One ball onepocket action tonight 200 a game

Mkbtank

Mkbtank

Verified Member
Joined
Apr 22, 2013
Messages
5,904
From
Philly Pa
Two local players. Spanish Danny (been killing ppl in philly lately) vs Adam Kielar (won that big 1p tourney in Philly last fall). 200 a game. If you go to Ustream and look for the channel Phillyaction.

Table is a GC with tight pockets. They are playing at Drexeline Billiards.

Try this

http://ustre.am/1sDP6
 
Mkbtank

Mkbtank

Verified Member
Joined
Apr 22, 2013
Messages
5,904
From
Philly Pa
One ball onepocket action tonight 200 a game

Also - it looks like Danny(hat) is giving Adam (checkered shirt) a "front to a back". So if Danny has the left uptable pocket, Adam will have the opposite pocket downtable (he gets a front). Usually they will alternate sides (left and right) each game.
 
jrhendy

jrhendy

Verified Member
Joined
May 24, 2004
Messages
5,717
From
Placerville, CA
Mkbtank said:
Also - it looks like Danny(hat) is giving Adam (checkered shirt) a "front to a back". So if Danny has the left uptable pocket, Adam will have the opposite pocket downtable (he gets a front). Usually they will alternate sides (left and right) each game.
Click to expand...

Thank you. I have played quite a bit of one handed one pocket, but it took me a while to figure this out. I have not seen them put a ball up on a scratch. Is it loss of game.
 
Mkbtank

Mkbtank

Verified Member
Joined
Apr 22, 2013
Messages
5,904
From
Philly Pa
One ball onepocket action tonight 200 a game

jrhendy said:
Thank you. I have played quite a bit of one handed one pocket, but it took me a while to figure this out. I have not seen them put a ball up on a scratch. Is it loss of game.
Click to expand...



No. It's just ball in hand. So basically loss of game if OP has a shot at their hole.
 
darmoose

darmoose

Verified Member
Joined
May 16, 2012
Messages
2,420
From
Baltimore, MD
Mkbtank said:
Also - it looks like Danny(hat) is giving Adam (checkered shirt) a "front to a back". So if Danny has the left uptable pocket, Adam will have the opposite pocket downtable (he gets a front). Usually they will alternate sides (left and right) each game.
Click to expand...

Mitch

Sorry I missed this, damit!

So, what is the advantage to getting a "front to back" as you described it. Maybe it's too early, but I'm not seeing it?

I've played some one ball, but all fouls were loss of game. Guess this BIH amounts to that anyway.
 
NH Steve

NH Steve

Administrator
Joined
Apr 25, 2004
Messages
12,365
From
New Hampshire
Anyone care to venture an opinion about how much of a (handicap) difference it is playing a front-to-back vs normal pockets -- with just one ball on the table??
 
darmoose

darmoose

Verified Member
Joined
May 16, 2012
Messages
2,420
From
Baltimore, MD
NH Steve said:
Anyone care to venture an opinion about how much of a (handicap) difference it is playing a front-to-back vs normal pockets -- with just one ball on the table??
Click to expand...

Steve

I just asked Mitch that question, but I don't see much of an advantage off hand.
 
Mkbtank

Mkbtank

Verified Member
Joined
Apr 22, 2013
Messages
5,904
From
Philly Pa
One ball onepocket action tonight 200 a game

darmoose said:
Mitch



Sorry I missed this, damit!



So, what is the advantage to getting a "front to back" as you described it. Maybe it's too early, but I'm not seeing it?



I've played some one ball, but all fouls were loss of game. Guess this BIH amounts to that anyway.
Click to expand...



NH Steve said:
Anyone care to venture an opinion about how much of a (handicap) difference it is playing a front-to-back vs normal pockets -- with just one ball on the table??
Click to expand...



Yeah it's not really an advantage with one ball. It's a better spot if you are playing back pocket nine ball game since the 9 often stays downtable early in the game.
 
darmoose

darmoose

Verified Member
Joined
May 16, 2012
Messages
2,420
From
Baltimore, MD
Mkbtank said:
Yeah it's not really an advantage with one ball. It's a better spot if you are playing back pocket nine ball game since the 9 often stays downtable early in the game.
Click to expand...

The only difference I can see is that you can shoot at your hole without fear of leaving a return bank. Who that benefits, the better or worse player, I'm not sure?
 
Mkbtank

Mkbtank

Verified Member
Joined
Apr 22, 2013
Messages
5,904
From
Philly Pa
One ball onepocket action tonight 200 a game

In this match they ended up betting 300 a game and Adam won 900.
 
youngstown

youngstown

Verified Member
Joined
Jan 15, 2015
Messages
1,748
One ball onepocket action tonight 200 a game

So their pockets were diagonal from each other?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
crabbcatjohn

crabbcatjohn

Verified Member
Joined
Nov 30, 2014
Messages
5,038
From
Benton, Ky.
The thing i noticed was you never left a easy cross corner and very few straightbacks. I watched some towards the end and Ball in hand came up a few times with Adam missing a very long straight in. It also looked like they were playing two ahead and pay which was a little confusing at first
 
Last edited:
Mkbtank

Mkbtank

Verified Member
Joined
Apr 22, 2013
Messages
5,904
From
Philly Pa
One ball onepocket action tonight 200 a game

crabbcatjohn said:
The thing i noticed was you never left a easy cross corner and very few straightbacks. I watched some towards the end and Ball in hand came up a few times with Adam missing a very long straight in. It also looked like they were playing two ahead and pay which was a little confusing atfirst
Click to expand...



Nah. It was by the game. That coin the we're moving was just to show which side Adams pocket was on each game.
 
youngstown

youngstown

Verified Member
Joined
Jan 15, 2015
Messages
1,748
One ball onepocket action tonight 200 a game

So one person used the kitchen on a scratch and the other used the red zone or was it normal bih


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top