Category: Billiard Tours
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Varner Back to Steer the USA to Glory
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Varner Back to Steer the USA to Glory Matchroom Sport can announce that four-time Mosconi Cup winner Nick Varner will return as captain of Team American at this year’s event which takes place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas from 10-13 December. Varner, 61, has successfully captained America to…
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SARTA’s board chairman takes CEO reins
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SARTA, the nonprofit dedicated to expanding Sacramento’s tech economy, has changed chief executives. Meg Arnold, the organization’s board chairwoman, has replaced J.D. Stack as CEO of the Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance. Arnold just finished a four-month stint as head of the green capital alliance at Valley Vision, an organization…
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Immonen Wins International Challenge of Champions
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Immonen Wins International Challenge of Champions by InsidePOOL Staff “This is the toughest tournament in the world,” said an elated Mika Immonen moments after capturing the 2009 International Challenge of Champions title. The pressure-packed, $25,000 winner-takes-all event was held at Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT, October 27.…
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Fisher Takes Tournament of Champions Title
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Fisher Takes Tournament of Champions Title by InsidePOOL Staff “I feel like I just won an Olympic Gold Medal,” said an elated Kelly Fisher moments after capturing the 2009 Mohegan Sun International Tournament of Champions title. The spirited $20,000 winner-takes-all event was held at Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in…
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Team USA Downs Team Europe in World Cup of Trick Shots
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Team USA Downs Team Europe in World Cup of Trick Shots by InsidePOOL Staff The World Cup of Trick Shots was held October 29 at Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT, where Team USA claimed the title over Team Europe in the fourth annual international team competition in…
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Historic Mosconi Cup Poll Opens Today
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Historic Mosconi Cup Poll Opens Today Public to Choose Last Man for Team USA WITH THE 2009 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup European side named and four of the five members of Team USA already selected, promoters Matchroom Sport can announce that the final berth on the American team will be determined…
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Patients often turn first to ‘Dr. Google’
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Daughters Charlene Steving, left, and JoAnn Young help Helen Gallagher last month. Young e-mails concerns to Gallagher’s doctor.The Internet’s power to make something “go viral” has surpassed the phrase’s original meaning. Sneeze once, you might pass a virus to the person next to you. Post something online, the entire world…
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Davis Demolishes Jacoby Field
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Davis Demolishes Jacoby Field Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Greensboro, NC by Lea Andrews While the $1,000-added Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour’s season opener turned out to be a bittersweet finale for the patrons of the host location, Shooters Bar & Grill in Greensboro, NC, which closed its doors…
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Eglesias Undefeated in Edison
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Eglesias Undefeated in Edison Tri-State Tour / Brooklyn, NJ by InsidePOOL Staff Thirty-two players converged upon Gotham City Billiards in Brooklyn, NJ, October 31, for the Tri-State Tour’s B-D event. Tony Eglesias won the lion’s share of the $750-added purse when he triumphed over Robert Kight in the final match.…
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Moore Scores at Diamond Pub
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Moore Scores at Diamond Pub Diamond Pub 9-Ball Tournament / Louisville, KY by Tom Fryer Junior Moore is a champion, and he has first-time promoter Ernie Borraga to thank. Borraga joined forces with Louisville’s venerable tournament room, The Diamond Pub, to stage a 9-ball event November 1. Of the 32…