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QuestionWhat happens when you hit your opponent's ball first when you are shooting for the black ball?Community AnswerFoul. They go.
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QuestionDon't the WPA rules say that after a standard foul, he opponent gets to put the cue ball ANYWHERE on the table, and not just behind the headstring?Community AnswerYes, this is what the WPA rules say. However, these rules might not be respected in a bar. Talk to your opponent.
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QuestionAre you allowed to shoot legal defensive shots in bar room pool?Community AnswerIt is very common for legal defensive shots to be allowed in bar pool. Make sure this matches up with the local/custom rules of the poolhall, though.
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QuestionIs a scratch on a break an automatic loss?Community AnswerNo. It is considered a foul. The other player places the cue ball behind the headstring and continues.
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QuestionIf a player of a game wins and puts his/hers cue on the table without reason does this mean they have finished playing or are they allowed to pick the cue back up and continue?Community AnswerSome people might see this as technically surrendering the table, but it is a best practice (and polite) to wait until the player verbally surrenders the table. This is especially true if the player is simply fetching a new pint.
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QuestionCan a challenger get a turn at the table?Community AnswerIf there is noone ahead of the challenger.
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QuestionWho wins if I sink the 8 ball and one of my challenger's balls but the white stays on the table?Community AnswerYou don't win. Some people would say that its a re-do. Some would say your opponent wins.
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QuestionCan you take a penalty shot after the scratch and shoot toward the head of the table?Community AnswerYou sure can. Unless, however, there are house rules that contradict this.
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QuestionIf I have two shots by foul and I pocket a ball on the first shot, do I still have two shots up my sleeve?Community AnswerYou've got one shot left.
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QuestionAfter braking if you sink a ball, then 8 ball, who wins?Community AnswerIt is a scratch. Your sink won't count.
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QuestionCan I use the stick with the x on the end?Community AnswerThere is no such cue stick in the game of pool.
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QuestionWhat happens if you hit your ball first, but it hits your opponents ball and goes in the pocketCommunity AnswerAs long as you have called your shot to carom off your opponent's ball, your shot is good.
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QuestionHow many rails do you have to hit for the shot not to be considered a scratch?Community AnswerPeople are generally lax about this.
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QuestionIf after a fowl, you have been given two shots and you pocket your opponent's ball on your first shot do you still have a second shot?Community AnswerMost likely not. See the house rules.
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