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Yesterday at my customary Wednesday afternoon game of pool with an old buddy, I suggested we try a new twist on the game of 8-ball. We both enjoy games of strategy - chess, cards, you name it - and it's not unusual for one of us to come up with something new to try. 8-Ball Surrender: A. Your...

My opponent offers me "3:2 on my money" playing 9-ball. I suggest "races to 3, 1 on the wire" instead. Since I'm not the world's greatest mathematician I use Monte Carlo simulations to evaluate gambling propositions when possible. According to my simulation, the above two propositions are not...

The initial direction of the cueball after contact is 90 degrees to the line taken by the object ball. Right? I've been playing a long time and have learned (the hard way) to expect an angle closer to 86 degrees. Four degrees isn't much. But on stun shots with a pocket 3 or 4 diamonds away...

A drifter (with a hard luck story) showed up at the pool hall about a month ago. He's there all day, all night, frequently leaves for an hour or so but always returns. He's pleasant, polite, quiet, about 50. He drinks, but not much. He never offers to help with table time. He's tried to...

Tom and I were talking about the IPT yesterday during our weekly one-hole match: TW> I think it's good for pool. me> Everyone seems to think so... It's good for the pros I guess. TW> It's good for everybody! Look what's happend to poker. Everyone wants to play now. Publishers are selling...

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