We just went through a couple of days of some real good pool. A packed house with standing room only the whole time.
Many thanks to all the fans that supported the event and thanks to the owner and staff of the Hard Times, Justin and TAR, Tiger Products, Extreme Focus, my helpers Kent (AZB= KD Cues), Statistician Eddie (AZB= Zirroe), Chris (AZB= Run the century).
What an iron-man display of great playing by Max Eberly. Two days of solid playing against some of the very best of the west. In winning he graciously dedicated the win to Chuck Markules, the original owner of the Hard Times in Bellflower. He passed away a couple of weeks ago in northern California. Chuck will be missed by all the pool world. A true friend of all pool players.
The stands were packed until the final nine went into the pocket. Max defeated Louie Ulrich in a hill hill match after Louie failed to pocket a ball on the break, he was needing one and Max needing two. Max ran out then broke and made a ball on the break and had nice open table in front of him. He did run them but it was no easy task. The tables there are very tight and do not allow you to relax at all.
In the match before he had just finished playing Rafael Martinez, winning 11 to 8. He did well to dodge all the high-powered stuff Martinez was throwing at him. No doubt, Martinez is a monster. Max was tired but like a true champion he held it together.
Max was undefeated in the round robin and won the last two matches in the final four single elimination part. He won a total of 99 games against the very best on very tough tables. We now recognize him as "The best in the West". Congratulations Max.
Every player in the contest played extremely well. One of my favorites was Ernesto Dominguez. He wound up with a record of 1 win and 6 losses in the round robin but lost four hill hill matches, and in the other two he lost he won 8 and 9 games. With a speck of luck he very well could have been 7 and 0.
During the tournament we had a visits from our very own Jay and OMGWTF.
During the players dinner break and before the finals, Chef Anton, the wizard of entertainment, invited the spectators to gather around a pool table and dazzled them with bit of humor and magic. All in all a good time was had by everyone, including myself.
Many thanks to all the fans that supported the event and thanks to the owner and staff of the Hard Times, Justin and TAR, Tiger Products, Extreme Focus, my helpers Kent (AZB= KD Cues), Statistician Eddie (AZB= Zirroe), Chris (AZB= Run the century).
What an iron-man display of great playing by Max Eberly. Two days of solid playing against some of the very best of the west. In winning he graciously dedicated the win to Chuck Markules, the original owner of the Hard Times in Bellflower. He passed away a couple of weeks ago in northern California. Chuck will be missed by all the pool world. A true friend of all pool players.
The stands were packed until the final nine went into the pocket. Max defeated Louie Ulrich in a hill hill match after Louie failed to pocket a ball on the break, he was needing one and Max needing two. Max ran out then broke and made a ball on the break and had nice open table in front of him. He did run them but it was no easy task. The tables there are very tight and do not allow you to relax at all.
In the match before he had just finished playing Rafael Martinez, winning 11 to 8. He did well to dodge all the high-powered stuff Martinez was throwing at him. No doubt, Martinez is a monster. Max was tired but like a true champion he held it together.
Max was undefeated in the round robin and won the last two matches in the final four single elimination part. He won a total of 99 games against the very best on very tough tables. We now recognize him as "The best in the West". Congratulations Max.
Every player in the contest played extremely well. One of my favorites was Ernesto Dominguez. He wound up with a record of 1 win and 6 losses in the round robin but lost four hill hill matches, and in the other two he lost he won 8 and 9 games. With a speck of luck he very well could have been 7 and 0.
During the tournament we had a visits from our very own Jay and OMGWTF.
During the players dinner break and before the finals, Chef Anton, the wizard of entertainment, invited the spectators to gather around a pool table and dazzled them with bit of humor and magic. All in all a good time was had by everyone, including myself.
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