- THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BIG DADDY OPEN
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- Welcome to the Las Vegas Backgammon Club. We have tournaments at 7
p.m. every Tuesday evening. Late entries usually available (final spot typically sells out between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.).
$10 entries $10 reentries, 7 point matches (9 point matches in the finals of a 16-player bracket),
single elimination. Please bring a board if you have one (if you don't, we have extras).
There is no smoking in the main playing room.
Our club meets at Mad Matty's Bar and Grill on the north side of Sahara near Cimmaron ave. in Las Vegas.
Here's a map:
8100
West Sahara Road, Las Vegas. Call Tony Anton at 702.458.0926 for more information.
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Upcoming schedule: The club will be dark on Tuesday December 27, 2016 .
The 2016 Maxakuli Cup will be held on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 -- an
Invitational tournament for the top 8 in the standings at the end of
the year. 2016 Player's Cup to be held same night. Maxakuli-Cup Calcutta Auction to be held fifteen minutes prior to start of tournament.
On September 13th we had 29 players in attendance.
- Tournament #1 (16):1-Dennis McFarlin 2-Brian Hoeft
- Tournament #2 (16):split Larry Liebster & Ray Fogerlund
- Tournament #3 (8):split Aaron Foust & Kenna James
- Tournament #4 (8):
- Tournament #5 (8):
- Tournament #6 (8):
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, September 20th
2016 Big Daddy Open RESULTS
| Ramon Eleazar | --- | Main event champ - $160 and a new board |
| Tony Anton | --- | Main event runner up - $100 |
| Teddy 'KGB' | --- | 3rd/4th in the main event - $30 |
| Drew Giovanis | --- | 3rd/4th in the main event - $30 |
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| Mary Franks | --- | Field of 16 champ $90 and prec. dice |
| Aaron Foust | --- | Field of 16 runner up $50 |
| Jack Cohen | --- | 3rd/4th field of 16 - $10 |
| Tom McEvoy | --- | 3rd/4th field of 16 - $10 |
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| Shay Asraff | --- | Field of 8 champ $50 and scorecard |
| Joe Apicella | --- | Field of 8 runner up $30 |
| Howard Markowitz | --- | Field of 8 #2 champ - $50 and 2017 Entry |
| Kenna James | --- | Field of 8 #2 runner up - $30 |
| Damon Singer | --- | Field of 8 #3 champ - $50 and 2017 Entry |
| Teddy Kirit | --- | Field of 8 #3 runner up - $30 |
| Tom Elgas | --- | Field of 8 #4 champ - $50 and 2017 Entry |
| Larry Liebster | --- | Field of 8 #4 runner up - $30 |
Thank you to all who participated !!!
Results from the 2015 Maxikuli Cup tournament
Round #1
- Ramon Eleazar def Dennis McFarlin (11 - 5)
- Howard Markowitz def Jona Alexander (11 - 9)
- Ray Fogerlund def Brian Hoeft (11 - 8)
- Aaron Foust def Tony Anton (11 - 1)
Round #2 (semi-finals)
- Ramono Eleazar def Howard Markowitz (11 - 1)
- Ray Fogerlund def Aaron Foust (11 - 0)
Round #3 (finals)
- Ramono Eleazar def Ray Fogerlund (11 - 9)
Congratulations to Ramono Eleazar for winning the 2015 Maxikuli cup.
Results from the 2015 Player's Cup Tournament
Secial Thanks to Drew Larry and Jimmy for sponsoring this event
- Winner: Charlie Pipkin
- Runner-up: Jim Pappas
- Consolation Winner: Sammy Hanna
- Consolation Runner-up: Jack Cohen
Updated United States Backgammon Rules.
Las Vegas Backgammon Club Rules - Updated 2016.
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Current 2016 Standings through Tuesday September 13th
Top 8 qualify for the LVBC Tournament of Champions
(a.k.a. the Maxakuli Cup)
| Year Standings: |
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| 1. | Al Hodis | 501.5 |
| 2. | Ray Fogerlund | 367.5 |
| 3. | Howard Markowitz | 349.0 |
| 4. | Dennis McFarlin | 340.0 |
| 5. | Ramon Eleazar | 328.0 |
| 6. | Aaron Foust | 292.5 |
| 7. | Brian Hoeft | 283.0 |
| 8. | Joe Apicella | 264.0 |
| 9. | Spencer Chen | 247.0 |
| 9. | Tony Anton | 246.0 |
| Month Standings: |
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| 1. | Aaron Foust | 25.5 |
| 2. | Dennis McFarlin | 23.0 |
| 3. | Kenna James | 21.0 |
| 4. | Al Hodis | 20.5 |
| 5. | Ray Fogerlund | 20.5 |
| 6. | | 0.0 |
| 7. | | 0.0 |
| 8. | | 0.0 |
| 9. | | 0.0 |
| 10. | | 0.0 |
2016 season ends on Dec. 20.
Maxakuli Cup will be on Wed., Dec. 21.
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| Last 12 Players of the Month | (Points/Weeks) |
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| 1/2016 | Ramon Eleazar | (51.5/4) |
| 2/2016 | Al Hodis | (51.0/4) |
| 3/2016 | Al Hodis | (56.5/5) |
| 4/2016 | Al Hodis | (55.0/4) |
| 5/2016 | Dennis McFarlin | (52.5/5) |
| 6/2016 | Al Hodis | (74.5/4) |
| 7/2016 | Al Hodis | (53.5/4) |
| 8/2016 | Ray Fogerlund | (67.0/5) |
| 9/2015 | Dennis McFarlin | (60.5/5) |
| 10/2015 | Ray Fogerlund | (49.0/4) |
| 11/2015 | Ray Fogerlund | (62.0/5) |
| 12/2015 | Howard Markowitz | (48.5/4) |
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1000 to 1 Club 2016
Club members winning 10 or more matches in a row in 2016
| Matches |
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| 1) | Joe Apicello MARCH 2016 | 10 |
| 2) | Paul Franks APRIL 2016 | 11 |
| 3) | Joe Nolan MAY 2016 | 10 |
| 3) | Al Hodis JULY 2016 | 16 |
| 3) | Howard Markowitz JULY 2016 | 13 |
VegasBG 1000 to 1 Club Members
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Upcoming major
backgammon tournaments
- FEB 4-7, 2016......*ABT: 4th TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIPS, MENGER, SAN ANTONIO, TX..281/703-9304
- FEB 19-21, 2016....*ABT: SUNSHINE STATE CLASSIC, CLARION, CLEARWATER, FL...727/743-0500
- MAR 18-20, 2016....*ABT: OHIO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, MARRIOTT, CLEVELAND, OH.330/268-4610
- APR 13-17, 2016....*ABT: U.S. OPEN, FLAMINGO HOTEL, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA......702/218-8238
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See the Position of the day
on Phil Simborg's website.
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Meyer Dice Tube
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