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Updated Nov. 12, 2014

2014 WBC Report    

 2015 Status: pending 2015 GM commitment

Eli Zlotowski, CA

2014 Champion

Event History
2001    Rebecca Hebner     27
2002    Steve Scott     29
2005    Bob Titran     38
2006    Dave Buchholz     55
2008    Andy Latto     69
2009    Keith Levy    103
2010    David Rohde    107
2011    Keith Levy    112
2012    Richard Fetzer    115
2013    Jeff Senley    136
2014    Eli Zlotowski    104

 Laurels

Rank  Name              From  Last  Total
  1.  Keith Levy         MD    11     60
  2.  Eli Zlotowski      CA    14     30
  3.  Jeff Senley        PA    13     30
  4.  Richard Fetzer     NY    12     30
  5.  David Rohde        MC    10     30
  6.  Andy Latto         MA    08     20
  7.  Dave Buchholz      MI    06     20
  8.  Bob Titran         NY    05     20
  9.  Steve Scott        CA    05     19
 10.  Faith Wobbeking    MD    14     18
 11.  Natalie Beach      MD    13     18
 12.  Laura Dewalt       MD    12     18
 13.  Judy Wobbeking     MD    11     18
 14.  Tim Keating        IN    10     18
 15.  Terri Wicks        CT    09     18
 16.  Alex Gregorio      PA    14     12
 17.  Lexi Shea          CT    13     12
 18.  Marcy Morelli      PA    12     12
 19.  Angela Hoffman     NC    11     12
 20.  Michael Shea       CT    10     12
 21.  Frank Mestre       NY    09     12
 22.  John Ellsworth     IL    08     12
 23.  Ken Lee            PA    06     12
 24.  Mark Love          MD    05     12
 25.  Rebecca Hebner     CO    05     10
 26.  Mandy Mossman      MD    14      9
 27.  Alexander Lange    GA    13      9
 28.  James Pei          VA    12      9
 29.  Stefany Speck      MD    11      9
 30.  Sam Atabaki        CA    10      9
 31.  Kelsey Lee         PA    09      9
 32.  Ed Beach           MD    08      8
 33.  Debbie Davidson    NE    06      8
 34.  John Poniske       PA    05      8
 35.  Ted Lange          GA    14      6
 36.  Joel Lytle         NY    13      6
 37.  Bryan Berkenstock  NJ    12      6
 38.  Ted Bohaczuk       PA    11      6
 39.  Deb Lawrence       PA    10      6
 40.  Gino Sinigaglio    NJ    09      6
 41.  Donna Balkan       on    08      6
 42.  Greg Courter       MI    06      6
 43.  Laurel Stokes      NJ    02      6
 44.  Rick Bass          NC    01      6
 45.  Bobbi Warczak      CA    08      4
 46.  Stefan Mecay       TX    06      4
 47.  Carol Haney        CA    05      4
 48.  Bob Runnicles      FL    02      4
 49.  Sean Vessey        VA    01      4
 50.  Tom Johnston       IL    14      3
 51.  Laura Miller       PA    13      3
 52.  Dacey Collinson    MD    12      3
 53.  Brian Mongold      MD    11      3
 54.  Shannon Keating    IN    10      3
 55.  Haim Hochboim      il    09      3
 56.  Eric Eshleman      PA    02      3
 57.  Forrest Speck      MD    08      2
 58.  David Duncan       PA    06      2
 59.  Chris LeFevre      AZ    05      2
 60.  David Sidelinger   CT    02      2
 61.  Michael Johnson    MA    01      2
 62.  Dan Hoffman        WA    02      1
 63.  Lee Price          NC    01      1

2014 Laurelists
Repeating Laurelists: 0

Faith Wobbeking, MD
2nd

Alex Gregorio, PA
3rd

Mandy Mossman, MD
4th

Ted Lange, GA
5th

Tom Johnston, IL
6th

Past Winners

Rebecca Hebner, CO
2001

Steve Scott, CA
2002

Bob Titran, NY
2005

Dave Buchholz, MI
2006

Andy Latto, MA
2008

Keith Levy, MD
2009, 2011

David Rohde, NC
2010

Richard Fetzer, NY
2012

Jeff Senley, PA
2013

Eli Zlotowski, CA
2014

Ivanhoe seems firmly established in the nightcap attendance derby.

Twotime champ Keith Levy and Travis Nesmith in the semifinals.

Threre seems to be a disagreement over who will claim the shield.

GM Kirk Harris with his four young finalists.

A Tournament of Tournaments ...

The Future is now sayeth the Young ...

Three preliminary heats and 104 participants led to an impressively contesed tourney that provided the guarantee that only preliminary round WINNERS would advance. Advancing to the semifinals were seven double winners Ted Lange, Eli Zlotowski, Tom Johnston, Joe Harrison, Jeff Burdett, twotime champion Keith Levy, and Rich Fetzer. Joining them were single winners Alex Gregorio, Evan Harris, Forest Speck, Mandy Mossman, Faith Wobbeking, 2002 champ Steve Scott, RJ Gleaton, and Jessa Burdett.

Having to settle for honorable mention were the following preliminary victors who chose not to advance: Jeff Miller, Dan Lawall, Travis Nesmith, Larry York, Eric Eshleman, Sarah Beach, Jeff Spaner, John Schoose, Matthew Beach, Ben Collison Jr., Laura Miller, Alexander Metzger, Greg Denysenko, Gino Sinigaglio, John Wobbeking, Angela Hoffman, Dagny, and Joel Lytle

Only one of the seven double winners managed to reach the Final, the rest having presumably expended too much karma in the heats. That one was Eli Zlotowski who narrowly bested Forest Speck five tourney chips to four. Alex Gregorio advanced with four tourney chips to outscore Ted Lange and Steve Scott with three each each. Mandy Mossman disposed of a pair of double qualifiers in Keith Levy and Tom Johnston while squeaking by young RJ Gleaton four chips to three. The last semifinal was an epic battle as all four players (Joe Harrison, Jeff and Jessa Burdett, and Faith Wobbeking) were within one chip of victory. The all important fourth tourney win was claimed by Faith.

15-year old Faith was the last entrant in what might be the youngest Final in WBC history with Eli at 17, Mandy at 13, and Alex the grizzled veteran of all of19 years. None of the four had an IVH laurel to their name, but that was no surprise. In 11 years, only three people have managed to finish in the top six more than once. Devoid of any old fogeys, the Final proved to be a GREAT contest. Alex was the first to win a chip and the first to reach two chips. Eli then matched those two chips, before Mandy strung three consecutive victories. A fourth that would have clinched the win in spectacular come from behind fashion was lost only when Eli unhorsed her attempt at a Purple tourney. Faith then made her grab for glory, winning two consecutive chips and almost taking her fourth on three separate occasions only to be thwarted by Alex whom prevented Green victories twice and caused a disgrace with an attempt at a clinching Red victory. Eventually Eli and Alex, drew even with the ladies at three chips apiece. However, Eli was less card-depleted as Alex had diminished his hand blocking Faith multiple times. When Faith won her third chip (after the disgrace) to equal the entire table at three chips each, she was so depleted in cards that she was forced to start a Blue tournament - which Eli, was able to claim - for the 2014 Ivanhoe WBC championship!

Eli's win capped an amazing run - playing in two preliminaries, semifinals, and Final without EVER tasting defeat. Congratulations to the young folks ... may you reign long and prosper.

The young finalists have sorted out the booty.

 GM     Brian Mongold [3rd Year]  NA 
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