Ochoa Takes Parker’s Billiards
Two Lone Star Events ionin a Row
Lone Star Tour / Houston, TX
by InsidePOOL Staff
It was a small but strong field that turned out at Parker’s Billiards in Houston, TX, the weekend of November 21-22 for the Lone Star Tour stop. Battling it out for a $2,080 purse were 36 players, including tour regulars Blaine Barcus, Bobby Pacheco, Andy Jethwa, Javier Franco, and Louisiana’s own Derek Fontenot found themselves in the final 16 on Saturday night, with Sylver Ochoa taking home the ultimate prize Sunday.
Barcus, Brian Rosenbaum, and Marc “Mighty Mouse” Garza traveling fast through the one-loss side, earning top finishes for their excellent match play. However, after the smoke cleared, it was only Fontenot and Jethwa on the winners’ side and Ochoa and Franco dueling on the one-loss side.
One the east side Fontenot knocked down his last road block, Jethwa, 9-7, while on the west side Ochoa took out Franco 7-6. Ochoa continued his streak by eliminating Jethwa 7-4, leaving him in third. The final match brought back Fontenot to defend his territory against Ochoa, who was fighting for his second consecutive tour victory. Ochoa took charge, winning the first set 9-8 to send the match into overtime. In the second race to 7 Ochoa pulled ahead and closed it out 7-5.
It was a small but strong field that turned out at Parker’s Billiards in Houston, TX, the weekend of November 21-22 for the Lone Star Tour stop.
Results:
1st Sylver Ochoa $550
2nd Derek Fontenot $350
3rd Andy Jethwa $250
4th Javier Franco $150
5th Blaine Barcus $100
Bobby Pacheco
7th Ernesto Bayaua $80
Marc Garza
9th Rodney Stewart $60
Lanny Herrin
Brian Rosenbaum
Eugene Evans
13th Will Felder $45
Don Bullard
Tom Welch
David Coates