Favorites and Why?

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OK, this has been done in the past, I'm sure, but I have to know.

#1 What is your favorite game to play for pleasure and why?

#2 What is your favorite game to gamble at and why?

#3 What is your LEAST favorite game and why?


My answers first.

#1 My favorite pleasure pocket billiards game is One Pocket. Why? Because it requires skill and it's a thinking game. I enjoy a game more if there's more strategy to it, and in 1P, IMO, strategy is the first priority. I think that there are very few other pocket billiards games that require the fine balance of ball pocketing, banking and both offensive and defensive position play as one pocket. Actually, if I knew more 1P strategy, it might be my favorite game to gamble at also, but nobody to play one pocket with in this part of the country, so I relegate it to being my favorite pleasure game.

#2 My favorite gambling game is Short Rack Banks. Why? Well, because most people THINK they can bank better than they can. When you're looking for a string of 3 or 4 or 5 banks to get out and you have to play position for banks, then it really tests your ability to bank. Just like one pocket, you are required to makes shots in Bank Pool that will NEVER come up in 8-ball, 9-ball or 14.1. Besides that, I bank pretty fair, and I like an edge when there's money on the light!

#3 My least favorite game? This ones easy! 9-Ball. This game, IMHO, requires less thinking and less precision position play than any other pocket billiards game. Position is not so much a priority, rather shotmaking is. It's an agressive "runout" type of game, that doesn't require the players to think much about strategy. Yeah, I've seen some great defensive plays in 9-Ball, but overall, the ability required to play 9-Ball pales in comparason to the ability required to play 1P or Bank Pool. I've also sat back and heard players talk about patterns in 9-Ball... uh, WHAT PATTERNS??? It's always the same!!! 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.... They may be laying in different positions, but in this game you ONLY have 2 choices. Make the shot or play safe... No strategy at all compared to my two favorites.

Later,
Bob
 
What he said. I'll add that in 9-ball I almost always feel like it's a couple lucky shots or lucky safeties that are beating me. Conversely I often win because of a few lucky shots or lucky safeties and don't feel good about that.

I would have to say that I prefer One Pocket for gambling because I can't as well as I think I can. :-) y'all figure that one out.

John
 
I agree that just for the pure enjoyment, one pocket is my choice.
I don't gamble more than a couple of bucks, so I really can't answer that part of the question.
9-ball is my choice for tournaments and league play. Yes, there is some luck involved, but luck works both ways. Over time it all balances out.

Bob, wasn't it you who said you don't get good or bad rolls, you make good or bad rolls.
Steve
 
8 ball would be my favorite to play for pleasure or for money. I don't play for money much but if I do, 8 ball would be my choice. Why, because it is the game I'm best at and strategy is involved. Also you have to call the money ball, that is big to me. There is a certain amount of luck in pool. I don't really care to give it more luck by making it, anything falls and you still get to shoot.

From what I said above I'll bet you think I'm going to say that 9 ball is my least favorite? Wrong! But the reasons are really different. Funny thing is, the games I'm going to say are my least favorite to play are games that I really like a lot and I think are the best games for telling who is the better player. I just simply don't have the patients any more to play them. Straight Pool and One Pocket. So when I end up playing them, I start out enthusiastic about playing such a great game. Then an hour later I'm tired thinking so much and ready to move on to something a little less intense.

After writing this last paragraph it has pointed out to me again that I should really just stick to playing pool for fun. It seems I try to get better, then when I get a chance to see how I'm doing, I don't get that determination to play hard for an extended amount of time.
 
pooltchr said:
Bob, wasn't it you who said you don't get good or bad rolls, you make good or bad rolls.
Steve
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Yeah, it was me that said that! LOL Of course, I forgot that at Tulsa last weekend! For some reason, I thought my LUCK had just turned! :) Nah, I made my own rolls there, too, I guess.

Later,
Bob
 
My favorite game to play for pleasure is definitely eight ball because it is pure offense with very little safety play, pretty much just a runout contest!

My favorite game to gamble at is definitely 3ball, you can play with as many people as you want and even at a dollar a game the stakes can quickly become very high with $100 pots and upwards. There are alot of pressure shots that come up where it's do or die for all the cash, this game is like one big party.

My least favorite game is definitely nine ball because I don't have a really strong break which makes it pretty tough playing nine ball.
 
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