NASC 2017: Paul Holser [1-27]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Holser, who is competing at the 2017 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 15-16, -240, and is ranked #43 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, crossword puzzles, mimicry, making software Occupation: software developer

Round by Round
High score: 511 Average for: 401 Average against: 409
Round 1		Holser played #37 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 315 to 549 (a spread of -234). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-1, -234.
Round 2		Holser played #53 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 511 to 396 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, -119.
Round 3		Holser played #14 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 457 to 349 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-1, -11.
Round 4		Holser played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 412 to 450 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, -49.
Round 5		Holser played #41 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 384 to 429 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-3, -94.
Round 6		Holser played #61 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 323 to 469 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-4, -240.
Round 7		Holser played #30 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 471 to 393 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-4, -162.
Round 8		Holser played #34 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 386 to 354 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-4, -130.
Round 9		Holser played #36 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 361 to 332 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-4, -101. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Holser played #10 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 355 to 482 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-5, -228.
Round 11		Holser played #11 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 465 to 435 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-5, -198.
Round 12		Holser played #8 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 340 to 489 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-6, -347.
Round 13		Holser played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 419 to 414 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, -342.
Round 14		Holser played #45 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 406 to 372 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-6, -308. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Holser played #20 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 413 to 337 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, -232. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Holser played #12 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 414 to 520 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-7, -338. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Holser played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 431 to 351 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-7, -258. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Holser played #51 Tasha Asberry (Cordova, TN) and lost 295 to 372 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-8, -335.
Round 19		Holser played #9 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 320 to 562 (a spread of -242). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-9, -577.
Round 20		Holser played #32 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 441 to 478 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-10, -614.
Round 21		Holser played #56 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 431 to 335 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-10, -518.
Round 22		Holser played #47 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and won 451 to 286 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-10, -353. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Holser played #40 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 406 to 438 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-11, -385.
Round 24		Holser played #57 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 353 to 450 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-12, -482.
Round 25		Holser played #21 Siddharth Murali (Frisco, TX) and lost 375 to 415 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-13, -522.
Round 26		Holser played #67 Kathleen Watson (Bedford, TX) and lost 405 to 420 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-14, -537.
Round 27		Holser played #23 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 398 to 423 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-15, -562.
Round 28		Holser played #60 Mary E Goulet (McLean, VA) and won 433 to 356 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-15, -485.
Round 29		Holser played #55 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 436 to 342 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-15, -391.
Round 30		Holser played #58 Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) and lost 398 to 437 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-16, -430.
Round 31		Holser played #67 Kathleen Watson (Bedford, TX) again and won 426 to 236 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-16, -240.

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