(Photo credit: PoolActionTV) Congratulations to Jerry Matchin, your 2026 Seniors One Pocket Classic Champion at Bogies Billiards & Sports Bar in Houston, Texas! What an incredible championship match!Ike Runnels jumped out to a commanding 3–0 lead, putting Jerry just one game away from defeat. But Jerry came roaring back, winning FOUR STRAIGHT GAMES to complete […]
(Photo credits: Erwin Dionisio) Just as the action was heating up for the 2026 Derby City Classic, a cold snap and severe winter storm swept through southern Indiana, taking a toll in first round match forfeits. The official numbers were completely full fields of 476 in Banks, 400 in One Pocket and 500 in 9-Ball. […]
Francisco ‘Django’ Bustamante was born December 29, 1963 in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines. His sister ran a café next door to a poolroom there and early on he became fascinated with pool, and the money changing hands, and the seeming ease of both the pool and the money. He spent as much time as he […]
(Photo credit: Erwin Dionisio) Congratulations to Roberto Gomez for prevailing in a hill-hill thriller to win the 2025 International Open One Pocket. Justin Hall finished 2nd in a final match that had surprising big swings, but Justin’s path to the finals featured some prior big swings too; sometimes that’s how things roll! It was a […]
(photo credit Diana Hoppe/Steve Booth) On November 2, 2025, we lost our 2006 One Pocket Hall of Fame Banks honoree,Truman Hogue. Truman was born January 11, 1946, and grew up in Danville, Kentucky,about 30 miles outside of Lexington. He got his start playing pool at about eleven yearsold when his mom used to work at […]
Down in Texas 37 pool veterans made their annual pilgrimage to Houston for the 10th Annual Bogie’s Senior One Pocket Classic. Defending champ Nick Varner came ready to defend, but the rest of the always tough field had other ideas this year, as Ronnie Wiseman made his case, knocking Nick into the B side. Ronnie […]
Alex Pagulayan was born in Cabagan, Isabela, Philippines on June 25, 1978. He is a dual citizen of Canada and the Philippines. Nicknamed ‘The Lion’ for his fierce competitive demeanor, and with his combination of youthful looks and winning skills, also ‘The Killer Pixie’. “One day when I was 10 years old my father brought me […]
Steve Booth is our first ever One Pocket Hall of Fame “meritorious service” inductee. He is the founder of OnePocket.org, the premier One Pocket related website, and for 20+ years Steve has used this platform to freely promote everything about the game of One Pocket. Countless new converts to One Pocket from around the world […]
The highly anticipated 10th Annual Buffalo’s Pro Classic was a great success any way youlook at it, from the stellar play and swarming spectator crowd, to the huge moneyinvolved. This year saw the appearance of marque first timers Joshua Filler and ShaneVan Boening— two of the top players in the world and two of the […]
By Robert Stubblefield for OnePocket.org Buffalos rises far beyond the realm of a typical pool hall. Revered as a defining pilgrimage for One Pocket enthusiasts. This is where the sport’s greatest warriors converge. Their spirits set ablaze with the thrilling heat of high-stakes competition, driven by passion, pride, and the pursuit of an enduring legacy. […]