MONTEREY — Don’t ever say determination doesn’t pay off. After 65 years, the Straight Pool record of sinking 526 consecutive balls without a miss appears to have fallen. In fact, it may have been ...

Part of Team USA for 2 Mosconi Cup teams -- those of 2006 and 2014 -- John Schmidt is also a previous winner of the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship Championship and the World Straight Pool Championship.

Cleavage, potted plants and mirrors are the signifiers of suburban pool halls, says Jim Gottier, owner of Greenleaf’s Pool Room in downtown Richmond. Instead, he wants to shrug off tones of Humphrey ...