Moore Hauls in Seminole Billiards Victory

Moore Bests Hall in Seminole Final
Seminole Pro Tour / Holiday, FL

by Skip Maloney

Steve Moore defeated Justin Hall twice to go undefeated, capturing first place at the Seminole Pro Tour stop the weekend of April 24-26. The $6,000-added event drew 43 entrants to Hammerheads in Holiday, FL.

From among the winners’ side final four, Moore recorded his second shut-out of the tournament, sending Mike Davis west as Hall got by Louis Altes 8-6. In their first meeting, Moore gained the hot seat with an 8-5 win over Hall and waited for his return.

Over on the one-loss side, Donnie Mills and Jerry Calderon were waiting for Davis and Altes. Mills had gotten by Tony Crosby and dropped Yu Ram Cha 8-5 into the tie for seventh place, as Calderon defeated Adam Wheeler and then dropped Han Berber 8-1 into the seventh place tie with Cha. Mills and Calderon advanced a step further into the quarterfinals with Mills besting Altes 8-4 and Calderon over Davis 8-5.

Calderon advanced to the semifinals with an 8-6 win over Mills and then dropped into third place when Hall defeated him by the same score for a second crack at Moore. In spite of the extended wait for the finals to begin, Moore jumped out to an early 4-0 lead that he never relinquished. Hall managed to close the four-rack gap with some consecutive racks in the middle of the match and got as close as two at 7-5. Moore put an end to it right there and closed out his undefeated weekend.

Moore defeated Justin Hall twice to go undefeated, capturing first place at the Seminole Pro Tour stop the weekend of April 24-26.

Results:
1st Steve Moore $3,000
2nd Justin Hall $2,200
3rd Jerry Calderon $1,600
4th Donnie Mills $1,100
5th Mike Davis $700
Louis Altes
7th Han Berber $400
Yu Ram Cha
9th Tony Crosby $250
Adam Wheeler
Ray Lenares
Brian Brekke

Seminole Pro Tour Event Underway

Seminole Pro Tour /Holiday, FL

by Skip Maloney

Seminole Tribe-sponsored Corey Deuel, along with Steve Moore, Ronnie Wiseman, Kim Davenport, and Mike Davis, are among the field of 43 entrants on the Seminole Pro Tour stop held this weekend at Hammerheads in Holiday, FL. The tour opened its season on the road earlier this month in Georgia, where Gabe Owen, not playing this weekend, took top honors. Also joining the list for the $6,500-added event this weekend are Tony Crosby, Donnie Mills, and young Korean Yu Ram Cha, fresh off her fifth-place finish in the WPBA San Diego Classic earlier this month.

Opening rounds, which featured 21 byes, began on Friday night at 7 p.m., when 11 of the first 16 matches were completed. Four of those opening matches were hill-hill affairs, including Louis Altes’ defeat of Corey Deuel. Also battling to a final deciding game and winning were Raymond Lenares over Bob McCulley, Javier Chirino over Michel Monk, and Richie Richeson over Dave Ross.

Deuel suffered an early defeat on Friday night.

Davenport recorded the opening round’s only shut-out versus Felipe Caraballo. Cha handily defeated Bobby Livrago 7-1. Hunter Lombardo sent Todd Anderson west 7-3, as Han Berber recorded the same score in a win over Josh Burbel. It was Wiseman over Bill Dunsmore and Raul Alvarez defeating Mike Caron by identical 7-2 scores. Rocky McElroy took a forfeit win over Mike Hutchinson, when Hutchinson’s arrival at the site was delayed.

The final six matches of the opening round will get underway at 11 a.m. on Saturday and will include action by Steve Moore, Mike Davis, and Tony Crosby.

Owen Grabs First Seminole Billiards Event

Owen Defeats Davis in Seminole Pro Tour Opener
Seminole Pro Tour / Atlanta, GA

by Skip Maloney

Gabe “The Babe” Owen came back from the one-loss side to meet and defeat Mike Davis in the finals of the Seminole Pro Tour’s season opener the weekend of April 3-5. In this, the second year in which the Seminole Pro Tour has expanded beyond its original Floridian borders, the tour opened up in Atlanta, GA, with a $3,000-added event, drawing 33 entrants, including a top-notch list of competitors like Steve Moore, Corey Deuel, Ronnie Wiseman, Earl Strickland, and John Schmidt.

Three of those names were among the winners’ side final four. Owen and Schmidt battled for the right to get into the hot seat match, as did Davis and Mitch Yarborough. Schmidt sent Owen west 8-6 as Davis got by Yarborough 8-5. In a tightly contested, hill-hill battle for the hot seat, Davis prevailed and waited for Owen to come back from his three-match visit to the one-loss side.

On the one-loss side, from among the event’s final 12, it was Strickland and Ignacio Chavez, who were waiting for Owen and Yarborough. Strickland had won a double-hill battle that dropped Deuel into the tie for ninth place and then defeated Paul Song 8-5 to meet Owen. Chavez, in the meantime, had gotten by Moore in a hill-hill battle and dropped Wiseman into the tie for seventh place with an 8-6 win that set him up versus Yarborough. It was Owen, defeating Strickland 8-3, and Yarborough, downing Chavez 8-6, who advanced to the quarterfinals. Owen turned in a commanding 8-1 victory over Yarborough that sent him to the semifinals for his second match versus Schmidt.

The score in the second Owen/Schmidt battle was the same as the first – 8-6 – but it was Owen advancing to the race-to-9 finals versus Davis. In those finals, the two traded racks to a 6-6 tie, before Owen surged to the hill with two straight wins. Davis came back to win the next game, but in the final rack, Owen jumped on an open shot at the 7 ball and finished it at 9-7.

Gabe “The Babe” Owen came back from the one-loss side to meet and defeat Mike Davis in the finals of the Seminole Pro Tour’s season opener the weekend of April 3-5.

Results:
1st Gabe Owen $2,000
2nd Mike Davis $1,500
3rd John Schmidt $1,100
4th Mitch Yarborough $800
5th Ignacio Chavez $500
Earl Strickland
7th Ron Wiseman $250
Paul Song
9th Corey Deuel
Juan Tavores
Steve Moore
Javier Chiriro

Moore Takes Steve Mizerak Championship

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

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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