Florida Pro Tour Kicks Offby Rick DavisThe second stop of the Florida Pro Tour saw a huge opening at Players Billiards in Melbourne, FL. The event had a full field of players and had to turn away those on a waiting list in order to not run over the 64-player cap. A wide array of entrants from local tour regulars to those who are nationally known came to battle it out for their share of the $8000-added purse. Early-round action showcased some excellent play from Hunter Lombardo, Rocket Rodney Morris (pictured right), Ron Wiseman, Adam Wheeler, and others who cruised through their opening rounds. Tournament director John DiToro lost to Ben Conway Jr. in a tough match and noted, It was a great match that went double-hill, adding, Ussery played a beautiful masse, which led to a safety battle that led to a tough shot on the ten ball, which I missed. At the same time, Robb Saez defeated Nick Varner, and former U.S. Open champion Gabe Owen defeated Florida player Neil Fujiwara. Saez said that he and Varner played aggressively in their match. Varner miscued in rack eight, which made a huge difference being 5-3 instead of 4-4, said Saez afterwards.
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Florida Pro Tour Kicks Off
April 15th, 2006American Academy of Cue Art (AACA)
April 10th, 2006American Academy of Cue Art (AACA)2006 International Billiard Home Recreation Expo (/content/view/309/88/)wound down on Saturday, acclaimed cue maker Richard Black invited members of the industry to his lovely home in Humble, TX, for the first meeting of the American Academy of Cue Art (AACA). Media, cue makers, vendors, and friends mingled at the koi ponds or by Lake Houston, on which the house is situated. Black also hired a mariachi band to sing and play while his guests enjoyed the Mexican buffet he provided.View the AACA image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=12)A short meeting of the AACA followed dinner, with the introduction of the board coming first: Jim Stadum of Samsara Cues; Dr. Mike Shamos; Lynn Castle, the executive director of the Art Museum of Southeast Texas; Paul Del Giudice, a registered patent practitioner; Tom Watters; Ivan Lee, president of Simonis Cloth of North America; and Dan Dishaw, president of the AACA. In his address, Dishaw expressed that the Academy is dedicated to promoting the function art form of cue-making by challenging the cue-making community to push the envelope in developing new creations. Additionally, the Academy is promoting the recognition of cue art in the arts community at large, as well as supporting art education with charitable contributions from the proceeds of the Academy.Visit Inside POOL Magazine for the latest news from the American Academy of Cue Art (AACA). (/)
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2006 International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo
April 10th, 20062006 International Billiard Home Recreation ExpoHouston, TXView the 2006 International Billiard Home Recreation Expo image gallery (http://insidepoolmag.bizatomic.net/gallery.php?category=2006+BCA+Trade+Show) Although foot traffic was lighter than we would like to see, we heard from several exhibitors that their sales have equaled previous years, stated the BCA Boards Second Vice-President and Trade Show Committee Chairman, Ivan Lee. Its no surprise that we see larger numbers of attendees in Las Vegas, but we know that sales volume for our exhibitors can remain steady in other venues.
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Viking Cues Photo Caption Contest Winner for March
April 1st, 2006Viking Cues Photo Caption Contest Winner for MarchViking Cues Photo Caption Contest (/content/view/41) for the month of December. The winning caption was, Next, just flip the rack upside down and catch the pool balls in your eye sockets It’s that easy!Tim has won a Viking Pool Cue (http://www.vikingcue.com/) that has a retail value of $300-400 and a one year subscription to InsidePOOL Magazine. InsidePOOL Magazine and InsidePOOLMAG.com host the Viking Cues Photo Caption Contest (/content/view/41) every month. The winners are announced on InsidePOOLMAG.com and in InsidePOOL Magazine. The photo for this month features Deno Andrews of the IPT inspecting a pool table up close and personal. Or is he listening for the echo from the side pocket or voices from the pool table? Visitors can submit entries via email by going to the Photo Caption contest page. You can enter every day, one time per day.Submit your entry to the Viking Photo Caption Contest. (/content/view/41)Visit InsidePOOL Magazine for the Viking Pool Cues Photo Caption Contest. (/content/view/41)
