October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Phil Polsky [#4]

On this page, you will find information about Phil Polsky, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 6-9, +137, and is ranked #23 in Division 2.

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

[photo of Phil Polsky]

Given name(s): Phil
Surname(s): Polsky
Home: New York, NY, United States
Awards:
Hobbies: Cartooning, Roulette Player
Occupation: Workers Comp Examiner
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 49/149, 15-12 -147
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 49/149, 15-12 -147
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 100/126, 13-18 -290
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 47/105, 16-15 +204
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 21/103, 18-13 +370
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 109/139, 13-17 -214
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 47/108, 15-13 -185

Round by Round
High score: 530 Average for: 378 Average against: 369
Round 1		Polsky played #28 KC Frodyma (Silver Spring, MD) and won 332 to 295 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +37.
Round 2		Polsky played #18 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 340 to 412 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-1, -35.
Round 3		Polsky played #15 Seth Mandel (Morristown, NJ) and lost 384 to 390 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-2, -41. Polsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Polsky played #26 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 376 to 349 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-2, -14.
Round 5		Polsky played #20 Jeremy Hall (Stamford, CT) and won 364 to 293 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-2, +57.
Round 6		Polsky played #8 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 409 to 436 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-3, +30.
Round 7		Polsky played #11 Terry Kang Rau (New Britain, CT) and lost 302 to 383 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-4, -51.
Round 8		Polsky played #16 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 316 to 378 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-5, -113.
Round 9		Polsky played #30 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and lost 342 to 394 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-6, -165.
Round 10		Polsky played #2 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 361 to 385 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-7, -189.
Round 11		Polsky played #27 Kendrick Lo (Toronto ON) and lost 404 to 474 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-8, -259.
Round 12		Polsky played #21 Sally Ricketts (New York, NY) and won 418 to 366 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-8, -207.
Round 13		Polsky played #25 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and won 530 to 288 (a spread of 242). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-8, +35.
Round 14		Polsky played #23 Jason Keller (Piscataway, NJ) and lost 386 to 392 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-9, +29.
Round 15		Polsky played #30 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) again and won 410 to 302 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-9, +137.

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