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Check out this foul that everyone at the table missed

GideonF
bpeacock said:
That was crazy...I don't think anyone at the table realized that she pocketed the 8ball out of turn, not even Jasmine. I am not sure that fixing that after the next game was correct. If it was any other foul, after the next shot was played, it would not have been fixed...The more I think about it, that was the wrong thing to do. They should not have changed the score.
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The commentators seemed to think the referee knew it was a loss of rack and the scorekeeper got it wrong. If so, then it would clearly be right to correct the scorekeeper, IMO.
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Pia Filler hates wood shafts

driz86
Let's say that's true- that the atmospheric conditions will effect the way a shaft plays. Why wouldn't learning how that is and adjusting to it be beneficial? Everyone knows humidity changes the way a table plays. That isn't speculation. Having a CF shaft will not save you from that type of variance. Knowing how and what is being effected is what helps a player to adjust no matter what... not having a particular kind of shaft.
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Billiards Event Returns to Rocky Mountain State Games

azhousepro
Billiards has officially returned to the Rocky Mountain State Games (RMSG), Colorado’s Olympic‑style amateur sports festival produced by the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation, promoted by event commissioner Samm Diep-Vidal, and directed by USA Cue Sports national tournament director, Jose Burgos. This year’s Games featured more than 40 sports and took place during the third week of July, marking the first appearance of billiards in the lineup since 2019. The billiard competition was hosted at The Crooked Cue, located in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs. The venue celebrated its second anniversary that same weekend, adding to the sense of community […]

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Justin Bergman vs Tom Cousins

Philthepockets
nmh2008 said:
Some of the funniest excuses I've seen:

"Race to 30 is dumb, they should play 10 ahead instead." - OK, well in that case it'd have been over in 12 games.

"Justin just took awhile to figure out the break." - Sure, but breaking is kind of important. Also, in total they both broke similarly.

"Shoulda been winner breaks, alternating break is dumb"

"vs. Skyler he'd have no chance" - LOL

"[John Mars] Tom can play SVB next if he wants to win a house" - SVB could win himself a new bass boat if he wanted to play Josh, Alex (1P), or Fedor (any game)

It's so hard sometimes for us Americans to give others credit. Tom Cousins is an incredible player and he beat the brakes off of Bergman last night. And yes, winning by 5 games with an alternating break is pretty convincing
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I think it's fair to say
Any size table 7 9 10 12
Any size pockets
Any size balls
Any rule set
The outcome would likely be the same.
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Justin Bergman vs Tom Cousins

u12armresl
GideonF said:
The rules are quite different - enough to cost you if you don’t learn them. For example:

On a CB frozen to your own OB, you must shoot away from the OB (and you are deemed to have hit that ball). If the OB you are frozen to moves it’s a foul.

You can’t play a “dirty combo” on a open table (stripe into solid etc).

You have to be careful about nominating balls in various situations.

You can’t play a deliberate foul (eg pushing opponents balls together if you have no shot). It’s a loss of game. Same if you don’t make enough of an effort to hit your ball on a kick.

Loss of game if you grab the CB as it scratches (I believe Shane lost a game that way in the event he played).

There are others. My point isn’t that Shane can’t win with those rules, my point is that if he doesn’t learn them well enough it can cost him at key moments.
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Also touch fouls on any ball with body or clothing.
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Justin Bergman vs Tom Cousins

GideonF
skogstokig said:
other than the 8 on the spot are the rules that different? it would have been smarter to challenge tyler or someone like that
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The rules are quite different - enough to cost you if you don’t learn them. For example:

On a CB frozen to your own OB, you must shoot away from the OB (and you are deemed to have hit that ball). If the OB you are frozen to moves it’s a foul.

You can’t play a “dirty combo” on a open table (stripe into solid etc).

You have to be careful about nominating balls in various situations.

You can’t play a deliberate foul (eg pushing opponents balls together if you have no shot). It’s a loss of game. Same if you don’t make enough of an effort to hit your ball on a kick.

Loss of game if you grab the CB as it scratches (I believe Shane lost a game that way in the event he played).

There are others. My point isn’t that Shane can’t win with those rules, my point is that if he doesn’t learn them well enough it can cost him at key moments.
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