Ozone Billiards US Amateur Open Concludes

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Ryan Stone captured his first U.S. Amateur Open title by winning 7 straight matches on the one-loss side. He double dipped that player that dealt him his first loss, Germany's Dominic Jentsch, in the finals.

Ryan Stone captured his first U.S. Amateur Open title by winning 7 straight matches on the one-loss side. He double dipped that player that dealt him his first loss, Germany’s Dominic Jentsch, in the finals.

The Open 8-Ball, Women’s 8-Ball and Seniors 8-Ball divisions of the Ozone Billiards U.S. Amateur Open at Bankshot Billiards in Jacksonville, FL concluded Thursday. 

In the Seniors’ 8-Ball Open hot seat match featured David Ross and Tom Lapointe, where David Ross bested Lapointe and sent him on to play Bill Stoll in the finals of the one-loss side.  Stoll dispatched Lapointe after a tough match and proceeded into the finals where he dealt David Ross a pair of losses for the championship.

In the Womens’ 8-Ball Open, the hot seat match featured Samm Diep of Colorado and Monica Riley Jacksonville, FL where Riley handed Diep her passport to the west side of the brackets.  There Diep encountered the straight-shooting Ashea (pronounced Asia) Erdahl.  Diep proved to be too much for Erdhal as Diep capitalized on a few unforced errors by Erdahl and crossed the finish line first.  It was not all roses for Diep though as she ran into an eager Monica Riley in the finals.  Riley turned up the heat and once again served Diep her second loss to win the Womens’ title.

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The Amateur 8-Ball Open started the day with the hot seat match between 16 year old German phenom Dominic Jentsch defeating Bobby Livrago.  Livrago headed the one-loss side of the brackets only run into a buzz saw named Ryan Stone of Dayton, Ohio.  Stone dismantled Livrago to set up a rematch with Jentsch.  This time it was Stone winning both sets, 4-3, to capture his first Open Amateur 8-Ball title.

Immonen Heats Up Lucasi Hybrid Classic

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Mika Immonen posted a tournament high run of 119 balls in the first round of play against Brandon Shuff.

Immonen Heats Up Lucasi Hybrid Classic
 
The Lucasi Hybrid Invitational Classic is underway at Bankshot Billiards in Jacksonville, Florida with 39 players competing in the 14.1 division.

The big upset of the day happened in the match between Corey Deuel and Tim Hall.  Hall went on the win the match, 125-86.

While all of the top seeds received byes into the second round, Mika Immonen FIN has quickly staked his claim to the high run honors with a 119 ball run against Brandon Shuff. Immonen won that match 125-19.  Charlie Williams defeated junior up comer Adam Behnke 125-34. Other results of first matches are Van Boening over Neil Fujiawara, Sambajon PHI over Chavez MEX 125-51. NYC 14.1 legend Danny Barouty defeated Florida pro Dave Grossman.

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In another match of interest to the fans in Jacksonville, 14 & Under USA Junior Champ Landon Shuffett defeated 19 & Under USA Junior Champ Austin Murphy. Shuffett will face Tony Crosby in round two.
 
Currently at this time #1 seed Thorsten Hohmann GER was leading 107-12 against USA’s Dave Broxson.
 
Marquee matches coming up include Johnny Archer USA vs Santos Sambajon PHI, Williams vs Barouty.

All the events are sponsored by Lucasi Hybrid, Cue & Case, Ozone Billiards, and Bankshot Billiards. Official equipment is Simonis Cloth, Aramith Balls, Master Chalk, and Delta-13 Rack. Clothing wear will be available at event by Gambler Clothing and cue repair by Image Que’s John Spidel.
 
Tickets on sale now at Bankshot Billiards Playatbankshots.com
More info on events can be found at Dragonpromotions.com

Pagulayan Wins Singapore Guinness Billiard Event

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Alex Pagulayan ended the Chinese Taipei domination on the Guinness 9-Ball Tour with his win in Singapore. Pagulayan secured his victory with while shooting with his brand new Mezz Cue that he picked up right before the tournament.

2004 World Pool champion Alex Pagulayan ended the Chinese Taipei stranglehold of the Guinness 9 Ball Tour 2008 as he defeated compatriot and current world number one Dennis Orcollo, 11 - 6, in the All-Filipino finals of the Singapore leg of the Guinness 9 Ball Tour 2008 at Velocity@Novena Square.

Pagulayan’s victory earned him the top prize of $15,000 top prize while Orcollo, who entered the tournament as a wild card bet, settled for $6,000.

The Chinese Taipei players previously dominated the Tour as they swept all six legs last year and this year’s first three legs, which were all won by Chang Jung-Lin.  

Pagulayan managed his victory with a cue brand new cue from his Mezz Cues, which is an Alex Pagulayan Limited Series with a Hybrid Pro 2 shaft.  The cue is one of the first ever Limited Editon cues made by Mezz for a player and only 50 cues were made.

Chang was booted out of the competition by Orcollo in the group stage last Friday.

The last time a Filipino won a title on the Tour organized by ESPN STAR Sports was in 2006 when Efren “Bata” Reyes beat Ricky Yang in Jakarta, Indonesia.

This also marks the first time since Lee Van Corteza defeated Francisco “Django” Bustamante in Manila in 2004 that two Filipinos battled for the crown.

Not counting an exhibition match in Guangzhou match in 2006, Pagulayan’s victory gave the Philippines a 13 - 12 advantage over Chinese Taipei in the number of titles won since the Tour started in 2003. No other country has won on Tour.

Known for his comical antics, Pagulayan actually trailed Orcollo, 2 - 0, but seized control of the match as he won the next five consecutive racks. Orcollo managed to make the match interesting as he only trailed by two, 8 - 6, after capitalizing on a scratch by Pagulayan in the 14th rack.

However, the player known as the “Lion” had the final roar as he won the next three racks courtesy of another Orcollo dry break in the 15th rack and a scratch in the 17th to cap off his first victory on Tour.

“Everything went wrong for Dennis and all the rolls went my way. It’s about time that we (the Philippines) won because the Taiwanese kept on winning all the legs since last year. It feels good and extraordinary to beat the number one player in the world,” said an extremely giddy Pagulayan.

“Alex was really lucky and it seemed that he was motivated ever since the quarterfinals. I played my game, but sometimes it’s all about the breaks of the game,” revealed Orcollo.

The 30-year old Pagulayan earlier reached the Finals after a 9 - 6 triumph over 2005 World Pool champion Wu Chia Ching. Orcollo advanced following a scintillating 9 - 8 semi-final victory over Taiwanese Yang Ching-Shun.

Pagulayan dictated his semi-final match from the start as he established a comfortable 7 - 2 advantage following two dry breaks and miss on the pink four ball by Wu.

However, Pagulayan suffered a dry break in the 11th rack and missed a corner pocket shot in the 13th, allowing Wu to win the next four racks and make it 7 - 6. Wu had the break in the 14th rack, but an exchange of misses on the blue two ball turned possession over to Pagulayan as he cleaned the rack to stand on the hill.

Pagulayan then had a clean break and clinched the victory with a run-out of the 15th rack

Orcollo had a more dramatic finish in the final four.

Precariously ahead 7 - 5, the player dubbed as “Robocop” missed an attempt on the one ball blocked by the four ball, paving the way for Yang to claim three of the next four racks to make it hill-hill.

With the match and a place in the finals on the line, Orcollo displayed impressive composure as he had a clean break in the 17th rack, putting him in good position for a run-out. After pocketing the four-ball, the Surigao-native found himself in a very fortunate situation as the five-ball lined up right in front of the nine-ball, setting it up for a match-clinching combination. The Filipino ace then calmly hit the cue ball which struck the five-ball before bouncing against the nine-ball that fell into the corner pocket to the collective roar of the crowd.

Up for grabs in the Singapore leg was a total prize purse of US$50,000 as well as points to qualify for the Tour’s Grand Final in Jakarta, which will feature the Top Ten players in the overall Order of Merit.

The winners of each leg will get to earn US$15,000 while the Grand Final Champion will pocket US$36,000. In addition, the Tour’s Top 10 players will also automatically qualify for pool’s most prestigious event, the 2008 WPA World Pool Championships later his year. The Guinness 9-Ball Tour remains the only ranking tour in Asia for players to qualify for the WPA World Pool Championship.

Following stops in Chinese-Taipei, Penang, Genting Highlands and Singapore, the six-city Tour will have its penultimate leg in Guangzhou in September before heading to Jakarta for the Grand Finals in October.

Ozone Billiards U.S. Amateurs Open Kicks Off

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Ozone Billiards U.S. Amateurs Open Kicks Off

Asher Le

The Ozone Billiards U.S. Amateurs Open kicked off at Bankshot Billiards in Jacksonville, FL, July 30.  Three divisions started today that included the Ladies’ 8-Ball Open, the Open 8-Ball, and the Seniors’ 8-Ball Open events.  In total, 60 amateur players hit the tables on the first day of play.

In the Ladies’ Open 8-Ball division, which featured 10 players, Samm Diep and Monica Riley are scheduled to play for the hot seat match Thursday.  David Ross and Tom Lapointe are scheduled to match up in the Seniors’ 8-Ball Open no-loss side action.  

The Open 8-Ball division, which started with 35 players, is down to 8 players on the winners’ side.  The most notable match scheduled for Thursday’s action is junior superstar Chad Behnke against Mike Fieldhammer. 

Thursday will see the start of the Lucasi Hybrid Classic.  On hand to play is an assortment of top professional pool players, such as Thorsten Hohmann, Tony Crosby, defending U.S. Open champion Shane Van Boening, and Charlie Williams.  Jeanne Seaver is the sole professional woman player competing in the event and is seeded seventeenth. 

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Abraham Cracks Egg Harbor Billiards Event

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Abraham Cracks Egg Harbor Billiards Event
Blaze 9-Ball Tour / Egg Harbor, NJ

by InsidePOOL Staff

Eddie Abraham and Atlantic City Billiard Club owner Ernie Arcaro.

Eddie Abraham earned first place at the July 27 stop of the Blaze 9-Ball Tour, defeating Adam Kielar in the finals. Atlantic City Billiard Club in Egg Harbor, NJ, hosted the one-day event, which garnered 45 top pool players from the Northeast. 
 
Abraham went undefeated to the finals, taking victories over Joey Testa 7-5, Danko Campese 7-3, Matt Krah 7-6, and Allen Hopkins 7-2.  Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Dawn Hopkins, notching wins over Lloyd Price 7-1, Mel Free 7-2, Rob Palm 7-4, Christine Liotti 7-2, and Evan Bostron 7-1.
 
Hopkins and Abraham met up in the winners’-side finals. In this lopsided match, Abraham handled Hopkins easily, sending her to the semifinals with a 7-2 victory. Waiting there for her was Kielar, who pulled away to win the match 6-3 and reach the finals.
 
Kielar had to best Abraham twice in the finals to win the tournament. The first set went hill-hill, with Kielar winning 7-6. In the second set, Abraham won easily 6-3.

Results:
1st Eddie Abraham
2nd Adam Kielar
3rd Dawn Hopkins
4th Joey Testa
5th Evan Boston
Allen Hopkins
7th Matt Krah
Mike Miller

Rodriguez Rakes in First Place

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Rodriguez Rakes in First Place

Predator 9-Ball Tour / Queens, NY

by InsidePOOL Staff

Jorge Rodriguez

Nearly 40 players came out to Master Billiards in Queens, NY, the weekend of July 26-27 to vie for first place on the Predator 9-Ball Tour. Big names included Mika Immonen, Shaun Wilkie, Shin Park, Mike Fingers, Bobby Blackmore, and Tony Robles, with Jorge Rodriguez going home with top honors.

On Sunday, the top six were brought back to fight for first place. Shin Park faced Mhet Vergara in the semifinals, where he took a huge 7-0 lead before Vergara caught a gear to earn five racks in a row. Vergara couldn’t go any further and fell to Park 9-5. Rodriguez just had all the right moves in his match with Shaun “Get Some” Wilkie and earned the 9-6 win. Vergara seemed to keep that gear moving in his next match against Immonen, taking a stunning 5-1 lead over “Iceman,” but Immonen came back strong and tied the match 7-7. The battle ensued and a missed opportunity by Vergara let Immonen squeak out the win 9-8.Wilkie seemed to be having an off day in his match against Robles. Though Wilkie took a 3-0 lead at the beginning of the match and had some spectacular shots, a few out-of-position cue balls let Robles escape with the 9-7 win to face Immonen.

The quarterfinal match started out with Robles coming on strong, taking a commanding 5-0 lead over Immonen. But Robles seemed to lose focus and missed four kill-zone shots to allow Immonen the next seven racks in a row. Robles regrouped and took control to earn the next two racks, and then they traded the next two to make it 8-8. An empty break by Robles gave Immoen his opportunity—he ran through the rack but under-stroked the 6 ball, leaving him virtually tied up with the 7. A disappointed Immonen tried his best to cut it into the corner but missed, allowing Robles to close the set 9-8.

For the hot seat, Park took a commanding 6-2 lead over Rodriguez, and though Rodriguez came with some great shots to try and close the gap, it was too big a lead for Park to lose, and Rodriguez fell to Park 9-2 and prepared to battle Robles on the one-loss side

On a mission, Rodriguez took a huge 5-0 lead over “The Silent Assassin” early in the match. But Robles regained momentum and closed the gap to 8-7 Rodriguez. Another dry break by Robles in the next gave Rodriguez the advantage, and he ran through to the 6 ball, only to have it skid and miss the corner pocket. Robles scratched on the super-thin cut left for him, allowing Rodriguez the 9-7 win.

Results:
1st Jorge Rodriguez
2nd Shin Park
3rd Tony Robles
4th Mika Immonen
5th/6th Shaun Wilkie
Mhet Vergara
7th/8th Joey Kong
Mike Panzarella

BCA Announces Qualifiers for WPA 10-Ball World Championships

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BCA Announces Qualifiers for WPA 10-Ball World Championships

Billiard Congress of America

The Billiard Congress of America (BCA) today announced two qualifier events for the inaugural World-Pool Billiard Association (WPA) 10-Ball World Championships in Manila, Philippines, September 29–October 5, 2008.

The first qualifier event will be held August 23-24, 2008, at Magoo’s in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The entry fee for the event is $60. The prize fund will include an additional $2,000 to the player qualified through this event to be used for travel expenses to the World Championships. For more questions about this event, contact Jim McDermott at 918.663.3364.

The second qualifier event will be held September 6-7, 2008, at the California Billiard Club in Mountain View, California. The entry fee for the event is $50 and the winner will receive 20 percent of cash entries. In addition, the player qualified through this event will also receive $2,000 to be used for travel expenses to the World Championships. For more questions about this event, contact Tony Annigoni at 831.277.0216.

It is important to note that all players are invited to play in either event. However, if a player has already received an invitation from the BCA, the WPA or his country’s federation to compete in the 10-Ball World Championships, they may not qualify through these events. These qualifier spots are WPA spots over and above the North American allocation of spots for the championships. Players must also be members in good standing with their federations in order to qualify.

About Billiard Congress of America
Founded in 1948, the Billiard Congress of America is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to growing a united, prosperous and highly regarded billiard industry through BCA leadership. The BCA seeks to enhance the success of its members and promote the game of billiards though educational, marketing and promotional efforts, annual industry trade shows, tournaments and other programs designed to encourage billiards as a lifestyle and make pool everybody’s game. For more information, visit www.bca-pool.com or call 866.852.0999.

World Pool-Billiard Association
Formed in 1987, the World Pool-Billiard Association is the international governing body for pocket billiards.

Lucasi Hybrid Announces Junior World Billiards Event

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Yu Ram Cha won the girl's junior event last year.

Lucasi Hybrid is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Dragon Promotions World Junior 10-Ball Championships presented by Simonis Cloth, Diamond Tables, and Ozone Billiards. The event will take place during the Lucasi Hybrid Classic and Ozone Billiard US Amateur Open at Bankshot Billiards on Aug 2-3,2008.
 
In 2005, Dragon Promotions originally began its own junior event called The Southeast Junior Championships which eventually evolved into the World Junior 10-Ball Championships. Last year the event was won by Japan’s Hayato Hijikata with John Morra of Canada runner up, the Girls Division was won by Yu Ram Cha of Korea with Anna Kostanian of USA runner up.
 
This year will be full of talent, mostly dominated by the presence of USA talents, notably with recent BEF USA Junior Champs Austin Murphy (CA) and 2 Times 14 & Under Champion Landon Shuffett(KY). 19 & Under runner-up Nick Tafoya(NM) will also be a threat as well as up and coming Adam Behnke(NW).
3x German National Junior Champion Dominic Jentsch will also be a big contender against his North American rivals.
 
The Girls Division will have USA 14 & Under Champion Brianna Miller facing the dominating Hardwick sisters Chelsea and Allison, who finished 1st & 2nd respectively at the Billiard Education Foundation Nationals.
 
“It’s important to plan for the future, and the sport needs new blood in order to grow.” says Tony Crosby, who is sponsoring the junior event through his own line of Sniper Cues.
 
In this downturn time in the pool industry, Dragon Promotions would like to extend a very great thanks on behalf of the juniors, parents, and fans to the sponsors of the event including Jim Lucas & Mike Baggett of Cue & Case, Philippe Singer of The Predator Group, Shawn Gargano of Ozone Billiards, Greg Sullivan of Diamond Billiard Products, Ivan Lee of Simonis Cloth, Mike Feiman of PoolDawg.com, Eric Weber of Cuestix International, Tony Crosby of Sniper Cues, Thorsten Hohmann & Dan Laski, Nick Varner of Nick Varner Cues & Cases, Dan Dennis of Gambler Clothing Wear, and Laura Smith of the BEF.
 
Each year local poolrooms in Florida show their generosity for the juniors and the junior charities. These important individuals never hesitate to help for the future, so special thanks to Rocky McElroy of Capones Billiards http://www.cometocapones.com/, Dan & Nora Lavoie of Hammerheads, LJ Granger of Island Breakers http://islandbreakers.com/, James Oswald of Diamond Billiards Cape Coral, Jeff & Joan Scott of Bankshot Billiards www.playatbankshots.com, and Jose Del Rio of Strokers & Strokers Tampa http://mystrokers.com/
 
For info Email lucasicclassic@gmail.com
More information on all events can be found at Dragonpromotions.com

Parica Ekes Out Straight Pool Victory

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Parica Ekes Out Straight Pool Victory

Southern California Straight Pool 14.1 Tournament / Bellflower, CA

by Skip Maloney

Jose Parica

Jose Parica staved off a finals comeback by Oscar Dominguez to defeat him twice and take first place in Breakball Promotions’ Southern California 14:1 Tournament the weekend of July 26-27. The $2,000-added event drew 45 entrants to the famous Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, CA.

The three races to 100 among the tournament’s final four on the winners’ side were decided by an average win of 70 balls. Parica dominated the two matches he played to reach the hot seat. He defeated Frank Almanza 100-51 to reach that hot seat match, as Dominguez reached with a 100-26 victory over Lorry DeLeon. Parica sent Dominguez to the semifinals, allowing him to sink only 13 balls.

On the one-loss side, Skip Miller advanced over Frank “The Barber” Almanza to face Lorry DeLeon, fresh off of besting Ernesto Dominguez, in the quarterfinals. DeLeon prevailed 75-70 and then fell to Oscar Dominguez 75-14 in the semifinals.

Parica and Dominguez battled back and forth with small runs that found them six points apart, Parica ahead 58-52, just shy of the halfway mark in the final race to 125. Parica, at that point, went on a 38-11 run that included a stretch over two straight racks (28 balls) that put him ahead 96-63. Dominguez fought back, though, with a 41-15 run of his own that brought him within seven balls at 111-104. Parica then went on to increase his lead by three more balls and was ahead by 10 at 119-109. Parica took two intentional fouls that dropped him back to 117, as Dominguez finally moved ahead of him for the first time by a single ball 118-117. Then, it was Dominguez’s turn for an intentional foul, which knotted the match at 117. With command of the table at that point, Parica closed it out with a final 8-ball run.

Results:
1st Jose Parica
2nd Oscar Dominguez
3rd Lorry DeLeon
4th Skip Miller
5th Ernesto Dominguez
Frank Almanza
7th Dennis Burman
AndrewMcKinn
9th Calvin Coker
Dave Hemmah
Don Harp
Danny Petralba

Breakers Breaks Viking Billiard Tour Record

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L - R David Maddux, Matt Braden, Matt Bulfin

Breakers Sports Bar & Grill in Knoxville, TN hosted the Viking Cue 9-Ball Tours Amateur Billiard Event presented by Roaring Loin Energy Drink over July 26-27.  The event had a spectacular record breaking field of 137 players which included 7 free entries and 23 league discounts in the main event.  The events consisted of a Friday night mini tournament which was capped at 32 players.  That was followed up by the main $2,500 added event which drew in 97 billiards players and finally a Midnight Madness winner take all $200 entry fee event with 8 players.
 
Participants from eight different states battled it out for their share of the $10,620 prize fund.  The action started Friday night with a mini tournament and continued until the early morning hours on Monday. The Friday night mini event was won by Daniel Autry and the Saturday Midnight Madness event was surprisingly won by underdog Jeff Tabet. 
 
In the main $2500 Added Amateur event Matt Braden went undefeated thru the bottom half of the 128 player tournament chart while his opponent Matt Bulfin went undefeated thru the top half of the 128 player chart when the players met in the finals of the winners bracket to see who would win the hot seat it was Matt Braden who came out the victor by a score of 9-5. At the same time this match was in play the quarterfinals was taking place on the left side of the chart between Jimmy Weemes and David Maddux with Maddux beating Weemes 7-3. 

This set up the semi final match between Maddux and Bulfin both players battled it out during the grueling match with  Maddux reaching the hill firs.  With the score at 6-3 Maddux but missed a very makeable 4/9 combo to take the win which allowed Bulfin back to the table and the opportunity to come back to take the victory 7-6.   This win brought Bulfin to the finals and back into battle again against Matt Braden for his shot at the championship in the true double elimination format featured by The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour.  With the first set score knotted at 5/5 each player it was Bulfin that found a way to win the first set 9-5. Braden made a come back in set two to take the first place prize 7-3.
 
If pool is your game, Breakers Sports Bar & Grill definitely was the place to be this past weekend.  The action was non-stop through out the entire weekend and broadcast on Breakers live feed at ( breakerssportsbar.com ) for all that could not be present to enjoy the tremendous play that took place.  As usual Bob Moore and his staff at Breakers Sports Bar & Grill went above and beyond to provide a great host location for The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tours Amateur Event players this weekend. 
 
Additional coverage of the event was provided by AZbilliards.com and the finals were filmed for AZBtv.com by Jerry Forsyth who graciously came out to the event to interview the players and film the finals.   The finals will be available for viewing on AZBtv.com on July 31st and may be viewed free of charge.
 
Go to: viking9balltour.com for more information about participating in, hosting or sponsoring the Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour events.
 
The Friday night Mini Tournament Payouts
1st $625 Daniel Autrey
2nd $400 Matt Braden
3rd $275 Roger Hawkins
4th $100 Robert Green
5th $30 Joe Pierce
6th $30 Jeff Tabet
 
The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour Amateur Event Payouts are as listed:
1st $1700
2nd $1200
3rd $880 David Maddux
4th $600 Jimmy Weems
5 /6th $400 each Gary Gilliam / James King
7 /8th $250 each Tony King / John Visotsky
9 /12th $150 each Dan Autrey / John Boutwell / Ed Hancock / Mike Janis
13 / 16th $100 each Eddie Miller / Nathan Wagner / Jeff Tabet / Gary Cairnes
17 /24th $50 each Scott Eller / Robert Green / Darren Watkins / Jesse Luttrell / Matthew Williamson / Wes Covington / Eddie Tipton / James Price
 
The Saturday Nite Midnite Madness Tournament payout
$2130 Jeff Tabet
 
The Viking Cue Raffle this weekend was won by Racheal Williamson form Mississippi. Rachel won a $700 Viking Cue.