Seen often on early ESPN “Trick Shot Magic” matches, pool trick shot legend Paul Gerni is one of the most recognized, respected, and accomplished professional pool players touring around the world.  Known as “The Ambassador of Pool” and as pool’s “Grand Master of Trick Shots,”  Paul has won the Professional World Championships of Artistic Pool (Trick Shots) an astounding 22 consecutive times, the longest championship winning streak in all professional sports (The streak is now over).

He has also won trick shooting’s International Challenge Cup 15 consecutive times. In addition, he has been named the World Trick Shot Artists Association’s Player of the Year for eight of the past eleven years.  In his career, Paul Gerni has won 41 of 49 professional trick shot championships in which he has participated.

He started playing pool at age six, and won his first tournament at age seven.  Now Paul Gerni is regarded worldwide as the greatest pool trick shot artist of all time, and the godfather of this discipline of cue sports.  With his beautiful Pechauer custom cues, he promotes the sport constantly with a full schedule of personal appearances and tours around the U.S., and in 50 countries on five continents around the world.

Paul has written numerous articles for magazines, has made a “live show” videotape and a new DVD series, and has also performed his trick shots for television programs and commercials. He also created and designed the original format used in the world championships, and created the format for the ESPN television show "Trick Shot Magic" seen on television networks around the world.  This popular program has given much needed exposure to trick shots and to trick shot artists world, who are now enjoying their greatest popularity, thanks to Paul.  

Paul  was selected as an original member of Team America, pool’s Dream Team, for the 1994 Mosconi Cup matches in London, and was also the first pool player featured on a Wheaties box.  In addition, he is the first professional player to perform a trick shot exhibition on a cruise ship on the high seas, which he did recently on on a gyro table on the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines ship "The Radiance of the Seas."  Everywhere pool is played, Paul Gerni is respected for his integrity, dedication, and his positive, upbeat promotion of the sport.