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Just reading the press release and checking out their website about regional tours, it looks like they are using pre existing tournaments and organizing them into some sort of national tour. Maybe they will promote some of their own events. I've always thought this type of format could work to...

Anytime that I get a new player asking about a cue, I always tell them to start out with a players or action cue. For the money, it's really a good buy and will last a long time. I had my custom player stolen from my trunk a few years back and was going to the APA nationals the following day to...

I was playing recently in a tournament and almost had the same thing happen. My opponent was a well known player (also a friend) and was on the verge of a forfeit. Word was that he had his match time wrong and was on the way. I went up to the well respected TD and told them that I didn't mind...

http://www.cuephoria.com/ Only drawback looks like they don't open until 3pm.

I like Danny. He is 80 years old and his mind is still sharp. Is he polished as an announcer? No. Are some of his idea's about the sport such as the break not being a factor a little outdated? Probably. But, he is a treasure to the game that should be cherished. I personal enjoy his stories...

Absolutely, but it would be ran as a business with the end goal of the tour being self sufficient by getting sponsorships, advertising, gate, etc. It would take time because you would need to build a brand. With the money guaranteed, the players would get in line. If that didn't work, then I...

One time several years ago, I played in a tournament where one of the better players went for 250 in the auction. The next highest player (which was the best player) went for 40. Two guys that were drunk just kept bidding and bidding without understanding the ramifications of their bids. The...

This isn't just one match. But in the 90's, Shooters in Olathe KS hosted several tournaments such as the ones they have now. At that time, it might have been the Texas Express tournaments. The format was winner breaks and Dave Matlock won several in a row. Just dominating. The Midwest 9 ball...

He came through town a few years back trying to promote a new Million dollar league. First place was going to pay 250,000 to the winning team with only a modest number of teams playing. I checked it out and figured it wasn't going to fly so my interest waned. It had a weird handicapping system...

It was behind the proverbial 8-ball from the beginning with issues of the arena build. A lot of the initial investment was spent before a game was played from my understanding.

I was thinking the same thing. The Derby won't fill up because they don't have a player limit. But, the Turning Stone almost always fills up the 128 player bracket. My bad the Derby does have a limit of 400 max for the 9-ball.

Awesome news! I've been wanting to play in your tournament for awhile so now no excuses. Make a nice trip to hit something at Fargo and then on to your tournament. As far as dates, you are a head of the curve. I would schedule your tournament and then let other promoters work around your dates...

On any shots medium to full power, I'll bring back the cue to the bridge hand. On softer shots, the pull back will vary with how hard to hit the shot based on experience. I watched James Walden do this for years with great success. The other option on soft shots is to move the bridge hand closer...

That and the ability to play poker on the internet. I remember watching the WSOP at Binions every year because if fell on the same dates as the old BCA nationals. This was before the hole card cam and the big tournament would field around 600 players.

I think that just playing with someone way better will discourage your enthusiasm if that's all you do. Mix it up and play different players of different abilities. The problem arises when players won't play players better than themselves. If you look at different parts of the country and...

One of the reasons that I love this game is because of the characters that are in it. It would be boring if everyone was the same. The few times that I've been around Larry, the one overriding trait was that he loved the game and sport. He tried to improve it in his own way. As far as the other...

It's a fair question. Most know that there isn't a lot of money in pool. It's a fairly niche sport that we get into and fall in love playing. The gambling etc tends to come later after countless hours playing. Initially, it isn't about the money but the love of the game. Once you make the...

They have gambling on snooker matches but it's tightly regulated and the association is strong enough to ban dumpers. A real issue with fantasy betting is that the loophole that allows it will probably be changed in the near future. Some States are already banning it.

Excellent observation. Most competitions in the Midwest are on the bar boxes. It's easy to get away from proper fundamentals such as staying down and watching the cue ball make contact with the object ball because of the easier conditions. It's one of the reasons that I like to practice on 9...

My favorite "Quarter Sharkers" are the ones that do it when the tables are open due to green fees :)