An American snooker table is around ten feet long while a British snooker table is around twelve feet in length. However, you can use a smaller table but to get the true feel of the sport the table actually needs to be quite large. Most of the times, cue extenders are used with snooker cues due to the longer reach that is essential in snooker. The foremost thing is the dimension of the table. A pool table can vary in dimension from eight to nine feet in length. On the other hand, a snooker table is a bit larger. There are generally two standard sizes of a snooker table.