Benefit For Irish Alkey

[Furtherman]

There will be a Pool Tournament for Irish Alkey (Pat Mussell) on Sunday, July 17th.

Hoboken, NJ
Location: Willow Billiards (http://willowbilliards.com/)
Date: Sunday, July 17th
Time: 12:00pm
Cost: $30/person
Format: APA 8-Ball, Single Elimination*

*You do not need to be an active APA member to participate. In fact, you don't have to have been an APA member ever. Non-APA players will be given a skill level to play at.

We will also be holding a raffle for some great donated prizes!

All proceeds will go to Patrick's family.

No need to RSVP. Just show up.

Any updates between now and then will be posted in this thread.

[Sinestro]

Where's Willow's Billiards at?

[Furtherman]

Sorry.

1313 Willow Ave.
Hoboken, NJ

Willow Billards (http://willowbilliards.com/)

[spoon]

There already...and I think it's in Hoboken.

Do they have dart board too?

http://willowbilliards.com/

[spoon]

Ha, ninjad! Further u suck! Like me in pool, but come on, it's for Pat and his fam!

[spoon]

Time to sticky this one boys and put it on the main events page mikey left in his wake too.

I'm going to bring a ringer to take my shots!

[disneyspy]

done,well not the events thing,not allowed to do that

[spoon]

Ah, you are the grooviest...for a geriatric fucktard.

:wub:

[disneyspy]

thanks

[spoon]

Can we name this the first annual "Deal with Me NOW!" tournament!

[spoon]

Oh and how about an honorary beer chugging contest run by Figment and the winner has a honorary show down with an empty cup as a tribute to our lost chugging champ!?

[mdr55]

You need AA phamplets? I can bring some.


I was talking to my bro and his fiance and asked if they wanted to play in the pool tournament at Willow's for the benefit as they were at the league over there and she said is it for a Pat something? and I said yeah Patrick Mussell. And she said that she got an invite from one of her friends from the pool hall (a Joe or Joey something) and I asked if she knew him and she said not sure as since most of her friends knew him. Did Pat play pool at Willows?

Then I told them the story of the first time I played Pat at Justice's place for poker and he was really buzzed and starting laughing to himself saying I have four of a kind and he showed it to me.....and of course I folded. That was the day I believe I met some of the people on the board.

I'll be there.

[A.J.]

Can we name this the first annual "Deal with Me NOW!" tournament!

I like it!

[mdr55]

So who's going Sunday?

[Furtherman]

I'll be there.

[A.J.]

I'll be there.

Just look over your shoulder, honey!

[mdr55]

What prizes they raffling off? anyone know?

[Furtherman]

On now. I believe all the prizes are pool related.

[spoon]

How was it? Didn't get back from my sis's party out of state until now. Real sorry I missed it.

[Furtherman]

Still going on, almost over. Good time and raised a lot of money. I was out in the first round though. Yaarrg. But everyone is having a good time.

[spoon]

oh i would have been out long before you I assure you

i play pool once a year at a bar and am awful


darts and foose, those I like much better and can play

Great to hear too, pass on my best to Arelis if there and that I'm sorry I got stuck in PA with fam and missed it.

[stickyfingers]

Had a great time for a great cause. Won a pool stick, laughed, cried, and ate a hot dog...nice little Sunday.

[cougarjake13]

Still going on, almost over. Good time and raised a lot of money. I was out in the first round though. Yaarrg. But everyone is having a good time.

thats great

hopefully enough is raised

[spoon]

Yah rumor has it Sticky was looking really good and most likely would have won if they didn't play some bullshit you need some association card before the tourney. It would have been a nice tribute, but I guess they don't like losing to people who actually knew him and don't frequent the place. Sorry, but that's bs, but regardless at least they raised some funds for the fam. Just don't understand how they couldn't just let stick play, and I hope they at least made this clear up front. You can get beat early, but aren't allowed to win late? Soooo odd to me, especially at a charity event.

[stickyfingers]

Yah rumor has it Sticky was looking really good and most likely would have won if they didn't play some bullshit you need some association card before the tourney. It would have been a nice tribute, but I guess they don't like losing to people who actually knew him and don't frequent the place. Sorry, but that's bs, but regardless at least they raised some funds for the fam. Just don't understand how they couldn't just let stick play, and I hope they at least made this clear up front. You can get beat early, but aren't allowed to win late? Soooo odd to me, especially at a charity event.

I just want to clear this up. I never lost during the tournament, but because the event was sponsored by the APA (American Poolplayers Association) and they were giving away a spot in the National Tournament to the winner, you had to be an active member (someone who pays $25 bucks a year) in order to win the entry into the 2012 Championship. I used to play in the APA about 5-6 years ago and sent an email out to one of the League Operators who confirmed my rank. Unfortunately, the workers there were put in an awkward position and took me aside to explain what was going on and how awful they felt. I completely understand their reasoning, in hindsight.

At the time, however, I was really upset because I wanted to win that tournament for Pat. It would've meant alot to me to be able to do so and it really got to me that I couldn't. I didn't cause a scene, but Arelis said that Pat would've wanted me to.

I had made it to the final 4 and would've only needed to win 2 more matches which I feel confident in saying that I had a real shot at doing. At that point, they told me that my tournament was over and gave a Brand New Pool Stick as the Highest Non-APA Player Prize. Did I mention I was beating all of these APA players using a house stick? It was pretty funny to see these guys unscrewing their fancy sticks and packing up their 'Suitcases' with the 3 different sticks that they brought with them, while I was using a crooked stick that I picked off the rack.

There were alot of touching moments that I was very happy to be a part of and we raised money which was great and I would do it all over again exactly the same.

[spoon]

well done buddy

great tribute to say the least


















next time win it jerk!

:wink:

[Furtherman]

It was pretty funny to see these guys unscrewing their fancy sticks and packing up their 'Suitcases' with the 3 different sticks that they brought with them, while I was using a crooked stick that I picked off the rack.

That guy with the three stick suitcase beat me!

Sorry you couldn't play all the way. APA is a stickler for rules.

[sailor]

That guy with the three stick suitcase beat me!

Sorry you couldn't play all the way. APA is a stickler for rules.

They should have let him play on and if a non apa member won they could have given the national tourney entry to the top apa finisher.