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When the Game Becomes a Pure Race

Match Room · 18:05

No contact, no excuses — how to play a running game, when to double one, and when to pass.

StrategyIntermediate18:05Match Room

What you'll take away

  • —The 8-9-12 racing rules of thumb still work
  • —Wastage matters more than raw pips
  • —6-5 openers usually mean a race is coming

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