Charlie Bryant, Ming Ng and Sylver Ochoa
The Houston Classic Lone Star Event hosted by Bogies Billiards & Sports Bar was an utter success with 105 total entries and two days of non-stop action. The NEW ANNUAL HOUSTON CLASSIC boasted $3,350 added with a payout totaling over $10,000.
There were 64 players in the Open 10-Ball event that played down to the final 16 for day two. Sunday, Doug Young ousted Ernesto Bayaua 9-8, Lanny Herrin defeated Denis Strickland 9-2, Charlie Bryant dusted Nick Hood 9-6 and Sylver Ochoa bested Danny Roland 9-2. The one loss side yielded Jason Brown over Barry Strickland, Brent Thomas defeated Robert Demetro, Derek Fontenot escaped Larry Wilson, and Denis Strickland eliminated John Newsome. Towards the end, Bryant captured the winner's bracket 9-5 over Young while Ochoa and Hood fought their way back. Ochoa eliminated Hood 7-3 and Young 7-6 but was halted by Bryant in the final match.
The One Pocket event yielded 21 players with $600 added. Sylver Ochoa claimed the hot seat over Jason Brown 3-2. Charlie Bryant then eliminated Brown but fell to Ochoa in the final 3-1.
Congratulations to Ming Ng who captured the Ladies 9-Ball event with 14 entrants, and Joey Torres who snapped off the Juniors 9-Ball event.
We would like to thank our sponsors, Poison Cues, Delta-13 Rack, LeagueShirts.com, PoolWebsites.com, and Barnett Ranching. Also, congratulations to Jim Henry who won the beautiful Poison AX5 cue raffle!
The Lone Star Tour would like to recognize Sgt. Nick Chirco, wife Doraine and son Keith who came all the way from Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas to visit the Lone Star Tour, bringing with them WPBA Pro Liz Taylor. We thank them for making the trek and especially for Sgt. Chirco's outstanding service in the U.S. Army.
The next Lone Star Event is at Skinny Bob's Billiards in Round Rock, Texas on November 6th-7th.
Open Payouts:
1st Charlie Bryant $980
2nd Sylver Ochoa $620
3rd Doug Young $420
4th Nick Hood $300
5th-6th Lanny Herrin, Denis Strickland $230
7th-8th Danny Roland, Derek Fontenot $190
9th-12th Jason Brown, Brent Thomas, Ernesto Bayaua, John Newsome $110
13th-16th Barry Strickland, Robert Demetro, Larry Wilson, Richard Rodriguez $80
One Pocket Payout:
1st Sylver Ochoa $640
2nd Charlie Bryant $450
3rd Jason Brown $280
4th Jerald Jackson $120
5th-6th Derek Fontenot, Denis Strickland, $80
Ladies Payouts:
1st Ming Ng $330
2nd Terry Petrosino $240
3rd Kim Pierce $160
4th Courtney Peters $80
Juniors
1st Joey Torres $60
2nd Robyn Petrosino
