North American Open Tour Rolls On

North American Open Tour Rolls onBy Bill Rosenberger, InsidePOOL StaffDay 3 of the North American Open Tour is underway at the Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel. No big surprises just yet, but things are only starting to heat up.One of today’s highlighted matches is Charlie “Hillbilly” Bryant against Robb Saez, but this isn’t a winners’ bracket match up. Both players fell in their second-round matches on Monday, and one will head home today.Last night, Bryant was bested by Shawn Putnam 11-7, while Rodney Morris trounced Saez by the same score. Most of the other top players will be in competition tonight. Putnam and Morris will square off at 9 p.m., along with Santos Sambajon Jr. versus Charles Blank, Jeremy Jones against Corey Deuel, and Mike Davis versus Luc Salvas.Updated Pittsburgh Image Gallery
Two hours earlier, at 7 p.m., Tony Robles will face Gabe Owen and Max Eberle will match up against Danny “Kid Delicious” Basavich. Robles advanced with a win over Jeff White on Monday, while Owen bested Robert Krull 11-7. Basavich was his usual self, shutting out Jay Paranich 11-0, and Salvas outlasted Blaine Sell 11-9.Other players staving off elimination today are Charlie “The Korean Dragon” Williams, who fell to former world champion Thorsten Hohmann 11-8. He is facing Ben Zimmer this afternoon.Frank Alvarez also fought off elimination today with an 11-10 win after falling to Eberle 11-5 on Monday. Finally, Johnny Archer, who drew a first-round bye, faces Brian Mahan tonight as well.While Thursday night’s final match should be a thrilling contest to watch, fans should pay attention to today’s matches, with some of the game’s best players squaring off against one another. The final match takes place Thursday night at 8 p.m. with the winner taking home $6,000.Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news on the North American Open Tour.

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