NSC 2009: Phil Polsky [#43]

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On this page, you will find information about Phil Polsky, 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 16-15, +379, and is ranked #35 in Division 2.

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): Phil Surname(s): Polsky Home: New York, NY, USA Hobbies: Cartooning, Roulette Player

Round by Round
High score: 495 Average for: 392 Average against: 380
Round 1		Polsky played #28 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 416 to 247 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +169.
Round 2		Polsky played #84 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 342 to 322 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +189.
Round 3		Polsky played #8 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 317 to 409 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +97.
Round 4		Polsky played #10 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and lost 313 to 379 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-2, +31.
Round 5		Polsky played #56 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and lost 383 to 398 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-3, +16.
Round 6		Polsky played #89 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 485 to 406 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-3, +95.
Round 7		Polsky played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 495 to 402 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-3, +188.
Round 8		Polsky played #92 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 320 to 435 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-4, +73.
Round 9		Polsky played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 357 to 402 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-5, +28.
Round 10		Polsky played #70 Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 365 to 352 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-5, +41.
Round 11		Polsky played #59 Christian Jurlando (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 386 to 400 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-6, +27.
Round 12		Polsky played #26 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 385 to 346 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-6, +66.
Round 13		Polsky played #41 Jason J Smith (Lansing, MI) and won 438 to 357 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-6, +147.
Round 14		Polsky played #39 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 360 to 422 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-7, +85.
Round 15		Polsky played #47 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 339 to 436 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-8, -12.
Round 16		Polsky played #37 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 376 to 368 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-8, -4.
Round 17		Polsky played #83 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and lost 377 to 382 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-9, -9.
Round 18		Polsky played #23 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 430 to 366 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-9, +55.
Round 19		Polsky played #48 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and won 407 to 363 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-9, +99.
Round 20		Polsky played #16 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 415 to 250 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-9, +264.
Round 21		Polsky played #60 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 362 to 429 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-10, +197.
Round 22		Polsky played #76 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and lost 278 to 411 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-11, +64.
Round 23		Polsky played #68 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 412 to 451 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-12, +25.
Round 24		Polsky played #44 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 403 to 357 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-12, +71.
Round 25		Polsky played #38 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 459 to 356 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 13-12, +174.
Round 26		Polsky played #55 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and won 420 to 366 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-12, +228.
Round 27		Polsky played #79 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 461 to 352 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-12, +337.
Round 28		Polsky played #33 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and lost 425 to 439 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-13, +323.
Round 29		Polsky played #30 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 386 to 435 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-14, +274.
Round 30		Polsky played #7 Joel Horn (Boston, MA) and lost 397 to 403 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-15, +268.
Round 31		Polsky played #40 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 456 to 345 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16-15, +379.

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