▁tied ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁otherwise ▁been ▁elimin ated , ▁D ale ▁Cra bt ree ▁of ▁Indian apolis , ▁Indiana , ▁and ▁Br andon ▁Baker , ▁of ▁T us cal o osa , ▁Alabama , ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁game ▁and ▁finished ▁third ▁and ▁fourth ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Mon opol y ▁U . S . ▁National ▁Championship ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 4 – 1 5 ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁tournament ▁ever , ▁Richard ▁Mar in ac cio , ▁an ▁att orney ▁from ▁Slo an , ▁New ▁York ▁( a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Buff alo ), ▁pre va iled ▁over ▁a ▁field ▁that ▁included ▁two ▁previous ▁champions ▁to ▁be ▁crown ed ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁U . S . ▁National ▁Champion . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁title , ▁Mar in ac cio ▁took ▁home ▁$ 2 0 , 5 8 0 — the ▁amount ▁of ▁money ▁in ▁the ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁game — and ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁World ▁Championship ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada , ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 1 – 2 2 , ▁where ▁he ▁finished ▁in ▁third ▁place . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Has bro ▁used ▁a ▁competition ▁that ▁was ▁held ▁sole ly ▁online ▁to ▁determine ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁U . S . ▁representative ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Mon opol y ▁World ▁Championship . ▁Inter ested ▁players ▁took