Mike Dechaine came through the one loss side, but still found the winner’s circle at the 1st Nelson Oliveira Memorial 10-Ball Tournament at Snookers Sports Bar & Grill on June 8th - 9th.
Dechaine’s loss came in the third round, at the hands of Tom D’Alfonso. After that win, D’Alfonso went to defeat Jim Prather for the hot-seat.
Dechaine had wins over Joey Dupuis and Prather on the one loss side, before double dipping D’Alfonso 7-5 and 6-5 in the finals for first place.
Dechaine pocketed $1400 in cash and side pot money, while D’Alfonso settled for $1050. Prather collected a total of $750 for this third place finish.