Kelly pool

noun

: a pool game in which each player draws a number and while playing on the object balls in numerical order aims to pocket the ball having his number on it and thereby win the game but if his ball is pocketed by another player he loses his chance of winning and continues to play with the aim of pocketing the balls of other players

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