The fortieth and final stop on the 2009-2010 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) was produced in Houston, TX, on Saturday, June 19 – The 14th Annual Houston Billiard Open.

The $500 added charity event featured a 37-player field in a double-elimination 8-ball format in races to 3. Jong Yoo (Houston, TX) climbed to the hot seat at the expense of Greg Killips (Houston, TX) 3-1, Matt Hull (Houston, TX) 3-1, C.B. Benitez (Houston, TX) 3-2, T. McGregor (Houston, TX) and Beau Urdiales (Houston, TX) 3-1.

Yoo’s opponent in the tourney finals proved to be Candido Ramirez (Houston, TX). Ramirez’s record prior to the finals included wins over Nate Nguyen (Houston, TX) 3-0, Robert Soto (Houston, TX) 3-1 before a loss to Beau Urdiales 0-3. Ramirez recovered to eliminate in order: Alvie Jones Beau (Houston, TX) 3-0, Richard Chew (Houston, TX) 3-2, Alan Tyser (Houston, TX) 3-0, C.B. Benitez (Houston, TX) 3-1 and Beay Urdiales (Houston, TX) 3-1.

The finals between Jong Yoo and Candido Ramirez took one set, as the undefeated Yoo lost the first game, but recovered to run out the set for the title – 3-1.

By virtue of Alan Tyser (Houston, TX) being the highest-finishing ACS member in the event, he qualified for a free 8-Ball singles entry into the ACS Nationals in Las Vegas – courtesy of the ACS. Complete information on the Houston Billiard Open is available at http://hbo.iblhouston.com.

The ACS wishes to thank sponsors Lucasi Hybrid Cues, Championship Billiard Fabric, Nick Varner Signature Cases, Ozone Billiards and Pool Cue Guru for their support in donating “Value-In-Kind” product for this and all stops on the Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour. All entries in the Tour are also entered into a drawing in July for $950-$1,000 Lucasi Hybrid Cues, courtesy of Ozone Billiards.

Sponsorship opportunities and tour stop openings are being solicited for the 2010/2011 All American Tour.

Full tour information is available at www.americancuesports.org or by calling 1-888-662-1705.

Final Results:

1st Jong Yoo (Houston, TX) $195

2nd Candido Ramirez (Houston, TX) $136

3rd Beau Urdiales (Houston, TX) $93

4th C.B. Benitez (Houston, TX) $66

5-6th Alan Tyser (Houston, TX) $51 + Free Singles entry to ACS Nationals

T. MacGregor (Houston, TX)

7-8th Billy Gallego (Justin, TX) $39

Alvie Jones (Houston, TX)

9-12th Greg Barlow (Houston, TX) $29

Richard Chew (Houston, TX)

Ben Arangorin (Houston, TX)

Fred Aldrighe Hi III (Corpus Christi, TX)

13-16th Wen Ju (Sugarland, TX) $21

Matt Hull (Houston, TX)

Adriana Lopez (Corpus Christi, TX)

Robert Soto (Houston, TX)

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