Monday, August 2, 2010 Volume 82, Number 11 Daily Bulletin

82nd North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Paul Linxwiler Fleisher strong in final, New Orleans chairman: Thanks for coming By John Federico wins Roth Swiss Teams I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the ACBL staff, our local team of volunteers and especially to all the players for visiting. Speaking for the bridge community of New Orleans, we hope your stay has been both pleasant and rewarding. We say goodbye with fond memories of great times and new friendships. Have a safe journey home. Greco, Moss win Eric Greco of Philadelphia PA and Brad Moss of San Anselmo CA tied for the most number of earned in New Orleans, thereby earning the Fishbein Trophy. The award is given annually to the player(s) who accrues the most masterpoints at the Summer North American Winners of the : , , , , Bridge Championships. Martin Fleisher and Mike Kamil. Greco and Moss each earned 301.82 points, The Martin Fleisher squad, well back in the Apteker, of South Africa, was playing with 250 of which came from their victory in the pack entering the second and final day of play, countryman Craig Gower, Frenchman Phillipe Knockout Teams. The other 51.82 came came on strong to win the Roth Open Swiss Teams Cronier and Americans Jacob Morgan, Adam from their 13th-place finish in the von Zedtwitz by 5 victory points over the multi-national team Wildavsky and Michael Polowan. Life Master Pairs. captained by Alon Apteker. The Apteker team won an appeal after the end In third with 298.04 was Norway’s Boye Fleisher led the same team to victory in the of play to move from sixth to second, replacing the Brogeland. United State Bridge Championship earlier this year team against which they won the appeal (Renee Masterpoint leaders in New Orleans: – qualifying to play in the 2011 . Mancuso, whose team dropped to seventh). 1 301.82 Eric Greco The rest of the squad is Mike Kamil, Lew Stansby, After two qualifying sessions on Saturday, the 2 301.82 Brad Moss Chip Martel, Bobby Levin and Steve Weinstein. Fleisher team was in a 21st to 25th tie, well off 3 298.04 The team finished second in the Vanderbilt the pace. They ended the two final sessions with 4 293.48 Jill Meyers Knockout Teams in Reno earlier this year. 124.82 VPs to 119.82 for the Apteker squad. 5 292.73 Erik Saelensminde 6 288.18 Lew Stansby 7 266.07 8 261.43 9 260.36 Fred Gitelman 10 250.00 11 250.00 Brian Platnick 12 238.80 Robert Levin 13 232.50 Guido Ferraro 14 232.50 Norberto Bocchi 15 229.66 Michael Kamil 16 228.81 Martin Fleisher 17 204.38 Gary Cohler 18 198.32 19 198.32 James Cayne 20 198.32 Lorenzo Lauria 21 198.32 Alfredo Versace 22 198.32 Antonio Sementa 23 198.32 24 197.50 Craig Gower 25 197.50 Alon Apteker 26 197.12 27 192.30 Steve Weinstein 28 188.70 Michael Polowan Second place in the Roth Open Swiss Teams went to Craig Gower, Alon Apteker, Adam 29 188.63 Nagy Kamel Wildavsky, Jacob Morgan and Michael Polowan. Not pictured: Philippe Cronier. 30 188.10 David Berkowitz 31 184.02 Chip Martel 32 183.00 33 183.00 Attendance: 34 182.97 35 182.97 Aleksander Dubinin 36 182.35 10,955.5 tables 37 181.92 continued on page 3 Page 2 Daily Bulletin

SATURDAY-SUNDAY KO BRACKET 1 SUNDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 11 Tables 10.0 Tables 28.90 1 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Jerry Fong, A B C Marianna AR; Ned Irving, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 2.83 1 1 Elizabeth Gompels, Newton MA; Julie Connor, Washington DC 61.86% 20.23 2 Michael Mikyska - K Fung, Los Angeles CA; 2.12 2 Jodi Coren, Delray Beach FL; Riki Tulin, Highland Beach FL 59.86% Gary Kessler, Springfield IL; Joseph Godefrin, Sarasota FL; R Jay 1.59 3 2 Ronald Pruet Jr - James Andrew Pruet, Houston TX 57.70% Becker, New York NY; Elaine Said, Nashville TN 1.21 4 3 1 Barbara Pyburn, Metarie LA; Susan Beoubas, Metairie LA 57.14% 11.56 3/4 J Peter Tripp - Penny Lane, Williston VT; 0.90 5 4 Lora Adkins, Germantown TN; Ann Carlisle, Memphis TN 55.65% Helen Pawlowski - David Rock, Westfield MA 0.91 6 5 2 Judith George, Baton Rouge LA; W Arnete Jr, Zachary LA 53.02% 11.56 3/4 Carolyne Fox - George Fox, Manvel TX; Vic Sowers, Houston TX; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 0.68 3 Helen Martin - Karen Fisk, Windsor ON 51.53%

SATURDAY-SUNDAY KO BRACKET 2 SATURDAY-SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE GAME SERIES 9 Tables 7.0 Tables 16.68 1 Steve Tuggle, Pearland TX; Alfred Fortier III, A B C Katy TX; Marian Wilson - Joy Rieckers, Tucson AZ 11.68 2 Bill Ream, Burleson TX; Lynne Newman, San 2.58 1 Vera Petty - Roman Smolski, Warwick Bermuda 66.67% Diego CA; Mary Jane Barrow - Mary Bass, Mobile AL 2.43 2 1 Gary Donner, Bluffton SC; Deborah Murphy, San Francisco CA 59.17% 6.67 3/4 Richard Morris - Katherine Morris, Portland 1.82 3 2 Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Joyce Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 56.67% OR; Charles Burns - James Windus, Vancouver WA 1.37 4 3 Daniel Takahashi, Las Vegas NV; Kyoung-Won Yoo, Seocho-Ku Seoul 6.67 3/4 John Berry, New Hyde Park NY; Marion South Korea 55.42% Yonke, Manhasset NY; Anne Dolbear, Cary NC; Jennifer 1.03 5/6 4 Burt O’Dell - Linda O’Dell, Jacksonville FL 55.00% Nabrynski, Durham NC 0.96 5/6 Jon Downing, Solihull England; Liam Johnstone, Birmingham England 55.00% SATURDAY-SUNDAY KO BRACKET 3 1.97 1 Jerrilyn Jones - Karen Lea, Ponchatoula LA 53.33% 10 Tables 1.48 2 Jerry Burford, Clinton MS; Deborah Wieland, Brandon MS 44.17% 10.94 1 James Easterling, Casselberry FL; Jay Gibbons, Washington DC; Calvin Konner, Bethesda MD; Robert Michaud, SUNDAY Saint David ME 14.0 Tables / Based on 15 Tables 7.66 2 Beth Gale - Alison Andrews - Kenyon Daniel, San Antonio TX; Sandy Smith, Calera AL; Ann Blohm - Faye A B C Baker, Houston TX 8.75 1 Gail Greenberg - Susan Picus, New York NY 61.46% 4.38 3/4 James Reese, Maurepas LA; Peggy Allen, 6.56 2 Daniele Gaviard, Paris France; , Issy-Les-Moulin France 59.19% Metairie LA; Mary Ann Kral, Reston VA; William Gurley, 4.92 3 Paul Linxwiler - Brent Manley, Memphis TN 57.01% Arlington VA 3.69 4 Ann Borgschulte, Lexington MA; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 55.30% 4.38 3/4 Jane Shepard, Panama City Bch FL; Carol Mitchell, Panama City FL; Yuan Chen, Toronto ON; Yaping Ge, 5.36 5 1 Jonathan Ernest, Lindale TX; David Farris, Austin TX 54.45% Highland CA 4.60 6 2 Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; Jim Cheney, Hilo HI 54.26% 3.02 3 Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC; Frank Ayer, Calgary AB 50.85% 3.66 4 1 Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Meg Myers, Portland OR 49.05% Songs to play bridge by 2.75 5 2 Victoria Gregory, Pittsburg KS; Josephine Tonkin, Canberra Act Australia 48.96% By Susan J. Fishbein [email protected] SUNDAY FLIGHT A/X SWISS TEAMS When our local public library in Huntington 48 Tables / Based on 93 Tables NY advertised beginner and intermediate classes A X in bridge last year, I jumped at the opportunity to 28.69 1 , Nottingham England; Kathleen Penfold, Tadcaster refresh my bridge knowledge and meet new people England; Milan Macura, 75301 Czech Republic; Michal Kopecky, 54101 as a recently retired educator on Long Island. Little Czech Republic 176.00 21.52 2 Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Richard did I know that I would find myself part of a group Reitman, Los Gatos CA; John Onstott, New Orleans LA 161.00 of now-dear friends with whom I play 16.14 3 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; John Mohan, Huixquilucan Mexico; Simon De three days a week for hours on end! Wijs, Doorn Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Known to ourselves as “Bridge Buddies” Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands; Huub Bertens, Tilburg Netherlands 147.00 and “Huntington’s Trumpingtons,” like family, 12.10 4 Bryan Delfs, Pleasnt Prairie WI; Todd Fisher, IL; Kevin we banter mightily in a good-natured way and, Collins, Dunwoody GA; Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA 142.00 at the same time, we keep our skills strong. As if 9.56 5 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL; Brenda playing together were not enough entertainment, Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Scott Stearns, Elberta AL; Cameron Doner, we fell into the habit of humming short tunes that Richmond BC 136.00 pertained to bridge. (No, we are definitely not ready 7.69 6/7 - , Memphis TN; William Hall, Thousand Oaks CA; William Schreiber, Valley Glen CA 134.00 for the club!) For example, we 7.69 6/7 Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA; Robert White, Raleigh NC; Fred started singing the phrase, “Second Hand Low,” King, Falls Church VA; Robert Bell, Washington DC 134.00 imitating Barbra Streisand’s “Second-Hand Rose,” 6.38 8 Alexander Kolesnik, Ventura CA; John Ramos, Los Angeles CA; Franco at appropriate times in the play of the hand. Baseggio, New York NY; , Palm Bch Grdns FL; Ira Hessel, Sooner or later, my creativity got the better of San Antonio TX; Keith Garber, Las Vegas NV 131.00 me. Before I knew it, I had written out entire lyrics 18.20 9 1 Samantha Nystrom, Port Moody BC; Thomas Walsh, Saskatoon SK; Meike to the first parody and churned out more “bridge Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands; Han Peters, 6536 Hv Nijmege Netherlands 129.00 songs” within hours, totally inspired by my bridge 13.65 10 2 Richard Gabriel - Ellen Gabriel - Joseph Machotka, Chicago IL; Larry buddies. The result: a collection of our greatest hits! Bass, Tamarac FL 128.00 Now, if my bridge game could only improve as 4.78 11 Rita Ellington, Traverse City MI; Robert Morris, Houston TX; David Grainger, Etobicoke ON; Larry Mori, Clearwater FL 127.00 quickly! Happy humming! 4.41 12 Mike Levine, Pinckney MI; Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL; Chuck Said, (I Could Have Danced All Night) Nashville TN; David Siebert, Little Rock AR; Dennis Clerkin - Jerry I could have trumped all night, I could have Clerkin, Bloomington IN 126.00 10.24 13 3 Helen Raleigh - Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY; Glenn Robbins - trumped all night, Michael Rosen, New York NY 124.00 And still have trumped some more. 3.83 14 Mary Savko - Ellie Hanlon, Barre VT; Robert McCaw, Sudbury MA; Lewis I could have spread my Kings, and done a Gamerman, Westwood MA 118.00 thousand things, 3.49 15/16 Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA; John Hodges, Santa Clara CA; Bob Etter, I’d never done before. Sacramento CA; Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Marina Del Rey CA 115.00 I’ll never know what made it so exciting, while 7.68 15/16 4 Paul Janicki, Markham ON; Barry Senensky, Thornhill ON; Harold all at once my Heart stood still! Dietrich, Etobicoke ON; Robert Hollow, Madoc ON 115.00 I only know when he laid down his Ace to me, 6.07 17/18 5 Norman Dressler - Raymond Depew, Kingston PA; Steven Wallis, Tampa And I was , I trumped all night! FL; Henry Caspar, Katy TX 114.00 3.11 17/18 Jack Lacy, Lago Vista TX; James Thurtell, Dallas TX; Dave Swarthout, (Maria) Newberry MI; Donna Watkins, San Antonio TX 114.00 Patricia, I just lost a bid to Patricia*, 5.20 6 Lillian Range, New Orleans LA; Julius Rosenfield, River Ridge LA; And suddenly the game will never be the same Ronald Berenger, Metairie LA; Jack Lewis Jr, Luling LA 113.00 to me. 4.55 7 Frances Schenk - Charlie Robert, Baton Rouge LA; Bob Bowers - Ellie Miller, Covington LA 109.00 Patricia, pre-empted again by Patricia! 4.04 8 Howard Miller, Chesapeake VA; Kaye Krebs, Virginia Beach VA; H Joel We cannot get a score, she’s ever such a bore to Weintraub, Norfolk VA; Shirley Presberg, Boca Raton FL 108.00 me! 3.64 9 Carl Sharp - Steve Kreiner, Chicago IL; Lee De Simone, Paso Robles Patricia, must you always control the bidding? CA; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 105.00 At that level you must be kidding! Patricia! You never can win with Patricia! (*a dear member of our group!) ♠♥♦♣ Daily Bulletin Page 3

SUNDAY STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS 9.0 Tables Fishbein A B continued from page 1 6.65 1 , Scottsdale AZ; Peter Gray, Ketchum ID 62.20% 38 180.00 Fulvio Fantoni 4.99 2 Arnie Frankel, Laurel MD; Helene Bauman, Arlington VA 58.93% 39 180.00 Claudio Nunes 5.04 3 1 Hirsh Schnayer, Laval QC; Michael Efraim, Mont-Royal QC 58.78% 40 178.12 2.81 4 Marianne Goff, Margate City NJ; Margaret Coe, Linwood NJ 55.21% 3.31 5/6 2/3 Malou Flato, Pray MT; Alexander Labry, Burnet TX 52.83% 41 178.12 Carolyn Lynch 3.31 5/6 2/3 Richard Jeng - Andrew Jeng, Johns Creek GA 52.83% 42 176.44 Sheila Gabay 2.13 4 Jill Graham - David Graham, Boca Raton FL 52.08% 43 175.87 Debbie Rosenberg 44 174.53 SATURDAY-SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE GAME SERIES 45 173.82 Daniel Colatosti 7.0 Tables 46 173.82 John Malley A B C 47 165.38 Janice Seamon-Molson 2.58 1 Diane Lazarus - Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 58.33% 48 165.26 Jacob Morgan 2.12 2/3 1 Mary Petty - Ruth Keller, Asheville NC 56.67% 1.70 2/3 George Pisk, Manchaca TX; Norman Leslie, New Orleans LA 56.67% 49 162.73 Mel Colchamiro 1.59 4 Morella Pacheco, Pompano Beach FL; Chris Moll, Raleigh NC 55.42% 50 160.74 Curtis Cheek 1.39 5/7 2/3 Catalina Robles - Shane Blanchard, New York NY 52.50% 51 156.73 1.39 5/7 2/3 Charles McHale Jr, New Orleans LA; George Runyan, Metairie LA 52.50% 52 156.59 Barry Falgout 0.82 5/7 David Hoffner - Karen Hoffner, Smithville NJ 52.50% 53 156.59 Rusty Krauss 54 155.66 Geeske Joel SUNDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 55 154.43 Jo Anna Stansby 8.5 Tables 56 153.71 A B C 2.68 1 1 Andrew Cavalier - Joshua Sablan, Pensacola FL 62.30% 57 152.61 2.01 2 2 1 James Andrew Pruet - Ronald Pruet Jr, Houston TX 62.20% 58 149.87 Gloria Bart 1.51 3 3 2 Sharon Schnayer, Laval QC; Janice Wagster, Lake Charles LA 57.17% 59 149.87 Les Bart 1.13 4 4 Pamela Hughes, Bend OR; Delphine Butler, New Orleans LA 54.80% 60 149.44 Hemant Lall 0.85 5 5 Janice Tingler - Terry Henderson, Anchorage AK 54.59% 61 149.35 Dan Jacob 0.94 3 Julie Connor, Washington DC; Elizabeth Gompels, Newton MA 51.15% 62 147.11 Alejandro Bianchedi 63 147.11 Ernesto Muzzio SUNDAY STRATA B/C/D SWISS TEAMS 64 146.86 Dennis Clerkin 45 Tables 65 146.86 Jerry Clerkin B C D 17.33 1 1 Lynn John Federico, Kenner LA; Sally Jones - Suzy Thompson, 66 146.28 Hannah Moon Baton Rouge LA; Bernie Weiss, New Orleans LA 163.00 67 145.56 Steve Shirey 13.00 2 2 1 Carolyn Robertson, Slidell LA; Helen Camp, Covington LA; Gussie 68 145.43 Richard Burton Dunn - James Dunn, Mandeville LA 154.00 69 145.43 Beatrice Kemp 9.75 3 3 Roy Perry, St. John’s NL; Barbara Rhoades, Wilmington DE; Peter 70 144.51 Philippe Cronier Clark - Jess Jurkovic, New York NY 145.00 71 144.27 Cezary Balicki 6.55 4/5 4/5 Alan Gross - Estelle Bogart, Glen Mills PA; Arnold Grushkin - 72 144.27 Adam Zmudzinski Beverly Grushkin, Indio CA 141.00 73 143.95 Joe Grue 6.55 4/5 4/5 Charles Williams, Port Angeles WA; Ashok Shingavi, Houston TX; 74 143.02 Albert Faigenbaum Linda Safford, Fort Myers FL; Philip Duterme, Bellaire TX 141.00 75 143.02 Dominique Pilon 4.95 6 Jerrilyn Stumpf, Gretna LA; William Weiss - Dee Moses - Roy Boucvalt, New Orleans LA 135.00 76 142.14 Franck Multon 4.09 7/8 Robert Kroupa - Donna Cosgrove, Idaho Falls ID; James Fowlkes - 77 142.14 Romain Zaleski Patricia Fowlkes, Garner NC 125.00 78 141.83 Marc Bompis 4.10 7/8 6 Dean Truair - Joe Black - Lawton Hutchison - Barbara Hutchison, Austin TX 125.00 79 141.83 Jean Quantin 3.39 9/11 7/8 Barbara Murphy, Needham MA; Richard Saval, Wayland MA; John 80 140.87 Winthrop Allegaert Friedl, Mtn TN; Michael Sherman, Chickamauga GA 124.00 81 140.62 3.17 9/11 Robert Curl, Houston TX; David Curl, Fort Worth TX; Sandra 82 137.39 Stevens, Katy TX; Elinor Levinson Hood, Ventura CA 124.00 83 135.95 John Onstott 6.12 9/11 7/8 2 Barry Segal - Casey Segal, Boynton Beach FL; Carol Jones - Reid 84 135.12 Jason Feldman Jones, Cleveland MS 124.00 85 133.54 Ken Cohen 4.59 12/13 9/10 3 Norman Marks, Oakland CA; Norman Marks II, Jacksonville FL; Paul Hattis, Newton MA; Steven Fox, Kensington MD 123.00 86 130.16 Linda Harrison 2.74 12/13 9/10 Nadia Koch, Copenhagen Denmark; C. Leland Nettles, Syria VA; 87 129.11 John Russell Benjamin Allen, Culpeper VA; Katherine Rabenstein, Washington DC 123.00 88 128.91 Thomas Weik 3.44 11 4 James Shoenhard - Roy Robson, Arlington VA; Robert Eachus, 89 128.62 Joaopaulo Campos Nashua NH; Gretel Timan, Asheville NC 120.00 90 128.13 John Boyer 2.72 5 Murat Berk - Hakan Berk, Potomac MD; Mark Ambrose, Louisville 91 128.13 Robert Stayman KY; Robert Lumbert, Severn MD 116.00 92 128.12 David Siebert 2.33 6 Beth Pepe - Louise Brandon - Gaylen Beatty, Mandeville LA; 93 126.37 Robert Teel Jr Betty Hyden, Covington LA 107.00 94 126.16 Hao Ge 2.04 7 Wilse Manning, Ocean Springs MS; Kurt Shook, Gulfport MS; Kelly 95 123.72 Nongyu Li Moses, Biloxi MS; Kimi Lambert, Austin TX 104.00 96 123.46 Tor Helness SATURDAY-SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE GAME SERIES 97 123.39 Yan Wang 36.50 Tables / Based on 16 Tables 98 123.17 7.59 1/2 Roman Smolski, Warwick 136.81% 99 121.86 7.59 1/2 Vera Petty, Warwick 136.81% 100 119.77 Hui Lin Zhu 4.52 3 George Pisk, Manchaca TX 118.01% 5.77 4/5 Kyoung-Won Yoo, Seocho-Ku Seoul 114.91% 5.77 4/5 Daniel Takahashi, Las Vegas NV 114.91% 2.34 6/7 Martin Robins, Coral Springs FL 112.91% ♠♥♦♣ 2.34 6/7 Debbie Robins, Coral Springs FL 112.91%

SUNDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION W EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Elizabeth Gompels, Newton MA; Julie Connor, Washington DC 61.86% 1 Jodi Coren, Delray Beach FL; Riki Tulin, Highland Beach FL 59.86% 2 2 1 Barbara Pyburn, Metarie LA; Susan Beoubas, Metairie LA 57.14% 2 1 Ronald Pruet Jr - James Andrew Pruet, Houston TX 57.70% 3 3 Lora Adkins, Germantown TN; Ann Carlisle, Memphis TN 55.65% 3 2 1 Judith George, Baton Rouge LA; W Arnete Jr, Zachary LA 53.02% 4 Charles Morn - Alan Richmond, Atlanta GA 50.85% 4 3 Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR; Phillip Montague, Swampscott MA 52.17% 2 Helen Martin - Karen Fisk, Windsor ON 51.53%

SUNDAY STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION G EAST-WEST A B A B 1 1 Hirsh Schnayer, Laval QC; Michael Efraim, Mont-Royal QC 61.61% 1 1 Malou Flato, Pray MT; Alexander Labry, Burnet TX 59.23% 2 Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ; Peter Gray, Ketchum ID 59.23% 2 Arnie Frankel, Laurel MD; Helene Bauman, Arlington VA 58.33% 3 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; Rena Hetzer, Memphis TN 57.14% 3 2 Randall Rubinstein, East Falmouth MA; Adam Parrish, Arlington MA 52.08% 4/5 2/3 Richard Jeng - Andrew Jeng, Johns Creek GA 53.27% 4 Colin Harrington, Cambridge ON; John Moser, St Agatha ON 50.89% 4/5 2/3 Arnold Rosner, Brooklyn NY; Rosanne Schabinger, Mount Prospect IL 53.27%

SATURDAY-SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE GAME SERIES 3RD OF 4 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION I EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Vera Petty - Roman Smolski, Warwick Bermuda 66.67% 1 1 Gary Donner, Bluffton SC; Deborah Murphy, San Francisco CA 59.17% 2 1 Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Joyce Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 56.67% 2/3 2 Burt O’Dell - Linda O’Dell, Jacksonville FL 55.00% 3 2 Daniel Takahashi, Las Vegas NV; Kyoung-Won Yoo, Seocho-Ku Seoul South Korea 55.42% 2/3 Jon Downing, Solihull England; Liam Johnstone, Birmingham England 55.00% 1 Jerry Burford, Clinton MS; Deborah Wieland, Brandon MS 44.17% 1 Jerrilyn Jones - Karen Lea, Ponchatoula LA 53.33% Page 4 Daily Bulletin

SUNDAY FAST OPEN PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; Jim Cheney, Hilo HI 54.36% 1 Gail Greenberg - Susan Picus, New York NY 63.64% 2/3 Craig Huston, Portland OR; Bernard Fudor, Murrysville PA 53.79% 2 1 Jonathan Ernest, Lindale TX; David Farris, Austin TX 58.52% 2/3 Clay Sundermeyer - Nada Sundermeyer, Bellevue WA 53.79% 3 Paul Linxwiler - Brent Manley, Memphis TN 57.20% 4 Daniele Gaviard, Paris 75017 France; Thomas Bessis, Issy-Les-Moulin France 52.65% 4 Stacy Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Judi Radin, New York NY 55.49% 5 2 Priscilla Smith, Marietta GA; Abe Jakob, Ft Lauderdale FL 52.08% 5/6 2 1 Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Meg Myers, Portland OR 51.52% 6 Elaine Ware, Vernon BC; Jackie Matthews, Roseville CA 51.89% 5/6 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Ken Gee, Regina SK 51.52% 3 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Diana Miller, Bluffton SC 51.33% 1 David Bybee, New Orleans LA; Gail Grant, Luling LA 50.57%

SUNDAY FAST OPEN PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Gail Greenberg - Susan Picus, New York NY 59.28% 1 Daniele Gaviard, Paris France; Thomas Bessis, Issy-Les-Moulin France 65.72% 2 Cynthia Colin - Jeff Hand, New York NY 57.39% 2 1 Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC; Frank Ayer, Calgary AB 60.80% 3 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Ken Gee, Regina SK 55.49% 3 Ann Borgschulte, Lexington MA; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 60.23% 4 1 Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; Jim Cheney, Hilo HI 54.17% 4 Gerald Lackner, San Rafael CA; Hans Kadletz, Graz Austria 57.39% 5 Elaine Ware, Vernon BC; Jackie Matthews, Roseville CA 52.27% 5 Paul Linxwiler - Brent Manley, Memphis TN 56.82% 6 2 Jonathan Ernest, Lindale TX; David Farris, Austin TX 50.38% 6 Craig Huston, Portland OR; Bernard Fudor, Murrysville PA 51.33% 1 Victoria Gregory, Pittsburg KS; Josephine Tonkin, Canberra Act Australia 49.43% 2 1 Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Meg Myers, Portland OR 46.59%

SUNDAY STRATIFIED OPEN PAISR SECOND OF TWO SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION G EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Marianne Goff, Margate City NJ; Margaret Coe, Linwood NJ 60.42% 1 Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ; Peter Gray, Ketchum ID 63.69% 2 Arnie Frankel, Laurel MD; Helene Bauman, Arlington VA 59.23% 2 1 Hirsh Schnayer, Laval QC; Michael Efraim, Mont-Royal QC 56.25% 3 1 Sherry Wynn - Daniel Wynn, Carpentersville IL 55.65% 3 2 Richard Jeng - Andrew Jeng, Johns Creek GA 52.98% 4 2 Jill Graham - David Graham, Boca Raton FL 53.87% 4 Adam Grossack, Newton MA; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 50.89%

SATURDAY-SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE GAME SERIES ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION I EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Diane Lazarus - Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 58.33% 1 Morella Pacheco, Pompano Beach FL; Chris Moll, Raleigh NC 55.42% 2/3 1 Mary Petty - Ruth Keller, Asheville NC 56.67% 2/4 1/2 1 Catalina Robles - Shane Blanchard, New York NY 52.50% 2/3 George Pisk, Manchaca TX; Norman Leslie, New Orleans LA 56.67% 2/4 1/2 Charles McHale Jr, New Orleans LA; George Runyan, Metairie LA 52.50% 2/4 David Hoffner - Karen Hoffner, Smithville NJ 52.50%

SUNDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION W EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Sharon Schnayer, Laval QC; Janice Wagster, Lake Charles LA 57.17% 1 1 Andrew Cavalier - Joshua Sablan, Pensacola FL 62.30% 2 2 Pamela Hughes, Bend OR; Delphine Butler, New Orleans LA 54.80% 2 2 1 James Andrew Pruet - Ronald Pruet Jr, Houston TX 62.20% 3 Wanda Picarella, Metairie LA; Sandra Dubroc, Mandeville LA 53.97% 3 3 Janice Tingler - Terry Henderson, Anchorage AK 54.59% 4 Helen Wisdom - Harriet Nelson, New Orleans LA 53.43% 4 2 Julie Connor, Washington DC; Elizabeth Gompels, Newton MA 51.15% ROTH OPEN SWISS TEAMS 64 Tables / Based on 128 Tables 125.00 1 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA; Robert Levin, Lake Ariel PA; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 124.82 93.75 2 Alon Apteker - Craig Gower, Johannesburg South Africa; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; Philippe Cronier, Paris 75018 France; Adam Wildavsky - Michael Polowan, New York NY 119.82 70.31 3 Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; John Malley, Pascoag RI; Daniel Colatosti, Waltham MA; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT; John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 117.53 55.56 4 Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Jill Levin, Lake Ariel PA; Debbie Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY 116.00 50.00 5 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Terje Aa, Heimdal Norway; Jorgen Molberg, Trondheim Norway; Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Joe Grue, New York NY 115.06 45.45 6 Aaron Silverstein - Andrew Rosenthal - , New York NY; , Reading R Great Britain; Tom Townsend, London 1sd England; Michael Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY 111.71 41.67 7 Renee Mancuso, Los Angeles CA; Sheri Winestock, Las Vegas NV; Catherine D’Ovidio, Courbevoie France; Sandra Rimstedt, Haverdal Sweden; Victoria Gromova, Moscow Russia; Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia 110.65 38.46 8 Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD; , Burr Ridge IL; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Ira Chorush, Houston TX 110.00 35.71 9 Juan Pont - Javier Graupera, Barcelona Spain; Ernesto Muzzio - Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina 109.35 33.33 10 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL; , Dallas TX; , Clearwater Bch FL; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 108.06 31.25 11 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Portola Valley CA; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; , Houston TX; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands 103.53 29.41 12 Fredrik Nystrom, 11421 Stockholm Sweden; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Kevin Bathurst, New York NY; Daniel Zagorin, Skokie IL; Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL 102.59 27.78 13 Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Jules Stefanov - Viktor Aronov, Bulgaria; David Yang, Chicago IL; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 101.18 26.32 14 , New York NY; Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Buddy Hanby, Spring TX; Cindy Bernstein, Memphis TN; David Caprera - Anne Brenner, Denver CO 100.94 25.00 15 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV; Andrew Gromov -Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice Poland; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland 97.88 23.81 16 Hemant Lall - Justin Lall, Dallas TX; Judith Bianco - Winthrop Allegaert, New York NY; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Jaggy Shivdasani, Pleasantville NY 96.41 22.73 17 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Aubrey Strul, Delray Beach FL; Boye Brogeland, Norway; Erik Saelensminde, Bergen Norway; Geir Helgemo, Trondheim Ca Norway; Tor Helness, Oslo Norway 96.35 21.74 18 Ernesto Dorsi, Sao Paulo Sp 05 Brazil; Joaopaulo Campos, Sao Paulo 01229 Brazil; Benjamin Robles - Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile 95.47 20.83 19 Richard Schwartz, East Elmhurst NY; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; , Miami FL; Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands; Louk Verhees, SH Voorhou Netherlands; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 95.35 20.00 20 G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA; Jim Looby, Burbank CA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA 94.82 19.23 21 G Venkatesh, Los Altos CA; Jyotindra Shah, Mumbai India; S Sundarram, Chennai Tamil N India; P Sridhar, Chennai India; K Venkatraman, Chennal India; Krishnan Ramaratnam, Jersey City NJ 94.18 18.52 22 Jim Barrow, Lake Charles LA; Don Caton, Pensacola FL; Allen Hawkins Jr -Jim Foster, Birmingham AL; Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL 91.76 17.86 23 Victor Markowicz, Boca Raton FL; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Poland; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin 20-732 Poland; Victor Melman, Scarsdale NY; Julian Klukowski, Warsaw Poland; Roald Ramer, Amsterdam Netherlands 91.59 17.24 24 Michael Moss, New York NY; , San Francisco CA; Nader Hanna, Willowdale ON; , Toronto ON 91.53 16.67 25 Jay Apfelbaum, Philadelphia PA; Andy Kaufman, Smyrna DE; Rusty Krauss, Vienna VA; Barry Falgout, Rockville MD 91.29 16.13 26 Arno Lindermann, Vienna A Austria; Ulrike Schuster, Sanibel FL; Walter Schuster - Andreas Babsch, Vienna Austria 91.18 15.63 27 Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; William Wickham, Los Angeles CA; Leo Bell, Long Beach CA; John Jones, Hacienda Hgts CA 90.88 15.15 28 Richard Coren, Delray Beach FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 89.82 14.71 29 Romain Zaleski - Albert Faigenbaum - Dominique Pilon - Jean Quantin, Paris France; Marc Bompis, Bourg La Reine France; Franck Multon, Nice France 89.35 14.29 30 Ron Zambonini, Nepean ON; Waldemar Frukacz, Gloucester ON; Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Krzysztof Kotorowicz, Bialystok Poland 88.35 13.89 31 Robert Hampton, Blythewood SC; , Singer Island FL; John Hurd, New York NY; , Williamsville NY; , Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland 88.29 13.51 32 John Rayner, Mississauga ON; Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; Dick Yarington, Seattle WA; Michael Roche, Victoria BC 87.47 13.16 33 Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; , Canyon TX; Migry Zur Campanile - Melih Ozdil, New York NY 86.76 12.82 34 John Zilic, Houston TX; Thomas Peters - Carolyn Peters, Grapeland TX; Corinne Kirkham - Jim Kirkham, Leawood KS 86.47 12.50 35 Sheila Ekeblad, Providence RI; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Ishmael Delmonte, Sydney Australia 86.35 12.20 36 Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC; , D-68766 Hockenh Germany; , Charlottenlund Denmark; , Paris France; , Singer Island FL; Benedicte Cronier, Paris 75018 France 84.76 11.90 37 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Dania FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma PR 43100 Italy 84.59 11.63 38 Kelley Hwang - Erez Hendelman, New York NY; Lawrence Harding, Hampstead NC; Jeff Fang, Arcadia CA 83.35 11.36 39 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo Japan; Hiroki Yokoi - Tadashi Teramoto, Tokyo Japan; Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI 82.24 11.11 40 James Glickman, Las Vegas NV; Seth Cohen, Stamford CT; Bill St Clair Jr, Cypress TX; Howard Einberg, Los Angeles CA 82.00 10.87 41 , Chicago IL; Howard Weinstein, San Diego CA; Christal Henner-Welland - , New York NY; Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany Germany; , Germany 81.18 10.64 42 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Gary Brown, San Francisco CA; , Waterloo ON; Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON 80.00 10.42 43 Mike Marlin - Sandra Marlin, Versailles KY; H Gordon - Susan Bullard, Lexington KY 79.82 10.20 44 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Kent Hartman, San Diego CA; Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC 79.71 10.00 45 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Guido Ferraro, Torino Italy; - Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt 79.35