Cowboy Dennis
Verified Member
I was in the pool hall last week and 2 guys were playing for $20 a game, one guy was drinking and the other was not. The guy that was NOT drinking scratched and the guy that was drinking (all day) said "I need a bathroom break, I will be right back". Well his opponent (sober) picks up the cue and sits it in the jaws of the pocket on the head rail. When the guy gets back from the bathroom, I guess he forgot about the scratch and shot the cue from the jaws where his opponent had sit it. I know it was a terrible thing to do, but is there anything illegal about it.
We have all scratched and reached in and took the cueball out and rolled it down to our opponent but if he took it out while the guy was gone and placed it on the table anywhere then it's a problem. He's not allowed to do that. He should've left it in the pocket or made the guy aware that he had BIH when he came back. On the other hand the opponent is also responsible for remembering that he has BIH.
Dennis