RALLY IN THE VALLEY
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012
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Rally in the Valley (aka "RIV") has been an annual TAP event for over a decade. It is held inside the Allen Hopkins Super Billiards Expo. The "RIV" features 8-ball and 9-ball dream team and singles pool tournaments, as well as, mini-tournaments played in a sea of Diamond tables.
Players form teams from all across the U.S. and Canada to compete in the 8-ball tournament that has sold out with 144 8-ball teams for the past 2 years! This year, they added a new 9-ball dream team tournament and moved to a larger venue to allow for more teams to compete.
Both the dream team and singles tournaments are buy-in and include a 4 day pass into the Expo! No need to bring a pocket full of change. Tables are open for all TAP tournaments! Allen Hopkins negotiates great hotel rates making this a very affordable and fun vacation for pool players!
After selling out and having to turn teams and players away, the event moved to Oaks, Pennsylvania in 2012. TAP increased the team count to 160 and still turned 30 teams away! Plans are underway to continue expansion.
2012 Rally in the Valley
The 2012 "RIV" took place March 8 through 11 in Oaks, Pennsylvania.
Horse Shoes & Hand Grenades: Theo Taylor, Tina Taylor, Rob Womble, Kendra Harris, Kelly Ashe (captain), Chris Howard and Greg Kuhl
Our 2011 State Champions, Horse Shoes & Hand Grenades competed in the 2012 Rally in the Valley (RIV) in the 8-ball dream team tournament. New to the team for the Rally was Tina Taylor.
You might ask how they got this great opportunity. Well, it was pure skill! This team earned their place in the 2011 Vegas Masters by placing 1st of 12 teams in their division in Spring 2011.
The team went on to compete against 26 other teams in 2011 Vegas Masters 8-Ball State Championship in August, winning the 2011 State Championship!
For their accomplishment, they were awarded the opportunity to go on and compete at the 2011 Nationals at Bally's, where they placed in the top 32. In addition, they were awarded a trip Philadelphia where they will compete in March at RIV!
Although they didn't win, the team had such a good time, they plan to return in the future!
We're going places and want to take you with us!!
2011 Rally in the Valley
Rally in the Valley sold out in 2011, which was their 15th year running! Two teams from TAP Las Vegas competed. The Magic Q's and Team 8, who won 2nd Place in the 2010 Vegas Masters State Championship and made it to the top 32 at the 2010 Nationals.
2011 also marked the 19th Annual Allen Hopkins Super Billiards Expo.
Celebrity sighting.....Rodney Morris and Jeremy Head
Team 8 (Chris Adlawan, Gerald Branham, Carlo Butto, Jeremy Head, Lucy Hernandez, Reese Romney and Kelly Seeley) and Magic Q's (Gerald Branham, Jeff Chappell, Gordon Graham, Lucy Hernandez, Kelly Seeley, Norm & Cathy Thibodeau and I) from Las Vegas competed in the 15th Annual Rally in the Valley. Both teams made it to the Championship Board, where they were unfortunately defeated.
All of the players shot well and most noteworthy was our star player, Lucy Hernandez who played on both teams. Lucy won 75% of her matches (3 out of 4) followed closely by Kelly Seeley and Reese Romney. They all shot like super stars.
Kelly Seeley lead the way for the Magic Q's with a win out of the gate in nearly every match. He played on both teams winning 4 out of 6 matches.
Reese Romney dominantly won 2 out of 3 matches, going hill/hill in his only loss of the tournament. 
We all had a great time playing pool. We met many pool Click here to see the photos.
Thanks to all of the players who joined us this year! A very special thanks to the entire corporate staff of TAP League for hosting this great event. You'll always see Loyd Schonter, President and Founder of TAP League, right in the thick of things helping wherever he can. A great deal of work and many hours go into hosting these events for the players and we appreciate their efforts very much.
2010 Rally in the Valley
TAP League saw the biggest Rally in the Valley event ever, a sold out venue, as 144 teams and hundreds of Singles players came out to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to try their skills against North America's best amateur TAP League 8-ball players on state of the art Diamond Tables!
Jeanette Lee (Black Widow) and Jeff Chappell, your league operator at Rally in the Valley.
In the Dream Team event, competition was fierce, as this event brings together some of the best players from across the United States and Canada, all vying for the top Dream Team prize of $10,000 and the title of Rally in the Valley Champions. Your own Vegas Strokers played their hearts out on Day 1 in the Round Robin event and made it to the 2nd Tier single elimination Championship Board. From here, we won our first match, but lost the second …..just one match out of the money.
The event took place just outside of Philly. After our unfortunate loss, we made the best of it and tried the rival Philly Cheese Steak cuisine……Geno’s and Pat’s…..and saw the sites. Pat’s won the Philly Cheese Steak war hands down….unanimously. We also enjoyed the Allen Hopkins Super Billiards Expo. There was lots to do….mini 8-ball singles and doubles tournaments, a Second Chance Scramble tournament or even just practicing on the ever so perfect Diamond Tables.
2009 Rally in the Valley
Take a look at this video from the 2009 Rally in the Valley. On the back table, you will see both Greg Kuhl and Ed Carrion win their matches! Also in the background, you'll see the rest of our team: Michael Dick, Jr., Sam Smith and Frankie Pollino and Jeff and Cindy Chappell. We didn't end up winning, but we had a blast.
