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As I headed out on mydeliveries forNovember, I hadplanned to attendthe WPBANationals thefollowing week.It seemed like ithad rainedevery minuteof everyd a yand bythe end of the month, ithad become the wettestmonth on record for theNorthwest.Chinook Winds CasinoResort in Lincoln City,Oregon for the fourthconsecutive year hosted the WPBACuetec Cues National 9-BallChampionships, November 8-12,2006. The events started off

Wednesday with aPro-Am CelebrityShoot-out with thep r o c e e d s

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W P B Atournament playstarted onT h u r s d a y .S p e c t a t o r scame from allover then o r t h w e s tincluding Wayneand MarilynBoucher, ownersof the Broken

Rack in Emeryville, California.Players were eliminated one by onethroughout the week. I had a chanceto talk to a lot of fans as well as

players, most of the concerns werethe weather and the IPT. There

were eight Brunswick tablesset up for play with spectator

seating on 3 sides. You couldsit and watch most all the tables

with keeping most of your focus on2 or 3 table play. Even JenniferBarretta was there and pregnant.She is teaching her child about thelove of the game.There was also an APA Regionaltournament in the next room. Theladies of the WPBA wouldgenerously spend their time withthe APA players and even play inmany tournaments.As the tournament field whittleddown, play went from a doubleelimination format to a round of

sixteen - single elimination. TheSunday rounds would be televisedby ESPN for a December broadcast(ESPN does not have a budget forbilliards. The WPBA pays ESPN tocome in and film the events. This ispaid for through sponshorships.)See POOL ON TV for the times anddates- page 27.In the final four Allison Fisher faced

off against Kelly Fisher inthe first semi-final match

while Karen Corr and Ga YoungKim were slated to compete in semi-final #2.Kelly Fisher (ranked #4) advancedto this match with wins over MelissaHerndon 9-3 and Sarah Rousey 9-2to meet Allison Fisher (ranked #1).Allison had easy wins over MeganMinerich 9-1 and Gerda Hoffstatter9-2 to face “the other” Fisher. Withnew tight pockets on the BrunswickTournament Edition, making shotsisn’t as easy as it used to be. All fourplayers in the final four had theirtroubles.Kelly comes to the WPBA fromYorkshire, England and began

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playing snooker at the age of 13. Shewas introduced to the game by herfather and tutored by Lionel Payneat a local snooker hall.Allison is also from England andstarted playing snooker at the veryyoung age of 7 when she received a

child’s snooker table for Christmas.By the time she was 12 she hadgraduated to a full size snookertable.In the first match, Kelly found herselfat the mercy of Allison when she washaving problems with her breaks.The match ended with Allisonvictorious over Kelly 7-5.The second semi-final match sawKaren Corr (ranked #2) meet up withGa Young Kim (ranked #6)last year’s champion.Karen nicknamed the “Irish Invader”was born in Ballymondy, NorthernIreland. She joined the WPBA tour in1999 after winning her first pro eventin New York the previous July.Ga Young sometimes called “LittleDevil Girl” was born in Seoul, SouthKorea and started her WPBA careerin 2004. This came after she playedin the 2003 BCA Open. She learnedto play in her father’s pool hall PoolTop.Ga Young came out swinging and

took a commanding lead 5-2 overKaren. This did not deter Karenas she won the next three racksbut it was not enough toovercome Ga Youngwho took the match 7-5.

It now came down toAllison Fisher andGa Young Kim. Theshooting wasanything buts p e c t a c u l a rbetween Ms Kimand Ms Fisher. Withtighter pockets youcould see thefrustration level risewhen a shot wasmissed. What wasunusual for MsFisher was stonefaced, unemotionaland focuseddemeanor was

obviously rattled. Both ladies tied at6-6, it seemed like league play a tyour local saloon. Youknew you were going to getanother chance to shoot.Ga Young’s obviousdispleasure at her shootingwas made very clear by heremotional outbursts, whichmay have been acontributing factor that

almost brought her totears after Allison sankthe last 9. The matchended 7-6 and Allisonwas crowned this year’snational champion.On a personal note: Myfirst full day on the beach,I woke up to partial blueskies and the everchanging weatherbecoming nicer. From myperch on a 200 foot cliff, sat my motel

room, as I peeredtowards the

s a n d yb e a c h e s ,noticed ar a i n b o w ,following it to itsend that landedon the beach.Never beforehad I seen theend of arainbow asthe rain &sun became

more predominant. I followed upwardalong the arch and again found theother end of the rainbow some 500or more yards north. I could see thearch of the rainbow, both ends(something I had never seenbefore), yet NO POT OF GOLD!Two chances and I still came upempty, perhaps the pot of gold is notat the end, yet in the seeing of.The WPBA will return again next year.It was a pleasure to meet and seeeverybody and the turnout for theevent has grown steadily. Hope tosee you here next year.

1st $14,000 Allison Fisher2nd $8,600 Ga Young Kim3-4 $5,700 Karen Corr

Kelly Fisher5-8 $3,300 Gerda Hoffstatter

Sarah RouseyVal FinneyKim White

9-16 $2,400 Xiaoting PanHelena ThornfeldtSarah EllerbyMonica WebbMelissa HerndonVivian VillarrealGail GrecarMegan Minerich

Kim Jones, being interviewed hereby ESPN, was a last minute entryfrom the NWPA. Nevertheless shemanaged to win two matchesbefore facing Allison Fisher. Kimfinished in 17th place.

Deby Welfringer another favoritefrom the NWPA was competing atChinook Winds.

Morgan Steinman, a Montananative, and member of the NewEngland’s Women Tour was inLincoln City competing as well.

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On October 20-21st, the NWPA held its season ending tournament andbanquet at Uncle Jack’s Billiards in Lynnwood, WA. If you haven’t been tothis room recently, you’re missing out. It was completely refurbished andnow has a full service bar with leather couches, fireplace, big screenplasmas and five 7 foot tables to complement its huge pool room.

During the banquet there was a new item, the First Annual TournamentDirector’s Award was given away. This recognizes sportsmanship, attitude,volunteerism and professionalism. It is awarded by the non-playervolunteers who work so hard behind the scenes. In a unanimous vote, wecongratulate Elaine Eberly on her deserved recognition.The action started Saturday with 33 players fighting for final rankings and aWPBA Qualifying spot for 2007. The added money for this event wasprovided by Uncle Jack’s with Electronic Gaming and the NWPA providingthe WPBA Spot. This was partially due to the generosity of Jim Lebold ofThe Cue Ball. Linda Carter donated a vacation cruise which we were thenable to raffle off to help raise money for our 2007 season. Congratulationsto those winners.By Sunday, the point finals matched Joanne Ashton, who beat RachaelAbbink, a WPBA regular in 2006 playing in her 1st, but not last, NWPAtourney 7-6, Kim Jones 7-5, Linda Dick 7-3, Mary Hopkin 7-6 and CrystalOpoka, herself playing in her 1st NWPA event, who beat Susan Gray 7-1,Kathy Iwata 7-2, Jo Woodward 7-2 and rallied from a 6-3 deficit to beatDeby Welfringer 7-6. This momentum continued for Crystal and she wonthe point 7-5.On the B side, Kim Jones and Deby Welfringer beat Mary Hopkin andRachael Abbink 7-4 respectively and Kim then lost to Deby 7-4 to faceJoanne. Upset by her loss to Crystal, Joanne was on fire and won 7-2, butrevenge was not to be and in a back and forth match, Crystal prevailed 9-7 to win in her first NWPA appearance. This hasn’t happened since HsinHuang did it in 2003 and then went on to be the 2005 WPBA Rookie of theYear. (No pressure Crystal). Ok, it may have happened another time.The final standings became important later when a last minute cancellationin Lincoln City had the WPBA asking us for our highest ranked player withindriving distance that could be there in a matter of a few hours. Our #2finisher was Kim Jones and she threw all her stuff in a suitcase to join uslate on Wednesday, November 8th. One of four (4) NWPA players in thefield, she started Thursday by squeaking out a 9-8 win against the #32ranked player and then demolishing the #16 player, Julie Kelly 9-3. At 10pmFriday, her reward was Allison Fisher, who ran every available rack winning9-1. Saturday morning, Kim played what should have been an evenlymatched opponent, but the hundreds of spectators, the spotlight (she wasthe talk of the tournament) and nerves were a tougher opponent. She lost9-2. However, congrats and thanks to Kim, winning two matches againsthighly ranked players in her 1st event brings greater respectability and prideto all of us in the Northwest.

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Arlo Walsman played and won hisfirst Sam’s 14-1 Tournament,November 5. After edging ChrisCulligan in the first match of the finals50 to 46, Arlo the new kid beat NortonJohnson the old timer in the finalmatch 50 to 17. Akio Nakashimacame in thrid.Arlo marched through the dayundefeated and took the high-runprize with a modest run of 22. A highrun of 22 is clearly a bad day for thistop notch shooter. Having had theopportunity of being waxed with a 45-ball run by Arlo a few weeks ago, Ican assure you we are going to seegreat things from this young man.Many thanks to Sam Rabito forrunning the tournament in myabsence. I hope a few of you will beinterested in playing in the newStraight Pool Society League.Hope to see you all December 3rdfor the next monthly Straight PoolTournament at Sam’s.

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This month’s Artistic Shot is from the prop/novelty/special arts disciplineand has a Degree of Difficulty,(DOD)of 8. You may choose either C or F pocket on this shot. To set the shot upplace an object ball on the foot spot. The cue ball is in hand anywherebehind the head string. The objective of this shot is to shoot the cue ball

one handed jacked up (no rail or bridge allowed)to the object ball on the footspot. Make the object ball in either pocket C or F. Unless obvious from cueball placement, shooter must designate which pocket the object ball will bemade in. There is no penalty for scratching. Here are a couple of tips to aidyou in making this shot. Hold your cue very close to the balance point so itstays level as you come down to shot this shot. Align the tip on the cue ballto hit the cue ball along it’s vertical axis, (no English), and use one tip ofhigh. Don’t stoke this shot in mid air, just come forward with your cue.When practicing this shot, align the cue ball to the object ball for a half ballaim. To do this put a ghost ball where the cue ball will be upon contact ofthe ball on the foot spot.Of course align the ghost ball and object ball to be made in the full openingof the pocket. With your cue ball aligned for a half ball aim you now can usethe center of your shaft as an aiming device. Aim the center of your shaft tothe farthest outside edge of the object ball opposite the side of the pocketyou wish to cut the ball into. This shot takes steady nerves. I made this shot on my first attempt at the 2003 U.S. Open Artistic PoolChampionship at Accu-Billiards in New Bedford, Mass. Stefano Pelingawon the event and Mike Massey finished second. Good Luck on this one!

Thank you to Randy and everyoneat Uncle Jack’s. The food wasBanquet food was great as well asthe service. To all of our players andvolunteers making this an amazingand unrivaled, 7 stop with 5 Qualifier,2006 season. I especially want topersonally thank Ford for hiscontinuing hard work and class.Last but not least, if you aren’tplanning to play or watch at least oneNWPA event in 2007, mysympathies. Thank youChris Rogers, Tournament Director1 $550.00

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Try Some One PocketBy: Bob Jewett of the SFBA

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I’m a firm believer in trying different games. Eachnew game will make you work on specific aspectsof your fundamentals, strategy or techniques, andthose improvements will carry over to the gamesyou usually play. Besides, the other games can bea lot of fun.In a past article, I urged you to try some straightpool. It is one of the great games at pool. Thismonth I’m promoting the pool game for movers andthinkers: one pocket.The rules are fairly simple. Each player gets apocket. The first player to get eight balls into hispocket wins the game.If you foul, no ball pocketed on the shot counts, andyou have to put up one of the balls you made as apenalty. If you make a ball in your pocket on a shot,you go on shooting, even if you have also made a

ball in your opponent’s pocket or elsewhere. Balls that come back onto thetable for fouls or being pocketed in extraneous pockets are spotted on thelong string.Deciding pockets is more or less automatic. It is nearly always obviouswhich pocket the breaker is going for, and that is his pocket. The opponentgets the other foot pocket. There are rare “trick” breaks that are not soobvious, and for those the breaker should designate his pocket.

The breaker willbreak the rack softlytoward a cornerpocket and try toleave the cue ball onhis opponent’s sideof the table. Thestandard break shotis shown in thediagram. The shot isplayed with insideEnglish (left in thiscase) to just skim thehead ball and caromonto the ball behindit. The cue ball thenhits the end rail, theinside Englishremoves somespeed andstraightens out theangle and the cueball ends at aboutpoint A.If you are luckyenough on the breakto get some of theballs to stop nearyour pocket, youropponent will behidden behind thenearly full rack. Onevery standardresponse for thesecond shot is to play the cue ball off a ball at about B to end in the jaws ofthe pocket at C.There is a lot of tradition at one pocket, and if you are just starting out, it’sgood for you to know about it so you don’t offend the old-timers. You alternatebreaks, because the break is a very important and potentially productiveshot, like the first move at chess. Usually both players will break to thesame pocket as it is easier or the table rolls a little into that pocket comparedto the other corner. If you foul and have no balls to spot, put a coin on thecushion by your pocket to mark the debt. Those balls are spotted asavailable at the end of your turn.It is considered really impolite to touch your opponent’s balls. (That shouldn’tbe hard to remember.) If he fouls, let him do the spotting. If you are playingon a table with a ball return, let him put his balls in the ball slot in the front ofthe table at the end of his turn. I think this unwritten rule comes from thoseplayers who “accidentally” put balls into the wrong slot.If you owe balls (coins are on the rail) and you make some balls on yourturn but forget to spot them at the end, there are a couple of ways to play.Petty crooks prefer the “you snooze, you lose” rule which says that if youforget to make your opponent spot the balls he owes, the debt is forgiven.The right way to play is to spot the balls one full turn after the mistake isnoted. The wait is needed because spotting the forgotten ball immediatelymight ruin a good safety by the sudden appearance of a ball to shoot at.

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Our Women’s Masters Team is a thirdof the way into the new fall leaguesession. This year, we picked up a fifthplayer for the league. He won’t beplaying with us in Vegas, but we needfive players on league night. As an APA6 in 8 ball, this is his first time playingVNEA or BCA. I’m proud of him forstepping outside the APA box.During league a couple weeks ago, hemissed a shot and his opponent beganrunning the table. With each ball made,I watched in frustration as my newteammate became antsy and anxious.

He paced around and finally set his cue down and mumbled, “Its over. I’msorry. He’s out. It’s over.” I could’ve strangled him…There are plenty of bad habits I could write about. In fact, I have. I wrote anentire book about them. Some of the worst habits are anything that takesyou away from being fully and completely prepared to kill. This is a perfectexample. To verbalize the fact that your opponent is out and that the gameis over is simply giving up and I refuse to give up. Although he didn’t breakdown his cue, he may as well have in my eyes.It’s understandable to be disappointed when you miss a shot or don’t dowhat you intended to, but I found his display of quitting behavior to beunacceptable. We spoke about it after his match and he tried to explainthat he was “being realistic” and knew his opponent was going to get out.I explained that while his opponent is at the table, he has thoughts of losingto them and what the score will be versus what it should’ve been. And,while my opponent is at the table, I’m planning my next move and expectingthem to make a mistake (whether it happens or not). I’m hoping they willmiss, scratch, miscue, or even trip and bump into the table and land on thecue ball so I can have ball in hand.The point is that no matter how good things look for my opponent and not-so-good they may look for me, I refuse to give up. If you’re just going to giveup whether it’s mentally or physically, then why play at all? If you’re notgoing to give 100% whether you’re at the table or not, then you can’t expect100% in return. Do your best and expect the best!The holidays are just around the corner. Visit SammsPocket.com tofind the perfect gift for that special pool player.Samm Diep - House Pro at Table Steaks East in Aurora, Coloradoblog.SammsPocket.com

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When racking, put light or contrasting balls in the front of the rack. It’sconsidered an insult to put two dark balls up front, as it makes it harder toaim the thin hit you need for the break. (Personally, I don’t care which ballsare in front, but I try to be careful when racking.)Also on the rack, the balls need to be as tight as possible, especially infront. If they are loose, funny things start to happen, like the corner ballnear your opponent’s pocket moving too far and giving up a shot.If a ball is in the jaws of your opponent’s pocket, the best move is usually tosink it for him. He keeps it, but he has no way play position from it. Also, ifyou leave the cue ball right by his pocket, he will usually have no good shot.If you scratch on the shot that makes your opponent’s ball, it doesn’t countfor him, and spots up.Try playing some one pocket for the next month, and in the January issue,I’ll discuss some special moves and strategies. If you haven’t tried thegame yet, I think you are in for a treat.

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$1000 along with the Calcuttaof $1140. Men finishing 17ththrough 24th got $100 fortheir efforts. Saturday was abloodbath in some bracketswith the likes of Jeff Boucher,Kevin Cardinal, Ace Brown,Dwayne Bjornstad, RickJohn, Pete Sky, JeremySmith, Mark Vinogradov,Tony Weert, Merv White, T ROlson and Bob Floresfalling in the mayhem.Including in thehighlights of Sunday’splay were a 3rd and4th placem a t c hbetweenStan Tourangeau(pronounced torango) and hisbrother Phil Tourangeau(pronounced toronjo) fromVancouver. Don’t ask. I forget

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given when the masters hadbitched long enough about having toplay her. Julie, I just met at thistournament and liked immediately.You tow also are great examples ofthe class top players should show.


Another player new to thistournament is Jana Montour, thewinner. Jana, it was nice to meet you;you’re another great example toaspiring players. To wrap this up Iwould like to mention a local playerwho finished 4th for the second time.

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come.My primary motivationwas to bring world-classplayers to Bozeman for my

entertainment, the excitement itwould bring, and to show localplayers how the game could beplayed. This would continue theeducation started by Helena playersJeff Boucherand DanHamper, whoc a m ereligiously oncea week in the90’s to take ourmoney andagain, showus how thegame could be

played. Thesetwo playersraised the level of local pool andinspired the achievements recentlygained by so many of our players. Afriend of mine who owns the CrystalBar going only by the name ofGrunch (THE Grunch) agreed to add$50 a week so I could charge locals$10 and get each into the Classic at$50. What few know is in that firstClassic, 42 of the 49 players werelocals who got in by way of theCrystal qualifiers. We drew exactly7 players from out of town and threebig names, Bob Flores, StanTourangeau and the eventual winnerJeff Boucher. Three women playedin the tournament with Jane BartramPlant finishing the highest.I was immediately besieged bywomen demanding to know why Ihadn’t held a women’s field. Startingin 2001 we held men and women.The winner of Classic 2 was Edwin

Montal of Calgary and Jane wonthe first official women’s

bracket. She wonagain in 2002. I

wouldn’t wantyou to get theidea she wonbecause ofweak fields; in

1993 she wonboth the VNEA

Nationals 8-ball and9-ball in Las Vegas.Each year our sizeand strength of fieldincreased, withmany interesting

entries from afar. I alwaystry to get some spectacularnames to come. This year three-timeJunior National Champion JustinBergman was supposed to come,but the 19-year-old was busy inAustralia in a championship event. Iwould like to thank local cue-maker

(2006 Results continued on page 33)

Keith Erickson, who gives us a cueeach year. The winner this year ofthe free $1,000 cue is Kevin Davisof Idaho Falls. People have finallystarted to recognize Keith’s fine cues

and jump cues. Our statechampion uses a previousClassic cue by Erickson. Ourtotal money was $19,635($18,635 cash+ $1,000 cue

stick). The second chancetournaments were won

by Kevin Cardinaland Jenn

Pavlovick. Next year we hope toincrease the added money and bringin an even more spectacular field,but we also need to address theproblem of how large a field we canhandle. Hope many of you readingthis will come next year. It’s alwaysthe weekend of Thanksgiving in theStates ... you know, when no one inhis right mind would come.

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time winner George Michaels and Tony Chohan. By early evening BarbaraMacDonald had run this tournament so smoothly that we were down to thefinal 24 players who would return on Sun Nov 26.On Sun, the tournament came down to the final two players: Dave Vincentand Colin Mazaika, both local players. Dave Vincent won matches withWilliam Lee, Bob Beaulieu, Efren Saurez, Revelina Morales, and SonnyOrquiza. Then Dave met Colin Mazaika and lost his first match. Davethen proceeded to beat Ron Ustynik to get back into the finals for the doubleelimination bout. Colin Mazaika beat Daniel Campos, Jarvis Haskin, JonMojica, Forrest Roberts, Tony Chohan, Ron Ustynik, and Dave Vincent toreach the hot seat.In the double elimination finals, Colin led the first set 7-5 to a race to 8. ButDave Vincent would not give up and tied the score to hill -hill. On the finalgame of the first set, Dave had a difficult shot on the 8-ball, and cut the ballin and went 6 rails around the table for shape on the 9-ball and won the firstset. In the second set Colin Mazaika did not take any chances and wheneverhe had a difficult shot, he would hook Dave. Dave never missed his kickshot but eventually gave Colin a shot to run out. Colin won the second set8-4 and won the first prize of $2,000, his biggest tournament prize fundthus far. Look out Reno, here comes Colin Mazaika.

(l to r) Dave Vincent, Barbara MacDonald (tournament director), Colin Mazaika

(Final Results continued on page 32)


Open Team: (l to r) Jeff Boucher, Jason Dawes, Seth King Jim WinterMixed Teams: (l to r) Doug Asleson, Linda Asleson, Mary Price, Don Oliver

Men’s B: (l to r) Chad Sylvester, Jack Salveson, Kurt Shulland

Men’s A: (l to r) Seth King, Ryan Grimm, Randy Howard

Women’s A: (l to r) Mary Price, Sheronda Healy, Cat Hanson

For the first time in the Montana State8 Ball tournament team events wereincluded in the tournament. Themixed division champions wascomprised of players from acrossthe state and let by singleschampions Don Oliver, Missoula, andMary Price, Fort Harrison. Linda andDoug Asleson, Billings, rounded outthe team. The open divisionchampions were also made up ofplayers from around the state JeffBoucher, Bozeman, Jim Winter,Billings, Seth Kings, Bozeman and Jason Dawes, Butte.The 2006 MontanaState 8 Ball Tournament concluded with two first time team event statechampions and two first time state champions in the A divisions of singles.A record number of players participated in the tournament, over 200, which

was held at Bullwacker’s Billiards and The American Legion in Billings.Mary Price, Fort Harrison, won her first title coming through the losersbracket to defeat Sheronda Healy, Havre, twice. Seth King, Bozeman onhis first title going undefeated in the finals and beating Ryan Grimm, Billings,in the championship match.Chad Sylvester, Kalispell, played the “best pool of my life” to go undefeatedin the Men’s B division. He defeated Jack Salveson, Billings in the

Men’s Senior: (l to r) Don Oliver, Dan Bummer, Bill Kirkpatrick

Women’s B: (l to r) Stephanie Crawford, Candace Evans, Christina McDonald

Montana State 8 Ball Crowns First Time ChampionsChampionship match. StephanieCrawford, Great Falls, in her firstappearance at the tournament wonthe ladies B division beating CandaceEvans, Manhatten, in thechampionship.Don Oliver, Missoula, won theinaugural Men’s Senior event goingundefeated in the tournament. Donbeat Dan Bummer, Laurel, in thechampionship match.

Women’s A1st $450/386 Mary Price, Helena2nd $350/275 Sheronda Healy, Havre3rd $250/220 Cat Hanson, Bozeman4th $175/110 Sky Tigart, Great Falls5th $125/55 Jennifer Pavolick,

Bozeman5th $125/55 Mary Assums, Butte7th $60 Linda Asleson, Billings7th $60 Karen Grimm, Billings

Mens A1st $600/762 Seth King, Bozeman2nd $500/545 Ryan Grimm, Billings3rd $350/435 Randy Howard, Billings4th $250/218 LeLand Flint, Bozeman5th $200/109 Ryan Haas, Havre5th $200/109 Sean Fritzler, Billings7th $125 Tom Barrett, Billings7th $125 Cole Dixon, Billings9th $75 Jeff Granwis, Belgrade9th $75 Mike Ameline, Billings9th $75 Billy Saunders, Billings9th $75 Roland Barnes, Billings

(Results continued on page 25)

Women’s OpenSingles

Wendy Sedlacek

Men’s Open BMicah O’Malley

Master Mixed Scotch DoublesAndrea Saenz-Maes, Glenn Atwell

Open Scotch DoublesSean Lewis, Crystal Opaka

Men’s Master SinglesTodd Speakman

Women’s TeamBilliards and Barstools Babes

Men’s Open ACedric Sloan

Women’s MasterSingles

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A sunny day, mild breeze, the surfrolling onto the shore, wavesbreaking on the rocks, a blue sky,salt in the air, and seagulls hoveringoverhead. Sound like a dreamvacation or a picture hanging onyour living room wall? It wasthe location of Western BCAPool Players Association’sninth annual regional 9-ball tournament, held atChinook Winds CasinoResort in Lincoln City,Oregon, Oct. 25-29.The tournament hosted600 players, with morethan 1,000 entries in nineevents and almost$52,000 in total prizemoney. Added moneyincluded $5,000 fromChinook Winds, $1,000from BCA Pool Leagueand more than $13,800from Western BCA - a total of$19,845 added.The tournament led off with mixedscotch doubles on Wednesdaymorning. The Masters event was a

eventual win. He played from theloser ’s side and beat a worthyopponent, Mike Stephens fromSeattle. New player Micah O’Malleyfrom Sno-King won the Men’s Open-B undefeated. Northwest PlayersLeague’s Wendy Sedlacek whippedthrough a hard-hitting field and wonthe women’s Opendivision, beating Sno-King’s Julie Valdez.The team events beganSaturday morningwith a packedhouse. CathyDuenas, of theBilliard andBarstools’ Babesteam from NorthwestPlayers League,Oregon City, playedlike a demon to helpher teammatesCarissa Biggs andAnn Brandt triumphover Sno-King’s TheOther Team (Margie Avlon, SherrieGriffin and Angela Jensen). (Later,A v l o n won a flaming one-of-a-

kind cue holder made anddonated by Rick

Plummer and BobPalmer, one of themany items raffledoff at thetournament.) Themen’s team eventwas very

competitive. Manyfavorites weremissing in action inthe top 16. LightsOut (ToddS p e a k m a n ,

S t e v eM e y e r sand HerbJohnson)f r o m

Northwest PlayersLeague, Vancouver,ran out of fairy dust asClassic Billiards (GlennAtwell, John Lewis,Don Iverson and Scott“The Shot” Simpson) fromCascade Pool League,Portland, put out the lightson the Vancouver team.The popular ring gamewas just that. Once again,the excitement of the 10-ball ring game was a real

crowd pleaser. The $100-entry,winner-take-all format had twelveplayers: Chad Bisconner, MattBryan, Liz Cole, Ken Dodd, ToddGooch, Jeff Jerome, Ernie Omori,Shad Pantle, Pat Schumacher, MikeStevens, Don Wirtaman and BobZack. Cole played strong and ledfor several rounds. After about three

hours twocombatants remained,

Zack and Bryan, whoput on a show playingeleven more games,fighting back andforth until midnightwhen Bryan had$1,120, Zack had$80 and the other10 players werepenniless. Theycalled it a nightwhen Bryan gaveZack $200 “to justgo away.” A ringgame depends on

the rolls and the ability to takeadvantage of opportunities whengiven them. That is what makes thering game so exciting and fun towatch.Mini-tournaments, almost 40 in all,ran Wednesday through Fridaynights with the formats ranging fromOpen-B singles to Master mixedscotch doubles. The format for thesecond-chance tournaments wassingle-elimination, $20 per stick (or$60 per team), race to 5 for Opensingles, race to 6 for Masterssingles, race to 11 for teams. TheOpen singles second-chancetournament started 10:30 a.m.Friday. Western BCA added $400 tothe pot, giving $350 to the winner,Bill Ermatinger, and paying theremaining top 48 places, which

included one woman, VanessaSchwab. The Masters singlessecond-chance tournamenthad eight players with $100added, giving the winner,Robert Neimeyer, $200.

The second-chance teamevent, won by The Killer Bs,began 10 a.m. Sunday with 12entries, which included twowomen teams and $210 added.The teams graciously agreedto give thewomen teams a three-gamespot.A tournament of this scope

would not be possible were it not forthe vision and dedication of WesternBCAs officers and board of

directors, led byPresident BillHenderson. The vicepresident and

t o u r n a m e n tdirector, SamR a b i t o ,coordinatedthe event,and he,along with

the numerousand invaluablevolunteers andbusinesses, isresponsible for itssuccess. GaryBenson, HighC o u n t r yPromotions,provided 64

Valley tables and kept thingsrunning smoothly. After a seriousbottleneck in the brackets, hisexpertise got a difficult situationback on track. The new floorlayout, which relieved much ofthe previous layout’s congestion,was the buzz of the tournament.Tom Moss of Emerald Valley BCALeague put the carefulmeasurements into play. On theWire produced the tournament’sprogram, under the direction ofvolunteer Vanessa Schwab, whoalso developed the annual eventdesign for the shirts, added manynew items to the fund-raising booth,created the web site, and preparedthe event materials like the entry

form and score sheets.Joyce Gumm,

secretary-treasurer,zipped out the

payout checksw i t h

efficiency sot h a tmembersc o u l dco l l ec t

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e a r n e dwinnings witha minimalamount ofw a i t i n gt i m e .Kudos is

due to Andrew Monstis and Rabitofor coordinating the door prizes, ofwhich Chinook Winds donated $500to purchased giveaway items fromthe tournament’s vendors. Cindy

Rosenthal, Stacy Shermanand Monstis (to name a few)did a marathon of work at

the podium.Western BCA

thanks the manywho volunteeredcountless hoursto ensure thatthe tournamentwould be a

success.Vendors includedOn the Wire,Billiards911.com(formerly Beadsand Billiards),Palace Billiardsand Dave LauerCue Repair.

A huge thanks to goes to BCA PoolLeague for their support. It is thefinest pool organization in thecountry, putting forth what theplayers want to see, an improvedpool environment available to allregardless of age, gender or skilllevel.As the tournament ended, playersand spectators made many positivecomments. “I have attended manyof Western BCAs regionaltournaments and this is the best 9-ball ever held,” said SamanthaSimatos of Spokane’s Inland BCA,echoing these sentiments of others.Henderson remarked, “I have beento all the Western BCA regionaltournaments and this one stands outfor several reasons. The quality ofpool has risen dramatically over theyears and this tournament was ashowcase for some of the best pool

A TOUCH OF CLASS - WESTERN BCA’S NINTH ANNUAL REGIONAL 9-BALL TOURNAMENT

I have ever seen at the tournaments.The referees were a seasoned crewand the best we have ever had.Probably the biggest change was thelayout of the tables and everyoneseemed to be happy with thechange. By putting the brackets inthe hallway, a lot of the congestionwas eliminated and it made it somuch easier to get around the room.Although I am not a great fan of adress code, I have to admit that itdid make the room look a lotclassier. I hope we can always havetournaments where the class, styleand skill of the players are the talkof the tournament. And let’s notforget the weather, except for onerainy morning the days at the beachwere sunny, warm and wonderful.Congratulations to the winners andto the non-winners like me. Just

keep practicingbecause our day willcome. I would like tothank everyone that

came andplayed orwatched and Ihope we canmake the nextW e s t e r nBCA regionaltournamenteven morememorable.”The 12thannual regional8 - b a l ltournament isscheduled forMarch 6- 11,2007.The associationwelcomes allplayers in the

Northwest. For moreinformation about the association

Men’s Team: Classic Billiards

nail biter with two teams fromNorthwest Players League battling

it off in the finals. GrandMaster Glenn Atwell andAndrea Saenz-Maes

prevailed over LizCole and DarrelSchulden, anOpen-A player.

In the Openevent, twoteams fromS e a t t l e ’ sS n o - K i n g

BCA PoolLeague battledit off. CrystalOpoka andSean Lewistook home theb a c o n ,d e f e a t i n gErnie Omoriand Vickie

Knutson. Opoka, only 21 years ofage and originally from Portland,showed a lot of promise, a force toreckon with in years to come.The singles events got underwayThursday morning. Men’sMaster Todd Speakmanof Northwest PlayersLeague, Vancouver,was a man on amission climbing tothe top to becomechampion. He wentthrough a toughfield beating somegreat playershandily. ToddMarsh of Sno- Kingput up a fight as aclassy competitor.In a classic battle,women’s MasterCarissa Biggs, alsoof the NorthwestPlayers League, won overdefending champion, Kris Robbinsof Emerald Valley BCA League.New at this tournament was thesplitting of the men’s Open singlesevent into A and B divisions, whichhelped create a more balancedcompetition. Many pre-tournamentfavorites dropped like flies early,making room for some new winnersto rise to the top. Cedric Sloan,Northwest Players League,Beaverton, took the Open-A division.He played steadily and did not letanyone down who predicted his

and its tournaments or to learnabout becoming a member or leagueoperator, visit www.westernbca.orgor send e-mail to:[email protected].

(See Results page 31)

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Wendy Sedlacek

Men’s Open BMicah O’Malley

Master Mixed Scotch DoublesAndrea Saenz-Maes, Glenn Atwell

Open Scotch DoublesSean Lewis, Crystal Opaka

Men’s Master SinglesTodd Speakman

Women’s TeamBilliards and Barstools Babes

Men’s Open ACedric Sloan

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Matt Bryan, winnerof the 10-ball ring game

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A sunny day, mild breeze, the surfrolling onto the shore, wavesbreaking on the rocks, a blue sky,salt in the air, and seagulls hoveringoverhead. Sound like a dreamvacation or a picture hanging onyour living room wall? It wasthe location of Western BCAPool Players Association’sninth annual regional 9-ball tournament, held atChinook Winds CasinoResort in Lincoln City,Oregon, Oct. 25-29.The tournament hosted600 players, with morethan 1,000 entries in nineevents and almost$52,000 in total prizemoney. Added moneyincluded $5,000 fromChinook Winds, $1,000from BCA Pool Leagueand more than $13,800from Western BCA - a total of$19,845 added.The tournament led off with mixedscotch doubles on Wednesdaymorning. The Masters event was a

eventual win. He played from theloser ’s side and beat a worthyopponent, Mike Stephens fromSeattle. New player Micah O’Malleyfrom Sno-King won the Men’s Open-B undefeated. Northwest PlayersLeague’s Wendy Sedlacek whippedthrough a hard-hitting field and wonthe women’s Opendivision, beating Sno-King’s Julie Valdez.The team events beganSaturday morningwith a packedhouse. CathyDuenas, of theBilliard andBarstools’ Babesteam from NorthwestPlayers League,Oregon City, playedlike a demon to helpher teammatesCarissa Biggs andAnn Brandt triumphover Sno-King’s TheOther Team (Margie Avlon, SherrieGriffin and Angela Jensen). (Later,A v l o n won a flaming one-of-a-

kind cue holder made anddonated by Rick

Plummer and BobPalmer, one of themany items raffledoff at thetournament.) Themen’s team eventwas very

competitive. Manyfavorites weremissing in action inthe top 16. LightsOut (ToddS p e a k m a n ,

S t e v eM e y e r sand HerbJohnson)f r o m

Northwest PlayersLeague, Vancouver,ran out of fairy dust asClassic Billiards (GlennAtwell, John Lewis,Don Iverson and Scott“The Shot” Simpson) fromCascade Pool League,Portland, put out the lightson the Vancouver team.The popular ring gamewas just that. Once again,the excitement of the 10-ball ring game was a real

crowd pleaser. The $100-entry,winner-take-all format had twelveplayers: Chad Bisconner, MattBryan, Liz Cole, Ken Dodd, ToddGooch, Jeff Jerome, Ernie Omori,Shad Pantle, Pat Schumacher, MikeStevens, Don Wirtaman and BobZack. Cole played strong and ledfor several rounds. After about three

hours twocombatants remained,

Zack and Bryan, whoput on a show playingeleven more games,fighting back andforth until midnightwhen Bryan had$1,120, Zack had$80 and the other10 players werepenniless. Theycalled it a nightwhen Bryan gaveZack $200 “to justgo away.” A ringgame depends on

the rolls and the ability to takeadvantage of opportunities whengiven them. That is what makes thering game so exciting and fun towatch.Mini-tournaments, almost 40 in all,ran Wednesday through Fridaynights with the formats ranging fromOpen-B singles to Master mixedscotch doubles. The format for thesecond-chance tournaments wassingle-elimination, $20 per stick (or$60 per team), race to 5 for Opensingles, race to 6 for Masterssingles, race to 11 for teams. TheOpen singles second-chancetournament started 10:30 a.m.Friday. Western BCA added $400 tothe pot, giving $350 to the winner,Bill Ermatinger, and paying theremaining top 48 places, which

included one woman, VanessaSchwab. The Masters singlessecond-chance tournamenthad eight players with $100added, giving the winner,Robert Neimeyer, $200.

The second-chance teamevent, won by The Killer Bs,began 10 a.m. Sunday with 12entries, which included twowomen teams and $210 added.The teams graciously agreedto give thewomen teams a three-gamespot.A tournament of this scope

would not be possible were it not forthe vision and dedication of WesternBCAs officers and board of

directors, led byPresident BillHenderson. The vicepresident and

t o u r n a m e n tdirector, SamR a b i t o ,coordinatedthe event,and he,along with

the numerousand invaluablevolunteers andbusinesses, isresponsible for itssuccess. GaryBenson, HighC o u n t r yPromotions,provided 64

Valley tables and kept thingsrunning smoothly. After a seriousbottleneck in the brackets, hisexpertise got a difficult situationback on track. The new floorlayout, which relieved much ofthe previous layout’s congestion,was the buzz of the tournament.Tom Moss of Emerald Valley BCALeague put the carefulmeasurements into play. On theWire produced the tournament’sprogram, under the direction ofvolunteer Vanessa Schwab, whoalso developed the annual eventdesign for the shirts, added manynew items to the fund-raising booth,created the web site, and preparedthe event materials like the entry

form and score sheets.Joyce Gumm,

secretary-treasurer,zipped out the

payout checksw i t h

efficiency sot h a tmembersc o u l dco l l ec t

t h e i rh a r d -

e a r n e dwinnings witha minimalamount ofw a i t i n gt i m e .Kudos is

due to Andrew Monstis and Rabitofor coordinating the door prizes, ofwhich Chinook Winds donated $500to purchased giveaway items fromthe tournament’s vendors. Cindy

Rosenthal, Stacy Shermanand Monstis (to name a few)did a marathon of work at

the podium.Western BCA

thanks the manywho volunteeredcountless hoursto ensure thatthe tournamentwould be a

success.Vendors includedOn the Wire,Billiards911.com(formerly Beadsand Billiards),Palace Billiardsand Dave LauerCue Repair.

A huge thanks to goes to BCA PoolLeague for their support. It is thefinest pool organization in thecountry, putting forth what theplayers want to see, an improvedpool environment available to allregardless of age, gender or skilllevel.As the tournament ended, playersand spectators made many positivecomments. “I have attended manyof Western BCAs regionaltournaments and this is the best 9-ball ever held,” said SamanthaSimatos of Spokane’s Inland BCA,echoing these sentiments of others.Henderson remarked, “I have beento all the Western BCA regionaltournaments and this one stands outfor several reasons. The quality ofpool has risen dramatically over theyears and this tournament was ashowcase for some of the best pool

A TOUCH OF CLASS - WESTERN BCA’S NINTH ANNUAL REGIONAL 9-BALL TOURNAMENT

I have ever seen at the tournaments.The referees were a seasoned crewand the best we have ever had.Probably the biggest change was thelayout of the tables and everyoneseemed to be happy with thechange. By putting the brackets inthe hallway, a lot of the congestionwas eliminated and it made it somuch easier to get around the room.Although I am not a great fan of adress code, I have to admit that itdid make the room look a lotclassier. I hope we can always havetournaments where the class, styleand skill of the players are the talkof the tournament. And let’s notforget the weather, except for onerainy morning the days at the beachwere sunny, warm and wonderful.Congratulations to the winners andto the non-winners like me. Just

keep practicingbecause our day willcome. I would like tothank everyone that

came andplayed orwatched and Ihope we canmake the nextW e s t e r nBCA regionaltournamenteven morememorable.”The 12thannual regional8 - b a l ltournament isscheduled forMarch 6- 11,2007.The associationwelcomes allplayers in the

Northwest. For moreinformation about the association

Men’s Team: Classic Billiards

nail biter with two teams fromNorthwest Players League battling

it off in the finals. GrandMaster Glenn Atwell andAndrea Saenz-Maes

prevailed over LizCole and DarrelSchulden, anOpen-A player.

In the Openevent, twoteams fromS e a t t l e ’ sS n o - K i n g

BCA PoolLeague battledit off. CrystalOpoka andSean Lewistook home theb a c o n ,d e f e a t i n gErnie Omoriand Vickie

Knutson. Opoka, only 21 years ofage and originally from Portland,showed a lot of promise, a force toreckon with in years to come.The singles events got underwayThursday morning. Men’sMaster Todd Speakmanof Northwest PlayersLeague, Vancouver,was a man on amission climbing tothe top to becomechampion. He wentthrough a toughfield beating somegreat playershandily. ToddMarsh of Sno- Kingput up a fight as aclassy competitor.In a classic battle,women’s MasterCarissa Biggs, alsoof the NorthwestPlayers League, won overdefending champion, Kris Robbinsof Emerald Valley BCA League.New at this tournament was thesplitting of the men’s Open singlesevent into A and B divisions, whichhelped create a more balancedcompetition. Many pre-tournamentfavorites dropped like flies early,making room for some new winnersto rise to the top. Cedric Sloan,Northwest Players League,Beaverton, took the Open-A division.He played steadily and did not letanyone down who predicted his

and its tournaments or to learnabout becoming a member or leagueoperator, visit www.westernbca.orgor send e-mail to:[email protected].

(See Results page 31)

Jillian’sSeattle

731 West Lake Ave NSeattle, WA

206-223-0300

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A Tournament was ran last Saturday the 18th atJR’s Steakhouse in Marysville, WA.We had a Memorial Tournament for a guy who

has beenan icon inthe poolcommunityfor over 30years. Theman I amspeakingof wasRay Lundew h op a s s e daway onJune 19th,2006.Ray was ag r e a t

ambassador of billiards. He was very involved inthe APA and the BCA, reaching the Nationals withseveral teams. Ray was well known by most poolplayers in the West Coast. We had 32 playersshow up for this tournament as most of them werespecial invites. We wanted to have most of Ray’sclosest friends (Pool Players) be involved in this1st Annual Tournament. We shared the companyof some great pool players like Mike Stephens andLarry Nelson. It was a great turnout as we cut thefield to 32 players. We had several other playerswho wanted to play and we just did not have thetime to run more than a 32 bracket board in oneday. We will most likely have a two day tourneynext year. Ray’s Family showed up for the eventand talked with all ray’s friends, which broughttears to their eye’s more than once. For the mostpart the family was all smiles knowing that Raywas so appreciated by all. It was my honor to run

this tournament in Ray’s name along with mypartner Alisha Rogers. Alisha was close to thefamily and did a large part of organizing this event.The tournament was 8-ball Vegas rules race to 2on both sides. The tournament started at 1:00 pmand was finished at 9:00pm. We had some really

good matchesas MikeStephens andLarry Nelsonwere onopposite sidesof the board.Everyone wasthinking thatthey wouldmeet in thefinals as theybothwere winningmatches 2-0. Itseamed like

they were breaking and running most of theirracks. As most tournaments proceed forward youalways have someone playing great and lookingfor an upset. There were two people on this daywho were looking to win, Frank McMurtry and BradHornshaw. Once we were down to the final 8players we had Larry Nelson get upset by JobyWilliams 2-1 and then Frank McMurtry beat JobyWilliams 2-1 to face the looser of the point match.Mike Stephens and Brad Hornshaw played forthe point as Brad beat Mike 2-1. Mike Stephenstook out Frank 2-0 as it looked like he really wantedanother chance at Brad. The final match wastense as Mike Stephenstook the first set 2-1. The final set was a battle ofsafe play as they ended up 1-1 and Mike had achance to close out the match when he got

hooked and played a safe. Brad had a shot andmade a 90 degree cut on the 8-ball to the sidepocket for the win. Itwas an awesomeshot with thetourney on the line,if he missed, itwould have beenMike’s game. Onthis day it was allBrad Hornshaw. Henever lost amatch!!!The tournament feewas a $10.00 entryfee with half going towards a donation to Ray’s

family as they werein need of somemoney to purchaseRay’s Headstone.We felt it would begreat if we couldhelp out with thecost. We haddonation jars aroundthe bar and peopledonated in largeamounts. Weraised over $800.00

for Ray’s family.The APA donated a very niceMcDermott pool cue for our raffle and Chuck fromJR’s Steakhouse chipped in $200.00. I would liketo thank all who played and donated to a greatman.1st $150 Brad Hornshaw2nd $75 Mike Stephens3rd $40 Frank McMurtry4th $30 Joby Williams5th $30 Robert Synder

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Mary Rakin World Junior 9-Ball ChampionBy Marlon Bernardino - November 19, 2006SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Two-time defending champion Taiwanese WuYu-Lun and Filipina-American Mary Ann Rakin dominates theirrespective brackets in the just concluded 2006 World 9-Ball Junior forboy’s and girl’s championships late Friday at the Sherbrooke Room,level 1 at the Holiday Inn here in Rooty Hill.The 17-year-old Wu from Taipei defeated countryman Ko Pin-Yi (9-7)in the race-to-9, alternate breaks format in the finalsto win the boys’ crown in three consecutive years inthis event organize by the World Pool-BilliardAssociation which is open to all cue artists 19-year-old and below.On the other hand, the Daly City, California residentRakin, who traced her roots from Cavite edgescompatriot Anna Kostanian also from the UnitedStates (7-6) in the race-to-7, alternate breakssystem in the championships round to capped thecoveted girls’ title.This writer had a chance to talk in an exclusive interview with Wu, asophomore student from Zuang Zing high school in Taipei through hisinterpreter Mr. Galaxy Hsieh, junior’s Committee Chairman of ChineseTaipei Billiards Association.“Gerald Lopez of Nicaragua is calm and careful about our game in thesemi-final round. The Filipino player Rene Mar David is a good playerbut in an experience about his game against Gerald (Lopez) in thequarter-final round as far international competition as concern.” saidWu who beat compatriot and former world champion Wu Chia-Chingin the finals of the event two years ago.About his game against Ko in the finals. “I was just lucky about mygame to Ko Pin-Yi. He played very well despite I take a 6-1 commanding

lead. He tied the game at 7-all count including his three incredible jumpshots.” Wu added, who can still compete in the event for the next twoyears.In a separate exclusive interview, lone Filipino entry 17-year-old ReneMar David from Barangay Botocan in Quezon City added: “I learnedso much my game against Gerald Lopez of Nicaragua. I will use it in

my future local and international tournament.” Davidsaid who won his first three matches before fallingto Gerald Lopez of Nicaragua, 7-9, in thequarterfinals, knock-out stage last Thursday.Born in Apalit, Pampanga was raise in Candon City,Ilocos Sur, David whose stint here also supportedby Raya Sports, the Philippines Sports Commission(PSC), Department of Tourism (DOT) assistantsecretary Cynthia Carrion, Billiards and SnookerCongress of the Philippines (BSCP), Grand Sport,Rhadiola, ACCEL, MASCO head Ali Atienza,

Bugsy’s Promotion, BM Express, Lutong Pinoy Restaurant, Le ColonialVietnamese Restaurant and Kingston Basketball Club.This was the first time that the Philippines send a representative inthis prestigious tournament which participated by Philippines, Taiwan,China, United States, Germany, Finland, Poland, Canada, Switzerland,Iran, Germany, Ukraine, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Korea, Japan, Republicof South Africa, New Zealand and host country-Australia.Editor’s Note: Representing America in Sydney for the girls were MaryRakin, Anna Kostanian, and Liz Lovely. The boys team consisted ofJustin Bergman, Daniel Rakin, Austin Murphy and Ryan Dunn.Austin Murphy was the highest finishing boy, who just missed thequarterfinals by losing to Yevgen Novosad of the Ukraine 9-5.

(l to r) Jay Truman 3rd, Sherm Card 2nd, John Boykin 1st

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Los Angeles Player Crashes U.S. AmateursFrom: Jason Bowman

Winner of Men’s and Women’sDivisions Advance to ’07 Pro Event

LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (November13, 2006) - Two rookies to the U.S.Amateur Championship came to Mr.Cues II in Atlanta, Nov. 3-5, andshocked a field of the nation’s topamateur players to advance to a proevent in 2007.The finals in the Women’s Divisionpitted Michell Monk of Palm Bay, Fla.,against Melinda Huang of LosAngeles. The two were bothundefeated when they went head-to-head on the final day of the

tournament. It was Huang whowould advance to the finals with a 5-2 win.

Monk advances to aWPBA Classic Tourevent of her choice nextyear.In the Men’s Division,Bill McCollim ofFreedom, Pa., becameone of only a handful ofplayers to forever belabeled a U.S. AmateurChampion. McCollimgot off on the right footby getting a win in his

first match.McCollim won paid entry and travelexpenses to the 2007 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship.The 2006 U.S. AmateurChampionship, produced andconducted by the AmericanPoolplayers Association (APA), washeld at Mr. Cues II in Atlanta, Ga.,Nov. 3-5. As Champions, Monk andMcCollim will return next year todefend their coveted titles.visit http://www.poolplayers.com

Top performing AmericanProfessional Larry Nevel just joinedthe Tiger Products team as “TigerCues” Pro Player representative!The 32-year old Beloit, WI residenthad this to say “I am very happy andsee a very bright future for thisrelationship”. He goes on to say “Iam very impressed by the overallplayability of Tiger Cues and the Tiger“X” Laminated Shaft”!Some of Larry’s career highlights:·2006 Southern Classic One-PocketChampion·2005 Carolinas Open 9-BallChampion

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Established in Canoga Park, Ca 1988,Tiger Products is the leading USManufacturer of specialty laminatedbilliards products and accessories.Tiger brand Laminated Cue Tipsincluding; “Sniper”, “Everest”, “TigerJump/Break” and “Tiger” (Soft, Med &Hard) are known throughout the world asthe very best. Look for the recentlyintroduced Tiger Professional CueSeries! For more information on their fineproducts, visit their website at http://www.tigerproducts.com.

Pool straight eight, no sticks, youhave to hold a beverage in your non-shooting hand, and your playing fora live turkey?What is this?Every yearfor the pasteight yearsjust beforeThanksgivingthe WorldFinger PoolOrganizationholds aturkey shoot.The turkeyshoot washeld at the New California Tavern inMarysville Wa. this year. Due to arecord number of players, a newvenue was needed with moretables. 18 players signed up for thetournament, all of which wanted a liveturkey! This equaled the amount ofplayers normally experienced duringthe world championships. Theplayers positions where decided, thecoin was flipped, and its time tobegin. Oh, and you break with out astick! The players battled it back andforth until the final three positions

World Fingerpool Turkey Shootwere decided. There were noviolations for not having a beveragein non-shooting hand known as

ballast. Thisyear 3rd placewent to JayTruman a newpart ic ipate,2nd went toSherm Card a4 time worldc h a m p i o n ,and 1st placewent to JohnBoykin also aformer worldchampion. All

of the pool games played wereextremely competitive. Last yearsworld champion John (The Rebel)Old will have to get a lot of practicein to win two years in a row. Thistournament is also a qualifier for theworld championships. On Feb.11th2007 the WFO will be hosting the10th Annual World Finger PoolChampionships. The tournament willalso be held at the New CaliforniaTavern in Marysville Wa.For more info call 360-653-2101.


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Joan Stroud, owner of the Log CabinPub & Eatery in Sumner, WA,passed away on October 26th froma heart attack.For many people that play pool in theAmerican Poolplayers Association(APA) and Billiard Congress ofAmerica (BCA), this face will besorely missed.

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Mens Senior1St $175 Don Oliver, Missoula2nd $100 Dan Bummer, Laurel3rd $70 Bill Kirkpatrick, Billings

Mixed Team1st $825/256

Doug Asleson(capt), BillingsDon Oliver, MissoulaLinda Asleson, BillingsMary Price, Fort Harrison

2nd $495/192Val Weber(capt), BillingsDoug Medina, BillingsMike Robinson, BillingsPenny Allen, Billings

3rd $330/128Dave Garcia, ButteMichelle Garcia, ButteMary Garcia, ButteRick Florez, Billings

Open Team1st $475/122

Jim Winter(capt), BillingsSeth King, BozemanJason Dawes, ButteJeff Boucher, Bozeman

2nd $285/91Khan Tran, BillingsTobee Keutla, BillingsJason Witt, BillingsBill Luscombe, Billings

3rd $190/61Larry Hill(capt), BillingsNorm Young, BillingsBilly Saunders, BillingsTom Barrett, Billings

2006 Montana State 8 Ball Results

February 10thBud SautterMemorial

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The 14th Annual US Bar Table Championships will be held at the SandsRegency Hotel and Casino located in Reno, Nevada. The event runs fromFebruary 28th thru March 4th. Now being produced and promoted by theBCA Pool League, it will feature 7’ Diamond smart tables, custom Dia-mond lights and the Aramith Red Circle cue ball. All matches will be playedon Tournament Blue Simonis 860.The 9-Ball division will start on Wednesday, February 28th at noon and willbe completed March 2nd. The 8-Ball division will start at noon on Friday,March 2nd and finish March 4th. Entry fees will remain at $125 per division(includes $25 registration fee). Entries postmarked after Friday, February16th will be assessed a $25 late fee.The event is presented by the Sands Regency Hotel and Casino and $10,000will be added to each event. There will be a $500 bonus added to eachdivision for the highest finishing woman. There is also a $5000 bonus forany player if they win both events. There will be after tournament action,including ring games, mini tournaments and more.For room reservations contact the Sands Regency at (866)386-7829. Onlineentry forms will be available at www.sandsregency.com. For tournamentinformation contact the BCA Pool League at www.playbca.com,[email protected], or (866)USA-POOL.

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12-17-2006 12:30 pm2006 WPBA National 9-Ball Semi #1A Fisher vs. K Fisher-Lincoln City, OR

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12-13-2006 12:00 pm2006 Int’l Challenge of ChampionsArcher vs Manalo-Uncasville, CT

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12-14-2006 1:00 pm2005 Women’s Trick Shot MagicA Fisher vs. Laurance-Las Vegas, NV

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12-18-2006 6:00 pm2006 WPBA National 9-Ball Semi #2Kim vs. Corr-Lincoln City, OR

12-18-2006 7:00 pm2006 WPBA National 9-Ball FinalsA Fisher vs. Kim-Lincoln City, OR

12-18-2006 8:00 pm2005 Women’s Trick Shot MagicA Fisher vs Laurance at Las Vegas, NV

12-03-2006 5:00 pm2006 UPA Pro Tour ChampionshipsSaez vs Bryant-Las Vegas, NV

12-03-2006 6:00 pm2006 UPA Pro Tour ChampionshipsSaez vs Morris-Las Vegas, NV

12-03-2006 7:00 pm2006 UPA Pro Tour ChampionshipsHohmann vs Morris-Las Vegas, NV

12-12-2006 2:00 pm2006 UPA Pro Qualifying RoundsMorris vs Hohmann-Las Vegas, NV





12-14-2006 2:00 am2006 UPA Pro Tour ChampionshipsHohmann vs Morris-Las Vegas, NV

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Mondays Bellingham Kendrick’s (360) 738-0405 9-Ball $5 7:00PMEverett Kodiak’s (425) 347-6659 8-Ball Open Vegas Rules $5 150% 7:30PMFederal Way Tall Timbers (253) 952-2302 8-Ball Open Call Pocket $5 100% ($100 max) 6:30PMLakewood Maggie O’Toole’s (253) 584-3278 9-Ball “B” Only $5 100% 7:00PMLynnwood 13th Ave Pub (425) 742-7871 8-Ball B & below $5 100% 7:00PMMarysville J R’s Steakhouse& Bar (360) 658-7747 8-Ball B & below $5 100% 7:30PMPuyallup Summit Pub (253) 536-1588 8-Ball $5 50% 7:00PMSnohomish Jake’s Old Inn (360) 568-7835 Money Shoot Qualifier $5 50% 7:30PMSpokane McQ’s (509) 891-8357 9 Ball - Texas Express $5+$2 g.f. $50 min. 7:30PMVancouver Halftime (360) 694-3114 8-Ball Open $5 $$$ 7:00PMVancouver Spot Bar & Grill (360) 256-1110 8 Ball - Ladies Only $3 $2/player 8:00PM

Tuesdays Bellingham Quarterback Pub (360) 647-8132 Texas Holdem’ Poker Call CASH Payout 7:00PMEverett P C Pub (425) 258-9465 9-Ball $5 100% 7:00PMLakewood Full Splice (253) 512-6898 9-Ball BCA $8 100% w/16+ 7:45PMLakewood Longhorn Saloon (253) 581-2580 8-Ball $5 Pays 75% field 8:00PMLynnwood Corner Pub (425) 771-8192 8-Ball/9-Ball $5 100% 7:00PMOroville Pastime Tavern (509) 476-9974 Scotch Doubles Draw Partner $5 7:00PMSpokane 7th Rail (509) 325-7751 “Torture” Tournament $1 $20 5:00PMSpokane McQ’s (509) 891-8357 9 Ball - Texas Express $5+$2 g.f. $50 min. 7:30PMSumner Log Cabin (253) 863-2905 9-Ball Vegas Rules $5 Matching 7:00PM

Wednesdays Everett Kodiak’s (425) 347-6659 8-Ball B & below $3 150% 7:30PMLongview Cadillac Island (360) 957-0065 8-Ball Open $5+$1 Matching 7:00PMPort Orchard Shooterz (360) 871-3863 9-Ball Min. 16 players $7 (incl. g.f.) Matching 7:00PMRenton Mike’s Place (425) 255-9213 8 Ball $5 100% w/16 8:00PMSeattle Jillian’s (206) 223-0300 9-Ball $7 100% 7:30PMSumner Sharkey’s (253) 863-0742 8-Ball $5 Matching 7:00PMTacoma City Lights (253) 383-3301 9 Ball $5+3 g.f. 100% 8:00PM

Thursdays Algona Royal Bear (253) 833-6686 8-Ball $5+$2 g.f. 100% 8:00PMBellevue Mustard Seed (425) 603-9001 8-Ball B only Limit 16 $5 up to $100 7:30PMBellingham Quarterback Pub (360) 647-8132 Texas Holdem’ Poker Call CASH Payout 7:00PME Wenatchee Jaws Billiards (509) 886-5297 9-Ball Call 7:00PMFircrest Charley’s (253) 564-9454 8-Ball/9-Ball Alternating $5+$2 g.f. Matching 7:00PMLakewood Maggie O’Toole’s (253) 584-3278 8-Ball “B” Only $5 100% 7:00PMOlympia Frankie’s (360) 412-1330 9 Ball - Valley $5 Matching 7:00PMPuyallup Nifty’s (253) 531-8202 8-Ball $5 100% w/16+ 7:00PMPuyallup Wayne’s Inn (253) 848-3466 8-Ball $5 50% w/16 - 100% w/32 7:30PMSpokane McQ’s (509) 891-8357 8 Ball $5+$2 g.f. $50 min. 7:30PMVancouver Spot Bar & Grill (360) 256-1110 8 Ball - BCA Modified $5 $3/player 11:00PM

Fridays Everett P C’s Pub (425) 258-9465 8 Ball - B & below $5 100% 8:00PMFederal Way Time Out Alehouse (253) 838-0086 8-Ball $5 50% 8:00PMKennewick Classic Island (509) 460-7203 9-Ball $25 top B player $5+$2 g.f. $200 7:00PMLongview Cadillac Island (360) 957-0065 9-Ball $25 top B player $5+$2 g.f. $200 7:00PMOkanogan The Club (509) 422-1907 8-Ball $5 7:00PMRenton Mike’s Place (425) 255-9213 8 Ball $5 100% w/16 8:00PMSpokane 7th Rail (509) 325-7751 9-Ball $3 Matching 8:00PMTacoma City Lights (253) 383-3301 9 Ball - $5+3 g.f. 100% 8:00PMVancouver Spot Bar & Grill (360) 256-1110 8 Ball - Call Pocket FREE $2/player 8:00PM

Saturdays Bellingham Quarterback Pub (360) 647-8132 Texas Holdem’ Poker Call CASH Payout 7:00PMFederal Way Time Out Alehouse (253) 838-0086 8-Ball $5 50% 8:00PMKennewick Classic Island (509) 460-7203 8-Ball & below $5+$1 Matching 7:00PMLakewood Full Splice (253) 512-6898 8-Ball Open Max 32 $5+$3 g.f. 100% w/16+ 2:00PMLakewood Schooners (253) 584-1919 8-Ball BCA rules $5 100% 7:00PMLynnwood 13th Ave Pub (425) 742-7871 8-Ball Open $5 $300 payout w/24 6:30PMOkanogan The Club (509) 422-1907 9-Ball $5 7:00PMRenton Mike’s Place (425) 255-9213 8 Ball $5 100% w/16 8:00PMSpokane 7th Rail (509) 325-7751 8-Ball $3 Matching 8:00PMSumner Log Cabin (253) 863-2905 8-Ball $5 Matching 2:00PMVancouver Spot Bar & Grill (360) 256-1110 Slop Pool $2 Meat 8:00PM

Sundays Algona Royal Bear (253) 833-6686 9-Ball $5+$2 g.f. 100% 8:00PMBellingham Quarterback Pub (360) 647-8132 Texas Holdem’ Poker Call CASH Payout 7:00PMEverett Kodiak’s (425) 347-6659 8-Ball B & below $3 150% 4:30PMKennewick Classic Island (509) 460-7203 Blind Draw Sc Dbls $5+$1 Matching 2:00PMLakewood Longhorn Saloon (253) 581-2580 9-Ball $5 Pays 75% field 8:00PMLongview Cadillac Island (360) 957-0065 Blind Draw Sc Dbls $5+$1 Matching 2:00PMOkanogan The Club (509) 422-1907 9-Ball $5 2:00PMOlympia Frankie’s (360) 412-1330 8 Ball - Valley $5 Matching 6:00PMOroville Pastime Tavern (509) 476-9974 8-Ball $5 1:00PMPort Orchard Shooterz (360) 871-3863 8-Ball Min. 16 players $7 (incl. g.f.) Matching 4:00PMSeattle Dante’s (206) 525-1300 8-Ball $5 100% CallTacoma City Lights (253) 383-3301 8 Ball - Vegas Rules $5 100% 2:00PMVancouver Halftime (360) 694-3114 Blind Draw Scotch Dbls $5 $$$ w/16+ 6:00PMVancouver Spot Bar & Grill (360) 256-1110 9 Ball $5 $3/player 1:00PM

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Mondays Albany Riley’s Billiards (541) 926-2838 9-Ball Open $5 $$$ 7:00PMAloha Club Underground (503) 649-1006 9-Ball $3-$10 S/L $5/player 7:30PMBeaverton Hot Shots (503) 644-8869 9 Ball ‘B’ -Texas Express $6+$1 7:00PMBoring Full Moon Bar & Grill (503) 663-0581 8 Ball (Paying top woman) $5 $$$ 7:00PMMedford Rack’em (541) 779-6111 USPPA $8 7:00PMPortland Cues Billiards (503) 251-8399 8-Ball BCA Rules $7 incl. g.f. 7:30PMTigard Break Time Billiards (503) 443-6166 Golf Snooker $10 CallTroutdale Skyland (503) 661-6464 8-Ball B & Below $3 7:30PM

Tuesdays Beaverton Hot Shots (503) 644-8869 9 Ball ‘C’ -Texas Express $6+$1 7:00PMBoring Hwy 26 Sports Bar (503) 663-5181 8-Ball/9-Ball $5 Matching 7:00PMMedford Rack’em (541) 779-6111 USPPA $8 7:00PMMilwaukie Domenic’s (503) 654-6969 8-Ball $5+$3 g.f. Matches 7:00PMPortland Cues Billiards (503) 251-8399 9-Ball C & below $7 incl. g.f. 7:30PMSalem Sharkey’s (503) 391-4912 8-Ball B & below Mod. BCA $5+$3 g.f. $75/1st w/16 7:00PMTigard Break Time Billiards (503) 443-6166 8-Ball Modified BCA $5+$2 g.f. $25 every 8 6:30PM

Wednesdays Boring Hwy 26 Sports Bar (503) 663-5181 8-Ball/9-Ball $5 Matching 7:00PMMilwaukee Wichita (503) 654-4201 Open Pool Tourny $5 Matching 7:30PMPortland Cues Billiards (503) 251-8399 9-Ball B & below $7 incl. g.f. 7:30PMTigard Break Time Billiards (503) 443-6166 Golf Snooker $10 CallTroutdale Skyland (503) 661-6464 8-Ball B & Below $3 7:30PM

Thursdays Aloha Club Underground (503) 649-1006 9-Ball $3-$10 S/L $5/player 7:30PMBoring Full Moon Bar & Grill (503) 663-0581 9 Ball BCA Rules $5 $$$ 7:30PMCorvallis Tommy’s 4th St (541) 754-7622 8-Ball $2 Match+$10 7:00PMPortland Blue Parrot (503) 240-0249 8-Ball $3 Matching 7:30PMPortland Ranchouse (503) 702-7878 8-Ball/9-Ball Handicapped $6 $$$ 5:00PMPortland Ranchouse (503) 702-7878 8-Ball/9-Ball Handicapped $6 $$$ 7:30PMPortland Ranchouse (503) 702-7878 8-Ball/9-Ball Handicapped $6 $$$ 9:30PMTigard Break Time Billiards (503) 443-6166 9-Ball Texas Express $5+$2 g.f. $25 every 8 6:30PM

Fridays Oregon City K C Midway (503) 656-9501 9-Ball Texas Express $5 $75/1st w/16 7:30PMOregon City Rodders (503) 650-2363 $1650 APA Qualifier $5 7:00PMSalem Jammer’s (503) 362-7494 9 Ball-Open Qualifier $6 Matching 7:30PMSalem Sharkey’s (503) 391-4912 9-Ball Open Mod. Tx Exp $5+$3 g.f. $75/1st w/16 7:00PMTigard Break Time Billiards (503) 443-6166 Golf Snooker $10 Call

Saturdays Oregon City K C Midway (503) 656-9501 9 Ball Texas Express $6 $75/1st w/16 5:00PMOregon City K C Midway (503) 656-9501 8 Ball BCA rules $5 $75/1st w/16 7:30PMPortland JoQ’s (503) 287-4210 9-Ball with Break Pot $5 8:00PMPortland Ranchouse (503) 702-7878 8-Ball/9-Ball Handicapped $6 $$$ 5:00PMPortland Ranchouse (503) 702-7878 8-Ball/9-Ball Handicapped $6 $$$ 7:30PMPortland Ranchouse (503) 702-7878 8-Ball/9-Ball Handicapped $6 $$$ 9:30PMSalem Jammer’s (1st - 3rd) (503) 362-7494 Blind Draw Scotch Dbls $5/person Matching 7:30PMSalem Jammer’s (4th) (503) 362-7494 Scotch Dbls $5/person Matching 7:30PM

Sundays Aloha Club Underground (503) 649-1006 8-Ball $3-$6 S/L $5/player 7:30PMOregon City K C Midway (503) 656-9501 9 Ball - Race 4/3 $5 $75/1st w/16 6:30PMPortland Farmhouse (503) 777-8126 8-Ball $5 Matching 3:30PMPortland NiteHawk (503) 285-7177 8 Ball $3M/$2W $100 6:00PMPortland Sam’s Billiards (503) 282-8266 Straight Pool (1st Sun.) $10+$2 g.f. 11:00AMSalem Jammers (503) 362-7494 8 Ball - ACS Rules $5 Matching 6:30PM


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Mondays Boise The Pocket (208) 375-2474 8-Ball $5 8:00PMMeridian New Frontier (208) 888-9034 8-Ball $5 8:00PMNew Plymouth Double Diamond (208) 278-9282 8-Ball $5 8:00PM

Tuesdays Hailey Mint Night Club (208) 481-1009 9-Ball $5 7:30PMMoscow Mingles (208) 882-2050 9 Ball $5 8:00PMNampa Woodshed (208) 467-7952 8-Ball $5 8:00PM

Wednesdays Moscow Mingles (208) 882-2050 8 Ball $5 7:00PMTwin Falls The Pocket (208) 733-9676 8-Ball Handicapped $6 $25 w/16+ 7:00PM

Thursdays Boise The Pocket (208) 375-2474 9-Ball $5 8:00PMFridays Lewiston Shooters (208) 746-9240 8/9 Ball Alternating $5 $30-$40 7:30PMSaturdays Moscow Mingles (208) 882-2050 8 Ball $5 Matching 7:00PM

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Tuesdays Emeryville Broken Rack (510) 652-9808 USPPA $15 8:00PMMountain View CA Billiard Club (650) 965-3100 8 Ball Handicapped $10 7:30PMRiverside Shooters (951) 785-9588 9-Ball Handicapped $12 8:00PMSan Diego College Billiards (619) 583-6361 9-Ball Handicapped $12 (2 Brk Pots) $100 w/32 CallSan Jose CueTopia (408) 266-7665 9-Ball USPPA $16 7:30PM

Wednesdays Mountain View CA Billiard Club (650) 965-3100 9-Ball USPPA 75 & under $20 $1,000 Break Pot 7:30PMOroville Big Daddy’s (530) 534-0135 9-Ball Open $ Handicap Snap Pot 7:00PMRancho Cordova Diamond Billiards (916) 368-8800 9-Ball - ‘C’ & below $5 $$$/Break Pot 7:30PMSacramento Hard Times (916) 332-8798 9 Ball ‘B’ & below-Limit 32 $5 $75 7:00PMSan Diego College Billiards (619) 583-6361 8-Ball B $10 $100 w/32 CallSan Francisco Billiards Palacade (415) 585-6800 8-Ball $10 $50 7:30PMSan Jose CueTopia (408) 266-7665 8-Ball $7 7:30PM

Thursdays Bellflower Hard Times (562) 867-7733 9-Ball Handicapped $10 7:30PMRancho Cordova Diamond Billiards (916) 368-8800 9-Ball - ‘B’ & below $5 $$$/Break Pot 7:30PMRiverside Shooters (951) 785-9588 9-Ball $12 8:00PMSacramento Hard Times (916) 332-8798 9 Ball USPPA $10 7:00PMSan Francisco Family Billiards (415) 931-1115 USPPA $20 7:00PMSan Jose CueTopia (408) 266-7665 Seniors 50+ (last Thurs) $10 7:30PM

Fridays Mountain View CA Billiard Club (650) 965-3100 9-Ball ABC $20 7:30PMSunnyvale Lucky Shot (408) 739-7665 8/9 Ball Alternating $10 $50 w/24+ 7:30PM

Saturdays Riverside Shooters (951) 785-9588 9-Ball USPPA $12 $50 w/16 1:00PMSan Francisco Family Billiards (415) 931-1115 NPL $20 3:00PMSan Francisco Billiard Palacade (415) 346-9140 NPL $20 $500 Break Pot 1:00PMSunnyvale Lucky Shot (408) 739-7665 8-Ball B & C players $10 $50 w/24+ 7:30PM

Sundays Bellflower Hard Times (562) 867-7733 9-Ball Open $15 $$$ 1:00PMMountain View CA Billiard Club (650) 965-3100 9-Ball USPPA Handicap $20 $1,000 Break Pot 6:00PMOroville Big Daddy’s (530) 534-0135 9-Ball USPPA $12 3:00PMRancho Cordova Diamond Billiards (916) 368-8800 8-Ball $5 7:00PMSacramento Hard Times (916) 332-8798 9 Ball Open $15 $5/player to $150 Noon


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Mary Hopkin, Sean Gray7–8 $120 Kris Robbins, Russell Cearley

Paula Heusinkveilo, Matt Horner

Open mixed scotch doubles1st $1,340 Crystal Opoka, Sean Lewis2nd $920 Vickie Knutson, Ernie Omori3rd $640 Tiffany Taylor, C. Ray Himes4th $440 Niki Phillipi, Cedric Sloan5–6 $300 Michelle Barkdoll, Scott Chandler

Rebecca Easley, Sonny Boggs7–8 $210 Donna Totten, Don Coffman

Jennifer Nordling, John Evans9–12 $140 Lorraine Krom, Phil Wilson

Sandi Fisher, Joel McLainTammi Hornshaw, Brian JohnsonEileen Madden, Dan Beltran

13–16 $100 Karen and Peter DisciascioShirley Morgan, Steve MyersBonnie Jones, Mike NorrisWendy Sedlacek, Gabe Slater

17–24 $70 Teresa Ganong, Mark BarretteKathy Giles, Gary BraggNaomi Cannard, Jim ChamingsAlicia Kvasnicka, Chuck HoodLori Dawkins, Jon LetsomDenise Vaughn, Jon McDonladCathy Duenas, Dan RodriguesAngela Jensen, Marvin Seal

Men’s Master Singles1st $1,305 Todd Speakman2nd $865 Todd Marsh3rd $575 Tommy Rossi4th $380 Steve Tune5–6 $255 Ken Dodd, Steve Linglebach7–8 $170 Kevin Fong, Glenn Atwell9–12 $110 Jeff Jerome, Andrew Monstis

Justin Lilje, Clyde Bowles13–16 $75 Pat Schumacher, Matt Horner

Zac Masiba, Ed Tarapel17–24 $50 Russell Cearley, Chad Bisconer, Tyler Luce

Colin McMurphy, Shawn GibsonJason Marcoulier, Mike Jensen, Dillon Standley

Men’s Open-A singles1st $1,255 Cedric Sloan2nd $815 Mike Stephens3rd $530 John Lewis4th $345 Brad Hornshaw5–6 $220 Marvin Seal, Scott Chandler7–8 $145 Eric Sawyer, Phil Wilson9–12 $90 Mike Gwinn, Jason DeFilippes

Rod Bair, Sean Lewis13–16 $60 Brian Roberson, Ed Slade, Bob Cook

Ernie Omori17–24 $40 Pat O’Meara, Stan Alameda, Joey Alemen

Damon Minx, Gary Timmons, Howard PriesKirk DeBoard, George McKeon

Men’s Open-B singles1st $1,095 Micah O’Malley2nd $765 Don McMillan3rd $530 Jonathon Hahn4th $370 John Brown5–6 $260 Brent Langley, Andy Wheatland7–8 $180 Bill Irons, Jeff Wilson9–12 $125 Jeff Leiss, David Mathews

Miguel Morfin, Mike Carpenter13–16 $85 Jing Gicoso, Bill Nelson

Greg Sprenger Jr., Ryan Busto17–24 $60 Gary Wing, Jason Miller, Gary Elce

Brian Bailey, Terry Erdman, Larry McKenzieDave Shortt, Eddie Lau

25–32 $40 Jopie Berkers, Jack Lowery, Butch EllisJim Stiffler, Michael Knight, Gary HoffmanRichard Irving, Dennis Proia

33–48 $30 Josh Bullock, Fred Heinrich, Robert GocaBill Andreozzie, Mark Walsh, Dan CameronGreg Sprenger Sr., Sonny Boggs, Ron OkChris Lewis, Milan Kopecky, Jeff CoatesDan Glynn, Wes Bledsoe, Jeff RabelToshi Moriguchi

Women’s Open singles1st $825 Wendy Sedlacek2nd $575 Julie Valdez3rd $395 Crystal Opoka4th $275 Eve Stockstill5–6 $190 Shirley Morgan, Tiffany Morgan7–8 $130 Dove Thompson, Johnnie Landis9–12 $90 Teresa Shaw, Dee Reis,

Teri Dotson, Margie Avlon13–16 $60 Angela Jensen, Jenny Sheldon,

Kathy Schierman, Vickie Knutson17–24 $45 Bonnie Jones, Lorraine Krom,

Nicole Bisconer-Fox, Carole HartzellAlisha Rogers, Jennifer Nordling,LeLani George, Linda Smith

Men’s teams1st $3,435 Classic Billiards: Glenn Atwell,

John Lewis, Don Iverson, Scott Simpson2nd $2,355 Lights Out: Steve Meyers,

Herb Johnson, Todd Speakman3rd $1,620 Bounty Hunters:

Rod Bair, Juan Ibanez, Aaron Probst4th $1,110 Island Casino:

Ken Dodd, Jonathon Hahn, Jeff Jackson5–6 $765 The Yo-Yo’s:

John Corrigan, Scott Goula, Tommy RossiCowboy Dave: Dave Hawksley,Chuck Milear, Phillip Rothschild

7–8 $525 The Donkeys:Sean Lewis, Micah O’Malley, John TeYogee’s Silver Bullets:Mike Cronk, Mike Hocevar, Dan Sternberg

9–12 $360 On The SnapDavid Butler, Bruce Deal, Gary MaxwellMenagerie:Matt Bryan, Doug Capps, Mike JarvisM & J John Brown, Jason Marcoulier,Lonnie JenningsCue & Cushion #1:Jeff Jerome, Nolan Pagdilau, Sergio Tristan,Louis Delicino

13–16 $240 Center Pocket Dave Faulk,Gary French, Larry McKenzie, Kevin LoganQ’s Club:Dave Overbo, Brian Roberson, Ed Tarape3 Under: Bill Anglin,Dan Cameron, Jeff Rabel, Dan GlynnJT’s Lemonade: Jack Kjelde,Jay Krause, Mike Tierney, Lonnie Varner

17–24 $165 Nor-ack-ums:Karla Bagley-Tias, Lono Kaai, Kirk DeBoardKC’s Midway:Mike Grimm, Mike Stevens, Craig IrwinQ’s Crushers:John Jackson, Owen Miller, Mark WalshShafted:Bob Cook, Shawn Gibson, Steve MendozaGeritol Geezers:Dave Anderson, Gary Wing, Bill ErmatingerGet It Done:Chad Bisconer, Robert Goca, Carl WebsterSnap Crackle Pop:Jeff Leiss, Aaron Curti, Dave RandallJD’s Sports Pub: Danny Burdick,Mark Fenn, Bret Baker, George McKeon

25–32 $120 Alibi Tadpoles: Bob Cummings,Dan Madden, Bob Powell, Dan BeltranCCB: Bob Bingham,Joey Christensen, Greg ChristensenS.T.F.U.: Jamie Cain,Phillip Peterson, Norm Reddenkopp IIThe Nuts: Mike Ottoboni,Mike Peters, Martin PetersU-me & Brian: Brian Bailey,Scott Chandler, Steve GreggBuilt Ford Tough: Ford,Marvin Seal, Michael J. PooleTrunk Monkeys:Josie LeRoy, Rick Plummer, Mike WhiteShapes For Girls: Chuck Hood,Randy Ohrstrom, Brian Kvasnicka,Jason McGlocklin

Women’s teams1st $1,620 Billiards & Barstools’ Babes

Carissa Biggs, Ann Brandt, Cathy Duenes2nd $1,020 The Other Team

Margie Avlon, Sherry Griffin, Angela Jensen3rd $645 Noti Heartbreakers

Bonnie Mahaffey, Kris Robbins, Denise Vaughn4th $405 Nick’s Chicks

Stacy Eilts, Bea Goodenough, Margie Muresan5–6 $255 We’ll Take Stripes

Jennifer Nordling, Wanda Plummer, Kari StevensTwisted SistersNaomi Cannard, Connie Carlson,Melinda Childers, Niki Phillipi

7–8 $165 Sneaky Pete’sGlenda Bell, Gayle Gould, Teresa ShawClassic Island GirlsSherri Demke, Donna Totten, Mary Hopkin

9–12 $105 Out of ShapeLori Dawkins, Darcy Moss, Cindy RosenthalNice RackMelanie Elder, Crystal Opoka, Alisha RogersCarmaAdele Evans, Cindy Medina, Robyn WillitsChicks w/ SticksSheri Cooper, Camatha Groshong, Wilma Mayer

Women’s Master singles1st $925 Carissa Biggs2nd $465 Kris Robbins3rd $235 Mary Hopkin4th $115 Barb Thompson5–6 $60 Liz Cole, Cindy Doty

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