Daniel Takes His Game to North Florida

By J.A. Barnes

Twenty-seven players showed up for the Fury North Florida Tour's third stop o­n March 13 at Jewel's Billiards in Gainesville, FL.  Two strong players from the Central Florida Tour brought their games a couple hours north, and both were looking to notch another win o­n their 2005 resume.

Julio Aquino, who has already earned two wins this season, and Tim Daniel, who won his first just a few weeks earlier, were looking to play spoiler to the tour regulars.  Aquino, though, earned o­ne of his wins o­n the North Florida Tour and is also the points leader. 

Daniel and Aquino met up in the finals, but both took different roads to get there.  Daniel went undefeated, compiling a 35-12 record, including a 7-2 win over Chris Walls in the hot seat match.  Aquino, though, fell 7-5 to Rick Rogers in his first match, but he tallied four straight victories to reach the semifinals against Walls.  And, after a 5-2 win, Aquino was ready for his match up with Daniel. 

In the finals, Daniel and Aquino battled right down to the wire, with o­ne final game deciding it all.  In the seventeenth game, Daniel ran through the rack to earn the 9-8 victory, his second of the season.

Results:    
1st Tim Daniel $425
2nd Julio Aquino $250
3rd Chris Walls $170
4th Dave Ross $95
5th Rick Rogers, Justin Everst $50

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