2010 Michigan Summer Backgammon Championships

2010 Michigan Summer
Backgammon Championships

100% Return of OPEN Entry Fees

July 1-4, 2010
(Thursday-Sunday)

Wednesday Warm-Up - June 30
Michigan Masters - Thursday, July 1

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

200 players expected in all events!

(The tournament invitation & entry form will be available in a few weeks.)

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 16th 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
(Clocks on request in the Open)

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

2010 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

FOR EARLYBIRD ARRIVALS: The Flint Area & Plymouth Backgammon Clubs
will host a WARM-UP tournament on WEDNESDAY, June 30th, 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 1, 2010

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 2, 2010

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 3, 2010

10:00 am Lecture and Quiz by PHIL SIMBORG
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 4, 2010

10:00 am Free Lesson for Novices
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 16th 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 2009 WINNERS in Michigan!

OPEN (95):
1-ED BENNETT (NM)
2-Dean Adamian (MI)
3-Mike Senkiewicz (NY)
4/5-Matt Cohn-Geier (CA) / Ray Glaeser (OH)
1C-Adam Bennett (WI)
2C-Bill Riles (TX)
3C/4C-Joe Freedman (VA) / Wendy Kaplan (IL)

INTERMEDIATE (58):
1-Harold Rex (MI)
2-Gary Fishman (FL)
3-Gerard Jendras (MI)
1C-John McDonald (Canada)
2C-Dick Bennett (OH)
3C/4C-Ovak Arslanian (NY) / Jeff Clark (MI)

NOVICE (28):
1-Roger Foster (OH)
2-Timothy Turner (FL)
1C-Lorenzo Morales (MI)
1LC-Julie Schifferle (NY)

MICHIGAN MASTERS (32):
1-BILL RILES (TX)
2-Brent Cohen (PA)
3/4-Harvey Gillis (WA) / Stick Rice (OH)

MICHIGAN BLITZ (128):
1-Steve Brown (MN)
2-Kit Woolsey (CA)

HOWARD RING MEMORIAL JACKPOT (32):
1-Steve Brown (MN)
2-Richard Munitz (NY)
3/4-Claude Landry (Canada) / Herb Roman (IL)
($300 was raised for the Gastro Intestinal Research Foundation.)

SNOWIE FREEZE-OUT (32):
1-Neil Garvie (Canada)
2-Claude Landry (Canada)

$200 FIRECRACKER JACKPOT (16):
1-Howard Markowitz (IL)
2-Rod Covlin (NY)

$200 FIRECRACKER JACKPOT (8):
1-Ed O'Laughlin (VA)

$100 FIRECRACKER JACKPOT (8):
1-Danielle Bastarache (FL)
2-Steve Sherbel (MI)

$20 DETROIT QUICKIES (64):
1-Lucky Nelson (IL)
2-Al Hodis (NY)

$10 DETROIT QUICKIES (64):
1-Pete Carcieri (OH)
2-Peggy Neubig (NJ)

OPEN DOUBLES (32 teams):
1-Brent Cohen (PA) & Neil Kazaross (IL)
2-Joe Freedman (VA) & Alan Grunwald (NJ)
3/4-Bill Davis (IL) & Tak Morioka (IL)
Garry Kallos (Canada) & Greg Merriman (MI)

SATELLITE DOUBLES (8 teams):
1-Joe Miller (OH) & Mike Rezai (OH)

LIMITED DOUBLES (8 teams):
1-Dave Settles (IL) & Phyllis Shapiro (MO)
2-Reggie Harvel (MI) & Jim Lawrence (MI)

FRANK TALBOT'S NEWCOMER FREE ROLL (32):
1-Farhad Forudi (OH)
2-Aaron Goldstein (CA)

$50 EARLYBIRD JACKPOT #1 (16):
1-Claude Landry (Canada)
2-Greg Merriman (MI)

$50 EARLYBIRD JACKPOT #2 (16):
1-Rod Covlin (NY)
2-Martin Veltmann (Canada)

$30 EARLYBIRD JACKPOT #1 (16):
1-Larry Buckingham (OH)
2-Scott Day (IN)

$30 EARLYBIRD JACKPOT #2 (8):
1/2-Faris Gabbara (MI) / Garry Kallos (Canada)

$50 WEDNESDAY WARM-UP (23)
1-Kit Woolsey (CA)
2-Jim Slomkoski (MI)
3/4-Harry Brown (MI) / Gary Fritzsche (MI)

$30 WEDNESDAY WARM-UP (20):
1-Sal Chehayeb (MI)
2-Faris Gabbara (MI)
3/4-Art Gillis (MI) / Dan Kiurski (MI)

$20 WEDNESDAY WARM-UP (17):
1-John Claybourne (MI)
2-Lorenzo Morales (MI)
3/4-Lois Merriman (MI) / Gary Takessian (MI)

$50 SATURDAY JACKPOT (8):
1-Herb Gurland (MA)
2-Mark Antranikian (CA)

$50 SUNDAY JACKPOT (8):
1/2-Harvey Gillis (WA) / Marty Storer (NH)

$30 SUNDAY JACKPOT (8):
1-Bill Calton (MI)
2-Peggy Neubig (NJ)

$50 AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (16):
1-Alan Grunwald (NJ)
2/3-Richard Munitz (NY) / Ed O'Laughlin (VA)

$20 AFTER TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT (11):
1-Jesse Eaton (MN)
2/3-Reggie Harvel (MI) / Dan Smith (MI)

LONG DISTANCE PRIZE:
Bob Stoller (AK)