NSC 2009: Steve Polatnick [#32]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Polatnick, 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 14-17, +102, and is ranked #86 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): Steve Surname(s): Polatnick Home: Miami, FL, USA Awards: 4th Place, 2001 World Scrabble Championship Hobbies: bicycling, travel Occupation: Attorney at Law

Round by Round
High score: 519 Average for: 389 Average against: 386
Round 1		Polatnick played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 417 to 437 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-1, -20.
Round 2		Polatnick played #114 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 467 to 394 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-1, +53.
Round 3		Polatnick played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 345 to 429 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-2, -31.
Round 4		Polatnick played #126 Mark Miller (Philadelphia, PA) and won 367 to 293 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-2, +43.
Round 5		Polatnick played #120 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 314 to 465 (a spread of -151). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-3, -108.
Round 6		Polatnick played #11 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 293 to 403 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-4, -218.
Round 7		Polatnick played #56 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 291 to 380 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 2-5, -307.
Round 8		Polatnick played #75 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and won 444 to 333 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-5, -196.
Round 9		Polatnick played #122 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 353 to 343 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-5, -186.
Round 10		Polatnick played #107 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and lost 382 to 384 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 4-6, -188.
Round 11		Polatnick played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 368 to 408 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-7, -228. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Polatnick played #40 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 472 to 438 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-7, -194.
Round 13		Polatnick played #36 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 350 to 375 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-8, -219.
Round 14		Polatnick played #104 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 406 to 383 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-8, -196.
Round 15		Polatnick played #46 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 303 to 469 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-9, -362.
Round 16		Polatnick played #67 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and lost 336 to 430 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #108. Current record: 6-10, -456.
Round 17		Polatnick played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 466 to 327 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-10, -317.
Round 18		Polatnick played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 361 to 292 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-10, -248.
Round 19		Polatnick played #25 Andrew Friedrich (Aurora, CO) and won 450 to 351 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-10, -149.
Round 20		Polatnick played #65 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 489 to 266 (a spread of 223). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-10, +74.
Round 21		Polatnick played #38 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 434 to 327 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-10, +181.
Round 22		Polatnick played #96 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and lost 395 to 445 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-11, +131.
Round 23		Polatnick played #117 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 442 to 285 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-11, +288.
Round 24		Polatnick played #78 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 306 to 515 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-12, +79.
Round 25		Polatnick played #43 Jason Idalski (Lansing, MI) and won 519 to 336 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-12, +262.
Round 26		Polatnick played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 327 to 371 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-13, +218.
Round 27		Polatnick played #48 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 348 to 352 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 13-14, +214.
Round 28		Polatnick played #6 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 460 to 359 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 14-14, +315.
Round 29		Polatnick played #55 Alan Helfgott (Chicago, IL) and lost 409 to 527 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 14-15, +197.
Round 30		Polatnick played #109 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 341 to 386 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 14-16, +152.
Round 31		Polatnick played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 408 to 458 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 14-17, +102.

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