Who is your pick to win the upcoming Turning Stone Classic VI 9-Ball Open?

Dana Bufalo · Feb 8, 2006

The upcoming $25,000 added Turning Stone Classic VI 9-Ball Open is now full at 128 players.

Some notable players are highlighted in bold lettering on the list below.

Who is your pick to win?

I picked Dennis Hatch to win the last event held at Turning Stone but he came up a little short (2nd place).., I say he'll be tough to beat again while playing in his neck of the woods so I'm picking Hatch.., again!

Acciavatti, Tom
Aiello, John
Alfonso, Mike
Allen, Tim
Antonakos, Greg
Archer, Johnny
Barretta, Jennifer
Basavich, Dan
Begey, Bob
Boemmels, Brent
Boyle, Ed
Broxmeyer, Evan
Cappotto, Dick
Carelli, Mike
Carroll, Bruce
Chin, Holden
Christman, Keith
Conn, Jim
Conte, Victor Jr.
Corr, Karen
Cotter, John
Crowe, Gerald
Cuillerier, Rodney
Cunningham, Bob
Cutler, Redgie
Czetli, Aaron
D'Alfonso, Tom
Davenport, Kim
Davis, Mike
Dechaine, Mike
Deuel, Cory
Dipietro, Joe
Dixon, Dwight
Dryden, Paul
Empey, Gary
Fagan, Dave
Fernandes, John
Fernandez, Dave
Ferrell, Samuel
Forsythe, Jim
Fuller, Robert
Garman, Andrew
Genovese, Pete
Gokhul, Ramesh
Grasman, Eric
Hart, Mike
Hatch, Dennis
Heidrich, Dan
Henderson, Mike
Hewitt, Dan
Hohmann, Thorsten
Holmes, Brian
Hopkins, Allen
Houppert, Mike
Hundal, Raj
Hurley, Mike
Immonen, Mika
Jackson, Shawn
Jecen, Jed
Kelly, Julie
Kerner, Ken
Ketz, Kevin
Kolacz, Dan
Kong, Joe
Korsiak, Joe
Krah, Matt
Labonte, Randy
Lapena, Al
Leal, Chris
Lillis, Steve
Lloyd, Gary
Lord, George
Macias, John
Maidhof, Bob
Manzi, Rick
Martin, Sean
Matarazzo, Rick
Maxwell, Tom
McCready, Keith
McCreesh, Ryan
McNamara, Ray
Michas, Jason
Morgan, Sean
Mougey, Tony
Murphy, Steve
Nakajima, Shinji
Nowlan, Ashley
Orem, Rich
Owen, Keith
Pantovic, Mark
Parisian, Tim
Patrikios, Elias
Peacock, Dave
Petrov, Ivaylo
Pole, Robert
Pomainville, Norm
Putnam, Shawn
Renshaw, Mike
Roberts, James
Robichaud, Jason
Romanowski, Jim
Ruberto, Tony
Sansouci, George
Sauve, Pierre
Schneiderman, Keith
Schwager, Randy
Schwartz, Ben
Shattell, John
Slivka, Jerry
Smith, Adam
Smith, Jonathan
Smith,Jack
Souquet, Ralf
Speedwell, Trystan
Staskowski, Rob
Stevens, Jay
Swain, Eric
Szuter, Chris
Szydlowski, Walter
Tucker, Joe
Varano, Dave
Vazquez. Eddie
Vergara, Mhet
Vickery, Howard
Vidal, Marc
Wallace, Mike
Wuethrich, Kent
Zuglan, Mike

Tournament action starts on Thursday, February 16th and continues thru Sunday the 19th at the beautiful Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY..,admission to watch the event is FREE.

Remember, the Turning Stone is a non-alcohol serving casino which means you only need to be 18 to play in the tournament or gamble on the casino floor and again, spectator admission is FREE.

Schmohawk · Feb 8, 2006

Dana- You accidently bolded Evan Broxmeyer and Steve Lilis.

Bill O · Feb 8, 2006

JAM said:
Marty, you should be ashamed of yourself.

Jam, I don't know Marty, nor do I agree with his ethnic characterizations, but I would like to know how he really feels and why

As far as the Joss tour though, I have been at and played in a few Joss events and heard more than one player complain about the skim. Especially the calcutta which IMHO should be left alone. My reasoning is that the prizes at most events barely cover expenses for a player who makes his living at pool (that's 1st place money). I also know of at least one room that was a regular Joss stop that has no more association with it.

Next Joss event that KM plays in bring a calculator and add the calcutta bids and then compare that to the payouts.

JAM · Feb 8, 2006

Bill O said:
Jam, I don't know Marty, nor do I agree with his ethnic characterizations, but I would like to know how he really feels and why

Bill O, I don't think it would be worth your while to find out how Marty Herman feels because he is emotionally unstable and sometimes cannot control his actions.

Bill O said:
As far as the Joss tour though, I have been at and played in a few Joss events and heard more than one player complain about the skim. Especially the calcutta which IMHO should be left alone. My reasoning is that the prizes at most events barely cover expenses for a player who makes his living at pool (that's 1st place money).

Well, Bill O, I get around to a whole bunch of tournaments of various sizes, and suffice it to say, I am of the opinion that the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour has the HIGHEST payouts with the most money falling in the players' pockets on the regional tournament trail.

BO said:
I also know of at least one room that was a regular Joss stop that has no more association with it.

And as well, I know of MANY pool rooms which continue to host Joss Tour events at their pool rooms because it is popular with their patrons.

Bill O said:
Next Joss event that KM plays in bring a calculator and add the calcutta bids and then compare that to the payouts.

Believe me, my counterpart would be the first one squawking if there was anything funny going on with the money, and he isn't afraid to voice his opinion.

JAM

JAM · Feb 8, 2006

You know, I don't know what it is lately, but one week, it's kick the pro, the next week, it's kick the moderator, and now it's kick the tournament directors.

Back to the topic of the thread...

Who is your pick to win?

Acciavatti, Tom
Aiello, John
Alfonso, Mike
Allen, Tim
Antonakos, Greg
Archer, Johnny ALWAYS strong in any event he enters
Barretta, Jennifer Can't wait to see her play
Basavich, Dan Kid Delicious is always one of my favorites to win
Begey, Bob
Boemmels, Brent
Boyle, Ed
Broxmeyer, Evan
Cappotto, Dick
Carelli, Mike
Carroll, Bruce
Chin, Holden
Christman, Keith
Conn, Jim
Conte, Victor Jr.
Corr, Karen This lady is knocking down left and right. Watch out for Karen to rise to the top
Cotter, John
Crowe, Gerald
Cuillerier, Rodney
Cunningham, Bob
Cutler, Redgie
Czetli, Aaron
D'Alfonso, Tom He's been on the road in recent times and can hold his own against ANYBODY
Davenport, Kim Kim played well in Turning Stone last time and is comfortable in the tournament environment
Davis, Mike Mike is capable of getting to the winner's circle
Dechaine, Mike
Deuel, Cory There is a golf course as Turning Stone (LOL)
Dipietro, Joe Veteran player and a formidable opponent
Dixon, Dwight
Dryden, Paul
Empey, Gary
Fagan, Dave
Fernandes, John
Fernandez, Dave
Ferrell, Samuel
Forsythe, Jim
Fuller, Robert
Garman, Andrew
Genovese, Pete
Gokhul, Ramesh
Grasman, Eric
Hart, Mike
Hatch, Dennis Came in second last year and can win
Heidrich, Dan
Henderson, Mike
Hewitt, Dan Focused player and tough as nails
Hohmann, Thorsten YIKES! He's the one to watch!
Holmes, Brian
Hopkins, Allen Allen has been practicing and he's back
Houppert, Mike
Hundal, Raj Coming all the way from England, he's going to come out of the gate with both pistols
Hurley, Mike
Immonen, Mika Mika is on a roll lately and he's in dead punch
Jackson, Shawn
Jecen, Jed
Kelly, Julie
Kerner, Ken
Ketz, Kevin
Kolacz, Dan
Kong, Joe
Korsiak, Joe
Krah, Matt
Labonte, Randy
Lapena, Al
Leal, Chris
Lillis, Steve
Lloyd, Gary
Lord, George
Macias, John
Maidhof, Bob
Manzi, Rick
Martin, Sean
Matarazzo, Rick
Maxwell, Tom
McCready, Keith Of course, he's my top favorite, if I can keep him away from the casino games
McCreesh, Ryan Second-Place Finisher at another Joss Turning Stone event. Has a good shot at winning
McNamara, Ray
Michas, Jason
Morgan, Sean
Mougey, Tony
Murphy, Steve
Nakajima, Shinji
Nowlan, Ashley
Orem, Rich
Owen, Keith
Pantovic, Mark
Parisian, Tim
Patrikios, Elias
Peacock, Dave
Petrov, Ivaylo
Pole, Robert
Pomainville, Norm
Putnam, Shawn Shawn Putnam is a tournament machine and always rises to the top
Renshaw, Mike
Roberts, James
Robichaud, Jason
Romanowski, Jim
Ruberto, Tony
Sansouci, George Ginky has returned to the sport and is stronger than ever
Sauve, Pierre
Schneiderman, Keith
Schwager, Randy
Schwartz, Ben
Shattell, John
Slivka, Jerry His break is devasating, and he runs out from nowhere
Smith, Adam
Smith, Jonathan
Smith,Jack
Souquet, Ralf He's disciplined and is the man to beat
Speedwell, Trystan
Staskowski, Rob
Stevens, Jay
Swain, Eric
Szuter, Chris
Szydlowski, Walter
Tucker, Joe Joe showed me something a few weeks ago in Providence. The dark horse of the tournament
Varano, Dave
Vazquez. Eddie
Vergara, Mhet
Vickery, Howard
Vidal, Marc
Wallace, Mike
Wuethrich, Kent
Zuglan, Mike A New York champion, always a tough competitor on a field of green

JAM

cueball1950 · Feb 8, 2006

Hi Jen.... see you and Keith at Turning Stone Casino next week...gonna be fun................................mike

Dana Bufalo · Feb 8, 2006

Who is your pick to win?

JAM said:
You know, I don't know what it is lately, but one week, it's kick the pro, the next week, it's kick the moderator, and now it's kick the tournament directors.

Back to the topic of the thread...

Who is your pick to win? JAM

Nice post JAM.., great input on those notables!.., See you at Turning Stone!

Koop · Feb 8, 2006

My pick is Thorsten Hohmann.

And yes, I am very pissed that I can't make it because he is one I have yet to see in person

I'm counting on you JAM for your great coverage as always

sjm · Feb 8, 2006

I'll pick Ralf Souquet, who recently found his top nine-ball form at the Derby City Classic. Hohmann and Immonen always have to be reckoned with. My dark horses are Chris Szuter and Tom D'Alfonso.

DUOBIS · Feb 8, 2006

I am going to pick George Sansouci. I would love to see him make a great comeback! My second pick would be myself!!lol. Just kidding, I will be happy to make 13-16 or better.

jay helfert · Feb 8, 2006

JAM said:
You know, I don't know what it is lately, but one week, it's kick the pro, the next week, it's kick the moderator, and now it's kick the tournament directors.

Back to the topic of the thread...

Who is your pick to win?

Acciavatti, Tom

Aiello, John

Alfonso, Mike

Allen, Tim

Antonakos, Greg

Archer, Johnny ALWAYS strong in any event he enters

Barretta, Jennifer Can't wait to see her play

Basavich, Dan Kid Delicious is always one of my favorites to win

Begey, Bob

Boemmels, Brent

Boyle, Ed

Broxmeyer, Evan

Cappotto, Dick

Carelli, Mike

Carroll, Bruce

Chin, Holden

Christman, Keith

Conn, Jim

Conte, Victor Jr.

Corr, Karen This lady is knocking down left and right. Watch out for Karen to rise to the top

Cotter, John

Crowe, Gerald

Cuillerier, Rodney

Cunningham, Bob

Cutler, Redgie

Czetli, Aaron

D'Alfonso, Tom He's been on the road in recent times and can hold his own against ANYBODY

Davenport, Kim Kim played well in Turning Stone last time and is comfortable in the tournament environment

Davis, Mike Mike is capable of getting to the winner's circle

Dechaine, Mike

Deuel, Cory There is a golf course as Turning Stone (LOL)

Dipietro, Joe Veteran player and a formidable opponent

Dixon, Dwight

Dryden, Paul

Empey, Gary

Fagan, Dave

Fernandes, John

Fernandez, Dave

Ferrell, Samuel

Forsythe, Jim

Fuller, Robert

Garman, Andrew

Genovese, Pete

Gokhul, Ramesh

Grasman, Eric

Hart, Mike

Hatch, Dennis Came in second last year and can win

Heidrich, Dan

Henderson, Mike

Hewitt, Dan Focused player and tough as nails

Hohmann, Thorsten YIKES! He's the one to watch!

Holmes, Brian

Hopkins, Allen Allen has been practicing and he's back

Houppert, Mike

Hundal, Raj Coming all the way from England, he's going to come out of the gate with both pistols

Hurley, Mike

Immonen, Mika Mika is on a roll lately and he's in dead punch

Jackson, Shawn

Jecen, Jed

Kelly, Julie

Kerner, Ken

Ketz, Kevin

Kolacz, Dan

Kong, Joe

Korsiak, Joe

Krah, Matt

Labonte, Randy

Lapena, Al

Leal, Chris

Lillis, Steve

Lloyd, Gary

Lord, George

Macias, John

Maidhof, Bob

Manzi, Rick

Martin, Sean

Matarazzo, Rick

Maxwell, Tom

McCready, Keith Of course, he's my top favorite, if I can keep him away from the casino games

McCreesh, Ryan Second-Place Finisher at another Joss Turning Stone event. Has a good shot at winning

McNamara, Ray

Michas, Jason

Morgan, Sean

Mougey, Tony

Murphy, Steve

Nakajima, Shinji

Nowlan, Ashley

Orem, Rich

Owen, Keith

Pantovic, Mark

Parisian, Tim

Patrikios, Elias

Peacock, Dave

Petrov, Ivaylo

Pole, Robert

Pomainville, Norm

Putnam, Shawn Shawn Putnam is a tournament machine and always rises to the top

Renshaw, Mike

Roberts, James

Robichaud, Jason

Romanowski, Jim

Ruberto, Tony

Sansouci, George Ginky has returned to the sport and is stronger than ever

Sauve, Pierre

Schneiderman, Keith

Schwager, Randy

Schwartz, Ben

Shattell, John

Slivka, Jerry His break is devasating, and he runs out from nowhere

Smith, Adam

Smith, Jonathan

Smith,Jack

Souquet, Ralf He's disciplined and is the man to beat

Speedwell, Trystan

Staskowski, Rob

Stevens, Jay

Swain, Eric

Szuter, Chris

Szydlowski, Walter

Tucker, Joe Joe showed me something a few weeks ago in Providence. The dark horse of the tournament

Varano, Dave

Vazquez. Eddie

Vergara, Mhet

Vickery, Howard

Vidal, Marc

Wallace, Mike

Wuethrich, Kent

Zuglan, Mike A New York champion, always a tough competitor on a field of green

JAM

Very strong field here. Many good players. You got to like Johnny, Thorsten, Ralf and Mika, the class of the field. I'll take these four and you can have all the rest. lol

ribdoner · Feb 9, 2006

the scorpion is primed to sting

Michael Webb · Feb 9, 2006

[*]McCready, Keith if I can keep him away from the casino games

I like my odds here, Are you taking bets. What are the odds.
Jam, you know I had to. But it's all out of love.

JAM · Feb 9, 2006

Michael Webb said:
[*]McCready, Keith if I can keep him away from the casino games

I like my odds here, Are you taking bets. What are the odds.
Jam, you know I had to. But it's all out of love.

LOL, Mike!

Keith absolutely adores Turning Stone Casino. There's no stopping him from going to the casino games. He's like a kid in the candy store when it comes to throwing those dice. Frankie White from New Jersey, who's coming, and Keith at the craps table is a two-man show. The pit bosses know them both on a first-name basis.

This tournament is going to be FANTASTIC. For anybody who has never been to Verona, NY, you are in for a treat. The staff at the Turning Stone really do like pool people and treat everybody like kings and queens. The rooms are so comfortable, AND there is a Starbucks Coffee store right there in the main lobby. The buffet, one of the many restaurants, is the best, no canned food here, everything FRESH and delicious, especially the Prime Rib. YUMMIE!

Man, I just hope Mother Nature is good to us next week for the drive up from D.C. However, my Alpine-equipped front-wheel drive Volvo handles snow better than an SUV or truck, a great snow car.

Picture taken at last Joss/Turning Stone $25,000-added tournament in August of 2005, Frankie, Keith, and Young Gun Mickey enjoying themselves to the fullest!

JAM

JAM · Feb 9, 2006

JAM said:
...And as well, I know of MANY pool rooms which continue to host Joss Tour events at their pool rooms because it is popular with their patrons....

Here's a nice little snapshot taken last year on the Joss tournament trail of Keith, Bob Maidhoff (owner of Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hills, PA) who plays GREAT and did well last year at Turning Stone on a field of green and the Blackjack tables, and Allen Hopkins. Bob Maidhoff is an asset to the sport, always supporting regional tours at his pool room, and this man can play!

If Allen is hitting 'em like he was a few weeks ago at the Joss event in Snookers in Providence, RI, he's going to be one tough cookie. Allen is back and will be a formidable opponent whoever he faces in the pit.

JAM

JAM · Feb 9, 2006

Here is another Joss Tour player, Pete Genovese, owner of Ultimate Billiards in Berlin, CT. Pete has a state-of-the-art pool room and continues to host great events on the Joss tournament trail. He will also be competing at the Turning Stone Casino next week.

JAM

JAM · Feb 9, 2006

Michael Webb, a strong Joss Tour supporter, and Keith at the Turning Stone Casino. Mike will be providing on-site cue maintenance and repair, and he stays busy 24/7.

Picture of Mike looking at Keith's Willeecue. The players trust Mike's work to the fullest and depend on his expertise to keep their weapons of mass destruction in tip-top shape.

JAM

JAM · Feb 9, 2006

Their Irish eyes are always smililing. This is one of my favorite pics of Julie Kelly, Keith, and Karen Corr. Julie and Karen both enjoy the Joss Tour throughout the year and are always a crowd favorite.

JAM

JAM · Feb 9, 2006

Liljon is making the trek from Hattiesburg, MS to Verona, NY for the $25,000-added Joss/Turning Stone event. With Liljon gearing up for the IPT tour this year, I have a feeling he's going to be in dead punch and will be putting on a grand performance.

It is always a pleasure running into John Macias on the tournament trail.

JAM

JAM · Feb 9, 2006

Shawn Putnam may be known as the Love Sponge, but when he's on a field of green, he is a mean machine, knocking my horse in the tub last year. His break in 9-ball is powerful, and he runs out like a bandit.

Shawn rose to the top like a rocket last year in this event, and I thought he was going to win the whole shebang. Look for Shawn to be fighting a bloody battle on his way to the winner's circle!

JAM

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