The Native American Casino Pool tour made its first of two stops for the year
At Kewadin Shores Casino in St. Ignace MI. In spite of some inclement weather The tournament got underway with a 79 player mini 9-ball tournament on Friday Evening. The eventual winner was Bruce Wolf (rated a 9) who won hill/hill over Ken Depetro (rated a 7). Bruce won $400 of the $2280 purse which paid the top 16 places.

The main event of partner’s eight ball completed with the team Dead Weight
receiving the first prize of $1100. The team consistent of Josh Payne and
Rich Fairbanks of Saginaw MI. Second went to South of the Border with
Lupe Rosas of Saginaw and Keith Carroll of Houghton MI. Third place
finishers were Mt. Pleasant Lawn Care with owner Mike Zigmunt and teammate Lyle Western.

A total of 59 teams participated in the event. Another tournament at Kewadin Shores Casino is planned for April 3-5, 2009 with an anticipated field of over 100 teams. Kewadin Shores also gave away 5 - $100 cash drawings and a $1200 custom Jackson Cue which was won by Kris Osborne of Cadillac, MI. Teams from Michigan, Canada, Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio participated in the event.

More information on the tour can always be found on www.drpool.net.

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