This is a game already. And has tournaments. It's called Saratoga, and two balls are removed from the rack to speed the game up a bit. Also, if you hook yourself, no jump cue allowed. if your opponent hooks you, jump cue use is allowed.
Johnny Archer and Rodney Morris come to Wyoming to play the major Saratoga event every year, and we've seen Corey Deuel and Oscar Dominguez as well.
The game is not as prone to amateurs beating pros as you might think. It's like any other game. Pros make better decisions on a consistent basis than amateurs do. They kick and bank better as well. Pros can run multiple racks of Saratoga to make up for luck of amateur. If the amateur gets a ball on the rail in between two of opponent's balls, and misses bank? He's done.
If anyone has an interest in running Saratoga tournaments, they should contact E.J. Glode or Monte Thayer in Wyoming. I don't have their contact info, but they are not hard to find online. They are the distributors for Andy Cloth in America, as well..
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?p=5074591
Short Bus Russ - C Player