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2006 AMATEUR NATIONALSSeptember 30 - October 1Welcome to Magoo’s Billiards inTulsa, OK. They have hosted theWPBA Womens AmateurNationals for 4 years running. Thanks to Magoo’s for theirsupport in this event!!Players come from everywhere,even as far as the Carolina’s tocompete for a spot in the WPBANationals in Lincoln City, Oregonlater this year.Some familiar faces showed up, Val Finnie for example. And new freshfaces as well. Kim Pierce was here working her game.After one full day of competition here are your winners bracket finalists.Susan Williams (Az), Bonnie Plowman (CO), Rachael Abbink (Canada),Michelle McDermott (OK), Leslie Anne Rogers (TX), Tisha Leslie (OK),Julia Gabriel (MO), and June Maiers (MN).....Good Luck !!(pictured above) Laura McDermott of Magoo’s Billiards with runner upBonnie Plowman on the right and after a brief stop off in the losers bracket,the overall winner, Rachael Abbink on the left. Congratulations to Rachaelfor winning the event!!! Both Bonnie and Rachael have earned spots inthe 8-12, Cuetec Cues National Championship, hosted by the ChinookWinds Casino in Lincoln City, OR. See you in Oregon!!

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WPBA Hall of Fame InducteeBelinda Campos Calhoun

Goodlettsville, TennesseeThe Women’s Professional BilliardAssociation (WPBA) will inductBelinda Campos Calhoun, TheTexas Belle, from Austin into theWPBA Hall of Fame on November8 at their 2006Annual Banquet.The Banquet willbe held at theChinook WindsCasino in LincolnCity, Oregon inconjunction withthe Cuetec CuesN a t i o n a lC h a m p i o n s h i pWomen’s TourEvent.Belinda wasintroduced to poolby a fellow shewas dating duringthe summer of 1971, in Austin,Texas. “My first attempts were sodisastrous, it became an instantchallenge,” says Calhoun. “The firsttime I saw a National Billiard Newsin 1972 and read that there weretournaments and championships Iknew what I wanted to do.”She qualified to play in her first U.S.Open 14.1 (Straight Pool)Championship in 1977 in her firstattempt. “Mother and I flew toChicago and took the bus toRockford, Illinois for my firstqualifier. The following month Icompeted in the U.S. Open inDayton, Ohio and finished 3rd.” Shecredits her determination to thedifficulty of the game itself.When asked what being a pro hasmeant to her, she replies, “a lifetimeof dedication and sacrifice pursinga passion.” A story that typifies theprogress our sport has made, saysCalhoun, “In 1985, myself, and threeother players were in Kansas Cityfor a tournament. We were beingpulled over and I’m shouting “hidethe cues, hide the cues.” Today,there is awe and wonder displayedwhen I proudly say, “I’m a

professional pool player.”“Being inducted into the WPBA Hallof Fame and joining players likeJean Balukas, Dorothy Wise andRuth McGinnis never entered my

mind. When Istarted playing itwas strictly aboutstriving forexcellence andperfection,” saidCalhoun. “Now allthe years of hardwork have paid off.It’s just like pool.Focus on theprocess and theresults will come.”In addition toplaying pool everyday, giving privateand group

instruction, Belinda teaches anaccredited course in pool at TexasState University. She is also a longtime member of Austin CornerstoneChurch. In a recent interview, to beincluded in the 2007 WPBA MediaGuide Calhoun was asked, “whatare the best words of advice youhave received from a friend?” Heranswer… DO IT!!The Women’s Professional BilliardAssociation was formed in 1976 topromote competitive 9-Ball. In 1976the tournaments were scarce withprize money barely covering thewinner ’s expenses. Theorganization has grown from ahandful of players into a wellorganized professional tourincluding a program of nineaffiliated, recognized regional toursserving the needs of the over onethousand members in 2006. Sincethe WPBA began airing on ESPNin 1993, many of the women havebecome familiar names.Although there is no physical Hallof Fame at this time, the WPBA isworking on a “Virtual Hall of Fame”at WPBA.com for the near future.

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With the new format used by the WPBA, eight players from the winnersbracket and eight players from the one-loss side compete for the title in arace to 7, single eliminationformat. The title is up forgrabs with the final 16players.Saturday’s rounds sawAllison defeat HelenaThornfelt after the matchwent hill-hill. Vivian Villarrealdefeated Pam Treadway 7-2; Monica Webb came backfrom a 6-3 deficit to defeatJulie Kelly 7-6. And thesurprise of Saturday’s playwas the defeat of KarenCorr #2 ranked by Kim Shaw #14 ranked player on the tour. The matchwent hill-hill before she won her way into Sunday’s matches.The field was narrowed to Allison Fisher, Kim Shaw, Vivian Villarreal andMonica Web for Sunday’s line-up. Semi-final #1 pitted Allison and Vivianagainst each other with Allison coming out on top 7-5 despite Viv’scomeback attempt. The second semi-final between Kim and Monica hadKim earning her spot in the finals by defeating Monica 7-4.The finals were set Allison Fisher would face Kim Shaw and the winner

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Mr 400 U.S. Open ChampionCHESAPEAKE, VAThe ChesapeakeConvention Center wasthe site of the 31st AnnualU. S. Open 9-BallChampionships heldSeptember 25 throughOctober 1, 2006.There were 219 playersparticipating in this year’sevent, just shy of a fullfield. When Sunday arrived therewere 4 players left standing, JohnSchmidt, Rodolfo Luat, Gabe Owenand David Broxson.The first match up of the day wasbetween Rodolfo Luat and GabeOwen. The win by Luat put him inthe hot seat to await the outcomeof the matches in the one loss side.Next up was John Schmidt andDavid Broxson. With Schmidt’s winhe went on to face Gabe Owen anddetermine who would be facing Luatin the finals.John’s game was up for the taskand he pulled off the win over Gabe.The opponents were chosen and thestage was set for the finals. RodolfoLuat hadn’t lost a match throughoutthe whole tournament and JohnSchmidt had fought his way backthrough the one loss side.John suffered a scratch early in thematch which allowed Rodolfo theopportunity to go ahead 2-0. Johnfought back and tied the score at 2-2. In the fifth game John miscuedon a jump shot and Rodolfocapitalized on that error and added

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get the cue ball to hit by the first diamond as shown, the speed of the shotcan be off by a lot and you will still have a shot on the eight. The idea hereis that as long as you can get the right direction on the cue ball the speedwill not be important. The cue ball will be traveling directly along the lineof the next shot.Is the added complication of the draw and english worth the benefit?That’s up to how you play. If draw is still a miscuing mystery for you andthe use of side spin causes most of your shots to miss by a lot, youshould stick with the simple way. If you want to make any real progress,you have to master the other techniques.Another point in the upper shot is the choice between the narrow andwide part of the shape zone. While Path A takes the least draw (or english),if you pull it to the left with some more draw or english, you will cross theshape zone where it is wider, although you are still going across the lineof your next shot.

Another example is thelower diagram. To getfrom the 1 to the 2 (atnine ball) you could justroll the cue ball alongPath C. This shot is alittle touchy againbecause you need tohave just the right speedon the cue ball toavoid beingblocked bythe 3 ball.Path Dtakes more e f f o r t ,but as long as you haveenough control of yourdraw to land on the rightspot on the sidecushion, shape isnearly guaranteed.One other factor in thisshot is that C must behit quite softly and if thetable is not flat a missis likely. D allows youto hit the ball morefirmly.Once you get used tothe idea of not crossingthe line, you will start to

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Samm Diep © October 2006Last month, I had the honor andpleasure of competing in a small pro-am tournament with five WPBA starsand only three invited amateurs. Myearly exit from the tournament wasdisappointing but watching the rest ofthe tournament gave me greatinspiration. As I studied the finalmatches, it brought to mind a list often things that separate theprofessionals from the amateurs.Here are my observations:1. Holding the cue ball for shape. Apro will not miss a shot when they

need to hold the cue ball for position. Many times, amateurs will shoot ashot tentatively when they’re thinking about where the cue ball needs tobe, particularly on shots where you need to hold the cue ball for shape.Often times, an amateur player will just barely under cut a ball and endup with “perfect” position.2. Tougher opening shots. Pros are not afraid to take the tougheropening shot to get the better run out. In this case, the easier openingshot may be a solid, but stripes may have the ideal layout. They willchoose the “correct” opening shot regardless of the difficulty.3. Overcoming a miss or loss. Pros can break and run the first twogames of a match after missing an easy shot to lose the previous match.I watched Laura Smith miss the second-to-last ball to lose the matchjust before mine, only to break and run the first two games of our match.She wasn’t beating herself up over the miss. If she was, it didn’t show atall. She played flawlessly.4. Getting back in line. When they get out of line, pros will make thetough shot in front of them and get back in line. Often times, instead offocusing on how to get out of a jam, amateurs are still dwelling on howthey got themselves into it. Therefore, their energy is not on making theshot and getting back in line. It’s wasted on the previous bad shot. Perfectexample, pointing to the table at where you intended to leave the cue ball.5. Strength to run a rack after being down. After being down 3-0 againsther own friend, Monica Webb flew out of her seat after a dry break byHelena Thornfeldt. She would run that rack and the following one. Aprofessional does not let the score distract or defeat them.6. Takes the break on a miscue. I watched Helena take the break fromMonica, her own friend and traveling partner, after she miscued on herattempt. The term “professional” does not only refer to their occupationin this case. They’re all business.7. Table run after a miscue. On the flip side, in the same rack, aftermiscuing and losing the break, Helena broke dry and Monica maintainedher composure and ran that rack out. A professional is simply that. Theyhave a job to get done and it doesn’t matter if they are playing their friendof their enemy. It will not stop them from doing their job.8. A pro gets closer. Generally speaking, professionals get closer totheir next object ball. Instead of just deciding what general area or whatline the cue ball needs to be in, a professional will pinpoint a spot on thetable and it is usually within a couple diamonds of their next shot. Amateursmay be left with a long, tester because they were more concerned withmaking the last ball. That’s how pros make it look so easy; they just don’tleave themselves tough shots.9. Consistent pre-shot routine and ball address. Most professionalsare very religious about their pre-shot routine, sometimes down to thenumber of warm-up strokes before firing in the ball. If you pay closeattention, professionals address the ball in the same manner and gothrough the same series of motions prior to each shot, regardless ofdifficulty.10. Fire in the last ball. If you watch enough ESPN, you’ll notice thatmost of the time, the last ball on the table is fired in. Unless it’s necessary,rarely is it babied or rolled into the pocket. A professional player is nottentative about shooting the last ball on the table. They stroke it in withconfidence. They don’t take any chances with the ball rolling off or skiddingon them. Fire in the hole!I know there are many more things that separate a professional from anamateur than this, but these are some points I noticed last weekend. Ifyou already find yourself doing many of these things then you’re just onestep closer to playing like a pro.The holidays are just around the corner. Visit SammsPocket.comto find the perfect gift for that special pool player.Samm DiepHouse Pro at Table Steaks East in Aurora, Coloradoblog.SammsPocket.com


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19451945 was a very exciting year. The war was over and the world celebratedthe dawn of a new era. Brunswick was ready to begin producing pooltables for the Billiard rooms that would be opening for the boys when theyreturned from Europe and Asia. During the war the company producedtables for the war effort and the boys playedpool in bases all over the world and whenthey returned they would flock to the billiardrooms that would be opening. The drawingboards were full of new ideas and theengineers planned to change the tables forthe first time since the French revolution. Itwas the 100th year since Brunswick hadbeen in business so it was time for somenew ideas and the bells and whistles wereabout to sound.Since the dawn of the indoor billiard table bolts had passed through therail horizontally through the rail to fasten them to the bed of the table.Since the early table beds were wood it was an easy task but as slatewas used for the bed it became a difficult task. A hole had to be drilledhorizontally through the slate and vertically to place a nut for the bolt to gointo. That nut had to be perfectly positioned and held in place so that thebolts could be tightened without cross threading and be removed and

reinserted time and timeagain. A light went on inan engineer=s head, Whynot insert them verticallythrough the slate into thebottom of the rail. Simplestupid there isn’t enoughroom. The table frame isin the way and the slateisn’t wide enough or longenough to facilitate thisradical idea; so theymade the slate 11/2"wider all the way aroundand drilled holes throughthe surface. Now theythought that by losing thelower part of the rail theywould give up the rigidity

of the bouncing surface; so the railwould go from 4 to 6 inches and

plates would be added to accept the bolts coming up through the slate.The design people took the engineers ideas and thought to get rid of theboxy idea and put some curves and rounds to the design. A casting wasdesigned to accept the pocket and the pocket was changed to the moremodern style we see on the tables today. The frame was made smallerand cantilevered and a deep apron was designed to cover the exposedunder frame. Since this was the 100th year lets call one an Anniversaryand lets use all thisscrap Aluminum fromthe airplanes that will notbe used to fight theenemy and call it theCentennial for 100years. They alsodesigned theSportsman CF theModern and the Sentinelfor Uncle Sam. The firstthree were big hits; themodern was only madefor a few years and theneed for thegovernment dwindledsince they had so many Liberty and Victory left over from the War effort.Orders came in so fast for these new tables that the factory was notready and a few necessary refinements were needed. They needed slateso badly that there was not time for it to cure and they had left out the longsupports to keep the slate from sagging. The legs on the Centennial andAnniversary were bolted through the frame into the top of the leg and the

(1945 continued on page 29)

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:ROBERT BYRNE has wontournaments in 8-ball, 9-ball andstraight pool. In 1999 he won boththe National Senior and NationalAmateur tournaments in three-cushion billiards. Named “BestBilliard Writer” by BilliardsDigest, his books and videos onpool have sold nearly a millioncopies. Byrne was inducted intothe Billiard Congress ofAmerica’s Hall of Fame in 2001.He lives in Dubuque, IA.

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SINK-INSWhen a ball hits a rail, it sinks into the rubber. The depression can be asdeep as a quarter of an inch on a hard stroke, which opens the door to agroup of shots I call sink-ins. Some are easy; some aren’t. They cansave the day in escaping from hooks and in creating problems for yourcontemptible and loathsome opponent.

An easy oneThis easy three-cushion-first double-the-rail shot ispossible becausethe cue ball sinksinto the rubber toescape from behindthe 1-ball. Withmore left sidespin,the same patterncan be used to hitthe 2-ball. NoEnglish or running(right) English will

send the cue ball along the dashed line to hit the 3-ball.

An even easier oneMany of the shotsdiagrammed in my bookare tough even foradvanced players. Tocounterbalance that,here’s one so easy thatyou can teach it to tinychildren. They may beso pleased at making areverse-English, double-the-rail combination shotthat they will becomecaptivated by the gameand unfit for any otheractivity.

The draw curveShooting intothe rail withdraw makesthe cueballpath curve.Here you notonly escapewithout hittingthe 4-ball bycompressingthe rubber, youhit the 3-ball atthe other endof the table.The 3-ball,

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Some people are born Lucky; some are just Lucky. Lucky Staehly wasparalyzed from the waist down in an automobile accident and was confinedto a wheel chair for the rest of his life. That didn’t destroy his spirit. Hefound a home at the county poor farm in Troutdale and spent his yearssocializing, lifting weights, playing pool and racing about in his wheel chair.

Every time Dad and Iwould head to the Poorfarm to work on the pooltables, there would beLucky on the side of theroad looking to race us tothe job. I clocked Lucky at25mph as we raced to theentrance and by the timewe parked and got out ourtools Lucky would be bythe tables. He loved to playpool and had thatsledgehammer break weall dream about and he

had a great view of the shots from his seat in the chair. Lucky Staehlywould have been so proud to have his name posted over the entrance toMcMenamins newest addition to their list of poolrooms.We just finished installing three 46x92 pro size Madison style tables two41/2x9 regent pool tables that we built and a magnificent 6x12 Englishbilliard (snooker) table. I have worked on a good many tables from Englandand they are always a challenge, but this one had me stumped.It was identical to the Burroughs and Watts at McMenamins Grand Lodgein McMinnville and we assumed that it was an older model. The framewas made of Cedar and the Legs and lower rails were Honduran

Mahogany. There had been a coat ofdark varnish stain applied to the entiretable that had gone bad over the yearsand masked the product below. I didnot discover that the rail wereAmaranth the wood of the immortalsin a beautiful quilted pattern. The footrail had the Ivory nameplate just likethe Burroughs plate but had no

lettering. Wehad toremove it toput on thefalse rails weh a ddeveloped tocover theBolts we hadto designb e c a u s e

there was no original Hardware sowe covered with a false rail theBurroughs table at the Grand lodge. As we took off the plate the backsidehad the Name J.A. Aschroft. We put on the outside of the false rail andlearned a great lesson. Never assume that you know it all. We found away to fit an old set of Brunswick snooker castings to fill the bill for themissing Aschroft castings and the table became a real beauty.The room is located in the basement of the Hotel in Troutdale Oregonand is the type of a billiardroom that you alwayswanted to walk into but youwere probably too youngor not even born. Asalways the McMenaminsout did themselves onoutfitting the room with allthe treats for the eyes. Thesound system is great andfood is served at yourtable if you are playingpool. The grounds arevery well cared and thereare so many things to seeand do that it is well worth the visit.The McMenamins are constantly expanding and Pool has become a verysuccessful part of their business. As Mike says “If it’s fun lets do it”. Anddo it he does. The week before Lucky’s opened we finished a new roomon Monroe Street in Corvallis. It is located right across from the Chem.Bldg at Oregon State University. And as soon as the doors opened it was

packed and is still going strong. Mike always comes up with somethingnew and exciting to catch your eye. On one wall there are a collection ofsinks from 8ft. from the floor to the top of the ceiling and water runs fromone to the next. It’s the most unusual water fall I have ever seen and I amsure that you will have to see it to believe it.There was one small problem with the layout of the place. They plannedthe pool tables for the second floor. We had restored a 5x10 Newportstyle snooker table and the slate was 1 2@ thick and weighs 450 poundsper section. First problem they ran over my toe with the hand truck andthen I stepped into a bucket of black paint that someone put in our way.Everyone but me got a big kick out of it. The Pool table slate was only1"thick but was still a task;however, Casey Luce,Steven Ashley and a verycute young lady ElyssaAckerman helped me getthe slate up those 27stairs. They will be able totell their kids how they hadto deliver the pool tablesto the second floor.To put the excitement andlife into every one of theMcMenamins they have afull staff of artists and myfavorite is Jenny Joyce. I look forward to seeing her at work at each place.She is very inventive and expressive in her designs and always open tosuggestions. Going into any of the pubs in the ever-growing chain is mademore pleasant because of their work. The Corvallis pub has a special place in Mike McMenamins’ heart becauseyears ago when he was a student at OSU he flipped burgers in a restaurantin the same location and learned his skill as a restauranteur. As soon asthe new sight became available he jumped on it and we began to plan thepool tables, the brewery, the artwork and the signed posters of theconcerts that played at the Crystal Ballroom, and all the fun and excitingthings that go with a McMenamins’ Pub. The results all must be seen tobe believed.

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a larger than expected field. The Prospector also features a full servicerestaurant & casino with a diverse menu and excellent food, as wellas a live Texas Hold em’ table.Like the Open division, the ladies had several great matches onSaturday as they played to reach the final 16 for Sunday. The last 8ladies set Cathy Metzinger(Calgary, AB) against Sky Tigart (GreatFalls, MT) and Linda Aselson(Billings, MT) vs. Mary Assmus(Butte) tomove on to play for the hill. Cathy and Linda won their matches sendingSky and Mary to the B side. On the B side Loreen Carey(Bozeman,MT) lost to Janet Dunks(Anaconda, MT) and StephanieCrawford(Great Falls, MT) defeated Val Weber, losers placed 7/8thwhile the winners moved on to play for 5/6th. Janet defeated Sky andMary won over Stephanie, to move on and play each other for 4thplace. Mary took the win leaving Janet with 4th. Mary’s opponent wasLinda who lost to Cathy for the hill. Linda left Mary with 3rd as shemoved on for the rematch with Cathy. Linda had to defeat Cathy twiceto win the tournament, she took the first set but was not able tocomplete the journey as Cathy took the second set and the tournament.Thanks to the 8 Ball In, Prospector Sports Bar, American Music, FirstInterstate Bank, and Stepping Stones Child care for Sponsorship ofthis event. Thanks to all 192 players who came to play. All in all it wasa great event and we hope to see all of you again next year.Men’s Division1 Dwayne Bjornistad2 Stan Tourangeau3 Jim Winter4 Jeff Boucher5/6 Justin Bergman, Brett Van Vost7/8 Doug Medina, Dan Gilbert9-12 Jeremy Smith, Damian Pongpanick, Art St. Germaine, Rob Metzinger13-16 Damien Alishan, Steve Cherwick, Russ Whittle, Edwin Montal17-24 John Barnes, John Servoss, Ben Reicker, Tony Ruhl,

Steve Ludecke, Ben Liu, Pete Sky, Nick Kruger24-32 Greg Gzinski, Darren Frickel, Art Erickson, Jason Zampich,

Ryan Anderson, Chase Guthrie, Brian Dyson, Wayne ChowWomen’s Division1 Cathy Metzinger2 Linda Asleson3 Mary Assmus4 Janet Dunks5/6 Stephanie Crawford, Sky Tigart7/8 Loreen Carey, Val Weber9-12 Erica Wise, Shawna Phillips, Sheronda Healy, Jonella Staus13-16 Cat Hansen, Bev Chief, J Succo, Christine MacDonald

On October 6,7, & 8th, 137 Open Division players and 55 Ladiesshowed up to do battle at the First Annual Wild West Shootoutin Great Falls, MT.The Open division was hosted by the 8 Ball Inand Casino which featured 13 Valley tables andone 9ft Diamond covered in Simonis 860. Thegrill put on breakfast for Saturday andSunday morning in addition to all theirother excellent regular menu items.Check or Bet Poker providedentertainment between matches witha live Texas Hold em’ game which ran throughout the weekend.Friday night featured a mini tourney and the Calcutta whichgathered $11, 505 for the open division and $2,540 for the Ladiesdivision.Saturday started off at 9 a.m., after 342 matches the final 32were set for Sunday. Sunday started at 9 a.m. as well. The final32 featured some notable names like Stan Tourageneau, EdwinMontal, Damian Pongpanick, Jeff Boucher, and several othersthat you may or may not of heard of.The final 8 found Brett Van Vost (Helena, MT) vs. Jim Winter(Billings, MT), To move on and play for the hill. Jim won the match5-4 to move on to play Dwayne Bjornistad(Calgary, AB) whodefeated Justin Bergman (SLC, UT) 5-1. Dwayne took the hill in

a 5-2 match over Jim.The B side found the other half of the final 8where Stan Tourageneau(Vancouver, B.C.)Defeated Doug Medina(Billings, MT) for 7/8thand Jeff Boucher(Bozeman, MT) won 5-3 over

Dan Gilbert. At the 5/6th Spot Stan movedon defeating Brett 5- 2 to meet Jeff whowas victorious over Justin 5-3. Jeff wasleft with 4th place after a 4-4 shootoutwith Stan. Stan won the match 5-4 to

continue on to play Jim for 3rd, Stan was victorious here as wellwinning 5-4. The final match put Stan against Dwayne where Stanhad to beat him twice. Stan won the first set 5-2 and looked infirm control to take the tournament from the B side as he led thesecond set 3-1. One miss from Stan however was all Dwayneneeded as he mounted a comeback to win the match and thetournament 5-3.The Ladies field of 55 was hosted by the Prospector Sports Barwhich features 3 Diamond tables and one Dynamo covered inSimonis 860. 2 additional tables were brought in to accommodate

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K C’s Midway Bar & GrillBy: Don “Cheese” Akerlow

I sat down with KraigPauli inside his newpoolroom, which isinside K C’s Midwayand we talked about hisnew room. I remarkedabout the streetconstruction projectthat went on in front ofhis location.Kraig said, “Theconstruction startedSeptember ’04 andfinished in early August’05. I joked that I knewwhat it was like to havea business at the endof a dead end road.We bought thisbuilding right before theconstruction started. Itwas financiallyinteresting.”I asked Kraig to tell me about his remodelingprojects, since I have noticed many changes inK C’s Midway over the years.He responded, “The exterior was pretty run downand we put quite a bit of money into that. It hadbeen let go for some time and it is a ninety yearold building. We started with the exterior, addedawnings and improved the curb appeal. After oneof our tenants gave notice we then decided togo ahead and do our expansion in the back.”Kraig was able to do a lot of the work himselfand his attention to detail really shows.“We’ve always been really strong into the poolleagues and tournaments in terms of when weincorporated in 1992. We ran quite a few smalltournaments in Depoe Bay in our little two tablebar down there. We used to get thirty-two playersfor our tournaments. We got players comingfrom both directions. The business peaked inDepoe Bay and we both decided to move backto the Portland area that we were from. We founda place in Oregon City and Carol thought it wasa great idea. We eventually sold the place inDepoe Bay but for a while we were driving the110 miles there and back every other day forabout six weeks.”K C’s Midway is the most well known pool playingestablishment in Oregon City and I asked Kraigto tell me a little bit about how they progressed

to that point.“When we got this place here in ’96 we only hadthree tables and my wife started playing APA.We’d always had a real interest in promotingpool. I play now (since the winter session in ’98).We now have APA, BCA and ACS leagues. Wewere a natural draw for the players. We wererunning open tournaments at that time. Ourleagues started togrow and in the fallof ’99 we rented thespace adjacent tous. We added a 4th

table on the mainfloor and we added4 in that new area,which gave us 8tables. We thoughtwe’d be able to haveour league backthere and casualplay out front. Prettysoon the whole thingwas leagues, so wehad all 8 tablesgoing with leaguesevery night of theweek. So with theleagues and the

tournaments, we werelosing a lot of casualplay.”I asked Kraig if that iswhen he decided toexpand again - whenhe bought the buildingand what did he plan forit?“Well”, he said, “Whenwe purchased thebuilding there wasabout 4800 square feetjust warehouse space.So we decided afterour tenant gave notice,that it gave us anopportunity to add 2500square feet in the newoffice and newrestrooms and 2000square feet of spacefor tournaments. We

put in 6 Diamond pool tables and left the 8 Valleypool tables up front. Now we’re starting to seesome actual payback.”I mentioned that the special attraction of the backroom is that it is non-smoking.Kraig was quick to remark, “I have the buildingfor smokers and non-smokers alike. They allseem to like that.”

Photo by Brenda Cannon


There are more plans in the works for the new poolroom and Kraigelaborated, “We’ve got a few televisions to add and all the trophies won inleagues are going to be displayed here. We’ve been getting a goodresponse. The players love the atmosphere. It’s a little bit more quiet, thehigh ceilings and the way sound travels makes a really good atmospherefor a pool hall.”The room is set up so that a tournament desk sits up and looks out overall the tables. That’s an advantage to anybody running tournaments andrunning leagues. I asked Kraig if the Tri-Cups were held there.Enthusiastically he answered, “Yeah, Tri-Cups was great! This lastsession it seemed that everything worked well. Everything was laid outwell. We were packed with people everyday. The great thing is we havethe seating off to the sides so that the players in a tournament feel likethey have the floor all to themselves. You don’t have a crowd around youand you don’t have people coming by and bumping you. It works reallywell in there. I think the matches actually go a little faster, the tables arespread out enough that you don’t have to wait for a player on anothertable.”“What other plans do you have? You mentioned that you had even more

space to expand”, I asked.“We’ve got roughly 2000 square feet in the front of the building that is in arough warehouse space. We’re not quite sure what we’re going to dowith that. We’re pretty sure that we’re going to rent it out for the timebeing. You never know though with the future. We’re going to actuallystart back on the front half of the bar now which is well worn after the lastcouple remodels. Paint, freshen it up, rearrange it a little bit. Redo all thebathrooms,” was Kraig’s response.“What about food and drinks? Can you get that back in the poolroom?”, Iinquired.“No problem at all. Our wait staff serves the back room and they arededicated just to that. We offer daily food specials for breakfast, lunchand dinner. We have happy hour of course 3-6 pm Monday throughSaturday and 9 pm to Midnight on Sunday. We are open from 10 am – 2am Monday through Friday and 9 am – 2 am Saturday and Sunday.”Kraig and Carol and their staff invite everyone to stop in, say hello andshoot some pool in their newly opened poolroom. You will enjoy playing

on the Diamond pool tables in their non-smoking atmosphere. K C’sMidway Bar & Grill is located at 1003 Seventh St in Oregon City, OR 503-656-9501.I was very impressed with their poolroom and look forward to what newprojects they will take on.

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Damien Overton

By Tom Suarez Hard Times tournament director

The Fall season for pool in Sacramento started with a 32 player field ofOne Pocket players. All the usual northernCalifornia players took the ‘First of theMonth’ Jamboree as the kickoff for the fall/winter season for pool tournaments.The One Pocket tournament started at1pm on Saturday Oct 7th with a great fieldof 32 players.The double elimination race to two on bothsides started with some strong playerslosing their first match and taking the longroad to the cash.Robert Aldana bested Billy Palmer in theirfirst match making it a very long day forMr. Palmer.But, Billy took it all in stride and won therest of his matches to face Trevor Smithin the finals.Trevor Smith went undefeated to reachthe finals. Because of the very late hour, and a huge waiting list for the‘retail’ players wanting tables. Billy and Trevor decided to ‘split’ first andsecond prize money.The First of the Month 9 Ball event included 46 players paying the $25

entry fee and Hard Times kicking in $460 added for a total prize fund of$1610.The new guy in town, Damien Overton,when through the winners bracketundefeated and was looking like a lock fortaking down the 1st place prize of $440.Pat McLeod had other plans. In the ‘hotseat’ match Pat made Damien work forthe victory. The match went hill-hill withDamien winning the toughest match he’dplayed all day.Pat went to the one loss side and tookout young Austin Murphy, who had justdefeated fellow IPT member BobbyHunter. Pat and Austin ended up going hill-hill with Pat winning.Pat McLeod was not playing in the finalsagainst Damien Overton. The true doubleelimination called for Mr. McLeod to defeat

Mr. Overton twice for 1st place. Pat won the first match hill-hill (his third‘hill-hill match in a row) and now had to overcome Damien’s 3 game leadin the 2nd match. Pat fought back to tie the match up and lock into his 4th

hill-hill match. Mr. Overton got the rolls in the last game and took 1st.

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Diane PiercySunday Oct 15th Weekly 9 Ball1st $140 Taylor Townsend2nd $100 Bobby Hunter3rd $70 Pat McLeod4th $50 Rezaldi Rosaluna

Sat Oct 7th One Pocket1st/2nd $500 Billy Palmer and Trevor Smith (split)3rd $140 Eric Krause4th $90 Robert Aldana5/6 $65 Frank Nordmann and Jim Fabionar7/8 $40 Pat McLeod and Sarge

Sun Oct 8th 9 Ball1st $440 Damien Overton2nd $300 Pat McLeod3rd $200 Austin Murphy4th $140 Bobby Hunter5/6 $100 Dave Rodden and James Williams7/8 $65 Frank Nordmann and Art Valencia9-12 $50 Trevor Smith, Dan Russo, Billy Palmer and Robert Aldana

(Hard Times continued on page 29)


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With the annual Mosconi Cup USA v Europe 9-ball clash set to take place at the historic CruiseTerminal, Rotterdam, Holland in December,promoters Matchroom Sport can announce thetwo sides to contest the 13th running of pool’sbiggest team event.The two teams march into battle from 7 - 10December over four passionate days of singles,doubles and trebles play in an event broadcastlive throughout on Sky Sports in the UK andSBS6 and Sport 1 in Holland and on delay byFox Net in the States.Team USA are once again defending championsin an event they have dominated in recent years,including a comfortable defense in Las Vegaslast time out.There are five players named for each side withthe sixth member being decided after the 2006Philippines World Pool Championship whichtakes place from 4-12 November. This is in theevent of an unnamed player doing well enoughin the WPC to warrant Mosconi Cup inclusion.There is one debutant on the American side asMike Davis, following a couple of near misses,

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11-05-2006 2:30 pm2005 Women’s Trick Shot MagicA Fisher vs. Laurance at Las Vegas, NV

11-12-2006 11:30 am2006 WPBA Midwest ClassicK Fisher vs. Corr at East Peoria, IL


11-02-2006 4:30 pm2005 Men’s Trick Shot MagicNikolaidis vs. Pelinga at Las Vegas, NV

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11-16-2006 2:00 pm2005 Men’s Trick Shot MagicRossman vs. Pelinga at Las Vegas, NV

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2006 UPA Pro Tour ChampionshipsMorris vs Hohmann at Las Vegas, NV

11-09-2006 3:00 pm2006 UPA Pro Tour ChampionshipsSaez vs Bryant at Las Vegas, NV

11-10-2006 9:00 am2006 UPA Pro Tour ChampionshipsMorris vs Hohmann at Las Vegas, NV

11-10-2006 10:00 am2006 UPA Pro Tour ChampionshipsSaez vs Bryant at Las Vegas, NV

11-12-2006 10:00 pm2006 UPA Pro Tour ChampionshipsMorris vs Hohmann at Las Vegas, NV

11-16-2006 2:00 am2006 UPA Pro Tour ChampionshipsMorris vs Hohmann at Las Vegas, NV

11-28-2006 1:00 pm2006 UPA Pro Tour ChampionshipsSaez vs Bryant at Las Vegas, NV

11-28-2006 2:00 pm2006 UPA Pro Tour ChampionshipsSaez vs Morris at Las Vegas, NV

11-28-2006 3:00 pm2006 UPA Pro Tour ChampionshipsHohmann vs Morris at Las Vegas, NV

11-29-2006 8:00 pm2006 UPA Pro Tour ChampionshipsHohmann vs Morris at Las Vegas, NV

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tables swayed back and forth when bumped oneither end so a leg spreader was added and aretro fit kit was sent out to stiffen the table sothe sag could be removed from the slate. Thekit consisted of 2 ea 2 x 8 with U channels onboth sides 2ea U channels to affix to the endframes and 1ea 2 x 4 to fit the long way on thetable and dimensions to cut the old cross beamsto fit the long way in the table. Dad and I put alot of these in tables that were in the field. Thefirst of these tables were sub titled C1’s and theAnniversary legs were painted white along withthe corner castings. There was no casting forthe side pocket, but a dowel inserted to keepthem lined up. The pocket was inserted into thesemi circle cut in the rail. The Aprons werescrewed on and there was no way to drill intothe rail to line them up, so you had installerswith huge forearms from driving these screwsinto the hard wood and the screws would notkeep the aprons tight. The first time the floorbuffer hit the leg the leg crunched. The castingswere very hard to line up for it took two screwsand a bolt to hold them in place and no way toinsure the openings would be consistent, so theysent out a block to insert in each pocket. As thetables were recovered time after time all thescrew holes wore out. Something had to bedone.Complaints came from all over the US and theengineers went back to the drawing board. By1948 the DC model was introduced. A legspreader was added; The casting was added tothe side pocket; an aluminum band was put onthe Anniversary, the figure 8 nut plate was addedso the aprons could be bolted instead ofscrewed; the legs on the Sportsman weretapered and the color change to beige andburgundy and the name to Sport King DC. Whenthe boys came home they didn’t head to thepoolroom but to the Altar and got married andraised kids and got jobs so the sale of tablesslowed down. Rents in the areas where thepoolrooms thrived went up and the pool tablescame down. Things looked glum for Brunswick.The bowling and billiard business had come toa stand still. There were only so many kids youcould have set pins and they could beundependable Its time to automate but TheBrunswick Balke Collender Co. procrastinatedtoo long and American Machine and Foundrycame up with the first automatic pin spotter andbowling center could be seen going up all overthe US. All Brunswick’s efforts went intodeveloping there own pin spotter and it

happened. The sale of pool tables would go intothese new deluxe Centers like Grand CentralBowl, Amato’s and Crosley Bowl in our area.New poolrooms were starting up. The Cue Ballin Salem opened and things were looking brightin the student union facilities all over the country;however in the late fifty’s things looked glum forbilliards at Brunswick. Again there was a slowdown in Bowling and people had turned awayfrom Brunswick for their cloth, supplies andtables. In 1959 Dad decided it was time to headback to Chicago to discuss the future of billiardswith the Vice president of bowling and billiardsJack Thomas.Mr. Thomas was very pleasant and gave us anhour of his time; however, his tone was verydisappointing. A Billiards is dead and we areplanning to drop it from our products@, was hisanswer to us. Dad told him that we had the bestyear by far and were looking for a hefty increasein the future. Jack asked just how much we haddone with the company and Dad showed himthat we had purchased over $75,000.00 in clothand supplies and had been responsible for thesale of nearly 100 tables in our area. We onlyreceived a $50.00 lead fee and got theinstallation which accounted to another $50.00.Jack called his secretary to bring in the billiardsales for the past year for the World. After goingover the totals he looked Dad in the eye andinformed us that we had accounted for 25% oftheir sales for that year. Since the population ofthe Pacific Northwest was so small comparedto the world he felt that we must be doingsomething right. That hour stretched out intodiscussions of just what was going on.Dad switched the conversation to the successwe had by booking Willie Mosconi in our areaand his involvement in the upcoming movie “TheHustler”. That touched a sensitive nerve for thepowers with the company felt that “The Hustler”would destroy what the company had been doingin creating the image of pool as a family game,but he would discuss holding off on closing thebilliard division for a year. We left Chicago withan expanded franchise and we would install allthe tables that were sold in Oregon, Washington,Idaho and Northern California.How wrong the Company was about “TheHustler”. As soon as the movie was releasedthe company was backordered 90 days, but anew table was in the works that could be mass-produced and eliminate all the hand work thatwent into the old line of tables.Next month the Gold crown.

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CaliforniaBakersfield BCA: Randolph Winkle 661.332.7827North Hollywood: Two of a Kind Gibbi Tkatch 818.509.1839Concord: Diablo Valley Pool Tina Mendoza 510.861.0812

IdahoPocatello: Gate City BCA Pool League Steve Gertonson [email protected] Falls: Magic Valley 8-ball Carl Wormsbaker 208.734.2560 [email protected]

MontanaBillings: Doug Asleson [email protected]: Aimee Neel 406.388.0448Hamilton: Bitterroot 8-Ballers Mark Strandberg 406.821.3355Helena: Big Sky Billiards Chuck Hoagland 406.431.8105 [email protected]

OregonAlbany: Mid-Valley BCA Bob Cook 541.760.8242 [email protected]: Lower Columbia BCA Nancy Nelson 503.325.2931 [email protected]: Central Oregon BCA Kelly Reynolds 541.420.4511 [email protected]: Emerald Valley BCA Darcy Williams-Moss 541.517.9816 [email protected] Pass: Players Club Danny Burdick 541.659.0467 [email protected] City: Lincoln City BCA Roger Jones 541.994.9305 [email protected]: Cascade Pool League Andrew Monstis / Sassy Campbell 503.252.4215 [email protected]: Roseburg BCA League Bruce Deal 541.285.8542 [email protected]: Cherry City BCA Shawn/Tracii Self 503.851.0365 [email protected]: South Lincoln County Melvin White 541.336.9563 [email protected]

Oregon, Washington Northwest Players League League Op: Cindy Doty 360.577.0098 [email protected] Bend Div Mgr: Linda Knight 541-389-1093 Kennewick Div Mgr: Donna Totten 509-946-8636 Longview Div Mgr: Cindy Doty 360-577-0098 Beaverton Div Mgr: Niki Phillipi 503-740-8478 Oregon City Div Mgr: Mike & Kari Stevens 503-632-4189 Tigard Div Mgr: Breaktime Billiards 503-443-6166 Vancouver Div Mgr: Joe & Kay Ruben 360-892-0250

WashingtonLynnwood: Sno-King BCA Pool League Mark Avlon 425.478.1598 [email protected] Park: Lower Columbia Peninsula Division Don/Jenny Sheldon 360.665.4105 [email protected]: Thurston County BCA Terry Ludwig 360.790.7139 [email protected] Angeles: Juan de Fuca League Bill Henderson 360.452.3923 [email protected]: Western Washington BCA Pool League Doug Schulze 253.848.0277Spokane: Inland BCA League Johnnie Landis 509.220.4255 [email protected]

CaliforniaBakersfield: Show Me the Money Dave Nunley 661-863-0193North Hollywood: Two of a Kind Gibbi Tkatch 818.509.1839Palmdale: High Desert Classic Travel 8 Joe Moore 661-264-3779Concord: Diablo Valley Pool Tina Mendoza 510.861.0812

IdahoInland NW ACS - Jackie Clark [email protected]

NevadaThe Money League Dan Gai 702-838-4215

OregonCentral Oregon ACS: Kelly Reynolds (Bend) [email protected] 541.420.4511Lane County: Georgia Cassle [email protected]/Grants Pass: Dan Burdick [email protected] Phoenix: Portland Jean Bartholomew [email protected] Judy Griffith 360.892.7454 [email protected] Becky Mowdy (contact Judy Griffith) Niki Phillipi [email protected] ACS: Dave Gerkin 541.673.1304Willamette Valley ACS: Annie Gay [email protected]

WashingtonMidnite Phoenix Olympia & Tacoma: Craig Arnold 360.704.9448 [email protected] Phoenix Vancouver: Judy Griffith 360.892.7454Puyallup: Western Washington ACS Doug Schulze 253.848.0277

IdahoBoise: Inglis Coin Mona Inglis 208.345.5305Idaho Falls: Gays Music Mike Griggs 208.523.7774Lewiston: C & B Music & Vending John Jordan 208.743.3248Pocatello: Bannock Music Bruce McCaskill 208.232.4243Salmon: Salmon River Amusement Bill Nemgar 208.756.4775Twin Falls: Western Music & Vending Kevin Mahler 208.733.1212

MontanaBozeman: Rocky Mountain Gaming Don Lutes 406.586.9526Helena: Capital Music Chris Warren 406.442.7088Lewistown: Native Son Amusement Stuart Armstrong 406.350.2204

OregonPortland: Cascade Pool League Andrew Monstis 503.252.4215 [email protected]

CaliforniaSan Gabriel Valley: Marc Ong 626.285.2455

MontanaHelena: Bob & Becky Zapata 406.442.0014

OregonSalem: Randi Lee 503.362.0133Southwest Oregon: R J & Wild Bill 541.582.0821

Oregon, WashingtonPortland, Vancouver: Merle & Boomer Humphries 503.243.6725

WashingtonSeattle: King County Gene Birkeland 425.644.9331Snohomish: Sno-Co APA Jeff Lilleberg 206.276.2427 Lisa Lilleberg 206.818.8835Spokane: John Wenglewski 509.327.2591Tacoma: Pierce County Michelle Barkdoll 253.219.2130

NevadaLas Vegas: Sondra 702.614.0330 [email protected] www.taplvpool.com

WashingtonSpokane: Mark Sprecher 509.710.2670


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Mondays Bellflower Hard Times (562) 867-7733 9-Ball USPPA Handicapped $15 7:00PMOroville 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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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

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

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Tuesdays Billings Bullwackers (406) 259-9865 8 Ball-Victoria Secret Ladies FREE 9:00PMThursdays Billings Bullwackers (406) 259-9865 8 Ball $5 $100 8:00PM

Billings Corner Pocket (406) 248-3314 8-Ball $5 7:00PMSaturdays Kalispell Cattlemen’s Casino (406) 257-9656 8-Ball $5 Matching 1:00PMSundays Belgrade Hub Bar (406) 388-1811 Free Pool All Day

Billings Bullwackers (406) 259-9865 9 Ball $5 $100 8:00PMBillings Corner Pocket (406) 248-3314 9-Ball $5 7:00PMButte Mr Ed’s (406) 782-3700 8 Ball $5 $2.50/player 2:00PM

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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% 7:30PMSedro Woolley Cues-N-Brew (360) 855-2263 8-Ball $5 $50 min. 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 7:00PMSedro Woolley Cues-N-Brew (360) 855-2263 8-Ball - Women’s $5 $50 min. 7:30PMSpokane 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% 7:30PMKennewick Classic Island (509) 851-8577 8-Ball Open $5+$1 Matching 7:00PMLongview Cadillac Island (360) 957-0065 8-Ball Open $5+$1 Matching 7:00PMMonroe J.R. Phinickey’s (360) 794-6026 8-Ball $5 100% 7:30PMPort 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% 8:00PMBellingham 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) 851-8577 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% 8:00PMLakewood Full Splice (253) 512-6898 8-Ball Open Max 32 $5+$3 g.f. 100% w/16+ 2:00PMLynnwood 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) 851-8577 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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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 7:00PMMilwaukie 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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Nov 3-5 Billings, MT Bullwackers (See ad oct) (406) 656-2887 BCA Montana State Sgls/Tm S-$35/T-$100 $3,000 7:00PMNov 4 Helena, MT Edge Casino (See ad p25) (406) 449-4997 8-Ball Open Singles $20 $300 11:00AMNov 4 Tigard, OR Break Time (See ad p21) (503) 443-6166 One Pocket $20 $50 every 8 NoonNov 4 Sacramento, CA Hard Times (See ad p8) (916) 332-8793 One Pocket $20 $10 per 30 max. NoonNov 5 Sacramento, CA Hard Times (See ad p8) (916) 332-8793 9-Ball $25 $10 per 50 max. NoonNov 5 Portland, OR Sam’s Billiards (See ad 11) (503) 282-8266 Straight Pool $12 11:00AMNov 8-12 Lincoln City, OR Chinook Winds (See ad p35) (888) 624-6228 WPBA Nationals 11:00AMNov 11 Bozeman, MT Eagles #326 (See ad p27) (406) 587-9996 8-Ball Wmn’s Dbls-Limit 24 $20/team $100 11:00AMNov 11-12 Sacramento, CA Hard Times (See ad p8) (916) 332-8793 Pechauer Tour Finale $75+$10 $5,000 Guar. 12:30PMNov 11-12 Longview, WA Cadillac Island (See ad p34) (360) 957-0065 9-Ball Open $35+$10 g.f. $1,000 NoonNov 17 Billings, MT Kings Korner (See ad p22) (406) 256-8946 8-Ball Blind Draw Doubles $5 Matching CallNov 17 Las Vegas, NV Pool Sharks (See ad p7) (702) 222-1011 IPT Qualifier $2,000 10:00AMNov 17-19 Great Falls, MT Prospector (See ad p17) (406) 231-1622 4 Man Team Round Robin $100/team $1,500 w/14t 8:00PMNov 17-19 Kennewick, WA Classic Island (See ad p34) (509) 851-8577 9-Ball B & Below $25+$10 g.f. $1,000 7:00PMNov 18 Las Vegas, NV Dealer’s Choice (See ad p22) (702) 340-5338 Candelighters Benefit Sc Dbls $50/team 10:30AMNov 18 Salem, OR The Cue Ball (See ad p12) (503) 362-9740 9-Ball So. Willamette Valley players $10 $200 10:00AMNov 18 Tigard, OR Break Time (See ad p21) (503) 443-6166 Straight Pool $20 $50 every 8 NoonNov 18 San Francisco, CA Billiard Palacade (See ad p24) (415) 585-6800 Carambola Handicapped $20 $50 6:00PMNov 18-19 Mtn View, CA CA Billiard Club (See ad p22) (650) 965-3100 One Pocket/9-Ball $25 ea $300 ea 1:00PMNov 19 Marysville, WA New California (See ad p29) (360) 653-2101 Fingerpool Turkey Shoot Call CallNov 23 Butte, MT Mr Ed’s (See ad p29) (406) 782-3700 Thanksgiving Day Tournament $5 6:30PMNov 25-26 Tacoma, WA City Lights (See ad p8) (253) 383-3301 9-Ball Open A & B players $50/$40 $1,000 w/64 CallNov 25-26 Mtn View, CA CA Billiard Club (See ad p22) (650) 965-3100 Reno Warm-up $60 $1,000 1:00PMNov 25-26 San Francisco, CA Family Billiards (See ad p7) (415) 931-1115 One Pocket/9-Ball $25 each $300 ea w/32 1:00PMNov 25-26 Bozeman, MT Eagles #326 (See ad p5) (406) 587-9996 8-Ball Holiday Classic M & W $50 $4,000 Guar. 9:00AMDec 1-3 Havre, MT Eagles Club (See ad p17) (406) 265-5338 3 Person Open Team - Limit 18 $100 $1,000 CallDec 2-3 Longview, WA Cadillac Island (See ad p34) (360) 957-0065 9-Ball - 3 Person Team $120 (incl g.f.) $1,500 10:00AMDec 2 Tigard, OR Break Time (See ad p21) (503) 443-6166 One Pocket $20 $50 every 8 NoonDec 2 Sacramento, CA Hard Times (See ad p8) (916) 332-8793 One Pocket $20 $10 per 30 max. NoonDec 3 Sacramento, CA Hard Times (See ad p8) (916) 332-8793 9-Ball $25 $10 per 50 max. NoonDec 3 Portland, OR Sam’s Billiards (See ad p11) (503) 282-8266 Straight Pool $12 11:00AMDec 1-4 Reno, NV Sands Regency (See ad p26) (866) 386-7829 USPPA Pro Am Classic $60 $10,000 CallDec 5-10 Reno, NV Sands Regency (See ad p26) (866) 386-7829 Reno Open 9-Ball $125 $24,000 8:00PMDec 7 Rugby, ND Rugby Armory (See ad p19) (701) 776-5096 Geographical Center Int’l Cup $40 $1,000 1st 3:00PMDec 8-10 Rugby, ND Rugby Armory (See ad p19) (701) 776-5096 Northern Lights Shootout $60M/$35W $15,000 Cash/Prizes 7:00PMDec 8-10 Kennewick, WA Classic Island (See ad p34) (509) 851-8577 9-Ball Open King of the Island $35+$10 g.f. $1,000 7:00PMDec 15 Billings, MT Kings Korner (See ad p22) (406) 256-8946 8-Ball Blind Draw Doubles $5 Matching CallDec 16 San Francisco, CA Billiard Palacade (See ad p24) (415) 585-6800 Carambola Handicapped $20 $50 6:00PMDec 16 Tigard, OR Break Time (See ad p21) (503) 443-6166 Straight Pool $20 $50 every 8 NoonDec 16-17 San Francisco, CA Billiard Palacade (See ad p24) (415) 585-6800 9-Ball Open $40+$5 g.f. $2,000 3:00PMDec 16-17 Mtn View, CA CA Billiard Club (See ad p22) (650) 965-3100 One Pocket/9-Ball $25 ea $300 ea 1:00PMDec 23-24 San Francisco, CA Family Billiards (See ad p7) (415) 931-1115 One Pocket/9-Ball $25 each $300 ea w/32 1:00PMDec 25 Butte, MT Mr Ed’s (See ad p29) (406) 782-3700 Christmas Day Tournament $5 6:30PMJan 6 Tigard, OR Break Time (See ad p21) (503) 443-6166 One Pocket $20 $50 every 8 NoonJan 7 Portland, OR Sam’s Billiards (See ad p11) (503) 282-8266 Straight Pool $12 11:00AMJan 6 Sacramento, CA Hard Times (See ad p8) (916) 332-8793 One Pocket $20 $10 per 30 max. NoonJan 7 Sacramento, CA Hard Times (See ad p8) (916) 332-8793 9-Ball $25 $10 per 50 max. NoonJan 12-14 Helena, MT Edge Casino (See ad p5) (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. Willamette Valley players $10 $200 10:00AMJan 19 Billings, MT Kings Korner (See ad p22) (406) 256-8946 8-Ball Blind Draw Doubles $5 Matching CallJan 20 Tigard, OR Break Time (See ad p21) (503) 443-6166 Straight Pool $20 $50 every 8 NoonJan 20 San Francisco, CA Billiard Palacade (See ad p24) (415) 585-6800 Carambola Handicapped $20 $50 6:00PMJan 20-21 Mtn View, CA CA Billiard Club (See ad p22) (650) 965-3100 One Pocket/9-Ball $25 ea $300 ea 1:00PMJan 26-28 Billings, MT Eagles Lodge (see ad p10) (406) 628-7883 Players Open 4 Person Team $100/team $3,050 w/full field 6:00PMJan 27 Bozeman, MT Eagles #326 (See ad p27) (406) 587-9996 9-Ball Limit 32 $25 incl. g.f. $200 11:00AMJan 27-28 San Francisco, CA Family Billiards (See ad p7) (415) 931-1115 One Pocket/9-Ball $25 each $300 ea w/32 1:00PMFeb 11 Marysville, WA New California (See ad p29) (360) 653-2101 Fingerpool World Champ. $3 CallMar 21-25 Shelton, WA Pacific ACS (See ad p6) (360) 892-7454 8-Ball & 9-Ball Regionals Varies $12,500 Call


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The Break November Issue 2006