Professor-Q-Ball by Paul Frankel

Professor-Q-Ball’s Rack for October/November 2011 Issue 5 • Vol XII cover photos by Jonathan Smith

☜Holmann is 14.1 Champ Again

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Mike Davis takes the Silver, Alex Pagulayan Bronze

Martin inducted into Straight Pool HOF

Germany Team Wins World Cup of Pool

☜APA National Team Championships

Predator International Championship

Orcullo brings crown to Philippines

Simonis Cloth Classic Tour

☜BEF Academic Scholarships for 2011

Morris Wins Turning Stone Classic XVII

Pool Instructional… Combinations and Position III…Tom Ross Does Size Matter…Carl Stewart Ball Induced Spin…Robert Byrne The Angel of Billiards…Jacqueline Karol Slump Busters…The Monk One Rail Masse…Eric Yow Burning Focus - Sneak Attack of the Right Brain…Tom Rossman Team Play…Samm Diep Bank Robbery…Tom Simpson Bar Box 8-Ball…Marty Kaczmarowski DPM Universal Pocket & Carom Billiard Systems # 57… by Darrel Martineau Departments … Places to Play National Tournament Directory In Memory of George Middleditch

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Paul Frankel Gary Tate Diana Hoppe Conrad Burkman Ricky Bryant Sales Fran Levitz Contributing Writers Samm Diep • Tom Simpson • The Monk • Darrel Martineau • Tom Ross Robert Byrne • George Rippe • Eric Yow • Conrad Burkman • Tom Rossman • Marty Kaczmarowski • Josh Gilmore • Jacqueline Karol • Carl Stewart SPECIAL AFFILIATIONS Publisher/Editor Graphic Design Photographers

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Thorsten Hohmann World Tournament of 14.1 Champion Again

ermany once again reigns supreme in straight pool as Thorsten Hohmann dominated the 71st World Tournament of 14.1. USA’s Mike Davis had no answer for Hohmann’s precision game and knowledge of 14.1. Both players played their very first match of the event against each other, and met once again in the very end. The matches went longer than expected, and lasted to 3:00am before finished. But a large number of die hard fans stayed till the very end including for the closing ceremonies. “I really say thanks to the fans who stayed here to watch me play to the very end”, said Hohmann in his appreciation for the fans. “There’s no fans in the world like the ones that come to the World Tournament of 14.1 each year. I recognize 90% of them each year because they love the event and keep coming back”, said Cindy Lee, CEO of Dragon Promotions.

The battle begins... USA’s Mike Davis made a valiant effort. The 9-ball player who picked up the game just a few years ago made it through the round robin with 5 wins and 2 losses. Then he defeated Shaun Wilkie 200-133, Earl Herring 200-79, demolished legendary Mike Sigel 200-79, weathered a tough 200-166 match with Charlie Williams before facing Hohmann. Thorsten went undefeated in the round robin stages with a perfect 7-0 record and then defeated Dan Mastermaker 200-25, Dennis Hatch 200- 83, Steve Lipsky 200-116, and came back from a huge deficit to win a thrilling match with Filipino Alex Pagulayan 200-172. The Germans have dominated the World 14.1 four out of six years now In the finals, Thorsten took a commanding lead right away which included a 100+ ball run. Mike was never able to recover from this hit. Fatigue also was a factor on both players as they had already endured tough semi-final matches. They had both pocketed 1500 balls each over the five days. Towards the end Hohmann needed less than one rack to win the match but missed 2 times unbelievably to close it out. Davis was in no shape to put any significant numbers up anymore, and Hohmann pocketed the final balls to claim the championship once more. Hohmann won in 2006 as well. Alex was worn out as he awaited the outcome of the finalHohmann stayed focus throughout his undefeated run of 12 matches including 5 consecutive 100+ ball runs Dedicated fans stayed to the very end at 3:00am “This is defi6 PQB October/November

nitely one of the most significant accomplishments for me. I’ve won a couple big 9-ball events, but this is major for me to make it to the finals of the World Tournament”, said Davis in his speech to the audience afterwards. “I felt very good coming into the finals. I ran a hundred balls in each of my single elimination matches (5 in a row). But Mike made a very good effort, so he should be proud of himself. This title means alot to me”, said Hohmann. With many 9-ball, 10-Ball, and 8-ball titles to his credit, he was asked was 14.1 his favorite game. His reply, “Oh yeahhhh!” The 72nd World Tournament will be scheduled for summer of 2012. Dr.Fedak presents the prestigious World 14.1 Cup of Champions trophy. Hohmann’s name will be etched once again for 2011. Fans caught the streaming at www.insidepoolmag.com . DVDs may be manufactured if the demand is high. fans can email info@insidepoolmag.com

Mike Davis (Silver), Thorsten Hohmann (Gold) and Alex Pagulayan (Bronze) presentation by Dr.Michael Fedak

Hohmann wins

The 2011 World Tournament is proudly co-sponsored by Predator Cues, Olhausen Tables, Amsterdam Billiards, Andy Cloth, Aramith Balls, Kamui, Pool & Billiard Magazine, Sandcastle Billiards and straight pool aficionados Bill Austin of UT, Dr.Louis Pannullo, Ralph Rubin of MD. Co-contributors Dennis Walsh, Dr.James Heller, Charles Eames, Mark Snodgrass, and Bill Marapolous. For the sixth straight year, Dragon Promotions produced the 71st Annual World Tournament of Straight Pool . In partnership with the support of Dr.Michael Fedak, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event

The lag in final match had the biggest payout in straight pool history with $20,000 going to the champion. The event is $35,000 added , boasting a total $70,000 in the prize fund. Predator Cues sponsored the event for the sixth straight year at the luxurious Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick, NJ. The common goal of all the players that have traveled to the event will be to play for the coveted World Tournament of 14.1 title and be recognized as the #1 Straight Pool Player on Earth. The World Tournament is the oldest tournament in history that still exists today.

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Ray Martin Emotional Acceptance into Straight Pool Hall of Fame Photos courtesy of Charles Eames Photography

It was a night full of fun and emotions when Ray “Cool Cat” Martin was inducted into the first Straight Pool Hall of Fame. He was inducted along with 14.1 Founder Jerome Keogh who had passed away in the 1980’s. The banquet had a sold out crowd of over the 120 capacity maximum, but room was made for an additional 20 fans desperately awaiting to come in. The 14.1 Hall of Fame Banquet took place during the middle of the 71st World Tournament of 14.1 , where play was paused for 3 hours for the dinner ceremonies. “Our gracious patron sponsor Dr.Michael Fedak helped create this dinner a few years ago. We decided to add onto his idea and we wanted to start this 14.1 hall of Fame. It was made to not just honor obvious choices, but people who made a difference in this game that might not be recognized elsewhere. And also give the living treasures of our sport like ray Martin, and others soon, one more hoorah and let them know they are still remembered”, said Charlie Williams to the audience. “We have been through alot these six years of producing the World Tournament. I’m not a pool player, but I’ve really come to admire and respect these great straight pool players and fans. We really feel proud to have revived the game and feel a sense of duty to keep it going,” said Cindy Lee, CEO of Dragon Promotions. Pro player and promoter Charlie Williams was the MC of the evening. He first inducted Jerome Keogh whom many felt was a worthy inductee long overdue his recognition. Keogh himself was a 5 times World Champion before he invented the game of 14.1. From Rochester ,New York, Keogh owned a small poolroom and was known as a petite, nice man. Pro player Dan Heidrich went to accept honors on behalf of Keogh as a resident of Rochester himself. “When Jerome was asked once who he favored in the match between Mosconi versus Caras, Jerome simply stated he would not even walk across the street to watch a pool match played on a nine foot table!”, Heidrich reported with laughs from the audience from a famous quote from Keogh. Tony Robles, Earl Herring, and Allen Hopkins all spoke to the guests of what Ray Martin meant to the sport. Some highlights of their speeches include the following: “Ray was my very first teacher, and I felt compelled to honor him tonight myself. Things he taught me years ago, I hold till this day to be true”, said Robles. “Ray beat me in 14.1 so many times, and I beat him in 9-ball and ran 13 racks. So we decided to go on the road and he told me ‘you are going to play anyone in 9-ball and I’ll take on all 8 PQB October/November

Ray Martin the straight pool games!”, said Herring in a funny anecdote. “I saw Ray run back to back 150 and out in two matches. It was amazing to watch and inspired me”, said Hopkins. “This is a great idea that Cindy and Charlie came up with doing this Straight Pool Hall of Fame. It’s a very good thing for the players and the sport.” The finale video was played which was made by www.NYCGrind.com founder Jerry Tarantola. It was a tribute video to Martin with music and highlights of his career. The fabulous video was well received and impressed the audience. The video will soon be available to watch on his site and special thanks to Dr.Louis Pannullo and Predator Cues for sponsoring its production. Charlie Williams was the final speaker for Ray. “Ray got me my first sponsor when I was a rookie player only couple years into my pro career. He made a phone call on my behalf even though I never even asked. The sponsorship lasted a year, but my gratitude towards that gesture has lasted till now. I never forgot it. And so I am really happy to be able to finally recognize and thank him on a stage like this tonight”, said Williams before awarding the hall of Fame plaque to a tear stricken Ray Martin. “ I’m really emotional when it comes things like this. This Hall of Fame has really surpassed anything I imagined. Charlie did a tremendous job of getting this out to the media around the world and I’m just floored by it all. I’m really surprised that I even got through talking tonight without breaking down too much. I had my girlfriend Kathy here to speak for me just in case!”, said martin graciously after many pauses and deep breaths fighting back a wave of tears. The audience gave a standing ovation to Ray and Jerome. The ever gracious and humble benefactor Dr.Fedak receives a standing ovation on his contribution to the sport

2011 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool

Super Germany are World Cup champs! Germany 10 – 4 Thailand

ermany became the first ever European winners of the PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool as they made light work of shock finalists Thailand to record a superb 10-4 victory and claim the gold medals, trophy, $60,000 and more importantly the title at the SM Mall North in Manila. Thorsten Hohmann and Ralf Souquet (pictured right celebrating their win) put in an inch perfect performance to run away with the match in sharp contrast to their semifinal game earlier in the day when they laboured to a pedestrian win over Korea. They clearly gave themselves a good talking to between matches as they returned with the type of form that has made them two of the most feared players in the world. For Souquet it was a culmination of a magnificent seven days that saw him win the PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters last Monday and his total haul for the two events has been $50,000. “It’s still hard to believe and it hasn’t sunk in yet. We really worked hard for the title and held ourselves together,” said a jubilant Souquet. “We had a really hard semi-final that could’ve gone wrong and I played awful against Korea but Thorsten carried me to the final. “I always said you can only lose as a team and we certainly won as a team. Playing here in Manila in the Philippines is the best thing that has happened to pool.” The Thailand pair of Kobkit Palajin and Nitiwat Kanjanasri can be justifiably proud of their efforts. Surrounded in South East Asia by powerhouse pool nations like Taiwan and the Philippines, the unheralded Thais played superbly throughout the tournament. Their semi-final showing, defeating Taiwan 9-3, was one of the best performances of the event, but the Germans were unstoppable in the final. Thailand had never got beyond the first round in previous appearances in the event but opened up with a decent win over Holland. They beat Estonia in the next round before outplaying Poland in the quarters and the two Thais receive $15,000 each for their efforts. Souquet and Hohmann had opened their account with a whitewash against Australia and then beaten Malaysia in the second round. They put out Filipino legends Efren Reyes and

Bustamante in fine style in the quarter final before scraping through against Korea in the semis. “There were 32 great teams and this is definitely one of the highlights of my career and I am very proud to be on Ralf’s side,” said an emotional Thorsten Hohmann. The PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool features 32 twoplayer teams representing 31 nations – hosts Philippines have two sides. The total prize-fund is $250,000 with $60,000 going to the winning pair. The 2011 World Cup of Pool is sponsored by PartyPoker.net, the world’s leading online poker school. Cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis, Super Aramith balls by Saluc, tables by Star Xing Pai and the Official Cue is Predator. October/November PQB 9

Combinations and Position III by Tom Ross Contributing Writer

uite commonly pool is compared to a long list of other games that we play with sticks and balls— golf, tennis, baseball, polo, etc. In those comparisons, people often go a step too far in pointing out the similarities, usually overlooking the one, prominent difference that sets pool apart from all of those games. What is that? Very simply, only the cue sports confront us with more than one ball. And any eagerness to align pool too closely with the basic approach to other stick-and-ball games can easily lead to a harmful over-emphasis on the cue ball and its proper role in a shot. But that’s a topic for another column. For our purposes, we do well to remember that, while other games demand control over the ball with a stick, as pool players, begin the same way toward the ultimate, and seemingly insane, purpose of controlling a ball with another ball. Add a third ball to the mix and you have a regular riot on your hands. In the diagram we have two combination shots that are not lined up for the pocket and thus demand cutting the second ball slightly with the first ball to pocket it. For both shots we’re assuming that we must play position for the first ball after making the shot. When the line of centers for a combo does go to the pocket, and the cue ball is on or close to that line, we play a stop shot to get the next shot on the first ball, which remains on the line for easy position. Here however, because the shot is not lined up, the first ball will not stay close to the same pocket. Instead it will move off of the line of centers to go somewhere away from the pocket. First, shot A, the combination with the two solid balls on the left, long rail. For this shot, position on the first ball is relatively simple as long as we remember to consider where it’s going after contact with the second ball. With ball in hand I would place the cue ball where it’s shown, slightly closer to the rail than the dotted line of centers, and so, that’s the position 10 PQB October/November

corner because the cue ball is going in that same direction. Although shot B is virtually identical, its position on the short rail brings considerably greater difficulty regarding position. Let’s begin with the ideal cueball position from shot A, as shown with the dotted-outlined cue ball. What’s ideal for shot A on the long rail becomes a headache on the short rail as the first stripe now heads toward the right, side rail where there would be no next shot with a cue ball that stopped on contact. One would either have to control the first ball’s speed and direction precisely enough to leave it in front of the right, side pocket, or follow the cue ball to the right, side rail for a difficult next shot all the way up to the I would play for from the preceding shot. top, right corner. With ball in hand I A cue ball closer to the side cushion would place the cue ball away from the would be better than farther, and that’s bottom rail where we see the solid outthe side I would hope to err on if I did lined cue ball. From there one can hit not achieve my most desired position. the cue ball with follow to rebound it Our ideal position is set up to shoot from the bottom rail out to the X while straight at the first ball to facilitate a stop the first object ball rolls to the right, shot that leaves the cue ball a comfortside rail into the vicinity of the arrowable distance from the rail for the next head. Another option is playing the shot. The most important point to note shot from the position of cue ball C is the path of the first ball as shown with and rolling directly to the X, but the solid-line. Because that first ball is shooting the combo from there can moving across the table, we must manage make pocketing the ball too difficult. the shot’s speed to set up an easy next In either case the shot is far from easy. shot in the top-right corner. If the cue When we consider how difficult it is ball were considerably farther from the to hit an object ball precisely enough rail, in the vicinity of the dotted-outlined to make a pool shot, it’s almost disball, position would be trickier. In that abling to think about how frightencase one would have to determine just ingly small the margin for error how much the first ball must cut the becomes when we must shoot one second one to pocket it. If the angle is object ball into another to pocket that nearly straight, the first ball will not stray second one. When I was very young too far from the left, side rail, so the remy father told me that, no matter how bounding cue ball can land in position to easy they look, combinations are shoot the first ball into the same pocket. always tough. At the time it sounded When the cut angle between the two scary, but I know now that it was an object balls is thinner, the shot demands understatement and a directive to enough speed to move the first ball across study this uniquely challenging family the table and close to the top right of shots.

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Does Size Matter? by Carl Stewart Certified BCA instructor, of Arizona Billiard Academy,LLC www.ArizonaBilliardAcademy.com Contributing Writer

f course, I am referring to a pool table and the question does size matter for improving your game? I am going to address a few questions my students ask me. First, when a student asks me since they cannot fit a 4.5 X 9 foot table into their home should they even get one at all? Second, does playing on a bigger table make you a better player? Finally, how do they figure out what size of table will fit inside their homes. The answer to the first two questions is that having any size table helps your game. The main

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factor in game improvement is correct practice and any table inside your home will equal to more hours on the table. Trying to figure out which table size will fit comfortably in a house is tricky. The website www.brunswickbilliards.com has a helpful chart for figuring out what you will need for each sized table. Another great way is to cut out a price of cardboard 4.5 feet wide and 9 feet long and then place it inside the desired area and this makes for a great visional template. In the end size does not matter since the goal is to have fun and improve your pool game with family and friends.

Ball Induced Spin by Robert Byrne From “Byrne’s Complete Book of Pool Shots” with permission

t’s counterintuitive, but the 6-ball can be banked from this unpromising position. Use right English and hit about a third of the 6-ball. It will pick up just enough sidespin as it rubs against the 12-ball o send it across the table on an unexpected path. The idea is more practical than it seems. Move all three balls a foot away from the rail and it still works.

The Making of a Billiards Champion Part 2: Fundamentals Fundamentals Learning the proper fundamentals is the most critical aspect of a player’s pool game. Mechanics will affect every shot executed. By learning the proper techniques first, you will be able to build upon them easier and be the best that you can be in the shortest amount of time. There is much to learn about having proper mechanics, this article is about the most critical. Bridges A “bridge” is the hand on the table. It’s purpose is to provide a smooth and stable place for your cue stick, so that you can make your intended contact with the cue ball. For example, if you are right hand dominant, your left hand would be your bridge hand. If it is not stable and smooth, you will hit the cue ball inconsistently, and therefore, will get random results of aim, english and “deflection”. An “Open Bridge” is the easiest to learn and has its advantages and disadvantages. It allows you to see the shot better because your index finger is not covering the top of the stick. And, by bending your knuckles, you can get more height with this bridge for a high/follow stroke. At the Boys and Girls Club, this is the first bridge I teach. Once they see how easy it is to form that “little V” between their thumb and knuckle, they can quickly make more shots on the table. A disadvantage of an open bridge is that there is a chance that the stick can move upwards because your index finger is not covering it. A “Closed Bridge” takes time for the muscles in your finger to wrap around the shaft of the cue in a way that is tight enough that it doesn’t move around, but loose enough that it does not inhibit your stroke. In school, I used to practice this with my pen, until my muscles were trained to do it without

thinking about it. Stroking Arm The purpose is to move the cue stick through the ball while keeping it straight and level. Therefore, your arm should be at 90 degrees before contact. If you hold it closer to the ball (less than 90 degrees), you won’t be able to follow through enough. If you hold it farther away from the ball (more than 90 degrees), it is extremely hard to keep it level. To test to see if you have a consistent, straight and level cue. Place an empty pop or beer bottle on its side on the table. As if the bottle opening was the cue ball, do some practice strokes into the bottleneck without touching the sides of the bottle. You should be able to follow through all the way to the bottom of the bottle without touching it. Stance The objective of your stance is to be stable and solid, while executing your shot. Many times, when nervous about a shot or result, players tend to jump up during the critical point of contact. And as a result, the stick moves unintentionally, and the shot is missed. You can either treat the symptom or treat the source. For quick results and for someone that only plays occasionally, practice staying still until all the balls stop rolling on the table. For the more serious player, treat the problem at the source for lasting results. Your stance should be forward weighted to help prevent your head from popping up. In the next article, I will talk about a stun shot. This is the most basic of shots and should be mastered before learning other shots. October/November PQB 15

Slump Busters by “The Monk” Contributing Writer • www.monkbilliardacademy.net

ot long ago I went into one of my sad disappointing career ending slumps. I struggled for every shot. My draw stroke was completely gone. There was no point in shooting power shots because they would rattle the pocket. My game skills were tested. If you are to be a winner you still need to win when you are in a slump. The great performers find a way to win even when they do not have their good stuff. I had to play within myself. Even though I thought I would miss every shot, I could still make balls. Without cue ball speed I was reduced to the first stage, that of shot making. This was the best I could do. So I took that. At least it was a chance. Two times in a row I willed myself to the third spot in a tournament. If you don’t have a curve ball, then you play without it. Rely on what works during a slump. In my case, a soft follow stroke was the only thing I could do. So I played position for long shots and used my mantra “I might miss or I might make, I am not sure which one, but I am sure I will look good shooting the shot”. In other words, I used what I had at the moment. Will skills are essential to winning.

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There are times you simply have to trust yourself to make the ball. You can never give up. You must always fight hard. The difference between an amateur and a pro is the pro works hard for the shots while the amateur sometimes does not try hard when he thinks he will miss. How many times have you given up on a shot because you thought you could not get position on the next ball? And how many times have you missed the shot only to find out if you had made it you would have run out? Use your will skills. The slump buster I used was to re read my book on the stance. I will give you a FREE copy as a Download if you email me at monkbilliardacademy@yahoo.com I will sent it to you free of charge via email. I read the part about the stance and noticed that I was two inches behind my normal position. Two inches changed my entire game!

THE CAUSE OF ALL SLUMPS IS PHYSICAL, A STANCE PROBLEM. We turn it in to a mental problem which only digs a hole deeper. Once while I was running out my opponent told me “Monk, you don’t have a cue in your hand, you have a shovel. You’re digging a big hole”. With my new stance discovery I gave up the shovel and picked up my cue. www.monkbilliardacademy.net

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Now I moved up and bingo the power draws were back. Here is my advice. When you get into dead stroke and able to hit all the strokes, make sure you absolutely realize exactly how you are standing. Note all the stroke mechanics that work for you and write them down. Show your stance to a trusted friend and ask him to watch you. This way he/she knows what works for you and if you get out of line he/she can help you.

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One Rail Masse by Eric “The Preacher” Yow! WPA Masse World Champion

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s many of you know, it is easy to reach a level of play where you feel as if you cannot continue to improve much more without really stretching your limits. If you have been following my articles about the masse for the last few years, for instance, you have likely become quite proficient at the masse. You may reach the point where it seems as if there’s no masse you cannot make, with enough practice. What I try to do is stretch the limits by taking a great shot and making it even greater.

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it bounces too much and lands on the rail, back down the power. If it lands just before the rail and hits it level, don’t change the power. Good luck! Remember to check out the Eric Yow Masse Cue for sale at www.joerackem.com!

For instance, the rainbow masse is one of which I have written in this same column several years ago. In it, you attempt to masse from one corner to the middle of the table, then curve to the far corner on the same side, curving around a rainbow-like arch of balls. To stretch the limits even further, try making the same shot by shooting into the near long rail first, causing the cue ball to shoot across the table like a bank, then curve toward the target. This shot is quite a bit more difficult for a number of reasons. First, because you are shooting a masse and with plenty of power (depending on the speed of the cloth), the cue ball will tend to bounce off of the slate after you strike it. It may land on the rail or hit the rail at or just below the equator of the ball. Each of these circumstances will change the trajectory of the rebound. Secondly, the cushion will absorb some of the energy of the shot so striking the cue ball with the appropriate power is crucial. Given the number of variables, it becomes increasingly difficult to make the shot with repetition. With practice, though, you will learn to find an aim point and stick with it. I like to assume a 45 degree angle of incidence and angle of rebound, starting with the cue ball a specified distance from the rail. The distance and angle are not terribly important, so long as you do not change either variable from shot to shot. (Any more angle, however, and you will need to put some forward spin on the ball, which is difficult in a masse.) Shoot with 80 degrees of elevation, striking the cue ball hard at 9:00. Keep a loose grip and loose bridge, so the cue can be removed from the path of the cue ball as you strike the ball. Pay close attention to the bounce of the cue ball and adjust your power accordingly. If October/November PQB 17

Dennis Orcullo Champion of the Predator International Championship

Photos by Chito Ines

ennis Orcullo ended the Philippines long drought of fruitless wins when he defeated double world champion Mika Immonen in the finals of the Predator International Championship. Orcullo started the event off on bad footing when he dropped an embarrassing 9-3 loss to Japan’s Yukio Akagariyama, but won 8 consecutive matches in a row to claim the 11 years ongoing Predator crown. The day started off with the final four players. The last westerner was Mika Immonen of Finland, alongside 2 Chinese pros in Liu Haitao and Wu Jia Qing, and last Filipino standing Dennis Orcullo. Immonen and Orcullo had to defeat their Chinese counterparts in order to stop an all Chinese finals. Mika started off his match super strong playing fast and perfect. Before long he built a 7-3 lead. But Mika then became too cavalier in his choices going more offensively and failed to protect his lead. Liu played steady with accurate potting to climb back until he took the lead at 8-7. In the final games Immonen went back to using his more knowledgeable experience to regain the lead and out defensed Liu in the final game to receive ball in hand and run out for the 10-9 thriller. “I was playing so well and looking at the score saying to myself how did it end up being so close?!”, said Immonen after the tight victory. That win was the third “hill-hill win by 1 game “win he had in the event. Meanwhile the heavily anticipated Orcullo versus Wu match was next. Wu had demolished all his opponents and then won a 10-9 thriller over national hero Efren Reyes. Many fans and players predicted Wu as the favorite to win the match with his abnormal offensive shotmaking skills. But Orcullo hardly gave Wu a chance to see any open shots as Orcullo ran rack after rack building a large early lead at 5-1. Though Wu did make 18 PQB October/November

some incredible shots, the lead lost at the start was too much to overcome and Orcullo won handily at 10-6. In the finals, a packed arena of hundreds of people plus hundreds hanging from the mulitple stories above the table at the mall to catch a glimpse of the champions. The atmosphere was electric as Orcullo was in the hearts of the Filipino audicence. Immonen took the early lead at 4-2, but both players were showing nerves as unforced errors increased. Immonen stayed ahead most of the way but Orcullo was nipping at his toes throughout. At 5-3 leading, Immonen missed an easy 4Ball which would have led to a 6-3 lead. Orcullo on the other hand missed a routine bank shot on the 1Ball, and another game missed the same bank again on the 1Ball. At 8-8, Orcullo made a positional error leading to a mediocre safety. Immonen with a chance to play a strong defensive move instead left the shot open for Orcullo to come back with a better safety. Immonen lost the exchange and Orllo ran out and proceeded to break and run the next rack for the 10-8 win. This would mark the second time Orcullo has won the event . The first time was in Las Vegas in 2009. He is the first Filipino to win this event twice, with Efren Reyes winning it last year. “I wish I would’ve played with the same focus and intensity as I did against Chris Melling in the final sixteen stage. If I did, I would’ve perhaps won this match. But Dennis deserves this. He is one tough cookie,” said Immonen. “I’m so happy to win this for the Philippines. It’s definitely a much greater feeling to win it here in Manila then when I won in Las Vegas!”, said Orcullo in his finals speech.

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Burning Focus – Sneak Attack of the Right Brain! by Tom Rossman • drcue@artisticpool.org Contributing Writer

y wife, Marty (“Ms. Cue”) and I have been on the road now for over 25 years doing clinics, shows, and an assortment of promotional events for our sport. As you might expect the demanding logistics and performance of our tour schedule require significant planning and disciplined focus. The principle of “burning focus” is essential for success for your game. Without it concentration is lost or never obtained, and failure normally lurks around the corner to steal away your personal joy of a “game well played”!! Therefore, I would like to provide you with a “special” technique to acquire focus when one might appear to be in limbo.

First of all, I would like to give you a brief test of focus, so that you might better understand how it is controlled…and found/absorbed…when you feel like you are wandering aimlessly from shot to shot. Pick an object of any size. Please view it in its entirety with both eyes open. Then reduce you viewing/focus to a part of the item. Reduce again to a specific point on the item. Imagine a fly sitting on that point and ultimately a “spec” of lint on the “wing of the fly”. Finally, imagine the “spec of lint” smoking!! While you are “burning your focus” on the lint…on the wing of the fly, try to burn your focus on another fly’s wing right next to it. You will find this is impossible!! The left-brain function is visually “burning the focus” on ONE detailed and specific point. It can’t do two “burning focus points” at the same time. The focus will always be split if you try to do both…back and forth…back and forth. The brain, you might have heard, is comprised of a left side (analytical) and a right side (global) separation. To put this in pool jargon, the left side analyzes things in a game…point-bypoint and point-to-point manner. If we are not free flowing our stroke, we are steering it with our left-brain function in a calculated and “trying to make it happen” method. This is inconsistent with how most pros and fluent stroking players execute their stroke. They use their right brain function in a

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graceful, artful, and musically “let it go” technique. How does one develop this right side brain (global) tempo and fluency? It is fairly easy. Follow along!! First of all… before your last slow, backward stroke, hesitate at the cue ball with you cue tip. “Burn your focus” on the lint on the wing of the fly, or for you pool players…the contact point of the object ball. NOTE: Use a magnifying glass, penetrating, and laserbeamed focus on this point. Now, the left-brain function is being kept busy!! It is time for what I call the “sneak attack of the right brain” function – a beautiful, uninhibited, freeflowing final stroke to victory. The stroke cannot be steered with the left-brain because it is 100% busy “burning its focus” on the contact point. The only thing that can stroke the shot is the right brain, which does so automatically without the leftbrain “getting in the way”. Slow backstroke…hesitate again…continue to “burn the focus”…and, let your cue go!!! The shot will “shoot itself”, so to speak and you will often enter the “golden” arena of “dead stroke”. You can practice this “burning focus” technique from large to ultra small while in your chair as well. Watch your focus come alive – It really works!!

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Team Play by Samm Diep Contributing Writer • denvercherrybomb.com • House Pro at Rack’em Billiards in Aurora,CO

ither you’re a team player or you’re not. Pool is not a team sport. When you’re at the table, you’re a lonely soldier. You may play on a team with four other guys that want to win just as badly, but the outcome of your single game is not dependent upon anyone but YOU. No one will fumble your pass, no one will run your ball out of bounds, and no one is capable of getting your object ball in the hole but YOU. That’s the beauty of our independent sport. We have the freedom to make our own decisions and create our own destinies. However, I can’t deny that there’s a magical thing that occurs during team match play. When five players get together and share one single goal; when you selflessly put the needs of your team above your own; when great play infectiously spreads amongst your peers, it’s truly poetry in motion. You check your egos at the door. You find yourself playing some of the best pool of your life and you don’t even know where it came from. You’re not doing it for the glory. You’re fighting to not let down your cohorts. You want to share the sweet victory together. It’s truly a special energy that can not be manufactured. Don’t get me wrong. Of course there are the glory hounds and the megalomaniacs, but I’m referring to that mutual altruistic endeavor of equally carrying each other through the finish line. There’s just no other feeling that compares to winning a national team championship. Of course singles’ success is rewarding, but it’s a completely different conquest. Having the support of your teammates behind you can sometimes help us execute more confidently. I’ve learned so much about pool and about myself while playing on a team with champions. I’ve been the weakest link and I’ve been a stronger one. Regardless of expectations, being a part of a team is a commitment to accept and support one another through good times and bad. It’s so spooky to me how often the momentum simultaneously shifts on both tables during team matches. Turnovers happen concurrently without the two teammates even

knowing it. There might be a scratch on the break on one table and a missed 8 ball on the other table. Just like that, the ball’s in your court again. Team energy is simply a beautiful thing. So, the next time you’re playing a team match and your teammate doesn’t get out when they should have. Try to be supportive. You’d be amazing at how infectious your positive energy can be. What would you want to hear – or not hear? Team play can be fun. Enjoy it. SammsPocket.com | fun & unique products for pool players PoolTipJar.com | random smatterings of pool thoughts, articles, news, & reviews PoolCalendar.com | your source for weekly, monthly, and special tournaments & events around the Denver Metro area MileHighPoolPlayers.com | it’s how Colorado pool players stay connected

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Bank Robbery by Tom Simpson, Master Instructor • PoolClinics.com Contributing Writer

requently, when I ask players what they would like to learn, they mention banking systems. I might ask them how good a banker they feel they are, how they feel about that part of their game. It usually turns out they have no confidence in banking, and are frustrated when they try to figure it out. They’re hoping for magical banking systems because they don’t have a good feel for banking. It seems difficult and mysterious. More an art than a science. Well, banking is difficult, and it is both art and science. If you’re determined to improve in pool, you’ll have to be able to make at least the “easy banks” with confidence – and without a system. Let’s look at some key factors that complicate banking: Banks are often longer shots, as they have to travel farther to get to a pocket. That means you have to be more accurate in your aim & delivery. Be more precise. Observe more closely. Your results will improve and your understanding will deepen. Bank angles are not obvious. If banking worked like mirrors, things would be easier. Sorry. I do have good news, though. Most players have never thought of this. In banking, you have to consider and control what the OB is doing when it hits the rail – skidding, rolling, and any sidespin. Balls that skid (stun) into the rail come out at pretty much the “mirror” angle. Balls that roll into the rail open their angle, relative to the mirror angle. Angle of approach, speed of roll, and rail-cloth friction are contributing factors. Knowing how this works is the science. Applying it in the wild is the art. Banks are sensitive to any rotational force in the object ball. Cut shots are not. (Note: Roll and sidespin are both considered rotational force.) There is more to 22 PQB October/November

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understand and control in a bank shot. When an OB is close to a rail, it’s going to be skidding (stunned) when it hits the cushion. For these shots, you know the angle the ball is taking on its rebound mirror. But when the OB is more than a few inches from the rail, it may not be obvious whether it will be rolling or skidding on arrival. You have to decide and make it so. Here’s another important factor of which most players are not aware: Collision-Induced Spin (CIS). On cut shots, as the CB swipes across the face of the OB, friction between the balls imparts a tiny amount of sidespin to the OB (e.g., cutting the OB to the left puts a little right english on the ball). It’s not enough spin to matter if the ball is going to a pocket, but any sidespin matters when you’re going to a rail. As the OB comes off the rail, the more spin, the more friction between the rail-cloth and ball, and the less speed, the greater the deviation from the neutral (no sidespin) angle of departure. For practical purposes, think of speed into the rail as the key variable. That “little bit of sidespin” from CIS matters little at high speeds, but can make a dramatic difference at low speeds. Cushions can impart (or reduce) sidespin in the ball. You have to know this to begin to understand two and three-rail banks & kicks. Think of the cloth on the cushions as sticky. When an OB strikes the cushion, the cloth grabs the ball a little, adding to or reducing sideways rotation in the ball. Any change in sidespin will affect the path of the OB as it comes off the next cushion. Considering and allowing for these factors will remove some of the mystery and improve your banking. In general, we struggle with banking because there are more variables, and some of them are far from obvious. To go about becoming a

better banker, start with mastering the simplest one-rail banks. As you gain clarity and control, increase the challenge. Here’s the drill: Throw an OB out onto the table. Place the CB wherever you feel is the optimum spot for you to absolutely make a one-rail bank. Make it as easy as you can. Take the shot, observing closely, throw out another OB, and continue for as long as you can maintain proper focus. To keep your attention, you might try keeping score, striving to improve your percentage of banks made. Try to place the CB for “straight-in” banks, shots where you are hitting the OB full. This eliminates CIS and develops your sense of when a bank shot is “dead on” and does not need to be cut. As that sense improves, you’ll naturally begin to see how to also make shots that are not quite dead on. “Dead on” becomes the angle you look for while planning your banks. Some straight-in banks don’t work because there is a kiss. Work to learn which combinations of angle and distance from the rail have natural kisses. After a while, some of these straight-in bank shots will become “hangers” – too easy to bother shooting. OK, so ramp up the challenge a little and bank them the longer direction across the table or to the other end of the table. Don’t assume you have nothing to learn from this simple drill. Do it. See what you know – and what you don’t. Successful bank robbers do their homework.

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Bar Box 8-Ball By: Marty Kaczmarowski, APA 7 Contibuting Writer Vegas Pressure! What I thought was going to be another basic run out turned into a huge disappointment. While playing in one of the APA tournament events in Vegas this August, I left myself these two shots to close out a game. Shoot in the fourteen and draw back for the 8-ball. Easy right…Wrong. With eyes watching, others and myself expecting a win, I choked. Instead of performing a beautiful draw stroke, I jabbed at the bottom of the cue ball. This sent the cue flying over the fourteen and into the side of the table next to me! The lesson: there are no easy shots. Every job requires your full attention. Pressure sneaks up.

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Javier Teran Wins the Carom Café Open

Secretary/Treasurer Jim Shovak East Islip, NY 516-238-6193

Northeast Directors Mazin Shooni 2006 USA Champion Hudson, MA cell: 248-910-4466 work: 603-623-5330 Merrill Hughes Huntington Station, NY cell: 631-338-9698 home: 631-421-6814 Southeast Director Victor Cuzzi Miami, FL 786-366-7293 Mid-America Directors Steve Andersen Wyoming, MI 49519 616-530-8665 Juan Elizalde Sauz Dallas, TX 214-908-2411 Felipe Razon Cicero, IL 708-878-4197 Northwest Director Tommy Thomsen Milton-Freewater, Oregon 509-240-2027 Southwest Directors Pedro Piedrabuena San Diego, CA 213-458-3950 Raye Raskin Larkspur, CA 415-497-8732 At-Large Director Doug Deitel Katy, TX 281-858-5948

arom Café filled the field with 49 players, both from the US and foreign countries. The field was very tough with top players in every flight. The players were divided into 7 groups with 7 players each with 25 point l-r, Hugo Patino (2nd), Javier Teran (1st) and matches to be played in the preliminarGlenn Hofman (3rd). ies. The top 2 finishers of each flight would advance to the finals (14 players). Also, the best four 3rd place finishers also the World Juniors Champion wins the (wild cards) would advance making it 18 group and Roberto Rojas from Mexico comes players in the finals. There would also be one in 2nd. auction and one lottery winner making it 20 The four-best 3rd place finishers were Miguel players in all. Averages were not kept, so the Torres, Luis Avila from Mexico, Jim Shovak tie-breakers were determined by win/loss record, and Sonny Cho. Just missing the cut were Sang total points scored, head-to-head and then Jin Lee, Ira Lee and Song Lim, all local players. points-against. The finalists would then be divided into 2 groups with 10 players each in 30 Michael Kang won the auction and Jorge Rubio from Mexico won the lottery. point matches. The winner of each of the 2 The 20 players were then placed into the 2 groups would then play each other for the finals groups based on their preliminary perChampionship in a 35 point match. Group A: Luis Aveiga from Ecuador wins the formances. The top 5 finishers of each group group and Lloyd Wallace, a local player, comes would then play one final match to determine placement. in 2nd. The final match was between Hugo Patino Group B: Mazin Shooni wins the group and and Javier Teran. Teran played extremely Javier Teran from Ecuador comes in 2nd. strong and the match was finished before all of Group C: Brian Yi, a local player, surprises the other matches. Teran ran a 13-and-out to everyone except the locals winning the group. win decisively 35-11. Wim Van Cromvoirt from Holland comes in Congratulations to Javier Teran and all the other 2nd. finalists! Group D: Hugo Patino wins the group and Sponsors: Iwan Simonis, Tiger Products, Therese Klompenhouwer from Holland comes Aramith in 2nd. 2011 USBA Tour Financial Sponsors: Group E: Francisco Parra plays strong and David Levine, Jim Shovak, Bob Jewett, Prowins the group with Barry von Beers from fessor-Q-Ball (Paul Frankel), Creative Billiard Holland coming in 2nd. Shirts, Marty Isserlis, Bruce Warner, Tommy Group F: Allen Jensen from Denmark wins the group and Pedro Piedrabuena comes in 2nd. Thomsen, Mike Walo, Bob Watson. Group G: Glenn Hofman from Holland and

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Jesus Quinonez and Lan Nguyen Win in Tacoma

President’s Desk

by Tommy Thomsen The Mike Fahey Memorial 3-Cushion Billiard Tournament was held at the Tacoma Elks Lodge in Tacoma, Washington on August 19 – 21. We had 20 participants for this tournament: 11 “B” players and 9 “C” players. We held two round-robin tournaments with four winners for the “B” side and three winners for the “C” side. The “C” tournament was won handily by a new player, Lan T. Nguyen; second place went to Galen Lee; third place went to Matt Lind. All these players were from other areas: Nguyen from Portland, Oregon; Lee from San Jose, California; Lind from Tommy Thomsen awarding prize money to Lan T. Nguyen Minneapolis, Minnesota. There were two players from C Tournament Winner Denver, Colorado. The rest of the “C” players were from Tacoma and Portland. Mr. Lee also had a very fine run of 9 to take the high run honors. On the “B” side, the tournament went right down to the final game. If Mr. Jesus Quinonez scored 17 points he would win on total points. If Mr. Neal Olson won and held Mr. Quinonez to less than 17 points then he would have won. As you can see from the chart Mr. Quinonez remained undefeated and won the first prize. Mr. Vandenberg had a beautiful run of 13 to take high run honors for the “B” side. He also took third place. Mr. Truong came in fourth to round out the prize money. We finished at 2:00 PM on Sunday just as we hoped we would. The Tacoma Elks Lodge is to be thanked once again for letting the USBA hold another tournament there; they have five very nice Verhoeven billiard tables. Our next USBA tournament to be held there is the Dick Takano Jesus Quinonez Memorial on December 2 – 4, 2011. This will be the B Tournament Winner qualifier for next year’s USBA National Tournament.

The last two months have been very busy at the USBA. I will mention a few of the projects currently underway and, in the process, acknowledge several USBA board members for their hard work, dedication and enthusiasm. Doug Deitel, Merrill Hughes and Raye Raskin are currently evaluating our existing website to determine whether it can be improved. They hope to be able to complete their review within a few weeks. Steve Andersen, who is in charge of USBA marketing, has been busy following leads for sponsors and otherwise promoting the USBA and carom billiards. His energy and creativity are amazing. Merrill Hughes has been actively engaged in developing a USBA youth billiards program. This is an important and longterm project, and I’m confident that Merrill is the right man for the job. I also want to single out Merrill for his extraordinary effort at the Carom Café Open in July. Not only did he play in the tournament, but he manned the microphone and chat room for the live stream throughout the tournament. I could go on and mention the hard work of other board members, but I’ll save that for another day. All board members are volunteers who spend evenings and weekends working to promote the game of carom billiards and to improve the USBA. They all deserve two taps of the chalk for their efforts. Feel free to contact any board member through the USBA website to discuss billiards or the USBA. Yours in billiards.

Edgie’s Billiards “B” Tournament Jose Lizarraga Wins at Edgie’s There were 12 players. Preliminaries: 2 groups of 6 Finals: 4-man round robin (top 2 from each group) Payout: 1st: $800 Jose Lizzarraga (top right) 2nd $500 Vinh Nguyen (bottom right) 3rd $300 Cristobal Tovar 4th $160 Allen Castillo High run out of the money: $40 Mark Hansen (11)

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2011 USBA TOUR “B” Tournament

Dung Nguyen from Houston Wins at Doral 21 players: 3 groups of 7 to 20 points Top 2 from each group plus 2 wild cards (3rd place finishers) advance Finals: 8 player round robin to 25 points Results: 1) $2,000 Dung Nguyen 2) $1500 Hugo Sanchez 3) $1100 Justin Gennaro 4) $900 Jim Shovak 5) $700 Alfonso Torres 6) $500 Victor Cuzzi 7) $300 Jim Bishop 8) $200 Carlos Bazo Special thanks to the owners of Doral Billiards who not only added money to the prize fund and treated us all like Kings (and Queens), but Doral has been very active in recruiting new members to the USBA through the use of some very clever ideas in their room. USBA Members play for free between certain hours of the day on Sundays and Mondays. The room has already signed up 40 new members this year alone. Thank you to Doral Billiards, Mercedes Gonzales, Victor Cuzzi and Henry Ugartechea who were all instrumental in promoting the idea.

l-r, Justin Gennaro (3rd), Dung Nguyen (1st) and Hugo Sanchez (2nd). Sponsors: Iwan Simonis, Tiger Products, Aramith 2011 USBA Tour Financial Sponsors: David Levine, Jim Shovak, Bob Jewett, Professor-Q-Ball (Paul Frankel), Creative Billiard Shirts, Marty Isserlis, Bruce Warner, Tommy Thomsen, Mike Walo, Bob Watson.

Upcoming USBA Tournaments October 7-9: Thanh Tam Billiards - Handicapped Garden Grove, CA Contact: Paul Pham: 714-636-3078 or 714-823-1359 2011- Oct 27-30: USBA TOUR “Open” - Carom CafeFlushing, NY Featuring 10-time World Champion Tjorborn Blomdahl giving a two day clinic. Contact: Charles Brown: 646-528-3238 or Michael Kang: 917-204-6070

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2011- November 11-13: World Class Billiards - Peabody, MA Contact: Joe DeAmato: 978-535-7000 or 617-957-2114 Dec 2-4: Regional Qualifier-Dick Takano Memorial-Tacoma Elks, WA Contact: Tommy Thomsen: 509-240-2027 2012- January 19-22: Regional Qualifier - Pendennis ClubLouisville, KY Contact: Paul Frankel: 901 756-2594 or 901 210-7251

The Jump Shot by Robert Byrne Contributing Writer • from Byrne’s “Advanced Techniques in Pool & Billiards” with permission

he jump shot in pool has become a popular weapon among today’s top players in recent years. Opportunities for jump shots also come up in three-cushion billiards, but not nearly as often. Billiard jump shots are more often used in exhibitions than in games-still, there are a few positions where they are practical, especially for the aggressive players. The way I understand the rules now, jump shots are legal provided no ball touches the wooden part of the rail; a ball riding along the top of the cushion before falling back onto the table is okay. In executing jump shots, the cue must be elevated. How high depends on how high you want the cueball to rise (45degrees is about the limit; more than that and it is too hard to aim and stroke). Speed also varies with the amount of jump neede, but most jump shots must be hit with considerable authority. You can apply right and left English and backspin to the cueball on a jump shot, but forget about topspin because the tip will interfere with the ball’s effort to leave the cloth. The jump shot in diagram may well be the best choice under the circumstances. There are several other shots to consider, but they can be made tougher with a slight change in the placement of the balls. Shooting down on the cueball with enough power to make it jump over the red gives you a good chance of scoring. Some left English is needed in the given position, and the resulting masse effect is shown by the curve in the cueball’s path on its way to the first rail.

Rip’s Tips Two Great Shots? 2 - 4 Cushion Options Diagram #1 requires a graceful yet firm stroke with 15-degree elevation of cue. Strike the yellow ball as thin as possible to contact the cushion at about the 3rd diamond after pulling the cue back quickly after contact of the hit. To sneak behind the red ball we need the cue ball to hug the rail and then its shortlong and red ball. Diagram #2 requires about the same treatment, except that we need more speed and wrist action. After striking the yellow ball pull the cue back quickly with a good yank to hit the same rail twice and go around the red back to the game winning shot. “George Rippe is a former billiard room proprietor and artistic billiard enthusiast,” He can be reached at 978 975-9958

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Introducing Simonis Cloth Classic Tours

wan Simonis Cloth Signs on as the new Title Sponsor of the former Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour. “The basic operations, format and added monies of the tour events will remain the same for the players. However our room owners and sponsors will see added benefits as a result of this change”, stated Mike Janis the tours founder. Janis added “The change in the title sponsorship will now allow us to give our sponsors increased advertising and sales opportunities along with allowing us to be more flexible in the sponsors we accept as we can now offer sponsorship to additional products and cue brands. The room owners will see reduced rates in tournament fees along with additional benefits related to Simonis Cloth when hosting events as a result of Iwan Simonis Cloths sponsorship.” Ivan Lee, President of Simonis Cloth USA stated “I am happy to be working with Mike on the tour and I have every reason to believe that it will be a successful partnership for

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both of us. The tireless energy that Mike puts into what he does is an inspiration to players and poolroom owners alike.” About Iwan Simonis Cloth: Founded in Verviers Belgium in 1680, Simonis is the oldest and most respected name in the billiard industry and the only textile mill in the world dedicated to the production of cloth for cue-sports. Known worldwide as the truest playing cloth, Simonis increases your enjoyment by allowing you to play your best. Room owners interested in hosting one of the New “Simonis Cloth Tour” Events or Sponsors interested in supporting the tour should contact Mike Janis at 1-800-200-POOL or email simonistour@yahoo.com.

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408 942-9500 235. S.Milpitas Bvld. 6 Chevilliottes, 23Brunswicks, 1 Snooker

SAcrAMENTO Hard Times Billiards

916 332-8793 5536 Garﬁeld Ave 33-Pool Tables 6 Dart boards, 2 Fooseball 8 TV,s, Videos, Ltd food

1033 N. Waterman 909 383-3500 4- 3-Cushion,8- Carom Tables, 2- Pool Tables Restaurant

5303 El Cajon Blvd 619 582-4550 6–Verhoeven Billiard tables,13 Pool Tables, 1Snooker 6x12, Beer & Wine full Restaurant

TEMEcULA High Society Billiards

951 699-3478 28950 Old Town Front St 13-9’ Pool Tables 11 – Bar Boxes 1 Big screen, Snacks Internet Juke-box

FLORIDA FOrT PiErcE • Ultimate Billiards

MiAMi • Doral Billiards Sports Bar

7800 NW 25th St #1 305-592-8486 6-3-cushion Chevillotte tables, 17-Pool tables,Beer, Wine & Food,14 Flat TV’s

OrLANDO Trick Shots

407 298-5112 Old Winter Garden Rd 16- 8' Black Crowns, Huge Screen, Darts, Full Bar/Food-Pro Shop

Trick Shots

407 737-6606 11351 Lake Underhill Two 9’ Brunswicks in VIP area Room 7 Dart Boards, Full Bar, Deli Food Big Screen & 17- TV’s, 8,000 Sq ft & Patio

STUArT • Amy’s Billiards

772 232-9966 1600 NW Federal Hwy 8- 9 –OLHAUSEN, 1- 9BRUNSWICK, 4-Bar tables, 1-Gabriel 3-Cushion heated, Beer & Wine

772 464-7665 4112 Okeechobee Rd 11-Diamonds professionals WiNTEr PArk 9- Gold Crown Trick Shots 1-Gabriels Heated Billiards 407 671-7797 6-Bar tables 7644 University Blvd. 12’ Russian Pyramid Tables 4-9' pool tables, 12-8' tables, Darts, Full Bar & FOrT WALTON Pro Shop on premises

BEAch Starcade Billiards

850 244-2349 34 Eglin Pkwy S.E. 13 –9’ Gold Crowns 9-7’ Valleys, Darts Beer & Wine, Food

hOLiDAY • Hammer Heads Billiard

1916 US Hwy 19 727 939-9494 24-Diamond tables both 9ft & 7ft, 1-Snooker table, 1- 3 cushion table20 TV’s, 6 dartboards full Bar, full Pro Shop

LAkELAND Wally’s

863 688-4460 1136 E. Main ST 29-Pool tables 2-Snooker 1-Bar Box Full Liquor

GEORGIA ATLANTA Mr. Cues II

3541 Chamblee Tucker Rd 770 454-7665 38-Pool tables, 1-Snooker 6x12 Full bar and kitchen Pro-Shop

SAvANNAh Southside Billiards 13051 Abercorn St 912-925-5398 8-8 Foot, 9-9’tables,big screen TV, 2-7’Diamonds,1-5x10 Snooker 3 Dart boards, Full bar and food

ILLINOIS ALSiP Red Shoes Billiards 12009 S. Pulaski Rd 708 388-3700 15-Gold Crown,2-Bar Tables, 1-Dart board Full Bar & Restaurant

chicAGO • Chris Billiards

Room Owners Sign Up Now Increase your customer base 3 Cushion available at rooms with a “•” www.professorqball.com MARyLAND cATONSviLLE • Vip Billiards

773 286-4714 4637 N. Milwaukee 7 - 3-Cushion Billiard tables 6541 Baltimore National 41 – Brunswick pool tables Pike 410 747-2551 1- 6x12 Snooker 5 – 8’ Hollywood 3-Cushion EAST MOLiNE 12 – 9’ Gold Crowns 8 – 9’ Granite Bed Cosmos Lesure Time Free WiFi Billiards & 3 Big Screen Satellite TV’s Sports Bar All Ages, All The Time 309 752-9559 845 Ave of the City 5-9 foot pool tables,16- Bar ELkriDGE tables, 2 sports bars, 11 • Triple Nine’s Bar Dart boards Full Kitchen

IOWA cLiNTiON Legend’s Sports Bar 563 243-4266 2118 Harrison Dr 9-7’ Valley’s 1-9’ Gold Crown,Full Kitchen ,Sports Bar,13-42” TVs, Darts, Video’s

DAvENPOrT Sharky’s Billiards & Sports Bar 2902 E. Kimerly Rd 563-359-7225 24 Tables, Full Bar

KANSAS OLAThE • Shooters 810 W. HWY 56 21- 7ft valleys 9 – 9ft Gold Crowns 3-9ft Diamonds & 4 -7ft 2 – 3-Cushion Billiards Full Bar & Grill

KENtuCKy PADUcAh Side Pocket

270-443-1159 301 Murray St 9 & 8 Foot Gold Crowns & 2 Bar Boxes Just Pool Mister…JUST POOL

LOuISANA NEW iBEriA Emeralds Billiards

337-319-0530 2514 W. Old Spanish Trail 24 Bar boxes 8 – 9ft Gold Crowns 5 Full Bar & Restaurant

& Billiards

7540 Washington Blvd.#C1 410 799-1818 2-3-Cushion Gabriels 14-9’ Brunswicks, 4- 7’ Pool Tables, Full Bar & Food

GLEN BUrNiE • Big Daddy’s Billiards,410-760-1332

MICHIGAN NiLES Roundtable Bar

269-683-9738 3024 N. US 31 6-7ft Diamonds, Full Bar & Food

LANSiNG • Pockets Billiards Cafe

1618 S. Washington Ave 517-374-8688 2- 3-Cushion Billiard Tables 1-Snooker 6 x 12, Full Kitchen

WYOMiNG • The Carom Club

616- 805-0316 4215 Division Ave SW. 4 Heated Olhausen 5x10 Carom Tables (2) 7’ft Valley Bar Boxes and (2) 9’ft Brunswick

MINNESOtA

7954 B &A Blvd.Ste 2-G cOONrAPiDS 8- 9’Diamonds, 3-7’ DiaC.R. Billiards Sports monds, 7-9’ Gold Crowns, 1-6x12 Snooker, 1` 5x10 3- Bar cushion Soren Sogard,Tv’s, 763 780-1585 ltd. menu 20 – 7’ Diamonds 1 – 9’ Diamonds LAUrEL – TV’s, Pizza Bankshot Bar & Grill 14 Pizza, Full Rest. 381 403 - 8644 16 – Diamonds Bar Tables FArMiNGTON 3 – 9’ Diamonds Farmington Billiards 4 – Dart boards 933 8th St Hwy #3 Full Bar, 16 TV’s 651-463-2636 8-9’ Gold Crowns, 8-7’ DiaPArkviLLE monds,Free Wi-Fi,Beer and Top Hat Cue Club Food 410 665-1906 8809 Satyr Hill Rd MiNNEAPOLiS 22-9’ Gold Crowns rOSEviLLE 3-Bar Tables Al’s Billiards 5-Table TennisMASS. 1319 Larpenteur Ave PEABODY 651 646-9508 • World Class 16 – Gold Crowns 1 – 5x10 Brunswick AnBilliards & Pub niversary, 1-5x10 Snooker, 978 535-7000 1-6x12 Snooker, 2-7’ Bar Rte 1 South W. tables, Darts & Foosball 12-Diamond Tables, 4-3Cushion Billiard Tables, MISSISSIPPI Darts,Videos, Snack Bar GrENADA Beer & Wine,16 TV’s

MASS WArEhAM The Fan Club

508 295-6773 2859 Cranberry Hwy 10-Gold Crown 2-Dart boards, 8-TV’s Full bar & D.J. Fri/Sat

The Sports Center

662-226-1322 893 Springhill Rd 7- Pool tables, 3 Bar tables, Video’s, Beer/food

SOUThAvEN Southaven Recreational

662 342-0230 987 Town & Country 16- Big Tables. 5-Bar

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MISSOuRI cAPE GirADEAU The Billiard Center

26 North Main 573-335-9955 20- Bar Tables, 2-9 ft pool tables,Full Bar & Kitchen

POPLAr BLUFF Westwood Billiards 2207 S. Westwood Blvd. 573 686-4880 10-7ft bar tables, 9ft Brunswich, 2 dart boards, 7 TV’s and Full Bar and Kitchen

O’FALLON Action Billiard Club 636 978-7728 977 West Terra, Ln 17-Pool Tables, 1-5X10 Snooker, Darts

ST chArLES Side Pocket

636-724-9300 1439 Bass Pro Drive 18-Valley Black Cats,4Gold Crowns, Full Restaruant

NEvADA LAS vEGAS • Best Billiards

702 990-0502 3740 E. Flamingo Rd 5- Hermelin 3-Cushion 6- 9’ Pool Tables,1-5x10 Pool Table,Beer,Wine & Food

The Office • Billiard Club

702 570-5570 3050 E Bonanza 2-3-Cushion tables 8 – 9ft pool tables Full Restaurant

NEw HAMPSHIRE hOOkSETT • Cue & Cushion Billiards

1271 Hooksett Rd 603 623-5330 10 Gold Crown Pool Tables, 2 Chevillotte Billiard Tables, Bar,Online Video Games, Darts

SOMErSWOrTh Buster’s Billiards 369 Route 108 603 692-7926 15 – 9 ft tables, Beer & Wine, Food, 2 Dart Boards, ProSho

BELLEviLLE • Guys & Dolls

2- New Gabriels 3cushion billiard tables. 34 – 9 foot pool tables, 6 – Big Screens

EDiSON Sandcastle Billiards

101 Towsley Rd 732 632-9277 18 - 9’ Tables, Card table lounge, Ping-Pong. Pro-shop

NAShUA Boston Billiards Club

55 Northeastern Blvd. 603 943-5630 35- Gold Crown 2 – Dart Boards Full Bar & Restaurant

WAYNE Shooters Family Billiards

2230 Hamburg Tpke 973 248-0800 10- 9 foot Brunswick 1-Bar table, Video games, 4-Screen TV’s, Internet Juke box, Pro shop on premises

NEw JERSEy BELLEviLLE • Guys & Dolls

973-759-6217 2- New Gabriels 3cushion billiard tables. 34 – 9 foot pool tables, 6 – Big Screens

cLiFTON Breaker Billiards

1142 US-46 973 773-0933 12-Gold Crowns 3-8’ & 1 Bar Table, BYOBAir Hockey2-Ping Pong

EDiSON Sandcastle Billiards

101 Towsley Rd 732 632-9277 18 - 9’ Tables, Card table lounge, Ping-Pong. Pro-shop

WAYNE Shooters Family Billiards

2230 Hamburg Tpke 973 248-0800 10- 9 foot Brunswick 1-Bar table, Video games, 4-Screen TV’s, Internet Juke box, Pro shop on premises

NEw yORK BAYShOrE • Doc’s Billiard Emporium

253 W. Main St 631 665-9783 21- Tables 1-Glow in the Dark Table 1-3-Cushion Gabriel Snacks, Beer Specials, Leagues Tournaments, Ladies Night

BrOOkLYN • Gotham City Billiards Club

93 Ave U 718 714-1002 15 Brunswick, 1 Vitalie, 6 Large screen TV’s Burgers, Pizza & Large Pro Shop

FLUShiNG • Carom Cafe

718 358-8585 34-02 Linden Pl 10-5x10 New Verhoven 3Cushion Billiard tables, 10 4 x 8 carom, 22 Brunswick pool tables,Full Bar & Restaurant

LAThAM Diamond Eight Billiards

9 Johnson Rd 518 786-8048 11-9ft pool tables 8- 7’ Valleys 1-3-Cushion Billiard 3-Dart boards, 2-Fooseball, Full Bar

LiNDENhUrST • Mr Cue Billiards 631-226-9486 76 East Sunrise Hwy 1-3 Cushion 5x 10 14- Gold Crowns 3-Bar Tables Beer & Snacks

NEWBUrGh

Gallery Billiards & Bar 154 N Plank RD 845 565-1994 6- Gold Crown 1-Diamond Pro 2-Diamond 7’, 3 TV’s Full Service Bar

NEW YOrk ciTY Eastside Billiards 212 831-7665 163 E 86 ST 16-9ft Pool tables 1-Coin op, Ping-Pong, Fooseball, Full Bar with food,Internet Juke Box and Lounge

SYrAcUSE Premium Billiards

315 488-4888 10 x 9’ Brunswick Super Crowns 2-Gabriels Imperators 8 x Diamond Pro Am 7’ers Brand New Bumper Pool Table,Ping Pong, Beer & Wine,Full Service Kitchen 4 Hard Tip & 2 Soft Tip Dart Boards

WiLLiAMviLLE • Bison Billiards

716 632-0281 Main Transit Plaza 8216 Main St 8-9’ Diamonds, 3-9’ Brunswicks, 6-Bar Tables 2-Dart Boards 3-Cushion Gabriel

WOODSiDE • MGM Billiards

5012 72 Street 718-424-3009 6-3-Cushion Tables 2 – Pool Tables Food, Beer and Wine

YOrkviLLE • Hippo's

315 768-0218 5160 Commercial Dr. E 12-4 1/2x9 Gabriels, 15x10 3-cushion table, 8-3 1/2 7 Valleys, Beer, Wine, Full menu, 8-TV’s

N. CAROLINA GOLDSBOrO Fast Eddies Sport Bar 1308 Parkway Dr 919 759-0071 13 – 9 Gold Crowns Dart boards, Full Bar & Food

MONrOE Burrkats Billiards & Grill

TULSA Magoo’s

MOrrESviLLE 150 N Out Billiards

PuERtO RICO cArOLiNA Billiard Palace

1615 Lynn St 704 226-9650 14-9’ Tables, 6-Bar table,Full liquor & Kitchen, Pro-Sho

539 E. Plaza Dr. Ste. E 704 660-5363 17-9’Olhausen Grand Champions Pros 6-Dart boards Beer & Wine full Restaurant, Voted top 10 in 2010 room

NEW BErN Mickey’s Milligans Billiards 252 637-3711 3411 Trent Rd 6-9’ tables 5-Dart Boards Full Bar & Snack food

WiNSTON SALEM Breaktime Billiards & Sports Bar 336 765-7391 420N Jonestown Rd 15-9 foot Pool tables Darts, 1-big screen, fooseball,Full Bar&menu

OHIO FAirFiELD • Michaels Billiards

6625 Dixie Billiards 513-860-0044 1- 3-Cushion Table 34- Pool Tables Full Bar and Restaurant

MiLFOrD • Bocca Billiards 749 State Rd 28 # C 513-405-0068 1-3-Cushion Table 20- Gold Crowns Beer, Liquor and food Darts, Foosball

OKLAHOMA OkLAhOMA ciTY • AAA Billiards Supply

405 917-9300 4619 N. West 10th 6- Gold Crowns, 4-Bar tables, 2-5 x 10 Snooker table, 1-3-Cushion Billiard table,Pro Shop & Cue & table repair

918 663-3364 5002 S. Memorial 19 3 1/2 X 7 tables, 35 4 1/2X9, 1 Snooker Table Beer, Wine and Liquor, Full Restaurant

787-791-0039 9- Pool Tables, Big Screen & TV’s, Full Bar /food

PENNSYLVANIA PhiLADELPhiA • Drexeline Billiard Club.

610 259-9144 5100 State Rd L-300 2- New Cheviotte 3cushion tables, 16- 4 1/2x 9 Gold Crowns.4 - 4x8 G.Crowns Full line of custom cues & accessories, Tournaments, Inst., Sr.citizen rates

PiTTSBUrG • Breakers

412-531-2250 1413 Potomac Ave 1-3-Cushion heated Chevilotte 6 – 9’ Gold Crowns 8 – 9’ Diamond pros 1- 7’ Bar table Diamond Full Bar

RHODE ISLAND PrOviDENcE Snookers

401 351-7665 53 ASHBURTON ST 14 - 41/2X9 pool tables,State of the art TV’s,3 Full liquor bars,

NOrTh kiNGSTOWN • David Van Lokeren

401-294-2988610 Ten Rod Road 1-Heated Verhoeven and is opened by appointment only

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tENNESSEE cOOkviLLE The Cue

931 528-0025 2020 N. Willow 8 - 7’Diamonds 2 - 9’Diamonds Full Bar & Restaurant

chATTANOOGA Chattanooga Billiard Club

725 Cherry St 423- 267-7740 8- Bar tables4 – 9ft,Full Service Food & Liquor

Chattanooga Billiard Club

423-499-3883 110 Jordan Dr. 14-8 ft tables, 6- 9ft tables Full Food & Liquor

MEMPhiS HighPocket's

901 761-1583 12-4 1/2 x9 Gold Crowns, 1 Snooker table, 8- Bar Tables, Full menu & beer, 8- TV’s, 1 big screen, Videos

Sharpshooters Billiards

MADiSON J.O.B Billiard Club

• The Rack

MANchESTEr Lucky Break Billiard Club

901 386-1188 6959 Stage 18 Bar Tables 4-Gold Crowns, 6 Dart Boards, T.V’s,Jukebox,Video games, food & Beer 901 369-9501 3622 Lamar Ave 8-9 ‘ Pro Diamond 1-3-Cushion Gabriel 3-Dart boards, 10-tv’s Food & Beer

MUrFrEESBOrO Murfreesboro Billiard Club

1253 NW Broad St 615 893-0088 Two rooms-non smoking & smoking,8 - 8’ Gold Crowns,2 - 9’ Conellys 2 - 9’ and 1-7’ Diamonds, Full Kitchen & Bar

615 868-4270 900 Gallatin Rd. Madison Sq. Mall 30 Pool tables diamonds In house pro-shop

1766 Hillsboro Hwy 931 954 5400 4-7’Valleys,4-7’Diamonds 3 9’Diamonds,Darts, Bumper Pool Beer & Grill

tEXAS ALviN Deep Pockets Billiards

1204 FM 1462 Rd 281 585-5068 16-7’Diamonds 4-9’ Diamonds, 2-Dart boards, Beer & Snacks Weekly events call

DALLAS Hawleys Billiards 972 239-4846 5623 Alpha Rd 5-9ft & 7-8ft 1-5x10 Snooker Darts & Foosball Full Bar & Food

SAN LEON Casper’s Billiards 281 559-1400 37 21st St 18- 9ft Brunswicks Full Service Rest & Bar

hOUSTON • TRISH BIDA

11130 BEECHNUT 281 871-8901 4- New Gabriel 3-Cushion 3- Other 3-Cushion tables 4- Pool tables, 2 – Carom Beer & Food

• ALL Sports Cafe

1005 SAINT EMANUEL SUITE 2-4 713-303-7838 3-New Imperators 3 Cushion Tables 1-4 x 8 Straight Rail 3– 5 x10 3-cushion tables

• Bida Tudo

12132 Sabo Rd Phone # 713-446-8307 2-3-Cushion Gabriel Imperator

Bogies Billiards

3040 FM 1960 RD Ste 101 281-821-4544 8- 9’ Gold Crowns 14 8’ Pool Tables 1-Snooker Full Bar and Food

201 S. Gulf Frwy 281-332-7716 20 -4X8 Tables 3 -9’ tables 1-Bar table Full Bar & food 1-Steel Dart board

vIRGINIA MiDLOThiAN Diamond Billiards

Paris Bida

118010 Bellaire Blvd. Suite –A 832-630-5903 4- 3-Cushion New Imperators, 4- Pool Tables 6- Carom Tables Bar and Food

• US BILLIARD

LEAGUE ciTY Legend’s Billiards

3010 Gears Rd Ste C 281 701-3241 3 New Gabriel 3 cushion carom tables, 2 small tables 4x9 carom, pool table, Beer

804 794-8787 Midlothian Turnpike 14 – 9’Pool tables 4 – 42” Flat Screens Full Bar & Restaurant

wISCONSIN MiLWAUkEE • Wisconsin Billiards

414 344-5666 2715 W.Wisconsin Ave 10- 9’ Gold Crowns, 4 Bar tables, 1-Snooker 5x10, 13-cushion Billiard,Full Bar, Pizza, Pro Shop

In Memory of George Middleditch George Orin Middleditch left this earth unexpectedly on September 14, 2011. Born in Birmingham, MI. to Roy and Henrietta Middleditch on May 15, 1936, George was 75. His passion for billiards took him down a life long professional path. He traveled the country with his pool stick in hand to engage competitors and entertain with exhibitions. George “One More Time” or “Trickshooter” Middleditch George was a man of many words, and most were very loud, He loved people, they loved him, and he always drew a crowd. He always talked of all his friends, and the places that he’d been, He talked of the many missed shots, so close to going in. As our George went up in years, the sparkle in his eyes, It never really seemed to dim, but no one was surprised. He loved the game and he loved us all, and when he shook your hand, You knew he was a friend for life, one that could always understand. He had a gruff exterior, that fact you can’t deny, George would let loose a joke, and you’d laugh so hard you cried. Now the angels hold a tournament, each year around the fall, And they were short a player, so old George got the call. So wipe the tears from your face, cause George is up in Heaven, Probably talking to old St. Peter, into giving him the seven.

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Jared Atchison of Westbury, NY Dillon Benson of Wendell, ID Nicole Jaynes of Albuquerque, NM Essays may be viewed on the BEF website at www.BilliardEducation.org About Billiard Education Foundation he Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) Academic The Billiard Education Foundation is a Scholarship Program is pleased to announce the 2011 501 (c) (3) non-profit charitable organiCorbin Coe recipients of its annual scholarship program. The zation committed to furthering the stanscholarships are divided into two categories: BEF Excellence in dard of excellence and leadership within Education scholarship ($2,000 award) and BEF Aiming for the billiard community by engaging in acHigher Education scholarships (3 x $1,000 award). The objectivities related to the education and cultive of the BEF Academic Scholarship Program is to grant tural advancement of tomorrow’s leaders. scholarships to students who have benefited from the sport of The BEF funds academic scholarships, billiards and are pursuing a college education. produces the Junior National 9-Ball The scholarship criteria includes maintaining a 3.0 cumulaChampionships, supports billiard athletes tive GPA (on a 4.0 scale); must have received an ACT score of to attend the WPA World Junior 9-Ball Jared Atchison 23 or higher, or a SAT score of 1050 or higher; must be acChampionships and promotes “Pool In cepted to an accredited undergraduate academic program ; School” procarry at least 12 hours per semester; submitted a 500-1000 word grams. For more essay on how billiards has been an integral part of his/her life; information submitted a letter outlining academic achievements, leadership about the BEF and/or community service work and a description of the appliplease visit cant’s background and career objectives. www.BilliardEdCongratulations to the 2011 winners: ucation.org . To BEF “Excellence in Education” Scholarship ($2,000 award) become a sponsor, Dillon Benson Corbin Coe of Boone, NC Nicole Jaynes make a donation or BEF “Aiming for Higher Education” Scholarships ($1,000 inquiry, please contact Laura Smith at info@BilliardEducation.org award) or phone 303.926.1039.

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Morris Steamrolls Pagulayan in Turning Stone Final Rodney Morris won the Joss Tour Turning Stone Classic XVII in style. Featuring Rodney Morris and Alex Pagulayan in the finals after Pagulayan defeated Shawn Putnam 9-8 in the semis. That match was one of the strangest we have ever seen. Putnam went out to a 6-2 lead and then the wheels just fell off for him. He continued to play well but lady luck just spit on him at every turn. Twice Pagulayan should have scratched in the corner only to have the cue ball defy gravity and stay in the jaws, leaving Putnam nothing to do. Pagulayan took advantage, came back and won the match on the hill, 9-8. In the finals Morris jumped out to a 4-1 lead over Pagulayan. Both men were playing at a very rapid pace and appeared comfortable at the table with no tension in view. Morris extended that margin as the score evolved to 7-2 in his favor. Both were breaking well and clearing up racks easily. In rack ten, Morris missed a bank shot on the two ball to bring Pagulayan to the table with an opportunity. He made the most of it to bring the score to 7-3. But Pagulayan badly missed

a four ball in the next rack to put Morris back in and soon the score, with less than 30 minutes of playing time, stood at 8-3 in favor of Morris. He broke and ran the next to go to 9-3 and Morris was clearly on a mission to win and win quickly. Morris missed the two ball in the next rack and Pagulayan needed to start making things happen if he was to have a prayer. But Alex could not stay at the table. Trading racks would do him no good and that was what was happening. Soon the score was at 10-4. And Morris just kept making 9 balls. He made five balls on one break and soon the score, only one hour into the match, stood at 12-4 for Morris. Pagulayan clawed out three racks to come to 12-7 but then scratched on the one ball. Morris controlled the table and won the match 13-7 to take the title. October/November PQB 37

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DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard Systems Article 57 by Darrell Paul Martineau • www.3cushion.us/ WBIA Head Master Instructor Billiard Buddies, Any hit less than 6 [ six ] is a “CUT” and any hit more than a 6 [six] is a “Follow”. The remarkable thing about these hits is that they mirror each other. As an example a 3 hit cut and a 9 hit follow will go to the same place on the FIRST rail, provided you use the same running English and stroke speed. Other hit examples are: 1 and 11, 2 and 10, 4 and 8 and 5 and 7. You will note that the mirror always adds up to 12. The use of Hits is to create diamond angles. The DPM Universal System shows you how to create any angle needed to make the shot. You now have learned how to make both cut and follow hits. This will show you were those hit will go with the DPM Universal System Segment [ Outside 4,5,6,and 7 rail] You will note at the bottom of the graph the Object ball 2 return numbers. They start on the side rail and go across the bottom end rail. These numbers correspond to the angles needed to create those returns. In the example you will see that the object ball 2 is laying at a 4 return. The cue ball and object ball one are straight across so further system information is needed at this time. Just make a four hit with the proper cuing shown in the graph. You can test the other OB2 numbers leaving the CB/OB1 angle the same. Use this graph for all angle you want to create starting from the end rail or near the end rail In the next article I will show you haw to make the calculation with a HELPING angle. If you have any questions you can always e-mail me and I will answer you. If you would like articles and graphs 1 through 25 about Pocket Billiards {POOL} please send $25.00 for a bound copy shipping is included or Graphs and Articles delivered by way of e-mail $18.00. Articles 26 through 55 and graphs for Caroms are $25.00 Shipping is included or Graphs and Articles delivered by way of e-mail $18.00. Darrell Paul Martineau, 5916 Bar Harbour Ct., Elk Grove CA 95758 40 PQB October/November

For more information on this system and my books, tapes, DVDs or lessons on Pool or Carom Billiards please call me at 916-684-4535 or e-mail dpmuniverse @ Comcast . net web page http://www.3cushion.us/

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Professor’s National Tournament Directory OcTOBEr - 2011 ACS TOUR October 8 Amy’s Billiards Stuart, FL $250 added Entry $35 9-Ball (Womens 9’) 561-714-6430 October 15 Sharky’s Billiards Davenport, IA $500 added Entry $35 8-Ball 563-359-7225 October 29 Legends Sports Bar Clinton, IA $500 added Entry $35 8-Ball (No Masters) 563-243-4266

Action Pool Tour

8 foots Open, Amateur, Ladies,One Pocket & Juniors

Midwest 9-Ball

October 29-30 $2,500 added Magoo’s-5002 S. Memorial Tulsa, OK (918)663-3364 Bar table - 9-Ball open - $65 entry ladies - $55 entry (includes green fee) Deadline: Sat 11AM Red Shoes Billiards October 29 708 388-3700 9-Ball- Double Elimination $500 Added Based on full field $50 Entry fee Includes Green fee

NOvEMBEr - 2011

October 14 – 15 Diamond Billiards Midlothian, Va 804-794-8787

November 4 – 6 The Rack in Memphis 3rd Annual Mid-South PVA Wheelchair 9Ball Rack Championship 901 825-6945

Tiger Bay Area Amateur

Tiger Amateur Tour

October 15 Wally’s -Lakeland, FL 863-688-4460

Western New York Pool Tour October 22 Bison Billiards Buffalo, NY 716-632-0281 Double Elimination Diamond Tables

Tri State Tour October 22 Eastside Billiards New York, NY 212-831-7665 $1,000 added A-B-C-D Event

Pechauer Ride the 9 Tour October 23 Snookers Sports Providence, RI 401-351-7665

Tri State Tour

Gotham City Billiards Brooklyn, NY October 29 718-714-1002 $1,250 added B-C-D Event Bogies Billiards Houston, Tx October 29 – 30 281-821-4544 $1,000 added $1000 added 9-Ball,

November 5 - 6 Legends Billiards League City, Tx 281-332-7716 $1,000 added $750 added amateur event $250 added second chance

35.00 Entry $1000.Added!” Sat.& Sun $500.Added Amateur/Semi-Pro Event $25.00-Entry. “Sunday”

Joss North East Tour November 5 – 6 Al Conte Memorial Hippo’s House of Billiards Yorkville, NY 315-768-0218 $2,000 added

SE Open

Mr. Cues Billiards Atlanta, Ga November 5 – 6 770-454-7665 $1,500 added $1000 added open $500 added Amateur event on Sunday

TAP Leagues

November 9 - 14 Nationals/Rally at Bally’s Las Vegas, Nv

Great Southern Billiard Tour Championships Amateur 9-ball8-ball Tournaments November 9 – 13 Fast Eddie’s Sports Bar & Grill Goldsboro, NC 919-759-0071

ATTENTION ROOM OWNERS When you subscribe to “Places to Play” Directory (See pages 34 & 35) your event is entitled to get listed in our Tournament Calendar Guide. MissCues Ladies Tour November 5 - 6 MCRT Championships Michael’s Billiards Fairfield, OH 513-860-0044 $1,000 added

Tiger, Southeast

Open 9 Ball Tour November 5 - 6th $1,500 Total Guaranteed Added! Mr. Cues II-RickySweet 3541 Chamblee Tucker Rd. Atlanta,GA. 770-454-7665

INDEPENDENT EVENT C.R. BILLIARDS & SPORTS BAR November 12 Coon Rapids, MI 763-780-1585 $1000 added 8-Ball Masters Double, A-B-C

ACS TOUR

November 12 Leisure Time Billiards East Moline, IL $500 added,Entry $35 8-Ball 309-752-9559

Action Pool Tour November 12–13 Big Daddy’s Billiards Glen Burnie, MD

INDEPENDENT EVENT November 18-20 The Billiard Center $3,500 added Guarantee FREE NO ENTRY FEE 9-Ball Handicap

Joss North East Tour November 19–20 23rd Ocean State 9-Ball Championship Snookers Billiards 53 Ashburn St Providence, RI 401-351-7665 $5,000 added

Great Southern Billiard Tour November 19 – 20 Michael’s Billiards Fairfield, Oh 513-860-0044 $2,000 added $1,500 added amateur 9-ball on bar tables $500 added 9-ball banks 9 ft Diamonds, Play in one event or play in both, they run simultaneously!

Pechauer Ride the 9 Tour November 20 The Fan Club E. Wareham, MA 508 295 6773

Great Southern Billiard Tour Mickey Milligans New Bern, NC November 26 – 27 252-637-3711 $1,500 added $1,500 added amateur 9-ball 9 ft Diamonds

DEcEMBEr - 2011 Tri State Tour

Gotham City Billiards Brooklyn, NY December 3 718-714-1002 $1,250 added BC-D Event

Lone Star Billiards Tour

Tour Championship December 10 – 11 Bogies Billiards Houston, Tx 281-8214544 $2,000 added $2000 added 9-Ball, 8 foots Open, Amateur, Ladies, One Pocket and Juniors

Action Pool Tour December 10 – 11

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Diamond Billiards Midlothian, Va ACS TOUR December 10 Legends Sports Bar Clinton, IA $500 added, Entry $35 9-Ball 563-243-4266

SPORTS BAR December 10 – 11 COON RAPIDS, MI 763-780-1585 $1000 added 8-Ball Masters Double A-B-C

Western New York Pool Tour

ACS Tour

December 10 Bison Billiards Buffalo, NY 716-632-0281 Single Elimination $20 Buy Back, Diamond Tables

INDEPENDENT EVENT C.R. BILLIARDS &

December 17 Sharky’s Billiards Davenport, IA $500 added, Entry fee $35 8-Ball 563-359-4770

Turning Stone Classic XVIII Turning Stone Casino Verona, NY $25,000 added

APTSA NATIONAL ARTISTIC POOL TOUR STOPS October 2 (Sunday) Slix Billiards 3422 North 1st Street Abilene, TX Contact: Curtis Robertson Phone: 325.829.3035

APTSA Tour Stop Joss North East Tour December 15 – 18

October 7 & 8 Bull Shooters Bar & Grill 3337 W. Peoria Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85029

TIC CUP V

Dec 8-11 Pockets Billiards 13430 S. Cicero, Crestwood, IL 60445 (Chicago suburb) Contacts – Pat Bukiri and Carl Cesare: 708.371.7665 Promoter– Tom “Dr. Cue” 765.795.4968 (H) 765.760.7665 (C)

2012 WORLD ARTISTIC POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

MARCH 8-11 AT THE SUPER BILLIARD EXPO

2011 DR. CUE CLASSIC ARTIS-

Farewell Riviera Hello Rio 2013 BCAPL Moves National Championships to the Rio Las Vegas Mark Griffin and CueSports International (CSI) announce two major changes for the BCAPL National Championships. In 2013, the “Greatest Pool Tournament in the World” will move from May to July … and will walk the welcome mat at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The BCAPL National Championships have outgrown the space at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. The 2012 (36th) BCAPL National Championships, scheduled May 9-20, 2012, will be the last year the event will be held at the Riviera. CSI thanks the Riviera for hosting the championships for the past 18 years. The relocation to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino is scheduled for July 17-27, 2013. The move will allow the BCAPL to expand both the amateur nationals and the CSI professional tournaments. The date and venue changes will provide more accommodations and more pool tables, so that more players, families, and friends can enjoy an even richer experience at the new venue. CSI thanks the 1,400 BCAPL members who responded to our player survey at the 2011 nationals for their help in making decisions for the future of the championships. The July dates are generally better for all: participants, families and employers, local leagues, host locations, and League Operators. Starting in 2013, local BCA Pool Leagues can play longer spring sessions – all the way to the end of May. BCAPL players and teams will be able to play in more state and regional tournaments during the spring, and still be able to travel to nationals. A longer spring session allows more time for players to qualify for nationals. It also gives players, teams, League Operators, and BCAPL more time to enter and certify national entries. And lastly, many of our survey respondents said that July is much better than May for time away from work and home, especially for those who have school age children. This move is long overdue, and we again thank the players who participated in our survey. The Rio is part of the Caesars Entertainment Corporation – the world’s largest casino entertainment group. With its state-of-the-art conference center of over 160,000 square feet, the atmosphere is elegant, modern and hi-tech – a player’s dream! For player comfort and convenience, the Rio is a 4-star all-suite hotel and casino offering extensive amenities and entertainment options. Providing spectacular views of Las Vegas, the hotel boasts over 2,500 suites with more than 600 square feet of spacious luxury. When it comes to dining, the Rio is unparalleled. According to USA Today Travel 2011 report, the Rio’s Carnival World Buffet and the famous 5 star Village Seafood Buffet are ranked #2 and #3 in the top 5 buffets in Las Vegas. Additionally, the Rio offers 12 more dining options from the casual to the opulent. You name it … the 24-hour $45 “Buffet of Buffets” pass to 7 of the best buffets available anywhere; a 48-hour “All-Stage Pass” to about 20 shows at Caesars properties; the industry leading “Total Rewards” player program by Caesars Entertainment; the free Rio/Paris/Harrahs shuttle service to two key spots on the strip; VooDoo Beach with real sand beaches, cascading waterfalls, VooDoo Rooftop Nightclub, an indoor/outdoor double-decker club known to have the best view of the Las Vegas strip … You name it, the Rio has it all.

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