The fourth stop on the 2010-2011 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) was truly a special event as 23 players from Miami to Tallahassee, Ft. Myers to Daytona and in between came together in Stuart, Florida, to compete in the Flamingo Billiards Tour “Cues for the Cure” breast cancer fundraising event, held in conjunction with the American Cuesports Alliance/Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour.
(L-R) JoAnn Mason-Parker (1st), Amy Poulter (owner) and Chris Ann Fields (2nd)
The modified double-elimination tournament was held at Amy’s Billiards (www.amysbilliards.com) in Stuart, Fla., hosted by room owner Amy Poulter, one of Florida’s top players.
It was also a special day for JoAnn Mason Parker, having friends affected by breast cancer, and winning her first event on the Flamingo Billiards tour. Parker started the day with a 7-4 win over Emily Wilmoth Broxson. Shelly Harrison, fresh off winning the Atlanta Billiards Expo Amateur 9-Ball tournament, sent Parker west to the one-loss side, 7-5. Not to be stopped, however, Parker won her match against Jessica Barnes, 7-2, to make it back to the final 8-redraw. Parker had a revenge match in the single elimination redraw as she matched up again against Harrison, this time winning 7-5. Parker went on to take the next match against Kelly Coyle, 7-4, making it to the finals. This day was also special to relative new-comer Chris Ann Fields, who made it to the finals, defeating Robin Boggs 7-4, and top tour players Stephanie Mitchell 7-5, Helen Caukin 7-3 and Sabra MacArthur Beahn 7-3. Other players making to the redraw on the winner’s side included Kelly Coyle , winning over Jeannie Seaver 7-6, and Susan Miller 7-1. Kelly Cavanaugh made her way to the redraw with a 7-5 win over Amy Poulter, and 7-2 over Marina Souza. Cavanaugh lost to Beahn in the quarterfinals. Coyle made it to the semifinals to be knocked out by Parker 7-4. Amy Poulter made it back from the one-loss side with wins over Barbara Ellis 7-0, Debbie Teichert 7-4, and Christie Cloke, 7-1. Beahn fought her way back to the redraw after losing her first match to Poulter 7-4, with wins against Broxson 7-6, Mimi McAndrews 7-6, and Mitchell 7-3. The final match started with Parker easily running out to take the first game. In game two, Fields, who played tough all day, hung the 1-ball. Parker pocked the next two balls, leaving Fields a safety on the 4-ball. Fields attempted to jump but scratched. However, Fields made it back to the table for a combo on the nine, score 1-1. Parker took game three making a tough cut on the nine. In game four, Fields had a nice run going but missed the eight, leaving an easy out for Parker, up 3-1. As the night wore on, Fields appeared to be losing steam. She scratched in game five, giving ball-in-hand to Parker for another easy out. Score 4-1 Parker. Parker made a great jump shot to pocket the 1-ball in game six. Playing almost flawless pool, Parker played safe, and got ball-in-hand again to take the lead 5-1. Fields scratched in game seven, giving ball-in-hand and the game to Parker. With Parker on the hill, Fields broke but came up dry. Parker took the game and won the final match 7-1. This day was also special for other players as well. Flamingo Billiards Tour (FBT) player Barbara Ellis celebrated her 76th birthday with all the players. Debbie Teichert, currently a women’s golf pro, made her return to competitive pool on this day. FBT player Janice Sesssions raised a record $360 for the breast cancer fundraiser, which benefits the South Florida Affiliate of Susan G. Komen. The players raised a total of $580 this year! Parker won $400, a trophy, and paid entry into the Flamingo Billiards Tour $1000-added Invitational in November. By virtue of Mimi McAndrews being the highest-finishing ACS member in the event, she qualified for a free 9-Ball singles entry into the 2011 Lucasi Hybrid ACS Nationals at the Tropicana Las Vegas – courtesy of the ACS. In addition to host Amy’s Billiards, the ACS wishes to thank sponsors Lucasi Hybrid Cues, Championship Billiard Fabric and Nick Varner Signature Cases for their support in donating “Value-In-Kind” product for this and all stops on the Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour. All entries in the Tour are also entered into a drawing in an end-of-Tour drawing for four (4) $400+value Lucasi Hybrid Cues courtesy of Ozone Billiards. Sponsorship opportunities and tour stop openings are still available for the 2010/2011 All American Tour by contacting the ACS. The Tour moves a little west in Iowa on Saturday, October 23, for a $500-added 8-ball stop at 2nd Avenue Corner Pocket in Cedar Rapids, IA (contact Dennis Wolrab at 319-366-0979.| Final Results: | ||
| 1st | JoAnn Mason Parker | $400 |
| 2nd | Chris Ann Fields | $280 |
| 3rd | Kelly Coyle | $185 |
| 4th | Sabra MacArthur-Bean | $185 |
| 5th | Amy Poulter | $90 |
| 6th | Shelly Harrison | $90 |
| 7th | Kelly Cavanaugh | $90 |
| 8th | Helene Caukin | $90 |
| 9th | Marina Souza | |
| 10th | Stephanie Mitchell | |
| 11th | Christie Cloke | |
| 12th | Jessica Barnes | |
| 13th | Niki Rasmussen | |
| 14th | Mimi McAndrews | |
| 15th | Debbie Teichert | |
| 16th | Robin Boggs | |
| 17th | Susan Martin | |
| 18th | Janis Sessions | |
| 19th | Emily Wilmoth Broxson | |
| 20th | Melissa Durkin | |
| 21st | Raquel Panjwani | |
| 22nd | Barbara Ellis | |
| 23rd | Jeannie Seaver | |
The ACS is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to heightening the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States.
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