Robert Plaut on Tri-State Billiards Tour
Tri-State Tour / New York, NY

by InsidePOOL Staff

Robert Plaut went undefeated to take first place at the Tri-State Tour’s July 31-August 1 event, defeating Ryan McCarthy to take the title. The $1,000-added event was hosted by Amsterdam Billiards and Bar in New York, NY, and featured a field of 28 B-D players.

Having made it to the final four undefeated, McCarthy faced down Sammy Islam 7-5 to advance to the hot seat match against Robert Plaut, who had just bested Alan Chan 6-4. But McCarthy was unable to overcome Plaut, who won their match 7-5 and sent McCarthy to try his luck on the one-loss side.

On the west side, Islam and Chan recovered well, winning their matches against Wilfredo Albay 7-4 and Peter Brennan 6-5, respectively. They squared off to face each other in the quarterfinal match, and it was Chan who came away with that 7-4 victory. McCarthy wanted revenge on Plaut and to get it he had to get through Chan first in the semifinals. After a 6-4 defeat of Chan, McCarthy advanced to the finals against Plaut. It was neck and neck all the way, but ultimately Plaut edged out McCarthy for a 6-5 victory.

Robert Plaut is sponsored by Shot Pad.

Results:
1st Robert Plaut $700
2nd Ryan McCarthy$400
3rd Alan Chan $270
4th Sammy Islam $180
5th Wilfredo Albay $100
Peter Brennan