December 6-10, 2023
Los Angeles, CA
Results Courtesy of Chicago Point
ABT OPEN (70+38 rebuys):1- Fernando Braconi (Italy), 2-Frank Ley (CA), 3-Scotty Kelland (CT), 4/5-Nick Maffeo (CA) / John Skratulia (CA); 1C-Phil Simborg (FL), 2C-Blake Fleetwood (NY), 3C/4C-Carol Joy Cole (MI) / Peter Wisniewski (CA).
ABT ADVANCED (41+21 rebuys): 1-Andy Plat (CA), 2-Doru Chiriac (CA), 3-Jeffrey Byerly (WA); 1C-Babak Ourian (CA), 2C-Daniel Bluestone (VA).
ABT INTERMEDIATE (24): 1-Connee Cowles (MN), 2-Raymond Vartanian (CA); 1C-Matthew Soleimani (CA), 2C-Noel Schmoeil (CA).
MASTERS JACKPOT (40): 1-Jonah Seewald (CO), 2-Al Hodis (NV), 3/4-Steve Sax (CA) / David Wells (CA), 5-Bob Wachtel (CA).
PAUL DINGWELL AMATEUR JACKPOT (38) 1-Kara Schultz (CA), 2-Paul Mangone (CA), 3/4-Pedram Sooferi (CA) / Michael Vosgueritchian (CA), 5-Babak Ourian (CA).
SENIORS I (32): 1-Alice Kay (CA), 2-Phil Simborg (FL), 3/4-Carl Blumenstein (CA) / Teri Harmon (CA).
SENIORS II (16): 1-Rich Siebold (CO), 2-Saul Meir (CA).
JUNIORS (32): 1-Todd Crosner (AZ), 2-Jacques Stambouli (CA), 3/4-Ted Chee (CA) / Long Nguyen (CA).
DOUBLES I (16): 1-Jörgen Granstedt (Sweden) & Ricardo Malas (Lebanon), 2-Gus Contos (CA) & Paul Mangone (CA).
DOUBLES II (8): 1-Carol Joy Cole (MI) & Jake Jacobs (AZ), 2-Connee Cowles (MN) & Clement McNally (FL).
BMAB-USA LOS ANGELES (16): 1/4-Julius High (GA) / Art Benjamin (CA) / Cody Buchholz (CA) / Frank Ley (CA). PR winners: 1-Kit Woolsey (CA) at 3.93, 2-Art Benjamin (CA) at 4.23, 3-Bob Wachtel (CA) at 4.34, 4-Dorn Bishop (CA) at 4.97.
DMP #1 (16): 1-Ted Chee (CA).
DMP #2 (16): 1-Chris Palmer (England).
DMP #3 (16): 1-Vinny Ramirez (CA).
DMP #4 (16): 1-Ted Chee (CA).
DMP #5 (16): 1-Jacques Stambouli (CA).
WONDER WOMAN’S JACKPOT (16): 1-Marianne Bowen (VA), 2-Cameron Stangel (TX).
SUPER SPEEDGAMMON (24): 1-David Wells (CA), 2-Art Benjamin (CA), 3-Patrick Keene (CA).
BLITZ (96): 1-Ted Chee (CA), 2-Mario Savan (CA), 3/4-Al Hodis (NV) / Saul Meir (CA).
BACKGAME QUIZ (15): 1/2-Mark Danberg-Wyld (WA) / Chris Trencher (NY), 9 out of 12 correct answers.
