ABT - 2nd SOUTHEAST BACKGAMMON
CHAMPIONSHIPS
May 2-4, 2008; Atlanta, Georgia
CHAMPIONSHIP (30): 1-Carol Joy Cole (MI), 2-Joe Freedman (VA); 1C-Vadim Musaelyan (NC), 2C-Malcolm Robertson (Hong Kong); 1LC-Stuart Thomson (GA).
ADVANCED (26): 1-Dave Settles (IL), 2-Kate Elmore (GA); 1C-Neal Rosensweig (FL), 2C-Bob Weigel (TN); 1LC-Alan Epstein (GA).
NOVICE (6): 1-Joan Grunwald (NJ), 2-Jon Hochberg (GA); 1C-Timothy Turner (GA).
SOUTHEAST MASTERS (10+2 rebuys): 1-Alan Grunwald (NJ), 2-Perry Gartner (NJ), 3-Malcolm Davis (TX).
DIXIE CUP (15+1 rebuy): 1-Stacy Turner (GA), 2-Andrew Lipscomb (TN).
DOUBLES (14 teams): 1-Bill Davis (IL) & Elayne Feinstein (FL), 2-Carol Joy Cole (MI) & Harvey Gillis (WA).
TURKISH BLITZ (32): 1-Jim Hickey (GA), 2-Gail Newburn (GA).
MINI-MATCH (64): 1-Steven Keats (NY), 2-Jerry Godsey (GA).
EARLY EXIT JACKPOT (8): 1-Gail Newburn (GA).
FIRST-TIMERS' FREE ROLL (10): 1-Andrew Lipscomb (TN), 2-Harry Georgiou (GA).
SHUT THE BOX CHARITY EVENT: 1-Owen Black (FL). $350 was raised for Children's Health Care of Atlanta at Scottish Rite.
EBGT - 2nd BACKGAMMON DAVIS
DOUBLES & 3rd PORTUGUESE OPEN
April 29-May 4, 2008; Estoril, Portugal
DAVIS DOUBLES (18 teams): 1-Thomas Kazemieh (Iran/Germany) & Tilo Knierim (Germany), 2-Fernando Braconi (Italy) & Fabrizio Lo Surdo (Italy), 3/4-Nodar Gagua (Georgia) & Wolfgang Griese (Germany) / Kakha Natchkebia (Georgia) & Badri Tsertsevadze (Georgia).
MASTERS (50): 1-Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon (Israel), 2-Götz Hildsberg (Germany), 3/4-Teppo Salo (Finland) / Michael Schmidt (Germany); 1C-Adrian Jones (England), 2C-Denis Etienne (Switzerland); 1LC-Georgy Balkandjiisy (Bulgaria).
INTERMEDIATE (30): 1-Jose Torres (Portugal), 2-Scarlett Serrero (France), 3/4-Peter Chan (England) / Ahmet Kamil Baykalogullari (Turkey); 1C-Christian Setzpfandt (Germany), 2C-Zafer Tas (Turkey); 1LC-Dobromir Kyurkchiev (Bulgaria).
AMATEURS (5): 1-Daniel Grange (Switzerland), 2-Asli Özbicer (Turkey), 3-Petra Woplatek (Austria).
"JOSE SALEMA" SUPER-JACKPOT (8): 1-Tassilo Rzymann (Austria).
CONSULTATION DOUBLES PRO/AM (24 teams + 8): 1-Jörg Balschuweit (Germany) & Mirco Podchul (Germany), 2-Wolfgang Griese (Germany) & Michael Schmidt (Germany).
SASSANGAMMON FREEROLL TOURNAMENT (89): 1-Scarlett Serrero (France), 2-John Hurst (England).
SPECIAL PRIZE #1: Fair-Play Prize - Oz Cohen-Zada (Israel).
SPECIAL PRIZE #2: 1st Attendance - Fabrizio Lo Surdo (Italy).
SPECIAL PRIZE #3: Bad Beat - François Tardieu (France).
SPECIAL PRIZE #4: Best Portuguese Player - Mario Sequeira (Portugal).
PGT - PARIS MASTER & PARTOUCHE
BACKGAMMON OPEN 9
April 23-27, 2008; Paris, France
PARTOUCHEGAMMON TOUR OPEN (71): 1-Carlo Melzi (Italy), 2-Rassoul Rasti (Iran/Switzerland), 3/4-Andy Bell (England) / Chris Ternel (England); 1C-Oliver Schneider (Germany), 2C-Bob Wachtel (USA), 3C/4C-Bartolomeo Migliore (Italy) / Lars Trabolt (Denmark); 1LC-Didier Assaraf (France), 2LC-Giorgio Castellano (Italy). Ladies Prize: Filomila Karantzali (Greece).
PARIS MASTER (8): 1-Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon (Israel), 2-Didier Assaraf (France).
WARM-UP (44): 1-Nodar Gagua (Russia).
500-euro SUPER JACKPOT (8): 1-Lars Trabolt (Denmark), 2-Sven Rümcker (Denmark).
100-euro JACKPOT (8): 1-Nodar Gagua (Russia)
DOUBLE CONSULTATION (16 teams): 1-Jan Jacobowitz (Germany) & Falafel Natanzon (Israel), 2-Uli Koch (Germany) & Ed O'Laughlin (USA).
BLITZ #1 (16): 1-Volker Sonnabend (Germany).
BLITZ #2 (16): 1-Franck Stepler (France).
ABT - 24th NEVADA STATE BACKGAMMON
TOURNAMENT & U.S. TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
April 16-20, 2008; Las Vegas, Nevada
CHAMPIONSHIP (61+21 rebuys): 1-Drew Giovanis (NV), 2-Joe Russell (CA), 3/4-Ed Bennett (NM) / Kit Woolsey (CA); 1C-Justin Nunez (CA), 2C-Jona Alexander (CA), 3C/4C-Stepan Nuniyants (WA) / Gary Schachtschneider (MN); 1LC-Justin Bor (CA), 2LC-Petko Kostadinov (SC).
INTERMEDIATE (69+29 rebuys): 1-Jonah Seewald (CO), 2-Jeff Whitelaw (NV), 3/4-Kamyar Hosseinian (CA) / Frank Ley (CA); 1C-Karsten Busch (Germany), 2C-Dennis Rutkowski (CA), 3C/4C-Karl Pearson (WA) / Bob Sahagian (NV); 1LC-Carsten Muencheberg (Germany), 2LC-Raul Carregha (Mexico).
BEGINNERS (15+3 rebuys): 1-Richard Wisniewski (CA), 2-Josh Racko (CA); 1C-Jacqueline Singleton (WI), 2C-Joan Grunwald (NJ); 1LC-Hsiao-Yee Ballard (CA), 2LC-Lucky Heyn (CA).
SUPER JACKPOT (16 @ $2,000): 1-John O'Hagan (IN), 2-Nack Ballard (CA).
LIMITED JACKPOT (16 @ $1,000): 1-Stacy Turner (GA), 2-Collin Harris (TX).
$400 OPEN JACKPOT (16): 1-Bill Riles (TX), 2-Raul Carregha (Mexico).
$300 SATURDAY JACKPOT (8): 1-Nack Ballard (CA), 2-Rafael Lopez de Lara (Mexico).
$100 SATURDAY JACKPOT (16): 1-Doug Wilson (CA), 2-Bob Schumacher (MN).
$50 SATURDAY BEGINNERS JACKPOT (6): 1-Josh Racko (CA), 2-Hsiao-Yee Ballard (CA).
$50 JACKPOT (32): 1-Al Hodis (NY), 2-Gary Schachtschneider (MN).
$20 JACKPOT (64): 1-Stacy Turner (GA), 2-Ted Chee (CA).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT #1 (64): 1-Doug Johnson (FL), 2-Art Moore (CA).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT #2 (32): 1-Marv Porten (CA), 2-Patrick Gibson (CA).
DOUBLES TOURNAMENT (32 teams): 1-Rob Rossetti (CA) & Gary Schachtschneider (MN), 2-Hsiao-Yee & Nack Ballard (CA).
MINI-MATCH EVENT (32): 1-Phil Simborg (IL).
U.S. TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (12 teams): 1-Howard Markowitz (NV) / Hugh Sconyers (NV) / Peter Wagner (NV), 2-Frank Ley (CA) / Lynn Lusk (CO) / Don Thompson (Japan).
$50 AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (16): 1-Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Ted Chee (CA).
$20 AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (9): 1-Emil Sepasy (CA), 2-Troy Longman (MI).
ABT - 14th ANNUAL OHIO STATE
BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 11-13, 2008; Cleveland, Ohio
CHAMPIONSHIP (27): 1-Antoinette-Marie Williams (NY), 2-Robert Lessard (Canada); 1C-Steve Hast (PA), 2C-Neil Kazaross (IL).
ADVANCED (31): 1-Rose Sheedy (IN), 2-Chris Knapp (Canada); 1C-Scott Casty (IL), 2C-Judy Field (MI).
NOVICE (11): 1-Ryan Hast (PA), 2-Andrew Vallo (PA); 1C-Charlene Britton (OH).
OHIO MASTERS (8): 1-Thomas Meyer (IL), 2-Jon Stephens (OH).
AMATEUR JACKPOT (8): 1-Stephen Benjamin (OH), 2-Larry Buckingham (OH).
DOUBLES (14 teams): 1-Peggy Jackson (OH) & Alan Martin (FL), 2-David & Linda Rockwell (IL).
QUICKIES (16): 1-Jon Stephens (OH).
BLITZ (8): 1-David Rubin (IL).
NICKY CHECK 'BIRTHDAY BOY' BRITISH BACKGAMMON OPEN
April 4-6, 2008; Daventry, England
OPEN (79): 1-Ann Pocknell, 2-Uldis Lapikens, 3/4-Tom Duggan / Dave Moon; 1C-Peter Christmas, 2C-Mike Heard, 3C/4C-Rachel Rhodes / Ray Tannen; 1LC-Brian Lever, 2LC-Peter Bennet, 3LC/4LC-Lawrence Powell / Tony Walters.
THE NOODLE (32): 1-Tony Fawcett, 2-Marcus Wrinch, 3/4-Roland Herrera / Linda Taylor.
FRIDAY 500 (40): 1-Paul Gilbertson, 2-Julian Fetterlein.
TEAM EVENT (12): 1-Marcus Wrinch.
POKER (32): 1-Steve Hallett, 2-Jon Sharp, 3-Kevin Stebbing, 4-Paul Gilbertson.
PGT - LYON PARTOUCHE BACKGAMMON
TROPHY 2
April 3-6, 2008; Lyon, France
PARTOUCHEGAMMON TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP (53+11 rebuys): 1-Minh Nguyen (France), 2-Thierry Manouck (France), 3/4-Ferat Gündogan (Germany) / Miki Suzuki (France); 1C-Mario Sequeira (Portugal), 2C-Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan), 3C/4C-Frédéric Andrieu (France) / Raj Jansari (England); 1LC-Goetz Hildsberg (Germany), 2LC-Ingo Mohr (Germany).
CONSULTATION DOUBLES (16 teams):1/2-François Coignard (France) & José Rodriguez (France) / Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan) & Tassilo Rzymann (Austria).
ABT - 30th ANNUAL PITTSBURGH
BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 28-30, 2008; Moon Township, Pennsylvania
CHAMPIONSHIP (56): 1-Jon Vietor (CA), 2-Ray Fogerlund (CA), 3/4-Michael Edge (SC) / Dana Nazarian (CA); 1C-Matt Reklaitis (MA), 2C-Jeff Acierno (NJ); 1LC-Howard Markowitz (NV).
ADVANCED (66): 1-Jolie Rubin (IL), 2-Bruce Ballance (PA), 3/4-Lynn Ehrlich (NY) / Gary Fishman (FL); 1C-Chris Knapp (Canada), 2C-Arthur Sutton (NJ); 1LC-Jesse Eaton (MN), 2LC-Julius High (NY).
NOVICE (17): 1-Susie Hathaway (VA), 2-Kim Messina (MD); 1C-Lyle Rubin (IL).
GRANDMASTER JACKPOT (14): 1-Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Harvey Gillis (WA).
MASTERS JACKPOT (32): 1-Alan Grunwald (NJ), 2-Greg Merriman (MI), 3/4-Gregg Cattanach (GA) / Fred Kalantari (MN).
AMATEUR JACKPOT (32): 1-Jesse Eaton (MN), 2-Gary Fishman (FL), 3/4-Doug Battaglia (NJ) / Larry Buckingham (OH).
PITTSBURGH MEMORIAL CUP (15): 1-Chuck Bower (IN), 2-Tak Morioka (IL).
THREE RIVERS AMATEUR CUP (14): 1-Lynn Ehrlich (NY), 2-Joe Miller (OH).
LIMITED JACKPOT (8): 1-Sergey Rybiy (NY).
NOVICE JACKPOT (8): 1-Casey Sheedy (IN), 2-Elvie Grenci (PA).
EARLY ELIMINATION JACKPOT (8): 1-Antoinette-Marie Williams (NY).
OPEN DOUBLES (18 teams): 1-Greg Merriman (MI) & Jon Vietor (CA), 2-Luther Lute (OH) & Jon Stephens (OH).
LIMITED DOUBLES (16 teams): 1-Mark Gordon (MD) & Barry Silliman (MD), 2-Bob & Susie Hathaway (VA).
BLITZ (64): 1-Herb Roman (IL).
2-POINT QUICKIES (64): 1-Dave Settles (IL), 2-Dana Nazarian (CA).
$300 JACKPOT (4): 1-Sean Garber (IN).
$100 JACKPOT (4): 1-Al Hodis (NY).
CHAMPIONSHIP CUBE QUIZ (13): 1-Stick Rice (OH).
ADVANCED CUBE QUIZ (15): 1-Mark Gordon (MD).
$1,300 was raised for charity.
WSOB - 20th PARTOUCHEGAMMON
NORDIC OPEN BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP
March 20-24, 2008; Helsingør,
Denmark
CHAMPIONSHIP (154): 1-Tassilo Rzymann (Austria), 2-Hans Kristian Mathiesen (Denmark), 3/4-Jan Jacobowitz (Germany) / Manouchehr Parchami-Araghi (Iran/Sweden); 1C-Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan), 2C-Karsten Bredahl (Denmark), 3C/4C-Rida Hassan (Egypt) / Alexandros Kolonias (Greece); 1LC-Giorgio Castellano (Italy), 2LC-Jørgen Mohr Poulsen (Denmark).
ADVANCED (78): 1-Ole Andersen (Denmark), 2-Søren T. Larsen (Denmark), 3/4-Mads Peter Andersen (Denmark) / Hardy Hübener (Germany); 1C-Kåre Aronsson (Sweden), 2C-Martin Birkhahn (Germany), 3C/4C-Tommy Kean (Denmark) / Sara Utku (Sweden); 1LC-Steffen Lundstrøm (Denmark), 2LC-Pom Mickelsson (Sweden).
INTERMEDIATE (78): 1-George Miltiadou (England), 2-Jürgen Stahlkopf (Germany), 3/4-Anders Johannessen (Denmark) / Christian Sørensen (Denmark); 1C-Casper Andersen (Denmark), 2C-Vinni Gertsen (Denmark), 3C/4C-Søren H. Larsen (Denmark) / Fred Westerby (Norway); 1LC-Loui Westin (Sweden), 2LC-Anita Zelmerløw (Denmark).
BEGINNERS (79): 1-Frederik Blinkenberg Pedersen (Denmark), 2-Martin Bøhm Rasmussen(Denmark), 3-Bjarni Baldvin Gudmundsson (Denmark), 4-Malene Macteld Jacobsen. Spurt:1-Søren Schmidt (Denmark).
SUPERJACKPOT (16): 1-Morten Holm Lassen (Denmark), 2-Sander Lylloff (Denmark).
2008 JAPAN OPEN QUALIFIER (32): 1-Uli Koch (Germany), 2-Jan Jacobowitz (Germany).
2008 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP / CANNES QUALIFIER (32): 1-Volker Sonnabend (Germany), 2-Alexandros Kolonias (Greece).
LADIES CUP (64): 1-Pia Sevelin (Sweden), 2-Pia Jeppesen (Denmark), 3-Laura Monaco (Italy).
CONSULTATION DOUBLES (45 teams): 1-Marko Hellsten (Finland) & Miika Lappalainen (Finland), 2-Hamza Nar (Turkey) & Nedim Yardimci (Turkey), 3/4-Scott Casty (USA) & Carter Mattig (USA) / Michael Larsen (Denmark) & Jakob Simonsen (Denmark).
NATIONS CUP (12 teams): 1-Mamalustra: Karsten Bredahl / Steen Gronbech / Michael Larsen / Jakob Simonsen (Denmark).
TEAM EVENT (42 teams): 1-Play65: Karsten Bredahl / Michael Larsen / Jakob Simonsen (Denmark), 2-Japanese Backgammon League: Akiko Abe / Masayuki Mochizuki / Kenji Shimodaira.
MIXED CONSULTATION DOUBLES: 1-Ingrid Söderstjerna (Sweden) & Shahin Azami (Iran/Sweden), 2-Inja Myhr (Denmark) & Thomas Myhr (Denmark), 3/4-Inge Christoffersen (Denmark) & Brian Rigèt (Denmark) / Charlotte Nissen (Denmark) & Kenny Nissen (Denmark).
EXHIBITION MATCH: 1-Andreas Christian Olsen (Denmark), 2-Kenji Shimodaira (Japan).
$10,000 EXHIBITION SPEED-GAMMON MATCH: 1-Gus Hansen (Denmark), 2-Sander Lylloff (Denmark).
LOWEST ERROR RATE PRIZE: Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan), 1.9 error rate.
ABT - 2008 MIDWEST BACKGAMMON
CHAMPIONSHIPS
February 29-March 2, 2008; Lisle, Illinois
CHAMPIONSHIP (64): 1-Ray Glaeser (OH), 2-Greg Merriman (MI), 3/4-Larry Liebster (NJ) / Herb Roman (IL); 1C-Tak Morioka (IL), 2C-Kit Woolsey (CA); 1LC-Bob Koca (MD).
ADVANCED (64): 1-Barry Miller (IL), 2-Eric Barr (MO), 3/4-Mark Donaldson (MN) / Peggy Neubig (NJ); 1C-Les Moshinsky (IL), 2C-Lynda Clay (CO); 1LC-Harold Roberson (MN).
LIMITED (30): 1-Bob Pietras (IL), 2-Roy Cohen (IL); 1C-Chris Scott (IL); 1LC-Josh Racko (CA).
$125 OPEN (10): 1-Alan Gold (WI); 1C-Tami Jones (ID); 1LC-Matt Reklaitis (MA).
CHILDREN'S TOURNAMENT (15): 1-Philip Ring (IL), 2-Gordon Miller (IL); 1C-Lyle Rubin (IL), 2C-Jonathan Munitz (NY).
BATTLE OF THE SEXES (32 men & 11 women): 1-Roz Ferris (IL), 2-Stepan Nuniyants (WA).
GRAND CRYSTAL BEAVER (16): 1-Ray Fogerlund (CA), 2-Stepan Nuniyants (WA).
LEAPGAMMON (32): 1-Ed Bennett (NM), 2-Chris Knapp (Canada).
OPEN DOUBLES (29 teams): 1-Rory Pascar (IL) & Stick Rice (OH), 2-Raghavendra Hegde (IL) & Faddoul Khoury (IL), 3/4-Ed Bennett (NM) & Greg Merriman (MI) / Abby Biss (New Zealand) & Neil Kazaross (IL).
LIMITED DOUBLES (16 teams): 1-Kieth Hvamstad (MN) & Harold Roberson (MN), 2-Eric Barr (MO) & Kathleen Davis (MO).
CHEYENNE BLITZ (104): 1-Ed Zell (IL), 2-Steve Brown (MN).
2-POINT QUICKIES (128): 1-Dan Pelton (AZ), 2-Dan Weymouth (IL), 3/4-Mark Antranikian (CA) / Dan Pelton (AZ).
TAKI SIX-SHOOTER TOURNEY (16): 1-Ray Fogerlund (CA). First prize was a Taki-Western Bakelite board.
CACTUS JACKPOT (8): 1-Jeff Acierno (NJ), 2-Jon Vietor (CA).
WHEEL OF FORTUNE: 1-Bob Pietras (IL).
PIG-ROLLING: 1-Vinton Knarr (IL).
CHIPS GAME: 1-Jerry Godsey (GA).
RODEO BAGATELLE: 1-Sean Garber (IN).
$5,100 was raised for the Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago.
See Chicago Tribune article on the Midwest Championships here.
QUEENSLAND BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP
February 23-24, 2008; Surfers Paradise,
Queensland, Australia
CHAMPIONSHIP (47+17 rebuys): 1-Paul Weaver (USA), 2-Robbie Solomon, 3-Simon Woodhead, 4-Steve Roberts, 5/6-Tim Hochgrebe / David Kinston, 7/10-Virginia Jones / David Reitzen / Richard Theunissen (New Zealand) / Hamish Whetstone.
PGT - PARTOUCHE TROPHY BACKGAMMON
TOURNAMENT
February 14-17, 2008; Cannes, France
PARTOUCHEGAMMON TOUR OPEN (81): 1-Jose Salema (Portugal), 2-Fernando Braconi (Italy), 3/4-Constantin Mezadourian (France) / Pia Jeppesen (Denmark); 1C-Jean-Philippe Rohr (France), 2C-Philip Vischjager (Netherlands), 3C/4C-Bartolomeo Migliore (Italy) / Minh Nguyen (France); 1LC-Luigi Villa (Italy), 2LC-Simon Shamash (Israel), 3LC/4LC-Jürgen Orlowski (Germany) / Volker Sonnabend (Germany).
INTERMEDIATE (15): 1-Tatsuki Naka (Japan), 2-Marguinand (France); 1C-Julie Thabault (France), 2C-Rudolf Prohaska (Austria); 1LC-Jean-Marc Beauvois (France), 2LC-Facchetti (Italy).
BEGINNERS #1 (26): 1-Devar (France).
BEGINNERS #2 (16): 1-De Brand (France).
WARM-UP (47): 1-Olivier Decultot (France), 2-Michel Serrero (France).
500-euro SUPERJACKPOT (8): 1-Morten Holm (Denmark).
ABT - 8th ANNUAL CAROLINA
INVITATIONAL
January 18-20, 2008; Charlotte, North
Carolina
OPEN (45): 1-Bob Koca (MD), 2-David Rubin (IL); 1C-Michael Edge (SC), 2C-Ed O'Laughlin (VA); 1LC-Bill Davis (IL).
ADVANCED (31): 1-Owen Black (FL), 2-Beth Raby (VA); 1C-Joseph Jemal (NJ), 2C-Ben Elliott (NC); 1LC-Evan Etter (FL).
NOVICE (6): 1-Alan Lawrence (NC), 2-Camille Lawrence (NC).
QUEEN CITY CUP (28): 1-Stick Rice (OH), 2-Jose Farca (FL).
CARDINAL CLASSIC (32): 1-Stacy Turner (GA), 2-Norman Hansen (GA), 3/4-Ken Larsen (NC) / Lynn Lusk (CO).
2-POINT QUICKIES (64): 1-Howard Markowitz (NV), 2-Terry Leahy (IL).
DOUBLES (17 teams): 1-Bill Davis (IL) & Nora Luna Righter (MA), 2-Jerry Godsey (GA) & Larry Taylor (GA).
KILL PHIL BLITZ (32): 1-Stacy Turner (GA).
$25 JACKPOT (8): 1-Timothy Turner (GA), 2-Jon Vietor (CA).
SKUNK DICE: 1-Nora Luna Righter (MA).
$1,020 was raised for the St. Thomas Aquinas Medical Mission to Haiti.
11th BRIGHT 'N' BREEZY BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT
January 11-13, 2008; Brighton, England
MAIN (90): 1-Mark Heidenfeld, 2-Roy Hollands, 3/4-David Barker / Arthur Musgrove; 1C-Rida Hassan (Egypt), 2C-Rachel Rhodes, 3C/4C-Ray Kershaw / Bill Young; 1LC-Michael Lamote (Belgium), 2LC-Philip Vischjager (Netherlands), 3LC/4LC-Simon Barget / Uldis Lapikens.
TIDAL WAVE (64): 1-Ian Davidson, 2-Ed Turner, 3/4-Richard Biddle / Brian Lever.
FRIDAY 500 (42): 1-Paul Barwick, 2-Martin Barkwill, 3/4-Ray Tannen / Paul Watts.
TEAM EVENT (17): 1/2-Ian Davidson / Dorothy Lee.
£50 Jackpot (4): 1-Nicky Check, 2-Rachel Rhodes.
POKER (22): 1-Philip Vischjager (Netherlands), 2-Roy Hollands, 3-Paul Learmount, 4-John Batty, 5-Alison Lee.
ABT - NEW YORK METROPOLITAN
OPEN & WORLD DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP
January 10-14, 2008; Jersey City, New
Jersey
CHAMPIONSHIP (67+29 rebuys): 1-Mike Senkiewicz (NY), 2-John O'Hagan (IN), 3/4-Rick Barabino (NY) / Neil Deutsch (NY); 1C-Jeff Acierno (NJ), 2C-Antonio Ortega (Costa Rica); 1LC-Stepan Nuniyants (WA).
INTERMEDIATE (42+14 rebuys): 1-Reggie Proulx (Canada), 2-Milton Gonzalez (Costa Rica); 1C-Dave Settles (IL), 2C-Charles Toots (CA); 1LC-Tom Rebelo (Canada).
BEGINNER (5): 1-Josh Rechnitz (NY).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (32): 1-Rick Barabino (NY), 2-Dion Hogan
(MI).
LIMITED JACKPOT (32): 1-Bob Tilp (NJ), 2-Antonio Ortega (Costa
Rica).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (16 teams): 1-Mary Hickey (OH) & Claude Landry
(Canada), 2-Boris Dekhtyar (NY) & Felix Goykhman (NJ).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (32): 1-Charles Silverman (NJ), 2-Dr. Bob Hill
(NY).
$50 JACKPOT #1 (32): 1-Herb Gurland (MA), 2-Ira Siegler (NJ).
$50 JACKPOT #2 (16): 1-Richard Munitz (NY).
$20 JACKPOT #1 (32): 1-Garry Kallos (Canada), 2-Charles Silverman
(NJ).
$20 JACKPOT #2 (16): 1-Ira Siegler (NJ).
$300 SUNDAY JACKPOT (4): 1-Howard Markowitz (NV).
$100 SUNDAY JACKPOT (8): 1-Mark Megalli (NY), 2-Brian Barber (NY).
WORLD DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP (4 teams): 1-Mike Senkiewicz (NY) &
Kent Goulding (MD), 2-Howard Markowitz (NV) & Ed O'Laughlin
(VA), 3/4-Alan Grunwald (NJ) & Paul Magriel (NV) / Stick Rice
(OH) & Kit Woolsey (CA).
