2010 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships To (Finally) Include Women

In an open letter to AZBilliards.com, tournament promoter Barry Behrman announced that this year's U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships will finally include women.

His letter, which is reprinted from AZBilliards.com, is below.


US Open to include ladies - An Open Letter from Barry Behrman

The time has come and I am thrilled to share this news with each of you as I believe that the majority of you will be pleased to hear about the exciting plans that we have in store for the future of the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships. I have thought long and hard about this decision and there is no better time to share this wonderful news with our great fans, sponsors from within the billiard industry and beyond and especially with all of the players who absolutely love this great sport.

I am very pleased to announce that our 35th annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships slated for October 17-23rd, 2010 will be truly “open” to all players, both men and women from around the world, including of course, the USA.

After discussing this decision with my dear friends Ken Shuman, Jay Helfert, Jim Wych, Pat Fleming, Rob Sykora, and my daughter Shannon as well as many others we all believe that this is the best decision for everyone involved and most importantly the billiard industry. Upon reading the many post featured on AZBilliards, I found that 85% of the fans would like to see woman participate in the U.S. Open and if you know me, I aim to please.

This is an exciting time for all of us and a great opportunity for the U.S. Open and I plan on using this time to encourage more sponsorship, increase attendance, and of course more players and it all begins with this year, the groundbreaking , 35th Annual U.S. Open 9-ball Championships. I hope to see you there. Let’s get it on!
By Barry Behrman - 2010-03-30

Congratulations Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 35th Stop Winner Tony Maresca!!

The 35th stop on the 2009-2010 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) was hosted on March 20 in Clinton IA, at Legends Sports Bar. The $500 added event featured 32 players in a double-elimination 9-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.

Tony Maresca (Clinton, IA) [rated a “6” on a regional handicapping system used] won the A-side bracket, including a “hill-hill” semifinals win over Tommy Fuller (Davenport, IA) [5] 6-4 and a “hill-hill” finals win over Jim Baker (Camanche, IA) [5] 6-4.

On the B-side Will Kohl (DeWitt, IA) [5] and Keith Helfrich (Dixon, IL) [6] ousted Will Thomsen (DeWitt, IA) [5] 5-4 and Woody Van Kampen (Fulton, IL) [6] 6-2 at 7th place respectively. Kohl then eliminated Tommy Fuller at 5th place by a 5-4 margin, where Fuller was tied with Keith Helfrich, who fell at the hands of Ray Fredericksen (Clinton, IA) 5-2.

Kohl then ended Ray Fredericksen’s run at 4th place, 5-2, and in the next match Kohl gained an entrance to the finals courtesy of Will’s win over Jim Baker 5-3. The tourney finals ended in one set, as Tony Maresca remained undefeated, clipping Will Kohl 5-3 for the title!

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 June for a $950-$1,000 Lucasi Hybrid Cue.

From Left: Tony Maresca (1st) - Jim Baker (3rd) - Will Kohl (2nd)

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 35th Stop Results

1st	Tony Maresca (Clinton, IA)	$335 + 90 side pot
2nd	Will Kohl (DeWitt, IA)	$225 + $60 side pot
3rd	Jim Baker (Camanche, IA)	$160 + $35 side pot
4th	Ray Fredericksen (Clinton, IA)	$100 + $15 side pot
5th	Tommy Fuller (Davenport, IA)	$65
6th	Keith Helfrich (Dixon, Il)	$65
7th	Will Thomsen (DeWitt, IA)	$45
8th	Woody Van Kampen (Fulton, IL)	$45
9th	Crist Aiardo (Moline, IL)	$25
10th	Don Sager (Clinton, IA)	$25
11th	Frank DeCastecker (Moline, IL)	$25
12th	Rocky Mickelson (Savannah, IL)	$25

Next Tour Stops

$500-added 8-Ball Open
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Q's Sports Bar & Girl
Port Charlotte, FL

$1500-added Memorial 9-Ball Tournament

April 9-11

Nite Hawk

Portland, OR

Congratulations Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 34th Stop Winner Tony Piazza!!

The 34th stop on the 2009-2010 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) was hosted on March 20 in Lakewood CO, at Greenfields Pool & Sports Bar. The $500 added event featured 35 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot Dynamo bar boxes.

Tony Piazza (Ft. Collins, CO) ended his run to the hot seat by outpointing Mark Morgan (Ft. Collins, CO) 5-2 in the A-side semifinals and Adam King (Ft. Collins, CO) 5-1 in the A-side finals. On the B-side, Mark Morgan was eliminated at 5th place at the hands of Mark Haddad (Westminster, CO) 5-1, joined by Steve Chan (Lakewood, CO) – a 5-3 victim of Ruben Silva Jr. (Colorado Springs, CO). Haddad then ousted Silva at 4th place by a 5-3 margin. Mark Haddad further won a trip to the tourney finals by virtue of his B-side finals win over Adam King (Ft. Collins, CO) 5-4. The tourney finals showcased Tony Piazza versus Mark Haddad, but Piazza dominated play with a 5-1 first-set win for the title!

By virtue of Mark Haddad 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: 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 June for a $950-$1,000 Lucasi Hybrid Cue.

From Left: Mark Morgan, Steve Chan, Ruben Silva Jr., Frank Urbaniak, Adam King, Tony Piazza, Mark Haddad

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 34th Stop Results

1st	Tony Piazza (Lakewood, CO)	$600
2nd	Mark Haddad (Westminster, CO)	$300 + Free singles entry to the ACS Nationals
3rd	Adam King (Ft. Collins, CO)	$150
4th	Ruben Silva, Jr. (Colorado Springs, CO)	$75
5th	Steve Chan (Lakewood, CO)	$50
6th	Mike Morgan (Ft. Collins, CO)	$50

Next Tour Stops

$500-added 8-Ball Open
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Q's Sports Bar & Girl
Port Charlotte, FL

$1500-added Memorial 9-Ball Tournament

April 9-11

Nite Hawk

Portland, OR

Upcoming Tournaments for the Week of March 29-April 4

April 2-4

UPA's Third Annual Platte Valley Open
Platte Valley Community Center
Saratoga, WY

April 3-4

U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship Qualifier
Pool Sharks
Las Vegas, NV

April 3-4

Western Women's Charity 9-Ball Challenge
Rum Runner
Las Vegas, NV

April 3-4

PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
Silver Tip Billiards
Canada

Winners Circle for the Week of March 15-21

European Championships

Quadruple Gold Medal Winner--The Unstoppable Jasmin Ouschan of Austria

Photos courtesy of Markus Hofstatter of Touch Magazine

Check out more of his great photos here

Men's 14.1
Gold Medal: David Alcaide (Spain)
Bronze Medal: Nick Van Den Berg
Bronze Medal: Huidje See

Ladies 14.1
Gold: Jasmin Ouschan (Austria)
Bronze: Anja Wagner (Austria) and Kunthia Orfandis (Austria)

Men's 10-Ball
Gold: Ralf Souquet
Bronze: Vincent Facquet and Koshovj

Ladies 10-Ball
Gold: Jasmin Ouschan
Bronze: Sabrina Naverschnig and Line Kjorsvik

Wheelchair 10-Ball
Gold: Jouni Tahti
Bronze: Fred Dinsmore and Tankred Volkmer

Men's 8-Ball
Gold: Konstantin Stepanov
Bronze: Marcus Chamat

Ladies 8-Ball
Gold: Jasmin Ouschan
Bronze: Line Kjorsvik

Wheelchair 8-Ball
Gold: Kurt Deklerck
Bronze: Henrik Larsson

Men's 9-Ball
Gold: Ralf Souquet
Bronze: Mateusz Sniegocki

Ladies 9-Ball
Gold: Jasmin Ouschan
Bronze: Gerda Hofstatter

Wheelchair 9-Ball
Gold: Jouni Tahti
Bronze: Henrik Larsson



March 15

PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
Buxton, Derbyshire
UK

Congratulations to winner Karl Boyes of England.


March 16-20

Lucasi Hybrid 2010 Canadian 8-Ball Championships
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel
Toronto, Ontario Canada


March 17-21

12th Annual Black Gold BCAPL State Championships
Buffalo Run Casino
Miami, OK


March 18

PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
International Pool Club
Taipei, Taiwan

Congratulations to winner Po-Cheng Kuo of Thailand!

Congratulations also go out to recent Japan qualifiers Li-wen Lo, Toru Kuribayashi & Naoyuki Oi!


March 18-21

3rd Annual BCAPL Canadian Open Series
Penticton Curling Club
Penticton, BC Canada


March 18-21

Allen Hopkins Super Billiards Expo 2010
Valley Forge Convention Center
King of Prussia, PA

List of winners

TAP Rally in the Valley

2010 TAP Rally in the Valley Elite Board Champions, "Mulligans": Brian McGee, Dennis Dudgeon, Kurt Wanyek, Dave Kriak, Larry Holschuh, Greg Kencson, Bryan Kasper & Karl Abend

2010 TAP Rally in the Valley Elite Board Winners, "Fat Guy Assassins": Bert Csizek, Ron Perry, Winston Davis, Tim Hyatt, John Walsh, Jack Albainy, Justin Yankowski, Bill Varkonyl

Singles Championship Winners: Butch Weimer (7 handicap), Nick Comstock (6 handicap), Travis Babcock (5 handicap), Pat Boone & Ben Pope (4 handicap), Laura mallery (3 handicap)

March 19-21

Six Arrows 8-Ball Tournament
Fortune Bay Casino
Tower, MN


March 20

Bay Area Amateur Tour
The Corner Pocket
Largo, FL

BAAT Tour Results

1st	Kim Caso, $350
2nd	Keva Hevener, $250
3rd	Michell Monk, $180
4th	Jamie Toennies, $125
5th	Helene Caukin, $85
5th	Bettina Chase, $85
7th	Margie Soash, $50
7th	Patti Mitchell, $50

March 20

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour
Greenfields Pool & Sports Bar
Lakewood, CO


March 20

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour
Legends Sports Bar
Clinton, IA

March 20

Tri-State Tour
Castle Billiards
East Rutherford, NJ

Tri-State Tour Results

1st	Tim Edmonds, $500
2nd	Annie Flores, $200
3rd	Christian Smith, $100

March 20-21

Desert Classic Tour
Bullshooters
Phoenix, AZ

Desert Classic Tour Results

1st	Jude Espinoza, $750
2nd	Chuck Parrill, $275
3rd	Ed Scott, $175
4th	Matt Kwasny, $160
5th	Steve Wilson, $160
6th	Ken Gouso, $100
7th	Lenny Marshall, $50
7th	Jason Polk, $50

March 20-21

Fast Eddie's 9-Ball Tour
Fast Eddie's
San Antonio, TX

Fast Eddie's 9-Ball Tour Results

1st	James Davis, Jr., $900
2nd	Bill Mykleby, $650
3rd	Shane Manaole, $500
4th	Max Eberle, $320
5th	Sylver Ochoa, $160
5th	Manuel Ayala, $160
7th	Gordy Vanderveer, $100
7th	Danny Almaraz, $100
9th	Vivian Villarreal, $80
9th	Ismail Ramirez, $80
9th	Bill Fuller, $80
9th	Eric Aicinea, $80

March 20-21

Northwest Women's Pool Association US Open Qualifier
Golden Fleece Billiard Club
Kenmore, WA

Jana Montour and Cindy Silva

Photo courtesy of the Northwest Women's Pool Association

NWPA Tour Results

1st	Jana Smallboy, $563
2nd	Cindy Sliva, $375
3rd	Kathy Stanley, $260
4th	Liz Cole, $200
5th	Mary Hopkin, $120
5th	Kit Dennis, $120
7th	Suzanne Smith, $90
7th	Shelby Locati, $90
9th	Shari Ross, $80
9th	Jessica Orth, $80
9th	Mikki Small, $80
9th	Natalie Seal, $80
13th	Kimberly Kirk-Lengel, $60
13th	Camie Chou, $60
13th	Suwanna Kroll, $60
13th	Jackie Karol, $60

March 20-21

PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
Las Vegas Cue Club
Las Vegas, NV

Congratulations to winner Ernesto Dominguez!

March 20-21

USSA National Snooker Tour
New York Athletic Club
New York, NY


March 21

Tri-State 9-Ball Tour
Castle Billiards
East Rutherford, NJ

2010 Allan Hopkins Super Billiards Expo Tournament Results

PROFESSIONAL EVENTS

Diamond Open 10-Ball Pro Players Championship

1st Shane Van Boening $10,000
2nd Johnathan Pinegar $5,000
3rd Corel Deulel $3,000
4th Thorsten Hohmann $3,000
5th/6th Thorsten Hohmann $2,500
5th/6th Dennis Hatch $2,500
7th/8th Mike Davis $2,000
7th/8th Rodney Morris $2,000
9th/12th Al Lapena $1,700
9th/12th Earl Strickland $1,700
9th/12th Johnny Archer $1,700
9th/12th Mike Dechaine $1,700
13th/16th Marlon Manalo $1,400
13th/16th Ryan McCreesh $1,400
13th/16th Joey Testa $1,400
13th/16th Shaun Wilkie $1,400
17th/24th Chris Bartram $1,200
17th/24th James Baraks $1,200
17th/24th Jason Klatt $1,200
17th/24th Ronnie Wiseman $1,200
17th/24th Charlie Williams $1,200
17th/24th Hunter Lombardo $1,200
17th/24th Ralph Eckert $1,200
17th/24th Robb Saez $1,200

The Winning Match Between Van Boening & Pinegar





Artistic Pool Masters Championship

Live streaming video by Ustream

Invitational Women's Pro Tournament

1st Kelly Fisher $2,500
2nd Brittany Bryant $1,500
3rd Sarah Rousey $1,000
3rd Angel Paglia $1,000
5th Morgan Steinman $500
5th Jennifer Baretta $500
5th Amy Chen $500

AMATEUR EVENTS

Pro-Am Bar Table Challenge

1st Matt Krah $2,000
2nd Oscar Dominguez $1,400
3rd Shane Winters $900
4th Jorge Rodriguez $900


Amateur Open Players Championship

1st Matt Clatturbuck (VA) $5,000
2nd Ron Frank Jr. (VA) $2,000
3rd Marc "Spain" Vidal (NY) $1,500
4th Tom D'Alfonso (CT) $1,500

Amateur Womens' Players Championship

1st Brianna Miller (PA) (14-year old) $1,800
2nd Grace Nakamura (ON) $1,000
3rd Liz Lovely (OH) $750
4th Erin McManus (NY) $750

Amateur Seniors Players Championship

1st Larry Price $3,000
2nd Kelly Espinoza $1,500


Amateur Juniors Players Championship--12 & Under Division

1st Ethan Madara
2nd Taylor Reynolds (ME)
3rd Ronald Sabine
4th Ray Rodriguez (NYC)

Amateur Juniors Players Championship--17 & Under Division

1st Skyler Woodward
2nd Chris Bruner
3rd Kyle Ray
4th Jeremy Gibson

2010 Super Billiards Expo Mashup Video + Bonus Sneak Peek of "Kiss of Death" Web Documentary

For those of you who, like me, were not able to make it out to Valley Forge this year, check out this kickass mashup video from NYC Grind!

At the end of the video is a sneak peek of NYC Grind's new 12-week documentary-style web series, "Kiss of Death," which is set to debut on Tuesday @ 8 p.m. This series will follow NY-based female team "Kiss of Death" (comprised of 2009 BCAPL National Women's Open 8-Ball Champions Gail Glazebrook, Borana Andoni, Olga Gashkova, Michele Li, Emily Duddy & NYC Grind editor Alison Fischer) on their path to the 2010 National Championships in Las Vegas in May.

Pool, Poker & Pain Aims To Knock Pool (and Poker) On Its Ear

Blair Thein wants to knock the worlds of pool, poker and mixed martial arts on their collective ears. Thein is working on a new reality show that will combine the three sports into a multi-stage competition. Contestants will play a game of pool, followed by a hand of poker and finish with an MMA bout.

Representation and media agency PokerIcons recently joined Simonis cloth as an official show sponsor.

The press release from PokerIcons is reprinted below.

(Press release, Los Angeles & Malta, March 20, 2010)

Blair Thein has combined three of the most action-packed sports around: Pool, Poker and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), and wrapped it up in a very exiting TV reality show.

This sports and entertainment historical show will host its final live at a Las Vegas casino.

Pool, Poker & Pain introduces multi-talented athletes with heart and willpower beyond compare, and the concept is bound to bring together the masses that follow each individual sport.

Thein has constructed Pool, Poker & Pain in a way that allows each sport to keep its own integrity and identity, but at the same time the contestant have to perform in all of them to be crowned the overall winner.

"This also opens up a window of opportunity for payback in case of any bad beats at the poker table", says Blair with a smile.

The contestant will be facing each other both at the pool table, on the poker felt and finally in the circle of truth (MMA style) a 32-foot fighting cage.

There will be several world class coaches to tutor the contestants in each sport, but the poker pro coach is still undecided…

“I negotiated with most of the known poker agencies, but landed on Poker Icons to be our representatives in the gaming industry. I was really impressed with what they could bring to the table, and since this is my life's work, I'm going with only the best” - Blair explains.

Poker Icons will be responsible for bringing on the poker brand and coaches, but also the high profiled agency Brand In Entertainment (BIE) is part of the team. They bring over 35 years of main stream advertising experience, along with an impressive roster of clients who appreciate the effectiveness of brand integration.

Rolfe Auerbach, BIE - CEO comments:
"Brand-in Entertainment believes that the opportunity to profoundly change the nature of three sports – Poker, Pool and Martial Arts – in one project – opens the door to a vast array of viewers and ultimately to new buyers for the clients who integrate their products and services into Pool, Poker and Pain. Once involved in this manner, these clients will become part of the series plotline – and cannot be TiVo’d out. Additional spot advertising they buy in the series will serve to enhance their efforts to reach their consumer.”

Blair Thein, Pool, Poker & Pain founder comments:
"Pool,Poker and Pain has finally broke through to the poker industry! After 6 years creating this unique and extremely exciting concept, I am thrilled that I found Poker Icons to represent us towards the gaming industry! I really feel very blessed and honored now that both BIE and Poker Icons is fighting for this show and that my vision and dream is very close to becoming a reality!”

Per Hagen, Poker Icons - CEO comments:
“We here at Poker Icons are very happy and proud being selected by Pool, Poker & Pain to represent them in the poker industry. I have absolute no doubt that this concept will create sporting and entertainment history!”

Pool, Poker & Pain got a lot of attention in the pool and fight media, and they have already secured sponsorship deals with major main stream products and Simonis, the leading pool cloth manufactor.

Poker Icons will now start to search for a poker brand to align themselves with this global groundbreaking concept and ongoing talks with different TV networks is also under way.

By Press Release - 2010-03-22



Pool Poker and Pain promo

Blair Thein Team Belive promo | MySpace Video

Pool Tournaments for the Week of March 22-28

March 22

PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
Hiland Billiards
Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan


March 25-28

BCAPL Of Michigan 2010 State 8-Ball Championship
Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
Mt. Pleasant MI


March 26-28

30th Annual MCMOA State 8-Ball Championships
Billings, Montana

Live streaming coverage of this event will be webcast on OTBnTV.


March 27

Tri-State 9-Ball Tour
Sandcastle Billiards
Edison NJ


March 27-28

3rd Brickyard Bar Table Classic
Brickyard Billiards
Indianapolis, IN


March 27-28

East Coast Pool Tour
World Championship Billiards
Manchester, CT


March 27-28

Great Southern Billiard Tour
The Pool Room
Duluth, GA


March 27-28

Jacoby Carolina Tour
TBA


March 27-28

Joss North East Tour
Salt City Billiards
Syracuse, NY


March 27-28

J. Pechauer Northeast Women's Tour
Champion's Billiards Sports Cafe
Frederick, MD


March 27-28

KF Cues 9-Ball Tour
Island Breakers Sports Bar
Merritt Island, FL


March 27-28

Lone Star Billiards Tour
The Green Room
Temple, TX


March 27-28

Seminole Pro Tour
Mr. Cues II
Atlanta, GA


March 27-28

Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour
Blue Fox Billiards
Winchester, VA


March 27-28

PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
TBD
Madrid, Spain


March 28

Big D's 9-Ball Tournament
Big D's Bar 'n' Grill
Midland, MI


March 28

Dominiak Northeast 10-Ball Tour Finale
Snooker's Billiards
Springfield, MA


March 28

New England 9-Ball Series
Busters Billiards
Somersworth, NH

Winners Circle for the Week of March 8-14

March 8-14

15th Annual Western BCA Regional 8-Ball Championships
Chinook Winds Casino Resort
Lincoln City, OR


March 10-14

WPBA San Diego Classic
Viejas Casino
Alpine, CA

Look for the replay of this tournament on ESPN2 on Saturday, April 10 from Noon - 3:00 p.m.

Winner Gerda Hofstatter

Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com

San Diego Classic Results

1st	Gerda Hofstatter, $12,700
2nd	Shu-Han Chang, $7,800
3rd	Karen Corr, $5,100
3rd	Xiao-Ting Pan, $5,100

March 12-14

GB9-Ball Tour Midlands Classic
Buxton Pro Cup
Buxton Challenge Cup
PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
Barcelo Buxton Palace Hotel
Buxton, Derbyshire, Great Britain

Congratulations to World 9-Ball Champion Daryl Peach, winner of the GB 9-Ball Tour's main event!!

Winner Daryl Peach of Blackpool, UK

Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com

March 12-14

NACPT Partners
Menominee Casino
Keshena, WI


March 13

10-Ball Series--9-Foot
Rockford Billiard Cafe
Rockford, IL


March 13

NGB Amateur Billiards Tour
All Star Billiards
Winder, GA

NGB Amateur Billiards Tour Results

1st	Leon Whately, $800
2nd	Robert South, $400
3rd	Joe Pierce, $200
4th	Shane Winters, $150
5th	David Shadden, $75
5th	Jim Lee, $75
7th	Jim Giorllia, $50
7th	Jeff Scarbough, $50

March 13

PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
Billiard Club Gavan
St. Petersburg, Russia

Congratulations to winner Yevgeny Novosak (Ukraine)!

March 13-14

DMIRO 10-Ball Tour
Atlantic City Billiards
Egg Harbor, NJ


March 13-14

KF Cues 9-Ball Tour
Strokers 2 Billiards
Tampa, FL

KF Cues 9-Ball Tour Open Division Winner Justin Hall and Runner-up Tommy Kennedy

Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com

KF Cues 9-Ball Tour Amateur Division Results

1st	Jerry Troy, $550
2nd	Todd Anderson, $400
3rd	Jason Richko, $300
4th	Han Berber, $200
5th	Tom Giorgi, $150
5th	Jeremy Aurswald, $150
7th	Jose Delrio, $90
7th	Jimmy Dean, $90
9th	Bill Stoll, $60
9th	Elvis Rodriguez, $60
9th	Louie Smith, $60
9th	Mike Hawks, $60

KF Cues 9-Ball Tour Open Division Results

1st	Justin Hall, $550
2nd	Tommy Kennedy, $430
3rd	Louis Altes, $350
4th	Tony Crosby, $250
5th	Mike Davis, $160
5th	Lee Holland, $160
7th	Hunter Lombardo, $100
7th	Bobby Livrago, $100

March 13-14

Tri-State 9-Ball Tour
Master Billiards
Queens, NY

From Left: Tony Eglesias, Mhet Vergara & Mike Wong

Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com

Tri-State 9-Ball Tour Results

1st	Mhet Vergara, $685
2nd	Michael Wong, $345
3rd	Tony Eglesias, $220
4th	Gary Murgia, $140

March 13-14

Joss North East 9-Ball Tour
Trick Shot Billiards
Clifton Park, NY

From Left: Dennis Hatch, Owner Tim Berlin and Bucky Souvanthong

Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com

Joss North East 9-Ball Tour Results

1st	Dennis Hatch, $1,170
2nd	Bucky Souvanthong, $900
3rd	Dave Grau, $700
4th	Mike Zuglan, $450
5th	Jason Michas, $250
5th	Dwight Dixon, $250
7th	Chance Chin, $100
7th	Dave Varano, $100

March 13-14

Great Southern Billiard Tour
Kylie's Sportsbar
Cornelius, NC

From Left: Brian White, Shanon Daulton & Ron Park

Photo courtesy of InsidePoolmag.com

Great Southern Billiard Tour Results

1st	Brian White, $1,000
2nd	Ron Park, $500
3rd	JR Poste, $300
4th	Matt Reed, $200
5th	Mark Patterson, $125
5th	Marty Free, $125
7th	Jeff Peele, $55
7th	Josh Newman, $55

March 13-14

PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
De Loft, Frederick
Leuven, Belgium

Congratulations to winner Noel Bruynooghe (Belgium)!

March 13-14

USSA National Snooker Tour
California Billiard Club
Mountain View, CA


March 14

Dominiak NE 10-Ball Tour
The Golden Cue
Albany, NY

Dominiak NE 10-Ball Tour Results

1st	Paul Rozonewski, $250
2nd	Tom Acciavatti, $150
3rd	Keith Lauer, $100
4th	Frank Rich, $75
5th	James Taylor, $40
5th	Brandon Ryan, $40

March 14

Mezz Pro-Am Tour

Q-Ball Billiards

Vineland, NJ

Congratulations to winner Shaun Wilkie!

Live Streaming Video of 2010 Super Billiards Expo from Inside Pool Magazine--New Women's Tourney Announced

Inside Pool Magazine is offering live streaming video of the 2010 Super Billiards Expo.

Check out the video box below.

Additional Pro tournament announced for Saturday, March 20 at 3:00 p.m.

Invitational Women's Pro Tournament

Pros scheduled to play include:

Jennifer Barretta (NY)
Liz Ford (NY)
Sarah Rousey (IL)
Supadra Geronimo (formerly Boonpasook) (NY)
Angel Pagila (AZ)
Caroline Pao (NY)
Kelly Fisher (UK)
Brittany Bryant (CAN)
Borana Andoni (NY)
Megan Smith (PA)
Morgan Steinman (MT)
Val Finnie (UK)
Amy Chen (FL)
Nicole Keeney (CO)
Emily Duddy (NY)
My-Hanh Lac (VA)

Event Calendar

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Tournament play is conducted weekly over a number of days and includes an unlimited number of participants. Each player has a 22 hour window to play all required matches for the day. Players are matched up within 5 minutes of joining the waiting room and are awarded a forfeit if that time lapses and no game has been joined. Play on the final tournament day is a typical fixed draw format with all players receiving prize money.

Cuesportz also offers tutorials on trick shots and online drills to help improve your "real life game.

Check it out here.

Mike Davis Signs On As Holiday Florida's Hammer Heads Billiard Lounge Pro

"Iron Mike" Mike Davis, Hammer Heads Billiard Lounge Pro

Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com

Mike Davis, who currently falls 16th in the BCA's 2010 rankings, has signed on to become the pro for Hammer Heads Billiard Lounge in Holiday, Florida.

In between competitions, Davis will be giving lessons at Hammer Heads and lending a hand with tournaments and league nights.

Hammer Heads Billiard Lounge is a 15,000 sq ft billiard room with 2 full liquor bars, 24 Diamond bar tables, a billiard table and 20 TVs. Hammer Heads hosts APA, BCA and in-house leagues in both 8 and 9-ball. On the first Saturday of every month is the Hammer Heads Classic 8 & 9-Ball Tournament, a $1000 added event with 32 players and a $30 entry fee. Sign up is at 12:30pm and play begins at 1:00pm. Hammer Heads also will be hosting the Gambler Pro Tour on May 15th & 16th.

For more information about the bar, visit www.hammerheadsbilliards.com

Attention APA Members: Get 10% Off @ Barnes & Nobles Until May 1

Barnes & Nobles has teamed up with the APA and is offering all APA members an introductory 10% discount on all online orders until May 1, 2010. After May 1, APA members will receive a 5% discount. The APA discount is only available online here.

Visit http://www.poolplayers.com/discounts/ for a complete list of discounts available to APA members.

Upcoming Pool Tournaments for the Week of March 15-21

March 15

PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
Buxton, Derbyshire
UK

March 16-20

Lucasi Hybrid 2010 Canadian 8-Ball Championships
Doubletree International Plaza Hotel
Toronto, Ontario Canada


March 17-21

12th Annual Black Gold BCAPL State Championships
Buffalo Run Casino
Miami, OK

March 18
PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
International Pool Club
Taipei, Taiwan

March 18-21

3rd Annual BCAPL Canadian Open Series
Penticton Curling Club
Penticton, BC Canada

March 18-21
Allen Hopkins Super Billiards Expo 2010
Valley Forge Convention Center

King of Prussia, PA

March 19-21
Six Arrows 8-Ball Tournament
Fortune Bay Casino

Tower, MN

March 20
Bay Area Amateur Tour
The Corner Pocket
Largo, FL

March 20

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour
Greenfields Pool & Sports Bar

Lakewood, CO

March 20
Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour
Legends Sports Bar

Clinton, IA


March 20-21

Northwest Women's Pool Association US Open Qualifier
Golden Fleece Billiard Club

Kenmore, WA

March 20-21

PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
Las Vegas Cue Club
Las Vegas, NV

March 20-21

USSA National Snooker Tour
New York Athletic Club
New York, NY

March 20-21

Fast Eddie's 9-Ball Tour
Fast Eddie's

San Antonio, TX

March 21

Tri-State 9-Ball Tour
Castle Billiards

East Rutherford, NJ

Congratulations Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 33rd Stop Winner Anthony Garcia!!

The 33rd stop on the 2009-2010 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) was hosted on March 6 in Dubuque, IA, at Bulldog Billiards. The $500 added event featured 32 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.

Anthony Garcia (Cedar Rapids, IA) – rated a “4” on a regional handicap system used – completed his undefeated route to the hot seat by topping Craig Hintgen [5] (Dubuque, IA) 4-0 in the A-side semifinals and Nate Mindham [4] (Beloit, WI) 4-1 in the A-side finals.

Filling the 7-8th spots in the final standings, Tracey Christenson [4] (Beloit, WI) was eliminated by Craig Rice [5] (Cedar Rapids, IA) 5-1, while Rich Bideaux [5] ousted Ron Pluym [5] (Dubuque, IA) 5-4. Craig Hintgen and Mason Parks [4] (E. Moline, IL) bit the dust in the next round at the hands of Craig Rice 2-5 and Rich Bideaux 3-5. Bideaux then continued on by stopping Craig Rice at 4th place 5-4 and Nate Mindham at 3rd place 5-3. However, in the tourney finals, Anthony Garcia took advantage of his one-game spot to claim the title over Rich Bideaux in the first set, 4-4!

By virtue of Anthony Garcia 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 – courtesy of the ACS.

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.

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 33rd Stop Results

1st	Anthony Garcia (Cedar Rapids, IA)	$615 + Free singles entry to the ACS Nationals
2nd	Rich Bideaux (Moline, IL)	$235
3rd	Nate Mindham (Beloit, WI)	$90
4th	Craig Rice (Cedar Rapids, IA)	$56
5th	Craig Hintgen (Dubuque, IA)	$34
6th	Mason Parks (E. Moline, IL)	$34
7th	Tracey Christenson (Beloit, WI)	$28
8th	Ron Pluym (Dubuque, IA)	$28

Next Tour Stop

$500-added 8-Ball Open

Saturday, March 20, 2010
Greenfields Pool & Sports Bar
Lakewood, CO

$500-added 9-Ball Open

Saturday, March 20, 2010
Legends Sports Bar
Clinton, IA

Winners Circle for the Week of March 1-7

March 5-7

2010 Grand Prix Open
Biel, Switzerland

2010 Grand Prix Open Results

1st	Dimitri Jungo (SUI), $4000
2nd	Shane Van Boeing (USA), $2800
3rd	Sander Tot (SRB), $1400
3rd	Dominic Jentsch (GER), $1400
5th	Roman Hybler (CZE), $700
5th	Oliver Ortmann (GER), $700
5th	Daryl Peach (ENG), $700
5th	Marco Tschudi (SUI), $700

March 5-7

Mid-America PVA Sooner Shootout
Magoo's Billiards and Restaurant
Tulsa, OK

Main Event Results

1st	John Reynolds
2nd	Richard Harrell
3rd	Charles Interrante
4th	Jeff Anderson
5th	Bill Frisby
6th	Gary Dornbrack
7th	Chris Parnell
8th	Loretta Moon
9th	Johnny Holland
10th	Stephen Smith
11th	Rick Layton

2nd Flight Event Results

1st	Gary Dornbrack
2nd	Chris Parnell
3rd	Stephen Smith
4th	Rick Layton
5th	Loretta Moon
6th	Johnny Holland

March 6

Tri-State Tour
Eastside Billiards
Manhattan, NY

From Left: Sam Li, Geoffrey Bauer, Alan Chan

Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com

Tri-State Tour Results

1st	Geoffrey Bauer, $440
2nd	Sam Li, $220
3rd	Alan Chan, $105

March 6

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour
Bulldog Billiards
Dubuque, IA

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 33rd Stop Results

1st	Anthony Garcia (Cedar Rapids, IA)	$615 + Free singles entry to the ACS Nationals
2nd	Rich Bideaux (Moline, IL)	$235
3rd	Nate Mindham (Beloit, WI)	$90
4th	Craig Rice (Cedar Rapids, IA)	$56
5th	Craig Hintgen (Dubuque, IA)	$34
6th	Mason Parks (E. Moline, IL)	$34
7th	Tracey Christenson (Beloit, WI)	$28
8th	Ron Pluym (Dubuque, IA)	$28

March 6

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour
West Palm Beach, FL


March 6

Flamingo Billiards Tour
Ultimate Billiards
Fort Pierce, FL

Two hard-working poolroom owners, Margie Soash (second from left) and Stephanie Mitchell (second from right) squared off at the Flamingo Billiards Tour

Photo courtesy of InsidePoolmag.com

Flamingo Billiards Tour Results

1st	Margie Soash, $350
2nd	Stephanie Mitchell, $230
3rd	Jessica Barnes, $100
4th	Jeannie Seaver, $100
5th	JoAnn Mason Parker, $55
6th	Kim Caso, $55
7th	Helene Caukin, $55
8th	Melissa Durkin, $55

March 6-7

Desert Classic Tour
Stingers
Phoenix, AZ

Winner Scott Frost

Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com

Desert Classic Tour Results

1st	Scott Frost, $950
2nd	Dennis Orender, $570
3rd	Susan Williams, $325
4th	Tres Kane, $220
5th	Mike Williams, $125
5th	Nick Deleon, $125
7th	Bret Huth, $75
7th	Jim Galati, $75
9th	Jose Gonzales, $50
9th	Chris Paradowski, $50
9th	Ronn Rutan, $50
9th	Todd Dilley, $50

March 6-7

DMIRO 10-Ball Tour
Michael's Billiards
Fairfield, OH


March 6-7

Fast Eddie's 9-Ball Tour
Fast Eddie's
San Angelo, TX


March 6-7

Great Southern Billiard Tour
Raisin' Cain's
Inman, SC

From Left: Josh Newman, Mark Parlier, Dustin Gosnell

Photo courtesy of InsidePoolmag.com

Great Southern Billiard Tour Results

1st	Josh Newman, $1000
2nd	Mark Parlier, $600
3rd	Dustin Gosnell, $400
4th	Chase Smith, $200
5th	Paul Mullins, $150
6th	Jared McGee, $150
7th	Marvin Reed, $100
8th	Michael Walker, $100
9th	Randy Henderson, $50
10th	Marty Free, $50
11th	Barry Medlock, $50
12th	Trey Melston, $50
13th	Nathan Roberts, $25
14th	Kenny Wilson, $25
15th	Dayne Miller, $25
16th	John Thompson, $25

March 6-7

Jacoby Custom Cues Tour
Break Time Billiards
Wilmington, NC

Jacoby Custom Cues Tour Results

1st	Larry Nevel, $1000
2nd	Johnny Archer, $400
3rd	Keith Bennett, $100

March 6-7

Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour
Cap's Cue Club
Syracuse, NY

Winner Steve Moore

Photo courtesy of InsidePoolmag.com

Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour Results

1st	Steve Moore, $1000
2nd	Dennis Hatch, $800
3rd	Dave Grau, $600
4th	Bucky Souvanthong, $400
5th	Chance Chin, $250
6th	Bruce Carroll, $250
7th	Dwight Dixon, $100
8th	Mike Zuglan, $100

March 6-7

MBO London Pool Tour
London Qualification Tournament for the Matchroom Sport World Pool Masters
Shepherds Bush, London


Congratulations to Kevin Uzzell for winning his ticket to the Vegas main event!

Other recent ticket winners include Canada's John Moria, Poland's Radoslaw Babica, Scotland's Jayson Shaw and Ben Nunan of Australia.


March 6-7

Midwest 9-Ball Tour
Break Billiards
Cahokia, IL


March 6-7

Missouri State 10-Ball Championship
Teachers Billiards
St. Peters, MO


March 6-7

OB Cues Ladies' Tour
Casper's Billiards
San Leon, TX

From Left: Jennifer Kraber, Courtney Peters, Roy Robinson, Lisa Marr, and Ming Ng

Photo courtesy of InsidePoolmag.com

OB Cues Ladies' Tour Results

1st	Lisa Marr, $750
2nd	Jennifer Kraber, $550
3rd	Courtney Peters, $400
4th	Ming Ng, $270
5th	Amanda Lampert, $155
6th	Helen Laiche, $155
7th	Ashley Nandrasy, $100
8th	Melinda Bailey, $100
9th	Terry Petrosino, $70
10th	Kyu Yi, $70
11th	Tara Williams, $70
12th	Julia Rapp, $70

March 6-7

Ozone Billiards Predator 9-Ball Tour
Raxx Pool Room, Bar & Grill
West Hempstead, NY

From Left: "Wu Tang" Duane Toney (2nd), Bob Schlott (3rd), Kevin Guimond (1st), Tony Robles (Tour Founder)

Photo courtesy of Pool.bz

Ozone Billiards Predator 9-Ball Tour Results

1st	Kevin Guimond, $2000
2nd	Duane Toney, $1400
3rd	Bobby Schlott, $1000
4th	Justin Muller, $600
5th	Thomas Wan, $400
6th	Raj Vannala, $400
7th	Eddie Crespo, $275
8th	Tom Seminaro, Jr., $275
9th	John Hasci, $200
10th	Niko Berdzenishvili, $200
11th	Yesid Geribello, $200
12th	John Trobiano, $200
13th	Albert Estevez, $150
14th	Naldo Troncoso, $150
15th	Stew Warnock, $150
16th	Junior Sanchez, $150
17th	Clive Rose, $100
18th	Raphael Dabreo, $100
19th	Chulo Sastro, $100
20th	Troy Deucharranm, $100
21st	Peter Ziemak, $100
22nd	Daniel Smith, $100
23rd	Scott Simonetti, $100
24th	Eric Toledo, $100

March 6-7

Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour
Skeeters Billiards
Gulfport, MS

Winner Tommy Kennedy

Photo courtesy of InsidePoolmag.com

Open Results

1st	Tommy Kennedy, $700
2nd	John Schmidt, $475
3rd	Jay Bird, $300
4th	Greg Hagin, $250
5th	Johnny Armstrong, $150
6th	Cliff Joyner, $150

Amateur Results

1st	Jason Moran, $470
2nd	Steve Kuhnau, $300
3rd	Tracy Guernsey, $200
4th	Ken Black, $100
5th	Luke Detierne, $45
6th	Jim Sterling, $45

March 7

Mezz Pro-Am Tour
Main Line Billiards
Frazer, PA

Winner Adam Keilar (left)

Photo courtesy of InsidePoolmag.com

Mezz Pro-Am Tour Results

1st	Adam Kielar, $1100
2nd	Eddie Abraham, $590
3rd	Shaun Wilkie, $340
4th	Joe Hong, $200
5th	Tom Bow, $125
6th	Gregg McAndrews, $125
7th	Dominic Noe, $100
8th	Ray Lee, $100

March 7

New England 9-Ball Series
Robert Dionne Memorial Tournament
Busters Billiards
Somersworth, NH

Winner Nelson Olivera

Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com

Robert Dionne Memorial Tournament Results

1st	Nelson Oliviera, $910
2nd	Ivaylo Petrov, $460
3rd	Joe Dupuis, $325
4th	Nick Kafalas, $200
5th	Mike Nicoloro, $125
5th	Ted Krampitz, $125
7th	Cleiton Rocha, $100
7th	Dave Hambley, $100
9th	Dave Fernandez, $60
9th	Mike Minichello, $60
9th	Rich Minichello, $60
9th	Ernest Perell, $60