Pool Players of The Brooke vs Quail Creek Billiards Club

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The Pool Players of The Brooke Billiards Club (PPB) would like to thank Quail Creek (QC) Billiards Club, Travel Team Director Dennis Desmond and their members for the friendly competition, camaraderie and for hosting our billiard club. Thanks also go out to the PPB’s Tony “The Snake” Cardillo for organizing this event. On Saturday Oct 12, 2024 the PPB Billiards Club traveled down to Quail Creek for an 8-Ball Team Challenge. We would play in Quail Creek’s billiard room equipped with familiar 9 foot Diamond Pro Am pool tables just like our tables. The PPB teams were Dave Parker/Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo/Randy “Thin Man” Smith, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar /Jack “Crash” Hoverter, and Gary “One Rail” Barlow/Phelps “Montana” L'Hommedieu. The format was simple. Each of our teams would play each of their teams 3 games of 8-Ball with each game worth 1 point for the winning team. There were a total of 48 points in the match. The PPB was on fire in the first round taking it by a score of 9 to 3. The PPB cooled off in the second round and QC won that round by a 7 to 5 score. The third round started with the PPB up by 14 to 10. The third round ended even at 6 to 6. The fourth and final round began with the PPB ahead by a score of 20 to 16. The PPB would have to win five games out of the final twelve to wrestle the Traveling Bronze Plaque away from QC who has had ownership since October 16 2021. If the match ends in a tie the current owner keeps the plaque as has happened in 2022 and 2023 when we competed against QC. Although the PPB lost the fourth round by a score of 7 to 5 it was still enough to win the match. The final game of the fourth round the PPB’s Randy “Thin Man” Smith had a pressure filled shot on the 8-Ball to win the match, he flawlessly executed the shot for the win and a final score of 25 to 23 in PPB’s favor. Randy’s 8-Ball shot ensured the PPB bringing the Traveling Bronze Plaque back to SaddleBrooke for mounting on our wall aside the other 7 Traveling Bronze Plaques we currently possess! After the match both teams gathered at the Quail Creek Grill for a congenial luncheon and some fun banter. RACK’EM UP! You can also follow the PPB at https://poolplayersofthebrooke.blogspot.com/ Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino

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