Winners’ Side Final 8: Isaiah Arellano, James Davis, Jr., Thomas Gallagher, Johnny Griffin, Elias Garza, Raed Shabib, Ricky Hughes, Roland Stock
Raed Shabib shattered an elite, 58-player, open 9-ball field, to win the fifth stop of the 2026 Poison Lone Star Billiards Tour season, held at Damifino in Angleton, Texas. In the finals, Shabib faced off with local superstar, Ricky Hughes, losing the first set, 6-2, but capturing the final set, 5-4.
One-Loss Side Final 8: Josh Dordek, Ray Porter, Alfred Flores, Mark Lopez, J.P. Ramirez, Joshua Pangilinan, Cesar Arechiga, Jason Harkrider
Raed Shabib
On May 16th-17th, 2026, title sponsor Poison by Predator Cues, sponsors Predator Cues, Rack IQ, Outsville Billiards, and Team Straight Pool Eye, facilitated another successful event for players across Texas, providing a payout of almost $11,000. There were over 70 competitors, including 16 Gulf Coast Tour women, who participated in the first event held at the Angleton hotspot. Damifino provided twelve, 7’ bar tables for tournament play, all covered with new, tournament blue cloth, in a non-smoking/vaping environment. Each table featured a set of Arcos II Balls and an Accu-Rack, thanks to Predator and Outsville Billiards. The room also featured a full-service kitchen with an extensive, restaurant-like menu, offering many dishes made from scratch!
Ricky Hughes
In the open 9-ball tournament, winners’ side final 8, Ricky Hughes squeezed by Elias Garza, 6-5, while Roland Stock, aka “Mr. Alaska”, took care of Johnny Griffin, 6-2. Raed Shabib overwhelmed Thomas Gallagher, 6-2, and James Davis, Jr., aka “Junior”, made quick work of Isaiah Arellano, 6-1. In the following round, Stock edged out Hughes, 6-5, while Shabib sent Junior west, 6-4. In the hot seat match, Shabib was on fire, blistering Stock, 6-1. On the west side, and in the final 8, hometown favorite, Cesar Arechiga eliminated Ray Porter, 6-4, but fell to Hughes, 6-5. Garza upset Griffin, 6-1, but subsequently lost to Junior, 6-5. At this point, Hughes was focused on the finals, ending Junior and Stock, by the same score, 6-3, to face off with Shabib. Hughes came out firing, overwhelming Shabib the first set, 6-2. In overtime, Shabib regrouped, and squeezed by Hughes in the second set, 5-4. Congratulations to Raed Shabib on his first win of the year, and to Ricky Hughes, who put up a great fight!
Room Owner, Bubba Burt, and Roland Stock aka “Mr. Alaska”
The Tour would like to thank all the players who came out to support the first-ever event at Damifino in Angleton, Texas. The Tour would also like to officially welcome all the new players who attended and invite them to return at every opportunity.
The next stop of 2026 will be June 13th-14th, back at Damifino in Angleton, Texas.
Open Payouts – $9,900
1st Raed Shabib $1,100 / $2,300
2nd Ricky Hughes $850 / $1,500
3rd Roland Stock $600 / $900
4th James Davis, Jr. $350 / $500
5th-6th Cesar Arechiga $150 / $250 ea
7th-8th Johnny Griffin, Ray Porter $100 / $150 ea
9th-12th Isaiah Arellano, J.P. Ramirez, Thomas Gallagher, Joshua Pangilinan $75 ea
13th-16th Mark Lopez, Jason Harkrider, Alfred Flores, Josh Dordek $50 ea