Two hours earlier, at 7 p.m., Tony Robles will face Gabe Owen and Max Eberle will match up against Danny “Kid Delicious” Basavich.  Robles advanced with a win over Jeff White o­n Monday, while Owen bested Robert Krull 11-7.  Basavich was his usual self, shutting out Jay Paranich 11-0, and Salvas outlasted Blaine Sell 11-9.

Other players staving off elimination today are Charlie “The Korean Dragon” Williams, who fell to former world champion Thorsten Hohmann 11-8.  He is facing Ben Zimmer this afternoon.

Frank Alvarez also fought off elimination today with an 11-10 win after falling to Eberle 11-5 o­n Monday.  Finally, Johnny Archer, who drew a first-round bye, faces Brian Mahan tonight as well.While Thursday night’s  final match should be a thrilling contest to watch, fans should pay attention to today’s matches, with some of the game’s best players squaring off against o­ne another.  The final match takes place Thursday night at 8 p.m. with the winner taking home $6,000.

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