Barouty, Yednak, and Jehle, the Triumphant Trio on the The Tri-State Tour

Barouty, Yednak, and Jehle, the Triumphant Trio on the The Tri-State Tourby InsidePOOL StaffNew York, NY - Amsterdam Billiards of New York, NY, was flooded with aptitude and expertise as 47 players came out to grab the $1,000 added in the Tri-State Tour’s straight pool competition. Held March 5, the field funneled by way of skill level into three separate events. The tour tailors straight pool in this fashion so more players can enjoy playing at their respective levels.Professional / A In the Pro/A exposition, Danny Barouty was sly enough to outwit the field of 7-player field. Jonathan Smith was down 130-121 in a semifinals race to 150 against Jimmy Gottier. Gottier ran 16 to get stuck in the pack and had to play it safe at 146. Smith found a difficult shot, pocketed the ball, and then went on to run out the last 27 balls to win the match. The finals saw Smith miss a shot that would have forced the extended race. Barouty needed 52 to win the match. Hoping Barouty would hit a snag, all Smith had to do was make one more ball. Barouty, against all odds, ran out the 52 balls to cut Smith from the thread he was hanging on and placed first.
Results:1st Danny Barouty2nd Jonathan Smith3rd Jimmy Gottier4th Steve Lipsky5th Jesse RiceTony Robles7th Ben Massucci B+ / C+ Michael Yednak ran undefeated in a 14-player field to win the B+/C event. Yednak also won the $50 payout for being the first person in his division to run 40 balls. "I wish there were more straight pool tournaments so that I could better my game," Yednak stated. Dan Chapman jettisoned out in front of Rafael Cabrera and stayed ahead to win the semifinals 100-87. In the finals it looked like Chapman was poised to continue his winning ways taking a large 50 ball lead ahead of Yednak. Chapman reached 93 and had to play a safety. Yednak found a key shot to start his launch towards the finish with. Yednak ran out the last 23 balls to cement his victory.Results:1st Michael Yednak2nd Dan Chapman3rd Rafael Cabrera4th Ariel Rivera5th Jorge RodriguezTony Eglesias7th Martin KristyJames MurnakC+ / D A field of 26 players cracked away in the C+/D matches. Mark Sherrill made his way to the hot seat match undefeated. He met Kamran Jehle there and beat him 70- 42 to grab a spot in the finals. In the semifinals, Jehle played great against Charles Bromley Jr. Running 35 balls during the game, Jehle won the $50 for the first 25-ball-run, thus winning the match. Jehle’s game continued to go well as he reached 70 balls in the finals. Sherrill kept on his heals but Jehle went out ahead and won the set 90-69. Jehle, just 16 years old, was asked how it felt to win his first straight pool tournament, He replied, "It feels great. Mark played great also … he put me on the one-loss side. And this is certainly the most money I have ever won.”Results:1st Kamran Jehle2nd Mark Sherrill3rd Charles Bromley, Jr.4th Alan Gelband5th Bernie VogelsangNiko Berdzenishvili7th Mike DolonEdward SmithVisit Inside POOL Magazine for the latest news from the sport of billiards and pool.

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