Day 4 of the 2010 U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship in at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV began with some tough players fighting it out in grueling loser’s side matches. The tournament is down to the last 64 of this 128 player field with many upsets having happened thus far....
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ProPool.com Launches New Web Site PROPOOL.COM has launched their new ratings web site. The new site is easy to navigate, professional, sleek and very modern in appearance. Additionally the new site has added features to allow every player the world to calculate the player rating, improve their game, win prizes and even earn...
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Melling Shows Bar Table Prowess at 34th BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships The BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships is underway at the Riviera Hotel & Casino however each year the BCAPL 9-Ball Challenge takes center stage the two days preceding the 8-Ball event. This year a historical occurrence took place. Never in the history of the BCA Pool...
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Rock-Ola Rocks Old No. 7 May 19, 2010 – Torrance, CA – Rock-Ola today announced that the firm will offer its Jack Daniels Jukebox for sale to the public. Previously, the Jack Daniels model was available only through specialty outlets. Two major icons of American ingenuity and leisure culture combine in the festive Jack Daniels Jukebox....
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New Player Association for Billiards Announced In a press conference held at the Riviera Hotel and Casino on May 17, 2010 the Association for Billiard Players (ABP) announced that they have officially launched. The conference was held by professional players Johnny Archer, Rodney Morris and Stevie Moore. The purpose of the new association...
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McDermott Gambler Pool Tour Kicks Off McDermott Gambler Pool Tour / Holiday, FL by InsidePOOL Staff The brand-new McDermott Gambler Pro Tour kicked off its inaugural event the weekend of May 15-16 at Hammer Heads Billiards in Holiday, FL. The event saw Trevor Braymore, Stephanie Mitchell, and Mike Davis take home titles in their respective divisions. The handicapped...
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Orcollo is World Pool Masters Champion He Beats ‘Unknown’ Kuribayashi for Title Over 750 pool players from around the world attempted to win the 2010 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters but in the end after five days of play at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, it was Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines who claimed the...
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Ussery Upsets Kennedy at Jacoby Tour Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Rocky Mount, NC by InsidePOOL Staff Sharks-N-Shooters in Rocky Mount, NC, was the place to be May 15-16, as the Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour rolled into town. Twenty players showed up to the $1,000-added 9-ball event, and B.J. Ussery walked away with first place...
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Stanton Steams Through Field for First Great Southern Billiard Tour / Greensboro, NC by InsidePOOL Staff Adam Stanton fought his way through the one-loss side to take first place at the Great Southern Billiard Tour’s May 15-16 stop, double-dipping Thomas Sansone in the final match. Forty players vied for top honors at the $1,500-added stop, which was...
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World Pool Masters Moves to Final Day Orcollo First Man Through to Semis Action continued at the PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas as the final two quarter-finalists were determined and Dennis Orcollo became the first player to reach the semi-finals. The standard of play was high throughout and in the...
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Simonetti Slays Tri-State Field Tri-State Tour / East Rutherford, NJ by InsidePOOL Staff Scott Simonetti took down all challengers at the May 15 stop of the Tri-State Tour, going undefeated to take the title. A field of 45 players showed up at Castle Billiards in East Rutherford, NJ, to participate in the $1,000-added 9-ball event. In the winners’...
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Masters Action Hots Up Wins for Gomez, Williams and Kuribayashi THERE WERE THREE further Round 3 matches at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas as the PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters reached its penultimate day. With all-round play rising to a high standard, there were wins for Charlie Williams, Roberto Gomez and Toru Kuribayashi. In the opening...
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Wins for Souquet, Orcollo and Morra The first three TV games took place on Friday evening at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas as the round of 16 got underway in the PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters. From a starting line up of 64 players, there are just 13 left as Dennis Orcollo, John Morra...
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Knock out action continued at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas as the last 32 players in the PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters became just 16 as the event prepared to move to the single table TV setting. With players eliminated in the first two days of competition reading like a who’s who of pool,...
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2011 Billiards, the Official Rules and Records Book 2011 Rule Book Hot off the Press The new edition of the Billiards: Official Rules & Records Book is available to the public. A must-have resource for the billiard industry, the 2011 BCA Official Rules & Records Book contains the current World-Standardized Rules for 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 14.1, One...
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Masters Final Qualifiers are Tuesday Last Chance Saloon for a Host of Names With the 2010 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters just two days away, Tuesday 11th May sees the last opportunity to win a spot in the elite event as up to 64 players slug it out in two qualifying events at Pool Sharks, Las Vegas. Each...
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The World Professional Billiard League held its first ever event this weekend. It was a huge success for all involved. It was held in Canada at the beautiful, McPhillips Station Casino in Winnipeg. Statistically, the two best players were found battling it out in the finals. That is what tournament director Barry Bremner and...
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Corteza Wins Hard Times Mezz Open Hard Times Mezz 10-Ball Open / Bellflower, CA by InsidePOOL Staff Lee Van Corteza took first place at the First Annual Hard Times Mezz 10-Ball Open, defeating “Rocket” Rodney Morris in the finals. The 76-player field gathered at Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, CA, May 7-9 for the $5,000-added event, sponsored...
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