Results: Las Vegas Open Backgammon Tournament

Results: Las Vegas Open Backgammon Tournament
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September 20 – 24, 2023

Las Vegas, Nevada

Results Courtesy of Chicago Point

ABT OPEN (58): 1-Chris Trencher (NY), 2-Jonah Seewald (CO), 3-Frank Raposa (VA), 4/5-Jake Jacobs (AZ) / Boris Shafransky (MD); 1C-Al Hodis (NV), 2C-Charlie Raichle (CO), 3C/4C-John O’Hagan (IN) / Steve Sax (CA).

ABT INTERMEDIATE (48):1-Eddie Luiz Sant’Ana (Brazil), 2-David Cohen (OR), 3-Cody Buchholz (CA); 1C-Candace Mayeron (CA), 2C-Manuel Perito (Argentina/Costa Rica), 3C/4C-Ron Bruns (CA) / Jami Tipton (WA).

NOVICE (10): 1-Victor Elkind (CA), 2-Lisa Lowe (AZ), 3-William McHam (TX)

MASTERS JACKPOT (24): 1-Carl Sellars (Canada), 2-Matt Cohn-Geier (CA), 3-Bill Phipps (NY).

LIMITED JACKPOT (24): 1-Tristan Bettencourt (CA), 2-Mark Antranikian (CA), 3-Aaron Foust (NV).

INTERMEDIATE JACKPOT (24): 1-James DeRosier (LA), 2-Oscar Bennetts (Mexico), 3-David Cohen (OR).

BEGINNERS JACKPOT (10): 1-Lisa Lowe (AZ), 2-Ebony Ameen (GA).

DOUBLES (16 teams): 1-Wendy Kaplan (IL) & Alphonse Mekalainas (NV), 2-Patrick Gibson (CA) & Doug Mayfield (NV).

BLITZ (96): 1-Manuel Perito (Argentina/Costa Rica), 2-Kit Woolsey (CA).

QUICKIE – DMP (32): 1-Akiko Yazawa (Japan), 2-Aaron Foust (NV).

SENIORS 60+ (64): 1-Philippe Salnave (FL), 2-Julius High (GA), 3/4-Lynn Lusk (CO) / Carmen Tomlinson (TX).

JUNIORS under 60 (16): 1-Ergin Bayrak (CA), 2-Boris Shafransky (MD).

SPEEDGAMMON (16): 1-Aaron Foust (NV), 2-Carmen Tomlinson (TX).

SUNDAY OPEN JACKPOT (10): 1-Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Akiko Yazawa (Japan).

SUNDAY INTERMEDIATE JACKPOT (8): 1-Oscar Bennetts (Mexico), 2-Mehdi Shafa (WA).

AFTER TOURNAMENT (16): 1/2 split-Ronald Amorim (Brazil) / Justin (Chau) Tran (TX).

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