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Virginia State 9-Ball Championships

April 20, 2010
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Virginia State 9-Ball Championships

To my fellow pool players in the Commonwealth of Virginia! Press Release First, I hope that all of you are well, as we are almost halfway through 2010. It has been an exciting year for me as I decided to branch out and to run State Championships in other disciplines. As many of you...

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McDermott Gambler Pro Tour Announced

February 26, 2010
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McDermott Gambler Pro Tour Announced

McDermott Gambler Pro Tour Announced Popular American Pool Cue Maker and Billiards Tour Combine Forces Gambler Pro Tour goes green! McDermott, a leader in cue manufacturing for decades, has announced it will team up with Gambler Pro Tour as the official cue sponsor of the new McDermott Gambler Pro Tour. Dan Dennis, founder of the GPT, said,...

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High School Billiards in Dallas Completes Year Eight

June 21, 2009
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High School Billiards in Dallas Completes Year Eight

Behind the Eight: High School Billiards It’s hard to believe that the high school billiards program here in Dallas, Texas has completed it 8th year of competition. The program started back in late September of 2001 when everyone was still in shock from the tragic day of 9/11. Reflecting back I can remember being...

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East to Meet West with the NCS

December 16, 2008
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East to Meet West with the NCS

East to Meet West with the NCS This past weekend two more names were added to the list of qualified players for the NCS 8-Ball Championship. At Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, California – long considered one of the top poolrooms in southern California, 19 players plied their skills to see who would continue...

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NCS 8-Ball Championship Player List Grows

December 7, 2008
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NCS 8-Ball Championship Player List Grows

NCS 8-Ball Championship Player List Grows The weekend after Thanksgiving, players in the south and mid-west descended upon Shooters Billiards in Olathe, Kansas and Grady’s Pool Hall and Tavern in Lexington, South Carolina to win a spot to the inaugural NCS 8-Ball Championships. Each player hoped to qualify for the $32,000 national event and...

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Harriman Bags $20k Hard Cash in Comeback Win Over Schmidt

November 11, 2007
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Harriman Bags $20k Hard Cash in Comeback Win Over Schmidt by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff While the U.S. Open professional events at the Qlympics are on a weekend hiatus and BCAPL Team 8-Ball has progressed to the latter stages, last night belonged to gamblers. Not the type of scores Tony “Cha-Ching” Chohan racked...

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Killer Instinct

August 14, 2007
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“Killer instinct” is a term tossed around fairly regularly in pool room conversations. It is applied to some players and found absent in others. “He’s got the killer instinct…she doesn’t have a killer instinct,” etc. What, exactly does this term mean? How do you know if you have it or not? Is it a...

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Deuel Claims Long-Awaited Hometown Title

March 18, 2007
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Deuel Claims Long-Awaited Hometown Title “The Prince of Pool” downs Wiseman to take Pro Players Championship by Paul Berg, Inside POOL Staff Having come up in nearby Philadelphia poolrooms, Corey Deuel has been attending Allen Hopkins’ Super Billiards Expo in King of Prussia, PA, since right around its beginnings fifteen years ago. Deuel has...

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Corey Harper

December 28, 2005
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Corey Harper

Corey Harper Corey Harper grew up in Los Angeles poolrooms amidst the likes of Keith McCready, Efren Reyes, and Jose Parica. “I didn’t give myself enough credit when I was a kid. I didn’t think I was playing good, but I was surrounded by all those amazing players. It takes time growing up in...

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Bobby Pickle

December 28, 2005
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Bobby Pickle

Bobby Pickle “Play pool. Have fun. Enjoy your life.” This is the credo of Bobby Pickle, a constant in the Nashville pool scene and a never-ending source of entertainment for true fans of the game. Born in the early sixties, Pickle first picked up a cue at the age of five and was making...

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