Saturday, March 23, 2019 Volume 61, Number 2 Daily Bulletin 61st Spring North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Paul Linxwiler, Sue Munday and Chip Dombrowski Diamond, Platnick set “Keep Bridge Alive” campaign Platinum pace After Friday’s qualifying round, John comes to North America Diamond and Brian Platnick sit atop the field in Samantha Punch is the game faces greatly diminished participation the Kay Platinum Pairs. The duo put together well known as one of if we don’t recruit a new generation of players. consistent sessions of 61.87% and 60.27% to Scotland’s top players. Players know that bridge as a mind sport establish a slim lead going into the second day of She’s represented her encourages immersion whilst promoting focus the three-day event. country internationally in and clear thinking, which can offer a welcome Less than one percentage point off the pace open, mixed and women’s distraction from worries, helping to alleviate stress continued on page 9 competitions, but she’s in and boost self-esteem. Bridge, as a partnership Memphis for the Spring and team game, facilitates communication and NABC because of her the development of social connections as well Schreiber-Montgomery day job as professor of as contributing to intergenerational community lead Silver Ribbon quals sociology at the University of Stirling. In that building. Michael Schreiber and Dewitt (Hal) role, Punch is spearheading a worldwide research Montgomery topped the qualifying round in project to understand the sociological benefits of the Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs on Friday. bridge. The project is also designed to determine Schreiber, of Memphis, and Montgomery, of what factors can help sustain the game which faces Portland OR, scored 59.68% in the first qualifying a serious challenge from the ageing of its players, session and followed up with a 65.50% in the hence the name “Keep Bridge Alive.” second. They begin today’s two-session final with With an enormous survey and 52 in-depth a carryover of 222.60 matchpoints (64 is top). interviews already completed as the initial part of In second are Barry Bragin of Fort Pierce FL the project, Punch is now busy attracting donors “Part of the new campaign is to establish the and Mark Laken of Glyndon MD. Their session through crowd funding to help complete the Sociology of Bridge, a research project and an scores – 63.91% and 59.79% – give them a research. emerging academic field exploring interactions carryover of 210.03. “Our goal is about $60,000 US. We’ve already within the mind sport, well-being, healthy ageing continued on page 7 raised $30,000 from European donors, so now and social connection as experienced in the bridge we’ve come to North America to see if we can raise world.” Crusizio in front the balance,” she said. Punch, who coined the Sociology of Bridge Punch has already gotten a good start, raising concept, says, “Sociology is a way of exploring and in 10K Swiss $2000 in just the first few days in Memphis. understanding how society works. So the sociology The squad captained by Maximo Crusizio of Punch explains the project: of bridge is about understanding how the bridge Argentina leads the 0-10,000 Swiss Teams after “The University of Stirling in Scotland world works: what motivates players, opportunities the opening round. Crusizio, playing with fellow has launched the global ‘Keep Bridge Alive’ for skill development and the dynamics of the Argentine Rodrigo Garcia Da Rosa, Stephen CrowdFund campaign to communicate messages game. By doing research which highlights the Cox of Eugene OR and Marshall Lewis of about the benefits of bridge beyond the bridge benefits and skills that playing bridge provides, Bloomington IN, scored 113 Victory Points in the world. The key goals of this project are to transform we can develop an evidence base to persuade two-session qualifying game. the image of bridge, to increase participation and governments and employers to consider investing In second place is the team led by Jonathan enhance the sustainability of the mind sport. in getting more bridge into schools, universities, Fleischmann of Bloomfield MI. Fleischmann “Today, fewer people are playing bridge and and local communities.” and company scored 111 Victory Points in the there is a fear within the bridge community that continued on page 5 qualifying round. Soloway KO premieres this fall Pre-registration required The inaugural Soloway Knockout Teams who successfully for national knockouts will take place at the Fall 2019 NABC in San advance to the Pre-registration for the Vanderbilt Knockout Francisco. The new, top-tier (“NABC+”) contest quarterfinal round of Teams is required before by 6 p.m. Sunday, begins with a two-day Swiss qualifying round, the Soloway will be March 24. Teams entering the 0–10,000 Knockout reducing the field to 32 squads, followed by unable to play in the must pre-register no later than 10 a.m. Monday, five days of head-to-head knockout matches to Kaplan Blue Ribbon March 25 (the day of the event). Pre-register in produce a single winner. Pairs, which runs the Convention Center Ballroom. The contest awards platinum points, which Dec. 3-5. are even available from match awards in the The new contest Goodwill Message Swiss qualifier. is named in honor Nothing is stronger than The Soloway KO will begin on the first of the late Hall of the power of a smile, a kind Friday of the Fall NABC, Nov. 29., and concludes Famer Paul Soloway, word or an honest compliment. on Thursday, Dec. 5. The contest will not a multiple world and NABC champion, as well Sandy DeMartino, Chair conflict with the venerable Reisinger Board-a- as the all-time ACBL masterpoint leader until his Aileen Osofsky Goodwill Match Teams, which begins Dec. 6, but teams death in 2007. Committee Page 2 Saturday, March 23, 2019 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS All meetings are at the Sheraton Hotel unless otherwise noted. Saturday, March 23 will share these teaching techniques in this 90-minute 8 am–Noon Best Practices Teacher Workshop. Session three seminar. Fee: $20 covers materials. Gatlinburg Room of three. Learn modern teaching techniques in this 10 am–Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant followed by a interactive course which includes hands-on experience. special game for newer players. Heritage Ballroom Pre-registration required. Assessments will be Saturday 10 am–Noon Board of Governors meeting. This meeting is also open and Sunday afternoon. Azelea Room, first floor to the general membership of the ACBL. Convention 9 am-Noon ACBL Educational Foundation meeting. Chattanooga Center, Ballroom A Room 1–5 pm Notrump in a Day. This workshop explores basic 10 am–11 am ACBL Charity Foundation meeting. Beale Room notrump bidding and the most common responses, from 10 am–Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Patty Tucker followed by a raises to Stayman and Jacoby transfers. Fee: $20 at the special game for newer players. Heritage Ballroom door (includes textbook). Heritage Ballroom 10:30 am–11 am Hall of Fame Committee meeting. Orpheum Room 1–6 pm Learn Bridge in a Day?™ This popular session is Monday, March 25 designed especially for true beginners, those returning 10 am–Noon Competition and Conventions Committee meeting. to bridge after long absences and those merely wanting Boardroom to test the waters before committing to formal classes. 10 am “Aces and Knaves” – a new documentary about bridge. The concentrated course includes both class instruction Tickets are available at the convention center, at the theatre and coached play. No pre-registration required. Fee: $20 box office an hour before the show and online at orpheum- covers textbook and door prizes. Heritage Ballroom memphis.com/event/aces-and-knaves. Admission is $10. 6–8:30 pm Learn Bridge in a Day?™ Teacher Accreditation. Halloran Center for the Performing Arts Teacher training includes information on organizing and 10:30 am–Noon Goodwill Committee meeting. Beale Room marketing LBIAD as well as maximizing retention rates, 11 am–Noon USBF Board meeting. Memphis Room writing effective grant requests and the presentation of the 5–7 pm Goodwill Reception. Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill seminar. Fee: $75. Heritage Ballroom Committee members only. Magnolia Ballroom, first floor 7:30 pm “Aces and Knaves” – a new documentary about bridge. Sunday, March 24 Tickets are available at the convention center, at the theatre 8:30–10 am Audrey Grant’s Modern Techniques for Bridge box office an hour before the show and online at orpheum- Teachers and Club Managers. Audrey Grant’s hands-on memphis.com/event/aces-and-knaves. Admission is $10. approach and creative use of the table, cards and bidding Halloran Center for the Performing Arts boxes keeps students engaged, excited and focused. She CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the Sunday, March 24 game! Southwest Exhibit Hall on the second floor of the Convention 9:15 a.m. Patty Tucker Responding to a Preemptive Bid Center. Speakers and topics are subject to change. 6:45 p.m. David Cappera TBD Monday, March 25 Saturday, March 23 9:15 a.m. Norman Beck Everyday Things and Bridge 9:15 a.m. Norman Beck Odd Things About Bridge 6:45 p.m. Jacob Morgan Takeout Doubles

HOSPITALITY Friday March 22 through Saturday March 30 Sunday, March 24 Exhibit Hall foyer 1:30 pm Egg rolls. East Hall 8 am–11 pm Free coffee 10:30 pm Chicken quesadillas. Exhibit Hall foyer 8 am–7 pm Free sweet and unsweetened tea

Smokers: Stay away from the doors Smokers – you know who you are – if you go outside to smoke, stay 50 ft. away from the entrance. It’s the state law. And it’s the nice thing to do. And no one wants to smell smoke inside the building. Really. Step. Away. From. The. Doors. Don’t make us get all disciplinary ... Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2019 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS break 3–3 (36%), Take All Your Chances dummy’s fourth diamond By Eddie Kantar is your ninth trick. If they don’t, you still have Dummy 3–2 clubs to fall back on ♠ Q J (68%). You stay alive by ♥ 7 playing diamonds before ♦ 7 5 4 2 clubs, giving yourself an ♣ A K 7 5 4 2 80% chance of making the hand. Why consign Declarer (You) the diamonds to oblivion? It doesn’t cost ♠ A 7 6 anything to test them. ♥ A 10 8 5 2 Take full credit if you played the ♦A K and Linda Wilson and Earl Conner met at the ♦ A K 3 a low diamond instead of ducking a diamond. I/N Partnership Desk on Thursday and had ♣ Q 6 Notice that you can’t test clubs first and if such a good time, they decided to play they don’t break 3–2, fall back on diamonds together again on Friday. You open 1♥, partner responds 2♣ intending being 3–3. The club suit is the entry to the Linda comes from Jacksonville FL. Her to rebid 3♣, invitational, but your jump to 3NT fourth diamond; diamonds have to be attacked significant other, Robert McClendon, overshot his goal of picking up 2000 ends the bidding. If a 2♣ response is played as before clubs. masterpoints last year, and ended up No. 8 a game force, then 1NT is the proper response. The full deal: on the Barry Crane Top 500 list. The reason You would raise 1NT to 2NT and partner would ♠ Q J Linda’s here in Memphis? “Him.” A party bid 3NT. All roads lead to Rome. ♥ 7 bridge player for 40 years, Linda made the The opening lead is the ♠4 and dummy’s ♦ 7 5 4 2 foray into duplicate only two years ago. jack wins, East playing the ♠3, count. Plan the ♣ A K 7 5 4 2 Does she have a preference between the play. ♠ K 10 8 4 2 ♠ 9 5 3 two forms of the game? “I like having a You have eight top tricks and need but one ♥ Q 9 4 3 ♥ K J 6 drink and talking,” she says. more. In spite of those impressive clubs, if you ♦ J 9 8 ♦ Q 10 6 Earl, from Woodbury MN, came to rely entirely on a 3–2 break, you will be giving ♣ 9 ♣ J 10 8 3 Memphis to take the three-day director’s course which started on Tuesday. “I passed yourself a 68% chance to make the hand. Not ♠ A 7 6 my exam!” he says happily. He’ll make bad, but you can do better. Much better. ♥ A 10 8 5 2 use of his new credentials directing at the Duck a diamond at trick two, win the likely ♦ A K 3 Woodbury Bridge Club. Earl is excited to be spade return and play the ♦A K. If diamonds ♣ Q 6 at his first big national tournament.

ACBL Shuttle Bus Service Check cashing and Vugraph operators Shuttle runs every 15 minutes Friday, March 22– Saturday, March 30 Bridge Bucks needed Pickup at Memphis Cook Convention Center The check cashing Experienced vugraph operators are needed (Main St. on Sheraton side of the street) and Bridge Bucks desk is Wednesday through Friday for the Vanderbilt 4–8:45 p.m. located on the second floor Knockout broadcast on BBO. The first session Drop off and pickup at the intersection of of the Convention Center each day starts at noon, the second session starts Union Ave. & Main St. across from Ballroom C. at 7 p.m. ACBL pays operators $50 per session. Drop off and pickup at Beale St. & 2nd St. The desk will be open If you are available, please email Jan Martel (by Hard Rock Café) Friday, March 22, from at marteljan at gmail.com, or text her at 530-574- 9–11pm 11 am to 1 p.m. 5780, and she will answer any questions you may Shuttle drop off at the following hotels: Beginning Saturday, the desk hours will be have. Thousands of BBO spectators around the Comfort Inn Downtown 9:30 to 10 a.m, and noon to 1 p.m. world will appreciate your help! Courtyard Court Square Moxy Court Square Masterpoint disclaimer Smoking Policy Springhill Court Square Results reported in the Daily Bulletin are Smoking is not permitted in the playing area Hu Hotel subject to change because of score changes or during any bridge playing event at an NABC. Residence Inn Downtown corrections. The masterpoint awards as shown are, This includes electronic smoking devices. Doubletree Downtown therefore, also subject to change. Page 4 Saturday, March 23, 2019 Daily Bulletin

JAN DACUS MEMORIAL FRIDAY-SATURDAY 0–10,000 SWISS TEAMS QUALIFIERS MORNING COMPACT KO 42 Tables / Based on 83 Tables Carryover 12 Tables Merryl Chin, North York ON; Rick Holcomb, Miami FL; Harold 1 Maximo Crusizio, Argentina; Rodrigo Garcia Da Rosa, Argentina; Stephen Nordstrom, Reading MA; Susan Lincoln, Boxford MA Cox, Eugene OR; Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN 25.60 vs 2 Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI; Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Julie Arbit, Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH; Andrew Firko, Oakville ON; J Milford MI; Andrew Cavalier, Huntsville AL; Kurt Dasher, Petersburg MI; Cono Melvin Norton, Burlington ON; Peter Petruzzellis, Scarborough Emanuele, Brownstown Township MI 24.10 ON 3 Thomas Rush, Houston TX; Daniel Jackson, Spring TX; Guss Ginsburg, New Orleans LA; Mike Doyle, Katy TX 23.34 Gerard Turcotte - Robert Tremblay - Alain Dufour, Quebec QC; Denis Lafrance, Shannon QC 4 Ryan Schultz, Dayton OH; Peter Whipple, Mason OH; Steve Callaham, Alpharetta GA; vs Bob Fisk, Cincinnati OH 22.59 Edward White, Grand Blanc MI; William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor 5/6 Simon Cope, Hertfordshire ; Diana Nettleton, Oxford ; Lyn Fry, London, England; Lizzie MI; Cliff Campbell, Thunder Bay ON; Ken Gee, Regina SK Godfrey, Pereille, France 20.33 5/6 Edward Piken, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA; William Schreiber, Valley Glen CA; Book signing Steve Cohen, Las Vegas NV; Viktor Anikovich, Los Angeles CA 20.33 Author and expert player Eldad Ginossar 7/8 Karen Kendrick, Brentwood TN; Berkeley Montes, Nashville TN; Chris Panagopoulos - will be signing copies of his new book “Power Kevin Clark, Franklin TN 19.58 7/8 Robert L. McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL; Michael Heins, Champaign IL; Dennis Thompson, Up Your Bridge Game” on Sunday, March 24, Lake Hiawatha NJ; Bharat Rao, Berwyn PA 19.58 beginning at noon. 9 Clay Hamner, Chapel Hill NC; Sylvia Shi, Las Vegas NV; Peggy Haigler, Raleigh NC; The signing will take place at the bookseller’s Peter J Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC; Gabriel Fadel, Alpharetta GA 18.83 stand at the Convention Center on the second 10 AJ Stephani - Isaac Stephani, Cincinnati OH; Eric Gettleman, Ellicott City MD; floor. George Klemic, Bensenville IL 17.32 11/13 Grant Vance, Oakland CA; Gregory Vance, Pacifica CA; Mark Moss, Piedmont CA; Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA 15.06 Notice of binding 11/13 Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY; Samuel Amer, Long Island NY; David Gurvich - Rachael arbitration Moller, New York NY 15.06 By becoming an ACBL member or 11/13 William Boynton, Tallahassee FL; Marie Eggeling, Germany; John Baker, renewing your membership in the ACBL, you North Augusta SC; Matthias Felmy, Oldenburg, Germany 15.06 14 Ed Howard, Lawrence KS; Robert Carstedt, Wichita KS; Gary Morrison, Olathe KS; expressly agree to waive your right to have James Masilamani, Topeka KS 14.31 disputes between you and the ACBL resolved 15/16 Gillian Miniter, New York NY; Radu Nistor, Woodside NY; Asaf Yekutieli, Tel Aviv, in a court of law and agree to accept the use Israel; Simon Ekenberg, Kalmar Sweden 12.05 of binding arbitration before the American 15/16 Jason Meyer, Silver Spring MD; Lloyd Rawley, Greenbelt MD; Melanie Manfield, Chevy Arbitration Association. The binding arbitration Chase MD; Jacqueline Abrams, Naples FL 12.05 provisions are available for review at acbl.org/ 17/18 Stewart Rubenstein - Christina Parker, Chestnut Hill MA; Arjun Dhir, Johns Creek bindingarbitration. GA; Paul Lewis, White Plains NY 10.54 17/18 Bud Stein, Green Valley AZ; Paul Karas, Elm Grove WI; Dorothy Coakley, Naples FL; Gabriel Tawil, Boynton Beach FL 10.54 19 Linda Green-Whitten - Sam Whitten, Southaven MS; Darcy White - David Sackett, Prescott AZ 9.79 20/24 Eli Jolley, Chicago IL; Ilan Wolff, Great Neck NY; George Berger, Delray Beach FL; Michael Radin, New York NY 9.04 20/24 Mike Tanner - Elizabeth Legacy, Halifax NS; Gerry Callaghan, Bedford NS; James Kirby, Dartmouth NS 9.04 20/24 Fran Columbus, White Plains NY; Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Weiling Zhao, Brookfield CT; Ping Hu, Naperville IL 9.04 20/24 Cynthia Huang - Raphael Hallerman, Chicago IL; Zhenyang Zhang, Davis CA; Boris Fang, People’s Republic of China 9.04 20/24 Stanislaw Pajak, Poland; Janusz Gawecki - Maciej Dobrzynski - Kamil Walczyk, Poland 9.04 25 Andrew Collins - Somers Collins, Little Rock AR; Sherman Gao, Brea CA; Bo Liu, Irvine CA 8.28 26 Cadir Lee, Los Gatos CA; Randal Burns, Washington DC; Sarah Youngquist, Palo Alto CA; Kyle Rockoff, Buffalo Grove IL 7.53 27/29 Chris Champion - Bonnie Bagley - Shirley Scott - Wendy Turk, Colorado Springs CO 6.02 27/29 Gerard Turcotte - Robert Tremblay - Alain Dufour, Quebec QC; Denis Lafrance, Shannon QC 6.02 27/29 Finn Kolesnik, Ventura CA; J. Melvin Norton, Burlington ON; Andrew Firko, Oakville ON; Howard Einberg, Los Angeles CA; Paul Janicki, Markham ON; Jacob Freeman, Toronto ON 6.02 30/33 Norman Beck - Kristen Onsgard, Dallas TX; Nicolas Hammond, Alpharetta GA; Ned Hager, Tulsa OK 5.27 30/33 Frances Schneider, Riverside CT; Lee Stokes Hilton, Austin TX; Gayle Covey, Hendersonville NC; Lynn Blumenthal, Santa Rosa CA 5.27 30/33 Greg Michaels, Cleveland OH; Stan Dub, Shaker Heights OH; Joanne Weingold - Jack Weingold, Boca Raton FL 5.27 30/33 Yoko Sobel, Brooklyn NY; Daniel Lev, New York NY; Samuel Kuang, Elmhurst NY; Usama Faris, New York NY 5.27 34 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter - Suman Agarwal, Columbus OH; Cindy Sealy, Owens Cross Roads AL 4.52 35/36 Jennifer Williams - Martin Nathan - William Rittenberg, Atlanta GA; Bob Simkins, Decatur GA 3.77 35/36 Bridget Poizner - Jim Johnsen, San Diego CA; Daniel Kroll, Berkeley CA; Peter Bonfanti, Oakland CA 3.77 37 Frank Cymerman - Jan Assini, Pittsburgh PA; Marc Nathan - Cathy Nathan, New York NY 3.01 38/39 Todd Werby, Tiburon CA; Christina Madsen - Bjorn Tiller, Denmark; Thomas Paske, Manhattan NY 2.26 38/39 Russ Jones - Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR; Richard Haacke, Olivette MO; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 2.26 40/41 Michael Cassel, Roseville MN; Barry Purrington, Eagan MN; Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Chicago IL 1.51 40/41 Charles Nemes, Longboat Key FL; Rick Schoenfield, Westchester IL; Michael Gibson, Sarasota FL; David Bogolub, Deerfield IL 1.51 42 John Bishel - Tom Bishel - Judith Zimmerman, Columbus OH; Larry Jones, Pickerington OH 0.00 Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2019 Page 5

KAY PLATINUM PAIRS QUALIFIERS 32.0 Tables Carryover Keep Bridge Alive 1 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL 430.85 continued from page 1 2 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 428.84 3 Eric Greco, Beverly Hills CA; Joe Grue, New York NY 425.97 Why did Punch select bridge for this project? 4 Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY 420.57 “Bridge is considered by many to be the 5 Mikael Rimstedt - Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 411.42 greatest card game of all, providing immense 6 Jerry Stamatov - Diyan Danailov, Sofia Bulgaria 409.05 fulfilment and enjoyment over one’s life. Bridge 7 Walter Lee, Sudbury MA; Adam Grossack, Newton MA 406.43 combines excitement, challenge and mental 8 Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep ; Dror Padon, Tel Aviv, Israel 406.24 stimulation that enables players to stretch their 9 Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Simon Hult, Wastervik Sweden 400.59 thinking, which in turn is a good workout for 10 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Justin Lall, Little Elm TX 394.80 11 Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; William Pollack, New York NY 393.13 brain fitness and healthy ageing. Bridge also 12 Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Montclair NJ 392.70 offers opportunities to socialise and have fun. 13 Bryan Howard, Nashville TN; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 391.50 Social connection is the number one factor (more 14 Fredrik Helness, Oslo Norway; Martin Andresen, Norway 391.26 important than diet or exercise) in terms of having 15 Stephen Sanborn - Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL 391.25 a longer, healthier and more meaningful life, so the 16 John Ramos, Los Angeles CA; Mitch Towner, Tucson AZ 390.57 social element of bridge helps us to age well.” 17 Kelley Hwang - Peter Trenka, New York NY 390.53 18 Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 389.69 How you can help 19 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Hailong Ao, Ashburn VA 389.54 Punch says, “We need individual players, 20 Connie Goldberg, Gladwyne PA; Hua Poon, Singapore Singapore 385.97 bridge clubs and organizations and other supporters 21 Nick Wiebe, Oakland CA; Sara Rothmuller, Occidental CA 384.83 to join us by donating to the Keep Bridge Alive 22 John Hurd, New York NY; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 382.67 campaign so we can publicize and promote bridge 23 B Marshall, Tulsa OK; David Hampton, Hulbert OK 382.55 more widely. We would also be delighted to hear 24 Spike Lay, Daytona Beach Shores FL; Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA 382.30 from you if you have research ideas, expertise 25 Chris Willenken - Andrew Rosenthal, New York NY 381.55 26 Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 380.75 or even time to support the campaign. You may 27 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Brad Moss, Denver CO 379.96 contact me at [email protected].” 28 Haig Tchamitch, Paradise Valley AZ; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 379.80 The money raised will go towards funding two 29 Jeffrey Juster, New York NY; Howard Weinstein, Rancho Mirage CA 378.30 part-time researchers to work alongside Punch. This 30 Ray Miller, Seattle WA; Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA 377.72 new team will explore interactions within bridge 31 Nick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL 376.54 regarding well-being, healthy aging and social 32 Erik Dahl - Jon Hansen, Kristiansand Norway 374.10 connection. They will also produce a library of 33 Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India; Uttam Gupta, Bangalore India 374.04 34 Bernard Yomtov, Cambridge MA; Allen Hawkins Jr, Birmingham AL 373.88 accessible materials aimed at different audiences, 35 Gregory Herman - Eric Sieg, Seattle WA 373.73 including schools, parents and policy makers, to 36 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 372.42 encourage growth of the game and help shift the 37 Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Michael Whitman, San Francisco CA 371.48 image of bridge. Ultimately, they aim to launch a 38 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 370.48 global collaborative research project focusing on 39 Thomas Bessis, Paris France; Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France 370.23 the benefits that bridge contributes to health and 40 Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA; Bob Feller, Guilderland NY 369.22 well-being, leading to the long-term sustainability 41 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA 368.48 42 Alexander Ornstein, New York NY; Bruce Rogoff, Boca Raton FL 367.57 of the mind sport. 43 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; Adam Wildavsky, New York NY 366.14 “Please join us by contributing to the Keep 44 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 364.25 Bridge Alive campaign so that more people, 45 David Gold, London N31SN ; Kevin Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA 363.61 including your children and grandchildren, can 46 Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA 363.51 share the benefits of this endlessly fascinating mind 47 Rahn Smith, Brandon FL; Sharon Horton, Lakeland FL 363.45 sport,” Punch says. 48 Jay Apfelbaum, Philadelphia PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 363.22 49 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 363.06 You can donate online by using your 50 Cathy Strauch - Riggs Thayer Jr, San Diego CA 362.23 favorite search engine to look for “Keep Bridge 51 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD 360.61 Alive campaign.” You will be directed to the 52 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Ransomville NY 360.32 UK CrowdFunder site. (Online donations are 53 Phillip King, Harrow ; Kevin Castner, Mercer Island WA 359.56 charged in pounds sterling, but your credit card 54 Stefan Skorchev, Sofia, Bulgaria; Christophe Grosset, Issy-Les-Moulin, France 358.89 will be charged in your national currency.) 55 Michael Kamil, Oro Valley AZ; Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL 358.57 Punch added that she can accept in-person 56 Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hgts IL; Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC 358.38 57 Allan Graves, Saint Johnsbury VT; Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL 357.03 donations as well. She will be available at the Keep 58 Chip Martel - Jan Martel, Davis CA 356.41 Bridge Alive booth in the Convention Center, and 59 Aaron Jones, North Bethesda MD; Jeff Roman, Bend OR 355.58 she encourages players to take the posters and 60 Andy Goodman, Carmel CA; Chris Compton, Dallas TX 355.38 leaflets available at the booth to share with friends 61 Michael Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 355.32 and their local clubs. 62 Peter Gill, Sydney, Australia; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 354.74 63 Michael Gill, Columbia MD; Noble Shore, Germantown MD 353.57 64 Richard Coren, Boca Raton FL; Daniel Korbel, Las Vegas NV 353.35 Page 6 Saturday, March 23, 2019 Daily Bulletin

FRIDAY-SATURDAY DAYLIGHT KO BRACKET 1 SILVER RIBBON PAIRS QUALIFIERS 9 Tables 65.0 Tables Carryover David Pelka, Los Angeles CA; Piotr Bizon, Cracow, Poland; William Hall, Thousand Oaks CA; Marek Szymanowski, Poland 1 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; Dewitt (Hal) Montgomery III, Portland OR 222.60 vs 2 Barry Bragin, Fort Pierce FL; Mark Laken, Glyndon MD 210.03 Ann Karin Fuglestad - Ole Fuglestad, Farsund, Norway; Hezge 3 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 201.92 Stornes, Kristiansand, Norway; Samuel Gillis, London, England 4 Glenn Eisenstein - John Rengstorff, New York NY 199.20 ; Erik Saelensminde, Jessheim, Norway 5 Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 186.35 Hilda Setton, New York NY; Pierre Franceschetti, Montpellier, 6 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 182.00 France; Jerome Rombaut, France; Nicholas Lhuissier, France; 7 Craig Biddle, Pittsburgh PA; Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH 172.29 Quentin Robert, Paris, France; Julien Bernard, France 8 Michael Huston, Joplin MO; Craig Allen, Glen Ellyn IL 171.94 vs 9 Ronald Carriere, Kirkland QC; Michel Lorber, Baie-D’urfe QC 165.91 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Susan Schnelwar, New York NY; 10 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Sherry Spalding Fardie, Wolcott CO 164.86 Johan Upmark - Fredrik Nystrom, Stockholm, Sweden 11 Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Betty Starzec, Sugar Land TX 161.20 FRIDAY-SATURDAY DAYLIGHT KO BRACKET 2 12 Leo Bell, Carlsbad CA; John Jones, Santa Fe Spgs CA 158.55 13 Tables 13 Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 152.86 Shirley Rodenborn, Oakland CA; Loretta Dimitruck, Alameda 14 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Amy Rhodes, New York NY 141.69 CA; Mischel Postas, Campbell CA; Arjun Singh, Lakewood CO 15 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA 137.76 vs Alison Shoemaker, Wyndmoor PA; Lisa Mita, Berwyn PA; 16 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Brian Ellis, Beachwood OH 136.45 Deborah Crisfield, Philadelphia PA; Helen Walker, Lafayette 17 Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS; Harriette Buckman, Sarasota FL 134.33 Hill PA 18 Victor King, Hartford CT; James Streisand, Wayland MA 133.79 19 Andrew Bernstein - Sim Therrell, Memphis TN 125.61 Ginger Hebert - David Friedrichs - Dee Daigle, Lafayette LA; 20 Milton Zlatic - Jack Bryant, Saint Louis MO 123.80 Jane Ardoin, Eunice LA 21 Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Rozanne Pollack, New York NY 123.49 vs Kristi Menees, Hilton Head SC; Tom Schlossberg - James 22 William Pettis, Chevy Chase MD; Shawn Stringer, Silver Spring MD 116.58 Traudt, Hilton Head Island SC; Richard Distlerath, Bluffton SC 23 George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Claude Vogel, Chicago IL 115.83 24 Scott Levine, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 114.57 FRIDAY-SATURDAY DAYLIGHT KO BRACKET 3 25 Martin de Bruin, Egg Harbor Twp NJ; David Hoffner, Galloway NJ 114.55 16 Tables 26 Cameron Doner, Surrey BC; Julie Smith, Vancouver BC 112.92 Gail Walzer - Teresa Crosby - Diane Hudson, Germantown TN; Ann Caldwell, Memphis TN 27 Richard Higgins, Hot Springs Vlg AR; Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA 112.89 vs 28 Lloyd Arvedon, Hudson NH; Glenn Robbins, New York NY 111.60 Benjamin Sharp, Alexandria VA; Stephen Parker, Mc Lean VA; 29 Craig Robinson, Durham NC; Merlin Vilhauer, Beaverton OR 111.51 Michael Olmsted, Fayetteville NY; James Dahlberg, Arlington 30 William Lefko, Hopkinsville KY; Elaine Said, Nashville TN 110.60 VA 31 Nancy Lowry, Virginia Beach VA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 109.40 Sam Taylor, Colorado Springs CO; Enaid Savage, Mexico; Alan 32 Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS; Chuck Pitard, Mandeville LA 106.60 Lewis, Elk Grove Village IL; Conrad Waggener, Pueblo CO; 33 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 104.96 Holly Campbell, Stevensville MT 34 Robert Bell, New Providence NJ; Ben Tucker, Vashon WA 104.75 vs 35 Roger Bates, Las Vegas NV; Dennis Kasle, Scottsdale AZ 104.51 Rufus Cole - Silvia Szanto, Cos Cob CT; Jill Sackett - Joseph 36 Happoldt Neuffer, Columbia SC; Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC 102.09 Sackett, Winchendon MA 37 Stephen Nellissen, Washington Twp NJ; Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY 100.42 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO BRACKET 1 38 Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA; Jack Waller, Dana Point CA 100.01 6 Tables 39 Clay Hall, Vestavia AL; Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 95.49 19.89 1 Ruth Fleischmann, New York NY; Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY; Mustafa Cem Tokay, Rome, Italy; Gokhan 40 Brenda Jacobus - Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV 94.46 Yilmaz, Turkey 41 Robert McCaw, Brewster MA; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA 92.82 13.92 2 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Benito Garozzo, 42 Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA; Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL 92.47 Wilmington DE; Leonardo Cima, Rome Italy; Alessandro 43 Linda Nemmer, San Jose CA; Peggy Sprague, Cupertino CA 91.56 Gandoglia, Rome, Italy; Kamil Nowak, Poland; Woaciech 44 Joyce Goldstein, Brooklyn NY; E.R. ‘Bud’ McKinney, Cary NC 91.14 Strzemecki, Poland 45 Thomas Peters, Grapeland TX; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 90.06 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO BRACKET 2 46 Tony Ames, Minnetonka MN; Bob Balderson Jr, Eden Prairie MN 89.25 6 Tables 47 Robert Lurie, Boynton Beach FL; John Hrones Jr, Needham MA 87.14 9.88 1 Barbara McLagan, Sarasota FL; Chuck 48 Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Anna Bromberg, Brooklyn NY 83.82 Greenslit, Framingham MA; Nathalie Tabor, Brookline MA; 49 Edward Zuckerberg, Los Altos Hills CA; Arif Janjua, Saratoga CA 82.98 Bart Bussink, Cambridge MA 50 Donald Presse - William Presse, Halifax NS 78.77 6.92 2 Peter Rans, Halifax NS; Carolyn Wood, Cobbs Creek VA; Joyce Neville, White Marsh VA; Scott 51 Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL; Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN 77.38 Rappard, Dartmouth NS 52 Cynthia Goatz - Phillip Goatz, Las Vegas NV 76.48 53 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 74.88 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO BRACKET 3 54 Geoffrey Phipps, Bluffton SC; Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT 73.72 6 Tables 55 Jack LaVigne, Houston TX; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 72.68 5.87 1 Livingston Carroll, Sherborn MA; Trey Hyer - Diana Lam, Boston MA; Diana Chirita, Lincoln MA 56 Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX; Stephen Castellino, Castro Valley CA 72.37 4.11 2 Marilyn Olson - Trish Simmons, Wenatchee 57 Frank Collecchia - Bill Cook, Louisville KY 67.18 WA; Mary Ann Shepard, Kirkwood MO; Jane Miller, 58 Gary Soules - Bob Etter, Elk Grove CA 65.25 Chesterfield MO 59 Alan Popkin - Nancy Popkin, Saint Louis MO 63.09 Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2019 Page 7

60 Daniel McGuire, Epsom NH; Wayne Burt, Pembroke NH 61.42 61 Eric Stoltz, Portland OR; Dennis Metcalf, Vancouver WA 60.52 Silver Ribbon 62 Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL; Cookie Hoberman, Omaha NE 57.62 continued from page 1 63 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; David Johnson, Calgary AB 56.21 64 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA 54.29 In third with a carryover of 201.92 are Dave 65 Lew Gamerman, Randolph MA; Alan Watson, Lexington MA 54.22 Westfall of Spokane WA (who won the event in 66 Susan Bender-Scheer, Morristown NJ; Erez Hendelman, New York NY 53.16 2016) and Rick Roeder of La Mesa CA. 67 Teri Smoot, Placerville CA; Mary Ose, Incline Village NV 52.62 One hundred and thirty pairs qualified for 68 Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 52.02 today’s two-session final. 69 James Griffin, Sausalito CA; Mark Peterson, Larkspur CA 51.22 70 Walter Schenker, Pine Brook NJ; Fred King, Mc Lean VA 50.79 BILL COX MEMORIAL FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 1 71 Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 50.70 12 Tables 72 H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV 49.91 Hemant Lall, Carrollton TX; Reese Milner, Sarasota FL; Linlin 73 Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA; Francisco Bernal, Miami FL 46.31 Hu, People’s Republic of China; Yinghao Liu, Hoboken NJ 74 B J Sanders, Austin TX; Sue Gerard, Mexico Mexico 46.29 vs Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Sam Lev, New York NY; 75 Sally Wheeler - Buddy Hanby, The Woodlands TX 44.97 Gary Cohler, Delray Beach FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks 76 Jerry Premo - Kay Beck, Noblesville IN 44.79 CA; Berend Van Den Bos, Den Haag ; Joris van Lankveld, 77 Maris Zilant - Susan Fuller, Miami FL 44.14 Amsterdam 78 Peter Petruzzellis, Scarborough ON; Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH 43.38 79 Jay Segarra, Ocean Springs MS; Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR 42.68 Jacek Pszczola - Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw, Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wejherowo, Poland; 80 Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 42.56 Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam, Netherlands ; Bas Drijver, Netherlands 81 Alan Tenenbaum - Mary Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 40.83 vs 82 Doug Andrews, Etobicoke ON; Dwight Bender, London ON 40.01 Chen Zhao, Greenbelt MD; Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Simon 83 Bryan Storey, Frisco TX; Tom Edwards, Grand Prairie TX 39.37 De Wijs, Netherlands; Bauke Muller, Netherlands 84 Bob Bowers, Metairie LA; Edgar Bowers, Ellicott City MD 39.08 BILL COX MEMORIAL FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO 2 85/86 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Dewayne Jones, Sandston VA 38.44 4 Tables 85/86 Randy Thompson, Albuquerque NM; Barry Spector, Springfield VA 38.44 David Bish - Kathy Bish, Cherokee Village AR; Barbara Rankin 87 Terry James, Upper Arlington OH; Anita Torrence, Bexley OH 38.41 - Elaine Hallum, Jonesboro AR 88 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Chris Moll, Durham NC 38.29 vs 89 Paul Chan - Lily Chan, Columbia MO 37.85 Janet Jordan, Aledo TX; Jean Helmers - Kathy Coleman, Fort Worth TX; Laura Nash, Burleson TX 90 Jack Bonney - Dianne Bonney, Venice FL 37.26 91 James Bauer - James Thurtell, Dallas TX 36.50 Ed Judy, Bluffton SC; Phillip Cummins, Coconut Creek FL; 92 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI 35.77 Dennis Wick, Greencastle PA; Lisa Studebaker, Dawsonville GA 93 Richard Brown, Easley SC; Richard Maybin, Asheville NC 35.57 vs 94 Robert Cappelli, Sanibel FL; Michael D Alioto, Birmingham MI 35.40 Ann Hudson, Suffield CT; Jacques Leblanc, Maria QC; Paul Sorensen, Berwyn AB; Rodney Paxton, Las Vegas NV 95 Tobi Sokolow - Claudette Hartman, Austin TX 35.13 96 Arthur Lowen, Nashville TN; Joe Rickman, Maryville TN 34.79 97 Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 33.29 98 Robert Gardner, Glenview IL; Craig Gardner, Streamwood IL 31.98 99 P Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC; Stanley Landers, Old Westbury NY 30.42 100 Steven Devico, Hendersonville NC; Jim Hilton, Austin TX 30.10 101 Richard Brummer, Effingham IL; Thomas Cox, Mount Juliet TN 29.20 102 Lew Walter - Richard Weissman, New York NY 26.84 103 Manfred Michlmayr, Orinda CA; Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA 26.36 104 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Peter Lit, Elk CA 24.66 105 Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN; Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO 23.41 106 William Muir - Victoria Muir, Kansas City MO 23.37 107 Don Stack, Kansas City KS; Donald Brooker, Fairway KS 21.65 108 Peg Waller, Edina MN; Ronald DeHarpporte, Las Cruces NM 20.42 109 John Koch, Saint Cloud MN; Terry Beckman, Brooklyn Park MN 20.25 110 Richard Colker, Wheaton MD; Robb Gordon, Prescott AZ 16.92 111 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Hugh Brown Jr., Greenwood SC 16.68 112 Ruth Ellen Maddock - Lewis Maddock, Hagerstown MD 16.45 113 Victoria Lanier, Amelia Island FL; Bobbie Fost, Fernandina FL 16.33 114 Kay Joyce - Randy Joyce, Chapel Hill NC 15.84 115 Martha Leary, Urbana IL; Richard Ellis Jr, Kokomo IN 15.21 116 David Dodgson, Lansdale PA; David Dresher, North Wales PA 14.81 117 Judy Elbogen, Mission Viejo CA; Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA 14.12 118 Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA 13.58 119 Jack Uppal, Lincoln CA; Edward So, Pleasanton CA 12.23 120 David Birnbaum, Pegram TN; Coley McGinnis, Nashville TN 11.43 121 Richard Chan, Markham ON; Bob Zeller, Kanata ON 9.40 122 John Childers, Reed City MI; Cecil Henry, Kingman AZ 9.36 123 Jeff Hand - Cynthia Colin, New York NY 6.87 124 Rusty Krauss, Vienna VA; Barry Falgout, Silver Spring MD 6.43 125 Margot Hennings, Annandale VA; Sharon Fairchild, Rocky River OH 5.32 126 Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA; Bjorn Odden, Drangedal Norway 4.71 127 Carlos Munoz, White Plains NY; Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL 4.50 128 Colby Vernay, Lacon IL; Ron LaCour, Georgetown TX 4.17 129 Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC; Martin Johnson Jr., Folly Beach SC 1.96 130 Shalini Dubey - Rohit Dubey, Irvine CA 0.00 ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Page 8 Saturday, March 23, 2019 Daily Bulletin

FRIDAY MORNING SIDE PAIRS Slow play 11.5 Tables Slow play, especially habitual slow play, is A B C a violation of law and subject to penalty. When 4.77 1 1 Susan Wheeler - G Steve Wheeler, Castle Rock CO 60.83% a pair has fallen behind, it is incumbent on them 3.58 2 2 Peter Rans, Halifax NS; Scott Rappard, Dartmouth NS 60.00% 2.68 3 3 Frank Morgan, Allentown PA; Glenn Boyce, Piedmont CA 58.96% to make up the time lost as quickly as possible 2.01 4 William Boynton, Tallahassee FL; Nathan Banker, Flat Rock MI 58.86% whether at fault or not. All players are expected 1.83 5 4 Ralph Buchalter, South Orange NJ; Carol Mittel, Atlanta GA 57.71% to make a concerted effort to catch up when they 1.46 6 5 Margaret Hansell, Champaign IL; Bobbie Sward, Vero Beach FL 57.27% have fallen behind, regardless of the reason for 1.04 6 Patricia Towle, Colorado Spgs CO; Carroll Frogge, Kansas City MO 56.36% their lateness. 2.45 1 Dan Punzak, Springfield IL; Phil Reynolds, Jackson MI 48.96% In the absence of compelling evidence to the 1.84 2 John Welte, Ballwin MO; Steven Clements, Wildwood MO 45.42% contrary, the director should presume that a pair 1.38 3 Ulla Winkler, Somerville MA; Joyce Leary, Andover MA 44.55% finishing a round late by more than two or three minutes on more than one occasion during a FRIDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS session is responsible for the lateness. There is a 3.0 Tables D E F strong expectation that the director will penalize 1.52 1 1 Barbara Gassaway - Katie Eleazer, Highlands NC 66.30% such a pair. The size of a penalty will tend to 1.14 2 2 Lukey Williams, Memphis TN; Pearl Smoot, Hernando MS 55.43% increase for subsequent instances of slow play and for chronic or egregious slow play. FRIDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS While warnings typically will be given before 7.0 Tables a penalty is assessed, failure to do so in no way A B C limits the director’s authority to issue a penalty. 2.55 1 1 1 Wes Buchanan - Patsy Brannon, Rockville MD 64.17% Players are expected to be aware, in a general 1.91 2 2 2 Tanya Meyers, Panama City FL; Bonny Peterson, Eureka MT 61.67% sense, of time used and remaining in a segment 1.43 3 3 Sherry Nanna - William Nanna, Vienna VA 61.25% in which they are playing regardless of whether a 1.08 4 4 Bobb Cucher - Glenda Cucher, Atlanta GA 59.17% 1.13 5 5 3 Gloria Beddow - Carolyn Wadsworth, Mount Juliet TN 57.92% clock is in use or a time announcement has been 0.84 4 Albert Kirk, Cordova TN; John Hanneken, Germantown TN 57.08% made. An excuse of “no announcement” or “no clock immediately visible” will not be considered FRIDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH PAIRS persuasive. 39.0 Tables In consultation with the DIC of the 7 3 2 12.86 1 Sunnye Davis - Eddie Sisco, Hot Springs AR 62.63% tournament, the TD may require that a particular 9.65 2 Dolly Musey, San Mateo CA; Catherine Geraghty, Spokane WA 61.46% pair not play in a specified segment, not play 7.23 3 1 Michael Minoff - Glenn Fuhrman, Cherry Hill NJ 60.12% against a specified pair or not play together as 5.43 4 Molly Hamilton - Mary Chaffin, Dallas TX 59.82% a pair. The foregoing is expected to be applied 4.29 5 Ronald Williams - Pamela Jerskey, Wellesley MA 59.67% only due to egregious circumstances or to unduly 4.73 6 2 1 Denny Lyster - Carolyn Lyster, Westfield VT 58.93% repetitious offenders. 3.04 7/8 Maureen Merker, Mentor OH; Paul Adler, Natick MA 58.78% An appeal of an action taken by a TD with 3.04 7/8 Denise Tonini - Candace Conway, Louisville KY 58.78% regard to time may be taken to the Director in 2.57 9 Charles Rauch, Monterey CA; Chris Copple, Eureka CA 58.63% Charge of the tournament, and no further. For 2.34 10 Cheryl Kohler, Hot Springs Vlg AR; Barbara Kreuz, Madison MS 58.33% NABC+ KO events, the TD is charged with the 2.20 11 Robert Reich - Betty Norton, Mandeville LA 57.78% 2.03 12 Rosalyn Millar - Malcolm Millar, Summerside PE 57.53% responsibility to ensure that each KO match 1.84 13 Jeannie Stone, Houston TX; Elaine Colokathis, Chelmsford MA 57.44% segment finishes within the allotted time. While 1.68 14/15 Alexander Wellford - John Bondurant, Memphis TN 56.85% a time monitor may be employed, the lack of a 3.54 14/15 3 2 Anne Brunson - Karen Stettler, Germantown TN 56.85% monitor in no way limits the TD’s authority to 2.41 16 Robert Pettit - Alma Slatten, New Orleans LA 56.70% apply one or more of the remedies listed below. 2.66 17 4 Marie Nelson, Rochester MN; Mary Funk, Wabasha MN 56.55% The TD may choose to ignore an occasional 2.27 18 5 3 Linda Gaston, Pflugerville TX; Charlene Coor, Austin TX 56.40% minor late finish. The TD may remove one or 1.90 19 Karen Jennings - Kathy Young, Lafayette LA 55.65% more boards from a segment. The TD may award 1.80 20 6 Janine Higgins - Margaret Blackie, London ON 54.02% no score (when neither team is more at fault), an 1.81 7 Eugene Goldgar - Debbie Goldgar, Houston TX 52.68% assigned score (when a result already exists at 1.40 8 Mark Nay, Keystone SD; Mignon Williams, New York NY 52.19% 1.70 9 4 Beth Frank, Uniontown OH; Sandra Cheshire, Canton OH 51.34% one table which the TD wishes to preserve) or an 1.73 5 Laura Niewold - Lake Eakin, Nashville TN 48.96% artificial score in IMPs. Every effort should be made to remove boards before they can be played at either table, but not having done so does not preclude removing one or more later. Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2019 Page 9

are Jonathan Steinberg and Alex Hudson. Sitting Platinum in third are Eric Greco and Joe Grue. continued from page 1 The field of 63-1/2 tables was cut in half for semifinal play today. Top on a board will be 31.

FRIDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 24.0 Tables / Based on 63 Tables A X Y 35.92 1 James Melville, Springfield IL; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI 64.81% 26.94 2 Carole Liss, San Rafael CA; Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV 64.01% 20.21 3 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Peter Mosheim, Miami FL 63.12% 15.15 4 Michael Creager, Bedford OH; Kenneth Kranyak, Parma OH 61.15% Special screening 11.97 5 Michael Crane - Lori Strager, Farmington Hls MI 60.83% The world premiere of “Aces & Knaves,” 10.26 6 Donald Cline - Anne Cline, Ventura CA 58.49% a new documentary about bridge, takes place 8.98 7 Tim Archdeacon, Oyster Bay NY; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 56.40% Monday, March 25, at the Halloran Centre For 7.98 8 Jack Hudgins Jr, Cordova TN; Mike Cook, Memphis TN 55.76% Performing Arts, just a short distance from the 20.20 9 1 Larry Kahn, Vienna VA; H John Edmonds, Silver Spring MD 55.52% Convention Center. Don’t miss this first-rate film 6.53 10 Lynnette Regan, Norfolk VA; Peter Clark, Ottawa ON 54.75% that examines the world of top-level bridge. 15.15 11 2 Mike Christensen - Edward Flett, Red Deer AB 54.55% There will be two screenings of the hour-long 11.36 12 3 1 Margaret Malenka - Cristi Nelson, Grand Rapids MI 54.19% film, one at 10 a.m. and one at 7:30 p.m. Free 8.52 4 Bradley Komsthoeft, Clayton CA; Bonnie Macbride, Lafayette CA 53.99% shuttles from the Convention Center courtesy of 6.73 5 Howard Halpern - Linda Gross Halpern, Palm Beach Gardens FL 52.86% Backbeat Tours will be available before and after 7.41 6 2 William Freeman, Lafayette LA; Millie Ortego, Opelousas LA 51.61% 5.05 7 Mark Ehret - Nancy Keefer, Saint Louis MO 50.97% each screening to transport players to and from 4.49 8 Barbara Denley, Memphis TN; Maggie Wright, Germantown TN 50.93% the Halloran Centre. The ride is just a few minutes 5.56 9 3 Kenneth Gibson, Stow OH; Robert Ryan, Macedonia OH 50.52% long. 4.17 4 Risa Grossman - Lewis Grossman, Roslyn NY 50.04% Coffee and donuts will be available before the 3.29 5 Suzy Ryder - Thomas Ryder, Boise ID 49.88% morning screening, and a Prosecco reception will 2.82 6 Gail Schargel, Larchmont NY; Sara Kober, Scarsdale NY 49.68% follow the evening screening. Tickets are available today and Sunday in FRIDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS the lobby of the Convention Center near the 5.0 Tables escalators. Tickets are also available at the A B C Halloran Centre. 2.25 1 1 1 Linda Bishop - Ken Bishop, Hardy VA 60.00% 1.69 2 2 2 Bonny Peterson, Eureka MT; Tanya Meyers, Panama City FL 59.00% Tickets are $10 each. 1.27 3 Mark Alpert - Judy Alpert, Austin TX 53.50% 1.20 4 3 3 Albert Kirk, Cordova TN; John Hanneken, Germantown TN 52.50% 0.90 4 Kathleen Parkins, Vienna VA; Dee White, Memphis TN 52.00%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS 3.0 Tables A B C 1.52 1 Linda Wilson, Ponte Vedra FL; Earl Conner, Woodbury MN 66.30% 1.39 2 1 Bharti Parikh - Kaushik Parikh, Germantown TN 52.17% 1.04 2 Michael Brucker, Germantown TN; Jean-Claire Hamblin 48.91%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SIDE PAIRS 15.0 Tables A B C 5.42 1 1 Jane Clark, Auburn AL; Jack Dugan, Rapid City SD 66.61% 4.07 2 2 Nancy Ford, Brandon MS; Sue Bennett, Jackson MS 60.63% 3.05 3 Nancy Molesworth, White Plains NY; Sandi Foreman, Delray Beach FL 59.83% 2.80 4 3 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Charlotte Bailey, Needham MA 58.21% 2.10 5 4 Judith Arbus, Toronto ON; Barbara Grantham, Houston TX 55.71% 1.58 6 5 Steven Hodorowski - Debby Schadt, Memphis TN 55.69% 1.46 6 Kenneth Hopke, Annandale VA; James Metzger, New York NY 55.50%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SWISS TEAMS 16 Tables A B C 5.55 1 Nina Taselaar - Robert Barrington, New York NY; Ahmed Yousry, West Palm Beach FL; Baher Salama, St Cairo Egypt; Ahmed Soliman, Flushing NY 63.00 4.80 2 1 Janice Van Dyke - Terry Van Dyke, Brentwood TN; Larry Adler - Ann Adler, Memphis TN 54.00 3.60 3 2 Jim Tucker - Luraette Tucker - Travis Atterberry - Janice Atterberry, Little Rock AR 52.00 2.70 4 3 Donna Barrow, Littleton CO; Jennifer O’Neill, Greenwood Vlg CO; Bradley Leach, Oro Valley AZ; Thomas Koslovsky, Huntington NY 50.00 2.52 5 4 1 John Wertman - Joia Hertz, Burke VA; Helen Spalding, San Francisco CA; Christiane Turner, Ketchum ID 48.00 1.52 5 Donna Plumer - Daniel Copp, Memphis TN; Glen Okui, Germantown TN; Joyce McMonagle, Cordova TN 47.00 1.89 2 Nancy Linzy - Mae O Neil - Christine Beesley, Mandeville LA; Elaine Wilczynski, Covington LA 45.00 1.42 3 Carole Reising - Dennis Reising, Granite Falls NC; Susan Mann - Gail Bland, Winston Salem NC 41.00 Page 10 Saturday, March 23, 2019 Daily Bulletin

FRIDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS Diamond deduction 8.0 Tables By Barry Rigal A B C Dlr: West ♠ A Q 10 2.70 1 1 Anthony Chiocchi - Damon Suden, New York NY 69.64% 2.03 2 2 Sandra Cheshire, Canton OH; Beth Frank, Uniontown OH 63.69% Vul: None ♥ 5 3 2.00 3/4 3/4 1 Linda Bishop - Ken Bishop, Hardy VA 54.76% ♦ A Q 9 3 1.33 3/4 3/4 William Dupuis Jr - Kerwood Crutchfield, Caro MI 54.76% ♣ A J 9 3 0.75 5/6 5/6 Richard Tam, Carmel IN; Gary Cole, Norwalk OH 52.98% ♠ 9 6 4 2 ♠ J 8 7 0.75 5/6 5/6 Anita Froehlich, Tucson AZ; Mignon Williams, New York NY 52.98% ♥ Q J 9 2 ♥ A 8 7 1.50 2 Joel Scroggy - Debra Scroggy, Memphis TN 51.79% ♦ J 8 5 4 ♦ K 7 2 1.13 3 Linda Wilson, Ponte Vedra FL; Malgorzata Koziol, Las Vegas NV 49.40% ♣ 4 ♣ 10 7 5 2 0.84 4 Stewart Lawwill, Chattanooga TN; Earl Conner, Woodbury MN 49.11% ♠ K 5 3 ♥ K 10 7 4 FRIDAY OPEN PAIRS ♦ 10 6 19.0 Tables / Based on 53 Tables A B C ♣ K Q 8 6 31.50 1 George Mittelman, Thornhill ON; Ken Bercuson, Las Vegas NV 59.61% West North East South 23.63 2 Irina Kislitsyna, Miami FL; Henry Meyer, Delray Beach FL 58.71% Pass 1NT Pass 2♣ 17.72 3 C. Valerie Gamio, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA; Caru Vidigal, Brazil 56.91% Pass 2♦ Pass 3NT 13.29 4 Michael Keller, Yelwstn Nl Pk WY; Tim Spencer, Great Falls MT 56.82% All Pass 10.50 5 Alvin Levy, Commack NY; Paul Cuneo, Houston TX 56.28% On Board 24 from the Platinum Pairs 9.00 6 Randy Okubo - Carol Rynders, Saint Paul MN 56.24% qualifying session Friday afternoon, I’m sure the 12.43 7 1 1 Jan Potts, Chestefield MO; Betty Goran, Saint Louis MO 56.00% play went in similar fashion at many tables. 7.00 8 Iulian Rotaru - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 55.95% After a Stayman auction came up empty, East 9.32 9 2 Gregory Gorshkov, Somerville NJ; Neil Jaffe, Belle Mead NJ 55.04% had a horrible pairs problem and elected to lead the 5.73 10 Shelba Parmley, Fort Worth TX; Charles Sepessy, Cordova TN 55.02% 6.99 3 2 Lorenzo Migliorini, Seattle WA; Fred Brown, San Jose CA 53.42% ♣2, unreadable to West. Declarer won in dummy 5.24 4 Jan Soule, Chicago IL; Kevin Lane, Long Beach CA 50.20% and passed the ♦10 around to the king. Unless East 4.14 5 Barbara Tysdahl - Dennis Ryan, Menomonie WI 49.33% underled the ♥A at once – and why would she? – 3.55 6 Dorothy Moore - Tom Moore, Keller TX 49.02% declarer could cash all the winners while repeating 2.36 3 Jacqueline Zayac, Lafayette CA; Barbara McKay, Alamo CA 48.83% the diamond finesse, and play a heart to the king for a critical 11th trick. FRIDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS The fact that something similar appears to have 8.0 Tables happened at most tables meant that this was worth 7 3 2 only a 67% score for North–South. 4.73 1 Lisa Lampen, St. Louis MO; Carolyn Coffin, Chesterfield MO 59.38% But consider this: The ♣2 lead strongly argues 3.55 2 1 Monica Leid, Mukilteo WA; Robert McTyre, Bonaire GA 57.89% 2.66 3 Alex Zacny - Nancy Speer, Little Rock AR 55.65% that East is 3–3–3–4 with no attractive major-suit 2.00 4 Warren Smith - Gloria Smith, Wichita KS 54.91% lead, and West knows this. So that means partner, in 2.54 5 2 Bart Gray - Carolyn Gray, Jacksonville AR 53.42% all probability, has three diamonds; in turn, doesn’t 1.90 3 Sara Klugman - Earl Klugman, Knoxville TN 52.68% that mean you should cover the ♦10? If you do, 1.71 4 Sharon Seidler - Mary McJunkin, Charleston WV 52.38% declarer doesn’t seem to have any legitimate play to make more than 10 tricks – and a 19% result. FRIDAY EVENING SIDE PAIRS 11.5 Tables A B C Appealing a ruling 4.77 1 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Romain Tembouret, France 60.23% Players in NABC+ events who want to appeal 3.58 2 Donna Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Lily Johannessen, Honolulu HI 60.21% a director’s ruling initiate the process by speaking 4.12 3 1 1 Joseph Sackett - Jill Sackett, Winchendon MA 59.54% with the director who delivered the original 3.09 4 2 Dennis Balfe, University City MO; Charles Swart, Alameda CA 58.63% ruling. The table director will fill out paperwork 1.80 5 Nathan Banker, Flat Rock MI; Kim Wang, Torrance CA 56.87% regarding the appeal, and the appellants will 2.32 6 3 2 Xiang Long - Debbie Carpenter, Ithaca NY 54.23% explain what they believe to be wrong with the 1.74 4 Anne Hollingsworth, Walnut Creek CA; Misook Jung, Berkeley CA 53.28% initial ruling. From there, the case may be handled 1.38 5 3 Carolyn Carter - Danielle Koster, New York NY 52.75% 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. Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2019 Page 11

FRIDAY EVENING SWISS TEAMS 12 Tables Playing for down one A B C By Barry Rigal 4.69 1 Dano De Falco, Italy; Patricia Cayne, Boca Raton FL; This is Board 11 from the first qualifying Bob Drijver, Netherlands; Tim Verbeek, Netherlands ; Danny session of the Platinum Pairs. Molenaar, Netherlands; Bart Nab, Netherlands 68.00 Dlr: South ♠ A 2 3.52 2 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Hansa Narasimhan, Mountain View CA; Michael Whibley, Auckland, New Zealand; Matthew Vul: None ♥ Q 5 2 Brown, Pokeno, New Zealand 52.00 ♦ J 10 6 5 3 2.64 3 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Dan Morse, Houston TX; Apolinary ♣ J 10 7 Kowalski, Warsaw, Poland; Michal Kwiecien - Jacek Romanski, ♠ Q 9 ♠ 10 8 6 5 Lublin, Poland; Wlodzimierz Starkowski, Poznan, Poland 50.00 ♥ 7 4 ♥ 9 8 6 3 3.40 4/5 1 Harvey Shifrin, Wimauma FL; Richard Chalal, Franklin TN; ♦ A K 9 8 7 4 ♦ Q 2 Florence Belford, Milton ON; Sue Bailey, Stockport 47.00 ♣ K 8 4 ♣ A 6 5 1.73 4/5 Debra Hyatt, Lakewood CO; Debabrata Majumder, India; ♠ K J 7 4 3 Monica Jajoo, Gurgaon, India; Sumit Mukherjee, Kolkata, India ♥ A K J 10 2.55 2 1 Mary Dolan - Carol Layton - Jeanne Redington - Lee Steuby, St. ♦ — Louis MO 32.00 ♣ Q 9 3 2 1.91 3 Byron Southern - Pamela Mueller - Tom Wahl - Ellen Coffield, At many tables, including mine, the auction Little Rock AR 31.00 went: West North East South 1♠ 2♦ Pass Pass Dbl All Pass I led the ♠A, trying to reduce my trumps, and when my partner, Glen Milgrim, discouraged, I shifted to the ♣J. Declarer won and played the ♦Q, and the hand was over now. Declarer had to lose two trumps and five plain cards for down 300 and a poor (9%) result. Down one would have been an excellent result, so let’s see how the play and defense should go. Best for the defense appears to be a club lead. Declarer can win in hand and advance the ♦7; North covers, and declarer can win and draw a second round of trumps, but must not drive out the remaining high trump. If she does, the defenders win and play a second club. Declarer cannot get back to hand, and the defenders cash their five plain winners and lead a third spade to promote the ♦6. Instead declarer exits in hearts, say, then wins the next club to play another heart. The defenders can now reach this ending with the lead in South: ♠ — ♥ Q ♦ J 6 5 ♣ — ♠ — ♠ 10 8 ♥ — ♥ 9 8 ♦ K 9 8 4 ♦ — ♣ — ♣ — ♠ J 7 ♥ K J ♦ — ♣ — South leads the ♠J, declarer ruffs with the 8, and North must discard, but is then endplayed with the low trump by West for the lead into the tenace. Down one would have been a 61% score.

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Convention Center Player Memo stations There are two player memo stations located Access and Parking on the second floor of the Convention Center. One Access to the second level is limited due to is located next to the bookseller booth, and the construction happening on the ground level of the other is located near the ATM machines. Convention Center. The escalators that travel between P1 (South Hall Lobby) and the East Concourse are inaccessible. Two of the South elevators will be available at all times to take passengers to all parking levels and Level 2. South Hall and the parking level (P1) is under construction, and the West entrance ramp is closed. Parking is still available on the levels below (P2 - Green and P3 - Orange). Vehicles taller than 6’1”, which cannot access the P2 or P3 parking, may park in the Front Street parking lot north of the garage entrance. To access the garage, enter the East entrance ramp off of Front Street and continue down the spiral ramp to P2 or P3. The Convention Center staff has designated alternate entrances where you can access the closest elevators or escalators to reach your desired level. To access the Second Level (Ballrooms, Exhibit Hall, Meeting Rooms 201-205): From parking levels P2 and P3, ride an elevator up to level 2 (press ‘2’ in the elevator). From Main Street: Option 1: Ride the escalator up to level 2.

Option 2: Enter the ADA entrance from the corner of Front Street and Monitoring Poplar Avenue (adjacent to large metal ACBL monitors events at North American sculpture). Ride the elevator to level 2 Bridge Championships with both visible and (press ‘2’ in the elevator). concealed real-time cameras in public spaces. The images are recorded and available for later Option 3: Enter the Cannon Center lobby, inspection and review by ACBL management and head towards the west elevator, and tournament officials, among others, including ride the elevator to the Mezzanine level members of the Anti-Cheating Commission. (press ‘2’ in the elevator). Next, exit right These recordings are also be uploaded to the onto the Morgan Keegan Lobby and go Notice to players internet following the NABC. through the double glass doors to enter Each player must have an ACBL convention By general monitoring of the session and the Convention Center. Follow the signs card filled out and on the table. Please note that participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source to the meeting spaces. other types of convention cards, such as the WBF of information that may be useful in determining convention card or homemade cards that do not facts and settling issues or disputes arising from sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, some types of ethical and behavioral complaints are not acceptable substitutes. 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.” Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2019 Page 13

H H H H H H Entry fees Honoring the stars of the game A valid ACBL number is required to play in all events at the NABC. Players must be ACBL members whose service fees or dues are current in order to compete in any of the following NABC+ events: Kay Platinum Pairs, Lebhar IMP Pairs, Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs, Vanderbilt Knockout Teams, Rockwell Mixed Pairs, Silodor Open Pairs, Smith Life Master Women’s Pairs, NABC+ Fast Pairs and the Jacoby Open Swiss Teams. The entry fees for these contests are $25 per ACBL President Russ At a reception every NABC, ACBL honors the teachers, club Jones extended his profuse player per session. This means $100 per team per managers and club directors who work day in and day out to gratitude to the teachers session for four-person teams, $125 per team per grow bridge. More than 60 such VIPs attended the reception and club officials in session for five-person teams, and $150 per team Friday afternoon, which was emceed by Club and Member attendance. “You guys are per session for six-person teams. $1.50 per person Services Manager Carol Robertson. our front door.” per session benefits the International Fund. Players must also be current ACBL members to play in the 0–10,000 Swiss Teams and the 0–10,000 Knockout Teams. The entry fee is $17 per player per session. This means $68 per team per session for teams of four, $85 per team per session for teams of five, and $102 per team per session for teams of six. Regional championships are $16 per player per session for ACBL members, $20 for inactive members. For multi-session team events of three sessions or more, the entry fee is $64, $80 or $96 per session for teams of four, five or six, Robert Morris is an expert respectively. For team events of one or two player from Houston TX. While he plays sessions, the entry fee is $64 per session. Joe Jones, ACBL’s professionally a lot, he Other events are $15 per player per session executive director, calls teaching his passion. for ACBL members, $19 for inactive members. Meet Misook Jung and Neeta Money. reported that the He unfailingly attends (There is no entry fee for any flight of North Misook traveled all the way from Seoul, League is focused on the club and teacher American Pairs.) Korea, where she teaches bridge. She implementing a program receptions at NABCs. attends most NABCs. Neeta’s journey that pays cash incentives “These are some of the from Livingston NJ was a little shorter. to recruiters for signing nicest things the League As a teacher, director and cruise up new members and does. Teachers and club teacher/director, she promotes bridge again when those owners are the meat of the both by land and by sea. members renew. organization.”

Here are Brenda Pugsley, Nathalie Tabor and Patty Tucker. Brenda, from Carson City NV, is taking the Best Practices Teaching training. She uses her teaching skills to bolster her mentoring activities. Nathalie, from Brookline MA, is also taking the Best Practices Teacher course. She is a teacher and director at the Westwood Bridge Club. Patty, renowned bridge teacher and youth bridge promoter extraordinaire needs little introduction. Her tremendous contributions to bridge have earned her a spot in the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame. She will be inducted during the Summer NABC in Las Vegas. Email us Got a hand you’d like to share or a nice story? We’d love to see it: [email protected]. You’ll also find our email address on the front page of the paper under the “Daily Bulletin” between the date and the editors’ names. This email address won’t be checked with any regularity when the NABC is not in session, so please continue to use our office email addresses for non-tournament–related correspondence. Page 14 Saturday, March 23, 2019 Daily Bulletin

Free tours ACBL Museum – See the premier collection of bridge-related artifacts, including spectacular collections of trump indicators and trophies, and explore the history of the game at ACBL Headquarters. A free shuttle is offered daily, but seating is limited, and reservations are required. Sign up at acbl.org/tours or at the Sheraton. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – St. Jude is the leading research hospital for childhood cancers where no child’s family pays for treatment. See the monumental strides this fabulous institution is making in special tours for NABC attendees. A free shuttle is offered daily, but seating is limited, and reservations are required. Sign up at acbl.org/tours or at the St. Jude booth in the Convention Center. Other tours Downtown Attractions Shuttle – Enjoy the sights of Memphis on this hop-on-hop-off bus that you can ride to any number of attractions throughout downtown and explore the city at your own pace. Ride all day long on one ticket! NABC attendees receive special discounts with promo code “ACBL.” Midtown Dinner Out Tours – Ask any local, and they’ll say some of the best restaurants in Memphis are 15 minutes away in Midtown. Enjoy live entertainment on the bus on your way to explore two of Midtown’s hottest entertainment districts: Overton Square and Cooper-Young. NABC attendees receive special discounts with promo code “ACBL.” Memphis Brewery Tours – Enjoy live music on the bus with a local musician as we take you to one of the city’s best microbreweries. Take a tour of the brewery, meet the brewmaster, try some seasonal samples, then settle in with a glass of your favorite along with some delicious pizza. NABC attendees receive special discounts with promo code “ACBL.” Use of the bidding box – be scent-sitive! Alerts and Some people have an extreme sensitivity to fragrances (colognes or perfumes). Many ACBL clubs, Announcements units and districts have adopted policies that prohibit players from wearing fragrances. The ACBL has When using bidding boxes, the ACBL not issued an official policy on the matter, preferring instead to appeal to the goodwill of its members to requires that players tap the Alert strip and say refrain from using fragrances. “Alert” at the same time. Because duplicate bridge requires players to be in close proximity to each other, individuals who When making an Announcement, use the suffer from fragrance-related reactions cannot avoid those who are wearing them. Among the commonly Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and reported symptoms are intense headaches (indeed, fragrances can frequently be a trigger for migraine tap the Alert strip at the same time. A player sufferers) or breathing-related problems. For these individuals, the issue is much more serious than who Alerts or Announces a bid must make simply disliking a particular smell — it’s a real health problem. sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or Please, if you’re going to play in a club or a tournament, don’t wear cologne, perfume or scented Announcement has been made. lotions. Daily Bulletin Saturday, March 23, 2019 Page 15

The Memphis NABC organizing committee selected the Church Health Center as the recipient of a $5000 donation through the ACBL Charity Foundation. Jennie Robbins (second from left) accepted the check on behalf of the Church Health Center. Also on hand for the presentation were ACBL Executive Director Joe Jones, ACBL Charity Foundation President Nancy Strohmer and 2019 ACBL President Russ Jones. Church Health is a faith-based, non- profit organization located in Memphis that provides comprehensive healthcare and health services to individuals with little or no access to healthcare. ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Martha Jane and Beckham Southern Memorial Day Sunday, March 24, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive members Barbara Schneider Memorial Sunday-Monday Morning Compact 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 KO Teams Backbeat Tours Saturday-Monday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 2nd East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. Bridge-Plus+ Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel Free Free Free lesson, 14-deal game follows in Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Martha Jane & Beckham Southern Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 (unlimited/3000/1500) Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. Daylight A/X/Y Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Daylight Bracketed Flight B Teams 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 No player over 3000 MPs. Brackets of eight teams by average MPs. Three teams in each bracket earn gold. Sunday, March 24, 1 p.m. Martha Jane & Beckham Southern Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 5th single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Sunday, March 24, 1 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. KAY PLATINUM PAIRS 1-2 F Ballroom C, Level 2 Convention Center $25 LEBHAR IMP PAIRS 1-2 Q Ballroom B, Level 2 Convention Center $25 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Joyce McMonagle Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 A/B/C Swiss Teams (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold Rush Swiss Teams (750/300/200) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. Barbara Schneider Memorial Sunday-Monday Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Sunday, March 24, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Sunday, March 24, 7:30 p.m. Evening Swiss Teams single East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Martha Jane & Beckham Southern Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 6th single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Sunday, March 24, 11:30 p.m. Zip KO Teams single Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel $16/team/match

Note: Entry for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams is required by 6 p.m. Sunday night, March 24. Entry for the 0–10,000 Knockout Teams is required by 10 a.m. Monday morning, March 25.

Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (unlimited/6000) separate from B/C (3000/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300/200). Two-flight events are divided: A/X/Y (Unlimited/6000/4000), B/C/D (3000/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/3000/1500), Gold Rush (750/300/200). Open events: A (Unlimited), B (750-3000) and C (0-750). In B/C and B/C/D events, no player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. 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 Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Page 16 Saturday, March 23, 2019 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Junior Day Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session Current members* Inactive members Backbeat Tours Saturday-Monday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 1st East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Jan Dacus Memorial Friday-Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams 3-4 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m. Bridge-Plus+ Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel Free Free Free lesson, 14-deal game follows in Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20 & 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Saturday, March 23, 10 & 3 p.m. Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. Friday-Saturday Daylight KO Teams 1-2 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Saturday Daylight Compact KO Teams 1-4 Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Saturday, March 23, 1 p.m. Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Saturday, March 23, 1 & 7:30 p.m. KAY PLATINUM PAIRS 1-2 SF Ballroom C, Level 2 Convention Center $25 LEVENTRITT SILVER RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 F Ballroom A, Level 2 Convention Center $25 0-10,000 SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Ballroom B, Level 2 Convention Center $17 A/X Open Pairs (unlimited/6000) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 B/C Open Pairs (3000/1500) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. Saturday Compact Bracketed KO Teams 1-4 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Bill Cox Memorial Friday-Saturday Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 Saturday, March 23, 3 p.m. Afternoon Side Swiss Teams single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Saturday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. Flight A/X/Y Evening Swiss Teams (unlimited/6000/4000) single East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Flight B/C/D Evening Swiss Teams (3000/1500/750) single East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session East Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $16 $20 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $19 0-20 & 0-5 Pairs single Southwest Ex Hall, Level 2 Convention Center $15 $15 Saturday, March 23, 11:30 p.m. Zip KO Teams single Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel $16/team/match Junior Zip KO Teams (25 & younger) single Heritage Ballroom, 2nd floor Sheraton Hotel Free! Note: Entry for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams is required by 6 p.m. Sunday, March 24. Entry for the 0–10,000 Knockout Teams is required by 10 a.m. Monday, March 25. Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (unlimited/6000) separate from B/C (3000/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300/200). Two-flight events are divided: A/X/Y (Unlimited/6000/4000), B/C/D (3000/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/3000/1500), Gold Rush (750/300/200). Open events: A (Unlimited), B (750-3000) and C (0-750). In B/C and B/C/D events, no player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. 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 Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Today’s Sponsors Backbeat Tours is and attractions. Get away from the bridge table Memphis’s premier sightseeing and explore downtown on foot on the Historic tour company, co-founded by Memphis Walking Tour, the Beale Street Bill Patton and Deborah Harrington. Deborah got Walking Tour or the nightly Memphis Ghost hooked on bridge at age 8 and is very active in Tour. Memphis’s M.A. Lightman Bridge Club, which For more information call 901-527-9415 or makes Backbeat the perfect choice for tours visit www.BackeatTours.com. during the tournament! Don’t miss the exclusive events for ACBL members: the Midtown Dinner Out tours Buy your NABC entry online – excursions to Overton Square and Cooper- Don’t wait in line! 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