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(201)838-7089 Nov. 30-Dec. 31,1985 Vol.1, No. 10 ? A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF 9-BALL POCKET BILLIARDS . (201)838-7089 Nov. 30-Dec. 31,1985 Vol.1, No. 10 R E N 0 ~ Efren Reyes smiles broadly with Sands Regent President Pete Cladianos, Jr. during the presentation ceremony of the Sands Regent II- After a first round loss to Chappel (8), Reyes won twelve sessions in a row for the $10,000 grand prize. In races to nine, he defeated Louie (7), Gray (7), Ito (6), Costanzo (4), Bell (4), Kuykendall (2), Geiler (7), Vickery (4), Medina (0), Crane (5) and Swanson twice 8-2 and 8-5. rr SANDS REGENT REKO, NEVADA December 3-79 1985 FINAL STANDINGS NAME AVG. PRIZE NAME AVG. r 1st Efren Reyes 1 .900j $10: ,000 33rd-48th 2nd Jay Swanson I .855) 6.,000 Louie Roberts |' .838) 3rd Wade Crane 1 .835) 4,,000 Paul Brienza |'.835) 4th Danny Medina 1'.821) 3 ,000 Cole Dickson |' .829) 5th-6th Danny Jones |' .827) Mike LeBron 1 .838) 2,,000 Roy Futternick |' .819) Howard Vickery I .800) 2 ,000 John Herron |'.812) 7th-8th Dan 0'Imperio |'.800) Rich Geiler I' .858) 1 ,650 Jose Parica |'.798) Benny Conway 1'.819) 1 ,650 Rudy Pasqual |' .793) 9th-12th David Nottingham i'.788) Ron Rosas 1' .855) 1.,100 Robert LaBlanc |'.783) Danny DiLiberto 1' .837) 1,,100 Sob Gray I'.782) Dan Kuykendall 1' .804) 1 ,100 Louie Lemke |'.782) Ismael Paez 1'.792) 1 ,100 Jerry Chappel |' .750) 13th-16th Cecil Tugwell |' .744) Lance Saunders I'.845) 700 Steve Snider |'.671) Terry Bell I1.833) 700 49th-64th Sob Hunter |' .830) 700 Dan Louie |' .881) Mike Ives 1'.804) 700 Larry Hubbart ('.856) 17th-24th Lou Butera |'.842) Mike Gulyassy 1'.856) 300 Jr. Harris I'.817) David Howard 11.829) 300 Allen Hopkins |' .814) Earl Strickland |'.827) 300 Coyt Chapman |'.789) Ernesto Dominguez* \ .823) 300 Sill Mielke i' .770) Warren Costanzo i1.820) 300 Charles Cosgriff i' .764) Joe Salazar 1'.818) 300 Mike Danner j' .757) Chris MacDonald I'.808) 300 Sob Herchik | .752) /li Winchenbaugh |' .775) 300 Nick Mannino |' .738) 25tb-32nd John Armstrong |' .733) Sill Incardona 11.887) 100 Clive Gridley |' .720) Pete Lhotka I1.831) 100 Ray Martin |' .714) Kim Davenport II .830) 100 Sob Opsahl |' .696) Dick Megiveron |' .823) 100 Scott Zimmerman j' .535) Ted Ito I' .793) 100 65th-69th Keith McCready i'.784) 100 Steve Shaw |' .746) Darrell Nordquisti '.777) 100 Mark Chapman | .734) Jim Stadler II.730) 100 Mike Zimmerman |' .733) Peter McCoy |' .614) William Brown l' .551) ACCU-FACTS OF THE 361 PLAYERS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST ONE MAJOR 9-BALL EVENT IN 1985, 143 HAVE SHARED $438,192.00. LAST YEAR, 388 PLAYERS PARTICIPATED AND 123 SHARED $433,512.00. IN 1985, SEVEN PLAYERS SHARED THE WINNER'S CIRCLE. LAST YEAR, EIGHT PLAYERS, BUT FOR BOTH YEARS COMBINED, ELEVEN DIFFERENT PLAYERS WON THE TWENTY-FIVE MAJOR 9-BALL TOURNAMENTS. {/ I Loss AtlutqJcm John + H Wins and $10,000 After a first round loss, Filipino Efren Reyes won PtedenU- the next twelve matches in a row to snap off the Sands Regent II $10,000 first prize. Of the twenty-six .900fs, Reyes shot seven of them. The event was produced by The Great American Tour and The Keystone Cue and Cushion. It was promoter Gene Staryfs second and most successful casino event to be hosted by The Sands Regent Hotel A Casino. The Sands added $20,000 and spread out the $40,700 purse twenty-four places. The event drew sixty-nine entrants who paid $300 apiece to participate. Co-sponsors: Doug Klisch, with the assistance of his wife Ceri, The Southern California ably directed the well organized event. Hank Pericle Billiard Dealers Association kept the flow chart in order while Jay Helfert managed the very capable referees with one assigned to each of the eight Gold Crown III tables. The players chose to rack for themselves so the referees i ## # £ii (continued on page 16) 32 PLAYER LIMIT Notable Hatches First paid - First drawn This issue we will review a dozen of the Sands $150 ENTRY Regent IPs most exciting matches. The number in parentheses is the player's TPA for that session. February 20-23/86 In the classic tradition of Lou Butera (.929), he disposed of Cole Dickson (.833) in thirty minutes Orange Showgrounds 9-2. San Bernardino Once again the fickle finger of fate played its role after Efren Reyes (.838) took a commanding Played on 41/ x 9 new GLOBAL lead 8-5 over Jerry Chappel (.825). Reyes broke 2 and appeared to be out when he made the seven and commercial tables with English scratched. Score 8-6. Next rack, while pocketing Super Chrystallate matched balls. the fifth ball, he scratched again. Score 8-7. Chappel broke and ran out which included a LADIES RECEIVE ONE GAME kick-in. Score 8-8. During the wire game, Reyes miscued while kicking. Chappel ran four and played IN ALL MIXED MATCHES safe. Reyes tried to return the safety with a thin Tournament (any foul) 9-ball hit but missed the whole ball. Chappel took no Race to 9 • LADIES RACE TO 8 (continued on page 17) DOUBLE BLIND DRAW 12 PLACES PAID "Everything for the Pool Player" FIRST PLACE $3,300 2rtd $2,000 5-6th % 500 3rd 1,000 7-8th 400 TOWNE BILLIARD 4'h 700 9-l2th 300 264 E. Blackwell Street MATCHES BEGIN AT II A.M. Dover, N.J. 07801 Spectators t 7 all day Final day tlO For more information call JOHN or HERS at: 714-687-5661 Billiard Supply Store Call or write ARLINGTON RECREATION SUPPLY 201-366-9829 for consumer brochure 4445 Tyler Ave., Riverside, CA 92503 V. Reno scores & Accu-Stats Averages Sands # Name Score Avg. # Name Score Avg. i Name Score Avg. 1) D. DiLiberto 9 (.842) 10) D. Medina 9 (.853) 19) K. Davenport 9 (.857) M. Zimmerman 5 (.667) J. Parica 5 (.784) R. Pasqual 6 (.721) 2) R. Pasqual 9 (.803) 11) L. Roberts 9 C .916; 20) L. Saunders 9 (.885) M. Chapman 8 (.762) M. Danner 5 (.816) C. Cosgriff 2 (.705) 3) L. Butera 9 (.929J 12) R. Rosas 9 (.896) 21) M. Ives 9 (.853) C. Dickson 2 (.833) Winchenbaugh 3 (.692) R. LaBlanc 6 (.750) 4) J. Harris 9 (.879) 13) D. Jones 9 (.816) 22) J. Herr on 9 (.806) C. Chapman 8 (.836) W. Brown 1 (.500) D. Megiveron 5 (.671) 5) W. Costanzo 9 (.842) 14) I. Paez 9 (.825) 23) H. Vickery 9 (.879) P. Lhotka 8 (.864) P. McCoy 2 (.612) B. Opsahl 5 (.702) 6) R. Geiler 9 (.795) 15) D. DiLiberto 9 (.840) 24) D. Nordquist 9 (.735) D. D'Imperio 8 (.828) R. Martin 4 (.647) J. Armstrong 6 (.702) 7) J. Ito 9 (.826) 16) B. Incardona 9 (.892) 25) E. Strickland 9 (.869) S. Zimmerman 3 (.681) A. Hopkins 6 (.824) C. MacDonald 2 (.802) 8) E. Dominguez 9 (.902 17) W. Crane 9 (.829) 26) M. LeBron 9 (.871) S. Shaw 4 (.750) K. McCready 4 (.650) D. Louie 7 (.852) 9) B. Gray 9 (.864) 18) D. Kuykendall 9 (.797) (continued on page 6) C. Gridley 4 (.784) L. Hubbart 8 (.833) 9-BALL HANDICAP TOURNAMENTS Tuesdays & Thursdays 8:00 PM 7:30 PM Open Field C Class Double Elimination Single Elimination entry:$25 entry:$15 25 Westfield Avenue, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07208 201-352-4019 ACCU-FACT Earl Strickland finished in-the-money in every major 9-ball event this year * THE WINNING ^ COMBINATION OF YOUR ABILITY & * McDERMOTT QUALITY! McMagic is a reflection of Jim McDermott's years of wizardry in the billiard industry. His magical formula has produced a cue with unexcelled beauty, performance, durability and value. • * * OUR MAGICAL FORMULA CONSISTS OF: -¥• * 26 models to choose from, with a * Many options are available to meet price range to fit any budget. your personal preferences. * Wood to wood joint, for a solid hit * Fibre ferrule — hits like ivory, but and feel, like a one-piece cue. does not crack or chip. * Finest and most durable finish in * Choose from 5 different stains at the billiard industry. no extra charge. * Choice of wraps — nylon, Irish * You specify the weight and shaft linen, cork, or calf skin leather. diameter on each cue you order. * 100% American Made * GET McMAGIC FROM A McDERMOTT DEALER NEAR YOU! V W186N7137 MARCY ROAD MENOMONEE FALLS, Wl 53051-4998 PHONE 414/251-4090 €»>^° CUE MANUFACTURING, INC Scores ^J (continued from page 4) Name Score Avq. * 27) J. Chappel 9 |1.825) E. Reyes 8 1.838) 28) J. Salazar 9 |1.855) P. Brienza 3 1.717) 29) M. Gulyassy 9 1.890) • 9 ball Tournaments • L. Butera 1 1.674) 30) J. Swanson 9 1.889) Double Elimination L. Lemke 6 1.792) 31) D. Howard 9 {.852) 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month J. Harris 6 \.794) $25 entry fee open handicap 32) T. Bell 9 1.845) 1.707) Cue Time adds $25 with 16 or more players. C. Tugwell 5 33) J. Stadler 9 |'.803) PRO SHOP B. Mielke 3 1.724) Large selection of custom cues & cases at discount prices! 34) S. Snider 9 |1.788) 7 CUE TIME BILLIARDS 15 Rt. 10, Succasunna, NJ 201-584-1162 D. Nottingham '.820) (5 minutes off exit 30 on Rt. 80) 35) W. Costanzo 9 '.769) N. Mannino 8 i1.736) 36) B. Conway 9 |'.758) What's Next? B. Herchik 8 i1.755) 37) B. Hunter 9 i[.792) The next issue of Accu-Stats will give feature coverage to the 5th R.
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