EFREN “Bata” Reyes pulled off some of his magical shots to defeat America’s top player, the much younger 32-year-old Shane Van Boening to win the “Make It Happen” One-Pocket Pool Championships at the Simonis Arena in Edison, New Jersey.
With his 4-3 victory over Van Boening, the greatest pool player of all time proved that despite the passing of the years, he still had the magical touch that enabled him to score a monumental victory.
AZ Billiards reported that in the tune up match on Sunday afternoon, the 63-year-old Reyes foreshadowed the finals to come when he ran eight and out in beating Van Boening, leveling their records in this event at 4-1.
As a result, there would be no ties – the winner of the Make It Happen Invitational would be the player with the best record.
And Reyes whose career was championed by the Puyat brothers, Aristeo ”Putch” Puyat and former congressman “Popit” Puyat through the years, prevailed.