When the first colour is potted in a game of pool and that same shot is a foul, is the table still open?

Question

Player A strikes the cue and (a) pots a red ball (first colour potted) and (b) fouls by potting the cue. When player B takes his shot, can he pot a red ball, therefore making red his colour?

Answer 1

Yes, he's got a choice. It would make more sense to go for the reds as there would be one fewer but it would depend on the positions of the other balls.

Answer 2

Yes because Player As shot was a foul so the table is still open... :)

Answer 3

its open by vnea leage rules

Answer 4

yes its still open table, i hope you wernt arguing in the pub lol

Answer 5

you get 2 shots, 1st shot is a free shot

Answer 6

yes on his first shot he gets the choice

Answer 7

it's a little known rule. Player B may choose to "call" either colour at this point, or he can play with an open table. In your example he could even select yellow then still pot a red with his first shot before continuing with yellows

Answer 8

Yes absolutley. He has made a foul pot so it is discounted and the table is open for next player.

Answer 9

Yes it is still "open" in that case, until a player makes a legal pot.

Answer 10

Try checking here if you play world rules

http://www.epa.org.uk/wrules.php

Or here if you play old epa rules

http://www.epa.org.uk/rules.php

Answer 11

When player B is up, the table is still open.

Answer 12

yes the Table is still     `open`

Answer 13

Its an open table... until a legal pot is made...