Marshall Carpenter was born in February 9, 1928 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He began going into the poolrooms as a kid selling peanuts, which led to his nickname, ‘The Tuscaloosa Squirrel’. Squirrel quickly took a liking to the game, and once it got to the point he could beat everybody locally, he began to travel. Squirrel […]
An open letter to all One Pocket players, members and interested parties Obviously, Covid-19 is wreaking havoc in the pool world, just as it is in every other walk of life. In many areas bars and poolrooms have had to temporarily close their doors – and no one knows how long temporary is going to […]
(L to R) John Palmore (3rd), James Davis Sr (1st), Bogie’s owner Cody Parish, Ike Runnels (2nd), and PoolActionTV’s Ray Hansen Bogies 5th annual Senior One Pocket drew a full field of 32 players from all over the USA this year, including two of our One Pocket HOF members, regular attendee Billy Incardona and new […]
Dave Gross reigns supreme! We’d like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Dave (12squared) Gross for emerging victorious in the annual onepocket.org MOT hosted in Philly. Dave’s exceptional skills, including a smooth stroke, impeccable pocketing ability, and extensive 3-cushion experience, proved instrumental in overcoming a formidable field of competitors throughout the weekend. The tournament, which […]
Francisco Bustamante, our new Derby City One Pocket champion! Francisco Bustamante won his second Derby One Pocket division title in a row, as at 55 years old he seems to be hitting his stride with the right mix of moving savvy and shooting skills, not to mention superlative banking. He now has won the Banks, […]
A big congratulations to Scott Frost who will be inducted into the One Pocket Hall of Fame on Wednesday, January 30th at the Derby City Classic! In addition, James Walden will also be inducted for “Lifetime Pool in Action”! The dinner format is going to be VIP dinner and drinks starting at 6 PM, then […]
Sammy Jones, Mary Kenniston & Keith Thompson enjoying themselves at the 2018 Senior One pocket Open! Congratulations to co-champions Ike Runnels and James Davis Sr. for making their way through a tough field at Bogies 2018 Annual Senior One Pocket tournament. 36 Players squared off in Houston for the 3rd annual senior event, which began […]
California Billiard Club in Fremont, CA was the host location for our third annual members only tournament taking place June 1-3. The format was double elimination One Pocket, races to 3 on both sides of the chart. This year Jim Tomassoni followed his 2017 2nd place finish with an undefeated run through the 31 player […]
So it’s official, our new HOF inductees in January will be Jeremy Jones and the late Eugene ‘Clem’ Metz for One Pocket, and then Keith McCready and the late Charles “Country” Martin for Lifetime Pool in Action! The dinner format is going to be VIP dinner and drinks starting at 6 PM, then about 7:15 […]
The 3rd annual onepocket.org member’s only tournament is moving out west to the beautiful state of California! Chris Swart at California Billiards will be hosting us the first week of June (1st, 2nd & 3rd) and we are excited already 7 months in advance! Streaming will be provided by POV Pool and there will be various […]
That’s right, it’s back! It is official, we will be back for our Hall of Fame dinner Wednesday the 24th of January at the 20th annual Derby City Classic. Please note that is a change from the Tuesday nights we used to hold the dinner, but Wednesday should be an improvement because on Tuesday night we […]
You can view the entire poster here. In their highly anticipated rematch, Dennis Orcollo shows why he is one of the most dangerous players in the game today. Coupled with his excellent ball striking ability, his knowledge of the game is continuously expanding making it bad news for his future opponents. Some great commentary was […]