ACC Internet Cribbage

Van Dyke sets the bar at 992

	The Top Ten	IRPs	Ts
1.	Mark Van Dyke	992	100
2.	John Schafer	927	100
3.	Charles Rodgers	798	96
4.	Donald Olney	756	96
5.	Rick LaVallee	708	92
6.	Tom Lewis	705	91
7.	Donald LeVack	641	80
8.	Rick Allen	621	82
9.	Scott Buhrow	614	69
10.	Mike Rosenstock	583	92

May 2005 wrap-up:
Mark Van Dyke (loosespokes1135) of Grand Haven, MI added 3 IRPs of spice to his record as he played in his 100th rated tournament, ending the season with an ACC-leading 992 IRPs. Also "in the book" for the season is John Schafer (netview85) of Battle Creek, MI, who made a nice run of 66 IRPs in his last five tournaments to ensconce himself in Second Place. Both men will be very hard to knock off their pedestal as the rest of the field completes rated play over the season's last two months.

Like many of our players who have reached their annual quota, Van Dyke and Schafer are continuing to participate in tournaments, and their participation will continue to go into the permanent record even though they'll receive no more IRPs this season.

Charles Rodgers (KALEKAI), Donald Olney (olney_1147), Rick LaVallee (KwizatzHaderach) and Tom Lewis (pegfast) all preserved their position (Third through Sixth) this month. Donald LeVack (_redeagle0) and Rick Allen (VA0198) moved up while Scott Buhrow (MrB_IA218) dropped a bit in the rankings but remained in the Top Ten. And then there's Mike Rosenstock (SirPegger) of Cary, IL (not to be confused with Gary, IN), who made his first-ever appearance in the Top Ten, sliding into 10th Place thanks in part to a Single Elimination victory on May 16.

Of course, the Top Ten players at the end of the year will comprise our 2004�5 All Internet team, and there are several players poised to move into those positions. In fact although Van Dyke and Schafer appear to be All-Internet shoo-ins, no one else is safe yet, as players like Lois Fosdal (582 IRPs in 71 Ts), Ronald Ralston (567 IRPs in 69 Ts), Cecily S. Ryan (500 IRPs in 70 Ts) and Jerry Hardy (449 IRPs in 47 Ts) are poised to advance with enough luck and participation down the stretch.

Players of the month:
Most of you who are reading this live west of Cecily S. Ryan, who joins us from St. John's, Newfoundland, far away from any sanctioned over-the-board cribbage. The relative isolation hasn't hurt Cecily's game: this month she took both Cribbage Cup events, and followed the second Cup with a Single Elimination victory. Throw in a Second and Fifth Place elsewhere this month, and you end up with 183 IRPs, not too shabby. We'll call it a tie with St. Paul's Tony Ayriss (fatheadbrennan0), who won "only" two Single Elimination events, but came away with 192 IRPs for the month. No word on whether Ayriss, a noted restaurant owner and authority on Irish cuisine, celebrated his victories with Irish Eggs, Cheese-Onion-Potato Pie and a pint of Guinness.

Honorable mention:
Ryan wasn't the only victorious Canadian this month, as Hal with honors this month, as Professor Hal Mueller (_Ha1scrib_) of Hamilton, ON took the May 23 Single Elimination event, his second victory of the season. Hal, of course, is best known as the author of HALSCRIB, widely considered to be the world's strongest computer cribbage program, probably the only one that has reached a genuine expert level of play. Kudos also go to S. Gail Tuggle (MeanyMineyMoe), a new ACC member from Sarasota, FL who won her first ACC Internet Cribbage tournament on May 2.

Cribbage Cup winners: