There is one good thing about driving the ten hours to Oconomowoc. I got to see some of the best bar box players in the country.
Some discussion on the forum is here and more photos are here.



I don’t know how anyone could fall asleep with all this great pool going on.
Here are the final results:
| Olympia Open II | ||
| $10,400 Added | ||
| Olympia Resort | ||
| Oconomowoc, WI | ||
| January 1 – 4, 2009 | ||
| Upper Division 9 Ball | ||
| 50 Players + $2500 Added | ||
| 1 | Chad Vilmont | $1,200 |
| 2 | Jesse Bowman | $1,000 |
| 3 | Shane Van Boening | $800 |
| 4 | Josh Burbal | $600 |
| 5 | Dan Ratajczyk | $400 |
| 5 | Richie Richeson | $400 |
| 7 | Tony Gong | $250 |
| 7 | Jason Kirkwood | $250 |
| 9 | Mat Strong | $175 |
| 9 | Jason Klatt | $175 |
| 9 | Scott Cohen | $175 |
| 9 | Kenny Williams | $175 |
| 13 | Jason Jick | $100 |
| 13 | Demi Jelatis | $100 |
| 13 | Eric Czarnecki | $100 |
| 13 | Mark Jennison | $100 |
| $6,000 | ||
| Lower Division 9 Ball | ||
| 78 Players + $1000 Added | ||
| 1 | Rico Torres | $800 |
| 2 | Jason Blom | $600 |
| 3 | Anthony Allen | $500 |
| 4 | Jesse McDermott | $400 |
| 5 | Al Denny | $300 |
| 5 | Tim Volkman | $300 |
| 7 | Les Underwood | $200 |
| 7 | Roy Skenandore | $200 |
| 9 | Zach Marquardt | $125 |
| 9 | Chris Bonde | $125 |
| 9 | Todd Reeves | $125 |
| 9 | Patrick Trautman | $125 |
| 13 | Howie Newbauer | $80 |
| 13 | Mike Doll | $80 |
| 13 | Bob Krouze | $80 |
| 13 | Maynard Herbert | $80 |
| $4,120 | ||
| Upper Division 8 Ball | ||
| 53 Players + $4000 Added | ||
| 1 | Jesse Bowman | $2,500 |
| 2 | Chris Bartrum | $1,205 |
| 3 | Jason Kirkwood | $1,000 |
| 4 | Shane Van Boening | $800 |
| 5 | Tony Gong | $600 |
| 5 | Arlo Wahlsman | $600 |
| 7 | Chad Elston | $400 |
| 7 | Demi Jelatis | $400 |
| 9 | Richie Richeson | $250 |
| 9 | Chad Vilmont | $250 |
| 9 | Mike Messer | $250 |
| 9 | Tim Ruenger | $250 |
| $8,505 | ||
| Women’s Division 8 Ball | ||
| 15 Players + $400 Added | ||
| 1 | Chris DeLaGarza | $400 |
| 2 | Kelly Birmingham | $300 |
| 3 | Renee Havel | $200 |
| 4 | Dawn Copus | $100 |
| $1,000 | ||
| “A” Division 8 Ball | ||
| 70 Players + $1500 Added | ||
| 1 | Craig Fowler | $950 |
| 2 | Todd Reeves | $700 |
| 3 | Rodney Surprise | $600 |
| 4 | James Crivello | $400 |
| 5 | Matt VanKampen | $300 |
| 5 | Greg Chavera | $300 |
| 7 | Jesse McDermott | $200 |
| 7 | Tony Loeper | $200 |
| 9 | Mike Doll | $150 |
| 9 | Joel Lamp | $150 |
| 9 | Keith Carroll | $150 |
| 9 | Howie Neubauer | $150 |
| 13 | Mike Vold | $100 |
| 13 | Mark Sherry | $100 |
| 13 | John Gonzales | $100 |
| 13 | Les Underwood | $100 |
| $4,650 | ||
| “B” Division 8 Ball | ||
| 61 Players + $1000 Added | ||
| 1 | Shannon Lupton | $600 |
| 2 | Troy Coates | $455 |
| 3 | Randy Fenner | $350 |
| 4 | Bob Collins | $250 |
| 5 | Rick Ambrosius | $200 |
| 5 | Clayton Johnson | $200 |
| 7 | Scott Loose | $150 |
| 7 | Tom Egly | $150 |
| 9 | Christine Holl | $125 |
| 9 | Tom Gassen | $125 |
| 9 | Shaun Peterson | $125 |
| 9 | Daniel Gassen | $125 |
| 13 | Keith King | $70 |
| 13 | Mark Brandt | $70 |
| 13 | Jeff Koch | $70 |
| 13 | Jim Hartl | $70 |
| $3,135 | ||
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