The 8th Annual Peachtree City Tournament was held on April 16, 2016 at Partners II Pizza restaurant in Peachtree City, Georgia. The tournament started with 32 tables playing 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. 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.
19 year-old Rocky Xu of Peachtree City was the champion of approximately 75 player field. His prize was $100. 2nd place received $50, and 3rd and 4th place both received $25. A total of over $1900 in various prizes were given away over the course of the tournament.
The tournament hosted players from New York, North Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee, and 25 different cities across Georgia. The average age of contestants was 32 years old. Some were serious enthusiasts while most came out for fun, socializing and a chance to win one of the 24 door prizes valued at over $1,100 in the first round.
Eric Imker, the organizer, provided this recap of the championship match: "Carol Allessio had the only monopoly after all properties were sold but it was the Mediterranean and Baltic group -- the least expensive group -- but it was enough to put her into the lead since the other players did not have monopolies. Rocky Xu had been trying to make a trade for most the game arguing that Carol was going to win if others didn’t make a trade with him. With about 20 minutes to go in the game, James Crowe finally made a trade with Rocky he thought would give him the best chance to overtake Carol. The next few rolls of the dice proved to be lucky for Rocky as opponents quickly landed on monopolies he had just traded for and built houses on. It was one of the most exciting finishes in the tournament’s history."
All Players & Final Places[]
The full list of players and their results was provided by the tournament organizer, Eric Imker.
| Player Name | Final Place |
|---|---|
| Rocky Xu | 1 - Champion |
| Carol Allessio | 2 - Finalist |
| James Crowe | 3 - Finalist |
| Carter Lau | 4 - Finalist |
| Amanda Allen | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Joseph Blair | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Carla Brady | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Mike Brady | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Jacob Cackett | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Joey Cook | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Matt Griffin | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Nolan Jeter | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Bryce Rawson | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Brian West | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Andrew Wyatt | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Michele Yother | 5 - Semi-Finalist |
| Catherine Averill | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Zachery Averill | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Ava Beerman | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Ray Beerman | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Borato Broughton | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| John Brown | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Daniel Bruguez | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Adam Colvin | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Mike Credidio | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Osman Faruqi | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Amanda Finney | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Joe Graham | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Spencer Graham | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Rebecca Griffin | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Lisa Hansen | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Matthew Hansen | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Ed Hoggs | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Heather Howell | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Trey Janes | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Philip Jones | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Ava Kaiser | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Steve Kaiser | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Patrick Kelly | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Colby Lau | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Sammy McGurl | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Jacob Nails | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Tori Nails | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Rob Norton | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Erik Powery | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Reggie Root | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Marc Silverberg | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Alan Smith | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Ashley Smith | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Connor Smith | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Tara Smith | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Zach Stellman | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Brian Toussaint | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Donetta Toussaint | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Sarah Toussaint | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| LaVerne VanZant | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Zachary Vinson | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Eric West | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Jim West | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Jimmy West | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Aaron Wright | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Grant Yoher | 17 - Quarter-Finalist |
| Nancy Gerson | 65 |
| Christianne Hoggs | 65 |
| Rachel Janes | 65 |
| Kim Learnard | 65 |
| Michael Norton | 65 |
| Yoseiris Nunez | 65 |
| Bill Posey | 65 |
| Debbie Posey | 65 |
| Ethan Silverberg | 65 |
| Dolye Smith | 65 |
| Russell Warren | 65 |
| Christina Yother | 65 |
| Ebrahim Zakaria | 65 |
Shading indicates different tables. Bolded names are the winner of that table.
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final |
|---|---|---|
| John Brown | Carla Brady | Rocky Xu |
| Rob Norton | ||
| Carla Brady | ||
| Zachery Averill | ||
| Rocky Xu | Rocky Xu | |
| Brian Toussaint | ||
| Ed Hoggs | ||
| Jimmy West | ||
| Aaron Wright | Andrew Wyatt | |
| Andrew Wyatt | ||
| ? | ||
| Trey Janes | ||
| Eric West | Bryce Rawson | |
| Ava Kaiser | ||
| Reggie Root | ||
| Bryce Rawson | ||
| Borato Broughton | Nolan Jeter | Carter Lau |
| Nolan Jeter | ||
| Heather Howell | ||
| Jacob Nails | ||
| Rebecca Griffin | Mike Brady | |
| Philip Jones | ||
| Mike Brady | ||
| Zachary Vinson | ||
| Mike Credidio | Carter Lau | |
| Carter Lau | ||
| Osman Faruqi | ||
| Matthew Hansen | ||
| Alan Smith | Joey Cook | |
| Joey Cook | ||
| Catherine Averill | ||
| Lisa Hansen | ||
| Jim West | Jacob Cackett | Carol Allessio |
| Erik Powery | ||
| Connor Smith | ||
| Jacob Cackett | ||
| Marc Silverberg | Amanda Allen | |
| Amanda Finney | ||
| Amanda Allen | ||
| Tara Smith | ||
| Donetta Toussaint | Matt Griffin | |
| Ava Beerman | ||
| Matt Griffin | ||
| Joe Graham | ||
| Noah Vinson | Carol Allessio | |
| Carol Allessio | ||
| Ray Beerman | ||
| Grant Yother | ||
| Michele Yother | Michele Yother | James Crowe |
| Ashley Smith | ||
| Steve Kaiser | ||
| Sarah Toussaint | ||
| Zach Stellman | Joseph Blair | |
| Joseph Blair | ||
| Daniel Bruguez | ||
| Spencer Graham | ||
| Tori Nails | James Crowe | |
| Colby Lau | ||
| James Crowe | ||
| Adam Colvin | ||
| Brian West | Brian West | |
| Sammy McGurl | ||
| Patrick Kelly | ||
| Laverne VanZant |
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