Reyes Rocks Gabriels Las Vegas Open

Reyes Rocks the Gabriels Las Vegas OpenBy InsidePOOL StaffEfren Reyes defeated Niels Feijen in the finals of the Gabriels Las Vegas 9-Ball Open 10-7, after going through a field of 63 of his peers undefeated. The event, which lasted four days, was held at the Riviera Hotel and Casino and is one of the best events on the West Coast for professional pool players.Reyes started out the day in the hot seat match against Johnny "The Scorpion" Archer, while Feijen battled Charlie Williams in the match for fourth place. Reyes had a 6-0 lead before Archer got on the board when Reyes came up dry on the break. However, nothing seemed to go Archer's way in this match, and several bad rolls ended up with Reyes dominating the match. Archer fought valiantly, but his break was off, and Reyes was flawless, and Reyes won the match by the final score of 10-5.
Feijen's match with Williams was hard fought as well, with Williams coming off a big win last week at The Big Apple event at Master Billiards in Queens, NY. Ironically, it was Reyes who Williams beat in the finals of that event. Although Williams played well the entire week at the Riviera, Feijen was too strong and too consistent for him. Williams made several key errors in the match, exhibiting frustration, and Feijen was able to win by the score of 10-5.The match for third place, between Feijen and Archer, was all Feijen again as he took a 3-0 lead from the start. He maintained the lead throughout the match and was very deliberate in his play. Archer still showed problems with his break, which gave Feijen a big advantage. Though Archer fought hard, Feijen was in the zone, eclipsing "The Scorpion" by the score of 10-4.After an entertaining trick shot exhibit by Mike Massey, the final match commenced. This was a single race to 10, and it was not double elimination. Reyes held the lead from the get-go, and although the score was tied more than once, Feijen was never able to overtake the Filipino magician. Both players showed masterful shot-making ability and excellent safeties; as a final match, it left the audience nothing more to be desired. Down 6-3, Feijen tied the match at 6-all when he tried for a crossbank on the 8 ball and missed, allowing Reyes to run out to make it 7-6. From there it was all Reyes, and although Feijen broke and ran one more rack, "The Magician" ultimately proved to have too much magic and won the final match 10-7.Visit InsidePOOL for the latest in the sport of billiards and pool.

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