Yeah, if anything that might have been his version of a compliment to her, rating her higher than other partners he's had. "See everyone else? Do what I say and we will win!"
Ultimate Pool USA Boston Shootout
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I would like to know these answers, as well.
Edit: ok I see the answers above. Would be nice if the stream included this information at some point or periodically because I watched quite a bit and never heard/saw an answer.
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I watched a couple of your matches and did not realize I was watching a fellow AZB'er. Congratulations! Great showing!
Well they don't exactly have a great past.
Agree. I do not like watching 8-ball much, but enjoyed this event. I still have reservations about turning pool into essentially speed-pool, and think the 6ball shootout should just be one more rack of actual pool, but the event did keep my attention for the duration which no 8-ball event before has done, so I can't complain too much.
didn't see that but joe prince's handshake style is quite funny. shoves that hand forward like a sword
sometimes an eight ball on the break is a win, sometimes not?
Rhetorical. If it's not one or the other you have an argument. Never played this way but I'm leaning toward the breaker having to commit to an 8 on the break by finishing one group, made or open. Not getting out would be a loss. That could be relaxed to the breaker having the option to spot the 8 and declare standard play.
that’s very kind of you, but dismissing me and my questions doesn’t change the fact that the event’s website is poorly organized and the ref’s interpretations of the rules is inconsistent
The rules differ on this between a Shootout and an Open tournament. My current understanding is as follows.
In a Shootout (as was played in Boston on Thursday and Friday):
• If the 8-ball is made on a legal break (no foul), it is a game win.
• If the 8-ball is made on a fouled break, it is loss of game.
In an Open tournament (as was played in Boston on Friday through Sunday), an 8-ball made on the break is always spotted, but:
• If no other ball was made, the breaker's visit is over and the non-breaker comes to the table.
• If at least one other ball was made on a legal break, the breaker continues at the table.
[If the break was also fouled, the 8-ball is spotted and the normal rules apply for a fouled break. I.e., if it was a pocket scratch, the non-breaker has ball in hand behind the head string and can shoot in any direction. But if the cue ball was sent off the table on the break, the non-breaker has ball in hand anywhere on the table.]Apparently the different treatment of the 8-ball on the break between the Shootout and the Open event was to add a little extra "excitement" to the Shootout with the "Golden Break" game win and "Golden Duck" loss of game. The match can even be won, lost, or tied (sending it to a 6-balls shootout) that way with only a few seconds left on the match clock.
excellent thanks for all the work you do
just because the ‘cuteness’
of adding ‘excitement’
is confusing me doesn’t mean that with all of us trying our best to decipher the ultimate rules that we can’t get it done after a half dozen or so events they’ve held in the last two years
I disagree. All of the information is very easy to find if you really want answers to your questions. And the refs are the best in the business and extremely consistent.
Your original statement was that there was a mystery. I asked what the mystery was so I could help clarify. You began your rant. You don't want clarification for anything other than to dislike the "cuteness" and "excitement" of this tour.
The Shootout AND the Mixed Doubles are for the spectators. Invitation only, and they do have an entry fee, but the Open is the big ticket!
Not his tip... Perfectly legal what he did.
looks like ferrule or shaft rather than tip. either way the rule is kind of silly. i suppose its purpose is to prevent arguments on whiff breaks or ditto ball in hand whiffs ("i was just positioning the cb"). but how often does that happen?