Friday, November 23, 2018 Volume 91, Number 1 Daily Bulletin 91st Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Sue Munday and Chip Dombrowski Ferguson wins Aloha and E Komo Mai Robot Individual We are Uber or Lyft ride away. With huge scores on the second and third days, thrilled to extend The first Friday is Aloha Friday and we hope Jonathan Ferguson of Ottawa ON won the Fall a very warm you will try to wear aloha attire. You won’t want NABC Robot Individual, averaging 72.17% across welcome to the to miss that night’s welcome party, or the ono the three day-long sessions. Ferguson started with 2018 Fall NABC (delicious) snacks selected for you each night by a 64.20% the first day, which was 62nd place. He in beautiful hospitality chair Marie Ashton. won both the second and third days with scores of Hawaii, where Sunday, Nov. 25, will be Oahu Day and we will 78.18% and 74.14%. you will find have very exciting Tahitian dancers and drummers When Feguson saw soothing trade performing for you after the evening session, along his preliminary score winds, rainbows, with snacks and a cash bar for your enjoyment. Wednesday, he shouted so pristine beaches Watch the Daily Bulletin for special events on loud his neighbor came and the scent of plumeria blossoms right outside Kauai, Maui and Big Island days as well. over. “I haven’t felt that your room at the incredible Hilton Hawaiian Village. Busaba Williams and her menehune extend an much elation about bridge The island of Oahu is known as The Gathering especially warm welcome to our 0–299 masterpoint since I came back to win Place, and our population is a diverse mix of players in the I/N Room, with special prizes, gifts, a KO event with Chris cultures from Polynesia, Asia, the mainland United limited masterpoint games and celebrity speakers. Pedersen 20-plus years States and all over the globe. The restaurant guide, Our team of warm, welcoming volunteers will do ago,” Ferguson said. compiled by Gay Yamagiwa and Ann Bernson, everything we can to make your stay in Hawaii In second place was Leo LaSota of Glen Burnie describes the many opportunities to enjoy new memorable and filled with aloha. Let the fun begin! MD, who averaged 70.14%. LaSota is a six-time and interesting foods from these cultures. There Best wishes for an enjoyable and successful winner of the annual online race. are wonderful restaurants, bars and entertainment tournament with many slams bid and made. Mark Bennett of Honolulu HI placed third opportunities within the Hilton Hawaiian Village Muriel Stitt with 68.18%. He has twice placed in the top 10 of and many more within a short walk or a short taxi, Tournament Chair previous Robot Individuals. The Flight B winner was Samuel Ieong of Mountain View CA, who scored 65.38% for 14th The New Convention Charts – part 1 overall. By Tom Carmichael, Competition and Convention Committee Chair Junjui Zhu of Burnaby BC won Flight C with an Effective Nov. 21, new convention charts went into to use whatever rules they wish, but this chart is average of 60.94%. effect ACBL-wide. You can download the new charts recommended for limited masterpoint games at clubs. at acbl.org/newconventioncharts. The style of the Basic Chart is very Pre-registration required Tom Carmichael, chairman of the Competition similar to the General Convention and Convention Committee, penned a series of articles Chart previously used. In many for Baze Senior KO that appeared in the Bridge Bulletin in August, ways, this chart can be thought Pre-registration for the Baze Senior Knockout September, October and November explaining the four of as GCC lite. Some examples Teams is required before 11 a.m. today. Entries new charts. Those articles are being slightly abridged of legal opening bids include: may be purchased in the Honolulu Suites in the for the Daily Bulletin. Short Club, Precision 1♣, , Tapa Tower, or Coral Ballroom 5 in the Mid-Pacific Today’s installment will look at the Basic and mini-Roman, weak notrumps, four-card majors, weak Conference Center. Basic+ charts; tomorrow, the Open and Open+ charts two-bids, and gambling 3NT. Most common will be discussed. responses are likewise legal: forcing 1NT, 2/1 game- Notice to players who live force, Stayman and transfers, Jacoby 2NT, Bergen Basic Chart raises, etc. For most players, this chart should require outside North America The Basic Chart is intended for our newest no changes to the current system. Participation in the Nail Life Master Pairs is players. It is the most restrictive of the four charts The new charts contain some terminology restricted to ACBL members who have achieved in terms of what is legal to play, however, most (capitalized in the text) that are defined in the glossary the rank of Life Master. Foreign players who do popular conventions are legal under the chart. The with a precise meaning. While there is no need to not meet this criterion but feel they are otherwise chart is intended for “Gold Rush” style events. At learn each and every one of these new terms, a few are eligible must receive a waiver prior to the tournaments, it will be used for any event that has worth mentioning: commencement of these contests. an upper masterpoint limit of 750 or below as well • Average Strength. This is mostly used to describe Previously granted waivers will be honored. as some knockout brackets in which all the teams the minimum requirements (by ACBL regulation) For waiver information, please arrive early and have low masterpoint totals. Clubs will still be able see the Director in Charge at the selling site. continued on page 5 fees Opening reception Players must be ACBL members whose service Join us outside the Coral fees or dues are current in order to compete in any Ballroom after tonight’s of the following nationally ranked events: Nail Life evening session for a night Master Open Pairs, Whitehead Women’s Pairs, of food, live music, drinks -a-Match Teams, Keohane North and dancing as we welcome American Swiss Teams, NABC+ Mixed Swiss you to the 2018 Fall Teams, Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, Mitchell Open NABC. The reception will Board-a-Match Teams, Marsha May Sternberg be in the Coral Lounge on the second floor of the Mid-Pacific continued on page 3 Center, across from the Tapa Tower. Goodwill Message The Island Kings are an eight-piece band Super Senior start times specializing in high-energy music. Their “cooler- It is your responsibility that bridge remains the Please note: The start times for the Super Senior than-average” song list focuses squarely on filling game you enjoy so much. Pairs on Sunday, Nov. 25 and Monday Nov. 26 are the dance floor. These musicians will play your Sandy DeMartino, Chair 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. favorite music from Bruno Mars to Nat King Cole. ACBL Goodwill Committee Page 2 Friday, November 23, 2018 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Meetings are at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. registration required. Fee: $20 covers textbook and door prizes. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid-Pacific Center) Friday, November 23 6-8:30 pm Learn Bridge in a Day?™ Teacher Accreditation. Teacher 8 am-noon Best Practices Teacher Workshop. Session one of three. training includes information on organizing and marketing ACBL’s interactive seminar for people interested in learning LBIAD as well as maximizing retention rates, writing how to teach bridge. (Kahili Suite, second floor, Kalia Tower) effective grant requests and the presentation of the seminar. 10 am-noon ACBL Charity Foundation meeting. (Sea Pearl Room 1, Fee: $15 if you preregister (acbl.org/reglbiad), $20 at the Mid-Pacific Center) door. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid-Pacific Center) 4:30-6 pm Club and Teacher Reception. Thank-you reception for the teachers and club officials who work so hard to recruit and Sunday, November 25 retain our members. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid-Pacific 8 am-noon Best Practices Teacher Workshop. Session three of three. Center) ACBL’s interactive seminar for people interested in learning 10:30 pm-1 am NABC Opening Reception. (Coral Lounge, Mid-Pacific how to teach bridge. (Kahili Suite, second floor, Kalia Tower) Center) 10-11:30 am Board of Governors meeting. All members of the ACBL Board of Governors are invited to attend the Fall NABC Saturday, November 24 meeting. This meeting is also open to the general membership 8-10:30 am ACBL Educational Foundation meeting. (Ilima of the ACBL. (Tapa Ballroom, second floor, Tapa Tower) Boardroom, second floor, Kalia Tower) 10 am-noon Free Bridge Lesson with followed by a 8 am-noon Best Practices Teacher Workshop. Session two of three. special game for newer players. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, ACBL’s interactive seminar for people interested in learning Mid-Pacific Center) how to teach bridge. (Kahili Suite, second floor, Kalia Tower) 1-6 pm Notrump in a Day. Fee: $15 if you preregister (acbl.org/ 10 am-noon Free Bridge Lesson with Robert Todd followed by a special reglbiad), $20 at the door. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid- game for newer players. (South Pacific Ballroom 4, Mid- Pacific Center) Pacific Center) 2-6 pm Best Practices Teacher Assessments. People who complete 10 am-noon ACBL Laws Commission meeting. (Lehua Suite, second the Best Practices Teacher Workshop can sign up for an floor, Kalia Tower) assessment during this time. (Kahili Suite, second floor, Kalia 10 am-noon ACBL Hall of Fame Committee meeting. (Sea Pearl Room Tower) 1, Mid-Pacific Center) 5-7 pm Martin & MacArthur Private Shopping Event. Gallery 1-6 pm Learn Bridge in a Day?™ This popular session is designed offers 10% discount on all items to bridge players. especially for true beginners, those returning to bridge after Invitations available at Welcome Desk in the Coral Lounge. long absences and those merely wanting to “test the waters” Refreshments served. (Martin & MacArthur, first floor, Tapa before committing to formal classes. The concentrated course Tower) includes both class instruction and coached play. No pre-

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the Saturday, Nov. 24 game! Talks will be held in Coral Ballroom 1, Mid-Pacific Center. Speakers and 9:15 am Patty Tucker The Match Game topics are subject to change. Friday, Nov. 23 Sunday, Nov. 25 9:15 am Lisa Berkowitz Signaling 9:15 am GS Jade Barrett The Power of Fits 6:45 pm Jeff Hand Contracts 6:45 pm Jeff Hand Notrump Contracts

HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTAINMENT Friday, Nov. 23 10:30 pm-1 am NABC Opening Reception. (Coral Lounge, Mid-Pacific Center)

Evening hospitality is served at the Coral Lounge (Mid-Pacific Center) and Sunday, Nov. 25 the Palace Lounge (Tapa Tower) except where noted. 10:30 pm World-renowned Tahiti Mana Dance Troupe, Saturday, Nov. 24 Salted Soft Pretzel and Maui-style potato chips; cash bar 10:30 pm BBQ beef slider (Coral Ballroom)

Vugraph operators needed Experienced operators are needed Sunday and Monday for the Baze Senior Knockout broadcast on BBO. Daily Bulletin delivery The first session each day starts at noon, the second session starts at 7 p.m.ACBL pays operators $50 per session. Daily Bulletins may not arrive until If you are available, please email Jan Martel at [email protected], or text her at 530-574-5780, and she will as late as 9 a.m. We apologize for any answer any questions you may have. Thousands of BBO spectators around the world will appreciate your help! inconvenience. Daily Bulletin Friday, November 23, 2018 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS Play Welcome, Intermediate/ Thinking bridge commentary: As By Eddie Kantar South, plan ahead Newcomer Players, Responding to 1NT, entry considerations, before playing to Hawaii! unblocking to the first trick. Intermediate/Newcomer (I/N) games begin at Dlr: South ♠ K 6 3 Your plan should 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on most days. All Vul: E–W ♥ J 10 9 be to try to I/N events will be held in the Coral Ballroom 1 on ♦ A J 5 2 bring in clubs the second floor of the Mid-Pacific Center. ♣ 8 6 4 for four tricks The I/N Partnership Desk guarantees you a ♠ Q 10 9 ♠ 8 7 5 2 if the partner if you sign up one hour prior to game time. ♥ Q 7 6 5 2 ♥ A 4 works. Even Don’t forget to pick up your registration gift ♦ 10 6 3 ♦ K Q 9 if the finesse from both the I/N and Welcome desks. ♣ 7 2 ♣ K 9 5 3 works, you may Celebrity bridge speakers will give free ♠ A J 4 have to repeat it mini-lessons at 9:15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. (on most ♥ K 8 3 three times (East days). Today, Lisa Berkowitz presents “Signaling” ♦ 8 7 4 might have four or five clubs headed by the king. at 9:15. At 6:45, Jeff Hand presents “Trump ♣ A Q J 10 Three mean three dummy entries. Do you Contracts.” West North East South see three? It looks like there are two, but there are Players with 0–5 masterpoints can play free in 1NT three – if you unblock the ♥K at trick one! You the Newcomer games today. Pass 2NT All Pass really aren’t costing yourself a trick as the queen Don’t miss these free two-hour lessons : ♥5. is marked in the West hand after the lead of a low (10 a.m. to noon) by renowned ACBL teachers in Bidding commentary: The sequence assumes heart. Your unblock creates a third dummy entry in the South Pacific Ballroom 4 in the Mid-Pacific that 2NT is natural, not a transfer. If 2NT is played hearts. Play the same with ♥Q x x. Dump the queen Center: as a transfer, responder has to go through Stayman at trick one to make sure you have a dummy entry. • Saturday, Nov. 24 Robert Todd to raise to 2NT. As South, with a balanced 15 Defensive commentary #2: As West, win the • Sunday, Nov. 25 Patty Tucker HCP, pass 2NT. With any 17-point hand and most second heart and play a third, clearing the suit. A special game for 0–20 players will be held 16-point hands, bid 3NT. A 16-point hand divided Play commentary #2: As South, win the third immediately following these lectures (14 deals, 4–3–3–3 and lacking intermediates also does best heart in dummy and take club finesse #1, leading free!). to pass a raise to 2NT. As North, with a 4–3–3–3 low to the queen (playing the higher equal for Learn Bridge in a Day? Yes! Let Patty Tucker hand pattern, you need 9 HCP to raise to 2NT – 8 deceptive purposes). After the ♣Q holds, cross to show you how on Saturday, Nov. 25, from HCP is not enough. the ♠K and take club finesse #2, this time leading 1-6 p.m. in the South Pacific Ballroom 4. Fee: $20. Defensive commentary: As East, win the ♥A a club to the jack (higher remaining equal). When Entry fee special and return the ♥4. Had the opponents gone through that holds, cross to the ♦A and take club finessse Players with 0–100 MPs who buy a regular- Stayman, South denying a four-card major, you #3. When the smoke clears, you have eight tricks: price entry Nov. 23–25 will receive a half-priced would know partner has at least five hearts. Also, four clubs, two spades one heart and one diamond. entry for games Nov. 30–Dec. 2. both defenders should play South for 15 HCP when You play so beautifully. he passes 2NT.

Entry fees continued from page 1 Women’s Board-a-Match Teams, Senior Mixed Pairs, Super Senior Pairs and Baze . The entry fee for these contests is $25 per player per session. For team events, this means $100 per team per session for four-person teams, $125 per team per session for five-person teams, and $150 per team per session for six-person teams. Note: $1.50 per person per session benefits the International Fund. Players must also be current ACBL members to play in the 0-6000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs, the 0-10,000 Swiss Teams, the 0-10,000 IMP Pairs and the 0-10,000 Fast Pairs. The entry fee is $17 per player per session. For the team events, 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 current members, $20 for lapsed members. For multi-session team events of three sessions or more, the entry fee is $64, $80 or $96 for teams of four, five or six, respectively. For team events of one or two sessions, the entry fee is $64. All other events are $15 per player per session for current members, $19 for lapsed members.

New Life Masters New Life Masters – share the good news! Anyone who advances in rank, please stop by the Daily Bulletin office between noon and 7:30 p.m. or after the evening session so that we can report the details. We’re located in Iolani 1 in the Tapa Tower. Page 4 Friday, November 23, 2018 Daily Bulletin

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OPEN PAIRS 28.5 Tables A B C 13.00 1 1 Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA; Maximo Crusizio, Argentina 66.52% 9.75 2 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL 64.58% 7.31 3 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo Japan; Iku Donnelly, Honolulu HI 60.54% 5.48 4 Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 59.34% 4.11 5 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Alain Schreiber, Bellevue WA 59.26% 3.08 6 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 59.12% 4.69 7 2 Jingyuan Gong, Shenzhen China; Aiyue Ma, Canton China 58.90% 1.75 8 Robert L. McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL; Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN 58.83% 1.44 9 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; , Houston TX 58.55% 3.65 10/11 3/4 Gamil Tadros - Helen Dillen, Calgary AB 58.19% 3.08 10/11 3/4 Thomas Trudeau, San Antonio TX; Patty Michael, San Mateo CA 58.19% 2.56 12 Radu Nistor, Woodside NY; Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI 57.83% 1.83 13 Linda Dunn, Memphis TN; Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN 55.70% 1.98 5 Shelley Burns, North Vancouver BC; Kelvin Raywood, Vancouver BC 55.13% 1.48 6 Dawn Campbell, Portland OR; Mark Peterson, Larkspur CA 54.20% 2.45 7 1 Ralph Haberfeld, Jackson WY; Shameine Ali, Vancouver BC 51.85% 1.84 2 Cheng Wang, Canton China; Rose Hou, Richmond Hill ON 51.78% 1.38 3 Vanessa Brown - William O Shea, Spit Junction Australia 48.08%

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO 1 Tricky game 5 Tables Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Simon By Ekenberg, Kalmar Sweden; Simon Hult, Wastervik Sweden This deal was played in the McConnell Cup at the vs recent World Championships in Orlando. Alan Arakawa, Kahului HI; R Bruce Martin, Paia HI; Merle Stetser, Dlr: East ♠ Q 7 6 5 4 Honolulu HI; Frank Morgan, Allentown PA vs Vul: E–W ♥ K 3 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; , Wilmington DE; ♦ K Q 5 Alessandro Ganddougua, Rome ; Kamil Nowak, Kielce Poland; ♣ K 8 2 Woaciech Strzemecki, Poland; Leonardo Cima, Roma Italy ♠ A 10 3 2 ♠ 9 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO 2 ♥ J 10 7 6 ♥ Q 9 8 2 6 Tables ♦ J 2 ♦ 9 8 Jun Lei - Yong Xue - Guojang Xin, China; Yumin Liu, Burlingame ♣ 9 7 6 ♣ A Q J 10 5 4 CA vs ♠ K J 8 Danuta Trafford - Thomas Trafford - Peter Serafini - Stewart ♥ A 5 4 Brightman, Calgary AB ♦ A 10 7 6 4 3 ♣ 3 Jason Larrivee - Pamela Keim, Regina SK; Walter Mitchell Jr. - Constance Mitchell, Bear Creek PA West North East South vs Brown Larsson Brock Bertheau Robert Garin - Marie Garin, San Diego CA; Bobbi Le Feuvre - Pass 1♦ Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA Pass 1♠ 2♣ Dbl Pass 4♠ All Pass

West North East South Wiseman McCallum Smith Baker Pass 1♦ Pass 1♠ Dbl Redbl 2♥ 4♠ All Pass

North–South brushed aside the interference in both rooms to arrive in 4♠. In the Open Room, East led the ♥9, and declarer won in hand to continue with a small spade to the jack, holding the trick. When declarer led the ♠K from dummy she was now doomed, as West rose with the ace and punched the ♣9 though. Declarer played small, but West continued the suit and declarer ruffed in dummy. A small diamond to the queen in hand was followed by the queen of trumps, but now declarer had a trump and a club loser for one off. To make the contract, declarer has to play three rounds of diamonds at trick three – this only works if trumps are 4–1, so it is not a play you are particularly likely to find. In the Closed Room, they reached the same contract on the same lead but with a different auction by the defense. Declarer won with the king and played a trump to the king which held. Now she played three rounds of diamonds, and though West could the third round, declarer was in full control. West switched to the ♣9 covered by the king and won by East’s ace and the continuation was ruffed in dummy. Declarer now continued with diamonds and West had no way to counter. She tried ruffing with the 10 but declarer overruffed, then ruffed her club loser in dummy; West had only her ace of trumps to make. After East’s double and West’s 2♥ bid, it seemed reasonable to place the hearts 4–4 and that West had more hearts than clubs, thus East had six clubs. Still a well-earned 10 IMPs to the Baker team. Daily Bulletin Friday, November 23, 2018 Page 5

bids after an opponent’s . This could New Convention Chart singled out on the Basic Chart as not being legal are legal under Basic+ Chart: and Precision include fairly popular treatments such as playing continued from page 1 with artificial game-forcing responses such as the transfers after a double. Another good example is the for an opening bid. It is defined as 10 HCP or popular 1♥ response showing 8–11 HCP, and so on. Flannery jump that is increasing in popularity, meeting the Rule of 19 (HCP + the length of the The Basic+ Chart also allows lighter natural where after a one-of-a-minor opening, the 2♥ or 2♠ two longest suits must be 19 or more). This value openings, both on the one and two level. On the one bids show five spades and four hearts with different is likely to be lower than most people will want to level, natural bids must meet the requirement of “Near strength hands. open the bidding; this is intentional, to give some Average Strength” as opposed to the Basic Chart’s There are also instances where a specific item wiggle room for those who like more aggressive requirement of “Average Strength.” A “Near Average” allowed under Basic is more generally allowed under bidding. hand must either have at least 8 HCP or meet the Rule Basic+ Chart. For example, the Basic chart explicitly • Natural. The rules here haven’t changed much, of 17 in which high-card strength plus the length of the allows for the Precision 2♦, a 2♦ opener to show 0–1 but the following is a good summary. Any opening two longest suits be 17 or greater. This is in line with diamonds and three or more cards in all other suits. bid, response or in a suit at the one-level the current restrictions of the GCC, in which opening This is expanded under the Basic+ Chart which allows is natural if it shows four or more cards in the suit bids must promise 8 HCP or more. Weak two-bids any two-level bid to show a three-suited hand with a bid, except for 1♣ and 1♦, which can be based on similarly have a slightly lower minimum requirement minimum of Average Strength. This would allow, for a three-card holding. (Indeed, 1♣ can show two for strength, allowing pairs to agree to open on as few example, a 2♥ opening to show short diamonds, which cards for hands with exactly 4=4=3=2 pattern as 3 HCP if they wish. The maximum range for weak is favored by some Precision pairs to allow for other and still qualify as natural.) At the two level, an two-bids is similarly extended to 8 HCP instead of the 2♦ openers such as Flannery. opening bid, response or overcall that shows at 7 HCP range on the Basic Chart. Overall, the Basic+ Chart should feel very familiar least five cards is natural. There are other items allowed on the Basic+ Chart to most players. By and large, most agreements that • Quasi-Natural. A new term introduced in this that aren’t legal under the Basic Chart. For example, would be legal under the current GCC will also be chart. This is for the “can be short” type bids, under the Basic+ Chart, you may play artificial allowed under Basic+ Chart. where a bid is either natural (as above) or it has some balanced- or notrump-type pattern. A classic example of this type of bid is the Precision 1♦ opener, which can have as few as two diamonds if balanced but could also be an unbalanced hand with long diamonds. • Artificial. Any bid which is neither Natural nor Quasi-Natural. It is also worth noting some of the areas in which this chart is more restrictive than the GCC. Some examples include: • Precision-style systems cannot employ artificial bids (other than a negative bid) on the one level. Precision systems where the 1♦ response to 1♣ is negative and 1♥, 1♠ and 1NT are all natural bids are allowed. • Polish Club–style systems, where 1♣ can be many different hand types, such as 12–14 balanced, natural clubs or the strong forcing artificial opening. Because this bid is neither strong (it could be a 12–14 NT) nor Natural or Quasi- natural (it could have zero clubs if strong), it does not fall within any of the allowed categories. • “Woolsey” defense to 1NT, where 2♦ shows either major. Double and 2♣ are the only calls which are allowed to have no known suits. In summary, the Basic Chart should allow the systems that are most familiar to our newest players. Most players should be able to continue playing as they have been with no changes or special knowledge of the new rules required. Basic+ Chart As the name implies, the Basic+ Chart is similar to the Basic Chart with additional conventions allowed as legal. The intent behind the chart is to cater to somewhat limited events such as Flight B events or lower-tier/mid-tier bracketed knockout events. This chart is recommended for club owners who have mostly lower-tier players and wish to restrict conventions in their club in their open games. Of the four new charts, the Basic+ Chart is the one closest to the current GCC. Many of the items I Page 6 Friday, November 23, 2018 Daily Bulletin

Baze Senior Knockout Teams starts today 2005 1. Morris Chang, , Neil Chambers, ; 2. Don Stack, Alan Stout, Randy Pettit, , James Nash, Pierre Flatowicz 2006 1. Amos Kaminski, Melih Ozdil, Pinhas Romik, Yeshayahu Levit, George Mitelman; 2. , , Arnold Fisher, Jim Tritt, Paul Ivaska, Tony Kasday 2007 1. Robert Hollman, , Jerry Clerkin, Brenda Keller, Bruce Ferguson; 2. Mike Levine, , Bobby Wolff, Last year’s winners in the Baze Senior KO: , Allan Siebert, Chuck Said Jerry Clerkin, , Eddie Wold, Dennis 2008 1. , , P.O. Sundelin, Clerkin, and team captain Mike Matthew Granovetter, Fred Chang, John Levine. Carruthers; 2. Richard DeMartino, Geoffrey The Baze Senior Brod, Pat McDevitt and John Stiefel Knockout Teams 2009 1. Carolyn Lynch, Melih Ozdil, Garey begins today. Day-long Hayden, Mike Passell, ; 2. Arnold matches will occur until Fisher, , Fred Hamilton, the contest is decided. Yeshayahu Levit, Amos Kaminski, George The event is limited to Mittelman players born before Jan. 2010 1. , , Marc Jacobus, 1, 1959. , Eddie Wold; 2. Dan (1943– Gerstman, , Dan Morse, Fred 2009) had accumulated Stewart, , more than 41,000 2011 1. , Neil Chambers, Mark masterpoints before his death. He won seven NABC Feldman, Kyle Larsen, Bill Pollack, John titles over the course of his career and had seven Schermer; 2. Lou Ann O’Rourke, Roger second-place finishes as well. He was also a three- 1998 1. Mike Levine, Tommy Sanders, Zeke Bates, Drew Casen, Marc Jacobus, Jim time winner of the World Senior Teams, and notched Jabbour, , Fred Hamilton, Krekorian, Eddie Wold one victory in the Transnational Teams. Chuck Said; 2. Gene Freed, Gene Simpson, 2012 1. , Larry Kozlove, , A three-time winner of the Barry Crane Top 500 James Koley, Syd Levey, Simon Kantor , , Kit Woolsey; masterpoint race, Baze was also the first player to 1999 1. Jim Sternberg, , Allan 2. Vinita Gupta, Billy Miller, , record more than 3000 points in a calendar year. Cokin, , Richard Reisig, , , . Baze may be best known, however, for his ; 2. Richard Budd, Shome 2013 1. Vinita Gupta, Billy Miller, , sartorial style (he was always attired in a suit and tie Mukherjee, Robert Ryder, William Hunter Jeff Meckstroth, Lew Stansby, Bart when he was at the table) and his strong ethical and 2000 1. Richard Budd, Robert Ryder, William Bramley; 2. Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, professional approach to bridge. Hunter, Shome Mukherjee, Richard De , , Adam Martino, Pat McDevitt; 2. Jim Sternberg, Zmudzinski Previous winners: Allan Cokin, , Richard Reisig, 2014 1. Vinita Gupta, Billy Miller, Eric Rodwell, 1994 1. Zeke Jabbour, , Richard Hunt, Bernie Chazen, Robert Lipsitz Jeff Meckstroth, Lew Stansby, Bart Dan Morse, Chuck Said, John Sutherlin; 2001 1. Mike Levine, Zeke Jabbour, Randy Pettit, Bramley; 2. Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, 2. Duncan Phillips, Robert Ryder, Howard Allan Siebert, Per Olof Sundelin, Arnold Garey Hayden, Marc Jacobus, Cezary Hertzberg, Hamish Bennett, Joan Remey Fisher; 2. Gene Simpson, Hamish Bennett, Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski Moore, William Esberg Billy Eisenberg, Joe Kivel, , 2015 1. Rose Meltzer, Steve Garner, , 1995 1. Zeke Jabbour, Russ Arnold, Mike Levine, Chris Larsen , John Sutherlin, Dan Morse; Bill Eisenberg, Benito Garozzo, Tommy 2002 1. Mike Levine, Zeke Jabbour, Bobby Wolff, 2. Gaylor Kasle, Larry Kozlove, Marc Sanders; 2. Norm Coombs, Leonard Ernst, Dan Morse, Per Olof Sundelin, Arnold Jacobus, Neil Chambers, Mike Passell, John Michael Slaven, Richard Hart, Loren Fisher; 2. Lewis Finkel, John Stiefel, Daniel Schermer Hawkins, Don Brock Colatosti, Mel Colchamiro, John Malley, 2016 1. , , Jeff 1996 1. Zeke Jabbour, Russ Arnold, Tommy Bernie Miller Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Bob Hammann, Sanders, Bill Eisenberg, Mary Chilcote, 2003 1. Dennis Dawson, Clement Jackson, John Bart Bramley; 2. Paul Lewis, Linda Lewis, Fred Hamilton; 2. Howard Hertzberg, Sutherlin, Bobby Wolff, John Mohan, Dan Mitch Dunitz, Iftikhar Baqai, Drew Casen, Robert Ryder, William Esberg, Simon Morse; 2. Pat McDevitt, John Stiefel, Daniel James Krekorian Kantor, Marty Baff Colatosti, Mel Colchamiro, John Malley, 2017 1. Mike Levine, Eddie Wold, Mike Passell, 1997 1. Bob Carteaux, David Adams, Al Childs, Richard De Martino Marc Jacobus, Jerry Clerkin, Dennis Ralph Cohen, Chuck Said; 2. Mike Levine, 2004 1. Tony Ames, John Koch, Mary Egan, Clerkin; 2. Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Robert Zeke Jabbour, Jim Linhart, Russ Arnold, Per Rod Beery; 2. Hamish Bennett, Frances Levin, , Eric Rodwell, Olof Sundelin, Arnold Fisher Dickman, Chris Larsen, Gene Simpson, Jeff Meckstroth Michael Shuman, Bruce Noda Daily Bulletin Friday, November 23, 2018 Page 7

INTERNATIONAL FUND OPEN PAIRS 21.0 Tables A B C 10.33 1 Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; Robert L. McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL 66.83% 7.75 2 Sherman Gao - Weidong Pei, Brea CA 62.79% 5.81 3 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY 62.69% 4.36 4 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 59.90% 5.75 5 1 Barb Lillie - Robert Neudorf, Winnipeg MB 59.23% 2.45 6 Alvin Levy, Commack NY; Brian Glubok, New York NY 57.50% 1.84 7 Melih Ozdil - Justine Cushing, New York NY 56.06% 4.31 8 2 1 David Graham - Jill Graham, London England 55.87% 1.15 9 Erik Eliassen - Espen Anfinsen, Stavanger Norway 55.10% 1.03 10 Steven Smolen - Vicki Lerner, San Francisco CA 54.81% 3.23 3 2 Marina Seppius - Dmitri Stukalov, Palo Alto CA 53.46% 2.43 4 Dawn Campbell, Portland OR; Mark Peterson, Larkspur CA 52.40% 1.59 5/6 Brenda Woodman - James Woodman, Mount Pearl NL 51.73% 1.59 5/6 Cecil Henry, Kingman AZ; Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ 51.73% 1.69 7 Robert Krueger - Priscilla Krueger, Sun City Center FL 51.44%

INTERNATIONAL FUND 299ER PAIRS 5.0 Tables A B C 2.25 1 1 1 Tor Tjetland - Torbjorg Tjetland, Sampmes Northern Ireland 67.50% 1.69 2 2 Charlotte Riviera, Bellevue WA; Jåoanne Kerr, Kirkland WA 57.50% 1.27 3 3 Stewart Brightman - Peter Serafini, Calgary AB 53.50% 1.30 4 4 2 Ed Tunstall - Nancy Tunstall, Warrenton NC 51.00%

INTERNATIONAL FUND SWISS TEAMS 10 Tables A B C 5.33 1 Jovanka Smederevac - Terry Weigkricht - Josef Simon, ; Alexander Hydes, Zagreb Croatia 66.00 4.00 2 1 Yumin Liu - Jun Lei - Xinguo Fang - Yong Xue, Burlingame CA 55.00 3.00 3 Alain Schreiber, Bellevue WA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia 47.00 2.55 4 2 Renae Gunstone-White - Tim White, Mercer Island WA; Tim Berta, Sequim WA; Bonnie Broders, Port Townsend WA 45.00 2.24 3 1 Cheng Wang, Canton China; Jingyuan Gong, Shenzhen China; Aiyue Ma, Canton China; Rose Hou, Richmond Hill ON 38.00 Page 8 Friday, November 23, 2018 Daily Bulletin

Nail Life Master Pairs begins today 2. Hal Kandler, Kelsey Petterson 1980 1. V. Craig Janitschke, Jan Janitschke; 1963 1. Sami R. Kehela, Eric R. Murray; 2. Robert D. Hamman, 2. Harry J. Fishbein, Charles J. Solomon 1981 1. Roger Abelson, Mike Levinson; 1964 1. Charles Coon, Bobby Goldman; 2. Robert D. Hamman, Donald P. Krauss 2‑3. Mervin Key, Harold Rockaway; 1982 1. Robert Lipsitz, Dan Gerstman; 2‑3. Jack Blair, Col. William Christian 2. Lew Mathe, Harold Guiver 1965 1. , Alex Tschekaloff; 1983 1. Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen; 2. Edgar Kaplan, 2. Mitch Chandler, Cliff Bishop 1966 1. Carl J. Hudecek, Ray Zoller; 1984 1. Per Olov Sundelin, Peter Pender; 2. Gaylor Kasle, Ed Theus 2. Jim Becker, Howard Chandross 1967 1. Harlow S. Lewis, Peter A. Pender; 1985 1. John Mohan, Roger Bates; 2. Donald R. Faskow, William L. Flannery 2. Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth 1968 1. Henry Bethe, John Solodar; 1986 1. Jim Krekorian, Paul Kiefer; The 2017 winners of the Nail Life Master Pairs: 2. Don Pearson, John Swanson 2. Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen and Alon Birman. 1969 1. Chuck F. Burger, James Cayne; 1987 1. Bart Bramley, Lou Bluhm; =Play begins today in the Nail Life Master Pairs. 2. Norman H. Fischer, Christopher G. Jeans 2. Leslie West, David Ashley The event, restricted to Life Masters, consists of two 1970 1. Ron E. Andersen, Hugh C. MacLean; 1988 1. Robert Levin, Larry Cohen; qualifying sessions and two final sessions. 2. Curtis K. Smith, E. Lowell Yost 2. Glen Lublin, Peter Boyd Before 1963, the event was restricted to National 1971 1. Alan Sontag, ; 1989 1. Steve Lapides, Walt Walvick; Masters and players of higher rank. It was a men’s 2. Stephen W. Robinson, Kit Woolsey 2. Peter Weichsel, Roger Stern event until 1990, when it was changed to an open 1972 1. Leslie C. Bart, Marc S. Jacobus; In 1990, the event became the Life Master Open event. 2. Stephen W. Robinson, Kit Woolsey Pairs. At stake is the Bobby Nail Trophy, designated 1973 1. Edgar Kaplan, ; 1990 1. Zia Mahmood, Hugh Ross; by the ACBL Board of Directors to honor the 2. Roxy Violin, Ed Weiner 2. Tommy Gullberg, Michael Polowan diminutive Texan (1925–95) who won this event 1974 1. Gerald L. Michaud, G. Robert Nail; 1991 1. Zia Mahmood, Hugh Ross; in 1974 with longtime friend and partner Gerald 2. John Gerber, Daniel Kaim 2. Larry N. Cohen, David Berkowitz Michaud. 1975 1. Steve Lapides, Walt Walvick; 1992 1. Mike Kamil, Michael Rosenberg; Nail, inducted into the Bridge Hall of 2. Marc Culbertson, Robert Visokey 2. Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell Fame in 2001, won four other North American 1976 1. Roger Bates, John Mohan; 1993 1. Brad Moss, Ravindra Murthy; championships and represented North America twice 2. Steve Altman, Thomas M. Smith 2. Ed Nagy, Jeff Polisner in the . His team was second in 1963. 1977 1. David Hoffner, David Schroeder; 1994 1. Robert Levin, Richard Katz; 2. Roger Bates, John Mohan 2. Michael Polowan, Steve Robinson Past winners and runners-up: 1978 1. Norm Coombs, Tom Hodapp; 1995 1. John Sutherlin, Bart Bramley; 1961 1. G. Gard Hays, Max Manchester; 2. Kevin Castner, Michael S. Lawrence 2. Mark Itabashi, Gene Simpson 2. Martin J. Cohn, Hampton Hume 1979 1. Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell; 1996 1. Walter Schafer, Ron Smith; 1962 1. Sam Fuoto, Victor Mitchell; 2. Zeke Jabbour, Dennis McGarry 2. Michael Schreiber, Curtis Cheek 1997 1. Kerry Smith, Jeff Schuett; 2. Dennis Kasle, Garey Hayden 1998 1. JoAnna Stansby, Lew Stansby; 2. Ron Smith, Richard Schwartz 1999 1. Paul Soloway, Steve Catlett; 2. Lew Stansby, JoAnna Stansby 2000 1. Jill Meyers, Steve Garner; 2. Zia Mahmood, Chuck Burger 2001 1. Piotr Gawrys, Jacek Pszczola; 2. Zia Mahmood, Sidney Lazard 2002 1. Eric Greco, ; 2. Larry Cohen, Steve Weinstein 2003 1. Jo Morse, Kyle Larsen; 2. Fred Gitelman, Jay Borker 2004 1. Richard Pavlicek, Richard Pavlicek Jr.; 2. Jonathan Green, Mark Aquino 2005 1. Zia Mahmood, Jill Meyers; 2. Robert Levin, Louk Verhees 2006 1. Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein; 2. John Armstrong, Paul Hackett 2007 1. Zia Mahmood, Bjorn Fallenius; 2. Michael Prahin, Alex Perlin 2008 1. Nikolay Demirev, Ralph Katz; 2. Eric Rodwell, 2009 1. Tor Helness, Martin Andresen; 2. Hemant Lall, 2010 1. Hiroaki Miura and Kazuo Furuta; 2. Brad Moss and Fred Gitelman 2011 1. Ishmael Del’Monte, Justin Lall; 2. Doug Doub, 2012 1. Chip Martel, Zia Mahmood; 2. Cecilia Rimstedt, 2013 1. Curtis Cheek, Ishmael Del’Monte; 2. Robert Levin, Kevin Bathurst 2014 1. Jim Krekorian, Venkatrao Koneru; 2. Wael Mohsen, Reda Yaacoub 2015 1. Geoff Hampson, Eric Geco; 2. , Kevin Castner 2016 1. , Zia Mahmood; 2. Tom Hanlon, 2017 1. Alon Birman, Dennis Bilde; 2. Quentin Robert, Godefroy De Tessieres Daily Bulletin Friday, November 23, 2018 Page 9 NABC ROBOT INDIVIDUAL A B C 48.00 1 Jonathan Ferguson, Ottawa ON 72.17% 36.00 2 Leo LaSota, Glen Burnie MD 70.14% 27.00 3 Mark Bennett, Honolulu HI 68.18% 21.33 4 Michael Ranis, Miami FL 67.48% 19.20 5 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 67.35% 17.45 6 David Yang, Darien IL 67.33% 16.00 7 Jordan Chodorow, Los Angeles CA 67.12% 14.77 8 David Smith, Lafayette CA 66.76% 13.71 9 Sherman Gao, Brea CA 66.32% 12.80 10 Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 66.25% 16.74 11 Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH 66.23% 11.29 12 Anton Tsypkin, Ashland MA 65.87% 10.67 13 Mike Grodsky, St. Simons Island GA 65.67% 32.00 14 1 Samuel Ieong, Mountain View CA 65.38% 9.60 15 Daniel Miles, Toronto ON 65.28% 9.14 16 Marc Lachapelle, St.-Laurent QC 65.25% 8.73 17 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 64.91% 24.00 18 2 Daniel Mytelka, Carmel IN 64.68% 8.00 19 Tien-Chun Yang, San Jose CA 64.59% 7.68 20 Frederic Pollack, Laval QC 64.58% 7.38 21 Jonathan Green, Melbourne FL 64.42% 9.17 22 Yanong Han, Milpitas CA 64.38% 8.66 23 Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV 64.37% 6.62 24 Gerry Marshall, Calgary AB 64.19% 14.15 25 Jay Helekar, Orange CA 63.89% 6.19 26 Hjalmar Beijl, Denton TX 63.83% 18.57 27 Harley Bress, Barrow AK 63.74% 5.82 28 James Streisand, Wayland MA 63.68% 5.65 29 John D’Errico, Alton NY 63.66% 5.49 30 Divakar Bhargava, Henrico VA 63.64% 5.33 31 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA 63.62% 5.19 32 Benjamin Pope III, Norfolk VA 63.60% 18.00 33 3 Jeffrey Pugh, Saratoga CA 63.48% 4.92 34 Russell Shoup, Dayton OH 63.41% 4.80 35 Lance Shull, Raleigh NC 63.39% 14.22 36 4 Felix Schwartz, Rockaway Park NY 63.38% 4.57 37 Rajeev Gupta, Oakland CA 63.31% 12.80 38 5 Dimitri Bourilkov, Gainesville FL 63.23% 7.51 39 Bill McKenna, Darien IL 63.06% 4.27 40 Daniel Finn, Clarksville MD 63.01% 11.64 41 6 Dmitri Stukalov, Palo Alto CA 62.93% 10.67 42 7 Charles Seelbach, Lexington KY 62.86% 4.75 43 Daniel Jackson, Spring TX 62.81% 5.61 44 Edward Kemnitzer, Naples FL 62.78% 3.84 45 William Bleish, Lenexa KS 62.60% 10.60 46 Martin Henneberger, Coquitlam BC 62.49% No smoking 3.69 47 James Lilly, Dallas TX 62.43% Hawaii state law forbids smoking or vaping in 9.85 48 8 Harrison Luba, Lynnfield MA 62.32% public places, including restaurants, hotels, parks 6.74 48 Rashid Khan, York ON 62.32% and beaches. There is a designated smoking area 3.43 50 James Geist, Olney MD 62.30% between the Diamond Head and Ali‘i towers. The 9.14 50 9 Richard Barabino, New York NY 62.30% 3.37 52 Daniel Wilderman, New York NY 62.29% legal age is 21 to smoke or vape in Hawaii. 4.36 53 Matthew Weingarten, Safety Harbor FL 62.20% 3.25 54 Eugene Hung, Sunnyvale CA 62.16% 3.59 55 Allen Kahn, New York NY 62.06% 3.15 55 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 62.06% 3.81 57 Francesca Walton, Calgary AB 61.97% 8.53 58 10 John Mayne, Modesto CA 61.96% New: Credit cards 5.88 59 Brian Ross, Charlestown IN 61.92% accepted for entry fees 8.00 60 11 Christopher Moh, New York NY 61.85% Purchase your entries for all events at the NABC 8.28 61 Kay Beck, Noblesville IN 61.77% via credit card! All major credit cards are accepted 7.53 62 12 Richard Franklin, New Canaan CT 61.75% 2.82 63 D Collins, Saratoga NY 61.72% wherever entries are sold. Charges will appear from 3.73 64 Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 61.66% PurplePass. To use this option, the entire pair or 2.74 64 Muh-Sha Crawford, Virginia Beach VA 61.66% team entry must be charged to a single card Please 7.11 66 13 Hong Liu, Frontenac MO 61.62% be patient with directors using this new system. 6.74 67 14 Matthew Franklin, Oklahoma City OK 61.59% Bridge Bucks also remain available as an alternative 2.59 68 Arthur Korth, Galloway NJ 61.53% to cash. Page 10 Friday, November 23, 2018 Daily Bulletin

2.63 68 Bert Eccles, Montreal QC 61.53% FOR THE RECORD 7.33 70 15 Jennifer Stern, Saratoga CA 61.44% 2.53 71 Sam Dinkin, Austin TX 61.40% What Happened to the 5.11 72 David Gordon, Ottawa ON 61.37% 6.10 73 16 Jose Cortina, Oak Hill VA 61.36% Bridge Integrity Task Force? 2.43 74 John Hinton, Greenwood IN 61.33% Robb Gordon, National Recorder 2.61 75 Ralph Russo, Tysons Corner VA 61.31% In October 2015, 2.37 76 Roberto Romoli, Treviso Italy 61.29% ACBL Chief Executive 2.34 76 Barth Royer, Bexley OH 61.29% Officer Robert Hartman 5.82 78 17 Michal Czerwonko, Montreal QC 61.23% created the ACBL Bridge 2.29 79 Nigel Guthrie, Glasgow 61.20% Integrity Task Force 5.57 80 18 Doug Schulte, Olathe KS 61.16% 4.23 81 Christopher Monsour, Chicago IL 61.11% (BITF). This was an ad 5.33 82 19 Harry Apfel, New York NY 61.05% hoc committee tasked 5.12 83 20 Peter Hudson, Coppell TX 60.98% with developing means 2.16 84 Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ 60.96% to ensure the fairness of 5.14 84 21 Rajendra Agarwal, Cambridge MA 60.96% our game. The BITF was 2.29 86 Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA 60.95% created in response to the 24.00 87 22 1 Junhui Zhu, Burnaby BC 60.94% cheating cases that had been discovered in 2015. 2.99 88 Bob Simkins, Decatur GA 60.90% The BITF identified their purpose as looking to 2.22 88 Soren Westling, Vastra Frolunda Sweden 60.90% improve ethics at all levels. “We will be using broad 7.56 90 23 Richard Willey, Natick MA 60.86% educational efforts to try to teach proper ethics, from 3.62 91 Bradley Furnish, Kansas City MO 60.79% 1.98 92 Dale Freeman, Englehart ON 60.78% the top down and from the grassroots up. Our goal is 4.07 93 John Mallon, Ottawa ON 60.75% to instill in all members of the ACBL the mentality 18.00 94 24 2 Huei Rong Chern, Westlake OH 60.68% that playing ethically is the only way the game can 1.92 95 Christal Henner, New York NY 60.63% and should be played.” 1.90 96 Barry Spector, Springfield VA 60.62% The BITF presented a list of recommendations, 4.27 97 25 Steve Roberts, Clarksburg ON 60.58% many of which were implemented. 4.00 98 David Moss, New York NY 60.57% The BITF was never meant to be a permanent 13.50 99 26 3 Girish Nathan, Sammamish WA 60.56% body and has since disbanded. However, one of their 10.67 100 27 4 Lucian Popescu, Vancouver BC 60.54% recommendations was the creation of a permanent Anti-Cheating Commission. Creation of this NABC ROBOT INDIVIDUAL – FLIGHT B committee was approved by the Board of Directors 32.00 1 Samuel Ieong, Mountain View CA 65.38% at its summer meeting in 2017. 24.00 2 Daniel Mytelka, Carmel IN 64.68% This group of international experts helps me 18.00 3 Jeffrey Pugh, Saratoga CA 63.48% focus surveillance on parties and also advises me 14.22 4 Felix Schwartz, Rockaway Park NY 63.38% 12.80 5 Dimitri Bourilkov, Gainesville FL 63.23% on incidents that may need to be adjudicated by the 11.64 6 Dmitri Stukalov, Palo Alto CA 62.93% Ethical Oversight Committee. 10.67 7 Charles Seelbach, Lexington KY 62.86% The work of the Anti-Cheating Commission 9.85 8 Harrison Luba, Lynnfield MA 62.32% is invaluable in helping the National Recorder by 9.14 9 Richard Barabino, New York NY 62.30% providing expert eyes and sensibilities. In addition 8.53 10 John Mayne, Modesto CA 61.96% to meetings held at NABCs, the Anti-Cheating 8.00 11 Christopher Moh, New York NY 61.85% Commission is constantly involved in situations that 7.53 12 Richard Franklin, New Canaan CT 61.75% arise and communicate by email quite often. 7.11 13 Hong Liu, Frontenac MO 61.62% With a revitalized Office of National Recorder 6.74 14 Matthew Franklin, Oklahoma City OK 61.59% and the hard work of the Anti-Cheating Commission, 7.33 15 Jennifer Stern, Saratoga CA 61.44% 6.10 16 Jose Cortina, Oak Hill VA 61.36% the work of the BITF continues. One of the areas 5.82 17 Michal Czerwonko, Montreal QC 61.23% in which readers can help is by observation of the 5.57 18 Doug Schulte, Olathe KS 61.16% videos we make available on YouTube at acbl.org/ 5.33 19 Harry Apfel, New York NY 61.05% NABCvideo. These videos are from major NABC 5.12 20 Peter Hudson, Coppell TX 60.98% events. 5.14 21 Rajendra Agarwal, Cambridge MA 60.96% Please do not infer that the people appearing 24.00 22 Junhui Zhu, Burnaby BC 60.94% on these videos are suspected in any way. They 7.56 23 Richard Willey, Natick MA 60.86% just happen to be participating in events that we are 18.00 24 Huei Rong Chern, Westlake OH 60.68% actively surveilling. If you watch a video and see 4.27 25 Steve Roberts, Clarksburg ON 60.58% an action, or particularly a pattern of actions by any of the players, please report what you see. You may NABC ROBOT INDIVIDUAL – FLIGHT C report unusual activity to acbl.org/conduct-and- 24.00 1 Junhui Zhu, Burnaby BC 60.94% ethics/video-review-form/. Your identity will be kept 18.00 2 Huei Rong Chern, Westlake OH 60.68% confidential. 13.50 3 Girish Nathan, Sammamish WA 60.56% 10.67 4 Lucian Popescu, Vancouver BC 60.54% With the work of the Anti-Cheating 9.60 5 Fan Yang, Richmond Hill ON 60.41% Commission, the active involvement in promoting 8.37 6 Todd Phillips, Pittsburgh PA 60.31% ethical standards by top experts worldwide and the 8.37 6 Adam Deeb, Clearwater FL 60.31% contribution of people like you, we are striving to 7.38 8 John Wallbaum, Aurora IL 60.20% create a level playing field for all who compete. 7.57 9 Joshua Mullins, Albuquerque NM 59.82% Daily Bulletin Friday, November 23, 2018 Page 11

9.77 10 Alex Martelli, Sunnyvale CA 59.37% Keohane North American Swiss Teams: 6.00 11 Rolf Swenson, Silver Spring MD 59.27% Agnes Snellers, Berend Van Den Bos, Wubbo De 5.65 12 Fred Ghirardini, Sanibel FL 58.93% 5.33 13 Santhosh Karnik, Atlanta GA 58.78% Boer, Joris van Lankveld 5.05 14 Andrew Quinton, Seattle WA 58.76% NABC+ Mixed Swiss Teams: Valentin 4.96 15 Ion Stoica, Saint-Laurent QC 58.66% Kovachev, Viktor Arnoov, Ahu Zobu, Lynne 4.57 16 Morris Chen, Surrey BC 58.51% Rosenbaum 4.86 17 Lee Lin, New York NY 58.29% 0–10,000 Swiss Teams: Phil Altus, Muriel 4.27 17 Vladimir Kolbun, Forest Hills NY 58.29% Altus, Martha Woodworth, Greg Michaels 7.99 17 Robin Phillips, Anchorage AK 58.29% Goren Trophy: Eric Greco 4.19 20 George Flavell, Fort Lauderdale FL 58.01% 3.80 21 Zeren Shui, Minneapolis MN 57.92% 3.56 22 Ilan Wolff, Great Neck NY 57.88% 3.43 23 Ray Kunz, Pflugerville TX 57.86% Discounts offered 3.31 24 Joseph Richards, New York NY 57.71% Five restaurants at the Hilton Hawaiian 3.20 25 Chris Chang, Mountain View CA 57.66% Village are offering discounts to bridge players with convention cards that were not listed in the restaurant guide. Dairy Queen is offering a 20% discount; Blue Water Shrimp & Seafood is offering Defenders, Fall North American Championships 10%. At the other three – CJ’s New York Style Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs: Joe Grue, Eric 0-5000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs: Juan Castillo, Delicatessen, Hatsuhana and Round Table Pizza – Greco Saul Gross the discount is 10% excluding alcohol. Nail Life Master Open Pairs: Dennis Bilde, Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams: Yinghao Alon Birman Liu, Jack Zhao, Yuxiong Shen, Zijian Shao Whitehead Women’s Pairs: Katarzyna Dufrat, Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams: Bridge Bucks and Justyna Zmuda Richard Schwartz, Diyan Danailov, Jerry Stamatov, Senior Mixed Pairs: Rhonda Foster, Gerry David Gold, Michael Bell check cashing McCully Marsha May Sternberg Women’s Board- Bridge Bucks and check-cashing services will Super Senior Pairs: Patricia Dovell, Mark a-Match Teams: Ljudmila Kamenova, Rozanne be available outside the Coral Ballroom in the Mid- Jones Pollack, Cheri Bjerkan, Pam Wittes Pacific Center. Hours of operation will be 11 a.m. to 0–10,000 Fast Pairs: Daniel Miles, Justyna Baze Senior Knockout Teams: Mike Levine, 1 p.m. Zmuda Marc Jacobus, Jerry Clerkin, Dennis Clerkin, Mike Players may purchase Bridge Bucks using all 0–10,000 IMP Pairs: Bill Grant, Ron Kay Passell, Eddie Wold major credit cards. There is a $500 limit daily on check cashing.

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Junior Day/Julie & Billy Miller Day Saturday, November 24, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Educational Foundation Knockout Teams 3 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20 Friday-Saturday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20 Julie & Billy Miller Saturday-Sunday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20 Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single session Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20 Saturday, November 24, 10 a.m. Julie & Billy Miller Bridge-Plus+ single South Pacific 4, MPCC Free Free Free two-hour lesson, 14-deal game follows (0-20 MPs). Julie & Billy Miller 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19 Julie & Billy Miller 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15 Saturday, November 24, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Julie & Billy Miller Daylight Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 3, MPCC $16 $20 Julie & Billy Miller Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 2, MPCC $16 $20 Gold points for 0-750. Saturday, November 24, 1 p.m. Jo Best Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20 Saturday, November 24, 1 & 7:30 p.m. NAIL LIFE MASTER OPEN PAIRS 1-2 F Tapa Ballroom 2, Tapa Tower $25 — BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 2 Honolulu Suite, Tapa Tower $25 — 0-10,000 SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Tapa Ballroom 3, Tapa Tower $17 — 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions. Julie & Billy Miller Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Tapa Ballroom 1, Tapa Tower $16 $20 Julie & Billy Miller Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20 Gold points for 0-750. Julie & Billy Miller Saturday Compact KO Teams 1-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20 Jazz with Aloha in Memory of Oded Stitt Saturday-Sunday KO Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20 Luke Han Friday-Saturday Knockout Teams 3-4 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20 Saturday, November 24, 3 p.m. Julie & Billy Miller 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19 Julie & Billy Miller 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15 Saturday, November 24, 7:30 p.m. Julie & Billy Miller Strati-Flighted A/X/Y Side Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $15 $19 Julie & Billy Miller Strati-Flighted B/C/D Side Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $15 $19 Jo Best Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20 Julie & Billy Miller 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19 Julie & Billy Miller 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15 Saturday, November 24, 11:30 p.m. Julie & Billy Miller Zip Knockout Teams single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $12/team/match Julie & Billy Miller Junior Zip Knockout Teams single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC Free 25 and younger

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three-flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (300- 750/200-300/0-200). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (300- 750/200-300/0-200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750.BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International 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 12 Friday, November 23, 2018 Daily Bulletin Today’s Bridge Events Betty Bratcher & Tom Quinlan Day 0-5 Newcomer Pair Games Are Free Today! Friday, November 23, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Educational Foundation Knockout Teams 2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20 Friday-Saturday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20 Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 1st single session Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20 Friday, November 23, 10 a.m. Lester and Mitzie Kodama 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19 Lester and Mitzie Kodama 0-20 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15 Lester and Mitzie Kodama 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC Free Free Friday, November 23, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Daylight Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 3, MPCC $16 $20 Friday, November 23, 1 p.m. Jo Best Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 1st single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20 Friday, November 23, 1 & 7:30 p.m. NAIL LIFE MASTER OPEN PAIRS 1-2 Q Tapa Ballroom, Tapa Tower $25 — 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions. BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 1 Honolulu Suite, Tapa Tower $25 — Pre-registration required by 11 a.m. Contestants must have been born prior to Jan. 1, 1959. One two-session match per day until complete. Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20 Luke Han Friday-Saturday Knockout Teams 1-2 Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $16 $20 Friday, November 23, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19 0-20 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC Free Free Friday, November 23, 7:30 p.m. Evening Swiss Teams single Coral Ballroom 5, MPCC $15 $19 Jo Best Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 2nd single session Coral Ballroom 4, MPCC $16 $20 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $19 0-20 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC $15 $15 0-5 Pairs single Coral Ballroom 1, MPCC Free Free

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three-flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (300- 750/200-300/0-200). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (300- 750/200-300/0-200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750.BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International 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 due to their excellent personal contact with the Betty Bratcher and Jo Best players. Their game starts at 9 a.m. and it is quite an Tom Quinlan 1929–2013 effort for the players to fight the morning traffic to Tom Quinlan Sponsored by Jo’s Kailua friends get there on time. and Betty Bratcher Family first, and But because Mitzie and Les live in Mililani, are legends in ACBL then bridge, friends and they have an even earlier start than everyone else to directing-dom. Betty food (not necessarily in set up the tables and prepare for the game. Mitzie ran the Hawaii Regional that order) come to mind arranges for various snacks, which are always many times and Tom when remembering Jo appealing to bridge players. (TQ) ran tournaments Best. The players themselves are grateful for all the up and down the west She was our Kodamas’ hard efforts and pitch in with baking and coast and headed up Kailua “dry sense of donating goodies. They want to honor the Kodamas the ACBL’s NABC humor friend” and we by having some of the bridge events named after operations for many want to honor her by them. years. The story is told playing a few games in Thank you Mitzie and Les! that each of them are remembrance of a very fun and well-loved woman. responsible for the Aloha Please join us. Luke Han Friday tradition on the Jo loved to cook and entertain – often By Friends of Luke west coast (TDs wear Hawaiian shirts). sandwiched between bridge hands. She never A fixture at San Diego area tournaments, Betty We are proud to lost her enthusiasm for life. Heavily involved in honor our dear friend, Bratcher is remembered as a smiling face, a problem community service with the Outdoor Circle, her life solver and a developer of many current TDs. She Luke Han. Luke was a was meaningful and busy until the very end. We Silver Life Master who spent her early career helping newer players become REALLY miss her. comfortable with the game and her later years is fondly remembered helping newer directors find their way to success. for his positive nature, Unknown to many, she had a wicked sense of humor In Honor of Les and his sharp mind and his and could be quite a prankster. Mitzie Kodama kind and generous spirit. He was an ACBL– Everyone in the San Francisco Bay area knew By Lily Johannessen accredited teacher Tom. He is remembered as the guy who could and friends of Les and Mitzie do everything. His direct manner left little doubt and a member of the Mitzie and Lester ACBL Aileen Osofsky as to who was in charge. His soft side made him Kodama have been approachable and empathetic. Tom was director in Goodwill Committee. Luke was known to his friends directing Thursday and opponents as “Cool Hand Luke.” His teaching charge for the ACBL’s largest NABC in the summer morning bridge of 1991. The total table count was 24,221. He was specialties were play of the hand and leads. His games for several ability to analyze the hand was exceptional. Luke’s quoted as saying, “Every day I double my estimates, years now, and but it’s not enough.” As with everything else, he BIG smile is forever embedded in our hearts and have increased the memories. made it work. attendance, mainly