Vape smoke wafts under the dim cone lights as two old men rotate the pool table, trading shots and cursing. As bluegrass music wails down the hall, people push back against the walls around the table, ...

Being loud is usually obnoxious, but when it comes to the break in billiards, it’s completely necessary. No one is guaranteeing you’ll have Tom Cruise’s “sledgehammer break” from The Color of Money ...