Gerry Grandell - Where is he now?
Join Date: Feb 2021
Posts: 49
Anyone have any info on what this giant of backgammon is up to nowadays? I had the pleasure of playing him a few times on Gamesgrid before he dropped off the radar. One of my backgammon heroes for sure.
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 1,954
I know Jerry Grandell spent some years in Rio (late 90s - early 2000s) playing high-stakes backgammon down there. Since then I've never heard of anyone having contact with him.
Join Date: Feb 2021
Posts: 49
Thank you Bill. I'm rather saddened to hear this, the guy was awesome, playing with error rates of 3.0 ish in the 1990s, geez. I only hope he is happy and well and has not gone all 'Bobby Fisher' on us.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 6,026
Bill, when you say "high stakes backgammon in Rio" or people say "Gus Hansen ignored day 2 of an EPT to play high stakes backgammon" what kind of stakes are they playing for? In your estimation how many people are out there making 6 (7?) figures a year playing?
After watching Mochy vs Ueda for 5k Euro championship as top guys out there, where's all this big action coming from?
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 1,954
High stakes back when Jerry was playing were $100-$200 a point. That's still a high-stakes game today. It used to be commonplace to see games at those stakes in tournaments, but now they're between individuals or in private clubs.
