Tony “The Snake” Cardillo Rattles 15 Skilled 8-Ballers

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Tony “The Snake” Cardillo Rattles 15 Skilled 8-Ballers

 

   Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) want to thank our generous sponsors Leah Kari of Secure Senior Health Solutions 520 484-3807 leahkari4@gmail.com and Beth Fedor of Realty Executives 520 257-1167 Beth@makeyourmovematter.com.

   On Saturday September 19, 2020 the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament in HOA1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room.  The format was single game, double elimination.  Due to COVID-19, all participants were required to wear face masks, sanitize their hands before every game, only 8 players at a time were allowed in the billiard room with the other participants having to wait in the card room or outside to keep Social Distancing.  Everyone seemed to endure the masks even though some had difficulty breathing easily and some having their eyeglasses fog up while playing.
   Tournament Directors were Dominic Boland and Joe Giammarino.   The following field of 16 players gathered to play competitive 8-Ball.  Phelps “Frenchfry” L'Hommedieu, Tom “Blind Squirrel” Barrett, Jerry Cogswell, Bob “O” Ogle, Steve Wiley, Dick Steinsvagg, Dick “The Visor” Titus, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, Henry Krebs, and Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Jack Hoverter, Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino, Dick “The Stick” Schroeder, Jim “Shooter” Fabio, Lloyd Schmidt, and Steve Horagon.

Results:
1st – Tony “The Snake” Cardillo – Best cue skills today!  7 Wins 1 Loss
2nd – Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino – Not up to the task!  4 Wins 2 Losses
3rd – Tom “Blind Squirrel” Barrett – Almost got there.  3 Wins 2 Losses
4th – Bob “O” Ogle – Played for free. 4 Wins 2 Losses

Recap: 
   Tony Cardillo’s path to victory over a field of 16 skilled 8-Ballers was as follows:  He started by defeating in order, Dominic Borland and Jerry Cogswell.  Then Tom Barrett gave Tony his only loss of the tournament and sent him to the loser’s side.  In the loser’s bracket Tony came back strong by outplaying Jim Fabio, Bob Ogle, and then redeemed himself by downing Tom Barrett to get to the finals against Joe Giammarino.  Tony would have to beat Joe twice since Joe did not have a loss yet.  Tony was the best player today and disposed of Joe 2 straight games to win the tournament.  Congrats Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, your play today was above your opponents! 

Sponsor’s Gift Winners:
Dick “The Stick” Schroeder – Beth Fedor of Realty Executives – Sponsor’s Gift
Jack Hoverter – Leah Kari of Secure Senior Health Solutions – Sponsor’s Gift.

   The PPB wants to extend a big THANK YOU to all our participants and sponsors.  The 8-Ball Singles tournament started at 11:30 AM and lasted almost 2 hours and 10 minutes with 31 games of 8-Ball being played. We competed and met some new friends that shared our passion.  THAT is a good day!  RACK’EM UP!
Joe Giammarino jgpool@outlook.com

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First Place Tony "The Snake" Cardillo at the table.

L to R:  Bob Ogle 4th, Tom Barrett 3rd, Joe Giammarino 2nd, Tony Cardillo 1st.

 

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