Deuel Delivered to West Side in Florida
October 10, 2008
Deuel Delivered to West Side in Florida
Seminole Pro Tour / Jacksonville, FL
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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On the Hunt for Second Seminole Win
September 14, 2008
On the Hunt for Second Seminole Win
Seminole Pro Tour / Springhill, FL
by Skip Maloney
Deuel is looking for another Seminole Florida Pro Tour win to add to his collection.
Corey Deuel, Donnie Mills, and Justin Hall were still in the hunt for their second win on the 2008 Seminole Pro Tour in Springhill, FL, at the close of action on Saturday. They were joined, among the winners’ side final four, by Tony Ruberto, last seen finishing in a tie for ninth place when the tour stopped at Hammerhead’s Billiards in Holiday, FL, in May.
Conspicuous in their absence—not only among the final four but among the final 12—were the last two winners on the tour: Steve Moore, who won back-to-back events, and Mike Davis. Moore was sent west on the heels of a third-round, double-hill defeat at the hands of Neil Fujiwara and ended his bid for a third tour victory with a second double-hill defeat, this time at the hands of Jerry Calderon. Davis was shut out 7-0 by Deuel in the second round and took out some of his frustration on his first one-loss-side opponent, Josh Lopez, defeating him 7-0. George McLanahan then ended Davis’ run with a 7-5 victory.
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Hall and Mills, who shared fifth place in July, were scheduled to meet Sunday morning as Deuel prepared to meet Ruberto. Still remaining among the final eight on the one-loss side are Jonathan Pinegar, Tommy Kennedy, and Charlie Williams. It was Kennedy who’d sent Williams west, only to follow him there after an 8-3 defeat at the hands of Mills. Pinegar, who’d been sent left in the opening round, battled his way back through four opponents to remain among the event’s final 12. He is set to take on Dave Walters Sunday.
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Previous Winners Headline Seminole Tour
September 12, 2008
Previous Winners Headline Seminole Tour
Seminole Pro Tour / Springhill, FL
by Skip Maloney
Several past winners are at the head of the pack at the Seminole Pro Tour at Capone's Billiards in Spring Hill, FL.
All but one of this year’s previous winners on the Seminole Pro Tour assembled for the richly endowed $9,000-added tour stop at Capone’s Billiards in Springhill, FL, the weekend of September 12-14. The event drew 53 entrants and included the only two-time 2008 Seminole winner, Steve Moore, as well as Mike Davis, winner of the last stop.
Corey Deuel, who won the event in Georgia in April, and Davis advanced in their opening round of play, defeating Taz Maravane and Fred Stoll, respectively. Deuel and Davis were scheduled to meet head-on in the second round on Saturday. Moore and Donnie Mills, who won the event in May, were also on hand, each receiving byes in the opening round. Mills advanced to the third round with a narrow double-hill victory of Louie Smith, who’d sent Adam Wheeler west.
Among other Seminole tour veterans looking to stay on the winners’ side of the bracket in the opening round of play were Tommy Kennedy and David Grossman. Grossman placed second to Mills in May, while Kennedy has been among the top ten finishers on three different occasions this year. The two met in the opening round of play, with Kennedy advancing 7-2. Kennedy moved into the third round with a 7-2 victory over Jerome Rockwell.
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Jonathan “Hennessee from Tennessee” Pinegar made an opening round trip to the one-loss side with a 7-3 defeat at the hands of David Broxson. Pinegar picked up a bye on the west side and awaited an opponent for further action set for Saturday.
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