'Django' Bustamante is billiards' top earner for February

Filipino pool maestro Francisco 'Django' Bustamante is billiards' top money winner for the month of Ferbruary 2013, according to www.azbilliards.com.

The 49-year-old Bustamante, the top player of businessman/ sportsman Aristeo 'Putch' Puyat took the top spot after his magnificent performance at the start of the year of the Snake.

The Tarlac native Bustamante has already accumulated $38,000 in earnings after winning the 2013 Derby City Classic Master of the Table (1st place, $20,000), 2013 Derby City Classic Banks Division (1st place, $10,000), 2013 Derby City Classic One Pocket Division (2nd place, $6,000) and 2013 Derby City Classic 9-Ball Division (6th place, $2,000) held last January 25 to February 2, 2013 at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel

Elizabeth, Indiana, USA.

Dennis "Robocop" Orcollo, currently World No.2 in the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) ranking list, on the other hand came in 2nd with total earnings of $22,000 while Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan is at 3rd place with $21,250.

The Bislig, Surigao del Sur ace Orcollo, playing under the banner of Perry Mariano's Bugsy International Promotions, income got a major boost from his domination of the 2013 Derby City Classic Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge where he earned a top purse of $20,000 while the Cabagan, Isabela pride Pagulayan, also playing under the baton of Puyat Sports won the top prize of $16,000 in the 2013 Derby City Classic 9-Ball Division.

Orcollo finished 6th in the 2013 Derby City Classic Banks Division for $800, 9th place in the 2013 Derby City Classic One Pocket Division for $850 and 34th place in the 2013 Derby City Classic 9-Ball Division for $350.

Pagulayan, meantime 3rd in the 2013 Derby City Classic Master of the Table for $2,000, 5th place in the 2013 Derby City Classic Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge for $2,500, 17th in the 2013 Derby City Classic Banks Division for $400 and 22nd place in the 2013 Derby City Classic One Pocket Division for $350.

Rounding up the Top 10 are No.4 Shane Van Boening (16,350), No.5 Corey Deuel ($13,950), No.6 Niels Feijen ($12,550), No.7 Johnny Archer ($10,650), No.8 Justin Hall ($10,150), No.9 Ga-Young Kim ($10,000) and No.10 Shawn Putnam ($8,800). Ronato "Volcano" Alcano came at No.12 with $7,950 while Warren "Warrior" Kiamco at No.18 with $3,750.

Bustamante, Orcollo, Pagulayan, Alcano and Kiamco are members of the Billiards Managers and Players Association of the Philippines (BMPAP).-Marlon Bernardino-