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Guerrero tops inaugural 9-ball at Pool Bar
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Posted on May 29 2004
Veteran cue artist Larry Guerrero has the distinction of being the first player to win the 9-Monday Ball Tournament at Top Pool Bar in Garapan.
Guerrero was the last man standing in a lean but mean cast of pool greats to win the championship earlier this week.
In the race to four wins, Guerrero blanked Ben Lizama in the first round. He then encountered no trouble advancing to the second round, needing only five games to dispose of Joe Castro.
In the championship round, Guerrero met up with the imposing Victor S. Hocog. But Guerrero would race to a 3-1 lead before cutting Hocog down to size and won the finals in six games.
The 9-ball competition is a straight up single-elimination, race-to-four wins affair. The champion pockets $100 in cash, while the second place and third place winners earn $40 and $20, respectively.
Top Pool Bar also offers 8-ball competition every Sunday. It uses a double-elimination round format with the topnotcher in the winners bracket advancing to the finals with a twice-to-beat advantage. The champion of the 8-ball event is guaranteed $150, runner-up $60, and third place $30.
Aside from the prize money, Sunday and Monday champions also go home with first place trophies courtesy of the tournaments sponsor Pacific Trading Co
Tournaments are in a first-come first-serve basis and entries coming after 8:30pm would not be honored. Entry fee for the 9-ball tournament is $10, while for 8-ball it is $15.
As well as getting slots for the tournament, early birds also get a chance to practice for free on any of Top Pool Bar’s seven 9-1/2-by-5-foot full-size billiard tables an hour before the competition.
For more information on Top Pool Bar’s Sunday and Monday billiards events, please call 233-6999 and look for Zheng Jian Qing or Velma Fleming.
