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8 Beat People With a Stick Gripping Experiences 10 Pro Pool Workout Stop Shot Zigzag 12 Ten Steps to Pool Success Step Six: Find the Triangles 14 Intermediate Objectives Teach Them Young

16 Django Unchallenged Bustamante Captures 15th Annual Derby City Classic All-Around Championship, Deuel and Pagulayan Take One-Pocket and 9-Ball Titles 22 J. Pechauer Custom Cues Celebrates 50-Year Anniversary 24 Ga Young Kim KO’s Webb for Masters Merit

On the Cover: Francisco “Django” Bustamante rode into the 15th Annual Derby City Classic and captured first place in the 9-ball banks division, as well as runner-up in one-pocket, clinching the lucrative All-Around Champion title and earning a total of $38,000 for the nine-day event. For the full story, please visit page 16. 2 InsidePOOL Magazine ◊ March 2013

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Gripping Experiences O

n the first day of pool school, I point out that if you can’t deliver the cue ball where you think it has to go, nothing else matters. All your strategy, knowledge, and experience won’t pocket a ball or win a game. Your fundamentals do that, and so they are first and foremost. At pool school, we focus hard on fundamentals of form, how best to arrange your body to facilitate an accurate, fluid, consistent, straight, repeatable stroke. We all have form flaws, departures from the ideal. And of course, exactly what constitutes the ideal is different for every player. There’s a lot to it, but we move the class along in a fairly systematic way. As the instructors circulate to help the individual players at their tables, we generally work on the biggest things first. As I watch a player, I’m looking for what sticks out to me the most. What’s the simplest thing we can change or improve to get the greatest immediate gain? Maybe his bridge is floppy or his head is moving or his stick is swerving or his stance is awkward or any of a hundred things. Whatever it is, we gradually work each player into something closer to ideal for him, something that gets him past the biggest issues he had, gets him more confidence and better results.

‘ ’ Try to feel the weight of the cue hanging from your elbow point.

Eventually, as players’ fundamentals are “roughed in,” they start to look like solid players. Things become more consistent, fluid, athletic, simple. It’s worthwhile to let players work on these changes for some time, perhaps a few months. The longer someone has played, the tougher it is to overcome old habits. At this point, though, our players are very clear on why they should make their changes, and so they are motivated to change and to be vigilant about it. For those who stick with it and are patient with themselves and their learning process, their new fundamentals begin to dominate their play and their game comes up. Here’s where we can begin to refine the finer aspects of form, and get even further down the path to excellence. But this is also where the changes become much more subtle. Instructors can point out some factors to consider, some ways to experiment, some ways to measure or compare results. One of these subtle areas is grip. Grip is what connects us to our instrument: the cue stick. This joining, and the motion of the grip with the stick, must function smoothly. In my opinion, your grip can evolve and improve throughout your entire pool life. We can give you general guidance, such as where your grip hand should be on the cue. We can give you important ideas, such as your grip should be very light. We can suggest experimenting with different numbers of grip fingers, different thumb placements, and small changes in your palm/stick angle. These are all worthwhile areas to explore, but aside from seeing whether a change allows the stick to stroke straighter, all you have is 8 InsidePOOL Magazine ◊ March 2013

“How does it feel?” Does it feel smoother? Is it uncomfortable? Is it difficult to do consistently? Does it give you more confidence? It’s hard for an instructor to tell whether a change feels better to a player. That’s up to the player. We try to see whether the “quality” of their stroke improves and whether their pocketing and ball control improves. So while I can’t really tell you exactly how to improve your grip, I do have a few suggestions you’ll find worthy of your attention: No gripping: Don’t squeeze the stick. Don’t grab it. Just swing it. Gripping runs tension up into your arm and hobbles your fluidity. It’s actually okay to hold so lightly that the stick sometimes slides forward after the hit. Rule of thumb: No squeezing with the thumb either, for the same reason. The thumb makes some kind of soft loop that keeps the stick from falling off your hand—and that’s all. Our rule of thumb (ha ha) is “When the tip hits the ball, the thumb points to the floor.” Soft hand: Your grip hand should be as soft as possible. Tensions in your grip fingers can tighten up your wrist and affect your fluidity. How can you “hold” your fingers in place without tension? Don’t brace your hand shape. Fewer fingers: The more fingers the stick touches, the more ways there are for the stick to go crooked. Everyone’s hand is different, but it makes a certain amount of sense that as the weight of the stick passes from finger to finger during the stroke, things can go wrong. Also, micro-movements in your fingers can make you miss. So maybe fewer fingers would work better. Try a one-finger or two-finger grip. Find your angle: Most players stroke with the palm of their grip hand facing their body. Some players stroke with the palm rotated toward the back of the stick. I can’t tell you what’s right. Everyone’s joints work a little differently. What’s important is to find the palm angle that works best in your stroke. Note that changes in this angle affect where the stick rides in your fingers, so this experiment calls for you to really observe closely. It’s complicated. Feel the weight of the cue: This is a huge tip. Try to feel the weight of the cue hanging from your elbow point. Feel the weight in your fingers. What can you soften to feel the weight more clearly? You’ll find that when you feel the weight, everything is soft and you are fully connected to your instrument. Begin your backswing without effort and without gripping. Do less.

Tom Simpson Tom Simpson is a Master Instructor in both the PBIA and ACS Instructor Programs. He delivers his acclaimed 3-Day Weekend Intensive in 12 cities nationwide. As inventor of Elephant Practice Balls®, the Stroke Groover™, and the Ghostball Aim Trainer®, and authorized instructor for Secret Aiming Systems™, Tom’s innovations in training have helped thousands of players. Listen to an audio description of the Intensive, and read 35 instructional articles at www.NationalBilliardAcademy.com. Contact: Tom@PoolClinics.com.

Stop Shot Zigzag A

s I mentioned in last month’s column, the most common safety in pocket billiards is the stop shot cue ball trap. In this very effective shot, you simply stop the cue ball behind a blocker ball and move the object ball down table for distance. But even if you don’t have a blocker ball to stop the cue ball behind, a stop shot safety is usually a high-percentage shot. Since you know exactly where the cue ball is going to end up, all you have to control is the object ball. This means you only have one thing to focus on or be concerned about, and any time you can minimize your areas of concern on a shot, the more likely you are to shoot it with confidence. And playing with confidence is the key to getting your stroke out and into the game. The featured safety in this column, the Stop Shot Zigzag, is a great example of such a situation. This shot is a variation in the category of Object Ball Zigzag Safeties, one of the twenty-eight categories covered in my book, Pro Safeties: The TOP 100 Safety Shots in Pool. In this type of safety, the goal is to hit the object ball square, stop the cue dead, and move the object ball two banks to the center of the far end rail and hopefully behind some blocker balls.

shot line of the cue ball to the 5, however, is on the line for shooting a stop shot zigzag safety. If you shoot to contact the 5 ball squarely, notice that the line of the shot extends from a cue ball origination on the short rail about a half-diamond from the pocket and through the 5 ball to the back edge of the side pocket, which is perfect to send the 5 ball two rails and just past the center of the far end rail. Stroke speed is important, of course, as you don’t want to over-hit the shot and leave the 5 ball visible and in front of the corner pocket. All that is needed is to use a light stroke and stop the cue ball dead. If the balls are not on the exact shot line, you can still use this shot, but it will require either cutting the ball a bit or by using some type of english to get the same outcome. For the illustrated variation, move the cue ball and the 5 about one-half of a diamond toward Tom Simpson a Master Instructor the PBIA the name plate short rail. This iswill leave thein both same anand ACS Instructor Programs. He delivers his acclaimed gle and relationship between the two balls but farther 3-Day Weekend Intensive in 12 cities nationwide. As up table. Here youinventor will ofneed about a quarter tip of Elephant Practice Balls®, the Stroke Groover™, right english to hit the 5 Ghostball square still on the and the Aimand Trainer®, and keep authorizeditinstructor same path. for Secret Aiming Systems™, Tom’s innovations in training

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have helped thousands of players. Listen to an audio description of the Intensive, and read 35 instructional articles at Good luck and good shootin’! www.NationalBilliardAcademy.com. Contact: Tom@PoolClinics.com.

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Second variation

Ken Shuman

In the pictured 9-ball situation, the cross-side bank on the 5 ball is a kiss, and the bank to the corner Ken Shuman of Sacramento, CA, is one of the country’s doesn’t provide easy position on the 6 ball. The stop premier tournament directors. He is an accomplished professional referee and is considered an expert on the 10 InsidePOOL Magazine March rules of◊ play. Ken2013 has officiated at World Championship events in the USA and the Philippines. He directs some of

Bob Henning is the author of The Pro Book, widely considered to be the most advanced training resource for competitive pool players. It brings the latest techniques of the top coaches and trainers of all sports into pool. It is intended for those who wish to prepare physically, mentally, and psychologically for pool competition. Bob is also the author of “The Pro Book Video Series,” a complete, on-the-table training system, and he also released The Advanced Pro Book and The Stroke Zone: The Pool Player’s Guide to Dead Stroke. In addition, he has authored Cornbread Red, a biography of the colorful Billy Burge. Bob recently released a new book titled Pro Safeties: The TOP 100 Safety Shots in Pool.

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Instruction

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Step Six: Find the Triangles T

aking balls off the table in the easiest way possible is the basic concept of good pattern play. The more the cue ball moves, the harder it is to predict where it will finally stop. With this in mind, how do we put together a sequence of balls that moves the cue ball the least and gets to our final objective?

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Being able to find triangles is the key to good pattern play. Take a look at Diagram 1.

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Here is a random spread of balls after the break. What I have done is put triangles where I see them. You may see other triangles or better triangles. I’m not playing any specific game here, just working on finding triangles and the relationships between balls. 2 3

Notice that if we pocket the 1 ball with a stop shot, we are straight on the 2 ball. A stop shot on the 2 ball leads straight to the 3 ball. We haven’t moved our cue ball at all after contacting an object ball. To run these three balls, all we have to do is hit the cue ball in a straight line and stop the ball. Study the triangle—the three-ball relationship between the 1, 2, and 3 balls—and imagine if the cue ball replaced the first object ball, what would the next easy shot be? Let’s take a look at a full rack spread on the table to see how this works. 1

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For those of you playing only rotation games, finding patterns is pretty easy: Just shoot the next lowest-numbered ball. But for those who started playing straight pool first, finding the easiest way to take the balls off the table was of paramount importance.

Ken Shuman

The less the cue ball moves, the easier it is to predict its final resting place. Finding triangles that lead to three easy shots is the first step in learning about patterns. In future columns we will look Ken Shuman of Sacramento, CA, is one oftothecomcountry’s at position zones, connecting triangles, and elastic triangles premier tournament directors. He is an accomplished plete your knowledge of developing a pattern. professional referee and is considered an expert on the of play. Kenwith has officiated at Worldfind Championship For now, break a full rack rules of balls and, ball in hand, three in thestart USA again and thewith Philippines. directsand some of easy shots to make. Once you events do that, ball inHehand thethat majorare tournaments, including the Derby Citytoo Classic, find three more balls in a triangle easy to make. It won’t take the U.S. Bar Table Championship, CSI’s National long before you are easily picking out triangles and taking off the balls. Championship Series, the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships,toand the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. Be patient and take the time really develop this concept. OneContact of Ken atatshucue@yahoo.com. the biggest mistakes you can make this point is to say that this is too easy and skip on to more “advanced stuff.”Trust me: This is the advanced stuff!

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The first triangle is the 2, 6, and then 3 balls. Notice how the 3 ball connects to the 7, 5, and 4 triangle. From here notice that the 4 leads to the 8 ball. We have run this rack and only used a stop shot. Now I know this rack won’t strike fear into many players, but the underlying concept demonstrates what we are working on. If you understand this idea, you are on the way to mastering pattern play. 12 InsidePOOL Magazine ◊ March 2013

Watch Efren Reyes play straight pool. Watch the simple, soft rolling ball and stop shot patterns he shoots. Picking out these patterns that move the cue ball the least is one of the secrets to his amazing success.

Mark Finkelstein Mark Finkelstein is an ACS and PBIA Master Instructor, accomplished player, instructional columnist for NYCGRIND, and author of the book PoolRamblings, available at McNallyJackson.com. Mark has been involved in pool and billiards for almost 60 years and is available for lessons or events at Slate Plus or Eastside Billiards in New York City. Visit McNallyJackson.com for more information.

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Teach Them Young I

f you happen to be a parent or guardian to youngsters, you have a personal responsibility to introduce them to the challenges and pleasures of the Green Game. You cannot allow them to grow up without at least knowing how to hold a cue stick and hit the cue ball without miscuing. Think of it as an intervention program to save them from the horrible early experiences that you suffered. When is a child old enough to start learning? It happens as soon as he or she expresses any kind of interest with the balls. You might notice the kid hand-rolling balls around the table, or, during a casual conversation, you may hear about experiences on a friend’s home table or at a youth center. A note of caution: Do not attempt to teach more than the individual is willing to learn. Forcing information is guaranteed to kill any interest in pool. As with any opportunity to be a teacher/mentor, start by asking if your potential student wants to learn. Begin the teaching process only on a positive response.

Ken Shuman

Provide information in small doses. Teach one little activity, followed by the pleasure of shooting the balls into the pockets. Shumanperson of Sacramento, CA, isright one of is thein country’s The real key to getting aKen young started holding premier tournament directors. He is an accomplished the cue stick and stroking the cue into a ball. If this is all you can do, professional andofisbad considered an expert on the it will be enough to save the kidreferee years habits. rules of play. Ken has officiated at World Championship events in the USA and the Philippines. He directs some of the major tournaments, including the Derby City Classic, the U.S. Bar Table Championship, CSI’s National Championship Series, the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships, and the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. Contact Ken at shucue@yahoo.com.

‘ ’ Do not attempt to teach more than the individual is willing to learn.

Here is a simple step-by-step process: To teach a simple open bridge, place hand flat on the table with thumb pressed to forefinger. Raise the knuckles to adjust the stick height. 2. To explain stance, draw a triangle on a paper to show the placement of the back foot, front foot, and bridge hand with a line for the stick. an ACSand and PBIA Master Instructor, 3. Get your kid Mark into Finkelstein a rough isstance make major adjustments accomplished player, (force instructional columnist for chickonly according to the triangle yourself to ignore and author of the book PoolRamblings, en wings andNYCGRIND, elbow pumping). available and at McNallyJackson.com. Mark has been 4. Get a slow forward backward stick movement going. involvedgoing in pool and billiards almostyou 60 years andaround is 5. As the stick keeps back andfor forth, move to available forthe lessons or events Plus of or Eastside front withata Slate bunch balls. Billiards in New York City. Visit McNallyJackson.com for information. 6. When themore stick moves backwards, place a ball in front. On the forward movement, the ball is hit. 7. Repeat until the young student becomes bored (about 10-20 times). 8. Allow unsupervised playing.

Mark Finkelstein

Keep the lessons to a few minutes at a time. Basically, teach one little thing based on the previous lesson. Set up a few shots to help gain some experience and then turn the kid loose to have some fun. 14 InsidePOOL Magazine ◊ March 2013

Tom Simpson is a Master Instructor in both the PBIA and ACS Instructor Programs. He delivers his acclaimed 3-Day Weekend Intensive in 12 cities nationwide. As inventor of Elephant Practice Balls®, the Stroke Groover™, and the Ghostball Aim Trainer®, and authorized instructor for Secret Aiming Systems™, Tom’s innovations in training On all shooting set-ups, slow speedsListen only. have start helped with thousands of players. to anOnly audio description of confidence the Intensive,in the and stroke, read 35 instructional when you observe allow medium articles speeds.at Contact:are Tom@PoolClinics.com. Do notwww.NationalBilliardAcademy.com. teach high speeds, ever. These hard to control and confuse the learning process. Encourage as much practicing between lessons as possible. Advance knowledge and skills progressively. Start simple, and slowly increase the difficulty. Everything must be from the general to the specific.

Bob Henning

If enthusiasm is high, this isBob anHenning excellent opportunity teach is the author of The Pro to Book, widely how to play with left- and right-hand At this training level, itresource is notfor considered to shooting. be the most advanced difficult to learn both. If only mildlypool interested in pool, just teachof competitive players. It brings the latest techniques right-handed (or left as appropriate). the top coaches and trainers of all sports into pool. It is intended for those who wish to prepare physically, There is a transition point that not beformissed. It occurs mentally, andmust psychologically pool competition. Bob is when your young student starts with shooting ball- a also thegetting author ofbored “The Pro Book Video Series,” trainingto system, and he also released The Advanced Pro Book in-handcomplete, shots.on-the-table That is when introduce the concept of position and The Stroke up Zone:practice The Pool shots Player’sfor Guide Dead Stroke. In addition, has play. When setting thetolatest lesson, also setheup authored Cornbread Red, a biography the colorful Burge. Bob recently released a second ball to be pocketed. This of allows theBilly experience of practicnew book titled Proconsiders Safeties: The position TOP 100 Safety in Pool. ball. ing theanew shot and onShots the second When there is the passion to learn, you can coach the greater complexities of the game: table analysis, shot selection, cue ball control, position play, and all the other stuff that makes the game so interesting.

Robert LeBlanc

Robertyoung “Cotton”student’s LeBlanc is a well-known pool player Don’t be disappointed if your enthusiasm for and was a roadman for almost 40 years, traveling pool is replaced by another hobby (e.g., ping pong, street hockey,the playing of the and chess, etc.). Eventually theircountry interest will virtually return.allYou willpool be legends rememchampions—and making friends with them. Highly bered (even decades later) as the person who got them started right. skilled himself, he is the author of the best-selling book a Pool Hustler,to which chronicles his life Do not abandon the Confessions youngerofgeneration video games. and hundreds of stories about being on the road. Visit Those do not teach the necessary interaction between playershis website at www.confessionsofapoolhustler.com. who honor sportsmanship and the spirit of competition. You have a duty to help your younger family members when they express an interest.

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th Bustamante Captures 15 Annual Derby City Classic All-Around Championship, Deuel and Pagulayan Take One-Pocket and 9-Ball Titles tealthily creeping through the remaining field, Francisco Bustamante brushed off his ninth-round defeat by Justin Hall in the 9-ball banks division to capture the title, causing a chain reaction that led to his ultimate capture of the celebrated All-Around Champion crown at the 15th Annual Derby City Classic. Diamond Billiard’s Derby, with its nonstop action and variety of disciplines, always attracts a diverse crowd because there is something that appeals to everyone. The Horseshoe Casino and Hotel in Elizabeth, IN, hosted the event January 25-February 2 and saw a total of 912 entries in the span of the three-pronged tournament’s backbreaking nine days. As always, the format allowed for one buy-back per player per division, with a redraw after each round was completed.

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Shannon Daulton

Feijen, and Darren Appleton were the crème de la crème.

Eberle Ousts Orcollo in 14.1 Challenge Justin Hall

Something for Everyone

As well as the three main events of 9-ball banks, one-pocket, and 9-ball, Derby has always featured mini-tournaments, ring games, and challenges. In the banks mini, Paul Smith defeated Kevin Nicholas for top honors and $800, with Nicholas collecting $400 for second. The one-pocket mini saw Mike Delawder claim first place over Stan Tourangeau, earning $800 for his efforts, while Tourangeau took $400. For the adventurous, a one-handed one-pocket mini awarded James Davis Jr. $500 for his finals defeat of Tim Heath, who scored $250 for second. David Grossman took first place over young gun Jesse Engel in the 9-ball mini, winning $800 for first, while Engel collected $400. A huge draw for spectators, the 9-ball banks ring game had a field of six bold players who each put up $1,000 in the winner-takes-all format. John Brumback, a former all-around champ, was joined by fellow bankers Shannon Murphy, One-Pocket Hall of Fame inductee Shannon Daulton, Brian Groce, John Morra, and Justin Hall. As time—and the players’ bankrolls—ground down,

Dennis Orcollo

it came down to Morra and Hall in the final two. Hall was the last player standing and triumphantly took home $6,000. Two events shared time on the 10foot tables: the Straight Pool Challenge and the “Big Foot” 10-Ball Challenge. In the 14.1 challenge, players paid for the opportunity to notch a high run, with the top eight going on to a single-elimination tournament racing to 100. Newcomer Stuart Pettman, S c o t l a n d ’s Jayson Shaw, Dennis Orcollo, Ralph Eckert, Alex Pagulayan, Max Eberle, Niels

A day of play winnowed the field to four. In the first semifinal match, Orcollo defeated Pettman 100-74 to earn a slot in the final match. Eberle and Feijen fought tooth and nail in the second, with the Dutch player taking a 97-66 lead in the race to 100. Incredibly, Eberle hung on by his fingernails and inched back to defeat Feijen 100-97. In the lengthy final match, Orcollo took a small 14-point lead to start, but Eberle, still riding high on his semifinal victory, easily took control and remained there for the duration. Orcollo was allowed several innings at the table and had his chances, but Eberle’s persistent play wore down his opponent’s resistance, and eventually Eberle recorded a 100-54 win.

Orcollo Claims Big Foot Title

The highest-paying event at Derby was the “Big Foot” 10-Ball Challenge, which had 32 players buying in for $1,000 each. The total prize fund of $50,000, with a hefty $20,000 to first place, meant the competition was cutthroat. Semifinalists Ronnie Alcano and Johnny Archer each collected $5,000 for their third-place finishes, but the final match came down to Dennis Orcollo and Niels Feijen. “The Terminator” charged to an early lead, only to watch it evaporate as Orcollo overpowered him in what seemed to be a blowout. Though Feijen continued to fight, Orcollo was the ultimate 11-9 winner. The 9-ball banks event opened the event with a colossal field of 353 and added money of $10,000. After three days and ten March 2013 ◊ InsidePOOLmag.com 17

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matches. “I was playing the percentages and safe,” he said, “and these young players were playing aggressive, so I said I must play aggressive as well.” His aggression paid off, for his first-place win put him in prime position to take the lucrative All-Around Champion award as well.

Mike Dechaine

over Warren Kiamco of the Philippines and then received the bye in the next round, leaving Bustamante and Murphy to fight it out.

Max Eberle

rounds of play five were still alive, and of those, only Shannon Murphy had a buyback option. Defending champion John Morra had been ousted in the sixth round, while 2012 runner-up Shane Van Boening was summarily eliminated in the second round after losses to Murphy and Jeremy Jones in rapid succession. Bustamante received the bye in the eleventh round, while Murphy remained undefeated with a victory over the 19-yearold Skyler Woodward. Hall continued to exhibit his strength in banks with a win

Down 2-0 in the race to 3, Bustamante was forced to dig deep in order to come back and even the playing field with Murphy by dealing him his first loss of the banks event. He got the time to regroup in the next round when Murphy and Hall had to face each other in the semifinal round, with Murphy taking third place.

Bustamante Takes Banks Division

The final came down to Hall of Fame member Bustamante and 2012 Southern Classic banks champ Hall squaring off for the $10,000 first-place prize. Bustamante rocketed to the hill 2-0, but Hall clawed back into the match, forcing Bustamante’s hand. Unwilling to give up what he had fought so hard for, Bustamante bore down to win the next game and claim first place.

Afterward Bustamante explained what was going on when he was down two to zero in his last t w o

Beginning with 281 players, the onepocket division began on Day 3. This discipline saw two-time defending champion Van Boening, who also won all-around honors in 2012, getting a lot further through the field. The slower pace of the game meant that after five days of play, eight players still remained, three of whom had a re-buy option available to them. But Benny Conway, Darren Appleton, Joey Gray, Danny Harriman, and Sylver Ocho fell by the wayside as Van Boening, Corey Deuel, and Bustamante rose to the top in this division. Bustamante enjoyed a bye while Deuel, who still had a re-buy, fought with a motivated Van Boening. The first game went almost one and a half hours before Van Boening took it, but Deuel knotted the score after the second game. But Van Boening wanted to clinch his third title in a row and claimed the next two games to win the match 3-1.

Deuel Bests Busty for OnePocket Honors

The redraw awarded Deuel the bye and, consequently, a spot in the final match, while Bustamante and Van Boening slugged it out for the other spot. The grueling match with Deuel in the previous round seemed to have taken its toll on Van Boening, who was sent home in third place by Bustamante without getting on the board. Continuing his hot hand, Deuel whitewashed Bustamante in the finals, taking first place 3-0 and scoring a $12,000 payday. Now the race for All-Around Champion honors narrowed to include only two players. Bustamante still led the pack, but Deuel, who had taken 17th place in the 9-ball banks

Alex Pagulayan

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event, was the only player who was in a position to upset Bustamante. There were two big changes to the 9-ball division this year. Not only were the races extended from 7 to 9, but it became a BCA points-ranking event as well, figuring in the race for prime Mosconi Cup slots. The field began at 278, and on the final day 7 remained.

All-Around Championship Claimed by Bustamante

With Deuel’s 37th-place finish in this division, Bustamante clinched the top slot for the All-Around and the weighty $20,000 first-place prize, but he still had to face Van Boening in the next round. Van Boening put an end to Bustamante’s reign once and for all 9-4, as John Brumback delivered Shawn Putnam his first loss of the event 9-6. The third Corey Deuel

Gets in on the Action by Freddie Agnir

fter another successful nine days of hardcore green felt battle, Chicago’s Chris Gentile emerged as the winner of the 2013 “St. Louis Louie” Roberts Action and Entertainment Award at the Derby City Classic (DCC). A threat to win the award every year, Gentile’s extremely close second-place finish from 2012 was followed by this well-deserved landslide victory in 2013. A consistent fixture in the action rooms of the DCC, Gentile started the event with nonstop 30+-hour action and never seemed to slow down. Though he is mostly known for his one-pocket prowess, Gentile also finished his yearly onslaught of the event with some full-rack banks well into the morning hours against some of the current top players in that discipline. Primarily a poker player, Gentile has proven year after year that he is a force to be reckoned in our sport. Among the nominees for the award were perennial contenders Jason Kirkus, Danny Smith, and Richie Richeson. Eric Durbin returned to the Derby City Classic and made an immediate impact on the spectators by matching up with infamous poker player Jean-Robert “Bobby” Bellande. Bellande himself received votes for the award, as he had several high-profile one-pocket matches with Durbin, as well as with former Action and Entertainment Award Winner Jeanette Lee. The “St. Louis Louie” Roberts Action and Entertainment Award is an annual award given since 2003 by Greg Sullivan of Diamond Billiards and the Derby City Classic. The award is exemplifies action and entertain while paying tribute to one of the sport’s most engaging players, the late Louie Roberts. The award is voted on primarily by members of the various internet billiard forums who are in attendance at the yearly event held at the Horseshoe Casino in Southern Indiana. By winning the award, Chris Gentile will be granted free tournament entry and hotel accommodations at the DCC for life. He joins the exclusive list of past winners and will be added to the Louie Roberts Action and Entertainment Champions banner in the Derby City Classic main tournament hall.

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match featured Pagulayan versus Feijen in a rapid-fire display that ultimately saw a dry break seal the deal for the Dutch player as Pagulayan claimed the win 9-6. Pagulayan scored the bye in the next round, and Mike Dechaine, who had had it in the previous round, was called upon to face Van Boening. When Van Boening’s break failed him, “The Fireball” blazed through him and was able to eliminate his opponent handily 9-2.

Shane Van Boening

Pagulayan Nets 9-Ball Title

Brumback and Putnam ended up playing each other again, and this round their match went double-hill. Putnam had breaking rights, and after making a ball on the break he was able to pick his way through to win 9-8.

Pagulayan’s momentum held him up through the final match against Putnam, and he maintained the lead until the score seesawed to 4-all, at which point Putnam broke and ran out for the lead. However, Pagulayan broke and ran the next two, putting himself within two for the win. Putnam drew within a rack then but jumped the cue ball off the table after his break, handing another game and the hill to his opponent.

It was Putnam who netted the bye in the next round, so Dechaine and Pagulayan squared off to see who would face him in the final match. Again, Dechaine dominated the first half of the match, but with little to lose, Pagulayan freewheeled his way to a hill-hill victory.

Things looked promising for Putnam when Pagulayan was forced to play safe after his last break, but Putnam table-scratched instead. With ball in hand and an open rack, Pagulayan was able to dish up to claim the 9-ball title 9-7 and the first-place check of $16,000.

Master of the Table

One-Pocket Results:

1st 2nd 3rd

Francisco Bustamante Justin Hall Alex Pagulayan

9-Ball Banks 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 6th 11th 17th

Francisco Bustamante Justin Hall Shannon Murphy Warren Kiamco Skyler Woodward Carlo Biago Louis D’Marco Joey Gray Thorsten Hohmann Dennis Orcollo Shannon Daulton John Brumback Brian Groce Shawn Putnam Robb Saez Brandon Shuff Corey Deuel Bobby Hunter Troy Jones Mike Medley Kevin Nicholas Alex Pagulayan Gerald Reichle Ike Runnels Shaun Wilkie

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Brian Groce vs th Chip Compton Bigfoot 10-Ball Bustamante Captures 15 Annual Derby City Classic 2013 Derby City Classic All-Around Championship, Deuel and Pagulayan Take One-Pocket and 9-Ball Titles tealthily creeping through the remaining field, Francisco Bustamante brushed off his ninth-round defeat by Justin Hall in the 9-ball banks division to capture the title, causing a chain reaction that led to his ultimate capture of the celebrated All-Around Champion crown at the 15th Annual Derby City Classic.

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Niels Feijen vs Max Eberle 2013 Derby City Straight Pool Challenge Part 1

2013 Derby City Classic Ralph Eckert Straight Pool Challenge

Diamond Billiard’s Derby, with its nonstop action and variety of disciplines, always attracts a diverse crowd because there is something that appeals to everyone. The Horseshoe Casino and Hotel in Elizabeth, IN, hosted the event January 25-February 2 and saw a total of 912 entries in the span of the three-pronged tournament’s backbreaking nine days. As always, the format allowed for one buy-back per player per division, with a redraw after each round was completed.

2013 Derby City Classic Lee Van Corteza vs Brandon Shuff Bigfoot 10-Ball

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2013 Derby City Classic Shane Van Boening vs. Brian Groce Bigfoot 10- Ball Part 2

2013 Derby City Classic Straight Pool Finals Max Eberle vs Dennis Orcollo Shannon Daulton

Feijen, and Darren Appleton were the crème de la crème.

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Eberle Ousts Orcollo in 14.1 Challenge Niels Feijen vs Ronnie Alcano Derby City Classic Big Foot 10 Ball

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In the lengthy final match, Orcollo took

Alex Pagulayan vs Max Eberle City a smallDerby 14-point lead to start, but Eberle, still riding high on his semifinal victory, easily took control and remained there for the duration. Straight Pool Orcollo was allowed several innings at the table and had his chances, but Eberle’s persistent play wore down his opponent’s resistance, and eventually Eberle recorded a 100-54 win.

Orcollo Claims Big Foot Title Alex Pagulayan vs. Chris Bartram - Diamond

The highest-paying event at Derby

was the “Big Foot” 10-Ball Challenge, which Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge- 2013 had 32 players buying in for $1,000 each.

A huge draw for spectators, the 9-ball banks ring game had a field of six bold players who each put up $1,000 in the winner-takes-all format. John Brumback, a former all-around champ, was joined by fellow bankers Shannon Murphy, One-Pocket Hall of Fame inductee Shannon Daulton, Brian Groce, John Morra, and Justin Hall. As time—and the players’ bankrolls—ground down,

The total prize fund of $50,000, with a hefty $20,000 to first place, meant the competition was cutthroat. Semifinalists Ronnie Alcano and Johnny Archer each collected $5,000 for their third-place finishes, but the final match came down to Dennis Orcollo and Niels Feijen. “The Terminator” charged to an early lead, only to watch it evaporate as Orcollo overpowered him in what seemed to be a blowout. Though Feijen continued to fight, Orcollo was the ultimate 11-9 winner.

World Record 117 Ball Run on the 10-Foot Diamond by Stuart Pettman

The 9-ball banks event opened the event with a colossal field of 353 and added money of $10,000. After three days and ten

Derby City Classic Assorted Players Dennis Orcollo

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Not knowing any better, Jerry purchased a wood lathe to make a shaft. With some creative alterations he was able to make a shaft fit that Hoppe cue. Next, a drill press along with a lathe chuck allowed him to install joints. An avid pool player, Jerry took his love for the game and developed a hobby that became a passion and a family business for himself and his son Joe. In 1963 two major events occurred in the development and future of J. Pechauer Custom Cues: Jerry completed his first pool cue, and Joe was born. Soon Jerry gained a reputation as the go to guy for cue repairs in and around Green Bay. The only other option in the area was push-on tips. Most of Jerry’s free time outside of work was spent doing repairs and making a few cues. The extra money he made from his new hobby went toward purchasing equipment to simplify and improve the process. One of the more time-consuming and impractical processes was making shafts and tapering shafts and butts. For this Jerry developed and crafted his own attachments for one of his lathes, immediately making it his most valuable machine. Following Jerry’s apprenticeship a sales position became available. Jerry went on to become one of the top salespeople in the district. After a successful 14-year career at International Harvester Jerry decided a change was due. The long hours at IHC afforded Jerry little spare time

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to expand his home shop. Jerry began a job at a maintenance supply company training salespeople. The flexible schedule gave him the time to explore new machinery and improve the cue-making process. Jerry found a machine called a “back knife lathe” and once again, with some creative altering, was able to make a valuable machine that would turn a square piece of wood into a dowel. At the age of 14 Joe had just completed his first cue and, impressed with his work, Jerry decided it was time to take their cue making to another level. In the late ‘70s Jerry and Joe began attending the industry tradeshows, where a friendship was forged with Fred Mali of Mali Cues. Mr. Mali was very helpful to Jerry as he pushed forward in developing his fledgling business. Jerry even packed up his family, including his wife, Karen; his son, Joe; and his daughters Shelley, Cindy, and Geri, and took a road trip to New York to visit the Mali Company’s facilities. In 1980 Jerry left his job and opened a retail billiards supply store offering pool tables

and cues. He continued his cue work out of his home basement shop. Two years later he moved into a building with a small poolroom/ bar on one side and a 6,000-square-foot shop and showroom on the other. Joe had just graduated from high school and entered the family business full time. Jerry and Joe took classes at the local tech school to gain skills necessary to design and produce specialty cue-making machinery. Jerry also introduced a new innovation to the cue-making process by threading and gluing parts and sections of the cue for added strength and playability. In 1989 Jerry and Joe displayed at their first Billiard Congress of America Tradeshow, where they met a customer from Switzerland and negotiated their first big contract, a four-year deal to make cues for the European market—the Euro-Cue. Through this relationship he met professional pool player and future multi-time world champion Oliver Ortmann. The Ortmann Series of cues was born and also sold in the European market. Seventeen-time world trick shot champion Paul Gerni was impressed with

Jerry and Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work and began using Pechauer cues as well. Pechauer Cues were becoming known to many professional pool players and respected instructors worldwide. In 1993, through a state and local development loan, Jerry and Joe completed a new atmosphere-controlled, state-of-the-art facility that included a sawmill and vacuum kiln to cut and dry their own wood. Jerry then took a course in grading and scaling logs from a Forester at Michigan Tech and started purchasing quality birdseye maple and curly maple for the butts of the cues. Having the availability of hand-picked maple and the means to cut it allowed them to sell shaft wood to other cue makers as well, including Jim McDermott, who came to Jerry for a stable source of shaft dowels.

quick release joint screw and shaft insert, making Pechauer cues 100% made in-house. In 2007 Joe Pechauer took over as president of the company, while Jerry continues offering support and expertise on a regular basis. A dealer base of 58 dealers in 1993 expanded to over 400 around the world in 2013, making J. Pechauer Custom Cues one of the top brands in the industry, beginning with that broken Willie Hoppe cue in 1961.

Through the years Jerry and Joe continued to expand the shop, adding CNC machines and custom-designed equipment to efficiently produce their own parts including a patented

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Kim, the number-two seed, also had a first-round bye. Maureen Seto, notched a strong 9-3 win over Barbara Lee to reach Kim, who sent her to the one-loss side of the chart handily 9-3. Kim then also delivered Jana Montour to the west side 9-3. The first round on Saturday on the winners’ side saw Webb go up against Jasmin Ouschan. The Austrian wasn’t able to put up much of a fight, for she ended up on the left side as Webb dominated their match 9-3. Her opponent in the final eight was number-one seed Allison Fisher. Fisher had come through a tough bracket, having fought off attempts from Julie “Motor Molly” Kelly 9-2, Dawn Hopkins 9-3, and Helena Thornfeldt 9-4 to reach Webb. But in this match, she easily sliced through Webb with a 9-4 win to reach the final four undefeated. On the lower bracket, Kim fended off Janet Atwell’s attempt to make the final eight and bested her 9-5. Waiting for her was Karen Corr, who also had overcome obstacles to reach that point. In her first match she sent Sara Miller to the west side 9-3, and then she bested Joanne Ashton 9-5. Waiting for her in the next round was newly inducted WPBA Hall of Fame member Jeanette Lee, and their match went all the way to double-hill before Corr secured her victory. Fisher had few troubles with Webb, and she dealt the Atlanta player a 9-4 loss. Corr and Kim, on the other hand, battled to hillhill—Corr’s second consecutive double-hill match— with Corr eking out the 9-8 victory. Webb was forced to face off against Lee, who had just ousted Line Kjorsvik 9-6. Webb was able to defeat Lee neatly with a 9-6 score to reach the final

four. Kim had her own troubles with Ouschan in the other bracket. With the score knotted at 6, Kim pulled ahead to take the 9-6 win and notch her semifinal appearance. In the first semifinal match, in which the format changed to races to 5, Fisher took the first set over Kim 4-3. To Kim’s consternation, Fisher also held a 2-1 in the next set before Kim came back to win it 4-3, forcing a one-game sudden death playoff. Kim won the lag in the final game and took the game, set, and match after a safety battle. In a complete opposite of the first semifinal, Webb won an unbelievable eight straight games to defeat Corr in straight sets 4-0, 4-0. But in another reversal of fortune, Kim offered an awesome display of cue talent, winning two straight sets against Webb 4-0, 4-0 to take the title unchallenged.

Results:

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Ga Young Kim Monica Webb Allison Fisher Karen Corr Jeanette Lee Jasmin Ouschan Line Kjorsvik Helena Thornfeldt Melissa Little Janet Atwell Jennifer Barretta Julie Kelly Kim White-Newsome Dawn Hopkins Jana Montour Brittany Bryant

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Dr. Popper Jump Cue

This is not your average jump cue! The Dr. Popper Jump Q’s carbon fiber shaft, coupled with a solid phenolic tip, allows maximum energy transfer to the cue ball for those shots that you would otherwise pass up with any other jump cue. The Dr. Popper Jump Q allows you to jump over an object ball less than an inch away. Using the dart-style method allows you to jump balls anywhere on the table, and because of its light weight, you will be amazed at how easy it is to execute jump shots. To purchase for only $125, please visit www.drpopperjumpq.com.

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Looking for a great read? Sean Chaffin’s new book Raising the Stakes: True Tales of Gambling, Wagering and Poker Faces offers stories of gambling and poker’s unique history and lore. From underground games to the World Series of Poker, the book features something for everyone, including a long chapter on pool’s links to the game of poker (pool sharks who became card sharks and vice versa). The book is available at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and www.RaisingtheStakesBook.com for Kindle, Nook, Android, iPad, and iPhone devices, as well as in paperback at Amazon.

Qpod

The elegant Qpod is a must-have accessory for your billiard chalk and cue case this holiday shopping season. This precision-manufactured Qpod is set with finely handcrafted polished inlays of semiprecious stones or mother of pearl. To order your Qpod today, please log onto www.qpodbillard.com. 26 InsidePOOL Magazine ◊ March 2013

Fury Extreme II Shafts

This cutting-edge performance shaft is composed of top-grade maple spliced together to ensure both radial consistency and low deflection. Take your game to whole new level with the new EXII shaft from Fury. Available with an 11.75 millimeter or 12.75 millimeter Tiger Everest tip and both radial and speed-loc pins. Get yours today at CueSight.com or by calling 800-660-2572.

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Elegance and style are the signatures of the newest pro players series of cues from Fury for world champion Xiao Ting Pan. This cue has stainless collars, a Speed-Loc joint pin, and a black pressed Irish linen wrap. The shaft is made from hand-selected hard rock Canadian maple and features a 12.75-millimeter Tiger Everest tip. Joint protectors are also included. Available for $175 at CueSight.com or by calling 800-660-2572.

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This patented Simonis X-1® chalk dust removal tool keeps your Simonis cloth playing better longer. The unique structure of the tool lifts the chalk dust out of the cloth, and the low-profile design gets under the rails as well. Keep your playing field in top shape with the totally unique Simonis X-1®! Retails for $89.99. To order, please visit www.simonis-X1.com, or call 800-SIMONIS.

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Tiger Products’ professional economy series is all about showing off the natural beauty of the exotic woods. The customized butt taper is perfectly balanced, and the added patented shaft technology brings extra quality, consistency, and performance to this series. The TG12 Professional Series cues are available in special exotic woods like curly Canadian maple, birdseye maple, rengas, rosewood, and bacote. For more information and prices, please visit www.tigerproducts.com.

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McDermott G709

McDermott is proud to announce their latest addition to the shaft inlay cue line, the G709. It features cocobolo, brass, recon ivory, and recon ebony inlays on both the butt and shaft. Priced at $790, the G709 comes with a lizard-embossed leather wrap and the high-performance i-2 shaft. For more information on the G709 and McDermott’s other shaft inlay cues, please visit www.mcdermottcue.com or call 800-666-2283.

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Behind Eight Ball < by Ken Shuman he title of this month’s column isn’t a typo. It wasn’t

T supposed to be “Behind the Eight Ball,” because that

would have mislead you into thinking we were going to discuss being hooked, one of the many uses of that famous cliché. No, I just wanted to take some time to remind everyone what a great game 8-ball is and see if we can generate more interest in it at the professional level. Let’s discuss the current state of pro 8-ball and then look at some of the variations in the rules used for the few events we do have.

tional and thus will be played according to BCAPL Rules. As with all WPA-sanctioned events, the World Championship will be played according to the World Standardized Rules. There are only a few differences between these sets of rules, but they are significant. BCAPL rules stipulate all events are played with “cue ball fouls only.” WSR mandates all ball fouls. Enough said there.

It’s probably safe to say that 8-ball is our industry’s most popular game. There are hundreds of thousands of league players to support that statement, and its popularity among that group remains strong. Ask any player, pro or amateur, and they’ll likely say they started out playing 8-ball. It would seem to be such a natural fit for the elite of our sport to play the game most fans identify with. So why is there so little 8-ball at the professional level? I wish I knew.

Both sets of rules state that a legal break requires the breaker to either pocket a ball or drive at least four object balls to the cushions. Here is the difference: Under BCAPL rules, the incoming player’s option after an illegal break is to either re-rack and break, or make the breaker re-rack and break again. However, BCAPL rules state that the game cannot begin until there is a legal break. Therefore, if the break is illegal but there is also a foul, the illegal break takes precedence and the incoming player must choose one of those two options.

The longest running 8-ball event currently in existence that attracts a solid group of professionals is the U.S. Bar Table Championships. Later this month they will mark their 20th consecutive tournament. Although open to anyone, more and more pros are making this a stop on their calendars as the event continues to grow in prestige and popularity.

Under WSR, an illegal break without a foul or scratch gives the incoming player those same two choices, but with the additional option to accept the table in position and shoot. An illegal break with a foul (other than a scratch) gives the incoming player the option to accept the table in position or take cue ball in hand behind the head string.

‘ ’ Why is there so little 8-ball at the professional level? I wish I knew.

In 2004 the WPA re-established the World 8-Ball Championships. Although no tournament was held in 2006 and 2009, it now appears this will be an annual event. But it seems strange to crown a world champion in a discipline that’s so rarely played by pool’s elite. It would be like having the NFL playoffs and a Super Bowl without having had a regular season. Is the title just as meaningful? Thankfully, this coming July the inaugural U.S. Open 8-Ball Championship will take place at the Rio in Las Vegas. It’s a great step forward for our sport, and holding it alongside the BCAPL National 8 Ball Championships will provide added exposure to the thousands in attendance. Expect to see all of the top names in pro pool on the flowchart. The rules for professional 8-ball have not changed much over the years. Of the three events scheduled for 2013, the U.S. Bar Table and U.S. Open are promoted by CueSports Interna30 InsidePOOL Magazine ◊ March 2013

The biggest variation of these rules is the incoming player’s placement of the cue ball following a scratch or foul on the break. BCAPL rules stipulate that a scratch or foul on a legal break results in the opponent receiving cue ball in hand anywhere on the table. Under WSR, a scratch on a legal break gives the incoming player cue ball in hand behind the head string. A foul other than a scratch on a legal break gives the incoming player the option of accepting the table in position or taking cue ball in hand behind the head string. Regardless of which rules you prefer, it’s still a great discipline and I’d hate to see it fade from the professional pool scene. Thanks again for supporting the game, and hopefully we can all get behind 8-ball.

Ken Shuman Ken Shuman of Sacramento, CA, is one of the country’s premier tournament directors. He is an accomplished professional referee and is considered an expert on the rules of play. Ken has officiated at World Championship events in the USA and the Philippines. He directs some of the major tournaments, including the Derby City Classic, the U.S. Bar Table Championship, CSI’s National Championship Series, the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships, and the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. Contact Ken at shucue@yahoo.com.

Lee to Be Inducted Into WPBA Hall of Fame

liard Magazine. In 2001 Lee was crowned as the World Games Gold Medalist and continued her success in 2003 by clenching the Tournament of Champions title. As she accumulated tournament victories, Lee quickly ascended to number one in the world. “Being inducted into the WPBA Hall of Fame is one of the greatest honors a player can receive,” said Lee. “It’s a part of history and to be voted on and recognized in this way by my peers on the tour means so much to me. While I do feel I’ve contributed to this sport, I still want to continue to bring new eyes to the game and help it grow. Thank you to the WPBA and ESPN for giving me the platform to do so, and I thank God, my family, friends, sponsors, past and present, and of course, my fans for being there through it all.” Jeanette Lee is a player representative for the American Poolplayers Association, the world’s largest pool league. Among her mentors are the late Gene Nagy, pros Tony Robles, Bob Carman, Jerry Briesath, and Mark Wilson. Said Jeanette, “There are so many others that I have learned from, I want them all to know they were and are appreciated, but these names are the ones that I have spent the most time with and really molded my love of the game, in both knowledge, fundamentals, and winning attitude!” Lee is currently working to reclaim her rank as the number-one billiards player in the world while raising a family of six with her doubles partner and husband, George Breedlove, near Indianapolis, IN.

Billiards superstar Jeanette Lee, known throughout the world as “The Black Widow,” was inducted into the Women’s Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) Hall of Fame February 6 prior to the start of the 2013 WPBA Masters at Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Lee, who has won over 30 national and international titles, is currently ranked as the number-three billiards player in the world. Taking the sport by storm, Lee captured the nation’s attention in 1998 after being named “WPBA Sportsperson of the Year” and earning Player of the Year honors from both Billiards Digest and Pool & Bil32 InsidePOOL Magazine ◊ March 2013

WPBA Board Member John Rousseau Passes InsidePOOL is saddened to report the loss of pool enthusiast John Rousseau, who passed away peacefully January 28 in Phoenix, AZ. He leaves behind his wife, Rosalie; their children Lisa, Wayne, Jason, and Brian; nine grandchildren; his brother Jim; and his nephew Randy.

John was a highly successful businessman, respected by his peers, and a talented athlete. He had a great personality and touched many lives in a positive way. He served on the WPBA board for a while and attended events all over the country. He absolutely loved the game and many of the players involved in it.

any verbal situation. John will be missed by the pool world, the business world, and, of course, the cigar club where he hung out some of the time. He will also be missed by me—he was a great friend.”

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“I had the privilege of knowing John as a dear friend, mentor, and supporter. He lived his life with vigorous passion and was the most creative and charismatic man I’ve ever met. He had a heart of gold. It’s an extremely sad time for all of us who loved him,” said Kristi Carter, WPBA Strategic Partnerships. Away from the billiard world, John had an incredible career spanning nearly 40 years. His years of industry experience began in 1970 with National Data Corporation working with the Atlantic Richfield Credit Card. His extensive experience in credit, collections, recovery, and risk management had been honed by leadership positions with both credit grantors and collection agencies as diverse as Bank of the Southwest, Diners Club/Carte Blanche, Bank of America, F.M. Services, American Express, Nationwide Asset Management, and West Asset Management. “I have known John for only the past nine years. His reputation preceded our meeting, however. He was a legend, really—so many people from so many companies in our industry spoke of his creativity and intelligence. “I worked directly with him for three years. I knew him to be disciplined, hard working, and relentless in his pursuit of constant improvement for our company. He taught me many things, and I know I will always remember him when I apply the lessons learned to the challenges I face in the future,” stated Mark V. Detrick, CEO, Capio Partners, LLC. Close friend Jerry Briesath recalls, “In business he was recognized around the world as the ‘Collection Guru’ and with his innovative ideas made millionaires out of many of his friends. John was one of those very smart people that, when asked to do a job, got it done his way and the right way, every time. He was intelligent, outspoken, and had a great comeback for

Qpod is excited to announce its participation at the Super Billiards Expo for the first time. “Presenting the established Pro Collection and launching the colorful and trendy Spring Collection will be the highlight,” said Bernhard Braunegger, managing director of Qpod. Make sure to take part in the Qpod raffle at the Super Billiards Expo. Daily winners will be drawn by professional pool player Jennifer Barretta and trick shot champion Ralph Eckert from Germany. Also at Qpod’s booth 106, Jennifer and Ralph will be signing books and posters for their fans. March 2013 ◊ InsidePOOLmag.com 33

>Player of the Month James Cook III, known by most people as JC, is the owner of two APA host locations in Clemson, SC. JC has been a loyal APA member since 1996 and is currently a skill level 5 in 8-ball.

“Upon my arrival as league operator in 1999, JC opened his doors to me and continues his full support of the APA Pool League,” said APA of Upstate South Carolina League Operator Tim Morton. JC was elected mayor of Clemson with the passing of the previous mayor in 2012. He was the member of the city council with the second-longest tenure and was the only one interested in taking over the position. He filed for election, and since no one else decided to run, he became mayor without an election. Though his term expired December 31, 2012, since he was the only person to file to run again, he will be the mayor through 2016. After taking the mayor’s seat, JC joined his 8-ball team, “The Silverbacks.” The team name came from the color of the hair of the majority of the team. His team works with him on being late to league night on city council meeting nights, and JC enjoys the camaraderie of his APA family.

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Chantarakolkit and Ascolese Split Tri-State Title Tri-State Tour / Jackson Heights, NY by InsidePOOL Staff

Wanlop Chantarakolkit, Dave Ascolese, Meshak Danial

Wanlop Chantarakolkit and “Devil Dave” Ascolese opted to split top honors at the January 19 installment of the Tri-State Tour. The $1,000-added event attracted a field of 35 to BQE Billiards in Jackson Heights, NY.

Ascolese and Chantarakolkit did face off against each other in the hot seat match after having notched wins over Yomaylin Feliz 7-4 and Jamiyl Adams 6-4, respectively. Their match was hotly contested, but Chantarakolkit edged out Ascolese 8-7 to remain undefeated. Feliz went on to rout Mark Perel 7-0, sending him home in fourth place. Tying with Perel was Adams, who was eliminated by Meshak Daniel 7-5. Daniel then ousted Feliz in fourth place with a 7-5 victory. Ascolese awaited Daniel in the semifinal match, which turned into a hill-hill bout that Ascolese took 7-6. Chantarakolkit and Ascolese chose to split first place.

Results: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th

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Costello Claims Tri-State Title Tri-State Tour / Staten Island, NY by InsidePOOL Staff

Marco Costello cruised to an uncontested victory at the January 26 stop on the Tri-State Tour, defeating Emerson Verano, who had trudged through the west side of the chart, for first place. The $750-added tournament featured a field of 40 fighting it out at House of Billiards in Staten Island, NY. Costello capitalized on a 7-5 win over Justin Muller to reach the hot seat match, while in the other winners’ side match, Luis Lo-

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pez bested Mike Strassberg 6-3. Costollo easily handled Lopez 9-5 to claim the hot seat, while Lopez went left. Fighting his way through the one-loss side, Verano relegated Gary O’Callaghan to seventh place 7-6 and Rene Villalobos, Justin Muller, Stewart Warnock followed that up with another 7-6 win over Muller. After a 6-1 routing of Strassberg, who tied with Muller in fifth, Jud Parker faced off with Verano in the quarterfinal match, which Verano took 9-6. Verano continued his hot hand in the semifinals, eliminating Lopez 10-6 and advancing to the final match. The score seesawed, but when the match was tied at 7-all, Costello notched the last two racks to claim the title.

Results: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th

Marco Costello Emerson Verano Jud Parker Luis Lopez Mike Strassberg Justin Muller Gary O’Callaghan Luis Jimenez

$700 $440 $270 $160 $100 $75

Jeziorski and Mejia Split Tri-State Tour / East Rutherford, NJ by InsidePOOL Staff

Bryan Jeziorski and Ricardo Mejia opted to split top honors at the February 2 installment of the Tri-State Tour. The $1,000-added event drew a large field of 73 to Castle Billiards in East Rutherford, NJ.

Bryan Jeziroski, Ricardo Mejia, Bernard Vogalsang

Jeziorski took the undefeated route to the finals, defeating Dave Shlemperis 7-3 in the winners’ side final four. In the other winners’ side match, Bernie Vogelsang sent George Poltorak to the one-loss side 6-2. Jeziorski went on to top Vogelsang 8-3 to claim the hot seat in the next round. Making his move on the west side, Mejia eliminated Gary O’Callaghan in seventh place 7-4 and then relegated Shlemperis to fifth place 7-1. Tying with Shlemperis was Poltorak, who was ousted in fifth place 6-2 by Results: Kyle Bubet. Mejia and 1st Bryan Jeziorski $830 Bubet met in the quar Ricardo Mejia terfinals, and Mejia 3rd Bernie Vogelsang $320 took that match 8-5. 4th Kyle Bubet $240 5th Dave Shlemperis $160 Mejia claimed George Poltorak the semifinal match 7th Gary O’Callaghan $120 via forfeit over Vogel Kim Meyer-Gabia sang, and then in the 9th Scott Simonetti $100 finals Mejia and Jezi Jorge Vivianco orski decided to split, Paolo Valverde with Jeziorski taking Mike Strassberg the title.

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McKinney Cashes on Great Southern Event Great Southern Billiard Tour / Tuscaloosa, AL by InsidePOOL Staff

Daniel McKinney cruised to an undefeated finish at the February 9-10 stop of the Great Southern Billiard Tour, besting Randy Jordan in a Shannon Daulton, Daniel McKinney, close finals match to Randy Jordan, Sonya McAbee take the title. Bama Billiard Club played host to the $1,500-added amateur event, which attracted a field of 32 to Tuscaloosa, AL. In a heads-up match on the winners’ side final four, McKinney sent Mike Laney to the one-loss side with an 11-8 win, while in the other bracket, Jeff Abernathy bested Chris Brown 11-5. McKinney was able to easily handle Abernathy 11-5 to claim the hot seat and await a finals opponent. After a second-round loss, Randy Jordan found his second wind and mounted a comeback, eliminating all in his path, including Billy Kuykendall 11-2 and Brandon Davenport 11-1. Brown quickly was eliminated in fifth place by Jeff Jordan by a lopsided 9-1 score. Tying with Brown was Laney, who suffered his second loss of the event to Randy Jordan 11-8. Both Jordans met in the quarterfinal match, with Randy coming out the 11-4 victor. Abernathy wasn’t able to stand up to Jordan in the next round, as Jordan blew past him 11-2 to reach the finals. There McKinney had the upper hand, and though Jordan put up a good fight, it was McKinney who claimed the title 11-8.

On the one-loss side, Paul Januzzi defeated Terry McCollogh 4-2, and Morris eliminated Will Scholtz 4-2. Januzzi was sent home in the fifth place spot by Rom Nichols 4-1, and Morris did the same to Dave Celeja 4-1. In the quarterfinal match, Morris ousted Nichols 4-2. Morris Albert Baker, Bill Morris continued building momentum, defeating Results: Coulter 4-1 to advance 1st Bill Morris $500 to the finals. Baker and 2nd Albert Baker $300 Morris faced off in the 3rd Ken Coulter $145 final match, with Mor4th Rom Nichols $100 ris besting Baker 4-1 5th Paul Januzzi $70 and repeating the last Dave Caleja set 4-1 for the tourna7th Terry McCullough $50 ment win. Will Scholtz

Results: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th

Daniel McKinney Randy Jordan Jeff Abernathy Jeff Jordan Mike Laney Chris Brown Jonathan Tedder Brandon Davenport

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Morris Makes Comeback to Win Pure X Cues All-American Tour / Port Charlotte, FL by InsidePOOL Staff

Bill Morris rebounded from a loss on the February 9 stop on the Pure X Cues All-American Tour to take the title from Albert Baker in the final match. The $500-added 8-ball handicapped tourney on 7-foot Valley bar boxes drew 28 players to Q’s Sports Bar and Girl in Port Charlotte, FL. The winner’s side final four had Ken Coulter getting by Dave Colega 4-3 and Baker, the only Master player in the field racing to 6, besting Rom Nichols 6-1. Baker then made short work of Coulter 6-2 to take the hot seat match and await a finals opponent. March 2013 ◊ InsidePOOLmag.com 39

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Gelo Grabs Pure X Title Pure X Cues All-American Tour / Cedar Rapids, IA by InsidePOOL Staff

Shawn Gelo, Scott Hargens, Kent Zirtzman

Shawn Gelo went undefeated at the January 12 stop of the Pure X Cues All-American Tour, topping Kent Zirtzman in the finals for first place. The $500-added 8-ball tournament was hosted by 2nd Avenue Corner Pocket in Cedar Rapids, IA, and drew a field of 22.

In the A-side semifinals, Gelo clipped Scott Kitto 5-6, while Zirtzman blanked John Gorsh 5-0. In the match for the hot seat, Gelo outpointed Zirtzman for the spot. On the B-side, Kitto again lost on the hill, this time to Greg Scheffert 5-6 to tie for fifth place with Gorsh, who was eliminated by Hargens 6-4. Hargens then dispatched Scheffert 6-2, and Zirtzman

then eliminated Hargens by a 5-5 score to claim the B-side. But in the tournament finals, Gelo prevailed over Zirtzman for the title.

Results: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Shawn Gelo Kent Zirtzman Scott Hargens Greg Scheffert John Gorsh Scott Kitto

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Hernandez Hammers Ng for Omega Billiards Title Omega Billiards Tour / Arlington, TX by InsidePOOL Staff

Jesse Hernandez probably thought he’d seen the last of Crispian Ng when he sent him west during the Omega Billiard Tour’s 2013 season opener January 19-20. But Ng came back from the one-loss side to chalJesse Hernandez, Crispian Ng lenge Hernandez in the finals, pushing him to double-hill before Hernandez prevailed to claim the season-opening event title. The $1,000-added, handicapped event drew another full field of 64 to Rusty’s Billiards in Arlington, TX. From among the winners’ side final four, Hernandez defeated Steve Raynes 6-4. Coy Lee Nicholson, winner of the tour’s debut stop in October, was bested by Greg Sandifer 7-4. In the hot seat match, Hernandez then defeated Sandifer 6-4 and sat in the hot seat, waiting for Ng. Ng moved west, eliminating Mike Voelkering 7-4 and Benny Scott 7-5 to draw Nicholson. Raynes faced Joseph Olivarez, who’d gotten by David Reyes 7-1 and David Josephson 7-3. Ng battled to hill-hill against Nicholson before prevailing and moving on to the quarterfinals against Raynes, who’d ousted Olivarez 6-4. Ng chalked up his fourth straight win by defeating Raynes 7-4, completing his one-loss-side run with a 7-5 victory over Sandifer in the semiResults: finals and turning for a second shot 1st Jesse Hernandez $450 against Hernandez. 2nd Crispian Ng $300 Hernandez had a 3rd Greg Sandifer $220 game on the wire at 4th Steve Raynes $220 the start. Ng fought 5th Coy Lee Nicholson $180 to double-hill, but Joseph Olivarez Hernandez prevailed 7th David Josephson $150 to capture the $450 Benny Scott top prize, as well as a 9th Chad Walker $90 Lucasi Hybrid Cue. Mike Voelkering Jeff Georges Doc Reyes

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Lampert Scores First at OB Cues Season Opener OB Cues Ladies’ Tour / Arlington, TX by InsidePOOL Staff

Amanda Lampert made an incredible recovery from a first-round loss to come back and win the OB Cues Ladies’ Tour’s season opener over Melinda Bailey. Held at Rusty’s Billiards in Arlington, TX, the weekend of January 26-27, the $2,000-added stop featured a field of 41 ladies.

Amanda Lampert

Lampert lost her first match of the day hill-hill to Michelle Cortez. Lampert is always a warrior and can never be counted out, and she finished Saturday with four back-to-back wins. On Sunday she continued with her winning streak and two hill-hill matches. One hill-hill match was against Kim Pierce, who had lost her secondround match and was also fighting her way back. Pierce had won her next seven matches before being eliminated by Lampert, finishing in fourth place. The second double-hill match that Lampert survived was against Orietta Strickland in the semifinals. Strickland was playing very well but had lost a heartbreaking hot seat match to Bailey hillhill. She had made some uncharacteristic mistakes—she missed two 9 balls by hanging them in the pockets and made a 9-ball bank but had an unfortunate cue ball scratch for a loss. In the final rack, she had attempted to make a 6-9 combo but left the 9 ball hanging, and Bailey had had an Results: easy 6 ball combo to 1st Amanda Lampert $750 win the match. In the 2nd Melinda Bailey $550 semifinal match, both 3rd Orietta Strickland $400 Lampert and Strick4th Kim Pierce $265 land played their 5th Kathy Knuth $150 hearts outs and Lam Tracie Voelkering pert scored the win in 7th Malinda Williams $100 a hill-hill match. Michelle Cortez 9th Liz Mitchel $70 Advancing to the Chris Fields final match against Bai Courtney Evans ley, Lampert complet Julie Stephenson ed her 11 match wins 13th Angie Payne $30 by double-dipping Bai Monica Anderson ley with scores of 7-3, Jennifer Dooley 7-2 to earn first place Rhea Brooks and the $750 payday.

Bayaua Draws First Blood Lone Star Billiards Tour / Houston, TX by InsidePOOL Staff

Houston’s Ernesto Bayaua earned his first ever Lone Star Billiards Tour title, coming from behind and winning nine consecutive matches in the 43-player open division. Bayaua, a long-time APA player and the 2011 U.S. Amateur champion, fell only to multiple Lone Star Tour title holder Andy Jethwa in the third round, proving once again it takes a champion to best a champion. Brian Rosenbaum came away undefeated in a field of 59 amateur division players with a finals win over Sonny Bosshamer 7-4. Ricki Casper took home the “Top Lady” award

of $100, while junior player Joey Bourgeois, Jr., finished an impressive 17th in the open division. Bogies Billiards in Houston, TX, hosted the first Lone Star event of 2013 with a $1,000-added purse the weekend of JanuErnesto Bayaua, Raul Escobedo ary 26-27. In the open division, Raul Escobedo made his way to the first of two hot seats with wins over Joey Barnes 9-7 and Eric Hsu 9-6. Sonny Bosshamer paved his way as well with wins over Bobby Perez 9-3 and Sonny Demetro 9-1. As Bayaua made his way through the one-loss side trenches after a third-round loss to Jethwa, Esobedo quite handily bested Bosshamer for the hot seat 9-1. Barnes and Bosshamer were Bayaua’s last conquests before he reached a confident Escobedo in the final. Both players appeared collected and in total control throughout. They traded game for game until the score was 5-all. One more game was all Escobedo could muster as Bayaua pulled ahead and closed the set 9-6. In the second set, Bayaua continued his reign with ever-increasing momentum and determination. Escobedo was determined but defenseless as Bayaua ran away with the set 7-1. Rosenbaum led an impressive march to the hot seat of the 59-player amateur division with wins over San Antonio’s Randall Zapata and Robert Demetro, while EscobeOpen Results: do’s victims included 1st Ernesto Bayaua $510 Will Felder 7-5 and Boss2nd Raul Escobedo $300 hamer 7-2. Rosenbaum 3rd Sonny Bosshamer $170 defeated Escobedo 4th Joey Barnes $100 for the hot seat hill-hill, 5th Chase Rudder $65 while Bosshamer was Sonny Demetro making a play on the 7th Bobby Pacheco $45 one-loss side with wins Danny Roland over Bobby Pacheco 5-1 9th Eric Hsu $35 and Robert Demetro Dale Briones 5-4. Bobby Perez Andy Jethwa Bosshamer eliminated a disappointed Escobedo 5-2 to reach Amateur Results: Rosenbaum. Each of these players partici1st Brian Rosenbaum $540 pated in both divisions, 2nd Sonny Bosshamer $320 a task that requires im3rd Raul Escobedo $200 mense stamina and 4th Robert Demetro $120 resolve. When the 5th Bobby Pacheco $75 final set was called, Sunny Demetro Bosshamer seemed 7th Don Bullard $50 exhausted, while an Bill Fuller undefeated Rosen9th David Mendiola $35 baum managed to Randall Zapata find a spring in his Danny Lee step and defeated Joe Gonzalez Bosshamer in the first 13th Eric Hsu $25 set 7-4. Bobby Perez Mark Cardenas Alex Cardenas March 2013 ◊ InsidePOOLmag.com 43

Frazelle Flies Through Pure X Field Pure X Cues All-American Tour / Dubuque, IA

Birkett Busts All-American Field Pure X Cues All-American Tour / Clinton, IA

It went down to the very last game, but Travis Frazelle came out on top of the 52-player field that converged on Dubuque, IA, February 2 for the Pure X Cues All-American Tour stop at Cuemasters Billiards. The format was a $500-added 8-ball handicapped tournament on 7-foot Valley bar boxes.

Alan Birkett took down the February 9 stop of the Pure X Cues All-American Tour undefeated, going through the field to best Scott Hargens in the final match. Legend’s Sports Bar Randy Tenley, Scott Hargens, Alan Birkett in Clinton, IA, hosted the $500-added 8-ball handicapped tournament, which drew 30 players.

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In the A-side semifinals, Frazelle dominated Jim Baker 4-1, while Joe McDonald outpointed Steve Knudson 5-2. In the hot seat match, Frazelle took the win by a 4-3 decision over McDonald. On the B-side, Alan Shares, an earlier victim of Steve Knudson 2-4, began a comeback by eliminating Justin Moris at ninth place 5-3. In the next round Don Sager tied Adam Behnke at seventh place, both falling to Schares 5-1 and Burt Hurtsberger 4-2, respectively. In the next round, Burt Hurtsberger eliminated Steve Knudson 4-1, while Alan Shares whitewashed Jim Baker 5-0. Shares then ended Hurtsberger’s day at fourth place by a 5-3 margin. In the B-side finals, Schares clipped McDonald on the hill, 5-4 to give him a shot at the title. The finals went down to the wire, but Frazelle emerged the winner over Schares 4-4 in the first set to claim the crown.

Results: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th

Travis Frazelle Alan Schares Joe McDonald Burt Hurtsberger Jim Baker Steve Knudson Don Sager Adam Behnke Justin Moris Mike Overkamp Charlie Wolf Bill Spatafora

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NATIONAL ALFRED Celebrate the man behind the movies on March 12. Alfred Hitchcock is widely considered to be the greatest filmmaker of all time. See what you know about the man and his work with our puzzle.

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“Alfred Hitchcock’s ____ Magazine” has been published since 1956. Though now considered a classic, this 1958 movie was widely panned upon its release. Grace Kelly played an unfaithful wife in the thriller“Dial M for ____.” This psychological thriller marked the first time Hitchcock was the producer as well as the director. Picturegoer Magazine dubbed Hitchcock as “Alfred the ____.” Hitchcock’s longest movie ever, at 142 minutes. 11 In addition to English, Afred Hitchcock was also fluent in Greman and ____. Hitchcock’s use of this radio- active substance as a plot device in “Notorious” led to him being placed under FBI surveillance. Hitchcock was born in ____, England, on August 13, 1899. “The ____” was Hitchcock’s first thriller and a major commercial success. Hitchcock declined to direct this movie about a mysterious Russian imposing as the Grand Duchess. One famous Hitchcock quote, often misquoted, is, “Actors should be treated like ____.” “____ of a Doubt”was Hitchcock’s personal favorite of his films. Henry ____ starred in “The Wrong Man” as a musician who is mistaken for a liquor store thief. “Rear Window” showcases a photographer temporarily confined to a ____ and what he sees in his neighbors’ lives. In 1960 Janet ____ portrayed the ill-fated Marion Crane, who is killed by Norman Bates. Hitchcock’s only child was born July 7, 1928, and was a daughter named ____. James ____ starred in four Hitchcock films. Bodega Bay was the film location for this feathered film. “Boardwalk Empire” star ____ Stuhlbarg portrayed MCA head Lew Wasserman in “Hitchcock.” This movie’s plot revolves around a serial killer in London in the 1970s.

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Sean Connery asked to see a copy of this script before committing to it because he didn’t want to become typecast as a spy. Hitchcock’s first Hollywood movie after his move from London won Best Picture in 1940. The first flushing ____ was seen in “Pyscho.” “The 39 Steps” introduced this film plot device. The infamous ____ scene in “Psycho” took a full week to film and used Bosco chocolate syrup as blood. The majority of Hitchcock’s leading ladies had hair this color. This film about psychoanalysis featured a dream sequence that was designed by famous artist Salvador Dali. Hitchcock had a lifelong fear of this breakfast food.

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This landmark film is generally considered to be Britain’s first “talkie.” “____ by Northwest” stars Cary Grant as an executive who is mistaken for a secret agent. Alfred’s wife ____ Reville was a talented editor, screen- writer, and assistant director. “To Catch a ____” was Hitchcock’s last of his three movies with Grace Kelly. “____ on a Train” portrayed the random meeting of two men who each wanted to get rid of someone. Starlet ____ Hedren was terrorized by fierce flocks in“The Birds.” His best-known movie is highly praised by international critics as a cinematic work of art. ____ Miles was forced to resign her role in “Vertigo” due to pregnancy, opening the door for Kim Novak.

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“Family Plot”is the only Hitchcock film to have been scored by the legendary John ____. The ____ of Hitchcock’s silhouette used in the opening sequence of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” was drawn by Hitchcock himself. Hitchcock never won an Oscar for Best ____. Hitchcock made ____ appearances in 39 of his 52 surviving feature films. “Que Sera, Sera,” ____ Day’s theme song for “The Man Who Knew Too Much,” won Best Original Song. His first color film, which appeared to have been shot in a single take. Actress Clare Greet was in ____ Hitchcock films, more than anyone else. Most of “The Lady Vanishes” is set on a ____.

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