Despite the cold weather, 12 players attended the first tournament of the year, including one new player, Nick Cosentino<\/b>.\u00a0 When the dust settled, Trevor Dierkes<\/b> came out on top, winning in the Main Bracket final over second place finisher, Stu Cohen<\/b>.\u00a0 Due to time constraints, the Consolation final was suspended with Mike Rezai<\/b> leading Maron Cury<\/b> 5-4 (to 7).\u00a0 Their match will resume next month.<\/p>\n
The full tournament bracket for January can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0 The current Masters Points standings can be found here<\/a>.\u00a0 Additionally, the winner of the suspended Mike Rezai vs. Maron Cury match will gain an extra 27 Masters Points when the Masters Points are updated next month.<\/p>\n Thank you again to all who came out to play, welcome again to Nick Cosentino<\/b>, and congratulations to our top 3:<\/p>\n 1st – Trevor Dierkes<\/b> The next monthly tournament will be held on February 11th<\/b>.\u00a0 This is a special tournament with an extra side pool donated by the US Backgammon Federation (USBGF) exclusively for USBGF members.\u00a0 Check back here for more details soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Despite the cold weather, 12 players attended the first tournament of the year, including one new player, Nick Cosentino.\u00a0 When the dust settled, Trevor Dierkes came out on top, winning in the Main Bracket final over second place finisher, Stu …<\/p>\n
\n2nd – Stu Cohen<\/b>
\n3rd – Mike Rezai<\/b> or Maron Cury<\/b><\/p>\n