One Pocket Break and Run

[Bob Jewett]

It still would be interesting to know, how he made the last 2 balls. Twice.

As was pointed out earlier, if the spot is 14-4, the spotter begins by owing two balls. If he fouled three times before the run, he would have owed 5 balls. If he cleared the table, all five would have spotted, and the break-out is fairly easy if you can get on the right side of either of the bottom two balls.

 

[nfty9er]

That is a surprise

Not traditionally at one pocket, so far as I know. At nine ball around here, 3 fouls is usually not played in private matches except by agreement beforehand.

Wow, am very surpised at that statement. I am from "around here" and I have never seen it played any other way. We have a lot of 1p players at my room and we all play 3 fouls in any game. I believe all the tournaments at California Billiards plays it that way.
Well, correction, 3 fouls in straight pool, which by the way is making a slight comeback is loss of 15 balls. lol.

 

[nfty9er]

Easy for some people

As was pointed out earlier, if the spot is 14-4, the spotter begins by owing two balls. If he fouled three times before the run, he would have owed 5 balls. If he cleared the table, all five would have spotted, and the break-out is fairly easy if you can get on the right side of either of the bottom two balls.

I guess if you are Cliff Joyner you can possibly execute this to perfection twice in a row.

 

[ironman]

It still would be interesting to know, how he made the last 2 balls. Twice.

Suppose the shooter needs 3 and no more balls are on the table, three balls spot up.

 

[nfty9er]

Whats your point, I am confused. You cannot spot less than what your opponent needs to make to win.

 

[ironman]

Wow, am very surpised at that statement. I am from "around here" and I have never seen it played any other way. We have a lot of 1p players at my room and we all play 3 fouls in any game. I believe all the tournaments at California Billiards plays it that way.
Well, correction, 3 fouls in straight pool, which by the way is making a slight comeback is loss of 15 balls. lol.

I guess, not everyone is a Cliff Joyner and there is not a Cliff on every street corner.
Cliff gives up more weight than anyone in the world. He wins a lot, he loses some. Cliff has no fear of taking intentional scratches and then going for the big shot and running out. He is offensive minded and very aggressive.
Lets be honest though, he rarely plays 3-fouls when giving up this kind of weight and very few who need this kind of weight will know much about putting Cliff on three anyway.
The person he was playing in this particular match does know how, but the 2nd time the bolt of lightening hit him, he pretty much forgot everything he knew about playing the game.

 

[ironman]

Whats your point, I am confused. You cannot spot less than what your opponent needs to make to win.

I have no point. I often forget where I am. Sorry I brought it up.

 

[nfty9er]

Well I do not disagree with that statement as I would do the same thing giving that weight. I gave a guy 8-1 once for 5 grand and was scared to death, lucky I was drinking heavily.