NSC 2009: Marty Gabriel [#22]

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On this page, you will find information about Marty Gabriel, who is competing at the 2009 National 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 19-12, +602, and is ranked #12 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): Marty Surname(s): Gabriel Home: Charleston, IL, USA Awards: Touch Football All-American (nine times) ; National Champion team member (seven times) ; 2007 & 2009 U.S. Scrabble team Hobbies: softball, tennis, golf, pool, ping pong, birds, writing Occupation: Retired

Round by Round
High score: 556 Average for: 416 Average against: 397
Before the Tournament		Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Gabriel played #114 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 449 to 324 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +125.
Round 2		Gabriel played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 457 to 500 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-1, +82. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Gabriel played #32 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 429 to 345 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +166.
Round 4		Gabriel played #119 Keith Hagel (Waterville, ME) and won 418 to 359 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-1, +225.
Round 5		Gabriel played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 416 to 293 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +348.
Round 6		Gabriel played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 349 to 476 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-2, +221.
Round 7		Gabriel played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 499 to 405 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-2, +315.
Round 8		Gabriel played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 347 to 398 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, +264.
Round 9		Gabriel played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 309 to 465 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-4, +108.
Round 10		Gabriel played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 324 to 449 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-5, -17.
Round 11		Gabriel played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 464 to 362 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-5, +85.
Round 12		Gabriel played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and won 443 to 404 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-5, +124.
Round 13		Gabriel played #77 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 482 to 293 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-5, +313.
Round 14		Gabriel played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and won 434 to 321 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-5, +426.
Round 15		Gabriel played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and won 552 to 364 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +614.
Round 16		Gabriel played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 359 to 331 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +642.
Round 17		Gabriel played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 285 to 431 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-6, +496.
Round 18		Gabriel played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 482 to 409 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-6, +569.
Round 19		Gabriel played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 365 to 390 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-7, +544.
Round 20		Gabriel played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 388 to 356 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +576.
Round 21		Gabriel played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and won 506 to 356 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +726. Gabriel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Gabriel played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and lost 400 to 422 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-8, +704.
Round 23		Gabriel played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 367 to 384 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +687.
Round 24		Gabriel played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and won 509 to 409 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +787.
Round 25		Gabriel played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 400 to 386 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-9, +801.
Round 26		Gabriel played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 402 to 394 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-9, +809.
Round 27		Gabriel played #8 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 374 to 454 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-10, +729.
Round 28		Gabriel played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 370 to 537 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-11, +562.
Round 29		Gabriel played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 556 to 407 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-11, +711.
Round 30		Gabriel played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) again and won 453 to 356 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-11, +808.
Round 31		Gabriel played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) again and lost 309 to 515 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 19-12, +602.

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