Using the WPA rules, can someone explain how to win a game of 10-ball?
How to win in 10-ball?
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If you're playing Fedor, just turn up the heat....
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In 9ball, you can win on a) any 9ball pocketed in sequence, by combo, by carom or by fluke, b) any 9ball made on the break, or c) on three fouls.
In 10ball, under WPA rules, you must call your shot and you cannot win on a 10ball out of sequence or a 10ball on the break, so you can only win by a) making the 10ball when it is the last ball on the table, or on b) three fouls.
In 10ball, under WPA rules, you must call your shot and you cannot win on a 10ball out of sequence or a 10ball on the break, so you can only win by a) making the 10ball when it is the last ball on the table, or on b) three fouls.
Just follow 3 simple rules::
a) always hit the ball with the lowest number first
b) always drop an object ball in a pocket
c) if the ball of (b) is the 10--you call the intended pocket
When the 10-ball goes in you win.
Not accurate. Under WPA rules, the ten only counts when it is the last ball on the table. The rule is generally referred to as "10ball last."
The original post asks you to assume that WPA rules are in effect,
Flakeandrun
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Where I am, no one explicitly says it must be WPA10-ball rules when you start a set, and if you make a carom/combo on the 10 a person will let you take the rack... but they will act like you just kicked a puppy over it... It's generally considered weak, or bad form to take a rack like this.
I think 10-ball being last does allow for a bit more creative thinking, but a little less excitement in the game. I like playing both ways.
Of course, SJM has already said everything this thread was looking for!
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Yeah, Stu usually has things covered.
WPA rules be damned, I do like making the ten at any time on a legal called shot. Not so keen on slop but I hate taking away two way shots. There isn't going to be enough slop to talk about with top players on the table anyway.
Hu
i dont understand why play ten ball unless you run too many racks of 9 ball and want that to be tougher.
6 ball was and still is the best rotation game to play for money by far. it goes fast which is important and the better player will win all the time anyway as in all pool games. and more often in 6 ball as since it goes faster more games will be played so the favorite is a bigger one in that game.
6 ball was and still is the best rotation game to play for money by far. it goes fast which is important and the better player will win all the time anyway as in all pool games. and more often in 6 ball as since it goes faster more games will be played so the favorite is a bigger one in that game.
Flakeandrun
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Here in China, when betting for peanuts, they play often play 6ball on a Chinese-8 ball table (sometimes cards are involved but I'm not sure why exactly)... they also play a game with all 15 balls using cards. Where you keep your balls secret, and winner sinks them first. Great game with 3 people.
10-ball on the tight Rasson is the go to game for real money in my local hall.
Yes, it is spotted immediately after the shot.
I never liked six ball because I never found a consistent break. I was over 50% just smashing hell out of the rack but I genuinely lost a lot of six ball games.
Annoyed me to work harder to win the nine ball game then give the money back for them running an easier layout on a coin-op table.
It was funny, I found a place where they played the six ball game first. I liked that much better. I could control the nine ball game almost all of the time. No real difference between playing six or nine first, win rate was the same. It was all in my head.
Hu
Yes, but the importance of six ball was that in the bars, if you put in your coins and played a game of nine ball, you usually had six balls left over when the game was over, so playing six ball next allowed you to get two games in for your money.
Absolutly
Takes all the rack tricks out of the equation as well
In fact I’m feeling generous, anyone want the breaks?
