George San Souci

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San Souci holding his first-place trophy for the 2005 Ocean State Championship held in Providence, Rhode Island

George "Ginky" San Souci (born 8 August 1971) is a professional pool player from New York. He grew up in Yorkville, New York, and started his career as a player in Chelsea Billiards. Currently, San Souci lives in Astoria, New York, with wife, Athena San Souci.

1 Early Days
2 Professional Career
3 Titles
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Early Days

He developed the nickname "Ginky" when he was only three years old. He could not pronounce his name, and therefore, any time he was asked, he responded with "Ginky".

[edit] Professional Career

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In 1995, Billiards Digest named San Souci as Rookie Player of the Year.

San Souci retired back in 2002 after he injured his neck, but he could not stay away from pool, slowly making a comeback.

Today, he competes regularly in a regional tour of the New York region, the Predator Nine-ball Tour, with Tony Robles, the 2003 BCA Open Champion, as the tournament director.

His high run in straight pool is 265 consecutive shots which occurred in 2000 at Amsterdam Billiards in New York City.

San Souci was a member of the International Pool Tour, when it was active.,^[1]

[edit] Titles

1991 Massachusetts State Champion
1994 Rhode Island State Champion
1994 Fifth Annual Ocean State Championship
1995 Rhode Island State Champion
1995 Sixth Annual Ocean State Championship
1996 Maine State Champion
1996 Seventh Annual Ocean State Championship
1997 Delaware State Champion
1998 Camel Pro Billiard Series Ten-Ball Championship
1999 National Straight Pool Championship
1999 BCA Nine-Ball Championship

[edit] References

^ "George San Souci Player Profile", InternationalPoolTour.com, International Pool Tour

[edit] External links

Michael P. Geffner, "Native Son", The Village Voice, September 9 - 15, 1998 (accessed 8 July 2007).
George "Ginky" San Souci at "Ask the Pros" at AZBilliards.com.

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