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In Memoriam 31

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Speed Pool Challenge� 6 �Salvas Takes Crown�

Trick Shot Magic 7 ☜ Segal Wins Title

China Wins World Cup 8/9

APA Championships 12/13

Ozone Billiard Tour 15

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October/November PQB 5

Billiard Congress of America InksDeal with Coca-ColaNational Account Pricing for BilliardCongress of America Members

The Billiard Congress of America today announced it has finalized an un-

precedented national partnership with Coca-Cola that provides pool room

members of the association with national account pricing on the Coca-Cola

family of products. In addition to preferred pricing, members of the Billiard

Congress of America committing to exclusively pour Coca-Cola product

receive free state-of-the-art equipment, national promotions and business

building support.

“We are thrilled that the recognized global leader in the beverage industry

has committed to being the ‘Official Soft Drink of Billiards,’” said Billiard Con-

gress of America CEO Rob Johnson. “A partnership with Coca-Cola enables

the Billiard Congress of America to better fulfill our mission of ‘enhancing the

success of our members and promoting the game of billiards.’ Pool room oper-

ators will realize bottom-line savings and outstanding support and partnership

from Coca-Cola, while the entire industry is going to benefit from Coca-Cola’s

commitment to promoting the game of billiards.”

“This is a very exciting opportunity for The Coca-Cola Company. Providing

superior customer service, beverage category expertise, and leadership

results will be our commitment to the pool room operators and the billiard in-

dustry,” said Coca-Cola Enterprise Account Executive Ed Naudin. “Growing

the entire beverage category and driving beverage profitability with relevant

programming will be critical to our future and long term success.”

More Benefits Than Just Coca-Cola

Other new membership benefits and direct savings available to Billiard

Congress of America room operator members include a First Data merchant

credit card discount program, Sysco Foodservices rebate program and a Web

site development and hosting service.

First Data is offering Billiard Congress of America room operator members

exceptional rates and service for credit card processing. At a rate of cost plus

5 cents, Billiard Congress of America members taking advantage of the

program are directly improving their bottom line.

“We have provided more than 50 analyses of merchant card statements

from pool room operators and in every instance our First Data program pro-

vides more than $450 in annual savings to our pool room operators,” said

Johnson. “These programs are aimed at providing real, tangible savings.”

Billiard Congress of America room operator members who purchase prod-

ucts through Sysco Foodservices are eligible to receive rebates, or FREE

money, on many of the products they are regularly purchasing.

For as low as $380 a year, Billiard Congress of America room operator

members receive a Web site template and yearly hosting fees. The Web site

template is designed with the most critical features important to a pool room.

The features include the following options: event listing and calendar, video

and photo gallery, couponing, custom forms, custom pages and an email list

manager.

Pool room operators interested in learning more about the Coca-Cola, First

Data, Sysco Foodservices and BCA Web Services member benefits program

are encouraged to contact Billy Yinger at 1-800-343-1329, ext. 8432. More in-

formation can also be found at bca-pool.com.


The 2010 Green Valley Ranch Billiards

Shootout was held September 1 in Las Vegas.

Luc Salvas defeated Bobby McGrath for

theInternational Speed Pool Challenge crown and the

$25,000 purse. Green Valley Ranch Resort was host to

the event, which was taped for three 1-hour telecasts on

ESPN.

The Fifrth Annual event drew an international lineup bat-

tling for the $25,000 winner-take-all prize. The action in

Speed Pool is fast and furious (the speed of light compared to

9-ball) with two sets, twelve racks in each set, the first set

Straight Pool and the second set 8-Ball. Players routinely run

racks of fifteen balls in about 1-minute and the player with the

lowest accumulated time for twelve racks wins the match.

Salvas of Canada and McGrath of the U.S.A. emerged from

the pack as the top guns. In the Championship Match, Salvas

took the first set by a score of 6:58 to 8:20, and McGrath re-

bounded to take the second set by 8:13 to 8:40. The players

then went to a sudden death of one rack each, which Salvas

won by only six seconds, .55 to 1:01. For the third time in the

five year history of the event, Salvas captured the title and the

$25,000 purse.

In semifinal action, Dave Pearson of England zipped past

McGrath in the first set by scores of 6:36 to 7:35. McGrath

then managed to take the second set by a mere one second,

8:21 to 8:22. The sudden death of one rack each enabled

McGrath to emerge the victor by .58 to 1:35. The other semifi-

nal saw Salvas defeat Thorsten Hohmann of Germany in the

first set 6:24 to 6:42 and the second set by 9:27 to 9:35. The

match was so close that a slim 26 seconds separated the players

in the two sets.

The standing-room-only crowd gave Luc Salvas a rousing

ovation at the conclusion of the Championship match. The

winner’s trophy was presented by Green Valley Ranch Resort.

The presentation brought another round of cheers from the au-

dience.

In addition to the fine tournament site at Green Valley

Ranch Resort, the event was sponsored by Fusion Billiard

Tables, Aramith Tournament Balls, Simonis Cloth, Mueller

Recreational Products, Executive Billiards Delta-13 Rack,

AcCue Shot Target Practice Device and Silver Cup Chalk.

The event was produced by Billiards International, Ltd.

Luc Salvas WinsSpeed Pool Challenge


The 2010 Green Valley

RanchBilliard Shootout

was held September 2 in

Las Vegas. Andy Segal defeated

Jamey Gray for the TRICK SHOT

MAGIC title and the lion’s share of

the $30,000 purse. Green Valley

Ranch Resort was host to the event

which was taped for three 1-hour

telecasts on ESPN.

The Eleventh Annual TRICK SHOT

MAGIC featured a stellar international

cast vying for the most coveted title in

Artistic Pool. The matches required each

player to execute 10 Artistic shots in a

challenge format. Players challenged their

opponents with shots of their choice, with

each player forced to make the shot to

score a point. In the event of a tied score,

the tiebreaker was an 8-rail bank shot onto

the face of a $100 bill. The player who

came closest to the center of the bill won

the match.

Segal and Gray, both of the U.S.A., dis-

played their brilliance to emerge as the top

trick shot artists. The Championship

Match was poetry on green felt, with Segal

defeating Gray by a score of 11-7 to take

the crown and $10,000. Gray, who other-

wise played to top form in the event,

claimed $5,000 second prize. In the semifi-

nal action, Segal prevailed over Florian

Kohler of France by a score of 11-8. The

other semifinal saw Gray slip past Nick

Nikolaidis of Canada 9-8 in a tight match.

International trick shot stars who were

bumped off in single elimination included

Nikolaidis and Kohler, who won $3,000

each, and Tom Rossman (U.S.A.), Stefano

Pelinga (Italy), Dave Nangle (U.S.A.) and

Gabriel Visiou (Romania) who won

$2,250 each.

The standing-room-only crowd gave

Andy Segal and Jamey Gray a spirited

ovation at the conclusion of the final

match. The winner’s trophy was presented

to Segal by Scott Sullens of Fusion Billiard

Tables and Ivan Lee of Simonis Cloth.

The presentation brought another round

of cheers from the audience.

In addition to the fine tournament site

Andy SegalWins Title

at Green Valley Ranch Resort, the event

was sponsored by Fusion Billiard Tables,

Aramith Tournament Balls, Simonis

Cloth, Mueller Recreational Products,

Executive Billiards Delta-13 Rack,

AcCue Shot Target Practice Device and

Silver Cup Chalk.

The event was produced by Billiards In-

ternational, Ltd.


by Luke Riches, Matchroom Sport:

China, represented by Fu Jianbo and LiHewen, won their second World Cup of Poolcrown as they dismantled the Philippines by a10-5 scoreline and silenced a huge homecrowd at the Robinsons Place Mall in Manila.It was the second time that the deadly

Chinese duo have now lifted this prestigiouscrown – they beat Finland in a hill-hill thrillerin Rotterdam in 2007 – and they never let upfrom the opening rack as the home team feltthe pressure and never really got going. Over the week of the tournament, the sheer

quality of their play throughout shone throughand in Fu Jianbo they have one of the most ex-citing players in the world. Li Hewen thoughis as reliable as any player and to win theWorld Cup twice in four years cements their world class cre-dentials. “We are very happy with the victory but we just got the luckwe needed from the Philippines team,” said a reflective FuJianbo. “They made a few mistakes and we took advantage of that.The Philippines team literally gave us the match because theymade a lot more mistakes than we did. It was very pressuredthough, because it was a big pro-Filipino crowd.“It was like the home court advantage so to win here, we’ve

got to be very, very happy winning the tournament,” he added. For the Philippines side of Dennis Orcollo and Roberto

Gomez, it was an anticlimax after their heroic 9-8 defeat ofTaiwan in the semis and maybe they were mentally drained bytheir efforts. Either way, China took the opening rack to settle their

nerves but the Philippines levelled it when their opponentsmade a mess of the 8 and 9 balls. Every Filipino pot andChinese miss was greeted with deafening cheers. It’s hard to under-estimate the pressure the players were

under and it showed in a shocking third rack as the four strug-gled to pot a ball between them as the crowd started to get agi-tated.Every single player missed shots they would normally have

made. Gomez’s mistake, when he missed the 9-ball into the sidepocket, was the most crucial though and Fu Jianbo downed the9-ball for a 2-1 lead. The next rack isn’t much better and it went to China to in-

crease their lead and they took the next to go to 4-1 which si-

lenced the huge home crowd.Orcollo made a huge error in the next when his attempt to

snooker the Chinese fell woefully short. Fu Jianbo, normallythe most reliable of potters, missed an easy 9 ball but Gomezcould only play a less than watertight safety and Li Hewenplayed a magnificent cut shot to give his side a 5-1 lead. The Philippines desperately needed a break to stop the

runaway train and they got it when Li, scratched pushing out.They tried for the three foul rule but Fu went off three rails forthe great escape. Gomez left a poor snooker which Li pottedwith a kick shot and it was soon 6-1. It soon became 7-1 as the dynamic Chinese pair ran out from

the break. The Philippines finally got a shot at the 1 ball in theninth as Li hashed up a 1/4 combo. Orcollo though, missed atough long cut on the 5 ball and China took another rack.China reached the hill as a weak shot from Orcollo left anopen table.Philippines finally won another rack to reduce arrears to 9-2

and they then broke and ran the next two to get the crowdgoing. It was all too much of a mountain and although they gotto five racks, it was the mighty Fu Jianbo who rolled home thefinal 9 ball of the tournament for Chinese glory.

As well as the title, magnificent trophy and gold medals, theduo also took the US $60,000 top prize.“It was a great performance from us and playing with Fu

gives us so much confidence,” said Li Hewen.

China Wins World Cup of Pool

Second Title in Four Years for Li and Fu

China 10-5Philippines

Germany 8 -1 RussiaFrance 8-6 EnglandChina 8-5 ItalyFinland 8-1 HollandPoland 8-7 USAPhilippines B 8-4 Spain

First Round ScoresRussia 8–4 CanadaIndonesia 8-7 IndiaChina 8–2 BelgiumItaly 8-6 KoreaGermany 8–4 Hong KongPhilippines A 8-3 ThailandEngland 8–7 QatarFrance 8-5 AustraliaJapan 8–7 SloveniaPoland 8-6 MaltaTaiwan 8–2 MalaysiaPhilippines B 8-4 CroatiaHolland 8–3 AustriaFinland 8-2 SingaporeUSA 8-7 SwedenSpain 8-5 Vietnam


“To win the World Cup again is an incredible experience andfantastic for Chinese pool and we can’t wait to come back nextyear and try to defend our title,” he added.With 32 teams representing 31 countries – home nation

Philippines has two sides in the competition – the World Cupof Pool sees the gathering of some of the most decorated starsof the pool firmament. The event is taking place at RobinsonsPlace, in Ermita, Manila.With a total purse of $250,000, the winning pair split

$60,000 between them while first round losers are guaranteed$1,500 each.

Semi Finals ScoresChina 9-7 GermanyPhilippines B 9-8 Taiwan

Quarter Final Scores China 9-3 IndonesiaGermany 9-7 FrancePhilippines B 9-1 FinlandTaiwan 9-5 Poland

Second Round Scores Taiwan 8-2 JapanIndonesia 8-6 Philippines A

The 2010 World Cupof Pool is sponsored bythe world’s leading onlinepoker room. Tables aresupplied by BrunswickBilliards, cloth by IwanSimonis, Super Aramithballs by Saluc and the Of-ficial Cue is Predator.

Predator International 10-Ball TourFilipino billiard player Lee Vann “The Slayer” Corteza hacked

out an 8-5 victory over Rodney “The Rocket” Morris of the USin the finals to capture the Predator Sweet 16 title at SM NorthEdsa, Quezon.The pride of Davao City, whose stint was supported by Kopiko

and Energen, came back from a 0-4 deficit by scoring 7 consecu-tive racks to seize the lead en route to his victory.According to Negros Billiards Stable (NBS) coach Christopher

Palses, Corteza prayed for an opportunity to return to the tablewhen he was down 4-0. The Slayer did get the chance whenMorris committed an error in the 5th rack.The scores were already 7-4 in favor of Corteza when Morris

ran the 12th rack to cut the lead, 7-5.The Filipino, however, took the next rack to carve an 8-5 win

in the event organized by Dragon Promotions and supported byPredator CEO Karim Belhaj.Corteza claimed the top prize of 10,000 Euros for his feat while

Morris went home with 6,000 Euros.“I would like to thank Sir Jonathan Sy and coach ChristopherPalses. They always supported my campaigns in local and interna-tional tournaments alongside Kopiko and Energen,” said the Fil-

ipino, who is cur-rently ranked asthe world’s No. 2billiards player.NBS President

Jonathan Sylauded Corteza’slatest feat.“He deserves this... I’m really happy for him. This provesonce again that the Filipino can be at par with the world’sbest cue artists.Corteza’s dream is to win the World Pool-Billiards Associ-

ation (WPA) 9-ball title.Semifinalists Niels Feijen of the Netherlands and David

Alcaide of Spain didn’t go home empty-handed as they re-ceived 4,000 Euros each for reaching the Final Four.The Predator Sweet 16 completes the Predator billiards

competition that was postponed in Spain.The Last 16 for the tournament was hosted by long-time

billiards patron Sebastian “Baste” Chua at the famous StarBilliards Center in Grace Village, Quezon City.

Rodney Morris, Karim Belhaj,

Lee Van Corteza

Moving over onemore ball width to theleft and cue ball C,shown with a dottedoutline, presents a new position chal-lenge. From this position, draw becomesvery difficult, with a wide swing out tothe right almost a guarantee. Someplayers might let the cue ball go wideright to the opposite side rail with drawand some right-hand english to bouncedown toward the 9 ball. That’s an impor-tant shot to know and a good one topractice, perhaps at first from an easierposition with the cue ball away from thecushion. Straight follow to track alongthe solid line may look like a good optionagain. But, from this position, that re-quires some inside english (left), whichmakes the shot more difficult and posi-tion somewhat unpredictable. Since theshot angle introduces a natural swing tothe right for the cue ball, it’s best not tooppose that movement. So, from this po-sition, the most natural position choice isto let the cue ball go to the right withfollow and a little right-hand english totrack two rails toward the 9 ball on thedashed line path. Keep the stroke smoothsince any punch will take the cue ballout farther right to introduce a possibletwo-rail scratch in the left side pocket. As I watch beginners and intermedi-

ate players I observe this month’s themepopping up repeatedly to cause problems.When we see two balls that relate toeach other as the 8 and 9 do in thediagram, choosing draw to move the cueball back toward the next shot appearslogical and correct. As we see however, itdoes not take much cut angle to intro-duce too much lateral cue-ball travel anda lot of difficulty. Set up the shots in thediagram and practice them until you canidentify angles where going forward is thebest way to move the cue ball backwards.


by Tom Ross

Contributing Writer

Spring Forward to Move Back

For the most part, pool follows logicand, despite the sometimes daunt-ing body of knowledge that we

must accumulate, most of it falls intoplace predictably as we build on a set ofgood fundamentals and basic cue-ballskills. Usually, it’s not that complicated.When we need to move forward to thenext shot we use follow, and, when thenext shot is behind the object ball, wechoose a draw shot for position. Some-times however that logic does not apply,and very subtle differences in a shot’ssetup can demand an unexpected varietyof choices to get position for the nextball.In the diagram we have three different

shots on the 8 ball into the upper-leftcorner, represented by three cue balls; A,B, and C, each separated from its neigh-bor by one ball width. Although thesetups for the three shots are similar,each discrete angle may demand its ownposition choice to get on the 9 ball for ashot into the bottom-left corner. Cue ball A, the dotted-outlined cue

ball on the far right, offers an almoststraight-in shot on the 8 ball. To beprecise, in this case you would cut the 8ball very slightly to the left with draw,which, of course moves the cue ballslightly off to the right and back towardthe 9 ball, as shown with the dotted line.The 8 ball is exactly one ball width awayfrom the cushion and two diamond seg-ments up table. The cue ball is two ballwidths away from the cushion. Thisprecise setup offers the draw option wesee in the diagram. You should set up theshot and adjust the cue ball’s positionslightly to examine other possibilities.For example, the most difficult shot inthis vicinity is the one where the cue balllies a little farther to the right to presenta shot on the 8 ball that demands a slightcut to the right. When the angle is just

so, draw moves the cue ball backwardsalong the side rail; trying to follow tworails can scratch or catch the pocketpoint coming out of the corner; and astraight bounce off of the side rail withstun draw can require Herculean speed.When the cue ball moves over one ball

width left to the solid-outlined ball at po-sition B, the best position option beginsto change. From this spot a draw shotmay still be viable, but be careful. As cutangle enters the picture, drawing straightback becomes more challenging and re-quires and short and snappy stroke, a softtouch and a very short follow through.Any extra speed or stroke length cansend the cue ball swinging out to rightand across the table. It does not takemuch cut angle to make drawing the cueball into position too difficult if not im-possible. A better option in this casewould be to play the cue ball with astraight follow, a high-center hit and asmooth stroke, to carry it forward to thetop rail and then back down toward the 9ball, as shown with the solid line.


More than $1 Million in prize moneyawarded in 30th Annual Team ChampionshipsLAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (September 3, 2010) — The

American Poolplayers Association’s (APA) 30th Annual Na-tional Team Championships saw a record number of teamscompete in the newly expanded 10-day extravaganza. Nearly2,000 8-Ball, 9-Ball, Doubles and Masters teams made the trekto Sin City to compete, Aug. 19 – 28, for more than $1 Millionin prize money. Due to record participation, the event had tobe extended an extra day.

In the 8-Ball Open Division, Chumba’s All Stars of Topeka,Kan., defeated the Bad Elements of Black Mountain, N.C., 3-1in the finals to take home $25,000 in cash and the champi-onship title.As Runners-Up, the Bad Elements received $15,000 in prize

money.Finishing in 3rd Place were Deep Pockets of Osawatomie,

Kan., and That’s How We Roll of Baton Rouge, La. Each re-ceived $7,500 in prize money.In a four-way tie for 5th Place were The Legends of Kirksville,

Mo., the Dream Busters of Fairfield, Ohio, the Ice Breakers ofEast Peoria, Ill., and Mack’s 8-Ballers of Louisville, Ken.; eachteam received $5,500 for finishing tied for 5th Place.In the finals of the Ladies 8-Ball Division, it was Don’t

Need a Man of Clover, S.C., defeating Fight Like a Girl ofHixson, Tenn., 3-2 to win $10,000 in 1st Place prize money. AsRunners-Up, Fight Like a Girl received $5,000 in cash.Don’t Need a Man advanced to the finals with a victory over

defending champions Let It Ride of Bakersfield, Calif., in the

semifinals. Fight Like a Girldefeated All Or Nothin ofWest Monroe, La., in thesemifinals to advance. BothLet It Ride and All Or Nothin each took home $2,500 for their3rd Place finishes.In a tie for 5th Place were the Hustlers of Gretna, La., I’m

Just Saying of South Park, Pa., Chicks with Sticks of Jackson,

Miss., and Pink 8’s of Lafayette, La. Each 5th Place team re-ceived $1,000 in prize money.All teams in the 8-Ball Championships squared-off in a mod-

ified single-elimination format that ensured each team playedat least twice before elimination. All 8-Ball Open Divisionteams automatically received $350 in national qualifier money,

and the top 8 teams won at least $5,000. In the 8-Ball LadiesDivision, all teams automatically earned $350 national qualifiermoney, with the top 8 teams winning at least $1,000. The

Thousands Flock to APA Championships

Ladies 8-Ball Division

8-Ball Open Division

Open 9-Ball National


Open Division began play on Aug. 22 and concluded on Aug.28. The Ladies Division of the tournament started on Aug. 19and concluded on Aug. 22.In Open 9-Ball National Championship action, it was The

Fort of Baltimore, Md., beating the Ryders of Meriden, Conn.,52-48 in the finals. The Fort took home $15,000 of the morethan $200,000 guaranteed purse. As Runner-Up, the Ryders re-ceived $7,000 in cash.Two teams tied for 3rd Place in the Open 9-Ball division. 9-

On-The-Run of Woonsocket, R.I., and the Land Sharks ofGarner, N.C. Each team took home $3,500 in prize money.Finishing in 5th Place were the Bad Attitudes of Memphis,

Tenn., and the Good Fellas of Mississauga, Ontario. Each 5thPlace team received $2,000 in prize money.The Open 9-Ball National Championship was held Aug.

19-23, with each team competing in a modified single-elimina-tion format that ensured each team played at least twice beforeelimination. All national qualifiers received a minimum of$350, with the top 6 teams winning at least $2,000.

After winning their divisions in weekly APA 8-Ball and 9-Ball League play and then placing in Local Team Champi-onships throughout the United States and Canada, 723 Open8-Ball, 399 Open 9-Ball, and 57 Ladies 8-Ball teams, all con-sisting of five to eight players, qualified to compete in the 2010National Team Championships.In the Open 8-Ball Doubles Championship, it was Carolina

Express of Dunn, N.C., winning $6,500 in the finals with avictory over Melissa & Joseph of Madison, Tenn. Melissa &Joseph received $4,000 as Runner-Up in the 384-team event.The finals of the Masters Championship event featured

Triple Fish of Montgomery, Ala., defeating Zack Attack ofPortland, Ore. Triple Fish took home $7,800 in 1st Place prizemoney, while Zack Attack received $3,600 as Runner-Up inthe 192-team event.

In the Open 9-Ball Doubles Championship, Kool Katz ofStoneham, Mass., defeated Yeaa Buddy of Lake Worth, Fla. KoolKatz took home a 1st Place prize of $5,000 and the champi-onship trophy, while Yeaa Buddy walked away with $3,000 inprize money.Dale Fitch of Federal Way, Wash., defeated Andrew Niebrugge

of Decatur, Ill., for $2,400 in the finals of the APA WheelchairChallenge. Niebrugge took home $1,000 as Runner-up.In addition, the APA conducted nearly round-the-clock Mini-

Mania tournaments, which took place daily and were open to allAPA members. The MiniMania tournaments offered multipleformats with 100% prize money payback that awarded nearly$200,000.

The APA produces three major tournaments each year—the APANational Team Championships, the APA National Singles Champi-onships and the U.S. Amateur Championship—that, together, payout nearly $1.5 Million in cash and prizes annually!The APA and its championships are sponsored by Aramith, ActionCues and PoolDawg.For more information on the National Team Championships, visit theofficial APA Web website at www.poolplayers.com.

Open 8-Ball Doubles

Masters Championship

APA Wheelchair Challenge


Slide and Rollby Robert Byrne

From “Byrne’s Complete Book of Pool Shots”

with permission

For Intructional videos or the latest Event News Visit


The two banks diagrammed here have the same line-ofaim: from the corner to the second diamond. The onlydifference is that in one case the object ball is far from

the rail and in the other it is very close to the rail. It may sur-prise you to find out that if you hit the 4-ball softly it will comein short, while if you hit the 5-ball as hard as you can it willmake…or come close to making. This is the complete op-posite of what most players think-that high speed makesbanks come short.What’s going on? The 4-ball is so close to the rail that

even when struck softly it will slide into the cushionbecause it doesn’t have enough time or space to beginrolling. In fact, no matter how much speed you use, it willbank to the same point. At the right, the 5-ball will banklong at all speeds because even if you hit it as hard as youcan, it will be rolling by the time it gets to the rail and willtaken a longer angle because of the slight bend the topspin

imparts to the rebound path.The two shots prove that speed isn’t the controlling factor in

bank shots. What counts are slide and roll. If you want to trythe shots yourself, place a 6-ball as shown to make sure youdon’t drive the 5-ball to the right of the diamond.

Ozone Billiards Predator Tour1st Annual Reverend Clarence Keaton MemorialBy Alison M. Fischer, NYCgrind.com

Kicking off late Saturday afternoon, the Open/Pro 10-ball event featured top-level talent such as HunterLombardo, Holden Chin, Jeremy Sossei, George San-

souci, Mike Miller, Sean Morgan and Zion Zvi. Top NY femaleplayer “Snooky” Diana Rojas showed a lot of heart to tanglewith the big boys inthis event as well.Top Florida pro player Hunter Lombardo stayed around NY

long enough after the Seminole Empire State 10-Ball Champi-onships to participate in this 10-ball event. Hunter openedwith an impressive 8-3 win over Holden Chin, as well as aclutch hill-hill victory over Mhet Vergara, before losing toTony Robles 8-6 and Ginky 8-5.Tony Robles brought his “A” game, and was determined to

honor his late friend Clarence Keaton by showing the heartthat “The Rev”, as he is known by his friends, always broughtto the table. Tony defeated Phil Davis 8-5, Jeremy Sossei 8-6,Hunter Lombardo 8-6, and “Alaska” Sean Morgan 8-3…earning a spot in the finals undefeated. Meanwhile, SeanMorgan had been turning heads with gritty play, defeating Zion8-4, Mike Wong 8-7, and Jerry Tarantola 8-6, before losing to

Tony Robles 8-3, then Jeremy Sossei 8-7.Young gun Jeremy Sossei opened up with an 8-6 win over

Diana Rojas before losing to Tony Robles 8-6. However, Jeremydug deep to grind back from the one-loss side to eventuallymeet Tony Robles in the finals for a rematch. Jeremy’s road tothe finals led him through Zion Zvi 8-6, Mike Miller 8-2, JerryTarantola 8-6 and Ginky 8-7. Jeremy followed the semifinal upwith another hill-hill match in the finals to capture top honorsin the 1st Annual Clarence Keaton Memorial.

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Open/Pro Final Results:1st: Jeremy Sossei $8002nd: Tony Robles $5003rd: Sean Morgan $3454th: George Sansouci $200


by “The Monk”

Contributing Writer • www.monkbilliardacademy.net

A Ship Wrecked Nine Ball

Over the past thirty years I havewatched this game go throughsome tough times. In New

England I found over sixty rooms hadclosed down. Several Universities havetaken the pool tables out of their recre-ation rooms. In some of these Las Vegasevents the attendance is down by thirtyper cent. In the movie Color of Money, Vincent

was asked what he had in his cue case.He smiled and uttered the classic lines,“doom”. The irony of that statement ringstrue today. After all these years we have aship wrecked nine ball. At one time the rooms were full of

pocket billiard enthusiast. These playersloved the game. They loved the art of thestroke, the sound of balls rolling acrossthe slate, the joy of a ball falling into thepockets.

The game of nine ball has been ship-wrecked by the gambler. The boom ofthe nineties has now become the bust ofthe 2000’s. The game has taken a hit byour focus on money and now when thesmoke has cleared the only players leftstanding are the money players. When you announce a tournament

today the first question asked is “How

much money is added?” When you start aleague the players ask, “What is the payout at the end of the season?” Leagues that feature money and handi-

caps have taken the joy out of pocket bil-liards. The advanced player does notenjoy his time competing against a be-ginner who is getting so much weightthat it is almost impossible to win. Handicaps are controversial. A player

does not want compete in an environ-ment that promotes losing. It does notseem like pocket billiards. The integrityof this game has been stolen from us bythe handicapped leagues. Many of thesehandicapped leagues force the roomowner to give free table time. With no table time revenue, they do

not maintain their tables and the playersare forced to play on poor equipment.The money player does not care about

the table so much as he is makingmoney. The real pool player becomesdiscouraged and quits the game. When the smoke clears all that is

left standing is the money player.The fun type player has been run out ofthe room and now the money playersbegin to devour each other. Then theroom becomes an empty chamber and wehave the ship wrecked nine ball. I have written a new book called The

Ship Wrecked Nine Ball. It details whathas happened to this sport and how wecan solve our problems. I am open and

honest with some great ideas on how topull this ship off the rocks. The fourmillion social players still love the gameand are waiting for the right format sothey can come back to pocket billiards. If you want to order the book you can

go on my site www.monkbilliardacad-emy.net There are some rooms that understand

how this game got ship wrecked. I had aroom in Nashua NH that was full everynight and if you came in there andoffered to play for money you were notwelcome back. We protected our playersand that room twenty years later is doingclose to two million dollars a year. The game is not fine. The game of nine ball is about timing

and precision a perfect format for honorand integrity which is the essence of mas-tering self. This is the ultimate experi-ence in pocket billiards and you can’tmaster self when you have a seedy hustlerdisrupting your timing with agitation andinterruptions. It is natural for this socialchampion to move away from the seedyside of pocket billiards. In my new book I show how we can

get the social player back to the game. Iam close to retirement so I offer these in-credible techniques to you. I hope youwill order it and join me in our efforts torestore this great game to its former glory.

When the smoke clears all that is left

standing is the money player.

tent hit and consis-tent elevation. If youjump too hard andland on the middle ball, it will throw themiddle ball too much.Once you have this shot down, which

shouldn’t take too long, you can experi-ment with all sorts of shots using the

three ball combinationset-up. I like using theYow! Jump Cue and ex-perimenting with differ-ent sorts of jump shotsjust to add some flare tothe combination and set-up shots. Have fun withthese types of shots andpull them out when youwant an easy smile fromonlookers.


by Eric “The Preacher” Yow!

WPA Masse World Champion

Easy Three For more information on Eric Yow! Cues,

[email protected] or visit Joe Nielsen’s Billiards

at www.JOERACKEM.com.

Everyone likes an easy trick shot tokeep in their pocket to whip outjust to show off from time to time.

Sometimes the shots I feature here arequite difficult, but I like to put in someeasy ones on occasion. This is a shotthat is pretty easy, so long as you set it upright and use a good jump cue. Start byplacing the three balls atthe side pocket, as dia-grammed. The two ballsclosest to the side pocketare in line, directly acrosstable. Set the third ballup, accounting for a bitof throw, aimed about adiamond short of thecorner pocket. With thisset-up, you should beable to strike the middleball and pocket all three

with one stroke. The way it is dia-grammed, I have you jumping the cueball over a wall of balls to pocket the easythree. The only trick to this one is plan-ning where the cue ball will land beforestriking the middle ball. If you hit it toohard or too soft, it changes the throw ofthe third ball, so practice with a consis-


It was a star-studded week at the Riverwind Hoteland Casino where the Women’s Professional BilliardAssociation held its prestigious 2010 US Open

Championship. Sixty-four talented billiard professionalsconverged on the Norman, Oklahoma venue in search ofthe championship title.

Thursday thru Friday’s match-play narrowed the field toeight finalists and included seven hours of ESPN original pro-gramming. Kyoko Sone reached her first WPBA TV appear-ance with wins over Julie Comitini, Jennifer Barretta, MeganSmith and Allison Fisher. She was defeated 7-4 by Julie Kellywho also made it to TV along with Vivian Villarreal, JasminOuschan, Kim Shaw, Karen Corr, Ga Young Kim and GerdaHofstatter. Ouschan, hoping to maintain her #1 ranking, would have to

get past an always aggressive Vivian Villarreal in the quarterfi-nals to keep her title hopes alive. It was a tight match as thescore went hill-hill with Vivian breaking in the final game.After repeated safety shots on the 1-ball, it was Ouschan whomade the first mistake giving Villarreal a look at a sliver of the1-ball. Villarreal successfully pocketed the 1-ball with brilliantshape on the 2-ball and closed out the game and the match toknock out Ouschan.With Ouschan out of the tournament, the #1 ranking on the

tour was up for grabs and several top players were still in con-tention to grab those points. In other quarterfinal matches,Corr bested Shaw 7-5, Kelly sank Sone 7-4, and Kim defeatedHofstatter 7-3. Corr started Sunday’s semifinal matches dominantly with a

shut-out against Villarreal, while, Kim made quick work ofKelly with a 7-2 win and was on her way to face Corr in thefinals. Kim and Corr have met many times in the finals withclose matches. Kim had an opportunity to close out the match

Ga Young Kim Defends US Open Title…Regains #1 Ranking

at 6-3 but came up short on the 7-ball and was left with atough shot, which she missed. Corr capitalized on the mistake,stayed focus, and found herself facing a hill-hill game for thechampionship. With the final break of the match, Kim pock-eted two balls and left a perfect opening on the 1-ball. She ranthe first 2 balls with tough position on the 4-ball. Expeditiously,she pocketed the four thru the eight, but overran her positionon the nine. Without a moment’s hesitation, Kim aimed thinand fired the nine in the corner for her second consecutive USOpen Title. This win puts Ga Young Kim back on top of theWPBA rankings.WPBA extends many thanks to its sponsors: American Pool-

players Association, Cuetec Cues, Simonis Cloth, Delta-13Rack, Diamond Billiards, Pooldawg, and Mueller RecreationalProducts. The WPBA would also like to thank the venue host,Riverwind Casino in Norman, Oklahoma who just recentlyupdated their property to include a newly built hotel with alaundry list of amenities.

Ga Young Kim repeats.


Amanda Lampert Back in theWinning Saddle

The 7th stop on the 2010 OB Cues Ladies Tour calen-dar was held September 11th-12th in Arlington,Texas. Thirty-eight ladies made the trek to Rusty’s

Billiards and a fun and satisfying experience was had by all.This was the second time this year for Rusty’s to serve as oneof our tour hosts and we greatly appreciate their support, hos-pitality and invitation to come back. Thank you to Jeff,Tracie, Gilbert, Sarah and all the Rusty’s crew. Royce Bunnellof OB Cues, our main tour sponsor, was on hand to sweat theaction along with numerous fans, friends and player’s family. Players from Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and California

participated in this two day double elimination 9-ball event.By day’s end on Saturday, 4 players were still undefeated.Marquee matchups for Sunday included Lisa Marr vs.Michelle Cortez and Amanda Lampert vs. Heather Pulford.Still in the Main Event and continuing the hard fight withone loss was Jennifer Kraber vs. Rebecca Riley and OriettaStrickland vs. Melinda Bailey. The Strickland vs. Baileymatch-up would be a rematch as Melinda soundly defeatedOrietta 7-3 in their 1st match earlier on Saturday. Melinda,former board member and 2009 Most Improved Player hadthe toughest bracket of the tournament. She started out witha match against Orietta, then Jennifer Kraber, current 2010tour points leader, whom she defeated 7-3. The tough match-ups were not letting up yet as she continued to play strong,and her next match was against eventual winner AmandaLampert. Amanda, well known for winning many, many tour-naments, and also being a best friend of Melinda, fans and ob-servers knew it was going to be a good match. Melinda wasdown 3-6 in a race to 7 and fought back hard to bring it tohill-hill. Amanda, a tough fighter herself, dug down deep andwas able to secure the win. Continuing with Melinda’smatchups on Sunday and on the one-loss side, she defeatedOrietta 7-5, Michelle Cortez 7-2 and then faced her next op-ponent Heather Pulford, former Hunter Amateur Classicstour champion and former WPBA pro. Heather, still showingher championship style of play, was able to secure the win 7-5.All in all, it was a great tournament for Melinda and a solid4th place finish. Good shooting, Melinda.As the quest for 2010 tour champion is still close, teetering

between Jennifer Kraber and Lisa Marr, it was Lisa who is nowback in the lead but only by 40 points. With 2 stops left, itwill be an interesting race to the finish for sure. Lisa, after suf-fering an unexpected shellacking from Heather, 0-7 finished3rd. Although it was a disappointing tournament for Lisa, nota bad finish nonetheless. Congrats Lisa!The finals match between Amanda Lampert and Heather

Pulford seemed like oldtimes. These two havebeen pitted againsteach other many timesbefore. Heather, for-merly from Austin,Texas, last year movedto the Bay area and itwas indeed a pleasantsurprise to the playersand fans to see hersmiling face and superbplaying skills onceagain. Heather would have to defeat Amanda twice if she wasgoing to take 1st place. As the finals commenced, the matchwas a hard fought battle as we all expected. Unfortunately,Amanda was missing some critical shots and Heather was ableto close out the games and was the first to reach the hill with ascore of 6-3. The next game they both played some awesomesafeties but it was Heather who had the chance to take the 1stset by pocketing the 9-ball in the corner pocket. Amandalooked like she knew it was going to be a second set as shewaited for Heather to shoot the 9-ball. Unfortunately, the cueball was on the rail and Heather missed the 9-ball by hanging itin the pocket. Amanda saw new life and sprang out of her chairto pocket the 9-ball, and it was 6-4, game on. Amanda did notlook back and came on strong. The match was tied at 6-6, andwith 4 balls left, Heather saw the out for the 6-7-8-9, but cameup short on the 7-ball and Amanda was able to run out for her1st place tour win for this year. Applause, Applause to bothladies for an awesome tournament!A Second Chance tournament was held on Sunday with 15

players and $120 added monies. Julie Stephenson, an OB CuesLadies Tour board member, won this event. Ashley Nandrasytook second place.Main Event tournament winners and payouts: $2000 added (top 8 finishers)1st Amanda Lampert $7502nd Heather Pulford $5503rd Lisa Marr $4004th Melinda Bailey $2705th/6th Jennifer Kraber, Michelle Cortez $1507th/8th Orietta Strickland, Rebecca Riley $1002nd Chance Top Finishers and Payouts: $120 added 1st Julie Stephenson $1002nd Ashley Nandrasy $753rd Lisa Henderson-Major $504th Michelle Prince $255th/6th Tracie Voelkering, Janea Taylor $10

Heather Pulford and

Amanda Lampert

The right brainsimply accepts what you program into it.

The amateur has a “disharmony”going on between the left brain…saying the “miss” is wrong, and theright brain…saying it must be OK,since that is what it sees most of thetime. This inner mental “battle” goeson and normally the right brain winsout. Therefore, the only way to “depro-gram” the right brain from “thinkingthe miss is OK” is to shorten the dis-tance for a specific shot to a positionwhere you can do a 90% make rateimplant (9 out of 10 makes). Move

the cue ball farther back in2-inch increments and con-tinue the 90% make ratepace at each new position.

Eventually, the rightbrain will absorb a “correc-

tion” to the former trouble shot via thishigh percentage make process. It willcome “into harmony” with the leftbrain analysis session for a respectiveshot, just as the pros have been doingfor years. In summation, harmony isthe key mentally – Deprogram thosemisses and let the games begin!


by Tom Rossman • [email protected] Writer

When is a Miss not a Miss?Professoinal vs Amateur

For the latest Event News


The mental aspects of this gameplay such a vital role in playingwell, so I would like to confirm

why shots get missed with an attemptedtip impact to cue ball. The best way todescribe this is to relate to an obviousfact of life – Pros don’t miss as much asamateurs. Once you understand why thishappens, you will have a better grasp ofhow to practice, assuming the basic me-chanics of your game are taken care offirst.

In the “eye of a pro” an object ball goesinto a specific pocket over and over again,establishing a calculated measure of

success. The pro player does an analytical(left-brain) acceptance of each shot withthe eyes seeing the ball drop, the earshearing the ball drop, and an overallfeeling of the ball dropping by the touchsensations of the cue in itsstriking/balance movements.

While this left brain analysis normallymakes the player content with the result,the right brain simply goes “along for theride”, absorbing the scene unfolding onthe table in front of it…shot after shot,day after day, year after year. The keyhere is that the right brain does notanalyze the situation like the left brain –It simply accepts whatever we implant toit repetitiously. In the case of a pro, theright brain agrees with the “make”, sincethat is what happens time after time.

The conclusion of this scenario is thatboth parts of the brain are in harmonyto each other…with the left brain ana-lyzing the make and the right brainagreeing this is OK because that is all itnormally sees.

In the eye of the amateur, an object

ball misses a specific pocket over andover again, establishing a calculatedmeasure of failure. The amateur does ananalytical (left-brain) observation ofthe “miss” via the same feedback crite-ria the pro uses (eyes, ears, and touch),and many times expresses dismay ofsomething going wrong. Now, comesthe interesting and almost diabolicaltwist the “right brain” puts on this situ-ation.

The right brain absorbs a repetitiousimplant of the miss, but does not see itas that! In other words, the right brainsees this miss in disguise time after timein a conditioned action for a specificshot, and begins to think it must be OKto “not make” a specific shot, since thatis what it absorbs over and over again.

…the right brain sees this miss in disguise time after time in a conditioned

action for a specific shot, and begins to think it must be OK to “not make” a spe-

cific shot, since that is what it absorbs over and over again…

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Even More Practice to Make Perfectby Samm Diep

Contributing Writer • denvercherrybomb.com • House Pro at Rack’em Billiards in Aurora,CO

I’ve always been told that it takes 21 days to form a habit. Ifthere’s something you want to learn or a behavior you’dlike to develop, give it 21 solid days and it should become

second nature by then. New information tells us to throw thatnumber out the window. Recent studies by the Medical Re-search Council indicate the new magic number is 66. Their re-search has shown that it actually takes us more than threetimes as long to learn to do something automatically.

According to Professor Jane Wardle, of University CollegeLondon, “What we found was that it takes 66 days on average

for people in our study to acquire a habit.” Though the studiesvaried between individuals, they were able to determine that ifyou do something every day for 66 days, in the same situation,it will become automatic.

Also, “performing an action for the first time requires plan-ning, even if plans are formed only moments before the actionis performed, and attention. As behaviors are repeated in con-sistent settings they then begin to proceed more efficiently andwith less thought as control of the behavior transfers to cues inthe environment that activate an automatic response - a habit.”

What does this mean for pool? Well, depending on whatyour personal goals are, you may want to consider this informa-tion the next time you decide to take the day off from practice.If you’re a beginner, learning a new shot, or changing your

mechanics and you do not have 66 straight days to spare in thepool room, it will now take even longer to learn this game. Ifyou’re only committing 2-3 days a week to your training, itcould take in excess of six months before changes become auto-matic to you. And who has that kind of time and patience?

If regular practice wasn’t important enough before, we arenow reminded of just how detrimental the lack of it can be toour progress. An hour a day keeps the misses away. Even if youonly have an hour or less, put in the time and continue todevelop that muscle memory.

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If you’re only committing 2-3 days a week to your

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before changes become automatic to you


After seven weeks of qualifiersSnookers Sports Billiards Bar& Grill of Providence RI held

the finals of the $5000.00 Rolling RockChallenge on August 28th and 29th. Theonly way to play in the finals was tofinish in one of the top three positions ina qualifier. Players were divided into 3classes “A”, “B”, and “C”. Players rankedin the “A” class raced to 8, “B” to 7 and“C” to 6. There were separate qualifiersfor each class so you only had to competeagainst equal skill levels to qualify. Once64 players qualified (21 for each divisionand one random draw from non winningentrants) they held the finals doing arandom draw for all 64. Each player inthe finals raced to the level as used in thequalifiers (6,7 or 8).Day one featured some early

exits for some top rated players.Joey Dupuis got bumped out byJoe “Lucky Joe” Marrero andSteve Goulding (SnookersOwner) got bumped by GeorgeBerube. By the end of Day onethe field was cut down to 16which included nine A’s, six B’sand one C (Marcos Cesco).With $5000.00 guaranteed

for first place the players on daytwo were eager to get startedand nerves were a little on edge. Ten ofthe first twelve matches went hill hillwhich only heightened the tension.Players were more critical of the racks,play had slowed and time outs were morefrequent. The two players that settled thenerves the best were Mhet Vergara (APlayer NY) and Stevie Roy (B playerMA). Stevie Roy defeated Pete Bowman,Eric Charlton, Clyde Matta, ChoneyiTenzin, Ivaylo Petrov and Mhet Vergara.Mhet Vergara defeated Hank Anthony,Chuck Sampson, Rich Senna, Brent

Steve Roy wins Rolling Rock Challenge

Boemmels, Billy Lanna on the A sideand Billy again on the B side to meet upwith Stevie Roy in the finals.The finals were set with Stevie racing

to seven and Mhet racing to eight. Thetwo players agreed that Stevie would puthis one game edge on the wire and makeit a race to eight for both. It didn’t takelong for Stevie to add to that one gameadvantage, he jumped out in front 6-2. Ingame number eight Mhet was slightlyhooked on the three ball and came witha great carom shot to pocket the four andrun out (score 6-3). The next two gamewould also go in Mhet’s favor making thescore 6-5. In game eleven Mhet just overcuts a three ball that hangs in the pocket

opening the door for Stevie. Stevie whoclaims he doesn’t to take the heat wellconfidently ran out for a 7-5 lead. Steviebeing on the hill for $5000.00 tries to

add a little extra on the break,guess why, and scratches. Thenext two games are awarded toMhet for another hill hill match.In the final game Stevie was facedwith a rail to rail two ball andelected to play safe. Not hitting itjust the way he wanted he left anopen shot for Mhet. Mhet calmlystarted his run making it down tothe eight. After weighing hisoptions for position on the ninehe attempts to go around it. Un-fortunately he ran straight into it

leaving a cross side. Attempting the bankhe goes a little long and sets Stevie up forwhat will be remembered as the shot ofhis life. Cue ball about a half an inch offthe top rail and the nine two diamondsaway from the bottom rail at a slightangle. Stevie with the nerves on edgeand heart pounding gets up on the shot,resets and fires it in.

Stevie, you performed great under pres-sure, congratulations.

L-R - Steve Goulding, Billy Lanna, Stevie Roy, Mhet Vergara,

Ray McNamara

1st Stevie Roy $5,000.002nd Mhet Vergara $1,000.003rd Billy Lanna $720.004th Brent Boemmels $400.005th Ivaylo Petrov $250.005th Choneyl Tenzin $250.007th Randy Labonte $200.007th Joe Marrero $200.009th Jarrod Clowery $150.00Rich Senna, Liz Taylor, Bob Busa13th Chris Leal $100.00Marcos Cesco, Brian Chase, Van Sy

Rolling Rock Challenge


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USBA OfficersPresidentBruce WarnerSanta Monica, CA310-738-5429

Secretary/TreasurerJim Shovak58 Hawthorne AvenueEast Islip, NY [email protected]

Northeast DirectorsMazin Shooni2006 USA Champion 135 Broad St-Unit#3A5 Hudson, MA 01749 cell: 248-910-4466 work: 603-623-5330Merrill Hughes Huntington Station, NY cell: 631-338-9698 home: 631-421-6814

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Mid-America DirectorsSteve Andersen3861 Byron Center Ave. SW Wyoming, MI 49519616-530-8665Juan Elizalde Sauz7212 Hardwood TrailDallas, TX 75249214-908-2411Felipe Razon2218 S 59 CtCicero, IL 60804708-878-4197

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MGM Billiards

right, “B” Tournament: Christian

Portilla (3rd), Rudy Legler (2nd) &

Laureano Gomez (1st)

Thanh Tam Billiards, Garden Grove, CA by George Aronek

Forty one lovers of 3-cushion billiards came together inGarden Grove, California to participate in a USBA sanc-tioned tournament open to all entrants.The entry was $155 which included the $5 sanction fee

for the U.S.B.A. The owner, Paul Pham of Thanh TamBilliards, together with the USBA Sponsors added $1200to the prize fund.The players were drawn into seven flights, six of six players and one of five. The handicaps

were as follows:Grand Masters: 35 points Masters: 30 points A players: 27 points B players: 25 points C players: 23 pointsPedro Piedrabuena and Mazin Shooni were the only two grand masters.

After the preliminaries (104 games) were played on Saturday, the semi-finals were playedSunday in two groups of seven. The final round consisted of the first place finishers in eachsemi-finals group playing for first and second place overall. The next two finsihers were playingfor 3rd and 4th place, etc.The order of finish was as follows: 1 Pedro Piedrabuena 2 Jose Lizarraga 3 Vicky Pindea 4 John Lee 5 Gilbert Najm 6 Soon Hong 7 Mazin Shooni 8 Eduardo Gomez 9 Martin Magana 10 Long Le 11 Song Young Chul 12 Kevin Nguyen 13 Carlos Alvarez 14 Charlie Shin

left, C” Tournament: Eric Hughes

(6th), Ademil Sanchez (4th), Jamie

Sosa (2nd), Room owners Miguel

Torres and Grace, Jose Luis Lopez

(1st). Not pictured: Ester Park (5th)

and Jorge Gonzalez (3rd).


PrizeFund1st $3800 2nd $2600 3rd $23004th $2000 5th $1600 6th $14007th $1200 8th $1000 9th $80010th $700 11th $500 12th $50013th $350 14th $350

Luis Avila, Sonny Cho & Jae Hyung Cho

Jim Watson Emerges Victorious at World Class BilliardsWorld Class Billiards, Peabody, MA

“B” Tournament (under .800 average) FinalsJim Watson and Dave Van Lokeren finished the 6-player round robin tied with a record of

4-1. A playoff match to 30 points would determine the winner. Starting that match at 9:30pmon Sunday night, the match was finally over at about 11:15pm. Jim Watson outlasted David by ascore of 30-27.Prizes1) Jim Watson $1400�2) Dave Van Lokeren $900�3) Joe DeAmato $650�4)

Dan Kolacz $550�5) Bob Page $450�6) Jim Shovak $350

Mike Fahey Memorial, Tacoma Elks, WA

Mark Hansen and John Fleming Win the Mike Fahey MemorialMike Fahey Memorial USBA Prize Fund Aug. 2010 Tourna-ment Total “A” players entries 11 @ $60 per player = $660 Room fee $10 per player = $110 USBA fee $5 per player= $55 Total player prize money $495

1st place $200 2nd place $140 3rd place $80 4th place $60 High run $15 Total “B” players entries 5 @ $60 per player= $300 Room fee $10 per player = $50 USBA fee $5 per player = $25 Total player prize money $225 1st place $120 2nd place $90 High run $15


President’s DeskWhen I first started

playing 3-cushion billiardsover 40 years ago in LosAngeles learning the gamefrom others was difficult todo. It was very hard to getothers to show me much ofanything. Carom billiardknowledge seemed to bejealously guarded, probablyto keep a competitive advan-tage. There were no teach-ing programs in place forbeginners. There were a fewpeople teaching here andthere, but I couldn’t affordthem. Whatever knowledgeI got usually came at 2amwhen I observed one playertelling another about seeinga particular shot played yearsago. There was just no or-ganized way for a new playerto learn the game. Between then and now

learning 3-cushion in theUnited States became a littleeasier. There are morepeople teaching. There havebeen some good books pub-lished. We can watch videosonline or on DVD’s/tapes,and there are websites thatprovide information. Butthere is still no structuredway that new players, partic-ularly new young players canlearn the game.In October I am traveling

to Spain on behalf of theUSBA (my nickel) to attendthe Congress of the UMB(world carom governingbody). Two themes this yearat the Congress are youth incarom billiards and thetraining and development ofplayers. Besides making in-valuable contacts for theUSBA, I want to learn howmethods in the rest of theworld for teaching playersand expansion of the caromgame can be applied in theUnited States.Bruce Warner

Could the Great Billiard Players of Old…Hold their OwnAgainst Today’s Best?by John StaufferWell, we’ll never really know, but changes in the game, both purposeful and incidental

provide a distinct advantage to today’s players, especially under tournament conditions:Today’s carom balls are larger than the 2” ivory balls that were standard in the 1950s; these

newer balls; provide larger cue balls with attendant greater chance of striking the object ball,provide larger object ball targets, and roll further, all else being equalToday’s carom balls are made of precisely molded phenolic resin, which provides straighter

and more consistent roll than the non-uniform ivory used in the old days; those ivory balls werehand turned and not always perfectly true. Ivory was subject to frictional and dimensionalchange, depending on humidity and temperature.The slower, napped 100% wool cloth has been replaced with un-napped worsted wool/nylon

blends, which provide for longer rolls and higher scores. Heated tables today keep the cloth dry for greater speed, longer rolls, maximum consistency,

and better response to light strokes.Lighting of the playing surface today is more intense and uniform.Today’s cues are fine-tuned

for optimum response and control of the cue ball; some are made of compound longitudinalcomposition; cue tips are available in many characteristics, to suit the player. Today’s Europeancushions are deeper and faster than were the old-time Brunswick red rubber, which lost re-silience after a few years. Old time table prep consisted of brushing the cloth with the directionof the nap, whereas before a game today, vacuuming and damp rag wiping is common. Tourna-ments today are often played on new or near-new cloth, whereas for many matches, the oldtimers played on whatever was there, which could have been warn and inconsistent.Today’s European-made carom tables have slate beds, while softer than the old Vermont and

Pennsylvania slate, are more than twice as thick, providing more stability to the table and lesschance of roll-off. Today’s welded-steel frameworks are more stable that even the heaviest woodconstruction of old, and unaffected by changes in humidity. The European tables are not sopleasant to look at, compared to the higher end tables of the 1890 – 1930 era.Today’s better players take long and careful aim on shots; who knows how well the old timers

might have been if they concentrated like this, instead using their usual step-up-and-shoot.The old time players did have some advantages, though:Billiard tables then generally had rail caps 2¾” wide (measured from the edge of the rail

cloth), which is less than some of today’s wide rails (necessitated by the means of attachment ofthe rails used today), which allowed the player to get closer to the ball, and also to better placethe hand on the rail to make a bridge.Old time play was with plain, unspotted balls, whereas spotted balls used today may be a dis-

traction to some shooters, as well as revealing to competitors the English that the shooteremploys on unusual or difficult shots.Additional perspective provided by Robert Byrne, with reference to Gerhard Hupper of

Germany, on why today’s top players do play better three-cushion billiards than those of yester-year:1. More competition, especially in Europe (but not in the U.S.) 2. Earlier starts for promising players. In Europe, because most play takes place in clubs, not

public rooms, players start playing earlier, at 12 or 14, and have plenty of instruction. 3. Today’s top players practice more. The top 20 or so practice 4 or 6 hours a day. 4. There are many shots and patterns that have been discovered and refined in the last several

decades. The fast cloth has made many shots feasible, such as length-of-the-table backups, thatwere impossible or extremely difficult in Hoppe’s day. 5. Position play is better understood today and has been carefully analyzed... including the re-

alization that too much position play is counterproductive because more shots are missed.6. More systems have been invented. There are now hundreds of systems, while in the old

days there were only a half-dozen.


Luis Aveiga Wins At Chris’s Billiards

Twenty-four players came to Chicago’s legendary Chris’sBilliards to compete in the 2010 USBA TOUR 3-Cushion Billiards Open, held September 10-12. The

players were divided into 3 groups with 8 players each, roundrobin to 25 points. One player from the “B” flight dropped out,so the “B” flight only had 7 players. The top 2 finishers of eachflight would advance to the finals along with the 2 best 3rd-place finishers (wild cards). There was also one auction andone lottery spot, making it a total of 10 players in the finals.The finalists were divided into 2 groups with 5 players each,

round robin to 30 points. The top 2 finishers from each finalsflight would advance to a 4-player single elimination to deter-mine the champion.Preliminaries:Flight A: Hugo Patino (2003 & 2009 US Champion) wins

the flight at 7-0 with a high run of 15. Luis Aveiga (Ecuador &PanAmerican Champion) finishes 2nd at 6-1. Local playerDavid Camarena comes in 3rd at 5-2.Flight B: Mexican and PanAmerican Champion Luis Miguel

Avila wins the flight at 5-1 and local player Alejandro Cruzcomes in 2nd, also at 5-1. Jae Hyung Cho (2010 US Cham-pion) comes in 3rd at 4-2.Flight C: Pedro Piedrabuena (2002, 2004 & 2007 US Cham-

pion) wins the flight at 7-0. Sonny Cho (2005 US Champion)comes in 2nd at 6-1. Adrian Viguera comes in 3rd at 5-2.Adrian Viguera and David Camarena both finished with a 5-

2 record. Viguera had more points scored, so he advanced tothe finals. Camarena was 5-2 but Jae Hyung Cho was 4-2,having played one less game. In order to select the last wildcard,the two players played a 15 point match to determine whowould go to the finals. Jae Hyung Cho won the match 15-9.Jim Shovak won the auction and Felipe Razon won the lotteryto round out the group of finalists. The finalists were thenseeded into 2 separate flights based on their performances inthe preliminaries.Finals: Flight D: Hugo Patino finsihes 1st and Luis Aveiga finsihes

2nd. Patino had a run of 13.Flight E: Pedro Piedrabuena finsihes first with a grand

average of 1.644, a run of 12 and a best game of 30 points injust 8 innings (3.750 average). During that incredible 8 inning

match against Adrian Viguera, Viguera ended up with 19points in just 8 innings for an average of 2.375 and a run of 9.What a game! One of the most exciting matches of the tourna-ment was the one between Luis Avila and Pedro. Avila waswinning 27-20 and Pedro ran a 10-and-out to win the match.Adrain Viguera comes in 2nd in the group and also had a runof 10.Single Elimination Matches:Luis Aveiga vs. Pedro Piedrabuena: With Pedro winning 26-

21, Luis Aveiga runs a 9-and-out to advance to the last round.Hugo Patino vs. Adrian Viguera: Hugo wins 30-18 in just 19

innings.Final Matches:Luis Aveiga vs. Hugo Patino: With Jim Shovak as the referee

and Ted Olshansky keeping the score, Luis Aveiga averagedover 1.500 winning the match 35-21 in just 23 innings to winthe tournament.Pedro Piedrabuena finishes 3rd, Adrian Viguera 4th, Jae

Hyung Cho ran a 15 to finish in 5th, Luis Avila came in 6th,Sonny Cho in 7th, Felipe Razon in 8th, Alejandro Cruz in 9thand Jim Shovak in 10th.Bill Smith was gracious to donate his book and DVD, “The

Concise Book of Position Play” which was won by a localpatron.Noel Mendoza of Schuler Cues also donated a beautiful

Schuler Cue to the event which was won by a local patron.A special thank you to Mike Melloy and Kevin, who worked

very hard cleaning the tables and the balls throughout as wellas handling the entry fee money.

Adrian Viguera (4th), Pedro Piedrabuena (3rd),

Hugo Patino (2nd), & Luis Aveiga (1st)

Shot 3- demonstrates a common application of follow.Trying to double the rail by going thin off the white is impossi-ble because the angle into the first rail would be too steep.With a full hit, however, the cue ball steps sideways beforediving forward, hitting the first rail at such a shallow anglethat the shot becomes relatively easy.

Shot 4- is similar to 3, but makes use of draw.The shot is surprising to beginners and laymenthat it can be used for showing off.


Robert Byrne has a new book, “Behold MyShorts - The Best of Robert Byrne”.To see him in his polka-dot shorts, go to:http://www.thonline.com/store/bookBrowse.cfmTo view his new book’s Press Release, go to:http://www.usba.net/BreakingNews/Byrne PressRelease-11-2-09.pdf

More Shots with a Curving Cue Ballby Robert Byrne

Contributing Writer • from Byrne’s “Advanced Techniques in Pool & Billiards” with permission

ObituariesRobert L. McManus, beloved husband and father passed away Sunday morning. He was 87 years old.A resident of Chicago, Illinois, Robert McManus was born in 1922 in Carmi, IL. He was captain of the Havana High School footballteam and attended Bradley University on a football scholarship.When World War II erupted, he enlisted in the US Army Air Corpswhere he flew 2-wing Stearman aircraft. His military career cut short by tuberculosis, he returned to Illinois and graduated from theUniversity of Illinois at Champaign.In the late 50’s, he formed his own plastering and acoustical engineering company, R.L. McManus & Company in Peoria, IL. Later,he became a partner at John Hackler and Co. In 1980, he joined the consulting-engineering firm, Beling Consultants in Chicago as aSenior Vice President. He was a National Past President and Distinguished Member and Fellow of The Construction SpecificationsInstitute. He was also an advocate for the rights and needs of Senior Citizens and assisted in the creation of the Central Illinois Agencyon Aging in Peoria IL.An avid bass fisherman and lifelong fan of the Fighting Illini football team, the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cubs, RobertMcManus was also a world class 3-cushion billiard player. He won several Peoria City 3-Cushion Billiard Championship titles andachieved national prominence when he won the National Amateur 3-Cushion Billiard Championship in 1985.He is survived by his wife, Dr. Carroll Cradock, and three daughters, Laurie Spillman of Raymond, OH, Katie McManus-Faye ofDothan, AL and Bridgit Marquez, of Washburn IL. He has four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by hisbrother, Jack McManus of Peoria, Illinois and nephew, John McManus of Sarasota, Florida.He was a man of great honor, quick wit and impeccable character. He will be missed by his friends and especially his family.

Walt Harris died on Saturday, August 21, 2010 in Cape Canaveral Hospital due to a massive stroke. Besides being an Author of several books, he also started the Senior Tour that lasted several years when he was feeling good. He will be missed by all. May there be 3-Cushion Billiards up there. Paul Frankel

David CannonMy name is Wil Cannon; David’s son. Unfortunately, I am saddened to announce that he has passed earlier today.He lost his bout with cancer.Billiards and his friends whom he played with were very special to him as he was to you. If you would still like to send messages to thefamily you can send to 3317 Cadman Rd. Fremont, Ca. 94538. We will be holding the service soon at Lima Campagna AlamedaMission Chapel at 600 South 2nd Street San Jose, CA 95112. If you like, I can keep you updated as to time and date.Thank you for reaching out to us. It means a lot to us during this time of grief.Wil Cannon

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liards Club, announced he had sold the club andis retiring after 41 years in the business. Newowner, Ricky Gamble from Kingston, TN,bought the club just last week and is in theprocess of moving to the Nashville area to runthe club with General Manager, former WPBATouring Pro Peg Ledman. World Champion andHall of Famer, Nick Varner, was also on hand forthe Jim Blaylock retirement celebration. Duringthe announcement JOB presented Tournament Director, SteveMcDonald, with a beautiful Special Edition Joss Cue “Joss forNick Varner World Champion” for locating the buyer of theclub. The pool world will really miss JOB, but he has done somuch for the sport throughout the years, he deserves a great re-tirement. Thank you JOB for being a great friend to all of usand the game we all love!Now for the event results:Tournament Director Steve McDonald had a busy weekend

as 52 men’s division players and 6 ladies’ division playersshowed up at JOB Billiards Club, for the 2010 Volunteer StateChampionships held August 13, 14, and 15. This was thelowest number of players ever for this event, but the competi-tion was not down at all. There was a strong field in all divi-sions. Diamond Billiard Products, Alex Brick Cues, and NickVarner Cues and Cases sponsored the event. Competition washeld on 7 foot Diamond Smart Tables with Tour Blue SimonisCloth and JOB’s provided the perfect venue for the event.JOB Billiards Club now has 28 - 7 foot Diamond Smart Tablesfor the event. Again this year, a second chance tournamentwas offered for those that got knocked out early in the maintournament and 9 players entered the second chance tourna-ment on Sunday.This tournament has a unique format that includes 8-ball

and 9-ball. In the men’s division, it is a race to 7. The winnerof the lag chooses which game to start off with and at 7 gamesplayed, the set switches games to finish out the race to 7. Thewomen’s division is a race to 5 with the game switching at 5games played. The second chance tournament was a race to 3with the game switching after 3 games played. This formatallows players to display their talents at both 8-ball and 9-ballin a single tournament. This tournament is also a full doubleelimination event and this year only the ladies went the fulltwo rounds in the finals.

Local JOB player, JoshO’Neal from Gallatin, TNwon the men’s division un-defeated thru the winner’sbracket, becoming a 3-timechampion of this event. De-fending champion, AmyAcera from Memphis, TNtook the women’s division forthe second year in a row. She had to go two sets in the finals asKathy Sanders was at the top of the winner bracket. TabPranee won the second chance tournament. And as usual forJOB tournaments, Spider was there to take photos of all theaction.Tournament sponsor Alex Brick supplied a beautiful $2000

Alex Brick Custom Cue that was raffled-off at the finals andthe lucky winner was local APA League Operator Ken Stapp,the 2007 Volunteer State Champion.The following are the tournament results:Men’s Division1st Josh O’Neal $4002nd Bobby Pickle $3153rd Gabe Apollos $2654th Michael Bennett $2205th/6th Daniel Autrey and Will Freeman $1207th/8th Daryl Lane and John Watson $80Ladies’ Division1st Amy Acerra $1602nd Kathy Sanders $903rd Paulette Spalding4th Laura KanovSecond Chance Division1st Tab Pranee $1252nd Rich McDonald $55

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2010 Volunteer State Championships

with their mind, ormelt paint off the wall.They’re using theireyes like lasers, burning perfectly downthe intended line. It’s a lot easier to or-ganize your body to be accurately alignedto the shot if you’re fully involved in thealignment process before – and while –you drop into shooting position. This brings us to a crucial, but rarely

noticed fundamental. Once your body ison the shot line and you are ready todrop into shooting position, what areyour eyes doing? Where is your visualfocus during the drop? Are your eyes ac-tually focused on something? To maxi-mize your accuracy, it’s very helpful toengage that nail-bending focus on yourprecise target before you start to drop,and to maintain that clear, single-mindedfocus throughout the drop. Keep youreyes on the target while you drop. As youdrop, this continuous, intense focus,locked onto your visual target, will workto keep you lined up to what you’reseeing. Your peripheral vision will helpyou land your bridge and move it intoproper position. Of course, once you’refully down, you will move your eyes back& forth from target to cueball untilyou’ve confirmed your alignment andreadiness to shoot. Then, laser-focus yourvision down the line until the stroke hasbeen completed.If your eyes are sharply focused, your

mind is focused. If your mind is focused,your body will carry out your wishes morereadily, more easily, and more accurately.Focus leads to commitment. Commit-ment leads to confidence. Confidenceleads to better results.

See the target and absolutely own the line.


Nail Bending Focusby Tom Simpson • PoolClinics.com

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Ithink we love pool because it’s sodang difficult. If it was easy, if wenever missed the pocket or the shape,

we’d get bored pretty quickly. If it waseasy, it would not require us to focus.Playing pool well takes everything wehave, and more.Pool usually finds a way to smack us

when we don’t focus. We have to be fullyalive and aware, fully engaged in whatwe’re doing. Usually there are multipleaspects to consider and clearly plan ordecide prior to each shot: strategy for thecurrent shot, strategy for the currentinning, which shot to take, how best toplay the shot and the shape, and so on.

At this point, we are still in “The Think-ing Position”, standing, seeing the pat-terns, shot angles, ball paths, and layoutproblems. Our focus at this point is on“What should I do?” We focus at this leveluntil we have made a clear decision –“What will I do and how will I do it?” Theplanning focus is mental. We’re organiz-ing our thoughts until we settle on oneclear plan. Now, with our plan determined, we

move our focus to execution. I knowwhat I’m trying to do. If I have doubts orfeel I should change the plan, I’d bettergo back to The Thinking Position andre-consider my decisions. It’s vital to befully committed to the shot beforemoving into “The Shooting Position”. Ican’t be fully focused on executing theshot if I still have nagging concernsabout the plan. Focusing is the process ofgetting your intention and your body

into agreement and alignment.How do we move focus from thinking

to physically doing? As we address theshot, we know the plan. The shot plancould be something like “I’m cutting the7-ball in the side with a rolling cueballand a touch of outside english, and withenough speed to follow forward to mychosen shape region.” So now I have tophysically make this happen. My focushas to move to my eyes and body.Many players rush from decision to ex-

ecution as if there was nothing inbetween. They plop their bridge handdown and try to adjust everything to fitthe plan. They were present and aware

while they were standing, and now thatthey’re down on the shot, they’re tryingto focus on physical alignment, stroke,aiming, speed, etc. If they lost focusbetween standing and ball address, theyhave to re-gain it once they are down onthe shot. Too late.Execution focus is physical. We’re or-

ganizing our body until we’re satisfiedthat we’re as ready to shoot as we can be.When we are actively engaged in theplanning and decision process, making aclear commitment to the plan, andmoving smoothly into setup and shooting,we are much more likely to get theresults we want. Gaps in the processmean we have broken our concentration.Not good. If your mind wanders, poolwill smack you.Many good players relate to the experi-

ence of “nail-bending focus” down theshot line. When they’re fully focused,they feel like they could bend steel nails

Many players rush from decision to execution as if there was

nothing in between. They plop their bridge hand down and try to

adjust everything to fit the plan.


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Cafe1618 S. Washington Ave517-374-86882- 3-Cushion Billiard Tables1-Snooker 6 x 12Full Kitchen

WARREN

• Hall of Fame

Billiards5775 E.13 Mile RD.586-939-888017-Gold Crown IV8-Bar Box,1-6X12 & 5X10Snooker,5-Dart Boards,4Mega Touch,GoldenTee,Full service Rest. &Bar,Pro Shop on premises,2- heated Verhoven 3cushion tables

MINNESOtA

MINNEAPOLIS

ROSEVILLE

Al’s Billiards 1319 Larpenteur Ave651 646-950816 – Gold Crowns1 – 5x10 Brunswick An-niversary, 1-5x10 Snooker,1-6x12 Snooker, 2-7’ Bartables, Darts & Foosball

MISSISSIPPI

GRENADA

The Sports Center662-226-1322893 Springhill Rd 7- Pool tables, 3 Bar tables,Video’s, Beer/food

SOUTHAVEN

Southaven

Recreational

662 342-0230987 Town & Country16- Big Tables. 5-BarTables,5-TV’s, Darts,Bumper Pool, Food/beer

MISSOURI

cAPE GIRADEAU

The Billiard Center26 North Main 573-335-995520- Bar Tables, 2-9 ft pooltables,Full Bar & Kitchen

POPLAR BLUFF

Westwood Billiards2207 S. Westwoo Blvd573 686-488011- Bar tables, 1-41/2x9,Darts, Big Screen Tv,Videogames.Full Bar and food

ST cHARLES

Side Pocket636-724-93001439 Bass Pro Drive18-Valley Black Cats,4-Gold Crowns,Full Restaruant

NH

HOOKSETT

• Cue & Cushion

Billiards1271 Hooksett Rd603 623-533010 Gold Crown PoolTables, 2 Chevillotte BilliardTables, Full Bar,OnlineVideo Games, Darts

NEw JERSEy

ATLANTIc cITY

• Atlantic City

Billiards 609 645-75766701 Black Horse PikeEgg Harbor Twp22 -9’Cold Crowns, 1Snooker 6x12. 5x10 CaromVerhoven heated, 7-TV’s,Pro shop, Hot Food &Snacks

BELLEVILLE

• Guys & Dolls2- New Gabriels 3-cushionbilliard tables. 34 – 9 footpool tables, 6 –Big Screens

EDISON

Sandcastle Billiards101 Towsley Rd732 632-927718 - 9’ Tables, Card tablelounge, Ping-Pong. Pro-shop

WAYNE

Shooters Family

Billiards

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NEw yORK

BROOKLYN

• Gotham City

Billiards Club93 Ave U 718 714-1002 14 Brunswick tables,1heated billiard table, 10TV’s inc.large screenHDTV, Finger food,burgers, pizza and largepro shop.

FLUSHING

• Carom Cafe718 358-858534-02 Linden Pl 10-5x10 New Verhoven 3-Cushion Billiard tables, 104 x 8 carom, 22 Brunswickpool tables,Full Bar &Restaurant

HEMPSTEAD

Raxx Bar & Grill516 538-9896510 West Hempstead29- 4 1/2 x9 pool tables, 1dart board, 5-42’ TV’s, 1-Big Screen, Full Bar & FoodL.I.c.

• Master Billiards

& Café 718 706-678939-01 Queens Blvd 7- Chevilotts 3-Cushion 3-SnookerTables, 22-PoolTables, Food & Beer

NEW YORK cITY

Eastside Billiards212 831-7665163 E 86 ST16-9ft Pool tables1-Coin op, Ping-Pong,Fooseball, Full Bar withfood,Internet Juke Boxand Lounge

WILLIAMVILLE

• Bison Billiards716 632-0281Main Transit Plaza8216 Main St

8-9’ Diamonds, 4-9’Brunswicks, 4-Bar Tables2-Dart Boards2- 3-Cushion Gabriels

WOODSIDE

• MGM Billiards5012 72 Street718-424-30096-3-Cushion Tables2 – Pool TablesFood, Beer and Wine

YORKVILLE

• Hippo's315 768-02185160 Commercial Dr. E12-4 1/2x9 Gabriels, 1-5x10 3-cushion table, 8-31/2 7 Valleys, Beer, Wine,Full menu, 8-TV’s

N. CAROLINA

GOLDSBORO

Fast Eddies

Sport Bar1308 Parkway Dr919 759-007113 – 9 Gold CrownsDart boards, Full Bar & Food

MONROE

Burrkats Billiards &

Grill1615 Lynn St

704 226-965014-9’ Tables, 6-Bartable,Full liquor & Kitchen,Pro-Sho

WILMINGTON

WINSTON SALEM

Breaktime Billiards

& Sports Bar336 765-7391420N Jonestown Rd15-9 foot Pool tablesDarts, 1-big screen,fooseball,Full Bar&menu

OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA cITY

• AAA Billiards

Supply405 917-93004619 N. West 10th 6- Gold Crowns, 4-Bartables, 2-5 x 10 Snookertable, 1-3-Cushion Billiardtable,Pro Shop & Cue &table repair

TULSA

Magoo’s 918 663-33645002 S. Memorial19 3 1/2 X 7 tables, 35 41/2X9, 1 Snooker TableBeer, Wine and Liquor,Full Restaurant

PUERtO RICO

cAROLINA

Billiard Palace787-791-00399- Pool Tables, BigScreen & TV’s, Full Bar/food

PENNSYLVANIA

PHILADELPHIA

• Drexeline Billiard

Club.

610 259-91445100 State Rd L-3002- New Cheviotte 3-cushion tables, 16- 4 1/2x9 Gold Crowns.4 - 4x8G.Crowns Full line ofcustom cues & acces-sories, Tournaments, Inst.,Sr.citizen rates

PHOENIXVILLE

Classique Billiards275 Schuykill Rd610 935 2939 20 pro tables,11 GoldCrowns

RHODE ISLAND

PROVIDENcE

Snookers 401 351-766553 ASHBURTON ST14 - 41/2X9 pooltables,State of the artTV’s,3 Full liquor bars,NORTHKINGSTOWN

• David Van

Lokeren401-294-2988-610 Ten Rod Road1-Heated Verhoeven andis opened by appointment only

S. CAROLINA

GREENVILLE

Palace Billiards864-234-0428 56 Airview Dr12- 9 foot, Beer, Video’s,Relaxing Atmosphere

tENNESSEE

cHATTANOOGA

Chattanooga

Billiard Club725 Cherry St

423- 267-77408- Bar tables4 – 9ft,Full Service Food& Liquor

Chattanooga

Billiard Club423-499-3883110 Jordan Dr.14-8 ft tables, 6- 9ft tablesFull Food & Liquor

MEMPHIS

HighPocket's 901 761-158312-4 1/2 x9 Gold Crowns,1 Snooker table, 8- BarTables, Full menu & beer,8- TV’s, 1 big screen,Videos

Sharpshooters

Billiards901 386-11886959 Stage18 Bar Tables 4-GoldCrowns, Snookers Table,6 New Dart Boards,T.V’s,Jukebox,Videogames, food & Beer

• The Rack901 369-95013622 Lamar Ave 9- 9 foot Pro Diamondtables, 1 Gabriel 3-Cushion Table, 6 bartables,Food & Beer, 2 dartboards, 6-TV's.

NASHVILLE

J.O.B Billiard Club 615 868-4270931 Gallatin Rd. MadisonSq. Mall30 Pool tables diamonds -In house pro-shop

tEXAS

SAN LEON

Casper’s Billiards281 559-1400

37 21st St18- 9ft BrunswicksFull Service Rest & Bar

HOUSTON

• Cue Stix Billiards

Sports Bar1319 FM 1960 W. Ste.103281 580-088014-4x8 Pool Tables2-Diamond Bar3- 4 1/2x9 1-3 Cushiontable 1-Snooker, Full Bar

• US Billiard3010 Gears Rd Ste C281 701-32413 New Gabriel caromtables3 small table 4x9carom1 pool, Beer

VIRGINIA

MIDLOTHIAN

Diamond Billiards804 794-8787Midlothian Turnpike14 – 9’Pool tables4 – 42” Flat ScreensFull Bar & Restaurant

wISCONSIN

BELOIT

• Carom Room608 365-1811614 East Grand Ave23 - Tables, 7- 9’ GoldCrowns, 14 Bar tables, 15x10 Snooker, 1-3-cushion VerhovenFull bar and food

MILWAUKEE

• Wisconsin

Billiards414 344-56662715 W.Wisconsin Ave10- 9’ Gold Crowns, 4 Bartables, 1-Snooker 5x10, 1-3-cushion Billiard,Full Bar,Pizza, Pro Shop

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This is one of the hidden secrets!Believe this one, it works. Re-gardless of where you place the

cue ball to break, hitting the head ballsquare in the face is the key. Stare at the contact point evenafter the cue ball is on its way. This takes training. Your accu-racy on the break will increase massively with this method.It’s not easy to do. You should still be looking at where thecue ball ‘was’ after the balls are broken. Don’t lift your headup!


Bar Box 8-BallBy: Marty Kaczmarowski, APA 7

Contibuting Writer


by Darrell Paul Martineau • www.3cushion.us/

WBIA Head Master Instructor

DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard SystemsArticle 50

Billiard Buddies, We now continue on a more difficultshot system segment but one when mastered will giveyou several billiards and in many cases position.

This is the CROSS TABLE SHOT.The graph 50 shows you how to calculate and play the “swing “cross table shot.Generally it is not the most desirable shot and if you haveother choices you should use them.The shot in graph 50 does not leave other good choices. Youwill note if the cue ball were in the X position I would play theshot four rail cross for a much better chance to score.First to make the cue ball curve the cue ball / object ball angleshould be at least six diamonds. This shots angle is seven dia-monds. The first object ball is at diamond three on the side railand in HIT ZONE 4. The second object ball is at a return offour end rail numbers. That makes a total of seven. The CueBall / Object ball angle is seven so you have a match and allthat is necessary is to make a four hit on OB1. Since you mustcue high you will need to increase the speed to Medium Hard#6. This will hold the swing until it almost crosses the tableand then dips in for the score.

Next Article: I will show how to play the four rail Cross Tableshots.

If you have any questions you can always e-mail me and I willanswer you.If you would like articles and graphs 1 through 25 aboutPocket Billiards {POOL} please send $20.00 for a bound copyshipping is included.Articles 26 through 49 and graphs for Caroms are $20.00 Ship-ping is included.

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The Glass City Open is Back!But Now It’s a Whole New Ball Game

TOLEDO, OH - September 21, 2010 - The Glass City Open,Toledo’s namesake pool championship is back, but it’s differ-ent. The event is now a 5-player Open Team 8-Ball TripleElimination Tournament, limited to 64 Men’s teams and 24Ladies teams. They will compete for $40,000 in prize moneyat the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center Thanksgivingweekend, November 26-28, 2010.“Anyone can play; pros, amateurs, shortstops...they’re allwelcome,” said Tom Gearhart, Promoter and Tournament Di-rector, who, along with his Glass City Open partner TomElder, resurrected the event.Believing so much in its success, the two Toms and theirsponsors are guaranteeing $15,000 added to the tournament.Each 5-Player Team will get an attractive All-Inclusive tour-nament package for only $199 per player, that includes: EntryFee into the Tournament, Two Deluxe Hotel Rooms for TwoNights (Friday-Saturday) at the host Ramada Hotel and Con-ference Center, five Glass City Open Tournament T-Shirts,25-Raffle tickets to win cues and other prizes, an All-You-Can-Eat Saturday breakfast buffet for the whole team andguaranteed Added Prize Money of $15,000. Plus, mini-tour-naments, a comedy act and more. Teams can secure their po-sition in the event with a $250 deposit that is refundableuntil November 1, 2010.


OcTOBEROctober 2 - 3, 2010

Jacoby Carolina TourOn The Snap BilliardsFuquay Varina, NC$1,000 addedEarly Bird Tournament: Friday 7pmMain Event: Saturday 1pmJunior Tournament: Saturday 11amLadies’ Tournament: Saturday 11amSecond Chance Tournament: Sunday 3pm

October 2 - 3, 2010

Southwest 10-BallHawleys Dallas, Tx$1,000 addedRace to 9. Alt break. Dbl elim.$45 entry $1000 added with 48 players.

October 2 - 3, 2010

Poison TourCorner PocketsOrlando, Fl352-867-8100$2,000 added Saturday $1000 AddedAmateur Sunday $1000 Added Open

October 3, 2010

Mezz Pro Am TourSkyline BilliardsBrooklyn, Ny 718-627-3407$1,000 added

October 3, 2010

Ozone Billiards 9-Ball TourMr Cues II BilliardsAtlanta, Ga770-454-7665 $1,000 added

October 7 - 10, 2010

Ozone Billiards 9-Ball TourMr Cues II BilliardsAtlanta, Ga770-454-7665Sept 9th at 7pm = $750 Guaranteed Sept10th at 8pm = $750 Guaranteed Sept 11th at Noon $3,000 Guaranteed Sept 12 at 1pm = $300 Guaranteed Sept 12 at 6pm $200 Guaranteed

October 9 - 10, 2010

Seminole Pro TourStrokers BilliardsPalm Harbor, Fl727-786-6683 $7,000 added

October 9 - 10, 2010

Desert Classic TourKolby’s Corner PocketTempe, AzOctober 9 - 10, 2010$500 added B/C event 9 ft tables

October 9 - 10, 2010

Joss North East TourTrick Shot BilliardsClifton Park, NY518-383-8771 $2,000 addedEntry Fee - Pro $120, Non Pro $70

October 9 - 10, 2010

KWIKFIRE TourBurrkat BilliardsMonroe, NC704-226-9650 $2,000 added

October 9 - 10, 2010

Lone Star Billiards TourSlick Willie’s Family Pool HallHouston, Tx281-679-5510 $1,350 addedOpen 10-Ball/Ladies 9-Ball

October 9, 2010

Independent EventDiamond Billiard ClubCampbellsville, KY270-995-9155$1000 Guaranteed Amateur B tournament$20 Entry Fee Race to 5 Diamond Bar Tables.Call to see if you Qualify 270-995-9155

October 10, 2010

Mezz Pro Am TourQ-Ball BilliardsVineland, NJ609-691-8789 $1,000 added

October 10, 2010

New England 9-Ball SeriesSebago Lake BilliardsWindham, ME207-893-8237$100 added All Class 10-Ball

October 12 –17, 2010$15,000 Added

13th Annual Western BCA

Regional 9-Ball ChampionshipsSingles, Teams, ScotchChinook Winds Casino ResortLincoln City, Oregon

October 16 - 17, 2010

Lone Star Billiards TourCrazy 8’s Family Pool HallPort Arthur, Tx 409-960-7399 $1,350added Open 9-Ball/One Pocket/Ladies 9-Ball

October 16 - 17, 2010

Desert Classic TourKolby’s Corner PocketTempe, Az$1,000 added 9 ft tables

October 16, 2010

Tiger Bay Area AmateurHammer HeadsHoliday, Fl727-939-9494 $500 added

October 16 - 17, 2010

California Pool PlayersSurf City BilliardsSanta Cruz, Ca831-423-7665 $750 added

October 16 - 17, 2010

KWIKFIRE TourFamily BilliardsBoone, NC 828-963-6260$2,000 added

October 16 - 17, 2010

Poison TourStrokers BilliardsPalm Harbor, Fl727-786-6683$1,500 added Saturday $1000 AddedAmateur Sunday $250 Added Senior 8-Ball Sunday $250 Added 2nd Chance

October 16 - 17, 2010

Texas Amateur TourBig Johns Sports BarHouston, Tx 281-498-3499$800 added$500 added amateur event$300 added ladies event

October 16, 2010

Diamond Billiard ClubCampbellsville, KY$1000 Guaranteed Amateur B tournament$20 Entry Fee Race to 5 New DiamondBar Tables. 270-995-9155 or 270-465-2590

October 17 –23, 2010

U.S. Open 9-BallChesapeake Conference CenterChesapeake, VA$50,000 added

October 20 –23, 2010$2,400 Added

BCAPL Chesapeake 9-Ball

Challenge Singles, TeamsNorfolk Marriott ChesapeakeChesapeake, VACueSports International(702) 719-7665

October 23 - 24, 2010

Ozone Billiards Predator Tour

Mr Cue BilliardsLindenhurst, NY631-226-9486$1,000 added ABCD Event

October 23 - 24, 2010

AWBT -BullshootersPhoenix, Az $300 added9-ball on 9’ tablesRace to 7, double elimination

October 23 - 24, 2010

Southwest 10-BallTwin Strokes Blue Springs, Mo$1,000 added Race to 7. Dbl elim. Alt. Break. $45 entry $1000 added with 64

October 23, 2010

California Pool PlayersCrown BilliardsSan Ramon, Ca925-725-3900This is only for B and C players that have

not made it into the money round andhave played in at least 3 of the 5 stops

October 23 - 24, 2010

Texas Amateur TourHoustons BilliardsHouston, Tx281-821-4544$800 added$500 added amateur event$300 added ladies event

October 23, 2010

Diamond Billiard ClubCampbellsville, KY270-995-9155$1000 Guaranteed Amateur B tournament $20 Entry FeeRace to 5 New Diamond Bar Tables.270-995-9155

October 24, 2010

New England 9-Ball SeriesBoston Billiard ClubNashua, NH603-595-2121$100 added BCD 9-Ball

October 28 - 31, 2010

Midwest 9-Ball TourShooters, Olathe, KS913-780-5740 $5,000 addedOne-Pocket $1000 Added. Entry fee $60,deadline Thursday 8:00 PM. 9-ball: $4000added. Entry Deadline Friday 8:00 PM.Double Elimination, Alternate Break, RedCircle Cue Ball, Valley Bar Tables.Open: $65 Entry Fee. Race to 9.Ladies: $50 Entry Fee. Race to 7.

October 28 - 31, 2010

Ozone Billiards 9-Ball TourClassic BilliardsConyers, Ga 770-679-5278 $5,000addedOctober 28th at 8pm = $1,000 Added 1-Pocket ournamentOctober 29th at 8pm ( = $500 Added 10-Ball TournamentOctober 30th at NOON $3,000 Added 9-Ball TournamentOctober 31st at 1pm 300 Added 10-BallTournamentOctober 31st at 6pm $200 Added 9-BallTournament

October 30 - 31, 2010

Southwest 10-BallQ-Stix Houston, TxRace to 9 dbl. Elim.$45 entry.

October 30 - 31, 2010

Joss North East TourRaxx Pool Room & GrillW. Hempstead, NY516-538-9896 $2,000 addedEntry Fee - Pro $120, Non Pro $70

October 30, 2010

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November 6 - 7, 2010

Texas Amateur TourSlick Willie’s Family Pool HallHouston, Tx 281-679-5510$800 added $500 added amateur event$300 added ladies event


Midwest 9-Ball TourOpie’s Kirksville, MO660-627-6100$2,500 added Bar table 9-Ball open divi-sion $65 entry (includes green feeno quar-ters needed) Deadline: Sat 11AM

November 7, 2010

Mezz Pro Am TourPrimetime BilliardsSouth Amboy, NJ732-721-6555 $1,000 added

November 7 –10. 2010

3rd Annual Columbus Team

Challenge(Open to all sanctioned league players)All Stars Sports Facility6124 Busch Blvd.Columbus, OHChris Williams (614) 989-0680

November 10 –14, 2010$10,000 Added

BCAPL Canadian Series Open

Winnipeg, ManitobaCanada Scott Morgan, Aactive PoolLeague(204) 233-7665

November 11 - 14, 2010

Fast Eddies Sports BarGoldsboro, NC919-759-0071$7,500 guaranteed prize fund 9-ball No-vember 10 - $250 added guaranteed MINItournament 9 ft Gold Crowns

November 13 - 14, 2010

Desert Classic Tour

BullshootersPhoenix, Az

$1,000 added bar tables

November 13, 2010Tiger Bay Area Amateur

Grand FinaleStrokers BilliardsPalm Harbor, Fl 727-786-6683 $500added

November 13, 2010

Fort Pierce, Fl772-464-7665 $500 added

October 30 - 31, 2010

Lone Star Billiards TourBogies BilliardsHouston, Tx $3,000 added

October 30, 2010

Diamond Billiard ClubCampbellsville, KY270-995-9155$1000 Guaranteed Amateur B $20 Entry Fee Race to 5 Diamond BarTables.Call to see if you Qualify 270-995-9155 or 270-465-2590

October 31, 2010

Mezz Pro Am TourMr. Cue BilliardsLindenhurst, NY631-226-9486 $1,000 added

NOVEMBERNovember 03 –07, 2010$3,000 Added

Texas State BCAPL 9-Ball

ChampionshipsE-Center710 Edwards Avenue Harker Heights, TXChris (317) 440-1143


TAP LeaguesNationals/Rally at Bally’sLas Vegas, Nv


Lone Star Billiards TourSkinny BobsRound Rock, Tx$1,000 added $1000 added 9-Ball


Ozone Billiards Predator TourCastle BilliardsEast Rutherford, NJ201-933-6007$1,000 added ABCD Event


NGB Amateur Billiards TourMr. Cues II Atlanta, Ga770-380-6290 $1,000 added


Joss North East TourAl Conte MemorialHippos House of BilliardsYorkville, NY315-786-0218 $2,000 added Entry Fee -Pro $120, Non Pro $70

Tiger Canadian Women’s Tour

Southwest 10-BallSkinny Bobs Round Rock, Tx$1,500 added Race to 9.Dbl elim. $45 entry. $1500 added. Playersmeeting 11am

November 13 - 14, 2010Joss North East Tour

22nd Ocean State 9-Ball Cham-

pionshipSnookers BilliardsProvidence, RI401-351-7665$5,000 added $125 Entry Fee

November 13 - 14, 2010

Poison Tour-Ultimate BilliardsFort Pierce, FL772-464-7665$2,000 added Saturday $1000 AddedAmateur Sunday $1000 Added Open

November 13 - 14, 2010

OB Cues Ladies TourTour ChampionshipCasper’s BilliardsSan Leon, Tx281-559-1400 $2,000 added

November 14, 2010

Mezz Pro Am TourRockaway BilliardsRockaway, NJ973-625-5777 $1,000 added

November 14, 2010

New England 9-Ball SeriesSchemengees BilliardsLewiston, ME207-777-1155 $100 addedAll Class 8-Ball

November 20 - 21, 2010

Fast Eddie’s 9-Ball TourFast Eddie’sHouston, Tx$1,850 added $1500 added open event (w48 players) $350 added ladies event (w 16players)

November 20 - 21, 2010

Southwest 10-BallGreenfieldsLakewood, Co $1,000 added

November 20 - 21, 2010

Joss North East TourBison BilliardsWilliamsville, NY716-632-0281

$2,000 added Entry Fee - Pro $120, NonPro $70

November 20 - 21, 2010

Texas Amateur TourBigTyme BilliardsHouston, Tx$800 added $500 added amateur event$300 added ladies event

November 21, 2010

Mezz Pro Am TourCastle BilliardsEast Rutherford, NJ201-933-6007 $1,000 added

November 21, 2010

New England 9-Ball SeriesLegends BilliardsPortsmouth, NH603-433-1154$1,000 addedAll Class 9-Ball

November 26 - 28, 2010

Midwest 9-Ball TourShootersWichita, KS316-262-0072$2,000 addedhandicapped 9-Balllimited to 128 playersrated 3 to 12$20 entryDeadline: Friday 2PM

November 27 - 28, 2010

Southwest 10-BallThe Green RoomTemple, Tx$1,000 addedRace to 7. Dbl. Elim.$45 entry, $1000 added/64Players meeting @ 11am

November 28, 2010

Mezz Pro Am TourSkyline BilliardsBrooklyn, Ny718-627-3407$1,000 added

November 28, 2010

Rack ‘Em Up TourSnookers BilliardsProvidence, RI

November 28, 2010

New England 9-Ball SeriesFunky MonkeyLaconia, NH 603-524-9317$100 added-All Class 9-Ball



With 22 players on Friday night on the bar tables, 28in the open Saturday on the Gold Crowns and 17on Sunday in the B tournament also on big tables

there was a lot going on and I don’t think I have seen moredouble hill matches played in a weekend. With players likeChuck Raulston, Jason Evans, Adam Wilson, Lanny Charles,Dustin Vo, Kenny Loftis, Robbie Herrington, Dustin Wilkins,Monroe Jones and Janeen Lee it was quite a show.

Friday Night Mini $200 addedOn the Valley bar tables it was John Reese (pictured) who

was just unstoppable. His break making the whole room jumpevery time theyheard whatsounded like ashotgun blast gooff. Jason Evansequally defeatedJosh Woods,Janeen Lee andKenny Loftis toearn his spot inthe finals. ButJohn R. would not be deterred as he took a dominating winover Jason Evans as well.1st – John Reese - t440/c2652nd – Jason Evans - t264/c1653rd/4th – Kenny Loftis/Robbie Herrington - t88/c53

Saturday Open $1000 addedThe open was filled with more double hill matches than I

have ever seen in any tournament that wasn’t handicapped.Lanny Charles (pictured) came out of the gate firing on allcylinders defeating some very strong players to get to the hotseat match. ChuckRaulston looked tocontinue his unde-feated form fromMay and it looked tobe so. Jason Evanshad a 6-1 lead overChuck just to havevictory pried fromhis grasp with Chuckputting together asix game streak to win 7-6. Chuck was just on a terror steam

rolling everyone in his pathto the hot seat. Thencame Lanny Charles with a cup of cold water to spoil theRaulston flame. Lanny and Chuck went double hill and every-one in the room would have bet on Raulston just in time towatch him dog the six ball on his way out of the set. Lannywould take the win at 7-6 and the hot seat. On the losers sideMonroe Jones was terrorizing the field. He swept everyone inhis path to Chuck at the top of the loser’s side. Then Monroebattled past Chuck with a nearly flawless set. But no onewould stop Lanny as he defeated Monroe in one set to take thetitle. It was really something to watch.1st – Lanny Charles – t738/c7072nd – Monroe Jones – t461/c4423rd – Chuck Raulston – t277/c2654th – Jason Evans – t185/c1775th – Wade Martin – t92/c896th – Adam Wilson – t92/c897th – Robbie Herrington – t508th – Greg Dickens – t50

Sunday B TournamentDustin Vo (pictured) layed claim to this tournament with

haste sailing to victory over players like Charlie Bailey andHenry Goodman to claim the hot seat. The loser’s side wasquite something with Josh Woods steaming through for thechance to play Vo. He defeated Dustin Wilkins three timesover the weekend including twice in this tournament. ButHenry would notgive up easily ashe wanted achance to redeemhimself of hiswinner’s side lossto Vo. Henry de-feated JoshWoods for thesecond time inthis tournament to take his place in the finals. The first set ofthe finals was controlled by Henry with a convincing victory.But Vo would not be deterred from a win in front of his homecrowd as he completely dominated Goodman in the second setto take the title.1st Dustin Vo $3902nd Henry Goodman $2553rd Josh Woods $1004th Charlie Baily $50

Fair Game 9-Ball Open at Highpocket’s inMemphis, TN

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