Tag: Derby City Classic
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2nd Annual Southern Classic
The summer version of the Derby City Classic is happening right now in Tunica, Mississippi. The Southern Classic is being streamed by the excellent folks at Accu-Stats. Check it out at  http://www.accu-stats.com/ The 9-ball is wrapping up in the next couple of days. Winners of the first two divisions were Alex Pagulayan winning the banks…
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Top 10 Favorite Pool Photographs
This months Pool Synergy topic is called “Ten Things.” Click here for Sammy’s list of lists: http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/08/10-things-ps-host/ Ten Favorite Photographs I’ve got thousands of photographs of pool players, venues, and tournaments. My hard disk space is in the Terabyte range. It would be impossible for me to pick ten favorite photographs that I’ve shot, but…
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Thirty-One Tips: 30. Pro Tournaments
Go to see a professional event in person. If you can, compete in it too. I think the first professional event I ever played in was the 2000 US Open 9-Ball Championships. Barry Behrman’s annual event is one of the holy grails of the pro circuit. That event was memorable for me because I played…
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Short Rack Bank Pool or 9-Ball Banks
A recent comment from Michael Hughes of Indianapolis reminded me of the great game of bank pool and Michael’s powerful banking game. I spent some time with him in 2008 during the Derby City Classic and found him to be down to earth and inspiring. He has a lifelong love of pool and has a…