NASC 2015: Steve Polatnick [CSW-13]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Polatnick, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 17.5-13.5, +645, and is ranked #11 in Division CSW.

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: 579 Average for: 425 Average against: 404
Round 1		Polatnick played #30 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 432 to 324 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +108.
Round 2		Polatnick played #42 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 427 to 346 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +189. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Polatnick played #10 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and lost 407 to 470 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +126.
Round 4		Polatnick played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 485 to 450 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +161. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Polatnick played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 435 to 414 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +182. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Polatnick played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 337 to 380 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-2, +139. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Polatnick played #24 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 486 to 449 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-2, +176. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Polatnick played #23 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 392 to 359 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +209. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Polatnick played #17 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 404 to 454 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +159. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Polatnick played #18 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 355 to 459 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-4, +55.
Round 11		Polatnick played #7 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 447 to 298 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-4, +204. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Polatnick played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 415 to 353 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-4, +266. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Polatnick played #5 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 423 to 432 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-5, +257. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Polatnick played #4 Peter Armstrong (Oakland, CA) and won 450 to 342 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, +365.
Round 15		Polatnick played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 338 to 495 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-6, +208.
Round 16		Polatnick played #26 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 349 to 501 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-7, +56. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Polatnick played #2 John O'Laughlin (San Francisco, CA) and won 417 to 404 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-7, +69. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Polatnick played #9 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 477 to 485 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-8, +61. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Polatnick played #45 Bob Jackman (Australia) and won 463 to 347 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-8, +177.
Round 20		Polatnick played #28 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 539 to 374 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-8, +342. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Polatnick played #16 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and tied at 381. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +342. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Polatnick played #27 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 579 to 294 (a spread of 285). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +627.
Round 23		Polatnick played #8 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 480 to 467 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +640.
Round 24		Polatnick played #34 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and won 529 to 345 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15.5-8.5, +824.
Round 25		Polatnick played #10 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) again and lost 428 to 443 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15.5-9.5, +809.
Round 26		Polatnick played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and lost 387 to 403 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +793.
Round 27		Polatnick played #18 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) again and won 462 to 379 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16.5-10.5, +876.
Round 28		Polatnick played #7 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) again and won 421 to 405 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17.5-10.5, +892.
Round 29		Polatnick played #16 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) again and lost 312 to 415 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17.5-11.5, +789.
Round 30		Polatnick played #16 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) for the third time and lost 334 to 437 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17.5-12.5, +686.
Round 31		Polatnick played #14 Cecilia Le (San Francisco, CA) and lost 386 to 427 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17.5-13.5, +645.

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