Breedlove & Schmidt Advance to Texas Hold 'Em Finals
by Sally P. Timko
The first semifinal event of the Texas Hold 'Em Billiards Championship, held February 10 at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA, saw George Breedlove and reigning U.S. Open champion John Schmidt advance to the finals. Their other two opponents were Jennifer Barretta and Rodney Morris.
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No safeties are allowed, and misses are rewarded by handing the cue ball to the incoming opponent. Breedlove, who just beforehand won $40,000 with his wife, Jeanette Lee, in the Skins Billiards Championship event, has a freewheeling style that fits this aggressive format perfectly. The pot values per game started at $20,000 and escalated to $75,000 by the time everything was over; each player began with $125,000 worth of chips.
Though Morris won the second rack, he never won another, which put him out in the thirteenth game when the ante reached $45,000. Barretta lasted another rack, almost getting back into the game with her remaining $60,000, but she sent the 6 ball right into the rail and was eliminated. With $335,000, Breedlove was the bigger winner of the two going into the finals, and Schmidt ended up with $165,000.
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