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“Don” Giovanni Pellegrino, Billiards Sensation, Joins The Ranks Can anyone defeat Johnny Chubbs ? Perhaps Giovanni Pellegrino, aka “Johnny Chubbs”, aka “Cold Water”, will soon join the ranks of
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"Don" Giovanni Pellegrino, Billiards Sensation
July 28th, 2010 
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No Comments »JPNEWT Ladies Head to MD for a Chance to go to the World Championships
July 22nd, 2010 admin Maryland's My-Hanh Lac will be one of the top players gunning for a chance to go to the World Championships This weekend, many of the best female players from across the East Coast will head to KB Billiards in Elkridge, MD for the J. Pechauer Northeast Women’s Tour , where they will compete to earn a spot in the 2010 Women’s World 9-Ball Championships.
Posted in General Tags: billiards, chance, erin mcmanus, jpnewt, ladies, ladies-head, ladies-tour, my hanh lac, prime, tour-at-prime, world-championships No Comments »Manny Chau Claims the NJ State 8-ball Championships at AC Billiards
July 19th, 2010 admin Manny Chau (1st), AC Billiards manager Gary Serafine, & Josh Brothers (2nd) The 2nd annual New Jersey State 8-ball Championships , sponsored by Mezz Cues , took place at Atlantic City Billiard Club on Saturday, July 17th & Sunday, July 18th. A strong field of thirty-three players came competed in this event, including Manny Chau , Josh Brothers , Rob Hart , Matt Krah , Jose Cruz , Joey Testa , Randy Schwage r, Adam Kielar , and Bruce Nagle . Leading the top half of the bracket, we saw Manny Chau tak wins over Ed Robson 7-0, Kevin Guimond 7-5, Brent Boemmels 7-0, and Josh Brothers 7-5. Charching through the bottom half of the bracket was Forty with wins over Chris Ruggerio 7-4, Bruce Nagle 7-5, Rob Metz 7-3, and Jose Cruz 7-4. Playing for the hot seat were the final two undefeated players, Forty and Manny Chau. This turned out to be a great battle, with Manny Chau pulling away late to win the match 7-5, sending Forty to the one-loss side
Posted in General Tags: billiards, blaze, championships, claims, event, images-for, kielar, manny No Comments »Amsterdam Billiards Hosts a New Weekly Straight Pool Tournament
July 16th, 2010 admin Danny Barouty will be directing Amsterdam's new weekly 14.1 event (Photo by Charles Eames) This Saturday, July 17, Amsterdam Billiard Club , New York’s lower east side pool hot spot will be launching a new weekly straight pool mini tournament. Amsterdam, which is known for its 14.1 leagues held twice weekly, is the go-to place in New york city for top competition in this classic game, and will now provide a new outlet for straight pool fanatics. The tournament, hosted by Amsterdam’s 14.1 league director and living legend Danny Barouty , will be single-elimination and will feature two division weekly, limited to eight players each.
Posted in General, Leagues Tags: amsterdam, barouty, billiards, director, group-division, images-for, img-title, Leagues, nyc, pool news, robles, sigel, state-tour No Comments »Pool Synergy Vol. 9: How I Got My Start
July 15th, 2010 admin Shooting at the Super Billiards Expo in 2010 By NYC Grind Contributor, Alison M. Fischer July marks the 9th edition of “ Pool Synergy ,” the monthly blog collaboration where billiards writers come together on the 15th of every month to share their thoughts on a common topic
Posted in General, Leagues Tags: alison-fischer, billiards, friends, game, games, Leagues, michael reddick, mind, movie, running, summer, the latest, thoughts, time No Comments »Francisco Bustamante Claims the 2010 World 9-ball Title in Doha
July 6th, 2010 admin Francisco Bustamante (Photo by John Yee) By NYC Grind Contributor, Geoff Conway After a grueling eight days of play, the World 9-Ball Championships has reached the semifinal and final stages. Even though there has been some of criticism leveled at the organization of this event, from there being no live stream of the matches, to the main beef, that of the playing conditions resulting in mucho balls being made on the break, and the buckets that were fitted around the table in place of the normal pockets. However, I have to say that the old adage of “the best man won” still holds true no matter what the conditions are.
Posted in General Tags: billiards, geoff conway, predator, score, the latest, title, usa, wife No Comments »Episdode 11 of the “Kiss of Death” Web Series: Empire State of Mind
July 4th, 2010 admin Kiss of Death at Amsterdam Billiards NYCgrind.com is proud to present the 11th episode of the “Kiss of Death“ web series.
Posted in General Tags: alison-fischer, amsterdam, andoni, billiards, borana-andoni, championships, empire-state, episdode, gail glazebrook, gashkova, glazebrook, michele li, olga gashkova No Comments »Protected: Player Spotlight: Megan Smith
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Posted in General Tags: andoni, billiards, female pool player, glazebrook, holly-sholes, megan, nicole-vincent, pool news, prime, prime-time No Comments »Episode #10 of the Kiss of Death Web Series: Hard Eight!
June 23rd, 2010 admin Kiss of Death: Alison Fischer, Gail Glazebrook, Emily Duddy, Michele Li, Olga Gashkova, Borana Andoni NYCgrind.com is proud to present the 10th episode of the “Kiss of Death” web series . This series, presented by Poison Billiards and Amsterdam Billiards , follows the ladies of team “Kiss of Death” throughout the weeks leading up to the BCAPL National 8-ball Championships, where they compete in the Masters Team Division for the first time, after going undefeated in the Women’s Open Championship in 2009 in a field of 143 teams. In this episode, team Kiss of Death competes in the Masters Division for the first time in Las Vegas in the 34th Annual BCAPL 8-ball Championships . Team Captain Gail Glazebrook went through the field of 402 Women to capture the Women’s Open 8-Ball Championships earlier in the event, and the team looked to build on that success. KOD also sweat the US Open 10-Ball Championships which ran in conjunction with the BCAPL team event
Posted in General Tags: alison-fischer, billiards, borana, borana-andoni, director, eight, gail glazebrook, glazebrook, images-for, img-title, kiss of death, nyc, olga gashkova, series No Comments »The WPBA Finds Value in Old and New as it Announces the 2010 Board Members
June 14th, 2010 admin WPBA pro Cristina de la Garza is one of the newly-announced board members With the WPBA (Women’s Professional Billiards Association) US Open only a few short weeks away, running from July 28 – Aug 1, 2010 at the Riverwind Casino in Norman, OK, the tour’s players are hard at work preparing for the biggest event of the year. As the WPBA is undergoing some transitional changes in 2010, this will only be the second WPBA event of the year that the WPBA pro players will be competing in… making the US Open a major opportunity for the players to make a statement. At the beginning of a new decade in 2010, the WPBA tour, along with many other branches of the billiards industry, are working hard to be innovative in how they promote the sport, in hopes of bringing new eyes to the game and the players that make it great. In building its strength as an organization, the WPBA recently announced their new board member for 2010… read on for the details in a pres release from the WPBA… The WPBA is pleased to announce that it has filled three open seats on the WPBA board of directors
Posted in General Tags: announces, billiards, board-members, buzzworthy women's pool, game, holly-sholes, kristi-carter, pool news, president, stuart-mattana, the latest, time, wpba No Comments »
