Thursday, July 19, 2012 Volume 84, Number 7 Daily Bulletin 84th North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley, Paul Linxwiler and Sue Munday Wernher goes home with Canadians No major upsets Robert Lebi and David Lindop, who finished day one of the in third place, in KO went into the penultimate round of the event .14 The top seeds in the Spingold Knockout matchpoints (on a 76 top) behind the leaders. A Teams moved ahead with relative ease on healthy last round in which opponents bid neither Wednesday. Not all the favored teams made it to of two cold slams available propelled them to the today’s round of 16, however. top when the final standings were posted. No. 12, captained by Les Amoils, fell to a Both Lebi and Lindop, of Toronto ON, are team of four Danes, American Roy Welland and seasoned Canadian champions. Lebi has won German star Sabine Auken, who lives in Denmark. three NABC titles, as well: the Amoils, with all but one member of the 2012 (2009), the NABC (2006) and Vanderbilt-winning squad, was on the short end of the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs (1989) – all with a 107-103 score. different partners. The Wernher is Lindop’s first The No. 13 seed, captained by Richard NABC win. Schwartz, was ousted 140-125 by No. 20 John Finishing one-half behind in second Onstott, and No. 14 (Lew Stansby) withdrew after place were Pamela Miller and James Rasmussen three quarters trailing the Mike Levine team 141- of Cambridge MA. The two have been partners 47. Tops in the Wernher Open Pairs: Robert Lebi in life as well as at the bridge table for 23 years. No. 15 Jim Mahaffey, with an all-star squad, and David Lindop. continued on page 5 went down to the original No. 47 seed (Michael Schreiber) 145-112. No. 1 Monaco (Pierre Zimmermann) had a Brothers are tops in 199er Pairs close match with the original No. 33 (Pamela Two brothers who rarely play duplicate put Granovetter), but No. 2 Nick Nickell went to together two solid sessions in the National 199er dinner early when Robert Hollman and company Pairs to win by less than two matchpoints. withdrew trailing 162-47. The winners are Andrew and Pedro Salom, who live in Wallingford, about 17 miles from Top two seeds Philadelphia in Delaware County. Their score of 198.89 was just ahead of Henry van Handle, meet in Wagar final Succasunna NJ, and Daniel Will, Far Hills NJ. The Saloms have played together for 35 years, True to form, the final of the Wagar Women’s but mostly in social games. Andrew is a bass Knockout Teams features the top seeded squad player with the classical rock/rhythm and blues captained by Geeske Joel and the No. 2 seed led band Isis. The group is popular in Delware. Pedro by Valerie Westheimer. is a retired bond salesman and portfolio manager. The Joel team got off to an early 49-15 first “We don’t play duplicate much,” said Pedro. quarter lead against JoAnn Sprung’s team in the “It’s mostly ‘giggle bridge.’” semifinal, then continued to apply the pressure “Or,” said Andrew, “bourbon bridge – take until the Sprung team withdrew at the start of the your pick.” fourth quarter down 113-49. The two led the 24-table field at the break with Westheimer’s women started similarly – 49- a 62.73% game. They followed it with a 55.65% 12 over the team captained by Barbra Sonsini. game in the second session. Sonsini would draw closer, but could never erase Their , Andrew said, is in line the deficit completely. The semifinal match ended 199er Pairs champions: Andrew and Pedro with the Yellow Card. “We’re 123-100. Salom solid bidders,” he added. “We don’t take fliers.” Joel, Palo Alto CA is playing with Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Mystery solved: and Sylvie Willard and Benedicte Cronier, Paris, France. Karn Trophy Westheimer, New York NY, led a team comprising Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; delivered Mildred Breed, Austin TX; Shawn Quinn, Sugar For decades after it was last awarded in the Land TX; Jill Levin, Henderson NV; and Jenny Thirties, the Willard S. Karn Trophy – awarded Wolpert, Jupiter FL. to the winner of the National Individual Master Sprung, Las Vegas NV, played with Connie Championship – has been missing. Goldberg, Merion Station PA, Sue Picus, Gail The 7th edition of the Official Encyclopedia Greenberg, New York NY; Nancy Passell, Plano of Bridge describes the trophy with a note: TX and Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas. “Whereabouts of this trophy are unknown.” Sonsini, Woodside CA, played with Judi Not any more. Radin, New York NY; Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase When Danny Sprung of Philadelphia (soon to MD; Lynn Deas, Schnectady NY; Kerri Sanborn, be Las Vegas) read that in the encyclopedia, Stony Point NY; and Irina Levitina, Hackensack he quickly notified the ACBL that he knew exactly NJ. where it was – at his house. The trophy is part of a collection of bridge memorabilia left to him by his late mother, Shirley, Table count an antiques dealer. The trophy was donated by Karn, the first winner. It was awarded only two more times. 8098.5 Sprung says his mother and father, also deceased, through Tuesday used to go to antiques shows and come home with one treasure after another. Danny Sprung with the trophy he has donated evening continued on page 5 to the ACBL. Page 2 Thursday, July 19, 2012 Daily Bulletin

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Any junior under the age of 21 years will at www.acbl.org (select the “Foundations and • Bridge bucks may be purchased using cash, be entitled to coupons that can be used for any Commissions” link under the “Administration” check, MasterCard, Visa or Discover. event. These coupons will have a value of $10 per heading). • There is a $500 limit. session. For more information, contact Foundation • Players cashing checks or purchasing bridge Any Junior 19 years and under will be granted President Flo Belford at [email protected]. bucks must provide their ACBL player free plays for each session of regionally rated number. events. Daily Bulletin Thursday, July 19, 2012 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS So when should still make the contract. You have nine trumps, so the I draw trumps? odds are you have at most one By Lynn Berg loser in spades. You have two One of the oldest heart losers in your hand, and the pieces of play advice dummy provides no help. Your is to draw trumps. In diamonds look worrisome untill the 18th century, it you look across the table. The was said that “many ♦A is the perfect complement a man has walked to your doubleton king. You barefoot on the should not worry about the third streets of London low diamond in the dummy. because he failed to Remember, you’re counting draw trumps.” losers in the closed hand. Today we are Now let’s look at clubs. You playing duplicate have two club losers and could instead of whist, but a third or fourth club lead. the worry over if and when to draw trumps is still You have the luxury of a nine- around. There is even a lengthy book entitled card fit. If you had only The Drawing of Trump and Its Postponement. In eight spades in the two hands, a few hundred words, I can’t address all of the ruffing those clubs could be nuances of this question, but we can consider worrisome – and expensive if some of the basic issues. trumps break badly. Think of a typical trump situation. You open An alternative to ruffing 1♠ with: clubs might be to discard your losing hearts, saving your trumps. ♠K 8 7 4 2 ♥A 6 3 ♦A J 8 ♣9 6. Do you think you’ve taken too much time before you play to Your partner raises to 2♠, and you pass with the first trick? You haven’t. You this spotty minimum opener. The should consider the significance is the ♣A, followed by the ♣K and ♣Q. Should of the opening lead, remember you ruff this third club? any bidding by the opponents, The dummy: look at the third-hand play – all before you play a card from your ♠A 6 5 3 ♥9 6 4 ♦K 7 ♣7 5 3 2 hand. If you know the likely break of suits, you’ll be better This is something of a trick question, because able to plan your play. you should have made a plan when the opening With an eight-card trump fit, the five outstanding cards will lead was made and you first saw the dummy. Dummy break 3-2 the majority of the time. Got nine? When you are playing a trump contract, ♠ 7 6 5 2 They’ll break 3-1 a little more often than 2-2, the planning process begins with counting your ♥ A Q 8 6 though there’s not a great difference. Have you losers and looking for ways to eliminate them, ♦ Q 9 7 heard of “eight ever, nine never”? It’s an easy especially if you count too many to make your ♣ A 9 contract. way to decide whether to for the missing trump queen. On this hand, you’re missing the Start by choosing either your hand or the You ♠Q J 10 9, so are not an issue. You just dummy as the master hand. How do you decide ♠ A 3 hope the rare 4-0 trump break doesn’t happen which hand it should be? It could be the hand ♥ K J 9 2 this time, giving you two losers in spades. with fewer losers – the stronger hand. Or it could ♦ A K 8 3 So count your losers. On this hand, you be the hand which is more distributional or the ♣ J 6 2 probably have one spade, two hearts and two one with longer trumps. If you’ve opened in Your stronger hand has one spade loser, two club losers – making two. And if spades are the notrump and partner has transferred, you need to diamond losers and three club losers. No help magic 2-2, you’ll make an overtrick. Is there any settle this master hand question before you make over there in spades. Hearts should be fine. You reason not to draw trumps? No, indeed. your plan. Your hand is stronger, but the dummy can ruff the fourth diamond if necessary and the If you are playing in a 4-4 fit, a bad trump is more distributional and should probably be the dummy limits your club losers to one (the ace break can shorten your trump in a hurry. Look at hand whose losers are counted. covers one and you can ruff one). Stop and think: the two hands and see how the distributions of This time the stronger hand is also the one If I draw three rounds of trumps, how will I ruff a the two hands mesh: with longer trumps, so let’s use it to count losers club and a diamond on the table? and look across the table to the dummy for help. Making a plan will help decide when to draw You’re in 2♠, so you can afford five losers and trumps.

Thinking bridge Opening lead: ♠K. 5♥. It’s a bridge no-no for the weak hand to Bidding commentary: South is too strong to become the general. The strong hand has a By Eddie Kantar 2♥, opting instead to double, planning much better idea of what to do. Dlr: East ♠ 9 7 3 to jump to 4♥ to show a monster hand. However, Defensive commentary: When a defender Vul: None ♥ 9 8 6 5 things seldom work out as planned. West’s jump can see what needs to be done to defeat a ♦ Q 10 4 2 to 4♠, the fly in the ointment, is preemptive. A contract, he does it! East knows that South has ♣ 10 8 jump raise by responder after a at most one spade and there is some danger of ♠ K Q 8 5 ♠ A 10 8 4 2 is weak and preemptive. With strong responding losing a club trick on dummy’s fourth diamond ♥— ♥ A 4 hands (11+ high-card points), responder redoubles after the ♥A is dislodged. East smartly ♦ 9 8 7 5 ♦ 6 3 first. Also, a jump to 2NT over a double shows overtakes the ♠K and shifts to his own black ♣ J 6 5 4 3 ♣ K Q 7 2 a limit raise or better in partner’s suit. It is not king. When in with the ♥A, East cashes the ♠ 6 natural. With a normal 2NT response, responder ♣Q, the setting trick. Ole! Do not ask partner ♥ K Q J 10 7 3 2 redoubles first. to do for you what you can do for yourself – ♦ A K J Further bidding commentary: Once a even if means overtaking partner’s trick. It ♣ A 9 player , he is not supposed to bid on in hurts for only a little while. West North East South a competitive auction unless he wants to make a 1♠ Dbl penalty double, which is rather rare. In so many 4♠ Pass Pass 5♥ words, West should not bid 5♠ when South bids All Pass Page 4 Thursday, July 19, 2012 Daily Bulletin

Smooth Insider A note from Ziggy By Barry Rigal The 2012 Youth NABC starts today on the By Barry Rigal See if you can play 4♠ as well as Philip third floor of the Marriott. See the center section Ziggy Marcinski gave me this fine problem. Soulet did in the round of 64 in the Spingold for more information on this event. The Insider Dlr: West ♠ A 9 7 6 4 Knockout Teams. Soulet was South. hopes you will let Bryan Delfs know what a great Vul: None ♥ 6 Dlr: South ♠ 10 8 7 3 job he has done on this event. ♦ A 8 6 4 Vul: None ♥ A 8 7 4 There are U.S. kids from as far away as ♣ 9 3 2 ♦ J 10 Alaska and even King of Prussia as well as ♣ J 9 3 foreign players from China and the Jersey shore. ♠ Q J 8 5 2 Check out the action in Rooms 302-306 today, ♥ A J ♠ A K J 5 4 tomorrow and Saturday. ♦ 9 3 2 ♥ K 9 3 The Bulletin Bunch is bringing in ♣ A K 8 ♦ A 7 reinforcements for the YNABC and the final West North East South ♣ A Q 5 stages of the various , the Wagar and all Pass Pass Pass 1♠ West North East South the other bridge play. Ask Me Girl is expected to Pass 2♠ 2NT (1) Dbl 2NT be activated from the injured reserve list in time Pass 4♥ Pass 4♠ Pass 3♣ Pass 3♠ for the 10 a.m. game. The Services guys are well All Pass Pass 4♠ All Pass on their way to producing duplicate board number (1) Any two-suiter. West leads the ♦4. East covers the ♦10 with 15,000. West leads the ♦10. Plan the play. the king. Plan the play. Triple HHH has asked the Insider if he The key to the deal is that the spade finesse Here’s how Soulet went about taking 10 expects to be paid for the days no column rates to work – but can you guard against a 3-0 tricks. He won the ♦A, cash the top two spades, appeared. The consensus of Bulletin readers is break in trumps? finding out that West had three to the queen, then the Insider should be paid ONLY for the days the Yes, but you must be careful to strip the hand. he cashed the top two hearts, West following with column doesn’t appear. You must win the ♦A and lead a heart to the jack the queen and 10. NABC co-chairs John and Joann deserves at trick two! Soulet then exited with the ♦J. West won the accolades for the great team of volunteers West wins and plays a club. You win and ♦Q and could cash his spade winner, but he had they have put together to make this a special run the ♠Q, ducked by West. East shows out, so no good play from there. In practice, he switched tournament. Have you ever seen so many muffins, you cash the ♥A to pitch a club, then ruff out the to a club, but Soulet could win and drive out the doughnuts, Danish, etc., at an NABC? Pat not clubs, cash the ♠A and throw West in with the ♥J to discard his losing club on the ♥8. only arranged the snacks, she put together a ♠K to give you a ruff-sluff for the contract. The So long as West held only two hearts, it didn’t great casino night. Bobbie has answered 23,456 full deal: matter if they were low ones. In that case, Soulet different questions at the Info Desk even without ♠ A 9 7 6 4 could have thrown West in with the ♣K to force a benefit of an “Ask Me” sign. Dan and Tom have ♥ 6 ruff-sluff to make the contract. put together some super partnerships. April has ♦ A 8 6 4 The full deal: gotten the word out to all the media outlets. The ♣ 9 3 2 ♠ 10 8 7 3 Klingers are taking care of the newer players. Ray ♠ K 10 3 ♠ — ♥ A 8 7 4 is digging his way out of thousands of registration ♥ K 10 8 4 3 ♥ Q 9 7 5 2 ♦ J 10 bags while Tom is handing out prizes and Rick is ♦ 10 ♦ K Q J 7 5 ♣ J 9 3 keeping track of the cash. ♣ Q J 7 5 ♣ 10 6 4 ♠ Q 9 2 ♠ 6 These people and all the other volunteers ♠ Q J 8 5 2 ♥ Q 10 ♥ J 6 5 2 deserve a big “thanks!” from all of us. ♥ A J ♦ Q 8 5 3 ♦ K 9 6 4 2 ♦ 9 3 2 ♣ K 7 6 4 ♣ 10 8 2 Correction ♣ A K 8 ♠ A K J 5 4 In the caption below the front-page photo Thanks to your club holding, it also works ♥ K 9 3 of the winning team in the Collegiate Team to play the ♥A and ruff the ♥J in dummy, ♦ A 7 Championship in the Monday edition, Jinsheng following with a club to the 8. You reach the same ♣ A Q 5 Zhou’s name was misspelled. elimination position, throwing West in with a spade to get the ruff-sluff. Daily Bulletin Thursday, July 19, 2012 Page 5

Do the right thing Cavendish in Monaco Wernher A post-game score correction changed the this year continued from page 1 final standings in the Bruce 0-5000 Life Master For the first Pairs on Sunday evening. Happens all the time, time in its history, you say. Tens of score corrections come in at the the Cavendish end of every session of play that rearrange the Invitational will be “final” placings. Why is this news? you ask. played outside of This particular score correction flip-flopped North America. The the first- and second-place pairs. Still, no big 2012 edition of the deal, you contend. The top finishers are just as world biggest cash vulnerable to shifts as Nos. 10 through 45. prize tournament will So then, how about this: The score correction take place in Monaco was submitted by Jeff Ruben, Wilmington DE Oct. 15-19. Plans are and Andrew Stayton, Rehoboth Beach DE, the to alternate venues then-first place pair – knocking themselves out of going forward, the top spot and boosting the second-place pair, Monaco hosting Donald Caplin and Zachary Grossack, to the top Jean-Charles Allavena in even-numbered Wernher Open Pairs runners-up James of the victory podium. years, Las Vegas in odd-numbered years. Rasmussen and Pamela Miller. After the preliminary congratulations and Monegasc Bridge Federation (FMB) officers photos and interviews, Ruben jotted down their Miller works for a medical journal. Rasmussen is are excited about the chance to show that bridge matchpoints, per routine. an artist. can be a revenue-producing activity for the tiny Comparing the results with Stayton’s Rasmussen and Miller attribute their high nation, and FMB President Jean-Charles Allavena estimates, they noted a discrepancy on board 12. finish “to a lot of luck.” They cited a making provided some details in an email interview. Ruben and Stayton bid to 3♠ and went down 6♥ contract their way, reached via a Blackwood Allavena relates that the idea came about three for minus 150. Stayton estimated an average misunderstanding, as an example. when Pierre Zimmermann moved to Monaco board. Lebi is a retired IT systems analyst. Lindop is with the intention of representing that country in “Because the opponents can make plus 150 “Mr. Audrey Grant” (his words, not ours) international competition. In 2011, the first Prince in diamonds or notrump, it wasn’t going to be a Albert II Cup, an invitational event, was seen as a terrible result,” Ruben conjectured. “But I saw that Slow Play success. I should have held 3♠ to down two, and minus Slow play, as opposed to careful or thoughtful “This year, we wanted to organize a big pairs 100 would likely have been a very good result. play, is discourteous to your opponents -- and to event, based on the model of the Cavendish,” So I guess I was somewhat disgusted and a little all other competitors as well. Players and pairs Allavena relates, “but when we discussed it distracted when I approved the score.” who take more than their allotted time are subject with Roy Welland, he said, ‘Why do something “But when we reviewed the recap and saw to penalty. looking like the Cavendish? Why don’t you we’d gotten 25 of 25 matchpoints for plus 140, we In general, pairs who are rarely late will organize the Cavendish?’ ” said, ‘Whoa! that’s not right!’” explains Stayton. be warned while pairs who are habitually tardy Discussions with World Bridge Productions, “There was never even a millisecond of and/or pay no attention to time limits will be organizer of the Cavendish, quickly produced an thought given to not reporting the correction,” penalized. agreement to alternate the locations. Allevena Ruben says. “I can’t believe it’s even an issue that credits Bob Hamman and Donna Compton for any player wouldn’t do what they’re supposed to Trophy helping make it happen. do in this situation. I know I wouldn’t be able to continued from page 1 Allavena says that although the Cavendish live with myself.” At first, Sprung said, is an invitational event, players who consider “Young Zach Grossack, who’d been so their interest was cameras. themselves worthy of an invitation can make it gracious congratulating us, was almost speechless “They had one of the most known that they are interested. At present, he when we told him he’d won,” Stayton said. “But extensive collections in the says, 10 teams and 30 pairs, mostly Europeans, they did win, fair and square, and a scoring error U.S.” he says, “including have submitted requests. shouldn’t mask that.” an old daguerreotype.” “We’ll wait until the end of the Spingold Ruben and Stayton previously finished third That camera – the sale in Philadelphia and of the World Mind Sports in the Senior Swiss at the 2009 Summer NABC of it, that is – “put me Games in Lille before saying to everybody who is in Washington DC. Ruben also won the national through college.” Sprung accepted and who isn’t,” Allavena says. four-session Swiss event in Washington DC in studied economics at the There are some open events in the following 1973 (in the days before the North American University of Pennsylvania. schedule: Swiss). Ruben is the director of program He has been trading stocks Oct. 12 – 14, the 24th International Teams, development for American Cancer Society since 1987. one of the biggest in Europe, open to all. Research and Stayton, a retired state trooper, is a The camera collection Oct. 15 – 16, Cavendish Teams. was eventually sold Oct 17 – 19, Pairs, and the elder Sprungs limited to 60 pairs, Convention card reminder turned to golf – clubs and Each player is required to have a convention Oct. 17 – 19, FMB Pairs, open to all. memorabilia. Sprung’s card filled out legibly and on the table throughout The schedules are arranged so that players sister Sara, who lives in a session. Both cards of a partnership must be can combine serious competition with free time Manhattan, inherited the golf collection. identical and include the first and last names of for dinner in and around Monaco. When Sprung went off to college, his each member of the partnership. Important note: Except for the 24th parents started playing duplicate and turned their If a director determines that neither player has International Teams, players must pre-register. To collecting energies to bridge. As dealers, they a substantially completed card, the partnership do so, email Allavena ([email protected]) often got first crack at antiques up for sale. The may play only the Standard American Yellow or Compton ([email protected]). A website collection Sprung now owns includes several Card and may use only standard carding. This for the FMB is expected to be open in about a trophies, one of them a second-place Spingold restriction may be lifted only at the beginning week or two: www.cavendishmonaco.mc or a trophy that indicates it was awarded at a world of a subsequent round after convention cards link from the FMB home page: www.federation- championship. have been properly prepared and approved by bridge.mc. Sprung has no idea when or where his parents the director. Further, the partnership will receive The FMB has made arrangements with got hold of the Karn Trophy, but he was happy a 1/6-board matchpoint penalty for each board hotels near the venue, and there are studios to donate it to the ACBL for the Bridge Museum played, commencing with the next round and and apartments available as well. Allavena located at Headquarters in Horn Lake MS. continuing until the restriction is lifted. In IMP says the weather is usually good in Monaco in Tracey Yarbro is ACBL’s archivist and the team games, penalties shall be at the discretion of mid-October, with temperatures in the mid-60s resident expert on trophies and their histories. the director. (Fahrenheit) “I’m pleased to have the trophy for our If the director determines the partnership has The Cavendish is the world’s biggest cash collection,” she said, adding that she doesn’t at least one substantially completed convention prize tournament. It was established in 1975 in expect to get as lucky with most of the other card but has not fully complied with ACBL New York, moving to Las Vegas in 1997. It is missing trophies. “They were probably melted regulations, the director may give warnings played on Mother’s Day weekend in the U.S. down long ago,” she said. or assign such penalties as he deems to be Sprung and his wife, JoAnn, have bought a appropriate under the circumstances. house in Las Vegas and will soon be moving west. The objective of these warnings and penalties ♠♥♦♣ “There is a good bridge community in Las Vegas,” is the encouragement of full compliance with he says. “We like it there.” ACBL regulations. Page 6 Thursday, July 19, 2012 Daily Bulletin

TUESDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT A SATURDAY-WEDNESDAY 10AM SIDE SERIES 9 Tables 85.25 Tables / Based on 27 Tables 11.89 1 Paul Janicki - Richard Chan - Fred Lerner, 9.07 1/2 Clyde Tarbutton, Glen Mills PA 120.92% Markham ON; Larry Lande, Lady Lake FL 8.32 2 Ulrike Schuster, Sanibel FL; Walter Schuster 9.07 1/2 Andrea Klein, South Padre Isl TX 120.92% - Andreas Babsch, Vienna Austria; Arno Lindermann, Vienna 5.10 3/4 Nancy Sachs, Cincinnati OH 120.24% A Austria 5.10 3/4 Paul Pschesang, Cincinnati OH 120.24% 5.35 3 Mitchell Snyder - Donna Snyder, Earlington 3.68 5 Stefanie Scott, Holly MI 115.51% PA; Jane Havighurst, Allentown PA; John Schwartz, Macungie 2.78 6/7 Patricia Adam, Huntington Bch CA 114.47% PA 2.78 6/7 Robert Adam, Huntington Bch CA 114.47% 4.16 4 Ronald Kral, Reston VA; Donna Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Deborah Hoveland - William Young, 2.57 8/9 Mary Ann Van Siclen, Arlington TX 113.90% Herndon VA 2.57 8/9 Gudrun Zieler, D-61476 Kronber 113.90%

TUESDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT B 7:30 STRATIFIED SIDE SWISS TEAMS 10 Tables 43 Tables 8.15 1 Rick Weiss, Reno NV; Harriet Goldman, Roslyn Heights NY; Martin Blain, Sherman Oaks CA; Ken A B C Lowenstein, Forest Hills NY 7.04 1/2 Asya Ladyzhensky - Irina Ladyzhensky - Alexander Ladyzhensky, 5.71 2 Carrol Zazik, E Brunswick NJ; Bob Cole, Ellenton FL; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR 63.00 Bethlehem PA; Jane Rusch, Jupiter FL; Ram Hira, North 7.04 1/2 Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA; Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Vancouver BC Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 63.00 3.67 3 Martin Singer - Robert Orne, New City NY; 4.52 3 Carole Craige, Pomona NJ; Karen Sylvester, Court House NJ; Wendy Bazelow, Wanaque NJ; Irwin Miller, Hillsdale NJ 2.85 4 Anita Pettus, Winchester KY; Margaret Marianne Goff, Margate City NJ; Margaret Coe, Linwood NJ 60.00 Hacker, Lexington KY; Barbara Cunliffe, Bentleyville OH; 7.43 4 1 Marcie Heymann - Frederica Neff, New York NY; Jeri Golus - Adele Beverly McMullen, Vermilion OH Cohen, Great Neck NY 58.00 5.57 5 2 1 Theresa Schneider - Forrest Schneider, Northbrook IL; Donald TUESDAY COMPACT KNOCKOUT C Grenesko, Winnetka IL; Judith Auer, Dublin OH 57.00 9 Tables 4.18 6 3 2 David Soukup, Arlington VA; Michael Berard, Glenn Dale MD; Murat 4.54 1 Donald Davignon - Lucille Davignon, Berkeley Hts NJ; Shirley Reinhard - Richard Reinhard, Berk, Potomac MD; Peter Van Zijl, Ellicott City MD 55.00 Mendham NJ 3.13 4 Paul Lenoble, Freeport NY; Lew Kroll, Plainview NY; Gary Feuer - 4.54 1 Sharon Astarte, Edgewater MD; John Doris Banks, Coram NY 53.00 Becker, Pasadena MD; Carol Mumma, Elkridge MD; J Smuck, 1.81 5/7 Felice Carpenter - Rick Carpenter, W Palm Beach FL; Stuart Accokeek MD Schwartz - Elaine Schwartz, West Palm Beach FL 51.00 3.18 2 Sunny Koontz - Sally Kesseler, Palm Beach FL; Lois Haggerty - Marilyn Ogden, Belmont MA 1.81 5/7 Marilyn Elyakin, Monroe Twp NJ; Marilyn Kogan, Avon-By-The-Sea 3.18 2 Rose Larkin, Jackson NJ; Vernie Cawley, NJ; Doree Sobel, Fair Lawn NJ; Ruth Zowader, Madison NJ 51.00 Pt Pleasant NJ; Harris Bobroff, Howell NJ; Mark Savedoff, 1.81 5/7 David Hoover - Barbara Mateer, State College PA; Celia Lakewood NJ Austenfeld, Vestal NY; Peter Kyper, West Chester PA 51.00 1.96 3 Russell Craft, Smith’s Parish Bermuda; Greg Carey, Mississauga MONDAY-TUESDAY EVENING COMPACT KO ON; David Findley - Blythe Olshan Findley, Westchester IL 47.00 BRACKET I 10 Tables 1.47 4 Thomas Arnold - Carol Arnold, Basking Ridge NJ; James Scheirer - 11.67 1 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Mary Ann Scheirer, Princeton NJ 46.00 Albert SK; Edward White, Grand Blanc MI; Diyan Danailov, 1.10 5 Arjun Dhir, Alpharetta GA; Matthew Weingarten, Safety Harbor FL; Sofia 1799 Bulgaria Allison Hunt - H Hunt, Charlotte NC 37.00 8.17 2 Tony Robson, Arlington VA; James Shoenhard, Woodbridge VA; Herbert Fallin Jr - La Quitta Talbot, TUESDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS Keller TX 5.25 3 Fran Twisdale - Malcolm Smith - Lance 14.0 Tables Shull, Raleigh NC; Julian Wernick, Birmingham England A B C 4.08 4 Karen Caton - Caron Peck - Margot Hirsch, 3.39 1 1 1 Sharline Heller, Philadelphia PA; Benedict Casey, Haverford PA 64.03% Arlington TX; Edwina Corn, Hurst TX 2.54 2 Jeffrey Schapiro M.D., Needham MA; Robert Schapiro, Weston MA 63.83% 2.39 3 2 2 Marlene Scholsohn, Scottsdale AZ; Robert Wink, Beach Haven NJ 62.69% MONDAY-TUESDAY EVENING COMPACT KO BRACKET II 1.79 4 3 3 Ricki Kanter, McLean VA; Rachel Haas, Pittsburgh PA 61.53% 13 Tables 1.35 5 4 4 Kathleen Marino - James Marino, Newtown PA 61.12% 8.54 1 Dawn Travis - Jeanne Land, Easton MD; 1.01 6 5 Hakan Berk - Sedef Berk, Potomac MD 59.33% Deborah Root, Rock Hall MD; Barbara Moran, Tilghman MD 0.79 6 5 Brandon Wong - Chris Chen, San Francisco CA 58.81% 5.98 2 Arthur Haut - Elaine Haut, Guilford CT; 0.59 6 Constance Jones - Joan Wentz, Brighton MI 57.37% Helen Kobernusz - Marjorie Ehrenfreund, Madison CT 3.84 3 Lorraine Cable - Ron Haack, New York NY; Tony Ames II - Amy Mitura, Minnetonka MN TUESDAY EVENING 299ER SWISS TEAMS 2.99 4 Stephen Cooper, Belle Mead NJ; Thomas 5 Tables Cheng, Ottawa ON; Judith Brown, Stroudsburg PA; Joann A B Mauger, Effort PA 2.12 1 Saul Franklin, Needham MA; Alan Skvirsky, Washington Dc DC; Teri Trynz - Allan Trynz, Lords Valley PA 53.00 MONDAY-TUESDAY EVENING COMPACT KO 1.67 2 1 Joseph Lieberman, Los Angeles CA; Christopher Welland, New York NY; BRACKET III 15 Tables Jeffrey Schwartz, Fairfax VA; Morgan Compton, Dallas TX 44.00 5.52 1 Kendrick Chow, Philadlephia PA; Edmund Wu - Samuel Kuang - William Zhu, San Francisco CA TUESDAY NIGHT SIDE GAME (TUE-SAT 7:30 SIDE SERIES) 3.86 2 George Trost, New York NY; William 20.0 Tables Sigward, Pelham NY; William Bovers, Staten Island NY; Ann A B C Murray, Plandome Mnr NY 2.48 3 Michael Baker, Adamsville RI; David 4.55 1 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; Sidney Kanter, Clifton NJ 61.33% Johnson, Milledgeville GA; Richard Fronapfel - Susan 4.10 2 1 Cleopatra Guastella, Red Bank NJ; Sandra Krietzberg, Belmar NJ 60.24% Fronapfel, Danbury CT 3.08 3 2 Stan Chow, San Francisco CA; Cathy Hildebrand, Williamsburg VA 59.91% 1.93 4 John Klaus - Joanne Klaus, Upr Saddle Rv 3.19 4 3 1 Brandon Harper, Winter Park FL; Kevin Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 58.93% NJ; Michelle Lanigan, Wyckoff NJ; Patricia Fusco, Wayne NJ 1.96 5 Donald Foote - Judy Maravolo-Foote, Red Hook NY 58.71% TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY 10 & 2:30 KNOCKOUT I 1.57 6/7 4/5 Brad Barry, Phoenixville PA; David Amsterdam, Wayne PA 57.95% 13 Tables 2.39 6/7 4/5 2 Peter Clay, Wellesley MA; Greg Chang, Lexington MA 57.95% 28.46 1 Spencer Jones - Peggy Ware - Garth Yettick, 0.97 6 Jill Marshall - Farley Mawyer, Port Chester NY 55.99% Denver CO; Harley Bress, McGrath AK 1.79 3 Ann White - Gary White, Waxhaw NC 55.88% 19.92 2 Ala Hamilton-Day, Rose Valley PA; Robert 1.35 4 Steve Graves, Olney MD; Brenda Thomas, Columbia MD 55.34% Maier, Morgantown WV; Barbara Rhoades, Wilmington DE; Roy Perry, St. John’s NL 1.01 5 William Chen, Lafayette Hl PA; Daniel Loeb, Wynnewood PA 53.92% 11.38 3/4 Fran Twisdale - Malcolm Smith - Lance 1.16 6 Susan Heisler - Diane Kelley, Chicago IL 51.63% Shull, Raleigh NC; Julian Wernick, Birmingham England 11.38 3/4 Alfred Tuckman, Monroe Township NJ; Sam BILL & FRAN METZGAR “GRANDPARENTS” 1&7:30 OPEN PAIRS Borenstein, West Orange NJ; Doree Sobel, Fair Lawn NJ; Ruth 14.0 Tables Zowader, Madison NJ A B C TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY 10 & 2:30 KNOCKOUT II 8.40 1 1 Deanne Dennison - Paul Stanbury, Kleinburg ON 58.01% 16 Tables 6.30 2 2 Andrew Purbrick - Deborah Purbrick, West Chester PA 57.87% 25.04 1 Marguerite Cowles, Edina MN; Jakob 4.73 3 Norma Sands, Denver CO; Dan Marthaler Jr, Parker CO 56.57% Kristinsson - Gail Hanson, Lake Orion MI; Thora Jonsdottir, ; 3.90 4 3 Bruce Schwaidelson, Doylestown PA; Susan Kestenbaum, Huntingdon Donna Chambers, Schenectady NY Vy PA 56.36% 17.53 2 Barry Cohen, Voorhees NJ; Thomas Andrews, 2.92 5 4 James Stormes, South Bristol ME; Gabriele Nanda, Reston VA 54.89% Utica NY; Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Donald Dalpe, Baldwinsville NY 3.71 6 5 1 Shailesh Gupta, Alison Viejo CA; Leonid Fastovsky, Rockville MD 53.67% 10.02 3/4 Benjamin Eisenberg - Susan Eisenberg, Lords 1.98 6 Jules Schoenberg - Hazel Schoenberg, Plano TX 53.61% Valley PA; Brian Mahony - Florence Mahony, Redding CT 2.78 2 Jill Graham - David Graham, Boca Raton FL 51.76% 10.02 3/4 Marilyn Kroll, Boca Raton FL; Joan Zavis - 2.09 3 Patricia Bates - Lynda Pullen, Hillsborough NJ 50.40% Carol Linch, Highland Park IL; Beverly Saltz, Delray Beach FL 1.57 4 Stephen Weiner, Rockville MD; V Smith Jr, Philadelphia PA 46.15%

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WEDNESDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS Ross Grabel, Palm 13.0 Tables Desert CA, is the A B C second player to 3.25 1 1 Arlene Birk, Warminster PA; Eleanor Feldsher, Jenkintown PA 61.74% advance to Grand 2.44 2 2 1 Rebecca Ames, Wellesley MA; Robin Coffin, Wakefield RI 60.98% Life Master at this 1.83 3 3 Mark Beifermanhaines, Woodbury NJ; Terry Schall, Glen Mills PA 57.77% tournament. He got the 1.37 4 4 Pierre Marchi - Aliette Marchi, Brossard QC 57.58% points he needed in a 1.34 5 5 2 Barbara Berk, Macungie PA; Phyllis McDowell, Allentown PA 56.06% round-of-64 Spingold 0.82 6 6 Jo Prager, Pasadena MD; Dee Daniel, Annapolis MD 55.11% win on Tuesday 1.01 3 Miriam Smith, Elmira NY; Janice Lindsay, State College PA 54.92% playing with Southern 0.76 4 Donald Smith, Woodbridge VA; Pat Kibler, Falls Church VA 53.03% Californians Mitch Dunitz, Ed Davis and WEDNESDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS Chris Larsen. 15.0 Tables Grabel has four A B C NABC titles: the Mitchell Open Board-a-March 2.63 1 1 1 Yitong Wang - Xiao Yang Shu, 66.65% Teams in 1980, the Jacoby Open Swiss in 1.97 2 2 2 Fang Dongke - Wang Zikhan, People’s Republic of China 61.07% 1982, the Board-a-March in 1984 and 1.48 3 3 3 Jiayi Chang - Shao Yutong, 60.81% the GNT Championship Flight in 1998. 1.11 4 4 4 Weixang Wu - Shiyu Sun, 60.74% Grabel travels to only one NABC a year. He 0.83 5 5 Randy Pan - Tom Cheng, Beijing People’s Republic of China 59.33% says. “I love golf,” and the Palm Springs area 0.66 6 6 5 Sheng Yilun - Shen Jiahe, People’s Republic of China 58.85% in spring and fall is golf heaven. Grabel, who is a retired business owner, WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE GAME plays some pro bridge. “My wife, Ilene, plays 21.0 Tables all the time!” A B C 4.70 1 1 Josette Levesque, Montreal QC; Jean LaTraverse, Mont-Royal QC 67.43% TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY 10 & 2:30 KNOCKOUT III 3.09 2/3 2/3 Carla Herwitz - David Herwitz, Swampscott MA 60.46% 16 Tables 20.66 1 Jeffrey Sosnick - Joan Oberter, New York 3.09 2/3 2/3 Carl Perchonock, Jenkintown PA; Joel Myers, Elkins Park PA 60.46% NY; Doug Strauss, Forest Hills NY; Mark Hyman, Briarwood 1.98 4 4 Mihaela Balint, Bucharest Romania; Stefanie Scott, Holly MI 60.02% NY 2.02 5 Nancy Molesworth - Sandi Foreman, White Plains NY 59.91% 14.46 2 Gloria Tamlyn - Ralph Tamlyn, Larchmont 2.73 6 5 1 Loretta Westler, Philadelphia PA; Neeta Mone, Livingston NJ 58.82% NY; Amanda Jeger, Frankfurt Germany; Estera Lisker, East 1.63 6 Meg Myers, Beaverton OR; Cristal Nell, Redmond WA 58.50% Quogue NY 2.05 2 John Altman, Mariemont OH; Isaac Stephani, Cincinnati OH 56.21% 8.26 3/4 Lillian Johannessen - Oded Stitt - Muriel Stitt - Tor Johannessen, Honolulu HI; Mike Whitaker, Sugarloaf PA 1.35 3/4 Elizabeth Black - Van Thomas Black, Dunedin FL 52.94% 8.26 3/4 Denis Dobrin - Denis Chekarev - Zigfrid 1.35 3/4 Rajiv Kapadia - Anne O’Meara, Mankato MN 52.94% Zvezdin - Anastasia Erastova, Moscow 0.92 5 Lannetta Schmidt, Baltimore MD; John Belka, Severna Park MD 52.18% TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY 10 & 2:30 KNOCKOUT IV SATURDAY-WEDNESDAY 2:30 SIDE SERIES 16 Tables 115.25 Tables / Based on 31 Tables 16.55 1 Joseph Brown - Jean Brown, Elkton MD; 11.83 1/2 Susan Mayo, New Canaan CT 132.23% Kathleen Chalek - Herbert Chalek, West Chester PA 11.83 1/2 Jamie Portell, Vero Beach FL 132.23% 11.59 2 Phyllis Bishop, Loveland OH; Susan Hermans, West Chester OH; Jeanne Weyers, Cincinnati OH; 7.99 3/4 Diana Holt, Lake Worth FL 126.17% Phyllis Downey, Morrow OH 7.99 3/4 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 126.17% 6.62 3/4 Barry Segal - Casey Segal, Boynton Beach 5.50 5 Phyllis Bausher, West Haven CT 119.57% FL; Richard Douglas, Shippenville PA; Anne Ravreby, Merion 6.13 6 Kassie Munoz, White Plains NY 118.25% PA 6.60 7/8 Nesim Erkip, New York NY 116.08% 6.62 3/4 Sally Avery - Betty Kyle Moore - Susan 6.60 7/8 Feyzan Erkip, New York NY 116.08% McMahan - Betty Davis, Houston TX 5.46 9/10 Douglas Burke, Fremont CA 115.19% TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY 10 & 2:30 KNOCKOUT V 5.46 9/10 Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA 115.19% 16 Tables 13.50 1 Mary Ann Kral, Reston VA; Dorothy WEDNESAY 1 PM SIDE GAME (WED-SAT 1PM SIDE SERIES) Foucault, Jensen Beach FL; Jim Ulmer, Cape May Ct Hse NJ; 7.0 Tables Bud Smith, Tucson AZ A B C 9.45 2 Giovanni De Nitto - Therese De Nitto - Nicole Drainville - Serge Lavallee, Brossard QC 2.58 1 1 George Subt, Southampton NJ; Patti Martin, Richmond VA 59.52% 5.40 3/4 Lynn Bayman, Valapariso IN; Audrey Fetter - 1.94 2 2 James Zinkand, US; Nancy Conway, West Chester PA 56.85% Ellen Gelberg - Gloria Pappalardo, Vero Beach FL 2.12 3 3 1 Elliott Marshall, Los Angeles CA; Salle Martinis, Laguna Woods CA 56.55% 5.40 3/4 Nicholas Nazarenko, Doylestown PA; Ronald 1.59 4 4 2 Kiran Desai, Voorhees NJ; Siddhi Vasa, Cherry Hill NJ 55.06% Streeper, Huntingdon Vy PA; Ralph Collins, Warminster PA; 1.19 5 5 3 Amy Lowenstein, Yardley PA; Evelyn Cutler, Elkins Park PA 54.46% Jeffrey Sprowles, Langhorne PA TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY 10 & 2:30 KNOCKOUT VI WOOD RIVER BRIDGE CLUB STRATIFIED TUESDAY A/X SIDE SWISS 16 Tables 18 Tables / Based on 54 Tables 11.26 1 Brandon Harper, Winter Park FL; Ryan A X Miller, Tampa FL; Jeffrey Schwartz, Fairfax VA; Kevin 8.50 1/2 Nathan Schatz, Dresher PA; Arnold Selig, Cheltenham PA; Edward Rosenberg, Cupertino CA Goldwater, Horsham PA; Shou-Ling Wang, Bethesda MD 56.00 7.88 2 Adele Cunningham, New London NH; Joanne Dorey, Orchid FL; Jody Connors, Vero Beach FL; Susan 8.50 1/2 Jim Looby, Burbank CA; Ed Ulman, Portland OR; H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley Mehiel, Hendersonvl NC NY; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV 56.00 4.50 3/4 Wendy Wade - Peggy Rankin, Mississauga 4.21 3/5 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach ON; Elizabeth Basciano - Grace Surphlis, Oakville ON FL; Victoria Gromova, 119296, Moscow Russia; Tatiana Ponomareva, 4.50 3/4 Chet Thayer - Barbara Thayer, Wilmington Moscow Russia 51.00 DE; Howard Sobel - Barbara Sobel, Narberth PA 7.33 3/5 1 Alfred Tuckman, Monroe Township NJ; Sam Borenstein, West Orange NJ; 10 & 2:30 COMPACT KNOCKOUT BRACKET I Ruth Zowader, Madison NJ; Doree Sobel, Fair Lawn NJ 51.00 12 Tables 4.21 3/5 Jonathan Levine, Jackson Heights NY; Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT; 19.74 1 Howard Piltch - Bud Hinckley, South Bend Susan Schnelwar - Jesus Arias, New York NY 51.00 IN; Lou Reich, Wheaton MD; Andrew Markowitz, Lahaska PA 5.50 2 Walter Bell, Orefield PA; Gail Levy, Melville NY; Reisha Berkowsky, 13.82 2 Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ; Rick Rowland, Wilmington DE; Martin Huntingtn Sta NY; David Kresge, Spinnerstown PA 50.00 Rabinowitz, Narberth PA 4.12 3 Lawrence Lerner, Warren NJ; Lauren Friedman, Daly City CA; Deborah 8.88 3 Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH; Jay Levy, Murphy, San Francisco CA; Gary Donner, Bluffton SC 46.00 Amherst NY; Fred Schenker, Pittsburgh PA; Bernard Fudor, 3.09 4 Peter Kyper, West Chester PA; Barbara Mateer - David Hoover, State Murrysville PA College PA; Celia Austenfeld, Vestal NY 43.00 6.91 4 Paul Facinelli, Avon OH; Dan Roseberry, 2.32 5 Fran Twisdale - Malcolm Smith - Lance Shull, Raleigh NC; Julian Dover OH; Jim Overcasher, East Canton OH; John Tscholl, Canton OH Wernick, Birmingham England 40.00 10 & 2:30 COMPACT KNOCKOUT BRACKET II NATIONAL 199ER PAIRS 12 Tables 24.0 Tables / Based on 25 Tables 12.20 1 Paul O’Hara - Roisin O’Hara, Oakville ON; 11.23 1 Andrew Salom - Pedro Salom IV, Wallingford PA 59.19% Robin Stephens - Joan Stephens, Toronto ON 8.54 2 Eleanor Novick - Franni Stutman, Narberth 8.42 2 Henry Van Handle, Succasunna NJ; Daniel Will, Far Hills NJ 58.63% PA; Rhoda Grossman, Philadelphia PA; Joan Newberg, Bryn 6.32 3 Kenneth Gibson - Wendy Gibson, Stow OH 58.33% Mawr PA 4.74 4 Saul Franklin, Needham MA; Alan Skvirsky, Washington Dc DC 57.62% 5.49 3 Steven Grzegorzewski - Barbara 3.48 5/6 Catherine Bardsley, Mc Lean VA; Wayne Bardsley, McLean VA 57.14% Grzegorzewski, Meadville PA; Charles Smith - Allen Selling, 3.48 5/6 Brandon Wong - Chris Chen, San Francisco CA 57.14% Erie PA 2.81 7 Alan Wilson - Lesley Wilson, Port Elgin ON 56.05% 4.27 4 Bob Meixner, Hinsdale IL; Michael Saltzman - Linda Saltzman - Stephanie McAdam, Naperville IL Page 8 Thursday, July 19, 2012 Daily Bulletin

10 & 2:30 COMPACT KNOCKOUT BRACKET III WOOD RIVER BRIDGE CLUB STRAT TUESDAY B/C/D SIDE SWISS 15 Tables 36 Tables 11.04 1 Linda Green, Westport CT; David Blackburn, B C D Fairfield CT; Betty Jane Corbani, New Milford CT; Paul Miller, Southport CT 6.98 1 R David Walker, Radnor PA; John Albright, Birdsboro PA; Margaret 7.73 2 David Moss - Carole Van Wieck, New York Hansell, Champaign IL; Robert Walters, New Westminster BC 65.00 NY; Philip Moss, Wilmette IL; Henry Moss, Glenview IL 5.24 2 Robert Clark, Nashua NH; Richard Brummer, Effingham IL; Richard 4.97 3 Bruce Lieberman, Doylestown PA; Thomas Kuti, Union Beach NJ; Lynda Flanger, Gainesville VA 62.00 Purl, Downingtown PA; Stephen Becker, Hatfield PA; Elaine 3.93 3 Sami Naydani, Saint-Bruno QC; Frank Kelton, Calgary AB; Cecile Clair, Gwynedd Valley PA Rodier, Saint-Hyacinthe QC; Ghislaine Carignan, Brossard QC 58.00 3.86 4 Shailesh Gupta, Alison Viejo CA; Beverly Silien, Somerset NJ; Susan Kestenbaum, Huntingdon Vy PA; 6.22 4 1 Joann O’Brien, Valley Forge PA; Mary Ann Pitts, Bonita Spgs FL; Leonid Fastovsky, Rockville MD Rich Letourneau, Bonita Springs FL; Rosemarie Letourneau, Amagansett NY 54.00 10 & 2:30 COMPACT KNOCKOUT BRACKET IV 2.21 5 Benjamin Eisenberg - Susan Eisenberg, Lords Valley PA; Brian 16 Tables Mahony - Florence Mahony, Redding CT 53.00 7.12 1 Sandra Kayson - Mimi Schneirov - Dalia Singer, Elkins Park PA; Elaine Ratner, Jenkintown PA 4.09 6/7 2/3 Joan Brandeis, Glenside PA; Edward Bauman, Verona NJ; Philip 4.98 2 Dawn Travis - Jeanne Land, Easton MD; Lindy - Edgar Goldenberg, Philadelphia PA 52.00 Barbara Moran, Tilghman MD; Deborah Root, Rock Hall MD 4.25 6/7 2/3 1 Sharon Astarte, Edgewater MD; Carol Mumma, Elkridge MD; John 3.20 3 Carol Carlson, Land O Lakes FL; Jean Paige, Becker, Pasadena MD; Jack Smuck, Accokeek MD 52.00 Madeira Beach FL; Mary Kessler, Morristown NJ; Sandra 2.62 4 Steven Fine, Miami Beach FL; Grant Petersen, Taylor MI; David Tauber, Livingston NJ Traub - Carol Traub, Baltimore MD 51.00 2.49 4 Brett Orban, Martins Ferry OH; Thomas Danford, Bellaire OH; Linda Schanz, Las Vegas NV; Cindi 3.19 5 2 Marsha Davol, Sewell NJ; Judy Cohen, Voorhees NJ; Nancy Koch - Siegel, Bayside NY Carol Norcross, Cherry Hill NJ 48.00 2.39 6/8 3 Barbara Thayer - Chet Thayer, Wilmington DE; Barbara Sobel - 10 & 2:30 COMPACT KNOCKOUT BRACKET V Howard Sobel, Narberth PA 45.00 16 Tables 1.14 6/8 Beverly McMullen, Vermilion OH; Barbara Cunliffe, Bentleyville 4.42 1 Daniel Jablonski, Stoneham MA; Catherine OH; Margaret Hacker, Lexington KY; Anita Pettus, Winchester KY 45.00 Cooper - Ira Cooper, Woburn MA; Iliana Rozemberg, Northbrook IL 1.14 6/8 Carol Berkman - Evelyn Sobol - Madeline Kramer - Lessa Finegold, 3.09 2 Mutian Zhang - Zhihong Zhao, Omaha NE; Pittsburgh PA 45.00 Yichi Zhang, Pasadena CA; Dale Rowett, Palm City FL 1.79 4 Nancy Narwold, West Hartford CT; Karen Harrison, W Hartford CT; 1.99 3 Philip Presby, Mohnton PA; Marlene Deborah Wight, Dorset VT; Devon Poor, New York NY 44.00 Winkleman - Louise Remley, Wyomissing PA; Lee Ernst, 1.34 5 Barbara Fox, Meadowbrook PA; Robyn Rosenblatt, Short Hills NJ; Wernersville PA 1.55 4 Fred Brown, San Jose CA; William Belanich, Carrol Zazik, E Brunswick NJ; Jane Rusch, Jupiter FL 43.00 Sandston VA; Gail Glunt, Chesterfield VA; Catherine Strauss, Richmond VA JAMES R. GREER 10&2:30 STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS 75.0 Tables A B C Electronic Device Policy 26.73 1 Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA 66.73% The electronic device policy is revised as 20.05 2 Paul Janicki - Fred Lerner, Markham ON 64.38% follows: 15.04 3 Suzanne Siebert - David Siebert, Little Rock AR 62.54% 1. For all NABC+ rated events at NABCs: 11.28 4 Don Piafsky, Toronto ON; Barry Piafsky, New York NY 62.23% Electronic devices, including but not limited to, 8.91 5 Jordan Chodorow, Los Angeles CA; Karen Allison, Las Vegas NV 61.15% phones, cameras, PDAs, and others capable of 15.44 6 1 Rory Millson, Bronxville NY; Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY 60.58% 6.68 7 Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL; Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 60.47% sending or receiving electronic communication 11.58 8 2 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Jannes van ‘t Oever, Berkeley CA 60.04% are excluded from the playing areas during any 5.35 9 Petra Hamman, Dallas TX; Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL 60.00% session of play. This does not apply to health- 4.86 10 Karen Cumpstone, Nanaimo BC; Joan Eaton, Toronto ON 59.76% related equipment. 4.46 11 Christal Henner-Welland, New York NY; Lapt Chan, Forest Hills NY 59.67% 2. For all events at an NABC other 6.74 12 Jo Anne Thompson - Richard Vatter, Cadillac MI 59.14% than a NABC+ rated event: Except for 5.35 13 Valentin Kovachev - Lynne Rosenbaum, Glencoe IL 58.21% health‑related equipment, or by permission of 4.50 14 Walter Spiewak, Wake Forest NC; Joseph De Gaetano, Atkinson NH 57.55% the Director‑in‑Charge of the tournament, cell 8.69 15 3 Susan Stubinski - Bruce Wick, Houston TX 57.18% phones, audible pagers or similar equipment 3.14 16 Douglas Ross, Rochester NY; Sam Maitra, Webster NY 56.79% may not be operated or operable in any manner 6.51 17 4 Wendy Dechadarevian, Wynnewood PA; William Ravreby, Merion Station PA 56.68% in the playing area during a session of play. 5.15 18 5 Jacqueline Altschuler - Stuart Altschuler, Naples FL 56.50% Any such equipment must not be visible during 4.41 6 Chongmin Zhang, Getzville NY; Xiaoxiong Dai, Edison NJ 56.27% the session. Sponsoring organizations of other 5.38 7 Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; Annie Schwartz, Fairfax VA 56.24% ACBL‑sanctioned events are encouraged to adopt 3.43 8 Arthur Crystal - Debbie Benner, Fairfield CT 55.08% a similar policy. 3.24 9 Alan Cummings, Los Altos CA; Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO 54.63% 3. These restrictions in numbers 1 and 2 2.81 10 Ron Haack - Amy Mitura, New York NY 54.07% above apply to all pairs, team members, captains, 2.73 11 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA 53.99% coaches, play recorders (except those designated 4.45 1 George Mansour, Scranton PA; Walter Mitchell Jr, Bear Creek PA 52.39% by ACBL) and kibitzers and are in force 3.34 2 Alexis Shaw - Cy Corwin, Marlton NJ 51.89% throughout any actual playing session or segment 2.50 3 David Sloane, Glen Cove NY; Steve White, Broomall PA 51.81% 2.23 4 David Graham - Jill Graham, Boca Raton FL 51.32% of play. 1.48 5 Geoff Hopcraft, Piedmont CA; Antony Lee, Berkeley CA 48.99% 4. A violation of any of the restrictions in numbers 1 and 2 above will result in a 299ER SWISS disciplinary penalty of one full board (12 IMPs 10 Tables at that form of scoring) for the first offense. A A B C second offense will result in disqualification from 2.83 1 1 1 Dongke Fang - Zihan Wang - Yilun Sheng - Jiahe Shen, 71.00 the event for the pair/team. Kibitzers violating 2.12 2 2 Sharon Phillips - Cathy Dann, Greenwich CT; Barbara Curran - this policy will be removed from the playing area Sandra deRosa, Cooperstown NY 51.00 for the remainder of the session. 1.59 3 Gary Peterson, Marlboro MA; Dan Haggett, Framingham MA; Dorothy Briggs - Christine Pettingell, Sudbury MA 47.00 1.19 4 3 Randy Pan - Tom Cheng - William Wu - Shiyu Sun, Beijing People’s Republic of China 46.00 Daily Bulletin Thursday, July 19, 2012 Page 9

WEDNESDAY 2:30 SIDE GAME (SAT-WED 2:30 SIDE SERIES) 31.0 Tables Parking at the A B C Philadelphia NABC 6.22 1 Craig Robinson - Elaine Landow, Lansdale PA 68.21% Did we mention how easy it is to take a train 4.67 2 Kevin Dwyer, Tampa FL; Kimberly Whipple, Boca Grande FL 64.00% 5.46 3 1 1 Lannetta Schmidt, Baltimore MD; John Belka, Severna Park MD 61.77% to Market East Station, which is right under the 4.10 4 2 Carl Perchonock, Jenkintown PA; Joel Myers, Elkins Park PA 61.67% convention center? The cost is only $1 if you have 3.07 5 3 Dennis Ryan, Menomonie WI; Marek Malysa, Poland 61.02% a Medicare card. 2.68 6 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Diana Holt, Lake Worth FL 58.02% If you are determined to drive: 2.30 4 Andrew Garnett, Winterpark FL; Riki Tulin, Highland Beach FL 56.54% There will be reasonable rates for parking 2.22 5 2 Marilyn Goldstein - Harvey Goldstein, San Diego CA 56.13% in the area of the Marriott during the Summer 1.30 6 Maxwell Hughes, Vero Beach FL; Paul Burnham, Wilton CT 54.98% Nationals. Through Parkway Corporation, we 1.62 3 John Altman, Mariemont OH; Isaac Stephani, Cincinnati OH 52.55% have arranged for substantially discounted rates at 1.22 4 Gordon Sawyer, Seattle WA; Michael Lattyak, Westchester IL 51.69% two sites: 1.10 5 Tyrone Davis - Claude Weems, Philadelphia PA 50.82% • Juniper on Filbert Street between 12th and WED AFT 49ER PAIRS 13th, immediately behind the Marriott, $15/ 12.0 Tables day. The same rate applies to overnight A B C parking. 2.31 1 1 Xi-Hao Wang, Beijing China People’s Republic of China; Baozhue • 12th Street on the west (right) side of 12th Jiang, People’s Republic of China 63.98% Street. 1-1/2 blocks of the Marriott, $10/ 1.73 2 Harriet Hornick - Joanne Gurmankin, Philadelphia PA 63.52% day. This facility may fill up quickly. See 1.30 3 2 1 Hedy Shavel - Maryann Whitman, Princeton NJ 62.33% alternatives below. 0.97 4 3 Jennifer James, Doylestown PA; Paul Freud, Furlong PA 59.95% If you park at these facilities, you will receive 0.81 5 4 Carolyn Feldman - Sharen Popkin, Pennington NJ 58.51% a ticket when you arrive. When you come to 0.58 6 William Koelling, Haddonfield NJ; Barbara Spivak, Voorhees NJ 57.30% the Marriott, make sure you pick up one of our 0.52 5 Sheila Engelbach, Washington Cros PA; Naomi Griffin, Newtown PA 55.65% 0.62 2 Maryl Hitchings - Elizabeth Dawson, Wyndmoor PA 55.32% discounted tickets at the information booth. You 0.46 3 William Farmer, Philadelphia PA; Castella Hill, Wayne PA 53.27% will use this ticket when you pay for your parking on the way out. Everett Young, parking chairman, WED AFT 299ER PAIRS or a committee member will be at the information 11.0 Tables booth daily for about 1/2 hour before the 10 a.m. A B C and 3 p.m. sessions; also for about 15 minutes 2.97 1 1 1 Bruce Lang, Philadelphia PA; Mary McIntyre, Gainesville FL 60.71% after these sessions. Tickets may also be available 2.23 2 2 2 Rebecca Ames, Wellesley MA; Robin Coffin, Wakefield RI 57.14% at the information booth whenever it is manned. 1.67 3 3 3 Sydney Tinkelman - Bob Stuart, Cherry Hill NJ 56.55% These rates are for all day. There is no time 1.25 4 4 4 Alexis Kopperman - Judy Gates, Cherry Hill NJ 54.17% limit. Be aware that “early bird” rates at other 1.04 5 5 5 Charles Stoner III, Manheim PA; Fred Long, Lancaster PA 53.57% 0.74 6 6 William Carr - Marjorie Dilsheimer, Philadelphia PA 53.27% lots may appear to be competitive, but the hours usually don’t work with our bridge schedule. Often they require you to be out by 6 p.m. WERNHER OPEN PAIRS Other sites of interest include: 77.5 Tables / Based on 146 Tables • At www.philadelphia.centralparking.com you 125.00 1 Robert Lebi - David Lindop, Toronto ON 2601.12 can print out discount coupons for lots at 11th 93.75 2 Pamela Miller - James Rasmussen, Cambridge MA 2561.09 and Race (right side), or 12th and Sansom 70.31 3 Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT; John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 2558.33 (on the left side of the street across from the 55.56 4 Leo LaSota, Glen Burnie MD; John Adams, Silver Spring MD 2534.75 Parkway lot). Currently the rate is $12 for 12 50.00 5 Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX; Joe Quinn, Sugar Land TX 2513.64 hours. We will have copies of those coupons 45.45 6 Herbert Jordan, Miami FL; Erez Hendelman, New York NY 2500.67 41.67 7 Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY; Larry Rosen, Albany NY 2496.80 available at the information desk. 38.46 8 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA 2490.29 Longterm parking 35.71 9 Donald Croysdale, Menomonee Falls WI; Tamas Szabo, Brookfield WI 2448.67 The best deals for longer term, overnight 33.33 10 Tim Crank, Cincinnati OH; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 2428.82 parking are near the airport. Google discount 31.25 11 Andy Kaufman, Fort Washington PA; Michael Shuster, Collegeville PA 2421.15 parking at the airport, Philadelphia, and you’ll 29.41 12 Karen Willenken, New York NY; Dale Johannesen, Saratoga CA 2420.63 find parking rates currently as low as $4/day. 27.78 13 Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA 2417.84 These facilities will provide free transportation 26.32 14 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON 2409.60 to the airport. An inexpensive ($3) train from the 25.00 15 Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 2393.16 airport to Market Street East is a half-hour ride. 23.81 16 Gary Macgregor - Heather Cutting, Portola Valley CA 2382.90 • Discount PHL Parking - $4.25/day at the 22.73 17 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Gert Jan Paulissen, Breda Netherlands 2339.61 21.74 18 Rich Rothwarf - Marilyn Reedinger, Philadelphia PA 2330.34 Philadelphia Airport. Free shuttle, no service 20.83 19 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Kelley Hwang, New York NY 2324.06 fees. www.globalairportparking.com/PHL 20.00 20 Richard Weiss, Swampscott MA; Robert Lurie, Wayland MA 2323.43 • $4.45 PHL Airport Parking. Safe & Secure 19.23 21 Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ; Joan Brody, Morristown NJ 2319.20 Parking 24/7. www.onestopparking.com/PHL 18.52 22 Nader Hanna - Doug Baxter, Toronto ON 2315.93 • The parking lot between 15th-16th and 17.86 23 Betty Starzec, Sugar Land TX; Robert Morris, Houston TX 2307.95 on Spring Street (1/2 block south of Vine 17.24 24 Donna Morgen, Havertown PA; Howard Kahlenberg, Philadelphia PA 2303.54 Street) is $5 evenings after 5 p.m. and $5 on 16.67 25 Samuel Ieong, Mountain View CA; Adam Meyerson, Santa Clara CA 2296.89 weekends. Savings for those willing to walk 16.13 26 Richard Katz, N Versailles PA; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA 2292.54 10 minutes. 15.63 27 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA 2291.84 15.15 28 Norman Trabulus, New York NY; Charles Bilich, Hewlett NY 2288.35 14.71 29 Randy Thompson, Albuquerque NM; Barry Spector, Springfield VA 2280.14 Monitoring 14.29 30 E Bruce Neikirk, Louisville KY; Mike Hogan, Fort Myers FL 2277.92 At this and future North American 13.89 31 Phillip Alder, Hobe Sound FL; Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 2277.24 Championships, ACBL will be monitoring 13.51 32 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA 2272.49 NABC+ events with visible, real-time cameras. 13.16 33 Jared Lilienstein - Rajat Basu, New York NY 2266.04 The images will be recorded and will be available 12.82 34 Alan Osofsky, Palm Beach FL; Robin Taylor, Gaithersburg MD 2263.78 for later official inspection and review. 12.50 35 Marius Agica, New York NY; William Ehlers, Montclair NJ 2261.92 By general monitoring of the session and 12.20 36 Lyle Poe Jr, Ellicott City MD; Brad Theurer, Gaithersburg MD 2259.42 participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source 11.90 37 Rosalind Lin - Mike Rice, Chapel Hill NC 2257.67 of information that may be useful in determining 11.63 38 Nadele Spiro, Bloomfield MI; P Drew Cannell, Doll-Des-Ormeau QC 2251.42 facts and settling issues arising from some types 11.36 39 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 2237.16 of ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. 11.11 40 Jack Mendelsohn, Erdenheim PA; Bobbie Gomer, Willow Grove PA 2229.53 10.87 41 Brad Campbell, Bermuda Dunes CA; Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA 2225.43 Please summon a director if a problem occurs at 10.64 42 Lynn Baker, Austin TX; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH 2222.24 the table. 10.42 43 Daniel Boye - Susan Boye, Farmington NY 2214.49 This procedure is intended to assure everyone 10.20 44 Susan Fuller, Miami FL; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL 2207.49 that the playing field is level and that misbehavior 10.00 45 William Pettis, Silver Spring MD; Lloyd Arvedon, Natick MA 2204.25 will not be tolerated. 9.80 46 Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 2197.56 9.62 47 Saul Teukolsky - Roselyn Teukolsky, Ithaca NY 2195.71 9.43 48 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 2192.31 9.26 49 Andy Avery, Jamaica VT; Cecily Kohler, Washington DC 2178.06 ♠♥♦♣ 9.09 50 Edward Foran - Nicolas Hammond, Marietta GA 2177.76 Daily Bulletin Volume 5, Number 1 Thursday, July 19, 2011 Welcome to the Youth NABC Things you should know By Bryan Delfs for the Youth NABC Education manager • Registration will begin at 9:15 a.m. on The American League each day. Thursday, July 19, outside Rooms 302-306 at welcomes all competitors, family, friends and WHERE: All the Marriott. volunteers who are participating in the 5th events will be held • It is not necessary to register to play. Single- Youth North American Bridge Championships on the 3rd floor session entries are welcome. The event is in Philadelphia. We expect more than 120 of the Marriot in open to players 19 and younger with fewer competitors this year, including 36 traveling from Rooms 302-306. than 5000 . Entries are free for all Beijing, China. All competitors sessions. The playing schedule is on the facing WHAT: The Youth NABC features the Baron must go to the page. Barclay National Youth Open Pairs and the Bridge registration desk, • All Youth NABC events will be played in Base National Youth Swiss Teams, which include outside Rooms Rooms 302-306 at the Marriott. a $1000 scholarship prize for each player. In 302-306, before • Lunch coupons will be provided on Thursday, addition, there are Cardrook pairs for players who playing in their first Friday and Saturday for all Youth NABC want to play with their peers without playing in a event. participants. highly competitive event. COST: Thanks • The Youth Lounge is located in Room 307 at WHEN: All sessions start at 10 a.m. and 2 to recent policy changes regarding Youth bridge, the Marriott. p.m., with an hour for lunch. A free lunch coupon all entries for all events are free. • Parents and chaperones are not permitted will be provided to each competitor to be used In addition to bridge, look in the Youth NABC to kibitz the players but are allowed to take at the snack bar on the 4th floor of the Marriott. bulletin for other planned youth activities. photos during the first five minutes of each Game play is expected to end around 4:30 p.m. session. • Parents and chaperones are welcome to attend Top performers last year the Winners’ Reception on Saturday evening following the final session of play. • David Metcalf will be making his debut as director-in-charge of the Youth NABC. Panel discussion and breakfast All competitors, friends and family participating in the Youth NABC are invited to a free special breakfast that will include a panel discussion, moderated by George Jacobs, of the current stars who were former youth players, including Fred Gitelman and Joel Wooldridge. When: Friday, July 20, at 8:30 a.m. Where: Independence Room, located near the bridge connecting the Marriott and Conference Center on the third floor. Scenes from Toronto Burke Snowden and Ben Kristensen came in Runners-up in the Baron Barclay National first in the Baron Barclay National Youth Open Youth Open Pairs: Murphy Green and Arjun Pairs. Dhir.

Victor Lamoureux, Canada’s youngest Life Master, and Richard Jeng, youngest Sponsor profile: ACBL Life Master. Baron Barclay Bridge Supply Jim Maier has played cards for a long time, “Randy wanted to do something else,” Maier says. and over the years he came to know a lot of bridge The Maiers signed on as sponsors for the players, including Randy Baron, found of the Youth NABC to help promote their business, but company that eventually became Baron Barclay mainly, he says, “because we would like to see Bridge Supply. another generation of people become crazy about In 1990, Maier helped Baron expand his the game.” Louisville KY-based bridge supply company by Maier is not a bridge expert, but he knows buying Barclay Bridge Supplies, located in the good books when he sees them – and enjoys New York City area. traveling to NABCs to set up shop. “I like the Maier’s wife, Mimi, had worked for Baron bridge world,” he says. “It’s nice to have a Juggler and magician Edik helps 9-year-old for about a year before the partnership began, and business that revolves around other people having Vivian Lamoureux keep spinning balls aloft, about three years ago, Maier bought out Baron. a good time.” part of the entertainment at the Youth NABC on Friday. 2012 Youth NABC Schedule Philadelphia PA

Youth NABC events are open to any player 19 years of age or younger 10 a.m. Cardrook Pairs, Single session with fewer than 5000 masterpoints (or the equivalent) as of July 1, 2012. 2 p.m. Cardrook Pairs, Single session Entry fees 2 p.m. Consolation Open Pairs, Single session All play in the Youth NABC is free. Saturday, July 21 Thursday, July 19 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. BRIDGEBASE ONLINE NATIONAL YOUTH SWISS 10 a.m. Youth Pairs & Cardrook Pairs, Single session TEAMS 2 p.m. Youth Teams & Cardrook Pairs, Single session Two sessions. Teams must be available for both sessions. All members of the winning team will share a $4000 Friday, July 20 scholarship. 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. BARON BARCLAY NATIONAL YOUTH OPEN 10 a.m. Cardrook Pairs, Single session PAIRS 2 p.m. Cardrook Pairs, Single session One qualifying, one final session. Players must be 2 p.m. Consolation Swiss Teams (Single session) available for both sessions. (Cardrook Pairs are games designed for less-experienced Each member of the winning pair will receive a $1000 players.) scholarship.

Winners of the Aileen Osofsky National Swiss Teams last year: Burke Second place in the 2011 Swiss Teams went to Evan Berman, Nikita Snowden, David Soukup, Hakan Berk and Ben Kristensen. Ladyzhensky, Asya Ladyzhensky, Zach Brescoll, Allison Hunt and Blake Sanders.

Runners-up in the Youth Teams in Toronto: Oren Kriegel, Amber Lin, Below: These two pairs tied for first in the 2011 Youth Pairs, Strat C: Brandon Harper and Ryan Miller. Rhyanna Melanson, Rhys Melanson, Jeff Robinson and Aodhan Murphy.

Tops in the Youth Teams in Toronto were David Yoon, Sarah Chen, First in the Morning Card Rook Pairs in Toronto: Ellie Fashingbauer and Linda Cai and Edward (SM) Li. Grace Strasen. Page 12 Thursday, July 19, 2012 Daily Bulletin

WEDNESDAY 10 & 2:30 A/X SWISS Slow play: the curse of 43 Tables / Based on 122 Tables the game A X 31.17 1 1 Anton Tsypkin, Ashland MA; Adam Grossack, Newton MA; Alan Applebaum, Patty Johnson, Sebring FL, is a National Brookline MA; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 100.00 Tournament Director and the Director-in-Charge 23.38 2 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Larry Kozlove, Louisville KY; Steve for all District 9 (Florida) tournaments. Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Kit Woolsey, An old tournament director friend of mine, Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY 97.00 John “Spider” Harris, was famous for the saying: 17.53 3 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Billy Cohen, “Slow play is the curse of the game.” Nothing Sherman Oaks CA; Ron Smith, San Francisco CA; Alon Birman, Tel Aviv is more frustrating for tournament directors than 62267 Israel; Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel 96.00 having to herd players along like cattle when slow 13.15 4 G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne Dawson, play isn’t actually the problem. Delhi LA; Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw If you take a moment to think about it, most 0 Poland; Jacek Romanski, Goscinna 7/33 Poland 91.00 10.39 5 G Venkatesh, Los Altos CA; Keyzad Anklesaria, Ahmedabad 38001 India; of your opponents do not take that long to bid or Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India; Krishnan Ramaratnam, Jersey City play a deal -- yet before you know it, the round is NJ; Jyotindra Shah - Venkatesh R, Mumbai India 90.00 being called and you are nowhere near finished 8.91 6 Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Ira Chorush, Houston TX; Jay Gibbons, with the last board. Washington DC; Jaggy Shivdasani, Pleasantville NY 88.00 Here are some suggestions which, if followed, 7.36 7/8 Ernesto d’Orsi, Sao Paulo Sp 04 Brazil; Mauricio Figueiredo, Sau would solve many of our problems. Paulo 05025 Brazil; Marcos Thoma, San Paula, Sp 0 Brazil; Joaquin First: do not post mortem between deals Pacareu, Santiago Chile Chile; Alejandro Bianchedi - Ernesto Muzzio, whether you are in a pair game or a Swiss team Buenos Aires Argentina 85.00 event. Finish the round and then discuss hands 7.36 7/8 Marshall Lewis, Cleveland Hgts OH; Rita Shugart, Pebble Beach CA; if there is still time. We, as directors, will not cut Jean-Michel Voldoire, Paris France; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL 85.00 6.23 9 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Amar Banerjee, Bhadreswar 91 your time but I think you will find yourselves India; Sumit Mukherjee, Rolkata 91 India; Bhabesh Saha - Sandip under less pressure by following this suggestion. Datta, Kolkata West Be India; Kaustubh Bendre, Austin TX 84.00 Remember: we provide hand records in pair 13.65 10 2 David Gurvich - Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY; Michael Prahin, games so you don’t have to worry about forgetting Irvington NY; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 80.00 a particular holding. 10.24 11/12 3 Jenni Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Chris Wiegand, Portland OR; Stephen Second: if you are on opening lead, make Drodge, McLean VA; Sean Gannon, Decatur GA 79.00 your lead before recording the contract in your 5.00 11/12 Bruce Rogoff, Tenafly NJ; Joshua Parker - Jeff Aker, Briarcliff NY; private score. You will have plenty of time after Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY 79.00 leading to record the information and still see the 7.68 13 4 Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; entire first trick. Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo Japan; Michael Wilkinson, Denistone Australia 78.00 4.16 14 Jim Foster, Birmingham AL; Stella Rainey, Tuscaloosa AL; Mary Oshlag Third: unless you have a legitimate reason to - Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 76.00 leave the table, such as the restroom or a smoke 3.79 15/16 Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ; Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL; Laura break, please remain at the table and visit with Dekkers, Netherlands; Renee Mancuso, Los Angeles CA; G. Margie your opponents. You might actually find this Gwozdzinsky, Hawley PA; Marion Michielsen, 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands 75.00 enjoyable and a new way to make friends or 3.79 15/16 John Hogan Jr, Wayne NJ; Eli Schneider - Cynthia Schneider, East future Swiss team partnerships. Brunswick NJ; Betty Cox, Randolph NJ 75.00 I wish we could make these suggestions into 6.07 5 Linda Green - Sam Whitten, Southaven MS; Jim Miller, Olive Branch MS; rules enforceable by penalty but none of us wants Darcy White, Tempe AZ 72.00 a bridge event decided by the pair with the fewest 5.20 6 Rochelle Djmal, Neptune NJ; Donna Dulet, Ocean NJ; Renee Dondero, penalties. All I can do as a director is to ask the Port Monmouth NJ; Sonia Bibi, Deal NJ 71.00 4.30 7/8 Mary Poplawski - Harry Nuckols, Vestal NY; Jack Goodykoontz - Vicki cooperation and help of all players because I think Goodykoontz, Morgantown WV 70.00 not only you but everyone else will enjoy their 4.30 7/8 Samuel Gillis, London United Kingdom; Erik Saelensminde, Jessheim tournaments more. Norway; Tom Hoiland - Geir Brekka, Norway 70.00 Remember: those who enjoy a tournament will continue to play. Do your part to make bridge WEDNESDAY 10 & 3 BRACKET B SWISS enjoyable for yourself, your partner and your 8 Tables / Based on 45 Tables opponents you can’t play without them. 17.33 1 Maureen Sullivan, Cinnaminson NJ; Andrea Laskin, Marlton NJ; Dennis O’Brien, Ambler PA; Sheldon Per, Bensalem PA 103.00 Bid Box Alerts and 13.00 2 Andrew Risman - Jan Stewart, Toronto ON; Chris Chambers, Thornhill ON; Irfan Ashraf, Ajax ON 89.00 Announcements 9.75 3 Thomas Coxey - John Klinger - Deborah Klinger, Lancaster PA; Ella When using bid boxes, the ACBL requires Zimmerman, Hummelstown PA 86.00 that players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the same time. WEDNESDAY 10 & 3 BRACKET B SWISS When making an Announcement, use the 8 Tables / Based on 29 Tables 10.96 1 Lan Go, Rivervale NJ; Barbara LeVay, Glen Rock NJ; Marie Wolfson, Mahwah Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap NJ; Myra Rosenberg, Bridgewater NJ 94.00 the Alert strip at the same time. 8.22 2 Irwin Miller, Hillsdale NJ; Wendy Bazelow, Wanaque NJ; Martin Singer - A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must Robert Orne, New City NY 93.00 make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert 6.17 3 Kathy Swaine - Rand Pinsky, Valencia CA; Gerri Soffa Carlson, Rncho Pls or Announcement has been made. Vrds CA; Phyllis Taxin, Bala Cynwyd PA 70.00 Masterpoint disclaimer WEDNESDAY 10 & 3 BRACKET B SWISS 8 Tables / Based on 26 Tables Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are 9.76 1 Marvin Brown - Marlyn Brown, Hackensack NJ; Marc Beresin, Ventnor City NJ; subject to change because of score changes or Richard Horkitz, Atlantic City NJ 91.00 corrections. 7.32 2 Judith Auer, Dublin OH; Theresa Schneider, Northbrook IL; Douglas Millsap, The masterpoint awards as shown are, Columbus OH; Larry Jones, Pickerington OH 77.00 therefore, also subject to change. 5.49 3 Jack Alhale - Rozi Alhale - Nesim Erkip - Feyzan Erkip, New York NY 76.00 Daily Bulletin Thursday, July 19, 2012 Page 13

SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS 74 Tables Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon - Geir Helgemo - Tor Helness, Monaco; Fulvio Fantoni - Claudio Nunes, Monaco vs Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Simon De Wijs, Doorn Netherlands; Huub Bertens, Tilburg Netherlands; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands

Nick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Eric Rodwell - Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL vs Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Alexander Kolesnik, Ventura CA

John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Geoff Hampson - Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Brad Moss, San Anselmo CA vs Mike Levine, Pinckney MI; Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; Dennis Clerkin - Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL

James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Dania FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma Italy At the Goodwill meeting on Monday evening, Joann Glasson (center) was recognized by vs John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; District 4 President Walter Mitchell and Goodwill Committee chair Rose Meltzer as District Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; Drew 4’s Volunteer of the Year. In addition to co-chairing this NABC, Glasson served two terms as Casen, Las Vegas NV; Jim Krekorian, Pensacola FL district president, created and manages the district website and chaired the regional that ran alongside the 2010 World championships in Philadelphia. Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV; Aleksander Dubinin - Andrew Gromov, Moscow Russia; Cezary WEDNESDAY 10 & 3 BRACKET B SWISS Balicki, Smolec Poland; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice Poland vs 8 Tables / Based on 24 Tables Michael Askgaard, Gentofte Denmark; Gregers Bjarnarson 9.02 1 Thomas Barber, Mount Laurel NJ; Frank Quinn, Lawrenceville NJ; Sidney - Kasper Konow, Copenhagen Denmark; Martin Schaltz, Friedenberg, Princeton Jct NJ; Miles Ettman, West Windsor NJ 90.00 Odense Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY; Sabine Auken, 5.92 2/3 Arthur Goldfarb, Wynnewood PA; Helen Miller, Philadelphia PA; Evelyn Rosen Charlottenlund Denmark - Burton Rosen, Narberth PA 83.00 5.92 2/3 Marilyn Ritter, Livingston NJ; Anita Manes, Boca Raton FL; Judith Back, Lou Ann O’Rourke, Portola Valley CA; Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Marc Jacobus - Joe Grue - Curtis White Plains NY; Gwen Wurtzel, Floral Park NY 83.00 Cheek, Las Vegas NV vs WEDNESDAY 10 & 3 BRACKET B SWISS Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; 8 Tables / Based on 21 Tables David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg 7.86 1 James Keegan, Cambridge MA; Ru Hong Terajewicz, Ottawa ON; Alix Taylor, MD; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin Poland Lincoln MA; Rick Holcomb, Malden MA 86.00 5.16 2/3 Richard Wan, Point Pleasant NJ; Ruth Harris, Manasquan NJ; Anthony Jeffrey Wolfson - Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Michael Becker, Palumbo, Westfield NJ; Marc Kelley, Cranford NJ 76.00 Boca Raton FL; Howard Weinstein, San Diego CA; Tarek Sadek 5.16 2/3 Stephen Vineberg - Ronald Silverstein - Edward Kung, Philadelphia PA; - Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt Leslie Cassoff, Sewickley PA 76.00 vs Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands; Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Bas Drijver, Capelle WEDNESDAY 10 & 3 BRACKET B SWISS Aan Den Netherlands; Louk Verhees, Netherlands; Rico Van 8 Tables / Based on 18 Tables Prooijen, 6.57 1 Roger Read, Northfield NJ; Joan Klause, Linwood NJ; Karen Hoffner, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands Smithville NJ; Linda Davis, Somers Point NJ 94.00 4.93 2 Louis Rocco, Manchester NJ; J Eugene Salomon, Toms River NJ; Rose Larkin, Martin Fleisher - Chris Willenken - Zia Mahmood, New York Jackson NJ; Vernie Cawley, Pt Pleasant NJ 86.00 NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Chip Martel, Davis CA 3.70 3 Jon Rankin - Emily Rankin - Caroline Polo Traverso, Nichols NY; Mary Jo vs Whitehead, Lisle NY 76.00 Aaron Silverstein - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; Fredrik Nystrom - Johan Upmark, Stockholm WEDNESDAY 10 & 3 BRACKET B SWISS Sweden 8 Tables / Based on 16 Tables 25.00 17/32 Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON; Darren Wolpert, 5.91 1 Lynn Kramer, Ventnor City NJ; Marilyn Ross, Boynton Beach FL; Helen Thornhill ON; Ishmael Delmonte, New South Wales Australia; Schwartz, Philadelphia PA; Ruth Peskin, Wshngtn Crsng PA 94.00 Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Thomas Bessis, 4.43 2 Susan Fronapfel - Richard Fronapfel, Danbury CT; David Johnson, Paris France; Milledgeville GA; Michael Baker, Adamsville RI 92.00 Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden 3.32 3 David Findley - Blythe Olshan Findley, Westchester IL; Terry Kay Bargar - 25.00 17/32 Richard Schwartz, Hawley PA; Allan Graves, Richard Bargar, Andover MA 83.00 Halifax NS; Boye Brogeland, Norway; Frode Nybo, Namsos Norway; Jon Baldursson, Reykoavik Iceland; Thorlakur Jonsson, Kopavogur Iceland WEDNESDAY 10 & 3 BRACKET B SWISS 25.00 17/32 Lew Stansby, Dublin CA; William Pollack, 8 Tables / Based on 13 Tables Basking Ridge NJ; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Jie Zhao, 5.08 1 Susanne Harrison - Barbara Watson - Louise Dankberg, New York NY; Barbara Boca Raton FL; Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Mark Feldman, Bertovic, Rego Park NY 95.00 Austin TX 3.81 2 Ivan Montgomery - Cindy Reid, Rochester NY; Mary Ann Morrow, Fairport NY; 25.00 17/32 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Tony Forrester, Herefordshire England; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Jenny Carr, Christchurch New Zealand 88.00 Spain; Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; Piotr Gawrys, 2.86 3 Barry Adelman - Shelley Adelman - George Trost, New York NY; William Warsaw Poland; Sam Sigward, Pelham NY 77.00 Lev, New York NY 25.00 17/32 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; WEDNESDAY 10 & 3 BRACKET B SWISS Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands; Eldad Ginossar, Moshav Zofit Israel; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba Israel 15 Tables 25.00 17/32 Rose Meltzer, Los Gatos CA; John Mohan, 5.27 1 Susan Heisler - Diane Kelley, Chicago IL; Susan Freund, Pound Ridge NY; Huixquilucan Mexico; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain; Judy Harralson, Princeton KY 98.00 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Joao Paulo Campos - 3.95 2 Barbara Allen - Dorothy Hall - Judith Quate, Richmond VA; Eve McCray, Miguel Charles City VA 90.00 Villas-Boas, Sao Paulo Brazil 2.96 3 Salvatore Marcello, Trenton NJ; Margaret Striebel, Wenonah NJ; Vincent 25.00 17/32 Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD; Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio Marcello, Hamilton NJ; Mary Previtera, Wendonah NJ 86.00 TX; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; 2.22 4 Dolores Ketterer - Karen Gold, Jenkintown PA; Richard Seideman, Rydal PA; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL Richard Rosenfeld, Philadelphia PA 80.00 25.00 17/32 Sheila Ekeblad, Providence RI; Nicolas 1.76 5 Wes Powers, Wyncote PA; Sheila Seidner, Yardley PA; Greg Smith, Trenton L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; David Bakhshi, London England; NJ; Jeffrey Gardner, Bensalem PA 79.00 Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC 25.00 17/32 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Krzysztof Buras, Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 25.00 17/32 Michel Lebel, Nantes France; Philippe Soulet - Patrick Sussel - Eric Mauberquez - Bernard Payen, Paris France Page 14 Thursday, July 19, 2012 Daily Bulletin

Tell Me More Name: What is your all time favorite movie? What do you see as your most influencial Phillip Alder 2001: A Space Odyssey bridge result? The 1971 Junior Anglo-American Pairs, which City of residence: Do you have a favorite actor? got my partner, Ceri Evans, and me a free trip to Hobe Sound FL from Not really; perhaps the late Ronnie Barker, who the United States to play bridge. That’s when I November to April; was such a good comedy actor in England met Dorothy and Alan Truscott for the first time. Saint Louis MO from And without that trip, I probably would not be May to October Actress? here now. Judi Dench Date of birth: Is there a bridge book that had a significant Sept. 22, 1951 What kind of music do you listen to? influence on you? Modern country and some soft rock (Dire Straits Killing Defence by Place of birth: in particular) Alton, Hampshire, What jobs/occupations (not bridge-related) England Who is your favorite singer? have you had? Suzy Bogguss School master teaching chemistry and computer What is your favorite science (years before the PC) color? Who is your favorite singer-songwriter: Blue Mary Chapin Carpenter (she writes the best If you could invite any three people past or lyrics) present to dinner, who would they be? Mary What kind of food Chapin Carpenter, Jacob Bronowski and P.G. makes you happy? Do you have a favorite painter or artist? Wodehouse French Vincent van Gogh Phillip at age 5 Is there something you’d love to learn? And what drink? What do you do when you’re not playing To play a musical instrument, but I have no Red wine bridge? talent. And my wife would like me to learn to I write about and teach bridge (and try to fit in dance well — but I have no talent! Who is your favorite author? some golf) P.G. Wodehouse

25.00 17/32 Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara CA; Bruce 10.00 9/16 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Barbara Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Edward Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; John Schermer, Seattle WA; Neil McLendon, New York NY; Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI; White, Grand Blanc MI; Jerry Stamatov, Sofia Bulgaria; Diyan Chambers, Schenectady NY; Fred Chang, Flushing NY; Gunnar Samantha Nystrom, Burnaby BC; Shan Huang, Toronto ON; Danailov, Sofia 1799 Bulgaria Hallberg, Brighton Tom Walsh, Saskatoon SK vs United Kingdom 10.00 9/16 Ludmila Antonova, New York NY; Paul Fred Chasalow, Belmont CA; Daniel Raider, San Mateo CA; 25.00 17/32 Pamela Granovetter - Matt Granovetter, Lindauer Jr, Varna IL; Marie Duval, Montreal QC; Jeffrey Tsang, Jerry Geiger, Hamburg NY; John Ziemer, Youngstown NY Cincinnati OH; Ron Rubin, Las Vegas NV; Franco Baseggio - Guelph ON Andrew Stark, New York NY DAVE TREADWELL MEMORIAL KNOCKOUT 25.00 17/32 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Ed Davis, MINI SPINGOLD II KNOCKOUT TEAMS BRACKET II Seal Beach CA; Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA; Ross Grabel, 30 Tables 12 Tables Palm Desert CA Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Perry Poole, Maitland FL; Peter Merker, Mentor OH; Nicholas Hartung, Astoria NY; Fleur 25.00 17/32 Brian Glubok - Marin Marinov, New York Stan Weiner, Las Vegas NV; Ping Hu, Naperville IL Howard, Gates Mills OH; Charles Scholl, Shaker Heights OH NY; Dan Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Ken Kranyak, Bay Village OH; vs vs Phil Becker, Beachwood OH Vincent Koon Kam King - Reid Barton, Arlington MA; Lance David Lodge - Noel Hanford - Nance Lodge, Rancho Mirage 25.00 17/32 Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; David Yang, Ribeiro, Hampstead NH; Michael Lieberman, Cambridge MA CA; Joelle Benioff, San Francisco CA Darien IL; Josh Donn, Las Vegas NV; Roger Lee, Pasadena CA 25.00 17/32 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Hailong Ao, Ashburn Max Glick - Zach Scherr - Jin Hu, Ann Arbor MI; Zach Raianne Heading - Vivian Heading - Patrick Heading, Ormond VA; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Jian-Jian Wang, Clarksville Wasserman, Detroit MI; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI Beach FL; John Keyes, Palm Coast FL MD vs vs Ryan Connors - Randi Adelman - Peter Clark - Jess Jurkovic, Tom Beardsley, Richmond KY; Samuel Litzenberger, Hellertown MINI SPINGOLD I KNOCKOUT TEAMS New York NY PA; Owen Comer, Southampton PA; David Morgan, Ambler PA 38 Tables Ron Jauch - Jamie Newman, Nevada City CA; Joanne Merry - 12.69 5/8 Edmund Wu - Samuel Kuang - Jane DAVE TREADWELL MEMORIAL KNOCKOUT John Jefferson, Davis CA McLaughlin - William Zhu, San Francisco CA; Kendrick Chow, BRACKET III vs Philadlephia PA 12 Tables Marc Sylvester, Edinboro PA; Kathy Pollock, East Amherst NY; 12.69 5/8 Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA; Doug Jean La Traverse, Montreal QC; Sylvie Levesque - Yves Gloria Tsoi, Somerville MA; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA; Bill Burke, Fremont CA; Polly Siegel, Los Altos CA; Randy Ryals, Decelles - Denise Leclerc, Baie-Comeau QC Begert - Doug Herron, New York NY Menlo Park CA vs 12.69 5/8 Cecilla Borras - Paul Harris, Waltham MA; Shawn Cantlin, Tracy CA; Ginny Noe, N Arlington NJ; Andrea Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY; Judy Hess, Fairfield CT; Jim Christine Halkiotis, Wellesley Hills MA; Diogo Teixeira, Luckey, Kinnelon NJ; James Goodwin, Temple TX Dick - Linda Dick, Woodbridge VA Wellesley MA vs 12.69 5/8 Chaim Kozlovsky - Patrick Thompson - Murray Goldman, San Diego CA; Phyllis Berkovitz, Pittsburgh David Certa - Phebe Packer, Phoenix AZ; Steve Weiner - Renay Sohail Hasan, New York NY; Scott Tumperi, Charlottesville VA PA; Judy Feder, New York NY; Genise Hasan, Claremont CA Danto Weiner, Scottsdale AZ 5.64 9/16 Grant Petersen, Taylor MI; Michael McGaw, vs Troy MI; Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; John Bacon, Shaker Joanne Campion, Villanova PA; Jennie Del Buono, Havertown Bob Bambrick - Tim Edwards-Davies, Ottawa ON; Dave Heights OH PA; Janice Copeland, Berwyn PA; Jean Ann Benson, Devon PA Greenough, Nepean ON; Ed O’Reilly, Kingston ON vs WAGAR WOMEN’S KNOCKOUT TEAMS DAVE TREADWELL MEMORIAL KNOCKOUT Yan Wang, Scarborough ON; Edward Xu - Peter Wong, Toronto 11 Tables BRACKET IV ON; Jianfeng Luo, North York ON; Nongyu Li, Sunnyvale CA Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Janice 12 Tables Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Theodore Brown - Kay Brown - J Bruce Gwaltney - Judith George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA; Albert Shekhter - Oleg Sylvie Willard, Paris 75014 France; Benedicte Cronier, Paris Gwaltney, Wilmington DE Rubinchik - Igor Milman, Brooklyn NY 75018 France vs vs vs Arjun Dhir, Alpharetta GA; Matthew Weingarten, Safety Harbor Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH; Boris Valerie Westheimer, New York NY; Hjordis Eythorsdottir, FL; Curtis Kristensen, Duluth MN; Ruth Yeselson, Highland Tenchov, Columbus OH; Paulin Nault, Saint-Anicet QC Huntsville AL; Mildred Breed, Austin TX; Shawn Quinn, Sugar Park NJ Land TX; Jill Levin, Henderson NV; Jenny Wolpert, Jupiter FL 10.00 9/16 Ira Garrison, Houston TX; Philip Duterme, Frederick Nislow - Judith Nislow, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Shelley Bellaire TX; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH; Constance 34.29 3/4 Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Judi Radin, Goldman, Highland Park IL; Ron Goldman, Palm Bch Grdns FL Sackville, Vero Beach FL New York NY; Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Lynn Deas, vs 10.00 9/16 Steve Clark - Louise Clark, Glencoe IL; Schenectady NY; Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Irina Levitina, Kenneth Harris - Bernard Neff, Margate NJ; Tanya Maurelli, Rodrigo Garcia Da Rosa, Buenos Aires Argentina; Matt Hackensack NJ Buena NJ; Tecla Yannelli, Ventnor NJ Meckstroth, Gainesville FL 34.29 3/4 JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV; Connie 10.00 9/16 Al Wolf, Ridgefield CT; Russ Friedman - Goldberg, Merion Station PA; Susan Picus - Gail Greenberg, John Segal, Wilton CT; Jennifer Williams, Lexington KY New York NY; Nancy Passell, Plano TX; Peggy Sutherlin, Sing-along scheduled 10.00 9/16 Steve Watson, Munster IN; George Goewey, Dallas TX District 4 President will emcee an old- Chicago IL; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI; Eileen Cripps, Madison WI DAVE TREADWELL MEMORIAL KNOCKOUT fashioned sing-along on Friday at 8 p.m. on the 10.00 9/16 Jim Bridges, Bradenton FL; Amanda Carter, BRACKET I fifth floor at the Marriott. There will be a cash bar Arlington VA; Roger Johnson, Sarasota FL; Arnold Berman, 12 Tables and free snacks. Rehoboth MA Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA; Bob Feller, Guilderland NY; 10.00 9/16 Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY; Shelly Eric Robinson, New York NY; Michael Kopera, Brooklyn NY Dunietz, New York NY; John Gropp, Newburgh NY; Dennis vs Kaye, Rosendale NY Ji Chen - Jie Li - Xu Hou - Jing Liu - Hua Guo, Beijing People’s ♠♥♦♣ Republic of China Daily Bulletin Thursday, July 19, 2012 Page 15

TOURNAMENT APPEALS

In order to keep the bridge public informed of appeal results in a timely fashion, the NABC Daily Bulletin staff publishes write-ups. Every effort is made to ensure that these reports are accurate and complete. Before they are published in the NABC Appeals Casebook, however, revisions may be made. APPEAL CASE 1 likely to make. 3. List any alternative actions that might Subject: Unauthorized information, break in have produced a less successful outcome for the offenders: Event: Life Master’s Pairs Pass instead of 6♠. Session: Second qualifying 4. Would Pass have been “logical”, per the Date: July 13, 2012 criteria of Law 16B1(b)? Bd#: 21 Ahmed Hussein After discussion, the Committee agreed that Vul: N-S ♠ K J 10 8 6 5 pass would have been logical. For instance, South Dlr: North ♥ K 8 could have a more suitable hand for Blackwood ♦ — such as ♣ A Q 10 9 5 ♠Q x x x ♥x ♦A K Q J x ♣K J x Robert Katz Robert Cappelli With this hand, South would likely have ♠ Q 7 ♠ 4 2 signed off in tempo over the 5♥ response. ♥ Q 10 3 2 ♥ 9 7 6 5 5. With affirmative answers to questions 1-4, ♦ A 9 8 7 6 ♦ 5 4 2 the AC adjusted the score to 5♠ by North making Judi Radin, who served as emcee for ♣ 8 2 ♣ K J 7 3 six, as the TD had. the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame induction Tarek Sadek ceremony earlier this week, poses with The Committee did not assess a procedural ♠ A 9 3 Michael Whitman, the late Grant Baze’s penalty. With no UI, many or most players would ♥ A J 4 presenter. Baze was honored with the von bid 6♠ with the North hand. ♦ K Q J 10 3 Zedtwitz Award, also pictured. Radin urged The AC found that the appeal had substantial ♣ 6 4 the gathering to concentrate on recruiting merit. Had complete poll results been made West North East South more young people to the game. “Each one available to the appellants and the committee, the of you commit to teaching at least one young 1♠ Pass 2♦ finding on merit might well have been different. person to play bridge.” Pass 2♠ Pass 3♠ The Panel: Ron Gerard (chairman), Craig Pass 4♣ Pass 4NT Allen, Aaron Silverstein, Patty Tucker and Adam Pass 5♥(1) Pass 5♠(2) 10. Brink 37 95 160 249 Wildavsky. Pass 6♠ All Pass 23. Hinze 23 46 73 99 (1) Break in tempo (2) Break in tempo Wagar Women’s 18. (47) Schreiber 41 68 112 Contract: 6♠ by North Knockout line scores 145 15. Mahaffey 26 62 91 112 Opening lead: ♥9 1. Joel 49 91 113 2. Nickell 42 70 162 Table result: Making six, North-South plus 4. Sprung (5) 15 43 49 W/D 1430 2. Hollman 5 32 47 W/D Director ruling: 5♠ by North, made six, 3. Sonsini 12 43 62 100 North-South plus 680 4. Westheimer 49 78 109 123 Mini-Spingold I (0-5000) ♠ Committee ruling: 5 by North, made six, 1. Krizel 56 77 96 132 North-South plus 680 16. Antonova 27 52 78 93 Facts: East-West called the director and Spingold line scores 1. Monaco 26 70 98 151 claimed that North-South broke tempo after the 9. Ajmani (23) 31 63 90 126 ♥ ♠ 2. GUS (33) 36 50 80 108 5 bid by North and the 5 bid by South. 8. Marshall 38 68 105 112 The Ruling: The director ruled that the ♠ 17. Wu (48) 18 56 74 92 contract should be adjusted to 5 by North 5. Watson 23 58 78 102 16. Berg 40 94 131 167 making six. According to Law 16 B, the 2. France (22) 51 66 98 118 hesitation by South before bidding 5♠ gave North 9. Rosenthal (npc) 45 63 112 137 unauthorized information. The UI expressed 13. Lavee 35 59 103 133 24. Larsen (npc) 11 33 59 119 uncertainty about the final contract, thus 2. Certa 51 91 113 143 suggesting to North that 6♠ might be a successful 25. Landen 22 50 84 84 alternative. 3. Bridges 39 48 70 89 2. Fleisher 48 100 122 166 The Appeal: North-South appealed the 14. Jauch 36 73 95 139 director’s ruling, and North, East and West 28. Fireman 39 75 87 141 attended the hearing. Both sides agreed with the 11. Sylvester (21) 23 61 91 115 2. Lynch 44 90 122 158 facts as presented by the TD. The TD regretted 6. Garrison 28 36 48 65 that he did not have exact poll results available 12. Amoils 44 64 89 103 for the committee, but that given the auction with 7. Clark 11 43 60 101 21. Denmark 41 72 82 107 no UI, at least two of approximately seven experts 10. Wang (24) 42 56 93 151 polled passed 5♠ with the North hand. ♠ 20. Onstott 12 33 90 140 Appealing side: North explained that 3 15. Bambrick (17) 38 99 145 167 13. Schwartz 36 67 100 125 was forward-going and that after partner bid 2. A. Wolf 9 30 63 98 Blackwood, he had no intention of stopping short of slam with his four-loser hand. He expected a 4. Cayne 71 95 130 better hand for the 4NT bid and thought partner 29. Dunitz (36)0 16 42 W/D Mini-Spingold II (0-1500) might have chosen 4♥ with his actual hand. He 1. King (16) 27 87 112 151 did not show his over 4NT because they had 3. Diamond 72 127 149 192 2. Schoenfeld 19 66 71 99 no agreement as to how to do so. 30. Lebel 18 39 105 126 The Decision: The Committee followed the 5. Wu (26) 7 20 60 72 section of the Appeals Form regarding UI cases, 19. Levine 42 102 141 4. Le Feuvre 46 88 111 159 per Laws 73C and 16: 14. Stansby 12 30 47 W/D 1. Was UI available? Yes, South’s hesitation 3. Connors 19 75 115 166 before bidding 5♠ was UI to North. 11. Gordon 57 93 112 145 6. Borras (11) 26 41 56 75 2. Did the UI demonstrably suggest the action 22. Cushing 20 37 78 102 taken by the player who had UI available over any 7. Glick (21) 67 128 172 206 other, less successful alternatives? (Law 16B1a)? 27. Ekeblad 31 41 65 87 2. Kozlovski 1 44 74 97 Yes. South would likely have signed off in tempo 6. O’Rourke 69 84 134 183 had his side been missing two key cards, so the UI made it more likely that only one key card was 26. Glubok 40 79 82 100 missing. That, in turn, meant that slam was more 7. Wolfson 30 49 118 145 Page 16 Thursday, July 19, 2012 Daily Bulletin

Tell Me More Name What is your all time favorite movie? Who is your favorite bridge player? Ralph Katz Raiders of the Lost Ark Bob Hamman. Favorite partner: Nick Nickell City of residence Do you have a favorite actor? What is your favorite ? Chicago Gene Hackman Drury. Least favorite: Exclusion Blackwood Date of birth Actress? What jobs/occupations (not bridge-related) May 20, 1957 Sandra Bullock have you had? Options trader, accountant Place of birth Do you have a favorite painter or artist? Pittsburgh Toulouse Lautrec Do you have any superstitions concerning bridge? What is your What do you do when you’re not playing No. favorite color? bridge? Red Read, watch and occasionally play sports If you could invite any three people past or present to dinner, who would they be? What kind of food makes you happy? What do you see as your best ever bridge Moe, Larry and Curly. Anything my wife cooks. result? Winning 2009 . Most meaningful: Is there something you’d love to learn? And what drink? first win in Life Master Pairs, 1979 To throw a 100 mph fastball. Lemonade

Tell Me More Name Do you have favorite actors? Is there a bridge book that had a significant Mark Itabashi Sean Connery, Robert De Niro influence on you? The first two books I ever read:5 Weeks to City of residence Actresses? Winning Bridge and Watson’s Play of the Hand. Newport Beach CA Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan. What are bridge players good at besides Place of birth What kind of music do you listen to? playing bridge? Boston MA 80s, alternative rock, classical. Occupations requiring logical thinking or What is your Do you have a favorite painter or artist? numbers – analysts or traders, for example. favorite color? Monet, all Impressionist art. What jobs/occupations (not bridge-related) Blue. What do you do when you’re not playing have you had? What kind of food makes you happy? bridge? Computer analyst. Japanese (surprise!) and Thai. Play tennis, mountain hiking, trading stocks, Do you have any superstitions concerning travel. And what drink? bridge? Wine (good wine only). What do you see as your best ever bridge No. result? If you could invite any three people past or Who is your favorite author? My first national vistory was winning the GNT. Robert Ludlum. present to dinner, who would they be? Who is your favorite bridge player? Roger Federer, Einstein, Ben Franklin. What is your all time favorite movie? Don’t have one – too many to mention. Too many to mention. Is there something you’d love to learn? More languages – Japanese and Spanish.

WEDNESDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Jiayi Chang - Shao Yutong, 60.81% 1 1 1 Yitong Wang - Xiao Yang Shu, 66.65% 2 2 2 Weixang Wu - Shiyu Sun, 60.74% 2 2 2 Fang Dongke - Wang Zikhan, People’s Republic of China 61.07% 3 3 3 Sheng Yilun - Shen Jiahe, People’s Republic of China 58.85% 3 3 Randy Pan - Tom Cheng, Beijing People’s Republic of China 59.33% 4 4 4 Stephen Popielarski, North Wales PA; Susan Valerio-Long, Maumelle AR 56.13% 4 4 Xi-Hao Wang, Baozhue Jiang, People’s Republic of China 8.39% 5 5 John Vaneerden - Ann Vaneerden, Churchville PA 53.60% 5 5 Sandra deRosa – Barbara Curran, Cooperstown NY 53.60% 6 Donaald Steinberg, Jamison PA; Bernard Dubin, Warminster PA 52.29% 6 Yixuan Zhu – Yuxiamg Jiao, People’s Republic of China 52.08%

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Xi-Hao Wang, Beijing China People’s Republic of China; Baozhue Jiang, People’s 63.98% 1 1 1 Hedy Shavel - Maryann Whitman, Princeton NJ 62.33% Republic of China 2 2 Carolyn Feldman - Sharen Popkin, Pennington NJ 58.51% 2 Harriet Hornick - Joanne Gurmankin, Philadelphia PA 63.52% 3 William Koelling, Haddonfield NJ; Barbara Spivak, Voorhees NJ 57.30% 3 2 Jennifer James, Doylestown PA; Paul Freud, Furlong PA 59.95% 4 3 Sheila Engelbach, Washington Cros PA; Naomi Griffin, Newtown PA 55.65% 4 3 1 Maryl Hitchings - Elizabeth Dawson, Wyndmoor PA 55.32% 5 Maryann Moss, Haverford PA; Deborah Weil, Berwyn PA 52.08% 5 4 2 William Farmer, Philadelphia PA; Castella Hill, Wayne PA 53.27% 4 Taylor Compton - Morgan Compton, Dallas TX 50.17%

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XXX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Bruce Lang, Philadelphia PA; Mary McIntyre, Gainesville FL 60.71% 1 1 1 Rebecca Ames, Wellesley MA; Robin Coffin, Wakefield RI 57.14% 2 2 2 Sydney Tinkelman - Bob Stuart, Cherry Hill NJ 56.55% 2 2 2 Charles Stoner III, Manheim PA; Fred Long, Lancaster PA 53.57% 3 3 3 Alexis Kopperman - Judy Gates, Cherry Hill NJ 54.17% 3 3 3 William Carr - Marjorie Dilsheimer, Philadelphia PA 53.27% 4 4 Sheila Connors, Rosemont PA; Linda Lemmon, Vera Beach FL 52.68% 4 4 Vilma Rodgers - Nancy Fair, Phoenixville PA 52.38%

WERNHER OPEN PAIRS 2ND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS M N O P Q R EAST-WEST 1 Herbert Jordan, Miami FL; Erez Hendelman, New York NY 63.84% 1 Andy Kaufman, Fort Washington PA; Michael Shuster, Collegeville PA 65.75% 2 Samuel Ieong, Mountain View CA; Adam Meyerson, Santa Clara CA 63.44% 2 Leo LaSota, Glen Burnie MD; John Adams, Silver Spring MD 59.97% 3 Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX; Joe Quinn, Sugar Land TX 61.44% 3 Pamela Miller - James Rasmussen, Cambridge MA 59.05% 4 Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT; John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 60.92% 4 Phillip Alder, Hobe Sound FL; Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 58.96% 5 Elliott Grubman - Ava Grubman, Brooklyn NY 58.72% 5 Tim Crank, Cincinnati OH; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 58.04% 6 Betty Starzec, Sugar Land TX; Robert Morris, Houston TX 58.51% 6 Jared Lilienstein - Rajat Basu, New York NY 57.80% 7 Susan Fuller, Miami FL; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL 58.15% 7 Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA 57.59% 8 Randy Thompson, Albuquerque NM; Barry Spector, Springfield VA 57.49% 8 Daniel Boye - Susan Boye, Farmington NY 57.47% 9 Alene Friedman - Jane Dillenberg, New York NY 57.25% 9 Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY; Larry Rosen, Albany NY 57.33% 10 Edward Foran - Nicolas Hammond, Marietta GA 57.14% 10 Robert Lebi - David Lindop, Toronto ON 57.24% 11 Donald Croysdale, Menomonee Falls WI; Tamas Szabo, Brookfield WI 57.10% 11 Karen Willenken, New York NY; Dale Johannesen, Saratoga CA 56.99% 12 Cam Meyer, Bend OR; Steve Reed, Arlington VA 57.04% 12 Donna Morgen, Havertown PA; Howard Kahlenberg, Philadelphia PA 56.95% 13 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA 57.00% 13 Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; Mike Bovarnick, Mercer IslandWA 56.60% 14 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 56.43% 14 Chris Moll, Raleigh NC; Laurence Rivkin, Dunwoody GA 56.22% 15 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Ken Bloom, Acton MA 56.19% 15 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Gert Jan Paulissen, Breda Netherlands 55.76% 16/17 Barry Harper, Regina SK; Fay Teal, Kitchener ON 55.98% 16 Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL; Steven Huhman, Larchmont NY 54.91% 16/17 Norman Trabulus, New York NY; Charles Bilich, Hewlett NY 55.98% 17 David Soukup, Arlington VA; Hakan Berk, Potomac MD 54.70% 18 Richard Katz, N Versailles PA; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA 55.82% 18 Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; Michael McNamara, White Plains NY 54.50% 19 Marius Agica, New York NY; William Ehlers, Montclair NJ 55.04% 19 Vladimir Oudalov, Waukesha WI; Stanley Weiss, Livingston NJ 54.31% 20 Saul Teukolsky - Roselyn Teukolsky, Ithaca NY 54.81% 20 Edward Frymoyer, Half Moon Bay CA; Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA 54.15% 21 Anthony Iannino, Kinnelon NJ; David Griegel, Ringwood NJ 54.65% 21 Brad Barry, Phoenixville PA; David Amsterdam, Wayne PA 54.05% 22 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA 54.57% 22 Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ; Joan Brody, Morristown NJ 53.88% 23 Stephen Emerson, Haverford PA; Burt Saxon, Milford CT 54.35% 23 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA 53.86% 24 Lynn Baker, Austin TX; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH 53.75% 24 Roberto Azank, New Paltz NY; Kenneth Moss, Tillson NY 53.49% 25 Rich Rothwarf - Marilyn Reedinger, Philadelphia PA 53.72% 25 Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 53.45% 26 Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 53.46% 26 Jill Fisch - John Gassenheimer, Wynnewood PA 53.43% 27 William Pettis, Silver Spring MD; Lloyd Arvedon, Natick MA 52.63% 27 Kai Zhou - William Ge, Burnaby BC 53.20% 28 Michael Betts, Federicton NB; Edward Spear, Bangor ME 52.59% 28 Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL 52.88% 29 Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ; Howard Cohen, Philadelphia PA 52.53% 29 Donna Marshall - David Marshall, Reading MA 52.38% 30 Richard Weiss, Swampscott MA; Robert Lurie, Wayland MA 52.23% 30 Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Harry Tudor, Miami FL 52.24% 31 Nader Hanna - Doug Baxter, Toronto ON 51.87% 31 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON 52.18% Daily Bulletin Thursday, July 19, 2012 Page 17

1 & 7:30 A/B PAIRS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON--1ST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION GGG EAST-WEST A B A B 1/2 Susan Fulton, Maplewood NJ; William Barnes, Union NJ 55.45% 1 John Herriot, Los Angeles CA; Larry Harding, Hampstead NC 62.34% 1/2 Ellen Kozlove, Louisville KY; Sally Woolsey, Kensington CA 55.45% 2 Betty Scull, Egg Harbor Twp NJ; Jerry Horn, Margate City NJ 56.41% 3 1 Richard Darling - Judy Darling, Morrisburg ON 54.49% 3 Lawrence Christianson, Thornwood NY; Lester Gottlieb, White Plains NY 55.77% 4 2 Jamie Portell, Vero Beach FL; Susan Mayo, New Canaan CT 53.85% 4 Georgann Humphrey - Jim Humphrey, Highland Park IL 54.49% 5 Sharon Fauss, Central Point OR; Bernadine Lacy, Grants Pass OR 53.21% 5 1 Vincent Kwong - Sandra Wong, Toronto ON 52.24% 2 Gregg Myerson - Alan Myerson, Sherman Oaks CA 47.92%

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME (WED-SAT 1PM SIDE SERIES WED 1ST OF 4 SESSIONS) NORTH-SOUTH SECTION III EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 George Subt, Southampton NJ; Patti Martin, Richmond VA 59.52% 1 1 1 Elliott Marshall, Los Angeles CA; Salle Martinis, Laguna Woods CA 56.55% 2 2 James Zinkand, US; Nancy Conway, West Chester PA 56.85% 2 2 2 Kiran Desai, Voorhees NJ; Siddhi Vasa, Cherry Hill NJ 55.06% 3 3 1 Amy Lowenstein, Yardley PA; Evelyn Cutler, Elkins Park PA 54.46% 3 3 Anita Kaufman, Gladwyne PA; Siham Mamo, Bala Cynwyd PA 54.17% Page 18 Thursday, July 19, 2012 Daily Bulletin

WEDNESDAY 1 & 7:30 GOLD RUSH PAIRS 1ST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION LLL EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Steve Graves, Olney MD; Brenda Thomas, Columbia MD 60.42% 1 Kathleen Lathrop, Montebello NY; Brenda Rigby, Cary NC 61.01% 2 1 David Maze - Emily Marcus, Somerville MA 59.52% 2 1 Coreen Nejame, Lenox MA; Barbara Kolodkin, Baltimore MD 56.85% 3 2 Robert Byrne - Carol Byrne, Cincinnati OH 53.87% 3 Peter Basciano, Burlington ON; Elena Petrella, Oakville ON 55.06% 4/5 Jane Witherspoon, Worthington OH; Ruey Rodman, Columbus OH 50.30% 4 2 Jansie Rogers - Robert Kibler, Columbia MD 50.89% 4/5 Alan Shapiro, Medford NJ; Kenneth Spear, Cherry Hill NJ 50.30% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MMM EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Laura Schisgall - Stanley Sterenberg, New York NY 64.29% 1 Russell Craft, Smith’s Parish Bermuda; Greg Carey, Mississauga ON 57.14% 2 1 Mary Geschel, Allentown PA; Mimi Lengel, Easton PA 54.46% 2 1 Teryl McBurney, St Simons Isl GA; Ashley Swann, St Simons GA 56.25% 3 2 Janice Carmien - Barbara Welch, Vestal NY 52.68% 3 Stephanie Frank, Parkersburg WV; Evelyn Goudy, Vienna WV 55.95% 4 Carole Kasmin - Rita Cocose, New York NY 52.38% 4 2 Edward Kennedy, Wayne PA; Elisa Menocal, Haverford PA 53.27% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION NNN EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Barbara Lowenstein, Cranford NJ; Brenda Flaks, Livingston NJ 58.04% 1 Leslie Sloan, Stroudsburg PA; W Burns III, E Stroudsburg PA 61.01% 2 2 Patricia Berkowitz, Little Silver NJ; Marsha Brustein, Wayside NJ 56.25% 2 Allison Hunt, Charlotte NC; Asya Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL 56.55% 3 Todd Grundy - Howard Matusow, Philadelphia PA 51.19% 3 Suresh Nayak, Brooklyn NY; Marsha Zipser, New York NY 55.95% 4 Thomas Pratt, The Plains VA; Dennis Sponholtz, Chantilly VA 50.60% 4 1 Chase Bonnette, St Clairsville OH; Margaret Graham, St Clairsville OH 52.68% 2 Patricia Fusco, Wayne NJ; Michelle Lanigan, Wyckoff NJ 47.92%

NATIONAL 199ER PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TTT EAST-WEST 1 Brandon Wong - Chris Chen, San Francisco CA 57.14% 1 Henry Van Handle, Succasunna NJ; Daniel Will, Far Hills NJ 58.04% 2 Catherine Bardsley, Mc Lean VA; Wayne Bardsley, McLean VA 55.36% 2 Janet Boys, Philadelphia PA; Phyllis Roddy, San Diego CA 56.55% 3 Louise Kremeris - Joanna Slone, Toronto ON 55.06% 3 Andrew Salom - Pedro Salom IV, Wallingford PA 55.65% 4 Denis Piton - Suzanne Brisebois, Longueuil QC 52.98% 4 Colin Schloss, Montgomery AL; Nick Migliacci, Stroudsburg PA 55.36% 5 Bryan Selz - Darlene Selz, Chesterfield VA 50.89% 5/6 Kathy Fisher - Mordecai Schwartz, Bryn Mawr PA 53.57% 5/6 Stacie Bowman, Sunnyvale CA; Elizabeth Strasen, Woodacre CA 53.57% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SSS EAST-WEST 1 Constance Jones - Joan Wentz, Brighton MI 62.80% 1 Judy Harte-Lovelace, Southampton Bermuda; Lorna Anderson, Saint George Bermuda 58.63% 2 Nelson Burros - Marcie Burros, New York NY 60.42% 2 Kenneth Gibson - Wendy Gibson, Stow OH 57.44% 3 Saul Franklin, Needham MA; Alan Skvirsky, Washington Dc DC 56.85% 3 Bruce Mann, Aledo TX; John Liaci, Oak Ridge NJ 57.14% 4 Allan Kobernick, Wynnewood PA; Craig Snowden, Fort Collins CO 55.06% 4/5 Art Simons - Fred Kurz, Cherry Hill NJ 56.55% 5 John Bravo, Marlton NJ; S Gerald King, Philadelphia PA 51.79% 4/5 Lise Sklar, Toronto ON; Bonnie Gluck, Thornhill ON 56.55%

JAMES R. GREER 10&2:30 STRATIFIED OPEN 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS PP SS EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Liliane Kirchhoff, San Francisco CA; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 62.69% 1 Don Piafsky, Toronto ON; Barry Piafsky, New York NY 65.00% 2 Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA 61.77% 2 Petra Hamman, Dallas TX; Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL 63.92% 3 Paul Janicki - Fred Lerner, Markham ON 61.38% 3 Suzanne Siebert - David Siebert, Little Rock AR 61.69% 4 1 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA 57.31% 4 1 Jacqueline Altschuler - Stuart Altschuler, Naples FL 60.00% 5/6 Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA; Brian McAllister, Gibbsboro NJ 56.62% 5 Valentin Kovachev - Lynne Rosenbaum, Glencoe IL 56.54% 5/6 Douglas Ross, Rochester NY; Sam Maitra, Webster NY 56.62% 6 2 1 David Sloane, Glen Cove NY; Steve White, Broomall PA 55.85% 7 Jill Fouad, New Canaan CT; Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT 54.92% 7 Dean Montgomery, West Pittston PA; Allan Clamage, Stamford CT 54.85% 8 2 Stanislaw Kolesnik, Elmwood Park IL; James Hudson, Elmhurst IL 54.46% 8 3 Francois Cimon, Loretteville QC; Gerard Bouchard, Quebec QC 54.15% 9 3 Arthur Crystal - Debbie Benner, Fairfield CT 53.23% 9 4 Julian Wachs - Elizabeth Wachs, Chapel Hill NC 53.23% 10 4 Jerry Manioci, Rochester NY; Seth Cohen, Brooklyn NY 52.69% 10 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Don Kern, Bay Minette AL 53.08% 11 5 Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA; Peter Manzon, Waltham MA 51.77% 11 5 Frances Abramson, Haverford PA; Harold Weiner, Lafayette Hill PA 52.62% 6 Robert Rasmussen - Arthur Wasserman, Ann Arbor MI 50.00% 2 George Mann Jr - George Mann III, Kinnelon NJ 50.69% 1 David Graham - Jill Graham, Boca Raton FL 47.08% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS QQ RR TT EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Jo Anne Thompson - Richard Vatter, Cadillac MI 64.57% 1 William Muir - Victoria Muir, Kansas City MO 62.90% 2 Jordan Chodorow, Los Angeles CA; Karen Allison, Las Vegas NV 64.37% 2 Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL; Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 62.04% 3 1 Chongmin Zhang, Getzville NY; Xiaoxiong Dai, Edison NJ 64.02% 3 1 Wendy Dechadarevian, Wynnewood PA; William Ravreby, Merion Station PA 61.61% 4 2 Rory Millson, Bronxville NY; Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY 63.03% 4 2 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Jannes van ‘t Oever, Berkeley CA 61.31% 5 Tom Jacobson, Fairfield CA; Mike Bandler, Alamo CA 60.63% 5 3 Ron Haack - Amy Mitura, New York NY 59.72% 6 Karen Cumpstone, Nanaimo BC; Joan Eaton, Toronto ON 57.89% 6 Patricia Dovell - Adrian Dovell, Gainesville FL 59.26% 7 Walter Spiewak, Wake Forest NC; Joseph De Gaetano, Atkinson NH 56.58% 7 Richard Underwood, Voorheesville NY; Stephen Paskin, Cohoes NY 58.65% 8 Christal Henner-Welland, New York NY; Lapt Chan, Forest Hills NY 56.12% 8 4 Joanne Yurchak, West Chester PA; Ann Turner, Nokomis FL 55.11% 9/10 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Rick Binder, Waltham MA 55.16% 9 5 Kurt Pocsi, San Francisco CA; Mohammed Nulla, Brampton ON 54.66% 9/10 3 Judy Lewis - Barbara Braunstein, New York NY 55.16% 10 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; H Hunt, Charlotte NC 54.30% 11 Richard Laufer, Hartsdale NY; Faye Marino, Greenwich CT 54.76% 11 6 Colleen McCabe - William Higbee, Madison WI 54.05% 12 Cathy Nathan - Marc Nathan, New York NY 54.35% 12 7 Douglas Thompson, Acton MA; Karen Barrett, Norwalk CT 53.95% 13 4 Alan Cummings, Los Altos CA; Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO 53.95% 13/14 Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI; Edward Sable, Marlboro NJ 53.72% 14 Sedat Nassi - David Reiter, Hollywood FL 53.87% 13/14 8 Susan Stubinski - Bruce Wick, Houston TX 53.72% 15/16 5 Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; Annie Schwartz, Fairfax VA 53.72% 15 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Maeve Lucey, New Canaan CT 53.62% 15/16 Kevin Bolan, Snohomish WA; Ron Beall, Bellingham WA 53.72% 16 9 Terry Patton, Ocean City MD; Jerry Scott, Selbyville DE 52.94% 17 Barry Senensky - Barbara Shnier, Toronto ON 53.69% 17 Phyllis Burstein, Cherry Hill NJ; Joelyn Shilliday, Clementon NJ 52.53% 18 6 1 George Mansour, Scranton PA; Walter Mitchell Jr, Bear Creek PA 52.33% 18 Andrew Vinock, Woodland Hills CA; Marta Monheim, West Hills CA 52.28% 19 Marty Seligman, Philadelphia PA; Murray Melton, Las Vegas NV 52.13% 19 Martin Chaitt, West Palm Beach FL; Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Bch Gdns FL 51.77% 7 Charan Garg - Uma Garg, Voorhees NJ 50.89% 10 Lisa Ogut - Serdar Ogut, Darien IL 51.29% 8 Marjorie Ross, Ambler PA; Lynn Berg, Washington Crsg PA 50.10% 1 Alexis Shaw - Cy Corwin, Marlton NJ 51.16% 9 Suzanne Cohen - Cynthia Silk, Boynton Beach FL 49.39% 2 Eileen Schuchman, Chenango Bridge NY; Sharon Steinberg, Vestal NY 48.84% 10 Charles Kelley - Jo Anne Kelley, Pacific Plsades CA 48.53% 2 Peter Clay, Wellesley MA; Franklyn Caine, Dedham MA 46.41%

WEDNESDAY 2:30 SIDE GAME (SAT-WED 2:30 SIDE SERIES) NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS NN OO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Lannetta Schmidt, Baltimore MD; John Belka, Severna Park MD 61.77% 1 Craig Robinson - Elaine Landow, Lansdale PA 68.21% 2 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Diana Holt, Lake Worth FL 58.02% 2 Kevin Dwyer, Tampa FL; Kimberly Whipple, Boca Grande FL 64.00% 3 Kassie Munoz - Judith Chaice, White Plains NY 56.71% 3 1 Carl Perchonock, Jenkintown PA; Joel Myers, Elkins Park PA 61.67% 4 2 2 Marilyn Goldstein - Harvey Goldstein, San Diego CA 56.13% 4 2 Dennis Ryan, Menomonie WI; Marek Malysa, Poland 61.02% 5 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; Chester Johnson, Chicago IL 54.29% 5 3 Andrew Garnett, Winterpark FL; Riki Tulin, Highland Beach FL 56.54% 6 Sandi Foreman - Nancy Molesworth, White Plains NY 53.72% 6 4 Maxwell Hughes, Vero Beach FL; Paul Burnham, Wilton CT 54.98% 7 Glenn Eisenstein - Malle Andrade, New York NY 53.55% 7 5 Albert Wilson, Jr - Genevieve Leary, Brookings OR 52.62% 8 3 Noel Kohn, Avalon NJ; Carmen Di Toro, Philadelphia PA 53.18% 8 6 1 John Altman, Mariemont OH; Isaac Stephani, Cincinnati OH 52.55% 9 4 Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Neil Goldstein, New York NY 53.14% 9 7 Dick Wilson - Marilyn Goldman, Rochester NY 52.05% 10 Richard Wegman - Alice Wegman, Bethesda MD 53.02% 10 8 Burke Snowden, Fort Collins CO; Carl Jones, Chicago IL 51.87% 11 5 Jacqueline Umphlet - Larry Umphlet, North Wales PA 52.44% 11 9 Christopher Chalcraft, White Rock BC; Gordon Zind, Ottawa ON 51.54% 12 6 Wayne Gergen, Minneapolis MN; Clifford Lundberg, Elk River MN 52.00% 12 10 Ron MacDonald - John Cook, Toronto ON 51.46% 7 Joyce McMonagle - Lelvin Crowe, Cordova TN 51.87% 11 Lee Dewsbury, Norman OK; Ellen Silverest, Brighton MI 51.06% 8 3 Gordon Sawyer, Seattle WA; Michael Lattyak, Westchester IL 51.69% 2 Tyrone Davis - Claude Weems, Philadelphia PA 50.82% 9 4 B Susan Crutchfield - Jo Ann Rauch, Burnsville NC 50.77% 3 Gary Hinson, Springfield VA; Bruce Kasold, Alexandria VA 49.98% 10 Judith Barg - Eileen Berger, Wynnewood PA 50.31% 4 Terry Zuckerman, Kenilworth NJ; Ruth Steckelman, Short Hills NJ 47.60%

WEDNESDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XXX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Arlene Birk, Warminster PA; Eleanor Feldsher, Jenkintown PA 61.74% 1 1 1 Rebecca Ames, Wellesley MA; Robin Coffin, Wakefield RI 60.98% 2 2 1 Barbara Berk, Macungie PA; Phyllis McDowell, Allentown PA 56.06% 2 2 Mark Beifermanhaines, Woodbury NJ; Terry Schall, Glen Mills PA 57.77% 3 3 Jo Prager, Pasadena MD; Dee Daniel, Annapolis MD 55.11% 3 3 Pierre Marchi - Aliette Marchi, Brossard QC 57.58% 4 4 Miriam Smith, Elmira NY; Janice Lindsay, State College PA 54.92% 4/5 4/5 Patricia Gardner, Warminster PA; Jean Roberts, Bensalem PA 54.55% 5 5 Barbara Pastine - Susan Copeland, Bozeman MT 53.41% 4/5 4/5 Suzanne Liebman - Simone Perloff, Blue Bell PA 54.55% 2/3 Dorothy Norwood, Montgomery Al AL; Carrie Margolin, Olympia WA 50.76% JAMES R. GREER 10&2:30 STRATIFIED OPEN 1ST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OO QQ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Suzanne Siebert - David Siebert, Little Rock AR 63.38% 1 1 Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; Annie Schwartz, Fairfax VA 58.76% 2 Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR; Randy Pettit, Marietta GA 59.85% 2 Walter Spiewak, Wake Forest NC; Joseph De Gaetano, Atkinson NH 58.53% 3 Don Piafsky, Toronto ON; Barry Piafsky, New York NY 59.46% 3 Lawrence Derito, Jupiter FL; Linda Perlman, Lake Park FL 57.72% 4 1 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Jannes van ‘t Oever, Berkeley CA 58.77% 4 Bunny Lukas, Riverside CT; Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY 56.71% 5 Jordan Chodorow, Los Angeles CA; Karen Allison, Las Vegas NV 57.92% 5 Sedat Nassi - David Reiter, Hollywood FL 56.28% 6 Petra Hamman, Dallas TX; Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL 56.08% 6 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Rick Binder, Waltham MA 55.77% 7 2 Bob Gruber - Linda Gruber, Camarillo CA 54.46% 7 Frances Schneider - Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT 55.32% 8/9 Janet Robertson, Timonium MD; Ruth Grant, Tarrytown NY 54.08% 8 2 Alan Cummings, Los Altos CA; Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO 55.31% 8/9 3 Charan Garg - Uma Garg, Voorhees NJ 54.08% 9 3 Suanne Blair, Morehead KY; John Jensen, Maysville KY 55.28% 10 4 Julian Wachs - Elizabeth Wachs, Chapel Hill NC 53.08% 10 Kate Burton, Durham CT; Dave Smith, Walls MS 54.53% 11 5 Jacqueline Altschuler - Stuart Altschuler, Naples FL 53.00% 11 Jo Anne Thompson - Richard Vatter, Cadillac MI 53.70% 12 Richard Underwood, Voorheesville NY; Stephen Paskin, Cohoes NY 52.23% 12 4 Suzanne Cohen - Cynthia Silk, Boynton Beach FL 52.77% 6/7 Frances Abramson, Haverford PA; Harold Weiner, Lafayette Hill PA 50.00% 5 1 George Mansour, Scranton PA; Walter Mitchell Jr, Bear Creek PA 52.45% 6/7 John Marks, Langhorne PA; Nancy Chorpita, Haddonfield NJ 50.00% 6 Richard Whittington - Michael Warchol, Venice FL 51.46% 1 Eileen Schuchman, Chenango Bridge NY; Sharon Steinberg, Vestal NY 49.00% 7 Bruce Gantner - Larry Anderson, Farmington NM 51.27% 2 David Sloane, Glen Cove NY; Steve White, Broomall PA 47.77% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS PP MM RR EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Marty Seligman, Philadelphia PA; Murray Melton, Las Vegas NV 60.06% 1 Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA 71.68% 2 Valentin Kovachev - Lynne Rosenbaum, Glencoe IL 59.88% 2 Paul Janicki - Fred Lerner, Markham ON 67.37% 3 Nie Lih Kalat, White Plains NY; Betty Fleischer, Ossining NY 59.34% 3 Christal Henner-Welland, New York NY; Lapt Chan, Forest Hills NY 63.22% 4 Martin Chaitt, West Palm Beach FL; Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Bch Gdns FL 59.07% 4 Karen Cumpstone, Nanaimo BC; Joan Eaton, Toronto ON 61.63% 5 Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL; Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 58.90% 5 1 Susan Stubinski - Bruce Wick, Houston TX 60.64% 6 1 Carolyn Per, Bensalem PA; Liz Bartholomew, Pennington NJ 58.46% 6 Kevin Bolan, Snohomish WA; Ron Beall, Bellingham WA 58.54% 7 2 Ed Spitzer - Arnold Kritz, Bethlehem PA 58.34% 7 2 Rory Millson, Bronxville NY; Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY 58.12% 8 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; H Hunt, Charlotte NC 57.12% 8 Douglas Ross, Rochester NY; Sam Maitra, Webster NY 56.97% 9 Jane Segal, Villanova PA; Jeffrey Krader, Delray Beach FL 56.94% 9 Barbara Bergman - Kenneth Bergman, Wexford PA 56.25% 10 3 Arthur Crystal - Debbie Benner, Fairfield CT 56.93% 10 3 Frank Anshen, Setauket NY; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 56.02% 11 John Albright, York PA; Donald Faskow, Canonsburg PA 56.27% 11 4 1 David Graham - Jill Graham, Boca Raton FL 55.56% 12 4 Farley Mawyer, Port Chester NY; John Babb, Scottsdale AZ 54.40% 12 Cathy Nathan - Marc Nathan, New York NY 54.95% 13 Andrew Vinock, Woodland Hills CA; Marta Monheim, West Hills CA 54.15% 13 5 Robert Rasmussen - Arthur Wasserman, Ann Arbor MI 54.82% 14 Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI; Edward Sable, Marlboro NJ 53.00% 14 6 Patricia Bassman, Maple Glen PA; Fern Herman, Langhorne PA 53.87% 15 5 1 Alexis Shaw - Cy Corwin, Marlton NJ 52.62% 15 7 Cordelia Menges, New York NY; Jay Baudler, Piedmont CA 53.51% 16 Jill Fouad, New Canaan CT; Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT 52.03% 16 Judith Argento - Raymond Depew, Kingston PA 52.80% 17 6 Wendy Dechadarevian, Wynnewood PA; William Ravreby, Merion Station PA 51.75% 17 8 2 Geoff Hopcraft, Piedmont CA; Antony Lee, Berkeley CA 52.73% 18 Dick Yarington, Seattle WA; Ruth Nakano, Kirkland WA 51.65% 18 9 Gail Everett - Melissa Jessup, Wilmington DE 52.23% 7 David Taylor - Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA 50.32% 8 Denyse Le Maire, Mickleton NJ; Regina Strauss, Cherry Hill NJ 49.53% Daily Bulletin Thursday, July 19, 2012 Page 19

WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS SS TT EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Carla Herwitz - David Herwitz, Swampscott MA 60.46% 1 1 Josette Levesque, Montreal QC; Jean LaTraverse, Mont-Royal QC 67.43% 2 Nancy Molesworth - Sandi Foreman, White Plains NY 59.91% 2 2 Carl Perchonock, Jenkintown PA; Joel Myers, Elkins Park PA 60.46% 3 Ron Sukoneck, Wilmington NC; Albert Aaron, Baltimore MD 58.71% 3 3 Mihaela Balint, Bucharest Romania; Stefanie Scott, Holly MI 60.02% 4 2 Meg Myers, Beaverton OR; Cristal Nell, Redmond WA 58.50% 4 4 1 Loretta Westler, Philadelphia PA; Neeta Mone, Livingston NJ 58.82% 5 3 1 John Altman, Mariemont OH; Isaac Stephani, Cincinnati OH 56.21% 5/6 Andrew Tylman - Dan McCaw, Toronto ON 57.30% 6 4 Marvin Skaggs - Cecile Skaggs, Memphis TN 52.72% 5/6 Suellen Solodar - John Solodar, Palm Beach Gdns FL 57.30% 7 5 2 Lannetta Schmidt, Baltimore MD; John Belka, Severna Park MD 52.18% 7/8 5/6 2/3 Elizabeth Black - Van Thomas Black, Dunedin FL 52.94% 8 6 Patricia Prather, Linville Falls NC; William Prather, Lineville Falls NC 51.85% 7/8 5/6 2/3 Rajiv Kapadia - Anne O’Meara, Mankato MN 52.94% 7 Hugh Miller - Catherine Miller, Spring TX 52.40% 4 Rashmi Garg, Sudbury ON; Shari Metcalf, Newton MA 44.01%

NATIONAL 199ER 1ST OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SSS EAST-WEST 1 Henry Van Handle, Succasunna NJ; Daniel Will, Far Hills NJ 59.23% 1 Andrew Salom - Pedro Salom IV, Wallingford PA 62.73% 2 Richard Kampf, Loveland CO; David Mack, Bellevue WA 57.76% 2 Alan Wilson - Lesley Wilson, Port Elgin ON 61.80% 3 Lawrence Weiss, Princeton NJ; Gaele Barthold, Longboat Key FL 57.14% 3 Saul Franklin, Needham MA; Alan Skvirsky, Washington Dc DC 58.39% 4 Ann Levi - Evelyn Frankel, Armonk NY 54.76% 4 Robert Breen, Brick NJ; Mary Trossello, Monmouth Beach NJ 55.59% 5 Beth Menges - Kasey Long, Lancaster PA 53.42% 5 John Bravo, Marlton NJ; S Gerald King, Philadelphia PA 50.30% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TTT EAST-WEST 1/2 Kenneth Gibson - Wendy Gibson, Stow OH 59.23% 1 Anne Atwood - Terry Grady, Richmond VA 60.71% 1/2 Pauline Beaudoin, North Hatley QC; Patricia French-Folk, Chalfont PA 59.23% 2 Catherine Bardsley, Mc Lean VA; Wayne Bardsley, McLean VA 58.93% 3 Arthur Seidner, Huntingdon Vall PA; Sandy Tilney, Philadelphia PA 55.36% 3 Bryan Selz - Darlene Selz, Chesterfield VA 58.04% 4 Christine McKenna, Issaquah WA; Anthony Duthie, Clearwater FL 53.57% 4 Brandon Wong - Chris Chen, San Francisco CA 57.14% 5 Lise Sklar, Toronto ON; Bonnie Gluck, Thornhill ON 51.79% 5 Elaine Jones, Shawnee KS; Richard Jones, Shawnee Msn KS 56.25%

WERNHER OPEN PAIRS 1ST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS M N O P Q R EAST-WEST 1 Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 64.06% 1 Gary Macgregor - Heather Cutting, Portola Valley CA 65.06% 2 Karen Willenken, New York NY; Dale Johannesen, Saratoga CA 63.64% 2 Leo LaSota, Glen Burnie MD; John Adams, Silver Spring MD 64.06% 3 Nadele Spiro, Bloomfield MI; P Drew Cannell, Doll-Des-Ormeau QC 63.35% 3 Rosalind Lin - Mike Rice, Chapel Hill NC 61.49% 4 Pamela Miller - James Rasmussen, Cambridge MA 62.46% 4 Richard Weiss, Swampscott MA; Robert Lurie, Wayland MA 60.00% 5 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON 62.11% 5 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA 59.49% 6 Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ; Joan Brody, Morristown NJ 61.75% 6 Donald Croysdale, Menomonee Falls WI; Tamas Szabo, Brookfield WI 58.17% 7 Robert Lebi - David Lindop, Toronto ON 61.33% 7 Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT; John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 57.62% 8 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Kelley Hwang, New York NY 60.77% 8 Doug Dey, Raleigh NC; Jon Rice, Burlington NC 57.12% 9 Steven Shaye, Slingerlands NY; Larry Rosen, Albany NY 60.54% 9 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 56.38% 10 Rich Rothwarf - Marilyn Reedinger, Philadelphia PA 59.76% 10 Brad Campbell, Bermuda Dunes CA; Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA 56.16% 11 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Gert Jan Paulissen, Breda Netherlands 59.03% 11 Andy Avery, Jamaica VT; Cecily Kohler, Washington DC 55.88% 12 E Bruce Neikirk, Louisville KY; Mike Hogan, Fort Myers FL 58.98% 12 Norman Trabulus, New York NY; Charles Bilich, Hewlett NY 55.84% 13 Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA 58.11% 13 Michael Copeland - John Paxton, Bozeman MT 55.47% 14 Lee Atkinson - Mark Yaeger, Hollywood FL 58.04% 14 David Platnick, Charlottesvle VA; Marsha Platnick, Bluefield WV 54.64% 15 Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD; Matthew Lahut, Rockville MD 57.87% 15 Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX; Joe Quinn, Sugar Land TX 54.47% 16 Sharon Meng-Horton, Dade City FL; Wayne Eggers, Woodridge IL 57.05% 16 Tim Crank, Cincinnati OH; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 54.21% 17 Beverly Gardner, Farmington Hls MI; John Buchheister, Troy MI 56.89% 17 Herbert Jordan, Miami FL; Erez Hendelman, New York NY 54.14% 18 Gabrielle Sherman, Syosset NY; Craig Ganzer, Brooklyn NY 56.61% 18 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA 53.94% 19 Edward Alcoff, Norriston PA; Francine Feldman, Pittsburgh PA 55.49% 19 Irene Silver, Delray Beach FL; Rita Merl, White Plains NY 53.50% 20 A William Schmidt, Morton PA; Stephen Cooper, Belle Mead NJ 54.74% 20 Lyle Poe Jr, Ellicott City MD; Brad Theurer, Gaithersburg MD 53.21% 21 Jared Lilienstein - Rajat Basu, New York NY 54.10% 21 Alan Osofsky, Palm Beach FL; Robin Taylor, Gaithersburg MD 53.15% 22 Malcolm Ewashkiw, Belleville ON; Robert Hollow, Madoc ON 53.85% 22 Nader Hanna - Doug Baxter, Toronto ON 52.78% 23 Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ; Gabriel Fadel, Duluth GA 53.72% 23 Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI; Lynne Schaeffer, W Bloomfield MI 52.77% 24 Richard Katz, N Versailles PA; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA 53.60% 24 Lynn Baker, Austin TX; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH 52.11% 25 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; John Dockray, Villanova PA 53.55% 25 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA 52.07% 26 Baixiang Liu, Burnaby BC; Jack Lee, Richmond BC 53.44% 26 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC 52.04% 27 Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL 52.34% 27 Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Harry Tudor, Miami FL 51.91% 28 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL 52.17% 28 Zachary Grossack, Newton MA; Adam Parrish, Arlington MA 51.90% 29 Donna Morgen, Havertown PA; Howard Kahlenberg, Philadelphia PA 51.45% 29 Bill Parks, Macungie PA; Richard Morgen, Havertown PA 51.64% 30 Eleanor Seaman, New York NY; Jerry Goldberg, Yonkers NY 51.06% 30 Susan Fuller, Miami FL; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL 51.47% 31 Rhoda Prager, Allentown PA; Madeline Bloom, Boynton Beach FL 50.66% 31 Michael McGuire, Hernando MS; Ned Irving, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 51.45% Tomorrow’s Bridge Events All Youth NABC bridge events swill be played in the Marriott on the 3rd floor in Room 302.

Friday, July 20, 10 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Thursday-Sunday 10 am Side Game Series 2nd single Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $15 Friday, July 20, 10 & 1:30 p.m. NABC+ FAST PAIRS 1-2 F Marriott, 5th floor, Room TBA $20 — Friday, July 20, 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 TBA $16 $18 (3000+, 0-3000) Gold Rush Pairs 1-2 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 (300-750, 0-300) Friday-Saturday KO Teams 1-2 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Friday Compact KO Teams 1-2 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Thursday-Friday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Friday, July 20, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. FREEMAN MIXED BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 F Marriott, 5th floor, Room TBA $20 — Friday, July 20, 10 a.m. & 4 p.m. SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS Quarterfinals Marriott, 5th floor, Salon D $20 — 0-5000 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams Round 5 TBA $17 — 0-1500 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams Round 5 TBA $17 — All national KO events: Screens, second session at 4:30 p.m. Friday, July 20, 1 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday 1 pm Side Game Series 3rd single Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Part of the Wednesday-Friday Side Game Series Friday, July 20, 1 & 7:30 p.m. Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Convention Center, Room 201 $16 $18 Note: The 1 p.m. session will be played in the Convention Center, but the 7:30 p.m. session will be at the Marriott, 4th floor. Friday, July 20, 2:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday 2:30 pm Side Game Series 2nd single Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Strati-Flighted Side Swiss Teams single Marriott, 4th floor $15 $17 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $15 Friday, July 20, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday 7:30 pm Side Game Series 4th single Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Stratified Side Swiss Teams single Marriott, 4th floor $15 $17 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $15

Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For strati-flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (750-1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game. All stratification will be based on the average for the pair or team. In any event or flight with an upper limit, no individual player’s masterpoint total may exceed that upper limit. *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 20 Thursday, July 19, 2012 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events All Youth NABC bridge events are listed on page 11 and will be played on the 3rd floor of the Marriott, Room 302. Thursday, July 19, 10 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Thursday-Sunday 10 am Side Game Series 1st single Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $15 Thursday, July 19, 10 & 1:30 p.m. NABC+ FAST PAIRS 1-2 Q Marriott, 5th floor, Salon E $20 — 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Thursday, July 19, 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 (3000+, 0-3000) Gold Rush Pairs 1-2 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 (300-750, 0-300) Dave Treadwell Memorial Wednesday-Thursday KO Teams 3-4 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Thursday-Friday KO Teams 1-2 Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Thursday, July 19, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. FREEMAN MIXED BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 Q Marriott, 5th floor, Salon H $20 — 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Thursday, July 19, 10 a.m. & 4 p.m. SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 4 Marriott, 5th floor, Salon D $20 — WAGAR WOMEN’S KNOCKOUT TEAMS Final Marriott, 3rd floor, Room 309 $20 — Spingold and Wagar second session 4:30 p.m. 0-5000 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams Round 4 Marriott, 4th floor, Room 402 $17 — 0-1500 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams Round 4 Marriott, 4th floor, Room 402 $17 — 0-5000 and 0-1500 Spingolds second session 4 p.m. Thursday, July 19, 1 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday 1 pm Side Game Series 2nd single Convention Center, Room 201 $16 $18 Thursday, July 19, 1 & 7:30 p.m. Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Convention Center, Room 201 $16 $18 Thursday Compact KO Teams 1-2 Convention Center, Room 201 $16 $18 Note: The 1 p.m. session will be played in the Convention Center, but the 7:30 p.m. session will be at the Marriott, 4th floor. Thursday, July 19, 2:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday 2:30 pm Side Game Series 1st single Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Strati-Flighted Side Swiss Teams single Marriott, 4th floor $15 $17 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $15 Thursday, July 19, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday Evening Compact KO 2nd Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Tuesday-Saturday 7:30 pm Side Game Series 3rd single Marriott, 4th floor $16 $18 Stratified Side Swiss Teams single Marriott, 4th floor $15 $17 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Marriott, 5th floor, Salon I $15 $15

Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For strati-flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (750-1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game. All stratification will be based on the average for the pair or team. In any event or flight with an upper limit, no individual player’s masterpoint total may exceed that upper limit. *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.

TUESDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Marlene Scholsohn, Scottsdale AZ; Robert Wink, Beach Haven NJ 62.69% 1 1 1 Sharline Heller, Philadelphia PA; Benedict Casey, Haverford PA 64.03% 2 2 2 Ricki Kanter, McLean VA; Rachel Haas, Pittsburgh PA 61.53% 2 Jeffrey Schapiro M.D., Needham MA; Robert Schapiro, Weston MA 63.83% 3 3 Hakan Berk - Sedef Berk, Potomac MD 59.33% 3 2 2 Kathleen Marino - James Marino, Newtown PA 61.12% 4 4 Chase Bonnette, St Clairsville OH; Carl Ginsberg, Blue Bell PA 56.13% 4 3 3 Brandon Wong - Chris Chen, San Francisco CA 58.81% 5 5 3 Evan Berman, Sarasota FL; Henry Trautwein, Naples FL 55.80% 5 4 4 Constance Jones - Joan Wentz, Brighton MI 57.37% 6 6 4 Bruce Lang, Philadelphia PA; Mary McIntyre, Gainesville FL 54.63% 6 5 5 Joyce James, Mt Laurel NJ; Amanda Huff, Haddonfield NJ 52.75%

TUESDAY NIGHT SIDE GAME (TUE-SAT 7:30 SIDE SERIES) NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OO PP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; Sidney Kanter, Clifton NJ 61.33% 1 1 1 Brandon Harper, Winter Park FL; Kevin Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 58.93% 2 1 Cleopatra Guastella, Red Bank NJ; Sandra Krietzberg, Belmar NJ 60.24% 2 Donald Foote - Judy Maravolo-Foote, Red Hook NY 58.71% 3 2 Stan Chow, San Francisco CA; Cathy Hildebrand, Williamsburg VA 59.91% 3/4 2/3 Brad Barry, Phoenixville PA; David Amsterdam, Wayne PA 57.95% 4 3 1 Ann White - Gary White, Waxhaw NC 55.88% 3/4 2/3 2 Peter Clay, Wellesley MA; Greg Chang, Lexington MA 57.95% 5 Fay Teal, Kitchener ON; John Russell, North Barringto IL 54.79% 5 4 Jill Marshall - Farley Mawyer, Port Chester NY 55.99% 6 Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY; Bunny Lukas, Riverside CT 53.38% 6 5 Douglas Millsap, Columbus OH; Larry Jones, Pickerington OH 55.88% 7 4 Lillian Johannessen - Tor Johannessen, Honolulu HI 53.27% 7 6 Steven Gajdalo, Hilton Head SC; Thomas Purl, Downingtown PA 55.56% 8 5 2 Susan Heisler - Diane Kelley, Chicago IL 51.63% 8 7 3 Steve Graves, Olney MD; Brenda Thomas, Columbia MD 55.34% 6 3 Marie Richardson, St Simons Is GA; Virginia Sampson, Brunswick GA 50.76% 4 William Chen, Lafayette Hl PA; Daniel Loeb, Wynnewood PA 53.92% 4/5 Elizabeth Black - Van Thomas Black, Dunedin FL 50.22% 4/5 Helena Yurconic, Allentown PA; Lynda Schoeninger, Bethlehem PA 50.22%

BILL & FRAN METZGAR “GRANDPARENTS” STRATIFIED 1 & 7:30 OPEN PAIRS METZGAR NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MM EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Norma Sands, Denver CO; Dan Marthaler Jr, Parker CO 56.25% 1 1 Deanne Dennison - Paul Stanbury, Kleinburg ON 67.79% 2 1 Peter Speksnyder - Janet Law, Hamilton ON 55.13% 2/3 Susan Meyers, Mt Kisco NY; Zerelene Jones, Lafayette LA 55.13% 3 2 Edward Stark - Joan Stark, Happy Valley OR 54.81% 2/3 2 Richard Darling - Judy Darling, Morrisburg ON 55.13% 4/5 3/4 Jules Schoenberg - Hazel Schoenberg, Plano TX 54.17% 4 3 Andrew Purbrick - Deborah Purbrick, West Chester PA 54.33% 4/5 3/4 Larry Anderson - Bruce Gantner, Farmington NM 54.17% 5 4 Bruce Schwaidelson, Doylestown PA; Susan Kestenbaum, Huntingdon Vy PA 54.17% 6/7 Harry Nuckols - Mary Poplawski, Vestal NY 53.21% 6 5 1 Stephen Weiner, Rockville MD; V Smith Jr, Philadelphia PA 52.88% 6/7 5 1 Shailesh Gupta, Alison Viejo CA; Leonid Fastovsky, Rockville MD 53.21% 2 Helen Nathan, New York NY; Abbye Bosses, White Plains NY 46.15% 2 Jill Graham - David Graham, Boca Raton FL 50.48%