• 2013 Majors
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| BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships |
| Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel and Casino |
| Las Vegas, NV |
| first time at the Rio (adios Riviera) and things get epic |
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| INDEPENDENT EVENT |
| Hard Times 10-Ball Open |
| Hard Times Billiards |
| Bellflower, CA |
| just a lil pre-Vegas warm up tournament |
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| INDEPENDENT EVENT |
| West Coast Challenge |
| $4,000 added One Pocket |
| $10,000 added 10-Ball |
| California Billiard Club |
| Mountain View, CA |
| last event at this location before they close (sadface) |
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| INDEPENDENT EVENT |
| Cole Dickson Memorial 9-Ball |
| Family Billiards |
| San Francisco, CA |
| for legendary road player Cole Dickson |
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| INDEPENDENT EVENT |
| Pots 'N' Pans Memorial 9-Ball |
| Pool Sharks |
| Las Vegas, NV |
| celebrating hustler Bernard Rogoff, better known as "Pots 'N' Pans" |
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| THE ACTION REPORT |
| TAR35 | Dennis Orcollo vs Shane Van Boening |
| TAR Studio |
| Las Vegas, NV |
| second and third days |
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| THE ACTION REPORT |
| TAR33 | Francisco Bustamante vs Alex Pagulayan |
| TAR Studio |
| Las Vegas, NV |
| second (1P) and part of third (10B) day |
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| THE ACTION REPORT |
| TAR32 | Ronnie Alcano vs Jayson Shaw |
| TAR Studio |
| Las Vegas, NV |
| GREAT match • Andy Mercer Memorial 9-Ball Tournament coverage |
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| INDEPENDENT EVENT |
| Chet Itow Memorial 9-Ball |
| California Billiards Club |
| Mountain View, CA |
| drank too much to do good coverage, but here it is, anyway |
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| CSI POOL |
| Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball |
| Hard Times Billiards |
| Bellflower, CA |
| let Robocop show you how to run a six-pack, Citizen |
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| THE ACTION REPORT |
| TAR31 | Mike Dechaine vs Shane Van Boening |
| TAR Studio |
| Las Vegas, NV |
| ALL HAIL THE HOVERCAT |
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| THE ACTION REPORT |
| TAR30 | Darren Appleton vs Shane Van Boening |
| TAR Studio |
| Las Vegas, NV |
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This is an interesting situation, somewhat related to one we have encountered in billiards. In billiards, there are often complaints about professional or professional-caliber players playing in amateur events in order to easily win money. In this case, Missy Franklin, a five-time Olympic gold medalist, is turning down money to remain an amateur and ticking off a few fellow high-school swimmers who believe she should GTFO of the amateur ranks and give them a chance.
What say you?
Should Missy Franklin remain an amateur?
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Missy should do whatever she wants
I think if Missy didn’t go to the Olympics or swim as well as she does but still swims better than everybody else this wouldn’t be an issue. Missy’s just turning it up to eleven.
The difference between losing 18 out of 400 and 19 out of 400 is one-quarter of one-percent. The school that is so concerned about their precious record needs to shut. up. and teach the kids that there are useful things to be learned from getting your butt kicked.