who played his way through the tournament. In the match, Reyes defeated him and took home $200,000 and Sigel got $100,000 for second place. Sigel maintains an official website, www.mikesigel.com. Accolades Sigel won the largest first place prize in a pool tournament at the time on three different occasions, winning $25,000 in 1979, $30,000 in 1981 and $40,000 in 1986, the only other player to achieve this feat since is Efren Reyes. In 1987, Sigel became the first player to earn over $100,000 in prize winnings in single year on the pro tour. In 1989, He became the youngest male to be inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame, at the age of 35. In 1994, Sigel became the first male pool player to win 100 professional tournaments in pocket billiards, at the age of 41. Titles and achievements Filmography 1980 The Baltimore Bullet 1986 Color of Money (technical advisor) 1987 Mike Sigel's Winning Edge on Pocket Billiards 2000 The Art of Billiards References External links American pool players Sportspeople from Rochester, New York Living people 1953 births Jewish American sportspeople 21st-century American Jews