DCC Banks Semi "Hennessee vs Brumback" - Electrifying!

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JB is John Brumback and JH is John Hennessee Pinegar

With the winner advancing to the final against Luat and the loser finishing third, JH and JB squared off in a classic match here at DCC.

After winning rack one convincingly, JB seemed in control, but rack two was a killer. Leading the rack 4-3, JB faced this:

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Looking for a commanding 2-0 lead in the race to three, JB made the cross corner bank, but scratched as shown, making the rack score 3-3, and leaving JH an easy bank which he made to go up 4-3 in the rack. With the last two balls on the spot, JH went astray with a poor safety and JB tied the rack at 4-4 and had this to win the rack.

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JB undercut it, though, leaving JH the shot below, and JH hit it masterfully to win the rack and tie the match at 1-1.

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JB won another rack comfrotably to gain a 2-1 advantage, and then JH appeared he'd run five and out in the next, but jawed the last ball. JB fought hard to tie the rack at 4-4 and then tapped the last ball into a pocket, leaving JH this nightmare of a shot, which JH needed just to keep the match going.

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When JH fired this one in to tie the match at 2-2, the crowd when nuts.

It looked like JH, who was seemingly being outplayed, might steal this one, but JB was brilliant in the fifth and deciding rack and, deservingly, advanced to the final. John Brumback will need to beat Rodolfo Luat twice to snap off the title.

Fantastic match!
 
ragbug74 said:
Woo Hoo...GO JB. Thanks for the updates!
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Yeah, Brumback's on fire, having beaten Brian Gregg, Sahnnon Daulton, and John Hennessee in succession. He's got every chance to beat Luat twice.
 
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sjm said:
Yeah, Brumback's on fire, having beaten Brian Gregg, Sahnnon Daulton, and John Hennessee in succession. He's got every chance to beat Luat twice.
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Great reporting. Thanks!
 
Luat in the bank finals???

I thought us American players finally found a game the Filipinos didn't excel at (nor bother to play)!

Yukon Ed
 
Yukon Ed said:
Luat in the bank finals???

I thought us American players finally found a game the Filipinos didn't excel at (nor bother to play)!

Yukon Ed
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Thanks for a good laugh.
 
I sure would like to see John Brumback win this event. He so deserves to have his face in the winners list. I think he's finished 2nd 3 times. That's pretty impressive in itself.
Go on Johnny, win this one, we're all rooting for you.
 
My first DCC (and only one) - I played JH first round in 9-ball. I somehow got totally lucky and won the first two games. Thought I was doing pretty good, ended up taking maybe 5 shots for the next 7 games and then went home a loser :D
 
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