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Tony Maresca went undefeated through the field at the March 20 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour. Hosted by Legends Sports Bar in Clinton, IA, the $500-added event featured a full 32-player field in a double-elimination 9-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.

Maresca won the A-side bracket, including a hill-hill semifinals win over Tommy Fuller 6-4 and a hill-hill hot seat win over Jim Baker 6-4. On the B-side Will Kohl and Keith Helfrich ousted Will Thomsen 5-4 and Woody Van Kampen 6-2 at seventh place, respectively. Kohl then eliminated Fuller at fifth place by a 5-4 margin, where Fuller was tied with Helfrich, who fell at the hands of Ray Fredericksen 5-2.

Kohl then ended Fredericksen’s run at fourth place 5-2, and in the next match Kohl gained an entrance to the finals courtesy of his win over Baker 5-3. The finals ended in one set, as Maresca remained undefeated, clipping Kohl 5-3 for the title.

Tony Maresca went undefeated through the field at the March 20 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour. Pictured L-R: Tony Maresca, Jim Baker and Will Kohl.

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Trey Jankowski took down the February 13 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour, double-dipping Shawn Collie in the final set. Hosted by Q’s Sports Bar & Girl in Port Charlotte, FL, this $500-added “Pre-Valentine’s Day Massacre” showcased 14 players from both coasts of Florida in a double-elimination handicapped, 8-ball format on 7-foot Valley bar boxes.

The quarterfinal winners’ side found Jankowski of Key West defeating North Port’s Ken Coulter 4-2. In the same bracket Shawn “Pokie” Collie of Port Charlotte upset Tim Baron 4-2. On the one-loss side master player Steve Knoll got upended by Baron 4-1. Coulter plodded by Rick Madaffer 4-2.

Trey Jankowski took down the February 13 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour, double-dipping Shawn Collie in the final set.

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Jason Totten took down the January 16 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour, besting Ryan Robinson in the finals to take first place. Hosted by Miller Time Billiards in Davenport, IA, the $500-added event featured 28 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.

Totten took down the hot seat by clipping Gary Plant 4-3 in the A-side finals. After that he waited for his opponent. On the west side, Ryan Robinson and Ricardo Pena ending the day at fifth place for Rich Bideaux and Don Boll, respectively. Robinson then ousted Pena at fourth place by a 5-3 margin. Robinson then took down the B-side finals by eclipsing Plant 5-2, but Totten blocked Robinson’s route to the title in the first set of the finals with a 4-2 decision.

Jason Totten took down the January 16 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour, besting Ryan Robinson in the finals to take first place.

Results:
1st Jason Totten $380
2nd Ryan Robinson $270
3rd Gary Plant $180
4th Ricardo Pena $120
5th Don Boll $70
Rich Bideaux
7th Robert Hess $35
Danny Pena

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Ike Runnels ran away with first place at the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour’s first stop of the year January 2-3. This event, hosted by Pockets Billiards in Crestwood, IL, featured a $500-added prize purse and attracted 53 players to its double-elimination format on 7-foot Valley bar boxes.

Tony Zierman went undefeated to win the A-side finals by defeating John Plate 6-1, but Runnels made his way back through the B-side to face Zierman in the finals. On the B-side, Runnels eliminated Tony Gong at fourth place and continued his run back to challenge Zierman by eliminating Plate 6-2 in the B-side finals. Runnels continued his hot hand by defeating Zierman twice, 6-3, 6-3 in the title sets.

Ike Runnels ran away with first place at the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour’s first stop of the year January 2-3.

Results:
1st Ike Runnels $440
2nd Tony Zierman $295
3rd John Plate $210
4th Tony Gong $160
5th Saad Alam $120
Gil Hernandez
7th Rich Mikes $90
Frank Citarelli
9th Mark Rudolph $75
Mike Corbett
Tony Sifuentez
Eddie Balderes

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Dave Perry heated up the new year with a win on the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour January 2, besting Joe Hughes to take the title. Hosted by Smokies in Virginia Beach, VA, this $1,000-added event featured 28 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.

Local player Perry started hot and capped off his march to the hot seat with an A-side semifinals win over Hughes 5-1 and an A-side finals clipping of Bob Staeck 5-4. Staeck’s A-side semis win had been over Bernard Andico 5-3.

The B-side action included Neal Lim eliminating Justin Lawrence at seventh place by a 5-1 margin, and Jessie Figueroa joined Lawrence via a loss to Bill Mason 5-2. In the fifth-place round, Hughes ousted Bill Mason 5-2, while Lim performed a similar service to Bernard Andico by the same 5-2 margin.

Hughes then relegated Lim to fourth place 5-3 and continued his hot hand in the B-side finals to finish off Staeck’s day at third place 5-2. The tournament finals were Perry’s to lose, and he was having none of it, as he fought off Hughes by a 5-2 margin in the first set for the title.

(L-R) Bob Staeck (3rd), Dave Perry (1st) and Joe Hughes (2nd)

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Mike Dunklin edged out a hill-hill final victory over Scott Boyd at the December 19 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour for the win. The $500-added event, hosted by Ride the Nine in Bloomington, IL, featured a 19-player field in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot Valley bar boxes.

Dunklin displayed his superior skills on this day, capping off his undefeated run to the hot seat with a 4-0 shellacking of John Pokora in the A-side semis and a 4-3 win over Jim Osbourne in the A-side finals.

On the B-side Boyd eliminated Eric Naretto at fifth place by a 3-1 margin, and Vik Dalavaipalle tied Naretto after being bested by John Pokora 3-2 in the same round. Boyd then ousted Pokora at fourth place 3-2. Boyd kept up his momentum in the B-side finals with a win over Osbourne 3-2, setting up a finals showdown with Dunklin. Boyd kept things close in the first set, but Dunklin prevailed on the hill 4-3 for the title.

Mike Dunklin edged out a hill-hill final victory over Scott Boyd at the December 19 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour for the win. (L-R) Mike Dunklin (1st) and Scott Boyd (2nd)

Results:
1st Mike Dunklin $400
2nd Scott Boyd $200
3rd Jim Osbourne $100
4th John Pokora $80
5th Eric Naretto $50
Vik Dalavaipalle

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Duncan Kaufman took down the December 12 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour, double-dipping Rob Hovick in the final match for the title. This $500-added stop was hosted by Weston Cue Club in Wausau, WI, and featured an 18-player field in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot Valley bar boxes.

Hovick captured the hot seat with featured wins over Bill Sorensen in the A-side semifinals 5-0 and Kaufman 5-3 in the A-side finals. Kaufman had earlier knocked off Andy Nikolai to make the A-side finals.

Duncan Kaufman took down the December 12 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour, double-dipping Rob Hovick in the final match for the title.

Results:
1st Duncan Kaufman $400
2nd Rob Hovick $260
3rd Andy Nikolai $160
4th John Lewis $100
5th Bill Sorensen $60
Larry Bezotte

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Chris Wilder took down the November 21 installment of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour, besting Mason Parks in the finals. The $500-added event was hosted by Miller Time Billiards in Davenport, IA, and featured 27 non-master players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.

Wilder took down the A-side, completing his undefeated trek via wins over Craig McLaren in the semifinals 5-2 and Parks in the finals 5-2. Parks had earlier vanquished Christ Aiardo 5-1 in the semifinals just prior to his loss to Wilder.

On the B-side Don Boll and Jason Totten eliminated Terry Anderson Jr. 5-1 and Roger Garnsey 5-2, respectively, at seventh place, In turn in the next round both Boll and Totten were resigned to fifth place at the hands of Aiardo and McLaren, respectively, 5-3 and 5-1. Aiardo then knocked out McLaren at fourth place by a 5-4 margin, but Aiardo’s run was ended at third place by Parks 4-5. Parks made the tournament finals interesting by eclipsing Wilder 5-4 in the first set, requiring a second set to settle the results. But Wilder was not to be denied the title, and he dominated Parks in the deciding set 5-1 to win the day.

Chris Wilder took down the November 21 installment of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour, besting Mason Parks in the finals.

Results:
1st Chris Wilder $300
2nd Mason Parks $200
3rd Christ Aiardo $120
4th Craig McLaren $90
5th Don Boll $60
Jason Totten
7th Terry Anderson Jr $45
Roger Garnsey
9th Robert Huskey $30
Adan Faupl
John Gorsch Sr.
Ken Haynie

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The Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour traveled to Dubuque, IA, November 14 to at Bulldog Billiards, where Scott Kitto was crowned the winner. The $500-added event featured 22 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.

Kitto, rated an 8 on a regional handicap system, displayed some old flashes of brilliance in taking the undefeated march to the hot seat. His wins included edging both Shane Kelly 8-6 in the A-side semifinals and Tony Garcia 8-4 in the A-side finals. In his A-side semifinals match, Garcia upset Josh Johnson 5-2.

The Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour traveled to Dubuque, IA, November 14 to at Bulldog Billiards, where Scott Kitto was crowned the winner.

Results:
1st Scott Kitto $500
2nd Brian Hearl $300
3rd Tony Garcia $150
4th Tony Sundstrom $90
5th Josh Johnson $60
Shane Kelly

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The Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour traveled to Decatur, IL, October 24, at Brick House Billiards, where Michael Wilder took home first place. The $500-added event featured 35 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.

On the A-side semifinals, Wilder dominated Mike Dunklin 5-1, while Milton Strack eclipsed Mike Verkruyse 5-3. Strack then took the hot seat by besting Wilder 5-3. With eight remaining players, on the B-side Marco Jyawook and Larry Parke respectively eliminated Scott Boyd and Tom Gallagher at seventh place by identical 5-4 margins. Both Parke and Jyawook continued through the next round by upending Verkruyse 5-3 and Dunklin 5-4, respectively. In the B-side semifinals, Jyawook bested Larry Parke 5-3, but Jyawook in turn completed his day at third place at the hands of Wilder 3-5. In the finals, Wilder had to defeat Milton Strack twice, and he succeeded in doing so by scoring 5-4, 5-1 wins for the title.

The Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour traveled to Decatur, IL, October 24, at Brick House Billiards, where Michael Wilder took home first place.