Drop Pockets vs Ball Return Tables in Tournaments

This actually made me think of something else: Since officials don't like players emptying pockets before the cb stops, would they have an issue with players moving balls to different pockets? I saw Robbie do it this weekend before a 9b, but not sure. Fine, unless they drop one on the playing surface?
Archer used to do that all the time on the TV table. I think someone asked him, and the light reflection off the pocketed balls bothered him when his face was over a pocket that had balls.

But point taken. With today's WPA ref "Nit" rules of not sticking your hands where they don't belong until the very last ball stopped motion like Absolute Zero, who knows what a European ref would do.

Phoenix Open - August 18-22

With all of the discussion about the paltry money in pool and how difficult it is to financially justify committing to being a pro pool player, one no brainer is that they should be rigging the first round matchups in favor of the touring professionals.

Why is Eklent Kaci playing Marvin Asis in the 1st round and then we've got Sam Gupta (596) playing Mark Muir (524). Sam or Mark is guaranteed to make it further in this event than one of these 4 guys

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Sorry if Mark or Sam is on these boards, but if Sam wants to play a 524 fargo some 9-ball he can do it in the Tuesday night handicapped tournament at his local pool room

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I don't think it's just the first ball. I think he wants a table that will set up more like this after the break:

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He's playing 9 ball, a second ball break would be a foul unless the racker doesn't know how to rack.

He's playing 9 ball, a second ball break would be a foul unless the racker doesn't know how to rack.
you are correct, my mind was stuck in 8 ball, thanks for pointing that out

Phoenix Open - August 18-22

With all of the discussion about the paltry money in pool and how difficult it is to financially justify committing to being a pro pool player, one no brainer is that they should be rigging the first round matchups in favor of the touring professionals.

Why is Eklent Kaci playing Marvin Asis in the 1st round and then we've got Sam Gupta (596) playing Mark Muir (524). Sam or Mark is guaranteed to make it further in this event than one of these 4 guys

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