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Shane Van Boening, one of today's greatest escape artists. (Photo by Alison M. Fischer at the 2009 US Open) By NYC Grind Contributor, Mark Finkelstein Over the years, I’ve seen some amazing traps and safeties, and some even better escapes. I wanted to share some of these amazing shots and the replies with you. This is pool at the highest level. I’ve tried to credit who did the shot where I can remember
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Pool Instruction: Cuetips #29 – Some Great Traps and Better Escapes
July 16th, 2010 
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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 »John Trobiano & Ryan McCarthy Win Tri-State Invitational Playoffs while Scott Simonetti is named Outstanding Player of the Year
July 13th, 2010 admin B+ Class Finalists Scott Simonetti (1st) & Scott Bannon (2nd) The Tri-State Tour’s 2010 invitational tournament is the long-running 9-ball tour’s annual awards and special tournament event. On the day that each respective class division plays, players are awarded their honors which include “ Most Improved Player “, “ Sportsman of the Year “, and other highly-esteemed designations. This year, the Tri-State Tour honored Scott Simonetti with a special honor of “ Outstanding Player of the Year “. In speaking with Scott after the event, he mentioned that the tournament went very smoothly, featured a strong field of players, and that he enjoyed the fact that he didn’t have to wait much in between matches.
Posted in General Tags: class-finalists, comet-billiards, match, scott-simonetti, state-invitational, state-tour, time, tour, trobiano 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 »Scott Simonetti Wins Third Consecutive Tri-State at Castle Billiards
June 8th, 2010 admin Scott Simonetti (1st), tournament director Bill Focaccia, Scott Bannon (2nd) On Saturday, June 5th, Scott Simonetti went on a tear through the Tri-State Tour , to make what would be his third consecutive Tri-State win at Castle Billiards in East Rutherford, NJ. This $1,000-added event featured 38 of the area’s toughest amateurs vying for a top prize of $850.
Posted in General Tags: castle billiards, custom, img-title, match, pat di buono, scott bannon, simonetti, state-tour, third, time, tony eglesias, wu tang, wutang No Comments »Reigning World 9-ball Champion Daryl Peach is Ready to Defend His Title in 2010: Exclusive Interview from Geoff Conway
June 2nd, 2010 admin Daryl Peach, reigning World 9-ball Champion By NYC Grind Contributor, Geoff Conway One man who cannot wait for the World 9-ball Championships to come round in early July 2010 is Daryl Peach from Blackpool, England.
The BROWN / HAWK SYNDICATE presented by Revive Music Group Tonight May 25th!
May 25th, 2010 admin The New York debut of The Brown / Hawk Syndicate featuring drummers, Justin Brown & Dana Hawkins. If you don’t know about these two drummers- get in the know! If you’ve seen a live performance by ESTELLE in recent months ~ Then you have seen drummer Dana Hawkins bless the set with a rapturous firework like performance that is unforgettable! Drummer Justin Brown has been traveling the world performing with jazz great Kenny Garrett for the last couple of years – If you’ve been to a Kenny Garrett show, then you have seen the masterful brilliance of Justin’s drumming.
Posted in General Tags: creole, creole-jazz, drums, etienne-charles, harlem-evolution, james-casey, jesse-battle, pool news, revive, revive da live, time, underground music, underground music and art, white No Comments »Down to the Final Day at the US Open 10-ball
May 23rd, 2010 admin Young gun Lee Van Corteza has come on strong in the US Open 10-ball (Photo by John Yee) Currently, the first-ever US Open 10-ball Championship is in the final match of the event. Out of 128 players, only two remain: Lee Van Corteza of the Philippines and Lo-Li Wen of Taiwan. You can watch the live stream of this match on TheActionReport.com . Also check out our photo gallery from Day 4 , photos by John Yee. Leading up to the final day were four days of gritty competition from the finest players in the world. Read on for the breakdown of the matches from Friday’s action below, by Geoff Conway … and we’ll be back with more updates on how the final day played out. FRIDAYS 1:00 PM MATCHES Rodney Morris (USA) out-gunned Stan Tourangeau (Canada) 9-4 in their winner’s side match
Posted in General Tags: a-close-match, dennis-hatch, filipino, img-title, live, philippines, photo, time, warren-kiamco, winner No Comments »Daryl Peach is the Eurotour’s 2010 Italy Open Champion
April 20th, 2010 admin Daryl Peach, Italy Open Champion (Photo by Bethan L. Sage) On April 14-17 in Venice, Italy, the finest players from around Europe came together to compete in the 2010 Italy Open on the Eurotour… where another English player laid claim to first prize. NYC Grind contributor Geoff Conway highlights some of the key matches leading up to a big win for former World 9-ball Champion, Daryl Peach … Making it through to the quarter-final Stephen Cohen (France) surprisingly knocked out Ralf ‘Mr Solid’ Souquet (Germany) from the event with a score line of 9-4.
Posted in Competitions, General, Snooker Tags: chris-melling, Competitions, daryl, daryl-peach, europe, eurotour, homes, iceland, images-for, italy-open, karl boyes, mateusz sniegocki, predator-international, safety, time No Comments »A Snarky Guest Contributor for Pool Synergy #5 – “The Half Pipe Dream”
March 15th, 2010 admin PoolCueNews.com And now, we come to NYC Grind’s feature article on pool’s relationship to the mainstream, for which we have a special guest contributor. Over the past few years, this writer has become one of the most controversial figures in the online billiards landscape. This anonymous blogger, known only to readers by the alias “ Maximus Snarkinous ,” began his blog on reviewing cues and other billiards supplies, but became infamous for his postings about women’s pro pool players and the WPBA on www.poolcuenews.com .
Posted in General Tags: a-special-guest, article, article-on-pool, color, game, games, home, money, olympics, online, pool synergy, time, women No Comments »
