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Billiard game
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Billiard game. Eight ball In the United States, the
most commonly played game is 8-ball. On the
professional scene, 8-ball players who are on the
International Pool Tour are the highest paid players
in the world [citation needed]. In the United Kingdom
the game is commonly played in pubs and it is
competitively played in leagues. The most prestigious
tournaments including the World Open are sponsored and
sanctioned by the International Pool Tour. Rules vary
widely from place to place. Pool halls in North
America are increasingly settling upon the
International Standardized Rules. But tavern 8-ball,
typically played on smaller, coin-operated tables and
in a "winner controls the table" manner, can differ
significantly even between two venues in the same
city. The growth of local, regional and national
amateur leagues may alleviate this confusion
eventually. The goal of 8-ball is to claim a suit
(stripes or solids), pocket all of them, then legally
pocket the 8-ball, while denying your opponent
opportunities to do the same with their suit, and not
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