Moore Takes Steve Mizerak Championship

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Moore Takes Steve Mizerak Championship
Steve Mizerak Championship / Hollywood, FL

by InsidePOOL Staff

Moore avenged his loss to Owen in the hot seat match by coming back to defeat Owen in the finals of the Steve Mizerak Championship.

The Seminole Pro Tour’s Steve Mizerak Championship has been claimed by Steve Moore over Gabe Owen in the finals. The tour’s finale was hosted by the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL, and boasted a $20,000 prize purse.

Owen and Moore started off quite slowly, with the first two racks taking a total of 35 minutes as both players employed serious defensive tactics. Owen reached a 3-2 lead, but Moore had a strong out to tie the score at 3-all. When, in the following rack, Owen missed a simple 9 ball, he seemed to become irritated, and Moore was able to reach a 7-3 lead. By the time Owen seemed to get back in stroke, it was too late—Moore had a couple of playable racks that led him to the finish line 9-4.

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Moore Eliminates Van Boening to Advance to Finals

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Moore Eliminates Van Boening to Advance to Finals
Steve Mizerak Championship / Hollywood, FL

by InsidePOOL Staff

Moore defeated Van Boening to have his chance at the Seminole Florida Pro Tour Steve Mizerak Championship title.

The Seminole Pro Tour’s $20,000-added Steve Mizerak Championship has wound down to its final two players after Steve Moore ousted Shane Van Boening in the semifinal match earlier Sunday. Moore will now advance to the final match against Gabe Owen to challenge him for the $10,000 first-place prize.

In what was described as a dogfight, Van Boening and Moore met in the chilly players’ arena, with both shivering from the cold. It took a while for each to find their rhythm, and both made several errors along their way. The match remained even throughout, and Van Boening reached the hill first 7-6 in the race to 8. Moore made an incredible out to knock the score. After a lengthy safety battle over the 1 ball, Moore kicked it in and then progressed through the rest of the rack to advance to the finals.

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Owen Remains Untouched

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Owen Remains Untouched
Steve Mizerak Championship / Hollywood, FL

Owen made it past Moore to claim the hot seat at the Seminole Florida Pro Tour SteveMizerak Championship.

The Steve Mizerak Championship, put on by the Seminole Pro Tour this weekend, has gotten down to three players to compete for the $10,000 first-place prize. The Seminole Hard Rock Casino is hosting the 64-player-field, $20,000-added event.

Only one match was played today, and there will be two Sunday. In the late evening Saturday, former U.S. Open champion Gabe Owen met with 2007 Derby City Classic 9-ball banks winner Steve Moore in the hot seat match. Both seemed nervous at the beginning and needed a little time to settle in. Unfortunately for Moore, Owen settled in when the score reached 5-all, while Moore continued to struggle. It wasn’t too long before Owen was able to claim the next three racks for the 8-5 win.

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Tomorrow’s matches will feature Moore versus InsidePOOL’s 2007 Player of the Year Shane Van Boening in the semifinal match. The winner will advance to play Owen in the finals.

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Final Three to Return in Seminole Billiards Finale

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Final Three to Return in Seminole Billiards Finale

Steve Mizerak Championship / Hollywood, FL

by InsidePOOL Staff

Owen will face off against Moore in the hot seat match at the Seminole Pro Tour Steve Mizerak Championship.

The Steve Mizerak Championship, held by the Seminole Pro Tour and hosted by the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL, is down to its final four players. Saturday will see the hot seat match commence, and the eventual winner will take home a cool $10,000 as a first-place prize.

In the evening matches, former Seminole Pro Tour champ Steve Moore came out ahead to make it to the hot seat match after his victory against Neil Fujiwara 8-5. Fujiwara had won the last Seminole Pro Tour event in October at Bankshot Billiards in Jacksonville, FL. Moore will face former U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship winner Gabe Owen Saturday in the hot seat match. Owen earlier faced down road partner Jeremy Jones 8-2 before facing down Player of the Year Shane Van Boening 8-6, sending him to the one-loss side.

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In the one-loss bracket, hometown favorite Donnie Mills suffered a 8-5 loss to Van Boening, while past Seminole Pro Tour champion Neil Fujiwara was eliminated by another past champion, Corey Deuel, 8-5. Deuel then went on to face Van Boening in the quarterfinal match, but after a grueling hill-hill match, Deuel went home in fourth place.

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Eight Players Undefeated in Steve Mizerak Championship

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Eight Players Undefeated in Steve Mizerak Championship
Steve Mizerak Championship / Hollywood, FL

by InsidePOOL Staff

A full field of 64 billiard players have shown up for the Seminole Pro Tour Steve Mizerak Championship in Hollywood, FL. Moore is battling to stay on the no-loss side of the brackets.

A full 64-player field turned out for the Steve Mizerak Championship event, the finale for the Seminole Pro Tour’s 2008 season. The event is being hosted by the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL, November 13-16, and boasts a $20,000-added prize purse, with a hefty $10,000 going to the winner.

The winners’ bracket has wound down to eight undefeated players, with last month’s champion, Neil Fujiwara, leading the pack. His event started with a 7-5 defeat of Dave Grossman and then progressed to a hill-hill besting of Mike Davis. A 7-4 win over Jerry Calderon placed him in the top eight undefeated, with his next match against Adam “GQ” Smith.

Steve Moore, another past winner on the Seminole Pro Tour, is also in the top eight undefeated and has given up only four total racks in his first three matches. He began by whitewashing Eddie Cabrera, allowed Dave Broxson one rack before winning 7-1, and then sent Ron Park west 7-3. Moore’s next match will be against Mark Haddad.

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Other feature match-ups on the winners’ side include Jeremy Jones versus Gabe Owen and Corey Deuel facing Shane Van Boening. Interestingly, all four of these players are past U.S. Open 9-Ball champions.

The one-loss side has some strong matches lined up, with Donnie Mills facing Ronnie Wiseman, Troy Frank versus David Vaughn, and Jose Parica versus Tony Ruberto.

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Fujiwara Takes First Seminole Billiards Title

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Fujiwara Takes First Seminole Billiards Title
Seminole Pro Tour / Jacksonville, FL

by InsidePOOL Staff

Neil Fujiwara outlasted Tommy "TKFLA" Kennedy in the finals of the Seminole Florida Pro Tour at Bankshot Billiards in Jacksonville, FL.

The October 10-12 installment of the Seminole Pro Tour has ended, crowning a new winner—Neil Fujiwara. The Jacksonville resident defeated Tommy Kennedy in the final match, winning the $10,000-added event, which was hosted by Bankshot Billiards.

Earlier in the day, Steve Moore faced off against Gabe Owen in the quarterfinal match. The first half of their match was tight, but from a 4-all tie, Moore only allowed Owen one more rack before finishing him off 8-5. Moore then advanced to the semifinals against Kennedy, who had just suffered his first loss in the hot seat match to Fujiwara 8-5. Kennedy was gearing up for a rematch and sent Moore home in third place 8-5 to meet with Fujiwara again.

In Fujiwara’s first major tournament win, he kept it exciting down to the final rack. He started off with a small lead in the extended race to 9 through some strong play. Countering, Kennedy caught up with him, and the two traded safeties back and forth. Fujiwara held a two-rack lead when he reached the hill. Kennedy had a chance to run out the final rack but hung up the 4 ball, and Fujiwara cleared the table for his 9-6 win.

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Results:
1st Neil Fujiwara $3,000
2nd Tommy Kennedy $2,300
3rd Steve Moore $1,850
4th Gabe Owen $1,450
5/6th Jeremy Jones $1,150
5/6th Jerry Calderone
7/8th David Broxson $850
7/8th John Pinegar
9/12th Dave Grossman $550
9/12th John Ditoro
9/12th Hunter Lombardo
9/12th Tony Crosby
13/16th Javier Chirino $350
13/16th James Davis Jr.
13/16th Butch Croft
13/16th David Howard

Fujiwara Captures Bankshot Billiards Hot Seat

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Fujiwara Captures Bankshot Billiards Hot Seat
Seminole Pro Tour / Jacksonville, FL

by InsidePOOL Staff

Fujiwara claimed the hot-seat at Bankshot Billiards after a few unlikely upsets.

In a series of small upsets, Neil Fujiwara has taken the hot seat at the October 10-12 stop of the Seminole Pro Tour. This event is hosted by Bankshot Billiards in Jacksonville, FL, and offers a $10,000-added prize purse.

With only 12 players returning Sunday, the 4 remaining in the winners’ side matched up. Tommy Kennedy and Gabe Owen, both former U.S. Open champions, squared off on the top bracket, with Kennedy coming out the winner with a crushing 8-2 victory. In the bottom bracket, another former U.S. Open champ, Jeremy “Double J” Jones, faced off against Fujiwara and was sent to the one-loss side after a close 8-6 match. Fujiwara advanced to play Kennedy and emerged the 8-5 victor, now resting in the hot seat and awaiting his final challenger.

On the west side of the chart, the final eight began the winnowing process Sunday morning. Jerry Calderone ousted Tony “The Sniper” Crosby 8-5, while Jonathan Pinegar won a hill-hill battle with Hunter Lombardo. Calderone and Pinegar then played each other, with Calderone dropping Pinegar into seventh place.

Steve Moore, still in contention for the prestigious Player of the Year award from the Seminole Pro Tour, met up with John Ditoro in the left side and sent him packing 8-6, while David Broxson dealt Dave Grossman an 8-2 death blow. Moore and Broxson advanced to play each other, with Moore going on after a close 8-6 victory.

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Moore then faced Jones, newly arrived from the winners’ side, and eliminated him in fifth place 8-4, while above, Owen dropped Calderone into a tie with Jones after winning their match 8-5. Owen and Moore will play in the quarterfinals, with the winner going on to face Kennedy in the semifinal match.

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Four Players Without Loss at Bankshot Billiards

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Four Players Without Loss at Bankshot Billiards
Seminole Pro Tour / Jacksonville, FL

by InsidePOOL Staff

Jones is one of the final four undefeated billiard player at Seminole Florida Pro Tour ar Bankshot Billiards in Jacksonville, FL.

The Seminole Pro Tour’s October 10-12 event has wound down to its final 12 players, with a winner to be crowned Sunday. This event is being hosted by Bankshot Billiards in Jacksonville, FL, and boasts a $10,000-added prize purse.

In the winners’ bracket, Jeremy “Double J” Jones survived a hill-hill bout with Bobby Garza to advance to play Jonathan “Hennessee From Tennessee” Pinegar, who had just sent Steve Moore to the left side in another double-hill match. Jones easily handled Pinegar, sending him to follow Moore 8-3. Jones’ next opponent will be Neil Fujiwara, who bested first David Howard 7-5 and then Jerry Calderone 8-6.

In the other winners’-bracket match, Gabe Owen and Tommy Kennedy, both former U.S. Open champs, will play. Owen came through with two easy wins, defeating James Roberts 7-3 and Dave Grossman 8-3, while Kennedy had to face down Hunter Lombardo 7-5 and then John Ditoro 8-2.

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In the elimination rounds, Moore is still alive and will fight Ditoro Sunday morning. Lombardo will play Pinegar, Tony Crosby plays Jerry Calderone, and David Broxson will meet Dave Grossman.

In the race for Player of the Year, Corey Deuel held a big lead going into this event, with the only contender being in the form of Steve Moore. With Deuel making an early exit, Moore has a chance to take the Player of the Year honors—but he will have to win the event.

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Second Round Finished at Seminole Billiards Event

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Second Round Finished at Seminole Billiards Event
Seminole Pro Tour / Jacksonville, FL

by InsidePOOL Staff

Moore served the only shutout during the last round to Darrin Brown. The Seminole Florida Pro Tour billiard tournament is being hosted by Bankshot Billiards in Jacksonville, FL.

The second round of the winners’-bracket matches has wrapped up at the Seminole Pro Tour’s Jacksonville, FL, stop. Hosted by Bankshot Billiards, this $10,000-added event boasted a field of 48.

There have been no eliminations yet, but early favorites such as Steve Moore, Gabe Owen, Tony Crosby, Hunter Lombardo, and Jeremy Jones have all advanced after the second round of the winners’-side matches. Moore advanced with a 7-0 shut-out over Darrin Brown and will next play Johnathan Pinegar, who bested Ron Park 7-1.

Owen, who sent Corey Deuel west in the first round Friday 7-5, defeated George McClanahan 7-4 and next meets James Roberts, who survived a hill-hill bout with David Walters. Crosby sent Larry Gale west 7-5 and will next play Dave Grossman, who just defeated Mark Coats 7-4.

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Lombardo easily handled Tony Ruberto 7-3 and advances to meet Walter Blacker, who just sent Tommy Kennedy to the left side of the chart 7-4. Jones, who received a first-round bye, bested Tom Mittnight 7-5 in the second round and will next play Bobby Garza.

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Deuel Delivered to West Side in Florida

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Deuel Delivered to West Side in Florida
Seminole Pro Tour / Jacksonville, FL

by InsidePOOL Staff

Owen sent Deuel heading for the west side of the brackets at the Seminole Florida Pro Tour event at Bankshot Billiards in Jacksonville, FL.

Bankshot Billiards in Jacksonville, FL, welcomed 48 players the weekend of October 10-12 for the latest installment of the Seminole Pro Tour. This $10,000 added, 10-ball event tempted some of the best players in the South to vie for the top prize and bragging rights.

The featured match of the first round was between Gabe Owen and Corey Deuel, who won the last tour event in September. The two former U.S. Open champions kept it close all the way to 5-all, when Owen nabbed the last two racks to win 7-5.

Only one match went hill-hill: Felipe Caraballo sent Jerome Brockwell west after besting him 7-6. Many players received a bye in the first round, including Jeremy Jones, Neil Fujiwara, Tony Crosby, Ron Park, David Howard, Dave Grossman, and Tony Ruberto.

Steve Moore, who did not receive a bye in the first round, sent Brian Gross packing 7-2 and will play Darrin Brown in the second round. Hunter Lombardo bested dealt David Vaughn a 7-4 loss and plays Ruberto next. Johnathan “Hennessee From Tennessee” Pinegar defeated Eddie Cabrera 7-3 and moves on to face Park, while Tommy Kennedy bested T.F. Whittington 7-2 and will next play Walter Blacker.

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