Las Vegas Backgammon Club
http://www.vegasbg.net

Current 2010 Standings Updated through 2 February Top 8 qualify for the LVBC Tournament of Champions (a.k.a. the Maxakuli Cup) Year Month 1. Paul Franks 62.0 7.0 2. Bob Sahagian 61.0 13.5 3. Paul Wurmbrand 49.0 1.0 4. Cy Yehros 44.5 4.0 5. Rocky Kaya 43.5 7.0 6. Ramon Eleazar 40.0 16.0 7. Tony Anton 38.5 1.0 8. Steve Diano 36.0 4.0 9. Morris Fox 32.5 13.5 10. Dennis McFarlin 30.0 7.0 11. Greg Adamavich 28.5 11.0 11. Larry Liebster 28.5 7.0 13. Randy Ohel 27.5 7.0 14. Aaron Foust 26.0 11.0 15. Majid Keyhani 23.0 4.0 16. George Photias Jr. 21.0 11.0 16. Damon Singer 21.0 0.0 18. Sam Orandle 20.5 4.0 19. Jeff Burdsall 16.0 4.0 19. Dave Weingarten 16.0 4.0 5 weeks down, 46 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) 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) 2/2009 Cy Yehros (42.0/4)

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 February 2nd, we had 30 players in attendance.

• Tournament #1 (16): SPLIT: Morris Fox & Bob Sahagian
• Tournament #2 (16): 1-Ramon Eleazar, 2-George Photias, Jr.
• Tournament #3 (8): 1-Aaron Foust, 2-Randy Ohel
• Tournament #4 (8): 1-Greg Adamavich, 2-Brian "BHo" Hoeft

• Tournament #1 (16): 1/2-Greg Adamavich, 1/2-Rocky Kaya
• Tournament #2 (16): 1-Paul Wurmbrand, 2-Cy Yehros
• Tournament #3 (8): 1-Damon Singer, 2-Aaron Foust

On January 19th, we had 19 players in attendance. Paul Franks has won 10 consecutive matches.

• Tournament #1 (16): 1/2-Paul Franks, 1/2-Sam Orandle
• Tournament #2 (8): 1-Bob Sahagian, 2-Damon Singer
• Tournament #3 (8): 1/2-Randy Ohel, 1/2-Cy Yehros

• Tournament #1 (16): 1/2-Tony Anton, 1/2-Paul Franks
• Tournament #2 (16): 1/2-Larry Liebster, 1/2-Bob Sahagian

• Tournament #1 (16): 1-Paul Wurmbrand, 2-Jeff Burdsall
• Tournament #2 (16): 1-Paul Franks, 2-Majid Keyhani
• Tournament #3 (8): 1-Rocky Kaya, 2-Steve Diano

FREE Backgammon Powerpoint Presentation by Larry Liebster Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Covering: Backgammon Concepts Elements of Backgammon Math Interactive Game Experience Analysis of Specific Plays For Entry-Level to Intermediate Players No Obligation!