End of Season Singles Money Tournament & Lenny Erickson
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This Saturday, you lucky people have the chance to take some hard earned cash from the IPL coffers...but only if you beat a load of other fine (upper bracket) or average (lower bracket) pool players in the process. It's our End of Season Singles Money Tournament.
Date: Saturday, May 25th
Venues: Dolce Vita, Scrooge, JJ's and King Pub
Sign Ups: Dolce Vita from 3:00-3:45pm
Entry: 10,000won to all those who have competed in three (3) separate weeks this season
Pay Outs: 1st Place: 240,000won (plus a trophy)
2nd Place: 160,000won
3rd Place: 120,000won
4th Place: 80,000won
We hope to see many of you there on Saturday.
And while I have your undivided attention, we will have a tournament for Lenny Erickson on Saturday, June 1st. He is facing his second bout of major surgery this year and is unlikely to be walking, let alone working, for a 6 week period from the beginning of August. Lenny does a tremendous amount of work for the league, a lot of it unnoticed (unless you're lucky enough to work along side him), and this is your chance to say thank you by participating, donating and supporting an IPL legend and Hall of Famer. More details will follow next week.
Important Dates for the End of the Season
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Here are the remaining dates for your diaries...
Winter/Spring Season 2019 Dates
Saturday, May 18th – End-of-season double-elimination blind draw doubles trophy tournament
Saturday, May 25th - End-of-season double-elimination singles money tournament
Wednesday, May 29th - last regular season matches
Wednesday, June 5th; Sunday, June 9th; Wednesday, June 12th; - Playoffs
Friday, June 21st - End-of-season banquet
End of Season Doubles Trophy Tournament
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This Saturday, we implore you to participate in a fiesta of cuemanship, or cuewomanship, on the green baize. Basically, it's our End of Season Doubles Trophy Tournament.
Date: Saturday, May 18th
Venues: JR Pub & Catch Me
Sign Ups: 3:00 - 3:45pm in JR Pub
Entry: Free to those who have played 3 separate weeks of this season.
Incentives: Trophies for those placed in the top 3...and the orgy of self congratulation and adulation you'll feel as you pick up those trophies on the night of the Banquet...as long as you haven't buggered off on vacation by then.
The best players in the league will be paired with with those still learning to hold a pool cue...or something like that!
Hope to see many of you on Saturday.
The Passing of Mr. Woo
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Sad news for the Itaewon Pool League and the Itaewon community as a whole. Last week, one of the pioneers and true legends of the Itaewon Pool League, Il Sung Woo, passed away. You may not recognize him by that name, as he was more commonly known simply as "Mr. Woo".
Some of you might be wondering who Mr. Woo was. He was the owner of the Woodstock Bar in Itaewon. He was one of the original pool league members back in 2000. He had been out of the league since 2015, but he was a pool league legend. A diminutive little hippie Korean, I would guess in his sixties, but hard living on his part made it difficult to be sure of his age. He was definitely one of the most skilled players ever to play in our league. Scary good. He had Woodoo! He is ranked 9th in the Itaewon Pool League Top 100 of all time with a high rating of 2048. And he was truly that good. He could work a table like an obstacle course. I personally have never seen anyone better at navigating a difficult table. You would have had to have seen him play to understand what I am talking about. If anyone calls me a liar in this regard, that person is a liar.
But more than anything, Mr. Woo was a good person. Eccentric, but good. I can honestly tell you that I don't remember going into Woodstock even once without having him call my name "Ooh, Lenny!!" in his high-pitched voice. This was always followed by a hug and at least one free shot of whisky. The bar was a dive, but no one cared because Mr. Woo was a gem.
Mr. Woo was much-loved by those who knew him. He was instrumental in establishing and building the Itaewon Pool League, and the live music community has much to thank him for, as well. He was a giver, and a lover of life. I am sad that he is gone, and I am sad for the people who knew and loved him. Even more so, however, I am sad for the people who never had a chance to meet him. Their lives would have been greatly enriched if they had.
Rest in peace, Mr. Woo. We love you and thank you.
Lenny Erickson
