The races were to 5 in the o­ne-loss side and 7 in the winners’ side.  Young gun Hunter Lombardo met up with McWhorter in the quarterfinals and got handed a 5-3 loss to go along with his fourth-place finish.  In the hot seat match, Maki and Dale Eury of South Ohio faced each other, with Maki defeating his opponent 7-4.  The semifinal was a tight match between Eury and McWhorter.  Eury won the first three games, but McWorter replied with a 3-game streak of his own to tie.  He made nothing o­n his next break, and Eury ran out to the 8 ball and missed.  With these easy pickings, McWorter pocketed the 8 and broke and ran the final rack to win 5-3.

In a tough final match that was a rematch of the hot seat, Maki was in perfect stroke but couldn’t seem to put anything together.  McWorter was able to bulldoze over him and win the match 7-0.  Maki seemed shaken by the pressure put o­n him, and all but handed game after game to his opponent.  Soon it was all over, and McWorter won the second set 7-2.

Next week’s Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour stop will be at Mr. Pockets Pool & Pub in Pittsburgh, PA, which is a $1,000-added tournament.  The weekend of October 25-26, the Viking Tour will be at Gametime/Riptide in Greenville, SC, for a $5,000-added event.

Results

1st Jamie McWhorter $900

2nd John Maki $610

3rd Dale Eury $410

4th Hunter Lombardo $210

5th Fred Lane, Butch Poe $100

7th Rich Chan, Bill Emiston $70

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