Professor-Q-Ball June 2011 by Paul Frankel

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Rack for June/July 2011 Issue 3• Vol XII www.professorqball.com

☜Reyes US Open One Pocket Champ

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Gentile Runnerup Wins 10-Ball Title

Van Boening Wins US Open 10 Ball

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35th BCAPL Highlights

Philipine Open

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On Tour at High Pockets, Memphis, TN

New App for Snooker Players on IOS

Fisher and Dechaine Ultimate 10-Ball

WPBA News ☜Fisher signs with Dragon Promotions

Association Of Billiard Professionals

New Billiard association announced

APA National Singles Pool Instructional… A Unique Kick Shot…Tom Ross Have you seen this Cue…Carl Stewart Transfer of Spin-1…Robert Byrne When your Knowledge Base gets Full…The Monk Combo Masse…Eric Yow The Angel of Billiards…Jacqueline Karol Finding your Personal Playing Niche…Tom Rossman Divide and Conquer…Samm Diep Ball in Mind…Tom Simpson Bar Box 8-Ball…Marty Kaczmarowski Kick Masse…Abram “Too Tall” Diaz DPM Universal Pocket & Carom Billiard Systems # 55… by Darrel Martineau Departments … National Tournament Directory

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USBA Newsletter • 3-Cushion Carom Cafe “B” Tournament Cue & Cushion Handicap Tournament Mike Kelley Memorial 2011 Pan Am Results Raskin & Wong win in Medford

Pedro Wins 4th USBA National Title Patino is runnerup, Torres finishes third Rip’s Tips…George Rippe UpComing Events The Spin Shot…Robert Byrne 4 PQB June/July

Contributing Writers Samm Diep • Tom Simpson • The Monk • Darrel Martineau • Tom Ross Robert Byrne • George Rippe • Eric Yow • Conrad Burkman • Tom Rossman • Marty Kaczmarowski • Josh Gilmore • Jacqueline Karol • Carl Stewart SPECIAL AFFILIATIONS

Hohmann, Chen take home Titles

☜ Jeanette Lee Tour • Memphis

Paul Frankel Gary Tate Diana Hoppe Conrad Burkman Josh Gilmore Ricky Bryant

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Efren Reyes Crowned 2011 US Open One Pocket Champion

by Steve Booth – onepocket.org

ue Sports International brought back a new and improved US Open One Pocket to the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada for 2011 to a full field and an appreciative crowd of avid One Pocket fans. Originally planned for a field of 48, Mark Griffin of CSI responded to demand for more spots, so the field was increased to 64, with all spots claimed. The field was a good mix of former champions, from legends like Danny Di Liberto to repeat champion Efren Reyes, to young challengers like Sylver Ochoa, with the ranks partly filled by a series of eight qualifier tournaments held in different parts of the country.

Efren to run the last four balls and advance to the winner’s side finals.

The other player that moved through the winner’s side without a loss was Chicago player, Chris Gentile, who demonstrated why Chicago is known for solid One Pocket play. Although Gentile is not exactly a household name in tournament circles, he is well known in action circles – having been one of the finalists for Derby City’s Action award just last January. Chris played very solid for the entire tournament, and impressed many onlookers both with his ability to execute well under pressure, and the speed and confidence of his shot selections in the complex world of One Pocket. And he did not wilt Reyes seemed in comfortable form, unfettered by recent eye sight and back problems, and he moved through the field unde- against Reyes; he just couldn’t quite keep up with Efren’s crefeated. Not that it was easy — he had to reach back and exploit ative firepower. Reyes seemed to be the only player that could some of that Reyes magic to steal a key match from a very solid solve Gentile, as he defeated Chris both in the winner’s side playing Corey Deuel. That match came down to hill-hill in the finals and in the single race to 5 final match, to leave Chris in a well-earned second place. Gentile will be a player to watch in race to 4 winners side, and Corey needed only one ball to clinch with 4 balls on the table — two of which were right next future One Pocket events if he continues along the tournament to his own pocket. Yet, somehow Efren survived by impeccable path. cue ball placement, and eventually Corey flinched to allow 6 PQB June/July

The award for longest journey through the tournament would definitely go to Alex Pagulayan. After losing his first match against Jeremy Jones, Alex carved his way through nine straight elimination matches in the one-loss side before he finally fell to Gentile in the one-lose finals to end up in third place. On the way Alex knocked out several former One Pocket champions, including Joyner, Deuel and finally Scott Frost, before Gentile put a stop to his marathon run. Because the 64 player field featured so many tough players and the draw was unseeded, there were a number of big matches right in the first round of opening day; one being the Jones/Pagulayan match that started Alex on his long left side journey. Other first round heavyweight matches included Sylver Ochoa vs. Cliff Joyner, and Jose Parica vs. Corey Deuel, with Joyner and Deuel prevailing. In case anyone thought it was a fluke for Earl Strickland to reach the Derby City One Pocket finals this year, Earl started off his eventual 5th-6th finish with four straight wins, before he lost back-to-back to Gentile and Frost. Incidently, Earl made his way through most of this event using the extra long cue that he adopted for his recent 10’ table challenge, until he switched back to a more conventional cue length in his last match with Frost, to no avail.

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Efren Reyes Chris Gentile Alex Pagulayan Scott Frost Corey Deuel Earl Strickland John Henderson Brian Butler Paul Song Chris Bartram Danny Smith Rafael Martinez Jeremy Jones Brandon Shuff Bob Herchik Bernie Pettipiece Jeff Carter Richard Grenier Cliff Joyner Ike Runnels, Jr. Jeff heath Danny Harriman John Brumback Gabe Owen

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This event featured live streaming by The Action Report (TAR), utilizing several “high definition” cameras and live scoring all beamed out via a specially rented satellite for the best internet connection available, which made for an excellent viewing experience. The live broadcasts were available daily on the web by TAR via “pay per view”, and free on all of the Riviera Hotel’s guest room TV’s, as well as on giant oversized screens in several locations throughout the BCA/CSI tournament rooms, so it was easy to follow the progress of the tournament. This event featured live streaming by The Action Report (TAR), utilizing several high definition cameras and a specially rented satellite for the best internet connection available, which made for an excellent viewing experience. The live broadcasts were available daily on the web by TAR via “pay per view”, and free on all of the Riviera Hotel’s guest room TV’s, as well as on giant oversized screens in several locations throughout the BCA/CSI tournament rooms, so it was easy to follow the progress of the tournament. Runnerup Chris Gentile

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Van Boening Victorious at 3rd U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship

by CSI Staff

he finals of the 3rd U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship was between two highly decorated professionals from both sides of the Atlantic. After 6 days the field of 96 player, representing 10 countries, whittled down to U.S. favorite Shane Van Boening and Spain’s David Alcaide. Held at the Riviera Hotel & Casino and produced by CueSports International (CSI), in front of an enthusiastic crowd, Van Boening was crowned the 2011 champion winning 11-6. Starting the day four players returned for day six of the event. The first match featured Spain’s David Alcaide versus relatively unknown player, Dennis Haar from Terre Haute, Indiana. This was Haar’s first professional 10-ball tournament and his best finish in any big event. Haar cleared a path to the final four by way of defeating top players James Baraks, Mitch Ellerman, Mike Dechaine, and Jonathan Pinegar. Unfortunately, his efforts fell short against Alcaide who jumped ahead at 6-5. Haar jumped and hung a 1-ball for Alcaide to get on the hill. At 7-5, Haar missed a 4-7 combination that would cost him the match. In the winner side finals match between Van Boening and Corey Deuel, both players appeared to be “trading errors,” said TAR commentators. They exchanged racks until the score was 4-4 when Deuel hooked himself on the 7-ball. Deuel would win one more game to make it 5-4 before Van Boening took the next four, breaking and running on hill to win 8-5. Deuel and

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Alcaide would meet next for the semi-finals match, race to 9, win by two games. In this match, Alcaide jumped to a quick 4-1 lead and appeared to be playing fast and loose. The gentlemen exchanged some defensive maneuvers over the next few racks until the score was tied 4-4. In an unbelievable turn of events, Deuel missed the 1-ball with ball in hand allowing Alcaide to take that game and the next one. Both players continued to struggle, exchanging racks until Alcaide took the set 9-6. The final match was a race to 11, win by two games. Van Boening entered the finals undefeated. 2011 has been another banner year for Van Boening as he also recently ran over the competition at the Derby City Classic taking first in the One Pocket, second in 9-Ball and the Master of the Table honors in addition to taking 9th in the World 8-Ball Championship. Alcaide, long considered the top professional player in Spain, recently finished 3rd in the World 8-Ball Championship, 9th in the Beijing Open Men’s Division and was the first player from Spain to represent Team Europe in the Mosconi Cup. Alcaide came through the one loss side winning 7 matches in a row after a 3rd round loss to Scott Frost. The nerves ran high into the finals between Van Boening and Alcaide. Alcaide took a quick 5-1 lead when a dry break would cost him two games. At 5-3, Van Boening returned the favor with a dry break but Alcaide was unable to capitalize. He

missed a 6 ball that allowed Van Boening to close the gap and take the lead. In the middle section of the match, the spectators were treated to several safety battle games. However Van Boening prevailed and won seven games in a row to pull ahead 8-5 when Alcaide finally seized his opportunity with a tricky 610 combo billiard from the 3-ball. That would be the final game he would win. Van Boening turned it into high gear and kicked in the 4-ball at 10-6 followed by a safety on the 5-ball which led to ball in hand and the run out. The 3rd U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship was sponsored by Mueller Recreational Products, McDermott Cues, Diamond Billiard Products, Simonis, Aramith, the Magic Rack, Billiards

Digest and BreakRAK with direction by CSI Director of Rules and Referees Bill Stock with Ken Shuman from California and John Leyman from New York. The Action Report (TAR) live streamed the entire 6 days of the event with additional expert assistance by the team from Run Out Media. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

Windy City Teams Prevail at 35th BCAPL Nationals More divisions and events were created for players at this year’s (35th) BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships. With the addition of the Men’s and Women’s 9-Ball Open Singles divisions. A new 8-Ball Mixed Advanced division was also created to allow more teams to compete as well. In the Men’s Mixed 8-Ball Open Team division, the Chicago team Off Constantly was not off at all. They went undefeated through the field of 618 teams with only a couple close matches. In the finals, they bested The Little Rascals from Downey, Ca. by a devastating score of 13 to 4. In the Women’s Open 8-Ball Team division, T’s Bar from Pueblo, Co. went undefeated through the 126 team field to take home the gold. Even the veteran. ladies team of Jackson Cues only won two games in the final match. It was a well earned victory for T’s Bar. The new Mixed Advanced 8-Ball Team, Riverside Gators from Lancaster, PA, almost let the prize slip through their fingers when the Texas Assassins came for them. In a two-set finale, the Assassins handily took the first set 11 to 6. With Texas state champions on the roster, they were poised for a comeback. Little did they know, the Gators were hungry for the win. With Men’s Senior Singles runner-up Bill McCoy on their team, Riverside Gators pulled out a win in the second set 11 to 9. Hailing from Chicago and playing out of the same pool room as the Men’s Mixed 8-Ball Open Team Champions is the Women’s Masters 8-Ball team The Domin8’ers. They lost their second round to the New York Dolls and fought through the field for a rematch. Hill-hill in the first set, a showdown took place between team captains Gina Kim-Lipsky of the Dolls and Jacqui Herrera-Schroeder of the Domin8’ers. With only two stripes left, Kim-Lipsky unintentionally left herself a tricky combination which she missed. Herrera-Schroeder ranout and with new life, the Domin8’ers lived up to their name, taking the second set 9 to 5 for the title. This year’s Men’s Mixed Masters 8-Ball Team championship

has hopes of growing the division in the coming years. It was no surprise Chicago team Off Constantly the Flip Flops from Tulsa, Oklahoma went undefeated to become the new champions with 9-Ball Challenge Champ, Chip Compton on their team.The Flip Flops bested last year’s BCAPL Mixed Open Team Champs Who Needs a Billiard Coach?! in the first found 11 to 9 and again in the finals 11 to 7, with both teams exchanging table runs. Joey Gray, of team Flip Flops, broke and ran the final rack. The third victorious Chicago area team was the Women’s 9Ball team of Finders Keepers. They defeated the local Vegas team in a two set final. The Buzz ladies came through the bside to take the first set 9 to 7 but ran out of steam in the second set, losing 9 to 2 in the end. The Men’s Mixed Open 9-Ball Team champion was the Portland, Or. team of Abracadabra. After losing to the Florida team of C.O.Z. (Curse of Zeno), they returned with a vengeance, defeating C.O.Z. in a two-set finals of 11 to 6 and 11 to 5. They finished strong with their secret weapon, 16year-old Chris Byers who finished runner-up in this year’s Men’s Open Singles division. Of the 97 Men’s Mixed 8-Ball Trophy teams, Dub Club from Plummer, Idaho went undefeated to become the new champions. They defeated Hughes Cues from Alamosa, CO in the finals with a score of 13-10. Of the 10 Women’s 8-Ball Trophy teams, Group Therapy from Copperas Cove, Tx proved they did not need any therapy at all. They too went undefeated through their division, beating the ladies of Victoria, BC ladies of Esp Legion Barbie Cues in the finals. June/July PQB 9

A Unique Kick Shot by Tom Ross Contributing Writer

s we play and study the game of pool we build a library of knowledge for the hundreds, maybe thousands, of different shots we encounter. We learn various principles and how to apply them in the situations where they’re needed as every bit of knowledge serves to provide another piece of the overall puzzle. Occasionally however we face a shot that may appear familiar based on what we know, but does not behave accordingly. In those situations we usually need to set aside any notions we have about logic and then approach the shot counter-intuitively. That applies whenever we throw a frozen combination or reduce speed to move the cue ball farther, both common yet curious techniques. A subset of that category contains shots that will conform to logical expectations up to a point. Then, after crossing that limit, the demands change and we stand logic on its head to execute successfully. In the diagram we see a shot where we must hit the solid ball but have no clear shot with that striped ball blocking the cue ball’s path. Even though the drawing does not include enough obstructions to force the choice indicated with the solid line, we shall imagine it as the only option for the purpose of illustration. With the balls so close to the cushion we have a very narrow range of contact on the inside of the striped ball as we attempt to hit the cushion as close as possible to the solid ball. However, in this setup the best possible cue-ball track with no english will rebound too sharply and miss the solid ball to its left side. So, in order to hit the solid ball we must widen the rebound track to keep the cue ball close enough to the right, side rail for the hit. 10 PQB June/July

track. It’s a common shot that’s well managed with common knowledge. When we face an almost identical setup closer to the rail, experience may initially tell us to employ the well-known rule from above: To widen the cue ball’s rebound track, use running english. But in this case, any attempts to hit the solid ball with left-hand english will cause the cue ball to rebound too sharply and miss that ball to the left side. Something occurs to change the rule with the balls lying so close to the rail. To make a good hit with this shot we must use reverse or right-hand english to hold the cue ball close enough to the side rail for a hit on the solid ball. Set up the balls as shown and try the shot with left and then right-hand english to observe their effects for this unusual kick shot. Adding 20 to 30 degrees of elevation to the right-hand english will help further to keep the cue ball snug to the cushion as it makes its way to the solid ball. Here’s an ostensibly common shot that’s handled best with an uncommon technique. As the cue ball moves closer to a rail, a physical change takes place to reverse the rule that we usually invoke when we want to hit that rail and rebound on a wider track. I don’t know exactly what changes or precisely where in its movement toward the rail that the change occurs. That probably depends mostly on the physical properties of the rubber itself. In any point on the cushion requires altering the rebound angle with english to widen case, here is a shot that I learned after many unsuccessful attempts with what I it or, in other words, rebound on a track that stays closer to the side rail after the “knew” was correct but now savor as cue ball hits it. And doing so is a simple another problem solved in our mysterious matter of applying some running english, game. left in this case, for the wider rebound

That should not be a big deal since widening a one-rail rebound track is something we learn when we first start messing around with english. To see the principle in more familiar terms, look at the dotted-outlined cue ball and the dotted-outlined, gray object ball and imagine shooting to hit the gray ball by making contact with the right, side rail in the same place that we will hit for the shot in question, as shown with the dotted lines. We see clearly that hitting the gray object ball from that contact

Hohmann, Chen Win Philippine Open

horsten Hohmann has won the Philippine Open Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Division and Siming Chen has won the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Chen won in dominating style, never giving Kelly Fisher a breath of air as her offensive style left few opportunities for challenge. The 17-year old Chinese native defeated Fisher 9-3 and is yet the latest superstar female to emerge from the giant that is Chinese pool. Thorsten Hohmann had a bit more of a battle in his victory. He and Ralf Souquet went rack for rack with never more than a single point between them until Souquet gained his first lead of the match at 10-9 in the race to 11. From there Hohmann won the next two racks to claim the title. When Hohmann won the rack to get him to doublehill it was his third hill-hill match in the last four. He had also won against Carlo Biado and Ricky Yang by the same margin. It was rather ironic that Hohmann would win this event. He was not even supposed to be there, having a personal commitment that was preventing him from attending and that did not go away until the last minute. Neither the BCA, the EPBF, the WPA nor the promoter could find a slot for him at that late hour, but a player pulled out of the tournament at the last moment and Yen Makabenta gave Thorsten a call just on the off chance that he might be able to get to Manila to compete. Within a few hours of the call Hohmann was on his way to Manila and the incredible week of pool that lay ahead for him. June/July PQB 11

Jeanette Lee Visits Memphis by Bob Hunt

t has to be something special to pull me out of semi retirement and put me back behind this typewriter. Some experiences are just too good to miss. On May 25th at High Pockets poolroom in Memphis Tennessee, Jeanette Lee performed on tour. Jeanette is a very special gift to the world of pool. Her Black Widow flair, her long sensual black hair, and leather attire present her unmistakable trademark. The poolroom was set up with television flair with no vacant seat visible an hour before show time. A full house of players and fans were on hand

(jokingly referred to as the Widow Maker), who is also a accomplished professional player. Both Jeanette and George demonstrated a selection of Jeanette Lee Signing Autographs skill shots that mesmerized and entertained. She added a personal touch by allives teaching us the defensive and comlowing a few lucky spectators the chance petitive art of pool in a fun setting. to come up to the table and experience a Jeanette’s show is an A-plus in every trick shot or two. She had no problem way. We thank the APA for making this finding willing volunteers to have a little event possible and the vigilant preparafun. The table interactions were all warm tion High Pockets performed to make and friendly, not the same as Jeanette feel at home. Memphis fell in the usual hard-core competilove this enjoyable evening watching tive pressure she is so accusamazing pool and feeling the friendship tomed too. Following that of one of the greatest pool stars in history. portion of her show, Jeanette Thank you Jeanette for a truly amazing invited some randomly seand memorable evening. lected APA members to shoot a few challenge matches. Any comments or questions you may have, Being a ref, I have to admit please drop me a line at Goodrolls@aol.com. that there might have been a The event, sponsored by the American little sharking going on with Poolplayers Association (APA), was free that table. I mean, how would and open to the public. To see where the you feel bending over a shot APA Black Widow tour stops next, visit and having Jeanette Lee www.apablackwidowtour.com. For more inwhisper in your ear? It was all formation on the APA, visit Morris Frankel, father of “Professor-Q- Ball” in fun and no fouls were comwww.poolplayers.com meets The Black Widow mitted. to welcome the Black Widow and the Jeanette, on a more Widow Maker as we sat in expectation to serious note discussed her witness a night of pool heaven. life battle with Scoliosis A warm Memphis fan base of young and her support to the Scoand old welcomed Jeanette as she walked liosis Foundation. Jeanette into the room. You could see from the shared her personal story smile on her face that she prepared for an about this problem and enjoyable evening. She opened with a now promotes parental edpersonal hello to the audience telling us ucation and awareness. the story of her career. I did not know While on tour, Jeanette she started playing pool when she was was in Memphis promoting eighteen. Jeanette was accompanied by the APA. The APA historShelbie Hunt in a match with the her husband in law, George Breedlove ically has occupied a large part of our Black Widow 12 PQB June/July

Have you seen this Cue? by Carl Stewart BCA Certified Instructor Contributing Writer

ave you noticed a growing problem and more of these flyers titled “Have you seen this cue”? The flyers usually have a good color picture and description where or how it was taken. Most offers a reward of some type and even the statement of “no questions asked” just return it. Some of the suggested ways are: A. Sign under the wrap B. Take clear good pictures and issue a letter of authenticity. C. Customization D. The cue maker’s mark or signature should maybe be in more than one place on the cue. Such as the pin and the butt cap. A butt cap can be easily changed but a marked pin might be a little tougher. E. The signature is permanent and only visible under Ultra Violet light. Might make it easier to recover once it is stolen. It could have the cue maker’s signature along with the owner’s. In addition, I interviewed Keith Nickerson, of Keith Nickerson Custom Cues in Tucson Arizona. (www.nickersoncues.com) He uses these techniques plus he numbers each of his cues and takes good clear color pictures of each one. He helps any of his customer’s identity that they

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were the original buyer. He also has a certificate of authentication that includes a picture that the buyer receives along with the new cue. The cue could be signed with a permanent invisible ink pen. The signature is permanent and only visible under Ultra Violet light. It could also have the cue maker’s signature along with the owner’s. What to do once you realize the cue is gone Contact the management staff, maybe someone turned it in or they know something. Do not panic, retrace your steps and make sure it is really gone not put behind a door. A police report does many things A. The cue will now show up on a stolen property list and if a pawnshop has it, they are in trouble. B. Sometimes, an insurance policy will cover things not inside the home or car. I called up my State farm agent in Tucson and spoke to them about having a police report or not and the consensus is a report will never hurt you when trying to claim a loss. C. If you find it on your own at a pawnshop or on the internet and want, it back with a police officer on scene they can pull the report even months later.

Transfer of Spin-1 by Robert Byrne From “Byrne’s Complete Book of Pool Shots” with permission

oth balls are on a dashed line running from the corner to the second diamond. If they were struck full by the cueball on the same line (dashed balls), they would bank in the side. At the left, cutting the 6-ball gives a little right English because of the friction at the moment of contact. The angle of approach to the rail, therefore, must be altered. At the right, the collision between the balls gives the 7-ball a little right English; whick means that it must be hit slightly thinner than the geometry suggests compensate for the sidespin. To avoid what can be called cut-induced throw, use outside English so that at the moment of contact, the cueball rolls off the object ball instead of rubbing against it. How much outside English? That depends on the angle of the cut. For I ntr ucti onal vi deos or the l atest E vent N ews V i si t www. pr ofessor qbal l . com

New App for Snooker Players by Michael Grothaus With Permission Future Games of London, makers of the popular and (my favorite) games, have just released Snooker Club for iOS. For those of you who don’t know, snooker is a pool-like game popular in Commonwealth countries. You play it on a 12-foot table with 22 balls. The person who pots the most balls wins the frame (individual game). The person who wins the most frames wins the game. In most billiards halls, you’ll find groups of old men huddled around the snooker table, but FGOL has done away with the geezers and populated the Snooker Club, and you can play as one of seven beautiful women. You can play vs the computer or against a friend using two-player mode. Like Pool Bar before this, Snooker Club features beautiful graphics with fluid camera controls and great ball physics. Best of all, the game is free for a limited time. is a universal app and requires iOS 4.1 or later.

About the Author Michael Grothaus is an American novelist and journalist living in London. He was first introduced to Apple computers in film school and went on to use them for years to create award-winning films. However after discovering many of Hollywood’s dirty little secrets while working for 20th Century Fox, he left and spent five years with Apple as a consultant. He’s since moved to London and earned his MA in Creative Writing. His first novel, Epiphany Jones, is a story about trafficking and America’s addiction to celebrity. In addition to being a staff writer at TUAW, Michael has written several books for Apress including Taking Your iPad to the Max, Taking Your iPhoto ‘11 to the Max, and Taking Your iPod touch to the Max, 2nd edition. When not writing, Michael spends his time traveling Europe, Northern Africa, and Asia. You can reach him at www.michaelgrothaus.com and www.twitter.com/michaelgrothaus. June/July PQB 15

When Your Knowledge Base gets Full by “The Monk” Contributing Writer • www.monkbilliardacademy.net

ometimes we get confused with too many choices. Because of our increased ability we have more options. When we train and improve we have more than one way to play a pattern. It’s hard to focus on one direction when we have two options. Thus, we are not able to give a one hundred per cent effort. Anything less than one hundred percent is usually a loss. Half measures avail us nothing. I see it all the time, especially in the game of eight ball.

cue ball to end up or I focus on the object ball only. I want my concentration to be one hundred per cent and when you chase two rabbits you catch none. So now we need to be debriefed. We need to go to “the mindless method of pocketing balls.” Here is a practice program for the next couple of weeks. Join with me and together we will move into the top ten in our league. For the next month, focus on the basics only. Deliver the right shot and don’t worry about the results. I have set up the ten commandments of mindless pool. It Use the “Debrief Technique” should not be hard for us to “We know too much. be mindless for one month. My students are having We need to be debriefed.” great success with this program: Without the one hundred percent First you must stand behind the shot to effort, we usually come up “in-between”. observe the proper line. Do not make a Not far enough for a side pocket shot and decision about it. Simply observe it. too far to cut it into the corner pocket. You must lean into the shot. In-between shots are an indication of Place your feet in their proper order. not putting one hundred per cent effort Sight down the shaft and rock back into the shot. Such as a halfhearted safety. and forth. It’s a two way shot. A two way shot is a Pay close attention to the straight back safety if we miss we leave them nothing and forth motion of the shaft. and if we make it, we consider it a nice Stop on your last practice swing and let shot. This does not work. We get neither. go of everything on your mind. We blow the safety and almost never Draw back, hesitate and deliver the make the shot. You musts be fully comcue-tip through the target ball. mitted to the shot. In a safety shot I go as Keep your head down. far as to be committed to the cue ball poFollow through. sition only. I focus where on want the

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Stay in position until all the balls stop rolling. Do not worry about anything but the above mentioned concepts. You must follow these basic concepts and do nothing but the basics so help you God. When it is your turn and you step up to run the rack, resort to our ten commandments. Execute them to perfection and soon you will be getting ready for the break. For one entire month, you will be focused on the above ten suggestions. Your mind is filled with nothing else. Every time you stand behind the shot to observe the proper line, lean into the shot and place your feet in the right place, you will strengthen some wonderful skills into your game. I once told my student to finish the tournament in a mindless mode. “Shoot mindless” I told him. “Don’t worry about anything. Let your ability go to work.” He did very well. Your knowledge and skill will serve you well when you get out of the way. Go to what serves you best. The basics of pocket billiards will enable us to use our training and knowledge. It is a month of debriefing. Special note: I will be in West Palm Beach this summer. If you are interested in joining my workshop call me at 1-603-566-6229

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

s you already know, I love masse shots. Using my ‘Eric Yow Masse Cue’ I can perform unbelievable masse shots – the possibilities are endless. I am constantly creating new or improved shots with the Yow cues. But, one thing I really enjoy doing is going back to my old favorites. There are some shots that will stand the test of time as a crowd favorite. I want to show you two of them here, now. Whenever I perform live, crowds love the action of the following shots. The first shot is a simple straight back masse. If you know the ‘machine gun’ masse stroke, which I’ve written about before, then you can easily strike this ball correctly. The machine gun masse is easier because you have more room for error. Here, though, you need to have

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the cue ball come straight back with precision. If you have a clean ball and slick cloth you can use inside spin, making it spin towards the rail, and it will hug the rail all the way towards the combo. Have the combo set up so the tangent of the outer ball takes it towards the corner. Leave that ball about a half-inch away from the rail or so. The side pocket ball will fall and the long ball will roll slowly to the far corner. This is a great shot. Just strike down on the cue ball at about 80 degrees elevation, right at 6:00. Use a little inside spin for more action on the rail. The second shot is a bit harder and requires more precision. There is a similar combination at the side pocket but it will be struck first, leaving the cue ball to come spinning back towards the corner

pocket ball. Use a little less elevation in this shot so the cue ball will travel farther down table, to the combo. With inside spin and a solid hit on the object ball, the cue ball should hug the rail and spin down table to pocket the corner ball. There are numerous variations of these two shots so experiment and have fun. Don’t forget to chalk up your Eric Yow Masse Cue!

Mike Dechaine and Allison Fisher are the 2011 Ultimate 10-Ball Champions. The event was held at the Frisco Hotel and Convention Center in Frisco Texas . After a one sided win over Angel Paglia earlier on Sunday, Kelly came to the final match with that same fire in her eyes that she always has and looked to have erased the memory of her earlier loss to Allison. The final match was an extended race to ten and Kelly had the first opportunity, which she took full advantage of, for the 1-0 lead. Allison came back and tied the match at 1-1. The match would be tied again at 2-2 and 3-3, before Kelly forged ahead to a 5-3 lead. Kelly kept a two rack lead at 6-4 and then moved ahead by three at 7-4. Trailing by three racks, the heat was on Allison to do something, and do something she did. Just as she had done against Kelly on Saturday, Allison took control and again won six straight games for the 10-7 win. The men’s finals was an extended race to twelve between undefeated Jeremy Jones and Mike Dechaine. Dechaine was coming off a hill-hill nail-biter against Jason Klatt and Jones who lives in Texas - had a rail full of fans cheering him on. The match promised to be a great study in contrasting styles as Dechaine is a ‘fast and loose’ shooter who never saw a shot that his stroke didn’t like, while Jones is a more studious player who rarely takes unwarranted risks. The match started out close and would remain close for the

majority of the match. Just like the women’s match before it, the match was tied at 1-1, 2-2 and 3-3. Dechaine would be the first player to forge a lead of more than one rack and held a three rack lead at 6-3. That lead would be short lived as Jones came back to win three in a row and tie the score again at 6-6. The score would again be tied at 7-7, 8-8, 9-9 and 10-10. The next money ball that dropped put Dechaine on the hill, but Jones had the break in the next rack. Jones made a ball and ran to the 4-ball before a fluke miss. Both looked stunned when the 4-ball didn’t find the pocket. Dechaine took a quick second to calm his nerves and ran down to a bit of a tester on the 9ball. Dechaine made the ball with no problem, leaving one last ball between him and the largest title of his young career. Dechaine quickly called “extension - definitely” in order to take an extra few seconds on the ten-ball and then fired it into the hole for the win. Fisher pocketed $5,600 for her win, while Dechaine took home $16,600 for his win. June/July PQB 17

Fisher Joins Dragon Promotions

orld Champion Allison Fisher has signed on to be represented by global events producer Dragon Promotions. Fisher has been the most dominant force in women’s pool during the past two decades. Among our travels and research in international markets, we have found Allison’s popularity and name to bevery significant.Dragon Promotions is still growing and expanding into new markets, so it’s a great fit to have such a globally recognized player,”said Cindy Lee, CEO of Dragon Promotions. DP produces events in several countries and plans to expand further worldwide. ”I am very pleased to be with Dragon Promotions,” said Allison. “They are terrific at producing world class events, and it’s great to be associated with one of the world’s top promoters. I believe this will be a very fruitful relationship for both of us.”‚ Fisher’s credentials are long and staggering. She has won a record 39 WPBA Tour stop events, including a record four US Open wins and an unequaled four WPA World Championship titles. She has won major events on every major pool continent from Asia, Europe, and the

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USA. 75 total major pocket billiard titles, excluding her career as the greatest women’s snooker player in history as well. Allison was inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility. Even afterwards, she has finished in the finals of the last Women’s World 9-Ball Championship and won the recent Ultimate 10-Ball Championship, adding her first 10-Ball title to her repertoire. ”These are really exciting times for Allison. There are an array of new opportunities opening for her, and we feel the association with Dragon Promotions will only increase her value and strengthen her brand opportunities,” said Kristi Carter, VP of Alfie Incorporated. Allison Fisher is an experienced commentator and sports analyst for television including shows on ESPN, ESPN Star Asia, and ABS-CBN. For information on booking Ms.Fisher please contact Dragon Promotions at 1-407-782-4978 or e-mail dpsportsmanagement@yahoo.com. More complete info on Allison can be found at www.AllisonFisher.com where you can join her fan club and receive her latest news and appearance calendar info.

Watch this video at www.angelofbilliards.com Set up the balls as seen in the diagram. Make sure they are touching each other and also touching the rails. Use high left (11 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock) on the cue ball and hit about Âź of the 2-Ball on the right hand side with medium speed. You want the cue ball to hit the first rail around the middle diamond as shown in this diagram.

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Finding Your Personal Sport “Playing Niche” by Tom Rossman • drcue@artisticpool.org Contributing Writer

ne of the special joys for me over the years has been playing not only the “regular” games of pool, but also the “artistic - sport and show” side of the game. Many people that have watched me do a “Dr. Cue” show with a host of “artistic pool” shots have asked me if I play professional pool. Right after doing over 100 skill shots that many times defy the laws of physics and apply to each unique facet of cue movement, I found this question very interesting. Over time I realized the art of

viewer was seeing. Simple… huh! Along came the “artistic pool” professional and things changed – some misses, a few makes, some more misses, and a few more makes. In many cases, the “misses” outnumbered the “makes”. Then the justified question – does this person play professional pool? I have learned to address this confusing issue in terms of what “professional” really means by suggesting a person think of football and each position on the team. Each player… center, quarterback, field goal kicker, tackle, defensive lineman, and all the …an applied focus to the “niche” one finds best for them is what creates a lifelong joy to their individual rest are surely professional. The billiard experiences. center is “professional” hiking the entertaining with “time delayed” makes ball, the quarterback is “professional” confirmed this inquiry. throwing the ball, and every other player Many of those asking this question on the team is “professional” in the rewere thinking mostly 9 ball with its prespective sport duties they perform. dominant attachment to billiard promoIn a similar vein the “professional side” tions over the last decade. A person of pool has “refined” over the last decade engaged in this visual mode of watching to include the pro 9 ball player, the pro 8 “pro players” run out… game after game… ball player, the pro bank pool player, the developed a mental image and concept pro one pocket player, and yes, the pro that top players just don’t miss very often. “artistic pool” player. “Artistic pool” has The nature of what these “pro” players an expanded art form with eight “profeswere doing was to break and run out… sional specialties – break and run out, and on and on. 1) trick and fancy shots, When a shot could not be made, a safety 2) prop, novelty, special arts, was done and that was about it for what 3) draw shots, each person was doing and what the 4) follow shots,

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5) bank/kick shots, 6) stroke shots, 7) jump shots, and 8) masse shots. At most pro events we have 9 pro champions – an overall point’s winner and a champion of each discipline. Similar to gymnastics in structure, the best “pro” at masse is not necessarily the best “pro” at draw and so on. In most cases the pro 9 ball players know their limits and do not compete at the pro “artistic” level and the pro “artistic pool” players do not compete at the pro 9 ball level. There are exceptions, but generally speaking, an applied focus to the “niche” one finds best for them is what creates a lifelong joy to their individual billiard experiences. In my life I found the thrill of “artistic pool” from the show side in the mid 80’s and the competitive side full time in 2000. Finding my personal “play niche” was indeed something beautiful in my billiard journey. I still play the “regular” games, but I discovered my true “pro” side was in “hiking the ball” and not “throwing it”. I encourage each of you to follow your dreams to be the best you can be both “on and off” the table, and may you “find your personal sport playing niche” in the process!

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

n science, the “divide and conquer” algorithm refers to breaking down a problem into more manageable smaller problems until they become simple enough to solve directly. This same concept can be applied to understanding our pool game and conquering those errors during competition. With nationals just around the corner, who couldn’t use a little help in conquering those errors? How many times have you been in a match where it seemed like nothing was going right for you? No matter what you did, it wasn’t working. It can often feel overwhelming when that happens. You make one little mistake and the next thing you know all the errors start snowballing. When you look back on that match, you might be able to pinpoint one or two specific things that resulted in your downward spiral. If only you could identify it when it starts happening... You couldn’t because all the combined errors clouded the real reason you weren’t getting out. You were looking at the big problem instead of dividing it into smaller ones that you could attack. Here’s a perfect example: You lost your match because you missed too many key shots. You missed those shots because you were too tentative and did not deliver a confident stroke. Without confidence you weren’t following through. You didn’t follow through because in the very first rack of the match you over-stroked a draw shot and hooked yourself. Now, instead of adjusting to the table, you’ve managed to make a mountain of a loss out of the molehill of the table speed. If only you were able to recognize what was happening while it was happening. My personal biggest weakness is when the balls are really dirty. As soon as I’d over-spin that first shot, it would ultimately make me so uncomfortable, it would cause me to jump up or misaim. When you’re not comfortable, it’s difficult to stay down. You just want the shot to be over with. My point is that if you’re able to break down the equation and quickly identify the problem, it makes it much easier to

conquer it. Sometimes confidence can win as many matches as skill. If you can’t figure out what’s causing you to feel uncomfortable, you’ll never be able to feel confident. When a match takes a turn for the worse, break it down and conquer it! Figure out what’s happening and regain your confidence. Best of luck to everyone that’s heading to Las Vegas in May for all the upcoming national events!! Samm Diep, “Cherry Bomb” (DenverCherryBomb.com) House Pro at Rack ‘Em Billiards (Aurora, CO) Author of “You Might Be A D Player If… (101 Classic Moves That All Pool Players Can Appreciate)” Player Representative for Chris Byrne Custom Cues, PoolDawg, Predator, Jim Murnak Custom Cases, & Delta-13 Rack SammsPocket.com | fun & unique products for pool players PoolTipJar.com | random smatterings of pool thoughts, articles, news, & reviews

Association of Billiard Professionals Announces Members and Goals

ssociation of Billiard Professionals Announces Members and Goals. The Association of Billiard Professionals (ABP) represents the world’s best billiard players that are uniting together for a common goal. Over the years, players have endured many hardships and has found it necessary to try to reach common ground between the promoters of events, international associations, and the professional players. Without a voice, players have not been able to adequately communicate and work with promoters and other industry entities. Promoters and associations likewise have been lacking in instruction and guidance from the pro players. The ABP represents the world’s best billiard players that are uniting together for a common goal. Some events and associations have not been able to sometimes protect the players from issues ranging from prize money payments, equipment issues and conditions, and rules/format. As the saying goes, “there is strength in numbers”, and this has led to the formation of the ABP. The ABP led by some notable names such as Johnny Archer, Mika Immonen, Rodney Morris and many others in a committee of top players unified under a common purpose: To elevate the sport of pocket billiards and protect and assist in the well being of every player. The ABP is an association for the players and by the players. The ABP, with your help, can bring about a positive change in a fair and appropriate manner. From standardizing equipment, rules, and creating systems to insure the payment of prize money so the players can get paid and in a timely fashion. The ABP is for unification. The ABP is for change. Please join, support us, and see your name stand next to the world’s greatest. June/July PQB 21

Ball in Mind by Tom Simpson, Master Instructor • PoolClinics.com Contributing Writer

all-in-Hand” (BIH) is an enormous penalty for the player who fouls in 9-Ball, in 10-Ball, and in some rule sets for 8-Ball. It’s also an enormous opportunity for the incoming player. Often, this opportunity is wasted. Advanced players take full advantage of BIH, intelligently planning cueball placement, the shot, the position, and the strategy. Working with many novice and intermediate players, I find they typically fail to consider some of the aspects of the situation that are obvious to their more experienced opponents. They tend to rush in and plop the cueball down and shoot the first shot they see, and of course, don’t get the appropriate shape on the next shot. My advice is “When you get Ball-inHand, take Ball-in-Mind.” Stop and study the table and the game situation. Consider the current possibilities, the next shots, the layout problems, your skills, and your opponent’s skills. Make a plan before you place that cueball. In pool, the standard concern is always “How do I shoot the current shot in such a way that I get an angle on the next shot that takes me to the one after that.” We’re nearly always planning at least three balls. With BIH, we can think the plan through and set up the “current shot” in a way that most easily or naturally pockets the ball and gets us to the next shot or solves the next problem. Let’s look at the primary factors. Good Plan: Study the table until you have arrived at the plan you will try to execute. This is a big opportunity. Your first idea might not be your best. Don’t be shortsighted. Good plans don’t always mean you run out for the win. Sometimes a safety or strategic ball re-arrangement is the smart play. 22 PQB June/July

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Good Shot Sequence: Don’t just shoot the ball that’s closest to a pocket. And don’t consider just the closest pockets for your first ball. When possible, chose position routes that are simple and natural – don’t shoot extreme, fancy shots with BIH. If you can’t get to your second shot from your first shot, it’s probably not a good plan. Minimize use of english on the first shot. Why make it harder?

land in for that shot. The wedge is smaller near the OB, which means it’s harder to land in that part of the zone. Smart players often play to roll across the fat part of the wedge or to roll toward the OB through the distant portion of the zone. This makes it a lot easier to stop successfully within the wedge.

Good Distance: Make the shot easy. Place the CB reasonably close to the OB. Too close and you might not have room for your full, normal stroke. Typical good distance is about a foot. Note: There is nothing manly about putting the CB four feet away when it’s not necessary. If possible, don’t place the CB where you have to stretch or use the mechanical bridge. Avoid rail bridges too, when you can.

Good Results: Draw is hard to control. Go for simple follow or stop shots. Don’t move the CB more than necessary. Don’t disturb balls that don’t need to be moved. Go for the easiest plan to execute. If your plan calls for you to do things at the outer limits of what you can reliably do, maybe you need to switch to a defensive plan. After you sink a ball, re-analyze your plan, adding a new third ball and adjusting for the new reality of the table situation.

Good Angle: Consider the shot angle for your CB placement. Is it an angle for which you have high confidence in pocketing the ball? Can you see the path the cueball will take off the OB, and is that the path you want? Thin cut angles will leave a lot of speed in the CB, while thick hits will take speed out of the ball. Shoot angles that make it easy to move the CB the amount of distance you want. Good Speed: Once you have a good cueball plan and placement, and it’s time to shoot, you just have to think about speed. How much speed will it take, given the distance, angle of approach, and spin? Is this a comfortable, reliable speed for you? Good Landing Zones: If you stand behind your next shot, you can use your stick to help you roughly visualize the wedge-shaped position zone you need to

Good Improvement: In practice, shoot hundreds of “Three-Ball Patterns.” Throw three balls on the table, study the layout, make a plan to run out, place the CB, and shoot the pattern you saw. Try to find the simplest, most natural plan. Learn from what happens. If you’re playing in a league that allows coaching, or if you’re playing a friendly game, talk through your plan and their plan and see whether there is a good alternative you haven’t thought of or a problem you haven’t foreseen. So when you get Ball-in-Hand, don’t play Ball-in-Hope. Seize the opportunity – take Ball-in-Mind. Plan your play and then play your plan. And remember the #1 rule of BIH: Don’t miss!

Bar Box 8-Ball By: Marty Kaczmarowski, APA 7 Contibuting Writer Be creative people! Just last week I used this little gem to close out a match. I had ball-in-hand and used a stop shot break out safety. Making a ball and playing a break out could have turned out horrible and drove in the 8ball. Instead I broke apart the eight and stripe while keeping my opponent hooked. He missed and out I went. Remember this one.

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www.USBA.net USBA Officers President Henry Ugartechea Deerfield Beach, FL 561-929-8100

USBA TOUR – Carom Café “B” Tournament Flushing, NY

Young Ha Choi Wins Carom Cafe “B” Tournament

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

Sponsors: Iwan Simonis Aramith

Northeast Directors Mazin Shooni 2006 USA Champion Hudson, MA cell: 248-910-4466 work: 603-623-5330

2011 USBA Tour Financial Sponsors: David Levine, Jim Shovak, Bob Jewett, Professor-Q-Ball (Paul Frankel), Creative Billiard Shirts, Marty Isserlis, Bruce Warner, Tommy Thomsen, Mike Walo, Bob Watson.

Merrill Hughes Huntington Station, NY cell: 631-338-9698 home: 631-421-6814 Southeast Director Victor Cuzzi Miami, FL 305-219-5898 Mid-America Directors Steve Andersen Wyoming, MI 49519 616-530-8665 Juan Elizalde Sauz Dallas, TX 214-908-2411 Felipe Razon Cicero, IL 708-878-4197 Northwest Director Tommy Thomsen Milton-Freewater, Oregon 509-240-2027 Southwest Directors Pedro Piedrabuena San Diego, CA 213-458-3950 26 PQB June/July

Ki Eok Han (4th Place), Dan Kolacz (3rd), Young Ha Choi (1st), Won Sik Kang(2nd)

Miguel Torres Dominates the USBA TOUR Cue & Cushion Handicapped Event The USBA Tour continued at Cue & Cushion Billiard Lounge in Hooksett, New Hampshire on April 15-17, 2011. Room Owner & 2006 US Champion Mazin Shooni hosted the handicapped event played on 2 Chevillotte tables with new Simonis 300 cloth. The first place prize was $2000. Mazin also treated the players and spectators to a celebratory buffet on Sunday. With 12 players arriving from New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire & Rhode Island, there were 2 groups of 6 players each. The top 3 players from each group would advance to the final 6 player round robin. The top 4 USBAranked players were seeded into the flights: Mazin Shooni & Hugo Patino in one flight and Miguel Torres & Sonny Cho in the other. In all, there were 5 “A” players including Michael Kang, Carom Café room owner and the best player in the United States yet to win the National Championship. The five “A” players played to 30 points. The 6 “B” players played to 23 points and one “C” player (Nick Bonavita) played to 18 points. The groups were as follows: Flight A: Hugo Patino, Mazin Shooni, Michael Kang, Jim Shovak, Tim King and Nick Bonavita. Flight B: Miguel Torres, Sonny Cho, Tony Ferrara, Andrew Dangelmayer, Dave Van Lokeren & Rick Kirk. The tournament was live-streamed thanks to Andrew Dangelmayer and is available for viewing at www.ustream.tv/channel/caromcorner or www.caromcorner.com On Thursday night after the player’s meeting there was a Teams “Grudge” Match played between the team of Mazin Shooni & Tim King against the team of Hugo Patino & Jim Shovak. Tim King led the way and played brilliantly with two runs of 5. Hugo, Mazin & Jim all struggled. Perhaps everyone was tired. Tim King was the only one who really played well and Mazin & Tim’s team took the match 40-32. Flight A Highlights: Mazin Shooni goes undefeated, 5-0 and has two 20 inning games. Hugo Patino comes in 2nd, going 4-1 with one 19 inning game. Jim Shovak comes in 3rd, rallying back from a 28-14 deficit against Michael Kang to win 23-29. Michael Kang finishes 4th with a 2-3 record, despite averaging over 1.000. Tim King finished 5th and had an unusually bad tournament. Tim is a much better player than he showed. Nick Bonavita finished 6th and showed some great promise towards becoming a “B” player. Flight B Highlights: Miguel Torres finished 1st going 5-0. Sonny Cho and Miguel Torres did not play their match since

Miguel Torres, Mazin Shooni, Hugo Patino Sonny and Miguel had already made the finals and they were both tired. Sonny took the forfeit allowing Tony Ferrara to technically finish in 2nd place in the group. Tony did not average well, however he had some big come-from-behind wins against both Dave Van Lokeren and Andrew Dangelmayer as well as an upset against Sonny Cho to put him into the finals. Andrew Dangelmayer finished in 4th and had one loss with 21 points and another with 19, so he could have easily made the finals as well. Rick Kirk and Dave Van Lokeren both played below their level and had disappointing tournaments. Finals: The finals format was a 6-player round robin with the same handicaps. Miguel Torres and Mazin Shooni continued to dominate winning their first 3 matches. Mazin had a great win against Sonny Cho, going out in just 15 innings (2.000 avg) with a high run of 11. Sonny Cho, who wasn’t feeling very well on Saturday regained new energy on Sunday winning his first 2 matches of the day in 21 and 23 innings. Tony Ferrara and Jim Shovak struggled against the better players early on and then in the next-to-last round, Tony Ferrara played a beautiful game against Sonny Cho, starting the game off early with a 12-0 lead in the first 6 innings. Sonny came back of course but fell short as Tony won the game 23-24. Hugo Patino defeated Mazin Shooni handing Mazin his first loss. Then Hugo played Miguel Torres. This game may have been the best match of the tournament with Miguel starting off the game with 25 points in the first 9 innings! But Hugo wasn’t about to quit. He rallied back and overtook Miguel 27-26 after 19 innings! With the score at 29-27 in Miguel’s favor, Hugo missed a normally easy shot and Miguel scored the winning point, 30-27 in just 20 innings. What a match! The final match was between Miguel Torres 4-0 against Mazin Shooni 3-1. Mazin needed to beat Miguel and then See Miquel on page 29 June/July PQB 27

John Jacobson Wins the 2011 Mike Kelley Memorial by John Jacobson The 6th Mike Kelley Memorial once again brought in many Billiard players from neighboring states. This year, 8 players from The Minneapolis Billiard Club made their way to the middle of Iowa and no one was left behind, this time. Wisconsin, Missouri, Illinois and Nebraska also had representation in The Marshalltown Billiard Connection’s annual tournament. The Spades flight was not the one to draw to, with Lupe Cruz and Fred Lamers in it. Gary Eake did his best, though, by going 4-1 and handing Lupe his only defeat in the prelims, but needed another 4 points in his loss to get to the finals. Rich Kuchma, T.R.McElligott and Jose Jimenez rounded off the Spades flight. The Clubs flight was a slug fest with the likes of Jose Ma Cruz (Lupe’s brother), Bob Byrne, Ed Wedge, Matt Lind, Steve Gullet and John Jacobson with Ed winning the flight and John coming in 2nd, both at 4-1. The Diamonds flight had George Ashby coming out on top, being the only player to be undefeated in the prelims. Also making the finals was James Richards with a 3-2 record. At 2-3 were Nick Kenny, Greg Vavra and also Paul Fritzam, who needed a couple points in the right games to make the finals. The Finals had some big comeback games. First were John and Lupe, playing at The Blue Note Lounge on the West table. Both were at 10 points after 8 innings, but John got cold while Lupe was cruising along with a nice 6 run in the 29th inning to make the score 25-13. John ran a 3 and another five to make it 28-23 in the 36th inning. Lupe made it to the hill (29) when John ran 3 and out. John’s only loss was to George Ashby. Lupe had his own comeback with George Ashby. It was 2313 George in 30 innings and 25-16 in 34. In inning 35, Lupe runs 6 putting him only 3 back. In the 40th inning, George now has 27, but in inning 41, Lupe runs 5 giving him 29 and in

Lupe Cruz, John Jacobson, George Ashby 2 more innings Lupe wins the great match giving George his only loss. So now we have a tie for 1st and 2nd and a playoff game has to be played as stated in the players meeting. John Jacobson was up 24-16 after 23 innings, but George Ashby had a nice 5 in the 25th to make it 24-21. John runs 3 in the 27th but by the time we get to the 33rd inning, it’s George with a 1 point lead, 28-27. They both score one in the next inning, so now George is on the hill, but John runs 2 in the next inning to take the win and 1st place. We now have 2 NEW USBA members: Nick Kenny and Jose Ma Cruz. Thanks to our sponsors: Ben’s Tire, Iowa Lumber and The Blue Note Lounge for their support. And a big THANK YOU to the Kelley family for the good food and their big smiles. Hope to see you in Iowa at the next USBA tournament!

2011 Pan American Championship Results The 2011 Pan American Championship was held in Mexico City this past week. We had 6 players attending: Pedro Piedrabuena Hugo Patino Miguel Torres Michael Kang Juan Elizalde Sauz Edwar Gomez 28 PQB June/July

Pedro finished in 9th place overall and qualified to play in the UMB World Championship Tournament sheduled for July 12-16, 2011 in Lima, Peru. Congratulations to Pedro and all the others that participated!

Raye Raskin & James Wong Win in Medford by Mark Williams There were two preliminary round robin flights of 8 players each, with players of all levels mixed with no handicaps. A separate “B” finals match was held for the top “B” finisher in each flight (only four “B” players entered the tournament), and the “A” finals consisted of a round robin among the top two finishers in each flight, with the results of their preliminary matches carried forward to the finals. Raye Raskin won the “A” Finals. The “B” finals was won by Jim Wong over Dave Ehlers, 30 to 18 in 69 innings. Wong advanced to the finals in the Blue Flight over Harold Reid on the basis of total points made, since they both had one actual win; Harold’s second win was due to a default, and we all agreed that this “B” Finalists are: James Wong shouldn’t have de(1st) & Dave Ehlers (2nd). termined the best

Finalists are: Darrel Stutesman (4th), Khalil Diab (2nd), Tommy Thomsen (3rd), Raye Raskin (1st). record. Thanks to all who played in the tournament, and thanks very much to Tommy T for his assistance and guidance. And I also want to thank the Medford Lodge members who helped out with the setup and running of the tournament, including Don Dayan, Jim Dodge, and Mike Conti. And I especially want to thank Don Pratt, who voluntarily worked for two full days assigning tables and collecting scores while Tommy and I were playing our matches. I don’t see how we could have pulled this off without him.

Miquel from Page 27 force a playoff match in order to win the tournament. The match was back-and-forth between Miguel and Mazin, both averaging over 1.000. Mazin then took the lead 23-19 and looked in charge in the 20th inning. But then Miguel saved his best for last by running an 11-and-out to win the match 30-23 in 21 innings and also the tournament. He finished the tournament undefeated. 1st Place: Miguel Torres $2,000 2nd Place: Mazin Shooni $1,500 3rd Place: Hugo Patino $1,100 4th Place: Sonny Cho $600 5th Place: Tony Ferrara $400 6th Place: Jim Shovak $200 High Run: 11 (Mazin Shooni & Miguel Torres) Best Game: Mazin Shooni (30 pts in 15 innings) Special thanks to Cue & Cushion, Steve Booth, Professor-QBall, Rick & Pat Kirk & everyone who helped with the score-

keeping and the cleaning of the balls and tables. To view Steve Booth’s pictures of the event, go to: www.poolinaction.com/Billiards/Cue-Cushion2011 Sponsors: Iwan Simonis -Aramith 2011 USBA Tour Financial Sponsors: David Levine, Jim Shovak, Bob Jewett, Professor-Q-Ball (Paul Frankel), Creative Billiard Shirts, Marty Isserlis, Bruce Warner, Tommy Thomsen, Mike Walo, Bob Watson.

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Flight D: Seeded player Pedro Piedrabuena from San Diego (3-time Champion), William Kim from Illinois and former 4-time Champion Frank Torres from Las Vegas advanced to the next round. Peter Banyai from California defeated Pedro in his first match but failed to make the cut losing to Frank Torres, William Kim and Gary Elias. Flight E: Seeded player Sonny Cho from New York (2005 Champion), orty-Two of the best 3-cushion 2010 Nationals were seeded into each of Adrian Viguera from Illinois and Fred players in the country met in Las the 6 groups of the Preliminary Rounds Lamers from Minnesota advanced to the Vegas, Nevada at the Tropicana which had 7 players in each group, next round. Resort & Casino for the USBA National round-robin to 25 points. The top 3 finFlight F: Hugo Patino from New York Championship Tournament, May 9-13, ishers of each group plus the 2-best 4th (2-time Champion), Cong Nguyen and 2011. The event was held alongside the place finishers would advance to the next Thanh Vu, both from the Houston, Lucasi Hybrid American Cue Sports round, 20 players in all. The second Texas area, all advanced to the next (ACS) National Pool Championships, round was 4 groups with 5 players each, round. Seeded player Michael Kang from thanks to ACS Executive Director, John round robin to 30 points. The top 2 finNew York lost a close match to Paul Lewis, and also to Paul Frankel and Pro- ishers of each group plus the 2-best 3rd Frankel (Professor-Q-Ball) and had to fessor-Q-Ball promotions. place finishers would advance to the settle for 4th place. However, he The event was played on six brandFinals, 10 players in all. The Finals was a managed to earn the other 4th-place new, beautiful, top-of-the-line Gabriels 10-player round robin to 35 points. wild-card and advanced to the nextImperators carom tables. Specially deSummary of Preliminary Rounds: round. signed for championship play, these 5’x10’ Flight A: Seeded player Miguel Torres 2nd Round (Semi-Finals): heated tables boast a newly-design hybrid from New York (2008 Champion), Khalil The players were then seeded into the rail system. Diab from California (former Egyptian next round in “snake” fashion, ensuring “This was only the second time that the Champion) and Gilbert Najm from Cali- that each group was as evenly strong as USBA National Championship was held fornia advanced to the next round. possible based on the Preliminary peroutside of a poolroom,” commented Paul Flight B: Seeded player Mazin Shooni formances of each player. Rankings were “Professor-Q-Ball” Frankel. “We were par- from New Hampshire (2006 Champion), based on Wins/Losses, Total Points, ticularly pleased to showcase this beauti- Joe DeAmato from Massachusetts and Head-to-Head and Points Against. ful sport in such a spectacular venue such Ellis Lawrence from Massachusetts adSummary of 2nd Round: as Las Vegas.” vanced to the next round. Flight G: Miguel Torres and Frank Each table had brand-new Simonis 300 Flight C: Jamil Isreal from Michigan Torres took the top 2 spots. Khalil Diab rapide cloth and brand-new Super wins the flight, defending Champion Jae earned one of the 3rd place wild-card Aramith Pro-Cup carom balls were used Hyung Cho finishes 2nd and Lupe Cruz spots. throughout. from Iowa finishes 3rd. Dave Van Flight H: Jae Hyung Cho and Mazin Jae Hyung Cho, from Colorado, was Lokeren from Rhode Island gets one of Shooni took the top 2 spots. Thanh Vu the defending Champion. He, along with the “wild-cards” as he finishes in 4th earned the other 3rd place wild-card spot. the 2nd through 6th place finishers of the place. Flight I: Hugo Patino and Adrian

Pedro Wins 4th National Title!

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Viguera took the top 2 spots. Flight J: Pedro Piedrabuena and Michael Kang took the top 2 spots. Summary of the Finals: The finals was a 10-player round robin to 35 points. Placement was based on Wins/Losses and then AVERAGE. If there were any ties, it would go to Total Points, Head-to-Head and Points Against. Early on, it appeared as if Pedro Piedrabuena might win the title before the round-robin was over because many of the top players were beating each other. Miguel Torres, Hugo Patino, Mazin Shooni, Jae Hyung Cho, Michael Kang and Adrian Viguera all had 2 losses or more with just 2 rounds to go and Pedro was still undefeated. The surprise of the group was Frank Torres who has not competed in National competition for quite a while. He had just 2 losses with 2 rounds to go. Then Pedro was finally defeated by Jae Hyung Cho and that opened up all kinds of possibilities. Miguel Torres and Hugo Patino had 3 losses each going into the Final Round while Pedro had just one loss. It looked as if Pedro had already had the title wrapped up, but there was still one obstacle in Pedro’s way: Frank Torres. In the final round, Pedro played Miguel Torres and Frank Torres played Michael Kang. The scenario was this: if Miguel could defeat Pedro and if Frank Torres could defeat Michael Kang, then both Pedro and Frank Torres would be tied with 7-2 records, forcing a mandatory playoff match to determine the Champion. Early on in the matches, Miguel was ahead of Pedro and playing strong and Frank was way ahead of Michael Kang. It looked as if the “storybook” playoff match might just happen. But Pedro seized control of his match and ran out, ensuring his See Pedro page 33

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The “Cleanup Crew”: Pete Folsom, Doug Deitel and Russ Rosenberger. Without these 3 gentlemen, there would not have been clean tables and clean balls. Believe me, it was a LOT of work and we want to recognize these gentlemen for their efforts.

Paul Frankel & Jim Shovak received awards from Mazin Shooni and the USBA for their hard work and dedication to promotion of the sport and the USBA.

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The Spin Shot by Robert Byrne Contributing Writer • from Byrne’s “Advanced Techniques in Pool & Billiards” with permission I learned this shot from the late Jimmy Lee of San Francisco. As a spin shot it is almost a cinch. If you can send the cueball toward the corner slowly with maximum spin, it will take an angle off the second rail that will bring it to a point near the third diamond on the third rail. The first object ball, provided it is within six inches or so of the first rail, can be almost anywhere along the length of the table. It is possible to reach point F, opposite the fourth diamond on the third rail, if you can send the cueball deep into the corner at A.

Upcoming Tournaments June 10-12: USBA TOUR “B” - MGM Billiards - Woodside, NY: Contact: Min Jae Pak: 917-407-3620 June 10-12: Dubuque Open - Masonic Temple - Dubuque, IA: Contact: Robert Byrne: 563-557-8970

Jul 27-31: USBA TOUR International “Open”-Carom Cafe-Flushing, NY: Contact: Charles Brown or Michael Kang: 718-358-8585 August 19-21: Mike Fahey Memorial Tacoma Elks, WA:

Rip’s Tips Whiplash Draw You almost cannot make this shot without hearing the crack of the whip, which is a beautiful sound. Aim your cue a little to the left of center, using 5 o’clock English and excessive speed with a level stroke and a lot of wrist, go straight through the cueball with a twist to the right at the end of the 6” stroke. “George Rippe is a former billiard room proprietor and artistic billiard enthusiast,” He can be reached at 978 975-9958

Contact Tommy Thomsen: 509-2402027 August 26-28: USBA TOUR “B” Doral Billiards - Doral (Miami), FL: Contact: Victor Cuzzi: 305-219-5898

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Pedro from page 31 4th National Title since 2002. Frank Torres, in the meantime, was trying to fight off a surging Michael Kang. If Frank Torres won the match, then he was assured a 2nd place finish, which is an astounding accomplishment considering that Frank hasn’t been around very much over the past several years. If Frank Torres lost his match, then he would be tied with Hugo Patino with a 6-3 record which would then be decided by Grand Average. Hugo finished his final match first and ended up with a grand average of 1.068. Frank Torres had a grand average of 1.074 going into his last match. Therefore, if Frank Torres played his final match with a 1.000 average, then he might end up losing out to Patino. If Torres averaged above 1.068, then he would have 2nd place locked up, win or lose. Kang surged to victory over Torres with a 35-32 win. Frank Torres had 32 points in 32 innings, averaging 1.000 for his final match brining his grand average to 1.065, just .003 (3 onethousandths) of a point less than Hugo Patino’s grand average! Talk about close. Just one more point scored or one less inning throughout the finals and Frank Torres would have sewn-up 2nd place! What a great finish and what great performances by some of the old-timers, Frank Torres and Khalil Diab. Good job, guys! We would like to thank the following: There are many others to thank and I might leave someone out and if I do, please forgive me. Thank you to all the scorekeepers especially Fred Lamers, John Jacobson, Gary Eake ,Gilbert Najm, Jim Bishop, Chris O’Brien & Bassel Elshaar. Some of you kept the scoreboards numerous times and for that, we wish to extend our gratitude to you. Thanks to the Tropicana and their hard working staff. They went out of their way to make us feel at home. John Lewis & ACS Cuesports: a big thank you. Karen Shooni: for her hard work in making a beautiful program book and helping to run the event. Mazin Shooni, Jim Shovak and Paul “Professor-QBall” Frankel: without them there would not have been a USBA Nationals in Vegas. Special Thanks to our sponsors: Gabriels: for supplying the tables and setting them up, especially Mark the technician and Tim Joosse. Simonis for contributing $1500. Aramith for supplying the balls. Tiger Products for supplying 3 carom cues for the raffle. Individual Sponsors: Bob Jewett, David Levine, Jim Shovak, Paul Frankel, Mazin Shooni, Bruce Warner, Glen Dockstader, Al Metzinger, Bob Watson & Creative Billiard Shirts.

Prize Money: 1st Place: Pedro Piedrabuena $4,000.00 2nd Place: Hugo Patino $3,200.00 3rd Place: Frank Torres $2,700.00 4th Place: Miguel Torres $2,300.00 5th Place: Jae Hyung Cho $1,900.00 6th Place: Michael Kang $1,600.00 7th Place: Mazin Shooni

$1,300.00 8th Place: Khalil Diab $1,100.00 9th Place: Adrian Viguera $900.00 10th Place: Thanh Vu $800.00 High Run (15) = $100.00 Pedro Piedrabuena Best Game (2.333) = $100.00 Pedro Piedrabuena

Players List: Top 4 Finishers of the 2010 Nationals: 1) Jae Hyung Cho - 2010 USBA Champion 2) Pedro Piedrabuena - 2010 Nationals Runner-up 3) Miguel Torres - 2010 Nationals 3rd place finisher 4) Sonny Cho - 2010 Nationals 4th place finisher Players Who Qualified for the 2011 Nationals: 5) Hugo Patino - Carom Cafe Qualifier 6) Michael Kang - Carom Cafe Qualifier (replacement for Min Jae Pak) 7) Fred Lamers - Blue Note Lounge Qualifier 8) John Jacobson - Blue Note Lounge Qualifier 9) Adrian Viguera - Blue Note Lounge Qualifier 10) William Kim - Blue Note Lounge Qualifier 11) Gilbert Najm - Burbank Elks Qualifier 12) Mark Hansen - Dick Takano Mem Qualifier 13) Jesus Quinonez - Dick Takano Mem Qualifier 14) Cong Nguyen - US Billiards Qualifier 15) Thanh Vu - US Billiards Qualifier 16) Mazin Shooni - Pendennis Club Qualifier

17) Jim Shovak - Pendennis Club Qualifier 18) Jim Bishop - Pendennis Club Qualifier 19) Paul Frankel - Pendennis Club Qualifier 20) Jamil Isreal - Carom Club Qualifier (Replacement for Felipe Razon) 21) Gary Elias - Carom Club Qualifier 22) David Van Lokeren World Class Qualifier 23) Chris O’Brien - Doral Qualifier (replacement for Carlos Hallon) 24) Frank Torres - Atherton Club Qualifier Other Players: 25) Bassel Elshaar 26) Young Gull Lee 27) Peter Banyai 28) Don Schall 29) Tommy Thomsen 30) Gary Cohen 31) Jim Watson 32) Joe DeAmato 33) Tom Rossman 34) Ellis Lawrence 35) Khalil Diab 36) Larry Hundley 37) Pete Folsom 38) Gary Eake 39) Bob Page 40) Lupe Cruz 41) Jim Henrickson 42) Jose Mario Juarez June/July PQB 33

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ORLANDO Trick Shots

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MIAMI • Doral Billiards Sports Bar

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NORTH TAMPA • Strokers Tampa

Classic Billiards

770-679-5278 1211 Royal Drive 8-Diamonds 9 ft 8-Diamonds Bar-Full Bar and Pro Shop

SAvANNAH Southside Billiards 13051 Abercorn St 912-925-5398 8-8 Foot, 9-9’tables,big

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ILLINOIS cHIcAGO • Chris Billiards

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EAST MOLINE Lesure Time Billiards &Sports Bar

309 752-9559 845 Ave of the City 5-9 foot pool tables,16- Bar tables, 2 sports bars, 11 Dart boards Full Kitchen

IOWA cLINTION Legend’s Sports Bar

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

DAvENPORT Sharky’s Billiards & Sports Bar

2902 E. Kimerly Rd 563-359-7225 24 Tables Full Bar

DES MOINES • Big Dog Billiards

515-262-6523 2200 E. Euclid Ave 14 - 9 foot Diamonds, 18 – 7 foot Diamonds,1 – 3Cushion 5x10, 4- Fooseball table,3- Big Screens & Full liquor bar

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

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

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4 Heated Olhausen 5x10 Carom Tables (2) 7’ft Valley Bar Boxes and (2) 9’ft Brunswick

MINNESOtA MINNEAPOLIS ROSEvILLE Al’s Billiards

1319 Larpenteur Ave 651 646-9508 16 – Gold Crowns 1 – 5x10 Brunswick Anniversary, 1-5x10 Snooker, 1-6x12 Snooker, 2-7’ Bar tables, Darts & Foosball

MISSISSIPPI GRENADA The Sports Center

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

7954 B &A Blvd.Ste 2-G 8- 9’Diamonds, 3-7’ DiaSOUTHAvEN monds, 7-9’ Gold Crowns, 1-6x12 Snooker, 1` 5x10 3- Southaven cushion Soren Sogard,Tv’s, Recreational ltd. menu 662 342-0230 PARKvILLE 987 Town & Country 16- Big Tables. 5-Bar Top Hat Cue Club Tables,5-TV’s, Darts, 8809 Satyr Hill Rd Bumper Pool, Food/beer 22-9’ Gold Crowns 3-Bar Tables MISSOuRI 5-Table Tennis

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cAPE GIRADEAU The Billiard Center

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

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

MICHIGAN NILES Roundtable Bar

ST cHARLES Side Pocket

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

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

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616- 805-0316 4215 Division Ave SW.

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

EDISON Sandcastle Billiards

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

WAYNE Shooters Family Billiards

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

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

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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

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Classique Billiards

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

SAN LEON Casper’s Billiards

281 559-1400 37 21st St 18- 9ft Brunswicks Full Service Rest & Bar

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3– 5 x10 3-cushion tables

• Bida Tudo

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Bogies Billiards

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

• Q-STIXS BILLIARDS & SPORTS BAR

1319 FM 1960 W. Ste.103 281-580-0880 18- Pool Tables Full Sports Bar

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• US Billiard

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

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Kick Masse An oldie but a goodie, this shot here has been around a long time but it still never gets old. The way this shot is set up 6 blocker balls are placed at the first diamond as shown, cue ball is in hand but it must stay within a ball width of (head cushion). I recommend placing the cue ball as shown in the above diagram, between the blocker balls and pocket A, object ball D is hanging in front of pocket D. Elevate your cue stick about 80 degrees almost completely vertical and aim for the 1 ½ diamond mark on (cushion one) I hit about 2 tips outside center at 5 o’clock use a medium stroke. You will need to make adjustments on how the cue ball reacts, if the cue ball is bending too much than take your aim point up more or try using a softer stroke, if the ball isn’t bending enough try using a harder stroke or instead of hitting at 5 o’clock hit more towards the 6 o’clock range. Masse shots are by far the most colorful shots in the game today they are also the most difficult they take a lot of practice but don’t let that discourage you cause you’ll get it down soon enough. Abram TOO TALL Diaz WPA World Stroke Champion June/July PQB 37

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DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard Systems Article 55 by Darrell Paul Martineau • www.3cushion.us/ WBIA Head Master Instructor

Across the table follows Billiard Buddies, Any hit less than 6 [ six ] is a “CUT” and any hit more than a 6 [six] is a “Follow”. The remarkable thing about these hits is that they mirror each other. As an example a 3 hit cut and a 9 hit follow will go to the same place on the FIRST rail, provided you use the same running English and stroke speed and the hit line is use for the cuts and the cue ball is directly behind the object ball for the follows. Other hit examples are: 1 and 11, 2 and 10, 4 and 8 and 5 and 7. You will note that the mirror always adds up to 12. The use of Hits is to create diamond angles. The DPM Universal System shows you how to create any angle needed to make the shot. The best way to use the Follow shot is to check the angle needed off the first object ball and then use the system to make the hit to make that angle. You can use the DPM Diamond system, which is very close to the generally accepted diamond system in use today. Practice making the angles shown on graph #55. The cue ball is straight across from the object ball. In the months to follow I will give you a quick formula for the cross table and length of the table four and five rail follow shots. Next Article: Follow shots 5 showing how to best use the cross table follow. If you have any questions you can always e-mail me and I will answer you. If you would like articles and graphs 1 through 25 about Pocket Billiards {POOL} please send $25.00 for a bound copy shipping is included or Graphs and Articles delivered by way of e-mail $18.00. Articles 26 through 54 and graphs for Caroms are $25.00 Shipping is included or Graphs and Articles delivered by way of e-mail $18.00. Darrell Paul Martineau, 5916 Bar Harbour Ct., Elk Grove CA 95758 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/ 40 PQB June/July

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APA National Singles Championships

PA members took home more than $450,000 in cash and prizes at the APA National Singles Championships held April 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 30 in Las Vegas at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. The National Singles Championships consisted of both the 8-Ball Classic and 9-Ball Shootout Singles Championships and the Jack & Jill Doubles Championship. The final round of the 9-Ball Shootout featured three matches, one for each Skill Level Tier, with two shooters in each match competing for $10,000 in cash and prizes. In the Green Tier (Skill Levels 1-3), Nicole Goin of Danville, Ill., defeated Veronica OvensHead of Largo, Fla. Goin advanced to the finals after a semifinal round victory over Megan Fraser of Fletcher, N.C. Ovens-Head advanced to the finals after defeating Apryl Green-Wilds of Kansas City, Mo. Fraser and Green-Wilds tied for 3rd Place. In the White Tier (Skill Levels 4-5), Troy Cooper of Anoka, Minn., defeated Kyle Coleman of Niles, Mich. Cooper defeated Liming Luan of Nashville, Tenn., in the semifinal round to advance to the finals. Coleman advanced to the finals by defeating Gloria Villa of Seattle, Wash. Luan and Villa tied for 3rd Place. In the Black Tier (Skill Levels 6-9), Alex Olinger of Kettering, Ohio, defeated Nick Chirco of Fort Hood, Texas. Olinger advanced to the finals after defeating Andrew Lawson of Fairmount, Ill., in the semifinals. Chirco advanced to the final round match after a victory over Omar Gutierrez of Whittier, Calif., in the semifinal match. Lawson and Gutierrez tied for 3rd Place. Runners-Up in each tier took home a prize package worth $5,000. Third Place finishers each received $3,000. In the finals of the 8-Ball Classic, four champions each took home a prize package worth $15,000 for their performances. In the Blue Tier (Skill Levels 2-3), Duane Green of Willingboro, N.J., defeated Kevin Belue of Athens, Ala. Green defeated James Rockwell of 42 PQB June/July

Columbus, N.J., in the semifinals to advance, while Belue defeated Christopher Gloerson of Stratford, Conn. Rockwell and Gloerson tied for 3rd Place. In the Yellow Tier (Skill Level 4), Patrick Wheeler of Manhattan, Ill., defeated Julio Delvalle of Trenton, N.J. Wheeler advanced to the finals by defeating Alfredo Garcia of Tuckahoe, N.Y., earlier in the day in the semifinal round. Delvalle defeated Robbie Engesether of Fridley, Minn., in the semifinals. Garcia and Engesether tied for 3rd Place. In the Red Tier (Skill Level 5), Michael Jaeck of Whitehouse, Ohio, defeated Sait Gurer of Irwin, Pa. Jaeck defeated Mark Pfahler of Davenport, Fla., in the semifinals to advance, while Gurer defeated William Simmons of Drummonds, Tenn. Pfahler and Simmons tied for 3rd Place. In the Purple Tier (Skill Levels 6-7), Steve Knoll of Sarasota, Fla., defeated James Silva of Los Angeles. Knoll defeated Jeff Anderson of Shelbyville, Tenn., in the semifinal round. Silva advanced after defeating Dale Fazenbaker Jr. of Lonaconing, Md. Anderson and Fazenbaker Jr. tied for 3rd Place. Each Runner-Up received cash and prizes worth $9,000. Third Place finishers each received $4,000. In the annual Jack & Jill Doubles Championship, held in the MiniMania Room during the Singles Championships, Daryl Lane Jr. and Keira Graves of Nashville, Tenn., defeated Jason Fortun and Louisiana Le of Terrytown, La. Lane Jr. and Graves took home $5,000, while Fortun and Le received $3,000 as Runners-Up. Sportsmanship Awards were presented to Miguel Rodriguez of Ocala, Fla., and Jim Legothetis of Pekin, Ill., for outstanding conduct throughout their matches.

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The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is pleased to announce that Northern Illinois University (NIU) will host the 23rd Annual BEF Junior National 9-Ball Championships on July 6 -10, 2011. Over 150 young billiard athletes are expected to qualify for the BEF Junior Nationals which will be held at the Huskies Den located in the Holmes Student Center on the NIU campus in DeKalb, Illinois. The seventeen (17) 9-foot billiard tables will be draped with Simonis Cloth and will set the stage where junior players will be competing for scholarships, prizes and an invitation to represent the United States at the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Junior 9-Ball Championships. To participate in the BEF Junior Nationals, players must earn an entry through a BEF qualifier or must be appointed by their local junior league. The national event features 4 divisions: 18 & Under Boys, 18 & Under Girls, 14 & Under Boys, and 14 & Under Girls. Qualifiers will be held throughout the United Stated and are currently being scheduled through May. The 2011 BEF Junior National 9-Ball Championship sponsors include: Simonis Cloth, Northern Illinois University’s Huskies Den, Billiard Congress of America (BCA), CueSport College International and the BEF supporters. LauraSmith@BilliardEducation.org 303.926.1039

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Professor’s National Tournament Directory JUNE Tri State Tour

Castle Billiards E. Rutherford, NJ June 4, 2011 201-933-6007 $500 added, B-C-D Event

Predator Tour

Raxx Pool Room West Hempstead, NY June 4 - 5, 2011 516-538-9896 $1,500 added

Midwest 9-Ball Tour

8th Annual Bobby Wells Memorial Side Pockets Wichita, KS June 4 - 5, 2011 (316) 729-4000 $2,500 added bar table - 9-ball open & ladies divisions $35 entry Deadline: Sat 11AM

Great Southern Billiard Tour Fast Eddie’s Sports Bar Goldsboro, NC June 4 - 5, 2011 919-759-0071 $1,500 added $1,500 added amateur 9-ball Sat. night 10-ball ring game 9ft Brunswicks

Joss North East Tour

Snookers Billiards Providence, RI June 11 - 12, 2011 401-351-7665 $2,000 added Entry Fee - Pro $120, Non Pro $70

Tri State Tour

Gotham City Billiards Brooklyn, NY June 11 - 12, 2011 718-714-0002 $2,000 added Special Double Point Event 2nd Chance Event on Sunday A-B-C-D New Format

Midwest 9-Ball Tour

Magoo’s Tulsa, OK June 11 - 12, 2011 (918) 663-3364 $2,500 added bar table - 9-ball open - $65 entry, ladies - $55 entry

Great Southern Billiard Tour

Classic Billiards Conyers, Ga June 11 - 12, 2011 770-679-5278 $1,000 added $1,000 added amateur monthly 9-ball Diamond bar tables

Action Pool Tour

757 344-8331 Top Hat Cue Club Parkville, MD June 11 - 12, 2011 SE Open

Desert Classic Tour

Kolbys Corner Pocket Tempe, Az June 18 - 19, 2011 $1,000 added One pocket on 9 foot tables

Tri State Tour

Sandcastle Billiards Edison, NJ June 18, 2011 732-632-9277 $750 added B-C-D Event

Predator Tour

Amsterdam Billiard Club NYC, NY June 18 - 19, 2011 212-995-0333 $1,000 added ABCD Saturday/Sunday Open/Pro Saturday

Great Southern Billiard Tour

Michael’s Billiards & Games Fairfield, Oh June 18 - 19, 2011 513-860-0044 $1,500 added $1,500 added amateur 9-ball played on 7ft Valley bar tables $500 added amateur bank played on 9 ft Diamonds Both tourneys will be played at the same time, play in one or BOTH

Independent Event Country Calvin Classic Deep Pockets Billiards Alvin, TX June 23 - 26, 2011 281-585-5068 $6,000 added

Highpockets in Memphis B-C Tournament June 25-26 $500 added Guaranteed 901 216-5786 See ad on page23

Tiger Amateur Tour

Casper’s Billiards Houston, Tx June 25 - 26, 2011 281-559-1400 $1,000 added $750 added amateur event $250 added second chance event

Dishaw Cues CNY Tour Kory’s Pool Room Syracuse, NY June 25 - 26, 2011 315-488-4888

Tri State Tour

Amsterdam Billiards New York, NY June 25 - 26, 2011 212-496-8180 $1,000 added A-B-C-D event New Format

Maxim Billiards 9-Ball Tour

150 n Out Billiards Mooresville, NC June 25 - 26, 2011 $1,500 added Amateur Player - $1,000 Added 9-Ball & $500 GTD 8-Ball

OB Cues Ladies Tour

The Billiard Den Richardson, Tx June 25 - 26, 2011 972-792-7665 $2,000 added

Independent Event

James Barnett “Ironman” Memorial Bogie’s Billiards & Games Houston, TX June 30 - July 4, 2011 281-821-4544 $8,500 added

JULY Summer Classic 9-Ball

The Rack In Memphis July 1-3, 2011 $35 Entry $5,000 Based on full field payout Ladies get 2 games Race to 7, 9’ Diamonds 901 369-9501 Non-Stop Mini-Tourns See ad on page5

Midwest 9-Ball Tour

Shooters Olathe, KS July 7 - 10, 2011 (913) 780-5740 $5,000 added $1000 Added One-Pocket - $60 entry Deadline: Thur 8PM $4000 Added bar table - 9-ball open - $65 entry ladies - $50 entry

757 344-8331 Diamond Billiards Midlothian, Va July 9 - 10, 2011

Maxim Billiards 9-Ball Tour

Cue’s Billiards Marietta, GA July 9 - 10, 2011 $1,500 added $1,000 Guaranteed Added Amateur 9-Ball Tournament $500 GTD Prize Fund Amateur 8-Ball Tourney

Mid-South Classic II

Sharpshooters In Memphis July 15-17 901 386-1188 $8,700 Based on 24 teams 8-Ball Team Tourn. See ad on page41

Tiger Amateur Tour

Rose Country Houston, Tx July 16 - 17, 2011 281-590-1954 $1,000 added $750 added amateur event $250 added second chance event

Great Southern Billiard Tour

Speak Eazy Billiards Sanford, NC July 16 - 17, 2011 $1,500 added $1,500 added amateur 9-ball 9 ft Gold Crowns

Dishaw Cues CNY Tour Classic Billiards Rochester, NY July 23 - 24, 2011 585-227-7400

Predator Tour

Park Billiards Bronx, NY July 23 - 24, 2011 718-829-3051 $1,000 added ABCD Saturday/Sunday Open/Pro Saturday

Great Southern Billiard Tour

Desert Classic Tour Bullshooters Phoenix, Az July 9 - 10, 2011 $1,000 added 8-Ball on 9 foot tables

Borderline Billiards Bristol, Tn July 23 - 24, 2011 423-989-7665 $1,500 added, $1,500 added guaranteed amateur 9-ball 9 ft Gold Crown IV

Great Southern Billiard Tour

Classic Billiards Conyers, Ga July 9 - 10, 2011 770-679-5278 $1,000 added, $1,000 added guaranteed amateur 9-ball7 ft Diamond bar tables

Action Pool Tour

Mickey Milligan’s Billiards & Sports Bar New Bern, NC July 30 - 31, 2011 252-637-3711 $1,500 added

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AUGUST AWBT

Pockets Tucson, Az August 5 - 7, 2011 520-571-9421 $300 added (9-ball on 9’ tables) Race to 7 - DE - Entry Fee: $25 + $10 Admin Fee

Tiger Amateur Tour

Slick Willie’s Houston, Tx August 6 - 7, 2011 281-679-5510 $750 added $500 added amateur event $250 added second chance event

Dishaw Cues CNY Tour Tour Championship Cap’s Cue Club Syracuse, NY August 6 - 7, 2011 315-701-0101

Predator Tour

Amsterdam Billiard Club NYC, NY August 6 - 7, 2011 212-995-0333 $1,000 added ABCD Saturday/Sunday Open/Pro Saturday

Great Southern Billiard Tour

Tucson, Az August 20 - 21, 2011 $1,000 added 9-Ball on 9 foot tables

Tiger Bay Area Amateur Wally’s Lakeland, FL August 20, 2011 863-688-4460

Jacoby Carolina Tour

Buck’s Billiards Raleigh, NC August 20 - 21, 2011 $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 Break Contest and Break-and-Run Contest Saturday

New England 9-Ball Series Season Finale Busters Billiards Somersworth, NH August 21, 2011 603-692-7926 $2,000 added

Tiger Amateur Tour

Rose Country Houston, Tx August 26 - 27, 2011 281-590-1954 $800 added $500 added amateur event $300 added second chance event

Diamond Billiards Midlothian, Va August 6 - 7, 2011 804-794-8787 SE Open $1,500 added Zingales Billiards $1,500 added guaranteed amateur 9-ball Tallahassee Fl 9 ft Gold Crowns August 27 - 28, 2011 $1,000 added Great Southern Billiard Tour Small 2nd chance event on Sunday Added money to be determined Classic Billiards 35.00 entry fee includes 15.00 registration Conyers, Ga fee August 13 - 14, 2011 770-679-5278 $1,000 added Great Southern Billiard Tour $1,000 added guaranteed amateur 9-ball Fast Eddie’s Sports Bar (w/32 players) Goldsboro, NC 7 ft Diamond bar tables August 27 - 28, 2011 919-759-0071 $1,500 added Action Pool Tour $1,500 added amateur 9-ball Break Time Sat. night 10-ball ring game Salisbury, MD 9ft Brunswicks August 13 - 14, 2011

Desert Classic Tour Pockets

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Predator Tour

4th Annual Empire State Pro Championship Raxx Pool Room West Hempstead, NY September 3 - 4, 2011 516-538-9896 $2,000 added

Mr. Cue Billiards Lindenhurst, NY September 17 - 18, 2011 631-226-9486 $1,000 added ABCD Saturday/Sunday Open/Pro Sunday

Joss North East Tour

Pechauer Ride the 9 Tour

Turning Stone Classic XVII Turning Stone Casino Verona, NY September 8 - 11, 2011 800-771-7711 $25,000 added $150 Entry Fee for current Tour Members $200 for Non-Members

Snookers Sports Providence, RI September 25, 2011 401-351-7665 Eurotour

Hotel Eger & Park Eger Hungary September 29 - October 1, 2011

Tiger Amateur Tour

Deep Pockets Alvin, TX September 10 - 11, 2011 281-585-5068 $1,000 added $750 added amateur event $250 added second chance event

AWBT

Bullshooters Phoenix, Az September 10 - 11, 2011 602-441-2447 $300 added (9-ball on 9’ tables) Race to 7 - DE - Entry Fee: $25 + $10 Admin Fee

Action Pool Tour

VIP Billiards Catonsville, MD September 10 - 11, 2011 Pechauer Ride the 9 Tour Bo’s Billiards Warwick, RI September 11, 2011 401-732-7665 Seminole Pro Tour Strokers II Billiards Tampa, FL September 16 - 18, 2011 $50,000 added Open to 64 players BCA Points ranking event

Tiger Bay Area Amateur Stix Billiards Palm Harbor, FL September 17, 2011 727-937-9225 Predator Tour

October Desert Classic Tour

Kolbys Corner Pocket Tempe, Az October 1 - 2, 2011 $1,000 added 10-ball on 9 foot tables

Predator Tour

Cue Nine Levittown, NY October 1 - 2, 2011 516-796-4600 $1,000 added ABCD Saturday/Sunday Open/Pro Sunday AWBT Time Out Lounge Tempe, Az October 8 - 9, 2011 480-968-6491 $300 added (8-ball on 7’ tables) Race to be determined - DE - Entry Fee: $20 + $10 Admin Fee Pechauer Ride the 9 Tour Rhode Island Billiards N. Providence, RI October 9, 2011 $1,000 added