If you pocket your opponent's ball in pool, it is considered a foul. Your opponent will be awarded a ball in hand, meaning they can place the cue ball anywhere on the table for their next shot.
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If you hit the 8 ball into a pocket before all your other balls, you lose the game in pool.
When you scratch a pool table, the cue ball goes into a pocket, resulting in a foul and the opponent gets ball in hand.
When you scratch in pool, it means you accidentally pocket the cue ball. This results in a foul, giving your opponent ball-in-hand and the opportunity to place the cue ball anywhere on the table for their next shot.
Technically, is a scratch, but most people will just let you put it back.
If you hit your opponent's ball into the pocket along with your own ball in pool, it is considered a legal shot and you continue your turn.
There are many pool games that can be played on a pool table. Some pool table games include eight-ball, nine-ball, three-ball, one-pocket, and bank pool.
Under most rules, no.
Anyone that regularly plays any of the pocket billiards games, usually 8 ball or 9 ball, can be called a pool player.
When playing pool, scratching on the 8 ball means hitting the 8 ball into a pocket along with the cue ball. This results in an automatic loss of the game.
A magnetic ball pocket is used on many pool tables, especially ones that charge per play. It will ensure that the balls are collected after they are sunk.
Yes. If your object ball is the black 8 ball and it is not the ball that is hit first, it is a foul.
In 8-ball pool, the black ball rules state that players must pocket all of their designated balls (stripes or solids) before attempting to pocket the black 8-ball. If a player pockets the black 8-ball before all of their designated balls, they lose the game.