8-Ball Rules Explained in 4 Minutes (The Ultimate Pool Version EVERYONE Gets Wrong)

Learn the official Ultimate Pool rules for 8-Ball in this complete, easy-to-understand breakdown. Whether you’re a new player or a seasoned competitor, this video walks you through every rule, foul, and scenario you’ll encounter at the table — with clear examples and clean visuals to make everything simple.

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In this video, you’ll learn:
🎱 How the lag works and how to earn the break
🎱 The correct international 8-ball rack
🎱 What an open table means
🎱 How groups are chosen (solids vs stripes)
🎱 All major fouls and ball-in-hand situations
🎱 Rules for scratching, spotting, illegal shots, and more
🎱 The shot clock and match clock in Ultimate Pool
🎱 How a match is won — and how a six-ball shootout works

If you’ve ever wondered:
✔ “What’s legal?”
✔ “When is the table open?”
✔ “Is that a foul?”
✔ “How does Ultimate Pool scoring work?”

…this video covers it all.

📌 CHAPTERS

00:00 – Intro
00:08 – Lag
00:19 – Official 8-Ball Rack
00:30 – The Break
00:54 – Deciding Groups
01:32 – Legal Shots
01:56 – Fouls
02:50 – Shot Clock and Match Clock

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