George San Souci finishes off Scott Richardson 9-4 in the opening Saturday match.
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At 1:00 Mountain time, Jose Parica will face Earl Strickland one the one-loss side in one of the more interesting matches of the tournament. Parica needs to stay alive to keep pace with Buddy Hall for the $50,000 Camel Points bonus while Strickland is attempting to seal thrid place on the points series. Strickland's relationship with the Filipino players and his demands for ideal playing conditions has been so well-documented that Parica asked tournament director Scott Smith that someone rack the balls for him to remove any controversy that may have arisen from the rack. Details to follow.
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As the Denver Open begins to weed out the pretenders from the contenders, Buddy Hall finds himself in a more comfortable position to earn the $50,000 Camel points bonus with a win over Ralf Souquet last night, 9-6. Meanwhile, Jose Parica failed to help his cause after he lost to recent Japan Open champion Kunihiko Takahashi, 9-7. Now Parcia faces a stiff challenge to advance in Earl Strickland, who barely escaped Dallas West, 9-8, yesterday afternoon.
Other surprises of yesterday include Jeff Carter's 9-8 win over Efren Reyes and Dennis Hatch's 9-3 handling of Tulsa Open winner Jim Rempe.
In today's action, George San Souci defeated Navy corpsman Scott Richardson, 9-4, to advance against "Hurricane" Tony Ellin. In a marathon match with Jimmy Reid, Reed Pierce advanced with a 9-7 win.
Santos Sambajon defeated Allen Hopkins 9-7 while Jimmy Fusco also stayed alive with a 9-5 win over former U.S. Open winner Tommy Kennedy.
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