Category: Billiard Tours

  • Team USA Wins Mosconi Cup 11-7

    Team USA Wins Mosconi Cup 11-7 2009 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup by Sally P. Timko In an emotionally charged final day at the 2009 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup, Team USA prevailed, winning the Cup 11-7. Team Europe put up a fight, but the massive 9-5 deficit they faced going into Sunday’s matches…

  • Big Bubba Batting 1000 on Jacoby Tour

    Big Bubba Batting 1000 on Jacoby Tour Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Rocky Mount, NC by Lea Andrews Shawn “Big Bubba” Putnam, who made his first appearance—and first win— on the Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour at last season’s finale, made his second appearance and second win the weekend…

  • Bannon Bests Barbara on Tri-State Tour

    Bannon Bests Barbara on Tri-State Tour Tri-State Tour / East Rutherford, NJ by InsidePOOL Staff A strong field of 41 Northeast players came out for the December 12 stop on the Tri-State Tour, with Scott Bannon taking home first place. The $500-added tournament was hosted by Castle Billiards in East…

  • Team USA Needs Two For Mosconi Cup Glory

    Team USA Needs Two For Mosconi Cup Glory 2009 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup / Las Vegas, NV by Sally P. Timko The third day of the 2009 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup, which is being hosted by the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, saw Team USA moved closer to…

  • Team USA Increases Lead to 7-2

    Team USA Increases Lead to 7-2 2009 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup / Las Vegas, NV by Sally P. Timko Team USA, which went into the 2009 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup 2-1 underdogs, came out of Friday’s matches with a daunting 7-2 lead, winning three of the four matches played today. Team Europe…

  • AT&T service center workers face a tough choice

    Officials for AT&T and the Communications Workers of America both confirmed this week that a portion of the company’s service center employees in Sacramento are being offered a choice to move or lose their jobs. Beyond the fact that it’s happening, though, there’s little common ground between the union and…

  • Online employment ads rise in California

    Job vacancies advertised online in California rose nearly 7 percent in November, according to the Conference Board’s monthly online help-wanted study. Online ads nationwide hit 387,000 last month compared with 362,400 in October. The West had the second largest November gain among all U.S. regions, with California’s 24,600 increase accounting…

  • Team USA Dominates Europe at Mosconi Cup

    Team USA Dominates Europe at Mosconi Cup Newcomers Hatch and Dominguez Help USA Gain a 4-1 Lead PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup / Las Vegas, NV by Sally P. Timko Two international teams collided at the first day of the 2009 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup, hosted by the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino…

  • Wilkie Double-Dips Miller for Blaze Title

    Wilkie Double-Dips Miller for Blaze Title Blaze 9-Ball Tour / Edison, NJ by InsidePOOL Staff The Blaze 9-Ball Tour is known for attracting strong players throughout the Northeast to their one-day events, but no one expected the field that showed up at Sandcastle Billiards in Edison, NJ, to compete December…

  • U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship Invites WPBA Participation

    U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship Invites WPBA Participation The Women’s Professional Billiards Association (WPBA) has granted CueSports International (CSI) “Recognition Status” for the 2010 U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. This designation officially allows WPBA professionals to participate. The U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship will be held May 17-22, 2010, in the Pro Arena…