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Montal Wins at Falls Club

(Cancellation continued on page 27)

Dr Cues

CANCELS

Two in a RowMatt Jacoby and Jeff Robertsonowners of Dr Cue Billiards inShoreline, Washington north ofSeattle, cancelled another pooltournament. We were unaware atpress time for the January issue,that the tournament had beencancelled.We at the MCDermott Northwesttour would like to apologize to thepool players for any misinformationon our part.We know that there were playersplanning on signing up andattending the tournament and tothose players we would again liketo apologize for any inconveniencethat this may have caused them.We regret that the owners of Dr CueBilliards chose to do this. It is notthe policy of the McDermott Tour toadvertise a tournament for months

NWPAKicks OffNew Season

Kerry Resch

McDermott NorthWest Tour Stop #6

by: Mary Price

We started this tournament 3 years

ago in memory of our friend,

Kerry Resch. Kerry had a deep

and abiding love for this game –

for the purity, the complexity and

the sheer beauty of it. Those are

the eyes through which he

introduced me to this game.

Everyone who played yesterday

has been bitten by the love of it.

Those of you who are here today

have touched the purity and the

beauty of the game. Kerry once

told me the difference between a

good player and a great player is

that a good player loves their

game; a great player loves THE

game. I think you today are all

great players. Thank you for

participating in this event and for

playing the pure and beautiful pool

you play.

Memorial

(Results on page 13)

Hsin Huang

FOREST GROVE, ORE – HsinHuang started out the New Year ontrack by winning the first stop of the2004 Northwest Women’s PoolAssociation tour Jan. 17-18 at Let’sPlay Billiards in Forest Grove, Ore.John Campbell and Gary French,owners of Let’s Play, graciouslyadded $750 to the prize fund andwere there the entire weekendsupporting the 35 women, fromaround the Northwest and Canada,that competed.The Oregonian was there onSaturday interviewing players andtaking pictures for an article thatappeared Jan. 19 and is availableon their website.Huang, the 2003 NWPA championand National Regional TourChampion, was true to form,capturing the hot seat with winsover: Andrena Brown, 7-2; LindaCarter, 7-1; Josie Leroy, 7-3; herroad partner, Katherine “The Czar”

Czarkowski, 7-5; and Kim Gates,7-2.Huang, of Vancouver, B.C., thenbeat former WPBA pro KerryImpson, who marked her return topool after a four-year hiatus and twobabies, with an admirable secondplace finish.

With solid play Impson, ofMarysville, WA, knocked down afield of veteran NWPA players,including: Martha Hartsell, 7-1;Jaclyn Fitchner, 7-4; Mary Olson, 7-2; before losing to Kim Gates, 4-7.After Huang beat Gates for the hot

(NWPA continued on page 18)

(Falls Club continued page 20)

1st Edwin Montal

By: Nita Saddler, Tournament Director

POST FALLS, ID.On January 24th and 25th weheld a 9-Ball Open as part of theMcDermott Tour. Due to theuncontrollable weather we didnot have a full field, but a greattournament nonetheless. With49 men and 2 women, thingsran a little faster and thematches didn’t run quite so late.Our B-side winner Mike Vidasstarted out great with a 9-3 winover Marvin Nash, but then lostto our local, Soud Alabdulrazaq9-6. I think this upset Mikebecause he tore through the B-side defeating Tony Waters 7-0, Scott Chandler 7-0, DarinWalding 7-4, Dave Martin 7-2,Marlon Oliveras 7-5, BernieMikkelsen 7-4, Randy Camantigue7-0, Nick Kruger 7-3 and finally StanTourangeau 7-2 to go on and playEdwin Montal in the winner’s final.

Edwin started quite the same asusual. Tony Waters unfortunatelydidn’t have any luck of the draw. Hewas Edwin’s first victim and Mike’s

second. Edwin defeatedTony Waters 9-3, P JMassicotte 9-7, DavidWilliams 9-5, Come’Plourde 9-7, RandyCamantigue 9-5 and StanTourangeau 9-2 to faceMike Vidas in the winner’sfinal.Mike and Edwin bothstarted out fierce with theirminds set on winning. Thefirst set went back and forthuntil Mike broke away to win9-6 in the first set. Edwincame back with his gameface on and would notsettle for anything less thanfirst place. Edwin won 9-4the final set and took yetanother tournament.Excellent shooting you

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Now for a practical application of the overweight cue ball’s propensity toSMASH-THRU the object ball.

SHOT A: This is a last ditch shot. Even though the object ball is only threeinches out from the center of the side pocket, on many tables you can hitthe point of the side pocket and avoid a scratch or even go on past thepocket entirely from this angle.

SHOT B: Moving the object ball out four inches from the edge of the pocketchanges the shot angle enough to allow the cue ball to safely pass thenose of the side pocket from this angle.

SHOT C: Placing the object ball so the center is even with the edge of thepocket and two ball spaces from the cushion completely removes thechance of scratching at this angle (unless you draw the ball). When leftEnglish (reverse) is used the cue ball heads toward pocket Y.

GREAT ESCAPES – AVOIDING SIDE POCKET SCRATCHES

SHOT D: When running English is used the cue ball hits the cushion wellaway from pocket X and can be driven back up the table for position ifnecessary.

SHOTS C and D can be made from position M without scratching onmost tables so long as you avoid using draw or excessive force. Experimentto see how close to the pocket the object ball can be and still score withouta scratch.

Players who do not understand overweight cue ball action actually think itis safe to leave shots like these.

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If you are just beginning to use side spin (english)or are trying to teach a beginner to use it, youhave almost certainly noticed that the requiredaiming is different. Usually the problem is that

you need to compensatefor squirt (sometimescalled deflection). Thecue ball does not start outmoving parallel to thecue stick when you useside spin, but insteadmoves off that line alongsome angle that can beas large as four degrees,and the stick needs to beturned the same numberof degrees in the otherdirection to get the aimright.Most players learn tocompensate for squirt

subconsciously; they just aim over some so thecue ball lands where it needs to. Often theseplayers are completely unaware that they arecompensating, and might even think their stickis parallel to the line the cue ball takes. Thehuman mind has an amazing ability to ignore thelittle details and get on with the business at handwhich is putting the ball in the pocket.If you’re teaching or learning, however, I think it’sbetter to know the details of what’s going on. I

think you can learn faster and when things do gowrong, you’ll have some idea of what it takes tofix them.In the diagram is a typical shot that a beginnermight have trouble with. The goal is to make thecue ball with enough inside english (right-handside spin) to carry the cue ball around twocushions to the other end of the table. The shotis set up so that the shooter needs to hit abouthalf of the object ball to make it, which is a 30-degree cut shot.Usually, a beginner will try to do parallel aiming,so after the cue ball moves to the left (due to thesquirt from the right english), the shot will beovercut.Here is how “backhand english” is used to dothe necessary compensation. First aim the shotwithout english, so the stick points directlythrough the center of the cue ball. For a half-ballshot, the stick should also be pointed at exactlythe edge of the object ball.Take a few strokes along this line to make sureyour aim is right without spin. To make sure yoursetup has the right angle, you could even shootthe shot and adjust the positions of the balls asnecessary.Once you are sure of the no-english line, bringyour tip out to near the cue ball without touchingit — you should be able to get within a half-incheasily. Now, keeping your bridge hand in place,move your backhand (grip hand) to the left to

bring the tip over on the cue ball to the right foras much side spin as you want.Next, take a couple of strokes along the new line.It may look wrong and you may be tempted tomove your bridge, but suppress that urge. Onceyou are satisfied that you have the spin you want,

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by: Don “Cheese” AkerlowI usually find myself on Sundays traveling to the Hub Bar in Belgrade for aweekly pool tournament. Steve Plant, usually runs the tournament whichis a $5 entry, $2 green fee, alternating 8 and 9 Ball and straight pool. OneSunday last month, there were about ten of us who found ourselves wantingto shoot something relatively new to us, called Bowlliards.The game is played with scoring like bowling, the difference and uniquenessthat I find in this game is you are not playing a game against anotheropponent. If you miss you shoot again (see rules below), only your totalscore determines a winner. You rack ten balls and break. If you scratch onthe break, no penalty, but if you make any balls on the break, they arespotted. Now the game begins, you get two chances to make all ten balls.If you do it in one turn it’s a strike. If you do it in two turns it’s a spare. If youmake four balls in your first turn and three balls in your second turn, youtotal seven and so on. You are not playing against anyone just yourself andthe rest of the field at the end for total score.This would be a great game for practice instead of racking and bangingballs around by yourself. It can be harder than it appears to be, to scoreover 200.

RULES (taken from the BCA Official Rules and Records Book)Except when clearly contradicted by these additional rules, the GeneralRules of Pocket Billiards apply.TYPE OF GAME: Bowlliards is a game that applies the scoring conceptsof bowling to pocket billiards. It is one of the few games that can be quiteinteresting as a solitary exercise since, like bowling, there is a perfectgame score to strive for, and a player can measure his improvement quiteeasily over the course of time playing Bowlliards.PLAYERS: Any number.BALLS USED: Any ten object balls, plus cue ball.THE RACK: Standard triangle position (front apex ball on foot spot), usinga 1-2-3-4 rack configuration.OBJECT OF THE GAME: To score a perfect score of 300 points in 10frames (innings) in solitary play. In competition, to score a higher pointtotal in 10 innings than opponent(s).SCORING: Each legally pocketed ball is scored as one point, regardlessof ball number. The points scored as per the “Rules of Play” below aretreated exactly as in the pinfall in bowling.OPENING BREAK: At the start of player’s inning (frame), he has a freebreak (no special balls-to-cushion or other requirements once break strokecommences, and a jumped or scratched cue ball is without penalty). Anyballs pocketed on the break are spotted, and player then follows his breakby beginning scoring play with object balls in position and cue ball in handbehind the head string. (The opening break takes place at the start of everyinning.)RULES OF PLAY:1. A legally pocketed ball entitles shooter to continue at the table until hefails to pocket a called ball on a shot, or until he has scored the maximumtotal per inning possible (10). Player may shoot any ball he chooses, butbefore he shoots, must designate a single ball that he will pocket and thepocket into which the ball will score; he need not indicate kisses, caroms,combinations or cushions (none of which are illegal).2. Player has two chances to pocket the 10 possible balls of each frame.If player legally pockets ten consecutive balls on his first chance of a frame,that frame is completed and player scores the frame exactly as a strike inbowling. If player fails to pocket ten consecutive balls on his first chance,he takes his second chance immediately. If he succeeds in legally pocketingthe remaining balls of the ten on his second chance, the frame is completedand player scores it exactly as a spare in bowling. If player fails to legallypocket all ten balls in two chances, the frame is then completed and isscored just as in bowling: a “strike” in the tenth inning earns two extrashots, a spare one extra shot.3. If players tie for high game total in competition, additional extra inningsare played alternately by the tied players, with the first player posting asuperior score to that of his opponent(s) being the winner (“sudden death”).ILLEGALLY POCKETED BALLS: On the break, illegally pocketed ballsare spotted prior to player beginning his scoring play (first chance of theframe). During scoring play, illegally pocketed balls are spotted.OBJECT BALLS JUMPED OFF THE TABLE: All spotted. The stroke isa foul, and the penalty for fouls is followed.CUE BALL AFTER JUMP OR SCRATCH: Only applies if occurring asplayer’s first foul of a frame, player has cue ball in hand behind the headstring to begin his second chance of the frame.PENALTY FOR FOULS: One point is deducted from offender’s score foreach foul. If foul ends player’s first chance of a frame, he has cue ball inhand behind the head string to begin his second chance of the frame.

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It started out as a mere thirty player men’s only tournament in its first year,held solely at the Pastime Bar in Libby, Montana. This annual event hasgrown to become a popular tournament among many, many players fromall over the Northwest.The tournament is now held at two locations, (The Mint Bar and VFW)utilizing ten tables, with a men’s and women’s division. We here at theTom Scott have enjoyed seeing some very talented men and womenplayers make their way here to test their skills. There is always a vastrange of skill levels that attend this tournament, from the beginner to theadvanced.

Past winners from the men’s division include:Kerry Resch (Libby, MT),T R Olson (Great Falls, MT),Shannon Gibson (Great Falls, MT),Jeff Boucher (Helena, MT),Sean McKay (Medicine Hat, Alberta)with Olson, Gibson and Boucher each winning this tournament twice inthe past years.

Past winners from the women’s division include:Darlene Freeman (Spokane, WA),Keva White (Spokane, WA),Cheryl Rosean (Kalispell, MT),Jane Plant (Belgrade, MT),Janet Dunks (Butte, MT)with Keva White a.k.a. Keva Heavner being the only winner of thistournament twice.Last year’s event saw in excess of one hundred players compete for thetop honors and their share of the prize money. Over six thousand dollarswas paid out in prize money between the Calcutta, mini tournament Fridaynight, second chance tournament and the main event. We hope to seeyou all again here this year.

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My plans had originally been to travel to Post Falls to cover the McDermottTour Tournament at theFalls Club. On Friday the23rd I spoke to Nita theTournament Directorthere and told her of theimpending storm andweather that was here inMontana. She also toldme of the storm that wasthere.This gave me anopportunity to play at alocal tournament. Ingetting to and leaving the

Eagles in Bozeman, Montana you mayhave thought you should have had asnowmobile or ATV, as a huge snow stormcame through the state, but 34 men andwomen (full field + 2) braved theelements. Dick Jones and his staff at theEagles worked hard to make thetournament a success. All thetournaments at the Eagles have servedlunch, this was no exception with Pastiesand mushroom gravy, salad and potatosalad, and free coffee all day. Dick, asTournament Director, explained the rules,Texas Express, race to 7 and 5 on the

losers side and the three foul rule willapply, winner breaks. It was a good dayto be inside and any day is a good day toplay pool.

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“It was great to see some new faces in a full field.Love to see you all come back. Great field – greattournament. Again thank you for playing pool atthe Eagles Club.”, said Dick Jones – EventCoordinator/Manager.

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Kerry Resch Memorial Tournament(continued from the front page)

by: Mary PriceThe 3rd Annual Kerry Resch Memorial 8-ball singles tournament was

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Thanks for your editorial (p.5, Dec. 2003) addressing the vanishing breedthat we call family. I thought the movie Pool Hall Junkies was a great flick.And this comes from one who likes pool and movies. Wouldn’t you agreethat any exposure in mass media is better for pool than no exposure? Iwould. It would take a lot of broken bones and curse words to turn offanyone to pool that would ever pick up a stick in the first place. The moresensitive (sensible?) among us exist in an age of hyperviolence. The moredesensitized (young?) among us live in a world called Normal. It’s an unfortunate fact that American media only releases what will beprofitable. I must insist that any movie that makes people want to go playpool is a positive thing. I think “Pool Hall Junkies” did just that. Comparedto many, many films, the ugly side of PHJ was quite tame.Cheers,Macx Butcher, Arcata, CASend your comments on Pool and related subjects to “The Break”,P O Box 100, Three Forks, MT 59752 or email: [email protected]

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Pappy’s EventJanuary 17 & 18, 2004

Pappy’s hosted a $500.00 added 8-ball, bar box event for the ArizonaWomen’s Billiard Tour over the Martin Luther King , Jr. holiday weekend. Ahuge thank you to Pappy’s, for welcoming us back again. The ladies alwaysenjoy themselves with such great tables, food and service.

33 ladies were in attendance as the day began Saturday afternoon,including four new members and a few we hadn’t seen for quite a while.The AWBT saw some new new names and new members taking homethe “W’s” this tournament. It looks as if it will be an exciting 9th season forthe members.

The final eight ladies were as follows: Liz Bernreuter, Diana Clayton,Tracey Elliott, Anne Gray, Katie Gray, Justine Karber, Jodie Villegas, andMeiko Yamanobe. As Liz and Diana took a 7th/8th place finish, the nextmatches found Tracey and Justine following in 5th/6th. Jodie and Annebattled it out and Jodie continued her quest leaving Anne in 4th place. ThenJodie was stopped by Katie, who wanted a shot at the hot-seat holder.Meiko was sitting pretty comfortable in the hot-seat, since our tournaments

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Season OpenerAWBT (continued from the front page)

Hsin Huang proved she’s still the one to beat at the Northwest Womens PoolAssocation’s firt 2004 tour stop. Chris Rogers, assistant tournament director for the

NWPA, left, and John Campbell, co-owner of Let’s Play Billiards, present the big checkto Huang, the 2003 NWPA champion and 2003 WPBA Regional Tour Champion. Photo

courtesy of the NWPA.

seat, Impson ravaged revenge on the powerful Auburn player putting herdown, 7-2.Huang pulled away from Impson in the final match with consistent play,while Impson began to show fatigue and make small mistakes on the toughand tight Revco tables. Huang finished the match with a score of 9-4.Special thanks to Gary French, John Campbell, Tournament Director TedWoodward, and assistant directors Dan Coffman and Chris Rogers, forhelping run a great tournament!

Here’s who grabbed the cash:1st Hsin Huang, Vancouver, B.C. $560, 200 points2nd Kerry Impson, Marysville, WA $350, 160 points3rd Kim Gates, Auburn, WA $232, 125 points4th Martha Hartsell, Junction City, OR $172, 100 points5/6 Katherine Czarkowski, Vancouver, BC $102, 80 points

Cindy Doty, Longview, WA $102, 80 points7/8 Kendra Marcoulier, Bend, OR $72, 65 points

Deby Welfringer, Steilacoom, WA $72, 65 pointsTour stop #2 is scheduled for March 20-21 at Dr. Cue Billiards in Shoreline,WA. Be sure to check http://www.nwpatour.com frequently for details.

Hsin Huang, the 2003 NWPA Champion and 2003 WPBA Regional Tour Champion, was not to be beaten in the first2004 Northwest Womens Pool Association tour stop at Let’s Play Billiards in Forest Grove, OR. Former WPBA proKerry Impson made a strong showing by finsihing second in her first competition after a long break and two babies.


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1st T R Olson

2nd Shannon Gibson

3rd Jeff Boucher

4th Edwin Montal

Capital City Challenge

4th Mary Price

3rd Jane Plant

1st Janet Dunks

2nd Teresa Kokonis

from: Leo DeGuarda

On January 9-11, The Edge Casino and Eagles 16 in Helena, MT hostedthe Capital City 8 Ball Challenge. Top caliber players from Montana, Albertaand Wyoming showed up to do battle in a 58-player draw. The Open divisionhad 42 men, the Ladies drew 16.

The final four ladies, Janet Dunks (Butte,MT), Teresa Kokonis (Calgary, AB), JanePlant (Belgrade, MT) and Mary Price(Helena, MT), returned Sunday to see whowould take top honors.Mary Price had a good showing afterlosing her first match Saturday to Jane,she worked her way to the redraw forSunday. On Sunday she played well butwas defeated by Janet and Teresa to takehome fourth. Jane went through Saturdayundefeated. Sunday saw her defeatTeresa 6-5 to play Janet for the hill. Janetwon in another 6-5 nail biter setting up arematch of Jane and Teresa. This one asw e l l

came right down to the wire another 6-5battle saw Teresa win, earning the rightto knock Janet off the hill. It wasn’t to behowever as Janet had been picking upsteam all weekend and was shootingfantastic. It was a great final with Janetnotching the 7-5 victory and the win forthe tournament.The Open division set up some awesomefinals matches in a field of 16. The final 4set Edwin Montal (Calgary, AB) vs. JeffBoucher (Helena, MT). Jeff looked like hewas going to run away with the match at

4-0, butE d w i nmounted a comeback before Jeff won thematch 6-4. Jeff moved on to play T ROlson (Chinook, MT) for the third place.After a back and forth battle early in thematch T R won 6-4 putting him in the finalsagainst Shannon Gibson (Great Falls, MT).Shannon had given T R his only loss ofthe tournament, knocking him off the hill.T h ef i n a l sm a t c h

set T R vs. Shannon, with T R needingto defeat him twice to win thetournament. After a tough 7-5 first set, itwas all even, one more set to determinethe tourney winner. T R came out firingon 5-0 run, Shannon battled back to 6-4,before T R emerged victorious with a 7-4 win.THANKS!!! To all those who showed upwith your courage and pride to play thisevent. Many of you traveled great

distance to be here and weappreciate that. THANKS to oursponsors, without them theseevents aren’t possible, pleaseremember to support themwherever you go. Once againthanks to everyone involved.See you next tourney.

Open Division1st $715 T R Olson

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5/6 $125 Pete Sky (Calgary, AB),Bob Flores (Sheridan, WY)

7/8 $100 Dan Hamper (Helena, MT),Ben Reicker (Medicine Hat, AB)

9-12 $75 Rob Millons (Helena, MT),Dwayne Lambert (Medicine Hat, AB),Jody Thornton (Medicine Hat, AB),Jim Winter (Billings, MT)

13-16 $50 Tim Dalin (Helena, MT),Len Heckbert (Medicine Hat, AB),Dave Allen (Medicine Hat, AB),Rob Gibson (Helena, MT)

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1st $415 Janet Dunks (Butte, MT)2nd $315 Teresa Kokonis (Calgary, AB)3rd $205 Jane Plant (Belgrade, MT)4th $105 Mary Price (Helena, MT)


Shooters Sports BarLewiston, Idaho

by: Don “Cheese” AkerlowShooters Sports Bar located in Lewiston, Idaho, is celebrating their firstyear anniversary in April. It was almost a year ago that Max Martin movedhis successful business into a new location. Max and his son Zane operatethe poolhall and bar at its new location of 1618 Main Street in downtownLewiston, just a few blocks from the old location. While Max is concentratingon the pool aspect, Zane manages the bar and darts.The new Shooters is housed in a 7,000 square foot space with six barboxes to play on, a full bar and a Billiard Pro Shop. The Pro Shop is onestop shopping for cues and accessories, table recovering and repair andis the new distributor for Quick-Clean in the area. When Max first decidedto promote pool in Shooters he remodeled his room to accommodate thepool players. At that time there were never more than 8 teams in the localVNEA league. His first year in league they went to 14 teams, then 26 andnow the league boasts over 32 teams. He sponsors BCA, VNEA and alocal Valley (slop pool) league. At the beginning of the Fall Season everyyear the players decide on how they want to sanction the league. Theoptions are BCA only, VNEA only or both. The bar sends at least 3 teamsto Vegas each year (the most was 5 teams) and 8-12 players to the IdahoState Championships.The design of the new poolroom was done with the pool player in mind.There is a minimum amount of player interruption from one table to thenext. The room is configured so that the tables sit at a 30 degree angle,partly for esthetics and partly for convenience. With this arrangement thereis enough room between the tables, no “sand traps” anywhere as Max putit. You do not end up playing up against barstools, other players, spectatorsor poles. There is seldom any waiting to shoot, and the players arecourteous and considerate.Every Friday night the Shooters holds a weekly tournament that alternatesbetween 8 and 9-Ball. Max boasts of his computerized tournament softwarethat will display the bracketing on his big screen TV. The program willrandomize the players, call the matches, assign tables and even add inlate arrivals.On April 3-4, Shooters will host their first big tournament in the new location,for this Max will bring in a couple more tables. The event is the newestMcDermott Tour Stop and has a $1500 added guarantee to the tournament.There are more special events in the works, possibly even a pool workshop/exhibition, details are still being worked out.We at “The Break” would like to congratulate Max on his efforts to promotepool. He is one of the reasons that pool is thriving, so stop in, shoot somepool and tell him thanks!

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1st Anniversary Tournament

Mike Zimmerman

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By Rick Blackorby

Renton WA – January 17-18, 2004At long last, (it seems such a short time), our first anniversary has arrivedand gone. Both Sean and I wouldlike to thank those whoparticipated and helped us put ona successful tournament. Thefirst day started off a little late, butwas soon running smoothly.There were 41 players, so lots ofbyes to be dealt with. By thesecond round we were using alltables for most of the day, and gotdown to the money by 6pm. Thebest match of Saturday was alsothe last. Both Stan Tourangeauand Mike Zimmerman were fightingto stay on the winners side, butone had to go. This thrillingcontest went back and forth withneither more than one game up. Of course it went to hill-hill with Mike

coming out on top.Day 2, Sunday, was more of the same grind itout play. We were into the money andeveryone wanted the biggest slice. The mostpersistent player was JD, who Stan put intothe 1 loss column in the 2nd round onSaturday. JD then knocked out Zak Leach,Rory, and Cocomo that 1st day. On Sundayhe resumed his march to the finals getting byJames Davee, revenge on Stan, Tim Tweedell,Val, and Raul.In the meantime, Zimmerman walked pastLarry C., Kris Iverson, and Stan on Saturday.

On Sunday he also put Tim T., and Raul into the 1 loss side. In the finals,it was Mike Zimmerman over JD Doherty in 1 match to seal the deal.To all who participated, a hearty thank you and we will be looking forward tothe 2nd Anniversary Tournament in January of 2005.1st $530 Mike Zimmerman2nd $300 JD Doherty3rd $200 Raul Abenojar4th $150 Val5-6 $100 Michael, Tim Tweedell7-8 $75 Don Wirtaman, Stan Tourangeau9-12 $50 Will T, Randy C, James D, and Loy

run at The Falls Club, I was very pleased with the way things ran. I want tothank the owner, John Carr for his generous amount of added money togive this tournament such a great pay out, the McDermott Tour, and thestaff at The Falls for all their hard work to keep our pool players happy andfed. Without them, these tournaments would not be possible. I’m lookingforward to the next one.1st $1,500 Edwin Montal2nd $ 900 Mike Vidas3rd $ 600 Stan Tourangeau4th $ 380 Nick Kruger5-6 $ 260 Brady Gollan, Randy Camantigue7-8 $ 180 Bernie Mikkelsen, Marvin Nash9-12 $ 120 Ken Fried, John Carr, Come’ Plourde, Marlon Oliveras13-16 $ 65 David Williams, Soud Alabdulrazaq,

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About the AuthorDean Shane CassemBorn in Charleston, W.Va. to an immigrantfather from Lebanon, Dean ShaneCassem picked up his first cue stick atage 15. His father and grandfather beforehim had Cassem’s restaurant inKanawha City, a suburb of Charleston,which is the state capitol of West Virginia.From age 15 to age 20, except for a shortstint in Viet Namn, Shane hardly put hiscue down and by age 20, had placedsecond in the annual Virginia straight pooltourney (1966). In his twenties, his gamewent stale from staying in the bars and

out of the rooms where stiffercompetition would havehoned his game. His strokesubsided completely until hismid thirties when heresurrected his game andwon the Coors statewideTexas 8-ball Championshipin Houston in 1981. Directinghis energies to a new wife,his church, and an interiorwall and floor-coveringbusiness in the mid to late80’s, his game went dormantagain until he sold his business and

returned to school. At age48, he completed hisundergraduate work intheology, and earnedMaster’s degrees inMarriage & FamilyCounseling and ChristianEducation. During that time,he developed his writingskills and has since becomethe most prolific writer ofpocket billiard fiction inAmerica. Shane has fiveCarter Keating novels nearly

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FinaleIn Part One, Carter Keating, college graduate and former SpecialOperative returns home from a tour of duty in the Colombian jungles.Gracie, his significant other, has dumped him for someone else. Heenrolls in the local police academy and meets new friend, JoeLauterette. Later, Elizabeth, a new companion, seeing his love forthe game, inspires him to enter the Texas Eight Ball Championships.The story continues as he ponders the decision. Part Two findsKeating and Lauterette at a local restaurant, talking about his formerpassion for the game, and the role that Jimmy the Stick Gadwell andold Charley Sturgis had in teaching him to be a young prodigy atonly eighteen. Part Two ends as Keating decides to fish his cuesout of mothballs and prepare for the tournament. Part Three hasKeating working on his game in Sharky’s, a popular Houston hangout.In the interim, Danny the Brat approaches Keating for a game. Averbal confrontation ensues and the Brat storms off pouting. LaterLinda Jo Minard, a local singer and pretty good player, approachesKeating while he practices. Part Four continues as Keating befriendsLinda Jo. As he leaves Sharky’s another confrontation almostdevelops between Keating and the Brat’s cohorts. Later, Keating,Lauterette, Linda Jo, and Elizabeth anxiously await the pairings forthe Texas Prelims. The story continues as Keating and his firstopponent, an Asian pair off in an eight ball race to five. In Part Five,Keating beats the Asian handily and wins a testy second match. Givena schedule break, Keating skates out for a burger. The Brat’s croniesconfront him in the parking lot and Keating deals with the two bullies.In Part Six, someone steals his Corvette from the Galleria parkinglot. Short on time, he runs back to Sharky’s in a cold rain and is rundown by a biker and injures his leg. A kind old man takes him toSharky’s just in time to make his match, which he somehow wins. InPart Seven, Keating and the Brat face off in the prelim finals. Aftera bitter, intense match, Keating advances to the state playoffs. PartEight features Keating in the state finals held at the Galleria complex.A tough competitive match develops between Keating and Tony EverReady Reyes. Down in the match to Reyes, Keating takes a break, isconfronted by the ghost of old Charley Sturgis, a former teacher,and then returns to the match. In Part Nine, Keating struggles forcontrol of the match. His persistence pays off when finally Reyesfouls and leaves Keating with ball in hand. Reyes is not to be denied.Part Ten builds toward the finale as Reyes hypes the match andKeating meets the challenge.EVER READY NARROWED HIS EYES AND GLARED AT ME. HECOMPLAINED some more to the referee, then like an angry bull stompedback to the head string.He let fly with another shattering break. Five balls flew into the pockets.The break had been almost perfect. Ever Ready had hit the rack somurderously that one of the object balls had flown off the table onto thefloor.“Foul,” the ref called out.Ever Ready glared at me hatefully and sat down.The crowd applauded. Ever Ready stood up, waved then sat down.Methodically, I studied the table, made the first shot and then calmly ranout and made the eight.The crowd applauded appreciably.“Warmin’ up to you, Keating,” Joe growled.Nod.Seven five.Ever Ready moved restlessly in his chair then sneezed loudly. Undisturbed,I strolled over to the foot string and eyed the rack. After chalking my cue, Ipositioned for the break, stroked and followed through. Only one ball fellin. However, the table spread beautifully.I ran out.Seven six.Ever Ready tried to distract me. It didn’t work. What Charley Sturgis had

taught me years before had burned itself into my memory. Focused, Ibroke and ran out. Then again. And again. After the fourth rack, the crowdswung completely my way. The applause after the fourth rack wassustained.“Geez, no wonder they called you the surgeon,” Joe said.Nine seven. I had the lead.In the next game the cue ball locked up between the eleven and the rail. Itried a slop shot and came up empty.Ever Ready to his credit, took his time and went out.I racked the balls. The crowd quieted. All four floors now had peoplestacked around the railings.Ever Ready broke the rack. At the last nanosecond, the cue ball driftedinto the side pocket.Scratch. My shot.I broke the rack, made three balls and ran the rack.Ten eight. I was on the hill.I thought about Charley Sturgis. “Total focus, Carter, especially when youcan nail the lid on the coffin.”Eyeing the break I felt a strong temptation to unwind a monumental breakand end with a flare. Resisting the urge, I smooth stroked the cue ball

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By John LewisFamiliar names dominated the topdivisions at the 9th Annual BCACanadian 8-Ball Championships,conducted January 7-10, 2004, atthe Doubletree International PlazaHotel in Toronto, ON. BonniePlowman (Calgary, AB) added afourth national singles title to herprize chest (’99, ’00 and ’02) by outpointing Cathy LaFreniere (Fergus,ON) in the finals of the Women’s“A” division. Bonnie’s team, “Backfor More”, aptly named and featuringteammates Bev Ashton, JoanneAshton, Collyne Savage, AmandaLofvendahl and Stephanie Radmoredefended their 2003 Women’s “A”division title by turning backToronto’s “Break-N-Run”. TheMen’s “A” team title was also

successfully defended by Toronto’s“The Rock”, featuring teammatesVince McIntyre, Al Porter, ChrisWoods, Al Logan, Dale Sweet andJoe Lawrence; although the teamhad to crossover from the “B” sideand eclipse Toronto’s “The RoadWarriors” in two matches to reclaimtheir crown.In Scotch Doubles, Vince McIntyre(from “The Rock”) and MarcieDunbar (from “Break-N-Run”)proved to be a potent combinationin outgunning the field for the titleand taking out Toronto’s Lynn Martinand Rob Brandenburg in the finals.With the A-B-C category formatfiltering singles and teams down toother divisions after Day 1 of eachcompetition, Toronto’s RobBrandenburg outlasted Sean

Fleming (St. John’s, NF) for theMen’s “B” singles crown; twoOntarians - Bev Littler and TammyHoy - vied for the Women’s “B”singles title, with Hoy the victor; andOntario again dominated the Men’s“C” singles competition with ChrisDuke defeating Ken Botham.Cambridge, Ontario’s “SharpShooters” (Jason Holdaway, RickHutchings, Scott Yankee, Neil Millsand Phil Fraser) claimed the Men’s“B” team victory; “Wild Eights” (alsofrom Cambridge, ON) featuringCarrie Dwyer, Darlene Gardiner,Catherine Fliestra, Catherine Freiand Joanna Palmer-Smith emergedtriumphant over the Women’s “B”team competition; and Windsor,Ontario’s “Shakin & Stirred” (Andre

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in advance and then cancel withoutnotice.The news of the cancellation was asurprise to us and when our officescontacted Dr Cues about thecancellation, we were told, “It wasan oversight that you were notcontacted. We had a lot of thingsgoing on.” Their first tournamentcancellation was due to theremodeling of their kitchen andrescheduled for the January 10-11date.Since we have had dozens of phonecalls and emails about the

cancellation, we feel that it wasirresponsible of Dr Cues, not to givethe pool players proper notice. Manyplayers expressed to us that theyhad planned on signing up for thetournament after the holidays, onlyto find out that it had already beencancelled. There are no furtherplans to have a McDermott Tourstop at Dr Cues, to avoid thishappening in the future.Turn to page 34 for the newlyupdated McDermott Tour stoplocations.

Dr Cues Cancels(continued from the front page)

Women’s B Singles:

1st $600 Bev Littler (ON)2nd $400 Tammy Hoy (ON)3rd $250 Nicole Lavigne (ON)4th $150 Suzanne Cuthbert (ON)5-8 $100 Melanie Kowalski (ON), Gillian Letzer (ON),

Mary Ellen Eyland (NS), Sandy Clayton (ON)Men’s C Singles:

1st $800 Chris Duke (ON)2nd $600 Ken Botham (ON)3rd $450 Kevin Nadeau (ON)4th $300 Mike Gagnon (ON)5-8 $200 Russ Hynes (AB), Kevin McGee (PEI),

John Covent (AB), Tom McMillan (ON)9-16 $100 Dean Cormier (NF), Len Penney (ON), Allan Smith (ON)

David Richard (NS), Hebert Levre (PEI),John Dickson (ON), Al Logan (ON), Mike Neville (NF)

Scotch Doubles:

1st $620 Marcie Dunbar/ Vince McIntyre (ON)(+ Falcon Cues/Cases)

2nd $420 Lynn Martin/ Rob Brandenburg (ON)3rd $260 Bev Ashton/ Stan Tourangeau (BC)4th $160 Carrie Dwyer/ Shawn Miller (ON)5-6 $110 Denise Belanger/ Frank Seervant (ON)

Amanda Lofvendahl/ Steve Cherewyk (AB)7-8 $80 Janet Ritcey/ Colin Maloney (NS)

Jackie Summers/ Brian Belobradic (ON)9-12 $60 Suzanne Cuthbert/ Glenn Seesemann (ON)

Nick Adams/ Norm Doucette (AB)Collyne Savage/ Russ Alexander (AB)Bonnie Plowman/ Al Greenlee (AB)

13-16 $40 Jackie Collins/ Sean Flemming (NF)Melanie Kowalsky/ Scott Yanke (ON)Andrea Wilson/ Larry Wilson (BC)Derek Stribling/ Sharon Llewellyn (ON)

Men’s/Mixed A Team:

1st $3,000 The Rock (ON)(+ Return Trip)2nd $3,000 The Road Warriors (ON)3rd $2,000 The Champs (ON)4th $1,200 Gibson’s Finest (AB)5-6 $800 Chaos Club (ON), HR Puff N’ Stuff (ON)7-8 $500 Brew Crew (ON), Juice Box Productions (AB)9-12 $250 Hard Core (PEI), Halifax Explosion (NS)

Team Canada (AB), All Woody’s (ON)Women’s A Team:

1st $1,000 Back for More (AB)(+ Return Trip)2nd $750 Break N’ Run (ON)3rd $500 Mystics (ON)4th $350 Woody’s Racks (ON)5-6 $250 Slice Girls (ON), Rodeo Proceed With Caution (ON)Men’s B Team:

1st $1,200 Sharp Shooters (ON)2nd $800 Cobi’s Convenience (ON)3rd $500 The Ho Hums (ON)4th $350 S.M.O.B. (ON)5-8 $250 County Boys (ON), Thunder Cues (ON),

The Zealots (ON), Raxx Rebels (ON)Women’s B Team:

1st $750 Wild Eights (ON)2nd $500 Not Bad For A Girl (ON)3rd $350 Shooting Stars (ON)4th $250 Tiggers (ON)Men’s/Mixed C Team:

1st $800 Five Blind Mice (ON)2nd $500 Shakin & Stirred (ON)3rd $350 Last Call (ON)4th $250 Black Magic (ON)

BCA Canadian Nationals (continued from page 22)

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AWBT (continued from page 18)

follow a true double-elimination format, until Katie,a BCA league-guru, handed out a double doseof good pool. Congratulations to Katie Gray onher first AWBT win and to all the ladies who playedwell at the Season Opener.1st Katie Gray $2792nd Meiko Yamanobe $1913rd Jodie Villegas $1404th Anne Gray $985/6 Tracey Elliott/Justine Karber $65 each7/8 Diana Clayton/Liz Bernreuter $39 each9/12 Dawn Anderson/Aileen Frick $19 each

Margie Stephanik/Marney Teague13/16 Barbara Allen/Anne Burgess $10 each

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BELL GARDENS, CAThe UPA Pro Tour Championships held at theBicycle Casino January 6-11, 2004 has crownedMika Immonen the champion.With over 500 spectators watching the final fourrounds of play, Efren Reyes met Charlie Williamsto determine fourth place. Charlie defeated Efrenby a score of 11-4. The match for the hot seatwas between Ralf Souquet and Mika Immonen.Ralf took the match hill-hill but Mika came out ontop.Now the playoff for third place pitted Ralf Souquetand Charlie Williams. Charlie jumped out to aquick lead and found himself with a 7-1 lead. Ralfgot a break on the next rack when Charlie failedto pocket any balls on his break. His momentumcontinued until the score was 8-6. But fate wasnot on Ralf’s side as he missed the 1 ball on thenext rack and Charlie finished the match fromthere 11-6.The finals were off to an unusual beginning whenMika scratched on the break, Charlie missed withball in hand and Mika won that game. From thenon it was all downhill for Mika. He jumped out toa 7-0 lead before Charlie scored his first gameof the match. Mika was in the Zone and Charliestruggled. With a lot of safety play and run-outsMika finished out the match 13-2. OTB

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Madison, TNOpen Division:1st $2500 Johnathon Hennessee2nd $1600 Chuck Raulston3rd $1200 David Guirerriez4th $800 Scotyy Townsend5/6 $600 Barry Emerson,

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Nick Hickerson, Gabe Owen,Joe Dan Bilyeu

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Women’s Division:1st $750 Helena Thornfeldt2nd $550 Rachel Abbink3rd $400 Toni Tucker4th $250 Pam TreadwayScotch Doubles:1st $1350 Monica Webb & Barry EmersonMid-Night Madness Winner Take All1st $4000 Kim White

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Winner of the Derby City Classic 9-Ball Divisionis Ralf Souquet. Ralf went undefeated throughthe tournament and faced off against Efren Reyesin the finals. Reyes was playing like he had thetournament locked after coming off his win in theOne PocketDivision andcapturing theAll AroundC h a m p i o nbonus.Ralf ran thefirst threeracks andwon the firstset 7-2.Reyes usedhis “buyback” and asecond set was played but Ralf again came outon top 7-2. Ralf took home the $13,000 first prize.In One Pocket Division Reyes played MarcoMarquez. Marco jumped out in the finals with a

7-3 lead but ended uplosing the match 8-7.Efren took home firstprize of $9,000 and$20,000 for being AllAround Champion.The Bank Pool Divisionof the Derby CityClassic was won byJason Miller fromDayton, Ohio. Jason

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firmly on the break. A ball popped into the sidepocket immediately, the table spreadhandsomely.I examined the table. Crossing over to Joe, Itook a drink of tea and eyed the table over therim of the glass. Roaming back to the table, Iset myself, took my time and made the first shot.The crowd clapped lightly.Breaking out the cluster on the next shot wasrisky but necessary. A bad roll and I couldscratch. Opting to go for it, I made the five, hitthe rail and slammed lightly into the cluster, hopingfor a decent roll.The cue ball kissed out into the center of the table.The crowd groaned. Although I’d gotten a goodroll on the cue ball, three of the four object ballsin the cluster died against the side rail while thetwo ball rolled down the table and parked againstthe lower rail. All of Ever Ready’s balls however,were spread beautifully.D-Day. If I missed, the table and the momentumwould be his, including the break. Carefully, Istudied the possibilities.If I tried a thin cut down the rail, my position wouldbe suspect at best.To control the cue ball, I’d have to cross banktwo consecutive shots and get enough angle toget down the table on the two.Ever Ready coughed then cleared his throat. Hemoved deliberately in his chair. I hovered overthe six and eyed it against the rail. If I hit itperfectly and drew the cue ball back enough, Icould make the one, stick the cue ball, make thefour and get on the two at the end of the table.Bearing down on the six, I visualized the shot inmy mind and at the right moment followedthrough. The six popped across the table firmlyinto the opposite side pocket. The cue ballobeyed my stroke and crawled back a few inchesand stopped.The crowda p p l a u d e dlightly.Ever Readydrank his coffeeand set the cupdown thenreached acrossthe bar table.Suddenly, thecoffee cup wentflying to the floor, the coffee with it.The crowd quieted.I ignored Ever Ready and focused on the oneball. This time I’d have to avoid the kiss on thecross bank and stick the cue ball. Behind me,Ever Ready picked up the cup and saidinsincerely, “very sorry Senor.”I studied the shot. “Resist the temptation to makeslight adjustments,” the ghost of Charley Sturgiswhispered, “trust your stroke, stay with yourinstincts, and follow through.” I stayed with the stroke. When I followedthrough, the one popped cross rail to the oppositeside pocket just like the six. Only this time, thecue ball held and froze in place, and barelyavoided the double kiss.The crowd applauded. I sighed. The next shotwas basic. “Never let down after making a toughshot,” Charley’s voice echoed, “Real winnersdon’t miss shots they’re supposed to make.”The four ball stood on the side rail near the headstring. Low left English and a smooth easy strokeshould pull the cue ball down the table for positionon the two.Ever Ready jumped from his chair and eyed theshot. I turned my back to him, chalked my cueand thought about the shot. Two bad things couldhappen. One, I could scratch in the lower cornerpocket, or I could get straight in on the two andleave myself a difficult position shot on the eight.

Ever Ready went back to his chair. I turned andeyed the shot that I had already seen. I clearedmy throat and bore down on the shot.Ever Ready, in his chair, was almost directly infront of me. I rose up, eyed the shot carefully,then set myself. As expected, Ever Readymoved then slumped into his chair. ConfidentlyI eyed the four and followed through. The cueball plunked the four solidly into the corner thenloped backwards to the foot of the table.Catching the long rail, it killed softly at its touchand rested perfectly at an angle on the two.The crowd applauded. They sensed the victory.Ever Ready found it impossible to stay in his seat.He stood up, grabbed his cue cloth, and startedwiping down his cue.I had to make the two in the corner pocket, rollup on the eight and make it in the side pocket towin the match. Without hesitation, I eyed thetwo, stroked the cue ball and watched as it rolledslowly up on the eight. Ever Ready saw the shot.In one last attempt to shark me, he unscrewedhis cue.“Match!” The referee yelled, hopping off his seat.He ran to the center of the arena and raised hisarms like I’d just scored a touchdown. “Mr.Reyes!” he roared, “has fouled by breaking downhis cue prematurely!”Like a veteran ringmaster in a heavy weight fight,he grabbed my right hand and lifted it to the sky.The crowd cheered robustly. Ever Ready,shaking his head, pocketed his cue withoutsaying anything. Lauterette, steaming withemotion, froze in his chair just enough to registerthe significance of the win. Then he came overand picked me up like I was his long lost brotherand started shouting. “Zee Champeen, ZeeChampeen!”“Joe,” I gargled, “down boy.”He eyed me cross-eyed, then set me down and

celebrated with anyone who would listen.People rushed up to congratulate me.Instinctively, I glanced up into the balcony andlooked for Elizabeth. Miraculously, I saw her andLinda Jo leaning over the second floor balcony,smiling like they’d been stuffed with a carton oflight bulbs. All around me, people tugged andpulled at me, asking for autographs and pictures.As the cameras flashed, I glanced back towardElizabeth. In her hands was a large cardboardsign, and on it was scrawled a message, “THEANSWER’S YES.”At that moment, the rambunctious crowddisappeared around me. Like the shots I hadfaced minutes before, the focus was just asintense. Only the object of my affection wasmuch more human, and much prettier.I shook a few hands and signed some programs.Then, as soon as I saw Elizabeth coming towardme, I froze. “Congratulations, Mr. Keating,” shesaid.Nod.“You are the new Texas Eight Ball champion,”she said proudly.As I held her, I thought about what she had justsaid. My game had truly been resurrected, aswell as my life. Resurrection. That’s what it was.I had been reborn. And life for the moment wasreally good.

Resurrection - Finale (continued from page 21)

“Never let down after making a tough shot,”Charley’s voice echoed, “Real winners don’tmiss shots they’re supposed to make.”

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June 19-20, 2004(WPBA Qualifier sponsored by RT9)McQ’s Billiards - Spokane, WA

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August 23-24 California Billiard Club, CAWinner: Michelle Rakin

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October 25-26 Hard Times Billiards, CAWinner: Michelle Rakin

November 8-9 Family Billiards, CAWinner: Helen Gaughran

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July 17-18, 2004 (Possible Qualifier)Pockets - Tucson, AZ

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(See ad p29) (406) 453-0136 8-Ball Mixed Doubles $20 $300 1:00PMFeb 14-15 Woodinville, WA McCorry’s (See ad p29) (206) 367-4060 8-Ball Mixed Scotch Doubles $35/player 10:00AMFeb 14-15 Spokane, WA McQ’s (See ad p27) (509) 891-8357 9-Ball Mixed Scotch Doubles $50+$10 g.f. $2,300 Payout CallFeb 20 Billings, MT Kings Korner (See ad p10) (406) 256-8946 8-Ball Blind Draw Doubles $5/player Matching 6:45PMFeb 21 Seattle, WA 1st Ave Pub (See ad p15) (206) 431-1916 8-Ball $10+$10 g.f. $300 w/32 1:00PMFeb 21-22 Tempe, AZ AWBT Stop (See Page 31) (480) 818-2880 9-Ball at Time Out Lounge Call $250 CallFeb 21-22 Billings, MT Bullwackers (See ad p5) (406) 259-9865 8-Ball Doubles $30 $500 CallFeb 21-22 Post Falls, ID Falls Club (See ad p28) (509) 951-1207 8-Ball Class “B” $35+$5 g.f. $3,000 Payout CallFeb 21-22 Oak Harbor, WA American Legion (See ad p7) (360) 675-5266 8-Ball Team (4 person) $110 $200+ 10:00AMFeb 21-22 Salem, OR McDermott Tour (See ad p12) (503) 362-9740 9-Ball at The Cue Ball $40+$10 g.f. $1,000 Guar. 10:00AMFeb 21-22 Mtn View, CA CA Billiard Club (See ad p18) (650) 965-3100 One Pocket/9-Ball $20 ea $300 ea 1:00PMFeb 27-29 Butte, MT Mr Ed’s (See ad p30) (406) 782-3700 Bob Fleming Memorial Dbls $50 $$$ 9:00PMFeb 28-29 Salem, OR Sharkey’s (See ad p7) (503) 999-3301 8-Ball Ladies Winter Warmup $15 $$$ 9:00AMFeb 28-29 Okanogan, WA The Club (See ad p12) (509) 422-1907 9-Ball Texas Express $40 $500 11:00AMFeb 28-29 Bozeman, MT Eagles #326 (See ad p28) (406) 587-9996 Women’s State Doubles $20 $600+ 10:00AMFeb 28-29 Renton, WA Harvey’s (See ad p6) (206) 719-2695 Artistic Pool Championship $35+$10 g.f. $500 CallMar 2 Lincoln City, OR WBPPA (See ad p8) BCA League Opr. 8-Ball Scotch Doubles $25-$35+$5 $$$ 9:00AMMar 3-4 Lincoln City, OR WBPPA (See ad p8) BCA League Opr. 8-Ball Singles $25-$35+$5 $$$ 1:00PMMar 5-7 Lincoln City, OR WBPPA (See ad p8) BCA League Opr. 8-Ball Teams $125-$175+$25 $$$ 6:00PMMar 4-5 Reno, NV Sands Regency (See ad p22) (310) 821-8858 9-Ball Bar Table $100 $10,000 10:00AMMar 6-7 Reno, NV Sands Regency (See ad p22) (310) 821-8858 8-Ball Bar Table $100 $10,000 10:00AMMar 12-14 Billings, MT Big Sky Open (See ad p26) (406) 256-9200 8-Ball Team Tournament $150 $$$ CallMar 13 Bozeman, MT Eagles #326 (See ad p 28) (406) 587-9996 8-Ball Open Doubles $30 $200 11:00AMMar 13-14 Everett, WA Shotze’s (See ad p25) (425) 220-9051 9-Ball Spring Classic Limit 40 $60 $1,000 CallMar 20 Moscow, ID McDermott Tour (See ad p11) (208) 882-2050 8-Ball at Mingles $25+$10 g.f. $500 Guar 10:00AMMar 20 Seattle, WA 1st Ave Pub (See ad p15) (206) 431-1916 8-Ball $10+$10 g.f. $300 w/32 1:00PMMar 20-21 Post Falls, ID Falls Club (See ad p28) (509) 951-1207 8-Ball Class “C” $35+$5 g.f. $3,000 Payout CallMar 20-21 Libby, MT Mint Bar/VFW (See ad p15) (406) 293-7280 Tom Scott Memorial (M & W) $15+$10 g.f. $800+ w/50 8:00AMMar 20-21 Shoreline, WA NWPA (See ad p5) (206) 920-1936 9-Ball Call CallMar 20-21 Mtn View, CA CA Billiard Club (See ad p18) (650) 965-3100 One Pocket/9-Ball $20 ea $300 ea 1:00PMMar 27 Great Falls, MT Classic 50’s (See ad p29) (406) 453-0136 9-Ball Singles $25+$10 g.f. $300 1:00PMMar 27 Mount Vernon, WA River City (See ad p15) (360) 424-3515 8-Ball Women’s Scotch Dbls $40 $200 w/full field 10:30AMApr 3-4 Lewiston, ID McDermott Tour (See ad p20) (208) 746-9240 9-Ball at Shooters $50+$10 g.f. $1,500 CallApr 9-11 Great Falls, MT TJ’s/8-Ball In (See ad p6) (406) 590-7849 8-Ball Men & Women $40+$10 g.f. $2,250 w/full fields 7:00PMApr 14-18 Canyonville, OR Seven Feathers (See ad p16) (541) 471-0556 BCA 8-Ball Challenge Varies $2,000+ CallApr 17-18 Phoenix, AZ AWBT Stop (See Page 31) (480) 818-2880 9-Ball at Sixshooters Call $500 CallApr 17-18 Renton, WA Sunset (See ad p15) (425) 255-7225 9-Ball Pechauer Tour $50+$10 Call CallApr 24-25 Salem, OR NWPA (See ad p5) (206) 920-1936 9-Ball at The Cue Ball Call CallApr 24-25 Lewistown, MT MCMOA (See ad p2) (406) 442-7088 State 8-Ball Championships Qualify at bars $20,000 w/full field CallApr 24-25 Centralia, WA McDermott Tour (See ad p27) (360) 736-5164 9-Ball at Olympic Club $40+$10 g.f. $1,000 CallApr 24-25 Post Falls, ID Falls Club (See ad p28) (509) 951-1207 8-Ball Class “D” $25+$5 g.f. $1,800 Payout CallMay 8-9 Post Falls, ID Falls Club (See ad p28) (509) 951-1207 9-Ball Class “B” $35+$5 g.f. $3,000 Payout Call

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February 21-22, 2004 - Open 9-Ball *

The Cue Ball - Salem, OR $1,000 ADDED GUARANTEED (See Ad page 12)

$40 entry + $10 green fee - Race to 7/6 - Finals (1) Race to 9Texas Express - Sign-up 9am - Play starts at 10am

FEBRUARY 2004 Tournament

March 20, 2004 - Open 8-Ball *

Mingles, Moscow, ID $500 ADDED GUARANTEED (See Ad page 11)

$25 entry + $10 green fee - Race to 5/4 - BCA Rules - Limit 32Players Meeting 10AM - Starts at 10:30AM

MARCH 2004 Tournament

Stan TourangeauWon @ City LightsOctober 3, 2003

Glenn AtwellWon @ Skyland

October 10, 2003

Brett SeylerWon @ Let’s Play Billiards

November 1-2, 2003

Stan TourangeauWon @ City Lights

November 29-30, 2003

April 3-4, 2004 - Small Table 9-Ball *

Shooters Sports Bar - Lewiston, ID $1,500 ADDED GUARANTEED (See Ad page 20)

$50 entry + $10 green fee - Double Elimination - Race to 9/7Texas Express - Sign-up 8am - Play starts at 10am

April 24-25, 2004 - Open 9-Ball *

Olympic Club - Centralia, WA $1,000 ADDED GUARANTEED (See Ad page 27)

$40 entry + $10 green fee - Texas ExpressDouble Elimination

APRIL 2004 Tournament

Dan LouieWon @ Harvey’s

December 13-14, 2003

Edwin MontalWon @ Falls Club

January 24-25, 2004


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