Friendly Challenge

Bob Jewett said:
A related proposition I've mentioned before that is in Willie Jopling's booklet is to pocket six balls in six shots. The proposer calls the order. It is much harder than it looks. Note the exact positions of the balls. You are not allowed to pocket two balls on one shot.

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I made a lot of money on that!!!!! Even good players had a hard time. The bigger the pocket and a deeper the shelf, the easier the money! Old Gandy tables were perfect for the cash.

I never tried it on a diamond. I haven’t even thought about it in 25 years.
 
iusedtoberich said:
I made a lot of money on that!!!!! Even good players had a hard time. The bigger the pocket and a deeper the shelf, the easier the money! Old Gandy tables were perfect for the cash.

I never tried it on a diamond. I haven’t even thought about it in 25 years.
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The last Diamond I checked, you could see less than 50% of the ball going down the rail. I think it's supposed to be 60%.

I first saw the "six balls, I call'em" proposition in action at the Student Union about 1966. The bet was a dollar, and the "customer" was down 60 when the "hustler" offered 2:1 on the money. It didn't make any difference. It finished at down $120. Considering a complete filet mignon dinner was $6 at the restaurant where the "hustler" was a bartender, that was a pretty good score. The "customer" was let off for $60, which was about the usual discount for, "Yup, you went crazy."
 
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Bob Jewett said:
A related proposition I've mentioned before that is in Willie Jopling's booklet is to pocket six balls in six shots. The proposer calls the order. It is much harder than it looks. Note the exact positions of the balls. You are not allowed to pocket two balls on one shot.

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The prop I've seen is the same, but with an additional ball placed in the center of the table.

The shooter shoots his first shot, then the proposer chooses each subsequent shot. One ball at a time, no jumps, and touching the center ball is a loss.
 
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