Friday, February 26, 2010

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



Thursday, February 25, 2010

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

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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

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.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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 QualifierEmpire Pool Lounge, Adelaide Australia
February 24-28 Wisconsin BCA State Championship
Olympia Resort, Oconomowoc WI
February 26-28 Alpena Team ClassicsAlpena Holiday Inn, Alpena MI
February 27 Lucasi Hybrid All American TourStarship Billiards, Decatur IL
February 27 Gateway TourSide Pockets, St. Peters MO
February 27 PartyPoker World Pool Master QualifierBilliard Club Frame, Lodz Poland
February 27 Steve Cook MemorialEast Road Billiards, Elida OH
February 27 Tri-State 9-Ball TourEdison Billiards, Edison NJ
February 27-28 Joss Northeast Tour Silver Cue Billiards, Woburn MA
February 27-28 KF Cues 9-Ball TourFast Break Billiards, Longwood FL
February 27-28 Larry Lisciotti Memorial East Coast Pool TourBranford Cue & Brew, Branford CT
February 27-28 Midwest 9-Ball TourThe Billiard Center, Cape Girdu MO
February 27-28 USSA National Snooker TourPrince Snooker Club, New York NY
February 27-28 Viking Cue 9-Ball TourFast Break Billiards, Longwood FL
February 28 Big D's 9-Ball TournamentBig D's Bar 'n' Grill, Midland MI

Monday, February 22, 2010

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.

Friday, February 19, 2010

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

Thursday, February 18, 2010

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

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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



Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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 27th 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

“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.

Monday, February 15, 2010

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

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

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

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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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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Get Her What She Really Wants This Valentine's Day


Order one of our hot Athena or Players Flirt cue with matching case combos by Noon (EST) on February 10 and get $39.99 overnight shipping.


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 2nd 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.

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