Pool, Billiards and Poker?

Players at his table thought Deric Williams had hit on a secret to the game as he smoothly built up a nice stack more than six times the starting chip count.

Harvey, who hails from Harvey, La., just south of New Orleans, had the book Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards on the rail in front of him.

Is that a way to remain relaxed and calm?

"Nah, I just didn't have anywhere else to put it," Williams said.

Well, clearly anyone carrying such a book must be a ranked pool player.

"Yeah, I'm ranked last, dead last," he said.

As for the poker tournament, Williams is among the top five chip leaders at the break.