Author: mkglass

Viva Las Vegas: Your Guide to the Championship Tournament

You made it to the Vegas Championships! Now what???

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Billiards for Everyone

The last two months focused on some fun games to play when you are bored with the old “standards.” This month, we’re going to focus on playing the games you’re most familiar with. With a bit of a twist.

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Billiards For Bored Players — Reverse Pool

This month’s game for bored players calls upon your carom skills. It’s called Reverse Pool, or if you are less politically correct, it’s also been referred to as Irish Pool or Kentucky Pool.

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Billiards for Bored Players — Honolulu

This month’s game is Honolulu. Other names for this game are Banks, Kisses and Combos, or Indirect. It’s a very similar game to Banks. The object of the game of Honolulu is to be the first player to pocket 8 balls.

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Dealing with Downtime

Playing the Hurry-Up-and-Wait Game Recently, we talked about what to do when you’re not at the table: you must continue to do your job while you are sitting in your chair. Today, we’ll talk about what to do when you’re

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Zombie Pool

When you step up to the table, try to leave your conscious mind in the chair. Become a zombie.

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Armchair Billiards

Keep your head in the game – especially when you are in your chair. You’ll give yourself that mental edge, and you’ll be much better prepared to win!

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I Stream, Ustream

we decided to set up our iPad to use Ustream, and we met with resounding success

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Learning to Love One Pocket

Love it or hate it, it’s a very challenging game

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My First TV Match

Mezz West State Tour stop #8, Family Billiards, San Francisco. Michael Glass vs. Robert Yulo

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