I'm watching 'The Hustler' with Paul Newman on AMC movie channel right now. Newman is a Pool hustler. He walks into a room, uncovers the table and says "Hey, I thought we were gonna play Pool – not Billiards". So what's the difference between the two?

Billiards is played on a table that has no pockets, and with three balls. Pool is played on a table that has six pockets, and is played with nine or fifteen balls, plus a cue ball. Snooker is played on a table that has six pockets which are smaller than pool pockets, even though the table is larger, and has fifteen pink numberless balls, and numbered balls from two through seven, plus a cue ball.

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