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Daily Bulletin
Friday, March 20, 2015
Volume 58, Number 8
March 12-22
58th Spring North American Bridge Championships
NABCDailyBulletin@acbl.org
The match game
It has been said that it’s easier to find a
compatible spouse than a bridge partner – until
now. The ACBL’s new online Partnership Desk is
open for business in New Orleans and attracting
customers.
Trying to pick up a game this weekend? Logs
show that as of Thursday afternoon, there were
82 open requests. One feature that sets the online
Partnership Desk apart is text message capability.
“For tournament players, text message
communications make looking for a partner for
a game on the spot doable,” says the program’s
project manager, Christina van Leeuwen.
“Potential partners see your request immediately
on their phone.”
More than 2000 members have checked out the
Partnership Desk, accessible by logging into your
MyACBL account, and nearly a quarter of those
Editors: Sue Munday and Brent Manley
Vanderbilt enters
quarterfinal stage
The team known as Assael, honoring a late
Turkish bridge player, staged a huge rally in the
fourth quarter against the Mark Gordon team to
make it to the quarterfinal round of the Vanderbilt
Knockout Teams.
Trailing 131-82 after three quarters, Team
Assael outscored their opponents 63-3 in the final
set for the 145-134 win. The team is named in
honor of Salvador Assael, who died of a heart
attack during the world championships in Lille,
France, in 2012. Assael and Nafiz Zorlu won the
Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs in 2001.
Continued on page 9
window shoppers have posted partner requests.
There have been 200 requests for the NABC alone.
From the Partnership Desk, click the Find
Continued on page 5
They’re 12 – and working hard for bridge
When it comes to the
youth movement in bridge, it
seems that the adults get most
of the publicity for the work
that’s going on.
Enter a pair of 12-year-old
Canadians – Olivia Laufer and
Albena Vassileva. They are
so passionate about the game
that they have established a
blog to recruit their friends
and recently embarked on a
fundraising campaign to help
Canadian players their age
get to the World Youth Teams
Championship next year in
Salsomaggiore, Italy.
Albena Vassileva and Olivia Laufer
The two are in New
Goodman and John Laufer. “I like math and
Orleans to play a bit and talk
problems and figuring things out,” she says. “I like
about the game they love. Albena lives in North
using my mind, and you meet a lot of people.”
Bay ON, Olivia in Toronto.
Albena likes bridge because “it’s an interesting
“I talk to my friends about bridge a lot,”
game.”
says Albena, who plays frequently with her dad,
Olivia and Albena were in Atlanta for the
Tzvetalin Vassilev.
Youth NABC two years ago and did not know that
The 12-year-olds have been playing about
five years. Olivia learned from her parents, Anu
Continued on page 5
You can go home again
Jane Foster is excited to be in New Orleans for so many reasons.
“Oh, the beignets and grits; and the crawfish and the biscuits and
the gumbo!” she exclaims. She’s excited about returning to the city
of her childhood as an award-winning novelist. And the lagniappe?
There’s a big bridge tournament in town, as well.
Foster had her first novel published in 2013. A proud native
daughter of New Orleans, Foster was invited to speak to the students
at her high-school alma mater about her writing success. “My novel,
Below Sea Level, is about hope and friendship, how addiction affects
a young family and how they recover.” She adds with a laugh, “But
it’s not heavy handed.” The novel is set in New Orleans.
Below Sea Level received an Illumination Book Award for
general fiction in 2013. Hallmark TV is considering picking up the
story for a TV movie.
There’s a heavy vein of creativity in Foster’s family. Foster had
her own jewelry design business in New York before she retired
Continued on page 9
ATTENDANCE through Thursday 9096.5 tables
Friedland, Dahl ahead
in Silodor Open Pairs
Riding a 71.76% game in the second qualifying
session, Peter Friedland, Cupertino Ca, and Mark
Dahl, Richmond VA, lead the field going into
today’s two final sessions of the Silodor Open Pairs.
Their carryover of 360 put them 73.9 matchpoints
ahead of the second-place pair, Larry Sealy,
Huntsville AL, and Jim Munday, Southaven MS.
In third place with 270.49 are Alexander
Ornstein, New York City, and Zygmunt Marcinski,
Westmount QC.
Sanborn, Kratenstein
leading Women’s Pairs
With a carryover score of 54 matchpoints, Kerri
Sanborn and Rhoda Kratenstein of Delray Beach
FL will start play today in the Smith Life Master
Women’s Pairs with a lead of 13.31 matchpoints on
a top of 27.
In second place with going into the two final
sessions are Sondra Schubiner, Franklin MI, and
Sandrea Friedman, Flushing NY, with a carryover of
40.69. Gail Greenberg and Sue Picus of New York
City stand third with 33.22. Right behind them are
Wenfei Wang and Shen Qi of China, with 32.19.
Rumelhart, Gannon in
10K Knockout final
Teams captained by Donald Rumelhart and
Sean Gannon will meet today in the championship
round of the NABC 10K Knockout Teams.
Rumelhart, Ann Arbor MI, is playing with
Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI; Ned
Irving, Hot Springs Village AR; Morrie Kleinplatz,
Windsor ON, Stephen Mackay, Markham ON, and
Ray Jotcham, Scarborough ON.
Gannon, of Decatur GA, is playing with Blake
Sanders, Jonesboro; William Higgins, Cincinnati
OH, and Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH.
The Gannon squad got to the final by knocking
off the Russ Jones team, taking a 30-IMP lead at the
halfway point and cruising to a 178-121 victory.
By contrast, Rumelhart had to come from
behind to advance against the Monica Angus squad.
Angus and company led 57-38 at the half and had
6-IMP lead with a set to go. Rumelhart took the
Continued on page 7
Smile often.
Sandy DeMartino, Goodwill Chair
Daily Bulletin
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SPECIAL EVENTS
MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS
10:30 am
11 am-Noon
Friday, March 20
Bridge+ more dealers. Demonstration and game. (2nd floor)
History of Bridge. “Bridge in the Wild & Wooly West.”
(Lafayette, 41st floor)
11 pm-Midnight Women’s International Team Trials meeting.
(Jackson, 5th floor)
Sunday, March 22
Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph. (Room TBA)
CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM
Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the game! (Mardi Gras Ballroom, 3rd floor)
Speakers and topics are subject to change.
Friday, March 20
9:15 am
6:45 pm
Josh Donn
Mike Flader
Support Doubles
Ruling the Game
9:15 am
6:45 pm
Saturday, March 21
Ellen Kent
Jeff Roman
HOSPITALITY
Late-night snacks will be served at 10:15 pm at the Marriott in the
Preservation Hall lobby (2nd floor) and Grand Ballroom lobby (3rd floor).
Saturday, March 21
Bananas Foster
Friday, March 20
Sunday, March 22
Gumbo (no meat), corn chowder
Melody’s secret weapon
TD Melody Euler of Temple TX – one of the
directors at this tournament – was working the
Houston Regional three years ago and still in the
playing area when the Midnight Zip Knockout was
about to start.
Euler saw David and Kristy Garrison of Spring
TX approach Justin Lall, a Grand Life Master and
one of ACBL’s best young players. The Garrisons,
parents of Zach, ACBL’s youngest Life Master,
did not know who Lall was or anything about his
credentials.
When they asked Lall to play in the midnight
game, he said, “No thanks, I’m just a beginner.”
When they persisted, Lall turned to Euler, who he
knows, and asked if she would play with him. “But
don’t tell them who I am,” he said.
Euler agreed and they started the game.
After the first round, the Garrisons returned to
the table feeling bad about their results. They were
sure they had lost. They were amazed as they read
off the scores. It was win 10, win nine, win 12 . . .
and so on.
19.0 Tables
A
5.50
1 4.13
2 3.84
3 2.88
4 2.16
5 2.33
6 2.07
1.63
1.55
1.17
0.87
1 pm: Pralines (Grand Ballroom foyer, 3rd floor)
As the Garrisons got up to head for the other
table for round two, Euler said to Lall, “You’re
doing really well. Just remember that 4NT is ace
asking.”
Round two went pretty much the same as round
one and David Garrison asked, “Are you sure we’re
playing the same boards?”
After the third round – another win – Euler
decided to fess up and tell the Garrisons what
was going on. After revealing who they had been
playing with, she added, “You just picked up Tiger
Woods at the practice tee.”
All the dumfounded Garrisons could say was,
“You’re kidding!”
The kicker was what Euler found out about the
goings-on at the other table during the first round.
The Garrisons sat down to play and their opponents
asked who their teammates were. It turned out that
when they looked over at the other table and saw
Lall and Euler, their reaction was not what might be
expected.
“They weren’t afraid of Justin,” Euler said.
“They were afraid of me!”
C
1 2 3 4 5 Irene Crowder, Madison MS; W Jean Denson, Brandon MS
James Tanner, Highland CA; Millie Garrison, Riverside CA
Wilbur Argersinger, Ann Arbor MI; Kaye Hoffmaster, Somers MT
Dave Drischell - Terry Graham, Seattle WA
Marjorie Wandler, Italy Cross NS; Lydia Prange, Wolfville NS
Dana Hastings - Frances Schenk, Baton Rouge LA
Sandra Musbach, Carlsbad CA; Mary Lou Kammerer, Del Mar CA
Edward Hoffer - Pamela Hoffer, Marion MA
John Krah - Daniel Poore, Seattle WA
Janie Wolaver - Jerrell Wolaver, Jefferson TX
Sandy Kristoferson - Melanie Watson, Denton TX
Masterpoint disclaimer
Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are
subject to change because of score changes or
corrections. The masterpoint awards as shown are,
therefore, also subject to change.
Be Scent-sitive!
Some people have an extreme sensitivity to
fragrances (colognes or perfumes). Many ACBL
clubs, units and districts have adopted policies that
prohibit players from wearing fragrances. The
ACBL has not issued an official policy on the
matter, preferring instead to appeal to the goodwill
of its members to refrain from using fragrances.
Because duplicate bridge requires players to
be in close proximity to each other, individuals
who suffer from fragrance-related reactions
cannot avoid those who are wearing them. Among
the commonly reported symptoms are intense
headaches (indeed, fragrances can frequently be a
trigger for migraine sufferers) or breathing-related
problems. For these individuals, the issue is much
more serious than simply disliking a particular
smell — it’s a real health problem.
The ACBL asks everyone to give this issue the
consideration it deserves. Please, if you’re going to
play in a club or a tournament, don’t wear cologne,
perfume or scented lotions.
Email us
THURSDAY MORNING SIDE PAIRS
B
1 2 3 4 5 6 Simple is Better
The Difference Between ...
63.61%
62.64%
60.83%
59.31%
57.64%
56.67%
55.69%
55.56%
55.28%
53.75%
52.36%
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This email address won’t be checked with any
regularity when the NABC is not in session, so
please continue to use our office email addresses
for non-tournament–related correspondence.
Smoking Policy
Smoking is not permitted in the playing area
during any bridge playing event at an NBAC. This
includes electronic smoking devices.
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JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS
Getting the most from
your conventions, part 7
By Brent Manley
Eddie Kantar was giving a lecture at
Leisure World, a
large retirement
community in
California.
Kantar started
off, “They said
I could choose
any topic, but
they did have one
request: ‘Please
don’t mention
drop-dead bids.’”
As
mentioned yesterday, there are lots of schemes
for competing against 1NT openers, weak and
strong. It’s beyond the scope of this series to try
to cover all the bases, so the focus will be on
two widely used methods: DONT and Hamilton
(also known as Cappelletti and, in Great Britain,
Pottage).
DONT, devised by Marty Bergen, stands for
Disturb Opponents’ NoTrump. The convention
has wide appeal because it’s easy to remember.
In DONT:
Double = One-suited hand, usually six or
more cards (five-card suits not recommended)
2♣ = Clubs and a higher ranking suit,
ideally with nine cards between them (5-4)
2♦ = Diamonds and a major suit (5-4 or
better)
2♥ = Major suits (5-4 or better)
2♠ = Spades (six or more recommended)
A double followed by spades shows a
stronger hand than a direct bid of 2♠.
Responses
After double, 2♣ asks overcaller to name his
suit (passing if his suit is clubs).
In response to the two-suited bids, advancer
(partner of the overcaller) bids the next higher
suit if he doesn’t like the suit named. For
example, 1NT – 2♣ – Pass – 2♦ indicates that
advancer doesn’t like clubs. Generally, advancer
passes or raises if he likes overcaller’s suit.
A bid of a suit other than 2♣ shows a long
suit and is to play.
If advancer has a strong hand – which
would be the case mostly against a weak 1NT
– he can pass to covert the double to penalty
Thinking bridge
By Eddie Kantar
Using the bidding as a guide in the play and
defense
Dlr: South
♠J5
Vul: None
♥A7653
♦8
♣ A J 10 8 3
♠ K 10 7 3 ♠Q864
♥ K Q 8 4
♥ 10 9 2
♦ 3
♦AJ652
♣ Q 9 4 2
♣7
♠A92
♥J
♦ K Q 10 9 7 4
♣K65
West
North
East
South
Pass
Pass
Pass
1♦
Dbl
1♥ 1♠ 2♦
2♠ 3♣ Pass
3NT
All Pass
or bid 2NT to show an opening
hand or close to it. This could be
important if the doubler’s side is
vulnerable. Plus 500 would be
poor compensation for bidding and
making a vulnerable game.
Note: If opener’s partner
takes action over the double,
advancer can double for takeout.
For example, if opener’s partner
bids 2♦ as a transfer to hearts,
double by advancer indicates at
least three-card support for spades,
diamonds and clubs. It does not
show values in the transfer suit or
a suit named naturally.
Another good use for DONT
is to help your side escape from
a doubled 1NT overcall. Suppose
your LHO opens 1♠ and partner
bids 1NT (15-18 is recommended).
RHO now doubles for penalty
(usually with 9+ HCP) and you’re
looking at
♠5 4 ♥Q 7 6 5 ♦J 10 4 2 ♣J 6 5
If you pass, which says you
are happy with 1NT doubled,
it will probably be bloody. You
belong in a suit contract, but which
suit? Playing DONT runouts (you
are running from 1NT doubled),
you bid DONT style: 2♣ shows
clubs and a higher suit (4-4 or
better); 2♦ shows diamonds and
a major and 2♥ the majors. If you
have one suit (minimum of five),
redouble to tell partner to bid
2♣ (just like your double of an
opening 1NT will be followed by
2♣ most of the time so partner can
find out about your long suit). You pass if your suit
is clubs and bid your suit if it’s not. If your LHO
bids, partner is off the hook. If your LHO doubles,
partner must run if he doesn’t like your first suit.
Hamilton
Many partnerships prefer this method against
weak 1NT openers because of the chances for
penalties. In general, a double of a 1NT opener
shows a good 14 HCP. It is not a penalty double.
It simply shows high-card strength. A penalty
double of 1NT would feature a long, strong suit
and an entry, something like
♠ K Q J 10 9 7 ♥A 5 4 3 ♦K 5 ♣8.
Other bids:
2♣ = A one-suited hand. Advancer bids 2♦ to
Opening lead: ♠3
Bidding commentary: West has a perfect
passed-hand takeout double: shortness in opener’s
suit, 9-11 high-card points and four-card support
for the unbid suits.
As North, start bidding both suits rather
than redoubling. It may be awkward to get both
suits in beneath 3NT if you start with a redouble
– particularly in competition. The 3♣ bid is
invitational as North is a passed hand. Otherwise it
would be forcing.
Play commentary: You need seven tricks
in the minors and the opponents can take three
spades and the ♦A once they get in. Five club tricks
are easy if West has the expected ♣Q, and two
diamond tricks are likely if East, the hand that is
surely long in diamonds, has the jack.
Play the ♠J from dummy at trick one, your only
chance to take two spade tricks. Win the first spade
when North covers. You don’t relish a heart shift
(it will set you). Besides, spades are surely 4-4, so
find out which suit. If advancer bids a major
suit, it shows length and strength in that suit.
2♦ = Major suits (5-4 or better)
2♥ = Hearts and a minor (5-4 or better)
2♠ = Spades and a minor (5-4 or better)
Caution: Do not double a 1NT opener with
“their range” or even the “top of their range.”
Some 1NT openers are as weak as 10-12. It
would be folly to stick your neck out with a
10-point hand or even 12 HCP. Stick to a solid
14 HCP or better to avoid disaster. Yes, it is
annoying when an opponent bothers you with
a mini 1NT, but keep a cool head and maintain
discipline. Partner will appreciate it.
why hold up?
At trick two, lead a club to the jack, retaining
the ♣K as a later hand entry, now a diamond to
the 10 (the key play). If the 10 holds (or loses to
the ace), you can drive out the ♦A and have nine
tricks.
Top I/N Masterpoint winners
(through Thursday afternoon)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
15.41 Ann McKenzie, Jaffrey NH
15.41 Mark McKenzie, Shaftsbury VT
11.09 Wendy Buttermore, Royal Oak MI
11.09 Richard Buttermore, Royal Oak MI
10.44 Bonnie Zeran, Lakefield ON
10.44 Sterling Zeran, Lakefield ON
9.62 Sharon Dameron, Cedar Park TX
9.46 Judy Wehling, Glenview IL
9.46 Curtis Wehling, Glenview IL
8.24 Annie Wright, Baton Rouge LA
8.24 Gwen Davis, Baton Rouge LA
Continued on page 8
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WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY MORNING KO 1
8 Tables
Mary Allen, Peoria IL; Lori Moore - Ann Schuyler - Cindy Moore
- Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL
vs
Fleur Howard, Gates Mills OH; Phillip Becker, Beachwood OH;
Douglas Millsap, Columbus OH; Larry Jones, Pickerington OH
8 Tables
Charles Pierce - Wesley Albinger, New York NY; Linda Leaming,
Rockford IL; Per Halvorsen, Laksevag Norway
vs
Bill Carson, Ltl Switzerland NC; B Susan Crutchfield, Burnsville
NC; Edward Banta - Katherine Trubey, Spruce Pine NC
8 Tables
Skye Parrish - Gretchen Hamel, West Monroe LA; Patricia
Barham - Barbara Lee, Monroe LA
vs
William Belanich, Glen Allen VA; Jean Marsh, Austin TX; Nancy
Golden, Richmond VA; Julie Connor, Houston TX
THURSDAY-FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 1
14 Tables
Michael Knoll - Renate Siefmund, Graz Austria; Andrea Muliar,
Vienna Austria; Peter Steiner, Semriach Austria
vs
Arnold Kritz, Bethlehem PA; Glen Perry, Voorheesville NY; Peter
Kyper, West Chester PA; Susan Kestenbaum, Jenkintown PA
Gay Rod - Victoria Castleberry - Lynnda Paukune - Linwood
Olson, Houston TX
vs
Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA; Carole Weinstein, Waltham
MA; Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL; Nathan Glasser, Somerville
MA
12 Tables
Jim Tucker - Luraette Tucker - Richard Kalkbrenner - Ti Davis,
Little Rock AR
vs
Mary Hamlett - Loretta Gibbens - Sherry Howell, Nashville TN;
Karen Kendrick, Brentwood TN
Susan Portnoy, Pittsburgh PA; Sandra Edison - Marci Yunes, Boca
Raton FL; Sugar Rubin, Naples FL
vs
Stephen Mansour - George Mansour, Scranton PA; Martha Keller,
San Francisco CA; Sanae Zaveloff, Austin TX
12 Tables
Edward Easley - Deborah Drysdale, San Francisco CA; Blythe
Olshan Findley, Westchester IL; Judy Cohen, Morton Grove IL
vs
Deborah Harrington - Larry Jackson - Sarkis Kish, Memphis TN;
Rose Buckley, Escondido CA
Fred Lay - Claudette Lay, Kenner LA; Cathy Alford - Sherrie
Goodman, New Orleans LA
vs
Barbara Williford - Wendy Joyner, Raleigh NC; Richard Dixon,
Frontenac KS; Lisa Gray, Cary NC
WEDNESDAY ZIP KOS
10 Tables
3.03
1 Zachary Grossack, Newton MA; Kimberly
Gilman, Carlisle MA; Ankur Rathi, Fort Worth TX; Lewis
Gamerman, Randolph MA
2.12
2 Mitch Towner, Austin TX; Kenny Horneman,
Charlottesville VA; Cristal Nell, Seattle WA; Aaron Jones, Orange
CA
Electronic Device Policy
The electronic device policy at NABCs allows
players to bring electronic devices such as cell
phones into the playing area
provided that such devices
are turned off.
Further, any such
equipment must not be
visible during the session
The policy applies to
all pairs, team members,
captains, coaches, kibitzers and play recorders,
except those designated by the ACBL and are in
force throughout any actual playing session or
segment of play.
A violation of the policy will result in an
automatic disciplinary penalty of one full
board (or 12 IMPs at that form of scoring) for
the first offense. A second offense will result in
disqualification from the event for the pair/team.
Kibitzers violating this policy will be removed from
the playing area for the remainder of the session.
SILODOR PAIRS QUALIFIERS
91.0 Tables
1 Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA
2 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS
3 Alexander Ornstein, New York NY; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC
4 Wael Mohsen, 6th of October Egypt; Reda Wasfi Yaacoub, Cairo Egypt
5 Mikael Rimstedt - Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden
6 Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Robert Levin, Henderson NV
7 Burke Snowden - Gregory Herman, Fort Collins CO
8 Danny Sprung - JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV
9 Buddy Hanby, The Woodlands TX; Dave Smith, Avon Park FL
10 Henrik Caspersen, Aarhus Denmark; Hans Graverson, Aalborg Denmark
11 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL
12 Sedat Dinc, Istanbul Turkey; Levent Imamoglu, Besiktas Istnbl Turkey
13 Jared Lilienstein - Brian Glubok, New York NY
14 Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY; Scott Levine, New York NY
15 Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Mark Moss, Piedmont CA
16 Brian McGuire - Brian Ransley, United Kingdom Great Britain
17 Judith Gartaganis - Nicholas Gartaganis, Calgary AB
18 Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Yinghao Liu, Stanford CA
19 Yichao Chen - Junjie Hu, Shanghai People’s Republic of China
20 Yul Inn - Cheryl Mandala, Cupertino CA
21 Michael McDonald, Rochester Hills MI; Grant Petersen, Taylor MI
22 Armand Szulc, Woodland Hills CA; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC
23 Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT; Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT
24 Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA; Rebecca Rogers, Henderson NV
25 Craig Allen, Glen Ellyn IL; Michael Huston, Joplin MO
26 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA
27 Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH; Robert Hopkins Jr, Arlington VA
28 Tezcan Sen - Bulent Kaytaz, Istanbul Turkey
29 Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA
30 Robert Bitterman, Harbor Springs MI; Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY
31 Dan Morse, Houston TX; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA
32 Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY
33 Bob Drijver, Rotterdam Netherlands; Bart Nab, Tilberg Netherlands
34 Ida Groenkvist, Orebro Sweden; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ
35 David Kent, Lake Mary FL; Robert Dennard, Orlando FL
36 David Olson, Owings Mills MD; James Olson, Charleston WV
37 Adam Wildavsky, Dillon CO; Philippe Cronier, Paris France
38 Richard Strauss, Northbrook IL; Richard Gabriel, Chicago IL
39 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN
40 Sandra Fraser - Doug Fraser, Victoria BC
41 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA
42 Lapt Chan, Forest Hills NY; Rica Tarnoff, New York NY
43 Geoff Booth - Robert Sandfield, Houston TX
44 Ilya Kuzkin - Gordon Campbell, Calgary AB
45 Bob Friz, Leonard TX; Brady Allen, Dallas TX
46 Michael Kamil, Delray Beach FL; Richard Coren, Highland Beach FL
47 John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI
48 Shan Huang, Scarborough ON; David Sabourin, Ottawa ON
49 John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA
50 Ricardo Angeleri, Mar Del Plata Argentina; Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires Argentina
51 Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC; Les Fouks, Vancouver BC
52 Antonio Palma, Evora Portugal; Nuno Paz, Sao Miguel Portugal
53 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Joe DeGaetano, Delray Beach FL
54 Jim Barrow - Tom Clarke, Lake Charles LA
55 Mitch Towner, Austin TX; Kenny Horneman, Charlottesville VA
56 John Zilic, Houston TX; Thomas Peters, Grapeland TX
57 Bob Feller, Bloomington IN; Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA
58 Sean Ganness, Miami FL; Irina Kislitsyna, Ellenton FL
59 Emil Jepsen, Aarhus Croatia; Lars Tofte, Aarhus Costa Rica
60 Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Marina Del Rey CA
61 Barry Falgout, Silver Spring MD; Rusty Krauss, Vienna VA
62 Iype Koshy, Gretna LA; Tim Joder, Lanesboro MA
63 Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL
64 Gerry McCully - James Galand, Victoria BC
65 Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA
66 Robert Munson, Danville CA; Bill Heid, Pacifica CA
67 Amy Mitura - Ron Haack, New York NY
68 Ahmed Rabie, Henderson NV; Iulian Christian, Bucharest Romania
69 Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA
70 John Hrones Jr, Needham MA; Paul Lewis, White Plains NY
71 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Jon King, Balboa Island CA
72 Victoria Gregory, Pittsburg KS; Paul Burnham, Wilton CT
73/74 Bryan Maksymetz, Vancouver BC; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX
73/74 Jim O’Neil, Cupertino CA; Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA
75 Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA; Anna Dosseva, Pickering ON
76 Adriano Rodrigues, Rio de Janeiro Brazil; Roberto Barbosa, Ap Brazil
77 Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL; Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA
78 Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; David Caprera, Denver CO
79 C Ganzer, Brooklyn NY; John Ramos, West Hollywood CA
80 Adrian Dovell - Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL
81 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA
82 Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Robert Adams, Oklahoma City OK
83 Judy Fox - James Fox, Virginia Beach VA
84 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA
85 Kevin Castner, Kentfield CA; David Gold, Reading Great Britain
86 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI
87 Robert Gerrie - Aban Gerrie, Richmond BC
88 Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; David Grainger, Roseville CA
89 Sheri Winestock - Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV
90 Cathy Strauch - Riggs Thayer Jr, San Diego CA
91 Stephen Young, Kitchener ON; Danny Ioannidis, Grassie ON
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Carryover
360.00
286.10
270.49
268.20
238.24
236.53
229.96
222.12
217.78
213.41
210.22
209.61
202.52
195.82
195.33
191.80
187.52
184.37
176.67
174.32
172.59
172.38
169.70
165.64
163.69
161.77
158.76
156.43
156.02
155.62
148.26
146.36
143.93
139.42
138.22
137.24
137.03
135.20
135.00
134.05
133.98
133.03
128.09
127.60
126.22
124.40
123.73
122.94
121.35
121.14
118.14
117.93
117.78
116.35
113.99
113.72
112.10
110.06
104.52
102.85
102.81
100.70
98.77
98.76
95.94
94.75
94.26
94.01
93.23
90.50
86.55
85.40
85.26
85.26
85.22
84.72
81.08
79.95
77.66
76.81
76.62
76.11
74.33
73.98
72.33
72.32
71.37
70.37
69.29
67.48
64.43
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92 Jason Rotenberg, Ridgefield CT; Daniel Neill, Beaverton OR
93 Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA; Gabrielle Sherman, Delray Beach FL
94 Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY
95 Barbara Luttrell - Bruce Luttrell, San Jose CA
96 Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT
97 Ben Takemori, Burnaby BC; Donald Sache, Delta BC
98 Marin Marinov, New York NY; David Yang, Darien IL
99 Robert Fendrick, Marietta GA; Kish Devaraj, Atlanta GA
100 Robert Perlsweig, Woodland Hills CA; Harvey Katz, Marina Del Rey CA
101 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL
102 Dong Lu - Yanhong Wang, Beijing People’s Republic of China
103 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Richard Meffley, Fresno CA
104 Hans Iukovici, Richland WA; Russell Samuel, Coram NY
105 Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY; Burrell Humphreys, Wayne NJ
106 Bruce Williams, Medford Lakes NJ; Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY
107 Andrew Cavalier, Huntsville AL; Julie Arbit, Rochester Hills MI
108 Judith Bianco, New York NY; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL
109 Cathy Nathan - Marc Nathan, New York NY
110 Aaron Jones, Orange CA; Jeff Roman, Sun City West AZ
111 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA
112 Hakan Peyret - Ilker Ayaz, Istanbul Turkey
113 Sam Lev - Michael Polowan, New York NY
114/115
Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Alan Gailfus, Carlsbad CA
114/115
Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Joseph Kivel, Newport Coast CA
116 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL
117 Jeff Hand, New York NY; Eric Leong, Oakland CA
118 Jim Foster - Mark Jones, Birmingham AL
119 Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Stephen Sanborn, Delray Beach FL
120 Gediminas Poska - Daiva Vitukynaite, Lemont IL
121 Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN; Jonathan Cohen, Prior Lake MN
122 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ
123 Doug Baxter - David Lindop, Toronto ON
124 Winthrop Allegaert, New York NY; Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV
125 Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Robert Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL
126 Drew Becker, Chicago IL; David Joyce, Kenilworth IL
127 Doug Herron, New York NY; John Friedl, Signal Mountain TN
128 Shane Blanchard, New York NY; Adam Kaplan, Stanford CA
129 David Neuman, San Francisco CA; Bob Klein, Santa Rosa CA
130 Brian Trent - Linda Trent, Fullerton CA
131/132
Eugene Kales, Arlington VA; Ellen Cherniavsky, Silver Spring MD
131/132
Samantha Punch - Stephen Peterkin, Stirling United Kingdom
133 Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX
134 Larry Jones, Pickerington OH; Douglas Millsap, Columbus OH
135 Jaggy Shivdasani - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY
136 Maria Capucho, ; Manuel Capucho, Leboa Portugal
137 Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA
138 Jorge Barrera, Bogota D.C. Colombia; Juan Castillo, Fort Lauderdale FL
139 David Johnson, Calgary AB; Paul Frean, New York NY
140 Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Julius Sigurjonsson, Iceland
141 P Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL
142 Richard Dubrovsky - Leora Dubrovsky, Howell NJ
143 Daniel Friedman - Linda Friedman, Orinda CA
144 Victoria Gromova - Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia
145 Christoph Eick - John Du Bose Jr, Houston TX
146 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA
147 Bruce Wick - Susan Stubinski, Houston TX
148 Ken Scholes, Bellevue WA; Peter Herold, Namaimo BC
149 Leo Bell, Long Beach CA; Naren Gupta, Woodside CA
150 Christian Jolly, Huntsville AL; Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL
151 Alex Fowlie, San Marcos CA; Matthew Mallory, San Diego CA
152 David Morgan, Melbourne Australia; Stephen Fischer, Stuart Park, NT Australia
153 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA
154 H Gordon - Susan Bullard, Lexington KY
155 Nancy Popkin - Alan Popkin, Saint Louis MO
156 Robert Todd - Bob Soni, Tallahassee FL
157 Namik Kokten - Tuna Aluf, Istanbul Turkey
158 Larry Levin, San Antonio TX; Jerrold Harrington, Helotes TX
159 Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY
160 Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Nick Wiebe, Oakland CA
161 Alan Kudisch, Farmingdale NY; Michael Fishman, Great Neck NY
162 Robert Brady, Mc Lean VA; Tim Crank, Cincinnati OH
163 Christopher Rivera, Rockville Ctr NY; Xu Wang, Rego Park NY
164 K Fung, Edmonton AB; Nicolas Hammond, Marietta GA
165 Anam Tebha - Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV
166 Walter Schafer Jr, Huntington Bch CA; Carmela Chiurazzi, Sunset Beach CA
167 Tim Verbeek, Netherlands; Stephen Cox, Eugene OR
168 George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Claude Vogel, Chicago IL
169 John Grantham, Bentonville AR; Chuck Malcolm, Topeka KS
170 Rich Kasprowicz, Schenectady NY; Christine Urbanek, Tonawanda NY
171 Paulo Brum, Rio De Janeiro Brazil; Jeovani Salomao, Lago Norte Brazil
172 Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN; Barry Purrington, Eagan MN
173 David Wakeman - Rita Wakeman, Irvine CA
174 Ed Word Jr, Monroe LA; Barbara Norris, West Monroe LA
175 Jane Ball, Doylestown PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ
176 Andy Kaufman, Upper Gwynedd PA; Douglas Dye, Wyndmoor PA
177 Stanton Subeck, Glenview IL; Suzi Subeck, Glenview Nas IL
178 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR
179 Adam Parrish, Sandwich MA; Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA
180 Richard Chan - Paul Janicki, Markham ON
181 Roger Johnson - Nie Lih Kalat, Sarasota FL
182 Bob Simkins, Decatur GA; Denny Cahan, Cumming GA
63.91
62.69
60.94
60.08
59.73
59.72
59.49
59.44
59.34
58.21
57.86
57.84
57.38
56.33
55.43
54.85
54.62
54.22
53.51
53.00
50.33
49.28
49.04
49.04
49.01
48.50
47.12
47.01
45.20
43.69
41.63
41.47
40.12
39.52
37.06
37.05
36.60
35.70
34.02
33.84
33.84
33.03
32.81
32.13
32.10
30.61
30.40
28.97
28.79
28.34
27.82
27.66
27.22
27.15
26.95
25.87
25.47
25.41
25.00
24.61
24.57
24.39
24.30
23.49
21.47
21.28
21.01
20.89
19.75
19.66
19.42
18.78
18.09
17.38
17.01
16.00
14.52
13.55
12.59
12.54
10.86
9.80
9.69
9.17
8.08
3.93
1.56
0.81
0.19
0.14
0.00
Partnership Desk
continued from page 1
Partners for Tournaments tab on the left side of the
screen. Enter “NABC” into the search field, then
select Find/View to post a request or generate a list
of players seeking partners.
Each member’s profile is automatically
populated with their name, the date they joined the
ACBL and their masterpoint total. Some players
take it a step further and customize their online
profile to show preferred bidding systems, online
username and even a photo.
The online Partnership Desk isn’t limited to
tournament play. Users can post requests for club
and online play as well.
“It’s our goal to continually improve the
Partnership Desk by adding new features and
improving existing ones,” van Leeuwen says. “Your
input is important in helping to determine exactly
what modifications should be made.”
Email partnership@acbl.org with questions or
to provide feedback.
12-year-olds
the World Youth Open Bridge Championships were
set for the last weekend of the Summer NABC at
the same venue. They signed up on the spot and
played behind screens for the first time. All WBF
events are played that way.
“It was pretty nice,” said Albena. “People
didn’t talk much and it was easier to concentrate
because you couldn’t see your partner’s face.”
Just being at the WBF tournament, Albena said,
“was an experience. It gave me confidence knowing
I could do that.”
Now the girls are working to raise money so
that six Canadian players 14 or younger can get
to the tournament in Italy. They’re not worried if
they are not among the six. They want to help their
contemporaries experience what they did in Atlanta.
The blog site, which can be accessed through
the Canadian Bridge Federation website, was set
up by Olivia’s mother and older sister. Olivia and
Albena write for the blog and have recruited other
young players to contribute.
The fundraising effort started a few months ago
with a goal of $30,000 Canadian. To date, donations
are up to $1,260.
Eric Kokish, expert player, writer and coach,
gives the blog an enthusiastic thumbs-up for the
goals and the girls’ spirit.
Kokish wrote on the blog: “I love the
enthusiasm that Anu and her team have and I’m
certain that we’ll see enormous progress in a
short period of development, and maybe 2016 is a
realistic target. I’m a believer and would encourage
all parents to consider getting their kids involved in
a well-constructed bridge program with dedicated
supervisors, a good feel for kids being kids, and
ambitious goals.”
Olivia says they have been gratified to receive
comments from Facebook and suggestions for
getting publicity for the website.
Canadian Bridge Federation President Nader
Hanna has supported the girls’ efforts. Says
Goodman, “Olivia and Albena are loving playing
bridge and the opportunity to learn, particularly
under Nader Hanna. He has been amazing.”
On Thursday at this tournament, Olivia and
Albena – both fluent in French – interviewed star
Vince Demuy in French. The eight-minute video
will soon be posted to their blog.
The blog and the fundraising have not
distracted Olivia and Albena from the game itself.
They are still enthusiastic about playing and
improving. Both acknowledge they have a lot to
learn. “I still need to improve,” Albena says. “and
learn some more conventions.”
Continued on page 7
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Fighting a losing battle
By Barry Rigal
When you lose to a team of world champions,
one consolation is that there is often the
opportunity to find a well-played board. This report
includes a well-played deal, a missed opportunity
and a might-have-been.
Let’s look at “damage limitation” first.
Dlr: South
♠983
Vul: N-S ♥ Q 10 7 6 5 2
♦4
♣ A 10 2
♠ Q 7 3
♠K
♥ K 9 4
♥AJ83
♦ A Q 7
♦KJ9853
♣ K J 8 2
♣Q6
♠ A J 10 6 5 4
♥—
♦ 10 6 2
♣9754
West
North
East
South
Zia
SimsonDuboin Aker
2♠
Pass
3♠ Dbl
All Pass
Zia Mahmood backed up his bloodthirsty
penalty pass with a devastating lead – a low trump.
Had Jeff Aker taken this, he would have held
himself to six tricks – West gets in to clear trumps
and kill the ruffs. Instead, Aker made an unusual
play to hold his losses by ducking when Giorgio
Duboin played the trump king at trick one.
The defense could not now play enough
trumps to prevent a diamond ruff in dummy, and
even then had to sacrifice the second trump trick
in the process. That Aker held the loss on the deal
to minus 500 was no triumph, but not a disaster
either.
The next deal presented a ticklish declarer-play
problem.
Dlr: East
♠5
Vul: N-S
♥AK7
♦AQ8654
♣Q72
♠A842
♥ 10 9 6 5
♦ K 10 9
♣A5
West
North
East
South
2♠ Pass
3♠ Dbl
Pass
4♥
All Pass
In 4♥, you receive the lead of the ♠J from
Duboin. Zia overtakes with the ♠Q. How would
you play from there?
At the table, declarer went after clubs but
eventually lost control. The 4-2 trump break
proved to be too much for him.
The best line seems to me to be to duck the
spade. If East plays a second space, ruff, cash
dummy’s top hearts, return to hand with the ♦K and
play a third trump.
If East shifts to a club at trick two, go up with
the ace and play three rounds of trumps. So long as
trumps break or East has honor-doubleton, you are
home. The full deal:
Continued on page 7
59 Tables
A
B
C
24.15 1 1 18.11 2 13.58 3 10.19 4 10.11 5/6 2 7.48 5/6 6.04
7 5.10 8/9 7.58 8/9 3 4.39 10 5.09 11/12 4/5 5.09 11/12 4/5 3.61 13/14 6/7 4.78 13/14 6/7 1 3.02 15 3.00
8 3.59
9 2 2.35
10/11
2.35
10/11
2.69
3 2.02
4 1.59
5 THURSDAY OPEN SWISS TEAMS
Robert Schmidt, Murphy TX; Ari Sippola, Irving TX; Connie
Martin - Barry Martin, Dallas TX
Walter Schuster - Jovanka Smederevac - Alexander Wernle, Vienna
Austria; Gabriella Olivieri, Alessandria Italy; Dano De Falco,
Rubano (PD) Italy
Brian Mason, Crossville TN; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA;
Hans Jacobs - Debbie Bennett, Brighton ON
Irving Litvack, Toronto ON; Ian Findlay, North York ON; Barbara
Clinton - Vince Oddy, Aurora ON; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL;
Norman Beck, Dallas TX
Brian Breckenridge - Irva Neyhart, Corvallis OR; Marc Franklin
- Mary Lou Moriarty, Portland OR
Bernard Payen, France France; Philippe Soulet, France;
Christophe Oursel, Clichy France; Erick Mauberquez - Thierry De
Sainte-Marie, Paris France
Michael Moffatt - Isabel Chernoff, Surrey BC; Robert Walters,
New Westminster BC; Insa Fricker, White Rock BC
Jim Harp - Mary McGinnis, Dallas TX; Gerrie Owen, Celina TX;
Wayne Christensen Jr, La Porte TX
Charles Pierce - Wesley Albinger, New York NY; Linda Leaming,
Rockford IL; Per Halvorsen, Laksevag Norway
Dennis Carman - Susan Bailey Carman, Plainwell MI; Jerrold
Grossman, Rochester Hills MI; Julie Kraus, Southfield MI
Diane Henson - Larry Henson, Minnetonka MN; Jay Olson - Carol
Rynders, Saint Paul MN
Anne Fidelman, Houston TX; Janet Fidelman - Paul Simon - Janice
Smola, Arlington MA
Dale Rands, Palm Beach FL; Pratap Puri, Monroe LA; Wayne
Merkel, Kenner LA; Bernie Weiss, Aspen CO
Janee Oleson, Evansdale IA; Melissa Heston, Cedar Falls IA;
Joel Kramer - Ingrid Stocking, Minneapolis MN
Bill Riley - Nancy Riley, Kingwood TX; Phillip Grothus - Ralda
St Pierre, Houston TX
Robert Guerard, Brossard QC; Jean-Luc Dubois - Michele Gagne J-Francois Guillemette, Montreal QC
Laura Colihan - Scott Dunlop, Smiths Falls ON; Ralph Lipe Lynda Lipe, Bellevue WA
Tim White - Renae Gunstone-White, Mercer Island WA; Bonnie
Broders, Port Townsend WA; Ann Romeo, Bellevue WA
Mary Allen, Peoria IL; Cindy Moore - Lori Moore - Ann Schuyler,
Bloomington IL
Cappy McIver - Di Lapeyre - Patti Harp, New Orleans LA; Pat
Ellis, Metairie LA
Helen Macdonald, Douglas NB; Lucy Morini, Warren VT; Elyse
Mintz, Atlanta GA; Nathalie Sussman, Mashpee MA
Mary Hamlett - Loretta Gibbens - Sherry Howell, Nashville TN;
Karen Kendrick, Brentwood TN
132.00
118.00
104.00
103.00
102.00
102.00
100.00
98.00
98.00
97.00
96.00
96.00
95.00
95.00
94.00
93.00
91.00
87.00
87.00
79.00
76.00
73.00
DORIS LIUKKONEN D/E/F SWISS
5 Tables
D
E
F
1.84
1 1 1.38
2 15.0 Tables
7
5.74
1 4.31
2 3.23
3 2.42
4 1.91
5 2.51
6 1.44
7 1.91
8 1.88
1.41
1.12
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Suzanne Noerager, Houston TX; Marilyn Slaughter, Missouri City
TX; Sally Alex - Dottie Larson, Spokane WA
Robert Clarke - Alma Farley, Richardson TX; Michael Delaney Egda Delaney, Placitas NM
49.00
47.00
THURSDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS
3
1 2 3 4 5 Barbara Blake, La Jolla CA; Kay Rogers, Manakin Sabot VA
S Reese Koppel, Metairie LA; Cindy Lewis, Luling LA
Tobey Roland, Baltimore MD; James Barnes, Towson MD
Sally Kellar, North York ON; Herbert Heller, Pittsburgh PA
Maryann Soinski, Winter Park FL; Dianne Schupak, Orlando FL
Margarita Jaramillo, Miami FL; Claudia Londono, FL
Gail Fayard - Madonna Abroms, Gretna LA
Donald Hill, Smyrna GA; Sylvia Brill, Norcross GA
Jo Sheraw - Alvin Kimbrough, Panama City Bch FL
Frank Zebedeo, Spring TX; George Mitchell, Douglas NB
Sheri Lindauer, Yorba Linda CA; Melda Richardson, Orange CA
56.53%
56.16%
55.97%
55.59%
55.30%
54.83%
54.26%
53.98%
53.22%
52.56%
50.38%
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SYLVIE, LEON, HARRY TELES THURSDAY AFTERNOON SIDE PAIRS
31.0 Tables
A
B
C
7.77
1 Martin Johnson Jr, Folly Beach SC; Paul Wright Jr, Mount
Pleasant SC
5.83
2 Stephen Jackson - Susan Jackson, Roseville MN
6.83
3 1 Julian Dupuis, Kelso WA; Audrey Bowman, Silverlake WA
5.12
4 2 Margaret Moen, Seattle WA; Paula Strand, Kirkland WA
4.78
5 3 1 Helen Sophianopoulos, North York ON; Karen Kline, Thornhill ON
3.35
6 4 Linda Fox, Kenner LA; Sigurd Nordvoll, New Orleans LA
1.38
7 Ray Boehne, Oceanside CA; Betty Jackson, Pebble Beach CA
2.39
8 Martin Ware, Vernon BC; Walter Pease, Anchorage AK
2.16
5 Ana Urrutia - James Hailey Jr, New Orleans LA
1.62
6 Patricia Loh, Solana Beach CA; Robert Englekirk, Rancho Mirage CA
1.84
7 Edward Hoffer - Pamela Hoffer, Marion MA
2.07
2 Steven Jackson - Yann Jackson, Laguna Niguel CA
1.55
3 Michael Shelton, Winnetka IL; John Shelton, Wilmette IL
1.38
4 Linwood Olson - Gay Rod, Houston TX
0.87
5 Donald Keyes - Terry Henderson, Anchorage AK
64.24%
63.53%
62.06%
60.63%
58.25%
58.22%
57.35%
57.15%
56.71%
56.14%
56.04%
54.11%
52.64%
48.79%
48.06%
THURSDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS
37.0 Tables / Based on 77 Tables
A
B
C
33.72 1 1 1 Laurence Mayer, Overland Park KS; Jack Mayer, Shawnee Mission KS
25.29 2 Elliott Grubman - Steven Zlotnick, Brooklyn NY
18.97 3 Bob Bowers, Metairie LA; Edgar Bowers, Ellicott City MD
14.23 4 Roger Clough - Rebecca Clough, Culver City CA
11.24 5 Samuel Asai, Hood River OR; Suzanne St Thomas, Salem OR
13.33 6 2 Robert Fisk - A J Stephani, Cincinnati OH
8.43
7 Jennie Legge - Winston Legge Jr, Pensacola FL
7.49
8 Joan Van Geffen - Judy Katz, Metairie LA
6.74
9 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC
10.00 10 3 2 Michael Simpson, Ocala FL; David Goodman, Anthem AZ
7.50 11 4 William Weiss - Jean Weiss, New Orleans LA
5.92 12 5 3 Larry Murray, Windsor ON; Ira Grumet, Delray Beach FL
4.82 13 Mike Bandler - Linda Bandler, Alamo CA
6.56 14 Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA; Jerry Premo, Sacramento CA
4.22 15 Fred Hamilton - James Brier, Las Vegas NV
5.08 16 6 Michael Leighton, Grafton ND; Steve Phelps, Grand Forks ND
3.75 17 Larry Federico, Metairie LA; Idell Adams, Baton Rouge LA
3.55 18 William Cummings, Monticello MN; Carol Cummings, Owatonna MN
4.44 19 7 4 Peter Jones, N Plainfield NJ; Karen Haines, Summit NJ
3.95
8 John Fraser, Mississauga ON; Elsie Johnson, Calgary AB
3.55
9 Lorraine Jarboe - Daniel Jarboe, Ft Walton Beach FL
3.23
10 Lynn John Federico, Kenner LA; Richard Bagnetto, Metairie LA
3.94
11/12
Sam Graham, Germantown TN; Caryn Villalon, Fallbrook CA
2.85
11/12
Christina Parker, Newton Center MA; Stewart Rubenstein, Newton MA
2.54
13 Mark Patton, Dubuque IA; William Jenkins, Amarillo TX
2.55
5 Jane Trahms, Lakeville MN; Phyllis Anderson, Saint Paul MN
2.19
6 Fred Sutherland - Kathryn Sutherland, Surprise AZ
2.76
7 James Fox, Canonsburg PA; Russell Sheldon, Pittsburgh PA
60.28%
59.41%
59.01%
58.96%
58.96%
58.03%
57.41%
56.92%
56.84%
55.46%
55.23%
54.93%
54.66%
54.56%
54.53%
54.24%
53.81%
53.48%
53.32%
53.03%
52.96%
52.72%
52.37%
52.37%
51.94%
50.11%
50.04%
49.93%
19.0 Tables
A
3.81
1 2.86
2 2.33
3 1.61
4 1.25
5 0.90
6 1.75
1.01
1.01
1.01
0.66
4.0 Tables
A
1.43
1 1.07
2 0.80
3 1.21
0.91
WES BUSBY 299ER PAIRS
B
1 2 3 4 5 6 C
1 2 3/5 3/5 3/5 6 David Roberts - Janis Roberts, New Orleans LA
Wendy Joyner, Raleigh NC; Lisa Gray, Cary NC
Ruth Rosenthal - Jean Frank, New Orleans LA
Sherry Novas - J Darryl Lieux, Baton Rouge LA
Abe Lubritz, Covington LA; Bob Laurent, Lacombe LA
Ede Donovan - Helen Vagle, Edina MN
Jeanne Fortin, Boucherville QC; Suzanne Brisebois, Longueuil QC
Dorothy McElwee, Chapel Hill NC; Robert Keeter, Durham NC
Diana Powell - Janice Zazulak, Metairie LA
Barbara Wood, Rockwall TX; Frankie Milner, Dallas TX
Patsy Rader, New Iberia LA; Faye Ferry, New Iheris LA
67.26%
64.29%
63.69%
62.80%
61.31%
56.55%
55.36%
54.17%
54.17%
54.17%
53.87%
C
♠A96
♥QJ732
♦A7
♣ A 10 4
Duboin ducked the opening lead of the ♠Q and
won the heart shift with the ace to play a spade to
the ace and ruff a spade.
Now the best line is to come to hand with the
♦A to advance the ♥Q: 2, ♣2, 5. The ♥K 10 are
still out. If you assume East has them both (and the
carding thus far argues for that), the best line looks
to be to finesse in diamonds. When the ♦J holds,
ruff a diamond with the ♥7, then play the ♣A and
a second club. Whichever defender wins trick 11,
you will have the ♥Q 3 behind RHO’s ♥K 10 and
are guaranteed one more trick. As you can see from
the full deal, your precautions were necessary.
♠72
♥A8
♦KJ65
♣Q9872
♠ Q J 10 3
♠K854
♥ 9 4
♥ K 10 6 5
♦ Q 9 8 2
♦ 10 4 3
♣ J 6 3
♣K5
♠A96
♥QJ732
♦A7
♣ A 10 4
12-year-olds
To read more and/or to donate, visit the
Canadian Bridge Federation website (www.cbf.
org.ca), click on the “continue reading” link at the
bottom of the Support Our Kids item. A link to the
fundraising website is highlighted on that page.
More information on the World Youth Teams
Championship in Italy can be found at www.
worldbridge.org
10K
WES BUSBY 49ER PAIRS
B
1 2 ♠5
♥AK7
♦AQ8654
♣Q72
♠ J 6
♠ K Q 10 9 7 3
♥ Q 8 4 3
♥J2
♦ J 3
♦72
♣ K 10 8 6 4
♣J93
♠A842
♥ 10 9 6 5
♦ K 10 9
♣A5
The third deal features a bidding
misunderstanding that got Duboin to a delicate 5-2
fit in 4♥.
♠72
♥A8
♦KJ65
♣Q9872
Willa King, Newport Beach CA; Murl Estes, Maitland FL
Linda Tarver - Rachel Spoon, Montgomery AL
Bryan Barrett - Liz Barrett, Annapolis MD
Delphine Butler - Claudine Cannon, New Orleans LA
Kanwal Dhir, Mandeville LA; Cecile Ruiz, Metairie LA
65.02%
58.98%
58.87%
55.83%
50.83%
final set 47-40 for a 123-122 win.
0–10,000 Knockout Teams
Semifinal scores
Gannon
Jones
Angus
Rumelhart
29 76
130
38 46
74
4057 82
20 38
76
130
121
122
123
LIFE MASTER WOMEN’S PAIRS QUALIFIERS
Top I/N
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
8.04
8.04
7.95
7.68
7.68
7.53
7.32
7.32
7.31
7.20
7.20
7.19
7.19
6.81
6.76
6.70
6.70
6.65
6.65
6.39
6.39
6.38
6.29
6.29
6.13
5.86
5.86
5.79
5.59
5.59
5.53
5.50
5.47
5.39
5.27
5.15
4.98
4.98
4.91
4.91
4.89
4.89
4.86
4.83
4.83
4.81
4.81
4.68
4.68
4.54
4.54
4.54
4.46
4.44
4.44
4.37
4.37
4.25
4.25
4.24
4.23
4.08
4.08
4.06
4.06
Daily Bulletin
Page 8
James Nixon, Flower Mound TX
Judy Nixon, Flower Mound TX
Richard Doss, Hot Springs Vlg AR
Claire Zimmerman, Pearland TX
Thomas Zimmerman, Pearland TX
Janice Zazulak, Metairie LA
Caroline Vanlandeghem, Ridgeland MS
Amanda Davis, Ridgeland MS
Margaret Getman, Saint Paul MN
Jean Frank, New Orleans LA
Ruth Rosenthal, New Orleans LA
Mildred Bott, New Orleans LA
Frederick Bott, New Orleans LA
Diana Powell, Metairie LA
Carolyn Hazlewood, Mesa AZ
Mimi Groome, New Orleans LA
Elizabeth Bolles, New Orleans LA
Delphine Butler, New Orleans LA
Claudine Cannon, New Orleans LA
Mara Cohen, Porter Ranch CA
Alan Cohen, Porter Ranch CA
Lucy Crichton, Concord NH
Sheri Lindauer, Yorba Linda CA
Melda Richardson, Orange CA
Sue Fiaccone, Oklahoma City OK
Wilson McLeod, Cape Town
Jeanne McLeod, Cape Town
Molly Silvia, New Orleans LA
Ede Donovan, Edina MN
Helen Vagle, Edina MN
Barbara Fitz-Hugh, New Orleans LA
Robin Roy, Chicago IL
Richard Muller, Troy VA
Shirley Abels, Biloxi MS
Deborah Drysdale, San Francisco CA
Murl Estes, Maitland FL
Cindy Lewis, Luling LA
Ann Sale, New Orleans LA
Annette French, Sault Ste Marie ON
Shirley Cooper, Sault Ste Marie ON
Myra Groome, New Orleans LA
Joan Warren, Ruston LA
Lynn Flynn, New Orleans LA
Gerry Gastelum, Manhattan Beach CA
Nancy Raiche, Manhattan Beach CA
Jane Foster, Palm Beach FL
Polly Norris, Palm Beach FL
David Roberts, New Orleans LA
Janis Roberts, New Orleans LA
Judy Pyeatte, New Orleans LA
Freddie Schmitt, Stoney Creek ON
Peter Schmitt, Stoney Creek ON
Linda Conner, New Orleans LA
Lisa Gray, Cary NC
Wendy Joyner, Raleigh NC
Mary Boudreau, Little Rock AR
Cecilia Vinson, Maumelle AR
Patricia Lysaught, Overland Park KS
Patrick Lysaught, Overland Park KS
Patsy Engelhard, Oxford MS
Jeanne Fortin, Boucherville QC
Marsha Addis, Holden MA
Marlene Farbman, Holden MA
Liza Philpy, Midland TX
Gloria Woloshyn, Winnipeg MB
Continued on page 9
28.0 Tables
1 Kerri Sanborn - Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL
2 Sondra Schubiner, Franklin MI; Sandrea Friedman, Flushing NY
3 Gail Greenberg - Susan Picus, New York NY
4 Wenfei Wang - Shen Qi, Shanghai People’s Republic of China
5 Dana Berkowitz, New York NY; Sylvia Shi, Rockville MD
6 Mickie Chambers, Atlanta GA; Karen Billett, Victoria BC
7 Sandra Rimstedt, New York NY; Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ
8 Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL
9 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo Japan; Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI
10 Leigh Anne Shafer, Winnipeg MB; Betsy Downs, Chicago IL
11 Juanita Chambers, Garland TX; Barbara Ferm, Dallas TX
12 Fleur Howard - Pat Chisholm, Gates Mills OH
13 Joan Brody, Livingston NJ; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ
14 Ellen Kozlove - Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL
15 Cheryl Gorman, Omaha NE; Donna Givner, Golden CO
16 Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX
17 Carol Hamilton, Sarasota FL; Dianne Bonney, Venice FL
18 Giorgia Botta, Rome Italy; Lindsey Weinger, New York NY
19 Ran Jingrong - Gan Ling, Chengdu China People’s Republic of China
20 Cheryl Schneider, Westerville OH; Anita Torrence, Bexley OH
21 Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA
22 Kristen Swenson - Judi Radin, New York NY
23/24 Barbara Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Janet Becker, Timonium MD
23/24 Gerrianne Mason, Crossville TN; Allison L Cappelletti, Cookeville TN
25 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Lynn Baker, Austin TX
26 Ru Yan - Li Yiting, Beijing People’s Republic of China
27 Jian Wang - ZhengJiang Liao, People’s Republic of China
28 Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Yiji Starr, Wayland MA
29 Mildred Breed, Tomball TX; Claudette Hartman, Austin TX
30 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Carol Clifford, Miami FL
31 Susan Darsey, La Selva Beach CA; Jane Basilico, Santa Cruz CA
32 Sally Wheeler, The Woodlands TX; Cindy Bernstein, Matthews NC
33 Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA; Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA
34 Tania Reyes Hiller, Shrub Oak NY; Leslie Strong, Santa Ynez CA
35 Sheila Sache, Delta BC; Vicki Moffatt, Surrey BC
36 Stella Rainey - Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL
37 Rebecca Duty, Richmond VA; Eileen Easterling, Casselberry FL
38 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Jill Levin, Henderson NV
39 Mary Pat Gentry - Pat Levy, Houston TX
40 Peggy Sutherlin - Joan Jackson, Dallas TX
41 Luz Ortega, Melbourne FL; Riki Tulin, Boca Raton FL
42 Betty Cox, Randolph NJ; Barbara Clark, West Orange NJ
43 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Nell Cahn, Shreveport LA
44 Sara Babb, Lafayette LA; Bobbie Chambers, Crowley LA
45 Sigrid Price, Napa CA; Sara Rothmuller, Santa Rosa CA
46 Patricia Jankovic, Alcoa TN; Jo Anne Newby, Knoxville TN
47 Lu Yan, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Liu Yan, People’s Republic of China
48 G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, Aventura FL; Anne Brenner, Denver CO
49 Sandra Scholes - Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA
50 Mary Bass, Mobile AL; Lynne Newman, San Diego CA
51 June Pocock, New Westminster BC; Jadwiga Polujan, Calgary AB
52 Claire Watson, Jacksonville FL; Janice Madsen, Atlantic Beach FL
53 Maritha Pottenger, San Diego CA; Prudence Saunders, Palo Alto CA
54 Natalie Hertz, Harrison NY; Kassie Munoz, White Plains NY
55 Dana Hastings - Nanette Noland, Baton Rouge LA
56 Tina Tessaro, Miami FL; Darcy Parker, Hendersonville NC
Entry Fees
Carryover
54.00
40.69
33.22
32.19
31.92
31.33
29.01
27.79
26.43
25.59
25.21
24.77
23.79
23.07
22.60
22.10
22.03
21.56
21.42
20.86
19.20
18.98
18.51
18.51
17.13
17.06
15.61
13.37
12.98
12.02
11.46
11.37
10.96
10.85
9.83
9.73
9.37
7.88
7.63
7.43
7.13
5.72
5.30
5.19
5.04
5.03
4.81
4.49
4.20
3.43
3.05
2.70
2.68
1.71
1.30
0.00
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Daily Bulletin
DORIS LIUKKONEN A/B/C SWISS
27 Tables / Based on 61 Tables
A
B
C
10.77 1 Betty Schuler, Alexandria VA; Ken Gee, Regina SK; Bill Parks,
Macungie PA; Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD
8.08
2 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Vladislav
Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands;
Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV
5.30 3/4 1/2 Jim Mulbrandon, Verona WI; Nancy Ogreenc, Wautoma WI; M
Halmstad, Brookfield WI; James Carroll, Lyons NY
5.30 3/4 1/2 David Binney, Seattle WA; Pat Larin, Rancho Mirage CA; Charles
Burns, Vancouver WA; Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI
2.99 5/6 Edward White, Grand Blanc MI; Pawel Niedzielski, Lodz Poland;
Jan Zadroga, Todz Poland; C. Valerie Gamio, Palos Verdes Pn CA;
Miguel Reygadas, Tlalpan Mexico
3.20 5/6 3 James Stevens, Paige TX; Robert Curl, Houston TX; David Curl,
Fort Worth TX; Thomas Schmalz, Galveston TX
3.59
7 4 1 Dominique Guay, Orleans ON; Peter Jacquest, Souris MB; William
Belanich, Glen Allen VA; Nancy Golden, Richmond VA
2.69
5 2 Gayle Orvis - Robert Orvis, Burleson TX; Eleanor Sherwyn, Corpus
Christi TX; Donna Stoker, Fairfax VA
2.02
6/7 3 Stephen Mansour - George Mansour, Scranton PA; Martha Keller,
San Francisco CA; Sanae Zaveloff, Austin TX
1.18
6/7 Fran Vanecko - Sheryleen Grothus, San Antonio TX; Kim Brinkman,
Highland Vlg TX; David Ticen, Victoria TX
1.51
4 Craig Wakefield, Des Plaines IL; Nance Booty, Naperville IL;
Lynne Marley - Elaine Everett, Downers Grove IL
1.00
5/6 Andre Houde - Chantal Dube, Montreal QC; Johanne Piecken,
Boucherville QC; Daniel Demuy, Laval QC
1.00
5/6 Diane Washabaugh, Aledo TX; Pamela Gladysz - Barbara Baker Mary Cotham, Fort Worth TX
17.0 Tables
C
8.86
1 6.65
2 4.98
3 3.74
4 2.95
5 2.95
6 2.22
7 1.97
8 1.93
9 2.95
10.0 Tables
A
2.63
1 1.97
2 1.48
3 1.17 4/5 1.87 4/5 1.23 6/7 1.23 6/7 0.79
Top I/N
64.00
58.00
52.00
52.00
50.00
50.00
49.00
46.00
43.00
43.00
37.00
36.00
36.00
THURSDAY C/D PAIRS
D
1 2 3 4 5 6 Diana Thompson, Bellevue WA; Barbara Higgins, Redmond WA
Jack Uppal, Lincoln CA; Edward So, Pleasanton CA
Stanley Hurwitz, Bluffton SC; Ann Hudson, Suffield CT
Steve Graves - Brenda Thomas, Venice FL
Amanda Jeger, Frankfurt Germany; Estera Lisker, Remsenburg NY
Dana Osburn - Dan Osburn, Dacula GA
Pamela Gorbics - Michael Varhalamas, St Petersburg FL
Denise Hoffman, Chapel Hill NC; Nathan Banker, Flat Rock MI
Janis Ellis, Seminole FL; Wendy Margraff, St Petersburg FL
Ellen Ryan, Ithaca NY; Sharon Durr, Osprey FL
59.17%
56.67%
56.53%
55.48%
55.07%
53.50%
53.23%
53.06%
53.00%
52.44%
70.51%
63.46%
61.54%
61.38%
60.26%
59.78%
59.62%
55.77%
55.13%
48.08%
46.31%
45.03%
THURSDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS
B
1 2 3/4 3/4 5/6 5/6 77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
4.06 Dianne Harley, Winnipeg MB
4.03 Darylan Stratten, Sebastopol CA
3.94 Sally Sassen, Austin TX
3.94 Ron Sassen, Austin TX
3.88 Judy Lamers, Sun Lakes AZ
3.88 Donna Hofer, Chandler AZ
3.84 Maria Black, Santa Barbara CA
3.84 Dawn Ligon, Santa Barbara CA
3.81 Anne Babington, New Orleans LA
3.81 Kurt Ramig, New York NY
3.72 Virginia Brier, Tucson AZ
3.70 Stephanie Musser, New Orleans LA
3.63 Thomas Stone, Duluth MN
3.63 Janet Stone, Duluth MN
3.58 Dottie Larson, Spokane WA
3.58 Laima Stem, Mississauga ON
3.58 Lee Stem, Mississauga ON
3.58 Sally Alex, Spokane WA
3.57 Norman Jacox, Portland OR
3.57 Karen Klug, Portland OR
3.52 Sharon Stone, Lakewood Ranch FL
3.52 Julie Vreeland, Lakewood Ranch FL
3.48 Don Nakasaki, Chino CA
3.48 Barbara Neustadtt, Atlanta GA
Foster
SYLVIE, LEON, HARRY TELES THURSDAY SIDE PAIRS
18.0 Tables
A
B
C
5.31
1 Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC; Martin Johnson Jr, Folly
Beach SC
3.98
2 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV
4.55
3 1 1 Ethan Macaulay, Bedford NS; Chuan Hui Li, Montreal QC
2.29
4 Carole Weinstein, Waltham MA; Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL
3.41
5 2 Margaret Moen, Seattle WA; Paula Strand, Kirkland WA
2.56
6 3 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Laurie Berlin, Lido Beach NY
1.92
4 Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; Charles Ladiha, Vermilion OH
2.35
5 Won Yang, Clermont FL; Amelie Le Blanc, New Orleans LA
1.65
6 Ti Davis, Little Rock AR; Michael Davis, London England
1.73
2 Marlene Flament, Oldsmar FL; Pat Ward, Clearwater FL
1.29
3 Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH; Yoko Glubok Sobel, Brooklyn NY
0.97
4 Leonidas Jones - Linda Jones, Kerrville TX
Page 9
C
1 2/3 2/3 4 Janet Dunlap, Cardiff CA; Julie Greenberg, San Diego CA
Darlene Lindner - Gene Lindner, Belle Chasse LA
Linda Hanson, Capitola CA; Janet Tainty, Santa Cruz CA
Judy Nixon - James Nixon, Flower Mound TX
A Bond, Wayzata MN; Ann Gray, Minneapolis MN
Joan Warren - Linda Newton, Ruston LA
Cheryl Richman - Ellen Eyman, Toronto ON
Barbara Wood, Rockwall TX; Frankie Milner, Dallas TX
NABC 10K KNOCKOUT
24 Tables
Donald Rumelhart, Ann Arbor MI; Jonathan Fleischmann,
Bloomfield MI; Ned Irving, Hot Springs Vlg AR; Morrie
Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Stephen Mackay, Markham ON; Ray
Jotcham, Scarborough ON
vs
Sean Gannon, Decatur GA; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR;
William Higgins, Cincinnati OH; Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH
38.00
3/4 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire,
Hernando MS; Bill Eason - Jane Eason, Nesbit MS
38.00
3/4 Monica Angus, West Vancouver BC; Rock
Shi Yan, Richmond BC; Nongyu Li, Palo Alto CA; Yan Wang,
Scarborough ON; Edward Xu, North York ON
17.10
5/8 Matthew Mallory, San Diego CA; Alex
Fowlie, San Marcos CA; Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN; Barry
Purrington, Eagan MN
17.10
5/8 Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; William Watson,
Sunnyvale CA; Steve Smolen - Edmund Wu, San Francisco CA
65.18%
60.71%
59.82%
55.06%
55.06%
54.17%
54.17%
52.68%
17.10
5/8 Arthur Crystal, Fairfield CT; Cenk Tuncok,
Amesbury MA; Lindsey Weinger, New York NY; Nicolas
Hammond, Marietta GA
17.10
5/8 Larry Levin - George Fillis - Karen Fillis, San
Antonio TX; Jerrold Harrington, Helotes TX
Seniors
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Senior events, tournaments, special games, etc.)
has matured — from 55 to 60 years old. Those
‘tweeners who previously qualified as a Senior
and who have been magically rejuvenated are still
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you’re still a Senior for the purposes of playing in
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to Florida to write. Her son, Giraud, lives in New
York, where he is in publishing. “He’s also got a
TV series in the works,” she says.
Augusta, Foster’s daughter, lives in Palm Beach
FL, where she is in interior design.
When the author and her Palm Beach bridge
partner, Polly Norris, realized the convent-school
appearance would coincide with the NABC, they
booked an open-ended ticket. They notched several
fine finishes in the I/N events they entered.
“We are enjoying this tournament so much,”
she says. “The people playing in it and the people
directing it are all so nice. We’re just having a
blast!”
Foster says she’s got two books coming this
year. “Sliding is set in New York, in the mid-1980s
and will be available this summer. Boulevard
Beausejour will appear later in the fall.”
She divides her time between Palm Beach,
where she plays at the St. Catherine DBC, and
Paris.
Vanderbilt
Team Assael is Mustafa Cem Tokay of Istanbul,
Antonio Sementa, Parma, Italy, and Josef Piekarek
and Alexander Smirnov, both of Germany. Their
next opponents are Team Monaco.
There was not as much drama in most of
the other round-of-16 matches, the closest other
matches being Martin Fleisher’s 124-106 defeat of
Rose Meltzer and Connie Goldberg’s 123-103 win
over Carolyn Lynch.
Today’s other matchups, by captain, are John
Diamond versus Bas Drijver, Connie Goldberg
versus Martin Fleisher and James Cayne versus
Team Lavazza.
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Daily Bulletin
Page 10
Too much ammunition
See who’s hanging out
at the new
By Adam Wildavsky
Dlr: East
♠Q972
Vul: None ♥64
♦ Q 10 6 5
♣632
♠ J 4 3
♠AK86
♥ A Q 10 9 7 5
♥83
♦ K 3 2
♦A84
♣ 5
♣ J 10 7 4
♠ 10 5
♥KJ2
♦J97
♣AKQ98
West
North
East
South
1♣ 1NT
Dbl
Pass
Pass
2♣
2♥ All Pass
North led the ♣2 to the jack and king. South
continued with the ♣A and I ruffed. I led a spade to
dummy’s ace and floated the ♥8. So far, so good.
South could have held me to four by covering, but
that’s a tough play to find.
I drew the remaining trump and North pitched
a diamond after some thought, so it looked as
though he was 4=2=4=3. I threw a diamond from
the dummy.
Now I could see my way to 11 tricks if South’s
second spade was the 9, 10 or queen, but I had to
guess which. The odds favored the 9 or 10, so I
ran the jack. North covered and I had no way to go
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wrong. I had a nagging feeling, though, that I ought
to have been able to avoid the guess.
After the session I realized that I had been
distracted by the potential power of my spade spots.
I did not need the ♠J or ♠8 at all. I could duck a
spade and take the rest of the tricks with a double
squeeze. After losing a spade, say to North, even if
North had started with a stronger spade holding (as
in the diagram below), the position would be:
♠ Q 10
♥—
♦ Q 10 6
♣6
♠ 4
♠A8
♥ 10 9
♥—
♦ K 3 2
♦A8
♣ —
♣ 10 7
♠—
♥—
♦J97
♣Q98
The defenders do best to return a diamond,
but it doesn’t help. I win in dummy, ruff a club,
and lead my last trump. North needs to keep both
spades so must let go of a diamond. I get rid of
dummy’s low spade and play a spade to the ace,
squeezing South in the minors.
Scoring 200 in 2♥ was worth 50% of the
matchpoints. Plus 170 would have been only
28%. The brass ring went to those who bid 4♥ and
scored an overtrick for 91%. Yes, my 2♥ was on the
conservative side.
SYLVIE, LEON, HARRY TELES SIDE SERIES FINAL
124.50 Tables / Based on 42 Tables
15.93 1/2 Martin Johnson Jr, Folly Beach SC
15.93 1/2 Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC
12.13 3/4 Chuan Hui Li, Montreal QC
12.13 3/4 Ethan Macaulay, Bedford NS
8.53 5/6 Margaret Moen, Seattle WA
8.53 5/6 Paula Strand, Kirkland WA
10.43 7/8 Judy Katz, Metairie LA
10.43 7/8 Joan Van Geffen, Metairie LA
5.38 9/10 Mary-Ellen Barlow, Niagara-Lk ON
5.38 9/10 John Arblaster, Niagara-Lk ON
5.47 11/12 Robert Moorman Jr, Huntsville AL
5.47 11/12 Virginia Munafo, Huntsville AL
9.05 13/14 John Shelton, Wilmette IL
9.05 13/14 Michael Shelton, Winnetka IL
6.30 15/16 Susan Jackson, Roseville MN
6.30 15/16 Stephen Jackson, Roseville MN
7.97 17 Sudhakar Divakaruni, Scottsdale AZ
3.60 18/19 Betty Jackson, Pebble Beach CA
3.60 18/19 Ray Boehne, Oceanside CA
5.23 20 Laurie Berlin, Lido Beach NY
4.20 21/22 Janet Weins, Plantation FL
4.20 21/22 Joan Braender, Newnan GA
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129.67%
129.67%
120.89%
120.89%
119.29%
119.29%
119.12%
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Daily Bulletin
Page 11
THURSDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH
53.0 Tables
7
3
1
14.47 1 1 1 WenJie Lian, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Qi Yao,
Mountain View CA
10.85 2 2 Deborah Armstrong, Dallas TX; Sharon Ward, Plano TX
8.14
3 David Woods, New Orleans LA; Stephen Kishner, Metairie LA
6.10
4 Denis Ouellette, Laval QC; Joseph Melton, Colorado Spgs CO
4.82
5 Rosemary Boss - Peter Boss, Benicia CA
4.13
6 Jan Noll, Dunwoody GA; Beverly Wilkinson, Atlanta GA
3.62
7 Ellen D’Amato, Kansas City MO; Carolyn Bond, Shawnee Mission KS
3.06 8/9 Cynthia Allen, Pass Christian MS; Betty Jones, Long Beach MS
4.21 8/9 3 Gail Haar, San Rafael CA; Bart Rhoades, Tiburon CA
2.83 10/11 4/5 2 Saundra Dickinson - Barbara Abney, Kingwood TX
2.83 10/11 4/5 Amy Nolan - Sandra Weber, Slidell LA
2.47 12 6 John Robbins, Fort Worth TX; Dwight Hill, Grand Prairie TX
2.07 13 Paul Keedy, Beaumont TX; Sandra Allison, Silsbee TX
1.93 14 7 Dale Smith - Brenda Baranga, Toronto ON
2.19 15 8 Janet Young - Ginger Duncan, Baton Rouge LA
1.70 16 9 Billy Jean Reasor, Shreveport LA; Pat Berry, Bossier City LA
1.75 17 Waclaw Trebacz, Winnipeg MB; Toby Burke, San Marcos CA
2.23 18 10 Ann Jennings - Craig Jennings, Naples FL
1.53 19 Marie Hughes, Covington LA; Fred Kolb, Mandeville LA
2.19 20 11 Rosalyn Millar - Malcom Millar, Summerside PE
1.45 21 Susan Calabro, Jericho NY; Laurie Berlin, Lido Beach NY
1.26 22 Jane Goldring, New Orleans LA; Rica Hodesh, Cincinnati OH
1.45 23 Carol McCartney - Janet Tucker, Bend OR
1.16 24 12 Kathryn Lindahl - Katherine Demong, Denver CO
1.45 25 Charles Smith, Bolton ON; Gaye Villa, Caledon East ON
1.84 26 13 Leslie Brucker, Los Angeles CA; Cathy Gersh, Hattiesburg MS
1.56 27 14 Pierrette Desmarais, Saint-Hyacinthe QC; Michel Trudel, Granby QC
1.48
3 Lucy Sachs, Lincoln MA; Susan Lincoln, Boxford MA
1.11
4 Lee Stem - Laima Stem, Mississauga ON
♠♥♦♣
Life Master news
67.44%
61.76%
61.03%
61.03%
60.57%
59.23%
58.70%
58.48%
58.48%
58.18%
58.18%
58.10%
57.23%
56.61%
56.44%
56.40%
56.04%
55.72%
55.70%
55.68%
55.62%
55.51%
55.15%
54.82%
54.76%
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50.60%
48.87%
hicago will buzz with energy and excitement when the Summer North American
Bridge Championships toddle into town Aug. 6 through 16, 2015. The best players in
the world will vie for the coveted Spingold Trophy while intermediate/newcomer
games, free lessons and a celebrity speaker series will draw thousands more eager
to learn and improve their game.
In addition to playing bridge, you’ll find plenty to do in Chicago. The Chicago Hilton, where the
tournament is being held, is just minutes from shopping, fine dining and a variety of attractions
including Grant Park, Lake Michigan, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium,
Soldier Field, the Art Institute of Chicago and Millennium Park.
Bill Freeman of Lafayette LA arrived at the
Spring NABC needing about seven gold points to
become a Life Master. He picked up a couple of
gold points in a Swiss teams, then went over the top
with a second-place
finish on Wednesday
in the Jack LaNoue
Knockout. Freeman
played with Ginger
Hebert. Their
teammates were
Dee Daigle and Lola
Crochet. All are
from Lafayette.
Jerrilynn
Stumpf is now
a Gold Life
Master, having
gone over 2500
masterpoints prior
to the Spring NABC
but celebrating
after playing with
Tournament CoChair Dee Moses
in a pairs game at
the Spring NABC.
Stumpf lives in
Gretna, in the New
Orleans area. Moses lives in New Orleans.
Found
A sum of cash found at a concession stand was
turned in. Please stop by the Daily Bulletin office to
claim.
summer
North American Bridge Championships
Heart of America
© City of Chicago
Reservations can be made through ACBL’s website (under Tournaments, click on Upcoming NABCs)
or by calling Travel Planners at 855–742–9185.
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76 Tables
Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon - Fulvio Fantoni Claudio Nunes - Geir Helgemo - Tor Helness, Monaco
vs
Mustafa Cem Tokay, Istanbul Turkey; Antonio Sementa,
Parma PR Italy; Josef Piekarek, Hamburg Germany;
Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany
Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Zia Mahmood, New York
NY; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Agustin Madala,
Buenos Aires Argentina
vs
James Cayne, New York NY; Thomas Bessis, Paris
France; Lorenzo Lauria - Alfredo Versace, Rome Italy;
Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France; Michael Seamon, Boca
Raton FL
Martin Fleisher - Roy Welland - Chris Willenken,
New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Sabine Auken,
Charlottenlund Denmark; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino
CA
vs
Connie Goldberg, Merion Station PA; Neil Chambers,
Schenectady NY; John Schermer, Seattle WA; Bill
Eisenberg, Perris CA; Massimiliano Di Franco - Andrea
Manno, Palermo Italy
Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands; Kevin
Bathurst, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam
Netherlands; Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL
vs
John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston
IL; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Geoff Hampson - Marc
Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Eddie Wold, Houston TX
1. Nickell
64. Gartaganis
111
wd
32. Sprung
33. Kasle
103
141
16. Diamond
49. Lo
155
92
85
17. Gupta
48. Chinese Ladies Red 98
9. Grue
56. Ash
121
wd
24. Mahaffey
41. Rogoff
79
101
25. Tulin
40. P. Fireman
97
99
8. Drijver
57. Team No Name
156
99
5. Lynch
60. Sealy
117
wd
28. McAllister
37. Krekorian
95
134
21. Goldberg
44. China Ladies Blue
158
76
12. Schwartz
53. Muliar
194
92
13. Hamman
52. Bjarnarson
121
135
20. Meltzer
45. Ornstein
159
129
29. Ekeblad
36. Onstott
98
190
4. Fleisher
61. Team BUMU
163
wd
PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S
50.00 9/16 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike
Passell, Plano TX; Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Lew Stansby,
Dublin CA; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Adam
Zmudzinski, Katowice Poland
50.00 9/16 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Pratap
Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD;
David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel
Hill NC; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin Poland
50.00 9/16 Joe Grue, New York NY; Brad Moss,
Denver CO; Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV; Justin Lall,
Plano TX; Tom Hanlon, Dublin Ireland; Leslie Amoils,
Toronto ON
50.00 9/16 Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein
- Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo
Sweden; Johan Upmark - Fredrik Nystrom, Stockholm
Sweden
50.00 9/16 Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC; John
Mohan - Ron Smith, Las Vegas NV; Peter Boyd,
Darnestown MD; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Steve
Garner, Chicago IL
50.00 9/16 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Nicolas
L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Ishmael DelMonte - Curtis
Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Jean Quantin, Paris France; Marc
Bompis, Bourg La Reine France
50.00 9/16 Gaylor Kasle - Larry Kozlove, Boca
Raton FL; Berend Van Den Bos, Den Haag Netherlands;
Joris Lankveld, Amsterdam Netherlands; Piotr Tuczynski,
Poznan Poland; Bartosz Chmurski, Lomianky Poland
50.00 9/16 Bob Todd - Douglas Fisher, Winnipeg
MB; Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson,
Raleigh NC; Don Domansky - David McLellan, Thunder
Bay ON
1. Nickell
32. Kasle (33)
92
94
1. Kasle (33)
31
35
59
75
16. Diamond
4180 109139
16. Diamond
116
17. Chinese Ladies Red (48) 102
1. Diamond (16)
8. Drijver
9. Grue
24. Rogoff (44)
143
58
8. Drijver
1875 106146
9. Grue
1725 61 117
8. Drijver
25. Phyllis Fireman (40)
136
63
5. Lynch
28. Krekorian (37)
112
107
12. Schwartz
21. Goldberg
5. Lynch
18
44
65
12. Goldberg (21)
37
77
107
103
123
86
112
4. Fleisher
13. Bjarnarson (52)
20. Meltzer
4. Fleisher
29. Onstott (36)
5. Goldberg (21)
81
130
4. Fleisher
35
66
83
124
13. Meltzer (13)
1947 85 106
126.5
126
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VANDERBILT KO TEAMS
25.00 17/32 Frank Nickell, New York NY; Ralph
Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Steve
Weinstein, Andes NY; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Jeff
Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL
25.00 17/32 Andrew Gromov - Aleksander Dubinin,
Moscow Russia; Krzysztof Buras, Warszawa Poland;
Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Chapel Hill NC
25.00 17/32 Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; Allan
Graves, Saint Johnsbury VT; Boye Brogeland, Norway;
Espen Lindqvist, Arendal Norway; Lotan Fisher, Rishon Le
Zion Israel; Ron Schwartz, Ramat-Gan Israel
25.00 17/32 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; Michael
Becker, Boca Raton FL; Richard Coren, Highland Beach
FL; Michael Kamil, Delray Beach FL; Walid Elahmady Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt
25.00 17/32 Dan Morse, Houston TX; John Sutherlin,
Dallas TX; Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Steve
Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA;
Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY
25.00 17/32 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Jeff Aker,
Briarcliff NY; Douglas Simson, Columbus OH; Glenn
Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan
Falk, Okemos MI
25.00 17/32 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Drew
Casen, Las Vegas NV; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA;
Magdalena Ticha - Richard Ritmeijer, The Netherlands
Netherlands
25.00 17/32 James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Judith
Bianco, New York NY; David Grainger, Roseville CA;
Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Jill Levin, Henderson NV;
Jenny Wolpert, Palm Bch Gdns FL
25.00 17/32 William Pollack - Rozanne Pollack Robert Blanchard - Shane Blanchard, New York NY
25.00 17/32 Vainikonis Vytautas, Vilnius Lithuania;
Olanski Wojtek, Zielona Gora Poland; Bar Tarnovski,
Rishon Lezion Israel; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba Israel;
Jerzy Skrzypczak, Mragowo Poland; Boguslaw Gierulski,
Elblag Poland
25.00 17/32 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA;
Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Meike Wortel,
Amsterdam Netherlands; Marion Michielsen, Stockholm
Sweden; Benedicte Cronier - Sylvie Willard, Paris France
25.00 17/32 Roberto Barbosa, Ap Brazil; Adriano
Rodrigues - Paulo Brum, Rio de Janeiro Brazil; Jeovani
Salomao, Lago Norte Brazil
25.00 17/32 Bruce Rogoff, Boca Raton FL; Joshua
Parker, Briarcliff NY; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Jo
Anna Stansby, Dublin CA; Doug Baxter - David Lindop,
Toronto ON
25.00 17/32 Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Poland;
Jacek Romanski, Lublin Poland; G S Jade Barrett - Karen
Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA;
Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Sanford FL
25.00 17/32 Wenfei Wang - Shen Qi - Ran Jingrong,
Shanghai People’s Republic of China; Gan Ling, Chengdu
China People’s Republic of China
25.00 17/32 Gregers Bjarnarson, New York NY; Anders
Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark; Kaare Gjaldbaek, Bronx
NY; Michael Askgaard, Gentofte Denmark; Kasper Konow,
Frederiksberg Denmark
2. Monaco
63. Kokten
143
90
31. Morse
34. Soulet
113
110
15. Rosenthal
50. Collins
196
39
18. PD Times
47. Team Heifer
145
147
10. Team Assael
55. Lu
155
84
23. H. Lall
42. Barbosa
104
154
26. P. Fireman
39. Vytautas
89
136
7. Gordon
58. Litvack
178
79
6. Cayne
59. Kent
123
wd
27. Berg
38. Pollack
105
145
22. Street
43. Team Jinghua
165
83
3. Lavazza
11. Gromov
54. Lara
146
wd
6. Cayne
14. Levine
51. Todd
73
177
19. Spector
46. Camberos
142
122
30. Doub
35. Rigal
103
105
3. Lavazza
62. Narasimhan
156
100
2. Monaco
31. Morse
136
48
2. Monaco
2864 106143
15. Rosenthal
28
50
100 103
15. Rosenthal
18. Team Heifer (47)
2. Monaco
168
140
7. Team Assael (10
10. Team Assael
23. Barbosa (42)
164
50
7. Gordon
37
91
131 134
10. Team Assael
1245 82 145
7. Gordon
26. Vytautas (39)
6. Cayne
27. Pollack (38)
151
101
125
98
6. Cayne
4189 115173
11. Street (22)
4867 84 108
11. Gromov
22. Street
14. Todd (56)
19. Spector
90
106
125
78
3. Lavazza
5177 110164
14. Todd (56)
24
32
68
94
3. Lavazza
30. Rigal (35)
189
102
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Page 15
How to Work Acrostics Puzzles
The grid of the puzzle below is not a
crossword; it’s a quotation from a bridge book,
written by a world champion whose work should
be familiar to all readers of the ACBL Bulletin. The
words in the quote don’t necessarily end at the right
edge of each horizontal line; they only end when
a black square follows a group of the numbered
letters. And the unique thing about acrostic puzzles
is that the first letter of each clue answer, reading
down from CLUE A through the final clue, will
spell out the name of the book’s author … followed
by the title of that book!
You will notice that ALL letters in the quote
are numbered; these numbers are followed by a
clue letter referral, which tells which of the clue
answers will give you that particular letter.
Working in both directions … from the clues
to the grid and vice versa… is the secret (and the
fun!) when solving acrostics. Just keep plugging
away, back and forth, and BOTH puzzles …
the quote and the clue answers … can be solved
eventually.
Enjoy yourselves! Joel Hoersch
Answers to puzzle on page 16
ELEANOR ONSTOTT KO BRACKET 1
16 Tables
Vainikonis Vytautas, Vilnius Lithuania; Olanski Wojtek,
Zielona Gora Poland; Boguslaw Gierulski, Elblag Poland; Jerzy
Skrzypczak, Mragowo Poland; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba Israel;
Bar Tarnovski,
Rishon Lezion Israel
vs
John McAllister, Charlottesville VA; Migry Zur Campanile, New
York NY; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland; Michal Klukowski,
Dolnoslaskie Poland
Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Reese Milner, Sarasota FL; Rafal
Jagniewski, Legionowo Poland; Wojciech Gawel, Wroclaw Poland;
Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wejherowo
Poland
vs
Allan Graves, Saint Johnsbury VT; Richard Schwartz, Aventura
FL; Lotan Fisher, Rishon Le Zion Israel; Ron Schwartz, RamatGan Israel; Boye Brogeland, Norway; Espen Lindqvist, Arendal
Norway
12 Tables
James Thurtell, Dallas TX; Gerry McKim, Garland TX; John
Schwartz, Plano TX; Shelba Parmley, Oklahoma City OK; Bill
Ream, Burleson TX
vs
Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Sylvie Willard, Paris France;
Marcel Dadon - Nicole Dutilloy, France
Kathy Pollock, East Amherst NY; Linda Burroughsford, Fort Erie
ON; Conner Boyd, Key West FL; Barry Boyd, Wheeling WV
vs
Trisha Malazdrewicz - Gerardo Malazdrewicz, Halifax NS; R
Elwin Brown, Paradise NS; Karl Hicks, Dominion NS; Ken Eisner,
Truro NS
16 Tables
Robert Marcus - Kathy Guinyou, North York ON; Charles Grimes,
Midland TX; Mike Robinson, Odessa TX
vs
Wayne Bardsley - Catherine Bardsley, Mc Lean VA; Amanda
Carter, Arlington VA; Fred Gramlich, Alexandria VA
Carl Merlin - Eleanor Onstott - Dee Moses, New Orleans LA;
Douglas De Montluzin, Kenner LA; Jerrilyn Stumpf - Bobbie
Gattuso, Gretna LA
vs
Jack Lewis Jr, Luling LA; Ronald Berenger - Paul Freese, Metairie
LA; Arnaldo Partesotti, New Orleans LA
16 Tables
Susan Woodrow, Waterford MI; Philip Smith, Fenton MI; Kenneth
Geisler - Arlene Geisler, Clarkston MI
vs
Jo Ann Rauch, Miami FL; Elliott Grosh, Bradenton FL; Marilyn
Painter, Pittsburgh PA; Carol Stonis, Natrona Heights PA
Ryan Connors, Bethesda MD; Jody Connors - Michael Baker, Vero
Beach FL; David Johnson, Milledgeville GA
vs
Rodney Bias - Murali Nair, Phoenix AZ; Clair Kretschmann,
Tucson AZ; Sudhakar Divakaruni, Scottsdale AZ
16 Tables
Gail Gabiati - Hinda Gilbert - Edwin Mah - Dolores Mackinnon,
San Francisco CA
vs
Nelson Daigle - Sharon Henry - Carol Bagalman, Metairie LA;
Sherrie Goodman, New Orleans LA
Gladys Freeman - Judy Floyd - Sue Kay Reeder, Arlington TX;
Ginger Kennedy, Fort Worth TX
vs
James Ochsner - Allison Ochsner - Bonnie Boyd - Donald Boyd,
Houston TX
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SILODOR PAIRS 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS D E F G EAST-WEST
71.76%
1 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 2 Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Robert Levin, Henderson NV
65.31%
2 David Olson, Owings Mills MD; James Olson, Charleston WV
3 John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI
61.80%
4 John Hrones Jr, Needham MA; Paul Lewis, White Plains NY
61.54%
4 Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH; Robert Hopkins Jr, Arlington VA 5 Buddy Hanby, The Woodlands TX; Dave Smith, Avon Park FL
59.77%
5 Henrik Caspersen, Aarhus Denmark; Hans Graverson, Aalborg Denmark
6 Kevin Castner, Kentfield CA; David Gold, Reading Great Britain 58.86%
6 Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Yinghao Liu, Stanford CA
58.56%
8 Adriano Rodrigues, Rio de Janeiro Brazil; Roberto Barbosa, Ap Brazil
57.24%
8 Bob Drijver, Rotterdam Netherlands; Bart Nab, Tilberg Netherlands
9 Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA; Rebecca Rogers, Henderson NV 57.13%
9 Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Mark Moss, Piedmont CA
10 David Neuman, San Francisco CA; Bob Klein, Santa Rosa CA
56.60%
10 Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX
11 Robert Munson, Danville CA; Bill Heid, Pacifica CA
56.41%
11 Larry Levin, San Antonio TX; Jerrold Harrington, Helotes TX 12 Alex Fowlie, San Marcos CA; Matthew Mallory, San Diego CA
55.92%
12/13
Bill Rose, Seattle WA; Howard Kahlenberg, Philadelphia PA
13 Jim Foster - Mark Jones, Birmingham AL
55.88%
12/13
Ahmed Rabie, Henderson NV; Iulian Christian, Bucharest Romania 14 Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA; Anna Dosseva, Pickering ON
55.77%
14 Kenneth Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Frank Cymerman, Pittsburgh PA 15 Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 54.75%
15 Bob Friz, Leonard TX; Brady Allen, Dallas TX
16 Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Robert Adams, Oklahoma City OK 54.71%
16 Russell Shoup, Dayton OH; Gary Kessler, Springfield IL
17 Marius Moldovan, Pointe-Claire QC; Pascale Gaudreault, Montreal QC
54.60%
17 George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Claude Vogel, Chicago IL
54.56%
18 Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL; Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA
19 Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA 53.81%
19 Emil Jepsen, Aarhus Croatia; Lars Tofte, Aarhus Costa Rica
20 Stephen Young, Kitchener ON; Danny Ioannidis, Grassie ON
53.58%
20 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA 21 Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT
53.05%
21 Richard Chan - Paul Janicki, Markham ON
22/23
Bruce Williams, Medford Lakes NJ; Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY
52.94%
22 Patrick Dunn, Bellevue WA; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC
22/23
Nancy Popkin - Alan Popkin, Saint Louis MO
52.94%
NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS H K L M EAST-WEST
1 Gerry McCully - James Galand, Victoria BC
65.48%
1 Danny Sprung - JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV
2 Armand Szulc, Woodland Hills CA; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC
63.48%
3 Lapt Chan, Forest Hills NY; Rica Tarnoff, New York NY
60.90%
3 Shan Huang, Scarborough ON; David Sabourin, Ottawa ON
4 Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; David Caprera, Denver CO
59.89%
4 Tezcan Sen - Bulent Kaytaz, Istanbul Turkey
5 Jim O’Neil, Cupertino CA; Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA 59.14%
5 Adam Parrish, Sandwich MA; Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA 6 Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Marina Del Rey CA
58.51%
6 Michael Kamil, Delray Beach FL; Richard Coren, Highland Beach FL
7 Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Robert Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL 58.08%
7 Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA 8 Ben Takemori, Burnaby BC; Donald Sache, Delta BC
57.91%
8 Adam Wildavsky, Dillon CO; Philippe Cronier, Paris France
9 Brian McGuire - Brian Ransley, United Kingdom Great Britain 56.86%
9 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Alan Gailfus, Carlsbad CA
10 Winthrop Allegaert, New York NY; Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV
56.59%
10 Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY; Burrell Humphreys, Wayne NJ 11 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS
55.79%
11 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA
12 James Keegan, Cambridge MA; Paul Harris, Waltham MA
54.52%
12 Andrew Cavalier, Huntsville AL; Julie Arbit, Rochester Hills MI 13 John Grantham, Bentonville AR; Chuck Malcolm, Topeka KS
54.48%
13 Namik Kokten - Tuna Aluf, Istanbul Turkey
14 Judith Bianco, New York NY; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL
54.41%
54.25%
15 Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Julius Sigurjonsson, Iceland
16 P Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL
53.80%
16 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA
53.72%
17 Martha Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Lynne Schaefer, Ellicott City MD 18 Victoria Gregory, Pittsburg KS; Paul Burnham, Wilton CT
52.74%
18 Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY; Scott Levine, New York NY
19 Bryan Maksymetz, Vancouver BC; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX
52.16%
19 Herbert Jordan, Miami FL; Erez Hendelman, New York NY
20/21
Larry Jones, Pickerington OH; Douglas Millsap, Columbus OH
52.04%
20 Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Joseph Kivel, Newport Coast CA
20/21
Adrian Dovell - Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL
52.04%
21 Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN; Barry Purrington, Eagan MN 22 Keith Connolly, Minneapolis MN; Darlene Anderson, Lake Havasu Cty AZ
51.46%
22 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN
NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS N O P Q EAST-WEST
65.79%
1 Alexander Ornstein, New York NY; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC
2 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI
61.41%
2 John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA
3 Geoff Booth - Robert Sandfield, Houston TX
61.19%
3 Michael McDonald, Rochester Hills MI; Grant Petersen, Taylor MI 4 Amy Mitura - Ron Haack, New York NY
60.70%
4 Burke Snowden - Gregory Herman, Fort Collins CO
5 Sean Ganness, Miami FL; Irina Kislitsyna, Ellenton FL
60.29%
5 Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT; Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT 6 Ida Groenkvist, Orebro Sweden; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 58.32%
6 Bob Feller, Bloomington IN; Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA 7 Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY
56.63%
7 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA
8 Richard Strauss, Northbrook IL; Richard Gabriel, Chicago IL 56.15%
8 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR
56.14%
9 Christian Jolly, Huntsville AL; Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL
10 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Jon King, Balboa Island CA
56.03%
10 Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL
11 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA
55.73%
11 Jeff Hand, New York NY; Eric Leong, Oakland CA
12 Robert Perlsweig, Woodland Hills CA; Harvey Katz, Marina Del Rey CA
55.34%
12 Dan Morse, Houston TX; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA
53.68%
13 Robert Fendrick, Marietta GA; Kish Devaraj, Atlanta GA
14 Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY; Rory Millson, Bronxville NY 53.65%
14 Iype Koshy, Gretna LA; Tim Joder, Lanesboro MA
15 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL 53.27%
15 Gediminas Poska - Daiva Vitukynaite, Lemont IL
16 Anam Tebha - Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV
52.74%
16 Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; David Grainger, Roseville CA
52.52%
17 Timothy Baird, White Plains NY; H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY 18 William Hall, Thousand Oaks CA; Ron Westwood, Ventura CA
52.18%
18 Robert Brady, Mc Lean VA; Tim Crank, Cincinnati OH
19 Mitch Towner, Austin TX; Kenny Horneman, Charlottesville VA 51.97%
19 Bob Heller, Knoxville TN; Peter J Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC 20 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Joe DeGaetano, Delray Beach FL
51.82%
20 Robert Bitterman, Harbor Springs MI; Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY
21 K Fung, Edmonton AB; Nicolas Hammond, Marietta GA
51.78%
21 Ron Ashbacher, Lead Hill AR; Ed Freeman, Portland OR
51.54%
22/23
Oleg Bekker - Viktor Berdnikov, Tucson AZ
22/23
Steve Hubbell, Mountain View CA; Bob Enenstein, Los Altos CA THURSDAY C/D PAIRS EVENING SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTIONS WW XX C
D
C
D
1 1 Dana Osburn - Dan Osburn, Dacula GA
63.67%
1 1 2 2 Jack Uppal, Lincoln CA; Edward So, Pleasanton CA 58.89%
2 3 3 Steve Graves - Brenda Thomas, Venice FL
55.68%
3 4 Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ; Carol Braten, White Plains NY
55.14%
4/5 5 Kathee Bessinger - George Bessinger, La Mesa CA 54.86%
4/5 6 Phyllis Gravitz, Mercer Island WA; Helene Fornia, Clyde Hill WA
52.64%
6 2 7 4 James Bradford Jr - S Ronald Slipman, Alexandria LA
51.74%
7 3 4 Stanley Hurwitz, Bluffton SC; Ann Hudson, Suffield CT
Rick Schoenfield, Westchester IL; Kelly Moses, Biloxi MS
Amanda Jeger, Frankfurt Germany; Estera Lisker, Remsenburg NY
Denise Hoffman, Chapel Hill NC; Nathan Banker, Flat Rock MI
Diana Thompson, Bellevue WA; Barbara Higgins, Redmond WA
Darrick Chee, Orange CA; Terry T Brown, Rochester Hills MI
Roxanne King, Houston TX; Lamya Agelidis, La Jolla CA
Valerie Deneroff - Martin Deneroff, New York NY THURSDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION CCC A
B
C
A
B
C
1 Linda Hanson, Capitola CA; Janet Tainty, Santa Cruz CA
59.82%
1 1 2 1 Judy Nixon - James Nixon, Flower Mound TX
55.06%
2 2 3/4 2/3 1/2 Joan Warren - Linda Newton, Ruston LA
54.17%
3 3 1 3/4 2/3 1/2 Cheryl Richman - Ellen Eyman, Toronto ON
54.17%
4 4/5 2/3 4/5 2/3 Alan Sontag, “Power Precision”
Whenever I am scheduled to play against Omar Sharif, I find myself the object of sudden bursts of
popularity. People I might not recognize on the street become good friends and want to be introduced to
Sharif. Even my family … which is still not sure what I do for a living … claim to be bridge fans!
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
Alcatraz Coup
Lose to the Trey
Advance Sacrifice
Nibble Into Lead
Swanson
Oswald Jacoby
No Side Bet
Thirty-three
I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P.
Aftermath
Goulash
Proved Finesse
Optimum Strategy Woodson Notrump
Eddie Wold
Ruff in Dummy
Pitt
Q.
R.
S.
T.
U.
V.
W.
Y.
Reith
Eggmen
Charles Goren
I Bid
Signoff Bid
In the Hole
Off Five
Nihilism
Use of the Bidding Box — Alerts and Announcements
When using bidding boxes, the ACBL requires that players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the
same time.
When making an Announcement, use the Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap the Alert
strip at the same time.
A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or
Announcement has been made.
64.73%
62.94%
62.06%
61.87%
59.18%
58.91%
58.71%
58.15%
57.78%
57.50%
57.41%
57.19%
55.64%
55.30%
54.55%
54.20%
54.00%
53.44%
52.97%
52.91%
52.70%
52.13%
62.64%
62.00%
60.61%
60.04%
58.53%
58.53%
57.43%
57.21%
57.02%
56.87%
56.16%
55.86%
55.24%
54.74%
54.49%
53.40%
53.25%
52.95%
51.92%
51.82%
51.75%
51.37%
51.37%
EAST-WEST
SYLVIE,/LEON,/HARRY TELESSS 6TH SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION QQ A
B
C
A
B
C
1 Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC; Martin Johnson Jr, Folly Beach SC
70.51%
1 1 1 2 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV
63.46%
2 3 Edward Frymoyer, Half Moon Bay CA; Sarita Mathiasen, Albany CA
57.69%
3 2 4 Jennie Flynn Sauviac, Metairie LA; Nonie Leavitt, Saint Rose LA
56.41%
4 3 5 1 Won Yang, Clermont FL; Amelie Le Blanc, New Orleans LA
55.77%
5 4 6 2 Ti Davis, Little Rock AR; Michael Davis, London England
55.13%
6 5 7 3 Stephen Hawker - Katherine Hawker, Baltimore MD
51.28%
7 4 Jacqueline DeRouin, Okemos MI; Abbie Cole, New York NY
50.80%
6 5 James Easterling, Casselberry FL; Patricia Estes, Maitland FL
50.32%
2 1 Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH; Yoko Glubok Sobel, Brooklyn NY
46.31%
2 Leonidas Jones - Linda Jones, Kerrville TX
45.03%
Answers to puzzle from page 15
62.28%
61.25%
60.89%
60.34%
58.57%
58.06%
57.06%
56.51%
56.26%
55.53%
54.50%
54.38%
54.38%
54.17%
53.57%
53.48%
52.97%
52.62%
52.42%
52.12%
51.20%
50.95%
65.97%
59.86%
59.44%
55.00%
55.00%
54.44%
53.55%
51.61%
EAST-WEST
Ethan Macaulay, Bedford NS; Chuan Hui Li, Montreal QC
Carole Weinstein, Waltham MA; Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL
Margaret Moen, Seattle WA; Paula Strand, Kirkland WA
Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Laurie Berlin, Lido Beach NY
Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; Charles Ladiha, Vermilion OH
John Demeulemeester, Burnaby BC; Maya Alela, Teec Nos Pos AZ
Stephen Jackson - Susan Jackson, Roseville MN
Kenneth Van Cleve, Traverse City MI; Arleen Harvey, Riverside CA
Marlene Flament, Oldsmar FL; Pat Ward, Clearwater FL
61.54%
61.38%
60.26%
59.78%
59.62%
54.65%
54.49%
51.28%
48.08%
EAST-WEST
Janet Dunlap, Cardiff CA; Julie Greenberg, San Diego CA
Darlene Lindner - Gene Lindner, Belle Chasse LA
A Bond, Wayzata MN; Ann Gray, Minneapolis MN
Dale Smith - Brenda Baranga, Toronto ON
William Mendell, Colorado Spgs CO; Dale Strawn, Seattle WA
Al Walton - Thomas Bartlett, Germantown TN
65.18%
60.71%
55.06%
52.08%
49.40%
49.40%
Monitoring
At this and future North American Bridge
Championships, ACBL will monitor NABC+
events with visible, real-time cameras. The images
will be recorded and be available for later official
inspection and review.
By general monitoring of the session and
participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source
of information that may be useful in determining
facts and settling issues arising from some types of
ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. Please
summon a director if a problem occurs at the table.
This procedure is intended to assure everyone
that the playing field is level and that misbehavior
will not be tolerated.
Notice to players
Each player must have an ACBL convention
card filled out and on the table. Please note that
other types of convention cards, such as the WBF
convention card or homemade cards that do not
sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card,
are not acceptable substitutes.
Daily Bulletin
NORTH-SOUTH
Kristen Swenson - Judi Radin, New York NY
Ellen Kozlove - Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL
Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL
Cheryl Schneider, Westerville OH; Anita Torrence, Bexley OH Kerri Sanborn - Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL
Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Lynn Baker, Austin TX
Sara Babb, Lafayette LA; Bobbie Chambers, Crowley LA
Fleur Howard - Pat Chisholm, Gates Mills OH
Gerrianne Mason, Crossville TN; Allison L Cappelletti, Cookeville TN
Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX
Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Nell Cahn, Shreveport LA
Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA
Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA; Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA
Margot Hirsch, Arlington TX; Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL Peggy Sutherlin - Joan Jackson, Dallas TX
Elaine Ware, Vernon BC; Barbara Schultz, Shawnigan Lake BC
Joan Brody, Livingston NJ; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ
Wenfei Wang - Shen Qi, Shanghai People’s Republic of China
Susan Darsey, La Selva Beach CA; Jane Basilico, Santa Cruz CA Natalie Hertz, Harrison NY; Kassie Munoz, White Plains NY
Tina Tessaro, Miami FL; Darcy Parker, Hendersonville NC
Gemma Mariano, Metro Manila Philippines; Sarah McMerty, Devon PA
Elaine Weintraub, Philadelphia PA; Ricki Rogers, Mount Laurel NJ
NORTH-SOUTH Kerri Sanborn - Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL
Lu Yan, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Liu Yan, People’s Republic of China
Cheryl Gorman, Omaha NE; Donna Givner, Golden CO
Patricia Jankovic, Alcoa TN; Jo Anne Newby, Knoxville TN
Mary Pat Gentry - Pat Levy, Houston TX
Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Stacy Jacobs, Hinsdale IL Mildred Breed, Tomball TX; Claudette Hartman, Austin TX
Barbara Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Janet Becker, Timonium MD Ran Jingrong, - Gan Ling, Chengdu China People’s Republic of China
Sandra Rimstedt, New York NY; Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ Sheila Sache, Delta BC; Vicki Moffatt, Surrey BC
Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA
Luz Ortega, Melbourne FL; Riki Tulin, Boca Raton FL
Theri Andino, Niceville FL; Brenda Glaze, Anchorage AK
Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Carol Clifford, Miami FL Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo Japan; Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI
Stella Rainey - Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL
Debbie Gailfus, Carlsbad CA; Sandy McCay, Naples FL
Susan Darsey, La Selva Beach CA; Jane Basilico, Santa Cruz CA Carol Hamilton, Sarasota FL; Dianne Bonney, Venice FL
Dana Hastings - Nanette Noland, Baton Rouge LA
Gail Greenberg - Susan Picus, New York NY
Sigrid Price, Napa CA; Sara Rothmuller, Santa Rosa CA
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15/16
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SMITH LIFE MASTER WOMENS PAIRS 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION
SECTIONS A B I J EAST-WEST
62.35%
1 Gail Greenberg - Susan Picus, New York NY
61.10%
2 Juanita Chambers, Garland TX; Barbara Ferm, Dallas TX
60.49%
3 Sondra Schubiner, Franklin MI; Sandrea Friedman, Flushing NY 60.36%
4 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo Japan; Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI
59.89%
5 Sandra Rimstedt, New York NY; Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ 59.65%
6 Carol Hamilton, Sarasota FL; Dianne Bonney, Venice FL
58.33%
7 Claire Watson, Jacksonville FL; Janice Madsen, Atlantic Beach FL
58.20%
8 Sally Wheeler, The Woodlands TX; Cindy Bernstein, Matthews NC 57.59%
9 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Jill Levin, Henderson NV 56.31%
10 Ran Jingrong,- Gan Ling, Chengdu China People’s Republic of China
55.30%
11 Betty Cox, Randolph NJ; Barbara Clark, West Orange NJ
54.72%
12 Jian Wang, - ZhengJiang Liao, People’s Republic of China 54.69%
13 G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, Aventura FL; Anne Brenner, Denver CO 54.49%
14 Sandra Scholes - Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA
54.39%
15/16
Tania Reyes Hiller, Shrub Oak NY; Leslie Strong, Santa Ynez CA 54.05%
15/16
Barbara Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Janet Becker, Timonium MD 53.58%
17 Cheryl Gorman, Omaha NE; Donna Givner, Golden CO
53.14%
18 Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL; Petra Hamman, Dallas TX
53.00%
19 Kathy Bye, Burnaby BC; Angela Fenton, Vancouver BC
52.87%
20 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Carol Clifford, Miami FL 52.23%
51.65%
22/23
Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL
51.62%
22/23
Mary Bass, Mobile AL; Lynne Newman, San Diego CA
64.10%
61.84%
59.55%
58.91%
58.84%
58.10%
57.22%
57.15%
56.01%
55.20%
54.76%
54.12%
53.88%
53.85%
53.68%
53.68%
52.63%
52.53%
52.26%
52.06%
51.52%
51.28%
51.28%
SMITH LM WOMENS PAIRS 1ST QUALIFYING SESSION
SECTIONS A B I J EAST-WEST
66.26%
1 Dana Berkowitz, New York NY; Sylvia Shi, Rockville MD
59.00%
2 Mickie Chambers, Atlanta GA; Karen Billett, Victoria BC
58.59%
3 Wenfei Wang - Shen Qi, Shanghai People’s Republic of China
57.96%
4 Leigh Anne Shafer, Winnipeg MB; Betsy Downs, Chicago IL
56.36%
5 Sondra Schubiner, Franklin MI; Sandrea Friedman, Flushing NY 56.35%
55.73%
7 Ru Yan - Li Yiting, Beijing People’s Republic of China
55.60%
8 Joan Brody, Livingston NJ; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ
55.46%
9 Rebecca Duty, Richmond VA; Eileen Easterling, Casselberry FL 55.43%
10 Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Yiji Starr, Wayland MA
54.91%
11 Ellen Hessel - Donna Swarthout, San Antonio TX
54.88%
12 Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX
54.84%
13 Fleur Howard - Pat Chisholm, Gates Mills OH
54.40%
14 Jian Wang, Beijing People’s Republic of China; ZhengJiang Liao, People’s Republic of China
54.13%
15 Nancy Wittwer, Falls City NE; Elise Parish, Omaha NE
54.13%
16 Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL
54.05%
17 Sandra DeMartino - Terry Lubman, Riverside CT
53.95%
18 Bonnie Smith, Littleton CO; Marilyn Eber, Denver CO
52.92%
19 June Pocock, New Westminster BC; Jadwiga Polujan, Calgary AB 52.85%
20 Gerrianne Mason, Crossville TN; Allison L Cappelletti, Cookeville TN
52.58%
21 Maritha Pottenger, San Diego CA; Prudence Saunders, Palo Alto CA
52.16%
22 Ellen Anten, Encino CA; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 52.03%
23 Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA; Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA
THURSDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS FIRST SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION UU 7
3
7
3
1 Barbara Blake, La Jolla CA; Kay Rogers, Manakin Sabot VA
61.17%
1 2 Sally Kellar, North York ON; Herbert Heller, Pittsburgh PA
60.04%
2 1 3 Maryann Soinski, Winter Park FL; Dianne Schupak, Orlando FL
56.25%
3 2 4 Gwen Davey - Judy Nibler, Fresno CA
55.87%
4 5 Kathleen Malcolmson, Richmond TX; Wilma Booth, Houston TX
52.46%
5 6/7 1 S Reese Koppel, Metairie LA; Cindy Lewis, Luling LA
51.33%
6 3 6/7 Gail Fayard - Madonna Abroms, Gretna LA
51.33%
2 John Wening - George Schaefer, Jefferson City MO 50.76%
3 Sandra McMinn, Houston TX; Laveta Christian, West Columbia TX
48.86%
THURSDAY C/D PAIRS 1ST SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTIONS WW XX C
D
C
D
1 Diana Thompson, Bellevue WA; Barbara Higgins, Redmond WA
63.33%
1 1 2 Lois Phillips - Joseph Phillips, Queensbury NY 62.92%
2 3 1 Janis Ellis, Seminole FL; Wendy Margraff, St Petersburg FL
60.69%
3 2 4 2 Wilbur Argersinger, Ann Arbor MI; Kaye Hoffmaster, Somers MT
57.22%
4/6 3/4 5 3 Lucy Tillman Jr - Elaine Lacroix, The Villages FL
53.19%
4/6 3/4 6 4 Mark Peterson, Larkspur CA; Marion Tumen, Pacific Plsds CA
52.36%
4/6 7 Linda Stockton, Metairie LA; Colleen Walker, Kenner LA
51.11%
7 5 Steve Ramos, Jr - Sharon Biederman, Seal Beach CA
50.97%
EAST-WEST
Gordon Sawyer, Seattle WA; Peggy Nielsen, Ojai CA
Jo Sheraw - Alvin Kimbrough, Panama City Bch FL Frank Zebedeo, Spring TX; George Mitchell, Douglas NB
Ray Gandolfi, Metairie LA; Cathy Rantz, New Orleans LA
Tobey Roland, Baltimore MD; James Barnes, Towson MD Andrew Rottenbacher, South Pasadena CA; Joerg Rottenbacher, Arcadia CA
Ellen Ryan, Ithaca NY; Sharon Durr, Osprey FL Pamela Gorbics - Michael Varhalamas, St Petersburg FL
Steve Graves - Brenda Thomas, Venice FL
Jack Uppal, Lincoln CA; Edward So, Pleasanton CA Lydia Prange, Wolfville NS; Marjorie Wandler, Italy Cross NS
Barbara Grantham - Ann McDougal, Houston TX
Phyllis Gravitz, Mercer Island WA; Helene Fornia, Clyde Hill WA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS SECOND OF TWO SESSIONS
NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS QQQ RRR TTT A
B
C
A
B
C
1 Jennie Legge - Winston Legge Jr, Pensacola FL
61.93%
1 2 Joan Van Geffen - Judy Katz, Metairie LA
59.97%
2 1 1 3 1 Sam Graham, Germantown TN; Caryn Villalon, Fallbrook CA
59.42%
3 4 2 Robert Fisk - A J Stephani, Cincinnati OH
58.49%
4 2 2 5 3 1 Michael Simpson, Ocala FL; David Goodman, Anthem AZ
58.27%
5 6 4 Lois Boagni - K Boagni Jr, Opelousas LA
57.81%
6 3 7 Bob Bowers, Metairie LA; Edgar Bowers, Ellicott City MD
57.52%
7 8 Don Piafsky, Toronto ON; Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC
56.86%
8 9 5 2 Laurence Mayer, Overland Park KS; Jack Mayer, Shawnee Mission KS
56.69%
9 4 10 6 3 Bonnie Kress - Frances Barry, Raleigh NC
56.56%
10 11 Mike Bandler - Linda Bandler, Alamo CA
55.34%
11 12 Elliott Grubman - Steven Zlotnick, Brooklyn NY
54.35%
12 5 13 7 Carolyn Likou - Manny Likou, West Dundee IL
53.98%
13 6 14 Stephen Maltzman - Donna DePesa, Tucson AZ
52.12%
14 7 15 8 Ethan Macaulay, Bedford NS; John Laufer, Toronto ON
51.14%
15 9 4 Ann Gardner - Alan Gardner, Floral Park NY
50.93%
8 3 10 Christina Parker, Newton Center MA; Stewart Rubenstein, Newton MA
50.33%
9 4 5 Thomas Eby - Ewan Eby, Marina CA 49.50%
10 5 6 63.75%
59.31%
55.28%
54.44%
54.44%
54.44%
50.56%
EAST-WEST
Martin Johnson Jr, Folly Beach SC; Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC
Stephen Jackson - Susan Jackson, Roseville MN
Julian Dupuis, Kelso WA; Audrey Bowman, Silverlake WA
Margaret Moen, Seattle WA; Paula Strand, Kirkland WA
Ray Boehne, Oceanside CA; Betty Jackson, Pebble Beach CA
Ana Urrutia - James Hailey Jr, New Orleans LA
Patricia Loh, Solana Beach CA; Robert Englekirk, Rancho Mirage CA
James Easterling, Casselberry FL; Patricia Estes, Maitland FL
Mary LeBlanc, Kenner LA; Suzanne Cliffe, New Orleans LA
Dianne Chesson, New Orleans LA; Linda Freese, Metairie LA
James Tunnell - Gayle Tunnell, San Francisco CA
Vicki Rivera - Jeffrey Polisner, Lafayette CA
Bruce Thiher - Leon Zaczek, The Villages FL
Carol Foster - Gary Waldron, Laguna Beach CA
Linwood Olson - Gay Rod, Houston TX
Michael Miller - Norma Rollins, New York NY
Joni Holten - Charo Barnette, Houston TX
64.24%
63.53%
62.06%
60.63%
57.35%
56.71%
56.14%
55.64%
55.57%
54.73%
53.97%
52.08%
51.66%
50.66%
48.79%
47.74%
47.56%
EAST-WEST
Roger Clough - Rebecca Clough, Culver City CA
Larry Murray, Windsor ON; Ira Grumet, Delray Beach FL
Samuel Asai, Hood River OR; Suzanne St Thomas, Salem OR
James Fox, Canonsburg PA; Russell Sheldon, Pittsburgh PA
Fred Hamilton - James Brier, Las Vegas NV
Michael Leighton, Grafton ND; Steve Phelps, Grand Forks ND
Larry Federico, Metairie LA; Idell Adams, Baton Rouge LA
William Cummings, Monticello MN; Carol Cummings, Owatonna MN
Audrey Darlington - Kathleen Schiff, Lafayette LA
Robert Probasco - Marilyn Nesbit, Ketchum ID
Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC
Lotte Optekamp - Bobby Maynard, Houston TX
James Milam - Beth Milam, Idaho Falls ID
James Thornton, New Orleans LA; Marlene Ruckert, Metairie LA
Lilian Yee, Santa Fe NM; Sik Tong Yee, Gilbert AZ
Peter Tilles - Doris Tilles, Locust Valley NY Peter Jones, N Plainfield NJ; Karen Haines, Summit NJ
William Weiss - Jean Weiss, New Orleans LA
Richard Rogers - Stephanie Rogers, San Francisco CA
Bonnie Mabrey, Daphne AL; Kenneth Morrison, Point Clear AL
63.56%
60.95%
60.90%
60.22%
59.16%
57.04%
56.38%
55.61%
55.37%
54.58%
53.80%
52.78%
52.59%
52.38%
51.91%
50.93%
50.68%
50.11%
49.33%
48.28%
65.02%
58.98%
58.87%
55.83%
50.83%
45.57%
WES BUSBY THURSDAY AFTERNOON 299ERS
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION AAA A
B
C
A
B
C
1 1 1 Ruth Rosenthal - Jean Frank, New Orleans LA
63.69%
1 1 2 2 Sherry Novas - J Darryl Lieux, Baton Rouge LA
62.80%
2 2 1 3 3 2 Dorothy McElwee, Chapel Hill NC; Robert Keeter, Durham NC
54.17%
3 3 2 4 4 Raymond Laythe, Waterloo IL; Shirley Ruckert, Metairie LA
52.98%
4 4 NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION CCC A
B
C
A
B
C
1 1 David Roberts - Janis Roberts, New Orleans LA
67.26%
1 1 2 2 1 Barbara Wood, Rockwall TX; Frankie Milner, Dallas TX
54.17%
2 3 3 2 Nancy Sandidge - Elaine Wilczynski, Covington LA
52.98%
3 2 1 4 W Clingo - B Clingo, Houston TX 50.89%
4 3 2 THURSDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS EVENING SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION UU 7
8
7
8
1 Donald Hill, Smyrna GA; Sylvia Brill, Norcross GA
62.12%
1 1 2 1 Margarita Jaramillo, Miami FL; Claudia Londono, FL
58.52%
2 3 Gail Fayard - Madonna Abroms, Gretna LA
57.20%
3 4 Maryann Soinski, Winter Park FL; Dianne Schupak, Orlando FL
54.36%
4 5 2 Mark Krinsky, Great Neck NY; Ruth Lessinger, Plainview NY
53.41%
5 2 6 Barbara Blake, La Jolla CA; Kay Rogers, Manakin Sabot VA
51.89%
6 3 57.20%
56.06%
55.68%
53.03%
52.84%
51.52%
EAST-WEST
SYLVIE, LEON, HARRY TELESSS 5TH SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTIONS YY ZZ NN A
B
C
A
B
C
1 1 1 Helen Sophianopoulos, North York ON; Karen Kline, Thornhill ON
58.25%
1 2 2 Linda Fox, Kenner LA; Sigurd Nordvoll, New Orleans LA
58.22%
2 3 Martin Ware, Vernon BC; Walter Pease, Anchorage AK
57.15%
3 1 4 Hayk Bosnakyan - Gary Bernstein, Montreal QC
56.70%
4 2 5 3 Edward Hoffer - Pamela Hoffer, Marion MA
56.04%
5 6 4 John Arblaster, Niagara-Lk ON; Wilson McLeod, Cape Town South Africa
55.68%
6 3 7 5 Polly Siegel, Los Altos CA; Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA
55.47%
7 4 8 6 Roy Richardson, Metairie LA; Patricia Kessler, New Orleans LA
54.56%
8 5 9 7 2 Steven Jackson - Yann Jackson, Laguna Niguel CA
54.11%
9 6 10 Paul Bubendey, Vero Beach FL; Ed Judy, Bluffton SC
52.76%
10 7 11 James Tanner, Highland CA; Millie Garrison, Riverside CA
52.69%
11 8 12 8 3 Michael Shelton, Winnetka IL; John Shelton, Wilmette IL
52.64%
12 9 Margaret Kelly - Anne Lea Patterson, Little Rock AR
52.26%
9 10 Donna Stoker, Fairfax VA; Betty Schuler, Alexandria VA
51.59%
10 1 2 3 WES BUSBY THURSDAY AFTERNOON 49ERS
SECTION BBB
A
B
C
1 Willa King, Newport Beach CA; Murl Estes, Maitland FL
2 Linda Tarver - Rachel Spoon, Montgomery AL
3 Bryan Barrett - Liz Barrett, Annapolis MD
1 Delphine Butler - Claudine Cannon, New Orleans LA
2 Kanwal Dhir, Mandeville LA; Cecile Ruiz, Metairie LA
1 Faye Ballard - Karen Smith, New Orleans LA
64.90%
64.35%
62.64%
62.60%
60.27%
59.20%
58.62%
58.21%
57.86%
56.77%
56.59%
54.67%
54.05%
53.78%
53.37%
53.19%
53.16%
52.13%
51.99%
51.68%
51.51%
51.34%
51.00%
EAST-WEST
Wendy Joyner, Raleigh NC; Lisa Gray, Cary NC
Diana Powell - Janice Zazulak, Metairie LA
Patsy Rader, New Iberia LA; Faye Ferry, New Iheris LA
Karen Doddridge, Winter Park FL; Sheryl Roper, Hendersonville NC
EAST-WEST
64.29%
54.17%
53.87%
51.19%
Abe Lubritz, Covington LA; Bob Laurent, Lacombe LA
Ede Donovan - Helen Vagle, Edina MN
Jeanne Fortin, Boucherville QC; Suzanne Brisebois, Longueuil QC
Peter Jack, Medford OR; Shirley Fraser M.D., Anchorage AK
Curtis Wehling - Judy Wehling, Glenview IL 61.31%
56.55%
55.36%
52.68%
50.30%
EAST-WEST
S Reese Koppel, Metairie LA; Cindy Lewis, Luling LA
Diann Miller, Englewood CO; Carol Gumpert, Aurora CO
Tobey Roland, Baltimore MD; James Barnes, Towson MD
Larry Jackson - Sarkis Kish, Memphis TN
Sheri Lindauer, Yorba Linda CA; Melda Richardson, Orange CA
Kathi Marcus, Lake Oswego OR; Dawn Campbell, Portland OR
Robert Fine - Marsha Goldstein, Atlanta GA
60.98%
59.47%
59.09%
57.01%
56.82%
52.08%
47.16%
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THURSDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH AFTERNOON SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION MMM 7
3
1
7
3
1
1 1 Janet Young - Ginger Duncan, Baton Rouge LA
59.32%
1 1 1 2 Michael Kudla, Lake Charles LA; Toni Latimer, Westlake LA
55.10%
2 2 3 2 Eddie Cheatham - Cecil Davidson, Shreveport LA
55.02%
3 4 Marie Hughes, Covington LA; Fred Kolb, Mandeville LA
54.13%
4 NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION PPP 7
3
1
7
3
1
1 Paul Keedy, Beaumont TX; Sandra Allison, Silsbee TX
66.07%
1 1 1 2 1 Allan Kohm - Marcia Kohm, Frisco TX
58.04%
2 3 Rosemary Boss - Peter Boss, Benicia CA
53.57%
3 2 2 1 Chuck Ewan - Lily Poole, Sun Lakes AZ
46.43%
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION SSS 7
3
1
7
3
1
1 Alan Jacobs - Linda Jacobs, Metairie LA
59.48%
1 1 2 1 Dale Smith - Brenda Baranga, Toronto ON
55.78%
2 3 Susan Panter - Deborah Steffen, Santa Barbara CA
52.42%
3 4 2 Rosalyn Millar - Malcom Millar, Summerside PE
51.53%
4 1 Michael Murphy - Jean Murphy, Charlottesville VA
49.40%
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION GGG 7
3
1
7
3
1
1 Karen Proetz - Patricia Phillips, Little Rock AR
53.87%
1 2 Marshall Daniel - Gretchen Easton, Charlotte NC
53.53%
2 3/4 1/2 Ann Jennings - Craig Jennings, Naples FL
53.40%
3 1 3/4 1/2 Larry Cossey - William Ferguson, Houston TX
53.40%
4 NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION HHH 7
3
1
7
3
1
1 1 Deborah Armstrong, Dallas TX; Sharon Ward, Plano TX
60.12%
1 2 2 Amy Nolan - Sandra Weber, Slidell LA
55.65%
2 1 3 Howard Nobles Jr - W Arnette Jr, Baton Rouge LA
55.36%
3 2 4 Susan Stacy Vanstone, West Chester OH; Pam Campbell, Fairfield OH
54.76%
4 NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION III 7
3
1
7
3
1
1 Denis Ouellette, Laval QC; Joseph Melton, Colorado Spgs CO
64.58%
1 2 Ellen D’Amato, Kansas City MO; Carolyn Bond, Shawnee Mission KS
59.52%
2 1 3 1 Leslie Brucker, Los Angeles CA; Cathy Gersh, Hattiesburg MS
55.95%
3 4 Tina Villines, Mesa AZ; Hellar Nakonechny, Carman MB
52.08%
4 2 2 Dee Gerald - Nancy Neal, Baton Rouge LA
49.40%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NORTH-SOUTH Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Mark Moss, Piedmont CA
Henrik Caspersen, Aarhus Denmark; Hans Graverson, Aalborg Denmark
Robert Gerrie - Aban Gerrie, Richmond BC
Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Yinghao Liu, Stanford CA
Bob Friz, Leonard TX; Brady Allen, Dallas TX
Emil Jepsen, Aarhus Croatia; Lars Tofte, Aarhus Costa Rica
Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Nick Wiebe, Oakland CA
Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA
Bob Drijver, Rotterdam Netherlands; Bart Nab, Tilberg Netherlands
Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL Jaggy Shivdasani - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY
Aaron Jones, Orange CA; Jeff Roman, Sun City West AZ
Marin Marinov, New York NY; David Yang, Darien IL
Sam Lev - Michael Polowan, New York NY
David Johnson, Calgary AB; Paul Frean, New York NY
Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL; Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA
Eugene Kales, Arlington VA; Ellen Cherniavsky, Silver Spring MD Drew Becker, Chicago IL; David Joyce, Kenilworth IL
H Gordon - Susan Bullard, Lexington KY
Christopher Rivera, Rockville Ctr NY; Xu Wang, Rego Park NY Stephen Castellino, Castro Valley CA; Paul Cornelius, Mountain View CA
NORTH-SOUTH Jared Lilienstein - Brian Glubok, New York NY
Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY; Scott Levine, New York NY
Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN
Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA
Tim Verbeek, Netherlands; Stephen Cox, Eugene OR
Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA; Gabrielle Sherman, Delray Beach FL Cathy Strauch - Riggs Thayer Jr, San Diego CA
Brian Trent - Linda Trent, Fullerton CA
Vic Quiros, Scottsdale AZ; Patrick White, Bellevue WA
Gerald Lackner, Graz Austria; Douglas Burke, Fremont CA
Danny Sprung - JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV
David Wakeman - Rita Wakeman, Irvine CA
Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Stephen Sanborn, Delray Beach FL
Ed Word Jr, Monroe LA; Barbara Norris, West Monroe LA
Adam Wildavsky, Dillon CO; Philippe Cronier, Paris France
Barbara Luttrell - Bruce Luttrell, San Jose CA
Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Nancy Marcus, New York NY
Hakan Peyret - Ilker Ayaz, Istanbul Turkey
Martin Hinds, Bakersfield CA; Lew Levy, Houston TX
Richard Dubrovsky - Leora Dubrovsky, Howell NJ
Mike Marlin - Sandra Marlin, Versailles KY
Michael Kamil, Delray Beach FL; Richard Coren, Highland Beach FL
NORTH-SOUTH
David Kent, Lake Mary FL; Robert Dennard, Orlando FL
Hans Iukovici, Richland WA; Russell Samuel, Coram NY
Sandra Fraser - Doug Fraser, Victoria BC
Robert Bitterman, Harbor Springs MI; Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY
Alexander Ornstein, New York NY; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC
Burke Snowden - Gregory Herman, Fort Collins CO
Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC; Les Fouks, Vancouver BC Barry Falgout, Silver Spring MD; Rusty Krauss, Vienna VA
Mark Teich - Gretchen Teich, Bluffton SC
Dan Morse, Houston TX; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA
Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT; Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT C Ganzer, Brooklyn NY; John Ramos, West Hollywood CA
Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA
Cathy Nathan - Marc Nathan, New York NY
Michael McDonald, Rochester Hills MI; Grant Petersen, Taylor MI Andy Kaufman, Upper Gwynedd PA; Douglas Dye, Wyndmoor PA
Iype Koshy, Gretna LA; Tim Joder, Lanesboro MA
Robert Morris, Houston TX; Betty Starzec, Sugar Land TX
Ken Scholes, Bellevue WA; Peter Herold, Namaimo BC
Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; David Grainger, Roseville CA
Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL
Stanton Subeck, Glenview IL; Suzi Subeck, Glenview Nas IL
Bob Feller, Bloomington IN; Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA EAST-WEST
WenJie Lian, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Qi Yao, Mountain View CA 80.13%
Lee Stem - Laima Stem, Mississauga ON
53.53%
Alexandra Peck, Toronto ON; Sherry Larsen Beville, Oakland CA
52.13%
Joel Sandberg - Judy Sandberg, Hacienda Hgts CA
51.53%
EAST-WEST
Saundra Dickinson - Barbara Abney, Kingwood TX
Cynthia Allen, Pass Christian MS; Betty Jones, Long Beach MS
Janet Anderson - Jean Knight, Fairhope AL
EAST-WEST
John Robbins, Fort Worth TX; Dwight Hill, Grand Prairie TX
Linda Gallagher - Pris Daly, Metairie LA
Vicki Poecker, Hot Springs AR; Bruce Neunaber, Hot Springs Vlg AR
Ron Wyatt - Peggy Wyatt, Rockwall TX
THURSDAY MORNING SIDE GAME (FIRST OF THREE SESSIONS)
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION YY A
B
C
A
B
C
1 1 Wilbur Argersinger, Ann Arbor MI; Kaye Hoffmaster, Somers MT
60.83%
1 2 2 Edward Hoffer - Pamela Hoffer, Marion MA
55.56%
2 1 1 3 3 1 Janie Wolaver - Jerrell Wolaver, Jefferson TX
53.75%
3 2 2 4 4 Marcelyn Pick, New Orleans LA; James Reese, Metairie LA
52.36%
4 3 2 Robert Hartley, Meridian ID; Darrel Mooney, Boise ID
50.69%
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION ZZ A
B
C
A
B
C
1 James Tanner, Highland CA; Millie Garrison, Riverside CA
62.64%
1 1 2 1 1 Dave Drischell - Terry Graham, Seattle WA
59.31%
2 2 3 2 Marjorie Wandler, Italy Cross NS; Lydia Prange, Wolfville NS
57.64%
3 4 3 Charles Kelley - Jo Anne Kelley, Pacific Plsds CA
55.14%
4 3 1 2 59.78%
54.42%
54.04%
52.80%
EAST-WEST
David Woods, New Orleans LA; Stephen Kishner, Metairie LA
Waclaw Trebacz, Winnipeg MB; Toby Burke, San Marcos CA
Nancy Raiche - Gerry Gastelum, Manhattan Beach CA
Connie True - Steve Dickason, Little Rock AR
EAST-WEST
61.65%
59.52%
53.74%
51.36%
Jan Noll, Dunwoody GA; Beverly Wilkinson, Atlanta GA
Gail Haar, San Rafael CA; Bart Rhoades, Tiburon CA
Dorothy Norwood - Louise Blanchard, Montgomery AL
Billy Jean Reasor, Shreveport LA; Pat Berry, Bossier City LA
EAST-WEST
62.50%
59.82%
56.55%
55.65%
Charles Smith, Bolton ON; Gaye Villa, Caledon East ON
Pierrette Desmarais, Saint-Hyacinthe QC; Michel Trudel, Granby QC
William Freeman, Raymore MO; Ginger Hebert, Lafayette LA
Ellen Morgan - Thomas Morgan, Knoxville TN
60.42%
58.93%
58.33%
51.49%
SILODOR PAIRS 1ST QUALIFYING SESSION
SECTIONS D E F G EAST-WEST
60.41%
1 Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA
59.67%
2 Maya Alela, Teec Nos Pos AZ; David Rodney, Fairfax VA
58.13%
57.68%
57.66%
5 Buddy Hanby, The Woodlands TX; Dave Smith, Avon Park FL
57.12%
6 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL
56.39%
7 Judy Fox - James Fox, Virginia Beach VA
56.00%
8 Sharon Goldman, New York NY; Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA
55.84%
9 Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA; Rebecca Rogers, Henderson NV 55.71%
10 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ
55.68%
11 Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Robert Levin, Henderson NV
55.66%
12 Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY
55.12%
13 Ahmed Rabie, Henderson NV; Iulian Christian, Bucharest Romania 54.89%
14 Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH; Robert Hopkins Jr, Arlington VA 54.21%
15 Shane Blanchard, New York NY; Adam Kaplan, Stanford CA
54.20%
54.16%
17 Maria Capucho, ; Manuel Capucho, Leboa Portugal
53.48%
18 Isabella De Andrade, Rio De Janeiro Brazil; Stanley Barg, Washington DC
53.21%
19 Marc-Andre Fourcaudot, Montreal QC; Ranald Davidson, North York ON
52.99%
52.56%
21 Carson Arnett, Cloutierville LA; Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS
52.38%
22 Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT
SECTIONS K L M H EAST-WEST
66.21%
1 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS
63.31%
59.35%
3 Craig Allen, Glen Ellyn IL; Michael Huston, Joplin MO
57.16%
4 Yichao Chen - Junjie Hu, Shanghai People’s Republic of China 56.90%
5 Brian McGuire - Brian Ransley, United Kingdom Great Britain 55.69%
6 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Richard Meffley, Fresno CA
55.24%
7 Joe Monro, Beverly Hills MI; Zachary Wasserman, Farmington Hls MI
55.09%
8 David Morgan, Melbourne Australia; Stephen Fischer, Stuart Park, NT Australia
54.98%
54.86%
10 Jason Rotenberg, Ridgefield CT; Daniel Neill, Beaverton OR
54.30%
11 Jorge Barrera, Bogota D.C. Colombia; Juan Castillo, Fort Lauderdale FL
54.22%
54.15%
13 Bryan Maksymetz, Vancouver BC; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX
53.58%
14/15
Adrian Dovell - Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL
53.51%
14/15
Victoria Gregory, Pittsburg KS; Paul Burnham, Wilton CT
53.17%
16 Jane Ball, Doylestown PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ
53.09%
53.05%
18 Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL; Brad Carmichael, Kansas City MO 52.04%
19 Christoph Eick - John Du Bose Jr, Houston TX
51.81%
20 Richard Vatter - Jo Anne Vatter, Cadillac MI
51.70%
21/22
Armand Szulc, Woodland Hills CA; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC
51.66%
21/22
Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Joseph Kivel, Newport Coast CA
SECTIONS O P Q N EAST-WEST
65.23%
63.18%
2 Antonio Palma, Evora Portugal; Nuno Paz, Sao Miguel Portugal 62.86%
3 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Joe DeGaetano, Delray Beach FL
61.49%
4 Mitch Towner, Austin TX; Kenny Horneman, Charlottesville VA 60.61%
59.70%
59.40%
7 Daniel Friedman - Linda Friedman, Orinda CA
57.43%
8 Alan Kudisch, Farmingdale NY; Michael Fishman, Great Neck NY 56.99%
9 Richard Strauss, Northbrook IL; Richard Gabriel, Chicago IL 56.82%
10 Walter Schafer Jr, Huntington Bch CA; Carmela Chiurazzi, Sunset Beach CA
55.99%
11 Bruce Wick - Susan Stubinski, Houston TX
55.98%
12 James Parker, Hendersonville NC; Donald Weiner, Coral Gables FL 55.45%
13 Rich Kasprowicz, Schenectady NY; Christine Urbanek, Tonawanda NY
54.98%
14 Ida Groenkvist, Orebro Sweden; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 54.17%
53.92%
16 Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY; Kelley Hwang, New York NY
53.74%
17 Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN; Jonathan Cohen, Prior Lake MN 53.54%
18 Doug Baxter - David Lindop, Toronto ON
53.39%
19 Michael Ash, Edinburgh Scotland; Alan Goodman, Edinburgh United Kingdom
52.53%
51.48%
21 Doug Herron, New York NY; John Friedl, Signal Mountain TN
51.24%
22 Alec Price, Southern Pines NC; Paul Johnson III, Four Oaks NC 51.01%
THURSDAY MORNING DAYLIGHT PAIRS FIRST SESSION
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTIONS QQQ RRR TTT A
B
C
A
B
C
1 Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA; Jerry Premo, Sacramento CA
66.36%
1 2 1 William Weiss - Jean Weiss, New Orleans LA
60.35%
2 1 1 3 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC
59.88%
3 4 2 Lynn John Federico, Kenner LA; Richard Bagnetto, Metairie LA
57.85%
4 2 5 3 John Fraser, Mississauga ON; Elsie Johnson, Calgary AB
57.75%
5 3 6 Claybourne Waldrop Jr, Fort Worth TX; Gary Neisler, N Richland Hls TX
57.44%
6 4 7 4 John Gunther - Diane Gunther, Newbury Park CA
57.11%
7 5 2 8 Samuel Asai, Hood River OR; Suzanne St Thomas, Salem OR
57.03%
8 6 9 Michael Wolf, Coral Springs FL; Molly O’Neill, Fort Lauderdale FL
56.21%
9 10 5 1 Peter Jones, N Plainfield NJ; Karen Haines, Summit NJ
55.96%
10 7 3 11 6 2 Fred Sutherland - Kathryn Sutherland, Surprise AZ
54.96%
11 12 Roger Clough - Rebecca Clough, Culver City CA
54.37%
12 8 4 13 Joan Van Geffen - Judy Katz, Metairie LA
53.87%
13 9 5 14 7 Gail Kahan, Santa Barbara CA; John Kahan, Century City CA
52.48%
14 10 6 15 8 Michael Leighton, Grafton ND; Steve Phelps, Grand Forks ND
51.43%
15 9 3 Shirley Derrah - Robert Derrah, Springfield MA
50.81%
11 10 4 Frank Maxwell - Janie Maxwell, Delhi LA
49.25%
5 Larry Murray, Windsor ON; Ira Grumet, Delray Beach FL
48.91%
68.45%
61.61%
49.11%
64.17%
61.72%
60.29%
59.17%
58.85%
58.53%
57.37%
57.04%
56.97%
56.45%
54.93%
54.74%
53.52%
53.17%
53.16%
52.88%
52.84%
52.80%
52.33%
52.25%
52.11%
51.88%
68.70%
65.12%
64.52%
63.65%
59.50%
59.39%
57.39%
56.71%
56.49%
55.69%
55.66%
55.58%
54.94%
54.37%
54.37%
53.47%
53.09%
52.64%
51.43%
51.21%
51.17%
51.17%
60.85%
59.23%
58.18%
57.59%
57.19%
57.09%
56.69%
55.85%
55.36%
55.17%
55.01%
54.26%
53.73%
53.43%
53.16%
53.09%
53.06%
52.62%
52.38%
52.11%
52.04%
52.01%
51.73%
EAST-WEST
Elliott Grubman - Steven Zlotnick, Brooklyn NY
Laurence Mayer, Overland Park KS; Jack Mayer, Shawnee Mission KS
Bob Bowers, Metairie LA; Edgar Bowers, Ellicott City MD
Robert Fisk - A J Stephani, Cincinnati OH
Lorraine Jarboe - Daniel Jarboe, Ft Walton Beach FL
Mark Patton, Dubuque IA; William Jenkins, Amarillo TX
Jeff Dater - Scott Nason, Dallas TX
Christina Parker, Newton Center MA; Stewart Rubenstein, Newton MA
Mike Bandler - Linda Bandler, Alamo CA
John Burgoin, Brownsville TX; Alan Godes, Needham MA
Jennie Legge - Winston Legge Jr, Pensacola FL
Jane Trahms, Lakeville MN; Phyllis Anderson, Saint Paul MN
Michael Simpson, Ocala FL; David Goodman, Anthem AZ
David Howorth, Oxford MS; Charles Bilich, Hewlett NY
William Cummings, Monticello MN; Carol Cummings, Owatonna MN
David Graham - Jill Graham, Boca Raton FL
64.48%
63.87%
60.51%
57.57%
56.36%
56.13%
55.10%
54.41%
53.99%
53.87%
52.88%
52.67%
52.64%
51.71%
51.34%
50.00%
EAST-WEST
Dana Hastings - Frances Schenk, Baton Rouge LA
Sandra Musbach, Carlsbad CA; Mary Lou Kammerer, Del Mar CA
John Krah - Daniel Poore, Seattle WA
Leon Zaczek - Bruce Thiher, The Villages FL
56.67%
55.69%
55.28%
54.03%
EAST-WEST
Irene Crowder, Madison MS; W Jean Denson, Brandon MS
Patricia Loh, Solana Beach CA; Robert Englekirk, Rancho Mirage CA
Janice Smola - Paul Simon, Arlington MA
Jim Mulbrandon, Verona WI; Robert Webster, Ripon WI
John Groves - Rose Dunitz, Regina SK
Joe Ramirez, Mission TX; Wayne Tindall, San Juan TX
63.61%
52.22%
50.83%
47.92%
47.78%
46.39%
Daily Bulletin
Today is Lowen Day.
J.F. “Lowen” Lowenstein is a popular and
successful player, teacher and mentor in Unit 134.
He began duplicate bridge shortly before Katrina,
but the hurricane disrupted bridge in New Orleans
considerably. As the city began to recover, he
resumed bridge, advancing rapidly and by 2010, he
was quite serious about duplicate. He left his job
in insurance and began teaching full time. He is an
effective teacher, patient and kind, and he is proud
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Today’s Sponsors
of the many students who have progressed from
learning bridge to playing at the club and then to
playing in tournaments.
The Pettit and the Elaine Prager I/N pair
events will be held today, and the Eleanor Onstott
Bracketed KOs continue.
Bob and Alma Pettit are newlyweds who
have been doing well as intermediate players at the
Metairie club. Yes, this is the Bob Pettit of NBA
fame.
THURSDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION PPP 7
3
1
7
3
1
1 Carol McCartney - Janet Tucker, Bend OR
58.21%
1 2 1 John Robbins, Fort Worth TX; Dwight Hill, Grand Prairie TX
55.83%
2 3 Jane Shurden - Sandra Baggett, Hattiesburg MS
52.85%
3 4 Linda Gallagher - Pris Daly, Metairie LA
51.49%
4 1 1 2 Andrea McNichol, Los Angeles CA; Bonnie Butler, Marina Del Rey CA
50.77%
2 NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION MMM 7
3
1
7
3
1
1 1 Kim McEver - Bob McEver, Atlanta GA
57.44%
1 2 2 Joan Rogers, Daphne AL; Janet Skeel, Mobile AL
52.98%
2 1 1 3 Denise Donovan - Colleen Whiten, Toronto ON
52.68%
3 4 Joanne Chalifoux, Bay Shore NY; Beverly Lefkowitz, Mount Sinai NY
52.38%
4 2 1 Saundra Dickinson - Barbara Abney, Kingwood TX
47.92%
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION SSS 7
3
1
7
3
1
1 Diane Betts - Debbie Robertson, Willowdale ON
56.55%
1 1 2 1 Ellen Li - Oi Yao, Mountain View CA
54.76%
2 3 Janet Crossley, San Rafael CA; Beverly Bloss, Sausalito CA
53.27%
3 2 4 2 Marsha Addis - Marlene Farbman, Holden MA
51.79%
4 1 NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION GGG 7
3
1
7
3
1
1 Linda Rodrigue, Prairieville LA; Mary Morton, Baton Rouge LA
62.20%
1 1 2 1 Gail Haar, San Rafael CA; Bart Rhoades, Tiburon CA
57.14%
2 2 3 Jan Noll, Dunwoody GA; Beverly Wilkinson, Atlanta GA
55.95%
3 4 Janet Patterson, Metairie LA; Bonnie Nelson, New Orleans LA
52.08%
4 2 Dorothy Norwood - Louise Blanchard, Montgomery AL
47.62%
NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION HHH 7
3
1
7
3
1
1 1 Deborah Armstrong, Dallas TX; Sharon Ward, Plano TX
63.39%
1 1 2 Jane Goldring, New Orleans LA; Rica Hodesh, Cincinnati OH
60.42%
2 3 2 Ellen Morgan - Thomas Morgan, Knoxville TN
50.60%
3 2 4 Pierrette Desmarais, Saint-Hyacinthe QC; Michel Trudel, Granby QC
50.00%
4 NORTH-SOUTH
SECTION III 7
3
1
7
3
1
1 Susan Calabro, Jericho NY; Laurie Berlin, Lido Beach NY
67.61%
1 2 Jean Hoffman, Dallas TX; Jean Rogers, Santa Barbara CA
55.24%
2 3 Waclaw Trebacz, Winnipeg MB; Toby Burke, San Marcos CA
52.55%
3 1 4 Connie True - Steve Dickason, Little Rock AR
51.45%
4 2 1 Catherine Dwinnell - Mark Rindner, Anchorage AK
45.83%
Elaine Prager is being honored by Ed
Baldinger for her long-time work on the LBA
Board. He gratefully recognizes the contribution
she made when she for conceiving and
spearheading the Memorial Game, an annual event
at the Metairie club acknowledging those who have
died in the preceding year.
EAST-WEST
Rosemary Boss - Peter Boss, Benicia CA
Marie Hughes, Covington LA; Fred Kolb, Mandeville LA
Ron Wyatt - Peggy Wyatt, Rockwall TX
Albena-Maria Vassileva, North Bay ON; Olivia Laufer, Toronto ON
Allan Kohm - Marcia Kohm, Frisco TX
EAST-WEST
67.56%
53.70%
48.93%
48.04%
47.45%
David Woods, New Orleans LA; Stephen Kishner, Metairie LA
Lucy Sachs, Lincoln MA; Susan Lincoln, Boxford MA
Cynthia Allen, Pass Christian MS; Betty Jones, Long Beach MS
Janet Young - Ginger Duncan, Baton Rouge LA
60.42%
56.85%
55.36%
53.57%
EAST-WEST
Rosalyn Millar - Malcom Millar, Summerside PE
Louise Little, Tryon NC; George Steele, Austin TX
Kathryn Lindahl - Katherine Demong, Denver CO
Dale Smith - Brenda Baranga, Toronto ON
Lynne Peterson - Polly Thomas, Metairie LA
EAST-WEST
59.82%
58.93%
58.63%
57.44%
53.57%
Ann Jennings - Craig Jennings, Naples FL
Billy Jean Reasor, Shreveport LA; Pat Berry, Bossier City LA
Rosa Reily, Cullowhee NC; Iona Steele, Waynesville NC
Genie Nyer - Loren Nyer, Austin TX
58.04%
57.14%
52.98%
50.30%
EAST-WEST
Amy Nolan - Sandra Weber, Slidell LA
Sue Babineaux - Earlene Boddie, Shreveport LA
Karen Jennings, Lufkin TX; Richard Golmon, Alexandria LA
Susan Stacy Vanstone, West Chester OH; Pam Campbell, Fairfield OH
EAST-WEST
60.71%
54.46%
53.57%
52.38%
Ellen D’Amato, Kansas City MO; Carolyn Bond, Shawnee Mission KS
Denis Ouellette, Laval QC; Joseph Melton, Colorado Spgs CO
Leslie Brucker, Los Angeles CA; Cathy Gersh, Hattiesburg MS
Joy O Dell - Kathryn Patten, Nashville TN
57.88%
57.48%
53.35%
50.98%
Tomorrow’s Bridge Events
Saturday, March 21, 9 a.m.
Event
SessionSold
Friday-Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams
Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series
3-4
3rd single session
Juliette Dubea and Linda Fox 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs
Juliette Dubea and Linda Fox 0-20, 0-5 Pairs
$15
single
single
Joan Van Geffen Strati-flighted Daylight Open Pairs
(Unlimited/3000/1500)
Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/100)
Gold points for 0–750.
VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS
Preservation Hall, 2nd floor
Entry/player/session
ACBL members *Other
$16
$16
$20
$20
Mardi Gras C, 3rd floor
$15
$19
$15
Saturday, March 21, 10 a.m.
Saturday, March 21, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.
1-2
Mardi Gras E, 3rd floor
$16
$20
1-2
Mardi Gras D, 3rd floor
$16
$20
Saturday, March 21, Noon & 7 p.m.
1-2 SF
Saturday, March 21, 1 p.m.
Galerie 1, 2nd floor
$30
$16
Friday-Sunday Side Game Series
3rd single session
NABC+ FAST PAIRS
2 qualifying, 2 final sessions
1-2 Q
JACOBY OPEN SWISS TEAMS
MACHLIN WOMEN’S SWISS TEAMS
Saturday Compact Bracketed KO Teams
Saturday-Sunday Bracketed KO Teams
Continues Sunday at 10 a.m.
Strati-flighted Open Pairs A/B (Unlimited/5000)
Strati-flighted Open Pairs C/D (3000/1500)
Gold Rush Pairs (750/300)
1-2 Q
Grand Ballroom-Carondelet, 3rd floor
$20
1-2 Q
$20
1-4
1-2
$16
$16
$20
$20
1-2
1-2
1-2
Grand Ballroom-Bissonet, 3rd floor
$16
$20
$16
$20
John Onstott 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs
John Onstott 0-20, 0-5 Pairs
single
single
$15
$15
$19
$15
Jackie Daigle Strati-flighted A/B/C
(Unlimited/5000/3000) Side Swiss Teams
299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs
0-20, 0-5 Pairs
single
$15
$19
4th single session
single
single
$16
$15
$15
$20
$19
$15
Zip KO Teams
single
Saturday, March 21, 1 & 4:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom, 3rd floor
Saturday, March 21, 1 & 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 21, 3 p.m.
Saturday, March 21, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 21, 11:30 p.m.
$20
$20
$12/team/match
Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight strati-flighted events (two-session) are divided: A/B (5000+, 0–5000) separate from C/D (1500–3000, 0–1500) and the Gold Rush (300–750, 0–300);
Two-flight strati-flighted events are divided A/B/C (3000+/1500–3000/0–1500) and D/E/F (300–750/100–300/0–100). Strata breaks for stratified and stratified Senior events are: A (unlimited), B
(750–2500) and C (0–750). 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director.
*Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.
International Fund
In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who
participate in international competition.
Today’s Bridge Events: all events played at the Marriott
Lowen Day
Friday, March 20, 9 a.m.
Event
Session
SoldEntry/player/session
ACBL members
*Other
Friday-Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams
1-2
$16
$20
Thursday-Friday Morning Compact KO Teams
3-4
$16
$20
Wednesday-Friday Morning Bracketed KO Teams
3rd
$16
$20
Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series
2nd single session
$16
$20
The Pettits 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs
The Pettits 0-20, 0-5 Pairs
single
single
Strati-flighted Daylight Open Pairs (Unlimited/3000/1500)
Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/100)
Friday, March 20, 10 a.m.
Friday, March 20, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.
1-2
1-2
Mardi Gras D, 3rd floor
Friday, March 20, Noon & 7 p.m.
VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS
0–10,000 KNOCKOUT TEAMS
10% platinum overall. Continues until complete.
1-2 QF
Final
1st single session
SILODOR OPEN PAIRS
SMITH LIFE MASTER WOMEN’S PAIRS
Friday Compact Bracketed KO Teams
Eleanor Onstott Thursday-Friday Bracketed KO Teams
Strati-flighted Open Pairs A/B (Unlimited/5000)
Strati-flighted Open Pairs C/D (3000/1500)
Gold Rush Pairs (750/300)
1-2 F
1-2 F
1-4
3-4
1-2
1-2
1-2
Gold points for 0–750.Friday, March
Elaine Prager 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs
Elaine Prager 0-20, 0-5 Pairs
single
single
Friday, March 20, 1 p.m.
20, 3 p.m.
Friday, March 20, 1 & 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 20, 7:30 p.m.
Strati-flighted A/B/C (Unlimited/5000/3000) Side Swiss Teams
Strati-flighted D/E/F (2000/1000/500) Side Swiss Teams
Stratified 299er Swiss Teams
299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs
0-20, 0-5 Pairs
single
single
2nd single session
single
single
single
Zip KO Teams
single
Friday, March 20, 11:30 p.m.
$15
$15
$19
$15
$16
$16
$20
$20
$30
$17
$16
$20
$20
$20
$16
$16
$16
$20
$20
$20
$16
$20
$15
$15
$19
$15
$15
$15
$16
$15
$15
$15
$19
$19
$20
$19
$19
$15
$12/team/match
Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight strati-flighted events (two-session) are divided: A/B (5000+, 0–5000) separate from C/D (1500–3000, 0–1500) and the Gold Rush (300–750, 0–300); Twoflight strati-flighted events are divided A/B/C (3000+/1500–3000/0–1500) and D/E/F (300–750/100–300/0–100). Strata breaks for stratified and stratified Senior events are: A (unlimited), B (750–
2500) and C (0–750). 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events UPPER CASE = NABC events Green = Regional events Blue =
Gold Rush events Red = Intermediate/Newcomer events
*Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.
International Fund
In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the
who participate in international competition.
expenses of ACBL players
2015 Youth
North American
Bridge
Championships
August 6–8
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