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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Calcutta as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
Calcutta refers to a player's auction at a billiard tournament. Each player is called and other players and spectators bid on the particular player. The highest bidder pays their bid to the calcutta and by doing so, they have invested in that billiard player's success in the tournament. The highest bidder on the winning player or the player who advances far enough in the tournament is entitled to their share of the aggregate calcutta payout, which is all money used for bids. The actual billiard tournament players normally reserve the option if buying half of themselves as an investment, when the high bid is won by a third party.
I've got a bunch of cash to invest, so I'm probably going to bid on Roger in the calcutta this weekend. He is a favorate to win the billiard tournament.
The term "calcutta" is considered to be a slang term related to gambling and betting. The calcutta definition was entered on 1/11/2007 and was updated on 10/24/2007 9:48:59 AM. It is a cue sport term that is related to gambling and betting. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor.
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