Crowning A New WSOP King

Well, it is finally over, the World Series of Poker has crowned its new king this weekend, in the form of 21 year old Joe Cada. Who is now officially the youngest person to ever win the WSOP, and the take on the event was a mere 8.5 million dollars. Until yesterday was Peter Eastgate is roughly one year older than Joe. The third person on that list is Phil Helmuth who won it at the tender age of 24 in 1989.


Joe Cada is a poker pro from Shelby Township, Michigan, he has been playing poker since he was 16 years old. His mother is also a dealer at a local casino in Michigan. Titan Cue and Table congratulates Joe Cada on an amazing win this weekend.

Anyone who knows me knows that I would rather watch a great poker tournament than watch the baseball World Series. I can only tell who won that is because my brother made a concerted effort to tell me that the Yankees just won the World Series...again. I would be more surprised if my beloved Cubs were there, but that is another story in itself. Anytime poker is on the tube, or I can go and watch a local tournament or even have some of the guys over and play a little poker on a Saturday night. I go through all the grunts and groans of a Cleveland Browns fan when I watch poker on the television.

Now, I would be remiss if I didn't say that this event is pretty close to another event coming up soon, Black Friday. At Titan Cue and Table, we are starting our Black Friday early and running it longer. Visit us and see what we have thrown together for the avid indoors person in your life. We have assembled the some pretty cool Black Friday sets that are sure to please any game room space and the person that occupies it. The best part is...all Black Friday Specials are affordable. Stop by today and order your pool cue, poker or dart board set today!

A Very Fast Lesson in Shooting Pool

In my life, there are a few famous people that I would like to meet before I die. I met one of those people this week in the form of Mike Massey, Hall of Fame Trick Shot Artist. This was a great day to see some trick shots, I met Russ, the local APA President, outside of Fort Crook Billiards in Bellevue, Nebraska. I got their early, because I wanted to test drive my new Players Gold Hydrogel pool cue with a low-deflection shaft...more about that later. Just a few minutes before showtime, this very tall shadow walked into the door of the pool hall, I knew by the voice who it was.

He walked up to our table, he stuck out his hand, shook mine and said, "How are you doing? I am Mike Massey." You could have heard a pin drop inside my head, my only response was,"I know exactly who you are" and then introduced myself to him. He brought in his cues, balls and some cue balls. He laid out the 1-15 balls on the table, put the cue ball in the center and dropped all of them without missing a shot. He looked at me and asked me if I wanted to play a warm up game with him. Shocked, I said, "Absolutely!"

He just told me to go ahead and rack them and asked if I wanted to break. My response was, "If it is the only shot I am going to get, then yea, I want to break." Which got a round of laughter from everyone there. I brought out my Hydrogel, broke the rack and didn't drop a ball. My game was over he left me with my hands in my pockets and seven balls on the table.

He then started his show, he showed us some set up shots, I have his book World of Trick Shots and I recognized most of them. He then did what he does best jump shots, masses and finger shots. That was pretty amazing and now I want to do them. Then he did his famous boot shot, which he says is his favorite and he used it in Trick Shot Magic one year. He also said that he would guarantee that he could make the shot in less than 100 tries. He made it in one.

Mike Massey is quite possibly one of the nicest people I have met on this planet and he had stories to tell about every situation. He included the kids in his show as well and showed them how to make shots and set up a trick or two. Heck, he even included me, this has definitely started out to be the best October every, and there is still 26 days to go.

A Night Out with Jeanette Lee

As an avid indoorsman, one would think that I do not get out much. For the most part it is true, I don't. However, last night was one of those rare exceptions, it was important for me and the reputation of my company that I do so.

This journey started a couple of days ago when I was doing for a search for local pool leagues. Now that I am amassing a supply of cues, I think it is time that I go out and test drive some of them so that I can give my readers, fans and customers an accurate description and review of the pool cues that we sell. Last, night was not a night for me to go out and test drive and review a new pool cue, last night was for entertainment and watch for myself the billiard stylings of Jeanette "The Black Widow" Lee.

She started the evening out with a story about growing up in Brooklyn and her health issues and it was all very entertaining. She told us the story of how she got her nickname, The Black Widow in a pool hall in Brooklyn, how she climbed the ranks of women's professional billiards to be number one in the world. She also told us how she met her husband, billiard pro, George Breedlove and about her children and the troubles of not being able to have children, and broke the good new that she and George we expecting their first biological child through surrogacy.

Then, for one hour, Jeanette and George showed us a great display of trick shooting and explained the the details of english, jumping and masse. She even involved the audience of about 100 in some of the shots, to include about 4 kids. As if that weren't enough, she then brought six people up from the audience and showed them how to play 8 ball. It was a rough lesson for some, a learning lesson for others, and one guy even beat her.

Overall, this was a great night, I got to meet one of the legends of billiards, got to see some great pool players and met a nice lady and her husband. What does this have to to with Titan Cue and Table? I am not sure yet, but when I find out you will be the first to know. We do know that we would like you to visit Titan Cue and table and see our mix of pool cues, knowing that there are many more pool cues available on the market, and that Titan Cue and Table's website only shows a fraction of the pool cues we have access to, so if you do not see the pool cue you are looking for, we will find that pool cue as we carry 31 different manufacturers. There is also a great possibility that we will beat the price that someone else has. Stop by today and order one for your man cave.

Taking a Hit

I have been playing pool a long time...longer than I can care to remember. Over that time I have become a respectable 8 ball player. Now, I am playing more nine ball trying to hone my second, third shot follow-ups and this new thing, artistic pool.

What is artistic pool, well if you have heard of guys like Willie Mosconi, Minnesota Fats and Steve Mizerak back in the late 70's and early 80's they were the best of the time. Back then it wasn't called artistic pool, it was trick shots. Making crazy shots that wouldn't happen under the normal play experience or having the cue ball dance around the table.

I have felt before that the best feeling in the pool hall is one of two things, dropping the eight (or nine) on the break and running the table. I still like it, but I have been working on a five bank trouble shot for the past month. It has been two to three hours of trying to make the same shot over and over and over again until I can consistently make that shot. I am just now getting the feel for it and I have dropped the shot about a dozen times, but never consecutively.

I thought this would be a walk in the park, it is the polar opposite of that. Not until recently did I learn that there is a difference between a standard pool cue and a masse cue. Just like there are differences between a jump-break cue and a standard cue. After some extensive research I finally found a company that makes masse pool cues. We don't carry them at Titan Cue and Table, but we now know where we can get these pool cues. "What's the difference?" you ask. A standard pool cue weighs between 15 and 21 ounces, a masse pool cue weights between 23 and 27 ounces. That's it, the main difference is the weight, more weight on the stick, to direct more force onto the cue ball to make it move the way it does when you watch great artistic pool players.

We do not keep these heavy cues in our inventory as they are not a high demand item, however, if you want a masse pool cue for your bag or your man cave, then we know where we can find them. Whether you are looking for a masse, jump-break or a standard cue, Titan Cue and Table is the pool cue superstore to go when you want to buy pool cues. When looking for pool cues for tournament or league play, or if you just want a new pool cue for the home, we are the place to stop for all your indoor sporting activities.

Poker Night Confusion...running short on chips

I got invited to go partake of some poker the other day, which is always a nice gesture if you want to lose a little money. The host of this little get together has one of my Texas Hold Em poker table tops and had it set up on his dining room table, which his wife loves!

I got their a bit early to watch set up and see how this fine table top looked in real life. I have to say it was not too bad. I liked it well enough, though I would rather play poker at my house, but sometimes you have to make a few sacrifices to play poker. I asked how many people were playing tonight, he said there would be 10 people there as he pulled out his poker chip set, another one of my products. The poker chip set seemed a bit small for the number of people that were going to be sitting at the table, unless he planned on it being a short night.

I was willing to bet dollars to doughnuts that he did not have enough poker chips to cover ten people. The rest of the guys showed up, and we started to hand out the poker chips, and as we got closer to the tenth person the number of poker chips started to dwindle. Eventually, the poker chip situation was such that there were not enough poker chips for everyone and it was a short poker night.

To my friend and others out there that want to play Texas Hold Em at home, as a general rule, you should have 75-100 poker chips per person. That means my new poker buddy should have had a poker chip set that was about 3 times bigger than the one he had. Now, at Titan Cue and Table, we have poker chips sets that will accomodate up to 10 people or as small as 4 people, but know how many poker chips you have before you have a poker night. We have poker chip sets from 300 chip sets to 1000 chip sets and counts in between them. Look at our selection, we have picked the most popular brands and styles of poker chip sets, pick the set the best suits your tastes and needs today.

Poker Night

I am really thankful that I have a house full of friends who are more than willing to fuel my fire to play Texas Hold Em poker, and come over and play on my Texas Hold Em poker table with me. I am even more happy that they buy stuff from me, especially in the poker categories.

I know I spend a lot of time talking about poker tables, and I am okay with that. I have a greater fascination with the game and now I find myself playing more, reading books, watching videos and watching a lot of shows on my new little television.

I could ramble on about pool for hours on end, but in the end that is what I really know about, I have been playing it since I was five. This poker thing, it is new to me and I am consumed by the intricacies of the game. But, I don't think that I will ever do it for a living, just as a hobby for fun. I read an article somewhere, I can't remember where it was, but Doyle Brunson said that a professional poker player is a person who has no regard about losing money.

I didn't go into business to lose money, I went into business to have fun and enlighten everyone that can read about the joys of being an avid indoorsman. That is what Titan Cue and Table does, caters to the consumate man caver. I talk about my casino style premium Texas Hold Em Poker table all the time. Spend some time with my other poker tables and table tops, look at them and imagine how much more fun your poker night would be with any one of our Texas Hold Em poker tables or poker table tops.

Honey, This is a Nice Surprise

As I spend the better part of my day sitting in my office/showroom/man cave. Sometimes practicing my nine ball, playing poker online or with friends or throwing darts just doesn't seem to be enough. I get bored with it sometimes and I just want to relax and watch television or play on one of my game systems.

As this is a great man cave, I have my standard issue big screen television to watch the big games and events, plus I have a couple of smaller, older televisions hanging about to watch the other games, shows or events. Now with the advent of the digital age, one of my televisions became obsolete a few weeks ago.

My wife, a wonderful and beautiful woman came to my aid. She had someone come and get the old television. It was kind of sad saying goodbye to an old, reliable friend, but his time and purpose had passed. For a week I had this big gap on my wall where that television used to be.

A couple of days ago, I went to run some errands and look for a new and improved television. I didn't have room for another big screen so I had to find something small that I could still see with my aging eyes. I found one at a local furniture store that I liked, and I went home to tell my wife all about it. She winced when I told her I was going to order it through one of my suppliers.
She just looked at me and said, "Go downstairs."

Huh? I went to the man cave as she requested and there it was. That beautiful television that I was going to purchase at the store was hanging from my wall, already hooked up and had an old trick shot video that I had playing. I was skeptical at first, it was a brand I had never heard of before, Coby. That off brand television had a great picture and it made my old video of Steve Mizerak doing trick shots looked fantastic! Now I am thinking that I am going to replace all of my televisions with Coby 19 inch flatscreen LCD monitors.

I am so happy with this television, I have listed it at Titan Cue and Table, because what is a man cave without a large number of televisions? We don't need 8 big screens about the place, just some nice, strategically placed small televisions. That is why, now, I have this Coby 19 inch flat panel, LCD television available on site. You should really check it out, it is quite awesome and it comes with the manufacturer's 1 year warranty and free shipping!