| The Pro-Am tournament is one of the most prestigious backgammon tournaments in the world. Professionals and amateurs are play together in consulting doubles. The entry fee this year was $13,000, and the caliber of play is always very high. Of course sometimes it may be difficult to distinguish the pros from the amateurs.
The four semi-finalists were:
Nack Ballard - Harvy Huie
Ken Arnold - Kit Woolsey
Mike Senkiewicz - Mike Sherman
Malcolm Davis - Talmadge Tinsley
In a hard-fought and well-played match, Ballard-Huie triumphed over Arnold-Woolsey (we may be seeing this match featured soon on GammOnLine).In the other semi-final match, also a close one, Senkiewicz-Sherman topped Davis-Tinsley. The finals was a 23-point match.
Senk-Sherman pulled to a 13-7 lead, but Ballard-Huie were able to come backand close the Gap With Senk-Sherman ahead 15-14, this pivotal game occurred. Click HERE to see the match. | 
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