What began with 115 players now has whittled down to 24.  The U.S. Bar Table Championships kicked off at the Sands Regency Casino in Reno o­n Thursday, March 6, 2003, and will end sometime tonight.  The $20,000-added event will pay out $5,000 for first place and $3,000 for second.

Remaining o­n the winners' side of the bracket in the 9-ball event are Jose Parica, Nick Kruger, Jeff Heath, Ken Richardson, Glenn Atwell, Stan Tourangeau, Scott Tollefson, and Danny Medina.  o­n the o­ne-loss side are Jesse Bowman, the BCA Master Champion for 2002; Frankie Hernandez; Chris McDonald; Vince Todesco; Canadian resident Edwin Montal; Ike Reynolds; and Hungarian Sandor Tot, who was defeated earlier by Glenn Atwell.

The 8-ball event will begin Saturday, March 8, and end the following day.  All 128 spots in this event are spoken for.