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Maryland 14.1 Straight Pool ☜ Harriman takes Crown

2010 International Billiard Home Recreation Expo

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

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BCA Announces Successful Expo

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BEF • Junior Nationals

TAP Las Vegas World Pool Championship ☜Bustamante takes Crown

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Team USA heads to Manila

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AEC Snooker ☜Ahmed Aly El Sayed takes title

Summer Classic 2010

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“1st Annual Richard Sweet Memorial Crowns Champions” In honor of Richard Sweet The Viking Cue-Olhausen Billiards Classic Tour and Mr. Cues II in Atlanta, GA hosted the 1st Annual Richard Sweet Memorial the event drew in 414 entries and l-r, Paul Song,Rick Sweet, Tom paid out $8000 in the Kennedy, Mr. Sweet. three event series. The event kicked off Thursday night with a $500 Guaranteed Prize Fund 8-Ball Mini Tournament with a field of 124 players which would be won by Cliff Joyner. Ike Runnels took 2nd Place and Shawn Putnam would claim 3rd. Friday night‚ $500 Guaranteed Prize Fund 9-Ball Mini Tournament hosted a field of 146 players. Keith Brinton from Florida defeated Larry Nevel in the finals to take 1st place. John Maikke claimed 3rd place in the event. The $4000 Guaranteed Richard Sweet Memorial 9-Ball Tournament kicked off on Saturday and finished up late Sunday night with a field of 144 players. The 2 day event was a race to 7 on both sides of the chart. Tommy Kennedy would be victorious in his bid for first place making his way to the finals undefeated. Kennedy defeated the following on his trek to the finals: Alan Wong 7-3; Tim Miller 7-3; Don Dennis ; Travis Dorn; Jesse Middlebrook; Shawn Putnam; Larry Nevel 7-6; and in the first set of the true double elimination format that is standard for The Viking Cue-Olhausen Billiard Classic Tour Kennedy defeated Paul Song 7-2. Paul Song would work his way back thru the one loss side after a loss in round one to Amy Chen 7-5; once on the one loss side Song defeated Brian Davis 7-3; Juan Espinoza 7-3; Alan Taylor 7-1; James Alverez 7-1; Craig Houghton 7-2; Travis Dorn 7-5; Jeff Crawford 7-1; Cliff Joyner 7-6; Dennis Spears 7-3; Jordan Grubb 7-3; Shawn Putnam 7-6; and Larry Nevels in the semi finals 7-5. Richard Sweet was born July 1, 1941 in Blytheville, AR. Richard owned and operated Mr. Cues Billiards in Atlanta, GA Richard was a true supporter of Billiards and showed a great love for the sport. Richard is greatly missed by all who knew him. He was always a joy to be around and a friend to patrons of Mr. Cues II. The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour would like to thank Susan, Rick and Mandy Sweet for carrying on the legacy of Mr. Richard Sweet. Thanks to all the players that came out this weekend. The 2nd Annual Memorial Tournament for Richard Sweet will be June 30th- July 3rd, 2011.

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Maryland Open 14.1 Straight Pool Championship Big Dadys Billiards, Glen Burnie, Maryland Danny Harriman Claims Title

layers and fans began arriving into the Baltimore area as early as noon on Thursday & Friday June 17-18 for the Sixth Annual Maryland Open 14.1 Straight Pool Championships. This event has become one of the most prestigious straight pool tournaments of the year in the U.S. and for the second year in a row has been held at a new family billiard venue, Big Daddy’s Billiards, 7954 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd., Glen Burnie, Maryland. Under the ownership of Richard & Cynthia Molineiro, “ Big Daddy’s” has become the premier east coast mecca for the beautiful and imaginative game of 14.1.

the Baltimore-Washington area is something of a coup. The Maryland Open Straight Pool Championship may not be a Previously the Maryland Straight Pool title has been won by: glitzy and large event, but in its own quiet way it has become a Ryan McCreesh 150 defeated David Hunt 67. Aug 8, 05 chance for the best straight pool players to meet and play with Ed Hodan 150 defeated Danny Barouty 89. Nov 19, 06 one another in a well-designed tournament under quite ideal Mika Immonen 150 defeated Mike Davis 59. June 10, 07 conditions. Prize money has grown, as has the field of worldBob Maidhof 150 defeated Danny Barouty 140. July 12, 08 class players. We have made a concerted effort to attract top Danny Harriman 150 Defeated Dave Daya 25 lady players to our tournament, and Gerda is certainly one of the most accomplished of the rare breed of lady 14.1 players. This year a 35-player field of the top Straight Pool players in Unfortunately few of the best women have strayed from their the country began to filter into Maryland for Friday afternoon long time devotion to Nine Ball to gain the needed proficiency warm-ups, check out the venue, the tables and equipment, new at the classic game of Straight Pool, but Gerda Hofstatter has Simonis 860 cloth, Centennial balls. Players were anxious to come to love the game and made a great showing. get in a few hours of practice, as competition this year was In past years the Friday evening pre-tournament reception going to be about the strongest ever. also serves as the tournament “draw” ceremony, and so Gerda Local tournament players once again provided ‘in home’ con- presided over festivities, which resulted in the draw for Saturgenial accommodations to many of the out of town players who day’s seven flight/five players’ brackets. Flights & 35 player field, come long distances to play. Most know one another well and with shaded players those who had the best Sat. W-L record this makes for an enjoyable weekend of friendship, camaraderie and advanced to Sunday, the seven 1st & 2nd place players, and top-notch pool all tied together. Festivities this year got off plus the best two 3rd place players to a gentle start at a player-guest reception on Friday evening Encompassed in the informal players reception & cocktail hosted by tournament director Peter Burrows and his wife Pam party on Friday night was the Players Meeting, which Director at their home. This provides a few hours of warm hospitality Peter Burrows believes is always a welcome opportunity for before the sparks began to fly on Saturday, and a nice chance players to voice their opinions of format, rules and anything for new comers and lesser know players to visit and share corelse on their mind. Peter always seeks feedback to make this is diality with great champions such as Bob Maidhof, Gerda Hof- “players friendly” tournament. One of those elements is no time statter, Danny Harriman & Thorsten Hohmann and others in clock, always a debate. He notes, “We honestly believe that the sterling field. Jeanette, popular, sparkling and charismatic as players do play at their own pace, and generally this is a conalways has always been a loyal participant in the Maryland stant one. There will always be discrepancies and fluctuations, Open, but this year was absent due to her happy “delicate con- but a given player usually in my experience plays the way they dition.” But her spot as the key female player was most ably play. I have watched top 14.1 players for more than six decades taken by the comely Gerda who made it to the Sunday elimina- since first seeing Mosconi play at the old Bensingers room on tion round and there defeated Charlie Williams 125-75 before Randolph Street in Chicago in the late 1940s. Pool player’s bowing to Dave Daya. play at the pace they play at and the rhythm and tempo of one Having Gerda Hofstatter playing in a pool tournament in player’s game is what it is. I just don’t believe in a shot clock in 6 PQB August/September

Straight Pool. The game is cerebral and players need time to think and analyze and I want to recognize that. Some situations lend them selves to more rapid disposal of a rack, but others do not. It you want a time clock play chess.” Peter goes on to note that another deviation is the more modern usage of “cue ball fouls only” and with a greater emphasis on player integrity, which has been so widely adopted with great success in golf. “Why do we need a white glove referee at every table? Nice, classic of course, but simply not practical. Golf rules are many times more complex than pool, but the ancient golf rules are well known and players honestly adhere to them. Pool can Gerda Hofstatter do the same. And while we’re at it, let’s dress the part. So the Maryland Open is a dress code tournament folMike Dechaine lowing the format of other world-class events. I think that is proper. The dressier the better, what’s wrong with that? Pool guys and ladies are handsome folks let’s look the part! Dress up our game. My gosh, we’ve got Ms. Lee the most stunning gal on the planet plus just a terrific player and advocate for our sport . . . She is playing right here in our midst, beating all of us like a drum, let’s follow her lead and look sharp!” The tournament format was a Saturday Round Robin of eight flights, five players to a flight playing four matches to 100 points. The old fashioned straight pool format which Director Peter Shaun Wilkie Burrows believes is not only fairest to the players allowing them to play a maximum number of matches, but also a format Results & Prize Money which is ideal for spectators. They can watch their favorite Place Player Prize W-L locals or a top player play all day long, with no fear that they 1 Danny Harriman $ 3,500 8-0 are going to get quickly eliminated in a one and done tourna2 Shaun Wilkie 2,500 7-1 ment. From the players perspective they can get warmed up, fa3 Thorsten Hohmann 1,300 7-1 miliar with the equipment and there is no tedious winners’ side 4 Mike Dechaine 1,300 7-1 delay, which occurs in drawn out double elimination tourna5-8 Dave Daya 700 6-1 ments. Non-stop action involving everyone from dawn to dusk Mike Davis 700 4 -2 is a key positive in the round robin format! Gerda Hofstatter 700 3-3 After an evening of companionship and an hour of practice Zion Zvi 700 4 -1 the action got off to a bright and early start 10 a.m. on Saturday 9 - 16 Bob Maidhof 400 4-1 morning, using the 14 tables and 35 players in a balanced round Steve Lipsky 400 4 -1 robin format, each player playing the other four in his flight on Brian Deska 400 4-1 already pre-assigned tables and time slots, with an attempt that Ed Deska 400 3-2 each player would play two of his matches on Diamond tables Charlie Williams 400 3-2 and two on Brunswick tables. The day consisted of five rounds Dan Heidrich 400 3 -2 and each player would have one round during the day when he Bob Hunter 400 3-2 had a bye. Some tough scheduling but meticulously managed by Danny Barouty 400 2-3 scorer & statistician, Dave Nangle. HR Sat Shaun Wilkie 100 94 HR Sun Danny Harriman 100 119 Saturday Round Robin Pairings Best 2 HR Mike Davis 100 91 For the most part early matches went according to odds with Best HR NQ Rick Molineiro 100 52 $15,000 continues page 8 August/September PQB 7

the strong national players pulling away in a field, which included such world-class straight pool notables such as Thorsten Hohmann, Charlie Williams, Mike Sigel and Gerda Hofstatter. Included were the great NYC stalwarts Steve Lipsky & Danny Barouty, Zion Zvi & Dan Heidrich, four of the top 14.1 players in the country and long time tournament regulars in Maryland. In fact twice Barouty has played in the finals, coming in 2nd both times. The young phenom playing out of Snookers Billiards in Providence RI, Mike Dechaine. Mike Davis who recently located to Tampa, FL made the trip to play, as did the great Danny Harriman the 2009 Maryland winner and sure the top American born straight pool player today. 1991 World Champion, and still great player and cue maker, Bob Hunter of Chicago. From Pennsylvania Bob Maidhof of Drexeline Billiards, Drexel Hill, PA, the 2008 tournament winner who recently had a run of 316 balls! Bob was joined by Dave Daya the 2009 runner-up, and young top PA player Jeff Kerr. The best of the local 14.1 players arrived to compete including the top Maryland pro, Shaun Wilkie who had the Sat. high run of 94. Eddie Deska and his son Brian, who won the Maryland Qualifier two weeks ago, Dominic Noe, Andy Lincoln & Alan Duty all played well. Room owner and “houseman” Richard Molineiro screwed the old cue together and had the high run of 52 on Saturday among the players who did not advance to the Sunday round, just edging out NY’s Ben Risoli who ran a 51. These are just a few of the world-class players that made up a truly great field. Just a terrific assemblage of top players. Each of the flights was balanced with top players, those likely expected to advance, usually playing their toughest opponents in the later rounds after having a chance to play a few games and get used to the tables and atmosphere. Strong local and regional players always surprise the front-runners, and it never fails a dark horse has a great day at the expense of one of the favorites. Two young hot shots, Brian Deska and Jeff Kerr handled Mike Sigel a pair of losses and he withdrew following the Saturday round robin matches. Most of the other matches went according to expectations. Results . . . Saturday round robin matches had been to 100 and the Sunday first two rounds were to 125. In the first round Mike Davis, coming off a 3-1 record on Saturday was thrilled to begin play at ten a.m. on Sunday morning, an hour later than last year, and bested Danny Barouty 125-3. Mike Dechaine knocked off Bob Maidhof 125-75. Thorsten got warmed up defeating Bob Hunter 125-79. Shaun began what was to be a great day by winning over Zion Zvi 125-43. Gerda hung tough in her opening match, besting the great Fla. player Charlie Williams 125-75 before losing her second round match to Shaun Wilkie 125-28. Other Sunday matches . . . which lead up to the finals .. 8 PQB August/September

The two semi final matches began about three p.m. on Sunday between Shaun Wilkie & Mike Dechaine which was live streamed over the internet and Thorsten Hohmann, 2006 World 14.1 Straight Pool Champion vs. last year’s Maryland winner, Springfield MO great, Danny Harriman. In the TV match following a strong opening break safety by Dechaine Wilkie faced a tough long shot down table, which he slammed and missed driving the object ball into the pack. One of those rare pool miracles occurred for Shaun, when the object ball caromed off the stack, went down to the bottom rail and all the way back up table, dodging balls along the way to roll into the originally called corner pocket! Mike Dechaine was “all smiles”, actually Mike was very gracious and following a 41 ball run off a fluke shot Shaun got stuck and allowed Mike right back into the see-saw match before Shaun finally was able to pull out the win. In the other semi final after back and forth early play Thorsten Hohmann ran 30 from the break and jumped ahead 59-6 before allowing Danny Harriman back to the table. But one last trip for Danny was enough, and given the chance last year’s champ was up to the occasion, running 119 and out to eliminate the great young German 14.1 wizard 125-59. The final match began on the TV table at 6 PM and Shaun jumped ahead 94 to 37. After a long run Shaun followed by an intricate safety battle, which eventually left few options Shaun, tried a tough combination. Missed and Danny Harriman again got to the table, needing 113 to get out. And guess what. He got it again. A great winner for Missouri’s Danny Harriman! Gracious losers all the way around. A terrific Maryland tournament once again. Finals results. Always lots of debate amongst players and fans as to 14.1 format. Is this the best way, an old fashioned round robin, let the cream rise and then a handful of players play on in a single elimination? How many players, how many matches, how many points in the early and later rounds? A lot of issues and things to think about as we look ahead to the 2011 Maryland Straight Pool Tournament but the overall consensus amongst fans and players was that this year’s Maryland 14.1 Championships is coming to the top of the heap around the country. Congratulations to all who played, helped, came to watch and viewed the Internet links. And especially congratulations to Danny Harriman and to the other three finalists, Thorsten, Shaun Wilkie & young Mike Dechaine. And to hosts Richard & Cynthia Molineiro and to the many sponsors and supporters, most particularly Simonis Cloth and APA and Nathan Sulinski. Photos: Warren Kahle Photography, Annapolis, Maryland.

BCA International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo

BCA Announces Successful 2010 Expo New Products, BankShot Entertainment Debut in Las Vegas.

he 2010 edition of the Billiard Congress of America’s (BCA) International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo, was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 14 – 16, 2010. The total attendance for the three-day event was 1,645, compared to 2009’s total of 1,737; buyer attendance for the 2010 BCA Expo was 833, versus 953 in 2009. The 2010 exhibit hall contained 132 companies in 465 total booths, including 31 new exhibitors. This represents a seven percent increase in total booth space, of which more than 10% offered products new to the Expo audience. “The exhibit hall provided an energy for doing business that hasn’t been seen in this market for several years,” commented Ivan Lee, co-chair of the Expo and chairman of the BCA Board of Directors. “Whether it was walking the Expo floor or participating in the Business of Billiards seminar series, you got a very positive feeling for the commitment to the industry and the great opportunities that occur when this industry gets together in person, face to face. There was a powerful sense of productivity taking place that is very refreshing,” said Lee. Contributing to the dynamic exchange at this year’s Expo was the Billiard Congress of America’s unveiling of BankShot Entertainment. BankShot Entertainment is a new marketing and activation division of the Billiard Congress of America. BankShot Entertainment will have the responsibility of helping increase the profitability of billiard businesses, including pool rooms and retail stores, by researching and negotiating partnerships with nationally recognized companies that offer discounted products, services and rebates. Through the group purchasing and rebate program, pool rooms and retailers will enjoy the same purchasing power normally reserved for Fortune

500 companies. BankShot Entertainment will also secure marketing partnerships outside the billiard industry that will help increase participation in, and awareness of, pocket billiards. “The Billiard Congress of America’s mission is to enhance the success of our members and promote the game of billiards’” said Billiard Congress of America CEO Rob Johnson. “We are Billiard Congress of America CEO Rob now in a greater position to fulfill this Johnson mission. We will have members that directly realize cost-savings as a result of this initiative, while others will benefit by the added industry marketing arising out of the partnerships this program is going to create.“ “What individuals witnessed during the 2010 BCA Expo was the Billiard Congress of America’s commitment to supporting and energizing the industry with new opportunities and forward thinking. Whether it was new exhibitors, products and education or the announcement of a new industry marketing and promotional effort, the Billiard Congress of America, including its board of directors and staff is committed to supporting a bright future for this industry,” said Lee. The BCA returns to the Sands Expo and Convention Center for the 2011 Expo, which will take place Wednesday, July 13 through Friday, July 15, 2011.

Editor’s Note: I have been attending the BCA Trade Show for years now and had a wonderful opportunity this year to bring some of my family members and special friends with me. We thoroughly enjoyed the wide assortment of exhibit booths and the variety of products being offered. We were especially thrilled to see several professionals in action doing trick shots and so much more. These included Tom “Dr. Cue” Rossman and Mke Massey to name a few. We want to thank the BCA for the Trade Show event and those that made it all possible. We had a great time! Paul “Professor-Q-Ball” Frankel, Editor August/September PQB 9

Rail Shots for Position by Tom Ross Contributing Writer

arly in our learning we commonly have trouble pocketing balls that are frozen to a rail. Soon enough however most of us learn that they are not so troublesome as we thought when we begin popping them into the pockets from all the various angles and distances while we watch the object ball hug the cushion all the way home. But then playing position with frozen rail shots presents a new challenge where very slight differences in the way the cue ball strikes the object ball can lead to wide variations in position results. Essentially we must determine whether we want the cue ball to hit the object ball or the rail first and then spend a little time practicing both hits to achieve various cue-ball outcomes. In the diagram we have one shot set up with the solid ball frozen to the cushion and a 45 degree cut angle, which allows us to move the cue ball to many different places around the table. For our purposes however we only need to concern ourselves with three different position tracks to one of the striped balls on the table. In every case we will use right-hand, or inside, english to make the cue ball run along the indicated paths. And, although we will vary the stroke and tip placement for each shot, the most operative variable will be how the cue ball strikes the object ball—rail first or ball first. The first shot, A, comes up frequently in 9 ball and requires moving the cue ball three rails around the table to the near end for a shot on the striped ball lying on the bottom rail. Here, in order to hit the second rail as quickly as possible to move the cue ball on a track that’s long enough to get to other end of the table, it must hit the edge of the solid ball before it hits the rail so it can rebound from the cushion with the right-hand english spinning it to widen its track for the trip 10 PQB August/September

able—the follow stroke, the high hit and the right-hand english to ensure against that disaster. For the third shot, C, we will employ a somewhat uncommon technique for position on the same striped ball from the previous shot in a situation where the three-rail track might be blocked around the short rail. It’s another rail-first shot with right hand english, the same basic shot as B really but without the second rail. To move the cue ball straight across the table, as indicated by the dashed line, around the table. Also, since we want the we must apply some draw with the right cue ball moving forward after striking the hand english to keep the cue ball from dropping down to the short rail. At the object ball, we must hit it high with a second rail, the right-hand english will smooth follow stroke. Hitting the rail first or applying a punch stroke will cause grab it and spin the cue ball toward the side pocket and across the table for posithe cue ball to rebound toward the corner pocket across the table instead of tion on the next ball. Practice the railfirst hit as close as possible to the object dropping down immediately to the second rail as shown with the dotted line. ball to ensure the perpendicular rebound from the first cushion. The shot also reNailing down the desired, ball-first hit may take some practice. Moving the cue quires a punch stroke, which will not ball toward the left rail to straighten the spin the cue ball as well as the follow stroke, meaning that it’s likely to require cut angle offers a bigger target on the hitting farther to the right of center on object ball to acquire a feel for the ballthe cue ball for the necessary spin to first hit. move it out from the second rail. Though The second shot, B, uses another it’s not really a difficult shot, it is differthree-rail path with running english for ent and may therefore require a more position except that it’s a much shorter practice until it feels familiar. track to the striped ball lying one With these three shots we see how diamond down table from the object ball very subtle changes can cause wide variaon the same rail. Hitting the shorter track will require a rail-first hit slightly in tions in result. The difference between front of the object ball. After the cue ball the rail-first and ball-first hit is almost too slight to observe but it’s there and hits the rail it rebounds from the object must become part of everyone’s game. ball, initially straight across the table Because of the english, deflection will before the topspin moves it forward to the short rail near the opposite corner for play a strong role in aiming these shots and will lead to over cutting or missing the shorter track along the solid lines. the object ball completely at first. So be Because scratching across corner is patient with the aiming as you incorpoalways a danger on this shot it’s imporrate these powerful shots into your game. tant to practice maximizing every vari-

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2010 Junior National Crowns Winners The 2010 Billiard Education Foundation's Junior National 9-Ball Championship saw three champions retain their crowns from last year, and one new champion crowned. The event, which drew 93 players across the four divisions, took place at the Huskies Den at Northern Illinois University. Both Ladies divisions were won by returning champions as Brianna Miller completely crushed the 14 & Under Girls event and Liz Lovely came back from the one loss side to defend her 19 & Under Girls Crown from last year. Miller was so dominating in her four matches that she never allowed an opponent more than 1 game against her. She finished with an amazing 30-2 record over the four matches. Lovely, on the other hand, dropped a 7-6 decision to Stephanie Stone in the second round of play. She then came back and five straight matches on the one loss side, including a 7-1 win over Stone in the semi-final match, to earn her place in the finals against Jauslinn Arnold. That match was close, by Lovely won it 9-6. The Boy's 14 & Under division crowned a new champion in the form of Billy Thorpe. His final match against Kevin Sun may have been the most brutal match for anyone this year as Sun led the match 8-7 and pocketed a 3-9 combo to earn what he thought was his final rack only to be shown that the 2 ball

was still on the table. Thorpe cleaned up that rack and won the next for the 9-8 win. The Boy's 19 & Under division was an intriguing one as reigning champion Landon Shuffett was sharing the spotLandon Shuffentt light with up-and-coming Brendan Crockett. Crockett had won the 14 & Under division last year and looked to continue his winning ways in the 19 & Under division this year. The young guns met up in the 4th round and it was Shuffett who scored the 9-8 win to send Crockett to the left side of the board. Shuffett would also be tested by Jesse Engel in the match for the hot-seat, which Shuffett won 9-8. Engel made quick work of Crockett 9-3 on the one loss side, but had no answer for Shuffett in the extended final match. Shuffett won that match 11-7 to retain his 19 & Under Crown.

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

he 5-ball bank is set up so that the angles from the first- Shoot hard and the bank goes; shoot softly and the 7-ball will land a foot beyond the side pocket. The differing bank angles rail contact point to the side pocket and the corner result from slide and roll. pocket are the same. Note how the axis of the cue passes over the middle of the corner pocket and how the 5-ball is aimed at the second diamond. Shoot softly and the shot will be bank into the side; the angle that the 5-ball goes into the rail is the same as the angle coming out. (Well, not quite, because the ball is aimed at the diamond, not at the point on the nose of the cushion opposite the diamond.) Now try the 6-ball bank. The axis of the cue passes over the first diamond on the end rail. The 6-ball is only six inches or so from the side rail. Shoot hard and the bank works. At the left, the line of aim runs from the first diamond on the long rail to the first diamond to the left of the side pocket, For I ntr uc tional videos or the l atest E vent N ews V i sit www. pr ofessor qbal l . com August/September PQB 15

The Fine Art of Sighting by “The Monk” Contributing Writer • www.monkbilliardacademy.net

ere is a unique way to look at sighting and your approach to shot making. There are a few elements that must be in place if we are to succeed with the shot at hand. The feet must be in proper alignment to the target. Your brain will not allow you to deliver a committed stroke if you are not lined up to the shot. It is almost as if the brain says, “You are not lined up so you are on your own. I want no part of this shot”. The most important part of the alignment is your feet. For right handed players, your inside right leg must connect to the line you intend the cue ball to follow. Once you go down in your stance, you should be able to draw a line from the inner right part of your right leg to the spot on the object ball you want to hit. This part of the set up can be done through the intellectual part of our brain. In other words, we can do this just about every time we go down in our stance. In the first article I talked about myelin and it affects our game. Myelin is a chemical that wraps itself around your brain and remembers exactly what you did to succeed with a shot. When you practice your stance, you are building this substance that will bring your game to a higher level. Without proper feet alignment we are forced to over ride the brain and shoot

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the shot on our own. This can be done but you will wear out before the tournament is over and fall by the wayside exhausted and overcome with fatigue. Now you need to move from the intellectual side into the instinctual side. This is where most players come up short. They try to shoot the shot with the intellectual side of the brain and this does not work in the game of pocket billiards. We shoot the shot with another eye. When we have contact with this other eye, the minds’ eye, we see several things when we are in our stance. This is the sequence a master goes through when he is shooting a shot. First he sees the line from the pocket to the object ball. This line goes into the head part of the object ball and out through the back part. We want to hit that back part of the object ball. The object ball must travel along that line you drew in your mind from the back of the pocket to the object ball. Draw another line parallel to the object ball pocket line from the cue ball. Make sure they run parallel just like train tracks. Where that line connects to the front of the cue ball is the spot that makes contact with the back part of the line through the object ball. As you go down in your stance, your well trained instinctual eye sees the line through the object ball and the line

through the cue ball. The eye sees the back part of the object ball and the front part of the cue ball. In other words you line up the front part of the cue ball to the back part of the object ball. This is done through your well trained instinctual abilities. You must be well trained in this art if you are to become a real fine player. In your training, make it a point to go through this sequence. Amateurs do not look at the front line of the object ball. They do not look at the front line of the cue ball. They only look at the back lines and are hoping that they get it right when they deliver the stroke. The art of sighting is found in the instinctual side of our nature therefore it is difficult to teach. During these classes we actually train in seeing the shot with our instincts. It takes a little time and a lot of trust. Many students are not ready to turn their intellect over to their awareness nature. During this transition they fail and then revert back to their old ways. Monk Note: I will be traveling a lot this summer. If you would like to book a private lesson feel free to call me. We will work on this sighting technique for four hours.

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yow@ericyow.com or visit Joe Nielsen’s Billiards

his shot is an old favorite of mine. The first time I saw it was on a video where Mike Massey performed the shot effortlessly with his massive stroke. When I first saw it, due to the quality of the video, I was so perplexed as to what was actually happening. As in the diagram, you use a striped ball to shoot a cue ball into the far corner. Then, you use a second cue ball to shoot the striped ball straight up the table. When the striped ball hits the short rail, it shoots over to the left to pocket a ball in the side pocket. What the video didn’t reflect, due to the pixilation, is that the striped ball was spinning madly. So, when it strikes the far rail, it jerks over to the left. To perform the shot as diagrammed, shoot the first shot using the striped ball to pocket a cue ball in the corner. Shoot this shot with a lot of left spin and a touch of draw so that when the cue ball fires into the corner, the striped ball sits

When you’re learning this shot, you might try just making a ball in the far corner pocket instead of the side pocket. To show off with a greater make percentage, use a rack in front of the ball at the side pocket so you have a bigger target. Once you get the hang of the shot, planted in one spot but remains spinning it should become pretty easy. The most difficult part is stopping a spinning ball, quickly to the left. While it spins, use another cue ball to shoot the striped ball but that becomes second nature with practice. (Interestingly, that is one skill to the rail at the far end of the table. that will never prove itself applicable in This shot is great for shows because to standard gameplay.) When you perform leave the ball sitting and spinning, by this shot, demonstrate its difficulty by itself, is impressive to most. Then, the showing how difficult it is to spin a cue second shot, which should be shot relaball off of the short rail and get that kind tively softly, is sent directly down the table, parallel to the long rail. The audi- of angle. If you’re good at performing the ence is left wondering for a second or two shot as diagrammed, you can make it more difficult by adding balls or changing what is going to happen. Then, when the angle. To get even more spin, try the striped ball hits the short rail, the putting right spin on the cue ball that spin and the friction between the ball and rail cause the striped ball to shoot to strikes the striped ball! the left towards the side pocket.

TAP Las Vegas congratulates Set to Kill for winning 1st place in the Dream Team 8-ball tournament on July 10/ 11! Congrats also to Fun & Games for 2nd place and Menehunes and Lights Out for 3rd and 4th. Day 1, we started with 8 teams and 57 skilled shooters playing pool on Diamond tables in the air conditioned comfort of Mickey’s!. Day 2 started with Set to Kill competing with Lights Out. The first 2 matches with John Vece and Harold Shimojo, and Grant Gilbert and Lee Doerr going hill/hill and the last in a race to 3 was Gordon Graham vs. Ryan Caparida of Set to Kill with Ryan taking his team to the finals with their 3rd win!

On the other table, the Menhunes vs. Fun & Games trading wins to include a hill/hill match between Lawton Dupio and John Spartichino. John earned the win. The team win came down to a final sudden death match between Terry Lussier and Paula Patterson, both playing a great game, but in the end Terry earned the win to take Fun & Games to the finals. In the finals between Set to Kill and Fun & Games, Howard Dameron and Lee Doerr took the table to compete in a hill/hill match. It was Lee walking away with the win. The next match between Joe Bosco and Brian Erle. Set to Kill’s, Brian Erle takes the match. With Set to Kill on the hill for the win, Henry Tyler

played Set to Kill’s, Ryan Caparida. In the end it was Ryan and Set to Kill walking away with the victory. A big thanks goes to ALL of the teams and players who participated, our referees: Doug Coffman, Kelly Seeley and Jeremy Head, and the staff at Mickey’s Cues & Brews. Visit TAP Las Vegas’ website www.taplasvegas.com/photos.html. August/September PQB 17

Francisco Bustamante Wins World Crown

rancisco Bustamante has finally put the demons from the past to rest and has won a world championship. He defeated Kuo Pocheng of Taiwan 13-7 at the World Pool Championships in Doha, Qatar to finally be known no longer as the finest player not to have won a World Title.

To truly appreciate the significance of this feat you must go back to 2002 when Bustmante also played in the finals of the WPC against Earl Strickland. The evening prior to the final match word came from Manila that Bustamanteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter had taken ill and died. Bustamante, crushed, was told that he need not play the final, that all would understand. He considered this, but his wife somehow reached him and convinced him that their child would have wanted him to continue the fight. And he did. In one of the bravest moments that our game has ever witnessed Bustamante took the stage while the crowd around him wept. Word had spread through the morning and the sight of this man continuing the battle after the hand that fate had dealt him was simply stunning. He lost to Strickland that day, but won the hearts of every pool fan in the world. And since that moment we have been waiting, with him, for this. Today he defeated Antonio Lining 11-5 to re-enter the Final Arena and then put away Kuo Po-cheng, the man who has been in the quarter, semi, or final match of a WPC more times

World Pool Championships Doha, Qatar than any other player without a win. Antonio Lining and Johnny Archer share the third place honors. 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd

Francisco Bustamante Po Cheng Kuo Antonio Lining Johnny Archer

Prize money was paid through 33 places

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$36,000.00 $18,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00

Player Profile Name: Gerda Hofstatter Website: www.gerdahofstatter.com Pets: None Birth date: February 9 Born: Friesach, Austria Nickname: G-Force Sponsor: Predator Cues Charity Affilitation: Susan B. Komen Foundation, Make a Wish Foundation Lessons/Exhibitions: Allisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Academy in Charlotte, Pool School in Paradise. I also give private lessons and offer exhibitions. Titles: 1993 Creative Inventions San Francisco Classic, 1993 Brunswick Billiards Atlantic Classic, 1994 Leisure Bay Billiards Orlando Classic, 1995 Huebler Cues Seattle Classic, 1995 WPA World 9-Ball Championship, 1996 McDermott Cues Auston Classic, 1997 Leisure Bay Billiards New Orleanes Classic, 1997 Brunswick Billiards WPBA National Championship, 1999 Discovery Huther-Doyle Rochester Classic, 1999 Brunswick Billiards New York Classic, 2000 BCA Open 9-Ball Championship First Pro Event: Rocket City Invitational, Huntsville, Alabama,90 Turned WPBA Pro 1993 Cue: Predator 2 â&#x20AC;˘ Case: Predator Table Brunswick Gold Crown Poolroom Hall of Fame, Brooklyn, NY

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3-Cushion Billiards…A Marvelous Training Tool by Tom Rossman • drcue@artisticpool.org Contributing Writer

have been asked many times what contributed to my foundational understanding of pool more than anything else. In 1967 I had my 1st encounter with 3-cushion billiards and discovered a special attraction to the value and beauty of this magnetic and challenging discipline. The knowledge I have acquired over the years from 3-cushion billiards has provided special “transfer agents” to pocket billiards. I started to realize the mathematical and physical properties on the carom table that could be applied to the pool table. Primary of these was the use of the common denominator on “all” tables (carom or otherwise); namely – length being twice the width. This geometric normality from one table to the next allowed the “diamonds” (sights) to be used for calculating specific system “track lines” and “angles”. Subsequent book and video productions by my wife and me under RACK UP A VICTORY titling highlight these “secret systems” of the carom art converted to the pool table. Banking and “kicking” became my passion in this conversion process, along with a revelation of special “artistic” principles and insights. An additional feature of carom play that renders tremendous wisdom for pocket billiards is in the use of “English” or “side spin” plus controlled “dead” ball or “vertical line” cue tip placements. The relationship of the mathematical with this physical amenity allows for the connection of a cue ball from the object ball contact (point A) to a 1st cushion contact (point B), and then to point C, point D, and beyond. All of this is ex20 PQB August/September

tremely valuable to help an aspiring student in any billiard discipline…to grow in their personal skill level, mental confidence, and an understanding of the movement of the “round spheres” across the table. A final note of reward lies in the “abstract” or creative nature of 3-cushion. The opportunity to “draw a picture” or “painting a portrait” of the shot at hand opens a whole new dimension of approach and realized beauty within the execution process. The blending of “left brain” concepts with this “right brain” association will surely

take any player to new heights of any desired cue sport activity. The purpose to all this is revealed in the offensive weapon of making or hitting an object ball to avoid giving “ball in hand”, which for most top players is a sure formula to defeat. Another positive benefit to this mathematical certainty is in the playing of position from one ball to the next. On a defensive note, but just as effective, this knowledge allows for playing safeties when “making a shot” is not an option. I would wholeheartedly recommend that anyone wanting to become proficient at the game of pocket billiards to

engage in the “carom” arts with a proper mentor. This will help an individual learn in the right sequence and in the understanding of the complexities and yet exciting mysteries contained in the “carom” arena. In lieu of finding a “carom” table and someone excited about teaching you some “key” shots, a review of my book and/or videos is a suitable replacement, but never like the “real” thing.

Personally, I consider it an extreme blessing to have encountered 3-cushion in my formative years and in which I am still able to enjoy playing. I pray every person will experience this “special” joy in his or her billiard journey. Best Victories…the “carom” and “pocket” way…always!

For the l atest E vent N ews www. pr ofessor qbal l . com

Back to Pool by Samm Diep Contributing Writer • blog.SammsPocket.com • House Pro at Table Steaks East in Aurora,CO

t’s that time of the year again! As the leaves turn, the kids return to school and the fall pool league season begins. Do you have any plans for a better season this year? Enjoy this easy checklist and have a fun pool season!

and periodically check on your standings in the current season. Have fun with your new goals and enjoy going back to pool!

Set a Goal One great thing about league is that someone else is keeping Visit PoolTipJar.com “random smatterings of pool thoughts, articles, the stats for you. Now would be an ideal time to set some tangi- & news”. Take polls, view article archives, and read tournament and training updates. ble, measurable goals. Maybe you’d like to move up by one handicap. Maybe you want Samm Diep, “Cherry Bomb” a higher win percentage. House Pro at Rack ‘Em Billiards (Aurora, CO) Whatever your objective is, Enjoy this easy Author of “You Might Be A D Player If… (101 Classic Moves checklist and have keep your eye on the target That All Pool Players Can Appreciate)” a fun pool season! and have a plan of attack. Player Representative for CB Custom Cues, Tiger Products, Kids come home with PoolDawg, IB Cue Cases, Predator progress reports that show SammsPocket.com (fun & unique products for pool players) their development. These stats may indicate their areas for improvement. Granted, the league stats won’t identify the shots you miss most often or how many times you broke dry, but most will show ERO’s (Earned October 1-3, 2010 Run-Outs) and win-loss percentages. Use these stats to track your progress throughout the league season. HGwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia 609.226.0646 for more information Keep it Simple The Atlanta Billiard Show is a must see for any billiard enChoose one new shot or exercise to focus on. This should be thusiest. Whether you want to compete in tournaments on something that allows you to target a specific weakness in your the amateur or pro level, or just visit and watch the excitegame. Perhaps you’re struggling with safeties or you have a ment, there is something waiting for you! phobia of inside english. If you have trouble identifying your Tournaments will include Open Amateur, Senior Amateur, weaknesses, ask a teammate for help. Try to dedicate at least 10 Women’s Amateur and Juniors. Also spectators can enjoy hours to each new drill before moving to the next one. Track watching the pro divisions that include the Women’s Proyour progress as you go along. fessional Billiard Association ESPN televised “Classic Tour” stop where top women pro’s from the WPBA Continuing Education compete in the WPBA Atlanta Classic, and the Ultimate Pick up a book, watch some videos, surf the internet, or Trick Shot Tour holding their “Southeast Classic”. For simply read through the rest of this publication. There are so those interested in rooting on their local players, the many great resources out there to help you get started. Many of American Poolplayers Association (APA) will be holding them won’t even cost you a dime! If you need to be pointed in their Southeast Fall Singles Regional. the right direction, let me know. If you are looking to purchase billiard equipment, booth Review and Repeat exhibitors will be displaying all types of billiard product to Now remember, even though you’re using the league stats, fit your needs. your goals should be performance based and not outcome based. “Official” products of the Atlanta Billiard Show When you do your best and work to improve your weaknesses, Mueller (Official Rack) Kwikfire (Official Cue) the results will follow. If all your opponents break and run out Simonis (Official Cloth) Diamond (Official Table) on you in league, the outcome was negative but that was not a reflection of your performance. Take some time to review your stats from previous seasons

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Team USA Heading to Manila Morris and Archer Aim for US Win No.2 With the PARKERPOKER.NET WORLD CUP OF POOL taking place in Manila from Tuesday to Sunday 7th to 12th September, Matchroom Sport can announce that the USA will be represented by the Nos. 1 & 2 players on the BCA Men’s Point List, Johnny Archer and Rodney Morris. Morris has played in all four runnings of the World Cup to date including winning the tournament with Shane Van Boening in 2008 and finishing runner-up in the company of Earl Strickland to the Philippines in the event’s inaugural year, 2006. The tournament features 32 two-player teams from around the world taking aim for a $250,000 prize fund, with the winning pair bagging $60,000 between them. For Johnny Archer, 41, it will be his World Cup debut, and he is relishing the opportunity of playing in the event. ‘It is a great honour to represent the USA in the World Cup of Pool and I can’t wait to get over to the Philippines to carry the American flag. ‘Like any pool player, I love playing in front of the Philippine crowd. I know that they will be very supportive to Efren and Bustamante but Rodney and I will feed off of that and use it as fuel. ‘I know in order for us to win, we will most likely have to go through the Filipino team, but I think our chances of winning are great. You have to remember that 9-ball started in the United States so we are the best players and we will show that this year.’ Having won this tournament and also lost out in the final, Rodney Morris is 22 PQB August/September

well aware of what is required to carry off the World Cup of Pool. ‘Playing alongside Johnny Archer and having him as a partner will bring a sense of calm as I know that I have a veteran following my every shot. He’s a great player and we’re good friends too, so it makes it easy. ‘We’ve played as partners in the Mosconi Cup and that helps because we know a little bit of what we’re thinking already. There’s no more thrill than playing for your country; it’s a different feeling than just playing

to win a tournament.’ Like Archer, Morris can’t get enough of that unique buzz that pool generates in Manila, ‘Playing in the Philippines is awesome because there are so many people and the atmosphere is electric. ‘We really have to see the draw, but our main rivals would have to be Efren and Bustamante just because they will have so much of the crowd behind them. They have won this event twice, so I would think they are more comfortable.’ Solar Sports live will broadcast the

whole tournament across the Philippines with the live feed of the tournament available internationally. In addition Matchroom Sport will be producing a 31x one-hour highlights package of the event. With 64 players in attendance, some of the biggest names in world pool will be competing including Reyes, Bustamante, Orcollo, Gomez, Souquet, Ortmann, Peach, Boyes, Immonen, Ouschan, Drago, Feijen, Van den Berg and many more. For Archer, though, the only player he will be thinking of is Morris; ‘Rodney and my games are a perfect complement to each other. He has a real fast paced game and I really take my time. ‘We both have easygoing attitudes that will help each other when the pressure really gets on. We will draw off of past experiences from other team events and we are both over 40 so we will have experience on our side. ‘We’re both very excited about this and I know that we are on top form right now so we will compete very well if we get a few shots after the break. ‘We need all the support we can get so if everybody gets behind us and helps push us over the finish line then we WILL bring the trophy back to the United States,’ added a confident Archer. The 2010 World Cup of Pool is sponsored by PartyPoker.net, the world’s leading online poker room. Tables are supplied by Brunswick Billiards, cloth by Iwan Simonis, Super Aramith balls by Saluc and the Official Cue is Predator.

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

Jae Hyung Cho Wins College Billiards Open

ach year, College Billiards has an Open Tournament that attracts the best players in the United States as well as the Champions from South America and Mexico. In effect, it is very much like the Pan American Championship Tournament because of the high caliber of players and this year was no different. Some of the best players did not make the semi-finals. Among them were Javier Teran from Ecuador, Jae Hyung Cho from Colorado who is the current United States Champion, l-r, Ramon Rodriguez 3rd, Jae Hyung Cho 1st, Luis Miguel Avila 2nd. Guillermo Sosa and Alain Hernandez from Mexico, Vicky Pineda and Salvador Preliminary Rounds Diaz from Los Angeles and Michael Kang Flight A: Hugo Patino, the 2003 and 2009 US from New York. That’s how strong the field Champion, went 7-0. Peter Banyai from Califorwas. nia went 6-1. Guillermo Sosa, a Mexican and Forty-one players participated in all. There PanAmerican Champion and Vicky Pineda from were 4 groups with 8 players each and a fifth Los Angeles each went 4-3, just missing the cut. group that had 9 players. That’s all there was Guillermo Sosa opened up the tournament with time for. Each night ended late, especially a bang. He ran an 18 off the break and finished in Saturday night which didn’t finish up until just 6 innings for a 4.167 average!!! 2:00am. The top 2 finishers of each group Flight B: This group was incredibly strong and (Groups A through E) in the Preliminary only 2 players could advance. The group conRounds would advance to the semi-finals. sisted of Michael Kang who is the owner of Along with those 10 players advancing, Carom Café Billiards in New York, Ramon Rothere was one lottery and one auction spot. driguez, a Peruvian and PanAmerican Champion, A local patron won the lottery and he proRodolfo Covarrubias, a Mexican and Pan Americeeded to allow Guillermo Sosa into the can Champion, Salvador Diaz from Los Angeles, finals. The auction was won by Jae Hyung Javier Teran, an Ecuadorian Champion and Team Cho, who paid $1,100.00 for a spot in the Pan American Champion, Carlos Elias, Salvador finals. That turned out to be a great investCarranza and Don Schall. Rodolfo Covarrubias ment for him. All monies from the lottery finished 7-0 and Ramon Rodriguez finished 5-2 to and auction were put into the player’s prize advance. Javier Teran just missed the cut by 4 fund. The preliminary rounds were 25 point points. matches and the semi-final rounds were 30 Flight C: Roberto Rojas, a World Artistic Bilpoint matches. liards Champion and Team Pan American Continues on page 28 August/September PQB 27

from page 27 Champion finished first and Carlos Palafox finished 2nd. Both players were 6-1. Jae Hyung Cho finished 5-2, just missing the cut. He had an unexpected loss to Jim Shovak, 25-23. A great game was Roberto Rojas against Jae Hyung Cho. Rojas ran a 13 but Cho won 25-23. Flight D: Luis Aveiga, many time Ecuadorian Champion and Pan American Champion finished 7-0 and Sonny Cho, 2005 US Champion finished 6-1. Alain Hernandez from Mexico finished 5-2, just missing the cut. Flight E: There were 9 players in this flight. Pedro Piedrabuena, College Billiards owner, 3-time US Champion and the current Pan American Champion finished 8-0. Luis Avila, a Mexican and PanAmerican Champion finished 6-2, just narrowly edging Ricardo Carranco from Los Angeles who defeated Avila 25-16 and also finished 6-2. Semi-Finals: The players were ranked 1-12 based on their performance in the Preliminary Rounds. The order was determined by 1) Wins/Losses, 2) Total Points Scored, 3) Head-to-Head and 4) Points-Against. The players were then divided into 2 groups to balance the power of each group as evenly as possible. Flight F: Pedro Piedrabuena, Hugo Patino, Roberto Rojas, Sonny Cho, Luis Miguel Avila and Guillermo Sosa. Flight G: Luis Aveiga, Rodolfo Covarrubias, Peter Banyai, Carlos Francisco Palafox, Ramon Rodriguez and Jae Hyung Cho.

Brief Highlights of Semi-Final Rounds Flight F: Luis Miguel Avila wins the flight going 5-0 with a high run of 12 and a 2.000 average game. Guillermo Sosa finishes 2nd going 4-1. Pedro Piedrabuena finished 3-2 which was tough luck because he played unbelievably. He had one game where he defeated Hugo Patino 30-1. The game was over in just 6 innings for an astounding 5.000 average!! The very next game he went out in just 9 innings!! He scored 60 points in just 15 innings for the two games. He also had a high run of 12 and finished the semi-finals with an unbelievable average of 2.154!!! That may very well be a record for a United States player. The average of the ENTIRE GROUP was 1.279, which may also be a record for a Pan American event. Flight G: Jae Hyung Cho wins the group going 4-1 and averaging 1.621, a personal-best average. Ramon Rodriguez also goes

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4-1 to finish 2nd and averaged 1.571. Carlos Palafox finshed 4th but had a personal-best average of 1.244. The average of the ENTIRE GROUP was 1.224, again a very high group average.

Final Matches The winner of Flight F played one 35 point match against the winner of Flight G to determine 1st and 2nd place overall for the tournament. The two 2nd place finishers of each group played each other for 3rd and 4th, etc, etc. Peter Banyai (11th place) defeated Sonny Cho (12th place) 35-30. Roberto Rojas (9th place) defeated Luis Aveiga (10th place) 35-29. Hugo Patino (7th place) defeated Carlos Palafox (8th place) 35-34. Pedro Piedrabuena (5th place) defeated Rodlofo Covarrubias (6th place) 35-26. Ramon Rodriguez (3rd place) defeated Guillermo Sosa (4th place) 35-17. Jae Hyung Cho (1st place) defeated Luis Avila (2nd place) 3527. Avila had a run of 12 but Jae Hyung Cho went out in just 15 innings for a game average of 2.333!! We would like to thank the following: Pedro Piedrabuena and Timoteo Moreno, owners of College Billiards for their warm hospitality and contributions to the tournament. Luis Castro for working day and night in running the event with very little sleep. All those that helped out in little ways such as scorekeeping or cleaning a table or two Two donated Genesis cues and one $875 Schuler Cue by Noel Mendoza were raffled off at the end of the event. Also, Roberto Rojas gave an hour-long Artistic Billiards Exhibition that made everyone’s eyes bug out. If you weren’t there, it was an absolutely incredible tournament that you shouldn’t have missed. Lots of billiards, late nights, little sleep, lots of high runs, high averages, occasional upsets, lots of fun and laughter, good food and always an audience. I can hardly wait until next year! To see charts and pictures, go to www.USBA.net and click “Tournaments-Calendar”.

President’s Desk

l-r, Room Owner Michael Kang, John Kim 4th, Kwang Ok 3rd, Sun Shin,2nd & Song Lim 1st.

Song Lim Wins the “B+” Tournament at Carom Cafe 2010 USBA Tour Financial Sponsors: David Levine, Jim Shovak, Bob Jewett, Professor-Q-Ball (Paul Frankel), Creative Billiard Shirts, Marty Isserlis, Bruce Warner, Pedro Piedrabuena, Tommy Thomsen, Mike Walo, Bob Watson, Tom Resk, Mark Van Liere, Alan Dukar, Tim King, George Allee, Ron Sakahara, Howard Kennedy, Julian Levy, Richard Lewis, John Constantine, Steve Andersen. 2010 USBA TOUR Official Sponsors: Iwan Simonis, Aramith, Schuler Cues by Noel Mendoza

Tournament Membership Changes The USBA Board has amended the Constitution by a vote of 10-0 on July 10, 2010, as follows: Previous Rule: Section 7.01 Sanctioned Tournaments All USBA sanctioned tournaments require that players shall be a member in good standing of the United States Billiard Association or if a “foreign player” a member in good standing of an affiliate (Federation or Confederation) organization of the Union Mondiale de Billard. New Rule: Section 7.01 Sanctioned Tournaments All USBA sanctioned tournaments require that players shall be a current member in good standing of the USBA or that they pay the USBA a $25 non-member tournament participation fee. This includes any “foreign players”. The players who pay the participation fee will NOT receive USBA Ranking Points for that tournament and will not receive the benefits of USBA membership.

I am honored and privileged to be the new USBA President, particularly because I succeed Dennis Dieckman who has demonstrated his remarkable vigor and long dedication to carom billiards. I hope each USBA member and others interested in the carom game will communicate to me his or her carom questions or ideas or if he or she believes something I am doing (or the USBA) should be changed. My door is always open for calls (310-7385429) or e-mail through the USBA website at usba.net/contactus.asp As President I want revitalization and expansion of the carom game in the U.S. to be top priority. This requires that we not just preach to the choir of existing players, but make this fascinating and pleasurable game accessible, interesting and appealable to others. It requires that we devote energy and money to tournaments and the better players, but also that we devote energy and money to expose and promote the game to those who do not play at all. It requires that for weaker players we help them become stronger and make tournament play more inviting. It requires putting the carom game in full view so, for example, a major tournament with top players is known to more than hardcore carom aficionados. It requires focusing on growing carom players, not just USBA members. We need to increase USBA members, but members come from players, not the other way around. I hope you will join this effort. Bruce Warner August/September PQB 29

Lamers Takes Dubuque Open

he first three-cushion tournament in Dubuque, Iowa, in a hundred years was won by Fred Lamers of Andover, Minnesota. Lamers defeated Jose Lupe Cruz of Des Moines, Iowa, in the deciding game 25-13 in 21 innings. The tournament was held in the magnificent billiard room of the Masonic Temple on three 1932 Brunswick tables recently reconditioned with Kleber rubber from Germany and Simonis cloth from Belgium. Eighteen players were divided into three flights of six for roundrobin play. Each flight was assigned one of the three strongest players (Lamers, Cruz, and John Jacobson of Marshalltown, Iowa), the rest were assigned by blind draw. Cruz sailed through flight A undefeated with an average of .718 and a high run of 8. A surprising second was Dave Coan of St. Paul, Minn., who got into the tournament at the last minute when two players and the first two alternates withdrew. In flight B, Lamers was upset 25-19 by James Richards of Milwaukee, WI, but won his other four games easily to finish first, averaging .735. Also finishing with a record of 4-1 was Nam Cho of Madison, WI, who averaged .581 and had a high run of 8. The hard-luck player in the flight was Richards, who lost only two games, one to Cho 25-23 and one to Gary Eake of Oshkosh, WI, by the same score. The seeded player in flight C was Jacobson, who lived up to his rating by going undefeated, averaging .616. Finishing 2nd at 4-1was Tom Paley of Fenton, Missouri, who edged tournament director Bob Byrne 25-24 and lost only to Jacobson by two points. Third in the flight was Doug Taber, a history professor at Wayne State University in Nebraska. 30 PQB August/September

Nam Cho, Fred Lamers & Lupe Cruz The finals began at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday with a major upset, Cho over Jacobson 25-19 in 36 innings. Cruz and Lamers had easy wins. In the second round, both Lamers and Cruz held their opponents to 10 points while Jacobson edged Paley 25-22. Another upset occurred in the third round when Paley edged Cruz 25-23 in 43 innings. A crucial match was Lamers versus Jacobson with Lamers pinning a second defeat on Jacobson, 25-20 in 37 innings. In the second-to-last round, a key matchup was Jacobson, already with two losses, taking on Cruz, who had lost only to Paley. It was Cruz 25-20 in 34 innings. Lamers, helped by a run of 8, crushed Cho 25-12. In the fifth and final round, Lamers, at 4-0 faced Cruz, 3-1. To win the tournament, Cruz had to win the game and hold Lamers to 23 points or less. A 2524 win for Cruz wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be enough because both players would then have 41 records and Lamers would win the tournament on total points by a single point. The game was never close, as Lamers ran 3 on the break and stayed in the lead throughout. Cruz crept to within four at 17-13, then Lamers clicked off 5 in a row

and took the game 25-13. Lamers averaged .880 in the finals and had a best game of 1.250 in beating Paley 25-6. (In the prelims, his best game was 25-11 over Cho in only 15 innings.) Cruz took second with a record of 3-2 and a grand average of .707. Despite an average of only .464 (two one-sided losses to Lamers and Cruz took their toll), Cho took 3rd at 3-2. Following were Jacobson and Paley at 2-3 and Coan, 0-5. Lamers won $600 for his first-place finish along with $50 for high run in the finals (8) and $50 for best game in the finals (1.250). Cruz won $500 for finishing 2nd. The prize fund of $2,200 was formed by the entry fees of 100 from each player, $100 from the Minneapolis Billiard Club, $100 from the U.S.B.A, $100 from cue maker Dennis Dieckman (who contributed his entry fee after have to withdraw) $50 from Ed Wedge and $50 from Bob Byrne. Thom Determan supplied an ice chest and kept it supplied with soft drinks. Gary Eake handled the recordkeeping, printing out charts after every round. The players enjoyed the venue and the town and were glad to hear that the Dubuque Open will be an annual event.

Shots with a Curving Cue Ball by Robert Byrne Contributing Writer • from Byrne’s “Advanced Techniques in Pool & Billiards” with permission When a cue ball with topspin hits an object ball at an angle the carom path will be curved. Keep in mind that sidespin has practically no effect on the path of the cue ball off the object ball – it is topspin and backspin that introduce distortion. How far the cue ball travels from the object ball before its path begins to curve depends on how hard you hit it. Shot 1- is a cross-table. Note that the red ball is farther from the end rail than the white, which means that the cue ball has to travel “uphill” off the first rail to get around the red, then bend forward because of the follow action. A touch of right English is sometimes needed to make the cue ball rebound properly off the first rail. The same shot sometimes comes up in the center of the table, where the cue ball hits three side rails before scoring. Shot 2- this is not an easy shot. It’s a double the rail with the curve ball curving around the second ball. Don’t shoot too hard or the cue ball won’t have time to dip into the corner for the third rail. I once saw Boston Shorty make this against Luis Campos with the cue ball at the other end of the table. Robert Byrne has a new book, “Behold My Shorts - The Best of Robert Byrne”. To see him in his polka-dot shorts, go to: http://www.thonline.com/store/bookBrowse.cfm To view his new book’s Press Release, go to: http://www.usba.net/BreakingNews/Byrne PressRelease-11-2-09.pdf

Bruce Warner Elected President by the USBA Board of Directors Bruce Warner, one of the Southwest Regional Directors, has been elected to the office of President by the USBA Board of Directors to replace the recently vacated position held by Dennis Dieckman. We are excited about the choice and wish Bruce the very best in his new position. See President’s Desk page 29

Pan American Championship Results The PanAmerican Championship was held July 5-8, 2010 in Arequipa, Peru. The USBA sent 3 players: defending PanAmerican Champion Pedro Piedrabuena, current USBA Champion Jae Hyung Cho and Michael Kang. Kang was knocked out before reaching the top 16. Piedrabuena made it to the top 16 but was then knocked out. He finished in 9th place. Jae Hyung Cho made it to the top 8 before finally losing. The USBA will be sending Jae Hyung Cho and Pedro Piedrabuena to the World Championship Tournament in Sluiskil, Netherlands, October 20-24, 2010. Congratulations to all of our fine players!

Bob Ameen Passes Away Ameen, Robert “Bob”. Born December 20, 1926 in Monmouth, Illinois, the oldest son of Albert and Najeby Ameen, who came to America in the early 1920s from Lebanon, passed away June 26, 2010. He was preceded in death by his wife, Cecelia (Ceil) in 2007 who was an elementary school principal in Livonia for 27 years. Mr. Ameen received a B.S. degree from Carthage College, Carthage, IL. He worked for the State of Illinois and the Illinois State Journal newspaper in Springfield, IL before moving to Michigan in 1968. Mr. Ameen was a professional three-cushion billiard player and was rated one of the top players in the United States for 30 years. In 1971 he won the national title. He also won the Michigan state championship in 1968 and numerous other top tournaments among some 400 in which he participated. Mr. Ameen served in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Panama at the end of World War II. He was editor of the Livonia Observer and Livonia Eagle newspapers in 1968-71 and legislative aide to Sen. Carl Pursell in Lansing in 1971. He is survived by a son, Randolph “Randy” Ameen of Henry, IL; a sister, Ruth Wade of Monmouth, IL; and a brother, Richard “Jack” Ameen of Nevada, IA. He was preceded in death by a brother, Albert Ameen, Jr. of California. August/September PQB 31

Rip’s Tips ‘Rev’ Up the Cue

ven a great hit using left hand running English probably will not make this shot with the cue ball ending up in the 50-60 diamond area. Although there are a few easier shots that can be played from this position let’s stick to this pattern. Blink a few times to clear up your vision and using that same great hit as previously noted, but this time use a very firm stroke, hit the cue ball at 6 o’clock and the cue ball should come back to the red ball zone. Nice Shot! “George Rippe is a former billiard room proprietor and artistic billiard enthusiast,” He can be reached at 978 975-9958

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2010 USSA National Snooker Championships

Aly Retains Title After Epic Final Battle

hmed Aly El Sayed has successfully defended his United States National Snooker Championship title, with a sensational 5-4 defeat of Yi Fei Mei in the final at the Embassy Billiards Club in San Gabriel, California. Aly, who has become the first player to win back-to-back Championships since Tom Kollins in 1999, was for the second year running involved in a tense final frame shoot-out after a tremendous tussle where he forged ahead then lost the advantage. Yi, who won the United States Snooker Association Tour event at the Embassy Billiards Club last year but was making his debut in the National Championship, got off to a solid start as a run of 42 helped him secure the first frame of the finals to settle his nerves. The second frame went down to the final colored balls but it was Aly’s 35 break that assisted him in getting his first frame on the scoreboard, but Yi edged ahead after sealing the third frame with a run of 64. A fourth frame break of 49 got Aly back on level terms at 2-2, and after the mid-session interval the 30year-old from Brooklyn, NY, took the lead for the first time after claiming the fifth frame on the final colored balls. Yi, from nearby Monterey Park in California, hit back in frame six and then regained the lead by taking the seventh frame and was now on the hill and ready to claim his first National Championship title. One frame behind with two to play, Aly had already found himself in this position during his quarterfinal against Romil Azement, and on that occasion he was up to the task in coming from behind and needed to find that same mental strength to do it again. He won the eighth frame fairly convincingly and then he could call on his experience from last year’s final when he held his nerve to defeat Ajeya Prabhakar in the final frame. Aly always had the upper hand in the final frame and he duly took it for a terrific second National Championship final. Aly, who has now firmly established himself at the top of the new United States Snooker Association (USSA) rankings, is now eligible to represent the United States at the International Billiards & Snooker Federation (IBSF) World Snooker Championships in Syria later this year. The USSA wishes to thank the Tweeten Fibre Company for being an official supplier to this year’s Championship, and the Embassy Billiards Club for hosting this year’s Championship. President Ajeya Prabhakar added, “I would like to thank Bob

l-r, Ahmed Aly El Sayed Ref Tom Kollins, wnd Yi Fei Mei.jpg Jewett who did a wonderful job as the tournament director, Tom Kollins who was the head referee and conducted the finals extremely well, focusing on the game which was almost a 4 1/2hr affair at age 75!!, and Alan Morris who did a great job reporting the results on snookerusa.com.” Information on the USSA and further match scores from the Nationals may be viewed at www.snookerusa.com. Final Standings: Champion: Ahmed Aly El Sayed (New York) Runner-up: Yi Fei Mei (California) Losing Semifinalists: Raymond Fung (New York) Jian Qiang Wang (New York) Losing Quarterfinalists: Tony Annigoni (California) Henry Wong (New Jersey) Tim Lee (New York) Romil Azemat (Arizona) Ousted in Round of 16: Michael Chan (California) Cheang Ciing Yoo (Wash.) Zhen Yan Y. (California) Ajeya Prabhakar (California) Chen Yan Jun (New York) Ernst Bezemer (Texas) Tom Kollins (Illinois) Tommy Chen (New York)

Ousted in Preliminaries: Alex Kopel (California) Paul Chao (California) Sridhar Shrinivasan (Penn.) Wayne Tang (Arizona) Steve Lucas (California) Laszlo Kovacs (New York) Sim Lim (California) Ng Guo Ning (New York) Marlin Li (New York) Pravin Patel (Texas)

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Break Smarter by Tom Simpson • PoolClinics.com Contributing Writer

or most players, breaking is about power. How hard can I hit those balls? Of course, the physics truth is that the more energy you deliver into the rack, the more ball motion you’ll get as that energy dissipates. So it’s a good idea to whack that cueball as hard as possible, right? Not quite. There’s more to the break than power, and power is not as easy to deliver as we tend to think. This is not another article on the subtleties of the power breaks of the pros. This is much more fundamental. Better breaking calls for brains more than brawn. What constitutes a good break in power break games such as 8-Ball and 9Ball? A good break sinks at least one ball and leaves the cueball (CB) in the clear. What’s important is accuracy, power, and consistency. We tend to trade one or two of these qualities for gains in another. Is it smart to hit a little harder, but give up accuracy and consistency? This hardlearned lesson for thousands of players says no. Every week in our classes, players ask about the break shot. What everyone seems to need is not a tip on how to get another one or two mph into their break. What’s missing is an understanding of a few simple guidelines leading to a more strategic (and less hit-and-hope) approach to breaking. Focus on these aspects of your break, and you’ll see improvement. The standard Break Shot for 8-Ball and 9-Ball is to hit the head ball of the rack absolutely square, from wherever you’ve placed the CB. The accuracy of the hit is more important than power. The idea is to get the energy out of the CB and into the rack. Hitting square delivers all the power to the head ball, and allows the CB to bounce back and die 34 PQB August/September

somewhere around the center of the table. This means you rarely scratch, you aren’t wasting energy flying the CB around the table, and you are more likely to have a next shot. Get ready: What is the table showing you? If you have a chance, watch some breaks or shoot some breaks with the equipment you’ll be using. What seems to be working? Check for wear lines on the cloth formed over time by the skidding, bouncing cueball on hard breaks. If it looks like a much higher percentage of the wear is in one place, there may be a good reason. Before you shoot, check the rack. You can have the best break in town, but a bad rack will nullify it. Make sure at least the first three balls are frozen together. With some equipment, it’s not going to be possible to get a perfect rack, but the fewer gaps, the better the rack will break. Make sure the head ball is on the spot and the rack is square to the table. Clean the chalk marks off the CB before the break – and any time you get ball-in-hand. If the balls collide at a chalk mark, the huge amount of extra friction will cause the CB to climb the other ball and you will miss. Get it done: The break shot is not the same as other shots. Try standing a little taller & closer than for normal shots. It’s hard to stay down nicely when you’re shooting hard, so you might avoid some unnecessary movement by not bending quite as low to the stick. Try to break with zero sidespin. Don’t waste energy & accuracy spinning the CB. Fundamentals of stroke break down when you hit hard. Maybe you can’t really control the stick that 20” bridge you’re trying to use. If you’re getting unintentional sidespin on the CB, try short-

ening your bridge to minimize the effect of your swerve error. This is not a random whack. Set up carefully on the shot. Come to a full stop at the back of the CB before hitting. Check your tip position on the CB. This is your final check before the hit stroke. Aim a little lower than you expect to hit. With power, your elbow will drop some, raising your tip. Take a slow backswing, so you don’t pull your stick off the aim line. Hit as hard as you can hit while still controlling the cueball. Because accuracy and consistency are so important, most pros break at about 3/4ths of their full power. What speed should the rest of us use? Hmmm. Get Better: To get better results and more consistency, observe closely, and change only one thing at a time. From whatever CB position you use, aim to hit absolutely square on the head ball. Watch the CB. (It’s OK to have your eyes on the CB when you hit it for a break shot.) Hit from the same spot each time, focusing on tip position, speed, and aim. Strive for consistency. You’re trying to make a ball and park the CB in the middle of the table. You can’t always control making a ball, but you can try to control that CB. If it comes back too far, hit higher; too far forward, hit lower; off to one side of the table, hit more square. If the CB flies the table or bounces high, the butt of your stick is too elevated. Get flatter and/or move the CB back a few inches. If your results are poor, try a little less speed. Or move the CB a little and try a new spot, or try breaking from the other side of the table. If your results are good, try to repeat your shot as perfectly as possible. Break smarter. Avoid heartbreak.

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3010 GEARS RD STE C 281 701-3241 3 New Gabriel carom tables 3 small table 4x9 carom 1 pool, Beer

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

wISCONSIN BELOIT • Carom Room

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

MILWAUKEE • Wisconsin Billiards

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

HOUSTON Cue Stix Billiards Sports Bar

1319 FM 1960 W. Ste.103 281 580-0880

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

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Gospel Trick Shot Ministries, Inc. in Kenya, Africa Steve Lillis, President of GTS Ministries, Inc, and Jason Lynch ranked #13 in the world of artistic pool and trick shots partnered McDermott Cues and Thomas Aaron Billiards, the All Africa Pool and Billiard Association of the WPA and the Kenya Pool Club, Africa Inland Mission, the Kenya Assemblies of God, and the East Africa School of Theology. Together they did a community out reach which not only benefited Kenyans spiritually but also improved the image of pool in Kenya. GTS Shows were done in various slums, the upscale “Village Market” shopping center in conjunction with the Kenya college pool championships and the “Sport for Good” campaign, and a local college. The picture is some of the children from the slums praying around the Thomas Aaron pool table which has become a symbol of hope to them!

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Bar Box 8-Ball By: Marty Kaczmarowski, APA 7 Contibuting Writer Inside-Spin Safety Play This one has saved me numerous times. Create a long angle dive with your cue ball by applying inside english and a thin hit. You get distance and a wider angle. Trying to just hit the first object ball thin is way too risky and tough to judge. Practice this one. You can really send the cue ball to some tough spots for your opponent.

DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard Systems Article 49 by Darrell Paul Martineau • www.3cushion.us/ WBIA Head Master Instructor Billiard Buddies, We now continue on a more difficult shot system segment but one when mastered will give you several billiards and in many cases position. This is the CROSS TABLE SHOT. In this article I will show you how to judge cross tables when the object balls are across from each other or one diamond angle apart. All that is necessary is to check the Cue Ball / Object One angle. Any that are from one to three angles can be made quite easily. The hit system that I show in my book “ Secrets of Three Cushion Billiards ~ Doctoral Edition “ shows that a HIT on the object ball is equal to that many diamond when crossing the table when the Cue Ball and Object ball are directly across from each other on the hitline. IE. If you make a two hit the Cue ball angle off the Object ball will be two diamonds measured from rail to rail. A three hit or { One quarter of the ball will give a three-diamond angle. In graph number 49 you will see that the CB/OB angle is two diamonds. If you made a two hit [ one eight of the ball 8 mm ] the cue ball would go straight across and hit the OB 1. Make a three hit and the CB will go up one diamond angle then cross straight back then it will curve down and come across after the third rail and hit OB2.

At these angles it is necessary to elevate the cue butt about one and one half inches off the rail. This what makes the cue ball go down the rail. At greater angles the elevation is not necessary unless you wish the CB to loop. Next Article: More on how to play the Cross Table shots. If you have any questions you can always e-mail me and I will answer you. If you would like articles and graphs 1 through 25 about Pocket Billiards {POOL} please send $20.00 for a bound copy shipping is included. Articles 26 through 48 and graphs for Caroms are $20.00 Shipping is included. Darrell Paul Martineau, 5916 Bar Harbour Ct., Elk Grove CA 95758 For more information on this system and my books, tapes, DVDs or lessons on Pool or Carom Billiards please call me at 916-684-4535 or e-mail dpmuniverse @ Comcast . net web page http://www.3cushion.us/

D.P.M. Universal Billiard Systems for Carom Billiards Secrets of Three Cushion Billiards ~Doctoral Edition 220 pages, 90 full-page graphs step by step instructions $39.95 I am at the table explaining how to use the book Sold Together Doctoral Book & Tape set or DVD set 3 hours $90.00 2003 Millennium Digest Editions of “Doctoral” This book extends the knowledge learned in the Doctoral And contains information on how to miss KISSES Tape or DVD “ Hits to Miss Kisses “ 87 min. Miss all Kisses Plus special graphs and instructions Sold together Millennium Book & H. to M. K. tape or DVD & graphs $70.00 Tape or DVD Ball to Ball caroms [Straight Rail] 73 min $30.00

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

Can be paid with Western Union or Money Gram Darrell Paul Martineau, 5916 Bar Harbour Ct., Elk Grove, CA 95758 For more information Ph. 916-684-4535 e-mail dpmuniverse @ comcast.net Web page www.3cushion.us/ August/September PQB 43

Professor’s National Tournament Directory August Mezz Pro Am Tour Mr. Cue Billiards Lindenhurst, NY August 1, 2010 631-226-9486 $1,000 added

Fast Eddie’s 9-Ball Tour

Fast Eddie’s Houston, Tx August 7 - 8, 2010 $1,850 added $1500 added open event (w 48 players) $350 added ladies event (w 16 players)

Joss North East Tour

Main Street Billiards Amsterdam, NY August 7 - 8, 2010 518-705-1173 $2,000 added $1500 added open event starts on Saturday $500 added amateur event starts on Sunday $120 entry for pro level players $70 for all others for the main event and that the Sunday non-pro event entry fee will be $20. (Must have played in the main event to play on Sunday)

Midwest 9-Ball Tour

Mezz Pro Am Tour

Raxx Pool Room & Grill W. Hempstead, NY August 8, 2010 516-538-9896 $1,000 added

Independent Event

The Bronze Eagle Classic The Bronze Eagle Monaca, PA (Outside Pittsburgh) August 8, 2010 $500 added Limited to 32 players(WILL FILL UP FAST) Paying Qtr. of Field 9-ball race to 7 Player Auction Diamond Bar Box Tables Bob Tirak Tournament Director rtirak@gmail.com or 724-579-6422 http://bronzeeagle.net/

Independent Event

Volunteer State Championships JOB Billiards Madison, TN August 13 - 15, 2010 615-868-4270 $1,000 added $25 entry fee Mens and Ladies Divisions Race to 7 for Men, 5 for Ladies Lag winner chooses game Tennessee residents only (No pros)

7th Annual Oklahoma State 8-Ball Championship Magoos Tulsa, Ok August 7 - 8, 2010 918-663-3364 $2,000 added You DO NOT have to be a resident of Oklahoma 8-Ball - bar tables open - race to 7 - $65 entry ladies - race to 5 - $55 entry NO QUARTERS NEEDED - entry includes green fee Deadline: Sat 11 AM

Lone Star Billiards Tour

Independent Event

August 14 - 15, 2010 $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

Nick Varner Invitational Cue and Brew Owensboro, Ky August 7, 2010 270-683-7422 Entry fee $40 Limited to 48 players Top 5 places paid Winner of lag chooses break or format 8-ball race to 3 or 9-ball race to 6

Independent Event

Breakers Billiards Mobile, Al August 7 - 8, 2010 251-341-1117 $15,000 paid out - guaranteed 7 foot Valley Tables Race to 9 DE $80 entry fee / $20 greens fees

Q-Stix Billiards Houston, Tx August 14 - 15, 2010 $1,000 added $1000 added Open 8-Ball

Ozone Billiards Predator Tour Mr Cue Billiards Lindenhurst, NY August 14 - 15, 2010 631-226-9486 $1,000 added ABCD Event

Jacoby carolina Tour

Seminole Pro Tour Diamond Billiards Cape Coral, Fl August 14 - 15, 2010 239-573-7665 $7,000 added

NWPA

Great Southern Billiard Tour

SpeakEazy Billiards Sanford, NC August 14 - 15, 2010 919-775-1166 $1,500 added $1500 added a/b amateur 9-ball 9 ft Gold Crowns

california Pool Players

Surf City Billiards Santa Cruz, Ca August 14 - 15, 2010 831-423-7665 $750 added

Mezz Pro Am Tour

Rileys Concord Billiards Boothwyn, Pa August 15, 2010 610-859-8058 $1,000 added

Blaze 9-Ball Tour

Goldsboro, NC August 28 - 29, 2010 919-759-0071 $1,500 added $1500 added a/b amateur 9-ball 9 ft Gold Crowns

Lone Star Billiards Tour

Crazy 8’s Port Arthur,Tx August 28 - 29, 2010 $1,550 added

AWBT

Bullshooters Phoenix, Az August 28 - 29, 2010 $300 added 9-ball on 9’ tables Race to 7, double elimination

September

Independent Event International Speed Pool Challenge ESPN Zone Las Vegas, Nv September 1, 2010

One Shot Billiards Somerset, NJ August 17, 2010 732-249-4555 $1,000 added

Independent Event

Joss North East Tour

Ozone Billiards Predator Tour

Turning Stone Classic XV Turning Stone Casino Verona, NY August 19 - 22, 2010 $25,000 added Entry $150 current tour members; $200 non-members (limited to first 128 players) For more info: Mike Zuglan (518) 356-7163

Fast Eddie’s 9-Ball Tour

Fast Eddie’s Odessa, Tx August 21 - 22, 2010 $1,850 added $1500 added open event (w 48 players) $350 added ladies event (w 16 players)

Desert classic Tour

Stingers Phoenix, Az August 21 - 22, 2010 $1,000 added Bartable Event

Tiger Bay Area Amateur Stix Billiards St Pete Beach, Fl August 21, 2010 727-360-4462 $500 added

Mezz Pro Am Tour

The Parlor Bellevue, Wa August 14 - 15, 2010 $500 added

Skyline Billiards Brooklyn, Ny August 28 - 29, 2010 718-627-3407 $3,000 added

Tiger canadian Women’s Tour

Great Southern Billiard Tour

Petrina’s

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Ajax, Ontario August 14 - 15, 2010 905-686-7474 $250 added

Fast Eddie’s Sports Bar

Trick Shot Magic ESPN Zone Las Vegas, Nv September 1 - 2, 2010

Empire State 9-Ball Championship Raxx Pool Room West Hempstead, NY September 4 - 5, 2010 516-538-9896 $6,500 added Open/ABCD Event \Seminole Pro Tour Raxx Pool Room West Hempstead, NY September 4 - 5, 2010 516-538-9896 $8,000 added

Independent Event

5th Annual Bob & Brad Martin Memorial Miscue Lounge Fort Myers, Fl September 4 - 5, 2010 239-936-1116 $1,000 added

Lone Star Billiards Tour

Skinny Bobs Houston, Tx September 11 - 12, 2010 $1,000 added $1000 added Open 10-Ball

Ozone Billiards Predator Tour

1st Annual Reverand Clarence Keaton Memorial Master Billiards Sunnyside, NY September 11 - 12, 2010 718-706-6789 $1,000 added Open/ABCD Event

Jacoby carolina Tour

September 11 - 12, 2010 $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

Tiger canadian Women’s Tour

Tucson, Az September 18 - 19, 2010 $1,000 added 9 ft tables

KWIKFIRE Tour

Burrkat Billiards Monroe, NC September 18 - 19, 2010 704-617-1779

Southwest 10-Ball

Le Skratch Billiards Brossard, Quebec September 11 - 12, 2010 450-466-7903 $1,000 added

Fast Eddys Manhattan, KS September 18 - 19, 2010 $1,000 added

Blaze 9-Ball Tour

Drexeline Billiards Drexel Hill, PA September 19, 2010 610-259-9144 $1,000 added

One Shot Billiards Somerset, NJ September 11, 2010 732-249-4555 $1,000 added

Southwest 10-Ball

Jamaica Joes Oklahoma City, OK September 11, 2010 $1,500 added Race to 7. Dbl. Elimination Race to 9 in the finals. $45 entry fee. $1500 added. Players meeting @ 10am

Mezz Pro Am Tour

Main Line Billiards Club Frazer, PA September 12, 2010 610-647-8805 $1,000 added

Fast Eddie’s 9-Ball Tour

Fast Eddie’s San Antonio, Tx September 18 - 19, 2010 $1,850 added $1500 added open event (w 48 players) $350 added ladies event (w 16 players)

Ozone Billiards Predator Tour Sandcastle Billiards Edison, NJ September 18 - 19, 2010 732-632-9277 $1,000 added Open/ABCD Event

NWPA

Golden Fleece Kenmore, Wa September 18 - 19, 2010 $500 added

Desert classic Tour Pockets

Mezz Pro Am Tour

Lone Star Billiards Tour Houstons Billiards Houston, Tx September 25 - 26, 2010 $1,000 added $1000 added One Pocket

Tiger Bay Area Amateur Wallys Billiards Lakeland, Fl September 25, 2010 863-688-4460 $500 added

AWBT

Bullshooters Phoenix, Az September 25 - 26, 2010 $300 added 9-ball on 9’ tables Race to 7, double elimination

Southwest 10-Ball

Mack Daddys Little Rock, Ar September 25 - 26, 2010 $1,000 added Race to 7. Alt. Break $45 entry. 1000 added with full field. Players meeting @ 11 am

california Pool Players Family Billiards San Francisco, Ca September 25 - 26, 2010 415-931-1115 $750 added

Mezz Pro Am Tour Atlantic City Billiards Egg Harbor, NJ September 26, 2010

609-645-7576 $1,000 added

October Jacoby carolina Tour

On The Snap Billiards Fuquay Varina, NC October 2 - 3, 2010 $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

Southwest 10-Ball

Hawleys Dallas, Tx October 2 - 3, 2010 $1,000 added Race to 9. Alt break. Dbl elim. $45 entry $1000 added with 48 players. Meeting at 11 am

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

Fast Eddie’s 9-Ball Tour

Fast Eddie’s Lubbock, Tx October 9 - 10, 2010 $1,850 added $1500 added open event (w 48 players) $350 added ladies event (w 16 players)

Desert classic Tour

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

Blaze 9-Ball Tour

One Shot Billiards Somerset, NJ October 9, 2010 732-249-4555 $1,000 added

california Pool Players

Surf City Billiards Santa Cruz, Ca October 9 - 10, 2010 831-423-7665 $750 added

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

Lone Star Billiards Tour

Caspers Billiards San Leon, Tx October 16 - 17, 2010 $1,000 added $1000 added Open 9-Ball

Desert classic Tour

Kolby’s Corner Pocket Tempe, Az October 16 - 17, 2010 $1,000 added 9 ft tables

Tiger Bay Area Amateur

Hammer Heads Holiday, Fl October 16, 2010 727-939-9494 $500 added

Blaze 9-Ball Tour

One Shot Billiards Somerset, NJ October 16, 2010 732-249-4555 $1,000 added

Fast Eddie’s 9-Ball Tour

Fast Eddie’s College Station, Tx October 23 - 24, 2010 $1,850 added $1500 added open event (w 48 players) $350 added ladies event (w 16 players)

Ozone Billiards Predator Tour

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

Seminole Pro Tour

Strokers Billiards Palm Harbor, Fl October 23 - 24, 2010 727-786-6683 $7,000 added

AWBT

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

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Hennessey takes Summer Classic 2010 The Summer Classic 2010 at the Rack in Memphis, TN was a great event with a field of 30 strong players at $110 per man entry. The event was a race to 9, winner breaks, rack your own, double elimination with ladies getting three on the wire. And what a field it was with the likes of Jonathan “Hennessey” Pinegar, Tony “Fargo” Ferguson, James “Sniper” Christopher, Gary Abood, Chuck Raulston, Louis D’ Marco and Josh O’ Neal. We were also graced with 3 great female players the likes of Amy Acerra, Janeen Lee and pro tour event winner Lisa Marr. While the Open tournament was played on 9 Diamonds, the mini madness and all the rest of the minis played that weekend were on Diamond bar tables. Friday night after the player auction was a $100 per man mini madness with thirteen players. The tournament only paid first and second with $1,000 going to the winner and $300 going to the runner up spot. Results and Payouts: Josh O’ Neal $1,000 Chuck Raulston $300 Saturday in the Open it was clear from the get go that someone would need a club to beat Jonathan “Hennessey” Pinegar. He quickly made short work of a few no name players in order to give one of the ladies pro tour winners Lisa Marr three games on the wire. And wow is all you can say with Lisa Marr nervously missing the 8 ball to make it a double hill match. Chuck Raulston had know intention of stopping his momentum on the bottom side finishing second in the mini madness tournament Friday night. The most trouble Chuck faced was with the rapidly improving up and coming local Dustin Vo who actually had Chuck down 4 games at one point. But Chuck was not to be derailed by anyone as he came back to beat Vo. When the dust settled it was Jonathan “Hennessey” Pinegar who now earned the bragging rights for the win at the Summer Classic 2010. Open Results: Jonathan “Hennessey” Pinegar -t$1650/c$1000 Tony “Fargo” Ferguson- t$1250/c$750 Chuck Raulston - t$820/c$500 Josh O’ Neal- t$420/c$500 Randy Cole- t$160 Louis D’ Marco- t$160 Jason Evans- t$110 Dustin Vo- t$110 Special thanks to Josh Gilmore and Matt Martin of Fair Game Promotions for photos, live streaming and event coverage! 46 PQB August/September