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There was a thread about this awhile back. I tried to find it and couldn't...probably just as well because I think it turned into a flame war anyway. At that time, I believe this was a rumor but it's now confirmed. For the whole story go to the following link (Pool & Billiard Magazine)
http://www.poolmag.com/
"8-BALL LEGENDS TO COMPETE IN TV CHALLENGE SHOWDOWN - New Pool Tour Launches with Biggest Prize Money Event Ever! PRESS RELEASE (Las Vegas, June 30th, 2005) "The International Pool Tour (IPT), a major new pool organization founded by tv personality and author Kevin Trudeau and sponsored by NaturalCures.com,, will launch with the richest, most high-profile tv event in the history of the sport—a blockbuster challenge match between 9-time World Champion Mike Sigel and 8-Time World Champion Loree Jon Jones. "Big Shots: The Battle of the 8Ball Legends" will take place on Saturday, August 20th, 2005 at a major casino/hotel in Las Vegas and will be broadcast on national television, and throughout the world, in earlySeptember. "It is the first time in the history of pool that a man and a woman will meet head-on in a final challenge or championship match. They will play a "Race to 9" with the best 2 out of 3 sets winning the match. The ultimate winner of the "Big Shots Battle" will be awarded $100,000 cash with the runner-up receiving $50,000, the biggest pay-day ever in the game of pool. ""The IPT is bringing back real pool," said tour founder Kevin Trudeau. "This is pool like it was in its glory days—when Fats and Mosconi were playing. All IPT events will be 8Ball not9-Ball; 8-Ball is the game that everyone knows and plays. The IPT also has real rules, which means that the best players, not the lucky ones, will rise to the top and win!" Both Sigel and Jones are considered true sultans of stroke and are amongst the most legendary players in the sport's long and colorful history.
(a little further down)
"Big Shots: Battle of the 8-Ball Legends" is the first of a number of high-profile IPT events which will be held throughout the year. All IPT events will abide by the followingrules: --All events will be 8-Ball -4 1/2 inch pockets -Slow nap cloths -No breaking from the side rails -Winners break -No shot clocks -No jump cues "The schedule of IPT competitions will culminate with the annual World 8-Ball Open Championship. This open tournament will offer an unprecedented $500,000 to the first place winner with over $3 million in guaranteed prize money. "The World 8-Ball Open Championship will be open to men and women of all ages with registration and a nominal registration fee. ""For the first time in history, pool players will be able to earn over 1 million dollars a year in prize money," said tour founder Trudeau. "We're going to see these great but anonymous pool hustlers emerge from the shadows simply because the money is so big. Thanks to the IPT, and events like the "Big Shots Battle," pool has become a real and legitimate sport."
http://www.internationalpooltour.com
http://www.poolmag.com/
"8-BALL LEGENDS TO COMPETE IN TV CHALLENGE SHOWDOWN - New Pool Tour Launches with Biggest Prize Money Event Ever! PRESS RELEASE (Las Vegas, June 30th, 2005) "The International Pool Tour (IPT), a major new pool organization founded by tv personality and author Kevin Trudeau and sponsored by NaturalCures.com,, will launch with the richest, most high-profile tv event in the history of the sport—a blockbuster challenge match between 9-time World Champion Mike Sigel and 8-Time World Champion Loree Jon Jones. "Big Shots: The Battle of the 8Ball Legends" will take place on Saturday, August 20th, 2005 at a major casino/hotel in Las Vegas and will be broadcast on national television, and throughout the world, in earlySeptember. "It is the first time in the history of pool that a man and a woman will meet head-on in a final challenge or championship match. They will play a "Race to 9" with the best 2 out of 3 sets winning the match. The ultimate winner of the "Big Shots Battle" will be awarded $100,000 cash with the runner-up receiving $50,000, the biggest pay-day ever in the game of pool. ""The IPT is bringing back real pool," said tour founder Kevin Trudeau. "This is pool like it was in its glory days—when Fats and Mosconi were playing. All IPT events will be 8Ball not9-Ball; 8-Ball is the game that everyone knows and plays. The IPT also has real rules, which means that the best players, not the lucky ones, will rise to the top and win!" Both Sigel and Jones are considered true sultans of stroke and are amongst the most legendary players in the sport's long and colorful history.
(a little further down)
"Big Shots: Battle of the 8-Ball Legends" is the first of a number of high-profile IPT events which will be held throughout the year. All IPT events will abide by the followingrules: --All events will be 8-Ball -4 1/2 inch pockets -Slow nap cloths -No breaking from the side rails -Winners break -No shot clocks -No jump cues "The schedule of IPT competitions will culminate with the annual World 8-Ball Open Championship. This open tournament will offer an unprecedented $500,000 to the first place winner with over $3 million in guaranteed prize money. "The World 8-Ball Open Championship will be open to men and women of all ages with registration and a nominal registration fee. ""For the first time in history, pool players will be able to earn over 1 million dollars a year in prize money," said tour founder Trudeau. "We're going to see these great but anonymous pool hustlers emerge from the shadows simply because the money is so big. Thanks to the IPT, and events like the "Big Shots Battle," pool has become a real and legitimate sport."
http://www.internationalpooltour.com
