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An illegal push out is penalized according to the type of foul committed. After a player scratches on
the break shot, the incoming player cannot play a push out.
FOULS
When a player commits a foul, he must relinquish his run at the table and no balls pocketed on the
foul shot are re-spotted
(exception; if a pocketed ball is the 9-ball, it is re-spotted)
. The incoming
player is awarded ball in hand; prior to his first shot he may place the cue ball anywhere on the
table. If a player commits several fouls on one shot, they are counted as only one foul.
BAD HIT
If the first object ball contacted by the cue ball is not the lowest numbered ball on the table, the shot
is foul.
NO RAIL
If no object ball is pocketed, failure to drive the cue ball or any numbered ball to a rail after the cue
ball contacts the object ball on is a foul.
IN HAND
When the cue ball is in hand, the player may place the cue ball anywhere on the bed of the table,
except in contact with an object ball. The player may continue to adjust the position of the cue ball
until shooting.
OBJECT BALLS JUMPED OFF THE TABLE
An un-pocketed ball is considered to be driven off the table if it comes to rest other than on the bed
of the table. It is a foul to drive an object ball off the table. The jumped object ball(s) is not re-spotted
( exception: if the object ball is the 9-ball it is re-spotted) and play continues.
JUMP AND MASSE SHOT FOUL
If a match is not refereed, it will be considered a cue ball foul if during an attempt to jump, curve or
masse the cue ball over or around an impeding numbered ball, the impeding ball moves (regardless
of whether it was moved by a hand; cue stick follow-through or bridge).
THREE CONSECUTIVE FOULS
If a player fouls three consecutive times on three successive shots without making an intervening
legal shot, the game is lost. The three fouls must occur in one game. The warning must be given
between the second and third fouls. A player’s inning begins when it is legal to take a shot and ends
at the end of a shot on which he misses, fouls or wins, or when he fouls between shots.
END OF GAME
A game starts as soon as the cue ball crosses over the head string on the opening break. The 1-ball
must be legally contacted on the break shot. The game ends at the end of a legal shot which pock-
ets the 9-ball, or when a player forfeits the game as the result of a foul
PUSH OUT
The player who shoots the shot immediately after a legal break may play a push out in an attempt to
move the cue ball into a better position for the option that follows. On a push out, the cue ball is not