PPB's Dave Parker Goes Undefeated

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The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) wants to thank our generous sponsors Stone Canyon Painting - Alex Stewart 520 780-4122 stonecanyonalex@aol.com and the PPB Billiards Club. On Saturday August 26, 2023 the PPB Billiards Club hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament in HOA1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. The format was double elimination. Tournament Directors were Joe Giammarino, Dominic Borland, and Ron Ridge. The following field of 16 players showed up to compete in the game of 8-Ball. Dick “The Visor” Titus, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Dave Parker, Terry “The Cue” Sterling, Mike “Mayhem” Meredith, Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino, Jerry Cogswell, Dan Garand, Dave Whitman, Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Tom “Blind Squirrel” Barrett, Ken Bishop, Rich “Hide the Salami” Adinolfi, Randy “Thin Man” Smith, Ron “Dbl07” Ridge, and Dominic “The Doctor” Borland. Results: 1st – Dave Parker – Perfect Today! 5 Wins 0 Loses 2nd – Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar – Joe’s Best Finish, Congrats! 4 Wins 2 Losses 3rd – Randy “Thin Man” Smith – Strategically On Point. 4 Wins 2 Losses 4th – Ron “Dbl07” Ridge – Beat some of the best today. 4 Wins 2 Losses Recap: Dave Parker was the best cueist on Saturday as he went undefeated in putting down a field of 16 skilled 8-Ballers: Dave’s path to the winner’s circle started by beating Lowell Hegg, Tom Barrett, and Dominic Borland in order. Joe Vidmar was Dave’s next opponent and Joe got the same treatment as everybody else and was sent to the loser’s bracket by Dave. Joe fought his way through the loser’s bracket to get another shot at Dave in the finals. Joe would have to beat Dave twice as Dave did not have a loss at this point. In the first game Dave and Joe went back and forth and then Dave got into stroke as he ran down to the 8-Ball but hid himself from the 8-Ball. The 8-Ball was sitting around the spot. The cue ball was sitting close to the near side pocket. Dave called the 8-Ball in the far side pocket and proceeded to kick the cue off the bottom rail contacting the 8-Ball perfectly and sending it directly into the side pocket for a fantastic shot and the win! Congrats Dave Parker! Sponsor’s Gift Winners: Dave Whitman – Sponsors Gift Dan Garand – Sponsors Gift The PPB wants to thank all our participants and our tournament sponsors for their support. The 8-Ball Singles tournament started at 1:00 PM and lasted 3 hours with over 40 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! The PPB Thanks All Our CRC Pool Room Sponsors: Expert Automotive – Joe Pate Medicare Solutions by Leah Kari Stone Canyon Painting – Alex Stewart Golf Cars of Arizona – Kiara State Farm – Jay Salazar Modern Design Landscaping – Chuck Luce Ridgeview Physical Therapy – Noel Chavez Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino jgpool@outlook.com

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