Good cities for pool?

crawfish said:
Not here. Not Raleigh. Not ever. I miss the good ol' days.
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It's not just Raleigh so far as NC is concerned. I've seen two good pool halls either close or change hands and be ruined around me. The one that changed hands was beautiful and really the most beautiful hall I have ever been in. Since it has changed hands they have only bar tables in it and I have never been there since.
 
New Orleans metro

:grin-square: :wink: :grin-square: Take your pick of three weak players who will bet a $1,000 a game on any fair match or a very good player who owns a room two minutes from the airport who will play just about anyone $500 sets. Guaranteed action, regardless of your speed ay Corner Pocket in Kenner or Buffalo Billiards in Metairie. :rolleyes: :grin: :rolleyes:
 
Tulsa

Oklahoma was huge with pool until the casinos rolled in. There is still a ton of great players but not as much as before. I don't know if it is a plethora of pool halls you're looking for or just a plethora of good players. If it was me, I'd just want to go to one pool hall with all the good players.

Think of Gabe Owen. He grew up as a player here. That right there should be a good enough reason for you.

We got plenty of good pool players with one of the nicest and most professionally run pool halls in the world.
 
sph3ric pyramid said:
I'm thinking of moving back to the US, after a bunch of years abroad, and I'd like to be in a city with a strong pool scene. Any recommendations?
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I've traveled all over the U.S. (for work). The biggest concentration of rooms (and tours) per square mile is in the metro NYC, NJ, Philadelphia area. A lot of your decision could be based on what game(s) you play.
 
trustyrusty said:
If you wanna stay outta the big urban areas (not sure what you are used to) there are many little midwest pockets (pardon the pun) of strong pool play....like the Quad Cities (Rock Island & Moline IL - Bettendorf & Davenport IA). Just an example.
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Don't forget Fargo ;-)
 
I'm a little confused about the high ratings for Northern Cal. Hard Times and Jointed Cue are good halls, but there are only 3 or 4 decent sized tourneys a year in Sacramento and most of the pros either left the area or don't play much anymore. California Billiards, Family Billiards are also very nice halls but I don't know about moving there just to play there.

I worked in the Stockton area a couple times. Bucktooths place in Manteca was turned into a latino nightclub, the pool hall in Tracy was shutdown, and I only found one pool hall in Stockton. Slow cloth, and only C players when I was there a few times. If there was some other big action hall in town, I sure didn't see it.

I'd have to believe there are a ton of areas in the US with a LOT more going on. Especially for tourney players who want the bigger entry tournements to play in (40-100 entry).

I'd guess Florida, New Orleans, Memphis maybe? It seems like I've seen places in the south that have a mid sized tournement (50 entry, chance to win 500+ for first) listed almost every month.
 
Str8PoolPlayer said:
Like stepping back in time when you walk into the Jointed Cue ...
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Nice pics! Looks like heaven on earth, well, except the billiard table has no power cord:wink:
 
Str8PoolPlayer said:
Like stepping back in time when you walk into the Jointed Cue ...

Here are some fairly current pics ...

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Great looking pool room - I love old time rooms.....Something I always wondered about the Sacramento rooms, just curious....you have 2 good rooms there, the Jointed Cue, and Hard Times - which room has the most action/best players, or do the good players go back and forth to both rooms equally - and if they just hang at one of the two rooms, why ?

- Ghost
 
1 Pocket Ghost said:
Great looking pool room - I love old time rooms.....Something I always wondered about the Sacramento rooms, just curious....you have 2 good rooms there, the Jointed Cue, and Hard Times - which room has the most action/best players, or do the good players go back and forth to both rooms equally - and if they just hang at one of the two rooms, why ?

- Ghost
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I play at "The Cue" 2-4 days a week and there is always action in there ...

Most often, it's small stuff, but bigger stuff can be had ... You will find some pretty sporty players in there every day, and I understand you can find a game most anytime at Hard Times ... I play in the monthly tournaments once in awhile, but I am not a regular.

If you want a trip down memory lane, then The Jointed Cue is the ticket.
 
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