Tournament Results
Sunday, 18 May 1997
San Mateo, California
We're havin' a heat wave. And these folks were hot!
Beginner's section (8 players):
Main Winner - Mark Hein*
2nd - Lorien Phippeny
Consolation Winner - Bill Landry*
Intermediate section (8 players):
Main Winner - Roger Gabrielson*
2nd - Unes Gollestani
Consolation Winner/ Michael Mitzenmacher*
(Split)
Open section (21 players):
These are the point-people (Brownie and KG) of the month:
Main Winner - Daniel Murphy*
2nd - Kit Woolsey*
3rd / Steve Clark*
4th Elliott Winslow*
Consolation Winner - Ron Karr*
2nd - Tom Henson*
* denotes BGBB members
Congratulations to you all!
Theo Edwards, escaping the valley heat in Modesto, and Art Grater, emerging from the fog banks covering the Monterey Bay, met up in San Mateo on a gloriously beautiful Spring day. Although they travelled the farthest, the Long Distance Award for May goes to all of us Bay Area locals for choosing to spend such a perfect day together.
BGBB Home Page news:
Game 7 from the March finals between Ron Karr and Richard McIntosh (Nacknotated by Nick Ballard) is on-line, and it's a very special addition to everyone's collection of backgammon learning material. JellyFish devotees will find food for thought here I've not seen explored anywhere else. Others of us who have played backgammon only with the aids of our learning and the dice gods have a plentiful resource in this analysis as well.
Game 8, April's installment from the Danny Epstein and Michael Derylo finals, will be on-line as soon as vacation and JF rollout schedules allow (the 2nd week in June, or so). We welcome back regular contributor Ron Karr, who has again shared his powerful insight simply and elegantly with this game analysis.
Additions to Songs for Beginners include Favorite Artists: Gladys Knight and the Pips, Chubby Checker, the BeeGees (well...., their name gets them on the list anyway).
Coming soon: Detailed directions on how to get to the San Mateo tourneys via public transport.
Have fun folks!
And now, here it is, our BIG announcement!
Thanks to the members of BGBB, whose membership dues have funded this, the July 20th BACKGAMMON BY THE BAY tourney in San Mateo will be a money-added affair. Each field will be limited to 32 players, and for this one month only, members will be able to make advance reservations (via E-mail or telephone, or at the June tourney). Here's the scoop:
Beginner's Division - $75 added Intermediate Division - $150 added Open Division - $300 added
Advance reservations available to members only. Make reservations by:
- sending E-mail to B
eth . When you receive an E-mail confirmation back, you're reserved; or - phoning B
eth at 408.688.9722; or - signing up in person, at the June tourney.
- show up by 11:30AM on July 20th.
Reservations will expire at 11:30AM. At that time, the field will be opened to whoever is there and wishing to play, but first priority will be given to members.
Please bring a board!
We hope this big July tournament will in some small way to say thanks to all the BGBB members, for showing the confidence you have in us, for being as supportive as you have been and making the Bay Area's backgammon community the wonderful collection of folks it is, and for making it as much fun for us as we hope it is for you.
BGBB Players in the News: Lots of 'em -- see the News Wire.
Nicely done folks!
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Keep on rollin' well,
J
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BackGammon By the Bay
Sunday, June 15th
12:00 noon
Doors open at 11:00 am
1730 South Amphlett, Suite 116
San Mateo, CA
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