October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Paul Olenick [#3]

On this page, you will find information about Paul Olenick, 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, -73, and is ranked #34 in Division 3.

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): Paul Surname(s): Olenick Home: High Bridge, NJ, United States

Round by Round
High score: 532 Average for: 370 Average against: 375
Round 1		Olenick played #41 Linda Iannetti (Donora, PA) and won 459 to 299 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +160.
Round 2		Olenick played #29 Judith Stein Coleman (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) and won 387 to 366 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +181.
Round 3		Olenick played #19 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and lost 371 to 407 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-1, +145.
Round 4		Olenick played #20 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and won 416 to 375 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +186.
Round 5		Olenick played #18 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 532 to 292 (a spread of 240). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-1, +426.
Round 6		Olenick played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 365 to 404 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-2, +387.
Round 7		Olenick played #31 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and lost 342 to 445 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-3, +284.
Round 8		Olenick played #8 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and won 407 to 329 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-3, +362.
Round 9		Olenick played #15 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 311 to 475 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-4, +198. Olenick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Olenick played #6 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and lost 346 to 360 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-5, +184.
Round 11		Olenick played #26 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and lost 316 to 373 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-6, +127.
Round 12		Olenick played #42 Frank Jaslow (York, PA) and lost 316 to 322 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-7, +121.
Round 13		Olenick played #21 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 348 to 327 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-7, +142.
Round 14		Olenick played #7 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and lost 349 to 395 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-8, +96.
Round 15		Olenick played #4 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 289 to 458 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-9, -73.

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