Results: Saint Louis Gateway Open Backgammon Tournament

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June 18-22, 2025; Saint Louis, Missouri

Results courtesy of Chicago Point

ABT OPEN (43): 1-Bernard Pollara (NY), 2-Sean Garber (IN), 3-Mehmet Agirbas (GA), 4/7-Ozgur Aktunc (TX) / Rory Pascar (IL) / Mike Senkiewicz (NY) / Gerry Tansey (MO).

ABT ADVANCED (31): 1-Jim Zinkhon (IL), 2-Jim Glover (FL), 3-Hernan Cortes (GA), 4/7-Bob Ellis (TN) / Phil Franklin (KS) / Tom Horowitz (NV) / James Worley (MO).

NOVICE (5): 1-Lois Green (IL).

GATEWAY SUPER JACKPOT (8): 1-Gerry Tansey (MO). 

MASTERS JACKPOT (24): 1-Sean Garber (IN), 2-Mike Senkiewicz (NY), 3-Joe Urso (NY).

ADVANCED JACKPOT (16): 1-Koray Agirbas (GA), 2-Jim Glover (FL).

INTERMEDIATE JACKPOT (8): 1-Bob Ellis (TN), 2-Bill Hodes (FL).

PLAYERS CUP BMAB ST. LOUIS (17): 1/4-Dennis Culpepper (VA) / Irina Litzenberger (VA) / Alan Steffen (FL) / Gerry Tansey (MO). PR winners: 1-Gerry Tansey (MO) at 2.55, 2-Dennis Culpepper (VA) at 3.23, 3-Mehmet Agirbas (GA) at 4.91, 4-Ben Friesen (OH) at 5.05, 5-Alan Steffen (FL) at 5.66. Unlucky Dice Award: Forrest Faulk (MO) at -21.03.

TANSEY OPEN CHALLENGE (40): 1-Joe Sylvester (MO), 2-Josh Findley (TX), 3/4-Mehmet Agirbas (GA) / Greg Merriman (MI), 5-Koray Agirbas (GA).

WHITTENBURG INTERMEDIATE CHALLENGE (16): 1-Jim Glover (FL), 2-Tom Horowitz (NV).

WHITTENBURG CHALLENGE OVERFLOW (4): 1-Kristen Westerman (TN).

CANCELGAMMON (32): 1-Alex Owen (IL), 2-James Worley (MO), 3/4-Bob Ellis (TN) / Joe Sylvester (MO).

DOUBLES (20 teams): 1-Dennis Culpepper (VA) & Rory Pascar (IL), 2-Sean Garber (IN) & Mark Milkie (IN), 3/4-Koray Agirbas (GA) & Mehmet Agirbas (GA) / Kent Goulding (MD) & Mike Senkiewicz (NY).

SPEEDGAMMON (4): 1-Greg Merriman (MI).

QUICKIE – DMP (8): 1-Mehmet Agirbas (GA).

WARM-UP (16): 1-Alan Steffen (FL), 2-Ben Friesen (OH).

WARM-DOWN TOURNAMENT (16): 1-Bill Lonergan (NY), 2-Logan Wiese (TX).

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