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LVBC APRIL 2012 Player of the Month
Damon Singer
              
LVBC 2011 Maxakuli Cup Champion
Damon Singer
              
LVBC 2011 Player of the Year
Ramon Eleazar

CURRENT 2012 Standings

UPDATED THROUGH TUESDAY MAY 15TH

Top 8 qualify for the LVBC Tournament of Champions (a.k.a. the Maxakuli Cup)
                        Year
 
 1. Ray Fogerlund       200.0 
 2. Ramon Eleazar       199.5
 3. Howard Markowitz    183.0 
 4. Damon Singer        182.5
 5. Jim Pappas          180.5
 6. Aaron Foust         174.5
 7. Dennis McFarlin     166.0 
 8. Steven Diano        155.0 
 9. Tony Anton          146.0
10. Tom Elgas           119.0         

                           Month
 1. Jim Pappas           44.0
 2. Ray Fogerlund        39.5
 3. Dennis McFarlin      37.0
 4. Howard Markowitz     36.5
 5. Damon Singer         35.5
 6. Steve Diano          30.0
 7. Tony Anton           24.0
 8.                         0
 9.                         0 
10.                         0

2011 season ends on Dec. 20.
Maxakuli Cup will be on Wed., Dec. 21.

Last 12 Players of the Month
(Points/Weeks)
 
 4/2012 Damon Singer     (44.0/4)
 3/2012 Damon Singer     (39.0/4)
 2/2012 Ray Fogerlund    (45.5/4)
 1/2012 Ramon Eleazar    (51.0/5)
12/2011 Howard Markowitz (48.0/3)
11/2011 Ramon Eleazar    (64.0/5)
10/2011 Dennis McFarlin  (48.0/4)
 9/2011 Howard Markowitz (54.0/5)
 8/2011 Ramon Eleazar    (64.0/5)
 7/2011 Damon Singer     (54.0/4)
 6/2011 Damon Singer     (52.0/4)
 5/2011 Steven Diano     (64.0/5)
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  • THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR MAKING THE 4TH ANNUAL BIG DADDY OPEN A SMASHING SUCCESS
  • 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/reentries, optional $10 side pool, 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 Jackson's Bar and Grill on the northeast corner of Flamingo and Jones in Las Vegas. Here's a map: 6020 West Flamingo Road, Las Vegas. Call Tony Anton at 702.458.0926 for more information.

    Upcoming schedule: The club will be dark on Tuesday December 25, 2012 and January 1, 2013. The 2012 Maxakuli Cup will be on Wednesday, December 19 -- an Invitational tournament for the top 8 in the standings at the end of the year.

  • Due to changes in the laws of Nevada, minors are no longer allowed access to Jackson's

  • On May 8th we had a 24 players in attendance >

  • Tournament #1 (16):split Ray Fogerlund & Howard Markowitz
  • Tournament #2 (16):1-Steve Diano 2-Ramon Eleazar
  • Tournament #3 (8):1-Dave Skrede 2-Kobi Ehud
  • Tournament #4 (8):split Ray Fogerlund & Jim Pappas
  • Tournament #5 (8):
  • Tournament #6 (8):
    • NEXT MEETING WILL BE TUESDAY May 22nd
    • 2012 BIG DADDY OPEN RESULTS:
    • MAIN FIELD OF 32:
    • 1ST PLACE AND 2012 CHAMPION RAY FOGERLUND WINS $160 PLUS BRAND NEW BACKGAMMON BOARD
    • 2ND PLACE WENT TO CHARLIE PIPKIN WINNING $100
    • 3RD AND 4TH PLACE WENT TO AARON FOUST AND JIMMY PAPPAS COLLECTING $30 EACH
    • SECONDARY FIELD OF 16:
    • 1ST PLACE GOES TO TOM ELGAS CASHING FOR $110 AND 4 BRAND NEW PRECISION DICE
    • 2ND PLACE GOES TO HOWARD MARKOWITZ CASHING FOR $50
    • FINAL FIELD OF 8:
    • 1ST PLACE GOES TO LARRY LEIBSTER CASHING FOR $55 AND A BRAND NEW BACKGAMMON SCORECARD STAND
    • 2ND PLACE GOES TO SPENCER CHEN CASHING FOR $25
    • CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING CLUB MEMBERS WHO CASHED IN THE NEVADA STATE BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP
    • LARRY LEIBSTER---- 2ND PLACE IN THE LAST CHANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
    • DREW GIOVANIS----- 2ND PLACE IN THE SUPER JACKPOT/2000
    • DAMON SINGER------ 2ND PLACE IN THE LIMITED JACKPOT/1000
    • TOM ELGAS--------- 1ST PLACE IN THE BLITZ FINAL
    • NICOLE DE PARIS--- 2ND PLACE IN THE BLITZ FINAL
    • DOUG SIMON-------- 1ST PLACE IN THE JACKPOT/100
    • NICOLE DE PARIS--- SPLIT A JACKPOT/50
    • GLEN ARNOLD------- 1ST PLACE IN THE AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT
    • TRISH HEGLAND----- 2ND PLACE IN THE AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT
    • THE TOURNEY TOOK PLACE FROM WEDNESDAY APRIL 18TH THRU SUNDAY APRIL 22 AT THE FLAMINGO HILTON

        RESULTS FROM THE 2011 MAXIKULI CUP TOURNAMENT
      • ROUND #1
      • RAMON ELEAZAR def STEVEN DIANO 11 - 1
      • RANDY OHEL def AARON FOUST 11 - 9
      • DENNIS MCFARLIN def TONY ANTON 11 - 4
      • DAMON SINGER def HOWARD MARKOWITZ 11 - 9
      • ROUND #2 (SEMI-FINALS)
      • DAMON SINGER def RANDY OHEL 11 - 0
      • DENNIS MCFARLIN def RAMON ELEAZAR 11 - 2
      • ROUND #3 (FINALS)
      • DAMON SINGER def DENNIS MCFARLIN 11 - 3
      • CONGRATULATIONS TO DAMON FOR WINNING THE 2011 MAXIKULI CUP AFTER OVERCOMING A 9 -0 DEFICIT IN HIS OPENING MATCH AGAINST HOWARD TO PULL OFF AN 11 -9 VICTORY. THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE CLUB THIS YEAR. THE CLUB WILL RECONVENE TUESDAY JANUARY 3RD WITH OUR AWARDS CEREMONY AND THE BEGINNING OF A NEW SEASON. DON'T FORGET WE WILL ALSO HAVE FREE PIZZA ON THE JANUARY 3RD.

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