Brian Cummins of Cordova TN and Blake Sanders from Jonesboro AR outdistanced the the field to win the Bean Red Ribbon Pairs in a walk. Sanders attributed the success to “sound partnership understanding,” while Cummins offered, “We play better when we sit East–West.” The pair was 39th entering play today. Their 57.44% afternoon followed by a 65.74% sitting North– South in the second final session took them to the top and a total of 1244.04 points. Top was 38. Sanders was ACBL’s 2011 King of Bridge. Jeff Dater, Dallas TX and Rich Brandenburg, Coppell TX finished second with 1206.87 points. Less than one point separated second, third, fourth and fifth place. Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2013 Volume 56, Number 9 56th Spring North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Sue Munday Goodwill Message Always be courteous toward your partner and opponent. Sandy DeMartino, Goodwill Chair ATTENDANCE through Friday 8383 tables It’s not easy to do 57 straight of anything, so imagine what it’s been like for Martin Ware, completing his 57th and last North American Bridge Championship in St. Louis as part of the hard- working Tournament Services team. Members of the services crew are responsible for a wide variety of behind-the-scenes activities at the NABC, including many of a logistical nature. The crew unloads the big trucks that arrive with equipment before the tournament starts, and they reload it when the NABC ends. With two exceptions – Wendy Sullivan and Murry Hayes – the Tournament Services staff is made up of tournament directors. As Ware describes his job, it’s “working like a dog for 15 straight days – and I love it.” On Friday, Ware’s friends and colleagues organized a party to recognize him for long and expert service, presenting him with a jersey with a big number 57 and toasting him with champagne. The jersey will be framed later. “It has been a pleasure,” said Ware, who Veteran TD headed for retirement TD Martin Ware with the jersey signed by colleagues and friends to commemorate his 57 NABCs as part of the Tournament Services staff. continued on page 5 The top-seeded Nick Nickell team, winner of numerous matches in come-from-behind fashion, could not find the dramatic rally against the No. 9 seed, Andrew Rosenthal, and will be watching the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams from the sidelines today as the event enters the semifinal round. Matchups, by captain, are Rosenthal versus Sabine Auken, and Martin Fleisher versus Ricco van Prooijen. Rosenthal (Aaron Silverstein, Bjorn Fallenius, Peter Fredin, Fredrik Nystrom and Johan Upmark) held a 6-IMP lead halfway through the match against Nickell (Ralph Katz, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Bobby Levin and Steve Weinstein). Rosenthal won the third quarter 43-12 and played about even in the final set to win 124-91. Rosenthal will play the team captained by Auken, whose successful appeal of a director’s ruling during Thursday’s play changed the result against No. 4 Team Monaco. It was the second dramatic turn in the match, which saw Auken (Roy Welland and Danish players Dennis and Morten Bilde) stage a huge fourth-quarter rally to make the match close enough for the appeal to matter. Auken, originally seeded 45, won the final set 71-10, falling short by 6 IMPs. The write-up of the appeal can be found on page 14. In Friday’s play, Auken took on No. 5 Les Amoils, captain of the winning Vanderbilt team last year in Memphis. Auken jumped out to a 25-17 lead in the first quarter and was never headed on the way to a 139-124 victory, a fourth-quarter rally by Amoils falling short. The other two quarterfinal matches were routs. No. 7 Fleisher ousted the David Grainger squad 150-94, thanks mostly to a 65-2 second quarter for Fleisher (Mike Kamil, Zia Mahmood, Chip Martel, Chris Willenken and Michael Rosenberg). Nickell, Amoils out as Vanderbilt enters semis Southern gentlemen claim Red Ribbon Whitehead Women’s Pairs winners Joanne Weingold and Jan Assini Jan and Joanne joyous with win in women’s pairs Going into the last round, fewer than 5 matchpoints separated the top three spots in the Whitehead Women’s Pairs. An excited exclamation went up from Jan Assini and Joanne Weingold when the final listing was posted and they saw their names at the top. They finished with 800.11 (on a 25 top) “I just came up yesterday to play for the day with Jan,” said Weingold, who is from Boca Raton FL. “I had to cancel my ticket home to stay for today.” Her partner, Assini, hails from Aurora OH. The win is Weingold’s first NABC title; Assini had a second-place finish in the Wagar Women’s Silodor Open Pairs winners: David Bakhshi and Billy Cohen. Bakhshi, Cohen win Silodor Open Pairs About 12:30 p.m. on Thursday morning, Billy Cohen was sitting in his hotel room in pajamas, getting ready to watch basketball all day. Little did he know that a different kind of March Madness was coming his way. Cohen’s girlfriend, Bronia Jenkins, rousted him from bed, told him to clean up and get ready to play with David Bakhshi in the Silodor Open Pairs. continued on page 15 continued on page 15 continued on page 16 First place in the Red Ribbon Pairs goes to Brian Cummins and Blake Sanders
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Brian Cummins of Cordova TN and Blake Sanders from Jonesboro AR outdistanced the the field
to win the Bean Red Ribbon Pairs in a walk. Sanders attributed the success to “sound
partnership understanding,” while Cummins offered, “We play better when we sit East–West.”
The pair was 39th entering play today. Their 57.44% afternoon followed by a 65.74% sitting North–South in the second final session took them to the top and a total of 1244.04 points. Top was 38.
Sanders was ACBL’s 2011 King of Bridge.
Jeff Dater, Dallas TX and Rich Brandenburg, Coppell TX finished second with 1206.87 points. Less than one point separated second, third, fourth and fifth place.
Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2013 Volume 56, Number 9
56th Spring North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Sue Munday
Goodwill MessageAlways be courteous toward your partner and
opponent.Sandy DeMartino, Goodwill Chair
ATTENDANCEthrough Friday
8383 tables
It’s not easy to do 57 straight of anything, so imagine what it’s been like for Martin Ware, completing his 57th and last North American Bridge Championship in St. Louis as part of the hard-working Tournament Services team.
Members of the services crew are responsible for a wide variety of behind-the-scenes activities at the NABC, including many of a logistical nature. The crew unloads the big trucks that arrive with equipment before the tournament starts, and they reload it when the NABC ends. With two exceptions – Wendy Sullivan and Murry Hayes – the Tournament Services staff is made up of tournament directors.
As Ware describes his job, it’s “working like a dog for 15 straight days – and I love it.”
On Friday, Ware’s friends and colleagues organized a party to recognize him for long and expert service, presenting him with a jersey with a big number 57 and toasting him with champagne. The jersey will be framed later.
“It has been a pleasure,” said Ware, who
Veteran TD headed for retirement
TD Martin Ware with the jersey signed by colleagues and friends to commemorate his 57 NABCs as part of the Tournament Services staff.continued on page 5
The top-seeded Nick Nickell team, winner of numerous matches in come-from-behind fashion, could not find the dramatic rally against the No. 9 seed, Andrew Rosenthal, and will be watching the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams from the sidelines today as the event enters the semifinal round.
Matchups, by captain, are Rosenthal versus Sabine Auken, and Martin Fleisher versus Ricco van Prooijen.
Rosenthal (Aaron Silverstein, Bjorn Fallenius, Peter Fredin, Fredrik Nystrom and Johan Upmark) held a 6-IMP lead halfway through the match against Nickell (Ralph Katz, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Bobby Levin and Steve Weinstein). Rosenthal won the third quarter 43-12 and played about even in the final set to win 124-91.
Rosenthal will play the team captained by Auken, whose successful appeal of a director’s ruling during Thursday’s play changed the result against No. 4
Team Monaco. It was the second dramatic turn in the match, which saw Auken (Roy Welland and Danish players Dennis and Morten Bilde) stage a huge fourth-quarter rally to make the match close enough for the appeal to matter. Auken, originally seeded 45, won the final set 71-10, falling short by 6 IMPs.
The write-up of the appeal can be found on page 14.
In Friday’s play, Auken took on No. 5 Les Amoils, captain of the winning Vanderbilt team last year in Memphis. Auken jumped out to a 25-17 lead in the first quarter and was never headed on the way to a 139-124 victory, a fourth-quarter rally by Amoils falling short.
The other two quarterfinal matches were routs. No. 7 Fleisher ousted the David Grainger squad 150-94, thanks mostly to a 65-2 second quarter for Fleisher (Mike Kamil, Zia Mahmood, Chip Martel, Chris Willenken and Michael Rosenberg).
Nickell, Amoils out asVanderbilt enters semis
Southern gentlemen claim Red Ribbon
Whitehead Women’s Pairs winners Joanne Weingold and Jan Assini
Jan and Joanne joyous with win in women’s pairs
Going into the last round, fewer than 5 matchpoints separated the top three spots in the Whitehead Women’s Pairs. An excited exclamation went up from Jan Assini and Joanne Weingold when the final listing was posted and they saw their names at the top. They finished with 800.11 (on a 25 top)
“I just came up yesterday to play for the day with Jan,” said Weingold, who is from Boca Raton FL. “I had to cancel my ticket home to stay for today.” Her partner, Assini, hails from Aurora OH.
The win is Weingold’s first NABC title; Assini had a second-place finish in the Wagar Women’s
Silodor Open Pairs winners: David Bakhshi and Billy Cohen.
Bakhshi, Cohen winSilodor Open Pairs
About 12:30 p.m. on Thursday morning, Billy Cohen was sitting in his hotel room in pajamas, getting ready to watch basketball all day. Little did he know that a different kind of March Madness was coming his way.
Cohen’s girlfriend, Bronia Jenkins, rousted him from bed, told him to clean up and get ready to play with David Bakhshi in the Silodor Open Pairs.
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First place in the Red Ribbon Pairs goes to Brian Cummins and Blake Sanders
Daily BulletinPage 2 Saturday, March 23, 2013
RegistrationThe registration desk is located at the America’s
Center through the end of the tournament.
Masterpoint disclaimerScores 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.
Smoking rulesTournament directors have receive complaints
about players smoking in the stairwells at the Renaissance Hotel. Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the hotel property and is a violation of the law in St. Louis. Players found to be smoking in the hotel will be subject to a full board penalty in pairs games and a comparable penalty in team games.
Be consideratePlayers, please be considerate of others in
wearing perfume, cologne or other fragrance at the table. Many people have extreme sensitivity to such scents.
Missing jacketSteve Sturm reports that someone apparently
took his black leather jacket by mistake, leaving him with a jacket that doesn’t fit. It was taken at the America’s Center in the area where the Open Pairs was played on Tuesday. If the person who took the jacket realizes the mistake, the person can drop it off at the Daily Bulletin office or contact Marjorie Michelin (310-422-9330). The smaller jacket is in the Daily Bulletin office.
Don’t miss these free lectures in St. Louis from expert players. These talks will be held in Room 230 at the America’s Center.
Saturday, March 239:15 a.m. Mark Ehret How to Execute a Simple Squeeze 6:45 p.m. Michael Huston Convention Choices
SPECIAL EVENTSCELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITY —
Landmark Ballrooms 1-4Saturday, March 23
Chili cookoff: Vegetarian chili, turkey chiliFriendly Henry’s will keep your toes tapping with bluegrass, folk and a little country.
The InsiderThis will be the final St. Louis Insider column.
Things get hectic as the Services guys try to close up bidding boxes, re-box leftover pencils, fold up tables and get three semi trailers loaded before the next groups move into the hotel and center. (It is always appreciated if you help by closing your bidding box at the end of play on Sunday. It is even more appreciated if you make sure the bottom clicks in place so that the cards don’t end up all over the floor.)
Even with the cold wind, it has been a great tournament. The playing conditions were nearly perfect. The hotel and the center workers were genuinely happy we were here and made us feel welcome. The directing staff, the employees from ACBL Headquarters in the greater Horn Lake Metroplex and the local St. Louis volunteers all did a wonderful job. The players did their jobs, too, by playing good bridge and running down the masterpoint inventory.
The Atlanta NABC—August 1–11—is going to be yet another super tournament. The Daily Bulletin has had several articles about the youth bridge events scheduled there, and we’ll also have the full slate of other events including the Spingold and its two younger brothers, Mini I and Mini II. Make your reservations now to join the greatest bridge event of the summer. Thanks for coming to St Louis. We’ll see you in Atlanta!
Grand Bar hours changingThe Grand Bar at the Renaissance Grand Hotel
will close at 1:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.
MonitoringAt this and future North American
Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ events with visible, real-time cameras. The images will be recorded and will 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.
Free ParkingNABC guests enjoy free
parking at the Renaissance. The garages are located at 9th and St. Charles and 9th and Olive. Players must have a validated pass to exit each time. Passes are available at the information desk at the America’s Center and at the registration desk across from the Landmark Ballroom at the Renaissance.
Page 3Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2013
JUST FOR NEW PLAYERSCommon errors – and how
to avoid themBy Brent Manley
Dwelling on the past
In the women’s team trials one year, Carol Sanders led the ♠A against 1NT doubled. Dummy followed with the ♠2, which was followed by the ♠3 and ♠4. “It’s a wish trick,” said Sanders’ partner, Betty Ann Kennedy. Said dummy, “I wish I had a better hand.”
In 1994, I wrote a book with Bob Hamman, who at the time was ranked No. 1 by the World Bridge Federation and had been for a decade.
In the opening chapter, he described a team trials from 1990 in which he and former partner Bobby Wolff were playing against Jeff Meckstroth and Eric Rodwell, whose team was ahead by 32 IMPs going into the second half of their match.
On the first board, Hamman and Wolff misdefended a doubled contract that should have gone down but did not, putting them even farther behind.
So what did Hamman and Wolff do? Do you think they stewed about the poor result, or tried to assess blame? No – they went on to the next board (and they won the match).
One of Hamman’s great strengths as a champion player is the ability to put every board he has played into the past as soon as the last card is turned. He doesn’t get upset about a bad result or mentally congratulate himself for being brilliant. Bob Hamman focuses on the board he is playing
right now – and nothing else.
Shrugging off bad results and keeping your head in the here and now is easier said than done, of course, but do you think you are going to give your best effort on the contract you are playing or defending if you are thinking about your silly error – or partner’s – on the previous board?
There is no magic formula for adding this attribute to your repertoire as a player. It’s simply a matter of practice. You must work hard to consign all results – good and bad – to the past, and you must do it immediately.
If the game in which you are playing has hand records, you can go over all the boards when the game is over. Wait until then to beat yourself up for failing to spot the winning line of play or defense.
It will also help your game if you can avoid discussing the bidding and play with your partner during the session. If you have trouble concentrating and forgetting about silly errors, how about your partner? After a critical comment by you, he may spend his time considering whether your comments were accurate – or he might be thinking of what he should have said when you broke your vow of silence. If any of that is going on, he won’t be fully engaged in the current deal and you are likely to have another poor score.
I have been watching top players at work for
more than 20 years, at national tournaments in the U.S. and Canada and at world championships. If the vast majority of these players have one thing in common, it’s that they don’t talk about the boards that have been played.
You may not be able to play as well as Bob Hamman or Jeff Meckstroth – at least not yet – but you can emulate them in one way. You can work on controlling your emotions and concentrating on the task at hand.
Nothing can change what just happened, and the sooner you forget about it the better off you will be.
Thinking bridgeBy Eddie Kantar
Responding to an opening bid. Dummy recognition. Dlr: South ♠ K Q 4 2 Vul: E-W ♥ Q 8 5 ♦ 10 6 ♣ Q 6 3 2 ♠ J 10 9 8 ♠ A 7 5 ♥ K 4 3 ♥ 6 2 ♦ K J 9 7 ♦ Q 8 5 3 ♣ 7 4 ♣ K J 10 9 ♠ 6 3 ♥ A J 10 9 7 ♦ A 4 2 ♣ A 8 5
West North East South 1♥ Pass 2♥ All Pass
Opening lead: ♠J. Bidding commentary: As North, you have a
maximum raise to 2♥. It is not a good idea to start with 1♠ when holding three hearts and fewer than 10 HCP. If you do, and partner bids 2♣ or 2♦, you are not well placed. You aren’t strong enough to jump to 3♥ (11-12 support points) and if you return to 2♥, you show a doubleton heart! As East, a non-passed hand, you are not strong enough to make a takeout double of 2♥. If you were a passed hand, you might chance it, but the double would be flawed lacking four spades.
Defensive commentary: As East, ask yourself, “How can declarer use this dummy profitably?”
There are three possibilities: (1) long-suit establishment, (2) ruffing losers and (3) neither.
Dummy is balanced. On this deal, long-suit establishment can be eliminated. You have the clubs covered and partner appears to have the spades. However, there is a possibility that declarer can ruff a diamond or two in dummy. Your counter move is to shift to a low heart at trick two. As West, if partner switches to a low heart and declarer ducks, win the king and follow partner’s defense by continuing with a heart. When later on lead in diamonds, play a third heart, killing any possible diamond ruff in dummy.
Play commentary: As South, if the defense plays a heart and a heart at tricks two and three, give up on trying to ruff a diamond. Try to set up clubs instead. Lead a club to the queen and later play the ♣A and a club, hoping for a 3-3 break. Sorry. Not this time. You gave it your best shot, but you are slated to lose two clubs, two diamonds and a trick in each major for one in the ashcan.
Top IN leaders 1. 15.32 Joseph Butkiewicz, Chesterfield MO 2. 12.66 William Lobdell, Des Peres MO 3. 12.17 Jim Postudensek, Duluth MN 4. 12.17 Norma Postudensek, Duluth MN 5. 10.22 Beverly Ruth Ohman, Ames IA 6. 10.22 Daniel Ohman, Ames IA 7. 10.00 Marcia Pandjiris, Chesterfield MO 8. 9.31 Mike Murphy, Kirkwood MO 9. 9.18 Aloys Faenger, St. Louis MO 10. 9.14 Richard Messinger, Alton IL 11. 9.14 Toni Messinger, Alton IL
12. 9.05 Lale Broderson, Lee’s Summit MO 13. 9.05 Sevinch Sokullu, Lee’s Summit MO 14. 8.82 Melda Richardson, Orange CA 15. 8.82 Sheri Lindauer, Yorba Linda CA 16. 8.72 Irene Hommert, Kirkwood MO 17. 8.40 Frank Lemp, St. Louis MO 18. 8.40 Ann Lemp, St. Louis MO 19. 8.32 Conrad Larkin, Santa Rosa CA 20. 8.26 Darlene Scott, Oakville ON 21. 8.26 Charlene Richardson, Moorefield ON 22. 8.17 David Dierkes, St. Louis MO 23. 8.12 Jim Bowers, St. Louis MO 24. 7.65 Linda Langsdorf, St. Louis MO 25. 7.65 Edward Reese, San Antonio TX 26. 7.43 Robert Street, Chesterfield MO 27. 7.43 Bob Gulovsen, Alton IL 28. 7.32 Delaine Boyd, Manchester MO 29. 7.32 Mary Strebeck, St. Louis MO 30. 7.32 Debbie Lane, St. Louis MO 31. 7.13 Ken Schlueter, Ferguson MO 32. 7.13 Regina Schlueter, Ferguson MO 33. 6.88 Judy Zimmermann, Fulton MO 34. 6.88 Linda Litton, Columbia MO 35. 6.87 Tim Collopy, Millbrook NY 36. 6.84 Hope Wood, Clarkson Valley MO 37. 6.69 Isabelle Montupet, St. Louis MO 38. 6.69 Ulrike Schlafly, St. Louis MO 39. 6.61 Joyce Lewin, Chesterfield MO 40. 6.45 Richard Krueger, Milwaukee WI 41. 6.45 Thomas Krueger, Shorewood WI 42. 6.40 Martha Ludewig, St. Louis MO 43. 6.39 Raymond Laythe, St. Louis MO 44. 6.29 Marcia McClurg, Dallas TX 45. 6.29 Jerry McClurg, Dallas TX
Daily BulletinPage 4 Saturday, March 23, 2013
Matthew GranovetterCity of residenceCincinnati OH
Date of birthDec. 12, 1950
Place of birthJersey City NJ
Favorite colorBlue
What kind of food makes you happy?Spaghetti al denté
And what drink?Absolut
Who is your favorite author?Daniel Granovetter, my son. (Yes, I’m prejudiced.)
What is your all-time favorite movie?Casablanca
Favorite actor? Humphrey Bogart
Favorite actress? Marilyn Monroe
What kind of music do you listen to?Broadway
What do you do when you’re not playing bridge?Eat, pray and study chassidus
What was your best-ever bridge result?Winning the World Mixed Pairs with Karen McCallum
Who are your favorite bridge players?Pamela G. and Ronnie Rubin
What is your favorite bridge convention?Strong club
Is there a bridge book that had a significant influence on you?Love’s Bridge Squeezes
What are bridge players good at (besides playing bridge)?Being friendly
What jobs/occupations (not bridge-related) do you/have you had?Acting; writing music, plays and novels
Do you have any superstitions concerning bridge?If you can’t find the bid you want in the bidding box, bid something else
If you could invite any three people past or present to dinner, who would they be?Pamela G., Jimmy Cayne and Patty Cayne
Is there something you’d love to learn?Screenwriting
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Golder North American Flight B champs from last year: Joseph Rice and Bjorgvin Kristinsson, District 14.
Golder NAP Flight B begins play today
Competition begins today in the Golder North American Pairs, Flight B — a grassroots event limited to players with 0-1500 masterpoints.
The first stage is conducted at the local club level and qualifiers advance to unit competition. Those qualifiers then advance to the district finals where three pairs — more, depending upon attendance — qualify for the North American final.
Winners will have their names inscribed on the Golder Cup and will also receive a certificate of recognition.
The trophy is presented in memory of Benjamin M. Golder (1894-1946) of Philadelphia, who died the day before the close of his term as 1946 ACBL president. He was named ACBL Honorary Member of the Year for 1947.
Winners:1992 Peter Worley, Kevin Young1993 Robert Sewell, Paul Janicki1994 Brendan Dempsey, Ian Crowe1995 Jay Levy, William Rushmore1996 Robert Johnson, David Rosenstein1997 Bill Drewett, Kirk Twiss1998 Adam Beneschan, Brian Gilbert1999 Andy Kaufman, Greg Burch2000 Hal Hindman, Mark Chen2001 Walter Lee, Jonathan Weinstein2002 Wieslaw Kalita, Marian Krasowski2003 Jordan Chodorow, Harvey Katz2004 Jim Alison, Dayn Beam2005 Pete Whipple, Jamie Radcliffe2006 Fletcher Thompson, Bruce Todd2007 Mark Golding, Rob Kitchen2008 Sidney Kanter, Ron Nelken2009 Robert McCaw, Lewis Gamerman2010 Fred Schenker, Dian Petrov2011 Roger Webb, Philippe Galaski2012 Joseph Rice, Bjorgvin Kristinsson
Notice to playersEach 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.
They won the North American Pairs, Flight C, in 2012: Jeffrey Tsang and Chase Bonnette, District 5.
NAP-C Pairs compete for President’s Cup
Players in the North American Pairs Flight C, a grassroots event limited to players who have not yet become Life Masters, will begin competition today for the President’s Cup.
The trophy was presented in 1942 by Morgan Howard, ACBL president that year. The trophy was previously awarded to the winners of the President’s Pairs event, held at the Summer NABC.
The competition began last summer at the local club level and qualifiers then advanced to unit competition. Those qualifiers advanced to the district finals and three pairs from each district — more, depending upon attendance — qualified for the North American final.
Winners:1987 1-2. Bill Thomas, David Deaderick 1-2. Bernard Pollack, Leo Austern1988 Brad Moss, Aaron Silverstein 1989 Warren King, Jeffrey Brown1990 Philip Leung, Moske Harel1991 Eric Greco, Philip Greco1992 Gail Joelson, Alan Kasner1993 Mark Micheli, Everett Boyer1994 Weizhong Bao, Jingdong Guo1995 Edward Lee, Brett Roby1996 Yue Zuo, Ruoyu Fan1997 Thomas Franklin, Michael Corker1998 Tien-Chun Yang, Fang Wu1999 James Gunn, Harry Shaffer2000 Meredith Beck, John Johnson2001 Hailong Ao, Jian-Jian Wang2002 Jacek Leznicki, Jerry Owczarek2003 John Christensen, Robert Wissman2004 Daniel Wilderman, Ryan Connors2005 Jiang Chen, Nongyu Li2006 Stanislaw Kolesnik, Vladimir Reznik2007 Jon King, Dayou Zhou2008 Abraham Pallas, Dmitri Bourlikov2009 Elenalani Lam, Michael Bodell2010 Vladimir Oudalov, Stanley Weiss2011 Rajeev Bansal, Michael Hughes2012 Jeffrey Tsang, Chase Bonnette
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Ware
The electronic device policy at NABCs has been revised to allow 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
sessionThe 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.
New Electronic Device Policy
Women’s Swiss TeamsThe Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams competition
begins today with two qualifying sessions, followed by two final sessions on Sunday.
At stake: the Machlin Trophy, donated by the Machlin family in memory of Sadie Machlin, longtime ACBL employee. She was the sister of ACBL chief tournament director Al Sobel and the mother of Jerry Machlin, national tournament director.
Winners of the 2012 Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams: Lynn Deas, Barbara Sonsini, Kerri Sanborn, Beth Palmer, Irina Levitina. Not pictured: Judi Radin
Hard to resistBy Barry Rigal
Dlr: South ♠ K 6 2 Vul: None ♥ 9 8 5 3 ♦ J 5 4 2 ♣ Q 2 ♠ 10 8 7 5 4 ♠ A Q J 3 ♥ A Q J 4 ♥ -- ♦ Q 9 ♦ K 8 7 3 ♣ A 5 ♣ 10 8 7 4 3 ♠ 9 ♥ K 10 7 6 2 ♦ A 10 6 ♣ K J 9 6
The field played 4♠ on this deal after South opened 1♥ and it was hard for North not to lead his partner’s suit. Those who led a low heart conceded minus 450 painlessly.
On the ♥9 lead, South knew to duck as dummy discarded a club and West won the ♥Q. What now?
Easiest now is to draw trumps in three rounds, squeezing South on the third trump. South can pitch one heart, but the next discard is painful. A club lets declarer play the ♣A and another club to endplay the defenders again. A diamond pitch lets declarer play a diamond to the queen and duck the second round. A heart pitch lets declarer establish a third heart trick with one ruff.
Also note that on a heart discard, if declarer misreads the position after drawing trumps and plays the ♣A and another club, North has to unblock the ♣Q to let South win the second club cheaply and play a third club.
noted that he always looked forward to the NABC experience, even knowing it would be a lot of hard work. “It’s been like a kid going to camp,” he said.
Senior Director Jeff Johnston’s first NABC was in San Diego in 1994, coincidentally Ware’s first. “I didn’t know anything from anything,” he said.
Ware learned bridge in 1974 and a year later began directing at a club in Vernon BC, where he and his wife, Elaine, still live. The late Phil Wood was among those who influenced Ware to start directing at tournaments, and he did so for the first time in 1988. Throughout his directing career with the ACBL, Ware has been part-time. Until 2001, he had a full-time job in management at a government-owned liquor store.
Ware credits Bill “Curly” Holt with encouraging him to sign up for the NABC team – a decision he is happy he made.
“It’s immensely rewarding, facing various challenges in assisting the chief director, to come up with solutions in a way that makes the bridge experience better for everyone,” he said.
Ware said his duties include everything that happens behind the scenes at an NABC “except for computers and printers.”
It’s important, he said, “to anticipate what can go wrong and having solutions prepared so no one knows a snafu has occurred.”
Johnston said Ware is “always looking for ways to make the experience better for the players. He can walk through a room and see 14 things that need to be done, and he’s a team leader.”
Ware said the 2005 Fall NABC in Denver was his most memorable, mainly because of what happened at the end. He and other TDs were loading the trailer for its return trip to Memphis when the front became too heavy, forcing the back end 12 feet into the air – and into the roof of the loading dock.
Ware recalled that he used a pallet jack to lift the front of the trailer so the weight inside could be distributed properly.
Ware said he never planned to work past 65, which he will attain this summer, and he plans to travel with Elaine – including some visits to NABCs – play some bridge and relax in Vernon.
“I will miss the job,” Ware said, “but it is going continued on page 11
Daily BulletinPage 6 Saturday, March 23, 2013
68 TablesNick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Eric Rodwell - Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL vsAndrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; Fredrik Nystrom, 11427 Stockholm Sweden; Johan Upmark, 115 58 Stockho Sweden
Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon - Tor Helness - Geir Helgemo - Fulvio Fantoni - Claudio Nunes, Monaco Monaco vsLes Amoils, Toronto ON; Joe Grue - Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV; Brad Moss, Denver CO; Thomas Bessis, Paris 75015 France; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden
Ricco Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; Louk Verhees, 2215 Sh Voorhou Netherlands; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Dan Zagorin, Chicago IL; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan DenNetherlands; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam 3 Netherlands vsShan Huang, Toronto ON; Yan Wang, Scarborough ON; Jianfeng Luo, North York ON; Fu Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing People’s Republic of China
Marty Fleisher - Zia Mahmood - Chris Willenken, New York NY; Mike Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA vsDavid Grainger, Roseville CA; Roger Lee, Pasadena CA; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Josh Donn, Las Vegas NV
50.00 9/16 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Dania FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma PR 43100 Italy 50.00 9/16 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV; Aleksander Dubinin - Andrew Gromov, Moscow Russia; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice 40-479 Poland 50.00 9/16 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Marc Jacobus - Roger Bates - Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Ish Delmonte, New South Wales Australia 50.00 9/16 Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; Mustafa Cem Tokay - Gur Okay, Istanbul Turkey 50.00 9/16 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus Denmark; Morten Bilde, Hovedgaard Denmark 50.00 9/16 John Mohan, Las Vegas NV; Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain; Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Miguel Villas-Boas - Joao Paulo Campos, Sao Paulo Brazil 50.00 9/16 Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Jon Wittes - Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA 50.00 9/16 Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON; Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Bob Todd - Douglas Fisher, Winnipeg MB; Tom Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Drew Hoskins, Burlingame CA 25.00 17/32 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV
25.00 17/32 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Howard Weinstein, Omaha NE; Walid Elahmady - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt 25.00 17/32 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin Poland 25.00 17/32 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands; Simon De Wijs, Doorn 304G Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands 25.00 17/32 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Tony Forrester, Herefordshire England; Josef Piekarek, Hamburg Germany; Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany; Sam Lev, New York NY; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland 25.00 17/32 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands; Gert Jan Paulissen, Breda Netherlands 25.00 17/32 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; Jim Krekorian, Pensacola FL 25.00 17/32 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Steve Landen, Ellicott City MD; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC 25.00 17/32 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Alon Birman - Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; Ron Smith, Las Vegas NV
25.00 17/32 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Larry Kozlove, Louisville KY; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY 25.00 17/32 Michael Moss, New York NY; Tom Hanlon - Adam Mesbur - Nicholas Fitzgibbon, Dublin Ireland 25.00 17/32 Alexander Hadzhiev - Kalin Karaivanov, Varna Bulgaria; George Mittelman, Toronto ON; Jack Zhao, Boca Raton FL; David Bakhshi, London England; John McAllister, Charlottesville VA 25.00 17/32 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Joshua Parker, Briarcliff NY; Bruce Rogoff, river vale NJ; John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 25.00 17/32 Philippe Cronier, Paris France; Adam Wildavsky - Michael Polowan, New York NY; Doug Doub, W Hartford CT; Frank Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Nik Demirev, Arlington Hts IL 25.00 17/32 Reese Milner, Los Angeles CA; Lars Blakset, Denmark; Martin Schaltz, Odense Denmark; Kasper Konow - Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark; Jaggy Shivdasani, New York NY 25.00 17/32 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA; Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; Robert Lebi - David Lindop, Toronto ON
The ACBL is the inaugural partner of The Longest Day, a sunrise-to-sunset team event to raise funds that fuel the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. This event challenges participants to push their limits and complete approximately 16 hours of a consecutive activity. The theme for The Longest Day is “do something you love” – like play bridge!
When you register to participate in The Longest Day at thelongestday.alz.org you will receive a registration kit with:• Flyers to advertise your event to the community• Publicity tools to maximize your exposure• Items to decorate your club/event on The Longest Day• Giveaways for your participating players/team members
There is a whole host of online tools to help you recruit team members and fundraise virtually.
Here are some ideas for your fundraising team’s activity on The Longest Day:• Play marathon bridge games. The ACBL is relaxing the rules so all sanctioned clubs can hold as many special games as
desired on June 21, 2013. *Special game fees and upgraded masterpoints apply. All sanction fees collected will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association.
• Teach free beginner bridge lessons all day. It’s a great way to find new players and meet social/former college bridge players in your community, all while supporting the Alzheimer’s Association.
• Stage a bridge exhibition where members of your team play bridge in different public locations over the course of the day. You’ll get a lot of attention and even more donations for your team’s cause.
Approximately 5 million people in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s, but by 2050, nearly 16 million people could be affected. There is no cure, but some research indicates that playing mentally challenging games such as bridge may help keep your brain healthy. So do something you love on The Longest Day that might actually slow the onset of Alzheimer’s – play bridge!
Visit thelongestday.alz.org for more information.
The Longest Day will be here June 21st
ST. LOUIS BRIDGE CENTER SIDE GAME 18.0 Tables A B C 4.25 1 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA 63.74% 3.19 2 Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA; Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA 61.50% 2.61 3 Carolyn Riely, San Antonio TX; Josephine Grabow, Grey Forest TX 60.42% 3.49 4 1 1 Mark Marty, Clayton CA; Donna Butcher, Winnipeg MB 59.30% 1.83 5 Jerry Helms - La McLeod, Charlotte NC 58.75% 2.62 6 2 Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR; Ti Davis, Little Rock AR 58.34% 2.15 3 Kathy Twomey, Bloomfield Vlg MI; H Hunt, Charlotte NC 58.14% 2.27 4 2 Anne Knott - Patsy Howell, Houston TX 57.07% 1.70 5 3 John Altman - John Altman, Mariemont OH 55.39% 1.65 6 4 Bruce Lang, Philadelphia PA; Joanne Smith, Westmont NJ 53.50% 1.16 5 Dennis Schultz, Harrison OH; Lawrence Newman, Cincinnati OH 53.42% 0.72 6 Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; Sheryl McEwan, Reston VA 52.50%
FRIDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS 10.5 Tables A B C 2.21 1 1 Vicki Valley - Susan Pate, Edwardsville IL 67.40% 1.66 2 2 1 Irene Hommert, Kirkwood MO; Susan Lloyd, St Louis MO 66.14% 1.24 3 Carolyn Kolman, St. Louis MO; Nancy Labrier, Saint Louis MO 64.73% 0.93 4 Judith Pifer - Roger Pifer, Glen Carbon IL 62.70% 0.77 5 Marc Oliff - Lori Oliff, Englewood Cliff NJ 58.76% 0.88 6 3 2 Cathy Paulsmeyer, Chesterfield MO; Mary Joan Woods, St Louis MO 57.78% 0.66 4 Judy Neel - Anita Castagna, Belleville IL 54.20% 0.50 5 3 Susan Davis - Jobeth Brown, St Louis MO 52.80% 0.37 4 Sandra Hughes - Tom Hughes, St Louis MO 45.79%
FRIDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 25.0 Tables A B C 4.95 1 1 1 Marcia Pandjiris, Chesterfield MO; Edward Reese, San Antonio TX 62.50% 3.71 2 2 2 Linda Langsdorf, St Louis MO; Joyce Lewin, Chesterfield MO 61.01% 2.78 3 3 Bill Orrick, House Springs MO; William Lobdell, Des Peres MO 60.71% 2.09 4 4 3 Ballard Simmons, Jr - Marilyn Simmons, Fulton MO 59.23% 1.37 5/6 5/6 4 Patricia Lazaroff - Richard Lazaroff, St Louis MO 58.33% 1.63 5/6 5/6 Richard Fernie - Janet Fernie, North Kingston RI 58.33% 0.98 5 Tim Burgess - Margie Burgess, Winfield IL 58.04% 1.14 6 Meredith Schainblatt, Clearwater FL; Joan Barzilai, Cleveland Hgths OH 57.44%
THURSDAY MIDNIGHT KNOCKOUTS 10 Tables 3.03 1 Yuan Shen - Fred Johnston - Cory Perkers, Chicago IL; Jeffery Jacob, Vancouver WA 2.12 2 Lorraine Cable, New York NY; Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY; Matthew Dyer, Chicago IL; Marc Sylvester, Edinboro PA 1.21 3/4 Michael Cochran, Oak Park IL; Jan Ratliff, Highland Park IL; Gregory Ward - Matthew Staman, Chicago IL 1.21 3/4 Lawrence Cheetham, Bedford NH; Arthur Giovannangeli, Dublin NH; Denis Murphy, Port Williams NS; Brian De Long, Kingston NS
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY MORNING KNOCKOUTS I 6 Tables 14.83 1 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Diyan Danailov, Sofia 1799 Bulgaria; Jerry Stamatov, Sofia Bulgaria; Gerald Lackner, Graz Austria; Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 7.86 2 Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN; Erli Zhou, Arcadia CA; Qian Wang - Yi Cao, Shanghai Chad; Songhe Zhou,
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY MORNING KNOCKOUTS II 6 Tables 8.04 1 Keith Meyer - Marci Meyer, Long Beach IN; Ken Cornelius - Mary Cornelius, Portland OR 4.26 2 Joseph Browan, Maplewood MN; Elaine Prebonich, New Brighton MN; Carrie Kaplan, Hudson WI; Judith Holderbach, Stillwater MN
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY MORNING KNOCKOUTS III 7 Tables 6.48 1 Bernia Brandstaedter - Anne Bigelow - Larry Phillips, Winnipeg MB; Eileen Tranquilla, Millville NB 3.43 2 Mary David, Clive IA; Dianne Swieskowski, Des Moines IA; Claudia Blackman - Marilyn Jones, West Des Moines IA
THURSDAY/FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KNOCKOUTS I 9 Tables 12.41 1 Fay Teal, Mesa AZ; Barry Harper, Regina SK; Pamela Nisbet, Ottawa ON; Michael Gamble, Shawnigan Lake BC 8.69 2 G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw 0 Poland 5.58 3 William Cummings, Monticello MN; Greg Caucutt - Carol Mahoney - Lance Chamberlain, Rochester MN 4.34 4 Brian De Long, Kingston NS; Lars Moquist - Anderson, Nybro Sweden; Denis Murphy, Port Williams NS
THURSDAY/FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KNOCKOUTS II 9 Tables 6.37 1 Zachary Madden - Kevin Choi - Yan Zhang - Jared Bass, Chicago IL 4.46 2 Robert Kruger, Elgin IL; Randall Roberts, Chicago IL; Margaret Hansell, Champaign IL; Won Yang, Clermont FL 2.87 3 Donald Power - Karen Allen, Kalamazoo MI; Anita Carlson, Hickory NC; Jane Champion, Naples NC 2.23 4 Paul Zatulove - Carl Spencer, Phoenix AZ; Gene Friedman, Scottsdale AZ; Joyce Richards, Skokie IL
THURSDAY/FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KNOCKOUTS III 12 Tables 5.13 1 Kyle Olson - Eric Genheimer, Mustang OK; Donald Davis - Janet Davis, Norman OK
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAMEFRIDAY-SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE SERIES
20.0 Tables A B C 4.55 1 Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon, 98000 Monaco 64.81% 3.79 2 1 1 Doug Darnley - Brenda Griffiths, Pickering ON 62.96% 2.80 3 Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA; C. Buddy Carls, Huntington Bh CA 60.35% 1.96 4 William McFall, New Berlin WI; Jerry Poliquin, Gurnee IL 59.91% 2.84 5 2 Arlyne Shockman, Philadelphia PA; Salle Martinis, Laguna Woods CA 59.69% 2.13 6 3 Paul Amer - Samuel Amer, Newark DE 58.82% 1.40 4/5 Eric Schulz - Mary Schulz, Reynoldsburg OH 55.88% 2.39 4/5 2 Deborah King, Creve Coeur MO; Linda McDaniel, Williamsburg VA 55.88% 1.79 6 3 Steve Palmer - Melissa Weener, Saint Louis MO 55.01% 1.35 4 Bill Beaushaw, Pearl River LA; Bruno Dellamea, Beckley WV 54.03% 1.17 5 Rachel Valett - Ann Schneider, Great Falls MT 53.27% 0.83 6 Richard Booker, Columbia MO; Mark Rosenholz, Albany NY 52.29%
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3.59 2 Kenneth Geisler - Arlene Geisler, Clarkston MI; P Oates - W Oates, Brighton MI 2.31 3 Jim Goza - Kay Bickham, Edmond OK; Joan Bornstein, Avon CO; Judy Yordi, Cordillera CO 1.80 4 Harry Alferink,Jr - Anne H.R. Alferink - Nancy Golden, Richmond VA; William Belanich, Sandston VA
FRIDAY/SATURDAY MORNING COMPACT KNOCKOUT I 16 TablesCraig Wakefield, Des Plaines IL; Lynne Marley, Downers Grove IL; Charles Johnson - Demaris Johnson, Aurora IL vsRichard Newell, West Des Moines IA; Toby White, Des Moines IA; Dominic Antonelli, Altoona IA; Kevin Jones, des Moines IA
Phyllis Siegel, Ballwin MO; Jay Shah, St Louis MO; Nancy Montague, La Porte TX; Ronald Montague, la Porte TX vsDaniel Rosenblatt, Winston Salem NC; Jeffrey Goldman, Norwalk CT; David Dalrymple, Casper WY; Paul Irvine, Allentown PA
All of your eggs . . .By Barry Rigal
Dlr: North ♠ 5 3 Vul: E-W ♥ K Q J 9 5 3 ♦ K ♣ 10 9 6 3 ♠ K 9 6 2 ♠ A J 10 8 4 ♥ 6 4 ♥ 8 2 ♦ 10 9 8 5 3 ♦ A 7 6 4 ♣ J 5 ♣ Q 4 ♠ Q 7 ♥ A 10 7 ♦ Q J 2 ♣ A K 8 7 2
When you reach a normal game (one that figures to get you a 55% score for making), how prepared should you be to risk your contract for an overtrick.
This was the auction at our table in the Silodor Open Pairs: West North East South 2♥ Pass 2NT Pass 4♥ All Pass
Your partner mutters as he puts down the dummy (2NT asked for a feature, and you didn’t show it) but the trump lead gives you options. Do you draw trumps and settle for 10 tricks (knock out the ♦A, which will surely be followed by spades from the opponents) or do you cash the top clubs and play for nine or 11 tricks?
I think the right approach is to play one top club. If both opponents follow with low cards, then ask yourself, “What club holding did East choose not to lead?”
Wouldn’t he lead a singleton club or from ♣Q J x? I think so!
So clubs are 2-2 and you should run clubs, of course pitching the ♦K so you can take a ruffing finesse for 12 tricks if West has the ♦A. Plus 450 was worth 58 out of 65 matchpoints.
Bid Box Alerts and Announcements
When using bid 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.
2ND FRIDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 45.0 Tables / Based on 47 Tables A B C 19.95 1 Jennie Legge - Winston Legge Jr, Pensacola FL 64.17% 14.96 2 1 Linda Powers, Chesterfield MO; Egon Diekhoff, Maryland Hts MO 62.75% 11.22 3 Albert Shrive, Dalton PA; William Esberg, Long Branch NJ 58.77% 8.42 4 Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 58.23% 9.30 5 2 Christine Halkiotis, Wellesley Hills MA; Diogo Teixeira, Wellesley MA 58.06% 5.70 6 Ray Johnson, Park City UT; Howard Piltch, South Bend IN 58.02% 4.99 7 Debra Eaves, Northville MI; Lynne Schaeffer, W Bloomfield MI 57.95% 4.43 8 Mike Albert - Kathleen Owen, Omaha NE 57.44% 3.99 9 Dorsey Brown - Frank Collecchia, Prospect KY 56.85% 4.32 10/11 Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA; Richard Wieland, Redding CT 56.32% 6.98 10/11 3 Hall Whitaker - William Morgan, Rolla MO 56.32% 3.07 12 Maureen Brines - Tracy Brines, Cedar Rapids IA 56.01% 2.85 13 Richard Ekstrum, Crystal MN; J Thomas Holzer, Plymouth MN 54.90% 6.68 4 1 Stephanie Williams, Delta BC; Reid Fleming, Arlington MA 54.68% 4.13 5 Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Minneapolis MN; Marianne Claysmith, St Augustine FL 54.65% 3.54 6 Michael Purcell, Loveland OH; Stephen Moese, West Chester OH 54.63% 3.10 7 Allison Hunt - Zachary Brescoll, Charlotte NC 54.34% 2.76 8 Alice Kerckhoff - Judy Putzel, Saint Louis MO 54.14% 2.48 9 Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY; James Carroll, Lyons NY 53.54% 5.01 2 Melissa Fitton, Urbana IL; John Maloney, Mahomet IL 53.05% 3.76 3 Michael Mitra, Lake St Louis MO; David Fricke, St Charles MO 52.25% 2.82 4 Betty Ponzar, Barnhart MO; Bob Borengasser, Tempe AZ 51.93% 2.23 5 Becky Shugart - G. Eric Shugart, Lakewood OH 50.76% 1.91 6 Lincoln May, Glastonbury CT; Dinesh Gupta, South Windsor CT 50.55%
2ND FRIDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS 7.5 Tables A B C 1.89 1 Michael Bobroff, St Louis MO; Jane Miller, Chesterfield MO 62.28% 1.42 2 1 1 Cathy Paulsmeyer, Chesterfield MO; Mary Joan Woods, St Louis MO 60.83% 1.06 3 2 Vicki Valley - Susan Pate, Edwardsville IL 58.63% 0.80 4 Nancy Gulick, Ladue MO; Jane Rouse, St Louis MO 58.18% 0.78 5 3 Judy Neel - Anita Castagna, Belleville IL 56.37% 0.58 4 Jana Dabney, Chickasha OK; Karen Birck, Wilton CT 55.91% 0.57 2 Irene Hommert, Kirkwood MO; Susan Lloyd, St Louis MO 53.63%
2ND FRIDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 25.0 Tables A B C 4.95 1 1 1 Regina Schlueter - Ken Schlueter, Ferguson MO 66.37% 3.71 2 2 Bill Orrick, House Springs MO; William Lobdell, Des Peres MO 62.80% 2.78 3 3 2 Tim Burgess - Margie Burgess, Winfield IL 62.50% 2.09 4 4 3 Jack Hund - Cecile Hund, Mechanicsburg PA 62.20% 1.57 5 5 4 Michael Kelly, Ballwin MO; David Dierkes, St Louis MO 61.90% 1.17 6 6 Robert Daniels, Lake St Louis MO; William Davis, Chesterfield MO 60.12% 1.33 5 Annette Fudemberg, Saint Louis MO; Robin Spaulding, Cascade CO 58.93% 0.93 6 John Rice - Lauren Rice, St Louis MO 57.74%
FRIDAY EVENING SIDE GAMEFRIDAY-SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE SERIES
26.0 Tables A B C 5.46 1 1 Leroy Breimeier - Pamela Corrona, Vincennes IN 61.54% 4.10 2 Jane Dickey - Suzanne Siebert, Little Rock AR 60.92% 3.36 3 Suzi Shymanski Moore, Ballwin MO; Barbara Whittlesey, Broken Arrow OK 59.85% 2.35 4 Norman Athy, Saint Louis MO; Glenn Smith, Chesterfield MO 59.23% 3.41 5 2 1 D Byrkett - P Byrkett, Oxford OH 59.15% 2.56 6 3 Pamela Keim - Jason Larrivee, Regina SK 59.00% 2.51 4 2 Tori Dauphinot - Kiendl Gordon, New York NY 57.08% 2.80 5 3 Doug Darnley - Brenda Griffiths, Pickering ON 56.62% 1.96 6 Robert Trenary, Mendon MI; Beth Armstrong, Kalamazoo MI 56.54% 1.41 4 Tom Cadwell, Saint Louis MO; Robert McDill, St Louis MO 53.69% 1.06 5 Judy Bappe - Pauline Longstaff, Bella Vista AR 52.54% 0.79 6 Margaret Baldwin - Ted Baldwin, Saint Louis MO 52.38%
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World championship playwithout the team trials
You can play in a world bridge championship this fall without having to compete for a spot in the annual team trials. Your opportunity is called the World Transnational Open Teams.
The WTOT is open to teams composed of players coming from different countries, nominated by their national bridge organizations and approved by the WBF Credentials Committee.
The World Bridge Federation touts the WTOT as “a great opportunity for players to participate in a wonderful bridge tournament while at the same time having a unique opportunity to experience all the atmosphere and excitement of the final stages of the Bermuda Bowl and Venice Cup and watch some of the greatest players in the world on the first-class vugraph presentation.”
Players eliminated from the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup and d’Orsi Senior Bowl often enter this event, which means that participants entering the WTOT have a unique opportunity to play against some of the world’s top players.
Players wishing to compete in the WTOT should contact their NBOs and request nomination by the end of August 2013. There are no quotas, and NBOs may nominate as many teams as they wish.
The 9th World Transnational Open Teams will take place during the second week, starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24. The format will be Swiss teams. It is normally played as 10-board matches (five per day) for 15 qualifying rounds (150 boards). The knockout phase will commence with quarterfinals on Friday, Sept. 27, and continue with semifinals on Saturday, Sept. 28. The final will be played on Sunday, Sept. 29.
If 120 teams or more enter the championship, the knockout phase will commence with a round of 16.
For more information, visit www.worldbridge.org.
EntriesAll North American championships with no
upper masterpoint limitation ............................. $20(Note: only ACBL members are eligible to play in
NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session benefits the International Fund.)
Other North American championships ....... $17(Note: only ACBL members are eligible to play
in these events.)Regional championships ............................. $16
for ACBL members, $18 for all othersAll other events .......................................... $15
for ACBL members, $17 for all others.
Check Cashing and Bridge Bucks
Check-cashing services for ACBL members only will rotate between the Renaissance and the America’s Center. There is a limit of $500 per day. Members must provide their ACBL number.
Bridge bucks are available for purchase at the check-cashing desk. Visa, Mastercard and Discover can be used only to purchase bridge bucks.
The check-cashing desk will be open from noon to 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 23 at the Renaissance on the Landmark Ballroom level
WHITEHEAD WOMENS PAIRS 26.0 Tables / Based on 46 Tables 96.00 1 Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton FL; Jan Assini, Aurora OH 800.11 72.00 2 Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 797.65 54.00 3 Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL 787.84 42.67 4 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Valerie Westheimer, New York NY 781.98 38.40 5 Gail Bell, King of Prussia PA; Rhoda Prager, Boca Raton FL 773.53 34.91 6 Barbara Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 770.44 32.00 7 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA 757.71 29.54 8 Yiji Starr, Wayland MA; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 753.50 27.43 9 Carolyne Fox, Manvel TX; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 740.02 25.60 10 JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV; Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA 730.16 24.00 11 Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 725.80 22.59 12 Cindy Bernstein, Matthews NC; Sally Wheeler, The Woodlands TX 725.72 21.33 13 Carole Miner, Rochester MN; Cynthia Balderson, Eden Prairie MN 723.83 20.21 14 Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Shawn Stringer, Silver Spring MD 717.00 19.20 15 Terry Currie, Houston TX; Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX 715.74 18.29 16 Jo Anne Newby, Knoxville TN; Patricia Jankovic, Alcoa TN 710.17 17.45 17 Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 709.26 16.70 18 Susan Picus - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 705.19 16.00 19 Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley MO; Peggy Wald, Chesterfield MO 705.05 15.36 20 Nancy Passell, Plano TX; Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX 704.88 14.77 21 Heather Cutting, Portola Valley CA; Kathleen Harper, Woodside CA 699.86 14.22 22 K Fung - Susan Culham, Edmonton AB 696.68 13.71 23 Anne Brenner, Denver CO; Kitty Cooper, Lakeside CA 694.59
2ND FRIDAY A/X SIDE SWISS TEAMS 43 Tables / Based on 79 Tables A X 11.79 1 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV; Andrew Gromov - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice 40-479 Poland 107.00 8.84 2 Espen Lindqvist, 0777 Oslo Norway; Boye Brogeland, Norway; Allan Graves, Halifax NS; Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; Jon Baldursson, Reykoavik 105 Iceland; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland 106.00 6.63 3 Lew Gamerman, Westwood MA; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Bob Feller, Guilderland NY; Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA 93.00 4.97 4 Vinita Gupta - Naren Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands; Gert Jan Paulissen, Breda Netherlands 86.00 3.27 5/6 Joanna Hebermehl, Paris IL; Donald Florida - Annette Clark, Indianapolis IN; Milt Van Reed, Terre Haute IN 84.00 3.27 5/6 Bill Staats, Southlake TX; Barry Schaffer, Frisco TX; Colby Vernay, Lacon IL; Hugh Hillaker, Grand Prairie TX 84.00 1.66 7/9 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Jerry Stamatov, Sofia Bulgaria; Diyan Danailov, Sofia 1799 Bulgaria; Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan; Yukiko Tokunaga, 1800002 Japan 82.00 1.66 7/9 Miguel Reygadas, Tlalpan Mexico; C. Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA; Adriana Salinas, Mexico Mexico; Miriam Rosenberg, Huixquilucan Mexico 82.00 9.50 7/9 1 H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY; Paul Lewis - Timothy Baird, White Plains NY; William Hoffman, Irvington NY 82.00 7.13 2 Burke Snowden, Fort Collins CO; Joan Kushner, Conifer CO; Skip Carson, Denver CO; Richard Friedman, Greenwood Vill CO 72.00 5.34 3 Paul Irvine, Allentown PA; Gregory Kiddy - Albert Bingaman Jr, Reading PA; Michael Mullendore, Ellicott City MD 66.00 4.01 4 Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL; Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Peter Morse - Kathryn Shannon, North Vancouver BC 57.00 3.01 5 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter, Columbus OH; Peter Whipple, Mason OH; A J Stephani, Cincinnati OH 55.00 2.25 6 John Cox, St Maries ID; Ursula Brzuska, Kelowna BC; Philip Duterme, Bellaire TX; Steven Wallis, L-5339, Moutfor Luxembourg 54.00
2ND FRIDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS 16.0 Tables A B C 3.67 1 1 1 Ryan Daniels, Vernon Hills IL; Mark Maxwell, Bastrop TX 66.98% 2.75 2 2 2 Ruth Williford - Ike Williford, Chidester AR 58.90% 2.06 3 3 Judy Yordi, Cordillera CO; Joan Bornstein, Avon CO 58.33% 1.55 4 4 Elizabeth Rice, Madison MS; Helen Taylor, Jackson MS 58.14% 1.29 5 Terry Kee, Greenbrae CA; Pat Friesen, San Rafael CA 57.95% 1.12 6 5 Laurie Caylen, Memphis TN; Jeri Cochran, Pinckney MI 57.82% 1.27 6 3 Debb Keniley - Joile Mackney, St Louis MO 57.27% 0.95 4 Bruce Kannenberg, St Louis Macedonia; Louisa Miller, 55.11% 0.72 5 Janet Chapman, Montreal QC; Deborah Wojtowicz, Pleasanton CA 54.92%
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Wild thingBy Barry Rigal
This deal occurred in the first qualifying session of the Silodor Open Pairs. Dlr: East ♠ Q 9 8 7 Vul: Both ♥ A K 9 5 4 2 ♦ Q ♣ J 5 ♠ -- ♠ K J 6 ♥ Q 10 8 7 ♥ J 6 3 ♦ A K 7 6 3 ♦ -- ♣ Q 8 4 3 ♣ A K 10 9 7 6 2 ♠ A 10 5 4 3 2 ♥ -- ♦ J 10 9 8 5 4 2 ♣ --
At our table, par was achieved. West North East South 1♣ Pass (!) 1♦ 1♥ 2♣ 2♠ 4♠ 5♠ 6♣ 6♠ Pass Pass Dbl All Pass
After the ♦K lead, I shifted to a club. Declarer ruffed and cashed the ♠A – down 500.
Just for the record, if you play 6♣ on a diamond lead, you ruff in hand, draw two rounds of trumps, ending in dummy, cash the high diamonds to pitch hearts and lead a heart. North can win a high heart, but you have a ruffing finesse against the other top heart for plus 1370.
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Ware
to be in very good hands. There are very good people on the crew.”
Johnston said his years working with Ware have been “a wild, fun ride.”
A pleasure to be of service
There’s a band of leprechauns hard at work behind the scenes at the NABCs—a party of wizards who, invisible to the players, see that supplies get where they need to be, rooms are set up for play, rooms are broken down after play, trucks are loaded and unloaded—then loaded and unloaded again, machinery functions and crises are quelled. As a group, these indispensable, unheralded heroes are known simply as Tournament Services.
The Services crew comprises five to nine men and women who arrive in town the Monday before the tournament. Some take vacation from their regular fulltime jobs to work the NABC. Except for Ask Me Girl Wendy Sullivan and Murry Hayes from ACBL Headquarters, everyone on the crew is a tournament director.
AMG Sullivan explains: “Three 27-foot tractor-trailers make the trek from Horn Lake MS carrying bidding boxes, brackets, convention cards, pencils, computers, printers, card tables (800 for St. Louis, 1000 for the Summer), child-care supplies, timers, extension cords and everything big and small needed to roll out a smooth NABC.”
Services crew hours are 7 a.m. to 1 or 2 a.m., according to Sullivan. “The hours are long. When the players are done for the night, we set the rooms to be ready for play in the morning. Our goal is that the players never see a problem.”
RED RIBBON PAIRS 39.0 Tables / Based on 83 Tables 60.00 1 Brian Cummins, Cordova TN; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR 1244.04 45.00 2 Jeff Dater, Dallas TX; Rich Brandenburg, Coppell TX 1206.87 33.75 3 David Loeb - Maureen Loeb, Heathrow FL 1206.76 26.67 4 Jeroen Swinkels, Evanston IL; Charles Alexander, Northbrook IL 1206.41 24.00 5 Phil Michaelson - Denny Penticoff, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 1206.01 21.82 6 Brian Zaugg - Liliana Diaconescu, Burien WA 1201.08 20.00 7 Michael Lieberman, Cambridge MA; Reid Barton, Arlington MA 1160.69 18.46 8 Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA 1150.24 17.14 9 Jonathan Cohn, Omaha NE; Andrew Clements, La Vista NE 1149.91 16.00 10 Carol Frank, Burbank CA; James Berglund, Okemos MI 1149.31 15.00 11 Justin Graver, Omaha NE; Jeffrey Buckwalter, Papillion NE 1143.00 14.12 12 Toni Kimmel - Chris Kimmel, Vincennes IN 1139.26 13.33 13 Allen Rew, Independence MO; Keith Smith, Lees Summit MO 1139.13 12.63 14 Pawel Hanus, Carrollton TX; Bogumil Knypinski, N Richland Hill TX 1138.33 12.00 15 David Dodgson, Lansdale PA; Thomas Salter, Hatfield PA 1120.97 11.43 16 Polly Siegel, Los Altos CA; Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA 1103.54 10.91 17 Brian Weikle, Robbinsdale MN; William Cummings, Monticello MN 1101.71 10.43 18 John Krueger - Melvin Rueppel, Estes Park CO 1093.07 10.00 19 Mary Allen, Peoria IL; Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL 1089.92 9.60 20 Vladimir Oudalov, Waukesha WI; Stanley Weiss, Livingston NJ 1085.02 11.13 21 Joanne Merry - John Jefferson, Davis CA 1076.27 9.88 22 Laurie Carr - Robert Liu, Honolulu HI 1075.57 8.57 23 Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH; Steve Callaham, Woodstock GA 1051.35 8.28 24 William Howard, Green Valley AZ; Edward Helpert, Tucson AZ 1050.85 8.00 25 Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; John Bacon, Shaker Heights OH 1046.55 8.93 26 Robert Cundall, Collinsville IL; Barbara Simpson, Godfrey IL 1045.19 7.50 27 Michael Shaw - Terry Visentin, Winnipeg MB 1044.76 7.27 28 Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY; Bruce Williams, Medford Lakes NJ 1037.93 7.06 29 Martina Kelley - Michael Kelley, Lake Zurich IL 1035.19 6.86 30 Steve Ramos, Jr, Seal Beach CA; John Petrie, Long Beach CA 1030.55 6.67 31 J Ann Bouchard - Jeanie Pearson, Columbia MO 1030.01 6.49 32 Ben McKown Jr - Stephen Kishner, Metairie LA 1027.35 6.32 33 Arthur Giovannangeli, Dublin NH; Lawrence Cheetham, Bedford NH 1026.59 6.15 34 Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA; Gregory Herman, Bellevue WA 1024.86 6.00 35 Joyce McMonagle - Lelvin Crowe, Cordova TN 1022.79 6.57 36 Michael Boreson, Missoula MT; Terry Wolfe, Clinton MT 1019.92 5.71 37 Michael Saltzman, Naperville IL; Donald Prior, Key Biscayne FL 1019.28 5.67 38 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Susan Scheinerman, Melville NY 1015.92 5.45 39 Gloria Tsoi, Somerville MA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA 1015.41 5.33 40 Stephen Birnbaum - Bob Butterfield, Dallas TX 1008.83 5.22 41 Robert Hope, Honolulu HI; Bryant Town, Edmonton AB 1008.38 19.99 42 Andrea Kutscher - Paul Flanders, Longmont CO 1007.50
2ND FRIDAY B/C/D SIDE SWISS 36 Tables B C D 6.98 1 1 Keith Meyer - Marci Meyer, Long Beach IN; Mary Cornelius - Ken Cornelius, Portland OR 105.00 5.24 2 2 1 Richard Edwards Jr, Wildwood MO; Patricia Berger - Carole Burt, Chesterfield MO; Elizabeth Stephen, Eastport MI 90.00 3.93 3 Irby Jones - Martha Jo Jones, Gonzales LA; Bruno Dellamea, Beckley WV; Bill Beaushaw, Pearl River LA 83.00 2.92 4/6 3/4 2 Kelly Skalicky - Gail Yap, Brooklyn NY; Yoshiko Prager, New York NY; Nancy Marshall, Edgewater NJ 82.00 2.92 4/6 3/4 Jerry Drennan - Lora Adkins, Germantown TN; Beverly Parrish - Neil Brackley, Cordova TN 82.00 2.27 4/6 Richard Collette, Valleyfield QC; Marie Duval, Montreal QC; Christine Bourbeau - Normand Boulay, Laval QC 82.00 1.87 5 Donald Schramek, Chicago IL; Bruce Bengtson, Park Ridge IL; Darlene Scott, Oakville ON; Charlene Richardson, Moorefield ON 78.00 2.13 6/7 3 Kathy Beranek, Mishicot WI; Michael Callahan, Minneapolis MN; Roman Rommelfanger, Manitowoc WI; Lee Stanhope, Concord CA 76.00 1.23 6/7 Doug McQuaid, Lebanon IL; Mary File - Glenda Piek, Edwardsville IL; Susan Pensoneau, Collinsville IL 76.00 1.60 4 Betty Ponzar, Barnhart MO; Bob Borengasser, Tempe AZ; Sallie Dillian - Monika Senf, Scottsdale AZ 69.00 1.20 5 Jo-Ellyn Ryall - Mary Dolan, Saint Louis MO; Linda Seibert, Olivette MO; Ann Gruver, Ballwin MO 66.00
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Winners of the 2012 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams: (front) Larry Kozlove, Gaylor Kasle, Peter Boyd; (rear) Steve Robinson, Fred Stewart, Kit Woolsey.
Open Swiss Teams begin play today
The Open Swiss Teams begin play today with the Jacoby Trophy going to the winners. This is a four-session event with two qualifying sessions and two final sessions.
The trophy is named for Oswald and Jim Jacoby --- one of the premier father-son pairs in ACBL history, the first father-son to win a national championship together and the first father-son to be elected to the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame.
The senior Jacoby (1902-1984) won his first major title --- the National Team Championship of the American Whist League --- in 1929 and his last major title --- the Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams --- in 1983.
In between, he won the McKenney Trophy (now the Barry Crane Top 500) four times. He was the first player to win 1,000 masterpoints in a single year and the first player to earn 10,000 masterpoints.
Jacoby won seven Spingolds, seven Vanderbilts, two Reisingers and more than a dozen other major titles. He was named to the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame in 1965.
He and son Jim are the co-authors of Jacoby Transfer Bids, Jacoby 2NT and other bidding ideas. Together, they won the Reisinger in 1955 --- when Jim was 22 --- and the Vanderbilt in 1965.
Jim Jacoby (1933-1991), elected to the Hall of Fame in 1997, won the Bermuda Bowl in 1970 and 1971, the World Mixed Teams in 1972 and the World Team Olympiad in 1988. He won more than 14 NABC titles and captured the Barry Crane Top 500 in 1988 --- the same year he won the Olympiad title.
Winners:1982 Allan Stauber, Jan Janitschke, Ross Grabel,
Mike Smolen1983 Mike Albert, Ira Rubin, Grant Baze, Barry
Crane1984 Bart Bramley, Mark Cohen, Milt Rosenberg,
Ralph Katz1985 John Devine, Alan Sontag, John Mohan,
Roger Bates1986 Mark Cohen, Peter Boyd, Steve Robinson,
Kit Woolsey1987 Eddie Kantar, Alan Sontag, Roger Bates,
John Mohan, John Devine
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SILODOR OPEN PAIRS 65.0 Tables / Based on 132 Tables125.00 1 Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; David Bakhshi, London England 2119.66 93.75 2 Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA; Larry Robbins, Deerfield IL 2069.21 70.31 3 Michal Nowosadzki, Weyheriwi 84-20 Poland; Pawel Jassem, Poland 2056.11 55.56 4 John Zilic, Houston TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 2033.48 50.00 5 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 2005.25 45.45 6 Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina; Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile Chile 1993.76 41.67 7 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 1979.68 38.46 8 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL 1978.38 35.71 9 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Bo Liu, Santa Ana CA 1968.33 33.33 10 Marin Marinov, New York NY; David Yang, Darien IL 1943.52 31.25 11 John Hurd, New York NY; Spencer Hurd, Meigs GA 1937.05 29.41 12 Robert Morris, Houston TX; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 1934.27 27.78 13 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 1921.89 26.32 14 Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 1921.81 25.00 15 Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 1905.97 23.81 16 Robert Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 1891.57 22.73 17 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Barry Rigal, New York NY 1890.48 21.74 18 Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO 1884.79 20.83 19 Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Jessica Piafsky, New York NY 1881.30 20.00 20 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Leo Bell, Long Beach CA 1879.77 19.23 21 Valentin Kovachev, Glencoe IL; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 1876.54 18.52 22 Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY; Robert Gordon, Northport NY 1872.06 17.86 23 Hector Camberos, Charlotte NC; Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires 10 Argentina 1871.99 17.24 24 Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY; Marc Sylvester, Edinboro PA 1870.09 16.67 25 Don Stack, Overland Park KS; Mike Aliotta, Edmond OK 1868.58 16.13 26 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 1867.74 15.63 27 Marion Michielsen, 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands 1866.03 15.15 28 Scott Levine, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 1858.75 14.71 29 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 1856.87 14.29 30 Krzysztof Jassem, Puszczykoud Poland; Marcin Mazurkiewicz, Poland 1852.89 13.89 31 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 1851.46 13.51 32 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 1847.18 13.16 33 Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 1844.25 12.82 34 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Jay Borker, Greenwich CT 1839.90 12.50 35 Gabrielle Sherman, W Long Branch NJ; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY 1839.25 12.20 36 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD 1839.19 11.90 37 Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC; Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI 1838.93 11.63 38 Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Ahmed Hussein, Cairo Egypt 1834.80 15.53 39 Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 1830.40 11.11 40 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 1827.01 10.87 41 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR 1826.02 10.64 42 Toby White, Des Moines IA; Richard Newell, West Des Moines IA 1821.87 20.39 43 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 1816.95 10.20 44 Brad Carmichael, Kansas City MO; Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL 1814.48 10.00 45 Frank Bakkeren - Laura Dekkers, Netherlands 1808.48 9.80 46 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 1806.99 14.90 47 Nicholas Fitzgibbon, Dublin 24 Ireland; Adam Mesbur, Dublin 14 Ireland 1803.06 9.43 48 Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Richard Meffley, Fresno CA 1802.40 9.26 49 Daniel Neill, Lexington KY; Jason Rotenberg, Ridgefield CT 1793.67 9.09 50 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 1791.89
2ND FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING OPEN 59.0 Tables / Based on 60 Tables A B C 24.50 1 Victoria Muir - William Muir, Kansas City MO 60.47% 18.38 2 Jim Tully, Cocoa FL; Julia Bomalaski, Indialantic FL 60.44% 13.78 3 Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT; Joe Degaetano, Atkinson NH 60.39% 10.34 4 Corey Krantz, Philadelphia PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 58.76% 11.51 5 1 Becky Bien, Maumelle AR; Somers Collins, Roland AR 58.67% 7.00 6 Li-Hsiang Kuo - Kun-Chieh Wang, Madison WI 58.23% 6.13 7 Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 57.95% 8.63 8 2 1 Sean Casey, Atlantic Hlds NJ; Jason Tokuda, Livingston NJ 57.27% 4.90 9 Jim O’Neil, Cupertino CA; Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA 57.00% 4.45 10 Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL 56.67% 4.08 11 Will Engel, Freeport IL; James Melville, Springfield IL 56.64% 6.88 12 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Jim Looby, Burbank CA 56.39% 3.50 13 Judi Radin, New York NY; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA 56.39% 3.44 14 Ron Smith, Las Vegas NV; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 56.29% 6.47 15 3 Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Stefanie Scott, Holly MI 56.28% 3.11 16 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR 56.15% 4.86 4 Mark Weiss - Stu Cohen, Southfield MI 56.14% 3.84 5 Daniel Jackson, Spring TX; Bill McCarty, San Antonio TX 54.95% 4.03 6 Edwin (Ted) Bain III, Houston TX; Jeffrey Kroll, Conroe TX 54.03% 4.27 7 2 Iulian Christian, Bucharest Russia; Maria Tsoukalas, New York NY 54.01% 2.56 8 David Neiman, Minneapolis MN; Carol Rynders, Saint Paul MN 53.97% 3.20 3 Dennis Schultz, Harrison OH; Lawrence Newman, Cincinnati OH 52.60% 2.40 4 Andrew Dykes - Helene Dykes, Mission Viejo CA 51.39% 1.90 5 Mark Gospodnetic, Richmond VA; Marc Warner, Crozier VA 51.26% 1.82 6 Leah Boyer - Owen Byer, Harrisonburg VA 50.66%
2ND FRIDAY EVENING 299ER SWSS 10 Tables A B C 2.83 1 1 1 Katheryn McMullen - Gene Gousie, Seattle WA; Wanda Mikhail, Ocean Springs MS; Betty Riley, Waukesha WI 95.00 2.12 2 2 David Dierkes, St Louis MO; Robert Daniels, Lake St Louis MO; Michael Kelly, Ballwin MO; William Davis, Chesterfield MO 81.00 1.59 3 3 Mary Tweedie - Julia Bruner, Bloomington IL; Marianne Thomas, Charlestown IN; Judy Geralds, Louisville KY 69.00 1.19 4 4 Delaine Boyd - Dennis Whitmore, Manchester MO; Patricia Ahrens - Richard Ahrens, St Louis MO 65.00
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Kevin wishes good luck and success to all of the players at the Spring NABC, especially to his client, Jacqueline Sincoff. Kevin has been a leading investment advisor in the St. Louis area for more than 15 years. Brokers, like bridge players, are intellectual and make many winning plays!
Kevin Haar Financial Advisor
Wells Fargo Investment Advisors2801 Market Street, St. Louis MO 63103
1988 Ron Sukoneck, Doug Fraser, Kamel Fergani, Bill Pettis
1989 Jim Mahaffey, Ron Andersen, Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell
(became Open Swiss Teams)1990 John Sutherlin, Bart Bramley, Gerald
Michaud, Larry Richardson, Bob Hamman1991 George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Mark Lair,
Mike Passell, Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman1992 Richard Schwartz, Drew Casen, Michael
Seamon, Richard Pavlicek, Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein
1993 Tony Kasday, Michael Seamon, Steve Sion, Billy Cohen, Ron Smith
1994 Perry Johnson, Jeff Meckstroth, Chip Martel, Eric Rodwell
1995 Ralph Cohen, Billy Cohen, Peter Nagy, George Mittelman, Marty Sklar, Hugh Ross
1996 Jimmy Cayne, Bjorn Fallenius, Brian Glubok, Chuck Burger, Mats Nisland, Mike Passell
1997 Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Brian Glubok, Bart Bramley, Walter Schafer, Geir Helgemo
1998 Edith Rosenkranz, Ralph Cohen, Ron Smith, Bob Etter, Bob Morris
1999 Sam Lev, Brian Glubok, Michael Polowan, John Mohan, Barnet Shenkin
2000 Mike Cappelletti Jr., Gary Cohler, Mark Lair, Richard Finberg
2001 George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo Lauria, Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin
2002 Perry Johnson, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Paul Soloway
2003 Peter Bertheau, Fredrik Nystrom, Christal Henner-Welland, Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes, Fred Gitelman
2004 Jacek Pszczola, Michal Kwiecien, Piotr Gawrys, Sam Lev, Michael Polowan, Chris Willenken
2005 James Cayne, Michael Seamon, Geir Helgemo, Tor Helness, Robert Levin, Steve Weinstein
2006 Bob Hamman, Robert Levin, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Paul Soloway, Steve Weinstein
2007 David Maidman, Marin Marinov, Kalin Karaivanov, Ruman Trendafilov
2008 Perry Johnson, Chris Compton, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell
2009 Bob Hamman, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell
2010 John Diamond, Brian Platnick, Brad Moss, Fred Gitleman, Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson
2011 Greg Hinze, Dan Morse, Jacob Morgan, Michael Polowan, Steve Shirey, David Yang
2012 Gaylor Kasle, Larry Kozlove, Peter Boyd, Steve Robinson, Fred Stewart, Kit Woolsey
THURSDAY/FRIDAY BRACKETED KNOCKOUT I 13 Tables 55.83 1 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Larry Kozlove, Louisville KY; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY 39.08 2 Kasper Konow, Copenhagen 2100 Denmark; Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark; Martin Schaltz, Odense 5000 Denmark; Jaggy Shivdasani, New York NY; Reese Milner, Los Angeles CA; Gigi Simpson, Sarasota FL 22.33 3/4 Jeffrey Juster - Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Nicolas Hammond, Marietta GA; Steve Bloom - Betty Bloom, Duanesburg NY 22.33 3/4 Allan Graves, Halifax NS; Jon Baldursson, Reykoavik 105 Iceland; Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland; Boye Brogeland, Norway; EspenLindqvist, 0777 Oslo Norway
THURSDAY/FRIDAY BRACKETED KNOCKOUT II 14 Tables 33.28 1 Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; David Binney, Seattle WA; Raymond Depew - Norman Dressler, Kingston PA 23.30 2 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Sandip Datta - Bhabesh Saha - Sumit Mukherjee - Kaustabh Nandi - Debabrata Majumder, Kolkata India 14.98 3 Paul Trent - Sandra Trent, Port St Lucie FL; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA; Martin Scheinberg, Riviera Beach FL; Gary Hann, Ann Arbor MI; Dave Fred, Interlochen MI 9.98 4/6 Stephen Weiner - Renay Danto Weiner, Scottsdale AZ; Jack Shartsis, Huntington Wds MI; Phebe Packer, Phoenix AZ 9.98 4/6 Adriana Salinas, Mexico Mexico; Miriam Rosenberg, Huixquilucan Mexico; C. Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA; Miguel Reygadas, Tlalpan Mexico 9.98 4/6 Cookie Potter - Kimberly Whipple, Boca Grande FL; Kevin Dwyer, Tampa FL; Tim Verbeek, 3971Ma Netherlands; Danny Molenaar, 2592 Bz Netherlands
THURSDAY/FRIDAY BRACKETED KNOCKOUT III 15 Tables 22.89 1 Ted Boyd, Cambridge ON; Edith Ferber - Moira Hollingsworth - Dianne Aves, Waterloo ON 16.02 2 Michael Clegg - Mary Lou Clegg - K Koorsen - Jennifer Koorsen, Fort Wayne IN 9.16 3/4 Geoff Bridges - Kendra Bridges, Carmel IN; John Cissel - Douglas Bullock, Boise ID 9.16 3/4 Mark Ehret - Pat Bradley - Nancy Keefer, Saint Louis MO; Rosalie Corbett, Kirkwood MO
THURSDAY/FRIDAY BRACKETED KNOCKOUT IV 13 Tables 15.12 1 Zachary Madden - Robert Lass - Jared Bass - Kevin Choi, Chicago IL 10.58 2 David Bilek - Sharon Bilek, Independence OH; Gay Roach, Nacogdoches TX; David Hurst, Sydney Australia 6.05 3/4 Toby Kahn - Madeline Pfeiffer - Barbara Hulsmeyer, Louisville KY; Jacqualyn James, E Stroudsburg PA 6.05 3/4 Camilla Rabjohns, Peoria Heights IL; Ann Schuyler - Cindy Moore - Lori Moore, Bloomington IL
THURSDAY/FRIDAY BRACKETED KNOCKOUT V 12 Tables 10.40 1 Eric Genheimer - Kyle Olson, Mustang OK; Donald Davis - Janet Davis, Norman OK 7.28 2 Larry Phillips - Anne Bigelow - Keith Simm - W Finlay Brown, Winnipeg MB 4.16 3/4 Annet Bonfanti, Redding CT; Carolyn Crabtree, Coronado CA; Mary Warren, Wheaton IL; Carolyn Satrum, Downers Grove IL 4.16 3/4 Rodney Burnett - Marjorie Burnett, Ankeny IA; Ronald Nielsen - Carolyn Nielsen, Waukee IA
2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 1 16 Tables 29.72 1 Dennis Dawson, Santa Fe NM; David Caprera, Denver CO; Leon Lowe, Fountain Hills AZ; Varis Carey, Austin TX 20.80 2 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 44 Israel; Eldad Ginossar, Moshav Zofit Israel 13.37 3 G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA; Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA; Jacek Romanski, Goscinna 7/33 Poland 10.40 4 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL; Maurice De La Salle, Edmonton AB; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC
2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 2 16 Tables 19.97 1 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Wietske van Zwol, Tilburg, 5032 Netherlands; Martine Verbeek, Rotterdam 303 Netherlands 13.98 2 Stephen Peterkin, Stirling United Kingdom; Samantha Punch, Stirling Fk United Kingdom; Alex Gipson, Orpington England; Paul Gipson, Duns Td113pz United Kingdom 8.99 3 Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA; Pam Stratton, Las Vegas NV; Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA; Edward Frymoyer, Half Moon Bay CA 6.99 4 La Quitta Talbot - Herbert Fallin Jr, Keller TX; Jill Wooldridge, Buffalo NY; Carol Mahoney, Rochester MN
2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 3 16 Tables 14.93 1 Gerard Laquerriere, Clovis CA; Michael Strong - Johanna Strong, Winfield IL; Ping Hu, Naperville IL 10.45 2 Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Keith Bach, Bensenville IL; Patt Quinn, la Grange IL; Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN 6.72 3 Christoph Eick - John Du Bose Jr, Houston TX; David Fleischer, Alexandria VA; Carole Banks, Silver Spring MD 5.23 4 Barbara Schultz, Shawnigan Lake BC; Walter Pease - Carolyn Sprague, Anchorage AK; Elaine Ware, Vernon BC
2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 4 13 Tables 11.32 1 Bruce Wick - Susan Stubinski, Houston TX; Lisa Ogut - Serdar Ogut, Darien IL 7.92 2 Adam Parrish, Sandwich MA; Alexander Prairie, Washington DC; Robert Brady, McLean VA; Greg Humphreys, Charlottesvle VA 5.09 3 Glenn Ponto - Melinda Ponto, Coquitlam BC; Elianor Kennie, Kentville NS; Kathy Bye, Burnaby BC 3.96 4 Susan E G Slusky, Highland Park NJ; Ruth Zowader, Madison NJ; Gail Levy, Melville NY; Reisha Berkowsky, Huntingtn Sta NY
2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 5 16 Tables 10.38 1 Kyle Lueders - John Lai, Houston TX; Gordon Yee, Stafford TX; Kitty Wong, Pearland TX 7.27 2 Bryan Delfs - Christina van Leeuwen, Horn Lake MS; Todd Fisher, Chicago IL; Bruce Lang, Philadelphia PA 4.67 3 Frank La Master - Nancy La Master - Martin Grossman - Audrey Grossman, Indianapolis IN 3.63 4 Dan Osburn - Dana Osburn, Dacula GA; Becky Butler, Alpharetta GA; Nancy Motes, Kennesaw GA
2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 6 16 Tables 8.10 1 David Goldfarb, Houston TX; George Fillis - Karen Fillis, San Antonio TX; Jonathan Goldberg, Saint Louis MO 5.67 2 Judith Auer, Dublin OH; Theresa Schneider - Forrest Schneider, Northbrook IL; Janelle Courtright, Delaware OH 3.65 3 Michael Cochran, Oak Park IL; Jan Ratliff, Highland Park IL; Gregory Ward - Matthew Staman, Chicago IL 2.84 4 Nancy Cadwell, Saint Louis MO; Gretchen Smith - Helene Siegfried - Judy Pass, St Louis MO
2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 7 16 Tables 6.87 1 Stephen Hawker - Katherine Hawker, Baltimore MD; Randall Stephens - Philip Sticha, Columbia MD 4.81 2 Per Halvorsen, N - 5161 Laksev Norway; Linda Leaming, Rockford IL; Donna Traas, Kamloops BC; Chuck Irwin, Gilbert AZ 3.09 3 John Altman - John Altman, Mariemont OH; Ti Davis, Little Rock AR; Bryan Lee Williams, Centralia IL 2.40 4 Mark Marty, Clayton CA; Donna Butcher, Winnipeg MB; Ronald Montague, la Porte TX; Nancy Montague, La Porte TX
2ND FRIDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT 8 16 Tables 5.44 1 Michael Gritz - Etty Yenni, Santa Barbara CA; Daniel AlbertRozenberg - Michael Albert, Cambridge MA 3.81 2 Jerry Oswald, Bloomington IL; Lane O’Connor, Towanda IL; Aravind Alwan, Champaign IL; Milt Epstein, Urbana IL 2.45 3 Amy Stabenow - Steve Reiss, Saint Louis MO; Sandra Meinz - Marvin Meinz, Chesterfield MO 1.90 4 Charlie Besch - Veronica Besch, Overland Park KS; Susan Levine - Irwin Levine, Leawood KS
Daily BulletinPage 14 Saturday, March 23, 2013
ST. LOuIS BRIDGE CENTER
The St. Louis Bridge Center was founded as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to training and educating the bridge-playing community. To achieve this goal, the Center offers formal training programs for students at all levels by an experienced group of teachers.
The Center also offers daily bridge games for players at all levels to continue to learn the game and master their skills. After each game, players have access to hand records and hand-by-hand results to use in studying and improving their knowledge of the game.
We are located conveniently in the heart of St. Louis at 8616 Olive Blvd., just east of Interstate 170. Learn more about us at www.stlouisbridge.org or phone 314-569-1430.
We opened our brand new facility on Oct. 1, 2012. This facility includes more than 7000 square feet of playing space, up to 70 tables, a training and resource center, state-of-the-art electronics and media, including four flat-panel monitors, a kitchen, large and well-lit parking, accommodations for players with physical disabilities, plenty of handicapped parking and much more.
We have regular games every day of the week and many weekly opportunities for “special games.”Mondays: 10 a.m. Open; 10 a.m. 199er; 6:30 p.m. OpenTuesdays: 10 a.m. Open; 2 p.m. 49er; 6:30 p.m. 299erWednesdays: 10 a.m. OpenThursdays: 10 a.m. Open; 10 a.m. 199er; 6:30 p.m. OpenFridays: 10 a.m. Fast Pairs; 10 a.m. Open; 6:30 p.m. OpenSaturdays: 9 a.m. Open, 1 p.m. Open, 1 p.m. 299erSundays: 2 p.m. (1st Sun) Swiss Teams; 2 p.m. (2nd Sunday) Board-a-Match
Sharpen your techniqueBy Barry Rigal
On this board from the first qualifying session of the Silodor Open Pairs, the defenders to 3NT by West generally did a very bad job. Dlr: South ♠ K 8 2 Vul: Both ♥ K Q 4 ♦ A 10 6 5 3 ♣ 7 4 ♠ A J 4 ♠ Q 7 6 5 ♥ A 9 ♥ 6 3 2 ♦ K 7 2 ♦ Q 9 ♣ A 9 8 5 2 ♣ K Q J 6 ♠ 10 9 3 ♥ J 10 8 7 5 ♦ J 8 4 ♣ 10 3
A heart lead beats the game out of hand, but most defenders led a low diamond, giving declarer nine tricks plus play for more in the spade suit.
As the cards lie, all roads lead to plus 630, but it strikes me that you should cash one top club in case someone shows out. Then the right play in spades is to run the queen, not lead low to the jack.The suit might be 3-3 with the king in the South hand, perhaps in this layout: ♠10 8 2 ♠A J 4 ♠Q 7 6 5 ♠K 9 3
In that case, running the ♠Q is likely to keep South off play in the spade suit when leading low to the jack, won’t do the trick.
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TOURNAMENT APPEALS
APPEAL CASE 6Event: VanderbiltSession: Afternoon, March 21, 2013Subject: Misinformation
Bd: 21 Sabine Auken Vul: N–S ♠ A 3 Dlr: North ♥ K 10 4 ♦ 9 8 7 4 3 2 ♣ J 10 Gier Helgemo Tor Helness ♠ 10 9 6 2 ♠ K Q J 7 ♥ A Q 7 6 2 ♥ 9 8 ♦ — ♦ A K Q J ♣ 9 8 5 2 ♣ K 7 6 Roy Welland ♠ 8 5 4 ♥ J 5 3 ♦ 10 6 5 ♣ A Q 4 3 West North East South Pass 1♦ Pass 1♥ Pass 2NT Pass 3♦(1) Pass 3NT(2) All Pass
(1) Shows five hearts and, according to East’s explanation, denies four spades; forcing.
(2) West to South: No three hearts or four spades. East to North: No three hearts.
Contract: 3NT by East Opening lead: ♠5Table result: Making three, North–South minus
400Director ruling: Making three, North–South
minus 400Committee ruling: Down one, North–South plus
50The facts: The director was summoned at the end
of the hand. West told South that 3NT denied three hearts or four spades. East said he may or may not hold four spades. South said he might have led a heart with the correct information.
Five expert players were polled and all said that a heart lead was out of the question.
North won the opening lead with the ♠A and led the ♦8 (second highest, by agreement). East won the trick perforce and South played the ♦6. East then led the ♥9 to the queen, losing to North’s ♥K. North led another diamond. East led a second heart, South played the ♥J and declarer ducked, making three. After the dinner break, South said he would have played the ♦10 (upside-down carding) on the first round of diamonds had he been given the correct information.
The ruling: The director ruled that South is unlikely to choose a heart opening lead. Despite further discussion of the play and the director’s attempt to discuss the hand at the session, South never mentioned the play of the ♦10. Therefore the ♦10 play was ruled unlikely and the table result stands, 3NT, making three, East–West plus 400.
The appeal: South explained that his defense was predicated on the information that East had at most three spades. All his efforts were channeled into making sure his partner not play a second spade. The ♦8 promised a higher card, so he knew declarer could not come to nine tricks without help. North–South give suit preference in the first suit declarer plays, so he was concerned that covering the ♥8 with the ♥J might be interpreted as suit preference for spades. He was likewise concerned that discouraging with the ♦10 might result in partner playing spades. He also asserted that although he understood that none of the players polled chose a heart lead, he leads declarer’s short suit much more often than most players. He noted that had he covered the ♥8 or discouraged with the ♦10, the contract would almost certainly
have been defeated, and that both those plays would have been substantially more attractive with correct information.
East–West told the Committee that while they have no system notes, their agreement is in fact the one East provided to North, that 3♦ asks only about heart support, and that West’s explanation to South was erroneous. East–West also asserted that North ought to have known that her defense would prove ineffective. She was playing declarer for three spades. East–West open 1♣ with 4–4 in the minors, so East’s shape was by implication 3=2=5=3. South’s play of the ♦6 was thus likely to have been forced, and could not be relied on as a signal. East–West also noted that covering the ♥9 could be dangerous, sparing declarer a heart guess when he holds 10 9 doubleton and needs only a second heart trick for his contract.
North–South countered that with ♠K Q J x, declarer would almost certainly have unblocked before leading a heart, and also that with ♥10 9, he would likely have started with the 10 to entice a cover.
The decision: The committee had no reason to doubt East–West’s testimony that East’s explanation was correct and West’s incorrect.
The facts of the case made it clear that the misinformation made a heart lead less attractive than it would have been with correct information, but the committee agreed with the TD that a heart lead was unlikely in any case.
The facts of the case also made it clear that the winning defense would be more attractive had South had correct information. In effect he was defending in “three spade world” and gave no consideration to “four spade world.”
The committee discussed whether the North–South argument was timely, in that the argument regarding South’s carding was advanced only after the dinner break and that the initial basis for the appeal was only the possibility of a different opening lead. We found that North–South had no need to make the basis for their appeal known to the TD, just the fact that they wish to appeal. North–South might indeed have only realized at dinner the implications of the correct information on South’s defense, but the argument they made stands or falls on its own.
South might have a stronger case if he immediately told the TD how and why he would have defended differently with different information, but that is not what he is, or ought to be, concentrating on during the session or even before the short dinner break.
East ought to have realized when he saw the dummy that South had likely received inaccurate information. At that point, he could have and probably should have informed South of the actual East–West agreement. Not many players would realize this, and the committee judged that the failure to do so did not warrant a procedural penalty.
Neither North’s nor South’s defense may have been best, even given the information they had, but the Laws do not require perfect play in order to receive redress for damage. In particular, the mistakes, if any, did not rise to the level of “serious error” per Law 12.
The committee found that MI was present and that it led to damage. We judged that given accurate information, the most favorable result that was likely for North–South was plus 50, and that this was also the most unfavorable result that was at all probable for East–West. Accordingly, we adjusted the score per Law 12, to 3NT by East, down one, East–West minus 50.
DIC: Olin HubertChairperson: Adam WildavskyCommittee members: Michael Huston, Craig
Allen, Craig Ganzer and Chris Moll
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Silodor
Sylvia ShiCity of residenceBaltimore MD
Place of birthOakland CA
Date of birthJuly 24, 1988
What is your favorite color?Equal opportunity
What kind of food makes you happy?Raw fish, candy, fancy food
And what drink?Rose bubble tea
Who is your favorite author? Favorite book?Christopher Pike/ Syrup by Max Barry
What is your all-time favorite movie?Wall - E
Do you have a favorite actor? Actress?Colin Farell and Scarlett Johansen
What kind of music do you listen to?Pop from all countries
Do you have a favorite painter or artist?Michelle Hoefner
What do you do when you’re not playing bridge?Art, DDR, being lazy
What do you see as your best bridge result?Placing 14th in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs
Who is your favorite bridge player?Alex Prairie
What is your favorite bridge convention?TOSR (transfer-oriented strong club relay)
Is there a book that had a significant influence on you?The Card Turner by Louis Sachar
What are bridge players good at (besides playing bridge)?Claiming incorrect things in the post mortem
What jobs/occupations do you/have you had?Artist, student
Do you have any bridge superstitions?Yes, but they constantly change
Is there something you would love to learn?To fly an airplane
Tell Me MoreJenkins had run into Bakhshi, a top player from England, in the lobby and learned that he was looking for a game.
The match-making couldn’t have worked out better for Cohen and Bakhshi, who parlayed two strong games in the final to win by 50 matchpoints on a top of 77.
Cohen rushed to the game venue to briefly discuss system with his first-time partner. “We played the two-minute system,” Cohen said. Translation: Bakhshi agreed to play the mostly natural system Cohen plays with his regular partner, Ron Smith.
The win was Bakhshi’s first in a North American championship – he has a second in the 2011 Vanderbilt Knockout Teams. Cohen now has five North American titles and eight seconds.
The winners were in 35th place after two qualifying session, but used a 59.13% first final to move into eighth with a session to go. Their 63.73% was more than enough for victory.
Second place went to Larry Robbins, Deerfield IL, and Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA.
Second in the Silodor Open Pairs went to Larry Robbins and Robert Giragosian.
Life Master newsUnit 216 in Clive IA has added three new Life
Masters to the ACBL fold at this tournament.On Tuesday, Gloria Ward of West Des Moines
earned her gold card playing with Marge Bledsoe in the Gold Rush Pairs.
Also become Life Masters were Rod and Margie Burnett of Ankeny IA. They earned their promotions in the Thursday-Friday Knockout Teams playing with Ron and Carolyn Nielsen.
Another pair who earned their gold cards together were Michael Gritz and Etty Yenni of Santa Barbara CA. They did it by winning the 2nd Friday Compact Knockout Teams. They were playing with Daniel Albert-Rozenberg and Michael Albert of Cambridge MA.
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Women’s pairs
APPEAL CASE 7Event: Lebhar IMP PairsSession: First finalSubject: Misinformation
Bd: 13 Richard Chan Vul: Both ♠ A Q 10 6 4 Dlr: North ♥ 7 6 5 ♦ A 8 ♣ Q 7 2 George Krizel Albert Shekhter ♠ 9 7 5 ♠ J 8 3 ♥ 10 9 2 ♥ K 3 ♦ Q J 10 9 7 6 2 ♦ 4 ♣ — ♣ A K J 10 9 4 3 Shan Huang ♠ K 2 ♥ A Q J 8 4 ♦ K 5 3 ♣ 8 6 5 West North East South 1♠ 3♣(1) 3♥ Pass 4♥ All Pass
Contract: 4♥ by SouthOpening lead: ♠7Table result: Down one, North–South minus 100Director ruling: Making six, North–South plus
680Committee ruling: Down one, North–South
minus 100The Facts: When asked by South, West described
the 3♣ bid as preemptive. East–West’s convention card showed it was intermediate. The director was summoned at the end of the hand. Declarer (South) stated that if he had known that the 3♣ bid was “intermediate,” then East could easily have had the ♥K. If he takes the hook, he makes 6♥. After winning the opening lead with the ♠K, he played the ♥A and ♥J to guard against ruffs.
The Ruling: Law 40.B.4 states that, “A side that is damaged as a consequence of its opponents’ failure to provide disclosure of the meaning of a call or play as these Laws require is entitled to rectifications through the award of an adjusted score.” Accordingly, the director adjusted the result to 4♥ by South, making six, North–South plus 680.
The Appeal: East–West appealed the ruling and attended the hearing. They contended that South’s losing line of play was not the result of misinformation. East and West both claimed that the explanation that they played intermediate jump overcalls vulnerable vs. non-vulnerable and weak otherwise was accurate and consistent with their filled out convention card. They also stated that vulnerable they would not make “suicidal” jump bids and that they had volunteered that information.
The non-offending side was not present at the hearing, but South claimed at the table that the explanation led him to believe the king of trump was offside and he feared a ruff in both spades and clubs were he to take the finesse and it lost.
The Decision: The Appeals Committee felt that although East and West would have done better to describe their vulnerable jump shifts as “heavy,” South’s line of play was inferior. A losing heart finesse in IMPs would still allow North–South to make their contract unless West had led from a five-card spade suit. The ♠7 made that improbable. Therefore, South’s line of play— though reasonable—in IMPs was inferior and did not entitle him to redress.
The recommended that East–West use the word “heavy” in the future to describe their preemptive vulnerable jump overcalls in the future.
The table result was restored to 4♥ by South, down one, N–S minus 100.
The Committee: Gail GreenbergDIC: Su DoeChairperson: Gail GreenbergCommittee members: Jim Thurtell, Ray Miller,
Josh Parker and E.J. Kales
Knockout Teams in 1999.The runners-up, Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton
FL, and Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA, were third going into play on day two, and scored 59.08% in the first final session. Their 797.65 fell just 2.46 matchpoints short.
Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY, and Rhoda Kratenstein of Delray Beach FL came in third.
Red Ribbon runners-up Rich Brandenburg and Jeff Dater
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WHITEHEAD WOMENS PAIRS 2ND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS L M EAST-WEST 1 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Valerie Westheimer, New York NY 62.85% 1 Gail Bell, King of Prussia PA; Rhoda Prager, Boca Raton FL 60.23% 2 Cindy Bernstein, Matthews NC; Sally Wheeler, The Woodlands TX 59.15% 2 JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV; Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA 58.54% 3 Cecilia Rimstedt, 43335 Partille Sweden; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 57.69% 3 Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY; Sylvia Caley, Montreal QC 56.77% 4 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Lynn Baker, Austin TX 56.69% 4 Barbara Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 56.54% 5 Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 55.15% 5 Gloria Spitzer - Linda Leinicke, Saint Louis MO 56.15% 6 Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL 52.85% 6 Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton FL; Jan Assini, Aurora OH 54.92% 7 Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; Pam LaShelle, Round Rock TX 52.69% 7 Carolyne Fox, Manvel TX; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 54.08% 8 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA 52.62% 8 Carole Miner, Rochester MN; Cynthia Balderson, Eden Prairie MN 53.92% 9 Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 51.69% 9 Heather Cutting, Portola Valley CA; Kathleen Harper, Woodside CA 53.54% 10 K Fung - Susan Culham, Edmonton AB 51.46% 10 Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 53.38%
2ND FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING OPEN FRIDAY EVENING—2 OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS PP MM NN OO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Andrew Hoskins, Burlingame CA; Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA 65.07% 1 Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT; Joe Degaetano, Atkinson NH 63.05% 2 Corey Krantz, Philadelphia PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 64.06% 2 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL 61.01% 3 Ron Smith, Las Vegas NV; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 63.31% 3 Nancy Wittwer, Falls City NE; Elise Parish, Omaha NE 60.65% 4 1 Edwin (Ted) Bain III, Houston TX; Jeffrey Kroll, Conroe TX 62.03% 4 Chetan Mody, Greenville PA; Brenda Merkich, Cortland OH 60.41% 5 2 Becky Bien, Maumelle AR; Somers Collins, Roland AR 60.78% 5 Judi Radin, New York NY; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA 60.21% 6 Li-Hsiang Kuo - Kun-Chieh Wang, Madison WI 60.33% 6 1 Kazi Farooqui, Round Lake IL; Serge Bondar, Wheeling IL 59.20% 7 3 Randall Roberts, Chicago IL; Robert Kruger, Elgin IL 60.08% 7 2 Daniel Jackson, Spring TX; Bill McCarty, San Antonio TX 58.72% 8 4 David Neiman, Minneapolis MN; Carol Rynders, Saint Paul MN 58.35% 8 Will Engel, Freeport IL; James Melville, Springfield IL 58.48% 9 Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 57.55% 9 James Geist, Olney MD; Michael Richey, Springfield VA 58.01% 10 Victoria Muir - William Muir, Kansas City MO 57.03% 10 Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL 57.34% 11 5 Ken McClenahan, Lone Tree CO; Caryn Villalon, Fallbrook CA 56.36% 11 3 Robert Raf, W Bloomfield MI; Steven Jacob, Birmingham MI 56.64% 12 Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Don Lussky, Elmhurst IL 54.75% 12 Jim Tully, Cocoa FL; Julia Bomalaski, Indialantic FL 56.62% 13 Larry Chow, Abbotsford BC; Bryan Maksymetz, Vancouver BC 54.63% 13 Jim O’Neil, Cupertino CA; Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA 56.03% 14 Dee Adams - Alvin Stone, Memphis TN 54.27% 14 Ben Bomber, Vancouver WA; Paul McDaniels, Richmond CA 55.43% 15 6 1 Honore Allen, Saint Louis MO; Roberta Kauss, Kirkwood MO 54.20% 15 Peg Mitchell - Julie Tigges, Minneapolis MN 54.76% 16 Karen Coe - John Coe, Ewing IL 54.03% 16 4 1 Andrew Dykes - Helene Dykes, Mission Viejo CA 53.51% 17 John Burgener, St Louis MO; Michael Pitonak, Valley Park MO 53.62% 17 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR 53.28% 18 Riki Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Andrew Garnett, Winterpark FL 52.97% 18 5 Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Stefanie Scott, Holly MI 53.25% 19 7 2 Iulian Christian, Bucharest Russia; Maria Tsoukalas, New York NY 52.97% 19 Leon McCarty - Chris Buck, Hurdland MO 53.05% 20 Leah Newell, Springfield IL; Terry Goodykoontz, Champaign IL 52.85% 20 Joseph Browan, Maplewood MN; Elaine Prebonich, New Brighton MN 52.75% 21 8 Susan Rechter, Saint Louis MO; Carolyn Lewis, Louisville KY 52.79% 21 6 2 Dennis Schultz, Harrison OH; Lawrence Newman, Cincinnati OH 52.26% 22 9 Farid Azzam, Chesterfield MO; Marie Sander, Saint Louis MO 51.94% 22 Robert Lurie, Wayland MA; Richard Weiss, Swampscott MA 52.00% 23 10 James Tullos, Brandon MS; J Wesley Clements, Flowood MS 51.51% 23 7 Sue Himel - Marianne Johansson, Omaha NE 51.63% 24 11 3 Mark Gospodnetic, Richmond VA; Marc Warner, Crozier VA 51.29% 24 8 Mark Weiss - Stu Cohen, Southfield MI 51.58% 12 4 Sean Casey, Atlantic Hlds NJ; Jason Tokuda, Livingston NJ 50.98% 9 Richard Paxton, Paducah KY; Betsi Tunnell, Nashville TN 51.55% 13 Helen Pawlowski, Westfield MA; Sally Kirtley, North Granby CT 50.89% 10 3 Anant Rathi - Dennis Kriventsov, Austin TX 50.01% 5 Carol Foster - Gary Waldron, Laguna Beach CA 49.57% 4 Robert Freeman, Willowdale ON; Mohammad Uddin, Scarborough ON 47.71% 6 Donald Rogers, Mattoon IL; Tomoko Gragg, Springfiled IL 48.49%
Time marches on, as doVandy picks by F & F
The girls have shown they know quite a bit about bridge and their men. They picked every match correctly, even to the halftime score. Let’s see what they have for the semifinals.
Fauna: Van Pooijan versus Fleisher. Mercy me, this will be a long, hard match, if you know what I mean. Fleisher is steamrolling their opponents and treating them poorly. Fleisher and Kamil are going for a double-double with only those poor Dutch teenagers standing in their way. I think that very cute Kevin boy and Mr. Eligible need to stand tall and will
be playing for the gold. Oh my, it would have been so hard to pick against my Zia 20 years ago, but time marches on.
Flora: Rosenthal has really played their hearts out. Some of those Swedish boys make me all aflutter. But my precious Sabine is going where no man has gone before. After a huge comeback to spank those Italian hotties, surviving a late committee, surviving a furious comeback by Amoils and that cutie Thomas, they have to be the team of destiny. I cannot pull against you, Sabine, but my heart is heavy over your loss to the Sweethearts from Sweeten.
In the semis, Fleisher will oppose original No. 6 van Prooijen, 206-84 winners over the Shan Huang team, originally seeded No. 35. Huang followed their upset win over No. 3 John Diamond with a 153-130 win over the Daniel Korbel team that defeated the Richard Schwartz squad, No. 14, on the first full day of play.
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Vanderbilt
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FRIDAY-SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE SERIES TWO OF SIX SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS QQ RR EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Suzi Shymanski Moore, Ballwin MO; Barbara Whittlesey, Broken Arrow OK 59.85% 1 1 Leroy Breimeier - Pamela Corrona, Vincennes IN 61.54% 2 Norman Athy, Saint Louis MO; Glenn Smith, Chesterfield MO 59.23% 2 Jane Dickey - Suzanne Siebert, Little Rock AR 60.92% 3 1 1 Doug Darnley - Brenda Griffiths, Pickering ON 56.62% 3 2 1 D Byrkett - P Byrkett, Oxford OH 59.15% 4 2 Robert Trenary, Mendon MI; Beth Armstrong, Kalamazoo MI 56.54% 4 3 Pamela Keim - Jason Larrivee, Regina SK 59.00% 5 3 Christopher Shaw Jr, Carlinville IL; Brian Malek, Jacksonville FL 55.54% 5 Maureen Brines - Tracy Brines, Cedar Rapids IA 58.62% 6 4 Hilda Fairweather, Niagara Falls ON; James Richman, Dallas TX 55.23% 6 4 2 Tori Dauphinot - Kiendl Gordon, New York NY 57.08% 7 5 Margaret Brennan, West Des Moines IA; Rita Kothari, Des Moines IA 54.62% 7 Atul Rai, Wichita KS; James Masilamani, Topeka KS 55.31% 8 6 Rahul Kapur - Alka Kapur, Carmel IN 54.00% 8 5 Gerald Lackner, Graz Austria; Senta Kurschellackner, Unterpremstätte Austria 53.00% 9 7 2 Tom Cadwell, Saint Louis MO; Robert McDill, St Louis MO 53.69% 9 Tim Hays - Chad Fisher, Kansas City MO 51.62% 10 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Andre Amoedo, Sao Paulo Brasi Brazil 53.15% 10 6 Mary Schulz - Eric Schulz, Reynoldsburg OH 51.15% 8 3 Judy Bappe - Pauline Longstaff, Bella Vista AR 52.54% 7 3 Martin Glenz, La Crosse WI; David Melin, Onalaska WI 50.46% 4 Margaret Baldwin - Ted Baldwin, Saint Louis MO 52.38% 8 4 Julie Arbit, Ann Arbor MI; Jordan Kaye, West Bloomfield MI 49.77% 5 Robert Hartman - Shane Garner, Memphis TN 51.54%
RED RIBBON PAIRS SECOND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS N O P EAST-WEST 1 Jonathan Cohn, Omaha NE; Andrew Clements, La Vista NE 63.82% 1 Brian Cummins, Cordova TN; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR 65.74% 2 Toni Kimmel - Chris Kimmel, Vincennes IN 63.66% 2 Brian Zaugg - Liliana Diaconescu, Burien WA 62.80% 3 Jeff Dater, Dallas TX; Rich Brandenburg, Coppell TX 62.10% 3 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Susan Scheinerman, Melville NY 59.36% 4 Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA 59.77% 4 Laurie Carr - Robert Liu, Honolulu HI 56.58% 5 Michael Saltzman, Naperville IL; Donald Prior, Key Biscayne FL 55.82% 5 Michael Lieberman, Cambridge MA; Reid Barton, Arlington MA 56.43% 6 Phil Michaelson - Denny Penticoff, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 55.77% 6 Jeroen Swinkels, Evanston IL; Charles Alexander, Northbrook IL 56.33% 7 Pawel Hanus, Carrollton TX; Bogumil Knypinski, N Richland Hill TX 55.16% 7 Justin Graver, Omaha NE; Jeffrey Buckwalter, Papillion NE 55.47% 8 Polly Siegel, Los Altos CA; Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA 53.64% 8 Carol Frank, Burbank CA; James Berglund, Okemos MI 55.36% 9 David Dodgson, Lansdale PA; Thomas Salter, Hatfield PA 53.29% 9 Joanne Merry - John Jefferson, Davis CA 54.86% 10 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Douglas Dorland, Palmer AK 53.24% 10 Brian Weikle, Robbinsdale MN; William Cummings, Monticello MN 54.40%11/12 Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; John Bacon, Shaker Heights OH 53.19% 11 Andrea Kutscher - Paul Flanders, Longmont CO 54.35%11/12 Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY; Bruce Williams, Medford Lakes NJ 53.19% 12 Allen Rew, Independence MO; Keith Smith, Lees Summit MO 53.90% 13 Michael Boreson, Missoula MT; Terry Wolfe, Clinton MT 53.09% 13 Gloria Tsoi, Somerville MA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA 52.94% 14 David Loeb - Maureen Loeb, Heathrow FL 53.04% 14 Stephen Birnbaum - Bob Butterfield, Dallas TX 52.23% 15 Vladimir Oudalov, Waukesha WI; Stanley Weiss, Livingston NJ 51.82% 15 Ann Morin, Park City UT; Max Aeschbacher, Salt Lake City UT 52.18% 16 Yan Zhang, Chicago IL; Michael Thvedt, Minneapolis MN 51.77% 16 Regina Sooey - Bill Page, Jacksonville FL 52.07%
2ND FRIDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Ryan Daniels, Vernon Hills IL; Mark Maxwell, Bastrop TX 66.98% 1 1 1 Ruth Williford - Ike Williford, Chidester AR 58.90% 2 Terry Kee, Greenbrae CA; Pat Friesen, San Rafael CA 57.95% 2 2 Judy Yordi, Cordillera CO; Joan Bornstein, Avon CO 58.33% 3 2 Laurie Caylen, Memphis TN; Jeri Cochran, Pinckney MI 57.82% 3 3 Elizabeth Rice, Madison MS; Helen Taylor, Jackson MS 58.14% 4 3 2 Bruce Kannenberg, St Louis Macedonia; Louisa Miller, 55.11% 4 4 2 Debb Keniley - Joile Mackney, St Louis MO 57.27% 5 4 3 Janet Chapman, Montreal QC; Deborah Wojtowicz, Pleasanton CA 54.92% 5 5 Gloria Zupanci - James Zupanci, Edwardsville IL 54.55% 6 5 4 Ballard Simmons, Jr - Marilyn Simmons, Fulton MO 54.79% 6 Richard Ward - James Ziegert, Tulsa OK 54.49% 6 Aloys Faenger, St Louis MO; Jim Bowers, Saint Louis MO 51.64% 3 Cheryl Schaefer, St Louis MO; Patricia Clark, Villa Ridge MO 53.03%
SILODOR OPEN PAIRS SECOND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS F G H I J EAST-WEST 1 Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; David Bakhshi, London England 63.67% 1 Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO 61.57% 2 Robert Morris, Houston TX; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 61.35% 2 Valentin Kovachev, Glencoe IL; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 59.68% 3 Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY; Marc Sylvester, Edinboro PA 60.34% 3 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 59.25% 4 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Bo Liu, Santa Ana CA 59.65% 4 John Zilic, Houston TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 58.57% 5 Robert Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 59.26% 5 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Danning Dong, Chicago IL 58.05% 6 Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA; Larry Robbins, Deerfield IL 58.57% 6 Michal Nowosadzki, Weyheriwi 84-20 Poland; Pawel Jassem, Poland 57.81% 7 Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 58.55% 7 Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Jessica Piafsky, New York NY 57.75% 8 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 58.35% 8 Hector Camberos, Charlotte NC; Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires 10 Argentina 57.24% 9 Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY; Robert Gordon, Northport NY 57.97% 9 John Hurd, New York NY; Spencer Hurd, Meigs GA 55.98%10/11 Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC; Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI 57.70% 10 Krzysztof Jassem, Puszczykoud Poland; Marcin Mazurkiewicz, Poland 55.66%10/11 Marin Marinov, New York NY; David Yang, Darien IL 57.70% 11 John Moser, St Agatha ON; David Baker, Kitchener ON 55.50% 12 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL 57.42% 12 Michael McNamara, White Plains NY; William Ehlers, Madison NJ 55.10% 13 Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA; Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA 57.26% 13 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 54.93% 14 Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 56.75% 14 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Jay Borker, Greenwich CT 54.59% 15 Scott Levine, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 56.30% 15 Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL 54.56% 16 Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 56.19% 16 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Barry Rigal, New York NY 54.10% 17 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 55.94% 17 Daniel Neill, Lexington KY; Jason Rotenberg, Ridgefield CT 53.87% 18 Don Stack, Overland Park KS; Mike Aliotta, Edmond OK 55.55% 18 Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC; Les Fouks, Vancouver BC 53.84% 19 David Rosenberg, Jackson Heights NY; Allen Kahn, New York NY 54.75% 19 Gabrielle Sherman, W Long Branch NJ; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY 53.62% 20 Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY; Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY 54.54% 20 Michael Moss, New York NY; Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland 52.80% 21 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 54.39% 21 Sabino Blujas, Buenos Aires Argentina; Pablo Ravenna, Buenos Aires 14 Argentina 52.61% 22 Victor King, Hartford CT; Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT 54.28% 22 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 52.60% 23 Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA 54.18% 23/24 Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina; Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile Chile 52.04% 24 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 54.10% 23/24 Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Adam Wildavsky, New York NY 52.04% 25 Rai Osborne, Anaheim CA; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 53.61% 25 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 51.86% 26 William Pollack, New York NY; Mark Feldman, Austin TX 53.43% 26 Danny Sprung - Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV 51.83%
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME FRIDAY-SUNDAY AFT/EVE SIDE SERI ONE OF SIX SESSIONS
NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS UUU VVV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon, 98000 Monaco 64.81% 1 Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA; C. Buddy Carls, Huntington Bh CA 60.35% 2 1 1 Doug Darnley - Brenda Griffiths, Pickering ON 62.96% 2 William McFall, New Berlin WI; Jerry Poliquin, Gurnee IL 59.91% 3 2 Paul Amer - Samuel Amer, Newark DE 58.82% 3 1 Arlyne Shockman, Philadelphia PA; Salle Martinis, Laguna Woods CA 59.69% 4 Paula Crabbs - Terry Crabbs, Kansas City MO 56.21% 4 2 1 Steve Palmer - Melissa Weener, Saint Louis MO 55.01% 5/6 3/4 Eric Schulz - Mary Schulz, Reynoldsburg OH 55.88% 5 Richard Brummer, Effingham IL; Thomas Cox, Mount Juliet TN 53.59% 5/6 3/4 2 Deborah King, Creve Coeur MO; Linda McDaniel, Williamsburg VA 55.88% 6 3 2 Rachel Valett - Ann Schneider, Great Falls MT 53.27% 7 5 William Evans, Bonne Terre MO; Clay Cuthbertson, Quincy IL 54.68% 7 4 3 Richard Booker, Columbia MO; Mark Rosenholz, Albany NY 52.29% 8 6 3 Bill Beaushaw, Pearl River LA; Bruno Dellamea, Beckley WV 54.03% 8/9 5 4 Ann Parker - Sudhir Shah, Dallas TX 51.63% 4 Barry Kalman, Olivette MO; John Antognoli, Clayton MO 48.37% 8/9 John Derdall - Jan Derdall, Western Springs IL 51.63% 6 Diane Carden - Shirley Wall, Tulsa OK 50.44%
2ND FRIDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS S T EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Jennie Legge - Winston Legge Jr, Pensacola FL 66.23% 1 1 Linda Powers, Chesterfield MO; Egon Diekhoff, Maryland Hts MO 64.38% 2 1 Allison Hunt - Zachary Brescoll, Charlotte NC 59.15% 2/3 Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 61.22% 3 Ray Johnson, Park City UT; Howard Piltch, South Bend IN 59.04% 2/3 Dorsey Brown - Frank Collecchia, Prospect KY 61.22% 4 2 1 Michael Mitra, Lake St Louis MO; David Fricke, St Charles MO 56.43% 4 Maureen Brines - Tracy Brines, Cedar Rapids IA 56.32% 5 3 2 Lynn Smith - Lynn Vogel, Knoxville TN 55.88% 5 2 Polly Schoning, Manhattan KS; Dianne Childs, Wamego KS 55.45% 6 4 3 Dan Graham, Redfield AR; Kathy Gates, North Little Ro AR 54.79% 6 3 Lorrie Schramm, Anaheim CA; Renee Alpert, Orange CA 53.16% 7 Abe Jakob - Peter Jargowsky, Ft Lauderdale FL 52.51% 7 4 Lee Steinmeier - Dianne Carr, Duluth MN 51.63% 8 5 George Atherton - Susan Atherton, Baton Rouge LA 52.40% 8 5 1 Paul Burnham, Wilton CT; Sue Holbert, Evanston IL 51.31% 9 Mike Albert - Kathleen Owen, Omaha NE 51.85% 9 6 Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Minneapolis MN; Marianne Claysmith, St Augustine FL 51.09% 6 4 Lincoln May, Glastonbury CT; Dinesh Gupta, South Windsor CT 51.42% 2 Elaine Booker, Arnold MO; Navin Shah, Maryland Hghts MO 49.78% 3 D Abraham, Windsor ON; Edmond Douville, Hobart IN 48.47% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS U V EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Melissa Fitton, Urbana IL; John Maloney, Mahomet IL 59.59% 1 Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA; Richard Wieland, Redding CT 60.02% 2 Denny O’Connor, Saint Louis MO; Rod Beery, Saint Charles MO 56.86% 2 Tom Oppenheimer, Ballwin MO; Elizabeth Percich, Saint Louis MO 58.28% 3 2 2 Rosanne Reeve-Newson - Daniel Labrie, Halifax NS 56.54% 3 Richard Ekstrum, Crystal MN; J Thomas Holzer, Plymouth MN 56.10% 4 3 Christine Halkiotis, Wellesley Hills MA; Diogo Teixeira, Wellesley MA 55.01% 4 1 Jay Hitt, Goodlettsville TN; Anne Tanner, Nashville TN 55.77% 5 Debra Eaves, Northville MI; Lynne Schaeffer, W Bloomfield MI 53.59% 5 2 Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY; James Carroll, Lyons NY 55.34% 6 4 Francis Tseng - Jim Davis, Erie PA 51.96% 6 3 Bruce Greenspan, Naples FL; Judy Cardin, Bonita Springs FL 55.12% 7 5 Linda King, Fairfield Glade TN; Louise Fontecchio, Nashville TN 51.63% 7 John Hrones Jr, Needham MA; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA 55.01% 8 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 51.42% 8 4 Hall Whitaker - William Morgan, Rolla MO 54.58% 9 6 Dolores Hill, Chesterfield MO; Ann Ruwitch, Saint Louis MO 51.20% 9/10 5 Alice Kerckhoff - Judy Putzel, Saint Louis MO 53.92% 3/4 Becky Shugart - G. Eric Shugart, Lakewood OH 50.22% 9/10 Milton Zlatic, Saint Louis MO; Rod Van Wyk, Alton IL 53.92% 3/4 Trella Bromley, Jacksonville FL; Jeff Jackson, White Bear Lake MN 50.22% 6 1 Stanley Berkowitz, Delray Beach FL; Diane Berkowitz, Hawley PA 52.51% 2 Jacques Beauregard - Louis Leroux, Montreal QC 48.04% 3 Danielle Tremblay, Outremont QC; Denise Roy-Letourneau, Lasalle QC 46.51%
WHITEHEAD WOMEN’S PAIRS FIRST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS L M EAST-WEST 1 Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton FL; Jan Assini, Aurora OH 63.46% 1 Jo Anne Newby, Knoxville TN; Patricia Jankovic, Alcoa TN 59.69% 2 Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL 63.08% 2 Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 58.31% 3 Irina Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 59.08% 3 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA 58.08% 4 Barbara Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 57.85% 4 Gerrianne Mason, Crossville TN; Dot Blue, Nashville TN 57.46% 5 Linda Spangler, Ft Worth TX; Carol Schoenhals, Lubbock TX 57.31% 5 Carolyne Fox, Manvel TX; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 56.46% 6 Carol Schaffer, Saint Louis MO; Nell Schneider, Chesterfield MO 55.31% 6 Terry Currie, Houston TX; Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX 56.15% 7 Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley MO; Peggy Wald, Chesterfield MO 53.08% 7 Susan Picus - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 55.92% 8 Anne Brenner, Denver CO; Kitty Cooper, Lakeside CA 51.85% 8 Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 55.31% 9 JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV; Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA 51.62% 9 Dana Berkowitz, New York NY; Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL 54.15% 10 Diane Shannon, Saratoga CA; Lynn Shannon, Los Gatos CA 51.38% 10 Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Shawn Stringer, Silver Spring MD 53.69%
RED RIBBON PAIRS FIRST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS N O P EAST-WEST 1 Jeroen Swinkels, Evanston IL; Charles Alexander, Northbrook IL 61.59% 1 David Loeb - Maureen Loeb, Heathrow FL 62.10% 2 Allen Rew, Independence MO; Keith Smith, Lees Summit MO 59.56% 2 Phil Michaelson - Denny Penticoff, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 60.58% 3 Michael Lieberman, Cambridge MA; Reid Barton, Arlington MA 57.89% 3 Mary Allen, Peoria IL; Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL 58.05% 4 Brian Cummins, Cordova TN; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR 57.44% 4 Pawel Hanus, Carrollton TX; Bogumil Knypinski, N Richland Hill TX 57.79% 5 Carol Frank, Burbank CA; James Berglund, Okemos MI 57.29% 5 David Dodgson, Lansdale PA; Thomas Salter, Hatfield PA 56.73% 6 Martina Kelley - Michael Kelley, Lake Zurich IL 56.88% 6 Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH; Steve Callaham, Woodstock GA 56.68% 7 John Krueger - Melvin Rueppel, Estes Park CO 55.82% 7 J Ann Bouchard - Jeanie Pearson, Columbia MO 56.43% 8 Brian Zaugg - Liliana Diaconescu, Burien WA 55.77% 8 Polly Siegel, Los Altos CA; Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA 55.67% 9 Vladimir Oudalov, Waukesha WI; Stanley Weiss, Livingston NJ 55.01% 9 Michael Shaw - Terry Visentin, Winnipeg MB 55.36% 10 Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA 54.86% 10 Jeff Dater, Dallas TX; Rich Brandenburg, Coppell TX 54.50% 11 Justin Graver, Omaha NE; Jeffrey Buckwalter, Papillion NE 54.61% 11 Arthur Giovannangeli, Dublin NH; Lawrence Cheetham, Bedford NH 54.10% 12 Steve Ramos, Jr, Seal Beach CA; John Petrie, Long Beach CA 54.55% 12 Joyce McMonagle - Lelvin Crowe, Cordova TN 53.24% 13 Francine Moring, Columbia SC; Betsy Stanton, Hartsville SC 54.25% 13 Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; John Bacon, Shaker Heights OH 51.47% 14 Brian Weikle, Robbinsdale MN; William Cummings, Monticello MN 54.15% 14 Grace Charron, Bradenton FL; Albert Votolato, Attleboro MA 51.21% 15 William Howard, Green Valley AZ; Edward Helpert, Tucson AZ 52.99% 15 Ben McKown Jr - Stephen Kishner, Metairie LA 51.11%16/18 Julian Wachs - Elizabeth Wachs, Chapel Hill NC 51.47% 16 Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY; Bruce Williams, Medford Lakes NJ 50.96%16/18 Frank Amrine - Jo Ellen Amrine, Louisville KY 51.47%16/18 Ryan Connors - Randi Adelman, New York NY 51.47%
SILODOR OPEN PAIRS FIRST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS F G H I EAST-WEST 1 Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina; Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile Chile 63.19% 1 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 60.43% 2 John Zilic, Houston TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 60.85% 2 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL 60.04% 3 David Coles - Dan Parish, Omaha NE 58.92% 3 Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA; Larry Robbins, Deerfield IL 59.34% 4 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Leo Bell, Long Beach CA 58.29% 4 Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; David Bakhshi, London England 59.13% 5 Michal Nowosadzki, Weyheriwi 84-20 Poland; Pawel Jassem, Poland 58.20% 5 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Melanie Tucker, New York NY 58.65% 6 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD 57.99% 6 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Bo Liu, Santa Ana CA 58.32% 7 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Barry Rigal, New York NY 57.72% 7 Jim Johnsen - Paul Darin, San Diego CA 57.90% 8 Randy Corn, Kirkland WA; Donald Mamula, Mill Creek WA 57.57% 8 Jenny Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Jill Levin, Henderson NV 57.60% 9 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 57.00% 9 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Christopher Gibson, Beaverton OR 57.33% 10 Nicholas Fitzgibbon, Dublin 24 Ireland; Adam Mesbur, Dublin 14 Ireland 56.70% 10 Marion Michielsen, AM Rotterd Netherlands; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands 57.15% 11 Toby White, Des Moines IA; Richard Newell, West Des Moines IA 56.28% 11 Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 56.82% 12 Dan Morse, Houston TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX 55.80% 12 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 55.08% 13 Karl Zaman, Strongsville OH; Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH 55.38% 13 John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 55.05%14/15 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 55.26% 14 Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 55.02%14/15 Hector Camberos, Charlotte NC; Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires 10 Argentina 55.26% 15 Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 54.60% 16 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Jay Borker, Greenwich CT 55.05% 16 Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 54.18% 17 Susi Ross, Winter Spgs FL; David Rogers, Pinehurst NC 55.02% 17 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 54.00% 18 Gabrielle Sherman, W Long Branch NJ; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY 54.57% 18 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 53.82% 19 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 54.45% 19 Dennis Newman, Scarsdale NY; Donald Spaulding, Mountain View CA 53.55% 20 Krzysztof Jassem, Puszczykoud Poland; Marcin Mazurkiewicz, Poland 54.27% 20 Jay Whipple III, Boca Grande FL; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 53.22% 21 Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 53.61% 21 Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Richard Meffley, Fresno CA 53.13% 22 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Jack Spear, Shawnee Mission KS 53.40% 22 Valentin Kovachev, Glencoe IL; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 52.94% 23 Daniel Neill, Lexington KY; Jason Rotenberg, Ridgefield CT 53.13% 23 Marin Marinov, New York NY; David Yang, Darien IL 52.31% 24 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 52.37% 24 Ronald Powell, Santa Clara CA; Greg Loran, Lubbock TX 51.95% 25 Brad Carmichael, Kansas City MO; Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL 52.28% 25/26 Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI; Norman Bolton, Beverly Hills MI 51.68% 26 Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Chris Moore, Bellevue WA 51.95% 25/26 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Joan Brody, Morristown NJ 51.68%
2ND FRIDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS SECTION AAA A B C 1 Michael Bobroff, St Louis MO; Jane Miller, Chesterfield MO 62.28% 2 1 1 Cathy Paulsmeyer, Chesterfield MO; Mary Joan Woods, St Louis MO 60.83% 3 2 Vicki Valley - Susan Pate, Edwardsville IL 58.63% 4 Nancy Gulick, Ladue MO; Jane Rouse, St Louis MO 58.18% 5 3 Judy Neel - Anita Castagna, Belleville IL 56.37% 6 4 Jana Dabney, Chickasha OK; Karen Birck, Wilton CT 55.91% 2 Irene Hommert, Kirkwood MO; Susan Lloyd, St Louis MO 53.63%
2ND FRIDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Jack Hund - Cecile Hund, Mechanicsburg PA 62.20% 1 Jim Postudensek - Norma Postudensek, Duluth MN 59.82% 2 2 2 Michael Kelly, Ballwin MO; David Dierkes, St Louis MO 61.90% 2 1 1 Annette Fudemberg, Saint Louis MO; Robin Spaulding, Cascade CO 58.93% 3 3 Robert Daniels, Lake St Louis MO; William Davis, Chesterfield MO 60.12% 3 2 2 John Rice - Lauren Rice, St Louis MO 57.74% 4 4 Rayanna Bramblett, Pebble Beach CA; Grace Fagin, Chesterfield MO 57.14% 4 3 Carolyn Bower, St Louis MO; Susan Davison, New York NY 56.55% 5 Charles Rhea - Louise Rhea, Indio CA 56.85% 5 Donna Morris - Roger Morris, Garden City KS 52.08% 3 Judith Lynch, Sarasota FL; Kathy Furgason, O’Fallon MO 50.89% 4 Susan Corley, Saint Louis MO; Missy Ramey, St Louis MO 51.19% 3 Sheila Baker - Peggy Kramer, Indianapolis IN 50.60%
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Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherA/X Swiss Teams 1-2 America’s Center, Room 224 $16 $18B/C/D Swiss Teams 1-2 America’s Center, Room 224 $16 $18Stratified Senior Swiss Teams 1-2 America’s Center, Room 223 $16 $18 All: Play-throughFriday-Sunday Side Game Series 5th single session America’s Center, Room 221 $16 $18Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $170-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $15
Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.Stratified Fast Open Pairs 1-2 Renaissance, Landmark 3 $16 $18
Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.Don S. Hilleary Memorial Saturday-Sunday Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 America’s Center, Room 224 $16 $18
Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.GOLDER NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS, FLIGHT B 1-2 F Renaissance, Landmark 5 No feePRESIDENT’S CUP NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS, FLIGHT C 1-2 F Renaissance, Landmark 5 No fee
Sunday, March 24, 11 a.m. & 5 p.m.JACOBY OPEN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20
Sunday, March 24, 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.MACHLIN WOMEN’S SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20
Sunday, March 24, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS Final Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20
Sunday, March 24, 2:30 p.m.Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 6th single session America’s Center, Room 220 $16 $18Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $170-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17
Unless otherwise noted, Strati-Flighted and Strati-Flighted Senior events are divided: A/X (3000+, 0-3000); separate from B/C/D (1000-2000, 500-1000, 0-500). Strata breaks for Stratified and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750).*Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.
International FundIn 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.
Tomorrow’s Bridge Events
ST. LOUIS BRIDGE CENTER SIDE GAME 2 OF 3 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS N O EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA 63.74% 1 Carolyn Riely, San Antonio TX; Josephine Grabow, Grey Forest TX 60.42% 2 Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA; Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA 61.50% 2 Jerry Helms - La McLeod, Charlotte NC 58.75% 3 1 1 Mark Marty, Clayton CA; Donna Butcher, Winnipeg MB 59.30% 3 1 Kathy Twomey, Bloomfield Vlg MI; H Hunt, Charlotte NC 58.14% 4 2 Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR; Ti Davis, Little Rock AR 58.34% 4 2 1 Bruce Lang, Philadelphia PA; Joanne Smith, Westmont NJ 53.50% 5 3 2 Anne Knott - Patsy Howell, Houston TX 57.07% 5 3 2 Dennis Schultz, Harrison OH; Lawrence Newman, Cincinnati OH 53.43% 6 Kathy Bye, Burnaby BC; Nicole Dupuis, Victoria BC 55.70% 6 Betty Cox - David Cox, Randolph NJ 52.61% 7 4 3 John Altman - John Altman, Mariemont OH 55.39% 7 4 Peter Whipple, Mason OH; Isaac Stephani, Cincinnati OH 52.53% 5 4 Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA; Sheryl McEwan, Reston VA 52.50% 5 3 Annet Bonfanti, Redding CT; Carolyn Crabtree, Coronado CA 52.23% 4 Alison Burkett, Kitchener ON; Adrian Record, Fergus ON 51.93%
2ND FRIDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Irene Hommert, Kirkwood MO; Susan Lloyd, St Louis MO 66.14% 1 1 Vicki Valley - Susan Pate, Edwardsville IL 67.40% 2 Carolyn Kolman, St. Louis MO; Nancy Labrier, Saint Louis MO 64.73% 2 Marc Oliff - Lori Oliff, Englewood Cliff NJ 58.76% 3 Judith Pifer - Roger Pifer, Glen Carbon IL 62.70% 3 2 Judy Neel - Anita Castagna, Belleville IL 54.20% 4 2 2 Cathy Paulsmeyer, Chesterfield MO; Mary Joan Woods, St Louis MO 57.78% 4 3 1 Susan Davis - Jobeth Brown, St Louis MO 52.80% 3 Marylee Beuerle, Town & Country MO; Courtney Wilderman, Florissant MO 49.76%
2ND FRIDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Ballard Simmons, Jr - Marilyn Simmons, Fulton MO 59.23% 1 1 1 Marcia Pandjiris, Chesterfield MO; Edward Reese, San Antonio TX 62.50% 2 2 Thomas Brossard, Saint Louis MO; Edwin Thomas Jr, St Louis MO 55.95% 2 2 Bill Orrick, House Springs MO; William Lobdell, Des Peres MO 60.71% 3 3 Terran Leemis, Bloomfield Hill MI; Arlene Stec, Rochester MI 53.87% 3 3 2 Patricia Lazaroff - Richard Lazaroff, St Louis MO 58.33% 4 4 Robert Daniels, Lake St Louis MO; William Davis, Chesterfield MO 53.57% 4 4 3 Tim Burgess - Margie Burgess, Winfield IL 58.04% 5 5 2 Douglas Golden, Severna Park MD; Ruth Shilkret, Arnold MD 51.19% 5/6 4/5 Mary Tweedie - Julia Bruner, Bloomington IL 53.57% 3 Michael Kelly, Ballwin MO; David Dierkes, St Louis MO 50.89% 5/6 4/5 Jody Glatt - Diane Seely, Naples FL 53.57% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Linda Langsdorf, St Louis MO; Joyce Lewin, Chesterfield MO 61.01% 1 1 Richard Fernie - Janet Fernie, North Kingston RI 58.33% 2 2 2 Meredith Schainblatt, Clearwater FL; Joan Barzilai, Cleveland Hgths OH 57.44% 2 Norma Postudensek - Jim Postudensek, Duluth MN 56.55% 3 Katherine Hartenberger, Creve Coeur MO; Hope Wood, Clarkson Valley MO 54.76% 3 2 Carolyn Bower, St Louis MO; Susan Davison, New York NY 55.06% 4 3 Margaret Lichty - Judith Argue, Rochester MN 52.08% 4 3 Elizabeth Rice, Madison MS; Helen Taylor, Jackson MS 54.17% 5/6 4/5 3/4 Missy Ramey - Karen Crebs, St Louis MO 51.49% 5 4 1 Nadia Alul - Tom McClarren, St Louis MO 53.57% 5/6 4/5 3/4 Jayne Costanzo, Glen Carbon IL; Donna Docter, Edwardsville IL 51.49% 2 Pamela Ballard, Swansea IL; Judith Wagner, Belleville IL 52.38%
NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Tim Burgess - Margie Burgess, Winfield IL 62.50% 1 1 1 Regina Schlueter - Ken Schlueter, Ferguson MO 66.37% 2 Cliff Barton, Springfield MO; Twyla Stewart, Bolivar MO 55.23% 2 2 Bill Orrick, House Springs MO; William Lobdell, Des Peres MO 62.80% 3 Richard Krueger, Milwaukee WI; Thomas Krueger, Shorewood WI 52.76% 3 Elizabeth Stephen, Eastport MI; Patricia Berger, Chesterfield MO 60.08% 4 Katherine Hartenberger, Creve Coeur MO; Hope Wood, Clarkson Valley MO 52.68% 4 Alan Wilson - Lesley Wilson, Port Elgin ON 54.80% 5 2 Joseph Butkiewicz - Robert Street, Chesterfield MO 52.04% 5 3 2 Marilyn Reznik, St. Louis MO; Gail Fischmann, Frontenac MO 50.30% 3 2 Beverly Wedel, Bartlesville OK; Richard Doss, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 50.30% 4 3 Mary Atherly - Alan Atherly, Ames IA 48.64% 4 Elizabeth Rice, Madison MS; Helen Taylor, Jackson MS 49.15% 3 Raymond Laythe, Saint Louis MO; Samuel McClarney, Fenton MO 48.81%
RON SMITH OPEN PAIRS 1 OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS MM NN OO PP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Jim Looby, Burbank CA 62.69% 1 Jim Tully, Cocoa FL; Julia Bomalaski, Indialantic FL 64.25% 2 Lisa Berkowitz - Sally Strul, Boca Raton FL 62.12% 2 Victoria Muir - William Muir, Kansas City MO 63.92% 3 1 Mark Weiss - Stu Cohen, Southfield MI 60.69% 3 1 1 Sean Casey, Atlantic Hlds NJ; Jason Tokuda, Livingston N J 63.57% 4 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR 59.02% 4 2 Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Stefanie Scott, Holly MI 59.30% 5 Mike Giacaman - Jack Bryant, Saint Louis MO 58.67% 5 Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 58.35% 6 Jim O’Neil, Cupertino CA; Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA 57.97% 6 Janise Saul - Donna Swarthout, San Antonio TX 57.74% 7 Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT; Joe Degaetano, Atkinson NH 57.72% 7 3 Joanne Smith, Westmont NJ; David Macrae, Morrisville PA 57.48% 8 Rajan Mehta, Bloomington IN; Atsuko Nakamura, Pearland TX 57.35% 8 4 Becky Bien, Maumelle AR; Somers Collins, Roland AR 56.56% 9 Barbara Nist, Seatac WA; Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA 56.62% 9 Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Don Lussky, Elmhurst IL 56.52% 10 2 Michael Stein, Highland Park IL; Norman Rosenstein, Winnetka IL 56.36% 10 Li-Hsiang Kuo - Kun-Chieh Wang, Madison WI 56.14% 11 3 1 Leah Boyer - Owen Byer, Harrisonburg VA 56.11% 11 Sharon Christenson, Sun City AZ; Barbara Lehman, Glenview IL 56.05% 12 4 Ron Combs, Ballwin MO; George Hawley, Florissant MO 56.02% 12 Jon Nance, Springfield MO; Paul Ross, Fair Grove MO 56.04% 13 Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL 56.01% 13 5 2 Ginny Dimond - Mike Dimond, Elmhurst IL 55.99% 14 Robert Lurie, Wayland MA; Richard Weiss, Swampscott MA 55.73% 14 Mike Sloan - Christopher Overpeck, Louisville KY 55.99% 15 Cheryl Ambach, Glasgow KY; Marsha Kyle, Louisville KY 55.46% 15 6 Farid Azzam, Chesterfield MO; Marie Sander, Saint Louis MO 55.21% 16 Charles Starovasnik, Ballwin MO; Michael Carmen, Saint Louis MO 55.14% 16 7 3 Iulian Christian, Bucharest Russia; Maria Tsoukalas, New York NY 55.05% 17 5 2 Herbert Rosen, Overland Park KS; Jules Moskowitz, Shawnee Mission KS 54.87% 17 8 Daniel Blaettler, Kettering OH; Greg Johnson, League City TX 54.89% 18 Will Engel, Freeport IL; James Melville, Springfield IL 54.80% 18 John Burgener, St Louis MO; Michael Pitonak, Valley Park MO 54.72% 19 Linda Green, Southaven MS; Linda Mamula, Mill Creek WA 54.78% 19 9 4 Robert Lechner - Randall Smith, Vincennes IN 53.43% 20 Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA; Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA 54.77% 20 Lance Chamberlain - Greg Caucutt, Rochester MN 52.62% 21 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 54.49% 21 Judi Radin, New York NY; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA 52.58% 22 John Maki, Bothell WA; Amy DeShaw, Seattle WA 54.45% 22 10 Frederick Mason - Douglas Dyer, Beckley WV 51.68% 23 Corey Krantz, Philadelphia PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 53.46% 23 11 5 Mark Gospodnetic, Richmond VA; Marc Warner, Crozier VA 51.22% 24 6 3 Dennis Schultz, Harrison OH; Lawrence Newman, Cincinnati OH 52.94% 24 Karen Coe - John Coe, Ewing IL 51.13% 7 Daniel Jackson, Spring TX; Bill McCarty, San Antonio TX 51.17% 12 6 Anant Rathi - Dennis Kriventsov, Austin TX 50.45% 8 Marilyn Haggins - Murray Haggins, Calgary AB 50.50% 9 4 Andrew Dykes - Helene Dykes, Mission Viejo CA 49.28% 10 Jay Barron, Tulsa OK; Adam Hickman, Birmingham United Kingdom 49.17% 11 Sue Himel - Marianne Johansson, Omaha NE 48.71%
Daily BulletinPage 20 Saturday, March 23, 2013
Today’s Bridge EventsSaturday, March 23, 9 a.m.
Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherFriday-Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams 3-4 Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $16 $18St. Louis Bridge Center Side Game 3rd single session Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $16 $18 Part of the Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series
Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m.299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $170-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $15
Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Renaissance, Landmark 3 $16 $18
Saturday, March 23, Noon & 7 p.m.VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS Semifinals Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20
Saturday, March 23, 1 p.m.Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session America’s Center, Room 220 $16 $18
Saturday, March 23, 1 & 7:30 p.m.JACOBY OPEN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20 2 qualifying, 2 final sessionsMACHLIN WOMEN’S SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Renaissance, Majestic Ballroom $20 2 qualifying, 2 final sessionsGOLDER NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS, FLIGHT B 1-2 Q America’s Center, Room 240 No fee Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying, 2 final sessionsPRESIDENT’S CUP NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS, FLIGHT C 1-2 Q America’s Center, Room 240 No fee Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying, 2 final sessionsStratified Open Pairs 1-2 America’s Center, Room 222 $16 $18 (2500+; 0-2500)Gold Rush 750/300 Pairs 1-2 America’s Center, Room 221 $16 $18 Gold points for 0-750Don S. Hilleary Memorial Saturday-Sunday Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 America’s Center, Room 224 $16 $18 Continues Sunday at 10 a.m.
Saturday, March 23, 3 p.m.299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $170-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $15
Saturday, March 23, 7:30 p.m.Stratified Side Swiss Teams single America’s Center, Room 224 $15 $17Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session America’s Center, Room 220 $16 $18Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $17299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $170-20, 0-5 Pairs single America’s Center, Room 230 $15 $15
Saturday, March 23, 11:30 p.m.Zip KO Teams single Renaissance, Landmark 5 $12/team/match
Unless otherwise noted, Strati-Flighted and Strati-Flighted Senior events are divided: A/X (3000+, 0-3000); separate from B/C/D (1000-2000, 500-1000, 0-500). Strata breaks for Stratified and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750).*Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.
International FundIn 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.
Don S. Hilleary of St. Louis MO was a long-time social bridge player who took up duplicate late in life. He died in 2004 after a short battle with cancer.
Don was a member of the armed forces. After he left the service, he graduated from St. Louis University in 1951, and became an attorney. He never really retired from the practice of law.
Don loved to envision bridge challenge matches, setting up a St. Louis versus Kansas City challenge in the late Nineties. Don enjoyed playing social bridge with friends, often joking that he and his partner might “have to eat at McDonald’s for lunch all week” after a particularly “costly” game, where he might have lost $5 or so.
He loved to tell stories of the early bridge pioneers. Don envisioned a charity game where the results would be compared against a table of experts. He died before that ever came to fruition.
There are many in St. Louis that still miss seeing Don at the bridge table.
