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LVBC February 2010 Player of the Month
Bob Sahagian
              
LVBC 2009 Maxakuli Cup Champion
Jason Lee
              
LVBC 2009 Player of the Year
Cy Yehros

Current 2010 Standings
Updated through 2 March
Top 8 qualify for the LVBC Tournament of Champions (a.k.a. the Maxakuli Cup)
                        Year   Month

 1. Paul Franks        108.5     4.0
 2. Bob Sahagian        96.5     1.0
 3. Cy Yehros           82.5    11.0
 4. Rocky Kaya          79.0    13.5
 5. Ramon Eleazar       75.0     4.0
 6. Paul Wurmbrand      70.0     7.0
 7. Steve Diano         68.0     4.0
 8. Tony Anton          61.5     7.0
 9. Randy Ohel          56.0     4.0
10. Dennis McFarlin     55.0     7.0
11. Greg Adamavich      50.5     0.0
12. Aaron Foust         49.0    11.0
13. Morris Fox          45.5     0.0
14. Brian Hoeft         42.0     0.0
15. Sam Orandle         39.5     4.0
16. George Photias, Jr. 39.0     7.0
17. Larry Liebster      32.5     0.0
18. Jim Pappas          29.5    13.5
19. Tom Elgas           25.0    16.0
19. Johnny Jigamian     25.0     1.0


9 weeks down, 42 weeks to go.


2010 season ends on Dec. 21.

Maxakuli Cup will be on Wed., Dec. 22.
Last 12 Players of the Month
(Points/Weeks)
 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)
 8/2009 Dennis McFarlin (44.0/4)
 7/2009 Steve Diano     (44.0/4)
 6/2009 Tony Anton      (49.0/5)
 5/2009 Jeff Burdsall   (46.0/4)
 4/2009 Cy Yehros       (48.5/4)
 3/2009 Bob Sahagian    (54.0/5)
Upcoming major west coast
backgammon tournaments

Nevada State BG Tourney
April 14-18, 2010
at the Riviera in Las Vegas

2nd Annual United States Open
May 13-16, 2010
in South San Francisco, CA

Los Angeles Open
June 11-13, 2010
in Van Nuys, CA

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

Colorado State BG Championships
September 24-26, 2010
in Aurora, CO

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

See the Position of the day
on Phil Simborg's website.
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 or text Jason Lee at 702.508.8229 [mobile] 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, April 13th, the day before the start of the Nevada State Backgammon Championships at the Riviera in Las Vegas.

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.

On March 2nd, we had 24 players in attendance.

On February 23rd, we had 24 players in attendance. With 47 points in four events, Bob Sahagian is the LVBC Player of the Month for February 2010. Bob went 12-6 in January.

On February 16th, we had 22 players in attendance.

On February 9th, we had 27 players in attendance.

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