The Tip Jar » Interviews http://www.pooltipjar.com random smatterings of pool thoughts, articles, news, & reviews Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:06:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Double-Kiss Combo http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/09/double-kiss-combo/ http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/09/double-kiss-combo/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 07:42:53 +0000 Samm D http://www.pooltipjar.com/?p=5702 Dan Louie showed me this shot when I was in Seattle a couple years ago for RTC and I asked him to demonstrate for us again last month. It’s a double-kiss combo shot. Pretty sporty and can come in quite handy.

extreme right-hand english to double-kiss combo the 9 ball

Take a look at the layout. What other option do you really have? I suppose you could attempt a safety.

The only thing to be cautious of is to make sure you don’t lose the cue ball. You shoot this shot with extreme outside (right-hand) english and it’s easy to let that cue ball get away from you.

Make sure you try this one at home, kids!

]]> http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/09/double-kiss-combo/feed/ 3 Ron Lyle: A Legend Among Us… http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/09/ron-lyle/ http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/09/ron-lyle/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:13:00 +0000 Samm D http://www.pooltipjar.com/?p=5686 If you walk into Felt on any given day, you may catch the sweet smile of Ron Lyle.

Ron Lyle, heavy weight boxing champ & Felt regular


Ron was a heavy weight boxing champion from Denver that finished his career with a 43-7-1 record. He is recently retired and frequents our pool room because it’s only a couple blocks from his house.

Though Ron has made some mistakes in his youth, he has also done a lot for the community and I plan on interviewing this fascinating man and learning more about him.

Stay tuned for more on Ron Lyle. Until then, you can check out his book:

Also, here are a couple of his most memorable fights against George Foreman and Muhammad Ali:


]]> http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/09/ron-lyle/feed/ 2 Professional Players to Boycott U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships??? http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/07/pros-boycott-u-s-open/ http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/07/pros-boycott-u-s-open/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:00:57 +0000 Samm D http://www.pooltipjar.com/?p=5205 Could this be true? I just received the following release from Dennis Walsh, General Attorney for the ABP (Association of Billiard Professionals):

“Chicago, Illinois- It is with regret that the general professional body of the Association of Billiard Professionals will not be attending the 2011 US Open 9-Ball Championship promoted by Mr.Barry Behrman. Nor will these ABP pros attend the Masters 10-Ball or any event promoted by Mr.Behrman because of monies owed to players and lack of secure funds of prize money before each of his events.

One of the goals of the Association of Billiards Professionals is to provide a platform where touring professionals can pursue the sport they love as a full time career and achieve reasonable financial success. To that end discussions have been ongoing since last year with representatives of the US Open and representatives of the ABP.

Repeated attempts by the ABP organization to obtain guarantees that the prize money will be in place have been refused and therefore it is with regret that the Association and its members have decided to neither support nor attend the 2011 US Open 9-Ball Championship. Notwithstanding the Association’s deep respect for Barry Behrman for his contribution to pool these many years, the players simply cannot commit their time and their expenses for an uncertain payday.

“As a former US Open 9-Ball champion, it’s painful to not be able to attend this year, as it is always great to play in it. However, the ABP and its goals are more important than my personal goals, and we need to start taking the necessary steps to pave the way for the future of the game and its up and coming stars.”- Rodney Morris, ABP Board of Directors

“It is with sadness that I must withdraw from one of my favourite tournaments ever. In doing so, I hope the sacrifices we are making raises the standard of the elements that our beautiful sport lacks. The ABP’s goals are to the benefit of the sport and to restore the confidence of cooperation between players, associations and promoters alike. I stand behind this vision fully. ” – Mika Immonen, ABP Board of Directors and Two time US Open 9-Ball Champion.

“The US Open is the greatest and most prestigious event on American soil. I am truly sorry we cannot attend this event. But we have an obligation to protect all players now and in the future. I am hopeful in the future all things will be worked out so all players can participate in all great and safe tournaments.” – Johnny Archer, President of the ABP.

Regardless if this is a BCA or WPA Sanctioned event, the following ABP Professional Players will not attend:

1. Johnny Archer USA
2. Mika Immonen FIN
3. Efren Reyes PHI
4. Francisco Bustamante PHI
5. Darren Appleton ENG
6. Shane Van Boening USA
7. Rodney Morris USA
8. Alex Pagulayan PHI
9. Dennis Orcullo PHI
10. Thorsten Hohmann GER
11. Lee Van Corteza PHI
12. John Schmidt USA
13. Corey Deuel USA
14. Huidji See NED
15. Mike Sigel USA
16. Nick Varner USA
17. Buddy Hall USA
18. CJ Wiley USA
19. Tony Drago MLT
20. Raj Hundal ENG
21. Karl Boyes ENG
22. Imran Majid ENG
23. Marcus Chamat SWE
24. Roberto Gomez PHI
25. Carlo Biado PHI
26. Warren Kiamco PHI
27. Antonio Lining PHI
28. Jundel Mazon PHI
29. Shawn Putnam USA
30. Mike Davis USA
31. Stevie Moore USA
32. Oscar Dominguez USA
33. Charlie Williams USA
34. Dennis Hatch USA
35. Jeremy Jones USA
36. Allen Hopkins USA
37. Scott Frost USA
38. Ernesto Dominguez MEX
39. Kim Davenport USA
40. Rob Saez USA
41. Tony Crosby ENG
42. Art Wiggins USA
43. Tommy Najar USA

This list will be updated as more pro members join and may choose to not participate.

From ABP General Attorney Dennis Walsh”

I will keep you posted on the subject after I do a little more investigating.

]]> http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/07/pros-boycott-u-s-open/feed/ 0 You give pool a bad name… http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/04/you-give-pool-a-bad-name/ http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/04/you-give-pool-a-bad-name/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:22:04 +0000 Samm D http://www.pooltipjar.com/?p=4882 Why does it seem that the bad stuff takes place at pool rooms, even when they don’t have anything to do with pool?

Jealous rage nearly costs man his life

 

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This year’s U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships was very special to me for so many reasons.

For the first time ever, we were able to bring daily video highlights from the U.S. Open which featured actual match footage from the feature table in the Simonis / Accu-stats arena.

None of it would’ve been possible with the support of our loyal sponsors on this venture, Simonis Cloth, along with TAP Pool League, and Lucasi Hybrid. Also, all the footage was provided by Accu-stats.com.

And greatly, I want to thank Ivan Lee of Simonis and Mike Howerton & Jerry Forsyth of AzBilliards believing in me and letting me run with this project, as well as Dustin McCollum, my cameraman/producer/director/editor/dear, dear friend.

Team AzBilliards at 2010 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships

In case you missed it, here are all the video highlights from the U.S. Open…

I can’t prove a direct correlation, but I’d like to believe that our daily highlights had something to do with the viewing record this year. It feels good to know that over 3 million people wanted to find out about a billiard event in the U.S. and that I possibly in some way contributed to it.

Please enjoy these fun photos from the trip.

2010 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships
2010 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships

USOpen9BallChampionships.com
Chesapeake, Virginia
October 16-23, 2010

96 Photos

2010 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships [the sleepers]
2010 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships [the sleepers]

9 Photos


And make sure you put these Accu-stats matches on your xmas wishlist:

Ralph Eckert vs. Ramil Gallego
Thorsten Hohmann vs. Lee Van Corteza
Efren Reyes vs. Marc Vidal
Corey Deuel vs. Darren Appleton (quarter-finals)
Mika Immonen vs. Jason Klatt (perfect set)
Corey Deuel vs. Darren Appleton (finals match)

Accu-stats is offering a $5 off special to my readers. Just call 1-800-828-0397 and let them know you heard about it from Samm Diep or The Tip Jar.

All videos will be available by the end of January. Let me know if you have questions on any of these matches.

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