Billiard Coach – Mike Fieldhammer

Win a $50 PoolDawg.com Gift Certificate!

Posted on 25. Jul, 2009 by SammD.

Our friends at PoolDawg are gracious enough to contribute THREE $50 gift certificates to three lucky early bird entries for the Shooting Star Classic tournament that Mike and I are running over Labor Day weekend.

The drawings are from:

July 1 to July 31

August 1 to August 15

August 16 to August 31

In order to be eligible, you must be signed up and paid during any of the above dates. So, if you were thinking about signing up for the event, sooner is better than later.

Click here to Register Online

Click here to Mail/Fax in Registration

See the complete press release here.

See how you can Win a Free Hotel Room!

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Shooting Star Labor Day Classic

Posted on 18. Jul, 2009 by SammD.

Don’t miss the Shooting Star Classic!

See what the professionals have to say about it.

Special Thanks to:
Jennifer “9mm” Barretta
Tony “The Silent Assassin” Robles
Stevie Moore
Max “Mad Max” Eberle
Alex “The Lion” Pagulayan
Marc Vidal
Thorsten “The Hitman” Hohmann

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A Labor Day Tournament to Kick Off the Pool Season

Posted on 10. Jul, 2009 by SammD.

Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, MN Hosts First Annual 8-Ball Tournament

Shooting Star Casino, Hotel and Event Center proudly announce the first annual Shooting Star Labor Day Classic 8-Ball Tournament. This event takes place September 4-7, 2009 and is guaranteed to have something for everyone.

Happening over the three-day weekend will allow the festivities to kick off with an open scotch doubles division Friday afternoon to warm up for the men’s and women’s open and masters’ singles divisions.

The Shooting Star Casino is graciously adding $5,000 to this first event and welcomes players of all levels. “I love pool and I’m very excited to have the tournament here. We’re expecting a great turnout and I just want everyone to have a good time,” said Dan LaFrinier, Event Center Sales Coordinator for the Shooting Star Casino.

The low room rates, hefty payouts, finals arena, and greens fee will set the bar high for this premier extravaganza. Hotel rooms are available for only $55/night with room block: “Pool Tournament.” Call 1-800-453-STAR to make reservations. The Shooting Star Casino was named “Top Minnesota Casino” in the Service and Poker Categories by the Midwest Gaming & Travel’s Readers’ Choice Awards.

For more information and to register online for the event, visit SHOOTINGSTARCLASSIC.COM

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Two Stooges Brekke and Burbul Dominate in Golf and Pool

Posted on 03. Jul, 2009 by SammD.

Story by Samm Diep, PoolTipJar.com

On Saturday, June 27^th, Two Stooges Billiards in Fridley, Minnesota hosted a $300-added summer two-person Golf & Pool Open. This event hopes to be the first of many annual Golf & Pool Tournaments to come. This unique event kicked off at the Majestic Oaks Golf Course in Ham Lake with a 1:30pm shotgun start.

As the clouds loomed, the 14 teams paired off and hopped in their carts to their respective holes for the two-man scramble. The format of a two player scramble allowed both players to hit their tee ball and then play their second shot from the better of the two tee shots.  This option of playing from the best ball position continues until the hole is completed.

“Once you’re finished golfing, we’ll meet over at Two Stooges for the pool tournament,” announced tournament director Randy Byrne. After 18 holes, the team of Chad Johnson and Brad Ronayne captured the golf title with a score of 4 under par. Neither wind nor showers slowed them down. As a bit of a wildcard, Johnson had only contacted Ronayne that morning to play together. Fortunately for both of them, it worked out.

After the golfers reconvened at Two Stooges, some prizes were raffled off and the scotch doubles pool tournament was underway. The team of Brian Brekke and Josh Burbul had no problems transitioning from one green field to the other. The master players barreled through the field to claim the title for the pool tournament which also secured them the lead for the overall Golf/Pool Champs.

The total prize fund was distributed 30% to each of the top finishers in pool and golf and 40% to the overall winning teams. “It was a great event. The competition was tough and fun. It was very windy and the course was playing long. The format is fantastic because we found ourselves playing pool matches against teams that had placed higher in the golf, so it gave us a chance for the overall title,” said Burbul of the winning team.

Side pots and skins were also paid out for the golf event. Due to the overwhelming interest, a second event may be held this year in September. Visit BilliardCoach Forums updates on the next tournament.

View the Online Photo Gallery from the event.

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