Lidio Ramierez undefeated in his first win of a Tri-State event at Cue Bar

Lidio’s tournament trail included wins over Luis Jimenez 7 – 4; Dave Shlemperis 7 – 3; Brian Cap 7 – 3; Liam Tully 7 – 4 and Thomas Schrieber 9 – 8 for the Hot Seat. In the meanwhile, Ramon Feliciano, who suffered a loss to Thomas Schrieber 6 – 0, won 6 matches  before lossing a second time to Thomas Schrieber 6 – 5.  During the Finals, Thomas took an early lead, but Lidio hung in there to tie the match at 4 apiece. The two players traded a few games but it was Lidio who  grabbed the brass ring with a 9 – 7 victory. The next Tri-State event will be held on December 27, 2014 at Steinway Billiards in Atoria (Queens), NY.  Please provide a thank you to  Ozone Billiards, Sterling-Gaming, Qpod, Kamui Tips, Ron Vitello, Focus Cases by John Bartron, Phil Capelle, BlueBook Publishing, Human Kinetics , and Focus Apparel for their sponsorship leading to this event. Please leave tournament staff names out of this article, comments and credits to remain general. Thank You

Players from left to right: Ramon Feliciano 3rd, Center Lidio “Rasta” Ramierez 1st, Thomas Schrieber 2nd