NSC 2013: Steve Polatnick [#13]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Polatnick, who is competing at the 2013 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 18.5-12.5, +733, and is ranked #15 in Division 5.

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: 574 Average for: 414 Average against: 390
Before the Tournament		Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 1		Polatnick played #21 Trevor Halsall (Australia) and won 483 to 380 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +103.
Round 2		Polatnick played #28 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 559 to 297 (a spread of 262). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +365.
Round 3		Polatnick played #4 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 240 to 448 (a spread of -208). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-1, +157.
Round 4		Polatnick played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 490 to 483 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +164.
Round 5		Polatnick played #9 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 420 to 327 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +257.
Round 6		Polatnick played #41 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 410 to 349 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +318.
Round 7		Polatnick played #3 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 456 to 441 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +333. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Polatnick played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 345 to 369 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +309.
Round 9		Polatnick played #16 Travis Chaney (Portland, OR) and won 422 to 419 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +312. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Polatnick played #20 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 50 to 0 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +362.
Round 11		Polatnick played #18 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 457 to 447 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-2, +372.
Round 12		Polatnick played #39 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 460 to 492 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-3, +340.
Round 13		Polatnick played #15 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 411 to 398 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +353.
Round 14		Polatnick played #2 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and lost 351 to 463 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +241.
Round 15		Polatnick played #39 David Eldar (Australia) again and lost 364 to 403 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +202.
Round 16		Polatnick played #37 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and won 441 to 288 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +355.
Round 17		Polatnick played #9 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and lost 430 to 434 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +351.
Round 18		Polatnick played #10 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 328 to 465 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +214.
Round 19		Polatnick played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 383 to 458 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-8, +139.
Round 20		Polatnick played #29 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 526 to 411 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-8, +254.
Round 21		Polatnick played #23 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and tied at 374. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +254.
Round 22		Polatnick played #27 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and lost 360 to 425 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +189.
Round 23		Polatnick played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 497 to 367 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +319.
Round 24		Polatnick played #34 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 574 to 258 (a spread of 316). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +635. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Polatnick played #32 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 398 to 356 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15.5-9.5, +677.
Round 26		Polatnick played #22 Quinn James (Charleston, SC) and lost 344 to 482 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +539.
Round 27		Polatnick played #27 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) again and won 518 to 296 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +761.
Round 28		Polatnick played #1 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 305 to 464 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16.5-11.5, +602.
Round 29		Polatnick played #40 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 464 to 431 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17.5-11.5, +635.
Round 30		Polatnick played #21 Trevor Halsall (Australia) again and lost 439 to 461 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17.5-12.5, +613.
Round 31		Polatnick played #11 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 527 to 407 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18.5-12.5, +733.

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