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Grand Masters Fierce Fight
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lined the walk areas and stands over looking tables 1-10 in the Riviera Grand Ballroom to watch such names as top U.S and international professional players such as Shane Van Boening, Roberto Gomez, Allison Fisher, and Kelly Fisher just to name a few. It is tremendously rare for spectators such as the spectrum of amateur players who play in the BCAPL every year to see up close pros of this caliber to play 8-ball, much less
2nd Shane Van Boening
1st Simon Pickering
The first set of finals in the BCAPL National 8-Ball Championship was the men’s and women’s Grand Master divisions which took place Monday, May 11. Both the men’s and women’s brackets were full of known names and tremendous talent. Literally several hundred other players and spectators
on 7’ tables. The matches were often close but last night the finals took place in both the men’s and women’s divisions and in both finals it was the case of the widely known vs. the lesser known. In the Men’s Grand Master Division, Shane Van Boening came from the one loss side to take on Simon Pickering who was undefeated coming into the final race to seven. The men’s field was so thick with (continued on page 10)
3rd Roberto Gomez
Mary Rakin Master’s Champion from: Gene Miller with SF Pool Photos courtesy of Fred Stoll
VEGAS! Mary Rakin is the headliner again this year, winning her 3rd BCA championship, each on a different continent. Last year she came in 2nd in the Women’s Open, so she got moved up to the Master’s division this year. To win her $4,400 paycheck, she began with a bye, then defeated Misa Carlson, Sara Miller, Debby Carmona, Betty Sessions, Gina Kim Lipsky, Tina Pawloski, and then got Tina again after Tina defeated Gina on the loser’s side. Two 5-player teams went from the Family Billiards NPL 8-ball league, not going very far, but Mary and her partner, Elmer Diwa, cashed in 13th place in Scotch Doubles, good enough for $225. Mary also won the Women’s Speed Break contest, just like she did last year. Women’s Master Singles: 1st Mary Rakin
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Women’s Master Singles: 2nd Tina Pawloski
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What Are The Differences in Pool Balls?
by Roger Long, Advanced Certified Instructor
Have you ever given any thought to why there is such a wide disparity in the prices of pool balls? Have you ever wondered if the balls themselves may be the culprits behind roll-offs in cases where the table is presumed to be level? Have you ever wondered if the balls used in professional tournaments are any different than those used in bars and pool rooms? To get to the meat of this matter, I’ll just tell you that, yes, there are definitely differences in not only Roger Long the brands of pool balls on the market, but also in the styles offered by the single leading brand. The Billiard Congress of America sets the standards for pool balls, and they say that the balls are to weigh 5-1/2 to 6 ounces and have a diameter of 2-1/4 inches, with a tolerance range of plus or minus 5 thousandths of an inch. The “book” also says the balls are to be “molded and finished in a perfect sphere.” Again, in an effort to be brief, I’ll just tell you that I have never found any brands of balls that consistently adhere to BCA specs, with the exception of Aramith balls made by Saluc SA in Belgium. Even though other brands on the market may look very similar to Aramith balls, many of them are out of round, out of balance, and out of tolerance. If they are out of round and out of balance, they will roll like eggs. If they are out of tolerance, they will leave unacceptable gaps between the balls when racked, and they will give inconsistent rebounds off of each other because of differences in where their centerlines contact. Aramith actually offers four different styles of pool balls, but only three of those are commonly encountered in circulation. The three sets are: Aramith Crown, Premier Aramith, and Super Aramith Pro. Let’s take a closer look at the three sets and see what the differences are. Aramith Crown: They maintain tolerances of plus or minus 3-5 thousandths of an inch. They can be identified by looking at the number on any of the striped balls; it will be a plain block numeral and will be in the field, rather than in the middle of the stripe. This set is great for use in homes or on coin-operated bar tables. A set of Crown balls retails for around $110.00. Premier Aramith: They maintain tolerances of plus or minus 2-3 thousandths of an inch. They have the same block style numeral as the Crown, but it is located in the middle of the stripe on the striped balls. This set is commonly used in pool rooms and better pool bars. A set of Premier balls retails for around $155.00. Super Aramith Pro: They maintain tolerances of plus or minus 1 onethousandth of an inch. At least half the balls in a set of “Super Pros” will measure exactly 2.250-inches when new. These balls can be identified by their more stylish numeral which, like the Premier, is set in the middle of the stripe. They are also polished to a higher luster than the other sets. This set is commonly used in professional tournaments. A set of Super Aramith Pro balls retails for around $250.00.
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Far too often, when we lose a match, the only thing we can remember is the freshest, most recent mistake(s) we made. Perhaps you missed an 8 ball at hill-hill? Or, maybe you hung an aggressive shot instead of playing the safety. Whatever the case may be, it’s so easy to reflect on the negative. Sometimes, we only remember the bad even after we win a match. We are our own worst critics. Samm Diep Unless you’ve just played a near flawless set, chances are the most recent error you made was not your only one. If you really wanted to rehash your faults, you could probably find other misses or bad decisions that resulted in a loss here and there; maybe some were more costly than others. It’s so much easier to be hard on ourselves. Let’s try something else. If you don’t already do this, the next time you lose a match, instead of immediately reviewing the worst shots, try thinking of the best ones. Of course, we should note the trouble shots so we can work on them, but reflecting on the positive can be just as helpful. For instance, it’s common to play another match right away once you lose your a-side match. Well, instead of beating yourself up over the 7 ball you rattled, visualize that perfect break and controlled runout you had from game three. Remember how smooth you stroked each shot and think about how it felt. You were decisive and confident. Your cue was level and your head stayed down. Yeah, so you missed the 7 ball; the same shooter broke and ran the third rack. That means you have it in you to do it again and again. When you think of your errors, counter each thought with a positive one. Visit PoolTipJar.com “random smatterings of pool thoughts, articles, & news”. Take polls, view article archives, and read tournament and training updates. Samm Diep, “Cherry Bomb” - House Pro at Rack ‘Em Billiards (Aurora, CO) Author of “You Might Be A D Player If… (101 Classic Moves That All Pool Players Can Appreciate)” Player Representative for CB Custom Cues, Tiger Products, PoolDawg, IB Cue Cases, Predator SammsPocket.com (fun & unique products for pool players)
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APA National Singles Crowns Champions
World’s Largest Pool League Crowns Seven Amateur Champions in Las Vegas LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (May 7, 2009) — More than $450,000 in cash and prizes was awarded to APA members at the APA National Singles Championships held April 29 – May 2 in Las Vegas at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. The National Singles Championships consisted of both the 8-ball Classic and 9-Ball Shootout Singles Championships and the Jack & Jill Doubles Championship. The final round of the 9-Ball Shootout featured three championship matches, one for each skill level tier, with two shooters in each match competing for $10,000 in cash and prizes. Dustin Harwood of Sumner, Wash., defeated Amber Setzer of Mooresville, N.C., in the finals of the Green Tier (Skill Levels 1 – 3) for the championship. Harwood advanced to the finals after a semifinal round victory over Tammy Hellyer of San Antonio, Texas. Setzer advanced to the finals after defeating Emily Marino Vang of Beaverton, Ore. Nicolas Reyna of Lincoln Park, Mich., defeated Joshua Sherman of Rockledge, Fla., in the finals of the White Tier (Skill Levels 4 - 5) for the championship. Reyna defeated Clodagh Lancaster of Redmond, Wash., in the semifinal round to advance to the finals. Sherman advanced to the finals by defeating Allam Ramahi of Marietta, Ga. Kenneth Brisbon of Oxford, Mich., defeated Brandon McGuire of Roaring River, N.C., in the finals of the Black Tier (Skill Levels 6 - 9) for the championship. Brisbon advanced to the finals after defeating Bob Vallas of E. Peoria, Ill., in the semifinals. McGuire advanced to the final round match after a victory over Yong Fang of Chino, Calif., in the semifinal match of the Black Tier. Each of the three Champions received a prize package worth $10,000. Runners-Up in each tier took home a prize package worth $5,000. Nearly 37,000 amateur shooters attempted to qualify for the 2009 APA 9-Ball Shootout Singles Championship in their local league area. More than 2,900 poolplayers made it to the regional level of the 9-Ball Shootout before the field was whittled down to 250 men and women competing
9 Ball Shootout-Green Tier 1st Dustin Harwood
for 9-Ball crowns in each of three skill level tiers. More than 20,000 shooters attempted to qualify for the 2009 8-Ball Classic. Nearly 5,100 poolplayers made it to the regional level before the field was narrowed to 439 men and women competing for 8-Ball crowns in each of three skill level tiers. In the finals of the 8-Ball Classic, four champions each took home a prize package worth $15,000 for their performances. In the Blue Tier (Skill Levels 2 - 3) of the 8-Ball Classic, it was Brent Bratcher of Louisville, Ky., defeating Michael Ryan of Joliet, Ill., in the final match. Bratcher defeated Michael McCabe of Fullerton, Calif., in the semifinals to advance, while Ryan defeated Frank De La Cruz of Tucson, Ariz. The finals of the Yellow Tier (Skill Level 4), saw Donnie Richardson of Buersheba Springs, Tenn., defeat Tripp Tatum of Germantown, Md.. Richardson advanced to the finals by defeating Phil Farris of Hamilton, Ohio, earlier in the day
in the semifinal round. Tatum defeated Olga Azarova of Seattle, Wash., in the semifinals. In the Red Tier (Skill Level 5) of the 8-Ball Classic, it was Chris Frazao of Trumbull, Conn., defeating Douglas Krus of Peoria, Ill., in the final match. Frazao defeated Mike Kurpicski of Millersville, Md., in the semifinals to advance, while Krus defeated Michael Jaeck of Whitehouse, Ohio. The finals of the Purple Tier (Skill Levels 6 - 7) pitted David Rowell of Birmingham, Ala., against Martin Zavala, Jr. of Joliet, Ill. Rowell defeated Avery Barnard of Macon, Ga., in the semifinal round. Zavala advanced after defeating Jamie Guajardo of Crest Hill, Ill. First place winners received cash and prizes worth $15,000. Each Runner-Up received cash and prizes worth $9,000. In the annual Jack & Jill Doubles Championship, held in the MiniMania Room during the Singles Championships, Matt Mancini and Wai Lam of Revere, Mass., defeated Richard Winpigler and Leslie Hickman of Frederick, Md. Mancini and Lam took home $5,000, while Winpigler and Hickman received $3,000 as Runners-Up. Sportsmanship Awards were presented to Richard Benes of Palmetto, Fla., and Kevin Jones Jr. of Fontana, Calif., for outstanding conduct throughout their matches in the 9-Ball Shootout and 8-Ball Classic, respectively. The APA, based in Lake Saint Louis, Mo., sanctions the world’s largest amateur pool league, known as the APA Pool League throughout the United States, and as the Canadian Pool League in Canada. More than 260,000 members compete in weekly 8-Ball and 9Ball league play. The APA is generally recognized as the Governing Body of Amateur Pool, having established the official rules, championships, formats and handicap systems for the sport of amateur billiards. The APA produces three major tournaments each year—the APA National Team Championships, the APA National Singles Championships and the U.S. Amateur Championship—that, together, pay out nearly $1.5 Million in cash and prizes annually! The APA and its championships are sponsored by Cuetec Cues and PoolDawg. For more information on the American Poolplayers Association, visit www.poolplayers.com.
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Allred Wins Again
The May edition of Rack’em’s monthly 9-ball tournament once again featured a full field with a few on the waiting list. The tournament is limited to the first 16 players to enter and the player support has been great. Past winners Walt Dorsey, Jesse Allred, and Chuck Skeen were in attendance along with favorites such as Mike Zimmerman, Ken Cavener, and Terry Mickle who have yet to notch their first victory in this event. Jesse Allred was not to be denied on this day, though, as he became the first 2-time winner by defeating Walt Dorsey in a close final. Dorsey has 3 seconds and a win in the 4 tournaments he’s played. Mike Zimmerman was 3rd, Steve Heiman 4th, and Paul Kinney and Ken Cavener rounded out the money spots in 5th and 6th. The next tournament in June 20th.
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Tyler Edey Wins Back-to-Back
June 2009
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The BCAPL Nationals started off with a bang as Tyler Edey of Canada won the 9-Ball Challenge for an unprecedented second year in a row. The 9-ball event, which each year kicks off the first two days of the 10 day BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships, is open to all players, amateur and professional. Top players worldwide play in this “warm up” two day division. The field was the largest yet with 221 players. $2500 was added by the BCAPL for a prize fund of $22,100. Edey will represent Canada in lieu of Alain Martel in the 2009 PartyPoker.Net World Pool Masters May 8-10. Edey beat out Curtis Fleck, Ray Lucerno, J.R Davis Jr., Glen Cameron Sr., Ike Runnels, Tim Joseph, Jason Klatt, and Sammy Cordova in order to take the hot seat. Working his way through the one loss side to meet Edey in the finals was Arizona top gun Mitch Ellerman. Considered one of the best young players in the western U.S, in the past 18 months Ellerman won the 2009 Jay Swanson Memorial, the 8-Ball division of the 2008 U.S Bar Table Championships and has been a dominant force in the competitive Desert Classic Tour. Edey, considered a highly steady player has consistently placed well in major events: top 16 in the 2008 U.S Open, 9th place in the 2008 World Cup of Pool, and 5th place in the 2008 Predator International 10-Ball Championship. Both Edey and Ellerman will be participating this year in the pro arena in the Predator event, which is held in Mitch Ellerman conjunction with the BCAPL Nationals.
BCAPL 9-Ball Challenge Results and Payouts: 1st $3500 Trophy Tyler Edey 2nd $2600 Trophy Mitch Ellerman 3rd $1900 Trophy Sammy Cordova 4th $1500 Chad Vilmont 5–6 $1200 Jason Klatt and Marc Vidal Claramunt 7–8 $900 Mario Parayno Jr and Ike Runnels 9–12 $700 Jared Bailey, Billy Palmer, Tim Joseph, Gary Onomura 13–16 $500 Butch Barba, Mike Banks Jr., Justin Bergman, Stan Tourangeau 17–24 $325 Sean Lane, David Broxson, Jarrod Spence, Jimmy Moore, Lyn Wechsler, Raymond Carter, Alex Morin, and Carlos Barbosa
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Kenneth Brisbon, Jeremy Seaman, Francis Crevier, Ted Dean, Arlo Walsman, Billy Pinion II, Rylan Hartnett, and Samm Diep (Top Woman Finisher) Gregorio Monteiro, Dino Devost, Ty Wilson, Dale Maxey, Ivan Parra Belmonte, Danny Petralba, Stacy Wallington, William Hyde, Mike Zygmunt, Chris MacDonald, George Michaels, Ray Skenandore, Josh Smith, Glen Cameron Sr., Shannon Schroeder, Charlie Blanchard BCAPL Results on page 11
June 2009
NCS Nationals
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Grand Masters Fierce Fight (continued from page 3)
well known professional players that many people found themselves asking, who is Simon Pickering? Well, conventional wisdom would have had Van Boening winning the match, but it was not the case. Pickering, who hails from British Columbia, Canada has played the past 12 years in the BCAPL National 8-Ball Championship. Last year he tied for 5-6 in the Grand Master division. The Women’s Grand Master division pitted one of the strongest U.S regional women players in the county, Julia Gabriel against one of the fastest rising women professional players in the world, Yu Ram Cha from South Korea.
2nd Julia Gabriel
Both women played well and in the first set it looked that Gabriel would take Cha. The two sets were close, but it was Cha who prevailed taking first place.
(pictured right) 3rd Melissa Little
BCAPL Results on page 11
1st Yu Ram Cha
Gabriel has been a top player in the mid-west and at times playing over the years on the WPBA. Cha is currently tied for 5th in the Women’s Professional Billiards Association (WPBA) rankings with Sarah Rousey of the USA and Xiaoting Pan of China. Gabriel sitting in the hot seat needed to win one race to 7 to Cha’s two races.
June 2009
BCAPL Results from the West
Women’s Master Team: 1st NPL Chix (WA/OR)
Men’s Open Team: 2nd The Little Rascals (CA)
Men’s Master Team: 3rd Flip Flops
Women’s Open Team: 3rd Deja Cue (ID)
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MEN’S OPEN TEAM WOMEN’S GRAND MASTER SINGLES 1st Hustlin’ 1st Yu Ram Cha 2nd The Little Rascals 2nd Julia Gabriel 3rd Whatever Dude 3rd Melissa Little MEN’S MASTER TEAM WOMEN’S PLAYER MEMBER SINGLES 1st Two Stooges 1st Buffy Jolie 2nd Young Guns 2nd Patty West 3rd Flip Flops 3rd Rhonda Moses MEN’S TROPHY TEAM OPEN SCOTCH DOUBLES 1st GJ Boys 1st Ken Brisbon and Dawn Fital 3rd Slims (Danny’s) 2nd Larry Wilson and Andrea Wilson WOMEN’S OPEN TEAM 3rd Douglas James and Ranee Breckel 1st Kiss Of Death MASTER SCOTCH DOUBLES 2nd Pool Party 1st Marc Vidal and Liz Ford 3rd Deja Cue 2nd Danny Tam and Ricki Casoer WOMEN’S MASTER TEAM 3rd James Davis Sr. and Heather Pulford Lloyd 1st NPL Chix 2nd Table For Five (more BCAPL continued on page 16) WOMEN’S TROPHY TEAM 1st Pine Street Ladies 2nd Busters 3rd Out For Fun 9-BALL CHALLENGE 1st Tyler Edey 2nd Mitch Ellerman MEN’S SUPER SENIOR SINGLES 1st Jim Henry 2nd Dago Huber 3rd Roger Riley MEN’S SENIOR SINGLES 1st Doc Rice 2nd Edward Borrego BCAPL Photos courtesy of: 3rd Robert Herchick Men’s Senior Singles Fred Stoll and David Thomson MEN’S OPEN SINGLES 1st Doc Rice (AZ) 1st Bruno Sousa 2nd Mike Boyd 3rd Gus Correa Rodriquez MEN’S MASTER SINGLES 1st Danny Petralba 2nd Vince Chambers 3rd Bobby Benavides Sr. MEN’S GRAND MASTER SINGLES 1st Simon Pickering 2nd Shane Van Boening 3rd Roberto Gomez MEN’S PLAYER MEMBER SINGLES 1st David Broxson 2nd Francis Crenier 3rd Brendon Crockett WOMEN’S OPEN SINGLES 1st Christina De La Garza Women’s Player Member Singles 2nd Helen Hayes Women’s Senior Singles 2nd Patty West (CA) 2nd Pam Fletcher (NV) 3rd Angie Killips WOMEN’S SENIOR SINGLES 1st Sharon Kusseau 2nd Pam Fletcher 3rd Colleen Shoop WOMEN’S MASTER SINGLES 1st Mary Rakin 2nd Tina Pawloski 3rd Gina Kim Lipsky
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Pool Wars by: Jay Helfert
On the road to hell and back with the world’s greatest money players. The influence of the movie The Hustler in 1961 gave a new and different dynamics to playing pool for the average player. Jay describes his trip across the country to where he settles on the West Coast. The big tournaments from Johnson City to the Bar Table Championships. From players like Cornbread Red, Billy Incardona, Bucktooth, Earl Strickland, Minnesota Fats, Cowboy Jimmy Moore, to a nickname that Jay picked up as Toupee Jay. But what interests me most about Pool Wars was ESPN’s desire to take pool to a new level and who stopped it. You’ll be surprised who was involved back in 1985 at Caesar’s Palace. What you don’t know about The Color of Money and Grady Sessions. When Jay witnessed a million dollars to run 10 racks of 9-ball and how it went down. Pick up a copy of The Break in July and read one of the stories.
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By: Bob Jewett
I like to think of learning to play pool as having three separate parts or phases. In the first phase, you learn the basic mechanics of making a shot: how to chalk, how to aim, and how to stroke. In the second phase, you learn how to move the cue ball in various ways: follow, stop, draw, side spin, and speed control. In the third phase, you learn how to put together multiple shots to form a run. Most players don’t have the luxury of so much Bob Jewett practice time that they can learn the parts in order, so usually a player is still working on mechanics while trying to put sequences together. If you’re trying to run out with imperfect mechanics and only partial knowledge of how to move the cue ball, you need to limit your plan to tactics you can execute adequately if not perfectly. In the diagram is gift. Your opponent has managed to scratch at eight ball, giving you an open table with the cue ball in hand anywhere. Which group do you prefer? The standard recommended technique for planning an eight ball run-out is to work backwards starting from the eight. That works here. Here’s a hint: the runout can be done with just stop shots if you plan carefully. That is, the cue ball will not move more than an inch after pocketing each ball in your run. If you see a solution, write down the number of balls in order, and send me an email at jewett@sfbilliards.com. I’ll acknowledge the first five “correct” answers in my next column and give some drills for perfecting your stop shots.
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Bob Zack Takes Straight Pool
Bob Zack took everybody to school in his dominating win at the monthly 14.1 Tournament at Sam’s Billiards Sunday, May3. Tracy Fannin did pretty well by getting 35 balls to Bob’s 50 in the first match, but he got stronger with each match. He beat Bill Bradford in the first match of the finals in 3 innings. In the final match for 1st place, Russ Pettis had a chance to play safe to start the match, then Bob ran 56 balls for the win. Bob had a run earlier in the tournament of 41. David Randell had a run of 25 balls to beat Bill for 3rd place in the finals. 1st $70 Bob Zack 2nd $55 Russ Pettis 3rd $40 David Randell 4th $20 Bill Bradford High Run: 56 - Bob Zack Bob Zack The next 14.1 Tournament at Sam’s Billiards is at 11 AM, June 7. The entry fee is $12. Entries will also still be accepted that day for the summer 14.1 League at Sam’s--$75 for 9 weeks of pool, no additional fees.
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Jamboree By Tom Suarez Tournament Director
Hard Times Billiards Sacramento CA May Jamboree Results May marks this year’s last spring time monthly event. We had a great turnout for One Pocket and 9 Ball, 32 and 59 players respectively. Starting with this June’s First full Weekend of the Month Jamboree events Hard Ti m e s w i l l b e guaranteeing $500 for the One Pocket and $1000 for the 9 Ball. The May One Pocket event drew 32 players at $20 each and a $300 added by Hard Times for a $940 prize fund. Rafael Martinez took first by defeating John Lentini, Trevor Smith, Patrick Rhea (5th), Bee Davison (5th) , Frank Nordmann Jr. (3rd) and Jeff Gregory (2nd) in the finals. Jeff Gregory got to the Hot Seat match by wining matches over Sarge, Barry then lost to Chris MacDonald (4th). His wins on the one loss side included Bee Davison (5th) Chris MacDonald (4th) and Frank Nordmann (3rd) before losing to Rafael again in the finals. 1st $300 Rafael Martinez 2nd $220 Jeff Gregory 3rd $130 Frank Nordmann 4th $90 Chris MacDonald 5th $70 Patrick Rhea and Bee Davison 7th $40 Melvin McKay and Walt Dorsey The May Open 9 Ball event had 59 players from all over the Northern California area. Trevor Smith the local Sacramento Young Gun took 1st place. Trevor defeated Tyler Tallent, Steve Housh, Joe A, Tommy Soria (7th), Melvin McKay (5th) and Rafael Martinez (2nd) for the Hot Seat. Rafael Martinez took wins from Craig Oden, George Michaels (7th), Ernie, Austin Murphy (3rd), Loren Mah (4th) before losing the Hot Seat match to Trevor Smith. Rafael met the Young Gun Austin Murphy in the finals of the One Loss bracket and went hill-hill for the win. Rafael had to defeat Trevor Smith twice to be able to claim 1st place and the $500 cash prize, but Trevor had other plans. The final was settled in one match with Trevor taking the victory. 1st $500 Trevor Smith 2nd $355 Rafael Martinez 3rd $220 Austin Murphy 4th $180 Loren Mah 5th $120 Billy Palmer and Melvin McKay 7th $80 George Michaels and Tommy Soria 9-12 $50 Gilbert Arellano, Tinsley Johnson, Robert Aldana, Paul Crumrine 13-16 $35 Jim Fabionar, James Williams, Dan Russo, Brando Crook
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June 2009
DVPL Women’s Session
The Diablo Valley pool league brought yet another women’s session to a successful end this past April 09. This season included eleven teams and a blind in a double round format, which generated $7850. All teams got paid, top ten players got paid and plaques were given away to the two most improved players. Join us in congratulating the Farrington’s-team Right on Cue who had an excellent season and comfortably took charge of the first place spot early in the season. Mixing up her high and low scores and managing the high handicap the captain Annette stayed ahead of group and never looked back. She was supported by Ana, Tina, LouAnne, Darla and Dez. This is certainly a great mix of veterans, top shooters, upcoming and improved players.
1) Farrington’s-Right on Cue – Nancy Valdez (Dez) Tina Lux, Ana Heaney, Annette Wood, LouAnne LaFlamme, Darla Decker 2) The Player’s Club from Vinnie’s (winners of last season) made an incredible come back from the bottom of standings to climb back up to claim second place showing “game” in final two tough matches between The bitches and The Right on Cue teams. Out of 10 possible rounds they got 9. They were the first ones to feel the effect of the high handicap when they f o u n d themselves at the bottom of the pack close to the half point This team is a power house with excellent shooters, hosting our two master player players Leslie and Holly. Shawn, Deanna and Cathy completed this successful roster. They got their money back in las Vegas tournaments loosing their last match on the hill (race to 11) Vinnies-The Players Club – Shawn Modelo, Deanna Spomer, Cathy Reaves, Erin McKibben (joined the team for Vegas), Leslie Bernardi, Holly Robinson 3) A Whole Different Animal-Rack em Up Captain Kristin Eisen brought aboard Darnell and Denise Domingo, two talented shooters from Emeryville who definitely added power to the already dangerous group. Last years most improved player Lauren veteran Theresa whose game has become very solid and improved Lee Ann were part of the winning effort. This team had their best year in league by placing in the top 4 teams of
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the league and gave The Players Club a challenge for second place up to the last week of play. They went to the nationals and won their money back. Congratulations to them. Rack’ Em Up-A Whole Different Animal - Lee Ann Arendtson, Theresa Teague, Lauren Rutkovitz, Kristin Eisen, Darnell Domingo, Denise Domingo 4) The Outsiders from Vinnie’s also had a decent year and managed to place fourth on the standings, after shooting well over all. This is certainly a group of veteran players you never want to take for granted. For the Outsiders Sally, Stephanie, Brenda, all veterans of the game had a consistent season. They came short a game from the Vegas money however Brenda Johnson took 9-13 in the single senior category. Vinnie’s-Outsiders-Stephanie Guinn, Cary Wolcott, Sally Harvey, Brenda Johnson, Angie Nelson 5) The Office-Get Felt lead by Jonni Smith, had their best ending in the standings of the women’s league. In the very last week of play got ahead of the Bitches Forever by taking all 5 rounds on the last night of play while the bitches only took 4.5. This group showed major improvement and took advantage of handicap system as well. For the Office we have Wheezy, Nikki and Leslie. (continued on page 27)
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June 2009
BCA Pool League Rock
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Our journey began three days before we were to arrive in Las Vegas at the BCAPL and had arranged with Mark Griffin, owner of the league, to have OTBnTV Live on site and on the tournament floor to stream the Grand Masters and Masters events free for the pool players. Pool on the net has grown exponentially in the last several years. In what turned out to be some of the best pool played, that has been seen over the internet to date. Pros playing 8-ball on 7’ Diamond tables. Whether it was the Men’s or Women’s turn, remarkable shots were made or missed, games won and lost by the roll of the ball. Mr Griffin had set up an area in the bleachers for OTBnTV and staff to set up the filming that would prove to be a classic. From the Grand Masters to the Masters and hill-hill matches, you can watch it all on www.playbca.com and click on videos by OTBnTV. After we set up on Sunday afternoon and throughout the live streaming we were joined by Jay Helfert, Mark Griffin BCAPL Owner, Holly Ryan of CSI/NCS, Ken Shuman, Samm Diep, Bull, Mike Fieldhammer, Ken “Sarge” Aylesworth, Darlene Stinson, Mark Fenn. And interviews with Rick Donner about the refereee program, Mary Rakin before her Master Singles match, and Jennifer Barretta before her Master Team Semi-finals match. The 33rd Annual BCA Pool League 8 Ball National Championships is now in the record books. Some of the singles matches we filmed during the week were: MEN’S GRAND MASTERS: matches between Dan Louie vs Daryl Peach, Sal Butera vs Daryl Peach, Shane Van Boening vs Sal Butera and in the finals Shane Van Boening vs Simon Pickering WOMEN’S GRAND MASTERS: matches were Allison Fisher vs Yu Ram Cha, Yu Ram Cha vs Melissa Little, Yu Ram Cha vs Amy Latzko and finally Yu Ram Cha vs Julia Gabriel.
Watch all the videos o www.rackemmag.com/2009BCANationals.htm MEN’S MASTER DIVISION: saw Vince Chambers vs Danny Petralba WOMEN’S MASTER DIVISION: Gina Kim-Lipsky vs Tina Pawloski, followed by Tina Pawloski vs Mary Rakin. When this match was over Mary was exhuberant with her win and was about in tears as her father hugged her and the excitement set in (see photo lower left of Mary and her father). Masters Division Teams both Men and Women concluded the following Saturday night at the Riviera Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Up first was the Men’s Division that started early evening between the defending Mixed Masters Team 2008 of Two Stooges from Minnesota playing Young Guns from Missouri. The entire match was streamed live by www. OTBnTV.com and is available to watch for free. The Women’s Masters played afterwards with the semi-final match between NPL Chix and the New York Dolls and finals between NPL Chix from the Pacific Northwest and Table for 5 from the Chicago area. We were there filming as the match concluded at 2AM Sunday morning. There were other bonus matches filmed throughout the BCAPL Championships that www.OTBnTV.com filmed that are available to watch Free. There were 400-500 people watching the matches at any given time on the tournament floor as well as over 16,000 unique viewers overall on the internet. And at press time we have had over 6,300 additional viewers who have logged on after the live streaming to watch the videos. Needless to say these numbers at an amateur event are unparalleled and more pool players and friends and family were
June 2009
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Action in Real Time
on www.playbca.com m or www.ustream.tv/channel/OTBnTV-Live able to watch someone they knew or had heard of, bringing the exposure of the BCA Pool League to a new level. The BCAPL, the Greatest Pool Tournament in the World, had a community atmosphere of a family reunion. OTBnTV announced the different streamings and tournament that were going on for each of the 10 days throughout the BCAPL. We encouraged the viewer that was watching to log on to the other streaming sites such as the World Pool Masters and the Predator International 10Ball Championships and challenge matches by the Action Report. We encouraged an atmosphere of having 3-4 streamings at one time on your computer enabling the viewer that could not make the BCAPL feel like they were there. OTBnTV was sitting in the crowd filming on the 10 final tables as if we were merely a spectator. We were trying to bring to you the viewer the true experience of being on the tournament floor live just like you were there. Accompanying the free live streaming Don “Cheese” Akerlow took nearly 600 photos of the players while the matches were being streamed. Photos are available to view on the BCAPL Video Magazine page along with nearly 28 hours of video that was streamed live. You can still see the action if you haven’t had a chance to at no charge. The BCAPL did an awesome job of keeping the players updated through the live tournament brackets. This new software system gave the pool players up to date bracketing so that you could watch the progress of your favorite player or team by just checking online at cts.playbca.com/tournamenthome.aspx?tournamentid=72011 We would like to thank Mark Griffin, Holly Ryan, David Vandenberg,
and all the BCAPL staff for all their help and insight to make this live streaming possible and bringing amateur pool and it players to a new level. We’d also like to thank Ric Jones and Bad Boy Promotions and staff for all their help. And of course our sponsors, BCAPL, Riviera Casino Hotel, OB Cues, The Break, Rackem Magazine, Stroke Magazine and CuePen. com. We at OTBnTV would like to invite you to log on and watch the videos of the BCAPL. The photo galleries, which have had over 18,000 viewers, are free to download. Find your favorite photo(s) from the BCAPL Nationals in Las Vegas, download it and have it framed. If you would like to be notified of upcoming events being streamed by OTBnTV Live become a follower of our channel on www.ustream.tv. All you need to do is register as a user, go to our show page www.ustream.tv/channel/OTBnTV-Live and click the “Follow” button. It’s that easy! We have more events lined up so join us on Ustream and watch OTBnTV Live Real Action in Real Time. We hope to see you next year in Las Vegas! Thanks for tuning in.
Photos (above left) NPL Chix: Cindy Doty, Mary Hopkin, Jackie Fitchner, Liz Cole, Andrea Saenz-Maes (above right) Two Stooges Metro: Josh Burbul, Richie Cunningham, Ty Wilson, Brian Brekke, Mario Parayno (below (l to r)): Mary Rakin and father, Simon Pickering, Shane Van Boening, Danny Petralba, Yu Ram Cha, Julia Gabriel, and Tina Pawloski
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June 2009
Dennis Orcollo Dominates
from Dragon Promotions Orcullo Outstanding at Predator International 10-Ball Championship The 9th Annual Predator International 10-Ball Championship has ended with Filipino Dennis Orcollo dominating Ralf Souquet in the finals. Orcollo is the first ever Filipino to win the title in its nine year history. Ozone Billiards presents the 112 top players from around the globe along with top sponsor JBETpoker.net on the Dragon Promotions production at the Riviera Hotel & Casino May 11-16,2009 during the BCAPL’s National 8-Ball Championships. The 9th Annual Predator International 10-Ball Championship features live scoring of the entire event on www. Predator10ball.com . In the first semi-finals, Orcollo faced fellow countryman Warren Kiamco. Kiamco had been playing well the past few years with several top 4 finishes at major events including the US Open. But once again he was not able to top his run of fourth place finishes as he trailed the whole match with Orcollo till the final 7-4 score. The other semi-finals was even more lopsided between Ralf Souquet and Alex Pagulayan. This was a rematch of the past US Open finals between the two stars, and this time the result was the same. In a flawless performance, Souquet gave Pagulayan no opportunities and defeated Alex 7-1. The finals pitted Germany vs Philippines or Europe vs Asia. Orcollo has been considered to be the best player out of the Philippines the past 2 years now, while Souquet has been dominant in finals play in major events. And with the recent years having Filipino players coming in second place to their western counterparts in several major championships, Souquet seemed to be the favorite. Fortunately for Orcollo, he was able to make his own destiny. Orcollo capitalized on a good roll from his own miss and a safety error from Ralf to take the first game. From there he built a 3-0 lead and never relinquished his lead. Souquet lost his flawless performance with a few bad safeties and a couple missed shots. Dennis was able to maintain his high level of play, and though not flawless, was strong enough for the win at 8-3. “It looks like I saved all my mistakes for the finals”, said a disappointed Souquet in his after finals speech. “But Dennis was the better player and deserves the win.” “Ralf is a very good player, but in our match he made some mistakes. He played good on Alex, so I had to play good,too. I’m very happy for this win
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World’s Largest Pool League Awards League Operator of the Year Awards LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (May 7, 2009) - The American Poolplayers Association (APA) recognized five of their top franchisees with League Operator of the Year awards during the APA Annual Convention in late April in Las Vegas. The five were selected from a group of more than 260 League Operators throughout North America with one League Operator selected from each market size. In the Level 1 Market, Joe and Carmen Bond of McCook, Neb., were honored for their performance during the past year. Steve Floyd of Shreveport, La., was the top League Operator in the Level 2 Market. In the Level 3 Market, Walter and Emily Mims of Birmingham, Ala., were selected. Marc Lancaster and Area Manager Kim Ramsey of Raleigh, N.C., were selected in the Level 4 Market. Lee and Jane Tiani from Washington, D.C. were awarded League Operators of the Year in the Level 5 Market. The APA awards a number of League Operators each year for their accomplishments in running their League area. Those selected League Operator of the Year receive a check for $1,000 and a trophy. In addition to recognizing the League Operators of the Year, the APA also awarded the Rookie and Journeyman of the Year awards. Brad Rees of Central Square, N.Y, received the Rookie of the Year Award, while John and Kelly Croft of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, were selected for the Journeymen of the Year Award. The Journeyman of the Year is presented to the top League Operator who is no longer a rookie, but not yet eligible to receive the League Operator of the Year award. The APA, based in Lake Saint Louis, Mo., sanctions the world’s largest amateur pool league, known as the APA Pool League throughout the United States, and as the Canadian Pool League in Canada. More than 260,000 members compete in weekly 8-Ball and 9Ball league play. The APA is generally recognized as the Governing Body of Amateur Pool, having established the official rules, championships, formats and handicap systems for the sport of amateur billiards. The APA produces three major tournaments each year-the APA National Team Championships, the APA National Singles Championships and the U.S. Amateur Championship-that, together, pay out nearly $1.5 Million in cash and prizes annually! The APA and its championships are sponsored by Cuetec Cues and PoolDawg. For more information on the American Poolplayers Association, visit www.poolplayers.com.
BEF Junior National Qualifiers The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) would like to invite junior billiard athletes to participate in qualifying tournaments for the 21st Annual Junior National 9-Ball Championships. Qualifying tournaments are currently underway throughout the United States and will continue through June 14th. Junior players that qualify will be eligible to participate in the Junior Nationals which is scheduled this summer at Illinois State University (ISU) in Normal, Illinois. Junior competition at ISU is set for July 23rd-26th, while the ACUI Collegiate 9-Ball Championships will be played July 21st - 23rd. Junior players advancing to the Junior Nationals will be competing for academic scholarships, prizes, and an invitation to represent the United States at the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) Junior World Championships. The Junior Nationals features 4 divisions: 19 & Under Boys, 19 & Under Girls, 14 & Under Boys, and 14 & Under Girls. For more information about hosting a qualifier, league guidelines, or upcoming qualifier dates and locations, visit www.BilliardEducation.org . Sponsors include Brunswick Billiards, Simonis Cloth, Ozone Billiards, Delta-13 Rack, Aramith Billiard Balls, Illinois State University and Billiard Congress of America (BCA). Event and product sponsor opportunities are available, please contact the BEF. For more information about the BEF, please visit www.BilliardEducation.org or contact Laura Smith at 303.926.1039 or email info@BilliardEducation.org.
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PACS League News
ACS NEW SEASON BEGINS LEAGUES STARTING SOON The American CueSports leagues are gearing up for the new season. It looks to be a great season with a lot of growth this year. Leagues will be starting soon and if you are interested in playing in an ACS league, contact the Secretary/ Treasurer, Judy Griffith, and she will guide you to the nearest league operator in your area. If you do not have a league operator in your area and are interested in starting an ACS league, she will give you all the information you need to start one. You can also check the American CueSports national website for a wealth of information on getting started at americancuesports. org. You can also check PacificACS.org for a league operator in your area. Judy Griffith can be contacted at (360) 892-7454 or email her at shordunski@aol.com. Judy Griffith will be starting a scotch doubles league beginning th July 6 or 13th , at the Nitehawk Restaurant & Lounge. If you are interested in playing, please contact her. Also, a scotch doubles league will be starting in Longview beginning July 7th and 8th. If interested please contact Becky Mowdy at (360) 560-0965 or at bbeckyma@msn.com. We are all very excited about the upcoming new season. It looks to be an exciting year. Our annual regional tournament will again be held at the Little Creek Casino in Shelton, WA. Come on out and join the fun!
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Vernon Elliott from: Steve Booth - OnePocket.org
The family of Banks legend Vernon Elliott sadly reports that Vernon died the afternoon of May 9, 2009, after suffering a heart attack following several recent surgeries. Vernon Elliott, like fellow One Pocket Hall of Fame member ‘Cornbread Red’, was a tough country bred Kentucky road player from the old school. Except unlike Red, Vernon completely shunned the publicity of tournaments, never once playing in one. Like Red, Vernon’s fearless hustling style took him all over the country, into even the toughest of poolrooms in the toughest of neighborhoods. He is often called the ‘greatest under-cover player of all time’. As a young man he developed as a player among the great bankers of the day in the banking capital of the universe, Louisville, KY. Among Louisville’s banking legends were guys like Bob Bowles and Charlie Jones, where even Eddie Taylor was humbled now and then. A patient and observant player who could also win at 9-Ball and One Pocket, Vernon hunted the big game players, seeking out the ‘big score’, which he was very successful at. In a 2006 interview with OnePocket.org’s Steve Booth, Vernon described it this way, “I’m going to tell you something pardner, I wouldn’t let nobody (continued on page 26)
June 2009
Appleton World Pool Master
Appleton Takes Masters Crown at First Attempt Darren Appleton, the reigning World 10 Ball Champion became the third ever Englishman to win the PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters title following a fighting 8-4 win over Holland’s Nick Van Den Berg at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. The 33 year-old, who converted to big table pool in recent years, following an outstanding career at English 8 Ball, beat Raj Hundal, Ralf Souquet and Mika Immonen en route to the final. As well as the title and magnificent trophy, Appleton takes a check for $20,000 while Van Den Berg earned half that amount. “It’s unbelievable to win the World Pool Masters,” said Appleton. “It has been my goal to win a Matchroom event and to win this is like winning another world title. “After the 10-ball victory I put a lot of expectation on myself and hopefully this will help me get in the World Cup of Pool and the Mosconi Cup. We all want to play in Matchroom tournaments and this hasn’t done me any harm.” “This gives me a lot more belief that I can go on and keep winning titles. My target has been to get in the Mosconi Cup and winning this puts me in the mix. It is every pool players dream to play in the Mosconi Cup.” Appleton won the lag but delivered an illegal break as the requisite number of balls failed to travel past the headstring. Both players had visits but it was the Dutchman who took the rack. Van den Berg, whose break had served him so well throughout the tournament came up with a dry break but his opponent missed a routine 6-ball but then made up for it with a fine 6-8 combination to level the score at 1-1. Appleton produced a legal break and a fine
long pot on the red 3 set himself up to run out the rack which he did to lead 2-1. That became 3-1 as he produced one of the best breaks of the tournament as four balls disappeared. Van den Berg had a chance after Appleton missed the red 3 into the center pocket, but he over- screwed and scratched potting the 4 ball and with ball-in-hand, Appleton moved 4-1 in front. A scratch from Darren Appleton gave ball in hand to van den Berg and the score quickly moved to 4-2. In the next a fluke from Appleton gave him a three-rack advantage after a fortunate 4-6 combination helped him. Appleton had a dry break in the eighth and the rack wasn’t a long one as van den Berg closed the gap to two thanks to a 1-9 carom. After serving him well, Van den Berg was beginning to struggle with his break. An illegal one helped Appleton inch closer to the title as he moved into a 6-3 lead in the race to 8. Fortune went with van den Berg in the tenth rack as Appleton made an illegal break and then failed with a 2-7-9 combination. The Dutchman
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avoided scratching by millimeters after he potted the 6-ball and saw the cue ball hanging on the edge. He went on to win the rack to reduce the deficit to 4-6. Appleton moved to the hill after another breaking error from van den Berg - this time a dry break, and he clinched the title thanks to a 4-9 combination in the 12th rack to win by an 8-4 margin. “I probably didn’t play as well in the final as I did in the semi-final,” added Appleton. “I didn’t break as well as I had done and neither did Nick - he had three dry breaks in the final. “Nick recently won the European Championship so I had him as the favorite and had broken the best to get to the final. “He’s a great guy and we’re very good friends so we both tried to enjoy the final and was just a shame someone had to lose. “He was on a great run so to beat him in the final is a dream come true especially with the three other players that I defeated.”
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Liz Cole Wins NWPA Stop
(L to R) Jim Lebold (Cue Ball), Carissa Biggs (2nd), Liz Cole (1st), Ford (TD)
NWPA Tour Stop #2 - The Cue Ball Salem, Oregon On April 18th , some of the best women play players from around the Northwest converged on The Cue Ball in Salem, Oregon for stop number 2 on the NWPA Tour. A favorite stop among the tour players, The Cue Ball,
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Final Standings for the Open 9-Ball Singles held at Eagles Club # 326 Bozeman, MT. This tournament was played Saturday May 16, 2009 with a great field of 28 players. 1st $360 Leroy Dorsey-Bozeman nd 2 $270 Nate Neergaard-Bozeman 3rd $180 Jim Hansen-Bozeman 4th $90 Britton Schwartzer-Livingston From the first match to the last match there was not an easy match played all day. Had to play to win. It was great to see some new faces in a full field. Love to see you all come back. Great field - great tournament. Again thank you for playing pool at the Eagles Club. Thank You
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who will be hosting a U.S. Amateur Preliminary on Sept 18-20 open to all players 18 and over, was as welcoming as ever providing refreshments for the tournament staff and players. A field of thirty-one began playing on a beautiful Saturday morning. By Sunday the field was whittled down and found Liz Cole sitting comfortably on the point. After an initial loss to Liz on Saturday, Carissa Biggs battled her way through the b-side of the bracket to win a rematch with Liz in the finals. Carissa jumped ahead of Liz winning the first four matches. Liz answered with fours wins to tie the match. From there, these ladies traded games to keep the match tied 5-5. Liz then won two games back to back to move ahead 7-5. In the 13th game, Carissa missed her shot on the four-ball, but managed a lucky roll kicking in the nine for the win bringing the score to 7-6. Liz, however, was not to be denied and won the next two games to win the match 9-6. Congratulations to Liz Cole on another spectacular performance! Our next tour stop will be June 13-14 at Malarkey’s in Tacoma, WA. Hope to see you there! 1st $455 Liz Cole 2nd $300 Carissa Biggs 3rd $195 Suzanne Smith 4th $155 Mikki Small 5/6 $90 Kit Dennis, Shari Ross 7/8 $70 Linda Carter, Suwanna Kroll
Challenge the Stars
The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) held its annual “Challenge the Stars” fundraiser on May 12th during the 9th Annual Predator International 10-Ball Championship and BCA Pool League (BCAPL) National 8-Ball Championships in Las Vegas. Pros, amateurs and fans helped raise almost $5,300 to help academic scholarships, “Pool In School” and other junior billiard programs. Billiard enthusiast attending the benefit also participated in the silent auction and raffle made possible by the generous donations. Diamond Billiard Products and BCAPL provided the pool tables and arena for the festivities. A team of two dozen dedicated volunteers helped to make this event successful. A comprehensive list of all who came together to support the future of billiards through junior programs is available on the BEF website at www.BilliardEducation.org.
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Vinnie’s Bar Tops DVPL
VINNIE’S BAR # 1 Jason Williams, Dave Gomez, Holly Robinson, George Williams and Jared Williams (not in photo)
TEAM TOURNEY WINNERS John Zapata, Frank Triolo, Ronald Yu, Gary Stevens
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The Diablo Valley Pool League successfully finished their summer session, this past March 25th. The up and coming open league, which at one point only had 6 teams, is now in full swing with 20 teams and growing. We have a lot of new talented players that have joined and who love to play and compete. The 22 week session generated a total payout of $14,000. All teams get money, the top 5 male players and a top female also get cash. Join me in congratulating returning Champion FARRINGTON’S BAR # 2 team from Vinnie’s lead by Holly Robinson. Again, Rick Yoder, Jack Bernardi, her “partners in crime’’ are Jason Williams, the Shawn Modelo Leslie Bernardi best in the area and top shooter of the league, George Williams, Jared Williams(not in photo) and Dave Gomez. 1st $1800 VINNIE’S BAR 2nd $1400 FARRINGTON’S BAR 3rd $1050 RACK EM UP 4th $950 RACK EM UP 5th $880 VINNIE’S BAR 6th $820 AJ’ SPORTS BAR 7th $760 THE OFFICE 8th $700 DIABLO LANES 9th $640 SCORES BAR RACK EM UP # 3 10th $580 DIABLO LANES Rich Yr, Gary Stevens, 11th $515 RACK EM UP Joe Priselac, Frank Triolo 12th $455 AJSPORTS BAR 13th $395 FARRINGTON’S BAR TOP SHOOTERS 1 $100 JASON WILLIAMS 14th $335 CJ’ BAR 2 $80 RICH YODER 15th $275 THE OFFICE 3 $60 GARY STEVENS 16th $210 VINNIE’S BAR $40 JARED WILLIAMS 17th $154 FARRINGTON’S BAR 4 5 $20 DAVE GOMEZ 18th $125 CJ’S BAR TOP FEMALE 19th $100 VINNIE’S BAR 1 $50 LESLIE BERNARDI
The Diablo Valley Pool League is a non-profit organization which is mainly geared to the need of the entry and mid level pool player. Our main goal is to prepare players to participate in the BCA-ACS National 8-Ball Championship which is held at the Riviera in Las Vegas. All our leagues are handicapped. We have just finished the Scotch Doubles 8-ball League which plays on Saturdays at 5pm. We had 13 teams participating on a double Kacie Regan, George Williams round rotation. Let us welcome our new champions George Williams and Kacie Regan. 1st $1058 George Williams/Kacie Regan 2nd $794 Vj Modelo/Shawn Modelo 3rd $582 John Zapata/LouAnne LaFlamme 4th $476 Robbie Lyng/Annette Wood 5th $476 Jared Williams/Jenn Loden 6th $397 Bill Weiman/Cony Mendoza 7th $370 Kevin Yi/Tina Mendoza 8th $317 Lauren Rutkovitch/Jeff Houston 9th $278 Gary Marcus/Jenny McCarthy 10th $225 Frank Triolo/Stacey Wilson 13th $185 Ray Fletcher/Jess Quinata 14th $106 Blaine June/ Brenda Clark
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Results for May 9th, 2009
(l to r) Dominic Cardoso, Tom Brady, Linn Petty
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Player Linn Petty Tom Brady Dominic Cardoso Ken Karp Jim Barrett Mike Jarvis Resse Alvaran Roy Potts
1st Place Hub Bar 1 Aimee Neel, Barba Tuss, Marnie Lappe, Candice Evans (top shooter)
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play cheap; if they want to play cheap, they can get somebody else. I always made ‘em bet. They always thought that I was just a damned old country boy, that I couldn’t do nothin’. I got big action everywhere I went, damn near, because I always had that ability to make ‘em bet. They didn’t ever know my real name, because I wouldn’t tell them, and I never played in a tournament, so they couldn’t find out.” Vernon Elliott was born February 18, 1938 in Kentucky. He raised a family of six by playing pool and hustling his whole life, until he was finally forced to retire in the 90’s after suffering several strokes. During his playing years, he was possessed of one of the most powerful pool strokes of all time, and if he couldn’t get a game for the money he wanted, he had an array of impossible looking proposition shots that he could win at. Once he even cashed in with Eddie Taylor on a bank shot that even the great Taylor was convinced was impossible. Vernon was inducted into the One Pocket Hall of Fame in recognition for Bank Pool in January, 2007.
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DVPL Women’s Session The Office-Get Felt – Louise (Wheezy) Panzarella, Jonni Smith, Nikki White, Leslie Nuccio 6) For the Diablo Lanes, Bitches for ever veterans of the league Cony and Tina Mendoza tried to continue their tradition of making sure everyone who gets money earns it, and assembled a decent group of shooters for this matter. They were joined by veteran Stacy Wilson, Kacie Regan, Jess Quintana and Lynn Cage. Bitches like many of the teams in the middle struggled big time with the handicap and unfortunately were unable to make up the difference with their games. They just couldn’t find the right momentum. They had a strong start and played fair most of the session until the end when the handicap and the lack of consistency took the best of them. Bitches got their money back in Vegas, wining their first two games and loosing next two. Diablo Lanes-Bitches Forever – Tina Mendoza, Stacy Wilson, Kacie Regan, Cony Mendoza, Jess Quinata, Lynne Lage 7) Diablo Lanes Erin’s team, which is a relative new group of women shooters in the league, lead by Erin McKibben had an excellent season. With a little bit of help from the handicap they certainly provided challenges to the top seated teams. Carmel Pipper, Zorah Mariano, Theresa Williams and Monica Kappl make part of this young but aggressive group. Erin was asked to be the filth player by Players Club team in the national tournament at the Riviera. Her game is one to respect. Watch for her in the future. Diablo Valley Lanes - Erin – Teresa Williams, Carmel Piper, Erin McKibben, Monica Kappl, (Not in photo: Zorah Mariano) 8)Your Average Killers-from Rack ém up, led by Laura Tow who continue to show tenacity and competitiveness during the entire season is also another new group of shooters in our women’s league. Again, they proved to be a challenge and with the right handicap forced all teams to play their best. Like their name states, they killed a lot of higher seated team’s hopes due to their high averages. Rack Em Up-Your Average Killers – Pat Souse, Laura Tow, Kim Randolph, Cheryl Query Michelle Latimer, (Not in photos: Val Helenson) 9)AJ’s –The Tight Racks led by Brenda Clark, one of our favorite captains in the league, put together a strong group with Carol Prescott, Jenny McCary, Diane Friedman, Elizabeth Baum and veteran Lily Davis. She took this group to the nationals and they made all of us very proud by winning their money back in this competitive event. This is a team to look for in the coming seasons. Veteran Barbara Martish also helped their effort during the regular session. AJ’S -Tight Rack – Barbara Martisch, Lily Davis, Brenda Clark, Carol Prescott, Jenny McCary, Elizabeth Baum, Diane Friedman 10)1220 –Warrior’s led by Heather Outlaw is another fresh group of women relatively new to the league. They take the game seriously and continue to climb up that learning curve with their pool game. Jen Reed,
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Tacy Nichols, Deidre Hurley and Hillary Denney assisted Heather this season. 1220 Pine-Warriors - Hillary Denney, Tacy Nichols, Heather Outlaw, Deirdre Hurley, Meridith Slater, Jen Reed 11) Least but not last Carmen Milholland another veteran player in the league, led the Farrington’s team The Straight Shooters this season. She is still in the rebuilding phase and has struggled a bit finding the right mix. We, however know better that to take her and her players for granted. Farrington’s-Straight Shooters: Carmen Milholland, Patti Brown, Heather Penman, Claudia Schultz, Theresa Bales End of Womens Tournament: End of the season tournament and payout was held on May 2, 2009 at Vinnie’s Bar. The Bitches Forever reclaimed some pride and showed how challenging they can be by taking first place in the end of the season tournament Bitches $180 Denise’s $120 Final Standings and Prizes Teams 1) Farrington’s-Right on Cue $1000+$600 2) Vinnies-The Players Club $750+$400 3) Rack’ Em Up-A Whole Different Animal $650+$300 4) Vinnie’s-Outsiders $500+$200 5) The Office-Get Felt $463 6) Diablo Lanes-Bitches Forever $400 7) Diablo Lanes-Erin $363 8) Rack Em Up-Your Average Killers $288 9) AJ’S-Tight Rack $238 10) 1220 Pine-Warriors $200 11) Farrington’s-Straight Shooters $150 Top shooters 1) Leslie Armstrong $100 2) Shawn Modelo $90 3) Darla Decker $80 4) Deanna Spomer $70 5) Ana Heaney $60 6) Sally Harvey $50 7) Brenda Johnson $40 8) Denise Domingo/Annette Wood $30 9)7) Denise Domingo/Annette Wood $20 10) Angie Nelson $10 MOST IMPROVED PLAYER 09 ANNETTE WOOD 7.41 Starting Average - 8.48 Final Average Annette Wood
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EVENT / RULES ENTRY ADDED 9-Ball race to 5 Handicap. $15 9-Ball race to 5 Handicap. $15
DAY Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays
CITY Aurora Northglenn Aurora Aurora Denver Northglenn Aurora Northglenn Aurora Northglenn Aurora
PHONE (303) 755-7675 (303) 450-7665 (303) 755-7675 (303) 755-7675 (303) 297-2700 (303) 450-7665 (303) 755-7675 (303) 450-7665 (303) 755-7675 (303) 450-7665 (303) 755-7675
EVENT / RULES ENTRY 8-Ball Bar Box BCA Rules $5 9-Ball Big Tables R5/Alt Br/DE $12 3-Ball on 9’ Tables $5 9-Ball on 9’ Tables $10 15-rack 10-Ball Hndcp $12 9-Ball Big Tables Race 5 $22 8-Ball Bar Box BCA Rules $5 9-Ball BarBox Race 2 $5 9-Ball Race to 5/5 Prog. Pot $10 8-Ball Bar Tables Race 4/3 $10 8-Ball Bar Box BCA Rules $5
LOCATION Rack’em Billiards Colorado Cue Club Rack’em Billiards Rack’em Billiards Wynkoop Colorado Cue Club Rack’em Billiards Colorado Cue Club Rack’em Billiards Colorado Cue Club Rack’em Billiards
TIME 6:30PM 6:30PM
ADDED
TIME Call $50 7:30PM Progressive Pot Call Progressive Pot Call $100 7:30PM $100 7:30PM Matching/Prog.Pot Call $10 Bar Tab 7:30PM $200 1st Guar. Call $100 7:30PM Matching/Prog.Pot Call Matching/Prog.Pot
WASHINGTON
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CITY Snohomish Tacoma Vancouver Everett Federal Way Lakewood Mountlake Terr Sumner Auburn Bremerton Lakewood Lynwood Tacoma Tacoma Bellevue Bremerton Graham Olympia Everett Kenmore Longview Monroe Renton Vancouver Lakewood Renton Renton Snohomish Sumner Vancouver Vancouver Bremerton Graham Kennewick Lakewood Lakewood Longview Olympia Snohomish Tacoma Tacoma Vancouver Vancouver
LOCATION Kornerpocket Billiardz Latitude 84 Halftime P C Pub P J Pockets Longhorn Saloon O’Houlie’s Pub Log Cabin The Sports Page Stixx and Stones Billiards Full Splice Uncle Jack’s Billiards Malarkey’s Pool & Brew Latitude 84 Mustard Seed Stixx and Stones Billiards Qz’s Frankies P C’s Pub Golden Fleece Billiards Cadillac Island Robin’s Billiards Mike’s Place Spot Bar & Grill Schooners Mike’s Place Mike’s Place Kornerpocket Billiardz (1st/3rd) Log Cabin Legends Spot Bar & Grill Stixx and Stones Billiards Qz’s Billiard’Aires Club Full Splice Longhorn Saloon Cadillac Island Frankies Kornerpocket Billiardz Latitude 84 Malarkey’s Pool & Brew Halftime Spot Bar & Grill
PHONE (360) 862-9054 (253) 531-5154 (360) 694-3114 (425) 258-9465 (877) R-U-LUCKY (253) 581-2580 (425) 776-1833 (253) 863-2905 (253) 288-0436 (360) 377-2359 (253) 512-6898 (425) 941-9928 (253) 383-3301 (253) 531-5154 (425) 603-9001 (360) 377-2359 (253) 262-8437 (360) 455-0352 (425) 258-9465 (425) 908-7332 (360) 957-0065 (360) 794-7878 (425) 255-9213 (360) 256-1110 (253) 584-1919 (425) 255-9213 (425) 255-9213 (360) 862-9054 (253) 863-2905 (360) 693-8125 (360) 256-1110 (360) 377-2359 (253) 262-8437 (360) 783-4071 (253) 512-6898 (253) 581-2580 (360) 957-0065 (360) 455-0352 (360) 862-9054 (253) 531-5154 (253) 383-3301 (360) 694-3114 (360) 256-1110
EVENT / RULES ENTRY ADDED 9-Ball Open (Breakpot) $15+$5 g.f. $100 w/16 9-Ball $5+$3 g.f. 8-Ball Open-Limit first 24 $5 $$$ 9-Ball $5 100% 9-Ball $8 $200 field based 8-Ball $5 Pays 75% field 8-Ball $7 100%+BreakPot 9-Ball Vegas Rules $5 Matching 8-Ball $5 50% up to 16 9-Ball (Break pot) $5+$3 g.f. 100% 9-Ball $5+$3 100% w/15+ 9-Ball $10 $5/player 9 Ball $5+3 g.f. 100% w/32 9-Ball $5+$3 g.f. 8-Ball B only Limit 16 $5 up to $100 9-Ball $5+$3 g.f. 100% 8-Ball $5+$3 g.f. 100% 9-Ball Valley Rules $5 Matching 8 Ball - B & below $5 100% 9-Ball Handicap $10 $300 min 9-Ball $25 top B player $5+$2 g.f. $200 9-Ball Open $7+$3 g.f. Breakpot 8 Ball $5 100% w/16 8-Ball Call Pocket $2 Matching 8-Ball BCA rules $5 100% 8 Ball $5 100% w/16 8 Ball $5 100% w/16 Black Light Night 8-Ball $5 Matching 8 Ball $5 Matching Blind Draw Scotch Dbls $2 Meat 8-Ball $5 100% 9-Ball $5+$3 g.f. 100% 9-Ball $10+$2 g.f. 8-Ball/9-Ball Alternating $5+$3 100% w/15+ 9-Ball $5 Pays 75% field Blind Draw Sc Dbls $5+$1 Matching 8-Ball Valley Rules $5 Matching 8-Ball Open $10 50% w/16 8-Ball $5+$3 g.f. 8-Ball $5 100% 9-Ball Call the 9 $5 $$$ w/16+ 9-Ball Race to 3 $5 Matching
TIME 7:00PM 8:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM 8:00PM 7:30PM 7:00PM 6:30PM 7:30PM 7:30pm 7:00PM 8:00PM 8:00PM 7:30PM 7:30PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM Call 7:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM 8:00PM 7:00PM 2:00PM 8:00PM 8:00PM 2:00PM 7:30PM 8:00PM 6:00PM 7:00PM 1:00PM 1:30PM 8:00PM 2:00PM 6:00PM 1:00PM 8:00PM 2:00PM 7:00PM 2:00PM
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June 2009
WEEKLY POOL TOURNAMENTS
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ID
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CALL FIRST: Dates, Times & Tournaments are subject to change without notice.
DAY Saturdays
CITY Sheridan
LOCATION Rails Bar
PHONE (307) 751-1609
EVENT / RULES 8-Ball
ENTRY $10
ADDED $100 w/16
TIME 5:00PM
DAY Tuesdays Wednesdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays
CITY Moscow Moscow Twin Falls Emmett Moscow Pocatello
LOCATION Mingles Mingles The Pocket Toadstool Mingles Oasis Bar
PHONE (208) 882-2050 (208) 882-2050 (208) 733-9676 (208) 398-7321 (208) 882-2050 (208) 232-9347
EVENT / RULES 9 Ball 8 Ball 8-Ball Handicapped 8-Ball or 9-Ball 8 Ball 8/9 Ball Alternating
ENTRY ADDED $5 $5 $6 $25 w/16+ $5 $5 Matching $5 Matching
TIME 8:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM
DAY Mondays Wednesdays Saturdays Sundays
CITY Kalispell Three Forks Kalispell Kalispell Belgrade Butte
LOCATION Cattlemen’s Casino Frontier Club Cattlemen’s Casino Cattlemen’s Casino Hub Bar Mr Ed’s
PHONE (406) 257-9656 (406) 285-9876 (406) 257-9656 (406) 257-9656 (406) 388-1811 (406) 782-3700
EVENT / RULES 8-Ball Free Pool All Day 8-Ball 8-Ball Free Pool All Day 8 Ball
ENTRY $5
ADDED Matching
TIME 7:00PM
$5 $5
Matching Matching
7:00PM 1:00PM
$5
$2.50/player
2:00PM
DAY Mondays
CITY Sacramento
Tuesdays
Emeryville Modesto Moorpark
PHONE (916) 456-3243 (415) 931-1115 (510) 652-9808 (209) 572-4283 (805) 523-3088 (650) 965-3100 (951) 785-9588 (916) 332-8798 (916) 456-3243 (916) 332-8798 (415) 585-6800 (562) 867-7733 (209) 572-4283 (951) 785-9588 (916) 332-8798 (415) 931-1115 (510) 861-0812 (209) 572-4283 (650) 992-7900 (209) 572-4283 (805) 523-3088 (951) 785-9588 (415) 931-1115 (415) 346-9140 (562) 867-7733 (805) 523-3088 (650) 965-3100
EVENT / RULES 9-Ball B USPPA USPPA
ENTRY ADDED $5 $20 $15
TIME 8:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM
Riverside Sacramento Sacramento Wednesdays Sacramento San Francisco Thursdays Bellflower Modesto Riverside Sacramento San Francisco Fridays Concord Modesto Saturdays Daly City Modesto Moorpark Riverside San Francisco San Francisco Sundays Bellflower Moorpark Mountain View
LOCATION Jointed Cue Family Billiards Broken Rack Railhouse Billiards Buters’a Billiards CA Billiard Club Shooters Hard Times Jointed Cue Hard Times Billiards Palacade Hard Times Railhouse Billiards Shooters Hard Times Family Billiards DVPL Railhouse Billiards Town & Country Railhouse Billiards Buters’a Billiards Shooters Family Billiards Billiard Palacade Hard Times Buters’a Billiards (Last Sun) CA Billiard Club
9-Ball - modified Hdcp USPPA 75 & Under 9-Ball Handicapped 8-Ball Line 9-Ball Open staggered entry 9-Ball ‘B’ player 8-Ball 9-Ball Handicap
$15 $12 Break Pot $12 $10 $5-$15 $50 $5 $10 $50 $10
8:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM 7:00PM 7:30PM 8:00PM
9-Ball 10-Ball USPPA Tourny at Vinnie’s Bar
$12 $10 $20 Call
8:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM
9-Ball
Call
1:00PM
9-Ball - Race to 5 $25 9-Ball USPPA $12 $50 w/16 NPL $20 NPL $20 $500 Break Pot 9-Ball Open $20 10-Ball - Race to 6 $30 9-Ball USPPA Handicap $20 Break Pot
1:00PM 1:00PM 3:00PM 1:00PM 1:00PM Call 5:00PM
DAY Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays
LOCATION Hot Shots Cues Billiards Hot Shots Wichita Cues Billiards Ballad Town Billiards Wichita Cues Billiards Cues Billiards Ballad Town Billiards K C Midway Jake’s Bar & Grill K C Midway K C Midway Jake’s Bar & Grill K C Midway NiteHawk Sam’s Billiards
PHONE (503) 644-8869 (503) 251-8399 (503) 644-8869 (503) 654-4201 (503) 251-8399 (503) 357-1111 (503) 654-4201 (503) 251-8399 (503) 251-8399 (503) 357-1111 (503) 655-0089 (503) 362-3600 (503) 655-0089 (503) 655-0089 (503) 362-3600 (503) 655-0089 (503) 285-7177 (503) 282-8266
EVENT / RULES 9 Ball ‘B’ -Texas Express 8-Ball BCA Rules 9 Ball ‘C’ -Texas Express 9-Ball 9-Ball C & below 9-Ball/BCA 3/2 DE 8-Ball 9-Ball 8-Ball 8-Ball/BCA 2/2 DE 9-Ball Texas Express 8 Ball-Open 9 Ball Texas Express 8 Ball BCA rules 8-Ball Blind Draw Sc Doubles 9 Ball - Race 4/3 8 Ball Straight Pool (1st Sun.)
TIME 7:00PM 7:30PM 7:00PM 7:30PM 7:30PM Call 7:30PM 7:30PM 9:30PM Call 7:30PM 7:30PM 5:00PM 7:30PM 7:30PM 6:30PM 6:00PM 11:00AM
OREGON
CALIFORNIA
San Francisco
Mountain View
CITY Beaverton Portland Beaverton Milwaukee Portland Forest Grove Milwaukee Portland Portland Forest Grove Oregon City Salem Oregon City Oregon City Salem Oregon City Portland Portland
9-Ball Hdcp race to 6 SE
$10
Break Pot
Open Heads Up Race to 7 $11
Break Pot
9-Ball 75 & Under
$7
Break Pot
$10
Break Pot
8-Ball Heads up DE
ENTRY ADDED $6+$1 $7 incl. g.f. $6+$1 $5 House Matches $7 incl. g.f. $5 House Matches $5 House Matches $6 incl. g.f. $$$ $6 incl. g.f. $$$ $5 House Matches $5 $75/1st w/16 $5 $$$ $6 $75/1st w/16 $5 $75/1st w/16 $5 $$$ $5 $75/1st w/16 $3M/$2W $100 $10+$2 g.f.
8:00PM
8:00PM
8:00PM
12:30PM
June 2009
Call First - All Tournaments are subject to change without notice
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EVENT / RULES ENTRY ADDED TIME 8-Ball Open Scotch $40+$20 g.f. 10:00AM 8-Ball Mixed Scotch $40+$20 g.f. 10:00AM 8-Ball Open Singles $40+$20 g.f. $1,000 1st/w 64 7:00PM 8-Ball Women’s Open Singles $35+$20 g.f. 11:00AM 8-Ball Men’s Master Singles $60+$20 g.f. $1,000 1st/w 25 12:00PM 8-Ball Mixed Teams $120+$30 g.f. $1,000 Guar 1st 9:00AM 8-Ball Women’s Doubles $60+$20 g.f. 2:00PM One Pocket $20 $10/p up to 30 Noon 9-Ball $25 $10/p up to 50 Noon One Pocket Limit 32 - Single Elim $20 $200 Noon 9-Ball Limit 96 $30 $800 Noon 9-Ball - NCS Qualifier $35 (incl g.f.) $500 Noon 9-Ball - NCS Qualifier $60 TBA Call Straight Pool $15 11:00AM 9-Ball So. Willamette Valley players $10 $200 10:00AM Chip Classic $10 11:00AM 9-Ball - NCS Qualifier $60 (incl. g.f.) $1,000 w/64 Call 9-Ball at Malarkey’s Call $500 Call USPPA Summer Shoot Out $50 $1000 w/128 Noon 9-Ball Limit 16 $25 $500 payout Noon 10-Ball - NCS Qualifier $35 (incl g.f.) $500 Noon 10 Ball - NCS Qualifier $40 $1,000 Call 9-Ball Open Race to 9 $30+$7 g.f. $500 w/64 Noon 8-Ball Handicapped $20 $200 Call VNEA Jr. Nationals Varies Online Free Live Streaming Jr. Nationals - Times TBA Betty Bies Benefit Mx Sc Dbls $20 donation 10:00AM One Pocket/9-Ball $25 each $300 ea w/32 1:00PM Ironman II Round Robin $50+$10 g.f. $500 w/full field 9:00AM 8-Ball Everett Women’s Invitational $125 $750 Call Straight Pool - NCS Qualifier $60 Airfare (w/16) Call 9-Ball Open John Ervolino Mem. $70 (incl g.f.) $1000 w/64 7:00PM One Pocket $20 $10/p up to 30 Noon 9-Ball $25 $10/p up to 50 Noon One Pocket Limit 32 - Single Elim $20 $200 Noon 9-Ball Limit 96 $30 $800 Noon Straight Pool $15 11:00AM 15-Rack Championship Qualifiers Call Call 9-Ball So. Willamette Valley players $10 $200 10:00AM 10-Ball - NCS Qualifier $60 TBA Call Sat: One Pocket / Sun: 9-Ball $20 / $20 $400 each 1:00PM 9-Ball at Jillian’s Call $500 Guar Call WWR 9-Ball @ Hard Times $30 Calla Call 10-Ball - NCS Qualifier $60 (incl. g.f.) $1,000 11:00AM Summertime Mixed Doubles $20/team 10:00AM One Pocket/9-Ball $25 each $300 ea w/32 1:00PM 8-Ball Handicapped $20 $200 Call One Pocket $20 $10/p up to 30 Noon 9-Ball $25 $10/p up to 50 Noon One Pocket Limit 32 - Single Elim $20 $200 Noon 9-Ball Limit 96 $30 $800 Noon Straight Pool $15 11:00AM 9-Ball So. Willamette Valley players $10 $200 10:00AM 9-Ball Limit 16 $25 $500 payout Noon Sat: One Pocket / Sun: 9-Ball $20 / $20 $400 each 1:00PM One Pocket/9-Ball $25 each $300 ea w/32 1:00PM 9-Ball Seattle Open $45 $1,000 10:00AM 8-Ball Handicapped $20 $200 Call WWR 9-Ball @ Shoreline $30 Call WWR 9-Ball @ CA Billiards $30 Call 8-Ball Wild West Shootout $25 $6500 Guar 7:00PM WWR 9-Ball @ Family Billiards $30 Call WWR 9-Ball @ Broken Rack $30 Call
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