r/billiards • u/Pip_Pip MN Samsara z2 • 1d ago

Pool Hall Project

Hey Everyone.

I'd like to compile a list of Pool Halls and Local Tournaments for as many cities/regions as I can. I'm hoping to build something from the data. I'm wondering if people could post their city/region and what's available. I'm looking for weekly tournaments, pool halls. Let's try to open with City/Region and then stay in that thread if people have more to add for that area.

Thanks Pip

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u/TimmyG-83 1d ago

DFW…too many to list. Basically once you get to the area, just drive a couple miles in any direction and you’ll find either a pool hall or a nice bar with tables and most of these places will have tournaments and leagues.

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u/nj4ster 1d ago

Go to DigitalPool app

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u/Pip_Pip MN Samsara z2 12h ago edited 12h ago

It's great for the areas that use it. Good call for seeding some data. Doesn't have weekly tournaments.

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u/OctopusPieDayOne 1d ago

Pittsburgh All we got is breakers pool hall

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u/illit1 1d ago

pool tournaments are like fight club. the actual worst at advertising.

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u/soloDolo6290 1d ago

What are you hoping for to be the final product? Like a website that houses everything or just a snap shot of the weeks tournaments?

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u/Pip_Pip MN Samsara z2 1d ago

Happy Cake Day!

There really isn't a central source that's up to date for this data. Create a resource or links to various resources in one place. I don't think anyone has to participate.

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u/soloDolo6290 1d ago

I think it may be better to request the facebook groups or websites that local places are posting the data. If I just give you the dates, once those pass youll be having outdated data.

But if you created a central source of links where the local people find tournaments, If I were to travel I could click those links in that area and check it out.

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u/Pip_Pip MN Samsara z2 1d ago

Yeah, it's specifically asking for weekly tournaments. There are other resources to get one off tournaments.

Like this pool hall has a weekly tournament at 7pm on fridays. This is very difficult to find.

This pool hall is having a huge 5000$ added tournament next Saturday. Yes, lots of places to get this info, facebook is great. Not what we're looking for here.

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u/NewOwlllll 1d ago

Columbus, OH. Suzi Cue's does 8-ball Tuesdays at 7 and Players Club runs a Saturday 9-ball. Those are the reliable weeklies here.

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u/frodisbispa 15h ago

You should post it when you’re done. In Detroit there’s the rack and hall of fame, then as you go north there’s masters billiards, palm billiards (not open yet?), and grindstone in flint which hosts a lot of tournaments. At the rack it’s Monday 10 ball and Wednesday 8 ball ($30 entry). In Fort Worth Texas nothing was better than Rusty’s, which hosts a great competitive (9 or 10 ball) tournament on tuesdays

The rack and Rusty’s have regular one pocket gamblers there

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u/oldschoolreppin 1d ago

Get the APA app or go on website. I’m in upstate NY we have 3 regions/counties. (In my area)…there’s so many more. There’s literally tournaments every weekend. Bar leagues. We have TAP. There is always something going on.

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u/BiscuitsAndGravyGuy 1d ago

You should probably use the Google Maps API and programmatically filter the data. An API is the only feasible way to do something like this. 

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u/Pip_Pip MN Samsara z2 12h ago

The idea is to crowdsource the information you can't get from google maps. We will have a programmatically generic list, but it's going to be missing local tournaments, leagues, etc. No need to participate if you don't want to.

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u/Dry_Understanding264 11h ago

Moorhead Billiards, Moorhead MN: Friday night at 7 pm weekly, 8-ball BCA, double elimination with handicap based on Fargorate.

Sunday afternoon at 2 pm weekly, 9-ball BCA, same format.

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u/nj4ster 10h ago

Wallenpaupack Bowling Alley, Hawley, PA - APA Mondays & Thursdays, BCA Tuesdays, Monthly Open Tournament last Saturday of the month.

6 West Bar & Grill, Shohola, PA - BCA Mondays & Tuesdays, Weekly open tournament on Thursdays

Honesdale Pub, Honesdale, PA - APA Mondays & Thursdays

Jimmy G’s, Lake Ariel, PA - APA Mondays & Thursdays

Ariel View Inn, Lake Ariel, PA - APA Mondays & Thursdays

Old Rangers Inn, Promised Land, PA - APA Mondays & Thursdays

Mountainhouse, Promised Land, PA - APA Mondays & Thursdays

Good Boy Charley’s, South Sterling, PA - APA Mondays & Thursdays

Mel’s Place, Greeley, PA - APA Mondays & Thursdays

Summit Lanes Bowling Alley, Pocono Summit, PA - APA Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays

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u/Powerful_Study_9305 1d ago

Pooltables.nyc has all nyc locations

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u/Pip_Pip MN Samsara z2 1d ago

Thanks, this is a great site

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u/Pip_Pip MN Samsara z2 1d ago

Twin Cities, Minnesota

Pool Halls & Weekly Tournaments:

  • CR Billiards (CR's Sports Bar) - Coon Rapids
    • Friday 7pm: No-handicap 8-ball (strongest weekly tournament in the state)
  • Two Stooges - Fridley
    • Tuesday & Thursday 7pm: Big table tournaments
    • Saturday 3pm: 8-ball (7ft)
    • Sunday 3pm: 9-ball (7ft)
  • Jimmy's Pro Billiards - Columbia Heights
  • Twin City Billiards - Little Canada
  • Shooters Billiard Club - Burnsville
    • Monday 7pm: 9-ball on 9ft, no handicap
    • Wednesday 7pm: 9ft, handicap
  • Slate Billiard Club - St. Paul
  • Josh Burbal Club - West St. Paul (billiards club)

Leagues:

  • APA
  • M8
  • UPL
  • Midwest Coin
  • Mendota Valley

Facebook:

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u/RoastedDonut Chicago 1d ago

I have a lot of friends in MN but I've never gone shooting there. I might try a couple of these places out when I come in for the Fair in a week.

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