The Tip Jar » Polls 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 Truly Commendable http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/07/truly-commendable/ http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/07/truly-commendable/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:01:17 +0000 Samm D http://www.pooltipjar.com/?p=5174 Last weekend Yukio Akagariyama of Japan stopped “The Valcano” Ronnie Alcano in the finals of the World 9-Ball Championship. Akagariyama earned the title and a hefty $36,000 for his hard work, all of which he turned around and donated to Japan’s Earthquake Relief Fund.

Read the entire story here

What a remarkable tale?! I couldn’t help but wonder how many players would do the same for their country.

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Yukio Akagariyama (2011 World 9-ball Champion) Photo by Ted Lerner

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]]> http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/07/truly-commendable/feed/ 1 How much pool do you play? http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/04/how-much-pool-do-you-play/ http://www.pooltipjar.com/2011/04/how-much-pool-do-you-play/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:11:18 +0000 Samm D http://www.pooltipjar.com/?p=22 How often do you hit balls? Whether it be practice or competition, I’m just curious.

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I’d like to take this opportunity to discuss gratuity. Because by all means, this is The Tip Jar.

A tip or gratuity, as defined by Wikipedia, is a voluntary extra payment made to certain service sector workers in addition to the advertised price of the transaction.

This got me wondering, who tips and who gets tipped?

When you go practice, play in a tournament, or travel to a tournament, who are the people that receive your ‘voluntary extra payment?’

When I’m traveling, I always tip my chambermaid (especially in Vegas, I believe it’s good karma). I usually try to tip the counter person whenever possible. You never know when they have the opportunity to return the favor or take care of you. And recently, I was introduced to the concept of tipping the tournament director whenever I win a tournament. I wish I would’ve known about this years ago. Even if it’s only 10% to the guy that runs the weekly $5 tourney, it’s a thankless job and they will remember you for it.

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Vote for the Final American Mosconi Team Member

Vote for the Final American Mosconi Team Member

The nominees are:

Shawn Putnam
Charlie Williams
Charlie Bryant
Stevie Moore
Rodney Morris
Kim Davenport
Dennis Hatch
John Schmidt

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Because of the way that I chalk, there is usually very little blue left when I’m finished with a piece of chalk. I shoot right handed and I chalk using my right hand in a very deliberate, brushing motion to assure adequate coverage. Some may argue that chalking with your shooting hand requires more attention and also gets chalk on your grip hand, but that’s my personal preference. What’s yours?

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