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Fargo Flip -- Fun For All

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By: Bob Jewett

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I recently had the pleasure of playing in the nicest pool room I’ve ever visited: Mike Page’s Fargo Billiards in Fargo, ND. It has bar- and full-sized tables and a full-sized bar along with a great menu. The rest rooms alone are worth a stop -- how many Bob Jewett pool rooms can claim that? During the visit I was reminded that one of the most fun pastimes in my first pool hall was the almost constant ring game which had from three to six players. There were several games that we commonly played including nine ball and partners rotation. The games were as much social as “commercial” and they allowed a wide range of players to compete together. In Fargo, Mike introduced to me a ring game he calls “Fargo Flip.” It can be played with any number of players from three on up, and we had from four to eight players in our game. The basic game is nine ball which is played by two teams. The “Flip” comes at the start of each game when each player flips a coin to determine whether he is on the Heads or the Tails team. The Tails always break. After the break, it is played like Scotch Doubles with each player taking one shot with turns rotating among the members of the team. The order of play is up to the members of the team, but once each one has shot, they have to maintain that order for the rest of that game. At first I thought this would be confusing and lead to aguments but there was never a problem. There is some strategy if you really want to work at it, such as putting up a weak player if the shot is either very easy or hopeless, but mostly it was the closest person to the shot who took it if the order was still open. Coaching is allowed. This can be a great benefit to the weaker players as they learn some of the strategy and possible shots, but the coach needs to be careful to speak to the level of the shooter. A beginner won’t be able to spin the ball with inside follow to come in short on the fourth cushion, so don’t ask him to. This kind of mistake I see all the time during coaching time-outs on league nights where I play. The rules of the game are just like regular nine ball. This is different from most nine ball ring games in which many of the rules -- such as ball in hand for any foul -- are suspended. Pushouts and safeties are played as usual. At the end of the game each player on the losing team pays each of the winners one jellybean. (In jurisdictions where social wagering is not illegal, you might consider playing for quarters or dollars instead of jellybeans.) So, if the Heads win and there are five on the team against the three Tails, the Tails each throw out five jellybeans (making 15) and each of the Heads picks up three jellybeans (also making 15). Be sure to have lots of jellybeans or change available. Before the flip each player should make sure he has as many jellybeans as there are other players, since after the flip he may be alone against the rest. Players are free to enter or leave the group at the end of each game. If you need to take a bathroom break, just say you’re out for a game and don’t flip. If a new player wants to get in or a player returns from a break, he just waits for the next flip. In general, the majority can deny entry to a new player, but if Efren or Shane showed up, I’d want him in the game.

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for their WorldPPA Winter Shootout event held on December 18-19, 2010.

Congratulations towins Frank Nordmann - 1st place $800.00 Nordmann Winter Shootout

Bob Beaulieu, WorldPPA Founder/Promoter and Chris Swart, Owner of California Billiard Club, had 93 entries for their WorldPPA Winter Shootout event held on December 18-19, 2010. WorldPPA weekly tournament locations: WorldPPA Founder/Promoter

Bob Beaulieu, and Chris Swart, Owner of California Billiard Club, had 93 entries for their WorldPPA Winter Shootout event held on December 18-19, 2010. Congratulations to Frank Nordmann - 1st place $800.00 Payouts for the WorldPPA Winter Shootout was in cash at the tournament and were as follows:

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Rally

during rematch for championship falls short

By David Teller

Event organizers Brian and Alicia Kvasnicka were again After wrangling two difficult early surprised at the 53-player turnout. games, Ken Trambitas of Spokane, Though they planned for a 64-player Wash., holds off a mid-match scare bracket, they were not anticipating from “Cowboy “ Bob Kollash of Post as many shooters for an 8-ball Falls, Idaho, to emerge as the winner tournament. of the open 8-ball tournament held at The tournament was played by Black Diamond Billiards and Eatery Billiard Congress of America rules in Spokane, Wash. on Dec. 18 and on 7-foot Shelti tables with Red19. Circle cue balls and an alternating The final between Trambitas break. Entry fee was $25 with no and Kollash was a rematch from a greens fees, but no extra money quarterfinal contest that Trambitas added. The total purse for this won 5-4. Kollash wasted no time tournament was $1,325. The race getting through the loser’s bracket was to five on the winner’s side and by beating a surging Carl Tibbetts of to three on the loser’s bracket. When Cheney, Wash., 4-1 and also beating the disqualifying matches ended in a Chad Chadwell of Spokane, also by payout, the loser’s bracket matches a score of 4-1, to get another shot at were a race to four. Trambitas. The next event at Black The losses to Kollash ended Diamond is an open 10-Ball Kenny Trambitas Tibbets’ romp through the loser’s tournament scheduled for Jan. 15 bracket. He lost his opening match and took the next eight to finish in fourth place. and 16. The race will be to seven on the winner’s bracket and five in the loser’s Chadwell’s appearance in the loser’s bracket was also courtesy of Trambitas. bracket. Entry fee is $25 with no green’s fees and no money added. For questions In the final between Trambitas and Kollash, clumped up groups of balls made call (509) 891-8357. for slow play in the early games. Both players chipped in a ball or two while Black Diamond Billiards is located at 9614 E. Sprague, Spokane Valley, exchanging safety shots. The cluttered tables worked to Trambitas’ advantage Wash. as he capitalized on a Kollash misstep in each game, running up a 2-0 lead. That’s when Kollash caught his stride. BREAK DOWN OF PAY OUT: After a Trambitas break yielded no pocketed balls, Kollash ran the table, 1st $450 Ken Trambitas broke and ran another table, and after another unproductive Trambitas break, 2nd $275 “Cowboy “ Bob Kollash 3rd $150 Chad Chadwell Kollash ran out a third table to take a 3-2 lead. The run out streak cooled off as fast as it heated up. A Kollash miss gave 4th $100 Carl Tibbetts Trambitas a long-awaited trip back to the table at something other than a break 5th-6th $75 Joe Gilliland, Kevin Young shot and he didn’t look back. He answered with a run out of his own. Trambitas 7th-8th $50 Yo Jones, Tom Blair took one more tough game of safeties and kick shots as he continued to a 5-3 9th-12th $25 Wayne Boyd, Daniel Edwards, Gerry Braback, win. Jasoné Defillipis

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CASCADE POOL LEAGUE MID-SEASON TOURNAMENT

By Kurt Hamm, Tournament Director

December 3rd-5th, Portland’s Cascade Pool League rocked Oregon City with its Annual Mid-Season Pool Tournament for all CPL league players. Held up at Rodders Grub & Pub on the hill, the weekend event featured eight most excellent BCA Diamond tables. Tournament Director Kurt Hamm started off the long weekend on Friday evening, when 23 players battled it out in 9-Ball singles in a race to 7 for Master Men, 6 for Master Women and Open A Men, 5 for Open B Men, and 4 for Open Women players! The last match ended at 1:45 a.m., with the top 4 players returning Saturday morning at 10 a.m. to finish their matches! The final results: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th-6th

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Steve Tune John Lewis Cody Johnson Steve Copher Sassy Campbell & Tony Dunlap

Saturday @ 12 Noon 8-Ball sign-ups began and several 9-Ball players returned, but the Civil War game between the Ducks & Beavers kept a lot of players at home this year, so we only had 19 players. The races were similar as 9-Ball with one less game. This day was also a long one with the final match going to 11 p.m. A ring game started up early to entertain the players that were eliminated and a few even got into a cribbage game. The Top Woman in the Saturday tournament won at cribbage, got most of the money in the ring game and told the guys she was just passing the time? Hmmmm… who is she married to? Perhaps she needs a hobby! Top Woman

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Jenny Lewis

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place

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Justin Lilje Steve Tune Andrew Monstis John Lewis

THE PAYOUTS WERE AS FOLLOWS: 1st $300 2nd $200 3rd $140 4th $100 5th/6th $30

Steve Copher & Tony Dunlap Cody Johnson & Lenny Zuniga Rich Zumwalt & Ronnie Migues John Lewis & Ray Cunningham Kurt Hamm & Steve Grimes Charles Crowell & Louie Ortega

A HUGE thank you to our gracious hosts John & Cathy Johnson, owners of Rodders Grub and Pub, for adding $530 AND throwing in all of the green fees of $235 back into the pot for a total of $765 for all 3 events! Total payouts for the weekend were $1,660! This is just one reason why Rodders keeps getting voted as CPL sponsor of the year. They truly appreciate Cascade Pool League’s players, and we just can’t say enough about how good their service and food is! If you ever decide to visit Oregon City, you must stop at Rodders and see for yourself! And to all you pool players who didn’t make it this year... you really missed out on a weekend full of fun and great competition! See you next year & Happy Holidays! Party Hardy & Don’t Drink n Drive! Call Speeds Towing for $10!

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Sunday was the longest day with Scotch Doubles ‘bring-your-ownpartner’. It was definitely the most popular event this year! The 36 player event started up at 11 a.m. with races to 6 for the strongest teams and races to 5, 4, or 3 for the weaker teams. I actually had time to take notes on these matches and the results are as follows: Steve Grimes & Kurt Hamm lost to John Lewis & Ray Cunningham for 5th/6th Place. Rich Zumwalt & Ronnie Migues defeated Charles Crowell & Louie Ortega in a hill/hill match for 5th/6th that was close all the way! Their next match was a little harder, as they were down 5-3 to John Lewis & Ray Cunningham, but they came back to win yet another hill/hill match! Then they faced the loser of the point match, Cody Johnson & Lenny Zuniga, and you won't believe it -- they went hill/hill again -but this time Rich's bad leg got the best of him, and they lost, getting a respectable 3rd place. The final match was also a long one, and as in most cases, the winner of the point had been waiting so long it took a few games for

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them to warm up. Cody Johnson & Lenny Zuniga jumped out to a 2-0 lead against point winners Steve Copher & Tony Dunlap, who then woke up and won 5 straight games! But Cody & Lenny bounced back, winning the next two, making the score 5-4. With alternating breaks, Steve broke, making 3 balls, and Tony was quick to say, “Let’s finish this – I’m freakin’ tired!” So they ran out, winning 1st place and going undefeated for the 2nd time in CPL Mid-Season history! Congratulations, guys!

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25th Annual Rocky Mountain VNEA Singles - Nov. 12-14, 2010 OPEN AAA/AA (48 players) 1st Mark Haddad (AAA) (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) 2nd Chris Onesky (AAA) (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) 3rd Rich Cunningham (AAA) (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) 4th Chico Cisneros (AA) (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) 5/6 Bruce Wilson (AA) (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) Tony Piazza (AAA) (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) 7/8 ShaneWertz (AA) (BMW Billiards-Ft. Collins, CO.) Mike Hellmer (AAA) (BMW Billiards-Ft. Collins, CO.) OPEN A (93 players) - Top 6 players move up to AA 1st James Gardner (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) 2nd Jeff McKeon (Skill Games – Colo. Spring, CO.) 3rd Caleb Lovato (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) 4th Jared Truman (Front Street Vending – Sterling, CO.) 5/6 Donald Parker (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) Ray Harris (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) 7/8 Myrle McLaughin (Top Dog Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) Beau Bowring (Front Street Vending – Sterling, CO.) 9/12 Deb Winter (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) Francisco Monge (BMW Billiards-Greeley, CO.) Steve Danaher (Black Hills Novelty-Gillette, WY.) Brian Mohr (Skill Games – Colo. Spring, CO.) 13/16 Bo Bovee (BMW Billiards-Ft. Collins, CO.) Ken Schmidt (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) Michael O’Connor (Aspen Amusement- Carbondale, CO.) Tim Channel (BMW Billiards-Ft. Collins, CO.) OPEN B (123 players) - Top 6 players move up to A 1st Ernie Romero (BMW Billiards-Greeley, CO.) 2nd John Matsoukas (Games People Play – Denver, CO.) 3rd John Roy (Skill Games – Colo. Spring, CO.) 4th Don Schwartz (BMW Billiards-Greeley, CO.) 5/6 Jordan Thayer (Patty Rack Amusements – Rawlins, WY.) Chris Martinez (BMW Billiards-Greeley, CO.) 7/8 Bill Farmer (BMW Billiards-Windsor, CO.) Eddie Garcia (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) 9/12 Chris Frandrup (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) Tim Sandoval (BMW Billiards-Greeley, CO.) Tim Sanchez (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) Keary Kerr (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) 13/16 Daniel Tchida (BMW Billiards-Ft. Collins, CO.) Doug Ferguson (Sagebrush Amusements – Laramie, WY.) Mike Stockert (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) Marc Lombardo (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) OPEN C (114 players) - Top 6 players move up to B 1st Donald Reed (Sagebrush Amusements – Laramie, WY.) 2nd Andrew Stange (Skill Games – Colo. Spring, CO.) 3rd Tim Rothermund (Skill Games – Colo. Spring, CO.) 4th Mike Sferrazza (Skill Games – Colo. Spring, CO.) 5/6 Joshua Perez (Skill Games – Colo. Spring, CO.) Dave Papiano (Skill Games – Colo. Spring, CO.) 7/8 Marc Moore (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) Ray Liscano (BMW Billiards-Greeley, CO.) 9/12 Kieth Skeldon (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) Jeremy Bloedon (BMW Billiards-Ft. Collins, CO.) Frank Roybal (BMW Billiards-Greeley, CO.) Garry Shino (Front Street Vending – Sterling, CO.) 13/16 Andy Lucero (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) Terry Tallent (Skill Games – Colo. Spring, CO.) Jerry Sellars (Platte County Music & Vending – Wheatland, WY.) Will Humphrey (Sagebrush Amusements – Laramie, WY.) WOMEN’S AA/A (30 players) - Top 1 player move up to Women’s AA 1st June Brooks (A) (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) 2nd Samantha Howard (AA) (BMW Billiards-Loveland, CO.) 3rd Jean Bratberg (A) (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) 4th Tiffany Holzer (A) (Black Hills Novelty-Gillette, WY.) 5/6 Karen Smith (A) (Games People Play – Denver, CO.) Terry Duncan (AA) (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) 7/8 Deborah Gustafson (A) (BMW Billiards-Greeley, CO.) Teresa Stotle (AA) (Wyoming Amusement – Casper, WY.) WOMEN’S B (26 players) - Top 1 player move up to Women’s A 1st Charlene Pinelli (Games People Play – Denver, CO.) 2nd Patty Wigley (BMW Billiards-Ft. Collins, CO.) 3rd Pam Pollard (Skill Games – Colo. Spring, CO.) 4th Jennifer Marshall (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) 5/6 Leslie McCaskill (BMW Billiards-Greeley, CO.) Paula Reece (Wyoming Amusement – Casper, WY.) 7/8 Rebecca Miller (BMW Billiards-Loveland, CO.) Molly Kechter (BMW Billiards-Ft. Collins, CO.) WOMEN’S C (51 players) - Top 3 players move up to Women’s B 1st Sharol Sanchez (Games People Play – Denver, CO.) 2nd Teri Berg (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) 3rd Sarah Rowan (BMW Billiards-Ft. Collins, CO.) 4th Naomi Thomsen (Techno-Jeux/Alliance – Quebec) 5/6 Denise Tenorio (BMW Billiards-Greeley, CO.) Cindy Hoest (Aspen Amusement- Carbondale, CO.) 7/8 Regina Liscano (BMW Billiards-Greeley, CO.) Sue Chatfied (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.)

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25th Annual Rocky Mountain VNEA Singles - Nov. 12-14, 2010 JUNIOR EVENT For the juniors there was a junior event held on Sunday. YOUTH Ages 13 & Under 1st Chase Anderson (Cheyenne, WY.) 2nd Julian Salazar (Colo. Springs, CO.) 3rd Drake Spencer (Cheyenne, WY.) 4th Adrian Renteria (Ft. Collins, CO.) MINORS Ages 14 – 17 1st Sam Chambers (Greeley, CO.) 2nd Scotty Wagner (Sterling, CO.) 3rd James Mahaffey (Sterling, CO.) 4th Elizabeth Black (Cheyenne, WY.) MAJORS Ages 18 – 20 1st Randy Rodriquez (Cheyenne, WY.) 2nd Eddie Cruz (Cheyenne, WY.)

2ND CHANCE TOURNAMENT For players that were eliminated in 3 rounds or less there was a 2nd Chance tournament on Saturday afternoon. 2ND CHANCE OPEN AAA/AA 1st Chartles Castonguay (AAA) (Techno-Jeux/Alliance – Quebec) 2nd Chris Brennan (AA) (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) 3/4th Adam Sisneros (AA) (Games People Play – Denver, CO.) 3/4th Richard Montoya (AA) (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) 2ND CHANCE OPEN A 1st Dave Riley (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) 2nd Brian Noel (BMW Billiards-Ft. Collins, CO.) 3/4th Jade Goetz (BMW Billiards-Loveland, CO.) 3/4th Rick Dawson (Games People Play – Denver, CO.) 2ND CHANCE OPEN B 1st Brian Parker (Platte County Music & Vending – Wheatland, WY.) 2nd Robert Ceicle (Games People Play – Denver, CO.) 3/4th Steve Lepore (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) 3/4th Nick Weston (BMW Billiards-Greeley, CO.) 2ND CHANCE OPEN C 1st Robert Faulkner (BMW Billiards-Ft. Collins, CO.) 2nd Dan Pollard (Skill Games – Colo. Spring, CO.) 3/4th Alva Johnston (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) 3/4th Shane Spencer (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) 2ND CHANCE WOMEN’S AA/A 1st Melissa Richardson (A) (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) 2nd Jeanne Howe (A) (Black Hills Novelty-Gillette, WY.) 3/4th Janelle Bluel (A) (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) 3/4th Laura Winkel (A) (BMW Billiards-Ft. Collins, CO.) 2ND CHANCE WOMEN’S B 1st Nancy Davey (Games People Play – Denver, CO.) 2nd Joann Lopez (Games People Play – Denver, CO.) 3/4th Jodi Stensgaard (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) 3/4th Christine Reese (Amusement Vending JE & S Video- Denver, CO.) 2ND CHANCE WOMEN’S C 1st Trina Miller (Platte County Music & Vending – Wheatland, WY.) 2nd Loree Lemaster (Cheyenne Vending-Cheyenne, WY.) 3/4th Barbie McGuire (Platte County Music & Vending – Wheatland, WY.) 3/4th Lynelle Pahl (Top Dog Vending-Cheyenne, WY.)

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Taking A Closer Look at the Stance By Roger Long Advanced Certified Instructor

When it comes to the stance, I think I probably teach the same thing that most other instructors teach. What we try to emphasize is that the stance should be balanced and comfortable. If you have adopted a stance that is balanced and comfortable, then you are 90% of the way home. But today, it’s the remaining 10% that I’d like to take a closer look at. Roger Long Let us first examine a typical “balanced” stance. This is a stance that will have the feet placed at an effective angle to the line-of-aim (the direction the cue stick points). By “effective” I mean that the angle should not be less than 15° or more than 45°. Any foot placement that closes the angle to less than 15° or opens it to more than 45° makes it very difficult to get your head and upper body over the cue without losing your balance. As far as “comfortable” goes, that is largely a matter of personal preference. Since people have all sorts of different physical makeups, they can’t all stand over a shot exactly the same way. Depending upon how high or low they want their head to be over the cue, some will prefer to put their feet close together and adjust height by flexing (or not) at the knees; while others will prefer to lock at the knees and spread their feet wide apart to get low, and maybe not spread them so wide for higher head elevations. Any method the shooter prefers is acceptable as long as he or she is balanced and comfortable. Over time, however, some players will change their stance in search of more comfort or better balance. Oftentimes, these changes are subconscious and the player isn’t even aware that they have taken place. But some changes in the stance may require other adjustments to be made in order to keep the cue level and straight. (For example, changing the height you stand over the cue requires a change in the placement of your grip hand in order to keep the cue level.) But if a player isn’t consciously aware that a change has taken place, there will be little chance that he or she will be able to figure out what the problem is when some shots are missed. Proper aiming still plays the most important role in pocketing balls. The best vantage point for a good aim is with the head directly above the cue. And the best upper body alignment is one where the head, both hands, the rear shoulder, and rear elbow, are all in one vertical plane. When a player has practiced this type of alignment while using only one certain stance, it can then be easy to lose the instinctive feel needed for that alignment when a change in the stance has taken place. The point here is that the stance deserves more attention than what most players think. If you’ve been having trouble with your aiming consistency; examine your stance. You may have to enlist the aid of a friend or wall mirror to help you see it, but you just might find that your problem is down at ground level.

Ask the Viper By Mellissa Little, Ask the Viper

Question:

“I’ve got a job that keeps me really busy and I only get to play pool in a league once a week. So when it’s time for me to play, my nerves are on high and I just need to settle down. What’s your opinion of having a couple beers beforehand?”

Melissa Little

Answer:

So funny that you ask that question, because a lot of people believe that the nervousness of competition should promote the use of alcohol. I really DON’T think people should drink before or during pool matches. But, afterward is another story. If you drink all the time then maybe you’re used to adding alcohol to your pressure situations. But in the long run it will hurt your game. Realize, that feeling pressure is a good thing and it means that you’re alive. Everyone feels pressure and it is essential that people learn to deal with pressure situations sober. There are plenty of resources that teach sports athletes how to manage pressure. Players need to realize that pool is a sport and not just a game. You would never see Michael Phelps drink beer/ shots just before jumping into the swimming pool? The more players that take this sport seriously the better chance we have to becoming a nationally recognized sport. So celebrate your victories or despairs afterward- not before or during competitions Best of luck to you, Viper Melissa “The Viper” Little has been a WPBA Touring Professional for over 10-years, she has represented the USA in Four WPA World Championships and has over 20 top10 WPBA career finishes. Melissa is currently the house-pro at the Wynkoop Brewing Company located in Downtown Denver. She teaches monthly clinics, gives private lessons, and has created a juniors program that promotes billiards education to the local youth. For more information about Melissa please visit: www.melissalittle.com

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Breaks Can Be Deceiving By Samm Diep © January 2011

In the infant stages of my pool game, I was constantly reminded of the importance of practice and repetition. I was building muscle memory and honing my skills. If I went for more than one day without practicing, I could feel my game suffer. It seemed like I was taking an immediate step back and in some cases would even need to relearn things. Of course, I never minded playing and practicing so much in the beginning Samm Diep because I was obsessed. I put in the hours because I was falling in love with the game. The breaks were seldom, by design. These days, as I’ve improved and my skills and knowledge advanced, I find myself practicing for longer sessions but with less frequency. Let’s face it, there comes a point where your priorities shift and “life” keeps you from putting in the hours that you were once accustomed to. Over the past year, whenever I’ve taken a break, I’ve returned to the table renewed. I’ve found myself pocketing balls just as well or better than I was prior to the time off. Does this mean it’s not necessary to practice on a regular basis anymore? What’s the point of practicing if I’m playing just as well without it? The two main factors that infrequent practice affects are confidence and consistency. Playing well after a long break can be deceiving for a couple reasons: When you’re playing well without practicing, you fool yourself into thinking you don’t need to practice. You may be able to get away with it once or twice but over time, that lack of practice will accumulate and take its toll on your overall ability to execute. With waivered confidence, tentative shots and decisions will lead to repeated mistakes and vice versa. Playing well without practicing gives you a false sense of security. You might start hitting the balls well and feeling like you’re ready for competition. It’s only then when your abilities are put to the test that you realize you’re pocketing balls on autopilot. Once you get to the money ball or key ball, that’s when the inconsistency surfaces. Routine run outs become more work than they should be. Confidence is so critical in the game of pool. If ever you tell yourself you’re out of stroke, then you’ll be out of stroke. You may be hitting the ball well but you will still be a bit rusty. The next time you return from a break, try to still play with confidence but do not be deceived. Be aware of your limitations and play within them. Until you get back in stroke, take fewer risks and be more patient. Samm Diep, “Cherry Bomb” (DenverCherryBomb.com) House Pro at Rack ‘Em Billiards (Aurora, CO) Author of “You Might Be A D Player If… (101 Classic Moves That All Pool Players Can Appreciate)” Player Representative for Chris Byrne Custom Cues, PoolDawg, Predator, Jim Murnak Custom Cases, & Delta-13 Rack SammsPocket.com | fun & unique products for pool players PoolTipJar.com | random smatterings of pool thoughts, articles, news, & reviews PoolCalendar.com | your source for weekly, monthly, and special tournaments & events around the Denver Metro area MileHighPoolPlayers.com | it’s how Colorado pool players stay connected

In My Opinion by: Don “Cheese” Akerlow

Should a pool player be paid at the end of the tournament? We all remember the IPT, so one would have to ask oneself, is it becoming a trend, “I’ll send you the money” or “give you a check”? Then by the time you get home and deposit it... it bounces! Where will it all end? Even in the December issue of Billiard Digest, Darren Appleton agreed to have 4 payments of $10,000 wired to him on successive Friday’s in November. This is not the first time this has happened. When will someone step up and take the lead? Whether it is a national tournament or a local tournament something has to change. I talked to a Minnesota player about getting paid by check, getting home to only find out the check bounced. With numerous calls to the bar in Great Falls that went unanswered for almost a month ... I have not heard from him whether the check was made good but who knows. Are the players so glad to finally get paid they forget all that happened? They may never return to THAT tournament but what happens to the next unsuspecting player? The same thing? This used to happen and very few players ever found out. Thus allowing this to happen again and again and even when the players found out, they are still lured by the promoter or tournament because of the money! The latest event to come to our attention was the recent USPPA Pro Am Tournament held at the Peppermill Reno Resort and Spa December 1-5, 2010. Rumors were circulating around the billiard blogs about the event and the fact that some of the players had not been paid their winnings once again! Could this be another tournament that failed to fulfill their obligations to the players? I asked Tony Annigoni of the USPPA if he understood how this looked, whether right, wrong or indifferent, this looks bad for the USPPA and pool in general. He answered, “We were unbelievably disappointed that this happened.” With the widespread use of the internet and pool blogs, word spread and so did the rumors. In order to get to the truth, you must go to the source and ask the questions. To that end we contacted the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino and Dana Shores (Leisure Sales Director) issued the following statement. “Peppermill Resort Spa Casino was the headquarter hotel for the USPPA/Two Cushion Club - Pacific Rim Billiards Expo that took place November 28-December 5, 2010. Peppermill provided the venue for the Billiards tournament but was not involved in billiards tournament registration, rating or handicapping of billiards players, collection of billiards tournament registration fees or payment of billiards tournament prize monies.” Our concern was that the Peppermill was mentioned in the rumors as having been in some respect responsible for the non-payment. According to their statement, they were not. It is important to gather as many facts as possible to make an informed decision. Tony called me and he openly spoke about the USPPA Pro Am and some of the problems that arose during this particular event. He said that, “ We never had a problem like we had with this last one, but the checks are going out, until we moved locations and the procedures were quite different. Because of the absence of the event last year, 2009, we chose not to have a cut off date. Because of that we had to verify that every person that played in the event was qualified to receive free entry into the poker event.”

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2010 World Junior 9-Ball Champions Crowned

The United States was host to the XIX National Champion Liz Lovely and World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) Jauslinn Arnold. Arnold won two World Junior 9-Ball Championships thrilling 7-6 matches against Zhi-Ting on November 29th - December 1st. Wu of Taipei and Natalia Seroshtan Junior billiard champions 19 years of Russia before losing to Bryant or younger traveled from around the and Nechaeva. Arnold finished in a globe to Reno, Nevada to compete strong tie for fifth place, while Lovely for the world titles in both the boys’ finished tied for thirteenth. and girls’ divisions. Twenty different In the boys’ division, Jesse Engel countries from six continents were of the US stormed through the represented, and at the end of winner’s bracket with victories over the tournament, North America Manuel Ederer of Germany 9-4, Ryan dominated the girls’ division with Spence of Canada 9-3 and Marcos a gold and silver medal, while the Garcia of Nicaragua 9-5. Engel boys’ division claimed a silver medal. then faced the defending champion The United States Pool Players Ruslan Chinahov of Russia, winning Association (USPPA) and Rail Bird 9-6 and later sent Francisco RuizProject produced this prestigious Sanchez of Spain to the one-loss junior event alongside the WPA World 2010 WJC Medalists: L-R: Ruslan Chinahov (RUS), Francisco Ruiz-Sanchez (ESP), Jesse Engel bracket in a close match 9-7. Engle Wheelchair 9-Ball Championships at was now the only undefeated player (USA), Brittany Bryant (CAN), Briana Miller (USA), Anastasia Nechaeva (RUS) the Peppermill Resort. and only one match away from the The feature story this year was Brittany Bryant of Canada winning her second gold title. medal and crowned the 2010 WPA World Junior 9-Ball Champion of the girls’ division. In the semi-final match, Sanchez shattered any hope that former champion Chinahov Bryant began strong, winning her match against Hee-Joo Kang of South Korea 7-4 and had to defend his title, by winning decisively 9-1. Sanchez then charged ahead for a then defeated the 2009 WPA World Junior 9-Ball Champion Keng Chun Lin of Taipei 7-5. rematch with Engel. The final match was filled with excitement as the two boys were Bryant later bested Jauslinn Arnold of the US 7-3 before facing Briana Miller of the US to competing for one of the most prestigious titles of their career. In the end, with a final score compete for a guaranteed position to play in the finals. of 11-6, Sanchez would be the one accepting the gold medal and crowned 2010 WPA Meanwhile, Briana Miller, the determined 15 year old from Pennsylvania, made her World Junior 9-Ball Champion. Engel took honors to become the “2010 Silver Medalist.” way through the winner’s bracket by edging ahead of long time rival Samia Konishi of Among the field of 31 boys that competed in the event were US favorites Danny Japan 7-6. Then, Miller defeated Simone Kuenzl of Germany 7-3 and also won a thrilling Olson, finishing tied for seventh place, the BEF Junior National Champion Landon match 7-6 after trailing by 4 games against Karen Garcia of Nicaragua. Shuffett, finishing tied for ninth place, Billy Thorpe, finishing tied for seventeenth and With Bryant and Miller the only two standing in the winner’s bracket, the fierce Brendan Crockett, finishing tied for twenty-fifth. Other North American players include Miller sent Bryant to the one-loss bracket by winning handily 7-3. Bryant was anxious for Canada’s Ryan Spence and Pod Shognosh, finishing tied for seventeenth and tied for another chance to play Miller in the finals and made quick work in the semi-final match twenty-fifth respectively. against Anastasia Nechaeva of Russia by winning 7-1. In the one set finals match, the BOYS’ DIVISION: GIRLS’ DIVISION: swift shooting style of Miller was put to a halt when at six games each, Bryant won three Ist - Gold: Francisco Ruiz-Sanchez (ESP) 1st - Gold: Brittany Bryant (CAN) consecutive games, giving Bryant the match win 9-6 and the world title. Miller took the 2nd -Silver: Jesse Engel (USA) 2nd - Silver: Briana Miller (USA) well deserved silver medal. 3rd - Bronze: Ruslan Chinahov (RUS) 3rd - Bronze: Anastasia Nechaeva (RUS) Also representing the United States in the 16 player girls’ division was BEF Junior

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WESTERN BCA CANCELS LITTLE CREEK TOURNAMENT

Due to a Little Creek Casino scheduling conflict beyond our control, Western BCA has been forced to cancel our Casino Tour Tournament next month. We apologize to all of the Western BCA players who have already entered, scheduled time off work and made reservations in anticipation of a this Casino Tour event. Great effort was put into finding another venue for the tournament but we were unsuccessful in finding one on such short notice. In the process, Western BCA representatives talked with two other Casinos about the situation and though they could not help now because their event centers were already booked, they are very interested in hosting future Western BCA Casino Tour events.

The players who have already entered will have the entry fees returned immediately. This has been a disappointing and difficult situation for all Western BCA members to accept but the volunteers will continue to work to bring other events to the northern Western BCA region in the future. Western BCA will keep the players updated about future Casino Tour events on our website. Again, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused the players. - Public Relations Department Western BCA Pool Players Association

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CSI Adds 9-Ball Championships in May 2011

CueSports International (CSI) has listened to the requests of BCA Pool League Operators and players, and added BCAPL National 9-Ball Championships singles and team competitions to the BCAPL series of events in May at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The dates for the BCAPL nationals are May 11-22, 2011. The BCA Pool League 9-Ball Challenge will kick off the BCAPL calendar of events Wednesday, May 11-12 and two BCAPL 9-Ball singles events will take place Thursday, May 12 with Men’s and Women’s Open Singles 9-Ball. Then from May 13-21, the BCAPL 8-Ball National Championships will take center stage with its 22 singles, scotch doubles and teams divisions. As the 8-Ball events wind down, a two day BCAPL 9-Ball team tournament will take place the closing weekend Saturday and Sunday, May 21-22. Below is more information about the BCAPL National9-Ball Championships. For more details and entry forms visit www.playbca.com: BCAPL 9-Ball Singles (May 11-12, 2011): • BCAPL 9-Ball Challenge • BCAPL 9-Ball Singles (BCAPL Open Players Only) • On-site late signups allowed, space permitting.

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All of the USPPA players had free entry into the poker tournament and Tony commented that, “The poker tournament was an incentive for our players to play in the pool tournament.” Tony went on to further explain that because poker is a gaming event there is much stricter regulations to be followed than with the pool tournament. Tony mentioned that he had personally called every player to let them know when the check was going out and when they could expect payment. To that I asked Tony how the players reacted since they hadn’t gotten paid at the event and haven’t gotten paid so far? He replied, “A certain number of players have gotten paid. Every player I called, with the exception of 6 or 7 players said that they were fine with it and didn’t anticipate any problems getting paid.” Tony said that there were issues with handicapping, player qualification and paypal and after they verified people’s payments, qualifications and made sure that no one was violating any of their policies payment was going out the 31st of December and everybody would be paid in full. Tony assured me that policies have already been put into place so that the players will be paid by check at next year’s event and they will be able to cash that check before leaving the Casino. The question is will Tony pay? I can’t answer that, but the longer it takes, the worse it is. It has now been three weeks and counting. We will be keeping on top of this and will let you know what we find out in upcoming issues of The Break. Any questions email otbnews@aol.com

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Europe Storms to Mosconi Cup Triumph! USA 8 – 11 Europe

Luke Riches, Matchroom Sport: luke.riches@ matchroom.com EUROPE are the 2010 PartyCasino.com Mosconi Cup champions after Darren Appleton and then Ralf Souquet took the requisite two points to see their side over the line for their third triumph in four years. It was Souquet who downed the winning 9 ball – a repeat of the 2007 event when he beat Rodney Morris for an 11-8 win. This time his victim was Corey Deuel and the York Hall erupted as the German’s team mates charged into the arena for some wild celebrations. "This is the greatest feeling on earth to make the final 9-ball and make us win, “said a jubilant Souquet. The MVP Award went to Darren Appleton who won the hearts of the crowd with a string of marvellous performances filled with superb shot making under pressure. His record of two singles and two doubles points with a single defeat was unmatched by any other player in the event. “You can't win the Mosconi Cup without playing like a team and the lads have been amazing,” said Appleton. “I played really well but a massive part of it has been down to the crowd and it was very easy to feed off the crowd - the bigger the crowd the better I play. "We had a lead overnight and that set us up for today and the guys played awesome. The emotion is just crazy. We had a great spirit in the camp, the crowd were fantastic and were our sixth man. "When we came here you just think about playing well for the team and win it for your

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Team Europe - Champions

winning the MVP gives me a chance of getting in next year's event as well." For captain Johan Ruijsink, it was his third Mosconi Cup following a win in Vegas in ’07 and a draw in Rotterdam in ’06. "I haven't lost one yet and it's an honour to be the European captain, but I would like to thank Matchroom for staging such a great event again and thank you to the opponents. “If they weren't such worthy opponents it wouldn't have been such a great Mosconi Cup. Last of all I would like thank my team. They stuck to the plan and we did it." England’s Karl Boyes, who was the only rookie in the event, completely dispelled any doubts about his ability to handle it with a string of match-winning performances. "I've watched a lot of Mosconi Cups being a sports fan and everyone has always said Bethnal Green is the place it should be. On the first night I saw the crowd shouting and chanting and it was just unbelievable. Everything has

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just been awesome," said Boyes. The teams entered the evening session with Europe needing two points and the Americans three, and it was Darren Appleton who fired Europe within one point of victory with a stunning performance that put him right in line for the MVP award. He beat Shane Van Boening 6-2 in what was a 50/50 match on paper but the man from Pontefract put in his best show of the week to put his team on the hill. Appleton played some magnificent shots under pressure including an eye-catching table length draw shot as he overwhelmed Van Boening. That set the scene for Souquet to bring the Cup home for Europe. It was a disappointing weekend for the Americans who were always in it but fell away in the critical closing stages. "They played well so congratulations to the Europeans. They outplayed us all week and we just have to take it and wait for next year," commented Rodney Morris. Notes: Matchroom Sport are one of the world’s leading producers of televised sport and are responsible for over 1,000 hours of original programming across a range of nine sports. Based in the UK and chaired by charismatic founder Barry Hearn, the Mosconi Cup is one of a stable of pool events that include the World Cup of Pool and the World Pool Masters. The 2010 Mosconi Cup is sponsored by PartyCasino.com, the world’s leading online casino. Tables are supplied by Brunswick Billiards, cloth by Iwan Simonis, Super Aramith balls by Saluc and the Official Cue is Predator.

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Mataya Snaps It Off!

TACOMA, WA - Like all good competitions it went down to the wire. Behind The Rock Tour held their quarterly event Dec. 4-5th at Malarkey’s Pool and Brew in Tacoma WA. All players played two matches of 10 ball “against the Ghost” for the first round. The top 10% of the players automatically advanced to the finals on Sunday and the bottom 25% missed the cut completely. The remaining field played a Sudden Death round Saturday night to determine who will secure the remaining slots in the Finals Round on Sunday. An electronic Monitor and score boards provided by www. XtremeGameRoom.com were use for scorekeeping and this is how it went down…. In Round One, Fran Johnson, Robert Colby and Val Alvarado just barely squeezed by the dead zone by 1.03-3.3 balls. Johnson scored a 143.38, Colby a 145.18 and Val Alvarado a 145.63. There was a spread of 4.84 balls between 7 places deciding who gets to move to the next round. Scoring throughout the tournament was this close! Eddie Mataya shot a 121.70 his first round but was able to save himself and go straight to the final round by shooting a 178.70 in his second match. That score moved him up the board into 1st place coming out of the first flight. Dave Ringler shot his personal best of 178.51 his first round automatically putting him and Mataya both in the finals on Sunday with a difference in scores of just .19 of a ball. In the Sudden Death round players played one match to get to the Sunday finals. Marcello Girardi shot a 174.22 and Scott Thurston 172.78 securing the 1st and 2nd spots in the Sudden Death round. As for the rest of the pack it was a shoot out. Robert Colby & Pete Gonzales secured 3rd and 4th slots and Alvarado, Silva, Dimmick, and Sliva finished in the precious four spots left. Players played two matches for the finals and the best score of the two matches wins. Mataya and Ringler were the favorites coming into the final round, but after the first round not so much. Ringler dropping to 5th and Mataya all the way down to last place. In the first round, Dimmick and

Thurston set the pace with scores 162.32 and 161.78. As the pecking order shifted the tension started to build. Once 3 players were posted on the board the buzz started all over again “he needs 3 balls”, “she needs 5 balls the players” as the players and spectators sweated the matches. It was very exciting and it came down to just one player deciding everyone’s fate. Eddie Mataya controlled the board as all the other players had finished their matches. The whole room knows that Eddie has the greatest potential to snap it off so the sweating session was on. The room was quiet. As he played each game he would move his counter on his scoreboard and all the calculating would start. He needs 55 balls, 34 balls, 20 balls, he has to break and run here, and it came down to 3 balls in the last game. Did he pull it off? Yes he did. Mataya snaps it off! Final Results 1. Eddie Mataya 173.70 $567.00 2. Dave Ringler 170.51 $282.00 3. Peter Dimmick 162.32 $145.00 4. Scott Thurston 161.78 $120.00 5. Robert Colby 158.18 $81.00 6. Tommy Sliva 157.25 $65.00 7. Pete Gonzales 152.84 $40.00 This tournament was something to sweat. This was Behind The Rock Tour’s first quarterly event. April will be our next quarterly and June is our annual event with more money added. Find out how to get qualified @ www.BehindTheRockTour.com. Join now and get started! If you’re interested in playing on the “Behind The Rock Tour” and don’t have a local room to play out of, contact us and we’ll find a room nearby. If you’re a pool room owner and have 9’ tables, call us we are looking for rooms in each state to participate. Call Deby @ 253-226-3594 or email at deby@qitupp.com. Visit our website for more details, rules and scoring at www.QitUpp.com.

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Lucky

“Ready For The Road With Lucky”

Christmas and New Year gone by…. It’s been weeks now since Lucky and I decided to go on the road, I wouldn’t have missed a minute of it. It’s a rare and great experience to be with this most unique person I’ve ever met. Lucky is showing me something new every day, and by now I’ve learned not to steer the conversation into areas beyond pool or general topics. Lucky says what he wants to and no more. I’m writing several stories about Lucky and the experiences as we drive, enjoying the spectacular sights. We’ve seen all kind of animals -- even rare pronghorns along the side of the road. Between listening to bluegrass music and listening to Lucky’s cool stories, writing, munching, snoozing, and checking out the views, I’ve experienced no boredom or regrets. It started like I said, weeks ago. I showed up at Lucky’s ranch, and fell in love with it all over again. I could move and live here, I thought. It was quiet, secluded with great scenery, and very, very comfortable. Lucky was working on some stuff in his study, so I wandered around the room, noticing things I hadn’t seen on my last visit. In a glass and mahogany display case were several custom cues. At a closer inspection, I noticed a Harvey Martin cue with a hand-scratched name on the butt. Aha! I thought. I’ll bet this is Lucky’s real name! If I could decipher it, I would slip it into a conversation with him later on, and then gloat at discovering it on my own. I tried to be inconspicuous about peering more closely at the signature, but then realized it was much too faded for me to read. Lucky looked up and saw me looking at it and said, “That’s one the first custom cues Harvey Martin ever made. I might take that with me on the road. It’s been a very lucky cue for me.” “What’s it say down here?” I asked nonchalantly. “It’s been so long I can't remember,” Lucky replied, and grinned. Then he ignored me and went back to work. I wandered out to the great room and wrote for awhile from the comfort of an old leather couch. Later, Lucky led me to a room I hadn’t been in before. It looked like it might once have been the dining room. The only thing in the room was a Diamond Pool Table, which was a big surprise, since Lucky had once told me he would never have a table at home because he wouldn’t get any work done! “Where did you get this?” I asked. “Oh, I had it brought in a couple of weeks ago so that I could practice up a little before we hit the road,” replied Lucky offhandedly. I was ready to start right then, but Lucky said,“Whoa,

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boy, plenty of time. We’ll wait till morning. Let’s have dinner and hit the hay.” Time to eat and I was hungry. We were going to have leftover “New Years Turkey dinner”. I helped with creating some new dinner side dishes, collard greens with ham, corn bread and Andrew quinoa. Quinoa is one of the best foods on planet and Lucky has a big barrel of it in his storage. I love leftover turkey and it was good. He didn’t have much to say about his health, but I did notice he took his medicine before he ate, so I guessed that was about all I could watch for, and just remember to always be ready for anything. I helped him wash dishes, he said he’s “tired of dishes”, then went up to my room, and tossed and turned most of the night, thinking about the upcoming adventure. It would be a whole book, just listing all the things I thought about and imagined. Wow. Unbelievable, I marveled at the mystery that no one seemed to know this great player. Next day I was up before Lucky I check my email and Facebook on the computer. Lucky walked in, not even a good morning or a hello, Lucky pointed at me with a gnarly finger and stated, “Before we go on this road trip we have to get some things straight. “How about breakfast first” I said. Number One! Don't you ever feelguilty about winning anyone's money! People are out to try and beat you, no matter how nice they are to you. They are waiting for an opportunity to collect some of your money. Most people want to win money, so some are willing to lose it. No one makes anyone else play and gamble. A person’s own ego does that. My father told me once no matter how good you get remember that there is always someone out there better than you. If you realize this, you will truly keep your ego in check. There is no law against having too big an ego! “Lucky, is there anyone better than you?” He didn’t answer me. “Number Two! Hustling and gambling is an art!” He went on to point out a host of different hustles. He talked about people which are so slick, people never even know they are being hustled. I know a lot about the hustling game, but Lucky had me feeling like a first-grader. “I want you to be able to spot all the hustles. You know some players make pool

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no boundaries.” Number Three!! Money may come easy, no sense giving it away easy. Can’t be living high off the hog while on the road. You must be frugal and have a money goal. Pool players buy jewelry, cloths, steak & lobster dinners and spend money on women they meet. You should wash your cloths at laundry places, eat sandwiches made out of the ice chest in car and buy no jewelry. You will need discipline or you will end up busted. Now this early-morning-beforecoffee lesson was over, we fixed breakfast and then headed to the table for some tuning up. Lucky again amazed me by showing me more stuff on the table than I ever thought possible, and I’m not a bad technical player. Wow! Some of the things I remembered from the first time I met him at the local bar and restaurant, that day when I plugged enough quarters into the table to fill Crater Lake. We spent the day working hard. My brain was spinning with activity, with Lucky showing me at least twenty different skills and strategies. “We’ll leave day after tomorrow,” Lucky said. I felt giddy with excitement, like a kid at his first baseball game. All of a sudden Lucky had to go buy a new dishwasher, why now I don’t know. We were on the eve of leaving. We jumped in the truck went many mikes to a town where the store was. The store seemed to have a little of everything in it. It had building supplies, food, propane, horse feed, hardware, and some appliances. It was a very unique all in one store to say the least. Rushing from aisle to aisle, Lucky was on a mission. He was looking at more than dishwashers. Looking at prices the prices they were high. I could see that he was mildly irritated. Lucky reluctantly bought a dishwasher and they would deliver it next week, we were going to be gone so Lucky had to arrange someone be there to take delivery. It was starting to get dark. With a few household items and auto supplies

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we left the store. On the way home all of a sudden, “look out!!” Lucky put on the breaks and slow down. We almost hit a big elk crossing the road. Lucky said “he’s an Imperial, that old 7 point bull elk has been around this area for years”. Lucky has seen him before and he escapes hunting season every year. He’s very smart. I am thinking how smart is he really to miss being shot but almost get clobbered with a truck. Back at the Lucky Q we sat down for another home cooked meal. Lucky told me that a rancher in over in Oklahoma took the same name as his ranch. Lucky said his ranch was the first one named Lucky Q. He thinks that farmer saw the Ranch name, maybe driving by and liked it, then he used it for his farm. What’s not to like in the name! We ate all the leftovers so Lucky had to make a pot of stew. Moose stew. It took a while to cook. We caught up on this and that. I have eaten game meat before but I was a little reluctant on this new meat. Time to eat…yummy and we washed it down with sourdough bread too. Wow…It… was… maybe the best stew I ever ate. I am not sure if I can change eating habits. We have been eating a lot of home cooked meals. The road will be filled with guessing on greasy spoons and dives to eat. I am getting spoiled on all this good food. We talked about what our road plans should be. I told Lucky about a place called Little Creek in northwest Washington. Some good players will be there at a tournament. “I know most of them.” Lucky said “I want to keep a low profile” “remember we might be too visible there” He wasn’t sure but he’d think about going there as a rumor was that venue has changed. Anyway it was a couple of weeks away. First he wanted to go see his friend Alex Stoop in Oregon who was going to have bone marrow transplant. Lucky wanted to give Alex a few words of encouragement and support. Alex’s friends are having a fundraiser to help with cost of this major procedure. Lucky mentioned going towards Montana, North Dakota area. Our original plan was to hit a bunch of little action locations where little known players hung out. It was good chance to pump up our “bank roll”. We plan to be on the road for about three weeks in the first stretch. Once we get out there we will hear from other players where the action is. When we come back regroup then decide on where to go for an extended Road trip. One more day of practice, then we should have a clear plan as to why, where, and what before we leave the driveway.

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DVPL Holiday Party Women’s Pool Clinic

Diablo Valley Pool League held its 6th annual holiday party which included a scotch doubles tournament on December 11, 2010 at Rack Em Up in Concord, CA. The entry was $40 per team and a total of 20 teams showed up to complete for a pot of $800. The format was race to 2 all the way around on the winner side as well as the looser side. We were fortunate to be able to use 12 tables at the same time so the tournament moved rather fast with the cooperation of the sponsor and room owner Javier xxxxx. There were veteran doubles partners, some fairly new ones, and some partnering just for the night. There was speculation of who would win but no one knew for sure as competition within the local players continues to improve 1st place Mike Sano/Jess Quinata greatly and most players compete during the entire year on Men’s league, Women’s league, Scotch doubles 8 and 9 ball and all tournaments run preparation to the Nationals in Las Vegas Nevada. Mili Chin and Robert Van Fredengerg champions of last year fell short in their efforts to win again when they faced Mike Sano and Jess Quinata who had begun to work their way to the looser bracket. Leslie Bernardi (BCA Master Player) and Rich Yoder (top shooter DVPL open league) were amongst many other top couples competing to take home the grand prize. They also had to conform them selves with 6th spot. Jason Williams (BCA Master Player) and Holly Robinson (Former BCA Senior National Champion) who had dominated this tournament years before had to conform with 4th spot. Kacie Regan and George Williams another strong doubles couple and previous champions of one of the 8 ball leagues were able to capture 3rd spot. Another nice surprise was the last minute combination of Jenny Mc Cary and Eugene Manalang who managed to send previous Champions Holly and Jason to the looser side and secure a spot on top 4. Darla Decker (BCA – Senior 3rd Place Winner 2010), teamed up with Aljoe Mandoriao (top male shooter in the DVPL Open League) with hopeful expectations however were taken out by veteran couple Bill Wimen and Cony Mendoza. By the end of the evening Mike Tina and Cony Mendoza League Operators Sano and Jess Quinata had managed to battle all the way from the looser side without losing a game to challenge Brenda Johnson and Jared Williams who sat on the winner’s side waiting for them. This was the first time Mike and Jess had teamed up to play doubles together so they were excited to be able to compete with the best. Congratulations to all competitors and we now have a new champion to defeat next year. DVPL offered Mexican food and $300 worth on raffles were distributed amongst the attendees to the party. With this party DVPL closes her doors for the remainder of 2010. DVPL would like to thank all the members, the family members, and all others who joined us for the evening and hope that all have a Happy and Safe New Year. 1st $260 Mike Sano/Jess Quinata 2nd $200 Jared Williams/ BJ Johnson 3rd $140 Eugene Manalang/Jenny Mc Cary 4th $70 George Williams/Kacie Ragen 5th $40 Holly Robinson/Jason Williams 6th $40 Rich Yoder/Leslie Bernardi

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DVPL put together their last women’s pool clinic for 2010 year this last November 20th at Rack Em Up. Bonnie Plowman a former Canadian 8-Ball Champion and well known on the local pool scene, led the clinic, going over basic strokes and some strategy of the game of 8-ball. Some of Bonnies credentials in the world of pool are: • 4 time BCA Canadian 8-ball Champ • 2 time VNEA Masters 8-ball Champ • 3 time VNEA Masters 9-ball Champ • 06’ ACS Masters 8-ball & Masters Team Champ • Runner-up 07 BCA Grand Masters 8-ball • Numerous Team Titles both BCA and VNEA • 4th Place on the West Coast Women Regional 9 ball tour 2010 DVPL sponsored 5 new players who signed up for the event and rip the benefits of the experience. The fee for the clinic was only $25 for an hour.

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The DVPL Open Summer Session came to another successful end this past October 26th /2010 with 23 teams ‘sticking it out’ to their full 26 week commitment. The total amount of the payout was $20,000 and all teams got paid. Top 5 male players and top 2 female players were paid too. The race was extremely close between the top 1st and 2nd, 3rd thru 6th, and 7th thru 10th. This league uses a handicap system of 135% to balance the different levels of skill. Lets take a moment to thank all of our sponsors who contributed with $2100 per team to this huge pot, because without them we wouldn’t be as successful of a league as we are today. More info at www.dvpool.com

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This year marks the 15th year the Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament has been held. On February 12-13, 2011, the two day 9-ball event moves to Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, CA (www.hardtimesbellflower.com). Young, old, novice and pro alike participate in what is considered a tournament that truly celebrates an outstanding man, Jay Swanson, and all he stood for. Swanson was called “The Gentle Giant” due to his spirit and demeanor which belied his impending physical stature. The first “Swanee” was held September 1996 at College Billiards in San Diego, CA, where it remained until 2005. From 2006-2010 the event was held at Hollywood Billiards in Los Angeles. However, this past summer when it was announced Hollywood Billiards planned to remove many tables as part of a renovation it was decided the 192 player event would need a new home. Mark Griffin, CSI CEO and former owner of College Billiards (Swanson’s home room) with many volunteers and the assistance of writer and pool personality Jay Helfert, have kept the memory of Swanson alive. The “Swanee” field started with 64 players

and in the past three years reached a full 192 field with 10-20 player wait list. Once again in 2011 the “Swanee” will have a guaranteed $3000 added and with a full 192 player field $4000 added. Doors open at 9 am with play starting at 10 am. For further details, including flyer and registration visit: 15th Annual Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament Information Due to the event’s popularity it is advised that you register in advance to secure your spot. Starting in early January, CSI will be able to accept online registration for all CSI / BCAPL / USAPL events including the “Swanee”, U.S. Bar Table Championships, the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship, the 12th U.S. One Pocket Championship, the USAPL National Championships and all divisions of the 35th BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships For the best rates at the Riviera in May read the following information: Stay, play, and win all under one roof at the 35th BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships. The Riviera has lowered their room rates for the

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In 2011 the U.S. Bar Table Championships will be expanded to include Women’s 10-Ball and Women’s All Around bonuses. Event producer, CueSports International (CSI), is also adding more money to total $25,250 added. Celebrating its 18th anniversary, the event will be held February 21-27, 2011 at the tournament’s long time host location, Terrible’s Sands Regency Casino Hotel in Reno, Nevada. The popular bar table event has grown substantially in the past couple of years. In 2010 the event drew slightly over 500 players, a 27% increase from 2009. Starting in 2011 the tournament will feature the following divisions: • Open 10-Ball • Open 9-Ball • Open 8-Ball • Women’s 10-Ball • Women’s 9-Ball • Women’s 8-Ball • Open All Around Bonuses to the top three (3) point leader • Women’s All Around Bonuses to the top two (2) point leaders To be eligible for either the Open or Women’s All Around Bonus points, a player must compete in all three of the respective divisions. The room block rates for the U.S. Bar Table Championships at Terrible’s Sands Regency are very low and sell out quickly. The 2011 rates based are $18 Sunday – Thursday and $40 Friday and Saturday,

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WEEKLY TOURNAMENTS

WASHINGTON

CO WY

CALL FIRST: Dates, Times & Tournaments are subject to change without notice.

DAY Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Saturdays Sundays

CITY Emmett Moscow Moscow Twin Falls Moscow Pocatello

LOCATION Toadstool Mingles Mingles The Pocket Mingles Oasis Bar

PHONE (208) 398-7321 (208) 882-2050 (208) 882-2050 (208) 733-9676 (208) 882-2050 (208) 232-9347

EVENT / RULES 8-Ball or 9-Ball 9 Ball 8 Ball 8-Ball Handicapped 8 Ball 8/9 Ball Alternating

ENTRY ADDED $5 Matching $5 $5 $6 $25 w/16+ $5 Matching $5 Matching

TIME 7:00PM 8:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM

Saturdays

Kalispell

Cattlemen’s

(406) 257-9656

8-Ball

Matching

1:00PM

Sundays

Sheridan

Rails Bar

(307) 751-1609

8-Ball

$10

$100 w/16

5:00PM

Thursdays Sundays

Denver Denver Denver

Table Steaks South Table Steaks South (1st) Table Steaks South

(303) 789-0651 (303) 789-0651 (303) 789-0651

9-Ball One Pocket 9-Ball

$20+$2 g.f. $150 $20+$2 g.f. $20+$2 g.f.

DAY Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays

CITY Spokane Vancouver Belfair Belfair Longview

LOCATION 7th Rail Cascade Bar & Grill Allen’s Billiards Allen’s Billiards Cadillac Island Mountlake Terr O’Houlie’s Pub Spokane 7th Rail Spokane 7th Rail Sumner Log Cabin Bellevue Mustard Seed Bremerton Stixx and Stones Billiards Everett O’Finnigan’s Pub Everett P C’s Pub Longview Cadillac Island Puyallup Johnny’s Snohomish Kornerpocket Billiardz Spokane Black Diamond Tacoma Malarkey’s Pool & Brew Tacoma Latitude 84 Everett P C’s Pub Kenmore Golden Fleece Olympia Frankies Spokane 7th Rail Spokane 7th Rail Tacoma Latitude 84 Belfair Allen’s Billiards Belfair Allen’s Billiards Lakewood Schooners Monroe Robin’s Billiards Ocean Park Doc’s Tavern Snohomish Kornerpocket Billiardz Spokane 7th Rail Spokane Black Diamond Tacoma Latitude 84 Tacoma Malarkey’s Pool & Brew Vancouver Legends Vancouver Spot Bar & Grill Lakewood Schooners Spokane 7th Rail Sumner Log Cabin Tacoma Latitude 84 Vancouver Legends Vancouver Spot Bar & Grill Bremerton Stixx and Stones Billiards Longview Cadillac Island Lynnwood Uncle Jack’s Olympia Frankies Tacoma Latitude 84 Tacoma Malarkey’s Pool & Brew Tacoma Malarkey’s Pool & Brew Vancouver Cascade Bar & Grill

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PHONE (509) 325-7751 (360) 254-0749 (360) 275-2668 (360) 275-2668 (360) 957-0065 (425) 776-1833 (509) 325-7751 (509) 325-7751 (253) 863-2905 (425) 603-9001 (360) 377-2359 (425) 745-4805 (425) 258-9465 (360) 957-0065 (253) 845-9553 (360) 862-9054 (509) 891-8357 (253) 383-3301 (253) 531-5154 (425) 258-9465 (253) 226-3594 (360) 455-0352 (509) 325-7751 (509) 325-7751 (253) 531-5154 (360) 275-2668 (360) 275-2668 (253) 584-1919 (360) 794-7878 (360) 665-4105 (360) 862-9054 (509) 325-7751 (509) 891-8357 (253) 531-5154 (253) 383-3301 (360) 693-8125 (360) 256-1110 (253) 584-1919 (509) 325-7751 (253) 863-2905 (253) 531-5154 (360) 693-8125 (360) 256-1110 (360) 377-2359 (360) 957-0065 (425) 640-5474 (360) 455-0352 (253) 531-5154 (253) 383-3301 (253) 226-3594 (360) 254-0749

EVENT / RULES ENTRY ADDED Texas Holdem Poker $5 8-Ball $5 8-Ball (1st & 3rd Tues) $7+$3 g.f. $$$ 9-Ball (2nd & 4th Tues) $7+$3 g.f. $$$ 8-Ball B & below-Limit 24 $5+$2 g.f. Break Pot 8-Ball $5 100% 8-Ball Call Texas Holdem Poker $10 9-Ball Vegas Rules $5 Matching 8-Ball B only Limit 16 $5 up to $100 9-Ball (Break pot) $5+$3 g.f. 100% 8-Ball BIH Vegas Rules $5 100% Vegas 8 Ball $5 9-Ball Open Handicap $5+$2 g.f. 9-Ball (alternates w/Sun) $5+$3 g.f. 100% 8-Ball DE - BCA rules $8+$2 g.f. 25% 9-Ball Race to 3/2 $5+$2 g.f. 9 Ball-Race to 3-DE $5+3 g.f. 9-Ball $5+$3 g.f. Poker $20 buy in 211 $10 100% payout 9-Ball Valley Rules $5 Matching Cribbage $6 Texas Holdem Poker $15 Poker 9-Ball (1st & 3rd Tues) $7+$3 g.f. $$$ 8-Ball (2nd & 4th Tues) $7+$3 g.f. $$$ 9-Ball BCA rules $5 100% 8 or 9-Ball w/break pot $10 based on field 8-Ball Open $3 Meat Shoot 9-Ball DE $10 (incl g.f.) 25% 9-Ball Call 8-Ball Race to 2 $3+$2 g.f. Poker Call 9 Ball-Race to 3-DE $5+3 g.f. 8 Ball - Mod BCA $5 Matching 8-Ball Call Pocket $2 Matching 8-Ball BCA rules $5 100% 8-Ball Call 8-Ball $5 Matching Poker 8 Ball - Mod BCA $5 Matching Blind Draw Scotch Dbls $3 $2/player 8-Ball $5 100% Blind Draw Sc Dbls $5+$2 9-Ball $5+$2 g.f. Matching 8-Ball Valley Rules $5 Matching Poker Call 8-Ball $5 100% 211 $10 100% payout 8-Ball $3

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WEEKLY TOURNAMENTS

OREGON

CALL FIRST: Dates, Times & Tournaments are subject to change without notice.

DAY Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays

CITY Gresham Milwaukie Oregon City Salem Forest Grove Milwaukee Coos Bay Forest Grove Milwaukee Beaverton Salem Tigard Coos Bay Forest Grove Oregon City Salem Forest Grove Forest Grove Milwaukie Oregon City Salem Beaverton Portland Portland Portland

LOCATION Cross Bank Saloon River Road House K C Midway Sharky’s Ballad Town Billiards Wichita Silver Dollar Ballad Town Billiards Wichita Underground Sports Bar Sharky’s Rialto Pool Room Silver Dollar Ballad Town Billiards K C Midway Jake’s Bar & Grill Ballad Town Billiards Ballad Town Billiards River Road House K C Midway Jake’s Bar & Grill Underground Sports Bar Greek Village NiteHawk Sam’s Billiards

PHONE (503) 669-8822 (503) 653-5885 (503) 656-9501 (503) 391-4912 (503) 357-1111 (503) 654-4201 (541) 888-5634 (503) 357-1111 (503) 654-4201 (503) 848-8888 (503) 391-4912 (503) 620-6633 (541) 888-5634 (503) 357-1111 (503) 656-9501 (503) 362-3600 (253) 226-3594 (503) 357-1111 (503) 653-5885 (503) 656-9501 (503) 362-3600 (503) 848-8888 (503) 643-2119 (503) 285-7177 (503) 282-8266

EVENT / RULES 8-Ball Handicapped 8-Ball Open 9 Ball - No masters Pool Tournament Foosball Doubles 9-Ball Players Choice 9-Ball/BCA 3/2 DE 8-Ball 9-Ball BCA Rules-No Masters Pool Tournament 9-Ball Open 3/3 DE 8-Ball 8-Ball/BCA 2/2 DE 9 Ball Play on Diamond Tables 8 Ball-Open 211 (3rd Sat) Darts: Cricket/501 Alternating 8 & 9-Ball 8 Ball No Masters 8-Ball Blind Draw Sc Doubles 8-Ball BCA Rules-No Masters Pool Tournament 8 Ball Straight Pool (1st Sun.)

ENTRY ADDED $7 $25 W/break Pot $5+$2 g.f. $$$ FREE $3/player $5 $10/player w/20+ $5 $5 House Matches $5 $$$ w/9+ $5 $5 House Matches $5 House Matches $5 $10/player w/20+ $6 g.f. $100/10 players $5 $$$ w/9+ $5 $5 $3/player $5 $$$ $10 100% payout $7 $5/player $5+$2 g.f. $$$ $5 House Matches $5 $$$ $5 House Matches $5 50% $3M/$2W $100 $15

TIME 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:30PM 7:00PM 6:00PM 7:30PM 7:30PM 7:30PM 7:30PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:30PM 7:30PM 7:30PM 7:30PM 7:30PM 6:00PM 7:00PM 1:00PM 7:30PM 7:30PM 7:00PM 6:00PM 6:00PM 11:00AM

Mondays

Riverside Sacramento

Shooters Jointed Cue Family Billiards Hot Shot Cafe Broken Rack Shooters Jointed Cue Hard Times Hot Shot Cafe CA Billiard Club Shooters Billiards Palacade Hard Times Shooters Family Billiards DVPL Town & Country CA Billiard Club Shooters Hard Times Bart’s Pub & Grill CA Billiard Club

(951) 785-9588 (916) 456-3243 (415) 931-1115 (714) 952-1120 (510) 652-9808 (951) 785-9588 (916) 456-3243 (562) 867-7733 (714) 952-1120 (650) 965-3100 (951) 785-9588 (415) 585-6800 (562) 867-7733 (951) 785-9588 (415) 931-1115 (510) 861-0812 (650) 992-7900 (650) 965-3100 (951) 785-9588 (562) 867-7733 (714) 891-1719 (650) 965-3100

9-Ball Handicap 9’ Tables 9-Ball B 9-Ball Handicap 9-Ball USPPA 9-Ball Handicapped 9-Ball Open staggered entry 3 Cushion Handicap 8-Ball WorldPPA 8-Ball 9-Ball Handicap 9’ Tables 8-Ball 9-Ball Handicap 9-Ball 9-Ball Handicap Tourny at Vinnie’s Bar 9-Ball WorldPPA 9-Ball/SE 10-Ball Hndcp 9’ tables 9-Ball Open - Limit 32 8-Ball No ‘A+’ Players 10-Ball Open SE

$11 $5 $20 $12 $15 $12 $5-$15 $50 $17 incl g.f. $100 w/20+ $12 $11 $11 $10 $50 $10 $12 $20 Call Call $11 $20 $$$ $20 $10 $10 $25w/every 8

8:00PM 8:00PM 7:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM 8:00PM 8:00PM 8:00PM 7:00PM 6:00PM 8:00PM 7:30PM 7:30PM 8:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM 1:00PM 6:00PM 1:00PM 12:30PM 8:00PM 6:00PM

CALIFORNIA

Tuesdays

San Francisco

Cypress Emeryville Riverside Sacramento Wednesdays Bellflower Cypress

Thursdays Fridays Saturdays

Sundays

Mountain View

Riverside San Francisco Bellflower Riverside San Francisco Concord Daly City Mountain View Riverside Bellflower Garden Grove Mountain View

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Lakewood, WA

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DATE

CITY

LOCATION

Jan 1 Jan 2 Jan 8 Jan 14 Jan 15-16 Jan 15 Jan 15-16 Jan 15-16 Jan 15-16 Jan 21-29 Jan 22 Jan 22 Jan 22-23 Jan 29 Jan 29 Jan 29-30 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 5-6 Feb 6 Feb 12 Feb 12-13 Feb 12-13 Feb 19 Feb 19-20 Feb 19-20 Feb 19-20

Lynnwood, WA Portland, OR Salem, OR Pocatello, ID Pocatello, ID Emmett, ID Spokane, WA Kenmore, WA Mtn View, CA Elizabeth, IN Bozeman, MT Tacoma, WA Kenmore, WA Emmett, ID Bozeman, MT Kenmore, WA Baker, MT Baker, MT Kenmore, WA Portland, OR Salem, OR Bellflower, CA Tacoma, WA Bozeman, MT Mtn View, CA Oak Harbor, WA Tacoma, WA Watch it Feb 21-27 Reno, NV Feb 21-27 Reno, NV Feb 21-27 Reno, NV Feb 26-27 Bozeman, MT Feb 26 Oregon City, OR Mar 6 Portland, OR Mar 7-13 Lincoln City, OR Mar 11-13 Three Forks, MT Mar 16-20 Rapid City, SD Watch it Mar 19-20 Bozeman, MT Mar 19-20 Mtn View, CA Mar 22-27 Tacoma, WA Mar 31-Apr 3 Bozeman, MT Apr 1 Saratoga, WY Apr 1-3 Saratoga, WY Watch it Apr 8-10 Billings, MT Watch it Apr 8-10 Portland, OR

PHONE

EVENT / RULES

ENTRY

ADDED

Uncle Jack’s (See ad p24) (425) 640-5474 9-Ball on 9’ tables $40 (incl. g.f.) $500 w/32 Sam’s Billiards (See ad p19) (503) 282-8266 Straight Pool $15 The Cue Ball (See ad p22) (503) 362-9740 9-Ball So. Willamette Valley players $10 $200 Oasis (See ad p22) (208) 406-7476 Pocatello Open 9 ball $30 Call Oasis (See ad p22) (208) 406-7476 Pocatello Open 8 ball $40 Call Toadstool (See ad p7) (208) 398-7321 8-Ball No “A” Players $25 $500 w/64 Black Diamond (See ad p5) (509) 891-8357 10-Ball Race to 7/5 play on 9’ Tables $25 Golden Fleece (See ad p18) (425) 908-7332 8-Ball Singles-Masters-Race to 6 $55+$20 $1,000 w/32 CA Billiard Club (See ad p4) (650) 965-3100 9-Ball Chet Itow Memorial $50 $2000 1st/w128 Derby City Classic (see ad Nov) (812) 288-7665 9 Ball Banks, One Pocket,9 Ball $110-$160 $50,000 Eagles #326 (See ad p26) (406) 587-9996 Open 9-Ball Singles-Limit 32 $25 Call Behind the Rock (See ad p19) (253) 226-3594 Scotch Doubles BTR Members Call Call Golden Fleece (See ad p18) (425) 908-7332 8-Ball Singles-M/W (A/B)-Race to 5 $45+$15 $1,000 w/64 Toadstool (See ad p7) (208) 477-4234 Relay for Life Cancer Fundraiser $25 Eagles #326 (See ad p26) (406) 587-9996 Eagles District - Members only $15 Call Golden Fleece (See ad p18) (425) 908-7332 Team PLC-Limit 32 teams Call $1,000 w/32 Corner Bar (See ad p26) (406) 778-3278 8-Ball Doubles Race to 4 $40+$5 g.f. Call Corner Bar (See ad p26) (406) 778-3278 8-Ball Singles Race to 5 $25+$5 g.f. $500 Golden Fleece (See ad p18) (425) 908-7332 8-Ball Ultimate Sc Dbls-Race to 6 $80+$20 $1,000 w/32 Sam’s Billiards (See ad p19) (503) 282-8266 Straight Pool $15 The Cue Ball (See ad p22) (503) 362-9740 9-Ball So. Willamette Valley players $10 $200 CSI (See ad p31) (702) 719-7665 Jay Swanson Memorial Call $3,000 Guar. Malarkey’s (See ad p12) (253) 383-3301 Mixed Scotch Dbls-Race to 6 $60+$20 $2,000 w/48 (t) Eagles #326 (See ad p26) (406) 587-9996 Sweethearts Mixed Doubles $20/team Call CA Billiard Club (See ad p4) (650) 965-3100 Sat: One Pocket / Sun: 9-Ball $25 / $25 $400 each American Legion (See ad p14) (360) 929-6076 Open Team (4) 8-Ball - Singles $150/team $500+ Malarkey’s (See ad p12) (253) 383-3301 9-Ball Race to 7 $45+$15 $3,000 w/128 LIVE on OTBnTV.com presented by Tiger Products CSI (See ad p31) (702) 719-7665 U S Bar Table 10-Ball (M/W) Call $6000/$1000 CSI (See ad p31) (702) 719-7665 U S Bar Table 9-Ball (M/W) Call $6000/$1000 CSI (See ad p31) (702) 719-7665 U S Bar Table 8-Ball (M/W) Call $6000/$1000 Eagles #326 (See ad p26) (406) 587-9996 MT State Wmns Doubles $20/team Call K C Midway (See ad p25) (503) 656-9501 8-Ball Chinook Winds Warm-up $15+$5 g.f. $500 w/64 Sam’s Billiards (See ad p19) (503) 282-8266 Straight Pool $15 Western BCA (See ad p15) westernbca.org Regional 8 Ball -15 Divisions Varies $26,000 RMG (See ad p22) (406) 586-9526 RMG-VNEA Playoffs-Valley Call Call SD State 8 Ball (See ad p30) (605) 342-0530 SD State 8-Ball Singles & Teams Call Call LIVE on OTBnTV.com presented by Tiger Products RMG (See ad p22) (406) 586-9526 RMG-VNEA Playoffs-Wmn Call Call CA Billiard Club (See ad p4) (650) 965-3100 Sat: One Pocket / Sun: 9-Ball $25 / $25 $400 each PACS (See ad p18) league operators 8 Ball/9 Ball Regionals Varies $12,500 RMG (See ad p22) (406) 586-9526 RMG-VNEA Playoffs-Open Call Call Platte Valley Open (See ad p16) (307) 329-8924 Master Players 13 Ball - SE $50 $300 Platte Valley Open (See ad p16) (307) 329-8924 9-Ball 3 Divisions $60-$160 $9,000 LIVE on OTBnTV.com presented by Tiger Products MCMOA (See ad p12) League Operator State 8-Ball Champ. M/W (A/B) Qualify at bars $10,000 LIVE on OTBnTV.com presented by Tiger Products NiteHawk (See ad p22) (503) 285-7177 Memorial 9-Ball $45+$5 g.f. $1,500 Guar.

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