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Bank the Eight in Eight Ball

4/6/2022 12:13:23 PM

Bank the Eight in Eight Ball

Playing 8 ball and banking the eight.

  • Player 1 is on the table and has three balls left.
  • Player 2 is on the eight ball and waiting for a turn.
  • The eight ball is behind the head string line.
  • Player 1 shoots and misses and scratches the cue ball.
  • Player 2 has ball in hand behind the head string.
  • Since the eight ball and the cue ball are both behind the head string, player 2 cannot shoot a bank shot but rather, must shoot down the table first.

Is a kick shot to pocket the eight ball okay, or does player 2 now have to play a safety and contact the eight ball without pocketing it?

What if player 2 tries to play the safety and fouls by missing the eight completely? Does player 1 now get ball in hand behind the head string (and thus, now has the same problem)?

This question relates to the following billiard rules:

Bank the Eight in Eight Ball

Replies & Comments
  1. grumpy oldmanRayMills on 4/12/2022 3:32:53 AM

    According to Bank Pool Rules on this website, if the ball-in-hand and the 8-ball are both behind the head string, the 8-ball is spotted at the other end of the table (on the foot spot).

    Player 1 would have the same problem only if all three of his balls are behind the head string.

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Bank the Eight in Eight Ball

  • Title: Bank the Eight in Eight Ball
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  • Published: 4/6/2022 12:13:23 PM
  • Last Updated: 4/8/2022 3:58:46 AM
  • Last Updated By: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)