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The 2011 U.S. Open One Pocket Championship
Riviera Hotel & Casino Convention Center
2901 Las Vegas Blvd., South
Las Vegas
NV 89109
Nevada
USA
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Thursday-Sunday 12-15 May 2011

Efren Reyes - U.S. Open One Pocket Champion. Photo: Dale Shank, www.shankshot.com
Reyes Crowned U.S. Open One Pocket Champion

�The Magician� Efren Reyes went undefeated through the full 64-player field to become the 2011 (12th) U.S. Open One Pocket Champion at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Produced by CueSports International, the $10,000 added event drew the finest one pocket players from around the world as well a sophisticated room full of spectators. Reyes defeated poker star Chris Gentile in the single set finals 5-2. This was Gentile�s first U.S. Open One Pocket and his most successful finish in a major one pocket event.

Gentile had an impressive showing, besting Mike Davis 4-1 and Rafael Martinez 4-3. To enter the semi-finals, Gentile narrowly avoided a loss to �The Pearl� Earl Strickland when he came back from being down 3-0 to win 4-3. In the a-side finals, Gentile�s run was halted by Reyes. Reyes took a quick lead 3-1 after an unfortunate scratch by Gentile. After an aggressive cut shot on the 3 ball, Reyes gave up game five but had the break up 3-2. Gentile chipped away at the stack and responded to Reyes�s moves but in the end, the magician worked his magic and closed out the set.

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Alex Pagulayan had a rough start, losing 4-0 to Jeremy Jones, only pocketing two balls the entire set. �I�m just not feeling it. I better figure it out,� he said after the match. Pagulayan went on to win nine straight matches on the b-side before meeting up with Gentile in the semi-finals early Sunday night. The players exchanged moves and put on a clinic for the fans but Gentile would advance to meet Reyes in the finals.

With a game like one pocket, predicting match times and schedules can be tricky. This event ran smoothly under the direction of Bill Stock, Ken Schuman, and John Leyman. With the U.S. Open One Pocket now concluded the 3rd U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship swings into gear starting Monday, May 16th with the player�s meeting at 4 pm and two rounds scheduled at 6 pm and 8:30 pm.

Once again The Action Report (TAR) will be live streaming the great action from the CSI pro arena via PPV at the Riviera Hotel & Casino Convention Center at www.theactionreport.com. To view the full detailed brackets, payouts and live scoring for both the 12th U.S. Open One Pocket and the 3rd U.S. Open 10-Ball Championships visit CSI�s CueSports Tournament System (CTS) at www.ctsondemand.com.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the U.S. Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the U.S. Open One Pocket Championship and the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

Renowned pool commentator Danny Diliberto. Photo: Dale Shank, www.shankshot.com
Old School Meets New Blood at 12th U.S. Open One Pocket Championship

As play continued Thursday at the 35th Annual BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships, a full field of 64 world class one pocket players arrived to start the professional show at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The One Pocket event started Thursday, May 12 and will continue to the finals Sunday, May 15. The $10,000 Added, race to 4 double elimination tournament features a mix of some of the best of the old school and some of the strongest of the new breed of one pocket aficionados.

First round match on the TAR live stream featured two authorities in the discipline, �Double J� Jeremy Jones and �The Lion� Alex Pagulayan. The field includes players such as Jose Parica, Efren Reyes, renowned pool commentator Danny Diliberto, Corey Deuel, Sylver Ochoa, Brandon Shuff, banks king John Brumbeck, and Scott Frost.

Billiard blogger Roy Steffensen from Norway is proudly representing his country. Also representing their homeland are Pagulayan, Reyes, and Parica. Due to U.S. Visa delays, WPA #2 ranked and recent BCA Hall of Fame recipient, Francisco Bustamante had to withdraw from the event but was replaced by Danny Smith.

First round match on the TAR live stream featured two authorities in the discipline, �Double J� Jeremy Jones and �The Lion� Alex Pagulayan. The field includes players such as Jose Parica, Efren Reyes, renowned pool commentator Danny Diliberto, Corey Deuel, Sylver Ochoa, Brandon Shuff, banks king John Brumbeck, and Scott Frost.

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2011 U.S. OPEN ONE POCKET CHAMPIONSHIP
THE WINNER'S SIDE
THE LAST 64
John Docherty	beat	Paul Song
Brandon Shuff	beat	Bobby Rone
Gabe Owen	beat	Jerry Matchin
Corey Deuel	beat	Jose Parica
Danny Smith	beat	Richard Grenier
John H Brumback	beat	Robert Hart
Joe Hughes	beat	Jim Davis
Cliff Joyner	beat	Sylver Ochoa
Brian Butler	beat	Amar Kang
Danny Diliberto	beat	Gary Austin
Bob Herchik	beat	Ronnie Wiseman
Jeremy Jones	beat	Alex Pagulayan
Jeff Carter	beat	Fatboy Peterson
Jeff Heath	beat	Craig McPartlin
Efren Reyes	beat	Ike Runnels Jr
Marc Vidal Claremunt	beat	Ritchie Richardson
James Davis Jr	beat	Jason Bryan
John Henderson	beat	Adam Kielar
Bernie Pettipiece	beat	William J Silveira
Roy Steffenson	beat	Dave Maddux
Mike Davis Jr	beat	Dan Wallace
Christopher Gentle	beat	Richard Burns
Rafael Martinez Chavez	beat	Robert J Leblanc
Lou Figueroa	beat	Richard Harris
Danny Harriman	beat	Dee Atkins
James Galatay	beat	Leonard Relling
John Schmidt	beat	Wayne Pullen
Earl Strickland	beat	Peter Dimmick
Joey Aguzin	beat	Dennis Heshka
Chris Batram	beat	Brad Vollmers
Scott Frost	beat	Francis Crevier
Mitch Ellerman	beat	Chris MacDonald

2011 U.S. OPEN ONE POCKET CHAMPIONSHIP
THE WINNER'S SIDE
THE LAST 32
Brandon Shuff	beat	John Docherty
Corey Deuel	beat	Gabe Owen
Danny Smith	beat	John H Brumback
Cliff Joyner	beat	Joe Hughes
Brian Butler	beat	Danny Diliberto
Jeremy Jones	beat	Bob Herchik
Jeff Carter	beat	Jeff Heath
Efren Reyes	beat	Marc Vidal Claramunt
John Henderson	beat	James Davis Jr
Bernie Pettipiece	beat	Roy Steffensen
Christopher Gentile	beat	Mike Davis Jr
Rafael Martinez Chavez	beat	Lou Figueroa
Danny Harriman	beat	James Galatay
Earl Strickland	beat	John Schmidt
Chris Bartram	beat	Joey Aguzin
Scott Frost	beat	Mitch Ellerman

2011 U.S. OPEN ONE POCKET CHAMPIONSHIP
THE WINNER'S SIDE
THE LAST 16
Corey Deuel	beat	Brandon Shuff
Danny Smith	beat	Cliff Joyner
Brian Butler	beat	Jeremy Jones
Efren Reyes	beat	Jeff Carter
John Henderson	beat	Bernie Pettipiece
Christopher Gentile	beat	Rafael Martinez Chavez
Earl Strickland	beat	Danny Harriman
Chris Bartram	beat	Scott Frost

2011 U.S. OPEN ONE POCKET CHAMPIONSHIP
THE WINNER'S SIDE
THE QUARTER FINALS
Corey Deuel	beat	Danny Smith
Efren Reyes	beat	Brian Butler
Christopher Gentile	beat	John Henderson
Earl Strickland	beat	Chris Bartram-

2011 U.S. OPEN ONE POCKET CHAMPIONSHIP
THE WINNER'S SIDE
THE SEMI FINALS
Efren Reyes	beat	Corey Deuel
Christopher Gentile	beat	Earl Strickland

2011 U.S. OPEN ONE POCKET CHAMPIONSHIP
THE WINNER'S SIDE
THE FINAL
Efren Reyes	5 : 2	Christopher Gentile

2011 U.S. OPEN ONE POCKET CHAMPIONSHIP
THE HOT SEAT VS. THE ONE LOSS CHAMPION
THE GRAND FINAL
Efren Reyes	5 : 2	Christopher Gentile

Produced by CueSports International, brackets for the BCAPL Nationals and brackets plus live scoring for the 12th U.S. Open One Pocket Championship can be viewed at www.ctsondemand.com. For information about the TAR PPV of the U.S. Open One Pocket Championship visit www.theactionreport.com.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the U.S. Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the U.S. Open One Pocket Championship and the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

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