Atlantic City Billiard Club In Egg Harbor NJ hosted the best one day tournament around; The Blaze 9 Ball Tour. I want to thank all sponsors: Blaze Cues, Cue Sight, Sterling Gaming, Carolina Cues, JAB Cues & Things, Inside Pool Magazine, AZ Billiards, Milliken Super Pro, Pool On The Net, RJH Custom Cues, OB Cues, Predator Cues, Stealth Cues, Allen Hopkins Super expo, Robin Dobson Frog Jump Cues, Highendcues.com, Pooltees.com, and Bullseye Security Systems. A strong field came out to play, special thanks to Ernie Arcaro and his staff for hosting the event.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Eddie Abraham with wins over Joey Testa 7-5, Danko Campese 7-3, Matt Krah 7-6 and Allen Hopkins 7-2. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Dawn Hopkins with wins over Lloyd price 7-1, Mel Free 7-2, Rob Palm 7-4, Christine Liotti 7-2 and Evan Bostron 7-1.
Playing for the hot seat was Dawn Hopkins vs Eddie Abraham. This was a one sided match with Eddie Abraham winning the match easily 7-2, sending Dawn Hopkins to the one loss side. Waiting for Dawn Hopkins on the one loss side was Adam Kielar. This was a good match with Adam Kielar pulling away to win the match 6-3 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Eddie Abraham vs Adam Kielar. Adam Kielar had to beat Abraham twice to win the tournament. The first set was a great match with Adam Kielar winning on the hill 7-6. In the second set it was all Eddie Abraham, winning the set easily 6-3 and the tournament.
