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40th year!!! 2013 Texas Open 9 Ball Championship!! Aug 30 - Sept 2
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Day 2 Texas Open 2013
Day 2 Texas Open 2013
Taking care of Bid-ness
By Mike “Tiger”
I missed some of the early matches, and I arrived in time to see some good ones on the elimination side. It was a lot cooler on that side. Many of the players were complaining how hot the pool hall is. I spoke to Charlie Bryant, the Hillybilly, and he said it was too hot for the HillyBilly. Hey someone could really clean-up with a cold-towel business in here. They give us cold-towels on some of the better golf-courses on hot days.
I heard that Al Mason was three-sheets-to-the-wind, but took care of bid-ness 9-3 with James “Bastrop” Davis Sr. which JP said was one of the best matches of the tournament.
Left-hand shooting Destry Ensley, San Antonio, took care of tournament director Bill Fuller on Table 10. Destry was up 8-5 and Bill tries for a tough 5-9 combo, then Destry sat up one of the best runs I have seen to take care of bid-ness. DI was hooked on the 5-ball and banked the cue-ball off the side-rail to make the 5b in the side-pocket. The 8-9 was tied up on the side rail near the corner pocket and the six was on the side-rail. DE studies the 6b and has to play a cut with high English to throw the cue-ball three rails to kiss the 9 for the shot on the 8. It was a tremendous shot and he still had a little trouble for the 9 shape, but he throws the cue-ball 2 rails off the corner and slides by the 9 for a straight-in corner shot. Destry was eliminated 9-3 in his next match by P Warren.
Skinny Bob regular Brian Sanders battled Shawn Downs on Table 11. 9-ball combos, heat and distractions could have been a factor.
SD up 1-0 makes 3b on break and misses a 2b bank shot. BS facing a tough cut on 2b plays safe and gets ball-in-hand and runs out quickly.
1-1 BS breaks and runs out to 9b and scratches.
2-2 BS makes 3b on break and is hooked on 2B. Jumps and hits it but scratches. SD makes the 2-9 combo.
3-2 SD makes 3b on break. Misses the 1b bank to side-pocket. BS runs out.
3-3 SD misses 5bl in side, BS Runs out.
3-4 BS plays safe on 5b. SD leaves a tough cut for BS down side rail. .Good shot. BS misses 9b but leaves cue-ball and 9b on opposite end rails. SD misses and BS gets out.
3-5 BS makes 7b on break. Plays safe on 4b. SD leaves another tough cut down rail and BS makes it and runs out.
3-6 BS makes the 1b and 7b on break and runs out!
3-7 BS makes 2b on break but misses 1b in corner and scratches. SD runs to 5b and makes the 5-9 combo.
4-7 SD makes 2b on break and runs out.
5-7 SD scratches in side-pocket on the break. BS looks at the 1-9 combo to the side-pocket and I can’t believe he missed. SD tries the 1-9 combo banking cue ball off end rail and misses. BS plays safe on 1b. SD plays Safe on 1b. BS misses 1B and SD makes the 1-9 combo.
6-7 SD makes the 3b and 7b on break. SD misses the 4b. BS misses the 6b down rail to corner. SD makes a great 8b bank shot to side-pocket and gets out.
7-7 SD makes 2b and 8b on break. Runs to the 6b and misses corner pocket. BS misses the 6b bank to corner pocket. SD runs out.
Hill-7 Makes 7b on break and leaves a tough shot on 2b and misses. BS makes a really tough thin cut on 2b to corner pocket and runs out.
Hill-Hill BS makes 4b on break and p[lays a successful safety on 1b and gets ball-in hand. BS runs to the 5b and leaves himself a tough cut down side-rail on 5b to corner pocket and barely misses. SD runs out. Shawn Downs wins and makes a great come from behind win. Brian gave it away but put on a good show for the small group of us on the grand stands.
Shawn won his next match against Tommy Mooney and faces S Owen Monday.
Austin local Doctor Bill Hyde played Kiel Perry (Houston) on Table 10. I mistakenly called him Hal in an earlier post. Kiel plays with an OB1-shaft and a Predator butt shaft. Unfortunately it wasn’t working for him as he fouled on at least 3 tough thin cuts he should not have missed and Bill played his amazing safeties to win 9-3. Bill lost to G. Rojas in his next match 9-4.
In the Saturday 2PM matches, I watched Chris Baggett (Port Lavaca) versus Grady Cooper.
1-0 CB goes for a 9b bank of head rail to corner pocket and misses but the 9-ball just keeps rolling and drifts into the head rail corner pocket.
2-0 CB makes the 4b and 6b on the break. Almost scratches on the 7b but makes a great 3 rail shape on 8b shot to get straight in on 9b.
3-0 CB makes 4b on break but scratches. GC runs to 9b and leaves himself almost touching but makes a great tough cut to corner.
3-1 GC soft breaks and nothing goes in. CB runs to 5b and misses a tough cut to corner pocket. GC also misses a tough cut and CB runs to 9b and misses and EZ 9b to corner and leaves GC a tough shot and he scratches. Concession.
4-1 CB makes a tough cut on 4b to corner and runs out.
5-1 CB pushes out and GC plays safe. CB makes the 1b in corner and gets a good roll on 2b. Misses 3b in corner. GC runs out.
5-2 GC makes nothing on break again. After about 8 safeties CB runs to 8b and scratches in CP and concedes.
5-3 GC makes nada and CB plays safe on 1b. GC kicks at 1b and can’t get safe. After about 6 more safeties, CB misses 5b in corner but gets back on table and misses 7b. GC misses 7b and CB gets out.
6-3 CB makes nothing on break and GC can’t get safe. CB runs to 5b and looks like he gets safe but GC makes a tough cut down side rail to corner pocket and misses 6b. CB makes 6b down side rail to corner pocket and misses 7b. GC gets out.
6-4 GC makes 2b and 3b on break and hooks himself on 4b. GC scratches in side-pocket and CB looks really strong in the runout.
7-4 CB scratches on 4b in corner pocket. GC looks at the 5-9 combo and misses. CB plays 5b safe. GC misses 5b. CB runs to 7b and tries a end rail bank to 9b combo in corner pocket and misses. GC misses 7b and concedes 9b.
8-4 CB makes 3b and 7b on break. CB plays safe on 1b. GC misses 1b. CB runs to 4b and leaves GC bank on 4b in side-pocket but misses 5b down rail to corner pocket. Chris Baggett takes care of bidness with win.
Chris wins his next match 9-7 against F Ferrerr Jr and faces Gordon Vanderveer next.
Ed Ambrose makes short work of local Mike Ramirez on table 10. Ed makes some crazy shots including an impossible 3-9 combo to go up 4-1. Ed plays more wild shots but Mike just can’t get into stroke as he misses two shots with Ball in hand! Mike gets lucky when Ed misses some 8b shots and wins 2 more games, but Ed was too intimidating and wins 9-3. Ed lost 9-2 in his next match versus J Krone.
Watched Martin Salinas make an amazing come-back to take care of bidness versus Eduardo Bayaua on table 14.
Down Hill-6 MS makes a great cue-ball bank off the end rail to kick the 8b into corner pocket. Gets out.
Down Hill-7 MS makes 1b and 6b on break. Banks the 2b to corner and runs out the rack to make it Hill-Hill.
Hill-Hill MS makes 3b on break. Cuts 1b down side rail to corner but misses and cue ball rolls safe. EB misses 1b cut to corner pocket. MS makes 1-4 combo and runs out. Martin lost 9-3 in his next match against P. Warren.
Sunday 3PM matches.
Skinny Bob regular sweetheart Kim Pierce faced hot shot Vivian “Texas Tornado” Villareal on Table 9 in a race to seven. Kim runs out from the 3b to tie the match 1-1 but Vivian wins the next 5 in a row and Kim only gets to the table 1 time in each game including a 9b miss in game 6. Kim is down Hill-1 but makes a good run-out to slide her second ball on her side of the wire; that 1st ball was lonely for a long time. Kim scratches on the break and Vivian runs to 4b and leaves a tough bank. Kim makes a great 4b bank to side-pocket and runs to 8b and misses the bank to the side pocket and leaves Vivian an easy shot. Kim throws in the yellow towel which gets a big laugh from the small crowd. Vivian gets Kim Sanders in the next round and Kim takes on Julia Rapp on the elimination side.
Watched local George Smith take on his friend Jacob Warriner on Table 11.
George gave some games away but he had his chances as Jacob’s medium hard break just wasn’t working and the cue-ball jumps off the table on the break at least 3 times so he had to change to the soft break which almost backfired. Jacob takes care of bidness anyway and wins 9-3 but loses 9-5 to C. Flud in the next match.
Watched 3 second round winner-side ladies 5pm Sunday matches.
3-time former world champion Belinda Calhoun sweated it out against hard-breaking Yvette Reyes on table 11.
0-0 YR makes 6b and 8b on break but scratches. BC runs to 4b and looks at 4-9 combo to Side-pocket and gets it to go.
1-0 BC makes 3 on break and runs to 6b and misses a tough cut to corner pocket. YR runs to 9b and misses and leaves BC a long stretching 9-b shot down the rail straight in where if the cue follows it could scratch. BC plays the cue ball off the side rail perfectly to avoid the possible scratch.
2-0 BC misses 2b. YR plays safe on 3b. BC misses 3b and can’t get safe. YR misses 3b and BC runs out to 9b and misses tough cut to corner pocket. Leaves cue ball on head rail but YR makes a great 9ball bank to side-pocket.
2-1 YR makes the 9b on break in side-pocket.
2-2 YR makes 4b, 6b and 7b on break!!! Runs to 3b and has a tough shot and plays safe but doesn’t get the roll. BC runs out.
3-2 BC makes 2b on break and misses 1b. YR misses 1b corner pocket. The 6-7 is tied-up on side-rail and the ladies play hide-seek on a few balls. BC finally gets to the 6b and misses but YR scratches in side pocket.
4-2 BC makes 4b on break but 6b and 8b are tied up. YR plays safe on 6b and BC scratches.
4-3 YR makes 3b on break and runs to 4 miss a tough cut to corner pocket. 9b is hanging inside corner pocket. YR runs to 6 and makes 6-9 combo.
4-4 YR makes 6b and 8b on break. Pushes out on 1b. BC miss 1b bank to corner pocket and looks safe, but YR plays the 1-4 combo to corner pocket in a great shot. YR plays a great 2b bank to side pocket but scratches in other side pocket. BC is looking at 3-5-7-9 left and has some trouble with speed on the 9b but makes a great cut to corner. BC asks me about the score but it is right.
5-4 BC makes 6b on break and pushes out. YR makes a great 1b cut to corner thru a maze of balls. YR scratches on the 2b again and BC runs to 5b and has a tough cut on 5b down rail to corner but makes it look easy. Runs out.
Hill-4 BC makes nothing on break and the 6-7 is tied up on end rail. After a lot of great safeties by both players YR finally gets a good roll on the 8b and gets out.
Hill-5 YR makes nada and BC misses a 2b in side. YR tries a 2-7 combo to corner and misses. BC makes the 2b bank to corner but misses the 5b in side and cue almost gets safe behind 6b. YR runs to 7b and looks at 8b behind 9b on side rail. YR gets great 3-rail shape on the 8b but forgets to make the right shot on 7b. Belinda Campos gets one more notch on the win side and faces Melissa Little in the next round. Yvette tries to knock out Amada Lambert on the elimination side.
Watched Veronica “Pistol” Perez against tall Emma Stewart on Table 13 in 1st round elimination match.
0-0 VP makes nada and ES misses 1b. After numerous safeties, VP finally gets the bridge and makes the 9b in the corner pocket but unfortunately the cue ball runs too far and falls in the opposite corner which knocks a lot of wind out of her sail. Concedes 9b.
1-0 ES makes 1b on break and is hooked on 2B and pushes out. VP makes a 3-8 combo but misses 4b in corner. ES misses the 9b and VP makes it.
1-1 VP makes 5b on break and misses 1b. The chase the balls around a while and ES plays a successful safety on 6B and VP fouls.
2-1 VP gets lucky on 8b miss and runs out from 8b.
2-2 VP plays an intentional foul to tie up the 3-8b. ES plays safe on 4b but misses. VP misses 5b and ES misses and VP gets out.
2-3 VP fouls on 7b safety. ES misses 8b and VP scratches on 9b. Concedes 9b.
3-3 ES scratches on break in side. ES runs out from 5b?
4-3 ES fouls on a 3b safety by VP. YP misses 4b and ES runs out.
5-3 ES scratches on break in side again. ES misses 8b and YP misses 9b.
Hill-3 ES scratches on break in corner. VP misses 1b and almost scratches in corner. ES scratches in side but VP can’t get out and gets herself knocked out. Emma Stewart wins and looses to Nicole McDaniel in the elimination match 7-4. Nicole faces elimination against Amanda Lambert.
Watched a little match – Melissa Little versus Nicole McDaniel on table 14 in a 2nd round winners side match.
0-0 Nicole fouls on the break and Melissa re-breaks. ML makes 6b on break and runs out.
1-0 ML misses 8b and NM runs out.
1-1 NM plays safe on 2b and ML misses. NM makes a tough cut on 2b to corner. NM runs to 9b and misses a long cut on 9b to corner.
[Missed some action]
Hill-Hill ML wins and faces Belinda Calhoun.
Nicole beats Emma Stewart 7-4 and faces elimination against Amanda Lambert.
Day 2 Texas Open 2013
Taking care of Bid-ness
By Mike “Tiger”
I missed some of the early matches, and I arrived in time to see some good ones on the elimination side. It was a lot cooler on that side. Many of the players were complaining how hot the pool hall is. I spoke to Charlie Bryant, the Hillybilly, and he said it was too hot for the HillyBilly. Hey someone could really clean-up with a cold-towel business in here. They give us cold-towels on some of the better golf-courses on hot days.
I heard that Al Mason was three-sheets-to-the-wind, but took care of bid-ness 9-3 with James “Bastrop” Davis Sr. which JP said was one of the best matches of the tournament.
Left-hand shooting Destry Ensley, San Antonio, took care of tournament director Bill Fuller on Table 10. Destry was up 8-5 and Bill tries for a tough 5-9 combo, then Destry sat up one of the best runs I have seen to take care of bid-ness. DI was hooked on the 5-ball and banked the cue-ball off the side-rail to make the 5b in the side-pocket. The 8-9 was tied up on the side rail near the corner pocket and the six was on the side-rail. DE studies the 6b and has to play a cut with high English to throw the cue-ball three rails to kiss the 9 for the shot on the 8. It was a tremendous shot and he still had a little trouble for the 9 shape, but he throws the cue-ball 2 rails off the corner and slides by the 9 for a straight-in corner shot. Destry was eliminated 9-3 in his next match by P Warren.
Skinny Bob regular Brian Sanders battled Shawn Downs on Table 11. 9-ball combos, heat and distractions could have been a factor.
SD up 1-0 makes 3b on break and misses a 2b bank shot. BS facing a tough cut on 2b plays safe and gets ball-in-hand and runs out quickly.
1-1 BS breaks and runs out to 9b and scratches.
2-2 BS makes 3b on break and is hooked on 2B. Jumps and hits it but scratches. SD makes the 2-9 combo.
3-2 SD makes 3b on break. Misses the 1b bank to side-pocket. BS runs out.
3-3 SD misses 5bl in side, BS Runs out.
3-4 BS plays safe on 5b. SD leaves a tough cut for BS down side rail. .Good shot. BS misses 9b but leaves cue-ball and 9b on opposite end rails. SD misses and BS gets out.
3-5 BS makes 7b on break. Plays safe on 4b. SD leaves another tough cut down rail and BS makes it and runs out.
3-6 BS makes the 1b and 7b on break and runs out!
3-7 BS makes 2b on break but misses 1b in corner and scratches. SD runs to 5b and makes the 5-9 combo.
4-7 SD makes 2b on break and runs out.
5-7 SD scratches in side-pocket on the break. BS looks at the 1-9 combo to the side-pocket and I can’t believe he missed. SD tries the 1-9 combo banking cue ball off end rail and misses. BS plays safe on 1b. SD plays Safe on 1b. BS misses 1B and SD makes the 1-9 combo.
6-7 SD makes the 3b and 7b on break. SD misses the 4b. BS misses the 6b down rail to corner. SD makes a great 8b bank shot to side-pocket and gets out.
7-7 SD makes 2b and 8b on break. Runs to the 6b and misses corner pocket. BS misses the 6b bank to corner pocket. SD runs out.
Hill-7 Makes 7b on break and leaves a tough shot on 2b and misses. BS makes a really tough thin cut on 2b to corner pocket and runs out.
Hill-Hill BS makes 4b on break and p[lays a successful safety on 1b and gets ball-in hand. BS runs to the 5b and leaves himself a tough cut down side-rail on 5b to corner pocket and barely misses. SD runs out. Shawn Downs wins and makes a great come from behind win. Brian gave it away but put on a good show for the small group of us on the grand stands.
Shawn won his next match against Tommy Mooney and faces S Owen Monday.
Austin local Doctor Bill Hyde played Kiel Perry (Houston) on Table 10. I mistakenly called him Hal in an earlier post. Kiel plays with an OB1-shaft and a Predator butt shaft. Unfortunately it wasn’t working for him as he fouled on at least 3 tough thin cuts he should not have missed and Bill played his amazing safeties to win 9-3. Bill lost to G. Rojas in his next match 9-4.
In the Saturday 2PM matches, I watched Chris Baggett (Port Lavaca) versus Grady Cooper.
1-0 CB goes for a 9b bank of head rail to corner pocket and misses but the 9-ball just keeps rolling and drifts into the head rail corner pocket.
2-0 CB makes the 4b and 6b on the break. Almost scratches on the 7b but makes a great 3 rail shape on 8b shot to get straight in on 9b.
3-0 CB makes 4b on break but scratches. GC runs to 9b and leaves himself almost touching but makes a great tough cut to corner.
3-1 GC soft breaks and nothing goes in. CB runs to 5b and misses a tough cut to corner pocket. GC also misses a tough cut and CB runs to 9b and misses and EZ 9b to corner and leaves GC a tough shot and he scratches. Concession.
4-1 CB makes a tough cut on 4b to corner and runs out.
5-1 CB pushes out and GC plays safe. CB makes the 1b in corner and gets a good roll on 2b. Misses 3b in corner. GC runs out.
5-2 GC makes nothing on break again. After about 8 safeties CB runs to 8b and scratches in CP and concedes.
5-3 GC makes nada and CB plays safe on 1b. GC kicks at 1b and can’t get safe. After about 6 more safeties, CB misses 5b in corner but gets back on table and misses 7b. GC misses 7b and CB gets out.
6-3 CB makes nothing on break and GC can’t get safe. CB runs to 5b and looks like he gets safe but GC makes a tough cut down side rail to corner pocket and misses 6b. CB makes 6b down side rail to corner pocket and misses 7b. GC gets out.
6-4 GC makes 2b and 3b on break and hooks himself on 4b. GC scratches in side-pocket and CB looks really strong in the runout.
7-4 CB scratches on 4b in corner pocket. GC looks at the 5-9 combo and misses. CB plays 5b safe. GC misses 5b. CB runs to 7b and tries a end rail bank to 9b combo in corner pocket and misses. GC misses 7b and concedes 9b.
8-4 CB makes 3b and 7b on break. CB plays safe on 1b. GC misses 1b. CB runs to 4b and leaves GC bank on 4b in side-pocket but misses 5b down rail to corner pocket. Chris Baggett takes care of bidness with win.
Chris wins his next match 9-7 against F Ferrerr Jr and faces Gordon Vanderveer next.
Ed Ambrose makes short work of local Mike Ramirez on table 10. Ed makes some crazy shots including an impossible 3-9 combo to go up 4-1. Ed plays more wild shots but Mike just can’t get into stroke as he misses two shots with Ball in hand! Mike gets lucky when Ed misses some 8b shots and wins 2 more games, but Ed was too intimidating and wins 9-3. Ed lost 9-2 in his next match versus J Krone.
Watched Martin Salinas make an amazing come-back to take care of bidness versus Eduardo Bayaua on table 14.
Down Hill-6 MS makes a great cue-ball bank off the end rail to kick the 8b into corner pocket. Gets out.
Down Hill-7 MS makes 1b and 6b on break. Banks the 2b to corner and runs out the rack to make it Hill-Hill.
Hill-Hill MS makes 3b on break. Cuts 1b down side rail to corner but misses and cue ball rolls safe. EB misses 1b cut to corner pocket. MS makes 1-4 combo and runs out. Martin lost 9-3 in his next match against P. Warren.
Sunday 3PM matches.
Skinny Bob regular sweetheart Kim Pierce faced hot shot Vivian “Texas Tornado” Villareal on Table 9 in a race to seven. Kim runs out from the 3b to tie the match 1-1 but Vivian wins the next 5 in a row and Kim only gets to the table 1 time in each game including a 9b miss in game 6. Kim is down Hill-1 but makes a good run-out to slide her second ball on her side of the wire; that 1st ball was lonely for a long time. Kim scratches on the break and Vivian runs to 4b and leaves a tough bank. Kim makes a great 4b bank to side-pocket and runs to 8b and misses the bank to the side pocket and leaves Vivian an easy shot. Kim throws in the yellow towel which gets a big laugh from the small crowd. Vivian gets Kim Sanders in the next round and Kim takes on Julia Rapp on the elimination side.
Watched local George Smith take on his friend Jacob Warriner on Table 11.
George gave some games away but he had his chances as Jacob’s medium hard break just wasn’t working and the cue-ball jumps off the table on the break at least 3 times so he had to change to the soft break which almost backfired. Jacob takes care of bidness anyway and wins 9-3 but loses 9-5 to C. Flud in the next match.
Watched 3 second round winner-side ladies 5pm Sunday matches.
3-time former world champion Belinda Calhoun sweated it out against hard-breaking Yvette Reyes on table 11.
0-0 YR makes 6b and 8b on break but scratches. BC runs to 4b and looks at 4-9 combo to Side-pocket and gets it to go.
1-0 BC makes 3 on break and runs to 6b and misses a tough cut to corner pocket. YR runs to 9b and misses and leaves BC a long stretching 9-b shot down the rail straight in where if the cue follows it could scratch. BC plays the cue ball off the side rail perfectly to avoid the possible scratch.
2-0 BC misses 2b. YR plays safe on 3b. BC misses 3b and can’t get safe. YR misses 3b and BC runs out to 9b and misses tough cut to corner pocket. Leaves cue ball on head rail but YR makes a great 9ball bank to side-pocket.
2-1 YR makes the 9b on break in side-pocket.
2-2 YR makes 4b, 6b and 7b on break!!! Runs to 3b and has a tough shot and plays safe but doesn’t get the roll. BC runs out.
3-2 BC makes 2b on break and misses 1b. YR misses 1b corner pocket. The 6-7 is tied-up on side-rail and the ladies play hide-seek on a few balls. BC finally gets to the 6b and misses but YR scratches in side pocket.
4-2 BC makes 4b on break but 6b and 8b are tied up. YR plays safe on 6b and BC scratches.
4-3 YR makes 3b on break and runs to 4 miss a tough cut to corner pocket. 9b is hanging inside corner pocket. YR runs to 6 and makes 6-9 combo.
4-4 YR makes 6b and 8b on break. Pushes out on 1b. BC miss 1b bank to corner pocket and looks safe, but YR plays the 1-4 combo to corner pocket in a great shot. YR plays a great 2b bank to side pocket but scratches in other side pocket. BC is looking at 3-5-7-9 left and has some trouble with speed on the 9b but makes a great cut to corner. BC asks me about the score but it is right.
5-4 BC makes 6b on break and pushes out. YR makes a great 1b cut to corner thru a maze of balls. YR scratches on the 2b again and BC runs to 5b and has a tough cut on 5b down rail to corner but makes it look easy. Runs out.
Hill-4 BC makes nothing on break and the 6-7 is tied up on end rail. After a lot of great safeties by both players YR finally gets a good roll on the 8b and gets out.
Hill-5 YR makes nada and BC misses a 2b in side. YR tries a 2-7 combo to corner and misses. BC makes the 2b bank to corner but misses the 5b in side and cue almost gets safe behind 6b. YR runs to 7b and looks at 8b behind 9b on side rail. YR gets great 3-rail shape on the 8b but forgets to make the right shot on 7b. Belinda Campos gets one more notch on the win side and faces Melissa Little in the next round. Yvette tries to knock out Amada Lambert on the elimination side.
Watched Veronica “Pistol” Perez against tall Emma Stewart on Table 13 in 1st round elimination match.
0-0 VP makes nada and ES misses 1b. After numerous safeties, VP finally gets the bridge and makes the 9b in the corner pocket but unfortunately the cue ball runs too far and falls in the opposite corner which knocks a lot of wind out of her sail. Concedes 9b.
1-0 ES makes 1b on break and is hooked on 2B and pushes out. VP makes a 3-8 combo but misses 4b in corner. ES misses the 9b and VP makes it.
1-1 VP makes 5b on break and misses 1b. The chase the balls around a while and ES plays a successful safety on 6B and VP fouls.
2-1 VP gets lucky on 8b miss and runs out from 8b.
2-2 VP plays an intentional foul to tie up the 3-8b. ES plays safe on 4b but misses. VP misses 5b and ES misses and VP gets out.
2-3 VP fouls on 7b safety. ES misses 8b and VP scratches on 9b. Concedes 9b.
3-3 ES scratches on break in side. ES runs out from 5b?
4-3 ES fouls on a 3b safety by VP. YP misses 4b and ES runs out.
5-3 ES scratches on break in side again. ES misses 8b and YP misses 9b.
Hill-3 ES scratches on break in corner. VP misses 1b and almost scratches in corner. ES scratches in side but VP can’t get out and gets herself knocked out. Emma Stewart wins and looses to Nicole McDaniel in the elimination match 7-4. Nicole faces elimination against Amanda Lambert.
Watched a little match – Melissa Little versus Nicole McDaniel on table 14 in a 2nd round winners side match.
0-0 Nicole fouls on the break and Melissa re-breaks. ML makes 6b on break and runs out.
1-0 ML misses 8b and NM runs out.
1-1 NM plays safe on 2b and ML misses. NM makes a tough cut on 2b to corner. NM runs to 9b and misses a long cut on 9b to corner.
[Missed some action]
Hill-Hill ML wins and faces Belinda Calhoun.
Nicole beats Emma Stewart 7-4 and faces elimination against Amanda Lambert.
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Day 3 -part 1 - Unbelievable action and the crowd goes wild.
Day 3- Part1 of 3 Texas Open 2013
Unbelievable action and the crowd goes wild.
By Mike “Tiger”
I took 12 pages of shorthand notes on Day 3, Monday Labor Day, and I don’t have the time to transcribe everything. Hope you like it. Part 1 will be Afternoon matches.
Part 2 will be Open division last 5 matches.
Part 3 will be Women’s classic last 3 matches.
I watched the final few games of Round 3 Winners Side match between Chip Compton and Sylver Ochoa on the TV table. These guys played again in round 11.
SO down 8-7 breaks makes 1b plays safe on 2b. CC kicks at 2b and scratches. SO runs out.
8-8 – SO makes 8b on break. 4-7 tied up. Tough shot on 1b. Seems like he is looking at a combo with 3b but was looking at how to get shape on 3b to break up 4-7. Has a tough shot on 4b to corner. Plays beautiful spin on 4b for shape. Cue ball short of good shape on 7b, plays great 7b cut shot and runs out.
Round 3 Winners side match Charlie Bryant versus Bob Pyles on Table 5.
5-3 CB makes 7b on break. 1-6 combo corner pocket. 2 tied up with 8b. CB miss 2b and BP runs out.
5-4 BP makes 7b on break, makes a nearly impossible cut on 1b cross table to corner pocket and gets shape on 2b. Ed Ambrose sitting near me in stands exclaims that was unbelievable. I play those type of shots because it was the only way to get shape. BP misses 3b and 6-9 is tied up. CB miss 5b and gets safe. BP kicks and misses. CB out.
6-4 CB nada on break. BP miss 1b bank to corner. Cb runs to 5b and misses cut to corner. BP runs out.
6-5 CB has to jump 4b for 3b and makes a great jump 4b goes in corner and cue runs 4 rails for shape on 4b. The crowd goes wild. CB runs out.
7-5 CB makes 3 and 5b on break and 9b scares the pocket. Runs out.
8-5 CB makes 7b on break and runs out.
Charlie defeats Sylver in next round 9-5, Al Mason 9-5 and plays Warren Kiamco on TV table and loses 9-4. I heard Warren had run out a 7-pack in an earlier match.
Adrian Lloyd plays Al Mason on Table 7 in Round 3 winners side.
6-5 AL misses 1b, AM misses 1b corner. AL runs out.
6-6 AL gets nada on break and AM runs out.
AM wins 9-7. Beats Shawn Putnam 9-8 in an unfriendly match on Table 11. On Hill-Hill, Al resets the scoring wire and Shawn moves them back to show the score. Shawn reluctantly shakes Al’s hand. No one in the crowd cheers for Little Al even though he breaks and runs out the last game. There is some bad blood there.
Mason loses the Charlie and is kicked to Elimination side where Chip Compton gets it 9-3.
Adrian is eliminated by last year runner-up Joey Gray 9-6.
Chris Baggett (Port Lavaca) plays D. Weinhiemer (Dallas Area), the curly hair dude, on the TV table. DW plays strong and makes few mistakes and eliminates Chris 9-5.
Weinhiemer loses to E. Bullard in next match 9-7.
Day 3- Part1 of 3 Texas Open 2013
Unbelievable action and the crowd goes wild.
By Mike “Tiger”
I took 12 pages of shorthand notes on Day 3, Monday Labor Day, and I don’t have the time to transcribe everything. Hope you like it. Part 1 will be Afternoon matches.
Part 2 will be Open division last 5 matches.
Part 3 will be Women’s classic last 3 matches.
I watched the final few games of Round 3 Winners Side match between Chip Compton and Sylver Ochoa on the TV table. These guys played again in round 11.
SO down 8-7 breaks makes 1b plays safe on 2b. CC kicks at 2b and scratches. SO runs out.
8-8 – SO makes 8b on break. 4-7 tied up. Tough shot on 1b. Seems like he is looking at a combo with 3b but was looking at how to get shape on 3b to break up 4-7. Has a tough shot on 4b to corner. Plays beautiful spin on 4b for shape. Cue ball short of good shape on 7b, plays great 7b cut shot and runs out.
Round 3 Winners side match Charlie Bryant versus Bob Pyles on Table 5.
5-3 CB makes 7b on break. 1-6 combo corner pocket. 2 tied up with 8b. CB miss 2b and BP runs out.
5-4 BP makes 7b on break, makes a nearly impossible cut on 1b cross table to corner pocket and gets shape on 2b. Ed Ambrose sitting near me in stands exclaims that was unbelievable. I play those type of shots because it was the only way to get shape. BP misses 3b and 6-9 is tied up. CB miss 5b and gets safe. BP kicks and misses. CB out.
6-4 CB nada on break. BP miss 1b bank to corner. Cb runs to 5b and misses cut to corner. BP runs out.
6-5 CB has to jump 4b for 3b and makes a great jump 4b goes in corner and cue runs 4 rails for shape on 4b. The crowd goes wild. CB runs out.
7-5 CB makes 3 and 5b on break and 9b scares the pocket. Runs out.
8-5 CB makes 7b on break and runs out.
Charlie defeats Sylver in next round 9-5, Al Mason 9-5 and plays Warren Kiamco on TV table and loses 9-4. I heard Warren had run out a 7-pack in an earlier match.
Adrian Lloyd plays Al Mason on Table 7 in Round 3 winners side.
6-5 AL misses 1b, AM misses 1b corner. AL runs out.
6-6 AL gets nada on break and AM runs out.
AM wins 9-7. Beats Shawn Putnam 9-8 in an unfriendly match on Table 11. On Hill-Hill, Al resets the scoring wire and Shawn moves them back to show the score. Shawn reluctantly shakes Al’s hand. No one in the crowd cheers for Little Al even though he breaks and runs out the last game. There is some bad blood there.
Mason loses the Charlie and is kicked to Elimination side where Chip Compton gets it 9-3.
Adrian is eliminated by last year runner-up Joey Gray 9-6.
Chris Baggett (Port Lavaca) plays D. Weinhiemer (Dallas Area), the curly hair dude, on the TV table. DW plays strong and makes few mistakes and eliminates Chris 9-5.
Weinhiemer loses to E. Bullard in next match 9-7.
Day 3 part 2 - Is that the best you got?
Day 3- Part2 of 3 Texas Open 2013
Unbelievable action and the crowd goes wild.
By Mike “Tiger”
I took 12 pages of shorthand notes on Day 3, Monday Labor Day, and I don’t have the time to transcribe everything. Hope you like it. Part 1 will be Afternoon matches.
Part 2 will be Open division last 5 matches.
Part 3 will be Women’s classic last 3 matches.
Part 2 Men's evening matches
Daniel Coffman (Waco) beat D. Weinhiemer 9-4 to face Warren Kiamco (Philippines ) in a Round 5 Winners side match.
8-2 WK misses 4b. DC misses 4b WK runs out and wins.
Daniel faces Sylver Ochoa in elimination on TV Table.
SO Breaks and runs out.
1-0 makes 1b, 2-6 tied up. Tough shot plays safe misses. DC plays 3b safe. SO safe on 3b and gets open shot by DC. Plays 2 rail shape on 5b. 7-8 tied up on side rail. Please 3 rail shape on 7b. SP plays safe on 8b. DC tried 8-9 combo corner misses, leaves tough on 8b. S)O safe on 8b. DC misses 8b. SO runs out.
2-0 makes 7b on brake, misses 1b. DC cut 1b corner plays safe on 2b. SO kicks 2b but scratches in Side. DC runs too far on 8b shape buts gets out.
2-1 DC makes 1b 8b on break, plays safe on 2b. SO kicks at 2b. DC 2-4 combo corner. Misses 2b. SO runs out.
3-1 2b 8b on break. Miss 1b corner. DC runs out.
3-2 3b 5b on break. Runs out.
3-3 Makes 4,7,8 on break and scratches. SO runs out.
4-3 5b break. Miss 6b corner. DC jumps 8b for 6b and scratches in corner. SO runs out.
5-3 1b break. Safe 2b DC jump kick at 2b misses. 6-7 tied up. SO miss 6b bank side. DC miss 6b side. SO makes a really great 6b bank side pocket and gets the roll on 7b shape.
6-3 1,3,4 and 7b on break. Throws cue ball 3 rails for shape on 7b.
7-3 1b 4b break. Safe 2b. DC miss. SO miss 2b corner. DC banks CB on a great end rail bank makes 2b in far corner pocket but gets hooked on 3b. Jump foul. 7-8 tied up. SO great 8b cut to corner. RO
8-3 SO scratches on break makes 4b. DC banks 3b end rail corner. Gets a rotten roll on 6b, miss. SO runs out eliminates Daniel Coffman. I wish I knew what type of cue stick Daniel has. It looks very nice.
Sylver Ochoa faces Chip Compton on Table 1 in elimination.
0-0 nada on break. CC makes great 1b cut corner. 3b down rail corner. Misses 4b for shape. Runs out.
1-0 6b break. CC runs out.
2-0 4b break. Miss 5b. SO runs out.
2-1 8b break. SO miss 3b. CC runs out.
3-1 5b break. CC runs out.
4-1 6b break 1-2 combo. 3,7,9 tied up. CC goes for 3-9 combo corner pocket and misses. SO miss. CC 3-6 combo corner. RO.
5-1 nada break.SO cuts 2b side. Tough on 3b, miss corner. CC runs out, concession 9b.
6-1 nada break. SO 3-8 combo and runs out.
6-2 5,8b break. RO.
6-3 nada break. Tough 1b. CC push. SO safe 1b. CC miss 1b. SO RO.
6-4 8b break. 1b hooked. Banks 1b corner. SO RO.
6-5 6b break, 1b hooked, push. 1-7 tied up. CC safe 1b. SO safe 1b miss. Tough 1b, miss. SO Safe 1b. SO miss. CC runs out.
7-6 4b break. Tough 1b miss. CC kicks 1b miss. Chasing 1b for a while. 5-9 tied up. SO makes 3b side and misses 5b away from 9, CC concedes 8,9b.
7-7 5b break. SO draws back hard on 6b shot for 7b shape and gets the kiss of love. CC rolls his eyes and can’t believe it. CC concedes 9b.
7-8 1,6b break. Tough 1b push. CC kicks 2 rails 2b miss foul. SO runs to 4b hooked. SO kicks 2 rails 3b can’t get safe. CC RO.
8-8 4b break. CC runs to 3b has tough shot. Tries to kick cue of side rail for 3b in corner and hits it with right angle but 3b hangs and cube ball kisses 9b towards corner and it almost goes in. Gets safe behind 7b. SO kicks at 3b miss. CC runs out and eliminates Sylver Ochoa.
Last undefeated players Charlie Bryant plays Warren Kiamco (Philippines) in Round 6 winner’s side.
Wins lag.
0-0 WK nada break. CB leaves tough shot on 3b and runs too far on 4b. Plays 4b safe but runs too far. WK make 4b side pocket and banks 5b corner miss. CB RO.
1-0 nada break. WK 1b corner. Tough 2b. Plays safe behind 7b. CB makes a great cue bank side rail to a 2-6-4 combo in corner pocket but gets hooked on 2b. CB plays 2b safe. WK kicks 2b. CB misses tough 2b down side rail corner WK runs out.
1-1 1,4,7b on break. Cuts 2b corner and kisses 9b which hangs in corner. Makes unbelievable shot on 3b to corner to throw cue ball off end rail and goes length of table to kiss 9b but 9b doesn’t fall. CB misses tough 3b shot. WK makes 5-9 combo.
1-2 x1,5b break. WK shape short on 7b, miss. CB runs out.
2-2 9b on break corer pocket.
3-2 nada on break. WK runs to 7b has tough shot, gets out.
3-3 x7b break. Runs out.
3-4 x6b break. Plays 1b safe. CB jumps 1b can’t get safe. WK miss 1b anyway. CB scratches corner. WK makes 2-9 combo.
3-5 x0b break. CB Tough 2b. Tough 3b. CB Safe 3b behind 5b. WK makes 3-7 combo and runs out.
3-6 x0b break. 8-9 tied up. Runs to 5b misses 6b can’t get safe. CB finally makes 7b corner and kisses 8 away from 9 and gets out.
4-6 CB break cue ball jumps table foul. WK RO.
4-7 x6bb. WK RO
4-8 x6bb. Hooked 1b., push. CB kicks at 1b almost scratches in corner. WK 2b hooked, kicks miss. [?] WK runs to 8b has impossible cur and makes it to throw Charlie into elimination bracket.
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Chip Compton- Charlie Bryant Elimination match.
0-0 CC x3bb has tough 1b and pushes. CB takes option and CC plays 1b safe. The boys chase the 1b around a while. CC plays 5b hard to corner and throws cue ball 5 rails for perfect shape on 6b.CB concedes 9b (every 9b was conceded in this match. )
1-0 x8bb. 2-7 combo run out.
2-0 x0bb. Runs to 6b has tough shot cue on side rail. More tough shots CC gets out.
3-0 x7bb scratches in side on 1b shot corner. CB makes 8-9 combo.
3-1 x7bb. Tough 1b corner. RO.
3-2 x7bb. RO
3-3 x0bb. 3-7 tied up. CC banks 1b corner off end rail and runs out.
4-3 x1,7bb. CC hooked on 2b pushes. CB takes option. CC misses 2b. CB tough 2b corner plays 3 rail shape on 3b, RO
4-4 x7bb. RO
4-5 x7bb miss 3b corner. CC miss tough 4b, leaves tough shot. CB plays 4b safe 3 rails. CC kicks off end rail on 4b gets safe behind 5b. CB jumps 5b and gets safe on 4b. 12:16PM CC scratches, CB out.
4-6 x3,4,7bb. 5-8 tied up. Tough 1b plays safe. CC makes great 1b cut corner and runs out.
5-6 x7bb, miss 1b corner. CB runs out.
5-7 x0bb. 3-4 tied up. 12:35 PM. CC runs to 3b makes 3-7 combo and gets hooked on 4b. Jumps 5b hits 4b misses. CB runs out. Charlie yells "Hillybilly on the hill!"
5-8 x2,7bb. Tough 1b bank corner CB runs out and eliminates Chip Compton.
1:02 AM Warren Kiamco versus Charlie “Hillybilly” Bryant in finals.
CB wins coin toss and comes up empty on the break. WK runs out 6 racks in a row.
6-0 x5bb hooked on 1b. Kicks cue ball off side rail doesn’t get safe. CB makes a great 1b cut to corner pocket and runs out. Charles says “WOOHOO! Finally got a damn shot!” Charlie runs 3 more racks in a row.
6-4 x7bb. Tough 1b miss almost scratches corner. WK fouls on 1b miss. CB runs out.
6-5 2:05AM. CB x7bb, tough 1b cut corner, hooked on 2b makes a impossible side rail bank on 2b to side pocket and gets out.
6-6 x7bb, tough 1b can’t get shape on 3b, foul with 7b. WK runs out.
7-6 x1bb WK runs out.
8-6 Warren Kiamco breaks and runs out to eliminate Charlie Bryant. Warren looks like he thinks he still has to play again. You mean it’s over? Is that the best you got!??/ LOL
Day 3- Part2 of 3 Texas Open 2013
Unbelievable action and the crowd goes wild.
By Mike “Tiger”
I took 12 pages of shorthand notes on Day 3, Monday Labor Day, and I don’t have the time to transcribe everything. Hope you like it. Part 1 will be Afternoon matches.
Part 2 will be Open division last 5 matches.
Part 3 will be Women’s classic last 3 matches.
Part 2 Men's evening matches
Daniel Coffman (Waco) beat D. Weinhiemer 9-4 to face Warren Kiamco (Philippines ) in a Round 5 Winners side match.
8-2 WK misses 4b. DC misses 4b WK runs out and wins.
Daniel faces Sylver Ochoa in elimination on TV Table.
SO Breaks and runs out.
1-0 makes 1b, 2-6 tied up. Tough shot plays safe misses. DC plays 3b safe. SO safe on 3b and gets open shot by DC. Plays 2 rail shape on 5b. 7-8 tied up on side rail. Please 3 rail shape on 7b. SP plays safe on 8b. DC tried 8-9 combo corner misses, leaves tough on 8b. S)O safe on 8b. DC misses 8b. SO runs out.
2-0 makes 7b on brake, misses 1b. DC cut 1b corner plays safe on 2b. SO kicks 2b but scratches in Side. DC runs too far on 8b shape buts gets out.
2-1 DC makes 1b 8b on break, plays safe on 2b. SO kicks at 2b. DC 2-4 combo corner. Misses 2b. SO runs out.
3-1 2b 8b on break. Miss 1b corner. DC runs out.
3-2 3b 5b on break. Runs out.
3-3 Makes 4,7,8 on break and scratches. SO runs out.
4-3 5b break. Miss 6b corner. DC jumps 8b for 6b and scratches in corner. SO runs out.
5-3 1b break. Safe 2b DC jump kick at 2b misses. 6-7 tied up. SO miss 6b bank side. DC miss 6b side. SO makes a really great 6b bank side pocket and gets the roll on 7b shape.
6-3 1,3,4 and 7b on break. Throws cue ball 3 rails for shape on 7b.
7-3 1b 4b break. Safe 2b. DC miss. SO miss 2b corner. DC banks CB on a great end rail bank makes 2b in far corner pocket but gets hooked on 3b. Jump foul. 7-8 tied up. SO great 8b cut to corner. RO
8-3 SO scratches on break makes 4b. DC banks 3b end rail corner. Gets a rotten roll on 6b, miss. SO runs out eliminates Daniel Coffman. I wish I knew what type of cue stick Daniel has. It looks very nice.
Sylver Ochoa faces Chip Compton on Table 1 in elimination.
0-0 nada on break. CC makes great 1b cut corner. 3b down rail corner. Misses 4b for shape. Runs out.
1-0 6b break. CC runs out.
2-0 4b break. Miss 5b. SO runs out.
2-1 8b break. SO miss 3b. CC runs out.
3-1 5b break. CC runs out.
4-1 6b break 1-2 combo. 3,7,9 tied up. CC goes for 3-9 combo corner pocket and misses. SO miss. CC 3-6 combo corner. RO.
5-1 nada break.SO cuts 2b side. Tough on 3b, miss corner. CC runs out, concession 9b.
6-1 nada break. SO 3-8 combo and runs out.
6-2 5,8b break. RO.
6-3 nada break. Tough 1b. CC push. SO safe 1b. CC miss 1b. SO RO.
6-4 8b break. 1b hooked. Banks 1b corner. SO RO.
6-5 6b break, 1b hooked, push. 1-7 tied up. CC safe 1b. SO safe 1b miss. Tough 1b, miss. SO Safe 1b. SO miss. CC runs out.
7-6 4b break. Tough 1b miss. CC kicks 1b miss. Chasing 1b for a while. 5-9 tied up. SO makes 3b side and misses 5b away from 9, CC concedes 8,9b.
7-7 5b break. SO draws back hard on 6b shot for 7b shape and gets the kiss of love. CC rolls his eyes and can’t believe it. CC concedes 9b.
7-8 1,6b break. Tough 1b push. CC kicks 2 rails 2b miss foul. SO runs to 4b hooked. SO kicks 2 rails 3b can’t get safe. CC RO.
8-8 4b break. CC runs to 3b has tough shot. Tries to kick cue of side rail for 3b in corner and hits it with right angle but 3b hangs and cube ball kisses 9b towards corner and it almost goes in. Gets safe behind 7b. SO kicks at 3b miss. CC runs out and eliminates Sylver Ochoa.
Last undefeated players Charlie Bryant plays Warren Kiamco (Philippines) in Round 6 winner’s side.
Wins lag.
0-0 WK nada break. CB leaves tough shot on 3b and runs too far on 4b. Plays 4b safe but runs too far. WK make 4b side pocket and banks 5b corner miss. CB RO.
1-0 nada break. WK 1b corner. Tough 2b. Plays safe behind 7b. CB makes a great cue bank side rail to a 2-6-4 combo in corner pocket but gets hooked on 2b. CB plays 2b safe. WK kicks 2b. CB misses tough 2b down side rail corner WK runs out.
1-1 1,4,7b on break. Cuts 2b corner and kisses 9b which hangs in corner. Makes unbelievable shot on 3b to corner to throw cue ball off end rail and goes length of table to kiss 9b but 9b doesn’t fall. CB misses tough 3b shot. WK makes 5-9 combo.
1-2 x1,5b break. WK shape short on 7b, miss. CB runs out.
2-2 9b on break corer pocket.
3-2 nada on break. WK runs to 7b has tough shot, gets out.
3-3 x7b break. Runs out.
3-4 x6b break. Plays 1b safe. CB jumps 1b can’t get safe. WK miss 1b anyway. CB scratches corner. WK makes 2-9 combo.
3-5 x0b break. CB Tough 2b. Tough 3b. CB Safe 3b behind 5b. WK makes 3-7 combo and runs out.
3-6 x0b break. 8-9 tied up. Runs to 5b misses 6b can’t get safe. CB finally makes 7b corner and kisses 8 away from 9 and gets out.
4-6 CB break cue ball jumps table foul. WK RO.
4-7 x6bb. WK RO
4-8 x6bb. Hooked 1b., push. CB kicks at 1b almost scratches in corner. WK 2b hooked, kicks miss. [?] WK runs to 8b has impossible cur and makes it to throw Charlie into elimination bracket.
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Chip Compton- Charlie Bryant Elimination match.
0-0 CC x3bb has tough 1b and pushes. CB takes option and CC plays 1b safe. The boys chase the 1b around a while. CC plays 5b hard to corner and throws cue ball 5 rails for perfect shape on 6b.CB concedes 9b (every 9b was conceded in this match. )
1-0 x8bb. 2-7 combo run out.
2-0 x0bb. Runs to 6b has tough shot cue on side rail. More tough shots CC gets out.
3-0 x7bb scratches in side on 1b shot corner. CB makes 8-9 combo.
3-1 x7bb. Tough 1b corner. RO.
3-2 x7bb. RO
3-3 x0bb. 3-7 tied up. CC banks 1b corner off end rail and runs out.
4-3 x1,7bb. CC hooked on 2b pushes. CB takes option. CC misses 2b. CB tough 2b corner plays 3 rail shape on 3b, RO
4-4 x7bb. RO
4-5 x7bb miss 3b corner. CC miss tough 4b, leaves tough shot. CB plays 4b safe 3 rails. CC kicks off end rail on 4b gets safe behind 5b. CB jumps 5b and gets safe on 4b. 12:16PM CC scratches, CB out.
4-6 x3,4,7bb. 5-8 tied up. Tough 1b plays safe. CC makes great 1b cut corner and runs out.
5-6 x7bb, miss 1b corner. CB runs out.
5-7 x0bb. 3-4 tied up. 12:35 PM. CC runs to 3b makes 3-7 combo and gets hooked on 4b. Jumps 5b hits 4b misses. CB runs out. Charlie yells "Hillybilly on the hill!"
5-8 x2,7bb. Tough 1b bank corner CB runs out and eliminates Chip Compton.
1:02 AM Warren Kiamco versus Charlie “Hillybilly” Bryant in finals.
CB wins coin toss and comes up empty on the break. WK runs out 6 racks in a row.
6-0 x5bb hooked on 1b. Kicks cue ball off side rail doesn’t get safe. CB makes a great 1b cut to corner pocket and runs out. Charles says “WOOHOO! Finally got a damn shot!” Charlie runs 3 more racks in a row.
6-4 x7bb. Tough 1b miss almost scratches corner. WK fouls on 1b miss. CB runs out.
6-5 2:05AM. CB x7bb, tough 1b cut corner, hooked on 2b makes a impossible side rail bank on 2b to side pocket and gets out.
6-6 x7bb, tough 1b can’t get shape on 3b, foul with 7b. WK runs out.
7-6 x1bb WK runs out.
8-6 Warren Kiamco breaks and runs out to eliminate Charlie Bryant. Warren looks like he thinks he still has to play again. You mean it’s over? Is that the best you got!??/ LOL
Day 3 - part 3 - Ladies matches
Day 3- Part 3 of 3 Texas Open 2013
Unbelievable action and the crowd goes wild.
By Mike “Tiger”
Part 3 Women’s Classic matches
Round 6 Elimination match - Gail Eaton versus Michelle Cortez on Table 6.
4-Hill GE breaks makes 134 on break. Pushes out. MC misses 2b. GE runs out.
5-Hill GE banks 1b in side. Hooked on 2b and jumps at it but misses pockets but rolls safe. MC kicks at 6b and misses. GE runs out.
Hill-Hill GE makes 5b on break and runs out.
Gail Eaton versus Kim White-Newsome in an elimination match.
0-0 KW makes nada on break. GE banks cueball to make 1b in corner. Misses 2b. KW misses 8b. GE misses 9b.
0-1 KW makes 2,3b on break, misses 1b. GE masses cueball to kick the 1b in corner pocket. Hey is anyone watching this? This is good stuff. GE runs out.
1-1 x8bb. (shorthand for GE makes the 8b on the break
Runs to 3b and is hooked. Jumps 3b miss. KW miss foul. KW misses 3b with ball in hand ( I think?). KW scratches in corner on 6b and GE runs out.
2-1 x1bb. Banks 2b corner. Jumps 3b miss. KW runs to 5b misses. GE miss 9b leaves tough shot. KW misses 9b bank. GE out.
3-1 xbb means no balls on the break. KW scratches in corner on 2b. GE out.
4-1 x7bb scratches corner pocket. KW runs to 9b has tough shot. Banks 9b 2 rails to side pocket. Timing shot – that time it worked LOL.
4-2 x56bb, KW miss 4b side pocket. GE miss 4b cut down rail to corner. KW runs out.
4-3 x4bb, runs to 3b plays safe. GE jumps 3b makes in corner pocket but is hooked on 5b. GE kicks 5b for safe. KW fouls. GE runs out.
5-3 xbb. KW runs out.
5-4 x4bb, plays safe on 2b. GE kicks at 2b and misses. GE plays safe on 5b. KW runs to 6b and has 8-9 tied-up. JW runs out.
5-5 x6bb, plays safe on 1b. GE jumps 1b foul. KW plays 5b safe to corner pocket and almost makes the 9b. KW runs out.
5-Hill x6bb, hooked on 1b. Jumps 1b foul. GE misses 3b bank to corner. KW misses 4b. GE misses 5b corner. KW misses 7b. GE banks 7b to side.
Hill-Hill x7bb, KW plays safe on 1b. GE plays safe on 1b. GE miscues on 8b stretching for a tough shot across table. Kim White-Newsome runs out and eliminates Gail Eaton.
Melissa Little lost her only match to Vivian in Round 4 winners side and faces Kim-White-Newson in elimination on Table 5. Somewhere in this important match, the ladies had to stop for the drawing of the raffle cue. That could have affected the ladies concentration and altered the flow of the game. Or maybe not, maybe they are used to it?
0-0 they play 3b chase for a few shots and ML banks 3b to side and plays safe on 4b. KW kicks cueball off the end rail at 4b and misses. ML misses 9b in corner but leaves a tough shot. KW misses 9b cut long down rail to corner.
1-0 x7bb, ML runs out.
2-0 ML runs out
3-0 x7bb, tough shot on 1b, push. KW misses 1b. ML misses 1b. KW runs to 8b and plays safe. KW misses 8b and scratches in corner.
4-0 x678bb, ML plays safe on 1b. KW misses 1b corner. Leaves tough shot and ML scratches in opposite corner. KW scratches on 5b.
5-0 x7bb, tough shot on 1b tries safety but 8b kiss of death in corner. Hooked on 1b. ML kicks cueball off side rail for long bank for 1b, looks impossible to hit, but gets safe just behind the 9b. KW makes the 2-4 combo in corner and runs out.
5-1 x2bb, tough shot on 1b, misses 1b corner, ML misses 1b KW runs out.
5-2 x7bb, tough shot on 1b, plays safe behind 8b. ML runs out.
Hill-2 x6bb, misses 2b corner, KW runs to 8b and cueball stops short of shape on 9b, makes a real tough cut on 9b to corner pocket – good shot.
Hill-3 x2bb, plays safe on 1b. ML jumps 1b fouls. KW plays safety thinking 3-ball foul. ML kicks off side rail to 1b on side rail – miss, on two. KW plays safety on 1b and ties it up with 7b. ML plays cueball off end rail and makes a good hit but leaves a tough shot and KW misses, ML goes for the 1-9 combo tom side and misses, just a little too greedy. KW plays 1b safe behind 4b. ML runs to the 7b but 7,8,9 and all on the near side rail about a foot apart. Making a long story short, ML finally gets a shot on the 8b and gets on the 9 for the win to face Vivian again in the first match of the finals. Hey, why is everyone watching those guys playing with their balls? Maybe 5 people applauded?
Womens Finals, match #1, Table 5– Vivian Villareal, undefeated and defending champion in a rematch of last year’s finals against Melissa Little. I think everyone in the stands was expecting the same outcome.
But read on to find out:
Its 1:00AM, why is everyone asleep at the tournament director’s table? Bill Fuller is awake and taking photos and posting them on Facebook. LOL. Louis, John and Rich are taking turns nodding off trying to fight the sand man. Lights, Camera, Action – No wait, Ray has the camera on table 4 watching the men’s finals. Vivian is watching me write down every shot and is counting the people who are watching her. I see where she gets her name the Texas Tornado, she wastes no time on her shots, I barely have time to write anything down.
0-0 VV breaks and runs to 5b, plays safe on opposite ends. Multiple banks, safes on 5b, VV jumps 8b to hit 5b and misses, ML finally runs out.
0-1 x4bb, 2-3 tied up on side rail but 2 goes by. ML runs out.
0-2 ML makes 9b in corner on break.
0-3 x7bb, tough shot on 1b, miss. VV has tough shot on 1b, misses bank to corner. ML makes a great 1b bank shot to corner, kisses the 8b and feels a little love doesn’t scratch. Plays safe on 2b. VV plays safe on 2b. ML jumps the 3b for 2b but fouls. VV runs to 5b makes a great 5b cut on end rail to corner. VV RO.
1-3 x4bb, banks 1b to corner pocket, VV RO.
2-3 xbb. ML makes 2-9 combo corner.
2-4 xbb VV runs to 4b makes 4-7 combo corner. Has tough shot on 4b miss. ML has tough shot on 4b, makes 4b in corner but scratches corner. VV RO.
3-4 x26bb, plays safe on 1b. ML fouls. VV runs to 5b and makes a great shot for a safety. ML plays 5b safe. VV runs to 7b and misses 7b in side. ML misses 7b in side buts kiss of love with 7b falls in corner. Has a tough shot on 8b, banks it to corner pocket, out.
3-5 x2b, tough on 1b, miss. VV hooked on 1b, miss. ML safes 1b, VV misses, ML runs to 4b plays it safe. VV has tough shot on 4b, banks it into corner, misses 5b in side but gets the roll hiding behind the 9b. VV RO.
4-5 xbb, ML has tough 1b, makes it in corner and runs to 4b, miss corner, but leaves tough shot for VV, plays safe 4b. ML plays 2 rail kick 4b and gets safe. VV kicks at 4b and misses safe. ML RO.
4-Hill xbb, leaves VV tough on 1b. VV plays it safe but fails. Still a tough shot for ML who gets the roll. VV safes 1b. ML jumps over 2b and gets safe again. VV safes 1b again. ML fouls. VV runs out.
5-Hill x4bb, tough 1b, cuts 1b to corner, cueball gets kiss of death from 5b and is hooked on 2b. I may have missed some action here.
Hill-Hill? X?bb VV pushes out. ML plays safe on 1b. VV jumps at 1b and scratches in side pocket. ML looks at the 1-9 combo to corner pocket. Match 1 over. Same as last year.
Match number 2 while the men’s final is still in progress.
0-0 ML breaks and gets nada. VV has a tough 1b makes a real nice thin cut 1b corner. Plays safe on 2b. ML kicks 2 rails 2b misses side pocket. VV misses 2b. ML gets a bad roll on 6b. ML kicks 2 cueball off side rail for 6b and drifts safe with 8b. VV kicks at 6b miss. ML RO.
1-0 ML makes 1,2,5 and 6ball on the break. Yowsa brother. Has a tough shot on 3b misses. VV has a tough shot on 3b misses corner. ML makes3b corner and runs out.
2-0 x4bb, Plays safe on 1b. VV jumps makes 1b in corner pocket – great shot. 3-7 tied up, ML misses 8b,
2-1 its 2:30 AM, it is probably a lot like the game above :-} I read later that Melissa Little is the new champion. She has to defeat Vivian twice in a row and that is hard to do, and ML played great.
I really feel sorry for you ladies because there were about 50 people in there and I doubt if 5 of them were watching you play your hearts out. Skinny Bob’s should have featured you guys and waited to play the men’s finals. Yeah, like that’s gonna happen. As soon as the Men’s finals were over, all h*ll broke loose in there.
Mike Tiger is done for 2013.
Day 3- Part 3 of 3 Texas Open 2013
Unbelievable action and the crowd goes wild.
By Mike “Tiger”
Part 3 Women’s Classic matches
Round 6 Elimination match - Gail Eaton versus Michelle Cortez on Table 6.
4-Hill GE breaks makes 134 on break. Pushes out. MC misses 2b. GE runs out.
5-Hill GE banks 1b in side. Hooked on 2b and jumps at it but misses pockets but rolls safe. MC kicks at 6b and misses. GE runs out.
Hill-Hill GE makes 5b on break and runs out.
Gail Eaton versus Kim White-Newsome in an elimination match.
0-0 KW makes nada on break. GE banks cueball to make 1b in corner. Misses 2b. KW misses 8b. GE misses 9b.
0-1 KW makes 2,3b on break, misses 1b. GE masses cueball to kick the 1b in corner pocket. Hey is anyone watching this? This is good stuff. GE runs out.
1-1 x8bb. (shorthand for GE makes the 8b on the break
Runs to 3b and is hooked. Jumps 3b miss. KW miss foul. KW misses 3b with ball in hand ( I think?). KW scratches in corner on 6b and GE runs out. 2-1 x1bb. Banks 2b corner. Jumps 3b miss. KW runs to 5b misses. GE miss 9b leaves tough shot. KW misses 9b bank. GE out.
3-1 xbb means no balls on the break. KW scratches in corner on 2b. GE out.
4-1 x7bb scratches corner pocket. KW runs to 9b has tough shot. Banks 9b 2 rails to side pocket. Timing shot – that time it worked LOL.
4-2 x56bb, KW miss 4b side pocket. GE miss 4b cut down rail to corner. KW runs out.
4-3 x4bb, runs to 3b plays safe. GE jumps 3b makes in corner pocket but is hooked on 5b. GE kicks 5b for safe. KW fouls. GE runs out.
5-3 xbb. KW runs out.
5-4 x4bb, plays safe on 2b. GE kicks at 2b and misses. GE plays safe on 5b. KW runs to 6b and has 8-9 tied-up. JW runs out.
5-5 x6bb, plays safe on 1b. GE jumps 1b foul. KW plays 5b safe to corner pocket and almost makes the 9b. KW runs out.
5-Hill x6bb, hooked on 1b. Jumps 1b foul. GE misses 3b bank to corner. KW misses 4b. GE misses 5b corner. KW misses 7b. GE banks 7b to side.
Hill-Hill x7bb, KW plays safe on 1b. GE plays safe on 1b. GE miscues on 8b stretching for a tough shot across table. Kim White-Newsome runs out and eliminates Gail Eaton.
Melissa Little lost her only match to Vivian in Round 4 winners side and faces Kim-White-Newson in elimination on Table 5. Somewhere in this important match, the ladies had to stop for the drawing of the raffle cue. That could have affected the ladies concentration and altered the flow of the game. Or maybe not, maybe they are used to it?
0-0 they play 3b chase for a few shots and ML banks 3b to side and plays safe on 4b. KW kicks cueball off the end rail at 4b and misses. ML misses 9b in corner but leaves a tough shot. KW misses 9b cut long down rail to corner.
1-0 x7bb, ML runs out.
2-0 ML runs out
3-0 x7bb, tough shot on 1b, push. KW misses 1b. ML misses 1b. KW runs to 8b and plays safe. KW misses 8b and scratches in corner.
4-0 x678bb, ML plays safe on 1b. KW misses 1b corner. Leaves tough shot and ML scratches in opposite corner. KW scratches on 5b.
5-0 x7bb, tough shot on 1b tries safety but 8b kiss of death in corner. Hooked on 1b. ML kicks cueball off side rail for long bank for 1b, looks impossible to hit, but gets safe just behind the 9b. KW makes the 2-4 combo in corner and runs out.
5-1 x2bb, tough shot on 1b, misses 1b corner, ML misses 1b KW runs out.
5-2 x7bb, tough shot on 1b, plays safe behind 8b. ML runs out.
Hill-2 x6bb, misses 2b corner, KW runs to 8b and cueball stops short of shape on 9b, makes a real tough cut on 9b to corner pocket – good shot.
Hill-3 x2bb, plays safe on 1b. ML jumps 1b fouls. KW plays safety thinking 3-ball foul. ML kicks off side rail to 1b on side rail – miss, on two. KW plays safety on 1b and ties it up with 7b. ML plays cueball off end rail and makes a good hit but leaves a tough shot and KW misses, ML goes for the 1-9 combo tom side and misses, just a little too greedy. KW plays 1b safe behind 4b. ML runs to the 7b but 7,8,9 and all on the near side rail about a foot apart. Making a long story short, ML finally gets a shot on the 8b and gets on the 9 for the win to face Vivian again in the first match of the finals. Hey, why is everyone watching those guys playing with their balls? Maybe 5 people applauded?
Womens Finals, match #1, Table 5– Vivian Villareal, undefeated and defending champion in a rematch of last year’s finals against Melissa Little. I think everyone in the stands was expecting the same outcome.
But read on to find out:
Its 1:00AM, why is everyone asleep at the tournament director’s table? Bill Fuller is awake and taking photos and posting them on Facebook. LOL. Louis, John and Rich are taking turns nodding off trying to fight the sand man. Lights, Camera, Action – No wait, Ray has the camera on table 4 watching the men’s finals. Vivian is watching me write down every shot and is counting the people who are watching her. I see where she gets her name the Texas Tornado, she wastes no time on her shots, I barely have time to write anything down.
0-0 VV breaks and runs to 5b, plays safe on opposite ends. Multiple banks, safes on 5b, VV jumps 8b to hit 5b and misses, ML finally runs out.
0-1 x4bb, 2-3 tied up on side rail but 2 goes by. ML runs out.
0-2 ML makes 9b in corner on break.
0-3 x7bb, tough shot on 1b, miss. VV has tough shot on 1b, misses bank to corner. ML makes a great 1b bank shot to corner, kisses the 8b and feels a little love doesn’t scratch. Plays safe on 2b. VV plays safe on 2b. ML jumps the 3b for 2b but fouls. VV runs to 5b makes a great 5b cut on end rail to corner. VV RO.
1-3 x4bb, banks 1b to corner pocket, VV RO.
2-3 xbb. ML makes 2-9 combo corner.
2-4 xbb VV runs to 4b makes 4-7 combo corner. Has tough shot on 4b miss. ML has tough shot on 4b, makes 4b in corner but scratches corner. VV RO.
3-4 x26bb, plays safe on 1b. ML fouls. VV runs to 5b and makes a great shot for a safety. ML plays 5b safe. VV runs to 7b and misses 7b in side. ML misses 7b in side buts kiss of love with 7b falls in corner. Has a tough shot on 8b, banks it to corner pocket, out.
3-5 x2b, tough on 1b, miss. VV hooked on 1b, miss. ML safes 1b, VV misses, ML runs to 4b plays it safe. VV has tough shot on 4b, banks it into corner, misses 5b in side but gets the roll hiding behind the 9b. VV RO.
4-5 xbb, ML has tough 1b, makes it in corner and runs to 4b, miss corner, but leaves tough shot for VV, plays safe 4b. ML plays 2 rail kick 4b and gets safe. VV kicks at 4b and misses safe. ML RO.
4-Hill xbb, leaves VV tough on 1b. VV plays it safe but fails. Still a tough shot for ML who gets the roll. VV safes 1b. ML jumps over 2b and gets safe again. VV safes 1b again. ML fouls. VV runs out.
5-Hill x4bb, tough 1b, cuts 1b to corner, cueball gets kiss of death from 5b and is hooked on 2b. I may have missed some action here.
Hill-Hill? X?bb VV pushes out. ML plays safe on 1b. VV jumps at 1b and scratches in side pocket. ML looks at the 1-9 combo to corner pocket. Match 1 over. Same as last year.
Match number 2 while the men’s final is still in progress.
0-0 ML breaks and gets nada. VV has a tough 1b makes a real nice thin cut 1b corner. Plays safe on 2b. ML kicks 2 rails 2b misses side pocket. VV misses 2b. ML gets a bad roll on 6b. ML kicks 2 cueball off side rail for 6b and drifts safe with 8b. VV kicks at 6b miss. ML RO.
1-0 ML makes 1,2,5 and 6ball on the break. Yowsa brother. Has a tough shot on 3b misses. VV has a tough shot on 3b misses corner. ML makes3b corner and runs out.
2-0 x4bb, Plays safe on 1b. VV jumps makes 1b in corner pocket – great shot. 3-7 tied up, ML misses 8b,
2-1 its 2:30 AM, it is probably a lot like the game above :-} I read later that Melissa Little is the new champion. She has to defeat Vivian twice in a row and that is hard to do, and ML played great.
I really feel sorry for you ladies because there were about 50 people in there and I doubt if 5 of them were watching you play your hearts out. Skinny Bob’s should have featured you guys and waited to play the men’s finals. Yeah, like that’s gonna happen. As soon as the Men’s finals were over, all h*ll broke loose in there.
Mike Tiger is done for 2013.
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