Mel McCullen (2nd), Vincent Morris (1st), Dennis Kennedy (3rd)
On Saturday, February 4th, no one was able to get past Vincent Morris in the Gotham City Billiards Tri-State Tour stop in Brooklyn, NY. Coming through the field of forty-one players in this $1,000-added event, Morris (who is the founder of NYC’s Megabucks Pool League) went undefeated to the hot seat, taking wins over Thahaddeus “Mo” Moses 6-2, Vincent Loretta 7-4, Rick Shellhouse 6-2, Andrew Cleary 6-3, Mel McCullen 6-3, and Dennis Kennedy 6-4 along the way.
The previous week’s Tri-State runner-up Randy Mackin was one of the players to highlight the one-loss side. Mackin had lost in one of the early rounds of the event, but through to the quarterfinal match, to then fall to Mel McCullen 7-4 and settle for fourth place. McCullen moved on to the semifinal match, where he took on hot seat match loser Dennis Kennedy… and came out the winner at 6-3.
The finals of this event featured a rematch between undefeated Vincent Morris and Mel McCullen, who had met up earlier in the winner’s side final four, where Morris won 6-3. In the final, a similar outcome resulted, with Vincent Morris winning again 6-3 to become the undefeated event champion!
Congrats to both Vincent Morris and Mel McCullen on their strong performances, along with 3rd and 4th place finishers Dennis Kennedy and Randy Mackin.
Tri-State Tour staff would like to acknowledge Gotham City Billiards owners Kevin and Isabel Buckley for their hospitality and the excellent playing conditions of the room. Tour staff would also like to thank Sterling Gaming, Ozone Billiards, Ron Tarr Cues, Kamui Tips, Phil Capelle, BlueBook Publishing, Human Kinetics for their sponsorship leading to this event.
The next Tri-State event will be a $500-added A/B/CD at Castle Billiards in East Rutherford, NJ on Saturday, February 11, 2012. For more info, visit www.thetristatetour.com.
Mel McCullen (2nd), Vincent Morris (1st), Dennis Kennedy (3rd)
Payout:
1st: Vincent Morris – $635
2nd: Mel McCullen – $420
3rd: Dennis Kennedy – $260
4th: Randy Mackin – $150
5th/6th: David Dachak, Meshak Daniel – $100
7th/8th: Steve Wade, Tyronnie Harlee – $75
