Sunday, March 20, 2016 Volume 59, Number 10 Daily Bulletin 59th Spring North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Sue Munday and Brent Manley Jean Molnar It’s Cayne and Lavazza 1942 – 2016 Jean Molnar, a at tournaments by TD Tom Quinlan in 1995 and in Vanderbilt showdown veteran tournament became a full-time ACBL employee in 2004. She In the end, it appears the seeding team got it director beloved lived in Chula Vista CA, near San Diego. right. Today’s 60- match for the Vanderbilt by co-workers and In 2010, she was selected for the Jane Johnson Knockout Teams title will be contested by squads players, died of cancer Award for “extraordinary customer service.” That seeded No. 1 (Lavazza) and No. 3 (James Cayne). Friday night at Sharp award is the companion to the identically named In Saturday’s semifinals, Lavazza took on the Memorial Hospital in award given to a member of the ACBL Headquarters Peter Bertheau foursome in a match that was over San Diego. She was 73. staff. “I love directing,” she said on learning of the after 45 boards. Lavazza (Norberto Bocchi, Diego Molnar, a bridge honor. “I get to work with so many fabulous people. Brenner, , , Alejandro player from the age of It’s exciting and fun.” Bianchedi, Agustin Madala) won the first set 29- 12, started directing As for the customer service aspect of her job, 13 then blew the match open with a 44-6 second in the early Nineties Molnar said, “One of the biggest parts of our job is continued on page 5 at the suggestion of making sure people have fun.” the manager of Adventures in Bridge, the club in ACBL President Ken Monzingo described Weingold out front San Diego where she played. She was hired to work continued on page 7 in Women’s Swiss Teams captained by Joanne Weingold and Hello to all of you Sally Meckstroth start play today in the Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams in a virtual tie for first. who made it to the last day! Weingold has a carryover of 16.07, Meckstroth 16.01. Weingold’s teammates are Jan Assini, continued on page 5 Rear: Sharon Bahry, Terry Terzian, Leona Pchelkin, Sharon Neff, Californians lead Jackie Zayac, Kazuko ‘Kaz’ Nojima, Roger Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA, and Paul Smith, Katherine Kushner, South Lake Tahoe CA, have slim lead Ewing. Front: Nick Pchelkin, Ken Llacera, in the NABC+ Fast Open Pairs with two final Bob Garret sessions to go. Their carryover of 121.15 is fewer than 3 matchpoints clear of the 118.44 that Terry Beckman, Brooklyn Park MN, and John Koch, Saint Cloud MN take into the final day of the event. Players in the Fast Open Pairs have 11 per two- board round, compared to 15 minutes for regular pairs games. There are so many people to thank for the who responsible for the delicious evening snacks. success of this tournament: volunteers, the Also missing from the photo is Dan Green, who organizing committee, vendors, ACBL staff and was hospitalized the first Saturday but back at the Tight at the top in NABC Meeting Planner Wendy Sullivan. bridge table yesterday. Richard Scoggin manned Jacoby Swiss Teams First, the organizing committee: Missing in the Partnership Desk day in and day out. The team captained by Dan Jacob has the our photo is Jackie Ortiz, our hospitality organizer, continued on page 5 lead in the Jacoby Swiss Teams as 66 teams from the original field of 133 vie for the championship today. Jacob and company start with a carryover Two-way of 23.21 victory points, not far ahead of the G Discipline. Focus. Instinct. These are the qualities of a world-class Venkatesh team, starting play with 22.06. In bridge player. They’re also some of the traits that define a great poker third, just 0.2 VPs behind second, is the Richard player. No surprise, then, that has some great poker Schwartz squad. players. Gavin Wolpert decided he wanted to learn how to play poker really well. “I don’t like to gamble, but I like to win games,” he says. New Women’s Pairs It was at a Dallas NABC that Wolpert approached a bridge expert whom standings he knew to be one of the top-ranked online poker players in the world. “I A scoring change has altered the final standings asked him to take me under his wing. He said yes.” of the Smith Life Master Women’s Pairs. In the There were conditions. The mentor insisted on a week of training at his revised standings, Ellen Kozlove, Boca Raton FL, home, “and he backed me,” says Wolpert and Anne Brenner, Denver CO, are second instead Wolpert made the trip from Toronto to upstate New York and up a of third. winding little road in Andes. continued on page 9 Steve Weinstein Goodwill Message Practice active ethics. through Saturday Sandy DeMartino, chair ATTENDANCE 11,085 tables Ailieen Osofsky Goodwill Committee Page 2 Sunday, March 20, 2016 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Sunday, March 20 Peter Pender Memorial . Drinx. Silver Legacy Mezzanine level, across from Sterling’s Steakhouse.

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and ruffed a heart, ruffed a spade to hand, ruffed Points, good – luck and another heart, then ruffed another spade and ruffed skill, better her last heart. She overtook the ♣K with the ace, This deal from the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams and cashed the ♣Q. This was the four-card ending: shows that a lucky lie of the cards and the skill to ♠ — take advantage of it are more important than high- ♥ A card points. The board was played in the second set ♦ 9 8 5 of the Lavazza – Fleisher match. ♣ — Roy Welland and Sabine Auken opposed Zia ♠ 9 ♠ — Mahmood and Giorgio Duboin. ♥ — ♥ — Dlr: South ♠ Q J 8 ♦ K 10 6 ♦ A 4 3 Vul: None ♥ A K 10 9 8 2 ♣ — ♣ 10 ♦ 9 8 5 ♠ 10 ♣ 4 ♥ — ♠ 9 7 6 2 ♠ A ♦ Q J 7 ♥ 5 ♥ J 7 6 4 ♣ — ♦ K 10 6 ♦ A 4 3 When Auken led the ♦10, Zia had to surrender. ♣ K J 9 8 3 ♣ A Q 10 6 2 No matter what he played, Auken had the rest of Tournament Program ♠ K 10 5 4 3 the tricks. Plus 920 was good for a 14-IMP gain because at the other table East-West landed in 3NT, Mixed Pairs November 10,11 ♥ Q 3 going down one for minus 50. M.P. Pairs November 12 ♦ Q J 7 2 National Simultaneous November 13 ♣ 7 5 IMP Pairs November 14,15 West North East South Welland Duboin Auken Zia Masterpoint disclaimer Open Pairs November 16, 17, 18 Pass Results reported in the Daily Bulletin are Teams November 19 Pass 2♥ 3♣ 3♥ subject to change because of score changes or Participants from All Over the World 4♥ Pass 6♣ All Pass corrections. The masterpoint awards as shown are, Including European and World Champions. With five trumps and a singleton, Welland’s therefore, also subject to change. hand improved enough for him to cuebid instead of Total Prize Money in Excess of €25,000 just raising to game. The auction told Auken that Stay in touch Special Accommodation Packages her partner was a heavy favorite to have a or Is your email address on file? Is it up to date? The perfect vacation combining bridge, singleton in hearts. Ignoring the fact that Welland Let ACBL know! Call toll-free, 800–264–2743 sun and social events. was a passed hand, Auken leapt to the slam. (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Central Zia started with the ♥Q, overtaken by Duboin Time), or email [email protected]. The largest festival in Europe! with the ♥K to switch to the ♠Q. Auken won the ♠A

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Life Master News James Brier of Las Vegas NV earned his gold card in the Friday Daylight Pairs, placing third overall in Flight C. His partner was Betty Tanenbaum, also of Las Vegas.

Smoking Policy Smoking is not permitted in the playing area during any bridge playing event at an NBAC. This includes electronic smoking devices. Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 20, 2016 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS Grant – and there are many More tips for improving other bridge writers who can By Brent Manley help you improve. It is also important for Before she moved to North Carolina, Madge you to play. As you spend Matthews was a member of the Macon Duplicate time at the table, you will Bridge Club in Georgia. Three members of that become more attuned to what club passed away in a relatively short period is going on, and that will of time, then came the death of Mildred Burns. help you make your game Matthews went plans. to the funeral For example, suppose home to pay your left-hand opponent her respects starts the bidding with a and ran into weak 2♥. You end up in 3NT Sheila Hickey, a and receive the director. of the ♥J. Dummy comes Matthews down with ♥7 6 5. You have remarked to ♥K 8 3. Your right-hand Hickey that opponent plays the ♥Q. Now perhaps the other what? three players in Your natural tendency heaven needed a is to win with the king, fourth. Said Hickey, “Oh, goodness! I hope they but if you have sharpened asking them questions after the game. Most good don’t need a director!” your awareness, you will know that your right- players are happy to help those who really want hand opponent has just played his only heart. to get better. Some clubs have regular “mentor” There are many handy tools for players who Remember, LHO showed six hearts, dummy games that can be of significant benefit to new want to get better at bridge. In yesterday’s issue, has three and you have three. That’s 12. If you players. I recommended reading but I mentioned only one don’t have all the tricks you need to make your I would also recommend playing online. You author – Louis Watson. There are many others. contract, it is probably best to play low on the can start against three robots to get your feet wet, Mike Lawrence is the author of my favorite ♥Q and start developing the tricks you need. You then get your regular partner to join you now and book on bridge – How to Read Your Opponents’ needn’t fear letting LHO in. If he plays hearts, then. Cards. I read and re-read that book and learned you will get your king. If you had won the ♥K, Bridge software can also be helpful. For my something new about card play each time. One LHO would have a handful of winning hearts to money, the best software for teaching card play of Mike’s major contributions to bridge learning cash if he got in. is Bridge Master, developed by Fred Gitelman, is addressing topics that don’t get a lot of ink As you play more and more, I would founder of Bridge Base. With Bridge Master, otherwise (e.g., judgment, , passed- suggest that you test yourself against better you are presented play problems and given hand bidding, ). I would recommend competition on occasion. Your improvement will multiple chances to make your contract. If you visiting the Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies be frustratingly slow if you never “play up.” You don’t succeed, the program will tell you how you (baronbarclay.com) and perusing the list of his may not score as well as you would like, but with should have played and why. The Bridge Master books. If you can’t wait, there is a bookseller in the help of hand records you should be able to problems go from newcomer level to much more the Expo Hall, lower level at the Silver Legacy. see where you could have done better. difficult. There is also a version of the software I would also recommend anything by Eddie While in the company of more experienced with all problems aimed at helping newcomers. Kantar, David Bird, Barbara Seagram and Audrey players, take advantage of their knowledge by

the ♠A, use the ♠Q to discard a diamond, your gives you a chance to make an overtrick with What can go wrong? only other possible loser. no risk. Alternatively, if you decide to take two By Eddie Kantar If East covers the ♠K, and cross to red-suit , not touching spades, you will dummy with a to discard a heart on the make an overtrick 25% of the time (both finesses Dlr: South ♠ K Q 5 ♠Q. Now you can take either red-suit finesse for working) go down 25% of the time (both finesses Vul: E-W ♥ K J 6 an overtrick with no risk. losing) and break even 50% of the time (one ♦ A 7 6 At matchpoints, play the same because it finesse winning, one finesse losing). ♣ K 9 7 2 Intermediate-Newcomer masterpoint leaders ♠ — ♥ A 7 5 (through Saturday afternoon) ♦ K J 9 1 13.55 Wesley May, Menlo Park CA 16 8.26 Alice Probst, Reno NV ♣ A Q J 10 8 6 5 2 11.23 Roy Redlich, Petaluma CA 17 8.12 Willa King, Newport Beach CA West North East South 3 11.23 Hans Van Boldrik, Santa Rosa CA 18 7.96 Miriam Steinberg, Carmichael CA 1♣ 4 11.12 Virginia Brier, Tucson AZ 19 7.38 Charles Mann, San Francisco CA Pass 3NT (1) Pass 6♣ 5 11.07 Christiane Turner, Ketchum ID 20 7.36 Charon Jenner, Sacramento CA (1) Balanced 15-17 6 10.37 Linda Marin, Calistoga CA 21 7.36 Debra Leggett, Sacramento CA Opening lead: ♣3. East follows when you 7 10.37 Barbara Norman, Healdsburg CA 22 7.24 Stephanie McCarty, Sparks NV play the ♣7. 8 10.33 John Reynen, Sacramento CA 23 7.13 Vera Dodson, Overland Park KS How would you play this contract at IMP 9 9.64 Murray Cutten, Goodyear AZ 24 7.07 Jamie Herbon, Nipomo CA scoring? 10 9.55 Steven Solem, Vale SD 25 7.07 Art Herbon, Nipomo CA How would you play at matchpoints? 11 8.65 Nancy Epoch, Topeka KS 26 6.80 Robert Rottmayer, Santa Rosa CA At IMP scoring, you are looking at a certain 12 8.48 Robert Robyns, Reno NV 27 6.76 Alice Nelson, Bend OR 12 tricks and a possible 13. All you have to do 13 8.48 Judith Robyns, Reno NV 28 6.76 Gary Nelson, Bend OR is play the ♠K from dummy at trick two. If East 14 8.43 Kathleen Semrad, Truckee CA 29 6.72 Cornelia Gould, Incline Village NV plays low, discard a heart. Assuming West wins 15 8.26 Jon Probst, Reno NV 30 6.72 Ed Gould, Incline Village NV Page 4 Sunday, March 20, 2016 Daily Bulletin - REVISED ACBL confronts 91.0 Tables / Based on 168 Tables 125.00 1 , Clearwater FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 3206.51 cheating head on 93.75 2 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA 3113.50 By Howard Weinstein, task force chair 70.31 3 John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 3094.76 Last fall, ACBL chief executive Robert 55.56 4 Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Michael Polowan, New York NY 3035.54 Hartman formed the Bridge Integrity Task Force. 50.00 5 Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA 2979.61 The purpose of our group is to investigate and offer 45.45 6 Owen Lien, Detroit MI; Larry Mori, Clearwater FL 2951.79 recommendations 41.67 7 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Jo Anna Stansby, Dublin CA 2925.90 as to how the 38.46 8 Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA 2900.80 League can mitigate 35.71 9 Leszek Rabiega, Watsonville CA; Nick Bykov, Stockton CA 2887.07 cheating and 33.33 10 Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA 2875.94 unethical behavior 31.25 11 Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL 2856.33 29.41 12 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Dewayne Jones, Mechanicsville VA 2820.35 and improve ethics 27.78 13 Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 2816.49 at all levels of the 26.32 14 John McAllister, Charlottesville VA; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 2791.04 game. 25.00 15 Andrew DeSosa, Chatsworth CA; Lee Maddocks, Modesto CA 2783.00 In January 23.81 16 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; William Sanford, Orangevale CA 2777.63 when he took office, 22.73 17 Lapt Chan, Forest Hills NY; Rica Tarnoff, New York NY 2747.12 ACBL President 21.74 18 Danny Sprung - Joann Sprung, Las Vegas NV 2746.03 Ken Monzingo 20.83 19 Vincent Demuy, Palm Bch Gdns FL; John Hurd, New York NY 2736.47 established a Board 20.00 20 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Ethan Liu, Fremont CA 2719.52 committee specifically to support management’s 19.23 21 Doug Baxter - David Lindop, Toronto ON 2713.64 task force. This committee is tasked with seeing 18.52 22 Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 2711.63 17.86 23 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 2695.52 that the programs recommended by the task force 17.24 24 Rui Li, People’s Republic of China; Zhaobin Xie, 2683.62 receive the Board’s serious consideration and, if 16.67 25 Rachael Moller - David Gurvich, New York NY 2679.57 approved, allocated the necessary resources for 16.13 26 Jay Barron, Tulsa OK; Levy Stern, Rehovot 765371 Israel 2675.50 implementation. 15.63 27 Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA 2673.97 One of our first recommendations was to 15.15 28 C Ganzer, Brooklyn NY; Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA 2665.93 establish a new Anti‑Cheating Commission. This 14.71 29 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Christopher Gibson, Tigard OR 2649.37 panel of five expert-level players assists and 14.29 30 Marc Lachapelle, Saint-Laurent QC; Pascale Gaudreault, Montreal QC 2642.41 supplements the National Recorder’s office in 13.89 31 Cameron Cotton, Chula Vista CA; Alan Gailfus, Carlsbad CA 2640.13 investigating and identifying collusive cheating at 13.51 32 Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA; Howard Weinstein, Rancho Mirage CA 2635.49 all levels. 13.16 33 Pete Pluhta, Pullman WA; Charles Bennett, Spokane WA 2629.02 16.57 34 Phillip Becker - Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH 2617.75 At its meetings last week, the ACBL Board 12.50 35 Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA; Edward Nagy, Danville CA 2615.86 unanimously approved the formation of the 12.20 36 Franck Multon - Pierre Zimmermann, Monaco 2605.34 Anti‑Cheating Commission, effective April 1. 11.90 37 Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX; Erez Hendelman, New York NY 2598.69 Robert will tap high-level players with superior 15.12 38 Adam Grossack, Newton MA; Brian Glubok, New York NY 2597.63 ethical records to serve on this commission. 11.36 39 Gary King - Anthony Bianchi, Houston TX 2593.63 We believe the establishment of the 11.11 40 Nicolas Hammond, Alpharetta GA; Ronald Kral, Reston VA 2590.37 commission is a first big step in addressing the 18.47 41 Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Jeffrey Juster, New Orleans LA 2586.97 cheating issue. The task force will have further 10.64 42 Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC; Maurice De La Salle, Edmonton AB 2586.31 recommendations on measures that may be 10.42 43 Walter Schuster - Alexander Wernle, Vienna Austria 2581.71 implemented by management, and as necessary, 10.20 44 Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Len Vishnevsky, San Francisco CA 2581.17 10.00 45 Ayako Miyakuni - Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo Japan 2580.84 future motions will be considered by the Board. 9.80 46 Adam Wildavsky, Dillon CO; Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT 2577.54 Related to the disciplinary process, the Board 13.45 47 William Watson, Sunnyvale CA; Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA 2577.04 passed a motion that will now allow attorneys to be 16.30 48 Shan Huang, Toronto ON; Richard Chan, Markham ON 2575.96 present at any hearings at the national level. 20.81 49 Piotr Nawrocki, Warsaw , Poland; Piotr Wiankowski, Gdansk, Poland 2574.23 In other action, the Board strengthened the 11.54 50 Julius Sigurjonsson, Kopavogur, Iceland; Michael Gamble, Shawnigan Lake BC 2573.16 standard of evidence required for a conviction from “preponderance of the evidence” to “comfortable SMITH LIFE MASTER WOMEN’S - REVISED satisfaction.” This is the standard of guilt used by 26.0 Tables / Based on 56 Tables the WBF and the Court of Arbitration for Sport. 100.00 1 Victoria Gromova - Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia 806.87 Consistency between bridge associations on this 75.00 2 Ellen Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Anne Brenner, Denver CO 802.17 crucial standard is key to enabling disciplinary 56.25 3 Sheri Winestock, Las Vegas NV; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 801.72 findings to be shared among jurisdictions 44.44 4 Susan Picus - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 777.57 worldwide. 40.00 5 Jovanka Smederevac, Vienna Austria; Gabriella Olivieri, Alessandria Italy 756.26 36.36 6 Ellen Hessel, San Antonio TX; Nancy Passell, Plano TX 750.58 The task force will continue its work, including 33.33 7 Cecilia Rimstedt, Vastra Frolunda Sweden; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 744.14 a face-to-face meeting this weekend in Reno. We 30.77 8 Lisa Berkowitz - Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 743.78 expect to have additional recommendations to 28.57 9 Cheryl Schneider, Westerville OH; Anita Torrence, Bexley OH 736.76 present to the Board in advance of the Summer 26.67 10 Aurelie Thizy, Cachan France; Sylvie Willard, Paris France 725.68 NABC. 25.00 11 Donna Givner, Golden CO; Cheryl Gorman, Omaha NE 723.39 23.53 12 Pat Leary, Livermore CA; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 720.15 FRIDAY ZIP KO 22.22 13 Vandana Vidwans, Fremont CA; Shelley Lapkoff, Berkeley CA 706.99 10 Tables 21.05 14 Justine Hancock - Barbara Mikkelson, Las Vegas NV 706.90 3.73 1 , Rockville MD; Daniel Korbel, 20.00 15 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Natalie Bassil, Boston MA 699.95 Hamilton ON; Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; David 19.05 16 Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR 699.43 Grainger, Roseville CA; Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; Kevin 18.18 17 Jessica Lai, Oakland CA; Jo Ginsberg, San Francisco CA 696.40 Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 2.61 2 David Gerstenberger, Yakima WA; Barry Balof, 17.39 18 Sylwia McNamara, Scarsdale NY; Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ 693.37 Walla Walla WA; S Andrew Sass, Fremont CA; Michael Goffe, 16.67 19 Gerrianne Mason, Crossville TN; Allison L Cappelletti, Cookeville TN 683.53 Portland OR 16.00 20 Stacy Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Judi Radin, New York NY 682.21 1.49 3/4 Jeff Jacob, Vancouver WA; David Brower, 15.38 21 Rhoda Prager, Boca Raton FL; Nancy Molesworth, White Plains NY 681.68 Portland OR; Jennifer Lin - Eric Mayefsky, San Francisco CA 14.81 22 Benedicte Cronier, Paris France; Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL 670.52 1.49 3/4 Max Schireson, Stanford CA; Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Kenneth Zuckerberg, Chicago IL; 14.29 23 Xiaoxue Walker, Mission Viejo CA; Debbie Gailfus, Carlsbad CA 669.58 Daniel Wilderman, New York NY 13.79 24 Toni Bales, Pickerington OH; Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA 667.28 13.33 25 Ricki Rogers, Mount Laurel NJ; Ann McClelland, La Canada Flt CA 666.30 12.90 26 Karen Billett - Karen Turner, Victoria BC 666.25 12.50 27 Margot Hennings, Annandale VA; Elaine Said, Nashville TN 662.97 12.12 28 Leigh Anne Shafer - Marielle Brentnall, Winnipeg MB 661.93 Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 20, 2016 Page 5 NABC+ FAST PAIRS QUALIFIERS 39.0 Tables Carryover Goodbye 1 Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA; Paul Kushner, So Lake Tahoe CA 121.15 continued from page 1 2 Terry Beckman, Brooklyn Park MN; John Koch, Saint Cloud MN 118.44 Harvey Brody was our treasurer/finance chair, 3 Peter J Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC; Bob Heller, Knoxville TN 113.45 the guy who kept telling us not spend so much; 4 Thomas Devine, Ferndale WA; Robert Bjorge, Bellingham WA 105.45 Richard Michelson did a fine job on the restaurant 5 Thomas Stern - Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 102.18 6 Brad Bart, Coquitlam BC; Neil Kimelman, Winnipeg MB 97.96 guide. 7 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Dewayne Jones, Mechanicsville VA 90.83 Not in the photo are all the volunteers who 8 Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA; John Jefferson, Davis CA 89.84 came to Reno to help us. We have 22 units in our 9 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA 89.12 district, which spans from near the Oregon border 10 Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 87.40 westward along the coast to Monterey, south to 11 Sylvia Shi, Rockville MD; Shan Huang, Toronto ON 82.41 Fresno and east to South Lake/Carson City, Reno 12 Howard Liu, San Mateo CA; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 77.35 and all the land in between. Every unit had one or 13 Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 74.73 more volunteers helping. 14 William Schreiber, Valley Glen CA; Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN 70.94 The ACBL staff handled the difficult logistics 15 Jody Williams - Richard Williams, San Carlos CA 68.51 very professionally. Tournament Operations and 16 Marin Marinov, New York NY; David Yang, Darien IL 68.40 17 Lynne Rosenbaum, Glencoe IL; Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV 66.14 Tournament Headquarters staff were kind and 18 John Rayner - Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 65.80 informative, and they always made our committee 19 Jeff Hand, New York NY; James Hand, Oakland CA 65.40 members feel welcome. Wendy and her staff 20 Marty Nelson, Annapolis MD; Gil Cohen, Ashburn VA 64.21 overcame nightmares during the planning stages 21 Corey Krantz - Bruce Lang, Philadelphia PA 60.30 and the tournament. All of the ASK ME folks were 22 Dmitri Shabes, San Ramon CA; Jessica Lai, Oakland CA 58.79 helpful and delightful. 23 Francisco Bernal, Miami FL; Carlos Hoyos, Bogota Colombia 58.11 The Daily Bulletin staff produced wonderful 24 D Lionel O’Young, Walnut CA; Kou-Ping Cheng, Saratoga CA 56.95 articles and photos while keeping us informed 25 Timothy Baird, White Plains NY; H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY 55.35 where the events would be played. They, too, 26 Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA; Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA 53.60 should be thanked as they kept smiles on their faces 27 Nels Erickson, Reno NV; Conrad Evans, Sparks NV 53.30 28 Roger Bates, Las Vegas NV; Stanley Roberts, Kirkland WA 49.50 and tried to help everyone. 29 Gregory Vance, Pacifica CA; Grant Vance, Oakland CA 49.48 We want to thank the local vendors: B&W 30 Kurt Dasher, Petersburg MI; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI 46.47 Advertising Specialists, who did a wonderful job 31 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Joe DeGaetano, Delray Beach FL 46.42 with the registration gift bag, section-top travel 32 Brian Snell - Suman Agarwal, Columbus OH 45.12 mug, committee polo shirts, dress shirts, sweaters 33 Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 42.80 and the volunteer T-shirts; and Kimmie Candy 34 Rick Kerbel, Murrieta CA; Jon King, Balboa Island CA 42.18 Company, located here in the Reno area, who 35 Rebecca Rogers, Henderson NV; John Grantham, Bentonville AR 40.70 provided the packaged candy. 36 Jennifer Lin - Eric Mayefsky, San Francisco CA 40.56 Most important, we want to thank you for 37 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; Pete Pluhta, Pullman WA 40.31 attending. It wouldn’t be much of a tournament 38 Debbie Gailfus - Alan Gailfus, Carlsbad CA 40.03 39 Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA; Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON 38.16 without the players! 40 Ralph Jungwirth - Latrelle Uhl, Modesto CA 36.96 Have a safe trip home, and may the bridge 41 Frank Treiber III, Toledo OH; Sondra Schubiner, Franklin MI 36.94 cards be good to you. 42 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Rajeev Gupta, Oakland CA 36.83 43 Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA; Mark Moss, Piedmont CA 32.89 Bob Garret, chair 44 Vandana Vidwans, Fremont CA; Jo Ginsberg, San Francisco CA 32.34 Katherine Ewing, co‑chair 45 Ellen Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Anne Brenner, Denver CO 32.15 46 Robert Shore, Los Angeles CA; Kent Hartman, San Diego CA 31.50 47 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 30.99 Vanderbilt 48 Marius Moldovan, Pointe-Claire QC; Alan Kudisch, East Norwich NY 30.17 continued from page 1 49 Mark Peterson, Larkspur CA; James Griffin, Sausalito CA 27.00 50 Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 26.89 set. The score was 146-43 after three sets when 51 Irina Kislitsyna, Aventura FL; Vladimir Oudalov, Plainsboro NJ 26.19 Bertheau (Daniel Zagorin, Bas Drijver, Sjoert 52 Ronald Kral, Reston VA; Todd Fisher, Chicago IL 25.96 Brink) withdrew. 53 William Granger, Bradenton FL; Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 25.68 The Cayne – Andrew Rosenthal match was 54 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Robert Bitterman, Sarasota FL 25.02 more competitive. Cayne (Michael Seamon, 55 Jim Johnsen, San Mateo CA; Paul Darin, San Diego CA 24.53 Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo Lauria, Antonio 56 Claire Tornay - George Tornay Jr, Palm Bch Gdns FL 22.97 Sementa, Mustafa Cem Tokay) led 72-44 at the 57 Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH; Christopher Gibson, Tigard OR 20.82 halfway point, but Rosenthal (Aaron Silverstein, 58 Bryan Delfs, Kent WA; Scott Chupack, Seattle WA 19.23 Chris Willenken, Jan Jansma, Thomas Bessis, 59 Sam Madison-Jammal, San Diego CA; Christine Denny, Encinitas CA 19.04 Frederic Volcker) pulled to within 22 IMPs with 15 60 Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; John Gilbert, Kitchener ON 18.13 61 Bryan Maksymetz - Frances Corney, Vancouver BC 17.09 boards to go. Cayne pulled away in the final set for 62 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 16.57 a 113-88 win. 63 Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; Bob Feller, Guilderland NY 15.82 64 David Walker, Salem VA; Kevin Wilson, Knoxville TN 13.68 Women’s Swiss 65 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter, Columbus OH 12.58 continued from page 1 66 Brandon Sheumaker, Santa Ana CA; Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA 11.17 67 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA 9.19 Sheri Winestock, Shannon Cappelletti, Tatiana 68 K Fung, Edmonton AB; Stephannie Culbertson, New York NY 7.67 Ponomareva and Victoria Gromova. 69 Ari Sippola, Irving TX; Suvabrata Biswas, Katy TX 6.37 Meckstroth’s four teammates are Cecilia 70 Terry James, Upper Arlington OH; Cheryl Schneider, Westerville OH 5.27 Rimstedt, Ida Groenkvist, Marion Michielsen and 71 Alexander Labry, Austin TX; Jack Lacy, Lago Vista TX 4.37 Meike Wortel. 72 Brenda Keller, Palm Springs CA; Carole Liss, San Rafael CA 3.17 Ten teams will vie for the championship, which 73 Philip Kuhn - Jennifer Kuhn, San Mateo CA 2.08 ends today. There were 17 teams in the original 74 Gilbert Stinebaugh, Van Nuys CA; Cliff Goodrich, Long Beach CA 1.93 field. 75 Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA; J. Jay Roll, Clovis CA 1.83 76 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 0.80 77 Judy Riehs - David Langer, Buffalo Grove IL 0.33 78 Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA; Tom Breed, Kingwood TX 0.00 ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Page 6 Sunday, March 20, 2016 Daily Bulletin

Cedric He authored or co-authored more than 29 1982 David Berkowitz, Harold Lilie 198 Lorenzini’s win books on games and served as games consultant 1983 Mike Passell 214 in the Platinum for the Association of American Playing Card 1984 Lew Stansby 172 Pairs was worth Manufacturers. 1985 Jeff Meckstroth 196 200 of his 284.24 Mott-Smith was regarded as a great player, 1986 Lew Stansby 207 total last year brilliant theorist and one of the soundest and most 1987 Steve Robinson, Peter Boyd 200 when he won lucid of the early writers on . 1988 Roger Bates 193 the Mott-Smith Previous trophy winners: 1989 Eddie Wold 167 Trophy. He also 1958 Ivar Stakgold 1990 John Sutherlin 300* won the von Zedtwitz Life 1959 Lew Mathe 1991 Zia Mahmood 183 Master Pairs 1960 1992 Roger Bates 186 on the way to 1961 Robert Jordan 1993 Michael Seamon 196 winning Player of 1962 Robert Jordan 1994 Chip Martel 250 the Year. 1963 /Norman Kay 1995 Michael Polowan 242 1964 Lew Mathe 1996 Zia Mahmood 252 Mott-Smith recognizes 1965 Phil Feldesman 1997 Bart Bramley 292 the top Spring NABC 1966 Phil Feldesman 1998 Eddie Wold 243 1967 Lew Mathe 1999 Petra Hamman 265 masterpoint winner 1968 Norman Kay 2000 Jeff Meckstroth 313* The Mott-Smith Trophy honors the player who These are the Mott-Smith Trophy winners since 2001 Jill Meyers 234 earns the most at each Spring NABC. 1968, along with their point totals. An asterisk 2002 Paul Soloway 357* The trophy was donated by friends in memory of indicates the record was broken that year. 2003 Geoff Hampson 317 Geoffrey Mott-Smith in 1961 and made retroactive 1969 Sue Sachs 168 2004 Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes 364* to 1958 to include all the winners. 1970 Barry Crane 155 2005 Eddie Wold 282 Mott-Smith (1902–1960) was co-chairman of 1971 Barry Crane 135 2006 Fred Chang 347.50 the ACBL Laws Commission, editor of the ACBL 1972 Paul Swanson, Jack Blair 159 2007 Roy Welland 380.00* Bridge Bulletin 1935-36, a contributor to The 1973 233* 2008 Krzysztof Martens, 257.50 Bridge World, a writer and cryptographer. 1974 Ron Andersen 250* Krzysztof Jassem Mott-Smith was one of the first to operate 1975 Roger Bates 203 2009 Jeff Meckstroth 304.92 a bridge club and to direct bridge tournaments. 1976 Larry Cohen 225 2010 Tor Helness 320.59 He was the director of the annual intercollegiate 1977 Mark Blumenthal 200 2011 Joel Wooldridge 454.31* tournaments and other “par” bridge events. 1978 Mike Passell 250* 2012 Thomas Bessis, Ishmael Del’Monte 400 During World War II, Mott-Smith served as 1979 Jeff Meckstroth 215 2013 Michael Kamil 342.58 chief instructor for the OSS in the training of 1980 Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell 173 2014 Robert Levin 450 cryptographers and cryptanalysts. 1981 Allan Stauber 166 2015 Cedric Lorenzini 284.24 Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 20, 2016 Page 7

JACOBY SWISS TEAMS QUALIFIERS Molnar 66 Tables / Based on 133 Tables Carryover 125.00 1 Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Edward Nagy, continued from page 1 Danville CA; Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA 23.21 Molnar as “a very personal friend. We shared 93.75 2 G Venkatesh, Los Altos CA; Jyotindra Shah, Mumbai India; Sundarram everything together, and I admired her.” Monzingo Srinivatan, Chennai Tamil 6 India; P Sridhar, Chennai India; Adam Mesbur - said he once asked Molnar why she did the TD Nicholas Fitzgibbon, Dublin Ireland 22.06 job that can at times be thankless. “She said it was 70.31 3 Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; Allan Graves, Saint Johnsbury VT; Daniel because she loved the players and she really meant Korbel, Hamilton ON; Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Boye Brogeland, Norway; Espen it.” Lindqvist, Arendal Norway 21.86 55.56 4 Daniel Wilderman, New York NY; Drew Becker - Kenneth Zuckerberg, Chicago National TD Nancy Boyd, who often worked IL; Jason Rosenfeld, San Francisco CA 18.56 with Molnar, praised her friend. “Jean was quiet. As 50.00 5 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Dan Morse, Houston TX; Neil Chambers, a director, she did what needed to be done and was Schenectady NY; John Schermer, Seattle WA; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; cheerful when she did it. You never had to worry.” David Grainger, Roseville CA 18.46 “She loved going to the NABCs,” said National 45.45 6 Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA; John McAllister, TD Tom Marsh. “She did such a good job for me, Charlottesville VA; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 18.38 and I never ran into a player who didn’t love her. 41.67 7 Douglas Simson, Columbus OH; Jeff Aker, Briarcliff NY; Barry Rigal - She made my job a lot easier.” William Pollack, New York NY; John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 18.35 Arlene Harvey, a TD field supervisor who was 38.46 8 Eric Robinson, New York NY; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn close to Molnar, added, “She mentored me and MA; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 18.23 35.71 9 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Jean Quantin, showed me what it means to be an excellent director. Paris France; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France; Ishmael DelMonte - Curtis I could not have had a better role model. It was a Cheek, Las Vegas NV 17.60 privilege to work with her.” 33.33 10 Sam Dinkin, Austin TX; Kerri Sanborn, Delray Beach FL; Michael Shuster, Molnar, said Harvey, turned down opportunities Collegeville PA; Jo Anna Stansby, Dublin CA; Irina Levitina, Hackensack for promotion in the TD ranks. “She really liked NJ; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 17.44 being a floor director.” 31.25 11 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Krzysztof Buras, Betty Bratcher, Molnar’s field supervisor Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Chapel Hill NC; Andrew Gromov - for many years, said she discussed the idea of Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia 17.31 promotion with Molnar about 10 years ago. “Jean 29.41 12 Martin Fleisher - Joe Grue - Roy Welland, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis said she didn’t want to be a chief,” said Bratcher, CA; Brad Moss, Denver CO; Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark 16.42 27.78 13 May Sakr, Bryn Mawr PA; Jarosleaw Cieslak, Paradzice Poland; Bart Bramley, “she wanted to be the best Indian she could be – and Dallas TX; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA; Nick Jacob, Auckland New Zealand; she was the best Indian there ever was. She always Sartaj Hans, Sydney Australia 15.31 had a smile on her face.” 26.32 14 Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara CA; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; Joris Molnar leaves Dan Molnar, her husband of 42 van Lankveld, Amsterdam Netherlands; Richard Ritmeije - Magdalena Ticha, years; their son Derek, daughter Angela Chu and her Zwolle Netherlands 13.88 two sons, 7-year-old Jayden and 2-year-old Rylan, 25.00 15 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Portola Valley CA; Mike Passell, Plano TX; Chris all of San Diego. She also leaves her sister, Nancy Compton, Dallas TX; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Poland; Jacek Romanski, Greene, of San Diego, and her brother, Stephen Lublin Poland; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV 13.36 Walters, of Portland OR. 23.81 16 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Fredrik Nystrom - The following tribute to Molnar by TD Eric Bell Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C Denmark; Morten Bilde, Hovedgaard Denmark 12.84 was posted on the Bridge Winners website. 22.73 17 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Tarek Sadek - Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt; Michael Kamil, Spartanburg SC; Richard ACBL Tournament director Jean “Joan” Molnar of the Coren, Highland Beach FL 11.87 San Diego area lost her 2½-year battle with cancer when 21.74 18 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Jon Bartlett - John she passed away Friday evening, March 18. Ashton, Portland OR 11.86 Jean acquired her nickname of “Joan” from an episode 20.83 19 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 11.29 where a player was trying to look in the know about 20.00 20 Kevin Castner, Kentfield CA; Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; David Gold, everything and repeatedly identified her as Joan. Eventually Reading RG71Q Great Britain; Julius Sigurjonsson, 201 Kopavogur Iceland; the nickname stuck among the directors and a few others. Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Excelsior MN 10.92 Even after we acquired another TD named Joan (Paradeis), 19.23 21 , Dallas TX; Michal Klukowski, Dolnoslaskie Poland; Piotr Jean was still forever Joan, even though she did admit that Gawrys, Warsaw Poland; Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Sam Lev, New York NY; David Bakhshi, London England 10.52 in subsequent years she also answered to “Joyce” or some 18.52 22 Michael Hughes, San Jose CA; Arif Janjua, Saratoga CA; Ben Tucker, Vashon other names that started with J. WA; Robert Bell, New Providence NJ 10.41 Joan won the Fred Friendly Award in 2004, an award 17.86 23 Martin Harris, Chicago IL; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; Matt Granovetter, named after the late TD Paul Stehly. She was recognized by Cincinnati OH; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI 10.30 her fellow directors for her warmth, good cheer, friendliness 17.24 24 Bernard Yomtov, Cambridge MA; Allen Hawkins Jr, Birmingham AL; Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Chattanooga TN 9.62 and courtesy towards bridge players. ACBL management 16.67 25 Levy Stern, Rehovot Israel; Jay Barron, Tulsa OK; Ehud recognized her with the Jane Johnson Award in 2010. Friedlander, Haifa Israel; Inon Liran, Tel Aviv Israel; Kazuo K Furuta, Joan was a retired kindergarten teacher who often Kanagawa-Ken Japan; Dawei Chen, Tokyo Japan 9.44 said that teaching kindergarten prepared her well for 16.13 26 Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN; Jie Li, Beijing People’s Republic of China; her career as an ACBL tournament director. She was Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Simon De Wijs, Doorn Netherlands; Choon Chou Loo - Hua Poon, Singapore Singapore 9.16 everyone’s favorite co-worker and those who worked with 15.63 27 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Drew Casen, Springfield LA; James Krekorian, her frequently said they can’t remember her ever saying Pensacola FL; Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 9.10 an unkind word about anyone. Her T-shirt for Southern 15.15 28 Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon - Geir Helgemo - Tor Helness, Monaco; California Director T-shirt Days said “I’m Gary [Zeiger]’s Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow Poland 9.05 Mom,” but really she was everybody’s mom. 14.71 29 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; P Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC 8.29 My favorite Joan story concerns a player who was 14.29 30 Leo Bell, Carlsbad CA; Aaron Jones, Escondido CA; Jeffrey Goldsmith, trying to describe her to a director-in-charge (most players Tujunga CA; Jeff Roman, Bend OR; Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA; Ed can’t tell directors apart anyway) and finally described her Davis, Seal Beach CA 8.22 as “that short, sweet, frail old woman.” When the director 13.89 31 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Alon Birman - Dror told her the story, Joan’s indignant response was “I am NOT Padon, Tel Aviv Israel; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wroclaw Poland 7.98 frail!” 13.51 32 Miguel Villas-Boas, Sao Paulo Brazil; Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC; John You will never be frail, Joan, and I will miss you more Mohan, Las Vegas NV; Steve Garner - Ron Smith - Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL 7.71 than I can ever say. 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13.16 33 Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 7.59 12.82 34 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Ethan Liu, Fremont CA; Tien-Chun Yang, San Jose CA; Sidney Yang, Richmond BC 7.56 12.50 35 Daniel Friedman - Linda Friedman, Orinda CA; Roger Clough - Rebecca Clough, Culver City CA 7.02 12.20 36 Mike Rippey, Orinda CA; Kamil Nowak, Kiellt Poland; Grazyna Brewiak - Jaroslaw Piasecki, Mundelein IL 6.77 11.90 37 Erez Hendelman, New York NY; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX; Ranald Davidson, North York ON; Pamela Nisbet, Kanata ON 6.46 11.63 38 James Fox - Judy Fox, Virginia Beach VA; Carlos Pellegrini - Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires Argentina 6.22 11.36 39 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY; Vincent Demuy, Palm Bch Gdns FL; John Hurd, New York NY 5.77 11.11 40 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA 5.72 10.87 41 Patricia Linnemeyer - Frederick Linnemeyer, Franklin Lakes NJ; Marianne Aronovich - Serge Aronovich, Tuxedo Park NY 5.53 10.64 42 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC; , Cupertino CA; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 5.42 10.42 43 Andrew Chesterton, Winchester MA; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Daniel Jablonski, Stoneham MA; R Muggia, Andover MA 5.33 10.20 44 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Benito Garozzo, Wilmington DE; Kauko Koistinen, Espoo Finland; Vesa Fagerlund, Tampere Finland 5.26 10.00 45 Patricia Cayne, Boca Raton FL; Dano De Falco, Rubano (PD) Italy; Bart Nab, Tilburg Netherlands; Tim Verbeek, Netherlands; Danny Molenaar, Den Haag Netherlands; Bob Drijver, Rotterdam Netherlands 5.03 9.80 46 Jeffrey Wolfson, Chicago IL; Neil Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba Israel; Piotr Pawel Zatorski, Dolny Slask Poland 4.80 9.62 47 Hansa Narasimhan, Mountain View CA; Christina Madsen, Hellerup Denmark; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hgts IL; Justin Howard, Melbourne Australia 4.68 9.43 48 Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL; Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Warren Cederborg, Visalia CA 4.30 9.26 49 Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA; Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; Paul Morris, Brooklyn NY; Michael Radin - Susan Picus - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 4.06 9.09 50 Mathias Bruun, Hellerup 2900 Denmark; Knut Blakset, Frederiksberg Denmark; Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA; Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN 4.05 8.93 51 Marc Lachapelle, Saint-Laurent QC; Pascale Gaudreault - Marc-Andre Fourcaudot, Montreal QC; Ronald Carriere, Kirkland QC 3.82 8.77 52 Marc Renson, San Mateo CA; Bob Sanner, Palo Alto CA; David Sterling, Walnut Creek CA; Ronald Powell, Santa Clara CA 3.28 Appeals dissent 8.62 53 Bartosz Chmurski, Lomianky Poland; Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; Marcin Please note that Ron Gerard, the committee Lesniewski, Zakopane Poland; Piotr Tuczynski, Poznan 60-433 Poland; Rafal chair, concurred in Greg Herman’s dissent on Jagniewski, Legionowo Poland; Wojciech Gawel, Wroclaw Poland 3.22 Appeal Case 1 from the Kay Platinum Pairs, as 8.47 54 Anant Rathi, San Diego CA; Sathya Bettadapura, Campbell CA; Nathaniel published in Thursday’s Daily Bulletin. Munger, Palo Alto CA; Phil Clayton, Huntington Bch CA 2.94 8.33 55 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Kit Woolsey, FRIDAY-SATURDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 12 Tables Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY 2.55 9.14 1 Sona Bhambhra - Ramesh Bhambhra, Saratoga 8.20 56 Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON; Tom Hanlon, Dublin Ireland; Brian Glubok, New CA; Jeremy Adelman - Christopher Brainerd, Davis CA York NY; Erik Berg, Meldal Sor-Tron Norway; Steffen Simonsen, Oslo 1154 6.40 2 Elenalani Lam, Sunnyvale CA; Therese Huot - Norway 2.54 Suzanne Viau, Boucherville QC; Lee Stanhope, Concord CA 8.06 57 Sean Gannon, Decatur GA; Robert Brady, Mc Lean VA; Mitch Towner, Tucson 4.11 3 Bob Robbins - Michael Schwimmer - John AZ; C Ganzer, Brooklyn NY; John Ramos, West Hollywood CA 2.12 Swanson - Sharon Bahry, Reno NV 3.20 4 Margaret Young, Cincinnati OH; Judy 7.94 58 Danny Sprung - Joann Sprung, Las Vegas NV; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX; Ruehl, Batavia OH; Dallas Moore, Trotwood OH; Brian Ross, Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Gdns FL 1.63 Charlestown IN 7.81 59 Zachary Brescoll, Charlotte NC; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Gregory Herman, Fort Collins CO; Christian Jolly, Huntsville AL 1.25 7.69 60 Mike Marlin - Sandra Marlin, Versailles KY; Brian Ross, Charlestown IN; Monitoring Dallas Moore, Trotwood OH 0.89 At this and future North American 7.58 61 Max Schireson, Stanford CA; Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; William Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ Bailey, Palo Alto CA; Olivier Chapelle, Sunnyvale CA 0.84 events with visible, real-time cameras. The images 7.46 62 Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; William Watson, Sunnyvale CA; Benedicte Cronier will be recorded and available for later inspection - Sylvie Willard, Paris France 0.61 and review by officials. 7.35 63 G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Donna Lombardini, Alcester SD; Ayako By general monitoring of the session and Miyakuni - Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo Japan; Jim Looby, Las Vegas NV; Ed Ulman, participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source Portland OR 0.34 7.25 64 David Gurvich - Rachael Moller, New York NY; Monique Smith, Arlington VA; of information that may be useful in determining Merril Hirsh, Washington DC 0.30 facts and settling issues arising from some types of 7.14 65 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Richard ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. Please Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 0.16 summon a director if a problem occurs at the table. 7.04 66 Dave Walker, Seattle WA; David Rogers, Naples FL; Terry Schleppegrell, This procedure is intended to assure everyone Boulder City NV; Tom Ottley, Anchorage AK 0.00 that the playing field is level and that misbehavior will not be tolerated. Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 20, 2016 Page 9

SATURDAY MORNING SWISS 5 Tables Poker A X continued from page 1 2.80 1 1 Adair Karlin - Joan Merrill - Jared Boulds - William Schelstrate, John Kranyak Tucson AZ 55.00 started playing poker 2.10 2 Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL; Jason Dufault - Bryant Town, Edmonton AB; Anthony Trebaol, Milpitas CA 51.00 just for fun. “I decided I THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES FINAL wanted to start 49.00 Tables / Based on 24 Tables playing well. It 10.43 1/2 Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY 124.83% was supposed to 10.43 1/2 Maya Alela, Teec Nos Pos AZ 124.83% be a supplemental 5.86 3/4 Leon Galecki, Langston AL 117.38% income to bridge 5.86 3/4 Charles Kelly, Anniston AL 117.38% after I dropped out 3.73 5/6 Virginia Bright, Sarasota FL 116.52% of college,” he says. 3.73 5/6 Kaye Hoffmaster, Somers MT 116.52% “But after a couple 2.81 7/8 Laurie Berlin, Lido Beach NY 112.78% 2.81 7/8 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY 112.78% of years, I started John Kranyak 4.90 9/10 Joan Weiss, San Francisco CA 111.61% playing poker full time 4.90 9/10 Takemi Totes, San Francisco CA 111.61% and bridge only at the nationals.” 5.22 11/12 Curtis Bare, Charlottesville VA 111.29% Kranyak sought assistance and given the same 5.22 11/12 Calista Graham, Charlottesville VA 111.29% conditions: backing and training. He, too, made the trip to upstate New York. SATURDAY MORNING SIDE GAME More talented, young bridge players followed 16.0 Tables – players like John Hurd, Kevin Bathurst … they A B C even came from overseas – Louk Verhees, Fredrik 6.07 1 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA 62.99% Nystrom. 4.90 2 1 Takemi Totes - Joan Weiss, San Francisco CA 62.90% 3.68 3 2 Douglas Keller - Marion Robertson, San Francisco CA 60.29% At the top of the hill in Andes is Steve Weinstein. 2.76 4 3 Patrick Kallaus - Barbara Kallaus, Kailua HI 59.05% Weinstein has made a lucrative career playing 1.92 5 Chuck Said - Halle Fowler, Nashville TN 58.63% poker. He established himself primarily as as an 2.07 6 4 Charles Kelly, Anniston AL; Leon Galecki, Langston AL 58.04% online player. His name is Thorladen, after two 2.30 7 5 1 Bill Jones, Grass Valley CA; Charles Powell, Nevada City CA 56.96% of his dogs. 1.16 6 Therese Koller, Pueblo CO; Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO 55.93% His wife, Liz, transformed an upstairs room of 1.73 2 Albert Stock - Roy Ladd, Valencia CA 54.38% their house into a poker playroom with eight computer 1.29 3 Graham Grist, Norfolk England; Barnaby Grist, Reno NV 49.56% screens aglow with online games. It was a great 0.97 4 Sharon Berglund, Parker CO; Arjun Singh, Lakewood CO 48.81% place to train when company came, and SATURDAY MORNING LIMITED PAIRS 7.0 Tables Weinstein’s office A B C when he “working”– 2.23 1 1 1 Peggy McCormick, San Rafael CA; Linda Yazell, Hayward CA 61.31% all eight screens at 1.67 2 2 Bonnie Scheeland, Portland OR; Deanne Takasumi, Tigard OR 59.67% the same time. 1.31 3 3 2 Jann Carlucci - Larry Jackson, Fallon NV 57.58% Some of the 0.98 4 4 3 Monica Brandl - Marie Ernst, Reno NV 54.83% best-known players 0.74 5 5 4 Kaye Andrews, Lincoln CA; Penny Bess, Grass Valley CA 54.08% in poker also made the trip to Andes and SATURDAY MORNING NEWCOMERS participated in the 4.0 Tables group sessions, says A B C 1.43 1 Dick Trapp - Gerry Trapp, Carson City NV 65.74% Weinstein: “Young Gavin Wolpert 1.21 2 1 Patricia Owens, Incline Village NV; Jane Maloney, Kula HI 60.65% Internet superstars like 0.91 3 2 Terril Retter - Gary Fisher, Reno NV 58.33% Tom Dwan, Justin Bonomo, Roman Yitzhaki joined us.” SATURDAY DAYLIGHT A PAIRS Weinstein is a natural-born mentor. He can’t help 29.5 Tables / Based on 70 Tables himself. Perhaps that’s because he’s received personal A B C attention that took him to the top of he career before 32.63 1 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 63.29% he walked away from Wall Street. 24.47 2 Jim Backstrom, Henderson NV; Gary Tomczyk, Las Vegas NV 63.17% “I was hired as an options trader because I was a 18.35 3 1 Doug Anderson, Quincy MA; Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY 62.50% bridge player,” he says. “I depended on mentors.” 13.77 4 2 Thomas Racciatti, Minneapolis MN; Sam Dodson, Houston TX 57.85% 10.88 5 3 1 Thomas Fagan - Katie Fagan, Kailua HI 57.08% It was when Weinstein quit his job as head of 9.32 6 4 2 Daniel Kroll, Berkeley CA; Misook Jung, Beverly Hills CA 56.76% equity derivatives with Bear Wagner that he got 8.16 7 David Vidaver, Sacramento CA; Nick Demmon, Roseville CA 56.34% serious about poker. 7.25 8 Faye Marino, Greenwich CT; Lawrence Lau, Westport CT 56.09% “I looked for a coach, and found Bob “The 6.53 9 Rick Prouser, Lake Oswego OR; Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT 55.21% Coach” Ciaffone,” Weinstein says. As it turns out, 5.93 10 Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC; Don Piafsky, Toronto ON 55.06% Ciaffone is a bridge player and knew of Weinstein. 5.44 11 Lea Rogers, Spokane WA; G Gard Hays, Veradale WA 54.77% They decided to barter lessons by email. 5.02 12 Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Sam Goldberg, Dix Hills NY 54.62% In time, Weinstein became the coach. 5.08 13 5 Radu Nistor - Gillian Miniter, New York NY 54.55% Wolpert found that online games suited him. 5.51 14 6 3 Eddie Bishop, Lacey WA; Kimberly Johnson, Olympia WA 54.53% “I was playing for high stakes, making and losing 4.08 15 Edith DeShaw, Seattle WA; Elaine DeShaw, Federal Way WA 54.40% 3.81 7 Robert Liu - Lillian Johannessen, Honolulu HI 54.36% significant amounts.” He cashed in the 18th World 4.13 8 4 Cecil Henry, Kingman AZ; Gerald Holland, Post Falls ID 53.42% Poker Stars tournament. 3.26 9 5 Sandra Macpherson, Halifax NS; Bonnie Hertzog, Richmond IN 52.55% When his daughter Danielle was born, “I 2.77 10 Jane Jennings, Ben Lomond CA; Mike Smith, Charleston SC 51.29% envisioned holding the baby while I was playing,” 2.80 6 Carla Francis, Castro Valley CA; Linda Decquir, Wildomar CA 50.44% Wolpert says. “She squirmed – it didn’t work out like 2.45 7 Nadine Kazimi, Clancy MT; Celeste Pfister, Helena MT 50.33% I thought.” 2.18 8 Jonathan Cohen, Rohnert Park CA; Larry Spanier, Santa Rosa CA 50.07% Wolpert says poker made him a better bridge player – for example, the “expected value” of an action in poker is similar to bridge. “You don’t judge an outcome based on one result, but you weigh the continued on page 13 Page 10 Sunday, March 20, 2016 Daily Bulletin PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S VANDERBILT KO TEAMS 69 Tables 80.00 5/8 Martin Fleisher - Roy Welland - Joe Grue, Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Diego Brenner, New York NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Sabine Auken, L’Eixample Barc Spain; Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Charlottenlund Denmark; Brad Moss, Denver CO Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Alejandro Bianchedi - 80.00 5/8 Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; Allan Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina Graves, Saint Johnsbury VT; Boye Brogeland, Norway; vs Espen Lindqvist, Arendal Norway; Huub Bertens, Bend James Cayne - Michael Seamon, Boca Raton FL; Alfredo OR; Daniel Korbel, Hamilton ON Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Antonio Sementa, 80.00 5/8 Ruo Yang Lian - Yang Cai - Fei Gao, Parma PR Italy; Mustafa Cem Tokay, Roma 00197 Italy Beijing People’s Republic of China; Hua Poon - Choon Chou Loo, Singapore Singapore 125.00 3/4 Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Daniel 50.00 9/16 Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Roger Lee, Las Zagorin, Chicago IL; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Vegas NV; David Bakhshi, London England; Sam Lev, Netherlands; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands New York NY; Michal Klukowski, Dolnoslaskie Poland; 125.00 3/4 Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein - Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland Chris Willenken, New York NY; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse 50.00 9/16 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Lew Stansby, Netherlands; Thomas Bessis, Paris France; Frederic Dublin CA; Sartaj Hans, Sydney Australia; Nick Jacob, Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France Auckland New Zealand 80.00 5/8 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian 50.00 9/16 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; Michael Platnick, Evanston IL; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Becker, Boca Raton FL; Walid Elahmady - Tarek Sadek, Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Justin Lall, Plano TX; Cairo Egypt; Michael Kamil, Spartanburg SC; Richard Kevin Bathurst, Palm Bch Gdns FL Coren, Highland Beach FL

1. Lavazza 64. Rippey (65) Lavazza 30 64 79 124 Hanlon 32. Hanlon 27 46 48 69 Lavazza 33. Aker 29 47 78 88 Tulin 9 21 52 68 17. Meltzer 48. Lo Meltzer 54 38 70 83 Tulin 16. Tulin 50 86 98 129 Lavazza 49. Liu 28 59 117 147

Fleisher 9. Berg 49 76 110 125 56. Sakr Sakr 27 48 99 110 Wortel 24. Robinson 34 81 121 164 41. Wortel Wortel (41) 34 56 85 109 Fleisher 25. Wolff (npc) 23 43 85 133 40. Pavlicek Pavlicek (25) 31 77 99 110 Lavazza Fleisher 29 73 146 146 8. Fleisher 27 42 83 150 57. Gibson Lavazza Bertheau 5. Bertheau 13 19 43 43 60. Lu Bertheau 67 128 158 216 Narasimhan 28. Fireman 10 29 64 106 37. Narasimhan Bertheau 51 89 117 152 Spector 21. De Knijff 7 22 47 70 44. Barbosa De Knijf 14 42 59 90 Spector 12. Spector 15 29 89 106 Bertheau 53. Sprung 43 70 141 141

Schwartz (13) 13. Schwartz 3 8 24 24 52. Steinberg Schwartz 61 114 146 146 Levine 20. Levine 36 49 53 - 45. Ivatury Schwartz 48 58 87 137 Hollman 29. Grabel 27 57 88 110 36. Hollman Hollman 40 75 102 125 Gordon 4. Gordon 22 49 82 96 61. Ryan (68) Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 20, 2016 Page 11 PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S VANDERBILT KO TEAMS 50.00 9/16 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Kevin Dwyer, 50.00 9/16 Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara CA; Bruce Melbourne FL; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Michal Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; Berend Van Den Bos, Nowosadzki, Wroclaw Poland; Alon Birman - Dror Den Haag Netherlands; Joris Lankveld, Amsterdam Padon, Tel Aviv Israel Netherlands; Richard Ritmeijer – Magdalena Ticha, The 50.00 9/16 Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Reese Milner, Netherlands Netherlands Sarasota FL; Frederic Wrang - Johan Sylvan, Stockholm 50.00 9/16 Meike Wortel, Oslo Norway; Ida Sweden; Jack Zhao, Boca Raton FL; Eldad Ginossar, Groenkvist, Orebro Sweden; Tobias Polak, Rotterdam Chicago IL Netherlands; Bruce Rogoff, Boca Raton FL 50.00 9/16 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Dan Morse, 25.00 17/32 May Sakr, Bryn Mawr PA; Jarosleaw Houston TX; David Grainger, Roseville CA; Greg Hinze, Cieslak, Paradzice Poland; Piotr Wiankowski, Gdansk San Antonio TX; John Schermer, Seattle WA; Neil 80-467 Poland; Piotr Nawrocki, Warsaw 02-382 Poland Chambers, Schenectady NY

2. Nickell Nickell 63. Smith 80 74 59 18 Kasle 105 79 52 13 31. Kasle Kasle (31) 34. Wolfson 22 31 74 91 Rosenthal 18. PD Times 26 46 75 102 PD Times 47. Leong 122 76 48 25 Rosenthal 15. Rosenthal Rosenthal (15) 157 125 71 54 50. Castner 20 46 91 116

Diamond 10. Mahaffey (npc) 25 39 45 79 Mahaffey (npc) 55. Tarnoff (64) 136 107 62 46 Texan Aces 49 30 16 10 23. O’Rourke Mahaffey (npc) 42. Texan Aces 17 60 78 84 Diamond 26. Harris 45 78 111 160 Harris 39. Barron 84 70 43 20 Rosenthal (15) Diamond 17 44 56 88 162 132 105 58 7. Diamond Lavazza J. Cayne 58. Shugart J. Cayne 44 72 78 113 6. Zimmerman Lian (59) 59. Lian 120 95 83\2 61 Goldberg (38) 117 56 23 11 27. Chmurski 38. Goldberg Lian (59) 27 68 84 115 Bramley 22. Street 42 55 91 111 Street 43. Baker 95 71 44 27 Bramley 133 104 85 52 11. Bramley 54. Fourgaudot (55) Lian (59) 0 29 49 49 14. Gupta J. Cayne Gupta 51. Howard 60 86 127 127 98 64 38 11 H. Lall 102 56 32 19 19. Lall 46. P. Cayne H. Lall (19) 19 58 89 136 J. Cayne 30. Onstott Onstott 47 103 152 159 35. Meyers 69 58 39 17 J. Cayne 92 63 42 8 3. J. Cayne 62. Postas Page 12 Sunday, March 20, 2016 Daily Bulletin

SATURDAY AFTERNOON SIDE PAIRS ‘Killer’ Sakr 18.0 Tables A B C makes her mark 6.53 1 1 1 Jie-Ren Shih, Mountain View CA; Kuan-Ying Lee, Madison WI 59.88% The Vanderbilt Knockout Teams this year has 4.90 2 2 2 Albert Stock - Roy Ladd, Valencia CA 59.20% featured a bevy of upsets, including four surprise 3.67 3 Ed Lazarus - Diane Lazarus, Baltimore MD 58.68% wins by lower-seeded teams on the opening day. 3.27 4 Carlos Munoz - Kassie Munoz, White Plains NY 58.27% One of the winners was the team seeded No. 56 2.29 5 Judy Elbogen, Mission Viejo CA; Daniel Williams, Henderson NV 57.13% and captained by May Sakr. She and three Polish 1.64 6 Janise Saul, San Antonio TX; John Johnson, Harlingen TX 56.60% 1.16 7 Martin Ware - Elaine Ware, Vernon BC 55.62% players took out the No. 9 seed led by Mary Ann 2.41 3 Gamil Tadros - Helen Dillen, Calgary AB 54.13% Berg. The rest of her team was veteran pro Mark 1.81 4 Jeannine McGowan - E B McGowan, Penn Valley CA 53.02% Lair, two of Poland’s top players and Russians 1.36 5 Graham Grist, Norfolk England; Barnaby Grist, Reno NV 52.60% Andrew Gromov and Aleksander Dubinin. 1.02 6 Donald Keyes - Terry Henderson, Anchorage AK 51.06% Sakr lives in the Philadelphia SATURDAY DAY GOLD RUSH area but is a virtual 35.0 Tables unknown on this 7 5 2 side of the Atlantic, 10.34 1 1 David Chittick - Jane Chittick, Venice FL 62.65% traveling as she 7.76 2 2 Shelley Cooper, Santa Fe NM; Russell Rector, Oakland CA 59.67% 5.09 3/4 3/4 1/2 Kevin Babcock - Christina Lo, San Francisco CA 59.23% does in her quest to 5.09 3/4 3/4 1/2 Julie Greenberg, San Diego CA; Janet Dunlap, Cardiff CA 59.23% scale the heights of 3.45 5 5 3 Brad Hanna - Jeanette Hanna, Clackamas OR 58.93% bridge. 2.95 6 6 4 Jean Tipton, Naples FL; Jan Porterfield, Bonita Springs FL 57.74% She arrived 2.59 7 7 5 Nancy Alvarado, Yucaipa CA; Tracey Guice, Seattle WA 56.99% in Reno with 2.42 8 8 6 Marie Groh - Timothy Niebauer, Boulder CO 55.95% some interesting 2.07 9 9 Jefri Donovan, Reno NV; Joanne Onstine-Dill, Sparks NV 55.65% credentials. 2.04 10 10 Peter Dollinger - Diane Dollinger, Los Altos CA 55.51% Under the tutelage of the venerable Polish expert 2.18 11 11 Julie Kimelman, Valley Glen CA; Patricia Bessone, Los Angeles CA 55.21% Krzysztof Martens, Sakr has won more than 20 2.11 12 12 Mary Wondra, Lopez WA; Maryellen Gallo, Surrey BC 54.61% trophies at far-reaching tournaments in a variety 1.48 13 13 Donald Rogers, Reno NV; Tomoko Rogers, Mattoon IL 54.32% 1.38 14 Sue Woodard, Goodyear AZ; Georgia Jacka, Incline Village NV 54.02% of countries. The latest was last fall’s victory in a 1.70 15/17 14/16 Judi Gentry, Los Altos CA; Anne Neeter, Sedona AZ 53.87% tournament in Monaco, where she and her squad 1.22 15/17 14/16 Roger Leemis - Terran Leemis, Bloomfield Hls MI 53.87% won the main teams event against the vaunted 1.22 15/17 14/16 Donald Bierman, Fremont CA; Shailesh Shah, Hayward CA 53.87% Lavazza team. 1.39 18 17 Sharon Carpenter - Rebecca Brown, Bellingham WA 53.72% “Krzysztof calls me ‘killer,’” Sakr says. “He 1.12 7 Lili Bassett - Lisa Euphrat, Piedmont CA 52.68% thinks I have the will and ambition to kill the opponents.” SATURDAY AFTERNOON 299’ER PAIRS Martens believes in his protégé, but he 8.0 Tables acknowledges she is a work in progress. “She has A B C talent,” Martens says, “but she has problems with 2.36 1 1 Jeremy Adelman - Christopher Brainerd, Davis CA 63.39% 1.77 2 Bradley Leach, Oro Valley AZ; Ann Clemmons, Langley BC 61.31% concentration. She can play very well when she 1.49 3 2 Jon Probst - Alice Probst, Reno NV 59.82% concentrates.” 1.11 4 3 Wendy Schwartz, Walnut Creek CA; Karen Corburn, San Ramon CA 56.85% Sakr was born in Lebanon, moving moved to 0.75 5 Eleanor Thomas - Rex Thomas, Mount Pleasant IA 54.76% the U.S. in her teens. She studied computer science 0.84 4 Wesley May, Menlo Park CA; Willa King, Newport Beach CA 53.87% at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb and 0.65 5 Debbie Grasham - Jack Grasham, Brookings OR 53.27% worked with computers at the school for six years. 1.21 1 Patricia Owens, Incline Village NV; Jane Maloney, Kula HI 51.49% She and her husband, Ray, moved back to Beirut 0.91 2 Mary Willis, Tahoe City CA; Kathleen Semrad, Truckee CA 44.94% in 2000 so he could help with the family business. She returned to the U.S. in 2010 and now splits Smiling, Sakr says, “I learned something very played on Sakr’s team. time between Beirut and Bryn Mawr PA, with important in Reno: No drinking the night before a Sakr says her dream is to one day win a medal regular travel to tournaments. serious match.” That was no doubt a reference to in a world championship. Martens believes it’s She caught the bridge bug in her 20s after her team’s loss to Meike Wortel and company in possible. “When she is playing for something,” learning the game with friends and was so smitten the second round of the Vanderbilt. he says, “she keeps concentration and she plays that she started the Bridge Academy in Beirut. It When she is in Lebanon, Sakr lobbies for correctly. She has a lot of energy.” was later turned into a bridge club that nowadays expansion of bridge in the schools. As former has as many as 90 tables in play, often occupying editor of a Lebanese magazine called Teen World, Electronic Device Policy both floors of the two-story building. A slow day is she has an affinity for young people and believes in 1.11.1 The electronic device policy allows about 30 tables, says Martens, who spends nearly bridge as a positive influence for them. players to bring electronic devices into the playing three months a year in Lebanon. “In my heart,” he Martens has the credentials to help Sakr area. Except for health-related equipment and/ says, “I am 50 percent Lebanese and 50 percent get where she wants to be. He has three world or by permission of the Director-in-Charge of the Polish.” championships, including a win in the Open tournament, all such devices must be inoperable Sakr met Martens when he was invited to give Teams in the World Bridge Games (formerly and turned off. lessons at the academy. It wasn’t long before he the World Olympiad Teams) in Seattle in 1984. 1.11.2 Any device capable of either sending became her mentor. “She really loves bridge,” says In Chennai last year, he was a member of the or receiving electronic signals must not be visible Martens. At the academy, he says, “May created a Pierre Zimmermann squad, winners of the World during the session. good mood for bridge.” Transnational Open Teams. He has been non- 1.11.3 This policy applies to all pairs, team Sakr and Martens have been playing together playing captain of the Lebanese open and women’s members, captains, coaches, play recorders and for five years. Before Sakr, Martens had two other teams in world competition and has been coach of kibitzers with the exception of those persons steady female partners, one of them for 12 years. the Zimmermann team since 2012. In all, he has designated by the ACBL. Martens notes that bridge is big in the Arab coached 28 national teams over the past 30 years. 1.11.4 A violation of the policy will result in world, especially among women whose children By her estimation, Sakr plays with Martens an automatic penalty pursuant to Law 91 of the are grown. For these women, many with extensive about 100 days a year. He was Sakr’s partner Laws of of one full board at education abroad, “bridge is the best option.” when her team defeated Lavazza in the Monaco matchpoints/board-a-match scoring, 12 IMPs at Sakr seems to validate that point of view when tournament. “It was like a dream,” she says. Their IMP pairs/knockouts or 20% maximum of VPs she says, “I love to keep my mind working. Bridge teammates in that event traveled to Reno to play in available per match in a Swiss team event for gets me focused, and I’m really competitive. I’m a the Vanderbilt. Dominik Filipowicz was a member the first offense. A second offense will result in perfectionist and I want to learn more and more.” of the Zimmermann team. Jarosleaw Cieslak disqualification from the event for the pair/team. Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 20, 2016 Page 13

MACHLIN WOMENS SWISS Poker 10 Tables / Based on 17 Tables 38.50 1 Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton FL; Jan Assini, Aurora OH; Sheri Winestock, continued from page 9 Las Vegas NV; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Tatiana Ponomareva - results over the long haul.” Victoria Gromova, Moscow Russia 16.07 He adds, “Knowing what to expect from the 28.88 2 Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Cecilia Rimstedt, Vastra Frolunda opponents is important in both games. Also at Sweden; Ida Groenkvist, Orebro Sweden; Marion Michielsen, Stockholm matchpoints, especially, play for the opponents to Sweden; Meike Wortel, Oslo Norway 16.01 make mistakes.” 21.66 3 Barbara Ferm - Juanita Chambers, Dallas TX; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Judi Radin - Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Jill Levin, Henderson NV 15.47 Except for the occasional game with his friends, 17.11 4 Lynn Yokel - Lynn Shannon, Campbell CA; Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA; Laura Wolpert doesn’t play much poker anymore. Kenney, San Rafael CA 15.38 “I don’t really enjoy it,” he says. “I love bridge a 15.40 5 Gerrianne Mason, Crossville TN; Allison L Cappelletti, Cookeville TN; Anam lot more than poker.” Tebha, Las Vegas NV; Julie Arbit, Rochester Hills MI 9.89 Kranyak says that his experience playing card 14.00 6 Barbara Nist, Seatac WA; Patti Hartley, Kenmore WA; Susan Culham, Edmonton games and working puzzles has helped him in both AB; Dana Berkowitz, New York NY 7.00 games. 12.83 7 Karen Billett - Karen Turner, Victoria BC; June Keith, New Westminster BC; “I would say my bridge became better as a result Jadwiga Polujan, Calgary AB; Julie Smith, Vancouver BC 5.68 of playing poker – both in understanding players’ 11.85 8 Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ; Sylwia McNamara, Scarsdale NY; Lynn Deas, thoughts and disguising information from my Schenectady NY; Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 5.49 opponents.” 11.00 9 Sally Woolsey, Kensington CA; Suzanne Cederborg, Visalia CA; Carreen “I liked the anonymity of playing online,” says Hinds, Bakersfield CA; Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA 2.69 Weinstein. “But on Black Friday – when the online 10.27 10 Georgiana Gates - Pat Levy - Mary Pat Gentry, Houston TX; Pat Leary, sites, like Poker Stars and Full Tilt were closed , that Livermore CA 0.00 changed.” He plays live poker – no limit and pot limit SATURDAY EVENING 299’ER PAIRS Omaha, and prefers cash games to tournaments. He 2.5 Tables enjoys the challenge of learning new games. He is A B C captivated by the flag chips at the Bellagio in Las 1.71 1 Darlyn Counihan, Silver Spring MD; Kevin Smith, Ione CA 62.50% Vegas. “They’re so pretty!” 1.28 2 Alan Wood - Nancy Wood, Sparks NV 60.00% Kranyak is the only one of the three who has been SATURDAY OPEN PAIRS playing poker this week. Weinstein says he kibitzed 15.0 Tables Alfredo Versace – “he’s very aggressive!” and Jimmy A B C Cayne. 10.94 1 Miriam Rosenberg, Huixquilucan Mexico; Adriana Salinas, Mexico Weinstein agrees that poker improved his bridge Mexico 59.90% game. “I see things faster, I’m more aware.” 8.21 2 Suzanne St Thomas, Boise ID; Marie Ashton, Portland OR 57.62% In 2004, Weinstein arrived at the Spring NABC 6.15 3 Leigh Ives, Barrie ON; Francoise Weston, Laguna Woods CA 56.66% in Reno a few days early so he could play some poker 5.82 4 1 Lian Bonds - Tom Monikowski, Centennial CO 56.45% before the bridge began. An older man wearing a cap 4.37 5 2 Marilyn Adams, Beaumont TX; Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston TX 55.72% sat down beside him and asked, “Are you here for the 3.27 6 3 Cathy Shpall, Beverly Hills CA; Deborah Cohen, Lisle IL 55.18% 2.74 7 Alex Kornel - Barbara Seagram, Toronto ON 53.48% bridge?” 2.43 8 Mark Teich, Bluffton SC; Walt Cummins, Prescott AZ 53.03% Weinstein said he was, and wondered, “Do I 2.46 4 Davis Heussler, East Aurora NY; Linda Burroughsford, Fort Erie ON 50.66% know you?” 1.94 5 Kazi Farooqui, Grayslake IL; Harlan Hullinger, San Francisco CA 50.48% “Well I should say you do,” said the gentleman. 2.99 1 Deborah Fulton, Morgantown WV; Tor Johannessen, Honolulu HI 47.74% “I’m Bob Ciaffone.” 2.24 2 Sandra Murphy, Shingle Springs CA; Joan Bailey, Placerville CA 46.52% Gavin said that poker “is how Steve and I met.” Now the two are business partners in Bridge Winners. FRIDAY-SUNDAY SIDE SERIES Weinstein is godfather to Wolpert’s oldest son. Hurd 14.5 Tables and Weinstein are partnering in other ventures. A B C “Having a job where you play cards with your 5.83 1 Rica Tarnoff - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 59.65% 4.37 2 Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA; J. Jay Roll, Clovis CA 58.32% friends is the greatest,” says Kranyak. “Even though 3.28 3 Gregory Vernon, Ridgecrest CA; Timothy Flaherty, San Diego CA 57.96% I’m at a different place in my life now, I would not 4.29 4 1 Gamil Tadros - Helen Dillen, Calgary AB 57.79% trade that experience for anything. The best times 3.22 5 2 John Ide, Winston Salem NC; C J Jameson, Menlo Park CA 57.17% were going to Steve’s house to play and hang out with 2.41 6 3 Larry Spanier, Santa Rosa CA; Jonathan Cohen, Rohnert Park CA 56.76% the boys.” 1.04 7 Ed Lazarus - Diane Lazarus, Baltimore MD 55.74% What Weinstein values most about his role in 1.81 4 Jeanne Dea, Sierra Madre CA; Sandra Rucker, San Gabriel CA 54.64% mentoring a new generation of poker players is the 1.50 5 Margaret Peterson, Larkspur CA; Dawn Campbell, Portland OR 53.96% bonding. 1.07 6 Patrick Todd - Arleen Todd, Lethbridge AB 53.89% “We are a close knit group,” he says. “I cannot 2.14 1 Dwight Curry - Sharon Neff, Lincoln CA 53.08% tell you how much respect I have for these guys. 1.61 2 Kevin Babcock - Christina Lo, San Francisco CA 49.26% 1.20 3 Peggy Nielsen, Ojai CA; Denny Gibson, Bellingham WA 49.01% This is a generation of hard-working, ethical people. They play fair. I trust them. They’ve become my teammates, my best friends. Working with them is a rewarding experience.”

SATURDAY OPEN PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SSS EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Leigh Ives, Barrie ON; Francoise Weston, Laguna Woods CA 60.90% 1 1 Lian Bonds - Tom Monikowski, Centennial CO 61.22% 2 1 Eileen Ojakangas - Leona Hanson, Davis CA 59.13% 2 Ray Boehne, Oceanside CA; Betty Jackson, Pebble Beach CA 59.13% 3 Mark Teich, Bluffton SC; Walt Cummins, Prescott AZ 58.65% 3 2 Kazi Farooqui, Grayslake IL; Harlan Hullinger, San Francisco CA 57.21% 4 Arun Savara - Jean Choi, Honolulu HI 55.93% 4 Suzanne St Thomas, Boise ID; Marie Ashton, Portland OR 54.49% 5 2 Dennis Hanel, Twin Falls ID; Carolyn Timmermann, Vancouver WA 55.45% 5 Lorraine Day - Jean Macdonald, Sacramento CA 54.01% 6 Carl Oeser, Roseville CA; Douglas Jacobs, Chico CA 53.37% 6 3 Cathy Shpall, Beverly Hills CA; Deborah Cohen, Lisle IL 51.76% 3 1 Sandra Murphy, Shingle Springs CA; Joan Bailey, Placerville CA 51.28% 4 Brian King, Redding CA; James Lutz, Laguna Niguel CA 49.20% 4 Michael Cohen, Denver CO; Joel Singer, Santa Clara CA 50.96% 1 Andrea Burgdorf, Sacramento CA; Jeffrey Dale, Davis CA 45.99%

SATURDAY EVENING SIDE GAME (FRIDAY-SUNDAY SI-+DE SERIES) NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TTT EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Rica Tarnoff - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 59.65% 1 Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA; J. Jay Roll, Clovis CA 58.32% 2 1 John Ide, Winston Salem NC; C J Jameson, Menlo Park CA 57.17% 2 Gregory Vernon, Ridgecrest CA; Timothy Flaherty, San Diego CA 57.96% 3 2 Larry Spanier, Santa Rosa CA; Jonathan Cohen, Rohnert Park CA 56.76% 3 1 Gamil Tadros - Helen Dillen, Calgary AB 57.79% 4 Ed Lazarus - Diane Lazarus, Baltimore MD 55.74% 4 2 Margaret Peterson, Larkspur CA; Dawn Campbell, Portland OR 53.96% 5 3 Jeanne Dea, Sierra Madre CA; Sandra Rucker, San Gabriel CA 54.64% 5 3 Patrick Todd - Arleen Todd, Lethbridge AB 53.89% 6 Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; John Gilbert, Kitchener ON 53.32% 6 4 1 Dwight Curry - Sharon Neff, Lincoln CA 53.08% 4 Junko Hemus, Windermere FL; James Easterling, Casselberry FL 50.58% 2 Kevin Babcock - Christina Lo, San Francisco CA 49.26% 1 Peggy Nielsen, Ojai CA; Denny Gibson, Bellingham WA 49.01% Page 14 Sunday, March 20, 2016 Daily Bulletin

NABC+ FAST PAIRS 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B D E F EAST-WEST 1 Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA; John Jefferson, Davis CA 67.31% 1 Francisco Bernal, Miami FL; Carlos Hoyos, Bogota Colombia 59.56% 2 Lynne Rosenbaum, Glencoe IL; Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV 62.38% 2 Kurt Dasher, Petersburg MI; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI 58.79% 3 Peter J Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC; Bob Heller, Knoxville TN 62.33% 3 Bryan Maksymetz - Frances Corney, Vancouver BC 58.50% 4 Howard Liu, San Mateo CA; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 61.83% 4 Dmitri Shabes, San Ramon CA; Jessica Lai, Oakland CA 58.04% 5 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Rajeev Gupta, Oakland CA 61.28% 5 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA 57.76% 6 Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 60.85% 6 Brad Bart, Coquitlam BC; Neil Kimelman, Winnipeg MB 57.62% 7 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Dewayne Jones, Mechanicsville VA 60.59% 7 Jody Williams - Richard Williams, San Carlos CA 57.37% 8 Thomas Devine, Ferndale WA; Robert Bjorge, Bellingham WA 60.47% 8 Terry Beckman, Brooklyn Park MN; John Koch, Saint Cloud MN 57.34% 9 Marty Nelson, Annapolis MD; Gil Cohen, Ashburn VA 59.78% 9 Mark Peterson, Larkspur CA; James Griffin, Sausalito CA 57.06% 10 Thomas Stern - Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 58.90% 10 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; Pete Pluhta, Pullman WA 56.58% 11 William Schreiber, Valley Glen CA; Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN 58.89% 11 Francisco Bernal, Miami FL; Carlos Hoyos, Bogota Colombia 56.56% 12 Nels Erickson, Reno NV; Conrad Evans, Sparks NV 58.66% 12 Chuck Wong, Danville CA; Edwin Seputis, Oakland CA 56.53% 13 Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 58.14% 13 Debbie Gailfus - Alan Gailfus, Carlsbad CA 56.49% 14 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Joe DeGaetano, Delray Beach FL 56.70% 14 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL 56.47% 15 David Lindop - Doug Baxter, Toronto ON 55.80% 15 Jim Johnsen, San Mateo CA; Paul Darin, San Diego CA 56.23% 16 Marius Moldovan, Pointe-Claire QC; Alan Kudisch, East Norwich NY 55.75% 16 Sam Madison-Jammal, San Diego CA; Christine Denny, Encinitas CA 55.98% 17 Vandana Vidwans, Fremont CA; Jo Ginsberg, San Francisco CA 55.74% 17 Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; Bob Feller, Guilderland NY 55.67% 18 Ellen Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Anne Brenner, Denver CO 55.64% 18 D Lionel O’Young, Walnut CA; Kou-Ping Cheng, Saratoga CA 55.24% 19 Marin Marinov, New York NY; David Yang, Darien IL 55.17% 19 Robert Shore, Los Angeles CA; Kent Hartman, San Diego CA 55.18% 20 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Robert Bitterman, Sarasota FL 54.84% 20 John Ide, Winston Salem NC; C J Jameson, Menlo Park CA 54.80% 21 Roger Bates, Las Vegas NV; Stanley Roberts, Kirkland WA 54.75% 21 Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA; Mark Moss, Piedmont CA 54.76% 22 Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA; Paul Kushner, So Lake Tahoe CA 54.57% 22 Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; John Gilbert, Kitchener ON 54.73% 23 Carlos Barrientos, Bogota Colombia; Claire Alpert, New York NY 53.63% 23 Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 54.58% 24 David Walker, Salem VA; Kevin Wilson, Knoxville TN 53.25% 24 Ari Sippola, Irving TX; Suvabrata Biswas, Katy TX 54.26% 25 Alexander Labry, Austin TX; Jack Lacy, Lago Vista TX 52.16% 25 Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA; Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA 53.95% 26 Ralph Jungwirth - Latrelle Uhl, Modesto CA 51.95% 26 Jeff Hand, New York NY; James Hand, Oakland CA 53.47% 27 Rick Kerbel, Murrieta CA; Jon King, Balboa Island CA 51.85% 27 Irina Kislitsyna, Aventura FL; Vladimir Oudalov, Plainsboro NJ 52.87% 28 Jennifer Lin - Eric Mayefsky, San Francisco CA 51.84% 28 William Granger, Bradenton FL; Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 52.09%

SATURDAY EVENING 299’23 PAIRS SECTION YY A B C 1 1 1 Darlyn Counihan, Silver Spring MD; Kevin Smith, Ione CA 62.50% 2 2 Alan Wood - Nancy Wood, Sparks NV 60.00% NABC+ FAST PAIRS 1ST QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS AAA BBB DDD EEE FFF EAST-WEST 1 Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA; Paul Kushner, So Lake Tahoe CA 68.22% 1 Thomas Stern - Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 60.09% 2 Sylvia Shi, Rockville MD; Shan Huang, Toronto ON 67.34% 2 Thomas Devine, Ferndale WA; Robert Bjorge, Bellingham WA 59.25% 3 Terry Beckman, Brooklyn Park MN; John Koch, Saint Cloud MN 64.83% 3 Peter J Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC; Bob Heller, Knoxville TN 58.92% 4 John Rayner - Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 61.88% 4 Timothy Baird, White Plains NY; H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY 58.18% 5 Bernie Greenspan, Beachwood OH; Christopher Gibson, Tigard OR 61.24% 5 Gregory Vance, Pacifica CA; Grant Vance, Oakland CA 57.53% 6 Brad Bart, Coquitlam BC; Neil Kimelman, Winnipeg MB 60.67% 6 Marin Marinov, New York NY; David Yang, Darien IL 57.28% 7 Corey Krantz - Bruce Lang, Philadelphia PA 60.26% 7 Jennifer Lin - Eric Mayefsky, San Francisco CA 56.91% 8 Claire Tornay - George Tornay Jr, Palm Bch Gdns FL 59.01% 8 Bryan Delfs, Kent WA; Scott Chupack, Seattle WA 56.35% 9 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA 58.84% 9 K Fung, Edmonton AB; Stephannie Culbertson, New York NY 56.32% 10 Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA; Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON 58.54% 10 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Dewayne Jones, Mechanicsville VA 56.30% 11 Jeff Hand, New York NY; James Hand, Oakland CA 58.46% 11 Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA; Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA 55.61% 12 Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 58.11% 12 Rick Kerbel, Murrieta CA; Jon King, Balboa Island CA 55.51% 13 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA 58.11% 13 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 54.57% 14 Ronald Kral, Reston VA; Todd Fisher, Chicago IL 57.95% 14 Donna Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 54.39% 15 Brian Snell - Suman Agarwal, Columbus OH 57.85% 15 Ralph Jungwirth - Latrelle Uhl, Modesto CA 54.36% 16 Rebecca Rogers, Henderson NV; John Grantham, Bentonville AR 56.33% 16 William Schreiber, Valley Glen CA; Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN 54.06% 17 Brandon Sheumaker, Santa Ana CA; Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA 56.29% 17 Roger Bates, Las Vegas NV; Stanley Roberts, Kirkland WA 53.98% 18 D Lionel O’Young, Walnut CA; Kou-Ping Cheng, Saratoga CA 55.07% 18 Tom McKenna, Eugene OR; James Madison, Silver Creek WA 53.92% 19 Jody Williams - Richard Williams, San Carlos CA 55.05% 19 Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY; Joyce Menezes, Jersey City NJ 53.84% 20 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 53.35% 20 Philip Kuhn - Jennifer Kuhn, San Mateo CA 53.84% 21 Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL 53.08% 21 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter, Columbus OH 53.40% 22 William Granger, Bradenton FL; Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 52.04% 22 Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 52.90% 23 Patrick Dunn, Bellevue WA; Janice Randles, Palm Desert CA 52.04% 23 Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 52.73% 24 Judy Riehs - David Langer, Buffalo Grove IL 51.62% 24 Dmitri Shabes, San Ramon CA; Jessica Lai, Oakland CA 52.57% 25 Irina Kislitsyna, Aventura FL; Vladimir Oudalov, Plainsboro NJ 51.42% 25 Marty Nelson, Annapolis MD; Gil Cohen, Ashburn VA 51.85% 26 Gilbert Stinebaugh, Van Nuys CA; Cliff Goodrich, Long Beach CA 51.25% 26 Alan Hierseman, Olathe KS; David Braverman, Overland Park KS 51.84% 27 Francisco Bernal, Miami FL; Carlos Hoyos, Bogota Colombia 50.98% 27 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Joe DeGaetano, Delray Beach FL 51.58% 28 Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA; Mark Moss, Piedmont CA 50.93% 28 David Gerstenberger, Yakima WA; Barry Balof, Walla Walla WA 51.52%

SATURDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME (FRIDAY-SUNDAY SIDE SERIES) NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS MM NN EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Jie-Ren Shih, Mountain View CA; Kuan-Ying Lee, Madison WI 59.88% 1 Carlos Munoz - Kassie Munoz, White Plains NY 58.27% 2 2 Albert Stock - Roy Ladd, Valencia CA 59.20% 2 Judy Elbogen, Mission Viejo CA; Daniel Williams, Henderson NV 57.13% 3 Ed Lazarus - Diane Lazarus, Baltimore MD 58.68% 3 Janise Saul, San Antonio TX; John Johnson, Harlingen TX 56.60% 4 Katherine Ewing - Edwin Ewing, Sacramento CA 55.43% 4 Martin Ware - Elaine Ware, Vernon BC 55.62% 5 Chuck Said - Halle Fowler, Nashville TN 53.23% 5 1 Gamil Tadros - Helen Dillen, Calgary AB 54.13% 6 Paul Bartron, Tacoma WA; Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO 52.34% 6 2 Jeannine McGowan - E B McGowan, Penn Valley CA 53.02% 7 3 Donald Keyes - Terry Henderson, Anchorage AK 51.06% 7 Richard Wieland, Reading CT; Gregory Vernon, Ridgecrest CA 52.92% 4 Ramesh Bhambhra - Sona Bhambhra, Saratoga CA 50.74% 3 1 Graham Grist, Norfolk England; Barnaby Grist, Reno NV 52.60% 4 Leon Smith, Salt Lake City UT; Henrietta Morris, Arlington TX 50.58% 5 James Easterling, Casselberry FL; Junko Hemus, Windermere FL 49.52%

SATURDAY DAYLIGHT A PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS MMM NNN OOO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Doug Anderson, Quincy MA; Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY 63.59% 1 Jim Backstrom, Henderson NV; Gary Tomczyk, Las Vegas NV 61.10% 2 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 61.34% 2 1 Thomas Racciatti, Minneapolis MN; Sam Dodson, Houston TX 60.46% 3 2 1 Eddie Bishop, Lacey WA; Kimberly Johnson, Olympia WA 60.57% 3 Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Sam Goldberg, Dix Hills NY 56.77% 4 3 Robert Liu - Lillian Johannessen, Honolulu HI 58.42% 4 Lea Rogers, Spokane WA; G Gard Hays, Veradale WA 56.54% 5 Darcy White - David Sackett, Tempe AZ 57.16% 5 Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria; James Melville, Springfield IL 56.09% 6 4 Radu Nistor - Gillian Miniter, New York NY 56.94% 6 2 1 Thomas Fagan - Katie Fagan, Kailua HI 55.94% 7 5 2 Jonathan Cohen, Rohnert Park CA; Larry Spanier, Santa Rosa CA 56.82% 7 3 2 Cecil Henry, Kingman AZ; Gerald Holland, Post Falls ID 54.68% 8 Edith DeShaw, Seattle WA; Elaine DeShaw, Federal Way WA 55.66% 8 David Vidaver, Sacramento CA; Nick Demmon, Roseville CA 54.06% 9 Gerald Nehra, Muskegon MI; Ray Cormier Jr, Galt CA 54.80% 9 Yas Takeda - Joan Culbertson, Hacienda Hgts CA 53.95% 10 6 3 Nadine Kazimi, Clancy MT; Celeste Pfister, Helena MT 53.48% 10 4 3 Carla Francis, Castro Valley CA; Linda Decquir, Wildomar CA 53.36% 11 Holly Aufmann, Escondido CA; Jean Holt, San Marcos CA 52.15% 11 5 4 Daniel Kroll, Berkeley CA; Misook Jung, Beverly Hills CA 52.65% 12 7 4 Bart Rhoades, Tiburon CA; Henry Kingdon, San Rafael CA 51.35% 12 Rick Prouser, Lake Oswego OR; Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT 52.55% 8 Christa Slinger - Steve Slinger, Randolph WI 48.24% 6 Ian Kirk, Portland OR; Deanna Birch, Vancouver WA 52.21% 5 Sandra Macpherson, Halifax NS; Bonnie Hertzog, Richmond IN 47.82% 7 Edwin Straver, Incline Village NV; Bob Sendall, Morro Bay CA 51.99% 6 Margi Redden, Portland OR; Lyle Burnett, Ridgefield WA 47.30% 8 5 Per Halvorsen, Laksevag Norway; Leif Bjorn Odden, Drangedal Norway 50.69% 6 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Laurie Berlin, Lido Beach NY 49.94%

SATURDAY DAY GOLD RUSH 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION A EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 1 Brad Hanna - Jeanette Hanna, Clackamas OR 60.71% 1 1 1 Jean Tipton, Naples FL; Jan Porterfield, Bonita Springs FL 61.61% 2/3 2/3 2 Steven Solem, Vale SD; Daniel Thompson, Egan SD 54.46% 2 2 Brian Richardson - Kay Richardson, Ottawa ON 56.85% 2/3 2/3 Sharon Carpenter - Rebecca Brown, Bellingham WA 54.46% 3 3 Judi Gentry, Los Altos CA; Anne Neeter, Sedona AZ 52.08% 4 4 Jeannette Jensen, Sunnyvale CA; Linda Stuart, San Dimas CA 54.17% 4 Judith Brown - Pat Smith, Goodyear AZ 51.19% 2 Paulette Moe, Ross CA; Carolyn Farren, Larkspur CA 45.83% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION B EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 1 Kevin Babcock - Christina Lo, San Francisco CA 64.29% 1 1 David Chittick - Jane Chittick, Venice FL 68.45% 2 2 Roger Leemis - Terran Leemis, Bloomfield Hls MI 59.23% 2 2 1 Nancy Alvarado, Yucaipa CA; Tracey Guice, Seattle WA 65.18% 3 Sue Woodard, Goodyear AZ; Georgia Jacka, Incline Village NV 56.85% 3 3 Julie Kimelman, Valley Glen CA; Patricia Bessone, Los Angeles CA 51.49% 4 3 Mary Wondra, Lopez WA; Maryellen Gallo, Surrey BC 53.57% 4 4 Raymond Yue - Richard Greenthal, Reno NV 50.60% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION C EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 Donna Carr, Encinitas CA; Sandy Silverman, San Diego CA 60.12% 1 1 Shelley Cooper, Santa Fe NM; Russell Rector, Oakland CA 57.44% 2 2 Jefri Donovan, Reno NV; Joanne Onstine-Dill, Sparks NV 57.14% 2 2 Peter Dollinger - Diane Dollinger, Los Altos CA 56.55% 3 3 Libby Longstreth, Riverbank CA; Christine Barkley, Modesto CA 55.06% 3 3 Sharon McNutt, Magalia CA; Patricia Fitzgerald, Chico CA 56.25% 4 4 Donald Bierman, Fremont CA; Shailesh Shah, Hayward CA 54.17% 4 1 Malcolm Scott - Peg Remaklus, Vacaville CA 53.87% 1 Linda Lannoye, Mesquite NV; Jeff Morrison, Penn Valley CA 52.08% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION D EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 Donald Rogers, Reno NV; Tomoko Rogers, Mattoon IL 57.74% 1 1 1 Julie Greenberg, San Diego CA; Janet Dunlap, Cardiff CA 57.14% 2 2 1 Pat Kirby, Brentwood TN; Jeanne Hanrahan, East Norwich NY 56.85% 2 2 2 Marie Groh - Timothy Niebauer, Boulder CO 53.27% 3 3 Gloria Woloshyn, Winnipeg MB; Hellar Nakonechny, Carman MB 50.00% 3/4 3/4 Marie-France Ghent - Cherri Ross, Reno NV 52.68% 3/4 3/4 Christopher Hahn - Toby McEvoy, Henderson NV 52.68% Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 20, 2016 Page 15

SATURDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Jeremy Adelman - Christopher Brainerd, Davis CA 63.39% 1 Bradley Leach, Oro Valley AZ; Ann Clemmons, Langley BC 61.31% 2 2 Jon Probst - Alice Probst, Reno NV 59.82% 2 1 Wendy Schwartz, Walnut Creek CA; Karen Corburn, San Ramon CA 56.85% 3 3 Wesley May, Menlo Park CA; Willa King, Newport Beach CA 53.87% 3 Eleanor Thomas - Rex Thomas, Mount Pleasant IA 54.76% 1 Patricia Owens, Incline Village NV; Jane Maloney, Kula HI 51.49% 2 Debbie Grasham - Jack Grasham, Brookings OR 53.27% 1 Mary Willis, Tahoe City CA; Kathleen Semrad, Truckee CA 44.94%

SATURDAY OPEN PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SSS EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Miriam Rosenberg, Huixquilucan Mexico; Adriana Salinas, Mexico Mexico 67.08% 1 1 Marilyn Adams, Beaumont TX; Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston TX 62.88% 2 Alex Kornel - Barbara Seagram, Toronto ON 56.16% 2 Suzanne St Thomas, Boise ID; Marie Ashton, Portland OR 60.76% 3 1 Edgar L’Heureux, White Rock BC; Raymond Clemmons, Langley BC 54.76% 3 2 Cathy Shpall, Beverly Hills CA; Deborah Cohen, Lisle IL 58.59% 4 2 Davis Heussler, East Aurora NY; Linda Burroughsford, Fort Erie ON 52.77% 4 3 Ching Chao, Danville CA; Catherine Molnar, Piedmont CA 55.66% 5 3 1 Deborah Fulton, Morgantown WV; Tor Johannessen, Honolulu HI 52.69% 5 4 Lian Bonds - Tom Monikowski, Centennial CO 51.67% 6 Leigh Ives, Barrie ON; Francoise Weston, Laguna Woods CA 52.42% 6 Michael Cohen, Denver CO; Joel Singer, Santa Clara CA 49.78% 1 Andrea Burgdorf, Sacramento CA; Jeffrey Dale, Davis CA 44.77% THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING SIDE GAME NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS MM NN EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Takemi Totes - Joan Weiss, San Francisco CA 62.90% 1 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA 62.99% 2 2 Patrick Kallaus - Barbara Kallaus, Kailua HI 59.05% 2 1 Douglas Keller - Marion Robertson, San Francisco CA 60.29% 3 Chuck Said - Halle Fowler, Nashville TN 58.63% 3 2 Charles Kelly, Anniston AL; Leon Galecki, Langston AL 58.04% 4 3 1 Bill Jones, Grass Valley CA; Charles Powell, Nevada City CA 56.96% 4 3 1 Albert Stock - Roy Ladd, Valencia CA 54.38% 5 Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA; J. Jay Roll, Clovis CA 56.90% 5 4 Roy Grice - Donald Robinson, Boise ID 53.87% 6 4 Therese Koller, Pueblo CO; Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO 55.93% 6 Lucia Enica, Belmont MA; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 52.34% 5 Chihwen Chen, Arcadia CA; Jim Liu, Saratoga CA 54.09% 5 Calista Graham - Curtis Bare, Charlottesville VA 52.02% 2 Sharon Berglund, Parker CO; Arjun Singh, Lakewood CO 48.81% 6 Gunnar Niemi, Emeryville CA; Charlotte Blum, La Jolla CA 51.37% 2 Graham Grist, Norfolk England; Barnaby Grist, Reno NV 49.56%

SATURDAY DAYLIGHT A PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS MMM NNN OOO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Danny Kleinman - John Lu, Los Angeles CA 62.23% 1 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 65.25% 2 Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC; Don Piafsky, Toronto ON 60.65% 2 Jim Backstrom, Henderson NV; Gary Tomczyk, Las Vegas NV 65.24% 3 1 1 Thomas Ryder - Suzy Ryder, Boise ID 59.95% 3 1 Doug Anderson, Quincy MA; Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY 61.42% 4 2 2 Thomas Fagan - Katie Fagan, Kailua HI 58.21% 4 2 1 Daniel Kroll, Berkeley CA; Misook Jung, Beverly Hills CA 60.87% 5 Rick Prouser, Lake Oswego OR; Tom Joyce, East Hartford CT 57.87% 5 Faye Marino, Greenwich CT; Lawrence Lau, Westport CT 60.84% 6 3 Barbara Grantham - Ann McDougal, Houston TX 55.78% 6 David Vidaver, Sacramento CA; Nick Demmon, Roseville CA 58.61% 7 4 Thomas Racciatti, Minneapolis MN; Sam Dodson, Houston TX 55.24% 7 3 2 Sandra Macpherson, Halifax NS; Bonnie Hertzog, Richmond IN 57.28% 8 James Milam, Idaho Falls ID; Stephen Skinner, Huntington Bch CA 53.49% 8 4 Jane Jennings, Ben Lomond CA; Mike Smith, Charleston SC 54.62% 9 5 Joan Waletzky, Shaker Heights OH; Karl Zaman, Strongsville OH 53.09% 9 Gerald Nehra, Muskegon MI; Ray Cormier Jr, Galt CA 53.25% 10 Lea Rogers, Spokane WA; G Gard Hays, Veradale WA 53.00% 10 Edith DeShaw, Seattle WA; Elaine DeShaw, Federal Way WA 53.14% 11 Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Sam Goldberg, Dix Hills NY 52.48% 11 5 3 W Armstrong - Stephen Toschlog, Richmond IN 50.78% 12 6 3 Cecil Henry, Kingman AZ; Gerald Holland, Post Falls ID 52.17% 12 6 Robert Liu - Lillian Johannessen, Honolulu HI 50.29% 7 Radu Nistor - Gillian Miniter, New York NY 52.16% 7 Edwin Straver, Incline Village NV; Bob Sendall, Morro Bay CA 49.46% 8 4 Mary Fenton, Carlsbad CA; Vicki Shepperd Chin, San Diego CA 51.67% 8 4 Eddie Bishop, Lacey WA; Kimberly Johnson, Olympia WA 48.49% 5 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Laurie Berlin, Lido Beach NY 48.70% 5 Jayne Silver, West Palm Beach FL; Linda Schnoll, Palm Bch Gdns FL 48.07% 6 Carla Francis, Castro Valley CA; Linda Decquir, Wildomar CA 47.52% 6 Margi Redden, Portland OR; Lyle Burnett, Ridgefield WA 47.83%

SATURDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Peggy McCormick, San Rafael CA; Linda Yazell, Hayward CA 61.31% 1 1 Bonnie Scheeland, Portland OR; Deanne Takasumi, Tigard OR 59.67% 2 2 2 Jann Carlucci - Larry Jackson, Fallon NV 57.58% 2 2 1 Monica Brandl - Marie Ernst, Reno NV 54.83% 3 3 Joan Oakley - Sally Graham, Roseville CA 53.92% 3 2 Kaye Andrews, Lincoln CA; Penny Bess, Grass Valley CA 54.08%

SATURDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS SECTION XX A B C 1 Dick Trapp - Gerry Trapp, Carson City NV 65.74% 2 1 1 Patricia Owens, Incline Village NV; Jane Maloney, Kula HI 60.65% 3 2 2 Terril Retter - Gary Fisher, Reno NV 58.33%

SATURDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION A EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 Julie Kimelman, Valley Glen CA; Patricia Bessone, Los Angeles CA 58.93% 1/2 1/2 1 Brad Hanna - Jeanette Hanna, Clackamas OR 57.14% 2 2 Marti Jones, Aptos CA; Judith Murdock, Capitola CA 56.85% 1/2 1/2 Joan Rickers, Mission Viejo CA; Lawrence Hanna, Huntington Bch CA 57.14% 3 3 1 Don Peterson - Helen Going, Carson City NV 55.36% 3 3 David Chittick - Jane Chittick, Venice FL 56.85% 4 4 Arlene Smith - Lyle Smith, Sault Ste Marie ON 52.38% 4 4 Sharon Carpenter - Rebecca Brown, Bellingham WA 52.98% 2 Peggy Mendelson, Berkeley CA; Karen Aldridge, Oakland CA 49.70% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION B EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 Shelley Cooper, Santa Fe NM; Russell Rector, Oakland CA 61.90% 1 1 Mary Wondra, Lopez WA; Maryellen Gallo, Surrey BC 55.65% 2 2 Peter Dollinger - Diane Dollinger, Los Altos CA 54.46% 2 2 1 Kevin Babcock - Christina Lo, San Francisco CA 54.17% 3 3 1 Joan Smith, San Jose CA; Sherry Ruskin, San Francisco CA 52.98% 3 3 Lorraine Allen - Adrienne Prince, Scottsdale AZ 52.08% 4 Dorothy Malutta - Phyllis Cramblet, Aptos CA 51.49% 4 Sue Woodard, Goodyear AZ; Georgia Jacka, Incline Village NV 51.19% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION C EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 1 Marie Groh - Timothy Niebauer, Boulder CO 58.63% 1 1 1 Julie Greenberg, San Diego CA; Janet Dunlap, Cardiff CA 61.31% 2 2 2 Lili Bassett - Lisa Euphrat, Piedmont CA 55.06% 2 2 Marie-France Ghent - Cherri Ross, Reno NV 54.46% 3 3 Charlton Gnadt Jr, Woodbridge VA; Edward Flaxington, Harbor OR 54.17% 3 3 Jefri Donovan, Reno NV; Joanne Onstine-Dill, Sparks NV 54.17% 4 4 Donald Bierman, Fremont CA; Shailesh Shah, Hayward CA 53.57% 4 4 Christopher Hahn - Toby McEvoy, Henderson NV 52.68% 2 Linda Lannoye, Mesquite NV; Jeff Morrison, Penn Valley CA 47.02% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION D EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 Karla Reynolds, Scottsdale AZ; Deborah Laut, Lafayette CO 58.63% 1 1 Sam Aucoin, Honolulu HI; George Steele, Austin TX 58.33% 2 2 Judi Gentry, Los Altos CA; Anne Neeter, Sedona AZ 55.65% 2 2 Russell Kirschenbaum - Steven Drucker, Oakland CA 57.44% 3 3 1 Jean Tipton, Naples FL; Jan Porterfield, Bonita Springs FL 53.87% 3 3 1 Sheila Pechinski, Bangor ME; Donna Neff, San Francisco CA 54.17% Page 16 Sunday, March 20, 2016 Daily Bulletin Today’s Bridge Events Sunday, March 20, 10 a.m. Event Session Sold /player/session ACBL members Other Strati-Flighted A/X Swiss Teams 1-2 Expo Hall, Lower level, Silver Legacy $16 $20 Strati-Flighted B/C Swiss Teams 1-2 Expo Hall, Lower level, Silver Legacy $16 $20 Gold Rush 750/300 Swiss Teams 1-2 Expo Hall, Lower level, Silver Legacy $16 $20 Gold points for 0–750. All above: Play-through. Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 5th single session Silver Baron AB, Mezzanine, Silver Legacy $16 $20 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Silver Baron AB, Mezzanine, Silver Legacy $15 $19 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Silver Baron AB, Mezzanine, Silver Legacy $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Silver Baron AB, Mezzanine, Silver Legacy $15 $15 Sunday, March 20, 10 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Stratified Fast Open Pairs 1-2 Silver Baron CDE, Mezzanine, Silver Legacy $16 $20 Sunday, March 20, 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 Silver Baron AB, Mezzanine, Silver Legacy $16 $20 Sunday, March 20, 11 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. NABC+ FAST PAIRS 1-2 F Reno Ballroom (1/2 block on E 4th St) $20 Sunday, March 20, 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. 1-2 F Reno Ballroom (1/2 block on E 4th St) $20 Sunday, March 20, 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. MACHLIN WOMEN’S SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Reno Ballroom (1/2 block on E 4th St) $20 plus team screen surcharge of $40 per session Sunday, March 20, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS Final Reno Ballroom (1/2 block on E 4th St) $20 plus team screen surcharge of $40 per session Sunday, March 20, 2:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 6th single session Silver Baron AB, Mezzanine, Silver Legacy $16 $20 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Silver Baron AB, Mezzanine, Silver Legacy $15 $19 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Silver Baron AB, Mezzanine, Silver Legacy $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Silver Baron AB, Mezzanine, Silver Legacy $15 $15

Unless otherwise noted: The three-flight events (two-session) are divided: A/X (Unlimited/5000) separate from B/C (2500/1500) and the Gold Rush (750/300). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (Unlimited/5000/3000), B/C/D (2500/1500/500) if no Gold Rush; A/B/C (Unlimited/2500/1500), Gold Rush 750/500/200. Stratified events: A (Unlimited), B (750–2500) and C (0–750). In B flights, no single player may be over 2500. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. 299er and lower events are stratified at the discretion of the director. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. See you in Washington DC for the Summer NABC July 21–31 and the Youth NABC July 28–30.