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678:Bottle pool
540:For Dummies
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1201:Categories
968:Techniques
758:Three-ball
753:Speed pool
748:Seven-ball
733:One-pocket
723:Kelly pool
683:Bowlliards
624:Eight-ball
606:Cue sports
288:References
260:any foul.
195:break shot
167:money ball
56:money ball
1137:U.S. Open
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988:Cue stick
956:Resources
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875:Shoot Out
830:Goriziana
825:Four-ball
812:Five-pins
703:Cutthroat
668:Bank pool
640:Nine-ball
562:cite book
516:cite book
342:April 20,
275:foot spot
255:call-shot
161:nine-ball
146:Worldwide
118:Equipment
109:Mixed-sex
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800:Balkline
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654:Ten-ball
462:(1998).
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153:Ten-ball
138:Presence
128:Glossary
66:Highest
33:Ten-ball
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839:Snooker
688:Chicago
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230:Racking
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