joey just played better/with some karma
Joey won that match by (double dipping Mike twice) because he played with more heart, more composure, more sportsmanship and more urgency than Mike. It was a great match, and part of the greatness was watching karma come around and bite Mike on the break.
Mike was all over Joey about the racks, rudely being over his shoulder while Joey was racking (which Mike did thru-out the tourney to other players as well). Mike strutted as he was the king of the room, which seems to be his style-and his supporters. The last rack, after 4 minutes of re-racking on Mike's part (since he couldn't give the same rack he expected of his opponents) Joey came out, broke and ran to win the tourney. The chat room exploded with support for Joey along with the room itself.
I'm not saying Joey is the better player-Mike has earned his (supposed) position as the second best player in the country. But Mike DESERVED to lose this tourney due to his attitude, his lack of respect for his opponent's ability to play, and his un-controlled break, and his overall lack of sportsmanship in this match-up. Obviously Mike Dechaine takes after the (sic) champ he dethroned Earl Strickland.
The 670 viewers that watched this match on stream, if polled, will probably agree-Mike got we he deserved from karma. And that Joey BEAT Mike (twice 9-4 and 9-6 respectively) and earned the title (not to mention the good players he beat to get there.)