After Strickland bested Harriman 11-6 in the quarterfinals, he met Davis in the semis.  Tied at 1 apiece, Strickland failed at a 5-9 combo and seemed unable to shake it off.  Davis won the next six games in a row to win the match 7-1.

The finals, a rematch between Davis and Sambajon, were filled with incredible play.  Davis took the initial lead, but then the two traded games, with Sambajon reaching the hill first.  In the final rack, Davis missed the 1 ball, and Sambajon was able to clear the table for his 7-5 victory. 

Results:

1st Santos Sambajon Jr. $12,000

2nd Mike Davis $6,000

3rd Earl Strickland $4,500

4th Danny Harriman $3,500

5th Corey Deuel, Dave Hemmah $2,500

7th John Schmidt, Rodney Morris $2,000

9th Jose Garcia, Danny Basavich, Brandon Ashcraft, Max Eberle $1,500

13th Tony Robles, Jeremy Jones, Joey Kong, Luc Salvas $1,200

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