TYLER, Texas — Three Tyler residents returned home with $10,000 and a national title after winning the 2025 APA Team Captains Pool Championship in Las Vegas.

The team, known as ETX Elite, was one of 384 squads nationwide that qualified for the American Poolplayers Association’s annual competition at the Westgate Las Vegas.

Team members Maci Hodges, Mike Pickering and Mario Garcia outlasted the field earlier this month to claim the top prize and championship bragging rights.

All three players are captains of their own teams in Tyler’s local APA League, where they compete regularly.

The championship match was live-streamed and remains available to watch online.

The Team Captains Championship was part of the APA World Pool Championships, which took place in August and featured nearly 1

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