IRISH OPEN /QUALIFER 2010

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Re: IRISH OPEN /QUALIFER 2010

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Thanks Tommy, I will link back to this site and take down my pictures since these are identified. Good job and thanks for sharing.
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http://www.irishdraughts.org/images/youth.jpg

Can anyone help me out with the names of theses young players from the 2001 USA Open in Vegas....Thanks
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http://www.irishdraughts.org/images/youth.jpg

Thanks to John Acker for getting most of the names in the photo which i took in Vegas 2001.There is still one hes not sure about? Does anybody know who the big black fella was?

And i was wondering "where are they now" ??


The front row, left to right: Andy Metze, Michael Heckert, Kris Gordon, Victor Habgood (kneeling), John Acker, and Steve Jones.

Back Row……l-r Matt Ward, Laura Smolyar, Ernie Kohn, Everett ?……..?, Jonathan McDonald and Nick Pell.
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Tommy, I know you meant no harm , but please be aware of peoples' sensitivities when regarding a person by colour!!
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No offence intended but the guy is black skinned..............but who is he?? OH and where are they now?
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Nick Pell still plays in Kurnick,under different IDs
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Cool Nick still plays ,he was quite good as i remember? as was Matt Ward?
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Nick is a pretty good player, loves to teach,and is a great end game player.
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I remember playing against Kris Gordon, and Michael Heckert online.
I do indeed wonder where are they now?

anybody care to enlighten us?

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Eric might know these guys Danny?.........Where are they now?
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I do think John Post was there in 2001 altho he was very young then mb 14-15,i can remember playing him.Yes there was at least a dozen under 30 or more maybe. 2001 was the GAYP year.I have a few other photos from that year id need to get em scanned on.
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