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2nd June 2009
40 Entries, ?? Tournaments, 37 Players, £1986 Prize Fund,
Mopurad wins Jackpot. |
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£12,845 had been played for over the weekend at the Casinorip.com
London Open 2009; would players have any cash or enthusiasm left
for a Bg in Camden monthly evening just two days later? 37 players
turned up and nigh on 2 grand was played for. Answer to question:
Yes.
Jackpot 1 became a £195 entry fee event, Jackpot 2 a £40, 3 was a
tenner, there was a £10 Swiss, a free entry Mini-Jackpot and a £10
Mini-Jackpot.
Our very special guest of the evening was Mochy of Japan and many
International Backgammon Tournaments. Just to give you an
indication as to why he plays so well he can be seen standing over
the board after every match he plays reconstructing positions
galore and committing them to his terrific memory.
One of our new players this evening looked so fresh faced I asked
his age and an I.D. car was produced without any fuss - I presume
I'm not the first to ask him this. Stephen Winston, with his Dad
by his side, entered Jackpot 2 even though I explained to them
that there would be lower entry fee tournaments starting very
shortly.
On a glorious evening there was play on the Terrace and inside.
The evening ran smoothly though I was called to make one T.D.
decision which turned out to be not required after a couple of
rolls were made.
Mochy progressed to the Jackpot 1 final in good time to later be
joined by Mourad. In a match that was watched by a large number of
players it was Mourad who won it. In Jackpot 2 our young man did
good - he won it. John B won J 3, Bijan won the Swiss, Somin M
rolled Mat Winston then 1st time player player James Hewitt off
the board in 3 minutes flat each to win the free play and our last
to complete match of the evening it was 1st time Bg in Camden
player Engin Ongel (now there's another name from the bg history
books) won won Mini-Jackpot 2.
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