2012 Tournament Results
(Jan. 5-8)
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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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2011 Tournament Results
(Jersey City, New Jersey; Jan. 6-9, 2011)
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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2010 Tournament Results
(Jersey City, New Jersey; Jan. 7-10, 2010)
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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2009 Tournament Results
(Jersey City, New Jersey; Jan. 8-11, 2009)
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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2008 Tournament Results
(Jersey City, New Jersey; Jan. 10-14, 2008)
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).
