A little over a decade ago in July of 2012, Florida’s Justin Hall traveled to Tunica, MS, about 45 minutes south of Memphis, TN, two hours east of Little Rock, AR and a stone’s throw from the Mississippi River, to compete in the first-ever Southern Classic at Harrah’s Resort and Casino. He ended up winning the event’s One Pocket division, competing against familiar One Pocket competitors like Ryan Stone (runner-up), Shannon Daulton (3rd), Darren Appleton, Corey Deuel, Mike Davis, Jr., and Charlie Bryant. Hall went on to win the Banks division and while he finished 16th in the 9-ball event, he did claim the event’s Master of the Table title. It became the cornerstone of what would eventually become his best (recorded) earnings year to date in which he climbed to #16 on the AZBilliards’ Money Leaderboard.
Hall’s next best recorded earnings year came nine years later in 2021 when he chalked up three One Pocket titles, including one-on-one duels versus Corey Deuel and Evan Lunda, along with victories at the US Open One Pocket and in his Sunshine State backyard, Capone’s One Pocket. He also added a first-place trophy capturing the Diamond Open 2021 Banks tournament in Aiken, SC, ahead of (in order) Fedor Gorst, John Morra, Sky Woodward and Jayson Shaw.
In answer to any “what have you done for me lately?” questions, he can now respond with his undefeated One Pocket victory at this past weekend’s (Mar 29-April 3) inaugural 2023 Pro Cup Series, a four-event series with One Pocket and 10-Ball divisions, to be held from now until a week before Christmas, hosted by Capone’s in Spring Hill, FL. A point system for the entire series will award cash bonuses (in addition to normal payout amounts) to the top three competitors in the series; $1000 for 1st place, $600 for 2nd and $400 for 3rd. The $5,000-added One Pocket event drew a full field of 32 entrants, while the $10,000-added 10-Ball tournament (ongoing at the time of this report) drew its full field of 64.
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Hall’s next best recorded earnings year came nine years later in 2021 when he chalked up three One Pocket titles, including one-on-one duels versus Corey Deuel and Evan Lunda, along with victories at the US Open One Pocket and in his Sunshine State backyard, Capone’s One Pocket. He also added a first-place trophy capturing the Diamond Open 2021 Banks tournament in Aiken, SC, ahead of (in order) Fedor Gorst, John Morra, Sky Woodward and Jayson Shaw.
In answer to any “what have you done for me lately?” questions, he can now respond with his undefeated One Pocket victory at this past weekend’s (Mar 29-April 3) inaugural 2023 Pro Cup Series, a four-event series with One Pocket and 10-Ball divisions, to be held from now until a week before Christmas, hosted by Capone’s in Spring Hill, FL. A point system for the entire series will award cash bonuses (in addition to normal payout amounts) to the top three competitors in the series; $1000 for 1st place, $600 for 2nd and $400 for 3rd. The $5,000-added One Pocket event drew a full field of 32 entrants, while the $10,000-added 10-Ball tournament (ongoing at the time of this report) drew its full field of 64.
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