Pool Tournaments in Reno in 2023?

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34YearsOfPlayin

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as the title suggests i am wanting to go to watch any tournament in reno nevada. Are there any left in 2023? I checked this website however did not see any and thought that it is a possibility it might not be listed. Thanks.
 
34YearsOfPlayin said:
as the title suggests i am wanting to go to watch any tournament in reno nevada. Are there any left in 2023? I checked this website however did not see any and thought that it is a possibility it might not be listed. Thanks.
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What level of tournament were you interested in? Weekly, league city championship, regional, major pro?

I don't remember hearing of any tournaments in Reno in a long time.
 
It's a shame there is nothing left in Reno pool tournaments, what a perfect town to stage a major event. The old MGM (now called The High Sierra I believe ) would be the perfect venue for a major US event, hint hint Emily! For about 20 or more years there was the bi-annual Sands Regency classic that will forever be missed by those who can remember it. The beauty of Reno unlike Las Vegas is that it is affordable for the average person to go there. Let's hope that someday something will happen there again!
 
L.S. Dennis said:
It's a shame there is nothing left in Reno pool tournaments, what a perfect town to stage a major event. The old MGM (now called The High Sierra I believe ) would be the perfect venue for a major US event, hint hint Emily! For about 20 or more years there was the bi-annual Sands Regency classic that will forever be missed by those who can remember it. The beauty of Reno unlike Las Vegas is that it is affordable for the average person to go there. Let's hope that someday something will happen there again!
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I believe you're thinking of the old Hilton that became the Grand Sierra. The USBTC was hosted there a few times before they fizzled away. I agree it's a great venue for a big tournament!
 
easy-e said:
I believe you're thinking of the old Hilton that became the Grand Sierra. The USBTC was hosted there a few times before they fizzled away. I agree it's a great venue for a big tournament!
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Yeah I think we're talking about the same place. It originally opened as the MGM, where they featured the famous show 'Hello Hollywood Hello', then it may have become the Hilton, and now is The Grand Sierra, or High Sierra but we're talking about the same place just outside of town.

What a great place for a major tournament for sure.!
 
easy-e said:
I believe you're thinking of the old Hilton that became the Grand Sierra. The USBTC was hosted there a few times before they fizzled away. I agree it's a great venue for a big tournament!
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Just checked, that is the place they have a great website. The place is huge, with theater and bowling alley on the bottom floors with tons of convention rooms and square footage.
 
L.S. Dennis said:
Just checked, that is the place they have a great website. The place is huge, with theater and bowling alley on the bottom floors with tons of convention rooms and square footage.
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Yep! I lived in North Lake Tahoe for about a decade and Reno was where I played most of my pool. I used to love the driving range at the Hilton. Just a giant reservoir with floating island greens.
 
L.S. Dennis said:
It's a shame there is nothing left in Reno pool tournaments, what a perfect town to stage a major event. The old MGM (now called The High Sierra I believe ) would be the perfect venue for a major US event, hint hint Emily! For about 20 or more years there was the bi-annual Sands Regency classic that will forever be missed by those who can remember it. The beauty of Reno unlike Las Vegas is that it is affordable for the average person to go there. Let's hope that someday something will happen there again!
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The grand sierra would be a great place to have the Reno Open again. Does anyone know why the sands stopped having it years ago? Thx
 
tburns1 said:
The grand sierra would be a great place to have the Reno Open again. Does anyone know why the sands stopped having it years ago? Thx
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The twice-a-year USPPA league tournaments with 128 or more amateur players guaranteed a lot of money for the Sands and helped fund the pro event. Gene Stary, the owner of the USPPA, died and the USPPA died out shortly after. I'm not certain that the decline of the league caused the pro event to go away, but it was close to the same time.
 
Bob Jewett said:
The twice-a-year USPPA league tournaments with 128 or more amateur players guaranteed a lot of money for the Sands and helped fund the pro event. Gene Stary, the owner of the USPPA, died and the USPPA died out shortly after. I'm not certain that the decline of the league caused the pro event to go away, but it was close to the same time.
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Bob, if I'm not mistaken that USPPA twice a year thing at the Sands had something like 300 players, I remember playing in one, one of the years it took place.
When Gene Stay passed away and the USPPA kind of went away with him, and the Camel Pro Tour was imploding at about the same time so that's what happened to the pro side of it. It was a great bi-annual event that went on for something like 20 years of so. Jay would know more about this. Sure do miss it, a good time was had by all! Yeah the Grand High Sierra would be a wonderful place to stage a pro event.
 
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I don't live too far from Reno, the Grand Sierra Resort (GSR) is a nice place to hold a tournament. As was mentioned, the usbtc was held there for a few years, if I remember correctly it was moved to Vegas before it fizzled out.
Personally I like the Atlantis casino, it has the convention center attached to it with more than enough room for a large tournament and is in a more central location and better food (imho)
Unfortunately the Sands is no more... it is now Jay's Casino, I've never been in it but its not in the best part of town.
 
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