Kaufman Cashes in Oshkosh Billiard Event

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Kaufman Cashes in Oshkosh Billiard Event

Pechauer All-American Tour / Oshkosh, WI

by InsidePOOL Staff

Duncan Kaufman took down the December 20 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour over Tom McCloskey in the finals. Hosted by The Varsity Club in Oshkosh, WI, this $1,000-added event featured 47 players in a double-elimination 9-ball format on 7-foot Diamonds. 

Kaufman took an undefeated route to the finals.  In the A-side finals, he clipped Nate Angel on the hill 7-6.  Earlier, in the A-bracket semis, Kaufman dominated McCloskey 7-1, while Angel comfortably dispatched Kurt Jennison 7-3. 

In the final eight on the one-loss side, John Fields eliminated Jamie Welch at seventh place 7-4, while Terry Zagar tied with Welch, courtesy of a 7-6 loss at the hands of Tim Ruenger.  In the B-side quarterfinals both Fields and Ruenger had their day ended at fifth place at the hands of Jennison 7-5 and McCloskey 7-5, respectively. McCloskey then tapped Jennison into fourth place by a 7-2 margin, and McCloskey kept up his momentum to end Angel’s run in third place 7-1.  McCloskey’s tournament finals was a repeat of his previous match with Kaufman, as Kaufman again dispatched McCloskey by a 7-1 margin for the title.
 

Duncan Kaufman defeated Tom McCloskey in J Pechauer All American Tour stop at the Varsity Club in Oshkosh, WI.

Results:
1st Duncan Kaufman $600
2nd Tom McCloskey $400
3rd Nate Angel $275
4th Kurt Jennison $200
5th John Fields $125
Tim Ruenger
7th Jamie Welch $75
Terry Zagar
9th Mike Zahalka $50
Chad Elston
Chad Gosz
Billy Lassee

Home Run for Haddad

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Home Run for Haddad
Pechauer All-American Tour / Fort Collins, CO

by InsidePOOL Staff

Mark Haddad snapped off the November 29-30 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour stop at Match-Ups in Fort Collins, CO.

Mark Haddad took down the November 29-30 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour. Hosted by Match-Ups in Fort Collins, CO, the $1,000-added event, hosted by owners Mike and Nicole Hellmer, attracted 41 players to a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes. 
 
Denver’s Haddad went through the winners’ side of the bracket to best Dave Gomez 5-3 for the hot seat honors. Meanwhile, Stevie Chan was making a little noise with some strong wins before being sent to the one-loss side at the hands of Jeff Crawford 5-4.  After suffering the loss to Crawford, Chan returned to his winning ways and earned a rematch with Crawford, who previously was sent west by a 5-1 defeat by Dave Gomez. After a give-and-take battle, Chan closed out Crawford for a 5-4 victory, leaving Crawford at a fourth-place finish.
 
Chan’s win over Crawford set up the semifinal match with Gomez. The match started out looking as if it would be nip and tuck, but after being tied at 2, it was all Chan, who went on to a 5-3 victory.  Haddad and Chan quickly swapped run-outs to start the tournament finals. After a 2-2 tie, it was all Haddad, who played flawlessly to end the set 5-3 and take the first-place honors.
 
Results:
1st Mark Haddad $600
2nd Stevie Chan $400
3rd Dave Gomez $250
4th Jeff Crawford $150
5th Mike Hellmer $100
Andy Benefiel
7th Fernando Corona $50
Mack Pride
9th Shane Wertz $25
Nick Smith
Travis King
James King

Pluym Outperforms Duster in Dubuque

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Pluym Outperforms Duster in Dubuque
Pechauer All-American Tour / Dubuque, IA

by InsidePOOL Staff

Ron Pluym won the Pechauer All-American Tuor stop in Dubuque, IA.

Ron Pluym took down the November 29 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour over Chad Duster. Hosted by Hammerheads Bar and Billiards in Dubuque, IA, the $500-added event drew 17 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.

Pluym, a local, marched undefeated to the finals.  In the hot seat match, he clipped Chad Behnke 5-3.  Earlier in the A-bracket semifinals, Pluym outmaneuvered Casey Brokus 5-2, while Behnke bested Jerry French by a 4-2 margin. 

In the B-side bracket Mike Rohner eliminated French at fifth place 4-0, while Duster, who lost in the first round, maintained his momentum by ousting Casey Brokus at the same placement 5-2.  In the B-side semifinals Duster avenged his first-round loss by whitewashing Mike Rohner 5-0.  In the B-side finals, Duster closed out Behnke’s tournament at third place by a comfortable 5-2 score.  The tournament finals was tight from the start, but Pluym ended Duster’s run on the hill 5-4 to claim the title. 
 
Results:
1st Ron Pluym $372
2nd Chad Duster $279
3rd Chad Behnke $186
4th Mike Rohner $93
5th Jerry French $40
Casey Brokus

Bowman Bounces Hargens to Win Billiards Event

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Bowman Bounces Hargens to Win Billiards Event
Pechauer All-American Tour / Galesburg, IL

by InsidePOOL Staff

Jesse Bowman outlasted 37 players to capture the Pechauer All-American tour stop.

The November 21 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour was hosted by Billiards on Main in Galesburg, IL.  The $500-added event drew 37 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes, with bar-table giant Jesse Bowman taking first place.

Bowman did not let the handicaps interfere with his undefeated sprint to the finals.  In the hot seat match, Bowman dominated Duane Tuula 7-2.  Earlier, in the A-bracket semifinals, Bowman upended Josh Johnson 7-4, while Tuula dispatched Scott Hargens 5-3. 

In the B-side bracket David Coles ousted Chad Vilmont at seventh place 7-2, while Chad Elston eliminated Doric Smith at the same placement 4-2.  In the B-side quarterfinals Hargens shuttled David Coles into fifth place 5-4, while Johnson dispatched Chad Elston 7-3.  Scott Hargens continued his hot hand in the B-side semifinals, upsetting Johnson 5-3.  In the B-side finals, Hargens avenged his earlier loss to Duane Tuula, whitewashing Duane 5-0.  In the tournament finals, Hargens put up a game fight in the first set, but Bowman caught Scott on the hill to take the match and the title by a 7-4 margin.

Results:
1st Jesse Bowman $350
2nd Scott Hargens $250
3rd Duane Tuula $170
4th Josh Johnson $110
5th David Coles $70
Chad Elston
7th Chad Vilmont $50
Doric Smith
9th Scott Laird $30
Carlos McGill
Ray Fredrickson
Charlie Wolf

Knoll Knocks out Billiards Competition

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Knoll Knocks out Billiards Competition

J. Pechauer All-American Tour / Port Charlotte, FL

by Skip Maloney

Steve Knoll cruised to a billiard win on the J Pechauer All American Tour.

Steve Knoll came back from the one-loss side to defeat Trey Jankowski in the finals of the J. Pechauer All-American Tour stop in Port Charlotte, FL, November 16. The $250-added amateur event was hosted by Q’s Sports Bar and Grill in Port Charlotte, FL, and drew 14 entrants.

Earlier in the day, Jankowski, after sending Randy Smith west 7-5, met Glenn Olson in the hot seat match. Olson had defeated Buddy Folberth 7-1 to get there and followed him over into the semifinals on the heels of a 7-3 victory by Jankowski, leaving him in the hot seat.

Meanwhile, on the one-loss side, Knoll was working his way back. He defeated Frank Strain 7-4 and Rick Taugner 7-2 for the right to meet Smith. Ted Otakan defeated Tony Mancuso and then Ken Coulter by identical 7-2 scores to meet Folberth. Knoll advanced to the quarterfinals with a shut-out over Smith. Otakan allowed Folberth only a single rack in his bid to face Knoll.

Knoll won the next two 7-4—against Folberth in the quarterfinal match and Olson in the semifinals—and turned his attention to the double-elimination finals against Jankowski. He won his third straight 7-4 match in the opening set and went one better in the second set, defeating Jankowski 7-3 and taking top honors.

Results:
1st Steve Knoll $350
2nd Trey Jankowski $200
3rd Glenn Olson $100
4th Ted Otakan $60
5th Randy Smith
Buddy Folberth
7th Ken Coulter
Rick Taugner
9th Bill Powell
Tony Mancuso
Shawn Collie
Frank Strain

Strack Double-Dips Parke in Decatur

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Milt Strack double-dipped Parke in the J. Pechauer billiard event at the Brickhouse in Decatur, IL.

Strack Double-Dips Parke in Decatur
J. Pechauer All-American Tour / Decatur, IL

by Skip Maloney

Milt Strack came back from a defeat in the hot seat match to capture first place in the J. Pechauer All-American Tour stop November 8. A total of 25 were on hand at the Brickhouse in Decatur, IL, for the $500-added amateur event.

Strack and John Pokora squared off among the winners’ side final four, with Strack advancing to meet Larry Parke in the hot seat match. Parke had sent Dave Gentry west with an 8-6 win. Parke dominated the first of three matches against Strack with an 8-1 win that sent Strack to the semifinals.

On the one-loss side, Mike Durbin and Mike Dunklin were waiting for Pokora and Gentry. Both matches were hill-hill affairs, with Durbin and Pokora advancing to the quarterfinals. Durbin dropped Pokora into fourth place and faced Strack in the semifinals. Strack advanced for a rematch against Parke with an 8-3 victory over Durbin.

In the true double-elimination finals, Strack and Parke battled through to double-hill before Strack forced a second set. He improved in the second set, defeating Parke 8-5 to bring home top honors.

Results:
1st Milt Strack $400
2nd Larry Parke $240
3rd Mike Durbin $120
4th John Pokora $80
5th Dave Gentry $50
Mike Dunklin
7th Justin Callarman $30
Marco Jaywook
9th Troy Sleeth
Eric Harris
David Carr
Joe Pierce

Top Billiard Finish for Pokora

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Top Billiard Finish for Pokora
Pechauer All-American Tour / Chenoa, IL

by InsidePOOL Staff

John Pokora defeated Jeff Colvin in the final match of the Pechauer All-American Tour in Chenoa, IL.

John Pokora took top honors at the fourth stop of Pechauer All-American Tour October 25, defeating Jeff Colvin in the final match. Hosted by Finish Line Food & Fun in Chenoa, IL, this $500-added event featured 26 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes. 

Pokora outlasted Colvin in the A-side finals by a 6-1 margin to gain the hot seat, though previously, in the A-side semifinals, Pokora clipped Larry Miller 6-5, while Colvin out-managed Bob Romano 6-4.
 
The B-side final six showcased Miller eliminating Romano at fifth place by a 4-2 margin, while Brad Blankenship suffered the same fifth-place fate at the hands of Bob Nodine 2-4.  Nodine then stopped Miller at fourth place 4-1 before he faced off with Colvin for a chance at Pokora.  While Nodine started hot, he was stopped at third place with a 4-2 loss to Colvin.  This set up Colvin’s rematch with undefeated Pokora for the title.  Pokora was on top all night, forging an early 5-0 lead.  Colvin could only manage to earn one game from Pokora, as Pokora took the title in the first set.
 
Results:
1st John Pokora $425
2nd Jeff Colvin $287
3rd Bob Nodine $207
4th Larry Miller $115
5/6th Brad Blankenship $58
5/6th Bob Romano

Fenton and Gunian Take Nebraska Amateur Billiards Events

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Fenton and Gunian Take Nebraska Amateur Billiards Events
J. Pechauer All-American Tour / Omaha, NE

by Skip Maloney

The J. Pechauer All-American billiard tour stopped in Omaha, NE this past week with Jamie Fenton anf Justin Guniantaking top honors.

It was a busy weekend in Omaha, as Jamie Fenton and Justin Gunian took first-place honors in the four-event, J. Pechauer All-American Tour stop October 24-26. The $1,200-added amateur events ($300 per event) drew an aggregate total of 48 entrants to Fort Crook Billiards in Omaha, NE.

Fenton and Gunian were among the final four on the winners’ side in the 9-Ball Singles event. Gunian advanced through to the finals with a 7-4 victory over Lee Norton and Bob Brown 7-2 in the hot seat match. Fenton, on the other hand, went west at the hands of Brown and then dropped into a tie for fifth when Alfredo Carillo advanced past him to the quarterfinals. Carillo then got past Bob Brown 7-2 in the semifinals and took second place when Gunian defeated him 7-4 in the finals.

Fenton and Gunian then met twice during Saturday’s 8-ball singles event, with Fenton winning both times—in the hot seat match 5-2 and in the finals 5-4. It was Victor Grandstaff who, emerging from the final eight on the one-loss side, after defeating Zack Willis 5-3 in the quarterfinals, met Gunian in the semifinals. Gunian turned the tables on him, winning 5-3 and advancing for the second chance at Fenton. The finals were a hill-hill affair, won by Fenton.

Becky Anderson’s path to victory in the women’s event, which drew only six entrants, was marked by two hill-hill wins over Amy Hughes. From among the final four on the winners’ side, she sent Hughes west with a double-hill win to gain the hot seat. After Hughes dropped Dot Cyr into third place in the semifinals with a hill-hill win of her own, she turned back and took second place on the heels of Anderson’s second double-hill victory.

Gunian was in the finals of the mixed scotch doubles event as well, paired with Cyr. They were defeated by Jill Nagel and Zack Willis in those finals.

9-Ball Singles Results:
1st Justin Gunian $325
2nd Alfredo Carillo $225
3rd Bob Brown $125
4th Lee Norton $75
5th Jamie Fenton
Lee French
7th Theo Lee
Zack Willis

8-Ball Singles Results:
1st Jamie Fenton $320
2nd Justin Gunian $220
3rd Victor Grandstaff $105
4th Zack Willis $75
5th Al Benson
Tim Cloyd
7th Theo Lee
Pedro Castro

Women’s 9-Ball Results:
1st Becky Anderson $250
2nd Amy Hughes $125
3rd Dot Cyr $75
4th Paula Gloe
5th Jeanne Collins
Claire Banks

Mixed Scotch Doubles Results:
1st Jill Nagel/Zack Willis $250
2nd Justin Gunian/Dot Cyr $125
3rd Clare Marsh/Chris Sand $75
4th Amy Hughes/Mel Marsh $30

Johnson Scores Undefeated Victory

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Johnson Scores Undefeated Victory
Pechauer All-American Tour / West Peoria, IL

by InsidePOOL Staff

Josh Johnson went undefeated in the J. Pechauer event at Dave's Good Times in West Peoria, IL.

The third stop of the Pechauer All American Tour was hosted by Dave’s Good Times in West Peoria, IL, October 11. The $500-added event featured 28 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes, with Josh Johnson marching undefeated to the finals.

In the hot seat match, Johnson managed Brad Ogborn well by a 7-3 margin. Earlier in the A-bracket semis, Johnson turned back Jamey Bowman 7-4, while Ogborn clipped Buford Pusser 7-6. In the B-side quarterfinals Brad Ogborn, saddled with an early-round loss, eliminated Bowman at fifth place 7-6, while Buford Pusser tied with Bowman, courtesy of a 7-5 decision at the hands of Rich Bideaux.

In the B-side semifinals Ogborn took another victim by ousting Bideaux at fourth place by a slim 7-6 margin. Ogborn continued his recovery in the one-loss side by clipping John Pekora in the B-side finals 7-5. Momentum for Ogborn ceased in the tournament finals, as Johnson put the clamps down in one set, to claim the title by a 7-3 margin.

Results:
1st Josh Johnson $500
2nd Brad Ogborn $250
3rd John Pekora $125
4th Rich Bideaux $85
5th Buford Pusser $50
Jamey Bowman $50

Cohen Captures All-American Title in Chicago

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Cohen Captures All-American Title in Chicago
J. Pechauer All-American Tour / Dundee, IL

by Skip Maloney, Inside POOL Magazine

Scott Cohen fended off Ike Runnels to win the J. Pechauer All-American Tour stop at Hammerheads in Dundee, IL.

Though it looked to be easy going for Scott Cohen on the J. Pechauer All-American Tour stop in the suburbs of Chicago October 4, he had to deal with a strong challenge from Ike Runnels among the winners’ side final four and, later, in the finals. He dealt with that challenge twice successfully to go undefeated and win the $500-added event, which drew 28 entrants to Hammerheads in Dundee, IL.

Earlier in the day, Cohen defeated Runnels 5-3 to send him over to the battle for fifth place. He then faced Tommy Hernandez, who’d sent Henry Brodt west with a 5-2 victory, in the hot seat match. Hernandez was dispatched to the semifinals and Cohen waited for his final opponent.

On the one-loss side, Duane Tuula and Eddie Balderas were waiting for Runnels and Brodt. Balderas advanced with a hill-hill victory over Brodt, as Runnels dropped Tuula into the fifth place tie with a shutout victory. Runnels then moved Balderas into fourth place 5-2 and entered into what turned out to be a two-and-a-half-hour marathon in the semifinals against Hernandez. Hernandez took a commanding 4-0 lead into the fifth game of that match and then watched as Runnels tied and then passed him to earn a second chance at Cohen.

For the second time, Runnels watched his opponent jump out to an early lead—this time a 3-0 lead that included a run-out of the opening rack. Runnels battled back to win two and then joined Cohen on the hill. Cohen prevailed in the ninth and final game to capture the first-place prize.

Results:
1st Scott Cohen $336
2nd Ike Runnels $228
3rd Tommy Hernandez $156
4th Eddie Balderas $120
5/6th Duane Tuula $96
5/6th Henry Brodt
7/8th Kassy Werner $84
7/8th Gil Hernandez
9/12th Greg Chavera
9/12th Billy Jones
9/12th Dave Slaten
9/12th Marlon Angeles