STIXX & STONES S (L TO R) RAFAEL MARTINEZ(3RD), EDDIE MATAYA(1ST), VAL ALVARADO(4TH), JUNIOR TOLENTINO(OWNER), STAN TOURANGEU (2ND)
tixx and Stones Billiards is an all ages pool hall that is located at the heart of Bremerton, WA and serves the surrounding Kitsap County. We serve some of the best burgers, plenty of cold beers, and delicious cocktails to satisfy any palate. We have 12 nine foot table and two eight foot tables, many of which where recently refelted. We also have a weekly 9 ball tournament on Sundays and leagues. Come in and see how we can serve you. Players came from afar to be named the winner over a collection of experienced players. Eddie Mataya, Paul Potier, Stan Tourangeu, and Lance Mason are just to name a few. The tournament started early Saturday morning as players assembled their favorite stixx’s. Stones were racked and the carnage began. Ahhh… it was an awesome sight to see Pacific Northwests’ finest. It seemed that everyone was ready to do battle, but what lay ahead was only frustration as experienced players succumbed to defeat unexpectedly. James Gifford (a local favorite) drew the first strike as he sent Stan Tourangeu to the B-bracket (not an easy task). Sending other experienced players to the B-bracket also was Eddie Mataya. Rafael Martinez was on fire as his presence was felt by sending players to their defeat and disposing them to the B-side faster than they could say “rack ‘em”. Early Sunday morning as the sun hung high, we all felt the
heat as players returned to claim the to prize. Unfortunately there are always winners and there are always losers. Eddie Mataya and Rafael Martinez remained the two players that were undefeated. However, Martinez was eventually sent to the b-side as Eddie Mataya claim victory and awaited the winner of the loser’s bracket. After his lost, Stan Tourangeu showed that he was a player to be reckoned with as he defeat all those players that came to challenge him. Val Alvarado ,meanwhile, was also proving that he too was capable of sending players packing, only to come head to head with Stan. Stan came out the victor in that match up. The unexpected twist to the game came as Rafael Martinez graciously bowed out the battle for second place to Stan due to personal reasons. Both Stan Tourangeu and Eddie Mataya are experienced tournament players who battled it out for first. The match was a close one. Once again there is always a winner and there are losers and today Eddie Mataya climbed the victory ladder as he defeated Stan. Stixx and Stones and the entire staff would like to thank all the players during the past few days, as they demonstrated their Stixx and Stones were racked and pocketed.
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