Corey may have neglected to explain that rule before the bet, I missed that part. Of course if Corey couldn't spot it up he was done right there. If it was even money that says a lot!! He was doing it quite frequently apparently but when I was watching a ball hung up in a different pocket and the guy Corey was betting refused that the rule was if Corey knocked that into the other pocket (while making a ball in his own pocket), it would spot up. Might have been getting 2-1 on the money or something. One year Corey was betting he would run 15 vs the ghost. The record was Gabe Owen, who put together 60 in 5 racks that way, and I believe that was a good 5 balls above the next best, even with multiple efforts by guys like Alex and Efren and Corey. And if you wanted to give it another swing you could throw in another 100 for 3 more tries. For 100 you got 3 sets of 5 racks each or something like that. helped sponsor it by adding a little money I think. Back then they were not smashing the pack open but instead using an extra firm break from a specific side, swinging the cue ball up around the middle of the table and starting like that. However the scratch was possibly worth it as I recall because of the BIH start. Great one pocket and 10 ball competitions that would draw great pros from around the country and. On a scratch you got BIH behind the line but I believe -1 to your score. Normally at this time of year we in the SF Bay Area have had the pleasure of seeing the West Coast Challenge up at California Billiards in Fremont. Click to expand.Yes, years back for several years at Derby City, there was a "One Pocket Challenge" doing basically what Filler was doing except I believe you shot from where it was after the break.
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