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Steve Goes Deep in the DO Deux

Club 42 director Steve Pellinen played in the second annual Dallas Open -- dubbed the DO Deux -- March 9-11, 2007.  He finished seventh in a field of 130 players.  One highlight of the 22-game tournament for Steve was an exciting 18th-round matchup against former SCRABBLE® World Champion Brian Cappelletto at table one.  This game was annotated on the official tournament website; use the link below to play through the game move-by-move.

The winner of the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, Dave Wiegand of Portland, Oregon (17-5, +1855), bested Brian Cappelletto by 125 spread points to place first and to take home a $4,000 cash prize.

Steve won $300 for finishing first in "group one" (see final commentary link below for an explanation).

Photo of Steve and Brian at Table One
Steve Pellinen faced Brian Cappelletto in round eighteen
Photo by Sherrie Saint John, courtesy of Dallas Open

Links:

See the official DO website for photos, commentary, and twenty-two annotated games.  A few quick links are listed here: