BOUCHER & CLARK
PREVAIL
86 men and 23 women came from all over Montana, Idaho, Washington and Canada to play some excellent pool here in Kalispell. Cattlemans Casino and the VFW hosted the men while the Eagles Club laid out the carpet for the women. On the mens side Jeff Boucher went to the drivers seat without a defeat while the rest of us battled it out. In the end Jeff prevailed while Wade Thompson [third place last year] went through John Harmon and Joe Horner to grab second this year. On the womens side Sheila Clark/Moss was playing well and grabbed the drivers seat. That left Misty Debates, Cindy Barbula, and Carla Horner to fight their way to the finals. Cindy got by Carla but not Misty. So Misty got to play the finals against Sheila but couldn't get by her this year. Great play by everyone. I would like to thank every player that made their way over here in the middle of winter to play in our tournament. Even though 3 different clubs hosted this little get together and deserve some thanks it wouldn’t have worked without all of you. Well played.
Sheila Clark
See ya next year. Don Lundy
Mens Payouts 1st Jeff Boucher $1280 2nd Wade Thompson $830 3rd Joe Horner $550 4th John Harmon $250 Womens Payouts 1st Sheila Clark $340 2nd Misty Debates $255 3rd Cindy Barbula $170 4th Carla Horner $85
Wade Thompson and Jeff Boucher
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8-Ball at the 19th US Bar Table Championships
The inaugural year at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, CSI’s 19th Annual US Bar Table Championships concluded Sunday, with Jeff Beckley going undefeated in the 8-Ball Division. It was a week of championship caliber pool, with outstanding performances in all six divisions: both Open and Women’s 10-Ball, 9-Ball and 8-Ball and with a record 502 entries. The 8-Ball Division kicked off on Friday, with 189 entries in the Men’s Division and 46 entries in the Women’s Division. All tables were in play, as there were three tournaments being contested simultaneously, the Men’s and Women’s USTBC 8-Ball, and a WorldPPA handicapped 9-Ball Tournament. Jeff Beckley, who hails from Indiana, had an impressive tournament run. Jeff finished undefeated and notched wins over notable players such as Jose Parica, Larry Nevel, Francisco Bustamante and Robb Saez. His win/loss totals were an impressive 45-18. Jeff started out the final day, with a hotseat match with Francisco Bustamante. Jeff played solid and capitalized on a few uncharacteristic mistakes from Francisco. Francisco was a favorite going in, as he had a very impressive run on Saturday. Jeff sent Francisco to the loser’s bracket with a 5-3 win and then went back to his room to relax until his 7:00 match. Meanwhile, Robb Saez was all business on Sunday. His eyes were set on Jeff Beckley, but he would have to beat a host of champions to get there. Robb started off by knocking out Rodney Morris 5-2, and then sent Larry Nevel packing with a 5-0 win. Next up for Robb was Oscar Dominguez, who was having a great tournament himself.
Oscar was sent to the loser’s side late Saturday night by Francisco Bustamante, in a match where Oscar would get only two shots. Francisco broke and ran the first game. When Oscar broke the next game, the cue ball got kicked in and Francisco ran out. Then, Francisco broke and ran out. When Oscar broke the next game, the cue ball was kicked in again, and Francisco ran out. Francisco then broke and ran the final game, for a 5-0 win. In all, Oscar had only two shots in the match, both break shots. Oscar would give Robb all he could handle though on Sunday, and they went hill-hill with Robb needing to bank his last solid cross side and draw his cueball into the 8-ball, which was tied up on another ball. It was a do or die shot, where any part of the shot going wrong would result in an easy out and a win for Oscar. Undaunted, Robb drilled the bank and drew softly into the 8-ball, freeing it up for an easy shot to win the set. Up next for Robb, was Francisco Bustamante. Robb had everything rolling for him though at this point, and great play and a few rolls allowed him to move on to the finals with a 5-4 victory over “Django.” The finals got underway at 7:00 pm with Robb Saez needing to beat Jeff Beckley twice. Up until this point, it seemed destiny was on Robb’s side, but Jeff was not going to be denied. First Jeff got an early lead at 3-0, and then Robb crept back with a couple of games. Jeff got to the hill first, and had a few opportunities to close out the match, but couldn’t cash in on them. Jeff would need to keep his composure and put his missed opportunities behind him, if he wanted to end this in one set. Jeff would keep it together, and with a straight in 8-ball down the rail, he won his first USBTC 8-Ball Title.
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Stacy Allsup and Bill Stock Congratulations to Jeff Beckley with his 1st place finish and Robb Saez for finishing 2nd. Francisco Bustamante finished 3rd and Oscar Dominguez came in 4th. First paid $5700, 2nd paid $3300, 3rd paid $2000 and 4th paid 1200. On the Women’s side, Stacy Allsup went undefeated and matched up with Melissa Little in the finals. Melissa would need to beat Stacy two sets to come out on top, but fell short, losing the first set 4-2. Congratulations to Stacy Allsup on her 1st place finish pocketing $875 and Melissa Little on her 2nd place finish and a $550 prize. In the All Around Bonus, there was a three way tie for 1st place, between Shane Van Boening, Glenn Atwell and Jeff Beckley. They split $3500 in added Bonus money provided by CSI. On the Women’s side, Rebecca Wagner took home an additional $500 for 1st place and Stacy Allsup took home $250. CSI would like to thank the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino for providing a perfect venue for the USBTC Championship. Thanks to Ric, Bonnie and Ken Jones with Bad Boys Billiard Productions for all they do in setting up and running this great event. Bad Boys would like to thank Bret Baker and Janet Okomoto for volunteering their time to assist them. CSI would like to thank Bill Stock for assisting Bad Boys on the Tournament Directors staff and the long hours he’s had this year at DCC, Swanee and USBTC. CSI would like to recognize Justin Collett and TAR for providing daily live streaming of the event with the high quality production we all have come to expect from them. TAR would like to thank OB Cues for sponsoring the live streaming and
Kamui Tips and AZBilliards for their additional support. Additionally, a special thanks to Ken Shuman for his professional commentating all week on the live stream. Special thanks to Andy Chen & Greg Koch (“CaliRed”) for their long hours running cameras for the live stream. Most of all, CSI would like to thank the players, the fans, and the pool community for making this event a success. CSI would especially like to thank their own CSI family at the home office, who put in all the hard work behind the scenes that are required to put together these large tournaments. On behalf of Mark Griffin and the entire CSI Staff, thanks to all of you for another successful and entertaining event. CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately seven million dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www. playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions. CSI leads the billiard industry in the development of technology. For more information on the state-of-the-art software systems for league and tournament management visit www.leaguesys.net and www.ctsondemand.com. Results from the 10-Ball and 9-Ball Divisions can be found in last week’s copy of “The Pool Player” online at www.onthebreaknews.com
Carbin Copies
BY ALAN MORRIS
Prince Snooker Success
Paul Carbin has repeated the United States Snooker Association (USSA) Tour success he had last season at the Prince Snooker Club in Brooklyn, New York, as he captured Event 8 on the 2012 USSA National Tour, sponsored by Aramith Billiard Balls.
Raymond Fung has been dominating this season's previous USSA Tour events played in the New York City area in Carbin's absence, but this time the former United States National Snooker Championship runner-up lost out 4-1 to Carbin on Paul’s first appearance this season in what was a very hard fought out semifinal. Carbin, who honed his considerable snooker skills back in his native Ireland, again produced some fine form to win his group and to produce a 3-0 quarterfinal win over Chong Keng Sim, which included a break of 52, before then going into battle with Fung. Fung booked his place in the semifinals with a 3-1 quarterfinal win over Juno Chen, though went 2-0 behind Carbin after two close initial
frames, with the Irishman producing a break of 52 in frame two.
Fung reduced his arrears after he claimed the third frame which went down to the wire. Carbin though was soon 3-1 up assisted by a run of 56, and despite Fung stroking in a break of 55 in frame five it proved insufficient for him as Carbin won the match on the final black ball. In the final Carbin matched up against Yan Y. Zhen, who reached the semifinals of last year's United States National Snooker Championship at the Prince Snooker Club. Yan had finished top of his group and then went onto have an easy 3-0 victory in the quarterfinals over Leo Li, and then proceeded to defeat Tim Lee 4-1 in the semifinals, which included a break of 48 in frame four. Carbin though proved far too tough for Yan in the final as he easily won the first two frames 71-31 and 61-28 respectively. Frame three was slightly closer as it went down to the final
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In the fourth frame Carbin fluked his initial red after attempting a combination shot, which scattered the reds into a frame winning opportunity, of which he took full advantage of by running a break of 82 to clinch the frame for a 4-0 final victory. The USSA would like to thank all the participants that made this Tour event at the Prince Snooker Club yet another success, and the association would particularly like to express its gratitude to Tommy Chen, the proprietor of the Prince Snooker Club, for his much valued support toward the USSA Tour. The 2011-12 USSA Tour next moves onto the Ace Snooker Club in San Mateo, California, for Event 9 over the weekend of March 10 & 11. Photo: The winner of Event 8 on the 2011-12 USSA Tour, Paul Carbin (pictured left), with runnerup, Yan Y. Zhen
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MARTINO WINS FIRST MINI-TOUR EVENT Boynton Beach, FL (Feb. 11, 2012) –Nicolle Martino of Stuart, Florida, won her first tournament at the Flamingo Billiards Tour 8-Ball/9-Ball Mini-Tour handicapped event on Saturday at Slate Billiards in Boynton Beach, Florida. This event featured a new format. Martino and the other players competed for a slot on the four-person, single elimination bracket. The four spots were filled from three single elimination brackets. Martino made it to the final four by winning the first bracket. Nicolle had to fight through Debbie Barkley, Christie Cloke and Marge Soash to make it to the finals. Sue Roberts filled the second spot of the final four, winning the second bracket by defeating newcomer Jennie Samuels, Christie Cloke and Janis Sessions. Robin Boggs and newcomer Caress Ketcham took the final two of four spots, with Boggs defeating newcomer Sally Quilty and then going to the hill with Cloke. Ketcham won over Soash and Samuels. The final four pitted Martino against Ketcham and Roberts against Boggs. Martino and Boggs, both playing strong all day, made it to the finals with Martino eventually winning the match. Many thanks to Mike Bradford and Joe Sistarelli, owners of Slate Billiards for their support of the Flamingo Billiards Mini Tour. The Flamingo Billiards Tour is a WPBArecognized Regional Tour, a stepping stone to the WPBA. The FBT Mini-Tour gives local women amateur players the opportunity to compete against the stronger FBT players, and a chance to win a free entry into a FBT event. RESULTS: 1st $45 Nicolle Martino and paid entry into the Flamingo Billiards Regional Tour 2nd
$25
3rd/4th $10
Robin Boggs Caress Ketcham Sue Roberts
CASANZIO goes UNDEFEATED By AzB Staff
Ron Casanzio went through a field of 45 other players undefeated, including back to back wins over Tour Director Mike Zuglan, to win the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour stop at Sharpshooters Billiards in Amsterdam, Ny. Casanzio's first win over Zuglan happened in the hot-seat match, where he scored a lopsided 9-4 win over the tour's longtime tour director. After Zuglan eliminated Joss Tour Points Leader Bucky Souvanthong, Casanzio notched an identical 9-4 win over Zuglan in the first set of the double elimination finals. Casanzio earned $1000 for his undefeated run, while Zuglan settled for $750 in prize money. The second chance tournament went a little different than the main event. Local player Mike LaBoissiere took the hot-seat with a win over Bob Cunningham in this 25 player affair. Cunningham then lost to Bruce Carroll, who proceeded to score a 3-2 and then a 3-0 win over LaBoissiere for the win. Carroll pocketed $350 for the win, and LaBoissiere took home $250 for second place. The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour will be at Snookers in Providence, RI over the weekend of March 3-4 for their next stop; the 3rd Annual New England Billiard Hall of Fame 9-Ball Open. That event will feature a total of $3000 in added money between the main event and the second chance tournament. Zuglan is now taking entries for the season finale at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY on August 23 - 26. These always fill up and players are turned away. Get your entries in now to avoid missing out. Photo: Ron Casanzio, room owner Tim Berlin and Mike Zuglan
1st
$1,000
Ron Casanzio
2nd
$750
Mike Zuglan
3rd
$600
Bucky Souvanthong
4th
$450
Dave Pinkston
5th/6th
$300
Chance Chin, Jason Michas
7th
$150
Victor Conte Jr., Dave Fernandez
9th
$100
Jeff Smolen, Dwight Dixon
Paul Rozonewski, Dan Menzies
Joss NE 9-Ball Tour Stop Amateur Event Second Chance Payouts 1st
$350
Bruce Carroll
2nd
$250
Mike LaBoissiere
3rd
$150
Bob Cunnningham
4th
$100
Spencer Auigbelle
5th/6th
$50
Paul Dryden, Marko Clarke
7th/8th
$25
Kevin Ketz, Gary Krebs
SOSSEI
Wins 2nd Straight Larry Lisciotti Memorial
Article and photo courtesy of Mike Zuglan, Joss 9 Ball Tour On the weekend of February 11-12, 2012 the East Coast Pool Tour hosted the 7th annual Larry Lisciotti Memorial at Branford Cue and brew in Branford CT. The $500 added event drew 46 players to the even race to 7 two day tournament.
Throughout the tournament Jeremy Sossei seemed to be the player to beat who looked to be playing perfect pool. He proved his point in the finals cruising to a 7-0 victory break and running 4 racks in the set. Jeremy pocketed $650 for first place while Mack settled with $440 for second place.
On the A/B side of the bracket saw Jeremy Sossei cruising to the finals after a close first round hill hill match with Chuck Altomare. After that, Jeremy beat Tommy Seminaro Jr. 7-2, Brent Boemmels 7-0 and then Clint Thompson 7-1 to secure his spot in the hot seat match.
The break contest saw Damien Provost winning the $800 Greg Kucharski custom cue that was generously donated to the tournament. 1st
$650
Jeremy Sossei
The C/D side of the Bracket saw a battle of hill hill matches. It was Eric Graven (C+) that fought his way to the hot seat match against Jeremy. Eric had wins over Dave Corley, Mike Zingarella, and Jeff Geremia
2nd
$440
Steve Mack
3rd
$300
Eric Graven
4th
$200
Dave Corley
The hot seat match saw Jeremy Sossei take complete control from the start winning 7-1 against Eric Graven.
5th/6th
$125
Clint Thompson, Jeff Geremia
7th/8th
$100
Alberto Gonzalez, Lance Lisciotti
9th
$65
Brent Boemmels
10th
$55
Dave Gavrich
11th
$45
Mike Zingarella
12th
$35
Rick Famiglietti
On the loser side of the bracket it was Steve Mack (A) coming back after losing his first match to Brent Boemmels 7-6, winning 9 matches in a row to play Jeremy in the finals. On his way back to the finals he beat Tom Torres, Rob Persia, John Ortiz, Phil Davis, Brent Boemmels, Lance Lisciotti 7-5, Clint Thompson 7-4, Dave Corley 7-5 Eric Graven 7-3.
LET’S DO THIS EVERY YEAR! (above) Albert Markasky, Hunter Roberts, Mike Kushlan Jr., Bob Beaulieu (left) Hunter Roberts The first WorldPPA’s Reno Shootout event was a huge success! Well known SF Bay Area Tournament Director/ Commentator, Gene Miller, says: “ WOW! LET’S DO THIS EVERY YEAR! That’s the concensus of Bob Beaulieu and virutally everybody else who was at the 19th US BAR TABLE CHAMPIONSHIPS at Reno’s Grand Sierra Resort February 13-19. Nothing against the Sands-Regency intended (we went there 46 times), but there’s a world of difference between the two locations. While the Sands was nice, the Grand Sierra is magnificent. Spacious, luxurious, numerous restaurants, entertainment, and gambling. The $25,250-added open events, 8-ball, 9-ball and 10-ball, attracted a huge crowd and should bring many more next year. Check out the “Tournaments” forum at www.azbilliards.com for the latest facts and interesting gossip. All events were double elimination played on forty Diamond bar boxes. Ten additional Diamond 9-footers were brought in to accommodate 80 WorldPPA players in their first big 9-ball handicap championship. Imagine the coordination this event demanded -- many of these players were enrolled in three tournaments simultaneously! The crew at Cue Sports International really knows how to handle a crowd. It was Mark Griffin (CSI) and Bob Beaulieu (WorldPPA) who got together and
made this event such a success, even though Bob prefers to put himself way in the background, insisting that “It was the players who really made this event happen.” Bill Stock and his BCA crew contributed tremendously to the success of the event, and all fifty Diamond tables were set up by Bad Boys. It was also a coming-out party for Frank Nordmann Jr’s new line of pool garb, “Play The Game.” (I have my event T-shirt and my hoodie is on order.) There were numerous vendors of pool clothing, cuemakers and everything else related to our game. As with so many recent events, a MAGIC RACK was at every table.” Congratulations to Hunter Roberts (A+), a long time California Billiard Club player for taking 1st Place and winning $1,000.00 cash. Hunter’s list of opponents include races to 8 matches played with Linda Miyoshi (C+) 8/7; Carolyn Koo (C) 8/7; Louis Altes (A+) 8/6; Scott Mattingly (A-) 8/4; Chris McCreary (A) 8/4; then a Loss to Mike Kushlan (A) 4/8; and a win against George Pagulayan (A) 8/7 bringing him back to the Final table where he needed to beat Mike Kushlan twice – which he did; first 8/5 to put Mike Kushlan on the one-loss side then again 8/6 for the championship and 1st Place. Congratulations to Mike Kushlan Jr. for 2nd Place and winning $760.00. Below is a list of the Top 24 winners with payouts: 1st $1,000 Hunter Roberts (A+) 2nd $760 Mike Kushian (A) 3rd $450 George Pagulayan (A) 4th $350 Chris McCreary (A) 5-6 $300 Riwan Khalil (B-) Mark Anthony Tiu (A+) 7-8 $250 Gannon Buss (B+) Shan Damani (A-) 9-12 $185 Scott Mattingly (A-) Mike Langarica (A-) Victor Valseca (A+) Brian Thurston (B+) 13-16 $150 Kenny Maeda (A-) Randy Cady (A+) Scott Sholes (B-) Kevin Lombard (A-) 17-24 $75 Patty West (B-) Carolyn Koo (C) Louis Altes (A+) Martin Masters (B+) Robert Young (B) Khanh Ngo (B-) Total Payout was $7,335.00 including $1,485.00 added by the WorldPPA. Photos Courtesy of: Bob Beaulieu - WorldPPA
‘The Scorpion’ undefeated at the Annual Andy Grubs Memorial Emerald Coast Open 9 Ball at Starcade Billiards One thing has been for certain, Starcade Billiards continues to have the best events in the Southeast. A total of 105 players convened to vie for a slice of the $6,750.00 prize fund. Can it get any bigger? Then they will need to add more tables or days to the event. Saturday proved to be an endurance competition, with matches being played passed 3 a.m. - a first time at Starcade. However, Starcade did a great a job, as usual, and made sure everyone was treated fairly and with much consideration, which is a large part of their formula for success! Without a doubt, this has been my favorite tournament since the 80’s! This event attracted top professional players, as well as top talents from the region. This is a list of some of the notables: Johnny ‘The Scorpion’ Archer, Shawn Putnam, Justin Hall,Tommy Kennedy, Scotty Townsend, David Grossman,Jerry Brock, James Roberts, Joey Aguzin, Pablo Matheu,Josh Hillard, Stoney Stone, Mitch Yarborough, Cliff Joyner, David Hennessy, Kris Pitts, Denny Fox, Chad Royal, and the list goes on... Johnny’s trip to the hot seat routed Ryan Laughridge, Jake Tyson, David Walters, Luther Blades, Denny Fox, Justin Hall & defeated Shawn Putnam 9-6 for the hot seat. Shawn’s trip to the hot seat match encountered Chad Royal, James Adams, Leon Whatley, Kris Pitts, Mitch Yarborough, and lost 9-6 to Johnny Archer to setup a match with Tommy Kennedy. Tommy was breaking the balls so well and was in dead stroke, besting Shawn 9-6 to setup a final match with Johnny. Shawn settled with 3rd place and $670.00. Johnny was not at the top of his game on Saturday, but by Sunday this was no longer the case. He was in top form! The final match started out pretty even, with no more than a 2-game lead up to a 7-7 score. Then Johnny pulled away and closed the match with a 12-7 score, the title and $1,890.00 for his efforts. Tommy settled for 2nd place and $1,080.00 On the way to the finals, Tommy had a very close call with Pablo Matheu and Josh Hillard. After leading the match 5-2 against Pablo, he found himself trailing 6-5. He then tied 6-6 to only trail again 6-8. With a little fortune on a kick to the 4 ball, he got ball-in- hand to clear the table and win the game and trail 7-8. He then broke and ran the last two games to win the match. Worthy of mention, local top player, Josh Hillard, steam-rolled a few road players, such as Jerry Brock 9-2, Justin Hall 9-2, David Hennessy 9-3. But he conceded 3rd place to Tommy Kennedy with a 9-7 score, which ended the torturous run on the one-loss side and a decent 4th place finish after losing his 2nd match to James Roberts. Johnny and Shawn were very busy signing autographs and taking pictures with fans and spectators. It was a treat for all who attended this competition.
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$1,890 Johnny Archer $1,080 Tommy Kennedy $670 Shawn Putnam $470 Josh Hillard $320 Justin Hall, Mitch Yarborough $220 Chad Royal, Jerry Brock $150 Pablo Matheu, Denny Fox, David Hennesy, Kris Pitts $100 Kevin Johnson, Brandon Beatty, Cliff Joyner, Joey Aguzin
‘THE SCORPION’ U N D E F E AT E D
Tournament held in recognition of local billiards legend
RALPH GREENLEAF
mausoleum in the Monmouth City cemetery. Greenleaf died in 1950 at the age of 50. Mason also stated that all the billiards players in the room on Saturday were very familiar with Greenleaf and his talents. During the tournament, a video, provided by Gary Judy of Orion Printing, highlighted many of the pool shots that Greenleaf was known for.
MONMOUTH, ILL — Billiards legend and native son, Ralph Greenleaf was born on Nov. 3, 1899 in Monmouth. He was the youngest-ever straight-pool world champion, winning his first title at the age of 19. He won titles in 1919-1924, 1926, 1928, 1929, 19311933 and 1937; winning 14 titles in all. In addition, Greenleaf was one of the first inductees into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame.
To commemorate Greenleaf and his achievements, the Warren County Historical Society and Mike Strom, President of the Monmouth Billiards League, worked together to hold the Ralph Greenleaf billiards tournament in Monmouth. Twentyfour billiards players from the area converged at the Warren County History Museum on Saturday, Feb. 18 to compete for prizes and to be called the winner of the tournament in Greenleaf ’s honor.
Local and state champions from Illinois and Iowa were present. The tournament was open to the public and area residents had the opportunity to see first-rate billiards being played.
The Warren County Museum will begin their monthly open houses on Sunday, May 6. Open houses will be the first Sunday of each month through December. In the meantime, monthly meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month at 7p.m. at the museum.
Ed Mason, of Monmouth, recounted for Historical Society members how a number of years ago, Monmouth had a thriving community of players. This group took it upon themselves to purchase a headstone for Greenleaf which is located south of the
The next monthly meeting will be held on March 15 with a program on baseball cards. Tom Parrish, Monmouth, will be giving the program. All programs are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Carol Parrish at 309-221-3864.
The winner of the Ralph Greenleaf billiards tournament was Jeff Mason, center, of Monmouth. Joel Fleming of Monmouth, right, was second place winner with Brad Simpson, left, of Galesburg, taking third. The tournament was hosted by the Warren County Historical Society in conjunction with Hartley Amusements, Galesburg, and Mike Strom, President of the Monmouth Billiards League.
Robles Takes Down Sossei
Tony Robles By Skip Maloney - Staff - 2012-02-20 Articles and photo courtesy of AzBilliards.com
defeating DaBreo 7-4 to move into the quarterfinals. He was met by Zvi, who'd given up only one rack in a victory over DiBuono.
In a 13-entrant, Open/Pro field on the seventh stop of the Predator Tour, Tony Robles emerged to capture the event title. He came back from a defeat in the hot seat match against Jeremy Sossei, and defeated him in the finals of the $500-added event, run concurrently with the A-D handicapped Empire State Championships and hosted by Raxx Billiards in West Hempstead, NY.
Zvi ended Rodriguez' loss-side streak with a 7-5 victory, placing him one match away from a re-match against Sossei. Only Robles stood in his way. The two battled to double hill in the semifinals, until Robles prevailed to earn the re-match. Robles took full advantage of his second chance, defeating Sossei 11-7 to capture the event title.
Robles and Sossei were among the winners' side final four, and by identical 8-3 scores, sent Raphael DaBreo and Zion Zvi, respectively, to the loss-side. Sossei was on the winning side of the double hill match that left him in the hot seat, awaiting Robles' return. Moving to the loss-side, DaBreo ran into Jorge Rodriguez, who'd been sent west by Sossei when both were among the winners' side final eight and then defeated Frankie Hernandez 7-5 and Greg McAndrews 7-3. Zvi picked up Pat Di Buono, who'd shut out Scott Bannon and defeated Mike Wong 7-4. Rodriguez won his third straight loss-side match,
As tour director, Robles thanked the ownership and staff of Raxx Billiards for their hospitality, as well as sponsors Predator Cues, The National Amateur Pool League, Delta-13 racks, Poison Cues, PoolOnTheNet.com, and NYCGrind. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Tony Robles Jeremy Sossei Zion Zvi Jorge Rodriguez
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SOLD OU The Oldest 14.1 Straight Pool Leagues in America are now officially sold out and closed to new entries until the IBC's Summer leagues begin in June of 2012. The one remaining 34th league position was grabbed up by Mr. Matt Rooney -- a 22 year old young man who came for Bonnie's Fish Fry dinner last Friday evening and went home as a proud new IBC member and the final entry into the oldest (and still operated by its founders), 14.1 Straight Pool Leagues in America. With that said and on behalf of Bonnie, myself and all of our IBC members, we all extend a very warm welcome to Mr. Matt Rooney of Palos Hills, IL. Welcome Matt, to our home, and the home-away-from-home to some of the most honorable and caring people on the planet earth! New -- Bonnie's dinner menu now available on league nights Monday, Tuesday and Thursday -- Burger Plates, Fried Chicken
Dinner, Deep Fried Tilapia Dinner and Bonnie's Homemade Chili -- (chili is also available to take home). Please, whenever possible plan ahead and place your meal and ice cream orders in advance by E-mail -- Our cook's an old guy (just like the fellow writing this note) who wants to give everyone a great meal, but would like to be organized and make best use of time and prep and serve between 6 PM and 7 PM on the above three mentioned evenings. Reminder -- Bonnie's $10 Fried Chicken Dinner Buffet is open to the public as well as all IBC members either competing in a league, stopping in to visit, or, to simply meet and play pool or three-cushion billiards with their fellow members, family and other friends. To keep things simple, IBC members simply pay for their meals through your club's honor system the same way as everything else. Simply mark things down on the #10 envelopes (not league envelopes) and after depositing payments for any food, beverages or table charges simply deposit the envelopes in the front counter's brass drop slot. Knowing
UT many of you will be competing in league matches, for your convenience we'll leave the girls tip pitcher on the waitress station in the dining room. And believe me, they all thank you so very much for your kind considerations that you've all thoughtfully shown in the past. Bonnie has renamed her Peterson's Ice Cream Chocolate Shake to now officially be known as; "Murphy's 39 and out Chocolate Shake" -- when last Wednesday after ordering Bonnie's milk shake, IBC Brother Kevin Murphy "shook up" his league opponent when Kevin consecutively pocketed 39 balls and out without a single miss during his league match against his new IBC Brother member, Mr. Ted Antle. Later in a note to his new fellow members, Mr. Antle wrote; "I had some great chicken last night (Wednesday) before my match with Kevin. That was topped off with some great pool and a reminder that "I'm not in Kansas any more." In my second match with a Mr. Kevin Murphy, I was within 20 points of our match and he went 39 and out! "
Kevin was quick to reply; "Welcome aboard Ted. You shoot very good. The chocolate shake must have helped me in the second game." Photos: The famous Kevin Murphy, whose milk shake, "39 and Out" shook up his opponent last Wednesday! Father and Son -- Mr. Mathew Rooney coaching his son Matt in preparation for Matt'spremier appearance this week in our IBC's 39th Annual 14.1 Straight Pool League. Matt just joined the IBC and here's the rest of the story -- the handsome father and son duo placed second in an IBC father/son dinner and family billiard team tournament hosted for Conrady, Jr. High School ... when Matt was in just 8th grade! Welcome back Matt!
KENNEDY WINS HIS FIRST TRI-STATE EVENT
Dennis Kennedy wins his first Tri-State event at $1000 Added A/D 9 Ball tourney held at BQE Billiards & Bar. His tournament trail of 7 wins and 1 loss, included wins over Franklin Mangiove 6 - 4; Pat Mareno 6 - 4 ; Glenn Ramsey 6 - 5; Inna Bediner 7 - 6; and Alex Osipov 6 - 5 before suffering a loss to Women Pro Emily Duddy. From the loss side Dennis defeated Alex Osipov a second time 6 - 2 to reach Emily in the finals. Dennis began with a spot of 2 games and Emily tied the match at 2 apiece. Dennis jumped to a 4 - 2 lead. Emily won the next game to make it 4 - 3 then with a flurry of quick wins and some clever play, Dennis went out to a commanding lead of 8 - 3 going to 9! Emily displayed poise and professionalism as she methodically fought her way to Double Hill; however, it just wasn't meant to be as Dennis sank the 9 for a 9 - 8 victory. Third place finisher Alex Osipov followed by Ed Culhane with a 6 win/ 2 loss record are to be congratulated for a strong showing. Aside from the tournament results, there was another winner. Bryan Jeziorski won the Break & Run for $700 with a solid runout. Enough can not be said about the beautiful surrounings at BQE Billiards and the hospitality of the owners and staff. The next Tri-State event is a $1000 Added
A/D at Cue Bar in Bayside, NY on Sunday, February 26, 2012. Please provide a thank you to Sterling-Gaming, Ozone Billiards, Ron Tarr Cues, Kamui Tips, Phil Capelle, BlueBook Publishing, Human Kinetics for their sponsorship leading to this event. 1st
$645.00
Dennis Kennedy
2nd
$400.00
Emily Duddy
3rd
$250.00
Alex Osipov
4th
$150.00
Ed Culhane
5th - 6th
$100
Ed Hugh, Kim Meyer-Gabia
7th - 8th
$70
Richard Ng, Quin Y. Chin
Photo: (left to right) 2nd Place, Women Pro - Emily Duddy; 1st place Dennis Kennedy
Baker Rules at Valentine Day 8 Ball Massacre The 2011-2012 Lucasi Hybrid Cues All American Tour – presented by the American CueSports Alliance (ACS) – showcased Stop #21 – the annual Valentine’s 8-Ball Massacre- at Q’s Sports Bar & Girl in Port Charlotte, FL, Saturday, February 11. The $265-added handicapped 8-ball tourney on 7-foot Valley bar boxes drew 17 players. The winner’s side semi-finals had Willie McBride (Fort Myers, FL) defeating Dave Calleja (North Fort Myers,FL) 4-3, and Albert Baker (Port Charlotte, FL) defeating Bill Eisenhard (Bradenton, FL) 4-0. The loser-side quarter-finals included Shawn Collie (Port Charlotte, FL) defeating Wayne Agnew (Venice, FL) 4-0, and Rick Madaffer (Naples, FL) defeating Ken Coulter (Punta Gorda, FL) 4-3. The winner’s-side finals featured Albert Baker clipping Willie McBride 4-3. The loser-side semi-finals had Rick Madaffer defeating Shawn Collie 4-3. Then Willie McBride became the loser’s-side finalist by ousting Rick Madaffer 4-2. The tourney finals saw Willie McBride defeating Albert Baker 4-2 in the first set, but losing to champion Albert Baker 4-3 in the deciding set. Albert Baker the highest-finishing ACS member in the event, qualified for
a free 9-Ball singles entry into the 2012 Lucasi Hybrid ACS Nationals at the Tropicana Las Vegas. Mindy Lyles (Punta Gorda, FL) won the raffle for the Lucasi Hybrid Cue. The ACS wishes to thank sponsors Lucasi Hybrid Cues, Championship Billiard Fabric and Nick Varner Signature Cases for their support. Sponsorship opportunities and tour stop openings are still available for the 2011/2012 All American Tour by contacting the ACS at www.americancuesports.org The ACS is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to heightening the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States. 1st $400 + $250 side pot + Free Singles entry to ACS Nationals Albert Baker (Port Charlotte, FL) 2nd $250 + $150 side pot Willie McBride (Port Charlotte, FL) 3rd $130 Rick Madaffer Naples, FL) 4th $ 75 Shawn Collie (Port Charlotte, FL)
Willie McBride (2nd) and Albert Baker (1st)
presents
RUM RUNNER
Tony Gum (Runner-up) and Marco Jyawook (Champion)
JYAWOOK WINS AT STARSHIP BILLIARDS The 2011-2012 Lucasi Hybrid Cues All American Tour featured its twenty-second (22) stop at Starship Billiards inDecatur IL, February 18-19. Fifty-one (51) Midwest players descended on the host site for a $500-added scratch 9-ball tournament. The A-side semifinals included Marco Jyawook (Springfield, IL) dominating Eric Naretto (Odell, IL) 7-0, and Tony Gum clipping David Brown (Decatur, IL) 7-6. In the A-side finals, Jyawook remained undefeated by outscoring Gum 7-5.
place, 7-2. Gum had a hot hand on the day, but the tourney finals was all Marco Jyawook, as he claimed the title by a 7-2 margin over Gum!
On the B-side, Bryan Wikoff (Decatur, IL) eliminated Jason Phillips (Springfield, IL) at 7th place by a 7-6 margin, while David Miller (Decatur, IL) tied Phillips by losing to Chris Austin (Sailor Springs, IL) 7-2. In the B-side quarterfinals, Bryan Wikoff and David Brown tied for 5th place, losing to Eric Naretto 7-6 and Chris Austin 7-2 respectively. In the B-side semis, Naretto ousted Austin at 4th place by a 7-5 margin. The B-side finals were all Tony Gum, as he dispatched Eric Naretto at 3rd
Further information, entry details and schedules for the 2011/2012 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour are available at www. americancuesports.org.
Eric Naretto qualified for a free 8-Ball singles entry into the 2012 Lucasi Hybrid ACS Nationals at the Tropicana Las Vegas. The ACS wishes to thank sponsors Lucasi Hybrid Cues, Championship Billiard Fabric and Nick Varner Signature Cases for their support
The ACS is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to heightening the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States.
RESULTS 1st $397 + $782 side pot 2nd $277 + $492 side pot 3rd $190 + $322 side pot + Free Singles entry to ACS Nationals 4th $135 + $236 side pot 5-6th $103 + $84 side pot 7-8th $79 9-12th $59 13-16th $44
Marco Jyawook (Springfield, IL) Tony Gum (Farmers City, IL)
Eric Naretto (Odell, IL) Chris Austin (Sailor Springs, IL) Bryan Wikoff (Decatur, IL), David Brown (Decatur, IL) Jason Phillips (Springfield, IL), David Miller (Decatur, IL) Yaming Tang (Champaign, IL), Mike Wilder (Decatur, IL), Charles Rankin (Mahomet, IL), Josh Alldridge (Decatur, IL) Kendall Vanover (Collinsville, IL), Larry Parke (Decatur, IL), Tony McCray (Cincinnati, OH), Mike Dunklin (Normal, IL)
Pool Halls Check out the conversation on the AZBilliards.com forum
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=142077&highlight=photos+pool+halls
Lodi, New Jersey
Fresno, California
Location was in Central WI.
Outside of a Pool Hall in Moscow 1913 Pacific Coast Amusement Co.
San Marcos, Texas
a Billiard Hall built in LINZ (Austria)
Clinch Mountain, Tennessee
PRESS RELEASES
TIGER DESIGNS NEW TIP SCUFFER AND SHAPER “After many years of research we decided to make our own tip shaper and scuffer. Being a cue tip manufacturer we wanted to make sure all cue tips get the best possible maintenance. We wanted a simple yet practical, durable, but great looking tool. Answer: Le Manifik Tip Shaper & Scuffer. Made from an Anodized Aluminum body, Le Manifik shaper and scuffer is lightweight, yet extremely durable. You get your choice of dime or nickel shapers and for scuffing options; fine or coarse. Laser cut plates will last forever and will never need to be replaced. It is assembled in such a way that the plates never come loose or break off. It’s made by Tiger, it’s made to last, & it’s made in USA.” Check it out at: http://www.tigerproducts.com/
CNY Tour Dates Announced
from: Gary Lloyd Jr. - LloydEnterprises.Gary@gmail.com Dear Players, Room Owners and Fans, Here is what many of you have been waiting for... The schedule is finally out! We will be running 6 events for the end of this season. We will be starting at Cap's Cue Club on March 25-26, 2012. I would like to thank Dickie and Shari Cappotto for hosting our opening event and their continued support of the tour. Let's come out in large numbers to show them we all appreciate their support of the game we love so we may continue to have many events there in the future. As always I ask that you support all of our host locations before, during and after our events. Simple things make the events a success for the rooms and their owners... Have lunch in house instead of running down the street. Have a couple of drinks through out the day. Grab a snack between matches. In my opinion probably the most over looked and easiest thing to do... Tell them you appreciate the events and their efforts to have them for you. Let them know you like coming to their room for events and why. It is amazing what a simple "Thank You!" will do to make the room owners and staff feel appreciated for holding events for all of us. The more players who know about the events the better our chances of larger turn outs and higher prize funds are. Please every one do what you can to help spread the word. I am doing all I can to try and keep as much money in the prize funds as possible. As you can see the only thing coming out of the entry fees this season is the $10.00 greens fee. Room Owners / Staff: I especially need your help in printing and posting this information for your players. Let's get the word out to them so they can participate in the events. I will promote as best I can for you... But I need you to promote the events also. I can't remind them each day I see them as you can. I can only get to those who have signed up for info for the most part. Current Players: Bring in new blood. Grab that friend who doesn't usually travel and drag them along for the weekend. Travel as teams trying to take the cash home as a group. If each of you bring one new player to the tour... Guess what? The event size has doubled. The prize fund has doubled. The pay outs will go up tremendously. Those really are the only two viable options... More players = more $$$ and More $$$ = $$$. Nobody really wants to pay any more to play so let's increase the # of players. As always any one with questions, concerns, input, criticisms or "D" all of the above... Please do not hesitate to contact me. I am open to all input good or bad. I look forward to seeing you all at Cap's on the 25-26. Thank you for your time and continued support of what I am trying to do for you and our sport. Remember everyone... "Support Your Sport...!!!" I would like to thank our sponsors: Dishaw Custom Cues - DishawCues.com, Cue Shark - CueShark.com, TotalPool.info TotalPool.info, Custom Logo USA - CustomLogoUSA.com, AZ Billiards - AZBilliards.com
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DIAMOND BILLIARD PRODUCTS INC. and DIAMOND PROMOTIONS, LLC. are proud to announce the new Southern Classic pool tournament. Formatted exactly like the ever popular Derby City Classic, this new event looks to bring 9-Ball Banks, One-Pocket, and 9-Ball into an area rich in billiard tradition and ripe for a big ‘ole pool tournament! The host venue will be the Harrah’s Hotel and Casino located in Tunica, MS. The dates are July 20-28, 2012. The venue has (2) separate buildings that will hold over (120) pool tables allowing for a “Derby City Classic” like event as well as 9 days of amateur events! “This event continues DIAMOND’s mission to increase pool play throughout the United States by providing tournaments and action for every level of player and is the second step towards the ultimate goal of a professional tour – Chad Scharlow”. Go to www.southernclassictournament.com for all the exciting information.
888 EPBF and Kozoom Launch Cooperation
By EPBF Press Release The European Pocket Billiard Federation is happy to announce that the cooperation with the company KOZOOM will be continued in 2012 for all major EPBF events. After intense negotiations, the EPBF and KOZOOM, a Paris-based TV-production company who is in close contact with Eurosport, came up with a promising agreement for the upcoming year 2012. Starting with the Euro-Tour event in Sarajevo in February 2012, KOZOOM will be recording and streaming all major EPBF events in 2012 in high quality, including the complete Dynamic Euro Tour and all European Championships. KOZOOM has already implemented their own website, where all events can be watched via LiveStream. Daily, monthly and yearly passes can be purchased, once the user is registered with the website at www.kozoom.com. Additionally, the website offers video archives, instructional videos, forums, news, etc. for all billiard interested fans. More details will be announced in another press release in the close future. For further information and reference please go to the federation website www.eurotouronline.eu , follow us on twitter @EPBF_News or contact our press office.
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Poolhall to Pub
Credit Paul Zollo Many in the NoHo Arts District mourned the loss this summer of North Hollywood Billiards at 11130 Magnolia Blvd., which closed after being open in the neighborhood for 42 years. After being vacant for months, the FOR LEASE sign disappeared about a month ago, and then about two or three weeks ago there were some visible signs of renovation being done on the location’s outer facade. Now, a sign outside reading “The Brick Yard Pub” has been hung, confirming (somewhat) what a tipster told us a few weeks ago, which was that the location was going to become a sports bar. The tipster, who used to be a regular at North Hollywood Billiards, also told us the rumor was that four of the old pool tables were going to still be in the new place when it opens up. We will make sure to inform our Patch readers when a grand opening is announced and when we find out who the new owners are. Run since 1977 by the late Larry Weir, a great raconteur and billiards enthusiast who died in 2009, North Hollywood Billards was considered one of the preeminent billiard rooms in America. Weir’s infectious charm and love of the game attracted countless billiard champions to the room, many of whom worked there at one time, including former U.S. Champion Eddie Robin. “North Hollywood Billiards was the No. 1 billiard room in the country,” said Robin in a 1987 interview. “It had the best equipment and the best players.” Read the full story here: North Hollywood Billiards Closes After 42 Years The closing was a big loss for the neighborhood’s history, but so much had sprung up and changed around the billiards room in four decades, most notably a smoking ban, the loss of its parking lot and a gigantic demographics shift that no longer made it a tough-guy neighborhood where pool sharks would feel comfortable. At least it appears it will remain close to what it always has been, which is a great neighborhood place to shoot some pool, grab a beer and watch the game. In truth, there aren’t many places like that in NoHo anymore. http://northhollywood.patch.com/articles/closednorth-hollywood-billiards-location-becomingrenovated-brick-yard-pub#c
February Issues 2012 The Break goes to the states in RED, the Western United States www.thebreakmagazine.com
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Portland, OR
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Apr 14
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Las Vegas, NV
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Las Vegas, NV
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Billings, MT
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Mtn View, CA
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Salinas, KS
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Waukesha, WI
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Davenport, IA
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Oshkosh, WI
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Las Vegas, NV
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(702) 719-7665 BCAPL Nationals
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$800,000 payout Call
May 10-13 May 14-19
Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV
CSI BCAPL
(702) 719-7665 U S Open One Pocket (702) 719-7665 U S Open 10-Ball
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$10,000 Guar $25,000 Guar
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Eastern Time Zone U.S. Pool Tournaments Tournaments in RED are advertisers Feb 25
Glen Burnie, MD
Big Daddy’s Billiards
(410) 760-1332 8-Ball Maryland Open
$50/$75 pro
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10AM
Feb 25
Ft. Pierce, FL
Ultimate Billiards
(772) 464-7665 Flamingo Billiards Tour
Call
Call
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Feb 26
Baydise, NY
Cue Bar
(718) 631-2646 9-Ball Tri State Tour A-B-C-D Call
$1,000
Call
Feb 25-26
Syracuse, NY
Caps Cue Club
(315) 701-0101 CNY Tour-Handicap Races
$30-$80
Call
Noon
Mar 3
Buffalo, NY
Bison Billiards
(716) 632-0281 8-Ball Bar Box
$35 (incl g.f.) $250 Guar
Noon
Mar 3
Cambridge, MD
Great Slates
410-228-7665
$55
$500
Call
Mar 3
E Rutherford, NJ
Castle Billiards
(201) 933-6007 9-Ball Tri State Tour A-B-C-D Call
$500
Call
Mar 3-4
Providence, DI
Snookers Billards
(401) 351-7665 NE P&B Hall of Fame 9-Ball
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Mar 3-4
Lewiston, ME
Schemengee’s
(207) 777-1155 8-Ball Maine Residents Only $60
$500
11AM
Mar 3-4
Tallahasse, FL
Zingales Billiards
(850) 224-8644 9-Ball Amateur/Open 10-Ball Call
$2,000
Call
Mar 10-11 Mar 10-11
Lafayette, LA Lafayette, LA
White Diamond Billiards White Diamond Billiards
(337) 989-9889 9-Ball Mini Tournament (337) 989-9889 9-Ball Bar Table - Race to 7
$20 $40
Call Call $1,000 w/128 9AM
Mar 11
Warwick, RI
Bo’s Billiards
(401)732-7665
Call
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Mar 11
Levittown, NY
Cue Nine Billiards
(516) 796-4600 9-Ball Tri State Tour A-B-C-D Call
$1,000
Call
Mar 17-18
Syracuse, NY
Premium Billiards
(315) 488-4888 CNY Tour-Handicap Races
$30-$80
Call
Noon
Mar 17-18
Catonsville, MD
VIP Billiards
(410) 747-2551 JPNEW Tour
Call
$500
Call
Mar 18
Brooklyn, NY
Gotham City Billiards
(718) 714-1002 9-Ball Tri State Tour B-C-D
Call
$1,250
Call
Mar 24
Staten Island, NY
Port Richmond Billiards
(718) 727-0800 9-Ball Tri State Tour B-C-D
Call
$750
Call
Mar 24-25
Waterville, ME
T J’s Billiards
(207) 877-7665 Maine State Straight Pool
$60
$500 w/20
11AM
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Mar 31-Apr 1 Brooksville, FL
Capone’s
(352) 688-9965 Poison Pool Tour
Call
$2,000
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Mar 31-Apr 1 N. Syracuse, NY
Salt City Billiards
(315) 454-8643 CNY Tour-Handicap Races
$30-$80
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Noon
Apr 7
Buffalo, NY
Bison Billiards
(716) 632-0281 8-Ball Bar Box
$35 (incl g.f.) $250 Guar
Noon
Apr 15
Swansea, MA
Willaby’s
(508) 675-4644 Ride the 9 Tour
Call
Call
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Apr 21-22
Vero Beach, FL
Cunningham’s Billiards
(772) 562-1171 Poison Pool Tour
Call
$2,000
Call
Apr 21-22
N. Syracuse, NY
Salt City Billiards
(315) 454-8643 CNY Tour-Handicap Races
$30-$80
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Noon
Apr 21-22
Norristown, PA
Markleys Billiards
(610) 278-1595 JPNEW Tour
Call
$500
Call
Apr 22
Providence, RI
Snooker Sports Bar
(401) 351-7665 Ride the 9 Tour
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May 9-20 May 10-13 May 14-19
Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV
BCAPL CSI BCAPL
(702) 719-7665 BCAPL Nationals (702) 719-7665 U S Open One Pocket (702) 719-7665 U S Open 10-Ball
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$800,000 payout Call $10,000 Guar Call $25,000 Guar Call
9-Ball - Limit first 48 PAID
Ride the 9 Tour
$125
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