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by The Library of Congress

Article by Fritz Poole

What’s your favorite billiards game?

There are many different types of billiard games. The two most popular games in billiards are Eight Ball and Nine Ball. These are followed by Cut Throat and One Pocket. Snooker is up there pretty high as well depending on which country you live in.

There is another game played here in the US known as Straight Pool or Fourteen and One. This used to be the most popular game. This game takes a long time to play and involves clearing many racks to end one game. This could cause a game to last a very long time. (Especially if the players in the game miss often.)

I think Eight Ball became the most popular game because of the bar room tables. There are 15 balls and all of them are used in the game. A game consists of one rack and can be completed in a reasonable time frame. (I have seen some long games with players who can’t make a ball.)

Nine ball is popular because it is fast paced and the game can be won with a combination any time during the game. I would have to say that Nine Ball is probably the most popular gambling game.

Serious pool players like to play One Pocket for money. This is definitely a game of strategy. The game uses all fifteen balls and each player has one of the bottom corner pockets. The game ends when a player legally pockets 8 balls in his or her pocket. You will usually see more defensive shots than offensive shots in One Pocket.

Straight Pool (14 and 1) is still a popular game with serious pool players. This billiards game will make a player out of you. Players shoot any ball in any pocket. (Call pocket, no slop) The last ball is left on the table and the cue ball stays in position. When a new rack begins, that last ball needs to be pocketed and the rack needs to be broken with the cue ball on the same shot.

There are many players who can run over 100 balls in Straight Pool. Willie Mosconi holds the record with over 520 balls pocketed without missing a shot. This includes breaking each rack while pocketing the last ball. No one has come very close to this record. John Schmidt (A current touring pro) ran 400 balls recently which is quite an accomplishment.

Cut throat is a game played by 3 players. One player gets 1-5, the second player gets 6-10 and the third player gets 11-15. The object of this game is to be the last player in with your balls on the table.

There are many other games in pocket billiards. You could visit Wikipedia and do a search for billiards game for a pretty complete list. You will find details and rules o every game.

I wanted to provide the most common games here as well as an over view of some of the less popular ones.

Post your comments, questions and stories below. What is your favorite billiards game?

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To your run out success,

Ted

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by New York Public Library

Article by ted mauro

Don’t you have to wonder why Billiard Games are always being displayed on various TV shows and Movies? You would think that with all of these plugs the sport as a profession would be more popular.

Billiards is not treated the same as other sports. The top professionals are not paid the same as other sports such as golf, foot ball, basket ball, base ball, etc. Even Poker takes care of top players in a much higher monetary way.

For the person who is not into billiard games as a serious pool player, there is much luck involved in the game. People who only play pool once in a while and never watch it on ESPN feel that the entire game is lucky. Many people will even bet on the game, thinking they are pretty good when they don’t even play shape. (cue ball position)

I love running into this type of player in a tavern out of my home town. They think they are betting on a game of chance. My game does not leave a whole lot to chance. Any serious pool player takes luck out of the equation through practice and education.

The number of good pool players has been on the rise for the last 20 years since I have been playing pool league and tournaments. Table runs were not very common back then. Sure the top players ran out all the time. Now most players in our BCA league are capable of a table run at any given moment.

I hope to see improvements for the future of billiards on the professional level. I love the game and enjoy playing whenever my schedule allows.

I play on 3 teams (one BCA and two APA) and an occasional weekend tournament. I will be shooting in the BCA singles in Las Vegas May 10th to the 13th and then I will be playing in the open Team event for the next several days.

The tournament is held in the Riviera Hotel and Casino. If you are in the neighborhood or just need a trip to Vegas stop by and check it out.

To Your Run Out Success,

Ted

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Article by Blagojce Mickovski

Pool or also called billiards is a very talked-about game all around the globe. Play multitudes of pool games, action games and multiplayer games every day! Normally, pool tables are set up inside bars and game rooms as they’re really fun. There are numerous pool games, several of them are:- 8 Ball: The most common type of billiards, 8 Ball is played with two players making an attempt to take all the stripes or solids before they go on to take the 8 ball. The player who ends up having all the balls whether solid or striped inside his table pocket and the 8 ball is the winner of the game.- 9 Ball: It is popular amongst billiards tournaments games, where players just make use of balls numbering between 1 and 9. The object of this game is to send all the balls into the pockets in consecutive order starting from 1 to 9. The player, who does this with all 9 balls, wins. – One Pocket: Right here, players should hit balls in particular pockets. As he puts a ball in a particular pocket, he gets a point. The maximum number of points to be scored here are eight.- 14.1: It is likewise called Straight pool and was in the past the most popular pool tournament game. Afterward, 9 Ball overtook it in popularity. Right here, players shoot any ball on the billiards table and send it in a pocket. For each successful shoot in a pocket, he gets a point. The maximum number of points to be made is one hundred.- Bank Pool: It is like the British game, snooker, when it comes to every shot that’s put in a pocket should have a called bank off or a cushion. Just like 14.1, here also, any ball could be shot in any pocket and a successful shot in a pocket gets a player a point. It is a difficult game and hence nearly all games are played to a most of eight points.

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