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For Immediate Release:
Independent Press Release / Press Contact: Holly Ryan (602) 312-8155
January 25, 2012
Playing to Build Lives at the 3rd Western Women's Charity 9-Ball Challenge
The Annual Western Women's Charity 9-Ball Challenge to benefit the Shade Tree is entering its 3rd year! A celebration of pool, women players and giving back to others, the event is hosted at Rum Runner on Tropicana Avenue in Las Vegas, also the home of the famous Doc Hill and Andy Mercer Memorial events.
The tournament is sponsored by Rum Runner, Davalyn Cues, the RackStarz, Graziers Food Marketplace, Southern Nevada 9-Ball Taverns Association Pool League, CueSports International, the USA Pool League, Las Vegas APA, TAP Las Vegas, Pool Sharks, Longhorn Casino, Mueller Recreational Products, SLMndInk.com, VegasBilliardsBuzz.com, The Break Magazine and AZBilliards.com.
EVENT DETAILS:
Date: March 31 - April 1, 2012
Player Meeting / Auction: Friday, March 30th at 8 pm.
Host Room: Rum Runner
1801 East Tropicana Ave
Las Vegas, Nevada
(Open 24 hours daily)
Entry: $55 ($10 to Shade Tree and $5 green fee)
First Round Start: Saturday, March 31st at 12 Noon, tables opened at 10:30 am.
Payout: With a full 32 field: 1st $720, 2nd $525, 3rd $375, 4th $260, 5th/6th $150, 7th/8th $100
Eligibility: All Women Players
Format: Handicapped 9-Ball, BCAPL Rules, Double Elimination
Race Handicaps: Pro-Level race to 8; A level player race to 6;
B level player race to 5; C level player race to 4
(Player level's will be verified. If unable to verify, player will race to 6)
Equipment: 7' Diamond Smart Tables, Simonis 860, Super Aramith Pro balls.
Contact / Tournament Director: Holly Ryan (holly@playcsipool.com or call 602-312-8155)
HOW TO ENTER:
The event was sold out in advanced the past two years. It is advised interested players secure their entry well prior to the event. All entries must include the player's full name, phone number, email address and name of any player sponsors.
Entries may be submitted two ways:
- In Person at Rum Runner (Entry form provided): Complete an entry form and submit the $55 entry directly to Rum Runner (1801 East Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV). Cash or Money order (made payable to Rum Runner) accepted. Cash only after March 19th.
- By Mail: All mailed entries must be paid by Money Order and must be received no later than March 19th. Make payable to: Rum Runner and mail to: Holly Ryan at 2041 Pabco Road, Henderson, Nevada 89011. Make sure to include the player name, phone number and email to be entered into the event.
IN CASE OF FULL FIELD / WAIT LIST: Should the 32 player field fill again in advanced this year - players who stop by Rum Runner to enter in person will be offered the option of being placed on the waitlist and players who mailed in their entries will be called with the option of being placed on the wait list or have their money order mailed back to them.
HOW THE MONEY FOR SHADE TREE IS RAISED and HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED:
There are several ways we are raising funds to benefit Shade Tree.
- BUY A PLAYER: 50% of the player auction proceeds will go to Shade Tree
- PURCHASE A RAFFLE TICKET IN PERSON: 100% of all raffle ticket sales purchased in person will go to Shade Tree. Dozens of generously donated items ranging in value from $25 to $1000+ will be raffled.
- PURCHASE RAFFLE TICKETS ONLINE: Want to support the Shade Tree and have a chance to win one of the wonderful raffle prizes but don't live in Las Vegas or cannot attend the event? Not a problem! You can now purchase raffle tickets online. Go to www.vegasbilliardsbuzz.com where you can purchase raffle tickets in blocks of 10 for $20 via Pay Pal. You can purchase as many blocks of 10 as you wish and can give. Pay Pal charges the payee a nominal processing fee per transaction, therefore $19.12 per block of 10 tickets will go towards the Shade Tree fundraising effort.
Online ticket purchasers will be issued raffle tickets for the total number of tickets purchased and emailed the assigned ticket numbers. The corresponding physical ticket stub will be included in the raffle drawing on Sunday, April 1st. A record will be kept of all raffle winning numbers and the winner's name and contact information. Winners who are not able to attend the drawing in person will be directly notified by the tournament organizer / director and a full list of all raffle winners and prizes won will be made public after April 1st.
- BUY THE RACKSTARZ CALENDAR: Shoot to Thrill, Play to Kill is the motto of the beautiful and accomplished NYC women players who are the RackStarz! If you haven't seen this exquisitely photographed 18 month calendar (January 2012 - June 2013) you definitely need to! They have generously offered to donate $15 per calendar sold via their web store to the Western Women's Charity 9-Ball Challenge Shade Tree fundraising effort. To purchase the calendar visit: http://therackstarz.com/store.htm IMPORTANT: for your purchase to count toward the Shade Tree fundraiser YOU MUST type the word SHADETREE in the MEMO section just before you complete your purchase. You may pay by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Pay Pal or Bill Me Later.
ABOUT SHADE TREE:
The Shade Tree started in 1990 in the basement of a small church and is now the largest shelter of its kind in Nevada. With 364 permanent beds, The Shade Tree provides over 100,000 nights of shelter each year. On average, 33% of our clients are children under the age of 18. Senior citizens represent the fastest growing segment of our population. They provide several programs and services for both short term (up to 3 months) and long term residents (up to 2 years).
Programs and services for Shade Tree residents include: Day, Emergency and Transitional programs, a Survivor Services Center, Job Development, Life Skills, Housing Assistance, a Children's Activity Center, a dedicated health clinic (Stallman Touro Clinic at Shade Tree) and Noah's Animal House, which is one of only a few animal facilities for the pets of homeless residents in the US. For more information about Shade Tree, its programs please visit www.theshadetree.org.
WANT TO CONTIBUTE A RAFFLE ITEM OR DONATE DIRECTLY?
In addition to the fundraising efforts, donated goods will gladly be accepted at Rum Runner during the tournament March 31 - April 1. Clothes, blankets, canned goods, children's books, toys, games, diapers, new un-opened toiletries, toothbrushes, un-redeemed and still valid gift certificates or gift cards and donated pet food are always needed and appreciated.
For further information, to contribute raffle items, or to donate to the 3rd Western Women's Charity 9-Ball Challenge Shade Tree fundraiser contact Holly Ryan at (602) 312-8155 / holly@playcsipool.com
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DENNIS TRUJILLO AND SUE ORR CONQUER AT 'CLUB' CUE CLUB
January 30, 2012 - by Amy C. Encinias, VBB
 On Saturday, January 28th, 2012, 36 teams signed up for the 1st Stop of Vegas Billiards Tour 2012Scotch Doubles 8-Ball (16 & Under) Tournament. Keith Parker & Howard Dameron did an outstanding job defeating Dennis Trujillo & Sue Orr for the hot seat. With their combined age of 143, they impressed everyone with their stamina and determination. But Dennis and Sue were determined as well. They defeated the very strong team of Tim Kovacs & Rocky Shiflett in the semi-final match and came back for a rematch against Keith & Howard. After about 10.5 hours of tournament play, there was no talk of splitting and the true double elimination final match was underway.  The patrons changed from tournament players to a younger, hip Saturday night crowd. The room seemed to fill up fast and appeared as if 3 times as many people that were in the tournament that day were now in the room. The DJ worked steadily setting up his DJ booth, video projection, huge speakers (that concerned us at the tournament desk enough to relocate from being directly in front of the speakers) and psychedelic lighting all over. But none of this seemed to distract the two teams battling for the title. The DJ was nice enough to wait as long as he could, but once Dennis & Sue won the first set 4-2, the club was hoppin! At this point, you couldn't even hear Jeremy talk anymore. The players were unbelievable troopers and Dennis & Sue won the second set 3-2. A big congrats also goes to Rob Hately & Ryan DeBerg for winning some great matches and taking 4th place overall.
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SHAWN FORET & ROGER IGNASIAK WIN TWO SCOTCH DOUBLES IN A ROW
January 14, 2012 - by Amy C. Encinias, VBB
 On Saturday, January 14th, 2012, 27 teams signed up for the Dealer's Choice Phil Engstrom Memorial Scotch Doubles 9-Ball (17 & Under) Tournament. The only all-lady team, Christina Kolkhorst & Samantha did a great job winning 1 match against Rob Hately & Scott Moden. Jason Osborn & George Meyer went all the way to the hot seat on the winner's side and waited quite a while for their final opponents. It was they who defeated Shawn Foret & Roger Ignasiak to put them on the one-loss side. There, Shawn & Roger defeated 3 more teams to meet them once again in the finals. Maybe Jason & George had to sit too long and a little fatigue set in during the 11.5 hour tournament. Shawn & Roger won both sets to claim the title. Rebecca Wagner & Chris McCreary were a force to be reckoned with taking 3rd place in the tournament. And many congratulations goes to Jim Taylor & Grant Gilbert for winning some great matches and taking 4th place overall.
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PLAYER OF THE MONTH - CHAD BERNARD, 2011 VBT CHAMPION
January 12, 2012 - by vbb
 The 2011 Vegas Billiards Tour was a great success. With 8 total events there was an average of 61 players at each stop. For the Final Event in October, where the Top 48 qualified players competed for the trophy and extra cash, it was a very close race. Chad Bernard, Randy Kukla and Ricky White were all in contention for obtaining the most points for the trophy. Randy placed 9-12th in the final, Ricky took 5-6th and Chad...after losing his first match in the tournament, went on to take 2nd place to Rocky Phipps and proudly claimed the Tour Champion title with 122 points overall. In addition to the tournament prize money and trophy, Chad also earned 1 free entry into the 2012 Tour.
You’re Name?
Chad Bernard
Where are you from?
Born and raised in Iowa
How long have you been playing pool?
I played my first game at age 5 and off and on until today.
What got you interested in pool?
My Father and the quality time we spent together at the table.
Do you play in leagues? Which ones? How long have you been playing in leagues?
No. I prefer playing in tournaments.
Have you had lessons?
My Father gave me instruction, otherwise no.
What’s the most important tournament you’ve competed in? What place did you take?
The International 9-Ball Classic in St. Charles Illinois in 1991 or 92, and I won 2 matches.
What break and playing cues do you use?
TNT Custom with a ringtail lizard wrap break cue. Bobby Hunter playing cue.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
“Stay Golden” only two words that my Mother told me and that I will always remember.
Who is your favorite pro player and why?
Shane Van Boening, I admire his passion and his ability and his dedication to be number one.
Do you have a favorite match you’ve played in?
Yes, when I played in the Andy Mercer in 2010 against Ismael “Morro” Paez and won 6-4.
What is your ultimate goal?
To be in “The Winners Circle”
The 2012 Vegas Billiards Tour begins again this month! The first stop is at the Las Vegas Cue Club on January 28th, and will be a Scotch Doubles 8-Ball - 16 & Under tournament - $40 entry. We've made a couple of changes to this year's tour which include: more incentives for the top 5 points leaders overall and the final event consisting of 32 qualified players.
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