My 2004 Reno West Coast Championship Pictures

Winnaz

Rec Div 4th Place Spencer Sun, who won the 2000 Tournament of Champions of Poker
Rec Div 3rd Place Bill Kinsella, who wrote Shoeless Joe, upon which the film Field of Dreams is based
Rec Div 2nd Place Ben Villanueva
Rec Div Winner Alyssa Faria who was playing in her first tournament!

Comp Div 4th Place Jane Geary. This is believed to be the first time both Gearys cashed in the same tournament.
Not Pictured Comp Div 3rd Place, Elizabeth Wood.
Not Pictured Comp Div 2nd Place, Tom Titus.
Comp Div Winner Mary Gordon.

Intermediate Div 6th Place and 3rd Class Prize Isaac Apindi.
Intermediate Div 9th Place and 1st Class Prize Jesse Jones.
Intermediate Div 4th Place Carlene Wallis.
Intermediate Div 3rd Place Paul Terry.
Not Pictured Int Div 2nd Place, Greg Heidler.
Intermediate Div Champion Isaias Sarmiento.

Top Division 3rd Class Prize (tie) Wayne Clifford.
Top Division 3rd Class Prize (tie) Maddy Golob.
Top Division 2nd Class Prize Dominick Mancine.
Top Division 1st Class Prize Jean Carol.
Top Division 4th Place David Poder. Kenji can be seen in the background descending to mediocrity and madness.
Top Division 3rd Place Lester Schonbrun.
Top Division 2nd Place Jim Geary (me!).
2004 Reno Champion Sammy Okosagah.

Other Pics

Able directors Jeff Widergren and Rick Wong.
Me being oblivious. Drum solo soon to follow.
Alternative shot of me at awards ceremony.
Both of the above pics of me were taken by Judy Newhouse.
Semipro photog Karen Moss.
The most recognizable laugher in Scrabble, Maureen Delgado.
Nancy McCarroll at breakfast.
Barbara Platt won a prize but I don't know which.

Board to Tears

Main Event Round 1 Final Board JG v David Poder
Main Event Round 2 Final Board JG v Mike Howlett
missing round 3 pic v Mike Baker
Main Event Round 4 Final Board JG v Gail Wolford
Main Event Round 5 Final Board JG v Steve Polatnick
Main Event Round 6 Final Board JG v John Karris
Main Event Round 7 Final Board JG v Sammy Okosagah
Main Event Round 8 Final Board JG v Wayne Clifford
Main Event Round 9 Final Board JG v Dominick Mancine
Main Event Round 10 Final Board JG v Mike Baron
Main Event Round 11 Final Board JG v Jerry Lerman
missing round 12 pic v Marlon Hill
Main Event Round 13 Final Board JG v Cynthia Pughsley
Main Event Round 14 Final Board JG v Kenji Matsumoto
Main Event Round 15 Final Board JG v Lester Schonbrun
Main Event Round 16 Final Board JG v Joel Sherman
Main Event Round 17 Final Board JG v Marty Gabriel
Main Event Round 18 Final Board JG v Rich Moyer
Main Event Round 19 Final Board JG v Jean Carol
Main Event Round 20 Final Board JG v Sam Kantimathi
Main Event Round 21 Final Board JG v Iffy Onyeonwu
Main Event Round 22 Final Board JG v Lester Schonbrun
Main Event Round 23 Final Board JG v Joel Sherman
Main Event Round 24 Final Board JG v Sammy Okosagah
Main Event Round 25 Final Board JG v Kenji Matsumoto
Main Event Round 26 Final Board JG v David Poder
Main Event Round 27 Final Board JG v Sammy Okosagah

Aftermath

She walked up to me so gracefully, and took my crown of thorns.
Come in, she said. I'll give you shelter from the storm.

And I received a congrats card with this poem in it:

I sing to use the Waiting
 My Bonnet but to tie
And shut the Door unto my House
 No more to do have I

Till His best step approaching
 We journey to the Day
And tell each other how We sung
 To Keep the Dark away.  - E Dickinson

All to which I muse:

How can I measure up to anyone now
After such a love as this? - P Townshend

Last Modified 9/21/04

Back to Pictures Page
Back to Jim's Main Page