2006 PartyPoker.com World Pool MastersHotel Zuiderduin, Egmond aan Zee, HollandFriday 16 June Raj Hundal (England) 8 5 Hiroshi Takenaka (Japan)Niels Feijen (Holland) 8 3 Rodney Morris (USA)Vilmos Foldes (Hungary) 8 7 Nick van den Berg (Holland)The 2006 PartyCasino.com World Pool Masters got off to a flying start with the first three Round 1 matches taking place in front of a full arena in Egmond and there was something of the good, the bad and the ugly to the afternoons proceedings.In the opener, Englands Raj Hundal, defending the trophy he won so well last year, edged into the second round with an unconvincing 8-5 victory over Hiroshi Takenaka of Japan.The final score was 8-5 but The Hitman will need to sharply improve his performance if he is to make further progress.
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2006 PartyPoker.com World Pool Masters
June 17th, 2006EnjoyPool.com 9-Ball Championship Begins
June 13th, 2006EnjoyPool.com 9-Ball Championship Beginsby InsidePOOL StaffVisit the Enjoypool.com image gallery (http://insidepoolmag.bizatomic.net/gallery.php?category=Enjoypool.com+Open+2006)
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International Pool Tour to Premiere on OLN
May 6th, 2006International Pool Tour to Premiere on OLNFor Immediate ReleaseKing of the Hill 8-Ball Shootout to Air in Prime-Time Starting Sunday, June 4Chicago, Illinois. (May 4, 2006) — The International Pool Tour, the richest professional pool tour in the world, has secured a major television package to air IPTs action-packed King of the Hill 8-Ball Shootout series on OLN. The network will carry the six IPT shows in prime time, with the first show set to premiere at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 4. The International Pool Tours King of the Hill 8-Ball Shootout features the worlds greatest players competing for more than $1 million in prize money, by far the biggest purse ever offered in pool. The series will be shown on OLN over six consecutive Sundays, culminating in a two-hour finale on Sunday, July 9.The Comcast-owned OLN is currently available in almost 70 million households and is considered one of the hottest sports cable networks in America. The national network is best-known for its coverage of the National Hockey League, the prestigious Tour De France, Americas Cup, Davis Cup tennis, the A1 Grand Prix series and the Survivor reality series in syndication.
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Viking Cues Photo Caption Contest Winner for April
May 3rd, 2006Viking Cues Photo Caption Contest Winner for AprilViking Cues Photo Caption Contest (/content/view/41) for the month of December. The winning caption was, Preparing to demonstrate his world famous Pinocchio shot , Deno starts with thinking of a really good lie. Steven 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 Dennis Hatch and Frank Del Pizzo having a little fun before the finals at the Super Billiard Expo. 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)
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International Pool Tour Entry Form
May 1st, 2006International Pool Tour Entry FormIPT Entry Form part 1 (http://www.definitivesynergy.com/IPT/IPT_Form1.pdf)IPT Entry Form part 2 (http://www.definitivesynergy.com/IPT/IPT_Form2.pdf) (qualifier dates and locations)The concept is simple. Each player who signs up for a qualification tournament can specify a referrer, or someone who signed them up for the tournament. Whoever it is that is the referrer, whether it be an IPT Player, Room Owner, Tour Operator, Pool League, Pre-Qualifier Host, or Individual, will receive a 10% commission of the entry fee (a $1000 entry equals a $100 commission and a $500 entry fee equals a $50 commission) AND a bonus amount equaling 10% of the prize money won by that player in the tournament in which they qualified to play.
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International Pool Tour News
April 27th, 2006International Pool Tour NewsDear IPT Supporter:The IPT has undergone incredible growth over the last few months. Building a profitable international pool tour is a huge undertaking. It takes a tremendous commitment in financial resources, manpower, and time. Something of this magnitude does not happen overnight. The IPT is fully committed for the long term. We have the financial resources, business expertise, long-term vision, and exciting future corporate partners that will ensure that the IPT continues to grow and expand for many, many years to come! Here are some updates on various issues:Worldwide TV Contracts – There has been tremendous worldwide interest in the purchasing of the King of the Hill TV series, and acquiring rights to broadcasting the entire 2006 season. The bidding war and negotiations amongst all the television broadcasters has been exciting and time consuming. We have made our decisions and will be announcing the exact times and networks that will handle the IPT 2006 tournament schedule within the next two weeks.
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Kelly Fisher Repeats Win at San Diego Classic
April 23rd, 2006Kelly Fisher Repeats Win at San Diego Classicby InsidePOOL StaffSee the tournament chart (http://www.wpba.com/cms/?pid=1005999)Number-one-ranked on the WPBA, Allison Fisher returned to match up with defending champion Kelly Fisher, the snooker prodigy from England. In the other bracket, number-two-ranked Karen The Irish Invader Corr met Sarah Ellerby. Both of these matches ended up being lopsided, as Kelly Fisher vanquished Allison Fisher 7-4, while Corr ousted Englands Ellerby 7-2, going on to meet Kelly Fisher in the final match.
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Four Remain in the Winners Bracket on Florida Pro Tour
April 23rd, 2006Four Remain in the Winners Bracket on Florida Pro Tourby Rick DavisView Brackets here (http://www.platinumbilliards.com/eventbracket.php)On the one-loss side, Butch The Butcher Croft defeated Ricky Sanchez in a see-saw battle. This was Sanchezs first appearance on the tour in two years, and of the group of players he came with from Miami, he was the only one to finish in the money.
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Final Four Go into Sunday
April 23rd, 2006Final Four Go into SundayThe WPBA 2006 San Diego Classic has whittled from 64 to its final 4 players going into Sundays matches. The event, held at the Viejas Casino in Alpine, CA, will end today.In the first round of the new single-elimination final 16 format, See the tournament chartIn other action, Melissa Herndon was ahead of Dawn Hopkins for most of their match but couldnt hold on after being tied double-hill and lost in a 2 hour, 16 minute marathon. Gerda Hofstatter started strong against defending champion Kelly Fisher 3-0, but Fisher fought back to tie the match at 5 before moving past G-Force to bring it to 8-5. Hofstatter fought back to force a hill-hill match that eventually went in favor of Fisher 9-8.
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Top 16 Begin Sundays Florida Pro Tour Matches
April 23rd, 2006Top 16 Begin Sundays Florida Pro Tour Matchesby Rick DavisView Brackets here (http://www.platinumbilliards.com/eventbracket.php)
