Category: Assorted Tours

Bustamante Busts Open Hard Times Billiards Hard Times 9-Ball Summer Jamboree / Sacramento, CA by Rick Davis Francisco Bustamante lit up the West Coast as he went undefeated to take the Hard Times 9-Ball Summer Jamboree title. Taking place at Hard Times Billiards in Sacramento, CA, the event had been…

Lopez Tops on Tri-State Tour Tri-State Tour / Edison, NJ by Rick Davis Billiard News – Edison Billiards in Edison, NJ, hosted the June 16-17 offering from the Tri-State Tour, where Jose Lopez showed up the field of 32 competitors to take the event undefeated. On the winners’ side it…

Ahola Undefeated at Hard Times Billiards USPPA / Sacramento, CA by Rick Davis Billiard News – The Untied States Pool Players Association (USPPA) took over Hard Times Billliards in Sacramento, CA, where Gene Ahola bested the 102-player field through the 3-day event that began June 15. With 32 Gold Crown…

Pagulayan Sails Through at Billiard Factory World Summit of Pool Billiard and Pool News – The final day of Billiard Factory World Summit of Pool at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV was filled with excitement with three top notch matches. A sold out crowd filled the…

USA Hopes Lie with Van Boening Again Billiards News – Judgement Day at the World Summit as the final 4 players for the ESPN rounds would be determined. First the youngsters John Morra and Austin Murphy were schooled by Filipino Head Masters Alex Pagulayan and Francisco Bustamante,11-1. Kiamco kept the…

Immonen Captures Maryland 14.1 Open Maryland State 14.1 Open / Arnold, MD by Rick Davis The Maryland State 14.1 Open drew in a power-packed 40-player field for their June 9-10 event at Bill Billies Cuesport in Arnold, MD. Coming through carnage unscathed, Mika “Iceman” Immonen took home the title. In…

Halladay Sweeps Queens Billiard Stop Tri-State Tour / Astoria Queens, NY by Rick Davis Robert Halladay was crowned king of the Tri-State Tour stop that took place June 10 at Break Bar and Billiards in Astoria Queens, NY. The C/D handicapped double-elimination 9-ball event offered up a 24-player field at…

Hacienda Heights Residents to Compete in National Pool Championships in Vegas Billiard News – “Balls Out” of Hacienda Heights, CA, qualified for the 2007 APA 8-Ball National Team Championships, conducted by the American Poolplayers Association (APA), through their top performance in the local team championship at Golden Cue in South…

Billiard Factory World Summit of Pool Begins 64 top notch pro players are signed on to compete in the 4th Annual Billiard Factory World Summit of Pool at the Riviera Hotel and Casino. The event, formerly held in Manhattan, NY, has been relocated to the western region of the US…

Engert Snares Second World Pool Masters Title 8 – 5 Win Edges Alcaide Thomas Engert of Germany has won the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters. Engert sealed a stunning 8-5 victory in a high-quality final against Spain’s David Alcaide at the Hotel Zuiderduin, Egmond aan Zee. This becomes Engert’s second…