Putnam eliminated at Turning Stone

Joey Korsiak

Shawn Putnam is the first marquee name to be eliminated from the Turning Stone Classic VI at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY. Putnam dropped a 9-6 match to Adam Smith on Thursay and then followed that up with a 9-0 loss to Joey Korsiak on Friday.

Dennis Hatch scored a come-back win over Steve Lillis to remain undefeated on Friday. Lillis led the match 5-1 but missed a shot and watched Hatch close the gap with five straight racks. Hatch went on to win the match 9-7.

Other players advancing undefeated on Friday were Thorsten Hohmann, Karen Corr, Jennifer Barretta and Kim Davenport.

Brackets are updated with afternoon results from Friday.

Photo courtesy of Mitch Heydt