The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles tournament on Saturday, October 25 in HOA1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. This was the first of five Club Championship 8-Ball Tournament qualifiers. The PPB thanks Mi Tierra Mexican restaurant and the PPB for sponsoring this tournament. The format of this 8-Ball Singles Tournament was double elimination.
Tournament Director was Joe Giammarino. The following field of 16 players showed up to compete in the game of 8-Ball singles. Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Dick “Pocket Blocker” Dunbar, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Bill Webster, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Les Goins, Fred “The Baker” Dianda, Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Dick “The Visor” Titus, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, Phelps “Montana” L’Hommedieu, Mike Collins, Steve Wiley, Jim Langseth, Rich “Dead Eye” Adinolfi, and Randy “Nice Try” Smith.
Results
- First place – Tony “The Snake” Cardillo – Nobody was Better! 5 wins, 1 loss.
- Second place – Phelps “Montana” L’Hommedieu – Close but no Cigar! 5 wins, 2 losses.
- Third place – Mike Collins – Getting Comfortable with Safety Play. 4 wins, 2 losses.
- Fourth place – Jack “Crash” Hoverter – Always Hanging Around. 4 wins, 2 losses.
Sponsor’s Gift Winners: Les Goins (Mi Tierra) and Lowell Hegg (PPB).
The PPB wants to thank all our participants. The 8-Ball Singles tournament started at 12 p.m. and lasted four hours and 10 minutes with 40+ 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 pool room sponsors.
For more information about the Pool Players of the Brooke, send an email to Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino at jgpool@outlook.com.
