Reno Open Continues

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Published: December 11, 2008

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Reno Open in Second Day
Reno Open / Reno, NV

Little, one of seven women pool players to play in the Reno Open, and Mary Rakin are still undefeated.

The Reno Open began its elimination rounds Wednesday—having started with 167 they are currently left with 153 players. The $50,000 total prize purse will be divvied up between the top 48 contestants, with $15,000 going to first place and $7,500 to second.

Of the seven ladies in attendance, two are still undefeated: Melissa “The Viper” Little and Mary Rakin. Both had a first-round bye. Little defeated Bill Brown in the second round while Rakin sent Dennis Hostak to the one-loss side.

There have been no major upsets as yet at this long-running event. Of the 64 undefeated players, the favorites remain, including Kim Davenport, Steve Moore, Ronnie Wiseman, Gabe Owen, Mike Davis, Charlie Bryant, Jeff Carter, Tyler Edey, Oscar and Ernesto Dominguez, Corey Deuel, and Stan Tourangeau.

Thursday will see more rounds in the winners’ bracket, and some of the featured match-ups will include Deuel versus Louis Ulrich, Jose Parica versus Leonardo Andam, and Max Eberle versus Oscar Dominguez.

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