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LVBC August 2010 Player of the Month
Tony Anton
              
LVBC 2009 Maxakuli Cup Champion
Jason Lee
              
LVBC 2009 Player of the Year
Cy Yehros

Current 2010 Standings
Updated through 31 August
Top 8 qualify for the LVBC Tournament of Champions (a.k.a. the Maxakuli Cup)
                        Year   Month

 1. Ramon Eleazar       408.0    47.5
 2. Cy Yehros           379.5    44.5
 3. Tony Anton          334.0    58.0
 4. "Name Withdrawn"    300.0     0.0
 5. Paul Franks         289.0    33.0
 6. Steve Diano         272.0    51.0
 7. Bob Sahagian        233.5    26.0
 8. Aaron Foust         225.0    43.0
 9. Randy Ohel          223.5    41.5
10. Dennis McFarlin     221.5    40.5
11. Rocky Kaya          202.5     0.0
12. Jim Pappas          153.0    35.5
13. Sam Orandle         148.0    29.5
14. Ted Baehman         147.0    44.0
15. George Photias, Jr. 143.0    16.0
16. Larry Liebster      140.0    20.0
17. Johnny Jigamian     137.0    16.0
18. Jeff Burdsall       133.0    17.0
19. Greg Adamavich      126.0     0.0
20. Nicole de Paris     126.0     0.0

2010 season ends on Dec. 21.
Maxakuli Cup will be on Wed., Dec. 22.

Last 12 Players of the Month
(Points/Weeks)
 8/2010 Tony Anton      (58.0/5)
 7/2010 Cy Yehros       (63.0/4)
 6/2010 Cy Yehros       (63.5/5)
 5/2010 Paul Wurmbrand  (62.0/4)
 4/2010 Ramon Eleazar   (57.5/4)
 3/2010 Paul Wurmbrand  (60.0/5)
 2/2010 Bob Sahagian    (47.0/4)
 1/2010 Paul Franks     (46.0/4)
12/2009 Cy Yehros       (42.0/4)
11/2009 Cy Yehros       (49.0/4)
10/2009 Paul Wurmbrand  (47.5/4)
 9/2009 Dennis McFarlin (57.0/5)
Upcoming major west coast
backgammon tournaments

Vietor Cup Invitational
September 18-19, 2010
in La Jolla, CA

Las Vegas Open
November 10-14, 2010
at Bally's in Las Vegas

California State BG Championships
December 3-5, 2010
in Van Nuys, CA

New Mexico State BG Championships
January 27-29, 2011
in Santa Fe, NM

Nevada State Backgammon Tournament
April 13-17, 2011
at Bally's in Las Vegas

1st Golden Gate Open
May 12-15, 2011
in South San Francisco, CA
See the Position of the day
on Phil Simborg's website.
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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/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: There are no dark days in the foreseeable future. The 2010 Maxakuli Cup will be on Wednesday, December 22 -- an Invitational tournament for the top 8 in the standings at the end of the year. We are definitely meeting on Tuesday, November 9th, the day before the start of the Las Vegas Open Backgammon tournament at Bally's in Las Vegas.

On August 31st, we had 24 players in attendance.

With 58 points in four events, Tony Anton is the LVBC Player of the Month for August 2010.

On August 24th, we had 17 players in attendance.

On August 17th, we had 21 players in attendance. On August 10th, we had 24 players in attendance. On August 3rd, we had 28 players in attendance.

NEW for 2009!!! Updated United States Backgammon Rules. For the second straight year, the rules on premature rolling have changed. The LVBC will now be using the new rules. The new rule reads as follows. Rule 4.6 (PREMATURE ACTIONS): The opponent of a player who rolls prematurely shall complete his turn and then either let the premature roll stand or require a reroll. The opponent of a player who doubled prematurely shall complete his turn and then pass or take. Prior to 2008, premature rolls were invalid and had to be rerolled in all circumstances. In 2008, premature rolls were always valid. Henceforth, premature rolls are either valid or invalid at the choice of the opponent.