15 Rack LLC 10-ball pool leagues held its fall end of the session tournament on Saturday, December 17th, 2011 held at the Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver, CO. This event was a $200 added tournament featuring a qualifying round of 15-Rack before becoming a single elimination regular 10-ball tournament.
During the fall session players from six different venues spanning from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins participated in this unique pool league. League featured a twelve-week session of 10-ball the ghost using a unique handicapping system and the player with the most points awarded won an all expense paid trip to play in the 2012 Derby City Classic, in Louisville. 15-Rack LLC is proud to announce the winner of the fall session is Bill Davis of Rack'em billiards in Aurora, CO.
Each week the league gave away gift bags to the top finisher of the week and a special thanks to our sponsors for their contributions; Impulse Theater, Pooldawg, Wazee Supper Club, Hog Heaven BBQ, Angel's Hair, Phantom Canyon Brewing, RKL Company, Pearl Street Grill, Ernie Martinez, Wynkoop Brewing Company, Mark Haddad, Magic Ball Rack, London Bridge, Bull Durham Casino, Instruct Salon, Doc Holiday's Casino, Hard Luck Sportswear, Gaetano's, Pool and Billiard Magazine, Buddha's & Goudha's, Jacoby custom cues and Colorado Pool Tables.
At the end of the fall session, all players who played in pool league qualified to play in the end of the session tournament that was held at the Wynkoop. The end of the session tournament was won by Brook Taylor making 15 Rack histories, 1st time a woman has won one of our events- great job Brook! Before the event started players were awarded the following awards:
Best Reps: Terry Hulseberg and Aimee Peterson
Grand Champion: Bill Davis
Runner-up Champion: Paul Carabetta
Director's award: Tommy Bernard
Highest Finishing Female: Chris Hulseberg
Most Improved Player: Brook Taylor
Most Valuable Player: Matt Forbes
Top finishers in league:
Bill Davis 1255 points – won trip to Louisville, KY
Paul Carabetta 1241 points
Chris Hulseberg 1215 points
Top finishers of “End of session tournament”:
1st Brook Taylor –$200 & won a Jacoby Custom Cue
2nd John Dietrich $ 160
3rd Mike Page $100
4th Tommy Bernard $80
5th/6th Cheryl Jones/Tony Ledesma $30 each
15-Rack was designed by WPBA touring professional Melissa Little back in 2005 and is still going very strong. It really is a one of a kind pool league. Melissa wanted to create a league that at the end offered a substantial grand prize. For 2011 Melissa sent amateur players to Turning Stone, the US Open and now the Derby.
Next up, 15 Rack LLC is hosting a $1500 added end of the session tournament on May 4th & 5th, 2012 and in order to qualify you must play in a 10-week session hosted at the Wynkoop that starts February 19th- May 1st, 2012. For more information please visit www.15rack.com
