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Brandon Shuffles Through the Billiard Field
Fifth Annual Burt Kellerman Memorial Tournament / Englewood, CO
by Samm Diep
On the hot summer weekend of June 21-22 in Englewood, CO, the Fifth Annual Burt Kellerman Memorial Tournament took place. Burt Kellerman “Mr. Red, White, and Blue” passed away seven years ago, and since then, his friends Ron Ferrendelli, Peter Emily, and Michael Smith have raised and added thousands of dollars for this tournament in his honor. “He was very patriotic. He was such a…

July 2, 2008 – 3:07 pm, Brandon Shuffles Through the Billiards Field

July 2, 2008 – 10:41 am, Practice, practice, practice

Plowman Captures Carolina Billiards Qualifier
OB Cues Ladies’ 9-Ball Tour / Richardson, TX
by InsidePOOL Staff
Bonnie Plowman took command of the June 21-22 OB Cues Ladies’ 9-Ball Tour stop, defeating Lisa Marr in the finals to take the title and the Women’s Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) qualifier. The tour’s third stop was hosted by The Billiard Den in Richardson, TX, and brought in 52 players.
Going through the winners’ bracket unscathed was the ever-present Lisa Marr, who secured her spot in the…

July 2, 2008 – 6:56 am, Plowman Captures Carolina Billiards Qualifier

New Aramith Laminated Billiard Tip

Saluc is proud to announce the introduction of a high-end Aramith laminated pool cue tip. Classical in its conception (9 layers, high-quality pig skin), the Aramith laminated tip is characterized by a special leather treatment made at Saluc’s factory in Belgium. Thanks to its past experience in the leather processing, Saluc developed a treatment that optimizes the mix of qualities required for a tip by the most demanding professional players.

Saluc, a 75 years old…

July 2, 2008 – 5:39 am, New Aramith Laminated Billiard Tip

July 2, 2008 – 4:53 am, Allison Fisher defeats Kelly Fisher; wins WPBA Great Lakes Classic

July 2, 2008 – 1:58 am, SIX APPEAL

July 1, 2008 – 9:51 am, WORLD SNOOKER NO LONGER SILENT OVER ‘BRIBE’ CLAIM

Three in a Row for Robles
Predator 9-Ball Tour / Brooklyn, NY
by InsidePOOL Staff
Fresh off his IPT Challenge victory over Karl Boyes, Tony Robles continued his winning ways as Park Slope Billiards in Brooklyn, NY, played host to stop 11 of the Predator 9-Ball Tour with a field of 42 players.
In the top bracket, Steve Lillis scored victories over Jason Eglen 9-2, Shin Park 9-8, and Mark Pamtovic 9-4 to earn a shot against Robles. Tony bested Bora Jeong 9-2 and…

July 1, 2008 – 3:55 am, Three in a Row for Robles

Lanuto Takes Tri-State Billiard Event
Tri-State Tour / New York, NY
by Skip Maloney
Sal Lanuto held off a strong challenge from Michael Yednak to win the Tri-State Tour stop June 29. A total of 23 entrants were on hand for the $1000-added, handicapped event, hosted by Amsterdam Billiards Bar in Manhattan.
Early Saturday, Lanuto and Dave Shlemperis, who would finish the tour’s season as the top-ranked players (numbers two and one, respectively) in their C+ handicap class, sent Trevor Heal and…

July 1, 2008 – 3:30 am, Lanuto Takes Tri-State Billiard Event

July 1, 2008 – 3:01 am, WHEN SNOOKER WENT ALL WIMBLEDON

June 30, 2008 – 2:53 pm, Like Fargo, with less thinking

June 30, 2008 – 1:02 pm, GETTING IN TOUCH

Superman flies into the last two to set up another Thriller in Manila

June 30, 2008 – 8:41 am, Gomez becomes first qualifier to reach final

June 30, 2008 – 7:34 am, Geezer Pool (aka Senior Billiards)

June 30, 2008 – 5:49 am, Hopkins wins Blaze Stop

June 30, 2008 – 5:49 am, Bernie Pettipiece wins 2008 Arizona State Straight Pool Championship

June 30, 2008 – 5:49 am, Pagulayan, Alcano advance to Qatar Open Main Draw

June 30, 2008 – 5:49 am, Jae Hyung Cho wins College Billiards International 3-Cushion Open

June 30, 2008 – 3:53 am, I beat Billy Idol in pool