George 'Ginky' San Souci avenged his only loss and won the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour stop at Comet Billiards in Parsippany, NJ.
San Souci was unbeated until Sunday when he suffered a hill-hill loss to Dan Barouty. Ginky had led the match 8-7, but couldn't get over the hill as Barouty came back to win it 9-8.
San Souci then went to the one-loss side to face Ryan McCreesh in the semi-finals. McCreesh came out strong and won four of the first five games to take a 4-1 lead. San Souci then took control of the match and won eight of the next ten games to score the 9-6 victory.
The true double elimiation finals started out close with neither player willing to give an inch. San Souci got to the hill first at 8-7 again and this time scored the game he needed to win the set 9-7 and force a second set. The second set was all San Souci as he dominated Barouty and scored a 9-2 victory for first place.
San Souci pocketed $1400 for first, while Barouty took home $920 for second. McCreesh and Mike Zuglan filled out the top four spots.
Next week's event at Color of Money Billiards in Canada has been cancelled due to the closing of Color of Money Billiards. Therefore, the next Joss Tour stop will be The Turning Stone Classic VII at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY on August 17 - 20, 2006. This event is filling up fast and interested players should contact Mike Zuglan at 518-356-7163 to get signed up now.
Complete Results:
1st George San Souci $1400
2nd Danny Barouty $920
3rd Ryan McCreesh $750
4th Mike Zuglan $550
5th/6th Victor Nau, Earl Herring $350
7th/8th Frankie Hernandez, Sam Frangie $200
File photo courtesy of Mitch Heydt
