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Wilkie Whips Mezz Billiards Competition

Pool and Billiards News — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:24:02 +0000

Wilkie Whips Mezz Billiards Competition
Mezz Pro-Am Tour / Drexel Hill, PA

by Jose Burgos

Shaun “Get Some” Wilkie wreaked revenge on Matt Krah in the double-elimination finals of the Mezz Pro-Am Tour’s July 31 stop to take the title. A field of 31 players participated in the $1,000-added event, which was hosted by Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill, PA.

Wilkie wreaked revenge on Matt Krah in the double-elimination finals of the Mezz Pro-Am Tour’s July 31 stop to take the title.

Wilkie led the top half of the bracket, scoring wins over Adbellatif Chamseddine 7-2, Brett Stottlemyer 7-5, Dave Grau 7-1, and Bill McCoy 7-2. Krah took charge of the bottom half, besting Shawn Toni 7-4, Ralph Lake 7-1, Josh Brothers 7-3, and Jose “Amang” Parica7-4. When the two collided, it was Krah who came away with the 7-4 victory, sending Wilkie to the one-loss side.

Awaiting Wilkie was Parica, who had just bested Brothers in the quarterfinal match. In this one-sided match, Wilkie took control from the start and relegated Parica to third place with a 6-0 whitewashing. The double-elimination finals gave Wilkie a chance for revenge for his earlier loss to Krah, and he took it. He won the first set 7-3 and the second set 6-1 to take the title.

Results:
1st Shaun Wilkie $900
2nd Matt Krah $530
3rd Jose Parica $300
4th Josh Brothers $250
5th Dave Grau $150
Bill McCoy
7th Lou Patrikios $100
Joe Hong
9th Mike Veasey $50
Tim Murry
Brett Stottlemyer
Al Waldo

Geronimo Grabs Mezz Billiards Title

Pool and Billiards News — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:49:22 +0000

Geronimo Grabs Mezz Billiards Title
Mezz Women’s Tour / New York City, NY

by Jose Burgos

Supadra Geronimo wreaked revenge on Gail Glazebrook to snatch victory from her in the finals of the July 23 installment of the Mezz Women’s Tour. The event was held at Amsterdam Billiards and Bar in New York City, NY, where a small but strong field came out to play.

Supadra Geronimo wreaked revenge on Gail Glazebrook to snatch victory from her in the finals of the July 23 installment of the Mezz Women’s Tour.

Glazebrook whizzed through the top half of the bracket, notching wins over Caroline Pao 7-4, Jennifer Epstein 7-3, and Allie Shaffer 7-5. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Geronimo with wins over Debra Pritchett 7-3 and Emily Duddy 7-1. The following hot seat match was a close one, with Glazebrook taking control late on her way to a 7-5 victory and sending Geronimo to the one-loss side.

Awaiting Geronimo was Yomaylin Feliz. Their semifinal match went hill-hill, with Geronimo finally eking out the 7-6 win. In the double-elimination final match, Geronimo was faced with the task of besting Glazebrook twice for the win. The first set went double-hill, with Geronimo leveling the playing field. She took the lead at the start of the second set and charged on to a 6-4 victory.

Results:
1st Supadra Geronimo $400
2nd Gail Glazebrook $200
3rd Yomaylin Feliz $100

Krah Cashes on Mezz Tour

Pool and Billiards News — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:56:14 +0000

Krah Cashes on Mezz Tour
Mezz Pro-Am Tour / Frazer, PA

by Jose Burgos

Matt Krah followed up his victory on the Planet Pool Tour the week prior with another W at the Mezz Pro-Am Tour’s July 24 stop, besting Brett Stottlemyer in a hill-hill final match. The event was hosted by Main Line Billiards in Frazer, PA, where a strong field of 28 players came to vie for the $810 first-place prize.

Matt Krah followed up his victory on the Planet Pool Tour the week prior with another W at the Mezz Pro-Am Tour’s July 24 stop, besting Brett Stottlemyer in a hill-hill final match.

Krah dominated the top half of the bracket, notching wins over Lou P. 7-5, Rob Vannatta 7-4, Sean Morgan 7-5, and Josh Brothers 7-3. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Joey Testa, who had wins over Max Much 7-1, Wali Muhammad 7-3, and Jose Burgos 7-1. In the following hot seat match, Krah and Testa collided, and Krah escaped with a double-hill victory.

Stottlemyer awaited Testa on the one-loss side after relegating Burgos to fourth place. Testa fared little better and went home with third as Stottlemyer easily handled him 7-2. In the finals, Stottlemyer had to best Krah twice for the title. The first and only set went hill-hill, but in the end the day belonged to Krah, who came away with the 7-6 win.

Results:
1st Matt Krah $810
2nd Brett Stottlemyer $400
3rd Joey Testa $250
4th Jose Burgos $200
5th Josh Brothers $150
Dave Grau

Krah Captures Planet Pool Win

Pool and Billiards News — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:41:48 +0000

Krah Captures Planet Pool Win
Planet Pool Tour / Parksville, MD

by Jose Burgos

Northeast threat Matt Krah capsized the 40-player field that tried for top honors at the July 16-17 stop on the Planet Pool Tour. Krah faced off against Ryan “The Genie Man” McCreesh in the finals of the event, which was hosted by Top Hat Cue Club in Parksville, MD.

Northeast threat Matt Krah capsized the 40-player field that tried for top honors at the July 16-17 stop on the Planet Pool Tour.

McCreesh worked his magic on the top half of the bracket, scoring wins over Eric Perry 9-2, Brett Stottlemyer 9-4, Kevin West 9-4, and then got past Shaun “Get Some” Wilkie hill-hill to reach the hot seat match. Krah met him there after dealing with Don Steele 9-7, Garcia Bouie 9-5, Rick Glasscock 9-4, and Alan Duty 9-4. The winners’ side final ended up being a lopsided match that Krah won easily 9-4, sending McCreesh to the west side of the chart.

Wilkie, who had just bested West in the quarterfinals, awaited McCreesh. The semifinals were too close to call until the end, when McCreesh sent Wilkie home in third place 7-5. The double-elimination finals were a rematch from the earlier hot seat match. As before, McCreesh was not quite up to the challenge presented by Krah, who won the title 9-7.

Results:
1st Matt Krah $1,100
2nd Ryan Mcreesh $625
3rd Shaun Wilkie $400
4th Kevin West $200
5th Alan Duty $150
Sean Morgan
7th Josh Brothers $100
Brett Stottlemyer

Zvi Zings Mezz Billiards Field

Pool and Billiards News — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:46:48 +0000

Zvi Zings Mezz Billiards Field
Mezz Pro-Am Tour / West Hempstead, NY

by Jose Burgos

Zion Zvi narrowly escaped a late charge by Frankie Hernandez at the July 10 stop of the Mezz Pro-Am Tour to take top honors. The event was hosted by Raxx Bar and Grill in West Hempstead, NY, and featured a field of 34 players, including Matt Krah, Joey Testa, Oscar Bonilla, Michael Wong, and Ramon Mistica.

Zvi narrowly escaped a late charge by Frankie Hernandez at the July 10 stop of the Mezz Pro-Am Tour to take top honors. Picture Winner Zion Zvi, 2nd Frankie Hernandez, 4th Ramon Mistica, 3rd Daniel Dagotdot, 7th Noel Bensurto

Hernandez suffered a loss to Dan Dagotdot in the third round 7-4, while Dagotdot went on to best Mistica hill-hill to reach the hot seat match. Meeting him there was Zvi, who had scored wins over Samantha Miskevich 7-0, Tony Tjioe 7-3, Bob Madara 7-3, and Bonilla 7-3. Their match turned out to be a one-sided affair, with Zvi taking control of the match from the start and winning easily 7-2.

Awaiting Dagotdot on the one-loss side was Hernandez, who wanted revenge for his earlier loss. This, too, was a lopsided match as Hernandez dominated Dagotdot and won 7-2 to reach the finals. In the true double-elimination format, Hernandez had to best Zvi twice in order to win the event. The first set saw Hernandez triumph 7-4. However, the second match came down to double-hill before Zvi eked out the 7-6 victory.

Results:
1st Zion Zvi $875
2nd Frankie Hernandez $570
3rd Daniel Dagotdot $370
4th Ramon Mistica $200
5th Matt Krah $150
Oscar Bonilla
7th Michael Wong $100
Noel Bensurto

Billiards Tours Join Efforts for Ginky Memorial Event

Pool and Billiards News — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:57:20 +0000

Billiards Tours Join Efforts for Ginky Memorial Event

I am very proud to announce a special collaboration of three tours to honor the late George “Ginky” Sansouci!

The Amsterdam Billiard Club in NYC will be hosting the 1st Annual George “Ginky” Sansouci Memorial Tournament on Saturday & Sunday, June 25-26, 2011. The Predator Pro Am Tour, Mezz Tour & Tri-State Tour will be joining forces to honor New York City’s greatest champion!

Many thanks to Gail Glazebrook, William Finnegan and the Predator Tour along with John Leyman, Todd Fleitman, Bill Focaccia, Mark & Patti Ursel of the Tri-State Tour as well as Jose Burgos, Caroline Pao and Mika Immonen of the Mezz Tour for helping to put this soon to be a classic memorial tournament together!

The Amsterdam Billiard Club in NYC will be hosting the 1st Annual George “Ginky” Sansouci Memorial Tournament on Saturday & Sunday, June 25-26, 2011.

A special thanks goes out to Rob Staskowski of PoolOnTheNet.com for creating the Ginky Memorial logo as well as a special tournament chart that will be used for this amazing event! A special thanks also goes out to Jamie Wollens for printing these beautiful charts.

As most of you know, the ABCD field is now full with 96 players! The player list can be viewed on our site www.PredatorProAmTour.com

I have 8 open spots left for the Open/Pro event which is limited to 32 players and starts on Sunday, June 26th. If anyone is interested in playing in the Open/Pro, please contact me immediately at TonyRoblesNYC@aol.com or call me on my cell at 917-202-2750.

The entry for this event is $110 regardless of your skill level. All entries should be dropped off at Amsterdam Billiards & Bar in NYC in a sealed envelope with your name on it addressed to:

“Ginky Memorial”
Attn: Tony Robles

The following Open/Pro players are confirmed to attend the Ginky memorial:

Jennifer Barretta, Zion Zvi, Mike Fingers, Jeremy Sossei, Dennis Hatch, Mike Dechaine, Shaun Wilkie, Jun Almonte, Matt Krah, Sean Morgan, Flaco Rodriguez, Joey Korsiak, Frankie Hernandez, Oscar Bonilla, Mike Miller, Jorge Rodriguez, Jeff Beckley, Ray Romanski, Mhet Vergara, Rob Omen, Steve Lillis, Dave Ascolese, Ramon Mistica & Tony Robles.

Please make sure to get in touch with me first before you drop off your entry at Amsterdam to confirm that I have a spot for you. Entries will be taken on a first come, first serve basis. Entries are due by no later than Wednesday morning.

VERY IMPORTANT: The draw for the ABCD event will be done at Amsterdam on Wednesday, June 22nd between 6-7PM. Once the draw is done, entry fees are non-refundable! Due to limited table availability, all matches will start at 10AM sharp on Saturday, June 25 as well as Sunday, June 26! Please do not pre-pay your entry if you know that you can’t play at 10AM sharp on both days. If you do pay your entry and do not show up on time you will forfeit your match. If you try to call and cancel, you will forfeit your entry fee. No Exceptions! So please do not pay your entry fee unless you know that you will be there to play on Saturday & Sunday at 10AM sharp.

The draw for the Open/Pro will be done as soon as the field is full.

Here’s what everyone involved had to say about George Sansouci:

“George Ginky Sansouci was not only a great friend and godfather to my son. He was an inspiration to players of all levels and taught us that there is no limit to what we can achieve on the green felt as long as we are willing to go that extra mile. I am truly honored to do this for George and his family as he always was and always will be a legend and an inspiration to all of us.”

Tony Robles – Predator Tour

“Amsterdam Billiards is proud to join the Predator, Tri-State, and the Mezz tours in announcing the 1st Annual George “Ginky” Sansouci Memorial Tournament. With at least $5,000 Added, this tournament may be the biggest tournament held in NYC in years. George “Ginky” Sansouci was not only a great player, he was also smart, witty, supportive, loyal, and a great ambassador for the game of pool. This tournament will be a fitting tribute Read more ...

Inaugural George “Ginky” Sansouci Memorial Tournament

Pool and Billiards News — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:49:58 +0000

Inaugural George “Ginky” Sansouci Memorial Tournament
Press Release by Tony Robles, Predator Tour

I am very proud to announce a special collaboration of three tours to honor the late George “Ginky” Sansouci!

A special thanks goes out to Rob Staskowski of PoolOnTheNet.com for creating the Ginky Memorial logo as well as a special tournament chart that will be used for this amazing event!

George "Ginky" Sansouci was not only a great friend and godfather to my son.

Tony Robles – Predator Tour

“Amsterdam Billiards is proud to join the Predator, Tri-State, and the Mezz tours in announcing the 1st Annual George “Ginky” Sansouci Memorial Tournament. With at least $5,000 Added (and probably more – stay tuned), this tournament may be the biggest tournament held in NYC in years. George “Ginky” Sansouci was not only a great player, he was also smart, witty, supportive, loyal, and a great ambassador for the game of pool. This tournament will be a fitting tribute to one of New York’s greatest pool players.”

Greg Hunt – Amsterdam Billiards

“Ginky was one of our most accomplished players winning more Open events than any other player in our history and winning the coveted Player of the Year 4 consecutive years in the 90′s. And so it is with mixed emotions, both grief and pride, that we partake in the cooperative effort to memorialize George “Ginky” SanSouci; an offspring of the Tri-State Tour, who matured into the great player we all loved.”

John Leyman – Tri-State Tour Director

“Ginky was a good friend and a remarkable player who will be missed greatly. It is an honor for Mezz USA and the Mezz Tour to be a part of a memorial tournament to tribute all that Ginky has given to the game of pool and New York City.”

Caroline Pao – Mezz USA & Mezz Tour

Special thanks to a couple of Ginky’s closest friends Gregg McAndrews, Joel Schapiro and Mark Pantovic for stepping up to add $1,000 each and to Amsterdam Billiards owner Greg Hunt for adding $2,000 to make it a $5,000 added event! $2,500 will go towards the ABCD event and $2,500 will go towards the Open/Pro.

My goal was to make it a $5,000 added or more event. If anyone is interested in adding money to this special event, please contact Tony Robles at TonyRoblesNYC@aol.com.

Ginky’s family will be there at some point on Saturday to watch the event.

My good friends below will be at the event selling Ginky Memorabilia.

David Padilla will be selling the Ginky armbands that have become very popular. Anyone interested in ordering some armbands prior to the event should contact David immediately at davidpadilla714@gmail.com

Jimmy Martinez will also be there to sell limited edition Ginky shirts.

“R2BR which stands for Refusing to be Regular is truly honored to produce the commemorative t-shirt for George ‘Ginky’ SanSouci in limited edition. This shirt will be the first in a series for a newly launched NY Pool design line. Ginky represented the best that the New York City pool scene has to offer and was an individual that pushed the envelope from regular to extraordinary. R2BR has captured that spirit in a distinctive design.”

Jimmy Martinez
Email: letsgo.jim@gmail.com

Andrew Cleary will also be there Read more ...

Kelly Captures Planet Pool Title

Pool and Billiards News — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 01:48:21 +0000

Kelly Captures Planet Pool Title
Planet Pool Women’s Tour / Parkville, MD

by Jose Burgos

A dozen of the top ladies in pool came out to play in the March 27 stop of the Planet Pool Women’s Tour, with Julie “Motor Molly” Kelly coming out on top. The event was hosted by Top Hat Cue Club in Parkville, MD, and drew players such as Karen Corr, Megan Smith, Pauline Mattes, and Kelly McDonald.

A dozen of the top ladies in pool came out to play in the March 27 stop of the Planet Pool Women’s Tour, with Julie “Motor Molly” Kelly coming out on top.

Kelly took charge of the top half of the bracket, notching wins over Malea Haacke 7-1, Smith 7-4, and Corr 7-0. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Mattes, with victories over Megan Fort 7-1, McDonald 7-4, and Cheryl Squire 7-4. Kelly and Mattes collided in the hot seat match, which ended up being a one-sided affair that saw Kelly easily handle Mattes 7-3.

Making her move from the one-loss side, Smith eliminated Fort 5-3, Nicole Vincent 5-0, Squire 5-1, Corr 5-3, and Mattes 5-3 to reach the finals and a rematch with Kelly. Smith had to defeat Kelly twice for the title, but Kelly kept in charge of the situation and won the first set 7-3.

Results:
1st Julie Kelly $500
2nd Megan Smith $300
3rd Pauline Mattes $210
4th Karen Corr $120

Testa and Brothers Split on Mezz Billiards Tour

Pool and Billiards News — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:30:14 +0000

Testa and Brothers Split on Mezz Billiards Tour
Mezz Pro-Am Tour / Egg Harbor, NJ

by Jose Burgos

It came down to Joey Testa and Josh Brothers in the finals of the February 20 stop of the Mezz Pro-Am Tour, and in the end, the two decided to split top honors. They were part of the strong field that came out to Atlantic City Billiards Club in Egg Harbor, NJ, for the $1,000-added event.

It came down to Joey Testa and Josh Brothers in the finals of the February 20 stop of the Mezz Pro-Am Tour, and in the end, the two decided to split top honors.

Brothers led the top half of the bracket, with wins over Wali Muhammad 7-1, Sandi Patarino 7-2, Matt Krah 7-1, and John Grassia 7-2. Leading the bottom half of the bracket, Testa scored victories over Teddy Pavlou 7-0, Bob Milane 7-0, and Bill Smith Jr. 7-3.

The only time Brothers and Testa did play was in the hot seat match, which went hill-hill before Testa eked out a 7-6 win Grassia was waiting for Brothers in the semifinal match, having just defeated Brady Jones. It was a one-sided match, with Brothers taking control from the start easily to win 7-2. When Brothers and Testa met again in the finals, they decided to be co-champions.

Results:
1st Joey Testa $550
1st Josh Brothers $550
3rd John Grassia $200
4th Brady Jones $120

Davis Dominates Planet Pool Billiards Event

Pool and Billiards News — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:57:08 +0000

Davis Dominates Planet Pool Billiards Event
Planet Pool Tour / Frederick, MD

by Jose Burgos

Now under new ownership, the Planet Pool Tour sprang back into the pool world with a February 12-13 stop at Champion Billiards Sports Café in Frederick, MD. A field of 71 players showed up for the reunion, with Mike Davis leading the pack to take the title.

Now under new ownership, the Planet Pool Tour sprang back into the pool world with a February 12-13 stop at Champion Billiards Sports Café in Frederick, MD.

Davis scored victories over Chris Hansen 9-4, Todd Strickland 9-5, Steve Wiggesworth 9-6, Paul Duty 9-4, Alan Duty 9-1, and Ryan McCreesh 9-6. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Kevin Bailey with wins over Dan Madden 9-5, Ryan Jones 9-6, Matt Krah 9-6, Russ Obaker 9-2, Andy Lincoln 9-5, and Scott Tollefson 9-1. Davis and Bailey met in the hot seat match, which turned out to be a one-sided affair with Davis taking control from the beginning and cruising to a 9-4 win.

Now on the one-loss side, Bailey ran into Brett Stottlemyer, who had just ousted Bucky Souvanthong, in the semifinals. It was neck and neck, but Stottlemyer pulled away late for a 7-5 win. Moving on to the final match against Davis, Stottlemyer had to defeat him twice. Davis thwarted his plan from the start, winning the first set 7-4.

Watch matches from the event online for free

Results:
1st Mike Davis $1,000
2nd Brett Stottlemyer $825
3rd Kevin Bailey $575
4th Bucky Souvanthong $450
5th Scott Tollefson $200
Ryan McCreesh
7th Dominic Noe $150
Russ Obaker
9th Andy Lincoln $100
Michael Wong
Alan Duty
Sean Morgan
13th Dan Madden $70
Josh Brothers
John Newton
Edward Nowakowski