Divided, Tramis and Seemungal Conquer Tri-State 9-Ball Tour

Divided, Tramis and Seemungal Conquer Tri-State 9-Ball Tourby Matthew PingorNew York, NY - Mike Tramis and Rodney Seemungal put on a show at Amsterdam Billiards and Bar of New York, NY, when The Tri-State 9-Ball Tour came to town February 4-5. This $1,000-added event saw 47 players come out to play in the C-class and D-class tournaments.C-Class Narrowed down from a 27-player field, the hot seat match saw Tramis face Joe Dalaria. After taking it to the hill, Tramis put Dalaria away 6-5. The quarterfinals had John Ly battle with Jorge Rodriquez. Playing to tight standards, Rodriquez overcame any threat from Ly by winning 5-6. Now in the semifinals, Rodriquez gave Dalaria a shock as the match was close, but he could not keep up the threat, and Dalaria won 7-5. Tramis had been undefeated all throughout the event, but in the first set of the finals, Dalaria slaughtered him 6-0. Tramis took over and won the second match 6-4 to take first place.
D-Class Rodney Seemungal ran the 20-player field in the D-class event. Undefeated, he stampeded over Niko Berdzenishvili in the hot seat match, winning 6-3. The quarterfinals saw Sal Marcello face Mike Poisler. Marcello was about to start something good and with a 5-2 win over Poisler, he advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, Marcello geared up for Berdzenishvili. This match was over quickly as Marcello won yet again 5-3. Seemungal, undefeated, was in Marcello’s sights. Seemungal had been waiting for a challenging opponent all night, and it looked as though he would have one. Out of the gates, Marcello made a stand upon winning three games, but he might as well have remained seated as Seemungal ran to a quick 5-3 victory, placing first. C-Class Results: 1st Mike Tramis2nd Joe Dalaria3rd Jorge Rodriquez4th John Ly5th Mark MalaraiIbrahim Sallah7th Tony EglesiasCaroline PaoD-Class Results:1st Rodney Seemungal2nd Sal Marcello3rd Niko Berdzenishvili4th Mike Poisler5th Peter YiuDave Fitzpatrick7th Jose MendozaRay MarisetteVisit insidePOOL Magazine for the latest news from the sport of billiards and pool.

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