Pagulayan Takes First Place at Hard Times SacramentoBy InsidePOOL StaffIn a o­ne-set finals of the 9-ball event at Hard Times Sacramento's Summer Jamboree, Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan triumphed over Ismael "Morro" Paez 11-4 for first place.  The 9-ball event, which began Friday, June 13, followed the o­ne pocket event, which was won by Santos Sambajon, Jr.  A total of 74 players turned up to try for the $5,000 first-place prize.Tournament director Jay Helfert said afterwards, "Alex was dominant throughout the tournament.  He o­nly missed o­ne ball in the final match.  Morro was up three to zero, and Alex beat him eleven to four.  o­nce he started to shoot, it was all over."
Pagulayan, who was the runner-up at the Western Canadian 9-Ball Championships last April and the runner-up in the U.S. Open last September, has been due for a first-place finish.  He breezed through the winners' bracket the entire weekend, defeating Charlie Bryant in the hot seat match 9-5.  Bryant was forced to battle Paez, a resident of Southern California and a local at Hard Times Bellflower, in the match for third place, which Paez won to go o­n to challenge Pagulayan in the finals.Results:1st - Alex Pagulayan $5,0002nd - Ismael Paez $2,5003rd - Charlie Bryant $1,2504th - Nick Kruger $750
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