Pool Players of The Brooke

The Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiards Club (PPB) would like to thank Quail Creek’s Billiard Club (QC), Travel Team Director Dennis Desmond and their members for the friendly competition, camaraderie and for hosting our billiard club. Thanks also go out to the PPB’s Tony “The Snake” Cardillo for organizing this event. On Saturday October 10, 2026 the PPB Billiards Club traveled down to Quail Creek for an 8-Ball Team Challenge. We would play in Quail Creek’s billiard room equipped with familiar 9-foot Diamond Pro-Am pool tables just like ours. Our teams were Mike “The Lip” Collins and Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo and Dick “Pocket Blocker” Dunbar, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar and Gary “One Rail” Barlow, and Jack “Crash” Hoverter and Phelps “Montana” L’Hommedieu. The format was simple. Each of our teams would play each of their teams 3 games of 8-Ball with each game worth 1 point for the winning team. There were a total of 48 points in the match. ...

The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) and its Vice President Phelps “Montana” L'Hommedieu kicked off 2027’s PPB Club Championship Series of 8-Ball Tournaments on Saturday, October 03, 2026. This was the first of 5 qualifying 8-ball tournaments in which the participants will earn points for entering and for matches won. After the completion of the fifth tournament in March, 2027, players with the 8-highest accumulated point totals will be entered into the playoffs in April, 2027. These playoffs will then determine the PPB's 2027 Champion Pool Player of the Year. The PPB sponsored this 8-Ball Singles tournament in HOA1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The tournament format was double elimination. Tournament Director was Phelps L’Hommedieu. The following field of 16 players showed up to compete in the game of 8-Ball singles. Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Phel...