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Orange County Backgammon Club

Meeting Details

Meets every Monday (start time 4:00 pm) and select Sundays, check website for schedule.

Update:

Monday May 4 @  CLAIM JUMPER –  South Coast Plaza
Monday May 11 @  Muldoon’s Irish Pub- Newport Beach
Monday May 18 @  Muldoon’s Irish Pub- Newport Beach
Monday May 25 @  Muldoon’s Irish Pub- Newport Beach

We play a tournament, Matches to 5 or 7 points. The entry fee is $20 and re -entries accepted if available. Prizes awarded to top 3 or 4 placings. Entries available up until 6 PM. A warmup chouette is also available at 2 PM.

Follow our Facebook and Instagram listings for live event updates and invites.

Contact Mario Savan or Vinny Ramirez for more details.



***First time New players to the club free re-entries until initial win.

Backgammon board mid-game with yellow and brown checkers arranged on the triangles; dice in a shaker on the right and a wristwatch visible on a player's arm in the background.
Logo for Orange County Backgammon (OCBG) featuring a circular emblem with red and blue game pieces, a red ribbon, and two red dice.

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Contact

Mario Savan
949.433.2014
backgammonorangecounty@gmail.com
Vinny Ramirez
760.552.3845
viktorgreyk@gmail.com

Venue Location

Muldoon’s Irish Pub (Mondays)
202 Newport Center Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Claim Jumper Steakhouse & Bar (Monday Alternative Location)
3333 Bristol St Suite #2078, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Standings

 Orange County Backgammon Club - Player Standings 
Player of the Month
Nemesis Report
Tournament Results
Player Standings for
Last Tournament: 9/7/2026
* Name (online) Master
Points		 Events 1st
Place		 2nd
Place		 Matches
Won/Lost		 Win
%		 Club
Rating
1 Tom Keisler 55.92 (1) 29 8 3 98 36 73% 1849.46
2 Mario Savan 45.13 (2) 31 7 1 98 45 69% 1761.12
3 Robert Virnig 38.89 (3) 36 5 2 101 66 60% 1669.32
4 Paul Mangone 32.02 (4) 32 3 4 85 63 57% 1684.30
5 Judy Collins 26.33 (5) 32 3 2 72 71 50% 1553.96
6 Kara Schultz 23.44 (6) 19 3 2 52 31 63% 1745.44
7 Paul Palomino 22.53 (7) 32 2 3 58 61 49% 1507.78
8 Vinny Ramirez 19.52 (8) 33   5 68 72 49% 1559.08
9 Joe Pepper 19.13 (9) 31 1 2 63 54 54% 1612.41
10 Mark Weiner 13.76 (10) 26   2 50 52 49% 1580.83
11 Thomas Polk 13.61 (11) 33 1   56 68 45% 1489.94
12 Jerry Slomkoski 11.28 (12) 34   2 48 61 44% 1399.63
13 Kenny Alexander 9.72 (13) 31   1 43 69 38% 1422.49
14 Mike Alfano 9.01 (14) 30     46 62 43% 1387.97
15 Manny Armesto 8.68 (15) 24   1 37 36 51% 1409.71
16 Dan Stonescu 7.36 (16) 10 1   13 20 39% 1481.95
17 Ramin Soghati 7.12 (17) 15     35 25 58% 1687.70
18 John Jessup 6.16 (18) 7 1   17 11 61% 1635.23
19 Justin Sheftell 5.00 (19) 1 1   5 0 100% 1573.67
20 Linda Jensen 4.80 (20) 14   1 18 25 42% 1320.90
21 Joe Thinn 4.00 (21) 2 1   5 4 56% 1557.67
22 Farshid Mirzaei 3.96 (22) 11     19 25 43% 1534.26
23 Niel Borden 3.32 (23) 3   1 11 5 69% 1591.57
24 Frank Ley 2.88 (24) 2   1 8 2 80% 1638.49
25 Rod Bidgoli 2.64 (25) 4   1 8 6 57% 1556.51
26 David Gray 2.16 (26) 2   1 6 7 46% 1503.22
27 Patrick Keene 2.04 (27) 5     7 9 44% 1621.70
28 Kurosh Namini 1.76 (29) 9     9 21 30% 1352.80
29 Paul D'Angelo 1.76 (28) 13     11 25 31% 1317.69
30 Brad Wallis 1.60 (30) 8     10 12 45% 1544.53
31 Gary Nouskajian 1.52 (31) 4     7 5 58% 1522.38
32 Peter Leyenaar 1.52 (32) 5     6 13 32% 1389.53
33 Clay Nolde 1.28 (33) 7     8 12 40% 1398.47
34 Joel Rettew 1.12 (34) 7     7 12 37% 1472.13
35 Bert Polan 1.04 (35) 3     3 3 50% 1476.75
36 Manny Arnesto 1.00 (37) 1     3 2 60% 1550.94
37 Gizem Preciado 1.00 (36) 2     3 4 43% 1436.16
38 Karen Pickler 0.96 (38) 6     6 14 30% 1376.51
39 David Wiser 0.88 (39) 1     3 1 75% 1555.01
40 Navid Nabavian 0.80 (40) 4     5 7 42% 1485.39
41 Tim Kennedy 0.80 (42) 9     5 15 25% 1298.77
42 Cyrise Allen 0.80 (41) 3     5 6 45% 1257.28
43 George Haskour 0.48 (44) 1     3 2 60% 1714.61
44 Mehdi Showkati 0.48 (43) 1     3 2 60% 1534.51
45 Don Pickler 0.48 (45) 5     3 11 21% 1374.26
46 Steve Sax 0.32 (51) 1     2 2 50% 1706.67
47 Benyamin Taheri 0.32 (52) 1     2 1 67% 1622.64
48 Tino Farzad 0.32 (49) 1     2 1 67% 1524.30
49 Steve Harless 0.32 (53) 1     2 2 50% 1503.83
50 Mark Schlossberg 0.32 (50) 1     2 2 50% 1499.75
51 Mo Reza 0.32 (46) 1     2 3 40% 1499.63
52 Art Benjamin 0.32 (47) 1     2 3 40% 1487.03
53 Matt Bogosian 0.32 (54) 2     2 6 25% 1438.29
54 Darlene Dullard 0.32 (48) 2     2 3 40% 1418.37
55 Joe Roth 0.16 (58) 1     1 2 33% 1661.17
56 Tommy Tallarico 0.16 (57) 2     1 5 17% 1660.16
57 Tim LeGlaire 0.16 (67) 1     1 2 33% 1559.77
58 Holden Borklund 0.16 (65) 1     1 1 50% 1497.21
59 Iman Bar 0.16 (69) 1     1 1 50% 1490.35
60 Alex Jadis 0.16 (68) 1     1 2 33% 1477.55
61 Victor Vuong 0.16 (63) 1     1 2 33% 1476.53
62 Patrick Woo-sam 0.16 (64) 2     1 3 25% 1467.08
63 Patrick Gibson 0.16 (56) 1     1 3 25% 1463.89
64 Ken Rinker 0.16 (61) 3     1 4 20% 1433.71
65 Andrew Arthur 0.16 (60) 1     1 3 25% 1423.57
66 Vera Holley 0.16 (62) 1     1 2 33% 1421.98
67 Ron Johnson 0.16 (55) 1     1 2 33% 1410.48
68 Patrick Pepper 0.16 (66) 2     1 4 20% 1371.67
69 Chip Mcgehee 0.16 (59) 1     1 1 50% 1223.95
70 Michael Pines 0.00 (87) 1     0 3 0% 1606.82
71 Sam Soufi 0.00 (72) 1     0 1 0% 1477.86
72 Brian Wynn 0.00 (81) 1     0 1 0% 1476.59
73 Brendan Bakir 0.00 (90) 1     0 1 0% 1476.58
74 Seth Caplan 0.00 (77) 1     0 1 0% 1474.91
75 Merlin Rothfield 0.00 (91) 1     0 1 0% 1473.17
76 Jeremiah Jadis 0.00 (88) 1     0 1 0% 1472.88
77 Ron Cutler 0.00 (82) 1     0 2 0% 1468.83
78 Ronald Lee 0.00 (86) 1     0 2 0% 1463.46
79 Michael Pourrahim 0.00 (73) 1     0 2 0% 1460.30
80 Santiago Deirala 0.00 (76) 1     0 2 0% 1457.38
81 Jeff Glikman 0.00 (71) 2     0 3 0% 1439.58
82 Ray Cifani 0.00 (70) 1     0 2 0% 1439.03
83 Greg Williams 0.00 (84) 2     0 4 0% 1434.86
84 Pari Etezadie 0.00 (83) 1     0 3 0% 1433.48
85 Rita Petler 0.00 (80) 3     0 5 0% 1394.60
86 Dustin Borklund 0.00 (75) 1     0 1 0% 1369.27
87 Ava Clenney 0.00 (78) 3     0 6 0% 1367.03
88 David Gardner 0.00 (89) 1     0 0 0% 1313.05
89 Davi Mayfield 0.00 (79) 2     0 4 0% 1264.79
90 Boswell Borklund 0.00 (74) 1     0 1 0% 1247.42
91 Amanda Brown 0.00 (85) 4     0 4 0% 1222.91
Master Points are awarded to players who place in a tournament
based on the number of players or rounds and the level of the event.
Player ratings are calculated using the FIBS rating formula.
Click player's name to view ratings history chart.
* Left column is numerical rank based on the last sorted column.
Default sort is master points.




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