July/August 2010 Issue of Inside POOL Magazine Available for Free Taylor Reynolds – Growing up in the Sport The July/August 2010 online issue of Inside POOL Magazine, featuring teen pool player Taylor Reynolds as she grows up in the sport of billiards, has been made available for free viewing at InsidePOOLmag.com. This month the...
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Predator 10-Ball Tour Players Reunite for Shot at Victory Top 16 players to compete in Philippines On Sept. 13 and 14, the top 16 players of the recent Predator World 10-Ball Tour event will reunite in Manila, Philippines. Dubbed the “Sweet Sixteen” event, the rematch is a continuation of the World Tour stop originally...
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Tags: Charlie Williams, Corey Deuel, David Alcaide, Final Match, Hamrah, Johnny Archer, Lee Van Corteza, Lloret De Mar Spain, Lodging Costs, Manila Philippines, Marcus Chamat, Niels Feijen, Oliver Ortmann, Predator Cues, Severe Weather, Sm City North Edsa, Steve Moore, Thorsten Hohmann, Tournament Officials, Weather Conditions
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The final day of the U.S Open 10 Ball Championships at the Riviera in Las Vegas was filled with tense and exciting matches to culminate an already intense tournament.
The battle for fourth place pitted Francisco Bustamante against Shane Van Boening. Both players kept the match tight until a safety battle in...
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Tags: Balls, Books, Break And Run, Decisions, Dry Break, Face, Final Match, Francisco Bustamante, Hotseat, Hour And A Half, Las Vegas, Lee Van Corteza, Next Game, Revenge, Riviera, Score, Shane, Shot Clock
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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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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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Local Players Have Edge in Mezz 10-Ball
Hard Times Mezz 10-Ball Open / Bellflower, CA
by InsidePOOL Staff
The field at the Hard Times Mezz 10-Ball Open is closing in on the $4,000 first-place prize. Only eight players remain at the event, which is being hosted by Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, CA, and sponsored by...
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Inaugural Hard Times Mezz Open Begins in L.A.
Hard Times Mezz 10-Ball Open / Bellflower, CA
by InsidePOOL Staff
The First Annual Hard Times Mezz 10-Ball Open kicked off today at Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, CA. The $5,000-added prize purse attracted a 76-player field, with the winner guaranteed $4,000.
Many in the international field stopped in Los...
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Tags: Atlanta Ga, Ball Champ, Bellflower Ca, Billiards, Chau, Efren "Bata" Reyes, Elimination Rounds, immonen, Lee Harvey, Lee Van Corteza, Lombardo, Prize Purse, Roberto Gomez, Steve Moore, Swede, Thorsten Hohmann, Tournament Brackets, Uphill Climb, Vegas Nv, World 9 Ball, World Pool Masters
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1st Annual Hard Times Mezz Cues 10-ball Open
The 1st Annual Hard Times Mezz Cues 10-ball Open will be held at the legendary Hard Times Billiards from May 7 to May 9, attracting some of the World’s Top Players.
Drawing major names in the industry, such as Efren Reyes, Mika Immonen, Rodney Morris, Thorsten Hohmann, Lee...
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Day Two Complete at World 8-Ball Championships
Jerry Forsyth
WPA Press Officer
The second day of competition at the Etisalat World 8-Ball Championships in Fujairah, UAE, began with a round of winner’s side match-ups. The Russian powerhouse, Ruslan Chinakhov, got his day underway with a satisfying 8-6 victory over David Alcaide after Alcaide had led the match...
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Tags: Antonio Gabica, Batista, Boyes, David Alcaide, Dennis Orcullo, Faraon, Jerry Forsyth, Lee Van Corteza, Pei Wei, Reuben, Ronnie Alcano, Scott Higgins, Shane Van Boening, Sik, Thorsten Hohmann, Ups, Vincent Facquet, Winning Ways, WPA, Yukio
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First Round of Play in the UAE WPA World 8-Ball Championships
Jerry Forsyth
WPA Press Officer
The first round of the elimination stages began today at the Etisalat World Pool-Billiards Association (WPA) World 8-Ball Championships in Fujairah, UAE in the beautiful Fujairah tennis club. In the very first group to go out Joven Alba set what must...
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