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01/18/2026

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12/18/2025

Wow!

11/06/2025

Who's playing on the new app!

🟢 FargoRate Explained & Then Some! 🎱

For decades, pool has lived between game and sport—a world of smoky backrooms, side bets, and “unknown” players ready to hustle the confident favorite. But the game is evolving, and nothing represents that transformation better than FargoRate—a system that’s redefining fairness, legitimacy, and how skill is measured in cue sports.

FargoRate isn’t just about wins and losses—it’s about context. It measures who you play, how you perform, and how often you compete. The more matches you play, the more accurate your number becomes—a concept called robustness. Beat stronger players, and your rating rises. Beat weaker ones, and it doesn’t move much. It’s a living, data-driven snapshot of your true ability, constantly adjusting with every game worldwide.

This system also brings something pool has long needed: accountability. The old culture of “sandbagging” and hustling—hiding your real skill for an edge—is losing its grip. Once your Fargo reflects your level, you can’t hide it. You can’t “unlearn” how to run racks. That transparency builds integrity and levels the field for everyone, from amateurs to pros.

FargoRate is also reshaping how we see greatness. Gone are the days when “prime years” ended at 30. Players like Carlo Biado, David Alcaide, Mario He, and Shane Van Boening prove that mental strength, pattern play, and composure under pressure matter as much as raw youth. Fargo captures that—showing that mastery in pool isn’t just physical; it’s mental and emotional too.

In short, FargoRate is more than a number. It’s pool’s evolution from a game of secrets to a sport of skill, science, and honesty. It connects every player, every match, every table—from the corner bar to the world stage.

FargoRate: Because the real hustle now is playing your best. 🎱

- Learned and Understood through the years.

SHOUTOUT to our good friend Jong Hwan Kang for educating us and providing key info on FargoRate System.

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11/04/2025

What a tournament!

Saturday was a great day! Thank you to all who came and played,or just hung out with us! Justin Bergman went undefeated and took it all down! Bobby Mcgrath tried to stick a wrench in his plan but just couldn't get there, He finishes with a strong 2nd place! 3rd place goes to John Clayton(Distantly pictured),4th- Christopher Osman,5TH/6TH- Billy Wilson / Allan W Shaw ,7TH/8TH- Jj Kogel / Jacob Landstrom.Thank you to Shawn Mitchell for everything you did to make this an awesome event! Shawn was the guy behind the mic this weekend, He is also a member of the Cue It Up Network. We had Maple Street Billiards in the house as well saturday doing tip work, thank you Ken Hughes for always delivering exceptional work and service! And as always thank you to the staff that makes it all possible! Keep an eye on our STIX on 36 events page, and make sure to hit the follow button to keep up on all our upcoming events!

Live stream #1
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10/30/2025

Our next open tournament has been scheduled!!

Please see below flyer for details.

Please contact our tournament director Gage Knapp to sign up his phone number is at the bottom of the flyer.

Day of entry’s will be $150 so get signed up early and save some money.

10/28/2025

When pride outweighs the game, lawsuits happen. The rivalry between "The Scorpion" Johnny Archer and "The Pearl" Earl Strickland turned legal after a furious TV outburst led Archer to sue Strickland for defamation.
Whose side are you on? This is the moment a pool rivalry rocked the legal world!

[Full drama in the comment below.]

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