Stan "The Man" Cashes in Reno

Feb 20, 2012

The 19th Annual US Bar Table Championships was held from February 12th-19th at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nevada. The event kicked of with 87 players participating in the 10-Ball event. It was Shane Van Boening who had wins over Jason Marcoulier (7-5), Jeff Heath (7-3), Amar Kang (7-6), Glenn Atwell (7-5), Josh O'Neil (7-1) before losing to Stevie Moore (7-5) in the A-Side Finals. Shane bounced back through the B-Side of the event beating Larry Nevel and then doing the "double-dip" of Stevie Moore in the finals to take the title.
10-Ball Results (FINAL BRACKET)

 
1st - Shane Van Boening - $4,300
2nd - Stevie Moore - $2,300
3rd - Larry Nevel - $1,550
4th - Jesse Engel - $1,050
5-6th - Josh O'Neal - $725
5-6th - Gabe Apollos - $725
7-8th - John Morra - $475
7-8th - Jerry Matchin - $475
Next up was the 9-Ball event with 128 players playing in this race to 9 double knockout event. Canada's Stan "The Man" Tourangeau has a reputation for his skills on the 7 ft tables. The 7-time Canadian 8-Ball Champion had in impressive road to victory taking out the following players on the way..Ric Jones, Shan Damani, Wayne Boyd, Derek Pogirski, Rodney Morris, Shane Van Boening (hill-hill), Oscar Dominguez and Glenn Atwell (hill-hill).
9-Ball Results (FINAL BRACKET)


1st - Stan Tourangeau - $4,700
2nd - Glenn Atwell - $3,150
3rd - Oscar Dominguez - $2,000
4th - Jesse Engel - $1,250
5-6th - Shane Van Boening - $800
5-6th - Mitch Ellerman - $800
7-8th - Rodney Morris - $550
7-8th - Mike Hellmer - $550
The 8-Ball event drew 189 players in the short race to 5 format. Stan Tourangeau's winning streak would end in the first round as he matched up against Philipino superstar Francisco Bustamante.  On the B-Side of the final bracket, Rob Saez looked unbeatable with wins over Rodney Morris (5-2), Larry Nevel (5-0), Oscar Dominguez (5-4) and Franciso Bustamante (5-4).  With the true double-elimination format, Saez needed to beat Jeff Beckley twice in the finals.  It this point, Saez was out of steam.  Jeff Beckley won the first set 5-4 to take the 8-ball title.
8-Ball Results (FINAL BRACKET)
1st - Jeff Beckley - $5,700

2nd - Robb Saez - $3,300
3rd - Francisco Bustamante - $2,000
4th - Oscar Dominguez - $1,300
5-6th - Louis Altes - $900
5-6th - Larry Nevel - $900
7-8th - Brian Butler - $650
7-8th - Rodney Morris - $650
 
Photo Gallery courtesy of WorldPPA.com
Results courtesy of Cuesport International.