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Nice I watched BB for the first time yesterday and I have to say I quite enjoyed it. You can certainly see why the one pocket players are doing well. That being said I think they have a massive hill to climb to make it a profitable venture, but I certainly applaud them for giving it a shot.

Buffet I am excited to see what it will be like at the new venue as well. As a side note, I hear that the buffet is pretty good at the Rio and I found the below Groupon deal for it. http://www.groupon.com/deals/carnival-world-buffet-at-rio-las-vegas See you all out there. Trevor

Ha ha, no just English and although I live in New York, I have not succumbed to calling trousers, pants as of yet.

Here is a link to the official dress code. http://www.playbca.com/portals/0/2013nc/13dc.pdf

Makes Sense I guess it does make sense. I was assuming that people would not be walking to the Rio (other than from the Gold Coast, which I believe is extremely close), as it is nuts to walk there from the strip and then they would be inside the whole time. That being said I am sure it will be...

I was informed last night that the dress code for the BCA National's in Vegas now allows you to ear shorts as long as they are dress shorts, smart casual or denim shorts. Personally, I am not a fan of this change. I would prefer it to get stricter, with competitors having to wear dress trousers...

For the BCA Amateur Events as well? Do you know if they will be used for the Amateur events as well? I seem to remember hearing that they would be. If so that is great news. Not that I remember there being anything wrong with the equipment last year, but it is always good to get the equipment...

Great game I really like this game! As well as it being a fun game in it's own right, I can see how it would improve your straight pool and 8/9/10 ball game, as it is all about playing precision position. Thank you Joe, I hope your new league is a success.

World of difference There is also an absolute world of difference between the pockets on a club snooker table and the tournament tables the pros play on. Basically the difference between a bucket pool table and a triple shimmed monster. Again I am not saying it is impossible for a talented...

Catering to all folks The clubs I know that have gone down the diamond table route have made the astute assumption that to run a successful place you need more than just serious/action players. What they have done is allocated a certain area of their room to have bar box diamonds. This way you...

Cheers Jude, I shamefully admit that I never actually knew what a short stops actual speed was!

To be fair I also play in the same ABC league (as a bit of a donkey A player) and although the list provided are not all what would be deemed pro speed players, there are at least a couple of top pros in the list and the rest are at least very sporty players. People like to run down leagues...

Maybe Maybe you need a Java update? http://www.java.com/en/ That and flash updates would be the two things I looked at first. Good luck, Trevor

Yep, I voted before I read the classifications. I would put myself more in the B+ range otherwise.

This should be a great tournament. I am signed up to play in the A-D part of the tournament, but if I get sent home early I might see if I can sign up for the Pro event as well, as there are some unbelievable players in it. I must say that I am really looking forward to seeing Warren Kiamco...

Call Ahead Call ahead to see if Danny Barouty will be in, as he is one of the house pro's at Amsterdam. He should be able to show you a better selection than just what is at the counter. I bought a pretty nice Schon off of him last year for $500 and I love it. Good luck.

Thank you Jack, I really appreciate the insight. That sounds a little sad. Growing up back home they really were the cue's to have. I visited his shop once when I had my snooker cue converted into a two piece and it was a pretty cool experience. Thanks for the tip about Pro9, that does make...

This is the cue, that i am thinking about https://www.parriscues.com/products/product/excalibur_pool_cue/ I am also contemplating going to a 12.5mm tip instead of the 13mm I have played with since I took up playing 9 ball. I think it might be a risky move (as there may be a reduction in...

I am tempted to treat myself to one, but before I do I wanted to see if anyone on here either has one or has played with one. If so how well did it play? For anyone that doesn't know John Parris is regarded as being the number one custom snooker cue maker. Thank you

Good call I personally think that although things may have been handled better during the tournament, that it has been handled well after the fact. Mark and the BCAPL have a ridiculously tough job to try and keep everyone happy and make sure that it is a fair tournament. We as pool players are...