The most prestigious pool contest in skateboarding, the Pro-Tec Pool Party, is back again this Saturday at the Kombi bowl at the Vans skatepark in Orange, CA. When it comes to skating concrete transition anyone who is, or who ever has been someone, will be there this weekend. From the legends who compete in the Masters division, to the current big names who will skate in the Pro division, and even to the ladies who compete in the Girls division.

In the Masters the big question is, can Chris Miller win again? The guy has won it all five years the contest has gone down. He has just such a smooth style that is about as good as it gets when it comes to the skaters who have been in it for the long haul. Don't think just because he wins every year he has no competition, pool legends like: Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero and Lance Mountain have given him a run for his money, and certainly will again this year.

The question in the Pro division is, can Rune Glifberg get back to his winning ways in this contest? When it comes to skating a pool, many call Glifberg the best, and he's walked away with first place at this contest three times. The only two who have been able to best him are Bucky Lasek and Omar Hassan. Lasek who had skated amazingly at The Pool Party for years, but just always seemed one step behind Glifberg was finally able to take first last year. Although, that does bring up another question. Rune Glifberg had suffered a concussion a few days before the contest in 09', and didn't seem to be all there during his heats. That said, will Lasek be able to finish ahead of a healthy Glifberg? Also, Bob Burnquist will be looming, and new transition sensation and 2009 Maloof Money Cup Vert champion, Alex Perelson. We'll see what happens on Saturday, to watch live click here. Here's a list of the heats and a video to hold you over:

MASTERS HEAT #1:
Chris Miller (2009 Champion)
Steve Steadham
Christian Hosoi
Tony Mag
Mike Smith
Mike Barnes
Mark Partain

MASTERS HEAT #2:
Lance Mountain
Mike McGill
Jeff Grosso
Lester Kasai
Dave Reul
Lonnie Hiramoto

lerroMASTERS HEAT #3:
Steve Alba
Josh Nelson
Nicky Guerrero
Ken Fillion
Mike Rogers
Eric Nash
Dave Duncan

MASTERS HEAT #4:
Pat Ngoho
Duane Peters
Ben Schroeder
Mark Red Scott
Brian Pennington
Eddie Reategui


PRO HEAT #1:
Bruno Passos
Tim Johnson
Lincoln Ueda
Josh Rodriguez
Pedro Barros
Zack Miller
Bob Burnquist

PRO HEAT #2:
Jimmy the Greek
Rob Lorifice
Matt Boyster
Evandro Menezes
Ben Raybourne
Nolan Munroe
Grant Taylor

PRO HEAT #3:
Nathan Beck
Tyler Mumma
Bucky Lasek (2009 Champion)
Rune Glifberg
Jackson Pilz
Bennett Harada
Omar Hassan

PRO HEAT #4:
Darren Navarette
Darin Jenkins
Alex Perelson
Sky Siljeg
Josh Borden
Sergie Ventura
Michael Brookman