Friday, December 6, 2019 Volume 92, Number 8 Daily Bulletin 92nd Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Chip Dombrowski Lee, Wang win Blass rallies in Q4 to win Soloway KO Blue Ribbon Pairs After trailing their opponents for the first three quarters of the match, Josef Blass npc defeated ’s squad in the final of the Soloway Knockout Teams, 123-102. Blass, down 20 IMPs after the first three sets, unleashed a 51-10 run in the final quarter to defeat Nickell by 21 IMPs in the inaugural running of the contest. Playing for Blass was Jacek Pszczola, , , and Sebastiaan Drijver. Nickell’s lineup was , , , Robert The Soloway KO Teams champions: , Michal Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs winners Roger Lee Levin and . Nowosadzki, Jacek Pszczola, Jacek Kalita, Sjoert Brink. Josef and Wei Wang continued on page 10 Blass (not pictured) is non-playing captain. Roger Lee and Wei Wang triumphed in the prestigious, six-session Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, finishing about a half ahead of runners-up Hi-tech Coach Several top-level and Jim Munday. “I first created a series of six bidding modules partnerships have that allows pairs to explore their methods in more continued on page 5 discovered Joyjit detail. Each takes about two hours for the pairs to go Sensarma is the go-to through, and the modules bring up topics for the pairs Clayton, Cohn win guy for helping them to discuss or reveal weak spots that the partnership practice their methods might have,” he said. Mini-Blues and getting better Next, if a pair wants to practice hands that results. Sensarma of focus on a specific topic, such as, say, high-level New Dehli has coached competitive bidding, continuations in inverted minor top pairs and teams auctions, or slam cuebidding, Sensarma will search from India for many online archives from recent top-level play to find years, and he developed hands that match the requested topic. The partnership a process for doing so that has started to gain can then practice, using the deals that Sensarma has attention in other parts of the world. curated for that purpose. Sensarma, a retired vice president of information “It’s not enough just to examine the first and technology for a Fortune 200 company, says that second round of conventional sequences. Top players bridge has always been his hobby, but his interest in need for their agreements to extend to later rounds system development in the corporate world led him of bidding. My job is not to suggest to these experts to think of ways that top-level bridge partnerships what to play, but rather help them examine their might benefit from a more formal approach to own system preferences in detail and help build up Winners of the 0–6000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs: developing their convention cards and bidding partnership trust,” he said. Phil Clayton and Jonathan Cohn systems. continued on page 7 Phil Clayton on Frisco TX and Jonathan Cohn of Gilette WY won the 0–6000 Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs on Thursday. They were second going into each of Great World Bridge Day is Dec. 12 Mark your calendars for The Great World The WOC will take place from March to the final sessions, having qualified ninth on Tuesday. Bridge Day on Thursday, Dec. 12. The event will November 2020 on BBO, Funbridge and China They scored a 56.00% and a 51.14% in the final to be celebrated on Bridge Base Online and Funbridge Bridge Online platforms. continued on page 5 where players can enjoy two daylong tournaments The WOC is open to all bridge players in the (one IMPs, one matchpoints). The games will be free world, and will take place in two phases: Li, Dekkers sprint to lead of charge. Prizes and online will be 1. Qualification phase from March to August awarded to the winners. 2020. in 10K Fast Pairs The Great World Bridge Day will also serve as 2. Live final phase over three days in November Li Yiting of Herndon VA and Laura Dekkers the launch of the first World Online Championship 2020 with up to 500 qualifiers invited to the venue of Rotterdam, Netherlands, posted the top result in (WOC). The WOC will bring together online bridge (travel and accommodation provided). yesterday’s opening round of the 0-10,000 Fast Pairs. players from all around the globe in a unique event. says, “Bridge players around the The duo scored 62% in the first qualifying session With $500,000 (U.S.) in cash prizes – including world are waking up to the news of the upcoming and a healthy 69% in the second to start today’s $100,000 to the winner – this will be the biggest World Online Championship. The brainchild of continued on page 7 prize pool ever seen in a bridge tournament. In José Damiani, this novel event looks like it will be addition, the winner(s) will be awarded titles of the largest tournament ever held. I know I will join World Online Champion. National and international thousands of others in chasing the $500,000 prize Travis, Treiber lead masterpoints and titles will also be allocated. fund. This event will be too good to miss, but, please, Senior Mixed don’t play in it ... I want a better chance of winning Diane Travis of Cincinnati OH and Frank Treiber the $100,000 myself!” of Toledo OH topped the qualifying round of the continued on page 5 Senior Mixed Pairs on Thursday, scoring 61.54% and Goodwill Message 62.13% respectively in the afternoon and evening sessions. Everyone plays to win; when it’s not your turn to ATTENDANCE In second are Markland Jones of Phoenix AZ and head the list, let your sportsmanship shine. Winning Patricia Dovell of Gainesville FL, while third place is only part of being a champion. through Thursday currently belongs to Daniel Rubinfeld of Berkeley Sandy DeMartino, Chair CA and Hall of Famer Judi Radin of . Goodwill Committee 7856 tables Page 2 Friday, December 6, 2019 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Friday, December 6 Sunday, December 8 10 am–6 pm World Championship. (Sierra H, level 5) TBA Memorial . (outside Yerba Buena 8, Saturday, December 7 Lower Level) 10 am–6 pm World Computer Bridge Championship. (Sierra H, level 5)

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the game! Talks will be held in the SoMa Room, level 2. Speakers and topics are subject to change. Friday, Dec. 6 Saturday, Dec. 7 9:15 am Jennifer Jones Tips for Success at Bridge 9:15 am Ellen Kent How to Bid a Minor-Suit Slam 6:45 pm Adam Parrish When to Bid Notrump

HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTAINMENT Food will be served after the evening session through Saturday, Dec. 7. Saturday, Dec. 7 Friday, Dec. 6 Fresh fruit. Beard Papa fresh cream puffs.

Parking Recorder Reminders Parking is difficult in San Francisco. The Some tips from the ACBL National Recorder: Marriott offers valet parking only, for $79.99 a day. • The writing on your should be There is a municipal parking garage on Mission legible. between Fourth and Fifth streets. Rates are $3/hour, • Gossiping about another player’s poor ethics with a $34 daily maximum. is a violation of the Code of Disciplinary Regulations. If you have reason to believe that another player is unethical, put your information in a Player Memo. • Most director rulings are appealable. While you may politely voice disagreement with the ruling to the director, arguing in a hostile manner isn’t permissible. In addition, loud discussions of the Lilie Memorial ruling may provide unauthorized information to A gathering to honor the memory of Harold Lilie the tables around you. will be held Friday night after the evening session in • Carelessly allowing the scores in your convention Room 1443 at the Marriott. Players are encouraged to card to be visible is almost as bad as trying to attend to share memories of Harold. look at somebody else’s scores. • A Multi 2♦ (showing a weak two-bid in either Restrictions for certain major) is permitted in segments of at least 6 boards in Open+ Chart events only. When events in 2020 permitted, such a bid must be pre-Alerted, and Players should be aware of the following the ACBL approved defenses must be made decision by the ACBL Board of Directors which will available to the opponents. take effect in 2020. • When your right-hand opponent makes a bid Any player who has won a contest that carries higher than the minimum level in that strain ACBL Grand Life Master eligibility (most open (a skip bid), you are obligated to pause for NABC contests or equivalent events such as world approximately 10 seconds. Failure to do so may championship titles or the U.S./Canadian team trials) constitute unauthorized information and could will be treated as if they possess at least 10,000 result in an adjusted score. masterpoints (if they haven’t already acquired that total) for the purposes of flighting, stratification and KO bracketing. Essentially, anyone who has won You ought to be in pictures an open NABC title can’t play in a masterpoint- Players who attain the rank of Life Master in San restricted event, including the so-called “10K” events Francisco are invited to stop by the Daily Bulletin at NABCs, where participation is limited to players office to get their photos taken. with less than 10,000 points. The office is located in Foothill F on the second Additionally, the ACBL Seeding Committee floor of the Marriott. has updated the eligibility points of many players, Players who attain higher especially those from outside North American, which ranks such as Bronze, may alter player seeding points for top-level events. Silver or Gold Life Email notifications of these changes will be sent to Master are also welcome players in January. to get their photos taken. The office is open at noon each day. Daily Bulletin Friday, December 6, 2019 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS If are Take All Your Chances 4-2, cross to the ♠K and By Eddie Kantar another diamond, North (Partner) setting up dummy’s ♠ K 6 fifth diamond. Now ♥ A 3 2 draw trumps and hope ♦ A Q 5 4 2 are 3-2. If so, ♣ J 5 2 dummy’s fifth diamond will provide a resting South (You) place for your losing ♠ A Q J 10 9 2 heart, using the ♥A as ♥ K J 5 the to wrap it all ♦ 9 3 up. ♣ 7 3 The full deal: ♠ K 6 You respond 1♠ to partner’s 1♦ opening bid ♥ A 3 2 and leap to 4♠ after partner rebids 1NT. ♦ A Q 5 4 2 West starts out with the ♣K Q and a club to ♣ J 5 2 East’s . You ruff and lead a diamond to the ♠ 8 7 3 ♠ 5 4 Kent Taylor of Half Moon Bay started playing , trying to set up a diamond for a heart ♥ Q 9 8 ♥ 10 7 6 4 four years ago. This summer he discard while dummy remains with side-suit ♦ 10 8 7 6 ♦ K J happened to be in Las Vegas at the same time entries. East wins the ♦K (otherwise this hand ♣ K Q 10 ♣ A 9 8 6 4 as the NABC and decided to try duplicate. “I wouldn’t be in here!) and exits with a low heart. ♠ A Q J 10 9 2 just stumbled into it and found the I/N room,” Plan the play. ♥ K J 5 he said. “They said, ‘You can play for free,” Well, you can stick in the , and if it holds, ♦ 9 3 and I said, ‘Really!?’ I got the bug.” When he got home, he started playing at the club in you have 10 tricks, but what it if is covered? Now ♣ 7 3 you must use your ♥A entry to dummy to take Half Moon Bay every week. By the time 0–5 day rolled around last Friday, he had 4.98 the trick. This is the entry you need to set up the This line of play basically requires spades to masterpoints. “So I got to play for free again.” diamonds. You have just put all of your eggs in the be 3-2 (68%) if diamonds are 4-2 because you are At this tournament, he’s been having a lot of heart- basket, the wrong basket. You will go going to have to ruff three times in your hand (two success in the 0–20 games, placing second down if West has the ♥Q even if diamonds are 3-3 diamonds and a club). However, if diamonds are five times with five different partners, usually or 4-2 because you won’t be able to draw trumps 3-3, you can even handle 4-1 spades. But you do getting a section top. He had his best game ending in dummy if the diamonds set up. come home lame if diamonds are 5-1 (15%) and the so far on Thursday with Barbara Posch of The stronger play is the ♥K followed by the ♥Q was with East all along. Nonetheless, the play of Belmont CA, who has been taking lessons ♦A and a diamond ruff. If diamonds are 3-3, draw the ♥K at trick five is far and away a better play than at the club in Half Moon Bay for a year but has rarely played in any games outside the trumps and discard a losing heart on a winning sticking in the jack or playing low. diamond, using the ♥A as the final dummy entry. lessons. Playing in her first tournament game ever, they scored 61.9%.

Buy your NABC Appealing a ruling STEM contacts needed Players in NABC+ events who want to appeal The ACBL Educational Foundation is entry online a director’s ruling initiate the process by speaking searching for ACBL members who have may have Don’t wait in with the director who delivered the original ruling. contacts with national STEM (science, technology, line! Buy your entries The table director will fill out paperwork regarding engineering, mathematics) accreditation bodies. The in advance for all the appeal, and the appellants will explain what Ed Foundation’s plan is to create bridge modules that national-level events they believe to be wrong with the initial ruling. can be integrated into STEM curriculums at schools at BridgeWinners. From there, the case may be handled by a variety in the U.S. com. of means. When the appeals reviewer receives the Members with information or leads should Entries must be case, the circumstances of that particular case will contact Project Committee Chair Barbara Heller at purchased by 10 a.m. determine whether the case can be resolved by the [email protected]. the day of the event original staff (in the case of misapplication of Law or EXCEPT for events regulation, for instance), a panel of directors, or even that require pre- a committee-type hearing which could include bridge Use of the – registration, in which case the ACBL deadline, or the experts. earlier of the two, applies. Alerts and Announcements A nice feature: You can buy entries in advance When using bidding boxes, the ACBL requires and be charged for the total number of sessions Bridge Bucks and that players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the played after the event is over. check cashing same time. Bridge Bucks and check-cashing services will be When making an Announcement, use the available on level B2 from 9:30 to 10 a.m. and noon Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap the Smoking Policy to 1 p.m. Alert strip at the same time. A player who Alerts or Smoking is not permitted in the playing area Check-cashing limit is $500. Announces a bid must make sure his opponents are during any bridge playing event at an NABC. This Players may purchase Bridge Bucks using all aware that an Alert or Announcement has been made. includes electronic smoking devices. major credit cards. Page 4 Friday, December 6, 2019 Daily Bulletin

QUALIFIERS IN THE SENIOR MIXED PAIRS A bridge partnership 48.0 Tables Carryover 1 Diane Travis, Cincinnati OH; Frank Treiber III, Toledo OH 141.24 in 2020: Columbus and 2 Markland Jones, Phoenix AZ; Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL 125.39 3 Daniel Rubinfeld, Berkeley CA; Judi Radin, New York NY 120.78 Gatlinburg 4 Elizabeth Marcus - Harlan Hullinger, San Francisco CA 102.14 Citing their close proximity on the map and on 5 , Paris France; Francisco Bernal, Miami FL 101.06 the calendar, organizers for the Columbus NABC 6 Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA; Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA 96.43 (Mar. 19-29) and the Gatlinburg Regional (Apr. 20- 7 Wallace Young - Jean Choi, Honolulu HI 92.74 26) have teamed up to entice players to attend both 8 Helene Bauman, Las Vegas NV; Jim Wakefield, Fairfax Station VA 85.04 events next year. 9 Joan Jackson - Norman Beck, Dallas TX 80.50 The local host committees for in Columbus and 10 Marolyn Imaoka, San Jose CA; Fred Chasalow, Belmont CA 80.05 Gatlinburg – the largest regional in the ACBL 11 - David Sokolow, Austin TX 79.66 – believe they have a successful formula not only to 12 Bette Strauch - John Strauch, San Diego CA 78.23 increase player enjoyment at these events but also 13/14 Bryan Storey, Frisco TX; Nancy Passell, Plano TX 76.42 increase overall attendance. 13/14 Shelley Burns, North Vancouver BC; Ben Takemori, Burnaby BC 76.42 15 Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ; Donna Dulet, Ocean NJ 73.70 Players who participate in at least five events at 16 Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL; Cookie Hoberman, Omaha NE 73.25 the Columbus NABC and the Gatlinburg Regional 17 Vicki Lerner - Don Friedman, San Francisco CA 71.43 will be eligible for two special raffles – one for 18 Betsey Schneider, San Carlos CA; Steve Hubbell, Mountain View CA 70.98 players with less than 750 MPs and one for players 19 Tom Jacobson, Fairfield CA; Panette Talia, Kelseyville CA 70.15 with more. A first-, second- and third-place award 20 Sidney Lorvan, Pacifica CA; Audrey Rennels, Laguna Woods CA 70.07 will be made worth $400, $200 and $100 to a player 21 Nancy Lowry, Virginia Beach VA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 68.57 in each of these categories at the conclusion of the 22 Susan Stubinski - Bruce Wick, Houston TX 64.63 Gatlinburg tournament with winners notified by 23 Solbritt Lindahl, Evenskjer Norway; Geir Engebretsen, Valderoy Norway 64.18 email. 24 Michael Wolf - Bella Ionis-Sorren, Fort Lauderdale FL 63.27 Next, three separate, random drawings will be 25 Jeremy Willans - Jill Skinner, Ticehurst Wad UK 62.37 26/27 Mindy Foos - Michael Fleisher, Campbell CA 61.46 made at the conclusion of the Columbus NABC 26/27 Bill Irvine, Delray Beach FL; Ellie Hanlon, Tequesta FL 61.46 awarding a week’s free stay at one of the host hotels 28 Ron Ashbacher, St. Louis MO; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 61.13 in Gatlinburg. The more you play, the more chances 29 Veronica McMurdie, Sacramento CA; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 59.94 you have to win the free week. 30 Barbara Heller - Don Laycock, Knoxville TN 59.89 Also, a separate raffle for an attractions pass for 31 Susan Fuller - Michael Ranis, Miami FL 58.74 two will be made at the conclusion of the Columbus 32 Craig Kavin, Newbury Park CA; Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA 58.49 NABC. This pass entitles the winner to visit all 33 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY 58.29 attractions in Gatlinburg (valued at $1200 and offered 34 Abe Pineles, Palm Desert CA; Pam Wittes, Venice CA 56.93 by the Gatlinburg Visitor and Convention Bureau). 35 Suzi Subeck - Stanton Subeck, Glenview IL 52.39 Additional raffles are being planned for the 36 Glenn Eisenstein - Peggy Ellis, New York NY 50.84 37 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Sasakatoon SK 50.21 Columbus NABC, and special events will be held for 38 Joann Glasson - Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ 50.12 District 7 players in Columbus. 39 Bill Halliday - Kathie Macnab, Halifax NS 49.02 40 Michael Kelley - Martina Kelley, Lake Zurich IL 47.86 Vendors 41 Lee Ohliger - Joyce Menezes, Ridgewood NJ 47.40 Players are invited to check out the vendors on 42 Janet Becker – R. Jay Becker, Delray Beach FL 46.95 the bottom level of the Marriott. Whether you’re in 43 Herman Louie - Ming Louie, Henderson NV 45.19 the market for bridge-related books, software, dealing 44 Margot Hennings, Annandale VA; Bob Heller, Knoxville TN 44.23 45 Jo Morse, Boise ID; William Arlinghaus, Meridian MS 38.79 machines, jewelry or clothing, you’ll find it there. 46/47 Bruce Luttrell - Barbara Luttrell, San Jose CA 38.34 46/47 Joan Lewis - Robert Hopkins Jr., Arlington VA 38.34 48/49 Joseph Stokes, Chicago IL; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 36.52 48/49 Steve Gross, Agoura Hills CA; Ellen Anten, Encino CA 36.52 50 Pamela Nisbet, Kanata ON; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 36.07 51 Muriel Altus - Philip Altus, Tampa FL 35.27 52 Mary Ose, Incline Village NV; Harold George, Wichita KS 34.24 53/54 Edward Frymoyer, Bainbridge Isle WA; Sarita Mathiasen, Albany CA 32.90 53/54 William Van Dame - Lesly Van Dame, Houston TX 32.90 55 Bruce Blakely, San Rafael CA; Prudence Saunders, Palo Alto CA 32.70 56 Roy Perry, St John’s NL; Barbara Rhoades, Wilmington DE 31.83 57 Anthony Trebaol, Milpitas CA; Carol Hamilton, Sarasota FL 27.91 58 Stephen Kornegay - Nancy Kornegay, North Richland Hills TX 27.59 59 Sara Rothmuller, Occidental CA; Nick Wiebe, Oakland CA 26.27 60 Susan Glasspiegel - Robert Glasspiegel, Simsbury CT 26.15 61 C. Valerie Gamio, Palos Verdes Peninsula CA; Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires Argentina 25.19 62 Christopher Smith, Vero Beach FL; Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 25.04 63 Ellen Kent - Robert Kent, Chicago IL 24.73 64 Roger Clough - Rebecca Clough, Culver City CA 24.39 65 Richard Williams - Jody Williams, San Carlos CA 22.01 66 Felicity Moore - William Kass, Albuquerque NM 21.11 67 Patricia Griffin, San Rafael CA; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 20.94 68 Maris Zilant, Miami FL; Roger Passal, Woodside CA 20.20 69 David Johnson, Calgary AB; Lynn Blumenthal, Santa Rosa CA 17.48 70 Linda Rothstein - Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY 16.57 71 Russell Samuel, Coram NY; Victoria Gregory, Pittsburg KS 15.21 72 Sandrea Friedman, Flushing NY; Michael Rosen, New York NY 14.76 73 Daniel Friedman - Linda Friedman, Orinda CA 13.40 74 Mary Tenenbaum - Alan Tenenbaum, Rockville MD 12.96 75 Kate Hill, Santa Rosa CA; Robert Perlsweig, Pacific Palisades CA 12.95 76 Phyllis Rakevich, Yuma AZ; Ronald Woodard, Palm Springs CA 12.43 77 John Meinking, Maineville OH; Lorna Davis, West Chester OH 12.04 78 Paul Cozzi, Toronto ON; Nancy Alvarado, Yucaipa CA 11.59 79 , St. Johnsbury VT; Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM 10.80 80 Suman Agarwal, Columbus OH; Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO 9.77 81 Robert Ng, Millbrae CA; Susan Zhang, Los Altos Hills CA 9.46 82 Jacqueline Ortiz, Rohnert Park CA; Paul Gelb, Palm Springs CA 9.32 83 Debbie Gailfus - Alan Gailfus, Carlsbad CA 8.99 84 Sigrid Price - Russell Quinnell, Napa CA 8.11 85 Teri Smoot, Placerville CA; John Chan, Sacramento CA 7.51 86 Diane Schnarr - Paul Schnarr, Salt Lake City UT 6.94 87 Jack Waller, Dana Point CA; Chiye Horiguchi, Gardena CA 6.60 88 Karen Turner - Duncan Smith, Victoria BC 6.36 89 Donald Kersey - Paddy Allan, Kingston ON 6.31 90 David Gambelin, San Jose CA; Diane Shannon, Campbell CA 6.14 91 Phil Warden - Mary Warden, Madison WI 4.33 Daily Bulletin Friday, December 6, 2019 Page 5

92 Linda Robinson - Eric Schwartz, Arlington MA 2.97 93 Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA; Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Springs CO 2.71 Blue Ribbon 94 Richard Lowens - Elaine Lowens, Little Rock AR 2.06 continued from page 1 95 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Nancy Jonske, Portland OR 1.53 96 , Las Vegas NV; Rose Boot, Los Angeles CA 0.00

KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 36.0 Tables / Based on 144 Tables 190.00 1 Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV; Wei Wang, Shanghai People’s Republic of China 1123.36 142.50 2 Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 1107.78 106.88 3 John Ramos, Los Angeles CA; Finn Kolesnik, Ventura CA 1075.07 87.69 4 , London England; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 1065.27 81.43 5 , Paradise Valley AZ; Philippe Cronier, Paris France 1049.84 76.00 6 , White Plains NY; , New York NY 1041.63 71.25 7 Phillip , Harrow UK; Kevin Castner, Mercer Island WA 1028.75 67.06 8 Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV; , Kensington CA 1025.89 63.33 9 Alon Birman, Tel Aviv Israel; , Copenhagen Denmark 1024.36 60.00 10 Mihaela Balint - Itamar Ginossar, Bucharest Romania 1019.42 57.00 11 David Grainger, Etobicoke ON; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX 1015.49 54.29 12 Mikhail Krasnoselskii - Sergey Orlov, Moscow Russia 1013.57 51.82 13 Paul Meerschaert, Long Lake MN; Serdar Ogut, Darien IL 1011.59 49.57 14 Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Iain Sime, Edinburgh 1000.45 Second in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs: Richard 47.50 15 Sanna Clementsson, Stockholm Sweden; Alexander Sandin, 996.97 Pavlicek and Jim Munday. 45.60 16 Howard Liu, San Lorenzo CA; Eugene Hung, Sunnyvale CA 993.07 Lee and Wang, who went into Thursday’s final 43.85 17 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA 989.48 42.22 18 Owen Lien, Oak Park MI; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 987.78 in 39th place, shot to the top of the leader list with a 40.71 19 Qiang Zhang, Dublin CA; Xiao Hu, Kunming People’s Republic of China 986.44 59% game in the first final session and a 62% in the 39.31 20 Tom Carmichael, Marysville WA; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA 981.92 second. Their six-session score with carryover was 38.00 21 Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 980.16 1123.36 (35 top). 36.77 22 James Melville, Springfield IL; Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria 974.35 Lee, of Las Vegas NV, previously won the event 35.63 23 Tom Bishel - John Bishel, Columbus OH 973.97 in 2011, and now has three open NABC titles. This 34.55 24 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Glenn Robbins, New York NY 968.42 is Wang’s second NABC win. She lives in Shanghai, 33.53 25 Wenfei Wang, Shanghai China; Morris Chang, Santa Clara CA 966.97 China. 32.57 26 Alan Watson, Lexington MA; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 965.62 Pavlicek, of Fort Lauderdale FL, and Munday, of 31.67 27 Yan Wang, Richmond Hill ON; Edward Xu, North York ON 965.01 Southaven MS, finished with 1107.78. 30.81 28 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; , Carlsbad CA 961.75 30.00 29 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; , Rancho Mirage CA 961.27 In third were John Ramos, of Los Angeles CA, 29.23 30 Robert Cappelli, Sanibel FL; Robert Bitterman, Sarasota FL 960.97 and 15-year-old Finn Kolesnik of Ventura CA with 28.50 31 Ava Grubman - Elliott Grubman, Brooklyn NY 953.22 1075.07. 27.80 32 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; , Davis CA 950.68 27.14 33 Larry Sealy, Owens Cross Roads AL; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 945.16 Mini-Blue 26.51 34 John Kissinger, San Clemente CA; Lee Maddocks, Modesto CA 944.42 25.91 35 John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 943.50 continued from page 1 25.33 36 Gary Cohler, Delray Beach FL; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 942.07 24.78 37 Bruce Rogoff, Boca Raton FL; Alexander Ornstein, New York NY 941.64 24.26 38 Anne Brenner - David Caprera, Denver CO 937.92 23.75 39 Makiko Sato - Dawei Chen, Tokyo Japan 934.24 23.27 40 , Evanston IL; , Boca Raton FL 932.09 22.80 41 Guy Mendes De Leon, Amsterdam Netherlands; Thibo Sprinkhuizen, Rotterdam Netherlands 931.94 22.35 42 Prahalad Rajkumar, Chennai India; Richard Popper, Wilmington DE 928.33 21.92 43 Ishmael Del’Monte, Las Vegas NV; , Chicago IL 927.39 21.51 44 Samuel Marks, Atlanta GA; Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC 923.51 21.11 45 Uday Ivatury - Christal Henner, New York NY 916.33 20.73 46 Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI; Robert Katz, Ann Arbor MI 913.21 20.36 47 Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA; Edward Nagy, Danville CA 910.07 20.00 48 Michael Kamil, Austin TX; David Treitel, Miami FL 909.39 19.66 49 Doug Baxter - David Lindop, Toronto ON 908.03 19.32 50 Tracy Capal, Manchester ; David Sherman, London 900.59 19.00 51 Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; , London England 892.31 18.69 52 Dana Berkowitz, New York NY; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA 891.96 18.39 53 Michael Christensen, Seattle WA; Stanford Christie, Kirkland WA 889.80 Runners-up in the 0–6000 Mini-Blue Ribbon 18.10 54 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Edward Zuckerberg, Los Altos Hills CA 888.90 Pairs: Leila Sink and John Hoffman 17.81 55 Ranald Davidson, Delray Beach FL; John McAllister, Keswick VA 880.71 win by 4.73 matchpoints, about a quarter of a board. 17.54 56 Muh-Sha Crawford, Virginia Beach VA; Andrew Gofreed, La Plata MD 877.30 It’s Cohn’s first win in a limited NABC event. 17.27 57 Paul Cornelius, Mountain View CA; Mukund Thapa, Palo Alto CA 874.98 25.55 58 Kamel Fergani, Montreal QC; Frederic Pollack, Laval QC 868.35 Clayton has previously won the NABC 0–10,000 19.72 59 Debbie Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA; Max Schireson, Stanford CA 864.65 Pairs last year and the NABC Robot Individual last 16.52 60 - Gillian Miniter, New York NY 861.05 week. 16.29 61 Stanislaw Pajak, Starachonice Poland; Janusz Gawecki, Kielce Poland 860.79 “It’s a war of attrition,” Clayton said. “All the 16.06 62 Jason Rosenfeld, Seaattle WA; Drew Becker, Chicago IL 859.44 good games did poorly and all the poor games did 15.83 63 Laurie Vogel - Iulian Rotaru, New York NY 858.63 well. We had a solid last round that pushed us up 15.62 64 Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Dick Jones, Sacramento CA 856.40 from sixth to first.” 15.41 65 Gonzalo Rubio, Santiago Chile; Alexis Pejacsevich, Buenos Aires Argentina 835.16 In second were Leila Sink of Los Gatos CA and 15.20 66 Nicole Curetti - Jean Le Poder, Marseille France 820.85 John Hoffman of Mountain View CA. It’s their third 15.22 67 Jovanka Smederevac - Alexander Wernle, Vienna Austria 790.79 time finishing second in a limited NABC event. 14.81 68 Aran Warszawski, Rehovot Israel; Dan Israeli, Tel Aviv Israel 748.13 14.62 69 Alexander Kolesnik, Los Angeles CA; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 747.75 14.43 70 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Victor King, Hartford CT 736.44 World Bridge Day 20.16 71 Jon Bartlett, Happy Valley OR; Howard Epley, Kent WA 638.47 continued from page 1 Former WBF President José Damiani says, “I am very proud of this new initiative which will combine the WBF and its national bridge organizations with the biggest online bridge platforms in a new major event, which represents a key milestone for the development of the bridge. We are also very happy to partner with Bridge Base Online, Funbridge and CBO who will provide a state-of-the-art technology platform where bridge players all over the world are playing and having fun.” Page 6 Friday, December 6, 2019 Daily Bulletin

WEDNESDAY ZIP KO MINI-BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 8 Tables 3.36 1 Peter Clay - Kathleen Clay, Wellesley MA; 18.0 Tables / Based on 72 Tables Maximilian Stepper, Berlin Germany; Mark Leonard, Long Beach 75.00 1 Phil Clayton, Frisco TX; Jonathan Cohn, Gillette WY 530.74 CA 56.25 2 Leila Sink, Los Gatos CA; John Hoffman, Mountain View CA 526.01 2.35 2 Matthew Rudary – L. Allison Rudary - Stephannie 42.19 3 Ray Robert - Edward Lee, Portland OR 516.19 Culbertson, New York NY; John Fout, Fairfield CA 34.62 4 Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA; Henri Farhi, Chula Vista CA 515.80 1.34 3/4 Jess Jurkovic, New York NY; Eric Genheimer, 32.14 5 Nic Hristea - Mark Pinkowski, Chicago IL 514.97 Edmond OK; Samuel Kuang, Elmhurst NY; Amber Lin, San Francisco CA 30.00 6 Lorraine Cable, Elmhurst NY; David Yoon, Bayside NY 510.50 1.34 3/4 Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Yusuf Husain, 28.13 7 Edward Alcoff, Fort Myers FL; Lisa Mita, Berwyn PA 495.25 Midland MI; Jenni Carmichael, Marysville WA; Greg Humphreys, 26.47 8 Paul Chan - Lily Chan, Columbia MO 494.00 Charlottesville VA 27.11 9 Giorgia Botta, Brooklyn NY; Siqing Yu, New York NY 489.56 23.68 10 Jill Burtram - Mary Udell, Albuquerque NM 485.41 WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 22.50 11 William Garrard - Donna Garrard, Irving TX 481.82 9 Tables 10.97 1 Ray Johnson, Park City UT; Craig Gardner, 30.57 12 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA 474.25 Streamwood IL; Robert Gardner, Glenview IL; Chuck Said, 21.65 13 J. Michael Hill - Mae Hill, Columbus OH 472.42 Nashville TN 19.57 14 Marc Renson, San Mateo CA; Bob Sanner, Palo Alto CA 469.34 7.68 2 Janice Gullarian - Jim Duport - Judy Duport - Ed 18.75 15 Samuel Asai, Hood River OR; Ed Freeman, Tacoma WA 467.63 Flowers, Santa Rosa CA 18.00 16 James Weeks, Palm Desert CA; Neil Stern, Napa CA 467.60 4.94 3 James Tanner, Highland CA; David Kennedy - Elizabeth Silvius, San Bernardino CA; Bipin Patel, Redlands CA 17.31 17 William Neumann, Columbia MD; Michael Schrage, Chestnut Hill MA 461.11 3.84 4 David Jamison - Eve Thompson - Stuart Pollak - 16.67 18 Marina Seppius - Dmitri Stukalov, Palo Alto CA 460.36 Lee Pollak, San Francisco CA 16.07 19 Ching Chao, Danville CA; Joye Sidoti, Oakland CA 451.42 15.52 20 Leonardo Fruscoloni - John Stimmel, New York NY 448.82 THURSDAY-FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 15.00 21 Ben Tucker, Vashon WA; Robert Bell, New Providence NJ 447.35 10 Tables 14.52 22 Alex Stagner, Menlo Park CA; John Rollin, Hayward CA 443.48 Christian Gilles - James Bechtel - Randy Franciose - Suzee Grant, Santa Barbara CA 14.06 23 Luen-Jyh Luo, Milpitas CA; Tsao-Tung Tsai, Cupertino CA 440.47 vs 18.04 24 Steven Forsythe - Sandra Forsythe, Centerville OH 439.32 June White, Hillsborough CA; Mie Thiemmedh, San Bruno CA; 13.62 25 Charles Messenger, Salinas CA; Bill Cohen, Pebble Beach CA 438.94 Robert Crosby, San Mateo CA; Edie Wong, San Francisco CA 12.86 26 Adam Parrish - Leslie Weisbrod, New York NY 437.47 12.50 27 David Neuman, San Francisco CA; Peter Lit, Elk CA 435.44 Alfred Lee, Foster City CA; Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, 12.16 28 John Dickenson, North Wales PA; Susan Morse, Flourtown PA 434.63 Sasakatoon SK; Cliff Campbell, Thunder Bay ON vs 11.84 29 Robert Williams, Halifax NS; Scott Rappard, Dartmouth NS 431.70 Farley Mawyer, Port Chester NY; O. Gordon Lien III, Augusta GA; 11.54 30 Avril Shutts - William Bartley, San Diego CA 428.85 Shirley Liss, Fairbanks AK; Teresa Martin, Bathurst Australia 11.25 31 William Strauss, Urbana IL; Marsha Woodbury, Champaign IL 418.49 10.98 32 Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN; Randy Okubo, St. Paul MN 413.29 12.85 33 Jane De Briyn, Santa Rosa CA; Cadir Lee, Los Gatos CA 404.49 Claiming lost valuables 10.47 34 Dana Brown, Coulterville CA; Jack Verson, San Jose CA 403.32 Players who may have forgotten their credit cards 10.23 35 Dan Wong, Pleasanton CA; Ameen Paul, San Ramon CA 391.22 at one of the bars or restaurants in the Marriott should 10.00 36 Sonja Smith, North Granby CT; Paul Burnham, Wilton CT 347.48 claim them at the front desk of the hotel. Lost something else of value? Visit the Welcome QUALIFIERS IN THE NABC 0–10,000 FAST PAIRS Desk on the lower level (typically open one hour 18.0 Tables Carryover before game time). 1 Li Yiting, Herndon VA; Laura Dekkers, Rotterdam Netherlands 68.00 2 David Rodney, Fairfax VA; Rusty Krauss, Vienna VA 52.89 3 Hua Yang - Yan Song, Plano TX 49.60 Age requirement 4 Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA; Mark McCarthy, San Francisco CA 43.60 5 Omer Ekinci, Astoria NY; Irina Kislitsyna, Miami FL 39.70 for Senior events 6 Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ; Joan Brody, Livingston NJ 37.20 You must at least 60 years old to play in ACBL 7 Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Christine Denny, Encinitas CA 32.21 Senior events through 2019. 8 William Samuels, Lafayette CA; Robert Zeckhauser, South Orange NJ 29.28 9 Aaron Jones, North Bethesda MD; Peter Gelfand, Corralitos CA 29.07 10 Len Vishnevsky - Jo Ginsberg, San Francisco CA 27.86 11 Brian Eisenberg - Thomas Franklin III, Martinez CA 27.13 12 Ben Yang, Warren NJ; Jian Wang, Alameda CA 26.84 13 Justyna Zmuda, Skwaina Poland; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 24.75 14 Deborah Murphy, San Francisco CA; Lawrence Lerner, Warren NJ 24.10 15 B. Wayne Stuart III - Peggy Haigler, Raleigh NC 22.72 16 Peter Manzon, Waltham MA; Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA 22.46 17 David Gurvich - Rachael Moller, New York NY 20.34 18 Tim Benoit, Esbon KS; , Alpharetta GA 18.02 19 Bridget Poizner, San Diego CA; Arda Kabaca, Toronto ON 17.28 20 Christina Madsen, Hellerup Denmark; H. Hunt, Kiawah Island SC 16.81 21 Marusa Gold, London England; Peter Cheung, Fremont CA 16.42 22 Jeff Dater - Kristen Onsgard, Dallas TX 16.34 23 Fred Seipp, Dallas TX; Kevin Cline, Seattle WA 13.37 24 Douglas McCormac, North Dartmouth MA; Frank Wharton, London England 13.32 25 Corey Cole, Oakhurst CA; Robert Law, Tigard OR 12.75 26 Weishu Wu - Mariko Kakimoto, Irvine CA 11.63 27 Amy Casanova, Portland OR; Connie Coquillette, Vancouver WA 9.33 28 Randall Dougherty - Lynne Newman, San Diego CA 8.37 29 Aster Wu, Foster City CA; Stan Chow, San Francisco CA 7.54 30 Peter Jepsen, Aarhus Denmark; Signe Buus Thomsen, Valby Denmark 7.51 31 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS 7.27 32 Stewart Rubenstein - Christina Parker, Chestnut Hill MA 4.79 33 Debra Hyatt, Lakewood CO; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 4.50 34 Hiroyuki Hagihira, Meguro-Ku Tokyo Japan; Emi Sakata, Japan 2.99 35 Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ; Radu Nistor, Woodside NY 0.06 36 Ruben Cabrera, Venezuela; Alamiro Pinoargote, Ecuador 0.00

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UNIT 512 WINE COUNTRY THURSDAY MORNING SIDE PAIRS 19.0 Tables Coach A B C continued from page 1 6.28 1 1 Shirley Llacera - Ken Llacera, Santa Cruz CA 66.98% 4.71 2 2 Ann Goldberg, Fort Lauderdale FL; Anne Stuckler, Bayside NY 66.25% Zia Mahmood, David Gold, and 3.53 3 3 Penny Kallaus - Patrick Kallaus, Holualoa HI 62.22% and are among the players that 3.38 4 4 Sandra Macpherson, Halifax NS; James Keegan, Cambridge MA 62.10% Sensarma has worked with. Sensarma is currently the 3.30 5 5 1 Christopher Gorton - Cynthia Gorton, Boston MA 58.85% coach of the Lall team which played in the Soloway 2.37 6 6 Art McHaffie - Joy McHaffie, Santa Fe NM 57.64% KO here in San Francisco. 1.69 7 7 Carol Reiss, Albertson NY; Jan Frey, Lake Worth FL 56.39% Sensarma differentiates what he does as a coach 2.48 2 Janet Dunlap - Joan Kroener, Cardiff CA 52.64% from the role mentors play. 1.86 3 Andy Scott, San Jose CA; Irene Hashfield, Los Altos CA 52.36% “Mentors are experienced players who work with 1.39 4 Carla Francis, Castro Valley CA; Linda Decquir, Wildomar CA 49.58% 1.04 5 Diana Beaver, Sidman PA; Robert Flynn, McDonald PA 48.87% less-experienced students one on one, frequently playing with them to help the student improve. As THURSDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS a coach, my role is to work with pairs (or several 23.0 Tables pairs on a team) to help them with their system A B C development. I provide a service of supplying hands 4.95 1 1 Guy Martin, Ville Saguenay QC; Sabin Harvey, Alma QC 67.64% on specific topics or running computer simulations 3.71 2 2 1 Lynn Gurnee, Fremont CA; Vickie Renbarger, Livermore CA 62.80% of hand-types that are desired. My job is to highlight 2.78 3 3 Mimi Clarke – P. Perring, Tiburon CA 61.31% areas of their existing systems that may not have 2.09 4 4 2 Swan Day - Kathy Ann Wilson, Napa CA 61.23% been thoroughly discussed.” 1.57 5 5 3 Timothy Byrnes, Perpigna France; Joe Huddleston, Peoria AZ 59.52% 1.38 6 6 4 Gary Effren - Barry Alhadeff, Saratoga CA 58.93% 0.80 5 Andrew Hong, San Francisco CA; David Gelles, West Richland WA 57.02% 10K Fast Pairs continued from page 1 THURSDAY MORNING 99ER PAIRS 9.0 Tables two-session final with a carryover of 68 matchpoints, A B C almost a full board ahead of the Virginia-based duo 2.53 1 1 Nancy Mulligan - Marjory Jong, Livermore CA 59.65% of David Rodney and Rusty Krauss who have a 1.90 2 2 1 Gary Sheerer, Los Altos CA; David Leaver, Los Altos Hills CA 59.44% carryover of 52.89. 1.42 3 3 2 Daryl Babbitt, San Francisco CA; Marymargaret Ward, Novato CA 58.12% In third with 49.60 are Hua Yang and Yan Song 1.07 4 Michael Whitaker, Moraga CA; William Schultz, Oakland CA 57.91% of Plano TX. 0.80 5 Margaret Senneff - Katherine Schram, Santa Rosa CA 57.65% 0.89 4 John Stremel, San Jose CA; Carl Ebeling, Redwood City CA 56.52% 0.66 5 Deepak Abbhi, Miami FL; Penny Herzog, San Diego CA 53.99% 0.96 3 Luann Schwab, Palo Alto CA; Ying Chow, Los Altos CA 51.19% Ex-squeez-ee moi 0.72 4 Polly Bell - Deneys Purcell, Los Angeles CA 49.11% Lynn Deas reported the following deal (rotated) from the second semifinal session of the Kaplan Blue THURSDAY MORNING NEWCOMER PAIRS Ribbon Pairs. Deas was playing with Peter Weichsel. 8.5 Tables Dlr: West ♠ Q 4 3 2 A B 2.03 1 1 Carole Seed - Francene Tabak, Stockton CA 62.97% Vul: None ♥ J 8 2 1.52 2 2 Kent Taylor, Half Moon Bay CA; Barbara Posch, Belmont CA 61.91% Bd: 14 ♦ K 10 7 3 1.14 3 Arlene Holt, Sonoma CA; Mary Francis, Somoma CA 61.18% ♣ A 4 0.86 4 Susan Beech, Tiburon CA; Deihleen Claffey, San Francisco CA 55.01% ♠ 10 9 8 7 6 ♠ J 0.64 5 Wally Manheimer - Eileen Manheimer, Allendale NJ 51.84% ♥ 7 5 4 ♥ K Q 10 9 6 0.86 3 Margaret Lerian - Robin Hubinsky, San Francisco CA 51.15% ♦ J 6 ♦ 8 4 2 0.65 4 Cheryl Schoenstein, Belmont CA; Dobbie Quinones, Corte Madera CA 50.64% ♣ 8 7 6 ♣ Q 10 5 2 ♠ A K 5 TOM PAJAK MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES - FINAL ♥ A 3 39.50 Tables / Based on 17 Tables ♦ A Q 9 5 9.45 1/2 Mari Stuart, Greenwich CT 115.64% ♣ K J 9 3 9.45 1/2 Jaquett Heck, Hobe Sound FL 115.64% 6.08 3 Craig Smith, Luzern Switzerland 111.39% 4.08 4/5 Gilbert Ramirez, Reno NV 110.70% West North East South 4.08 4/5 Shmuel Greenberg 110.70% Weichsel Deas 3.95 6/7 Douglas Grant, San Francisco CA 110.14% Pass Pass Pass 2NT 3.95 6/7 Charles Riffle, Emerald Hills CA 110.14% Pass 3NT All Pass 2.40 8 Kathryn Von Dohre, Concord CA 110.00% On the lead of the ♠10, Deas won in hand with 2.66 9 Hal Jones Jr., Lorton VA 109.91% the ace, cashed the ♠K, discovering the 5-1 split, as East pitched a heart. Next, Deas ran the diamonds, THURSDAY DAYLIGHT A/X OPEN PAIRS noting that East pitched another heart, as West let go 35.0 Tables / Based on 122 Tables of a spade and a heart. After taking the ♣A, declarer A X played a club to the jack, which won. This was the 44.53 1 , Palm Desert CA; William Pollack, New York NY 64.34% 33.40 2 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Eric Stoltz, Portland OR 62.72% position: 25.05 3 1 Teresa Boyd - Grant Robinson, Dublin CA 59.89% ♠ Q 4 18.79 4 Brad Carmichael, Shawnee KS; Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS 58.94% ♥ J 8 2 14.84 5 Brian Gilbert, Irvine CA; Jim Darvey, Rancho Mirage CA 58.05% ♦ — 12.72 6 Joe Houde, Vista CA; Andrew Loh, Solana Beach CA 57.37% ♣ — 11.13 7 Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; John Onstott, New Orleans LA 57.21% ♠ 10 9 ♠ — 9.90 8 Philip Goulding, Wexford PA; David Hoffner, Galloway NJ 56.59% ♥ 7 5 ♥ K Q 10 16.70 9 2 Pierre Franceschetti, Paris France; Hilda Setton, Italy 56.38% ♦ — ♦ — 8.10 10 Jim Leary - Pat Leary, Livermore CA 55.90% ♣ 8 ♣ Q 10 7.42 11 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Jim Looby, Las Vegas NV 55.47% ♠ 5 12.52 12 3 David Moss, New York NY; Kenneth Zuckerberg, Acton MA 54.33% 6.36 13 Nancy Gunn - Bob Klein, Santa Rosa CA 53.90% ♥ A 3 9.39 14 4 Arlie Lamb, San Mateo CA; Yan Song, Lincolnshire IL 53.77% ♦ — 7.42 15 5 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; Gunnar Niemi, Emeryville CA 53.56% ♣ K 9 5.24 16 Richard Riezman, St. Louis MO; James Griffin, San Rafael CA 53.48% When Deas played a spade to dummy’s queen, 6.36 17 6 Rodney Organt - Judy Stanfield, Salt Lake City UT 53.15% East pitched the ♥10. But when Deas played 5.57 18 7 Ronna Galin - Robert Raf, West Bloomfield MI 53.13% dummy’s last spade, East was squeezed. A club 4.95 8 Robert Barrington - Lynne Koeppel, New York NY 52.86% discard allows declarer to return to hand with the 4.45 9 Wagner Van Vlack, Carmel IN; Larry Hudgens, Tucson AZ 52.72% ♥A and cash two club tricks, while if East discards 4.07 10 Anant Rathi - Ankur Rathi, San Francisco CA 52.53% a heart honor (the defender’s actual choice) declarer just pitches the ♣9. West wins the spade trick, but declarer has the rest of the tricks, as the are now running. Making 12 tricks was worth 79% of the matchpoints. Page 8 Friday, December 6, 2019 Daily Bulletin

Glenn Lublin, Claire Tornay Goldman, ; 2. Jack Coleman, 1982 1. Gaylor Kasle, , Garnet Chris Compton, Boris Baran, Mike Shuman, Snyder, Martha Beecher, David Ashley, Dave Henry Treadwell; 2. Andy Bernstein, Jim Foster, 1999 1. David Berkowitz, , Jeff Tom Sanders, Wolfson, Neil Silverman; 2. Billy Miller, 1983 1. Sylvia Summers, Harve Waken, Robert Curtis Cheek, Brian Gunnell, Radwin, Gene Simpson, Steve Sturm; 2‑3. 2000 1. Steven Cooper, Kitty Munson‑Cooper, Philip Cowan, Michael Kapera, Alan Miller, Mel Colchamiro, Janet Colchamiro, Betty John Heller, George Berger; 2‑3. Richard Bloom, Steve Bloom; 2. Benito Garozzo, Lea Capps, John Onstott, Dan Requard, Syd Dupont, Steve Levinson, Barnet Shenkin Levey 2001 1. Richard Coren, , Larry 1984 1. , , Lea duPont, Cohen, Drew Casen; 2. Richard Haplerin, Benito Garozzo; 2. William Laubenheimer, Colin Revell, Leonard Ernst, Paul Erb, Stephen Kanzee, Marc Renson, Hamish George Pisk Bennett 2002 1. Mark Gordon, Richard Zucker, Winthrop The winners of last year’s North American Swiss 1985 1. Jack Coleman, Rhoda Walsh, Jim Jacoby, Allegaert, , Mark Molson, Teams were Bo Fu, Yichao Chen, Yan Sun, Junjie Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden; 2. Nadine Boris Baran; 2. Robert Hollman, Marc Hu and (not pictured) captain Jun Zhang. Wood, Jonathan Steinberg, Eric Hochman, Jacobus, Gaylor Kasle, , Geoff Mike Cappelletti Hampson North American Swiss 1986 1. , Joey Silver, Jim 2003 1. David Siebert, , Greg Hinze, Team action begins today McDonough, George Mittelman, Allan Nagy Kamel; 2. Ron Feldman, B. Wayne Play begins today in the six-session Keohane Graves; 2. Jack Coleman, Rhoda Walsh, Stuart, Steve Cohen, Drew Casen, Larry North American Swiss Teams, with semifinal Mark Itabashi, Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden Cohen, Wafik Abdou matches on Saturday and the final matches on 1987 1. Henry Bethe, Kitty Bethe, , 2004 1. Larry Mori, Venkatrao Koneru, Marty Sunday. ; 2. Jill Meyers, Fleisher, Vincent Demuy, Barnet Shenkin, Players will be vying for the Keohane Trophy, Beverly Rosenberg, Stelios Touchtidis, Steve ; 2. Piotr Tuszynski, Jaroslaw donated by Ethel Keohane in 1973 in memory of her Cohen, Pan Wittes, Carol Pincus Piasecki, Farid Assemi, Eduard Wojewoda, husband, William H. Keohane, one of the leading 1988 1. John Zilic, David Siebert, Allan Siebert, Waldemar Frukacz, Apolinary Kowalski New England bridge personalities. Sylvia Summers, Paul Munafo; 2. Rita Rand, 2005 1. , Pam Granovetter, Joe Bill Keohane Gerald Caravelli, Joel Friedberg, Ethan Stein, Quinn, Shawn Quinn, Becky Rogers, Renee (1896–1972) was a Jerry Goldfein Mancuso; 2. , Ira Hessel, Nagy consulting engineer, 1989 1. Eugene Gardner, Kenneth Meyer, Ed Kamel, Greg Hinze bridge teacher and Shapiro, Bruce Silverstein; 2. Joel Friedberg, 2006 1. Tony Kasday, Disa Eythorsdottir, Jon bridge administrator. Rita Rand, Ethan Stein, Gerald Caravelli, Baldursson, Thorlakur Jonsson, Bjarni He served as chairman Jerry Goldfein Einarsson, Sigurbjorn Haraldsson; 2. Carolyn of the 1970 Summer 1990 1‑2. Larry Mori, Kitty Bethe, Juanita Lynch, Dennis Dawson, , Mike NABC in Boston and, Chambers, Jim Robison; 1‑2. George Passell, Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz for many years, was Rosenkranz, Miguel Reygadas, Gaylor Kasle, 2007 1. Larry Mori, Rick Kaye, Kazuo Furuta, chairman of the New Garey Hayden, , John Grantham Hiroki Yokoi, Kelley Hwang, Leonard England Individual 1991 1. Keith Wilson, Gary Peterson, Dennis Melander; 2. William Watson, Ed Barlow, Championship. Hesthaven, Ralph Letizia, Benton Wheeler; Bill Harker, Ronald Powell, Yul Inn, Rob Keohane was elected in 1972 to a one-year term 2. Jack Coleman, Judi Radin, Fred Hamilton, Stevens as the first District Director of the newly created Dennis Sorensen, Mike Shuman 2008 1. Carolyn Lynch, , Eddie Wold, District 25 (New England). He died later that year, 1992 1. Lewis Kaplan, Boris Baran, Geoff , Joe Grue, Curtis Cheek; 2. just before he was to attend his first Board meeting. Hampson, Mark Molson, Mark Stein; 2. Jack Jacek Kalita, Krzysztof Kotorowicz, Ron The Keohane Trophy was presented for the Open Coleman, Mike Shuman, Larry Cohen, Dan Zambonini, Waldemar Frukacz Individual Championship until it was re-designated in Rotman, Fred Hamilton 2009 1. Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Andrew 1995 by the ACBL Board of Directors for the North 1993 1. Alan Le Bendig, Tom Clarke, Joe Quinn, Gromov, , Aleksander American Swiss Teams. Shawn Womack; 2. Lynn Blumenthal, Steve Dubinin, Adam Zmudzinski; 2. Judith Previous winners and runners-up: Bruno, Loren Hawkins, Darrell Keel, Sue Bianco, , Winthrop Allegaert, 1977 1. Neil Chambers, Jim Donaldson, Bruce Lyski Hemant Lall, Jaggy Shivdisani, Lapt Chan Ferguson, Clarence Goppert, ; 1994 1. Jack Coleman, Drew Cannell, Mark 2010 1. Mike Levine, Dennis McGarry, David 2. Dennis Clerkin, Jerry Clerkin, John Molson, Boris Baran, Mark Stein; 2. Barry Siebert, Jerry Clerkin, Dennis Clerkin, Chuck Herrmann, Ken Schutze Rigal, JoAnn Manfield, Alan Truscott, Said; 2. Michal Kwiecien, Rafal Jagniewski, 1978 1. , Bob Kehoe, , Dorothy Truscott Krzysztof Martens, Charles Weed, Billy Cohen; 2. Ira Chorush, 1995 1. Jack Coleman, Drew Cannell, Mark 2011 1. Les Bart, Gloria Bart, Nader Hanna, Piotr Thomas Peters, Ely Solomon, John Zilic, Molson, Boris Baran, Mark Stein; 2. Irina Klimowicz; 2. Justine Cushing, Jiang Gu, Virginia Zilic Levitina, Judy Tucker, Benito Garozzo, Lea Meilh Ozdil, Xiaodong Shi, Jian-Jian Wang 1979 1. Hermine Baron, R. Jay Becker, Paul Dupont, Karen Allison, Mike Ledeen 2012 1. Reese Milner, Apolinary Kowalski, Dennis Ivaska, Jim Robison; 2. Gerald Caravelli, 1996 1. Rita Rand, Gerald Caravelli, Arnie Fisher, Bilde, Jacek Romanski, Anders Hagen, Lars Mark Cohen, Ralph Katz, Harvey Miller, , Richard Colker; 2. John Blakset; 2. Paul Fireman, Gavin Wolpert, Ken Schutze, Russell Shoup Begley, , John Sutherlin, Dan John Kranyak, , Grzegorz 1980 1‑2. Steve Becker, Philip Cowan, Rich Morse, Hugh Ross Narkiewicz, Vincent Demuy DeMartino, Judy Rich; 1‑2. Dale Beers, 1997 1. John Malley, Dan Colatosti, Bill Hunter, 2013 1. , , Steve William Epperson, Dave Furman, Dave Shome Mukherjee; 2. Jacob Podbilevich, Robinson, , Carlos Pellegrini, Treitel Gonzalo Herrera, Jim Looby, Cameron Diego Brenner; 2. Ron Zambonini, Jan 1981 1. Ron Beall, Bob Etter, Ann Jacobson, Bob Doner Jansma, John Valliant, Michael Polowan, Thomson; 2. Lea duPont, Benito Garozzo, 1998 1. Steve Beatty, John Onstott, Bobby Darren Wolpert, Shan Huang 2014 1. Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Cezary Daily Bulletin Friday, December 6, 2019 Page 9

Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski, Garey Hayden; THURSDAY DAYLIGHT B/C PAIRS 2. Marcin Lesiewski, Jacek Kalita, Josef 46.0 Tables / Based on 47 Tables Blass, Piotr Tuczynski, Bartosz Chmurski, B C Michal Nowosadzki 21.38 1 Deborah Levine, Belvedere CA; Penny Berman, Poway CA 59.29% 2015 1. Stan Tulin, Kevin Dwyer, Alon 16.04 2 Susan Boyers, Oakland CA; Robert Johnson, Tempe AZ 59.06% 12.03 3 Frank Xie, Sunnyvale CA; Ying Liu, Palo Alto CA 58.12% Birman, Dror Padon, Jacek Kalita, Michal 9.02 4 Stephanie Singer, Belmont CA; Carol Kemper, Portola Valley CA 57.78% Nowosadzki; 2. Josef Blass, Marcin 7.13 5 Felix Springer, West Hartford CT; Michael Wavada, Enfield CT 57.75% Lesniewski, Piotr Tuczynski, Bartosz 9.01 6 1 Christy Hartsell, Palo Alto CA; Frederick Tierney Jr., Fremont CA 57.37% Chmurski, Marc Jacobus, Mike Passell 5.69 7 H. Vince Mueller - Peggy Tatro, San Rafael CA 57.33% 2016 1. Mike Levine, Louk Verhees Jr., Cornelis 4.78 8 Janine Buss, Port Washington NY; Laurie Berlin, Lido Beach NY 57.26% Van Prooijen, Jerry Clerkin, Dennis 6.76 9 2 Craig Smith, Luzern Switzerland; Kathryn Von Dohre, Concord CA 56.54% Clerkin, Eddie Wold; 2. Stan Tulin, Kevin 3.91 10 Steve Burnham, Cupertino CA; Karen Rice, San Jose CA 56.51% Dwyer, Alon Birman, Dror Padon, Michal 3.56 11 Neeta Mone, Livingston NJ; Josephine Ventura, San Mateo CA 56.00% Nowosadzki, Jacek Kalita 5.07 12 3 Michael Peirce, San Francisco CA; Wes Peirce, The Woodlands TX 55.90% 2017 1. Agnes Snellers, Wubbo De Boer, Joris 5.58 13 4 Dawn Ligon - David Roe, Santa Barbara CA 55.77% 2.85 14 Amy Brisson, Arlington VA; Michael Sherman, Elmira NY 55.15% van Lankveld, Berend Van Den Bos; 2. Tim 3.00 15 5 Sharon Kreitzer, Cincinnati OH; Kathy Gilman, Shoreline WA 55.13% Verbeek, Danny Molenaar, Bob Drijver, Bart 4.23 16 6 Shirley Foreman, Santa Clara CA; Raja Smadi, Saratoga CA 55.02% Nab, Patricia Cayne, Dano De Falco 3.85 17 7 Daniel Groves, Bloomington IN; Drew Todd, Albany CA 54.74% 2018 1. Jun Zhang, Junjie Hu, Yichao Chen, Yan 2.59 18 8 Diane Simpson, Bethel Island CA; Lynn Gast, Pleasanton CA 54.29% Su, Bo Fu; 2. Joyce Hill, Kevin Dwyer, Shan 2.14 19 9 Eric Schneider, Boca Raton FL; Wayne Hall, Sooke BC 53.93% Huang, Justin Lall, Kevin Bathurst 2.05 20 10 H. Paul Davis, Cupertino CA; Fay Zerbo, San Jose CA 53.89% 1.94 21 11 Raluca Dobrescu, Woodside NY; Brooke Cohen, New York NY 53.16% 2.51 22 12 Laurie Herchenroeder - James Herchenroeder, Harrodsburg KY 53.10% 1.78 23 13 Hal Saunders - N. Dennis Berg, Santa Barbara CA 53.03% 1.71 24 Naresh Kapila, Auburn Hills MI; Lakshmi Vora, Bloomfield Hills MI 52.97% 1.20 14 Russ Kirschenbaum - Steven Drucker, Oakland CA 52.39% 1.75 15 Edward Easley, Sacramento CA; Gary Mankin, San Francisco CA 52.09% 1.68 16 Richard Michelsen - Kairong Michelsen, Walnut Creek CA 51.99% 1.04 17/18 Paul Hummel - Stan Weinstein, Santa Fe NM 51.69% 0.98 17/18 Norma Bozzini, San Mateo CA; Chuck Lane, Los Altos CA 51.69%

THURSDAY DAYLIGHT GOLD RUSH PAIRS 71.0 Tables 7 3 2 19.67 1 Malcolm Mendelson, Moraga CA; Furqan Naeem, Pittsburgh CA 69.97% 14.75 2 1 1 Elliott Zeller, Albany CA; Robert Dawson, Littleton CO 64.45% 11.06 3 Kathi Byrne - John Byrne, Atlanta GA 60.61% 8.61 4 2 2 Frank Silver - Tom Willging, Oakland CA 60.10% 6.56 5 Marion Keyworth, Carmel CA; Judith Ritchie, Pebble Beach CA 59.47% 6.46 6 3 3 Suhang Li - Xuyang Zhang, Shanghai People’s Republic of China 59.19% 4.92 7 Laura Kopp, Wading River NY; Patricia Lessard, Port Jefferson NY 59.14% 4.84 8 4 Ken Pelowski - Lori Mirek, Atherton CA 58.94% 3.93 9 Gerda Janos - Shahla Verrall, Berkeley CA 58.88% 3.83 10 5 4 Ziqian Wang - Shuoming Ma, Shanghai People’s Republic of China 58.86% 3.28 11 6 5 Gretchen Shively - Chuck Shively, Seattle WA 58.82% 3.03 12 7 6 Kenneth Luskey - Ken Wirt, Saratoga CA 58.38% 2.81 13 Barbara Norman, Healdsburg CA; Linda Marin, Calistoga CA 57.04% 2.62 14 8 Felicity Warner - Al Warner, Lafayette CA 57.01% 2.46 15 9 Liz Koh, San Mateo CA; Sari Staver, San Francisco CA 56.46% 2.31 16 10 Katherine Kwong - Jeanie Kwong, Foster City CA 56.39% 2.20 17 Barbara Patterson, Palm Desert CA; Sally Ackerman, San Marcos CA 56.25% 2.07 18 11 Kathy Wheeler, Half Moon Bay CA; Stephanie Youngquist, Palo Alto CA 56.16% 1.97 19 Andrea Ventris, Tiburon CA; Chatarina Andersson, Kungalv Sweden 56.07% 2.05 20 12 David Ouyang, Waianae HI; Herbert Nakagawa, Honolulu HI 55.97% 1.79 21 Jana Cushman, Mountain View CA; Kerry Fanwick, Palo Alto CA 55.83% 2.30 22 Alvin Farrar, El Dorado CA; John Bowman, Placerville CA 55.62% 2.07 23 Donna Abersman, Dana Point CA; Panna Chaudhari, Laguna Niguel CA 55.57% 1.88 24 13 7 Mark Sumner - Mark Issacs, San Francisco CA 55.28% 1.53 25 14 Cynthia Marks - David Newell, Safety Harbor FL 55.25% 2.30 26 15 8 Lisa Merenbach, Belmont CA; Therese Kristensen, Los Altos CA 54.89% 2.07 27 Carol Ramberg - Irene White, Fair Oaks Ranch TX 54.79% 1.45 28 16 9 Rita Vachani, Lexington MA; Carolyn Bitetti, Belmont MA 54.29% 1.31 29 17 10 Carolyn Loe - Nanette Prolo, Benicia CA 53.99% 1.53 30 18 Harriet Lewit, Upper Marlboro MD; Susan Papilion, Foster City CA 53.86% 1.53 31/32 Bill Dougherty, Saratoga CA; Bette Hirsch, Palo Alto CA 53.75% 1.21 31/32 Benson Mitchell, Newberg OR; Barbara Nelson, McMinnville OR 53.75% 1.16 33 Bruce Poster, Walnut Creek CA; Gary Lowenthal, Santa Fe NM 53.67% 1.54 34 19 11 Michael Hoellwarth, Honigtal Austria; Karl Pack, Hartberg Austria 53.62% 1.63 35 20 Jackie De Nevers, Greenbrae CA; Suzanne Johnson, Mill Valley CA 53.52% Notice of binding 1.11 36 12 Jiayi Shi - Yufan Chen, Shanghai People’s Republic of China 53.33% arbitration By becoming an ACBL member or renewing your membership in the ACBL, you expressly agree to waive your right to have disputes between you and the ACBL resolved in a court of law and agree to accept the use of binding arbitration before the American Arbitration Association. The binding arbitration provisions are available for review at acbl. org/bindingarbitration.

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Soloway KO continued from page 1

Second in the Soloway KO Teams: Robert Levin, captain Nick Nickell, Steve Weinstein, Jeff Meckstroth, coach , Ralph Katz and Eric Rodwell.

Last year’s winners of the Senior Mixed Pairs were Becky Rogers and John Grantham.

Senior Mixed Pairs The Blass team is on a hot streak, claiming pared to 14 IMPs at halftime. At the end of three began yesterday their second major victory this year: They won the quarters, their lead had returned to the 20-IMP The Senior Mixed Pairs, an NABC+ event open KO Teams at the Summer NABC in Las margin, before Blass caught fire in the final stanza. to mixed partners age 60 and older, began play on Vegas. The team members each have multiple NABC The eponymous Soloway had been a member of Thursday. This is a four-session event consisting of a and world titles. the Nickell team prior to his death in 2007. two-session qualifier and two-session final. Nickell took a 20-IMP lead in the first quarter, 2011 1. Polly Dunn, Pat Dunn; 2. Doug Fraser, Sandra Fraser THURSDAY AFTERNOON SIDE PAIRS 2012 1. Kitty Cooper, Steve Cooper; 28.0 Tables 2. Sally Meckstroth, Ed Schulte A B C 2013 1. Ginny Schuett, Jeff Schuett; 8.23 1 Jan Zadroga, Todz Poland; Alfred Lee, Foster City CA 62.46% 2. Sandra Fraser, Doug Fraser 6.17 2 James Tanner, Highland CA; Philip Pearl, Fountain Valley CA 58.85% 2014 1. Ginny Schuett, Jeff Schuett; 4.63 3 Chris Moll, Durham NC; Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL 58.54% 2. , Lew Finkel 6.26 4/5 1/2 Robert Webster, Ripon WI; Charles Dahlke, Oshkosh WI 57.77% 6.26 4/5 1/2 1 Jaquett Heck, Hobe Sound FL; Mari Stuart, Greenwich CT 57.77% 2015 1. Billy Eisenberg, Connie Goldberg; 4.02 6 3 Stephen Lubeck, Redwood City CA; Frances Bennett, Palo Alto CA 57.54% 2. Pat McDevitt, Margie Sullivan 1.55 7 Geoff Booth - Robert Sandfield, Houston TX 57.15% 2016 1. Lee Atkinson, Mark Yaeger; 1.55 8 Donald Cline - Anne Cline, Ventura CA 56.38% 2. Bill Eason, Jane Eason 3.02 4 Connie True - Steve Dickason, Little Rock AR 56.15% 2017 1. Gerry McCully, Rhonda Foster; 2.26 5 Dorothy Mersereau, Calgary AB; Janet Tainty, Santa Cruz CA 56.08% 2. Francisco Bernal, Sylvie Willard 1.70 6 Teresa Martin, Bathurst Australia; Kathie Hoehne, Anchorage AK 55.00% 2018 1. John Grantham, Rebecca Rogers; 1.81 7 Thomas Stillman - Elizabeth Noronha, San Francisco CA 53.00% 2. Michael Prahin, Elena Prahin 2.63 2 Lisa Assoni, Walnut Creek CA; Rosemary Boss, Benicia CA 52.77% 1.73 3/4 Mel Chaplin - Marilyn Chaplin, Brentwood CA 52.38% 1.73 3/4 Julie Greenberg, San Diego CA; Janet Dunlap, Cardiff CA 52.38% Prizes 1.11 5 Susan Bailey, Emeryville CA; Catherine Warren, Berkeley CA 52.31% Don’t forget to collect your prizes! The folks 0.83 6 David Fotland - Wendy Fotland, San Jose CA 51.31% in San Francisco are giving out bottles of wine as awards for people who win section tops or make the THURSDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS overalls in any event. They also have keychains if 15.0 Tables you don’t want wine. Collect yours at the Prize Desk A B C (North Registraton) located on the lower level. Hours 3.75 1 1 Joyce Ellenberg, Moraga CA; Vijaya Kamath, Concord CA 61.25% are: 2.81 2 2 Ray Mok - Karen Mok, Pebble Beach CA 59.58% • 8:30–9:45 a.m. 1.63 3/5 3/4 John Winston - Jeffrey Dielle, San Francisco CA 59.23% • 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. 1.63 3/5 Melinda Hall, Walnut Creek CA; Jamie Ney, Lafayette CA 59.23% • 6–7:15 p.m. 1.63 3/5 3/4 Judy Weil - Betty Schafer, San Francisco CA 59.23% 1.03 6 5 Sabin Harvey, Alma QC; Guy Martin, Ville Saguenay QC 57.08% 0.69 6/7 Leslie Altick, Portola Valley CA; Jay Margulies, Los Altos CA 55.65% Convention card reminder 0.74 6/7 Mimi Clarke – P. Perring, Tiburon CA 55.65% Each player is required to have a convention 2.13 1 Maria DeGennaro, Indian Wells CA; Kathleen Danforth, Los Altos CA 53.57% card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a 1.60 2 Dee Poujade, Portland OR; Wil Dopkins, Carmichael CA 53.33% session. The convention card must include the first 1.20 3 Jacky Poulsen, Livermore CA; Lynn Gurnee, Fremont CA 52.68% 0.90 4 Michael Breslow - Lucille Breslow, San Francisco CA 49.17% and last name of each member of the partnership, and the cards must be identical. THURSDAY AFTERNOON 99ER PAIRS If a director determines that neither player has 12.0 Tables a substantially completed card, the partnership may A B C play only the Yellow Card and 2.93 1 1 1 Carolyn Stern, Berkeley CA; Peggy Torpey, San Francisco CA 68.65% may use only standard carding. This restriction may 2.20 2 Ann Wyatt, Alamo CA; Thomas Miller, Brentwood CA 66.67% be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent round 1.65 3 2 2 Gary Sheerer, Los Altos CA; David Leaver, Los Altos Hills CA 61.90% after convention cards have been properly prepared 1.24 4 3 3 Richard Jacobs - Bruce Pollock, Piedmont CA 61.51% and approved by the director. Further, the partnership 0.93 5 4 Andrew Eidelhoch - Sarah Eidelhoch, San Francisco CA 57.54% will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint penalty for each 0.70 6 5 4 Carole Seed, Stockton CA; Mary Westin, Lodi CA 56.75% board played, commencing with the next round and continuing until the restriction is lifted. In IMP team games, penalties shall be at the discretion of the director. If the director determines the partnership has at least one substantially completed convention card but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, the director may give warnings or assign such penalties as he deems to be appropriate under the circumstances. Please note that other types of convention cards, such as the WBF convention card or homemade cards that do not sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, are not acceptable substitutes. The objective of these warnings and penalties is the encouragement of full compliance with ACBL regulations. Daily Bulletin Friday, December 6, 2019 Page 11

SOLOWAY KO TEAMS

1 Spector 162 32 Pellegrini 123

1 Spector 129 16 (17) Korbel 87 ♠ 16 Demirev w/d 17 Korbel 147

1 Spector 146 8 (24) Ventin w/d 9 Fleisher 110 ♥ 24 Ventin 130 32 Tables 9 (24) Ventin 113 250.00 1 Josef Blass (npc); Jacek Pszczola, 8 (25) Cayne 70 Chapel Hill NC; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wejherowo Poland; Sjoert Brink - Sebastiaan 8 Hill 105 Drijver, Geneva Switzerland 25 Cayne 132 180.00 2 Nick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL; 1 Spector 24 45 82 113 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL; Robert Levin, Henderson 4 (20) Blass npc 35 95 119 135 NV; Steve Weinstein, Montclair NJ 125.00 3/4 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; Gavin 5 Kasle 120 Wolpert, Palm Beach Gardens FL; Vincent Demuy, Palm 28 Xu 141 Beach Gardens FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; John 5 (28) Xu w/d Hurd, New York NY; , Astoria NY 12 (21) Lebowitz 130 125.00 3/4 Andrew Rosenthal - Aaron Silverstein - - Jan Jansma, New York NY; Boye 12 Rippey 122 Brogeland, Flekkefjor Norway; Christian Bakke, Bergen 21 Lebowitz 126 Norway 80.00 5/8 Pierre Zimmermann - - 5 (21) Lebowitz 119 - , Monaco; Michal Klukowski, 4 (20) Blass npc 166 Poland; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland 80.00 5/8 Peter Crouch, Surrey England; Simon 13 Ginossar 102 Cope, Hertfordshire UK; Espen Erichsen, Tunbridge Wells 20 Blass npc 210 UK; Fredrik Helness, Oslo Norway 80.00 5/8 Laurence Lebowitz, Boston MA; Adam 13 (20) Blass npc 151 Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA; Michael 4 (29) Onstott 68 Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA; Johan Upmark - Fredrik Nystrom, Stockholm Sweden 4 Tulin 82 80.00 5/8 Juan Carlos Ventin, Barcelona Spain; 29 Onstott 84 Frederic Wrang, Stockholm Sweden; Antonio Palma, 1 (20) Blass npc 28 64 72 123 Evora Portugal; Diego Brenner, Barcelona Spain; Miguel Villas-Boas, Salvador Brazil 2 (3) Nickell 48 78 92 102 50.00 9/16 Lavazza: Dennis Bilde, Copenhagen 2 Lavazza 244 Denmark; , Barcelona Spain; Philippe 31 Questembert 60 Cronier, Paris France; , Torino Italy; Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; Antonio 2 Lavazza 100 Sementa, Parma Italy 15 Rosenthal 121 50.00 9/16 Hemant Lall, Carrollton TX; Reese Milner, Sarasota FL; - Zia Mahmood, New 15 Rosenthal 169 York NY; , Charlottenlund Denmark; David 18 Levine 87 Gold, London England 50.00 9/16 , Las Vegas NV; Richard 2 (15) Rosenthal 146 Coren - Diyan Danailov, Boca Raton FL; , 7 (10) Zimmermann 119 Toronto ON; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; Jerry Stamatov, Sofia Bulgaria 10 Zimmermann 207 50.00 9/16 , Boca Raton FL; Alan 23 Mandala 90 Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; - Lorenzo 10 Zimmermann 128 Lauria, Rome Italy; Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy; 7 (26) Street 80 Massimiliano Di Franco, Italy 50.00 9/16 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Nicolas 7 Gupta 130 L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; , Paris France; 26 Street 136 Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France; Tom Hanlon, Dublin Ireland; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France 2 (15) Rosenthal 16 57 65 75 50.00 9/16 Chen Zhao, Greenbelt MD; Jing Liu, 3 Nickell 27 57 62 93 Minneapolis MN; Linlin Hu, People’s Republic of China; Yinghao Liu, Hoboken NJ 6 Zagorin 45 50.00 9/16 Edward Xu, North York ON; Yan Wang, 27 Zhao 130 Richmond Hill ON; Xin Li, Guangdong People’s Republic of China; Ming Sheng, Northbrook IL 6 (27) Zhao 68 50.00 9/16 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Jacob 11 Crouch 128 Morgan, Madison WI; Magdalena Ticha - Richard Ritmeijer, Zwolle Netherlands; Drew Casen, Henderson 11 Crouch 149 NV; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL 22 De Leon 120

6 (11) Crouch 95 3 Nickell 126 14 Lall 132 ♦ 19 Pavlicek 90

14 Lall 90 3 Nickell 143

3 Nickell 135 30 Molenaar 82 ♣ Page 12 Friday, December 6, 2019 Daily Bulletin

Reisinger BAM starts today Competition for the Charles J. Solomon, ; 2. A. Rapee, ; 2. Ben Fain, Paul Trophy (the Mitchell Barnes, Mary Clement, Benedict Hodge, , Dick Sutton Chicago Trophy until Jarmel, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz 1957 1. Charles H. Goren, Harold A. Ogust, 1965) starts today. The 1939 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, Charles William S. Root, , Helen event is a six-session H. Goren, Charles J. Solomon, Sally Young; Sobel; 2. Robert Y. Barrett, Ben Fain, Harry open team event scored 2‑4. Jay Cushing, Seymour Kaplan, Al J. Fishbein, , by board-a-match with Leibowitz, Edward N. Marcus; 2‑4. Oswald 1958 1. Leonard B. Harmon, Ralph Hirschberg, two qualifying sessions, Jacoby, Merwyn D. Maier, Robert A. , Alfred Sheinwold, Ivar two semifinal sessions McPherran, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz; 2‑4. Stakgold; 2. Arthur M. Miller, John H. and two final sessions. Henry Auslander, Joseph Davis, Jacob D. Moran, David Strasberg, Jay Wendt It was contested Lindy, Catherine W. Samberg 1959 1. Lewis L. Mathe, Donald A. Oakie, Meyer as a four-session 1940 1. Henry Feinberg, , Maury J. Schleifer, Edward O. Taylor; 2. Harry J. championship until 1966. The event is generally Glick, Louis Newman; 2. Alfred R. Dick, Fishbein, John Gerber, Paul Hodge, Charles thought to be the toughest on the ACBL tournament C. William Potts, James Sheern, Edward R. J. Solomon calendar. Thomas 1960 1. Ollie Adams, William Hanna, Sidney H. The event began in 1929 as the North American 1941 1. Peter A. Leventritt, Simon Rossant, Lazard, Lewis L. Mathe; 2. Oswald Jacoby, Open Team Championship and the prize was the Helen Sobel, ; 2. A. Mitchel Mervin Key, G. Robert Nail, Curtis Smith Chicago Trophy, donated by the Club Barnes, S. Garton Churchill, , 1961 1. John R. Crawford, , Alvin of Chicago. (In 1928, the open team competition was Charles S. Lockridge, Waldemar K. von Roth, Sidney Silodor, ; 2‑3. for the Harold S. Vanderbilt Cup.) Zedtwitz Charles Coon, Robert F. Jordan, Eric R. The Chicago Trophy was replaced in 1965 by the 1942 1. B. Jay Becker, Charles H. Goren, Sidney Murray, Arthur G. Robinson; 2‑3. Harold B. Reisinger Memorial Trophy, donated by the Greater Silodor, John R. Crawford; 2. S. Garton Guiver, , Thomas K. Sanders, New York Bridge Association in memory of Curt H. Churchill, Harry J. Fishbein, Lee Hazen, Michael Shuman Reisinger. Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz 1962 1‑2. Paul Allinger, Harold B. Guiver, Lewis Reisinger (1891–1964), of New York City, was a 1943 1. B. Jay Becker, Charles H. Goren, Sidney L. Mathe, , Erik Paulsen, principal patron of and the American Silodor, Helen Sobel; 2. Samuel Katz, Edward O. Taylor; 1‑2. Robert D. Hamman, Contract Bridge League in the early years of both. Bertram Lebhar Jr., Peter A. Leventritt, Eddie Kantar, Donald P. Krauss, Marshall Reisinger was a great-grandson of Anheuser and Simon Rossant Miles, Bill Eisenberg a grandson of Busch, co-founders of the brewery 1944 1. Simon Becker, Peggy Golder, Ruth 1963 1. Charles H. Goren, Peter A. Leventritt, from which he inherited great wealth. That wealth Sherman, Charles J. Solomon; 2. B. Jay Harold A. Ogust, Howard Schenken; 2. enabled him to become a stalwart financial supporter Becker, Charles H. Goren, Sidney Silodor, Donald R. Faskow, William L. , of the game, as well as a noted philanthropist on a far Helen Sobel Herbert Sachs, larger scale. 1945 1. Lee Hazen, George Rapee, Samuel M. 1964 1. John Gerber, Paul Hodge, Mervin Key, In the years when there was often a struggle to Stayman, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz; 2. Harold Rockaway; 2. , Edith meet the League’s modest payroll, Reisinger was Ambrose Casner, Harold J. Harkavy, Ralph Kemp, Cliff Russell, Curtis K. Smith, Bobby often called upon and never failed to help with a loan Hirschberg, Harold A. Ogust, Jack Shore Wolff, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz or an outright gift. His support made possible several 1946 1. A. Mitchel Barnes, John R. Crawford, 1965 1. Eddie Kantar, Michael S. Lawrence, early contract bridge tournaments, and books. , Edith Seligman; 2. Simon , ; 2. Michael Among the positions in which he served were Becker, Stanley O. Fenkel, Fred D. Karpin, Engel, , , Ira director of the United States Bridge Association, Louis Newman S. Rubin president of the Greater New York Bridge 1947 1‑3. Paula Bacher, Jane Jaeger, , 1966 1. Robert F. Jordan, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Association and chairman of the ACBL. In 1953, Sally Young; 1‑3. John R. Crawford, Kay, Arthur G. Robinson; 2‑3. Gerald W. Reisinger was named ACBL Honorary Member. Theodore A. Lightner, George Rapee, Bare, Harold B. Guiver, Lewis L. Mathe, Winners and runners-up: Samuel M. Stayman; 1‑3. Robert Appleyard, Mike McMahan, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross; 1929 1. Max M. Cohen, Louis J. Haddad, Robert Morris Berliant, Malcolm A. Lightman, 2‑3. William S. Root, Alvin Roth, Bee W. Halpin, Nils M. Wester; 2. Carlton R. Simon Rossant Schenken, Howard Schenken Drake, James Kelly, Paul D. Parcells, Charles 1948 1. George Boeckh, C. , Agnes 1967 1. Robert F. Jordan, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Rilling Gordon, Charlotte Sidway; 2. John R. Kay, Arthur G. Robinson, William S. Root, 1930 1. William K. Barrett, W. James Carpenter, Crawford, George Rapee, Sidney Silodor, Alvin Roth; 2. Steve Altman, Michael M. , Johnny Rau; 2. Mary Samuel M. Stayman Becker, Charles Peres, Daniel Rotman Clement, , P. Hal Sims, 1949 1. Lee Hazen, Larry Hirsch, , 1968 1. Kyle Larsen, Erik Paulsen, Peter A. Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz Peter A. Leventritt, Jack Shore; 2‑3. Sidney Pender, Hugh Ross, Howard Schenken; 2. 1931 1. Elizabeth Banfield, Cmdr. Winfield S. Aronson, Emily Folline, Benjamin O. Bill Eisenberg, , Robert Liggett Jr., Frances Newman, George Unger; Johnson, Ludwig J. Kabakjian, Edward N. D. Hamman, Eddie Kantar, Sidney Lazard, 2. David Burnstine, Oswald Jacoby, Willard Marcus; 2‑3. Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, George Rapee S. Karn, P. Hal Sims Alvin , , Elmer I. Schwartz 1969 1. Philip Feldesman, , Ira 1932 1. B. Jay Becker. S. Garton Churchill, 1950 1. B. Jay Becker, Myron F. Field, Charles Rubin, Jeff Westheimer; 2. Edgar Kaplan, George Reith, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz; 2. H. Goren, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel; 2. Norman Kay, Sami R. Kehela, Sidney Ely Culbertson, Michael T. Gottlieb, Oswald John R. Crawford, George Rapee, Edward Lazard, Eric R. Murray, George Rapee Jacoby, Theodore A. Lightner N. Marcus, Howard Schenken, Samuel M. 1970 1‑2. Bill Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Robert 1933 1. Charles A. Hall, Albert Steiner, Philip Stayman D. Hamman, , Michael S. Steiner, Richard M. Wildberg; 2. B. Jay 1951 1. Corti Boland, C. Bruce Elliot, Micky Lawrence, ; 1‑2. Grant S. Baze, Becker, S. Garton Churchill, P. Hal Sims, M. Miller, Percy E. Sheardown; 2. B. Jay Anthony H. Dionisi, William P. Grieve, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz Becker, Charles H. Goren, Myron F. Field, Harlow S. Lewis, Peter A. Pender, George 1934 1. Henry S. Dinkelspiel Jr., Lewis Jaeger, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel Rapee Bernard Rabinowitz, Maurice Seiler; 2. 1952 1. Harold Harkavy, Edith Kemp, Alvin 1971 1. William Grieve, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Theodore A. Lightner, Merwyn D. Maier, Roth, Tobias Stone; 2. Edward H. Cohen, Kay, Donald P. Krauss, Lewis L. Mathe, Jean P. Mattheys, Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Elmer I. George Rapee; 2. Grant S. Baze, Anthony H. 1935 1. F. Roland Buck, Joseph E. Cain, Lawrence Schwartz Dionisi, Harlow S. Lewis, Peter A. Pender J. Welch, Edson T. Wood; 2. Ely Culbertson, 1953 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, George 1972 1. , Steve Goldberg, Steven J. , Richard L. Frey, Rapee, Samuel M. Stayman; 2. Harry J. Parker, Stephen W. Robinson; 2. William Albert H. Morehead Fishbein, Peter A. Leventritt, , Grieve, Sami R. Kehela, Eric R. Murray, 1936 1. Marge Anderson, Donald G. Farquharson, Charles J. Solomon, George Rapee Mrs. J.A. Faulkner, Percy E. Sheardown; 2. 1954 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, George 1973 1. Larry Cohen, Dr. Richard H. Katz, Bud Arthur Glatt, Laura Heiner, John R. Smith, Rapee, Sidney Silodor; 2. Israel Cohen, Paul Reinhold, , Peter Weichsel; 2. Kibler, Alvin Roth, William Seamon Jack Blair, Byron L. Greenberg, Thomas K. 1937 1. John R. Crawford, Charles H. Goren, 1955 1. Ben Fain, George Heath, Paul Hodge, Sanders, Paul Swanson Charles J. Solomon, Sally Young; 2. Oscar James Jacoby, Oswald Jacoby; 2. William V. 1974 1. Fred Hamilton, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross, J. Brotman, William Perry, Alvin Roth, S.S. Lipton, , W. Miller Nelson, Ira S. Rubin; 2. Stephen Goldstein, Marc S. Vorzimer Joseph G. Ripstra Jacobus, J. Merrill, , Judi Solodar 1938 1. John R. Crawford, Charles H. Goren, 1956 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, George 1975 1. Fred Hamilton, Erik Paulsen, Hugh Ross, Daily Bulletin Friday, December 6, 2019 Page 13

Welland, Bjorn Fallenius, Zia Mahmood, , Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski 2018 ACBL 2004 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob President Jay Hamman, , Jeff Meckstroth, Whipple presents Eric Rodwell; 2.* Richard Schwartz, Michael the Reisinger Becker, Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz Trophy to winners: 2005 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Sjoret Brink, michal Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, Nowosadzki, Jacek Eric Rodwell; 2. George Jacobs, Alfredo “Pepsi” Pszczola, Versace, , Ralph Katz, Zia Bas Drijver, Jacek Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg Kalita and (not 2006 1. Jacek Pszczola, Gary Cohler, Curtis pictured) npc Josef Blass. Cheek, Joe Grue; 2. , Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, , 2007 1.* James Cayne, , Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo Lauria; 2. Aubrey Strul, Ira S. Rubin; 2. Richard E. Doughty, Frank 2. Jillian Blanchard, Robert Blanchard, Michael Becker, Larry Cohen, David M. Hoadley, Jack LaNoue, Sidney H. Lazard Jon Greenspan, Kerri Shuman, Margie Berkowitz, Lew Stansby, Chip Martel 1976 1. Malcolm K. Brachman, Bill Eisenberg, Gwozdzinsky, Glenn Eisenstein 2008 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Bobby Goldman, Eddie Kantar, Mike Passell, 1990 1. Richard Pavlicek, William Root, Edgar Hamman, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth, Paul Soloway; 2. , Robert Kaplan, Norman Kay, ; 2. Eric Rodwell; 2. Roy Welland, Brian Glubok, H. Lipsitz, Steven J. Parker, Samuel M. , Mike Passell, Paul , Billy Cohen, Howard Weinstein, Stayman Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Mark Lair, Eddie Steve Garner 1977 1. Jim Cayne, Alan Greenberg, James Wold 2009 1. Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz, , Jacoby, Kyle Larsen, Michael S. Lawrence; 1991 1. Cliff Russell, , Larry N. Cohen, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric 2. Matt Granovetter, Robert H. Lipsitz, Neil David Berkowitz, , Bjorn Rodwell; 2. Michal Kwiecien, Alexander Silverman, Samuel M. Stayman Fallenius; 2. Mike Cappelletti Jr., Mike Smirnov, Rafal Jagniewski, Josek Piekarek 1978 1. Ira G. Corn Jr., Fred Hamilton, Robert Cappelletti Sr., Lawrence Hicks, Rob 2010 1. James Cayne, Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo D. Hamman, Ira S. Rubin, Bobby Wolff; Crawford Versace, , Lorenzo Lauria, 2. Allan Graves, Gaylor Kasle, Mark Lair, 1992 1. James Cayne, Mike Passell, Mark Lair, Michael Seamon; 2. , Steve George Mittelman, Barney O’Malia, Ron , Gabriel Chagas, Marcelo Garner, Howard Weinstein, Roy Welland, Smith Branco; 2. , Alan Sontag, Eddie Alexander Smirnov, Cristal Henner-Welland 1979 1‑2. , Robert Levin, Jeff Kantar, , 2011 1. James Cayne, Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo Meckstroth, Bud Reinhold, Eric Rodwell; 1993 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Versace, Antonio Sementa, Lorenzo Lauria, 1‑2. Ira G. Corn Jr., Fred Hamilton, Robert Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Jeff Meckstroth, Michael Seamon; 2.* Geir Helgemo, Tor D. Hamman, Ira S. Rubin, Bobby Wolff Eric Rodwell; 2. 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THURSDAY AFTERNOON SIDE SWISS TEAMS Good technique 32 Tables By Barry Rigal A B C On this deal from the first semifinal session in the 7.84 1 Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Heights IL; Piotr Nawrocki, Warsaw Poland; Piotr Wiankowski, Gdansk Poland 67.00 Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, , playing with 5.88 2 Hemant Lall, Carrollton TX; Reese Milner, Sarasota FL; Joyjit Sensarma, Nigel Bird, declared a diamond partscore and made a Oakland CA; Natasha Khandheria, Corte Madera CA 65.00 series of nice plays to bring home the maximum. 6.48 3 1 Byron Southern - Ellen Coffield, Little Rock AR; Sandra Macpherson, Halifax NS; James Keegan, Cambridge MA 63.00 Dlr: West ♠ A 10 8 2 4.86 4 2 David Snyder, Emeryville CA; Marcia Wasserman - Andy Wasserman, Vul: E-W ♥ 10 9 Piedmont CA; Cole Powell, Oakland CA 54.00 Bd: 16 ♦ K 4 3 2.48 5 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; C. L’Ecuyer, Saint-Bruno QC; ♣ Q 5 3 2 Thomas Bessis, Paris France; Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France; ♠ Q J 4 3 ♠ K 7 Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France; Tom Hanlon, Dublin Ireland 53.00 ♥ J 8 3 ♥ K 3.65 6 3 1 Beverly Bloss, Sausalito CA; Janet Crossley - Rita Schaulat - Miriam Kaegi, Novato CA 52.00 ♦ Q J 5 ♦ A 10 8 7 6 2.39 7/8 4/5 Joelle Benioff - Sara Foster, San Francisco CA; Nancy Herzog, ♣ A 7 6 ♣ K J 10 9 4 Kentfield CA; Linda Danzig, Tiburon CA 50.00 ♠ 9 6 5 2.39 7/8 4/5 Florence Mahony - Brian Mahony, Delray Beach FL; Susan Eisenberg - ♥ A Q 7 6 5 4 2 Benjamin Eisenberg, Boca Raton FL 50.00 ♦ 9 2 2.12 6 2 Judy Duning - Nanette Hittmeier, Olympia WA; Marilyn Knipp, ♣ 8 Delta BC; Gale Gropp, Bellingham WA 44.00 1.01 7/8 Kenneth Geisler - Arlene Geisler, Clarkston MI; W. Oates – P. Oates, West North East South Brighton MI 43.00 Pass Pass 1♦ 3♥ 1.01 7/8 Andreas Babsch - Manuela Turcsanyi, Vienna Austria; Dbl Pass 4♣ Pass Ulrike Schreckenberger, Berlin Germany; Peter Steiner, Semriach Austria 43.00 1.39 3/4 Lorna Verdone, West Sayville NY; Suzanne Nussbaum, 4♦ All Pass Port Jefferson Station NY; Joanne Chalifoux, Bay Shore NY; Beverly Lefkowitz, Mount Sinai NY 40.00 On the lead of the ♣8, Senior passed the first 1.39 3/4 Christian Gilles - James Bechtel - Suzee Grant - Randy Franciose, test, rising with the ace and unblocking the 9 from Santa Barbara CA 40.00 hand. Then he ran the ♦Q, followed by the jack. 0.89 5 Arvis Williams - Robyn Williams - Thomas Zimmerman - North covered, and Senior won in hand, drew the Claire Zimmerman, Pearland TX 38.00 last , and then advanced the ♥K. South won and played back a spade. Senior took the last hurdle SCOTT EWING MEMORIAL THURSDAY OPEN PAIRS in his stride, putting up the jack from dummy. When 44.0 Tables / Based on 45 Tables North played the ace, Senior dropped the king. Now A B C he could ruff the next heart, and go to the ♠Q to pass 27.50 1 Melanie Tucker, New York NY; , Las Vegas NV 63.60% the ♣7. Thanks to the unblock at trick one, he could 20.63 2 Edward Wojewoda, Tempe AZ; Leszek Rabiega, Watsonville CA 61.66% 15.47 3 1 Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA; Sheng Li, New York NY 60.76% remain in dummy to repeat the club finesse and wrap 11.60 4 2 Clark Millikan, Santa Clara CA; Arif Janjua, Saratoga CA 58.95% up 11 tricks. 9.17 5 Florian Alter, Leipzig Germany; Lauritz Streck, Berlin Germany 57.41% 7.86 6 Tezcan Sen - Bulent Kaytaz, Istanbul Turkey 56.69% 6.88 7 Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Mike Cailean, Santa Clara CA 56.62% 6.11 8 Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA; Marshall Lewis, Bloomington IN 56.34% 5.50 9 Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 55.99% 5.00 10 Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA 55.81% 5.91 11 3 Sumit Daftuar, San Marino CA; Carol Frank, Burbank CA 55.53% 4.23 12 Rai Osborne, Anaheim CA; Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA 55.19% 3.93 13 Robert Shore, Los Angeles CA; Kent Hartman, San Diego CA 55.12% 3.67 14 Mark Leonard, Long Beach CA; James Holzhauer, Las Vegas NV 54.73% 4.43 15 4 Paul Nelson, Santa Clara CA; Ken Imboden, San Jose CA 54.70% 4.20 16 5 1 Jianming Zhang, Union City CA; Jian Wang, Hopatcong NJ 54.64% 3.06 17 6 Marius Agica, Bucharest Romania; Maria Tsoukalas, Las Vegas NV 54.59% 2.89 18 Paul Janicki, Markham ON; Imtiaz Husain, Midland MI 54.28% 2.75 19 Alex Kornel - , Toronto ON 54.06% 2.62 20 Anthony Barre, Sunnyvale CA; Donald Dalpe, Fort Myers FL 53.94% 7.44 21 7 Kamil Walczyk, Radom Poland; Kacper Kopka, Sochaczew Poland 53.78% 2.60 22 Chantal Dube, Montreal QC; Andre Houde, Laval QC 53.68% 2.29 23 Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA 53.52% 3.15 8 2 Doug Couchman, Tucson AZ; James Hopkin, Orinda CA 53.02% 2.10 9 Stephannie Culbertson - Matthew Rudary, New York NY 51.83% 2.36 3 Foster Tom, Berkeley CA; Rhian Davies, San Francisco CA 49.88% 1.77 4 Mark Spiro, Encinitas CA; Steve Reid, Carlsbad CA 48.42%

THURSDAY EVENING SIDE PAIRS 21.0 Tables A B C 6.72 1 Eric Robinson, Park City UT; Richard Friesner, New York NY 67.32% 5.85 2 1 Carol Kemper, Portola Valley CA; Stephanie Singer, Belmont CA 64.58% 4.39 3 2 John Gassenheimer - Jill Fisch, Wynnewood PA 61.83% 2.84 4 Susan Kissinger, San Clemente CA; William Velick, Laguna Beach CA 58.98% 3.29 5 3 Frank Xie, Sunnyvale CA; Ying Liu, Palo Alto CA 58.75% 2.47 6 4 Gloria Peston, Elsternwick Australia; Nancy Frank, Glencoe IL 58.23% 2.98 7 5 1 Bridget Poizner, San Diego CA; Arda Kabaca, Toronto ON 56.72% 1.39 6 Linda Dunn, Memphis TN; Joe Rottmann, Vancouver WA 56.52% 2.24 7 2 Ruth Ng - Patrick Chen, San Diego CA 55.92% 1.68 3 Christian Goetze - Kate Jeffus, San Francisco CA 53.17% 1.26 4 Sharon Lee - Bruce Osterweil, San Francisco CA 53.13% 0.94 5 Bob Gagnon - Devra Drysdale, Calgary AB 52.02%

THURSDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS 7.0 Tables A B C 2.55 1 1 1 Mark Sawchuk - Forrest Rice, San Francisco CA 58.75% 1.91 2 Jamie Ney, Lafayette CA; Melinda Hall, Walnut Creek CA 56.25% 1.43 3 Carol Snyder - John Snyder, Goleta CA 54.58% 1.60 4 2 Mark Kogan - Patti Kogan, Orinda CA 53.75% 0.81 5 Lili Bassett, Piedmont CA; Marilyn Bookbinder, Berkeley CA 53.33% 1.30 3/4 2 Timothy Byrnes, Perpigna France; Joe Huddleston, Peoria AZ 51.67% 1.05 3/4 Ray Mok - Karen Mok, Pebble Beach CA 51.67% Daily Bulletin Friday, December 6, 2019 Page 15

THURSDAY EVENING A/X/Y SWISS TEAMS 15 Tables / Based on 26 Tables No beer for you A X Y Omer Ekinci of Astoria NY found a great line on 10.88 1 Richard Coren - Diyan Danailov - Jerry Stamatov, Boca Raton FL; this 3NT deal from the one-session BAM Teams on Daniel Korbel, Las Vegas NV 59.00 Saturday. Ekinci was playing with Gokhan Yilmaz of 8.16 2 1 1 Misook Jung - Daniel Kroll, Berkeley CA; Malcolm Morris, London Turkey. England; John Herriot, Los Angeles CA 55.00 6.12 3 2 2 Somers Collins, Little Rock AR; Bo Liu, Irvine CA; Sherman Gao, Dlr: South ♠ A 7 3 Brea CA; Jim Liu, Saratoga CA 52.00 Vul: E-W ♥ A K 8 2 4.59 4 3 Thomas Burg - Sylvia Terraneo - Terry Weigkricht, Vienna Austria; ♦ 10 2 Peter Zelnik, Austria 51.00 ♣ K Q 6 2 3.44 5 Roland Rohowsky, Nueruberg Germany; Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; ♠ Q J 9 4 ♠ 6 5 2 William Watson, Sunnyvale CA; , Hockenheim Germany 48.00 ♥ Q 10 9 6 2 ♥ J 4 2.04 4 3 Lawrence Sherman - Thomas Herzog - Jane Petering - Kathleen Byrne, ♦ A 6 4 ♦ Q J 7 5 San Diego CA 46.00 ♣ 4 ♣ J 10 7 3 ♠ K 10 8 THURSDAY EVENING B/C/D SWISS TEAMS ♥ 7 5 11 Tables B C D ♦ K 9 8 3 4.20 1 1 Kathleen Young - Donna Barker, Walnut Creek CA; Michael Ravera - ♣ A 9 8 5 David Sisson, Fremont CA 65.00 3.15 2 2 1 Judith Remmers, Manteca CA; Barbara Page - Sharon Cole - West North East South Sherrie Barakatt, Modesto CA 49.00 Yilmaz Ekinci 2.36 3 3 2 Ron Grove, Victoria BC; Dee Fulton, Holualoa HI; Daryl Prouty - Pass John Schroeder, Placerville CA 47.00 Pass 1♣ (1) Pass 1♠ (2) 1.77 4 4 Debbie Machlin - Donna Raynor, Los Altos CA; Rita Rubenfeld, Dbl 2♣ (3) Pass 3NT Portola Valley CA; Debbie Lundahl, San Carlos CA 46.00 All Pass (1) Strong or unbalanced with clubs 42. 117.00 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ (2) No four-card major, 8+ Platinum point leaders 43. 114.67 Haig Tchamitch, Paradise Valley AZ (3) Clubs, 15+ Points won in San Francisco through Thursday 44. 113.33 Dennis Bilde, Copenhagen Denmark After an unusual auction, South (Ekinci) became 1. 250.00 Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland 45. 113.06 Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ declarer in 3NT, and West led the ♥6. Ekinci rose 250.00 Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC 46. 110.19 Peter Gill, Sydney Australia with the ♥A (ducking is bad as it allows for a spade 250.00 Michal Nowosadzki, Wejherowo Poland 47. 106.65 HanXiao Li, Shanghai China switch, which destroys the timing on the hand, 250.00 Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands 48. 106.12 Bo Fu, Shanghai China as we shall see) and called for dummy’s ♦2. East 250.00 Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands 49. 105.00 Giorgia Botta, Brooklyn NY played low, and Ekinci inserted the ♦9. West ducked 6. 228.71 Roger Lee, Las Vegas NV 105.00 Alejandro Bianchedi, New York NY this trick (best), so declarer crossed to the ♣K and 7. 194.00 Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA 105.00 Margie Cole, New York NY played the ♦10 to the queen, king and ace. When 8. 190.98 Wei Wang, Shanghai China 52. 102.84 Eric Leong, Oakland CA West continued with a low heart, declarer ducked in 9. 180.00 Robert Levin, Henderson NV 102.84 Owen Lien, Oak Park MI dummy, as East won the ♥J. 180.00 Steve Weinstein, Montclair NJ 54. 101.51 Adam Wildavsky, New York NY On the spade exit (suggesting 5-2 hearts), 180.00 Jeff Meckstroth, Clearwater Beach FL 55. 91.33 Ron Gerard, White Plains NY declarer won the ace in dummy, cashed the ♣Q, 180.00 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL 56. 83.07 Kevin Castner, Mercer Island WA discovering the 4-1 split. This was the position: 180.00 Nick Nickell, New York NY 83.07 Phillip King, Harrow UK ♠ 7 3 180.00 Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL 58. 81.67 Edward Xu, North York ON ♥ K 8 15. 173.99 Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA 81.67 Yan Wang, Richmond Hill ON ♦ — 16. 173.71 Howard Weinstein, Rancho Mirage CA 60. 81.40 Marc Bompis, Bourg La Reine ♣ 6 2 173.71 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL 81.40 Michel Abecassis, Paris France ♠ Q J 4 ♠ 6 5 18. 169.04 John Ramos, Los Angeles CA 62. 80.87 P. Sridhar, Chennai India ♥ Q 10 9 ♥ — 169.04 Finn Kolesnik, Ventura CA 80.87 Sundarram Srinivatan, Chennai India ♦ — ♦ J 7 20. 147.54 Jim Munday, Southaven MS 64. 80.34 G Venkatesh, Carmel CA ♣ — ♣ J 10 147.54 Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL 80.34 Anil Padhye, Mumbay India ♠ K 10 22. 144.01 Bob Hamman, Dallas TX 66. 80.00 Michal Klukowski, Poland ♥ — 23. 143.71 Andy Hung, Brisbane Australia 80.00 Miguel Villas-Boas, Salvador Brazil ♦ 8 3 143.71 Liam Milne, Sidney Australia 80.00 Juan Carlos Ventin, Barcelona Spain ♣ A 9 25. 141.81 Iulian Rotaru, New York NY 80.00 Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland When declarer played dummy’s ♥K, East was 26. 137.69 Zia Mahmood, New York NY 80.00 Peter Crouch, Surrey UK squeezed in three suits. If he discarded a spade 137.69 David Gold, London England 80.00 Michael Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA (which is what happened at the table), declarer 28. 131.43 Philippe Cronier, Paris France 80.00 Adam Grossack, Newton MA pitches a spade, crosses to the ♠K, plays the ♣A and 29. 125.98 Radu Nistor, Woodside NY 80.00 Tor Helness, Monaco exits a club to East. Reduced to the ♦J 7, all East 30. 125.00 Vincent Demuy, Palm Beach Gardens FL 80.00 Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden could do was cash the ♦J and surrender the ♦7 – the 125.00 Christian Bakke, Bergen Norway 80.00 Fredrik Helness, Oslo Norway – to declarer’s ♦8. 125.00 Andrew Rosenthal, New York NY 80.00 Laurence Lebowitz, Boston MA Making three was a win on the board. 125.00 Gavin Wolpert, Palm Beach Gardens FL 80.00 Geir Helgemo, Monaco 125.00 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL 80.00 Franck Multon, Monaco 125.00 Boye Brogeland, Flekkefjor Norway 80.00 Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 125.00 Jan Jansma, New York NY 80.00 Fredrik Nystrom, Stockholm Sweden Masterpoint disclaimer 125.00 Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY 80.00 Frederic Wrang, Stockholm Sweden Results reported in the Daily Bulletin are subject 125.00 Chris Willenken, New York NY 80.00 Simon Cope, Hertfordshire UK to change because of score changes or corrections. 125.00 John Hurd, New York NY 80.00 Antonio Palma, Evora Portugal The masterpoint awards as shown are, therefore, also 125.00 Aaron Silverstein, New York NY 80.00 Espen Erichsen, Tunbridge Wells UK subject to change. 125.00 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV 80.00 Diego Brenner, Barcelona Spain 80.00 Pierre Zimmermann, Monaco Page 16 Friday, December 6, 2019 Daily Bulletin

HARVEY BRODY THURSDAY COMPACT KO 1 16 Tables 33.10 1 Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara CA; Bruce Entries Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; Luc Tijssen - Veri Kiljan, Tilburg A valid ACBL player number is required to play Netherlands in all events at the NABC. 23.17 2 Margie Cole - Alejandro Bianchedi, New York All North American championships with no NY; Antonio Palma, Evora Portugal; Per-Ola Cullin, Enskededalen Sweden upper masterpoint limit $30 per player per session 14.90 3 Douglas Simson, Columbus OH; Jeff Aker, (For team events, this means $120 per team per Briarcliff NY; Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, session for four-person teams, $150 per team per Ransomville NY session for five-person teams, and $180 per team per 11.59 4 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; John Moffat, Bellingham WA; Daniel Poore - Ray Miller, Seattle WA session for six-person teams. Only ACBL members current on their dues and service fees are eligible to HARVEY BRODY THURSDAY COMPACT KO 2 JOIN ROBERT TODD play in NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session 12 Tables 17.83 1 P. Drew Cannell, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC; Stanley ACBL Sanction #2010116 benefits the International Fund.) Landers, Old Westbury NY; Michael Radin, New York NY; Michael Other North American championships Lipkin, Brooklyn NY $22 per player per session (For the team events, this 12.48 2 David Wachsman - Janis Wachsman, Jericho NY; means $88 per team per session for teams of four, Todd Wachsman, Delray Beach FL; Peter Jargowsky, Boca Raton FL ROUNDTRIP NYC 8.02 3 Winston Huang, Los Altos CA; Ming Sheng, $110 per team per session for teams of five, and $132 Northbrook IL; Xin Li, Guangdong People’s Republic of China; (Cape Liberty NJ) per team per session for teams of six. Only ACBL Yanong Han, Milpitas CA members current on their dues and service fees are 6.24 4 Albert Votolato, Attleboro MA; Steven Paxhia, Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas Milton MA; Grace Charron, Fall River MA; Jack Uppal, Lincoln CA eligible to play in these events.) Regional championships HARVEY BRODY THURSDAY COMPACT KO 3 Oct. 18-25, 2020 • From $1969 pp $20 for ACBL members, $24 for inactive members 12 Tables 11.38 1 David Weinberg, Reno NV; Han-Yu Chang, per player per session (For multi-session team events of three sessions Sunnyvale CA; N. (Kaya) Chua, Chula Vista CA; Roberto Verthelyi, ACBL GOLD Masterpoints® New York NY or more, the entry fee is $80, $100 or $120 for teams 7.97 2 Joel Fuhrman, Kirkland WA; Dex Stuberg - Dave Daily lectures of four, five or six, respectively. For team events of Walker, Seattle WA; Ken Wilk, Palo Alto CA 5.12 3 Bradley Leach, Oro Valley AZ; Dan Faulkner, Q&As • Awards Party one or two sessions, the entry fee is $80.) Tucson AZ; Ivy Steinberg - Allan Quaile, Stouffville ON Events with a masterpoint limit of 300 or lower 3.98 4 Douglas Hong, San Jose CA; Pat Larin - Barbara Open & Gold Rush Pairs, Open & Gold $15 for ACBL members, $19 for inactive members Gallagher, Rancho Mirage CA; Wayne Rapp, Orange CA Rush Swiss Teams, Knockout Teams, per player per session HARVEY BRODY THURSDAY COMPACT KO 4 Side Games fees $10 per session per pair and $20 per 11 Tables Complimentary dinner in a session per team is added to events when screens are 6.69 1 Betty McCauley, Oklahoma City OK; Wilma Hill, in use. Arlington TX; Tom Moore - Dorothy Moore, Keller TX specialty restaurant 4.68 2 Denise Pitsch, Mountain View CA; Clara Chang, Palo Alto CA; Sandra Flattery, Ketchum ID; Charlotte Riviera, Includes gratuities, taxes and fees Bellevue WA Playing in an NABC+ pairs 3.01 3 Lily Lister - Lamya Abougoush - Frances Group Travel Protection Plan McDonald - Nancy Engbloom, Calgary AB game? Buy your entry early! 2.34 4 R. Carmel Bailey - Candace Flemming - Kathryn In an effort to speed up the start of all NABC+ MacIsaac - Helen Prowse, Halifax NS Details: www.AliceTravel.com pairs events – which require additional time for proper seeding – the ACBL asks participants to 888-816-2457 please buy their entries at least 15 minutes before game time. This is especially true if you expect to be a seeded pair. Daily Bulletin Friday, December 6, 2019 Page 17

ACBL CROSSWORD # 43 By Alan Olschwang

Across 45. Wallach of “The Good, the Bad, Down 32. “Au revoir” 1. Broadway rosters and the Ugly” 1. Dishonorable types 33. Start of a Hitchcock title 6. Zeno’s birthplace 46. Abbr. in airport names 2. Windward’s opposite 34. Cool cat’s comment 10. Silver State’s second city 47. In Mathe, a ___ bid promises 3. Nap site 37. Arrests 14. Island greeting both minors (See 61A) 4. “Monster” Oscar-winner Charlize 39. Covered with fungus 15. Alternative to Landy 49. Crème ___ crème 5. Start of many California city 44. “Air Music” composer Ned 16. Financial subj. 51. 2010 World Cup host: Abbr. names 47. Member of an exclusive network 17. Mathe is a ___ (See 26A) 52. Villain’s demise, usually 6. Warhol actress Sedgwick 48. Aircraft engine 20. Blacken on a grill 55. Snacked 7. Tennis term 50. Starfleet Academy grad. 21. Bitsy 57. Cold War craft 8. 180° from WSW 52. Spoke with false authority 22. Friend of Pooh and Roo 61. and a double ___ 9. Be there 53. “Alas!” 23. ___-Locka (Miami suburb) 64. Palindromic one-named model 10. Conserving one 54. Igloo, essentially 25. 1960s civil-rights org. 65. In the know 11. External: Prefix 55. Alaskan WWII battle site 26. against a strong one club ___ 66. Parkers may need to feed it 12. Film ___ (dark genre) 56. “B.C.” character 31. ___-da (pretentious) 67. Achievement 13. Grimm start? 58. Tiny amount 35. Be sociable 68. BYOB part 18. Football legend Lynn 59. “Dirty Dancing” actress Jennifer 36. Small protuberance 69. Collar inserts 19. NRC predecessor 60. A great deal of Eurasia, once: 37. Make murky 24. Cheapskate Abbr. 38. Japanese cartoon style 25. Smooth and lustrous 62. “Starpeace” recorder 40. Hairy Himalayan beast 26. Muscat citizen 63. Pro-___ (some bridge events) 41. “David Copperfield” character 27. Affix, as a corsage Heep 28. Be there 42. Private response? 29. South American country 43. Alleges as fact 30. Valiant

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Answer to Bridge Crosswords on page 17 NABC Electronic Device Policy Except by permission of the director in charge, any electronic equipment or device capable of receiving or sending an electronic , or capable of communicating in any way, may not be operated or functioning in any manner in the playing area during a session of play. Any such equipment must not be visible during the session and must remain off at all times. The above restrictions apply to all players, captains, coaches, kibitzers and play recorders except those persons granted permission by the ACBL, and are in force throughout any playing session or segment of play. Further restrictions and requirements apply in events involving live internet and/or vugraph coverage. A violation of any of the above restrictions will result in an automatic penalty, pursuant to Law 91 of the Laws of . NABC+ events • First offense of any kind (ringing, answering or initiating a call, texting or browsing) in a session: One full board, 12 IMPs or 20% of the maximum available VPs per match, at the respective form of scoring. • Second offense in the same session or third offense within the event, disqualification of the pair or team CURE MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS WEDNESDAY- THURSDAY KO 1 Charity begins from the event. 16 Tables Other events 65.00 1 Laurence Lebowitz, Boston MA; Adam Grossack at AmazonSmile • First offense, in the same session – ringing - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA; Johan Upmark - Fredrik Nystrom, For every eligible purchase you make on Stockholm Sweden; Michael Rosenberg, Sunnyvale CA only: one-quarter board, 3 IMPs or 1 VP, at the 45.50 2 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Amazon.com, the AmazonSmile Foundation donates respective form of scoring; first offense in the same Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Poland; Jacek 0.5% of the purchase price (less shipping, gift wrap session – answering or initiating a call, texting or Romanski, Lublin Poland charges, etc.) to your chosen charity. Why not make browsing: one-half board, 6 IMPs or 2 VPs, at the 26.00 3/4 Connie Goldberg, Gladwyne PA; Vesa Fagerlund, Helsinki Faeroe Islands; Kauko Koistinen, Espoo Finland; Hua Poon, the ACBL Educational Foundation or the ACBL respective form of scoring. Singapore Singapore; Fu Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing People’s Republic Charity Foundation your chosen charity? • Second offense in the same session: two full of China When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find boards, 20 IMPs or 50% of the maximum available 26.00 3/4 James Cayne, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, the exact same low prices and convenient shopping Gaithersburg MD; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; VPs per match, at the respective form of scoring. Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy; Massimiliano Di Franco, Italy experience as Amazon.com with the added bonus that • Third offense in the event: disqualification of the AmazonSmile will donate a portion of the purchase pair or team from the event. CURE MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS WEDNESDAY- price to your favorite charitable organization. Picture Kibitzers violating this policy will be removed THURSDAY KO 2 13 Tables this: If every ACBL member were to designate one from the playing area for the remainder of the 32.79 1 Yoko Sobel, Brooklyn NY; Thomas Paske, of the two ACBL charity funds as their AmazonSmile session. Manhattan NY; Alexander Hydes, Zagreb Croatia; Gary Donner, recipient and spend $200, $168,000 would flow to the This policy applies to all events at NABCs. Bluffton SC Educational Foundation and the Charity Foundation! 22.95 2 Li-Hsiang Kuo, Ann Arbor MI; Yu-Shiang Cheng, New Taipei City ; Yi Ouyang, Albany CA; Kun-Chieh Wang, Can I use my existing Amazon.com account on Sunnyvale CA AmazonSmile? Player Memos 13.12 3/4 Giuseppina Di Dio - Gianni Balbi - Franco Yes, you use the same account on Amazon.com Player Memo stations are located on the “upper” Caviezel, Venice Italy; Peter Schneider, New York City NY 13.12 3/4 Katherine Field, Chapel Hill NC; Thomas Musso, and AmazonSmile. Your shopping cart, wish list, B2 Level in the Marriott next to the Fedex office and Charleston SC; Kathrine Loh, Walnut Creek CA; Simon Ortmann, wedding or baby registry and other account settings on the lower level opposite Salon 6. Allerod Denmark are also the same. Some “Recorder Reminders”: When filing a Player Memo, please include CURE MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS WEDNESDAY- How do I select a charitable organization? THURSDAY KO 3 Go to smile.amazon.com using your computer or names and compass locations, and please include the 14 Tables mobile device. On your first visit to AmazonSmile, name of any tournament director involved. 16.88 1 Samuel Kuang, Elmhurst NY; Richard Rogers - you’ll select a charitable organization before you When an irregularity occurs, call the director. Stephanie Rogers - Chris Chen, San Francisco CA 11.82 2 Glen Dexter - Margie Knickle, Lunenburg NS; begin shopping. Choose either Do not make your own ruling or allow partner or Judith Arbus, Toronto ON; Patty Michael, San Diego CA opponents to do so. 6.75 3/4 Michael Lynch, Edwards CO; Bill Multack, ACBL Charity Foundation or Once hands are removed from the boards, all Miami Beach FL; Jacqueline Hurlbutt - Karen Johnson, Scottsdale AZ ACBL Educational Foundation calls, questions, comments and plays will be in 6.75 3/4 Debbie Lundahl, San Carlos CA; Donna Raynor - English. Exceptions may be made if all four players Debbie Machlin, Los Altos CA; Rita Rubenfeld, Portola Valley CA at the table agree to use some common language understood by all four players. 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to be applied only due to egregious circumstances or THURSDAY-FRIDAY DAYLIGHT KO 1 to unduly repetitious offenders. 9 Tables Slow play Evan Marti, Houston TX; Philip Duterme, Bellaire TX; Lily Andre - Slow play, especially habitual slow play, is a An appeal of an action taken by a TD with regard James Andre, Mercer Island WA violation of law and subject to penalty. When a pair to time may be taken to the Director in Charge of the vs has fallen behind, it is incumbent on them to make up tournament, and no further. For NABC+ KO events, , Las Vegas NV; Lynne Rosenbaum, Glencoe IL; Ahu Zobu, Tarabya Istanbu Turkey; Viktor Aronov, Sofia Bulgaria the time lost as quickly as possible whether at fault the TD is charged with the responsibility to ensure or not. All players are expected to make a concerted that each KO match segment finishes within the Scott Hiller, Naples FL; Wayne Gorski, Mission Viejo CA; Alfred effort to catch up when they have fallen behind, allotted time. While a time monitor may be employed, Tuckman, Laguna Woods CA; Sharon Christenson, Sun City AZ regardless of the reason for their lateness. vs the lack of a monitor in no way limits the TD’s Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Pascale Thuillez - Laurent Thuillez In the absence of compelling evidence to the authority to apply one or more of the remedies listed - Anna Tartarin, Villiers St. Frederic France; Romain Tembouret, contrary, the director should presume that a pair below. Asnia¨res France finishing a round late by more than two or three The TD may choose to ignore an occasional THURSDAY-FRIDAY DAYLIGHT KO 2 minutes on more than one occasion during a session minor late finish. The TD may remove one or more 15 Tables is responsible for the lateness. There is a strong boards from a segment. The TD may award no score Steve Chen - Sarah Chen - Charlie Chen - Andrew Chen, San Jose CA expectation that the director will penalize such a (when neither team is more at fault), an assigned score vs pair. The size of a penalty will tend to increase for Jan Loftin - William Smith - Kathy Carmichael - John Carmichael, (when a result already exists at one table which the Lincoln NE subsequent instances of slow play and for chronic or TD wishes to preserve) or an artificial score in IMPs. egregious slow play. Every effort should be made to remove boards before Loring Harkness III, Kilauea HI; Randy Jones, Los Altos CA; John While warnings typically will be given before a they can be played at either table, but not having done Tippet, Fort Collins CO; Janice Nakao, San Mateo CA vs penalty is assessed, failure to do so in no way limits so does not preclude removing one or more later. Nathalie Tabor, Brookline MA; Bart Bussink, Cambridge MA; Barbara the director’s authority to issue a penalty. McLagan, Sarasota FL; Chuck Greenslit, Framingham MA Players are expected to be aware, in a general Vugraph operators needed THURSDAY-FRIDAY DAYLIGHT KO 3 sense, of time used and remaining in a segment Experienced vugraph operators are needed on 14 Tables in which they are playing regardless of whether a Sunday for the final of the Reisinger BAM broadcast Brenda Griffiths - Doug Darnley, Pickering ON; Cindy Scheinfeld - clock is in use or a time announcement has been on BBO. The first session each day starts at 11 Jill Jacobs, New York NY made. An excuse of “no announcement” or “no vs a.m., the second session starts at 5 p.m. ACBL pays Art Quey - Kal Aziz, San Mateo CA; Patricia Wong, Foster City CA; clock immediately visible” will not be considered operators $50 per session. Bob Johnson, Burlingame CA persuasive. If you are available, please email Jan Martel at In consultation with the DIC of the tournament, William Fleming - Martha Potter - Jim Stickman, Seattle WA; William marteljan at gmail.com, or text her at 530-574-5780, Etnyre, Salt Lake City UT the TD may require that a particular pair not play in a and she will answer any questions you may have. vs specified segment, not play against a specified pair or Thousands of BBO spectators around the world will Patrick Staley - Brian Castle, San Diego CA; Linda Atkinson, not play together as a pair. The foregoing is expected appreciate your help! Encinitas CA; Ramey Farah, La Jolla CA

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Saturday, December 7, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Friday-Saturday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Morning Swiss Teams single Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Unit 512 Wine Country Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Saturday, December 7, 10 a.m. Sonoma Duplicate Bridge Club 299er & 99er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19 Sonoma Duplicate Bridge Club 0-20 Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $15 Note: Games NOT played at the Sonoma Duplicate Bridge Club Saturday, December 7, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Daylight Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Golden Gate C, Level B2 $20 $24 Stu Goodgold Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Golden Gate C, Level B2 $20 $24 Saturday, December 7, Noon & 7 p.m. REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 SF Yerba Buena 7, Bottom Level $30 ­— Saturday, December 7, 1 p.m. Jackie Zayac Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session Golden Gate A, Level B2 $20 $24 Saturday, December 7, 1 & 7:30 p.m. KEOHANE NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 SF Yerba Buena 10, Bottom Level $30 ­— NABC+ MIXED SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Yerba Buena 9, Bottom Level $30 ­— 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Paul McDaniels Memorial Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Golden Gate A, Level B2 $20 $24 Saturday-Sunday Knockout Teams 1-2 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Continues Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tom Quinlan Memorial Compact Knockout Teams 1-4 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Friday-Saturday Knockout Teams 3-4 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Saturday, December 7, 3 p.m. Sonoma Duplicate Bridge Club 299er & 99er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19 Note: Games NOT played at the Sonoma Duplicate Bridge Club Saturday, December 7, 7:30 p.m. Evening Swiss Teams single Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Jackie Zayac Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session Golden Gate A, Level B2 $20 $24 299er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three-flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (300- 750/200-300/0-200). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (300- 750/200-300/0-200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750.BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Page 20 Friday, December 6, 2019 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Friday, December 6, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Friday-Saturday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Thursday-Friday Morning Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Unit 512 Wine Country Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game 2nd single session Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Friday, December 6, 10 a.m. Unit 498 San Mateo 299er & 99er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19 Unit 498 San Mateo 0-20 Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $15 Friday, December 6, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Daylight Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/1500) 1-2 Golden Gate C, Level B2 $20 $24 Daylight Gold Rush Pairs (750/300/200) 1-2 Golden Gate C, Level B2 $20 $24 Thursday-Friday Daylight Knockout Teams 3-4 Golden Gate B, Level B2 $20 $24 Friday, December 6, 1 p.m. Jackie Zayac Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 1st single session Yerba Buena 6, Bottom Level $20 $24 Friday, December 6, 1 & 4:30 p.m. 0-10,000 1-2 F Nob Hill, Bottom Level $22 ­— Friday, December 6, 1 & 7:30 p.m. REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 Q Yerba Buena 7, Bottom Level $30 ­— Pre-registration required by 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. 2 qualifying, 2 semifinal, 2 final sessions. KEOHANE NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Yerba Buena 9, Bottom Level $30 ­— 2 qualifying, 2 semifinal, 2 final sessions SENIOR MIXED PAIRS 1-2 F Yerba Buena 10, Bottom Level $30 ­— Harvey Brody Memorial Open Pairs (unlimited/3000/750) 1-2 Golden Gate A, Level B2 $20 $24 Friday-Saturday Knockout Teams 1-2 Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Friday, December 6, 3 p.m. Afternoon Side Swiss Teams single Golden Gate B, Level B2 $20 $24 299er & 99er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19 Friday, December 6, 7:30 p.m. Evening Swiss Teams single Yerba Buena 8, Bottom Level $20 $24 Jackie Zayac Friday-Sunday Side Game Series 2nd single session Golden Gate A, Level B2 $20 $24 299er Pairs single Soma, 2nd Floor $15 $19 Friday, December 6, 11:45 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Soma, 2nd Floor $16/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three-flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (300- 750/200-300/0-200). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (300- 750/200-300/0-200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750.BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition.

Today’s Sponsors Unit 512: Wine Country Jackie Zayac, District 21 Director Unit 512 serves Solano County, Napa County Welcome to District 21 and the Vintage Duplicate Bridge Club in Sonoma, and the final weekend of the with a membership of 270 players. We are pleased to San Francisco NABC! support clubs in Napa, Rio Vista and Sonoma. It is my pleasure to Despite our relatively small membership, we contribute to the success of have been recognized the last several years for our the San Francisco NABC. A amazing fundraising efforts for The Longest Day. We big thank you to all of the hope you are enjoying the Side Game Series! The volunteers who have given Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game is sponsored their time and energy to make by Unit 512. this a great tournament. Unit 498: San Mateo I hope everyone who is visiting has a wonderful Unit 498 San Mateo time in our city by the bay! is known for great bridge The Friday-Sunday Side Game is sponsored by games, opportunities to learn, Jackie Zayac the promotion of goodwill, Harvey Brody 1939–2018 and a strong sense of Harvey Brody loved San community and volunteerism. Francisco, and lived here for The Morning almost five decades. He was Intermediate-Newcomer born on Sept. 16, 1939, in games are sponsored by Unit Kalamazoo MI and liked to 498. joke that he flunked out of the University of Michigan three times because he found Monitoring bridge to be so much more ACBL monitors events at North American Bridge interesting than his classes. Championships with both visible and concealed Eventually, he got his degree in finance, and moved real-time cameras in public spaces. The images are to San Francisco where he worked as an accountant recorded and available for later inspection and review until he became a full time bridge pro in 1988. He by ACBL management and tournament officials, amassed over 19,750 masterpoints and earned the among others, including members of the Anti- title of Grand Life Master when he won the Lebhar Cheating Commission. These recordings are also IMP Pairs at the 1991 Las Vegas NABC. When uploaded to the internet following the NABC. diagnosed with ALS two years ago, Harvey handled By general monitoring of the session and it his way, and passed quietly in his sleep in January participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of 2018. Today’s Open Pairs are named in memory of information that may be useful in determining facts Harvey Brody. and settling issues or disputes arising from some types of ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. Please summon a director if a problem occurs at the table. This procedure is intended to assure everyone that the playing field is level and that misbehavior will not be tolerated.