October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Jason Gelman [#12]

On this page, you will find information about Jason Gelman, 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 5-10, -550, and is ranked #19 in Division 4.

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): Jason Surname(s): Gelman Home: Brooklyn, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 459 Average for: 331 Average against: 368
Round 1		Gelman played #9 Charlie Panek (New York, NY) and lost 330 to 445 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 0-1, -115.
Round 2		Gelman played #2 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and lost 271 to 386 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 0-2, -230.
Round 3		Gelman played #20 Susie Rivers (Brooklyn, NY) and won 407 to 237 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-2, -60.
Round 4		Gelman played #22 Angela Vella (Pleasantville, NY) and won 390 to 330 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-2, +0.
Round 5		Gelman played #13 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 237 to 389 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-3, -152.
Round 6		Gelman played #10 Gaurav Bhargava (Somerset, NJ) and lost 311 to 351 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-4, -192.
Round 7		Gelman played #21 Suzette Rodriguez (Flushing, NY) and won 346 to 315 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-4, -161.
Round 8		Gelman played #18 Fran Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and lost 295 to 395 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-5, -261.
Round 9		Gelman played #8 Justin Kazmark (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 379 to 413 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-6, -295.
Round 10		Gelman played #15 Peter Hempstead (New York, NY) and lost 254 to 405 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-7, -446.
Round 11		Gelman played #19 Gina Braden (Berkeley, CA) and won 459 to 314 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-7, -301.
Round 12		Gelman played #1 Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY) and won 386 to 385 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-7, -300.
Round 13		Gelman played #4 Stephane Clare (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 298 to 410 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-8, -412.
Round 14		Gelman played #14 Melissa Brown (Twin Cities, MN) and lost 287 to 368 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-9, -493.
Round 15		Gelman played #8 Justin Kazmark (Philadelphia, PA) again and lost 316 to 373 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-10, -550. Gelman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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