.
Returning to the table, Miguel looks like a carpenter for a few seconds when he uses his pool stick to measure the angle necessary to hit the cue ...