Who is your pick to win the Joss Finale at Turning Stone?

Dana Bufalo

Dana Bufalo

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Next week's Joss Finale - Turning Stone Casino Classic in Verona, NY is now full at 128 players. Some notable players are highlighted in bold lettering on the list below.., Who is your pick to win?

The contingent from the Philippines will to tough to beat but I’m thinking Dennis Hatch might even be more tough while playing in his neck of the woods!., My pick is Hatch!

1. Abraham, Ed
2. Adkins, Dee
3. Aiello, John
4. Allen, Ed
5. Allen, Michelle
6. Allen, Tim
7. Antonakos, Greg
8. Archer, Johnny
9. Bailey, Carl
10. Bartram, Chris
11. Basavich, Dan
12. Begey, Bob
13. Bowman, Peter
14. Boyle, Ed
15. Broxmeyer, Evan
16. Bustamante, Francisco
17. Cappotto, Richard
18. Carelli, Mike
19. Chin, Holden
20. Conte, Victor
21. Corr, Karen
22. Costello, Ian
23. Cote, Shayne
24. Crowe, Jerry
25. Cuillerier, Rodney
26. Cunningham,Bob
27. Cutler, Redgie
28. D'Alfonso, Tom
29. Davenport, Kim
30. Davis, Mike
31. Dechaine, Mike
32. DeJohn, Brian
33. Desantis, Tom
34. Deuel, Corey
35. Dion, Eric
36. Dreidel, David
37. Dryden, Paul
38 Dunn, Mike
39. Dupuis, Joe
40. Feijen, Niels
41. Fernandez, Dave
42. Fiebiger, Mike
43. Filipek, Wint
44. Forsythe, Jim
45. Garrahan, Ted
46. Gokey, Fred
47. Goulding, Steve
48. Guimond, Kevin
49. Harriman, Danny
50. Harris, Frank
51. Hatch, Dennis
52. Hewitt, Dan
53. Hurley, Mike
54. Keith, Mike
55. Kelly, Julie
56. Kennedy, Jeff
57. Kerner, Ken
58. Ketz, Kevin
59. Kolacz, Dan
60. Kolesnik, Sam
61. Korsiak, Joe
62. Kravetz, Rich
63. Labonte, Randy
64. Lapena, Al
65. Leal, Chris
66. Lebron, Mike
67. Lemay, Dave
68. Lewis, Bob
69. Lillis, Steve
70. Lombardo, Carmen
71. Lord, George
72. Lucius, Paul
73. Lynch, Chris
74. Madenjian, Bob
75. Maidhof, Robert
76. Massey, Mike
77. Matarazzo, Charles
78. Matarazzo, Richard
79. McCready, Keith
80. McCreesh, Ryan
81. McGonagle, Tom
82. McNamara, Ray
83. Meuse, Joe
84. Michas, Jason
85. Minichello, Mike
86. Nguyen, Vu
87. Oot, Joshua
88. Orme Chris
89. Owen, Keith
90. Pantovic, Mark
91. Parica, Jose
92. Parisian, Tim
93. Peacock, Dave
94. Perry, Tim
95. Petrov, Ivaylo
96. Putnam, Shawn
97. Reyes, Efren
98. Rindler, Andreas
99. Robichaud, Jason
100. Romanowski, Jim
101. Rota, Paul
102. Rozonewski, Paul
103. Ruberto, Tony
104. Ryan, Michael
105. Salvas, Luc
106. Sambajon, Santos
107. Slivka, Jerry
108. Smith, Adam
|109. Smolen, Jeff
110. Souquet, Ralf
111. Speedwell,Trystan
112. Staskowski, Robert
113. Stevens, Jay
114. Strickland, Earl
115. Szydlowski,Walter
116. Tavernier, Steve
117. Tucker, Joe
118. Varano, Dave
119. Vazquez, Eddie
120. Vickery, Howard
121. Vieira, Carlos
122. Vongxay, Hong.
123. Wallace, Mike
124. Wechsler, Lyn
125. Weuthrich, Kent
126. Wiseman, Ronnie
127. Yamauchi, Mike
128. Zuglan, Mike

Tournament action starts on Thursday, Aug. 18th - 21st , admission to watch the event is FREE and Mike Massey will be performing on Sat & Sun at 8pm. For poker fans there will be tournaments everyday from Aug. 14-21, check the website at http://www.turningstone.com/ for more details.
 
For starters, Efren Reyes should definitely be in bold. There are a lot of very good players on that list that the majority of people here aren't going to know about. "Bristol" Bob Begey is a strong player capable of doing serious damage. Holden Chin can pull-off an upset against anybody. Karen Corr is only the 2nd best female player on the planet. Randy Labonte is an excellent shot-maker. Chris Lynch has an excellent all-around game and has done well in large Joss events. Paul Rota has a great track record and is known to play solidly from start to finish. Tony Roburto can hang with anyone (just don't leave any envelopes under the table). Luc Salvas is only a world beater and Ralph Souquet is a little better than him! Tim Perry and Jay Stevens could very well be guys you're cursing when they beat your horse.

(none of the above-mentioned players are in bold)


It's a very strong field. I'd say there are at least a dozen guys who anyone could pick and another dozen that you can't rule out.
 
Truth be told, almost the whole list could be in bold. It's a wonderful gathering of top notch players & I'm sickend by the fact that I won't be there. :( My only consolation is that I'll be going to my first US Open this yr and I plan on going to my first DCC. If I'm not mistaken, those are the only two events inside the USA that you're going to find the contingent of players that's on the above mentioned list. I hope everyone enjoys what I know is going to be a great tourney... I just hope you folks with laptops don't forget about us unfortunate folks at home. ;)
 
My picks ...

1) Django - Playing well lately, winning tournaments, seems to be on
a roll.
2) Kid Delicious - Been on the fringes a lot, he's due to win one.

But I will also be pulling for Danny Harriman, a gentleman and credit
to the sport, and with a lot of skill.

I have to add a trailing note that Efren is always there, just as
Allison is always there for the women's tournaments, hovering over
the field.... lol
 
Efren
Corey
Neils are probably my top 3.

Although, I would love to see Keith pull it off.

Koop
 
Koop said:
Although, I would love to see Keith pull it off.
Koop
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I'll second that but the McCready contingent might have tough time focusing on the pool table games with all the other table games that take place at the Turning Stone.

Dana Bufalo (I'd love to see a flashback!)
 
Who I think will win: Busta or Efren
Who I want to win: Kid D or Kim Davenport

Where's Thorsten Holmann at,by the way?
 
What is distinctive about the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour is that the winner is always anybody's guess. Because the tournament is run on a LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, with no seeds and byes granted to a select group of players, the top prize is up for grabs. I also like the way the purse monies are cut up for first, second, third, et cetera, on the Joss Tour, and most importantly, there is no favoritism or preferential treatment. All players are treated equal, my kind of tournament! :)

With Diamond tables, overhead lamps, and EXCELLENT playing conditions, there will be some tough battles up ahead, and the players will be comfortable in giving it their all with such an exquisite environment.

This is a tough one to forecast as far as who will win, but every single player will be gunning for those monies AND the Joss Tour Season Finale championship title. It looks nice on the resume, [pronounced rez-su-may and not ree-zoom].

I don't know how to insert accent marks over the vowels. :p

Diana Hoppe will be on site, and this is good news to all who are unable to attend. Her candid photographs are the absolute BEST. Upbeat and positive-thinking, Diana is a delight, and she is the players' favorite photographer, bar none.

Who do I think will win? I'll get back with y'all after the first day at the players' meeting. I want to see the combatants on opening day strut their stuff before I make a prediction. As far as who I'd like to see win, I think that goes without saying! :D

JAM
 
catscradle said:
I doubt he'll win, but he'll slow the whole damn tournament down trying. :rolleyes: :mad:
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True enough but I'm still looking forward to seeing him play.
I love watching Kid D too but sometimes I think paint dries quicker :D
 
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