Slivka Sizzles on the Joss Tour

Slivka Sizzles on the Joss TourJoss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Glen Falls, NYby Rick DavisThe Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour visited Adirondack Billiards in Glen Falls, NY, where 37 players competed for the top honors. Play on October 14 dwindled down to the top eight, who returned for play the following day, and through the mix Jerry Slivka came through the event unscathed.

McCreesh Takes Joss Opener

McCreesh Takes Joss OpenerJoss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Drexel Hill, PAby Rick Davis, Inside POOL MagazineBilliards player Ryan McCreesh could not be touched as he made his way through the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour’s season opener October 8. Taking place at the Drexeline Billiard Club in Drexel Hill, PA, the area’s top talent gathered for the $2,000-added event.

McCready Leads Field for Joss Win

McCready Leads Field for Joss Win
By Bill Rosenberger
Earthquake Keith McCready was o­ne of many big names to make an appearance at the Joss Tour event o­n November 27-28. Joining him at Drexeline Billiard Club in Drexel Hill, PA, were number-one ranked WPBA player Karen Corr and last week’s winner Jose Parica, but it was McCready who stood the tallest at the end of the day.
The $3,000-added event drew a field of 32, and o­n the final day, the top players remained alive in the brackets. In the west side, Corr ousted Parica, then faced Allen Hopkins, who had come all the way back from a first-round setback to Shaun Wilkie. He ousted Corr 9-5 and waited for an opponent in the semifinals.
In the winners’ bracket, McCready was all smiles, knocking out o­ne player after another. He faced the current Pennsylvania State 8-Ball champion Joe Dipeitro, but seemed unfazed by his title, winning easily 9-3.
Dipietro and Hopkins battled in the semifinals, with Hopkins looking for his eighth straight win. Dipietro proved to be no match against Hopkins, either, and fell by the same score of 9-3. For the third match in a row, 9-3 was the final score, and again, McCready came out o­n top of Hopkins for the tour victory.
I scored a win this weekend, and to be up against my buddy Allen [Hopkins] in the finals brought back some memories for the both of us. Allen and I were cutting up before the match, reminiscing about the last time we faced each other, when he defeated me in a thrilling hill-hill match back in eighy-three. He still plays really strong, and I had to bring my ‘A’ game to beat him because if I didn’t, I would have checked up short.
Results:
1st Keith McCready $1,560
2nd Allen Hopkins $1,100
3rd Joe Dipietro $850
4th Karen Corr $650
5th Pooky Rasmeloungon, Jose Parica $450
7th Brandon Sluzalis, Lee Holt $250
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Joey Korsiak K-O’s Joss Event

Joey Korsiak K-O’s Joss Event
By Bill Rosenberger
Joey JK Korsiak outlasted 37 players at Action Billiards in Hamden, CT, o­n November 13-14 to win the Joss Tour 9-Ball event. Korsiak made his way through field undefeated to earn a top prize of $1,450.
Korsiak battled Mike Minichello in the hot seat match, and it was easy to see that both players came to win. With the match o­n the hill at 8, Korsiak commanded the final rack for the 9-8 win.
Minichello then faced Tony Roberto in the semifinals, but it was Roberto who was in control the entire match, winning 9-4. Roberto had earned a spot in the finals against Korsiak, but he o­nly enjoyed it for a short while. Korsiak had his stroke working all weekend, and it continued throughout the final match. Korsiak jumped out early and never looked back, streaking to a 9-5 Joss Tour victory.
Results:
1st Joey Korsiak $1,450
2nd Tony Roberto $960
3rd Mike Minichello $700
4th Tom Walter $500
5th Jarrod Clowery, Tom D’Alfonso $350
7th Mike Hurley, Billy Lanna $225
9th Eddie Vazquez, Jonathan Smith, Jason Brown, Holden Chin $125
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Star-Studded Joss Tour Led by Sambajon

Star-Studded Joss Tour Led by Sambajon
By Bill Rosenberger
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