Pool and Case conventions

[Still want to shoot]

I've been looking around the forum a bit for this, Maybe it has been discussed before or maybe a lot of you just know.
I live in the chicago area, I've been to many conventions before at the rosemont center and McCormick place. Tons of Comic conventions with artists.
Is there a Convention for the pool enthusiast that comes to chicago? from what i have read some are for big collectors/cue builders, and do not come here.
Any info would be helpful. would be nice to go to a convention like that

 

[smiling_Hans]

Near California as well

 

[Benelli]

SBE is the only one I know of and it's in Philly.

Having said that you can go to pretty much any large regional tournament and there will be three maybe four makers with tables and a smattering of vendors.

So find a large tourny in Chicago and it will get you close to what you're looking for.

But if you looking for Cue-Con, there is only one and that's SBE...

 

[Still want to shoot]

SBE is the only one I know of and it's in Philly.

Having said that you can go to pretty much any large regional tournament and there will be three maybe four makers with tables and a smattering of vendors.

So find a large tourny in Chicago and it will get you close to what you're looking for.

But if you looking for Cue-Con, there is only one and that's SBE...

That was pretty much what i found when searching the internet about sbe. that it is always in philly.
I have seen so many pictures of makers and thier products with a booth setting behind them and thought-- id love to go to that.
Unfortunately my health limits me from traveling to events in other states.

I see that azb keeps track of major tournaments and pros winning and losing, live streaming matches
Are there areas that keep track of tourneys that the public can attend?
Or a live stream of SBE and other events would be nice