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Cue ball
fouls only, except when an object ball has been knocked off the table. The
object ball is not spotted, and the opponent has ball in hand anywhere on
the table.
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One push
out, only after the break.
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If your
opponent scratches on the break, it is ball in hand anywhere on the table.
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Any ball
off the table is ball in hand anywhere on the table.
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Three
fouls in a row by the same player results in loss of game.
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There
are no object ball fouls. If you move or touch an object ball or balls,
your opponent has the option to leave them where they are, or put them
back where they were.
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Remain
seated and quiet when your opponent is at the table. Do not break down your
cue when your opponent is at the table.
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Lag or
flip for
break. Scratch on the lag is loss of the lag.
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Winner
breaks.
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Player
must hit the one ball on the break to start the game.
A legal break occurs when the one ball is struck first, and at least 5 balls
are driven to a rail.
If this does not occur, you must re-rack and break again.
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Remember, when you lose a match, the tournament director may require you
to mark a score sheet for the
next match.
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If an
object ball or the cue ball should stop at the edge of a pocket, and you
get up to take your turn and that ball falls in the pocket, that ball is
then put back near the edge of the pocket. You may now take your turn at
the table.
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With
Texas Express Rules, all object balls stay down except the nine ball!
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Shoot
all nine balls! Never give up the game with balls remaining.
