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Hammer Head Billiards
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Holiday
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United States
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15-18 September 2011

Steve Mizerak Championship: Day 4

And then there was 1. Final day of the Steve Mizerak Championship and after all the chalk dust settled, it was who was crowned the new champion.

The day stared with a thrilling match between Alex Pagulayan and Donny Mills. Both players played cautious, as to not make a costly mistake that would put their opponent any advantageous position on the table. The score reached hill hill and it was Mills would send Pagulayan to a fourth place finish and a $6,000 prize.

Up next was the hot seat match between Shane Van Boening and Hunter Lombardo. Both players had been playing superbly all weekend. SVB got up 2-0 early. Lombardo tied it up at 2 games a piece. After that it was all SVB, as he didn�t let his foot off of the accelerator and took the rest of the racks to win the hot seat by a score of 8-2.

Lombardo would go on to face Mills in the third place match. This would be yet another match for the ages. Mills would go up by 2 then Lombardo tied the score and went up by 1 himself. Mills would then tied it back up and go up again. Mills would reach the hill first to Lombardo�s 6. Of course, Lombardo would tie it up hill hill and set up one final rack to advance to the finals. Mills got a bad roll after sinking the 8ball and left himself a very difficult shot on the none ball. Mills� only option was a tough 9-10 combination in the corner pocket. The crowd held their breath as Mills lined up the shot and cheered loudly when he nailed the shot and sank the 10 ball to win and advance to the finals. Lombardo would finish in third place and claim the $9,000 prize.

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This would set up the final between SVB and Donny Mills. SVB would strike first and go up 2-0. Mills, not wanted to let it get too far out of reach tied it up at 2. SVB then went up 8-3. Mills stormed back to win the next two racks to make the score 8-5. SVB seemed like he was going to go up 9-5, but rattled the 7 and allowed Mills to get one step closer at 8-6. Mills then broke and ran the next rack to make it 8-7 and win the following rack too to finally make it square at 8. The finals would come down to a race to 3 for the crown and the $17,000 first place finish.

SVB finally got an open shot on the next rack. He would make the most of it by sinking a sick 1-10 combo to go up 9-8. SVB would win the next rack to go on the hill and be on the brink of the championship. The next rack would seal the deal for SVB and he would win the 2011 Seminole Pro Tour Steve Mizerk Championship. Donny Mills would get second place and the $12,000 prize.

The Seminole Pro Tour would like to thank everyone for their support throughout the season. Until next season - Rack On!

2011 STEVE MIZERAK TEN BALL CHAMPIONSHIP - DAY 3

Steve Mizerak Championship: Day 2

And then there was 4. Day 3 of the Steve Mizerak Championship was filled with enough excitement to last a lifetime. The enthusiasm and intensity filled the room at Hammer Heads Billiard Lounge. All eyes in the room were fixed on a table as some great matches unfolded.

The talk of the room, by far was the two players that�s still remain on the winner�s side of the bracket. One player, Shane Van Boening, was a favorite coming into the tournament and no one was surprised to see his name in the hot seat slot. SVB defeated Richie Richeson (9-3) and Johnny Archer (9-4) in route to the hot seat.

The second player left on the winner�s side, Hunter Lombardo, has been impressed all who saw his play today. Lombardo seemed to only get better and better after each shot, after each rack, after each match. Lombardo took out Brandon Shuff (9-3) and Donny Mills (9-6). Lombardo has his sights completely focused on the task at hand and the way he is shooting, it is going to be a tall task to defeat him. The clash with SVB and Lombardo should be epic and it will be live streamed at 2 PM EDT on www.seminoleprotour.com/live-stream

Remaining alive on the one loss side is Donny Mills, who was sent left by Lombardo and defeated Stevie Moore (9-3) and Dennis Haar (9-3). Also still in it is Alex Pagulayan who was sent left on day 2 by Santos Sambajon Jr. and defeated Dennis Hatch (9-6), Stevie Moore (9-7), Justin Hall (9-2), and Johnny Archer (9-6) all on day3.

Catch all the action live on Pay-per-View at www.seminoleprotour.com/live-stream

2011 STEVE MIZERAK TEN BALL CHAMPIONSHIP - DAY 2

Steve Mizerak Championship: Day 2

And then there was 16. Day 2 picked up the excitement right where it was left from day 1. There was a definite sense of anticipation and focus coming from all the players that stepped into the field of play today. The stakes are high and the players didn�t want to make that one mistake that could send them packing.

Hunter Lombardo was on of those players who refused to let the big stakes affect his play. He faced defending Mizerak Champion Earl Strickland on the first feature table match-up. Lombardo jumped to an early lead and wouldn�t look back. Strickland seemed helpless at times, while Lombardo would not give him any opportunities at a decent shot. Lombardo would move on with a 9-5 victory.

This event is also for Mosconi Cup points and with this and the US Open 9-ball being the last events that will determine the United States team, several players are scrambling to accumulate as many points as possible. Mike Dechaine and Shawn Putnam, both near the top of the point standings, would be eliminated on day 2. Shane Van Boening and Johnny Archer also vying for Mosconi Cup positioning remain on the winner�s side heading into day 3.

Winner�s side match-ups for day 3 are: Johnny Archer vs. Santos Sambajon Jr.; Shane Van Boening vs. Richie Richeson; Brandon Shuff vs. Hunter Lombardo; Donny Mills vs. Stevie Moore.

One-loss side matches for day 3 are: Alex Pagulayan vs. Dennis Hatch (streaming live at 12 noon); Adam Smith vs. Justin Hall; Tony Crosby vs. Larry Nevel; Dennis Haar vs. Jose Parica.

2011 STEVE MIZERAK TEN BALL CHAMPIONSHIP - DAY 1

Steve Mizerak Championship: Day 1

The Steve Mizerak kicked off from Hammer Heads Billiard Lounge in Holiday, FL with a star-studded field of 58 players. The blind draw once again drew some great opening round matches for the spectators. The highlight of round 1 was "Iron" Mike Davis, Hammer Head's house pro, against "Rocket" Rodney Morris, Capone's Billiards house pro. Morris coming off a great victory at Turning Stone, seemed poised to make a run at hi second Mizerak Championship title.

Davis jumped to an early lead of 2-0, not giving Morris any chances of sinking a ball. Morris came back to tie the score at 2-2, prompting a fierce back and forth exchange of racks. At hill-hill, it was Davis who would pull out the victory and send Morris left.

Morris would then face Paul Song on the one-loss side. Song would play "the best pool I've ever played on Tour," and eliminate Morris with a score of 9-2. Morris, clearly disappointed, recognized Song's strong play and would not be able to claim another Mizerak Championship to his list of accomplishments

Notable Day 2 match-ups on the winner's included: Johnny Archer vs. Ernesto Dominguez; Santos Sambajon Jr. vs. Alex Pagulayan; Corey Deuel vs. Shane Van Boening; Mike Davis vs. Dennis Hatch and Earl Strickland vs. Hunter Lombardo.

Players relegated to the one-loss side include: Mike Dechaine, Adam Smith, Jesse Engle, Jeremy Sossei and Marc Vidal.

THE STATS

THE STEVE MIZERAK TEN BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
HOLLYWOOD - FLORIDA
THE PLAYER LIST
1 . Johnny Archer 2 . Robb Saez 3 . Marc Vidal 4 . Jesse Engel 5 . Ernesto Dominguez 6 . Adam Smith 7 . Dennis Haar 8 . Bob Weimar 9 . Jason Richko 10 . Raymond Linares 11 . Sontos Sambajon Jr 12 . Jeremy Sossei 13 . James Roberts 14 . Bill Delisle 15 . Alex Pagulayan 16 . Rob Melrose 17 . Angel Paglia 18 . Corey Deuel 19 . John Foster 20 . Shane Van Boening 21 . Yerry Calderon 22 . Mike Dechaine 23 . Richie Richeson 24 . Tommy Tokoph 25 . Amar Kang 26 . Raul Alvarez 27 . Christiana Sepulved. 28 . Jon Giles 29 . David Ross	30 . Mike Davis 31 . Rodney Morris 32 . Dennis Hatch 33 . Paul Song 34 . Brandon Shuff 35 . Chris Orme 36 . Robb Hart 37 . Randy Whitehead 38 . Hunter Lombardo 39 . Han Berber 40 . Earl Strickland 41 . Tommy Kennedy 42 . Sal Butera 43 . Oscar Dominguez 44 . Bill Dunsmore 45 . Larry Nevel 46 . Mike Delawder 47 . Justin Hall 48 . Jose Parica 49 . Steve Hancock 50 . Jonathan Demet 51 . Donnie Mills 52 . Stevie Moore 53 . Rocky Lane 54 . Shawn Putnam 55 . Jose DelRio 56 . Tony Crosby 57 . Jason Lancaster 58 . Julia Aquino

THE STEVE MIZERAK TEN BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
HOLLYWOOD - FLORIDA
OPENING ROUND - THE LAST 64
Johnny Archer	9 : 0	Robb Saez
Marc Vidal	9 : 1	Jesse Engel
Ernesto Dominguez	9 : 3	Adam Smith
Dennis Haar	9 : 0	Bob Weimar
Jason Richko	9 : 8	Raymond Linares
Sontos Sambajon Jr	9 : 8	Jeremy Sossei
James Roberts	9 : 2	Bill Delisle
Alex Pagulayan	9 : 0	BYE
Rob Melrose	9 : 2	Angel Paglia
Corey Deuel	9 : 3	John Foster
Shane Van Boening	9 : 3	Yerry Calderon
Mike Dechaine	9 : 0	BYE
Richie Richeson	9 : 6	Tommy Tokoph
Amar Kang	9 : 3	Raul Alvarez
Christiana Sepulved.	9 : 1	Jon Giles
David Ross	9 : 0	BYE
Mike Davis	9 : 8	Rodney Morris
Dennis Hatch	9 : 3	Paul Song
Brandon Shuff	9 : 0	Chris Orme
Robb Hart	9 : 5	Randy Whitehead
Hunter Lombardo	9 : 2	Han Berber
Earl Strickland	9 : 4	Tommy Kennedy
Sal Butera	9 : 8	Oscar Dominguez
Bill Dunsmore	9 : 0	BYE
Larry Nevel	9 : 4	Mike Delawder
Justin Hall	9 : 2	Jose Parica
Steve Hancock	9 : 6	Jonathan Demet
Donnie Mills	9 : 0	BYE
Stevie Moore	9 : 0	Rocky Lane
Shawn Putnam	9 : 6	Jose DelRio
Tony Crosby	9 : 1	Jason Lancaster
Julia Aquino	9 : 0	BYE

THE STEVE MIZERAK TEN BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
HOLLYWOOD - FLORIDA
WINNER'S SIDE - THE LAST 32
Johnny Archer	9 : 4	Marc Vidal
Ernesto Dominguez	9 : 5	Dennis Haar
Santos Sambajon Jr	9 : 7	Jason Richko
Alex Pagulayan	9 : 5	Jamie Roberts
Corey Deuel	9 : 4	Rob Melrose
Shane Van Boening	9 : 3	Mike Dechaine
Richie Richeson	9 : 2	Amar Kang
Christiana Sepulved.	9 : 3	David Ross
Mike Davis	9 : 6	Dennis Hatch
Brandon Shuff	9 : 4	Robb Hart
Hunter Lombardo	9 : 5	Earl Strickland
Sal Butera	9 : 3	Bill Dunsmore
Larry Nevel	9 : 4	Justin Hall
Donnie Mills	9 : 0	Steve Hancock
Stevie Moore	9 : 6	Shawn Putnam
Tony Crosby	9 : 4	Julia Aquino

THE STEVE MIZERAK TEN BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
HOLLYWOOD - FLORIDA
WINNER'S SIDE - THE LAST 16
Johnny Archer	9 : 5	Ernesto Dominguez
Santos Sambajon Jr	9 : 8	Alex Pagulayan
Shane Van Boening	9 : 3	Corey Deuel
Richie Richeson	9 : 5	Christiana Sepulved.
Brandon Shuff	9 : 3	Mike Davis
Hunter Lombardo	9 : 5	Sal Butera
Donnie Mills	9 : 8	Larry Nevel
Stevie Moore	9 : 6	Tony Crosby

THE STEVE MIZERAK TEN BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
HOLLYWOOD - FLORIDA
WINNER'S SIDE - THE QUARTER FINALS
Johhny Archer	9 : 5	Santos Sambajon Jr
Shane Van Boening	9 : 3	Richie Richeson
Hunter Lombardo	9 : 6	Brandon Shuff
Donnie Mills	9 : 3	Stevie Moore

THE STEVE MIZERAK TEN BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
HOLLYWOOD - FLORIDA
WINNER'S SIDE - THE SEMI FINALS
Shane Van Boening	9 : 4	Johnny Archer
Hunter Lombardo	9 : 6	Donnie Mills

THE STEVE MIZERAK TEN BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
HOLLYWOOD - FLORIDA
WINNER'S SIDE - THE FINAL
Shane Van Boening	9 : 2	Hunter Lombardo

THE STEVE MIZERAK TEN BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
HOLLYWOOD - FLORIDA
THE GRAND FINAL
Shane Van Boening	11 : 8	Donnie Mills

THE STEVE MIZERAK TEN BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
HOLLYWOOD - FLORIDA
THE PRIZE FUND
1st	US $ 17,000
2nd	US $ 12,000
3rd	US $ 9,000
4th	US $ 6,000
5th - 6th	US $ 4,250
7th - 8th	US $ 3,500
9th - 12th	US $ 2,500
13th - 16th	US $ 2,000
Total Prize Fund US $ 77,500

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