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Mondays at Family Billiards, San Francisco Free practice at 6:30 pm Handicapped 9-ball Single Elimination, Race to 5 1st Place $200 or Winner Take All (whichever is lower) Jump Cues OK Phoenolic Tips OK 3-Foul Rule (loss of game) NO SCORESHEETS The Break shot is like any other shot (NO DO-OVERS)...

Predator 5K8 I'm sellin' a 5K8 which is exactly 19.0 ounces...15.1 oz Butt, 3.9 oz 314-2 shaft.

Kenny Koo for President? I'd vote for him!!

Koo Cues Are Cool! Kenny Koo is an artist. One of his cues made for a Billiard player in Emeryville landed in my hands by some fortunate sequence of events several years ago. "10" is written on the left side of the wood beneath the Butt bumper, and "03" is written diametrically opposed. So...

Reno Open 10pm matches, Wed 12/5 Another classic matchup: The winner of the USPPA tournament Carl Wilson Jr. vs The front man of the USPPA Tony Annigoni fg

Reno Open 10pm matches, Wed 12/5 Make your pick with this classic matchup: George Michaels vs "Baby" Frank Nordman Also, SacTown Tom Suarez is about to play...how about some moral support? (vs Randel Milhoun). fg

That's Why They Play The Games! Chohan LOSES to Lew Medina LOSES to Pogirski Interesting, huh?

Reno Open 6pm matches, Wed 12/5 Pick the winners and win bragging points: Oscar Dominguez vs Damien Allishan Tony Chohan vs Warren Lew Michael Stansbury vs Gary Paton Danny Kuykendall vs Nick Cano Chuckie Holyoke vs Larry Davis Melvin Sharp vs Stevon Gonzales Mark Tiu vs Rich Magnun Dave Olson...

No Idiots There are no idiots, just different perspectives. So, here we go: You're in a $x/$2x Ring Game--you fill in the dollar amount that makes you sweat--that's x dollars on the 5-ball and 2x dollars on the 9. You have a dilemma in front of you at the table: a touchy cut shot on the...

The Exact Opposite The Exact opposite is really the case. The Liability Ring Game enhances your safety play. Think it through. fg

Surely I will. Ring Games could help one's tournament game along with reawakening the fun of 9-ball.

Dude, how much would you risk playing a Liability Ring Game with two people you never met, or worse yet, have met and think you know well? Take some time to think, fg

OK77, I'm sure there are many variations on the ring Game rules. But, if they all support the criteria of Sharpening One's Game, then it's a "good" Rule.

Variations I'm sure there are many variations on the ring Game rules. But, if they all support the criteria of Sharpening One's Game, then it's a "good" Rule.