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For the fiscal year ended December 31, profitable enough to absorb the cost of the 2013, the Washington Bridge League lost bulletin, but that is no longer the case. $7,200. There are a few reasons for this: de - The WBL Board is addressing these issues UnitUnit creased attendance and therefore decreased in a few ways. The membership growth commit - revenues at both the Unit games and the Sec - tee is working to attract and retain new players, 147147 tionals, routine increases in expenses, and and to increase attendance at our games. We can the retirement of Kitty Gottfried [see her re - all help with this by doing what we can to create ceiving the 2014 ACBL Nadine Wood Volun - an enjoyable playing experience. Also, the Board teer of the Year Award on p 17] who devoted a is planning to transition to having the primary Non Life Master

Non Life Master great deal of time and energy to saving us method of delivery of the bulletin be online. money on refreshments. The big loss leader Detailed financial statements are avail - SectionalSectional is the WBL Bulletin which cost a net of able on the WBL website. Please feel free to $11,800 for production and mailing. In prior contact me, or any other Board members,

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limited to helping provide hospi - you will meet giving out ballots tality, such as cooking or prepar - to the members. Finally, she —All events stratified by average masterpoints— ing food, buying and delivering serves on the Membership refreshments or other supplies, helping with lo - Committee and is also Membership Secretary, gistics, such as parking, acting as a guaranteed sending a welcome letter to each new member U U partner, and other activities that contribute to an joining the WBL. She also handles other com - -Join s for a f n weekend!- enhanced bridge playing experience.“ munications such as congratulating our new ...continued on p. 4 Nadine’s service was not just local and the Life Masters and dealing with any returned ACBL voted to rename the national volunteer mailings of the WBL Bulletin. TOURNAMENT CHAIRS: of the year award after her. The first recipient “Professionally, Frances was an elemen - of the WBL’s volunteer award, Kitty Gottfried, tary school teacher. I got to know Frances and Leslie Shafer & Julie Marquette, 301-642-9197, [email protected] is also the first recipient of the national vol - her husband, Ed, about thirty years ago, when , [email protected] unteer award— see p.17. we played at the Washington Bridge Center. PARTNERSHIPS: Jill Benson Frances Burke . pictured here, was They are two of the nicest people you would named as the next recipient of the Nadine Wood ever hope to meet. Even then, Frances was DIRECTIONS: Take the Beltway (I 495) to the Georgia Ave exit (Exit 31A, MD 97) Award for Service to the Wash ington Bridge doing “Cheer and Sympathy.” After she re - North (towards Wheaton). Go 1.6 miles then bear left onto Viers Mill Rd. Go 1.0 League during our January sectional. Board mem - tired early in the ‘90’s, the WBL board asked miles then turn left onto Newport Mill Rd. Go 1/4 mile to school on left. ber, Clyde Kruskal, spoke of her years of past and her to become Membership Secretary.” - 2 - - 3 - —

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in memory of e The next WBL open sectional is August 7-10. has a game almost every day! n t mike cappelletti new!! — wbl educational the wbl January Join us often and spread the word! ACBL Grand Life Master Mike Cappel - sectional was a big hit! letti of Alexandria VA died Nov. 14, 2013 foundation established DAY TIME LOCATION Despite uncooperative snow and ice on after a brief illness. He was 75. Cappelletti A huge thanks to past WBL President, Thursday and Friday of our sectional, overall Monday* 11 : 15 A M S t J a m e s served on the ACBL Board of Governors and Dick Wegman, and past WBL Vice President, attendance was excellent. We were busting at the National Appeals Committee. He is a past Barbara Ames, for their work and initiative Rockville the seams to hold everyone in on Saturday Tuesday 7:00 PM president of the Mid-Atlantic Bridge Confer - to bring this project about! Senior Center during the ABA/ACBL game. ence and the Washington Bridge League and The Washington Bridge League has estab - Thursday* 11 : 15 A M S t J a m e s Northern Virginia Bridge Association. lished a new WBL Educational Foundation. Friday 11:15 AM St James Mike served as a WBL board member for The Foundation will promote bridge in the two years prior to becoming elected as WBL Washington area by developing teaching pro - Saturday* 1:00 PM St James president in 1971. He served three one-year grams in D.C. and suburban Maryland *0-1000 game in addition to the open game terms as president, plus one year as past schools, and expanding opportunities for president. He was a popular and enthusiastic adults to learn bridge or improve their bridge www.rockvilledbc.com playing skills. All contributions to the Foun - president, and only the WBL Constitutional Need a Partner? Call Mark Lavine: 301-503-3348 amendment limiting presidents to a maxi - dation are tax-deductible. Locations: mum of three consecutive terms prevented If you are interested in contributing to Yuen De Anda noted, “I think it was really St James Episcopal Church Rockville Senior Center him from continuing. Some referred to that the Educational Foundation, please con - really nice of Charles Carrington to support this 11815 Seven Locks Road 1150 Carnation Dr amendment as "the Cappelletti rule." tact Rose Berman, WBL Treasurer, at Potomac, MD Rockville, MD event. He invited me to play at "the hut". His Cappelletti was a lawyer who worked as a [email protected] . partner, a novice, offered me her place to play public defender in Washington DC and pre - If you are interested in helping to de - with him and she would clean up after lunch. 3/29-4/5 : Venue Change to Church Basement viously worked for the U.S. Department of velop bridge teaching programs (either in “What amazing hospitality!” M(3/31),Th(4/3),Fr(4/4) : 10 am Game Time Justice. He had a distinguished career as a schools or for interested adults), please con - —See page 19 for the tournament results— bridge player and was also a world-class tact either Richard Ferrin, WBL President, at [email protected] , or Dick Wegman, at to participate, and occasional social events. All poker player. Mike was especially knowl - seeking mentors and edgeable about the variant called Omaha [email protected] . interested parties should sign up, and we will mentees for wbl 0-300 poker, and was a long-time columnist for The do our best to find an appropriate mentor to entor rogram Card Player magazine. m p work with each mentee. If there are insufficient Best known to bridge players for the con - run for the board? by Linda Marshall volunteer mentors, we will first assign mentors to mentees with fewer than 100 masterpoints. ventional defense to 1NT that bears his name, If you would like to run for the board, please During the three unit games on April 10th, Cappelletti was a two-time NABC champion: submit a bio form and picture to the editor by 17th, and 24th, we will be collecting applica - All you have to do is sign up and answer April 10 to be published in the next issue. The the 1967 Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match tions from all WBL members with fewer than a few questions about your goals in bridge, offices of President, Vice President, Treasurer, Teams and the 2013 Leventritt Silver Ribbon 300 masterpoints desiring to be paired with a and a mentor will be assigned to you. Al - and Secretary are one year terms. The six Unit Pairs. He had seven second-place finishes in life master or similarly qualified player to help though you won't be able to play with them Director positions are two year terms, at least national-level contests. Cappelletti captured guide him or her in attaining the player’s bridge (each mentor is an A/X player with a busy three of which will be open this year. Elections a bronze medal in the World Mixed Teams in schedule) you will be able to get answers to will be held at the Annual Meeting and D6 STaC goals. Unless otherwise requested, couples 1974 and placed sixth in the World Open would generally be assigned to one mentor. your important questions about: Pairs in 1978. Stratified Pairs on May 8 at the Unit Game. For more information, contact Richard Ferrin at 202- Please look for the sign-up table on those dates, 1. Suggestions about bidding or play of any We will remember the cigar and the twin - 265-0718 or [email protected] m . starting at 7:15 p.m. We began this program in problem hands you have encountered kle in his eye. There is a great story about 2008, and had a lot of enthusiastic and produc - Mike and how broad his grin was when he thanks!! tive participation. We expect to have varying 2. Events-why you should play in the sec - overheard a first-time regional player who was A big thank you to the WBL, Guy Mason ways to have fun while learning bridge. If tionals, regionals, GNT, NAP, etc. quite new to the game excitedly tell her friend DBC, Rockville DBC and Chevy Chase DBC you've played the game for more than a week, 3. Bidding, bridge books, and hand evaluation after she had left his table, “You will never for donating free plays for a fun raffle to you know that all of us are still learning bridge 4. ACBL procedures guess what just happened! 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They each contain seven convtions. answer from each solver unless it is clear that hand? There’s something to be said to re - the solver wants to correct his answer. spond 1 ª. If you get by the 1 ª-response, Paid Advertisement - 6 - Paid Advertisement - 7 - you’ll be ahead. 2NT shows your point count tive. This is matchpoints where plus scores lengths of your two suits. What does Ad - Tinsley: “Double—To show four-card but your stoppers in the major-suits are very are rewarded. Even smaller minus scores are vancer do over 2 ¨ if he’s 2=5=2=4? There - major and longer minor. Why not? It’s on the weak. 1NT could be right especially if opener rewarded. fore if you’re playing DONT, don’t treat this card and could turn out to be the gift that has two little in either clubs or hearts. Adams: “1NT—Random. Anything could hand as diamonds and another. You could keeps on giving.” Two experts force to game. If the clubs run be right, even 1 ª. It’s matchpoints so going show a four-card major and a longer minor by Woolsey: “Double—Four-card major, and they don’t attack your weak suit, 3NT conservative.” doubling. You could pass and hope to defeat longer minor. It is important to prepare to 1NT. You could also show a one-suited dia - could make. If I was going to bid clubs I’d bid Three experts make the point-count bid. compete. Passing hoping it will go all pass is 2§, since we wouldn’t play in clubs unless mond hand by bidding 3 ¨. Some can actu - King: “2NT—Surely this is not worth a wishful thinking.” partner has a fit. ally show a one-suited diamond hand by game force. The question is whether to em - bidding 2 ¨. King: “Double—Playing Robinson, dou - Parker: “ 2 §—I have good major spots phasize clubs despite the horrible texture in ble seems to stand out. At least how I play it, which should help. I expect to get to 3NT the suit or bid 2NT with neither major-suit Five experts agree with me and treat this it can be either four-card major and a longer as a one-suiter. However, if you’re going to from partner’s side. He does not have high stopped. Also 2NT would probably wrong minor or just a long minor. I get to hear part - treat this as a one-suiter, why make life easy cards in diamonds so he should do OK with side the contract. I guess I would choose 2NT ner’s bid before I decided if I show the spades for the opponents? If Responder has any - either a club fit or good major stoppers.” as the lesser of evils.” or just treat it as one suited in diamonds. I thing, he can easily show it over double or guess if I have to choose a follow-up, I would Woolsey: “2 §—Both of the invitational Schwartz: “2NT—The poor clubs pre - 2§, since most play system-on over both. show the spades if partner bids 2 ¨ as that is sequences are too distorted. The clubs are too cludes bidding 3 § as when partner passes However, if you jump to 3 ¨, West can’t bid a more likely game.” weak for a 3 §-call, and I prefer partner de - with shortness, it’s unlikely to make. I am not with a weak hand. If they have a nine-card clarer notrump with my weak majors. Also I worried about wrong siding the hand as with heart fit, it would be much easier for them to Landen: “Double—Robinson paid adver - have good diamonds if partner has a long di - those heart spots I am unlikely to get a heart find it if your one-suited bid was either dou - tisement.” amond suit. Better to overbid and perhaps honor lead.” ble or 2 §. Over double or 2 §, LHO could One expert passes. This never works for reach a poor game in the right strain than stop Hopkins: “2NT—At least my HCP will also have a weak hand with long clubs. He me. LHO always has either six clubs or five in a part-score in the wrong strain.” worth something here.” can’t show it over 3 ¨. hearts and they get out of 1NT. One expert bids 1 ª. If there is any other At matchpoints when in doubt go conser - Guido: “3 ¨—Semi safe and makes it Schwartz: “Pass—With many playing neg - reasonable alternative, I strongly believe that vative. harder to find their heart fit.” ative doubles of three-level bids, bidding 3 you should never go out of your way to bid a ¨ three-card major. However, the alternatives 2) IMPs, They’re Vulnerable Adams: “3 ¨—Double does not create might make it easier for the opponents. With enough pressure even though it’s the system the disparity of the suits, I certainly won’t in this problem are so bad that I think that ªJ972 ©8ÄKQ743 §75 bidding 1 ª here is a reasonable alternative. bid. Assuming they have hearts, they can’t make a Robinson Double. Can always com - SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST make a non-forcing call, so they bid, or they pete to later if the opponents transfer” I might bid 1 ª at the table where I could say 1NT don’t. My four cards in spades may prevent a If they open 1NT and you have a long that I had a club mixed in with my spades, ????? — I’ll know what your bid means but here I can’t go against my ‘not bidding negative double.” minor, bid it at the three-level. Don’t give the three-card majors’ stand. Action Score Votes Solvers Jaffe: “3 ¨—Preemptive. Make it harder opponents an opportunity to do something at 3¨ 100 4 36 Guido: “1 ª—I would like to abstain. for opponents to try to find major suit fit. I as - the two-level. Dbl 90 4 30 sume partner has hearts, as I have spades. If Every call is some sort of lie. I hope partner 2§ 90 2 28 3) IMPs, They’re Vulnerable bids 1NT so I can pass.” LHO is declarer, I want diamond lead and a Pass 70 1 38 look at dummy before deciding what to lead ªJ72 ©A8 ¨QJ10 §AQ1072 Three experts invite in clubs. The problem is 2¨ 70 0 37 at trick two. If RHO is declarer, I’m leading SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST that 3 § might be a silly contract. Partner would 3§ 20 0 1 top diamond regardless of whether contract 1 Pass 1 Pass pass 3 § with ªKxxx ©AKxx ¨QJ10xx §- 3© 20 0 1 is notrump or suit.” § ¨ 4¨ 20 0 2 1NT Pass 2¨* Pass Tinsley: “3 §—With tight honors, this Two experts make it easy for the opponents. hand looks suit oriented, and spade Jack is 2ª 20 0 3 2NT Pass 3© Pass too iffy for two-over-one.” 3NT 20 0 2 Parker: “ 2 §—Shows one-suiter and asks ????? *Artif game force partner to bid 2 . I can back in with spades 2NT 20 0 2 ¨ Action Score Votes Solvers Landen: “3 §—I’d prefer a better suit.” over hearts if needed.” 4¨ 100 6 74 Jaffe: “3 §—Invitational. I must show 10- There are many approaches to this hand. Hopkins: “2 §—I am treating this as a 3ª 90 3 32 12 points and a six-card suit. Partner must You could show a one-suited hand by using a one-suiter.” 4§ 90 1 22 have values in majors, but I’m still afraid of convention. Using Cappelletti, 2 § shows a 3NT 70 1 35 notrump. Hoping partner will clarify with one-suited hand. Using DONT, double shows Four experts use the Robinson conven - next bid.” a one-suited hand. You could show a two- tion. Double shows a four-card major and a 5¨ 40 0 13 suited hand using DONT. 2 ¨ shows dia - longer minor, or possibly a one-suited minor. 4© 40 0 2 I’d treat that club suit as a five-carder. monds and a major. The trouble with DONT Double gives the opponents an easy road just Pass 20 0 1 One expert joins me and goes conserva - is that partner does not know the relative like the one-suited bids. 5§ 20 0 1 - 8 - - 9 - Partner’s auction strongly suggests that he have been wiser to bid 3 ¨ over partner’s 2 ¨ dom takeout double? You could pass his Schwartz: “4NT—Even if partner doesn’t has a long diamond suit but doesn’t have a rather than repeating the bid I already made.” takeout double and hope to beat it. You have a singleton, slam should have some play four-card major. With a four hearts and a Jaffe: “4 ¨—Afraid of notrump with could bid 4NT and play in five-of- as partner will have extra values if balanced.” game-forcing diamond hand, he would have weakness in spades. Partner’s game-force and whichever-suit partner bids. You could in - Landen: “4NT—Two places to play. This bid 2 © directly over 1NT. Partner could be my strong spots in diamonds make diamond sist on playing in diamonds. You could also is a very tough problem. Might be making in 3-6 in the red suits. If he has three spades game or slam most likely final contract. Want drive this hand to slam. both directions or nobody can make anything. you belong in 3NT no matter what your spade to show diamond support and spade weak - Three experts pass the double. The score Bobby Wolff advised me to buy the contract stopper looks like. How would responder bid ness. Let partner decide between diamond you get is dependent on how many hearts East on the wild hands.” ªxxx ©KQx ÄKxxxx §A? I like 3 ª which game or slam.” has and what ruffing values West might have. says to partner that you have something in Jaffe: “4NT—Unusual. I know I’m one Schwartz: “4 §—I don’t agree with many of How many tricks would you get on defense if club short, but I don’t like the alternatives. spades but not enough to bid 3NT. Unless you partner’s hand is ªKxxx ©xÄxxxx §AQx? have a major-suit fit, all bids below 3NT are at - the bids so far. This hand is a solid 1NT opener Whether partner bids 5 § or 5 ¨ I’ll pass.” tempts to get to 3NT. I agree that maybe South to start with. Over 2 ¨, I have a great hand in King: “Pass—It is hard to imagine partner Bobby Wolff’s comment makes sense. Buy should have bid 3 ¨ over 2 ¨ but we’d have the support of diamonds, so why not show diamond with less than ªKQxx ©xÄxx §Axxx for the contract on wild hands. same problem if partner continued with 3 ©. support in addition to the lack of spade stop - his double and 5 ¨ could go down with a Spade ruff while unless declarer has ten 5) IMPs, They’re Vulnerable Two experts join me and bid 3 . 3 says per? I have even a better hand so a 4 §-cue ª ª hearts, it is hard to see him getting ten tricks, you have a little in spades. Jxx, 10xx, Qx are seems best followed by heart cue bid.” ªAJ3 ©A982 ÄK10987 §- so I would pass.” typical 3 ª-bids. If you had great spades, One expert shows a full spade stopper. SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Adams: “Pass—Depends on my oppo - you’d be 3NT. If partner has a singleton Guido: “3NT—I still have my minimum Pass nents, but usually just pass. We might have a spade, he’ll avoid 3NT. If partner has more and have nothing more to say. Hope my half 1¨ 5§ Dbl Pass slam, we might not. This should be OK.” than one spade, he’ll bid 3NT and you’ll be - stop in spades gives me some protection.” ????? long there. This way you can get to 3NT with Tinsley: “Pass—I think we’ll be able to Unless you have a major-suit fit, all bids below Action Score Votes Solvers Jxx opposite Qx in spades. figure out a way to set this contract two.” 3NT are attempts to see if you belong there. 5NT 100 3 8 Tinsley: “3 ª—Hoping partner will decide Seven experts join me and pull the dou - 4) IMPs, They’re Vulnerable 6§ 90 2 27 if he has some spade help. Maybe spades are ble. Two experts force to slam. At least 5NT Pass 80 3 103 4-4 and we’ll have nine winners once spades ª92 ©A2 ¨KQJ96 §K1096 will get you to your best strain. 5¨ 70 1 14 are cashed.” SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Parker: “ 5NT—Probably an overbid, but 6¨ 70 0 11 Woolsey: “3 ª—Our spade stopper might 4© I want partner to pick a minor. How about a 5© 50 1 11 be Jxx opposite xxx, which is fine. I think Pass Pass Dbl Pass hand like ªAxxx ©xÄxxx §AQxx, I could 6© 50 1 6 South should have rebid 3 § or 3 ¨ rather bid 4NT and pass five-of-a-minor. He must ????? Your LHO jumped to 5 § and your partner than 2NT considering that he has already have good hand to double at the four-level so Action Score Votes Solvers made a strength showing double. High-level shown a balanced hand, but the problem I will hope a slam makes. His double is for doubles should be convertible. In other would be the same.” 4NT 100 5 60 take-out not penalty.” Pass 90 3 60 words, if you can’t handle partner pulling Seven experts bypass the possible last 5NT 80 1 3 Two experts insist on diamonds. I hope your double with a distributional hand, you making contract. 5¨ 80 1 36 their partner is not 4=2=2=5 or 4=2=1=6. shouldn’t double. You shouldn’t double 5 § with King: “4 ¨—Partner seems worried about 5§ 60 0 4 Hopkins: “6 ¨—This might be right even ªxxx ©xxxxx ¨x§KJxx. You must have some Spades, so I would bid 4 ¨. Actually I don’t 5© 60 0 10 if we are in the 5-2 fit. I have too much to not outside strength. ªKxxxx ©KQx ¨Qxx §Kx understand why we didn’t bid 3 ¨ over 2 ¨ 6¨ 60 1 5 bid slam and the wrong relative minor suit is a typical double of 5 §. The distribution instead of 2NT.” 6NT 20 0 2 distribution to bid notrump asking for partner might be different but the honors should be Adams: “4 ¨—No second choice. I have a to pick a minor.” Partner has made a takeout double of 4 ©. It there. Remember, partner is doubling 5 § great hand for diamonds, poor spades for no- would be nice if partner was always 4=1=4=4 Woolsey: “5 ¨—If I bid 4NT partner will with no aces. trump. I would have bid 3 § over 2 ¨ however.” when he doubles 4 ©. However, he would like to bid 5 § with equal length in the minors, and Three experts pass the double. Unless West Parker: “ 4 ¨—Sounds like partner is be able to double 4 © when he has at least three that will be the wrong strain. Passing, driving is insane, he should have somewhere close to concerned with Spades and so am I. Sounds spades and shortness in hearts, no matter what to slam, or bidding 4NT and passing 5 § ten tricks. I wonder how many clubs West does like he may be 1=4=6=2.” he has in the minors. He’d also like to double could all be right, but this middle of the road have. If partner has strength outside the club Landen: “4 ¨—I can’t understand why I 4© when he has a very good hand even if he had action looks best.” suit, passing the convertible double will cause didn’t bid 3 ¨ instead of 2NT.” fewer than three spades. I’d double 4 © holding Unless partner is exactly 3-3 in the mi - you to miss a cold slam or even a grand. Hopkins: “4 ¨—Perhaps partner would ªAQxx ©xÄx §AJxxxx. I would certainly nors, why will 5 § be the wrong strain? Tinsley: “Pass—I’m trusting partner, that like to know I have Diamond support and am double 4 © holding ªKJxx ©xÄxxx §Axxx. Four experts join me and ask partner to he has useful cards against clubs which lacking in the Spade department? It might What do you do in response to his ran - bid his longer minor. would be worthless in hearts or diamonds.” - 10 - - 11 - Parker: “ Pass—Someone said the five- chance for a slam to not ask partner to pick one.” solvers’ scores level belongs to the opponents.” Adams: “5NT—Pick a Slam. It seems re - True about the five-level but what about ally likely that we have a slam, so I won’t John Adams 1NT 3¨ 4¨ Pass 5NT 480 the six-level? bother playing poker with the 5 §-bidder who Frank Guido 1ª 3¨ 3NT 4NT 6© 420 Landen: “Pass—No sure plus anywhere, may or may not be insane. 5NT leaves room but expect a plus defending. If vulnerability for a 6 § counter try.” Robbie Hopkins 2NT 2§ 4¨ 6¨ 6§ 440 were reversed I might try 5NT for takeout. Schwartz: “6 §—Double is not 100% Ed Jaffe 3§ 3¨ 4¨ 4NT 5© 440 Partner could then retreat to 6 ¨ or suggest a penalty so it’s worth forcing this hand to slam.” Fred King 2NT Dbl 4¨ Pass 5NT 480 major with 6 §.” Hopkins: “6 §—Partner should have enough Steve Landen 3§ Dbl 4¨ 4NT Pass 460 Eight experts pull the double. They ex - to make a slam in whatever suit he chooses.” pect partner to have strength outside of the Steve Parker 2ª 2§ 4¨ 5NT Pass 420 club suit. One expert guesses on which slam will Steve Robinson 1NT 3¨ 3ª 4NT 5NT 480 make. Why guess when you can ask for part - One expert is conservative. ner’s help? Alan Schwartz 2NT Pass 4§ 4NT 6§ 460 Woolsey: “5 ¨—An opponent who jumps Guido: “6 ©—Hope we don’t miss a grand. Molly Tinsley 3§ Dbl 3ª Pass Pass 440 to the five-level vulnerable vs. not knows what My second choice is 6 §.” Kit Woolsey 2§ Dbl 3ª 5¨ 5¨ 440 he is doing. The void in clubs and the long di - amond suit make my hand offensively ori - One expert reverses. 5 © should show a good ented enough to not defend, even though I hand with four hearts and longer diamonds. play the double as penalties. We could have a Jaffe: “5 ©—I think we have a slam in Bits & Pieces, cont. from p. 5... welcome to the slam or 5 ¨ could be hopeless. It is a guess.” anything but clubs or notrump, and I trust washington bridge league Four experts join me and ask partner to partner to have both majors. Since we have a 5. Hints for becoming a life master The WBL welcomes the following new pick a slam. 5NT is a better you-pick-the- heart fit, I want to show it now. I’m afraid to ACBL members: Ms Mary L Byrnes, Bob bid 6 § to show void because but partner may 6. Other bridge resources slam-bid than 6 §. If partner doesn’t have a Caplon, Joseph F Colick, Anne G Abend, Mrs five-card suit, he can throw the ball back in bid 6 ª, forcing me to bid 7 ©, which could 7. Director calls — demystifying them and your court and bid 6 §. go down. I’ll settle for 6 © as final contract.” Laura A Beck, Claire A Craik, Dr Charles M making them a learning experience Deutsch, Ms Diane L La Penna, Ms Eleanor King: “5NT—I think we have too good a Doubles of high-level bids are convertible. 8. ...And many more topics. Palmer, Kate Wallace, Sandra N Dugoff, Bruce

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2013 final trophy race standings www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org 0-20 ~ § ¨ schedule © ª ~ wbl guaranteed Updated by John Adams lesson Most games held at Ohr Kodesh partner program The Lovenberg Race is open to all WBL members; the Izzy Cohen Race You never need to miss the is open to all WBL members who started the calendar year with less than 1500 & game 04/03/2014 ...... StrataFlighted Upgraded Club Champ. unit game because you don’t masterpoints; the Tubbs Race is open to all WBL members who started the 04/10/2014 ...... NVBA Sectional have a partner at the last minute! calendar year as a Non-Life Master Izzy Cohen guaranteed 04/17/2014 ...... StrataFlighted District 6 Charity Pairs The WBL has a guaranteed part - with less than 500 masterpoints; the 1 83.50 Alex Prairie ner (GP) program for players who partners ! 04/24/2014 ...... StrataFlighted Unit Championship Woolridge Race is open to all WBL 2 81.70 James Berry occasionally need a partner for 05/01/2014 ...... StrataFlighted Unit Championship l members who started the calendar 3 63.78 David Genne the unit game. Here’s how it 7:00 pm year with less than 20 masterpoints. 4 49.66 Terry Klein 05/08/2014 ...... Annual Meeting /D6 STaC Stratified Pairs works: we provide a standby 5 46.31 Ernie Schuler Winners in each category re ceive lesson 05/15/2014 ...... Unit Charity Game partner; if an odd number of peo - 6 43.12 Dale Sanders four sessions of free plays. Second 05/22/2014 ...... StrataFlighted Unit Championship ple in need of a partner arrive, 7 42.32 Myron Goldstein 7:30 -10 ish place gets two and third place gets one. 05/29/2014 ...... StrataFlighted Unit Championship we match the players as best we 8 42.00 Aaron Navarro game can, and the GP plays with the This list is final for 2013 . All points 9 41.68 Guillaume de Decker 06/05/2014 ...... StrataFlighted NAP one who is left. (If there is an are subject to audit by the WBL Di - 10 41.17 Jill Benson 06/12/14** ...... D6 STaC Stratified Pairs even number of players looking, rector . Congratulation to 11 41.10 Mike Frosch Join a nytime 06/19/2014 ...... StrataFlighted Unit Championship the GP goes home). You can al - the 2013 Winners! 12 37.95 Hadi Abushakra The cost is $5. This 06/26/2014 ...... StrataFlighted Unit Championship ways get a game. 13 37.90 Carole Banks Lovenberg includes a 30 minute 07/03/2014 ...... Closed —Bethesda Regional Players in search of partners 1 14 36.39 Peter Isard 199.94 Brad Theurer lesson followed by fun, 07/10/2014 ...... StrataFlighted Unit Championship should try to arrive between 7:00 2 193.05 Steve Robinson 15 35.99 Howard Tash enjoyable bridge for 07/17/2014 ...... StrataFlighted North American Pairs and 7:15 (or call ahead). The 3 187.08 John Adams Tubbs partnership desk closes at 7:25. players with 0-20 mas - 07/24/2014 ...... StrataFlighted Unit Championship 4 148.58 Barry Falgout 1 49.66 Terry Klein You can call the WBL cell 5 134.41 Steven Schatzow 2 46.31 Ernie Schuler terpoints. Check website for any schedule changes. Bold dates held at phone (301) 395-2760 at the last 6 124.04 Barry Bragin 3 42.32 Myron Goldstein Lessons will cover other locations: *TBD; **Kensington Town Hall/Armory. minute if are on your way and 7 121.92 Lloyd Rawley 4 41.17 Jill Benson slam bidding, weak know you’ll be at bit late. 8 120.07 Peter Boyd For a Last-Minute Partner, to say you’ll be late, to hear 5 36.39 Peter Isard twos, 3 level+ pre - To find a partner in the Open 9 115.46 David Ruderman 6 35.93 Margaret Cooke announcements (closings posted by 4pm), or to contact the 10 114.92 William Cole empts, overcalls, Unit Game for any reason, call the WBL Cell Phone: or B/C/D game at least a day in 7 35.52 Charles Dearolf advance, contact Barbara Doranat 11 113.28 Clyde Kruskal 8 35.20 Mary Ourand take out doubles, neg - 12 109.23 Ellen Cherniavsky ative doubles, open - UnitGamePartner@DistrictSix . 9 34.73 Julie Thomas (301) 395-2760 org or [email protected] , 13 106.52 Richard Wegman 10 34.73 Ollie Thomas ing leads, and 14 99.10 Robert Bell or call 301-608-0347 be tween signaling. Each les - map to ohr kodesh congregation 15 98.14 Mark Shaw Woolridge 9am and 10pm. To find a part - 16 94.30 James Geist 1 20.61 Norman Kittrell son will be tailored to ner for the NLM game, contact 17 94.11 Ronald Zucker 2 19.96 Ettie Gordon the needs and inter - Shawn Stringer at 301-275- 18 94.08 Eugene Kales 3 14.10 David Matusow ests of the players. 6363 or [email protected] . 19 91.49 Michael Richey 4 13.23 Phillip Shapiro This is a great pro - You might want to volunteer for 5 12.30 Judy Retchin 20 85.88 Jason Meyer gram for beginners as the GP program yourself. It’s a great 21 85.25 Donna Rogall 6 11.22 Cecily Wolfe way to meet people. If you play on well as experienced so - 22 83.50 Alexander Prairie 7 10.82 Gail Klein the night you’re the GP, you play 23 81.87 Alfred Steinberg 8 10.18 Julie Marquette cial bridge players! free. If you volunteer, you receive a 24 81.70 James Berry 9 10.12 Stephen Baldwin Partners will be pro - free play for any future unit game 25 78.31 Fred King 10 10.12 Kate Baldwin vided if needed. For whether or not you play that night. unit game carpool available more information, con - tact Bryan or Lois Geer Partnerships Close AT 7:25pm To arrange a carpool, contact Don Berman, Carpool Coordinator, at at 301-236-0014 or by ALERT! The Unit Game is now played at Ohr Kodesh. TO START THE GAME PROMPTLY 301-776-3581 or [email protected]. ....Or log on to the WBL’s NO OUTSIDE FOOD IS ALLOWED . Snacks and drinks AT 7:30 PM . C ALL IF YOU ’RE LATE , at: www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org . email at geerbridge@ Online Carpool Notices will be provided. OR YOU MAY NOT BE ACCOMMODATED . verizon.net . - 14 - - 15 - ~ §¨©ª ~ do you have any kitty gottfried named the 2014 acbl the unit game muscle or brains to spare? nadine wood volunteer of the year Please contact Chris Miller, Club Manager and Chief Director, at [email protected] if you have Our own Kitty Gottfried is co-recipient of the national ACBL award for volunteer of The Washington Bridge any questions about how the WBL Unit Game is run. This the year! It is particularly fitting that Kitty receive this honor not long after the ACBL renamed the column answers some frequently asked questions. League could use a little of ei - award in honor of Nadine Wood, a long-time friend of Kitty's and chair of our tournaments. Together, ther! In order to keep events they made Washington hospitality famous. Kitty was always behind-the-scenes, the completely self - why is everyone hanging around exciting and entry fees low, the less and tireless worker making the game special and welcoming. barb?—Because she has the free play box! It may sound trite, but it is nevertheless true: our unit is the real recip - ACBL District 6 Director, WBL relies on the goodness of ient of this honor—the honor of receiving over 40 years of Kitty's service Margot Hennings, presented Winning your section (not strat) at the WBL Unit our members to volunteer for as Hospitality Chair and Caddy Master. She has provided hospitality at a moving tribute and the Game entitles you to a free play for a Unit Game session. small jobs at the Unit Game the weekly WBL Unit Games, WBL Sectionals, many 4th of July Re - award to Kitty during the The free plays expire three years from date of issue and gionals, and the four NABCs held in DC from 1984 through 2009. She nd and Sectional Tournaments. 52 Annual Presidential may be used for any Thursday night that isn’t part of a never asked for any compensation or recognition. Fred King, past WBL Tournament in January. We WBL or NVBA Sectional tournament. The free plays are Some jobs require brains while and MABC President, recalls, "She was always thorough, conscientious all enjoyed sharing in the and hard-working, putting in numerous hours preparing, shopping, trans - worth eight dollars, the cost of a normal Unit Game. others require muscle. We’ll be celebration cake and drink porting and cleaning up. She did all this in a true volunteer spirit, never with Kitty and her They may be used for eight dollars of the ten dollar cost happy to employ either. asking for or expecting compensation and of special games (Grand National Team qualifiers, North From setting up and break - she even seems embarrassed husband, Paul. American Pairs qualifiers, STaCs…). ing down tables, to publicity with the compli - Check with Barb Doran at the partnership desk to and events development, a lit - see if you’ve won a free play before you buy your entry the next time you play on a Thursday night. tle effort from you will make Earn even more free plays! Join the Guaranteed Partner our bridge community even program. Volunteer to be the Guaranteed Partner at a Unit better. Busy schedule? No wor - Game session. If you are needed, you will play free with ries. Most volunteer assign - someone who needs a partner; if you are not needed, you ments take only 15 minutes to don’t play. In either case, you get a free play for another 1 hour a month. unit game. Volunteering even once a year is a huge help to the WBL. Contact Barb Doran barb,[email protected] or Here’s how to help: (301) 608-0347 to join the program. 1. Reply by email, phone or in person if you are willing to help in any way. upcoming sectionals 2. Please indicate if you can ª April 10-13, 2014 , NVBA, Fairfax, VA offer any special skills (such as © April 26-27, 2014 , WBL NLM, Kensington , MD marketing or a strong back). § August 7-10, 2014 , WBL, Kensington , MD 3. Someone will contact you ¨ September 18-21, 2014 , NVBA, Fairfax, VA shortly with a choice of assign - © October 9-12, 2014 , WBL, Kensington , MD ments you can pick from. ª October 23-26, 2014 , NVBA, Fairfax, VA Thank you in advance for § January 8-11, 2015 , WBL, Kensington , MD any assistance you can provide. ¨ February 19-22, 2015 , NVBA, Fairfax, VA Barbara Summers, Volun - © April 9-12, 2015 , WBL, Kensington , MD teer Coordinator, 301-598- ~ §¨©ª ~ 5838, [email protected] ,

- 16 - "Thank you, Kitty! " —The WBL ments she receives. What most amuses me about to get an office job Kitty is how frugal she is. If someone brings in and ended up work - 52 nd annual sodas that could have been bought for ten cents ing for the com - presidential tournament a bottle less elsewhere, she is upset. She scoured merce department the grocery store ads each week looking for the serving tea, deliver - January 2-5, 2014 best sales and thought nothing of driving miles ing newspapers and —Results— out of her way to save the WBL a few dollars. mail, and greeting and admitting her 2013 Physically she is a very small person, but her top ten cumulative generosity and spirit are enormous." boss's visitors. When trophy race winners point winners She would go great lengths to make sure that her boss was trans - hospitality ran smoothly. For example, Kitty, while ferred to the newly All Players Hospitality Chair for the July 2012 MABC Re - formed advisory 1 45.91 ...... Barry Falgout gional in Bethesda, MD, became very ill during coun cil, their new 2 32.16 ...... Rusty Krauss the tournament and had to be taken to the hospital office was next to 3 22.69 ...... Lloyd Rawley by ambulance. While on the stretcher and being the prime minister's 4 22.68 ...... John Adams carried out of the hotel, she was giving out re - residence, so she went in there many times while 5 21.93 ...... Robert Hopkins Jr minders and instructions for hospitality suite tasks. cabinet members discussed war strategy. 6 18.91 ...... James Geist Kitty also helped with hospitality/refreshments for Kitty's house was bombed in March 1945 7 18.78 ...... Brad Theurer “Celebrations of Life” following the untimely pass - during the day -- a 250 kg bomb destroyed a 8 18.05 ...... Jay Kelkar big oak tree and killed one maid. Their home 9 16.43 ...... Joan Lewis ing of Nadine Wood and of Chief Tournament Di - The 2013 WBL Trophy Race Winners were rector Millard Nachtwey. Kitty was in the hospital was shattered and everything gone. 10 15.91 ...... Albert Lauber 15.91 ...... Jay Cherlow awarded their trophies: l to r: Brad Theurer the day before one of these events and demanded In 1951, when they finally built a new home (Lovenberg , Open), Alex Prairie (Izzy Cohen , and received early release from the hospital to en - in Tokyo, Kitty was transferred to the Yokohama Players with fewer than 2000 masterpoints 0-1500), Terry Klein (Tubbs , Non-LM), sure she was able to do what she had promised. station. She wanted to see American movies in 1 15.91 ...... Albert Lauber Norman Kittrell (Woolridge , 0-20). Unfortunately, Kitty is very ill now and has re - Tokyo, so she went to see the manager at the Ernie 15.91 ...... Jay Cherlow —See p. 14 for all the final standings— luctantly stepped down as Hospitality Chair. It is Pyle theater which showed American movies but 3 14.61 ...... Ronald Zucker taking one paid person and two volunteers to fill didn't allow Japanese nationals and luckily, she 4 14.11 ...... Barack Peled THUR MORN OPEN PAIRS her shoes. Current WBL Tournament Chair, Ron met Paul. He was Supervising Assistant Manager 5 13.17 ...... Sorina Negulescu Stratum A, 12.0 Tables / Based on 27 Tables Zucker, reminisced, “Who can feed a room full of of the Army theaters in Tokyo. He got her in. That 6 12.58 ...... Robert Brady bridge players, make sure that everything needed was July. They married that September. 7 11.26 ...... Kitty Gottfried to run a tournament is on hand, be the caddy mas - They shipped to Seattle on January 1, 1952 8 10.66 ...... Emerita Hayward ter, and greet everyone with warmth, all while and later, to Chicago. After the peace treaty 10.66 ...... Jeffrey Halle holding your cost for dinner to less than $10 per was signed, Japan opened a consulate general 10 10.30 ...... Leon Masiewicki table, or about a third of what McDonald’s would office in town. She worked in the office taking 10.30 ...... Guillaume de Decker charge? I’d understand if you answered “nobody,” care of visas, passport information, etc. Not Players with fewer than 500 masterpoints having any idea who they were, Kitty refused 1 Steven Schatzow - Kenneth Davis . . .62.73 but you’d be wrong. The answer is Kitty Gottfried. 1 10.66 ...... Jeffrey Halle 2/3 Lester Slaback - John Jackson ...... 60.65 “Taken as a whole, bridge players are a visas to Mr. Dodge, the Michigan banker, and 2 8.81 ...... Ernie Schuler 2/3 Robert Levey - Warren Manison . . . . .60.65 group where no one is loved by everyone, but Paul Harvey, a famous radio commentator, be - 3 7.72 ...... Jill Benson 4 Barry Bragin - Eleanor Bragin ...... 59.72 everybody loves Kitty. There is nobody like her.” cause they didn't have sufficient papers. 7.72 ...... David Benson 5 Bob Boyd - Alfred Duncker ...... 57.87 6/7 Alfred Steinberg - Arnie Frankel . . . .56.48 Kitty has led a very interesting life. She was Gary was born in 1954 and Glenn in 1956. 5 6.97 ...... Margaret Cooke 6/7 William Pettis - Ruth Potter ...... 56.48 born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1926 as a premature baby Paul changed jobs in 1961 and they moved to 6.97 ...... Peter Isard Stratum B, 7.5 Tables —lucky to survive because the Keio Hospital was the Washington DC area. They joined the 7 6.54 ...... Jim Walsh 1 Lester Slaback - John Jackson ...... 60.65 one of the few hospitals with incubators then. Japan-America Society here, and Kitty be - 8 6.41 ...... Dale Sanders 2 Raman Srivastav - Thomas Herzog . . .54.40 3 Lucy Pestaner - Alexander Gottesman 52.78 She grew up in a big house with 14 rooms, a came active in hospitality and the ladies' 9 5.66 ...... Herb Schulken 4 Steven Mendelsohn - Jane Friend . . .51.16 big storage room, garden, back yard, and a mid - group, and was the first Japanese woman to 10 5.28 ...... Steven Nesseler 5 Marshall Kramer - Gerard Mulvenna .50.23 dle yard with her grandfather, grandmother, fa - become a board member (1964-71). Players with fewer than 100 masterpoints Stratum C, 5.0 Tables ther, mother, two older sisters, five maids, plus a She started to play bridge and then became 1 4.30 ...... Jane Dolkart 1 Lester Slaback - John Jackson ...... 60.65 active in hospitality and managing caddies for 2 Raman Srivastav - Thomas Herzog . . .54.40 seamstress who came every day. They were a so- 2 4.05 ...... John Jackson 3 Steven Mendelsohn - Jane Friend . . .51.16 called upper class family, so she and her sisters the WBL in 1973.In 2002, the WBL made it of - 3 3.91 ...... Harry Potter 4 Marshall Kramer - Gerard Mulvenna .50.23 were called ojosama (mademoiselles, or young ficial, naming her Hospitality Chair for the unit 4 3.81 ...... Kate Baldwin THUR MORN 0-1000 PAIRS ladies in English). game and sectional tournaments. She feels lucky 3.81 ...... Stephen Baldwin Stratum A, 15.0 Tables / Based on 14 Tables Kitty had a peaceful and quiet life until Japan to have worked with Nadine and Millard for sec - 6 3.69 ...... Richard McMillan Jr 1 Tamara Vetter - Ken Kimball ...... 66.04 attacked Pearl Harbor. That was di s a s trous. Upon tionals, regionals, nationals and our annual 3.69 ...... Michael Barth 2 Vladi Basch - Leo Potsiadlo ...... 60.29 graduating high school, the Japanese government meetings and holiday dinners and to have had 3 Phyllis Kristianson - Mary Lafferty . .59.10 8 3.68 ...... Jane Marsh 4 Marsha Berman - Jeffrey Caplan . . . .57.18 told them to work because of the shortage of such good caddies and helpers, " Thank you all 3.68 ...... Johnny Marsh 5 Maxine Penn - David Penn ...... 56.60 Japanese men. Kitty used her family connections for the big help for me!" —Kitty Gottfried 10 3.49 ...... Deborah Cobb 6 Lynne Groff - Ricki Kanter ...... 55.13 - 18 - - 19 - Stratum B, 9.5 Tables 2 Norman Kittrell - Joseph Lebaron . . .59.76 FRI AFT FLIGHT A/X PAIRS FRI EVE FLIGHT A/X IMP PAIRS 1 Tamara Vetter - Ken Kimball ...... 66.04 3 Mahmoud Katirai - Shala Panbechi . .56.01 Stratum A, 12.0 Tables / Based on 35 Tables Stratum A, 11.0 Tables / Based on 21 Tables 2 Vladi Basch - Leo Potsiadlo ...... 60.29 4 Terry Klein - Myron Goldstein ...... 54.76 3 Marsha Berman - Jeffrey Caplan . . . .57.18 Stratum B, 3.0 Tables 4 Maxine Penn - David Penn ...... 56.60 1 Norman Kittrell - Joseph Lebaron . . .59.76 5 Lynne Groff - Ricki Kanter ...... 55.13 2 Mahmoud Katirai - Shala Panbechi . .56.01 Stratum C, 8.0 Tables / Based on 7 Tables 1 Tamara Vetter - Ken Kimball ...... 66.04 THUR EVE 0-20 PAIRS @ WBL 2 Vladi Basch - Leo Potsiadlo ...... 60.29 3.0 Tables 3 Marsha Berman - Jeffrey Caplan . . . .57.18 1 Sheila Blum - Judy Rovner ...... 68.33 4 Maxine Penn - David Penn ...... 56.60 2 Joseph Quinn - Patricia Quinn ...... 53.33 5 John Merold - Donna Sinrud ...... 53.47 FRI MORN FLT A/X PAIRS 1 John Adams - William Cole ...... 61.34 1 Kefu Xu - Mohsin Chandna ...... 54.00 THUR EVE FLIGHT A/X PAIRS Stratum A, 5.0 Tables / Based on 19 Tables 2 Brad Theurer - Robert Hopkins Jr . . .57.66 2 Lyle Poe Jr - Barry Falgout ...... 26.00 Stratum A, 22.5 Tables 3 Lloyd Rawley - Kitty Gottfried ...... 56.20 3 Howard Grunin - John Lowe III . . . . .21.00 1 Kathrine Loh - David 4 Donald Berman - Leon Letwin ...... 55.13 4 Joy Oliver - Paulin Nault ...... 20.00 Loken ...... 64.76 5 Steve Robinson - Jim Allen, Jr ...... 54.84 5 David Ruderman - Donna Rogall . . . .19.00 2 Bruce Houston - Kenneth 6 Guillaume de Decker - Leon Masiewicki 53.55 6 Brad Theurer - Mark Chen ...... 18.00 Davis ...... 60.71 Stratum X, 4.0 Tables Stratum X, 4.5 Tables 3 Hanna Schepps - Shawn 1 Lloyd Rawley - Kitty Gottfried ...... 56.20 1 Howard Grunin - John Lowe III . . . . .21.00 Stringer ...... 58.10 2 Guillaume de Decker - Leon Masiewicki 53.55 2 Joy Oliver - Paulin Nault ...... 20.00 4 Donald Berman - Leon 3 Rose Berman - Peter Van Zijl ...... 52.36 3 Michael Stoller - Robert Kutz ...... -3.00 4 Michael Richey - James Geist ...... -5.00 Letwin ...... 53.43 FRI AFT FLIGHT B/C/D PAIRS 1 Alan Schwartz - Annie Schwartz . . . .68.00 Stratum B, 2.5 Tables FRI EVE FLIGHT B/C/D PAIRS 2 Barry Falgout - Rusty Krauss ...... 63.23 Stratum B, 10.5 Tables Stratum B, 8.5 Tables 3 Lloyd Rawley - Ronald Zucker . . . . .62.88 1 David Loken - Kathrine Loh ...... 64.76 2 Jay Cherlow - Albert Lauber ...... 47.99 1 Andrew Lipps - Eric Branfman . . . . .60.85 4 Robert Gookin - Amanda Carter . . . .60.56 2 Alexander Gretsinger - Jane Dolkart .57.19 5 Guillaume de Decker - Leon Masiewicki 58.71 FRI MORN FLIGHT B/C/D PAIRS 3 Kitty Gottfried - Steven Fox ...... 56.99 6 Steve Robinson - John Adams ...... 58.14 Stratum A, 6.0 Tables 4 Albert Stolpe - John Gauss ...... 55.44 Stratum X, 10.5 Tables 5 Charles Dearolf - Jim Walsh ...... 54.33 1 Lloyd Rawley - Ronald Zucker . . . . .62.88 2 Guillaume de Decker - Leon Masiewicki 58.71 Stratum C, 7.5 Tables 3 Robert Brady - Michael Murphy . . . .54.34 1 Alexander Gretsinger - Jane Dolkart .57.19 4 Susan Miskura - Dennis Schwanz . . .53.99 2 Albert Stolpe - John Gauss ...... 55.44 5 Luther Hampton - Michael Hampton .52.91 1 Behnaz Fardshisheh - Thomas Reckford 70.38 3 Charles Dearolf - Jim Walsh ...... 54.33 6 Albert Lauber - Jay Cherlow ...... 50.76 2 Dick Kreimborg - Neal McKinney . . .55.02 4 Jeff Yutzler - Noah Coberly ...... 52.38 THUR EVE FLIGHT B/C/D PAIRS 3 Alan Skvirsky - Bette Kramer ...... 54.43 5 Aaron Navarro - Judith Dausch . . . . .51.70 Stratum B, 17.0 Tables 4 Andrew Jacknain - Herb Schulken . .54.00 Stratum D, 5.0 Tables 1 Jeremy Billones - Hal Jones Jr ...... 64.35 1 Robert Sturm - Ernie Schuler ...... 59.17 5 Peter Schiff - Michelle Zygielbaum . .53.65 1 Alexander Gretsinger - Jane Dolkart .57.19 2 Cathy McGarrigan - Lynne Beresford .63.19 2 Thomas Reckford - Behnaz Fardshisheh 57.08 6 Fred Gramlich - Catherine Bardsley .52.29 2 Charles Dearolf - Jim Walsh ...... 54.33 3 Thomas Reckford - Behnaz Fardshisheh 62.50 Stratum C, 10.0 Tables 3 Jeff Yutzler - Noah Coberly ...... 52.38 3 Richard McMillan Jr - Michael Barth 56.25 4 Andrew Lazarus - Arthur Lazarus Jr .49.61 4 Clifford Feldman - Thomas Jennings .62.04 4 Ed Krest - Deborah Cobb ...... 54.17 1 Thomas Reckford - Behnaz Fardshisheh 70.38 5 Aaron Navarro - Robert Rovner . . . . .60.42 2 Alan Skvirsky - Bette Kramer ...... 54.43 6 George Parkins - Paul Block ...... 58.10 Stratum B, 6.0 Tables SAT MORN ABA/ACBL FLIGHT A/X PAIRS 3 Andrew Jacknain - Herb Schulken . .54.00 Stratum A, 22.5 Tables / Based on 72 Tables Stratum C, 14.5 Tables 1 Robert Sturm - Ernie Schuler ...... 59.17 4 Peter Schiff - Michelle Zygielbaum . .53.65 1 Jeremy Billones - Hal Jones Jr ...... 64.35 2 Thomas Reckford - Behnaz Fardshisheh 57.08 5 Fred Gramlich - Catherine Bardsley .52.29 2 Cathy McGarrigan - Lynne Beresford .63.19 3 Richard McMillan Jr - Michael Barth 56.25 6 Irwin Yanus - J Lasek ...... 52.18 3 Thomas Reckford - Behnaz Fardshisheh 62.50 4 Ed Krest - Deborah Cobb ...... 54.17 Stratum D, 6.0 Tables 4 Clifford Feldman - Thomas Jennings .62.04 Stratum C, 4.5 Tables 5 Aaron Navarro - Robert Rovner . . . . .60.42 1 Alan Skvirsky - Bette Kramer ...... 54.43 1 Robert Sturm - Ernie Schuler ...... 59.17 2 Andrew Jacknain - Herb Schulken . .54.00 6 George Parkins - Paul Block ...... 58.10 2 Richard McMillan Jr - Michael Barth 56.25 Stratum D, 7.0 Tables 3 Peter Schiff - Michelle Zygielbaum . .53.65 3 Ed Krest - Deborah Cobb ...... 54.17 4 Fred Gramlich - Catherine Bardsley .52.29 1 Jeremy Billones - Hal Jones Jr ...... 64.35 4 Herb Schulken - Andrew Jacknain . .49.58 2 Barry Tash - James Wisman ...... 57.92 FRI AFT NLM PAIRS 3 Kathleen LaMarre - David Lindley . .55.79 FRI MORN NLM PAIRS 1 Jay Kelkar - James Geist ...... 63.50 4 Rozelin Prochaska - Nancy Tarlano . .52.78 Stratum D, 11.0 Tables 2 Barry Falgout - Rusty Krauss ...... 62.80 Stratum E, 8.0 Tables 1 Michael Cooperman - Mary Ourand . .64.29 5 Neil Crane - Norman Mitchell ...... 52.50 1 Susan Weiss - Bernice Felix ...... 67.86 3 Diane Walker - Hank Meyer ...... 61.87 2/3 David Benson - Jill Benson ...... 61.01 4 Lyle Poe Jr - Brad Theurer ...... 61.64 THUR EVE NLM PAIRS @ WBL 2 Peter Isard - Margaret Cooke ...... 61.01 2/3 Yasmin Jiwa - Ronnie Loeser ...... 61.01 6.0 Tables 5 Sorina Negulescu - Shou-Ling Wang .61.45 Stratum A, 3 Sheila Kaplan - Marie Saeger ...... 58.63 4 Richard Long - Eric Cassel ...... 60.71 6 Lloyd Rawley - William Cole ...... 61.05 4 Nancy Ferris - Judith Riggs ...... 56.85 5 Silas Wasserstrom - Andrew Lipps . . .55.95 7 Jay Cherlow - Albert Lauber ...... 57.82 5 David Benson - Jill Benson ...... 54.76 6 Toni Sandler - Eleanor Linde ...... 53.87 8 Mohsin Chandna - Clyde Kruskal . . .57.28 Stratum F, 4.0 Tables Stratum E, 4.0 Tables Stratum X, 11.0 Tables 1 Nancy Ferris - Judith Riggs ...... 56.85 1 Richard Long - Eric Cassel ...... 60.71 1 Jay Cherlow - Albert Lauber ...... 57.82 2 Richard Long - Eric Cassel ...... 49.40 2 Toni Sandler - Eleanor Linde ...... 53.87 2 Mel Yudkin - John Christensen . . . . .54.34 3 Heide Blaker - Lynne Battle ...... 45.54 3 Julie Marquette - Yaeko Perera . . . . .48.51 3 Jim Wakefield - James Lister ...... 52.73 Stratum G, 3.0 Tables Stratum F, 2.5 Tables 4 Michael Richey - Ronald Zucker . . . .52.68 1 Nancy Ferris - Judith Riggs ...... 56.85 1 Richard Long - Eric Cassel ...... 60.71 5 Richard McMillan Jr - Michael Barth 52.05 1 Jill Benson - David Benson ...... 60.88 2 Richard Long - Eric Cassel ...... 49.40 2 Toni Sandler - Eleanor Linde ...... 53.87 6 Michael Stoller - Robert Kutz ...... 51.04 - 20 - - 21 - SAT MORN ABA/ACBL FLIGHT B/C/D PAIRS 5 Ann Lindley - Alfred Duncker ...... 59.64 2/3 Jason Meyer - Lloyd Rawley - Larry Kahn - SUN BRACKETED TEAMS #5 Stratum B, 27.0 Tables 6 Steve Robinson - John Adams ...... 56.77 Barbara Ames ...... 90.00 Stratum X, 11.0 Tables 2/3 John Adams - Robert Brady - Michael Gill - 13 Tables 1 Jay Cherlow - Albert Lauber ...... 62.71 Noble Shore ...... 90.00 2 Vincent Wilmot Jr - Carole Banks . . .55.12 4 Fred King - Brad Theurer - Mark Chen - 3 Mel Yudkin - John Christensen . . . . .55.00 Robert Bell ...... 87.00 4 Michael Richey - Ronald Zucker . . . .53.25 5 Donald Berman - Rose Berman - Leon 5 Monique Smith - Merril Hirsh ...... 52.77 Letwin – Ronald Zucker ...... 83.00 6 Robert Krueger - William Zane . . . . .51.61 SAT AFT FLIGHT B/C/D PAIRS SUN BRACKETED TEAMS #2 Stratum B, 17.0 Tables / Based on 29 Tables 8 Tables / 1 Larry Wallace - Ernie Schuler ...... 65.18 Based on 31 Tables 2 Amy Bloom - Margie Coccodrilli . . . .63.26 1 Gary Hinson - Harry Potter - James Mosley 3 Jim Walsh - Steven Nesseler ...... 60.12 - Adam Winsler ...... 104.00 4 Thomas Reckford - Behnaz Fardshisheh 58.93 2 Joy Oliver - Ed Krest - Deborah Cobb - 5 Martin Reed - Howard Tash ...... 56.63 Paulin Nault - Azmat Ali - Robert Linn 87.00 6 Marshall Kramer - Suzanne Floyd . . .56.25 3 Jim Walsh - Charles Dearolf - Samuel Ka - Stratum C, 23.0 Tables 1 Larry Wallace - Ernie Schuler ...... 65.18 plan - Steven Nesseler ...... 84.00 2 Jim Walsh - Steven Nesseler ...... 60.12 4 Wayne Bardsley - Catherine Bardsley - 3 Thomas Reckford - Behnaz Fardshisheh 58.93 1 Barack Peled - Tanya Rodich ...... 65.18 Donna Setzer - Paul Setzer ...... 81.00 4 Jon Ranhand - Irwin Yanus ...... 56.06 5 Merna Hart - Michael Hart - Lannetta 2 Brian Sims - Todd Zimnoch ...... 62.20 1 Jeffrey Halle - Emerita Hayward - Sorina 5 Catherine Bardsley - Wayne Bardsley 55.66 3 Clifford Feldman - Thomas Jennings .61.01 Schmidt - Richard Hart ...... 79.00 6 Thomas Jennings - Clifford Feldman .55.36 1 Peter Isard - Margaret Cooke ...... 60.76 Negulescu - Barack Peled ...... 99.00 Stratum D, 11.5 Tables 2 Gail Harrison - Kathleen Zellmer . . .58.80 2 David Grabiner - Suzanne Abrams - SUN MORN NLM SWISS TEAMS 1 Jim Walsh - Steven Nesseler ...... 60.12 3 Rochelle Hilton - Rachelle Sladoff . .58.32 Michael McQuistan - Brian Hartwig .93.00 Stratum A, 11 Tables 2 Liz Ferraro - Alan Ferraro ...... 54.55 4 Susan Weiss - Bernice Felix ...... 57.49 3 Richard Price - Melissa Price - Guillaume 3 Herb Schulken - Annapurna Satpathy 53.79 5 David Benson - Jill Benson ...... 56.42 de Decker - Leon Masiewicki ...... 87.00 4 Don Schwikert - Pamela Schwikert . .53.60 6 Yuen De Anda - Ron Sutter ...... 55.78 5 Deborah Cobb - Ed Krest ...... 52.68 Stratum B, 15.0 Tables SUN BRACKETED TEAMS #3 6 Barry Lieberman - Mary Baxter . . . . .52.46 1 Joseph Lebaron - Norman Kittrell . . .53.86 8 Tables / SAT MORN NLM PAIRS 2 Jane Dolkart - Alexander Gretsinger .52.81 Based on 18 Tables Stratum A, 22.0 Tables 3 Joan Axilbund - Mary Lou McMorrow 52.14 1 Stephen Baldwin - Kate Baldwin . . . .65.48 4 Richard Barth - Carl Barth ...... 48.55 2 Carolyn Kier - Porter Kier ...... 63.99 SAT AFT NLM PAIRS 3 Patricia Fitzgibbons - Susan Gruskiewicz 63.39 Stratum A, 11.5 Tables 1 David Benson - Jill Benson - Margaret 4 Yuen De Anda - Ron Sutter ...... 61.61 5 Michael Cooperman - Mary Ourand . .61.31 Cooke – Peter Isard ...... 60.00 6/8 Rosemary Kuntz - Joseph Abita . . . . .59.23 2 Yasmin Jiwa - Reina Lerner - Maree Web - 6/8 Ronnie Loeser - Jerry Pruzan ...... 59.23 ster – Hanna Wagner ...... 49.00 6/8 Ellen Pollack - Reina Lerner ...... 59.23 3 Bob Hartsell - Frants Lasse Becker - Don - Stratum B, 12.5 Tables ald Freedman - Nathalie Kaye ...... 44.00 1 Stephen Baldwin - Kate Baldwin . . . .65.48 4/5 Julie Marquette - Yaeko Perera - John Goon 2 Patricia Fitzgibbons - Susan Gruskiewicz 63.39 1 Eileen Houghton - Kitty Gottfried – Dale – Kenneth Jones ...... 41.00 3 Judy Retchin - Jane Dolkart ...... 57.14 Sanders - Steven Fox ...... 87.00 4/5 John Cook - Patricia Cook - Eva Vorndran - 4 Sheila Blum - Judy Rovner ...... 55.06 1 Peter Isard - Margaret Cooke ...... 60.76 2 Jerry Nolte - Elizabeth Nolte - Paul Stygar Marlene Gross ...... 41.00 5 Andrea Fritz - Lorraine Shumaker . . .54.46 2 Gail Harrison - Kathleen Zellmer . . .58.80 6 Neil Singer - Marsha Shiff ...... 53.87 3 Rochelle Hilton - Rachelle Sladoff . .58.32 – Willis Paley Hume ...... 86.00 Stratum B 3 Mike Frosch - Francesco Parisi-Presicce – Stratum C, 8.0 Tables 4 Susan Weiss - Bernice Felix ...... 57.49 6 Tables / Based on 7 Tables 1 Stephen Baldwin - Kate Baldwin . . . .65.48 5 David Benson - Jill Benson ...... 56.42 John McCormick - Larry Wallace . . . .80.00 6 Yuen De Anda - Ron Sutter ...... 55.78 1 Yasmin Jiwa - Reina Lerner - Maree Web - 2 Judy Retchin - Jane Dolkart ...... 57.14 SUN BRACKETED TEAMS #4 ster – Hanna Wagner ...... 49.00 3 Sheila Blum - Judy Rovner ...... 55.06 Stratum B, 4.5 Tables 8 Tables / 4 John Goon - Kenneth Jones ...... 52.08 1 Joseph Lebaron - Norman Kittrell . . .53.86 2 Julie Marquette - Yaeko Perera - John Goon 5 Phillip Shapiro - Gail Klein ...... 51.19 2 Jane Dolkart - Alexander Gretsinger .52.81 Based on 12 Tables – Kenneth Jones ...... 41.00 3 Joan Axilbund - Mary Lou McMorrow 52.14 SAT AFT FLIGHT A/X PAIRS SUN AFT NLM SWISS TEAMS Stratum A, 21.0 Tables / Based on 50 Tables 4 Richard Barth - Carl Barth ...... 48.55 SUN BRACKETED TEAMS #1 5 Tables 16 Tables / Based on 53 Tables

1 James Gerding – Sidney Graves - Jane Marsh - Johnny Marsh ...... 107.00 1 Barry Bragin - Barry Falgout ...... 63.70 2 Glenn Terrell - Dottie Terrell - Mike Ladd - 2 Jay Cherlow - Albert Lauber ...... 62.71 Betty Ladd ...... 86.00 3 James Adams - Ann Ingram ...... 60.55 1 Barry Falgout - Robert Hopkins Jr - Joan 3 Norman Sweed - Ronnie Sweed - Dan Cal - 1 Donald Keathley (pic) - Michael Beaghen (pic) 4 Jay Kelkar - James Geist ...... 60.30 Lewis - Rusty Krauss ...... 92.00 istrat – Ellen Forman ...... 76.00 - Charles Yu - Ken Brammer ...... 56.00 - 226 - - 237 - Bits & Pieces, cont. from p. 13... award presentation. Awards: Two trophies will be awarded: Open 2013 wbl new life masters 2013 round robin winners and Non-Life Master. Azmat Ali, Hakan Berk, Eldon Compton, Congratulations to last year’s Round Standings: Here are the standings after five of Jennifer Elliott, Joel Goldberg, Eugene Robin Winners! It’s time to start thinking seven * sectionals. The asterisk* indicates that Massey, Stephen Osiecki, Joseph Pregosin, Barbara Sadick, Herb about getting your team together for the 2014 the player has met eligibility requirements. Schulken, Raman Srivastav, Ron Starr, Joav Steinbach, Stephen event. Here are the 2013 overalls: Open Leaders Weiner, Jay Weinstein, Dr Margarett M Whilden, and Douglas Woods. Flight A Player Points 1) Bill Cole, Peter Boyd, Steve Robinson, 1 Sylvia Shi ...... 109.32 Azmat Ali has two grown Eugene Masseyand his wife, Mark Shaw 2 Barry Falgout ...... 97.94 children: a son, Sunny Mary Ellen, have three 3 Steven Schatzow ...... 96.52 2) Barry Bragin, Fred King, Lyle Poe Jr, and a daugher Cima. He children and seven grand - David Ruderman, Brad Theurer, Richard 4 Brad Theurer ...... 89.45 is a retired businessman children.Currently retired, Wegman 5 Barry Bragin ...... 81.09 with degrees in engineer - Eugene was a Partner at 6 Alexander Prairie ...... 77.70 ¾) Robbie Hopkins, Barry Falgout, Kent ing from the University of Arent Fox Law Firm. Prior 7 William Cole ...... 75.76 Goulding, Barry Goulding, Rusty Krauss, Edinburgh, Scotland and to that, he worked for the 8 Peter Boyd ...... 73.93 Joan Lewis an MBA and DC. Azmat State Department in the 9 John Adams ...... 70.23 joined the ACBL and WBL 15 years ago. He legal office. He earned his BA from Fairfield Uni - ¾) Michael Richey, Robert Bell, Earl Glick - 10 Steve Robinson ...... 69.00 enjoys playing 2/1 and Bergen. His interests versity and his JD from Harvard Law. stein, Ronald Zucker 11 Ken Davis ...... 66.86 outside of bridge include travelling. Parents and family introduced Eugene to 12 Rusty Krauss ...... 59.52 Flight X Joel Goldberg and his wife, Judith have a son, bridge in the 1950’s, but he didn’t join the 13 Lloyd Rawley ...... 57.49 1) Jim Geist, James Key, Robert Levey, Bruce Elliot and a daughter, Sandra. Joel is a retired WBL and start playing in tournaments until Roberts, Ajit Thyagarajan 14 Robert Hopkins Jr ...... 54.93 electrical engineer. He earned a BSEE from the 2009. Eugene likes Standard American and 15 Mark Chen ...... 52.60 Ilinois Institute of Technology. Joel believes he enjoys playing at Guy Mason and St. James. Flight B 16 Noble Shore ...... 49.79 held the first patent on the Bridgemate in the Stephen Osiecki is mar - 1) Albert Lauber, James Beller*, Jay Cher- 17 Jay Cherlow ...... 48.40 1970’s! In 2010, he earned a Certificate of Stu - ried. At age 12, he low, Ned Griffith, Walter Smith Jr 18 Bob Boyd ...... 46.60 dio Art (in sculpture) from Montgomery College. learned to play bridge *did not play in the finals 19 Jay Kelkar ...... 45.29 Joel began playing bridge at age 16 and in from his dad. Stephen 2) William Goldman, Gene Fisher, Martin 20 John Miller ...... 42.79 tournaments at age 18. Some time in the ‘60’s, he continued to play during Reed, Howard Tash NonLM Leaders joined the ACBL. Joel became a WBL member college, then took a 35 Player Points Flight C in 1977 and currently plays Standard American year hiatus before joining 1 Jill Benson ...... 29.20 at the Rockville DBC. His favorite bridge book the ACBL six years ago 1) Jill Benson, David Benson, Myron Gold- 2 David Benson ...... 25.83 is Watson’s, Play of the Hand and he also enjoys and then the WBL three years later. Although stein, Terry Klein, Kathleen Zellmer 3 Catherine Bardsley ...... 24.64 author, Eddie Kantar. Joel’s most exciting bridge he hasn't played in any local clubs, Stephen's 2013-2014 wbl/nvba 4 Ron Sutter ...... 21.08 moment occurred when he won a Gold Rush only tournament wins have been local. He has 5 Yuen De Anda ...... 21.08 Pairs in Williamsburg in 2012. Then, he knew also played in Honolulu and Iowa City, places player of the year 6 Charles Dearolf ...... 19.79 he had completed the color point requirements he has lived. Some favorite authors are Mike * The eligibility rules have been updated to 7 Terry Klein ...... 17.68 and just needed to get up to enough total Lawrence, Ron Klinger, Kit Woolsey account for the reduction in WBL sectionals 8 John Merold ...... 17.28 points to make Life Master. 2013 (especially Matchpoints ) this contest period from four to three . 9 Michael Stoller ...... 15.39 new life masters To be eligible, a player: (1) Must be a member 10 Sharon Sutten ...... 15.09 (or pending member) of either the NVBA or 11 Jim Walsh ...... 14.62 the WBL; (2) Must attend all but one NVBA 12 Dottie Terrell ...... 14.27 sectional and all but one WBL sectional * 13 Dorothy Black ...... 13.95 sectionals during the contest period (August, 14 David Marshall ...... 13.43 2013 through May, 2014). Points won on 15 W Morgan ...... 12.84 Tour nament Thurs day evenings are in cluded 16 Donna Sinrud ...... 12.49 in the totals, but do not count towards eligi - 17 Reina Lerner ...... 12.41 bility; (3) Must be a member in good standing 18 Fred Gramlich ...... 12.33 Some of our 2013 New Life Masters gathered for a photo during the Presi - of the ACBL and a local affiliate throughout 19 Patricia Cook ...... 12.15 dential Tournament (p.19) in January while we celebrated their achievements. the contest period and remain so through the 20 John Cook ...... 12.15 - 24 - - 25 - and Eric Rodwell from the Rodwell Files . Florida, Arizona, California and Texas. whether a suit or notrump would be better. of BBO. I don't know him, but if you do, please Bidding and making 4 hearts with a com - Ron believes that bridge can be invalu - After about an hour of this, he said he knew thank him for me! And just in case your friend bined 13 hcp on a strip squeeze marks his able to students by improving their skills of where they could play, and they hustled to a Warren Buffett is reading this, as a professional biggest thrill in playing so far. concentration, logic and mathematics. He duplicate game. That was his introduction to investor, I would love to play with him some day! In regards to special wishes for bridge, found the experience working with these bridge and only experience until college, “The late Victor Mollo for the endlessly en - Stephen says, "I’d like to help the game con - youngsters to be extremely rewarding and en - where he played a lot of rubber bridge. About tertaining books. I never get tired of reading them. tinue to be vital well into this century. I love courages others to take part. For the future, the only tournament bridge he played then “All the people at my table who haven't the game but do not have that much time to he is looking forward to just enjoying playing. was somehow being part of the team repre - been annoyed by my constant chatter and at - play. I think about how to improve the ease of He was thrilled at winning 21 gold in the senting Antioch as the Intercollegiate Bridge tempts at humor. playing and also about how to improve the Gold Rush at Gatlinburg. Championship. “My beloved late grandmother Rose Lei - way we treat each other. I think both need to Stephen Weiner has been He didn’t play much bridge after gradua - bowitz who taught me how to play. We used change if the game is to remain viable. When married 32 years to tion (in 1967) except for some rubber bridge, to watch her deal out all four hands and play partners post-mortem hands at the end of the Madeline Nevins. He is once a month, with his wife and another cou - by herself. She had a surprisingly low success evening, how about discussing how each part - (semi-)retired, having ple. In 1999, a good friend suggested they rate in two way finesses. :) play in the Tuesday night duplicate game at ner did/did not follow the “how to be a good last worked as a techni - “My wife Dorothy and children Kara and partner” rules even before discussing who the Rockville Senior Center. They joined the cal writer/editor for a Mark who indulge my obsession with humor made what mistake? This game has given so ACBL their first night there. number of consulting and support. much to so many of us. Is there a way to help Stephen finds Eddie Kantar’s books on firms supporting the “My mother and occasional partner, Bunny very experienced players gladly play with defense are invaluable, and he likes to re- Federal government. He taught political sci - Weinstein, who tolerates my occasional distem - NLMs on as part of club membership? [Check read Mel Colchamiro’s How You Can Play ence for 10 years, primarily for the University per and shares my passion for the game. out the Mentor/Mentee program on p.5.] Like an Expert . He plays almost every Thurs - of Maryland, University College, including a “All the boys from Bethesda who have “These are just a few thoughts. Thanks to day night at the WBL Unit Game and has 4-year stint in Asia (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, spent thousands of hours with me playing all who have helped me (finally!) achieve LM!" started playing every other Wednesday in the and Thailand). He was a Federal Marketing some of the worst bridge imaginable filled JCC game at Beth Ami. He and Madeline are Ron Starr was recognized Consultant for Sperry Corporation and led a with one hilarious story after another. looking for a day game where she, a novice, last year by the WBL for team conducting a feasibility study and needs “Anne Derbes and Bob Schwab are not just will feel comfortable. his contributions to assessment for a Collections Information Sys - the best teammates imaginable, they have also Stephen was thrilled to come in second in bridge education. He tem for the Smithsonian Institution. Since he become wonderful friends. If the amount of a knock-out game with a pick-up team at the had just ended eight retired, Stephen has accepted a number of laughter we generate were translated into IMP's, Detroit NABC and when he came in first in a years of teaching bridge free-lance writing/editing jobs and has also we would be undefeated and have uncountable at Bethe sda-Chevy Chase gold-rush pairs game at the Hunt Valley Re - international championships! We also believe supported peer-review panels reviewing grant gional to make Life Master. He says, “I’d cer - H.S. and Tilden Middle applications for the Department of Justice. they hold the ACBL record for having exactly School. Ron is a Balti - tainly like to come in first in any level the same number of masterpoints, all of them Stephen was awarded the Morris Abrams tournament, but basically I’d like to play as more native, who now resides with his wife, Award for Best Dissertation in Progress in In - with only each other as a partner. And they have Shirlee, in Potomac, Md. They have two chil - well as some of the great partners I’ve had. a grandson that I have nicknamed Fantunes. ternational Relations. Without meaning to slight anyone, those part - dren, Andy and Bonnie, and two grandchil - “Last and surely not least, my regular part - During his junior year in high school, ners include Lou Coccodrilli, Bob Blatt, and dren. A retired pediatric dentist, he is ner for the last 140 years (or so it seems), the Stephen’s best friend called and excitedly Jimmy Summers.” currently a member of the Washington Guild told him that he had learned a great new one, the only Rex V. Settle. Rex and I are proof of Goldsmiths and is a docent at the Library game. He proceeded to explain 4-3-2-1 count Jay Weinstein would just that a partnership can agree on nothing at the of Congress. He played bridge in college, re - for honors and the additional points for short - like to thank the people bridge table and yet have fun and occasionally turning to it about 10 years ago, playing in ness. He discussed determining how many who have been part of the even win something. (We do agree that we don't local clubs and across the country in Georgia, tricks your partnership could take and fun in playing this amaz - deserve Anne and Bob as teammates!) Rex ing game and helping knows every bridge convention ever invented, him get to Life Master. and he also constantly invents new and interest - “Everyone at the ing ways to renege or lose focus at the table. I ACBL and WBL who prefer a simple game and to regularly bid slams work so hard to put on all the events that we with several unstopped suits. Rex is unfailingly all enjoy. I really appreciate it. upbeat, supportive and good-natured. I am dys - “Fred Gitelman and everyone at BridgeBase peptic, despondent, and delusional. Luckily, we Online for creating this amazing site. I never do share the fabulous trait of being resolutely could have become a borderline respectable and unimaginably stubborn. It all makes for a Barbara Herb Dr Margarett M Douglas player without it—more importantly, it's just re - comedy of errors that we have informally titled, Sadick Schulken Whilden Woods ally fun. If bridge is to be saved, it will be because The Misadventures of Rex and Jay. ” - 26 - - 27 - the hands. That may allow him to visualize a youths 25 and under cross ruff type hand where, even if doubled, play for half price in all the loss will be less than the value of oppo - wbl events NLMaster Pointers nent’s game contract. Ron Zucker, [email protected] With hands where you do not have a clear by I/N Columnists: the wbl online Shawn Stringer, [email protected] suit overcall but you have opening values, a Takeout Double may be your most descriptive The Washington Bridge League is pro - bid. In our next article, we will explore in viding two new online services: double trouble: four cards, and in hands with a five card more detail the strength needed for a Takeout 1. The WBL Online Bulletin Board takeout doubles, part 1 minor, bidding that suit may kill any chance Double and how other factors determine On an OPT IN basis only, this service will to find a better fit elsewhere. The double is whether the hand is appropriate for this bid. include an online directory of members. Send In previous articles, we discussed auc - the most flexible bid and keeps all bidding any of the following information that you’re tions where your side opened the bidding and We look forward to seeing you at the table! willing to have posted to the WBL webmas - options in play. you were able to bid constructively to find ter, Don Berman, at [email protected] your best strain and level. When the oppo - There are four main reasons to make a bring a friend to the 0-20 or call him at 301-776-3581. nents open the bidding, you must rely on dif - Takeout Double. The primary purpose of the Name, Email Address, up to two Phone or nlm unit game! Numbers, ACBL Number ferent bidding methods. You can get into the Takeout Double is to safely contest part Bring a new player (who has not pre - bidding either by a suit overcall or by using scores. When the opponents open the bid - 2. The WBL Online Partnership Desk viously played at the WBL) to the Unit ding, the overcalling side’s chance of a game Check it out at washingtonbridgeleague.org the Takeout Double, and the latter will be the Game to play in the 0-20 or NLM game is diminished. But that does not mean they Contact Clyde Kruskal at [email protected] focus of our next several articles. and you both will play free that evening. or 301-395-0480 with any questions. cannot make a part score, push the opponents The Takeout Double is a double made by the to a higher level, or find a profitable save overcalling side after the opponent opens the bid - where the negative result is less than the ding in a suit. The strength of the takeout double stepping up to new heights: As of March 1, 2014 value of opponent’s positive result. in the direct seat is an opening bid or better, but can vary somewhat based on the situation. It is much easier to get into the bidding at Junior Masters: Club Masters: 20 MPs Regional Masters: 100 MPs Ms Sharon A Bates the one level, than it is to wait and try to jump 5 Masterpoints Mrs Isabelle de Zamaroczy The shape of the hand will also vary, but Ms Lynne D Battle in later. It is also safer to double early, because Mrs Ellen N Forman Ms Geri B Elias usually the doubler will have no less than 3+ Kathleen Fuller Lillian Glaser David C Benson if it turns out that the opponents have the bulk Ms Ettie H Gordon card support for the unbid major and at least Donna Genderson Ms Helene M Saunders honor doubleton in any unbid minor. The of the power, they are more likely to outbid Ms Susan L Holbeck Marilyn Goldman David Matusow doubler is usually, but not always, short in than to make a low level penalty double. Tina C Brinsfield Helene S Oskard Lucio Monari Mr Javed A Hashmi opener’s suit. Another function of the Takeout Double Nancy Raskin Phillip S Shapiro Joanne Massey Howes is to get the competing side to the correct After the opponents open 1 ©, a takeout Dr Dorthy A Tracey H Wesley Ashendorf Mr Arthur Farbenbloom strain. This is particularly important with Mr Steven L Leifer double would be the correct bid with all of Gin Bell Mr Mark Brenner three suited hands (4441 +/- shapes), since Sarah P Watson the following hands: Joseph F Colick Dr Kenneth A Jones these hands are very hard to describe without Michael C Barth Mr Julian Klazkin Ms Carol V Kuehl a. ª AKxx ©xx ¨QJxx §Qxx using a Takeout Double. Reina Lerner Mrs Philippa J Radin Carolin A Crabbe b. ª Qxxx ©x ¨KQxx §KJxx NABC Masters: 200 MPs A third purpose of the Takeout Double is Mrs Barbara G Baldwin Gail L Klein Mr Gregory Christian c. ª KJTx ©x ¨KJx §AJxxx for the competing side to find their games. Faye S Bildman Ms Hannah S Sistare Mrs Erika Emery They may well have a major suit game even d. ª AKx ©xx ¨KQxx §Axxx Ms Doris P Brott Sectional Masters: 50 MPs Mr John R Horner after the opponents open - a game that de - Mina P Coggeshall Ms Rosemary Kuntz e. ªAKxx ©xxx ¨QJxx §Ax Mrs Gale Z Greenbaum Mr James R Key pends more on shape than High Card Points Kumar Sinha (HCP.) The Takeout Double is frequently the Ms Deloris H Colick Mrs Bette O Kramer f. ªAJT ©x ¨AQxx §Kxxxx Mr Ed Smith best way to start the search for a fit. Mrs Lindsay Eakin Ms Cathy C McGarrigan g. ª KQxx ©xx ¨AJxx §Jxx Mr Nathaniel P Baldwin Mr Alexander N Gretsinger Mr Jim J Walsh The fourth reason to make a Takeout Dou - Ms Sheila B Blum h. ªAxxx ©void ¨Kxxxx §Kxxx Julie Marquette Advanced NABC Masters: ble is to lay the groundwork for a safe sacri - Mr Steven M Friedman Warren L Schaaf These hands all have competitive strength fice. The Takeout Double, plus subsequent 300 MPs (incl. color) Lois L Gottlieb Mr Neil M Singer Mr Thomas J Grahame plus support for spades, diamonds and clubs. bidding, combine to give the doubler’s part - Judy M Rovner Mr John K Jackson Jill I Benson Most players will not overcall 1 ª with only ner valuable information about the shape of - 28 - - 29 - w

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Contact Barbara Doran [email protected] , (301-608-0347 between 9am and 10pm) to find a partner in advance. For a last minute partner, call the WBL cell phone (301- 395-2760). Ron Zucker, Carpool Coordinator can be contacted at 202-986- 2166 or ( [email protected] ) or log on to the On-Line Car- pool Notices at www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org . Good luck! We look forward to seeing you on Thursday evenings.