The Hustler of Money: A Color of Money Parody

Check out a very young Ben Stiller in this Color of Money parody trailer.

Pool Coming To Reality TV Programming Near You?

Check out the video below to see a pool-related Reality TV show pilot teaser centering on a $100-a-man Ten ball match.

Full pilot details from Pool Is A Journey

high stakes pool from andrew cleary on Vimeo.

Dr. Cue Artistic Cup IV Video Roundup

The 2010 De. Cue Classic "Artistic" Cup IV, held December 3-5 in St. Charles, Missouri, brought 16 of the world's greatest artistic pool players together for a spectacular weekend of shot artistry. France's Florian "Venom" Kohler walked away with the top spot, winning the Artistic Cup, $1,5000 and title honors.

Videos of the Artistic Cup IV rounds, award ceremonies, lag finals and the Cue-Dean-"E" presentation may be viewed at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/michigankid. JR Owens vs. Florian Kohler in the finals can be seen below.

Artistic Cup IV Finals

JR Owens vs. Florian Kohler

Finals Part 2


For more information, and to view the Artistic Cup IV scoring results, visit AZBilliards.com.

Runout Media To Launch New Online Video Magazine

The Runout Media Video Magazine will launch later this month and will be released 10 times per year (every 5 weeks). Each issue will run approximately 60 minutes and will include a variety of segments focusing on international pool culture. Tournaments will be covered as well, but the focus will be on the players, personalities and community with a strong emphasis on 'behind the scenes' content.

Issue #1 will be released for free this month; Issue #2 will be available to subscribers immediately upon signup. Subscriptions will be available at http://www.runoutmedia.com for $12.50 per issue. Full year (10 issue) subscriptions will be available for a discounted $99.


Teaser Video

3-Year-Old Pool Prodigy Sets World Record

From the APA: On Aug. 29, Keith O’Dell, Jr. set the world record for the youngest person to legally jump a cue ball over a full pool ball. The record has been accepted by the World Record Academy and is in the works to get it online and in the record book.

Three-year-old Keith, Jr., set the record at his family home. His father, Keith, Sr., says that the first time he jumped, it was an accident. He and his father were playing a game of 8-Ball and the cue ball became frozen to the rail. Keith, Jr., jacked up to shoot and the cue ball came off the table. “I sent McDermott a video of him jumping and they built Keith an amazing custom jump cue from his own (Pool Prodigy) line,” Keith, Sr., said. “The day we got the jump cue, he jumped the cue ball into the rack and the rest is history.”

Keith, Jr. Setting the World Record

NYC Grind's Kiss of Death Web Series Episode 10: "Hard Eight"

The tenth episode of NYC Grind's web series "Kiss of Death" is now available. This series, which originally airs weekly on YouTube and Blip.tv (Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. EST), follows the ladies of the team "Kiss of Death" throughout the weeks leading up to the BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships, where they will compete in the Masters Team Division.

In this episode ("Hard Eight"), team Kiss of Death competes in the Masters Division for the first time in Las Vegas in the 34th Annual BCAPL 8-ball Championships. Team Captain Gail Glazebrook went through the field of 402 Women to capture the Women's Open 8-Ball Championships earlier in the event, and the team looked to build on that success. KOD also sweats the US Open 10-Ball Championships which ran in conjunction with the BCAPL team event. Be sure to watch the video for a mash up of billiards action in Vegas. This episode is longer than most of the episodes, as to pack in as much of the action as possible.

A Pool Shark Robot, Oh My!

Geeky but awesome. Check out Willow Garage's new pool shark robot, the PR2. This guy may look like an easy mark, but the PR2 doesn't rely on remote controls wielded by humans to make its shots. Instead, it utilizes two high-resolution cameras equipped with a "color blob tracker" and special software to plan its shots.

While we're safe from being hustled by robots for now, this guy was developed in only one week and pocketed five balls during his "exhibition."

Robot Pool Shark

For further information and links to the FastFiz billiards library and Poolshark billiards code, visit Willow Garage's website.

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

9 Ball Match-Exciting Race to 7-Great Pool Shots

This is HOT! Thorsten Hohmann and Mike Massey are some of the best pool players in the world. Enjoy this video of a race to 7 playing 9 ball between them. Some of the better filming of pool that I have seen. Great music and great pool shots. Video courtesy of Jordidonosti.

Notice the Super Aramith Pro TV billiard ball set that they are shooting pool with... the pink and brown balls really stand out. They would make a great gift for any pool player.