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Speed Pool Challenge

Contributing Writers Samm Diep • Tom Simpson • The Monk • Bob Jewett • Darrel Martineau • Tom Ross Robert Byrne • George Rippe • Eric Yow • Conrad Burkman • Tom Rossman Marty Kaczmarowski

Salvas Takes Crown

Trick Shot Magic

☜ Segal Wins Title

China Wins World Cup APA Championships Ozone Billiard Tour

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Billiard Congress of America Inks Deal with Coca-Cola National Account Pricing for Billiard Congress of America Members The Billiard Congress of America today announced it has finalized an unprecedented national partnership with Coca-Cola that provides pool room members of the association with national account pricing on the Coca-Cola family of products. In addition to preferred pricing, members of the Billiard Congress of America committing to exclusively pour Coca-Cola product receive free state-of-the-art equipment, national promotions and business building support. “We are thrilled that the recognized global leader in the beverage industry has committed to being the ‘Official Soft Drink of Billiards,’” said Billiard Congress of America CEO Rob Johnson. “A partnership with Coca-Cola enables the Billiard Congress of America to better fulfill our mission of ‘enhancing the success of our members and promoting the game of billiards.’ Pool room operators will realize bottom-line savings and outstanding support and partnership from Coca-Cola, while the entire industry is going to benefit from Coca-Cola’s commitment to promoting the game of billiards.” “This is a very exciting opportunity for The Coca-Cola Company. Providing superior customer service, beverage category expertise, and leadership results will be our commitment to the pool room operators and the billiard industry,” said Coca-Cola Enterprise Account Executive Ed Naudin. “Growing the entire beverage category and driving beverage profitability with relevant programming will be critical to our future and long term success.” More Benefits Than Just Coca-Cola Other new membership benefits and direct savings available to Billiard Congress of America room operator members include a First Data merchant credit card discount program, Sysco Foodservices rebate program and a Web site development and hosting service. First Data is offering Billiard Congress of America room operator members exceptional rates and service for credit card processing. At a rate of cost plus 5 cents, Billiard Congress of America members taking advantage of the program are directly improving their bottom line. “We have provided more than 50 analyses of merchant card statements from pool room operators and in every instance our First Data program provides more than $450 in annual savings to our pool room operators,” said Johnson. “These programs are aimed at providing real, tangible savings.” Billiard Congress of America room operator members who purchase products through Sysco Foodservices are eligible to receive rebates, or FREE money, on many of the products they are regularly purchasing. For as low as $380 a year, Billiard Congress of America room operator members receive a Web site template and yearly hosting fees. The Web site template is designed with the most critical features important to a pool room. The features include the following options: event listing and calendar, video and photo gallery, couponing, custom forms, custom pages and an email list manager. Pool room operators interested in learning more about the Coca-Cola, First Data, Sysco Foodservices and BCA Web Services member benefits program are encouraged to contact Billy Yinger at 1-800-343-1329, ext. 8432. More information can also be found at bca-pool.com. October/November PQB 5

Luc Salvas Wins Speed Pool Challenge

he 2010 Green Valley Ranch Billiards Shootout was held September 1 in Las Vegas. Luc Salvas defeated Bobby McGrath for theInternational Speed Pool Challenge crown and the $25,000 purse. Green Valley Ranch Resort was host to the event, which was taped for three 1-hour telecasts on ESPN.

five year history of the event, Salvas captured the title and the $25,000 purse. In semifinal action, Dave Pearson of England zipped past McGrath in the first set by scores of 6:36 to 7:35. McGrath then managed to take the second set by a mere one second, 8:21 to 8:22. The sudden death of one rack each enabled McGrath to emerge the victor by .58 to 1:35. The other semifinal saw Salvas defeat Thorsten Hohmann of Germany in the first set 6:24 to 6:42 and the second set by 9:27 to 9:35. The

The Fifrth Annual event drew an international lineup battling for the $25,000 winner-take-all prize. The action in Speed Pool is fast and furious (the speed of light compared to

match was so close that a slim 26 seconds separated the players in the two sets. The standing-room-only crowd gave Luc Salvas a rousing

9-ball) with two sets, twelve racks in each set, the first set

ovation at the conclusion of the Championship match. The

Straight Pool and the second set 8-Ball. Players routinely run

winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trophy was presented by Green Valley Ranch Resort.

racks of fifteen balls in about 1-minute and the player with the

The presentation brought another round of cheers from the au-

lowest accumulated time for twelve racks wins the match.

dience.

Salvas of Canada and McGrath of the U.S.A. emerged from

In addition to the fine tournament site at Green Valley

the pack as the top guns. In the Championship Match, Salvas

Ranch Resort, the event was sponsored by Fusion Billiard

took the first set by a score of 6:58 to 8:20, and McGrath re-

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bounded to take the second set by 8:13 to 8:40. The players

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then went to a sudden death of one rack each, which Salvas

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won by only six seconds, .55 to 1:01. For the third time in the

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he 2010 Green Valley RanchBilliard Shootout was held September 2 in Las Vegas. Andy Segal defeated Jamey Gray for the TRICK SHOT MAGIC title and the lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share of the $30,000 purse. Green Valley Ranch Resort was host to the event which was taped for three 1-hour telecasts on ESPN.

Andy Segal Wins Title

The Eleventh Annual TRICK SHOT MAGIC featured a stellar international cast vying for the most coveted title in Artistic Pool. The matches required each player to execute 10 Artistic shots in a challenge format. Players challenged their opponents with shots of their choice, with each player forced to make the shot to score a point. In the event of a tied score, the tiebreaker was an 8-rail bank shot onto the face of a $100 bill. The player who came closest to the center of the bill won the match. Segal and Gray, both of the U.S.A., displayed their brilliance to emerge as the top trick shot artists. The Championship Match was poetry on green felt, with Segal defeating Gray by a score of 11-7 to take the crown and $10,000. Gray, who otherwise played to top form in the event, claimed $5,000 second prize. In the semifinal action, Segal prevailed over Florian Kohler of France by a score of 11-8. The

The standing-room-only crowd gave

at Green Valley Ranch Resort, the event

other semifinal saw Gray slip past Nick

Andy Segal and Jamey Gray a spirited

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Nikolaidis of Canada 9-8 in a tight match.

ovation at the conclusion of the final

Aramith Tournament Balls, Simonis

International trick shot stars who were

match. The winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trophy was presented

Cloth, Mueller Recreational Products,

bumped off in single elimination included

to Segal by Scott Sullens of Fusion Billiard

Executive Billiards Delta-13 Rack,

Nikolaidis and Kohler, who won $3,000

Tables and Ivan Lee of Simonis Cloth. each, and Tom Rossman (U.S.A.), Stefano The presentation brought another round Pelinga (Italy), Dave Nangle (U.S.A.) and of cheers from the audience.

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China Wins World Cup of Pool Second Title in Four Years for Li and Fu by Luke Riches, Matchroom Sport: China, represented by Fu Jianbo and Li Hewen, won their second World Cup of Pool crown as they dismantled the Philippines by a 10-5 scoreline and silenced a huge home crowd at the Robinsons Place Mall in Manila. It was the second time that the deadly Chinese duo have now lifted this prestigious crown – they beat Finland in a hill-hill thriller in Rotterdam in 2007 – and they never let up from the opening rack as the home team felt the pressure and never really got going. Over the week of the tournament, the sheer quality of their play throughout shone through and in Fu Jianbo they have one of the most exciting players in the world. Li Hewen though is as reliable as any player and to win the World Cup twice in four years cements their world class credentials. “We are very happy with the victory but we just got the luck we needed from the Philippines team,” said a reflective Fu Jianbo. “They made a few mistakes and we took advantage of that. The Philippines team literally gave us the match because they made a lot more mistakes than we did. It was very pressured though, because it was a big pro-Filipino crowd. “It was like the home court advantage so to win here, we’ve got to be very, very happy winning the tournament,” he added. For the Philippines side of Dennis Orcollo and Roberto Gomez, it was an anticlimax after their heroic 9-8 defeat of Taiwan in the semis and maybe they were mentally drained by their efforts. Either way, China took the opening rack to settle their nerves but the Philippines levelled it when their opponents made a mess of the 8 and 9 balls. Every Filipino pot and Chinese miss was greeted with deafening cheers. It’s hard to under-estimate the pressure the players were under and it showed in a shocking third rack as the four struggled to pot a ball between them as the crowd started to get agitated. Every single player missed shots they would normally have made. Gomez’s mistake, when he missed the 9-ball into the side pocket, was the most crucial though and Fu Jianbo downed the 9-ball for a 2-1 lead. The next rack isn’t much better and it went to China to increase their lead and they took the next to go to 4-1 which si8 PQB October/November

China 10-5 Philippines

lenced the huge home crowd. Orcollo made a huge error in the next when his attempt to snooker the Chinese fell woefully short. Fu Jianbo, normally the most reliable of potters, missed an easy 9 ball but Gomez could only play a less than watertight safety and Li Hewen played a magnificent cut shot to give his side a 5-1 lead. The Philippines desperately needed a break to stop the runaway train and they got it when Li, scratched pushing out. They tried for the three foul rule but Fu went off three rails for the great escape. Gomez left a poor snooker which Li potted with a kick shot and it was soon 6-1. It soon became 7-1 as the dynamic Chinese pair ran out from the break. The Philippines finally got a shot at the 1 ball in the ninth as Li hashed up a 1/4 combo. Orcollo though, missed a tough long cut on the 5 ball and China took another rack. China reached the hill as a weak shot from Orcollo left an open table. Philippines finally won another rack to reduce arrears to 9-2 and they then broke and ran the next two to get the crowd going. It was all too much of a mountain and although they got to five racks, it was the mighty Fu Jianbo who rolled home the final 9 ball of the tournament for Chinese glory. As well as the title, magnificent trophy and gold medals, the duo also took the US $60,000 top prize. “It was a great performance from us and playing with Fu gives us so much confidence,” said Li Hewen.

“To win the World Cup again is an incredible experience and fantastic for Chinese pool and we can’t wait to come back next year and try to defend our title,” he added. With 32 teams representing 31 countries – home nation Philippines has two sides in the competition – the World Cup of Pool sees the gathering of some of the most decorated stars of the pool firmament. The event is taking place at Robinsons Place, in Ermita, Manila. With a total purse of $250,000, the winning pair split $60,000 between them while first round losers are guaranteed $1,500 each.

Semi Finals Scores China 9-7 Germany Philippines B 9-8 Taiwan

Quarter Final Scores China 9-3 Indonesia Germany 9-7 France Philippines B 9-1 Finland Taiwan 9-5 Poland

Second Round Scores Taiwan 8-2 Japan Indonesia 8-6 Philippines A

Germany 8 -1 Russia France 8-6 England China 8-5 Italy Finland 8-1 Holland Poland 8-7 USA Philippines B 8-4 Spain

First Round Scores Russia 8–4 Canada Indonesia 8-7 India China 8–2 Belgium Italy 8-6 Korea Germany 8–4 Hong Kong Philippines A 8-3 Thailand England 8–7 Qatar France 8-5 Australia Japan 8–7 Slovenia Poland 8-6 Malta Taiwan 8–2 Malaysia Philippines B 8-4 Croatia Holland 8–3 Austria Finland 8-2 Singapore USA 8-7 Sweden Spain 8-5 Vietnam

The 2010 World Cup of Pool is sponsored by the world’s leading online poker room. Tables are supplied by Brunswick Billiards, cloth by Iwan Simonis, Super Aramith balls by Saluc and the Official Cue is Predator.

Predator International 10-Ball Tour Filipino billiard player Lee Vann “The Slayer” Corteza hacked out an 8-5 victory over Rodney “The Rocket” Morris of the US in the finals to capture the Predator Sweet 16 title at SM North Edsa, Quezon. The pride of Davao City, whose stint was supported by Kopiko and Energen, came back from a 0-4 deficit by scoring 7 consecutive racks to seize the lead en route to his victory. According to Negros Billiards Stable (NBS) coach Christopher Palses, Corteza prayed for an opportunity to return to the table when he was down 4-0. The Slayer did get the chance when Morris committed an error in the 5th rack. The scores were already 7-4 in favor of Corteza when Morris ran the 12th rack to cut the lead, 7-5. The Filipino, however, took the next rack to carve an 8-5 win in the event organized by Dragon Promotions and supported by Predator CEO Karim Belhaj. Corteza claimed the top prize of 10,000 Euros for his feat while Morris went home with 6,000 Euros. “I would like to thank Sir Jonathan Sy and coach Christopher Palses. They always supported my campaigns in local and international tournaments alongside Kopiko and Energen,” said the Fil-

ipino, who is currently ranked as the world’s No. 2 billiards player. NBS President Jonathan Sy Rodney Morris, Karim Belhaj, lauded Corteza’s Lee Van Corteza latest feat. “He deserves this... I’m really happy for him. This proves once again that the Filipino can be at par with the world’s best cue artists. Corteza’s dream is to win the World Pool-Billiards Association (WPA) 9-ball title. Semifinalists Niels Feijen of the Netherlands and David Alcaide of Spain didn’t go home empty-handed as they received 4,000 Euros each for reaching the Final Four. The Predator Sweet 16 completes the Predator billiards competition that was postponed in Spain. The Last 16 for the tournament was hosted by long-time billiards patron Sebastian “Baste” Chua at the famous Star Billiards Center in Grace Village, Quezon City. October/November PQB 9

Spring Forward to Move Back by Tom Ross Contributing Writer

or the most part, pool follows logic and, despite the sometimes daunting body of knowledge that we must accumulate, most of it falls into place predictably as we build on a set of good fundamentals and basic cue-ball skills. Usually, it’s not that complicated. When we need to move forward to the next shot we use follow, and, when the next shot is behind the object ball, we choose a draw shot for position. Sometimes however that logic does not apply, and very subtle differences in a shot’s setup can demand an unexpected variety of choices to get position for the next ball. In the diagram we have three different shots on the 8 ball into the upper-left corner, represented by three cue balls; A, B, and C, each separated from its neighbor by one ball width. Although the setups for the three shots are similar, each discrete angle may demand its own position choice to get on the 9 ball for a shot into the bottom-left corner. Cue ball A, the dotted-outlined cue ball on the far right, offers an almost straight-in shot on the 8 ball. To be precise, in this case you would cut the 8 ball very slightly to the left with draw, which, of course moves the cue ball slightly off to the right and back toward the 9 ball, as shown with the dotted line. The 8 ball is exactly one ball width away from the cushion and two diamond segments up table. The cue ball is two ball widths away from the cushion. This precise setup offers the draw option we see in the diagram. You should set up the shot and adjust the cue ball’s position slightly to examine other possibilities. For example, the most difficult shot in this vicinity is the one where the cue ball lies a little farther to the right to present a shot on the 8 ball that demands a slight cut to the right. When the angle is just 10 PQB October/November

Moving over one more ball width to the left and cue ball C, shown with a dotted outline, presents a new position challenge. From this position, draw becomes very difficult, with a wide swing out to the right almost a guarantee. Some players might let the cue ball go wide right to the opposite side rail with draw and some right-hand english to bounce down toward the 9 ball. That’s an important shot to know and a good one to practice, perhaps at first from an easier position with the cue ball away from the cushion. Straight follow to track along the solid line may look like a good option again. But, from this position, that requires some inside english (left), which makes the shot more difficult and posiso, draw moves the cue ball backwards tion somewhat unpredictable. Since the along the side rail; trying to follow two shot angle introduces a natural swing to rails can scratch or catch the pocket the right for the cue ball, it’s best not to point coming out of the corner; and a oppose that movement. So, from this postraight bounce off of the side rail with sition, the most natural position choice is stun draw can require Herculean speed. When the cue ball moves over one ball to let the cue ball go to the right with width left to the solid-outlined ball at po- follow and a little right-hand english to track two rails toward the 9 ball on the sition B, the best position option begins dashed line path. Keep the stroke smooth to change. From this spot a draw shot may still be viable, but be careful. As cut since any punch will take the cue ball angle enters the picture, drawing straight out farther right to introduce a possible two-rail scratch in the left side pocket. back becomes more challenging and reAs I watch beginners and intermediquires and short and snappy stroke, a soft ate players I observe this month’s theme touch and a very short follow through. popping up repeatedly to cause problems. Any extra speed or stroke length can When we see two balls that relate to send the cue ball swinging out to right each other as the 8 and 9 do in the and across the table. It does not take much cut angle to make drawing the cue diagram, choosing draw to move the cue ball back toward the next shot appears ball into position too difficult if not imlogical and correct. As we see however, it possible. A better option in this case does not take much cut angle to introwould be to play the cue ball with a duce too much lateral cue-ball travel and straight follow, a high-center hit and a a lot of difficulty. Set up the shots in the smooth stroke, to carry it forward to the top rail and then back down toward the 9 diagram and practice them until you can identify angles where going forward is the ball, as shown with the solid line. best way to move the cue ball backwards.

Thousands Flock to APA Championships More than $1 Million in prize money awarded in 30th Annual Team Championships LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (September 3, 2010) — The American Poolplayers Association’s (APA) 30th Annual National Team Championships saw a record number of teams compete in the newly expanded 10-day extravaganza. Nearly 2,000 8-Ball, 9-Ball, Doubles and Masters teams made the trek to Sin City to compete, Aug. 19 – 28, for more than $1 Million in prize money. Due to record participation, the event had to be extended an extra day.

semifinals. Fight Like a Girl defeated All Or Nothin of West Monroe, La., in the semifinals to advance. Both Let It Ride and All Or Nothin each took home $2,500 for their 3rd Place finishes. In a tie for 5th Place were the Hustlers of Gretna, La., I’m Just Saying of South Park, Pa., Chicks with Sticks of Jackson,

Ladies 8-Ball Division

8-Ball Open Division

Miss., and Pink 8’s of Lafayette, La. Each 5th Place team received $1,000 in prize money. All teams in the 8-Ball Championships squared-off in a modified single-elimination format that ensured each team played at least twice before elimination. All 8-Ball Open Division teams automatically received $350 in national qualifier money,

In the 8-Ball Open Division, Chumba’s All Stars of Topeka, Kan., defeated the Bad Elements of Black Mountain, N.C., 3-1 in the finals to take home $25,000 in cash and the championship title. As Runners-Up, the Bad Elements received $15,000 in prize money. Finishing in 3rd Place were Deep Pockets of Osawatomie, Kan., and That’s How We Roll of Baton Rouge, La. Each received $7,500 in prize money. In a four-way tie for 5th Place were The Legends of Kirksville, Mo., the Dream Busters of Fairfield, Ohio, the Ice Breakers of East Peoria, Ill., and Mack’s 8-Ballers of Louisville, Ken.; each team received $5,500 for finishing tied for 5th Place. In the finals of the Ladies 8-Ball Division, it was Don’t Need a Man of Clover, S.C., defeating Fight Like a Girl of Open 9-Ball National Hixson, Tenn., 3-2 to win $10,000 in 1st Place prize money. As Runners-Up, Fight Like a Girl received $5,000 in cash. Don’t Need a Man advanced to the finals with a victory over and the top 8 teams won at least $5,000. In the 8-Ball Ladies Division, all teams automatically earned $350 national qualifier defending champions Let It Ride of Bakersfield, Calif., in the money, with the top 8 teams winning at least $1,000. The 12 PQB October/November

Open Division began play on Aug. 22 and concluded on Aug. 28. The Ladies Division of the tournament started on Aug. 19 and concluded on Aug. 22. In Open 9-Ball National Championship action, it was The Fort of Baltimore, Md., beating the Ryders of Meriden, Conn., 52-48 in the finals. The Fort took home $15,000 of the more than $200,000 guaranteed purse. As Runner-Up, the Ryders received $7,000 in cash. Two teams tied for 3rd Place in the Open 9-Ball division. 9On-The-Run of Woonsocket, R.I., and the Land Sharks of Garner, N.C. Each team took home $3,500 in prize money. Finishing in 5th Place were the Bad Attitudes of Memphis, Tenn., and the Good Fellas of Mississauga, Ontario. Each 5th Place team received $2,000 in prize money. The Open 9-Ball National Championship was held Aug. 19-23, with each team competing in a modified single-elimination format that ensured each team played at least twice before elimination. All national qualifiers received a minimum of $350, with the top 6 teams winning at least $2,000.

In the Open 9-Ball Doubles Championship, Kool Katz of Stoneham, Mass., defeated Yeaa Buddy of Lake Worth, Fla. Kool Katz took home a 1st Place prize of $5,000 and the championship trophy, while Yeaa Buddy walked away with $3,000 in prize money. Dale Fitch of Federal Way, Wash., defeated Andrew Niebrugge

Masters Championship of Decatur, Ill., for $2,400 in the finals of the APA Wheelchair Challenge. Niebrugge took home $1,000 as Runner-up. In addition, the APA conducted nearly round-the-clock MiniMania tournaments, which took place daily and were open to all APA members. The MiniMania tournaments offered multiple formats with 100% prize money payback that awarded nearly $200,000.

Open 8-Ball Doubles After winning their divisions in weekly APA 8-Ball and 9Ball League play and then placing in Local Team Championships throughout the United States and Canada, 723 Open 8-Ball, 399 Open 9-Ball, and 57 Ladies 8-Ball teams, all consisting of five to eight players, qualified to compete in the 2010 National Team Championships. In the Open 8-Ball Doubles Championship, it was Carolina Express of Dunn, N.C., winning $6,500 in the finals with a victory over Melissa & Joseph of Madison, Tenn. Melissa & Joseph received $4,000 as Runner-Up in the 384-team event. The finals of the Masters Championship event featured Triple Fish of Montgomery, Ala., defeating Zack Attack of Portland, Ore. Triple Fish took home $7,800 in 1st Place prize money, while Zack Attack received $3,600 as Runner-Up in the 192-team event.

The APA produces three major tournaments each yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the APA National Team Championships, the APA National Singles Championships and the U.S. Amateur Championshipâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that, together, pay out nearly $1.5 Million in cash and prizes annually! The APA and its championships are sponsored by Aramith, Action Cues and PoolDawg. For more information on the National Team Championships, visit the official APA Web website at www.poolplayers.com.

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Ozone Billiards Predator Tour 1st Annual Reverend Clarence Keaton Memorial

Tony Robles 8-3, then Jeremy Sossei 8-7. Young gun Jeremy Sossei opened up with an 8-6 win over Diana Rojas before losing to Tony Robles 8-6. However, Jeremy dug deep to grind back from the one-loss side to eventually By Alison M. Fischer, NYCgrind.com meet Tony Robles in the finals for a rematch. Jeremy’s road to the finals led him through Zion Zvi 8-6, Mike Miller 8-2, Jerry icking off late Saturday afternoon, the Open/Pro 10Tarantola 8-6 and Ginky 8-7. Jeremy followed the semifinal up ball event featured top-level talent such as Hunter with another hill-hill match in the finals to capture top honors Lombardo, Holden Chin, Jeremy Sossei, George Sansouci, Mike Miller, Sean Morgan and Zion Zvi. Top NY female in the 1st Annual Clarence Keaton Memorial. player “Snooky” Diana Rojas showed a lot of heart to tangle Tony Robles and the Predator Tour would like to thank their sponwith the big boys inthis event as well. sors: Top Florida pro player Hunter Lombardo stayed around NY long enough after the Seminole Empire State 10-Ball Champi- Predator Cues, Poison Cues, Ozone Billiards, Delta-13 Racks, The Seminole Tribe of Florida, The Seminole Pro Tour, onships to participate in this 10-ball event. Hunter opened Poolonthenet.com, AZBilliards.com, www.pool.bz, Billiards Press, with an impressive 8-3 win over Holden Chin, as well as a Cuetable.com, Master Chalk, RJH Custom Cues, Webb Custom clutch hill-hill victory over Mhet Vergara, before losing to Cues, Jim Murnak Cue Cases, Go4Pool.net, NYCgrind.com, BilTony Robles 8-6 and Ginky 8-5. liards Digest, Inside Pool Magazine, Pool & Billiards Magazine, Tony Robles brought his “A” game, and was determined to Maxim Billiards & The Tournament Guide. honor his late friend Clarence Keaton by showing the heart

that “The Rev”, as he is known by his friends, always brought to the table. Tony defeated Phil Davis 8-5, Jeremy Sossei 8-6, Hunter Lombardo 8-6, and “Alaska” Sean Morgan 8-3… earning a spot in the finals undefeated. Meanwhile, Sean Morgan had been turning heads with gritty play, defeating Zion 8-4, Mike Wong 8-7, and Jerry Tarantola 8-6, before losing to

Open/Pro Final Results: 1st: Jeremy Sossei 2nd: Tony Robles 3rd: Sean Morgan 4th: George Sansouci

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Slide and Roll by Robert Byrne From “Byrne’s Complete Book of Pool Shots” with permission

he two banks diagrammed here have the same line-of aim: from the corner to the second diamond. The only difference is that in one case the object ball is far from the rail and in the other it is very close to the rail. It may surprise you to find out that if you hit the 4-ball softly it will come in short, while if you hit the 5-ball as hard as you can it will make…or come close to making. This is the complete opposite of what most players think-that high speed makes banks come short. What’s going on? The 4-ball is so close to the rail that even when struck softly it will slide into the cushion because it doesn’t have enough time or space to begin rolling. In fact, no matter how much speed you use, it will bank to the same point. At the right, the 5-ball will bank long at all speeds because even if you hit it as hard as you can, it will be rolling by the time it gets to the rail and will taken a longer angle because of the slight bend the topspin

imparts to the rebound path. The two shots prove that speed isn’t the controlling factor in bank shots. What counts are slide and roll. If you want to try the shots yourself, place a 6-ball as shown to make sure you don’t drive the 5-ball to the right of the diamond.

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A Ship Wrecked Nine Ball by “The Monk” Contributing Writer • www.monkbilliardacademy.net

ver the past thirty years I have watched this game go through some tough times. In New England I found over sixty rooms had closed down. Several Universities have taken the pool tables out of their recreation rooms. In some of these Las Vegas events the attendance is down by thirty per cent. In the movie Color of Money, Vincent was asked what he had in his cue case. He smiled and uttered the classic lines, “doom”. The irony of that statement rings true today. After all these years we have a ship wrecked nine ball. At one time the rooms were full of pocket billiard enthusiast. These players loved the game. They loved the art of the stroke, the sound of balls rolling across the slate, the joy of a ball falling into the pockets.

much money is added?” When you start a league the players ask, “What is the pay out at the end of the season?” Leagues that feature money and handicaps have taken the joy out of pocket billiards. The advanced player does not enjoy his time competing against a beginner who is getting so much weight that it is almost impossible to win. Handicaps are controversial. A player does not want compete in an environment that promotes losing. It does not seem like pocket billiards. The integrity of this game has been stolen from us by the handicapped leagues. Many of these handicapped leagues force the room owner to give free table time. With no table time revenue, they do not maintain their tables and the players are forced to play on poor equipment. The money player does not care about the table so much as he is making money. The real pool player becomes When the smoke clears all that is left discouraged and quits the game. standing is the money player. When the smoke clears all that is left standing is the money player. The game of nine ball has been shipThe fun type player has been run out of wrecked by the gambler. The boom of the room and now the money players the nineties has now become the bust of begin to devour each other. Then the the 2000’s. The game has taken a hit by room becomes an empty chamber and we our focus on money and now when the have the ship wrecked nine ball. smoke has cleared the only players left I have written a new book called The standing are the money players. Ship Wrecked Nine Ball. It details what When you announce a tournament has happened to this sport and how we today the first question asked is “How can solve our problems. I am open and

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honest with some great ideas on how to pull this ship off the rocks. The four million social players still love the game and are waiting for the right format so they can come back to pocket billiards. If you want to order the book you can go on my site www.monkbilliardacademy.net There are some rooms that understand how this game got ship wrecked. I had a room in Nashua NH that was full every night and if you came in there and offered to play for money you were not welcome back. We protected our players and that room twenty years later is doing close to two million dollars a year. The game is not fine. The game of nine ball is about timing and precision a perfect format for honor and integrity which is the essence of mastering self. This is the ultimate experience in pocket billiards and you can’t master self when you have a seedy hustler disrupting your timing with agitation and interruptions. It is natural for this social champion to move away from the seedy side of pocket billiards. In my new book I show how we can get the social player back to the game. I am close to retirement so I offer these incredible techniques to you. I hope you will order it and join me in our efforts to restore this great game to its former glory.

Easy Three

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veryone likes an easy trick shot to keep in their pocket to whip out just to show off from time to time. Sometimes the shots I feature here are quite difficult, but I like to put in some easy ones on occasion. This is a shot that is pretty easy, so long as you set it up right and use a good jump cue. Start by placing the three balls at the side pocket, as diagrammed. The two balls closest to the side pocket are in line, directly across table. Set the third ball up, accounting for a bit of throw, aimed about a diamond short of the corner pocket. With this set-up, you should be able to strike the middle ball and pocket all three

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with one stroke. The way it is diagrammed, I have you jumping the cue ball over a wall of balls to pocket the easy three. The only trick to this one is planning where the cue ball will land before striking the middle ball. If you hit it too hard or too soft, it changes the throw of the third ball, so practice with a consis-

tent hit and consistent elevation. If you jump too hard and land on the middle ball, it will throw the middle ball too much. Once you have this shot down, which shouldn’t take too long, you can experiment with all sorts of shots using the three ball combination set-up. I like using the Yow! Jump Cue and experimenting with different sorts of jump shots just to add some flare to the combination and setup shots. Have fun with these types of shots and pull them out when you want an easy smile from onlookers.

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Ga Young Kim Defends US Open Title… Regains #1 Ranking

t was a star-studded week at the Riverwind Hotel and Casino where the Women’s Professional Billiard Association held its prestigious 2010 US Open Championship. Sixty-four talented billiard professionals converged on the Norman, Oklahoma venue in search of the championship title.

Thursday thru Friday’s match-play narrowed the field to eight finalists and included seven hours of ESPN original programming. Kyoko Sone reached her first WPBA TV appearance with wins over Julie Comitini, Jennifer Barretta, Megan Smith and Allison Fisher. She was defeated 7-4 by Julie Kelly who also made it to TV along with Vivian Villarreal, Jasmin Ouschan, Kim Shaw, Karen Corr, Ga Young Kim and Gerda Hofstatter. Ouschan, hoping to maintain her #1 ranking, would have to get past an always aggressive Vivian Villarreal in the quarterfinals to keep her title hopes alive. It was a tight match as the score went hill-hill with Vivian breaking in the final game. After repeated safety shots on the 1-ball, it was Ouschan who made the first mistake giving Villarreal a look at a sliver of the 1-ball. Villarreal successfully pocketed the 1-ball with brilliant shape on the 2-ball and closed out the game and the match to knock out Ouschan. With Ouschan out of the tournament, the #1 ranking on the tour was up for grabs and several top players were still in contention to grab those points. In other quarterfinal matches, Corr bested Shaw 7-5, Kelly sank Sone 7-4, and Kim defeated Hofstatter 7-3. Corr started Sunday’s semifinal matches dominantly with a shut-out against Villarreal, while, Kim made quick work of Kelly with a 7-2 win and was on her way to face Corr in the finals. Kim and Corr have met many times in the finals with close matches. Kim had an opportunity to close out the match

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Ga Young Kim repeats. at 6-3 but came up short on the 7-ball and was left with a tough shot, which she missed. Corr capitalized on the mistake, stayed focus, and found herself facing a hill-hill game for the championship. With the final break of the match, Kim pocketed two balls and left a perfect opening on the 1-ball. She ran the first 2 balls with tough position on the 4-ball. Expeditiously, she pocketed the four thru the eight, but overran her position on the nine. Without a moment’s hesitation, Kim aimed thin and fired the nine in the corner for her second consecutive US Open Title. This win puts Ga Young Kim back on top of the WPBA rankings. WPBA extends many thanks to its sponsors: American Poolplayers Association, Cuetec Cues, Simonis Cloth, Delta-13 Rack, Diamond Billiards, Pooldawg, and Mueller Recreational Products. The WPBA would also like to thank the venue host, Riverwind Casino in Norman, Oklahoma who just recently updated their property to include a newly built hotel with a laundry list of amenities.

Amanda Lampert Back in the Winning Saddle

Pulford seemed like old times. These two have been pitted against each other many times he 7th stop on the 2010 OB Cues Ladies Tour calenbefore. Heather, fordar was held September 11th-12th in Arlington, merly from Austin, Texas. Thirty-eight ladies made the trek to Rusty’s Texas, last year moved Billiards and a fun and satisfying experience was had by all. to the Bay area and it This was the second time this year for Rusty’s to serve as one was indeed a pleasant of our tour hosts and we greatly appreciate their support, hossurprise to the players pitality and invitation to come back. Thank you to Jeff, and fans to see her Heather Pulford and Tracie, Gilbert, Sarah and all the Rusty’s crew. Royce Bunnell smiling face and superb Amanda Lampert of OB Cues, our main tour sponsor, was on hand to sweat the playing skills once action along with numerous fans, friends and player’s family. again. Heather would have to defeat Amanda twice if she was Players from Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and California going to take 1st place. As the finals commenced, the match participated in this two day double elimination 9-ball event. was a hard fought battle as we all expected. Unfortunately, By day’s end on Saturday, 4 players were still undefeated. Amanda was missing some critical shots and Heather was able Marquee matchups for Sunday included Lisa Marr vs. to close out the games and was the first to reach the hill with a Michelle Cortez and Amanda Lampert vs. Heather Pulford. score of 6-3. The next game they both played some awesome Still in the Main Event and continuing the hard fight with safeties but it was Heather who had the chance to take the 1st one loss was Jennifer Kraber vs. Rebecca Riley and Orietta set by pocketing the 9-ball in the corner pocket. Amanda Strickland vs. Melinda Bailey. The Strickland vs. Bailey looked like she knew it was going to be a second set as she match-up would be a rematch as Melinda soundly defeated waited for Heather to shoot the 9-ball. Unfortunately, the cue Orietta 7-3 in their 1st match earlier on Saturday. Melinda, ball was on the rail and Heather missed the 9-ball by hanging it former board member and 2009 Most Improved Player had in the pocket. Amanda saw new life and sprang out of her chair the toughest bracket of the tournament. She started out with to pocket the 9-ball, and it was 6-4, game on. Amanda did not a match against Orietta, then Jennifer Kraber, current 2010 look back and came on strong. The match was tied at 6-6, and tour points leader, whom she defeated 7-3. The tough matchwith 4 balls left, Heather saw the out for the 6-7-8-9, but came ups were not letting up yet as she continued to play strong, up short on the 7-ball and Amanda was able to run out for her and her next match was against eventual winner Amanda 1st place tour win for this year. Applause, Applause to both Lampert. Amanda, well known for winning many, many tourladies for an awesome tournament! naments, and also being a best friend of Melinda, fans and obA Second Chance tournament was held on Sunday with 15 servers knew it was going to be a good match. Melinda was players and $120 added monies. Julie Stephenson, an OB Cues down 3-6 in a race to 7 and fought back hard to bring it to Ladies Tour board member, won this event. Ashley Nandrasy hill-hill. Amanda, a tough fighter herself, dug down deep and took second place. was able to secure the win. Continuing with Melinda’s Main Event tournament winners and payouts: matchups on Sunday and on the one-loss side, she defeated $2000 added (top 8 finishers) Orietta 7-5, Michelle Cortez 7-2 and then faced her next op1st Amanda Lampert $750 ponent Heather Pulford, former Hunter Amateur Classics 2nd Heather Pulford $550 tour champion and former WPBA pro. Heather, still showing 3rd Lisa Marr $400 her championship style of play, was able to secure the win 7-5. 4th Melinda Bailey $270 All in all, it was a great tournament for Melinda and a solid 5th/6th Jennifer Kraber, Michelle Cortez $150 4th place finish. Good shooting, Melinda. 7th/8th Orietta Strickland, Rebecca Riley $100 As the quest for 2010 tour champion is still close, teetering 2nd Chance Top Finishers and Payouts: between Jennifer Kraber and Lisa Marr, it was Lisa who is now $120 added back in the lead but only by 40 points. With 2 stops left, it 1st Julie Stephenson $100 will be an interesting race to the finish for sure. Lisa, after suf2nd Ashley Nandrasy $75 fering an unexpected shellacking from Heather, 0-7 finished 3rd Lisa Henderson-Major $50 3rd. Although it was a disappointing tournament for Lisa, not 4th Michelle Prince $25 a bad finish nonetheless. Congrats Lisa! 5th/6th Tracie Voelkering, Janea Taylor $10 The finals match between Amanda Lampert and Heather

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When is a Miss not a Miss? Professoinal vs Amateur by Tom Rossman • drcue@artisticpool.org Contributing Writer

he mental aspects of this game play such a vital role in playing well, so I would like to confirm why shots get missed with an attempted tip impact to cue ball. The best way to describe this is to relate to an obvious fact of life – Pros don’t miss as much as amateurs. Once you understand why this happens, you will have a better grasp of how to practice, assuming the basic mechanics of your game are taken care of first.

The right brain simply accepts what you program into it.

The amateur has a “disharmony” going on between the left brain… saying the “miss” is wrong, and the right brain…saying it must be OK, since that is what it sees most of the The conclusion of this scenario is that time. This inner mental “battle” goes both parts of the brain are in harmony on and normally the right brain wins to each other…with the left brain anaout. Therefore, the only way to “deprolyzing the make and the right brain gram” the right brain from “thinking agreeing this is OK because that is all it the miss is OK” is to shorten the disIn the “eye of a pro” an object ball goes normally sees. tance for a specific shot to a position into a specific pocket over and over again, where you can do a 90% make rate establishing a calculated measure of In the eye of the amateur, an object implant (9 out of 10 makes). Move the cue ball farther back in 2-inch increments and con…the right brain sees this miss in disguise time after time in a conditioned tinue the 90% make rate pace at each new position. action for a specific shot, and begins to think it must be OK to “not make” a specific shot, since that is what it absorbs over and over again…

success. The pro player does an analytical (left-brain) acceptance of each shot with the eyes seeing the ball drop, the ears hearing the ball drop, and an overall feeling of the ball dropping by the touch sensations of the cue in its striking/balance movements. While this left brain analysis normally makes the player content with the result, the right brain simply goes “along for the ride”, absorbing the scene unfolding on the table in front of it…shot after shot, day after day, year after year. The key here is that the right brain does not analyze the situation like the left brain – It simply accepts whatever we implant to it repetitiously. In the case of a pro, the right brain agrees with the “make”, since that is what happens time after time. 20 PQB October/November

ball misses a specific pocket over and over again, establishing a calculated measure of failure. The amateur does an analytical (left-brain) observation of the “miss” via the same feedback criteria the pro uses (eyes, ears, and touch), and many times expresses dismay of something going wrong. Now, comes the interesting and almost diabolical twist the “right brain” puts on this situation. The right brain absorbs a repetitious implant of the miss, but does not see it as that! In other words, the right brain sees this miss in disguise time after time in a conditioned action for a specific shot, and begins to think it must be OK to “not make” a specific shot, since that is what it absorbs over and over again.

Eventually, the right brain will absorb a “correction” to the former trouble shot via this high percentage make process. It will come “into harmony” with the left brain analysis session for a respective shot, just as the pros have been doing for years. In summation, harmony is the key mentally – Deprogram those misses and let the games begin!

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Even More Practice to Make Perfect by Samm Diep Contributing Writer • denvercherrybomb.com • House Pro at Rack’em Billiards in Aurora,CO

’ve always been told that it takes 21 days to form a habit. If there’s something you want to learn or a behavior you’d like to develop, give it 21 solid days and it should become second nature by then. New information tells us to throw that number out the window. Recent studies by the Medical Research Council indicate the new magic number is 66. Their research has shown that it actually takes us more than three times as long to learn to do something automatically. According to Professor Jane Wardle, of University College London, “What we found was that it takes 66 days on average

If you’re only committing 2-3 days a week to your training, it could take in excess of six months before changes become automatic to you

for people in our study to acquire a habit.” Though the studies varied between individuals, they were able to determine that if you do something every day for 66 days, in the same situation, it will become automatic. Also, “performing an action for the first time requires planning, even if plans are formed only moments before the action is performed, and attention. As behaviors are repeated in consistent settings they then begin to proceed more efficiently and with less thought as control of the behavior transfers to cues in the environment that activate an automatic response - a habit.” What does this mean for pool? Well, depending on what your personal goals are, you may want to consider this information the next time you decide to take the day off from practice. If you’re a beginner, learning a new shot, or changing your mechanics and you do not have 66 straight days to spare in the pool room, it will now take even longer to learn this game. If you’re only committing 2-3 days a week to your training, it could take in excess of six months before changes become automatic to you. And who has that kind of time and patience? If regular practice wasn’t important enough before, we are now reminded of just how detrimental the lack of it can be to our progress. An hour a day keeps the misses away. Even if you only have an hour or less, put in the time and continue to develop that muscle memory.

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Rolling Rock Challenge Steve Roy wins Rolling Rock Challenge

fter seven weeks of qualifiers Snookers Sports Billiards Bar & Grill of Providence RI held the finals of the $5000.00 Rolling Rock Challenge on August 28th and 29th. The only way to play in the finals was to finish in one of the top three positions in a qualifier. Players were divided into 3 classes “A”, “B”, and “C”. Players ranked in the “A” class raced to 8, “B” to 7 and “C” to 6. There were separate qualifiers for each class so you only had to compete L-R - Steve Goulding, Billy Lanna, Stevie Roy, Mhet Vergara, against equal skill levels to qualify. Once Ray McNamara 64 players qualified (21 for each division and one random draw from non winning Boemmels, Billy Lanna on the A side opening the door for Stevie. Stevie who and Billy again on the B side to meet up entrants) they held the finals doing a claims he doesn’t to take the heat well with Stevie Roy in the finals. random draw for all 64. Each player in confidently ran out for a 7-5 lead. Stevie The finals were set with Stevie racing being on the hill for $5000.00 tries to the finals raced to the level as used in the qualifiers (6,7 or 8). add a little extra on the break, 1st Stevie Roy $5,000.00 Day one featured some early guess why, and scratches. The Mhet Vergara $1,000.00 exits for some top rated players. 2nd next two games are awarded to 3rd Billy Lanna $720.00 Joey Dupuis got bumped out by Mhet for another hill hill match. 4th Brent Boemmels $400.00 Joe “Lucky Joe” Marrero and In the final game Stevie was faced 5th Ivaylo Petrov $250.00 Steve Goulding (Snookers with a rail to rail two ball and 5th Choneyl Tenzin $250.00 Owner) got bumped by George elected to play safe. Not hitting it 7th Randy Labonte $200.00 Berube. By the end of Day one just the way he wanted he left an 7th Joe Marrero $200.00 the field was cut down to 16 open shot for Mhet. Mhet calmly Jarrod Clowery $150.00 which included nine A’s, six B’s 9th started his run making it down to Rich Senna, Liz Taylor, Bob Busa and one C (Marcos Cesco). the eight. After weighing his 13th Chris Leal $100.00 With $5000.00 guaranteed options for position on the nine for first place the players on day Marcos Cesco, Brian Chase, Van Sy he attempts to go around it. Untwo were eager to get started and nerves were a little on edge. Ten of the first twelve matches went hill hill which only heightened the tension. Players were more critical of the racks, play had slowed and time outs were more frequent. The two players that settled the nerves the best were Mhet Vergara (A Player NY) and Stevie Roy (B player MA). Stevie Roy defeated Pete Bowman, Eric Charlton, Clyde Matta, Choneyi Tenzin, Ivaylo Petrov and Mhet Vergara. Mhet Vergara defeated Hank Anthony, Chuck Sampson, Rich Senna, Brent 22 PQB October/November

to seven and Mhet racing to eight. The two players agreed that Stevie would put his one game edge on the wire and make it a race to eight for both. It didn’t take long for Stevie to add to that one game advantage, he jumped out in front 6-2. In game number eight Mhet was slightly hooked on the three ball and came with a great carom shot to pocket the four and run out (score 6-3). The next two game would also go in Mhet’s favor making the score 6-5. In game eleven Mhet just over cuts a three ball that hangs in the pocket

fortunately he ran straight into it leaving a cross side. Attempting the bank he goes a little long and sets Stevie up for what will be remembered as the shot of his life. Cue ball about a half an inch off the top rail and the nine two diamonds away from the bottom rail at a slight angle. Stevie with the nerves on edge and heart pounding gets up on the shot, resets and fires it in. Stevie, you performed great under pressure, congratulations.

www.USBA.net USBA Officers President Bruce Warner Santa Monica, CA 310-738-5429 Secretary/Treasurer Jim Shovak 58 Hawthorne Avenue East Islip, NY 11730 516-238-6193 jimshovak@usba.net Northeast Directors Mazin Shooni 2006 USA Champion 135 Broad St-Unit#3A5 Hudson, MA 01749 cell: 248-910-4466 work: 603-623-5330 Merrill Hughes Huntington Station, NY cell: 631-338-9698 home: 631-421-6814 Southeast Director Henry Ugartechea 1132 SW 44th Terrace Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 561-929-8100 Mid-America Directors Steve Andersen 3861 Byron Center Ave. SW Wyoming, MI 49519 616-530-8665 Juan Elizalde Sauz 7212 Hardwood Trail Dallas, TX 75249 214-908-2411 Felipe Razon 2218 S 59 Ct Cicero, IL 60804 708-878-4197 Northwest Director Darrel Stutesman 7709 Zircon Dr SW Lakewood, WA 98498 253-584-3994 Southwest Directors Raye Raskin 641 Larkspur Plaza Dr Larkspur, CA 94939 415-497-8732 rayer@pobox.com Gilbert Najm 4335 Vineland Ave # 213 Studio City, CA 91602 818-761-0484

MGM Billiards right, “B” Tournament: Christian Portilla (3rd), Rudy Legler (2nd) & Laureano Gomez (1st)

left, C” Tournament: Eric Hughes (6th), Ademil Sanchez (4th), Jamie Sosa (2nd), Room owners Miguel Torres and Grace, Jose Luis Lopez (1st). Not pictured: Ester Park (5th) and Jorge Gonzalez (3rd).

Thanh Tam Billiards, Garden Grove, CA by George Aronek Forty one lovers of 3-cushion billiards came together in Garden Grove, California to participate in a USBA sanctioned tournament open to all entrants. The entry was $155 which included the $5 sanction fee for the U.S.B.A. The owner, Paul Pham of Thanh Tam Billiards, together with the USBA Sponsors added $1200 to the prize fund. The players were drawn into seven flights, six of six players and one of five. The handicaps were as follows: Grand Masters: 35 points Masters: 30 points A players: 27 points B players: 25 points C players: 23 points Pedro Piedrabuena and Mazin Shooni were the only two grand masters. After the preliminaries (104 games) were played on Saturday, the semi-finals were played Sunday in two groups of seven. The final round consisted of the first place finishers in each semi-finals group playing for first and second place overall. The next two finsihers were playing for 3rd and 4th place, etc. The order of finish was as follows: 1 Pedro Piedrabuena 2 Jose Lizarraga 3 Vicky Pindea 4 John Lee 5 Gilbert Najm 6 Soon Hong 7 Mazin Shooni 8 Eduardo Gomez 9 Martin Magana 10 Long Le 11 Song Young Chul 12 Kevin Nguyen 13 Carlos Alvarez 14 Charlie Shin October/November PQB 27

Luis Avila, Sonny Cho & Jae Hyung Cho PrizeFund 1st $3800 4th $2000 7th $1200 10th $700 13th $350

2nd 5th 8th 11th 14th

$2600 $1600 $1000 $500 $350

3rd 6th 9th 12th

Jim Watson Emerges Victorious at World Class Billiards World Class Billiards, Peabody, MA “B” Tournament (under .800 average) Finals Jim Watson and Dave Van Lokeren finished the 6-player round robin tied with a record of 4-1. A playoff match to 30 points would determine the winner. Starting that match at 9:30pm on Sunday night, the match was finally over at about 11:15pm. Jim Watson outlasted David by a score of 30-27. Prizes 1) Jim Watson $1400 2) Dave Van Lokeren $900 3) Joe DeAmato $650 4) Dan Kolacz $550 5) Bob Page $450 6) Jim Shovak $350

Mike Fahey Memorial, Tacoma Elks, WA Mark Hansen and John Fleming Win the Mike Fahey Memorial Mike Fahey Memorial USBA Prize Fund Aug. 2010 Tournament Total “A” players entries 11 @ $60 per player = $660 Room fee $10 per player = $110 USBA fee $5 per player= $55 Total player prize money $495 28 PQB October/November

1st place $200 2nd place $140 3rd place $80 4th place $60 High run $15 Total “B” players entries 5 @ $60 per player= $300 Room fee $10 per player = $50 USBA fee $5 per player = $25 Total player prize money $225 1st place $120 2nd place $90 High run $15

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Could the Great Billiard Players of Old…Hold their Own Against Today’s Best? by John Stauffer Well, we’ll never really know, but changes in the game, both purposeful and incidental provide a distinct advantage to today’s players, especially under tournament conditions: Today’s carom balls are larger than the 2” ivory balls that were standard in the 1950s; these newer balls; provide larger cue balls with attendant greater chance of striking the object ball, provide larger object ball targets, and roll further, all else being equal Today’s carom balls are made of precisely molded phenolic resin, which provides straighter and more consistent roll than the non-uniform ivory used in the old days; those ivory balls were hand turned and not always perfectly true. Ivory was subject to frictional and dimensional change, depending on humidity and temperature. The slower, napped 100% wool cloth has been replaced with un-napped worsted wool/nylon blends, which provide for longer rolls and higher scores. Heated tables today keep the cloth dry for greater speed, longer rolls, maximum consistency, and better response to light strokes. Lighting of the playing surface today is more intense and uniform.Today’s cues are fine-tuned for optimum response and control of the cue ball; some are made of compound longitudinal composition; cue tips are available in many characteristics, to suit the player. Today’s European cushions are deeper and faster than were the old-time Brunswick red rubber, which lost resilience after a few years. Old time table prep consisted of brushing the cloth with the direction of the nap, whereas before a game today, vacuuming and damp rag wiping is common. Tournaments today are often played on new or near-new cloth, whereas for many matches, the old timers played on whatever was there, which could have been warn and inconsistent. Today’s European-made carom tables have slate beds, while softer than the old Vermont and Pennsylvania slate, are more than twice as thick, providing more stability to the table and less chance of roll-off. Today’s welded-steel frameworks are more stable that even the heaviest wood construction of old, and unaffected by changes in humidity. The European tables are not so pleasant to look at, compared to the higher end tables of the 1890 – 1930 era. Today’s better players take long and careful aim on shots; who knows how well the old timers might have been if they concentrated like this, instead using their usual step-up-and-shoot. The old time players did have some advantages, though: Billiard tables then generally had rail caps 2¾” wide (measured from the edge of the rail cloth), which is less than some of today’s wide rails (necessitated by the means of attachment of the rails used today), which allowed the player to get closer to the ball, and also to better place the hand on the rail to make a bridge. Old time play was with plain, unspotted balls, whereas spotted balls used today may be a distraction to some shooters, as well as revealing to competitors the English that the shooter employs on unusual or difficult shots. Additional perspective provided by Robert Byrne, with reference to Gerhard Hupper of Germany, on why today’s top players do play better three-cushion billiards than those of yesteryear: 1. More competition, especially in Europe (but not in the U.S.) 2. Earlier starts for promising players. In Europe, because most play takes place in clubs, not public rooms, players start playing earlier, at 12 or 14, and have plenty of instruction. 3. Today’s top players practice more. The top 20 or so practice 4 or 6 hours a day. 4. There are many shots and patterns that have been discovered and refined in the last several decades. The fast cloth has made many shots feasible, such as length-of-the-table backups, that were impossible or extremely difficult in Hoppe’s day. 5. Position play is better understood today and has been carefully analyzed... including the realization that too much position play is counterproductive because more shots are missed. 6. More systems have been invented. There are now hundreds of systems, while in the old days there were only a half-dozen.

President’s Desk When I first started playing 3-cushion billiards over 40 years ago in Los Angeles learning the game from others was difficult to do. It was very hard to get others to show me much of anything. Carom billiard knowledge seemed to be jealously guarded, probably to keep a competitive advantage. There were no teaching programs in place for beginners. There were a few people teaching here and there, but I couldn’t afford them. Whatever knowledge I got usually came at 2am when I observed one player telling another about seeing a particular shot played years ago. There was just no organized way for a new player to learn the game. Between then and now learning 3-cushion in the United States became a little easier. There are more people teaching. There have been some good books published. We can watch videos online or on DVD’s/tapes, and there are websites that provide information. But there is still no structured way that new players, particularly new young players can learn the game. In October I am traveling to Spain on behalf of the USBA (my nickel) to attend the Congress of the UMB (world carom governing body). Two themes this year at the Congress are youth in carom billiards and the training and development of players. Besides making invaluable contacts for the USBA, I want to learn how methods in the rest of the world for teaching players and expansion of the carom game can be applied in the United States. Bruce Warner October/November PQB 29

Luis Aveiga Wins At Chris’s Billiards

wenty-four players came to Chicago’s legendary Chris’s Billiards to compete in the 2010 USBA TOUR 3Cushion Billiards Open, held September 10-12. The players were divided into 3 groups with 8 players each, round robin to 25 points. One player from the “B” flight dropped out, so the “B” flight only had 7 players. The top 2 finishers of each flight would advance to the finals along with the 2 best 3rdplace finishers (wild cards). There was also one auction and one lottery spot, making it a total of 10 players in the finals. The finalists were divided into 2 groups with 5 players each, round robin to 30 points. The top 2 finishers from each finals flight would advance to a 4-player single elimination to determine the champion. Preliminaries: Flight A: Hugo Patino (2003 & 2009 US Champion) wins the flight at 7-0 with a high run of 15. Luis Aveiga (Ecuador & PanAmerican Champion) finishes 2nd at 6-1. Local player David Camarena comes in 3rd at 5-2. Flight B: Mexican and PanAmerican Champion Luis Miguel Avila wins the flight at 5-1 and local player Alejandro Cruz comes in 2nd, also at 5-1. Jae Hyung Cho (2010 US Champion) comes in 3rd at 4-2. Flight C: Pedro Piedrabuena (2002, 2004 & 2007 US Champion) wins the flight at 7-0. Sonny Cho (2005 US Champion) comes in 2nd at 6-1. Adrian Viguera comes in 3rd at 5-2. Adrian Viguera and David Camarena both finished with a 52 record. Viguera had more points scored, so he advanced to the finals. Camarena was 5-2 but Jae Hyung Cho was 4-2, having played one less game. In order to select the last wildcard, the two players played a 15 point match to determine who would go to the finals. Jae Hyung Cho won the match 15-9. Jim Shovak won the auction and Felipe Razon won the lottery to round out the group of finalists. The finalists were then seeded into 2 separate flights based on their performances in the preliminaries. Finals: Flight D: Hugo Patino finsihes 1st and Luis Aveiga finsihes 2nd. Patino had a run of 13. Flight E: Pedro Piedrabuena finsihes first with a grand average of 1.644, a run of 12 and a best game of 30 points in just 8 innings (3.750 average). During that incredible 8 inning

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Adrian Viguera (4th), Pedro Piedrabuena (3rd), Hugo Patino (2nd), & Luis Aveiga (1st) match against Adrian Viguera, Viguera ended up with 19 points in just 8 innings for an average of 2.375 and a run of 9. What a game! One of the most exciting matches of the tournament was the one between Luis Avila and Pedro. Avila was winning 27-20 and Pedro ran a 10-and-out to win the match. Adrain Viguera comes in 2nd in the group and also had a run of 10. Single Elimination Matches: Luis Aveiga vs. Pedro Piedrabuena: With Pedro winning 2621, Luis Aveiga runs a 9-and-out to advance to the last round. Hugo Patino vs. Adrian Viguera: Hugo wins 30-18 in just 19 innings. Final Matches: Luis Aveiga vs. Hugo Patino: With Jim Shovak as the referee and Ted Olshansky keeping the score, Luis Aveiga averaged over 1.500 winning the match 35-21 in just 23 innings to win the tournament. Pedro Piedrabuena finishes 3rd, Adrian Viguera 4th, Jae Hyung Cho ran a 15 to finish in 5th, Luis Avila came in 6th, Sonny Cho in 7th, Felipe Razon in 8th, Alejandro Cruz in 9th and Jim Shovak in 10th. Bill Smith was gracious to donate his book and DVD, “The Concise Book of Position Play” which was won by a local patron. Noel Mendoza of Schuler Cues also donated a beautiful Schuler Cue to the event which was won by a local patron. A special thank you to Mike Melloy and Kevin, who worked very hard cleaning the tables and the balls throughout as well as handling the entry fee money.

More Shots with a Curving Cue Ball by Robert Byrne Contributing Writer • from Byrne’s “Advanced Techniques in Pool & Billiards” with permission Shot 3- demonstrates a common application of follow. Trying to double the rail by going thin off the white is impossible because the angle into the first rail would be too steep. With a full hit, however, the cue ball steps sideways before diving forward, hitting the first rail at such a shallow angle that the shot becomes relatively easy.

Shot 4- is similar to 3, but makes use of draw. The shot is surprising to beginners and laymen that it can be used for showing off.

Robert Byrne has a new book, “Behold My Shorts - The Best of Robert Byrne”. To see him in his polka-dot shorts, go to: http://www.thonline.com/store/bookBrowse.cfm To view his new book’s Press Release, go to: http://www.usba.net/BreakingNews/Byrne PressRelease-11-2-09.pdf

Obituaries Robert L. McManus, beloved husband and father passed away Sunday morning. He was 87 years old. A resident of Chicago, Illinois, Robert McManus was born in 1922 in Carmi, IL. He was captain of the Havana High School football team and attended Bradley University on a football scholarship.When World War II erupted, he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps where he flew 2-wing Stearman aircraft. His military career cut short by tuberculosis, he returned to Illinois and graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign. In the late 50’s, he formed his own plastering and acoustical engineering company, R.L. McManus & Company in Peoria, IL. Later, he became a partner at John Hackler and Co. In 1980, he joined the consulting-engineering firm, Beling Consultants in Chicago as a Senior Vice President. He was a National Past President and Distinguished Member and Fellow of The Construction Specifications Institute. He was also an advocate for the rights and needs of Senior Citizens and assisted in the creation of the Central Illinois Agency on Aging in Peoria IL. An avid bass fisherman and lifelong fan of the Fighting Illini football team, the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cubs, Robert McManus was also a world class 3-cushion billiard player. He won several Peoria City 3-Cushion Billiard Championship titles and achieved national prominence when he won the National Amateur 3-Cushion Billiard Championship in 1985. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Carroll Cradock, and three daughters, Laurie Spillman of Raymond, OH, Katie McManus-Faye of Dothan, AL and Bridgit Marquez, of Washburn IL. He has four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother, Jack McManus of Peoria, Illinois and nephew, John McManus of Sarasota, Florida. He was a man of great honor, quick wit and impeccable character. He will be missed by his friends and especially his family. Walt Harris died on Saturday, August 21, 2010 in Cape Canaveral Hospital due to a massive stroke. Besides being an Author of several books, he also started the Senior Tour that lasted several years when he was feeling good. He will be missed by all. May there be 3-Cushion Billiards up there. Paul Frankel David CannonMy name is Wil Cannon; David’s son. Unfortunately, I am saddened to announce that he has passed earlier today. He lost his bout with cancer. Billiards and his friends whom he played with were very special to him as he was to you. If you would still like to send messages to the family you can send to 3317 Cadman Rd. Fremont, Ca. 94538. We will be holding the service soon at Lima Campagna Alameda Mission Chapel at 600 South 2nd Street San Jose, CA 95112. If you like, I can keep you updated as to time and date. Thank you for reaching out to us. It means a lot to us during this time of grief. Wil Cannon October/November PQB 31

Rip’s Tips Here’s a nice shot to warm you up.

Use left hand English, and with a firm stroke, hit the yellow ball as full as you can without getting a kiss back. Don’t worry about spin because when the ball leaves the yellow it will be spinning like a top. Try till you can get the cue ball into the second rail corner and you’ll be on the way to a beautiful 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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2010 Volunteer State Championships JOB Billiards Club in Madison, Tennessee

riday night at the opening of the event, Jim Blaylock, long time owner of Madison, Tennessee’s premier billiard club, JOB Billiards Club, announced he had sold the club and is retiring after 41 years in the business. New owner, Ricky Gamble from Kingston, TN, Jim Blaylock & bought the club just last week and is in the Ricky Gamble (New Owner) process of moving to the Nashville area to run the club with General Manager, former WPBA Touring Pro Peg Ledman. World Champion and Hall of Famer, Nick Varner, was also on hand for Bobby Pickle, Steve McDonald & Josh O’Neal the Jim Blaylock retirement celebration. During the announcement JOB presented Tournament Director, Steve Local JOB player, Josh McDonald, with a beautiful Special Edition Joss Cue “Joss for O’Neal from Gallatin, TN Nick Varner World Champion” for locating the buyer of the won the men’s division unclub. The pool world will really miss JOB, but he has done so defeated thru the winner’s much for the sport throughout the years, he deserves a great re- bracket, becoming a 3-time tirement. Thank you JOB for being a great friend to all of us champion of this event. Deand the game we all love! fending champion, Amy Now for the event results: Acera from Memphis, TN Amy Acerra Tournament Director Steve McDonald had a busy weekend took the women’s division for as 52 men’s division players and 6 ladies’ division players the second year in a row. She had to go two sets in the finals as showed up at JOB Billiards Club, for the 2010 Volunteer State Kathy Sanders was at the top of the winner bracket. Tab Championships held August 13, 14, and 15. This was the Pranee won the second chance tournament. And as usual for lowest number of players ever for this event, but the competiJOB tournaments, Spider was there to take photos of all the tion was not down at all. There was a strong field in all diviaction. sions. Diamond Billiard Products, Alex Brick Cues, and Nick Tournament sponsor Alex Brick supplied a beautiful $2000 Varner Cues and Cases sponsored the event. Competition was Alex Brick Custom Cue that was raffled-off at the finals and held on 7 foot Diamond Smart Tables with Tour Blue Simonis the lucky winner was local APA League Operator Ken Stapp, Cloth and JOB’s provided the perfect venue for the event. the 2007 Volunteer State Champion. JOB Billiards Club now has 28 - 7 foot Diamond Smart Tables The following are the tournament results: for the event. Again this year, a second chance tournament Men’s Division was offered for those that got knocked out early in the main 1st Josh O’Neal $400 tournament and 9 players entered the second chance tourna2nd Bobby Pickle $315 ment on Sunday. 3rd Gabe Apollos $265 This tournament has a unique format that includes 8-ball 4th Michael Bennett $220 and 9-ball. In the men’s division, it is a race to 7. The winner 5th/6th Daniel Autrey and Will Freeman $120 of the lag chooses which game to start off with and at 7 games 7th/8th Daryl Lane and John Watson $80 played, the set switches games to finish out the race to 7. The Ladies’ Division women’s division is a race to 5 with the game switching at 5 1st Amy Acerra $160 games played. The second chance tournament was a race to 3 2nd Kathy Sanders $90 with the game switching after 3 games played. This format 3rd Paulette Spalding allows players to display their talents at both 8-ball and 9-ball 4th Laura Kanov in a single tournament. This tournament is also a full double Second Chance Division elimination event and this year only the ladies went the full 1st Tab Pranee $125 two rounds in the finals. 2nd Rich McDonald $55 October/November PQB 33

Nail Bending Focus by Tom Simpson • PoolClinics.com Contributing Writer with their mind, or melt paint off the wall. They’re using their eyes like lasers, burning perfectly down the intended line. It’s a lot easier to organize your body to be accurately aligned to the shot if you’re fully involved in the alignment process before – and while – you drop into shooting position. This brings us to a crucial, but rarely noticed fundamental. Once your body is on the shot line and you are ready to drop into shooting position, what are your eyes doing? Where is your visual focus during the drop? Are your eyes actually focused on something? To maximize your accuracy, it’s very helpful to engage that nail-bending focus on your precise target before you start to drop, Many players rush from decision to execution as if there was and to maintain that clear, single-minded nothing in between. They plop their bridge hand down and try to focus throughout the drop. Keep your adjust everything to fit the plan. eyes on the target while you drop. As you drop, this continuous, intense focus, locked onto your visual target, will work At this point, we are still in “The Think- while they were standing, and now that to keep you lined up to what you’re they’re down on the shot, they’re trying ing Position”, standing, seeing the patseeing. Your peripheral vision will help to focus on physical alignment, stroke, terns, shot angles, ball paths, and layout you land your bridge and move it into aiming, speed, etc. If they lost focus problems. Our focus at this point is on proper position. Of course, once you’re “What should I do?” We focus at this level between standing and ball address, they have to re-gain it once they are down on fully down, you will move your eyes back until we have made a clear decision – & forth from target to cueball until “What will I do and how will I do it?” The the shot. Too late. you’ve confirmed your alignment and Execution focus is physical. We’re orplanning focus is mental. We’re organizreadiness to shoot. Then, laser-focus your ganizing our body until we’re satisfied ing our thoughts until we settle on one that we’re as ready to shoot as we can be. vision down the line until the stroke has clear plan. been completed. When we are actively engaged in the Now, with our plan determined, we If your eyes are sharply focused, your planning and decision process, making a move our focus to execution. I know mind is focused. If your mind is focused, what I’m trying to do. If I have doubts or clear commitment to the plan, and moving smoothly into setup and shooting, your body will carry out your wishes more feel I should change the plan, I’d better readily, more easily, and more accurately. we are much more likely to get the go back to The Thinking Position and Focus leads to commitment. Commitresults we want. Gaps in the process re-consider my decisions. It’s vital to be mean we have broken our concentration. ment leads to confidence. Confidence fully committed to the shot before leads to better results. Not good. If your mind wanders, pool moving into “The Shooting Position”. I will smack you. can’t be fully focused on executing the See the target and absolutely own the line. Many good players relate to the experishot if I still have nagging concerns about the plan. Focusing is the process of ence of “nail-bending focus” down the shot line. When they’re fully focused, getting your intention and your body they feel like they could bend steel nails

think we love pool because it’s so dang difficult. If it was easy, if we never missed the pocket or the shape, we’d get bored pretty quickly. If it was easy, it would not require us to focus. Playing pool well takes everything we have, and more. Pool usually finds a way to smack us when we don’t focus. We have to be fully alive and aware, fully engaged in what we’re doing. Usually there are multiple aspects to consider and clearly plan or decide prior to each shot: strategy for the current shot, strategy for the current inning, which shot to take, how best to play the shot and the shape, and so on.

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into agreement and alignment. How do we move focus from thinking to physically doing? As we address the shot, we know the plan. The shot plan could be something like “I’m cutting the 7-ball in the side with a rolling cueball and a touch of outside english, and with enough speed to follow forward to my chosen shape region.” So now I have to physically make this happen. My focus has to move to my eyes and body. Many players rush from decision to execution as if there was nothing in between. They plop their bridge hand down and try to adjust everything to fit the plan. They were present and aware

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

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

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

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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

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93 Ave U 718 714-1002 14 Brunswick tables,1 heated billiard table, 10 TV’s inc.large screen HDTV, Finger food, burgers, pizza and 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

HEMPSTEAD Raxx Bar & Grill

516 538-9896 510 West Hempstead 29- 4 1/2 x9 pool tables, 1 dart board, 5-42’ TV’s, 1Big Screen, Full Bar & Food

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718 706-6789 39-01 Queens Blvd 7- Chevilotts 3-Cushion 3SnookerTables, 22-Pool Tables, Food & Beer

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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

WILLIAMVILLE • Bison Billiards

716 632-0281 Main Transit Plaza 8216 Main St 8-9’ Diamonds, 4-9’ Brunswicks, 4-Bar Tables 2-Dart Boards 2- 3-Cushion Gabriels

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 1615 Lynn St

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

WILMINGTON 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

OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA cITY • AAA Billiards Supply

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PUERtO RICO cAROLINA Billiard Palace

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

PHOENIXVILLE Classique Billiards

275 Schuykill Rd 610 935 2939 20 pro tables,11 Gold Crowns

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

S. CAROLINA GREENVILLE Palace Billiards

864-234-0428 56 Airview Dr 12- 9 foot, Beer, Video’s, Relaxing Atmosphere

tENNESSEE cHATTANOOGA Chattanooga Billiard Club

725 Cherry St

423- 267-7740 8- Bar tables 4 – 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

37 21st St 18- 9ft Brunswicks Full Service Rest & Bar

HOUSTON • Cue Stix Billiards Sports Bar

1319 FM 1960 W. Ste.103 281 580-0880 14-4x8 Pool Tables 2-Diamond Bar 3- 4 1/2x9 1-3 Cushion table 1-Snooker, Full Bar

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

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901 386-1188 6959 Stage 18 Bar Tables 4-Gold Crowns, Snookers Table, 6 New Dart Boards, T.V’s,Jukebox,Video games, food & Beer

• The Rack

901 369-9501 3622 Lamar Ave 9- 9 foot Pro Diamond tables, 1 Gabriel 3Cushion Table, 6 bar tables,Food & Beer, 2 dart boards, 6-TV's.

NASHVILLE J.O.B Billiard Club

615 868-4270 931 Gallatin Rd. Madison Sq. Mall 30 Pool tables diamonds In house pro-shop

tEXAS SAN LEON Casper’s Billiards 281 559-1400

3010 Gears Rd Ste C 281 701-3241 3 New Gabriel carom tables3 small table 4x9 carom1 pool, Beer

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

wISCONSIN BELOIT • Carom Room

608 365-1811 614 East Grand Ave 23 - Tables, 7- 9’ Gold Crowns, 14 Bar tables, 1 5x10 Snooker, 1-3cushion Verhoven Full bar and food

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

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October/November PQB 41

Bar Box 8-Ball By: Marty Kaczmarowski, APA 7 Contibuting Writer

his is one of the hidden secrets! Believe this one, it works. Regardless of where you place the cue ball to break, hitting the head ball square in the face is the key. Stare at the contact point even after the cue ball is on its way. This takes training. Your accuracy on the break will increase massively with this method. It’s not easy to do. You should still be looking at where the cue ball ‘was’ after the balls are broken. Don’t lift your head up!

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DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard Systems Article 50 by Darrell Paul Martineau • www.3cushion.us/ WBIA Head Master Instructor

illiard Buddies, We now continue on a more difficult shot system segment but one when mastered will give you several billiards and in many cases position. This is the CROSS TABLE SHOT. The graph 50 shows you how to calculate and play the “swing “ cross table shot. Generally it is not the most desirable shot and if you have other choices you should use them. The shot in graph 50 does not leave other good choices. You will note if the cue ball were in the X position I would play the shot four rail cross for a much better chance to score. First to make the cue ball curve the cue ball / object ball angle should be at least six diamonds. This shots angle is seven diamonds. The first object ball is at diamond three on the side rail and in HIT ZONE 4. The second object ball is at a return of four end rail numbers. That makes a total of seven. The Cue Ball / Object ball angle is seven so you have a match and all that is necessary is to make a four hit on OB1. Since you must cue high you will need to increase the speed to Medium Hard #6. This will hold the swing until it almost crosses the table and then dips in for the score.

The Glass City Open is Back! Next Article: I will show how to play the four rail Cross Table shots. 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 $20.00 for a bound copy shipping is included. Articles 26 through 49 and graphs for Caroms are $20.00 Shipping is included. Darrell Paul Martineau, 5916 Bar Harbour Ct., Elk Grove CA 95758 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/

But Now It’s a Whole New Ball Game TOLEDO, OH - September 21, 2010 - The Glass City Open,

Toledo’s namesake pool championship is back, but it’s different. The event is now a 5-player Open Team 8-Ball Triple Elimination Tournament, limited to 64 Men’s teams and 24 Ladies teams. They will compete for $40,000 in prize money at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center Thanksgiving weekend, November 26-28, 2010. “Anyone can play; pros, amateurs, shortstops...they’re all welcome,” said Tom Gearhart, Promoter and Tournament Director, who, along with his Glass City Open partner Tom Elder, resurrected the event. Believing so much in its success, the two Toms and their sponsors are guaranteeing $15,000 added to the tournament. Each 5-Player Team will get an attractive All-Inclusive tournament package for only $199 per player, that includes: Entry Fee into the Tournament, Two Deluxe Hotel Rooms for Two Nights (Friday-Saturday) at the host Ramada Hotel and Conference Center, five Glass City Open Tournament T-Shirts, 25-Raffle tickets to win cues and other prizes, an All-YouCan-Eat Saturday breakfast buffet for the whole team and guaranteed Added Prize Money of $15,000. Plus, mini-tournaments, a comedy act and more. Teams can secure their position in the event with a $250 deposit that is refundable until November 1, 2010. October/November PQB 43

Professor’s National Tournament Directory OcTOBER

October 9 - 10, 2010

Jacoby Carolina Tour

Burrkat Billiards Monroe, NC 704-226-9650 $2,000 added

October 2 - 3, 2010 On The Snap Billiards Fuquay Varina, NC $1,000 added Early Bird Tournament: Friday 7pm Main Event: Saturday 1pm Junior Tournament: Saturday 11am Ladies’ Tournament: Saturday 11am Second Chance Tournament: Sunday 3pm October 2 - 3, 2010

Southwest 10-Ball

Hawleys Dallas, Tx $1,000 added Race to 9. Alt break. Dbl elim. $45 entry $1000 added with 48 players. October 2 - 3, 2010

Poison Tour

Corner Pockets Orlando, Fl 352-867-8100 $2,000 added Saturday $1000 Added Amateur Sunday $1000 Added Open October 3, 2010

Mezz Pro Am Tour

Skyline Billiards Brooklyn, Ny 718-627-3407 $1,000 added October 3, 2010

Ozone Billiards 9-Ball Tour Mr Cues II Billiards Atlanta, Ga 770-454-7665 $1,000 added October 7 - 10, 2010

Ozone Billiards 9-Ball Tour

Mr Cues II Billiards Atlanta, Ga 770-454-7665 Sept 9th at 7pm = $750 Guaranteed Sept 10th at 8pm = $750 Guaranteed Sept 11th at Noon $3,000 Guaranteed Sept 12 at 1pm = $300 Guaranteed Sept 12 at 6pm $200 Guaranteed October 9 - 10, 2010

Seminole Pro Tour

Strokers Billiards Palm Harbor, Fl 727-786-6683 $7,000 added October 9 - 10, 2010

Desert Classic Tour

KWIKFIRE Tour

October 9 - 10, 2010

Lone Star Billiards Tour Slick Willie’s Family Pool Hall Houston, Tx 281-679-5510 $1,350 added Open 10-Ball/Ladies 9-Ball October 9, 2010

Independent Event Diamond Billiard Club Campbellsville, KY 270-995-9155 $1000 Guaranteed Amateur B tournament $20 Entry Fee Race to 5 Diamond Bar Tables. Call to see if you Qualify 270-995-9155 October 10, 2010

Mezz Pro Am Tour

Q-Ball Billiards Vineland, NJ 609-691-8789 $1,000 added October 10, 2010

New England 9-Ball Series Sebago Lake Billiards Windham, ME 207-893-8237 $100 added All Class 10-Ball October 12 –17, 2010 $15,000 Added

13th Annual Western BCA Regional 9-Ball Championships

Singles, Teams, Scotch Chinook Winds Casino Resort Lincoln City, Oregon October 16 - 17, 2010

Lone Star Billiards Tour

Crazy 8’s Family Pool Hall Port Arthur, Tx 409-960-7399 $1,350 added Open 9-Ball/One Pocket/Ladies 9Ball October 16 - 17, 2010

Desert Classic Tour Kolby’s Corner Pocket Tempe, Az $1,000 added 9 ft tables October 16, 2010

Kolby’s Corner Pocket Tempe, Az October 9 - 10, 2010 $500 added B/C event 9 ft tables

Hammer Heads Holiday, Fl 727-939-9494 $500 added

October 9 - 10, 2010

October 16 - 17, 2010

Joss North East Tour

Trick Shot Billiards Clifton Park, NY 518-383-8771 $2,000 added Entry Fee - Pro $120, Non Pro $70

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Tiger Bay Area Amateur

KWIKFIRE Tour

Family Billiards Boone, NC 828-963-6260 $2,000 added October 16 - 17, 2010

Poison Tour

Strokers Billiards Palm Harbor, Fl 727-786-6683 $1,500 added Saturday $1000 Added Amateur Sunday $250 Added Senior 8Ball Sunday $250 Added 2nd Chance October 16 - 17, 2010

Texas Amateur Tour

Big Johns Sports Bar Houston, Tx 281-498-3499 $800 added $500 added amateur event $300 added ladies event October 16, 2010

Diamond Billiard Club

Campbellsville, KY $1000 Guaranteed Amateur B tournament $20 Entry Fee Race to 5 New Diamond Bar Tables. 270-995-9155 or 270-4652590 October 17 –23, 2010

U.S. Open 9-Ball

Chesapeake Conference Center Chesapeake, VA $50,000 added October 20 –23, 2010 $2,400 Added

BCAPL Chesapeake 9-Ball Challenge Singles, Teams Norfolk Marriott Chesapeake Chesapeake, VA CueSports International (702) 719-7665 October 23 - 24, 2010

Ozone Billiards Predator Tour Mr Cue Billiards Lindenhurst, NY 631-226-9486 $1,000 added ABCD Event October 23 - 24, 2010

AWBT -Bullshooters

Phoenix, Az $300 added 9-ball on 9’ tables Race to 7, double elimination October 23 - 24, 2010

Southwest 10-Ball

Twin Strokes Blue Springs, Mo $1,000 added Race to 7. Dbl elim. Alt. Break. $45 entry $1000 added with 64

California Pool Players

October 23, 2010

October 16 - 17, 2010

Crown Billiards San Ramon, Ca 925-725-3900 This is only for B and C players that have

Surf City Billiards Santa Cruz, Ca 831-423-7665 $750 added

California Pool Players

not made it into the money round and have played in at least 3 of the 5 stops October 23 - 24, 2010

Texas Amateur Tour

Houstons Billiards Houston, Tx 281-821-4544 $800 added $500 added amateur event $300 added ladies event October 23, 2010

Diamond Billiard Club

Campbellsville, KY 270-995-9155 $1000 Guaranteed Amateur B tournament $20 Entry Fee Race to 5 New Diamond Bar Tables. 270-995-9155 October 24, 2010

New England 9-Ball Series Boston Billiard Club Nashua, NH 603-595-2121 $100 added BCD 9-Ball October 28 - 31, 2010

Midwest 9-Ball Tour

Shooters, Olathe, KS 913-780-5740 $5,000 added One-Pocket $1000 Added. Entry fee $60, deadline Thursday 8:00 PM. 9-ball: $4000 added. Entry Deadline Friday 8:00 PM. Double Elimination, Alternate Break, Red Circle Cue Ball, Valley Bar Tables. Open: $65 Entry Fee. Race to 9. Ladies: $50 Entry Fee. Race to 7. October 28 - 31, 2010

Ozone Billiards 9-Ball Tour

Classic Billiards Conyers, Ga 770-679-5278 $5,000 added October 28th at 8pm = $1,000 Added 1Pocket ournament October 29th at 8pm ( = $500 Added 10Ball Tournament October 30th at NOON $3,000 Added 9Ball Tournament October 31st at 1pm 300 Added 10-Ball Tournament October 31st at 6pm $200 Added 9-Ball Tournament October 30 - 31, 2010

Southwest 10-Ball

Q-Stix Houston, Tx Race to 9 dbl. Elim.$45 entry. October 30 - 31, 2010

Joss North East Tour

Raxx Pool Room & Grill W. Hempstead, NY 516-538-9896 $2,000 added Entry Fee - Pro $120, Non Pro $70 October 30, 2010

SE Open

Ultimate Billiards

Fort Pierce, Fl 772-464-7665 $500 added October 30 - 31, 2010

November 6 - 7, 2010

Texas Amateur Tour

Bogies Billiards Houston, Tx $3,000 added

Slick Willie’s Family Pool Hall Houston, Tx 281-679-5510 $800 added $500 added amateur event $300 added ladies event

October 30, 2010

November 6 - 7, 2010

Diamond Billiard Club

Midwest 9-Ball Tour

Lone Star Billiards Tour

Campbellsville, KY 270-995-9155 $1000 Guaranteed Amateur B $20 Entry Fee Race to 5 Diamond Bar Tables.Call to see if you Qualify 270-9959155 or 270-465-2590

Opie’s Kirksville, MO 660-627-6100 $2,500 added Bar table 9-Ball open division $65 entry (includes green feeno quarters needed) Deadline: Sat 11AM

Tiger Canadian Women’s Tour Southwest 10-Ball

Skinny Bobs Round Rock, Tx $1,500 added Race to 9. Dbl elim. $45 entry. $1500 added. Players meeting 11am November 13 - 14, 2010 Joss North East Tour

22nd Ocean State 9-Ball Championship Snookers Billiards Providence, RI 401-351-7665 $5,000 added $125 Entry Fee

October 31, 2010

November 7, 2010

Mezz Pro Am Tour

November 13 - 14, 2010

November 7 –10. 2010

Fort Pierce, FL 772-464-7665 $2,000 added Saturday $1000 Added Amateur Sunday $1000 Added Open

Mr. Cue Billiards Lindenhurst, NY 631-226-9486 $1,000 added

NOVEMBER

November 03 –07, 2010 $3,000 Added

Texas State BCAPL 9-Ball Championships

E-Center 710 Edwards Avenue Harker Heights, TX Chris (317) 440-1143 November 3 - 8, 2010

TAP Leagues

Nationals/Rally at Bally’s Las Vegas, Nv November 6 - 7, 2010

Lone Star Billiards Tour

Skinny Bobs Round Rock, Tx $1,000 added $1000 added 9-Ball November 6 - 7, 2010

Ozone Billiards Predator Tour Castle Billiards East Rutherford, NJ 201-933-6007 $1,000 added ABCD Event November 6 - 7, 2010

NGB Amateur Billiards Tour Mr. Cues II Atlanta, Ga 770-380-6290 $1,000 added November 6 - 7, 2010

Joss North East Tour

Al Conte Memorial Hippos House of Billiards Yorkville, NY 315-786-0218 $2,000 added Entry Fee Pro $120, Non Pro $70

Primetime Billiards South Amboy, NJ 732-721-6555 $1,000 added

3rd Annual Columbus Team Challenge

(Open to all sanctioned league players) All Stars Sports Facility 6124 Busch Blvd. Columbus, OH Chris Williams (614) 989-0680 November 10 –14, 2010 $10,000 Added

BCAPL Canadian Series Open Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Scott Morgan, Aactive Pool League (204) 233-7665 November 11 - 14, 2010

Fast Eddies Sports Bar

Goldsboro, NC 919-759-0071 $7,500 guaranteed prize fund 9-ball November 10 - $250 added guaranteed MINI tournament 9 ft Gold Crowns November 13 - 14, 2010

Desert Classic Tour Bullshooters

Poison Tour-Ultimate Billiards

November 13 - 14, 2010

OB Cues Ladies Tour

Tour Championship Casper’s Billiards San Leon, Tx 281-559-1400 $2,000 added November 14, 2010

Mezz Pro Am Tour

Rockaway Billiards Rockaway, NJ 973-625-5777 $1,000 added November 14, 2010

November 21, 2010

Mezz Pro Am Tour

Castle Billiards East Rutherford, NJ 201-933-6007 $1,000 added November 21, 2010

New England 9-Ball Series

Legends Billiards Portsmouth, NH 603-433-1154 $1,000 added All Class 9-Ball

November 26 - 28, 2010

Midwest 9-Ball Tour Shooters Wichita, KS 316-262-0072 $2,000 added handicapped 9-Ball limited to 128 players rated 3 to 12 $20 entry Deadline: Friday 2PM

November 27 - 28, 2010

Southwest 10-Ball

November 20 - 21, 2010

November 28, 2010

Fast Eddie’s 9-Ball Tour

Fast Eddie’s Houston, Tx $1,850 added $1500 added open event (w 48 players) $350 added ladies event (w 16 players)

November 13, 2010 Tiger Bay Area Amateur

Greenfields Lakewood, Co $1,000 added

November 13, 2010

BigTyme Billiards Houston, Tx $800 added $500 added amateur event $300 added ladies event

Schemengees Billiards Lewiston, ME 207-777-1155 $100 added All Class 8-Ball

November 20 - 21, 2010

Strokers Billiards Palm Harbor, Fl 727-786-6683 $500 added

November 20 - 21, 2010

Texas Amateur Tour

The Green Room Temple, Tx $1,000 added Race to 7. Dbl. Elim. $45 entry, $1000 added/64 Players meeting @ 11am

New England 9-Ball Series

Phoenix, Az $1,000 added bar tables

Grand Finale

$2,000 added Entry Fee - Pro $120, Non Pro $70

Southwest 10-Ball

November 20 - 21, 2010

Joss North East Tour Bison Billiards Williamsville, NY 716-632-0281

Mezz Pro Am Tour Skyline Billiards Brooklyn, Ny 718-627-3407 $1,000 added

November 28, 2010

Rack ‘Em Up Tour Snookers Billiards Providence, RI

November 28, 2010

New England 9-Ball Series Funky Monkey Laconia, NH 603-524-9317 $100 added-All Class 9-Ball

October/November PQB 45

Fair Game 9-Ball Open at Highpocket’s in Memphis, TN

ith 22 players on Friday night on the bar tables, 28 in the open Saturday on the Gold Crowns and 17 on Sunday in the B tournament also on big tables there was a lot going on and I don’t think I have seen more double hill matches played in a weekend. With players like Chuck Raulston, Jason Evans, Adam Wilson, Lanny Charles, Dustin Vo, Kenny Loftis, Robbie Herrington, Dustin Wilkins, Monroe Jones and Janeen Lee it was quite a show.

Friday Night Mini $200 added On the Valley bar tables it was John Reese (pictured) who was just unstoppable. His break making the whole room jump every time they heard what sounded like a shotgun blast go off. Jason Evans equally defeated Josh Woods, Janeen Lee and Kenny Loftis to earn his spot in the finals. But John R. would not be deterred as he took a dominating win over Jason Evans as well. 1st – John Reese - t440/c265 2nd – Jason Evans - t264/c165 3rd/4th – Kenny Loftis/Robbie Herrington - t88/c53

Saturday Open $1000 added The open was filled with more double hill matches than I have ever seen in any tournament that wasn’t handicapped. Lanny Charles (pictured) came out of the gate firing on all cylinders defeating some very strong players to get to the hot seat match. Chuck Raulston looked to continue his undefeated form from May and it looked to be so. Jason Evans had a 6-1 lead over Chuck just to have victory pried from his grasp with Chuck putting together a six game streak to win 7-6. Chuck was just on a terror steam 46 PQB October/November

rolling everyone in his path to the hot seat. Then came Lanny Charles with a cup of cold water to spoil the Raulston flame. Lanny and Chuck went double hill and everyone in the room would have bet on Raulston just in time to watch him dog the six ball on his way out of the set. Lanny would take the win at 7-6 and the hot seat. On the losers side Monroe Jones was terrorizing the field. He swept everyone in his path to Chuck at the top of the loser’s side. Then Monroe battled past Chuck with a nearly flawless set. But no one would stop Lanny as he defeated Monroe in one set to take the title. It was really something to watch. 1st – Lanny Charles – t738/c707 2nd – Monroe Jones – t461/c442 3rd – Chuck Raulston – t277/c265 4th – Jason Evans – t185/c177 5th – Wade Martin – t92/c89 6th – Adam Wilson – t92/c89 7th – Robbie Herrington – t50 8th – Greg Dickens – t50

Sunday B Tournament Dustin Vo (pictured) layed claim to this tournament with haste sailing to victory over players like Charlie Bailey and Henry Goodman to claim the hot seat. The loser’s side was quite something with Josh Woods steaming through for the chance to play Vo. He defeated Dustin Wilkins three times over the weekend including twice in this tournament. But Henry would not give up easily as he wanted a chance to redeem himself of his winner’s side loss to Vo. Henry defeated Josh Woods for the second time in this tournament to take his place in the finals. The first set of the finals was controlled by Henry with a convincing victory. But Vo would not be deterred from a win in front of his home crowd as he completely dominated Goodman in the second set to take the title. 1st Dustin Vo $390 2nd Henry Goodman $255 3rd Josh Woods $100 4th Charlie Baily $50