Jim Geary (#44) at WSC 2001

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Jim Geary (#44) at WSC 2001

Background Information
	Given name(s): Jim Surname(s): Geary Home: Glendale, AZ, United States Age: 34 Awards: 1997 US Masters Champ, 2000 Reno West Coast Champ Hobbies: music, weightlifting, golf Occupation: professional gambler, part-time computer programmer WSC 1997 Rank: 47 WSC 1999 Rank: 46 WSC 2001 Team: United States

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player's rank that round is shown below.

Round-by-Round
High score: 526 Average for: 423 Average against: 408
Before Round 1		Geary is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1	Larger photo available	Geary played #88 James Charles Wright (Gibraltar) and won 526 to 335 (a spread of 191) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +191.
Round 2	Larger photo available	Geary played #22 David Wiegand (United States) and won 459 to 370 (a spread of 89) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +280. Geary is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Geary played #20 Sammy Okosagah (Nigeria) and won 477 to 350 (a spread of 127) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +407.
Round 4		Geary played #80 Andrew Perry (England) and won 415 to 381 (a spread of 34) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +441.
Round 5		Geary played #60 Siu Hean Cheah (Singapore) and lost 400 to 460 (a spread of -60) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +381.
Round 6		Geary played #02 Joel Sherman (United States) and won 489 to 291 (a spread of 198) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +579.
Round 7	Larger photo available	Geary played #49 Michael Tang (Malaysia) and won 431 to 399 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +611. Geary is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Geary is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 8	Larger photo available	Geary played #13 Kendall Boyd (New Zealand) and lost 339 to 462 (a spread of -123) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-2, +488.
Round 9		Geary played #77 Joshua Otieno Manase (Kenya) and won 502 to 462 (a spread of 40) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +528.
Round 10		Geary played #19 Robin Pollock Daniel (Canada) and lost 315 to 457 (a spread of -142) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +386.
Round 11		Geary played #73 James Kramer (United States) and lost 443 to 475 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +354. Geary is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Geary is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 12		Geary played #01 Joel Wapnick (World Champion) and lost 355 to 403 (a spread of -48) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +306. Geary is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	Larger photo available	Geary played #23 Jakkrit Klaphajone (Thailand) and won 388 to 382 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +312.
Round 14		Geary played #10 Bob Lipton (United States) and lost 342 to 513 (a spread of -171) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-6, +141. Geary is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Geary played #26 Femi Awowade (Nigeria) and won 461 to 304 (a spread of 157) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +298.
Round 16		Geary played #36 Randy Hersom (United States) and won 433 to 420 (a spread of 13) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +311.
Round 17		Geary played #03 David William Boys (Canada) and won 368 to 331 (a spread of 37) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-6, +348.
Round 18		Geary played #38 Steve Polatnick (United States) and lost 393 to 447 (a spread of -54) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 11-7, +294.
Round 19		Geary played #10 Bob Lipton (United States) and lost 368 to 531 (a spread of -163) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-8, +131.
Round 20	Larger photo available	Geary played #07 Jeff Grant (New Zealand) and won 483 to 411 (a spread of 72) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-8, +203.
Round 21		Geary played #29 Allan Simmons (England) and won 432 to 369 (a spread of 63) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-8, +266.
Round 22		Geary played #34 Michael Gongolo (Kenya) and won 493 to 393 (a spread of 100) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, +366.
Round 23		Geary played #40 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 453 to 435 (a spread of 18) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +384.
Round 24		Geary played #20 Sammy Okosagah (Nigeria) and lost 388 to 408 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-9, +364.
Final Game 2		Geary is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
After the Finals		Geary is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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