After his match with Martinez, Palmer ascended to the sixth round where he played against 2003 Legends of o­ne-Pocket champion Scott Frost.  Unfortunately for “The Freezer,” Frost made some fatal mistakes, resulting in his first loss of the event.  Frost lost to Palmer 3-1.

Frost’s next match was in the tenth round of the o­ne-loss bracket against strong local Amar Kang, who placed ninth in the 2004 Jay Swanson Memorial tournament. The players were tied 2-2 until Frost found his niche and won 3-2.

He found himself again playing Palmer in the finals. But with Palmer playing a flawless game, Frost was defeated by Palmer 4-1.  His evening left him in second place of the Summer Jamboree and with $1,600 in his pocket.

“Man, it feels good to defrost “The Freezer,” said Palmer with a great big grin.  Frost just looked back at Palmer with a smirk and started to joke around with the first-place winner.  When asked about his finals match, Frost said, “I missed the ball in hand, and it cost me two games.”  But he summarized finishing second in this tournament in three words: “I got lucky.”

Results:

1st Billy Palmer $2,500

2nd Scott Frost $1,600

3rd Amar Kang $1,000

4th Tony Chohan $800

5th Rafael Martinez, Ian Costello $650

7th Ernesto Dominguez, Mike Massey $400

9th Bobby Hunter, John Schmidt, Ron Marshall, Joey Gebron $200

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