Who Has Run 5 Racks Or More
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Ronnie Allen
I was playing Ronnie Allen for $200 a game 1 pocket in Hot Springs, AR. He was playing me 10 to 8. Ronnie did something I have never seen or heard of, he ran 10 and out on me six games in a row! Plus in 1 game during the run he had scratched on the break and had to run 11 and out! We never got to find out if he could have ran any more because I quit! I had money left, but I couldnt take fading that horror any more.
My personal best was 10 and out 5 times in a row, but I did it against a weak player on a 5 x 10 in Bensingers.
the Beard
I was playing Ronnie Allen for $200 a game 1 pocket in Hot Springs, AR. He was playing me 10 to 8. Ronnie did something I have never seen or heard of, he ran 10 and out on me six games in a row! Plus in 1 game during the run he had scratched on the break and had to run 11 and out! We never got to find out if he could have ran any more because I quit! I had money left, but I couldnt take fading that horror any more.
My personal best was 10 and out 5 times in a row, but I did it against a weak player on a 5 x 10 in Bensingers.
the Beard
drivermaker
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sjm said:
OK, here's a good comparison. SJM, you ran 7 racks in 9-ball and just over 90 in straight pool, so maybe the equivalent would be 8 or 9 racks of 9-ball for a 100 run in straight. What do you think? (all in all, I guess you can't make any direct comparisons)
There's no doubt that 5 pack runs in 9-ball are far more common than 100 ball runs in 14.1, just by the small sampling of players here on this forum. It's not even close.
i'll_bust_you
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hmmph!!!
Apparently anyone on this board can run threes with ease. Just out of curiosity are these practice time runouts?? Area all these phantom 6 packs to close out a set for the cheese? If any of you go to the open watch your favorite player in a few matches and see how many sixes they put on they're opponents. I would wager that a large majority of the posters can't beat the nine ball ghost much less run fives...Just trying to stir it up...
Apparently anyone on this board can run threes with ease. Just out of curiosity are these practice time runouts?? Area all these phantom 6 packs to close out a set for the cheese? If any of you go to the open watch your favorite player in a few matches and see how many sixes they put on they're opponents. I would wager that a large majority of the posters can't beat the nine ball ghost much less run fives...Just trying to stir it up...
i'll_bust_you said:
I'm very impressed with how many 'yes I did it's' we have here, then again this board covers a large area so we certainly could have that many here. Running a 3 or 4 pack consistently is pretty impressive. 5? Well the originally question did say that they only necessarily did it once.
Let's take the pro's for example. Now I've watched a lot of pool on TV. Maybe I just happened to watch the wrong matches. But I don't remember seeing a 5 pack. Granted most of the matches are alternating break, but I would count it as a 5 pack if there was 5 in a row just on their break and I don't recall seeing that either. I'm not saying this doesn't happen. Of course it happens, but a 5 pack is great!
I posted here that I did a 5 pack in 8 ball on a bar box and I was ecstatic! I don't remember the runs shot for shot, but I will admit remembering that there were at least two incidents during those 5 tables that I got rather lucky. Position fell perfect (more perfect that I can count on), or a ball bobbled a little before falling in, etc.
How many will admit that their 5 pack involved a little luck?
drivermaker
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CaptainJR said:
Everybody...or else they'd be lying!
Everyone else may say it involved a little luck, but as for me it involved a LOT of luck.drivermaker said:
drivermaker said:
A hundred is kind of high but if you lower the number a little I think there is a more likelihood you would run balls in straight pool then run racks in 9-ball. Most any half way decent straight pool player can throw out the balls and in a short time put together some good runs, maybe 70 or 80 balls without a lot of trouble. That is because it is a game of know-how and if you "know how" you can do it, with a few good rolls and a little luck here and there you can run even more. With running racks in nine ball there is just too much luck required to run racks at will. First you have to make a ball on the break to even continue then need a workable shot. I doubt it is an even money bet to make a ball on the break 6 times in a row, now add to that you need a spread that can be run and the odds against running very many consecutive racks would multiply. I think it is much harder to run 5 or 6 racks then say run 80, 90 or 100 balls in straight pool by a good player. I would bet that if you took a top straight pool player and a top 9-ball player and had them compete in a contest like this. Each gets an equal number of attempts in their game to 1, the 9-ball player has to break and run 6 consecutive racks of 9-ball, and 2 the straight pool player has to run a 100 balls. The straight pool player will win easily. He might run the 100 his first try while the 9-ball player may be there all day and the next and not run the 6 racks.
You can't really use the sampling from this board to arrive at a conclusion. Most here probably don't play straight pool, if they did the number would change. Everybody here would have high runs to speak of because if you play the game you will get good at it like anything else it's not brain surgery. If you play it and learn how you will run balls.
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drivermaker
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macguy said:
I think I'd probably agree with you on that. BUT, take the pro 14.1 player out of that scenario or a top non-pro 14.1 player and replace him with a damn good 9-ball player, 8-ball player, or any other kind of player that HASN'T played much 14.1 nor has the knowledge, and all stats or presumptions go right down the tubes. You can be the best 9-baller straight shooting ball making machine, and if you don't know what the hell you're doing in straight or enough to maveuver around...you're dead!
On the other hand, it might even be possible for a 16 year old kid that's still wet behind the ears to beat everyone on the planet in 9-ball as long as he can just fire in balls and break. (nah...that could never happen, what was I thinking)
drivermaker
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uwate said:Wow, folks on this board runout from everywhere.
Well, if you're a RSB member I can understand thinking that way. There are NO real life players on THAT board.
GeraldG said:Is that anywhere near the Sahara Desert?
I too was a bit confused at first, but there is a Sierra Desert (or High Sierra Desert perhaps) in Nevada if google can be trusted. So the answer to your (rhetorical
) question is "no" 
Dave
4 in a row is the best I've done on a big table. I broke the 8 in twice in a row on a bar table once, striking the 1. I've hit 6 on the snap in 9 ball, and one of those was snookered on the first ball. Couldn't run out. That sucks. I have also had 2 break and runs, 9-ball on big table playing jackup pool.
Sounds like most of you are either REEEEAAAALLLL good players or REEEEEAAAALLL good talkers!!!!!
Sounds like most of you are either REEEEAAAALLLL good players or REEEEEAAAALLL good talkers!!!!!