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PAST EVENTS:
January 5-8, 2023
16th Annual Tournament Results
ABT CHAMPIONSHIP (97+41 rebuys): 1-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ), 2-Jack Edelson (MN), 3/4-Ben Friesen (MI) / Michael Neagu (Canada); 1C-Frank Raposa (VA), 2C-Mario Kühl (Germany), 3C/4C-Blake Fleetwood (NY) / Richard Munitz (NY); 1LC-Christoph Wagener (Germany), 2LC-Bill Riles (TX).
ABT INTERMEDIATE (76+28 rebuys): 1-P.J. Macali (OH), 2-Brad Mielke (NY), 3/4-Alex Brill (NY) / Tyler Hathaway (NY); 1C-William Reeves (CO), 2C-Jeff Schwarz (NJ), 3C/4C-Daniel Adler (NY) / William McHone (NY); 1LC-Konstantin Keresteliev (NY), 2LC-Paul Broschart (NY).
ADVANCED BEGINNER (44): 1-Barry Retzkin (NJ), 2-Brendan Perrault (NY), 3/4-Aaron Balleisen (NY) / Anna Stashower (NY); 1C-Jim Savitsky (NJ), 2C-Kai Demler (NY), 3C/4C-Carson Church (NY) / Jose Ward (NJ); 1LC-Jamie Weinstein (NY), 2LC-Sabrina Pines (NY).
BEGINNER (14): 1-Chris Lombardo (NY), 2-Elaine Turner (GA); 1C-Niko Keresteliev (NY), 2C-Viola Hibbert (NY); 1LC-Joe Cancelarich (NJ).
SUPER JACKPOT (16): 1-Mario Kühl (Germany), 2-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ), 3/4-Ray Fogerlund (NV) / Matthew Pace (OH).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (32): 1-Chris Trencher (NY), 2-Michael Neagu (Canada), 3/4-John Klein (MD) / Jeff Levine (NY).
LADY LIBERTY CUP (32): 1-Carol Joy Cole (MI), 2-Christina Elias (MN).
LIMITED JACKPOT (32): 1-Phil Perelmuter (MA), 2-Igor Baburov (NY), 3/4-Jerry Shea (NY) / Gary Zelmanovics (NJ).
2-POINT MINI-MATCH (32): 1-Felix Goykhman (NJ), 2-Sam Cohen (FL).
BLITZ (128): 1-Tom Jayne (VA), 2-Felix Goykhman (NJ).
YOUNG & RESTLESS (32): 1-Albert Steg (MA), 2-Joe Urso (NY), 3/4-Howard Linnemann-Schmidt (NY) / Mike Paleos (NY).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (64): 1-Marty Storer (NH), 2-Donald Gabbai (VA), 3/4-Sam Ahmed (CA) / Carol Joy Cole (MI).
USBGF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER (Seniors winner vs Young & Restless winner): 1-Albert Steg (MA), 2-Marty Storer (NH).
SUPER SENIORS TOURNAMENT (8): 1-Ed O’Laughlin (VA), 2-Blake Fleetwood (NY).
FTH BOARD TOURNAMENT (32): 1-Daniel Adler (NY), 2-Gary Zelmanovics (NJ).
NEW YORK DOUBLES TOURNAMENT (32 teams): 1-Marianne Bowen (VA) & Marty Storer (NH), 2-Brandon Macklin (MD) & Boris Shafransky (MD).
$50 FRIENDLY FIFTY JACKPOT (8): 1-Carter Mattig (IL).
$50 JAZZY JACKPOT (8): 1-Jesse Chrisman (NY).
$50 METS JACKPOT (8): 1-Ryan Rebelo (Canada).
$50 POLATOV JACKPOT (8): 1-Boris Shafransky (MD).
$100 ACROPOLIS JACKPOT (8): 1-Koray Agirbas (GA).
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January 6-9, 2022
15th Annual Tournament Results
ABT CHAMPIONSHIP (61+27 rebuys): 1-Mike Ireland (England), 2-Vladimir Grishpan (NY), 3/4-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ) / Carter Mattig (IL); 1C-Rory Pascar (IL), 2C-Joseph Urso (NY), 3C/4C-Albert Steg (MA) / Ron Weinstock (NY); 1LC-Kimon Papachristopoulos (Germany), 2LC-Roberto Litzenberger (VA).
ABT INTERMEDIATE (39+13 rebuys): 1-Kristi Christman (WA), 2-Victor Weinblatt (NY), 3/4-Jean Guy Roy (Canada) / Jerry Shea (NY); 1C-Ralph D’Onofrio (NY), 2C-Daniel Adler (NY), 3C/4C-Oliver Israel (NY) / Richard Ruggirello (NY); 1LC-Konstantin Keresteliev (NY), 2LC-Jorge OFarril (FL).
ADVANCED BEGINNER (19): 1-Jacob Garmaise (NY), 2-Sabrina Pines (NY); 1C-Kyle Fram (NY), 2C-Sava Kalafatides (NJ); 1LC-Aaron Balleisen (NY).
BEGINNER (7): 1-Adrienne Star (NY); 1C-Kathy Licursi (NY); 1LC-Jayne Herrick (NY).
SUPER JACKPOT (16): 1-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ), 2-Nevzat Dogan (Denmark), 3/4-Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan) / Platon Tserliagkos (Greece).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (32): 1-Matt Reklaitis (MA), 2-Gary Koscielny (FL), 3/4-Roberto Litzenberger (VA) / Chris Trencher (NY).
LADY LIBERTY CUP (32): 1-Kara Schultz (CA), 2-Kristi Christman (WA).
LIMITED JACKPOT (32): 1-Kara Schultz (CA), 2-Simon Chama (MN), 3/4-Alec Izzo (FL) / Howard Linnemann-Schmitt (NY).
BLITZ (96): 1-Jorge Ofarril (FL), 2-Konstantin Keresteliev (NY).
PATTI RUBIN “FOREVER YOUNG” MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT MINI-MATCH (64): 1-Ed O’Laughlin (VA), 2-David Shadi (NJ), 3/4-Ufuk Doganay (NY) / Arda Findikoglu (Turkey).
YOUNG & RESTLESS (32): 1-Christos Krisilas (NY), 2-Herman Arzuman (NJ).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (32): 1-Ray Zamani (MD), 2-Feliks Goykhman (NJ).
USBGF CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL QUALIFIER (32 Seniors + 32 Young & Restless): 1-Ray Zamani (MD), 2-Christos Krisilas (NY).
SUPER SENIORS (8): 1-Doug Huch (NJ), 2-Samuel Cohen (NY).
NEW YORK DOUBLES TOURNAMENT (32 teams): 1-Simon Barget (England) & Jason Pack (NJ), 2-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ) & Manny Olszynko (Canada).
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January 13-17, 2021
14th Annual (online) Tournament Results
OPEN (58+26 rebuys): 1-Albert Steg (MA), 2-Peter Wisniewski (WA), 3/4-Wendy Kaplan (IL) / Thomas Rebelo (Canada); 1C-Ary Nogueira (Brazil), 2C-Sean Garber (IN); 1LC-Mark Ferrin (TX), 2LC-Bob Zavoral (IL).
INTERMEDIATE (30+16 rebuys): 1-Néstor Avila (Mexico), 2-Michael Rosen (NY); 1C-Cristi Frisk (Romania), 2C-Marc Grutka (FL); 1LC-Adrian Nedelcu (Austria/IL), 2LC-Doug DeWitte (NV).
ADVANCED BEGINNERS (11): 1-Allen Chankowsky (Canada), 2-Charlie Stewart (PA), 3-Yoni Berkowitz (NY).
BEGINNERS (8): 1-Scott Overbey (NJ), 2-David Lichtman (NY).
SUPER JACKPOT (24): 1-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ), 2-Steve Sax (CA), 3-Bob Glass (CA).
OPEN JACKPOT (24): 1-Maeis Petrosian (CA), 2-Bob Zavoral (IL), 3-Sam Mizutani (Japan).
INTERMEDIATE JACKPOT (8): 1-Michael Rosen (NY), 2-Néstor Avila (Mexico).
DOUBLES (8 teams): 1-Wendy Kaplan (IL) & Bob Zavoral (IL), 2-Jason Pack (NY) & Ethan Price-Chu (NY).
SPEEDGAMMON (32): 1/2 split-Maeis Petrosian (CA) / Joe Russell (CA), 3/4-Ergin Bayrak (CA) / Long Nguyen (CA).
SENIORS (16): 1-Ronald Wertheim (NV), 2-Narvey Goldman (Canada).
AFTER TOURNAMENT (16): 1-Steve Sax (CA), 2-Marc Grutka (FL).
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January 9-12, 2020
13th Annual Tournament Results
CHAMPIONSHIP (100+40 rebuys): 1-Saba Bejanishvili (GA), 2-Ron Rubin (NV), 3/4-Matt Reklaitis (MA) / Arkadiy Tsinis (FL); 1C-Peter Naguib (Germany), 2C-Alan Grunwald (NJ), 3C/4C-John Klein (MD) / Ed O’Laughlin (VA); 1LC-Roberto Litzenberger (VA), 2LC-Gary Bauer (NJ).
INTERMEDIATE (77+31 rebuys): 1-Robert Loveless (Canada), 2-Shahrooz Moreh (NY), 3/4-P.J. Macali (OH) / Tara Mendicino (TX); 1C-Daniel Adler (NY), 2C-Murat Kemahlioglu (NY), 3C/4C-Scott Douglas (Canada) / Tom Rebelo (Douglas); 1LC-Rick Wolf (FL), 2LC-Aurélien Cardoso (France).
ADVANCED BEGINNER (54): 1-Kai Demler (NY), 2-Lisa Pelaez (NY); 1C-Ralph D’Onofrio (NY), 2C-Jonathan Berkowitz (NY); 1LC-Andrew Swanson (NJ), 2LC-Nick Paleos (NY).
BEGINNER (26): 1-Jordan McCollom (CT), 2-José Ward (NJ); 1C-Jamie Rosen (NJ), 2C-Makoto Nozaki (NY); 1LC-Jayne Herrick (NY), 2LC-Sheryl Glenn.
SUPER JACKPOT (24): 1-Arkadiy Tsinis (FL), 2/3-Blake Fleetwood (NY) / Atakhan Ismailov (NY).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (32): 1-Ioannis Rizos (NY), 2-Michael Neagu (Canada), 3/4-Kent Goulding (MD) / Ed O’Laughlin (VA).
LIMITED JACKPOT (48): 1-Rory Pascar (IL), 2/3-Igor Baburov (NY) / Joe Freedman (NM), 4/6-Felix Goykhman (NJ) / Irina Litzenberger (VA) / Howard Markowitz (NV).
USBGF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (2): 1-Eli Karp [West Champion] (LA), 2-Jack Edelson [East Champion] (MN).
USBGF 2-POINT MINI-MATCH: Final Four split: Garry Kallos (Canada) / Ed O’Laughlin (VA) / Phil Simborg (FL) / Nick Paleos (NY) or Andrew Swanson (NJ).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Ghazi Al-Kinani (VA) & John Klein (MD), 2-David Brown (England) & Trudi Seely (England).
NEW YORK DOUBLES OVERFLOW (16 teams): 1-George Garami (FL) & Rick Wolf (FL), 2-Kent Goulding (MD) & Mike Senkiewicz (NY).
YOUNG & RESTLESS (48): 1-Howard Linnemann (NY), 2-Gary Koscielny (FL), 3/6-Robert Caldwell (Canada) / Kristi Christman (WA) / Cary Hoarty (OH) / Jay Karns (NY).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (64): 1-Robert Loveless (Canada), 2-Paul Polatov (NY), 3/4-Farhad Forudi (OH) / P.J. Macali (OH).
USBGF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER PLAYOFF: 1-Howard Linnemann (NY), 2-Robert Loveless (Canada).
SUPER SENIORS TOURNAMENT I (8): 1-Phil Simborg (FL).
SUPER SENIORS TOURNAMENT II (4): 1/2-Carol Joy Cole (MI) / Howard Markowitz (NV).
FTH BOARD TOURNAMENT (16): 1-David Shadi (NJ), 2-Jordan Cohn (NJ).
$200 JACKPOT (8): 1-Jim Stutz (CT).
$100 JACKPOT (8): 1-Herb Roman (IL).
$100 JACKPOT (8): 1/2-Steve Nelson (Hong Kong) / Philippe Salnave (FL).
$50 JACKPOT (8): 1-Alexandra Knupfer (Switzerland).
$50 JACKPOT (8): 1-Mark Megalli (NY).
$50 JACKPOT (8): 1-David Tuminaro (DE).
$50 JACKPOT (8): 1-Julian Minwalla (England).
$50 JACKPOT (8): 1-Cornel Paltinisanu (Romania).
$50 JACKPOT (8): 1/2-Roberto Litzenberger (VA) / Rodney Workman (IL).
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January 10-13, 2019
12th Annual Tournament Results
CHAMPIONSHIP (96 + 40 rebuys): 1-Kimon Papachristopoulos (Germany), 2-Kent Goulding (MD), 3/4-Tobias Hellwag (Germany) / Leyla Zaloutskaya (NY); 1C-Volker Sonnabend (Germany), 2C-Al Cantito (CT), 3C/4C-Richard Munitz (NY) / Frank Talbot (MI); 1LC-Michael Levi (England), 2LC-Joe Freedman (NM).
INTERMEDIATE (81 + 29 rebuys): 1-Tim Flateman (NY), 2-Tara Mendicino (TX), 3/4-Ross Gordon (CT) / P.J. Macali (OH); 1C-Scott Douglas (Canada), 2C-Stewart Pemberton (FL), 3C/4C-Tonio Scali (NY) / David Tuminaro (NY); 1LC-Omar Shah (Canada), 2LC-Vicki Ondis (FL).
ADVANCED BEGINNER (41): 1-Yusei Nishikawa (Japan), 2-Michael Rosen (NY), 3/4-Joe Barello (NY) / Lisa Pelaez (NY); 1C-Andrew J. LeVine (NY), 2C-Miguel Hendrickson (NY), 3C/4C-Jonathan Berkowitz (NY) / Sava Kalafatides (NJ); 1LC-Kai Demler (NY), 2LC-Marziyeh Abbasi (Canada).
BEGINNER (16): 1-Barb Robinson (IL), 2-Jared Schneider (NJ); 1C-Tijan Brown (MD), 2C-Chelsea Bussey (LA); 1LC-Rodney Rigoli (NY).
SUPER JACKPOT (32): 1-Karen Davis (FL), 2-Sebastian Wilkinson (England), 3/4-Ed O’Laughlin (VA) / Kimon Papachristopoulos (Germany).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (32): 1-Mark Megalli (NY), 2-Phil Simborg (IL), 3/4-John O’Hagan (IN) / Sebastian Wilkinson (England).
LIMITED JACKPOT (48): 1/2-Ghazi Al-Kinani (VA) / Ken Indart (MD), 3-Sergiy Rybiy (NY).
BLITZ (144): 1-Jason Lee (MD), 2-Albert Steg (MA).
USBGF PRIME MINI-MATCH (64): 1-John Klein (MD), 2-Herb Roman (IL).
YOUNG & RESTLESS (32): 1/2 (split) Mark Megalli (NY) / Frank Raposa (VA).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Cary Hoarty (OH) & Laura Hoarty (OH), 2-Andy Fazekas (CT) & Gary Koscielny (FL).
NEW YORK DOUBLES OVERFLOW (16 teams): 1-Blake Fleetwood (NY) & Mark Megalli (NY), 2-Jason Pack (NY) & Sebastian Wilkinson (England).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (64): 1-Tony Wuersch (RI), 2-Cloyd Laporte (NY), 3/4-Dave Brady (NY) / Philippe Salnave (FL).
SENIORS OVERFLOW TOURNAMENT (32): 1/2 (split): Molly Anderson (WA) / Herb Roman (IL).
FTH BOARD TOURNAMENT (16): 1-Shahrooz Moreh (NY), 2-Narvey Goldman (Canada).
$100 JACKPOT (8): 1-Alexandra Kupfer (Switzerland).
$100 JACKPOT (8): 1-Sam Ahmed (CA).
$100 JACKPOT (8): 1-Joe Urso (NY).
$50 JACKPOT (8): 1-Carol Joy Cole (MI).
$50 JACKPOT (8): 1-Dan Schechner (NY).
$50 JACKPOT (8): 1-David Shadi (NJ).
$50 JACKPOT (8): 1/2-Cloyd Laporte (NY) / Joe Urso (NY).
$50 JACKPOT (8): 1/2-Farhad Forudi (OH) / Eduardo Maciel (Brazil).
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January 17-21, 2018
11th Annual Tournament Results
CHAMPIONSHIP (84+32 rebuys): 1-Kimon Papachristopoulos (Greece/Germany), 2-Boris Dekhtyar (NY), 3/4-Leyla Zaloutskaya (NY) / Sam Ahmed (CA); 1C-Roberto Litzenberger (VA), 2C-Tim Line (England), 3C/4C-Frank Frigo (KY) / Mike Valliere (PA); 1LC-Alan Grunwald (NJ), 2LC-Bill Riles (TX).
INTERMEDIATE (82+22 rebuys): 1-Marcy Kossar (MD), 2-Jeff Schwarz (NJ), 3/4-Liam Henry (Canada) / Garry Kallos (Canada); 1C-Tim Flateman (NY), 2C-Felix Goykhman (NJ), 3C/4C-Hernan Cortes (GA) / Robert Loveless (Canada); 1LC-P.J. Macali (OH), 2LC-Tom Rebelo (Canada).
ADVANCED BEGINNER (26): 1-Andrew Swanson (NJ), 2-David Richardson, Sr. (IL); 1C-Lisa Pelaez (NY), 2C-Gabe Flateman (NY); 1LC-David Richardson, Jr (DC).
BEGINNER (21): 1-Jacob Wajnas (NY), 2-Meninder Purewal (NY); 1C-Tijan Brown (MD), 2C-Anna DiFlorio (NJ); 1LC-Matthew Pozzi (NY).
HIGH ROLLER EVENT (11): 1-Ed O’Laughlin (VA), 2-Blake Fleetwood (NY).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (32): 1-Julian Minwalla (England), 2-Shay Asraff (NV); 3/4-Rick Barabino (NY) / Ed O’Laughlin (VA).
LIMITED JACKPOT (32): 1-Gary Koscielny (FL), 2-Garry Kallos (Canada), 3/4-Igor Baburov (NY) / Felix Goykhman (NJ).
LIMITED JACKPOT OVERFLOW (8): 1-David Zadeh (NY), 2-Ioannis Rizos (NY).
BLITZ (24×8): 1-Scott Salisbury (CT), 2-Amy Trudeau (IL), 3-Jack Edelson (NY).
USBGF PRIME MINI-MATCH (64): 1-Aaron Foust (NV), 2-Ken Indart (MD).
YOUNG & RESTLESS (24): 1-Joe Urso (NY), 2-Roberto Litzenberger (VA), 3-Akiko Yazawa (Japan).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Carol Joy Cole (MI) & David Shadi (NJ), 2-Michael Neagu (Canada) & Liam Henry (Canada).
OVERFLOW DOUBLES (8): 1-Daniel Chiang (NY) & Justin Nowell (NY), 2-Candace Mayeron (CA) & Herb Roman (IL).
FTH BOARD TOURNAMENT (16): 1-David Shadi (NJ).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (64): 1-Kent Goulding (MD), 2-Alan Grunwald (NJ), 3/4-Narvey Goldman (Canada) / Scotty Kelland (CT).
SENIORS OVERFLOW (24): 1/3 split: Ahmet Baydar (MA) / John Klein (MD) / David Zadeh (NY).
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January 5-8, 2017
10th Annual Tournament Results
CHAMPIONSHIP (71+23 rebuys): 1-Jeff Acierno (NJ), 2-Carol Joy Cole (MI), 3/4-Raj Jansari (England) / Michael Neagu (Canada); 1C-Karen Davis (DC), 2C-Matvey “Falafel” Natanzon (Israel/USA), 3C/4C-Larry Shiller (CT) / Leyla Zaloutskaya (NY); 1LC-John Klein (MD), 2LC-Nick Blasier (TX).
INTERMEDIATE (72+22 rebuys): 1-Samuel Wang (NY), 2-Liam Henry (Canada), 3/4-Jay Karns (NY) / Kevin Walsh (NJ); 1C-Monty Haskins (NY), 2C-Brandon Macklin (MD), 3C/4C-Michael Robinson (NY) / Omar Shah (Canada); 1LC-Arthur Sutton (NJ), 2LC-Sam Ahmed (CA).
ADVANCED BEGINNER (19): 1-Jonathan Berkowitz (NY), 2-Sohei Yasuda (VA); 1C-Dan Schechner (NY), 2C-Michele Saferstein (NY); 1LC-Carlos Fonseca (Costa Rica).
BEGINNER (16): 1-Chris Coppa (NY), 2-Paul Schechner (NJ); 1C-Lili Iravani (DC); 1LC-Ron Silver (NY).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (32): 1-Tobias Hellwag (Germany), 2-Raj Jansari (England), 3/4-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ) / Al Hodis (NV).
LIMITED JACKPOT (32): 1-Claude Landry (Canada), 2-Sam Ahmed (CA), 3/4-Alan Grunwald (NJ) / Gary Zelmanovics (NJ).
LIMITED JACKPOT OVERFLOW (16): 1-Kathy Weiner (NV), 2/3-Garry Kallos (Canada) / Tony Wuersch (RI).
USBGF PRIME 2-POINT MINI-MATCH TOURNAMENT (128): 1-Ed O’Laughlin (VA), 2-Albert Steg (MA), 3/4-John Klein (MD) / Tony Wuersch (RI).
BLITZ (136): 1-Jay Karns (NY), 2-Peter Kasturas (NJ).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Tobias Hellwag (Germany) & Serge Rived (France), 2-Jeff Acierno (NJ) & Steve Keats (NY).
OVERFLOW DOUBLES (8 teams): 1-Nevzat Dogan (Denmark) & Steve Hammond (TX), 2-Shay Asraff (NV) & Carol Joy Cole (MI).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (64): 1-Philippe Salnave (FL), 2-David Alagheband Zadeh (NY), 3/4-Chris Trencher (NY) / Marty Weber (VA).
OVERFLOW SENIORS TOURNAMENT (16): 1-Ron Weinstock (NY), 2-Alan Grunwald (NJ).
LINDSAY MATTIG JACKPOT (16): 1-Jay Karns (NY), 2-Antoinette-Marie Williams (NY).
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January 6-10, 2016
9th Annual Tournament Results
CHAMPIONSHIP (70+16 rebuys): 1-Mike Senkiewicz (NY), 2-Frank DiMaggio (NY), 3/4-Neil Kazaross (IL) / Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan); 1C-Ben Friesen (MI), 2C-Rory Pascar (IL), 3C/4C-Tobias Hellwag (Germany) / Jeb Horton (NC); 1LC-Frank Talbot (MI), 2LC-Brent Cohen (PA).
INTERMEDIATE (66+18 rebuys): 1-Jordan Schwitzer (NY), 2-Michael Shmuely (NY), 3/4-Bruce Ballance (PA) / Canan Aktas (NY); 1C-Kevin Walsh (NJ), 2C-Chen-Fu Yu (MD), 3C/4C-Marcy Kossar (MD) / Ruben Martirosyan (NY); 1LC-Michael Robinson (NY), 2LC-Cloyd Laporte (NY).
ADVANCED BEGINNER (26): 1-Frank Echols (NJ), 2-Lisa Pelaez (NY); 1C-Jenna Longman (MI), 2C-Alia Azamat (NJ); 1LC-Howard Linnemann-Schmidt (NY).
BEGINNER (18): 1-Troy Longman II (MI), 2-Chris Coppa (NY); 1C-Dan Schechner (NY), 2C-Andrew Lin (WA).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (32): 1-John Klein (MD), 2-Mike Senkiewicz (NY), 3/4-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ) / Julian Schulman (NY).
LIMITED JACKPOT (32): 1-Bill Finneran (MD), 2-Jay Karns (CT), 3/4-Leon Marini (NJ) / Eric Stevens (FL).
LIMITED JACKPOT OVERFLOW (18): 1-Antoinette Williams (NY), 2-Michael Valliere (PA).
2-POINT MINI-MATCH (128): 1-Ed O’Laughlin (VA), 2-Albert Steg (MA), 3/4-Larry Shiller (CT) / Tony Wuersch (RI).
BLITZ (160): 1-Albert Steg (MA), 2-Gary Koscielny (NY).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan) & Steve Sax (CA), 2-Petko Kostadinov (SC) & Akiko Yazawa (Japan).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (64): 1-Bill Finneran (MD), 2-Frank Talbot (MI), 3/4-Fran Goldfarb (NY) / Cloyd Laporte (NY).
SENIORS OVERFLOW TOURNAMENT (16): 1/2-Doug Huch (NJ) / Alan Steffen (NY).
$500 JACKPOT (4): 1-Ray Fogerlund (NV).
$100 JACKPOT #1 (8): 1-Carol Joy Cole (MI), 2-Sergiy Rybiy (NY).
$100 JACKPOT #2 (8): 1-Pete Anderson (WA), 2-Boris Dekhtyar (NY).
USA vs THE WORLD: 1-World Team: Tobias Hellwag (Germany) / Michihito Kageyama (Japan) / Thomas Kristensen (Denmark) / Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan) / Akiko Yazawa (Japan), 2-USA Team: Victor Ashkenazi (NJ) / Matt Cohn-Geier (CA) / Neil Kazaross (IL) / Petko Kostadinov (SC) / Mike “Falafel” Natanzon (USA) / Steve Sax (CA). The World Team edged Team USA with points scored in multiple events. Team USA edged the World Team in PR including final consultation match: 3.08 vs 3.33.
HIGH ROLLER EVENT (20): 1-Mike “Falafel” Natanzon (USA), 2-Matt Cohn-Geier (CA)
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Jan 8-11, 2015
8th Annual Tournament Results
CHAMPIONSHIP (49+17 rebuys): 1-Carter Mattig (IL), 2-Frank Talbot (MI), 3/4-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ) / Jim Stutz (CT); 1C-Mike Senkiewicz (NY), 2C-Roberto Litzenberger (VA), 3C/4C-Julius High (KS) / Donny Lomuto (NY); 1LC-Jack Edelson (WI), 2LC-Petko Kostadinov (SC).
INTERMEDIATE (53+11 rebuys): 1-Feliks Goykhman (NJ), 2-Donald Gabbai (VA), 3/4-Ghazi Al-Kinani (VA) / Cloyd LaPorte (NY); 1C-Marcy Kossar (MD), 2C-Robert Sisselman (NJ), 3C/4C-Kevin Walsh (NJ) / Cengiz Yakut (PA); 1LC-Peggy Neubig (NJ), 2LC-Rick Wolf (FL).
ADVANCED BEGINNER (17): 1-C.J. Uttley (England), 2-Konstantin Keresteliev (NY), 3-Stefan Andreev (NY), 4-Jin Hu (CT).
BEGINNER (17): 1-Igor Baburov (NY), 2-Barry Retzkin (NJ), 3-Anna DiFlorio (NJ), 4-Ina Donath (NY).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (32): 1-Tuvya Felt (TN), 2-Matt Cohn-Geier (CA), 3/4-Bill Phipps (NY) / Victor Ashkenazi (NJ).
LIMITED JACKPOT (32): 1-Eric Stevens (CT), 2-Philippe Salnave (FL), 3/4-Feliks Goykhman (NJ) / Tony Wuersch (MA).
$20 BLITZ (64): 1-Gary Koscielny (NY), 2-Rachel Rhodes (England).
$50 BLITZ (16): 1-Fernando Neumark (Argentina), 2-Peggy Neubig (NJ).
$20 MINI-MATCH (128): 1-Tony Wuersch (MA), 2-Herb Roman (IL), 3/4-Jason Pack (USA/England) / Tuvya Felt (TN).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (64): 1-Albert Steg (MA), 2-Tom Coash (CT), 3/4-Donald Gabbai (VA) / Gary Zelmanovics (NJ).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Jim Kennis (NY) & Robert Regan (NY), 2-Jeff Acierno (NJ) & Steve Keats (NY).
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Jan 9-12, 2014
7th Annual Tournament Results
CHAMPIONSHIP (51+13 rebuys): 1-Matt Reklaitis (MA), 2-Frank Talbot (MI), 3/4-Malcolm Robertson (HK) / Sasha Bennett (NY); 1C-Bill Phipps (NY), 2C-Victor Ashkenazi (NY), 3C/4C-Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan) / Vadim Musaelyan (NC); lLC-Carter Mattig (IL), 2LC-Gary Bauer (NJ).
INTERMEDIATE (52+16): 1-Samuel Wang (NY), 2-Scotty Kelland (CT), 3/4-John Barnett (NY) / Anna Mielech (Poland); 1C-Canan Atkas (Turkey), 2C-Leon Marini (NJ), 3C/4C-Oleg Raygorodsky (IL) / Gary Zelmanovics (NJ); 1LC-Tom Rebelo (Canada), 2LC-Debra Campbell (NC).
BEGINNER (27): 1-Sharon Torres (NY), 2-Chuck Young (NJ), 3/4-Lisa Pelaez (NY) / Michael Rosen (NY); 1C-Robert Domaine (NY).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (32): 1-Sasha Bennett (NY), 2-Gary Bauer (NJ), 3/4-Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan) / Bill Phipps (NY).
LIMITED JACKPOT (32): 1-David Presser (IL), 2-Artie Sutton (NJ), 3/4-Steven Keats (NY) / Mike Murton (England)
$50 BLITZ (32): 1-Doug Huch (NJ), 2-Boris Dekhtyar (NJ).
$20 BLITZ (64): 1-Majid Jahanbani (VA), 2-Christina Fabijanczuk (NJ).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (64): 1-Greg Merriman (MI), 2-Frank Dimaggio (NJ).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Konstantinos Mitrelis (Greece) & Natasha Savvidou (Greece), 2-Matt Cohn-Geier (NV) & Bill Phipps (NY).
NEW YORK WARM-UP (64): 1-Nicholas Misch (NY), 2-Dan Lewis (NY).
$40 JULIUS JACKPOT (8): 1/2-Ray Fogerlund (NV) / Antoinette-Marie Williams (NY).
$50 KALLOS JACKPOT (8): 1-Julius High (KS).
$50 CJC JACKPOT (8): 1-Ray Fogerlund (NV).
$50 SHADI JACKPOT (8): 1-David Shadi (NJ).
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Jan 10-13, 2013
6th Annual Tournament Results
CHAMPIONSHIP (59+23 rebuys): 1-Bill Robertie (MA), 2-Bob Koca (MD), 3/4-Steve Mellon (NY) / Mike Senkiewicz (NY); 1C-Paul Weaver (AL), 2C-Chris Trencher (NY), 3C/4C-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ) / Matvey “Falafel” Natanzon (NV); 1LC-Carter Mattig (IL), 2LC-Brent Cohen (PA).
INTERMEDIATE (52+14 rebuys): 1-Jim Kennis (NY), 2-Debra Campbell (NC), 3/4-Majid Jahanbani (VA) / Peggy Neubig (NJ); 1C-Kevin Walsh (NJ), 2C-Paul Kolker (NY), 3C/4C-Nicholas Misch (NY) / Mike Murton (England); 1LC-Chen Fu Yu (MD), 2LC-Tom Rebelo (Canada).
BEGINNER (13): 1-Julia Sommer (NY); 1C-C.J. Uttley (England); 1LC-Troy Longman II (MI).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (27+5 rebuys): 1-Chris Trencher (NY), 2-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ).
LIMITED JACKPOT (28+4 rebuys): 1-Ira Siegler (NJ), 2-Tom Rebelo (Canada).
$50 BLITZ (32): 1-Carol Joy Cole (MI), 2-Kit Woolsey (CA).
$20 BLITZ (96): 1-Frank Talbot (MI), 2-Fran Goldfarb (NY).
WARM-UP (64): 1-Sharon Torres (NY), 2-Alex Gerding (FL).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Fran Goldfarb (NY) & Mike Senkiewicz (NY), 2-Al Cantito (CT) & Marcy Kossar (MD).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (64): 1-Andy Rubien (NY), 2-Chen Fu Yu (MD).
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Jan 5-8, 2012
5th Annual Tournament Results:
CHAMPIONSHIP (55+15 rebuys): 1-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ), 2-Bill Phipps (NY), 3/4-Antonio Ortega (Costa Rica) / Arkadiy Tsinis (NY); 1C/2C-Jeff Acierno (NJ) / Mike Senkiewicz (NY), 3C/4C-Donny Lomuto (NY) / Alfred Mamlet (MD); 1LC-Matt Cohn-Geier (NV), 2LC-Petko Kostadinov (SC).
INTERMEDIATE (50+10 rebuys): 1-Arthur Sutton (NJ), 2-Cloyd Laporte (NY), 3/4-Donald Gabbai (VA) / Milton Gonzalez (Costa Rica); 1C-Keith Gershenson (NY), 2C-Ruben Martirosyan (NY), 3C/4C-Brandon Macklin (MD) / Jim Ryan (NY); 1LC-Rick Wolf (FL), 2LC-Jim Kennis (NY).
BEGINNER (14): 1-Joan Grunwald (NJ), 2-Julia Sommer (NY); 1C-Nick Retzkin (NY).
USBGF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (192): 1-Ed O’Laughlin (VA), 2-Arkadiy Tsinis (NY).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (25+7 rebuys): 1-Bill Phipps (NY), 2-Dion Hogan (MI).
LIMITED JACKPOT (26+6 rebuys): 1-Rick Wolf (FL), 2-Brandon Macklin (MD), 3/4-Arman Karamian (NY) / Leon Marini (NJ).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Jeff Acierno (NJ) & Steven Keats (NY), 2-Victor Ashkenazi (NJ) & Falafel Natanzon (Israel/USA).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (32): 1-Brent Cohen (PA), 2-Alex Gerding (FL).
PETER KASTURAS JUNIORS TOURNAMENT (2): 1-Stephen Collins (OH), 2-Jamie Rosen (NY).
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Jan 6-9, 2011
4th Annual Tournament Results:
CHAMPIONSHIP (53+13 rebuys): 1-Bill Robertie (MA), 2-Rachel Rhodes (UK), 3/4-Larry Taylor (GA) / Kit Woolsey (CA); 1C-David Shadi (NJ), 2C-Mike Senkiewicz (NY), 3C/4C-Bill Riles (TX) / Omar Desouky (NY); 1LC-Harvey Gillis (WA), 2LC-Brent Cohen (PA).
INTERMEDIATE (45+15 rebuys): 1-Peggy Neubig (NJ), 2-Garry Kallos (Canada), 3/4-Stewart Pemberton (CT) / Kyle Wittels (NY); 1C-Robert Sisselman (NJ), 2C-Debra Oles Campbell (NC), 3C/4C-Alex Gerding (FL) / Keith Gershenson (NY); 1LC-Larry Shiller (CT), 2LC-Brandon Macklin (MD).
BEGINNER (21): 1-Roman Abramovsky (NJ), 2-Brandy Thorward (NJ), 1C-Rochelle Hasson (NY), 2C-Theres Delaney (NJ), 1LC-Jenna Longman (MI)
PETER KASTURAS JUNIORS TOURNAMENT (4): 1-Troy Longman II (MI), 2-Matt Kasturas (NJ).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (32): 1-Kit Woolsey (CA), 2-Claude Landry (Canada).
LIMITED JACKPOT (32): 1-Leon Marini (NJ), 2-Jason Lee (MD).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Bill Robertie (MA) & Russell Burke III (NY), 2-Ed O’Laughlin (VA) & Austin O’Laughlin (NY).
NEW YORK WARM-UP (64): 1-Harvey Gillis – (WA)
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (64): 1-Alan Grunwald (NJ), 2-Yehuda Hodara (NY).
Limited Jackpot (32): 1-Leon Marini (NJ), 2-Jason Lee (MD)
$100 Jackpot (8): 1-Al Hodis (NJ)
$50 Blitz (32): 1-Carter Mattig (IL), 2-Mel Rappaport (NY)
$20 Blitz (64): 1-Eddie Sant’Ana (BRZ/NJ), Rachel Rhodes (UK)
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Jan 7-10, 2010
3rd Annual Tournament Results:
CHAMPIONSHIP (51+13 rebuys): 1-Ed O’Laughlin (VA), 2-Al Hodis (NY), 3/4-Rick Barabino (NY) / Rory Pascar (IL); 1C-Richard Munitz (NY), 2C-Michelin Chabot (Canada), 3C/4C-Carter Mattig (IL) / Steve Mellen (NY); 1LC-Mel Rappaport (NY), 2LC-Gary Bauer (NJ).
INTERMEDIATE (41+11 rebuys): 1-Paul Polatov (NY), 2-Garry Kallos (Canada), 3/4-Fred Fado (NJ) / Jason Pack (NJ); 1C-Damian Plesec (Slovenia), 2C-Marcy Kossar (CT), 3C/4C-Pete Anderson (WA) / Sergiy Rybiy (NY); 1LC-Randi Sachar (NY), 2LC-Martha Ghio (NY).
BEGINNER (10): 1-David Shaerf (NY), 2-Jenna Longman (MI).
PETER KASTURAS JUNIORS TOURNAMENT (12): 1-Troy Longman II (MI), 2-Matt Kasturas (NJ).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (26+6 rebuys): 1-Al Hodis (NY), 2-Arkadiy Tsinis (NV).
LIMITED JACKPOT (32): 1-Sergiy Rybiy (NY), 2-Mel Rappaport (NY).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (20 teams): 1-Carol Joy Cole (MI) & David Shadi (NY), 2-Michelin Chabot (Canada) & Reginald Proulx (Canada). Side Pool winners: Sami Sallak (Germany) & Antoinette-Marie Williams (NY).
NEW YORK WARM-UP (64): 1-Antoinette-Marie Williams (NY), 2-Al Hodis (NY).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (32): 1-Donny Lomuto (NY), 2-Antoinette-Marie Williams (NY).
SENIORS OVERFLOW (8): 1-Nasser Sedaghatpour (NY).
$50 JACKPOT (16): 1-Harvey Gillis (WA), 2-Peter Kasturas (NJ).
$50 JACKPOT (8): 1-Larry Taylor (GA).$20 JACKPOT (64): 1-Aram Kouleyan (CA), 2-Kye Hedlund (NC).
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Jan 8-11, 2009
2nd Annual Tournament Results:
CHAMPIONSHIP (51+15 rebuys): 1-Victor Ashkenazi (NY), 2-Rick Barabino (NY), 3/4-Richard Munitz (NY) / Steve Sax (CA); 1C-Matvey “Falafel” Natanzon (Israel), 2C-Pernille Rosendal (Denmark); 1LC-Boris Dekhtyar (NY).
INTERMEDIATE (36+12 rebuys): 1-Majid Jahanbani (VA), 2-Robert Regan (NY); 1C-Charlie Silverman (NJ), 2C-Beverly Flowers (NJ); 1LC-Robert Sisselman (NJ).
BEGINNER (10): 1-Luciana Abes (Brazil), 2-Jeff Moretti (NY).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (32): 1-Chris Trencher (NY), 2-Matvey “Falafel” Natanzon (Israel), 3/4-Matt Cohn-Geier (CA) / Ed O’Laughlin (VA).
LIMITED JACKPOT (16): 1-Larry Taylor (GA), 2-Stuart Katz (NY).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (32 teams): 1-Matt Cohn-Geier (CA) & Carol Joy Cole (MI), 2-Ray Fogerlund (CA) & Petko Kostadinov (SC), 3/4-Jeff Acierno (NY) & Steven Keats (NY) / Rod Covlin (NY) & Richard Munitz (NY).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (64): 1-Al Hodis (NY), 2-Kevin Walsh (NJ).
$50 JACKPOT (32): 1-Rod Covlin (NY), 2-Boris Dekhtyar (NY).
$20 JACKPOT (64): 1-Al Hodis (NY), 2-Antoinette-Marie Williams (NY).
$10 NEW YORK WARM-UP (32): 1-Julian Schulman (NY), 2-Antoinette-Marie Williams (NY).
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Jan 10-14, 2008
1st Annual Tournament Results:
CHAMPIONSHIP (67+29 rebuys): 1-Mike Senkiewicz (NY), 2-John O’Hagan (IN), 3/4-Rick Barabino (NY) / Neil Deutsch (NY); 1C-Jeff Acierno (NJ), 2C-Antonio Ortega (Costa Rica); 1LC-Stepan Nuniyants (WA).
INTERMEDIATE (42+14 rebuys): 1-Reggie Proulx (Canada), 2-Milton Gonzalez (Costa Rica); 1C-Dave Settles (IL), 2C-Charles Toots (CA); 1LC-Tom Rebelo (Canada).
BEGINNER (5): 1-Josh Rechnitz (NY).
LIBERTY CUP MASTERS (32): 1-Rick Barabino (NY), 2-Dion Hogan (MI).
LIMITED JACKPOT (32): 1-Bob Tilp (NJ), 2-Antonio Ortega (Costa Rica).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (16 teams): 1-Mary Hickey (OH) & Claude Landry (Canada), 2-Boris Dekhtyar (NY) & Felix Goykhman (NJ).
SENIORS TOURNAMENT (32): 1-Charles Silverman (NJ), 2-Dr. Bob Hill (NY).
$50 JACKPOT #1 (32): 1-Herb Gurland (MA), 2-Ira Siegler (NJ).
$50 JACKPOT #2 (16): 1-Richard Munitz (NY).
$20 JACKPOT #1 (32): 1-Garry Kallos (Canada), 2-Charles Silverman (NJ).
$20 JACKPOT #2 (16): 1-Ira Siegler (NJ).
$300 SUNDAY JACKPOT (4): 1-Howard Markowitz (NV).
$100 SUNDAY JACKPOT (8): 1-Mark Megalli (NY), 2-Brian Barber (NY).
NEW YORK DOUBLES (4 teams): 1-Mike Senkiewicz (NY) & Kent Goulding (MD), 2-Howard Markowitz (NV) & Ed O’Laughlin (VA), 3/4-Alan Grunwald (NJ) & Paul Magriel (NV) / Stick Rice (OH) & Kit Woolsey (CA).