I am thinking of purchasing a pool table but would like to know what are qualities that I should look for in a pool table. I really dont care of how it looks I just want it to perform really good what qualities will do that?
Whats the difference between 1 piece slate and 3 piece slate?

Only buy a slate table, preferably 3/4" or thicker. You need to decide if you prefer a runner table (pocketed balls go through runners and come out at the foot of the table) or drop pockets (balls stay in the pocket they fell into). I would also recommend getting the biggest table you can fit comfortably in your home. If you get serious about pool then a 7' table just isn't going to cut it.

Judging by some of the answer I see there is confusion about one piece and three piece slate. One piece slate in primarily used on coin-op tables. These tables are fully assembled before shipping. If they used three piece slate on them it would likely shift and separate during shipping and loading.

Three piece slate is used on just about all other tables. They are shipped in pieces and assembled at home or pool hall. All those 9' tables in the pool halls are three piece slate but you probably wouldn't know it. A good table assembler will align the slate and fill with beeswax so that it appears to be one piece when covered.

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