One Pocket rule question
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Also, and this may be stating the obvious, the player who scratched still owes one. This gets overlooked in the heat of battle sometimes.
Knowing that your opponent owes one can be part of your strategery, according to Grady. If, at the end of an inning he has neglected to spot the owed ball, you may want to conveniently forget about it for awhile if it benefits your position at the table. This action is not against the rules.
extend that
Tramp, what if the owed ball is forgotten, the player who owed the ball wins, and the owed ball is remembered after the balls are cleared from the table for the next rack?
Tramp, what if the owed ball is forgotten, the player who owed the ball wins, and the owed ball is remembered after the balls are cleared from the table for the next rack?
You got me on that one, partner. I would assume that the game would stand, as is.
I saw this happen when SVB was playing justin cone at the DCC last year... Shane owed one, ran 8, then raked the balls.... The consensus was that if more than one ball is moved then it is a forfeit of game... and that is what the happend, so justin cone marked up a win
This horse is almost dead.
If Cone had raked the balls instead of SVB would it have been considered
a forfeit to SVB then ?:deadhorse:
If Cone had raked the balls instead of SVB would it have been considered
a forfeit to SVB then ?:deadhorse:
If the player owing the ball has concession from his opponent that he won, then the game stands. It's up to the opponent to pay attention to the other shooter's owed balls. Usually a coin is placed on the rail next to the ower's pocket, but once in a great while both players forget. What's more common is that a player will spot his owed ball, but then forget to remove the coin. Then later there's a discussion about whether or not the ball has been paid.
Doc
SVB should never have raked the balls. You can't concede a game to yourself. That is why it would be ruled a loss.
Maybe you misunderstand the situation. Shane thought he won after he pocketed 8 balls (playing one pocket), so he was raking the balls to rack them for the next game.He forgot that he still owed one.
Surely you do the same after, say, you break and run in 8-ball or you get to 8 in one-pocket. If you don't (rake the balls or whatever), you'd never be able to play the next game.
Fred
I am player B and need one ball. Player A has just fouled while playing safe. Does that mean I can spot the 5 ball and shoot it to my pocket even though I could bank the 1 ball or play another safe?