37th MICHIGAN SUMMER
Backgammon Championships
July 5 - July 8, 2012
(Thursday-Sunday)
Wednesday Warm-Up - July 4
Michigan Masters - Thursday, July 5
Added Money Events:
LAST CHANCE BLITZ FREE ROLL
TALBOT'S NEWCOMER FREE ROLL
The Michigan Summer invitation & entry form are available online. CLICK here.
Or contact Director CJC at cjc@flintbg.com for a printed invitation.
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
You may call 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
You may also reserve a Sheraton Hotel room online by clicking here.
Contact CJC if you have any problems reserving a room.
Reserve by JUNE 20th to insure getting the room of your choice.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
Ben Friesen of the Flint BG Club, by appointment, 810-348-1695
Transworld Luxury Sedan / Faris Gabbara (toll-free) 888-847-8470
Metro Airport Taxi -- 800-745-5191
Free parking at the Sheraton Hotel
MAIN EVENT ENTRY FEES
100% return of all Side Pools
Open: $230 (100% return!) ~ Side Pool: $100 (100% return)
(Clocks on request in the Open)
Intermediate: $130 ~ Side Pool: $30 (100% return of Side Pool)
Novice: $30 ~ Side Pool: $10 (100% return of Side Pool)
Michigan Masters: $500 (Starts Thursday at 2 pm or 7 pm) (Clocked event)
Masters Side Pool: $100 (100% return)
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.)
Limited Doubles: $80 per team ~ Side Pool: $20
OTHER SIDE EVENTS
Wednesday Night Warm-Up: $50, $30 or $20
Thursday Earlybird Jackpots: $50 or $30
Frank Talbot's Newcomer Free Roll Jackpot ($400 added money)
Sandy Kaplan's Senior Special for age 55-up, $55
eXtreme Gammon Freeze-Out: $30
SafeHarborGames.net Charity 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
2012 MICHIGAN TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
FOR EARLY ARRIVALS: The Flint Area Backgammon Club will host a
WARM-UP tournament on WEDNESDAY, July 4th at the Sheraton Novi.
Three divisions: $20, $30 & $50 entry fee, plus optional Side Pools.
Play begins at 8:00 pm at the Sheraton Novi.
THURSDAY, July 5, 2012
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.)
2:00 pm SANDY KAPLAN'S SENIOR SPECIAL: age 55-up, continuous entries @ $55.
5:00 pm Hospitality Hour.
7:00 pm MICHIGAN MASTERS. (2nd start time.)
7:00 pm OPEN DOUBLES begins.
7:30 pm LIMITED DOUBLES begins.
9:00 pm eXtreme Gammon FREEZE-OUT begins. $30 entry fee. (First prize includes XG donated by Xavier.)
FRIDAY, July 6, 2012
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 SafeHarborGames Charity BLITZ begins. $30 entry. Each qualifier in a group of 8 wins $100 and a free Yacht Club Membership at SafeHarborGames.net. Continuous entries.
SATURDAY, July 7, 2012
9:30 am FREE LECTURE & QUIZ by PHIL SIMBORG (Sponsored by the USBGF)
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 SafeHarborGames Charity BLITZ Playoffs begin.
8:00 pm FIRECRACKER JACKPOTS: $200 Open Jackpot or $100 Limited Jackpot.
SUNDAY, July 8, 2012
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:
~ Newcomer Free Roll Jackpot for $400 prize fund donated by FRANK TALBOT.
~ 2-point Detroit Quickies, $10 or $20 entry fee.
TO DOWNLOAD A TOURNAMENT INVITATION, CLICK HERE.
Phone: 810-232-9731 or e-mail: cjc@flintbg.com
To avoid late fees, send a $30 deposit* by June 20th 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
JUDY FIELD, Flint Senior Master
SANDY KAPLAN, Sponsor Emeritus
FRANK TALBOT, Michigan Master
Flint Area Backgammon Club
CONGRATULATIONS to these 2011 WINNERS in Michigan!
OPEN (76):
1-RAY FOGERLUND (NV)
2-Gary Bauer (NJ)
3-Odis Chenault (CA)
4/5-Faddoul Khoury (IL) / Kit Woolsey (CA)
1C-Jason Lee (MD)
2C-Felix Yen (IL)
3C/4C-Bob Koca (MD) / Greg Merriman (MI)
INTERMEDIATE (60):
1-Garry Kallos (Canada)
2-John Quinn (MI)
3-Leslie Lockett (IL)
1C-Prince Barlow (MI)
2C-Walt Smith (MI)
3C/4C-Ken Braithwaite (MI) / Mike Rezai (OH)
NOVICE (15):
1-Glenn Chee (CA)
2-Blaine McClendon (PA)
1C-Kathy Weiner (FL)
1LC-John Claybourne (MI)
MICHIGAN MASTERS (32):
1-MIKE SENKIEWICZ (NY)
2-David Rockwell (IL)
3/4-Malcolm Davis (TX) / Kit Woolsey (CA)
CHARITY BLITZ (128):
1-Alfred Mamlet (MD)
2-Patrick Gibson (CA)
($300 was raised for the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.)
SANDY KAPLAN'S SENIOR SPECIAL (32):
1-Jesse Eaton (MN)
2-Harvey Gillis (WA)
3/4-Herb Roman (IL) / Jim Slomkoski (MI)
SNOWIE FREEZE-OUT (32):
1-Bill Finneran (VA)
2-Brent Cohen (PA)
$200 FIRECRACKER JACKPOT (8):
1-Ted Chee (CA)
2-Ed O'Laughlin (VA)
$100 FIRECRACKER JACKPOT (16):
1-Oleg Raygorodsky (IL)
2-Prince Barlow (FL)
$20 DETROIT QUICKIES #1 (64):
1-Steve Brown (MN)
2-Larry Morris (KY)
$20 DETROIT QUICKIES #2 (16):
1-Dick Bennett (OH)
2-Gary Fritzsche (MI)
$10 DETROIT QUICKIES (32):
1-Prince Barlow (MI)
2-Susan Randall (FL)
OPEN DOUBLES (32 teams):
1-Alan Grunwald (NJ) & Alfred Mamlet (MD)
2-Steve Brown (MN) & Jesse Eaton (MN)
3/4-Malcolm Davis (TX) & Leslie Lockett (IL) /
Mary Hickey (OH) & Claude Landry (Canada)
LIMITED DOUBLES (13 teams):
1-Stephen Benjamin (OH) & Bob Hickey (OH)
2-Ed Johnson (NY) & Marcy Kossar (CT)
FRANK TALBOT'S NEWCOMER FREE ROLL (18):
1-Odis Chenault (CA)
2-Ben Friesen (MI)
$50 EARLYBIRD JACKPOT (16):
1-Mary Hickey (OH)
2-Bill Calton (MI)
$30 EARLYBIRD JACKPOT (16):
1-Farhad Forudi (OH)
2-Bob Kamp (MI)
$50 THURSDAY WARM-UP (32)
1-Emil Mortuk (MI)
2-Karen Davis (OH)
3/4-Petko Kostadinov (SC) / Dmitriy Obukhov (MI)
$30 THURSDAY WARM-UP #1 (32)
1-Paul Farah (MI)
2-Ryan Hast (PA)
3/4-Faris Gabbara (MI) / Fred Ishac (MI)
$30 THURSDAY WARM-UP #2 (8):
1-Gary Bauer (NJ)
2-Neal Weiner (FL)
$20 THURSDAY WARM-UP (8):
1-John Claybourne (MI)
2-Dana Arning (MI)
SIMBORG/O'HAGAN QUIZ:
Open Winner: Mary Hickey (OH)
Intermediate Winner: Ed Johnson (NY)
LONG-DISTANCE PRIZE:
Fernando Neumark (Argentina)
$50 AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (12):
1-Brent Cohen (PA)
2/3-Walt Swan (NJ) / Kit Woolsey (CA)
$20 AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (15):
1-Susan Randall (FL)
2/3-Abdul Alchalabi (MI) / Jim Kennis (NY)