SPC 2023: Joey Krafchick [1-02]

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On this page, you will find information about Joey Krafchick, who is competing at the 2023 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-15, +474, and is ranked #19 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): Joey Surname(s): Krafchick Home: Dallas, TX, United States Awards: Multiple division one tournament wins, 2 time School Scrabble runner-up Hobbies: Sports, Traveling Occupation: Professional poker player / NFL handicapper

Round by Round
High score: 569 Average for: 423 Average against: 408
Round 1		Krafchick played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 338 to 443 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 0-1, -105.
Round 2		Krafchick played #32 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 442 to 428 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-1, -91.
Round 3		Krafchick played #17 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 465 to 532 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-2, -158. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Krafchick played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 393 to 397 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-3, -162.
Round 5		Krafchick played #37 Rick Julian (Ship Bottom, NJ) and lost 337 to 483 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-4, -308.
Round 6		Krafchick played #33 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 439 to 508 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-5, -377.
Round 7		Krafchick played #19 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 459 to 507 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-6, -425.
Round 8		Krafchick played #24 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 394 to 442 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-7, -473.
Round 9		Krafchick played #25 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 398 to 384 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-7, -459.
Round 10		Krafchick played #18 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 383 to 363 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-7, -439.
Round 11		Krafchick played #35 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 569 to 280 (a spread of 289). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-7, -150. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Krafchick played #27 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 411 to 360 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-7, -99.
Round 13		Krafchick played #7 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and lost 437 to 475 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-8, -137.
Round 14		Krafchick played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 330 to 445 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-9, -252.
Round 15		Krafchick played #40 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 466 to 348 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-9, -134.
Round 16		Krafchick played #43 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 442 to 340 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-9, -32.
Round 17		Krafchick played #36 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 526 to 398 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-9, +96.
Round 18		Krafchick played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 449 to 443 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-9, +102.
Round 19		Krafchick played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and won 390 to 360 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-9, +132.
Round 20		Krafchick played #29 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 501 to 323 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-9, +310.
Round 21		Krafchick played #30 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 333 to 421 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-10, +222.
Round 22		Krafchick played #38 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 455 to 365 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-10, +312.
Round 23		Krafchick played #28 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 434 to 372 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-10, +374.
Round 24		Krafchick played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and won 444 to 318 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-10, +500.
Round 25		Krafchick played #13 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 323 to 463 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-11, +360.
Round 26		Krafchick played #3 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 395 to 435 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-12, +320.
Round 27		Krafchick played #18 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) again and lost 444 to 460 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-13, +304. Krafchick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Krafchick played #6 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 407 to 459 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-14, +252.
Round 29		Krafchick played #34 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 491 to 342 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15-14, +401.
Round 30		Krafchick played #24 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) again and won 436 to 319 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-14, +518.
Round 31		Krafchick played #31 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 384 to 428 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 16-15, +474.

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