August 6-10, 2011
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NSC 2011: Steve Polatnick [#40]
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On this page, you will find information about
Steve Polatnick, who is competing
at the 2011 National SCRABBLE Championship.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 15-16, +343, and is ranked
#59 in Division 1.
Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player,
statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America,
a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament,
and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.
Background Information | | Given name(s): Steve Surname(s): Polatnick Home: Miami, FL, United States Awards: 1st Place numerous U.S. tourneys, 4th Place 2001 WSC Hobbies: travel, bike riding, tennis |
Round by Round | High score: 558 Average for: 404 Average against: 393 | Before the Tournament | | Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 1 | | Polatnick played #74 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 404 to 375 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-0, +29. | Round 2 | | Polatnick played #85 Ronald Howard (North Tustin, CA) and won 534 to 391 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +172. | Round 3 | | Polatnick played #22 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 293 to 485 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-1, -20. | Round 4 | | Polatnick played #37 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 408 to 439 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-2, -51. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 5 | | Polatnick played #106 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 381 to 340 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-2, -10. | Round 6 | | Polatnick played #56 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 482 to 297 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +175. | Round 7 | | Polatnick played #47 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 440 to 466 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-3, +149. | Round 8 | | Polatnick played #21 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 464 to 309 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-3, +304. | Round 9 | | Polatnick played #17 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 351 to 418 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +237. | Round 10 | | Polatnick played #41 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 431 to 357 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +311. | Round 11 | | Polatnick played #95 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 452 to 295 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-4, +468. | Round 12 | | Polatnick played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 412 to 463 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-5, +417. | Round 13 | | Polatnick played #91 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 419 to 335 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, +501. | Round 14 | | Polatnick played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 364 to 386 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-6, +479. | Round 15 | | Polatnick played #33 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 346 to 365 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-7, +460. | Round 16 | | Polatnick played #76 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 342 to 458 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-8, +344. | Round 17 | | Polatnick played #25 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 417 to 488 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-9, +273. | Round 18 | | Polatnick played #75 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 424 to 409 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-9, +288. | Round 19 | | Polatnick played #12 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 422 to 430 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-10, +280. | Round 20 | | Polatnick played #66 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 381 to 319 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-10, +342. | Round 21 | | Polatnick played #83 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 451 to 415 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-10, +378. | Round 22 | | Polatnick played #18 John Luebkemann (Richmond, VA) and won 444 to 386 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-10, +436. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 23 | | Polatnick played #48 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 394 to 434 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-11, +396. | Round 24 | | Polatnick played #62 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 351 to 501 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-12, +246. | Round 25 | | Polatnick played #55 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and lost 368 to 423 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-13, +191. | Round 26 | | Polatnick played #43 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 302 to 383 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 12-14, +110. | Round 27 | | Polatnick played #98 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 319 to 349 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12-15, +80. | Round 28 | | Polatnick played #80 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 558 to 447 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-15, +191. | Round 29 | | Polatnick played #79 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 286 to 369 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 13-16, +108. | Round 30 | | Polatnick played #93 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 511 to 303 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 14-16, +316. | Round 31 | | Polatnick played #24 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 365 to 338 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 15-16, +343. |
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