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thedoctor
Just popping in
Joined: 11-Oct-2006
Posts: 5
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Posted: 2008-04-09 13:18
I am going to Amsterdam in June for 3 days and would like to play some pool whilst I am there. Does anyone know where is good to play pool there. I am sure there are lots of good clubs.
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Destroyer
Home away from home
Joined: 14-Mar-2006
Posts: 530
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Posted: 2008-04-09 13:25
i'm sure this has been asked a few times.
club 8 is probably the best one, van den berg and feijen play from there i think.
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BigDave
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Joined: 13-Mar-2006
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From: England
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Posted: 2008-04-09 14:40
I did exactly the same thing recently and Club 8 is definitely the coolest! Etienne Verheem hosts the Amsterdam Open there every year and is a totally cool fellow!  Club 8Admiraal de Ruyterweg 56B 1056 GL Amsterdam Netherlands http://www.club-8.nlI also wanted to check out some other clubs and I went through the phone directory getting a list, but I was REALLY surprised to find that many of the clubs didn't actually exist anymore when I got there, so if you're planning on doing that, make sure you phone first.  Nes-cafe Nes 33 1012 KC Amsterdam +31 20 62 34 250 http://www.nes-cafe.nl/I also personally wanted to check out the "Nes-Cafe" a tiny one tabled coffee bar because theirs was the first pool web-cam I ever saw and the nerd in me was mightily impressed, but it would probably only appeal to like-minded nuts. There was one other club that I visited that looked and talked like it had potential - great tables and a pro friendly style but I can't remember what it was called or where it was? All I can remember was that it was on the ground floor and had windows next to the street? Can anyone help me?
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BigDave
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From: England
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Posted: 2008-04-09 14:56
Pool- & Snookercentrum Amsterdam Zuid Van Ostadestraat 97 1072 ST Amsterdam· Tel. 020-6764059 http://www.poolensnooker.com/Biljartcentrum Sloterdijk Willem Leevendstraat 30 1055KC Amsterdam Telefoon 020 - 686 52 77 Matchroom Sloten Slimmeweg 8 1066EV Amsterdam Telefoon 020 - 617 70 62 Pool- & Snookercentrum De Gracht Nieuwe Achtergracht 110 1018WT Amsterdam Telefoon 020 - 620 19 08 Snooker & Poolclub Oudwest Overtoom 209 1054HT Amsterdam Telefoon 020 - 618 80 19 Snooker-Club Final Touch Prinsengracht 735 1017JX Amsterdam Telefoon 020 - 620 92 52 Snookerworld Oranje-Vrijstaatkade 29 1093KS Amsterdam Telefoon 020 - 668 40 18 I'm guessing it was one of the above, but as I said, "telefoon" first!!! 
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thedoctor
Just popping in
Joined: 11-Oct-2006
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Posted: 2008-04-09 15:59
Thanks dude.
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shir
Home away from home
Joined: 13-Mar-2006
Posts: 2201
From: Rotterdam
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Posted: 2008-04-09 21:37
Club 8, Matchroom Sloten and Snookerworld are the ones I would go to...
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Blue_Suede
Just can't stay away
Joined: 14-Mar-2006
Posts: 121
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Posted: 2008-04-10 05:05
House of Billiards in Zaandam - about 6 miles North - is also worth a mention. Nice club with both pool & snooker tables, good bar, friendly staff and there's always guys willing to play a match or two. It's about 10 mins from the city by train and there's a train every 10 mins!
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BigDave
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Joined: 13-Mar-2006
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From: England
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Posted: 2008-04-10 06:50
Ooooh, that's a new one - thanks Blue_Suede!
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etienne
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Joined: 27-Jul-2006
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Posted: 2008-04-10 10:07
Please remenber poolworld does not exist anymore, Sloterdijk has only carom and Oud West has only snooker. The only two with pro-friendly management are de Gracht and Club 8, where the latter is the only club where one can come in with expensive cues and get a moneygame no matter what level your skills (and probably loose!)
Remenber the amsterdam (D) open on the 17th and 18th of march!
Etienne
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