If you have a moment, please check out The Tip Jar for random smatterings of pool thoughts and articles. UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS The following is a list of the upcoming tournaments/events I will be attending (& maybe some recent ones I have attended). If you see me at one of these events, please come say "hello." I look forward to meeting you. BCA Midwest Regional Championships April 10-13, 2008 Canterbury Park Shakopee, MN View Results 2008 BCAPL 8-Ball National Championship May 6-17, 2008 Riviera Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV playbca.com 28th Annual VNEA Int'l Championships May 22-31, 2008 Riviera Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV vnea.com 2008 International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo June 12-14, 2008 Charlotte Convention Center Charlotte, NC 2008 BCA Expo OB Cues Tour June 21-22, 2008 The Billiard Den Richardson, TX OB Cues Tour Western Womens Amateur Open July 10-13, 2008 Mazatzal Hotel & Casino Payson, AZ My Credentials House Pro at Table Steaks East in Aurora, Colorado Writer for Professor Q Ball Pool & Carom News, AZBilliards.com, Cue Times, Inside English, On The Break News, and Pool Player News. (An archive of all writing can be found on my personal pool blog, The Tip Jar.) Author of "You Might Be A D Player If..." (101 Classic Moves That All Pool Players Can Appreciate) 2nd place finish – M8 Pool League Midwest Championships scotch doubles (Minneapolis, MN) Apr 2008 3rd place finish – BCA Midwest Championships masters singles (Minneapolis, MN) Apr 2008 3rd place finish – BCA Midwest Championships scotch doubles (Minneapolis, MN) Apr 2008 2nd place finish – BCA Ohio Valley Regional Championships (Louisville, KY) Jan 2008 2nd place finish – 2007 Northern Lights Shootout (Rugby, ND) Nov 2007 1st place finish – US Amateur Qualifier (Denver, CO) Sep 2007 3rd place finish – VNEA National 8-ball Women's Masters Team (Las Vegas, NV) Jun 2007 3rd place finish – $250 Added Women's Tournament at Colorado Cue Club (Denver, CO) Mar 2007 2nd place finish – BCA Midwest Regional Championships (Minneapolis, MN) Mar 2007 7th place finish - Hunter Classics Women's Tour (Lake Jackson, TX) Mar 2007 3rd place finish – US Amateur Qualifier (Denver, CO) Sept 2006 1st place finish – ACS National 8-ball Women's Masters Team June 2006 7th place finish – ACS National 8-ball Women's Masters June 2006 4th place finish – VNEA National 8-ball Women's Masters Team Jun 2006 5th place finish – VNEA National 9-ball Women's Intermediate Jun 2006 1st place finish – BCA National 8-ball Women's Masters Team May 2006 1st place finish – 15th Annual Four Bears Classic Apr 2006 1st place finish – Denver VNEA Women's AA/AAA Singles Mar 2006 1st place finish – BCA National 9-ball Women's Open Nov 2005 2nd place finish – BCA National 9-ball Scotch Doubles Nov 2005 3rd place finish – US Amateur Qualifier (Denver, CO) Sept 2005 5th place finish – Valley International Women’s Open 8-ball Jun 2005 5th place finish – ACS National Women’s Open 8-ball May 2005 3rd place finish – BCA National 9-ball Scotch Doubles Nov 2004 5th place finish – ACS National Women’s Open 9-ball Nov 2004 2nd place finish – Valley Greeley Singles Tournament Oct 2004 1st place finish – US Amateur Qualifier (Denver, CO) Sept 2004 3rd place finish – New England Women’s Classic 9-ball Tour Jul 2004 1st place finish – Valley International Women’s Open 9-ball May 2004 Samm's Side Pocket Productions, LLC - Aurora, Colorado - 303.667.8000