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PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters � 6-7 ☜ Orcollo takes Crown

US Open 10 Ball 8 ☜�Corteza Wins 10 Ball Title

34th BCAPL Results 9 History Made, Melling Wins Two Titles

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Hard Times BilliardsBellflower, Ca

Corteza Captures Hard Times Mezz Cues 10-Ball Open Lee Van Corteza came back from the one loss side to avenge

his only loss to Rodney Morris in the finals and won the starstudded Hard Times Mezz Cues 10-Ball Open.With the World Pool Masters and US Open 10-Ball Cham-

pionships kicking off in Vegas last week, it was no surprise thatthe $5000 added event at Hard Times drew more than it’s shareof monster players. The field was packed with top talent in-cluding Efren Reyes, Hunter Lombardo, Ismael Paez, Corteza,Louie Ulrich, Marcus Chamat, Max Eberle, Mika Immonen,Oscar Dominguez, Roberto Gomez, Morris, Ronnie Wiseman,Stevie Moore, Thorsten Hohmann and Warren Kiamco.As the field narrowed on Sunday, the final four on the

winners side saw Eberle defeat Oscar Dominguez 9-7 andMorris squeak by Corteza 9-8. In the match for the hot-seat,Morris sent Eberle to the left side of the board by the score of9-5.After the loss to Morris, Corteza earned wins over Kiamco

and Dominguez before eliminating Eberle 9-7 for another shotat Morris in the single elimination final set.Both players looked tired as the final match got underway,

but it was Corteza who took control and cruised to an 11-7 winfor the $4000 first prize. Morris had to settle for $2500 insecond place prize money.The event was streamed all weekend long by the good folks

at The Action Report and Mezz Cues donated a break cue tothe top amateur player in the field. That cue went to EddieMataya who finished in 13th place.

Playername Prize Money1st Lee Vann Corteza $4,000.002nd Rodney Morris $2,500.003rd Max Eberle $1,500.004th Oscar Dominguez $1,100.005th Warren Kiamco $800.005th Roberto Gomez $800.007th Thorsten Hohmann $600.007th Rafael Martinez $600.009th Bernardo Chavez $400.009th Corey Harper $400.009th Marc Vidal $400.009th Sal Butera $400.0013th Stevie Moore $250.0013th Manual Chau $250.0013th Hunter Lombardo $250.0013th Eddie Mataya $250.00

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Over750 players from around the world attempted towin the 2010 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters butin the end after five days of play at the Riviera Hotel

and Casino, Las Vegas, it was Dennis Orcollo of the Philippineswho claimed the title and with it the $20,000 first prize.He beat the relatively unknown 25 year-old Japanese player

Toru Kuribayashi 8-3 in front of an enthusiastic Las Vegascrowd to cement his position of one of the world’s top players.For Kuribayashi it was a week of superb performances and hisname will now be known throughout the pool world.“I’m very happy and you can see the tears in my eyes. If Icould fly in the sky then I would fly. This tournament is reallyhard to win but I made it and I’m really proud to have won this.It’s my biggest win,” said a jubilant Orcollo.“It was very difficult to play in the final as you try to not think

that if you winthis gamethen you arethe champion.In the semi-final I wasn’tfeeling likethat but in thefinal I had totell myself tojust try and

control myemotion.

“If you can’t stay in control of your emotions then you can’tdo anything and your mind goes blank. So I just controlledmyself and continued my game right until the end,” he added.Orcollo came through the double elimination stage of the

competition with an opening win over Shaun Wilkie, then a 9-8 defeat to Marcus Chamat and then victory against JasmineOuschan to reach the last 32.There he avenged his defeat to Chamat with a 9-7 win before

beating Raj Hundal 8-1 in the last 16. John Morra (Canada)was his quarter final victim before beating compatriot Roberto

Gomez in thesemi-final.Kuribayashi got

off to the worststart to the event,losing to CharlieWilliams in hisopening match,but made his waythrough to thelast 32 stages withwins over AhmadTaufiq and TonyDrago. There he beat Taiwan’s Kuo Po Cheng before white-washing Daryl Peach in the last 16.The quarter-final saw him take revenge over Charlie

Williams before disposing of Oliver Ortmann in the last four.Both players greeted the crowd as they were introduced to

the arena and Orcollo looked set to take the first but left agreen 6 ball wobbling which cost him the rack and Kuribayashibroke and ran the second to go into a 2-0 lead. Orcollo had ball in hand in the third and converted it well

to get on the scoreboard before he made an error in the next ashe scratched, playing a safety and Kuribayashi made him pay tolead 3-1.Kuribayashi looked in good shape in the next but lack of

pace on the cue ball meant his run broke down. They ex-changed safeties on the pink 4 before an attempted bank fromKuribayashi failed and Orcollo ran the rack to get to 2-3.There was ball in hand opportunity in the next for Orcollo

as Kuribayashi scratched making a jump shot and the Filipinoconverted his chance to level things at 3-3.Kuribayashi left the 3 ball hanging over the pocket after an

attempted safety and Orcollo dished up to take the lead for thefirst time and increased his lead to 5-3 in the next with a breakand run.Orcollo began to find his groove in the ninth game as he ran

out his second consecutive rack to put some space between

Orcollo is World Pool Masters Champion

He Beats “Unknown” Kuribayashi for Title at

2010 PartyPoker.net Sponsored Event.

by Luke Riches

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Toru Kuribayashi (JAP)

World Pool Masters Champion for

2010, Dennis Orcollo

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himself and Kuribayashi as the score went to 6-3. More greatplay from Orcollo put him on the hill at 7-3.In fitting style, Orcollo ran out what was the final rack to

win 8-3 and claim the title of 2010 PartyPoker.net World PoolMasters champion.“I was worried when I missed the 6 ball (in the first rack) andit was unexpected but sometimes that can happen.“After that I knew he (Kuribayashi) would be feeling confi-dent because I had made a mistake but I was still hoping to getanother chance and get back some momentum.“The tournament is short races and if you lose one rack youcould then be out. It’s a big difference to money games as if youlose a rack there then you have a chance of making a gameagain,” said Orcollo afterwards.“In a money game it might not matter if you play badly at thebeginning you can still recover but in a tournament if you startbadly you may lose.“This is great news for the Philippines and many people havefollowed this competition in my country and they will be cele-brating. I would love to bring this competition to my country.”

The FinalDennis Orcollo (PHI) 8-3 Toru Kuribayashi (JAP)Winner received $20,000, runner-up $10,000

Semi-Final ResultsDennis Orcollo (PHI) 8-6 Roberto Gomez (PHI)Oliver Ortmann (GER) 3-8 Toru Kuribayashi (JAP)Losers Received $5,000Earlier, Orcollo had beaten compatriot Roberto ‘Superman’Gomez 8-6 to secure his berth in the final. It was a highquality encounter and after 12 racks they were tied up at sixapiece.It was anyone’s but went in Orcollo’s favour as he edged thefinal two racks to make his second Matchroom Sport pool final,following his World Pool League victory in Poland in 2006.In the other semi-final, Kuribayashi put on a display of shot-making and power breaking to beat Germany’s OliverOrtmann. Playing fluently throughout, the young Japanesecame with all the shots when required to seal an 8-3 win.It was a great performance from Ortmann though in reachingthe semi-finals and he is still a force to be reckoned with on amajor stage.

After 17 years as a 16-player invitational competition, theMasters, one of the longest established tournaments in pool, isnow a 64 player event and takes place over five days instead ofthree.Working in conjunction with Cuesports International, theMasters takes place during the annual BCA National 8-BallChampionships, which sees thousands of players and fans flockto the Riviera for a lengthy festival of pool.Television is produced by Matchroom Sport and will be seen as15 x one hour programmes in 14 countries around the worldwith more to be added to the list.

The prize fund is set at a guaranteed $100,000 with $20,000going to the eventual champion.

Notes:Matchroom Sport are one of the world’s leading pro-ducers of televised sport and are responsible for over 1,100hours of original programming across a range of nine sports.Based in the UK and chaired by charismatic founder BarryHearn, the World Pool Masters is one of a stable of pool eventsthat include the World Cup of Pool and the Mosconi Cup.

The 2010 World Pool Masters is sponsored by PartyPoker.net.Tables are supplied by Brunswick Billiards, cloth by Iwan Simonis,Super Aramith balls by Saluc and the Official Cue is Predator.

Oliver Ortmann

(GER)

Roberto ‘Superman’

Gomez (PHI)

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by AzB Staff

Corteza entered play on the final day as one of just two

undefeated players, but was sent to the one loss side by

Taiwain’s Li Wen Lo 9-6 in the match for the hot-seat.

On the one loss side, Corteza met up with America’s Shane

Van Boening. Van Boening had gotten his break working at

typical Van Boening proficiency, and most fans in attendance

expected him to go ahead and win the event. That prediction

looked to be a good one, as Van Boening led 4-1 early in the

match. Corteza would fight back to tie the match at 5-5, only

to drop the next three games and face an 8-5 deficit. Corteza

calmly won the next four racks for the 9-8 win and another

shot at Lo in the final race to thirteen.

The final match between Corteza and Lo started out as a

close one with the players tied at 1-1, 2-2 and 3-3. Early in the

match, a strange thing happened, as Lo’s usual pace at the table

slowed down to a snail’s pace. Lo was studying shots for multi-

ple minutes before making up his mind and it seemed to affect

his game as Corteza pulled out to a 7-3 lead. It was at this time

that tournament director Ken Shuman warned both players

about their pace at the table and the warning seemed to get

Lo’s attention. He quickly raced back to tie the match at 7-7.

From that point in the match, neither player was able to earn

more than a two rack lead and the players found themselves

tied once again at 12-12, with just one rack to be played for the

tournament. Both players saw trips to the table in that final

rack, but in the end it was Corteza who calmed his nerves and

ran the last few balls for the tournament win.

The win was Corteza’s second win in just three weeks, as he

also won the Mezz Hard Times Open event that was ran at

Hard Times Billiards in California as a warm-up to this event.

Corteza pocketed $20,000 for the win, while Lo settled for

$12,500 in second place prize money.

Corteza Slays Lo for US Open 10-Ball Title

By the narrowest of margins, Lee Van Corteza is the US Open 10-Ball Champion.

Cue Sports International

1st Place $20,0002nd Place $12,500.003rd Place $8,500.004th Place $5,700.005-6 $4,000.007-8 $2,800.009-12 $2,000.0013-16 $1,400.0017-24 $1,000.0025-32 $700.00

This win was Corteza’s second

win in just three weeks, as he

also won the

Mezz Hard Times Open(story page 5)

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Never in the history of the BCA Pool League(BCAPL) has one individual won both the 9-BallChallenge and a singles division. The odds are highly

against that feat from taking place. However, Chris Mellingfrom England managed to defy the odds and won both theBCAPL 9-Ball Challenge and the BCAPL Men’s GrandMaster Division.Melling, two time (WEPF) World 8-Ball Pool Federation

Champion, after a third round loss to Arizonan player GusBriseno, won his next 13 matches to double dip Brian Gregg inthe finals (7-4, 7-3). Melling survived the largest 9-Ball Chal-lenge field (248 players) since the BCAPL added the event tothe annual National Championship event.Melling survived the largest 9-Ball Challenge field (248

players) since the BCAPL added the event to the annual Na-tional Championship event.Melling survived the largest 9-Ball Challenge field (248

players) since the BCAPL added the event to the annual Na-tional Championship event.Hot on the heels of winning the 9-Ball Challenge Melling

34th BCAPLMelling Shows Bar Table Prowess at National 8-Ball Championships

faced the BCAPLGrand MasterSingles division.Though a smallerfield with 46 players,the BCAPL National8-Ball ChampionshipGrand Master divi-sion is consideredone of the most chal-lenging bar tableevents which one could play. Melling ran through Tony Robles,Vince Chambers, Sylver Ochoa, Stan Tourangeau in additionto knocking Shane Van Boening to the one loss side and thenbeating him again in the finals to claim first place. For hisefforts, Melling took home a combined $6,800.

To view the real time brackets of all divisions of the 34th BCAPLNational 8-Ball Championships visit www.ctsondemand.com.

Chris Melling

Nearly 2,900 competitors brought their game to the Riviera Hotel &Casino for this event. Listed below are some results…

Women’s Open Divisionfield of 402 top female amateurs1st: Gail Glazebrook - $4,9002nd: Tara Williams -$3,6003rd: Dana Aft - $2,700Men’s Open1291 players competed in the Men’s Open Division1st: Nuno Santos - $10,0002nd: Brian Sanders - $7,000Women’s Masters62 of the toughest amateur ladies 1st: Gari Jo Bloomberg - $4,2002nd: Ming Ng - $2,9003rd: Susan Williams - $1,900Men’s MastersWith 128 players, the Men’s Masters division was stacked withsome of the toughest players.1st: Manuel Gama - $5,3002nd: Bruno Sousa - 3,9003rd: James Davis Jr. - $2,900

Women’s Grand MastersWPBA Champions alongside international killers combined tomake the Women’s Grand Masters Division. 1st: Vivian Villarreal - $2,6002nd: Kelly Fisher - $1,8003rd: Allison Fisher - $1,200Women’s Seniors105 players 1st: Debbie Snook - $2,4002nd: Kim Anderson - $1,7003rd: Darla Decker - $1,200Men’s Seniors 290 player field. 1st: Tom McGonagle - $4,8002nd: Shane Harvey - $3,2003rd: Tony Oliva - $2,300Men’s Super Seniors165 players 1st: Bob Oliver -$3,4002nd: Don Harp -$2,3003rd: Roy Skenadore - $1,600

Some results from the 34th BCAPL Championshiops

toward the 9 ball,hitting two or perhapsthree rails, as shownwith the solid line.That’s the superior choice for severalreasons. First, that option does notdemand a precise angle for the 8 ball, andoffers easy position on the 9 ball fromplaces where the cut angle on the 8 isconsiderably thinner or fuller. Second,the shot is very forgiving regarding speed;a player would have hit it way too hardto land with no shot on the 9 ball. Finally,the ultimate position track falls within awide margin where almost any cue ballmoving in the general direction of thesolid lines will yield a good shot on the 9ball, whether it takes a two or three-railroute to its destination. The big dangerwith this shot is a two-rail scratch in theright side pocket, an outcome easilyavoided with a little practice for findingthe table’s speed and rebound angles.Experienced players do not like to

threaten the current shot with any kindof heroic position attempt and will oftenopt for a stop shot even in situationswhere doing so can add difficulty to thenext shot. Here of course, that is not thecase, and the stop shot offers greater reli-ability for the next shot. However, evenif we removed the 7 ball from the setup,it’s likely that the seemingly morecomplex two-rail position shot to the 9ball is the better choice with ball in handon the 8 ball. A good way to test thatpremise is to take ball in hand at positionA, and ball in hand from the table’scenter spot for the same angle we getwith the dotted-outlined cue ball. Shootten times from each position and notethe number of successful trials from each.Doing so will uncover the reliability ofthis natural, albeit extended, path for po-sition while demonstrating that longercan be easier.

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by Tom Ross

Contributing Writer

The Long Way

Anyone who reads this columnregularly probably knows that Ilike to present examples where

intuitively logical and apparently simplechoices may not produce the most effec-tive results. In contrast to what seemseasiest, we often discuss choices that mayappear more complex in theory but turnout as the most trouble free in practice. In the diagram we see a straightforward,

three-ball out to win a game of 9 ball, be-ginning with the straight-in shot on the7 ball. A great rule of thumb whenmaking a position decision is to look atthe next ball, the 8 in this case, and ask,“Where would I put the cue ball with ballin hand?” And, in this situation, if the 7ball were off the table, a shooter with ballin hand would likely place the cue ballnear the A and shoot a simple draw shotto move the cue ball back to the right,side rail for a shot on the 9 ball, a shotthat most players will execute consis-tently and effectively. One danger tonote with the draw shot is the tempta-tion to cut the 8 ball slightly left to drawthe cue ball back and toward the 9 ballfor a better shot on the game winner.Naturally, that introduces the possibilityof scratching in the right, side pocket. It’sa somewhat remote possibility perhapsbut, as we know, anything can happenunder pressure.Because many of us would place the

cue ball near the A with ball in hand onthe 8 ball, our natural inclination for theshot in the diagram might be to replicatethat position when shooting the 7 ball.We might, without thinking, try to drawthe cue ball back, about to where it isnow, for the same angle on the 8 ball thatposition A offers. Although drawing thecue ball back a foot or so is fairly easy formost players, a close look reveals thatthat option places very precise demandson the shooter, a common problem with

side-pocket shots. A ball width to eitherside of the desired landing spot can makeposition for the 9 ball very difficult by in-troducing unavoidable cue-ball driftwithout enough cut angle to move thecue ball around for a good shot on the 9ball. And if, in an effort not to under hitthe shot, a typical thought under pressure,we make sure to draw the cue ball, it’seasy to wind up over drawing it back tothe X and freezing it on the cushion. In this situation the most reliable

choice may appear too complex, or thatchoice may not occur at all to a lot ofplayers since we rarely move the cue ballto the next ball from an angle that ini-tially moves it away from that ball.However, in this situation the bestchoice is to begin with the most reliableshot we know, a stop shot on the 7 ball.From that spot, indicated with thedotted-outlined cue ball, we play the 8ball in the side, hitting the cue ballabove center with a little running (left)english to send along a natural path

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Long and Shortby Robert Byrne

From “Byrne’s Complete Book of Pool Shots”

with permission

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The 5-ball bank is set up so that the angles from the first-rail contact point to the side pocket and the cornerpocket are the same. Note how the axis of the cue passes over the middle of the corner pocket and how the 5-ball is aimed at the second diamond. Shoot softly and the shot will be bank into the side; the angle that the 5-

ball goes into the rail is the same as the anglecoming out. (Well, not quite, because the ball isaimed at the diamond, not at the point on thenose of the cushion opposite the diamond.)Now try the 6-ball bank. The axis of the cue

passes over the first diamond on the end rail. The6-ball is only six inches or so from the side rail.Shoot hard and the bank works.At the left, the line of aim runs from the first

diamond on the long rail to the first diamond tothe left of the side pocket, Shoot hard and thebank goes; shoot softly and the 7-ball will land afoot beyond the side pocket. The differing bankangles result from slide and roll.

Leonard Bludworth will be inducted into the InternationalCuemakers Hall of Fame on July 10th 2010 during theSouthern Cue and Case Show at the Marietta Billiard Club

in Marietta, Georgia. The Cue and Case Show is held in conjunc-tion with the Gem City Classic 10 Ball Open July 9th-11th. Thecue and case show is Saturday July 10 from 12 to 8pm in the luxuri-ous Scorpion Room. Admission is free and several of the south’sfinest cue and case makers will be there as well as collectible cuesfrom past cuemakers. There will be some very rare and high end col-lections on display. But one of the highlights of the event will beLeonard’s induction into the Hall of Fame.Leonard commonly referred to as BLUD, started doing cue repair

in 1976, around the same time he developed the Bludworth BallCleaner. He was a master pool table mechanic and served as theequipment coordinator for both the men’s pro tour, as well as thesenior tour, for about 15 years. He came up with the idea to takepool tables and travel the country setting them up for pool events.He gave the plans to Valley Tables and they ran with it. In the1980’s he converted Sears wood lathes into a workable cue repairmachine so others could make good money repairing cues. Hesold over 400 of these machines around the world. He also madethe first video showing how to do cue repairs on these modifiedwood lathes. After a few years, nearly every major tournament hada qualified repairman there repairing cues for the pros and specta-tors alike using one of his lathes.

Leonard started building cues in the 1980’s and many top prosrapidly started playing with his cues. The most notable was Leonard’slong time friend Buddy Hall. Leonard also built a line of cues forBuddy. Leonard became known for building very solid cues with aslightly thinner profile than most other cues. Leonard was probablythe first cuemaker to sell a cue for $100,000. In 1992 Leonard foundedthe American Cuemakers Association and served as the president fora few years. His late wife Janice worked along side of him for decadesand he also passed his vast cuemaking and machinery knowledgedown to his son Donald.Leonard went on to develop many other mechanical and CNC

(Computer Numerical Controlled) cue building machines. Some wereshaft tapering saw machines. Many were CNC cue lathe/milling ma-chines, and some of those were combo’s, from single cutting heads tomulti-heads. The largest machine was a CNC mill with eight headsthat went to Bangkok, Thailand. He traveled over 100,000 miles ayears for about 22 years setting up tables and doing cue repairs at thepro events. So Leonard was indeed the pioneer of the travelling proshop, and the one who made the first cue repair lathes available to thepublic in the modern era. It was Leonard being at all those tourna-ments and selling his cue machinery that inspired many others to getinto cue repair and cue building.

For more information see www.internationalcuemakers.com

International Cuemakers Hall of Fame

Each wrestler who made the team got asalary. Eventually the sport caught onand now they are all millionaires.This is the tour.48 stops would be in

selected cities. No more jumping around.Each host room would sign a three yearcontract so the tour is held in the samecity each year. They would be held inupscale pool halls where we spend mostof our time. Can you imagine othersports where they leave the heart andsoul of the business and compete inCasino’s? Not playing in pool halls is aslap in the face to all those dedicatedroom owners who provide new players tothis great game. All personal appearancefees would be turned over to the homeoffice. All players would get the samesalary, attracting the dedicated playerwho wants to see the sport grow.Today rooms all across this country are

closing their doors and going out of busi-ness. Our tours are suppose to inspireplayers to practice, visit rooms and pa-tronize them so they can experience ameasure of success that will make thisgame grow. I hope they wake up before itis too late.I have other ideas for another time.

The women players can help this sport.The men, while they have the marvelousgame, have done too much damage overthe years and no one really trust them.They come and go and have no realhistory. The women have a chance butwith two events this year, who wants totrain to become a professional player? Noinfrastructure, no tour. Maybe I will startmy own tour. Do I have sixteen ladieswho are ready, or should we go with eightguys and eight girls? Get a tour bus andhit the road for two years, any takers outthere?

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by “The Monk”

Contributing Writer • www.monkbilliardacademy.net

The Monk Stirs up the Women Pro’s

We are sad to see the Woman’spro events are now down totwo this year. Dictatorship

and pool players running the tour has justabout killed the best thing that has hap-pened to this game since the movieColor of Money. Let me be the directorand here is what I would do. (I Have NoInterest in Being The Director)1. All players would be required to visitone location within fifty miles of eachevent for PR Purposes to fill the standsand to share this great tour with others.2. I would build a net work of trainingprograms around the country for newplayers. Each veteran of the tour wouldbe required to work one week at a spe-cific center. (This is something I can do)3. Each player on the tour would receivea yearly salary in addition to prizemoney. They waste all their time tryingto get sponsors. They should be workingon building a fan base. Set up 48 stops.Go out and sell the game before youexpect to get sponsors and added prizemoney.We need a committed leader who has

never been part of the tour, a business

man with a successful track record, acommissioner of the WPBA. The playersneed to be employees of the association.They need to work full time promotingthe sport. They need to do seminars, per-sonal appearances and special events toshowcase the tour. They should not playin amateur events but they should attend.We need to start with sixteen players onthe tour. These players need to score 16or better in the Mid Term exam createdby me to measure a players ability. Theymake the tour because they are the best

in the world. We have such bright starsyet the sport does not seem to grow, let’sadmit that something is holding us back.It is the lack of commitment to the

good of the sport from the girls. Rightnow it is all about the player and itshould be all about the fan. When aplayer can do The Performance of TheMasters certified by me, a painting shouldbe placed in pool halls around thecountry. It is time they put their skills onthe line and demonstrated their masteryof this game.Once this group begins to barnstorm

the country players will take interest.Fans are not interested in sexy girls whocan’t play this game and who demandhigh personal appearance fees that keeprooms from making a profit. The tourplayers should be paid by the tour andthe room owner gets a free visit. The tourshould be busy promoting the sport.When they do that people in the indus-try would donate money to support them.The ladies have a clear opportunity

here. They can do more for the sportthan the BCA as far as promoting thegame. They need to understand that it is

not about each ofthem, but about thegame played by all ofthem. Fans don’tcome to see the

players as much as they come to see thegame.If I had sixteen players who were dedi-

cated to excellence and had the game toback it up, I would see that they earned asubstantial salary. They would also seethis sport grow. It would be because theyworked full time for the good of the game.This is what pro wrestlers did in the

beginning. They barnstormed thecountry competing in high school gym-nasiums until they convinced the fanthat they had a show worthy to watch.

Not playing in pool halls is a slap in the

face to all those dedicated room owners…

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by Eric “The Preacher” Yow!

WPA Masse World Champion

Yow’s Showin’ Off Masse

For more information on Eric Yow! Cues, yow@ericyow.com or visit Joe

Nielsen’s Billiards at www.JOERACKEM.com.

Recently I was doing an Exhibition of Eric Yow’s TrickShot Madness at a Youth Seminar entitled “Con-fronting Our Culture” in Middle Tennessee. The

seminar was put on by the Gaines-boro Church of Christ and held atthe local middle school. I wasbrought in as the entertainment aswell as a guest speaker to bring amessage immediately precedingthe keynote speaker. When Itravel with my show, I always packa punch with laughter and inspira-tional stories. Having performedat churches, schools, and even inthe Montgomery County JuvenileCourtroom, my message is onethat teens and adults alike need tohear. At this seminar, our focuswas on teens dealing with the diffi-culties of adolescence in a world and culture saturated withevil. I use my words and my pool cue to illustrate inspira-tional and biblical messages, life lessons of love and faith tohelp the listener become motivated to be strong and over-come difficulties.

In “Trick Shot Madness,” I will illustrate concepts such asovercoming obstacles by demonstrating numerous jump shotsin both talented and comedic manners. I use the Eric YowCues to shoot amazing jump and masse shots. Crowds lovethe masse shots that illustrate a change of direction that somany people’s life desperately needs.

In Gainesboro, I was working with some teenagers beforethe show and showing them what a little creativity can do forthem at this stage in their lives. You’ve got to think outsidethe box and aim to do more than others around them havedone. “Strive for excellence” should be a daily motto. So Iwalked to the table and thought for just a moment about anew shot that had never before been executed. It all startswith, “will this work?” I placed the balls on the table in afashion fairly close to what is diagrammed for you, elevatedthe Eric Yow Masse Cue, and shot it with confidence. Whilethe onlookers thought it was completely unreasonable toassume you can walk to a table and work magic, I believe theYow Cue did exactly that. I made all but one of the balls onthe table and have since perfected this great shot! It’s amazing

what you can do if you put your mind to it!

For this shot, place a ball near the side pocket and close tothe left pocket point. Freeze a ball directly above it with itstangent pointed at the left corner. A third ball will be placedwith its tangent pointedat the opposite corner.Then a fourth ball willbe positioned so itstangent points across tothe other side. The fifthball in the cluster is the helper ball which the cue ball willstrike. On a table with large side pockets it can go in the sameside, otherwise set it so it banks to the far corner. Masse so thatit strikes the first ball with power then hugs the rail to pocket aball in the corner.

With this shot, you and your Eric Yow Masse Cue are clearly“Just Showin’ Off!”

It all starts with,

“will this work?”

one had ever seriously ap-proached the schools andconvinced them that itcould be a great afterschool sports alternative.We had to change this.The big picture of why

high school billiards wasnot yet in the schools wasdefinitely emerging. Bil-liards as an industry wasand still is not even closeto the other sports in promoting youthbilliards. Youth billiards was totallyignored in the U.S. There were many ob-stacles to overcome in 2001. There wasno track record, information, testimoni-als or anybody with experience to assistin developing this program. It all had tobe built from the ground up.Fast forwarding to today many of the

barriers of starting a high school programhave been overcome. There are now afew dozen high school and junior highschool programs that have emerged inthe U.S. from the credibility, experience,and knowledge gained from those eightyears in Dallas, Texas.Here in Dallas we are very proud of our

eight year history. This school year wasan exceptional banner year.Highlights- teacher/sponsors for the

first time in the programs history haveplayed on their respective teams duringcompetition as active participants. Theteachers were very competitive but hadfun with their team. This is the only highschool sport where the coach gets to

compete with theteam. A completelynovel idea that wasextremely successful.The Rowlett H.S.

Eagles won their6th championshipin eight years‚ con-sisting of four yearplayer veterans

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by Earl Munson

Contributed Story

It’s hard to believe that the highschool billiards program here inDallas, Texas has completed it 8th

year of competition. The program startedback in late September of 2001 wheneveryone was still in shock from thetragic day of 9/11.Reflecting back I can remember being

excited about the idea of high school stu-dents being introduced to the ancientsport of billiards or what others call“pool. After doing some research I hadrealized that there has never really beenan attempt by the billiard industry to se-riously implement high school billiardprograms in the U.S. Why do I say this?Because in 2001 there were no programsanywhere in the country except for a soleP.E. program in California that offeredbilliards to only one high school.There had to be a reason why billiards

was never offered to the students at thevery least as an after school club. I felthigh school billiards was truly behind theeight ball, a well known phrase in andout of the pool world. Why, why, why?Of course many would argue that the

social stigma of the smoky poolrooms,alcohol and the hustling for billiards notbeing seriously considered as a legitimatesport worthy of high school consideration.But wait; in 1998 the InternationalOlympic Committee had recognized bil-liards as a true legitimate sport. So I hadto ask why wouldn the schools accept itif the Olympics had? The truth was no

Behind the Eight: High School Billiards

Chad Swoveland (9th 12th) and DarriusPatton (9th 12th), Travis Hodge,Cameron Bishop, Marco Arista, TrevorCampbell, and their teacher sponsor andteam competitor Jeffrey Pilcher. The four year veteran (9th, 12th) and

4-time BEF Junior National contenderfrom the Rockwall H.S. Yellowjackets,Trey McMullen, was awarded the 2009BETTER H.S. Billiard Program boysMVP award Elizabeth Kensinger from the North

Garland H.S. Raiders won the girls MVP.Also from Rockwall H.S. Nicole

Redmond, a Librarian and the teachersponsor of the Yellowjackets billiard teamwas awarded the ‚ Rockwall H.S. Teacherof Year. 2009 teacher MVP player of the year

with the South Garland H.S. Colonels,Sean Duffey. Mr. Duffey was one of thepioneer high school billiard students in2001-2003 that graduated from RockwallH.S. and competed at the 2003 BCAJunior National at the University ofMichigan.

Earl Munson- is a Dallas area BEF H.S.Program Director, BCA Certified Instructor,BEF Junior National Tournament Director,and BEF Education Committee- Chair-manemunson@betterplaybilliards.org or972-757-8384 for information orassistance.

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by Tom Rossman • drcue@artisticpool.orgContributing Writer

Giving Back to the Sport We Love

My hair continues to grow silvergray with wonderful memoriesand a continuing passion for

the sport of billiards in all its forms –pocket (regular and artistic disciplines),carom (mainly 3 Cushion), and snooker(when the occasion arises). Since thesummer of 1985 my primary observationand heartfelt “victories” have been onthe amazing “sight and sound” attachedto the beauty, promise, and vision of eachroll regardless of the final paper score!! I have come to realize that the true joy

of receiving of any title, trophy, and / ormonetary award lies in the sharing ofthese special gifts with others who oftenrun the good race, but that otherwise

never enter the “winner’s circle”. “Ms.Cue” and I have seen this “giving back”effect or “channeling of blessing” inaction by players at all levels, faithfulfans of our sport, special media resources,sponsor contributors, and many others. Some share their time! Some share

their talent! Some share their productsand/or select services! Some even sharetheir finances! And, in the sharing,comes a “return” that often can’t bemeasured – to the heart of the persongiving and to the sport as a primary bene-factor. The more we give, the more oursport and the hearts within it benefit. As many of you may know 3 Cushion

Billiards is my favorite game. Recentlythe USBA board took initiatives topromote their own tour with a series ofgrass roots carom events leading up tothe USBA Nationals. A special contrib-utor outreach was done among the

players and fans of 3 Cushion asking forany donation they could make to helpout. Time, talent, products, select serv-ices, and any financial contributions wererequested and were received in a varietyof forms. From the financial side of things, some

gave $5, some gave $10, and some gavemore. Even with a small player base,those who normally never give made adecision to donate in an effort to supportthe sport discipline they loved. Over theyears of “getting back” from 3 Cushion(in most cases not financially), theplayers and fans realized that it was timeto “give back” for what they had in factreceived – the joy of it all and the fellow-

ship at each event,whether in the com-petitive arena orwatching from thesidelines. One personeven agreed to matchEvery dollar con-

tributed with 50 cents of his own. Theoverall “giving back” to the sport theylove is helping to expand 3 Cushion in-terest today and impact the USBA tourgrowth in a very positive and successfulway! Each person playing 3 Cushion loves

the special nature of each shot attemptedand the special “victories” achieved witheach make (or miss)!! There is some-thing very “special” about 3 Cushion, butthen again there is surely something very“special” about the select discipline of bil-liards you love as well. I can onlyimagine how strong our overall sportwould be if everyone gave a Little BACKto the discipline of their choice – 8 ball,9 ball, 10 ball, bank pool, one pocket,artistic pool, and many others!

A special thanks to everyone thathas given!! And, a special thanks toanyone that plans to “step to the plate”

in the future for the sport discipline theylove. There is no better time than nowto experience the joy of giving! Re-cently I was sent the following words ofwisdom for your reading enjoyment andconsideration:

“Volunteers Plant theSeeds of Kindness”

Our lives are measured not by what wehave or take, But by what we give backand the difference we make.

For all the seeds of kindness you haveplanted!!

Special Note: Almost everyone thatreads this article will know the specificsport discipline that “rings your enjoy-ment button” more than others and thatyou are connected with as a player, fan,media/promotion source, or sponsor.

For those of you that have made a de-cision to “give back”, I suggest youcontact specific event / organization di-rectors that make your favorite disciplineavailable to you . Often this is a matter ofdoing an internet search, asking roomowners about their event schedules, and /or contacting fellow players / fans in yourarea. You may also decide to create yourown event that “gives back” via your ownpersonal and / or business resources.

If you have specific questions on “how togive back” please contact me:

drcue@artisticpool.orgphone 765.795.4968 (h)765.760.7665 (c).

The more we give,

the more our sport and the

hearts within it benefit.

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Get it Straight with Straight Poolby Samm Diep

Contributing Writer • blog.SammsPocket.com • House Pro at Table Steaks East in Aurora,CO

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Samm Diep, “Cherry Bomb”House Pro at Rack ‘Em Billiards (Aurora, CO)

Author of “You Might Be A D Player If… (101 Classic MovesThat All Pool Players Can Appreciate)”

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Ihave recently become completely obsessed with straightpool, aka 14.1 continuous or simply 14.1. This classic disci-pline was the game of choice for many of the old school leg-

endary players. It was the game played in the 1961 movie, TheHustler, starring Jackie Gleason and Paul Newman. A player’sworth was measured by their high run and even then, thebetter player could still get shut out by steady ball-pocketingand patient safety play.These days, straight pool players seem to be a dying breed.

Most recently, “Mr. 400” John Schmidt has made the gamepopular again. I’ve had the honor of watching him run 100+balls in person on more than one occasion and it inspires me bea better player.

ObjectiveStraight pool is a call-pocket game. Balls may be pocketed in

any pocket, in any order. One point is received for each ballpocketed. Players shoot until they miss, play a safety, or theyreach their target match points. The 15th ball from each rackis left untouched on the table along with the cue ball. The re-maining 14 balls are racked, leaving the head ball empty. Theplayer continues to shoot attempting to pocket the 15th ballwhile breaking open the newly racked balls to continue theirrun.Most recently, I watched John run 204 balls at the 2010 SBE

14.1 Challenge organized by Steve & Heather Kurtz andCharlie Eames. The run was made on a 9’ Diamond pro-amwith fresh cloth, fairly clean balls, in 80 degree greasy, humidheat. Spectators were gathered on both sides to watch. His runwas not perfect. Several times he got out of line and was forcedto shoot recovery shots to get back in the game. According tohim, his run was not textbook but with strong shot-making andsavvy position play at the end of each rack, he strung together14 and a half racks. That’s true a testament to his tenacity.

BenefitsSince I began playing more straight pool, I have seen notice-

able improvements in the following areas:I pocket balls with better speed. There is an ‘ideal’ speed that

comes along with the game. I learned very quickly that youdon’t need to slam the balls. In fact, it’s better if you don’t.My breakouts in 8-ball have been much more precise.

Instead of just busting into a cluster, I’m much more confidentin knowing which balls will go where.I feel good about my combination shots. They come up fairly

often in straight pool runs.I’m reminded of the ‘every single shot matters’ mentality. In

this day of alternate-breaks, we’re guaranteed to have anotherchance at the table. It can be easy to take a shot for grantedhere and there. In straight pool, one missed shot could cost you25 or 50 balls, or even the match. If you do get another chanceat the table, you need to warm up again from sitting so long.I’m fortunate enough to have the DSPA (Denver Straight

Pool Association) league in my area which affords me the op-portunity to share my love for the game with so many others. Ifyou have a leaguenear you, I wouldstrongly recom-mend checking itout.In no way am I

an expert in thegame but I certainly appreciate it and all that it has done forme. I love straight pool so much because every single time Icrack into the rack it’s a whole new game with original, sophis-ticated scenarios; a little nudge here, a little bump there.Even John gets surprised at times by the outcome of the stack.

There are so many subtleties to this beautiful game. The chal-lenges are endless. If you have never tried it, try it this week. Ifyou haven’t played it in a while, set a new high-run goal andrevisit the game. If you already play it, introduce it to someonenew. Let’s keep the game alive!

In straight pool, one

missed shot could cost

you 25 or 50 balls, or

even the match.

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The WPBA is pleased to announce

that it has filled three open seats on

the WPBA board of directors. The

board appointed , Dawn Hopkins, Stuart

Mattana and Cristina De La Garza.

Hopkins, former WPBA President and cur-

rently a WPBA exempt player, is also a suc-

cessful entrepreneur. She is busy organizing

her first billiards expo in Atlanta this fall.

“My time these days is restricted, but I want to

help this new board succeed, which is why I

volunteered to serve in a limited and tempo-

rary role,” Hopkins said.

Known to many in the billiards industry,

Mattana returns to the board for a third time.

Mattana has been around professional pool

WPBA Board Finds Value in Old and Newfor more than thirty years. Now retired,

Mattana has been specifically asked to bring

his 28 years of experience in the financial in-

dustry to the WPBA. “His command of ac-

counting and financial issues in these tough

economic times is crucial as we move forward,”

noted WPBA Vice-President Tamre Geene’

Rogers.�

The Board also appointed newcomer De La

Garza, a newly exempt WPBA player. De La

Garza works with Inside Pool magazine and is

an experienced commentator on streamed

pool events. More importantly, De La Garza

has experience in her former role as Associate

Director for a local non-profit in Austin. She

currently works as a program coordinator for

the State Bar of Texas. “I’m looking forward

to doing my part to bring more events to the

WPBA and my fellow players,” De La Garza

said.��

The board thanks each of these individuals

for their commitment to the WPBA. The

WPBA is especially grateful to players

Hopkins and De La Garza, who are sacrificing

personal time by putting the organization

ahead of their own professional billiards goals.

reduced entry fee offer of $450. Further

equity with the men is realized by the invita-

tion and seeding of previous champi-

ons (1984-1994) whose entry fees will be paid

by Barry. Seeding will also be afforded to both

male and female BCA Hall of Famers. No

tournament in America is more renowned

than the US Open for giving those who dare

to dream a shot at the world’s most elite pool

players, and here at the WPBA, we feel

strongly that the inclusion of women in the

US Open field brings this legacy to a higher

dimension.

The WPBA is committed to supporting

Barry in his trailblazing efforts and is equally

committed to ensuring that its members will

compete with excellence, dignity and sports-

manship. It is a long awaited WPBA vision of

men and women pool players competing on

equal footing, side by side, vying for the

Championship. May the best player win!

Ram Cha’s 10-8 victory overShane Van

Boening at the Predator 10-ball Classic in Las

Vegas in May, 2009.

Of course, the WPBA organization is not

so foolish to think that the top women play at

a level comparable to the top men, but the

WPBA takes pride in the fact that its top

players have dared to mix it up with the top

men, and while doing so, have enjoyed some

scattered successes. In point of fact, like the

majority of men players, the ladies of the

WPBA are awed by the skill of the top men,

feel honored when afforded the opportunity

to compete against them, and understand that

doing so allows them to grow as players.

Barry Behrman, it must be noted, has not

only welcomed the women, but has gener-

ously guaranteed 16 spots to the top ranked

WPBA players, four of which will be seeded.

Other female entrants are invited to partici-

pate and can, for the month of May, enjoy a

The word is already spreading fast that

Barry Behrman has decided to

welcome women with open arms

into the field of the 2010 U.S. Open. The

WPBA wishes to send a big “Thank You” to

owner, promoter, and producer Behrman.

Though it is recognized in full that the

gender barrier was broken roughly thirty years

ago when Jean Balukaswas permitted to

compete in the main draw of the World 14.1

Championship, the truth is that significant

female participation in open events has been

quite limited over the years. Most serious

pool fans are familiar with the successful ex-

ploits of Karen Corr on the star-studded Joss

Northeast tour, the many successes enjoyed

byJasmin Ouschan against the men, most

notably in the 2008 World 14.1 Champi-

onship, in which she beat Mika

Immonen and Oliver Ortmann in

back-to-back races to 200. In addition,

nobody who was there will ever forget Yu

Inclusion of Women in the US Open

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www.USBA.net

USBA OfficersPresident

Secretary/TreasurerJim Shovak58 Hawthorne AvenueEast Islip, NY 11730516-238-6193jimshovak@usba.net

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

Southeast DirectorHenry Ugartechea1132 SW 44th TerraceDeerfield Beach, FL 33442561-929-8100

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

Northwest DirectorDarrel Stutesman7709 Zircon Dr SWLakewood, WA 98498253-584-3994

Southwest DirectorsBruce Warner Santa Monica, CA 310-738-5429 Gilbert Najm4335 Vineland Ave # 213Studio City, CA 91602 818-761-0484

The Rack in Memphis,Tennessee held their2nd Shot Contest with

10 pool players that signed inand willing to test their skills atthe game of 3-Cushion Billiards.As the event date was set forSunday at 1:00pm, on April25th 2010, players had a fullmonth to practice the shots.Entry Fee was $15, plus JerryRamey owner of The Rack also included in afree lunch for the players that were sponsor bylocals Chuck and Claude for the barbecue,and Old Timers Restaurant.Paul Frankel tournament director went over

all the rules before the start of the “ShotContest” and thanked all contestants for ac-cepting the Challenge.As the contest entered the last shot there

were several players that were close in score.After all players finished their shots, 2 playerswere tied for 2nd place. The tied breaker shotwas a lag. The Rack would like to thank Professor -Q-

Ball, Iwan Simonis, USBA and Josh for assistingwith the cameras and everyone who partici-pated in this shot contest! Payout:Jeremy Marcello 1st place $200Paul Dodge 2nd place $100Mat Martin 3rd Place $50

How the contest works.Format: Players will shoot only 8 diagram shots.

Each player will shoot each of the 8 shots 3 times(24 shots total). Each shot is worth 2 points (48pts max) and the total number of points wins.Three small round dots (stick-ons) are placed onthe table, which represents the exact placement ofthe diagrammed shots. All players will have thesame shot and same placement of the 3 balls.

3-Cushion Billiard Challenge “Shot Contest”

Then the dots will be removed and replaced for thenext shot selection.

Special Note: After each shot a player has astraight rail carom shot (no rails required) as theballs come to rest. If they make it, it will be worth1 point added to their previous scores. This meansthat the maximum possible score will be 72 pointsif they made every shot.

The quickest way to get new players to play thegame of 3-Cushion is to reach out to pool players.

This billiard program is designed to attractPocket Billiard Players to the game of 3-CushionBilliards. It is called the “3-Cushion Billiard Chal-lenge Shot Contest” and it is unique in its ownway. For the first time room owners that haveonly one or two billiard tables will be part of abigger picture. The format is simple, easy and funto play. All paper work and diagrammed shots aresent to the room owners in a small packet ahead oftime to be displayed on a bulletin board givingtheir players a chance to learn their shots. Thisalso gives room owners some additional time andrevenue on their tables while the players practicesthe shots several weeks ahead of time.

Attention room owners: Professor-Q-Balland Jim Shovak, USBA Secretary, asks roomowners to call 901 756-2594 to find out howyour room can participate.

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April 30th-May 2nd 2010Marshalltown, IA

USBA Mike Kelley Memorial 3-Cushion Billiard Tournament

l-r LupeCruz (1st), Fred Lamers (2nd), John Jacobson (3rd)

The first stop of the USBA Tourwas held in Hooksett, NewHampshire, at Cue & Cushion

Billiard Lounge, owned by 2006 USBAChampion, Mazin Shooni. The guest ofhonor at the tournament was 3-timeUSBA Champion, Pedro Piedrabuena,owner of College Billiards in San Diego,California.There were 12 players in all and there

was enough time to play a 12-playerround-robin format. Each player playsevery other player one time, 11 matchesfor every player. Plenty of billiards. 25point matches were played and a score-board with a 45-second shot clock wasused for every match, to keep the gamesmoving along.The obvious favorites to finish 1st and

2nd were Mazin and Pedro, but 3rd and4th places were up for grabs with a fieldloaded with some fine “B” level players.Tournament HighlightsMazin Shooni had a run of 14 against

Tony Ferrara for the tournament highrun and a $50 bonus. Pedro Piedrabuena had a 12 inning

game against Tim King and a tourna-ment-best 11 inning game against TonyFerrara (2.273 average) for a $50 bonusEllis Lawrence scored 20 points and

averaged .909 against Pedro. He lost hislast game against Rick McGuire whichwould have put him in contention for4th place.

Tim King played steady, losing only 3matches. He defeated Jim Shovak 25-21in a great defensive match. The winnerof that match would end up in 3rd placeautomatically.Jim Shovak had a 16 inning game

against Ellis Lawrence (1.563 average)and also defeated Pedro Piedrabuena 25-16, handing Pedro his first loss of thetournament.Andrew Dangelmayer needed to win

his final match against Raymond Towerto finish in fourth place and was trailingthroughout the entire match. He cameback to rally in the end and finished inthe money. Great shooting, Drew!Pedro, having one loss going into the

final match against the undefeated MazinShooni, needed to beat Mazin twice inorder to win the tournament. But Mazintook the lead and never lost it, winning25-17. Mazin went undefeated, 11-0.Pedro finished 2nd at 9-2, Tim King was3rd at 8-3 and Andrew Dangelmayer (7-4) edged Jim Shovak (7-4) for 4th placeby just 7 billiards. Tony Ferrara (7-4) alsocame real close, but settled for 6th place. Raymond Tower got a special award

from Mazin for having the “mostinnings”. Everyone had a good laugh.Prizes were raffled off afterwards andPedro Piedrabuena won the Schuler Cue,donated by Noel Mendoza. Everyone hada great time!

Mazin Shooni Wins the First Stop of the 2010 Tour!

Mazin Shooni (1st), Pedro Piedrabuena (2nd), Tim King (3rd),

and Andrew Dangelmayer (4th)

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DieckmanResigns

Newly-elected President DennisDieckman has resigned as USBAPresident for personal reasons. Inhis short tenure, he establishedseveral committees and gave theBoard of Directors some goodideas for developing a nationwidehandicapping system for 3-cushionbilliards.

The Board is currently in theprocess of finding his replacement.In the meantime, the Board willcontinue its work and will try tofulfill Mr. Dieckmans’ ideas forhandicaps as well as other sugges-tions he has made. We wish himnothing but the best in all his en-deavors.

Meanwhile, the Board has ap-proved the sending of 4 playersto the Pan American Champi-onship Tournament to be heldJuly 5-8, 2010 in Arequipa, Peru.Pedro Piedrabuena is the de-fending Champion. If two ofthe players finish in the top 8,they will be sent to the WorldChampionship Tournament onOctober 20-24, 2010 in Sluiskil,Netherlands. Good luck to ourtop players!

The 2010 USBA TOUR isunderway. We are still seekingdonations for the Tour. Everydollar that is donated ismatched with an additional 50cents. Therefore, if we receive$20,000 in donations from themembers, we actually have$30,000 to add to the prizefunds of USBA Tournaments.Contact the Secretary, JimShovak at 516-238-6193 tomake a donation. Any amountreceived will be appreciated. Ifyou are interested in holding aUSBA Tournament or a USBATOUR Event, then also contactthe Secretary.

Chalk Etiquette (but it has nothing to do with your tip)

We all use chalk on our tip, toprevent a miscue. If we do miscuethough, we do not blame the

chalk. We blame the tip. We put on our “Ihate this shaft – face” and take another onefrom our bag. This second shaft is not as goodas the first one; we started the match with theother one for a reason. The substitution ismerely to tell the audience that the miscue wasnot our fault. (It was). But I do not want to talk about shafts. I

want to discuss chalk, and its main use: toapplaud a good shot from your opponent. Youtake your chalk and tap it against your cueonce or twice. Again, this is all for the specta-tors. It tells them you are a good guy, with agood attitude. It has little or nothing to dowith your appreciation of the shot. You did notlike the shot at all (mostly because he or shemade it), but you go through the motions, andtap your cue with the chalk. This also helps tocontain your opponents level of motivation. Maybe I should explain that one? Let’s say YOU make a great shot. A fabulous

point! The audience rewards you with applause,but your opponent has a straight face and thereis no tap. It is like an insult. You think toyourself: what an ass… this guy has anotherthing coming. He is not going to win thismatch, not if I have to eat these balls withoutpepper or salt. See? Now let’s go over a few types of chalk-ap-

plause. the insincere, early in the match-tap.Needs little explanation. The shot was notTHAT great, you (the tapper) merely want toestablish yourself as a good guy, the score is 3 –4 in a match to 40, who cares. the sympathytap. You have the match in the bag, you lead35 – 8 in a match to 40, and you are throwingthe poor guy a bone. Any hanger he nowmakes, you tap.the ironic tap. He makes an

by Bert van Manen

Contributed Story

obvious fluke, you tap. That is risky behaviour,but not openly hostile. Do it with a smile, andyou’ll get away with it. the sarcastic tap. Hemakes a disguised fluke, and tries to pass it offas a good shot. There is no gesture of apology,and boy, does that piss you off. The audiencemay or may not have spotted it, but youKNOW he got lucky there. You are tellinghim: I SAW that. That one is hostile. the ArieWeijenburg tap. (a very good three cushionplayer from Holland). The tap has his name,because of his ultra-fast judgment, once theballs are rolling. Weijenburg’s opponent hitsthe ball. The audience is on the edge of theirseats. The cueball still has 5 or 6 cushions totravel. Weijenburg taps, instantly. Severalseconds later, he turns out to be right (healways is) : great point. What he has in factdone, is shift the attention from his opponent’sshot to himself. His tap steals his opponent’sthunder. the Raymond Ceulemans tap. It’salmost the opposite of the Weijenburg – tap. Ifyou are in a busines meeting, say nothing forthe first 10 minutes. This will guarantee thatpeople listen when you finally speak. Ceule-mans taps very little. Why should he? Notmany shots are great, by his standards. Wherethe Weijenburg – tap preceeds the responsefrom the audience, the Ceulemans tap followsit. After all the applause has died down andthere is silence again, Ceulemans taps. He issaying: This Time you were right folks, Thatwas a good shot. Different method, same result.Like Weijenburg, Ceulemans has shifted theattention to himself. He is telling everyonethat HE is the alpha and the omega of thisgame, and don’t you forget it.

My chalk tip: be very, very frugal with taps 1 /6. Be generous however, with tap 7, certainly if itis your gut response, as a lover of the game: “Wow! That was a beautiful shot”.

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The 2010 USBA TOUR contin-ued at World Class Billiards inPeabody, Massachusetts for an

exciting “B” level tournament. Twelveplayers entered so a round-robin formatwas used which gave everyone plenty ofbang for their buck, eleven matcheseach in three days.Dan Kolacz, Dave Van Lokeren, Joe

DeAmato and Jim Shovak started theirtournaments strongly, all advancingthrough the early rounds undefeated.Dave Van Lokeren had an early matchagainst John Magulas, going out in just13 innings for the tournament bestgame average of 1.923!!! Jim Watson, atournament favorite, had 2 unexpectedlosses early on; one to Bob Ferrara andanother to Northeast Regional DirectorMerrill Hughes. With a lot of matchesleft and some strong players to face, itdidn’t look good for Jim Watson, espe-cially after he lost his 3rd time to BobPage who was also winning all hismatches except for an early loss to JoeDeAmato. Jim Watson would turn thingsaround, however.Dave Van Lokeren had an unexpected

loss to newcomer Tony Ferrara whoplayed consistently throughout the tour-nament and was always a threat. Many ofthe players were evenly matched andeveryone began to beat each other. DaveVan Lokeren, Bob Page and JoeDeAmato finished Day 2 with 3 losseseach. Jim Shovak had 2 losses and DanKolacz had just 1 loss going into the finalDay.On Day 3, Jim Watson destroyed Dan

Kolacz 25-6 in just 26 innings andLeonard Collibee played strong to defeatboth Jim Shovak and Joe DeAmato.With Kolacz and Shovak still needing toplay, everything was still wide open. IfKolacz won, then he would finish in firstplace, but if he lost, then Dave Van

Lokeren would finish 1st, Bob Pagewould finish 2nd, Jim Shovak wouldfinish in 3rd, and Kolacz would finish in4th. But Kolacz rose to the occasion,starting off the game with a quick 6 runand another 3 to give him a 9 points to 0early lead over Shovak. Shovak foughtback and got to 18 points but Kolaczplayed strong, going out in just 27innings to win the tournament.It was a lot of fun for everyone who

played. Plenty of billiards, plenty ofdrama, plenty of excitement, plenty ofgreat shots (and not-so-great shots).Everyone was a good sport and support-ive of each other. Dan Kolacz 1st $1500Dave Van Lokeren 2nd $1000Bob Page 3rd $700Jim Watson 4th $400Joe DeAmato 5th $200Dave Van Lokeren earned $50 for his

best game of 1.923.The high run prize of $60 for a run of 7was split between Dave Van Lokeren, JoeDeAmato and Tony Ferrara.

Dan Kolacz Wins at the World Class Billiards Tour Event

A special thanks to room owners JoeDeAmato and John Magulas for theirhospitality and donated money to theprize fund. Thanks to Merrill Hugheswho ran most of the tournament, makingsure all the scores were recorded andgetting the players onto the table. Alsoto PJ, a local player, for making sure thatall the tables were vacuumed and theballs were cleaned. SponsorsIwan Simonis, Aramith, Schuler Cues by

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English is sometimes needed to make the cueball rebound properly off the first rail. Thesame shot sometimes comes up in the center of the table,where the cue ball hits three side rails before scoring.Shot 2- this is not an easy shot. It’s a double the rail with the

curve ball curving around the second ball. Don’t shoot toohard or the cue ball won’t have time to dip into the corner forthe third rail. I once saw Boston Shorty make this against LuisCampos with the cue ball at the other end of the table.

When a cue ball with topspin hits an object ball atan angle the carom path will be curved. Keep inmind that sidespin has practically no effect on the

path of the cue ball off the object ball – it is topspin and back-spin that introduce distortion. How far the cue ball travelsfrom the object ball before its path begins to curve depends onhow hard you hit it.Shot 1- is a cross-table. Note that the red ball is farther from

the end rail than the white, which means that the cue ball hasto travel “uphill” off the first rail to get around the red, thenbend forward because of the follow action. A touch of right

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Shots with a Curving Cue Ballby Robert Byrne

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

Medford Elks Club

Medford, OregonMay 21-23, 2010

There were ten “A” players and seven “B” players bothplayed as a round robin in each group.

In the “A” Division Darrel Stutesman was 1st with nolosses; 2nd was Raye Raskin; 3rd was Mark Hansen & 4th wasTom Thomsen. High Run was Hansen with a 9. First placepaid $200, 2nd $140, 3rd $80, 4th $60 & HR $15.

In the “B” Division there were only 2 places paid; JohnFleming was first and Mark Williams was 2nd. Both had 1 lossand in the offensive tie breaker Fleming won by 1 billiard.First place paid $170, 2nd place $130 & HR was $15 whichwas won by Williams with a run of 5.The entry fee was $60, with $10 a player going to the

Medford Elks as a room fee and $5 to the USBA per player.One player had an emergency and had to drop out before the

final 2 games so if you tried to calculate entries and pay outthey would not balance because 11 players started the “A” Di-vision.

Simonis & Aramith Discounts!Attention USBA Members (and non-members):The USBA is now offering Simonis cloth (for carom, pool or

snooker) at a special discounted price for individuals looking topurchase 1 or more pre-cut Simonis cloths. Contact the Secretary for details: JimShovak@USBA.net or

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The USBA is also offering Super Aramith Pro Cup caromballs to both members & non-members. USBA Member cost is$85 per set, non-member cost is $95/set.If you are a Room Owner and you would like to purchase

Simonis cloth and/or Aramith carom balls at an even greaterdiscount, then consider holding a small USBA Tournament inyour room or you can even hold a larger event such as a USBATour event.

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Tired of trying to pick up the 2nd objectball off the rail on this setup? Go to the otherside of the table and follow straight through the yellowball using 9 o’clock english onthe cue ball with a firm stroke.The RMPs developed by the full hit will make a largetarget out of this red ball.

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‘Rev’ Up the Cue June 4-6: USBA Tour Open-CollegeBilliards-San Diego, CAJune 11-13: The Dubuque Open -Dubuque, IAJune 25-27: USBA Tour “B+” - CaromCafe - Flushing, NY July 5-8:CPB Panamerican Champi-onship- Arequipa, PeruJuly 9-11: USBA Tour Open - AvailableJuly 23-25: USBA Tour “B” and “C” -Gabriel’s Billiards - Woodside, NY July 30-Aug 1:Thanh Tam Billiards -Handicapped - Garden Grove, CAAugust 4-8:USBA Tour Open - CaromCafe - Flushing, NYAugust 20-22: USBA Tour “B” - AvailableAugust 20-22:Mike Fahey Memorial -Tacoma Elks, WA

September 10-12: USBA Tour Open - Chris’s BilliardsChicago, ILSeptember 24-26: USBA Tour “B” - The Carom Club Wyoming, MI October 12-14: CPB Grand Prix Event -Doral Billiards Miami, FLOctober 15-17:USBA Tour Open - NewWave Billiards Miami, FL October 20-24: UMB World ChampionshipSluiskil, Netherlands October 29-31: USBA Tour “B” - Carom Cafe Flushing, NY2010- November 12-14:USBA Tour Open - Available December 3-5: Regional QualifierDick Takano Memorial-Tacoma Elks, WA

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APA National Singles

More than $450,000 in cash and prizes were awardedto APA members at the APA National SinglesChampionships held April 28 – May 1 in Las Vegas

at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. The National Singles Champi-onships consisted of both the 8-Ball Classic and 9-BallShootout Singles Championships and the Jack & Jill Doubles.9-Ball Shootout featured three championship matches, onefor each skill level tier, with two shooters in each match com-peting for $10,000 in cash and prizes. Green Tier (Skill Levels 1-3), Tina Johnson of Fayetteville,

N.C., defeated Alyssa Popiela of San Diego, Calif. Johnson ad-vanced to the finals after a semifinal round victory over GeorgeMerchan of Carrollton, Texas. Popiela advanced to the finalsafter defeating David Halbritter of Albuquerque, N.M.Merchan and Halbritter tied for 3rd Place.White Tier (Skill Levels 4-5), Angel Palomarez of Tucson,

Ariz., defeated Seth Prentiss of Newfield, N.J. Palomarez de-feated Shaun Bardell of Harvest, Ala., in the semifinal round toadvance to the finals. Prentiss advanced to the finals by defeat-ing James Schenck Jr. of Paragould, Ark. Bardell and SchenckJr. tied for 3rd Place.Black Tier (Skill Levels 6-9), Nelson Montierth of Long-

mont, Colo., defeated Michael Crowley of Richmond, Va.Montierth advanced to the finals after defeating Rick Halls Jr.of Danville, Ill., in the semifinals. Crowley advanced to thefinal round match after a victory over William Moye Jr. ofMacon, Ga. Halls Jr. and Moye Jr. tied for 3rd Place.

Each of the three Champions received a prize package worth$10,000. Runners-Up in each tier took home a prize package worth$5,000. Third Place finishers each received $3,000.More than 3,300 poolplayers made it to the regional level of

the 9-Ball Shootout before the field was whittled down to 265men and women. More than 6,000 APA members advanced to regional com-

petition of the 8-Ball Classic, and just over 450 of those playersadvanced to the championship in Las Vegas.8-Ball Classic, four champions each took home a prizepackage worth $15,000 for their performances.Blue Tier (Skill Levels 2-

3), Davis Lastrapes (right)of Macon, Ga., defeatedDean Veros of Atlanta, Ga.Lastrapes defeated MelissaMcWhirter of Vanduser,Mo., in the semifinals toadvance, while Veros de-feated Victoria Clayton ofDry Fork, Va. McWhirter

and Clayton tied for 3rd Place.Yellow Tier (Skill Level 4), Anthony Marseco Jr. (below) of

Luzerne, Pa., defeated Spring Saylor-Gillis of St. Petersburg,Fla. Marseco Jr. advanced to the finals by defeating ShanonShackelford of Niles, Mich.,earlier in the day in thesemifinal round. Saylor-Gillis defeated PatrickMcGuire of Scranton, Pa.,in the semifinals. Shack-elford and McGuire tied for3rd Place.Red Tier (Skill Level 5),

Craig Feyler of Dover, Del.,defeated Amy Encinias ofLas Vegas. Feyler defeated Jeff Knox of Tylertown, Miss., in thesemifinals to advance, while Encinias defeated Kim Mickulas ofManteno, Ill. Knox and Mickulas tied for 3rd Place.Purple Tier (Skill Levels 6-7), Raymond Procell of

Coushatta, La., defeated Brandon Ryan of Hatfield, Mass.Procell defeated Wayne Hardee of Harrington, Del., in thesemifinal round. Ryan advanced after defeating Shane Fisherof Hot Springs, Ark.First place winners received cash and prizes worth $15,000.

Each Runner-Up received cash and prizes worth $9,000. ThirdPlace finishers each received $3,000.In the annual Jack & Jill Doubles Championship, (right)

Gene Steele and Becky Orwig of Toledo, Ohio, defeated JustinMixon and Michele Thrasher of Gordon, Ga. Steele and Orwigtook home $5,000, whileMixon and Thrasher re-ceived $3,000.

Sportsmanship Awardswere presented to AmyNevills of Waxhaw, N.C.,and Victoria Clayton of DryFork, Va., for outstandingconduct throughout theirmatches in the 9-BallShootout and 8-Ball Classic, respectively.The APA, based in Lake Saint Louis, Mo., sanctions the

world’s largest amateur pool league, known as the APA PoolLeague throughout the United States, and as the CanadianPool League in Canada. Nearly 270,000 members compete inweekly 8-Ball and 9�Ball League play. The APA is generallyrecognized as the Governing Body of Amateur Pool, having es-tablished the official rules, championships, formats and handi-cap systems for the sport of amateur billiards.The APA and its championships are sponsored by Aramith,

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Kinder, Gentler 9-Ballby Tom Simpson • PoolClinics.com

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Pool is hard. And some games areharder than others. For those of uswho have played a long time, I

think we forget how tough it really is forour less experienced friends or team-mates. Remember when you first played9-Ball? Pocketing two or three balls in arow was a big challenge. Position play?Strategy? Defense? Yeah, we knew wewere supposed to be working thosethings, but how?

For novice and intermediate players,winning at 9-Ball mostly came down towhich player happened to be at the tablewhen a makeable shot on the 9-ball ap-peared. It didn’t seem fair, becausemaking the nine didn’t really representhow either player performed. To reducethis luck factor, we used to play “6-Ball”(balls 1 through 5, plus the 9,racked in a small trian-gle) or “5 & 9” (9-Ballwith money on boththe 5-ball and the9-ball). A littlebetter, but stillvery frustrating.

Over the years,I’ve seen many varia-tions of the game of 9-Ball. Most are ways tohandicap for competition or gambling.We give “games on the wire” or give anopponent one or more additional ways towin, such as offering the “7-out”. Some-times we make the game harder for thebetter player, for example, requiring thebetter player to bank the nine. But whilethese adjustments have proven to begreat ways to match up between playerswith pretty good skills, they do little tomake the game accessible to lesserplayers. Traditionally, players just had totake their lumps, getting clobbered by

better players as they slowly developedtheir 9-Ball prowess.

The lesser player mostly sits in thechair. The better player pockets most ofthe balls, solves most of the layout prob-lems, and gets most of the table time.And because the better player has “paidtheir dues” by suffering through thesesame types of clobberings, they feel this ishow it “should” be. This is how the poolpyramid has always worked. If you’regambling, this approach allows you tomatch up. If you’re the superior player,you generally get to dominate the game.

Of course pool usually involves com-peting, even if it’s casual and social. Butcasual and social is often pursued withthe idea that this is a fun game and

everybody gets to play. We’renot always playing to

destroy our opponent.Sometimes it’sabout fun, some-times it’s aboutlearning, some-times it’s assimple as allowingyour friend to play

with less humiliation.

Here are two versions of 9-Ball that go a long way toward providinga rewarding experience for the lesserplayer. Both players can play the sameway, or one player can let the other playby the easier rules. These are also greatways to play to get in stroke and gainsome confidence:

Freestyle 9-Ball – Start every inningwith ball-in-hand, until you are down tothe final two balls of the rack. This givesnovice players a good chance to make aball or two when they come to the table.

Intermediate players will often get 3 or 4balls. Part of the idea here is for all theplayers to have fun. Of course everyone istrying to win, but getting chances to beat the table succeeding is sharing the fun.This is also a great way to play a socialring game. Everybody has a chance tosink some balls and win some games.

Semi-9-Ball – Traditional 9-Ball re-quires you to hit the lowest numberedball on the table first. In Semi-9-Ball,except for the final two balls, you can hiteither of the two lowest balls on the table.This makes the game a lot more reason-able and fun for the non-advanced.Safety play is not much of a factor.Players usually have shot opportunities,don’t have to play position as well, andhave more options. It’s kinder, it’s gentler,it’s more fun.

Let’s go back to that novice player.They’re banging away at a difficult, frus-trating game. Are they having fun? Mostplayers learn better through success thanthrough constantly getting whooped.And if they aren’t getting to the table,how much are they really learning?Unless you are a runout player, I urge youto try these games. And if you are arunout player, give your friends a chanceto have some fun with you.

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

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NH

HOOKSETT

•�Cue�&�Cushion

Billiards1271 Hooksett Rd603 623-533010 Gold Crown PoolTables, 2 Chevillotte Bil-liard Tables, FullBar,Online Video Games,Darts

New JeRSey

ATLANTIc cITY

Atlantic�City�

Billiards�609 645-75766701 Black Horse PikeEgg Harbor Twp22 -9’Cold Crowns, 1Snooker 6x12. 5x10Carom Verhoven heated,7-TV’s, Pro shop, HotFood & Snacks

BELLEVILLE

•�Guys�&�Dolls2- New Gabriels 3-cushion billiard tables. 34– 9 foot pool tables, 6 –Big Screens

EDISON

Sandcastle�Bil-

liards101 Towsley Rd732 632-927718 – 9’ Tables, Card tablelounge, Ping-Pong. Pro-shop

WAYNE

Shooters�Family�

Billiards2230 Hamburg Tpke973 248-080010- 9 foot Brunswick1-Bar table, Video games,4-Screen TV’s, InternetJuke box, Pro shop onpremises

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�&

Caf�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, Darts, Foose-ball, Full Bar with food,In-ternet Juke Box andLounge

WILLIAMVILLE

•�Bison�Billiards716 632-0281Main Transit Plaza8216 Main St

8-9’ Diamonds4-9’ Brunswicks4-Bar Tables2-Dart Boards2- 3-Cushion Gabriels

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 St704 226-094814-9’ Tables, 6-Bartable,Full liquor & Kitchen,Pro-Sho

WILMINGTON

Break�Time�Bil-

liards�/�Ten�Pin

Alley

127�S.College�Rd.910 395-665829 Pool Table,1-Snookertable,1 coin opt, 24Bowling Lanes20-tv’s Arcades Videos,

2 Bars & Restaurants

WINSTON SALEM

Breaktime�Billiards

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

Breaktime�Billiards

&�Sports�Bar�336 744-94045093 University Pkwy14-Bar Tables, 8-9Pooltables, 1-8 foot tableDarts, Game room, Bigscreen TV

OHIO

PORT cLINTON

Rack�Attack�

Billiards�Café221 Madison St419-732-722510- Diamond pro am’sDarts, TV’s Full bar andfood

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

BOOTHWYN

Riley�Billiards610 859-8058302 743-80353601 Chichester Ave15 Gold Crowns, ProShop, 4 Large Screen HDTV, Internet Jukebox, VideoGames, Hot Food andSnacks

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�401 351-7665145 Clifford St14 - 41/2X9 pooltables,State of the artTV’s,3 Full liquor bars,Live music

NORTH

KINGSTOWN

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

Diamond�Billiard

Club�423 877-58823600 Hixson Pike ste K8 - Diamond Bar tables, 2-Diamond 9’,10 -TV’s, 2Golden T, Full ServiceRest/ Bar

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�

Billiards�Club.�Home of Champions 615 868-4270931 Gallatin Rd. MadisonSquare Mall30 Pool Tables, (18 newsmart tables) 18,000Sq.Ft.Full in house pro shop,Pool & Dart Leagues,Amat & Pro Tourn.

teXAS

SAN ANTONIO

Fast�Eddie’s210 520-33257616 Culebra Ste #10320 8’ Pool Tables , 3 9’Pool Tables, 3 BigScreens & 10 TV’s

SAN LEON

Casper’s�Billiards281 559-140037 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 1/2x91-3 Cushion table1-Snooker, Full Bar

Fast�Eddie’s713 947-080012344 Gulf Freeway26 8’ Pool Tables , 4 9’Pool Tables, 5 BigScreens, 15 Reg TV’s

US�Billiard3010 GEARS RD STE C281 701-32413 New Gabriel caromtables3 small table 4x9 carom1 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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Before trying to break out clusters,always search for the “freebies”. Justlike in straight pool, numerous frozencaroms may exist, but you have to look for them. Oftenthey are hidden within a group of balls. Put in the hardwork and find those easy ones and pick them off!

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Bar Box 8-BallBy: Marty Kaczmarowski, APA 7

Contibuting Writer

lower cuing is needed.For angles of 4 and 5 just go under the

equator and angles of 6 and more cue on top of the low quarterball line. Do not increase the speed or use a draw stroke.Next Article: I will show more on how to play the Cross Table shots.If you have any questions you can always e-mail me and I willanswer you. If you would like articles and graphs 1 through 25about Pocket Billiards {POOL} please send $20.00 for a boundcopy shipping is included.Articles 26 through 47 and graphs for Caroms are $20.00 Ship-ping is included.Darrell Paul Martineau, 5916 Bar Harbour Ct., Elk Grove CA95758For more information on this system and my books, tapes,

DVDs or lessons on Pool or Carom Billiards please call me at916-684-4535 or e-mail dpmuniverse @ Comcast . net web page

http://www.3cushion.us/

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

WBIA Head Master Instructor

DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard SystemsArticle 47

D.P.M. Universal Billiard Systems for Carom Billiards

Secrets of Three Cushion Billiards ~Doctoral Edition 220 pages, 90 full-page graphs step by step instructions $39.95I am at the table explaining how to use the book

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This book extends the knowledge learned in the Doctoral And contains information on how to miss KISSES Tape or DVD “ Hits to Miss Kisses “ 87 min. Miss all Kisses

Plus special graphs and instructions Sold together Millennium Book & H. to M. K. tape or DVD & graphs $70.00Tape or DVD Ball to Ball caroms [Straight Rail] 73 min $30.00

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Secrets of Pocket Billiards [pool] Kick Shots & Banking Over 100 pages 50 full page graphs Plus Tape or DVD.I am at the table showing how to use the book 75min. $55.00I also give clinics, private lessons on either Carom billiards orSpecialized pocket billiards. Two hours $50.00 Four hours $90.00$150.00 per day [ 7 hours ] or 4 days $500.00

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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 ShotThe idea is not too hard to learn. It consists of an Object ball

one number and an Object Ball two number. You will addthose together. The last number is the Cue Ball / Object ballone diamond angle. That number is subtracted from the othernumber. If the Angle number is less then cuing changes makesup the difference. See article 47 for those changes. Later I willshow you how to change the cuing if the angle is More! In thegraph the two object ball numbers add up to 7 ( 4 + 3 ) TheCue Ball / Object Ball Diamond Angle is 6. This means youmust add one count by changing the cuing to plus one. Seegraph 48 for proper cuing and hit line.The main difference in calculating this shot from the one in

article 47 is the Cue Ball / Object Ball Diamond Angle isgreater. When the Diamond angle is three or less, the equatorline cuing is OK. Once the angle increases the problem ofSwing takes place as the cue ball crosses the table. To preventthis, and give in most cases, a better chance of scoring the shot,

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The Billiard Education Foundation(BEF) is excited to announce thatNorthern Illinois University (NIU) willhost the 22nd Annual Junior National 9-Ball Championships on July 7 -11, 2010.

The Huskies Den in the HolmesStudent Center, located on the NIUcampus in DeKalb, IL, has seventeen(17) 9-foot billiard tables that will be thestage to an expected 150 young billiardathletes. Junior players will be competingfor scholarships, prizes and an invitationto represent the United States at theWorld Pool-Billiard Association (WPA)World Junior 9-Ball Championships. To participate in the BEF Junior Na-

tionals, players must earn an entrythrough a BEF qualifier or must be ap-

pointed by their local junior league. Thenational event features 4 divisions: 19 &Under Boys, 19 & Under Girls, 14 &Under Boys, and 14 & Under Girls.Qualifiers will be held throughout theUnited States through the month of June.The BEF is accepting nominations andoffering player invitations for the girls’divisions. For more information abouthosting a qualifier, league guidelines, orupcoming qualifier dates and locations,visit www.BilliardEducation.org. The 2010 BEF Junior National 9-Ball

Championship sponsors include, OzoneBilliards, Simonis Cloth and Delta-13Rack. About Billiard Education FoundationThe Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is

a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which iscommitted to promoting education and en-courages the development of life skillsthrough youth billiard programs. The BEFfunds academic scholarships, produces theJunior National 9-Ball Championships,sponsors billiard athletes to attend the WPAWorld Junior 9-Ball Championships andpromotes “Pool In School” programs. Formore information, please visit www.Billiard-Education.org or call 303.926.1039.

BEF Junior Nationals Heads to Northern Illinois University

IPT Championship helps form Snooker’s ‘Brave New World’A brand new snooker series, the World Snooker Player Tour

Championship, is set to start next month and will form an integralpart of the sport’s era of innovation.�The series will feature 12 three-day events (PTCs), the first of which takes place at the WorldSnooker Academy in Sheffield from June 25 to 27. A new Order ofMerit, distinct from the World Rankings, will be incorporated intothe series based on money earned at each event. Upon conclusion ofthe 12 PTCs, the top 24 on the final Order of Merit will go throughto the televised stages in March.Each of the 12 events will carry prize money of £50,000, and at the

televised stage there will be £200,000 up for grabs – giving total prizemoney of £800,000. World Ranking points will also be availablethroughout for Main Tour players.�Six of the PTCs will be held at the Academy, with the other six in

continental Europe, including at least four in Germany, where thepopularity of snooker is booming. The maximum field for each event

will be 128 competitors; this will allow for a minimum of 32 placesfor amateurs to compete against the 96 professional players. Anamateur pre-qualifier will be held should the event be over-subscribed.World Snooker Chairman Barry Hearn said: “The Player Tour

Championship forms the backbone of our brave new world. I’m par-ticularly excited about the new Order of Merit! This will create extrainterest among fans as players battle to get one of those 24 spots inthe final stages. It gives young players the chance to come fromnowhere and surge up the list.“I hope that all of the leading stars will enter these events, and with

a lot of money and ranking points available, there is every incentive.They will have to play in at least six of the PTCs to be eligible for thetelevised finals.“ I’ll also be fascinated to see how the events go inEurope. The new series provides World Snooker with a strong struc-ture through which to enter new international markets.”��Each event will cost £100 to enter. Details on how to enter will

follow soon on.

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