Adam Kielar Wins His First Mezz Tour Event at Mainline Billiards

Eddie Abraham (2nd) & Adam Kielar (1st)

The Mezz Pro-Am Tour made its way to Mainline Billiards in Frazer, PA on Sunday, March 7th.  A strong field of 41 players came out to compete for a the top prize of $1,100, including players like Adam Kielar, Eddie Abraham, Shaun Wilkie, Joe Hong, Gregg McAndrews, Caroline Pao, and Sharon O’Hanlon.

Leading the top half of the bracket  was young Adam Kielar, with wins over Lou Patrikios (7-1), Sharon O’Hanlon (7-2), Ray Lee (7-4), Josh Brothers (7-4), and Gregg McAndrews (7-3).  Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Shaun Wilkie, with wins over Tom Bow (7-1), Michael Praseutsy (7-0), Dan Zetts (7-1), VJ McGlone (7-3), and Joe Hong (7-2).

Playing for the hot seat were Adam Kielar and Shaun Wilkie. This was a great match that went hill-hill, but when it all said and done, it was Adam “The Stealer” Kielar winning on the hill (7-6) to take the hot seat, sending Shaun Wilkie to the one-loss side.  Waiting for Shaun Wilkie on the on lost side was Eddie Abraham, this was a one sided match with Abraham running away with the match from the start winning easily 6-2 to get to the finals.

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Kevin Guimond Battles Back in the Finals to Win Inaugural Empire State Amateur Championship on the Ozone Billiards Predator 9-ball Tour

"Wu Tang" Duane Toney (2st), Bob Schlott (3rd), Kevin Guimond (1st), Tony Robles (Tour Founder)

On March 6-7, 2010, Tony Robles and the Ozone Billiards Predator Tour staff & players made pool history in New York. This season, the Ozone Billiards Predator 9-Ball Tour introduced a new dual-tournament structure, allowing amateurs to compete amongst themselves instead of alongside the pros.

This move helped create the first-ever amateur 9-ball title in NY state, the Empire State Amateur Championships. The combination of having $2,500 added prize money, along with the ability to etch your name in the history books, pushed this event to exceed everyone’s expectations with a full field of 128 players at Raxx Pool Room, Bar & Grill in West Hempstead, NY.

Raxx Pool Room

Tony Robles announced that the event sold out at 12:15pm, and ultimately 15 players were turned away. Players from all around the Northeast came out to make a statement, including nine strong female contenders. While there were many stand-out matches… a few dominated with gritty performances.

Early on several players started the event off with strong performances, making their presence felt. Players that stood out were John Hasci, Yesid Garibello, Justin Muller, Scott Simonetti, Niko Berdzenishvili, Thomas Wan, Raphael Dabreo, Eddie Crespo, Daniel Smith, and Tom Seminaro Jr. of CT.

Read the story below for the breakdown written by Jerry Tarantola/NYCgrind.com

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