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2008 -- An ABT Journey. First person account by Chris Knapp

2009 ABT Player of the Year Top 50
Compiled after 10 events through 6/14/09
(Top 3 finishers win trophies. 1st through 20th win solid silver dollar mementos)

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2
3
4
5
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7
8
9
10

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
NAME
Ray Fogerlund
Stick Rice
Neil Kazaross
Julius High
Bob Glass
John O'Hagan
Rod Covlin
Victor Ashkenazi
Petko Kostadinov
Mary Hickey
Larry Taylor
David Todd
Rob Maier
David Rubin
Adam Bennett
Shinichiro Kaneko
Dorn Bishop
Brandon Macklin
Ed Johnson
Carol Joy Cole
Steve Sax
Bob Schumacher
Philip Smith
Charlie Silverman
Rick Barabino
TOTAL
37.30
35.80
28.50
21.33
21.00
20.74
20.73
17.00
15.00
13.33
13.00
12.80
11.54
10.67
10.67
10.37
10.18
10.17
10.00
10.00

9.58
9.33
9.00
8.60
8.50
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26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
NAME
Falafel Natanzon
Majid Jahanbani
Richard Munitz
Neil Garvie
Stacy Turner
Ed King
Trisha Hegland
Tom Hodous
Scott Casty
Lucky Nelson
Matt Reklaitis
Herb Roman
Al Faller
Bill Calton
Matt Cohn-Geier
Rory Pascar
Ramon Eleazar
Jona Alexander
Malcolm Davis
Sal Chehayeb
Ramez Abi-Akar
Jesse Eaton
Murray Bryntesen
Joe Russell
Brian Barber
TOTAL
8.50
7.20
6.75
6.67
6.50
6.22
6.20
6.00
5.79
5.33
5.25
5.25
5.25
5.20
5.19
5.19
5.19
5.09
5.09
5.08
5.08
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00

2009 ABT Scheduled Events
MAP LOCATIONS WITH DRIVING DIRECTIONS by Dale Kerr

Jul 2-5: Michigan Summer Championships; Novi, MI; Carol Joy Cole; 810/232-9731
Jul 24-26: 14th Minnesota Open Championships; Bloomington, MN; Dave Minikus; 612/718-2613
Jul 31-Aug 2: Thousand Islands Backgammon Tournament; Alexandria Bay, NY; Renee Rosenbloom; 585/396-0969
Aug 7-9: Florida State Championships; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Elayne Feinstein; 954/249-1416
Sep 4-7: Wisconsin State Championships; Madison, WI; Tom Machaj; 608/516-9109
Sep 25-27: Colorado State Championships; Aurora, CO; Lynda Clay; 303/791-0271
Oct 9-11: Illinois State Championships; Peoria, IL; Linda Rockwell; 847/845-3579
Oct 16-18: Mid Atlantic Championships; Towson, MD; Elayne Feinstein; 954/249-1416
Nov 4-8: 2009 Las Vegas Open, Las Vegas, NV; Howard Markowitz; 702/218-8238
Dec 4-6: California State Championship; Van Nuys, CA; Patrick Gibson; 818/901-0464


2009 ABT Tournament Winners

Los Angeles Open (Van Nuys, California; June 12-14)
Open (56): Ray Fogerlund (CA)
Advanced (31): Trisha Hegland (CA)
Limited (9): Liam Zaidel (CA)

US Open (Arlington, Virginia; June 4-7)
Championship (25): Carol Joy Cole
Intermediate (20): Eric Johnson (IL)
Beginner (9): Joan Grunwald (NJ)

29th Chicago Open (Rosemont, Illinois; May 22-25)
Open (39): Larry Taylor (GA)
Intermediate (26): Bill Calton (MI)
Novice (8): Adam Lusk (CO)

Atlanta Spring Classic (Atlanta, Georgia; May 1-3)
Championship (32): David Todd (MO)
Advanced (25): Murray Bryntesen (FL)
Novice (4): Jon Hochberg (GA)

Nevada State Backgammon Tournament (Las Vegas, Nevada; April 15-19)
Championship (70 + 26 rebuys): John O'Hagan (IN)
Intermediate (63 + 25 rebuys): Bob Schumacher (MN)
Beginner (22 + 6 rebuys): Joe Nolan (NV)

2009 Ohio State Championships (Cleveland, Ohio; April 3-5)
Open (30): Mary Hickey (OH)
Advanced (28): Ed King (OH)
Novice (13): Irv Taylor (OH)

2009 Midwest Championships (Lisle, Illinois; March 20-22)
Championship (64): Julius High (NY)
$125 Open (9): Rob Maier (WV)
Advanced (61): Brandon Macklin (MD)
Limited (17): Tim Johnson (IL)

Pittsburgh Championships (Moon Township, Pennsylvania; Feb. 20-22)
Open (63): Bob Glass (CA)
Advanced (60): Ed Johnson (NY)
Novice (14): Sheri Peters (VA)

Carolina Invitational (Charlotte, North Carolina; Jan. 16-18)
Open (45): Neil Kazaross (IL)
Advanced (30): Tom Hodous (WV)
Novice (14): David Hamill (NC)

New York Metropolitan Open (Jersey City, New Jersey; Jan. 8-11)
Championship (51): Victor Ashkenazi (NY)
Intermediate (36): Majid Jahanbani (VA)
Beginner (10): Luciana Abes (Brazil)

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