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  • 10th Annual Buffalo’s Pro Classic 2025

    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 […]

  • Hallowed Ground: The Spirit and Legacy of Buffalos

    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. […]

  • John Macias: High stakes, Heartbreak, and Perseverance

    By Robert Stubblefield for OnePocket.org There’s a silence in a real pool room that doesn’t whisper, it lingers. Heavy. Electric. Ithangs in the air like thunder on pause, just after lightning strikes. Not the sacred hush of achurch, but the raw tension of risk. The kind that tightens your chest before the break, orbefore someone […]

  • The Beasley Open: Long nights and absolutely no room for weak nerves

    If you came here for a laser show and confetti, you’re in the wrong building. Brass Tap & Billiards doesn’t do glitz. It does grit. The vibe is a blue sea of fresh cloth on gorgeous 9ft Diamond Pro Am tables, half-whispered sweat bets, and the dead silence that happens right before someone makes that […]

  • 10th Annual Members Only Tournament

    The 10th Annual OnePocket.org Members Only Tournament took place at Chicago’s iconic Chris’s Billiards poolroom. 29 players competed, including three former MOT champions. In the end however, it was longtime local favorite Ike Runnels that prevailed. Although Ike got knocked into the one loss side early by defending champion Mike Eck, Ike was able to […]

  • Derby City Classic 2025

    Despite the unseasonably deep cold across the country, thousands of players, gamblers and pool fans made the annual trek to the 2025 DCC. With the schedule running way behind several years in a row, new this year all of the finals were held off until they were played Sunday, one after the other. Also the […]

  • 3rd Annual OnePocket.org European One Pocket Championship

    Congratulations to Nick van den Berg of the Netherlands for going undefeated in winning the 3rd Annual OnePocket.org Hague 5 European Championship. We increased yet again, to 56 players this year — Nick being player number 56! The format was double elimination down to the final 8, then single elimination, all races to 3. Each […]

  • Railyard 2024 MOT

    28 Players found their way from all corners of the country, traveling by plane, car and motorcycle, for our 8th annual OnePocket.org Member’s only Tournament at Railyard Billiards in Louisville, KY. Hosted by room owner Kyle Ferguson, the tournament was played on their 8 matching 9’ Diamond tables, all with 4-1/4” corner pockets — an […]

  • The Art of One Pocket By Steve Booth

    A comprehensive guide to pool’s most captivating game  OnePocket.org is pleased to introduce the publication of a new book, The Art of One Pocket, by Steve Booth, the founder of OnePocket.org. The book covers all aspects of the game from basics like choosing your pocket to nuances from the game’s mental side. Twenty years in […]

  • 2023 OnePocket.org MOT

    Chicago Brings Home the Cheese! Congratulations to “Chicago Mike” Eck, who came out of the one loss side to topple hot seat winner “12Squared” Dave Gross in the single race to 4 finals. We had a well balanced full field thanks to a large number of western members from LA up to Vancouver who make […]