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On February 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, 2008, Alexander’s Sports Bar
in Phoenix, Arizona, held their 3rd Annual Arizona Desert Dust-Off
10-Ball tournament. This tournament was $5000.00 added and
was sponsored by Chuck Bobbitt of Visual Impressions.
The field was limited to (96) players and drew (91) from many
different states as well as Canada. The format called for a race to
nine on the winner’s side and a race to eight on the one-loss side.
The tournament was double elimination and was played on seven
Diamond 7’ Smart tables. The entry fee was $100 per player and
along with the entries, added money, and side pots, the payout
kitty quickly grew to over $16,000. Any player that entered the
tournament and participated in all the side pots looked at an
astounding first place payout of $4,260.00. The total entry fee
(with side pots) was only $170.00. Play started at 5pm on Friday.
The entire first round was played and completed by the end of
Friday night with all players returning on Saturday at 9am. After
play was complete on Saturday, the field had been reduced to
twenty-four players. Returning on Sunday “in the cash”, and still
on the winners side were, Jeff Pranke, Oscar Dominquez, Ron
Allen, Gus Briseno, Jimmy Mendoza, Mike Pankoff, Fred Boggs,
Brandon Butler, Bernado Chavez, Ernesto Dominquez, Nathan
Smith, Ben Hrabina, Tres Kane, Stan Tourangeau, Tyson Cole,
and Jeff Heath. Returning on the one loss side and also “in the
cash”, were Bobby Emmons, Trick Sixty, Walter Glass, Chuck
Evans, Nick Kruger, Rudy Alameda, Dennis Orender, and Carl
Wilson.
As both sides of the bracket narrowed on the last day, the final
eight in the tournament, and still alive for the big payday, were
Gus Briseno, Fred Boggs, Stan Tourangeau, and Ben Hrabina on
the winners side, and Oscar Dominquez, Jimmy Mendoza, Nick
Kruger, and Carl Wilson on the one-loss side.
In the next round, Fred Boggs defeated Gus Briseno and Stan
Tourangeau defeated Ben Hrabina. The winner’s side was now
down to two. Stan Tourangeau and Fred Boggs had positioned
themselves to play for the hot seat.
Back over on the one-loss side, Oscar Dominguez and Nick Kruger
both lost and had to settle for 7th/8th place. Mendoza and Wilson
advanced leaving them both still in the hunt. The next one-loss
side round pitted Mendoza against Hrabina and Briseno against
Wilson. Mendoza and Briseno both won and advanced to play
each other. Ben Hrabina and Carl Wilson tied for 5th/6th.
The next round was the hot seat match and the loser gets 4th
match. In the loser gets fourth match, Briseno defeated Mendoza,
hill/hill, leaving Mendoza with a fourth place finish. The hot seat
match between Tourangeau and Boggs also went hill/hill, with
Boggs earning the hot seat and a spot in the finals. Briseno and
Tourangeau then played, with the winner advancing to the one set
race to (13) finals against Boggs and, just like many of the others,
this match also went hill/hill with Tourangeau winning the case
game and a spot in the finals. Gus Briseno had to settle for third
place.
In the finals, Boggs won the first game and Stan the next seven
before Boggs stopped Stan’s run with his second win. Stan then
won the next game to take a commanding 8-2 lead. Boggs,
however, came back, winning 9 of the next 13 games making the
score 12-11 Tourangeau. The match and tournament then ended
when Tourangeau won the next and final game. Congratulations
to Stan Tourangeau. The 2008 Arizona Desert Dustoff Champion.
in Phoenix, Arizona, held their 3rd Annual Arizona Desert Dust-Off
10-Ball tournament. This tournament was $5000.00 added and
was sponsored by Chuck Bobbitt of Visual Impressions.
The field was limited to (96) players and drew (91) from many
different states as well as Canada. The format called for a race to
nine on the winner’s side and a race to eight on the one-loss side.
The tournament was double elimination and was played on seven
Diamond 7’ Smart tables. The entry fee was $100 per player and
along with the entries, added money, and side pots, the payout
kitty quickly grew to over $16,000. Any player that entered the
tournament and participated in all the side pots looked at an
astounding first place payout of $4,260.00. The total entry fee
(with side pots) was only $170.00. Play started at 5pm on Friday.
The entire first round was played and completed by the end of
Friday night with all players returning on Saturday at 9am. After
play was complete on Saturday, the field had been reduced to
twenty-four players. Returning on Sunday “in the cash”, and still
on the winners side were, Jeff Pranke, Oscar Dominquez, Ron
Allen, Gus Briseno, Jimmy Mendoza, Mike Pankoff, Fred Boggs,
Brandon Butler, Bernado Chavez, Ernesto Dominquez, Nathan
Smith, Ben Hrabina, Tres Kane, Stan Tourangeau, Tyson Cole,
and Jeff Heath. Returning on the one loss side and also “in the
cash”, were Bobby Emmons, Trick Sixty, Walter Glass, Chuck
Evans, Nick Kruger, Rudy Alameda, Dennis Orender, and Carl
Wilson.
As both sides of the bracket narrowed on the last day, the final
eight in the tournament, and still alive for the big payday, were
Gus Briseno, Fred Boggs, Stan Tourangeau, and Ben Hrabina on
the winners side, and Oscar Dominquez, Jimmy Mendoza, Nick
Kruger, and Carl Wilson on the one-loss side.
In the next round, Fred Boggs defeated Gus Briseno and Stan
Tourangeau defeated Ben Hrabina. The winner’s side was now
down to two. Stan Tourangeau and Fred Boggs had positioned
themselves to play for the hot seat.
Back over on the one-loss side, Oscar Dominguez and Nick Kruger
both lost and had to settle for 7th/8th place. Mendoza and Wilson
advanced leaving them both still in the hunt. The next one-loss
side round pitted Mendoza against Hrabina and Briseno against
Wilson. Mendoza and Briseno both won and advanced to play
each other. Ben Hrabina and Carl Wilson tied for 5th/6th.
The next round was the hot seat match and the loser gets 4th
match. In the loser gets fourth match, Briseno defeated Mendoza,
hill/hill, leaving Mendoza with a fourth place finish. The hot seat
match between Tourangeau and Boggs also went hill/hill, with
Boggs earning the hot seat and a spot in the finals. Briseno and
Tourangeau then played, with the winner advancing to the one set
race to (13) finals against Boggs and, just like many of the others,
this match also went hill/hill with Tourangeau winning the case
game and a spot in the finals. Gus Briseno had to settle for third
place.
In the finals, Boggs won the first game and Stan the next seven
before Boggs stopped Stan’s run with his second win. Stan then
won the next game to take a commanding 8-2 lead. Boggs,
however, came back, winning 9 of the next 13 games making the
score 12-11 Tourangeau. The match and tournament then ended
when Tourangeau won the next and final game. Congratulations
to Stan Tourangeau. The 2008 Arizona Desert Dustoff Champion.
| Stan Tourangeau Wins 2008 Desert Dust-Off 10-Ball Tournament |
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Stan Tourangeau
Fred Boggs
Gus Briseno
Jimmy Mendoza
Ben Hrabina
Carl Wilson
Oscar Dominguez
Nick Kruger
Tyson Cole
Jeff Heath
Bernado Chavez
Trick Sixty
Dennis Orender
Rudy Alameda
Walter Glass
Bobby Emmons
Brandon Butler
Mike Pankoff
Ron Allen
Jeff Pranke
Chuck Evans
Tres Kane
Ernesto Dominguez
Nathan Smith
Fred Boggs
Gus Briseno
Jimmy Mendoza
Ben Hrabina
Carl Wilson
Oscar Dominguez
Nick Kruger
Tyson Cole
Jeff Heath
Bernado Chavez
Trick Sixty
Dennis Orender
Rudy Alameda
Walter Glass
Bobby Emmons
Brandon Butler
Mike Pankoff
Ron Allen
Jeff Pranke
Chuck Evans
Tres Kane
Ernesto Dominguez
Nathan Smith
| Courtesy Rixx Images |
| Breaking News #174 |
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All payouts include added money and side pots
| Stan Tourangeau |
| Fred Boggs |
| Gus Briseno |
| Jimmy Mendoza |
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