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A fair spot for the undefeated player

Posted By: Coolrey
Date: Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 3:29 p.m.

In Response To: A fair spot for the undefeated player (Rich Munitz)

Cool... That is what Art maintained at the outset and what people voted in favor of.

I knew he was one smart guy!

I was able to win the single match as the undefeated player the first time the situation came up. We may expect to hear some whining the first time the undefeated player gets beat in that situation! However, that player should be reminded that he did not have to fight through the losers bracket to cash, because he was guaranteed at least second place money.

Poor George Matthews played me in the undefeated bracket final. He led me 5-0/11 and 10*-8/11, but I eventually came back and won. Then he lost his next two matches also, either of which would have allowed him to cash in the event if he won. So, it is still a BIG relief to become the undefeated finalist.

Belated congratulations, and my thanks, to Art Benjamin who is undoubtedly the best mathematician who occaisionally plays backgammon today.

Still in the top 5 of the ABT while attending no more than ONE tournament a year for the last 10 years... He is a hell of a player too!

Messages In This Thread

• Keeping Stats from ABT events
  Stick -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 12:10 a.m.
  • Keeping Stats from ABT events
    Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 12:14 a.m.
    • Keeping Stats from ABT events
      Coolrey -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 3:32 a.m.
      • Fibs uses ELO *NM*
        Rod -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 5:58 a.m.
      • Keeping Stats from ABT events
        Michael Petch -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 10:46 a.m.
        • Keeping Stats from ABT events
          Coolrey -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 1:03 p.m.
      • Keeping Stats from ABT events
        Matt Reklaitis -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 6:04 p.m.
        • Keeping Stats from ABT events
          Coolrey -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 8:44 p.m.
  • Format of LA Final?
    Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 12:21 a.m.
    • Format of LA Final?
      Stick -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 12:26 a.m.
      • Format of LA Final?
        Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 1:18 a.m.
        • Format of LA Final?
          Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 1:30 a.m.
          • Format of LA Final?
            neilkaz -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 2:40 a.m.
            • Format of LA Final?
              Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 3:18 a.m.
              • Format of LA Final?
                neilkaz -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 3:31 a.m.
                • Format of LA Final?
                  Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 3:57 a.m.
                  • Format of LA Final?
                    neilkaz -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 4:03 a.m.
                  • Format of LA Final?
                    mfic -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 6:57 a.m.
                  • Format of LA Final?
                    Sam Pottle -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 2:08 p.m.
                • Format of LA Final?
                  mfic -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 6:39 a.m.
                  • A fair spot for the undefeated player
                    Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 2:57 p.m.
                    • A fair spot for the undefeated player
                      Sam Pottle -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 7:14 p.m.
                      • A fair spot for the undefeated player
                        Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 9:45 p.m.
                        • A fair spot for the undefeated player
                          Maik Stiebler -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 10:35 p.m.
                          • A fair spot for the undefeated player
                            Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 17 June 2009, at 2:38 a.m.
                            • A fair spot for the undefeated player
                              Coolrey -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 3:29 p.m.
                            • A fair spot for the undefeated player
                              Sam Pottle -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 5:25 p.m.
                              • The real reason to have a win-once final in double elim
                                Rich Munitz -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 3:52 a.m.
                                • The real reason to have a win-once final in double elim
                                  Matt Reklaitis -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 5:05 a.m.
                                  • The real reason to have a win-once final in double elim
                                    Sam Pottle -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 6:10 a.m.
                                    • The real reason to have a win-once final in double elim
                                      Matt Reklaitis -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 6:48 a.m.
                                • The real reason to have a win-once final in double elim
                                  Sam Pottle -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 6:08 a.m.
                              • A fair spot for the undefeated player
                                Matt Reklaitis -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 4:44 a.m.
                    • A fair spot for the undefeated player
                      Matt Reklaitis -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 7:21 p.m.
                    • A fair spot for the undefeated player
                      Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 8:20 p.m.
                      • A fair spot for the undefeated player
                        Matt Reklaitis -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 10:12 p.m.
                        • A fair spot for the undefeated player
                          Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 11:16 p.m.
                      • A fair spot for the undefeated player
                        Maik Stiebler -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 11:22 a.m.
                        • A fair spot for the undefeated player
                          Tom Keith -- Friday, 19 June 2009, at 12:58 p.m.
              • Format of LA Final?
                mfic -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 6:32 a.m.
        • Format of LA Final?
          mfic -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 6:28 a.m.
    • Format of LA Final?
      Coolrey -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 3:23 a.m.
      • Format of LA Final?
        Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 3:44 a.m.
        • Format of LA Final?
          Coolrey -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 4:01 a.m.
  • Keeping Stats from ABT events
    Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 1:04 a.m.
    • Keeping Stats from ABT events
      Stick -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 1:10 a.m.
      • Keeping Stats from ABT events
        neilkaz -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 3:44 a.m.
  • Keeping Stats from ABT events
    neilkaz -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 2:29 a.m.
  • Keeping Stats from ABT events - should start for ELO only in 2010 once there is some modicum of consensus
    Rod -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 5:51 a.m.
    • Don't those Nike ads say ..just do it ? *NM*
      neilkaz -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 6:14 a.m.
      • Yeahh... nah......
        Rod -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 6:16 a.m.
        • Yeahh... nah......
          Coolrey -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 1:01 p.m.
          • How about Masters then? Limited jackpot? 5 pointers?
            Rod -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 6:40 p.m.
            • How about Masters then? Limited jackpot? 5 pointers?
              Keene -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 7:21 p.m.
              • How about Masters then? Limited jackpot? 5 pointers?
                Christian Munk-Christensen -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 8:33 p.m.
            • How about Masters then? Limited jackpot? 5 pointers?
              Coolrey -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 8:37 p.m.
              • How about Masters then? Limited jackpot? 5 pointers?
                Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 17 June 2009, at 12:11 a.m.
              • How about Masters then? Limited jackpot? 5 pointers?
                neilkaz -- Wednesday, 17 June 2009, at 2:53 a.m.
            • How about Masters then? Limited jackpot? 5 pointers?
              Barry Silliman -- Wednesday, 17 June 2009, at 8:50 a.m.
              • How about Masters then? Limited jackpot? 5 pointers?
                Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 17 June 2009, at 3:49 p.m.
                • How about Masters then? Limited jackpot? 5 pointers?
                  Barry Silliman -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 3:16 a.m.
                  • How about Masters then? Limited jackpot? 5 pointers?
                    Jason Lee -- Thursday, 18 June 2009, at 4:38 a.m.
            • How about Masters then? Limited jackpot? 5 pointers?
              mfic -- Wednesday, 17 June 2009, at 10:50 p.m.
    • Posting on forums this is the subject line not the body message
      Stick -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 12:25 p.m.
    • The sooner, the better
      Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 5:06 p.m.
      • The sooner, the better
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Wednesday, 17 June 2009, at 5:20 a.m.
    • Keeping Stats from ABT events - should start for ELO only in 2010 once there is some modicum of consensus
      David Rockwell -- Tuesday, 16 June 2009, at 5:56 p.m.