:(

I'm out. I lost my match to a very well-playing Bruce Carroll, 9-5. I'm very happy about my play during this event.

Now I'm going to sweat some good winner's side matches with my good friend and sponsor, Holden Chin, before heading home tomorrow.

Quick Update

I won my match with Greg Antonakos, 9-5. Now is the all-important money round! I love pool, but it is also nice to get paid :) I play Bruce Carroll at noon.

Nighty-Night

I won my match against Steve Lillis, 9-8.

I truly hope that no one was watching the live stream. The match had it's good moments, but all in all it was some awesomely bad pool.

I am always proud to win this kind of match though, where it is more about endurance and staying positive than about playing well. I do love the fight!

I play Greg Antonakos in a mere seven hours. I lost a hill-hill nail biter with him here in August, so I am excited to take another crack at it!

Liz on AZBilliards Live Stream

I lost my match with Karen Corr, 9-4. I played well; She played better!

I play Steve Lillis at 10PM on the AZBilliards live stream table.

http://www.azbilliards.com/azbtv/

More WPBA Action

It is now day two at the Turning Stone. I won my match last night against Caroline Pao, 9-7. It was fun; We both fought really hard and played well.

The WPBA 2009 warm-up continues today as I am set to play Karen Corr at 4PM. 128 players and six of them women. Either these are some crazy odds or Mike Zuglan is hoping for a cat fight to boost attendance :)

Turning Stone Classic XII

Greetings from sunny Central New York! Did you catch the sarcsam there? It was subtle.

I am glad to be here in one piece. I spent last night driving through white-out conditions on I-90.

I play my friend, and fellow WPBAer, Caroline Pao first round at 8PM. Brackets are online at http://www.azbilliards.com/brackets/showbrackets.php?tourneynum=3189

This picture has nothing to do with Turning Stone. I took it on the subway the other day while I was bored.

January

2009 has been a pretty quiet year so far. With the first WPBA event not until April, I am training hard for the Turning Stone Classic in February.

Seeking balance, I took a long vacation from pool in November and December to enjoy the other parts of my life. A happy pool player is a good pool player: Not the other way around. In fact, leading a happy and balanced life is my number one goal for 2009. I know that my game, like everything else, will be better for it.

In parting, I'll leave you with my two favorite pieces of advice about pool:

"Focus on delivering a quality stroke, every time, even on the most distasteful of shots." - Mark Wilson

"Don't let this game ruin your life; It's not worth it!" - Mike Zuglan

-Liz

What I'm reading: The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon
What I'm watching: Sober House on VH1
What I'm practicing: 9-Ball Ghost; Drills from Practicing Pool by Phil Capelle
What I'm listening to: In Rainbows by Radiohead
Where I'm surfing: garfieldminusgarfield.net

Now it's time to pay the bills :)


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