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Wanda Bublitz & Jerry King

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In an economy were many businessesand pool leagues are pinching penniesand giving their customers less and less- M8 Pool Leagues says “Let’s Give’emMore!”

On January 31st CR’s Sports Bar in CoonRapids hosted another fun-filled $500Added Scotch Doubles Tournament forthose league members currently playingin the Winter Season. The event, limitedto the first 32 paid teams signed up wasfull over a week before the tournament -and we even had to turn away numerouslast minute inquiries.Play started shortly after 11:00am with all32 teams competing for the First PlacePrize of $500. It became clear early onthat Wanda Bublitz and Jerry King weregoing to be a force to be reckoned with as they marched through the field

u n d e f e a t e dand wouldhave a longwait to seewho wouldneed tod o u b l e - d i pthem to get atthe $500. Inthe end itwould comedown to two ofthe teams thatWanda and

Jerry had already knocked to the Loser’s Side earlier - the Winner wouldget a chance at Redemption. Shawn Isaacson and Greg Pelkey vs. JakeFreiling and Jack Steeves - and their hill/hill game was decided by a riskyshot on the 8 Ball. Jake and Jack would move on to the Championship astheir opponents fouled on the 8 Ball. But in the first set of a must win Jakeand Jack fell short in another hill/hill game to a very determined Wandaand Jerry as they made a very nice out to take the $500 prize. Thank youto all who came out and competed and congratulations to those who wonmoney. Thank you to CR’s and their staff for the support and great servicethey give to M8 Pool Leagues and our members.

We look forward to seeing all of theparticipants at our next event - the M8Singles and M8 Team Championshipsat Canterbury Park. There will be a $500Added 9 Ball Singles event on February19th, the 256 Singles Players will playFebruary 20th - 22nd competing for theFirst Place Prize of $3,500 and theAdvanced Teams will play February 20th- 22nd for prizes up to $10,000. Therewill also be a $500 Added ScotchDoubles event on March 5th and theOpen Teams along with Masters Teamswill play March 6th - 8th for prizes up to$10,000 in each division. We will bepaying out prizes totaling in excess of

$125,000 at theseevents to local poolplayers - What areyou playing for in yourleague?Visit us atwww.M8Pool.com orcall us at 651-636-2022 to see how youcan get involved.

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format on 7-foot bar boxes.Jesse Bowman (E. Moline, IL)was the dominating force onthis day, and he took the hotseat in good order, turningback Josh Johnson(Bettendorf, IA) [rated a "7" ona regional handicap systemused] in the A-bracketsemifinals 7-3 and Dan Kuhl[5] (Le Claire, IA) in the A-bracket finals 7-1. Dan Kuhlhad made it to the A-bracketfinals with a semifinals 5-1 winover Travis Frazelle [4](Moline, IL). In the B-sidebracket Ron Pluym [5](Dubuque, IA) and CraigMcLaren [5] (Galesburg, IL)

eliminated Rich Bideaux [5] (Moline, IL) and Doric Smith [4] (Galesburg,IL) at 7th place by 5-2 and 5-1 scores respectively. Josh Johnson andCraig McLaren each ended the day for Ron Pluym and Travis Frazelle at5th place via respective 7-3 and 5-1 margins. In the B-bracket semifinals,Johnson ousted Craig McLaren at 4th place 7-1, and he followed up witha strong 7-1 performance in the B-side finals to eliminate Dan Kuhl at 3rdplace. Both Josh Johnson and Jesse Bowman own national championshiptitles, but Jesse Bowman was the best on this day, taking care of Johnson7-4 for the title!The ACS wishes to thank sponsors J. Pechauer Custom Cues,Championship Billiard Fabric, Nick Varner Signature Cases and oZoneBilliards. Tour info available at www.americancuesports.org.Final Results:1st Jesse Bowman (E. Moline, IL) $350 + $110 Side Pot

+ Free Singles entry to ACS Nationals2nd Josh Johnson (Bettendorf, IA) $275 + $75 Side Pot3rd Dan Kuhl (Le Claire, IA) $205 + $45 Side Pot4th Craig McLaren (Galesburg, IL) $150 + $20 Side Pot5-6 Ron Pluym (Dubuque, IA) $100

Travis Frazelle (Moline, IL)7-8 Rich Bideaux (Moline, IL) $60

Doric Smith (Galesburg, IL)9-12 Tony Maresco (Clinton, IA) $30

Mark O’Hara (Clinton, IA)Scott Hargens (Cedar Rapids, IA)Keith Helfrich (Sterling, IL)

The United States Snooker Association (USSA) continues to rejuvenatesnooker in the United States in 2009 with its inaugural USSA NationalSnooker Tour, and the second stop on the Tour – the On Cue Open SnookerClassic at On Cue Billiards, directed by USSA board member Tom Kollins- in Grayslake, IL, January 17-18, again enjoyed a full 16-player field.Four round-robin preliminary flights determined the eight players for thefinal rounds. The preliminary flights featured 2-frame matches amongeach opponent within a flight for a total of six frames played per player.The preliminary favorites of multi-time national champion Tom Kollins,Canadian Paul Fleming and Stop #1 winner Jeff Szafransky from Californiacleared through to the final eight, qualifying them for the final playoffs.Group D was a tough flight, as Szafransky, Fleming and John Connelly alltied with 4-2 records, but the tie break was high run, and John Connellyregistered the lowest high run at 22. Fleming claimed overall high runhonors in the prelims with a break of 47.Final Results:1st Tom Kollins (Grayslake, IL) $4002nd Paul Fleming - (Waterloo, ON) $2003-4 Jeff Szafransky (Mountain View, CA) $100

Rajneesh Bansal Bollingbrook, IL) $100High Run – Paul Fleming (47) $50The 2009 USSA National Championships will be conducted at the Prince Snooker Club inNew York City, NY, May 21-24, and is open to the first 32 entries who are permanentresidents or citizens of the USA. Info and entry details are available on the USSA website– www.snookerusa.com.The USSA National Snooker Tour is sponsored by Aramith Billiard Balls and StrachanWest Of England snooker cloth, and the 2009 Tour will feature its third stop (of the six-stop Tour) at Prince Snooker Club in Brooklyn, NY on the weekend of February 7-8 (contactRaymond Fong at tel. (917) 923-5118 or USSA Executive Director Alan Morris atalanmorris@snookerusa.com)

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Samm Diep

BrBrBrBrBreeeeeak the Glass Cak the Glass Cak the Glass Cak the Glass Cak the Glass Ceeeeeiling!iling!iling!iling!iling!By Samm Diep (c) January 2009The term “glass ceiling” most commonly refers to situations whereadvancement is stopped at a lower level due to some form of discrimination.In the case of this article, we often times hold ourselvesback from advancing because we’re stuck in a place wherewe have been for so long. We want to improve but wehold ourselves back. We lose to players that we look upto. We tell ourselves, “I’ve never beaten him before.He’s better than me.” In turn, we are the onesdiscriminating against ourselves and our ownabilities.As we improve, we may leave some of our peersbehind. We will also inevitably face players thatwere at one point better than us. By now, we maybe pretty even with them or in some cases evenbetter than them. Regardless of how much weadmire their game, we can’t lose sight of our own abilities. Rememberinghow great they are and how much we idolize them only reinforces thatglass ceiling. The truth is: we might be able to beat them but if we still lookat ourselves as that timid beginner player, then we stand no chance.The only way to break through the invisible barrier we’ve created is tocompete, compete, and then compete some more. Hiding out in yourbasement for two years shooting nothing but drills might give you theknowledge and skills, but it will not give you that competitive edge andtournament toughness required to beat your hero. How well competitionpressure is handled is what separates the ball-bangers from the masters.The first couple times we play the local champ, we get our butts handed tous. We go back and practice. The next time, maybe we make some reallynice runs but miss the money ball. We go back and practice that shot. Inthe next tournament, run a few more racks but still lose. We go back andwork on our break shot. Until, eventually, we finally beat them. If we continuethe hard work, the day will come.We may not beat them again the next time after that, but we now knowthey’re beatable. They all are. Congratulations, you’ve just taken the firststep towards breaking the glass ceiling.Glass ceilings can be set by us, our peers, our family, or any of thoserandom thoughts that creep into our subconscious. We’ll never breakthrough if we don’t believe in ourselves and accept our own improvements.It’s not who you were, it’s the player that you’ve become. Keep practicing,keep competing, and keep breaking through.Please be sure to visit PoolTipJar.com “random smatterings of pool thoughts, articles, &news”. You can take polls, view article archives, and read tournament and training updates.Samm Diep, “Cherry Bomb” House Pro at Mile Nine & Rack ‘Em Billiards (Aurora, CO)Author of “You Might Be A D Player If... (101 Classic Moves That All Pool Players CanAppreciate)” Visit: www.SammsPocket.com fun & unique products for pool players

(c) 2008 Mike Fieldhammer, BilliardCoach.comPart I of the break shot details the most common approach to breaking byhitting the ball at the apex of the stack. This article will detail a highly

effective alternative-the second ball break.As summarized in Part I, a successful breakshot can be defined as follows:* One or more balls have been pocketed* The cue ball is in a position that offers anopening shot* Object balls have scattered sufficiently andfew clusters existThe second ball break still benefits from atight rack, but is more forgiving. One of thetwo balls directly behind the apex ball is struck

and the action of the rack can be thought of as an explosion from thecenter of the rack. Energy from the cue ball is directed at the core of therack with the object balls scattering from the inside out.

This concentrated strike is more of a sniper shot than an all out blast.Accuracy supercedes power in the second ball break. English and spinare employed to make aiming at the small target even more difficult. Thepower of the stroke must be held in check so as not to sacrifice a deadlyaccurate hit.The cue ball must originate from near one of the side rails. This offers theshortest path and most advantageous angle to hit the second ball as fullas possible. The cue ball should miss the apex ball and impact the secondball back. Clipping the head ball may cause a scratch in pocket ‘1’ or evenjump the cue ball off the table. Steering too far clear of the head ball canbe costly as well. Hitting too thin (low) on the second ball can send thecue ball straight into the corner or into the long rail and across to scratchin corner pocket ‘2’. Even if the scratches are avoided, you may be stuckbeneath the stack or on the foot rail with no shot at all.Outside English and draw (Low left in the diagram breaking from the leftside rail) should be used in moderation to contact the side rail and directthe cue ball to the shaded oval position zone. As in the head ball break,the center of the table will offer the most options for an opening shot.Don’t overdo the low, outside spin because a scratch in pocket ‘3’ ispossible. Cue ball kisses are highly likely, but if the cue ball is sent alongthe path illustrated the kiss may not hurt you. Keeping the cue ball awayfrom the pockets greatly reduces the chance of getting kissed into a scratch.Players new to the second ball break should begin without employing anyleft or right spin. Play the shot with draw only and focus on an accurate hiton the second ball. Some players have great success without adding thesidespin and hitting the break with high speed. Equipment and playingconditions may influence how you choose to shoot the second ball breakshot.This alternate break shot works well, especially when the head ball smashbreak is not satisfying the first two goals of breaking. You’ll often make aball but may face a more difficult run out due to a less effective spread of

Effective 8-Ball Break Shots, Part II

(Billiard Coach continued on page 13)

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11th AnnualDerby City Classic

(Derby City Classic continued on page 8)Photos courtesy of: Mike Fieldhammer www.BilliardCoach.com

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The 11th Annual Diamond DerbyCity Classic hosted by theHorseshoe Casino and Hotel inElizabeth, Indiana January 23-31,2009.Entrants in the DCC are requiredto play in all 3 events, Bank Pool,One Pocket and 9-Ball. The playersacquire points based on how theyfinish in each event all vying for thecoveted “Master of the Table” andthe $25,000 bonus money that goeswith the title. This is in addition totheir prize money won in each

BANKSThis event is a double elimination with a buy back which is what RudolfoLuat decided to do to face John Brumback in the finals of the BankPool Division. The competition was a short rack, race to 3 format. JohnBrumback, local Kentucky bank pool player was the hometown crowdfavorite and he had to beat Rudolfo twice to capture the win. John wasno stranger to the finals in the bank pool division and had finished insecond place on two other occassions in 2004 and 2005. John won thefirst set 3-2 and the second 3-1and captured the $10,000 firstplace prize money

with Shane coming competition since algear and each oppowas also plowing thlooked like an easy reach the hill first. Mwith Shane clearingthe $16,000 first pla

14-1Bob Jewett’s $10,000 Straight PoolChallenge pitted Darren Appletonand Danny Harriman in the finalswith Harriman coming out on top.

event. John Brumbackwalked away with the awardthis year and $20,000 firstplace prize money. Thesecond place finisherJohnathan Pinegar only lostout to Brumback by half apoint. Brumback’s 175.5 toPinegar’s 175.Another unusual format ofDerby City is that each playerhas the option to buy backinto the tournament and eachround is a blind draw.

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ONE POCKETA strong field of 333 players faced off in the One PocketDivision with John Schmidt playing the favorite Scott Frostin the finals. Schmidt went undefeated through this eventand Frost had to beat Schmidt twice but couldn’t pull offthe win.

FAT BOY10-BALLCHALLENGEEric “Fat Boy”P e t e r s o nsponsored the first“Fat Boy 10-BallChallenge”, a raceto 15, singlee l i m i n a t i o ntournament opento the first 16players who paidthe $1,000 entry.The prize fund wasrounded out to aneven $20,000 bythe addition of$4,000 byPeterson.The finals saw LeeVann Corteza andRalf Souquet face

off. The match was all Vann Corteza and was broadcastlive via the internet, starting at midnight, courtesy of Accu-Stats as a pay-per-view event. This was one of many eventsoffered by Accu-Stats who was there to record the actionon PPV.

9-BALLShane VanBoening and LeeVann Cortezawere the last twoplayers standingfrom a field of341 in the 9-BallDivision. Thiswas being playedon the last day ofthe DCC and theplay went backand forthbetween the two

h Shane coming out on top. The final 8 players were in a single eliminationmpetition since all 8 had already used their “buy back” option. Shane caught aar and each opponent he faced was another step closer to the final match. Lee

as also plowing through the field to meet up with Shane in the race to 7 finals. Itoked like an easy win for Lee when he had a 5-3 lead but Shane fought back toach the hill first. Missed opportunities by both players in the final match finishedh Shane clearing the table after Lee gave him ball in hand. Shane took home

e $16,000 first place prize money.

TARThe Derby City Classic isknown for its late nightaction and this year was noexception. Shane VanBoening and Efren Reyesmatched up for 10-Ball,race to 23, winner take allwhich was $20,000. Reyeswas in the lead throughoutmost of the match but in theend it was Van Boening thatpulled off the win 23-19.This match was streamedon the internet as a PPV.

ONE POCKET & BANKPOOL HALL OF FAME

The 5th Annual Hall of Fame Banquet for One Pocket andBank Pool Players was held during the Derby City Classicand was hosted by steve Booth. The One Pocket inducteeswere Jack Cooney and Marvin Henderson (posthumous)and the Bank Pool inductees were Tony “Fargo” Fergusonand Jimmy “Flyboy” Spears (Lifetime Pool in Action)

Congratulations

Snow and ice storms plagued the Derby City Classic withdelayed start times for matches and lost internetconnectivity.

FAT BOY 10-BALL CHALLENGE1st $10,000

Lee Vann Corteza2nd $5,000

Ralf Souquet3rd $2,500

Mika Immonen4th $2,500

Francisco BustamanteSTRAIGHT POOL1st $2,500

Danny Harriman2nd $2,400

Darren Appleton3rd $2,000

John Schmidt4th $1,400

Thorsten Hohmann5th $1,200

Beau Runningen6th $900

Corey Deuel7th $800

Charlie Williams8th $700

Huidjie SeeMASTER OF THE TABLE1st $20,000

John Brumback2nd $3,000

Jonathan Hennessee3rd $2,000

Shane Van Boening9-BALL DIVISION1st $16,000

Shane Van Boening2nd $8,000

Lee Vann Corteza3rd $3,000

Ralf Souquet3rd $3,000

Adam Smith5th $1,550

Rodolfo LuatDarren AppletonJonathan HennesseeJohnny Archer

9th $1,200John Morra

ONE POCKET DIVISION1st $12,000

John Schmidt2nd $6,000

Scott Frost3rd $2,700

Jose ParicaJeremy Jones

5th $2,000Rob MelroseJonathan Hennessee

7th $1,300Niels FeijenMark JarvisShannon Daulton

BANKS DIVISION1st $10,000

John Brumback2nd $5,000

Rodolfo Luat3rd $2,500

Jonathan Hennessee4th $1,450 Brian Gregg

Larry NevelShannon Daulton

7th $900Thorsten HohmannMika ImmonenShawn Putnam

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It started as a spark of an idea. An idea from the same mind who createdthe Jay Swanson Memorial 13 years ago, who has helped to grow the U.SBar Table Championships for the past 16 years, and who took ownershipof the BCA Pool Leagues almost 5 years ago.This new idea has slowly started to gain recognition nation wide. Thebrainchild of Mark Griffin, CEO of CueSports International, the NationalChampionship Series (NCS) is days away from its first national event; theNCS 8-Ball Championship at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas February13 -15.The NCS is unique in many regards. Its first national event, the NCS 8-Ball Championship is the first tournament in the country’s pool history wherethe winner will move forward to represent the United States at the worldlevel, specifically the WPA World 8-Ball Championship. Another uniqueaspect of the NCS is its openness to all U.S players, men, women, amateurand professional and where membership is not required to any organizationor association. The NCS is a series of national championships in five cuedisciplines: 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball, 14.1 Continuous and One Pocket. It isalso the first to encourage knowledge and growth in multiple games.In the past five months the team at CSI scheduled 8-Ball qualifiers all overthe country. The NCS system encourages players to participate in theirlocal and regional pool rooms. Depending on the qualifier tournamentturnout, each qualifier sends 1-4 players. CSI set up the qualifiers to offerthe opportunity for players to participate in a pro-style event but withoutthe necessity of paying a large national level entry fee. The qualifier entryamounts around the country have ranged from $40 - $125 depending onhost room and location. However each spot is valued at $550, of which90% goes directly into the prize fund at the national level. The remainderis used by CSI to help pay for advertising and promotional materials sentto qualifier host rooms to help market their qualifiers.The NCS is a grass roots and team effort on multiple levels. There is teamCSI, out of Henderson, Nevada and numerous qualifier host rooms andindependent promoters who believe in the NCS and what it can do for thesport. Now with the NCS 8-Ball Championship around the corner, theNCS is beginning to schedule qualifiers for the following cue disciplines:9-Ball, 10-Ball and 14.1 Continuous. The NCS 9-Ball and NCS 10-BallChampionships will be scheduled for the second half of 2009. Additionallynegotiations are in process for the NCS 14.1 Championship and NCS 1-Pocket Championship locations and dates.

On December 8th, 2008, we were hit by a tornado which destroyed our30'x60' workshop/garage. (The workshop area was about 20'x30'.)We were able to save most of our wood, supplies and tools. Insurance

will not pay enough to replace the building, so we are selling some surplusitems to help us raise funds to rebuild. We will be listing items as we can,over the next few weeks on our website www.crowncues.biz.When you are ready to order, please write us by clicking on our e-mailaddress sales@crowncues.biz. Don't forget to check out the cues listedon our new cues page. We recently reduced some of the prices to help ussell them quicker, which will also help us with rebuilding costs. Anotherway to help would be to buy some ofthe Zazzle items we have posted onour Zazzle page which we receive aportion of sales from.Thank you for your interest andespecially for your orders, which willhelp us rebuild our workshop. Wepromise to do our best to continuebuilding top-of-the-line cues that areall about quality and playability.May you all have a happy, healthy,safe 2009!

Recently Jeannette Lee and her husband George Breedlove came to CapeGirardeau, Missouri looking for action and they found it with Tony Fargoplaying one handed jacked up banks 7 ahead for 7000.00. After manygruesome hours of constant torture the battle ended with George Breedlovesnapping it off with a total score of 7500.00.Jeannette signed autographs and watched her husband in action cheeringhim on the whole time.

Eddie Sipes, Amanda Hasting, Jeannette Lee and George Breedlove

J. Pechauer All American Tour #31HAMMERHEADS BAR & BILLIARDS - DUBUQUE, IA SATURDAY JAN 171st Scott Hargens (Cedar Rapids, IA) $375 + $70 side pot2nd Rich Bideaux (Moline, IL) $2753rd Casey Moriarity (Dubuque, IA) $1754th Kent Zirtzmann (Manchester, IA) $75

J. Pechauer All American Tour #29STARSHIP BILLIARDS - DECATUR, IL JAN 17-20091st $335 Jamie Baraks (Milan, IL) + $436 side pot2nd $250 Josh Johnson (Bettendorf, IA) + $327 side pot

+ Free Singles entry to ACS Nationals3rd $200 Milton Strack (Monticello, IL) + $218 side pot4th $150 Larry Parke (Decatur, IL) + $109 side pot5-6 $100 Mike Durbin (Sullivan, IL), Eric Kelton (Peoria Heights, IL)

J. Pechauer All American Tour #30RUDY’S PLACE - AURORA, IL SATURDAY JANUARY 171st $500 Tommy Hernandez (Glendale Heights, IL)2nd $300 Gil Hernandez (Joliet, IL)3rd $200 Eddie Balderas (Aurora, IL)4th $150 Bob Nodine (Chicago, IL)5-6 $100 Marlon Angeles (Chicago, IL), Sergio Perez (Joliet, IL) Angel Reyes (Aurora, IL) $50 + Free Singles entry to ACS

TWO STOOGES - FRIDLEY, MNSATURDAY JAN 24TH, 2009 $500 ADD IN - 32 PLAYERS1st $320 Jared B.2nd $220 Josh B.3rd $140 Demi J.

4th $90 Tom A.5/6 $65 Jim F., Mario P.7/8 $40 Dave M., Jamie P.

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(l to r) Bill Fickle, Owner of Side Pockets Blue Springs, Dan Angstead, Bob Fergason

The KC Rated 9-Ball Tour wasformed by the owners of severalrooms and a couple of pool players.The owners figured why cut eachothers throats trying to compete forthe same 45 tournament playersaround the city. Instead they cantake turns having all of the playersat their establishment. It was decidedthat it would need to be handicappedso that anyone who wants to play canhave a chance to win. Thetournaments are every two weeksunless there is another event thatneeds to be worked around. Eachtournament has a $40 entry fee. $10of that pays the greens fee, which inturn becomes added money in each tournament. $5 of the remaining $30goes into a cumulative side pot. The remaining $25 is the actual entry forthe tournament. The side pot comes into play at the end of each 12tournament session. Every player gets 5 points minimum per tournament.The better you do the more points you can earn. The Top 32 players at1st Dan Angstead2nd Bob Fergason3rd Aaron Axmear

the end of the session get invited toplay for the side pot cash, as well asa chance to win prizes ranging fromcue holders to playing cues.The handicap ranges from 4-13.Player ratings are based off ofleague ratings or word of mouth frompeople we know and trust around thearea. If we can’t get a solid line onhow someone plays they play as a12. Handicaps can be adjusted mid-tournament if they are out of line. Aplayers rating goes up one skill levelif they finish in the top four, two outof four weeks. Lowering ofhandicaps doesn’t happen veryoften. If a player doesn’t cash after

playing 6 or more tournaments the tour operators will discuss loweringthat players skill level. It is recommended that out of town players bringsome league materials that shows their average and matches played.The tour has a website address of www.KC9Ball.com. There you canfind our schedule as well as tour points standings.4th Phil Runyan5/6 David Hienonen, Sam Hammock

Heather Pulford (2nd) Orietta Strickland (3rd) and Amanda Lampert (1st)

The OB Cues Ladies Tour first stop of any year is always a “can’t wait”event. The players, supporters, and fans came out in full force to start offthe tour year with one of its largest attendances! Sixty-three players wereready and raring to go and by day’s end onSaturday, there were 16 left standing in theMain Event.First, before we get into the details of thetournament, special thanks to our host siteRusty’s in Arlington, Texas. Jeff, Josh,“Rash”, and all the wonderful staff at Rusty’swere the best ever and we thank them forall their hospitality and warm welcome. Alsospecial thanks to our main supporter OBCues. Don and Anita Owen, the O of OBCues, were on hand Sunday to watch thehotly contested matches and were treatedto some healthy and friendly competitionfrom everyone. Thank you OB Cues for allyou do!Many champions were in-house including the 2008 OB Cues RegionalTour Champion, Lisa Marr who lost her first match of the day to 2008 MostImproved Player & Board Member, Melinda Bailey 7-3. Melinda had anawesome tournament on Saturday as she continued to be undefeatedand a contender on the winner’s side on Sunday. As the tournamentcontinued on Sunday, there were 8 women undefeated and 8 with one-loss. On the winner’s side, it was Melinda Bailey vs. Bonnie Plowman;Heather Pulford vs. Michelle Abernathy; Orietta Strickland vs. TerryPetrosino and Amanda Lampert vs. Tori Jones, who is not only a teammateof Amanda but this was Tori’s first OB Cues Ladies Tour event——not badfor a first-timer. On the one loss side, it was Lisa Henderson-Major (havingan awesome tournament weekend) vs. Alicia Teskey; Tara Williams(formerly McCracken) vs. Michelle Cortez; Board Member Julie Stephensonvs. Shayla Neris; and Lisa Marr vs. Nancy French. Excellent job, Nancy!After the winner’s side battling was all over, the hot seat match camedown to Amanda vs. Heather with Amanda rising as the victor 7-6 andwaiting patiently for her finals opponent.

Although Orietta had not played on the tour since 2006, her game neverwent away and she was on a quest to win the WPBA San Diego ClassicEvent Qualifier and win it she did. After Orietta’s 4-7 loss to Terry, she

continued to score wins over Lisa Marr andMelinda Bailey before her final tournamentloss against Heather. Orietta had a nice 3rdplace finish plus the qualifier spot so she hada very eventful weekend for sure. Congratsand Welcome Back, Orietta.The finals match between Amanda andHeather was going to be a superb match aseveryone expected. These two championsand friends are always top seeds whereverthey go and awesome and flawless offensiveand defensive playmaking gave the crowdtheir money’s worth for sure. In true doubleelimination format, Heather would need toscore two wins over Amanda, but this did nothappen. Amanda was not going down easy

and with her look of determination and confidence, she scored her firstwin of this tour year with a 7-4 victory. Awesome work, Heather andAmanda!Click here for tournament payouts (I don’t have all the info on playersplacement and monies) $2,000 added Main Event:1st $750 Amanda Lampert2nd $600 Heather Pulford3rd $420 Orietta Strickland + qualifier4th $305 Bonnie Plowman5/6 $170 Melinda Bailey and Terry Petrosino7/8 $120 Michelle Abernathy and Lisa Henderson-Major9-12 $80 Tori Jones, Julie Stephenson, Michelle Cortez, Lisa Marr13-16 $50 Alicia Teskey, Nancy French, Shayla Neris, Tara Williams17-24 $30 Kim Pierce, Ashley Nandrasy, Camille Madison,

Robyn Petrosino, Natalie Mans, Kathy Knuth,Ophelia Charleston, Cristina De La Garza

25-32 $20 Christy Powell, Tracie Voelkering, Patricia Wenninger,Rebecca Goodnight, Jillian Martinez, Amy Hall,Tina Lehrmann, Jennifer Pavlovick

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Women’s ‘B’ 8 Ball ChampionBeth Voskuil

Men’s Master 9 Ball ChampionChris Patterson

Women’s Master 8 Ball ChampionJacqui Schroeder

Men’s ‘A’ 8 Ball ChampionLarry Davidson

Men’s ‘AA’ 8 Ball ChampionGene Albrecht, Jr

Men’s ‘B’ 9 Ball ChampionTracey Christianson

Men’s Master 8 Ball ChampionBilly (The Kid) Lasee

Wisconsin BCA State Championships 2009What a wonderful sight it is when after a five-day pool tournament everyoneis smiling. We ask ourselves, as players was it worth it. We know going inthat 99.9% of us will not win, that 75% of us will not cash. We know therewill be expenses, hotel, food, entry fees, travel, and entertainment costs.We know there could be snowstorms and sub zero temps, but we comeanyway. Our goal of course is to be the best in the state in each of ourcompetitive divisions. Wisconsin has women’s Master, A, and B divisions,and men’s Master, AA, A, and B. We come because watching the ballsscatter after the opening break is a pure adrenaline rush. We come becausea run out is heaven on earth, and a nine-ball break puts a smile where itbelongs. We come because the players we see year in and year out aren’tjust fellow competitors; they are becoming our friends. We come becauseour ongoing love-hate relationship with a crazy and sometimesunpredictable game drives us to, and we do believe that our time to shinecould be “ this time”.Our mission in Wisconsin on a yearly basis is to improve the BCA leagueplayer’s experience. This year was another example of accomplishing thatgoal. By incorporating a green fee rather than plugging quarters wespeeded up play by 20%, not to mention the dollar savings the playersreceived, a $25 to $50 per player average. Having the tables open for playcontinually was enjoyed by all that attended. Ric Jones (Bad BoyProductions) provided the equipment. Player comments were very positivein regards to the tables, lights, and arrangement. Diamond 7-foot tableswith pro cut pockets highlighted with the diamond tournament lighting andSimonis blue made for a playing surface that was fast and straight. Webelieve that Diamond products are here to stay.Our tournament director as in many past state events was the well-knownDean (Doctor Pool) Roeseler. The WIBCA over the years has establisheda unique working relationship with Dean. We are fortunate to be associatedwith a man who uses his talents and strengths for the betterment of ourannual event. Its one thing to do your job because it is your job, it is anotherthing to do your job because it is your love. The difference shows, and inour event it was all-good. Five days of pool with 1,692 contestants and 80tables could have spelled “ nightmare”. Dean and his staff showed that itcould be accomplished with a minimum of turbulence. Sometimes emotionsmixed with alcohol can run high; Dean and his staff should be commendedfor having a calming effect when these situations present themselves.Enough can’t be said about our gracious hosts, Olympia Resort andConference Center located only blocks off of US 94 half way betweenMadison and Milwaukee in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. The generosity ofowner Rick Eckert when it comes to pool players was beyond ourexpectations. Luxurious surroundings, kind, courteous and friendly hotel

Women’s ‘A’ 8 Ball ChampionLori Nelson

Women’s 9 Ball ChampionRonda Nelson

Women’s Master A Team Champions: Press BoxShannon Damm, Nicole Fields, Mary Price, Kate Randolph, April Schwartz

Men’s A Team Champions: Flanagans EliteT J Krause, Mike Frisch, Richard Rocha Jr, Dan Schultz, Ricardo Torres

Women’s B Team Champions: Kangaroo K’sGina Webster, Regina Hoffmann, Donna Kriewaldt, Kay Ladwig, Connie Lang, Jessica Lewis

Men’s ‘B’ 8 Ball ChampionMike Cundy, Jr

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staff helped make our State Championships a huge success. Our cueraffle was the best it has ever been. Something happens to people whenthey wear a piece of cheese for a hat. They just start giving like crazy.Wisconsin cue makers are seriously the best in the business. Many thanksgo out to Jacoby, Viking, McDermott, Pechaeur, and Jackson Cuecompanies and Big Ten Billiards for their donations and yearly support.

Thanks to the national BCA for their STAMP program that returns addedmoney for our event. Speaking of added money, we pushed upward around$12,000.00 for 2009, with a total payout of about $75,000.00. We took ourcheesehead hats off when we counted the money, and for the first time inthe history of the WIBCA State Championships all the winners were paidin cash.For info about specific payouts and finishes just Google WIBCA and clickon tournaments. You will find the site easy to navigate and informative.Photos of the winners and runner-ups are available for download. If youare interested in doing feedback that is there also. The three lucky playerswho got their entries in early and had there names drawn are: JosephManena, Craig Harmel, and Mark Mueller. They won free nights stay fornext year’s tourney. Each and every year we hope to add to this early birdspecial more names and nights.Pool tournaments are a unique animal, bringing together families such asConnie and Kelly O’heron, mother and daughter from the Wausau area,Gene Albrecht Sr. and Gene Albrecht Jr., father and son from the ChippewaFalls area, Shannon and Jacqui Schroeder, husband and wife from northernIllinois. Bringing together long lost old pool playing friends like GaryJohnson, Mike Miller, and Rob Hovick all who grew up playing pool togetherin Superior. Pool brings together old adversaries that no matter how hardyou try to; you can’t get them out of your mind. We know that on the table

revenge for past losses is sweet, andremembering can be our edge.The pinnacle of every pool player’slife is of course to be the best, even ifit is for just one tournament. Themasters division at the state leveldoes represent this achievement.This year, as in all previous years wehave new names to put at the top ofthe list. In the 9 Ball we havechampion Chris Patterson andrunner-up Jeremy Fedkenheuer onthe men’s side. In the ladies divisionwe have champion Ronda Nelsonand runner-up Jacqui Schroeder. In8 Ball we have a new first timechampion in Billy (The Kid) Lasee andperennial top five finisher in therunner-up spot Duncan Kauffman.For the ladies 8 Ball it was newcomerJacqui Schroeder as champion andone of our states two Grand Masterladies, Katrina Lyman in the runner-up position. These players can andshould be very proud of their achievement. On behalf of all WisconsinBCA league players we salute you.The Wisconsin BCA is a strong and growing group of pool league playersdedicated to their sport. Now if some of us could get the cheese out of oureyes while we are shooting everything would be just fine. Thanks to all theplayers for competing, enjoying, and respecting the game and the peoplethat play it.Complete results can be found at www.wisconsinbca.com

Men’s B Team Champions: Sheperd’s CornRandy (Corn) Fink, Earl Barnekow, Howie Newbauer, Brian Olson

Men’s Master AA Team Champions: Press Box #2Bud Snyder, Bob Baehler, Dean Flitter, Adam Osier, Allen Snyder

Men’s Senior ChampionGary Bowe

Men’s ‘AA-A’ 9 Ball ChampionJason Barnhill

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