September 2008 20 - On The Break News

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September 2008
Battle of Montana
Challenge Match
Jack Madden
Jeff Boucher
by: Don “Cheese” Akerlow, OTBnTV Live
OTBnTV was proud to announce it's 1st free live streaming, Challenge
Match on August 22, 2008. The Battle of Montana, aired at 8 PM Eastern.
The challengers were Jack Madden and Jeff Boucher.
The game is 10-Ball - The race is 21 - Alternating Break - Texas Express
rules, no 3 foul rule.
For information on Jack Madden go to http://www.johnmaddencues.com/
about/index.php
Jeff Boucher is a 4 time Montana State MCMOA Champion. Jeff most
recently finished 2nd in Masters in Las Vegas at the BCAPL Nationals this
past May. To watch Jeff play Stan
Tourangeau in the finals of the Holiday
Classic November 2007 http://
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HolidayClassic07.htm
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before the match and by the time it was over I was pretty sick. The match
came off really great though. Both Jack Madden and Jeff Boucher took
leads away from each other and tied it up at 13-13, 17-17 and again at 1919 in a race to 21.
Jack won the next game to get on the hill first and finished out the last rack
making him the WINNER of the Battle of Montana.
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Billiard Directory Index
Organizations
8 Ball In Great Falls, MT
Big Dogs Havre, MT
Billiard’aires Club Kennewick, WA
Billiard Palacade San Francisco, CA
Billiards Plus Vancouver, WA
Black Star Tacoma, WA
Broken Rack Emeryville, CA
Buffalo Bill Mem. Great Falls, MT
Bullwackers Billings, MT
Cadillac Island Longview, WA
California Billiard Club Mtn View, CA
Cat’s Paw Bozeman, MT
Charley’s Pub Fircrest, WA
Classic Billiards Portland, OR
Club, The Okanogan, WA
Colorado Cue Club Denver, CO
Cue Ball, The Salem, OR
Cue’s Billiards Portland, OR
Eagles Club #326 Bozeman, MT
Edge Casino Helena, MT
Falls Club Post Falls, ID
Family Billiards San Francisco, CA
Farmhouse Portland, OR
Frankie’s Olympia, WA
Full Splice Tacoma, WA
Good Time Ernies Burien, WA
Halftime Bar & Grill Vancouver, WA
Hard Times Billiards Sacramento, CA
Holiday Classic Bozeman, MT
Houdini’s Billiards Freeland, WA
Hub Bar Belgrade, MT
Jack’s Lynnwood, WA
Jake’s Bar & Grill Salem, OR
Jointed Cue Sacramento, CA
K C Midway Oregon City, OR
Kornerpocket Billiardz Snohomish, WA
Latitude 84 Tacoma, WA
Lil’ Big Foot Spokane, WA
Log Cabin Bar Sumner, WA
Longhorn Saloon Lakewood, WA
Main Street Billiards Tucson, AZ
Oasis Bar
304 N Main
Pocatello, ID
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By Roger Long, Advanced Certified Instructor
At the beginning of 2007 I started on a physical
fitness program. It was nothing designed by a
health club or physician; it was just a self-made
goal, and a commitment to do whatever it took
to reach that goal. My goal was to lose 30
pounds by the end of the year, and then work to
keep the weight off.
Today, over a year and a half later, I am happy
Roger Long
to report that I not only achieved my original
weight-loss goal, but I have since exceeded it, as well as maintained an
exercise and dietary program that has me feeling better than I have felt in
my entire life.
So what was it that prodded me to set this type of goal at my age (56, now
57)? Well, there were two motivators – one was personal, the other
professional. On the personal level, I do not have health insurance so it is
very important for me to take it upon myself to stay as healthy as I possibly
can. On the professional level, I have long felt that playing good pool,
especially under extreme pressure, is very stressful and requires extreme
focus, both of which can physically wear a player down. This is especially
true if they have to play under these conditions for long periods of time. It
has been no wonder to me why professional players will often comment
on how exhausted they are right after they’ve won a big tournament.
With this second thought in mind, I have been hoping for the past few
months to get the opportunity to test my pool game under a lengthy and
stressful situation since my body seemed finally ready for it. I wasn’t sure
if that was ever going to happen, however, as my work load and finances
have been keeping me out of the larger tournaments for quite some time.
And since I don’t gamble, I didn’t have that as an option, either.
Then something wonderful happened. One of Arizona’s more notable
young players called me out via the forums on a popular billiards website.
He never did tell me exactly why he issued his challenge, but it took only a
little rudimentary logic from my grape-sized brain to deduce that someone
was finally fed up with me writing stuff as though I actually know what I am
talking about, and now they wanted to find out whether or not it is true.
Well, fine then. I needed to find out the same thing for myself.
Thus, a match was set up. The disciplines were to be Straight Pool to 150
points, a 10-Ball race to 20 games, and a One Pocket race to 5 games, all
on a 9-foot table. The location was to be BullShooters in Phoenix •Arizona’s
largest and busiest pool room. The day and time was to be a Saturday
afternoon starting at 3:00PM and going until finished. To top it off, the
event was to be live streamed on the Internet.
So now let’s evaluate the situation. Here we had an old guy who hadn’t
played on a 9-foot table in six years, had not played any serious competition
in months, and had not been practicing at all, going up against a young
guy who is one of the state’s rising stars, and one who had recently beaten
Arizona’s very best player in a professional tournament; and they were to
do this by way of a marathon match in front of a world-wide live audience.
No pressure there! Right.
So how did the match turn out? Well, my opponent won the 3-hour plus
Straight Pool match by a score of 150-72. But then in the 10-Ball match,
I came from 6 games behind to win that contest by a score of 20-18. In
the tie-breaker, my opponent showed his superior One-Pocket skills by
putting me away with a score of 3-0 (it had been shortened from a 5game race due to the time). I t was over nine hours of continuous, intense
pool. And one in which my opponent came out with the better overall
score.
But I felt like it was I who really won that night. Why? Because late in the
10-Ball match – a grueling 4-hour test of wit and grit that, if you remember,
came on the heels of a 3-hour Straight Pool match – one of the live-stream
commentators made the statement that I looked like I had more stamina
than my opponent. Wow! Now that’s what I consider reaching a goal!
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Arizona BCA State Championship
The Arizona BCA State Championship on
August 7th - 10th, 2008
The lure of the 2008 BCA State
Championship had 27 teams and 125
BCA Pool League members rally to the
Mazatzal Casino nestled in the cool pines
of Payson, AZ. With six titles at stake,
and $14,550, the Open Men’s and Ladies
combatants were the first to battle the
tight, Pro cut 4-1/2" pockets on the
sixteen, 7 foot Diamond Smart Tables.
Draped in Simonis 860 Tournament Blue
cloth, and dotted with Red Circle cue
balls and Super Aramith Pro balls, the
competitors enjoyed the best equipment
known to amateur tournament play today.
The new BCAPL tournament lights,
complete with built in scoring beads
1st Ladies Open: Stevie Caylor
apprized the competitors of their
progress.
With the newly compiled BCA Pool League (BCAPL) Rule book as
reference, the
players were
ready
to
attack the
racks
The Men’s
Open drew
60 players
with Jerry
Stuckart,
e v e n t u a l l y,
facing
off
a g a i n s t
Robert Barry
for the hotseat.
Stuckart then
1st Place Ladies Team: Alexander'sWomens “A” Team
sent Barry to
the one loss side where Bob Soto waited. Soto had lost his second match
but bounced back with eight in a row including big wins over Tony Flores,
Joe Perez and Brandon Butler. Barry sent Soto to the stands in third place.
Now, against Stuckart in the finals, Barry took an early lead and it looked
like a second set was imminent. Stuckart, relentless, fought back to tie the
score at hill-hill then claim the last rack and the Arizona State BCA Men’s
title at 5-4.
The Ladies Open event had 30 players contending tor the title. The winner’s
side came down to Stevie Caylor from Prescott and Noel Rima from
Phoenix. Caylor, a relative unknown to the Phoenix players, came with a
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full cheering section and a game to back
it up. Caylor ousted Rima and took her
place in the hot-seat. Rima, against loser
bracket finalist Lourdes Lomeli. A
combination of strong play from Lomeli
and Rima running out of gas led to a
Lomeli win. Lomeli had lost early in the
event to Caylor, and was hoping to avenge
in the finals. The match was close, but
the scrappy Caylor came out on top again
to earn the title of Arizona State BCA
Ladies Champion.
The Men’s Masters Division saw reigning
champion Dennis Orender make his way
through the field to earn the hot-seat with
a win over Terry Tucker. Tucker led early,
but Orender quickly overcame the deficit
and cruised to victory. After Tucker
1st Ladies Master: Susan Williams
eliminated teammate Pete Lhotka on the
one loss side, he met Orender in the finals. This time, Orender took the
early lead and Tucker made a valiant effort to mount a comeback, but to no
avail. Dennis Orender affirmed his second straight Arizona BCA State
Masters title.
The Ladies Masters Division was a round-robin event with Susan Williams
and Bernie Store emerging as the two top players. Store scored a
dominating 5-1 win over Williams in their round robin match, but it was
Williams’ 7-2 win over Store in the finals that earned the title. The Arizona
State Ladies Masters Title will fit nicely next to Williams’ BCA National Scotch
1st Place Mens Team: Alexander's Men's Masters Cops and Robbers
Doubles title from earlier this year.
With all of the singles events completed, the team events got underway.
The Ladies Teams event came down to a showdown between The “A”
Team from Alexander’s in Phoenix and Kitty’s Bad Cats from Kitty’s in
Phoenix. The Bad Cats are the reigning BCA Open Ladies Champions,
but the “A” Team was chock full of top masters talent. Both teams made it
to the hot-seat with the “A” Team coming back from an early disadvantage
to win. The Bad Cats sent the Snap team apackin’ in third place and earned
another shot at the “A” Team for the title. The Bad Cats gave it all they had
but it just wasn’t enough and the “A” Team took the State Championship.
(AZ BCA continued on page 26)
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Big Jeff Handles the Field
NORTHGLENN, CO - August 16, 2008
Cue Club regular Jeff Crawford made a nice undefeated run through the
bracket of 23 players to claim the top prize at the Big Box Summer Series
8-Ball event. "Big
Jeff" as we like to
call him played well
to dispatch Mike
Hellmer, Johnny
Vasquez,
Bill
Skinner and John
Sanifer to the one
loss side.
Over on the one
loss side the man
on the move was
BBSS 8-Ball Final Four; 2nd Nick Smith, 3rd Sgt John,
Kiko. He won 5
4th Kiko and Champion Big Jeff
matches in a row
before running into Colorado Springs representative Nick Smith. Nick was
in the middle of his own little run also winning 5 in a row, including a revenge
match over John Sanifer, to take a crack at Big Jeff in the finals. The finals
match would end in one set, however, and Nick would have to settle for
second place.
The monsoon-like conditions in the Denver area this day probably didn't
help the turnout for this event but the Cue Club and the players managed
to generate a respectable $1,380 pot nevertheless. Thanks to all the players
that sailed out here!
1st
Jeff Crawford
$600 + 230 pts
2nd
Nick Smith
$350 + 115 pts
3rd
John Sanifer
$200 + 77 pts
4th
Kiko
$110 + 58 pts
5/6
Bill Skinner
$60 + 46 pts
Eric Gilbert
$60 + 46 pts
Rest of the field gets 10 points each
September 2008
Helmer Hammers Fall Kickoff
The Colorado Cue Club and Players Choice Leagues were happy to
welcome 36 players for the 2nd "PCL Fall Kickoff" event: the $500 Added
Fall Kickoff 9-Ball Open. Mike "Hammer" Hellmer, owner of Match Up's in
Fort Collins, made his presence known by rolling through the winner's
Bill Skinner, Chris McDaniel, Jeff Crawford, Mike Hellmer
bracket to take on Chris McDaniel. The hot seat match seemed to be all
Hellmer at 6-3 in the race to 7, but McDaniel made it interesting by forcing
a hill-hill game. Hammer would close the deal, however, and wait for an
opponent in the finals. The battle for third was waged by a couple Big Box
Summer Series champions in Bill Skinner (One Pocket) and Jeff Crawford
(8-Ball). This match was all Skinner and he earned a rematch with McDaniel
who had defeated him earlier getting a majority of the good fortune. The
rolls seemed to be on Chris' side once again as he cruised to a 7-3 win
and a birth in the finals. But they wouldn't last against the "Bulldog" Mike
"the Hurricane/Hammer" Hellmer who snapped three 9-Ball breaks (all in
different pockets) to win hill-hill again! Congrats to the Hammer.
The Fall Kickoff main event, $1000 Added Barbox 8-Ball, is September 13
at the Cue Club. There will also be a second chance $200 added 8-Ball.
These tourneys are for league promotion purposes but they remain open
to all players! Thanks to Bob Winter of Players Choice Leagues for running
a smooth tourney.
Final Standings:
1st
$340 Mike Hellmer
2nd
$240 Chris McDaniel
3rd
$170 Bill Skinner
4th
$120 Jeff Crawford
5th
$70
John Sanifer, Kiko
7th
$45
Damond LeMoine, Greg Way
9th
$30
Jared Valesquez, James Fortin, Frank Urbaniak
Tim Channel
September 2008
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Archer and Strickland Exhibition at Malarkey’s
by Michelle Barkdoll
to 2 in Johnny’s favor but Dan caroms the
On Thursday, July 24th Johnny Archer (The
cue ball off the 2 to pocket a difficult 9 thus
Scorpion) and Earl (The Pearl) Strickland
tying the match 2-2. Louie breaks and runs
conducted two pool schools, for those that
the next game giving him the lead. Then
registered for this rare opportunity, and then
Archer wins the following game. With the
performed a 3 hour exhibition later that
score 4-3, Dan gets a shot and runs the table
evening at Malarkey’s Pool & Brew in
to win the set. It was nice having our own
Tacoma, WA. The pool schools and
area world class player show his talent on
exhibition were specially organized for the
the pool table … way to go Dan!
American Poolplayers Association
Back to drawing the third set of names to
members.
play scotch doubles; Jim Ackers (w/ Archer)
With over a hundred spectators, Earl
and Joe Mack (w/ Strickland) were the lucky
Strickland performed his awesome trick shot
winners. ‘Team Strickland’ pulled it out. The
exhibition. Then throughout the course of the
last two names to be drawn for a scotch
night eight people would be drawn from raffle
match were Paul Alexander (w/ Strickland)
tickets to play a game of scotch doubles
and Drew McMahon (w/ Archer). Again, ‘Team
with Johnny and Earl. The first two names
Strickland’ won.
drawn were Dave Wingate (paired with
For the close of the evening, Johnny and Earl
Johnny) and Nina Arnold (paired with Earl).
spent over an hour autographing whatever
‘Team Strickland’ won that match … woo
Earl Strickland and Johnny Archer
was given to them to sign (and there were
hoo Nina! The second two names were Dan
some doozies) and taking pictures with everyone. (Malarkey’s seemed to
Wingate (w/ Earl) and Jo Woodward (w/ Johnny). This time ‘Team Archer’
have a few missing cue balls after the autographing segment … hummm?)
was victorious.
All in all, it was a great treat to have these players visit our area where the
Next Dan Louie played Johnny Archer a Race to 5. The match started off 1
pros do not normally stop. We hope to have another event such as this
again. Thanks to Mark Cantrill for scheduling arrangements, also Johnny
and Earl for exhibiting their legendary talent and spending time for autographs
and pictures.
Adams Wins PCL Fall Kickoff "B's and Down Special" @ the Colorado
Cue Club
Adams W
ins
Wins
21 pool players
came out of the
rain to battle it
out on the bar
boxes for a $300
added 8-Ball
event.
This
event was the
first of the
"Players Choice
Leagues Fall
Kickoff Series".
James Forton, Jesse Sandoval, Charlie Williamson, Don Adams Bob Winter of
Players Choice
Leagues ran the event and came ready to take league sign ups. Only "B"
level players and down were allowed play.
Don Adams dominated this event moving through the winner's side defeating
the likes of James Fortin, Sonny DeGuzman, Les Bagley & Jesse Sandoval
to take the hot seat. Charlie Williamson lost his second match to Sean
Caldwell and worked his way through the left side with victories over Ernie,
Deb, Levi, James and finally Jesse to get a shot at Don for the
Championship. Don did not let up and made it a short match for the title.
PCL Fall VNEA Leagues start this coming September. Sign up by
September 12th with your rosters and get ready to get started the week of
September 22nd.
1st
$170 Don Adams
2nd
$125 Charlie Williamson
3rd
$90
Jesse Sandoval
4th
$55
James Fortin
5th
$35
Levi, Sean Caldwell
7th
$20
Deb Gustafson, Les Bagles
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Ellerman Tops Evans
September 2008
matched up with old school Chuck Evans. Mitch’s style is fast and powerful
The 5th stop of the Desert Classic Tour was played this past weekend at
where Chuck is more slow and calculated. Mitch rattled off the first few
Bullshooters in Phoenix, AZ. The original location was moved and recently
racks while Chuck “The Mailman” Evans picked
opened Bullshooters did an outstanding job of
away at a few games of his own. After a short
hosting the tour event. It is located at 35th Ave
match, Mitch was able to pull away to continue
& Peoria in Phoenix, the old Six Shooters. And
his undefeated tournament and sit upon the hot
WOW have they done a fantastic job converting
seat thrown.
this place into the nicest and largest billiards hall
Awaiting Chuck on the 1 lose side was Gus
in the area.
Briseno. The two played a very exciting match
43 players showed up to compete for the Big
back in forth for the chance to upset the kid. They
Table 9 - Ball tournament. Chuck Evans and
traded leads throughout the match but in the end
Mitch Ellerman played their way to the Hot-Seat
Chuck was able to edge Gus out. Congrat’s to
while other top players from around the state
Gus with his 3rd place finish.
were all vying for spots in the money. At the end
The finals, as is with all Desert Classic Tour
of Saturday’s play 12 players were set to return
events is a One Set Race to 13 games. Chuck
on Sunday, all of which were guaranteed in the
“The Mailman” Evans verses Mitch “The
money.
Wonderboy” Ellerman. Chuck wins the coin toss
A great thing about the Desert Classic Tour, is
and breaks the first rack “Dry”. Mitch showed
that they cater to the lower ranked players by
that he was definitely here to win as he ran off
offering an 8 & Under Side pot for the highest
Mitch Ellerman
the first two racks to take an early lead. Chuck
finishing player rating an Arizona 8 and lower. In
got his first game at 3 - 1, before Mitch got down to business. He used his
this tourney two players tied to split the side pot. Carlos Avalos and Jude
fast style and superior ball making skills to run off the next 8 games before
both played some tough matches to earn a share of the side pot.
Chuck could get on the board again to make it 11 - 2. At 12 - 3 Mitch
George Teyechea found himself in a tough battle with Gus Briseno with the
missed his first ball on the match. Leaving an incredible hill to climb for
loser taking 5th/6th. The two went back in forth, tied at 4, tied at 5 and
The Mailman. Chuck did not seem rattled at all at this point as he worked
again at 6 - 6, but Gus strung together a few racks late to get on the hill
his way through a few racks, played a few safety games and got the game
first. Congrat’s to George for his strong finish after his 9 - 7 defeat. Gus
back to 12 - 7. In game 20 though, Chuck worked his way through the rack
awaited his challenger in the next round and it turned out to be one of the
only to just get on the wrong side of the 7 ball in the side pocket.
organizers of the event Dennis Orender. Dennis and Gus played a nail
Without much angle at all, he drilled the ball into the side and tried to move
biter and ended up hill-hill. On the case game they traded safes and position
whitey around the table 3 rails. The tables that were just re-done in previous
play back in forth. Dennis was left with a really tough shot on the 6 ball. He
weeks didn’t allow the ball to make it all the way to the bottom rail for the 8.
bared down and fired on it but it just didn’t find a pocket, leaving Gus a 4
Chuck quickly decided between banking it back or trying the extreme cut in
ball out for the win. Congrat’s to Dennis for another strong finish in the
the corner. He elected the cut shot and came up short. He tapped the cue
Desert Classic Tour.
ball to concede the victory to Mitch Ellerman. With that win Mitch will be
For the Hot Seat we find the tale of two styles as young gun Mitch Ellerman
the new leader in the Desert Classic Tour’s Overall Leaderboard.
At the end of the season the top 8 players in the standings will be seeded
in the final tournament. With over $6000 of added money already in the
pot, the finals will definitely be the event to attend. Because of Alexander’s
closing it’s doors earlier this year the final location is still up in the air. Stay
tuned to AZPoolScene.com and www.desertclassictour.com for updates.
I want to thank Bullshooters for hosting what I can only imagine is the first
of many great events. The upgrades throughout the building were great to
enjoy and the staff very helpful and polite. If you haven’t had the change to
stop in yet, I highly recommend doing so. There are Pool Leagues and
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Bill Mildenberger died yesterday in Portland from complications of the heart.
He had been in intensive care for about a week. He was a long time owner
of the Nite Hawk in Portland and he was a leader in making the northwest
a great place for pool. Bill was the first President of Western BCA and
without his early leadership the Western BCA would not be where it is
today. He was instrumental in getting Chinook Winds as a site for our
Championships and he always gave more money and time to the sport of
pool than anyone realized. Bill had been the President of the PACS since
the split between ACS and BCAPL in 2004. The pool community has lost a
champion of the sport. --- Bill Henderson, President Western BCA
What I always admired about Bill was you always knew whether he liked
you or didn’t like you. He didn’t pull any punches in dealing with people,
and most knew where they stood with him. Diplomacy was not Bill’s strong
suit, as he was honest in speaking his mind, regardless of the forum he
was addressing. He displayed a hard exterior, but those closest to him
knew he could have a soft heart. Wily, cantankerous, generous and tough
rolled up into a package that endeared him to those who had the time to
really know him. He displayed strong leadership skills, but he possessed
the wisdom to hear opinions from those he respected before rendering a
decision. Bill was always at the forefront of supporting northwest pool with
his great events at the Nitehawk and the founding of the Western BCA;
and he carried on his leadership role with the Pacific ACS and as a director
on the national ACS Board. Perhaps Bill had a foreboding of his demise,
as over the last year he handed over his leadership baton to those officers
and directors who could carry on his tradition of building his associations
stronger for the future. His legacy will continue.
From the national American CueSports Alliance (ACS), its player members
and directors, we are truly saddened to lose a great sportsman and a
great friend. He will be greatly missed, and we will rededicate ourselves to
carrying on his love for the sport. – John Lewis, Executive Director - ACS
We at The Break were shocked and saddened to hear of Bill’s passing.
While on deliveries, I always looked forward to stopping at the NiteHawk
and talking to Bill. He always found the time to sit and talk. He was always
interested in what pool news I had heard in my travels.
I had the priviledge to work with Bill when he was president of the Western
BCA and of the Pacific ACS and admired his dedication to the sport. He
worked tirelessly to bring pool to the players of the Northwest. He will be
missed by all who knew him and the sport of pool has lost a great advocate.
It is with an great sense of loss that we wish you goodbye. -- Don “Cheese”
Akerlow, The Break
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Let The Ball Roll
By: Bob Jewett
One of the most common mistakes I see beginning
and intermediate players make when they are
playing position is to complicate the shot. Often
they will try to use lots of power and/or spin when a
Bob Jewett
simple rolling cue ball would suffice.
The natural state of the cue ball is to be rolling smoothly on the cloth. This
is nicely demonstrated by using a striped ball as the cue ball and shooting
it the length of the table with draw. If you shoot at gentle speed, within a
few diamonds of travel you will see the backspin disappear and turn first
into sliding and then
into smooth rolling.
One big advantage of
the rolling cue ball is
that it is easy to predict
where the cue ball will
go. As long as you
pocket the ball and get
the speed right, the
cue ball’s ending spot
is very repeatable.
In comparison, with
draw shots the final
cue ball location
depends on both how
much draw and speed
you started with, how
far away the object ball
is, and how sticky the
cloth is. Lots of things
have to be right or at
least taken into
account for a draw
shot to turn out well.
The same is often true
of side spin shots with
the
added
complications
of
squirt, swerve and
throw. Sometimes
such shots are
necessary for the
position you need to
play, but they should not be your first choice.
Here is a drill to help you perfect your rolling shots. The goal
on each shot is to pocket an object ball with a rolling cue ball and just
barely pocket a second ball with the cue ball. The object balls go on the
X’s in the diagram and the nine ball goes in the jaws of the pocket. The cue
ball is where ever you want on each shot, so you will have to select the
angle that makes the shot possible and/or easy. To make sure the cue ball
is rolling when it hits the object ball, start back a couple of diamonds and
shoot at least a tip above center on the cue ball.
Only put one ball up at a time or the extra balls will interfere with the shot.
The object ball always goes into pocket A. For some of the positions shown,
it may be impossible to both pocket the object ball and just roll to the nine.
See if you can work out the areas on the tables where the requirements
(Jewett continued on page 26)
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Pool!
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By Samm Diep (c) August 2008
It’s that time of the year again! As the leaves turn, the kids go back to
school and the fall pool league season begins. Do you have any plans for
a better league season this year? Can you improve from last
year? Now would be a good time to set some tangible,
measurable goals. Maybe we want to move up by one
handicap. Maybe we want a higher win percentage. The
great thing with league is that someone else is keeping
stats for you.
Your kids come home with progress reports that
show their development and indicate their areas for
improvement. Granted, the league stats won’t
identify the shots you miss most often or how many
times you play a safety, but most will show ERO’s
Samm Diep
(Earned Run-Outs) and win-loss percentages. Now
remember, our goals must be performance based, not outcome based. If
we put in the time, the results will follow. If you play five people in one night
that all run the table on you, that was not a result of your performance.
Let’s start with something simple!
Choose a new drill each week to focus on. This should be something that
allows you to target a weakness in your game. Perhaps you dislike rail cut
shots or have a phobia of draw shots. If you can’t identify your weakness,
just ask one of your teammates. Obviously, if one week is not enough
time, keep working on it. Don’t move on to another one until you’ve got it. If
you’re having trouble with it, ask for help. That’s the only way to improve.
Here’s one that I enjoy. It requires minimal set up and is a great warm-up
before leagues or tournaments:
In a perfect rack, the center ball doesn’t move. It’s very common to find the
8 or 9 ball still in the rack area after the break.
In this exercise, set up the 8 ball or 9 ball one ball behind the spot (basically,
the same place it gets racked). Shoot the shot with ball in hand in the
kitchen. If you find that’s too difficult, move the cue ball closer. Make sure
you’re using a very level cue and very little side-spin. Use a deliberate,
smooth stroke and try to get the cue ball back to the kitchen area, or close.
Re-spot the ball (or another one) and shoot it again from where the cue
ball stopped.
You’d be surprised how many times the money ball stays put after the
break. The next time you face this game-winning shot you’ll already have it
in your arsenal.
Pick up a book, watch a video, surf the internet, or simply read through the
rest of this publication. There are so many great resources out there to
help you get started. Many of them won’t even cost you a dime!
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Seattle 9-Ball Open
Randy Camantigue and Jack’s Billiards (Formally Uncle Jack’s) in
Lynnwood, Washington, held the second annual Seattle 9-Ball Open. The
tournament was held over the weekend of August 23th and 24th, with players
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There were 60 players with a total purse of $3,950 which consisted of the
entry fee, table fee and a $1,000 added by Randy, the owner of Jack’s
Billiards.
John Doherty (JD), a well known player from the area made it to the final
match by defeating Marvin Holmes (9-6), Aric Twohy (9-3), Jr. T (9-5), Ben
Hassler (9-4), Raul (9-5); the loss to Chuckie Holyoke (6-9). He then
defeated Raul again (7-6) to face Chuckie Holyoke who was in the hot
seat!
Chuckie Holyoke, the youngest player in the tournament and from the area,
made it to the finals by defeating Mike Jensen (9-8), Jr. T (9-6), Tim Paget
(9-8) Jeff Jimenez (9-3) and then Randy Camantigue (9-8) and JD (9-6.
John started the final match coming out strong and going up (4-1) with it
looking as though he wasn’t going let up! Then in a blink of an eye, Chuckie
tied the match up at (4) all! It was not going to be an easy match for either
of them. The final match was one race to (11) and it took all (21) games
before a champion would be crown. JD was on the hill at (10) games with
Chuckie at (8) when he again tied the match at ( 10-10). Chuckie broke
the final game, but was unable to get out! JD came in and finished the rack
to win the tournament (11-10). This final was well worth the time to stick
around and watch.
The Players finished as follows:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5-6
7-8
9-12
13-16
$950
$600
$400
$300
$225
$175
$125
$100
John Doherty
Chuckie Holyoke
Raul
Randy Camantigue
Ben Hassler & Kevin Ross
Eddie Carrido & Tyler Hayne
Dumo, Arlo Walsman, Jeff Jimenez, Eddie Mataya
Danny Stewart, Buster, Robert Colby, and Al Perez
Time and effort by the room owner and the tournament director (s) is what
make these tournaments work, several players thanked Randy and his
staff for the fine job they did this weekend.
Thanks once again for joining us at Jack’s Billiards,
Rose Wilson, FORD and Chris Rogers - Tournament Directors
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N W PA P ro Q u a l i f i e r
From: Chris Rogers and Ford - Tournament Directors
On August 16th and 17th, The Parlor in Bellevue, WA was host to the
Dave Lauer- The Parlor, Yu Ram Cha, Kim Hole, Chris Rogers - Tournament Director
NWPA’s 5th tour stop. It was also a WPBA Qualifier for a paid entry to their
upcoming stop in Lincoln City, OR. As this is a difficult event to get an invite
and the closeness in proximity to us, it was circled on the calendar by all
the top local players. But it also drew attention across North America.
Players came from California, Minnesota, British Columbia and Florida.
Once again, The Parlor shone through with its amazing décor, service,
and playing conditions. And with the advent of all day happy hour prices for
food and drinks on Sunday, it has gotten even better. The players from out
of town all commented on this being the nicest pool room in which they
had ever played.
It was one of these players, however, that stood out from the others. Yu
Ram Cha, who is staying in Florida but is from Korea, has been working
(NWPA continued on page 26)
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FAIR - FUN - REWARDING
M8 Pool Leagues has grown to become the largest Independent Pool
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Minneapolis/St. Paul MN area alone. This is mainly attributed to the utilization
of the best handicapping system available to pool leagues. And now it is
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of pool leagues in your area. The M8
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no requirements to travel to Las Vegas to get your prize - you get paid right
on site at our Annual Tournament. We have both “Match Play” - where it’s
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September 2008
Atw
ell Qualif
ies W
or
ld 10-Ball
Atwell
Qualifies
Wor
orld
Evelyn Dysart and the Midwest 9-Ball Tour rolled into Magoo’s Billiards in
Tulsa, Oklahoma
for a weekend of
pool. The prize
was an entry into
the WPA World
10-Ball
Championship in
Manila,
Philippines in this
$2,000 added
tournament.
Beside the 1st
place qualifier,
2nd and 3rd
Glenn Atwell and Evelyn Dysart, Tournament Director
places would win
entry into the 2008 Reno Open.
There was a strong field of 20 pool players that showed up to battle it
out.
Glenn Atwell waited in the hot seat after defeating Mark Garza and
sending him to the one loss side.
On the one loss side Dustin Gunia was facing Chip Compton in the
quarterfinals. The match was hard fought but Dustin came out on top
with a score of 9-6 and Chip took home 4th place. Next up for Dustin
was Mark Garza, fresh off his loss for the hot seat.
Unfortunately for Dustin, Mark had his sights set on a rematch with
Glenn and went on to defeat Dustin 9-5 and send him home in 3rd place.
The rematch was set, Mark would have to defeat Glenn twice to be able
to claim first place and his trip to Manila for the World 10 Ball
Championships. The match went back and forth with both players tied at
3. Atwell was
perched for the
win as the score
stood at 7-6 and
Glenn only
needed to more
racks for the win
and that is
exactly what he
did. Glenn won
rack 14 and for a
grand finale broke
and ran the last
rack. End of
MarkGarza and Evelyn Dysart, Tournament Director
story.
The World 10 Ball Championships will be held in Manila, Philippines
September 29 - October 5. More information can be found at www.wpapool.com.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
$2,000 Glenn Atwell (Vancouver, WA)
+ expenses paid to Philippines World 10-Ball Championships
$600 Marc Garza (Houston, TX)
+ Entry to Reno Qualifier
$360 Dustin Gunia (Omaha, NE)
+ Entry to Reno Qualifier
$240 Chip Compton (Oklahoma City, OK)
September 2008
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Dave Piona Memorial
CONCORD, CA
In an unprecedented show of support to the
memory of Dave Piona; friends, relatives and
pool supporters attended the event
organized by the Diablo Valley Pool
League
founders Tina and Cony Mendoza; with
the support of Vinnie’s Bar owner, Parker,
who not only added money to the pot, but
also barbecued a delicious lunch for only
$5 a plate.
Randy Piona, nephew of the late Dave
Piona added $500 to the event making it a
very juicy pot for those that traveled from
everywhere to take part in the event. Randy also
committed to add $500 more to this same tournament next year.
eager to take a shot at the pot.
Cony and Tina, tag teamed all day to keep
the tournament going without skipping
a beat.
Having veterans Julie Hunter and
Christina Piona by the board, both
previous tournament directors,
helped the event run even more
smoothly.
It was a great group of people that
showed up and among them were Gene
Miller from San Francisco, Julie Hunter ,
director of the 9-Ball Regional Women’s
Tour, Ron Cook, Richard Chudy, renowned cue
maker, Noel Campos, National BCA Open Champion, Holly Robinson
National Senior BCA champion.
Christina Piona also announced that Tony Annigoni of the USPPA, added a
free entry to the Sands Reno 9ball Open tournament coming up in
December 2008 to the winner of this event.
(Piona Results continued on page 27)
Craig Oden, Randy Piona, Cony Mendoza, Chris McDonald
The format was double elimination, one game, 3 tables and 58 pool players
FROM CHRISTINA & STAR PIONA
“The 2nd Annual Dave Piona 8 Ball Open was a reminder of so many
of the good things that pool has to offer.
I was reminded how Cony and Tina Mendoza stepped up almost
immediately after I lost Dave last year and offered to host a memorial
tournament in his honor. They worked hard and without any financial
gain for themselves; Parker, owner of Vinnie’s Bar and Grill provided the
facility and tables, offered up a BBQ lunch for the players; and the players
themselves came and helped us with their support, encouragement and
more importantly true caring. Everyone put their literal and figurative arms
around us and showered us with love.
This year’s tournament had a different, yet familiar feel. This year, I was
excited to see the players and hoped that there would be a good turnout.
This year, I assisted Cony and Tina in getting the word out about the
tournament. This year, I was still encouraged and supported by the players
and spectators. But it this year was also my turn to reach out and let the
players know just how important they were to Dave and his family. So
many comrades of the green felt; so many road stories; so many years
and so much history – it
was such a special
feeling.
A mere thank you doesn’t
seem to be enough to
express the gratitude
that we feel for everyone
who has stepped up to
help us in so many, many
ways. I couldn’t have
made it this past year
Christina & Star Piona
Tina Mendoza
without you special people; you
players and friends know who you
are.
We look forward to next year and
another very successful event. I look
forward to seeing many of you at the
various tournaments that I may drop
by to see”.
Christina & Star Piona
September 2008
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1st Place Vinnie’s - The Players Club
2nd Place Farrington’s - Right on Q
The Diablo Valley Pool league is a non profit organization which is mainly
geared to the need of the entry and mid level pool player. Our main goal is
to prepare players to participate in the BCA-ACS National 8-Ball
Tournaments which are held at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
All our leagues are handicapped providing equal opportunities to all
participants. All teams get paid, and we also pay top 10 players. Most
improved players are recognized and encouraged to continue to improve.
We have just finished the Women’s League 8 ball which plays on
Wednesday at 7:30pm. We had 14 teams (1 blind) participating on a double
round (22 weeks).
FINAL STANDINGS /$$$$$$
1)
Vinnies-The Players Club
$1715+$600
2)
Farrington's-Right on Q
$1286+$400
3)
Magoo's-Bitches Forever
$1115+$300
4)
The Office-The Bad Tinker bells
$943+$200
5)
Vinnie's-Outsiders
$729
6)
Rack' Em Up-A whole Different Animal
$643
7)
Magoo's-Erin
$557
8)
Scores-T & A
$429
9)
Farrington's-Underdog Cue’s
$364
10)
1220 Pine-Warriors
$279
11)
Farrington's-Hot Shots
$214
12)
Rack Em Up-Wild Cue’s
$171
13)
The Office-Qless
$129
3rd Place
Magoo’s
Bitches Forever
Leslie Armstrong
TOP
1)
2)
3)
4)
Shawn Modelo
4 SHOOTERS 08
Leslie Armstrong
Shawn Modelo
Darla Decker
Anna Heaney
MOST IMPROVED 08
Angie Nelson
Darla Decker
Anna Heaney
$100
$90
$70
$60
TEAM TOURNEY DAY
1)
LeAnn's team
$130
2)
Tina's team
$78
3)
Erin's team
$52
Top Four Women of singles women
tourney on Team Tourney day
Laura Town and Nikki White
runners up for most improved.
9 players left after team tourney
September 2008
Sam’
s St
ra
ight Pool
Sam’s
Stra
raight
PORTLAND, OR
Twenty-three players was a record for the 1st Sunday of the month tournament at
Sam’s Billiards. Who would have expected it to happen in August on a beautiful
day? Perhaps the Johnny Archer - Earl Strickland exhibition 11 days earlier inspired
a few more people than usual to join the straight pool tournament.
Bob Zack took the top honors as he generally does when he
plays. He had to beat some very good players to get there,
including Michael Jensen, John Fleming and Mike Deitchman.
Other players making the finals, but not ending up in the
money included Tracy Fannin, Michael Justice, Darin Walding
and John Lewis. There were many fine players who were
eliminated in the first round.
The player to come from the furthest distance was
Walter Nead, a very good player who came from
Montana to visit Jason at Sam’s.
Many thanks for making this a record-setting
tournament. The final results of the August 3
Bob Zack
tournament were as follows:
1st
$100
Bob Zack
2nd
$70
Michael Jensen
3rd
$50
John Fleming
4th
$35
Mike Deitchman
High Run: 36 - John Fleming
The next 1st-Sunday Straight Pool Tournament is scheduled for September 7 at 11
AM (open tables from 10 AM). Please show up on time; we may have to limit entry
if this tournament keeps growing.
The Cue Ball
photo courtesy of: www.thecueball.com
(l to r) Matt Horner,
Ron Rakestraw,
Dillon Standley,
Bobby Schindler
SALEM, OR - August 2nd, 2008
Player
Rating
Place Cash Points
Dillon Standley
Ron Rakestraw
Matt Horner
Bobby Schindler
Carlos Santibanez
Resse Alvaran
Katie Moses
Mike Blakley
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5-6th
5-6th
7-8th
7-8th
A
B
4A
B
AAA
B
C
AA
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120
80
50
25
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10
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75
60
50
40
40
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30
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Oregon
Central Oregon ACS:
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[email protected] 541.420.4511
Lane County: Georgia Cassle
[email protected]
Medford/Grants Pass: Dan Burdick
[email protected]
Midnite Phoenix: Portland
Jean Bartholomew
[email protected]
Judy Griffith 360.892.7454
[email protected]
Becky Mowdy (contact Judy Griffith)
Niki Phillipi [email protected]
Roseburg ACS:
Dave Gerkin 541.673.1304
Willamette Valley ACS: Annie Gay
[email protected]
Washington
Midnite Phoenix Olympia & Tacoma:
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[email protected]
Midnite Phoenix Vancouver:
Judy Griffith 360.892.7454
Arizona
Tucson: Old Pueblo CueSports
Bob Jackson 520-546-3464
California
Concord: Diablo Valley Pool
Tina Mendoza 510.861.0812
Idaho
Twin Falls: Magic Valley 8-ball
Carl Wormsbaker 208.734.2560
[email protected]
Montana
Billings: Doug Asleson
[email protected]
Bozeman: Carol Filson 406.580.3227
Steve Ross 406.580.6450
Bridger: Carbon County BCA
Tony Lehman 406-662-5355
Hamilton: Bitterroot 8-Ballers
Mark Strandberg 406.821.3355
Helena: Big Sky Billiards
Chuck Hoagland 406.431.8105
Arizona: TAP Pool League
Maricopa County:
Peggy Mallen 602-268-6067
[email protected]
Montana
Bozeman: Rocky Mountain Gaming
Don Lutes 406.586.9526
Helena: Century Gaming
Chris Warren 406.442.7088
Lewistown: Native Son Amusement
Stuart Armstrong 406.350.2204
Oregon
Portland: Cascade Pool League
Andrew Monstis 503.252.4215
[email protected]
Oregon
Salem: Randi Lee 503.362.0133
Southwest Oregon:
R J & Wild Bill 541.582.0821
[email protected]
Spokane: John Wenglewski 509.327.2591
Tacoma: Pierce County
Michelle Barkdoll 253.219.2130
[email protected]
Oregon
Albany: Mid-Valley BCA
Bob Cook 541.760.8242
[email protected]
Astoria: Lower Columbia BCA
Nancy Nelson 503.325.2931
[email protected]
Coos Bay: Pacific Coast Pool League
Barbara Sisneros [email protected]
Tioga BCA - Rick Tillett 541.404.0453
[email protected]
Eugene: Emerald Valley BCA
Darcy Williams-Moss 541.517.9816
[email protected]
Grants Pass: Players Club
Danny Burdick 541.659.0467
[email protected]
Lincoln City: Lincoln City BCA
Alex Shuey 541.921.3111
[email protected]
Portland: Cascade Pool League
Andrew Monstis / Sassy Campbell
503.252.4215 [email protected]
Redmond: Central Oregon Pool Leagues
Kelly Reynolds 541.420.4511
Roseburg: Umpqua Valley Pool Players
DaveGerkin 541.673.1304
[email protected]
Salem: Cherry City BCA
Shawn/Tracii Self 503.851.0365
[email protected]
Toledo: South Lincoln County
Melvin White 541.336.9563
[email protected]
Oregon, Washington
Northwest Players League
League Op: Cindy Doty 360.577.0098
[email protected]
Beaverton, Oregon: Stephanie Tafolla
[email protected]
Bend, Oregon: Michelle Mayo 541.480.5448
Goldendale, WA: Len Schulmeister
509.773.4434
Kennewick WA: Jer sheroski 509-727.6743
Longview, WA: Cadillac Island Casino
Cindy Doty 360-577-0098
Oregon City, OR: KC’s Midway
Mike & Kari Stevens 503-632-4189
Portland, OR: Sam’s Billiards
Kimberly Engh 503-484-5542
The Glass House Jim Stiffler 503.806.5998
Vancouver WA:
Nate & Cathy Dnford 360.574.7978
Yakima Div Mgr:
Pam & Tim Desmarais 509-469-0354
Washington
Everett, Lynwood, WA: Players Club LTD
Ford, Rose Wilson, Chris Rogers
425.220.9051 [email protected]
Lynnwood: Sno-King BCA Pool League
Mark Avlon 425.478.1598 [email protected]
Ocean Park:
Lower Columbia Peninsula Division
Don/Jenny Sheldon 360.665.4105
[email protected]
Olympia: Thurston County BCA
Terry Ludwig 360.790.7139
[email protected]
Port Angeles: Juan de Fuca League
Christina Jacobsen 360.461.7922
[email protected]
Puyallup: Western Washington BCA Pool League
Doug Schulze 253.848.0277
Spokane: Inland BCA League
Johnnie Landis 509.220.4255
[email protected]
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
American CueSports Alliance
101 S. Military Ave., Suite P - #131
Green Bay, WI 54303
Toll Free: 888-662-1705
www.americancuesports.org
The Association for P.O.O.L.
3425 High Hill Drive
Little River, SC 29566
Toll Free: 800-984-7665
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American Poolplayers Association
1000 Lake Saint Louis Blvd.
Suite 325
Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367
Phone: (636) 625-8611
www.poolplayers.com
Valley National
8-Ball League Association
201 S. Henry Street
Bay City, Michigan 48706
Email: [email protected]
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BCA Pool Leagues
2041 Pabco Road
Henderson, NV 89011
Office: (702)719-7665
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M8 Pool Leagues
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651-636-2022
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BCA Cuts Events
BROOMFIELD, Colo. - Forecasting an $800,000 operating loss this year on its
balance sheet after a disappointing Expo in June, the Billiard Congress of America
is planning to tighten its belt several notches in its next fiscal year and cut support
for some high-profile events and organizations.
Among the casualties will be the BCA’s annual professional 9-ball tournament,
produced this year as the GenerationPool.com 9-Ball Championships. The BCA
also has elected not to stage an induction ceremony for new members of the BCA
Hall of Fame elected in 2009.
Those high-profile annual events were just two of the programs slashed from the
2008-2009 budget when the BCA Board of Directors met in Lake Forest, Ill., in early
August. With the billiard industry still mired in a horrendous economic slump and
the BCA coming off its smallest trade show in 15 years, the board of directors voted
to eliminate events and affiliated association support for at least one year.
“The board voted to suspend funding to all sources and organizations until we can
better analyze the extent of this economic downturn,” said BCA President Sean
Cummings of Brunswick Billiards in an embargoed interview last week. “We can’t
continue deficit spending, and we determined that the best way to handle budget
cuts was with a uniform approach.”
Cummings left open the possibility that an outside organization could take the reins
of the 9-ball event or Hall of Fame ceremony. “The question is at what level of quality
they would be staged,” he said. “If somebody wants to do it right, we would certainly
entertain it.”
The BCA, which derives virtually all of its revenue from its annual International Billiard
& Home Recreation Expo and through membership dues, is projecting an $800,000
net operating loss for its 2007-08 fiscal year, which ends on Sept. 30. The
association’s annual pro 9-ball tournament, which the BCA produces for telecast on
ESPN, loses more than $100,000 per year, while the annual Hall of Fame ceremonies
typically run at a $50,000 deficit.
While the final numbers from the 2008 Expo had not been tallied as of last week,
Cummings said that the Charlotte, N.C.-based show would make at least a $60,000
profit or slightly more. For perspective, the 2006 BCA Expo in Houston generated a
$1.1 million profit for the association.
The disappointing result and changed expectations prompted the BCA board to
budget very conservatively for 2008-2009.
“We had to make tough choices,” Cummings said. “We cut discretionary spending,
spending on the home office, contracted services ...”
The BCA contracts its member services, accounting, technology, association
management and some public relations/marketing with Meeting Expectations in
Atlanta. The association manages the expo, marketing and some graphic design
through its office in Broomfield, Colo. Cuts in those areas are likely to be confined
to employee time allocation.
In addition to the GenerationPool.com 9-Ball Championships and the Hall of Fame
inductions, the BCA will suspend its financial support of pool-related organizations
such as the National Wheelchair Poolplayers Association and Association of College
Unions-International (ACU-I). According to Cummings, the BCA will continue as the
North American member confederation to the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA),
but will not supply funds for American players to travel to WPA events.
According to Johnson, the budget cuts will save the BCA approximately $300,000
in the coming budget year. Johnson insisted that education and research will continue
to be funded.
In further efforts to reel in spending, the BCA will reduce its commitment at the
(BCA Cuts continued on page 24)
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NCS Announcement
National Championship Series Announced by CueSports International, LLC
CueSports International, LLC (CSI), the parent company of the BCA Pool
League (www.playbca.com), the United States Bar Table Championships
(USBTC) and the Jay Swanson Memorial Tournament, would like to
announce the National Championship Series (NCS). The NCS will be a
series of five national events in the following cue sport disciplines: 8-Ball,
9-Ball, 10-Ball, 14.1Continuous and One Pocket.
The first NCS event will be the 8-Ball Division. For players to participate in
the 8-Ball Division they must be either a U.S. resident or possess a U.S.
passport. The winner will receive all paid expenses to the prestigious World
Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) 2009 World 8-Ball Championship. Last
year’s world event was held in Fujairah, UAE. The 2009 event is anticipated
to be held in mid-April.
The following information applies to all five NCS events. Qualifier
tournaments will be held at billiard rooms throughout the United States. All
NCS events will be open to men and women - both amateurs and
professionals. Players are not required to be a member of any national
league or association. In the initial years of the NCS, everyone must qualify
- there will not be any invited players.
Mark Griffin, CEO of CSI expressed the need for a more formalized national
championship system, “The U.S. is one of the few countries that does not
conduct national championships. CSI saw the possibility of creating
opportunities for pool players while offering national exposure for the billiards
industry. This structure will determine for the first time a true national
champion in all five disciplines.”
More information will be released in the next few weeks. Room owners
with any questions, interest in hosting a qualifier in your state or region, or
in hosting the national event, please contact Holly Ryan at
[email protected] or at 702-719-7665.
CueSports International, LLC, goal is to create and improve opportunities
for pool players of all abilities through fair governance and equitable policies.
August Jamboree
September 2008
By Tom Suarez Tournament Director
SACRAMENTO, CA
Tony Chohan ended his west coast
visit by taking 1st place in the One
Pocket and 9 Ball events.
Tony took a break from the Detroit
and areas east and south of the
modern day pool world to visit the
west coast and his friends. Tony also
took 1st place at almost all the
regional tournaments he played.
Mr. Chohan won the monthly One
Pocket event going undefeated and
not losing a game to a very strong
field of Northern California’s best
players. T-Rex took the 1st place
prize of $340. 32 players at $20 each
and $500 added by Hard Times for
a total of $1140.00 in the One Pocket
prize fund.
Tony Chohan
There were 44 players for the
monthly 9 Ball event generating a pot of $2100.00. Hard Times added
$1,000.00.
Once again Tony showed he’d gained some more skills back east by going
thru the winners side undefeated and only losing 3 games total. Jeff Heath’s
only loss on the winners side was to Tony for the Hot Seat. Jeff went to the
left side to meet Billy Palmer in the finals of the one loss side.
Tony and Jeff met in the finals of the true double elimination. Tony had Jeff
5-1 and got out of line just enough in the 7th game to let Jeff back into the
match. Mr. Heath caught fire and ran 4 racks to tie it Hill-Hill and then won
the next game after a long safety battle. The final set Jeff won the first
game and then it was all Tony. Mr. Chohan collected the 1st place prize of
$660.
One Pocket Saturday August 2nd
1st
$340
Tony Chohan
2nd
$240
Rafael Martinez
3rd
$160
Melvin McKay
4th
$120
Jeff Heath
5th
$80
Chris MacDonald and Jeff Gregory
7th
$60
James Williams and Trevor Smith
9 Ball Sunday August 3rd
1st
$660
Tony Chohan
2nd
$400
Jeff Heath
3rd
$260
Billy Palmer
4th
$180
George Michaels
5th
$120
Robert Aldana and Justin Whitehead
7th
$80
John Henderson and Frank Nordmann
9th
$50
Kyuno Yun, Art Valencia, Trevor Smith and Jeff Gregory.
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Entry fee $25 - Race to 6 Winners Side Race to 4 Losers Side
Weekly Tournaments
Wed: 9-Ball $5 entry-$50 added-7PM Signup-7:30PM Start
Single Elimination-Race to 3 (25 or more players) race to 4 with 24 or less
players $75 added each week
Thurs: 9-Ball USPPA $15 entry-7PM Signup-7:30PM Start
Single Elimination-Race to 5-Must be a member of the USPPA
Sun: 9-Ball Open $15 entry-Noon Signup-1PM Start-Double Elimination
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September 2008
Cadillac Island Summer Tournaments
Tommy Sliva Takes July 9-Ball
LONGVIEW, WA - July 12-13, 2008
27 die hard pool players showed up to play in the B & Under handicapped
9-Ball tournament held at Cadillac Island. The entry was $40 plus $10 green
fee and this was a good turn out for a summer tournament with great
weather outside.
1st
Tommy Sliva
2nd
Jake Holper
3rd
Larry Beck
July (l to r) Tommy Sliva, Jake Holper, Larry Beck
Mike Guest Cadillac Winner
from Mike Jensen
LONGVIEW, WA - August 16-17, 2008
Cadillac Island hosted a handicapped 9 Ball tournament for B and Below
that had a strong field of 50 players vying for the $500 added prize fund.
1st
Mike Guest Tacoma
2nd
Danny Stewart Tacoma
3rd
Ron Oh (Portland, OR)
The next tournament to be held at Cadillac Island will be a 3 person team
event Sept 20-21. Each team is allowed 1 master player. Team entry is
$120 with a 32 team limit and $500 added to the prize fund based on 20
teams. Doors open at 11 am. If you need more information call Mike Jensen
at 360-957-0065.
August (l to r) Danny Stewart, Mike Guest, Ron Oh
CORRIDO WINS
from: Jeff Jackson - Island Casino’s Entertainment Director
Eddy Corrido takes down the Classic Island Casino
in Kennewick Washingtons Handicap tournament
August 9th and 10th.
It was a small field of 25 players for the tournament but
everything ran smooth for Tournament Director Dave
Schneider. Players were rated from 4 to 7 and there
was races to 9 on both sides.Sammy Maul from Moses
Lake, Jim Adams Tri Cities, Cooco Lower Valley, Roy
Garza Walla Walla , Dave Schneider Tri Cities and Eddy
Corrido Seattle/Yakima all joined the field and were our top
6 finishers in the tournament.
Sammy was put in the losers bracket after a tough loss to Jim Adams, Jim
had Sammy down 8-0 and Sammy got it back to 8-7 before Jim got out
again to finish the match what a comeback. Roy beat Dave Schneider 9-7
to stay undefeated, and Eddy beat Jim Adams 9-4 with Jim having a 3
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
game spot good playing Eddy.
On the losers side Sammy stayed hot by beating Dave
Schneider 9-8 and Cooco had Jim Adams down 6-3 before
Jim Adams quit. The hot seat was Eddy beating Roy
Garza 9-6 sending him to the losers side. Sammy kept
it going by beating Cooco 9-8 by Cooco missing the
9-ball on the hill. Then Sammy had a shot at Roy
Garza Sammy was on fire and beat Roy 9-1 setting
up the match with Eddy which Sammy has to beat him
twice. Eddy decides to cool Sammy off and beat him 9-5.
Thanks to everybody who played and we will see you next
month at our B Tournament Sept 27th & 28th.
Eddy Corrido
Sammy Maul
Roy Garza
Cooco
September 2008
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Big Sky State Games
By: Rachel Kinerson
Breakers Billiard Supply held the 2008 Youth Billiards Big Sky State Games
SAN FRANCISCO
TAVERN POOL ASSOCIATION
SPRING 2008 CHAMPIONS
from: Gene Miller
Master’s Cup -
El Farolito
Oscar Samayoa - Captain, Ricardo Aquino, Rolando Barrios,
Agustin Cruz, Sebastian Franco, Manuel Hernandez, Kenny Meyers,
Hugo Sanchez
President’s Cup - Pissed Off Pete’s
Daniel Colon - Captain, George Andino, Alexis Gutierrez,
Miguel Hernandez, Miguel Martinez, Nahum Morales, James Talus
Player’s Cup - Murio’s Trophy Room
Dave Dibble - Captain, Victor Galvez, Mike Mutti, Feras Qaddoura,
Ted Samuel, Rob Taylor, Andrew Toy
BCA Cuts
Doubles Winners, (l to r) Marco Morris, Corbin Albright, Jeff Berg, Tyler Yost, Ryan Bird,
Conner Albright. Front: Breakers Owner and Tournament Director Mike Kinerson
on July 19. We saw many new faces, as well as some familiar ones. We
were also pleased to have two female contestants. There were two divisions
based upon age; 15 and under and 15 to 20(Youth). We also ran a doubles
tournament at the end of our bracket tournament. Marco Morris took gold
in the 15 and under with Corbin Albright taking silver, and Canyon Crooker
and Spencer Scala tying for the
bronze. Tyler Yost of Livingston took
gold in the Youth division with Marco
Morris taking silver and Corbin Albright
taking bronze. The doubles
tournament was won by Tyler Yost
and Jeff Berg. Marco Morris and
Corbin Albright took silver. Conner
Albright and Ryan Bird took bronze.
The turn out was exceptional and the
players participated with maturity
beyond their years.
Breakers was proud to host such a
great bunch of up and coming pool
Tyler Yost takes a shot during the
players.
winning match against Marco Morris
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space for about 1,000 booths.
“We have a singular objective,” said Cummings. “And that is to make the trade
show a success.”
Even taking into account the proposed budget cuts, the BCA is tentatively forecasting
a $200,000 loss for the 2008-2009 budget year.
Still, Cummings stressed that the association is financially sound, despite the board’s
recent decisions.
“These decisions are simply necessary to preserve the ability to promote our industry
over the long term,” he said. “This organization is doing exactly what our members
are doing in their businesses, evaluating expenses and making tough choices to
get through this slump.”
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September 2008
Phoenix TAP To Send Six Teams To The TAP Nationals
WOW! Four tournaments - four weekends - six teams qualified to go to the TAP Nationals
in Orlando, Florida. August was a busy month for Phoenix TAP - first qualifying the final
session’s teams to go to
Masters, then corralling all
of the teams who qualified
in the previous three
sessions during 2007 to
participate in the 2008
Phoenix Masters.
The Phoenix Masters
determined the “best-ofthe-best” TAP teams
qualified to go to the TAP
Nationals. Out of a field of
150 teams for each of the
Kolby’s - plays out of Kolby’s on University & Mill - Steve Johnson (Cpt), three sessions out of the
Amber Crowder, Chuck Sundgaard, Jonathon Johnson, Justin Roan,
year, six teams emerged
Lester Penning, Steve Zamanakos and Tony Major.
as the Phoenix TAP elite.
Let’s give a little recognition for a job well
done!
In addition to the players, the bars and
billiard establishments who support
these teams are to also be commended.
All of these winning teams play in rooms
that take pride in their business and
provide an environment where players
enjoy their experience and want to
spend a lot of their time playing league
and practicing.
All players participating at the Nationals
have their hotel, airfare and entry fee
Major Pain - plays out of Skip & Jan’s on Elliot & Priest - paid by Phoenix TAP - totaling over
Freddie Lucero (Cpt), Ron Dusseau, Alex Lucero, Al Garcia, $4500 per team - making this one of
Dave McNamara, David Rayner and James Hitzroth.
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Good luck and good
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play at the Nationals will
be even more exciting
and challenging - you’d
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game!
No Martin for Error - plays out of Clicks on 40th Street & Thomas - Brian
Bujdos (Cpt), Ben Dimascio, Chad Quinn, Charles Ward, Les Fukuya,
Scott Morris and Wayne Feller.
Pocket Trolls - plays out of BullShooters on 35th Avenue & Peoria - Doug
Nowlin (Cpt), Brian Burnett, Paul Nicholas, Peyton Terhaar, Ray Quinnell,
Ron Novotny and Tony Page.
Run ‘Em Out - plays out of Skip & Jan’s on Elliot & Priest - Chad Purvis
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Knapik and Steve Demarco.
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Arizona BCA
September 2008
1st Men's Masters: Dennis Orender
This left the Open Teams event
undecided. All players in attendance
agreed that the early favorite was Cop
and Robbers. The team was
crammed with talent including
reigning Masters Champion Dennis
Orender and National Barbox 8-Ball
Champion Mitch Ellerman. All that
talent was not enough as the Land
Sharks from Crazy Earls, in the third
round, put them in the loser’s bracket.
The Sharks pummelled two more
strong teams, X Factor from Phoenix
and then the White Rhinos from
Prescott, to sit atop in the hot-seat.
Who else to confront them in the finals
— none other than Cop and
Robbers? The first set was a close
one, but a victorious Cop and
Robbers and forced a second set.
The Land Sharks quickly found that
allowing their opponents to see the
finish line was bad strategy. Cop and
Robbers crushed the team from
Crazy Earls in the final set to become
Arizona State BCA Champions.
2008 AZ BCA State Championship
was another successful event with
five of the six events being won by
teams from Alexander’s in Phoenix.
A true testament to the level of talent
1st Men's Open: JerryStuckart
there was also a statement to what
players lost when Alexander’s, unfortunately, closed their doors earlier this
year.
This year’s players unanimously agreed that the new location of Mazatzal
Casino was outstanding and wish to thank the entire staff for their care
and dedication to service.
Ladies Open Division
1st
$725
Stevie Caylor
2nd
$525
Lourdes Lomelo
3rd
$350
Noel Rima
4th
$200
Sonia Florez
5th
$100
Natalie Hostler, Claudia Justus
7th
$75
Linda McBride-Adams, Char Alcott
Ladies Masters
1st
$500
Susan Williams
2nd
$250
Bernie Store
Men’s Masters
1st
$550
Dennis Orender
2nd
$300
Terry Tucker
Men’s Open Division
1st
$1300 Jerry Stuckart
2nd
$900
Robert Barry
3rd
$600
Bob Soto
4th
$350
Brandon Butler
5th
$200
Ed Parker, Joe Perez
7th
$125
Doc Rice, Todd Ludwigg
9th
$75
Andy Davis, David Sloan, Travis Kennedy, Tony Florez
13th
$50
Echo Ledger, Bill Vander Weyst, Al Barlow, Gary Wheeler
Mens Teams
1st
$1800 Cop and Robbers
2nd
$1200 Crazy Earls 2
3rd
$900
White Rhinos
4th
$550
X Factor
Ladies Teams
1st
$1100 “A” Team
2nd
$650
Kittys Bad Cats
The BCAPL would like to thank Mike Howerton for his contribution to this editorial.
NWPA
her way onto the Pro Tour this year by winning qualifiers and then playing
strong on tour, already having beaten Allison Fisher this spring. She held
the point after losing no more than three games in any match, and while
Kim Hole tied her at 4-4 at one point, Yu Ram held on to win 9-5. June
Maiers from Minnesota took third with a strong run through the B side, as
did Shari Ross taking fourth.
It appears that the season point race for the tour winner will be close as
we come to our last two tour stops, with the next one being at Jack’s Billiards
in Lynnwood (the “Uncle” part has been dropped) on September 20th-21st.
Hope to see you all there.
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are impossible. For example, if a ball is at point Y, you can’t make it in A
and simply roll the cue ball into the nine without coming off the side cushion.
The point is to learn both what is possible and what is impossible.
An extension of the drill that is more general is to see for each object ball
location where can you leave the cue ball exactly by the cushion with a
rolling cue ball and no bounces off cushions. For example, you could chose
point Y for the object ball and see which diamonds — A, B, C, D, E, F —
you can leave the cue ball near while pocketing the object ball in pocket A.
I think I can reach all of them except maybe F. Remember, it’s no fair to use
draw, since a combination of angle and draw (or follow) should allow you
to get to any spot on the table. This is a rolling cue ball drill.
September 2008
27
My Vegas 2008 APA Wheelchair Challenge Story
As some of you know, I recently had the pleasure of traveling to Las Vegas,
Nevada to play in the 2008 APA 8 ball Wheelchair Challenge. I have been
shooting league pool now with the APA
since 2005, but had never played in this
tourney. In 2007, I shot in three NWPA,
National Wheelchair Poolplaying
Association, events in which I finished
the year 13th in points. They play about
8-10 tournaments a year on average.
For this particular APA event, I really did
not know what to expect. I went into the
event as an SL4 (read skill level 4), but
having recently gone up to an SL5, I
explained it to the tournament officials
beforehand. They simply said that I
would be continue to play as an SL4 and
would be adjusted accordingly.
First round, I played a guy named Joel
Goodman from Oregon. Nice guy, SL4,
and he had a decent game. For some
Shorty
reason, I was very timid and
nervous...not my usual self for sure. I lost hill/hill.
Luckily the format was modified single elimination...meaning you could lose
one of your first two matches and still be in it, but not both.
My second round, I got a bye.
My third round saw me playing a guy named Rob Thompson from Decatur,
Illinois, also an SL4, who turns out finished third last year in this event. I
didn't know this until after our match. I won hill/hill, but I also gave him a
game by scratching on the 8 ball in the side pocket. This match I played
MUCH better than my first...actually having a couple of nice outs. I basically
beat this guy by running a few balls and getting in his head, sort of my
usual game.
My fourth round was a gift...plain and simple. I played Rene Martinez from
Garland, Texas, an SL4 and he had me crushed 2-1 going into the fourth
game. He breaks, scratches, and makes the 8 ball. Now we have hill/hill
again. Again I am shooting very timid...not very fluid or adventurous for
some reason. He makes an incredible bank shot and breaks out a ball of
his I thought I had tied up. He then makes the ball, but hooks himself badly
on the 8, only being able to see a sliver of it. He goes for the hit, misses the
8 ball entirely, and scratches in the side...giving me the match. I felt really
bad for this guy, but a win is a win.
That concluded day 1, and I for one felt blessed to even still be alive after
my poor shooting. It was not that I played so badly, it was just I had such a
case of the jitters. I guess it had been too long since I had really played in a
tournament of this caliber.
Day two would be a different story...
I started my day playing the defending champion, and it seemed everyone
enjoyed pointing out to me that he was the defending champion. For some
reason, I didn't mind it at all. His name was Jamie Havard, another SL4,
and he was from Lucedale, Mississippi of all places. Heck I been deer
hunting in his neck of the woods I am sure. He played strong, but I played
STRONGER. I ended up beating him 3-0. That's when I realized that I had
Piona Results
Total of 58 participants, 11 women:
1
$440 Craig Oden from Oakdale
2
$320 Chris Mc Donald
3
$210 Will Nowickie
4
$130 Dave Connors
5/6
$80
Gary Marcus, Doug Whaley
7/8
$60
Charlie Flores, Frank Moreno
9-12 $40
Jared William, Marc S., Jason Williams, Robbie Lyng
13-16 $25
Gary Stevens, Derek Byrne, Dave Janes, Ron Cook
TOP FEMALE: Tina Mendoza $50
a real shot of making it to the finals.
My next opponent was Latai Loa, SL4, from Hilo, Hawaii. This gentleman
turned out to be one of the nicest people I
had the pleasure of playing this whole
tournament. He shot every shot with a
bridge from his electric wheelchair. He
was just super nice, always a smile and
very curteous. I hate to say this, but I
crushed him 3-0 in about 7 or 8 innings. I
played probably my best match of the
tournament against him.
This brought me to the semi-finals
upstairs at the Riviera. I had to send my
buddy back to our hotel room for a collared
shirt since I didn't even bring one. Luckily
Predator cues gave me one the day before
for buying a Poison jump/break cue.
The semi's would find me playing Michael
Little, an SL3, from Springfield, Virginia.
Unfortunately, because of my strong
playing, they moved me up to an SL5 right
before the match...meaning I had to win 4 games to his 2. I won the first
game, but he won the second game. With my back to the wall so to speak,
I won the next two...including a rather difficult backwards cut on the 8 ball
to push it to hill/hill. The final game, well, I missed 1 shot. It was an easy 11
ball near the rail, but my mind said to run the cue ball two rails to get shape
on the 8. Looking back, I should of hit it with bottom left and drew the cue
ball to center table. I just felt confident going forward instead of drawing the
cue ball. I missed and he ran two balls and the 8 for the win.
I settled for third place, a nice plaque, and $500.
Here are the full results:
http://www.poolplayers.com/ntc/2008n...LCHAIR0001.HTM
Along with a brief write up of the finals with pictures...and no they didn't
take any of me HA HA
http://www.poolplayers.com/ntc/2008ntc/wheelchair.html
I guess there is always next year, Chad, aka KidShark, aka Shorty
Shorty posted his story on Pool Pages, The Billiard Nation. You can
post your own experiences or just read about others. Registration
is free, just sign up and start sharing with pool players around the
world.
www.onthebreaknews.com/PoolPages/
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TION
LOCATION
Silver Q Billiards (67th)
Main Street Billiards
PHONE
(623) 776-2266
(520) 546-3464
(623) 843-0900
(520) 546-3464
(623) 776-2266
(520) 546-3464
(623) 776-2266
(520) 546-3464
EVENT / RULES
9 & under HDCP-3
8 and under minus 3 games
9 & under HDCP-3
Open ABC
7 & under HDCP-3
8 and under minus 3 games
9 & under HDCP-3
Race to full handicap
ENTRY
$10 (incl. $2 g.f.)
$5
$10 (incl. $2 g.f.)
$5
$10 (incl. $2 g.f.)
$5
$10 (incl. $2 g.f.)
$10
ADDED
Sidepot
Sidepot
Sidepot
Sidepot
Sidepot
Sidepot
Sidepot
Side pot
TIME
7:30PM
7:00PM
7:30PM
7:00PM
7:30PM
7:00PM
7:30PM
1:00PM
DA
Y
DAY
CITY
Tuesdays
Moscow
Wednesdays Moscow
Twin Falls
Fridays
Emmett
Saturdays Moscow
Sundays
Pocatello
LOCA
TION
LOCATION
Mingles
Mingles
The Pocket
Toadstool
Mingles
Oasis Bar
PHONE
(208) 882-2050
(208) 882-2050
(208) 733-9676
(208) 398-7321
(208) 882-2050
(208) 232-9347
EVENT / RULES
9 Ball
8 Ball
8-Ball Handicapped
8-Ball or 9-Ball
8 Ball
8/9 Ball Alternating
ENTR
Y
ENTRY
$5
$5
$6
$5
$5
$5
ADDED
Matching
Matching
TIME
8:00PM
7:00PM
7:00PM
7:00PM
7:00PM
8:00PM
DA
Y
DAY
Mondays
LOCA
TION
LOCATION
Cattlemen’s Casino
Frontier Club
Hub Bar
Mr Ed’s
PHONE
(406) 257-9656
(406) 285-9876
(406) 257-9656
(406) 257-9656
(406) 388-1811
(406) 782-3700
EVENT / RULES
8-Ball
Free Pool All Day
8-Ball
8-Ball
Free Pool All Day
8 Ball
ENTRY
$5
ADDED
Matching
TIME
7:00PM
$5
$5
Matching
Matching
7:00PM
1:00PM
$5
$2.50/player
2:00PM
CITY
Kalispell
Three Forks
Wednesdays Kalispell
Saturdays Kalispell
Sundays
Belgrade
Butte
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v
i
L
OTBnTV
DA
Y
DAY
Mondays
CITY
Sacramento
CALIFORNIA
San Francisco
Tuesdays
Emeryville
Mountain View
Riverside
Sacramento
Wednesdays Mountain View
Sacramento
San Francisco
Thursdays Riverside
Sacramento
San Francisco
Saturdays
Daly City, CA
Riverside
San Francisco
San Francisco
Sundays
Bellflower
Mountain View
Sacramento
OREGON
DA
Y
DAY
Mondays
CITY
Beaverton
Portland
Troutdale
Tuesdays
Beaverton
Portland
Wednesdays Portland
Portland
Troutdale
Thursdays Vaneta
Fridays
Oregon City
Salem
Saturdays Oregon City
Oregon City
Salem
Sundays
Oregon City
Portland
Portland
$25 w/16+
www.otbntv.com
Coming to a computer near you - Watch for it
LOCA
TION
LOCATION
Jointed Cue
Family Billiards
Broken Rack
CA Billiard Club
Shooters
Jointed Cue
CA Billiard Club
Hard Times
Billiards Palacade
Shooters
Hard Times
Family Billiards
Town & Country
Shooters
Family Billiards
Billiard Palacade
Hard Times
CA Billiard Club
Hard Times
PHONE
(916) 456-3243
(415) 931-1115
(510) 652-9808
(650) 965-3100
(951) 785-9588
(916) 456-3243
(650) 965-3100
(916) 332-8798
(415) 585-6800
(951) 785-9588
(916) 332-8798
(415) 931-1115
(650) 992-7900
(951) 785-9588
(415) 931-1115
(415) 346-9140
(562) 867-7733
(650) 965-3100
(916) 332-8798
EVENT / RULES
9-Ball B
USPPA
USPPA
8 Ball Handicapped
9-Ball Handicapped
9-Ball Open staggered entry
9-Ball USPPA
9 Ball ‘B’ & below-Limit 32
8-Ball
9-Ball
9 Ball USPPA
USPPA
9-Ball
9-Ball USPPA
NPL
NPL
9-Ball Open
9-Ball USPPA Handicap
9 Ball Open
ENTRY
$5
$20
$15
$10
$12
$5-$15
$20
$5
$10
$12
$10
$20
Call
$12
$20
$20
$15
$20
$15
ADDED
LOCA
TION
LOCATION
Hot Shots
Cues Billiards
Skyland
Hot Shots
Cues Billiards
Cues Billiards
Cues Billiards
Skyland
Yukon Jack’s
K C Midway
Jake’s Bar & Grill
K C Midway
K C Midway
Jake’s Bar & Grill
K C Midway
NiteHawk
Sam’s Billiards
PHONE
(503) 644-8869
(503) 251-8399
(503) 661-6464
(503) 644-8869
(503) 251-8399
(503) 251-8399
(503) 251-8399
(503) 661-6464
(541) 935-1921
(503) 655-0089
(503) 362-3600
(503) 655-0089
(503) 655-0089
(503) 362-3600
(503) 655-0089
(503) 285-7177
(503) 282-8266
EVENT / RULES
9 Ball ‘B’ -Texas Express
8-Ball BCA Rules
8-Ball B & Below
9 Ball ‘C’ -Texas Express
9-Ball C & below
9-Ball
8-Ball
8-Ball B & Below
8-Ball Double Elim.
9-Ball Texas Express
8 Ball-Open
9 Ball Texas Express
8 Ball BCA rules
8-Ball Blind Draw Sc Doubles
9 Ball - Race 4/3
8 Ball
Straight Pool (1st Sun.)
ENTRY
$6+$1
$7 incl. g.f.
$3
$6+$1
$7 incl. g.f.
$6 incl. g.f.
$6 incl. g.f.
$3
$3
$5
$5
$6
$5
$5
$5
$3M/$2W
$10+$2 g.f.
ADDED
$50
$75
$50
$50 w/16
$500 Break Pot
$$$
$500 Break Pot
$5/player to $150
$$$
$$$
50%
$75/1st w/16
$$$
$75/1st w/16
$75/1st w/16
$$$
$75/1st w/16
$100
TIME
8:00PM
7:00PM
8:00PM
8:00PM
8:00PM
8:00PM
8:00PM
7:00PM
7:30PM
8:00PM
7:00PM
7:00PM
1:00PM
1:00PM
3:00PM
1:00PM
1:00PM
8:00PM
Noon
TIME
7:00PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
7:00PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
9:30PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
5:00PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
6:30PM
6:00PM
11:00AM
September 2008
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DA
TE
DATE
Aug 30-Sep 1
Sep 6
Sep 7
Sep 7
Sep 13
Sep 13
Sep 13
Sep 13
Sep 14
Sep 13-14
Sep 13-14
Sep 18
Sep 20
Sep 20
Sep 20-21
Sep 20-21
Sep 20-21
Sep 24
Sep 27-28
Oct 3-5
Oct 3-5
Oct 4
Oct 5
Oct 4-5
Oct 5
Oct 11
Oct 11-12
Oct 18
Oct 18-19
Oct 22-26
Oct 25
Oct 25-26
Oct 29
Nov 1
Nov 2
Nov 2
Nov 8
Nov 15
Nov 15
Nov 15-16
Nov 20
Nov 20-23
Nov 21-23
Nov 21-23
Nov 22-23
Nov 26
Nov 28-30
Nov 29-30
CITY
Riverside, CA
Sacramento, CA
Sacramento, CA
Portland, OR
Northglenn, CO
Northglenn, CO
Salem, OR
Emmett, ID
Emmett, ID
Havre, MT
Okanogan, WA
Snohomish, WA
Tucson, AZ
Bozeman, MT
Mtn View, CA
Longview, WA
Lynnwood, WA
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
Great Falls, MT
Great Falls, MT
Sacramento, CA
Sacramento, CA
Port Angeles, WA
Portland, OR
Salem, OR
Bellevue, WA
Tucson, AZ
Mtn View, CA
Lincoln City, OR
Bozeman, MT
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
Sacramento, CA
Sacramento, CA
Portland, OR
Bozeman, MT
Salem, OR
Tucson, AZ
Mtn View, CA
Rigby, ND
Rugby, ND
Great Falls, MT
Great Falls, MT
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
Bozeman, MT
Tacoma, WA
LOCA
TION
LOCATION
Shooters (See ad Aug)
Hard Times (See ad 22)
Sam’s Billiards (See ad p10)
Colorado Cue Club (See ad p8)
Colorado Cue Club (See ad p8)
The Cue Ball (See ad p11)
Toadstool (See ad p3)
Toadstool (See ad p3)
Eagles Club (See ad p26)
The Club (See ad p24)
Kornerpocket (See ad p4)
Main Street (See ad p6)
Eagle Club #326 (See ad p20)
CA Billiard Club (See ad p25)
Cadillac Island (See ad p23)
NWPA (See ad p14)
Billiard Palacade (See ad p24)
Family Billiards (See ad p5)
8 Ball In (See ad p32)
8 Ball In (See ad p32)
New Peking (See ad p14)
Sam’s Billiards (See ad p10)
NWPA (See ad p14)
Western BCA (See ad p31)
Eagle Club #326 (See ad p20)
Sam’s Billiards (See ad 10)
Eagles #326 (See ad p20)
Northern Lights (See ad p16)
Northern Lights (See ad p16)
Eight Ball In (See ad p19)
Eight Ball In (See ad p219)
Eagles #326 (See ad p10)
Malarkey’s (See ad p21)
PHONE
(951) 736-7340
(916) 332-8793
(916) 332-8793
(503) 282-8266
(303) 450-7665
(303) 450-7665
(503) 362-9740
(208) 398-7321
(208) 398-7321
(406) 799-4949
(509) 422-1907
(360) 862-9054
(520) 546-3464
(406) 587-9996
(650) 965-3100
(360) 957-0065
(206) 920-1936
(415) 585-6800
(415) 931-1115
(406) 799-4949
(406) 799-4949
(916) 332-8793
(916) 332-8793
(360) 460-8995
(503) 282-8266
(503) 362-9740
(206) 920-1936
(520) 546-3464
(650) 965-3100
League Opr.
(406) 587-9996
(415) 931-1115
(415) 585-6800
(916) 332-8793
(916) 332-8793
(503) 282-8266
(406) 587-9996
(503) 362-9740
(520) 546-3464
(650) 965-3100
(701) 776-5846
(701) 776-5846
(406) 761-9169
(406) 761-9169
(415) 931-1115
(415) 585-6800
(406) 585-9188
(253) 383-3301
EVENT / RULES
9-Ball Labor Day Weekend
One Pocket
9-Ball
Straight Pool
8-Ball Open-race to 5, DE, Alt Break
8-Ball 2nd Chance
9-Ball So. Willamette Valley players
8-Ball Blind Draw Sc Dbls
9-Ball Open-Race to 5-DE
8-Ball Big Dog Singles M & W
9-Ball Open
9-Ball Open - Race to 3/1 - DE
Super Scotch Doubles
Mixed Scotch Doubles-Limit 24
Sat: One Pocket / Sun: 9-Ball
9-Ball 3 Person Team (max 1 master)
9-Ball at Uncle Jack’s
8-Ball Handicapped
One Pocket/9-Ball
8-Ball Wild West Shootout-Men
8-Ball Wild West Shootout-Women
One Pocket
9-Ball
Juan de Fuca Mx Sc Dbls
Straight Pool
9-Ball (Awards Banquet)
9-Ball Regionals
Chip Pool Classic
One Pocket/9-Ball
8-Ball Handicapped
One Pocket
9-Ball
Straight Pool
Women’s Dbls Limit 24 teams
9-Ball International Cup
8-Ball M & W
Buffalo Bill Mem Open div.
Buffalo Bill Mem Women’s div.
One Pocket/9-Ball
8-Ball Handicapped
8-Ball Bar Box Holiday Classic
TBA
ENTR
Y
ENTRY
$75
$20
$25
$15
$25+$10 g.f.
$10+$5 g.f.
$10
$15+$5 g.f.
$7+$3 g.f.
$20
$40
$15+$5 g.f.
$20/team
$20/team
$25 / $25
$120/T
Call
$20
$25 each
$25
$25
$20
$25
$90 (incl g.f.)
$15
$10
Call
$20/team
$25 / $25
Varies
$10
$25 each
$20
$20
$25
$15
$20/team
$10
$20/team
$25 / $25
$50
$70M/$45W
$25
$25
$25 each
$20
$50+$20
Call
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ADDED
$5,000 Guar
$500 Guar
$1,000 Guar
$1,000 w/32+
$200
$200
$500 w/32
$1,000
$300 w/full field
$100
Side Pots
$100
$400 each
$500 w/20
$500 Guar.
$200
$300 ea w/32
$6,000 w/128
$1,750 w/64
$10 per 30 max.
$10 per 50 max.
$1,100 Guar
$200
$500 Guar
Side Pots
$400 each
$14,000 Guar
$200
$300 ea w/32
$200
$500 Guar
$1,000 Guar
$100
$200
Side Pots
$400 each
$1,000 1st
$4000 1st Guar
$5,000 w/128
$1,750 w/64
$300 ea w/32
$200
$3000+ Guar
TIME
11:00AM
Noon
Noon
11:00AM
Noon
TBD
10:00AM
9:00AM
11:00AM
10:00AM
11:00AM
7:00PM
1:00PM
11:00AM
1:00PM
11:00AM
Call
Call
1:00PM
7:00PM
7:00PM
Noon
Noon
10:00AM
11:00AMs
10:00AM
Call
1:00PM
1:00PM
9:00AM
11:00AM
1:00PM
Call
Noon
Noon
11:00AM
11:00AM
10:00AM
1:00PM
1:00PM
3:00PM
7:00PM
7:00PM
7:00PM
1:00PM
Call
7:00PM
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