On July 23rd-24th the Lone Star Tour event held a 9-ball extravaganza in Spring that broke its all-time player attendance record of 98 players in 2009. This past weekend at Big Tyme Billiards there were 99 individual players and 124 total entries that spanned 5 divisions. To date, this was the largest tournament in Lone Star's history. In the Amateur division ALONE, there were 58 players which concluded in ONE DAY. The Open division proved to be the toughest competition Texas had to offer, but that didn't stop several amateur players from competing in that 2 day division as well. There was also an Amateur Ladies, One Pocket, and Junior division.
Saturday's "heavy hitters" 9-ball action yielded 37 participants and a few surprises on the way to the final 12 for Sunday. Upsets included Mark Avery over Andy Jethwa 9-8, Jim Walker over Mike Alonzo 9-5 and Chuck Coignard over Joey Torres 9-7 and Sonny Bosshamer 9-6. Among Sunday's final four "undefeated", it was Ernesto Bayaua over Coignard 9-5, and Sylver Ochoa bested Jason Pearce 9-4. On the west side, Grady Cooper, Mark Avery, Will Felder, and Jim Walker made Sunday's cut, but it was Billy Sharp and Jason Bacon who both won 6 consecutive matches after early losses to meet one another in the quarter final. When they finally met, it was Sharp who took the win by a hair, 7-6, while the hot seat action saw Ochoa defeat Bayaua, 9-4. Vying for his first LSBT victory, Bayaua bested Sharp 7-5, but fell to multi event winner Ochoa in the final, 9-5. The tour would like to acknowledge amateur player Chuck Coignard who was the highest amateur finisher (5th-6th) in the Open event. The final match of the Open event was not to be missed!!! Just visit www.LoneStarBilliardsTour.com and click "Stream" to view it, and other recorded matches.
The Amateur 9-ball side was filled with players from all over Texas. The action was non-stop as 58 players competed for $2,300 in prize money and a shot at a Lone Star amateur title. On the winners' side final 8, Jonathan Poon defeated Eric Gauthier 4-2, Shane Thompson bested Keil Perry 4-3, Joey Torres ousted Steve Lindgren 4-2, and Frank Gonzalez put away Cody Broadway, 4-3. Unfortunately, Gonzalez and Thompson lost their bid for the hot seat match to Poon and Torres. The one loss side final 8 included Ron Wrobleski, John Powers, Mitchell Lang, Bubba Wall, Bob McFerren, Bill Fain, Dan Barton, and Viet Do. When the smoke cleared, it was Shane Thompson who emerged to challenge Jonathan Poon who lost the hot seat earlier to Torres, 7-1. After Thompson missed a crucial 7 ball to tie the match, he was eliminated by Poon, 4-2. In the finals, Poon came on strong with a vengeance and bested Torres 2 sets by scores of 4-1, 4-1.
In the 6 player One Pocket division, Sylver Ochoa captured the winners' bracket over Mike Alonzo while Carl Miranda bested Ernesto Bayaua 2-1 and Dan Barton 2-0. Miranda was eliminated by Alonzo 2-0 and in turn, Alonzo was eliminated by Ochoa in the final match.
The ladies' 9-ball division yielded 13 competitors who played for over $600 in prize money. It was a mother and daughter shoot-out for the hot seat with Terry and Robyn Petrosino, while Angela Martinez blazed through the one-loss side after her first round loss to Belinda Lee. Rebecca Riley and Mercedes Perez lost their bids for the hot seat match. On the west side Riley defeated Belinda Lee 5-3 and advanced to the final four on the one-loss side while Martinez eliminated Perez 5-1, then Riley 5-4. Robyn Petrosino captured the hot seat while the elder Petrosino plowed through Martinez 5-1 to meet her daughter once again. This time it was a different story as Terry Petrosino bested the junior to win this weekend's ladies amateur event.
It was a sibling shoot out with 3 pairs of siblings competing in the 10 player Junior 9-ball division. On the final four winners' side, Joey Torres bested brother J.C. and Mike Calderaro beat Ron Esman. On the west side, Kody Thompson eliminated sister Nicole and Michael Fain ousted Nick Calderaro. Meanwhile, Torres captured the hot seat 7-1 over Nick Calderaro. Big brother then took care of Fain and Calderaro, only to lose at the hands of his younger brother, 7-5.
The Lone Star Tour would like to thank its sponsors; Poison by Predator, the Delta-13 rack, www.PoolWebsites.com, and the APA of North Harris County. Additionally, the Lone Star Tour thanks Eugene "Lonewolf" Lee for his impeccable, weekend stream, BCA referee Derrell Montgomery for all of his hard work, and Chuck Adams for his assistance with the amateur division.
Congratulations to all of our winners and we hope to see you at our next event on August 13th-14th at Skinny Bob's Billiards in Round Rock where you can warm-up for the upcoming Texas State Open Championships. For more information, see the flyer on the Lone Star Billiards Tour home page. Download it and share it with your friends!
Open Payouts
1st Sylver Ochoa $600
2nd Ernesto Bayaua $300
3rd Billy Sharp $200
4th Jason Bacon $100
5th-6th Jason Pearce, Chuck Coignard $70
7th-8th Sonny Bosshamer, Jonathan Poon $40
9th-12th Grady Cooper, Jim Walker, Will Felder, Mark Avery $30
Open Auction 1st $700/2nd $400/3rd $250/4th $100/ 5th-6th $75
Amateur Payouts
1st Jonathan Poon $320
2nd Joey Torres $190
3rd Shane Thompson $140
4th Keil Perry $100
5th-6th Frank Gonzalez, Bill Fain $80
7th-8th John Powers, Viet Do $60
9th-12th Eric Gauthier, Bubba Wall, Steve Lindgren, Cody Broadway $35
13th-16th Ron Wrobleski, Mitchell Lang, Bob McFerren, Dan Barton
Amateur Auction 1st $400/ 2nd $300/ 3rd $200/4th $110
One Pocket Payouts
1st Sylver Ochoa $290
2nd Mike Alonzo $140
Ladies Payouts
1st Terry Petrosino $220
2nd Robyn Petrosino $140
3rd Angela Martinez $70
4th Rebecca Riley $30
Ladies Auction 1st $110/2nd $60
Junior Payouts
1st Joey Torres $65
2nd J.C. Torres $45
3rd Mike Calderaro $25
4th Michael Fain $15
