Why is it that I never see these guys matching up playing some cutthroat???? A cutthroat tourny would rule on espn.
A Pool Game That Isn't Getting Much Respect From The Pros. . .
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My guess would be because it's too easy.
I am not a really high level player (apa 6 in 8 ball) and if I get a decent break I can almost alway put at least one opponent out, if not finish the game on my first shot at the table.
Even if it did get past the breakers shot at the table, the third guy would almost certainly not get a shot.
I am not a really high level player (apa 6 in 8 ball) and if I get a decent break I can almost alway put at least one opponent out, if not finish the game on my first shot at the table.
Even if it did get past the breakers shot at the table, the third guy would almost certainly not get a shot.
Its a game for 3 bangers. Like said above, the third person would hardly ever get a shot if Pros were playing it. I would watch it though if they would play it.ironman said:
make it so they have to run there group in order and instead of ball in hand use the old push out rule where you only get ball in hand if they don't hit there lowest numbered ball on the second shot. that might at least give it a chance of being interesting.
IMO, it would be too easy for 2 of the players to gang up on the 3rd, especially if the prize is right, pun intended. 
What if the game were played with two female pros vs a male? Karen Coor and Allison Fisher vs Ronnie Allen!!?? The possibilities are endless!
This was my first thought as well. also with only 5(well 4 after choosing a suit) balls of your own, the available shot choices are so numerous that you just can't help but run out on all but the hardest layouts.rackmsuckr said:IMO, it would be too easy for 2 of the players to gang up on the 3rd, especially if the prize is right, pun intended.
chris byrnes
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i wish they would just play more 9 ball on espn
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Pro Cutthroat would be akin to watching straight pool. You'd have to come up with an triple elimination system to give everyone a chance at the table, aside from the lag. You could have a lag contest at the beginning of the tournement too. Then we'd know if the lag winner is actually the tourney winner. I'd think not, especially after watching the KOH tourney. They're only running 8 balls, you'd have to do 10 in cutthroat to win, unless someone else pooches a shot. It might be fun to watch an ameteur tourney.
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Pro Cutthroat would be akin to watching straight pool. You'd have to come up with an triple elimination system to give everyone a chance at the table, aside from the lag. You could have a lag contest at the beginning of the tournement too. Then we'd know if the lag winner is actually the tourney winner. I'd think not, especially after watching the KOH tourney. They're only running 8 balls, you'd have to do 10 in cutthroat to win, unless someone else pooches a shot. It might be fun to watch an ameteur tourney.
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Play with 2 racks on a Snooker table. Each player gets 10 balls.
Its to easy, especially for the pro players.
Simple, let any straight pool champ break first and no one else would get a shot for 4-5 racks easy, probably more. It would be boring for the average person to watch, this is coincidently why straight pool lost favor because it’s not flashy enough for TV.
How about, in the world cutthroat tourny, you cannot run more than 3 balls at a time, with saftey play allowed, yesssss I'm on to something
Banks said:For some reason, I'm thinking they should have bank pool on much more so than cutthroat.
Maybe they should combine the two games and put bank-cutthroat on TV. j/k
I'm with you though, put banks on! (Instead of Sudden Death 7 ball perhaps. -- do they still put that on? I hope not.) You don't have to be from Kentucky to appreciate a good bank shot. The masses would enjoy it and without saying, the players would too.
For more two players, I think a ring game would be the choice for high level pool. That Skins format was interesting the one time I watched it.