NSC 2014: Steve Polatnick [#26]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Polatnick, who is competing at the 2014 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 17-14, +347, and is ranked #25 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: 663 Average for: 436 Average against: 425
Round 1		Polatnick played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 398 to 437 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-1, -39.
Round 2		Polatnick played #59 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 494 to 277 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, +178.
Round 3		Polatnick played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 347 to 450 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-2, +75.
Round 4		Polatnick played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 447 to 397 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-2, +125.
Round 5		Polatnick played #19 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 558 to 334 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +349.
Round 6		Polatnick played #45 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 437 to 424 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +362.
Round 7		Polatnick played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and won 478 to 319 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5-2, +521.
Round 8		Polatnick played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 469 to 452 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +538. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Polatnick played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 375 to 448 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +465.
Round 10		Polatnick played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and lost 268 to 429 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-4, +304.
Round 11		Polatnick played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 372 to 393 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-5, +283.
Round 12		Polatnick played #18 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 388 to 565 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-6, +106.
Round 13		Polatnick played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 453 to 381 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-6, +178.
Round 14		Polatnick played #23 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 380 to 395 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-7, +163.
Round 15		Polatnick played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and won 528 to 424 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-7, +267.
Round 16		Polatnick played #53 Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) and won 401 to 380 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-7, +288.
Round 17		Polatnick played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 450 to 359 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-7, +379.
Round 18		Polatnick played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 663 to 333 (a spread of 330). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-7, +709.
Round 19		Polatnick played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 350 to 393 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-8, +666.
Round 20		Polatnick played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 348 to 394 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-9, +620.
Round 21		Polatnick played #4 Philip Nelkon (United Kingdom) and lost 408 to 490 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-10, +538.
Round 22		Polatnick played #47 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and won 534 to 378 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-10, +694.
Round 23		Polatnick played #5 David Koenig (Falls Church, VA) and won 428 to 411 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-10, +711.
Round 24		Polatnick played #38 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 515 to 454 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-10, +772. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Polatnick played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 456 to 389 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-10, +839.
Round 26		Polatnick played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) again and won 444 to 420 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-10, +863.
Round 27		Polatnick played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 367 to 572 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-11, +658.
Round 28		Polatnick played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 344 to 679 (a spread of -335). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-12, +323.
Round 29		Polatnick played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 456 to 522 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-13, +257.
Round 30		Polatnick played #34 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 479 to 353 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-13, +383.
Round 31		Polatnick played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) again and lost 476 to 512 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 17-14, +347.

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