Smokey Jacobs, Anthony Meglino and room owner Mike Bradford
Boynton Beach, Fla. (Dec. 15, 2012) – Forty players packed Slate Billiards in Boynton Beach, Florida, Saturday night at the Flamingo Billiards Tour $300-added Winter Open handicapped 8-Ball tournament. In the end Anthony Meglino and Smokey Jacobs split the top two spots and the prize money.
This modified double elimination format, race to three, with three skill levels allowed players in all three levels to make the money. Players initially competed against others in the same skill level. The highest finishers in each level then redrew into a final board of eight. At that point, the matches were handicapped and the format switched to single elimination.
Making the final board: Alicia DeAbrue, Christian Lopez, Tom McCloud, Matt Lussier, Anthony Meglino, Smokey Jacobs, Sam Kantor, and Johnny Aguilar. DeAbrue, Lopez, Lussier and McCloud lost in the first round, Meglino then stopped Kantor, and Jacobs got by Aguilar. Due to the lateness of the event, Meglino and Jacobs split the pot.
Some of the event matches can be viewed at Ustream.com (search “Palm Beach ACS”), the Palm Beach ACS Stream page, and the Flamingo Billiards Tour Stream page.
Thanks to everyone who came out to play during this holiday season, and to room owners Mike Bradford and Joe Sistarelli (www.slatebilliards.com).
RESULTS
($300-added, modified double-elimination)
1st/2nd Anthony Meglino ($195)
1st/2nd Smoky Jacobs ($195)
3rd/4th Sam Kantor ($120)
3rd/4th Johnny Aguilar ($120)
5th Tom McCloud ($65)
5th Christian Lopez ($65)
5th Matt Lussier ($65)
5th Alicia DeAbreu ($65)
Alicia DeAbreu also won the paid spot to the Flamingo Billiards Regional Tour Qualifier to be held at Ultimate Billiards in Ft. Pierce, Florida, January 12, 2013. For more information, visit www.flamingobilliardstour.com.
