What are best ways to play end-game patterns?

See the following excerpt from Vol. III of the Video Encyclopedia of Nine-ball and Ten-ball (VENT):

For more info, see “VENT – Part VI: End-Game Patterns” (BD, March, 2018).

Here are some more examples:

Here are options for handling a common last ball situations:

And here’s an interesting 8-ball end-game situation with many good options:

See also: end-game situation strategy.


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