Bowman Double-Dips Nelson
Pechauer All-American Tour / Davenport, IA

by InsidePOOL Staff
Jesse Bowman ran away with the March 22 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour by twice besting Mark Nelson in the final set. Hosted by Miller Time billiards in Davenport, IA, this $500-added event drew 34 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.
Nelson went undefeated to the finals. In the hot seat match, Nelson slipped past Steve Parlow 6-5. Earlier, in the A-bracket semifinals, Nelson outpointed Jim LaFavre 6-4, while Parlow dominated Shawn Sommers 6-2. In the B-side round of eight, Bowman recovered from an early round loss to eliminate Rodney Flenoi 8-4, while Rich Bideaux clipped Eric Ward 6-4.
In the quarterfinals, Bideaux white-washed Sommers 6-0, while Bowman put a hurt on LaFavre by an 8-1 margin. Bowman ended Bideaux’s run at fourth place by an 8-4 margin, and he continued his hot streak in the B-side finals by ousting Parlow 8-0. The finals featured Nelson versus Bowman, with Bowman having to win two sets to claim the title. And that is exactly what Bowman did by turning back Nelson 8-4, 8-1 for the title.

Results:
1st Jesse Bowman
2nd Mark Nelson
3rd Steve Parlow
4th Rich Bideaux
5th Jim LaFavre
Shawn Sommers
7th Rodney Flenoi
Eric Ward

Haddad Hits a Home Run
Pechauer All-American Tour / Lakewood, CO

by InsidePOOL Staff
Mark Haddad soared to first place at the March 22 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour. Hosted by Greenfields pool and Sports Bar in Lakewood, CO, the $1,000-added event drew the maximum 48 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.
In the hot seat match, Haddad outscored Sam Cordova 5-1. Earlier, in the A-bracket semifinals, Haddad defeated Jeremy Fournier 5-4, while Cordova topped off Bill Skinner 5-3. The A-bracket quarterfinals included Cordova dropping Dino Devoe 5-1, Skinner dominating John Duran 5-1, Haddad besting Noe Gonzalez 5-3, and Fournier eclipsing Ronnie Chavez 5-2.

In the B-side final eight, Chavez clipped Chuey Rivera 5-4, and Dave Gomez ousted Devoe 5-1. In the quarterfinals, Chavez and Gomez continued their winning ways by eliminating Skinner 5-4 and Fournier 5-0, respectively. The semifinals saw Gomez clip Chavez 5-4, but the B-side finals ended Gomez’s run at the hands of Cordova by a 5-1 margin. The finals featured Cordova versus Haddad, with Cordova having to win two sets to claim the title. But Haddad was determined to remain undefeated, as he comfortably won the first set 5-2 for the title.

Results:
1st Mark Haddad
2nd Sammy Cordova
3rd Dave Gomez
4th Ronnie Chavez
5th Bill Skinner
Jeremy Fournier
7th Dino Deveo
Chuey Rivera
9th John Duran
Greg Wey
Greg Romero
Noe Gonzalez

Steinke and Barnes Score Top billiards Finishes
Pechauer All-American Tour / Norfolk, VA

by InsidePOOL Staff
The March 8 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour was hosted by Flipper McCoy’s in Norfolk, VA. The $2,000-added event drew 55 billiard players in separate men’s and women’s divisions in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes, with the winners being Vernon Steinke and Toni Barnes, respectively.
In the 35-player, $1,500-added men’s division, local player Vernon Steinke sailed undefeated to the finals. In the hot seat match, Steinke dominated Jack Davis 7-1. Earlier, in the A-bracket semifinals, Steinke also blitzed Joe Wood 7-1, while Davis comfortably handled Larry Kressel 7-3. In the B-side final eight, Dave Perry ousted Bill Mason 5-2, while John Hughes knocked out Chris Adams 5-3. The B-side quarterfinals featured Kressel crushing Hughes 5-0 and Perry taking care of Wood at fifth place. In the B-side semifinals Kressel eliminated Perry at fourth place 5-3, but Kressel’s run was ended by Davis, who bested him 5-4. Davis had to defeat Steinke two sets for the crown, but Steinke held Davis off in the first set by a 7-6 margin for the title.

In the 20-player, $500-added women’s division, Toni Barnes remained undefeated to the finals, eclipsing Ann Bellamy in the A-side finals 4-3. In the previous A-side round, Barnes eased past Connie Eddins 4-0, and Bellamy upped Rebecca Sears 4-2. In the B-side round of eight, Barbara Yeager took out Alena Joyce 4-1, and Luz Selbe ousted Susie Losh 4-2. In the B-side quarterfinals, Barbara Yeager eliminated Rebecca Sears at fifth place, while Selbe tied Sears because of her 4-0 loss to Connie Eddins. Eddins built up more momentum by eliminating Yeager at fourth place 4-3 and Bellamy at third place 4-3. In the finals, Barnes made short work of Eddins by a 4-1 margin for the crown.

Men’s Results:
1st Vernon Steinke
2nd Jack Davis
3rd Larry Kressel
4th Dave Perry
5th John Hughes
Joe Wood
7th Chris Adams
Bill Mason
Women’s Results:
1st Toni Barnes
2nd Connie Eddins
3rd Ann Bellamy
4th Barbara Yeager
5th Rebecca Sears
Luz Selbe

billiard Victory Goes to Vilmont
Pechauer All-American Tour / Clinton, IA

by InsidePOOL Staff
Chad Vilmont took an undefeated journey at the March 1 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour to claim first place. Hosted by Legend’s Sports Bar in Clinton, IA, this $500-added event drew 42 pool players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.
Vilmont, a local player, dominated Brad Thompson 7-2 after previously overcoming Jason Totten 7-2 in the A-side semifinals while Thompson clipped Josh Johnson 4-6. In the B-side last eight, Rich Bideaux and Ron Pluym eliminated at seventh place Rich Blauer 5-0 and Frank DeCastecker 5-2, respectively.
Johnson ousted Pluym 7-4 and Totten eliminated Bideaux 4-4, sending them both home with fifth place. In the quarterfinals, Johnson ousted Totten by a score of 7-0. The B-side finals featured Johnson stopping Thompson at third place 7-3. The final match featured the undefeated Vilmont versus Johnson, and Vilmont made short work of Johnson in the first set to claim the title 7-3.

Results:
1st Chad Vilmont
2nd Josh Johnson
3rd Brad Thompson
4th Jason Totten
5th Ron Pluym
Rich Bideaux
7th Rich Blauer
Frank DeCastecker
9th Jessen Numer
Don Branson
Don Thompson
Mike Herrera

Perfect billiard Win for Patterson
Pechauer All-American Tour / Rockford, IL

by InsidePOOL Staff
Chris Patterson took off the February 23 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour. Hosted by Rockford billiard Cafe in Rockford, IL, this $1,000-added event drew 30 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.
Patterson took an undefeated route to the finals. In the hot seat match, Patterson outpointed Larry Loomis 5-2. Earlier in the A-bracket semifinals, Patterson defeated Marlon Angeles 6-2, while Loomis took off Carlos McGill 4-3. In the B-side final eight, Gil Hernandez and Angie Voorhees eliminated at seventh place Ron Scalzitti 6-4 and Shawn Carlson 4-2, respectively.
Voorhees had her event ended by Angeles 5-2, while Hernandez eliminated McGill 6-2. The quarterfinals saw Hernandez continue his hot hand by knocking out Angeles 6-4 at fourth place and then Larry Loomis 6-1 at third. The tournament finals featured undefeated Patterson versus streaking Hernandez, but Hernandez ran out of gas under Patterson’s pressure, and Patterson won the title 6-1 in the first set.
Results:
1st Chris Patterson
2nd Gil Hernandez
3rd Larry Loomis
4th Marlon Angeles
5th Angie Voorhees
Carlos McGill
7th Ron Scalzitti
Shawn Carlson