Winners Circle for the Week of February 15-21

February 15

PartyPoker World Pool Master Qualifier
Great Britain 9-Ball Tour

Barcelo Buxton Palace Hotel

Buxton, England

No results available at this time.

February 16-19

USSA National Snooker Tour
Embassy Club

San Gabriel, CA

David Siu (Left) and Andy Chan (Right)

Photo courtesy of Professor-Q-Ball.com

USSA National Snooker Tour Results

1st	David Siu (San Gabriel, CA)
2nd	Andy Chan (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
3rd	Mei Yi Fei (San Gabriel, CA)
4th	Harry Kon (Arcadia, CA)
High Run	Truman Wu (Hacienda Heights, CA)

February 18-21

BCAPL Midwest Regional Championships
Canterbury Park

Shakopee, MN

No results available at this time.

February 18-21

Midwest 9-Ball Tour
Shooters

Olathe, KS

One Pocket Winner Jeremy Jones

Photo courtesy of InsidePoolmag.com

One-Pocket Results

1st	Jeremy Jones
2nd	Joe Gray
3rd	Jesse Bowman
4th	Mike Banks, Jr.
5th	Dale Pence
6th	Gary Lutman
7th	Danny Harriman
8th	K.C. Massey
9th	Jerry Reardon
10th	Randy Cole
11th	Mickey Brandt
12th	Chip Compton

9-Ball Results

1st	Jesse Bowman
2nd	James Barracks
3rd	Jason Klatt
4th	Jeremy Jones
5th	Dan Olson
6th	John Kucharo
7th	Shane McMinn
8th	Will Freeman
9th	Darryl Smith
10th	Taylor Anderson
11th	Dustin Gunia
12th	Sean Turner
13th	Chase Rudder
14th	Jody McLaughlin
15th	Chad Bilmont
16th	Gary Lutman
17th	Jeff Trent
18th	John Gabriel
19th	Jerry Reardon
20th	Lloyd Moreland
21st	Daniel Herring
22nd	Kevin Condreay
23rd	David Matlock
24th	Jordan Davis

Ladies' Results

1st	Sarah Rousey
2nd	Jeannie Vogelsang
3rd	Rhonda Pierce
4th	Michelle McDermott
5th	Cindy Wessling
6th	Apryl McGill

February 19-21

USBA National Championships
Elks Lodge

Tacoma, WA

Congratulations to winner Jae Hyung Cho!

2010 US Champion Jae Hyung Cho

Photo courtesy of USBA.com

2010 USBA National Championship Ranking After Qualifications

1st	Pedro Piedrabuena
2nd	Miguel Torres
3rd	Sonny Cho
4th	Carlos Hallon
5th	Michael Kang
6th	Mazin Shooni
7th	Min Jae Pak
8th	George Ashby
9th	Jae Hyung Cho
10th	John Jacobson

February 19-21

Caribbean Bikers Association 8-Ball Tournament
33 Degrees Nightclub

Virgin Islands

No results available at this time.

February 19-21, 2010

WPBA Regional Tour Championship
Hard Times Billiards

Bellflower, CA

Congratulations to Shu-Han Chang--WPBA Regional Tour Champion!!

Shu-Han Chang

Players Who Earned WPBA Tour Cards:

• Shu-Han Chang
• Mary Rakin
• Amy Chen
• Kim Benson
• Naomi Williams
• Emily Duddy
• Liz Lovely
• Lisa Marr

February 19-21

NACPT Partners
Mole Lake Casino

Mole Lake, WI

No results available at this time.

February 20

Red Shoes & Billiards 9-Ball
Red Shoes Billiards

Chicago, IL

No results available at this time.

February 20

North East Pechauer 9-Ball Tour
Spot Shot Billiard Club

Portland, Maine

North East Pechauer 9-Ball Tour Results

1st	Nelson Oliviera
2nd	Tom McGonagle
3rd	Joe Dupuis
4th	Steve Therrian

February 20, 2010

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour
Hammerheads Pool Bar

Dundee, IL

Left-Right: Eddie Balderas (2nd) - Ike Runnels (1st) - Tommy Hernandez (3rd)

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 31st Stop Final Results

1st	Ike Runnels (Kankakee, IL)
2nd	Eddie Balderas (Palatine, IL)
3rd	Tommy Hernandez (Glendale Heights, IL)
4th	Alan Friedrich (Fox River Grove, IL)
5th	Billy Jones (Bartlett, IL)
6th	Jeff Cox (Naperville, IL)
7th	Percy Mitchell (Chicago, IL)
8th	Gil Hernandez (Chicago, IL)

February 20, 2010

Tri-State Tour
Sandcastle Billiards

Edison, NJ

Stewart Warnock (Left), Mike Gasper (Center), Sam Vitellaro (Right)

Photo Courtesy of InsidePoolmag.com

February 20 Tri-State Tour Winners

1st	Stewart Warnock
2nd	Mike Gasper
3rd	Sam Vitellaro
4th	Raul Reyes, Jr.
5th	Paul Everton
6th	George Osipovtch
7th	Leo Liu
8th	Allen Wong

February 20, 2010

PartyPoker World Pool Master Qualifier
Thurston

Rotterdam, Netherlands

No results available at this time.

February 20

US Open 10-Ball Qualifier
California Butera's

Moorpark, CA

Congratulations Greg Harada--Winner of the US Open 10-Ball Qualifier!!

February 20

Vinnie's 10-Ball Tournament
Polo's Pool

Allen Park, MI

No results available at this time.

February 20-21

Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour
Main Street Billiards

Amsterdam, NY

Dennis Hatch

Photo courtesy of InsidePoolmag.com

Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour Winners

1st	Dennis Hatch
2nd	Chris Orme
3rd	Dan Heidrich
4th	Mike Zuglan
5th	Kevin Guimond
6th	Dave Grau
7th	Paul Dryden
8th	Tom Acciavatti
9th	Jared Zimmerman
10th	Paul Rozonewski
11th	Mike Dechaine

February 20-21

JP Southeast 9-Ball Tour
Pockets Billiards

Montgomery, AL

No results available at this time.

February 20-21

Mickey's Cues & Brews 9-Ball
Mickey's Cues & Brews

Las Vegas, NV

No results available at this time.

February 20-21

Great Southern Billiards Tour
The Pool Room

Duluth, GA

Tim Orange (Left), John Maikke (Center) and Bob Lea (Right)

Photo courtesy of InsidePoolmag.com

February 20-21 Great Southern Billiards Tour Results

1st	Tim Orange
2nd	John Maikke
3rd	Bob Lea
4th	Mike Laney
5th	Richard Andrews
6th	Paul Mullins
7th	Jason Caldwell
8th	Robert South
9th	Jeremy Sane
10th	Jason Steman
11th	Billy Young
12th	Felipe Flores

February 20-21

Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour
Pockets Billiards

Dothan, AL

John "Mr. 403" Schmidt

Photo courtesy of InsidePoolmag.com

February 20-21 Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour Results

1st	John Schmidt
2nd	Shawn Putnam
3rd	Scotty Townsend
4th	Stoney Stone
5th	JR Rossman
6th	Billy Paye
7th	Tracy Guernsey
8th	Denny Singletary
9th	Clay Medlock
10th	Mark Shimmelman
11th	Eugene Browning
12th	Tracie Hines

February 21

New England 9-Ball Tour
Westgate Lanes

Brockton, MA

Steven Stahl, Dennis Leveque and Dereck McArthy

Photo Courtesy of AZBilliards.com

February 21 New England 9-Ball Tour Results

1st	Dennis Leveque
2nd	Derick McArthy
3rd	Steven Stahl
4th	Ellis Lawrence
5th	Nick Connor
5th	John Skillings

February 21

Mezz Pro-Am Tour
Atlantic City Billiard Club

Egg Harbor, NJ

Mika Immonen and venue owner Ernie Arcaro

Photo Courtesy of AZbilliards.com

February 21 Mezz Pro-Am Tour Results

1st	Mika Immonen
2nd	Eddie Abraham
3rd	Victor Nau
4th	Phil Wines
5th	Joey Testa
6th	Liz Ford
7th	Robert Pole
8th	Joe Frady
9th	Shaun Wilkie
10th	Matt Krah
11th	Caroline Pao
12th	Matt Douglas

Congratulations Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 31st Stop and Two-Time Tour Winner Ike Runnels!!

The 31st stop on the 2009-2010 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) was hosted on February 20 in West Dundee, IL, at Hammerheads Pool Bar. The $500 added “Shark Attack 8-Ball Tournament” showcased 40 players in a double elimination handicapped format on 7-foot Valley bar boxes.

Two-time Tour winner Ike Runnels (Kankaee, IL), ranked a "7" on a regional handicap system, continued his hot hand by finishing off the A-side bracket undefeated. In the final rounds of the B-side, Tommy Hernandez (Glendale Heights, IL) [6] ended Billy Jones (Bartlett,IL) [4] run at 5th place by a 6-2 margin, where Jeff Cox (Naperville, IL) [4] joined Billy as a result of a 1-6 loss to Alan Friedrich (Fox River Grove, IL) [6]. Hernandez then eliminated Friedrich at 4th place 6-3. In the B-side finals Eddie Balderas (Palatine, IL) [5] took out Tommy Hernandez [6] 5-5. The tourney finals was all Ike Runnels [7], as he dominated Balderas [6] in the first set for a 7-2 title win!

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour sponsors include: Pool Cue Guru, Lucasi Hybrid Cues, Championship Billiard Fabric, Nick Varner Signature Cases and Billiard Gods Productions. All entries in the Tour are also entered into a drawing in January for a $1,000 Lucasi Hybrid Cue.

Left-Right: Eddie Balderas (2nd) - Ike Runnels (1st) - Tommy Hernandez (3rd)

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 31st Stop Final Results

1st	Ike Runnels (Kankakee, IL)	$600
2nd	Eddie Balderas (Palatine, IL)	$330
3rd	Tommy Hernandez (Glendale Heights, IL)	$180
4th	Alan Friedrich (Fox River Grove, IL)	$105
5th	Billy Jones (Bartlett, IL)	$90
6th	Jeff Cox (Naperville, IL)	$90
7th	Percy Mitchell (Chicago, IL)	$52.50
8th	Gil Hernandez (Chicago, IL)	$52.50

Next Tour Stop

$500-added 9-Ball Tournament

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Starship Billiards

Decatur, IL

ACS Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 32nd Stop: Feb 27 @ Starship Billiards, Decatur, IL

ACS PRESENTS LUCASI HYBRID ALL AMERICAN TOUR

COMING TO STARSHIP BILLIARDS

IN DECATUR, IL ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27

___________________________________________________________

STARSHIP BILLIARDS

3015 Grand Prix Drive, Decatur, IL

$ 500 ADDED

9-BALL TOURNAMENT

11:00 AM SIGN-UP -

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

OPEN TO ALL PLAYERS

RACE TO 8 - DOUBLE ELIMINATION

ACS/BCA RULES

8 FOOT TABLES

HIGHEST FINISHING ACS MEMBER

GETS NATIONAL SINGLES ENTRY

GREAT FOOD AND DRINK

$35 ENTRY ($5 to ACS) + $10 GREEN FEES

PAYING 33% OF THE FIELD

FOR INFORMATION OR EARLY ENTRY CALL

TOM FANKHAUSER@ 217-433-8868

STARSHIP BILLIARDS@217-872-8882

The ACS is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to heightening the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States.

Tournaments for the Week of February 22-28

Tournaments for the Week of February 22-28

February 22-28	17th Annual U.S. Bar Table Championships	Sands Regency Hotel & Casino, Reno NV
February 24-28	PartyPoker World Pool Master Qualifier	Empire Pool Lounge, Adelaide Australia
February 24-28	Wisconsin BCA State Championship	Olympia Resort, Oconomowoc WI
February 26-28	Alpena Team Classics	Alpena Holiday Inn, Alpena MI
February 27	Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour	Starship Billiards, Decatur IL
February 27	Gateway Tour	Side Pockets, St. Peters MO
February 27	PartyPoker World Pool Master Qualifier	Billiard Club Frame, Lodz Poland
February 27	Steve Cook Memorial	East Road Billiards, Elida OH
February 27	Tri-State 9-Ball Tour	Edison Billiards, Edison NJ
February 27-28	Joss Northeast Tour	Silver Cue Billiards, Woburn MA
February 27-28	KF Cues 9-Ball Tour	Fast Break Billiards, Longwood FL
February 27-28	Larry Lisciotti Memorial East Coast Pool Tour	Branford Cue & Brew, Branford CT
February 27-28	Midwest 9-Ball Tour	The Billiard Center, Cape Girdu MO
February 27-28	USSA National Snooker Tour	Prince Snooker Club, New York NY
February 27-28	Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour	Fast Break Billiards, Longwood FL
February 28	Big D's 9-Ball Tournament	Big D's Bar 'n' Grill, Midland MI

Format Change to Super Billiards Expo Players Championship Adds $20,000

A format change has been announced for the Diamond Billiards Open 10-Ball Players Championship to be held during the 2010 Allen Hopkins Super Billiards Expo in Valley Forge, PA from March 18-21.

The format for this year's event is similar to that used in past years, with $20,000 in guaranteed added money.

• $500 entry fee
• Open to all players, male or female
• Race to 9
• Double elimination
• Rotate break
• Field limited to 64 players
• Diamond tables with Simonis 860 cloth
• $20,000 guaranteed added money

Players currently signed up to play include:

• Johnny Archer
• James Baraks
• George Breedlove
• Keith Christman
• Kim Davenport
• Mike Davis
• Dave Daya
• Michael Dunn
• Cary Dunn
• Daniel Heidrich
• Thorsten Hohmann
• Mika Immonen
• Rodney Morris
• Jerome Rockwell
• Charlie Williams

If you are interested in VIP Seating to watch this event, visit the Super Billiards Expo VIP seating page for more information.

March Vegas Qualifier for the 2010 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Announced

Attention all players: A new qualifier for the 2010 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters has been scheduled for March 20-21, 2010 at the Las Vegas Cue Club. This qualifier is open to any and all players.

Entry Fee: $125 cash, check or money order payable to The Las Vegas Cue Club. Registration closes at 11 am on the 20th. The tournament starts at Noon.

Format: Double elimination with a race to 9/winners bracket and 7/losers bracket.

Prize Money: Entry, accommodations and expenses for the winner (approximately $1000 to the winner & $500 to the runner-up) with additional prize funds to be determined by the number of entrants.

Contact information: Greg Kuhl (702) 735-2884 or Jim Wych (905) 469-8303 jwych@cogeco.ca

Las Vegas Cue Club
953 E. Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104

Congratulations Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 30th Stop Winners Trey Jankowski and Shawn "Pokie" Collie!!

The 30th stop on the 2009-2010 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) was hosted on February 13 in Port Charlotte, FL, at Q’s Sports Bar & Girl. The $500 added “Pre Valentine’s Day Massacre” showcased 14 players from both coasts of Florida in a double elimination handicapped, 8-ball format on 7-foot Valley bar boxes.

Master players Steve Knoll of Sarasota, and Nathan Rose of Port St. Lucie competed. The quarter-final winner’s side found Trey Jankowski of Key West defeating North Port’s Ken Coulter 4 to 2. In the same bracket, Shawn "Pokie" Collie of Port Charlotte upset Tim Baron of Sarasota 4 to 2.

On the one loss side, Master player Steve Knoll of Sarasota got upended by Tim Baron - newly arrived from the no loss-side, 4 to1. Ken Coulter plodded by Rick Madaffer of Naples 4 to 2.
Back on the winner's side, Trey Jankowski got out rolled by Shawn "Pokie" Collie for a 4 to 3 loss to Collie.

On the one-loss side, Ken Coulter could not hold off a determined Tim Baron in a 4 to 3 loss to Baron.

Trey Jankowski, fresh from his winner's side loss, stopped Tim Baron in his tracks with a 4 to 0 win. This set up the Jankowski - Collie battle for first place with Jankowski having to win two sets. Jankowski pressed on in the first match for the 4 to 3 win, and repeated in the final match 4 to 3 for the Tournament Win!

By virtue of Shawn Collie being the highest-finishing ACS member in the event, he qualified for a free 9-Ball singles entry into the 2010 ACS Nationals in Las Vegas, June 6-12 – courtesy of the ACS.

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour sponsors include: Lucasi Hybrid Cues, Championship Billiard Fabric, Nick Varner Signature Cases, Ozone Billiards, Pool Cue Guru and Billiard Gods Productions. All entries in the Tour are also entered into a drawing in January for a $1,000 Lucasi Hybrid Cue.

(L-R) Winners Trey Jankowski (1st) and Shawn "Pokie" Collie (2nd)

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 30th Stop Final Results

1st	Trey Jankowski (Key West, FL)	$350
2nd	Shawn Collie (Port Charlotte, FL)	$200 + Free Singles Entry to ACS Nationals
3rd	Tim Baron (Sarasota, FL)	$75

Next Tour Stop

$500-added "Shark Attack 8-Ball Tournament"

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Hammerheads Pool Bar

West Dundee, IL

Congratulations Sylver Ochoa & Terry Petrosino, Lone Star Billiards Tour 2010 Premier Winners!!

The Lone Star Billiards Tour, sponsored by the "Lone Star" of Texas, WPBA touring pro Kim White, kicked off its first event of the year at Bogies Billiards and Games in Houston, TX on February 13-14. Sylver Ochoa took the 54-player open field on Saturday, and Terry Petrosino topped 15 other women to win the $1,100 women's purse; her second consecutive Tour win.


Check out the winning matches!

Terry Petrosino vs. Ricki Casper




Sylver Ochoa vs. Raul Escobedo

First 2010 Stop of the Lonestar Billiards Tour Open Results

1st	Sylver Ochoa	$800
2nd	Raul Escobedo	$550
3rd	Danny Lee	$350
4th	David Mendiola	$220
5th	Sonny Bosshamer	$150
6th	Dalton Riley	$150
7th	Tom Mooney	$100
8th	Billy Sharp	$100
9th	Aaron Sharp	$50
10th	John Newsome	$50
11th	Jeremy Byrd	$50
12th	Ernesto Bayaua	$50

First 2010 Stop of the Lonestar Billiards Tour Ladies' Results

1st	Terry Petrosino	$300
2nd	Ricki Casper	$200
3rd	Courtney Peters	$100
4th	Kyu Yi	$70

Congratulations To Tri-State Tour Purse Splitters Ted Lapadula and Tom McCloud!!

With 54 entrants in the February 13 Tri-State Tour stop at Castle Billiards in East Rutherford, NJ, the finals ran a little late; so late, that the two competitors, Tom McCloud and Ted Lapadula, opted to forego playing the true double elimination match (which would have required Lapadula to win twice) and split the first and second place winnings.

February 13 Tri-State Tour Stop Results

1st	Ted Lapadula	$500
2nd	Tom McCloud	$500
3rd	Ed Culhane	$250
4th	Jonathan Castillo	$150
5th	Ken Debroske	$120
6th	Steven Way	$120
7th	Joe Fego	$90
8th	Scott Bannon	$90
9th	Tony Semar	$65
10th	Brian Hunter	$65
11th	Ray Marisette	$65
12th	John Stiles	$65

The next Tour stop is:

February 20
Sandcastle Billiards
101 Townsley Ave.
Edison, NJ

A-B-C-D 10-Ball with $750 Added

Congratulations Jose "Amang" Parica, 14th Annual Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament Winner!!

Jose "Amang" Paricia, Winner of the 14th Annual Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament in Hollywood, CA

Photo courtesy of InsidePOOLmag.com

Jose "Amang" Paricia bested the 192-entrant field that gathered February 13-14 at Hollywood Billiards in Hollywood, CA for the 14th Annual Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament. The Tournament, a $4,000-added event, featured an impressive $15,520 prize purse.

14th Annual Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament Results

1st	Jose Parica	$3000
2nd	Sal Butera	$1500
3rd	Wayne Pullen	$1000
4th	Marcus Rodriguez	$750
5th	Marshall Jung	$535
6th	Greg Harada	$535
7th	Oscar Dominguez	$400
8th	Bernardo Chavez	$400
9th	Nick Spano	$300
10th	Dane Elmstead	$300
11th	Brian Parks	$300
12th	Butch Carba	$300
13th	Abe Lim	$200
14th	Louis Ulrich	$200
15th	Corey Harper	$200
16th	Rudy Jurez	$200
17th	George Ramirezr	$175
18th	Ernesto Dominguez	$175
19th	Ken Johnson	$175
20th	Jay Beatty	$175
21st	Dave Hemmah	$175
22nd	John Pasquarella	$175
23rd	Max Eberle	$175
24th	Brenden Crockett	$175

Congratulations To The Rack's Superbowl 9-ball Open Winner John Hennessee!!

Superbowl 9-ball Open Winner John Hennessee, photo courtesy of The Rack

One hundred and seventeen players gathered recently in Memphis for the 27^th annual Superbowl 9-ball Open at The Rack. This year’s tournament brought a few changes, with new tournament director Jason Ling of Tupelo, MS and streaming video of matches played on 2 of the main event tables available at www.TheRackMemphis.com.

Superbowl 9-ball Open Tournament Payout

1st	John Hennessee	$1500
2nd	Danny Smith	$1000
3rd	Jerry Slivka	$600
4th	Sam Gilmer	$400
5th	Billy Bailey	$250
6th	Nick Vita	$250
7th	Skylar Woodward	$200
8th	Joe Keith	$200

Calcutta Payout 1

1st	John Hennessee	$3235
2nd	Danny Smith	$1950
3rd	Jerry Slivka	$1175
4th	Sam Gilmer	$785
5th	Billy Bailey	$390
6th	Nick Vita	$390

Calcutta Payout 2

1st	John Hennessee	$1165
2nd	Danny Smith	$700
3rd	Jerry Slivka	$460

ACS Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 31st Stop: Feb 20 @ Hammerheads Pool Bar, West Dundee IL

ACS PRESENTS LUCASI HYBRID ALL AMERICAN TOUR
COMING TO HAMMERHEADS POOL BAR

IN WEST DUNDEE, IL ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20

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“Shark Attack 8-Ball Tournament”

Saturday, February 20, 2010

11:00 am Start

Guaranteed $500 Added

Double-Elimination/ Alternating Break

7’ Valley Tables

Races to 5 (Open)/ 6 (KA or State Master)/ 7 (National Master) / 4 (Women)

Limited to 32 players

9-Ball mini tourneys all day on 9’ Diamond Tables

$30 entry: $25 to purse + $5 ACS fee

Full purse will be paid 25% of the field

OPEN TO ANY AMATEUR PLAYER. ACS MEMBERSHIP NOT REQUIRED. HIGHEST-FINISHING ACS MEMBER WINS FREE ENTRY TO 2010 ACS NATIONALS IN LAS VEGAS. IN CASE OF A TIE, RACE TO 3 WILL BE PLAYED. NON ACS LEAGUE MEMBERS MAY JOIN ACS PRIOR TO START OF EVENT FOR $25 IF THEY DESIRE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE NATIONALS ENTRY.

Contact: Wally Bogdanski / Hammerheads Pool Bar / 107 W. Main St. /

West Dundee, IL / 630-688-1719

The ACS is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to heightening the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States.

Congratulations Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 29th Stop Winner Ryan Robinson!!

The twenty-ninth stop on the 2009-2010 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) was hosted in E. Moline, Illinois, on Saturday, February 5, at Leisure Time Billiards. The $500 added event featured a full field of sixty-four players in a double-elimination, “No Masters” 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.

Anthony Garcia (Cedar Rapids, IA) swept through the A-side undefeated, topping his victories off with a 4-1 domination of Ryan Robinson (Davenport, IA) in the A-side semi-finals and a 4-1 run over Mike Peiffer (Washington, IA) in the A-side finals.

On the B-side, Robinson recovered to eliminate Don Grawe (Moline, IL) at 5th place by a 4-2 margin, while Dean Fuller (Davenport, IA) tied Grawe when he fell at the hands of Steve Westlin (Davenport, IA) 4-3. Robinson then ended the runs of Westlin at 4th place by a 4-2 score and Mike Peiffer at 3rd place by a 4-2 margin. In the tournament finals, Ryan Robinson took full advantage of another opportunity at Anthony Garcia by claiming two sets 4-2, 4-3 for the title!

By virtue of Ryan Robinson being the highest-finishing ACS member in the event, he qualified for a free 8-Ball singles entry into the 2010 ACS Nationals in Las Vegas – courtesy of the ACS.

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour sponsors include: Lucasi Hybrid Cues, Championship Billiard Fabric, Nick Varner Signature Cases, Ozone Billiards, Pool Cue Guru and Billiard Gods Productions. All entries in the Tour are also entered into a drawing in January for a $1,000 Lucasi Hybrid Cue.

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 29th Stop Final Results

1st	Ryan Robinson (Davenport, IA)	$400 + Free Singles Entry to ACS Nationals
2nd	Anthony Garcia (Cedar Rapids, IA)	$300
3rd	Mike Peiffer (Washington, IA)	$200
4th	Steve Westlin (Davenport, IA)	$150
5th	Don Grawe (Moline, IL)	$100
6th	Dean Fuller (Davenport, IA)	$100
7th	Jason Totten (Clinton, IA)	$75
8th	Mason Parks (Moline, IL)	$75
9th	Tim Craig (Clinton, IA)	$55
10th	Duke Dahl (Maquoketa, IA)	$55
11th	Tommy Biddolph (Chicago, IL)	$55
12th	Eric Naretto (Odell, IL)	$55
13th	Chris Wilder (Chenoa, IL)	$40
14th	Bob Nodine (Rockford, IL)	$40
15th	Travis Frazelle (Moline, IL)	$40
16th	Blake Mattson (Muscatine, IA)	$40

Next Tour Stop

$500-added “Pre-Valentine’s Day Massacre”

Saturday, February 13
Q’s Sports Bar & Grill
Port Charlotte, Florida

Congratulations 2010 Badger State Games Winners!

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Badger State Games! This year’s Games were held at Dale’s Weston Lanes in Weston, Wisconsin from February 5-6.

Scotch Doubles 8-Ball

Gold	Veronica Lyons / Dave Torzewski (Schofield, WI)
Silver	Lori Nelson / Jon Kent (Wausau, WI)
Bronze	Leola Rockman / Jason Kasprzycki (Schofield, WI)

Men's AA 8-Ball Singles

Gold	Andy Nikolai (Merrill, WI)
Silver	Brandon Jacoby (Nekoosa, WI)
Bronze	Jon Kent (Wausau, WI)

Men’s A 8-Ball Singles

Gold	Tom Joss (Mosinee, WI)
Silver	Jim Hartl (Medford, WI)
Bronze	Scott McCain (Three Lakes, WI)

Men’s B 8-Ball Singles

Gold	Jack Verbist (Tomahawk, WI)
Silver	Jim Patten (Plover, WI)
Bronze	Troy Schoone (Tomahawk, WI)

Women’s Open 8-Ball Singles

Gold	Veronica Lyon (Schofield, WI)
Silver	Connie O’Heron (Wausau, WI)
Bronze	Dianne Schubert (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)

Women’s B 8-Ball Singles

Gold	T.A. McDonald (Madison, WI)
Silver	Sherri Flack (Madison, WI)
Bronze	Deanna Fiddler (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)

Juniors 14 & Under 8-Ball Singles

Gold	Killian Eggert (Gresham, WI)
Silver	Austin Hartwig (Wausau, WI)
Bronze	Ryan Milbeck (Wausau, WI)

Juniors 18 & Under 8-Ball Singles

Gold	Jimmy Young (Marshfield, WI)
Silver	Tyler Koepke (Tigerton, WI)
Bronze	Amber Blazek (Hatley, WI)

Amazing New Trickshot DVD

The new Venom Trickshots DVD from Runout Media featuring Internet sensation Florian “Venom” Kohler is amazing. Check out the trailer below!



Copies can be pre-ordered on Runout Media's website.

Frederick Mali Honored with Billiard Congress of America 2009 President’s Award

Frederick Mali
Photo from Inside Pool Magazine

Each year the Billiard Congress of America (BCA) recognizes an outstanding individual who has made significant contributions to the billiard industry with the presentation of the BCA President’s Award. This year the BCA has chosen to recognize Frederick Mali.

Mali, who passed away at the age of 76 in 2007, was the president and CEO of The Henry W.T. Mali & Co., Inc. (Mali Cloth), the oldest continuously family-run company in New York City, founded in 1826.

More information can be found at the Inside Pool Magazine website.

Mezz Launches Pro-Am Billiards Tour in Northeast

Winners of Mezz Pro-Am Tour Stop 1
Photo from the Mezz Tour website

Mika Immonen and Mezz Cues kicked off the new Mezz Pro-Am Tour with a January 31 event at Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill, PA. The Mezz Pro-Am Tour consists of 1-day Open Tournaments throughout the Northeast with staggered entry fees and additional cash prizes for the top 2 finishers in the A/B and C/D divisions.

53 players attended the first event. Winners included co-champions Joey Testa and Ignacio Chavez, Victor Nau in 3rd and Josh Brothers in 4th place.

The next event stop will be on February 21 at:

Atlantic City Billiards
6701 Blackhorse Pike
Egg Habor, NJ 08234
(609) 645-7576

An 8-event Mezz Women’s Tour will be coming soon to the Northeast as well. This tour will feature great prizes at each stop and a Grand Finale tournament with added monies. Prizes will also be awarded for the Top 3 female players of the year with the Top Female receiving paid entry to the prestigious Turning Stone Tournament in Syracuse, NY.

For more information, visit the official Mezz Tour website.

Black Widow wins 2010 Louie Roberts Action Award @ Derby City Classic

Photo from AZBilliards.com

Black Widow Jeanette Lee recently won the 2010 “St. Louie” Louie Roberts Action and Entertainment Award at the Derby City Classic. With this award, Lee, who won with over 90 percent of the votes, will join the exclusive list of previous winners and will be added to the Louie Roberts Action and Entertainment banner at the Derby City Classic tournament room. Lee will also be granted free tournament entry and hotel accommodations at the DCC for life.


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Shanelle Loriane Inks Deal with #1 Philippine Hair Care Brand

Hot Guamanian pool player Shanelle Loraine recently won an endorsement deal with Cream Silk, the Philippines’ #1 hair care brand and will be appearing in a series of Cream Silk ads and TV commercials in the near future.

Check out the first Cream Silk Ad:

According to her managers’ website, Shanelle is currently ranked #1 Woman’s player in Guam and won 2^nd place in a recent Women’s Trickshot Challenge. Shannelle’s popularity in the Philippines has been booming since her debut at the Women's World 10-Ball Championship last June and recent 3rd place finish with partner Lee Van Corteza at the World Mixed Doubles Classic.