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Hallelujah: Winners Sing Out as IPT Field Narrows, Grows Richer

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Jubilant shouts and the deep thud of cue butts slamming the floor echoed through the Venetian Hotel and Casino on Thursday night as 18 pool players took another step closer to the $350,000 top prize at the $2 million IPT North American 8-Ball Open – and another 18 saw their dreams cut short. “Haa…
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IPT Round Three: The Plot Thickens as the Field Thins

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Round three starts today in the International Pool Tour's North American Open and already 17,066 games have been played. Fatigue certainly played a role yesterday with 120 players facing a $5,000 difference in payout as they were whittled down to 60 in 12 straight hours of 8-ball action. The 60 rema…
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IPT Open Kicks Off: U.K. Sizzles, U.S. Stumbles, Qualifiers Thrive

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The overwhelming success of shooters from the United Kingdom and several strong qualifiers are the big surprises from the first day of the history-making IPT North American 8-ball Open, now underway at the Venetian in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, conventional-wisdom favorites such as Jose Parica, Mike D…
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BCA Pool League Bolsters Fierce Eight-Ball Competition

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The Riviera Hotel and Casino in fabulous Las Vegas, Nev., was filled with 227 bright blue, brand new Diamond tables and some 7,000 amateurs ranging in skill from recreational to Grand Master, and coming from as far as Tonga to compete in the 30th annual BCA Pool League National 8-Ball Championships,…
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