NASC 2016: Steve Polatnick [CSW-11]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Polatnick, 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, +57, and is ranked #12 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: 491 Average for: 417 Average against: 415
Round 1		Polatnick played #34 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 418 to 358 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +60.
Round 2		Polatnick played #29 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 459 to 401 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +118. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Polatnick played #14 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 401 to 494 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +25. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Polatnick played #16 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 383 to 333 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-1, +75.
Round 5		Polatnick played #31 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and lost 375 to 480 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, -30. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Polatnick played #22 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 385 to 374 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, -19.
Round 7		Polatnick played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 491 to 372 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +100.
Round 8		Polatnick played #15 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and won 424 to 408 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +116.
Round 9		Polatnick played #21 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 397 to 384 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +129.
Round 10		Polatnick played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and won 465 to 443 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +151.
Round 11		Polatnick played #3 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 358 to 397 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-3, +112.
Round 12		Polatnick played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 468 to 427 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +153. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Polatnick played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 354 to 423 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +84.
Round 14		Polatnick played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 407 to 486 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-5, +5.
Round 15		Polatnick played #17 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 466 to 401 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +70.
Round 16		Polatnick played #6 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and lost 382 to 429 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-6, +23.
Round 17		Polatnick played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) again and lost 348 to 449 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-7, -78.
Round 18		Polatnick played #23 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 438 to 390 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-7, -30.
Round 19		Polatnick played #14 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) again and lost 348 to 425 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-8, -107.
Round 20		Polatnick played #8 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 443 to 452 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-9, -116.
Round 21		Polatnick played #19 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 475 to 338 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-9, +21.
Round 22		Polatnick played #10 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 467 to 387 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-9, +101.
Round 23		Polatnick played #18 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 430 to 401 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-9, +130.
Round 24		Polatnick played #37 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 391 to 368 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-9, +153.
Round 25		Polatnick played #17 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) again and won 457 to 438 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-9, +172.
Round 26		Polatnick played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) again and lost 378 to 484 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-10, +66.
Round 27		Polatnick played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and won 432 to 429 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +69. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Polatnick played #6 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) again and lost 445 to 483 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-11, +31.
Round 29		Polatnick played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) for the third time and lost 444 to 466 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-12, +9.
Round 30		Polatnick played #4 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 390 to 432 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-13, -33.
Round 31		Polatnick played #37 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) again and won 401 to 311 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-13, +57.

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