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Sonsini, Tulin lead Open BAMThe teams captained by Barbara Sonsini and Stan

Tulin tied for the top spot among the qualifiers in the Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams in yesterday’s opening round. Each squad scored 36.5 wins on Sunday.

Tied for third-fourth are teams led by Paul Street and John Diamond who posted 34 wins each in the qualifying round.

Newman-Kasle lead Super Senior quals

The Detroit-area pair of Bert Newman and Dennis Kasle topped the list of qualifiers in yesterday’s opening round of the Super Senior Pairs, limited to players 70 and older. Newman has finished second in the contest from the past two years.

In second are Ed Schulte of Tampa and Tom Kniest of the St. Louis area.

Fifty-six pairs qualified for today’s two-session final.

Daily BulletinMonday, November 28, 2016 Volume 89, Number 4

89th Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Brent Manley

Goodwill MessageToday is Goodwill Day.

Remember: Nothing is stronger than the power of a smile, a kind word or an honest compliment.

Sandy DeMartino, ChairAileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee

Board axes two Women’s team eventsAfter years of poor attendance in the Wagar

Women’s Knockout Teams and the Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams, the ACBL Board of Directors unanimously decided at last week’s meetings to remove both events from the NABC lineup.

The Wagar KO will not be played at the 2017 Summer NABC. The Machlin Swiss will be played for the last time at the 2017 Spring NABC in Kansas City.

The Wagar will be replaced with a four-session women’s pairs contest as those events continue to attract a good number of entries. The two qualifying

sessions will be played on Monday, July 24, 2017, and the two final sessions will take place the following day.

There will be no replacement for the Machlin, as there is already a women’s pairs event at the Spring NABC.

District 13 Director Suzi Subeck noted that the Board had established benchmarks for the failing contests several years ago, with the understanding that the events would be retained if a sufficient number of entries could be consistently generated. With that did

TD answers his ‘calling’David

Metcalf was 12 years old when he started programming computers. He learned the skill while working in the lab for his father, Harold, an experimental physicist. Forty years later, Metcalf remains a brainy sort of person with all sorts of experience in high-level scientific and technological endeavors.

All that notwithstanding, Metcalf is much more attuned to his current job – ACBL tournament director. “It’s a calling,” says the 2016 winner of the organization’s Jean Molnar Employee of the Year

Award. It is given to a field employee for outstanding customer service.

It was renamed from the Jane Johnson Award to honor Molnar, a veteran TD who died earlier this year after more than 20 years of service. The exemplary-service award presented each year to a Headquarters staffer is still named for Johnson.

TD Judy Cotterman, who runs newcomer games at NABCs with Priscilla Smith, says Metcalf is always friendly and pleasant. “He always has a smile in his voice. That’s how I see it.”

Metcalf grew up on Long Island in New York but now lives in Newton MA, in the Boston area, in the house where his father grew up. He and his wife, Shari, have two children – 15-year-old Joel, a bridge player, and 11-year-old Naomi.

After high school, Metcalf enrolled at Haverford (PA) College, studying physics and math. He later worked in laboratories at Princeton University and L’ecole Normale Superieure, an elite research institution in Paris. Metcalf also worked in medical image processing at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he learned bridge in 1990.

continued on page 7 Semifinal action in today’s Sr. KO

The top-seeded Nick Nickell team will face John Schermer’s No. 4 squad in the semifinal round of the Baze Senior KO Teams, while in the other bracket, Paul Lewis and company, the original 6 seed, will take on Victor Markowicz’s squad, originally No. 7.

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Berm team leadingWomen’s BAM

The team captained by Barbara Ferm will start play today with a carryover of 5 boards for the final two sessions of the Marsh May Sternberg Women’s Board-a-Match Teams. Ferm, of Dallas TX, is

Back in the saddleThe celebrated partnership of

Marty Bergen and Larry Cohen saw its heyday in the mid- to late Eighties. The light, aggressive bidding style they employed made them hugely successful. The duo went their separate ways after almost a decade together, however, with Bergen moving to full-time bridge teaching and writing, and Cohen forming new partnerships. Bergen became a prolific author, trading on his skill as a bidding theorist. Cohen gradually scaled back his playing schedule and began taking up the pen himself in addition to teaching students about the game. Cohen announced his retirement from the tournament scene a few years ago.

Bergen decided earlier this year to return to playing full time, however, and he persuaded his old partner Cohen to join him here in Orlando to play in a few national-level events. The duo entered the Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams on Sunday as part of the squad captained by ACBL Board member Jay Whipple.

Cohen reluctantly agreed to the proposition and laid out some conditions for playing. Knowing Bergen’s penchant for conventional gadgetry and

highly specialized agreements, Cohen asked that they use fairly simple methods for their reunion. Bergen sent Cohen a 40-page system outline which Cohen sent back, demanding that it be reduced to 20 pages. Bergen responded by simply decreasing the type-size of the original content and returning it to Cohen.

“And it was still 22 pages!” complained Cohen.Their at-the-table banter on Sunday evoked a

playful wistfulness about their former bidding style, which now – because their approach was adopted by experienced players everywhere – has become

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Winners of the 0-10K Swiss Teams: Robert and Ellen Kent, Mike Cassel and Barry Purrington.

Cassel squad wins 0-10K Swiss

The team captained by Mike Cassel, lying third in the 0-10,000 Swiss Teams with two final sessions to play, blitzed the leading team in the second round on Sunday and took the lead for good on their way to winning the event by 11.78 victory points.

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Marty Bergen Larry Cohen

Monday, November 28, 2016 Daily Bulletin

Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the game! Talks will be held in Southern Hemisphere 1. Speakers and topics are subject to change.

Monday, Nov. 289:15 a.m. Jerry Helms Splinter Raises6:45 p.m. Jeff Hand Play These Notrump Contracts

Tuesday, Nov. 299:15 a.m. Ellen Kent The Director Gets Called6:45 p.m. Larry Cohen LAWful Preemption

Wednesday, Nov. 309:15 a.m. Phillip Alder Improve Your Bidding Judgment6:45 p.m. GS Jade Barrett The Power of Fits

SPECIAL EVENTSMEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM

Meetings are at the Walt Disney World Dolphin.Monday, November 28

9 am-Noon Teacher and Club Owner Roundtable with Patty Tucker. Need some ideas for expanding your club? Want some help in managing lessons? The ABTA, the Educational Foundation and the ACBL are partnering to present an informal meeting where new and potential teachers and club owners can brainstorm with veteran teachers and club owners. Coffee, tea and breakfast pastries will be provided. (Australia 3)

9 am-Noon Zero Tolerance workshop. The goal of this lively two-hour workshop is to make the club experience more inviting for new members and more pleasurable for everyone by encouraging and empowering directors and managers to deal with unacceptable behavior. (Europe 1)

10 am-Noon Competition and Conventions Committee meeting. (Europe 4)

10 am-Noon USBF Board meeting. (Europe 2)5-7 pm Goodwill Reception. Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill

Committee members only. (Northern Hemisphere, Salon E)

Tuesday, November 299 am-Noon Club Director Refresher Course. A continuing education

course for club directors to increase their skills. Participants must attend both sessions. Fee: $15 covers both days. Sign up at the door. (Europe 1)

10 am-Noon Bridge Integrity Task Force meeting. A continuing education course for club directors to increase their skills. Participants must attend both sessions. Fee: $15 covers both days. Sign up at the door. (Europe 2)

Wednesday, November 309 am-Noon Club Director Refresher Course, session 2. A continuing

education course for club directors to increase their skills. Participants must attend both sessions. Fee: $15 covers both days. (Europe 1)

ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITYThe Orlando NABC Host Committee is delighted to serve orange juice daily

beginning at 8:45 a.m. near the cash concessions on the first and fifth levels. Monday, Nov. 28

10:30 p.m. Key lime pie. Convention foyer, lobby level.Tuesday, Nov. 29

10:30 p.m. Sliders. Convention foyer, lobby level.

Bridge Bucks and Check Cashing

From Saturday, Nov. 26, through Saturday, Dec. 3, Bridge Bucks/Check Cashing services will be available on the lobby level across from the Bridge Registration Desk. The hours of operation will be 9:30 to 10 a.m., and Noon to 1 p.m.

Players may use VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express to purchase Bridge Bucks. There is a $500 limit on check cashing.

VendorsLooking for books, jewelry, clothing, software or

dealing machines? The vendors for the Fall NABC are located on the first level, between the Atlantic and Pacific Ballrooms. Masterpoint disclaimer

Results 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.

Parking validationParking validation tickets are available at the

Information Desk on the lobby level.

Information Desk The daily hours of operation for the Information

Desk are as follows:8:20-9:55 amNoon-12:55 pm4:15-5:00 pm6:30-7:25 pm

Buy your NABC entry online

Don’t wait in line! Buy your entries in advance for all national-level events in Orlando at BridgeWinners.com.

Entries must be purchased by 10 a.m. the day of the event EXCEPT for events that require pre-registration, in which case the ACBL deadline, or the earlier of the two, applies.

A nice feature: You can buy entries in advance and be charged for the total number of sessions played after the event is over.

Note: Players may not redeem ACBL coupons, free plays or Bridge Bucks to purchase entries online.

Electronic Device Policy 1.11.1 The electronic device policy at NABCs

allows players to bring electronic devices into the playing area. Except for health-related equipment and/or by permission of the Director-in-Charge of the tournament, all such devices must be inoperable and turned off.

1.11.2 Any device capable of either sending or receiving electronic signals must not be visible during the session.

1.11.3 This policy applies to all pairs, team members, captains, coaches, play recorders and kibitzers with the exception of those persons designated by the

ACBL. This policy is in force throughout any actual playing session or segment of play.

1.11.4 A violation of the policy will result in an automatic penalty pursuant to Law 91 of the Laws of Duplicate Bridge of one full board at matchpoints/board-a-match scoring, 12 IMPs at IMP pairs/knockouts or 20% maximum of VPs available per match in a Swiss team event for the first offense. A second offense will result in disqualification from the event for the pair/team. Kibitzers violating this policy will be required to leave the playing area for the remainder of that session.

Stay in touchIs your email address on file? Is it up to date?

Let ACBL know. Call toll-free, 800–264–2743 (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Central Time), or email [email protected].


JUST FOR NEW PLAYERSDo’s and Don’ts to help

your game – Part 4By Brent Manley

DOSupport with support. At our club a couple of

months ago, I held♠A K 10 9 8 ♥J 8 4 ♦J 10 5 ♣4 3

Partner opened 1♥ and I foolishly bid 1♠, Partner rebid 2♦ and I was stuck. I couldn’t bid 3♥ with 9 high-card points. That could get us too high if partner had a minimum for her opener.

I thought I had no choice but to bid 2♥, a “preference” bid rather than a raise. My partner had every right to conclude that I had a doubleton heart.

Of course, we missed game, which partner would have bid had I done the right thing and raised directly to 2♥ (she was 5-5 in the red suits). My trumps were not so great, but I did have three of them, and the ♥J helped partner keep her trump losers to one.

Had I held 10 HCP, say the ♥Q instead of the jack, my 1♠ bid probably would have been okay because I could have jumped to 3♥ at my next turn to bid to show a limit raise with just three trumps.

The advice to support with support also applies when partner overcalls. If you have anything remotely resembling a raise and your right-hand opponent doesn’t jack up the bidding, raise! That might be all partner needs to bid a game or take a profitable sacrifice. It also takes up the opponents’ bidding space, especially when your suit is spades.

DON’TStrain to make a limit raise. I heard this piece

of advice while playing against the great Oswald Jacoby many years ago. He was discussing a bid made by an opponent on a previous round. I took that advice to heart and found it to be invaluable over the years.

Think of a hand such as this♠Q J 7 ♥K 9 6 2 ♦4 3 ♣K 8 3 2

A former partner of mine often “upgraded” hands like this to limit-raise status, counting the doubleton diamond as a “support” point to get to 10. It almost never worked out. Look at it this way: If partner’s hand is good enough for your side to make game with this hand as dummy, she will make a move and you can bid game in good conscience.

DOCuebid as “advancer” (overcaller’s partner)

when your hand with trump support has 10 or more “support” points. I’ve seen lots of new players make simple raises with hands much too good for that action. They seem not to be aware of how they

can show a better-than-average raise of partner’s suit.

Say partner overcalls a 1♥ opener with 1♠ and the next player passes. You hold:♠A 10 5 ♥7 6 5 3 ♦A K 10 7 ♣5 4

You have dull shape, but you have three trumps and three quick tricks. You must bid 2♥ to show that your raise carries some weight. If you make a simple raise of 2♠ you could easily miss game.

Take all your chances, No. 4

By Eddie Kantar

Dlr: North ♠ 6 5 3 Vul: N-S ♥ A K Q 9 8 4 ♦ A Q ♣ A 10

♠ K Q 10 ♥ 10 2 ♦ J 10 9 8 4 ♣ K 4 3

Your partner opens 1♥, East passes and you respond 1NT. Your partner knows how much you like to be declarer, so he gives up on his heart suit and raises you to 3NT. West leads the ♣Q. Plan the play.

Solution Your partner came to the right place. When

you see the dummy, you wonder if partner would have found the 100% play for nine tricks that you have spotted.

Win the ♣A and play the ♦A and ♦Q. If someone wins the trick, you have nine tricks

without needing any spade tricks: four diamonds, two clubs and at least three hearts.

Say the ♦Q holds. No problem. Lead a low heart taking out a little insurance against 4-1 (or even 5-0) hearts. If hearts are 4-1, someone will win the jack, but you now have 9 tricks in the bank: five hearts, two diamonds and two clubs.

If hearts are 5-0 and they allow you to win the ♥10, knock out the ♦K while you still have the ♣K as a hand entry (you take 10 tricks). The key is to keep a later club entry to your hand to get to the established diamonds if they take the ♦Q with the king. The full deal: ♠ 6 5 3 ♥ A K Q 9 8 4 ♦ A Q ♣ A 10 ♠ A J 7 4 ♠ 9 8 2 ♥ 3 ♥ J 7 6 5 ♦ 5 3 2 ♦ K 7 6 ♣ Q J 9 8 5 ♣ 7 6 2 ♠ K Q 10 ♥ 10 2 ♦ J 10 9 8 4 ♣ K 4 3 Diana Phillips, 14, and her brother, 12-year-

old Dylan, enjoyed themselves on Sunday the Bridge Plus+ game at the Fall NABC. The Largo FL players learned from their dad, Sam Phillips. “He’s a Life Master,” said Diana.

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The Official Record Part 1A primer on the ACBL’s formal disciplinary

procedure at tournamentsBy Christina Van Leeuwen

Many clubs and tournaments employ the ACBL’s Zero Tolerance Policy to deal with instances of unacceptable behavior. Unfortunately, there are sometimes incidents of a more serious nature or patterns of offensive behavior that must be addressed in a more severe manner.

All ACBL units and districts are required to have a recorder. A recorder’s responsibilities include receiving and investigating both reports of objectionable conduct and allegations of unethical behavior that occur within their jurisdiction. For example, a complaint regarding an incident that occurred during a sectional tournament should be sent to the sponsoring unit’s recorder.

There is also a national recorder, Sam Whitten, who is a full-time employee of the ACBL.

Incidents can be reported using a player memo, also known as a recorder form. You can obtain one of these forms from a tournament director, but any written complaint (including email) that is sent to the recorder will be accepted in lieu of an actual player memo. The complaint should include your name and contact information, the name of your partner, the name of your opponents (noting if one or both are responsible for the incident in question), a complete description of what occurred and thorough documentation of the hand in question. Reporting any behavioral violation or questionable bridge action during a tournament should always go to a TD first. The TD will ensure that the complaint reaches the appropriate parties, including the recorder.

Once a recorder has received a complaint, he will investigate the complaint by talking to the individuals involved and any witnesses that can be located. Then the recorder will make one of three determinations. If the complaint and subsequent investigation uncovers a violation that the recorder believes is serious enough to bring before a disciplinary committee, he will present the complaint to the unit or district president, who will become the charging party and will ask the unit or district disciplinary chair to convene a disciplinary committee to hold a hearing. This process and the procedures followed by the disciplinary committee are outlined in the ACBL Code of Disciplinary Regulations (CDR).

If, after completing the investigation, the recorder is unconvinced that the complaint warrants a disciplinary committee but feels the incident is still troubling, he will keep this complaint on file and forward a copy to the National Recorder’s office. This complaint may then be used in a future disciplinary case as part of a pattern of behavior demonstrated by the subject. This is known as recording the complaint.

Lastly, if the recorder does not feel that a violation has taken place, he can choose not to record

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QUALIFIERS IN THE MITCHELL OPEN B-A-M TEAMS 52 Tables Carryover 1/2 Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Bauke Muller, Hoorn ; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Simon De Wijs, Doorn ; Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV 5.00 1/2 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Alon Birman - Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; Michal Nowosadzki, Wroclaw Poland; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland 5.00 3/4 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Thomas Bessis - Jean Quantin, Paris France; Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France 3.81 3/4 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Justin Lall, Charlotte NC; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Bch Gdns FL 3.81 5 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Sam Lev, New York NY; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland; Michal Klukowski, Dolnoslaskie Poland 3.33 6/8 Pierre Zimmermann - Geir Helgemo - Tor Helness, Monaco; Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow Poland; Dominik Filipowicz - Tatiana Dikmow, Kalisz Poland 3.10 6/8 James Cayne - Michael Seamon, Boca Raton FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma PR Italy; Mustafa Cem Tokay, Roma 00197 Italy 3.10 6/8 John McAllister, Charlottesville VA; David Grainger, Roseville CA; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 3.10 9 Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba Israel; Piotr Pawel Zatorski, Dolny Slask Poland; Harold Lilie - Ken Bercuson, Las Vegas NV; Boguslaw Gierulski, Elblag Poland; Jerzy Skrzypczak, Mragowo Poland 2.98 10 Daniel Korbel, Rockville MD; David Bakhshi, London England; Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; Boye Brogeland, 4400 Flekkefjor Norway; Espen Lindqvist, Arendal Norway; David Gold, Reading RG71Q Great Britain 2.86 11 Choon Chou Loo - Hua Poon, Singapore Singapore; Antonio Palma, 7000 Evora Portugal; Connie Goldberg, Gladwyne PA; Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy; Massimiliano Di Franco, Italy 2.6212/13 Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Thomas Carmichael, Mill Creek WA; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Shane Blanchard - Robert Blanchard, New York NY 2.3812/13 Walter Lee, Sudbury MA; Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ 2.3814/16 Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; William Pollack - John Rengstorff, New York NY; David Caprera, Denver CO; Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Lewis Finkel, Palm Bch Gdns FL 2.1414/16 Lynn Baker - Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 2.1414/16 Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Jack Zhao, Boca Raton FL; Reese Milner, Sarasota FL; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL; Johan Sylvan - Frederic Wrang, Stockholm Sweden 2.1417/21 Jie Li - Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Xin Li - Xian Liang Ou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China 1.9017/21 Michael Becker - Aubrey Strul, Boca Raton FL; Michael Kamil, Spartanburg SC; Tarek Sadek - Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt 1.9017/21 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Robert Bitterman, Sarasota FL; Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA; Edward Nagy, Danville CA 1.9017/21 Jenny Wolpert, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Ola Rimstedt - Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden; Per-Ola Cullin, Enskededalen 1 Sweden; Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden 1.9017/21 Aaron Jones, Oceanside CA; Jeff Roman, Bend OR; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA 1.9022/23 Jo Anna Stansby - Lew Stansby, Dublin CA; Adam Meyerson, San Jose CA; Howard Liu, Burlingame CA 1.6722/23 Jonathan Green, Melbourne FL; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Andrew Chesterton, Winchester MA; Norman Rubin, Monticello NY 1.67 24 Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Allan Falk, Okemos MI; Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT 1.5525/28 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland - Joe Grue - Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Brad Moss, Denver CO 1.4325/28 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gavin Wolpert, Palm Beach Gdns FL; John Hurd, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Vincent Demuy, Palm Bch Gdns FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV 1.4325/28 Barry Bragin, Prospect CT; Joe Rickman, Maryville TN; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD; Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN 1.4325/28 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Chattanooga TN; Larry Griffey, Vero Beach FL; Spike Lay, Daytona Beach FL 1.4329/32 Richard Ferrin, Washington DC; Eugene Kales, Arlington VA; Ann Lindley - Alfred Duncker, Gaithersburg MD 1.1929/32 Bob Drijver, Rotterdam ; Dano De Falco, Rubano (PD) Italy; Tim Verbeek, ; Bart Nab, Tilburg ; Danny Molenaar, Den Haag ; Patricia Cayne, Boca Raton FL 1.1929/32 Rahn Smith, Brandon FL; Sharon Horton, Lakeland FL; Steven Ashe, Tampa FL; Jourdain Patchett, Sarasota FL 1.1929/32 Aaron Silverstein - Andrew Rosenthal - Chris Willenken, New York NY; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse ; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 1.1933/35 Thomas Turgeon, Memphis TN; Robert Fendrick, Marietta GA; Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA; Hugh Brown Jr, McCormick SC 0.9533/35 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Ann Borgschulte, San Francisco CA; Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA 0.9533/35 Katarzyna Dufrat, Wroclaw Poland; Justyna Zmuda, Skwaina Poland; Piotr Nawrocki, Warsaw 02-382 Poland; Piotr Wiankowski, Gdansk 80-467 Poland 0.9536/41 Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA; Victor King, Hartford CT; Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Will Ehlers, Madison NJ 0.7136/41 Arnold Malasky, Longboat Key FL; Thomas Weik, Reading PA; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 0.7136/41 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Jack Feagin Jr - Claudia Feagin, Atlanta GA; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 0.7136/41 Stefan Skorchev, London Bulgaria; Gabrielle Sherman - Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Christophe Grosset, Issy-Les-Moulin France; David Treitel, Miami FL 0.7136/41 Billy Miller - Ishmael DelMonte, Las Vegas NV; Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Fredrik Nystrom - Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden 0.7136/41 Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den ; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam 0.71


the incident and the complaint will go no further. While recorder complaints and investigations are confidential, the recorder will notify the parties involved which of these three actions he has taken with the complaint.

Complaints fall into one of two general categories: behavioral and bridge. Behavioral complaints are fairly self-explanatory, and the recorder must simply decide if the behavior warrants a disciplinary committee or if it should simply be recorded in the event that more such complaints are presented about the same individual in the future.

Bridge complaints should include as much detail about the deal as possible, including the exact hands (hand records are very useful for this purpose). One should also include the bidding, the opening lead and, when relevant, the play of the hand. Recorders use these player memos documenting unusual action taken at the table to build cases against partnerships that are using covert methods to signal information to each other. Prearranged partnership collusion by means of signaling to exchange information is the most serious form of cheating that exists within bridge. While a single complaint is very rarely sufficient to prove such a case, a number of hands demonstrating unusual actions can bring a pattern to light. It will be up to an ethics committee to determine if this pattern proves cheating. It is important to keep in mind that public accusations of cheating are not tolerated. All such accusations must be made in private to a tournament director or recorder. To do otherwise is a violation of the CDR.

The CDR, Recorder Regulations, and many other resources outlining the ACBL Recorder System are available on the ACBL website at acbl.org/tournaments_page/ethics-and-discipline/.

The ACBL Recorder Office is more than happy to discuss any issue members may have encountered while playing in an ACBL-sanctioned event and direct them to the proper authority under ACBL regulations. You can reach the National Recorder’s office at [email protected] or 662–253–3146.

0-10,000 SWISS TEAMS 24 Tables / Based on 51 Tables 70.00 1 Michael Cassel, Roseville MN; Barry Purrington, Eagan MN; Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Marina Del Rey CA 129.83 52.50 2 Corey Krantz - Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL; Lesley Decker Lucas - Stephen Lucas, Woodbury NY 118.05 39.38 3 Muriel Altus - Philip Altus, Tampa FL; J Robinson - Nancy Heusted, San Antonio FL 110.90 31.11 4 Matthew Weingarten, Safety Harbor FL; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Ronald Andrews - Deborah Drury, Vero Beach FL 106.00 28.00 5 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Jenna Rivet, Glen Ellyn IL; Jeffery Jones, Vero Beach FL; Michael Zeller, York PA 105.00 25.45 6 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS; A J Stephani, Cincinnati OH; John Koschik, Livonia MI; Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 102.17 23.33 7 Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM; Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria; Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Minneapolis MN; Jakob Kristinsson, Deerfield Beach FL 102.10 21.54 8 Gur Baykal - Margaret Baykal, Markham ON; Ina Demme, Maple ON; Bill Kertes, York ON 97.66 20.00 9 Jadwiga Polujan - Diane Campbell, Calgary AB; Sheila Sache, Delta BC; Ronald Dixon, Vancouver BC 96.51 18.67 10 Albert Shrive, Naples FL; Jim McKeown, State College PA; Donald Dalpe, Fort Myers FL; Anthony Barre, Marco Island FL; Michael Ranis, Miami FL; Jim O’Neil, Cupertino CA 95.88 17.50 11 Lu Gan - Zihan Tan, ; Zhuo Wang, Jersey City NJ; Weifeng Liu, Harrison NJ; Liwei Zeng, Evanston IL 95.66 16.47 12 William Grant - Sam Madison-Jammal, San Diego CA; Henri Farhi, Chula Vista CA; Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA 93.63 15.56 13 Detlef Ladewig, Toronto ON; Bob Zeller, Kanata ON; George Retek, Montreal QC; Josef Harsanyi, Burghausen Germany; Leo Weniger, Halifax NS; Yves Aubry, France 92.93 14.74 14 Luz Ortega, Melbourne FL; Luis Leanez, Flushing NY; Nina Tache, Hollywood FL; Andrea Dichi, Hallandale Bch FL 86.39 14.00 15 Randy Baron, Louisville KY; Lee Bukstel, Boca Raton FL; Sally Woolsey, Kensington CA; Jo Anne Casen, Wellington FL; Michael Wolf, Fort Lauderdale FL 84.98 13.33 16 David Binney, Seattle WA; Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; Randall Dougherty - Lynne Newman, San Diego CA 81.17 12.73 17 Gerald Nehra, Muskegon MI; Michael Gibson, Sarasota FL; Benjamin Dickens, Fernandina Bch FL; William Granger, Bradenton FL 80.32 12.17 18 Gayle Covey - Steven Devico, Hendersonville NC; Ava Grubman - Elliott Grubman, Brooklyn NY 78.46

Runners-up in the 0-10K Swiss Teams: Stephen Lucas, Lesley Decker Lucas, Corey Krantz and Rhoda Kratenstein.

42/47 Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C Denmark; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain; Alejandro Bianchedi - Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina 0.4842/47 Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Krzysztof Buras, Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Chapel Hill NC; Andrew Gromov - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia 0.4842/47 Herbert Jordan, Miami FL; Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY; Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy; Juan Carlos Ventin, Barcelona Spain; Ernesto Muzzio, Buenos Aires Argentina 0.4842/47 Adam Pawlowski, Kutno Poland; Jacek Grzelczak - Mariusz Krasnicki, Lodz Poland; Lukasz Witkowski, Poland 0.4842/47 Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX; Harry Tudor, Miami FL 0.4842/47 Erez Hendelman - Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI; Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON 0.4848/52 Jared Lilienstein - Michael Polowan, New York NY; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hgts IL; Adam Wildavsky, Dillon CO 0.0048/52 Danny Sprung - Joann Sprung, Las Vegas NV; Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN; Simon Hult, Wastervik Sweden 0.0048/52 Jovanka Smederevac - Alexander Wernle - Walter Schuster, Vienna Austria; Gabriella Olivieri, Alessandria Italy; Bernardo Biondo, Rome 00137 Italy 0.0048/52 Bernard Dauvergne - Sophie Dauvergne, Ramonville France; Corinne Faivre - Ja Ra Mie Tignel, Castanettolosan France 0.0048/52 Hiroaki Miura - Yuki Harada - Dawei Chen, Tokyo Japan; Kazuo K Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken Japan 0.00


Tough leadsBy Barry Rigal

As this deal from the first final session of the Nail Life Master Open Pairs shows, anyone who tells you that they like leading against 1NT – All Pass or 1NT – 3NT – All Pass is a liar or a masochist. Dlr: South ♠ A J 4 2 Vul: E-W ♥ 8 3 ♦ A 5 2 ♣ 9 7 4 3 ♠ K 9 5 3 ♠ 10 8 6 ♥ A K 9 ♥ Q 7 2 ♦ 10 6 ♦ Q 8 7 3 ♣ A K 8 5 ♣ J 10 6 ♠ Q 7 ♥ J 10 6 5 4 ♦ K J 9 4 ♣ Q 2 West North East South Pass 1NT All Pass

Typical developments on a board like this are for North to lead a spade (“fourth-highest from longest and strongest, partner”). Now declarer sets up a spade and if the defense shifts to clubs they might concede 150.

An initial club lead may not look much better, especially if North leads the ♣7 and declarer, knowing the ♣Q is onside, plays low from dummy. At the table, West put in the ♣10 to the queen and ace. A club to the jack let declarer advance the ♠10: queen, king, ace. Now North shifted to the ♥8 to the 10 and king. Declarer then led a spade to the 8. That gave him seven tricks, but when he led a third spade my partner, David Yoon, could discard the ♥J. That made it easy for me to count declarer with three points in spades and A-K in clubs and hearts, so I led a low diamond to the jack. Partner returned a diamond to my ace and a third round of diamonds gave us four tricks in the suit to hold declarer to 90.

QUALIFIERS IN THE SUPER SENIOR PAIRS 28.0 Tables / Based on 58 Tables Carryover 1 Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI; Dennis Kasle, Bloomfield MI 43.00 2 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO 34.94 3 Steve Becker, Old Greenwich CT; Larry Bausher, West Haven CT 34.60 4 Jane Ball, Doylestown PA; Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ 32.72 5 James Keegan, Cambridge MA; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 31.87 6 Alan Popkin - Jack Bryant, Saint Louis MO 24.89 7 Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC; John Potter, Montreat NC 24.17 8 Suzan Lordi, University Park FL; Carol Hamilton, Sarasota FL 23.78 9 John Hassett, Johns Creek GA; Charles Davis, Duluth GA 23.01 10 Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 22.24 11 Carlos Munoz, White Plains NY; Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL 21.81 12 Martin Singer, West Palm Beach FL; Ghassan Menachi, Fabreville QC 21.43 13 David Pelka - Alan Daniels, Los Angeles CA 21.26 14 Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Anna Bromberg, Brooklyn NY 18.93 15 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; Teresa Sackett, Rochester MN 17.97 16 Jim Russell, Sarasota FL; Robert Brent, Venice FL 17.85 17 Paul Munafo - Owen Lynch, Huntsville AL 16.95 18 Tor Johannessen, Honolulu HI; Torben Rolsted, BirkerAd Denmark 16.76 19 Lynda Rosenblatt, Passaic NJ; Marvin Rosenblatt, Rocky Hill CT 16.05 20 Steve Mager, Hermosa Beach CA; Gerri Soffa Carlson, Rancho Palo Vds CA 14.30 21 George Tornay Jr, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Lawrence Derito, Jupiter FL 13.63 22 Cecily Larmon, Hobe Sound FL; Gail Nye, Palm City FL 13.23 23 Ann Rickard, Greer SC; Michael Oechsler, Greenville SC 12.98 24 Stephen Shane, White Plains NY; Eugene Davidson, Boynton Beach FL 12.79 25 Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY; Ruth Stober, Floral Park NY 12.69 26 Craig Hemphill - Alexander Weiss, Jacksonville FL 11.95 27 Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS; Harriette Buckman, University Park FL 11.78 28 Sedat Nassi, Aventura FL; David Reiter, Dania FL 11.10 29 Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA; Richard Budd, Portland ME 10.78 30 Janet Becker - R Jay Becker, Delray Beach FL 10.46 31 Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 9.96 32 Edward Frymoyer, Half Moon Bay CA; Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA 8.79 33 Edward Maier - Susan Gilbert, Sarasota FL 8.18 34 Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 8.03 35 Mark Teich - Gretchen Teich, Bluffton SC 7.33 36 Franklin Lowenthal, Pleasanton CA; Mike Bandler, Alamo CA 6.96 37 Carole Maeder - D Penny Jones, Bonita Springs FL 6.89 38 Jay Levy, Amherst NY; Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY 6.67 39 Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS; Don Kern, Bay Minette AL 6.12 40 Kendall Early, Fredericksburg TX; Jerrold Harrington, San Antonio TX 5.67 41 Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 5.59 42 Pat Peterson, Hernando FL; Sharron Rosenberg, Lecanto FL 5.30 43 Sandra Nelson - William Nelson, Bradenton FL 5.22 44 Sharon Fairchild, Rocky River OH; Phyllis Harlan, Oklahoma City OK 4.90 45 Marietta Huggard, Sarasota FL; Carolyn Holcomb, Englewood FL 4.27 46 Michael Schrage, Chestnut Hill MA; Edward Rauch, Fort Lauderdale FL 4.08 47 John Hrones Jr, Needham MA; Joe Degaetano, Delray Beach FL 4.06 48 Helene Mathieu, Sherbrooke QC; Bella Ionis-Sorren, Fort Lauderdale FL 3.84 49 Terry Currie - Barbara Grantham, Houston TX 3.60 50 Ravi Bhalla, Berkeley CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 3.34 51 Jim Bachelder, Columbus OH; Jeanne Martin, Worcester MA 2.18 52 Alan Braunstein, Brandon FL; William Schwarz, Tampa FL 1.93 53 Zeke Letellier, Crofton MD; Marcia Goldstein, Annapolis MD 1.91 54 Aubrey Fein, Fort Lauderdale FL; Peter Jargowsky, Boca Raton FL 1.12 55 Sue Williamson - Robert Williamson, Bay Harbor Is FL 0.88 56 Lynnette Regan, Norfolk VA; Robert Hendricks, Virginia Beach VA 0.00

QUALIFIERS IN THE MARSHA MAY STERNBERG WOMEN’S BAM TEAMS 10 Tables / Based on 19 Tables Carryover 1 Barbara Ferm, Dallas TX; Migry Zur Campanile - Judi Radin, New York NY; Jill Levin, Henderson NV; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA 5.00 2 Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ; Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Sylvia Shi, Rockville MD; Li Yiting, Herndon VA 3.11 3 Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX; Nancy Passell, Plano TX; Ellen Hessel, San Antonio TX; Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX; Gail Greenberg - Susan Picus, New York NY 2.50 4 Petra Hamman, Carrollton TX; Stefanie Scott, Little Elm TX; Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL; Kristen Onsgard, Dallas TX 1.14 5/7 Sandra Rimstedt, New York NY; Cecilia Rimstedt, Onsala Sweden; Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ; Ida Groenkvist, Bromma Sweden 0.91 5/7 K Fung, Edmonton AB; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Stephannie Culbertson, New York NY; Linda Perlman, Wellington FL 0.91 5/7 Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY; Rozanne Pollack, New York NY; Pam Wittes, Venice CA 0.91 8 Claire Alpert, New York NY; May Sakr, Bryn Mawr PA; Sylvie Willard - Benedicte Cronier, Paris France 0.68 9 Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL; Jessica Hayman, New York NY; Sheri Winestock, Las Vegas NV; Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL 0.45 10 Jan Assini, Pittsburgh PA; Victoria Gromova - Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia; Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton FL; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Kathleen Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH 0.00

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Metcalf

One of his co-workers started a lunch-time game at the hospital and eventually told the group about the duplicate club at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Metcalf went to the club and almost immediately joined the ACBL and started playing every week.

Before long, he was filling in for MIT club directors when there was a need. In the late 1990s, he was invited to run a game at a synagogue near where he lives. Things went so well with Metcalf in charge that it quickly turned into a full-time club. He is still the chief director at what is now the Newton Bridge Club, with a weekly table count of 100.

Metcalf soon attracted the attention of the ACBL and started part-time TD work. He became a full-time employee in January of this year. He was promoted to associate national TD rank in the summer of this year.

At the Fall NABC, he worked a couple of days with the services crew before returning to his regular TD duties. The services-crew stint made a big impression on Metcalf. “It’s a great team,” he says. “I learned a lot. It was a fantastic experience.”

Metcalf says he still likes to play bridge, “but I love watching (a tournament) all come together. I really like making big things work.”

Thanks to his skills in programming and experience with spread sheets, Metcalf has won the admiration of his peers. Says TD Terry Lavender, “I call him Mr. Spreadsheet,” a reference to Metcalf’s creation of a method to assure that masterpoint awards at tournaments are accurate.

In January of this year, Cotterman worked with Metcalf on a bridge cruise hosted by Larry Cohen. Cotterman says Cohen reported after the cruise that the TD crew “was the best he had seen. David did a wonderful job even though it was his first cruise.”

Metcalf has been the director in charge at the Youth NABCs for the past four years. It’s a job at which he shines, in no small measure because of the atmosphere. “It’s the best,” he says. “Those young players have more fun than the rest of the tournament put together. I just sit there and follow along.”

SUNDAY MORNING SIDE GAME 11.5 Tables A B C 4.17 1 1 1 Clay Dahl, Sarasota FL; Gordon Youngwood, Ashburn VA 62.21% 3.13 2 2 2 Martha Van Allen, Gulf Stream FL; Stephanie Austin, West Caldwell NJ 60.16% 2.57 3 3 3 Amy Rhodes, New York NY; Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY 57.61% 1.80 4 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA 56.74% 1.32 5 Harold George, Wichita KS; Larry Rich, Cumming GA 55.18% 1.44 6 4 4 Carol Stephens - Courtney Stephens, Greensboro GA 55.09% 1.08 5 Janis Holle, Sun Lakes AZ; Amelia Musser, Mackinac Island MI 53.13%

SUNDAY 299ER PAIRS 11.0 Tables A B C 2.76 1 1 Jerry Sherman - Susan Sherman, Ruskin FL 69.05% 2.07 2 Linda Gargrave, Ormond Beach FL; William Carpenter, Rockford IL 66.96% 1.95 3 2 Thomas Zimmerman - Claire Zimmerman, Pearland TX 60.12% 1.46 4 3 Betty Lemon - Marilyn Ankenmann, Toronto ON 58.04% 1.38 5 4 Eric Mayer, Richmond IL; Patricia Schroeder, Sarasota FL 57.74% 0.82 6 5 Nancy Jackson, Niagara On Lake ON; Maureen O Byrne, Ottawa ON 54.46% 1.98 6 1 Joan Crowley - Richard Crowley, Brooksville FL 54.17% 1.30 2/3 John Heaton - Ann Heaton, Orlando FL 52.98% 1.30 2/3 Eileen Norris - Jackie Sanders, Beaverton OR 52.98% 0.84 4 Mary Flegal - Fred Flegal, Vicksburg MI 52.38% 0.63 5 Kathleen Parkins, Vienna VA; Theresa Raines, Fort Washington MD 52.08%

SATURDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME 20.0 Tables A B C 5.69 1 G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Donna Lombardini, Alcester SD 65.14% 4.93 2 1 Judith Flack, Sarasota FL; Ellen Schulman, Boca Raton FL 60.99% 3.70 3 2 Karen Caton - Caron Peck, Arlington TX 60.46% 2.77 4 3 Judith Miller, Jacksonville FL; Iris Wilson, Sarasota FL 60.42% 2.76 5 4 1 Harry Potter - James Mosley, Herndon VA 58.56% 2.45 6 5 Sandy Desilets, Daytona Beach FL; Rhoda Chickering, East Montpelier VT 56.52% 1.75 7 6 Fran Smith, Estero FL; Norman Cannon, Fort Myers FL 56.36% 2.07 2 Jutta O’Connell - Greg Lagos, Fort Myers FL 55.81% 1.55 3 Debra Mueller - Gerard Mueller, Stuart FL 53.88% 1.23 4 Lois Porter, Zelienople PA; Maxine Gant, Cape Canaveral FL 52.11% 0.87 5 Robert Lorenzen, Clearwater FL; Eva Herman, New York NY 51.31%

MARTHA MCGHEE DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 42.5 Tables A B C 23.19 1 Leora Dubrovsky - Richard Dubrovsky, Howell NJ 69.27% 17.39 2 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 61.33% 13.45 3 1 Marian Howarth - Darrow Neves, Sun City Center FL 60.95% 9.78 4 Barbara Luttrell - Bruce Luttrell, San Jose CA 60.48% 7.73 5 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 60.19% 6.63 6 Fred Hawa, White Plains NY; Roonie Kennedy, Bronxville NY 59.18% 5.80 7 Lew Walter - Richard Weissman, New York NY 58.14% 5.15 8 Allen Hawkins Jr - Brenda Hawkins, Birmingham AL 57.86% 4.64 9 James Milam, Idaho Falls ID; Suzanne St Thomas, Boise ID 57.84% 4.22 10 Walter Sobol - Barry Kumins, Savannah GA 57.36% 5.01 11 Jonathan Greenspan, The Villages FL; Kerry Kappell, Astoria NY 57.25% 10.09 12 2 1 Craig Smith, Luzern Switzerland; Douglas Smith, Terre Haute IN 56.75% 7.57 13 3 Donald Richards, Kissimmee FL; Geoff Jones III, Orlando FL 56.53% 5.67 14 4 Cheryl Morrison - Larry Morrison, Edmond OK 56.13% 4.48 15 5 Victor Lawrence, Osprey FL; Dev Pathak, Bradenton FL 55.97% 3.84 16 6 2 Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN; Chen Zhao, College Park MD 55.67% 3.36 17 7 Anton Habash, Oxford OH; Laura Owens, Loveland OH 55.32% 5.01 18 Jimmy Pelham, Tampa FL; Amal Dasgupta, Wilmington DE 55.09% 2.99 19 8 Robert McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL; Dattatraya Kale, Saint Johns FL 54.74% 2.69 20 9 Peter Peng, Tierra Verde FL; Dorothy Ward, Orlando FL 54.10% 2.45 21 10 Donald Weiner - David Babcock, Coral Gables FL 54.04% 2.02 22 James Baker, Brooklyn NY; William Epperson, Sarasota FL 54.00% 2.24 11 Frank Knier, Fargo ND; Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN 53.99% 2.71 12 3 Jack Mahoney - Dan Morgenstern, Brunswick ME 53.91% 2.30 13 Tobey Roland, Baltimore MD; James Barnes, Towson MD 53.56% 3.14 14 Pamela Harmeson, Satellite Beach FL; Monty Page, Palm Bay FL 53.46% 2.91 15 Daniel McIntyre, Saint Paul MN; John Miller, Stillwater MN 53.30% 2.18 4 Vicki Mace - Paul Michaels, Bonita Springs FL 52.47% 1.70 5 J Gray McAllister III - Susan McAllister, Raleigh NC 51.40% 2.19 6 Donald Freedman, St Petersburg FL; Beth McArthur, Panama City FL 48.54%

SUNDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS 8.0 Tables A B C 1.84 1 Karen Patrow, Eau Claire WI; Anita Lopez, Tampa FL 64.29% 1.49 2 1 Glenda Lukinuk - Nancy Waddell, Peterborough ON 62.50% 1.12 3 2 Judy Moulton - Mary Lou Downey, The Villages FL 59.52% 0.78 4 David Gubitosi - Evelyn Gubitosi, Vero Beach FL 56.25% 0.58 5 Patricia Lysaught - Patrick Lysaught, Overland Park KS 53.57% 1.27 3 1 Jean Tremblay - Carole Tremblay, Bonita Springs FL 52.68% 0.95 4 2 Thomas Rogers - Nancy Butler-Rogers, North Venice FL 47.92% 0.71 3 Elise Bedell, Apopka FL; Michael Moschella, Winter Springs FL 47.32%

SUNDAY BRIDGE-PLUS+ 3.0 Tables A B 1.21 1 Parisa Hamzetash, West Palm Beach FL; Cynthia Marks, Clearwater FL 70.83% 0.91 2 Richard Mosley - Fran Mosley, Wytheville VA 68.75%


Interesting pointsBy Barry Rigal

This deal from the second final session of the Nail Life Master Open Pairs produced numerous points of technical and practical applications. Dlr: South ♠ A J 10 5 3 Vul: Both ♥ K J 6 ♦ 9 6 5 4 ♣ 6 ♠ K 2 ♠ 6 4 ♥ Q 9 2 ♥ A 8 5 4 2 ♦ A Q 2 ♦ K J ♣ K Q 8 7 4 ♣ A 10 5 3 ♠ Q 9 8 7 ♥ 10 7 ♦ 10 8 7 3 ♣ J 9 2

First, when West opens 1NT should North overcall? My money says no, but I’m getting old. If, as happened at the table, North bids 2♦ (diamonds and a major), transfer lebensohl works far better than the regular variety: 3♦ shows hearts, invitational or better, to get 4♥ played by West.

At the table, West played 3NT. North continued his aggressive campaign by leading the ♠J, and West won the ♠K. Now for the second technical point: There is a 100% safety play available in clubs – but only if you know one player cannot be short in clubs. In this case, you do. Lead low to the ace to guard against ♣J 9 6 2 with South, it being highly unlikely that North has four clubs. It doesn’t matter in this case, of course.

When you run your clubs, North pitches on heart, two spades and a diamond. South also discards diamonds so you can cash three diamonds to reach this ending: ♠ A 10 ♥ K J ♦ — ♣ — ♠ 2 ♠ 6 ♥ Q 9 2 ♥ A 8 5 ♦ — ♦ — ♣ — ♣ — ♠ Q 9 ♥ 10 7 ♦ — ♣ —

Now West can exit with the ♠6, and if South wants to take her partner off the end play, she had better overtake and shift to a heart!

The last technical point: par on this deal is minus 650 (11 tricks in hearts by West). You protect the ♠K and on a diamond lead win and cash the diamonds to discard a spade from dummy. Now, if you believe the ♥K is wrong based on the auction and are playing against a South who would never duck the ♥K, cross to dummy and lead a heart to the 9. North wins the ♥J to play the ♠A and another spade. You win in hand and pass the ♥Q to pin South’s ♥10. It’s a classic intra-finesse.

Age requirement for Senior events

You must have been born before January 1, 1959, to qualify to play in ACBL Senior events.

SUNDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH SWISS TEAMS 56 Tables 7 5 2 10.62 1/2 1/2 Virginia Brier, Tucson AZ; Eric Shoberg, Oro Valley AZ; Aline Sullivan - David Sullivan, The Villages FL 88.00 10.62 1/2 1/2 Germana Olga Biele, Jupiter FL; Marilyn Parmet, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Joe Zaksas - Mary Jo Zaksas, Sarasota FL 88.00 6.82 3 3 Ray Columbaro - Sandra Columbaro, Vero Beach FL; Morris Mitchem Jr, Columbia SC; William Laslo, Valrico FL 84.00 5.12 4 4 Shirley Shane, Ellenton FL; Clarence Merskin - Patricia Filliater - Carolyn Gulick, Sun City Center FL 83.00 4.04 5 5 1 Jonathan Friendly, Bradenton FL; Pat Grams, Ocala FL; Anne Allison, Phoenix AZ; Bruce Graham, Dunnellon FL 82.00 3.47 6 6 Royald Zell, Tampa FL; Bruce Burns - Isaac Hassan, Palm Harbor FL; Elaine Iwinski, Safety Harbor FL 80.00 3.03 7 7 Emiel Domis - Sharon Amberg - Marc Rissman - Alex Birman, The Villages FL 79.00 2.70 8 8 Milferd Jones - Virginia Jones, Clearwater FL; Vard Nelson - Frances Nelson, Evergreen CO 78.00 2.32 9/10 Avrum Goldstein - Donna Goldstein, Mashpee MA; Liza Moses - Michael Moses, New York NY 77.00 2.32 9/10 9 Jane Bailey, Syracuse IN; Marilyn Stoces, Chesterfield MO; Diane Wellstein, Perrysburg OH; Laura Palmer, Auburn AL 77.00 2.02 11 10 Rochelle Mandelbaum, Hollywood FL; Rhoda Levine, Tamarac FL; Kathy Bold, Edwardsville IL; Janet Little, Wood River IL 76.00 1.87 12 11 Mark McKenzie, Shaftsbury VT; Ann McKenzie, Jaffrey NH; Rosalyn Millar - Malcolm Millar, Summerside PE 75.00 1.73 13 12 Andre Landry - Viviane Landry, Zephyrhills FL; Richard Buttermore - Wendy Buttermore, Royal Oak MI 74.00 1.62 14 13 Mary Ellen Kammert, Altamonte Spg FL; Robert Shaffer, Orlando FL; Lynn Dehlinger - Bill Dehlinger, Winter Springs FL 72.00 1.90 2 Donna Brown - William Brown - Andrew Kelly - Douglas Smith, The Villages FL 65.00 1.42 3 John Kuyper - Nancy Jaffe - Maury Fjestad - Leslie Nelson, The Villages FL 62.00

SUNDAY DAYLIGHT A/B/C SWISS TEAMS 34 Tables / Based on 77 Tables A B C 26.97 1 1 Carol Buhlman, Frostproof FL; Diane Kelsey, Sebring FL; Ivy Steinberg - Allan Quaile, Stouffville ON 91.00 17.70 2/3 Liga Byrne, Austin TX; Stanley Littlefield, Maitland FL; Gordon Cable Jr, Monroe Township NJ; Michele Foran, Oconomowoc WI 86.00 17.70 2/3 2 Brian Gelles - Janet Gelles, Fairview TX; Michael Bossert - Sara Bossert, Cypress TX 86.00 11.38 4 Jack Bonney - Dianne Bonney, Venice FL; Gen Geiger - Terry McHenry, Sarasota FL 80.00 9.10 5 3 Greg Saunders - Barbara Israel - Arlene McIntosh - Susan Frisch, The Villages FL 78.00 7.71 6 4 James Carroll, Lyons NY; Marie Duval, Montreal QC; Jim Mulbrandon, Orlando FL; Ronald Dewey, Okeechobee FL 76.00 6.37 7/8 Keith White, Jacksonville FL; Gudrun Wallace, Fort Myers FL; Dallas Moore, Trotwood OH; Brian Ross, Charlestown IN 73.00 6.37 7/8 5 1 Karen Doddridge, Winter Springs FL; Ronald Boyers, Casselberry FL; Margaret Getman, Saint Paul MN; Mel Chaplin, Brentwood CA 73.00 5.39 9 6 Morris Johnson - Gloria Johnson, Brooklyn NY; Leif Bjorn Odden, Drangedal Norway; Ejaz Qureshi, Scarsdale NY 71.00 4.64 7 2 W Oates - P Oates, Brighton MI; Regina Jones, Brentwood TN; Yara Barretta, Celebration FL 68.00 3.48 3 Carol Reiss, Albertson NY; Suzanne Arsenault - Paul Andre Paquin, Saint-Bruno QC; Cindi Siegel, Bayside NY 62.00 2.34 4/5 Stan Fong - Julia Price - Phil Dowd, Toronto ON; Mary Lou Kerr, York ON 59.00 2.34 4/5 Robert Vollbracht, Clearwater FL; Diane Vollbracht, Largo FL; Dar Webb, St Petersburg FL; Polly Webb, Lakewood Ranch FL 59.00

SUNDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS 5.0 Tables A B C 1.53 1 1 1 Dale Kernodle - Pamela Kernodle, Ruskin FL 63.50% 1.15 2 2 2 Cindy Schaefer - Alan Schaefer, Houston TX 57.50% 0.86 3 3 Judy Moulton - Mary Lou Downey, The Villages FL 52.00% 0.71 4 3 Michael Moschella, Winter Springs FL; Elise Bedell, Apopka FL 51.50%


LYNN BERG 299ER PAIRS 16.0 Tables A B C 3.41 1 1 Marilyn Ankenmann - Betty Lemon, Toronto ON 68.45% 2.56 2 2 Steve Despot, Bradenton FL; Sherry Pies, Lakewood Ranch FL 60.71% 1.68 3/4 3/4 Anastasia Tsavaris, St Petersbirg FL; Christine Honadle, St Petersburg FL 59.23% 1.68 3/4 3/4 Thomas Zimmerman - Claire Zimmerman, Pearland TX 59.23% 2.10 5 5 1 Patricia Johnson - Michael Johnson, Winter Springs FL 58.63% 1.58 6 6 2 Eileen Norris - Jackie Sanders, Beaverton OR 58.33% 1.18 3 Lawrence Steiner - Barb Steiner, Altamonte Spg FL 53.87% 0.89 4 Mary Hanni - Bruce Hanni, Mandeville LA 53.57% 0.66 5 Sylvia Zembower, Oviedo FL; Sue Rose, 50.60%


Bergen/Cohen

FRIDAY-SUNDAY MORNING SIDE GAME SERIES19.25 Tables / Based on 10 Tables 7.00 1 Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA 118.64% 5.25 2 Marty Bergen, Palm Bch Gdns FL 115.00% 4.28 3/4 Courtney Stephens, Greensboro GA 110.74% 4.28 3/4 Carol Stephens, Greensboro GA 110.74% 2.33 5 Stephen Massman, Beverly Hills CA 109.18% 2.57 6 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY 107.94%

SUNDAY A/X/Y SWISS TEAMS 39 Tables / Based on 107 Tables A X Y 29.97 1 1 1 Linda Harrison, Calgary AB; Hao Ge, Westlake OH; Yan Wang, Richmond Hill ON; Jianfeng Luo - Edward Xu, North York ON 100.00 22.48 2 Bill Ream, Burleson TX; Shelba Parmley, Oklahoma City OK; Mary Anne Geppert - Courtney Donovan, Fort Myers FL 96.00 13.16 3/5 Jay Cohodes, Sunrise FL; Betty Parker, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC; Paul Gallizzi, Tampa FL 93.00 13.49 3/5 2 Mark Peterson - Margaret Peterson, Larkspur CA; James Griffin, Sausalito CA; Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA 93.00 13.16 3/5 Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD; Brian Schoenfeld - Howard Miller, Virginia Beach VA; Lynn Jones, Timonium MD 93.00 10.11 6/7 3 Vinay Jha - Joe Luk - Mary Olson - Richard Olson, Colorado Spgs CO 90.00 8.03 6/7 Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA; Ranjan Bhaduri, Dundas ON; George Harris, Escazu Costa Rica 90.00 7.59 8 4 Paul Janicki, Markham ON; David Rodney - Avril Rodney, Fairfax VA; Margot Hennings, Annandale VA 84.00 5.99 9 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA; Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 83.00 5.45 10 Charles Miner - Robert Dennard, Orlando FL; Bruce Ohmann, Flagler Beach FL; Steven Barcus, Altamonte Spg FL 80.00 7.87 5/6 2/3 Sherry Spalding Fardie, Port Orange FL; Donald Paterson - Carol Akers Paterson, Memphis TN; Barbara Doran, Silver Spring MD 77.00 7.87 5/6 2/3 Jay Olson - Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN; Richard Ekstrum, Crystal MN 77.00 4.50 7 Eric Schwartz, Arlington MA; Sellers McKee, Jupiter FL; Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 76.00 5.06 8 4 Raymond Hornby - Marielle Brentnall, Winnipeg MB; Roland Laframboise, Thunder Bay ON; Keith Heckley, Hamilton ON 75.00 4.00 5 Jay Costello - Donna Steffan, East Amherst NY; Michael Ryan, Buffalo NY; Arthur Morth, Grand Island NY 74.00 3.43 6 Michael Strong - Johanna Strong, Winfield IL; Michael Saltzman - Linda Saltzman, Aurora IL 72.00

SUNDAY B/C/D SWISS TEAMS 38 Tables B C D 12.60 1 1 Marguerite Gousie - Marshall Williams, Woonsocket RI; Linda Ahrens - Joseph Brouillard, Lincoln RI 105.00 9.45 2 2 Scott Chupack - JC Chupack, Seattle WA; Becky Stevens, Redmond WA; Christina van Leeuwen, Media PA 104.00 7.09 3 Ping Hu, Naperville IL; Dwight Hunt, Granada Hills CA; Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Weiling Zhao, Brookfield CT 102.00 5.32 4 3 Charles Conrad - Ann Conrad - Valerie Byrne - Robert Hamilton, Castro Valley CA 95.00 4.20 5 Shirley Mueller, Louisville KY; Tai Chan, Troy MI; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA; Rick Holcomb, Malden MA 89.00 3.60 6 4 Joseph Barbary - Virginia Swift, Gulf Stream FL; Charles Pierce - Wesley Albinger, New York NY 88.00 3.15 7 Joan Mager, Clermont FL; Allan Roderiques - Lois Belliveau, Leesburg FL; Barbara Murphy, Newton MA 87.00 2.80 8 5 Josee Hammill - Jill Foran, Toronto ON; Catharine Gilmour, Charlotte NC; Barbara Olsen, Marana AZ 86.00 2.52 9 6 1 Eric Marshall - Judith Marshall, Middleton NS; Bruce Walker - Jane Walker, Lakeland FL 82.00 2.20 10/11 Daniel Blaettler, Melbourne FL; Thomas Trudeau, San Antonio TX; Gail Lambacher, Oakville ON; Grace Charron, Fall River MA 79.00 2.20 10/11 Magnus Weiman - Maureen Weiman, Eden Prairie MN; Gary Hillenbrand, Lehighton PA; Arnold Kritz, Bethlehem PA 79.00 1.31 2 Nora Cushing, Newport RI; Elizabeth Euwer - Diane Strong - Jane Adrian, Boca Grande FL 71.00 0.98 3 Natalie Silverstein - George Popper, Toronto ON; Suzanne Boyer, Tarpon Springs FL; Suzette Greep, New Port Richey FL 68.00 0.93 4 Jean Miller - Brenda Kefauver - Barbara Inskeep - Frances Melia, Naples FL 65.00

playing with Migry Zur Campanile and Judi Radin, New York City; Jill Levin, Henderson NV, and Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA.

Right behind Ferm with 3.11 boards is the team led by Dori Byrnes of Morris Plains NJ. Her teammates are Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY, Sylvia Shi, Rockville MD, and Li Yiting, Herndon VA.


Women’s BAM

In the quarterfinal round, Nickell defeated Mike Levine’s team 139-103, while Schermer narrowly beat Jeff Wolfson’s squad 116-106. Lewis ousted the 3 seed led by Lou Ann O’Rourke 141-75, and Markowicz handled Serge Chevailer’s four-man squad 189-106.


Sr. KO

Cassel, of Roseville MN, played with Barry Purrington, Eagan MN, and Robert and Ellen Kent of Marina Del Ray CA. Their VP total was 129.83 to 118.05 for the runners-up – Corey Krantz and Rhoda Kratenstein of Delray Beach FL and Lesley Decker Lucas and Stephen Lucas of Woodbury NY.

The win broke a streak of 11 second-place finishes in national events for Ellen Kent. Two of her finishes as a runner-up occurred last year – the 10K Mixed Swiss and the 10K IMP Pairs.


0-10K Swiss

mainstream. This deal came from early in the first qualifying session: Dlr: West ♠ Q 9 8 7 5 3 Vul: None ♥ 8 2 ♦ 5 ♣ K J 7 5 ♠ 4 ♠ A 6 ♥ A K Q ♥ 10 6 5 4 3 ♦ A J 10 9 8 6 2 ♦ K 7 4 3 ♣ A 9 ♣ Q 2 ♠ K J 10 2 ♥ J 9 7 ♦ Q ♣ 10 8 6 4 3

The West player opened his pretty collection with 1♦, and Cohen reached for the Stop card before bidding 2♠. East made a negative double, and now it was Bergen’s turn to reach for the Stop card, a prelude to bidding 4♠.

“It feels like old times,” said Cohen. The opponents brushed aside this barrage to

reach the diamond slam, but Bergen and Cohen were clearly comfortable together after just a few deals.

Many of the East-West players who came to Bergen and Cohen’s table were clearly charmed to be playing against the duo, a few even joining in the bidding commentary. When Bergen, as dealer, withdrew the Stop card from the bidding box, an opponent remarked, “Bergen is at the table!” Bergen, holding:♠ 10 9 8 ♥6 2 ♦A K 10 7 4 2 ♣8 3

bid 2♦. His hand eventually became the dummy in a heart contract, but he proudly displayed the diamond suit first, as if to silence his critics that he often preempted on junk.

The first session found the team below average (they scored 11.5), but the second session was above average (14.5), so the squad – captain Whipple, Bergen, Cohen, Gary Cohler and Billy Cohen, finished with a dead average score of 26. This total put them on the bubble for qualifying for today’s final. As part of an eight-way tie for the bottom qualifying position, the formula that determines who’s in and who’s not was not kind: They missed the cut.

Bergen and Cohen will have another shot at a title later this week, as they plan to enter the North American Swiss Teams.


The good, the bad . . .By Barry Rigal

Jason Feldman, playing with Tom Carmichael, was one of the few to achieve par on this deal from the second final session of the Nail Life Master Open Pairs. Dlr: West ♠ A K Q 8 7 Vul: N-S ♥ 9 ♦ A K 6 5 3 2 ♣ A ♠ 5 4 ♠ J 9 3 ♥ A K J 7 5 4 ♥ 10 8 3 2 ♦ — ♦ 10 8 7 4 ♣ K 8 7 6 3 ♣ 9 5 ♠ 10 6 2 ♥ Q 6 ♦ Q J 9 ♣ Q J 10 4 2 West North East South 1♥ 2♥ (1) Pass 2♠ 3♣ 3♥ 4♥ 4♠ 5♥ 6♠ Pass Pass 7♥ Dbl All Pass

(1) Spades and a minorFeldman, West, knew North had a heart loser

from his final double, so the ♣A had to be wrong. The defenders played three rounds of spades. Feldman ruffed and ducked a club, felling the ace, ruffed the diamond return, drew one round of trumps then cross-ruffed the rest. That was three down. Easy game.

If that was good, the following from the same board was comic or tragic, depending on which way you looked at it. For obvious reasons, the names are withheld. West North East South 1♥ 2♥ (1) Pass 2♠ 3♣ 3♥ Dbl 4♠ 5♣ 5♥ Pass 5♠ Pass 6♠ All Pass

(1) Spades and diamondsWest took a long time before his final pass, but

he worked out that dummy would have a singleton heart. That convinced him to come up with the master play of underleading his ♥A K to partner’s presumed queen . . . missed it by that much!

SATURDAY-SUNDAY SIDE GAME SERIES76.25 Tables / Based on 27 Tables 11.33 1/2 Keith Harrison, Trinity FL 126.99% 11.33 1/2 Joan Webb, Trinity FL 126.99% 10.24 3/4 Roger Anderson, Eagan MN 126.22% 10.24 3/4 Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN 126.22% 6.51 5/6 Donna Lombardini, Alcester SD 118.95% 6.51 5/6 G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD 118.95% 5.83 7/8 Ellen Schulman, Boca Raton FL 117.53% 5.83 7/8 Judith Flack, Sarasota FL 117.53% 5.61 9/10 Herbert Fallin Jr, Keller TX 114.13% 5.61 9/10 La Quitta Talbot, Keller TX 114.13% 4.48 11/12 Grant Robinson, Dublin CA 113.61% 4.48 11/12 Teresa Boyd, Dublin CA 113.61% 3.78 13/14 Linda McEwan, Orlando FL 112.03% 3.78 13/14 Nancy Stein, Jacksonville FL 112.03%

SUNDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS 12.5 Tables A B C 3.02 1 Anita Lopez, Tampa FL; Karen Patrow, Eau Claire WI 66.41% 2.27 2 Maryann Bishop, Washington DC; Barbara Show, Leesburg VA 64.91% 1.98 3 1 1 Nancy Waddell - Glenda Lukinuk, Peterborough ON 62.70% 1.27 4 Shirley Wagner, Fitchburg MA; Marilee Pecorelli, Vero Beach FL 56.50% 1.49 5 2 Damon Suden - Anthony Chiocchi, New York NY 56.18% 1.11 6 3 Michael Johnson - Patricia Johnson, Winter Springs FL 55.30% 1.15 4 2 Patrick Lysaught - Patricia Lysaught, Overland Park KS 54.74% 0.86 5 3 Thuy Tran, San Franciso CA; Bettina Brill, Berkeley CA 54.66% 0.65 4 Barbara Mercer - Bob Mercer, Vero Beach FL 52.89%

MARTY CHAITT MEMORIAL OPEN PAIRS 46.0 Tables A B C 24.50 1 Marc Lachapelle, Saint-Laurent QC; Xavier Combey, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC 61.34% 18.38 2 1 Bryan Delfs, Kent WA; Michael Christensen, Redmond WA 60.45% 13.78 3 Sterling Odom - Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Bch Gdns FL 60.42% 10.34 4 Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 58.69% 8.17 5 John Herrmann, North Port FL; Rene Wallace, Mission TX 58.04% 7.00 6 Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA; Robert White, Raleigh NC 57.55% 6.13 7 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 57.26% 6.20 8 Ron Ashbacher, Saint Louis MO; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 57.08% 9.35 9 2 Ted Withers, Windsor NS; David Morse, New Minas NS 56.78% 4.45 10 Martin Taylor, Whitefield ; Justin Hackett, Manchester England 56.65% 4.08 11 Donald Berman - Rose Berman, Laurel MD 56.25% 3.77 12 Colin Harrington, Cambridge ON; David Baker, Kitchener ON 56.21% 3.50 13 John Ionescu, Long Beach CA; Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL 55.90% 7.01 14 3 Serdar Ogut - Lisa Ogut, Darien IL 55.49% 3.06 15 Dennis Newman, Scarsdale NY; David Cantor, Charlotte NC 54.90% 5.26 16 4 Joe Mundy - Nora Mundy, West Hill ON 54.76% 3.72 17 Michael Curley, Grand Rapids MI; Dave Fred, Interlochen MI 54.49% 7.44 18 Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA; Bonnie Dropkin, West Palm Beach FL 54.18% 2.45 19 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter, Columbus OH 54.09% 4.16 20 5 Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; Naren Gupta, Woodside CA 53.87% 2.60 21 Mark Fitzmorris, Saint Augustine FL; Michael Dalton, Palm Coast FL 53.68% 4.13 22 6 1 John Stimmel, Miami Beach FL; Roberto Newman, Miami FL 53.37% 3.12 23 7 Rita Ghosa Bichara - Maan El Hachem, New York NY 53.30% 2.77 8 Kathy Guinyou - Robert Marcus, North York ON 53.12% 2.84 9 Nelson Daigle - Geoff Chichester, Metairie LA 53.06% 2.27 10 Dawn Campbell, Portland OR; Robert Johnson, Tigard OR 53.02% 3.10 11 2 Sharon Dameron, Cedar Park TX; Gloria Bennett, Lakeway TX 52.84% 4.27 12 Masood Kizilbash - Jeff Edelstein, Tampa FL 52.81% 2.99 13 John Blackwell, The Villages FL; Carole Grob, Gainesville VA 52.19% 1.76 14 Irwin Lichtblau, Lafayette CA; Edwin Seputis, Oakland CA 52.11% 2.32 3 Marie Hamilton, Saint-Lambert QC; Elizabeth Kavanagh, Candiac QC 50.05% 1.74 4 Mary Bracken, New Braunfels TX; Larry Morris, Moore Haven FL 49.55% 1.38 5 Judy Nixon, Flower Mound TX; Liz Jacobson, Fort Worth TX 48.19%


“Make a Plan!” by Joel1 O 2 A 3 K 4 P 5 Z 6 J 7 A 8 B 9 J 10 F 11 A 12 N 13 P 14 Z 15 V 16 C 17 M 18 Z 19 I 20 R 21 J

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C. Women’s champion Ms. Sanborn, to her friends. ___16

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D. Sometimes a difficult notrump game would have been _ _ _ _. (4 words) ___150

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F. Bridge champion who wrote “The Bridge Bum.” (full name) ___42

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G. “_ _ _ at Bridge;” Skid Simon’s classic book. (3 words) ___184

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H. Make a rash overcall, for example; what fools do. (2 words) ___79

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R. Washington, D.C. player and writer, named to the Hall of Fame recently. ___217

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How to Work Acrostics PuzzlesThe grid of the puzzle below is not a crossword;

it’s a quotation from a book written by a bridge Ace at age 32 … two years after winning his first of three Bermuda Bowls! The words in the quote don’t necessarily end at the right edge of each horizontal line; they only end when a black square follows a group of the numbered letters. And the unique thing

about acrostic puzzles is that the first letter of each clue answer, reading down from CLUE A through the final clue, will spell out the name of the book’s author … followed by the title of that book!

You will notice that ALL letters in the quote are numbered; these numbers are followed by a clue letter referral, which tells the solver which of the clue

answers will give you that particular letter.Working in both directions … from the clues to

the grid and vice versa… is the secret (and the fun!) in solving acrostics. Just keep plugging away, back and forth, and BOTH puzzles … the quote and the clue answers … can be solved eventually.

Enjoy yourselves! Joel Hoersch

Answer on page 13


Winning combinationExperienced players would agree that luck can

be a significant factor in success at pairs games. It’s also accepted that you’re not going to win basing your hopes completely on luck. Two boards played by Marion Michielsen and Zia Mahmood – winners of the Nail Life Master Open Pairs – illustrate both points.

This one is from the first final session. The luck for the winners came in the form of a weak two-bid by North on this board.

Dlr: North ♠ 10 9 4 2 Vul: Both ♥ Q 8 6 4 3 2 ♦ K ♣ 5 4 ♠ 7 6 ♠ K Q J 3 ♥ A J ♥ 10 7 5 ♦ 9 8 7 3 ♦ A 4 ♣ K J 10 3 2 ♣ A 9 8 6 ♠ A 8 5 ♥ K 9 ♦ Q J 10 6 5 2 ♣ Q 7 West North East South Zia Michielsen 2♥ Dbl Pass 3♣ (1) Pass Pass 3♥ Dbl All Pass

Players who employ lebensohl over weak two-bids that have been doubled can show some values with direct three-level bids. With bad hands, advancer bids 2NT to relay to 3♣ for further action. In the version of lebensohl Zia and Michielsen play, the 3♣ was not necessarily “positive.” His later double of 3♥ showed some high-card strength.

Michielsen started with the ♠K, taken by declarer with the ace. At trick two, declarer played a diamond to his king and Michielsen’s ace. She cashed two spade tricks, Zia discarding the ♣2 (encouraging), so she shifted to a low club. Zia won the ♣10 and put his partner back in with a club to the ace. Now Michielsen’s last spade was ruffed with dummy’s ♥9 and overruffed by Zia with the jack.

Zia exited with a diamond to dummy, and when declarer played the ♥K, Zia won and played yet another diamond, which would have promoted a trump trick for Michielsen had her original holding been as weak as ♥8 7 5 instead of ♥10 7 5.

The upshot was plus 1100 and all the matchpoints for the winners.

On the next deal, from the second final session,

Michielsen played skillfully to give herself the best chance for an overtrick, took advantage of a defensive error and made a good guess for another fine score.

Dlr: South ♠ A J Vul: E-W ♥ A K 10 8 7 4 ♦ J 10 5 ♣ K 3 ♠ Q 10 6 3 ♠ 9 7 5 ♥ J 5 ♥ 9 6 ♦ K Q 4 3 ♦ 9 7 ♣ 9 8 4 ♣ A Q J 10 7 6 ♠ K 8 4 2 ♥ Q 3 2 ♦ A 8 6 2 ♣ 5 2 West North East South Michielsen Zia Pass Pass 1♥ 3♣ 3♥ Pass 4♥ All Pass

East led a low spade to the 2, queen and ace. Michielsen cashed the ♥A and ♠J, then played a heart to dummy’s queen, noting the 2-2 split in trumps. She cashed the ♠K, pitching a club, then ruffed a spade to hand and a put the ♣K on the table. East won the ace and could have held declarer to 10 tricks with a diamond shift, but East tried to cash another club. Michielsen ruffed and ran the ♦J. West won the ♦Q and was endplayed. A club exit would have allowed a ruff-sluff for the discard of a one of Michielsen’s two remaining diamonds. On the diamond return, Michielsen had to make a decision. Was West leading from the other diamond honor or the ♦9? Ultimately, she placed West with the two honors and put up the 10. That was plus 450 and 61 out of 64 matchpoints.

SATURDAY MIDNIGHT ZIP KO 13 Tables 1.32 1 Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Thomas Carmichael, Mill Creek WA; Daniel Korbel - Sylvia Shi, Rockville MD 0.92 2 Yoko Glubok Sobel, Brooklyn NY; Daniel Lev, New York NY; Kerry Kappell, Astoria NY; Samuel Kuang, Elmhurst NY 0.53 3/4 Marshall Williams - Marguerite Gousie, Woonsocket RI; Linda Ahrens - Joseph Brouillard, Lincoln RI 0.53 3/4 Antony Lee, Berkeley CA; Qucheng Gong, Daly City CA; Brandon Harper, Winter Park FL; David Yoon, Bayside NY

SUN-TUES MORNING KO BRACKET 1 8 TablesEric Leong, Oakland CA; Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; P Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC; Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia vsGerald Lackner - Senta Lackner, Graz Austria; Cameron Shunta - Renee Shunta, Grand Haven MI

Linda Harrison, Calgary AB; Hao Ge, Westlake OH; Yan Wang, Richmond Hill ON; Jianfeng Luo - Edward Xu, North York ON vsAnn Atcheson, Fairfax VA; George Parkins, Vienna VA; Marvin Raines, Fort Washington MD; Won Yang, Clermont FL

SATURDAY-SUNDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 12 Tables 8.69 1 Bobbi Le Feuvre - Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Robert Garin - Marie Garin, San Diego CA 6.08 2 William McDonald, Covington LA; Shirlann Finch, Madisonville LA; Mary Hanni - Bruce Hanni, Mandeville LA 3.91 3 Daniel Blaettler, Melbourne FL; Thomas Trudeau, San Antonio TX; Grace Charron, Fall River MA; Gail Lambacher, Oakville ON 3.04 4 Jacqueline Bergman - Arthur Bergman, Panama City FL; Bradley Leach, Oro Valley AZ; Melinda Berke, Strongsville OH

Smoking PolicySmoking is not permitted in the playing area

during any bridge playing event at an NBAC. This includes electronic smoking devices.

Winners of the first-ever 0–10,000 IMP Pairs were Theri Andino and Spencer Jones.

10K IMP Pairs starts todayThe 0–10,000 IMP Pairs, which made its

debut last year, starts today. The contest consists of two qualifying sessions and two final sessions and is limited to players with fewer than 10,000 masterpoints. It pays platinum points at 10% of the overall award up to a maximum of 10 platinum points.

The winners in 2015 were Spencer Jones and Theri Andino.

Sneaky leadOn this deal from the Saturday evening Swiss

teams, you arrive in 6♠ on the following auction: Dlr: West ♠ K 8 7 6 2 Vul: None ♥ A 10 ♦ 10 4 ♣ A Q 8 2

♠ A Q 9 5 ♥ 7 ♦ A K J 7 2 ♣ 10 6 3

West North East South 3♥ Dbl 4♥ 5♠ Pass 6♠ All Pass

West leads the ♣7. What’s your plan?The 7 could easily be a singleton, of course,

meaning that you’d need to set up diamonds to pitch two clubs from dummy. If diamonds are 3-3 or the ♦Q drops singleton or doubleton, you’re home (assuming trumps are not 4-0).

So after rising with the ♣A, you play a trump to the ace as both defenders follow, West dropping the 10. If you decide to draw the remaining trumps at this point (do you?), you find that East started with J-x-x. When you play the ♦A K, both defenders follow low, but when you ruff a round of diamonds in dummy, you discover West started with queen-fourth. Unable to set up the suit, you finish down two, minus 100.

When you get a chance to see the full deal, you realize your left-hand opponent – Jim Sternberg of Palm Beach Gardens FL – has been a sneaky guy, leading the ♣7 from K-7 doubleton: ♠ K 8 7 6 2 ♥ A 10 ♦ 10 4 ♣ A Q 8 2 ♠ 10 ♠ J 4 3 ♥ J 9 8 6 4 2 ♥ K Q 5 3 ♦ Q 8 6 2 ♦ 9 5 ♣ K 7 ♣ J 9 5 4 ♠ A Q 9 5 ♥ 7 ♦ A K J 7 2 ♣ 10 6 3

At the other table, Sternberg’s teammates stopped in 4♠ and made 11 tricks for plus 450. Going down in the cold slam means that instead of gaining 11 IMPs, you lost 11 for a 22-IMP swing. Oh, well. Next board.

Senior KO VugraphA vugraph presentation of the Baze Senior

Knockout Teams is available in the foyer of the Northern Hemisphere Ballroom on the fifth level.


SUNDAY EVENING BAM TEAMS 9 Tables A B C 3.90 1 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo, Wilmington DE; Kamil Nowak - Franco Masoero, Kielce 25-63 Poland 15.00 3.04 2/3 1/2 1 William Connellan, Gainesville FL; Carolyn Brown - Eric Taylor - Timothy Kirby, Lake City FL 14.00 3.04 2/3 1/2 Anne Mahoney, Moncton NB; Sandra Macpherson, Halifax NS; Valerie McClintock, Bedford NS; Phillip Yorston, Abiquiu NM 14.00 1.95 4 3 Harry Potter - James Mosley, Herndon VA; Charles Ellis - Sheila Ellis, Alexandria VA 13.50

SUNDAY EVENING SIDE GAME 28.0 Tables A B C 7.20 1 1 Dana Berkowitz, New York NY; Aida Jansma, Spijkenisse 68.69% 5.40 2 Roger Anderson - Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN 64.85% 4.70 3 2 Agnes Snellers - Wubbo De Boer, Groenekan 63.23% 3.52 4 3 1 Trine Binderkrantz - Jacob Kehl, Denmark 61.77% 2.64 5 4 Ted Witt, Menomonee Falls WI; Greg Stander, San Diego CA 61.23% 2.22 6 Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC; Donald Sache, Delta BC 60.54% 1.55 7 Dennis Wick, Greencastle PA; Polly Schoning, Wichita KS 60.08% 1.98 5 Martin Rokyta - Kaiser Karl, Wien Sweden 59.85% 1.70 6 Stanley Littlefield, Maitland FL; Gordon Cable Jr, Monroe Township NJ 58.85% 2.18 7 2 Antony Lee, Berkeley CA; Qucheng Gong, Daly City CA 58.31% 1.64 3 Hellar Nakonechny, Carman MB; Gloria Woloshyn, Winnipeg MB 57.38% 1.23 4 Jane Gardner, Northville MI; Bob Ondo, Ann Arbor MI 56.31% 0.92 5 Maxine Gant, Cape Canaveral FL; Lois Porter, Zelienople PA 51.31%

SATURDAY-SUNDAY KO BRACKET 1 9 Tables 23.17 1 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Kauko Koistinen, Espoo Finland; Vesa Fagerlund, Tampere Finland 16.22 2 Gerard Turcotte - Robert Tremblay - Alain Dufour, Quebec QC; Denis Lafrance, Shannon QC 9.27 3/4 Scott Roland, Grand Rapids MI; Connie Queller, Hudson FL; Terry Mangold, Lecanto FL; Ted Defilippo, Hernando FL 9.27 3/4 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Przemystaw Janiszewski, Warsaw Poland; Benito Garozzo, Wilmington DE; Kamil Nowak, Kielce 25-63 Poland; Franco Masoero, Roma Italy

SATURDAY-SUNDAY KO BRACKET 2 9 Tables 15.90 1 Donald Rancourt - Paul Hassett - Beverly Parrish - Russ Pearly, The Villages FL 11.13 2 Anne Beaurivage - Jack Conway, Lincoln NE; Robert Ellison - Gina Austin Fresh, Wichita KS 6.36 3/4 Michael Sattinger - Ulla Sattinger, Slingerlands NY; Linda Millenbach - Lew Millenbach, Albany NY 6.36 3/4 Anne Mahoney, Moncton NB; Sandra Macpherson, Halifax NS; Valerie McClintock, Bedford NS; Phillip Yorston, Abiquiu NM

SATURDAY-SUNDAY KO BRACKET 3 12 Tables 13.73 1 Paul Harris - Jerry Keeran, Rio Rancho NM; Frank Margagliano, Santa Rosa Bch FL; Sally Craig, Port Moody BC 9.61 2 Brenda Griffiths - Doug Darnley, Pickering ON; W Menzies - K Menzies, Oshawa ON 5.49 3/4 Gerald Tietz - Pamela Tietz - Homer Jeffers, Crossville TN; Fay Lukoskie, Fairfield Glade TN 5.49 3/4 Suzy O’Connor, Sanford FL; Betsy Slone, Altamonte Spg FL; Anne Person, Tampa FL; Freida Dohrman, Clearwater FL

MonitoringAt this and future North American

Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ events with visible, real-time cameras. The images will be recorded and available for later inspection and review by officials.

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.

Use of the bidding box — Alerts and Announcements

When using bidding boxes, the ACBL requires that players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the same time.

When making an Announcement, use the Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap the Alert strip at the same time. A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or Announcement has been made.

Appealing a ruling Players in NABC+ events who want to appeal a

director’s ruling initiate the process by speaking with the director who delivered the original ruling. The table director will fill out paperwork regarding the appeal, and the appellants will explain what is wrong with the initial ruling. From there, the case may be handled by a variety of means. When the appeals reviewer receives the case, the circumstances of that particular case will determine whether the case can be resolved by the original staff (in the case of misapplication of Law or regulation, for instance), a panel of directors, or even a committee-type hearing which could include bridge experts.

Renew onlineDue to new laws that prevent ACBL staff from

manually recording credit card information, we ask that members who wishes to renew or reinstate their memberships using a credit card to do so online at www.acbl.org/join.

Acrostic solution

Mike Lawrence, “How to Read (Your Opponents’) Cards”

“When you cannot make a contract unless a certain card is in a certain place, then assume it is where it must be, and play the hand accordingly. You may find that on occasions you go down an extra trick, but if you look at the hand you will see that you could not have made your contract in any case.” – Mike Lawrence

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Answer to Acrostic Puzzle on page 11

not occur, the Board terminated the events.“Our primary concern with removing these

contests from the calendar is that foreign teams who used to enter these contests might no longer attend the NABCs. We hope they continue to do so by entering the pairs contests instead,” Subeck said.

The Wagar was the oldest women’s team contest on the ACBL calendar. It was first played in 1933 and was formerly contested for the Coffin Trophy. The modern contest was played for the Wagar Trophy, although it had undergone format and name changes. Until 1976, it was a four-session event scored by board-a-match. It was contested as a three-session championship until 1972, and it was held at the Fall NABC until 1963. It became part of the summer schedule in 1986. In 1976 the event became a North American Championship Women’s Knockout with Swiss qualifying. In 2014, the Board declassified the contest as an NABC+ event, meaning that a win in the event no longer qualified players for the title of Grand Life Master.

The Machlin was first played in 1982. It was also declassified as an NABC+ event in 2014.


Wagar/Machlin


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MITCHELL OPEN B-A-M TEAMS 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION SECTIONS I P 1 Choon Chou Loo - Hua Poon, Singapore Singapore; Antonio Palma, 7000 Evora Portugal; Connie Goldberg, Gladwyne PA; Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy; Massimiliano Di Franco, Italy 18.00 2/3 John McAllister, Charlottesville VA; David Grainger, Roseville CA; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 17.00 2/3 Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba Israel; Piotr Pawel Zatorski, Dolny Slask Poland; Harold Lilie - Ken Bercuson, Las Vegas NV; Boguslaw Gierulski, Elblag Poland; Jerzy Skrzypczak, Mragowo Poland 17.00 4 Lynn Baker - Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 16.00 5/6 Aaron Jones, Oceanside CA; Jeff Roman, Bend OR; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA 15.50 5/6 Barry Bragin, Prospect CT; Joe Rickman, Maryville TN; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD; Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN 15.50 7/8 Daniel Korbel, Rockville MD; David Bakhshi, London England; Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; Boye Brogeland, Flekkefjor Norway; Espen Lindqvist, Arendal Norway; David Gold, Reading Great Britain 15.00 7/8 Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Jack Zhao, Boca Raton FL; Reese Milner, Sarasota FL; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL; Johan Sylvan - Frederic Wrang, Stockholm Sweden 15.00 9 Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH; Chuck Malcolm, Olathe KS; Kenneth Kranyak, Parma OH; Michael Creager, Bedford OH 14.0010/13 Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C Denmark; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain; Alejandro Bianchedi - Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina 13.5010/13 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL; Michael White, Atlanta GA; Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Julius Sigurjonsson, 201 Kopavogur Iceland 13.5010/13 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Jack Feagin Jr - Claudia Feagin, Atlanta GA; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 13.5010/13 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; David Yang, Darien IL; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 13.50 SECTIONS J L 1 Michael Becker - Aubrey Strul, Boca Raton FL; Michael Kamil, Spartanburg SC; Tarek Sadek - Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt 17.50 2 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Justin Lall, Charlotte NC; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Bch Gdns FL 17.00 3/5 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland - Joe Grue - Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Brad Moss, Denver CO 16.50 3/5 Jenny Wolpert, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Ola Rimstedt - Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden; Per-Ola Cullin, Enskededalen 1 Sweden; Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden 16.50 3/5 Stefan Skorchev, London Bulgaria; Gabrielle Sherman - Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Christophe Grosset, Issy-Les-Moulin France; David Treitel, Miami FL 16.50 6 Christal Henner - Uday Ivatury, New York NY; Michael Gamble, Shawnigan Lake BC; G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, Aventura FL 16.00 7/8 Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Krzysztof Buras, Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Chapel Hill NC; Andrew Gromov - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia 15.50 7/8 Jo Anna Stansby - Lew Stansby, Dublin CA; Adam Meyerson, San Jose CA; Howard Liu, Burlingame CA 15.50 9 Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX; Harry Tudor, Miami FL 15.00 10 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Chattanooga TN; Larry Griffey, Vero Beach FL; Spike Lay, Daytona Beach FL 14.5011/13 J-f Allix, Asnia France; Pierre Schmidt, Beaumont Le Rog France; Joanna Zochowska, Boulogne France; Vanessa Reess, 92100 Clichy France; Wilfried Libbrecht, 92110 Clichy France 14.0011/13 Jie Li - Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Xin Li - Xian Liang Ou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China 14.0011/13 Walter Lee, Sudbury MA; Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ 14.00 SECTIONS Q R 1 Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Bauke Muller, Hoorn ; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Simon De Wijs, Doorn ; Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV 18.50 2 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Alon Birman - Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; Michal Nowosadzki, Wroclaw Poland; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland 18.00 3 Pierre Zimmermann - Geir Helgemo - Tor Helness, Monaco; Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow Poland; Dominik Filipowicz - Tatiana Dikmow, Kalisz Poland 17.00 4 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Sam Lev, New York NY; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland; Michal Klukowski, Dolnoslaskie Poland 16.50 5 Jonathan Green, Melbourne FL; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Andrew Chesterton, Winchester MA; Norman Rubin, Monticello NY 16.00 6/7 Maryse Hambrick - Sarko Kassabian, Saint-Laurent QC; Gary Bernstein - Hayk Bosnakyan, Montreal QC 14.50 6/7 Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA; Victor King, Hartford CT; Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Will Ehlers, Madison NJ 14.50 8 Sam Dinkin, Austin TX; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA; Abraham Fisher, Concord MA; Adam Grossack, Newton MA 14.00 9 Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Allan Falk, Okemos MI; Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT 13.75 10 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Ann Borgschulte, San Francisco CA; Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA 13.50 SECTIONS K O 1 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Thomas Bessis - Jean Quantin, Paris France; Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France 18.50 2 Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den ; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam 18.00 3 James Cayne - Michael Seamon, Boca Raton FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma PR Italy; Mustafa Cem Tokay, Roma Italy 17.50 4 Rahn Smith, Brandon FL; Sharon Horton, Lakeland FL; Steven Ashe, Tampa FL; Jourdain Patchett, Sarasota FL 16.00 5 Erez Hendelman - Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI; Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON 15.50 6 Jay Whipple III, Boca Grande FL; Gary Cohler - Larry Cohen, Delray Beach FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; Marty Bergen, Palm Bch Gdns FL 14.507/10 Thomas Turgeon, Memphis TN; Robert Fendrick, Marietta GA; Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA; Hugh Brown Jr, McCormick SC 14.007/10 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gavin Wolpert, Palm Beach Gdns FL; John Hurd, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Vincent Demuy, Palm Bch Gdns FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV 14.007/10 Don Dettmore - Alexander Vinokurov, Winter Springs FL; Robert Sprick, Orlando FL; Cabot Jaffee Jr, Maitland FL 14.007/10 Bob Drijver, Rotterdam ; Dano De Falco, Rubano (PD) Italy; Tim Verbeek, ; Bart Nab, Tilburg ; Danny Molenaar, Den Haag ; Patricia Cayne, Boca Raton FL 14.00


24 TablesFrank Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Bob Hamman - Bart Bramley, Dallas TX vsJohn Schermer, Seattle WA; Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI

Paul Lewis - Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA; Drew Casen, Metarie LA; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL vsVictor Markowicz - Victor Melman, Boca Raton FL; Julian Klukowski - Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Poland; Jacek Romanski, Lublin Poland; Shalom Zeligman, Bat-Yam Israel

34.20 5/8 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Portola Valley CA; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Dan Morse, Houston TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX; John Mohan,

Las Vegas NV 34.20 5/8 Jeffrey Wolfson - Steve Garner - Ron Smith, Chicago IL; Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Richard Coren, Aventura FL 34.20 5/8 Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Mike Passell, Plano TX; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Dennis Clerkin - Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN 34.20 5/8 Serge Chevalier, Laval QC; Paul Klarreich, Chagrin Falls OH; Andre Chartrand, Montreal QC; Charles Martineau, Saint-Lambert QC

PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S BAZE SENIOR KO TEAMS

3 O’Rourke 24 84 114 15714(19) Fendrick 23 35 71 95

11 Beatty 54 75 77 826 Lewis 46 61 82 116

7 Markowicz 31 81 110 16010 Kasle 32 39 60 72

15(18) Chevalier 31 61 92 1392 Weinstein 32 66 91 124

3 O’Rourke 27 41 61 756 Lewis 27 82 101 141

7 Markowicz 33 99 130 189

2(18) Chevalier 49 56 62 106

1 Nickell 19 65 114 13716(17) Beckman 30 47 64 73

9 Finkel 33 51 71 1028 Levine 27 57 97 103

5 Wolfson 26 52 100 16112 DeMartino 11 80 98 123

13 Dovell 13 58 66 784 Schermer 31 76 119 186

1 Nickell 39 64 100 139 8 Levine 19 25 69 103

5 Wolfson 40 55 86 106

4 Schermer 30 70 99 116

1 Nickel

4 Schermer

3 (6) Lewis

2 (7) Markowicz

Third hand plays high?By Barry Rigal

On this deal from the first final session of the Nail Life Master Open Pairs, I’m sure the developments were repeated at many tables. Dlr: South ♠ K 7 4 3 Vul: None ♥ — ♦ A 4 3 ♣ K 10 9 6 4 2 ♠ J 10 9 5 ♠ 6 2 ♥ K 8 4 3 ♥ A Q 10 6 2 ♦ K 10 9 5 2 ♦ J 8 ♣ — ♣ A Q J 8 ♠ A Q 8 ♥ J 9 7 5 ♦ Q 7 6 ♣ 7 5 3

In third chair, North opened 1♣, East overcalled 1♥, and now some competitive exchanges led to East declaring 3♥ or 4♥. Left to his own devices, 3♥ appears to hinge on the diamond guess, but at how many tables did South lead a low club and see North put up the king?

The point is that when dummy comes down, North knows South rates to have three clubs to the jack or queen or three low clubs. North’s play is irrelevant in the first case and rates to be so in the second case – declarer can surely establish diamonds or spades to obviate the need for ruffs. If, however, partner has led from three low clubs and the ♠A, declarer can pitch one spade on the opening lead and two more on the ♣Q and ♣J if North plays the king, limiting you to one spade trick on defense. And so it proved.

Yet another ‘play or defend’By Barry Rigal

Dlr: West ♠ 10 6 5 Vul: Both ♥ Q J 7 5 3 ♦ Q 8 2 ♣ 8 4 ♠ 8 ♠ J 7 4 3 ♥ 9 8 4 ♥ 10 2 ♦ A K 10 7 4 ♦ 6 5 3 ♣ A K 9 2 ♣ Q 10 5 3 ♠ A K Q 9 2 ♥ A K 8 ♦ J 9 ♣ J 7 6 West North East South 1♦ Pass Pass Dbl 2♣ 2♥ 3♣ 3♠ All Pass

At the table, West’s defense looks straightforward: two rounds of diamonds in case there is a ruff, then three rounds of clubs to tap dummy. Now declarer might well lead a spade to the ace, cross to a heart and finesse in spades if feeling inspired.

The defenders cannot do better against 3♥, which is par on the deal, but they can beat 3♠. It doesn’t do any good to play three rounds of clubs before diamonds if declarer views the trump layout correctly. The winning move is a heart lead to trick one. Declarer has to burn his heart entry early to take the spade finesse, and now he is left with three club losers so long as East wins the clubs for his side and kills the trumps in dummy.


MARTY CHAITT MEMORIAL OPEN PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS SS TT VV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Bryan Delfs, Kent WA; Michael Christensen, Redmond WA 62.65% 1 Marc Lachapelle, Saint-Laurent QC; Xavier Combey, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC 63.36% 2 Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA; Robert White, Raleigh NC 62.36% 2 Ron Ashbacher, Saint Louis MO; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 60.68% 3 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 57.90% 3 Sterling Odom - Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Bch Gdns FL 60.12% 4 Donald Berman - Rose Berman, Laurel MD 57.24% 4 Mark Fitzmorris, Saint Augustine FL; Michael Dalton, Palm Coast FL 58.98% 5 Nathaniel Cook, Atlanta GA; Helena Fine, Naples FL 56.96% 5 Martin Taylor, Whitefield ; Justin Hackett, Manchester England 58.05% 6 John Herrmann, North Port FL; Rene Wallace, Mission TX 56.87% 6 Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC; Martin Johnson Jr, Folly Beach SC 57.52% 7 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter, Columbus OH 56.61% 7 Colin Harrington, Cambridge ON; David Baker, Kitchener ON 56.15% 8 2 Nelson Daigle - Geoff Chichester, Metairie LA 55.92% 8 1 Masood Kizilbash - Jeff Edelstein, Tampa FL 55.92% 9 Pramotton Emanuela - Elisa De Paola, Rome 00198 Italy 55.60% 9 2 John Blackwell, The Villages FL; Carole Grob, Gainesville VA 55.79% 10 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI 54.35% 10 3 1 Julianne Wooden, North Vancouver BC; Shameine Ali, Vancouver BC 55.77% 11 Lucy Spongberg - Gary Spongberg, Niskayuna NY 53.94% 11 4 Joe Mundy - Nora Mundy, West Hill ON 55.41% 12 Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 53.76% 12 5 Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; Naren Gupta, Woodside CA 55.31% 13 3 Karen Hudesman - Donald Stark, Seattle WA 53.29% 13 John Ionescu, Long Beach CA; Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL 55.11% 14 4 William Garrard - Donna Garrard, Irving TX 53.24% 14 6 Serdar Ogut - Lisa Ogut, Darien IL 55.01% 15 Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA; Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA 53.09% 15 7 Dawn Campbell, Portland OR; Robert Johnson, Tigard OR 54.77% 16 5 1 Sharon Dameron, Cedar Park TX; Gloria Bennett, Lakeway TX 52.65% 16 Dennis Newman, Scarsdale NY; David Cantor, Charlotte NC 52.46% 17 Paul Freiberg - Jack Brawner Jr, Naples FL 52.63% 17 8 Keith Gellman, Fort Lauderdale FL; Marie Poirier, Parkland FL 51.85% 18 6 Ted Withers, Windsor NS; David Morse, New Minas NS 52.08% 18 9 2 Mary Bracken, New Braunfels TX; Larry Morris, Moore Haven FL 51.67% 7 2 John Stimmel, Miami Beach FL; Roberto Newman, Miami FL 51.22% 10 John Coe - Karen Coe, Ewing IL 51.47% 8 Jacqueline Altschuler - Stuart Altschuler, Naples FL 50.79% 11 Brian Delong - Frances DeLong, Harmony NS 51.03% 9 Rita Ghosa Bichara - Maan El Hachem, New York NY 49.12% 12 Sabrina Miles, Mansfield MA; Darryl Legassie, Milton NH 50.85% 10 Irwin Lichtblau, Lafayette CA; Edwin Seputis, Oakland CA 49.11% 3 Marie Hamilton, Saint-Lambert QC; Elizabeth Kavanagh, Candiac QC 47.16% 11 Fred Gramlich, Alexandria VA; Catherine Bardsley, Mc Lean VA 48.55% 4 Sherry Allison - Rick Ramey, Dublin OH 46.89% 3 Judy Vanrysselberge, Atlanta GA; Roberta Skibicki, Marietta GA 46.44%

SUNDAY EVENING BAM TEAMS SECTION A A B C 1 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo, Wilmington DE; Kamil Nowak - Franco Masoero, Kielce Poland 15.00 2/3 1/2 1 William Connellan, Gainesville FL; Carolyn Brown - Eric Taylor - Timothy Kirby, Lake City FL 14.00 2/3 1/2 Anne Mahoney, Moncton NB; Sandra Macpherson, Halifax NS; Valerie McClintock, Bedford NS; Phillip Yorston, Abiquiu NM 14.00 4 3 Harry Potter - James Mosley, Herndon VA; Charles Ellis - Sheila Ellis, Alexandria VA 13.50

SUNDAY EVENING SIDE GAME NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS DDD EEE EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Dana Berkowitz, New York NY; Aida Jansma, Spijkenisse 68.69% 1 Roger Anderson - Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN 64.85% 2 2 1 Trine Binderkrantz - Jacob Kehl, Denmark 61.77% 2 1 Agnes Snellers - Wubbo De Boer, Groenekan 63.23% 3 Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC; Donald Sache, Delta BC 60.54% 3 2 Ted Witt, Menomonee Falls WI; Greg Stander, San Diego CA 61.23% 4 3 Stanley Littlefield, Maitland FL; Gordon Cable Jr, Monroe Township NJ 58.85% 4 Dennis Wick, Greencastle PA; Polly Schoning, Wichita KS 60.08% 5 4 2 Hellar Nakonechny, Carman MB; Gloria Woloshyn, Winnipeg MB 57.38% 5 3 Martin Rokyta - Kaiser Karl, Wien Sweden 59.85% 6 Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; William Bailey, Palo Alto CA 57.00% 6 4 1 Antony Lee, Berkeley CA; Qucheng Gong, Daly City CA 58.31% 7 5 Judith Flack, Sarasota FL; Ellen Schulman, Boca Raton FL 56.54% 7 5 Nancy Stein, Jacksonville FL; Linda McEwan, Orlando FL 56.69% 8 6 Jane Rusch - Robert Gray, Jupiter FL 53.92% 8 6 2 Jane Gardner, Northville MI; Bob Ondo, Ann Arbor MI 56.31% 9 7 Lon Sunshine, Framingham MA; Brandon Fong, Mount Laurel NJ 52.54% 9 Rammohan Sarangan, Arlington VA; Suman Agarwal, Columbus OH 55.69% 10 8 Daryl Drew - Babak Shafii, Orlando FL 51.31% 10 7 Elizabeth Greenfield - Aviv Shahaf, Jericho NY 54.08% 11 La Quitta Talbot - Herbert Fallin Jr, Keller TX 50.62% 11 8 Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ; Elizabeth Harris, Auburndale FL 52.77% 3 Trudy Kalen, Lighthouse Pt FL; Geri Michelsen, Fort Lauderdale FL 50.15% 9 3 Maxine Gant, Cape Canaveral FL; Lois Porter, Zelienople PA 51.31% 4 Janis Holle, Sun Lakes AZ; Amelia Musser, Mackinac Island MI 48.00% 10 4 Beverly Boris, Great Neck NY; Phyllis Furst, Boca Raton FL 50.85%

SUNDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Nancy Waddell - Glenda Lukinuk, Peterborough ON 62.70% 1 Anita Lopez, Tampa FL; Karen Patrow, Eau Claire WI 66.41% 2 Shirley Wagner, Fitchburg MA; Marilee Pecorelli, Vero Beach FL 56.50% 2 Maryann Bishop, Washington DC; Barbara Show, Leesburg VA 64.91% 3 2 Damon Suden - Anthony Chiocchi, New York NY 56.18% 3 Micharl Stransky - Jeffrey Nunes, Longboat Key FL 54.76% 4 3 Michael Johnson - Patricia Johnson, Winter Springs FL 55.30% 4 1 1 Patrick Lysaught - Patricia Lysaught, Overland Park KS 54.74% 5 Janice Skow - Charles Rauch, Carmel CA 54.63% 5 2 2 Thuy Tran, San Franciso CA; Bettina Brill, Berkeley CA 54.66% 3 Barbara Mercer - Bob Mercer, Vero Beach FL 52.89%


MITCHELL OPEN BAM TEAMS 1ST QUALIFYING SESSION SECTIONS J P 1 Daniel Korbel, Rockville MD; David Bakhshi, London England; Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; Boye Brogeland, Flekkefjor Norway; Espen Lindqvist, Arendal Norway; David Gold, Reading Great Britain 17.00 2/3 Tom Hanlon, Dublin Ireland; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON; Jerome Rombaut, Lys Lez Lannoy France; Lionel Sebbane, Clichy France 16.00 2/3 Jie Li - Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Xin Li - Xian Liang Ou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China 16.00 4 Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Jack Zhao, Boca Raton FL; Reese Milner, Sarasota FL; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL; Johan Sylvan - Frederic Wrang, Stockholm Sweden 15.50 5 Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba Israel; Piotr Pawel Zatorski, Dolny Slask Poland; Harold Lilie - Ken Bercuson, Las Vegas NV; Boguslaw Gierulski, Elblag Poland; Jerzy Skrzypczak, Mragowo Poland 15.25 6 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Barry Rigal, New York NY 15.00 7/9 Douglas Millsap, Columbus OH; Nicholas Hartung, Astoria NY; Larry Jones, Pickerington OH; Peter Merker, Mentor OH 14.00 7/9 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Jack Feagin Jr - Claudia Feagin, Atlanta GA; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 14.00 7/9 Terry Beckman, Brooklyn Park MN; Paul Meerschaert, Saint Paul MN; John Koch, Saint Cloud MN; Robert Schachter, Eden Prairie MN 14.0010/13 Jenny Wolpert, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Ola Rimstedt - Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden; Per-Ola Cullin, Enskededalen 1 Sweden; Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden 13.5010/13 Barry Bragin, Prospect CT; Joe Rickman, Maryville TN; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD; Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN 13.5010/13 Caru Vidigal - Marcio Domenico - Jaqueline Nunes - Vilma Domenico, Rio De Janeiro Brazil 13.5010/13 Heoge Stornes - Katja Nilsen, Kristanstawis Niger; Ann Karin Fuglestad - Ole Fuglestad, Farsund Norway; Jon Hansen - Karl Baumann, Kristiansand Norway 13.50 SECTIONS K R 1 Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; William Pollack - John Rengstorff, New York NY; David Caprera, Denver CO; Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Lewis Finkel, Palm Bch Gdns FL 20.00 2 Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Thomas Carmichael, Mill Creek WA; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Shane Blanchard - Robert Blanchard, New York NY 18.50 3 Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Bauke Muller, Hoorn ; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Simon De Wijs, Doorn ; Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV 18.00 4 Herbert Jordan, Miami FL; Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY; Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy; Juan Carlos Ventin, Barcelona 0802 Spain; Ernesto Muzzio, Buenos Aires Argentina 17.50 5 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Sam Lev, New York NY; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland; Michal Klukowski, Dolnoslaskie Poland 16.50 6/7 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gavin Wolpert, Palm Beach Gdns FL; John Hurd, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Vincent Demuy, Palm Bch Gdns FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV 15.00 6/7 Aaron Silverstein - Andrew Rosenthal - Chris Willenken, New York NY; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse ; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 15.00 8 Billy Miller - Ishmael DelMonte, Las Vegas NV; Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Fredrik Nystrom - Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden 14.50 9 Thomas Turgeon, Memphis TN; Robert Fendrick, Marietta GA; Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA; Hugh Brown Jr, McCormick SC 14.00 10 Jacek Pszczola - Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; Bartosz Chmurski, Lomianky Poland; Piotr Tuczynski, Poznan 60-433 Poland; Wojciech Gawel, Wroclaw Poland; Rafal Jagniewski, Legionowo Poland 13.84 SECTIONS I L 1/3 Richard Ferrin, Washington DC; Eugene Kales, Arlington VA; Ann Lindley - Alfred Duncker, Gaithersburg MD 17.00 1/3 Walter Lee, Sudbury MA; Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ 17.00 1/3 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Justin Lall, Charlotte NC; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Bch Gdns FL 17.00 4/5 John McAllister, Charlottesville VA; David Grainger, Roseville CA; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 15.50 4/5 Yuxiong Shen - Zijian Shao - Ran Jingrong, Shanghai People’s Republic of China; Rock Shi Yan, Richmond BC; Shan Huang, Toronto ON 15.50 6 Arnold Malasky, Longboat Key FL; Thomas Weik, Reading PA; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 15.007/10 Aaron Jones, Oceanside CA; Jeff Roman, Bend OR; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA 14.507/10 Lynn Baker - Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 14.507/10 Adam Pawlowski, Kutno Poland; Jacek Grzelczak - Mariusz Krasnicki, Lodz Poland; Lukasz Witkowski, Poland 14.507/10 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Chattanooga TN; Larry Griffey, Vero Beach FL; Spike Lay, Daytona Beach FL 14.50 11 Jo Anna Stansby - Lew Stansby, Dublin CA; Adam Meyerson, San Jose CA; Howard Liu, Burlingame CA 14.00 SECTIONS Q O 1 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Alon Birman - Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; Michal Nowosadzki, Wroclaw Poland; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland 18.50 2 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Robert Bitterman, Sarasota FL; Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA; Edward Nagy, Danville CA 16.50 3 Pierre Zimmermann - Geir Helgemo - Tor Helness, Monaco; Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow Poland; Dominik Filipowicz - Tatiana Dikmow, Kalisz Poland 16.00 4/5 Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Allan Falk, Okemos MI; Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT 15.50 4/5 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Thomas Bessis - Jean Quantin, Paris France; Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France 15.50 6/7 Katarzyna Dufrat, Wroclaw Poland; Justyna Zmuda, Skwaina Poland; Piotr Nawrocki, Warsaw Poland; Piotr Wiankowski, Gdansk Poland 15.00 6/7 James Cayne - Michael Seamon, Boca Raton FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma PR Italy; Mustafa Cem Tokay, Roma Italy 15.008/11 Bernard Dauvergne - Sophie Dauvergne, Ramonville France; Corinne Faivre - Ja Ra Mie Tignel, Castanettolosan France 14.508/11 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Ann Borgschulte, San Francisco CA; Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA 14.508/11 Magnus Olafsson, New York NY; Ranald Davidson, North York ON; Thorlakur Jonsson - Kristjan Blondal, Kopavogur Iceland 14.508/11 Bob Drijver, Rotterdam ; Dano De Falco, Rubano (PD) Italy; Tim Verbeek, ; Bart Nab, Tilburg ; Danny Molenaar, Den Haag ; Patricia Cayne, Boca Raton FL 14.50

SUNDAY MORNING SIDE GAME NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Clay Dahl, Sarasota FL; Gordon Youngwood, Ashburn VA 62.21% 1 1 1 Amy Rhodes, New York NY; Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY 57.61% 2 2 Martha Van Allen, Gulf Stream FL; Stephanie Austin, West Caldwell NJ 60.16% 2 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA 56.74% 3 Harold George, Wichita KS; Larry Rich, Cumming GA 55.18% 3 2 2 Carol Stephens - Courtney Stephens, Greensboro GA 55.09% 4 3 Lucia Enica, Belmont MA; Nathaniel Cook, Atlanta GA 53.00% 4 3 Janis Holle, Sun Lakes AZ; Amelia Musser, Mackinac Island MI 53.13% 5 Mary Vickers, Apex NC; Peter J Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC 52.81% 5 Mary Ose, Sacramento CA; Prudence Saunders, Palo Alto CA 51.44%

MARTHA MCGHEE DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 1ST OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS GGG HHH III EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 67.07% 1 Leora Dubrovsky - Richard Dubrovsky, Howell NJ 69.85% 2 Jimmy Pelham, Tampa FL; Amal Dasgupta, Wilmington DE 63.41% 2 1 Cheryl Morrison - Larry Morrison, Edmond OK 66.65% 3 Lew Walter - Richard Weissman, New York NY 60.61% 3 Allen Hawkins Jr - Brenda Hawkins, Birmingham AL 61.29% 4 1 Donald Richards, Kissimmee FL; Geoff Jones III, Orlando FL 59.33% 4 2 Pamela Harmeson, Satellite Beach FL; Monty Page, Palm Bay FL 60.37% 5 Fred Hawa, White Plains NY; Roonie Kennedy, Bronxville NY 58.91% 5 Barbara Luttrell - Bruce Luttrell, San Jose CA 60.02% 6 2 1 Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN; Chen Zhao, College Park MD 58.58% 6 3 Marian Howarth - Darrow Neves, Sun City Center FL 57.95% 7 3 2 Donald Freedman, St Petersburg FL; Beth McArthur, Panama City FL 58.06% 7 4 Tobey Roland, Baltimore MD; James Barnes, Towson MD 56.93% 8 4 3 Warren Smith - Gloria Smith, Wichita KS 57.39% 8 5 Wendy Dewell - Fred Brown, San Jose CA 56.57% 9 5 Sonia Ostroff - John Stafford, Newcastle ON 57.09% 9 6 Ralph Croskey, Jacksonville FL; Stephen Horwitz, Avalon NJ 56.32% 10 Cindy Sealy - Virginia Munafo, Huntsville AL 56.23% 10 7 Anton Habash, Oxford OH; Laura Owens, Loveland OH 54.80% 11 Bart Reiss, New York City NY; Marin Marinov, New York NY 55.51% 11 Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA; Atsuko Kurishima, Newport Beach CA 54.64% 12 6 Victor Lawrence, Osprey FL; Dev Pathak, Bradenton FL 55.12% 12 Adrian Dovell - Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL 54.50% 13 Walter Sobol - Barry Kumins, Savannah GA 54.91% 13 8 Bing Wong - Mary Wong, Whitby ON 54.37% 14 7 Robert McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL; Dattatraya Kale, Saint Johns FL 54.75% 14 James Milam, Idaho Falls ID; Suzanne St Thomas, Boise ID 53.80% 15 8 4 Craig Smith, Luzern Switzerland; Douglas Smith, Terre Haute IN 54.59% 15 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 52.74% 16 9 Mindy Fleder - Joan Dziekanski, New York NY 54.38% 16 9 1 Vicki Mace - Paul Michaels, Bonita Springs FL 52.28% 17 Jerry Goldberg - Jane Dillenberg, New York NY 53.79% 17 10 Donald Weiner - David Babcock, Coral Gables FL 51.44% 10 T Jean Kidd, Lantana TX; Sheila Harrison, Houston TX 51.55% 11 Jerry Kissel, Clearwater FL; Edward Dickman, Trinity FL 51.25% 11 Peter Peng, Tierra Verde FL; Dorothy Ward, Orlando FL 51.30% 12 Donna Williams, Niagara-Lk ON; Cyrinda Forth, Peterborough ON 50.66% 12 Martha McGhee, Maitland FL; Daryl Drew, Orlando FL 50.38% 2 Phyllis Roddy, San Diego CA; Batia Kvashny, La Jolla CA 49.74% 3 J Gray McAllister III - Susan McAllister, Raleigh NC 47.98% 4 D Abraham, Windsor ON; Lawrence Rogers, Winter Park FL 45.68%

SUPER SENIOR PAIRS 1STQUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS WW XX ZZ YY EAST-WEST 1 Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI; Dennis Kasle, Bloomfield MI 70.51% 1 Jane Ball, Doylestown PA; Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ 69.93% 2 Steve Becker, Old Greenwich CT; Larry Bausher, West Haven CT 66.98% 2 Suzan Lordi, University Park FL; Carol Hamilton, Sarasota FL 64.60% 3 Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Anna Bromberg, Brooklyn NY 61.88% 3 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO 60.25% 4 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; Teresa Sackett, Rochester MN 58.88% 4 James Keegan, Cambridge MA; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 59.60% 5 John Hassett, Johns Creek GA; Charles Davis, Duluth GA 57.16% 5 Cecily Larmon, Hobe Sound FL; Gail Nye, Palm City FL 59.33% 6 Stephen Shane, White Plains NY; Eugene Davidson, Boynton Beach FL 56.86% 6 Paul Munafo - Owen Lynch, Huntsville AL 58.97% 7 Janet Becker - R Jay Becker, Delray Beach FL 56.79% 7 Alan Popkin - Jack Bryant, Saint Louis MO 58.46% 8 Craig Hemphill - Alexander Weiss, Jacksonville FL 56.69% 8 Donald Sache, Delta BC; Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC 57.41% 9 Lynda Rosenblatt, Passaic NJ; Marvin Rosenblatt, Rocky Hill CT 56.37% 9 Edward Frymoyer, Half Moon Bay CA; Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA 57.28% 10 David Pelka - Alan Daniels, Los Angeles CA 55.78% 10 Michael Schrage, Chestnut Hill MA; Edward Rauch, Fort Lauderdale FL 56.64% 11 Edward Maier - Susan Gilbert, Sarasota FL 54.19% 11 Jay Levy, Amherst NY; Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY 56.30% 12 Mark Teich - Gretchen Teich, Bluffton SC 53.48% 12 Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 56.07% 13 Emily Rankin - Jon Rankin, Nichols NY 53.35% 13 Ann Rickard, Greer SC; Michael Oechsler, Greenville SC 55.63% 14 Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC; John Potter, Montreat NC 53.22% 14 Jim Russell, Sarasota FL; Robert Brent, Venice FL 55.19% 15 Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA; Richard Budd, Portland ME 53.01% 15 Martin Singer, West Palm Beach FL; Ghassan Menachi, Fabreville QC 54.74% 16 Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 52.64% 16 Terry Currie - Barbara Grantham, Houston TX 54.68% 17 Pam Himes - Jerry Himes, Albuquerque NM 52.30% 17 Carlos Munoz, White Plains NY; Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL 54.14% 18 Sandra Nelson - William Nelson, Bradenton FL 51.90% 18 Suman Agarwal, Columbus OH; Rammohan Sarangan, Arlington VA 53.67% 19 George Matuch - Theresa Matuch, Saint Simons Is GA 51.53% 19/20 Bill Eason - Jane Eason, Nesbit MS 52.96% 20 Harry Nuckols - Mary Poplawski, Vestal NY 51.36% 19/20 Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 52.96% 21 Alan Braunstein, Brandon FL; William Schwarz, Tampa FL 51.26% 21 Calvin Rowe - Malay Ghosh, Gainesville FL 52.42% 22 Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS; Harriette Buckman, University Park FL 51.19% 22 Aubrey Fein, Fort Lauderdale FL; Peter Jargowsky, Boca Raton FL 52.32% 23 Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY; Ruth Stober, Floral Park NY 50.45% 23 Ravi Bhalla, Berkeley CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 51.92%

SUNDAY BRIDGE-PLUS+ NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Parisa Hamzetash, West Palm Beach FL; Cynthia Marks, Clearwater FL 70.83% 1 1 Richard Mosley - Fran Mosley, Wytheville VA 68.75%


SUNDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Eric Mayer, Richmond IL; Patricia Schroeder, Sarasota FL 57.74% 1 1 Jerry Sherman - Susan Sherman, Ruskin FL 69.05% 2 2 1 Joan Crowley - Richard Crowley, Brooksville FL 54.17% 2 Linda Gargrave, Ormond Beach FL; William Carpenter, Rockford IL 66.96% 3/4 3/4 2/3 John Heaton - Ann Heaton, Orlando FL 52.98% 3 2 Thomas Zimmerman - Claire Zimmerman, Pearland TX 60.12% 3/4 3/4 2/3 Eileen Norris - Jackie Sanders, Beaverton OR 52.98% 4 3 Betty Lemon - Marilyn Ankenmann, Toronto ON 58.04% 4 Mary Flegal - Fred Flegal, Vicksburg MI 52.38% 4 Nancy Jackson, Niagara On Lake ON; Maureen O Byrne, Ottawa ON 54.46% 1 Eileen Hunt, Manalapan FL; Deirdre Osofsky, Palm Beach FL 50.89% 2 Nancy Butler-Rogers - Thomas Rogers, North Venice FL 46.73%

SUNDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VVV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Dale Kernodle - Pamela Kernodle, Ruskin FL 63.50% 1 1 1 Cindy Schaefer - Alan Schaefer, Houston TX 57.50% 2 2 2 Michael Moschella, Winter Springs FL; Elise Bedell, Apopka FL 51.50% 2 2 Judy Moulton - Mary Lou Downey, The Villages FL 52.00%

MARTY CHAITT MEMORIAL OPEN PAIRS 1ST OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS SS TT VV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA; Bonnie Dropkin, West Palm Beach FL 62.40% 1 Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 63.61% 2 Sterling Odom - Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Bch Gdns FL 60.73% 2 1 Ted Withers, Windsor NS; David Morse, New Minas NS 61.49% 3 Marc Lachapelle, Saint-Laurent QC; Xavier Combey, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC 59.31% 3 Michael Curley, Grand Rapids MI; Dave Fred, Interlochen MI 58.96% 4 John Herrmann, North Port FL; Rene Wallace, Mission TX 59.21% 4 2 Bryan Delfs, Kent WA; Michael Christensen, Redmond WA 58.25% 5 Dennis Newman, Scarsdale NY; David Cantor, Charlotte NC 57.34% 5 3 Rita Bichara - Maan El Hachem, New York NY 57.49% 6 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 56.63% 6 John Ionescu, Long Beach CA; Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL 56.68% 7 1 Serdar Ogut - Lisa Ogut, Darien IL 55.97% 7 Colin Harrington, Cambridge ON; David Baker, Kitchener ON 56.28% 8 2 John Peter Lagodimos - Kathie Angione, Chula Vista CA 55.87% 8 4 1 John Stimmel, Miami Beach FL; Roberto Newman, Miami FL 55.52% 9 3 Kathy Guinyou - Robert Marcus, North York ON 55.41% 9 Donald Berman - Rose Berman, Laurel MD 55.26% 10 Martin Taylor, Whitefield ; Justin Hackett, Manchester England 55.26% 10 5 Irwin Lichtblau, Lafayette CA; Edwin Seputis, Oakland CA 55.11% 11 4 Joe Mundy - Nora Mundy, West Hill ON 54.10% 11 6 Joyce McMonagle, Cordova TN; Anthony Trebaol, Milpitas CA 55.06% 12 Ron Ashbacher, Saint Louis MO; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 53.49% 12 Ann-Marie Crabbe, Toronto ON; Judy Wirtenberg, Delray Beach FL 53.85% 13 5 Maxwell Hughes, Vero Beach FL; Bill Noyes, Monument Beach MA 53.09% 13 Merlin Vilhauer, Beaverton OR; Richard Carle, Longview WA 53.69% 14 6 1 Sharon Dameron, Cedar Park TX; Gloria Bennett, Lakeway TX 53.04% 14 Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA; Robert White, Raleigh NC 52.73% 15 7 2 Marie Hamilton, Saint-Lambert QC; Elizabeth Kavanagh, Candiac QC 52.94% 15 7 Margaret Tominosky, North Venice FL; Nora Branconi, Sarasota FL 51.72% 16 8 Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; Naren Gupta, Woodside CA 52.43% 16 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter, Columbus OH 51.57% 17 Lucy Spongberg - Gary Spongberg, Niskayuna NY 52.28% 17 8 2 Heike Subra-Wiethoff, Helsinki Finland; James Calhoun, Arvada CO 51.32% 18 9 Dawn Campbell, Portland OR; Robert Johnson, Tigard OR 51.27% 18 Paul Freiberg - Jack Brawner Jr, Naples FL 51.11% 10 Ron Stearns, Westminster CA; William Belanich, Glen Allen VA 51.01% 9 Gary Zlot, Toronto ON; Dennis Sovic, Palm Bch Gdns FL 51.06% 11 John Coe - Karen Coe, Ewing IL 50.66% 10 Karen Hudesman - Donald Stark, Seattle WA 50.86% 3 Tom Banet - Gail Banet, Georgetown TX 48.94% 11 Seth Cohen, Brooklyn NY; Stuart Goodgold, San Jose CA 50.71% 4 Judy Vanrysselberge, Atlanta GA; Roberta Skibicki, Marietta GA 47.77% 3 Judy Nixon, Flower Mound TX; Liz Jacobson, Fort Worth TX 50.61%

MARSHA MAY STERNBERG WOMEN’S BAM TEAMS 1ST QUALIFYING SESSION SECTION S 1 Jill Levin, Henderson NV; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Barbara Ferm, Dallas TX; Migry Zur Campanile - Judi Radin, New York NY 16.00 2 Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ; Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Sylvia Shi, Rockville MD; Li Yiting, Herndon VA 15.50 3 Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX; Nancy Passell, Plano TX; Ellen Hessel, San Antonio TX; Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX; Gail Greenberg - Susan Picus, New York NY 15.00 4 Sylvia Summers, Montreal QC; Betsy Downs, Chicago IL; Nancy Popkin, Saint Louis MO; Leigh Anne Shafer, Winnipeg MB 14.00 5/7 Claire Tornay, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Ellen Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Cindy Bernstein, Indialantic FL; Anne Brenner, Denver CO 13.00 5/7 Teri Smoot, Placerville CA; Mary Ose - Katherine Ewing, Sacramento CA; Prudence Saunders, Palo Alto CA 13.00 5/7 Claire Alpert, New York NY; May Sakr, Bryn Mawr PA; Sylvie Willard - Benedicte Cronier, Paris France 13.00 8 Petra Hamman, Carrollton TX; Stefanie Scott, Little Elm TX; Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL; Kristen Onsgard, Dallas TX 12.50

SUNDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS DDD EEE EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Judith Flack, Sarasota FL; Ellen Schulman, Boca Raton FL 60.99% 1 G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Donna Lombardini, Alcester SD 65.14% 2 2 Sandy Desilets, Daytona Beach FL; Rhoda Chickering, East Montpelier VT 56.52% 2 1 Karen Caton - Caron Peck, Arlington TX 60.46% 3 3 Fran Smith, Estero FL; Norman Cannon, Fort Myers FL 56.36% 3 2 Judith Miller, Jacksonville FL; Iris Wilson, Sarasota FL 60.42% 4 4 Arthur Bergman - Jacqueline Bergman, Panama City FL 54.68% 4 3 1 Harry Potter - James Mosley, Herndon VA 58.56% 5 Marek Wojcicki, Przemysl Poland; Monda Naaman, Philadelphia PA 54.21% 5 4 2 Jutta O’Connell - Greg Lagos, Fort Myers FL 55.81% 6 5 Elizabeth Harris, Auburndale FL; Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ 53.81% 6 5 Linda Miller, Williamsburg VA; Patti Martin, Richmond VA 55.77% 7 Yoon Jhee, Longboat Key FL; Sarah Wiener, Fort Lee NJ 53.63% 7 Nie Lih Kalat - Edward Spear, Sarasota FL 55.15% 8 6 1 Lois Porter, Zelienople PA; Maxine Gant, Cape Canaveral FL 52.11% 8 6 3 Debra Mueller - Gerard Mueller, Stuart FL 53.88% 2 Robert Lorenzen, Clearwater FL; Eva Herman, New York NY 51.31% 7 Harriet Brent, Venice FL; Jean Picone, Pittsburgh PA 51.09% 4 Vicky Smith, Victoria BC; Arianna Testa, Rome Italy 49.37%

MARTHA MCGHEE DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS GGG HHH III EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Leora Dubrovsky - Richard Dubrovsky, Howell NJ 68.69% 1 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 68.15% 2 1 Marian Howarth - Darrow Neves, Sun City Center FL 63.95% 2 Jonathan Greenspan, The Villages FL; Kerry Kappell, Astoria NY 62.19% 3 Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO; Judy Hummel, Colorado Spgs CO 63.77% 3 1 Lech Ekert, Bluffton SC; Mac Raczkiewicz, Hilton Head SC 62.15% 4 James Milam, Idaho Falls ID; Suzanne St Thomas, Boise ID 61.88% 4 Walter Sobol - Barry Kumins, Savannah GA 59.81% 5 Barbara Luttrell - Bruce Luttrell, San Jose CA 60.94% 5 Fred Hawa, White Plains NY; Roonie Kennedy, Bronxville NY 59.46% 6 2 Daniel McIntyre, Saint Paul MN; John Miller, Stillwater MN 59.16% 6 2 1 Craig Smith, Luzern Switzerland; Douglas Smith, Terre Haute IN 58.92% 7 3 Frank Knier, Fargo ND; Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN 58.11% 7 3 2 Jack Mahoney - Dan Morgenstern, Brunswick ME 58.14% 8 4 Victor Lawrence, Osprey FL; Dev Pathak, Bradenton FL 56.82% 8 4 Cathleen Otvos - Joye Sidoti, Oakland CA 57.36% 9 5 Donald Weiner - David Babcock, Coral Gables FL 56.64% 9 5 Peter Peng, Tierra Verde FL; Dorothy Ward, Orlando FL 56.90% 10 James Baker, Brooklyn NY; William Epperson, Sarasota FL 54.93% 10 6 Anton Habash, Oxford OH; Laura Owens, Loveland OH 55.84% 11 Allen Hawkins Jr - Brenda Hawkins, Birmingham AL 54.44% 11 James Sampson, Lake Worth FL; Eileen Abramson, Palm Beach FL 55.72% 12 6 Jimmie Miller - Judy Oglesby, Panama City FL 53.94% 12 Lew Walter - Richard Weissman, New York NY 55.67% 13 7 Donald Richards, Kissimmee FL; Geoff Jones III, Orlando FL 53.72% 13 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 55.60% 14 Peter Petruzzellis, Scarborough ON; Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH 52.94% 14 Anastasia Tessler, Ann Arbor MI; Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 55.33% 15 Jerry Goldberg - Jane Dillenberg, New York NY 51.89% 15 7 3 J Gray McAllister III - Susan McAllister, Raleigh NC 54.82% 16 8 Martha McGhee, Maitland FL; Daryl Drew, Orlando FL 51.16% 16 8 Robert McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL; Dattatraya Kale, Saint Johns FL 54.73% 17 9 Tobey Roland, Baltimore MD; James Barnes, Towson MD 50.19% 17 9 Arjune Bose, Houston TX; Ranjit Bose, Albuquerque NM 54.72% 10 1 Stanley Goodman, Winter Springs FL; Heather Wood, Maitland FL 49.79% 10 4 Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN; Chen Zhao, College Park MD 52.76% 11 T Jean Kidd, Lantana TX; Sheila Harrison, Houston TX 48.86% 11 5 Vicki Mace - Paul Michaels, Bonita Springs FL 52.66% 2 Kathryn Riess, Naples FL; Susan Schweppe, Boulder CO 47.89% 12 Casey Holscher, Melbourne FL; Pamela Page, Palm Bay FL 51.48% 3 James Pirkle, Fort Collins CO; Donald Carr, Lakewood Ranch FL 47.43% 13 Darlene Scott - Michael Kammermayer, Oakville ON 50.01% 4 Doug Finch, Fort Myers FL; Barbara Drabek Doyle, Estero FL 47.15%


Tomorrow’s Bridge EventsBridge is Great in Unit 128

Tuesday, November 29, 9 a.m.Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherTuesday-Thursday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 1st Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20Sunday-Tuesday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 3rd Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20Monday-Tuesday Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single session Atlantic Hall C, 1st level $16 $20

Tuesday, November 29, 10 a.m.Sue Smith of Pensacola 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19Sue Smith of Pensacola 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $15

Tuesday, November 29, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Marty Baff Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Southern Hemisphere III, 5th level $16 $20Monday-Tuesday Daylight Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 TBA $16 $20

Tuesday, November 29, Noon & 7 p.m.BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 F Europe 5, 3rd level $25 —

Tuesday, November 29, 1 p.m.John Morris Memorial Monday-Wednesday Side Game Series 2nd single session Pacific Hall C, 1st level $16 $20

Tuesday, November 29, 1 & 7:30 p.m.KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 Q Northern Hemisphere B, 5th level $25 — Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying, 2 semifinal, 2 final sessions.0-5000 MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 Q Northern Hemisphere C, 5th level $17 — Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying, 2 semifinal, 2 final sessions. Limited to players with fewer than 5000 masterpoints.WHITEHEAD WOMEN’S PAIRS 1-2 Q Pacific Hall C, 1st level $25 — 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions0-10,000 IMP PAIRS 1-2 F Northern Hemisphere E, 5th level $17 —Tuesday-Wednesday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20Monday-Tuesday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20Arthur L. Willis Memorial Strati-Flighted A/B/C Open Pairs 1-2 Pacific Hall B, 1st level $16 $20Geoffrey R. Cross Memorial Gold Rush 750/500/200 Pairs 1-2 Pacific Hall B, 1st level $16 $20

Tuesday, November 29, 3 p.m.St. Augustine DBC 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19St. Augustine DBC 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $15 Note: Events NOT played at the St. Augustine DBC!

Tuesday, November 29, 7:30 p.m.Strati-Flighted A/X/Y Side Swiss Teams single Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $15 $19Strati-Flighted B/C/D Side Swiss Teams single Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $15 $19Monday-Wednesday Side Game Series 4th single session Pacific Hall C, 1st level $16 $20Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $190-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $15

Tuesday, November 29, 11:30 p.m.Zip Knockout Teams single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are: A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three-flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (750-300; 0-300). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (500-750/200-500/0-200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events.*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.

LYNN BERG 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Steve Despot, Bradenton FL; Sherry Pies, Lakewood Ranch FL 60.71% 1 1 Anastasia Tsavaris, St Petersbirg FL; Christine Honadle, St Petersburg FL 59.23% 2 2 1 Eileen Norris - Jackie Sanders, Beaverton OR 58.33% 2 2 Debra Van Gaasbeek - Peter Van Gaasbeek, New Port Richey FL 56.55% 3 3 Mrs Sue Malin - Bill Malin, Greensboro GA 56.85% 3 3 1 Mary Hanni - Bruce Hanni, Mandeville LA 53.57% 2 Damon Suden - Anthony Chiocchi, New York NY 47.02% 2 Sylvia Zembower, Oviedo FL; Sue Rose, 50.60% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Marilyn Ankenmann - Betty Lemon, Toronto ON 68.45% 1 1 Thomas Zimmerman - Claire Zimmerman, Pearland TX 59.23% 2 2 Barbara Martin - Victoria Nicoll, Orlando FL 56.25% 2 2 1 Patricia Johnson - Michael Johnson, Winter Springs FL 58.63% 3 3 1 Lawrence Steiner - Barb Steiner, Altamonte Spg FL 53.87% 3 3 Jan Amara - Paula Hagan, Venice FL 55.65% 2 Joan Crowley - Richard Crowley, Brooksville FL 49.11% 2 Janice Hilyard - Rhonda Norfleet, Wichita KS 48.21%

SUNDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VVV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Karen Patrow, Eau Claire WI; Anita Lopez, Tampa FL 64.29% 1 1 Glenda Lukinuk - Nancy Waddell, Peterborough ON 62.50% 2 David Gubitosi - Evelyn Gubitosi, Vero Beach FL 56.25% 2 2 Judy Moulton - Mary Lou Downey, The Villages FL 59.52% 3 Daniel Brannon - Judith Allen Staver, Jacksonville FL 49.40% 3 Patricia Lysaught - Patrick Lysaught, Overland Park KS 53.57% 1 1 Thomas Rogers - Nancy Butler-Rogers, North Venice FL 47.92% 3 1 Jean Tremblay - Carole Tremblay, Bonita Springs FL 52.68% 2 Elise Bedell, Apopka FL; Michael Moschella, Winter Springs FL 47.32% 2 Cynthia Marks, Clearwater FL; Vicki Sorensen, Longwood FL 46.73%

SUPER SENIOR PAIRS 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS WW ZZ YY XX EAST-WEST 1 Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC; John Potter, Montreat NC 61.91% 1 Sedat Nassi, Aventura FL; David Reiter, Dania FL 61.74% 2 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO 61.74% 2 Tor Johannessen, Honolulu HI; Torben Rolsted, BirkerAd Denmark 60.12% 3 James Keegan, Cambridge MA; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 60.43% 3 Jim Bachelder, Columbus OH; Jeanne Martin, Worcester MA 58.27% 4 Carlos Munoz, White Plains NY; Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL 59.48% 4 David Pelka - Alan Daniels, Los Angeles CA 57.49% 5 Martin Singer, West Palm Beach FL; Ghassan Menachi, Fabreville QC 58.64% 5 John Hassett, Johns Creek GA; Charles Davis, Duluth GA 57.22% 6 George Tornay Jr, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Lawrence Derito, Jupiter FL 58.00% 6 Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI; Dennis Kasle, Bloomfield MI 56.61% 7 Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 57.83% 7 Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 55.87% 8 Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY; Ruth Stober, Floral Park NY 57.35% 8 Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS; Don Kern, Bay Minette AL 55.03%9/11 Steve Mager, Hermosa Beach CA; Gerri Soffa Carlson, Rancho Palo Vds CA 57.12% 9 Steve Becker, Old Greenwich CT; Larry Bausher, West Haven CT 54.79%9/11 Lou Rabinowitz, Bradenton FL; Sangit Chatterjee, Sarasota FL 57.12% 10 Franklin Lowenthal, Pleasanton CA; Mike Bandler, Alamo CA 54.59%9/11 Alan Popkin - Jack Bryant, Saint Louis MO 57.12% 11 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; John Klayman, Haymarket VA 53.61% 12 Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS; Harriette Buckman, University Park FL 56.04% 12/13 Sharon Fairchild, Rocky River OH; Phyllis Harlan, Oklahoma City OK 53.58% 13 Jim Russell, Sarasota FL; Robert Brent, Venice FL 55.90% 12/13 Lynda Rosenblatt, Passaic NJ; Marvin Rosenblatt, Rocky Hill CT 53.58% 14 Marlise Cusick - Nancy Mitchell, Jacksonville FL 55.16% 14 Marietta Huggard, Sarasota FL; Carolyn Holcomb, Englewood FL 53.31% 15 Marilyn Batra, Lake Ridge VA; Sally McKinney, Henderson NV 54.96% 15 Carole Maeder - D Penny Jones, Bonita Springs FL 53.27% 16 Ray Mitchell, Vero Beach FL; R Minehart, N Barrington IL 54.05% 16 Helene Mathieu, Sherbrooke QC; Bella Ionis-Sorren, Fort Lauderdale FL 53.10% 17 Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA; Richard Budd, Portland ME 53.58% 17 John Hrones Jr, Needham MA; Joe Degaetano, Delray Beach FL 52.73% 18 Kendall Early, Fredericksburg TX; Jerrold Harrington, San Antonio TX 53.27% 18 John Welte - Martha Welte, Buffalo NY 52.43% 19 Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 53.10% 19 Ann Rickard, Greer SC; Michael Oechsler, Greenville SC 52.36% 20 Pat Peterson, Hernando FL; Sharron Rosenberg, Lecanto FL 52.94% 20 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; Teresa Sackett, Rochester MN 52.29% 21 Donald Caplin - Sondra Caplin, Waltham MA 52.87% 21 Rebecca Rogers, Henderson NV; John Grantham, Bentonville AR 51.86% 22 Sandra Nelson - William Nelson, Bradenton FL 51.15% 22 Paul Munafo - Owen Lynch, Huntsville AL 51.55%23/24 Stephan Dennis - Abra Dennis, University Park FL 50.74% 23 Stephen Shane, White Plains NY; Eugene Davidson, Boynton Beach FL 51.01%23/24 Edward Maier - Susan Gilbert, Sarasota FL 50.74%


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Monday, November 28, 9 a.m.Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* OtherMonday-Tuesday Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20Sunday-Tuesday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 2nd Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20Citrus Co-Op Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series 1st single session Atlantic Hall C, 1st level $16 $20

Monday, November 28, 10 a.m.All Florida 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19All Florida 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $15

Monday, November 28, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.Lake Wales Strati-Flighted Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs 1-2 Southern Hemisphere III, 5th level $16 $20Mid Sweet Oranges Daylight Gold Rush 750/500/200 Pairs 1-2 Southern Hemisphere III, 5th level $16 $20 Gold points for 0-750.Monday-Tuesday Daylight Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Pacific Hall C, 1st level $16 $20

Monday, November 28, 10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.SUPER SENIOR PAIRS 1-2 F Southern Hemisphere V, 5th level $25 —

Monday, November 28, Noon & 7 p.m.BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 SF Europe 5, 3rd level $25 —

Monday, November 28, 1 p.m.Monday-Wednesday Side Game Series 1st single session Pacific Hall B, 1st level $16 $20

Monday, November 28, 1 & 7:30 p.m.MITCHELL OPEN BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 F Northern Hemisphere A, 5th level $25 —MARSHA MAY STERNBERG WOMEN’S BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 F Pacific Hall A, 1st level $25 —0-10,000 IMP Pairs 1-2 Q Northern Hemisphere B, 5th level $17 — 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions.Valencia Oranges Monday Compact Knockout Teams 1-4 Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20Monday-Tuesday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20Grove House Strati-Flighted A/X/Y Open Pairs 1-2 Northern Hemisphere C, 5th level $16 $20American Farmer Strati-Flighted B/C/D Pairs 1-2 Pacific Hall B, 1st level $16 $20

Monday, November 28, 3 p.m.Hamlin Oranges Stratified Side IMP Pairs single Pacific Hall C, 1st level $15 $19Navel Oranges 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19Navel Oranges 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $15

Monday, November 28, 7:30 p.m.Strati-Flighted A/X/Y Side Swiss Teams single Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $15 $19Strati-Flighted B/C/D Side Swiss Teams single Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $15 $19Monday-Wednesday Side Game Series 2nd single session Pacific Hall B, 1st level $16 $20Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19Ruby Red 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19Ruby Red 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $15

Monday, November 28, 11:30 p.m.Zip Knockout Teams single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are: A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three-flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (750-300; 0-300). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (500-750/200-500/0-200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events.*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.

Today’s Bridge Events

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