Results: California Backgammon Championship

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December 3-7, 2025; Los Angeles, California

Results courtesy of Chicago Point

ABT OPEN (85+49 rebuys): 1-Robert Virnig (CA). 2-Vlad Eydelman (IL), 3-Arnold Freeman (CA), 4/5-Alex Farzan (CA) / Phil Simborg (FL); 1C-Frank Frigo (CA), 2C-Anthony Niakiani (CA), 3C/4C-Jack Edelson (MN) / Max Mowzoon (FL).

ABT ADVANCED (58+36 rebuys): 1-Jeremy Ly (NY), 2-Wayland Augur (CA), 3-Alain Azoulay (CA), 4/5-David Cohen (CA) / Pedram Sooferi (CA); 1C-John Bakovic (CA), 2C-Stuart Steene-Connolly (CA), 3C/4C-Lynn Ehrlich (FL) / Tyler Hathaway (NY).

INTERMEDIATE (25): 1-Stephen Braun (CA), 2-Gregory Wilson CA), 3-Kenneth Lavigna (CA); 1C-Harutyun Tadevosyan (Armenia), 2C-Jay Levy (FL).

SUPER JACKPOT (12): 1-Dana Nazarian (CA), 2-Long Nguyen (CA), 3-Akiko Yazawa (Japan).

MASTERS JACKPOT (45): 1-Nick Maffeo (CA), 2-Bob Wachtel (CA), 3/4-Dana Nazarian (CA) / Kara Schultz (CA), 5/6-Blake Fleetwood (NY) / Frank Frigo (CA).

AMATEUR JACKPOT (58): 1-Gershon Distenfeld (FL), 2-Tyler Hathaway (NY), 3/4-Tristan Bettencourt (CA) / Louis Epstein (NY), 5/8-Alain Azoulay (CA) / Enrique Gomez (Mexico) / Teri Harmon (CA) / Melissa Shin (CA).

PLAYERS CUP CALIFORNIA BMAB (32): 1/2-Melissa Shin (CA) / Dave Simpson (CA), 3/6-Tony Diamantidis (Greece/CA) / Julius High (FL) / Jeremy Ly (NY) / Todd Obadal (IA). PR winners: 1-Thomas Keisler (CA) at 3.71, 2-Frank Frigo (CA) at 4.15, 3-David Winn (TX) at 4.78, 4-Michael Vosgueritchian (CA) at 5.39, 5-Tony Diamantidis (Greece/CA) at 5.79. Unlucky Dice Award: Thomas Keisler (CA) at -18.39.

PLAYERS CUP PLAYER OF THE YEAR: 1-Julius High (FL), 2-Dennis Culpepper (VA).

DOUBLES #1 (16 teams): 1-Deb Comisac (SC) & Michael Comisac (SC), 2-Harutyun Ablabutyan (CA) & Harutyun Tadevosyan (Armenia).
DOUBLES #2 (16 teams): 1-Ted Chee (CA) & Gary Knox (CA), 2-Bill Chibnik (IL) & Gershon Distenfeld (FL).

WONDER WOMAN JACKPOT (14): 1-Lynda Clay (CO), 2-Halle Hedayat (CA).

SPEEDGAMMON (32): 1-Tony Diamantidis (Greece/CA), 2-Jamshid Khahjavi (CA).

BLITZ (88): 1-Mark Antranikian (CA), 2-Hristo Ainovski (North Macedonia), 3/4-Allen Tish (CA) / Brian Vance (MI).

HOLLYWOOD STARS I (32): 1-David Vakil (CA), 2-Al Hodis (NV), 3/4-Hristo Ainovski (North Macedonia) / Tommy Tallarico (CA).
HOLLYWOOD STARS II (32): 1-Michael Comisac (SC), 2-Ken Lavigna (CA), 3/4-Lynda Clay (CO) / Todd Obadal (IA).
HOLLYWOOD STARS III (16): 1-Maggie Diamantidis (CA), 2-Tony Diamantidis (Greece/CA).

DMP (128): 8 winners: Ed Cullinane (AK), Al Hodis (NV), Todd Obadal (IA), Babak Ourian (CA) twice, Jacques Stambouli (CA), Sean Taghani (CA), David Vakil (CA). Trophy won by Todd Obadal (IA).

WARMUP (16): 1-Amin Mufti (CA), 2-Thomas Keisler (CA).

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