Ron “dblo7” Ridge Walks Over the Competition!

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   The Pool Players of The Brooke Billiards Club (PPB) want to thank our generous sponsors
Leah Kari - Secure Senior Health Solutions (520) 484-3807 and Beth Fedor - Realty Executives (520) 257-1167.  On Saturday August 28, 2021 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.  
   Tournament Directors were Randy Smith, Dominic Boland and Joe Giammarino.  The following field of 16 players gathered to play competitive 8-Ball.  Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, Henry Krebs, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino, George “The “G” Man” Bone, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Phelps “Frnchfry” L'Hommedieu, Phil “The Cleaner” Jelleff, Dave Whitman, Ron “dblo7” Ridge, Randy “Thin Man” Smith, Dick “The Visor” Titus, Lisa Howard, Dick Dunbar, and Steve Horrigan.

Certificate of Appreciation:
    During the Players Meeting there was the presentation of a Certificate of Appreciation from Senior Village Chair Dave Loendorf to the Pool Players of The Brooke’s Billiards Club for the Senior Village 8-Ball Tournament and fundraiser the PPB held that raised $6225.00 for Senior Village. 

Results:
1st – Ron “dblo7” Ridge – The best of the bunch! - 5 Wins 0 Losses
2nd - Dominic “The Doctor” Borland – Real close, but no cigar! - 6 Wins 2 Losses
3rd - Randy “Thin Man” Smith – Fine showing! - 3 Wins 2 Losses
4th – Tony “The Snake” Cardillo – In the Mix! - 3 Wins 2 Losses

Break & Run:  Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino

Recap:           
   Ron Ridge’s path to victory over a field of 16 skilled 8-Ballers was as follows:  He started out by defeating Joe Vidmar and this was a pattern we would see from Ron during this tournament.  Ron then victimized in order Henry Krebs, Tony Cardillo, Randy Smith and lastly Dominic Borland for a sweep!   Congrats Ron a successful tournament win and enjoy that bottle of deliciousness!

Sponsor’s Gift Winners:
Ron Ridge – Senior Village 1st Place Sponsors Gift – Chocolate Infused Whiskey
Phil Jelliff – Sponsors Gift – Beth Fedor –  Realty Executives.
Joe Giammarino – Sponsors Gift –  Leah Kari - Secure Senior Health Solutions.  

   The PPB wants to extend a big THANK YOU to all our participants and sponsors.  Special mention is Lisa Howard who stepped up to compete with the boys and did take two of them down, nice going Lisa. The 8-Ball Singles tournament started at 1:00 PM and lasted 2 hours with 30 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

Visit the Pool Players of The Brooke at: https://poolplayersofthebrooke.blogspot.com/

 

L to R:  Randy “Thin Man” Smith 3rd place, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo 4th place, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland 2nd place, and Ron “dblo7” Ridge 1st place


Lisa Howard at the table against "The Snake"

 

L to R: Randy Smith PPB Secretary/Treasurer, Joe Giammarino PPB President, Dave Loendorf, Chair of Senior Village, and Julie Ferguson PPB Vice President.

Dave is presenting the Pool Players of The Brooke Billiards Club Board with a Certificate of Appreciation for the fundraising 8-Ball Tournament and other activities that raised in excess of $6000.00 for Senior Village in appreciation for their COVID19 response.  Thank you Senior Village.  Give Where You Live!

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