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Skylar Woodward

Near Perfect in His Quest for the Chinook Winds Open 8-Ball Title

Champion Nicole Keeney with runner-up Mary Coffman

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The 3rd Annual Chinook Winds 8-Ball Open Championships hit the top of the charts. It was a star studded event with players were vying for Mosconi Cup Points. The Oregon coast is a great backdrop for the event. The weather outside was wet and windy at the beach but all carried on. Chinook Winds added $17,000 in prize money to the 8-Ball Open events, $12,000 to Men’s division with $10,000 guaranteed for 1st place with a full field and $5,000 to the Women’s division with $4000 guaranteed for 1st place with at least 32 entries. The Men’s division raced to 7 and the Women’s to 5. A full field of 128 men and 37 women entered with talent in abundance. Players came from all over. Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Philippines, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virgin Islands, and

Washington. The first of the two finals featured Mary Coffman from Washington & Nicole Keeney from Littleton, Colorado. The finals match featured a lot of great play from both women, with both playing like the champions they are. Mary made it a two set final, working hard to capture the first set. Nicole, however, set the pace in the second set to prevail and take home the title. Taylor Anderson, after winning the hot seat match against Dennis Orcollo, waited for the loser of the side bracket to play out. Would it be a rematch with Orcollo in the final, or would someone else power through?

Skywalker Woodward ‘Jedi mastered’ through Filipino Champion Dennis Orcollo to face Taylor in the final. Skyler ‘Jedi Mastered’

is an apt way to describe Skyler’s dominating performance throughout the tournament. Skyler coasted through his first

four matches, never losing more than three games per match against some tough opponents. Sky then met

up with Dennis Orcollo for the first time, came up a short and was sent to the back side. The quest for a spot in the final was hotly contested by those on the one lose side with some very tough competitors all wanting a shot at the title. Sky had his work cut out for him and he more than proved himself by beating Shaun Wilkie 7-5, Mike Dechaine 7-5 and Dennis Orcollo 7-2 and moving into the final with the $10,000 1st place prize on the line. By this time the room was packed with spectators who did not leave disappointed. Skylar took the first set from Taylor in a hill-hill match that featured nearly flawless play by both men. In

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WOMEN’S RESULTS: 1st $4,000 Nicole Keeney2nd $2,400 Mary Coffman3rd $1400 Kim Jones4th $870 Liz Lovely5/6 $525 Cindy Sliva, Carla Jean Beers7/8 $270 Susie O’Connor, Carissa Biggs

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the second set, Sky took control as Taylor struggled a little and the match ended with a 7-4 victory for Skylar, who played like a true champion throughout the tournament. Hundreds of spectators watched the finals and many of the marque matchups as they played out during the tournament. Online over 40,000 viewers tuned in to watch the finals as well as the many hours of live

streamed coverage. The $1000 added Men’s Bud Lite WarmUp 8-ball tournament took place Thursday evening before main event. League players and those entered in Main event were welcome to play. 96 men entered the $25 entry, race to 3, Double elimination event. The short race can be a real equalizer with top players and was a lure to our local league players who hoped for the opportunity to play the best in the world. There was over $3200 in prize money up for grabs and, in the end, it was Dennis Orcollo taking 1st and $1000 followed by Oscar “Gentleman” Dominquez in 2nd place ($640), Jeffery Ignacio 3rd ($400), Ernesto Dominquez 4th ($260), Hunter Lombardo and Warren Kiamco 5th/6th ($160 each). The Women’s WarmUp tournament saw Bernie Store from Arizona run through the field of 18 women to take top spot ($370) followed by Janet Dunks from Montana 2nd ($180), Mary Coffman 3rd ($100) and Juanita Brown from Utah 4th ($50).The Calcutta went off well. Auctioning through both fields took some time but it was well worth it. There was a net $26,370 in the men’s and $4,460 in the women’s. Paul “Kez” Marquez was calling on bidders to buy horses. His enthusiasm propelled the bids. Runners Denise Pulido and Darcy Williams ran holes in the carpet bring in money. It was a fun and exciting event. Top Horses were Dennis Orcollo, Jeffery Ignacio, Skyler Woodward. Top Calcutta prize was $10,230.Producing the Chinook Winds Open events take 100’s of hours. Co-coordinators/directors Andrew Monstis and Mike Jensen ran the event from start to finish. Bill Henderson and the WBCA team: Eileen Madden, Darcy Williams, Robbin Iredale (PR staff coordinator), Cathy Dunford (financial manager) and Pam Caraway (Podium manager) & all involved staff worked together to make this event successful. “It was about pool”. The acclaim came in from all fronts. It was very gratifying to hear the applause coming from both participants and spectators. Players new to the event said they had never seen such a distinguished event and are coming back to play at the next one in October. The event is growing nationally and world wide in stature with professionalism and popularity. The Chinook Winds Open 8-Ball in March had Mosconi Cup Points available to the pro’s as they vie for a spot on

Team USA. A huge gallery of spectators watched many excellent matches as the Tournament unfolded. People were able to watch and learn what great pool playing is about. The crowds were in awe of top players like Nicole Keeney, Liz Lovely, Kelly Isaac, Dennis Orcollo, Michael Dechaine, Jeffery Ignacio, Skyler Woodward, Corey Deuel, Oscar and Ernesto Dominquez, Steve Knoll, Marc Vidal, Rodney Morris, Scott Frost, Hunter Lombardo, Rene Rendon, Shawn Wilkie, Jason Klatt, and Chris McDaniels. They were equally astonished by top local players Cindy Sliva, Kim Jones, Eddie Carrido, and Damian Pongpanik, to name but a few.Special thanks go to Mike Howerton, “AZbilliards”, Lenny Marshall “On The Rail TV”, Ozzie Reynolds of “Cuesports International” Ric and Bonnie Jones of BadBoys Billiards Productions, Zero-X Billiards, Omori Cues, NW Women’s Pool Player Association Bud Light. Thanks to Jeffery Leonards for support at Derby City.


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Wolhar who graciously accepted 2nd place and $ 100. Wolhar had defeated Cristy Barsky, who settled for 3rd place and $ 60.00. John Mesa took 4th and $ 40.The next tournament is scheduled for April 9, 2016. As always, registration opens at 9:30am and play starts at 10:00am. Be here!

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Ask anybody. Stroking is better than poking. Now ask them why. “Um, uh, it looks better.” Yes, it certainly does look better, but let’s peer a little more deeply. This is a big deal.The jump from poking to stroking is huge. But if you’re ever going to be an excellent player, you’re gonna have to do it. A nice stroke is highly desirable. With it come better touch and speed control, and more consistent action. It feels good, and it looks good.So what are we talking about? We’ve all seen beautiful strokes, and knew they were beautiful somehow, even though they may look quite different from each other. We’ve heard comments like “he’s got mercury in his arm,” or “that’s a sweet stroke.” What are we seeing there? I think we’re seeing a silky, fluid, ultra-smooth swinging motion. It’s a motion that tells us that cue is pretty much directly connected to the player’s intent – his mental image of what he wants the ball to do. It’s a stroke that has been honed through hundreds or thousands of hours and is now smooth, simple, effortless, and accurate. Jerry Briesath says a stroke is “a beautiful throwing motion.” I like that image.What are some of the qualities of a stroke? The stick swings without effort, very smoothly, with no jerky transitions, no hitches, no muscle. It feels like you’re ever so smoothly throwing the stick through the ball. The right feeling is to feel like you’re accelerating through the ball. You’re releasing the stick, not pushing it or pulling it back. When you’re not ready to shoot – you’re not focused, you don’t like your plan, you’re not confident you’re aiming accurately – your stroke will suffer. A great stroke is without doubt.What characterizes a poke? Pokes are jerky. The stick looks like it’s being muscled around. Often, an overly tight grip will lead to pokes. If your hand is clenched, your forearm is also involved, along with some of your upper arm musculature. This “extra” muscle use interferes with the fluidity of the swing, making it look more like a jab. Where a stroke can be said to accelerate smoothly forward, a poke

decelerates, actually slowing down on the way to the ball.

A lag speed stroke might naturally yield a follow-through of about 4” or 5” past the cueball. This

is because the player doesn’t try to stop the stick. He throws it and commits. Meanwhile, a lag speed poke may follow through half-way into the cueball, or not at all. This is because the player is slowing the stick. Watch closely and see how players don’t follow through, or just follow a little. To do that, they had to be pulling back against the forward motion of the stick. Instead of just allowing the bicep to pull the stick forward in the swing, the tricep is working too. They’re fighting each other. It’s pretty hard to have the kind of touch and consistency you need as a player when you’re moving in two opposing directions at once.

Here are a few things to try in your quest for a better stroke: • Check your follow-through. The idea is to allow the

natural amount of follow-through for the speed of the stick. Poking comes from interfering with the simple, natural forward swing. Throw the stick and let it go as far as it goes. Don’t pull back.

• No clenching. Any muscle tension you’re holding, especially in the shooting arm, interferes with the free flow of the stroke. Try to find your clenches and let them go. One way to do that is to clench a muscle hard and try to stroke. Let it go. Soften. Now, let it go some more. Keep stroking and observe what happens as you soften.

• Increase touch. Most good players heft the butt of the cue as part of their pre-shot routine. They are trying to get the feel of the cue, connecting with its weight, shape, and texture. For most players, a light grip provides better touch, a better joining of cue and player.

• Melt your triceps. On the hit stroke, try an image of the tricep giving up more and more completely as the stick moves forward through the swing.

• No hitting. Pokers hit the cueball. They hit it and stop there. Strokers toss the stick confidently through the ball, like it’s not even there. They don’t hit the ball – they connect with it.

• Trust your skills. Your body knows how to line up the shot and how hard to shoot. Throw the stick and trust it. You can’t really effectively steer or change speed during the hit stroke anyway. Don’t interfere with a beautiful thing.

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Michael K GlassMichael Glass has been teaching pool for close to 10 years. He is a Recognized PBIA Billiards Instructor, taught by none other than Bob Jewett of the San Francisco Billiard Academy. Michael has been playing pool almost all of his life (except when he was in the Navy — it’s hard to install a pool table on a rocking ship!). He managed to stay away from the hustler life; he doesn’t believe in being dishonest in order to win money. He will, however, occasionally play for a beer or two at the local watering hole. Michael teaches all levels of pool players, from beginner to pro, and works on all aspects of the game, from fundamentals, to pattern play, to trick shots. He can be found playing in his home town of San Ramon, CA at Crown Billiards. Visit his website at billiardsprofessor.com for pool tips or to schedule a lesson!


How many times have you gone to the pool hall to practice, or bang the ball with your friends, only to feel a little blasé about the usual games? 8-ball just seems so... plain, and you’re just not feeling 9-ball. Straight pool? Boring! One-Pocket? Um… what part of “boring” didn’t you understand?It would sure be nice if there were some other games to play, wouldn’t it?Fear not, my friend! I’m here to help!Over the next few articles, I’m going to teach you some new games to play. Hopefully, these will help you out on those days when you want to play something a little more unconventional!This month’s game is Honolulu. Other names for this game are Banks, Kisses and Combos, or Indirect. It’s a very similar game to Banks. The object of the game of Honolulu is to be the first player to pocket 8 balls. A ball only counts if you make it in the pocket you call. And it only counts if you make it by any means, except straight in.That’s right – you can bank it, kick it, carom, or make a combo. As long as you call the ball and pocket, and it goes in any other way than straight into the pocket, you score a point and continue your turn at the table.The caveat here is that you cannot “kick” or “bank” off of the rail that’s connected to the pocket. So, a

shot that goes into the corner after brushing the rail just before it goes in does NOT count –

that’s considered a straight-in shot.

Called shots must even be made on the break. A common call is the head ball in the side pocket. If you do not pocket a called ball, 2 balls must hit a rail. Failure to do so is a foul.Fouls are standard: failure to hit a rail after striking a ball, scratching, and hitting the cue ball off of the table are all fouls. The penalty for fouling is the loss of a ball. If you have made balls, one ball is brought back to the table and is spotted on the foot spot. If you do not have any balls down, you will owe a ball.Honolulu is a fantastic game to practice some of your more unorthodox shots. It also teaches you to look at the table a little differently, and may open your eyes to new possibilities that you may not have considered in a standard game of 8-ball.If this game is a little too challenging for you, you might consider playing with 9 balls, instead of 15, and the first person to make 5 balls wins.Another variation is to take ball-in-hand for every shot, or at the beginning of each inning. Sounds like this would be easy, but believe me, it’s still challenging. This is also a good way to handicap your game if your opponent is a weaker player – they get ball in hand every time, and you do not.

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When playing position, you often need to move the cue ball an uncomfortably long distance. Other times you will run into shots like in the diagram where you need to minimize how far the cue ball goes. Let’s work on some techniques that will help you “kill the rock”.In Shot 1, you have a fairly thin cut on the 6 ball and you want to stop the cue ball close to the cushion for the 7 ball. I suppose you could go up and down the table twice, but that is a pretty hard shot to control to get nearly straight on the 7.Instead, use draw to slow the cue ball down after it hits the 6. Most players know draw for its ability to make the cue ball come back after a nearly full hit. The effect on a thin hit is quite a bit different. At the cue ball leaves the 6 ball, the draw puts on the breaks and significantly slows down the ball, holding the travel of the cue ball to maybe a quarter as far as it would go with a simple rolling shot.In order for the shot to work well, you will need your very best draw, which means you will need to hit the cue ball as low as possible without miscuing. Chalk well and then inspect your tip. Did you leave any bare spots? When starting to practice this technique, it also helps for the cue ball to be quite close to the 6 ball so that not much draw is lost on the way to the 6 ball.Now you are going to find the range of cut angles where you can use the draw technique. Start your tries with an angle so wide (a very thin hit) that it seems impossible to stop the cue ball in time and still get the 6 ball to the pocket. Adjust your speed until the 6 ball just rolls over the brink of the pocket. If the cue ball goes too far even when it feels like you had your best draw on the cue ball, make the cut angle a little less severe and try again until you find the toughest angle where you can control the cue ball.If you make the cut angle easier still, you will need to dial back on the draw or it will make the cue ball curve into the 8 and 9. You should still be able to get position but it will eventually turn into a stun shot -- a shot where the cue ball contacts the object ball with close to zero spin.Shot 2 shows a possible result from Shot 1. You have some angle on the 7 ball and you have to keep the cue ball from bouncing off the cushion too far or you won’t have a shot on the 8 ball. Ideally, you would like to leave the cue ball almost touching the cushion.You will be working on this shot for a while, so let’s make it

easy to set up. The 7 is exactly one ball diameter off the cushion and even with the first diamond, as shown.

Your job here is to find out how far from the cushion you can put the cue ball and still make

the 7 and leave the cue ball close to the cushion -- say within a chalk space.Exactly which combination of speed, side spin and draw/follow works best here depends on the table conditions, so you will have to experiment. My suggestion is to first try right English on the equator of the cue ball and to shoot no harder than needed to make the 7 ball. Of course it will help to cheat the pocket, and with a short shot like this you should be able to send the 7 to the right side of the pocket without much risk of missing. Once you have a set of spins and speed that works well, try starting the cue ball out farther and farther until you can’t kill the rock well enough to have a shot.

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Anthony Beeler is a 2013 BCA National 9-Ball team champion. He also finished 9th out of 1086 players in the 2013 BCA National 8-Ball Championships. He is a certified Level 3 instructor for the American CueSports Alliance and is the founder of Maximize Your Potential Billiards Academy located in Bradfordsville, Kentucky. Beeler is also a fully licensed Kentucky Educator having, received his bachelor’s degree at Campbellsville University and his master’s degree in Education Leadership at Eastern Kentucky University. Throughout his pool-playing career Anthony has won over 300 tournaments and has defeated numerous professional players in tournament competition.


When asked the question, nearly all pool players stated that “Nerves” were the most common reason that they miss important shots during match play. Most believe they need to shoot every tournament ball as if it were practice. They believe if they could play like they practice, their performance level would escalate. That precept couldn’t be further from the truth.

First of all, people perceive a case of the “nerves” as something 100 percent negative. Even good players fail to recognize that it is possible to harness all of that energy and transform it into a powerful force that can propel your game forward.

Some players fear poor performance in front of others, or not being able to play to the level that they expect during crucial end game situations. People get nervous for all sorts of reasons but usually it is linked to the fact that they want to win.

Players need to take a hard look at the feelings they have about themselves so they can better understand that being nervous is actually just a negative way of saying something that is quite positive.

Being nervous simply means that you are contentious about how you want to be perceived when you perform in front of others. “Nerves”

are viewed as being bad because we associate them with fears or doubts that are related to how we may or may not perform.

What we have to do is start associating our “nervousness” with something positive. Like it or not, you will never get rid of the “nerves.” You just have to learn how to handle them during key situations. In fact, pro pool players actually welcome “nerves” because it helps put them in the “zone.” Essentially, it helps them focus all of their attention and channel their excess energy into doing all the

right things that need to be done. Most players don’t even know what they are

capable of. They have never even tried to convert excess negative energy into something positive. One thing is for sure: If you never leave your comfort zone, you will never be able to figure out how great of a player you could become.

Being nervous just means that you are in uncharted waters and are uncomfortable because you are unsure of what might happen. If this seems all too familiar to you, then you should try to focus all of your energy back into your game. Just try to view each match as an opportunity to play your best.

Always try to be as prepared as you can for each shot. This will also help make you more confident and will help you to replace negative thoughts and emotions with positive ones. In fact, nervous energy can actually help you reach a state of awareness significantly higher than exhibited during practice.

That is where a good pre-shot routine comes in. There is nothing better than a good pre-shot routine to help you focus all of your energy into something positive. A well thought out pre-shot routine also gives you an outlet for all of your excess energy. Focusing on the process will help you to play in the present rather dwelling on the past.

Once you start to incorporate a positive approach into your pre-shot process, your game will improve by leaps and bounds. Remember, it is also important to focus on breathing properly; it will help you to relax.

Concentrate on all of the good things that could happen to you and forget any negative experiences from the past. Once you develop a good “feel” for the game, you can stop thinking about stroke mechanics. This in itself is something positive, simply because most of us are taught that we play poorly because we have some sort of mechanical problem. In reality, our poor performance may be related to the fact that we are becoming tense and letting nervous energy get the best of us.

In the future, try to think about “nerves” as something that will give you body the extra energy needed to perform well. Don’t tense up; just try to relax! Learn to harness your inner power and use it in both a positive and productive way.

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Stefano Pelinga (born 1964) hails from Rome, Italy, where he has served since 1985 as a police officer for the Italian government (Polizia di Stato), until his retirement in 2011. He began to play pool at the age of 12, drawing inspiration from his favorite singer and actor, Dean Martin.Stefano, currently a 5-time World Champion in Pool Trick Shots, won several titles in Italy in straight pool and nine-ball throughout the late 1970s and 1980s. In 1990, he devoted himself entirely to “Artistic Pool,” commonly referred to in its practice as “Trick Shots.”Due to his outstanding achievements, Stefano is recognized worldwide as one of the greatest Trick Shot champions in the history of the sport, and has earned a spot in ESPN’s Trick Shot Magic Hall of Fame.Most importantly, on November 17, 2012, Stefano was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. In the presence of approximately 500 VIP guests and many sports stars such as Tommy Lasorda, Mike Piazza, Tony Esposito and Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, Stefano was awarded this honor, becoming a member of this group of legendary Italian Americans.

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I was introduced to this great shot by my good friend and toughest opponent, Mike Massey. We were playing against each other in the then very successful ESPN Trick Shot Magic and he pulled this shot off scoring a beautiful point. Being 7-8 inches shorter than Mike did not help me as I had a hard time leaning over as much as the shot required so I could not adjust within the allotted two tries and lost a precious point. It goes without saying that the first thing I did as I got back home was to practice this shot which still is a pretty challenging one but definitely makeable within 2-3 tries. As shown in the diagram, place your Cue Ball frozen to the long rail at 1.5 diamond distance from the top left corner pocket. Then start placing all the obstacle balls around it: two balls frozen to it and perpendicular to the long rail; one ball frozen to the long rail at half diamond from the corner pocket; one ball one inch away from the long rail and at the second diamond. Lastly place three more balls frozen to each other and to the short rail at 1.5 diamonds from the same upper left corner pocket and the Object Ball by the lower left corner pocket. This is not the most comfortable shot as you will need to place your elevated bridge hand between the Cue Ball and the Obstacle Ball (the brown ball). Then you’ll need to raise your right leg and rest it on top of the table for a good reach. As you see, you will need to aim into the long rail, almost at the first diamond so you can either bring your forearm out and parallel to the table’s surface, if you want to use a regular grip, or you can keep your forearm closer to your body if you want to use the European style inverted grip, the one I use for all my masse shots. Elevate your cue by 45-50⁰ and hit the CB at 10:30 with 2.5 tips of English. We need a lot of spin on our CB as we want it to draw a curve once it comes off the rail and still hold some spin when it bounces off

the second rail so it can slightly curve around the two object balls (the black and the blue ones). Hit the CB firmly with a 2.5-3 stroke. That should be enough to clear the 2 obstacle balls next to it and make your OB (the yellow one) in the bottom left corner pocket. A clean CB and a new cloth make this shot a little easier and if you don’t want to dirty the cloth or, even worse, to damage it, you may want to use my Cloth Shield (US Patent Pending). Another greatly useful trick shot which on occasions helped me to get out of trouble during some pool games.Feel free to email me if you need any help with the shots I share with you in my columns.

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What is there left to say about Lincoln City, Oregon and Chinook Winds Casino Resort that hasn’t already been said? Not much really. It is still and will always be a beautiful place for a pool tournament. There was much to do both inside the casino and out and about the Lincoln City area. This March 13-20 was hampered by strong winds and rain much of the time, including several days where the beach was just not a safe place to be. In spite of the weather, all 1400+ players managed to keep pretty busy inside. Chinook Winds again rolled out the red carpet for us. BadBoys Billiards Productions again set up 80 7-foot Diamond tables and lights and provided excellent tournament direction. Head Referee Darryl Farley again assembled a fine staff of nationally certified referees to oversee the play on the tables. Western BCA’s incredible staff of volunteers was again on hand and eager to help the players in any way with Tournament Officials led by Steve Marker, Podium Staff overseen by Pam Carraway and Payouts Staff under the supervision of Cathy Dunford to name but a few. Lenny Marshall of OntheRailTV again live streamed many hours of match play. As always, it was a group effort and we hope all the players had a great tournament experience.

By the time ‘Fun Night’ rolled around (the evening of Saturday, March 12), there was already much going on in the tournament rooms. The Chinook Winds Open and its attendant activities (a WarmUp Tournament and Calcutta) had been underway since Thursday, March 10, and there were many Western BCA players already present either playing in the ‘Open’, watching some of the greats of our game do their magic on the tables or taking advantage of the tables for some last minute practice. There was, of course, the Handicapped 10-Ball singles for Western BCA players and an open $100 buy in 10-Ball ring game.

The Handicapped 10-Ball Singles attracted 57 players, open Women through Master Men. There were no GrandMasters in the lineup (they opted for the 10-Ball Ring Game), so everyone started out with a chance regardless of their rating. Cashing were 4 open Women, 2 Men’sB, 5 Men’sA, 1 Master Woman and 4 Master Men with the money paid out as follows: 9th-16th ($25) – Ginger Wright, Junior Sardoncillo, Russell Cearley, Jerry Queja, Justin Rutledge, Tommy Thompson, Tommy Sliva and DJ Carlson; 5th-8th ($55) – Charis Lamberte, Ashley Shafer, Jeff Jerome and Julie Goodman; 3rd/4th ($120) – Melyssa Chasteen and Bill Henderson; 2nd

($280) – Daniel Sardoncillo and 1st place ($485) – Chris Byers. A 10-Ball Ring Game, run by Robert Niemeyer, was open to anyone and appealed to mostly Masters, GrandMasters and even some of the Pros who were not still in the ‘Open’. Ten started (Jeffrey Ignacio, Marc Vidal, Robert Niemeyer, Ken Dodd, Randy Baker, Chris McDaniel, Chad Shoulder, Jason Klatt, Oscar Dominguez and Pat Schumacher) and by the end of the night, the two left standing were Oscar

Dominguez in 1st place/$650 and Pat Schumacher in 2nd/$350. Future events may feature more of this type of higher entry/higher payout opportunity if there is enough interest to have them. Let us know what you think.

While the Chinook Winds Opens were winding down on Sunday, the Scotch Doubles divisions were getting underway. Master Scotch Doubles featured 48 pairs, down 2 from 2015. $2300 was the prize all were after. The final would be a repeat of the hot seat match between Carissa Biggs(NPL)/Chris Byers(NPL) and Eddie Mataya(NPL)/Regene Lane(LTD). First, however, Eddie/Regene had to beat Adam Stromberg(LTD)/Phyllis Fernandez(INL), who they left in 3rd place ($1160) and the rematch final was on. Chris/Carissa broke and ran to take game 1. Regene dry broke in game 2 and Chris/Carissa took full advantage by running out (2-0). In game 3, Chris missed a pretty easy 13-Ball and it looked like Eddie/Regene would get on the

board until Eddie, after making a nice 4-1 combo, left Regene hooked on the 4-Ball. Unfortunately for them, Regene’s crutch/kick resulted in a foul and Chris/Carissa ran out (3-0). Eddie/Regene broke and ran to take game 4 and Chris/Carissa answered back with their own break and run in game 5 (4-1). Game 6 looked like it would go to Eddie/Regene but the pool gods were against them again. They were 6 balls into their break and run when Regene called a safety, making her opponent’s 14-Ball and never thinking her 1-Ball would follow it in. That proved to be a fatal error, leaving Eddie/Regene in 2nd place ($1650) as they watched Chris/Carissa run

Open Scotch Doubles was a record breaker with 165 pairs, 24 more than 2015’s 141. The final would feature 4 new faces: Jose Velazquez/Suzanne Mackey(SWI) and Edwin Ambo/Sue Carroll(LTD). Jose/Suzanne won the hot seat match, beating EV’s Ian Sharp/Tina Wolf 4-2 and sending them to the back side for one more try at the final. Ed/Sue had another plan, knocking Ian/Tina into 3rd place ($1200) and moving on to the final themselves. Jose/Suzanne wasted no time getting out to a 2-0 lead before Ed/Sue got on the board in game 3 (2-1). Jose/Suzanne took game 4 (3-1). Ed/Sue made a move, taking games 5 and 6, tying the match at 3-3. Ed/Sue had two shots at the 8-Ball but just couldn’t put the match away (2nd place/$1600). Jose/Suzanne ran off their last 5 balls to capture the title and a check for $2100 along with it.

2nd Daniel Sardoncillo

1st Chris Byers

Master Scotch Doubles Champions Chris Byers/Carissa Biggs

Open Scotch Doubles Champions Jose Valesquez/Suzanne Mackey

1st Oscar Dominguez 2nd Pat Schumacher

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Continued p20ChAmpionships Biggest everout to take the match and the $2300 prize.

Singles started as Scotch Doubles was wrapping up on Monday. First on the tables was the Men’sB division with 308 entrants all after the $1400 1st place prize. Both finalists went through their preliminary brackets undefeated. John Gunn (EV) took the direct route to the final taking the hot seat match 4-2 from Blade Longmire (CWY). Tony Sandoval (UMP), on the other hand, took the long way to the final, losing his first bracket match until he, too met up with Blade in the back side semi. Blade lost that match by the same 2-4 score and went home in 3rd place ($800). Tony ran over John 4-0 in the first set, hoping for a double dip. It wasn’t meant to be, however, as John took the second set 4-2. Tony took home $1050 for his efforts and Champion John happily accepted the check for $1400. Both men showed that they are ready for the Men’sA division.The second largest division, the Men’sA, began their quest for the championship Tuesday morning with 206 eying the 1st place check for $1700. This division,

a pretty good payday (3rd place/$945).

The final was a good one with both men pretty evenly matched andhungry for the title. Carl got on the board first with a table run after Richard’s dry break. Richard evened the score with a table run of his own after Carl fouled on the break. Whoever says the break isn’t important just isn’t paying attention. Carl got the next two games, capitalizing on a couple of errors on Richard’s part to take the lead 3-1. Richard took the next game after Carl missed the 8-Ball and left him with an open table. Carl answered back with a break and run to get on the hill 4-2. Richard took the next two back and forth games to even the match 4-4. The deciding game started out a little shaky until Carl took control and ran out to force a second set.

Richard took off in the second set, taking the first two games. Carl answered back taking the next two games, including a break and run for good measure. 2-2. Richard broke and ran in game

5 to take the lead 3-2. Game 6 was a messy one but after Richard missed his 8-Ball, Carl ran out to even the match 3-3. Carl only got to the table one more time in the final two games and that resulted in a dry break. He could only watch as Richard took complete control with a break and run in game 7 and a table run in game 8. Both Carl (2nd place/$1260) and Richard 1st place/$1700) will be joining the big boys in the Master division and more than proved they are ready to make the move in this final.The Men’s Senior Singles final is always a good one. The 53 men in this division may all be in the 60-70+

like the Men’sB, saw both eventual finalists going unbeaten through their preliminary bracket. This time, however, both finalists went on to the winner’s side point match. Richard Henderson (LTD) and Carl Tibbetts (INL) played a very tight semi with Richard just edging out Carl to gain the hot seat. Meanwhile, Somerfield Habener (EV), after winning his preliminary bracket, lost his first match on the final bracket and had to win 5 matches to get to the final. Somerfield was to be denied as Carl took their back side semi handily (5-2), leaving Somerfield with

age range but they can still play pool and this final did not disappointment. John Aranda (CPL) made his way into the final undefeated while Dave Secord (MTV) lost his 2nd match and took a longer route to get there, including a repeat match with Joe Chun (LTD) who had sent him to the back side early on. Dave had only to get by Dave Thompson (NPL), who lost the hot seat match to Mr. Aranda. Dave wasted no time in doing so, taking the back side semi 5-1, sending Dave Thompson home in 3rd place/$380. In the final, Dave was pretty hot going in and took the first set handily 5-2. By the second set, John was warmed up and slowed Dave (2nd place/$530) down somewhat, taking the decider 5-3 and collected the 1st place check for $700.

Thursday, March 16 was a big day for finals, with five in total playing throughout the day. Next up was the Men’s GrandMaster final between Steve Lingelbach

Men’s A Champion - Richard Henderson

Men’s B Champion - John Gunn

Men’s Senior Singles Champion - John Aranda

(NPL) and Paul Marquez (CPL). Steve went unbeaten through the winner’s side, including a very tight

Men’s GrandMaster Singles Champion Steve Lingelbach

21st AnnuAl Western BCA 8-BAll hill-hill match with Paul for the hot seat. Paul had only to get by Mike Deitchman (CPL), who lost his first match to Mike Stevens (NPL) and was also on a mission to get to the final. Paul denied Mike (3rd place/$400) as he took the back side semi 7-1. Game 1 was one of those brain lapses that rarely happen at this level. Paul, for whatever reason, let go, crashing into balls and eventually made the early 8-Ball. Game 1 to Steve. The next 9 games were 7 table runs following dry breaks (in itself pretty odd) and two break and runs, tying the match at 5-5. Paul broke in game 11, ran 4 balls before missing the only shot in the match. Steve ran out and was on the hill (6-5). Paul never got back on the table (2nd place/$600). Leaving nothing to chance in game 12, Steve broke and ran to close out the match and claim the title and a check for $1000. Fine shooting, gentlemen.

The Women’s Master division final was a lopsided affair. New Master CarlaJean Beers (SWI) lost her first match and had to play her way past some tough competitors to get to the back side semi against Eileen Stephens (EV), who would finish in 3rd place/$440) after a 5-2 match with CarlaJean. Natasha Hook (CPL) traveled through the winner’s side of the bracket unbeaten and was more than ready for whoever came through to the final. CarlaJean played well but Natasha wouldn’t let her get to the 8-Ball in all but game 2, which CarlaJean won after Natasha ran 5 balls then hooked herself and fouled on the subsequent shot allowing Carla Jean (2nd place/$680)

Women’s Master Singles Champion - Natasha Hook

to run out. Natasha (1st place/$1050) closed out the match with a break and run and it was all over by a score of 5-1.

The GrandMaster Women were playing their final at the same time as the Master women. Of the 16 women that started, Kimberly Kirk(LTD) and Cindy Sliva (NPL) were the last two standing. Kimberly

went through to the final undefeated, including a very tight point match against Phyllis Fernandez (INL). Cindy, also a casualty of Kimberly’s on the front side, met Phyllis in the back side semi for a match to see would get one more shot at Kimberly for the title. Cindy prevailed, sending Phyllis home with 3rd place and $400. The final was a close one in spite of Cindy charging out to a 3-0 lead. Kimberly took over at that point and won the next 4 games and was on the hill 4-3. Cindy broke and ran in game 9 to get herself on the hill and it all came down to one game. Kimberly

Women’s GrandMaster Singles ChampionKimberly Kirk

broke dry, Cindy made the 4-Ball then missed an easy 2-Ball and Kimberly overcut a tight but very makeable 9-Ball. Cindy (2nd place/$600) gave it her all, running down to the 8-Ball, but, with near impossible shape on it, fouled, leaving Kimberly with ball in had and a wide open table. Needless to say, Kimberly ran out and claimed the title and $1000.

Next up was the Women’sA final, with $900 waiting for the winner. Linda Thompson (INL) went unbeaten to the winner’s side spot in the final. Julie Goodman (EV), who lost the hot seat match to Linda 4-0 and was eager to have another go at her, but again fell short, losing to Joyce Howard (LTD) in the back side semi 4-0 and had to settle for 3rd place/$445. The final followed the same pattern, as Linda shut out Joyce (2nd place/$630) 4-0 to take the title and the $900 1st place check.

Women’s A Singles Champion - Linda Thompson

To close out a day full of finals, the Women’sB Singles got underway. Lisa Byrd (INL) reached the final undefeated. Kirsten Fery (CPL) lost her first match and had to grind her way to the final. Her last obstacle was Claire Binci (MID), who lost the front side semi with Lisa 4-1. Kirsten wasted no time with Claire (3rd place/$370), winning that match 4-0. Lisa and Kirsten played even through the first 4 games then Lisa took over to take the next two games and closed out the match 4-7. Kirsten took home 2nd place and $505 and Lisa happily accepted the title and a check for $680. Good shooting, Ladies.

Women’s B Singles Champion - Lisa Byrd

Last but not least, was the Men’s Master Singles division, with 79 men vying for the title. Mike Deitchman (CPL) continued his great tournament play undefeated through the front side of the bracket.He won the point match against Jason Young (PCGP) with relative ease (6-3). Jason then had only to get by David Bersenadze (LTD) for a second time, having

Men’s Master Singles Champion - Mike Deitchman

sent him to the back side earlier. David said no way and dispatched Jason 6-3 to end his singles in 3rd place/$850. The first three games of the final went back and forth with Mike taking a slim 2-1 lead. The next five games were table runs or break and runs and the score was even at 4-4. David got game 9 after Mike missed a bank shot on the 13 and running


ChAmpionships Biggest everout. In game 10, David badly missed a difficult but makeable 8-Ball and Mike ran out and it was hill-hill. Mike broke and ran off all the solids and missed a tight 8-Ball, giving David a chance to take control of the game. Unfortunately, the balls were not laying to his liking and he played a good safety. Mike managed to make a good two rail kick to tie up the 8-Ball and leave David with no choice but to play a safety. Still smarting from his 8-Ball miss in the previous game, David (2nd place/$1250) compounded his frustration by fouling, leaving Mike with ball in hand on the 8-Ball. Mike more than earned the title, the $1850 1st place check and his place in the GrandMaster division.

Men’s B Team Champions - Thunder Down UnderJP Carnes, Dave Nelson, Collin Jensen,

Tom Mautino and Jeff Snyder

Men’s Open Team Champions - Short Yellow BusRandy White, Mike Jensen, Darrell Schulden,

Steve Pulido and Ray Galli

Women’s Master Team Champions - That’s How We RollSuwanna Matarazzo, Melyssa Chasteen,

Liz Cole and Sheila Clark

Women’s Open Team Champions - Lady LuckTracey Cunningham, Smitty Smith, Kirsten Fery

and Raquel Walton

Men’s Master Team Champions - Lingelbach’s TeamSteve Lingelbach, Gary French, Chris Byers,

Darrold Crain and Russell Cearley

That concluded the Singles competition and the teams moved in. The Men’s/Mixed B Teams took to the tables first thing Friday morning at 9am with 71 teams fighting it out for the title. LTD’s The Baby Wheels (JP Carnes, Dave Nelson, Collin Jensen, Tom Mautino and Jeff Snyder) and NPL’s Thunder Down Under (Vic Albertson, Freddy Baca, Greg Barquist, Dave Chavez and Dewayne Harvill) first met in the front side point match, with The Baby Wheels winning 11-8. Thunder

Down Under played for the back side point against LCP’s Doc’s (Bill Herman, Jim Mortensen, Woody Phillips, Don Sheldon and Ken Wiegardt. Doc’s (3rd place/$1325) lost 8-11 and Thunder Down Under moved on to the final. Thunder Down Under won the opening set 11-8 led by Dave and Vic with 3

games each. In the second set the Thunder Down Under, this time led by Vic and Greg with 3 games each, held The Baby Wheels (2nd place/$1675) to only 5 games to take the title and the 1st place prize of $2200.

The Men’s/Mixed Open Teams also got started early Friday with 72 teams in the hunt for 1st place. Again, the final would be a rematch between the front side point match teams. NPL’s Short Yellow Bus (Ray Galli, Mike Jensen, Steve Pulido, Darrell Schulden and Randy White) took the point match 13-12 from INL’s Tremors (Don Armstrong, Jason Defilippis, Randy Ohrstrom, Mark Thompson, Brian Kvasnicka and Carl Tibbetts). Tremors faced off against LTD’s Two Drink Minimum (Cody Clark, Bill Irons, David Lauer, Scott Perry, Ford Rice and Chris Rogers). Two Drink Minimum (3rd place/$1700) lost 8-13. Short Yellow Bus (1st place/$2800) wanted no part of a double dip so closed out the final set 13-8, led by Randy with 4 games and Darrell with 3. Tremors, led by Carl with 3 wins, finished in 2nd place/$2175.

Women’s Master Teams fielded 16 teams to take the title. The Four Noble Truths (Catherine Duenas, Cassie Francois, Regene Lane and Cindy Sliva) Went to the final undefeated. That’s How We Roll (Melyssa Chasteen, Sheila Clark, Liz Cole and Suwanna Matarazzo) came through the back side. That’s How We Roll (1st place/$2020) made it a true double dip, taking the first set from The Four Noble Truths (2nd place/$1140)11-9, led by Melyssa with 4 wins and Suwanna with 3, and the second 11-2 led by Sheila with 4 wins and Suwanna with 3.

As with the WMT division, the Women’s Open Teams ended in a true double dip. NPL’s Dangerous Cues (Robin Adams, Lisa Anderson, Kristin Cambas and Kimberly Engh) would beat CPL’s Lady Luck (Tracey Cunningham, Kirsten Fery, Linda (Smitty) Smith and Raquel Walton) in the front side semi 9-6 but could not handle them when they came back around to get into the final. In the first set, Lady Luck won 9-4 led by Kirsten with 4 wins. In the second set, Dangerous Cues (2nd place/$1180), led by Robin Adams with 4 wins, did much better but couldn’t quite get there, losing to Lady Luck (1st place/$1620), led by Raquel Walton with 4 games, in their 9-8 win.

Men’s Master Teams closed out the tournament and the pattern continued. Malarkeys Mod Squad (Bobby Campbell, Eddie Mataya, Tommy Sliva, Clark Smith and Scott Thurston) took the hot seat match from Lingelbach’s Team (Chris Byers, Russell Cearley, Darrold Crain, Gary French and Steve Lingelbach) 13-6 and waited for them to come back around to the

final. Lingelbach’s Team took the first set 13-6, led by Chris Byers with 4 games. The second set almost went the distance, with Lingelbach’s Team (1st place/$3225), led by Steve with 4 games, winning – and double dipping – Malarkeys Mod Squad (2nd place/$2000) 13-11. And that’s a wrap.

As always, there were 2nd Chance Tournaments (10), raffles, giveaways and mini-Tournaments when time and tables permitted. Western BCA sincerely hopes everyone had a great time.

We’d like to thank our sponsors, Chinook Winds Casino Resort and Anheuser Busch. Many thanks to Ric and Bonny Jones, Lenny Marshall, all our vendors and the greatest group of volunteers in the world for making this the biggest and best regional 8-Ball tournament in the country. See you all in October!


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MEN'S GRANDMASTER SINGLES 1st $1,000 Steve Lingelbach2nd $600 Paul Marquez3rd $400 Mike Deitchman4th $280 Jim Conway5th/6th $160 Mike Stevens5th/6th $160 Pat Schumacher WOMEN'S GRANDMASTER SINGLES 1st $1,000 Kimberly Kirk 2nd $600 Cindy Sliva3rd $400 Phyllis Fernandez 4th $280 Brenda Willis5th/6th $160 Linda Carter 5th/6th $160 Melissa Rushton MEN'S MASTER SINGLES 1st $1,850 Mike Dietchman2nd $1,250 Dave Bersenadze3rd $850 Jason Young4th $580 Pat Schumacher5th/6th $390 Chris Byers5th/6th $390 Dennis Young7th/8th $260 Peter Phillipe7th/8th $260 Michael Ottoboni9th-12th $175 Roger Goodman9th-12th $175 Mike Stevens9th-12th $175 Brad Hornshaw9th-12th $175 Gord Gervais WOMEN'S MASTER SINGLES 1st $1,050 Natasha Hook2nd $680 CarlaJean Beers3rd $440 Eileen Stephens4th $280 Susan Preston5th/6th $180 Sheila Clark5th/6th $180 Tricia Tipton7th/8th $115 Christy Barsky7th/8th $115 Brenda Willis9th-12th $75 Cindy Rosenthal9th-12th $75 Cassie Francois9th-12th $75 Diane Krause9th-12th $75 Jennifer Acker

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They call it The Freeze; an annual event, hosted by Malarkey's Pool & Brew in Tacoma, WA. Given that temperatures throughout this year's March 5-6 event ranged in the upper 50s to low 60s, the title's a bit of a misnomer, and given the level of competition generally on display, you'd think it would boast a title with a touch more heat to it. Last year, Shane Van Boening defeated Rafael Martinez in the finals. This year, Marc Vidal and Simon Pickering worked their way around a host of other marquee names (Warren Kiamco, Jeffrey Ignacio and John Morra, for example) to be the last two standing. Vidal went undefeated in the $1,500-added event that drew 72 entrants to Malarkey's.

Vidal and Pickering met first in the hot seat match. Vidal had sent Kiamco to the loss side 7-4, as Pickering was doing likewise, 7-5, to Ignacio in the

winners' side semifinals. Vidal moved into the hot seat 7-5 over Pickering and waited for him to get back.

On the loss side, Kiamco had the misfortune of running into a surging John Morra, who'd defeated Paul Poitier 7-4 and Eddie Carrido 7-2 to reach him. Ignacio picked up Damian Pongpanik, who'd just eliminated Sean Lewis and Dan Louie, both 7-3. Ignacio and Morra moved on to the quarterfiinals, both 7-5, over Pongpanik and Kiamco.

Morra defeated Ignacio 7-4, and then, by the same score, was himself eliminated in the semifinals by Pickering. Vidal required only a single set of the potential double elimination final, defeating Pickering 7-3, to complete his undefeated run and claim the 2016 Freeze title.

--- AzBilliards.com Staff Mar 22, 2016

Vidal downs Pickering twice captures The Freeze @ Malarkey’s

1 $1,000 VIDAL CLARAMUNT Marc2 $820 PICKERING Simon3 $600 MORRA John4 $450 IGNACIO Jeffrey5 $300 PONGPANIK Damion KIAMCO Warren7 $200 LOUIE Dan, CARRIDO Eddie9 $150 HOBBS Ed, POTIER Paul TAMURA Joe, LEWIS Sean13 $100 MATAYA Eddie, RASTA Lido PEREZ Al, AMBANG Dexter

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On March February 27-28th - the NWPA’s first tour stop of the 2016 season, the Washington State 9 Ball Championships, was hosted by Malarkey’s Pool & Brew in Tacoma, WA. The tournament was ran on 9 9-foot Gold Crowns with Rail2Rail Productions providing a free live stream all weekend. The NWPA tour standings and 2016 schedule are available at www.nwpatour.com and is sanctioned by the newly formed North American Pool Tour. New tour sponsors include mzTam.com, who donated 5 goody bags to the NWPA player rewards program, and Dave Jones, who will be donating a custom cue towards increasing player payouts. Get in touch with your favorite NWPA ladies to learn more about purchasing raffle tickets as details are finalized.

Twenty-three ladies came out to compete Saturday morning. There was one new player to the tour, Miranda Sellman from Oregon originally, but now residing in Gig Harbor, WA. The tournament was ran on 9 9-foot Brunswick Gold Crowns. The format was a race to 7, alternating break, 9 ball, with a race to 6 on the B side. The main event was $500 added and a second chance tournament was held on Sunday for players who did not make it into the money rounds.

Sunday morning, eight players remained. A side match ups included Cindy Sliva vs. Kira North and Julie Suzanne Smith vs. Tricia Heintz. Cindy and Suzanne both advanced through their morning matches, 7-0 and 7-5. Cindy and Suzanne then squared off in the hot seat match. Suzanne advanced by the score 7-5 to earn her spot in the final. B side

match ups included Kimberly Kirk vs. Clara Silvas and Deby Welfringer vs. Jeanne Christensen. Kimberly and Deby advanced through their first round of play 6-4 and 6-2, earning a shot at Tricia and Kira. Kimberly and Deby both continued on the B side, defeating their opponents 6-3 and 6-2. Kimberly then squared off against Deby. Kimberly advanced by the narrowest of margins (6-5) to play Cindy in the semifinals. Both players battled, taking that match to the hill as well, where Cindy ended up winning the final rack to earn a rematch against Suzanne.

Suzanne Smith path to final: Melissa D. (3), Andy R. (2), Jeanne C. (3), Tricia H. (4), Cindy S (5)

Cindy Sliva path to final: Bye, Adrianne B. (1), Kimberly K. (3), Kira N. (0), loss to Suzanne S. (7-5), Kimberly K. (5)

The final was one race to 9, alternating break. During the early racks, both players tried to find their groove, exchanging racks, with Suzanne then taking a two game lead at 4-2. Suzanne then turned it up a notch and closed out each of the following racks, to make it 7-2 with a break and run. Cindy answered with a break and run of her own to make it 7-3. Suzanne responded breaking and running her second rack of the finals to reach the hill. At 8-3, Suzanne faltered, made some critical errors, including a miss on what could have been her winning 9 ball. At 8-7, Cindy appeared to be running out to tie the set at 8-8, when she got funny on the 7 ball. She pocketed the 7, but left herself long on the 8, which she missed. Suzanne was able to close out the rack and win the event with the final score of 9-7.

Six ladies returned on Sunday for the $100 added Second Chance tournament. With the low turnout, there was no entry fee and players got lots of table time, playing a round robin, best of 5 games against each of the other players. Patricia and Anna ended up tied for first with 17 wins, however Patricia took top prize, since she had defeated Anna earlier 3-2. Newcomer Miranda Sellman wasn’t far behind in 3rd place with 15 wins. Nice job ladies!

1st 365 Suzanne Smith2nd 250 Cindy Sliva3rd 155 Kimberly Kirk4th 115 Deby Welfringer5/6th 74 Tricia Heintz7/8th 54 Clara Silvas/Jeanne Christensen

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Congratulations to Suzanne for winning the event and to Cindy for a great event as well.

Great tournament ladies! The NWPA’s next event is the 5th Annual Martha Hartsell Memorial and will be hosted at The Cue Ball in Salem, OR on April 23-24, 2016.

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The February version of the Andy Cloth Nubbins Memorial Monthly Pool Tournament in Saratoga, WY was held on February 5th & 6th. Wyoming was represented with players from Rawlins, Saratoga, Cheyenne, Pine Haven, Rock Springs and Casper who battled it out for the 8-ball title. Rock Springs, WY swept the top three spots this month and the eventual champion Brian Jackson went through the field undefeated en route to a 1st place finish that included wins over Mark Osborne, Spencer Martin, Tom Thompson and two wins over his traveling buddy, Kris Black, who took the runner-up money from the tournament and shot strong all weekend before bowing to Jackson in the finals. The third player from their vehicle, Spencer Martin, took down the three spot to make it a Sweetwater County sweep - way to go guys! Pool in Rock Springs, WY is strong! Local Saratoga, WY player, Mack Pride had another strong showing during the weekend and finished up in the 4th place spot. Anthony Lucero of Rawlins, WY and Steve Barber of Saratoga, WY took the 5th place tie spots.These tournaments continue each month with $1,000 added to each tournament and only a $30 entry fee which is paid back to the players 100%. The fact that there are no green fees or quarters required and $49 per night motel rooms this tournament is certainly a must for all rocky mountain regional players or those just passing through the area! For more information on these tournaments call Monte Thayer at (307)710-1447. The Nubbins Memorial Pool Tournaments are sponsored by Andy Billiard Cloth, Shively Hardware, Koobey 1311, Sagebrush Amusements, Cowboy Saloon, Buckhorn Bar, Duke's Bar & Grill, Riviera Lodge, Wreck-a-Mend Collision Center and the Carbon County Visitor's Council.

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The Tiger West Coast Women’s Tour (TWCWT) is getting ready to kick off their 2016 season with some important changes to its format as well as its affiliation.TWCWT has been affiliated with the Women’s Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) since the very beginning of the tour. The top finishers get invitations to the annual Regional Tour Championship and, when a qualifier is held, the highest finishing player (who has paid the WPBA membership) gets invited to participate in one of their events.Last year, the WPBA decided that all players on the regional tours should be required to pay the $25 membership fee, even if they only played one stop. In the past, TWCWT has offered the fee as an option only for those interested. In response to these recent changes, the North American Pool Tour (NAPT) has been formed! The NAPT unites tours across the country, both amateurs and professionals, and provides an opportunity for players to compete at the highest level. The NAPT will host its own version of the Regional Tour Championships, so that players who join can earn points toward invitations. Kevin Yi, the TWCWT Tournament Director and NAPT/RTC representative, will share more information at the Kickoff event, held at Hard Times Sacramento this May.The TWCWT committee has been restructured, including losing one of their members, Stephanie Hefner, who has relocated.The Tour has also added two new sponsor to its roster. Edgie’s Billiards, located in Milpitas and Billiard Palacade, located in San Francisco. Edgie’s is family-owned business. Tony and Susie Bangoy have been running it from day one since 1994. They have 23 gold crowns, 6 heated chevillotte billiard tables and I snooker table. They run APA league that runs Sunday through Thursday nights. They run an 8 ball tournament every Tuesday, 9 ball every Wednesday and 3 cushion billiards every Friday plus every first Sunday of the month.Billiard Palacade is a family-owned business and has been serving since 1972. It is owned and operated by Francisco Murcia. It has 3 cushion tables (10 foot), 13 (9 foot) and 2( foot). It also offers a wide variety of appetizers, snacks and beverages. It runs SFPA tournament and a weekly Saturday event.

SEE THE TWCWT SCHEDULE PAGES 28 AND 34TWCWT COMMITTEEWe are a group of pool lovers who came together to promote the sport. We want to facilitate opportunities for women to take their game to a higher level while playing against the best in the area. Eleanor Callado – Budget & Finance DirectorEleanor has played pool for over 20 years and through her hard work, dedication, and experience became the #16 ranked WPBA player in 2016. It is also because of her love for the sport that she contributes her time with the TWCWT board as their budget and finance director. With over eight years of accounting experience, she utilizes her strong financial management skills with budgeting and reporting all income and expenses for the tour. Kevin Yi – Tournament Director (running of tournaments, on-site activities)This is Kevin’s fifth year on the Board. In the past two years, he has helped with the refereeing, raffle and break pot, updated stats on the website, helped edit articles, acted as substitute tournament director, and acted as WPBA/NAPT liaison. Emilyn Callado – Membership & Communications Director, Tiger Bucks incentive program (member relations, outreach via Facebook, etc.) Emilyn is a national pool competitor. She has actively supported the tour for several

years by helping to run tournaments, recruit new pool rooms and players alike. After directing the tour in 2014, her main focus this year is to make all players feel welcome and to make the tour a positive and motivating experience for everyone. She also helps to connect players to pool resources and opportunities in the area.Eric Harada – Rules Director (referee and authority of rules)Eric has been a board member since 2013. He has been playing competitive pool for over 40 years. He has also been a professional level instructor for over 30 years. His duties include acting as co-director as well as head referee.Cony Mendoza – Sponsorship Director Cony has been part of the pool community for many years. She has competed in many venues including BCA Nationals, ACS Nationals, Tiger tour, and through the East Bay; Diablo Valley Pool Leagues. She is an avid promoter of TWCWT and also the sport of billiards in general. She runs local leagues, open tournaments, women leagues, Scotch doubles, and co-directs memorials such us the Piona Memorial. (www. dvpool.com). As sponsorship director she is responsible for recruiting new and returning sponsors for the upcoming seasons. She coordinates and communicates with our graphic designer, Annette Wood, to create tour advertisements in the form of posters, postcards, fliers, etc. She also generates write-ups for each tour stop that are submitted to On the Break Magazine. Tess CalladoTess has supported her twins, Emilyn and Eleanor, playing pool ever since they could barely reach the table! She started as a cheerleader in the sidelines, watching them compete on the tour over 8 years ago and now is actively involved with the tournament operations helping with the raffle and sales on tour.Naomi ManuelNaomi is an aspiring photographer and began shooting photos of friends playing pool which eventually interested her to shoot more photos of tournaments and wider scaled events. She started supporting the tour with her talent back in 2013 and is now our resident photographer. Last year, she made it to top 8 in one of the stops, so her love for the game is also showing.As always, we want to thank our regular sponsors: Tony Kalamdaryan, president of Tiger Products Don Akerlow of On the Break NewsCony and Tina Mendoza of Diablo Valley Pool Leagues OUR ROOM SPONSORS: Karen Markulis: Hard Times Billiards, SacramentoLee Simon: Buffalo Billiards, PetalumaWayne Boucher: The Broken Rack, EmeryvilleDelbert Wong: Family Billiards, San FranciscoTim Acosta: Diamond Billiards, ModestoSheri Dadian: Diamond Billiards, Fresno Sue and Tony: Edgie’s Billiards, MilpitasIf you enjoy women’s pool, please support the rooms and businesses that support our sport. Live streaming will be provided by Eleanor Callado. Come out and join the fun! Women of all skill levels are welcome. Visit our website at www.twcwt.com and our Facebook page, Tiger West Coast Women’s Tour, for more information.

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March 8, 2016 (Denver, CO): 21 junior players representing 3 states arrived at Mile High Billiards in Arvada for the 2nd Annual Colorado Junior State 109--Ball Championships held. The fields divided evenly into three divisions: 18 & Under Boys, 14 & Under Boys and 14 & under Girls.

It was a fun day for all! 2015 Wyoming Jr State 8-Ball Champion snagged the 18 & Under title, while top 14 & Under champs Jerry Miller & Amanda Campbell claimed their divisions. Miller caught a ride at the last minute and defeated fellow teammate Aaron

2nd Annual Colorado Junior State 10-Ball Champions Crowned

18 & UNDER BOYS DIVISION1st Place Richard Gonzales, age 17 Casper, WY Trophy, Custom J. Pechauer jump cue, paid entry to Jr Natls2nd Place Kyle Chewning, age 17 Broomfield, CO Entry to Jr Natls3rd Place Tyler Casey, age 17 Arvada, CO 14 & UNDER BOYS DIVISION1st Place Jerry Miller, age 12 LaSalle, CO Trophy, Custom J. Pechauer jump cue, paid entry to Jr Natls2nd Place Aaron Krapes, age 11 Golden, CO Entry to Jr Natls3rd Place Jahnythan Craig, age 11 Phoenix, AZ 14 & UNDER GIRLS DIVISION1st Place Amanda Campbell, age 12 Arvada, CO Trophy, Custom J. Pechauer jump cue, paid entry to Jr Natls2nd Place Mackenzie Johnson, age 8 Thornton, CO Entry to Jr Natls3rd Place Adi Hoffman, age 13 Broomfield, CO Entry to Jr Natls

Krapes in a 2-set match for the title. Krapes eliminated twin brother Brandon and Arizona’s star Jahnythan Craig to reach the finals. Campbell’s opponent in the finals, 8-year-old Mackenzie Johnson, who was competing in her first ever singles tournament. After the match, Campbell walked over and offered Johnson the prized jump cue as a consolation.

The BEF is grateful for the continued support of its premier sponsors for helping to make the 2016 Junior State Championships (JSC) program possible: Simonis Cloth, Aramith Balls, Pechauer Cues, BRAD Scuffer and Tweeten Fibre. Special Thanks also goes to all the national tournament directors and hosts.

For more information on sponsoring, hosting, or participating in a Junior State Championship, visit billiardeducation.org or call (303) 926-1039. Complete list of nationwide junior events listed here: http://billiardeducation.org/events/

Upcoming Junior State Championships in the area:2nd Annual Wyoming Junior State 8-Ball Championships (4th Annual Nubbins Memorial)April 3Platte Valley Community Center, 210 W. Elm Ave Saratoga, WY 823313rd Annual Colorado Junior State 8-Ball ChampionshipsApril 23Rack ‘Em Billiards, 1919 S. Havana St. Aurora, CO 80014

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DAY CITY LOCATION PHONE EVENT / RULES ENTRY ADDED TIMEMondays Lakewood, WA Cue-Topia (253) 512-6898 8-Ball $5+$3 100% 7:30PM Boise, ID The Pocket (208) 375-2474 8-Ball Open $5 $$$ 8:00PM Capitola, CA Fast Eddy’s (831) 462-1882 WorldPPA 9-Ball $12/$25 $100 (last Mon) 8:00PM Sacramento, CA Jointed Cue (916) 456-3243 9-Ball B $10 Call 8:00PM San Francisco, CA Family Billiards (415) 931-1115 9-Ball Handicap $20 Call 7:00PMTuesdays Eureka, CA Rose’s Billiards 707-497-6295 8-Ball on 7’ Diamonds $10 Call 7:30PM Portland, OR Greek Village (503) 643-2119 8 & 9-Ball BCA Rules 3/2 $5 $3/player 7:30PM Sacramento, CA Jointed Cue (916) 456-3243 9-Ball Open $5-$15 $50 8:00PM Lakewood, CA Cue-Topia (253) 512-6898 BTRT 220/198 Open hdcp $10/$8 Call 5:00PM

Wednesdays Amboy, WA Nick’s Bar & Grill (360) 247-9914 Meat Shoot $3 Meat 6:30PM Burien, WA BZ’s Sport Bar (206) 243-6018 8-Ball Call Pocket - BIH $5 Match to $100 7:00PM Coos Bay, OR Silver Dollar (541) 888-5634 Players Choice $5 Call 7:30PM Burien, WA Good Time Ernie’s (206) 248-1670 8-Ball TAP 5 & under $5+$1 g.f. Matching 7:00PM Petaluma, CA Buffalo Billiards (707) 794-7338 9-Ball Hndcp A-B-C-D $5 Matching 7:30PM Petaluma, CA Buffalo Billiards (707) 794-7338 8-Ball Handicap $5 Matching 7:30PM Spokane, WA Black Diamond (509) 891-8357 9-Ball on 9’ tables-Race to 3 $5 $20 gift card 1st 7:00PM Lakewood, WA Cue-Topia (253) 512-6898 BTRT 220/198 Open hdcp $10/$8 Call 5:00PM Tacoma, WA Malarkey’s Pool & Brew (253) 383-3301 9 Ball-Race to 3-DE $5+3 g.f. Call 7:30PM Tacoma , WA Latitude 84 (253) 531-5154 9-Ball $5+$3 g.f. Call 8:00PMThursdays Lakewood, WA Cue-Topia (253) 512-6898 9-Ball Barbox $5+$3 100% 7:30PM Boise, ID The Pocket (208) 375-2474 9-Ball Open $5 $$$ 8:00PM Modesto, CA Diamond Billiards (209) 577-1447 8-Ball Bar Table R2-DE $10 $3/player 7:00PM San Francisco, CA Family Billiards (415) 931-1115 9-Ball Handicap $20 Call 7:00PMFridays Electric City, WA Banks Lake Pub (509) 633-2000 8-Ball $5 Matching 8:00PM Petaluma, CA Buffalo Billiards (707) 794-7338 8-Ball $10 Call 7:30PM Coos Bay, OR Silver Dollar (541) 888-5634 8-Ball $5 $$$ w/9+ 7:30PM Medford, OR Rackem (541) 779-6111 8-Ball - BCA Rules $5 $3/player 6:30PM Salem, OR Jake’s Bar & Grill (503) 362-3600 9-Ball Handicapped $10 (incl g.f.) $$$ 6:30PM Ft Collins, CO Match Ups 970-482-BEER 8-Ball-No AA $8 $100 7:30PM Fed. Hgts, CO Wreck Room 303-412-0257 8-Ball $10 $$$ 7:30PM Lakewood, WA Schooners (253) 584-1919 9-Ball BCA rules $5 100% 7:00PM Ocean Pk, WA Doc’s Tavern (360) 665-4105 8-Ball Open $3 Meat Shoot 7:00PM Tacoma, WA Latitude 84 (253) 531-5154 Poker Call Call 6 & 9PM Tacoma, WA Malarkey’s Pool & Brew (253) 383-3301 9 Ball-Race to 3-DE $5+3 g.f. Call 7:30PMSaturdays Burien, WA Good Time Ernie’s (1st Sat) (206) 248-1670 8-Ball Open $5+$1 g.f. Matching 5:45PM Burien, WA Good Time Ernie’s (3rd Sat) (206) 248-1670 9-Ball Open $5+$1 g.f. Matching 5:45PM Vancouver, WA 4th Plain Tavern (360) 254-3729 8-Ball DE - best 2 of 3 $5+$1 g.f. Match up to 25 3:00PM Lakewood, WA Schooners (253) 584-1919 8-Ball BCA rules $5 100% 7:00PM Sumner, WA Log Cabin (3rd Sat) (253) 863-2905 8-Ball $10+$5 g.f. $$$ 3:00PM Spokane, WA Black Diamond (509) 891-8357 8-Ball on 7’ tables-Race to 2 $5 $20 gift card 1st Noon Modesto, CA Diamond Billiards (209) 577-1447 8-Ball Bar Table $10 $3/player 7:00PM Portland, OR Greek Village (503) 643-2119 8 & 9-Ball No Masters $5 Call 4:00PM Salem, OR Jake’s Bar & Grill (503) 362-3600 8-Ball Handicapped $10 (incl g.f.) $$$ 6:30PM Petaluma, CA Buffalo Billiards (707) 794-7338 9-Ball $15/10/5 Call 2:00PM Ft Collins, CO Match Ups 970-482-BEER 8-Ball $5 $$$ 7:30PM Fed Hgts, CO Wreck Room 303-412-0257 8-Ball $10 $$$ 7:30PMSundays Fircrest, WA Charley’s Pub (253) 564-9454 10-Ball $5 100% 7:30PM Tacoma, WA Malarkey’s Pool & Brew (253) 383-3301 8-Ball $5 100% 1:00PM Vancouver, WA 4th Plain Tavern (360) 254-3729 9-Ball DE - race to 3 $5+$1 g.f. Match up to 25 4:00PM Orofino, ID The Shot Glass (208) 476-0243 8-Ball Ball-in-hand $5 $100 min pot 1PM Pocatello,, ID Oasis Bar (208) 232-9347 8/9 Ball Alternating $5 Matching 8:00PM Beaverton, OR Ringo’s Bar & Grill (503) 644-7847 Alternating 8-Ball/9-Ball $5 Match up to 23 7:00PM Coos Bay, OR Silver Dollar (541) 888-5634 Players Choice $5 Call 5:00PM Portland, OR NiteHawk (503) 285-7177 8-Ball - Race 2/1 $3 M/$2 W $100 6:00PM Portland, OR Sam’s Billiards (503) 282-8266 10-Ball $7/$10 $100 5:30PM Salem, OR Jake’s Bar & Grill (503) 362-3600 Players Choice $10 (incl g.f.) $$$ 6:30PM Ft Collins, CO Match Ups 970-482-BEER 9-Ball $10 $100 3:00PM Fed Hgts, CO Wreck Room 303-412-0257 9-Ball $10 Call 7:30PM Bozeman, MT Scoop Bar (406) 209-4124 Outlaw Pool Tournament $10 Call 6:00PM Lakewood, WA Cue-Topia (253)512-6898 9-ball $5 +$3 g.f. 100% 5:30PM


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DATE CITY LOCATION PHONE EVENT / RULES ENTRY ADDED TIMEApr 1 Twin Falls, ID Pocket (see ad p23) 208-733-9676 9-Ball Warm up $40M/$30W Call 6PMApr 2-3 Twin Falls, ID Pocket (see ad p23) 208-733-9676 8-Ball $60M/$40W $1,500 w/ff 10AMApr 1-3 Saratoga, WY Wyoming Open (see ad Mar) 307-710-1447 10-Ball Master Div-SE Varies $1,000 7PMApr 2-3 Saratoga, WY Wyoming Open (see ad Mar) 307-710-1447 Saratoga Master Div Varies $3,000 9AMApr 3 Saratoga, WY Wyoming Open (see ad Mar) 307-710-1447 8-Ball Master Div - SE Varies $2,000 10AMApr 1-3 Saratoga, WY Wyoming Open (see ad Mar) 307-710-1447 8-Ball Expert Division-Limit 64 $150 (incl g.f.) $2,000 7PMApr 1-3 Saratoga, WY Wyoming Open (see ad Mar) 307-710-1447 8-Ball Classic Division-Limit 64 $100 (incl g.f.) $800 7PMApr 1-3 Saratoga, WY Wyoming Open (see ad Mar) 307-710-1447 8-Ball Sportsmen Division $50 (incl g.f.) $400 6PMApr 3 Saratoga, WY Wyoming Open (see ad Mar) 307-710-1447 9-Ball Hard Luck Single Elim $30 $400 10AMApr 3 Saratoga, WY Wyoming Open (see ad Mar) 307-710-1447 WY State Juniors - 3 Divisions $5 $400 10AMApr 2 Vaughn, MT Silver Spur Saloon (see ad p29) 406-964-1003 9-Ball Call Call CallApr 3 Portland, OR Sam’s Billiards (see ad p11) 503-282-8266 Straight Pool $15 Call 11AM Apr 8-9 Saratoga, WY Duke’s Bar & Grill (see ad p10) 307-710-1447 8-Ball Handicap $30 no g.f. $1,000 7PMApr 9 Electric City, WA Banks Lake Pub (see ad p30) 509-633-2221 Terry & Diane Dick Memorial $$20/stick $500 10AMApr 9 Salem, OR Cue Ball (see ad p11) 503-362-9740 9-Ball So. Willamette Valley players $10 $200 10AMApr 14-15 Billings, MT MCMOA (see ad p8) 406-208-3506 Montana StateTeam 4-person $200 $$$ 6PMApr 16-17 Billings, MT MCMOA (see ad p8) 406-208-3506 MT State Sngl 8-Ball Men’s Lvl $50 $$$ 9AMApr 16-17 Billings, MT MCMOA (see ad p8) 406-208-3506 MT State Sngl 8-Ball Women’s Lvl $50 $$$ 9AMApr 15-17 Houston, TX Bogies (see ad Mar) 281-821-4544 Seniors One Pocket Classic $200-Limit 24 $2,000 CallApr 16 Lincoln, MT Wilderness Bar (see ad p29) 406-362-9200 8-Ball Singles Call Call CallApr 23 Boise, ID The Pocket (see ad p25) 208-375-2474 Steiner Classic 9-Ball $20 $200 w/32+ 10AM Apr 22 Lakewood, WA Cue-Topia (see ad p30) 253-512-6898 Earl Strickland Exhibition $30 8PMApr 23 Lakewood, WA Cue-Topia (see ad p30) 253-512-6898 Challenge Matches w/Earl Strickland prizes/giveaways 8PMApr 23-25 Lakewood, WA Cue-Topia (see ad p30) 253-512-6898 Clinics & Private Lessons Call to schedule CallApr 23-24 Las Vegas, NV Rum Runner (see ad p30) 702-234-5729 9-Ball Call Call CallApr 23-24 Keizer, OR Kolby’s (see ad p9) 503-393-POOL Open 10-Ball $75/$60/$30 $700 9AMApr 29-May1 Gillette, WY Jake’s Tavern (see ad Mar) 307-660-3482 9-Ball Classic Open Div-Limit 64 $100 $5,000 5PMApr 29-May1 Gillette, WY Jake’s Tavern (see ad Mar) 307-660-3482 9-Ball Classic ‘B’ Div-Limit 32 $70 Call 5PMMay 1 Gillette, WY Jake’s Tavern (see ad Mar) 307-660-3482 Hard Luck-draw your game-SE $30 $500 CallApr 30-May1 Oak Harbor, WA American Legion (see ad p10) 360-929-6076 8-Ball Partners-Limit 32 $80/team $500 w/32 10AMMay 1 Portland, OR Sam’s Billiards (see ad p11) 503-282-8266 Straight Pool $15 Call 11AM May 13-15 Orofino, ID Shot Glass (see ad p26) 208-540-1312 Open Doubles-Gordon Boyd Mem. $50$10g.f. $1,000 Guar. 7PMMay 13-15 Sacramento, CA Hard Times (see ad p28) 916-332-8793 9-Ball Mosconi Cup (see below) $95 Limit 125 $10,000 CallMay 14 Salem, OR Cue Ball (see ad p11) 503-362-9740 9-Ball So. Willamette Valley players $10 $200 10AMMay 14 Black Eagle, MT Little Chicago (see ad p29) 406-761-9293 8-Ball Singles $50 Call CallMay 20-21 Saratoga, WY Duke’s Bar & Grill (see ad p10) 307-710-1447 8-Ball Handicap $30 no g.f. $1,000 7PMMay 21-22 Sacramento, CA TWCWT (see ad p28) 8-Ball & 9-Ball $40 Call CallMay 20 Coos Bay, OR Mill Casino (see ad p25) 541-404-0453 8-Ball Scotch Doubles Call Call 6PMMay 21-22 Coos Bay, OR Mill Casino (see ad p25) 541-404-0453 8-Ball Singles Call $4,000 1PMJun 5 Portland, OR Sam’s Billiards (see ad p11) 503-282-8266 Straight Pool $15 Call 11AM Jun 11 Salem, OR Cue Ball (see ad p11) 503-362-9740 9-Ball So. Willamette Valley players $10 $200 10AMJun 11-12 Petaluma, CA TWCWT (see ad p28) 9-Ball $30 Call 11:30AMJun 13 Darby, MT Sawmill Saloon (see ad p29) 406-821-2232 8-Ball Scotch Doubles Call Call CallJul 16-17 Las Vegas, NV Rum Runner (see ad p30) 702-234-5729 9-Ball Call Call Call


LEVEL 2APRIL 6/10 – Don Coates Memorial – Raleigh, North CarolinaTable: 9 ft - Players: 128 - Added: $8,000 - Grade: TwoAPRIL 14/17 –Super Billiard Expo – Oaks, PATable: 9 ft - Players: 64 - Added: $10,000 - Grade: ThreeMAY 13/15 – Chuck Markulis Memorial - Sacramento, CATable: 9 ft - Players: 100 - Added: $15,000 - Grade: TwoMAY 29/30 - Ginky Memorial – Steinway Billiards, New YorkTable: 9 ft - Players: 64 pros (plus 96 amateurs) - Added: $4,000 - Grade: Three

LEVEL 3MAY TBA - USBTC 8 Ball – NevadaTable: 7 ft - Players: 100 - 200 - Added: $5,000 TBC - Grade: ThreeMAY TBA - USBTC 9 Ball – NevadaTable: 7 ft - Players: 100 - 200 - Added: $5,000 TBC - Grade: ThreeMay TBA - USBTC 10 Ball – NevadaTable: 7 ft - Players: 100 - 200 - Added: $5,000 TBC - Grade: Three

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