Texas Hold 'Em Billiards Championship
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The Texas Hold 'Em Billiards Championship is a quasi-annual pool tournament held in the US. Like the Skins Billiards Championship, the event pits four players against each other.
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[edit] Format
The format used in the tournament is a modified version of the pool game nine-ball, that emulates texas hold 'em, a type of poker. Each of the four players carries chips like those used in poker. In each rack, the players wager a number of them. The winner of that particular rack collects the others' wagers. If a player's chips is less than wager, that player has to go "all in" which means all of that player's chips must be wagered. After every four racks, the wager rises. In later racks, the player with the least number of chips will have to wager all. If a player runs out of chips, he/she is eliminated from the match.
In most nine-ball tournaments, a players can miss a shot and (providing they do not foul while doing so) the incoming opponent must take whatever shot may be available. In the Texas Hold 'Em Billiards Championship, missing a shot awards ball-in-hand to the next player. This elimates defensive play, but makes the game faster.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Winner | Country |
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| 2005 | Marlon Manalo |  Philippines |
| 2007 | Johnny Archer |  United States |
[edit] Change in prize money offer
In its 2005 edition, the tournament offered a winner-take-all prize which means the entire purse shall be awarded to the winner. This made it similar to the International Challenge of Champions. When the tournament was held again in 2007, the purse was split among all the participants. This reason to this change has remained unexplained.
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