WPBA Titans Clash in Florida

WPBA Titans Clash in Floridaby Rick DavisView the tournament bracket (http://www.wpba.com/cms/?pid=1006145)Thursday’s action did not include any elimination rounds, although matches were tense on the winners’ side. “The Duchess of Doom,” Allison Fisher, blew past her opponents Debbie Schjodt 9-3 and Sarah Rousey 9-0, one of only two 9-0 matches to take place. Sarah Ellerby, currently ranked number 10 on tour, squeaked past her first match with Darlene Stinson 9-7, then took much more control in her second, against Stacy Hurst, only allowing Hurst two games. Ellerby commented, “The first match is always difficult,” when asked about her dramatic improvement. Also, Ellerby, like many others were plagued with break problems, causing the tournament director to rack many racks across the various matches. Ellerby called the breaks “scrappy” for all the players, which she said was causing a lot of safeties. This was apparent as the matches ran over time and nearly one-quarter were put on the clock.

The Poker Pool Company and Johnny Archer Announce Deal

The Poker Pool Company and Johnny Archer Announce DealPress ReleaseThe Poker Pool Company (http://www.playpokerpool.com/) announced they have come to terms with Johnny “The Scorpion” Archer (http://www.johnnyarcher.net/) to act as a company spokesman to promote and endorse the game of Poker Pool.The Poker Pool Company and Johnny Archer made the announcement Saturday night at their Kick-Off Gala Reception for the 1st Poker Pool Tournament August 18th – 20th with over $15,000 in cash and prizes to be held at the Radisson Ft. McDowell Resort Casino (http://www.fmcasino.com/) sponsored by Olhausen Billiards (http://www.olhausenbilliards.com/) . Johnny Archer and Jennifer Barretta (http://www.jenniferbarretta.com/) we’re in attendance to perform a Poker Pool demonstration and play against members from the audience who registered for the Tournament.“We’re extremely pleased to have the Johnny onboard as our spokesman. We couldn’t have picked a better representative. His credentials speak for themselves and we look forward to working with Johnny for many years to come”, says Johnny Dust, President.

More surprises at the Ponce Open

More surprises at the Ponce OpenDay two of the Open is over and we are at the start of a new day; however, we cannot continue without providing our readers with some of yesterday’s surprises that cannot go unnoticed.Mike Davis who earned his entry fees and travel expenses was eliminated in his third round at the table. On Friday he was bested by Eric Gonzalez, a strong player and past national champion in Puerto Rico. Yesterday, Mike was to meet with Nicolas Burgos on his second match, but Burgos did not show up and Mike won the match by forfeit. He was to then meet with Edgardo Irizarry, another player who has made a name for himself these past few months in the Puerto Rico tour. Match time came, and Mike practically sat as a spectator while Edgardo took the lead 3-0 before Mike put the score at 4-1. The score got to 7-2 in favor of Edgardo before Mike won his 3rd game of the match. After that, Edgardo won the next 2 games to knock-out Mike Davis from the Ponce Open with score of 9-3.

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Buddy Hall Withdraws from the IPT North American 8-Ball Open Championship

Buddy Hall Withdraws from the IPT North American 8-Ball Open Championshipwww.internationalpooltour.com (http://www.internationalpooltour.com/).Hungarian, Vilmos Földes was chosen to fill Mr. Hall’s opening due to his two 3rd place finishes in the “2006 IPT Tour Card” qualifying tournaments.Mr. Földes is looking forward to this chance to compete in the “IPT North American 8-Ball Championship” at the Venetian, Las Vegas. Vilmos Földes will have the opportunity to earn points toward attaining a 2007 IPT Tour Card. Foldes told IPT staff that “I have dreamed of this day for pool and for me. I am very happy to be invited by Kevin [Trudeau] and Deno [Andrews]. I now will tell my father the good news.”

International Pool Tour News and Qualifier Update

International Pool Tour News and Qualifier UpdateThe International Pool Tour congratulates the following players for qualifying to play in the IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championship starting July 22nd, 2006 at the Venetian, Las Vegas:Anthony Ginn Corey HarperGary AboodJianbo FuJonathan Pinegar Karl BoyesLouis CondoScott Frost Teddy GarrahanWei Liu After placing first or second in their respective qualifiers this past weekend, these players will be playing for more than $2,000,000 in prize money and a first place prize of $350,000, as well as a place on the Money List! Doing well in the North American Open could result in being in the top 100 on the Money List at the end of 2006, thus qualifying for a 2007 Tour Card.

Dates for the $25,000 Viking Tour National Championships

Dates for the $25,000 Viking Tour National ChampionshipsThe Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour and all of the sponsors are proud to announce the following dates for the $25,000 National Championship.NOVEMBER 14th – 19th, 2006The event will start with the traditional $1,000 Added Mini Tournament on Tuesday, November 14th at 7pm.The Mini Tournament gives non Viking Tour Members a last chance to purchase a Viking Tour Card and save $200 on entry fees before the main event.The mini is a standard $1,000 Added Viking Tour event with an entry fee of $35 + $20 Tour Card if ned. The Mini is a single elimination event and usually pays about $1,000 to 1st place.

Souquet Captures 2006 PartyCasino.com World Pool Masters

Souquet Captures 2006 PartyCasino.com World Pool MastersHotel Zuiderduin, Egmond aan Zee, HollandSunday 18 June The FinalRalf Souquet (Germany) 8 – 4 Alex Pagulayan (Philippines) Semi FinalsAlex Pagulayan (Philippines) 8 – 1 Raj Hundal (England)Ralf Souquet (Germany) 8 – 4 Wu Chia-ching (Taiwan) Germany’s Ralf Souquet continued his fantastic run of form this year as he lifted the 2006 PartyCasino.com World Pool Masters title, beating Alex Pagulayan 8-4 with a dominating performance.‘The Kaiser’ made it a record-breaking fifth Masters title and on this form he will certainly be knocking on the door of a Mosconi Cup spot.For Pagulayan, it was his best finish at the Masters but he could not keep up with Souquet’s relentless precision.

2006 PartyCasino.com World Pool Masters Quarter Finals

2006 PartyCasino.com World Pool Masters Quarter FinalsHotel Zuiderduin, Egmond aan Zee, HollandSunday 18 June Quarter FinalsAlex Pagulayan (Philippines) 8 – 5 Vilmos Foldes (Hungary)Ralf Souquet (Germany) 8 – 2 Imran Majid (England)Wu Chia-ching (Taiwan) 8 – 5 Tony Drago (Malta) Alex Pagulayan, the 2004 World Champion, made his way through to tonight’s semi-finals of the PartyCasino.com World Pool Masters at the expense of Hungary’s Vilmos Foldes in an entertaining match.Neither player was at the top of his game but the Filipino had enough of the early exchanges to build up what proved to be an insurmountable lead. He now faces Raj Hundal in the last four.“There was stuff I was doing out there that I should have been trying out on the practice table really,” commented Pagulayan post match. “The performance wasn’t too bad and it was an improvement on yesterday.

2006 PartyCasino.com World Pool Masters Continues

2006 PartyCasino.com World Pool Masters ContinuesHotel Zuiderduin, Egmond aan Zee, HollandSaturday 17 JuneAlex Pagulayan (Philippines) 8-4 Steve Davis (England)Imran Majid (England) 8 – 3 Alex Lely (Holland)Ralf Souquet (Germany) 8 – 7 Efren Reyes (Philippines) The 2006 PartyCasino.com World Pool Masters continued on Saturday afternoon in Egmond with three further first round matches and it was England, Philippines and Germany who saw representatives advance to the quarter final stages.With two more opening round games left to go, including the Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Wu Chia-ching, the event is finely poised.Alex Pagulayan was the first player into the last eight as he completed a comprehensive 8-4 victory against veteran Steve Davis.