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Played in? Well... the first competitive match I played was in 1988 at the prestigious St. Stan's Social Club in the beautiful mill town of Turners Falls, MA....
You want to hear about the second match?
But seriously, my first tournament win was a single game double elimination 8-ball bar tourney at another local social club (see a pattern?) in 1988 also. I won this tournament the first two weeks I played and they politely asked me me to not to play again. All the players were friendly and liked me but the club felt that they'd lose the members who were playing just for the fun of it. I complied and ended up being a member and eventually played many times there as a league player. But, this was a significant thing for me because I was suddenly viewed as a local top gun, even though I was almost always the youngest player in the field.
Freddie <~~~ has at least a couple more stories
Now that is the way to do it Cornerman. You did not have to win at all. Good player at a young age, very good!
Many Regards,
Lock N Load.