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Grady’s Grad School
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Beat People With a Stick
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Tricknology
Tickies Galore
Rolling Your Balls
Tricks of the Trade
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Pro Pool Workout
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The Year of Pro Secrets
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The Big Secret
Pro Grip Secrets
Banking With The Beard
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Instructi n Grady’s Grad School Tickies Galore by Grady Matthews
A ticky on the 5 ball, in my opinion, is the best shot here. My Understanding tickies is essential for top-flight one-pocket play. This column approach is to elevate the cue, while shooting softly, in order to have features three interesting rail-first, or ticky, the cue ball end up behind part of the 7 ball. The reason for elevating the cue is to make the cue ball have center-ball-type action and not shots. scratch after contacting the 5 ball. In Diagram 1, we both need two balls. I only need one ball in Diagram 3, but look where the balls are. I’m not going to shoot the 15 ball because I can’t win the game with it, and the cue ball is Not to panic! Closer scrutiny reveals that there exists a creative shot that should yield an excellent result. frozen on the rail. 12
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A double ticky is the correct play. A level cue, medium speed, and I prefer playing a gentle rail-first shot that sends the cue ball behind no english get the job done. The idea is to strike the rail, then the 13 the 11 ball, back to the rail, and softly behind the 6 ball. A level cue and ball, back to the rail, then the 2 ball, and finally pocketing the 12 ball no english work best here. for my opponent. Diagram 2 shows a similar, perhaps worse dilemma than the previRemember, this type of shot is a must for high-powered oneous situation. Again, my opponent and I each require two balls. The only pocket. Practice these shots that I’ve shown you and invent some of ball I can hit is the 9 ball, and there is nothing I can do with it. The 7 ball your own, and you’ll find that you’ve improved mightily. is 4 inches off the rail. A lengthwise kick shot will scratch off the object ball more often than I can get safe with that selection. I am completely Grady “The Professor” Matthews is one of pool’s most snookered on the 5 and 7 balls. recognized figures. His success at the table has opened doors for him as a technical advisor to movie producers, commentator on AccuStats video productions, producer of billiard instructional video tapes, and as an author. Grady has won several world one-pocket titles and recently became the proprietor of “Grady’s” poolroom in Lexington, South Carolina. 7
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Instructi n Beat People With a Stick
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Rolling Your Balls by Tom Simpson
6. More throw with stun. As you shoot harder, it becomes more likely that the cue ball is skidding (stunned) at impact with the object ball. You’ll get more collision-induced throw, for which you must make an aim adjustment, when the cue ball is stunned. In other words, a rolling cue ball will cause less object ball throw than a skidding ball. One plus for the hard shooters is that the harder you hit, the less throw you He was surprised. “I didn’t realize I was get. Rotation and speed both matter. shooting too hard. I’m making most of my 7. More layout changes. More speed means more ball moveshots. What’s the problem?” ment. We don’t want to disturb balls unnecessarily, since it often makes matters worse, creating new clusters or snookers. One of my students asked, “If you could give players one piece of pool advice, what would it be?” I thought about it briefly and replied, “Don’t shoot so hard. Roll your cue ball more.”
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Rolling your balls means shooting softly enough that the cue ball rolls (not skids) to its collision with another ball. How do you ensure the cue ball rolls? Hit high on the ball. If you hit maximum high, the cue ball starts off with roll (not overspin, but that’s another topic). Any lower, and there will be some (at least momentary) skid. The slower the ball is moving, the sooner and more likely it will be rolling.
While a skidding (stunned) cue ball is extremely useful for position play (the 90-degree rule), oftentimes you’d have to shoot stupidly hard to make that happen. Further, that 90-degree path is not always where you want to go. A rolling cue ball at reasonable speeds takes a “natural” path, forward of the 90-degree tangent line. Players learn to see these natural paths pretty accurately. The behavior of softly rolling balls is much easier to predict and control than speeding balls rocket2. The pockets become smaller. Corner pocket jaws will accept ing about in your layout. balls most easily at “pocket speed” – the speed at which the ball just falls into the pocket. As speed picks up, the more jaws you hit, the I met a pool team in Vegas whose name was “It’s Not Slop, It’s less likely the ball will fall. One jaw – in. Two jaws – usually in. Three Destiny.” Their intentionally humorous team slogan was “Hit it hard jaws – maybe. enough—it’s going somewhere.” While they were having lots of fun with it, I’m certain that’s not the game plan that got them to Vegas. 3. Aiming accuracy becomes less consistent. While you might still be aimed perfectly, rapid acceleration can easily pull your stick off Moral of story: It’s a good idea to shoot no harder than what’s line. If you don’t make a smooth transition from stick going back to necessary to accomplish your plan. Sure, if the equipment is poor stick going forward on the hit stroke, you’ll put a loop on that turn. This and will roll off, you’ll have to consider that and maybe shoot a bit is the cause of countless misses. harder. But generally speaking, winners roll their balls softly whenever possible. Roll your balls. It’s a thing of beauty. 4. Speed control is reduced. The final resting place for the cue ball is much harder to control. Position play becomes less predictable. A Tom Simpson is a Master Instructor in both the BCA and cue ball traveling wildly around the table is more likely to find a pocket ACS Instructor Programs. He delivers his acclaimed 3-Day Weekend or some other unpredictable trouble. Intensive in Columbus, Ohio, and in selected cities nationwide. As inventor of Elephant Practice Balls®, the Stroke Groover™, and the 5. Uncertainty about what the cue ball is doing when it hits the Ghostball Aim Trainer®, and authorized instructor for Secret Aiming object ball. To play great pool, we have to understand and control Systems™, Tom’s innovations in training have helped thousands of the action of the cue ball at the moment of impact with a cushion or players. Listen to an audio description of the Intensive, and read 35 another ball. Is it rolling, is it spinning, is it skidding? Makes a big differ- instructional articles at www.NationalBilliardAcademy.com. Contact: ence in your results. You know what a rolling cue ball is doing. Tom@PoolClinics.com. 1. Your stroke fundamentals tend to break down as you hit harder. This means you’re not as likely to contact the cue ball exactly where you intend. Hitting harder calls for more rapid stick acceleration, and you’re more likely to drop your elbow, swerve your stick, or move your head or body.
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Tricks of the Trade by Jason Lynch
I tend to use a lot of props in my show to break up the shooting routine. One of my favorites is my stacking 8 ball, a prop that should be in every trick shot artist’s bag. It consists of an 8 ball that has been modified to allow a ball to be set in place on top of it while remaining stationary. A young man had watched me stack a ball on top of the 8 ball and was at another table trying it with a regular set of balls. I wish I’d had a camera to capture the determination this young guy had. He couldn’t have been more than about 6 or 7 years old. Needless to say, I put him out of his misery and not only showed him the trick but gave him my spare stacker.
Another of my favorite shots is set up similar to the first, with the stack closer to the point of the side rail. We are going to deal with the 8 and 9 once again, but this time we are going to hit the 8, double the rail, and then pocket the 9. This takes a very firm follow stroke to get enough onto the cue ball to double the rail. As the shot lies below, you will need a little bit of right to help the cue pocket that pesky 9. On new Simonis cloth, I can get the cue ball to bounce out about a full diamond before the cue ball makes the double to pocket the 9. Incidentally, this shot is used in playing three-cushion, but the cue ball may hit cushions more than five or six times before hitting the second ball.
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To make a stacking 8 ball, you will need to put a flat spot on the bottom of an 8 ball. This will keep the ball in place when a ball is stacked on top. You can sand a flat spot into the ball if you own a sander or use a piece of sandpaper and a flat piece of glass. The flat What kind of props will we use next? Got any ideas? Maybe you spot should be about 3/8-inch wide. The next step requires a careful can use something no one has used before. I always shop in the toy eye or a drill press. You must drill a 1/4-inch wide divot into the oppo- section for my props, because as you guys know by now, I am a Kid site side of the ball from the flat. If you drill this off center, the ball may from Michigan at heart. I ain’t growing up and you can’t make me! stack, but any shot you attempt will be inconsistent. See Pictures 1-3 for a close look at my stacking ball. Jason Lynch grew up playing pool in Michigan. In his early twenties he started playing in the VNEA and placed as high as 16th in 8-ball and One of my favorite stacking-ball shots involves a game of 9-ball 9-ball. In 2005, he won the Michigan VNEA speed pool contest. He has with a rather unusual leave from my opponent. Somehow he has also pocketed 11,100 and 12,011 balls in 24 hours as fundraisers for missed an 8-9 combination and the 9 ball has ended up on top of the the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. In 2007 he had his best 8 and is jawed in the corner. Place the balls as shown and hit the cue finish to date, placing sixth at the Artistic Pool U.S. Open and winning ball into the 8. The 8 will go into the corner, the 9 will drop straight the stroke category. Jason is ranked 14th in the world by the WPA. His down, and the cue will run two more rails to pocket the 9 into the same sponsors are Shelti Pool Tables, Seybert’s Billiard Supply, Pechauer pocket as the 8. Use left english to allow the cue to make the turn to Cues, Dieckman Cues, OB-1 Shafts, and Leisure Elements. Visit his pocket the 9. website at www.michigankid.com. 14 InsidePOOL Magazine ◊ April 2010
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Instructi n Pro Pool Workout The Big Secret by Bob Henning
There are many secrets in pool, regardless of how clearly you “see” it. You have to have the data in and playing at a high level is dependent the computer, speaking metaphorically, before you can miraculously on in discovering and learning how to summon it with a single key stroke. use the knowledge contained in those secrets. There are small ones and large ones, ones that are easy to unYour clear focus results in success. cover and others that are more deeply hidden. The number one secret in advanced pool, however, is both obvious and elusive. An accomplished player will recognize it when stated, This secret is all about doubt. There is doubt when you’re not and even a less skillful player or beginner can see the truth in it. sure you’re choosing the correct shot, or whether you can execute it At a certain point of development, a player’s body, especially the successfully under the present circumstances, or even if your stance brain and nervous system, knows exactly how to produce any shot re- doesn’t feel quite right. In these kinds of situations, the brain is sendquested of it. Different shots have an inherent error margin, of course, ing mixed messages to the muscles and the mind is focusing more on but the human nervous system knows this and can and will respond the outcome than on the process. Your loss of clear focus results in failure. with the necessary information if it is given the opportunity.
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When you are in synch with yourself, feeling good and confident, you naturally trust what you see in your mind. You trust yourself to produce it. When it’s flowing like that you are in dead stroke and playing without interference. Your mind is focused on one single image at a time and you actively trust that image and your body’s ability to produce it. You see the shot in your mind and get down without doubt In pool, the statement is just a little different. It goes like this: “If or hesitation. You do exactly what is necessary to prepare for the you see it, you will get it.” What this means is that if you could slow shot and you execute it just like you saw it. Your clear focus results your mind down, you would see that what you visualized in your mind in success. at the moment of execution is exactly what you produced. Sometimes The best way to capitalize on the big secret of pool is to keep your it looks like the outcome came as a surprise, as if what you produced was completely different than what you ordered. But if you look closer attention on one thing at a time and make sure that that thing is the you’ll see that you weren’t really focused at the moment of execution. one most important thing at that particular moment. When you have You thought you were, but you weren’t. At some level, you saw the doubt about the shot you’re about to take, for instance, the single most image of what actually happened before it did. You presented your important thing you can do is to remove that doubt and have a fully nervous system with conflicting images, and it produced the one that committed plan of action before you get down on the shot. had the most emotional energy. Good luck and good shootin’! Perhaps this may sound esoteric, but let’s take another look at Bob Henning is the author of The Pro Book, widely considered to it. How many times have you said, “I knew that was going to happen!” right after you scratched in the side? How many times have you sat be the most advanced training resource for competitive pool players. in the chair knowing that the mistake you just made was one that you It brings the latest techniques of the top coaches and trainers of all knew you were going to make but couldn’t stop yourself from doing sports into pool. It is intended for those who wish to prepare physically, mentally, and psychologically for pool competition. Bob is also the auso? thor of “The Pro Book Video Series,” a complete, on-the-table training This big secret of pool is not based on magical think- system, and he also released The Advanced Pro Book and The Stroke ing. It is totally defined and restricted by the reality of how well you Zone: The Pool Player’s Guide to Dead Stroke. In addition, he has have trained your body to execute. Simply visualizing a shot that you authored Cornbread Red, a biography of the colorful Billy Burge. have not trained your body to execute is not going to make it happen, Remember Field of Dreams, the movie where Kevin Costner played the role of a farmer who built the old-time baseball field in his cornfield? He kept hearing a voice that said, “If you build it, they will come.” Finally, he went against all logic, built the field and everyone came, including the long-dead “Shoeless Joe” Jackson.
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Instructi n The Year of Pro Secrets Pro Grip Secrets by Matt Sherman
Last month we reviewed three pro aim methods. Next we’ll focus on the pro grip, a superlight clasp. A secret of the classic stroke, when you need and have room for a complete stroke back and through, is to grip lighter than you’ve dreamed.
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Get in your stance, then squeeze the stick with half as much pressure, then half again, to get to a mere quarter of your usual grip force. You’re likely still higher with their practice strokes! Hold your cue stick low and loose to far from the pro grip. My stick would fall to the table with any lighter of stroke center ball—even if you fear you’ll strike below center instead a grip. On a scale of 1 to 10 grip strength, I use 1 for most shots and of center—and watch the improved results. 1½ or a little more for certain spin shots. I use less than 1 to smash As added benefit, a lighter grip enhances endurance. Hours a break! of pro grip competition and my stroking arm doesn’t hurt! The amateur controls the stick, but the pro releases the stick Here’s another exercise teaching a superlight grip. Place the instead, to get more spin, power, straight movement, and touch. A superlight grip will bring you magic, too, even without super hand-eye cue ball squarely behind an object ball about a diamond away. Draw straight backwards off the object ball. And I mean straight back with coordination. some serious zip on the cue ball. Use the pro secret grip and you can Great billiards avoids forced, clenched muscles. My stroke is suck the rock back 10 of 10 times striking the cue ball much higher laser straight as I avoid a pool paradox that the more a player forces a than you think and much softer than you think. Draw is easy with the straight stroke the more the cue wobbles. Let the stick fly instead, and pro grip! it tends to fly straight. Still want to clench something for peace of mind? Tuck the elbow Recall Sir Isaac Newton’s principle of inertia. A cue stick set to a bit on long draw strokes, which helps snap the stroke. Focus on straight motion goes straight forever unless an outside force inter- combining the tight elbow at stroke time with the loose grip. feres. Ignoring cue ball impact, outside force is almost always a tight Next issue, we’ll add pro speed control to what you’ve been learngrip forcing a twisting motion. ing about stance and stroke. You need not practice 10,000 hours to feel inertia compel a Matt “Quick Draw” Sherman has appeared dozens of times in straight stroke. Simply switch to using a superlight grip. Let the stick major print media and popular TV channels promoting billiards and roll along your fingers if it wants or vice versa. entertainment. He has taught hundreds of students and has directed You can feel how releasing inertia produces a super-straight pool leagues, pool tournaments, pool fundraisers, and pool adult ed stroke using my fun drill. Aim and stroke an imaginary long cross cor- courses. Sherman directs the University of Florida’s leagues, which ner shot (no balls on the table) and let the stick fly from your hands into have produced six national champions, and is the Guide to Pool & the pocket! Arguably bad for a cue tip but the pocket liner can take it. Billiards at About.com, one of the world’s most popular websites. He is the author of Picture Yourself Shooting Pool, available at Amazon.com I can throw my stick cross corner like Robin Hood, five times into as a book/DVD combo and also as an electronic book. the same tip-sized chalk mark. I use a superlight grip because one won’t even reach the pocket with the “death clench” grip. Never again seek elevation with the cue, the disease of all hard grippers! A friend can confirm if you hoist your cue’s butt for elevation in the stance (most players do). Weak players lift their cue still 18 InsidePOOL Magazine ◊ April 2010
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Instructi n Banking With The Beard Bank Pool Strategy by Freddy Bentivegna
Are you tired of being shipped to the end rail by better players when playing banks? I will show you how to thwart that. Do you want to slow the game down or speed it up? I will show you how to manage the tempo.
cussed earlier. It’s something like the game of checkers where you try to stay one move ahead.
To counter safety play designed to slow the game down, discourage aggressive shooting, and keep you pinned relentlessly to the end rail, you need to try to get least two balls placed at the head of the table (the end rail), or just one ball, but your opponent has to be unable to see enough of it to hit it away and leave you long. Early in the game when you find yourself at the foot of the table, your main job is to ignore any marginal shots you may have and instead look to put your opponent underneath a ball or balls at the foot of the table (where you rack the balls) and send at least one object ball down to the end rail. Your strategy is designed to keep the opposition from returning the cue ball to the end rail (the head of the table) where you would be looking at a long shot or a difficult safety.
Once two balls are at the back end of the table, refrain from shooting a marginal straight-back with any one of them. Once you miss, your opponent will remove the remaining ball there by either playing safe or playing a shot with it. In either case you will be back where you started with all the balls on the foot of the table. Better to find another ball to shoot to the head rail (as a
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If opponents are snookered, they will not play a safety to move) to bring the count to three. The more balls at the head of the end rail because that would allow you to either have a free the table, the more aggressive options will be available to you. shot at the ball that you previously put there or just pocket it or Conversely, if you are the one trying to slow the game shoot the ball away and leave him on the back rail, far away down, then you would naturally look to remove any single ball from the body of balls. from the head of the table in order to keep two balls from colAfter your opponent’s shot, you are probably going to be lecting there. left somewhere at the foot of the table. Once again, you should Chicago-born Freddy “The Beard” Bentivegna has been in ignore any marginal shots: Your objective now is to get two balls up table by shooting a second ball up to the head of the table. the mainstream and the underbelly of pool for over 50 years. In That will complete your mission. This time you don’t need to 2005, Freddy was elected on the first ballot into the Bank Pool snooker your opponent, because if he chooses to shoot at one Hall of Fame. He has written two books and two popular DVDs of the balls, unless he makes it, you will be left down there with on his specialty, bank pool. He is widely regarded as one of the one ball, and that would afford you the favorable options dis- premier experts on the game and science of banks. 20 InsidePOOL Magazine ◊ April 2010
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The final match was a first: Finland versus France. To date,The neither ever wonstrong a World 14.1this billiards secondcountry semifinalshad featured another match-up, title, nor had Frenchman or not -woman ever claimed a time between Kima and Hofstatter. It did start out auspiciously for Kim, though, whenThe her cue ball flstarted ew off thewith table heavy on her first world title in pool. match favorite break and Hofstatter cleared to win the first game. But Kim was Immonen 97-ball run. eventually held able to focuswith betteraafter that, and herHe trademark aggressive styleCohen tokicked a devastating a matter lessKim than an hour. in as she won145-15 the next in three racks in of a row. fouled on a jump shot attempt on the 8 ball in the following game, and Hofstatter took that to draw within one, and then a carom into the But Cohen way backofwith a couple 9 brought the scoreclawed to even athis 3-all. A couple tactical errors by small but helpful runs, Immonen made twoa more the Austria gave Kimand a two-rack lead again, and then long 2-9errors. combo put Kim on the players hill 6-3. A defensive battle over the 2with ball ImEventually both were very close, left Hofstatter in charge of the table, and though she missed the 6 monen 160-145. Immonen hadwon another ball, Kimleading then missed a kick shot, and Hofstatter that rack.turn at the and it seemed he would close theofmatch Buttable, it was not enough, for Kim broke and ran out the fiout nal rack that match to win 7-4. still as expected, but at 181 he left himself with either
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pressed her advantage and began running out, but an ugly miscue on the 5 ball handed game toundefeated Kim. Corr then broke and made the Cohen had that gone throughout a ball but had to play safe on the 1 ball. Kim made the tough entire pocketed 1300 balls. Emotionlong shotevent but had toand two-rail kick at the 2 ball, which she clipped, hooking Corr behind the 6. After getting out her jump cue, Corr went ally, Cohen squeaked out a few tears and sent the cue ball into the 2 but left it by the side pocket. Kim pocketed the ball and went two rails for position on the 4. With that accomplished, Kim successfully cleared the remaining balls to win 7-5, collecting her first WPBA title in two years.
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“I owe this world title and everything I know of straight pool to this man. He gave me all his knowledge, and I wouldn’t have won without 1st Ga Young Kim him,” said Cohen in his victory speech to the fans.
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Claims San Diago Classic by InsidePOOL Staff
erda Hofstatter went all the way through the 64-player field at the WPBA San Diego Classic unscathed to win the title over Shu-Han Chang of Chinese Taipei. This event, hosted by the Viejas Casino in Alpine, CA, March 10-14, marked the first WPBA event Hofstatter has claimed since the BCA Open 9-Ball Championships in 2000. “G-Force” powered through the 64-player field, going undefeated to the final match. She bested Lisa Davids, Angelina Paglia, Sone, and Monica Webb to reach the quarterfinals. Her opponent there was top-ranked Ga Young Kim, who had suffered a surprising early loss to Line Kjorsvik in a hill-hill showdown only to return and oust the Norwegian in the next round. Hofstatter eliminated Kim in fifth place to move on to the semifinal rounds. Three of the four players survived to the semifinals without a loss; one comes from the one-loss side of the chart. After a second-round loss to Karen Corr, Shu-Han Chang of Chinese Taipei fought her way back, defeating Miyuki Sakai, Lisa Marr, and Helena Thornfeldt to face off against China’s Xiaoting Pan in the semifinals.
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Ranked third on the WPBA, Pan had little troubles reaching the semifinal match against Chang. She delivered losses to Kim Benson, Morgan Steinman, Tracie Hines, Melissa Little, and Sarah Rousey. Hofstatter’s opponent, Corr, ranked fourth on the tour, bested Cristina De La Garza, Chang, Rousey, and Kyoko Sone en route to the quarterfinals. There she faced Kelly Fisher, whom she eliminated to advance. Corr fell to Hofstatter in the first semifinal match, and the Austrian advanced to wait for a final opponent. Meeting her there was relative newcomer to the tour, Chang, after her victory over Pan. In the final match, for the first time in ten years, it was Hofstatter who took home the gold.
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Official Sharking by Ken Shuman
In previous columns we discussed the importance of carefully watching your opponent when he or she is at the table. Paying attention is sound strategy, because doing so helps you recognize when they may be attempting a controversial shot that you’ll want a referee to watch. What situations or shots justify stopping the match to get an official? And how can you prevent your opponent from accusing you of sharking when you do summon a referee? If your match has a referee “presiding,” it is not an issue since the referee is watching every shot. But most of the matches you play are ones where a referee only comes to the table when called. So why would you ever be accused of sharking by calling a referee? Simple. You might be committing an unsportsmanlike act by trying to unnecessarily break your opponent’s rhythm. An infrequent circumstance to be sure, but possible. More commonly, there are times when the mere presence of a referee can cause a player to alter their shot selection, particularly in cases of a potential double-hit. We are often called to observe a possible double-hit only to leave the table without having made a call because the player opted to shoot away from the nearby object ball or take a different shot altogether. Some players just don’t want to attempt a risky shot under the scrutiny of the referee. So when you observe your opponent facing a possible double-hit foul, how do you decide how close is too close to let them shoot without an official present? Half an inch? One inch? A ball’s width? There is no standard answer, but you must consider not only the distance the cue ball is from the object ball but also the angle of the shot, other balls that may be nearby, and the skill level of your opponent. A less skillful player may commit a double-hit foul when the cue ball is several inches away from the object ball and may need to be watched. You probably won’t know that until they have done it once, but the first incident will alert you to the need for a referee when you would not normally call one if playing against a more skillful opponent. But there does come a point at which calling a referee can result in sharking and unsportsmanlike conduct. For example, if you call a ref for the third time to watch for a double-hit when the cue ball is six inches away from the object ball, you surely will be asked to justify your request. 28 InsidePOOL Magazine ◊ April 2010
I mentioned earlier that players sometimes clash and referees are called because the players are not communicating properly. Frequently Player A will summon a referee because he is under a false assumption about what shot Player B will attempt. In Player A’s eyes there is a possibility of a close call, when in reality a different shot is being attempted and no referee is necessary. Player A doesn’t ask for details and Player B doesn’t offer them. The result is that the referee approaches the table and asks what the situation is, only to be told by Player B that he has no idea why Player A called for them. This is usually followed by Player A learning Player B’s actual intentions and saying, “Oops, I guess we don’t need you after all.” If the players had simply been communicating properly, the whole scene could have been avoided. Remember, as a general rule referees always prefer that you err on the side of caution and call them if you think there is any real possibility that a shot might create controversy. But we will never have enough referees to watch every shot, and there will always be fouls that occur that you would never dream of when you are looking at the lay of the table and have decided that no referee is necessary. When that happens, and the players can’t agree on the outcome and the decision ends up going in favor of the shooter, our world is revealed as being not so perfect. It isn’t, and it never will be. I am not advising you to call or not call a referee in any given situation, but you should not need more than a few seconds to observe the layout in deciding whether or not to summon our presence. At the same time, use a little bit of common sense and don’t put yourself in a position where the referee or your opponent might start thinking that you are abusing the system. I want to thank BCAPL National Head Referee Buddy Eick for his contributions to this month’s “Stripes.” By the way, if you have any ideas you’d like to see in future columns, please e-mail me with your suggestions at Ken@insidepoolmag.com. Ken Shuman of Sacramento, CA, is one of the top professional referees and tournament directors in the country. He is the referee instructor for the BCA Pool League’s national referee school and is considered by his peers to be an expert on the rules of play. Ken has served as head referee for the International Pool Tour and currently directs or co-directs several major events, including the Reno Open, the Derby City Classic, and the U.S. Bar Table and U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships. Contact him at shucue@yahoo.com.
Industry News McDermott Cue MFG, LLC, to Distribute Elephant Balls McDermott Cue Mfg., LLC, is a leading manufacturer and world-wide distributor of pool cues, performance shafts, and billiard accessories. McDermott is proud to announce an agreement with Elephant Balls LTD to be the exclusive distributor of Elephant Balls branded products, which include billiard balls, training aids, and other billiard accessories. E l e p h a n t B a l l s LT D i s a g l o b a l l e a d e r i n b i l l i a r d b a l l s t h a t i s k n o w n f o r t h e i r i n n o v a t i v e d e s i g n s a n d p r e m i u m q u a l i t y. In the agreement, McDermott Cue will be involved in product development, marketing, sales, and worldwide distribution of Elephant Balls branded products. Current available products for distribution are the Elephant Beautiful Ball Set, Elephant Traditional Ball Set, Elephant Practice Balls, and Elephant EZ Shot Cueball. McDermott will also be distributing and stocking Elephant Lunar Rocks and the Ghostball Aim trainer. These items are currently in production and will be in stock in the next couple of months. “We are excited about the agreement as it provides McDermott customers a premier quality name-brand billiard ball line while giving Elephant Balls the customer service, marketing, and sales support needed to thrive in today’s billiard industry,” said Larry Liebl, McDermott executive vice president. Commenting on the agreement, McDermott owner Greg Knight says, “Elephant Balls has a great name and a strong reputation for making top-quality products with unique designs. We look forward to offering this great product line along with our proven customer service.”
Pool, Poker & Pain Teams up With Poker Icons Poker Icons, the poker agency that both works with player representations and as a international poker media agency, has been chosen by Blair Thein, the founder of the concept Pool, Poker & Pain. Blair Thein has combined three of the most action-packed sports around: Pool, poker, and mixed martial arts (MMA), and wrapped it up in an exciting TV reality show. This sports and entertainment historical show will host its final live at a Las Vegas casino. Pool, Poker & Pain introduces multi-talented athletes with heart and willpower beyond compare, and the concept is bound to bring together the masses that follow each individual sport. Thein has constructed Pool, Poker & Pain in a way that allows each sport to keep its own integrity and identity, but at the same time the contestants have to perform in all of them to be crowned the overall winner. “This also opens up a window of opportunity for payback in case of any bad beats at the poker table,” said Thein with a smile.
The contestant will be facing each other both at the pool table, on the poker felt, and finally in the Circle of Truth, a 32-foot fighting cage. There will be several world-class coaches to tutor the contestants in each sport, but the poker pro coach is still undecided. “I negotiated with most of the known poker agencies, but landed on Poker Icons to be our representatives in the gaming industry. I was really impressed with what they could bring to the table, and since this is my life’s work, I’m going with only the best,” Thein explained. Poker Icons will be responsible for bringing on the poker brand and coaches, but also the high-profiled agency Brand In Entertainment (BIE) is part of the team. They bring over 35 years of mainstream advertising experience, along with an impressive roster of clients who appreciate the effectiveness of brand integration. Pool, Poker & Pain has received a lot of attention in the pool and fight media, and they have already secured sponsorship deals with major main stream products and Simonis, the leading pool cloth manufacturer. Poker Icons will now start to search for a poker brand to align themselves with this global groundbreaking concept. Ongoing talks with different TV networks are also under way.
New Professional League Forming
The World Professional Billiard League “Super Series” has been formed to not only introduce the new game of Bonus Ball to the world but to help show case the talents of the world’s best players. Bonus Ball is unique to the pool world because of the scoreboard, time clock, and statistical data it brings to the game of pool. What better way to introduce it than having eight of the world’s best professional players show case it! Bonus Ball had its debut at the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships in October in Chesapeake, VA. It is a game designed to showcase all aspects of pool. It was designed with a time clock to make it more suitable for television and tournaments. In Bonus Ball, you also score points instead of using ball elimination. The statistical program implemented by the WPBL will give fans a lot to analyze. It will give us a picture of how the professional players rank against each other in Bonus Ball. In January of this year, professional players Johnny Archer and Erik Hjorleifson sat down with World Wide Sport of Billiards founders Larry Chiborak and Barry Bremner to share their ideas on where to go next with Bonus Ball. That was the day when the World Professional Billiard League was born. Joining Archer and Hjorleifson in the WPBL are Corey Deuel, Nick Varner, Rodney Morris, Shane Van Boening, John Schmidt, and Francisco Bustamante. These eight players will be playing in a unique format that will have each player competing against each other three times, playing the game of Bonus Ball. There will be four of the eight players in a final day play-off of races to 4. Each player will be rewarded with points that they will carry with them to the next event. The first event is scheduled for May 6-9 in Winnipeg, Canada at the beautiful McPhillip Station Casino. Winnipeg is the birth place of the game of Bonus Ball. You can learn more about Bonus Ball and the WPBL at playbonusball.com on the web. You will find many articles on how to play Bonus Ball and a video of Johnny Archer and Erik Hjorleifson walking the viewer through an actual game of Bonus Ball. This is an exciting addition to billiards, not only a new game but a new league for professional pool players. April 2010 ◊ InsidePOOLmag.com 29
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APA Player of the Month The APA Player of the Month for April is Scott Sullivan of the JeffCo APA in Missouri. Scott is a skill level 5 in 8-ball and skill level 6 in 9-ball. He plays multiple nights a week in both Missouri and Illinois. In 2007, Scott’s team advanced to the National Team Championships in Las Vegas. During this past fall session, Scott captained his team, “The Rollers,” to a Division Championship. They’ll be competing in the JeffCo APA County Championship in June, with another chance to make it to Vegas. Last September, Scott was also appointed as the first JeffCo APA Division Representative. “Scott’s done a fantastic job as a team c a p t a i n and division representative and has been instrumental to the success of the JeffCo APA,” said League Operator Jason 888-245-7665 Bowman. When Scott’s not on the pool table, you’ll likely find him somewhere in the great outdoors, as he’s also an 44 InsidePOOL Magazine September 2009 avid hunter.
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Places to Play, Places to Buy LaBaron's Billiards LaBaron’s Billiards and Game Room Supply has been committed to offering quality gameroom furnishings at reasonable prices. Located in Sterling Heights, MI, LaBaron’s has been family-owned and operated since 1971. Owners Gregory and Linda O’Connell have based their success on the satisfaction of their customers. LaBaron’s has survived in today’s difficult market, because they stay in touch with the consumer by paying attention to details. LaBaron’s offers fine products made by industry leaders such as Olhausen Billiard Manufacturing, Inc. Their 7,000-square-foot showroom proudly displays over 20 distinct models of Olhausen pool tables, all made in the USA. LaBaron’s also offers a wide variety of bars, bar stools, theater seating, billiard lighting, game tables, pool cues, and hard-to-find billiard accessories. LaBaron’s customers range from amateur players to local professionals—whatever their needs, LaBaron’s stocks hundreds of pool cues, including Viking, McDermott, and Lucasi. LaBaron’s also stocks pool table parts. They employ their own service professionals—with over 20 years of experience in the billiard industry, they are knowledgeable on all billiard tables and specialize in antique models. LaBaron’s also caters to the area’s dart players and stocks hundreds of dart sets and dart accessories, making them Southeastern Michigan’s largest dart supplier. The shopping experience at LaBaron’s begins with an education for the consumer. Whether it is for a $10 pool cue purchase or, a $10,000 pool table purchase, their experienced sales professionals assist the customer on the best decision that reflects their needs and lifestyle. LaBaron’s takes pride in the offering their customers unique and distinctive gameroom furnishings from trade professionals such as California House, Primo Craft, and Amisco, to name a few. LaBaron’s helps their customers create gamerooms designed to bring together families and friends—that’s what LaBaron’s reputation was built on. When a customer is pleased with the service and products offered to them, they pass along a referral, and from this LaBaron’s has built a very strong clientele base of returning customers. From pool tables to game tables, wall art to wall racks, LaBaron’s complements gamerooms with furnishings that are an extension of the customers’ personalities. 30 InsidePOOL Magazine ◊ April 2010
Regional roundup Toney Tops on Tri-State Tour Tri-State Tour / Queens, NY by InsidePOOL Staff
Twenty-eight players showed up for the February 6 installment of the Tri-State Tour, and Duane Toney bested them all to win the title. Hosted by Master Billiards in Queens, NY, the C-D handicapped stop featured a $750-added prize purse. Toney went undefeated through the field, defeating Charles Vergara 6-4 in the final four of the winners’ bracket. Meeting him in the hot seat match was Raul Reyes Jr., fresh off a 6-4 victory over Kapriel Delimelkonoglu. Their match was as close as possible, but Toney prevailed 6-5, sending Reyes to the west side. On the left side of the chart, Vergara recovered from his earlier loss, eliminating Mike Garreta 6-4, while Delimelkonoglu was ousted by Wilfredo Results: Albay 6-3. In the quarter1st Duane Toney $615 final match, Albay 2nd Raul Reyes Jr. $340 pressed on, sending 3rd Wilfredo Albay $215 Vergara home in fourth 4th Charles Vergara $110 place 6-3.
the hot seat. Vernon had scored victories over Chuck Hill, Tim Haley, and Blackstock. The hot seat match was a close one, but Guimond produced the victory to earn his spot in the finals. Blackstock eliminated Doug Wabnig and Stan Wilk to again meet up with Vernon to try and avenge his earlier loss. He bore down and was able to oust Vernon to advance to the finals. In the extended race-to-6 finals, it started off as a back-and-forth match. But then, with the score 3-2, Blackstock opened it up to take a commanding lead to 5-2. Guimond battled back and win the next game to make it 5-3, but Blackstock Results: smoothly ran out the next rack to 1st Kevin Blackstock $175 take home his first Dominiak Tour 2nd Carl Guimond $110 Stop win. 3rd Norm Vernon $75
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Eager for a rematch with Toney, Reyes fought hard against Albay and won, advancing to the finals 6-3. But even though it was a double-hill match, it was Toney who prevailed 6-5.
Sam Vitellaro, Mike Gasper, Stewart Warnock Stewart “The Scottish Lion” Warnock roared through a 38-player field at the February 20, taking first place over Mike Gasper in the finals. The $750-added 10-ball event was hosted by Sandcastle Billiards in Woodside, NY. Warnock went undefeated through the field, winning over Paul Everton in a hill-hill match to reach the winners’ side finals. Meeting him there was Sam Vitellaro, who had just bested Raul Reyes Jr. 6-2. Warnock dominated the hot seat match 9-6 and sent Vitellaro to the one-loss side to try his luck.
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Blackstock Bests Dominiak Tour Field Dominiak Cues Northeast 10-Ball Tour / Springfield, MA by Kevin Vidal Kevin Blackstock broke hearts February 14 when he recovered from an early loss to win the Dominiak Cues Northeast 10-Ball Tour stop. Hosted by Snooker’s Billiards in Springfield, MA, the stop was attended by many tour regulars, including Gene Hunt, Mike Wheeler, Art Houghtaling, Steve Parise, and Tim Haley. The top half of the winners’ bracket saw Carl Guimond notch wins over Mike Wheeler, Kevin Ketz, and Keith Lauer to face Norm Vernon in
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Once on the left side of the chart, Everton met up with Gasper, who was fighting his way through after an early loss. Gasper eliminated Everton 7-2, while Reyes ousted George Osipovitch 6-3. Gasper went on to a lopsided quarterfinal match against Reyes and won 7-2, Results: 1st Stewart Warnock $810 sending Reyes home in fourth 2nd Mike Gasper $495 place. Still on a roll, Gasper matched up with Vitellaro in the semifinals and sent him on his way with an 8-5 victory. But Gasper’s steam ran out at that point, as Warnock won the final match 7-5.
3rd Sam Vitellaro $310 4th Raul Reyes Jr. $190 5th Paul Everton $100 George Osipovitch 7th Leo Liu $75 Allen Wong
Northeast Hatch Back on Top of Joss Tour Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Amsterdam, NY
Immonen Captures Mezz Tour Victory Mezz Pro-Am Tour / Egg Harbor, NJ by Jose Burgos
by Lea Andrews Recent Mosconi Cup MVP Dennis Hatch may have briefly fallen from grace at the last Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour stop, but at the February 20-21 stop, he proved the fall was only temporary. Hatch topped the field of 44 that gathered for the $2,000-added event, which was held at Main St. Billiards in Amsterdam, NY.
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Dennis Hatch Hatch edged out last stop’s winner Chris Orme 9-8 to reach the hot seat match against Dan Heidrich, who’d come out on top of his own hill-hill match against Kevin Guimond. Hatch took control of the set 9-6 to claim the hot seat and push Heidrich into the semifinals. On the left side of the bracket, tournament director Mike Zuglan, who’d earlier taken a 9-7 loss to Hatch, had been blazing his way through the field. A 9-2 blowout over Tom Acciavatti put him up against Paul Dryden, who’d breezed past Jared Zimmerman 9-2. After taking care of Dryden 9-5, Zuglan moved on to Guimond. Meanwhile, Dave Grau eked out a win over Mike Dechaine 9-8 to face Dave Fernandez, who’d held Paul Rozonewski to five games. Fernandez managed just four against Grau, though, and landed in seventh while Grau moved on to Orme, who had his eyes on another stint in the finals. A 9-6 victory over Grau pushed Orme into the Results: quarterfinals against Zuglan, 1st Dennis Hatch $1,500 who’d eased past Guimond 2nd Chris Orme $1,000 9-3. Both Zuglan and Orme 3rd Dan Heidrich $760 were looking for the rematch 4th Mike Zuglan $560 with Hatch, and though 5th Kevin Guimond $400 Zuglan fought hard for it, it Dave Grau was Orme who got himself 7th Paul Dryden $250 one step closer 9-6, and Dave Fernandez another 9-6 win over 9th Tom Acciavatti $100 Heidrich in the semifinals put him there. Jared Zimmerman
Mika Immonen, recently crowned Player of the Year for 2009, took off the Mezz Pro-Am Tour’s February 21 stop, defeating Eddie Abraham in the finals. The $1,000-added stop was hosted by Atlantic City Billiard Club in Egg Harbor, NJ, and drew a field of 50. Abraham led the top half of the bracket, besting Mike Conway 7-3 and Rob Palm 7-2 before going double-hill with Immonen. He squeaked past the Finn 7-6 and went on to defeat Results: Phil Wines 7-5 and Joey Testa 7-5. 1st Mika Immonen $1,425 Leading the bottom half of the 2nd Eddie Abraham $750 bracket was Victor Nau, who notched 3rd Victor Nau $540 victories over Jerry Russo 7-3, Tom 4th Phil Wines $250 Bow 7-6, Shaun Wilkie 7-4, Caroline 5th Joey Testa $130 Pao 7-3, and Liz Ford 7-6. Liz Ford 7th Robert Pole $100 Abraham and Nau collided in the Joe Frady hot seat match, and Abraham took 9th Shaun Wilkie control right from the start. He $50 handled Nau easily, winning 7-3 to Matt Krah advance to the finals. Waiting for Nau Caroline Pao on the west side of the chart was Matt Douglas Immonen. Another lopsided match ensued, but with Immonen advancing this time 7-3. In the true double-elimination final match, Immonen had to best Abraham twice to win. Abraham took an early 4-1 lead in the first set, but Immonen turned the tables and came back to win 7-5. The players traded the lead in the second set, but it was Immonen who pulled away late to win the match 7-4.
Paul Rozonewski
It seemed like a second set Mike Dechaine wouldn’t be needed in the true double-elimination final match as Hatch got out to a comfortable 7-3 lead, but Orme stormed back into the match, keeping the string to himself and pushing the second set 9-7. The two powerhouses stayed even at first, tying up at four games apiece, but once Hatch managed to pull away a little bit, he stayed there, earning his fourth Joss win this season 9-7.
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Regional roundup Tri-State Victory for Muller Tri-State Tour / Edison, NJ
Bauer Bashes Tri-State Competition Tri-State Tour / New York City, NY
by InsidePOOL Staff
by InsidePOOL Staff
Roy Allan, Justin Muller, Carl Sallo Justin Muller and 23 others braved the Northeast’s storm February 27 to come out for the Tri-State Tour’s event, won by Muller. The $750-added 9-ball tournament was hosted by Edison Billiards in Edison, NJ.
Sam Li, Geoffrey Bauer, Alan Chan
Muller made it to the final four on the undefeated side but then fell to Roy Allan 7-3 and went west. Allan moved on to the hot seat match against Carl Sallo, who had just bested Robert Perkins 7-2. The following hot seat match was a close one, but Allan pulled off the win 7-5.
Geoffrey Bauer took down the competition at the March 6 install ment of the Tri-State Tour, defeating Sam Li in the final match. The $500-added B-D event was hosted by Eastside Billiards in New York City, NY.
From the one-loss side, Muller faced down Gary Murgia 7-4, while Perkins eliminated Antonio Navarro 7-5. Going on to the quarterfinals, Muller sent Perkins home in fourth Results: place with a 7-4 victory and went on 1st Justin Muller $500 to the semifinal match. There he met 2nd Roy Allan $250 Sallo, and in this lopsided match, 3rd Carl Sallo $150 Muller advanced to the finals 7-1. 4th Robert Perkins $100 Muller was more than ready for his rematch with Allan and bested his 5th Gary Murgia $60 opponent with a 9-5 victory. Antonio Navarro
Bauer went undefeated through the event, besting Tony Eglesias 7-5 in the winners’ side final four to advance to the hot seat match. Meeting him there was Alan Chan, who squeaked past Li in a hill-hill match 6-5. The hot seat match also went double-hill, with Bauer moving on to the finals while Chan was sent to try his luck on the west side of the chart.
Wadden Scores Dominiak Title Dominiak Cues Northeast 10-Ball Tour / Ayer, MA by InsidePOOL Staff
Norm Wadden took home first place at the February 28 stop on the Dominiak Cues Northeast 10-Ball Tour, besting Gene Hunt in the finals. The stop was hosted by Billiards Café in Ayer, MA, and attracted a strong field. Tour newcomer Wadden steadily made his way to the hot seat match after besting Jim Nadeau, the 8-year-old Jake Alpert, and Hunt. The bottom half of the winners’ bracket saw frequent tour champ Chuck Hill defeat Brandt Davies, Derek McCarthy, and Mike Wheeler. The hot seat match was a close one, but Wadden came up with the win to send Hill to the west side of the chart. Bill Glen, who was runner-up at the previous stop, made his way through the one-loss side but was stopped in the quarterfinals by Hunt. Hill and Hunt then battled for Results: supremacy in the semifinals, and the 1st Norm Wadden $175 short race to 3 was the last one for Hill, 2nd Gene Hunt $100 as Hunt snapped the 10 ball in twice 3rd Chuck Hill $65 and ran out the final rack.
4th Bill Glen
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The final match between Hunt and Wadden saw the players trade the first two racks, but then Wadden took control and reached a 4-1 lead in the race to 5. This lead proved too much for Hunt to overcome, and Wadden went on to win his first Dominiak Tour title. 34 InsidePOOL Magazine ◊ April 2010
From the west side, Li went on to face Teddy Lubis down, going forward after their hill-hill bout 7-6. Kapriel Delimelkonoglu tied with Lubis in fifth place after Eglesias dealt him a 7-3 loss. Eglesias and Li then met in the quarterfinal match, and Li was the one who progressed 7-3. Li then steamrolled Chan 6-1 to move on to Results: the final match against Bauer, 1st Geoffrey Bauer $440 but Bauer was the one who 2nd Sam Li $220 ended up the winner there, 3rd Alan Chan $105 taking the finals and the title 7-5.
Northeast Moore Mows Down Joss Field Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Syracuse, NY by Lea Andrews
Making a rare appearance on the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour, Steve Moore went undefeated through the 25-player field, taking down reigning champ Dennis “The Hatchet Man” Hatch in the finals . The $1,500-added Mary Capotto Memorial event was held March 6-7 at Cap’s Cue Club in Syracuse, NY.
Steve Moore
Moore blew by Chance Chin 9-3 to reach the hot seat match against Dave Grau, who’d just edged out Hatch 9-8. Grau managed just five games against Moore, though, and he moved over to the semifinals to try to fight his way back. On the left side of the bracket, tour bigwig Bucky Souvanthong was plowing through the field, ousting Lyn Wechsler 9-4 to meet up with Dwight Dixon, who’d eased past Brian Holmes 9-8. Taking care of Dixon 9-7, Souvanthong moved on to Chin. Meanwhile, Bruce Carroll got past Geoff Montgomery 9-6 to face tour director Mike Zuglan, who’d just knocked out Mike Renshaw 9-5. Holding Zuglan to four games, Carroll moved on to Hatch, who dropped him into fifth 9-3. In the quarterfinals, Hatch went up against Souvanthong, who’d advanced over Chin 9-7. Against Hatch, though, he managed just four games, landing in fourth. Hatch moved on to a rematch with Grau, which ended in his favor Results: 9-7, putting him into very 1st Steve Moore $1,000 familiar territory: the finals. 2nd Dennis Hatch $800 The true double3rd Dave Grau $600 elimination final match 4th Bucky Souvanthong $400 didn’t go the usual way for 5th Chance Chin $250 Hatch, though. Taking Bruce Carroll control from the begin7th Dwight Dixon ning, Moore earned his Mike Zuglanl decisive victory 9-4.
Kielar Steals Mezz Victory Mezz Pro-Am Tour / Frazer, PA
Kielar went through the top half of the bracket, Results: 1st Adam Kielar $1,100 winning over Lou Patrikios 2nd Eddie Abraham $590 7-1, Sharon O’Hanlon 7-2, 3rd Shaun Wilkie $340 Ray Lee 7-4, Josh Brothers 4th Joe Hong $200 7-4, and Gregg McAndrews 7-3 . Leading the bottom 5th Tom Bow $125 half of the bracket was Gregg McAndrews Shaun Wilkie, who scored 7th Dominic Noe $100 over Tom Bow 7-1, Michael Ray Lee Praseutsy 7-0, Dan Zetts 7-1, VJ Mcglone 7-3, and Joe Hong 7-2. Kielar and Wilkie collided in the hot seat match, which went hill-hill before Kielar advanced 7-6. Now on the one-loss side, Wilkie was faced with Abraham in the semifinals. Abraham was primed and ready to go, running away with the match 6-2 to reach the finals. In the double-elimination finals, Abraham had to best Kielar twice for the title. But that was not necessary, for Kielar easily won the first set of the finals 7-3, taking his first Mezz Tour title.
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Adam Kielar, Eddie Abraham Adam “The Stealer” Kielar took down the Mezz Pro-Am Tour March 7, winning the title over Eddie Abraham in the finals. The $1,000added stop was hosted by Main Line Billiards in Frazer, PA, and enticed a field of 41 out to play. April 2010 ◊ InsidePOOLmag.com 35
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Northeast
Guimond Battles Back to Win Amateur Championship Ozone Billiards Predator 9-Ball Tour / West Hempstead, NY by Jerry Tarantola
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Kevin Guimond Duane Toney Bobby Schlott Justin Muller Thomas Wan Raj Vannala 7th Eddie Crespo Tom Seminaro Jr. 9th John Hasci Niko Berdzenishvili Yesid Geribello John Trobiano 13th Albert Estevez Naldo Troncoso Stew Warnock Junior Sanchez 17th Clive Rose Raphael Dabreo Chulo Sastro Troy Deucharranm Peter Ziemak Daniel Smith Scott Simonetti Eric Toledo
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Duane Toney, Bob Schlott, Kevin Guimond, Tony Robles
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Kevin Guimond won the inaugural Empire State Amateur Championship event, the first-ever amateur 9-ball title in New York, over Duane “Wu-Tang” Toney the weekend of March 6-7. Hosted by Raxx Pool Room, Bar and Grill in West Hempstead, NY, this $2,500-added tournament was put on by the Ozone Billiards Predator 9-Ball Tour and brought in a full 128-player field.
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Guimond’s road to the finals included wins over Dinko Busanich 7-2, Mike Panzarella 7-2, John Trobiano 7-2, Peter Ziemak 7-2, Tom Seminaro 7-6, Thomas Wan 7-6, and Toney 7-4 in the hot seat match.
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Toney’s road to the finals included wins over Rob Slayback 7-6, Arturo Reyes 7-5, Brian Russell 7-6, Albert Estevez 7-5, Niko Berdzenishvili, and Bob Schlott before his meeting with Guimond. On the one-loss side, Toney overcame the hot Schlott, who just came off of a huge 7-5 win over the favored Justin Muller, earning Toney a shot in the finals. The final match was between the strongest "A" and "C" players of the day, resulting in a two-game handicap, which Toney took advantage of out of the gate. Toney captured the first two games and took control of the set early on. But once Toney reached a 5-0 lead, Guimond caught a gear. Guimond battled back to even the score at 7-all and had the break in the final game. He broke and ran out, claiming the first-ever Empire State Amateur Championship.
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Regional roundup Payton Powers Through GSBT Field Great Southern Billiards Tour / Asheboro, NC by Lea Andrews
Jeff Baumgarner, Todd Gosnell, Roy Payton, Shannon Daulton While head coach Sean Payton was leading the New Orleans Saints to their first Super Bowl victory at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, another Payton—Roy—was finishing up an undefeated weekend at Zoo City Saloon in Asheboro, NC. He did so at the expense of the field of 30 who gathered February 6-7 for the $1,500-added Great Southern Billiards Tour event. B-ranked Payton got past fellow B-player Jeff Baumgarner 7-2 to reach the hot seat match against A-ranked Tony Morrison, who’d gotten by A-ranked Kevin Boggs 9-7. In the weighted race for the hot seat, though Payton notched one less game, he scored the win 7-8. On the one-loss side, B-ranked Charles “Cotton” Trivett eased by B-ranked Robert Ash 7-3 to meet up with Paul Mullins, who’d ousted fellow A-player Sidney Champion 9-7. After taking care of Mullins 7-4, Trivett moved on to Baumgarner. Meanwhile, B-ranked James Blackburn held B-ranked Joe Edmonds to three games to face Mike Basha, who’d held fellow B-player Tony Williams to four games. Edging out Basha 7-6, Blackburn advanced to Boggs, but landed in fifth after managing just two games. In the quarterfinals, Boggs met Baum- Results: garner, who’d put Trivett 1st Roy Payton $1,000 in fifth 7-5, and though 2nd Jeff Baumgarner $500 Boggs managed to reach 3rd Tony Morrison $250 his hill of 8 games, Baum$125 garner marked up the 4th Kevin Boggs Charles Trivett 5th $70 final rack, earning his James Blackburn spot in the semifinals 7-8. $45 There he found himself in 7th Mike Basha another tight hill-hill Paul Mullins match with an A-player, which, fortunately for Baumgarner, yielded the same result—he put Morrison in third 7-8 to get his rematch with Payton in the finals. In the true double-elimination final match, Payton could afford to get behind or even lose the first set, but he hadn’t lost a set all weekend, and he wasn’t about to start. After jumping out to a two-game lead, Payton stayed in front, and when Baumgarner missed his chance to tie it up by scratching on the 5 ball at 6-5, Payton took ball in hand and the final rack to earn his win 7-5.
Stemen Sweeps 7-Ball Event NGB Amateur Billiards Tour / Atlanta, GA by Mike Bidwell
Randy Jordan, Jason Stemen, Paul Song
Jason Stemen came back through the one-loss side of the chart to win the NGB Amateur Billiards Tour’s 7-ball event. Held February 6 at Mr. Cues II in Atlanta, GA, the tournament drew a full 64-player field. At the end of a long, grueling day, Stemen worked his way through the B-side to face an undefeated Paul Song in the final match. In match one of the two-match series, Stemen and Song went back and forth, exchanging wins in the alternating-break format. Stemen persevered, winning the hill-hill match Results: 1st Jason Stemen $1,000 to continue on to the final set.
2nd Paul Song
$500
Both players were close to flawless 3rd Randy Jordan $400 through the first half of the second set. 4th Billy Tyler $175 Stemen finally made an unforced error 5th Kris Diaz $50 that Song jumped on, winning the next LD Coffer three racks and arriving first on the hill. Stemen came back to win the next two racks to join Song on the hill. Stemen had the break in the last rack, and he calmly broke and ran out to win the tournament.
Jankowski Double-Dips Collie for Title Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour / Port Charlotte, FL by InsidePOOL Staff Trey Jankowski took down the February 13 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour, doubledipping $1000 Shawn Collie in the final set. Hosted by Q’s Sports Bar & Girl $500 in Port Charlotte, FL, this $500$400 added “Pre-Valentine’s Day Massa$175 cre” showcased 14 players from $50of Florida in a doubleboth coasts elimination handicapped, 8-ball format on 7-foot Valley bar boxes. Trey Jankowski, Shawn Collie The quarterfinal winners’ side found Jankowski of Key West defeating North Port’s Ken Coulter 4-2. In the same bracket Shawn "Pokie" Collie of Port Charlotte upset Tim Baron 4-2. On the one-loss side master player Steve Knoll got upended by Baron 4-1. Coulter plodded by Rick Madaffer 4-2. Back on the winners’ side, Jankowski got out rolled by Collie 4-3. On the one-loss side Coulter could not hold off a determined Baron and was ousted 4-3. But Jankowski stopped Baron in his tracks with a 4-0 win. This set up the Jankowski/Collie battle for first place, with Jankowski having to win two sets. Results: Jankowski pressed on in the first match 1st Trey Jankowski $350 for the 4-3 win and repeated in the final 2nd Shawn Collie $200 match 4-3 to take the title. $75 3rd Tim Baron
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Regional roundup Orange Outlasts Great Southern Billiards Field Great Southern Billiards Tour / Duluth, GA
Two in a Row for “Mr. 403” Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour / Dothan, AL by Lea Andrews
by Lea Andrews
John “Mr. 403” Schmidt spent a little time over the weekend of February 20-21 to show that the South still belongs to him. As proof, he took down Shawn “Big Bubba” Putnam twice at the $1,000-added Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour, which drew 42 players to Pockets Billiards in Dothan, AL. Schmidt breezed past Billy “Cecil” John Schmidt Paye 9-3 to meet up with Putnam for the first time in the hot seat match. Putnam, who’d just sent Stoney Stone west 9-6, found himself on the wrong end of another 9-6 match, and he moved over to the semifinals to vie for his rematch. On the left side of the bracket, Scotty Townsend was plowing a steady path through the field after taking an early loss to Putnam. Ousting WPBA pro Tracie Hines 9-2, he moved on to Denny Singletary, who’d advanced 9-5 over Eugene Browning. Meanwhile, JR Rossman won 9-5 over Clay Medlock to meet up with Tracy Guernsey, who’d had his own 9-5 victory over Mark Shimmelman. In the hill-hill match that ensued, Rossman marked up the final game to face Stone and another hill-hill match. This time, though, it was his opponent who took the final rack, and Rossman landed in fifth while Stone advanced to the quarterfinals against Townsend, who’d edged out Paye 9-8. Both Stone and Townsend were looking for the rematch against Putnam in the semifinals, but Townsend earned it with a strong 9-6 victory. The rematch was the same story as Results: $760 the original, though, and 1st John Schmidt Townsend finished in third 9-7, 2nd Shawn Putnam $500 sending Putnam on to his own 3rd Scotty Townsend $400 rematch with Schmidt. 4th Stoney Stone $300
5th JR Rossman
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The single race-to-11 final Billy Paye match erased Putnam’s earlier 7th $75 Tracy Guernsey loss, and though he and Denny Singletary Schmidt stayed tight through $50 the first part of the set, 9th Clay Medlock Mark Shimmelman Schmidt started to pull away after they tied up at five Eugene Browning apiece. Hardly allowing Tracie Hines Putnam any chances at the table, Schmidt dominated the rest of the match to earn his second consecutive Southeast Open win 11-5. Other winners over the weekend were Vicky Rybik, who earned $50 as highest-finishing amateur lady; Joe Davis, who took home $50 as highest-finishing senior; and Scotty Townsend’s son, Mike, who pocketed $25 as highest-finishing junior.
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After a weekend of play that ran over into the early hours of Monday, Tim Orange remained undefeated, taking care of John Maikke twice on the way to his first-place finish on the Great South- Tim Orange, Shannon Daulton, John Maikke ern Billiards Tour. The $1,500-added A/B amateur event drew a field of 52 to The Pool Room in Duluth, GA, February 20-21. AA-ranked Orange rode a strong 11-2 win over B-ranked Bob Lea to face Maikke in the hot seat match. A-ranked Maikke had just sent B-ranked Paul Mullins west 9-5, but he couldn’t mark up the games against Orange, and he moved over to the semifinals 11-4. On the one-loss side, one of Orange’s earlier victims, AA-ranked Mike Laney, was making a run for a rematch, ousting fellow AA player Billy Young 11-6 to face recent winner Robert South, who’d breezed past B-ranked Felipe Flores 9-2. Another 11-6 victory pitted Laney against Mullins, who landed in fifth after managing to mark up just five games. Meanwhile, B-ranked Richard Andrews was making his way through B-ranked Jeremy Sane 7-2 to meet up with B-ranked Jason Caldwell, who’d won 7-6 over A-ranked Jason Steman. Edging out Caldwell 7-6, Andrews moved on to Lea, but made it no further. Lea put him in fifth 7-3 to advance to the quarterfinals against Laney, whom he held to 8 games in the weighted race to face Maikke in the semifinals. The finals would be a rematch for either man, but Maikke earned the right by a decisive 9-2 score. The alternate-break, true double-elimination final match didn’t even begin until after two a.m., so fatigue was an issue from the very start. The two traded off games for the first racks, and though Orange managed to open up his lead a little bit, Maikke didn’t let go, reaching his hill of 8 games first after Orange scratched on a tough shot on the 6 ball with the bridge. In what could have been the rack that would push the second set, Maikke got a chance at the table after Orange missed the 3 Results: ball in the side, but Maikke’s shot 1st Tim Orange $1,000 missed its mark, as well, allowing 2nd John Maikke $500 Orange to finish it off and make it 3rd Bob Lea $300 hill-hill 10-8. It was Orange’s turn 4th Mike Laney $200 to break in the final rack, and 5th Richard Andrews $125 though he pocketed a ball, he was Paul Mullins left without a shot on the 1 ball, 7th Jason Caldwell $75 and he chose to push. With the Robert South cue ball nearly frozen to the foot cushion, Maikke accepted, 9th Jeremy Sane $50 attempting a long cross-bank, Jason Steman and when it went wide, it left Billy Young Orange wide open for a run to the Felipe Flores winning 5-9 combination.
Southeast Basha Holds off Monday for Victory Great Southern Billiard Tour / Goldsboro, NC
Barnes Closes Door on Ryno Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour / Tampa, FL
by Lea Andrews
by InsidePOOL Staff
A big obstacle—Southern superstar Sam Mondaystood in Mike Basha’s way at the February 27-28 Great Shannon Daulton, Mike Basha, Southern Billiard Tour stop, but Sam Monday, Mike Frowein Basha stood his ground to earn his spot in the winner’s circle. Basha and Monday were among the field of 51 that gathered at Fast Eddie’s Sports Bar in Goldsboro, NC, for the $1,500-added A/B amateur event. B-ranked Basha got past fellow B-player Justin Ward to reach the hot seat match against B-ranked Tony Williams, who’d managed to fend off Monday, who was racing to 11, 7-9. Taking care of Williams 7-2, Basha claimed the hot seat, while Williams took his spot in the semifinals. On the left side of the bracket, B-ranked Rick Royster made his way past B-ranked Bobby Hicks 7-6 to face recent winner Tony Morrison, who’d ousted A-player Zach Wilson 9-6. After easing past Morrison 7-7, Royster moved on to Ward. Meanwhile, AA-ranked Sparky Ferrell blew through A-ranked “Pokey” 11-1 to meet up with Larry Faulk, who’d breezed by fellow A-player Montez Lloyd 9-3. Ferrell edged out Faulk hill-hill 11-8, but that score got flipped on him by Monday, and he landed in fifth. Monday advanced to the quarterfinals against Royster, who’d squeaked past Ward 7-6, and looking for the rematch with Williams in the semifinals, Monday put Royster in fourth 11-5. Against Williams, Monday more than made up for the last match, earning his spot in the finals 11-2. In the first set of the true double-elimination final match, Basha reached the hill first, but Monday took the next two racks to make it hill-hill 10-6. His break and run in the final rack pushed the second set, which he opened with another break and run. Allowing Basha few chances at the table, Monday stretched his lead to 5-0, but after topping a safety battle, Basha got on the board. Basha took advantage of some unlikely opportunities to keep it Results: close at 7-5, but Monday took three $1,000 in a row to reach the hill. In the 1st Mike Basha 2nd Sam Monday $500 alternate-break format, Basha’s break 3rd Tony Williams $300 seemed to be his last shot as the cue $200 4th Rick Royster ball hit the floor, but Monday missed $100 5th Justin Ward what was, for him, a routine shot on Sparky Ferrell the 6 ball, allowing Basha back at the table to make it hill-hill, and when 7th Tony Morrison $70 Monday overcut the 2 ball in the next Larry Faulk rack, Basha pocketed it instead. After $40 9th Bobby Hicks a thin cut on the 4 ball down the rail, Zach Wilson his win was just a matter of staying in Montez Lloyd line, and he pocketed the rest of the “Pokey” balls to notch his first tour victory 7-10.
After nearly 15 hours of competition, Jessica Barnes outplayed Bethann Ryno to capture the win at the second stop of the Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour’s (BAAT) 2010 season. The $400-added event was held at Strokers of Tampa, FL, and hosted 20 players from around the state February 27. Significantly, one player slid into the top three Saturday. Seventyfive-year-old Barbara Ellis, whose previous best finish with BAAT was fifth place, has steadily been improving her game and stroked herself into a third-place finish. As the tournament progressed, veteran Michell Monk was bested by Shanelle Loraine, who resigned Monk to a seventh-place finish tie with Sis Tarver, who lost to Susanne Cherkowsky. Loraine went to the hill before being eliminated by Valerie Dukick 6-3, tying with Cherkowsky for fifth. Dukick, who returned to the tour last month after a long hiatus, defeated Tammy Gillis, Kelly Cavanaugh, and Cherkowsky before being sent to the one-loss side by Ellis. Ryno had prevailed over last month’s winner Rachel Delaney and last year’s tour Results: champion Monk before 1st Jessica Barnes $300 succumbing to Barnes. 2nd Bethann Ryno $225 Dukick and Ryno faced off 3rd Barbara Ellis $150 in the hard-fought quarter4th Valerie Dukick final match and went $100 hill-hill with Ryno sinking 5th Shanelle Loraine $50 the game-winning ball, Susanne Cherkowsky $50 taking the match 4-4. Facing Ryno in the semifinals was Ellis, who defeated Christine Brenner, Lana Loomis, and Dukick before being defeated by Barnes. All but one of Ellis’s matches went to the hill, and this one was no different. The games went back and forth, Ellis playing with new-found deliberation and Ryno stroking with steady determination. Ryno dominated 6-3 and took the opportunity to try to exact revenge on Barnes in the finals. Ryno outperformed Barnes in the first final match, winning 4-2 in the four-to-five race of the true double-elimination tournament and forcing the second set. But Barnes retaliated with a vengeance in the second set and won it 5-1.
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Regional roundup Nevel Tells Archer “The Truth” Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Wilmington, NC
Altes and Aquino Notch First KF Victories KF Cue Tour / Longwood, FL by Lea Andrews
by InsidePOOL Staff
It was a big weekend for Louis Altes and Julio Aquino, both of whom are fixtures on the KF Cue Tour, and neither of whom had a win under his belt before the February 27-28 event. At Fast Break Billiards in Longwood, FL, Altes topped the $1,000-added, 62-entrant amateur event on Saturday, while last year’s KF Cue Tour Player of the Year Aquino took control of the $1,000-added, 36-player open event on Sunday.
Dustin Morris, Louis Altes
A late loss at the March 6-7 stop of the Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina tour did nothing to slow down Larry Nevel. “The Truth” rebounded to top the tough field that gathered at Break Time Billiards in Wilmington, NC, for the $1,000-added event.
In the amateur event, Altes got past Jerry Troy 7-5 to reach the hot seat After handing Nevel his match against Travis Moore, who’d taken care of Glen Olson 7-4. Edging out 7-4 loss, Keith Bennett Moore 7-6, Altes claimed his spot as winner of the winners’ side. On the other moved into the hot seat Larry Nevel side of the bracket, Minnesota’s Dustin Morris, who’d taken a second-round match against Johnny loss to Brian McBride 7-2, was trimming the field, finishing up with Richard Archer, who’d just shut out Trey Greene. Archer claimed the hot Murray 5-2 and Troy 5-3 to reach the quarterfinals against Olson, who’d just seat 7-3, while Bennett moved over to semifinals. On the west ousted Dan Lettau. Squeaking past Olson 6-5, Morris moved on to the semifiside, an early victim of Nevel’s, Michael “Bulldawg” Fuller, notched nals against Moore, whom he put into third to reach the single race-to-8 final a 7-4 win over Zach Wilson and a shut-out win over Greene to match against Altes. Though it would be a first win for either man, it was reach the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, another one of Nevel’s Morris’ first KF event, while Altes had had his eye on the prize for some time. victims, Shawn “Big Bubba” Putnam, who’d reached the finals in In a tight hill-hill battle, Altes showed he wanted it more, marking up the final each of his three Jacoby appearances so far, found his streak game to earn his win 8-7. come to an end at his fourth event as he faced Nevel once again. Nevel dropped Putnam into fifth 7-2 to meet back up with Fuller, On Sunday, Aquino eked out a 7-6 victory over recent winner Tommy and another 7-2 win put him into the semifinals against Bennett. Kennedy to meet up with Mike Delawder in the hot seat match. Delawder, Earning his revenge 7-3, Nevel advanced to the single race-to-11 who’d had his own 7-6 win over Altes, found himself on the other side of final match. another hill-hill match, and he moved over to the semifinals. On the left side Amateur Results: Though Archer got out to a 3-0 and 5-1 lead, Nevel was able 1st Louis Altes $600 of the bracket, tour director Tony to take advantage of a scratch on the break and a dry break to 2nd Dustin Morris $400 Crosby, who’d fallen in the second gain momentum and tie it up at six games apiece, but when he 3rd Travis Moore round to Wesley White 7-6, moved $350 made nothing on the break in the next rack, Archer regained the 4th Glen Olson steadily through the field, taking care $250 lead 7-6. It was his last lead, though. Another scratch on the break of Justin Hall 6-4 and Altes 6-3 to meet 5th Jerry Troy $150 allowed Nevel to tie it up, and two more racks in a row put him on up with Mike Davis in the quarterfinals. Dan Lettau the hill 10-7. Archer marked up the next rack, but after pocketing Davis, a 7-4 victim of Delawder, had 7th Richard Murray $110 three balls on the break in the final rack, he found himself gone on to knock out White and Jesse Bradley without a shot on the 2 ball. Archer’s well-played safety left Nevel Kennedy before coming up short 9th Jim Sandaler hooked, but Nevel’s unbelievable kick shot put the 2 ball in the $80 against Crosby 6-5. Delawder was pocket and left the path to the 9 ball open. Nevel pocketed the Bill Stoll ready in the semifinals to get another rest of the balls to earn his victory 11-8. Carlos Torres crack at Aquino, and he put Crosby in Brian McBride third 6-2 to earn his rematch. Nevel also took first in Friday’s 16-entrant early bird tournaIn the alternate-break, single race-to-9 final match, it seemed Delawder wouldn’t get much of a chance, though, as Aquino got out to a 5-0 lead, and when Aquino reached the hill, Delawder had notched only three games. He mounted a comeback, though, taking five straight racks to tie it up on the hill. It was Aquino’s break in the final rack, though, and Delawder never got another chance. Aquino broke and ran the final rack to take his first KF victory with style. 40 InsidePOOL Magazine ◊ April 2010
13th Wesley White $60 Ted Lepak Chip Dickerson Joe Scarborough
Open Results: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th
Julio Aquino Mike Delawder Tony Crosby Mike Davis Louis Altes Tommy Kennedy Justin Hall Wesley White
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ment, earning $150 for his 7-1 win in the finals over Zach Wilson, who took home $95. Hindu Williams earned $50 for third, while Kenny Chin earned $25 for fourth. Patty Sutherland won the ladies’ division on Saturday, while Caleb Grissom topped the juniors’. In Sunday’s second chance event, Kenny Chin earned $80 for edging out Barry Irving 7-6, while Irving earned $20. Karl Deweese took home $80 for beating out five others in the break contest, and CJ Genta became the owner of a new Amateur Results: 1st Larry Nevel $1,000 Jacoby Custom Cue after her 2nd Johnny Archer $400 name was drawn in the raffle.
3rd Keith Bennett $100
Southeast Moran and Kennedy Crush Southeast Open Fields Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour / Gulfport, MS by Lea Andrews
Three Times a Charm for Newman Great Southern Billiard Tour / Inman, SC by Lea Andrews
Tommy Kennedy Tommy Kennedy juggled both tournament director and player duties at the March 6-7 installment of the Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour, getting past last stop’s winner John “Mr. 403” Schmidt to top the open division, while Jason Moran topped Sunday’s amateur division. The $1,000-added open event drew 29 players to Skeeters Billiards in Gulfport, MS, while the $500-added amateur event drew 25. Kennedy edged out Cliff Joyner 9-8 to meet Schmidt for the first time in the hot seat match. Schmidt, who was coming off a 9-4 win over Johnny Armstrong, notched up another one against Kennedy, who went west to fight for a rematch. On the left side of the bracket, Jay Bird took care of Jason Moran and Neil Alexander before coming up on Joyner, whom he held to seven games to reach the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Greg Hagin notched wins over Josh Charbonnet and Luc Detierne to face Armstrong. Allowing Armstrong just three games, Hagin advanced to the quarterfinals, but the four Open Results: games he marked up there 1st Tommy Kennedy $700 2nd John Schmidt $475 against Bird put him in fourth.
3rd Jay Bird
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In the semifinals, Kennedy 4th Greg Hagin $250 was ready for his rematch with 5th Johnny Armstrong $150 Schmidt, and he dropped Bird Cliff Joyner into third 9-6 to earn his chance at revenge. In the single race-to Amateur Results: 11 final match, the two veterans 1st Jason Moran $470 stayed close, trading games 2nd Steve Kuhnau $300 until Kennedy reached the hill 3rd Tracy Guernsey $200 10-9. Schmidt was on his way to 4th Ken Black $100 tying it up, but an unlikely miss 5th Luke Detierne $45 on the 6 ball brought Kennedy Jim Sterling back to the table, and he took care of what was left to earn his victory 11-9. Other open event winners were Neil Alexander, who earned $50 as the highest-finishing senior; Jessica Penick, who pocketed $25 as highest-placing lady; and Johnny Armstrong, who took home an extra $25 as the top junior. On Sunday, Moran’s 5-2 win over Jim Sterling put him into the hot seat match against Tracy Guernsey, who’d shut out Luc Detierne. Against Moran, though, he managed just one game, and he moved over to the semifinals. On the other side of the bracket, Steve Kuhnau, who’d suffered an earlier loss to Sterling, was making his way through the field, getting past Steve Neil Alexander and Mike Trawick for another crack at Sterling. Meanwhile, Ken Black pushed his way past Brandon Goudreau and James Faison to reach Detierne, whom he put in fifth 4-1 to reach the quarterfinals. There he faced Kuhnau, who’d exacted his revenge on Sterling 4-3. Another 4-3 victory put Kuhnau up against Guernsey in the semifinals, and a 5-3 win put him into the single race-to-7 final match, but that was where his run ended. Moran took control early and kept it, finishing up his undefeated event 7-2.
Shannon Daulton, Josh Newman, Mark Parlier, Joel Cain Though Josh Newman’s first encounter with Mark Parlier didn’t go his way, the 17-year-old made up for it in the next two sets to earn his first win as an A-player on the Great Southern Billiard Tour. Newman topped the mega-sized field of 81 that arrived for the $1,500-added A-B amateur event, held March 6-7 at Raisin’ Cain’s in Inman, SC. Newman faced A-ranked Parlier for the first time on the winners’ side final four, and Parlier earned a spot in the hot seat match 9-7. Earning the other spot was B-ranked Dusty Gosnell, who’d sent A-ranked Paul Mullens west 7-5. Gosnell came up one game shy of his goal of seven games against Parlier, and he moved over to the semifinals for a shot at the rematch. On the one-loss side, A-ranked Chase Smith blew through B-ranked Randy Henderson 9-1 to meet up with B-ranked Marvin Reed, who’d gone hill-hill with A-ranked Marty Free 7-8. Another hill-hill match was waiting for Reed against Smith, but he was on the wrong end of this one, and he landed in seventh 9-6. Meanwhile, AA-ranked recent winner Jared McGee took care of B-ranked Trey Melton 11-4 to face B-ranked Michael Walker, who’d ousted A-ranked Barry Medlock 7-5. Holding Results: Walker to five games, McGee 1st Josh Newman $1,000 moved on to Newman, who 2nd Mark Parlier $600 pushed his way past 9-7 to reach 3rd Dustin Gosnell $400 the quarterfinals. There he faced 4th Chase Smith $200 Smith, who’d edged out Mullins 5th Paul Mullins $150 9-8. Another 9-7 victory for Jared McGee Newman put him up against 7th Marvin Reed $100 Gosnell in the semifinals, where they were both fighting for Michael Walker another chance with Parlier. It 9th Randy Henderson $50 was well into the early hours of Marty Free Monday at this point, and Barry Medlock Newman outlasted Gosnell to Trey Melston claim his spot in the finals 9-5.
13th Nathan Roberts
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Kenny Wilson The first set of the true Dayne Miller double-elimination match went John Thompson hill-hill, and in the final rack, it seemed like it would be the only set. An unlikely late miss by Parlier brought Newman back to the table, though, and he finished off the rack to push the second set 9-8. Though neither showed it, fatigue had to have been wearing on both players, but Newman’s stamina served him well, allowing him to finish off his win 9-7 at just after 6 a.m. Monday morning.
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Regional roundup Soash Wins Flamingo Endurance Test Flamingo Billiards Tour / Fort Pierce, FL by InsidePOOL Staff
The first game of the finals Results: was a precursor of things to 1st Margie Soash $350 come, with each player notch- 2nd Stephanie Mitchell $230 ing six innings at the table. 3rd Jessica Barnes $100 Smart play, tight pockets, and Jeannie Seaver tired eyes led to a true test of 5th JoAnn Mason $55 focus and endurance. After ParkerKim Caso Soash took the first rack, Helene Caukin Mitchell went on a five-game Melissa Durkin streak before jawing the 9 ball in the seventh game. Soash brought it to double-hill, and the last rack saw Mitchell jaw the 9 ball again, leaving Soash the game and match.
Jeannie Seaver, Margie Soash, Stephanie Mitchell, Jessica Barnes Two hard-working poolroom owners, each playing with only two hours of sleep, squared off in the finals of the Flamingo Billiards Tour stop March 6 at Ultimate Billiards in Fort Pierce, FL. Margie Soash of Hollywood Billiards in Hollywood, FL, outlasted Stephanie Mitchell, owner of The Corner Pocket in Largo, FL, after a long, safetydominated slugfest. It was the first Flamingo Billiards Tour event for Soash and five other new members, all of whom made a big impression at the tour's 2010 kick-off event. Soash went undefeated for the day, squeaking by Mimi McAndrews 7-6 and Christie Cloke 7-5. Mitchell started the day with a loss 7-3 to new member JoAnn Mason Parker, the 1990 WPBA U.S. Open champ who has returned in excellent form after a long hiatus. Mitchell then caught a bye before blanking Kelly Cavanaugh 7-0. After the modified double-elimination redraw, Mitchell avenged her early loss to Parker 7-4, Jessica Barnes defeated Kim Caso 7-2, Jeannie Seaver swept Helene Caukin 7-0, and Soash went 7-5 against Melissa Durkin, another impressive new member. In the semifinals, Seaver fought back from a 6-2 deficit but eventually lost to Soash 7-5. Meanwhile, Mitchell ran the final table on Barnes for a 7-3 victory.
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Robinson Double-Dips Garcia for Title Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour / East Moline, IL
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
by InsidePOOL Staff Ryan Robinson double-dipped Anthony Garcia in the finals of the February 5 Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour, winning the title. Hosted by Leisure Time Billiards in East Moline, IL, the $500-added event featured a full field of 64 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes. Garcia swept through the A-side undefeated, topping his victories off with a 4-1 domination of Robinson in the A-side semifinals and a 4-1 run over Mike Peiffer in the A-side finals. Results: On the B-side Robinson recovered to 1st Ryan Robinson $400 eliminate Don Grawe at fifth place by 2nd Anthony Garcia $300 a 4-2 margin, while Dean Fuller tied 3rd Mike Peiffer $200 Grawe when he fell at the hands of 4th Steve Westlin $150 Steve Westlin 4-3. Robinson then ended the runs of Westlin at fourth place by a 4-2 score and Peiffer at third place by a 4-2 margin. In the tournament finals, Robinson took full advantage of another opportunity at Garcia by claiming two sets 4-2, 4-3 for the title.
5th Don Grawe $100 Dean Fuller 7th Jason Totten $75 Mason Parks 9th Tim Craig $55 Duke Dahl Tommy Bidolph Eric Naretto
Sylver Takes Gold at 2010 Lone Star Premier Lone Star Billiards Tour / Houston, TX
Terry Petrosino barely closed out the first set 9-7 and was ousted 7-1 in this true double-elimination format by Ochoa in the second.
Sylver Ochoa Raul Escobedo Danny Lee David Mendiola Sonny Bosshamer Dalton Riley 7th Tom Mooney Billy Sharp 9th Aaron Sharp John Newsome Jeremy Byrd Ernesto Bayaua
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In the ladies’ division, heavy hitters Petrosino, Kyu Yi, Court- Ladies’ Results: ney Peters, and Ricky Casper $300 1st Terry Petrosino were among the 16 who $200 2nd Ricky Casper competed. It came down to $100 Courtney Peters 3rd Peters and Petrosino on the $70 Kyu Yi 4th winners’ side and Casper versus Yi on the left side. Yi finished in a respectable fourth and Peters in third. In the finals, Casper won the first set, but Petrosino came through for her second consecutive tour win.
Berry Breaks the Bank Billiard Congress of Wisconsin Open 9-Ball Tour / Mark Berry, John Zager Waukesha, WI by Jonathan Demet
by InsidePOOL Staff Master Z’s in Waukesha, WI, brought out 15 players on February 14 for the BCW Open 9-Ball Tour. All players hoped to take a win straight to the bank, and it was Mark Berry who took home the lion’s share of the purse.
Monica Rodriguez, Raul Escobedo, Sylver Ochoa, Tisha Hay
On the winners’ side, John Zager won over Jeff Carter 8-4, while Berry showcased his skill by besting Jon Giles 8-2. In the following hot seat match, Berry continued his strong play by winning over Zager 8-3.
The Lone Star Billiards Tour kicked off its first event of the year February 13-14 at Bogies Billiards and Games in Houston, TX. Even though it was Valentine’s Day weekend, 54 players turned out for the open event, which was won by Sylver Ochoa, and 16 women came out on Sunday to compete for their own $1,100 purse, which went to Terry Petrosino.
Over on the west side of the chart Jonathan Demet eliminated Todd Rathkamp 6-1, up-and-coming junior player Tyler Styer squeaked by Scott Kugel 6-4, Robert Treffeisen ousted Dave Leverenz 6-2, and Gary Johnson won a big match over previous state champion Craig Powers 6-1.
As the event progressed, the final four came down to Sonny Bosshamer versus Danny Lee and Ochoa against Dalton Riley. After the dust settled, Ochoa found himself, once again, on the “right side” with opponent Lee vying to capture the hot seat for the first time. But Lee was dealt a blow from Ochoa, sending him west.
With six players left on the left side, Demet bested Styer 6-2, while Johnson knocked Robert Treffeisen out 6-1. Carter than defeated Demet 6-2, and Giles took out Johnson 6-3. In the quarterfinals Carter eliminated Giles in fourth place and advanced to meet Zager. Results: Carter fell to Zager in the semifinals 1st Mark Berry $400 6-3, but Zager’s momentum was over, 2nd John Zager $235 as Berry trounced him in the final 3rd Jeff Carter $150 match 8-3.
On the west side, Raul Escobedo emerged victorious, having played ferociously and ousted Lee for second to met up with his best friend and road partner, Ochoa, in the final match. It was a two-set finals. Escobedo
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Regional roundup Bowman Outshoots the Shooters Field Midwest 9-Ball Tour / Olathe, KS by Lea Andrews Though James Barracks tried twice to take him down, Jesse Bowman turned out to be invincible in the 9-ball division of the February 18-21 Midwest 9-Ball Tour stop. The $5,000-added event, which also featured a 45-player one-pocket division and a 21-entrant ladies’ division, drew 100 9-ball contenders to Shooters in Olathe, KS. After getting past Jeremy “Double J” Jones 9-4, Bowman met up with Barracks for the first time in the hot seat match. Barracks was coming off a smooth 9-2 win over Jon Kucharo, but he couldn’t manage to mark up the final game against Bowman, who claimed the hot seat 9-8. On the one-loss side, Jason Klatt was making a run for the finals, ousting Sean Turner 9-6 to face Will Freeman, who’d notched his own 9-6 victory over Dustin Gunia. Holding Freeman to five games, Klatt moved on to Kucharo. Meanwhile, Dan Olson got past Darryl Smith 9-6 to meet up with Shane McMinn, who’d taken care of Taylor Anderson 9-3. A 9-6 victory pitted Olson against Jones, who pushed his way 9-7 into the quarterfinals, where he met up with Klatt. Fresh off a 9-6 win over Kucharo, Klatt rode the momentum into his match with Jones, whom he held to just three games. That score got flipped on him in the semifinals, though, as Barracks fought for his rematch with Bowman.
In the one-pocket division, Jeremy Jones took the hot seat with a 3-1 victory over Joe Gray. On the left side of the bracket, Jesse Bowman made his way past Dale Pence and Mike Banks Jr. to face Gray in the semifinals, but Gray put him in third 3-2 to get another crack at Jones in the true double-elimination final match, but he didn’t fare any better the second time around, as Jones took care of him 3-1 once again. In the ladies’ division, Sarah Rousey was the one to beat, and though Rhonda Pierce came closest in the hot seat match, she couldn’t take the final game, and Rousey took the set 7-6. On the one-loss side, Jeannie Vogelsang, who’d taken a first-round loss to Apryl McGill, made her way steadily through the field, finishing up with wins over Cindy Wessling 7-2 and Michelle McDermott 7-5 to reach the semifinals, where she breezed through Pierce 7-3. Rousey proved to be quite a different story, though, marking up game after game in the true-double elimination final match to earn her victory in one decisive 7-0 set.
Runnels Wins Again on Lucasi Tour Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour / West Dundee, IL by InsidePOOL Staff
The true double-elimination final match featured two players for whom break and runs are the norm, but Bowman took advantage of a few of Barracks’ dry breaks to take his victory in one set 9-6.
9-Ball Results: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th
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Jesse Bowman James Barracks Jason Klatt Jeremy Jones Dan Olson Jon Kucharo Shane McMinn Will Freeman Darryl Smith Taylor Anderson Dustin Gunia Sean Turner Chase Rudder Jody McLaughlin Chad Bilmont Gary Lutman Jeff Trent John Gabriel Jerry Reardon Lloyd Moreland Daniel Herring Kevin Condreay David Matlock Jordan Davis
Ladies’ Results:
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Sarah Rousey Jeannie Vogelsang Rhonda Pierce Michelle McDermott Cindy Wessling Apryl McGill
Open-Pocket Results: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Jeremy Jones Joe Gray Jesse Bowman Mike Banks, Jr. Dale Pence Gary Lutman 7th Danny Harriman K.C. Massey 9th Jerry Reardon Randy Cole Mickey Brandt Chip Compton
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Eddie Balderas, Ike Runnels, Tommy Hernandez Ike Runnels took down the February 20 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour, winning over Eddie Balderas in the finals. The $500added event was hosted by Hammerheads Pool Bar, in West Dundee, IL, showcased 40 players in a double-elimination handicapped format on 7-foot Valley bar boxes. Two-time tour winner Runnels continued his hot hand by finishing off the A-side bracket undefeated. In the final rounds of the B-side, Tommy Hernandez ended Billy Jones run at fifth place by a 6-2 margin, where Jeff Cox joined Jones as a result of a 1-6 loss to Alan Results: $600 1st Ike Runnels Friedrich. Hernandez then $330 2nd Eddie Balderas eliminated Friedrich at fourth 3rd Tommy Hernandez $180 place 6-3. In the B-side finals Balderas took out Hernandez 5-5. The tournament finals was all Runnels, as he dominated Balderas in the first set for a 7-2 title win.
4th Alan Friedrich 5th Billy Jones Jeff Cox 7th Percy Mitchell Gil Hernandez
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Central Both Davis and Bayaua displayed utter determination and conviction. Davis finished undefeated by a final score of 9-7. Davis also finished second to Doug Young in the one-pocket event, and Joe McNamara finished a respectable third.
Davis Jr. Scores First Lone Star Win Lone Star Billiards Tour / Houston, TX by InsidePOOL Staff
Chuck Adams, James Davis Jr., Kim White, Ernesto Bayaua James Davis Jr., formerly of Open 9-Ball Results: Bastrop, TX, bested 57 other Texas sharpshooters who 1st James Davis Jr. $800 converged on Q Stix Billiards and 2nd Ernesto Bayaua $550 Sports Bar in Houston, TX, to duel 3rd Danny Tam $350 for the cash the last weekend in 4th John Newsome $250 February. With not only a 9-ball 5th Mike Alonzo $160 but a one-pocket event as well, Doug Young the Lone Star Billiards Tour 7th Aaron Springs $85 yielded a total of 97 players, with David Mendiola 21 entrants in the one-pocket 9th Dalton Riley $60 and 18 in the ladies’ 9-ball. The Andy Jethwa total added money was $1,850, Jason Abate the tour’s largest added money Leroy Hawkins event to date. The final four on the winners’ side of the 9-ball event paired James Davis against John Newsome and Danny Tam versus Ernesto Bayaua. Newsome and Davis went double-hill, but when Newsome scratched on the 4 ball in the final game, it was all over. After Tam defeated Bayaua, the hot seat match pitted Davis against Tam. Davis staked his claim over Tam and awaited his west side opponent. On the one-loss Mike Alonzo bested Aaron Springs, and Doug Young finished David Mendiola. In the next round on the one-loss side, Bayaua bested Young in a hill-hill thriller, and Newsome finished Alonzo 7-5. In the end, it was Newsome meeting Bayaua on the west side. Bayaua played impeccably and emerged the victor 7-3 to meet up with Tam, who succumbed to Bayaua’s drive.
13th Sonny Demetro Dennis Strickland J.C. Torres Jacob Pena
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Ladies’ 9-Ball Results: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Ming Ng Terry Petrosino Courtney Peters Belinda Lee Rebecca Riley Kim Pierce 7th Courtney McClure Robyn Petrosino 9th Teresa Garland Jillian Valles Michelle Prince Laura Hsu
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One-Pocket Results: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Doug Young James Davis Jr. Joe McNamara Aaron Springs Aaron Salinas Shonn Ballew 7th Coby Rabourn Danny Lee 9th Ernesto Bayaua Eugene Epstein Jerald Jackson Jimmy Neal 13th Mike Alonzo Ryan Holley Dennis Strickland Jim Walker
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On the ladies’ side, 18 entrants competed for over $1,000 in prize money. Courtney Peters, vying for her first win, made it to the hot seat match with tour newcomer Ming Ng, only to be ousted in third place after Terry Petrosino bested her for a chance at first place. It was Petrosino over Ng 7-6 the first set of the final match, but the second went Ng’s way 5-2.
Baraks Double-Dips Wilgus for Title Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour / Decatur, IL by InsidePOOL Staff James Baraks bested Dustin Wilgus twice in the final set to take the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour by storm February 27. Held in Decatur, IL, this $500Dustin Wilgus, Jamie Baraks added event featured a 52-player field in a double-elimination 9-ball format on 8-foot tables. Wilgus took the undefeated route to the hot seat, including an A-side semifinal win over Sergio Perez 8-6 and the A-side finals win over Mike Dunklin 8-6. Dunklin won his A-side semifinal match over Chris Austin 8-7 prior to his loss to Wilgus, and Dunklin then awaited his opponent in the B-side finals. In the B-side round of eight, Baraks and Rick Halls eliminated Chris Winschief 8-4 and Ike Runnels 8-6, respectively, at seventh place. The B-side quarterfinals featured Baraks and Halls Results: $240 continuing by ousting Perez 1st Jamie Baraks Dustin Wilgus 2nd $200 8-5 and Austin 8-7, respectively, at fifth place. In the 3rd Mike Dunklin $160 B-side semifinals, Baraks 4th Rick Halls $140 edged Halls at fourth place by 5th Sergio Perez $120 an 8-7 margin. Baraks Chris Austin maintained his momentum in 7th Chris Winschief $100 the B-side finals by defeating Ike Runnels Dunklin 8-5. Versus the $60 undefeated Wilgus in the 9th Mike Durbin Tony McCray finals, Baraks displayed Marco Jyawook conviction in winning two sets for the title, 8-2 and 8-6. Richard Southwell
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Regional roundup
Jennifer Kraber, Courtney Peters, Roy Robinson, Lisa Marr, Ming Ng Marr and Kraber met first in the hot seat match, and it was Kraber who handed Marr her first loss with a 7-4 win. But Marr was not down for the count just yet. Peters, who had just won a hill-hill struggle against Ming Ng, faced Marr in the semifinals. A motivated Marr defeated Peters 7-1 for another chance at Kraber. As the double-elimination finals began, Marr had to beat Kraber twice. With a first set score of 7-5 and a second set score of 7-3, Marr captured the first-place spot and the guaranteed $750. Results: $750 1st Lisa Marr Kraber finished her highest $550 Jennifer Kraber 2nd tour finish to date in second Courtney Peters $400 3rd place and earned $550.
Marr Not Spooked at Casper’s OB Cues Ladies’ Tour / San Leon, TX by InsidePOOL Staff Lisa Marr defeated Jennifer Kraber in the finals of the OB Cues Ladies’ Tour’s March 6-7 event, winning the title and the lion’s share of the $2,000-added prize purse. The event was hosted by Casper’s Billiards in San Leon, TX.
A second chance tournament was held with 21 players competing on Sunday for the $310 payout. Belinda Lee went undefeated to take first place, and board member Monica Anderson finished second.
4th Ming Ng 5th Amanda Lampert Helen Laiche 7th Ashley Nandrasy Melinda Bailey 9th Terry Petrosino Kyu Yi Tara Williams Julia Rapp
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Parica Takes Down 14th Annual Jay Swanson Memorial Jay Swanson Memorial / Hollywood, CA by Lea Andrews
Results:
Jose Parica
Jose “Amang” Parica showed the crowd at Hollywood Billiards in Hollywood, CA, that he was the man to beat as he shot his way into the hot seat of the 14th Annual Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament, and when he met up with Sal Butera in the extended-race finals, he showed them that no man was up to the task. Parica topped the 192-entrant field that gathered February 13-14 for the $4,000-added event, which featured an impressive $15,520 prize purse. Parica’s victims on his run to the hot seat didn’t include Butera, who’d been edged out by Wayne Pullen 8-7 in one of the later rounds. Pullen went on to do the same to Butch Carba before trouncing Marcus Rodriguez 8-1 to face Parica in the hot seat match. Parica, who was coming off wins over Louis Ulrich 8-4, Greg Harada 8-4, and Marshall Jung 8-7, took care of Pullen easily 8-1.
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Pullen moved over to his spot in the semis, where he was awaiting the winner the quarterfinal match-up of Butera—who’d ousted Brian Parks 7-2, last year’s runner-up Oscar Dominguez 7-4, and Jung 7-5—and Rodriguez, who’d just edged out Harada 7-6. Since both Butera and Rodriguez were victims of Pullen, both were vying for the chance at the rematch—and, of course, a crack at Parica in the finals—but Butera was the one who earned it, moving on to the ultimate revenge over Pullen: a shutout.
But toppling the undefeated Parica was quite a different story. Though Butera started off ahead in the single race to 13, getting up 3-1, Parica fought back, pushing his way to get ahead 4-3 and 8-5. Butera wasn’t giving up, though, and he kept at it, finally managing to regain the lead 11-10 and 12-11. While Parica pushed it to hill-hill, it looked to be Butera’s tournament in the final rack until a bobbled 6 ball gave the Filipino another chance. But with no real way to get on the 7 ball, he had to rely on his safety game, which served him well. Butera managed to hit the 7, but he left Parica a shot, which “Amang” took willingly to run out for game, set, match, and tournament.
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