Rodriguez Rocks Dechaine on Joss Tour Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / West Hempstead, NY by InsidePOOL Staff Jorge Rodriguez came back from a loss to Mike Dechaine to wreak revenge in the finals of the March 31-April 1 stop of the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour and win the two-set final match over “The Fireball.” The $1,500-added stop was hosted by Raxx Pool Room and Grill in West Hempstead, NY, and drew a field of 38 players. Rodriguez came back from a loss to Dechaine to wreak revenge in the finals of the March 31-April 1 stop of the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour. Rodriguez first met Dechaine in the hot seat match after a 9-2 victory over Hunter Lombardo put him in the winners’ side finals. Dechaine first eked out a hill-hill win over Finland’s Mika Immonen 9-8 to reach Rodriguez, whom he handled easily 9-2 to remain undefeated. Immonen went on to eliminate Jeremy Sossei in fifth place 9-7 on the one-loss side of the chart, while Lombardo tied with Sossei after Zion Zvi bested him 9-6. Zvi went on to barrel through Immonen in the … [Read more...]