Chau Dominates in Houston

Chau, Jueco, Torres

On April 14th-15th, 2012, the Lone Star Tour boasted 32 Open division players and 50 Amateur division players at Bogies Billiards' 1k added Lone Star 9-ball event. Tour regulars included Jerald “Top Water” Jackson, Dave Ramirez, Riley Lemons, Robert Odom, Danny Lee, and many more. Among the Amateur competitors were Natalie Smith, Barbara Black, Lana Kopsie, and Loretta Lindgren who competed for “top lady” prize money. DeAndrea McQuirter became the first lady this year to compete in the Open division of the Lone Star Tour and will be the only female ranked in the Open standings. We hope more ladies will come out to test their skills!

At the close of Saturday’s action, 8 players from the Open and 12 players from the Amateur divisions were brought back for Sunday’s competition.  In the Open division, Manny Chau breezed through his bracket to meet Jason Watson for the hot seat. After losing 9-5 to Chau in the final 4 winners’ side, Steve Lenz ousted Brent Thomas 7-5 while Chase Rudder eliminated Jeff Chauncey who finished a respectable 5th.  Rudder bested Lenz  7-0 while Chau secured the hot seat over Watson 9-4.  Rudder made quick work of Watson, 7-0, for a rematch with Chau who bested him earlier, 9-8. At 8-8, Chau broke and ran the table to secure the first set, and the undefeated victory.

In the Amateur division final 8 winners’ side, it was Sonny Demetro over Chuck Adams 7-4, Junior Jueco ousted Jonathan Poon 7-3, Steve Lindgren over Herman Campusano 7-3, and Joey Torres bested Rich Rodriguez 7-4. The next round of winners saw Torres beat Lindgren 7-1 and Jueco squeeze by Demetro 7-6. Jueco then overcame Torres for the hot seat, 7-3. On the west side, Wendell Moser made a huge comeback winning 7 consecutive matches after losing his second round to Rick Castillo. He was stopped short by Brent Thomas who had the most incredible run of 9 consecutive winning matches after losing his second round match to Anthony Clark. Thomas met Jueco in the final and took the first set 7-5. In overtime, Thomas was down 4-3 when Jueco broke and made 3 balls on the break. Jueco ran the last rack and ended Thomas’ run, 5-3.

Congratulations to Natalie Smith who earned “top lady” and Joey Torres who captured the Junior tournament with John Romero, runner-up.

Many thanks go out to Bogies Billiards and staff for hosting a fine event, as well as Jerald Jackson, Chuck Adams, BCA referee Derrell Montgomery, and especially Carl Miller, for all their hard work. The Tour would like to acknowledge its official cue, Poison by Predator www.poisonbilliards.com, and official rack www.delta-13.com, along with www.poolwebsites.com, APA of North Harris County, Gulf Coast Billiards www.gulfcoastbilliards.biz and www.Pool-Trax.net.  

 

The Lone Star Tour T shirts were a huge hit! You can only purchase these T’s during an official tour event. The next Lone Star event is June 16th-17th, 2012, at Houston’s Sports Bar, 1942 FM 1960 West, Houston, Texas 77090, 281-580-7777.  

Poison by Predator Tour www.pxptour.com invitations will go out for the June 2 event. Be sure and check your email. The format is 50 invited amateur players, 1 day, 1k added!

Open

1^st Manny Chau $440/$550

2^nd Chase Rudder $310/$350

3^rd Jason Watson $230/$175

4^th Steve Lenz $100/$50

5^th-6^th Brent Thomas, Jeff Chauncey $70 ea.

7^th-8^th Robert Demetro, Rick Castillo $40 ea.

Amateur

1^st Junior Jueco $500/$600

2^nd Brent Thomas $350/$400

3^rd Joey Torres $230/$325

4^th Wendell Moser $100/$100

5^th-6^th Sonny Demetro, Steve Lindgren $70 ea.

7^th-8^th Chase Rudder, Jonathan Poon $40 ea.

9^th-12^th Herman Campusano, Rich Rodriguez, Chuck Adams, Rick Castillo $25 ea.

Top Lady

Natalie Smith $80

Juniors

1^st Joey Torres $50

2^nd John Romero $25

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