The Annual Turkey Shoot by the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour took place Thanksgiving weekend in Fort Collins, Colorado at Match-ups billiard hall. The tournament saw sixty four players competing in the $1,000 added event and it was Tony Piazza who earned the win.

Piazza was able to earn the hot seat as he remained undefeated throughout the competition. Piazza defeated Mike Hogan 5-4 and Shane Wertz 5-3 in the process on the A side. Over on the B side Nick Smith beat Dan Gonzales 5-2 while Mark Haddad defeated Frank Urbaniak 5-2 as well.

Smith and Haddad won their next matches to then face each other. Smith was able to defeat Haddad but Smith would be stopped in his tracks by Wertz when he lost 5-3. In the final match Piazza was the dominate player and he earned the title win by defeating Wertz 5-2.

Final Results:

1st Tony Piazza $600
2nd Shane Wertz $440
3rd Nick Smith $300
4th Mark Haddad $150
5th Mike Hogan $100
Jesus Rivera
7th Dan Gonzales $80
Frank Urbaniak
9th Dave Gomez $50
Mark Morgan
Blaine Plantz
Johnny Vasquez


- 2009-12-04