[POOL] Last Week's Results

[Craig Stacey]

How'd we do last night?
On Apr 24, 2013 7:01 PM, "John Valdes" <valdes at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:

> Last week we played Nice Rack, Melanie's team.
>
> I went first against Ron in a 2:4.  My aim was dead on, and I
> took Ron down in 14 minutes, winning my match 2:0.
>
> Paul H played second against Melanie in a 3:2.  Paul was uneasy about
> being on the high side of the match up, and was even more so after
> Melanie took the first game.  Nevertheless, Paul kept his focus and
> was able to win the next 3 games to win the match, 3:1.
>
> While Paul H was playing, Paul R played our last remaining make-up
> match, against Dick from Bob Daun's team, a 1:5.  Dick was tough, but
> Paul put the pressure on, getting to the 8 in a couple of games.
> Unfortunately, he wasn't able to secure a win, so he went down, 0:5.
>
> After playing Dick, Paul took on Gene the Machine in the third match
> of the night, a 3:2.  Like Paul H, Paul R wasn't used to being on the
> high side of the matchup, but he nonetheless won the first 2 games.
> Unfortunately at that point, Paul had used up all his shot making
> ability for the night, as the match turned into a war of attrition.
> 1.5 hours later, Gene finally ended up the victor, beating Paul 2:2.
>
> Roger played fourth against Brian in a 2:4.  Brian was on, making some
> hard shots to take the first two games.  Roger fought back though, and
> made some hard shots of his own to win the third game.  Brian won the
> next game to take the match to the hill, when Roger put on the
> pressure, keeping Brian at bay while steadily sinking his balls.
> After a hard fought, draining battle, Roger finally got to the 8 and
> sank it for the victory, 2:3.
>
> The final, fifth match was Az against Amanda ina 3:2.  Az lost the
> first game, but warmed up in the process.  With no more games to give,
> he settled down and took the next 3 without too much difficulty,
> winning his match 3:1.
>
> So we won 4, lost 1 against Nice Rack, and lost 1 for our final
> makeup.  Those 4 wins put us into 4th place.
>
> John
>
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