Run The Table - Billiard Term Definition

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Definition of Run The Table

Run The Table is a billiards term that is a part of Billiard Technique Terminology.

The term run the table refers to the action of a player to break, and then pocket all of his or her required balls, followed by the 8 ball, in most games. The difference between someone who has run the table, and someone who has run out, is that to run the table, you must run from the break shot all of the way to a victory, whereas to run out only requires the player to run all remaining required balls from any given shot.

See: run, run out, eight and out, break and run, break and dish, break and run out, runout, dish for more on the meaning of "Run The Table".

Run The Table - Usage

I've never seen anyone run the table like that. That was amazing!

Billiards - Run The Table

• Billiard Technique Glossary of Terms
• Billiard Terms Glossary

• Title: Run The Table
• Author: billiardsforum (Billiards Forum)
• Published: 1/2/2008 11:30:17 AM

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