What is dirty pool in 8-ball?

if the 8-ball is pocketed on the break, you win (unless you scratch, in which case you lose). if you hit one of your balls first and pocket one of your balls, you keep shooting (i.e., “slop” counts). safeties are considered “dirty pool.”

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2023-03-02 05:03:09

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Who is the greatest 8 ball pool player?
1. Willie Mosconi. An all-time champion of the sport, Willie Mosconi's name was among the first to be introduced in the American Hall of Fame for Billiards Congress. In 1954, Mosconi achieved the highest run of sinking 526 balls one after the other, thus setting a world record for the game.
2024-02-15 03:33:55

Is pool 8-ball or 9 ball?
Eight-ball (also spelled 8-ball or eightball, and sometimes called solids and stripes, spots and stripes or rarely highs and lows) is a discipline of pool played on a billiard table with six pockets, cue sticks
cue sticks
A cue stick (or simply cue, more specifically billiards cue, pool cue, or snooker cue) is an item of sporting equipment essential to the games of pool, snooker and carom billiards. It is used to strike a ball, usually the cue ball .
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Cue stick - Wikipedia
, and sixteen billiard balls (a cue ball and fifteen object balls ).
2024-02-06 19:25:31

Can kids play 8 ball pool?
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8 Ball
Eight-ball (also spelled 8-ball or eightball, and sometimes called solids and stripes, spots and stripes or rarely highs and lows) is a discipline of pool played on a billiard table with six pockets, cue sticks, and sixteen billiard balls (a cue ball and fifteen object balls ).
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Eight-ball - Wikipedia
Pool is a traditional game of pool played in real time. Players will benefit from having good spatial perception and fine motor skills. Caution: Strong gambling themes and elements, and social media connectivity. Not recommended for children 15 and under.
2024-01-17 04:18:57

What is a foul in 8 ball pool?
If a player fails to hit the 8-ball while shooting at it, it is a foul and the game continues. When the 8-ball is the legal object ball, a scratch or foul is not a loss of game if the 8-ball is not pocketed or jumped off the table. Incoming player has cue ball in hand.
2023-12-06 20:20:08

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