The 9th Annual Peachtree City Tournament was held on April 22, 2017 at Los Mariachis restaurant in Peachtree City, Georgia. The tournament started with two 75-minute qualifying rounds. You had to win one of your two matches (by bankruptcy or by having the most assets) in the qualifying rounds to advance to the quarterfinals. From there forward, the winner of each table advanced to the semi-finals, and then again to the finals. All matches were 75 minutes long, and no player played the same player twice in the qualifying rounds. Some qualifying tables had matches of 3 players and some had 4 players. If a player won both of their qualifying round matches, they had the option to award a spot in the quarterfinals to another player since they would have earned two of the 64 spots.
Brian West of Dacula, Georgia, a twice-previous Peachtree City champion, was the champion of the approximately 128 player field. His prize was $100. Matt Griffin of Tyrone, Georgia, finished in 2nd place and received $50. 3rd (Osman Faruqi of Fairburn, Georgia) and 4th place (Melvin Respress of Chicago, Illinois) both received $25.
Notable players who had competed at the national level or higher included 2015 US Representative Brian Valentine, Ken Koury, and John Meyer.
Recap of the Final Match[]
Tournament Organizer Eric Imker wrote up the following about the final match: "The finals started off routinely with properties being snatched up and eventually trades being made. Three of the players obtained monopolies which they started improving with houses hoping other players would land on requiring higher rent. With about 30 minutes to go in the championship game Matt Griffin was having bad luck constantly landing on opponents’ properties, paying rent, mortgaging all but Water Works and having only $2 cash on hand. A picture of Matt was amusingly taken with him holding up his deed and $2 with everyone in the room expecting him to be the first player eliminated coming in fourth place. However, Matt’s luck started to turn and he began missing others’ properties, passing GO and accumulating some money for a comeback.
"Brian West was having the most luck with the other players landing on his improved properties and gaining a lead he was able to maintain with several lucky rolls of the dice at the end of the game. Matt Griffin, still hanging on, passed the former second and third place players who were paying Brian West rents enabling Matt to finish just ahead in second place. This was one of the most amazing comebacks in the history of the tournament."
All Players & Final Places[]
The full list of players and their results was provided by the tournament organizer, Eric Imker.
| Player Name | Final Place |
|---|---|
| Brian West | 1 - Champion |
| Matt Griffin | 2 - Finalist |
| Osman Faruqi | 3 - Finalist |
| Melvin Respress | 4 - Finalist |
| Daniel Bruguez | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Pete Gourlay | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Ryan Hartman | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| McKay Moore | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Richard Quebral | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Josiah Renz | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Amanda Robinson | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Sarah Toussaint | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Brian Valentine | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Myron Valentine | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Noah Vinson | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Jim West | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| McDaniel Austin | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Ashley Baldwin | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| James Baldwin | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Elliot Bradley | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Lauren Bradley | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Michael Bradley | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Nicholas Bradley | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| John Carter | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Joey Cook | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| James Crowe | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Juli Doshan | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Ann Drake | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Greg Drake | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Harrison Drake | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Alasdair Gourlay | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Spencer Graham | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Brent Huang | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Trey Janes | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Nolan Jeter | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Philip Jones | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Patrick Kelly | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Ken Koury | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Cecil Lampkins | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Chris Lampkins | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Bill Lockard | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| John Meyer | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Jacob Nails | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Giselle Nuñez | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Cameron O'Connor | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Corry Ostmeier | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Betty Parker | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Terrie Promis | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Paula Respress | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Lew Robinson | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Robert Selby | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Anik Singh | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Tej Singh | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Elijah Smith | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Larry Smith | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Kevin Tostado | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Brian Toussaint | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Donetta Toussaint | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Sam Triplett | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Aaron Valentine | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Chris Valentine | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Zachary Vinson | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Aaron Wright | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Jeanne Aparis | 65 |
| Sos Aparis | 65 |
| Joni Appel | 65 |
| Catherine Averill | 65 |
| James Baldwin | 65 |
| Blair Barteski | 65 |
| Ron Barteski | 65 |
| Josiah Britt | 65 |
| Kaylee Britt | 65 |
| Borato Broughton | 65 |
| John Brown Jr | 65 |
| Christian Chaffin | 65 |
| Brandon Danzig | 65 |
| Bryce Dawson | 65 |
| Sarah Grace Drake | 65 |
| Faye Evans | 65 |
| Kelly Faris | 65 |
| Paula Harvey | 65 |
| Brent Huang | 65 |
| Tina Hurst | 65 |
| Rachel Janes | 65 |
| Philip Jones | 65 |
| Sheila Jones | 65 |
| Patrick Kelly | 65 |
| Jonathan Knox | 65 |
| Joyce Knox | 65 |
| Yoko Koury | 65 |
| Taylor Lawrence | 65 |
| Jon LeBoutillier | 65 |
| Arik Li | 65 |
| Randall Markham | 65 |
| Bobby Mcdougle | 65 |
| Janet McIntire | 65 |
| Adam Moore | 65 |
| Michael Norton | 65 |
| Rob Norton | 65 |
| Yoseiris Nuñez | 65 |
| Jonny O'Connor | 65 |
| Christian Pacheco | 65 |
| Harlan Parker | 65 |
| Jada Peterson | 65 |
| Jennifer Pfender | 65 |
| Julie Pfender | 65 |
| Amanda Poliak | 65 |
| Dau Poliak (1)* | 65 |
| Dau Poliak (2)* | 65 |
| Mr. Poliak* | 65 |
| Kelly Rogers | 65 |
| Chick Rosshirt | 65 |
| Roderick Sellers | 65 |
| Ethan Silverberg | 65 |
| Mark Silverberg | 65 |
| Aaron Smiley | 65 |
| Paul Triplett | 65 |
| Terri Triplett | 65 |
| Bill Trivett | 65 |
| Chris Valentine | 65 |
| LaVerne VanZant | 65 |
| James Wang | 65 |
| Russell Warren | 65 |
| Stefan Welch | 65 |
| Ross Wesely | 65 |
| Jimmy West | 65 |
| Valerie Wilson | 65 |
| James Woodfin | 65 |
| Sandra Woods | 65 |
| Rocky Xu | 65 |
Quarterfinals Bracket[]
Shading indicates different tables. Bolded names are the winner of that table.
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final |
|---|---|---|
| John Carter | Noah Vinson | Matt Griffin |
| Noah Vinson | ||
| Lew Robinson | ||
| Giselle Nuñez | ||
| Michael Bradley | Myron Valentine | |
| Greg Drake | ||
| Myron Valentine | ||
| Elijah Smith* | ||
| Cecil Lampkins | Matt Griffin | |
| Ann Drake | ||
| Sam Triplett | ||
| Matt Griffin | ||
| Ryan Hartman | Ryan Hartman | |
| Tej Singh | ||
| Paula Respress | ||
| Juli Doshan | ||
| Brian Toussaint | Brian Valentine | Brian West |
| Brian Valentine | ||
| Bill Lockard | ||
| James Crowe | ||
| Nicholas Bradley | Richard Quebral | |
| Spencer Graham | ||
| Philip Jones | ||
| Richard Quebral | ||
| Anik Singh | Pete Gourlay | |
| Pete Gourlay | ||
| Robert Selby | ||
| Cameron O'Connor | ||
| Brian West | Brian West | |
| Aaron Wright | ||
| McDaniel Austin | ||
| Ashley Baldwin | ||
| Kevin Tostado | Amanda Robinson | Osman Faruqi |
| Joey Cook | ||
| Amanda Robinson | ||
| Alasdair Gourlay | ||
| Trey Janes | Daniel Bruguez | |
| Jacob Nails | ||
| Donetta Toussaint | ||
| Daniel Bruguez | ||
| Betty Parker | Jim West | |
| Jim West | ||
| Nolan Jeter | ||
| Terrie Promis | ||
| Lauren Bradley | Osman Faruqi | |
| Corry Ostmeier | ||
| Osman Faruqi | ||
| Aaron Valentine | ||
| Elliot Bradley | McKay Moore | Melvin Respress |
| Ken Koury | ||
| Zachary Vinson | ||
| McKay Moore | ||
| Harrison Drake | Sarah Toussaint | |
| Sarah Toussaint | ||
| James Baldwin | ||
| Chris Lampkins | ||
| Melvin Respress | Melvin Respress | |
| Larry Smith | ||
| ? | ||
| John Meyer | ||
| Brent Huang | Josiah Renz | |
| Josiah Renz | ||
| Chris Valentine | ||
| Patrick Kelly |
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