U.S. Bar Table Championships UnderwayU.S. Bar Table Championships / Reno, NV
by Rick Davis
The Sands Hotel and Casino in Reno, NV, is host to the U.S. Bar Table Championships, which got underway Wednesday, February 28. The action started with 9-ball and will run through the weekend, when 8-ball will start up and carry through another few days.
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U.S. Bar Table Championships Underway
February 28th, 2007Mason Makes it in Scarborough
February 28th, 2007Canadian 30K Tour / Scarborough, ONT
by Willy Hermoza and Tony Butera
The Canadian 30K Tour’s event at Shooters in Scarborough brought 42 fine billiard players out to enjoy a weekend of 9-ball. Held February 24-25, this event saw a surprise in the finals when Terri Mason took first place over Chris Orme.
On the right side of the chart, the hot seat match took place between Mason and Tony Lai, where Mason bested her opponent 6-2. Working their way through the left side, Orme ousted Mike Patrowicz 10-1 to meet and defeat Jason Klatt in the quarterfinals 9-7. After eliminating Lai in the semis 9-2, Orme moved on to the final match against the determined Mason. The match went hill-hill, but Mason prevailed to take first place, her best finish on the tour.
Results:
1st Terri Mason
2nd Chris Orme
3rd Tony Lai
4th Jason Klatt
5th Michael Orprecio
Mike Patrowicz
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Mason Makes it in Scarborough
February 28th, 2007Mason Makes it in ScarboroughCanadian 30K Tour / Scarborough, ONT
by Willy Hermoza and Tony Butera
The Canadian 30K Tour’s event at Shooters in Scarborough brought 42 fine billiard players out to enjoy a weekend of 9-ball. Held February 24-25, this event saw a surprise in the finals when Terri Mason took first place over Chris Orme.
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Mason Makes it in Scarborough
February 28th, 2007Mason Makes it in ScarboroughCanadian 30K Tour / Scarborough, ONT
by Willy Hermoza and Tony Butera
The Canadian 30K Tour’s event at Shooters in Scarborough brought 42 fine billiard players out to enjoy a weekend of 9-ball. Held February 24-25, this event saw a surprise in the finals when Terri Mason took first place over Chris Orme.
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Mason Makes it in Scarborough
February 28th, 2007Mason Makes it in ScarboroughCanadian 30K Tour / Scarborough, ONT
by Willy Hermoza and Tony Butera
The Canadian 30K Tour’s event at Shooters in Scarborough brought 42 fine billiard players out to enjoy a weekend of 9-ball. Held February 24-25, this event saw a surprise in the finals when Terri Mason took first place over Chris Orme.
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Cardenas Earns Senior Title
February 27th, 2007Freindswoods Senior 9-Ball Tournament
Breakers Billiards
Breakers Billiards on NASA Parkway in Webster, Texas was the site of the second annual Friendswood Senior 9-Ball Tournament. Event promoter and director, Bill Tippit, filled the invitational event with 32 top seniors (55 and older), who represented more than a dozen communities in Houston-Galveston Bay Area.
Poolroom owner Sonny Daughtry arrived early on Saturday morning, rejected the rap and hip-hop selections still queued on the jukebox from Friday night, turned down the volume, and selected a program of songs from the ‘50s and ‘60s.
As the competitors assembled for the player’s meeting, there was no shortage of geriatric jokes. Among notable players, Lucille Donahue graced this year’s event. Lucille is a longtime board member of the Hunter Classics Amateur Women’s Tour, and she is the first woman to play in this seniors’ event. The unofficial “super senior” award this year went to veteran Bay Area competitor, Barney Garza, age 86. Then as the player’s meeting concluded and tournament time approached, the expressions on the 32 lined faces changed from humor to determination.
Eight hours later, the championship match evolved into a duel between David Cardenas and Gary Tavener. Cardenas, considered one of the Bay Area’s stronger players, was required to give his opponents the “wild eight” throughout the tournament. Tavener, from Houston’s far southwest side, was considered something of a dark horse. They met for the first time on the winners’ side, and Tavener sent Cardenas to the one-loss side, 7 to 4.
The true double-elimination finals proved to be a classic match-up. Tied at 6 in the race-to-7 in the first set, Cardenas had the final break of the set. The cue-ball crashed into the rack and balls scattered. Almost as an afterthought, the 9-ball slowly rolled toward the corner pocket, and then dropped. The crowd let out a whoop, and both players shook their heads — Cardenas in relief, and Tavener in disbelief.
Riding his momentum, Cardenas broke to a quick lead in the final set, and then held on and allowed Tavener to get only one game in the final set. For their day’s work, Cardenas took home $1,000 and the Tejas Trophy, and Tavener received $500 and the runner-up plaque.
Wayne Sadlin and Tom O’Neil finished third and fourth. Defending champion, Charlie McKinley, who also had to give his opponents the “wild 8” throughout the tournament, finished in a fifth place tie with Mac Vereen.
Results:
1st David Cardenas
2nd Gary Tavener
3rd Wayne Sandlin
4th Tom O’Neil
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Cardenas Earns Senior Title
February 27th, 2007Cardenas Earns Senior Title
Freindswoods Senior 9-Ball Tournament
Breakers Billiards
Breakers Billiards on NASA Parkway in Webster, Texas was the site of the second annual Friendswood Senior 9-Ball Tournament. Event promoter and director, Bill Tippit, filled the invitational event with 32 top seniors (55 and older), who represented more than a dozen communities in Houston-Galveston Bay Area.
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Cardenas Earns Senior Title
February 27th, 2007Cardenas Earns Senior Title
Freindswoods Senior 9-Ball Tournament
Breakers Billiards
Breakers Billiards on NASA Parkway in Webster, Texas was the site of the second annual Friendswood Senior 9-Ball Tournament. Event promoter and director, Bill Tippit, filled the invitational event with 32 top seniors (55 and older), who represented more than a dozen communities in Houston-Galveston Bay Area.
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Archer Defends Title at Turning Stone
February 25th, 2007Turning Stone Classic VIII
by Rick Davis
Starting the day on the one-loss side, Johnny Archer made his way through the gauntlet of matches to defend his title at the Turning Stone Classic, walking away with $8,000, the lion’s share of the $42,000 total purse.
The day began on the winners’ side where 17-year old Canadian player John Morra was still lighting up the chart. A quick 9-5 win against Santos Sambajon Jr. ushered Morra into the hot seat match against Jose Parica, who had defeated Joey Korsiak in the previous round 9-4. Then, in the hot seat match, the scales stayed about even through the final game, where Morra was again able to best his opponent, sending Parica to the one-loss side.
Meanwhile, action on the one-loss side was in full swing as Steve Moore eliminated Rodolfo Luat 9-6 and Archer knocked out Warren Kiamco 9-7. Archer took advantage of his momentum, eliminating Sambajon next after a quick 9-2 scuffle, and Korsiak made his Northern fans proud by eliminating Atlanta’s Moore 9-6.
Archer had been in this position before, though, and was surely the favorite to come out on top of the one-loss side. The quarterfinals gave Archer room enough to eliminate Korsiak 9-5, while the semifinals had him sending Parica packing 9-6, reaching the finals after a rough uphill battle on the edge of elimination.
With the extended race to 13, the finals offered the title to anyone, but it would not long before the outcome could be seen. Taking a commanding lead, then rapidly building it, Archer took the match 13-4 to reclaim the event and defend his title.
Results:
1st Johnny Archer
2nd John Morra
3rd Jose Parica
4th Joey Korsiak
5th Steve Moore
Santos Sambajon Jr.
7th Rodolfo Luat
Warren Kiamco
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Archer Defends Title at Turning Stone
February 25th, 2007Archer Defends Title at Turning StoneTurning Stone Classic VIII
by Rick Davis
Starting the day on the one-loss side, Johnny Archer made his way through the gauntlet of matches to defend his title at the Turning Stone Classic, walking away with $8,000, the lion’s share of the $42,000 total purse.
