| Hatch Holds
Off Slivka For Joss Win |
Dennis Hatch |
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour was in action this weekend
at Hippo's House of Billiards in Yorkville, NY with a field
of 26 players at a $1500 added event.
From the start of the event, it looked like favorites Dennis
Hatch and Jerry Slivka were on a collision course for the hot-seat.
Both players made it through Saturday undefeated, but Slivka
found himself on the wrong side of a hill-hill match with Dan
Heidrich to start the day on Sunday.
Hatch started his day Sunday a little better with a 9-3 win
over Gary Empey. Hatch went on to score a dominating 9-4 win
over Heidrich for the hot-seat.
Slivka rebounded nicely with a 9-4 win over Seth Delvillano
on the one loss side and then followed that up with a 9-5 win
over John Morra. Slivka then defeated Empey 9-5 to set up a
rematch with Heidrich. The rematch was another hill-hill battle,
but this time it was Slivka on the right side of the score.
The fans finally got to see the matchup between Hatch and Slivka,
and it was everything thay they expected. The first set of the
true double elimination finals was close the entire way, with
Slivka pulling out a hill-hill win. Hatch took an early lead
in the second set and looked safe at 7-3 ahead. Slivka trailed
8-5, when he won three straight games to knot the match at hill-hill
again. This time though, it was Hatch pocketing the final 9-ball.
Hatch earned $1150 for first place, and Slivka pocketed $780
for second. Heidrich and Empey filled out the top four spots.
1st Dennis Hatch $1150
2nd Jerry Slivka $780
3rd Dan Heidrich $550
4th Gary Empey $400
5th/6th John Morra, Seth Delvillano $250
7th/8th Mike Zuglan, Erik Hjorliefson $100 |
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| Mike Zuglan's Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour |
| Entry Fee: $100 |
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Tour Membership Fee: $40/yr
Non Member Fee: $15/event |
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Double Elimination
Races to 9
Finals 2 Races to 9
"When Needed" |
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Doors open at 9:30am
Matches begin at 1pm |
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Dress Code
No T-shirts, Sweats, Tanks or Shorts
Neat & Clean Appearance
At our discretion! |
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