Results: Las Vegas Backgammon Open (Las Vegas, Nevada, November 9-13, 2011)

These results are from the Chicago Point.  Complete results can be  found at the Chicago Point website.  CHAMPIONSHIP (76 + 24 rebuys): 1-Matt Cohn-Geier (NV), 2-Jeremy Bagai (CA), 3/4-Falafel Natanzon (Israel) / Wayne Jeffcoat (CA); 1C-Motonori Kunishima (Japan), 2C-Gary Bauer (NJ), 3D/4C-Dorn Bishop (CA) / Luiz Torres; 1LC-Charlie Pipkin, 2LC-Mark Antranikian.  INTERMEDIATE (64 + 20 rebuys): 1-Tom Duggan (England), 2-Carsten Muencheberg  (Germany), 3/4-Neal Weiner (FL) / Charlie Raichle (CO); 1C-Josh Racko (CA), 2C-Evan Etter (FL), 3C/4C-Elli Nache (CA) / Charles Toots (CA); 1LC-Al Lunder (WA), 2LC-Patty Geoffroy (MA).  BEGINNER (19 + 3 rebuys): 1-Joe Roth (CA), 2-Susan Lee (AZ); 1C-Michelle Andersen, 2C-Myra Chapman; 1LC-Joseph Toups (FL).  SUPER JACKPOT (16 @ $2,000): 1-Michy Kageyama (Japan), 2-Justin Nunez (CA), 3/4-Falafel Natanzon (Israel) / Gary Bauer (NJ).  LIMITED JACKPOT (16 @ $1,000): 1-Raul Mulanovich (Peru), 2-Greg Cottle (NV), 3/4-John Rockwell (CA) / Daisuke Katagami (Japan)  SENIORS (128): 1-Ricardo Malas, 2-Paul Polatov.  BLITZ (120): 1-Ted Chee (CA), 2-Justin Nunez (CA).  MINI-MATCH (64): 1-Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Ted Chee (CA).  SATURDAY $100 JACKPOT (24): 1-Ted Chee, 2-Andre Larsen (Norway)  AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (32): 1-Jeff Nitschke (MN), 2-Cheryl Andersen (CA).  USBGF PROFICIENCY EXAM: Open winner—Ray Fogerlund.  Intermediate winner (tie): Garry Kallos / Joe Nolan