Year: 2009
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Play the table not the player?
Strategy: Should your opponent dictate your strategy? Mike Fieldhammer – November 2009 This article is the first of a series of posts written in coordination with other pool bloggers. This first month’s theme is STRATEGY. To see others, go to: http://www.poolstudent.com/2009/11/15/poolsynergy-volume-001/ Most pool players have heard the phrase “Play the table not the player.† I…
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Krystofiak Takes Shooting Star Classic Men’s Open Title
Joining the ranks of the new Shooting Star Classic champs is Brad Krystofiak of Cambridge, Minnesota. Krystofiak soared through the field of 128 players in the Men’s Open division without losing a match. In fact, the only to get more than two games on him was runner-up Cullen Newton, in the final match of the…
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Champions Crowned at Shooting Star Classic
The 2009 Shooting Star Classic 8-Ball Tournament crowned its first four out of five champions. First to wrap up was the Women’s Masters division. Though the field was small, it included players from seven states and two countries. Of the six women to return on Sunday, Chicago prevailed, taking the gold and bronze. Kristen Castaldo…