Atwell Takes Come-From-Behind Victory

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Atwell Takes Come-From-Behind Victory

Pechauer All-American Tour / Portland, OR
by Skip Maloney
Down 5-1 early in the final match against hot seat occupant Dan Louie, Glen Atwell came back to win the final 6 games to capture the $1,500-added Pechauer All-American Tour stop in Portland, OR, at the Nite Hawk. The event drew 48 players the weekend of April 12-13.
Louie easily captured the hot seat by defeating Damien Rebman 9-3, while Atwell started the tournament’s final day on the one-loss side of the bracket with a 9-0 shut-out victory over Jeff Heath. He went on to best Jessie Allred 9-7 and then deposited Bob Zack into a fifth-place tie with a 9-6 win. Now in full stride, Atwell advanced to the quarterfinals and played a close match with Allan Hanson, winning 9-7. In the semifinals Atwell took a 9-5 victory over Rebman. The final match was a close one at first, but when the score was knotted at 5 apiece, Louie took a 7-5 lead before Atwell settled in to capture the last 6 games for the victory.
Results:
1st Glen Atwell
2nd Dan Louie
3rd Damien Rebman
4th Allan Hanson
5th Bob Zack
Bob Olsen
7th Gary Crane
Jessie Allred
9th Kenny Dodd
Steve Lingelbach
Stan Tourangeau
Jeff Heath

Rodriquez Takes a Win in Tucson

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Rodriquez Takes a Win in TucsonPechauer All-American Tour / Tucson, AZ

by InsidePOOL Staff
The March 29 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour saw Ramon Rodriquez triumph in the final match over Angel Martinez, taking first place. This $1,000-added event, hosted by Main Street Billiards in Tucson, AZ, drew 46 players in a double-elimination 9-ball format on 9-foot Gold Crowns.
Rodriquez moved unscathed to the finals. In the hot seat match, Rodriquez’s powerful break dominated Martinez by a 9-1 score. In the A-bracket semifinals earlier on, Rodriquez outpointed Rudy Alameda 9-7, while Martinez outgunned Frank Wright by the same 9-7 margin.
On the B-side, Zeb Crawford and Dave Collins tied at fifth place via losses to Alameda and Wright, respectively. Alameda overwhelmed Wright in the B-side semis to end his march at fourth place by a 7-1 margin. The B-side finals saw Alameda take a 4-0 lead, only to have Martinez record 7 straight games in his column to stop Alameda at third place 7-4. The single race-to-11 finals featured great play and many outstanding run-outs, but as with the hot seat match, Rodriquez prevailed 11-6 over Martinez for the crown.

Results:
1st Ramon Rodriquez
2nd Angel Martinez
3rd Rudy Alameda
4th Frank Wright
5th Zeb Crawford
Dave Collins
7th Chris Paradowski
Al Gaudett

Bowman Double-Dips Nelson

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Bowman Double-Dips Nelson
Pechauer All-American Tour / Davenport, IA

by InsidePOOL Staff
Jesse Bowman ran away with the March 22 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour by twice besting Mark Nelson in the final set. Hosted by Miller Time Billiards in Davenport, IA, this $500-added event drew 34 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.
Nelson went undefeated to the finals. In the hot seat match, Nelson slipped past Steve Parlow 6-5. Earlier, in the A-bracket semifinals, Nelson outpointed Jim LaFavre 6-4, while Parlow dominated Shawn Sommers 6-2. In the B-side round of eight, Bowman recovered from an early round loss to eliminate Rodney Flenoi 8-4, while Rich Bideaux clipped Eric Ward 6-4.
In the quarterfinals, Bideaux white-washed Sommers 6-0, while Bowman put a hurt on LaFavre by an 8-1 margin. Bowman ended Bideaux’s run at fourth place by an 8-4 margin, and he continued his hot streak in the B-side finals by ousting Parlow 8-0. The finals featured Nelson versus Bowman, with Bowman having to win two sets to claim the title. And that is exactly what Bowman did by turning back Nelson 8-4, 8-1 for the title.

Results:
1st Jesse Bowman
2nd Mark Nelson
3rd Steve Parlow
4th Rich Bideaux
5th Jim LaFavre
Shawn Sommers
7th Rodney Flenoi
Eric Ward

Haddad Hits a Home Run

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Haddad Hits a Home Run
Pechauer All-American Tour / Lakewood, CO

by InsidePOOL Staff
Mark Haddad soared to first place at the March 22 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour. Hosted by Greenfields Pool and Sports Bar in Lakewood, CO, the $1,000-added event drew the maximum 48 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.
In the hot seat match, Haddad outscored Sam Cordova 5-1. Earlier, in the A-bracket semifinals, Haddad defeated Jeremy Fournier 5-4, while Cordova topped off Bill Skinner 5-3. The A-bracket quarterfinals included Cordova dropping Dino Devoe 5-1, Skinner dominating John Duran 5-1, Haddad besting Noe Gonzalez 5-3, and Fournier eclipsing Ronnie Chavez 5-2.

In the B-side final eight, Chavez clipped Chuey Rivera 5-4, and Dave Gomez ousted Devoe 5-1. In the quarterfinals, Chavez and Gomez continued their winning ways by eliminating Skinner 5-4 and Fournier 5-0, respectively. The semifinals saw Gomez clip Chavez 5-4, but the B-side finals ended Gomez’s run at the hands of Cordova by a 5-1 margin. The finals featured Cordova versus Haddad, with Cordova having to win two sets to claim the title. But Haddad was determined to remain undefeated, as he comfortably won the first set 5-2 for the title.

Results:
1st Mark Haddad
2nd Sammy Cordova
3rd Dave Gomez
4th Ronnie Chavez
5th Bill Skinner
Jeremy Fournier
7th Dino Deveo
Chuey Rivera
9th John Duran
Greg Wey
Greg Romero
Noe Gonzalez

Steinke and Barnes Score Top Billiards Finishes

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Steinke and Barnes Score Top Billiards Finishes
Pechauer All-American Tour / Norfolk, VA

by InsidePOOL Staff
The March 8 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour was hosted by Flipper McCoy’s in Norfolk, VA. The $2,000-added event drew 55 billiard players in separate men’s and women’s divisions in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes, with the winners being Vernon Steinke and Toni Barnes, respectively.
In the 35-player, $1,500-added men’s division, local player Vernon Steinke sailed undefeated to the finals. In the hot seat match, Steinke dominated Jack Davis 7-1. Earlier, in the A-bracket semifinals, Steinke also blitzed Joe Wood 7-1, while Davis comfortably handled Larry Kressel 7-3. In the B-side final eight, Dave Perry ousted Bill Mason 5-2, while John Hughes knocked out Chris Adams 5-3. The B-side quarterfinals featured Kressel crushing Hughes 5-0 and Perry taking care of Wood at fifth place. In the B-side semifinals Kressel eliminated Perry at fourth place 5-3, but Kressel’s run was ended by Davis, who bested him 5-4. Davis had to defeat Steinke two sets for the crown, but Steinke held Davis off in the first set by a 7-6 margin for the title.

In the 20-player, $500-added women’s division, Toni Barnes remained undefeated to the finals, eclipsing Ann Bellamy in the A-side finals 4-3. In the previous A-side round, Barnes eased past Connie Eddins 4-0, and Bellamy upped Rebecca Sears 4-2. In the B-side round of eight, Barbara Yeager took out Alena Joyce 4-1, and Luz Selbe ousted Susie Losh 4-2. In the B-side quarterfinals, Barbara Yeager eliminated Rebecca Sears at fifth place, while Selbe tied Sears because of her 4-0 loss to Connie Eddins. Eddins built up more momentum by eliminating Yeager at fourth place 4-3 and Bellamy at third place 4-3. In the finals, Barnes made short work of Eddins by a 4-1 margin for the crown.

Men’s Results:
1st Vernon Steinke
2nd Jack Davis
3rd Larry Kressel
4th Dave Perry
5th John Hughes
Joe Wood
7th Chris Adams
Bill Mason
Women’s Results:
1st Toni Barnes
2nd Connie Eddins
3rd Ann Bellamy
4th Barbara Yeager
5th Rebecca Sears
Luz Selbe