NASC 2016: Paul Holser [1-43]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Holser, who is competing at the 2016 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 18-13, +847, and is ranked #12 in Division 1.

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): Holser Home: McKinney, TX, United States Hobbies: guitar, Ultimate Frisbee, crossword puzzles, mimicry Occupation: software developer

Round by Round
High score: 562 Average for: 426 Average against: 398
Round 1		Holser played #35 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 352 to 348 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-0, +4.
Round 2		Holser played #9 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 321 to 404 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-1, -79.
Round 3		Holser played #72 Kristian Dietz (New York, NY) and won 520 to 359 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +82.
Round 4		Holser played #58 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 485 to 360 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +207.
Round 5		Holser played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 527 to 455 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-1, +279.
Round 6		Holser played #4 Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA) and lost 302 to 496 (a spread of -194). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +85.
Round 7		Holser played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 353 to 392 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-3, +46.
Round 8		Holser played #40 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 399 to 449 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-4, -4. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Holser played #8 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 562 to 357 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-4, +201.
Round 10		Holser played #48 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 461 to 419 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-4, +243.
Round 11		Holser played #23 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 335 to 379 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-5, +199.
Round 12		Holser played #45 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 511 to 387 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-5, +323. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Holser played #14 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 322 to 376 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-6, +269.
Round 14		Holser played #73 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 482 to 395 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-6, +356.
Round 15		Holser played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 551 to 321 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-6, +586.
Round 16		Holser played #34 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and won 518 to 303 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-6, +801.
Round 17		Holser played #27 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 359 to 377 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-7, +783.
Round 18		Holser played #1 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 363 to 467 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-8, +679. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Holser played #7 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 411 to 434 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-9, +656.
Round 20		Holser played #39 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 446 to 437 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-9, +665.
Round 21		Holser played #44 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 470 to 415 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-9, +720.
Round 22		Holser played #26 Steve Bush (Richmond, KY) and won 439 to 338 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-9, +821.
Round 23		Holser played #17 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 389 to 511 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-10, +699.
Round 24		Holser played #19 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 292 to 395 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-11, +596.
Round 25		Holser played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 446 to 401 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-11, +641.
Round 26		Holser played #32 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 524 to 332 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-11, +833.
Round 27		Holser played #36 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 430 to 391 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-11, +872.
Round 28		Holser played #54 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 376 to 369 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-11, +879.
Round 29		Holser played #21 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 448 to 488 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-12, +839.
Round 30		Holser played #16 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 387 to 377 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-12, +849.
Round 31		Holser played #4 Joey Krafchick (Atlanta, GA) again and lost 416 to 418 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-13, +847.

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