Jon Kucharo roasted a couple of guys playing 9 ball on the bar box at Billiards On Main in Galesburg last night.
The woofing got started early and during a lull in the tournament action Jon took on a guy from Chicago... Eddie ?? (sorry I forget his name) playing him an 11 game set and and giving up the 6 for $500.
Jon was never threatended and was playing run-out pool taking Eddie down 11 to 5.
The woofing continued and Jon got another Chicago area player, whose name I didn't get, to take the strong spot of the break and the 5 (!) for $500. The poor guy didn't have a chance as Jon just plowed through the racks winning by the same score of 11 to 5 or maybe 11 to 6... couldn't see the others guys quarter under the rail and Jon took down the last 6 or so games running out from everywhere.
Great action to watch as Jon's skills and the feeling in the air that there could be repurcussions from Jon's running mouth kept things warmed up.
It sounded like there was going to be a replay on another table, as the cat from Chicago couldn't get a ball to go on the break, but "Gramps" had to go home. The furnace in our house broke down this weekend so even though the tournament was THE priority I had to get home to make sure the wife wasn't frozen to the potty stool or something.
There ware still 12 left in the tournament to finish today and then also today there will be the open part of the tournament to get completed.
The Viking Tour provides a much needed taste of good pool to this action starved part of the country and many of us really appreciate the efforts of Mike Janis, Shawn Putnam, and Billiards On Main owner Mark Hammerl. It's a quality tournament with Shawn running it and Billiards On Main is a very nice room w/6 Gold Crown's and about the same number of bar boxes and the best Italian Beef Sandwiches and french fries in captivity... even better than Portillios.... maybe
(Craig says absolutely THE BEST.. no contest!, which I say.. contest. )
The woofing got started early and during a lull in the tournament action Jon took on a guy from Chicago... Eddie ?? (sorry I forget his name) playing him an 11 game set and and giving up the 6 for $500.
Jon was never threatended and was playing run-out pool taking Eddie down 11 to 5.
The woofing continued and Jon got another Chicago area player, whose name I didn't get, to take the strong spot of the break and the 5 (!) for $500. The poor guy didn't have a chance as Jon just plowed through the racks winning by the same score of 11 to 5 or maybe 11 to 6... couldn't see the others guys quarter under the rail and Jon took down the last 6 or so games running out from everywhere.
Great action to watch as Jon's skills and the feeling in the air that there could be repurcussions from Jon's running mouth kept things warmed up.
It sounded like there was going to be a replay on another table, as the cat from Chicago couldn't get a ball to go on the break, but "Gramps" had to go home. The furnace in our house broke down this weekend so even though the tournament was THE priority I had to get home to make sure the wife wasn't frozen to the potty stool or something.
There ware still 12 left in the tournament to finish today and then also today there will be the open part of the tournament to get completed.
The Viking Tour provides a much needed taste of good pool to this action starved part of the country and many of us really appreciate the efforts of Mike Janis, Shawn Putnam, and Billiards On Main owner Mark Hammerl. It's a quality tournament with Shawn running it and Billiards On Main is a very nice room w/6 Gold Crown's and about the same number of bar boxes and the best Italian Beef Sandwiches and french fries in captivity... even better than Portillios.... maybe
(Craig says absolutely THE BEST.. no contest!, which I say.. contest. )
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