Results: 2026 Denver Open Backgammon Tournament

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ABTWILD WEST SHOOTOUT: 8th ANNUAL DENVER OPEN BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT
June 3-7, 2026; Denver, Colorado

ABT DIVISION 1 – BISON (50+24 rebuys): 1-Richard Stubbe (TX), 2-Charles Raichle (CO), 3-Gus Contos (CA), 4/5-Scotty Kelland (CT) / David Kettler (TX); 1C-Jonah Seewald (CO), 2C-Irina Litzenberger (VA).

ABT DIVISION 2- GUNSLINGERS (32+18 rebuys): 1-William Reeves (CO), 2-Brett Hemes (MN), 3-David Gray (CA); 1C-Marcy Kossar (MD), 2C-Dan Eisenhauer (CO).

ABT DIVISION 3 – WARRIORS (19+5 rebuys): 1-Larry Arnold (AZ), 2-Jeanna Kish (TX); 1C-Bill McDonough (CO), 2C-Christian Lebegue (CO).

WILD HORSES SUPER JACKPOT (4): 1-Roberto Litzenberger (VA).

BISON JACKPOT DIVISION 1 (48): 1-Ethan Nissani (CO), 2-Al Hodis (NV), 3-Steve Sax (CA), 4/6-Dennis Culpepper (VA) / Patrick Enright (WA) / John O’Hagan (IN).

GUNSLINGER JACKPOT DIVISION 2 (32): 1-Lynn Lusk (CO), 2-Bodger Millerd (OR), 3/4-Brett Hemes (MN) / Nick Knebel (CO).

WARRIOR JACKPOT DIVISION 3 (12): 1-Proctor Ritchie (AZ), 2-Joan Koscielny (FL), 3-Mark Manning (CO).

PLAYERS CUP DENVER BMAB (30): 1-Marc Emrich (CO), 2/6-Dan Eisenhauer (CO) / Ray Fogerlund (NV) / Michael Pines (CA) / Melissa Shin (CA) / Marty Storer (NH). PR winners: 1-Marty Storer (NH) at 2.52, 2-Ray Fogerlund (NV) at 4.02, 3-David Klausa (CO) at 4.23, 4-Irina Litzenberger (VA) at 5.03, 5-Charlie Raichle (CO) at 5.33, 6-Dennis Culpepper (VA) at 5.71, 7-Marc Emrich (CO) at 5.98. Unlucky Dice Award: Bill Mcdonough (CO) at -19.96. Marc Emrich (CO) won Iron Star #018.

EARLY RUSTLER JACKPOT (8): 1-Lynn Lusk (CO).

GOLDRUSH / SPEEDGAMMON (16): 1-William Reeves (CO), 2-Ryan Jarvis (NM).

RUSTLER’S GAMBIT / CANCELGAMMON (32): 1-Roberto Litzenberger (VA), 2-Richard Siebold (CO), 3/4-Mario Savan (CA) / Kit Woolsey (CA).

ANNIE OAKLEY SHOOTOUT (16): 1-Kara Schulz (CA), 2-Irina Litzenberger (VA); 1C-Marcy Kossar (MD), 2C-Molly Anderson (NM).

EARLY SHOOTOUT (32): 1-Bill Lonergan (NY), 2-Richard Siebold (CO), 3/4-Gus Contos (CA) / Marty Storer (NH).

DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Ray Fogerlund (NV) & Sue Will (IL), 2-Dennis Culpepper (VA) & Marc Emrich (CO), 3/4-James Caristi (IN) & John O’Hagan (IN) / David Gray (CA) & Michael Pines (CA).

WOLF BLITZ (52): 1-Al Hodis (NV), 2-Tom Wheeler (TX).

SENIOR WRANGLERS (32): 1-Marty Storer (NH), 2-Ed Rosenblum (NM), 3/4-Larry Arnold (AZ) / Carol Joy Cole (MI).

YOUNG WRANGLERS ((16): 1-Bill Lonergan (NY), 2-Ryan Jarvis (NM).

LAST STAND (18): 1-Gary Koscielny (FL), 2-Kit Woolsey (CA).

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