2009 Michigan Summer Backgammon Championships

2009 Michigan Summer
Backgammon Championships

100% Return of OPEN Entry Fees

July 2-5, 2009
(Thursday-Sunday)

Wednesday Warm-Up - July 1
Michigan Masters - Thursday, July 2

Added Money Events:
LAST CHANCE BLITZ FREE ROLL
TALBOT'S NEWCOMER FREE ROLL

200 players expected in all events!

(Click here for a tournament invitation & entry form.)

SHERATON DETROIT-NOVI HOTEL

Novi, Michigan
(The Sheraton is 25 minutes north of Detroit Metro Airport / DTW)
21111 Haggerty Road, Novi, Michigan 48375,
located off I-275 at 8 Mile Road, Exit 167.
The hotel is visible from the freeway.
$82 single or double occupancy
$75 for Sunday night guests
SHERATON Central Reservations: 866-837-4180 (toll-free)
or call the Sheraton Detroit-Novi Hotel directly, Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-4:30 pm.
Ask for JOHN FROST at IN-HOUSE RESERVATIONS
248-349-4897 or email John at jfrost@sheratondetnovi.com

Contact CJC if you have any problems reserving a room.
Reserve by JUNE 17th to insure getting the room of your choice.

Metro Airport Taxi from Metro Airport to the Sheraton
- approx. $47 per car - 800-745-5191

MAIN EVENT ENTRY FEES
Open: $230 (100% return!) ~ Side Pool: $100
Intermediate: $130 ~ Side Pool: $30
Novice: $30 ~ Side Pool: $10

Michigan Masters: $500 (Starts Thursday at 2 pm or 7 pm)
Masters Side Pool: $100 (Clocked event)
Open Doubles: $150 per team ~ Side Pool: $50 (Clocked event)
(If you want to play in both the Masters and the Doubles, you must play the Masters at 2 pm.)
Satellite (Overflow) Doubles: $150 per team ~ Side Pool: $50
Limited Doubles: $80 per team ~ Side Pool: $20
100% return of all Side Pools

OTHER SIDE EVENTS
Wednesday Night Warm-Up: $50, $30 or $20
Thursday Earlybird Jackpots: $50 or $30
Frank Talbot's Newcomer Free Roll Jackpot ($500 added money)
HOWARD RING Memorial Jackpot: $50
SNOWIE Freeze-Out: $30 (First Prize includes Snowie Pro!)
MICHIGAN BLITZ: $30
Last Chance Blitz Qualifiers Free Roll
Detroit Quickies: $20 or $10
Saturday Firecrackers: $200 Open Jackpot or $100 Limited Jackpot
After Tournament Tournament: Sunday, 6:00pm

2009 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

FOR EARLYBIRD ARRIVALS: The Flint Area & Plymouth Backgammon Clubs
will host a WARM-UP tournament on WEDNESDAY, July 1st, at the Sheraton Novi.
Three divisions: $20, $30 & $50 entry fee, plus optional Side Pool.
Play begins at 8:00 pm at the Sheraton Novi.

THURSDAY, July 2, 2009

1:00 pm Registration opens.
1:30 pm EARLYBIRD JACKPOTS, $30 Limited Jackpot and $50 Open Jackpot.
2:00 pm MICHIGAN MASTERS begins. (1st start time.)
5:00 pm Hospitality from our sponsors.
7:00 pm MICHIGAN MASTERS. (2nd start time.)
7:00 pm OPEN DOUBLES begins.
7:30 pm LIMITED DOUBLES begins.
7:30 pm SATELLITE DOUBLES begins.
9:00 pm SNOWIE FREEZE-OUT begins. $30 entry. (First Prize includes Snowie Pro!)

FRIDAY, July 3, 2009

9:00 am - 10:00 am Final registration.
10:30 am Drawing for door prizes. Calcutta Auction
12 Noon Play begins: all divisions.
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner break.
7:00 pm Play resumes: all divisions.
8:00 pm MICHIGAN BLITZ begins. $30 entry. Each qualifier wins $100.

SATURDAY, July 4, 2009

10:00 am Free Lecture by KIT WOOLSEY: The Doubling Rule
11:00 am Play resumes: all events, including BLITZ qualifying.
12:30 pm Last Chance Blitz Qualifiers (Free Roll for early losers from the Main Events.)
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner break.
7:00 pm Play resumes: all events.
7:00 pm MICHIGAN BLITZ Playoffs begin.
8:00 pm FIRECRACKER JACKPOTS: $200 Open Jackpot or $100 Limited Jackpot

SUNDAY, July 5, 2009

10:00 am Free Lesson for Novices by CHUCK BOWER: Learning Backgammon
11:00 am SEMIFINALS in all divisions.
Jackpots continue as desired.
1:00 pm FINALS in all divisions.
6:00 pm AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT. $20 and $50 entry, 80% return.

Throughout the weekend:

~ FRANK TALBOT's Newcomer Free Roll Jackpot
~ 2-point Detroit Quickies, $10 or $20 entry fee
~ HOWARD RING Memorial Jackpot (for charity)

For a tournament invitation, e-mail: cjc@flintbg.com
Phone: 810-232-9731

To avoid late fees, send a $30 deposit* by June 17th made payable to:

Carol Joy Cole
Flint Area Backgammon Club
3719 Greenbrook Lane
Flint, MI 48507-1400

*Foreign players may pre-register by mail or e-mail without sending a deposit.

Sponsored by

Backgammon SNOWIE™
SANDY KAPLAN / Smith Barney
JUDY FIELD, Flint Senior Master
FRANK TALBOT, Michigan Master
CRISLOID Royal Brand Games
Flint Area Backgammon Club

CONGRATULATIONS to these 2008 WINNERS in Michigan!

OPEN (94):
1-NEIL KAZAROSS (IL)
2-Stick Rice (OH)
3-Paul Berg (MI)
4/5-Steve Sax (CA) / Kit Woolsey (CA)
1C-Bill Davis (IL)
2C-Mary Hickey (OH)
3C/4C-Maurice Barie (MI) / Petko Kostadinov (SC)

INTERMEDIATE (75):
1-Sal Chehayeb (MI)
2-Saad Ghiso (MI)
3-Wally Wolf (MI)
4/5-Betty Coppic (FL) / Gary Fishman (FL)
1C-Chris Knapp (Canada)
2C-Elayne Feinstein (FL)
3C/4C-Jim Airgood (MI) / Dave Settles (IL)

NOVICE (20):
1-Michael Brown (OH)
2-Sheila Hodis (NY)
1C-Lee White (MI)
2C-Linda Pohly (MI)

MICHIGAN MASTERS (32):
1-MALCOLM DAVIS (TX)
2-Steve Sax (CA)
3/4-Neil Garvie (Canada) / Joe Russell (CA)

MICHIGAN BLITZ (128):
1-Danielle Bastarache (FL)
2-Bob Koca (MD)

HOWARD RING MEMORIAL JACKPOT (32):
1-Steve Brown (MN)
2-Brent Cohen (PA)
($300 was raised for the Gastro Intestinal Research Foundation.)

SNOWIE FREEZE-OUT (32):
1-Yury Millman (MN)
2-Pete Townsend (PA)

$200 FIRECRACKER JACKPOT (16):
1-Steve Brown (MN)
2-Dave Williams (TN)

$100 FIRECRACKER JACKPOT (16):
1-Larry Buckingham (OH)
2-Joseph Jemal (NJ)

$20 DETROIT QUICKIES (64):
1-Karen Davis (NY)
2-Jim Airgood (MI)

$20 DETROIT QUICKIES (32):
1-Jim Pascoe (FL)

$10 DETROIT QUICKIES (64):
1-Chris Scott (IL)
2-Lee Pflugrad (WI)

$10 DETROIT QUICKIES (16):
1-Patty Geoffroy (MA)

OPEN DOUBLES (32 teams):
1-Gary Bauer (NJ) & Larry Liebster (NJ)
2-Michael Flohr (IL) & Faddoul Khoury (IL)
3/4-Mary Hickey (OH) & Claude Landry (Canada)
Emil Mortuk (MI) & Akemi Ota (Japan/MI)

SATELLITE DOUBLES (16 teams):
1-Bob Koca (MD) & Stick Rice (OH)
2-Sal Chehayeb (MI) & Samanatha Shaffer (MI)

LIMITED DOUBLES (8 teams):
1-Peggy Neubig (NJ) & Gail Newburn (GA)
2-Jeff Grund (MI) & Stevie Grund (PA)

FRANK TALBOT'S NEWCOMER FREE ROLL (35):
1-Al Hodis (NY)
2-Sheila Hodis (NY)

$50 EARLYBIRD JACKPOT #1 (16):
1-Mary Hickey (OH)
2-Alan Gold (WI)

$50 EARLYBIRD JACKPOT #2 (16):
1-Al Hodis (NY)
2-Sean Garber (IN)

$30 EARLYBIRD JACKPOT #1 (16):
1-Ryan Hast (PA)
2-Bill Calton (MI)

$30 EARLYBIRD JACKPOT #2 (16):
1-Danielle Bastarache (FL)
2-Reggie Harvel (MI)

$50 WEDNESDAY WARM-UP (23)
1-Ralph Dietz (MI)
2-Gary Schachtschneider (MN)
3/4-Sean Garber (IN) / Ken Wroblewski (MI)

$30 WEDNESDAY WARM-UP (16):
1-Mike Rezai (OH)
2/3-Faris Gabbara (MI) / Dave Kamp (MI)

$20 WEDNESDAY WARM-UP (8):
1-Brenda Cohen (PA)
2-Nancy Ishac (MI)
3-Paul Bortell (MI)

$50 SUNDAY JACKPOT #1 (8):
1-Sean Garber (IN)
2-Bruce Hall (NC)

$50 SUNDAY JACKPOT #2 (8):
1-Kit Woolsey (CA)
2-Bruce Russell (WI)

$30 SUNDAY JACKPOT (8):
1-Julius High (NY)
2-David Rubin (IL)

$50 AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (12):
1-Kit Woolsey (CA)
2/3-Maurice Barie (MI) / Brent Cohen (PA)

$20 AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (13):
1-Zaven Dolik (MI)
2/3-Dave Brotherton (MI) / Jim Lawrence (MI)

LONG DISTANCE PRIZE:
Abby Biss (New Zealand)