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☜Derby City Classic

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Brumback repeats at Bank Frost Wins One Pocket Women’s Overall Reyes Takes 9-Ball Master of the Table

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☜Mosconi Cup

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

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12th Annual Derby City Classic

his annual event starts off the tournament season each year and keeps getting better. The venue was again at the Horseshoe Casino Hotel and is scheduled there for the next three years/ Along with 9-ball, one pocket and 9-ball bank, there were mini tournaments almost every night along with the ring bank pool game won by Chicago player Jack Johnson opening night; a straight pool challenge; a one pocket challenge and beginning this year, a female all around title. All of this finished up with three champions, Banks, One Pocket, and 9-Ball, a Master of the Table was selected from the three divisions and a Ladies All Around Player. Events were carried on live stream (USTREAM.com) on several web sites.

Brumback Still the Best Banker Brumback Repeats as Bank Champion at the DCC A field of 356 bankers started the event, with all the big names.

ohn Brumback came through the field as he beat; Shannon Daulton, Rafael Martinez, Efren Reyes, George Breedlove, Glen “piggy banks” Rogers, Shane Van Boening, Sy Brown, Baeu Runninger, Ed Deska, Scott Frost, and William Hash. It was no walk in the park for John, as he had to get by Efren Reyes twice in the semi’s and the finals. For the second year in a row Brumback has gone undefeated. With a field that size it is really a feat. His banks and position play were flawless. In the match he played against Scott Frost, he won the lag as he did through out the event and broke, ran out the first rack. That seemed to scare Scott as he began playing safeties, hoping for a Brumback mistake, but he was up to the task. It was a little harder but he won the match anyway. You have got to feel for Efren Reyes as he has finished 2nd three or four times in the banks. He gets his foot in the stirrup, but can’t swing up and ride. Larry “the truth” Nevel came in third with 4 byes in a row in the 10th,11th,12th, and 13th rounds to finish 3rd after Efren got by him in 14th round.

Winner Brumback and with check above and left, Efren who finished 2nd

Money list 1st 2nd 3rd 4-5th 6-9th

10-16th

John Brumback Efren Reyes Larry Nevel Rafael Martinez, Alex Pagulayan Chris Bartram George Breedlove, Shannon Daulton, Truman Hogue Bill Bailey Danny Harriman, Neil Jacobs Michael Laney, Clent McCollough Steve Moore, Mark Slye, Jr.

$10,000 $5,000 $2500 $1,375 $850

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One Pocket’s in the Freezer

n a marathon match that went on until after 2:00 am Scott Frost took the one pocket title. Sylver Ochoa and Scott Frost had been playing all day. Both started out with a 9-ball match in the morning and then played out the rest of the one pocket tournament which ended in the early morning of the next day. Scott took the decision 3-2. Sylver took 2nd place. It was an impressive showing, as Sylver always is close to the top, he just hasn’t won it yet. Francisco Bustamante came out 3rd after he was defeated by sylver ochoa in the semi’s. Nick Vita was tied for 4th place. He had a very good tournament, with a 292 player field that’s a very good showing. Corey Deuel was tied with Vita with 5th place. Corey got knocked out by tournament winner Scott Frost in the semi’s. Corey is also having a fine event with his strong suit coming up [9-ball], he will be near the top once again.

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Scott Frost Sylver Ochoa F. Bustamante Corey Deuel Nick Vita

$12,000 $6,000 $2,500 $1,800 $1,800

Women’s All Around Title

elissa Little won the Women’s All Around, a new title for the DCC added this year. Melissa’s previous best 2009 finish wasat the WPBA Nationals at Seminole Hard Rock Casino last November, she finish 9th with a $2350 payday. Winner of the DCC Women’s all Around receives $2000.

Bio nickname: The Viper. She enters 2010 ranked fifth in the United States and 17th in the world among professional women billiard players. But at age 39, Boulder native Melissa Little says she’s nowhere done striking. She dreams of earning Colorado a national championship title, and helping usher the sport into the Olympics. “I’m knocking on the door. I’m right there,” Little says. “It’s just a matter of time. If my body can hold up, I promise Colorado a championship.” She also wants to guide more women — and kids — into the male-dominated sport, bringing it out of the stereotype of 6 PQB February/March

dim bars and smoky nightclubs and into living rooms, family venues and even classrooms. She sees the table as a geometry, calculus and physics puzzle. Her resume makes her goals seem plausible. Little secured three top-10 finishes with the Women’s Professional Billiard Association last year. She has competed full-time on the Women’s Professional Billiards Associations Classic Tour for the past 10 years, and represented the United States in four world championships.

Reyes Redeems Himself at DCC 9-Ball

T Reyes top, redeems himself after placing secoond in Bank by winning the 9-Ball title and taking home another check!

he 2010 Derby City Classic wrapped up this 10-day extravaganza with a premier 9-ball finals between and . “The Rocket” and “The Magician” appeared in the Accu-stats arena to wow fans with their moves. In the final match, Reyes was in true form. The only errors to be found were his three dry breaks. His position was flawless and his kicking was phenomenal. Reyes took the match 7-4 when Morris broke in four balls and the cue ball in the final rack. Of the 257 9-ball entries, Reyes came through the field after losing his second match to young player . Of the final six players two stood out as, what some would think were underdogs. We never would’ve known it from their performances. 24-year-old remained undefeated longer than any other player in the 9-ball event. Murphy lost to Reyes in round 10 and then again in round 11, the semifinals, to finish tied for third/fourth. Local player did his best in his semi-finals match against Morris, staying with him 3-3, then 4-4 before the rocket took off, taking the set 7-4 to meet Reyes in the finals. 1st Efren Reyes $16,000 2nd Rodney Morris $8,000 3rd Shannon Murphy $4,000 4th Jeremy Sossei $4,000 5th Justin Hall $2250 6th Billy Bailey $2250

The Rocket finished second.

Derby City Master of the Table

he cream of the crop rises to the top. This year, the top three Master of the Table awards all went to winners of the divisions. Reyes unofficially secured his well-deserved title as the Master in round 10 after defeating Murphy the first time.

Reyes takes home the Bacon finishing second in Bank and first in nine Ball.

Master of the Table Results 1st 2nd 3rd

Efren Reyes John Bromback Scott Frost

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Williams Wins Straight Pool Challenge By Samm Diep - PoolTipJar.com AxBilliards

DCC Independent Events

ach year at the DCC, Bob Jewitt adds $10,000 from his own pocket to host a Straight Pool Challenge. This year that added money included an additional $100 from another donor. All the entries also return to the prize fund. The preliminary rounds drew 27 challengers. For $100 entry, each player gets 12 attempts at a high run starting with ball in hand on a break ball, four a day over three days. The top three high runs for each day receive a pay out of $300, $200, & $100. Additional bonuses include $1,000 for high run overall, $1,000 bonus for a run of 200 or more (provided by Greg Sullivan and Diamond Billiards), and prize money from Accu-stats for a recorded run of 100 and 150 that occurs in the Accu-stats arena. All runs of 50-and-out will be allowed to continue. The top eight players with the highest runs throughout the preliminary rounds advance to a single-elimination tournament. Among the field of eight, Ralph Eckert and Charlie Williams made their way to the finals. Eckert defeated Bobby Hunter and Alex Pagulayan while Williams defeated Beau Runningen and “Mr. 400” John Schmidt. In the first round, Schmidt defeated Stevie Moore 100-29. Moore scratched at 12 giving Schmidt a chance at the table and it was all he needed. He ran 100 and out and was then given the opportunity to continue his run. He finished at 171, missing a 3 ball in the side pocket to end his run. Schmidt will receive an additional $1,000 for the overall high run of the tournament and $1,000 courtesy of Accu-stats for his run in excess of 150 when he returns to comment the match.

In the following round, Schmidt would find the tables turned when he scratched. Williams ran the set out winning 100-73 and continued his run to125 receiving a $500 bonus from Accu-stats for his 100+ ball run. The two-hour finals match between Williams and Eckert did not go as smoothly as they hoped. Both players were feeling the pressure. There were several missed balls and a high run of 39 by Williams, who got the job done in the end. Results 1st Charlie Williams 2nd Ralph Eckert 3rd John Schmidt 4th Alex Pagulayan 5th Corey Deuel 6th Bobby Hunter 7th Stevie Moore 8th Beau Runningen

$2,500 $1,700 $1,100 $1,100 $700 $700 $700 $700

Johnson Takes Down Daulton in DCC Bank Pool Ring Game By Samm Diep - PoolTipJar.com AxBilliards the lead. Together, they The DCC Bank Pool Ring Game organized by Grady eliminated Gregg. In the Mathews saw a new winner this year. Brian Gregg was definal round, Johnson throned by first time participant, Jet “The Hungry Hound” pulled ahead with the Johnson. After the match, the emotional Johnson embraced help of some open tables his mentor Freddy “The Beard” Bentivegna who proudly exand nice position play. claimed, “That's my protoge!” “This was the most specThe six players bought in for $1,500 each. This year, along with Shannon Daulton, Gregg, and Truman Hogue, we saw the tacular performance by a first time bank pool likes of Harry Platis, David Fricks, and Johnson. The winnerplayer,” said Mathews. take-all ring game kicked off at 8 o'clock with several time Even Gregg embraced the elated Johnson saying, “I guess I runner-up Daulton in the lead for the first half. Platis, Frick, can give Superman a hug.” Johnson takes home the total purse and Hogue took early exits. With three players left, Daulton and Johnson were tied with of $9,000. 8 PQB February/March

Reyes Relentless in FatBoy Challenge

he second annual FatBoy 10-Ball Challenge crowned a new champion, “The Magician” Efren Reyes. Reyes went undefeated in the 16 player $5,000 added invitational event. The format was single-elimination, $500 entry, race-to-15 10-ball. As the field quickly shrank, the final two men standing were Reyes and Virginia state champ, Brandon Shuff. Reyes, feeling pretty comfortable from his many matches on the Accu-stats table, quickly jumped to a 6-0 lead against Shuff. Neither player was at top gear but still strung together several impressive shots for the packed audience. Reyes continued to pull ahead until the score was 13-5, when Shuff made a small comeback. Unfortunately, his efforts were not enough. Reyes got on the hill and closed out the set, 15-8. Bracket/payouts 1st Efren Reyes $6,500 3rd Shannon Murphy $1,625

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Brandon Shuff Johnny Arch

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One Pocket Hall of Fame The Class of 2009

uesday January 26th 2010 the 6th annual banquet was held at the Derby City Classic. Jose Parica (top right) was inducted into the One Pocket Division along with Rudolf “Fats” Wanderome. Both really earned their spots. Jose had adopted the USA as his home many years ago and has been a top player ever since. Fats on the other hand was a hustler first and then after the movie “the hustler” he became a pool celebrity. He drew more attention to our game than all the champions put together. He died in 1996 and his widow and nephew accepted his award. In the bank pool division Glenn “Piggy Banks” Rogers was the inductee. Rogers who hails from Chicago along with so many great bankers; Freddy “the beard” Bentivegna, Leonard “bugs” Rucker and James “youngblood” Brown. The Lifetime Pool in Action inductee was Harry Platis (right) a successful Seattle Wa. Lawyer who also gambles in pool. Harry has spent a lifetime backing players, made loans to players and if there is action he wants in. The banquet was the best ever and was held in the Legends Restaurant and Bar at the Horseshoe. Next year in the legends they will have a Johnston City reunion. You may see people you haven’t seen in years and years. Make your reservations early. February/March PQB 9

More Two Rail Position by Tom Ross Contributing Writer

ast month we looked at a couple of position shots and discussed the value of two-rail shape for the next ball over choosing one-rail position to get there. In that discussion we uncovered some exceptions to a widely established rule which espouses the value of simplicity in our choices and discovered that sometimes the more complex choice works better. This month we have another example of the same principle, again illustrating that breaking the simplicity rule can work to serve up more accurate position play. When we watch professionals, the one aspect of their play that tends to stand out most sharply is the accuracy of their cue-ball control and position play. And sometimes it seems that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hitting every shot with perfect or near-perfect speed. Though they can and often do play with surgical precision, one reason that pros appear to possess such keen speed control is that they know how to make choices that will accommodate speed errors while still yielding the desired angle for the next shot. Often, the path for the required position angle on the next ball, regardless of precision with speed, is found using two rails. In the diagram we have a shot on the 7 ball with the 8 and 9 at the other end of the table. Note there are two 9 balls, one that goes into corner pocket A and one that goes into corner pocket B. We shall examine position on the 8 ball for both shots and the most reliable way to get the position we need. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s begin with the run out that ends with the 9 ball going into corner pocket A. Before shooting the 7 ball, a careful player would look at the 8 to determine the best angle for that shot to move from there to good position for the 9 ball. In this case landing straight in on the 8 ball would work out fine since a soft follow 10 PQB February/March

shot would roll the cue ball forward toward the left side of the table for an easy shot on the 9 ball. That position track for the 8 ball is shown by the dotted line path along the right, side rail. Note that if the shot is hit well, the angle for the shot on the 8 ball is perfect from the time the cue ball rebounds off of the second rail and rolls toward the 8 ball on the desired position track. The shooter has a three-foot margin for error with speed if he hits the second rail in the proper spot. The shot is played with a near center-ball hit, a touch of righthand english and a moderate punch stroke to move the cue ball to the right off of the 7 ball. If the shooter misses the straight-in track, he should err on the side of the line toward the right side rail where the angle will leave a slight cut to the left, allowing for a follow shot to the left side rail and a bounce from there toward the 9 ball.

If we have the layout with the 9 ball that goes into corner pocket B, the re-

quired position requires only a slight adjustment. For that shot we want the cue ball to come out of the corner a little shorter to move along the solid-line path for a cut angle that moves the cue ball off of the 8 ball and toward the right side rail. In order to make the cue ball wrap out of that corner closer to the pocket, the shot requires a lower hit, or a snappier punch stroke, or a little bit of both. Note again that the cut angle which moves the cue ball toward the right side rail off of the 8 ball is there from the time the cue ball hits the second rail, again giving the shooter a margin for speed error of at least three feet, a range that should be comfortable for a player at virtually any skill level. Set up the balls as they are in the diagram and practice both shots. You will see that the difference between the two hits is slight, yet distinct enough to feel and remember. In both cases your target is the spot that you want to hit on the second rail. Study the shot until you know the two exact spots to hit on the second rail and then make a conscious and deliberate choice for the target on the second rail that corresponds to the shot youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing. It should not take long to develop the necessary feel for both shots. After nailing down the tworail position tracks, try each shot with one-rail position from the top short rail to see which is easier for the run out. Going one rail for either shot you will find that, since the cue ball crosses the desired position track, your speed must be nearly perfect to stop in the exact spot for the desired angle. And then, like the pros, you will see the value in choices that allow for variations in speed while reliably serving up ideal position.

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Trick Shot Icon “Willie Jopling” Dies

orn William Jopling Marshall, Jr. in Bedford, Virginia, January 20, 1926, but better known in the pool world as ‘Willie Jopling’, Marshall died suddenly in his home early in the morning of November 24, 2009.

Bill Marshall was a veteran of WWII, a career graphic designer and a family man, who put those priorities ahead of pool, although he played at a competitive level. The name Willie Jopling became synonymous with trick shots as under that moniker he wrote popular instructional columns for several pool and billiard magazines for many years. Early on in his pool career he became enthralled with trick shots and the game of One Pocket, and it was these two disciplines that his columns focused on. He self-published an instructional book on Trick Shots which also included a large section on One Pocket shots, which may have been the first published One Pocket instructional work. Recently he had published two One Pocket instruction videos which were well received in the One Pocket community. He was a close friend to many great players, including the late Eddie Taylor, and many of his columns mixed in personal anecdotes along with his excellent pool advice, which added to the popularity of his writing. He was a regular at every US Open Championship in his home state of Virginia, but also traveled every year to the Derby City Classic to enjoy the pool action, catch up with his many friends and to sell a few books and tapes to help pay his way. He was still contributing columns, and still enjoyed getting out for a little pool until his death. Courtesy onepocket.org

Rail-First Stroke Shot by Robert Byrne From “Byrne’s Complete Book of Pool Shots” with permission

ith draw and left sidespin, it is possible to hit the rail first, make the 1-ball, and bring the cueball back to the right end of the table. You need a very good draw stroke to execute this shot. The big strokers love it. With the same spin on the cueball, a ball-first hit will send the cueball in the direction of the dashed line.

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Stop! Lets do it right. by “The Monk” Contributing Writer • www.monkbilliardacademy.net

he first thing most pool players do is pick up a cue, and walk to the table and begin playing. This is their introduction to pocket billiards. Then they fumble along learning things here and there from players just like themselves. For the first time, you can do it right. You can acquire knowledge, apply that knowledge into skill development and train for that career as a player. The Monks’ dream of being able to coach millions of students throughout the world with the incredible Monk 101 material has finally come to fruition. In a small set of Islands in the South Pacific, The Monk created an easy step by step training program. Now, for the first time ever an online coaching service will help students build their skills and reach their dreams. The Monk reveals in his teachings that we need Right Thinking, Right Action and Right Mind Development. He has taken this formula and created the most effective online coaching program ever offered. This intensive training will take you from beginner to world class. Video streaming is used to enhance this interactive training program.The Monk Masters University is presented in three parts. In the Bronze Level you will build a

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storehouse of knowledge through the intensive instructional material provided in sixty interactive classes. Let’s do it right. The Monk expertly helps you build the Right Thinking mind set. Upon graduation, you will receive an Associates Degree. In the Silver Level you must turn your acquired knowledge into Skill Development. Knowledge does not pocket a ball, skill does. The Lesson book has been Call 1-603-566-2895 to enroll or log converted into an animated presentation on to of over 165 lessons. You simply click on www.themonkmastersuniversity.com the cue and the shots will be performed When you complete this program you in an accurate and precise manner. will have gained the skills to qualify for Through these interactive lessons you the International Pool Tour (IPT). Included in this level is the opportunity to become a …Right Thinking, Right Action and Right Mind Development. “Monk Master” as you will be invited to join The Monk as a Teacher. Upon graduation, you receive a Masters Degree. will always know what right action to take. Also featured in the Silver Level is The Monk Four Points of Power program. At this point you will be taught to release the things that have always held you back from the freedom to perform. The Silver Level is Right Action. Upon graduation, you receive a Bachelors Degree. In the Gold Level you will embark upon The Masters of Art in Pocket Billiards program. This is a twelve part training program.

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An Interesting Rail Jump by Eric “The Preacher” Yow! WPA Masse World Champion

ecently I was doing an Exhibition of Eric Yow’s Trick Shot Madness at a Youth Seminar entitled “Confronting Our Culture” in Middle Tennessee. The seminar was put on by the Gainesboro Church of Christ and held at the local middle school. I was brought in as the entertainment as well as a guest speaker to bring a message immediately preceding the keynote speaker. When I travel with my show, I always pack a punch with laughter and inspirational stories. Having performed at churches, schools, and even in the Montgomery County Juvenile Courtroom, my message is one that teens and adults alike need to hear. At this seminar, our focus was on teens dealing with the difficulties of adolescence in a world and culture saturated with evil. I use my words and my pool cue to illustrate inspirational and biblical messages, life lessons of love and faith to help the listener become motivated to be strong and overcome difficulties. In “Trick Shot Madness,” I will illustrate concepts such as overcoming obstacles by demonstrating numerous jump shots in both talented and comedic manners. I use the Eric Yow Cues to shoot amazing jump and masse shots. Crowds love the masse shots that illustrate a change of direction that so many people’s life desperately needs. In Gainesboro, I was working with some teenagers before the show and showing them what a little creativity can do for them at this stage in their lives. You’ve got to think outside the box and aim to do more than others around them have done. Strive for excellence should be a daily motto. So I walked to the table and thought for just a moment about a new shot that had never before been executed. It all starts with, “will this work?” I placed the balls on the table in a fashion fairly close to what is diagrammed for you, elevated the Eric Yow Masse Cue, and shot it with confidence. While the onlookers thought it was completely unreasonable to assume you can walk to a table and work magic, I believe the Yow Cue did exactly that. I made all but one of the balls on the table and have since perfected this great shot! It’s amazing what you can do if you put your mind to it! For this shot, place a ball near the side pocket and close to the left pocket point. Freeze a ball directly above it with its tangent pointed at the left corner. A third ball will be placed with its tangent pointed at the opposite corner. Then a fourth ball will be positioned so its tangent points across to the other side. The fifth ball in the cluster is the helper ball which the cue ball will strike. On a table with large side pockets it can go in the same side, otherwise set it so it banks to the far corner.

Masse so that it strikes the first ball with power then hugs the rail to pocket a ball in the corner. With this shot, you and your Eric Yow Masse Cue are clearly “Just Showin’ Off!”

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USA Wins ShowDown on the Strip

2010 Mosconi Cup

The Mosconi Cup once again has proved to be the best pool event in the USA bar none. Once again the American team overran a much more powerful European team Made up of world champions and the odds makers had them at big numbers to retain the cup. For the most part the USA team was an unknown quantity as we had two rookie team members; Dennis Hatch and Oscar Dominguez. Shane Van Boening was only a second Year player. Our only seasoned players were Hall of Famer Johnny Archer and Corey Deuel. Team USA started with a bang grabbing the first point of the event. Then ending the day with a 4-1 advantage. Souquet got the only point of the day as he got by Dominguez. Playing for the cup isn’t like any other tournament. Newcomer, (voted in by the fans on an Internet poll), Dennis Hatch lead the team into the arena with tears in his eyes. After the opening round Dennis said,” it wasn’t like any other tournament when you are playing for country and team.” The big upset of the day was Shane Van Boening getting by the world’s number 1 player Mika Immonen 6-3. A sign of things to come. Two years ago the USA had a 4-1 lead after the first day, then lost the cup. Could the Americans keep it going? By the end of day two USA had a 7-2 lead. Dennis was having his personality come to the front as he leads the team as cheerleader with chants of USA, USA! He is having the time of his life in his first Mosconi Cup. Europe’s only win that day came in the Thorston Hohmman match when he beat Corey Deuel 6-4. The best match of the day came in the archer/Appleton came in that set. Appleton had a 5-1 lead in a race to 6 and lost to the hall of famer 6-5. That was a lot harder than it sounds as they use alternate breaks. Darren was probably ready to walk of the dock when it was 5-5. He had the break in the match game and came up dry. Not only that but he left an open shot on the 1-ball and Johnny Ran out from there. You 18 PQB February/March

could hear his young son yelling,” go daddy” Through out the match. That kid could be his number one fan. Archers win was a real stab in the back of the Europeans. So we start day 3 with the USA leading by a score of 7-2. The crowds have been wall to wall for this event. On the morning of day 3 I was to meet Jerry Forsyth for breakfast in the tournament area. There were 40 or 50 people lined up at the door to get in and this was 7:15 in the morning for seats and the place didn’t open till 10:30. I have never seen lines like this at any tournament ever. Europe had to win a lot of points today to have any chance of victory, Thorston Hohmman said,” As you look at each individual on our team, we’re all world champions but the US are probably the strongest team they’ve had. Maybe on paper we were the favorite but I knew America would be strong.” Europe gave a mighty shot as Souquet/Immonen defeated Van Boening/Dominguez 6-4. Next match up was Feijen-Hatch with Feijen getting off to a 4-2 lead. Hatch felt like he was leading his country to battle and came storming back to take the match 6-4 moving the USA team to the hill with a 6-0 win. After the match said, “I’m loving this; this is the best experience of my life, win or lose, and I can’t say enough, I love it. It wasn’t over yet as Hohmman took out Archer 6-1. USA still needed 1. Next up was the captain choice and it was a rematch of the first set. Souquet against Van Boening. With Shane’s grandfather, who taught him how to play, cheering him on along with Dennis. Van Boening took the match 6-2 to give the USA the Mosconi Cup once again. The cheering was almost deafening as the crowd chanted USA, USA.

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Great News Discovery and Dr. Cueism Humor by Tom Rossman • drcue@artisticpool.org Contributing Writer fter checking my sources, I have great news, the balls will continue to roll in 2010 with beauty, vision, and promise, displaying their artistic colors and sounding their joyful click! Ah, yes a thing of beauty is a joy forever. This line is from the epic poem, Endymion, by John Keats, 1818. I always struggled with poetry other than the famous Roses are Red, Violets are Blue mantra we are familiar with; however, I thought I would take a shot at Keats since it seemed to relate to our sport! “And now at once, adventuresome, I send My herald thought into a wilderness: There let its trumpet blow, and quickly dress My uncertain path with green that I may speed Easily onward, thorough flowers and weed” Yes, the adventure of our billiard journey, game options unlimited in nature, nail biting matches, special events, practice rituals, discipline to understand winning even when the final score shows otherwise, left and right brain training, makes in disguise, artistic pool, new friends and not so new friends, and so much more, a wilderness of sorts! But then, the magnetic appeal of it all umbrellas our travel over the green cloth! The pure satisfaction of the experience moves smoothly onward through

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times of joy and times of less joy, the offense and the defense, the easy shots and the not so easy ones, realizing eventually that every shot should be your favorite shot! Let’s move on to the cultural side for my life, humor. Recently a person at one of my shows asked if they could buy my lines, the funny little things I was saying,they were funny since this person was the only one laughing. I was humbled to give my lines away with the hope that this person would make someone laugh somewhere…someday…somehow! Since then, I have developed a rather lengthy list of Dr. Cueism’s which will be used in future articles to accent a point of instruction or provide entertainment value. Word of caution, some of the Cueism Humor has residual effect! If you don’t laugh when you first read it, be prepared to wake up early in the morning busting out in laughter…exactly 2½ weeks from the day you were first exposed to it. If you still don’t get it, please ask the person next to you! There, I just gave you the first 2 Cueisms – reflecting the entertainment value of my present message. Laugh and enjoy, always…on your personal billiard and life journey to victory!

It’s Not a Resolution. It’s a Movement. by Samm Diep Contributing Writer • blog.SammsPocket.com • House Pro at Table Steaks East in Aurora,CO

t’s that time of year again! It’s our chance to turn over a new leaf and start the year with a fresh, clean slate. Blah, blah, blah… Unfortunately, over 90% of New Year’s resolutions are not kept each year. This year will be no different. That’s why I’m not asking you to make a resolution. I’m pleading with you to start a movement. Let’s work together to rebuild our dying pool community, one player at a time, one pool room at a time. Will you please join me?

drinks (or cigarettes in some towns) on the table, don’t sit on the pool table, do not shoot object balls with your cue (only the cue ball), treat the equipment as if it were your own. Room owners are reluctant to spend money maintaining equipment because they think pool players can’t respect it. Let’s show them we can. Be aware of your actions and don’t be afraid to remind others to do the same. #4 Pay it forward. I don’t care how cliché this phrase gets. I 10 ways to make our Billiard World enjoyed the movie and I love the concept. Be a better person a better place for everyone and be kind to others, not because you expect something in #10 Have a sense of humor. Miss a shot? Don’t get pissed off. return but because we want to make the world a more pleasant Laugh it off. Have a better attitude for yourself and your peers. place to live. Let’s start with our own pool world. Believe me, if Efren can do it, so can you. No one wants to play #3 Spend money. Do your part to help replenish our struggling with a whiner or a jerk. Work on having a more positive, probilliard economy. Support your local pool room. Practice for ductive outlook. You’ll be amazed at how it can attract better hours. Eat lunch there. Buy a drink or two. Tip your server. outcomes. Find ways to cut corners without cutting out pool. #9 Introduce outside friends to pool. Our sport can only grow #2 Improve your pool game. If you can’t afford to take a pool if the participation grows. We have the power to influence our lesson, buy a book, borrow a video, surf the net. Billiard refriends and neighbors to also enjoy the game. Bring new people sources are becoming more widely available each and every day. to your favorite pool room and make it a positive experience There is absolutely no excuse for anyone to not be able to learn for them. Bonus points for every new friend that gets addicted! more and improve if they really want to. That’s the key, you #8 Take up writing. If you don’t already have one, start a must want it. Feel free to contact me personally if you need journal or a blog. Track your progress and measure your imhelp locating free or close-to-free pool tips. provement. What better way to document your development? #1 Remember why we’re here. Last, and definitely not least, Blogs are free. You can pick up a small notebook and a pen for we’re playing this game because we love it. Don’t ever let that under a buck. It’s never too late to start and there’s no excuse slip your mind. Appreciate every single opportunity we have at not to. the table. Make it a pleasant experience for you and for those #7 Respect your opponent. Done shooting? Get out of the way. around you. Have fun! Miss position? Oh well, deal with it. The whole world doesn’t If you enjoyed this article, take it with you and share it with need to know where you meant to leave the cue ball. Lose a at least one other person. Let’s start a movement! Let’s work match? Shake your opponent’s hand and move on. It’s not nec- together to improve our pool community! essary to tell them how lucky they got. None of that matters. The match is over. Now prepare for your next one. Win a Visit PoolTipJar.com “random smatterings of pool thoughts, match? Shake hands and go check the board. You don’t need to articles, & news”. Take polls, view article archives, and read tell your opponent what they did wrong. I’m sure they already tournament and training updates. know. Stay in your seat when it’s not your turn and give the same respect that you would expect. Samm Diep, “Cherry Bomb” #6 Share your knowledge. Don’t keep it to yourself. If you House Pro at Rack ‘Em Billiards (Aurora, CO) learned something that worked for you, pass it on. You don’t Author of “You Might Be A D Player If… (101 Classic Moves need to be “that guy” that goes around telling everybody what That All Pool Players Can Appreciate)” they should do, but tell a story about how a change helped you Player Representative for CB Custom Cues, Tiger Products, improve. It may work for your friends too. PoolDawg, IB Cue Cases, Predator #5 Take better care of the equipment. The next time you’re at SammsPocket.com (fun & unique products for pool players) the pool hall, set the chalk blue side up, don’t set food or February/March PQB 21

Williams Bursts Bubble of Cinderella Story The OB Cues Ladies Tour held their 1st stop of the 2010 year at Rusty’s Billiards in Arlington, Texas and many players, and fans were on hand to help kick off the new season. Fortyeight players were chomping at the bit to get their game on including many new faces and new members for the tour. If you have never been to an OB Cues Tour stop, you really need to check it out. The hospitality from our host site was the best ever. Our supporters provided refreshments and encouragement all weekend. As the brackets were being drawn, right out of the gate for a 1st round match was 2008/2009 OB Cues Regional Tour Champion, Lisa Marr vs. Amanda “The Natural” Lampert. Over the years, these two top tour players have been paired up in competition but it is usually in the finals of a tour stop. All eyes were watching this hard fought battle and it was Amanda taking the match in a tough 7-5 win. But Lisa, always a fighter to the end, knew she had a long day in store for herself if she wanted to win, so she rolled up her sleeves and won her next 4 matches to continue to the Main Event on Sunday. One big surprise for the day was none other than Angela Garza from San Antonio. Angela, who has never played on the OB Cues Ladies Tour, decided she would start this year and what a wise choice it was, as she won every match on Saturday, earning her spot as one of four players remaining on the winner’s side of the bracket. Winner’s side matches on Sunday were local Ft. Worth player Tara Williams vs. Michelle Cortez from Austin, TX and Angela Garza vs. Jennifer Kraber, both from Austin. Even though the Austin contenders played their best to try to get to the hot seat, it would be Tara vs. first-time tour player, Angela to play for the rockin’ chair. In the hot seat match, it was Tara Williams, a tour veteran and previous tour stops winner vs. newcomer Angela Garza. For her first OB Cues tour stop, Angela seemed calm and collected and ready to take on anyone whom she faced. It would

appear that the tables were not cooperating for either player and the rolls were pretty evenly spread out. Whoever best capitalFrom left to right: Amanda ized on the other’s Lampert, Tara Williams, and mistake would be victoAngela Garza rious and Angela secured her spot in the finals with a score of 7-5. In the semi-finals, it would be Tara vs. Amanda. These two know each other’s game and the crowd knew the match would be a grudge match. Again the pool gods were not favoring one player over the other, coming down to a hill-hill match. Unfortunately for Amanda, she came up short on an 8-ball shot and Tara was able to close out the match to force a rematch. In true double elimination format, Tara would have to defeat Angela twice and that is exactly what she did. Tara was solid as a rock and pretty much kept Angela in her seat for both matches. Tara scored a first set win of 7-1 and a final set win of 7-0 and her 1st win of the 2010 season. Awesome job, Tara! Also congratulations to Angela for an great tournament. Angella when asked at the end of her finals match, if she will be back for another tour stop. She was beaming and gave a resounding, “YES, indeed—I am coming back for sure.” Special thanks to Rusty’s Billiard for hosting this event as well big hugs and thanks to OB Cues for their sponsorship and donation of two cues.

Payouts, 48 Players - $2000 Added 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th/6th 7th/8th

Tara Williams Angela Garza Amanda Lampert Lisa Marr -$265 Michelle Cortez, Jennifer Kraber Orietta Strickland, Lisa-Henderson Major

$750 $550 $405 $150 $105

2nd Chance, 21 players - $310 payout 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th/6th 22 PQB February/March

Monica Anderson $120 Melinda Bailey $80 Corina Campbell $50 Julie Stephenson $30 Jennifer Pavlovick & DeAnn Bray-Warner - $15

www.USBA.net USBA Officers President Bob Jewett 1000 Kiely Blvd Apt 86, Santa Clara, CA 95051 408-615-7479 president@usba.net

Secretary/Treasurer Jim Shovak 58 Hawthorne Avenue East Islip, NY 11730 516-238-6193 jimshovak@usba.net

Eastern Region Directors Mazin Shooni 2006 USA Champion 135 Broad Street Unit # 3A5, Hudson, MA, 01749 cell phone: 248-910-4466 work phone: 603 623 5330 mazinshooni@yahoo.com Henry Ugartechea 3795 NW 5 Terr Boca Raton, FL 33431 561-929-8100 henryugartechea@comcast.net Charles Brown cbrown54@speakeasy.net

Central Region DirectorsGeorge Theobald 1N260 Prince Crossing Rd. West Chicago, Illinois 60185 (630) 231-9444 gtheobald4@comcast.net Bill Johnson 734-368-3315 williamharryjohnson@gmail.com George Ashby 8X USA Champion 206 E. State Street Jacksonville, IL 62650 217-440-0069 pooltabledoctor2@verizon.net

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Javier Terán Wins at Eight-Ball Billiards International Open Tournament

ifty one billiard players from across the United States, Mexico, Turkey and South America converged on Eight Ball Billiards in Maywood, California for the 2009 USBA International Open Three-Cushion Tournament, the eighth USBA Tour tournament of the year. There was no shortage of firepower, with 17 “A” players and plenty of other strong talent. This was one of the strongest fields of players in any tournament in the United States this year. Top rated players included threetime United States National Champion and current Pan-American Champion Pedro Piedrabuena, United States National Champions Mazin Shooni and Sonny Cho, Ecuadorian Champion Javier Terán, Mexican and Pan-American Champion Luis Avila, and Mexican Champions Guillermo Sosa, Roberto Rojas and Miguel Almaraz. Players were vying for $20,500 in prize money, with first place paying $5,000. The Preliminaries During most of the first two days of the three-day event, the players played a six flight round robin preliminary, with 25 point matches. The players were placed in three flights of nine and three flights of eight, with the top two players from each flight advancing to the semi-final round. The top four third place finishers from the remainder of the field also advanced. In addition to these16 players two more spaces in the semi-finals were filled by an auction and a raffle, the proceeds of which were all added to the prize fund. This semi-final field of 18 was divided into two flights of nine players, each of which played another round robin, with 30 point matches. The order of finish in the semi-finals was determined by the win-loss record, then average, then points for, then points against. The first

Pedro Piedrabuena,Javier Teran and Luis Avila place finishers of each flight played one match with each other in order to determine first and second place for the tournament, the second place finishers of each flight played for third and fourth place, etc. Finals matches were played to 35 points. There was excellent play throughout the preliminaries, with one of the most watched matches being the hill-hill nail-biter between Pedro Piedrabuena and Alain Hernández, a top young player from Mexico. In a match filled with excellent and creative shot making throughout, each player missed the match point by a hair 5 or 6 times until Pedro finally converted for the win. With this victory Pedro remained the only undefeated player in his flight. At the end of the preliminaries, Pedro, Luis Avila and Miguel Almaraz were the only undefeated players. The Semi-Finals The semi-finals began Saturday afternoon with the following players qualifying: Miguel Almaraz, Pedro Piedrabuena, Luis Avila, Sonny Cho, Guillermo Sosa, Jamil Isreal, John Lee, Bong Kim, Erdem Kilicoglu, Mazin Shooni, Roberto Rojas, Javier Terán, Soon Hong, Peter Banyai, Salvador Diaz and Francisco Palafox. In addition, Michael Kang see Eight-Ball Billiards page 30 February/March PQB 27

Pendennis Club USBA Qualifier

hursday evening was a special night at the Pendennis Club in Louisville, KY. Tom “Dr. Cue” Rossman performed a dazzling display of artistic pool shots and entertained a very responsive audience of Pendennis Club members and 3 Cushion billiard players and fans. The magnetic humor and unique character-like antics of “Dr. Cue” created spontaneous laughter and special “table trotter” moments in billiard history. Paul “Professor Q Ball” Frankel, promoter of the USBA 3 Cushion Regional Qualifier, also performed some of his special magic for those in attendance and kept each person leaning closer and closer to his amazing card tricks. Prior to the evening’s entertainment festivities Paul Event promoter Professor-Q-Ball does his card tricks for the crowd. presented a special acknowledgement plaque to Tinker Zimmerman, wife of Thom Zimmerman, a long time member of the Pendennis Club and passionate player of 3 Cushion Billiards. Thom passed away recently and will be missed by all both on and off the table. The event coverage was Live Stream by Steve Elzinger and Mike Christenson given many of the event players an opportunity to showcase their billiard skills to viewers around the world that started promptly at 10:00AM on January 22nd with a full field of 24 players and a growing number of spectators to “enjoy the roll”. The 1st day of this spectacular event witnessed great play and a series of close matches. Jim Shovak of New York had a beautiful run of 9 points in his win over Chris O’Brien from Boston, MA. Jim won the high run for the tournament with his dazzling display of poise and focus. After O’Brien’s wide scoring differential in his loss against Shovak, Chris gained some special confidence in a close fought and exciting game victory over Greg Warren by a slim 1 point margin 20 – 19. In 2 other tight matches Gary Eake was defeated by Steve Anderson 20 – 18 and John Anderson returned the favor to Steve by the same 2-point margin. Day 2 produced some amazing 3 Cushion shots and matches. Each player kept one eye on the victory circle to garner a spot in the semi-finals and the other eye on the table. As the games rolled on it was evident that Dan Kolacz from Buffalo and 28 PQB February/March

Jim Shovak, Max Fisher, Dan Kolacz and Brian Haff Brian Haff from Chicago were playing for a perfect 5 – 0 record in the prelims, while 6 players set their individual win-loss stages at 4 – 1. This latter list of players included Gary Scharf, Ed Friedman, Bill Johnson, and Max Fisher. The other 2 players with 4 – 1 records gave the Pendennis Club a special treat in one of the greatest matches of the day with Greg Warren defeating Jim Shovak in their prelim match with both players averaging over 1.2! The top 2 third place finishers from the 4 brackets would join the other 8 players in the race to victory. John Anderson and Tom “Dr. Cue” Rossman earned those places. The 1st round of the semi final matches started off with a loud roar, as Rossman found a consistent cueing pattern with a victory over the smooth stroking Haff by a score of 25 to 15. Kolacz remained the only undefeated player as he coasted to a determined win over steady Anderson by 5 points. In the final match for Day 2 Scharf defeated Friedman by a score of 25–19.

Matches started on Day 3 at 9:30AM The semi-final match play on Sunday, January 24 was poetry on green felt as the 10 final gladiators of 3 Cushion shifted gears into a focused high. 2 brackets of 5 players each produced 3 players from each for the final playoff matches. The top 4 players after the last ball stopped rolling received free entry to the USBA Nationals in Tacoma, WA February 17 – 21, 2010 Place photo in of winners Dan Kolacz (bracket E top finisher) played Max Fisher (bracket F top finisher) to determine the overall USBA Regional Qualifier Champion. Displaying brilliant play, Kolacz maintained a smooth and steady movement around the table as he entered the winner’s circle with a 25 – 15 win over Fisher. Jim Shovak (2nd place finisher in bracket E) challenged Brian Haff (2nd place finisher in bracket F) for 3rd and 4th place honors. Both players showed great determination to win;

however, Shovak got an early lead and never looked back. Shovak made the final point to win by a final score of 25–12. Haff received comfort in his loss with a berth in the Tacoma event free of charge. Brian also won a beautiful carom cue donated by Samurai Cues, Inc. in an event raffle. In a valiant effort to make the final top 4 places, Bill Johnson finished 5th overall and Jonathan Anderson finished 6th. Positions 7 thru 10 were in order Scharf, Rossman, Warren, and Friedman. Many of the semi-final matches were won by 5 points or less, which produced an exciting adventure among not only the players, but also the fans in attendance. When the final ball stopped rolling and the event curtain closed, all players shared a wonderful time in special camaraderie with their fellow carom friends. Each enjoyed the roll and experienced many special moments in billiard history! A special thanks goes out to the historic Pendennis Club for allowing all the 3 cushion players, fans, and friends of the game take residence in their private setting for 4 awesome days in January of 2010. Special thanks to our sponsors, Samurai Cues, Simonis Cloth, Pendennis Club, Bob Watson, Dennis Dieckman, James Barnett, Stanley Lombardo and Tweeten Fibre. To all the scorekeepers and players that helped out a personal thank you.

Overall Positions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Dan Kolacz Max Fisher Jim Shovak Brian Haff Bill Johnson Jonathan Anderson Gary Scharf Tom Rossman Greg Warren Ed Freidman

above, Raffle winner Brian Haff with donated “Samurai Cue” prize. left, Dr. Cue demonstrated trick shots for Pendennis members and tournament attendees.

Changing of the Guard On March 1st, the USBA will begin a new phase with the installation of the new Board of Directors. I was pleased to see so many new names on the ballot of people who want to promote the game we all love. With this changing of the guard, it’s time to thank those who are leaving the Board for their contributions both official and informal to billiards. This includes George Aronek who served as Tournament Director at Nationals and other events, and as Director and USBA President. Charles Brown is also taking a well-deserved rest after similar duties including Director, newsletter editor, and President In the past four years, the USBA has made good progress in advancing 3-cushion in the US. We have had a first-ever women’s championship, junior championships, and a continuing success in the annual Nationals. The USBA Tour has brought new members into the organization and provided competitions for players where they can gain experience. The Shot Contest program has introduced carom billiards to new players,mostly from the pool world, in fun, easy tourneys. In the next four years, there is a lot to do. The current programs have to continue and grow, and new programs have to be developed. The USBA also needs your help. While new ideas are good, action is better. Run a tournament. Show a pool player our great game. Make contact with carom players who might not speak your language so well. Find a location for a Shot Contest in your area. President-elect Dennis Dieckman, Secretary Jim Shovak and all of the Board cannot do the needed work on their own. Please help. Bob Jewett, USBA President February/March PQB 29

8-Ball Billiards from page 27 and Alain Hernández joined the field through the auction and raffle. Sunday began right where Saturday left off with intense action in virtually every match. Throughout the day spectators saw Guillermo Sosa fire a 30 point game in 14 innings for a 2.143 average and Luis Avila and Alain Hernández each scored 30 points in 15 innings for a 2.000 average! Sosa and Cho each had high runs of 12. But once again, it was Pedro Piedrabuena who was involved in a key match in his group to determine the match-ups for the finals. Going into the last round of the semi-finals Pedro and Luis Avila, who were both in flight B, were the only undefeated players in the tournament. In that last round, they played to see who would win their flight and play for 1st place against the winner of flight A of the semi-finals. In a very exciting match, Pedro out-pointed Luis 30 to 26 in 21 innings to keep the only perfect record for the tournament, a grand average of 1.355, and become the winner of his flight. Meanwhile, in flight A, Javier Terán could only sit and watch the key remaining match in his flight that would determine whether or not he would play for 1st place in the finals. With all of Javier’s semi-final games completed he sat at 7 and 1 with a 1.194 average. The key remaining match in his flight was between Almaraz and Cho. Miguel had a 6 and 1 record and needed to win in 29 innings or less to beat Javier’s average and win the flight. But it was not to be. Miguel won this match with Sonny 30 to 22, but in 38 innings, giving him a grand average of 1.146, Teran was the winner of flight A. The average for all players in the semi-finals for Group A was .985 and for Group B it was 1.038. Rankings From Semi’s Ranking Player Record Avg Final(A-B) 1 Pedro Piedrabuena 7 - 0 1.355 B-1 2 Javier Teran 7-1 1.194 A-1 3 Luis Avila 6-1 1.421 B-2 4 Miguel Almaraz 7-1 1.146 A-2 5 Guillermo Sosa 6-2 1.394 A-3 6 Roberto Rojas 5-2 1.107 B-3 7 Mazin Shooni 4-3 1.044 B-4 8 Salvador Diaz 5-3 0.981 A-4 9 Alain Hernandez 4 - 4 1.076 A-5 10 Francisco Palafox 3 - 4 1.011 B-5 The Finals Championship Match The exciting match between Pedro and Javier to determine the tournament champion got off to a quick start. Pedro scored 1 in the first inning, 9 in the second inning, 2 in the third and 1 in the fourth. Javier’s scores in those innings were 4, 0, 2 and 3. So at the end of four innings Pedro was in front 13 to 9. But then things changed. Javier left Pedro several difficult positions 30 PQB February/March

and Pedro went scoreless for the next four innings, but then scored 4 in the ninth inning. In those same innings, Javier scored 10 points, including a run of 5 in the ninth inning. At the end of nine innings, Javier led 19 to 17. The players both went scoreless in the tenth inning. But in the next five innings Javier scored 14 points, while Pedro scored only 8. At the end of the fifteenth inning, Javier led 33 to 25. The sixteenth inning proved to be the last, with Pedro scoring 1 point and Javier scoring the last 2 to close out the match. Pedro had achieved a remarkable average for the match of 1.625, but against Javier’s consistent play and his game average of 2.188, it just was not good enough. At the conclusion of this match the large crowd showed the players their enthusiastic appreciation for their outstanding play with loud and lasting applause. The first place prize of $5,000 went to Javier Terán, second place prize of $3,000 to Pedro Piedrabuena, third place prize of $2,000 to Luis Avila, and $1,700 for fourth place to Miguel Almaraz. 18 places were paid in all. Javier Terán and Guillermo Sosa each averaged 2.188 in their finals match and split the $100 prize for best game. Piedrabuena and Shooni each had high runs in their finals match of 9 and split $100. Final Matches Player Pts Innings Avg HR 1st/2nd Pedro Piedrabuena 26 16 1.625 5 Javier Teran 35 16 2.188 9 3rd/4th Luis Avila 35 16 2.188 7 Miguel Almaraz 9 16 0.563 4 5th/6th Guillermo Sosa 33 35 0.943 4 Roberto Rojas 35 35 1.000 7 7th/8th Mazin Shooni 32 32 1.000 9 Salvador Diaz 35 32 1.094 6 9th/10th Alain Hernandez 35 37 0.946 4 Francisco Palafox 33 36 0.917 4 11th/12th Sonny Cho 28 55 0.509 3 Peter Banyai 35 55 0.636 3 13th/14th Michael Kang 22 32 0.688 4 Erdem Kilcoglu 35 33 1.061 6 15th/16 Soon Hong 34 65 0.523 6 Sponsors:-Iwan Simonis-Aramith (Saluc)-Adam Cue Company. USBA Tour Sponsors: David Levine, Jim Shovak, Bob Jewett, Professor-Q-Ball (Paul Frankel),Creative Billiard Shirts, Marty Isserlis, Michael Kang, Andrew Janquitto,Dean Harrell, Pedro Piedrabuena, Robert Byrne, Tom Resk, Sonny Cho, Mazin Shooni, Dr.Cue Promotions (Tom Rossman), Bruce Warner, Bob Watson, Mike Walo, Jim Watson, Tommy Thomsen, Tom Haskin, Jamil Isreal, Bob Roach, Mike Melloy, Don Sperber, Norm Brust, Ed Friedman and Pat Young.

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

n this shot most beginning and intermediate players would simply hit the white thin, trying to make the cueball hit the first rail near a. The trouble is that the white gets banked from b to c and will be close to the red, at least, if you miss. Better here is a soft spin shot. Hit the white fairly full with maximum left english The white travels at moderate speed to the first rail spinning like a top, following the diagrammed path, stopping near the red if you miss. The white is zigzagged down the table as shown. Spinning the cueball is also good here because it enlarges the target on the third rail. 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

More Winners of USBA Regional Qualifiers December 4-6, 2009 Dick Takano MemorialNeal Olson and Mark Hansen Win the Tacoma Qualifier Tacoma Elks Lodge, Tacoma , WA Mark Hansen -2nd place (left)

December 5-6, 2009 Carom Cafe, Flushing, NY(above) Min Jae Pak and Douglas Lee win the Carom Cafe Qualifier

December 4-6, 2009 Hall of Fame Billiards, Warren, MI(above) Jae Hyung Cho and Felipe Razon Win the Hall of Fame Qualifier

January 23-24, 2010 World Class Billiards, Peabody, MA Six players showed up at World Class Billiards in Peabody, MA for a USBA Regional Qualifier. Jim Watson (right) from New York won the event and was the only player who qualified into the USBA National Championship next month. Bob Page had a brilliant high run of 11 points. February/March PQB 31

US Billiards Regional Qualifier

S Billiards, Houston, Texas hosted a regional qualifier. The event had seven players entered in a round robin in the preliminary and no one went undefeated. With 5 wins and 1 loss Juan Sauz come in 1st place. Three players tied with 4 wins and 2 losses with Jose Mario Juarez at 2nd with 97 total point, Lan Vo came in 3rd with 96 total point, Ellis Lawrence came in 4th with 92 total points. Vinh Trieu came in 5th, Kiet Nguyen came in 6th, and Loc Than came in 7th. The top four played Final Round on Saturday, and once again Juan Sauz was the TOP player, Jose Mario Juarez come in 2nd, Ellis Lawrence 3rd, and Lan Vo 4th. The Regional Qualifier at US Billiards finished on a good note and we still have a lot to learn. On behalf of Bao Cao and US Billiards, I would like to thanks all players who came travelled far to make this Qualifier a great success. A special thanks to Jim Shovak and Paul Frankel for there guidances.

Mario Juarez,Juan Sauz,Ellis Lawrence, Lan Vo

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2010 Music City 9-Ball Open Madison, Tennessee

adison, Tennessee’s premier billiard club, JOB Billiard Club, hosted the 23rd annual Music City 9-Ball Open held January 13-17, 2010. Alex Brick Custom Cues, Diamond Billiard Products, Simonis Cloth, Nick Varner Cues and Cases, and Joe Salazar Cues sponsored the event. Host Jim Blaylock and Tournament Directors Steve McDonald and Peg Ledman had a busy weekend as 109 open division players and 29 ladies division players showed up for the competition that was held on 7-foot Diamond Smart Tables with Simonis Cloth. Now with twentyeight Diamond Bar Tables, JOB’s provides the perfect venue for the event, handling a large number of players with ease. This year all the action was covered by live streaming from Cue and A Promotions. Ray Hansen’s Big Truck Show did a great job providing fans everywhere with live pool action from JOB’s. Check it out at: ustream.tv/channel/bigtruck Action got kicked-off Wednesday night with a 9-ball, raceto-7, single elimination mini tournament. With 33 players entered, Tommy Dalfonso came out on top with Sparky Ferrell finishing 2nd. (and Sparky was just getting warmed-up) The main tournament format is 9-ball, race-to-11, double elimination in the open division and race-to-7 in the ladies division. This tournament is also a full double elimination event, but unusually, this year neither division went the full two rounds in the finals. In other words, the Champs went undefeated the entire event. In the open division, Sparky Ferrell claimed his first Music City 9-Ball Open Title defeating Jesse Bowman in the final. Sparky went undefeated thru the field for the win and seemed determined this year staying fully focused all weekend. John Gabriel from Tulsa had a great tournament also, finishing a strong 3rd. In the ladies division, WPBA touring pro, Karen Corr, went undefeated through the field to win over Atlanta’s Amy Chen. This was Karen’s second year in a row to do such. Also, Grace Babcock, former WPBA touring pro, played a great tournament finishing 3rd. On Saturday night, JOB always has Midnight Madness at this tournament. This always proves to be a great event as it is 8 players in a single elimination, race-to-11, winner take all. It

above, Sparky Ferrell, Open Division winner and left, Karen Corr, Ladies Divsion winner is a $500 entry, so that is $4000 to the winner. This year, Johnathan Hennessee, defending Music City 9-Ball Open Champ, won the Midnight Madness defeating Jesse Bowman in the final.

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One more point of interest, this might be the last year for this event, as JOB’s long time owner, Jim Blaylock, has the club up for sale, but if we are lucky, the new owner will continue the twenty-three year tradition. February/March PQB 33

Cloud Hands by Tom Simpson • PoolClinics.com Contributing Writer

t’s no secret that I’m not a pro player. I’m a pretty good amateur, like most of my readers and students. I feel this is an advantage for me, as I can relate well to the problems and obstacles we all must face as we strive to improve. Because the focus of my work is helping people become much better players, I’m always experimenting with ways to simplify or improve physical form, clarify understanding, and provide productive ways to go at the learning curve.

Try gripping really hard and see what happens to your stroke.

tension in your hands at all, beyond the bare minimum you need to Because of this, my advice has always avoid dropping the stick. Even if your been to grip as lightly as you can. I think grip is already quite light, try for this “grip” is an unfortunate word choice, as it feeling. Get the feeling in both hands as implies firm grabbing and that’s not at all you move into your ball address. Keep what we want. “Cradle” might be a better the feeling in your grip hand once you choice. Golfers have a wonderful analogy touch the table and through to the comfor how firmly to grip the club: grip it like pletion of the shot. Don’t interfere with you’re holding a baby bird in your hands. the swing. If you’re gripping the club hard, you Even with the lightest of grips, there is won’t have enough fluidity in your arms still some tension, as you have to bend to hit that 300-yard drive. Similarly, I With a great deal of background and and hold one or more fingers into your experience in effective body use (through don’t think you can grip a pool cue too grip position. You may find you can simlightly. The grip is what connects us to 20 years of aikido and bodywork pracplify your grip and soften further by retices), I’m deeply curious and constantly our instrument, what enables the cue to ducing the number of fingers cradling the serve as an accurate extension of our investigating possible ways to improve cue. It’s not hard to make an argument body and our intent. both my game and that of my students. for trying a one-finger grip. If you’re gripAs “crash test dummy”, ocping as your hand swings, casionally I hit on somethere will be unconscious thing that really works. micro-movements in your …imagine your hands are as soft as clouds. Lately, I’ve been working fingers, hand, and wrist. with an idea that has made a More fingers, more movedramatic difference for me ment. and for several advanced players who I’ve found that when I’m in stroke, The idea is to have your grip hand be have tried it. I call it “cloud hands”. the stick will tend to actually slide as soft and relaxed as possible, so forward in my grip hand after the hit. micro-movements, clenches, twists, and In my experience, a good percentage of This indicates I’m not gripping and I’m other unnecessary funny business our misses happen at the transition at the not interfering with the free, fluid flow of simply don’t happen. We’re not trying to end of the backswing. It’s very difficult to the stroke. The stick is doing its job, as make a clean swing transition occur – make a smooth, perfect transition from my muscles and bones throw the stick we’re trying to allow it. pulling the cue back to swinging it and then let it flow forward. forward. Often, we get a little loop or To get this feeling in your hands, rub slight angle change at that moment, and However, even with a light grip, we them, stretch them, clap, wash them, the result is a miss. can still be victims of tension and uninwhatever. We’re not trying to be limp tended movement in the hand and arm. and numb – your grip hand should be The standard advice is to play with a Any extra muscling adds or subtracts “hit relaxed but highly aware. Anything you light grip. Any real tension or gripping weight” from your stick. Let the stick do can do to bring a feeling of softness, of no engages muscles in your hand, forearm, the work, and you’ll be a lot more consismuscle, of no movement in the grip hand and on up into the upper arm. Engaging tent. So how do we accomplish this? is probably good. Get soft. Play hard. muscles that aren’t necessary detracts Cloud hands. from your fluidity. This is one of the As you approach a shot, imagine your reasons shooting hard is difficult – you’re hands are as soft as clouds. There is no probably going to use more grip pressure. 34 PQB February/March

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

n aggressive move here plays the break-out before the shot is made in the corner. Sometimes playing the shot first, you make it and miss the breakout completely. Here you separate the two trouble balls no matter what. You run out, or give your opponent a painful look at trouble in case the corner ball doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drop.

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DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard Systems Article 45 by Darrell Paul Martineau • www.3cushion.us/ WBIA Head Master Instructor

ll of my systems have a standardized {HIT} system. There are twelve {Hits} These hits, meaning how much object ball is hit by the cue ball, are numbered 0 through 12. 12 being the full ball. Numbers 3, 6, and 9 are one quarter, one half and three quarters respectfully. The “Hit“ values never change and can be used for every shot on the table. The system tells you what hit to use. This system segment is called The Ten System Segment It will require you to learn Diamond angles and Cue Ball / Object Ball angles, but it is really worth your time since a great number of shots can be made with this knowledge. The graph shows that one corner is 10 and the other corner is 8. These are 4 to 5 rail shots starting with the side rail. The graph shows you one of the shot patterns. See article 41, 42, 43,44 and 45 in Professor Q Ball’s last five editions for more on the 10 system. We are now going to the side rail first to perform this system segment. Using this method will give you a big ball in the corner area and miss any kisses plus give position for the next shot. All you need do is to subtract the Cue Ball / Object ball angle from the number you wish to hit on the end rail. In this

example shown in graph 46 the QB/OB1 diamond angle is 5 subtract 5 from 8 and that give you a three hit. Use the standard cuing shown in the graph.To go to 9 or 10 use the same hit but change the cuing as shown in the graph. Next Article: I will begin to show how to play the 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 45 and graphs for Caroms are $20.00 Shipping is included. D. P. 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/ D.P.M. Universal Billiard Systems for Carom Billiards Secrets of Three Cushion Billiards ~Doctoral Edition 220 pages, 90 full-page graphs step by step instructions $39.95 I am at the table explaining how to use the book Sold Together Doctoral Book & Tape set or DVD set 3 hours $90.00 2003 Millennium Digest Editions of “Doctoral” This book extends the knowledge learned in the Doctoral And contains information on how to miss KISSES Tape or DVD “ Hits to Miss Kisses “ 87 min. Miss all Kisses Plus special graphs and instructions Sold together Millennium Book & H. to M. K. tape or DVD & graphs $70.00 Tape or DVD Ball to Ball caroms [Straight Rail] 73 min $30.00

DPM Universal Billiard Systems for Pocket Billiards Secrets of Pocket Billiards [pool] Kick Shots & Banking Over 100 pages 50 full page graphs Plus Tape or DVD. I am at the table showing how to use the book 75min. $55.00 I also give clinics, private lessons on either Carom billiards or Specialized pocket billiards. Two hours $50.00 Four hours $90.00 $150.00 per day [ 7 hours ] or 4 days $500.00 All prices include Priority Shipping. Out of U.S. add $15.00 Air Mail. Three or more items deduct 10% pool or billiards mix. Send check or money order to: Other payments methods available

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44 PQB February/March

February/March PQB 45

46 PQB February/March