There were quite a few matches tonight that went hill-hill. Shannon Daulton and Ralf Souquet was a very tension-filled set, with Ralf coming out on top at the end.
Evgeny Stalev versus Donn went all the way to the wire, and The Russian prevailed.
Richmond's Larry Kressel has been having a good tournament and was full of confidence. He faced Raj Hundal and came out of the gate strong, with a good lead. Raj was taken by surprise at the beginning of the set, but soon put it in turbo charge. Larry looked like he was going to snap it off and missed an 8-ball, allowing Raj to stay on the winners' side.
Tony Chohan went hill-hill with Corey Harper. The last game, Tony had ball-in-hand with 5 balls left on the table, but flubbed a shot, and Harper won.
David Hemmah from California went hill-hill with David Matlock and triumped in the end.
The feature hill-hill match had to have been Corey Deuel against hometown local sharp-shooter Eric Moore. The match went neck and neck, with each of them giving it their all. On seventh street, a crowd of onlookers surrounded their table, at least 100 or more people sweating this one match, and it was standing room only up at that end of the tournament room. Every time Eric made a good shot, it was like an explosion of cheers and applause. During the hill-hill game, Corey and Eric took a break. When they returned, they exchanged a few shots, but in the end, Eric Moore was the victor.
While Deuel and Moore were duking it out in the front of the tournament room, Keith McCready was playing on Table 9 against Young-Hwa Jeong. Again, the linesmen had Keith a 2-game dog against the Korean champion. Keith shot out of the gate like a rocket, and the score was 6 to 1. I wasn't feeling comfy for too long, though, because Jeong surged forward to make the score 6 to 5, but that was all she wrote. Keith won every single game thereafter and won the set, 11 to 5.
The action is plentiful over at Q-Masters, and the place must be packed. We decided to get rest and prepare for Keith's 11:00 p.m. match on Thursday against Texas Young Gun Sylver.
I met Tater from Birmingham, MS, and he's a hoot. Little John, Tater, and a few others were last seen en route to Q-Masters.
Two of the 11:00 p.m. matches I remember were Tang Hao winning and Brandon Shuff suffering a defeat.
I heard it from a good source that the charts are now being updated on the U.S. Open website.
Tomorrow is a new day, and I sure hope Keith stays on the A side of the chart. If he is able to keep his momentum going and wins his next match, he faces the winner of Ralf Souquet and Earl Strickland who will be playing at 9:00 p.m. Thursday on the TV table.
We were hanging out front with Francisco Bustamante after he beat Marcus Chamat 11 to 1. He told me that this U.S. Open is a very comfortable tournament for the pool players, one of the BEST he's ever competed in. He had suffered a tennis elbow at the Carolinas Open a few weeks ago, but after some medical treatment, he is back to normal and is hitting 'em mghty sweet.
Signing off for now to get some sleep.
JAM
Evgeny Stalev versus Donn went all the way to the wire, and The Russian prevailed.
Richmond's Larry Kressel has been having a good tournament and was full of confidence. He faced Raj Hundal and came out of the gate strong, with a good lead. Raj was taken by surprise at the beginning of the set, but soon put it in turbo charge. Larry looked like he was going to snap it off and missed an 8-ball, allowing Raj to stay on the winners' side.
Tony Chohan went hill-hill with Corey Harper. The last game, Tony had ball-in-hand with 5 balls left on the table, but flubbed a shot, and Harper won.
David Hemmah from California went hill-hill with David Matlock and triumped in the end.
The feature hill-hill match had to have been Corey Deuel against hometown local sharp-shooter Eric Moore. The match went neck and neck, with each of them giving it their all. On seventh street, a crowd of onlookers surrounded their table, at least 100 or more people sweating this one match, and it was standing room only up at that end of the tournament room. Every time Eric made a good shot, it was like an explosion of cheers and applause. During the hill-hill game, Corey and Eric took a break. When they returned, they exchanged a few shots, but in the end, Eric Moore was the victor.
While Deuel and Moore were duking it out in the front of the tournament room, Keith McCready was playing on Table 9 against Young-Hwa Jeong. Again, the linesmen had Keith a 2-game dog against the Korean champion. Keith shot out of the gate like a rocket, and the score was 6 to 1. I wasn't feeling comfy for too long, though, because Jeong surged forward to make the score 6 to 5, but that was all she wrote. Keith won every single game thereafter and won the set, 11 to 5.
The action is plentiful over at Q-Masters, and the place must be packed. We decided to get rest and prepare for Keith's 11:00 p.m. match on Thursday against Texas Young Gun Sylver.
I met Tater from Birmingham, MS, and he's a hoot. Little John, Tater, and a few others were last seen en route to Q-Masters.
Two of the 11:00 p.m. matches I remember were Tang Hao winning and Brandon Shuff suffering a defeat.
I heard it from a good source that the charts are now being updated on the U.S. Open website.
Tomorrow is a new day, and I sure hope Keith stays on the A side of the chart. If he is able to keep his momentum going and wins his next match, he faces the winner of Ralf Souquet and Earl Strickland who will be playing at 9:00 p.m. Thursday on the TV table.
We were hanging out front with Francisco Bustamante after he beat Marcus Chamat 11 to 1. He told me that this U.S. Open is a very comfortable tournament for the pool players, one of the BEST he's ever competed in. He had suffered a tennis elbow at the Carolinas Open a few weeks ago, but after some medical treatment, he is back to normal and is hitting 'em mghty sweet.
Signing off for now to get some sleep.
JAM
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