Players Tournament

OCTOBER 15, 2026 – Harvest Moon Tournament
Qualifications

You qualify for this tournament if you have played twice in a Players Group Tournament in the past 8 weeks. Lyle Moore and David Wade are automatically enrolled for winning the Stars and Stripes tournament this past July.

Entry Fee & How to Enter

$5 on the day of the tournament. Scoring desk opens at 2:00. Play begins 2:30. There are no signups beforehand. Players can arrive unannounced and play just like any other Players tournament.

Game Format

8 Ball. Play begins at 2:30. We will be using the normal tournament singles scoring. All competitors will be playing across the three hour tournament. Seven complete rounds will be played. Playoffs will occur if there is not a clear first and second place. Total amount of players in this tournament can be between 9 and 24 depending on signups on the day of tournament.

Rules

We will be playing APA rules. Although, LHBG house rules vary little from APA.

Racking for the break

APA is silent on the use of template racking. We will be using template (turtle) racks. The player not breaking racks the balls. Section 2.

Take what you Break

The break is “take what you break” format. Please refer to the section in the APA Rulebook regarding breaks. Section 4

Fouls

Please refer to the section in the APA Rulebook regarding types of fouls and penalties. Section 15

Awards

The distribution of winnings is under discussion.

OCTOBER 2026

October 1, 2026

Winner: Dennis Dreiling, Second place: Dale Wallace, Karen Wallace, John Labosky.

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SEPTEMBER 2026

September 3, 2026

Winner: Dale Wallace. Second Place: David Wade

September 10, 2026

Winners: Steve Marks, Dale Wallace, John Labosky

September 17, 2026

First place was a tie at 6-1. Dale Wallace and John Labosky.

September 24, 2026

First place: Dave Rasmussen. Second: Tom Thornton, John Labosky, Dale Wallace, Brian Ishimaru.

August 2026

August 6, 2026

Winner: Lyle Moore Second: Joe McDonnell

August 13, 2026

Winner: Dave Rasmussen. Second: Dave Hawley, Dale Wallace, Tom Thornton

August 20, 2026

Winner: John Labosky. Second Places: Ray Wertz, Peshu Irani, (not pictured are) Brian Ishimaru, Richard Arnest

August 27, 2026

Winner: Joe McDonnell. Second: John Labosky. Bob Van Zant (far right) had an 8 Ball on the break on Table 4.

July 2026

July 2, 2026 – Stars & Stripes Tournament Results

Winner: Lyle Moore. Second: David Wade. Third: Bill Mayo (not pictured)

July 9, 2026

We played nine ball today. Winner: Ray Wertz 11-3. Second Place: Bob Soriano, Richard Arnest, both with 10-4.

July 16, 2026

Winner: David Wade. Second: Bob Van Zant, Brian Ishimaru

July 23, 2026

Winner: Dave Polvi. Second: Joe McDonnell.

July 30, 2026

Winner: Tom Thornton 7/0. Second: Dave Rasmussen 6/1, Wes Hamamura 6/1. 

June 2026

June 4, 2026

Winner: Richard Arnest. Second: Wes Hamamuro, Tom Thornton, and Jim Mac Williams

June 11, 2026

Winner: David Wade. Second: Bill Mayo, John Labosky, and Brian Ishimaru

Players with Golden Breaks: David Wade and Dave Hawley

June 18, 2026

Winner: Bill Padavona. Second:: John Labosky (not pictured)

June 25, 2026

First Place: Brian Ishimaru, Second Place: Dave Hawley, Bill Mayo, Dale Wallace, Dennis Dreiling, and Lyle Moore

Thanks goes out to Susan Voight for running a Smooth Tournament.

May 2026
May 7, 2026

Winners: First Place – Dave Polvi. Second Place – Walter Winsby

No Picture taken this week.

May 14, 2026

Winner: Richard Arnest. Second Place: Sue Polvi

May 21, 2026

We had 18 Players today competing in 5 Rounds (10 Games) of 10 Ball. Thanks go out to Susan Voight formscorekeeping and running a smooth tournament.

First Place: John Labosky, Walter Winsby, Second Place: Karen Wallace, Joe Mc Donell, Brian Ishimaru.

May 28, 2026

Winner: Richard Arnest. Second: Dave Polvi, Brian Ishimaru, Tom Thornton

April 2026

April 2, 2026 – 8 Ball

Winners:  Lyle Moore, Dave Polvi, Brian Ishimaru, Runner ups:  Dave Wade, Dale Wallace, John Labosky (seated), Richard Arnest.

April 9, 2026 – 10 Ball

This week, we switch over to results and pictures kept only on this Website. We are the third tournament to make the move. Thanks to Dennis Drieling for Scorekeeping and providing a fast-moving tournament. And, thanks goes out to Randy Fann for using his artistic prowess in creating our new logo.

Great play for all attending today. 10 Ball is not the easiest pool game, but we tackle it every time. Well Done!

-Dave

Winners this week: Dave Polvi, Richard Arnest.

April 16, 2026

Thanks to Susan for scorekeeping.

First Place: Brian Ishimaru and Dennis Dreiling. Second: Tom Thorton and Dave Wade (not pictured)

April 23, 2026

We had a great time this week with our new tie breaker format. Thanks goes out to Ray Wertz for scoring and running a smooth tournament. Winner: Richard Arnest. Second Place: Wes Hamamura

April 30, 2026

Winner: Ray Wertz. Second: Lyle Moore, Dave Wade, Tom Thornton

March 2026

March 5, 2026 – Tower 8 Ball

Winners: Dave Hawley, Dale Wallace, Tom Thornton

March 12, 2026

Winner: Dave Polvi. Second: Richard Arnest

March 19, 2026

Winners: Jim, Richard.  Runner ups: Larry, Bob, Bobby

March 26, 2026

No Tournament due to the “Best of the Best” tournament

February 2026

February 5, 2026 – Tower 8 Ball 1/15

Winners:  Lyle Moore, Bill Padavona, Dave Wade, Walter Winsby.  Second:  Dennis Dreiling 

February 12, 2026 – 8 Ball

First place: Tom Thornton, Lyle Moore, Richard Arnest, Jim Mac Williams.  Second Place: John Labowsky, Dale Wallace, Dennis Dreiling, Brian Ishimaru (not pictured)

February 19, 2026

Winners: John Brock, Richard Arnest, Peshu Irani. Second: Bill Padavona

February 26, 2026

Winner: Brian Ishimaru. Runner up: Dave Polvi

January 2026
January 1, 2026 – No Tournament

January 8, 2026 – 9 Ball

Winner:  John Labosky (9-1), Second: Wes Hamamura (8-2) in the empty chair

January 15, 2026 – 8 Ball 1/15

Winner: Dave Polvi.  Second: Brian Ishimaru, Dennis Dreiling.

January 22, 2026 – Tower 8 Ball

Winner: Tom Thornton.  Second: Dennis Dreiling, Dave Polvi, Dave Wade, John Labowski.

January 29, 2026 – 9 Ball

Winners: Richard Arnest, Ray Wertz. Second: Rita Baikauskas, Lyle Moore