The DALLAS OPEN
March 9–11, 2007
Organized by Chris Cree

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2007 Dallas Open Photos: Round 1

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Photo 1-001

A goodie bag and a folder with One Night by Chris Cree (Dallas, TX; 1870).

Photo 1-002

Mady Garner (Sevierville, TN; 1192) vs. Frank Kashuk (Edmonds, WA; 1435) and Jeff Jordan (Austin, TX; 1046) vs. Paul Holser (Wylie, TX; 1737).

Photo 1-003

Zyzzyva on display in large font.

Photo 1-004

Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX; 941) is pretty in pink as she plays Rod MacNeil (Somerville, MA; 1873).

Photo 1-005

Chris Canik (Austin, TX; 1122) concentrates and blocks out the sun at the very same time! Mary Ellen Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL; 1425) sits to his right.

Photo 1-006

A table of fetching females: Avis Topps (Memphis, TN; 500) vs. Fran Silver (Cote Saint-Luc QC; 1734) and Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT; 1570) vs. T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX; 1211).

Photo 1-007

Julius Chaney looks through Mary Rhoades lamenated photo albums of every tournament she's directed in the past umpteen years. An impressive collection by any standard.

Photo 1-008

Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL; 1974) vs. Peter Noom (Santa Fe, NM; 1085) at table 3. Peter at his fifth tournament vs. our favorite brain cap! And it was a 17-point game, too! Exciting!

Photo 1-009

Frank Kashuk (Edmonds, WA; 1435) vs. Mady Garner (Sevierville, TN; 1192).

Photo 1-010

Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL; 1974) vs. Peter Noom (Santa Fe, NM; 1085).

Photo 1-011

Ira Freehof's Big Apple Protiles modeled on a board played at by Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT; 1570) and T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX; 1211).

Photo 1-012

The prettiest board, I ever saw, handmade by Samantha Southard (Albany, NY; 1305). She had a friend cut the wood and she applied sea glass and other treasures which she glazed on herself.

Photo 1-013

Dee Segrest and Kate Watson type frantically to get all the round 1 board 1 information online. Peggy Altazan (Zachary, LA; 925) and Bryan Pepper in the background.

Photo 1-014

Peggy Altazan (Zachary, LA; 925) vs. Ben Withers (Houston, TX; 1714).

Photo 1-015

Paul Phillips (Denver, CO; 1738) and Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ; 1854) chat: is it about poker or SCRABBLE®?


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