Dave Parker Takes the Long Way to the Title

The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles tournament on Saturday, January 25 in HOA-1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. Thank you, PPB for sponsoring this tournament. The format of this 8-Ball Singles Tournament was double elimination. This is the third in a series of five 8-ball tournaments used to qualify for the finals, which will be held in April, of the PPB’s first annual 8-ball Club Champion Pool Player of the Year award.

Our Tournament Director was Phelps L’Hommedieu. The following field of 16 players showed up to compete in the game of 8-Ball singles: Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Randy “Nice Try” Smith, Dick “Pocket Blocker” Dunbar, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Bill Webster, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Dan “Rambo” Sollin, Steve Wiley, Phelps “Montana” L’Hommedieu, Dave Parker, Dick “The Visor” Titus, Jim Samlaska, Bob “O” Ogle, Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Les Goins and Roger “Rack’em” Rock .

Results: First place– Dave Parker – Best 8-Baller Today! – 8 Wins, 1 Loss

Second place – Bill Webster – Showed He Can Play! – 4 Wins, 2 Losses

Third place – Jack Hoverter – Cannot Go Home – 3 Wins, 2 Losses

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Fourth place – Phelps L’Hommedieu – Broke even with Double Duty – 4 Wins, 2 Losses

Recap:Dave Parker’s day started out with a hard fought win over Tony Cardillo. Dave then lost to Bill Webster. Dave went into the loser’s bracket and got into stroke as he defeated in order Joe Vidmar, Bob Ogle, Lowell Hegg, Phelps L’Hommedieu and Jack Hoverter to get another chance at Bill Webster who sent Dave to the loser’s bracket and was waiting on the hill for someone to emerge from the loser’s bracket. Dave would have to beat Bill twice to wrestle the title away from Bill. Dave was not to be denied as he quickly beat Bill twice to take the title. Congrats, Dave Parker, winner of the third 8-Ball Club Championship qualifier.

Sponsor’s Gift Winners: Dick Titus and Bob Ogle.

The PPB wants to thank all our participants. The 8-Ball Singles tournament started at 12 p.m. and lasted a little over four hours with forty plus games of 8-Ball being played. We competed with friends that have a shared passion. THAT is a good day! RACK’EM UP!

The PPB thanks all our Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) pool room sponsors. For more information about the PPB, send an email to Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino at jgpool@outlook.com.