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I know, I said i was going to make several posts during the pool tournament. When I played my next match and lost it took the wind out of my desire for writing for a few days.

I played my friend Chris and he won the first game. I answered with a break and run. He broke dead and I ran out again, finishing with a throw shot on the 8 ball because I played bad shape on the shot. I broke and ran the next rack making the score 3 to 1 My lead.

I cleared the next rack and failed to get to the last ball before the 8. This left Chris with an open table and he cleared it out. I had the break in the next game and again cleared the table with no shot on the last ball. Chris cleared the table again. This put the score at 3 to 3.

I won the next game making it 4 to 3 my lead. The next game looked good and I should have ran out. I started getting out of line a little bit on the 5th ball and ended up playing shape on a cross side bank shot for the last solid. I missed the bank, left Chris an open table and he ran out again.

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I’m sitting in the “Classic Q” pool hall in Pueblo Colorado in between matches in this tough action pool tournament. It’s almost 4 PM and I have been here since 10:00 AM this morning.

I was lucky and drew a bye in the first round and then won my first match 5 to 1 a few minutes ago.

There is definitely some tough action in this tourney. We have several players from Colorado Springs and Denver and then of course there is Dr. Cue (Tom Rossman) from out of state.

This is the 13th annual Dr. Cue Pool Tournament. By far the biggest tournament in Pueblo and one of the bigger billiards tournaments in Colorado. I think there are 85 players this year which is one player more than last year. 

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The title Pool Tournament Eve above would be more accurate if it said day instead of eve. As I type this article, 4:36 in the morning, March 1, 2008, I should be sleeping.

 Tomorrow is the annual Dr Cue Tournament here in Pueblo Colorado. Billiards is pretty popular here in Pueblo. This tournament is the largest held here. Players come from all over the State of Colorado and sometimes a few other states. We have 2 BCA (Billiards Congress of America)  National Champions residing here in Pueblo along with many other players who shoot lights out. 

Dr. Cue (Tom Rossman) puts on a trick shot exhibition the night before the tournament. I attended this show last night where I payed my entry fee of $40 and watched Tom put on a great show as usual.

The pool hall where this tournament is played is about 15 minutes from my house. I made it home by 10:30 PM and finally fell asleep around 11:30. Right on nice job. Get some rest before the tournament. Not.

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