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    Do Chinese Made Pool Products Also Contain Lead?

    Why would anyone, half serious about this game, even want a mass produced cue made in China or anywhere else? I know it could play just as well as a custom, but custom cues are one of the things, along with the gambling history, colorful characters, legendary hustlers and road players, that...
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    Texas Open Players Tour Aug 3-5

    Crazy as it sounds, I could see them pulling in 256 players for one of these tournaments, especially in the DFW area. People just need to know how well the tournaments are run, how good the equipment is and how nice the payouts are. I didn't know what to expect Sat. morning, but was pleasantly...
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    Dallas DFW Area

    There is a place called Rackem in Denton (sorta close to Lewisville) that's not too bad. Some tournaments, alot of 8 footers, can't remember if they have 9's. Only place in Lewisville , that I know of, is Sterlings. Most don't like it.
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    Lifting weights and pool

    I've been playing pool for over 20 years and been lifting 3-4 times a week, instead of going to lunch, for the last 11 years. Not serious lifting, but I'm fairly muscular. I can honestly say I've played my best pool over the last couple of years, so lifting doesn't seem to harm my game. Even...
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    Highest Concentration of 'Good' Players in the U.S.

    I would say, up to the last five years or so, Dallas (DFW) had as many good players as anywhere. The SWEL master's league was loaded with shortstops and they had alot of success at the Vegas BCA most years. You never knew how many champions were going to show up each week at the local...
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    B.c.a. At The Stratosphere Next Year??????????????

    There is currently a little bidding war going on to acquire the Riv and ultimately knock it over. So far, no bids near what the Riv thinks it's worth. I think it's pretty likely the tourneys will be at the Riv next year, but after that, who knows.
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