Michael Surber, 1955-2009
Mike competing at the Derby City Classic last year One of the top all-around players from Mississippi and beyond, ‘Biloxi Mike’ Surber, was found dead in his home earlier...
Galveston World Classic One Pocket
Photo courtesy Ricky Bryant The Magician topped a field of 88 of very strong players to capture the inaugural Galveston World Classic One Pocket tournament. The Filipino and American...
Banks Legend Vernon Elliott Dead at 71
Freddy ‘The Beard’ Bentivegna congratulates Vernon at his 2007 One Pocket Hall of Fame induction in the Bank Pool category Diana Hoppe photo The family of Banks legend Vernon Elliott...
2009 Derby City Classic
View of the Horseshoe Casino complex from the 8th floor of the hotel The usual crowd was there, which lent a sense of familiarity, but the surroundings certainly had...
The Gospool
Freddy ‘The Beard’ Bentivegna has done it again, as he follows up his first book, Banking with the Beard, with this second volume of banks and outrageous pool stories....
One-Pocket Man
OnePocket.org is pleased to present the exclusive serialized publication of One-Pocket Man, a new novel by OnePocket.org member Al Betz. One-Pocket Man is a fast-paced crime novel, not a...
Banking with the Beard
Freddy ‘the Beard’ Bentivegna has just published a unique new book on banking, entitled Banking with the Beard, Secrets of a Master Banker. Chicago has for years been host...
2009 One Pocket Hall of Fame Dinner
Jack & Barbara Cooney & Jimmy ‘Flyboy’ Spears Congratulations to our new Hall of Fame inductees! There was a heck of a party inside the Horseshoe Southern Indiana Tuesday...
2008 Hall of Fame votes are in!
Danny Di Liberto & Steve Booth photo courtesy Diana Hoppe OnePocket.org is pleased to announce the results of their 2008 Hall of Fame elections. Come January 27th, it will...
Rack ’em up with Artie Bodendorfer
This interview took place January, 10, 2006, when Artie came to the Derby City Classic in Louisville, Kentucky for his induction into the One Pocket Hall of Fame. Artie...