Kevin O’Brien wins his first Tri-State event at Steinway Billiards
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| left : 1st Kevin O’Brien; center 3rd Owner-Operator Manny Stamatakis; rightmost 2nd Bogie Uzdejczyk |
Kevin’s tournament trail included wins over Pat Mareno 7 – 2; Jamiyl Adams 7 – 3; Daniel Dagotdot 7 – 3; Young Joo Kim from Korea 7 – 5; Ying Yang 7 – 5 from Canada and lost to Bogie Uzdejczyk 7 – 4 for the Hot Seat. While Bogie was in the Hot Seat, both Manny Stamatakis and Open class Raphael DaBreo were making a bid to reach Kevin O’Brien for a shot at the Finals. Manny got there with a 7 – 5 win over Raphael; however, fell short against Kevin, losing 7 – 4. In the Finals, Kevin O’Brien started out strong to go ahead 3 – 1 over Bogie Uzdejczyk . Bogie trailed the entire match, unable to win 2 games in a row to tie the match. Finally, Kevin closed the door winning 9 – 6. Special recognition belong to Manny Stamatakis for his impressive 3rd place finish and a 7 – 2 win loss record; and Raphael DaBreo with a strong 4th place finish. The next Tri-State event will be held on January 3 – 4, 2015 at Gotham City Billiard Club in Brooklyn,NY. Please provide a thank you to Ozone Billiards, Sterling-Gaming, Qpod, Kamui Tips, Ron Vitello, Focus Cases by John Bartron, Phil Capelle, BlueBook Publishing, Human Kinetics , and Focus Apparel for their sponsorship leading to this event.
| Payouts | |
| 1st | $950.00 |
| 2nd | $600.00 |
| 3rd | $400.00 |
| 4th | $290.00 |
| 5th – 6th | $190/$190 |
| 7th – 8th | $130/$130 |
| 9th – 12th | $100/$100/$100/$100 |
| 13th – 16th | $75/$75/$75/$75 |
