NSC 2012: Michael Baker [#51]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Baker, who is competing at the 2012 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 15-16, +44, and is ranked #46 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): Michael Surname(s): Baker Home: Portland, OR, United States Hobbies: Poker, Pool. Occupation: Engineering Technician

Round by Round
High score: 527 Average for: 398 Average against: 396
Round 1		Baker played #34 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 385 to 390 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 0-1, -5.
Round 2		Baker played #15 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 268 to 524 (a spread of -256). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-2, -261.
Round 3		Baker played #70 Erickson Smith (Cary, NC) and lost 402 to 414 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-3, -273.
Round 4		Baker played #59 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 387 to 370 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 1-3, -256.
Round 5		Baker played #17 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 264 to 523 (a spread of -259). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-4, -515.
Round 6		Baker played #31 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 372 to 452 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-5, -595.
Round 7		Baker played #64 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 417 to 451 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-6, -629.
Round 8		Baker played #73 Stefan Huber (Tampa, FL) and won 527 to 369 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 2-6, -471.
Round 9		Baker played #68 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 440 to 333 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-6, -364.
Round 10		Baker played #69 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 327 to 457 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-7, -494.
Round 11		Baker played #58 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 348 to 381 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-8, -527.
Round 12		Baker played #63 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 414 to 353 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-8, -466.
Round 13		Baker played #77 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 459 to 320 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5-8, -327.
Round 14		Baker played #76 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 351 to 360 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-9, -336.
Round 15		Baker played #62 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and won 520 to 323 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-9, -139.
Round 16		Baker played #52 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 401 to 454 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-10, -192.
Round 17		Baker played #55 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 402 to 378 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-10, -168.
Round 18		Baker played #46 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 303 to 391 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-11, -256.
Round 19		Baker played #49 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 449 to 383 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-11, -190.
Round 20		Baker played #47 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 448 to 344 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-11, -86.
Round 21		Baker played #48 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 416 to 393 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-11, -63.
Round 22		Baker played #43 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 330 to 506 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-12, -239.
Round 23		Baker played #74 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 432 to 389 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-12, -196.
Round 24		Baker played #65 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 482 to 415 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-12, -129.
Round 25		Baker played #32 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 372 to 396 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-13, -153.
Round 26		Baker played #25 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 417 to 430 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-14, -166.
Round 27		Baker played #19 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 345 to 441 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-15, -262.
Round 28		Baker played #61 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 433 to 349 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-15, -178.
Round 29		Baker played #56 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 376 to 513 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-16, -315.
Round 30		Baker played #75 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL) and won 475 to 232 (a spread of 243). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-16, -72.
Round 31		Baker played #34 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) again and won 373 to 257 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 15-16, +44.

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