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Jim Murnak (3rd), Noel Bensurto (13th), Daniel Dagotdot (2nd), John Alicea (1st) By NYC Grind Contributor, Alison M. Fischer Hosting a field of sixty-seven players, the Ozone Billiards Predator Tour held its 11th stop of the 2010 season at the Amsterdam Billiard Club on July 24-25. With a wide range of top NYC-area amateur players in the A/B/C/D 9-ball event, along with the eight-player Open/Pro 10-ball event, there was plenty of great play to be seen at Amsterdam Billiards on this weekend. Top players in the amateur event included Michael Yednak, Victor Nau, John Alicea, Stewart Warnock, and Jerry Tarantola, along with three top female players, Emily Duddy , Diana “Snooky” Rojas, & Gail Glazebrook
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John Alicea Wins His First Predator Event of the Season while Tony Robles Claims the Open/Pro 10-ball
July 28th, 2010 
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No Comments »John Trobiano Captures the 13th Annual “Tri-State Tour” Invitational
July 20th, 2010 admin John Trobiano, Tri-State Invitational Grand Champion Written By Tri-State Tour Director, John Leyman The thirteenth annual Tri-State Tour Invitational Tournament took place July 10, 11 & 17, 2010, at Castle Billiards in East Rutherford, NJ bringing together highly skilled amateurs hoping to sharpen their game en route to the pro circuit and ambitious upstarts looking to advance in class.
Posted in General Tags: 13th, books, captures-the-13th, custom, dan cintron, director, match, mike wong, nyc, publications, the latest, tri-state invitational, tri-state tour, trobiano, year No Comments »John Trobiano & Ryan McCarthy Win Tri-State Invitational Playoffs while Scott Simonetti is named Outstanding Player of the Year
July 13th, 2010 admin B+ Class Finalists Scott Simonetti (1st) & Scott Bannon (2nd) The Tri-State Tour’s 2010 invitational tournament is the long-running 9-ball tour’s annual awards and special tournament event. On the day that each respective class division plays, players are awarded their honors which include “ Most Improved Player “, “ Sportsman of the Year “, and other highly-esteemed designations. This year, the Tri-State Tour honored Scott Simonetti with a special honor of “ Outstanding Player of the Year “. In speaking with Scott after the event, he mentioned that the tournament went very smoothly, featured a strong field of players, and that he enjoyed the fact that he didn’t have to wait much in between matches.
Posted in General Tags: class-finalists, comet-billiards, match, scott-simonetti, state-invitational, state-tour, time, tour, trobiano No Comments »Eddie Abraham Lights Up the Mezz Tour on the 4th of July
July 7th, 2010 admin Josh Brothers (2nd), room owner Chris Riley, & Eddie Abraham (1st) For the 11th stop on the 2010 season, The Mezz Pro-Am Tour brought a strong field of the area’s top players to Riley’s Concord Billiards in Boothwyn PA on Sunday, July 4th.
Posted in General Tags: blaze-tour, brothers, eddie, eddie-abraham, event, florida, images-for, lights, match, mezz, mezz tour, sandie patarino, stop, the latest No Comments »Scott Simonetti Wins Third Consecutive Tri-State at Castle Billiards
June 8th, 2010 admin Scott Simonetti (1st), tournament director Bill Focaccia, Scott Bannon (2nd) On Saturday, June 5th, Scott Simonetti went on a tear through the Tri-State Tour , to make what would be his third consecutive Tri-State win at Castle Billiards in East Rutherford, NJ. This $1,000-added event featured 38 of the area’s toughest amateurs vying for a top prize of $850.
Posted in General Tags: castle billiards, custom, img-title, match, pat di buono, scott bannon, simonetti, state-tour, third, time, tony eglesias, wu tang, wutang No Comments »Reigning World 9-ball Champion Daryl Peach is Ready to Defend His Title in 2010: Exclusive Interview from Geoff Conway
June 2nd, 2010 admin Daryl Peach, reigning World 9-ball Champion By NYC Grind Contributor, Geoff Conway One man who cannot wait for the World 9-ball Championships to come round in early July 2010 is Daryl Peach from Blackpool, England.
Lee Van Corteza is Crowned Champion of the First-Ever US Open 10-ball Championship
May 26th, 2010 admin US Open 10-ball Champion, Lee Van Corteza By NYC Grind Contributor, Geoff Conway Saturday, May 22nd was a big day for Lee Van Corteza from the Philippines, when he emerged the winner of a new and successful event run by CueSports International (CSI), the “US Open 10-ball Championships”, which was worth $20,000 to the winner and had 128 entrants. To view our photo gallery from the final day of the event, click here .
Posted in General Tags: crowned, first, match, memory, philippines, race, shane van boening, victor No Comments »Sandie Patarino Breaks Through to win her First Tri-State Event at Sandcastle
May 26th, 2010 admin Sandie Patarino (1st), Muaz Arshad (2nd), John Palmiery (3rd) The Tri-State Tour is breaking into May’s warm weather, and on Saturday, May 22, the tour headed to Sandcastle Billiards in Edison, NJ for a B/C/D event. Prior to last weekend’s event, Scott Simonetti claimed his second undefeated tour win of the season at his home room, Castle Billiards… and at Sandcastle, twenty-four players came out to vie for a top prize of $495. On that day, the Tri-State would see a new winner emerge in Sandie Patarino , who can regularly be seen playing in Sandcastle’s weekly tournaments as well as many other events around the area… proving herself to be an up-and-coming threat in the New Jersey pool scene. Making her way to the hot seat, Sandie Patarino defeated Nick Serino (6-3), Serrafin Serrano (8-4), Alan Wong (6-3), and John Palmiery hill-hill (6-5) in the winner’s side final.
Posted in General Tags: breaks, breaks-through, director, event-at-sandcastle, events, first-tri-, john palmiery, match, muaz arshad, sandie patarino, state-tour, the latest, tour, tour-at-comet No Comments »CSI US Open 10-ball Championships Warms Up on Day Three
May 21st, 2010 admin Tony Robles stays on form in the US Open 10-ball (Photo by John Yee) With a field of international talent coming out of the woodwork for this event, the action has been getting heated here at the 1st Annual US Open 10-ball Championships at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Die-hard fans and friends of players, along with players from the BCAPL National 8-ball Championships being held down the hall, have kept the arena filled with fans for this inaugural event. And if you aren’t able to see it in person, The Action Report is providing free live web streaming of feature matches… click here to check it out . You can also take a look at some of the photos from the third day of the event by NYC Grind contributing photographer, John Yee
Posted in General Tags: corey deuel, florida, hotel, hunter lombardo, img-title, johnny archer, match, three, tony robles, usa No Comments »First Annual Us Open 10-Ball Opening Round Summary from the Riviera Las Vegas!
May 18th, 2010 admin The much awaited US Open 10-Ball Championship is underway at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 128 player star studded unisex field… is battling for a top prize of $20,000. Read the opening round breakdown from NYCgrind.com contributor Geoff Conway below.
Posted in General, Money Matches, Snooker Tags: allison-fisher, dennis orcollo, match, pool news, riviera las vegas, Snooker, table, week No Comments »
