Hi Joe.... this is one of the harder things that I've found to get down well, esp. w/ fast moving subjects. Without knowing the exact lighting conditions of the particular pool hall, I am assuming that is generally quite dark and probably has single, overhead lights above each table. I am also assuming you know the basics of metering and exposure selection in regards to DOF and freezing objects in motion.
OK, if you meter just off the surface of the table - then you will probably have the best chance at getting a non-blurred action shot, as the table should be well lit for the players to see.
Metering from the table and background/players will probably give you way too long an exposure, I would guess somewhere in the 5-15 second range.
Try to keep the aperature as wide as possible, with the kit lens I believe that is around f/4, unless you really need a shot w/ extended DOF, but then getting a properly exposed shot will be pretty tough. So, defiantly mainly with the smallest aperature possible.
Also, mos. def consider the third exposure option - the digital ISO speed. I mainly try to never go above 200 unless I really, really have to (and this would be one of those times) Try at 400 ISO, and I would almost never go above that to 800, but you could give it a try if the lighting was really low and you had no choice.
I think your exposure times are going to look something like this, for the tabletops:
f/4 1/30th ISO-400
At 1/30th you will still get some degree of blur, but experiment around that basic number and see what you get. Peronally, I think you could potentially get some cool effects with the motion of the pool balls, at around 1-3 seconds.
Good luck, and just ask if you want me to expand on anything above,
Chris
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