Posted in Billiard News on Sep 6th, 2010
Mezz Pro-Am Tour / Brooklyn, NY by Jerry Taratola, NYCgrind.com The Mezz Pro-Am Tour took the F train to Skyline Billiards in Brooklyn, NY, which hosted the Fifth Annual NYC 9-Ball Championships August 28-29. The $3,000-added, two-day event drew a field of 43 players, of which Stevie Moore successfully defended his championship to retain the [...]
Posted in Billiard News on Aug 15th, 2010
Mezz Pro-Am Tour / West Hempstead, NY by Jerry Tarantola, NYCgrind.com A field of 31 top New York-area players came out to Raxx Billiards in West Hempstead, NY, to compete for top honors at the August 8 Mezz Pro-Am Tour. Some notable players in attendance included George “Ginky” SanSouci, Shaun Wilkie, Matt Krah, Rob Pole, John Alicea, Victor Nau, Gregg McAndrews, and Brett Stottlemyer, along with three of the tour’s lady players, Caroline Pao, “Snooky” Diana Rojas, and Linda Cheung. “Ginky” was making noise early through the winners’ bracket, rolling over Matt Krah 7-1, John MacArthur 7-1, and Rob Pole 7-2, before losing to Zion Zvi 7-5. Zvi had also been steamrolling over his opponents, including an impressive 7-0 win over Mike Miller. In the following match between Zvi and SanSouci, Zvi jumped out early, playing flawless 5-3, but SanSouci responded by tying it up 5-5. Zvi then won the next game, and SanSouci was breaking and running out when he uncharacteristically scratched on the 6 ball, giving the set to Zvi 7-5. Zvi then was lined up for a match against young gun John Alicea to determine who would take the hot seat. Alicea had just come off a [...]
Posted in Billiard News on Jul 28th, 2010
Alicea and Robles Take Predator Titles Ozone Billiards Predator Tour / New York, NY by Alison M. Fischer, NYCgrind.com A field of 67 players visited Amsterdam Billiard Club in New York, NY, July 24-25 to participate in the Ozone Billiards Predator Tour. Offering a wide range of top NYC-area amateur and pro players, the event showcased plenty of competition, but it was John Alicea and tour promoter Tony Robles who won their respective divisions. Alicea ran to the top of the A-D 9-ball division, rolling through the A/B bracket to meet custom cue case maker Jim Murnak, who won the C/D bracket in the hot seat match. A 7-4 victory left Alicea sitting in the king seat. Daniel Dagotdot claimed four winners’ side matches before Alicea sent him west after their winners’ side final four match. He returned for a rematch with Alicea by besting Murnak in the semifinals 7-2. Though he rallied in the final match against Alicea and came back from behind, Alicea was able to complete his undefeated run 7-6 to win his first Predator Tour event of the 2010 season. In the open/pro division, “The Silent Assassin” was handed a first-round loss by Jeremy Sossei 8-4 [...]
Posted in Billiard News on Jul 3rd, 2010
Wilkie and Hacsi Previal
By Jerry Tarantola, NYCgrind.com
On June 26-27, 2010, the 10th tour stop of the Predator Tour season was hosted by Raxx Pool Room, Bar & Grill in West Hempstead, NY, where 70 players came out to compete in the $1,000 added Amateur A/B/C/D event and the Open/Pro 10-ball event.
In the amateur event, [...]
Posted in Billiard News on Jun 10th, 2010
Wan and Robles Cool Down Predator Competition
Ozone Billiards Predator Tour / Queens, NY
by Jerry Tarantola, NYCgrind.com
Thomas Wan and Tony Robles won their respective divisions on the Ozone Billiards Predator Tour’s June 5-6 stop, taking first place in the amateur and open/pro events, respectively. The tour’s ninth stop of the season was hosted by Master Billiards [...]
Posted in Billiard News on Apr 20th, 2010
Immonen Digs Deep to Snap off Mezz Title
Mezz Pro-Am Tour / Brooklyn, NY
by Jerry Tarantola, Nycgrind.com
Mika “Iceman” Immonen came back from a huge deficit in the finals of the Mezz Pro-Am Tour’s April 18 stop to take first place over Gregg McAndrews, winning $975. The tour’s seventh event of the season was hosted by Skyline [...]
Posted in Billiard News on Mar 9th, 2010
Guimond Battles Back to Win Amateur Championship
Ozone Billiards Predator 9-Ball Tour / West Hempstead, NY
by Jerry Tarantola, NYCGrind.com
Kevin Guimond won the inaugural Empire State Amateur Championship event, the first-ever amateur 9-ball title in New York, over Duane “Wu-Tang” Toney the weekend of March 6-7. Hosted by Raxx Pool Room, Bar and Grill in [...]
Posted in Billiard News on Jan 25th, 2010
Sansouci and Gonzalez Tops in Manhattan
Ozone Billiards Predator Tour / Manhattan, NY
by Jerry Tarantola, NYCGrind.com
On January 23-24, the Ozone Billiards Predator 9-Ball Tour made its second stop of the 2010 season at Eastside Billiards in Manhattan, NY. Alex Gonzalez took home the gold in the amateur event, while George “Ginky” Sansoouci earned first place [...]
Posted in Billiard News on Jan 9th, 2010
Delta-13 and NYC Grind Team Up to Instruct Players
Executive Billiards announced today that training videos are now available to help pool players achieve the tightest rack for 8-ball, 9-ball, and straight pool, using Delta-13 racks. “We partnered with Jerry Tarantola, owner of NYC Grind, to film and edit these videos to help players understand specific [...]
Posted in Billiard News on Dec 28th, 2009
Shlemperis Slays Holiday Tri-State Field
Tri-State Tour / East Rutherford, NJ
by InsidePOOL Staff
Dave Shlemperis bounced back from a late loss to Wilson Cruz to earn a rematch with him in the finals of the Tri-State Tour’s December 26 event, winning the match and the title. This $500-added holiday tournament drew 41 players to Castle Billiards in [...]
