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shawnNC

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Just relocated to the Arlington/Alexandria, VA area. Any good rooms around here and the surrounding area?
 
shawnNC said:
Just relocated to the Arlington/Alexandria, VA area. Any good rooms around here and the surrounding area?
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hmmm, weekends are slow on AZ. Usually these kind of questions get a quick response.

Champions in Shirlington is good, about 20 9 footers, mostly Brunswicks and a few Olhausens.

Fast Eddies in Alexandria is a good room, mostly 7 foot Diamond tables but maybe 5-6 Gold Crowns still left. APA does their regional tourneys there hence the 7 footers now.

Carpool is also in Arlington, though it's probably not as serious a pool hall as they others. Mostly 8 (or stretch 8's?) and 4 Gold Crowns. Popular happy hour spot.

Fast Eddies is also in Fairfax, that room has about 12 GCs and 8 or so 8 footers.

I don't gamble so I'm not too knowledgable as far as action. I've heard Hi Cue in S. Arlington is an action place but never been there. Not a place you want to take a nice cue from what I've heard, if you know what I mean.
 
I cant speak for Arlington..but i can say if you want to take a sat morning and drive down to Richmond we have a couple of nice pool rooms here..The Playing Field is the signature pool room here ..upscale room... located on West Broad street.. Now for a shooter...the best place is THE SIDE POCKET ...5 min away from The playing field ..down West Broad and right off of Staples Mill Road. THere is a place called Muphey Law II located on the southside Nice tables ..good food ..but a bit loud for a pool room..has a 2 full bars and resturant. so come on down..if you decide one day to come shoot me a pm and i would love to show you around maybe hit a few
 
q-ball in rolling road. hardtimes and fast eddies in springfield. hardtimes and gators in woodbridge its about a 20 min drive from ur area.
 
Gunn_Slinger said:
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=70813

Jam has done a few write up's about where to play in
tourneys and such in the Virginia area and they are excellent

So try searching for Jams threads

mrs.g

Fast Eddies in Springfield is the place for day time
action.:D
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Hey, is Bobby Hawk still playing in the daytime at Springfield at Fast Eddie's? He'd be a good sparring partner for my room mate, who needs some practice. I can't find Bobby's phone number. :o

Virginia has quite a few pool rooms to play in. QuietCoolGuy is giving good advice about going to Richmond. They have two EXCELLENT pool rooms, Southern pool rooms, and they don't come any better than that.

There are some weekly $20 and $25 entry fee 9-ball tournaments in Maryland and Virginia, just about every day of the week.

Thursdays, of course, you should definitely attend First Break Cafe in Sterling, Virginia, for their weekly 9-ball tournament, beginning around 8:00 p.m. Out of all the pool rooms in the entire Metro D.C. area, this one is the best as far as a "real" pool room atmosphere, IMHO. It is action friendly, and I'm sure Young Gun Brandon Shuff will show you around. Don't play him on the front table, though, with the extremely tight pockets. Brandon seems to shoot extremely well on this table. :D

[Sorry, Brandon! :p ]

Monday, a little bit of a drive from Virginia, but Bill and Billy's in Arnold, Maryland is the place to be. No alcohol, smoking allowed, and excellent equipment, well maintained. I think it's a 9-ball tournament there, beginning sharply at 7:30 p.m. It gets a pretty good crowd, from what I hear.

Tuesdays, in Laurel, Maryland, which is a little bit of a drive for you, is the $20-entry-fee 9-ball tournament. Danny Green, Black Henry, White Max, and MANY local players come to Side Pockets. No smoking, alcohol, loud music, and some tough tournament competition. It actually a great tournament! :) Side Pockets is about 3 miles off I-95 towards Baltimore, and the exit is Route 198 (towards Laurel). It's a easy drive, plenty of parking.

Wednesdays, of course, is Rockville, Maryland, at Orange Ball. Parking is limited, so get there early. The tourney starts at 7:30 p.m. This is probably the best weekly tournament as far as players, and believe me, you never know who is going to show up. I've seen Ryan McCreesh, Spanish Rob, Tom-Tom, Parks, UPA Member Mike Davis, and occasional cameo appearances by Keith McCready show up at this one. Excellent viewing for railbirds, full menu and bar, no smoking.

Sunday, Top Hat Billiards in Baltimore, Maryland. It's at least an hour or more from Virginia, but it's a nice quiet-type pool room on Sundays. Very laid back. $25 entry fee, 9-ball. You can get played there (action) if you look hard enough! ;)

Welp, that's about it for the D.C. Metro Area. Not too much in the way of action, but there's a lot of opportunities to compete with players of all caliber. I guess you know that the main regional tour around these parts is Tiger/Planet Pool Tour -- http://www.pool-tour.com. It's usually happening on weekends, and it's a good way for you to meet-and-greet with the local pool scene. :cool:

JAM
 
Here's the contact info:

Mondays at 7:30 p.m.
Bill and Billie's Cuesport
1244 Ritchie Highway
Arnold, MD 21012
Phone: (410) 544-8185
$20 entry fee, race to 7, double-elimination format
$100 added for 16-plus players

Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m.
Side Pockets Cafe
904 Upper Fairlawn Avenue
Laurel, MD 20707
Phone: (301) 604-1300
$25 entry fee, race to 7, single-elimination format
Big Rack

$3 goes to the house for green fees

Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.
Orange Ball Billiards and Cafe
430 Hungerford Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (301) 309-6440
$25 entry fee, race to 7, single-elimination format

Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.
Fast Break Cafe
46970 Community Plaza #2
Sterling, VA 20164
Phone: (703) 444-2551
$25 entry fee, race to 5 and race to 3, double-elimination format

Sundays at 1:00 p.m.
Top Hat Cue Club
8809 Satyr Hill Road
Baltimore, MD
Phone: (410) 665-1906
$25 entry fee, race to 7
$100 added for 16-plus players

JAM
 
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