SPC 2024: Paul Holser [1-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Holser, who is competing at the 2024 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, +487, and is ranked #18 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: 569 Average for: 419 Average against: 405
Round 1		Holser played #36 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) and won 553 to 353 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +200. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Holser played #40 Josh Kopczak (Madison, OH) and won 497 to 336 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +361. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Holser played #4 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 569 to 357 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +573. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 4		Holser played #9 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 391 to 433 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-1, +531. Holser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Holser played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and won 434 to 318 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-1, +647.
Round 6		Holser played #3 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 407 to 416 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-2, +638.
Round 7		Holser played #6 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) and lost 340 to 441 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-3, +537.
Round 8		Holser played #35 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 292 to 458 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-4, +371.
Round 9		Holser played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 480 to 417 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-4, +434.
Round 10		Holser played #27 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 367 to 416 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-5, +385.
Round 11		Holser played #17 Chloe Fatsis (Providence, RI) and lost 294 to 427 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-6, +252.
Round 12		Holser played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 436 to 360 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-6, +328.
Round 13		Holser played #11 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 430 to 455 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-7, +303.
Round 14		Holser played #24 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 441 to 430 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-7, +314.
Round 15		Holser played #44 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 441 to 300 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-7, +455.
Round 16		Holser played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 411 to 449 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-8, +417.
Round 17		Holser played #21 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 466 to 356 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-8, +527.
Round 18		Holser played #19 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 278 to 474 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-9, +331.
Round 19		Holser played #39 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) and won 455 to 384 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-9, +402.
Round 20		Holser played #16 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and lost 479 to 502 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-10, +379.
Round 21		Holser played #8 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 385 to 408 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-11, +356.
Round 22		Holser played #32 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 395 to 427 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-12, +324.
Round 23		Holser played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 451 to 433 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-12, +342.
Round 24		Holser played #23 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and won 434 to 398 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-12, +378.
Round 25		Holser played #13 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 357 to 472 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-13, +263.
Round 26		Holser played #33 Trenton Charlson (Columbus, OH) and lost 344 to 355 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-14, +252.
Round 27		Holser played #6 Ian Weinstein (coral springs, FL) again and lost 409 to 443 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-15, +218.
Round 28		Holser played #36 Froilan Mendoza (Scarsdale, NY) again and won 471 to 366 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-15, +323.
Round 29		Holser recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-15, +373.
Round 30		Holser played #38 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 457 to 390 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-15, +440.
Round 31		Holser played #47 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 415 to 368 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-15, +487.

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