ABT 2012
PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Explanation | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996

1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001

2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006

2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011

Current | All-Time | Records

2012 ABT Standings
Compiled through Jan. 29 after 3 events

(Top 3 finishers win trophies. 1st through 20th win solid silver dollar mementos)
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
 NAME
Victor Ashkenazi
Ted Chee
Frank Talbot
Mike Senkiewicz
Bill Phipps
Alfred Mamlet
Patrick Gibson
Jeremy Bagai
Arthur Sutton
Jeff Acierno
Marv Porten
Neil Kazaross
Arkadiy Tsinis
Antonio Ortega
Matt Cohn-Geier
Judy Field
TOTAL
16.30
15.60
11.60
9.01
8.15
7.84
7.80
7.80
7.41
6.11
5.80
5.80
4.07
4.07
4.07
4.00
#
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
 NAME
Odis Chenault
Falafel Natanzon
Cloyd Laporte
Keith Gershenson
Chuck Bower
Mario Savan
Jesse Jestadt
Dan Burke
Donny Lomuto
Petko Kostadinov
Lawrence Wilson
Abby Biss
Donald Gabbai
Milton Gonzalez
Ruben Martirosyan
Rick Wolf
TOTAL
3.90
3.90
3.70
3.70
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.20
2.04
2.04
2.00
2.00
1.85
1.85
1.85
1.85
#
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
 NAME
Joan Grunwald
Mark James
Dale Rose
Erik Sawyer
Gina Hartwick
Eric Hiner
Jonathan Leusden
Erwin Hom
Brandon Macklin
Jim Ryan
Jim Kennis
Julia Sommer
Nick Retzkin
Andrew Wice
Daniel Roybal
Maria Heiner
TOTAL
1.75
1.45
1.45
1.10
1.10
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.93
0.93
0.93
0.88
0.88
0.55
0.55
0.50

2012 ABT Scheduled Events

Feb. 16-19: Pittsburgh Championships/ABT Awards; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Robb Maier; 304/685-3214
Mar. 9-11: Central States Invitational; Rosemont, Illinois; Amy Trudeau; 773/583-6464
Mar. 23-25: Ohio State Championships; Cleveland, Ohio; Joe Miller; 330/268-4610
Apr. 18-22: Nevada State Tournament; Las Vegas, Nevada; Howard Markowitz; 702/218-8238
Apr. 26-29: Atlanta Spring Classic; Atlanta, Georgia; Brian Ross; 770/633-0001
May 11-13: Florida Championship; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Chiva Tafazzoli
May 24-28: Chicago Open; Rosemont, Illinois; Rory Pascar; 617/699-9100
Jun. 8-10: Los Angeles Open; Los Angeles, California; Patrick Gibson; 818/901-0464
Jul. 5-8: Michigan Summer Championships; Novi, Michigan; Carol Joy Cole; 810/232-9731
Jul 20-22: Minnesota Open; Bloomington, Minnesota; David Minikus; 612/718-2613
Aug. 16-19: 2nd Golden Gate Open; South San Francisco, California; Chiva Tafazzoli
Aug. 30-Sep 3: Three Rivers Championships; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Robb Maier; 304/685-3214
Oct. 5-7: Illinois State Championships; Peoria, Illinois; Linda Rockwell; 847/677-6852
Nov. 30-Dec. 2: California State Championship; Los Angeles, California; Patrick Gibson; 818/901-0464
Dec. 7-9: Sunshine State Classic; Tarpon Springs, Florida; Dimitur Alipiev; 727/743-0500

2012 ABT Tournament Winners

New Mexico State Championship (Santa Fe, New Mexico; Jan. 26-29)
Open (29): Frank Talbot (MI)
Advanced (20): Judy Field (MI)
Novice (22): Dan Burke (NM)

2012 US Open (South San Francisco, California; Jan. 13-16)
Championship (39): Ted Chee (CA)
Intermediate (29): Marv Porten (CA)
Beginner (6): Erwin Hom (CA)

New York Metropolitan Open (Jersey City, New Jersey; Jan. 5-8)
Championship (55 + 15 rebuys): Victor Ashkenazi (NJ)
Intermediate (50 + 10 rebuys): Arthur Sutton (NJ)
Beginner (14): Joan Grunwald (NJ)

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