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Hello Mr. Don “Cheese” Akerlow;

I travel for business often and findmyself more frequently in the SanJose, CA area. I found a couple ofreally good places to shoot poolwhile on the road. While at theCalifornia Billiards Club, I found acopy of your publication “The Break”.I was excited to see that such apublication existed. I enjoyedreading the contents and was veryjealous that I have not seen anypublication like this in the North Eastarea.As I enjoy competion, I was veryinterested in the listing of places tofind tournament play on a daily basisin multiple states.Are you aware of, and can point meto, any publications like yours in theNorth East so I can subscribe to it.Additionally, I wanted to see if youhad any advice on how to travel withyour own pool cue due to all thehightened security measures in theairports. I do not believe, I would beable to carry a pool cue onto anairplane. I assume security wouldlook upon it as a potential weapon.....Of course it is only a weapon whenused by me on the pool table : ) Butseriously, I am concerned about thevalue of my cue and “just anybody”being able to get to them easily.Thank you for any assistance andadvice you can offer.Regards; Paul LaVerdiere

There are no publications to myknowledge in the Northeast coveringregional tournaments.Traveling with your cue can be doneby shipping it Fedex or UPSovernight to your destination. Besure to insure it for more than thevalue of the cue.

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ACS Presents The McDermott AllAmerican Tour Results from MainStreet Billiards.The eighth stop ofthe 2006/2007McDermott AllAmerican Tour(produced by theA m e r i c a nCueSports Alliance- ACS) featured a$ 1 , 5 0 0 - a d d e dpurse and fifty-three players,hosted by ownerBob Jackson atMain StreetBilliards in Tucson,Arizona, on theweekend ofDecember 16-17. The eventfeatured double-elimination 9-ball on9-foot Gold Crowns, and MitchEllerman of Gilbert, Arizona,steamrolled through the winner’sbracket to the finals. Mitch subduedJohn Heye (Gilbert, AZ) 9-3 in theA-side semi-finals and TommyTokoph (Albuquerque, NM) 9-3 inthe A-side finals to take the hot seat.Matches in the B-side bracketleading up to the tourney finalsincluded Heye stopping Jack Rippell(Sierra Vista, AZ) to 5th place by a7-5 margin and Andy Kachur(Tucson, AZ) eliminating DonLambert (Tucson, AZ) 7-4, tyingLambert with Rippell. Kachur built uphis momentum by ousting Heye 7-4and Tommy Tokoph 7-6 and gaininga title shot at Ellerman. In the oneset tourney finals, Ellermancontinued his mastery over the fieldwith an 11-7 victory over Kachur forthe title!By virtue of second-place AndyKachur being the highest - finishingACS member, he qualified for a freesingles entry into the 2007 ACS

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opportunities are still available bycontacting the ACS.The weekend of January 6-7, willfeature two Tour events: 1). MillerTime Billiards in Davenport, IA,hosting a $500 added 8-ball stop onbar boxes (contact Terry Andersonat 563-359-7225), and 2). Dale’sWeston Lanes in Weston, WI,hosting a $500 added 8-ball stop onbar boxes (contact Dale Elliott at715-359-8488). Lassiter’s in Clinton,Iowa, is also gearing up to host a$5,000-added handicapped 8-Ballevent on the weekend of Jan. 26-28, 2007, with both men’s andwomen’s divisions. Information,entry details and schedules for the2006/2007 McDermott All AmericanTour are available atwww.americancuesports.org. TheACS is a non-profit, nationalorganization dedicated toheightening the interest andawareness of cue sports through thesupport and sanctioning oforganized competition throughoutthe United States and NorthAmerica.

(l to r) Andy Kachur, Mitch Ellerman

Final Results:1st $850 Mitch Ellerman (Gilbert, AZ)2nd $635 Andy Kachur (Tucson, AZ)3rd $425 Tommy Tokoph (Albuquerque, NM)4th $215 John Heye (Gilbert, AZ)5-6 $150 Jack Rippell (Sierra Vista, AZ) Don Lambert (Tucson, AZ)7-8 $100 Dave Collins (Tucson, AZ) Bob Palmer (Tucson, AZ)9-12 $50 Ryan Franklin (Albuquerque, NM), Michelle Trevino (Tucson, AZ)

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7/8 $1,000 Bill GanneErnesto Dominguez

9-12 $700 Tyler Edey,Ted Banas,Jose Parica,Rafael Martinez

Well, you had to be there! This wasthe 44th trip to the Sands for 9-ballenthusiasts from several countries,all presented by the USPPA and theSands Regency hotel. There were162 players in both events, and theEarly Bird drew 105. Computerproblems and other unexpectedwoes led to a weird looking draw forthe Early Bird, but we got through itokay and Skip Miller (78 avg) wonthe $900 top prize. All matches wererace-to-five, and the four playersfinishing 5th thru 8th each won $85,covering their entries for both theEarly Bird and the main event. Skipbegan with wins over W. Van Alst(34), Gilbert Arellano (86), KristenCobb (74), Dante Rakin Sr. (80),Larry Austin (67), and GenePeregrino (67). His opponent in thefinals was Tom Passow (39) whodefeated Jeff Padjan (111), ElmerDiwa (82), Travis Reil (90), JayValdez (69), Keith Arnold (53) andBret Baker (63) before his loss toSkip in the finals. Tom’s 2nd placeshare was $475.Both events were under the expertdirection of Scott Smith, along witha staff of Kenny Shuman, Gilbert

9-BALL RENOOPEN RESULTSfrom: Gene Miller$24,000 added by the Sands

1st - $12,500: RICHIE OREMRichie, a 26 year-old resident ofFlorida who spent most of his lifein Fairbanks, Alaska, played hisfirst Reno Open when he was 19.This was his second trip toReno. This week hehad severalmoments he willremember for along time: Hesnapped in the9-ball againstCliff Joyner towin 9-8 and leave Cliffin fourth place. About anhour later, he defeatedTony Chohan on theone-loss side with a 2-9 combination thatmissed but thenrebounded across thetable and found a

hole. He then went on to defeatGabe Owen with another 9-ball

break to win 9-7 and forcethe final match, which hewon 9-5 for the $12,500top prize. To reach thefinals, Richie beat JimGottier, Mike Bredehoft,

Ike Runnels, JimKuykendall, lost to 19year-old Justin

Bergman, thendefeated Bobby Hunter,Jose Parica, Bill Ganne,Justin Bergman, CliffJoyner, and TonyChohan.

2nd - $6,000: Gabe OwenGabe began with a bye, thenproceeded to the hotseat with winsover Ronnie Wiseman, DavidKrolick, Mark Tadd, JonathanPinegar, Ernesto Dominguez, andJustin Bergman.

3rd - $3,250: Tony ChohanTony defeated Jonny Warren,Santos Alarenga, Ted Banas, DanLouie, Mark Haddad, Jose Parica,Sparky Farrell, lost to Gabe Owenand Richie Orem.

4th - $2,100: Cliff JoynerCliff defeated Tony Casas Jr., AlMarkasky, George Michaels, DanWallace, Keith Bennett, lost to JustinBergman, defeated Rafael Martinezand Sparky Ferrell before losing toRichie Orem.

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13-16 $500 Gerardo Jamito,Ronnie Wiseman, JonathanPinegar, Keith Bennett17-24 $375 Raoul Alvarez,Mark Haddad, Timmy Hall,Bobby Hunter, Todd Marsh,Edwin Montal, Danny Petralba,Santos Sambajon25-32 $275 Ramin Bakhtiari,Jui-Lung Chen, Joey Gebron,Oscar Guerrero, Ike Runnels,Mark Tadd, Shane Van Boening,Dan Wallace33-48 $200 Camie Chou,Ken Cavener, Francisco Galindo,Dave Hemmah, Bill Houck,Marshall Jung, Jim Kuykendall,Dan Louie, Ron Matsuura,Danny Medina, Damian Overton,Derek Pogirski, Ray Robles,Kings Santy, John Starcevic,Scott Tollefson49-64 $150 Richard Broumpton,J.J. Cain, Kenny Chen,Joe Chun, Peter Gates,Kurt Kobayashi, John Kutcher,Barney LaMontagne, Melissa Little,George Michaels, Brian Parks,Danny Phelps, Dave Rodden,Robbie Saez, Lance Salazar,Josh Smith

Arellano, Frank Giordano, myself,and of course, busiest of all of us,Tony Annigoni. Adrian Annigoni,Tony’s youngest son, became salesmanager for the popular Hustlinapparel and did very well. If you plana trip to Derby City next month, thatwill be Adrian once again in theHustlin booth.The 16 pool tables were DiamondSmart tables with the polka-dot cueball.Tony Annigoni, USPPA director,announced that the Sands will nowhost only the December event, whilethe June event will take place atHard Times in Sacramento. Laterduring the week he announced thatthe USPPA has begun its own HallOf Fame, and the first inductees areJose Parica and the late DennySearcy, a San Francisco legend.Also notable: Billy Teeter awarded acustom $2,000 cue stick to thewinner of the open event, and DaveJacoby donated a $3,000 Jacobycue stick, raffled off to a USPPAmember to be announced ChristmasEve.

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from: Gene MillerFrancisco and Mirna Murcia went all-out, as usual, in preparation for theWinter Warmup open 9-balltournament held at their BilliardPalacade Saturday & Sunday,December 16 & 17. ErnestoDominguez came in and recoveredall tables and wehad new sets ofballs with “ProCup” cue balls.For the first timewe had freeparking! Asalways, therewas lots of freefood for the players both days. The$2,000 added prize money (morethan half the total purse!) put almosthalf the 36-player field in the money.Many players appreciated theunusually mellow music Mirna chosefor the tournament, and as we gotdown to the final eight players, allgames, music, and the coin-op pooltable were shut down in respect tothe players. Even though the eventdidn’t attract the expected field,

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1st $1,150 George Michaels defeated Ernesto Reyes, TaylorTownsend, Rylan Hartnett, Ernesto Dominguez, and Sonny Orquiza to reachthe finals. He defeated Ernesto Dominguez 11-7 to win the tournament.2nd $550 Ernesto Dominguez defeated Leo Flores, Alberto Ramirez,Eric Krause, lost to Michaels, defeated Oscar Dominguez and SonnyOrquiza to reach the finals.3rd $330 Sonny Orquiza defeated Donnie Perea, Mel Simpson, EricDe Mesa, Kevin McLaughlin, lost to Michaels and Ernesto Dominguez4th $230 Oscar Dominguez lost to Eric Krause, defeated AaronAlston, Marco Alcober, Mel Simpson, Tony Chohan, Rylan Hartnett, ErnestoReyes, and Kevin McLaughlin before losing by forfeit to his Dad.5/6 $180 Gilbert Arellano and Kevin McLaughlin7/8 $120 Alberto Ramirez and Ernesto Reyes9-12 $80 Jeff Gregory, Eric De Mesa, Rylan Hartnett, Eric Krause13-16 $65 Tinsley Johnson, Taylor Townsend,

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Francisco remains enthusiastic andwants to do another one in February.The action began at 3:00 Saturdayafternoon and we had cut from 36to 16 players by about 8:00. Theywere all guaranteed at least $65when they returned Sunday. All

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Draw DisciplineHere’s another great Artistic Pool Shot/Challenge. This shot is from theDraw Discipline and has a Degree of Difficulty (DOD) of 7. Object ballletters coincide with corresponding pocket letters. To set this shot up positionF ball per grid one diamond segment off of the foot cushion and one diamondsegment off of #4, (long rail), cushion. The A ball is centered between thepocket points. The cue ball is in hand. ON THE FOOT STRING. behind

line X.The objective of this shot is to shoot the cue ball to F ball and draw back toA ball. You must make both object balls as pocket letter designated. Thecue ball may contact an extra cushion before making A ball. A scratch isalso allowed. Here are some helpful hints on executing this shot. Don’traise the butt of your cue to get draw. Keep your cue as level to the planeof the table as possible, ie. lower your bridge hand. Pay close attention tohow low you are cueing the cue ball. Don’t use excessive power. Makesure your warm-up strokes are smooth and don’t forget to follow-throughon your execution stroke.

from: Tom DennehyTo all members and all future members of The International Brotherhoodof Cueist Union:1. What is the players’ union going to do for you? Thirty percent of allunion dues goes to added money to approximately 12 tournaments a year.This money is held by the union and paid to the winner and up to as manyplaces as we can, so every union member has the opportunity to get backhis union dues for the year, which is only $85.00 a year, so it turns out to bea win, win situation for all union players.Other important benefits the union will be offering union players (startingapproximately October 2007) will be health insurance, eye glasses anddental insurance and disability insurance, all at discounted group rates.2. What happens to the rest of the money? Two thirds of the money theunion holds, 10-20% of that money will go to a point system which will bepaid out at the end of the year’s final tournament.3. Who decides what tournaments the union is going to add moneyto? This is done by the Board of Directors, consisting of six individuals,and in the event of a tie it will be decided by a coin toss at a tournamentevent which everyone can witness.4. How will you know how much money the union has left at the endof the year? Each member will receive a financial statement at the end ofthe year.5. Point system? We are working on a point system so that the playerwith the most points will receive a cash award at the end of each year.6. Entry fees at tournaments? If the entry fee is $75.00 all non-unionmembers will have to pay $100.00. The additional $25.00 for all thosewho don’t belong to the union, 70% of that money will be paid into thepension fund which will be divided into every individuals’ account. Being aunion member would certainly be advantageous.If you have any further questions please call me at 603-747-3187.

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The Women’s Professional Billiard Association Announces2007 Board of DirectorsGoodlettsville, TN., Dec 06, 2006 – TheWomen’s Professional Billiard Association(WPBA) held the election of officers for the2007 season at their 2006 Annual Banquet.The Banquet was held at the Chinook WindsCasino in Lincoln City, Oregon in conjunctionwith the Cuetec Cues National Championship.Linda Chen has become the first elected non-playing President of the WPBA. “I earned myeducation through a golf scholarship at theUniversity of Texas in Austin,” says Chen. Chenalso adds, “Women’s sports need advocatesand the WPBA has the potential to capture significantly more shareof mind and I am pleased to be leading this charge.”In addition to Chen, the WPBA elected business representatives,Robert Machado, Alliance Development Director for the Walt DisneyCompany and Charles Jaynes, Bureau of Indian Affairs Division ofSafety and Management. Player representatives elected are KimWhite, Melissa Herndon, Hall of Fame member Belinda Campos -Calhoun and Dawn Hopkins.

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skill down pretty well from other games before taking up one pocket.In Shot 1 is the typical result of your opponent’s break. You have no obviousshot for your pocket, marked by A. Inspecting the remainder of the rack, itlooks like the 6-7 is a dead combination to your pocket, but if the gapsbetween the balls are in the wrong places, it will either not have enoughspeed to get to the pocket or will be kissed out by the other balls. Pass onthese unless you are sure.

A very standardresponse is to play thecue ball to hit thethree ball, go to theend rail and then slidebetween the 2 and thecushion to leave thecue ball at B. If youleave the cue ballnearly in the jaws ofyour opponent’spocket, he will havelittle to shoot at. Theproblem with thissafety is that if the cueball touches the 2 ballafter the rail, it mayscratch. Suppose youdon’t scratch, but thecue ball ends upabout where the 2 is.In that case, youropponent will have aneasy bank for the 1ball since you movedthe 3 out of the waywhile attempting thesafe.A similar shot thatdoesn’t leave thebank is to play the cueball directly to the cushion at C to knock the 2 up the table. The does havethe potential to scratch, and requires a very precise hit on the 2.A word about banks. You have to be able to make them at all speeds andwith various kinds of English. Short banks like the 1 ball cross-corner thatyou might leave your opponent in the paragraph above should be automatic.On difficult banks, you have to be able to leave the cue ball somewherevery safe and the object ball within a diamond of your pocket if it misses.You will learn how speed and English change the bank angles if you playone pocket.Back to our problem. Often after the break you will find the original headball where the 4 is. An easy shot is to bank that straight across to your sideof the table and leave the cue ball on the cushion at D. The main thing is toget the speed right to leave the cue ball frozen or nearly frozen so any ballnear your opponent’s pocket is harder to shoot. Note that you are nottrying to get the 4 near your pocket, but rather just over to your side of thetable. Maybe you will have a long bank on it later, but mostly you don’twant it on your opponent’s side.A more aggressive shot, but one that takes quite a bit more skill, is to bankthe 5 toward your pocket and leave the cue ball against the top of the rackwhere the “X” is. If the 5 hits the 8 ball, both of them will move toward yourpocket. If the 5 misses the 8 ball, you have to be careful not to hit it so hardthat it bounces back across the table to your opponent’s side. If you leavethe cue ball stuck on the rack, and an object ball near E, your opponenthas no shot and no safety to play. The required soft, dead draw is not easyto master.

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Samm Diep (c) December 2006What do you do when you miss a shot or scratch?

How do you react when your opponent plays asafety on you? How about when your opponentgets a lucky roll and hooks you? Do you getangry? Do you swear or shout? Does it affectyour next shot?Most likely, if you react negatively, that attitudecarries over to your next shot. Have you ever

been so angry with what you were facingthat it consumed you? Were you soflustered and overwhelmed by the thoughtsof “I can’t believe I did that!” or “Thatsucked!” or “What a crappy roll!”? Believeit or not, those negative feelings caninfluence the decisions we make and howwe execute them.

I remember the days of being an incredibly emotional player. I woreeverything on my sleeve. You could tell if I hooked myself or if I got perfectshape. And, you could definitely tell that I was going to miss my next shotby how affected I was from the previous one. I expressed every singlefeeling towards every single shot. By the end of each match, whether Iwon or lost, I was completely emotionally depleted. It’s taken me years togradually overcome this natural response andstep towards a new outlook for each shot.It’s not an easy transition to completelyseparate yourself from your emotions duringa match, but just give it a try and you’ll beginnoticing immediate benefits. During thistransition, look around. Notice the players inthe room that pound their cue into the groundand yell and scream profanities at the balls.How silly do they look? (Nothing personal, ifthis is you.) What did that change? Now, watchAllison, Thorsten, Karen, and many of theother top pros. Notice their calmness and lack of response, regardless ofwhat shot they face. During competition, this flat affect strengthens theirconsistency.Every ounce of negative energy wasted on reacting to something in thepast, something that you can not change, drains you. Better yet, redirectthat energy and focus on something you can change. You can not changethe outcome from the previous shot, but you can change and control whathappens next with the actions you take. Why allow yourself to waste allthat energy reacting to what your opponent did to you? It still doesn’t changewhat you need to do. Rather, use that energy to determine which rail tokick at or how to play a nasty safety.Try this: When you’re hooked or faced with a tough shot, whether you didit to yourself or your opponent left it for you, try to approach the table witha feeling of thankfulness. Be thankful to have a shot. Whether you like it ornot, a shot is a chance to win. So, don’t piss and moan about what you leftyourself or if you get out of line. Redirect that energy! If your opponent leftyou that same tough shot, you would be thankful to be at the table again.Appreciate the fact that you’re at the table and make the best of it.Nobody said it would be easy. In fact, not reacting at all can even affectyour opponent. I love it when my opponent gets all bent out of shape andjumps out of their seat because they can’t tell if I have a shot or not. I’m notsaying that you can’t be a great player if you show your emotions, but justdon’t allow it to consume you.So, as you’re making out your list of resolutions add this one to it andmake it a positive year, every year.I wish you and your family a Happy & Prosperous New Year!Samm Diep - House Pro at Table Steaks East in Aurora, Coloradoblog.SammsPocket.com

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and the European guys as well. It’sreally tough to explain it, all you cando is your best.”Archer was full of praise forMatchroom Sport chairman BarryHearn and the supporters whopacked out the Cruise Terminal,Rotterdam and created an incredibleatmosphere for each of thesessions. “Thank you to Barry Hearnfor making this event happen. He’sthe one that gets to sit back on hisrecliner and laugh at us as we makemistakes,” joked Archer.\“Thank you to all the fans. You wereagainst us but we knew what it wouldbe like. You guys make the event.“If we didn’t have you guys wecouldn’t come back. It makes it hardbut gratifying when you win.”

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Sam’Sam’Sam’Sam’Sam’s 14-1 Resuls 14-1 Resuls 14-1 Resuls 14-1 Resuls 14-1 ResultttttsssssJustin Lilje returned to win yetanother Straight Pool Tournament atSam’s Billiards December 3. Hetopped a field of 18 players, beatingVinnie Mellott for first. Sam Rabitocame in 3rd and Cristy Barsky ofHood River came in 4th. There werea number of runs over 20 in thetournament, but Justin’s run of 34 inthe finals took the prize.

Many of the players had a chance toplay in the newly opened upstairs ofSam’s Billiards, which has six 9-foot

Brunswick tables in great condition. It’s a great addition, and it allowedSam’s to bring back the billiard table, which has been in storage for over20 years. The upstairs also offers a non-smoking environment. Thank you,Valerie. And thanks everyone for making it such as great tournament.

Here are the final results.1st $75 Justin Lilje2nd $60 Vinnie Mellott3rd $45 Sam Rabito4th $25 Cristy BarskyHigh Run: 34 - Justin Lilje

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Rodders Grub and Pub in OregonCity recently hosted the 2nd AnnualCascade Pool League MidseasonTournament. Good players, mixedwith players on the rise, met in thishandicapped extravaganza, whereover $2,300 in prize money waswon. The three-day weekend leaguetournament drew over 80 differentCPL players from over 44 leagueteams. They came to play one or allthe special events. The three-daytournament featured hundreds ofhandicapped 9-Ball, 8-Ball, andOpen Scotch Doubles games,played over eight tables.CPL operator Andrew Monstisstarted this annual event to provideCPL league players an opportunityto get together outside the regularweekly league match setting. ManyCPL players play week in and weekout throughout the entire year, somefor years on end. These players, allpart of a pool community, deservedthe opportunity to do more than justshow up weekly to qualify for theChinook Winds Regional. Monstisbelieves that doing something forthe players is vital, and plans for next

year’s event to provide even moreprize money. CPL is

sanctioned by the BCAPL,using BCA rules and

guidelines.Glenn Atwell, a

long-

standing CPLmember, gets mainnotice with the ‘hat trick’this year. He won theFriday 9-ball and Saturday8-ball singles events and theSunday Scotch Doublesevent with partner John Lewis.Glenn found himself fightinguphill handicapped battles allweekend … about 36 hours worthwhen the dust settled. PhilRothschild gave Glenn a stiff startupmatch, leading 4-0, but Glennpersevered and faced CodyJohnson in the 9-Ball finals. Codywon the first set from Glenn butcouldn’t double dip him. Cody is anup and coming player, having playedonly a year and a half. Glenn’s final8-ball opponent was Todd Gooch, anestablished master player. In theScotch Doubles finals, Glenn madea great 8-ball shot worth noting:Partially hooked, he launched thecue ball, caromed the 8-ball offanother ball and into the air, andcalmly watched while it fell neatlyinto his called corner pocket. It isgreat that a player of Glenn’s calibersupports league play, sharing hisknowledge and giving up tips.This year’s surprise gems wereMickey Mixon and John Jacobs, whoboth placed high in all events. Bigsingles wins came from

Susan Millhollin,Cathy Duenas andSteve Copher, who

beat up ontheir shareof higherr a n k e dplayersdur ingthe 8-b a l levent.Cody

Johnson & TonyDunlap showed off

some skills, playing very well.If you were watching, therewas great shot making and positionplay by regional master level playersincluding Steve Tune, Todd Gooch,Mike Dubendorf and AndrewMonstis. Other great match play wasseen from Cecil (‘Don’t touch myhat!’) Pickett and Paris Brown. KenChristensen, Dave Kartchner, andJake Morin made players earnwhatever they could get. The samewas true for Eve Stockstill,who played great. She isgetting tougher and gainingvaluable experience.Returning ScotchDoubles team JulieDeboer and MikeDubendorf broughttheir games again.Because of theh a n d i c a p s ,predictability went outthe window. Somepeople grumbled overgetting beat, but mostjust took their lumps.Some thought others received toomuch handicap, but many justplayed really well. It was hard forthose who had to give up a spot, butit did even out many matches. Manyplayers got an opportunity to beatplayers that they normally would not.The spot made it fun and gruelingand always uncertain. Open levelplayers could and did compete withthe master players. Improvedsportsmanship went to John Lewis

this year,while hecontinued togive playersfits on the table. Sean Stevensonwas running around trying toconvince players not that he couldplay but that he was giving up toomuch spot… however, that didn’treally work to his advantage. Andthen there were Jennifer Windelland Chrissy Yanez, who providedentertainment on and off the table.

Cathy Duenas didher part by beingKurt’s partner, andby getting Andrew

his coffee in themorning.Vo l u n t e e rTournamentD i rec to rsA n d r e wM o n s t i s

and KurtHamm ran thetournaments m o o t h l y ,l a r g e l y

because Kurtcould be seen taken bribes againwhen he had to make a call or dothe draw. Andrew’s cool head,fielding the many questions anddealing with losers crying jags, keptit all running like clockwork. Theseguys worked over 50 hours to puton this tournament. SteveSchneringer, who took the pictures

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Glenn AtwellCody Johnson

January 2007January 2007January 2007January 2007January 20071616161616By: Don “Cheese” AkerlowAn up and coming playerfrom the Vancouver areais Todd Speakman, whorecently won the Men’sMaster Division duringthe Western BCARegional 9-Balltournament this pastOctober.I had the opportunity tomeet with Todd, snap afew photos and shootsome pool. He is a verycompetitive person andplayed both VarsityBaseball and Basketballin high school. I askedhim about his experiencewinning Master’s and heremarked, “WinningMaster’s at the WesternBCA was unbelievable.After the last severalyears playing thetournament down thereand watching the finalsof a match, it was kind ofsurreal to find myself inthat position beingsurrounded by all thegreat players that werethere. I didn’t have toplay any of the top, topplayers. There are, likeyou said, so many greatplayers. They areobviously formidableopponents being in theMaster’s that if you don’thave to play a GlennAtwell or Schumacherright off the bat you canget deeper in thetournament. Thenobviously shooting poolagainst the good playerswhen I was deeper in thetournament made it theperfect tournament.”Todd had great trainingto reach this point. Thetwenty-eight year oldplayer noted that he hadonly played a few gamesof pool before going to

college. At the University ofWashington, he was part of a groupof 5 or 6 players that were verypassionate about becoming the bestaround. The competition started onthe dorm level. There were two 9 footBrunswick Anniversary tables in thedorm and he had to beat the best inthe dorms. From there he went tothe HUB (Husky Union Building)where they had fifteen 9foot Anniversary/Centennial pool tableswith better players.Todd and his friendswould watch videos,read books andwatched thegamblers at DrCues. Theya l s op l a y e dpool everyc h a n c ethey got.“The firstf e wyears Iwould goto classand thenplay 8-10hours a day.Got prettygood, prettyquick. Still lots tolearn,” Todd said.He also competedin the ACUINorthwest CollegeRegionals severaltimes andmentioned, “I lost tothose peskyCougar playersfrom Wazzu. Theyalways seemed to getthe better of me. I hadseveral high finishes but neverenough to go to Nationals.”When I asked Todd if he hadany mentors, he responded,“Not really, basically all my friends.We all wanted to get better and got

inspired from each other. Eventuallyfrom the course of being in collegefor 5 years, you shoot so many ballsand play so many games and learndifferent things from all the differentmedia that’s out there, that you getbetter.”Todd’s father was a big influence onhis love for the game. He was a goodlocal bar player and used to bring

home steaks and turkeys onThanksgiving. “I never playedpool with him one game until Iwas old enough to go into the barat 21 and at that point I wasalready better than he was.”During college Todd played pool

around the Seattle areaat the 211 Club

(which he used tosneak into), DrCues and inlocal bartournaments.S i n c egraduating,Todd hasmoved backto theVancouver

area andstarted playing in

the bar leagues withAPA. He was moved

to a 7 after the firstweek and that

handicap hasn’tchanged. His APA

league play has resultedin winning two Tri-Cups, awin at Regionals to get toNationals and play in LasVegas for the last twoyears. Branching out hestarted playing in smallerB tournaments andrecently won theCadillac Ranch “B”Tournament (seeMarch 2006 issueof The Break). Healso startedplaying in theWestern BCA

leagues, where he couldsurround himself with betterplayers on the same team, whichwas unlike the APA teams withtheir handicapping system. Tohis credit, he has finished wellat Regionals of the WesternBCA with a 3rd place finishin the Open “B” 8-ball,7th/8th in the Open “A”8-ball and won his first

TTTTTodd Speakmanodd Speakmanodd Speakmanodd Speakmanodd Speakman Master’s 9-ball tournament. Playingin different leagues during the weekwith sometimes as many as 4 leaguenights and tournaments on theweekends, Todd is always playingpool. He carries a custom made cueby Larry Schave, a Vancouvercuemaker. I asked him about his cueand he remarked, “It is a greatlooking cue that plays really well too.It was something I couldn’t get offthe rack. I wanted it 59” since I’m6’3”. After playing with 4 or 5 differentcues in the course of learning, I kindof like a 19 ½ ounce cue, balancedcorrectly so it doesn’t feel like aheavy cue.” He went on to talk abouthis ability to play pool, “Obviously I’dlike to get lessons, because I still feelthat my stance is awkward andwrong. I grip the cue too far back.These are all little tiny things thatsomeone could help me with bywatching me play and give mepointers as well.”What does the future hold for Todd?He will be going to Las Vegas thisyear with his team to play at BCANationals and has decided to enterthe singles event as well. I foundTodd to be a focused, competitiveyoung man who is eager to learn andbecome the best player he can be.In closing Todd added, “I would liketo thank “The Break” for doing this.It’s not everyday obviously, that youget an article like this written aboutyou. I know that there are plenty ofother good players around the stateand the Northwest that are way moredeserving than I am. A lot of thiscomes from knowing ‘”Coyote” andI would like to thank him and B J forseeing my ability to be a player aswell as Boomer and Merle, APAleague operators in the Portland/Vancouver area. The Western BCAput on a great tournament. They did

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Treon Pham, Jim Conway, Don McMillin

Shotze’s has now completed its 5thseason and just like the rest, it wasa good one. This season consistedof (12) teams and a total of (36)players. This league was started togive the pool players in our area anopportunity to advance their gamefrom 8-ball into the world of 9-balland work with and watch thoseplayers who have been in the gameof 9-ball for a few years. I have beenable to see the improvement ofseveral players games during thisshort period and expect to see manymore.This league has gotten so big thatwe have actually had to turn a fewaway because there just hasn’t beenroom. This next season, which themeeting is on Jan 15th at 7pm, maybe no exception. The standing ruleof joining is: #1 - those who playedin the last season have first choice,#2 - past players who want to rejoin& #3 - any new players hoping tojoin. We have already got a list ofseveral players who fit into the #2 &#3 category’s. This year, though, weare going to try to make room foreverybody. So if you are trulyinterested, plz join us at the meeting.This year our payout for the entireleague was just short of $7,000.Every penny that the members putin is paid back out at 100% at theend of the year. Players haveseveral different ways to earn moneyin this league. They are: #1 - $1

paid for each game won, #2 - $1 paidfor each 9-ball break during the regleague play, #3 - top (10)percentages overall & top (2) womenpercentages, #4 - 9-ball break potduring the reg play or mysteryenvelopes at the end of the season,& #5 - players who physically play inthe singles tournament receivedcash for all places (even last). Ihonestly don’t believe there is abetter league for the player out thereanywhere in Washington state.The playoffs for this league is ranjust the same way we do our bigweekend tournaments. Longerraces for the A side and shorterraces for the B side and one longrace for all the marbles in the finals.This season saw a new Champion

crowned. He is our one and onlyadorable Treon Pham. Treon hascome close in all the past playoffsbut finally got over the hurdle andwon it all. His matches were, BernieF (7-5), Manny F (7-1), Marvin H (7-6), John T (7-3), his one and onlyloss against Jim Conway (8-9), DonMc (6-3) and then the back to thefinals.Jim Conway is a player that I haveknown for 20+ years and watchedhim win 8-ball league championshipsand tournaments in this area forever.Jim was also the very first winner forthis league in the playoffs. Thosewho know Jim, know that he is nopushover in these league playoffsand this one was no exception. Hismatches were, Joe Mc (7-2), Jim S

(7-0), Pat F (7-2), Don Mc (7-4),Treon P (9-8), and then the finals.Everyone who was here to watch thepoint match between Treon and Jimwas able to watch fabulous shotmaking and strategy play. Back andforth they went, game after game,and finally when Jim made the last9-ball, he let out a holler and thenquickly covered his mouth becausehe knew there was another matchgoing on nearby. It defiantly was astress reliever to get it over with.But it was only the beginning. Treoncame back with only one goal on hismind and that was to give Jim a runfor his money. Again the matchstarted out with the games goingback and forth with neither playergiving the other any slack and thestrategy play was coming fromeverywhere. I stated to a couple ofthe other players there that I couldsee this match going to a tie-breakeragain and either player could comeout winning it. But then, Treonstarted to get the upper hand. Firstone game and then another andbefore anyone knew it, he wasahead by (10-7) and on the hill. Jimwasn’t going to let it go easy butTreon kept up with pocketing oneball after another until the 9-ball wasit and then it was over. The finalscore was (11-8). What a match towatch.Congratulations Treon. You earnedthe title of Champion the hard way.

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The rest of the playoffs ended up as follows:1st $585 Treon Pham2nd $408 Jim Conway3rd $300 Don McMillin4th $225 Pat Farison5-6 $175 Lance Bauge & John Te7-8 $140 Ed Slade & Marvin Holmes9-12 $110 Scott Walton, Alan Buck, Randy Measor, Jeff Jimenez13-16 $85 Joe McLaughlin, Manny Fernandez,

Phil Wilson, Melanie Elder17-24 $70 Bernie Foster, Marc Greenberg, Bill Irons, Ken Tran,

Lyman Moss, Paul Haubiel, Steve Hicks, Jim Schumaker

25-30 $65 Chuck Mellors, Adrianne Beech, Carol Mellors,Mike Kennedy, Nancy Kennedy, Lorraine Krom

I am sorry if I spelled anyone’s names incorrectly.We all want to thank Darryl and the staff for a great season and most of allDave Shields (manager) for being there at all times when needed. Reallyappreciate it.Ford and I would like to take this time to say thank you for participating inthis league and hope to see many of you on Jan 15th for the next season’smeeting.Have a great Christmas and SAFE New Year.Rose Wilson & Ford (League Directors)

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By: Don “Cheese” AkerlowSam’s Billiards is moving up – to thesecond floor with a new poolroom.Valerie Schwartz, owner of Sam’s,has created a new space on thesecond floor that has a warm,inviting feeling. I took photos of thenew poolroom while on deliverieslast month and I was impressed withthe room.I asked Valerie how the idea for thepoolroom came about and sheresponded, “My parents had the ideaback in the 70’s. Then they gotdivorced and my Dad never wentthrough with the renovations. Theyeven had architectural plans drawnup but since then all the codes havechanged. It had always beenplanned to do but for one reason oranother it didn’t happen until now.We’ve always talked about doing it.”By making the upstairs poolroom areality, Valerie has fulfilled a dreamthat her Mom & Dad had.Another plus for the poolroom is thatit is smoke free. I asked Valerie howthe customers and players like it,“The players seem to like it. It will

UpStairs @ Sam’s Billiards Hollywood District

remain smoke free as long as thecustomers use it. If not it will be likethe rest of the building. Right nowit’s quiet and away from things butwe have plans to put in a big screen

TV and have some other thingsgoing up. Since we’vejust opened it,we are kind ofseeing what itdoes. Wehaven’t evenhad a grandopening for ityet. We’re stillplanning that.”The poolroom and its stairwayentrance are very unique and I wasfascinated by the cleverness of itsconcept. When I askedValerie whose idea itwas for the railing onthe stairway shereplied, “Therailing on thestaircase with thecue sticks was the

architect’s idea. John Perkins,from theneighborhood,the HollywoodDistrict came upwith the idea.He’s fabulous.”The next thingyou notice onceyou enter theu p s t a i r spoolroom is theunique walldesign. Valeriec o m m e n t e d ,“Deb SeeleyDesigns did thepaint on thewall, the colorschemes andthe fabric. Theonly thing I

asked her to do was design the colorschemes around our lamps. Myfather made those lamps that are

over the dining tables. Hehandmade all those back in the 70’swhen they converted the downstairsarea from minors to having a beerand wine license. When they did thatthey made it more “night clubby” like.At the time the red and amber lightswere the colors that were in, so hemade them all. They used to hangover the pool tables but they gotwacked so many times with the cuesticks that it started destroying thelead. So over the years we’ve

replaced them with a regular bar withthree lamp shades hanging over it.I wanted to incorporate the lampsthat he made, because I’d savedthem, into the colors up there. I didn’tknow what colors would go goodwith the red and amber, so Deb

came up with everything, the chairs,fabric, everything. I appreciate allthe work and time she put into it.

The entire project took from May toDecember to complete and it waswell worth the wait. The food anddrink service is the same asdownstairs and the room is availablefor private parties. Sam’s HollywoodBilliards has been an icon in thePortland area since 1962 whenValerie’s parents, Sam and ShirleyChapman, first opened their doors.Over the years changes have comeand gone but each time there hasbeen a metamorphosis that has left

Sam’s even more inviting andfriendly. It is a great place to come,relax, enjoy a game of pool and havefun. Sam’s has a full bar andexcellent kitchen which boasts ofgreat meals like beef stroganoff,prime rib, pasta chicken and steaks.

Sam’s hosts a Straight Pool Leaguethat holds tournaments the firstSunday of the month. There are alsothe community events that Valerielikes to be a part of.In closing Valerie said she inviteseveryone to “Come in and checkus out”. Watch for the GrandOpening and all the other thingsValerie has planned. Sam’s is

located at 1845 NE 41st (in theHollywood District) Portland,Oregon. Phone 503-282-8266.

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By: Don “Cheese” AkerlowSam’s Billiards is moving up – to thesecond floor with a new poolroom.Valerie Schwartz, owner of Sam’s,has created a new space on thesecond floor that has a warm,inviting feeling. I took photos of thenew poolroom while on deliverieslast month and I was impressed withthe room.I asked Valerie how the idea for thepoolroom came about and sheresponded, “My parents had the ideaback in the 70’s. Then they gotdivorced and my Dad never wentthrough with the renovations. Theyeven had architectural plans drawnup but since then all the codes havechanged. It had always beenplanned to do but for one reason oranother it didn’t happen until now.We’ve always talked about doing it.”By making the upstairs poolroom areality, Valerie has fulfilled a dreamthat her Mom & Dad had.Another plus for the poolroom is thatit is smoke free. I asked Valerie howthe customers and players like it,“The players seem to like it. It will

UpStairs @ Sam’s Billiards Hollywood District

remain smoke free as long as thecustomers use it. If not it will be likethe rest of the building. Right nowit’s quiet and away from things butwe have plans to put in a big screen

TV and have some other thingsgoing up. Since we’vejust opened it,we are kind ofseeing what itdoes. Wehaven’t evenhad a grandopening for ityet. We’re stillplanning that.”The poolroom and its stairwayentrance are very unique and I wasfascinated by the cleverness of itsconcept. When I askedValerie whose idea itwas for the railing onthe stairway shereplied, “Therailing on thestaircase with thecue sticks was the

architect’s idea. John Perkins,from theneighborhood,the HollywoodDistrict came upwith the idea.He’s fabulous.”The next thingyou notice onceyou enter theu p s t a i r spoolroom is theunique walldesign. Valeriec o m m e n t e d ,“Deb SeeleyDesigns did thepaint on thewall, the colorschemes andthe fabric. Theonly thing I

asked her to do was design the colorschemes around our lamps. Myfather made those lamps that are

over the dining tables. Hehandmade all those back in the 70’swhen they converted the downstairsarea from minors to having a beerand wine license. When they did thatthey made it more “night clubby” like.At the time the red and amber lightswere the colors that were in, so hemade them all. They used to hangover the pool tables but they gotwacked so many times with the cuesticks that it started destroying thelead. So over the years we’ve

replaced them with a regular bar withthree lamp shades hanging over it.I wanted to incorporate the lampsthat he made, because I’d savedthem, into the colors up there. I didn’tknow what colors would go goodwith the red and amber, so Deb

came up with everything, the chairs,fabric, everything. I appreciate allthe work and time she put into it.

The entire project took from May toDecember to complete and it waswell worth the wait. The food anddrink service is the same asdownstairs and the room is availablefor private parties. Sam’s HollywoodBilliards has been an icon in thePortland area since 1962 whenValerie’s parents, Sam and ShirleyChapman, first opened their doors.Over the years changes have comeand gone but each time there hasbeen a metamorphosis that has left

Sam’s even more inviting andfriendly. It is a great place to come,relax, enjoy a game of pool and havefun. Sam’s has a full bar andexcellent kitchen which boasts ofgreat meals like beef stroganoff,prime rib, pasta chicken and steaks.

Sam’s hosts a Straight Pool Leaguethat holds tournaments the firstSunday of the month. There are alsothe community events that Valerielikes to be a part of.In closing Valerie said she inviteseveryone to “Come in and checkus out”. Watch for the GrandOpening and all the other thingsValerie has planned. Sam’s is

located at 1845 NE 41st (in theHollywood District) Portland,Oregon. Phone 503-282-8266.

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Manchester takes one-pocket tournamentBob Manchester avenges a loss to Ken Fried and comes back to win overa field of 11 highly competitive shooters to win McQ’s one-pockettournament.Manchester was beaten 3-1 by Fried (pronounced freed) in the match forthe “driver’s seat.” Manchester rallied back in the loser’s bracket, defeatingLarry Beach 2-1 and Terry Rohrman 2-0 to get another chance with Fried.Beach settled for forth place in his loss to Manchester. Rohrman placedthird with the loss to Manchester.The championship match was a rematch. Fried jumped out to a 2-1 lead.Manchester rallied back to beat Fried 3-2 to win the tournament.McQ’s held the tournament December 2nd.The race is to 3 on the winner’s side and to two on the loser’s side. Entryfee is 35.The total purse for this tournament was $515. The tournament directorwas Bill Bauer.Fernandez and Berkers take mixed scotch doubles tournamentOn December 9, McQ’s hosted a mixed scotch doubles nine-balltournament. Phyllis Fernandez and Jopie Berkers emerged undefeatedfrom a full field of 32 teams to win.Brian and Alicia Kvasnicka lost to Fernandez and Berkers in a quarterfinal round. The Kvasnickas got another chance to win the tournamentwhen they won against Jeff and Treya Rabel, who lost the match for the“driver’s seat.The Kvasnickas lost in the championship match. Three of the top fourfinishers are husband and wife teams.The race is to seven on both sides. The entry fee is $20 per team, thetotal purse is $780.Both tournaments are played on nine foot Brunswick gold crown tableswith red circle cue balls.For other tournament information, call (509) 891-8357. McQ’s is locatedat 9714 E. Sprague Ave, Spokane WA.Break down of one-pocket pay out1st $250 Bob Manchester2nd $130 Ken Fried3rd $80 Terry Rohrman4th $35 Larry BeachBreak down of mixed scotch doubles pay out1st $325 Phyllis Fernandez and Jopie Berkers2nd $240 Brian and Alicia Kvasnicka3rd $125 Jeff and Treya Rabel4th $80 Dave and Sham Long

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Daverthumps hosted the Jingle BellShoot Out December 16th & 17th andwhat a great tournament it was. Withpower outages going on all acrossWashington, we hosted a field of 26out of 39 players who had signed up.The weather did not lessen the qualityof the field any and those whoattended came from as far away asEastern Washington and Tacoma.There was even a hidden prizedrawing compliments ofDaverthumps. Everyone who placedin the money and the two womenentries received turkeys along withtheir prize money.

1st $450 Raoul Abenojar (was undefeated)2nd $250 Ben Hassler (was sent to the losers bracket early)3rd $125 Eddie Carrido4th $100 L. T.5th $75 Larry Davis, Brad Hornshaw7th $50 Russian Dave, J. D.9th $25 Que, James Davee,

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2006 WPA World Artistic Pool Championshipsfrom: Al Relf2006 WPA World Artistic PoolChampionships hosted by Ty Wilson& Greg Asproth owners of TwoStooges Sports Bar & Grill in Fridley,Minnesota.What a beautiful room with a 14 footHD big screen TV, full servicerestaurant, 8 league electronic dartboard, 14 plasma TV’s and twopinball machines, 43 pool tables, andin the center of this massive poolroom was a bar that could easily seat100 patrons comfortably.It takes a lot of hard work and manydedicated individuals to pull off atournament of this magnitude and atthe center of this work was anindividual I’m glad to call a friend,Patrick Morrow. This man workedtirelessly making sure that theplayers, the spectator’s, the staff andeverybody were having the time oftheir lives. Patrick, missionaccomplished buddy.I’d also like to thank the volunteerswho gave of themselves and whomay have sacrificed some points onthe scoreboard.Nate Bryant President of the WPA-APD (World Pool & Billiard

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01-21-2007 2:30 pm2005 Men’s Trick Shot MagicNikolaidis vs Pelinga

01-03-2007 12:00 pm2006 WPBA US Open 9-BallWebb vs Shaw Albuquerque, NM

01-03-2007 1:00 pm2006 WPBA US Open 9-Ball FinalA. Fisher vs Shaw Albuquerque, NM

01-04-2007 12:00 pm2006 WPBA National 9-BallKim vs Corr at Lincoln City, OR

01-04-2007 1:00 pm2006 WPBA National 9-Ball FinalA. Fisher vs Kim at Lincoln City, OR

01-04-2007 4:00 pm2006 Int’l Challenge of ChampionsArcher vs Manalo Uncasville, CT

01-04-2007 5:00 pm2006 Int’l Challenge of ChampionsHohmann vs Chao Uncasville, CT

01-05-2007 4:00 pm2006 Int’l Challenge of ChampionsArcher vs Hohmann Uncasville, CT

01-02-2007 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm2006 UPA Pro Tour Championships

01-03-2007 1:00 am - 3:00 am2006 UPA Pro Tour Championships

01-03-2007 9:00 am - 11:00 am2006 UPA Pro Tour Championships

01-09-2007 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm2006 UPA Pro Tour Championships

01-10-2007 1:00 am - 3:00 am2006 UPA Pro Tour Championships

01-10-2007 9:00 am - 11:00 am2006 UPA Pro Tour Championships

01-11-2007 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm2006 UPA Pro Tour Championships

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DADADADADAYYYYY CITYCITYCITYCITYCITY LOCALOCALOCALOCALOCATIONTIONTIONTIONTION PHONEPHONEPHONEPHONEPHONE EVENT / RULESEVENT / RULESEVENT / RULESEVENT / RULESEVENT / RULES ENTRENTRENTRENTRENTRYYYYY ADDEDADDEDADDEDADDEDADDED TIMETIMETIMETIMETIMEMondays Bellingham Kendrick’s (360) 738-0405 9-Ball $5 7:00PM

Everett 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% 7:00PMSedro Woolley Cues-N-Brews (360) 855-2263 8-Ball - Limit 32 $5 $50 7:30PMSnohomish 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 7:00PMLynnwood Daverthumps (425) 774-6573 8-Ball Open $5+$2 g.f. Matching to 32 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+ 7:00PMSpokane 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 2:00PMLynnwood Uncle Jack’s (425) 640-5474 9-Ball Open $5+$2 g.f. Matching 3:00PMOkanogan 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 4:00PMTacoma City Lights (253) 383-3301 8 Ball - Vegas Rules $5 100% 2:00PMVancouver Halftime (360) 694-3114 Blind Draw Scotch Dbls $5 $$$ w/16+ 7:00PMVancouver Spot Bar & Grill (360) 256-1110 9 Ball $5 $3/player 1:00PM

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Meridian 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

Nampa Woodshed (208) 467-7952 9-Ball $5 7:30PMSundays Pocatello Oasis Bar (208) 232-9347 8/9 Ball Alternating $5 Matching 8:00PM

DADADADADAYYYYY CITYCITYCITYCITYCITY LOCALOCALOCALOCALOCATIONTIONTIONTIONTION PHONEPHONEPHONEPHONEPHONE EVENT / RULESEVENT / RULESEVENT / RULESEVENT / RULESEVENT / RULES ENTRENTRENTRENTRENTRYYYYY ADDEDADDEDADDEDADDEDADDED TIMETIMETIMETIMETIMEMondays Las Vegas Pool Sharks (702) 222-1011 9-Ball Handicapped $10 8:00PMTuesdays Las Vegas Cue Club (702) 735-2884 9-Ball $10 6:30PMWednesdays Las Vegas Cue Club (702) 735-2884 9 Ball $10 6:30PMThursdays Las Vegas Pool Sharks (702) 222-1011 D & E Players Tourny $5 7:00PM

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(continued from page 10)systems work well. The bolt lugshave a little problem and too muchpressure pulls them out. I had theopportunity to set up the table thatSteve Lingelbach had been using togive lessons. The table went up withno problems. Several of the lugswere gone but there were plenty inthe aprons to work. Artimas rubberwas put on, the usual problems werethere. Balls hoping short angles andballs that doubled back on the crosstable bank, but I was againimpressed with the entire table.Brunswick still has the magic nameand the magic touch. We will soonfind out how well the Chinese canbe directed to produce the highquality that the company expects.

Part II:Gold Crown TablesFAMILY BILLIARDS

Monday, November 2740-player USPPA handicap 9-ball1st $415 Rafael Martinez(150)2nd $205 Billy Palmer (158)3rd $105 Eric De Mesa (102)

Vladimir Havlik (44)5th $0 Jimmy Yee (46),

Ed Ames (118),Gloria Cheng (46),Donnie Perea (48)

Back-to-back tournament wins forRafael.Billy Palmer had another break & run inthe finals, getting the $25 bonus out ofthe breakpot kitty.We had eight in the money and thecomposite average of the final four was113.5

FAMILY BILLIARDSBCA 8-ball league, Tuesday, November28 & Dec 58-team BCA sanctioned 8-ballALL-STAR TOURNAMENT: The 16-player seasonal individualchampionship was held on Nov 28 &Dec 5, and congratulations to EI AOKIof the Hit Men, winning the tournamentwithout a loss. He began with a win overRoland Aguilar, continuing with winsover Seamus Timmins, Leon Waki, andhis Hit Men teammate, Yoon Sim.Yoon’s trip to the finals began with winsover Neal Crofton, Barry O’Hara andPeter Leung before his loss to Ei. Yoonthen got past Roland Aguilar on theloser’s side to reach the finals wherehe again lost to Ei.1st - $125 + trophy: Ei Aoki (Hit Men)2nd - $75: Yoon Sim (Hit Men)3rd - $40: Roland Aguilar (Tim’s Team)4th - $25: Neal Crofton (Tim’s Team)All 8 teams are eligible for Las Vegasin May!

TOURNAMENT RESULTSFAMILY BILLIARDSMonday, December 1127-player USPPA 9-ball1st $200 Elmer Diwa (81)2nd $100 Billy Palmer (157)3rd $65 Jimmy Yee (47) &

Rylan Hartnett (83)5th $0 Pierre Benitomako (37),

Kevin McLaughlin (101),Vy Vu (64),Chris Taw (45)

We should have timed the finals. It tookabout five minutes. Billy had 2 openshots and no safeties, Elmer had twoopen shots, running out one rack fromBilly’s break and snapping in the nineto close out the set. We had eight inthe money and the composite averageof the final four was 92.FAMILY BILLIARDSBCA 8-ball league, Tuesday, Dec 128-team BCA sanctioned 8-ballQuarterfinal results:Jayhawks over DecepticonsTims Team over NoreastersSemifinals - December 19Tim’s Team vs Franks FreaksJayhawks vs Hit MenAll 8 teams are eligible for Las Vegasin May!FAMILY BILLIARDSThursday, Dec 1442-player USPPA 9-ball1st $275: Hanh Chung (130)2nd $140: Allen Jones (70)3rd $70: Andi Iwan (33) &

Mel Simpson (49)5th $30: Donnie Perea (46),Anthony Pancharoen (82), Bill Lee (64),Daniel Shum (71) This was Hanh’s firstUSPPA tournament since April 2004and little has changed. In his fivematches tonight, he won 25 games andlost only two. We had eight in the moneyand the composite average of the finalfour was 70.

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USPPA9-BALL RESULTS(continued from page 5)

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DADADADADAYYYYY CITYCITYCITYCITYCITY LOCALOCALOCALOCALOCATIONTIONTIONTIONTION PHONEPHONEPHONEPHONEPHONE EVENT / RULESEVENT / RULESEVENT / RULESEVENT / RULESEVENT / RULES ENTRENTRENTRENTRENTRYYYYY ADDEDADDEDADDEDADDEDADDED TIMETIMETIMETIMETIMEMondays Bellflower Hard Times (562) 867-7733 9-Ball USPPA Handicapped $15 7:00PM

Oroville Big Daddy’s (530) 534-0135 9-Ball USPPA $12 7:00PMSan Francisco Family Billiards (415) 931-1115 USPPA $20 7:00PMSan Jose CueTopia (408) 266-7665 9-Ball $5 7:30PMSan Ramon Crown Billiards (925) 725-3900 9-Ball USPPA $15 8:00PMVictorville Gary’s Victor Billiards (760) 951-2800 9-Ball $7 $$$ 8:00PM

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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Aloha 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 7:00PMPortland 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 6:30PMVaneta Yukon Jack’s (541) 935-1921 8-Ball Double Elim. $3 50% 7:30PM

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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2006 Northern Lights Shootoutat Chinook Winds for the WesternBCA regionals, graciously tookpictures for this gala event. Stevehad to figure out how to geteveryone to stop running aroundlong enough so that he could taketheir pictures. Cascade Pool Leaguedivision managers Joyce Gumm,Andrew Zuniga and Steve Markeralso did their parts to make this asuccessful event by getting the wordout via the weekly CPL newsletter.Hats off to Cathy and John ‘JJ’Johnson, owners of Rodders Gruband Pub, and their staff, for theircontinued support of CPL’s leagueplayers. They were instrumental inputting this event on the map. It isgreat to see sponsors holding localevents for league players. JJ doesit better than anyone, addingsignificant money to the pot,showing his players that it’s notalways about the buck and thatsuccess can be achieved throughfun and a great showing ofappreciation for his customers andfriends. CPL players wereappreciative of their effortsthroughout the weekend. The foodand service were excellent.9-Ball Singles Winners: 1st GlennAtwell, 2nd Cody Johnson, 3rd MickeyMixon, 4th Sean Stevenson, 5th/6th

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Whenever you have a chance to leave the cue ball frozen to a ball or acushion, do so! If your opponent can’t draw the cue ball or even stop it, hisoptions are very limited. Don’t be lazy and try to leave the cue ball“somewhere close.” Work to leave it frozen. Do not surrender the inches— they are all important.In Shot 2 is a banking drill that will teach you to use speed and spin tochange the angle of the bank and control the cue ball. Place four balls ona line as shown with enough space between that each ball can be bankedto pocket P. Start with cue ball in hand, but after that you have to play fromwhere you leave it on the previous shot. Getting through all four half thetime on a table with large pockets is a reasonable goal.I hope these two articles have whetted your appetite for this great game.For me a main attraction is that one pocket allows a much wider range ofshots than most games, provided you can hide whitey when you are goingfor the difficult or impossible shot. For most players the immediate pay-back will be learning speed control of the cue ball down to the millimeter.

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“I will never allow pool players to take afinancial hit”Trudeau Anticipates ShortenedSchedule, Promises RefundsIn an e-mail sent Dec. 18 at 3:37 p.m.,International Pool Tour Founder KevinTrudeau addressed several questionson the minds of players and hopefuls,most notably announcing that theschedule for the 2007 season will befinalized by March 1, and fewer eventsare anticipated. As such, those whoparticipated in qualifying tournament inpursuit of a 2007 tour card will berefunded their $2,000 entry fee if theschedule is abbreviated.The full text of Trudeau’s e-mail isincluded below:From: dandrews@internationalpooltour.comTo: dandrews@internationalpooltour.com

Promises, Promises....Sent: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 3:37 PMSubject: Message from Kevin TrudeauSubject: IPT UpdatesDear IPT players & all qualifierparticipants, I am writing this to all IPTplayers, and every player whoparticipated in a 2007 Tour CardQualifying Tournament. Here are theupdates relating to the IPT 2007Season and the IPT’s future:We are still working on the merger/acquisition with Ho Interactive as wellas the option of taking the IPT publicindependently. These negotiations anddetails are going rather slow but still lookencouraging.We are still actively pursuing majorsponsorship packages for the 2007season. Great progress has been madealthough nothing is definitive as of yet.We anticipate announcing the 2007season schedule by March 1st. Theschedule may be smaller than we hadhoped.We are on schedule for paying theplayers for the 2006 World Open. Weanticipate getting all players paid in fullwithin the first quarter of 2007.If the IPT is not capable of fulfilling the2007 season schedule as we hadpreviously announced, the IPT willrefund the $2000 entry fee to everysingle player who entered a qualifyingtournament for a 2007 Tour Card! ByMarch 1st, we should know what the2007 season schedule will be.As you all know, I love pool. The IPT ismeant to be a tour where the playersare put first. I want the IPT to have

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tournaments each and every year andgrow. Most importantly I want to makesure that the players are always put first.If the IPT struggles, I will personallycontinue to lose money. However, theplayers will never lose a single pennyeven if the IPT fails. This is why if wecannot meet the expectations for the2007 season, we will refund the entryfees for every player who entered a2007 Tour Card qualifier. Obviously,players entered the qualifier based onthe potential winnings and monetaryguarantees mentioned for 2007 TourCard holders. If these cannot be fulfilledwe will make sure that the entry feeswill be refunded in full. In any otherbusiness, such as the airlines, thiswould not happen. The business wouldsimply file for bankruptcy and have nolegal obligation to pay back anyone.However, I love pool and I love poolplayers! I will never allow pool playersto take a financial hit. I hope that youcan appreciate my efforts andcommitment to the IPT and to you theplayers.It appears that the IPT will continue withtournaments although the schedulemay be smaller than we initiallyforecasted. We all agree that the mostimportant thing is that the IPT continuein some fashion or another. During thisholiday season, be thankful for all thathas been accomplished this year andbe hopeful for all the great things thatwe will accomplish in the future.Happy holidays to all, Kevin Trudeau,Founder

DADADADADATETETETETE CITYCITYCITYCITYCITY LOCALOCALOCALOCALOCATIONTIONTIONTIONTION PHONEPHONEPHONEPHONEPHONE EVENT / RULESEVENT / RULESEVENT / RULESEVENT / RULESEVENT / RULES ENTRENTRENTRENTRENTRYYYYY ADDEDADDEDADDEDADDEDADDED TIMETIMETIMETIMETIMEJan 1 Lynnwood, WA Uncle Jacks (See ad p22) (425) 640-5474 9-Ball (big table) 8-Ball (bar table) $20+$5 g.f. $250 10:00AMJan 5-7 Butte, MT Cinz (See ad Dec) (406) 782-2468 21st-Traynor Memorial Doubles $50/team $500 w/20+ teams 8:00PMJan 6-7 Tacoma, WA City Lights (See ad p8) (253) 383-3301 9-Ball Open $45+$15 g.f. $1,200 w/64 8:00PMJan 6 Tigard, OR Break Time (See ad p23) (503) 443-6166 One Pocket $20 $50 every 8 NoonJan 6 Great Falls, MT 8-Ball In (See ad p4) (406) 231-1622 8-Ball Classic $25 $1,500 w/64 NoonJan 7 Portland, OR Sam’s Billiards (See ad p18) (503) 282-8266 Straight Pool $12 11:00AMJan 6 Sacramento, CA Hard Times (See ad p9) (916) 332-8793 One Pocket $20 $10 per 30 max. NoonJan 7 Sacramento, CA Hard Times (See ad p9) (916) 332-8793 9-Ball $25 $10 per 50 max. NoonJan 12-14 Helena, MT Edge Casino (See ad p26) (406) 431-8105 Helena Bar Box $40+g.f. $2,500+ 8:00PMJan 13 Salem, OR The Cue Ball (See ad p12) (503) 362-9740 9-Ball So. 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NoonMar 4 Sacramento, CA Hard Times (See ad p9) (916) 332-8793 9-Ball $25 $10 per 50 max. 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