9-Tap Tour Tournament Results
Hooters Bowl & Casino - Renton, Wa Jan 9/10, 2010
Total Paid Out: $10,765.00






WOW!!! What a weekend... records were falling all over the place. Most Finalists - Most Entries - Largest Total Payout (not incl. jackpot). It's also our 5th straight singles Tournament to pay over $2,000.00 for 1st Place. The challenging lane conditions actually helped make qualifying very competitive. The scores stayed low all weekend, so even after a bad game, bowlers were still within reach of the qualifying scores. It only took 877 to qualify on Saturday and 888 on Sunday. It was a great learning experience for us also. We now have a better idea how we can set-up the lanes the next time we visit Hooters Bowl. There was also an unusual contradiction on the Cash List. 14 of the 35 Finalists were higher average bowlers, with 9 pins of handicap or less (5 had negative handicap), but in the Finals, the lower average bowlers 'Ruled'. Curt Sanborn took a $100 Consolation Bonus for his 5 No-Taps, thanks to John "No-Tap" Nissen. John decided not to get into the Jackpot, claiming that he hasn't had a string of No-Taps in quite a while. Sure enough... he immediately went out and strung SIX on Sunday, which would have been worth a quick $250, had he been in the Pot! Earl Kleist's 1002 took the $100 Saturday Top Qualifier Bonus, but Alex Jazbec topped him on Sunday with a 1014 to win the new Hammer Ball and Top Qualifier Jacket.

Our HOOTERS/MILLER-LITE Champion is young Alex Jezbec. By winning his 1st Career Title, Alex also became our youngest winner ever. The High Schooler (USBC waiver) joined the Tour last June, bowling with his Mom (Lisa Ohm) who also won her first Tour Title last year. Alex bowls in the Monday Adult League at Hooters Bowl, with family and friends (Lisa-Rob-Kathy-Bruce). All that experience on Hooters new lanes, must have contributed to his being on such a 'Hot Streak' all day! As we've seen with other Members who get into that "Zone", Alex didn't even need all that Handicap, winning most of his matches Scratch. His close call came in the 2nd Round when he narrowly made it through, by a mere TWO pins. 9th Place was his previous best finish, coming in his last entry at the December EQC. This is only the second time a Top Qualifier, in a Two-Day, has continued on to win the Tournament. The weekend's best storyline came in the Semi-Finals, when Alex faced David Kim. David has been helping Alex with his bowling and has had a lot to do with his rapid improvement. As David put it, "Grasshopper sure showed the Master"! When Alex was asked what he'd do with his $2,112.00 in winnings, he not surprisingly said that he'd buy parts for the car he's working on. His winning ball was a Brunswick Zone drilled by Cory at Secoma Lanes. CONGRATULATIONS Alex on Win #1!!

In 2nd Place, Matt Plemmons came close to his first win, with a tight Final Match that came down to the 10th frame, before being decided. He settles for a healthy $965.00, in his best Tour finish. The Final Four bowlers decided to have a 3rd place tie decided by the Semi-Final scores. Mholee Divina won the tiebreaker taking the 3rd place Pro Pot money, giving him a sweet $507.00 for 3rd Place. David 'the Master' Kim earned the $325.00 4th Place share.

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RESULTS
Place
Semi-Finalist
HNCP
Score W/HDCP
Prize
1st
Alex Jazbec
PROGRESSIVE POT WON 50%
50
1014
$1,200.00 + $912.00 =
$2,112.00 1st Place
2nd
Matt Plemmons
PROGRESSIVE POT WON 20%
36
977
$600.00 + $365.00 =
$965.00 2nd Place
3rd
Mholee Divina
PROGRESSIVE POT WON 10%
20
973
$325.00 + $1825.00 =
$507.00 3rd Place
4th
David Kim
4
892
$325
5-8th
Paul Marcello
-2
972
250
5-8th
Scooter Saloy
29
907
250
5-8th
Tong Nguyen
3
888
250
5-8th
LeFear Richardson
-1
882
250
9-16th
Danny Nudelman
26
1003
190
9-16th
Earl Kleist
3
1002
190
9-16th
Curt Sanborn
37
999
190
9-16th
Paul Padilla
9
997
190
9-16th
Andy Anderson
54
954
190
9-16th
John Nissen
-4
938
190
9-16th
Kathy Johnson
45
914
190
9-16th
Leo Aguiling
9
877
190
17-25th
Dave Sisler
14
965
140
17-25th
Jesse Lane
4
961
140
17-25th
Patrick Robbins
18
953
140
17-25th
Frank Waga
16
943
140
17-25th
Pam Sims
34
901
140
17-25th
Liza Laed
61
899
140
17-25th
Stephen Kincannon
11
883
140
17-25th
Alfredo Oriza
27
879
140
17-25th
Manny Avila
23
878
140
26-35th
Rey Alvarez
19
968
100
26-35th
Rudy Laed
16
960
100
26-35th
Char Patton
19
945
100
26-35th
Robert White
0
936
100
26-35th
Nelson Sand
-4
930
100
26-35th
Sue Packman
32
912
100
26-35th
Magic Bristol
-6
900
100
26-35th
Bruce Gorr
25
895
100
26-35th
Chris Pierce
3
884
100
26-35th
Jon Schneider
0
880
100

OTHER PAYOUTS

Award
Score (w/hndp)
Recipient
Prize
OPTIONAL SCRATCH HIGH SERIES
990
Earl Kleist
$110.00
-
980
Paul Marcello
$60.00
-
946
Nelson Sand
$30.00
OPTIONAL SCRATCH HIGH GAME
300
Jeff Scott
$110.00
-
298
Paul Marcello
$60.00
-
278
Earl Kleist
$30.00

NEW PROGRESSIVE POT TOTAL: $1,915.00
NEW 9-TAP JACKPOT TOTAL: $1,805.00

STRIKEPOT CONSOLATION WINNER:
5 No-Taps - Curt Sanborn ($100.00)


TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

178 Entries @ $35.00 each

$6,230.00
Added by - HOOTERS - MILLER-LITE - 9-Tap Tour
$1,000.00
Top Qualifier - HAMMER Ball
$219.00
TOTAL PRIZE FUND
$7,449.00
Champion Shirt/Jacket/Bonus
$215.00
Side Pots
$1,142.00
High Scratch Game/Series Pot
$400.00
9-Tap Jackpot
$100.00
Progressive Pot
$550.00
Total paid out this Tournament
$1,459.00

HIGH GAME POTS
Time
Each
1st Game
2nd Game
3rd Game
4th Game
Saturday 12:00pm
$14
Curt Sanborn 268
Curt Sanborn 297
John Trausch 269
Danny Nudelman 262
2:30PM
$18
Magic Bristol TBA
Gene Jeppesen 261
Earl Kleist 281
Earl Kleist 281
5:00PM
$9
LeFear Richardson 257
Nelson Sand 257
Samson Ibale 256
Paul Marcello 296
Sunday
11:00am
$10
Liza Laed 264
Dave Sisler 280
Dave Sisler 256
Dave Sisler 260
1:00pm
$17
Paul Padilla 261
Adam Jones 240
Jeff Scott 316
Paul Padilla 307
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