Nevel would keep shooting beautifully and held Earl Strickland to a 5-5 draw and a spot for both Strickland and Nevel in the final 4 along with Adam Smith. The final spot in the final 4 wouldn’t come easy. Mike Davis and Alex Pagulayan would come up tied after round 8 with Davis defeating Jerry Calderon 9-1 and Pagulayan drawing Charlie Williams 5-5. It would Pagulayan this time that would win the tie breaker based on total games won and he would advance to the final four single elimination rounds for the championship. In the semi-final match-ups Adam Smith (#2 seed) would face Larry Nevel (#3 seed) and Earl Strickland (#1 seed) squared off against a familiar foe in Alex Pagulayan (#4 seed). Both matches were great battles. Nevel jumped on Smith early and would knockout Smith with a final score of 9 to 3 while Strickland would eventually fall to Pagulayan 9-7. This would set up the final match between Larry Nevel and Alex Pagulayan for the $10,000 first prize and title as a Seminole Pro Tour stop winner. The final match had the entire pool room’s attention
as the last two remaining player’s would continue their stellar shooting. Alex seemed to be playing catch up to Nevel the entire match. Nevel was breaking the balls perfectly and would follow it with precise and focused shooting. Nevel would prove to be just too much for Pagulayan to handle and would take the victory 11-7. This would be Nevel’s first victory on the Seminole Pro Tour and it would be the biggest payout for any first place winner on any regular, nonchampionship, Seminole Pro Tour stop. The Seminole Pro Tour wants to remind all players and fans that the Seminole Pro Tour has two upcoming events in August (8/5 – 8/7 at Snookers in Providence, RI and 8/19 – 8/21 at Fiddlestix in Canton, OH) followed by the Steve Mizerak Championship on September 15-18. All events are streamed live via pay-per-view exclusively at www.seminoleprotour.com. Visit the site to get all of your Seminole Pro Tour news, merchandise and to catch all the live streams. All the matches from this event and all other events will be available on the website for viewing. The Seminole Pro Tour would like
to thank Rocky McElroy and the entire Capone’s Billiards staff for all of their help and hospitality during the tournament. Until next time… Rack On!! \M/ RESULTS: 1. $10,000 2. $6,000 3. $4,000 4. $4,000 5. $2,500 6. $2,400 7. $1,900 8. $1,800 9. $1,500 10. $1,450 11. $1,400 12. $1,350 13. $1,250 14. $1,200 15. $1,150 16. $1,100 17. $1,075 18. $1,025 19. $975 20. $925
Larry Nevel Alex Pagulayan Earl Strickland Adam Smith Mike Davis Charlie Williams Dennis Hatch Justin Hall Oscar Dominguez Rodney Morris Jesse Engel Stevie Moore Ernesto Dominguez Johnny Archer Yerry Calderon Jeremy Sossei Hunter Lombardo John Foster Mike DeLawder Demetrius Jelatis
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