Az Billiard and Dart News December 2019 by Mike Howerton

Arizona’s Most Read & Reliable Source for Local Billiards & Dart Information December 2019

IN THIS ISSUE: FEATURES Donna Taylor Fundraiser. pg. 4 AWBT Season Finale...... pg. 6

TAP NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Carl Stewart.................... pg. 8 Roger Long..................... pg. 8 League Coverage............. 9-14 League Directory............ pg. 9 TAP Nationals Champs.. pg 10 Instructor Directory........ pg 10 APA Fall Captains Event.pg 11 APA Doubles.................. pg 12 AZPL Expanding........... pg 14 Player of the Month....... pg 15 Scott over Cole............... pg 15 Dart Tournaments........... pg 17 Fedora Hill-Hill Winner. pg 19

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James Wins Eight........... pg 19 Carrizosa over Siebels.... pg 19 “Underdog” Aldelaimi... pg 19 Siebels Mows Em Down.pg 20 Encore Scotch Win......... pg 20 Hurtin for a Squirtin....... pg 20 Emmons Vegas Bound... pg 20 Leto Wins at Kittys........ pg 22 Norton Double Dips....... pg 22 Montag Breaks Through.pg 22

DONNA TAYLOR FUNDRAISER

Moore Rolls................... pg 22 Monthly Tournaments.... pg 24 Weekly Tournaments...... pg 25 Lulek Dominates............ pg 26 Montag Undefeated........ pg 26 Combs Over Moore........ pg 26 Gresh Wins Two............. pg 27 Fackiner Dominates....... pg 28 Carpenter Cruises........... pg 28

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JJ’s 8-Ball Split.............. pg 28 Gresh Wins Again.......... pg 28

SW 10-BALL TEAMS DEC 7TH-8TH

BOB SOTO MEMORIAL Barefoot Bobs in Prescott DEC 7TH - 8TH

OPEN ONE POCKET DEC 28TH

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want to give a big shout out this month to Dennis Winkler. I played Dennis in a tourney over this last weekend and when faced with a tough 8-ball, he tried to play safe and made the 8-ball. I know some people would have said they were trying the shot, but Dennis quickly explained what he had been trying to do and that he didn't think the ball had a chance to go in. That was at hill-hill and turned out to decide the match. While I say that some people might have said they were trying the ball, it didn't surprise me at all that Dennis did not. Thanks Dennis.

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Donna Taylor Fundraiser I NEED TO PERSONALLY THANK ALL THESE PEOPLE FOR STEPPING UP THIS PAST WEEKEND. WE FAR SURPASSED THE GOAL OF RAISING $5,000 AND WE’VE CURRENTLY RAISED $6,230 WHICH INCLUDES THE ONLINE FUNDRAISER.

ig thank you to Junior Flores, Sophia Renee Balancad, Justine Karber Bishop, Tim Daniel and Freezer’s Sports Bar & Grill for letting everything run so smoothly on Sunday. Justine did excellent selling raffle tickets. Junior did awesome running the tournament along with Tim Daniels running the 2nd tournament. No TD fees or Greens fees were taken due to the great cause!

Thank you to Rico Gonzalez for donating several $100 tattoo gift cards. Thank you to Mike Yvette Chapa for donating a jump cue. Thank you to John Upshaw and Metro Sports Bar for donating a $50 gift card. Thank you to Luke Hagarty for donating a grill, pool gloves and a new hammock! Thank you to Timber and Joni Bone Bridgewater for donating the shirts!

Thanks to Dawn Anderson, Jt Staten and Ten Lee for their personal cash donations. I know there were several other personal donations just not through me and I don’t happen to know the names off the top of my head so I apologize. Thank you to Mike Hoang who’s shipping me a brand new ACME ALPINE CASE that I will raffle off this week! Happy Holidays everyone and please be kind to one another. ALWAYS REMEMBER, it never hurts to give a little expecting nothing in return.

DONATORS: Thank you to Jerry & Heide French for donating a brand new bike!

one of you but if I didn’t I hope you understand.

I truly hope this money eases a little pain this Holiday season for Donna Taylor and George Bell. We love you guys!

Donna Taylor

BIG THANKS FOR THE ONLINE DONATIONS TOO! Beth Orth, Chuck Crossroad Bower, Mike Chapa, Bernadette Korb, William Bakehouse, Traci Osburn, Phil Mmp, Nikki Crawford, Steven Gibson, Ester Brown, Carlos Avalos, Christy Norris, Jasper Krueger, Dee Sands, Joseph S Nicita, Troy Claudio, Michael Callahan, Caleb Uptain, Mike Lawrence, Jimmy Sears, Greg Sabins, John Sanchez, Mike Gwinn and many more. I want to Congratulate Timber and Jahnythan Craig for winning the tournament! Bret Huth and his partner for runner up!

$ from the entry fee today!! We ended up raising $200 + the guys donated all of their winning’s to Donna too... GREAT GESTURE FOR A GREAT LADY, FRIEND TO MANY & AN INSPIRATION Jack won the 1st set of the finals TO US ALL!!!!! 5-2 but Justin was determined to win with a Hill Hill Thriller final Payouts for today set! Nando came up short in 3rd 1st $100 Justin Turner 2nd $60 Jack Scerca place MaybeNextTime Nando. 3rd $30 Fernando Diaz Thanks to the 13 Players that came out to play & raise some -- Tim Daniel

ongrats to Justin Turner for winning the Donna Taylor Fundraiser 10-Ball event on the 9’ against Jack Scerca in the finals!!

And most importantly I want to thank everyone who played on Sunday! I tried to thank each and every -- Scott Frost

ow. What a great turnout for the Donna Taylor Fundraiser 8-Ball Scotch Doubles Event! 35 Teams showed up to play the scotch event, along with 13 players in the big table singles event.

Big congratulations to Timber Bridgewater & Jahnythan Craig for winning the tournament. Bret Huth & Teri Curtis with 2nd, and John Marquis & Junior Flores with 3rd place. Big THANK YOU to all the people that bought raffle tickets, donated prizes or even gave cash. Arizona Pool Community Rocks!! Over $3,500 total raised without counting what the Freezer is raising online.

Great job to all the players, donators, and everyone else who pitched in (Tim Daniel, Scott Frost, Justine Karber Bishop, Sophia Renee Balancad, Freezer’s Sports Bar & Grill) to make this -- Junior Flores day a big success.

Jahnythan Craig, Scott Frost and Timber Bridgewater

Justin Turner, Jack Scerca and Fernando Diaz with Donna Taylor

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Hernandez & Lervold Wrap Up AWBT Season with Scotch Win WOW. WHAT A FUN TOURNAMENT AND GREAT TURNOUT FOR THIS YEARS JACK & JILL FINALE BANQUET. THIS YEAR WE HAD 62 TEAMS; 2 TEAMS SHORT OF A FULL FIELD. THAT DIDN’T STOP MAIN STREET BILLIARDS - MESA FROM ADDING THE FULL AMOUNT TO MAKE IT A $1,600 ADDED EVENT!!

he morning first started with payouts to the Tour Points Leaders. Congrats

$300 - Jaye Succo $200 - Susan Smith Williams $100 - Pearl Ortiz Then it was followed by $1,400 in Payouts to all the players that played in at least 4 stops and payed based on AWBT points. $1,400 - 34 Different Players (varying from $89 to $26). $6,840 - Payouts for the Scotch Tournament. This brought the total payout of the day... $8840! That’s a lot of $$ The Scotch tournament was a grind! Players from California, Nevada, New Mexico and Washington all battling for a piece of the $$. We started at 11:30am and didn’t get finished till 3:30am!! Congrats to Cilla Hernandez/Eric Lervold & Amanda Pulley/Justin Eberhart + $100 Bonus sponsored Turner for their 1st and 2nd place by Pressure Sensitive Products finish! BIG THANK YOU to Thor Skogan Due to the time, the final was a & Staff for the great service and modified chop with Amanda/Justin taking care of all the players and getting a little more $ due to win- TD’s. Big Thanks to my daughter ning the hot seat. However, they did Lisette for the help in running the play one game for bragging rights tournament. She never had expeand Priscilla/Eric won the game to rience running a tournament and I secure 1st place!! think she nailed it in the 1st try! 1st - P riscilla Hernandez/Eric Lervold 2nd - Amanda Pulley/Justin Turner 3rd - Sara Miller/Jon Driver 4th - Shaundra Boone/Ken

On behalf of the AWBT (Justine Karber Bishop, Gil Franco, Junior Flores) Thank you everyone for making this 2019 Season a huge success!

Eric Lervold, Priscilla Hernandez, Amanda Pulley & Justin Turner

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The Game Plan By Carl STEWART BCA Certified Instructor EVERY SPORT HAS A GAME PLAN, HECK EVERY PROJECT HAS A GAME PLAN. WHAT DOES A “GAME PLAN” MEAN TO YOU? HERE IS THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION - A PLAN Billiard game plan only FOR ACHIEVING SUCCESS: A GAME PLAN IS TO COME works if you focus on put- UP WITH/DEVELOP/PUT TOGETHER A PLAN THAT IS ting your game plan into FOCUSED ON LONG-TERM GOALS. action during competition. Having your pregame routine. Once you a concise game plan is a necessity. off of your plan leads to under-perhave developed your strategy, Your game plan is your blueprint formance and gives your opponent break down your strategy into for success or strategy to either a distinct advantage because you specific objectives. are worried about what your comperform well or beat the competition. For example, in Billiards, your petitors are doing. • Set those objectives, such as findgame plan may be based on how to ing your pace, prior to the match. Worrying about who you are playattack your opponent’s weaknessing interferes with focusing on your es. How do you find an opponent’s • Make sure you have plan B ready game plan. And paying attention to to go if plan A is not working. weakness? One thing that comes what your competition is doing hinThe trick is to not switch to soon to mind is to look for a jump cue. ders focusing on your plan. Focusor to late in a match Also, you need to test your oppoing on the importance of the Billiard nent during the match with jumps, contest interferes with your ability Pool is not a team sport so be a kicks, banks, long shots etc. Leave to implement your game plan. narcissist. Think of the Greek god those types of shots and remember Narcissus who was so impossibly the outcomes. Gathering informa- In order for YOU to compete at handsome that he fell in love with tion in the first few games may help YOUR best, YOU need to keep the focus on YOU! you at hill – hill.

Having a game plan is necessary for billiard success but your game plan is worthless unless you put into action. Plus, you must stay with it even when things are not going perfect. The key to putting your plan into action is focusing on your plan. Focusing on your plan can be tricky during competitions. When facing a highly ranked opponent, billiard players tend to focus on what their opponent is doing. Taking the focus

his own image reflected in a pool of water. Think of this when you see your reflection on a pool ball. This also means you play in a nice place that cleans the balls. Remember to write the game plan down and discuss it with a trusted friend / player or an instructor. “When you write down your ideas, you automatically focus your full attention on them. Few if any of us can write one thought and think another at the same time. Thus, a pencil and paper make excellent concentration tools.” Do not be afraid to share your game plan with the right people.

How to Put a Billiard Game Plan into Action • First, you must formulate a game plan, whether the plan takes advantage of your strengths or exposes the competition’s weakness. No matter, you need a strategy to focus on when the match starts. • Next you want to mentally rehearse your game plan during

The Truth About Cues, Part Four

By Roger Long

ball runs danced in my head as I awaited the arrival of my new cue. Finally, the day came.

IN MY LAST ARTICLE I MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE THREE STANDARD JOINTS USED IN CUES: 5/16-14, But guess what…I never did like 5/16-18, AND 3/8-10. THESE THREE JOINTS ARE FOUND IN PROBABLY 70%, OR MORE, OF ALL CUES IN the way that cue played! USE TODAY.

hat number used to be much higher, but the ratio has changed quite a bit in recent years, and it will probably change even more as it seems every new cue maker that comes along today feels a need to introduce their own joint style. Some of the joints that differ from the standard three are: Uni-Loc (a quick-release), Radial (a ball thread), 3/8-11 & 3/8-12 (both variants of the 3/8-10), Wavy (a ball thread variant), United (a 5/16-14 variant), and the Speed Joint (another 5/16-14 variant).

viding a snugger fit, but they all do practically nothing to improve the hit of the cue. It appears their main purpose in being different is to steer the consumer back to the original cue maker when looking for replacement shafts and joint caps. That explanation may sound unreasonable until you realize that proprietary products command premium prices. It’s a marketing strategy that has worked well in the software industry, and now cue makers are learning how to make it work for them, too.

The thing to remember is that the A few of these newer joint styles type of joint used in a cue will may offer benefits such as requir- make a difference in how the cue ing less threading time, or pro- hits. This point was driven home

to me early in my pool playing life. My first decent cue was a Rich. It had a 5/16-18 flat-faced joint, with a brass pin going into a brass ferule. I played thousands of games with that cue and I loved the way it hit. But then, anything would have been better than those old Taiwan cues with the screw-on tips that I had used in the beginning. Then the time came for me to step up in the world, so I ordered a Tim Scruggs custom cue that had four veneered Rosewood points in the forearm, a Rosewood butt sleeve, a linen wrap, and decorative stitched rings for accents. That cue cost me $400, which was a lot of money at that time (1984). Visions of 100-

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It took me months of playing with the Scruggs, plus hours of mental contemplation to figure out what the problem was, but then I finally did. There were some minor differences in weight and shaft size between my old Rich and my new Scruggs, but the biggest difference was in their joints. The Scruggs cue had a 5/16-14 stainless steel pin going into a piloted brass insert in the shaft. The “piloted” part of that description tells us that the flange on the insert protrudes out from the shaft and fits down into a cavity in the butt when the two parts are screwed together, which in turn tells us that there was no wood-to-wood contact like I had had in my Rich cue. Result: different hit altogether.

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Arizona League Information ACS – American Cue Sports LEAGUE NAME: ARIZONA POOL Where: Statewide Contact: Michael Kerin Phone: 480-217-2358 Email: AZPL@Cox.net Website: www.AZPL.net LEAGUE NAME: SHARKS Where: Phoenix Contact: Jodi Hirning Phone: 602-505-6491

LEAGUES

LEAGUE NAME: EAST VALLEY

LEAGUE NAME: PRESCOTT BILLIARDS ASSOCIATION City: Prescott & Surrounding Areas, Arizona Contact: Nichole Wilson Number: 928-642-7473 Email: nrwilson83@gmail.com

POOL PLAYERS

LEAGUE NAME: WINGS OF City: Maricopa Contact: Bill Huddart Number: 480-694-5039

Contact 1: Cathy Kelley Work #: 480-203-8640

ARIZONA HOT SHOTS

LEAGUE NAME:

Where: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Larry Eans Phone: (602) 677-4220 Website: www.azhotshotsonline.com

BILLIARDS

ASSOCIATION

LEGACY LEAGUE

City: Prescott & Surrounding Areas, Arizona

8-BALL LEAGUE

LEAGUE NAME: CHAMPIONS City: Phoenix Contact: Todd Rowitz Number: 847-331-8469 LEAGUE NAME: CLICKS IN City: Tucson Contact: Chris Chlup Number: 520-245-9629

LEAGUE

HOUSE

LEAGUE NAME: WILDCAT CUE City: Tucson Contact: Keith Nickerson Number: 520-748-8452

SPORTS

Contact: Nichole Wilson

FEAR ARIZONA

IN HOUSE LEAGUES

Number: 928-642-7473 Email: nrwilson83@gmail.com

LEAGUE NAME: MOHAVE VALLEY City: Lake Havasu Contact: Matt Dennis Number: 928-458-0750

POOL LEAGUE

LEAGUE NAME: MOHAVE VALLEY

POOL LEAGUE

City: Bullhead City

LEAGUE NAME: CHARLEY’S City/State: Glendale, AZ Contact 1: Carol Newport Home #: 602-439-1668

PLACE SHOOTERS

Contact: Ed Sandoval Number: 928-763-3788

LEAGUE NAME: STROKERS City: Lake Havasu Contact: Ed & Sheri Lawrence Number: 928-727-0349

LEAGUE NAME: KINGMAN

POOL PLAYERS

City: Kingman

LEAGUE NAME: ARIZONA HOT SHOTS Where: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Larry Eans Phone: (602) 677-4220 Website: www.azhotshotsonline.com

Contact: Ronald Martin

LEAGUE NAME: ENOCHS Where: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Glenn Newell Phone: (602) 750-4243

City: Phoenix

IN HOUSE

LEAGUE NAME: USAPL City: Phoenix Contact: Todd Rowitz Number: 847-331-8469

Number: 928-530-0739

LEAGUE NAME: EAST VALLEY

LEGACY LEAGUE

Contact: Cathy Kelley Number: 480-203-8640

LEAGUE NAME: LEAGUE

OF CHAMPIONS

Where: Maricopa County Contact: Frank Alvarez III

APA – American Pool Players Association LEAGUE NAME: TUCSON APA Where: Tucson, Arizona Contact: Brandon Ferguson Phone: 520-615-9883 Fax: 520-529-8085 E-Mail: brandon@tucsonapa.com E-Mail: adrianne@tucsonapa.com LEAGUE NAME: APA PHOENIX Where: Phoenix, Arizona Contact: Doug & Gina Nowlin Phone: (602) 920-9192 Website: phx.apaleagues.com

LEAGUE NAME: 8 BALL SHOOTERS City: Peoria Contact: Brian O’very Number: 602-828-1617 Email: brian.overy@cox.net LEAGUE NAME: ROUTE 66 City: Holbrook Contact: Anna Bokker Number: 928-587-9327

LEAGUE NAME: P RESCOTT

LEAGUE NAME: EAST VALLEY City: Phoenix Contact: Cathy Kelley Number: 480-203-8640

LEGACY LEAGUE

City/State: Gilbert, AZ

LEAGUE

LEAGUE NAME: KINGMAN City: Kingman Contact: Ronald Martin Number: 928-530-0739

BCA – Billiard Congress of America

METRO

Phone: (877) 788-7227 Website: www.UPAtour.com

LEAGUE NAME: UPA

PHOENIX

Contact: Stephanie Ponessa Phone: 816.668.7329 LEAGUE NAME: UPA WEST VALLEY City: Phoenix Contact: Chuck Webb Number: 623-236-4559 upachuck@hotmail.com

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VNEA – Valley National 8-Ball League Association LEAGUE NAME: EAGLE VNEA Where: Tucson Contact: Eric Allen Phone: (520) 748-2955 E-Mail: info@eaglevnea.com LEAGUE NAME: TROY VENDING Where: Statewide Contact: Scott Phone: (602) 265-0178 Website: www.TroyVending.com LEAGUE NAME: TAP THIS BILLIARD LEAGUE Where: Maricopa and Pinal Counties Contact: John Muehling Phone: 602–309-7777 Contact: Pati Martinez Phone: 602-305-7819 Website: www.TAPTHISBilliards.com

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Undecided Wins TAP Nationals ON A SUNNY FALL DAY IN BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, UNDECIDED, THE TEAM REPRESENTING PHOENIX’S TAP LEAGUE BECAME THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, CINCHING THE WIN AGAINST A TOUGH TEAM FROM FLORIDA.

t was the second year in a row that the team consisting of players Brad Andrews, Polly Hughes, Travis Choate, Brady Williams, Sandeep Sharma, Marcos Romero, Scott Mathews and Rich Coon went to the National Championship; but this year they found their stride and with it, the Championship.

The team earned their spot at Nationals by beating a field of 23 other teams in August’s local Master’s Tournament – TAP’s National qualifier. This win came against a determined Ballizsticks team, no stranger to the National Championship, having made it in 2015. But, in the end, it was Undecided who was on their way to Nationals, with all-expenses paid as a result of their win and the determination to beat over 100 teams from the United States and Canada. The tournament started on November 3rd with the round robin matches where Undecided struggled out of the gates but made up ground by the end of match play with a 5-0 against a Mississippi team. This comeback earned the team a spot on the Platinum Bracket and a chance to play for the Championship. Days 2 and 3 saw Undecided eke out a 3-2 win against Andy’s Hot Spot, a strong team from Ohio, but then sail through rounds 2, 3, and 4, handily beating some tough opponents: 3-0, 3-1 and 3-0. Clutch shots and wins were made by Brady Williams and Sandeep Sharma, as the team rallied to advance to the final match, against They Hate Us, a team from Florida who had seen their share of championship matches.

Travis Choate and Marcos Romero

ing it up 2-2, setting up a final showdown between Brad Andrews (handicap 6) and an opposing 6 handicap player; Brad would need 5 wins to propel the team to the title. With the match at 1-1, it was time to turn up the heat, and that Brad did with a solid win in game 3 and a crushing break and run to take game 4. It all came to an end in Game 5 as Brad snapped a beautiful break and watched the 8-ball trickle into the side pocket! It was a win and championship that came after a long year of hard work and, as all of us can attest, just the right amount of luck. Nevertheless, Undecided earned a well-deserved win and a cool $12,000 in prize money to split amongst themselves and came home as the 2019 TAP National Champions!

Congratulations to Undecided for a Throughout the match, the teams job well done and for representing played fairly even, eventually ty- the best in Arizona pool!

If you’d like to learn more about joining TAP and becoming the next National Champion, be sure to visit us at www.TAPThisBilliards.com. Spring session begins in early January 2020.

Pool Instructor Directory Levels:

BCA Certified Certified, Advanced and Master

Carl Stewart (BCA Master Certified) (602) 820-7665 azbilliardacademy@gmail.com Arizona Billiard Academy, LLC www.arizonabilliardacademy.com Jerry Briesath (Master) Phoenix (623) 584-9221 Joe Daguanno (BCA certified) Peoria (602) 628-5502 Dale Felber (BCA Certified) Scottsdale (480) 661-0521 Lenny Johnson (BCA Certified) Tucson (520) 591-7665 Roger Long (BCA Advanced) Glendale (602) 320-9553 Bill MacKinnon (BCA Cert.) Tucson (520)790-9391 (520) 991-8036 Joseph Ruggiero (BCA Certified & Referee) Peoria (623) 979-4532 Sean Shuster (BCA Certified) Chandler (602) 739-3424

ACS Certified Levels: I - IV and Master Thomas Bingham (ACS certified-II) Mesa David Keaggy (ACS certified-IV) Mesa Roger Long (ACS Certified-III) Glendale

(480) 200-7105 (480) 980-6970 (602) 320-9553

Qualified Jon Smith Phoenix (480) 737-1185 Mike Massey Phoenix (435) 659-4949 Frank Alvarez - UPA Pool School 1.877.788.7227 info@upatour.com www.upatour.com/pool-lessons

To be added to this list, contact Mike Howerton - 480-251-3452 Brad Andrews

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Lervold Wins APA Fall Captains Tournament MAIN STREET BILLIARDS HOSTED THE APA FALL SESSION CAPTAIN’S TOURNAMENT ON NOVEMBER 10TH. A TOTAL OF 62 PLAYERS TURNED OUT FOR THE ONCE A SESSION TOURNAMENT, WHICH IS HELD IN APPRECIATION OF THOSE WHO CAPTAIN A TEAM DURING OUR REGULAR SESSIONS.

his seeded tournament has become very popular with the APA players and some of our best players in each skill level group come out to compete for trophies and cash. This tournament is a lot of fun to play in, said Gina Nowlin, phoenix’s local league operator. The fact that it is seeded ensures that a lower skill level player will be playing in the finals, she said.

ice players to the sport of pool, and with the seeded board the new and lower level players only competed between themselves during the tournament, at least until the finals. Of the eight places that were paid out, 5 went to Skill Level 5’s or less, proving that the Equalizer Handicap System that APA uses allows everyone a chance to win. There were also bounties placed on last session’s two highest placing With the $930 collected for entries players, and a ‘Last Woman Standand the $200 Added by APA Phoe- ing’ trophy along with $50 for the nix Metro there was a total of $1130 last lady out of the tournament. to disperse between the participants The Captains tournament is held and several players cashed in. Some each session at Main Street Bilof the side events were designed to liards and is a tournament that was add a little fun to the tournament. A created to show appreciation for $10 cash on the spot for each and captains in the APA. Gina says the every 8 on the break, which hapcaptains are the players that are the pened 4 times during the day, was most valuable person on a team. only one such event. They are the ones that keep things The APA is known for its commit- organized and flowing smoothly ment to introducing new and nov- on league nights. They have a lot

Chris Soto-Chimelis

Ricardo Matteo

Eric Lervold

Dave Rada

Harry O’Dell

John Long

of responsibility and we just want to show them some appreciation. This tournament has become very popular and has grown each session since it began 10 years ago. With a $15 entry fee from 64 players and $200 added from the Local APA, the cash payouts are not a bad reason to play either.

Bounty on Last Session’s Winner for Bottom Half: Cathy Rhoades SL 4 �� $50

2019 Fall Session Captain’s Tournament Results:

John Smith

Cathy Rhoades

Bounty on Last Session’s Winner for Top Half: Roll Over for next session

8 On Breaks Paid $10 each: Matthew Ortega Brandon Langan Eric Lervold (2)

1st Place: Eric Lervold SL 7 �� $320 Power 8 Balls 2nd Place: Dave Rada SL 4 �� $210 Matthew Ortega 3rd Place: Harry O’Dell SL 6 �� $100 Mike Michaels 3rd Place: John Long SL 4 �� $100 4th Place: Chris Soto-Chimelis As always, a big thank you to SL 7 �� $75 Thor and his staff at Main Street 4th Place: Rick Matteo SL 5 �� $75 Billiards for the wonderful ser4th Place: John Smith SL 4 �� $75 vice and equipment you supply 4th Place: Cathy Rhoades SL 4 �� $75 the players. Main Street Billiards is one of the finest billiard Last Woman Standing: Cathy establishments in the Southwest. Rhoades SL 4 �� $50 PAGE 11

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Chavez & Crisalida Win APA Doubles THE APA HELD IT’S 2ND SESSIONAL DOUBLES TOURNAMENT ON NOVEMBER 24TH AT MAIN STREET BILLIARDS. 28 TEAMS SHOWED UP TO PLAY FOR CASH PAYOUTS AND TO SEE WHO WAS ULTIMATELY THE BEST TEAM IN APA.

arloz Chavez and Tera Crisalida proved their skill on the tables coming out of the tournament in first place. The two played together for the first time and showed everyone that you don’t have to be a long time team to win. After a hard fought ‘hill hill match’ in the finals, John Allison and Ed La Rue ended up in second. The two sleepers in this tournament were our Scottsdale team. Tim Medina and Shawn Michaud pulled down 3rd place and were in it to the end. They both played hard

Tim Medina & Shawn Michaud

and provided a lot of entertainment throughout the day. 4th place team Chris Spurling and Craig Markie also played very well together and made it through some very good doubles teams to get into the quarter finals. Tash Nockideneh and Kevin Ringlero reunited and put forth a galant effort taking 5 th and William Courtright and Sheryl Ringlero came in 6 th place. All six teams received cash payouts for their efforts. We hope to see all these teams and the other 22 teams that came up a little short back again next session.

Tera Crisalida & Karloz Chavez

John Allison & Ed LaRue

Chris Spurling & Craig Markie

Tash Nockideneh & Kevin Ringlero

Will Courtright & Sheryl Ringlero

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AZPL Expanding THE AZPL IS EXPANDING TO EVERYWHERE IN THE STATE! WE ARE LOOKING FOR LEAGUE OPERATORS EVERYWHERE!

uma! Tucson! Springerville! Payson! Maricopa! Casa Grande! Cottonwood! Safford! Kingman! Prescott! San Tan Valley! Queen Creek! Sierra Vista! Show Low! Verde Valley! Sedona! Winslow! Holbrook! Lake Havasu! West Phoenix! North Phoenix! East Valley! EVERYWHERE! Traveling Divisions! InHouse Divisions! Let’s play pool!!!

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December Player of the Month

Chris Lulek Let’s start with the basics. How old are you and what do you do for a living?

We see a lot of you at the table, what do you do when you aren’t out winning tournaments?

What events do you have on your immediate schedule for the future? Besides that, do you have any goals for the near or long term future?

What kind of cues do you play with? My player is an early 90's Schon, it's rare cause it has 18 points, and I've had it for 20 years. I break with Chris Lulek a Mezz power break II, and I jump with a stealth. make 2 balls in a row, as frustratIs there one room here in town ing as that was I kept practicing and eventually found my game again. that you consider your homeBeing on the winning 2017, 2018, room? 2019 Westside Saguaro cup team I mostly play at Bullshooters cause took my game to another level. it's closest to home, but I travel to Team play is something I've always the Eastside quite often. We are for- wanted to learn, and the Saguaro tunate to have so many great rooms cup taught me that. Being the captain of the Desert cup was a chalin Arizona. lenge, but I was able bring a great How long have you been playing team to Vegas and bring that cup and what first got you into play- back to Arizona. I really put my ing pool? time in when a big event gets close.

You have had a heck of a year. You were on the winning team in two of the biggest events in the state, the Saguaro Cup and the Southwest Desert Cup. It seems like the bigger an event is, the better you play. Are you doing something different this year to account for your success?

going back and forth from a GC at home to a Diamond in the pool rooms was hard to do. My game on the Diamond table has improved since.

I spend a lot of time working, casinos are open 24/7 so you never know when I'll get a call or have to leave town. I spend the rest of my time with my family, I have a beautiful wife and daughter that love the game of pool too and they understand the practice time it takes to compete at the high level, I couldn't do it without their support.

I just turned 44 today (Nov 29th). I am the president of my family business Cyberdyne Gaming, we develope computer hardware and software for the casino/gaming industry. I've been doing it for over 30 years now. I also work part time recovering pool tables with Dave Clayton, I'm grateful for what he has taught me, he's one of the best in the business.

I was 12 and heard that my Father was Junior state champion in Connecticut when he was 16 so I really wanted to follow his footsteps, I was a natural, I traded my 4 wheeler for a friends 8 foot table when I was 14. I grew up playing in the Vegas scene, I learned a lot from Danny Diliberto and moved to Phoenix when I was 22.

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Can you describe a little how having the weight of the state on your shoulders for an event like the Desert Cup feels? Confidence is the key, having any doubt in your ability makes this game nearly impossible. I try my best to tune out the crowd and make it just me and the table. I'm a true believer that it ain't over till it's over. How do you prepare for a big event? Do you do something different than you would at a more “routine” local event?

Usually a month or so before a big event I start a practice routine at least 6 days a week. I focus mainly on the break, I feel at the high level competition the break is most imWell, back in April 2016 I suffered portant especially in the alternating a severe heart attack, I was told break format. I also put together my I might never be able to walk up pre-shot routine, I feel that is very stairs, none the less pick up my cue important. again. I watched the 2016 Saguaro cup from my bed while recovering. I see you out practicing a lot. This made me look at pool differ- How much time do you think you ently. It took months before I could spend on the table each week?

Well, I've had a table at home to practice on for the last 15 years so I'd hit balls usually everyday for at least 5 minutes. Last May I sold my Gold crown 4, the transition from

Luckily I've been chosen to co- captain and play on the 2020 Desert cup team by captain Nick De Leon. Although we have our hands full with the pros the Vegas Heat is bringing this year, we are confident that the cup will remain in Arizona. A goal of mine would be to play the Derby one year, I've never been there. I think I would do well because of the format.

ED SCOTT OVER TYSON COLE AT MASON’S ED SCOTT FACED OFF AGAINST A FAMILIAR OPPONENT IN TYSON COLE, WINNING TWICE, TO REMAIN UNDEFEATED AND WIN THE MONTHLY 8-BALL EVENT AT MASON’S ON NOVEMBER 1ST.

cott had wins over Brian Poore, Marvin Jones and Burt Balancad before his first match against Cole, which he won 2-1. Jones had recovered nicely from his early loss to Scott, and eliminated Joe Chyzy, Calvin Balcom, Joe Nicita and Balancad on the one loss side. He came up short against Cole though, dropping the semi-final match 2-0.

Marvin Jones, Ed Scott and Tyson Cole

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The rematch between Scott and Cole in the finals looked a lot like their first meeting, with Scott scoring the 2-1 win for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Ed Scott $270 2nd Tyson Cole $150 3rd Marvin Jones $90 4th Burt Balancad $40 5th Joe Nicita $10 5th Dave Vargas $10

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JAMES WINS EIGHT STRAIGHT AT FREEZERS

FEDORA EARNS HILL-HILL FREEZER’S WIN RYAN FEDORA SCORED TWO HILL-HILL WINS OVER JOEL MCCALLISTER TO WRAP UP FIRST PLACE AT THE FREEZERS’S 500 & UNDER 10-BALL EVENT ON OCTOBER 27TH.

edora had wins over Pati Martinez, Marc Underwood and Tony Davis, followed by his first hill-hill win over McCallister for the hot-seat. On the one loss side, everyone was watching Peggy Mallen. Mallen was one of the four unlucky players to not get a first round bye, and she lost that opening match to Martinez hill-hill. Mallen then scored four straight wins on the left side of the board, before dropping another hill-hill match to Kirk Jewell, one spot out of the money.

Jewell then went on to defeat Marshall Reed, but lost to McCallister 6-3 in the semi-finals. After the win over Jewell, McCallister got another shot at Fedora, but lost another hill-hill match to settle for second place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Ryan Fedora $420 2nd Joel McCallster $190 3rd Kirk Jewell $100 4th Marshall Reed $40

Joel McCallister and Ryan Fedora

ROB JAMES LOST HIS FIRST MATCH OF THE DAY AND NEVER LOOKED BACK AT THE 565 & UNDER 10-BALL EVENT ON NOVEMBER 3RD AND FREEZERS.

ames dropped that opening match to Sean Brooks 7-3, but quickly got things together and beat Kirk Jewell in his next match 7-2. He then went on to defeat Tom Winfield Willie Horton, Brooks and Mike Ramirez on the one loss side.

James then eliminated Watkins 7-5 to book his place in the finals. Already on a six match winning streak, James then defeated Frausto 7-1 and 7-3 to earn first place.

Back on the winner’s side, it was Danny Frausto scoring a 7-3 win over Ed Watkins for the hot-seat.

1st Rob James $560 2nd Danny Frausto $250 3rd Ed Watkins $120 4th Mike Ramirez $80

COMPLETE PAYOUTS:

Danny Frausto and Rob James

CARRIZOSA HOLDS OFF SIEBELS FOR FREEZERS WIN

“UNDERDOG” ALDELAIMI TAKES THE WIN AT FREEZERS

JUNIOR CARRIZOSA HELD OFF A LATE RUN FROM KURT SIEBELS TO WIN THE FREEZER’S 630 & UNDER 10-BALL EVENT ON OCTOBER 27TH.

ABDULWAHAB ALDELAIMI WENT UNDEFEATED THROUGH A FIELD OF HIGHER RATED PLAYERS TO WIN THE 675 & UNDER 10-BALL EVENT AT FREEZERS ON NOVEMBER 3RD.

arrizosa cruised through the winner’s side, only allowing one opponent (JR Ascencion in his second match of the day) to the hill against him. He followed up the win over Ascencion with a 5-1 win over Jack Scerca and then a 6-2 win over Miguel Maldonado for the hotseat. Siebels had dropped his quarter final match against Maldonado, but came back to score three 6-4 wins on the left side of the board (over

Kurt Siebels and Junior Carrizosa

Abdulwahab Aldelaimi, Justin Turner and Maldonado). Siebels kept his streak of 6-4 wins going with a 6-4 win over Carrizosa in the first set of the finals, but dropped the second set, coincidentally by the score of 6-4, to Carrizosa. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Junior Carrizosa $560 2nd Kurt Siebels $230 3rd Miguel Maldonado $120 4th Justin Turner $90

ldelaimi, “only” a Fargo 609, kicked things off with a 6-3 win over Bret Huth, the highest rated competitor for the day. With that win out of the way, Aldelaimi then defeated Avery Reece and scored a hill-hill win over Ray Robles to take the hot-seat. Robles moved to the one loss side to be eliminated by Avery Reece

7-2 and Reece had another shot against Aldelaimi in the finals. After Aldelaimi’s hill-hill win over Robles for the hot-seat, he scored another hill-hill win, over Reece, in the first set of the finals. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Abdulwahab Aldelaimi $370 2nd Avery Reece $160 3rd Ray Robles $50

Avery Reece and Abdulwahab Aldelaimi

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SIEBELS MOWS EM DOWN AT FREEZERS

Joel McCallister, Avery Reece, Brad Andrews & Brady Williams

IT DIDN’T MATTER WHO THE POOL GODS PUT UP AGAINST KURT SIEBELS AT THE 615 & UNDER 10-BALL EVENT AT FREEZERS ON NOVEMBER 17TH, HE JUST WASN’T GOING TO LOSE A MATCH.

he opening round saw Siebels matched up against Mike Ramirez. That match went to Siebels 7-1. Danny Teurman was Siebels’ next match and it was another win, this time 7-5. Siebels then defeated Jeff Nelson 7-4 and Nick Cipiti in a hill-hill hot-seat thriller.

to be Nelson after a hill-hill win over Cipiti.

Cipiti and Nelson faced off to see who would take the final shot at Siebels and that player turned out

1st Kurt Siebels $410 2nd Jeff Nelson $150 3rd Nick Cipiti $100

Nelson wasn’t even able to better his first scoreline against Siebels as he dropped the first set of the finals 7-3 and settled for second place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS:

ANDREWS & WILLIAMS WIN FREEZERS SCOTCH EVENT BRAD ANDREWS & BRADY WILLIAMS CERTAINLY KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN, AS THEY WERE BOTH ON THE WINNING TEAM AT THE TAP LEAGUES NATIONALS.

or an encore, they teamed up to win the Freezers 1150 & Under 9-Ball event at Freezers on November 23rd.

Reece & McCallister came out strong in the first set of the finals and handed Williams & Andrews their first loss 7-3. Williams & Andrews came back in the second Andrews & Williams won four set though, and scored the 7-4 win straight matches, including a 7-5 for first place. win over Josh Lortz & Aaron Conway for the hot-seat. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: Avery Reece & Joel McCallister came out of the one loss side after three tough matches. They had two hill-hill matches in that run, scoring wins over Bernardo Garcia & Mike Ramirez and Lortz & Conway.

Jeff Nelson and Kurt Siebels

BOBBY EMMONS WINS US OPEN QUALIFIER

HURTIN FOR A SQUIRTIN TAKES TRIPLES WIN “HURTIN FOR A SQUIRTIN” MAY HAVE LOST THEIR FIRST MATCH OF THE DAY, BUT THEY WERE STILL THE LAST TEAM STANDING AT THE BULLSHOOTERS SCOTCH TRIPLES EVENT ON NOVEMBER 16TH.

ith nine teams in the field, two teams were unlucky enough to not catch an opening round bye, and “Hurtin” (Mike Sandoval, Sean Goodfellow & Eric Charlton) joined “Misfits” (Troy Conley, Tory Conley and James Main) with that dubious honor. Misfits won that match 5-2.

Brian Reich & Brian Poore) for the hot-seat 6-4.

“Hurtin” recovered nicely from that opening round loss and won five straight matches to find their way to the finals against “Winning Ugly”. After a 6-4 win by “Hurtin” in the first set of the finals, both teams agreed to a shortened race to four in the secMisfits would get to the quarter fi- ond set, which was won by “Hurnals, where they lost a 6-3 match tin” 4-2 for first place. to “The East Wing” (Bill Vander Weyst, Jimmy Sears & Kurtis COMPLETE PAYOUTS: Larkin). East Wing then lost to 1st Hurtin for a Squirtin $795 “Winning Ugly” (Veronica Poore, 2nd Winning Ugly $435

Hurtin for a Squirtin and Winning Ugly

1st Brad Andrews & Brady Williams $1000 2nd Avery Reece & Joel McCallister $460 3rd Josh Lortz & Aaron Conway $180

BOBBY EMMONS IS VEGAS BOUND FOR THE US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE MANDALAY BAY RESORT ON APRIL 13TH - 18TH NEXT YEAR.

Attila Scorba, Lulek won four straight matches by a combined score of 36-6, allowing only Tres Kane more than 2 racks against him. Things got tougher after that Emmons ran through the right run, with Lulek scoring a 9-6 win side of the board with wins over over Aaron Conway and a 9-7 win Joe Guerra, Ray Robles, Evans over Barrera. Bishop and then Joey Barrera for The final set was one extended the hot-seat. race to thirteen and Emmons took Chris Lulek was one of just two control early on his way to a 13-4 players who missed opening win and the paid spot to the US round byes and he lost that open- Open 9-Ball Championship. Luing match to Susan Williams 9-5. lek earned $140 for second place After a “semi-close” 9-5 win over in this event. e earned that distinction with an undefeated win at the US Open qualifier on November 16th at Freezers.

Chris Lulek and Bobby Emmons

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December 2019 Josh Montag and Tony Norton

Josh Montag and Vito Leto

VITO LETO WINS AT KITTYS IT TOOK HIM TWO SETS, BUT VITO LETO DEFEATED JOSH MONTAG IN THE SECOND SET OF THE FINALS TO WIN THE KITTY’S 615 & UNDER 9-BALL EVENT ON OCTOBER 27TH.

eto had wins over Dave Serfling, Brandon Olynick and Joe McCreary before defeating John Sauer 3-3 for the hot-seat. Montag had dropped his first match of the day, but came back to win six straight matches on the left side to earn his spot in the finals against Leto. He then went on to hand Leto his first loss, by

a 5-2 scoreline, to force a second set to determine the final winner. That winner was Leto, with a 3-3 win over Montag in the second set. COMPLETE PAYOUTS:

NORTON DOUBLE DIPS MONTAG AT KITTY’S JOSH MONTAG RETURNED TO KITTY’S ON OCTOBER 28TH, HOPING TO BETTER HIS SECOND PLACE FINISH FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE.

hings were looking good after a 5-1 romp through the winner’s side to take the hot-seat. Montag’s only rack lost in that run was to Tony Norton in the 2-1 hot-seat match. Norton made quick work of Gino Sanchez in the semi-final match, to earn his place in the finals against Montag. The finals was a true double elimination for-

1st Vito Leto $85 2nd Josh Montag $135 3rd John Sauer $40 4th Ray Ryan $15

mat, leaving Norton faced with the task of beating Montag twice. He then proceeded to do just that though, with two 2-1 wins to take first place and send Montag home with his second runner-up finish of the week. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Tony Norton $85 2nd Josh Montag $40

MONTAG BREAKS THROUGH AT KITTY’S

MOORE ROLLS THROUGH LEFT SIDE AT KITTYS

THINGS DIDN’T START OUT VERY WELL WHEN JOSH MONTAG WAS BACK AT KITTY’S ON NOVEMBER 2ND LOOKING TO BREAK THROUGH TO THE WINNER’S CIRCLE.

RANDELL MOORE BOUNCED BACK FROM A SECOND ROUND LOSS TO DOUBLE DIP JOE MCCREARY IN THE FINALS OF THE KITTY’S 550 & UNDER 9-BALL EVENT ON NOVEMBER 10TH.

ontag had finished in second place in the two Kitty’s events the previous weekend, and started out facing Tony Norton, the man who had beat him in the finals of the last event. Norton scored another win this time, 4-1 over Montag. Norton then defeated Dan Lorett, before losing to Pete Gresh Sr. for the hot-seat 4-3.

Chuck Sowers, Tammy Hamilton and Rick Morris before avenging that earlier loss to Norton 4-2. Having been double dipped a week earlier, Montag knew exactly what he had to do this time. He defeated Gresh 4-3 and then 4-2 for a double dip of his own, and first place.

Montag wasn’t done on this day though. He eliminated Joe Nicita,

1st Josh Montag $235 2nd Pete Gresh Sr. $80 3rd Tony Norton $40

Pete Gresh Sr. and Josh Montag

COMPLETE PAYOUTS:

oore won his first match, a 5-2 decision over Dan Lorett, but lost to Frank Parker 3-1 in his second. Parker then went on to lose to Joe McCreary, who then defeated Vito Leto 4-1 for the hot-seat. Moore went on a five match winning streak on the one loss side, that saw him only give up more than one rack to one opponent (Tammy Hamilton). He capped off that left side winning streak with a 4-1 win over Leto and got

Joe McCreary and Randell Moore

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McCreary in his sights for his last victim of the day. Moore kept rolling through the finals as he defeated McCreary in back to back 5-2 matches for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Randell Moore $160 2nd Joe McCreary $40 3rd Vito Leto $25 4th Chuck Sowers $50 5th Joey Soto $10

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Monthly Tournament Guide EVENT

LOCATION

ADDRESS

PHONE

DATE

9 & Under 8-Ball

Mason’s Sports Pub

10634 N 51st Ave

(623) 878-9874

Dec 6th

1200 & Under Scotch

Kitty’s

2836 N 36th St

(602) 957-9786

Dec 7th

SW Bar Room 10-Ball

Main Street Billiards

1749 W Main Street

(480) 969-7898

Dec 7th-8th

Bob Soto Memorial

Barefoot Bob’s

8367 E Pecos Dr Prescott

(928) 759-9590

Dec 7th-8th

Open 10-Ball

Freezer’s Ice House

83 E. Broadway Rd

(620) 491-9119

Dec 8th

515 & Under 9-Ball

Freezer’s Ice House

83 E. Broadway Rd

(620) 491-9119

Dec 15th

Deep Stack Chip Tournament

Kolbys Corner Pocket

1301 E University Drive

(480) 829-7344

Dec 21st

540 & Under 10-Ball

Freezer’s Ice House

83 E. Broadway Rd

(620) 491-9119

Dec 22nd

Open One Pocket

Kolbys Corner Pocket

1301 E University Drive

(480) 829-7344

Dec 28th

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MONDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% Payback $5.00 MONDAY 7:30 LIGHTHOUSE 12351 W INDIAN SCHOOL 623-935-2471 9-BALL 7 FOOT 200% $7.00 MONDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 8-Ball ADDED MONEY $7.00 TUESDAY 7:00 UNCLE MONKEYS 1720 W SOUTHERN AVE 480 890-2276 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00 TUESDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL 9’ TABLES SIDES $7.00 TUESDAY 7:00 CHARLEY’S PLACE 4324 W THUNDERBIRD 602-439-1668 10-BALLD/E $7.00 WEDNESDAY 7:30 LIGHTHOUSE 12351 W INDIAN SCHOOL 623-935-2471 8-BALL 7 FOOT 200% $7.00 WEDNESDAY 7:30 THE LOFT AGAIN 15015 N CAVE CREEK RD 602-482-3130 8-Ball 200% PAYBACK $5.00 WEDNESDAY 7:30 THE TROUGH 9303 APACHE, MESA 480-986-5572 8-Ball CALL FOR DETAILS CALL THURSDAY 7:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 8-BALL BARBOX 635 & UNDER $10.00 THURSDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 8-Ball ADDED MONEY $7.00 FRIDAY 7:00 UNCLE MONKEYS 1720 W SOUTHERN AVE 480 890-2276 8-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00 FRIDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 9-Ball ADDED MONEY $7.00 SATURDAY 7:00 UNCLE MONKEYS 1720 W SOUTHERN AVE 480 890-2276 8-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00 SATURDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00 SATURDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 9-Ball ADDED MONEY $7.00 SUNDAY 1:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00 SUNDAY 2:00 THE BREAK ROOM 4729 E MCDOWELL 602-267-1010 9-BALL D/E $5 SIDE POT $5.00 SUNDAY 2:30 KITTYS 2836 N 36TH ST 602-957-9786 8-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00 SUNDAY 3:00 LIGHTHOUSE 12351 W INDIAN SCHOOL 623-935-2471 9-BALL 7 FOOT 200% $7.00 SUNDAY 3:00 UNCLE MONKEYS 1720 W SOUTHERN AVE 480 890-2276 8-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00 SUNDAY 7:30 THE TROUGH 9303 APACHE, MESA 480-986-5572 8-Ball CALL FOR DETAILS CALL

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10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 1301 EAST UNIVERSITY DR. 1301 EAST UNIVERSITY DR. 9635 W PEORIA AVE 3114 E. CACTUS RD

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Freezer’s Points List Series Domination Continues THE DOMINATION ON THE FREEZERS OPEN POINTS LIST SERIES CONTINUED ON NOVEMBER 10TH AS CHRIS LULEK WON HIS SECOND EVENT IN THREE MONTHS.

ulek scored tight wins over Abdulwahab Aldelaimi, Jaye Succo, and Scott Chadwick to get things started, and then sent Danny Teurman to the one loss side 7-3. Lulek then met up with a familiar opponent as he took on Tim Daniel for the hot-seat. Once again, Daniel just had no answer for Lulek’s game and was only able to pocket three 9-balls before Lulek took the 7-3 win.

Two months ago, it was Aldelaimi who came through the one loss side, and this time it was Bernie Pettipiece. Pettipiece lost to Mike Dickinson early in the day, but then eliminated Jimmy Sears, Ray Robles, Teurman and Bret Huth to get to the semi-final match against Daniel.

While Daniel has gotten deep in these tournaments the last couple of months, this reporter thinks that with some practice, Daniel has a bright future at the table.

The final match went one set with Lulek scoring a hard fought 7-6 win to score yet another points list event Although Daniel gave it all win. With this win, Luthat he had, it just wasn’t lek jumped ahead of Spike enough as he lost to Pet- Aiardo into second place tipiece 5-4 for yet another on the points list and looks finish outside of the finals. poised to quickly catch up the mere 610 point lead that the points leader enjoys. Complete Payouts: 1st Chris Lulek $285 2nd Bernie Pettipiece $140 3rd Tim Daniel $70 4th Bret Huth $35

Bernie Pettipiece and Chris Lulek

Points List as of 11/10/19 1. Tim Daniel 1270 2. Chris Lulek 660 3. Spike Aiardo 530 4. Bret Huth 420

Josh Bounds and Josh Montag

5. Joey Barrera 370 6. Chuck Evans 365 7. Bernie Pettipiece 360 8. Pete Boucos 295 9. Paul Grande 270 10. Abdul Aldelaimi 240 11. Brian Brown 230 12. Evans Bishop 210 13. Nick Deleon 200 14. Fernando Prats 190 15. Fernando Diaz 180 16. Darnell Ishmael 175 17. Tera Crisalida 160 18. Marcus Teufel 155 19. Bob Hillen 145 20. Rich Mamerto 140 21. John Marquis 130 22. Nate Verry 130 23. Justin Turner 125 24. Tim Benally 120 25. Todd Rowitz 110 26. Mike Dickinson 110 27. Stephen Abraham 110 28. Scott Mathews 110 29. Tom Dilorenzo 110 30. Kurt Siebels 100 31. Jimmy Sears 90 32. Jaye Succo 80 33. Jr Ascencion 80 34. Nick Cipiti 80 35. Alex Esparza 65 36. Sam Yonko 65 37. George Teyechea 65 38. Jesse Hill 65 39. James Lester 65 40. Ray Robles 65 41. Nancy Kennedy 60 42. Dan Gaughan 60

43. Aaron Conway 50 44. Manny Luevano 50 45. Rob James 50 46. Leroy Banks 50 47. Wayne Tang 50 48. Martin Colello 50 49. Eddie Gonzalez 50 50. Peter Horton 50 51. Jon Ames 50 52. Bill Truitt 50 53. Rob Peoples 50 54. Scott Chadwick 50 55. David Smith 40 56. John Mauren 40 57. Justin Brown 40 58. Todd Dilley 40 59. Windy Breck 40 60. Gil Franco 40 61. Ray Lapinid 40 62. Bill Noland 40 63. Matt Dawson 40 64. Jose Granillo 40 65. BJ Schellenberg 40 66. Rich Derockbraine 40 67. Billy Coulston 40 68. Steven Lingafelter 40 69. Dante Greenlaw 30 70. Tom Winfield 30 71. Fred Straps 30 72. Craig Herman 30 73. Jeff Herchert 30 74. Shawn Ashworth 30 75. Erik Lee 30 76. Joel McCallister 30 77. John Sanchez 30 78. Kirk Jewell 30 79. Lincoln Bigley 30 80. Alex Lucero 25

COMBS OVER MOORE IN TWO SET KITTY’S FINAL IT TOOK HIM TWO SETS IN THE FINALS, BUT JUSTIN COMBS HELD OFF RANDELL MOORE TO WIN THE KITTY’S 550 & UNDER 9-BALL EVENT ON NOVEMBER 24TH.

C MONTAG GOES UNDEFEATED AT KITTY’S JOSH MONTAG RETURNED TO THE KITTYS WINNER’S CIRCLE WITH AN UNDEFEATED SHOWING AT THE 615 & UNDER 8-BALL EVENT ON NOVEMBER 11TH.

After the first set of the finals, it looked like Moore was going to pull off the double dip again as he handed Combs his first loss 6-1. Combs wasn’t having it this time though, and sent Moore home in Two weeks before, Randell Moore second place with a 3-3 win in the had lost his first match, but came second set of the finals. back to double dip Joe McCreary in the finals. This week, it was a COMPLETE PAYOUTS: second round loss that sent Moore to the one loss side, but he still 1st Justin Combs $55 2nd Randell Moore $145 powered through the left side of 3rd BJ Schellenberg $40 the board to compete in the finals. 4th Dennis Winkler $20 ombs had wins over Tom Johnson, Ron Shuman, Dennis Winkler and BJ Schellenberg on his way to the hot-seat.

ontag had won the November 3rd event at Kitty’s by coming back through the one loss side and double dipping Pete Gresh in the finals. This time, Montag found that the right side of the bracket is a lot shorter path to the finals. Montag scored 2-1 wins over Dan Lorett, Larry Willert and Tony Norton before a 2-0 win over Gino Sanchez for the hot-seat.

from an opening round loss to Lorett and won five straight. Bounds capped off his one loss side streak with a 2-1 win over Gino Sanchez to set up a battle of Josh’s in the finals. Montag was familiar with the idea of double dipping and nipped that idea in the bud with a quick 2-0 win over Bounds for first place.

It was another Josh making all of the noise on the left side of the board as Josh Bounds recovered

1st Josh Montag $120 2nd Josh Bounds $40 3rd Gino Sanchez $20

COMPLETE PAYOUTS:

Justin Combs and Randell Moore

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Pete Gresh Doubles Up at Kittys GOING UNDEFEATED TO WIN A TOURNAMENT IS CERTAINLY NOT A RARE THING IN THE POOL WORLD. PETE GRESH SR. WENT ONE FURTHER THOUGH, AS HE WENT UNDEFEATED TO WIN TWO STRAIGHT EVENT AT KITTY’S ON NOVEMBER 17TH AND 18TH.

he 17th was 615 & Under 9-Ball and Gresh was dominant. He cruised to the hot-seat with a combined record of 21 - 4. His closest opponent was Doug Shoup, who he defeated 6-2 for the hot-seat.

where Gresh scored another 6-2 win for first place.

One night later, the game was 8-Ball in the Monday night 615 & Under. Again, Gresh was unstoppable as Doug Lorett came out of the one he took the hot-seat with a 2-0 win loss side to face Gresh in the finals, over Tony Norton.

Dan Lorett and Pete Gresh Sr.

Norton had defeated Chad Lovelace 2-1 in the quarter-finals and Lovelace earned his revenge with a 2-0 win over Norton in the semi-final match.

Chad Lovelace and Pete Gresh Sr.

The finals went one set with Gresh remaining undefeated with a 2-1 win over Lovelace.

Sunday Night Payouts: 1st Pete Gresh Sr. $160 2nd Dan Lorett $60 3rd Doug Shoup $30 Monday Night Payouts: 1st Pete Gresh Sr. $75 2nd Chad Lovelace $40

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FACKINER DOMINATES AT JJ’SS MICAH FACKINER WENT UNDEFEATED, LOSING A TOTAL OF ONLY TWO RACKS ALL NIGHT, TO WIN THE JJ’S 560 & UNDER 8-BALL TOURNAMENT ON OCTOBER 27TH.

ackiner was unstoppable, with two 3-1 wins (Tyler Williams and Chris Carpenter) along with three 3-0 shutouts to take the hot-seat. Fackiner’s hot-seat match win was over Dwayne Beagle and it was Beagle right back again in the finals after his 2-0 win over

Patrick Zientek. The finals went only one set, with Fackiner scoring yet another 3-0 shutout over Beagle, for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Micah Fackiner $250 2nd Dwayne Beagle $105 3rd Patrick Zientek $75 4th Mike Gwinn $50

CARPENTER CRUISES AT JJ’S CHRIS CARPENTER WENT UNDEFEATED, NOT ALLOWING AN OPPONENT MORE THAN ONE RACK AGAINST HIM ALL NIGHT, TO WIN THE JJ’S 560 & UNDER 8-BALL EVENT ON NOVEMBER 9TH.

ot only did Carpenter not allow an opponent more than one rack, he didn’t allow even that until this fourth match, scoring 3-0 wins over Jeff Herchert, Rick Morris and Randell Moore. Carpenter finally lost a rack to Dennis Titus in their 3-1 match, and then lost another to Luis Dela Luz in their 3-1 hotseat match. Dela Luz wasn’t on the one loss side for long, as he eliminat-

Micah Fackiner and Dwayne Beagle

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ed Tom White in the semi-final match 2-0 and geared up for another run at Carpenter. This was Carpenter’s night though, as he repeated his 3-1 hot-seat match score in the finals against Dela Luz. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Chris Carpenter $270 2nd Jose Dela Luz $115 3rd Tom White $75 4th Erik Calleros $30

Pete Gresh Sr. and Pete Uribe Sr.

DENNIS WINKLER AND TYLER WILLIAMS FACED OFF AGAINST EACH OTHER TWICE, WITH WILLIAMS WINNING FIVE OF THE NINE RACKS, BUT ONLY ENDED UP WITH A SHARE OF FIRST AND SECOND PLACE AT THE 560 & UNDER 8-BALL EVENT AT JJ’S ON NOVEMBER 16TH.

he first battle between these two players was for the hot-seat. Winkler came into the match with a lopsided overall record of 12-2 in his first four matches. Williams had a slightly more stressful 12-5 combined record in his first four matches. The first match between these two players went to Williams 3-1. Winkler found October 27th winner, Mikah Fackiner waiting on the one loss side, but Winkler

ended Fackiner’s campaign with a quick 2-0 win. The rematch between Williams and Winkler went to Winkler with a 2-1 scoreline, and both players agreed on a split of first and second from there. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Tyler Williams $152 1st Dennis Winkler $152 3rd Micah Fackiner $60 4th Jose Dela Luz $35

GRESH BACK IN KITTY’S WINNER’S CIRCLE AFTER NOT COMPETING IN THE NOVEMBER 24TH EVENT, PETE GRESH SR. WAS RIGHT BACK IN THE WINNER’S CIRCLE ON NOVEMBER 25TH FOR THE 615 & UNDER 8-BALL EVENT.

G Dennis Winkler and Tyler Williams

resh had wins over BJ The final match went one set with Schellenberg, Chris Uribe Gresh scoring a 2-1 win for this Sr. And Frank Parker to third Kitty’s win in four events. take the hot-seat. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: Gresh’s final match opponent would be Uribe Sr., who had one 1st Pete Gresh Sr. $95 loss side wins over Tony Norton, 2nd Pete Uribe Sr. $40 Chris Uribe and Frank Parker.

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