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Toney Tops on Tri-State Billiards Event

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Toney Tops on Tri-State Tour
Tri-State Tour / Queens, NY

by InsidePOOL Staff

Twenty-eight players showed up for the February 6 installment of the Tri-State Tour, and Duane Toney bested them all to win the title. Hosted by Master Billiards in Queens, NY, the C-D handicapped stop featured a $750-added prize purse.

Toney went undefeated through the field, defeating Charles Vergara 6-4 in the final four of the winners’ bracket. Meeting him in the hot seat match was Raul Reyes Jr., fresh off a 6-4 victory over Kapriel Delimelkonoglu. Their match was as close as possible, but Toney prevailed 6-5, sending Reyes to the west side.

On the left side of the chart, Vergara recovered from his earlier loss, eliminating Mike Garreta 6-4, while Delimelkonoglu was ousted by Wilfredo Albay 6-3. In the quarterfinal match, Albay pressed on, sending Vergara home in fourth place 6-3.

Twenty-eight players showed up for the February 6 installment of the Tri-State Tour, and Duane Toney bested them all to win the title. Hosted by Master Billiards in Queens, NY, the C-D handicapped stop featured a $750-added prize purse.

Twenty-eight players showed up for the February 6 installment of the Tri-State Tour, and Duane Toney bested them all to win the title. Hosted by Master Billiards in Queens, NY, the C-D handicapped stop featured a $750-added prize purse.

Eager for a rematch with Toney, Reyes fought hard against Albay and won, advancing to the finals 6-3. But even though it was a double-hill match, it was Toney who prevailed 6-5.

Results:
1st Duane Toney $615
2nd Raul Reyes Jr. $340
3rd Wilfredo Albay $215
4th Charles Vergara $110
5th Kapriel Delimelkonoglu $65
Mike Garreta

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DeBreo Undeterred by Competition

Monday, December 7th, 2009

DeBreo Undeterred by Competition
Tri-State Tour / Queens, NY

by InsidePOOL Staff

Rafael DeBreo came out on the winning end of a hill-hill final match to take the December 5 stop of the Tri-State Tour, defeating Troy Deocharran 7-6. This $750-added stop attracted 28 B-D players to Master Billiards in Queens, NY.

DeBreo and Deocharran met twice in the event—the first time, DeBreo sent Deocharran to the one-loss side 7-5 en route to the hot seat match. There he faced Dave Ascolese, who was just finished with Alex Borukhovich 8-6. DeBreo was able to easily handle Ascolese, whom he defeated 7-4 to rest on his laurels in the hot seat.

Scott Simonetti, who won the last two Tri-State Tour stops, was waiting for a chance to make it three in a row. Unfortunately for him, he was stopped in his tracks by Deocharran, who squeaked by their hill-hill match 8-7. Borukhovich was eliminated in a fifth-place tie with Simonetti by Justin Muller 8-5.

Rafael DeBreo came out on the winning end of a hill-hill final match to take the December 5 stop of the Tri-State Tour, defeating Troy Deocharran 7-6.

Rafael DeBreo came out on the winning end of a hill-hill final match to take the December 5 stop of the Tri-State Tour, defeating Troy Deocharran 7-6.

Muller moved on to face Deocharran in the quarterfinals, and though it was a closely contested match, Deocharran was the one to advance 8-6 to the semifinals to meet Ascolese. Again a tight match ensued, with Deocharran moving on by the same 8-6 score. In the finals, DeBreo fought back from an early deficit to knot the match on the hill and then snatch the last rack from Deocharran to win 7-6.

Results:
1st Rafael DeBreo $650
2nd Troy DeoCharran $350
3rd Dave Ascolese $220
4th Justin Muller $110
5th Alex Borukhovich $60
Scott Simonetti

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Feliz All Smiles on Tri-State Tour

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Feliz All Smiles on Tri-State Tour
Tri-State Tour / Queens, NY

by InsidePOOL Staff

Thirty players showed up for the October 17 installment of the Tri-State Tour, but it was Yomaylin “Smiley” Feliz who walked away the big winner, taking her first title on the tour. The event was hosted by Master Billiards in Queens, NY, and featured a $500-added prize purse.

Going unchallenged through the entire event, Feliz matched up with Duane Toney and sent him to the left side of the chart 7-4 to reach the hot seat match. Her opponent there was Nicholas Chan, who was just coming off a 6-5 defeat of James DeGiosafatto. Chan fell short against Feliz 7-4 and went west to try and stage a rematch in the finals.

Thirty players showed up for the October 17 installment of the Tri-State Tour, but it was Yomaylin “Smiley” Feliz who walked away the big winner.

Thirty players showed up for the October 17 installment of the Tri-State Tour, but it was Yomaylin “Smiley” Feliz who walked away the big winner.

Toney had no more luck, as he met up with Diana Rojas on the one-loss side and was sent packing 6-2. DeGiosafatto experienced the same, as he lost 6-2 in his match with Paul Everton and went home tied for fifth place with Toney. Rojas and Everton clashed in the quarterfinal match, and this was a close one, but it was Everton who pushed through with a 6-4 victory. Everton kept the momentum going with another decisive 6-4 win over Chan in the semifinals, but he fell short against his final opponent, as Feliz was able to pull off a hill-hill, 7-6 win for the title.

Results:
1st Yomaylin Feliz $650
2nd Paul Everton $330
3rd Nicholas Chan $190
4th Diana Rojas $100
5th James DeGiosafatto $50
Duane Toney

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Iceman Snows Predator Competition

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Iceman Snows Predator Competition
Predator 9-Ball Tour / Queens, NY

by Jerry Tarantola

World number-one-ranked player Mika Immonen made another first-place appearance at the Predator 9-Ball Tour, winning over Mike Dechaine in the finals. “Iceman” was joined by 40 other strong players at BQE Billiards in Queens, NY, the weekend of October 10-11.

Jose Parica was tearing up the field until he went head to head with reigning U.S. Open champion Immonen. In a gritty battle, it looked like it would be Parica to pull out the “W,” as he reached the hill first 8-6, but an error on a safety attempt gave the set to Immonen.

After the loss to Immonen, Parica was fired up and played a near-perfect set against Cleiton Rocha en route to a 9-4 score and then ousted top New York player Oscar Bonilla 9-6. This win lined up Parica to play the loser of the hot seat match in the semifinals. The hot seat match was a battle between Dechaine and Immonen, and they had recently dueled for the hot seat at the Galveston World Classic 10-ball event. In this rematch, it was again Immonen who earned the hot seat with a 9-4 win.

In the semifinal match between Parica and Dechaine, the 22-year-old young gun was able to capitalize on his big break and shot-making skills to overcome the battle-tested veteran 9-4. But the final match between Immonen and Dechaine was all Immonen, as the Finn took control early and never gave his opponent much to work with. In a clinic by the reigning number-one player in the world, Immonen took the set 11-5 for the win.

Immonen made another first-place appearance at the Predator 9-Ball Tour, winning over Mike Dechaine in the finals.

Immonen made another first-place appearance at the Predator 9-Ball Tour, winning over Mike Dechaine in the finals.

Open Results:
1st Mika Immonen $1,000
2nd Mike Dechaine $675
3rd Jose Parica $500
4th Oscar Bonilla $375
5th Cleiton Rocha $230
Holden Chin
7th Lionel Rivera $150
Mike Wong
9th Tony Robles $100
Dave Deserio
Antonio Guerrero
George Sansouci

Fourteen players turned out for the Sunday BCD second-chance tournament at BQE Billiards. In this event, Predator Tour tournament director William “Finn” Finnegan cruised through the winners’ bracket to secure a spot in the finals. A semifinal showdown between Naldo Troncoso and Ariel Rivera saw a hill-hill battle that ended with Rivera advancing to the finals. It was Rivera’s third consecutive appearance in the finals of the Predator BCD events, but it was Finnegan’s day to shine, as he won by final score of 5-3.

BCD Results:
1st William Finnegan $200
2nd Ariel Rivera $130
3rd Naldo Troncoso $80
4th Diana Rojas $45

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Guzman Grabs Tri-State Billiard Title

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

Guzman Outlasts DaBreo in Tri-State Tour Stop
Tri State Tour / Queens, NY

by Skip Maloney

Juan Guzman completed an undefeated day on the Tri-State Tour May 2 by withstanding a strong, one-loss side challenge by Rafael DaBreo in the finals. The $750-added, B-D handicapped, 10-ball event drew 32 entrants to Master Billiards in Queens, NY.

Guzman had a 6-0 run through the tournament bracket, and midway through he was among the winners’ side final four. He sent Michael Harrington west 6-4, as Marco Dy did likewise to Dave Shlemperis 6-2. Guzman sent Dy to the semifinals by the same score and was in the hot seat awaiting DaBreo.

DaBreo, in the meantime, having won his opening two matches before being sent to the one-loss side, was on a five-match comeback trail to the finals. He got by Charles Bromley and Geoff Bauer for the right to meet Shlemperis. Ryan McCarthy was waiting for Harrington. DaBreo and McCarthy dropped Shlemperis and Harrington into the tie for fifth place, respectively, and faced each other in the quarterfinals. DaBreo advanced to the semifinals with a 6-4 win over McCarthy and then duplicated that score in the match against Dy that put him into the finals.

Under the handicap system, DaBreo began the single elimination race to 6 (for him—7 for Guzman) with a game in hand and quickly added two to go up 3-0. Guzman, however, bounced back with four racks in a row to take the lead at 4-3. DaBreo responded with two racks to reach the hill at 5-4, but they were his last. Guzman finished it with three wins in a row to take home top honors.

Juan Guzman completed an undefeated day on the Tri-State Tour May 2 by withstanding a strong, one-loss side challenge by Rafael DaBreo in the finals.

Juan Guzman completed an undefeated day on the Tri-State Tour May 2 by withstanding a strong, one-loss side challenge by Rafael DaBreo in the finals.

Results:
1st Juan Guzman $700
2nd Rafael DaBreo $350
3rd Marco Dy $200
4th Ryan McCarthy $110
5th Dave Shlemperis $75
Michael Harrington
7th Geoff Bauer $50
Ramon Feliciano
9th Charles Bromley
Trevor Heal
Alexander Rojas
Yomaylin Feliz

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