Where to play on 9' Pro-Ams in Portland, OR?
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Thanks for the response and info....that's too bad...Glen, sell some Pro-Ams to the local establishments. -mark
Classic was nice but there were 2 other rooms I visited when I was out... Wish I could recall the names of them...
One was THE "League" room and may have been in Beaverton and the other one was mainly a billiards room.
Being from the South I was amazed at seeing so many pocket-less tables but that was the place I went the most... Was a definite solace to be found in rolling those big balls around playing 3-cushion with the room owner...
One was THE "League" room and may have been in Beaverton and the other one was mainly a billiards room.
Being from the South I was amazed at seeing so many pocket-less tables but that was the place I went the most... Was a definite solace to be found in rolling those big balls around playing 3-cushion with the room owner...
Hot shots?
So...the question widens...if there are no 9' Pro-Am here, where are the closest ones? Tacoma? Eugene? Medford? Ashland? Seattle? Back at the factory at Diamond HQ?
Yeah Hot Shots was the league room... had to google em to see the pictures to be sure.... The food was great and the table rates were cheap... Met a cpl of regulars that let me hit balls with them before their whole crew showed up... Was a "social" room from what I could tell. I asked about action and was told it wasn't likely.....
sounds like the nearest location to play 9 ft diamond pro ams is the Golden Fleece in bothell, washington which is 15 min outside seattle.
Hot shots?
So...the question widens...if there are no 9' Pro-Am here, where are the closest ones? Tacoma? Eugene? Medford? Ashland? Seattle? Back at the factory at Diamond HQ?
Golden Fleece is the closest room with the 9' Diamonds. There used to be one in Eugene, but not sure what happened to it. The redeeming news is Portland is getting more and more rooms with Diamond bar boxes, so as they gain in popularity around here, maybe the demand for 9' footers will increase over time.
That's quite a drive.
Oh well. If I happen to be up in the SEA area sometime, I'll make a stop...
Note to RKC/Diamond: sell some of yours tables here in Portland. At least that way I'd have something to play on while I wait
-mark
They used to have a lot of action there under the old owner. I practically lived there for a few years as a teenager and got to see some great money matches with the likes of Kenny Dodd, Bill Cress, Brad Gowin, Glen Atwell and others. Keith McCready came down for a (for us) big tournament and he was in the finals down 8-1 in a race to 9 for like $1600 or so for first. He calls time and goes outside. He's gone like 10 minutes. He comes back in, says "okay lets go" and breaks and runs 8 racks for the win. Us kids were always playing for cash. The refurbished Rebco's were always in really nice condition with good cloth. When the owner let the beer/wine license expire it really killed most of the action with the big name guys. Those were some fun times....
Didn't it used to be called tommy t's in beaverton? I remember that tournament. I think keith was playing mike zimmerman in the finals. I was at grand central bowl the friday night before the tourney and keith was there trying to get some action on the lanes cause the gc regulars already got the book and "wouldn't go near him with a nickle" lol. I loved coming down from seattle a couple weekends a month. used to stay with tim tweedell, darin walding, or once with leo newberry...
i could write a novel on just hanging around that guy alone. Great times.
Hey getnbzy, I remember that too. My phone used to ring when action was in town, and sure enough, keith was in town, my phone rang, and I told the guy on the other end to go jump in a lake, we leave him alone. Then one time I got called to play this guy named Bill Cress, unfortunately I didn't know better, so I played him. I won the coin toss, then I broke and ran 5 racks, he turned to me and said nice start kid, then proceeded to beat me 11-10. He made me feel small when I felt good, played good. He knew how to take me out of my game and mindset, then get into his groove, and it was all she wrote. But as they said in the movie, "The Color of Money", "That's all she wrote, nice book though."
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Let's see.. Don's Dugout has 4 diamonds, I think. River Roadhouse also has 4. Up on the hill in Oregon City there are Rodder's and KC Midway, each having 6 or so, I think. Check out the emag On The Break and you'll get the scoop on the pool bars around the Portland/Vancouver area and they usually state what types of tables they have, too. If you're looking for small action, hit me up (though, I prefer barboxes).
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Yo Darin-
Hope everything is well. Yeah I used to play against Bill Cress and Mike Z in tourneys in Seattle at Dr. Cues and little bar tourneys around town. Guys are older but can shoot some stick.
-Todd
Hope everything is well. Yeah I used to play against Bill Cress and Mike Z in tourneys in Seattle at Dr. Cues and little bar tourneys around town. Guys are older but can shoot some stick.
-Todd
Didn't it used to be called tommy t's in beaverton? I remember that tournament. I think keith was playing mike zimmerman in the finals. I was at grand central bowl the friday night before the tourney and keith was there trying to get some action on the lanes cause the gc regulars already got the book and "wouldn't go near him with a nickle" lol. I loved coming down from seattle a couple weekends a month. used to stay with tim tweedell, darin walding, or once with leo newberry...
Ya Getnbzy, it was Tommy T's and it was Zimmerman...that was the tourney. I couldn't remember for the life of me the name of the guy who was in the finals with Keith but it was definately Zimmerman. It was a great place to play as a kid back then. Lots of action with people my own age and we frequently got to see some big money matches with the big guns.