Diamond Jim’s APA (American Pool Players Association) Masters team took first place in the National qualifier pool tournament the week end of June 7th and 8th 2008. Our team won $3,000.00 in cash and an entry into the Las Vegas Masters tournament  August 18th 2008.

The match was tight and it came down to the last ball. Mike played our last match and managed to pocket the final nine ball barely missing the cue ball scratch on the last game. This final shot made us the Champions of this Billiards tournament and set us up with a pile of cash and secured our entry into the Vegas pool tournament.

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We enjoy the summer pool league and nine ball is much more fast paced than eight ball which is the game we play all winter.

Read about 8 ball, 9 ball billiards leagues and Dr. Cue in Pueblo Colorado Here. 

I skipped the first match last week but I was present and accounted for last night. The first week of play for me is always a shock because it doesn’t seem natural to start playing pool league while the sun is still shining. We start the match at 7 PM in the winter for 8 ball and in the summer for 9 ball. During the fall and winter, it is already dark here in southern Colorado by 7 PM.

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This site has a never ending supply of fresh pool and billiards content. You will find the latest products and strategies as well as age old principles that have always worked and that always will.

Are you a pool player or a fan?

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I’ve been back in town 4 days, I’m about caught up with my work load and I’m ready to spill the beans about the Vegas Pool Tournament.

I must confess that this was my worst performance ever in Vegas where the singles competition is concerned. This is the first time since the tournament was held in Denver which was late eighties (1988 or 1989), that I was 2 and out of the National tournament. (The Denver Nationals was my first major tournament 20 years back)

This year it was not because I played 2 bad dudes who ran out on me endlessly. It’s because I did not prepare for this tournament in the proper manner and my game was not anywhere near up to par. I did run racks in both of my matches, so I wasn’t totally asleep. On the other side of the coin, I missed a couple eight balls and general position on several shots.  I gave my two opponents enough opportunities to make them look good.

I’ll be writing some future posts about the individual matches and there will be some cool content on the mental aspects of the game there as well. Stay tuned to this Blog Channel.

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Classic Billiards on ESPN. Have you been watching?

I am writing this post on my lap top as I watch two legends of Pocket Billiards battle it out. Willie Mosconi (my personal pool playing hero) is playing Cowboy Jimmy Moore. I’m not sure when the match was played but the guide from Dish Network states the original air date of 2004.

They are playing on a 9 foot Brunswick Gold Crown Pool Table and I believe the tournament is in Atlantic City. Jimmy Moore was 71 years old and Willie Mosconi 68 at the time of this match. Both players could still run the balls even in their old age. (I met Willie in Denver back in 1989. I was 21 and he blew my mind.) I love Classic Billiards.
Willie Mosconi a 15 time world champion (Yeah Fifteen Time Champion) shined like the true star that he was. In the interview after the match, Allen Hopkins asked Willie, “Now that you are in the finals do you think you will win the tournament?” Willie replied, “Allen I didn’t think I had a chance. you know I’m not a 9 ball player.”

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One of the Billiards Fundamental Course subscribers sent in his “Billiards Menatl Routine” in a reply to an email that he received.

I posted the chain of communication below. Our self talk is extremely important and having the right thoughts in our mind will help us execute our shots correctly.

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Pool! Billiards? 9 Ball Break and Run, Can You Run a Rack?

 I started a thread on a Billiards Forum recently. I thought it would be fun to post it here as well. Please comment with your own pool and billiards run out stories. 

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My personal opinion is that it’s best to start by pouring a good foundation. Just like in putting up a building, you have to build your pool game. The building or the billiards game must have a solid foundation. The fundamentals of billiards is where you will want to get started.

This can be difficult for some people who have been playing there own way for years. The fundamentals will hit them like a ton of bricks. All of a sudden you find out you were holding the cue incorrectly, standing wrong and letting your body move around while shooting. It’s like having to learn the entire game from scratch.

Billiards is a great game and if you enjoy cruising around the pool table putting balls in the pockets, then learning the fundamentals will definitely be worth while. When you learn how to use English and control your cue ball, the game becomes addictive. 

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What does Billiard Tips mean? Is it the leather tip on the end of a pool cue or is it a bit of advice? I guess it could be either one when in the proper context.

For this article, we are going to talk about tips as in advice about playing pool.

Many people play pool these days. We see it all the time on television and on the big screen. Many people go out to the night clubs, hang out and drink a few beverages and the play a few games of pool on the coin operated tables found in many bars or clubs.

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