 | Viking Tour at Diamond Billiards
 A grand total of 122 players competed in this weekends Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour events at the Grand Opening tournament for the brand new 1.5 million dollar Diamond Billiards Sports Bar and Grill in Cape Coral, Florida. The players competed for their share of the $7,290 prize fund with Justin Hall claiming the win of the 55 player $1,500 added Open division and Jeremy Bell taking top honors in the 67 player $500 added Amateur division.
Diamond Billiards Sports Bar and Grill located at 1242 Pine Island Drive SW in Cape Coral, FL. took about a year and about a 1.5 million dollar investment to build this exquisite billiard facility. It features 22 new Diamond tables with 14 of them being 9' and the remaining eight are 7' Diamond Smart tables.
Open Division Payouts
1st Justin Hall $1810
2nd Jason Miller $1100
3rd Louis Altes $700
4th Tony Crosby $500
5/6th Jason Richko/ Mario Cruz $280 each
7/8th Nathan Rose/Josh Lewis $100 each
9/12th Johnaton Demet/ Brian Davalos/Ted Lepak/Tim Crews $60 each
13/16th Harry Hess/ Adam Merrill/ Trevor Heal/ Hal Harvey $20 + T-shirt each
Amateur Division Payouts;
1st Jeremy Bell $500
2nd Chris Truax $350
3rd Paul Bramwell $250 + $120 side pot
4th Jose Ybarra $200
5th Todd Vail $150 + $40 side pot
6th Valerie Dekich $150
7/8th Willie McBride / Ken Coulter $70
9/12th Trevor Heal/ Oscar Castillo/ David Cole / Scott Howard $50 each
Abbink Wins Again
Guppies Casual Dining & Billiards in Holland, MI saw the return of The Jacoby Cues Great Lakes Tour on Jan. 19-20. Guppies in western MI is owned and operated by Jerry & Candy Thomas along with a great staff that once again provided the perfect venue for the two-day event with their excellent equipment and great food which all the players enjoyed.
1st Rachael Abbink 450.00+WPBA Qualifier
2nd Tina Larsen 270.00
3rd Liz Lovely 175.00
4th Leanne Amable 100.00
5th Kim Vergottini 50.00
5th Jacqui Herrera 50.00
All American Tour Results from Main Street Billiards
The 32nd stop of the 2007/2008 Pechauer All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance - ACS) was hosted at Main Street Billiards in Tucson, AZ, on the weekend of January 26-27. The $1,000 added event drew 27 players competing in a double-elimination 9-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes. In the men's division Mitch Ellerman (Phoenix, AZ) marched undefeated to the finals. In the hot-seat match, Ellerman dispatched Jack Rippel (Sierra Vista, AZ) 9-6. Earlier in the A-bracket semi-finals, Ellerman outpointed Kevin Peterson (Tucson, AZ) 9-5, while Rippel knocked off Alex Liebeskind (Tucson, AZ) 9-5. In the B-side quarterfinals early-round loser Rudy Alameda (Tucson, AZ) eliminated Alex Liebeskind 7-4, while Kevin Peterson (Tucson, AZ) ousted Kenny Zamora (Sierra Vista, AZ) 7-4 - both losers placing 5-6th.
In the semifinals, Alameda avenged his earlier loss to Kevin Peterson, placing Kevin at 4th place by a 7-4 score. Rudy continued his hot streak by dropping Jack Rippel at 3rd place by a 7-5 margin, enabling Alameda to get a title shot against Ellerman in one race-to-11 finals. Rudy Alameda was not to be denied, as he jumped on Mitch Ellerman early, and glided to an 11-6 win for the crown!
Final Results:
1st Rudy Alameda (Tucson, AZ) $525
2nd Mitch Ellerman (Phoenix, AZ) $400
3rd Jack Rippel (Sierra Vista, AZ) $275
4th Kevin Peterson (Tucson, AZ) $150 + Free entry to 2008 ACS Nationals
5-6th Kenny Zamora (Sierra Vista, AZ) $100
Alex Liebeskind (Tucson, AZ)
Larsen Victorious at Cue Phoria
Cue Phoria Billiards in River Grove IL welcomed The Jacoby Cues Great Lakes Tour on December 15th & 16th for stop # 6 of the 07-08 season. Local favorite and two time US Amateur Champion Tina Larsen of Palatine IL, battled through a tough field as well as the weather to take the WPBA qualifier and first place
1st Tina Larsen $ 400.00 + WPBA Qualifier
2nd Jacqui Herrera $ 280.00
3rd Tina Hess $ 150.00
4th Kassey Werner $ 120.00
All American Tour Results from Fort Crook Billiards
3 more stops on the 2007/2008 Pechauer All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance - ACS) were hosted at Fort Crook Billiards in Bellevue, NE, on the weekend of January 18-20 - the "Nebraska State Invitational." The $900 added event drew 22 men in the 9-Ball, 14 in the Men's 8-Ball and 6 in the Women's 8-Ball, each division competing in a double-elimination format on 7-foot bar boxes.
Final Results:
(9-Ball)
1st Dustin Gunia (Omaha, NE) $250 + Free entry to 2008 ACS Nationals
2nd Brad Florian (Omaha, NE) $160
3rd Larry Walker (Omaha, NE) $100
4th Pedro Castro (Omaha, NE) $70
5-6th Jamie Kobylasz (Omaha, NE) $25
Zack Willis (Omaha, NE)
(Men's 8-Ball)
1st Zack Willis (Omaha, NE) $290 + Free entry to 2008 ACS Nationals
2nd Pedro Castro (Omaha, NE) $200
3rd Noe Solis (Omaha, NE) $150
4th Dustin Gunia (Omaha, NE) $90
5-6th Mel Marsh (Omaha, NE) $30
Luke Westcott (Omaha, NE)
(Women's 8-Ball)
1st Becky Anderson (Omaha, NE) $150 + Free entry to 2008 ACS Nationals
2nd Clare Marsh (Omaha, NE) $100
3rd Amy Hughes (Omaha, NE) $75
4th Jill Nagel (Omaha, NE) $55
5-6th Dot Cyr (Omaha, NE) $20
Teresa Krumm (Omaha, NE)
All American Tour Results from Lassiters
The 28th stop of the 2007/2008 Pechauer All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance - ACS) was hosted at Lassiters in Clinton, IA, on the weekend of January 18-20. The $1,220 added event drew 36 men and 12 women, each competing in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.
Final Results:
(Men)
1st Josh Johnson (Bettendorf, IA) $900 + Free entry to 2008 ACS Nationals
2nd Jeff Clark (Clinton, IA) $540
3rd Shannon Rasmussen (Cedar Rapids, IA) $300
4th Jesse Bowman (E. Moline, IL) $200
5-6th Kale Enabnitt (Ryan, IA) $100
Jon Kucharo (Moline, IL)
7-8th Phil Fulsang (Clinton, IA) $70
Gil Hernandez (Chicago, IL)
(Women)
1st Rhonda Moses (Jefferson City, MO) $340
2nd Kathy Christiansen (Clinton, IA) $200
3rd Dea Mills (Clinton, IA) $80
4th Barb Hamilton (Moline, IL) Free entry to 2008 ACS Nationals
All American Tour Results from Starship Billiards
The 27th stop of the 2007/2008 Pechauer All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance - ACS) was hosted at Starship Billiards in Decatur, IL, on Saturday, January 19. The $500 added event drew 63 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes. Mike Wilder (Decatur, IL) rolled undefeated to the finals. The tourney finals featured undefeated Mike Wilder versus streaking Mike Dunklin, and Wilder was up to the task - winning the title 5-3 in the first set!
Final Results:
1st Mike Wilder (Decatur, IL) $470 + $500 side pot + Free entry to 2008 ACS Nationals
2nd Mike Dunklin (Normal,IL) $275 + $350 side pot
3rd Marco Jyawook (Springfield, IL) $200 + $260 side pot
4th Cecil Messer (Portage, IN) $150 + $170 side pot
5-6th Larry Parke (Decatur, IL)) $100
Maqaddim Abdul-Haqq (Bloomington, IL)
7-8th Robert Ball (Valparaiso, IN ) $75
Don Thompson (Ottawa, IL)
9-12th Mike Durbin (Sullivan, IL) $50
Max Stortzum (Decatur, IL)
Harold Rigden (Paris, IL)
Jeff Colvin (Chatham, IL)
Little Goose on a Roll in Mississippi
J.Pechauer Custom Cues Southeast Open 9 Ball Tour
stop #14
Jan.26 - 27,08 $1500.00 Added!
Skeeters Billiards of Gulfport, Mississippi
hosted The Pechauer Mississippi Open
Event played on 9' foot Diamond & Kim Steel pool tables
Purse $2700.00
full field of 32
paid out 8 spots
1st. Benny Conway Jr. $800.00
2nd. Tim Orange $500.00
3rd. Ron Park $425.00
4th. Tommy Kennedy $325.00
5th. Greg Hagin $225.00
6th. Joey Aguzin $225.00
7th. Mike Trawick $100.00
8th. Luc DePierne $100.00
Viking Tour in Cape Coral, FL
A grand total of 122 players competed in this weekends Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour events at the Grand Opening tournament for the brand new 1.5 million dollar Diamond Billiards Sports Bar and Grill in Cape Coral, Florida. The players competed for their share of the $7,290 prize fund with Justin Hall claiming the win of the 55 player $1,500 added Open division and Chris Truax taking top honors in the 67 player $500 added Amateur division.
Open Division Payouts
1st Justin Hall $1810
2nd Jason Miller $1100
3rd Louis Altes $700
4th Tony Crosby $500
5/6th Jason Richko/ Mario Cruz $280 each
7/8th Nathan Rose/Josh Lewis $100 each
9/12th Johnaton Demet/ Brian Davalos/Ted Lepak/Tim Crews $60 each
13/16th Harry Hess/ Adam Merrill/ Trevor Heal/ Hal Harvey $20 + T-shirt each
Amateur Division Payouts
1st Chris Truax $500
2nd Jeremy Bell $350
3rd Paul Bramwell $250 + $120 side pot
4th Jose Ybarra $200
5th Todd Vail $150 + $40 side pot
6th Valerie Dekich $150
7/8th Willie McBride / Ken Coulter $70
9/12th Trevor Heal/ Oscar Castillo/ David Cole / Scott Howard $50 each
Pechauer All American Tour Results from Miller Time Billiards
The 26th stop of the 2007/2008 Pechauer All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance - ACS) was hosted at Miller Time Billiards in Davenport, IA, on Saturday, January 12. The $500 added event drew thirty-one players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes. Frank DeCastecker (E. Moline, IL) ran undefeated to the finals. In the hot-seat match, DeCastecker (rated a "5" on a regional handicap system used) slipped past Mike Sterling [4] (Rockford, IL) 5-3. Earlier in the A-bracket semi-finals, DeCastecker dominated Tim Le [3] (Iowa City, IA) 5-1, while Sterling clipped Dan Kuhl [5] (Moline, IL) 4-3. In the B-side quarterfinals Kuhl toppled Rodney Flenoi [5] (E. Moline, IL) 5-4, while Rich Bideaux [5] (Moline, IL) ousted Le 5-1 - both losers placing 5-6th. In the semifinals, Kuhl eliminated Bideaux at 4th place, and Kuhl continued his hot hand in the B-side finals by knocking off Mike Sterling 5-1. The tourney finals featured Dan Kuhl versus DeCastecker, with Kuhl having to win two sets to claim the title. But DeCastecker closed out the event in the first set on the hill for a 5-4 title win!
Final Results:
1st Frank DeCastecker (E. Moline, IL) $400 + Free entry to 2008 ACS Nationals
2nd Dan Kuhl (Moline, IL) $250
3rd Mike Sterling (Rockford, IL) $170
4th Rich Bideaux (Moline, IL) $120
5-6th Rodney Flenoi (E. Moline, IL) $50
Tim Le (Iowa City, IA)
7-8th Rory Smith (Galesburg, IL) $30
Terry Anderson (Davenport, IA)
All American Tour Results from Greenfields
The 25th stop of the 2007/2008 Pechauer All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance - ACS) was hosted at Greenfields Pool & Sports Bar in Lakewood, CO, on Saturday, January 12. The $1,000 added event drew fifty-seven players in a double-elimination 9-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes. Rick Field (Denver, CO) ran undefeated to the finals. In the hot-seat match, Field outpointed Dave Gomez (Aurora, CO) 7-4. Earlier in the A-bracket semi-finals, Field defeated Nick Smith (Colorado Springs, CO) 7-4, while Gomez topped off Nate Smith (Colorado Springs, CO) 7-4. The A-bracket quarterfinals included: Gomez edging Mike Barry (Colorado Springs, CO) 7-6; Nate Smith upending C.J. (Colorado Springs, CO) 7-6; Nick Smith outpacing Kyle Engelsman (Lakewood, CO) 7-4; and Field knocking off Chris Onesky (Arvada, CO) 7-3.
Final Results:
1st Dave Gomez (Aurora, CO) $500
2nd Rick Field (Denver, CO) $400 + Free entry to 2008 ACS Nationals
3rd Chisolm Woodson (Aurora, CO) $300
4th Pueblo (Pueblo, CO) $200
5-6th Nick Smith (Colorado Springs, CO) $150
Nate Smith (Colorado Springs, CO)
7-8th Mike Barry (Colorado Springs, CO) $75
Chris Onesky (Arvada, CO)
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