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9 ball pool - How to play?

  • 30-03-2019 7:17pm
    #1
    Danye
    Registered Users Posts: 2,113 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    9 ball pool - Do you have to pot the balls in ascending order?

    Or can you pot them in any order?

    Could you pot all the balls, Miss your shot on the 9 and your opponent steps up to put the 9 and win the game?


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  • #2
    ArmaniJeanss
    Registered Users Posts: 13,290 ✭✭✭✭ArmaniJeanss


    Danye wrote: »
    Hi all,

    9 ball pool - Do you have to pot the balls in ascending order?
    Or can you pot them in any order?

    Any order. You just have to hit the lowest numbered ball first at all times, but you can pot anything. So you could clear the rack by going 'plant the 1 onto the 7, plant 1 onto 6, pot 1, pot 2, plant 3 onto 5 etc'
    Danye wrote: »
    Could you pot all the balls, Miss your shot on the 9 and your opponent steps up to put the 9 and win the game?

    Yes, this can happen. I've been known to suffer from 'nineball-itis' a lot. :pac:


  • #3
    gerrybbadd
    Registered Users Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    Its a bit of a funny game when you are used to playing 8 ball.

    If you pot the 9 off break, you win the game. If you are on the 1 ball, and can line up a plant to pot the 9, you win the game. Very interesting game to watch


  • #4
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    gerrybbadd wrote: »
    Its a bit of a funny game when you are used to playing 8 ball.

    If you pot the 9 off break, you win the game. If you are on the 1 ball, and can line up a plant to pot the 9, you win the game. Very interesting game to watch

    The US Open was on last weekend.

    Most of the big matches are up on Youtube. Lovely game to watch alright.


  • #5
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,437 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    I would have played pool a lot years ago and played nine ball in the mardyke in cork where they had American pool tables in and the balls for it. I loved nine ball because of watching the mosconi cup just before Christmas on sky years ago. It's a great game.


  • #6
    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,324 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    Mad about 9-ball myself.

    Far, far, farrrrr harder than 8-Ball


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  • #7
    Holy Diver
    Registered Users Posts: 575 ✭✭✭Holy Diver


    callaway92 wrote: »
    Mad about 9-ball myself.

    Far, far, farrrrr harder than 8-Ball

    Far more emphasis on positional play. Great game


  • #8
    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,324 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    Holy Diver wrote: »
    Far more emphasis on positional play. Great game

    Exactly


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