We will have a fundraising tournament on Saturday 11/19 to raise money to help repatriate the foreign victims of the Itaewon tragedy.
Sign up at Fat Alberts from 3 - 3:45pm. The tournament is open to all IPL players past and present, and non IPL players also.
Entry fee is 10,000 won. The tourney is double elimination so there is a buy back in fee of 5,000 won. There is also a penalty of 1,000 won for each foul!
Players will be split into two levels: upper and lower. The payout will be half of the entry and buy back in fees, so the amount depends on how many players sign up.
There will also be a raffle with many great prizes. 100% of the raffle money goes to the charity.
Finally there will be a Calcutta auction - buy the player you think will do well in the tournament and win a cash prize!! The calcutta money will be split 50/50 between the charity and winners.
We hope to see a lot of players out next week. Bring a lot of cash, cards are useless next Saturday!!
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The Itaewon Pool League Executive Committee would like to wish you all a wonderful New Year. The Year of the Rat (love the sound of that)!
The Winter/Spring 2020 season is well underway, and I am sure that you have noticed a major difference in the structure of the league this season. No divisions, every team plays every other team one time. With nineteen teams, that means that each team will have eighteen matches and one bye. Works out pretty well. There will be some blowouts, but it should make for a pretty social season with everyone playing everyone.
The playoffs will be divided into three divisions, based on final season totals. The top five teams will be going for the Erickson Cup, the middle seven teams will be going for the B Division Cup, and the bottom seven teams will be going for the C Division Cup. It should be pretty interesting.
As we mentioned at the Organizational Meeting, all teams need to pay their team fees (350,000 won) before matches begin on Wednesday, January 29th. I have already sent out messages to the captains of the teams that have not paid yet. Dom will be following up on that leading up to Wednesday. Don't make him angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.
Good news for our Korean players. A Korean version of the rules will be ready for the website very soon. We will let you know when it is up on the site.
We want to thank all the captains, players and bar owners for participating in our league this season. We hope you enjoy it!
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Greetings I.PL. members.
We had a pretty good turnout for Saturday's Mid Season Trophy Tournament. There were 23 players and good fun was had by all!
The results were as follows…
Upper Bracket:
1st Place: Joey Stein of Bulldog Super Strokers.
2nd Place: Sam Sheer of Bulldog Super Strokers.
3rd Place: Lenny Erickson of Hidden Cellar Degenerates.
4th Place: Chris Hewison of Shenanigans.
Lower Bracket:
1st Place: Maki Dejamak of Dolce Vita Money Shot.
2nd Place: David Pipes of Fat Albert’s Scandal.
3rd Place: Andy Han of Fat Albert’s Avengers.
4th Place: Nick Bruneau of Shenanigans.
Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to all who participated.
Special thanks to Shenanigans, Fat Albert’s, Dolce Vita and King Pub for hosting this event.
Have a great rest of the season and we’ll see you at the table.
Stay safe and shoot straight!!
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It is with a heavy, heavy heart that I bring you the news of So Hee Yoon's passing this morning.
So Hee was, beyond any debate, one of the sweetest, most generous, most beloved people in the Itaewon Pool League. The number of people whose lives she touched and enriched is beyond reckoning. There was no one who was more willing to help others. Her smile and laugh were infectious, and you immediately knew when So Hee had entered a room. Joy and laughter followed her wherever she went.
So Hee was in the pool league from July of 2009 until our banquet last Friday, spreading her good cheer and brightening bars nearly every Wednesday night. Her sudden death has greatly shocked and saddened the Itaewon and HBC communities. She will always be remembered and loved.
As Korean tradition, the burial will be held on Tuesday Morning at 10:00 (2019-Dec-17) So before that time you can offer condolences and visit to Soon Chun Hyang Hospital, Room 307, located in 서울특별시 용산구 대사관로 59 (한남동, 순천향대학병원) 59, Daesagwan-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Rest in peace , our lovely So Hee. We miss you already.
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