NSC 2012: Steve Polatnick [#14]

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On this page, you will find information about Steve Polatnick, 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 18.5-12.5, +361, and is ranked #11 in Division CSW.

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, United States Awards: 1st Place numerous U.S. tourneys, 4th Place 2001 WSC Hobbies: travel, bike riding, tennis

Round by Round
High score: 519 Average for: 419 Average against: 407
Round 1		Polatnick played #25 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 321 to 419 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -98.
Round 2		Polatnick played #32 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and lost 242 to 463 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-2, -319.
Round 3		Polatnick played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 451 to 358 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-2, -226.
Round 4		Polatnick played #26 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 466 to 429 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-2, -189. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Polatnick played #23 Marcia Richards (Centreville, VA) and won 430 to 368 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, -127.
Round 6		Polatnick played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 401 to 479 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-3, -205.
Round 7		Polatnick played #12 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 477 to 360 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-3, -88.
Round 8		Polatnick played #33 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and won 437 to 415 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-3, -66. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Polatnick played #35 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 479 to 428 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, -15.
Round 10		Polatnick played #19 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 481 to 403 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +63. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Polatnick played #13 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 361 to 476 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-4, -52.
Round 12		Polatnick played #22 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 411 to 339 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +20. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Polatnick played #5 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 370 to 494 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-5, -104.
Round 14		Polatnick played #18 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 376 to 362 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-5, -90.
Round 15		Polatnick played #1 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 392 to 435 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-6, -133. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Polatnick played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and tied at 428. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9.5-6.5, -133. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Polatnick played #4 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and won 519 to 317 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +69. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Polatnick played #17 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) and won 407 to 345 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +131.
Round 19		Polatnick played #13 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and won 426 to 370 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12.5-6.5, +187.
Round 20		Polatnick played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) again and won 459 to 370 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13.5-6.5, +276.
Round 21		Polatnick played #4 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) again and won 484 to 400 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14.5-6.5, +360.
Round 22		Polatnick played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and lost 433 to 579 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14.5-7.5, +214. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Polatnick played #2 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 442 to 315 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15.5-7.5, +341.
Round 24		Polatnick played #1 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) again and lost 412 to 424 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15.5-8.5, +329.
Round 25		Polatnick played #2 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) again and lost 306 to 560 (a spread of -254). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15.5-9.5, +75.
Round 26		Polatnick played #18 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) again and won 418 to 387 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16.5-9.5, +106. Polatnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Polatnick played #9 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 492 to 319 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17.5-9.5, +279.
Round 28		Polatnick played #18 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) for the third time and won 514 to 322 (a spread of 192). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18.5-9.5, +471.
Round 29		Polatnick played #5 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) again and lost 415 to 441 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18.5-10.5, +445.
Round 30		Polatnick played #7 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 341 to 414 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18.5-11.5, +372.
Round 31		Polatnick played #13 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) for the third time and lost 388 to 399 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18.5-12.5, +361.

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