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The Duel in the Desert 8-Ball 3-player team tournament was held July 11 and 12, 2008 at the Las Vegas Cue Club. Teams competed in this 8-ball tournament from all over the U.S. and Canada. Click here to see the results of 2008 Duel in the Desert.
Congratulations goes to Last Call for winning 1st place in the 2nd Annual Duel in the Desert held on July 11 and 12 at the Las Vegas Cue Club. Congratulations also goes to What Cha Got for coming in at a close 2nd place and the Gunslingers in 3rd place; to Ed Carrion and Rob Hately's teams for coming in 1st and 2nd in the Best of the Rest. Scroll down to view all the pics.
With teams registered from Arizona, California, North Carolina, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania and of course, Las Vegas, it was a very exciting weekend of pool at the Las Vegas Cue Club with after party at the Gin Mill Casino on Saturday and a mini-tournament on Sunday! Congratulations goes to Michael Dick for coming in 1st place and Elisa Hawks for 2nd place.
A special thanks goes to our referees: Mike Folkerson, John Vece and Dan Dayan along with our advisory board members Gerald Branham and Jennifer Virden; and Michael Dick and Jeremy Head who assisted as well.
CHAMPIONSHIP
1st Place
Last Call from Gilbert, Arizona
Winning $2,310!
Last Call from Gilbert, Arizona (Phoenix TAP)
Lance "L-Train" Hansen, Chad "Champ" Wilder and
last, but not least,
Martin "Captain" Colello
2nd Place
What Cha Got from North Carolina
Winning $1,100
Jon Silvis, Paul Williams, Stacy Keel,
William Schatzman (Captain) and Rhonda Lofton
3rd Place
Gunslingers from
Riverside, CA
(not pictured)
Ian Brock (Captain), George Swackhammer,
Tanyha Henson and Paul LaBella
Winning $640
BEST OF THE REST
1ST & 2ND PLACE
Las Vegas' - Rob Hately & Ed Carrion's Teams from Las Vegas, Nevada
These two great teams opted to split 1st and 2nd place, both teams winning $550!
Hately Team - Carlo Bellistri, Sr., Carlo Bellistri, Jr. and
Rob Hately (Captain)
Carrion's Team - Ed Carrion (Captain), Michael Dick, Marcel Macias and Rob Womble (Not Pictured Yet)
MINI-TOURNAMENT
1st & 2nd PLACE
Elisa Hawks taking 2nd Place & Michael Dick taking 1st Place
Celebrity Sighting! Aaron Aragon and Elisa Hawks!
Aaron is a six-time U.S. National 9-Ball champion, recently winning the World Wheelchair 9-Ball Championship in 2008. Click here to read more.
Riverside, California's Peanut Butter Gun
Keirah Robbins, Derrick Haltom and Tom Cavelti
