Story by Marc Dionne

26 of the strongest players came out to play for the $1,000 in cash and prizes.

Here were some of the notables that attended this event: Bob Dennis, Dan Couture, Steve Reynolds, Larry McKenna, and Richard Marx’s.

This tournament had a lot of the locals here and it was very nice to see a nice turn out since pool has been off a bit in 2007.

The hot seat match was new owner Steve Reynolds vs. Bob Dennis.
This match was like a horse race - it went game for game for the first 10 games until Steve made a critical error and gave Bob an opening. He won the next game and made the score 6-5. He would then break and run out, win the set 7-5, and send Steve to the one loss Finals against Larry McKenna who he had beat earlier - and he wanted revenge. This match was a one sided match - it seemed like Steve wasn't there. He would lose 7-2 and Larry would face Bob in the finals.

The Finals

Larry McKenna vs. Bob Dennis
It seemed like we would go two sets in this one. Larry came out to a 5-0 lead before former Maine State Straight pool champion Bob Dennis would get a chance at the table. When he got his chance he made good of it and he won the next 6 games. Larry was just shaking his head in disgust and he was saying to himself, “I blew a 5 game lead”. He wasn't out - Bob made a mistake on the six ball and let Larry back at the table and he made him pay. He would win that game and make it 6-6 and it would be Larry's break - he came up dry and Bob would run the table and take the title.

1. Bob Dennis - $230.00 + $1,000 McDermott Custom Cue

2. Larry McKenna - $150.00 Entree to Robert Dionne Memorial 9 ball Tournament.

3. Steve Reynolds - $100.00

4. Richard Marx’s - $50.00