FLINT AREA BACKGAMMON CLUB

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26th FLEET UNDERWOOD MEMORIAL & BENEFIT
for the United Way of Genesee Country

Holiday Inn, Flint, Michigan

March 29, 2009

Complete results:

OPEN (32)
1-CAROL JOY COLE (Flint)
2-Maurice Barie (Ferndale)
3-John Quinn (Dearborn Heights)
4/6-Sal Chehayeb (Madison Heights) / Paul Farah (Flint) / Jim Price (Warren)

INTERMEDIATE (32)
1-Dan Bryant (Indiana)
2-Eric Musser (DeWitt)
3/4-Prince Barlow (Detroit) / Stewart Kelman (Southfield)
5/6-Jeff Clark (Linden) / Jewell Morris (Flint)

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CONTENTS OF MAY 2009 ISSUE

O'HAGAN & SCONYERS BEST AT NEVADA STATE TOURNAMENT
Full Report With Photos From Las Vegas

CJC WINS FLEET UNDERWOOD CUP
75 Play for Charity (the United Way)

TWO TALES FROM THE SECOND CITY
Steve Sax Reports on His Midwest & Beaver Run Near Chicago

HIPPIES GET 'HIGH' IN ILLINOIS
Full Report with Photos on Midwest Championships

MARY HICKEY POWERS UP IN OHIO
Complete Coverage of Ohio State Championships

DAVID TODD HOT IN ATLANTA
Stuart Thomson Wins Georgia Masters

ALL-TIME POINT STANDINGS ON THE ABT
Top 32 Players From 1993-2008

IN MEMORIAM
Dr. Andrew Plater, Cambridge, England

TOURNAMENT ADS
June 4-7, 2009: 1st US Backgammon Open, Arlington, Virginia
July 2-5, 2009: 34th Michigan Summer Championships, Novi, Michigan

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Plus REGULAR MONTHLY FEATURES

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (Daily updates)

FEEDBACK-GAMMON (Letters-to-the-Editor)

GAMBITS (Backgammon news tidbits)

2009 WINNING IS MORE FUN!!! (Tournament results from around the world)

2009 FLINT GAMMON POINT STANDINGS (plus Weekly Winners)

2009 AMERICAN BACKGAMMON TOUR (Current Standings, ABT Events)

BACKGAMMON A LA CARTE (Backgammon Boot Camp, Snowie, Magriel, Corbett, and more)

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2009 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 20 (as of June 25th)

(See Win/Loss & Nemesis Reports here.)

01. Carol Joy Cole.....16.10
02. Paul Farah.........14.87
03. Jeff Clark.........14.85
04. Paul Berg..........13.36
05. Greg Merriman......11.56
06. Art Gillis..........9.53
07. Jim Airgood.........9.47
08. John Carrico........9.09
09. Troy Longman........7.89
10. Brad King...........7.28
11. David Pagnier.......7.11
12. Richard Hunt........6.62
13. Jim Slomkoski.......5.69
14. Rick Todd...........5.56
15. Jim Price...........5.03
16. Frank Talbot........4.25
17. Judy Field..........4.15
18. Dan Bryant..........4.00
19. Gary Fritzsche......3.93
20. Dirk Hogan..........3.55

2009 PLAYERS OF THE MONTH...POINTS

JANUARY.....JIM PRICE.........4.00
FEBRUARY....GREG MERRIMAN.....6.16
MARCH.......CAROL JOY COLE....7.99
APRIL.......PAUL FARAH........4.08
MAY.........JEFF CLARK........4.56
JUNE........PAUL BERG.........5.66

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2008 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings)

01. JIM SLOMKOSKI.......32.90
02. Carol Joy Cole......28.75
03. Paul Berg...........27.37
04. John Carrico........22.89
05. Rick Todd...........22.08
06. Miriam Bureson......16.64
07. Brad King...........14.98
08. Gary Fritzsche......14.78
09. Greg Merriman.......13.26
10. Jim Airgood.........12.74

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2007 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings)

01. DAN KIURSKI......39.65
02. Frank Talbot.....26.63
03. Paul Berg........24.94
04. John Carrico.....23.92
05. Rick Todd........21.28
06. Jim Slomkoski....20.31
07. Carol Joy Cole...19.95
08. Greg Merriman....18.79
09. Brad King........18.57
10. Miriam Bureson...14.23

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2006 FLINT AREA CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings):

01. GARY FRITZSCHE...35.01
02. Greg Merriman....34.00
03. Paul Berg........26.50
04. Frank Talbot.....25.98
05. Carol Joy Cole...23.95
06. John Carrico.....23.36
07. Rick Todd........22.00
08. Dan Kiurski......15.90
09. Dave Brotherton..15.24
10. Jim Slomkoski....13.88

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2005 FLINT AREA CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings)

01. JIM SLOMKOSKI.....29.62
02. Paul Berg.........28.64
03. Carol Joy Cole....28.05
04. John Carrico......25.79
05. Frank Talbot......22.31
06. Greg Merriman.....20.04
07. Dan Kiurski.......19.94
08. Dave Brotherton...18.33
09. Brad King.........15.77
10. Gary Fritzsche....14.48

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2004 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings)

01. FRANK TALBOT......40.97
02. Greg Merriman.....36.98
03. John Carrico......35.05
04. Dave Brotherton...21.91
05. Paul Berg.........21.18
06. Art Gillis........20.49
07. Carol Joy Cole....20.37
08. Jim Slomkoski.....18.19
09. Gary Fritzsche....17.34
10. Walt Smith........16.92

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2003 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP 10 (Final Standings)

01. FRANK TALBOT......34.13
02. Paul Berg.........33.40
03. Carol Falk........23.44
04. Dave Brotherton...22.33
05. Rick Todd.........21.23
06. Jim Slomkoski.....20.20
07. Carol Joy Cole....20.07
08. Dan Kiurski.......19.29
09. Len Dangremond....18.64
10. John Carrico......18.33

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2002 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN (Final Standings)

01. RICK TODD.........35.23
02. John Carrico......33.33
03. Jim Price.........29.23
04. Greg Merriman.....24.12
05. Len Dangremond....18.58
06. Jim Slomkoski.....18.43
07. Carol Joy Cole....17.66
08. Jeff Clark........17.37
09. Carol Falk........15.86
10. Gary Fritzsche....14.95

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2001 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN (Final Standings)

01. RICK TODD.........33.30
02. Jim Slomkoski.....27.38
03. Len Dangremond....22.11
04. Gary Fritzsche....20.43
05. Dan Kiurski.......19.80
06. Paul Berg.........19.39
07. Carol Joy Cole....17.93
08. Frank Talbot......16.61
09. Dave Brotherton...14.84
10. John Carrico......14.58

2000 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN (Final Standings)

01. PAUL BERG.........41.74
02. Jim Slomkoski ....26.63
03. Rick Todd.........24.97
04. Dave Brotherton...24.31
05. John Carrico......22.31
06. Carol Joy Cole....22.02
07. Jim Price.........17.31
08. Art Gillis........16.75
09. Troy Longman......15.51
10. John Salomon......14.61

1999 FLINT AREA BG CLUB TOP TEN (Final Standings)

01. JOHN CARRICO......30.30
02. Paul Berg.........29.45
03. Rick Todd.........25.51
04. Carol Joy Cole....24.45
05. Jim Slomkoski.....22.33
06. Art Gillis........21.13
07. Dave Brotherton...19.45
08. Maurice Barie.....18.34
09. Judy Field........14.94
10. John Salomon......13.85