Left to right: Dave Parker, 1st place; Phelps L’Hommedieu, 4th place; Jack Hoverter, 3rd place; Bill Webster, 2nd place
Joe Giammarino
The Pool Players of The Brooke Billiards Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament on Jan. 25 in the SaddleBrooke One Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. Thank you, PPB, for sponsoring this tournament. The format of this 8-Ball Singles Tournament was double-elimination. This is the third in a series of five 8-ball tournaments used to qualify for the finals, which will be held in April, of the PPB’s first annual 8-Ball Club Champion Pool Player of the Year award.
The tournament director was Phelps L’Hommedieu. The following field of 16 players showed up to compete in the game of 8-ball singles: Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Randy “Nice Try” Smith, Dick “Pocket Blocker” Dunbar, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Bill Webster, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Dan “Rambo” Sollin, Steve Wiley, Phelps “Montana” L’Hommedieu, Dave Parker, Dick “The Visor” Titus, Jim Samlaska, Bob “O” Ogle, Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Les Goins, and Roger “Rack ‘em” Rock.
Results:
1st: Dave Parker, best 8-baller today! 8 wins, 1 loss
2nd: Bill Webster, showed he can play! 4 wins, 2 losses
3rd: Jack Hoverter, cannot go home, 3 wins, 2 losses
4th: Phelps L’Hommedieu, broke even with double duty, 4 wins, 2 losses
Recap: Dave Parker’s day started out with a hard-fought win over Tony Cardillo. Dave then lost to Bill Webster. Dave went into the loser’s bracket and got into stroke as he defeated, in order, Joe Vidmar, Bob Ogle, Lowell Hegg, Phelps L’Hommedieu, and Jack Hoverter to get another chance at Bill Webster who sent Dave to the loser’s bracket and was waiting on the hill for someone to emerge from the loser’s bracket. Dave would have to beat Bill twice to wrestle the title away from Bill. Dave was not to be denied, as he quickly beat Bill twice to take the title. Congrats, Dave Parker, winner of the third 8-Ball Club Championship qualifier.
Sponsor’s Gift Winners: Dick Titus and Bob Ogle
The PPB wants to thank all our participants. The 8-Ball Singles Tournament started at noon and lasted a little over four hours, with more than 40 games of 8-ball being played. We competed with friends who have a shared passion. That is a good day! Rack ‘em up!
The PPB Thanks All Our CRC Pool Room Sponsors:
Expert Automotive, Joe Pate
Leah Kari Solutions Inc., Leah Kari
Stone Canyon Painting, Alex Stewart
Golf Cars of Arizona, Kiara
State Farm, Jay Salazar
Ridgeview Physical Therapy, Noel Chavez
Rancheros Market, Luis Lopez