Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Volume 84, Number 5 Daily Bulletin 84th North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Sue Munday ‘Place of goodwill’ celebrates ACBL’s bridge ambassadors

At his turn to speak during the Aileen Osofsky Goodwill Committee meeting on Monday, Don Mamula articulated what many players at the Fall NABC in Seattle no doubt have been thinking. “This corner of ACBL is a place of goodwill,” said the District 19 representative to the Winners of the Mitchell Open -a-Match Teams: Antonio Sementa, ACBL board. “There is a Lorenzo Lauria, Giorgio Duboin and Alfredo Versace. Not pictured: James welcoming quality here. Cayne and Michael Seamon. We are competitive, but we believe the social aspects of bridge are so, Cayne squad captures so important. Please enjoy yourself as our guests.” Mitchell Open BAM A key part of the The team captained by James Cayne, in fifth place with a session to go, posted meeting, run by Goodwill a huge score of 20 (76.9%) to win the Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams by Committee Co-Chair more than two boards. Bonnie Bagley, was Second place went to the Jared Lilienstein squad. remembering two late Cayne played with Michael Seamon, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace, members of the group who Giorgio Duboin and Antonio Sementa. Lilienstein’s teammates were Michael were also former members Polowan, Jan Jansma and Adam Wildavsky. of the ACBL board – With a set to go, the George Jacobs team – Steve Beatty, Walid Elahmady, Nadine Wood and Jim Tarek Sadek, Agustin Madala and Norberto Bocchi – was in the lead by about half ACBL President Craig Robinson with CEO Robert Kirkham. Hartman at the Goodwill meeting. a board. They won only 15 of 26 boards, however, and dropped to sixth. Wood’s husband, Roland, told the crowd that he remembered his wife’s early days on the board, when she would come home “with stories about the bad behavior of bridge players.” Once Nadine identified a need, he said, she worked on finding a solution. “She worked on goodwill a good deal to make the ACBL a much more effective and civil organization.” It was announced at the meeting that the Volunteer of the Year Dr. Jim Sternberg with the winners of the Marsha May Sternberg Women’s Goodwill Co-Chair Bonnie Bagley with Roland Award has been renamed Board-a-Match Teams, named for his late wife: Jill Levin, Jill Meyers, Wood, husband of the late board member Nadine the Nadine Wood Janice Seamon-Molson, Geeske Joel, Tobi Sokolow and Debbie Rosenberg. Wood. continued on page 5 Twice a bridesmaid, Rallies propel O’Rourke, this year a bride Larsen to Senior KO final The team that finished second in the Marsha May Sternberg Women’s Board- The team captained by Lou Ann O’Rourke, trailing by 3 IMPs at the halfway a-Match Teams two years running claimed the big prize this year. It was clear point of their match against the Reese Milner squad, won the third quarter 54-14 from the beginning that the team captained by Geeske Joel was in a “take-no- to cruise into the final of the Baze with a 129-95 win. continued on page 11 In the championship round, O’Rourke will face the team led by Kyle Larsen, who used a 45-11 fourth-quarter rally to take the measure of the Gaylor Kasle Goodwill Message squad 133-115. O’Rourke is playing with Marc Jacobus, Drew Casen, Eddie Wold, Roger Bates and Jim Krekorian. Be a good sportsman: If an opponent makes a nice bid or play, offer a compliment Larsen’s teammates are Rose Meltzer, Neil Chambers, John Schermer, Bill to acknowledge it. Pollack and Mark Feldman. The Aileen Osofsy Goodwill Committee Parking information Discounted parking is available at 7th and Pike Parking located at 1508 7th Avenue. The cost is $12 for 12 hours with your . Table count 4811through Monday evening There is no discounted parking at the Washington State Convention Center. Page 2 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Tuesday, Nov. 29 price for the full breakfast is $25 per person (donation to the 9 a.m.-Noon Bridge Teachers and Bridge Cruises. Join Marilyn Junior Fund). Seating is limited. Register in advance at the Kalbfleisch, experienced bridge cruise host, for an informative Information Desk on the fourth floor of the Convention Center session about what you need to know to be a successful to guarantee a spot at the table with the experts you’d like to teacher and bridge host on a cruise ship. Fee: $25 at door. meet. Room: Cirrus Ballroom, 35th floor – Pike Street Tower Room: Kirkland (Sheraton). (Sheraton) 9 a.m.-Noon Club Director Refresher Course. Part 2. Continuing 10:30 a.m.-Noon Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of education for bridge directors to increase their skills. Bridge meeting. Room: Leschi (Sheraton). Continued from Tuesday. Must attend both sessions. Room: 10:30 a.m.-Noon GNT/NAP Meeting. Room: Issaquah A/B, (Sheraton) Medina (Sheraton). 9:30 a.m. Duplimate – A Free Seminar with Per E. Jennersten. Room: Wednesday, Nov. 30 Revenna B (Sheraton) 10:30 a.m. ITTC. Room: Leschi, (Sheraton) 10 a.m. Rose Meltzer’s Breakfast with the Stars. This is your chance to meet Rose and many more of the game’s superstars. The CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss the following free lectures (Convention Center, Room 607): Thursday, Dec. 1 9:45 a.m. Phillip Alder Listen to Place Opposing Honors Tuesday, Nov. 29 6:45 p.m. John Rayner Opener’s Rebids 9:45 a.m. Mike Flader Ruling The Game 6:45 p.m. David Berkowitz Partnerships Friday, Dec. 2 9:45 a.m. GS Jade Barrett Losing and Winning Trick Count Wednesday, Nov. 30 6:45 p.m. Barry Harper A Short List of Conventions You Need 9:45 a.m. Patti McCallum New DONT (Rule of 8 and 2) 6:45 p.m. Ellen Kent Panic-ville: This Is Not a Zynga Game Saturday, Dec. 3 9:45 a.m. Richard Yarington Uppercuts On Defense 6:45 P.m. Jeff Roman Look Beyond Your High-Card Points LATE NIGHT FOOD Thursday, Dec. 1 Tuesday, Nov. 29 6:30–7:15 pm Music in the Atrium 6:30–7:15 pm Music in the Atrium 11 p.m. – Midnight TBA 11 p.m. – Midnight A Taste of Northwest Wines. Late night snack: Chili Late night snack: Wine and cheese. Free tickets to first 500 people. Convention Center Ballroom 6A Tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis Friday, Dec. 2 starting Sunday at the Information Desk on the fourth 6:30–7:15 pm Music in the Atrium floor of the Convention Center. 11 p.m. – Midnight TBA Location: Sheraton, Metropolitan Ballroom B Late night snack: Mini beef burgers Wednesday, Nov. 30 Convention Center Ballroom 6A 6:30–7:15 pm Music in the Atrium Saturday, Dec. 3 11 p.m. – Midnight Groove for Thought 6:30–7:15 pm Music in the Atrium Late night snack: Turkey wraps 11 p.m. – Midnight TBA Convention Center Ballroom 6A Late night snack: Clam chowder Convention Center Ballroom 6A

Unit Hospitality Sponsors Restaurant discounts fees Find a nice surprise at the unit host desk located Show your convention card at restaurants Players must be ACBL members whose service next to the Walk of Fame on the sixth floor of the displaying the NABC logo in the front window to fees or dues are current in order to compete in any Convention Center. Units from Alaska, British receive a 10% discount. of the following nationally ranked events: Nail Life Columbia and Washington are providing volunteers Master Open Pairs, Smith Life Master Women’s to help staff the needs of the NABC. Displays include Pairs, Board-a-Match Teams, Keohane posters and some videos of their areas. Brochures North American Swiss Teams, Kaplan Blue Ribbon and other give-aways will be available in limited Pairs, Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams, Marsha quantities. The unit host desk will be open for an May Sternberg Women’s Board-a-Match Teams, the hour before the afternoon and evening sessions. Senior Mixed Pairs, the Super Senior Pairs and the Tuesday, Nov. 29 Baze Senior Knockouts. Hospitality Sponsor: Walla Walla Unit The entry fees for these contests are $20 per 453, Voted America’s Friendliest City! player per session. Players must also be current ACBL members to play in the Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs, Manfield Non- Notice to Players Who Live Life Master Pairs and National 99er Pairs. The entry Outside North America fee is $17 per player per session. Participation in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs Regional championships are $16 per player per and the 0‑5000 Mini‑Blue Ribbon Pairs is limited session for ACBL members, $18 for non-members. to those ACBL members who have earned a Blue All other events are $15 per player per session Ribbon qualification (or for those members on the for ACBL members, $17 for non-members. Lifetime Top 100 masterpoint list). Foreign players who have not earned a Blue Ribbon qualification Notice to players but feel they are otherwise qualified must receive a Each player must have an ACBL convention waiver prior to the commencement of these contests. card filled out and on the table. Please note that Previously granted waivers will not be honored for other types of convention cards, such as the WBF the Blue Ribbon and the Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs. convention card or homemade cards that do not For waiver information, please arrive early and Please note: Bringing alcohol sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, are see the Director in Charge at the selling site. into the Convention Center is not acceptable substitutes. prohibited by law. Daily Bulletin Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS Opening bid dilemma 15-17 Open 1NT. 18-19 Open one of a suit You’ve decided to open the bidding, but what and plan on jumping to 2NT are your priorities for choosing an opening bid? if you can’t raise a major-suit 1. Open 1NT. This promises 15-17 high-card response. This shows a hand too points (and yes, you can use a length point to claw strong to open 1NT). your way up to that range) and a (no 20-21 Open 2NT. singletons or voids, 22-24 Open 2♣ and and no more than plan on rebidding 2NT. one doubleton). Fellow bridge teacher Some of you might Roberta Salob (New York) often still be opening tells her students: “Notrump is 1NT with 16-18 good, but majors are better.” points and that’s Notice that balanced fine, just make sure opening hands should start with both partners agree notrump or rebid notrump. Now which range to use. that we have that established, Never color outside let’s look at a hand my students the lines of the ask about: agreed-upon range. ♠A 7 ♥K Q 9 5 2 If playing 15-17, don’t open 1NT with 14 or 18; be ♦Q 10 3 ♣A 9 3 disciplined about using your specific range. If you open 1♥ and partner 2. Open one of a suit with at least five cards in responds 1♠, what’s your rebid? it. The range of this opening bid is very wide – 13- If it’s 1NT, you’ve shown a 21 points. If you have two five- or six-card suits, balanced hand with 13-14 open the higher-ranked suit. Opening 1♥ or 1♠ HCP. If you try to play catch requires at least a five-card suit. up and jump to 2NT, you’ve 3. Open one of your longer minor (1♣ or shown a balanced hand with 1♦). This also promises 13-21 HCP but might 18-19 points. Both rebids lie occasionally be a three-card suit. This is called, about the strength of your hand. simply, the convenient minor. Note: This is not You’ll never be able to convince “the short club.” That’s something else entirely. If partner you have a balanced 15- your minor suits are of equal length, I suggest: 17 point hand if you don’t open With 3-3 in the minors, open 1♣ 1NT. With 4-4 in the minors, open 1♦. “But I might miss my Here’s a memory aid that fellow teacher major-suit fit if I open 1NT,” I Brenda Simpson (of Spokane WA) gives her hear you muttering. Yes, you students: Notice that the club symbol has three might, but Stayman might help “petals” on it. With 3-3, open 1♣. See that the find the fit. If it still bothers you diamond symbol has four corners on it? With 4-4, that much, there’s another tool open 1♦. Note: This is not the real reason we open called Puppet Stayman used by the minors this way, it’s just a memory tool to help responders with game-going you. If you tell your great aunt Mildred about this, hands (10+ points). Puppet she’ll laugh out loud.) Stayman asks opener if he become easy to answer. Here’s the most frequent opening bid question opened 1NT (or 2NT) with a five- or four-card There are experts who have other scientific we receive from students: What if my hand major. ways to handle this problem, but it involves several qualifies for 1 and 2 – a 1NT opener that contains The main advantage of opening 1NT (even bells and whistles and uses a lot of memory cells. a five-card ? What should I open? To with a five-card major) is that it immediately If you are a newcomer or intermediate player, my answer this, we first need to look at the opening bid shows (within one point) the strength of your advice is to open 1NT even with a five-card major structure for balanced hands: hand and your balanced distribution. There’s no is good enough for now. HCP other opening bid that gives so much information I would enjoy hearing your favorite anecdotes 13-14 Open one of a suit and plan on so quickly. Every auction has two questions: regarding your attendance here in Seattle. You can rebidding 1NT if you can’t raise a major-suit Where? and how high? Opening 1NT usually gives reach me by email at [email protected] response. This shows a hand too weak to open responder enough information that both questions Good luck at the bridge table! 1NT.

Thinking bridge North’s artificial ♦2 response is a lead-directing, cards; the second step, 5♥, shows 1; and the third penalty double. It shows length and strength. It step, 5♠, shows 2. After North shows one keycard, by Eddie Kantar is not a . North is strapped for an either the ♠A or ♠K, bid the slam. It should be Dlr: South ♠ A 8 intelligent rebid after South bids 2♠. A raise to 3♠ cold. If partner shows two key cards, bid 7♠. Vul: None ♥ 3 2 is reasonable. (Put a club in with your spades if you Notice that North does not count the ♣A in the ♦ 7 5 4 3 2 feel squeamish supporting with a doubleton). As response. It’s very important when responding to ♣ A 10 8 7 South, you need the ♠A or ♠K in partner’s hand exclusion key card Blackwood not to count the ace ♠ 9 7 2 ♠ K 6 to make a small slam a virtual laydown. Although of the jump suit. ♥ 9 8 5 4 ♥ 7 6 it is likely North has a spade honor, it is not a sure Play commentary: As South, after the obvious ♦ 6 ♦ K J 10 9 8 thing. North is allowed to raise with three or four singleton lead, try to think clearly. Don’t take the ♣ K J 4 3 2 ♣ Q 9 6 5 small spades. Worse, Blackwood won’t help you. spade . Don’t even think of taking the spade ♠ Q J 10 5 4 3 If partner has one ace, it might be the ♣A. Also, finesse! If it loses, the diamond return will be ruffed ♥ A K Q J 10 finding the ♠K is not so easy either. and down you go. Instead, cross to the ♠A, discard ♦ A Q There is a way — exclusion key card your winning diamond on the ♣A (applause), and ♣ — Blackwood. After major-suit agreement, a leap lead a spade. East wins and plays a diamond. No West North East South over game (must be a leap and must be over game) problem. high, draw trumps and claim. (More 2♣ shows a in the jump suit. applause). Pass 2♦ Dbl 2♠ Not only does it show a void, but it also asks Defensive commentary: As West, when Pass 3♠ Pass 5♣ partner for aces, excluding the ♣A in this case — South leads a spade, play the ♠7 and then the ♠2. Pass 5♥ Pass 6♠ the jump suit. Also included in the response is the A high–low in the suit (called the trump All Pass king of the agreed trump suit. All in all, there are echo) shows three trumps and the desire to ruff : ♦6 four important (key) cards and the response is by something. The trump echo is often used after Bidding commentary: East’s double of steps. The first step, 5♦ in this case, shows 0 key leading a singleton. Page 4 Daily Bulletin

Tell Me More

Shannon Cappelletti

City of residence Delray Beach FL Date of birth June 23, 1971 Place of birth Alexandria VA Favorite color Green What kind of food makes you happy? Spicy What drink? Red Bull Who is your favorite author – and your favorite book? Stephen King – It What is your all-time favorite movie? The Fall 2011 graduating class of the ACBL’s Teacher Accreditation Program. See listing on page 14. The Princess Bride Favorite actor? Sleeping on the sofa For the want of Johnny Depp By Barry Rigal Favorite actress? We all know the fate of the inconsiderate a horseshoe Kathy Bates husband: Doomed for all eternity to sleep on the By Barry Rigal sofa. I was reminded of this when my wife (Sue On this deal from the second qualifying session What kind of music do you like? of the Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams, you Rock, oldies Picus) brought me her tale of woe from the second qualifying session of the Marsh May Sternberg reach 3NT after your vulnerable opponents have done Do you have a favorite painter or artist? Women’s Board-a-Match Teams. a lot of bidding (hands rotated). ♠ Degas Dlr: South ♠ K 9 4 2 Dlr: South A 10 7 4 ♥ Vul: E-W ♥ Q 7 5 Vul: E-W 6 3 What do you do when you are not playing ♦ ♦ A Q J 10 6 K 6 5 bridge? ♣ ♣ 9 A K 10 4 Read ♠ ♠ ♠ 10 8 6 ♠ A Q J 5 3 6 3 Q 9 8 5 2 ♥ ♥ Who is your favorite bridge player? ♥ 4 3 ♥ A 6 Q J 10 8 4 A 7 5 ♦ ♦ Michael Seamon and my Mom ♦ K 8 4 3 2 ♦ 9 Q J 9 2 8 ♣ ♣ ♣ K Q 5 ♣ A J 10 8 7 6 3 Q J 9 2 What is your favorite ? ♠ ♠ 7 K J Leaping Michaels ♥ ♥ K J 10 9 8 2 K 9 2 ♦ Is there a bridge book that has had a significant ♦ 7 5 A 10 7 4 3 ♣ influence on you? ♣ 6 4 3 2 8 7 5 Kantar’s Defense West North East South West North East South 1♣ What are bridge players good at (besides 2♥ 1♥ Dbl 2♦ Pass playing bridge)? Pass 3♥ 4♥ Pass 2♥ Dbl Pass 3♦ Blackjack 4♠ All Pass ♥ As Sue told me the story, she received a heart Pass 3 Pass 3NT What jobs other than bridge have you had? lead, and she won dummy’s ace to cross to a club All Pass Professional student ♦ to run the ♠10, covered all around. When spades East’s 2 was a heart raise. ♥ Is there something you would love to learn? broke 4-1 but the 7 put in an appearance, Sue tried The Q held the trick on opening lead. A second Foreign languages to cross to a club in her hand for the trump finesse. heart to the ace was followed by a third heart, on Retribution was swift as North ruffed, put partner in which I had to discard from dummy. Name your with the ♥K and took a second club ruff for down poison! Convention card reminder At the table, I erred in practice (and maybe in Each player is required to have a convention one. “Bad luck,” I said, fulfilling the first part of the theory as well) by pitching a spade. card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a I then crossed to the ♣K to play a diamond to session. Both cards of a partnership must be identical marital oath. “Was there anything you could have done?” my ace (in case East had a doubleton queen or jack) and include the first and last names of each member to play for an avoidance position while setting up of the partnership. At this point, my wife did her best Homer Simpson impersonation: “Dohhh! I guess I could diamonds. If a director determines that neither player has The 4-1 break (disappointing but hardly a substantially completed card, the partnership may have ducked the first heart to cut the defenders’ communication. But wasn’t I unlucky to run into this surprising) brought me up short. The best I could do play only the Yellow Card and was finesse in spades against East and hope for the may use only standard carding. This restriction may lie of the cards?” Now I feel from grace: “Yes, but at least it will clubs to break. That failed, but had I pitched a club be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent round from dummy at trick three I would have been able to after convention cards have been properly prepared make a splendid story for the Daily Bulletin!” And that’s why I’m sleeping on the sofa. East in clubs to lead a spade into dummy’s A and approved by the director. Further, the partnership 10 at the end for my ninth trick. will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint penalty for each board played, commencing with the next round and Bid Box Alerts and continuing until the restriction is lifted. In IMP team Life Master news games, penalties shall be at the discretion of the Announcements Congratulations to Pat Hanrahan, Zillah WA, director. When using bid boxes, the ACBL requires that who earned her gold card playing in the knockouts on If the director determines the partnership has at players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the same Sunday. Pat got the gold points she needed playing least one substantially completed convention card time. with Joon Ball, Yakima WA, and teammates Sheila but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, When making an Announcement, use the Strode and Ollie Weitz from Yakima WA. the director may give warnings or assign such Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap the Joe Moore, playing in the Monday Swiss Teams, penalties as he deems to be appropriate under the Alert strip at the same time. is a new Life Master. He was playing with Chris circumstances. A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must Moore from Delta BC Canada, and teammates Jean The objective of these warnings and penalties is make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or and Dennis Sager who live in Washington. the encouragement of full compliance with ACBL Announcement has been made. regulations. Daily Bulletin Page 5

Precious overtrick Goodwill Ishmael Delmonte and Justin Lall won the Nail continued from page 1 Life Master Open Pairs by 7.23 matchpoints on a top of 64, so a lot was riding on every deal. This deal Volunteer of the Year Award. from the second final session helped them to the win. Said Bagley, “We miss Nadine a lot.” Dlr: North ♠ K J 10 5 Ken Monzingo, who represents District 22 on the Vul: N-S ♥ A 10 3 ACBL board, offered a remembrance and a tribute ♦ K 10 7 to Jim Kirkham, who represented the district before ♣ K Q 2 Monzingo was elected. ♠ A 9 7 ♠ 8 6 4 Monzingo read from an article in the Contract ♥ K Q 5 2 ♥ 9 8 Bridge Forum, a recent issue of which contains ♦ A Q 8 6 5 ♦ J 3 2 several tributes to Kirkham, who died Oct. 15. ♣ 5 ♣ J 10 9 8 3 One of the passages was from Jay Baum, recently ♠ Q 3 2 retired as ACBL’s chief executive. “I have great ♥ J 7 6 4 memories of Jim,” Baum wrote. “Kathy and I will ♦ 9 4 miss him and so will the ACBL.” ♣ A 7 6 4 Longtime Kirkham friend Joel Hoersch noted West North East South that “his concerns in bridge and life always placed Delmonte Lall integrity at the top.” 1NT Pass Pass After leaving the ACBL board, Kirkham, a Dbl Pass 2♣ Dbl former U.S. Marine Corps officer, and his wife 2♦ All Pass Corinne moved to the Kansas City area, which is part Delmonte’s double of 1NT was card showing, of District 15, represented by Phyllis Harlan. She and 2♣ was running, not necessarily showing clubs. wrote that “Jim devoted his life to serving his country North started with the ♣Q (Rusinow), switching and bridge.” to the ♦10 when the queen held the trick. Delmonte Monzingo closed the tribute to Kirkham with won in dummy with the ♦J and played a heart to another accolade: “He was a wonderful friend and his king and North’s ace. North returned the ♥10 to mentor and bridge enthusiast. I have lost a close District 19 Representative Don Mamula with Delmonte’s queen, which was followed by a heart friend I cannot replace.” Goodwill Co-Chair Bonnie Bagley. ruff and a club off dummy. South, trying to get in to ACBL President Craig Robinson, who represents push another trump through, went up with the ace, District 4, told an amusing story about his own and won the election. Robinson, noting that most but Delmonte ruffed, ruffed a heart (North pitching appointment to the Goodwill Committee. Goodwill Committee members are appointed by the ♠5) and ruffed a club. In 1972, Robinson related, he joined the board of their representatives on the national board, said, “I This was the end position: Unit 141, eventually serving in a number of different was going to appoint myself,” but was headed off ♠ K J 10 positions. Ten years later, when he was elected unit by Baum, who presented him with a goodwill ♥ — president, he went to the ACBL board member shortly after his election. ♦ K 7 representing District 4 and asked to be appointed to After telling that story, Robinson introduced ♣ — the Goodwill Committee. The answer was no. Robert Hartman, ACBL’s new chief executive officer. ♠ A 9 7 ♠ 8 6 4 In the mid-Nineties, after becoming District “Thanks for the warm welcome,” Hartman said, ♥ — ♥ — president and finance chair, he went back to the “and thanks for all you do for bridge.” ♦ A Q ♦ — national board member to ask again about the Bagley closed the meeting with a reminder of ♣ — ♣ J 10 Goodwill Committee. The answer was yes, but then the legacy of the late Aileen Osofsky, who was often ♠ Q 3 2 the national board member showed Robinson a list heard to say, “It’s nice to be important, but it’s more ♥ — with many others ahead of him. important to be nice.” ♦ 9 In 2002, Robinson ran against that board member ♣ 7 Delmonte played the ♠9, covered by North with the 10. South erred by not overtaking with the queen, and North erred by exiting with the ♠J instead of the king. Delmonte took the ace and exited with his last spade, putting North on lead to play into the ♦A Q. Plus 110 was good for 55 matchpoints on a 64 top. Shuttle Info Free shuttle service is provided between the Convention Center and the Paramount Hotel, Homewood Suites and Red Lion Inn. A single shuttle will be available throughout day during the tournament to each of the hotels, but two shuttles will be in service during peak times (before or after sessions). Members staying at the Paramount Hotel or Homewood Suites may expect a shuttle every 15 minutes (approximately) or every 8 minutes during Guests at the Red Lion Inn may expect a shuttle every 10 minutes (approximately), but every 5 minutes during peak times. Pickup/Drop-off Locations: Paramount Hotel: Pine Street side of hotel, in the charter bus zone, directly in front of Dragon Fish Restaurant (which is part of the hotel). Homewood Suites: The shuttle will pick up directly in front of hotel on Pike Street. Red Lion Inn: 5th Ave. in front of the main hotel entrance. Goodwill Co-Chair Bonnie Bagley, third from right, poses with five Goodwill Committee members Convention Center: First floor, near escalators, attending their first Goodwill meeting: Barbara Bunnell, Dan Williams, Sally Blewett, Janise Saul and go out the doors near the Massage Bar to Convention Randy Corn. Place Page 6 Daily Bulletin

Mini-Blue champs from 2010: Mark Jones and Doug Levene

Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs now a six-session event Jay Borker and Jan Jansma won 2010 contest The Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs, a national-rated Previous winners: Edgar Kaplan event limited to players with fewer than 5000 2005 1. Marty Harris, Jacob Morgan; 2. Frank , begins today. The contest, formerly Wharton, Paul Walker Blue Ribbon Pairs a four-session event, is now a six-session contest 2006 1. Joe Houde, Divakar Bhargava; 2. John The event featuring a two-session qualifier, a two-session Klayman, Lawrence Lau The Edgar semifinal and a two-session final. 2007 1. Patricia Menefee, Andre De Leon; 2. Metin Kaplan Blue There is a pre-qualification requirement: players Gokcen, Sadik Arf Ribbon Pairs must have earned a Blue Ribbon qualification to 2008 1. Chris Coffman, Roger Coffman; 2. Gene ranks with the participate. (Players from outside North America Maki, Arne Maki von Zedtwitz must be granted a waiver to enter. Contact 2009 1. Harold Huffaker, Ronald Huffaker; 2. Life Master Pairs Tournament Director Millard Nachtwey at the Gerrie Owen, Leonard Schaen (and now the new Tournament Headquarters office or at the selling 2010 1. Mark Jones and Doug Levene; 2. Dean Platinum Pairs locations prior to game time.) Panagopoulos and Yiji Starr in the spring) as The entry fee is $17 per player per session. one of the most prestigious -- and Sami R. Kehela, Eric R. Murray; 2‑4. 1993 1. Bob Hamman, Michael Rosenberg; 2. toughest -- pair Tom Hodapp, Robert F. Morris; 2‑4. Larry Martin De Bruin, Steve Price events on the Cohen, Richard H. Katz 1994 1. Mark Lair, Alexander Weiland; 2. Fred ACBL calendar. 1970 1. Chuck F. Burger, Ira S. Rubin; 2. Stewart, Steve Weinstein Like the LM Pairs Richard Freeman, Cliff Russell 1995 1. David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen; 2. Paul and Platinum Pairs, the Blue Ribbon Pairs is played 1971 1. Roger Bates, John M. Grantham; 2. Kiefer, Jerry Helms over three days and includes two qualifying, two Hermine Baron, Michael S. Lawrence 1996 1. Jim Krekorian, Bob Blanchard; 2. Larry semifinal and two final sessions. 1972 1. Richard Khautin, Warren Kornfeld; 2. Cohen. David Berkowitz Entry is restricted to winners and runners-up Garey Hayden, Mark Lair 1997 1. Adam Wildavsky, Allan Falk; 2. Geir in regional championships -- plus high finishers 1973 1. Steve Robinson, Kit Woolsey; 2. Kathie Helgemo, Tony Forrester in North American championships, members of Cappelletti, Mike Cappelletti 1998 1. Zia Mahmood, Howard Weinstein; 2. current Grand National district championship teams, 1974 1. Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay; 2. Roger Eric Rodwell, Marty Seligman members of current official teams representing ACBL Bates, George Rosenkranz 1999 1. Jill Meyers, John Mohan; 2. John and the top 100 lifetime masterpoint holders. 1975 1. Steve Robinson, Kit Woolsey; 2. Ron E. Sutherlin, Russ Ekeblad The Blue Ribbon Pairs was renamed the Edgar Andersen, Hugh C. MacLean 2000 1. Richard Coren, Marc Jacobus; 2. Robert Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs in 1999 to honor one of 1976 1. Jay Apfelbaum, Bill Edelstein; 2. James Levin, Steve Weinstein bridge’s all-time great players, writers, administrators Jacoby, David Berkowitz 2001 1. Salvador Assael, Nafiz Zorlu; 2. Pratap and the authority on the laws of the game. 1977 1. Lou Bluhm, Thomas K. Sanders; 2. Rajadhyaksha, Steve Landen Kaplan (1925-1997) won his first North Kathie Cappelletti, Mike Cappelletti 2002 1. Sidney Lazard, Bart Bramley; 2. Kit American championship in 1953 -- the Vanderbilt 1978 1. Ron E. Andersen, David Berkowitz; 2. Woolsey, Fred Stewart -- and his last in 1997 -- the Open Swiss Teams at the Ted Horning, Peter Nagy 2003 1. Michael Seamon, Geir Helgemo; 2. Eric Spring NABC in Dallas. 1979 1. Robert Levin, Ron Smith; 2. James Greco, Geoff Hampson Kaplan was recognized as the world’s foremost Bennett, Chester Davis 2004 1. Tarek Sadek, Walid Elahmady; 2. Robert authority on the laws of duplicate and rubber 1980 1. Warren Rosner, Allan Stauber; 2. Dan Levin, Steve Weinstein bridge. He became co-chairman of the ACBL Laws Morse, G. Robert Nail 2005 1. Gavin Wolpert, Jenny Ryman; 2. Sabine Commission in 1978 and was co-chairman of the 1981 1. Larry N. Cohen, Ron Gerard; 2. Chip Auken, Daniela von Arnim WBF Laws Commission at the time of his death. Martel, Lew Stansby 2006 1. Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes; 2. Drew He was named ACBL Honorary Member in 1982 1. Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth; 2‑3. Casen, Jim Krekorian 1993. In 1995 he was inducted into the ACBL Bridge Robert Blanchard, Drew Casen; 2‑3. Peter 2007 1. Steve Landen, Pratap Rajadhyaksha; 2. Hall of Fame and the WBF Hall of Fame. Boyd, Steve Robinson Ernesto Muzzio, Alejandro Bianchedi The trophy 1983 1. Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen; 2. Peter 2008 1. Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth; 2. The event is contested for the Cavendish Trophy, Weichsel, Mike Lawrence Frederic Wrang, Martin De Knijff awarded for the National Open Pair Championship 1984 1‑2. Jack Kennedy, Bobby Wolff; 1‑2. 2009 1. Bart Bramley, Bjorn Fallenius; 2. John and donated by the of New York in David Funk, Mark Lair Hurd, Joel Wooldridge 1928. Since 1963, the trophy has been awarded to 1985 1. Eric Rodwell, Walter Johnson; 2. Kit 2010 1. Jay Borker and Jan Jansma; 2. Bas winners of the Blue Ribbon Pairs. Woolsey, Ed Manfield Drijver and Sjoert Brink Winners and runners-up: 1986 1. Bob Hamman, Ron Von der Porten; 2. 1963 1. B. Jay Becker, Dorothy Hayden; 2. Kit Woolsey, Ed Manfield Entries Harold Harkavy, Cliff Russell 1987 1. Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein; 2. Kerri All North American championships with no 1964 1. Robert D. Hamman, Lewis L. Mathe; 2. Shuman, Robert Levin upper masterpoint limitation: $20 Gunther Polak, Robert G. Sharp 1988 1. Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen; 2. (Note: only ACBL members are eligible to play 1965 1. Chuck Henke, John H. Moran; 2. Robert Levin, Ron Smith in NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session Michael S. Lawrence, Ron Von der Porten 1989 1. Mark Molson, Robert Lebi; 2. Gaylor benefits the International Fund.) 1966 1. Charles Coon, Richard Zeckhauser; 2. Kasle, Roger Bates Other North American championships: $17 Leland Ferer, Gratian Goldstein 1990 1. Kit Woolsey, Ed Manfield; 2. Brian (Note: only ACBL members are eligible to play 1967 1. Sami R. Kehela, Baron Wolf Lebovic; 2. Glubok, Sam Lev in these events.) Phil Feldesman, Lewis L. Mathe 1991 1. Bob Hamman, Nick Nickell; 2. Mark Regional championships: $16 for ACBL 1968 1. Larry Cohen, Richard H. Katz; 2. Bobby Tolliver, Marc Zwerling members, $18 for all others Goldman, Michael S. Lawrence 1992 1. Haig Tchamitch, Adam Wildavsky; 2. All other events: $15 for ACBL members, $17 1969 1. Erik Paulsen, Alex Tschekaloff; 2‑4. Brad Moss, Ravindra Murthy for all others. Daily Bulletin Page 7 BAZE SENIOR KO TEAMS 34 Tables 70.00 3/4 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton 45.00 5/8 Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Marc FL; Larry Kozlove, Louisville KY; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD; Daniel Jacobus - Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Jerry Clerkin - Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Roger Bates, Boyd, Darnestown MD; Kit Woolsey, Dennis Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Dennis Mesa AZ; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, McGarry, Stuart FL vs Bloomington NY Kyle Larsen, San Francisco CA; Rose 45.00 5/8 William Hall, Thousand Meltzer, Los Gatos CA; Neil Chambers, 45.00 5/8 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale Oaks CA; Ron Westwood, Ventura CA; Schenectady NY; John Schermer, Seattle AZ; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV; Garey Rebecca Clough - Roger Clough, Culver WA; William Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ; Hayden, Tucson AZ; Bob Hamman, City CA; Ellen Kent - Robert Kent, Mark Feldman, Austin TX Dallas TX; Zia Mahmood, New York NY Marina Del Rey CA

70.00 3/4 Reese Milner, Los Angeles 45.00 5/8 Richard DeMartino, Riverside CA; Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Sam Lev, CT; John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Pat New York NY; Fred Chang, Flushing NY; McDevitt, Brookline MA; Geoffrey Brod, Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; Peter Avon CT; Dan Morse, Houston TX; John Weichsel, Carlsbad CA Sutherlin, Dallas TX

1 O’Rourke 18 45 104 177 16 Popkin 31 52 72 99 1. O’Rourke 21 68 106 129

9 Schwartz 8. Hall (23) 32 63 88 119 25 32 64 106 8 Hall (23) 1. O’Rourke 8 44 78 122 15 56 110 129

4. Lall 5 Levine 36 59 734 95 25 65 114 164 12 Cohen 14 35 79 104 5. Levine 24 54 83 98 O’Rourke 13 Bart (18) 4. Milner 16 69 98 100 34 76 111 138 4 Lall 43 67 77 153

3 DeMartino 40 69 96 172 14 Cooper 33 54 65 145 3. DeMartino 27 36 74 102 Larsen

11 Bennett 6. Larsen 9 25 30 WD 28 73 113 121 6 Larsen 29 66 112 3. Larsen 49 54 85 133

7 Kasle 2. Kasle 51 105 145 174 29 65 104 115 10 Kaminisky 22 59 93 145 7. Kasle 40 90 131 162

15 Anten 2. Lynch 17 45 53 72 4 3 66 89 124 2 Lynch 29 60 115 168

FREE seminar conducted by Per E Jannersten Tuesday November 29, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. Sheraton Revenna B Page 8 Daily Bulletin

FIRST SUNDAY-TUESDAY MORNING KO I MONDAY AFTERNOON CRUISE 299ER PRS 7 Tables 41.0 Tables Ken Gee, Regina SK; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Yukiko A B C Tokunaga, 1800002 Japan; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan; Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM 7.21 1 Joan Borberg - Virginia Sinclair-Brooks, Portland OR 65.15% vs 5.86 2 1 Patricia Lawrence, Federal Way WA; Ruth Ryan, Des Moines WA 61.36% Linda Harrison, Calgary AB; Hao Ge, Bay Village OH; Yan Wang, 4.06 3 Mike Coopersmith, Mead WA; Judy Mentink, Des Moines WA 61.30% Scarborough ON; Shan Huang, Toronto ON; Jianfeng Luo, North 4.40 4 2 Robin Beddis, Calgary AB; Susan Pattillo, Chester NS 60.98% York ON; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 3.30 5 3 1 Mary Louise Hendricks - Deanna Ritchie, Grants Pass OR 60.78% 2.47 6 4 2 Gisele Maher, Abbotsford BC; Karin Phillips, Mission BC 60.44% FIRST SUNDAY-TUESDAY MORNING KO II 6 Tables 1.85 5 Gene Alberts, Indianola WA; John Johnston, Bainbridge Isl WA 60.23% David Ticen, Victoria TX; Ronald Francey, Corpus Christi TX; Jim 1.74 6 3 Mary Dewar - Susan Moran, Nanaimo BC 59.47% Mulbrandon, Verona WI; Douglas Jansen, Happy Valley OR 1.31 4 Howard Goltz - Janet Goltz, Bloomington MN 59.26% vs 1.19 5 Barbara Garrison - Ellen Trout, Vashon WA 58.08% Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; Jim Jackson, Amasa MI; Nancy 0.74 6 Kurt Lichtenberg - Kathy Lichtenberg, Bellevue WA 56.99% Ogreenc, Wautoma WI; Paulin Nault, Saint-Anicet QC

FIRST SUNDAY-TUESDAY MORNING KO IV ARGOSY CRUISE 0-50 AFTERNOON 6 Tables 11.0 Tables Brian Bleau - Ariya Ball, Gig Harbor WA; Tom Thomsen, Milton A B Frwtr OR; Jerry Mosher, Walla Walla WA 2.21 1 Mary Lowe - Sharon Horvath, Agassiz BC 65.73% vs 1.66 2 Marylee Webber, Hood River OR; Christine Lynn, Lyle WA 64.29% Irwin Rosenfeld, Laguna Hills CA; Alan Cawi, Mission Viejo CA; James George - Susan George, San Clemente CA; Gary Waldron - 1.24 3 Helen Thom - David Thom, Abbotsford BC 62.92% Carol Foster, Laguna Beach CA 0.93 4 Janet Meister, Bellevue WA; Karen Trenner, Kirkland WA 58.08% 1.30 5 1 Harvey Lucas, Lake Oswego OR; Linda Plantz, Renton WA 57.44% FIRST SUNDAY MIDNIGHT KO 0.55 6 Jeanine Graham, Tumwater WA; Carrie Margolin, Olympia WA 56.52% 7 Tables 0.98 2 Tammy Haseley, Strongsville OH; Robert Hoyt, Canby OR 52.34% 2.58 1 Marius Agica, New York NY; Theresa Venhuis, 0.73 3 Jane Millar, Woodinville WA; Elisabeth Best, Bellevue WA 49.79% Redmond WA; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA 0.55 4 Robin ` - Jean Rondeau, Indianapolis IN 48.51% 1.37 2 Abbe Cohen, Santa Rosa CA; Michael Roberts, Youngstown OH; Marion Pennell - Hazel Skelton, Calgary AB 0-20 CRUISE PAIRS AFTERNOON 11.0 Tables MONDAY/TUESDAY MORNING COMPACT KO I A B 10 Tables R Elwin Brown, Ottawa ON; Ellis Feigenbaum - Marjorie Michelin, 1.81 1 Kevin Eno, Lynnwood WA; Patricia Forsman, Seattle WA 67.26% Laguna Woods CA; Robert Kent, Marina Del Rey CA 1.36 2 1 Jo Harris, Salome AZ; Aileen Brock, Bellingham WA 59.23% vs 1.02 3 Kate Hemer, Seattle WA; Jane Glascock, Shoreline WA 58.33% Kasmer Andreychuk, Yorkton SK; Pedro Ieong, Hong Kong Hong 0.79 4 2 Michael O Neal - Barbara O Neal, Issaquah WA 57.44% Kong; Charlotte Blum, La Jolla CA; Susan Craney, N Royalton OH 0.57 5 Kim Hong, Medina WA; Claudia Robbs, Mercer Island WA 55.06% 0.59 6 3 Judith Powers, Everett WA; Sue Rewak, Mukilteo WA 54.46% Thomas Trudeau - Becky Mosely - Karen Fillis - George Fillis, San Antonio TX 0.46 4 Frank Houmiel - Andrea Johnston, Redmond WA 53.87% vs 0.33 5 Anne Sommer, Bainbridge Isl WA; Jane Crane, Bainbridge Isla WA 53.57% Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; B Horiguchi, Gardena CA; Yas Takeda, Hacienda Hgts CA MONDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN 61.0 Tables / Based on 62 Tables MONDAY/TUESDAY MORNING COMPACT KO II A B C 16 Tables Robert Law, Tigard OR; Judy Davis - Mary Hepokoski - Peter 25.00 1 1 Stanley Roberts, Mercer Island WA; Paul Wayne English, Seattle WA 64.23% Hepokoski, Portland OR 18.75 2 Peter Gray, Ketchum ID; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 62.57% vs 14.06 3 Gay Parrish - Jay Brandt, Bellingham WA 62.42% Roz Kahn - Herb Wiltsek - Bobbi Wiltsek - Liliane Kirchhoff, San 13.00 4 2 L Stuart Vance, Kailua Kona HI; Cynthia Glad, Seattle WA 61.44% Francisco CA 8.33 5 M Brennan, Bellingham WA; Bill Papa, Upland CA 61.38% John Anderson - Jack Real, Sequim WA; Jeanette Brandt, Monmouth 7.14 6 Jeff McKee, Dale TX; Greg Resz, Weatherford TX 61.15% OR; Betty Andersen, Sterling Hts MI 6.62 7 Carol Stewart, Henderson NV; Paul Ivaska, Las Vegas NV 61.12% vs 5.56 8 Peggy Craig, El Paso TX; Kay Afdahl, Oro Valley AZ 59.65% James O’Hearn - Sabrina O’Hearn, Surprise AZ; Busaba Williams - 5.00 9 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Neal Satten, Wynnewood PA 58.95% Barbara Simon, Honolulu HI 4.55 10 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Brett Adler, Westport CT 58.92% 4.17 11 Richard Price, Fort Worth TX; James Brier, Las Vegas NV 58.65% MONDAY/TUESDAY MORNING COMPACT KO III 12 Tables 9.75 12 3 Donna Wood, Vista CA; Albert Shrive, Dalton PA 58.57% Gary Corbett, Medina WA; Frederick Fogg - Karen Knudson - Eric 7.31 13 4 Frank Knier, Fargo ND; John Miller, Stillwater MN 58.54% Knudson, Seattle WA 5.78 14 5 Bud Stowe - Kay Stowe, Clive IA 58.42% vs 3.13 15 Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR; Randy Pettit, Marietta GA 57.69% Christine Greenberg, Byron MN; Rhea Dickson - Rita Bertsch - 2.94 16 Thomas Weik, Reading PA; Rick Rowland, Wilmington DE 57.54% Margaret Lichty, Rochester MN 4.95 6 Y Chen, Fremont CA; Norman Wang, Palo Alto CA 55.63% Lindsey Smith, Redmond WA; Leslie Milstein, Bellevue WA; Tony 4.33 7 John Pringle - Susan Pringle, Rio Verde AZ 55.28% Joyce - Gilda Joyce, Medina WA 4.67 8 John Aslin - David Taylor, Seattle WA 54.58% vs 3.47 9 Mario Mory - Phyllis Mory, Los Angeles CA 54.41% Margol Tucci - Janice Nelsen, Puyallup WA; Ray Brown, Tacoma 3.15 10 John Allen, Saint Paul MN; Mary Holman Allen, Mahtomedi MN 54.34% WA; Gary Wilson, Fircrest WA 2.89 11 Laurie Carr, Honolulu HI; Karla Claybaugh, Kaneohe HI 54.31% 8.16 12 1 Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN; Craig Van Sickle, Woodinville WA 54.19% 6.12 2 Gayle Tunnell - James Tunnell, San Francisco CA 53.62% 4.59 3 Elliott Marshall, Los Angeles CA; Martin Gelfand, Mercer Island WA 53.15% Monitoring 3.44 4 John Thomas, Seattle WA; Darla Perman, Renton WA 52.81% At this and future North American 2.72 5 Claire Young - Wallace McOuat, San Anselmo CA 52.41% Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ 3.47 6 Joseph Ulrich, Arlington WA; Allen Custer, Edmonds WA 52.27% events with visible, real-time cameras. The images 2.04 7 Asbjorn Dalan, Renton WA; Michael Perrault, La Conner WA 52.25% will be recorded and will be available for later official inspection and review. MONDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME By general monitoring of the session and 38.0 Tables participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of A B C information that may be useful in determining facts 7.28 1 1 Peter Andrews - Irma Andrews, Aptos CA 65.71% 5.46 2 2 Andrew Hesser, Richland WA; Paul Burnham, Wilton CT 63.07% and settling issues arising from some types of ethical 4.29 3 3 Michael Cohen, Denver CO; Joel Singer, Santa Clara CA 61.57% and behavioral complaints or actions. Please summon 3.07 4 Craig Robinson - Elaine Landow, Lansdale PA 60.63% a director if a problem occurs at the table. 3.00 5 David Lindop, Toronto ON; A Lindop, 60.18% This procedure is intended to assure everyone that 2.15 6 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Richard Mallon, Ocean Shores WA 59.84% the playing field is level and that misbehavior will not 4.70 4 1 Margol Tucci, Puyallup WA; Ray Brown, Tacoma WA 59.62% be tolerated. 2.06 5 C. Buddy Carls, Huntington Bh CA; Tammy Moll, Raleigh NC 59.45% 1.55 6 Marvin Kolodzik, Cincinnati OH; Linda Gallaher, Morehead KY 57.52% 3.53 2 Bob Sommerhalder - Sheila Kaye, Victoria BC 57.07% Lost ring 2.64 3 Virginia Bright, Nokomis FL; Kaye Hoffmaster, Somers MT 55.88% An expensive ring, found in a restroom at 1.98 4 William Henderson - Diana Henderson, Seattle WA 54.41% the Convention Center, has been turned in to the 1.49 5 Ti Davis, Little Rock AR; Judith Ferguson, Salem OR 53.73% Daily Bulletin office. 1.79 6 Donna Parkes, Kennewick WA; Jim Tritz, Richland WA 53.62% Daily Bulletin Page 9

SEATTLE UNDERGROUND KO I 11 Tables Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Pamela Granovetter - Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; John Holland, Stockport England; Gunnar Hallberg, Brighton United Kingdom; Ron Rubin, Miami FL vs Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD; Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL; Second in the Mitchell Dennis Clerkin - Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN Open BAM: Michael Polowan, Jared Jay Whipple III, Boca Grande FL; Kevin Dwyer - Ed Schulte, Tampa Lilienstein, Adam FL; Owen Lien, Hendersonville NC; Joseph Godefrin, Sarasota FL Wildavsky and Jan vs Jansma. Sally Clark, Carlsbad CA; Janet Macchi, Stuart FL; Tom Breed, Kingwood TX; Jack Lacy, Lago Vista TX

SEATTLE UNDERGROUND KO II 10 Tables Kotomi Asakoshi - Masako Otsuka - Akiko Miwa, Tokyo Japan; Fumiko Kiriyama, Kawasaki Japan vs Gary Donner, Bluffton SC; Deborah Murphy, San Francisco CA; Paul Bubendey, Chicago IL; Lauren Friedman, Daly City CA

Bob Dale, Pensacola FL; Graham Shorrocks, St. John’s NL; Tom MONDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS Williams, Renton WA; Donna Christensen, Beaverton OR 8.0 Tables vs A B C Diane Henson - Larry Henson, Minnetonka MN; Malcolm Morris, 1.89 1 1 1 Carl Berkenwald, Mercer Island WA; Rodney Waldbaum, Kirkland WA 65.22% Se1 4yx United Kingdom; Ruben Egeberg, Rock Island IL 1.42 2 Philip Mayberry - Mella-Dee Mayberry, Payette ID 57.25% SEATTLE UNDERGROUND KO III 1.06 3 2 2 Susanne Sherburne - Brady Sherburne, Woodinville WA 56.25% 16 Tables 0.80 4 3 3 Marni Seneker - Karen Eriksen, Seattle WA 54.75% James Milam - Beth Milam, Idaho Falls ID; Sandra Watson - Anna 0.67 5 Edwin Ducayet Jr - Patricia Ducayet, Dallas TX 54.50% Holley, Boise ID 0.55 4 Rodger Gustafson - Victor Magruder, Federal Way WA 54.25% vs Bruce Cook, Medford OR; Stephen Heller, Auburn WA; Laurie Wilson, Federal Way WA; Don Mehaffey, Normandy Park WA MONDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 24.0 Tables Tina Gokturk - Lamya Abougoush, Calgary AB; Rita Dodge, A B C Vancouver BC; Mary Lou Kerr, Toronto ON 4.80 1 Robert Sherman - Carol Sherman, Los Angeles CA 66.96% vs 4.26 2 1 Kelly McGee, Gig Harbor WA; David Erickson, Tacoma WA 63.99% Sandra Casey - Kimberly Hayward, Saint Paul MN; Kay Johnson, Minneapolis MN; Jim Skonnord, St Paul MN 3.20 3 2 Marge Solaski, Woodinville WA; Marilyn Helbig, Bellevue WA 63.39% 2.38 4/5 3/4 1 Moises Saul, Bellevue WA; Vern Crow, Richland WA 61.90% SEATTLE UNDERGROUND KO IV 2.10 4/5 3/4 Marilyn Widlan - Sheldon Widlan, Seattle WA 61.90% 16 Tables 1.19 6/7 5/6 David Mack - Colin Charlton, Bellevue WA 60.12% Thomas Trudeau - George Fillis - Karen Fillis, San Antonio TX; 1.19 6/7 5/6 Sandra Wilson, Beaverton OR; Sheila Moore, Portland OR 60.12% Douglas Laird, North Bend OR 1.79 2 Lance Clifford - Cookie Clifford, Portland OR 59.52% vs Joyce Dickerson - Gregory Smith - Irva Neyhart, Corvallis OR; 1.34 3 Penny Lepp - Ray Lepp, Bellevue WA 56.85% David Finley, Albany OR 1.00 4 Mark Fitzmorris, St Augustine FL; Gregg Bigsby, Haines AK 56.55% 0.89 5 Beth De Groen, Vashon WA; Judith Boardman, Vashon Island WA 53.87% Rajeeva Sharma, San Jose CA; Corinne Carter, Saratoga CA; Ben 0.62 6 Henry Lipson - Marjorie Lipson, Sherman Oaks CA 51.49% Sills, Powell River BC; Marianne Daem, Nanaimo BC vs Jim Lahey - Karen Lahey, Issaquah WA; Dale Dallaire - Rod MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES Dallaire, Aldie VA; Jeanne Hernandez, Ann Arbor MI 21.0 Tables A B C SEATTLE UNDERGROUND KO V 15 Tables 4.70 1 Michael Curley - Robert Varty, Grand Rapids MI 68.19% Kenneth Elliott III, Bothell WA; Lane Galloway, Seattle WA; Bonnie 3.53 2 Valentin Kovachev, Glencoe IL; Dolores Brenner, Santa Fe NM 67.78% Boyd - Donald Boyd, Houston TX 4.25 3 1 Teresa Boyd, Lafayette CA; Grant Robinson, Orinda CA 64.72% vs 3.19 4 2 Robert Weaver, Kansas City MO; Douglas West, Ocean Park WA 62.64% John Underwood - Suman Gupta - Kris Gupta, Olympia WA; Fay 2.39 5 3 Brian Gilbert, Irvine CA; Marcia West, Mercer Island WA 61.67% Bronson, Tenino WA 1.12 6 Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Diana Marquardt, Del Mar CA 60.97% Tommy Bailey, Shoreline WA; Evan Stoll, Jr, Kingston WA; Camille 2.88 4 1 James Shaw - Daphne Shaw, Bowen Island BC 60.56% Collver - Marilyn Swadron, Calgary AB 2.16 5 2 Christopher Chalcraft, White Rock BC; Andrew Krywaniuk, vs Vancouver BC 60.42% Jose Palmas, Olympia WA; Donald Cottam, Puyallup WA; Barbara 1.01 6 Kay Miller, Washington DC; Sorina Negulescu, Ellicott City MD 60.28% Cunliffe, Bentleyville OH; Beverly McMullen, Vermilion OH 1.62 3 Thomas Cox, Mount Juliet TN; Roman Sydorak, Los Angeles CA 56.53% SEATTLE UNDERGROUND KO VI 1.22 4 Coleen Cronin, Holladay UT; Thomas Reeves, Lehi UT 53.33% 16 Tables 0.91 5 Curt Peterson, Shoreline WA; R Kirk, Seattle WA 48.19% Shelley Burns, N Vancouver BC; Ann Hung, Vancouver BC; Jacqueline Thibert, Osoyoos BC; Kathryn Shannon, North Vancouver MONDAY MORNING CRUISE 299ER PRS BC 42.0 Tables / Based on 41 Tables vs A B C Peter Brown - Janet Brown, Seattle WA; Eileen Deutsch - Bonnie Broders, Port Townsend WA 7.21 1 1 Susan Snow - Harold Sawyer, Sebastopol CA 65.53% 5.41 2 2 John Impert, Settle WA; Annick Impert, Seattle WA 62.69% Jeannette Bourbonnais, West Vancouver BC; Julianne Wooden, North 4.06 3 3 Christine Myers, Redmond WA; W Stewart, Bellevue WA 62.45% Vancouver BC; Marlene Smeed, Laguna Beach CA; Sonia Conklin, 2.66 4/5 Joan Borberg - Virginia Sinclair-Brooks, Portland OR 62.31% Naples FL 2.66 4/5 4 Nick Daniggelis, Indianola WA; Evanthia Daniggelis, Lynnwood WA 62.31% vs 1.85 6 5 Gene Alberts, Indianola WA; John Johnston, Bainbridge Isl WA 59.28% Sue Parker, Sausalito CA; Margaret Callinan, Mill Valley CA; Virginia Sulpizio, Kentfield CA; Lani Valentine, Belvedere CA 3.10 6 1 Kurt Lichtenberg - Kathy Lichtenberg, Bellevue WA 58.33% 2.33 2 Dallas Goodchild - Tom Goodchild, Victoria BC 57.95% FREMONT TROLL KO BRACKET I 1.74 3 Gisele Maher, Abbotsford BC; Karin Phillips, Mission BC 57.73% 9 Tables 1.31 4 Margaret Hedrick - Nancy Rilling, Portland OR 57.01% 33.74 1 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; 0.98 5 Joyce King - Charles King, Federal Way WA 54.73% Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Xiaodong Shi, Naperville IL 23.62 2 Chad Fisher - Tim Hays - William Muir - Victoria 0.85 6 Sandra Naber, Victoria BC; John Naber, Stow MA 54.67% Muir, Kansas City MO 13.50 3/4 Hal Stern, Rolling Meadows IL; Barbara Lehman, ARGOSY CRUISE 0-50 Glenview IL; Richard Gabriel - Ellen Gabriel, Chicago IL 10.5 Tables 13.50 3/4 G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Dianne Sullivan, A B Solana Beach CA; James La Force, Stillwater OK; Sadik Arf, 2.21 1 Helen Thom - David Thom, Abbotsford BC 56.71% Saratoga CA; Chris Moll, Raleigh NC; Serge de Muller, Fribourg Switzerland 1.66 2 Mary Lowe - Sharon Horvath, Agassiz BC 56.08% 1.24 3 Michael Miller - Norma Rollins, Putnam Valley NY 55.49% FREMONT TROLL KO BRACKET II 0.93 4 Marylee Webber, Hood River OR; Christine Lynn, Lyle WA 54.82% 9 Tables 1.21 5 1 Jane Millar, Woodinville WA; Elisabeth Best, Bellevue WA 54.71% 20.03 1 Judy Chapman - Dora Lee, Edmonton AB; Allan 0.55 6 Thomas Shannon - Peggy Brown, Clinton WA 54.37% Sorensen - Paul Sorensen, Berwyn AB 0.91 2 Harvey Lucas, Lake Oswego OR; Linda Plantz, Renton WA 52.21% 14.02 2 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC; Samuel Asai, Hood River OR; Joe Rottmann, 0.68 3 Tammy Haseley, Strongsville OH; Robert Hoyt, Canby OR 51.07% Vancouver WA; Alex Lo, Gresham OR 8.01 3/4 Sanjeev Pathak, Roswell GA; Patricia Worthley, Andover MA; Sue Becker, Canton OH; Anthony Trebaol, Milpitas CA Page 10 Daily Bulletin

8.01 3/4 Jonathan Cohen, Prior Lake MN; Randy Okubo, 0-20 CRUISE PAIRS Saint Paul MN; Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN; Roberto 11.0 Tables Verthelyi, New York NY A B FREMONT TROLL KO BRACKET III 1.81 1 Kate Hemer, Seattle WA; Jane Glascock, Shoreline WA 63.86% 12 Tables 1.36 2 Kim Hong, Medina WA; Claudia Robbs, Mercer Island WA 63.77% 19.08 1 Linda Harrison, Calgary AB; Hao Ge, Bay Village 1.02 3 1 Katheryn McMullen - Gene Gousie, Seattle WA 62.12% OH; Yan Wang, Scarborough ON; Jianfeng Luo, North York ON; 0.76 4 2 Jeanette Hanna - Brad Hanna, Clackamus OR 56.85% Shan Huang, Toronto ON 0.64 5 3 Frank Houmiel - Andrea Johnston, Redmond WA 55.99% 13.36 2 Cory Perkers - Robert Lass, Chicago IL; Jerry 0.46 6 Phyllis Newland - Timothy Newland, Sequim WA 55.48% Miller - Nadyne Cheary, Silver Spring MD 7.63 3/4 Dewitt Hudson Jr - Elizabeth Hudson, Arlington 0.42 4 Michael O Neal - Barbara O Neal, Issaquah WA 53.57% TX; Jules Schoenberg - Hazel Schoenberg, Plano TX 0.31 5 Anne Sommer, Bainbridge Isl WA; Jane Crane, Bainbridge Isla WA 52.29% 7.63 3/4 Nancy Munson - Sheryl Nagy - Lisa Evans - Jack Fulcher, Danville CA MONDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS 25.5 Tables FREMONT TROLL KO BRACKET IV 14 Tables A B C 17.97 1 Glenn Cossey - Cindy Cossey, Innisfail AB; Don 5.09 1 Robert Sherman - Carol Sherman, Los Angeles CA 68.04% McCarthy - Lisa McCarthy, West Kelowna BC 4.53 2 1 1 Alice Griffith, Denver CO; George Parkins, Vienna VA 65.47% 12.58 2 Colin Gordon - Nelly Gordon, Los Angeles CA; 3.40 3 2 Stephen Wise, Stanwood WA; Steve Nelson, Mill Creek WA 65.25% Nance Lodge - David Lodge, Rancho Mirage CA 2.55 4 3 2 Earl Cutler - Betty Cutler, San Antonio TX 64.58% 7.19 3/4 Wilfred Motokane Jr - Richard S H Wong - Gary 1.91 5 4 Linda Yount - Jim Burbidge, Federal Way WA 59.27% Rosenthal, Honolulu HI; Joseph Habeich, Portland OR 7.19 3/4 Ernst Staudt, Everett WA; Craig Roloff, 1.68 6 5 3 Moises Saul - Elizabeth Saul, Bellevue WA 58.14% Mountlake Ter WA; Galen Hesson, Shoreline WA; Muhunthan 1.63 6 4 Len D Amato - Dora D Amato, Redmond WA 57.77% Sivapragasam, Kirkland WA 0.94 5 LaNita Wacker, Shoreline WA; Alice Ling, Great Falls VA 55.30% 0.82 6 Nancy Carr - Sally Neu, Seattle WA 55.11% FREMONT TROLL KO BRACKET V 14 Tables MONDAY MORNING 49 PAIRS 14.14 1 Joan Ball - Ollie Weitz - Sheila Strode, Yakima WA; Pat Hanrahan, Zillah WA 8.0 Tables 9.90 2 Margaret Gibson, Port Moody BC; Mhairi A B C Longridge - Frances Corney, Vancouver BC; Andrew Lee, Richmond 1.89 1 1 1 Susanne Sherburne - Brady Sherburne, Woodinville WA 60.00% BC 1.42 2 2 2 Patricia Wagner, Seattl WA; Margaret Stanley, Normandy Park WA 59.92% 5.66 3/4 Marnie Hueston - Marguerite Watson - Gail 1.06 3 3 3 Rodger Gustafson - Victor Magruder, Federal Way WA 59.17% Richardson - Danielle Goulet, Victoria BC 5.66 3/4 Lynda Hirst - Winston Falls, Vancouver WA; 0.80 4 4 4 Vada Robinson, Centennial CO; Thomas Brown, Seattle WA 55.58% Kathleen Holahan, Portland OR; Brian Thomas, Beaverton OR 0.60 5 5 Rodney Waldbaum, Kirkland WA; Carl Berkenwald, Mercer Island WA 55.42%

FREMONT TROLL KO BRACKET VI MONDAY-WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE SERIES 14 Tables 42.0 Tables 10.74 1 Steve Estvanik - Audrey Wass, Seattle WA; Tim A B C White - Renae Gunstone-White, Mercer Island WA 7.52 2 Ronald Francey, Corpus Christi TX; David Ticen, 7.89 1 1 Scott Benson - Floyd McWilliams, Sunnyvale CA 65.38% Victoria TX; Gary Dayton, Mahomet IL; Jerry Mosher, Walla Walla 5.92 2 2 Kornel Lazar, Gyor Hungary; Gerald Lackner, Graz Austria 62.75% WA 4.44 3 3 Wink Andres - Ann Andres, West Vancouver BC 61.03% 4.30 3/4 Gary Waldron - Carol Foster, Laguna Beach CA; 4.57 4 Greg Caucutt - Genny Rice, Rochester MN 60.78% James George - Susan George, San Clemente CA; Irwin Rosenfeld - 3.20 5 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK 60.63% Alan Calli, Laguna Hills CA 1.87 6 Donna Swarthout - Ellen Hessel, San Antonio TX 60.22% 4.30 3/4 Marisa Silverman, Aspen CO; Sandy Holmes, Basalt CO; Joyce Schiff - Freda Gail Stern, Dallas TX 3.03 4 1 Fani Hason, San Diego CA; Mario Lackner, Unterpremstaett Hungary 58.96% 2.02 5 Suzanne Siebert, Little Rock AR; Jacqueline DeRouin, Okemos MI 58.86% QUEEN ANNE COMPACT KO I 3.64 6 Philip Kuhn - Jennifer Kuhn, San Mateo CA 58.70% 16 Tables 2.27 2 Sheila Kim, Minnetonka MN; Eric Mueller, Minneapolis MN 53.80% 28.27 1 Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA; Walter Schafer 1.70 3 Marjorie Grace - Melvin Mackey, Vashon WA 52.88% Jr, Covina CA; Tom Fox, West Fargo ND; Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 1.28 4 LaNita Wacker, Shoreline WA; Jane Shepard, Panama City Bch FL 51.47% 19.79 2 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; Dave 0.96 5 Ti Davis, Little Rock AR; William Bryce, Vashon WA 50.15% Swarthout, San Antonio TX; David Corn, Spokane WA; Morrie 0.83 6 Lawrence Swanson, Walnut Creek CA; Irwin Lichtblau, Lafayette CA 50.00% Kleinplatz, Windsor ON 12.72 3 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Las MONDAY A/X PAIRS Vegas NV; Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX 56.5 Tables / Based on 95 Tables 9.89 4 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD; Robert White, Raleigh NC; Michael Kovacich, Stone A X Mountain GA 28.89 1 David Starratt, Yakima WA; Richard Strauss, Northbrook IL 62.44% 21.67 2 1 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Walter Lee, Framingham MA 62.38% QUEEN ANNE COMPACT KO II 16.25 3 Chris Larsen, Costa Mesa CA; Roger Lee, Pasadena CA 62.35% 16 Tables 12.19 4 Corey Krantz, Drexel Hill PA; Kelley Hwang, New York NY 61.27% 18.99 1 Kasmer Andreychuk, Yorkton SK; Susan Craney, 9.63 5 Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS; Clifton Miller Sr, Shreveport LA 59.32% N Royalton OH; Pedro Ieong, Hong Kong Hong Kong; Charlotte Blum, La Jolla CA 8.25 6 Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 58.35% 13.29 2 Nick Wiebe, Oakland CA; Crispin Barrere, 12.50 7 2 George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA; Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC 58.04% Berkeley CA; Jerry Premo, Sacramento CA; Kay Beck, Noblesville 6.42 8 Eileen Easterling, Casselberry FL; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 57.60% IN 9.37 9 3 Marshall Lewis, Cleveland Hgts OH; Ron Haack, New York NY 57.15% 8.55 3 Michael Schrage, New York NY; Le Yu, Evanston 7.03 10 4 Metin Gokcen, Sunnyvale CA; Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA 57.00% IL; Allan Simon - Daniel Bertrand, Calgary AB 6.65 4 Kai Zhou - Baixiang Liu - Yuandong Ren, 5.55 11 5 Adrian Schwartz - Kohava Schwartz, New York NY 56.96% Burnaby BC; Jack Lee, Richmond BC 4.44 12 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Donald Kersey, Kingston ON 56.70% 4.76 13 6 Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 56.70% QUEEN ANNE COMPACT KO III 4.17 14 7 Sheila Pies, Osprey FL; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 56.15% 16 Tables 3.70 15 8 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA 55.55% 15.19 1 Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY; Cenk Tuncok, 3.40 16 9 David Bryant, Ashland OR; Nancy Ferguson, Greenbrae CA 55.52% Amesbury MA; Tania Reyes Hiller, Shrub Oak NY; Aaron Cohen, Manchester To NJ 3.21 17 Jeffrey Rothstein - Allen Kahn, New York NY 55.31% 10.63 2 Gabrielle Uz, Palo Alto CA; Erwin Linzner, Santa 3.04 18 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 55.23% Rosa CA; Ron Beall, Bellingham WA; Thomas Devine, Ferndale WA 3.28 19 10 Dell Berg, Redmond WA; David Hankins, Kirkland WA 54.99% 6.84 3 Alfred Lee, Rncho Pls Vrd CA; William Chan, 2.78 11 Kou-Ping Cheng, Saratoga CA; D. Lionel O’Young, Walnut CA 54.81% Van Buren ME; Molan Chan, Grand Prairie TX; Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ FRANK CADY MEMORIAL A/X SWISS 5.32 4 Thomas Theisen, Encinitas CA; Marion Kelly - Edward Rais, Anchorage AK; Randy Corn, Kirkland WA 43 Tables / Based on 116 Tables A X QUEEN ANNE COMPACT KO IV 13.31 1 Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Joan Gerard, White Plains NY; Beverly 16 Tables Levy, Lake Worth FL; Ciaran Coyne, Cork Ireland 62.00 13.06 1 Zoran Peca - Les Fouks, Vancouver BC; Keith 9.98 2 Michael Levinson, Daly City CA; Paul McDaniels, Richmond CA; Josh Dowdall, Victoria BC; Cary Salmi, Sidney BC 9.14 2 Lynn Yokel, Campbell CA; Ken Rosenfeld, San Feldstein, Gainesville FL; Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA 58.00 Jose CA; Joel Koransky, Saratoga CA; Lynn Shannon, Los Gatos CA 7.49 3 Mary Savko - Ellie Hanlon, Tequesta FL; Patrice Roy - Helene Beaulieu, 5.88 3 John Feo, Kennewick WA; Bill Greenberg, Sherbrooke QC 56.00 Laguna Niguel CA; Seth Cohen, Stamford CT; Richard Gertner, 12.05 4 1 William Fleming - Tami Gillman - Patti McCallum, Seattle WA; Brenda Ossining NY Simpson, Spokane WA 54.00 4.57 4 Mike Bovarnick - Alan Tesler, Mercer Island WA; 9.04 5/6 2 Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Dennis Kathy Hauck, Shoreline WA; Suzanne Sax, Seattle WA Groden, Surrey BC; Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC 52.00 3.69 5/6 Hal Stern, Rolling Meadows IL; Richard Gabriel - Ellen Gabriel, Chicago IL; Barbara Lehman, Glenview IL 52.00 6.78 7 3 Scott Hiller, Marshall MN; Michael Strong - Johanna Strong, Winfield IL; Roger Anderson, Eagan MN 51.00 Daily Bulletin Page 11

Women’s BAM continued from page 1 prisoners” frame of mind, meticulously compiling Runners-up in sessions of 17.5, 17, 19 and 15 boards to finish a the Marsha May healthy 4.75 boards ahead of everyone else. Joel’s Sternberg Women’s Board-a-Match winning teammates - holders of multiple North Teams: Sandra American titles all - are Tobi Sololow, Jill Levin, Rimstedt, Marion Jill Meyers, Janice Seamon-Molson and Debbie Michielsen, Lynda Rosenberg. Nitabach, Emma A funny thing happened, however, on the way to Sjoberg and Meika second place. The team captained by Joyce Hampton Wortel. looked like they had it mostly locked up with a round to go when out of nowhere, the team captained by Lynda Nitabach leapfrogged out of fifth place to land right behind the winners and .25 board ahead of the Hampton team. This is the first North American scratch for three members of the second-place team: Nitabach, Sandra Rimstedt and Emma Sjoberg. Meike Wortel won the 1.78 8 Beverly Chavers, Seattle WA; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Charlene Wagar Women’s Swiss in 2008, and Meike Wortel Martindale - R Ian Martindale, Boise ID 49.00 won both the Marsha May Sternberg Women’s 5.08 9/10 4 Burt O’Dell - Linda O’Dell, Jacksonville FL; Pam Himes - Jerry Himes, Albuquerque NM 48.00 Board-a-Match Teams and the Wagar Women’s Swiss 1.41 9/10 Hank Gagnon, Newberg OR; Jon Bartlett - Craig Huston, Portland OR; in 2008. Connie Coquillette, Vancouver WA 48.00 1.16 11/12 Haruko Koshi - Hideko Takeuchi - Masako Otsuka, Tokyo Japan; Takako Good recovery Fujimoto, Tokyo 180 Japan 47.00 Ron Sukoneck and Russ Ekeblad came in third 1.16 11/12 Patricia Griffin, Sausalito CA; Sally Wheeler, The Woodlands TX; in the 1993 Blue Ribbon Pairs. Sukoneck helped Georgiana Gates, Houston TX; Cindy Bernstein, Memphis TN 47.00 his side to a near top on this deal by counteracting a 3.34 5/6 Larry Pocock - June Pocock, New Westminster BC; Anne Scott, North Vancouver BC; Patti Adams, Burnaby BC 45.00 good defensive play by an opponent. Sukoneck and 3.34 5/6 Steven Kipperman - Kimberly Fanady, San Francisco CA; Russell Quinnell Ekeblad were playing against Sabine Zenkel (Auken) - Sigrid Price, Napa CA 45.00 and Tommy Sanders. 1.70 7/9 Howard Liu - Jason Rosenfeld, San Mateo CA; William Watson, Sunnyvale Dlr: North ♠ Q 10 8 7 CA; Drew Becker, Chicago IL 44.00 Vul: N-S ♥ K 7 1.70 7/9 Michael Keller, Kalispell MT; Thomas Romine, Billings MT; Darlene ♦ 10 5 4 Armacost, Wolf Creek MT; Rollie Armacost, Green Valley AZ 44.00 ♣ Q J 10 7 6 1.70 7/9 R Elwin Brown - David Willis, Ottawa ON; Ranald Davidson, North York ♠ A 9 ♠ K 6 3 2 ON; John Morgan, Navan ON 44.00 ♥ Q J 10 5 4 ♥ A 3 ♦ 9 8 6 3 ♦ K Q FRANK CADY MEMORIAL B/C/D SWISS 73 Tables ♣ 8 3 ♣ A 9 5 4 2 B C D ♠ J 5 4 11.48 1 1 1 Duane Frojen - James Hosford, Aberdeen WA; Regina Miller - James ♥ 9 8 6 2 Briganti, Raymond WA 63.00 ♦ A J 7 5 2 8.61 2 Richard Morris - Katherine Morris, Portland OR; Gail Levy, ♣ K Melville NY; Reisha Berkowsky, Huntingtn Sta NY 61.00 West North East South 8.08 3/4 2 2 Gary Waldron - Carol Foster, Laguna Beach CA; James George - Sukoneck Sanders Ekeblad Auken Susan George, San Clemente CA 60.00 Pass 1♣(1) Pass 5.65 3/4 Randolph Johnson - Ann Hudson, Suffield CT; Yeong-Long Shiue, 1♦(2) Pass 1♠ Pass Manchester CT; Susan Seckinger, Wethersfield CT 60.00 2♥ All Pass 3.63 5 Ernest Olness Jr, Billings MT; Gail Meyer, Green Valley AZ; Phyllis Vierra, San Jose CA; Paul Burnham, Wilton CT 58.00 (1) Strong, artificial and forcing. 2.38 6/7 Rod Southworth - Robley Mangney - Perrie Kay Avery, Cheyenne WY; (2) 0-7 high-card points. Billie Turner, Greeley CO 55.00 Sanders led the ♣Q and Sukoneck put up 6.06 6/7 3 3 Keith Meyer - Marci Meyer, Long Beach IN; Ken Cornelius - Mary dummy’s ace, dropping Auken’s king. Declarer Cornelius, Portland OR 55.00 played dummy’s ♦K, won by Auken, who switched 4.54 8/9 4 4 Donald Bladow - Ellen Cordes, Anchorage AK; Ed Bladow, Wales WI; to a trump. The play went ♥2, 4, 7, ace. Sukoneck Douglas Dorland, Palmer AK 54.00 cashed the ♦Q and played a spade to the ace. He then 1.41 8/9 Ann Zorn, Billings MT; Randal Gentillon, Idaho Falls ID; Sorina led a diamond toward dummy and Sanders ruffed Negulescu, Ellicott City MD; Kay Miller, Washington DC 54.00 with the ♥K. 2.99 5/6 5/6 Jennifer Sheppard - Betty Liddicoat, Los Altos CA; Susan When Sanders played the ♣J, Auken made the Barkley, Atherton CA; Josephine Ventura, San Mateo CA 53.00 2.99 5/6 5/6 Richard Rodeman - Kathy Rodeman, Washougal WA; Fred Sutherland - good play of ruffing so that she could play another Kathryn Sutherland, Surprise AZ 53.00 round of trumps, depriving Sukoneck of the chance 1.68 7/8 Marlys Haraden, Anaheim CA; Carol Holmes, Meridian ID; Arlene to ruff his last losing diamond. Mahlberg - Benny Mahlberg, Discovery Bay CA 52.00 He recovered nicely, however, by running 1.68 7/8 Maureen Greeley, Olympia WA; Debbi Ross - Randy Ross, Aberdeen trumps, catching the opponents in a . WA; Helen Miller, Lacey WA 52.00 This was the position when Sukoneck played his last trump. MONDAY B/C/D PAIRS ♠ Q 10 36.5 Tables ♥ - B C D ♦ - 14.81 1 Teresa Boyd, Lafayette CA; Grant Robinson, Orinda CA 65.22% 11.11 2 John Ide, Carson City NV; James Easterling, Casselberry FL 63.95% ♣ 10 9.56 3 1 Scott Martin, Mountlake Terr WA; Justin Beck, Sherwood OR 61.56% ♠ 9 ♠ K 6 6.25 4 Brad Sands, Seattle WA; James Scavone, Bellevue WA 61.14% ♥ 5 ♥ - 7.17 5 2 Karthik Srinivasan, Seattle WA; Carol Crawford, Atlanta GA 57.56% ♦ 9 ♦ - 5.69 6 3 1 Gary Gilraine - Faye Gilraine, Vancouver BC 57.49% ♣ - ♣ 9 3.70 7 Rand Pinsky - Kathy Swaine, Valencia CA 54.87% ♠ J 5 4.03 8 4 Ronald Morris, Santa Barbara CA; Phil Kaiser, Goleta CA 54.82% ♥ - 3.38 9 Diana Thompson, Bellevue WA; Alice Wegman, Bethesda MD 54.18% ♦ J 2.69 10 Michael Hartnett, Mill Valley CA; Nancy Zakim, Kentfield CA 53.96% ♣ - 4.27 5 2 Catherine Hess - Peter Galbraith, Honolulu HI 53.92% Sanders had to pitch a spade to guard clubs. 2.79 6 Chuck Smith, Arlee MT; Robert Hope, Provost AB 53.37% 3.20 7 3 Michael Smith - Susan Seitz, Des Moines IA 52.90% Sukoneck pitched the ♣9 from dummy and Auken 2.40 4 Jorge Nischli - Claudia Tinajero, Mexico Mexico 52.18% was squeezed in spades and diamonds. Plus 170 was 2.42 5 Jane Hillyer - Joe Russell, Anchorage AK 51.96% worth 24 of 25 matchpoints. 1.98 6 Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA; Brian Jacobson, 51.88% Page 12 Daily Bulletin

QUEEN ANNE COMPACT KO V MITCHELL OPEN BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 13 Tables 10.02 1 Joel Martineau - Yue Su, Vancouver BC; Yuan 60 Tables / Based on 126 Tables Chen, Toronto ON; Richard D’Litzenberger, Leavenworth WA 140.00 1 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Dania FL; Alfredo Versace - 7.01 2 Maxine Ogino - Terrance Chinn, Seattle WA; Glen Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Antonio Sementa, Neidhardt - Corrine Joinette, Edmonds WA Parma PR 43100 Italy 39.79 4.51 3 David Baer - Amy DeShaw, Seattle WA; Elaine 105.00 2 Jared Lilienstein - Michael Polowan - Adam Wildavsky, New York NY; Jan DeShaw, Federal Way WA; Paul Conroy, Aberdeen WA Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 37.60 3.51 4 C Kay Teal, Richland WA; Al Blinder, Torrance CA; Cynthia Sinn - Donna Braniff, Beaverton OR 78.75 3 Jacek Pszczola - Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice 40-479 Poland; Andrew Gromov - QUEEN ANNE COMPACT KO VI Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia 36.85 12 Tables 62.22 4 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Robert Levin, 8.30 1 Max Aeschbacher - William Aeschbacher, Salt Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Lew Lake City UT; Ankur Rathi, Fort Worth TX; Theresa Venhuis, Stansby, Dublin CA 36.17 Redmond WA 5.81 2 Franklin Gonzalez, Menlo Park CA; Gordon 56.00 5 George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Walid Elahmady - Binder, Millbrae CA; Zag Kadah, Seattle WA; Henryk Szejnwald, Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt; Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; Norberto Los Altos CA Bocchi, Barcelona 080 Spain 36.00 3.74 3 Alan Gross - Estelle Bogart, Newtown Square PA; 50.91 6 Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw 0 Poland; Eugene Kales, East Lansing MI; John Dickenson, North Wales PA Jacek Romanski, Goscinna 7/33 Poland; Jon Baldursson, Reykoavik 105 2.91 4 Allison Brandt - Mike Giesler - Howard Kahlenberg, Philadelphia PA; Bill Rose, Seattle WA Iceland; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland; Richard Schwartz, East Elmhurst NY 35.36 QUEEN ANNE COMPACT KO VII 46.67 7 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Geoff Hampson - 16 Tables Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Brad Moss, San 7.90 1 Ray Johnston, Portland OR; Richard Garvin - Anselmo CA 35.33 Brian Breckenridge, Corvallis OR; Chris Poulos, Eugene OR 43.08 8 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Roy Welland, New York NY; Josef Piekarek, Hamburg 5.53 2 Maxwell Hughes, Vero Beach FL; Sigmund Friedman, Columbia SC; Kenlynn Gilbert, Bellevue WA; Kimi Germany; Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany Germany 34.52 Lambert, Austin TX 40.00 9 Frank Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Gary Cohler, Miami 3.56 3 Gary Stephens, Whitefish MT; Terry Wolfe, FL; Jeff Meckstroth - Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Chris Compton, Clinton MT; Barry Segal, Boynton Beach FL; Jane Clark, Dallas TX 33.36 Stephenville TX 37.33 10 Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; Billy Miller, Las Vegas 2.77 4 J Willard Williams - John (Jack) Buchanan, NV; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 31.93 Richmond VA; Douglas Wake - Mirjana Reams, Seattle WA 35.00 11 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Allan Falk, QUEEN ANNE COMPACT KO VIII Okemos MI; Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA 31.43 16 Tables 32.94 12 Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA; David Caprera, Denver CO; Ed Davis, 7.10 1 James Turner, E Liverpool OH; Mary Lou Turner, Seal Beach CA; Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA 31.40 Bradenton FL; Gail Pirodsky - Lloyd Hankinson, Sarasota FL 31.11 13 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA; Jerry Helms - 4.97 2 Addie Mattox - Patricia Taylor - Louise Chien - Donna Barker, Walnut Creek CA Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC 31.14 3.20 3 Art Silvas - Lee Silvas, Renton WA; Ivor Philips - 29.47 14 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Simon De Marilyn Philips, Bellevue WA Wijs, Doorn 304G Netherlands; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Huub Bertens, 2.49 4 James Woodman - Brenda Woodman, Mount Pearl Tilburg 50 Netherlands; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands 30.98 NL; Judith McIntyre - Alison Hill, St. John’s NL 28.00 15 Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Krzysztof Buras, Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk 09-230 Poland; John QUEEN ANNE COMPACT KO IX 16 Tables Hurd - Joel Wooldridge, New York NY 30.69 5.79 1 Dana Lawrence, Kirkland WA; Vivian 26.67 16 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Vincent Camandona, Mill Creek WA; Richard Swanson, Bothell WA; Ann Demuy, Laval QC; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA 30.56 Swanson, Renton WA 25.45 17 Danny Sprung, Philadelphia PA; Lloyd Arvedon, Natick MA; Paul Lewis, Sioux 4.05 2 Stephanie Richardson - Sharon Kreitzer - Patricia Falls SD; Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON; Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Leikhim, Cincinnati OH; Sally Craig, Port Moody BC Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 30.45 2.61 3 Ann Stephens, Olympia WA; William Anderson - Elana Anderson, Seattle WA; Barbara Hass, Medina WA 24.35 18 John Jones, Santa Fe Sprgs CA; Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA; Leo Bell, Long 2.03 4 Deborah Steffen, Santa Barbara CA; Betsy Beach CA; Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA 30.43 Bloechl, Lubbock TX; Martha Farmer - Jack Farmer, Salem OR 23.33 19 Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Chris Willenken - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 30.12 Electronic Device Policy 22.40 20 Aubrey Strul - Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Howard Weinstein, San Diego CA; Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Boye Brogeland, Norway; Erik Saelensminde, 1. For all NABC+ Jessheim Norway 29.78 rated events at NABCs: 21.54 21 Dennis Bilde, Aarhus Denmark; Hans Christian Graversen, Aalborg Denmark; Electronic devices, Freddi Broendum, Broust Denmark; Jacob Roen, Copenhagen Denmark 29.69 including but not limited 20.74 22 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Joshua Donn, to, phones, cameras, Las Vegas NV; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA 29.19 PDAs, and others capable 20.00 23 Piotr Tuszynski, Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wezherowo Poland; of sending or receiving Edward Wojewoda, Tempe AZ; Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA; Arve electronic communication Farstad, Oslo Norway; Monika Weber, New Haven CT 29.00 are excluded from the 19.31 24 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Adam playing areas during Meyerson, Santa Clara CA; Samuel Ieong, Mountain View CA 28.45 18.67 25 Kevin Bathurst, New York NY; Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Peter Bertheau, any session of play. This Taby Sweden; Fredrik Nystrom, 11421 Stockholm Sweden; Johan Upmark, 115 58 does not apply to health- Stockho Sweden 28.43 related equipment. 18.06 26 Tien-Chun Yang, San Jose CA; Sathya Bettadapura, Campbell CA; Chien-Yao 2. For all events at an NABC other Tseng, Pasadena CA; Wei-Bung Wang, Seattle WA 28.36 than a NABC+ rated event: Except for 17.50 27 Adam Pawlowski, Kutno Poland; Wieslaw Nicinski - Andrzej Kozikowski, Lodz health‑related equipment, or by permission of the Poland; Mariusz Krasnicki, Pl-91-224 Lodz Poland 28.24 Director‑in‑Charge of the tournament, cell phones, 16.72 28/29 Eric Mayefsky - Mike Develin, Mountain View CA; Victor Chubukov - Steve audible pagers or similar equipment may not be Smolen, San Francisco CA 27.93 operated or operable in any manner in the playing 16.72 28/29 Joao Paulo Campos, Sao Paulo 01229 Brazil; Miguel Villas-Boas, Sao Paulo area during a session of play. Any such equipment Brazil; Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile Chile; Benjamin Robles, New York NY; Alejandro Bianchedi - Ernesto Muzzio, Buenos Aires Argentina 27.93 must not be visible during the session. Sponsoring 16.00 30 Ida Gronkvist - Mikael Groenkvist, ; Simon Ekenberg, Kalmar 39363 organizations of other ACBL‑sanctioned events are Sweden; Simon Hult, Sweden 27.64 encouraged to adopt a similar policy. 15.56 31 Ken Christiansen, Bothell WA; Ray Loftis - Jim Aitken - Patrick Dunn, 3. These restrictions in numbers 1 and 2 above Bellevue WA; Maurice De La Salle, Edmonton AB; Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC 27.19 apply to all pairs, team members, captains, coaches, 15.14 32 Sheila Ekeblad, Providence RI; David Bakhshi, London England; Louk play recorders (except those designated by ACBL) Verhees, 2215 SH Voorhou Netherlands; Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires and kibitzers and are in force throughout any actual Argentina; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain 27.17 playing session or segment of play. 14.74 33 Steve Gross, Westlake Vilg CA; Ellen Anten, Encino CA; Frances Dickman, 4. A violation of any of the restrictions in San Jose CA; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 26.98 numbers 1 and 2 above will result in a disciplinary 14.36 34 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; Yiji Starr, Wayland MA 26.86 penalty of one full board (12 IMPs at that form of 14.00 35 Daniel Friedman - Linda Friedman, Orinda CA; Robert Munson, Danville CA; scoring) for the first offense. A second offense will Bruce Tuttle, Berkeley CA 26.43 result in disqualification from the event for the pair/ 13.66 36 Erez Hendelman, New York NY; Herbert Jordan, Miami FL; James Melville, team. Kibitzers violating this policy will be removed Springfield IL; Will Engel, Freeport IL 26.12 from the playing area for the remainder of the 13.33 37 Ray Miller - Steve Mansfield, Seattle WA; Stanford Christie, Federal Way session. WA; Janet Daling, Sun Lakes AZ 26.00 13.02 38 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Michel Daily Bulletin Page 13

Bridge Cruise

Players in the Monday Morning Cruise 299er Pairs aboard the Argosy Cruise Ship. There were 64 tables of new players in various newcomer flights. Sue Snow and Oak Sawyer, who were first in Flights A and B in the Monday Morning Cruise 299er Pairs.

Photos by Sherry Weinberg. John Weinberg, whose idea it was to have a newcomer cruise.

Schneider, Berkeley CA; Jim Leary - Pat Leary, Livermore CA 25.98 12.73 39 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; James Griffin, Sausalito CA; Jeffrey Tuesday Insider Polisner, Lafayette CA; Edward Nagy, Danville CA 25.63 Monday was another great day in Seattle. 12.44 40 Howard Epley, Kent WA; Alan Epley, Seattle WA; Steven Handley, Edmonds WA; The sun was shining, the wind was calm and the Ross Willingham Jr, Federal Way WA 25.48 bridge was hot. The Senior KO moved on through 12.17 41 Anton Tsypkin, Ashland MA; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Qing Yang, Cupertino the semis with two tight matches. The two BAMs CA; Weishu Wu, Irvine CA 25.45 finished. And the Newcomer Cruise was smooth 11.91 42 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Venkatrao Koneru - Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; sailing. The Insider saw numerous players smiling David Grainger, Bend OR 25.38 and giving a thumbs up as they walked past the 11.67 43 Andrew Robson - Rita Shugart, Pebble Beach CA; Nafiz Zorlu, Izmir 305 Goodwill banner. Best of all, Metro Horn Lake Turkey; Salvador Assael, Alsancak Turkey 24.88 was hit by a snowstorm and the Insider was here in 11.43 44 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Danning Dong, Chicago IL; Tadashi Teramoto, Tokyo Japan 24.71 warm, dry Seattle! The Supreme Commander was able to clear his name in the alleged money laundering scandal. MARSHA MAY STERNBERG WOMENS BOARD-A-MATCH It turns out he was exchanging U.S. dollars for 18 Tables 110.00 1 Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Jill Levin, Henderson Canadian dollars on his way to the Toronto NABC. NV; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; He mistakenly tossed a single Euro in the drive- Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 38.50 through tube. The drive-through teller gave him a 82.50 2 Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ; Sandra Rimstedt, Haverdal 310 4 Sweden; leer (not lire) and he batted his eyes in a failed effort Emma Sjoberg, Linkoping 58431 Sweden; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands; to disarm her. So, no real Bahts. . . USD issues. Marion Michielsen, 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands 33.75 There is still the Customs issue, but the SC assures 61.88 3 Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC; Jenny Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Benedicte everyone that he obtained that case of historic single Cronier, Paris 75018 France; Sylvie Willard, Paris 75014 France; Sabine malt through legitimate channels. Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Daniela von Arnim, D-68766 Hockenh Germany 33.50 Today will almost certainly be the largest day 48.89 4 Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA; JoAnn Sprung, Philadelphia PA; Susan of the Fall NABC. A lot of Blue Ribbon Quals are Picus - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 32.83 44.00 5 Renee Mancuso, Los Angeles CA; Rozanne Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ; Cheri being used up. The ACBL Univac will regain half Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Kathleen Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH; Pam Wittes, Venice its memory once these Quals are written off. There CA; Linda Lewis, Sioux Falls SD 32.25 will also be some extra space in the MP vault by the 40.00 6 Sylvia Moss - Judi Radin - Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Jo Anna weekend so the SC is wondering who will sublease Stansby, Dublin CA 30.25 all these empty rooms at ACBL and – maybe a 36.67 7 Valerie Westheimer, New York NY; Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; joint venture with the guys who print playing Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX; Mildred Breed, Austin TX 30.00 cards for video poker machines? Other suggestions 33.85 8 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Shannon appreciated and encouraged. Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 28.00 31.43 9 Lynn Baker, Austin TX; Joanna Neve, TX; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; A Taste of Catherine D’Ovidio, Courbevoie 9240 France 26.15 29.33 10 Sharon Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Sally Woolsey, Kensington CA; Lynn Northwest Wines Johannesen, Saratoga CA; Aida Saldzieva, Spijkenisse Netherlands 25.75 Unwind after the Tuesday evening session with a 27.50 11 Bette Cohn, Sarasota FL; Mary Oshlag, Memphis TN; Susi Ross, Winter Spgs glass of wine and a bite of cheese. Free tickets to “A FL; Elaine Said, Nashville TN 25.50 Taste of Northwest Wines” will be given to the first 25.88 12 Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA; Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY; Carlyn 500 people. The tickets, available starting Sunday Steiner, Seattle WA; Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY 24.75 24.44 13 Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN; Melody Bi, Ashland MA; Cynthia Balderson, on a first-come, first-served basis, can be obtained Eden Prairie MN; Carole Miner, Rochester MN 24.50 at the Information Desk on the fourth floor of the Convention Center. The soiree will be held from 11 MONDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS p.m. to midnight at the Sheraton in the Metropolitan 15.5 Tables Ballroom B. A B C 3.67 1 1 Leo Grevers - Thomas Wostenberg, Montague CA 61.32% Masterpoint disclaimer 2.75 2 2 John Hayner, Seattle WA; Tom Gordon, Bellevue WA 59.24% Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are 2.06 3 Deborah R Lewis - Mayadelle Craig, Port Townsend WA 58.52% 1.55 4 3 Constance Cleaton - Melvin Ellis, Portland OR 57.70% subject to change because of score changes or 1.58 5 4 1 John Reynen, Sacramento CA; Lou Bardis, Mather CA 57.53% corrections. 1.29 6 Constance Johnston, Anchorage AK; William McCarron, Ancorage AK 56.58% 1.21 5 Edith Olson - Keith Olson, Lac Du Bonnet MB 53.19% 0.63 6 Gayle Carlson, Colbert WA; Judith Hill, Spokane WA 52.88% 1.19 2 Mark Fitzmorris, St Augustine FL; Ryan Littlefield, Seattle WA 52.36% 0.89 3 Donald Stark - Karen Hudesman, Seattle WA 49.60% ♠♥♦♣ 0.67 4 Marni Seneker - Karen Eriksen, Seattle WA 48.72% Page 14 Daily Bulletin

Defensive ruffs Leading question Problem? – no problem Choice of trump suit is supposed to give an edge By Phillip Alder By Brian Senior to the declaring side and, to be fair, it should have Sitting West with both sides vulnerable, you pick Not all the interesting deals are played in the top- done so on these two deals from the Bracketed KOs – up this hand: rated national events. Try your hand at this defensive but declarer still has to get the play right, of course. ♠ 9 4 problem from a Bracketed Knockout Teams match. On both of these deals, the defenders came to ♥ 8 7 5 4 West North East South three trump tricks to defeat the opposing contract. ♦ K Q 9 6 2 Hamilton Senior Sternberg Kendrick Dlr: East ♠ J 5 ♣ 10 6 Pass Pass Vul: Both ♥ Q 6 The bidding proceeds: 2♥ 4♣ Pass 5♣ ♦ A K West North East South All Pass ♣ A J 10 9 7 5 3 1♥ Pass 1♠ Two hearts was weak and 4♣ Leaping Michaels, ♠ A 8 7 4 ♠ K Q 9 3 Pass 3♣ Pass 3NT a sound hand with at least five-five in the black suits. ♥ K 9 4 ♥ A 8 5 3 Pass Pass Pass Partner leads the queen of hearts and this is what you, ♦ 10 5 3 2 ♦ 8 What would you lead? West, see: ♣ 6 2 ♣ K Q 8 4 The answer is below. ♠ ♠ 10 6 2 ♥ 9 ♥ J 10 7 2 ♦ ♦ Q J 9 7 6 4 From the Junior Trials –Answer ♣ ♣ -- With only three teams entered in the trial to select ♠ 9 8 6 5 ♠ the two United States entries for next year’s World ♥ A 8 7 6 4 2 ♥ Q West North East South Youth Teams Championship in Taichan, China, the ♦ K 10 9 ♦ Senior Kendrick scheduled two days were shrunk to one. ♣ -- ♣ 1♣ 2♦ The team of Roger Lee, Mitch Towner, Owen ♠ 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Lien and Kevin Dwyer won both of their matches ♥ K J 5 3 2♠ 3♦ 3♠ All Pass to become USA 1. The USA 2 team will be Jimmy ♦ Q 7 4 2 North led the king of diamonds and David Wang, Stephen Drodge, Lei Jin, Zizhou Wang and ♣ Q J 10 9 Kendrick followed with the two, suit preference. Erli Zhou. Declarer covers with the king and you win the Brian Senior switched to the jack of clubs to the When the winners were asked for a deal, they ace, declarer following with the nine. How do you queen and ruff. Kendrick returned a low heart to modestly said that they usually gained points from defend? the queen and ace. Declarer could have made easily opposing errors, not from their own brilliancies. Former world champion Fred Hamilton showed enough had she drawn two rounds of trumps now, but However, Lee made a thoughtful opening lead on this once again that the years have not dimmed his in practice she led a spade to the ace then a club up. deal (rotated to make South the declarer): powers. It was clearly essential that, if partner was ♠ Senior put in the ten and Kendrick ruffed the king. Dlr: North A K the one with the heart singleton, he must be given his ♥ He returned a low heart and declarer put up the king. Vul: Both K Q J 10 6 ruff, yet to continue hearts when declarer held the ♦ Declarer was a trick short now. She crossruffed 10 7 shortage could see a diamond loser go away on the ♣ in the minors and, at trick twelve, conceded a heart. K Q 5 3 heart jack. ♠ ♠ Trick thirteen saw North overruff declarer’s ♠8 with 9 4 7 6 3 2 Hamilton switched to the king of diamonds! He ♥ ♥ the jack for one down, minus 100. 8 7 5 4 A 9 had seen that, if declarer held ace-doubleton, this ♦ ♦ At the other table, the same contract made an K Q 9 6 2 5 4 3 would not cost a trick as the second diamond would ♣ ♣ overtrick. 10 6 A J 8 2 go away on the heart jack. ♠ Dlr: West ♠ Q 8 5 Q J 10 8 5 On the king of diamonds, partner’s should ♥ Vul: None ♥ J 2 3 2 tell you whether to try for a second diamond trick or ♦ ♦ 9 7 A J 8 a heart ruff – whether he is supposed to show count ♣ ♣ J 8 6 4 3 2 9 7 4 or attitude doesn’t matter. The only time this defense ♠ J 7 3 ♠ A 9 4 West North East South will cost is if partner has the heart singleton plus a ♥ K Q 9 6 3 ♥ 10 7 4 Lee Towner black-suit trick. ♥ ♠ ♦ K ♦ A J 8 6 3 1 Pass 1 This was the full deal: ♣ ♣ A Q 10 9 ♣ K 6 Pass 3 Pass 3NT Dlr: East ♠ A K Q 7 4 ♠ K 10 6 2 All Pass Vul: E-W ♥ 9 ♥ A 8 5 It is normal with this type of diamond holding to ♦ 8 ♦ Q 10 5 4 2 start with a low card. You are hoping that partner has ♣ A 8 7 6 4 3 ♣ 5 a helpful holding in the suit, and leading an honor ♠ 9 8 6 5 ♠ J 10 2 works particularly badly when partner has jack- ♥ A 8 7 6 4 2 ♥ Q 10 West North East South doubleton. ♦ K 10 9 ♦ A J 7 5 3 Senior Kendrick However, Lee realized that with no entry, finding ♣ – ♣ K 5 2 1♥ Pass 2♦ Pass partner with jack-doubleton was not going to help ♠ 3 2♥ Pass 3♥ Pass much. So he led the diamond queen. This asked for ♥ K J 5 3 4♣ Pass 4♦ Pass an attitude signal. If he had led the king, that would ♦ Q 7 4 2 4♥ All Pass have requested his partner to unblock an honor or to ♣ Q J 10 9 give count. Five clubs was one down. At the other table the East-West had a two-over-one auction in which South won with his ace, cashed dummy’s two eccentric contract of 4♠ received an equally eccentric they agreed hearts, exchanged cuebids, then stopped spade honors and continued with the heart king. East defense and came home for plus 420 and 10 IMPs to in game. The opposing bidding made a spade lead won with his ace and returned a diamond, which the Hamilton team. They won this final match by 8 pretty automatic. Senior led the five and declarer West carefully ducked to dummy’s ten. Now South IMPs. grabbed dummy’s ace, played a diamond to the could take only two spades, four hearts and two diamonds. As soon as he played a club, East won king and a club to dummy’s king. After taking a See photo page 4. spade pitch on the ace of diamonds, he led dummy’s with his ace and led his last diamond, giving the defenders one heart, one club and three diamonds. remaining club and Kendrick ruffed in. He returned Fall 2011 TAP Graduates: Sandra Baker, At the other table, Lien (South) was in 3NT a low diamond, ruffed and over-ruffed, and Senior Seaside OR; Shelley Burns, North Vancouver BC; after a strong-club auction. West fatally led a low played the jack of clubs, denying the ability to over- Joyce Butler, Regina SK; Harold Farnsworth, Salt diamond. Declarer won in his hand, unblocked ruff in diamonds. Declarer ruffed with dummy’s ten. Lake City UT; Emily Garr, Carefree AZ; Marie dummy’s spades, and continued with the heart king. Kendrick over-ruffed with the ace and led another Germuska, Portland OR; Colin Gordon, Los Angeles When East ducked, South led the club king and had low diamond, knowing by now declarer’s distribution CA; Ann Marie Gramson, Warrenton OR; Norman nine tricks via five spades, one heart, two diamonds so that this could never cost. Declarer ruffed and Guivens, Braintree MA; Jacqueline Joseph, Portland and one club. drew the missing trumps but had nowhere to park his OR; Courtney Keller, Basalt CO; Barbara Lundy Plus 100 and plus 620 gave the winners 12 IMPs third spade so was one down, minus 50. Park City UT; Leah McKechnie, Medford OR; Beta on the board. The contract made in the other room, where Nahapetian, Montgomery Village MD; Robert O By way of an addendum, four spades by South is declarer ducked the opening lead and had better Connor, Jackson MN; Yoshiko Prager, New York NY; interesting. At double-dummy, to defeat that contract control of the hand. Joe Rottman, Vancouver WA; Ronald Szabo, Great West must attack with anything but a diamond! If Falls MT; Alan Tesler, Mercer Island WA. West leads a diamond honor, South can win and drive out the heart ace. When back in the dummy, declarer leads winning hearts through East, overruffs when necessary, returns to dummy with a trump and plays another high heart. Daily Bulletin Page 15

MONDAY EVENING 299ER SWISS TEAMS 13 Tables A B C 3.25 1 Bob Shelley - Carol Shelley, Bellevue WA; Donald Brown - Larry Baum, Seattle WA 59.00 2.53 2 1 1 Robert Collett - Sue Collett, Medina WA; Ray Pinczkowski - Jean Gallagher, Montrose CO 56.00 1.90 3 2 Diane Jamieson, Kitchener ON; Stephen Ottridge, Vancouver BC; Jim Garnier, Maple Ridge BC; Janice Flossbach, Orillia ON 53.00 1.42 4/5 3 2 Thomas Brown, Seattle WA; Vada Robinson, Centennial CO; Carol Connelly, Murfreesboro TN; Susan Cothern, Woodinville WA 47.00 1.20 4/5 William Dixon - Patricia Dixon, Honolulu HI; Ruben J Paet, Waianae HI; Janneke Noort, Vancouver BC 47.00 1.07 4 Louis Golm - Linda Golm - Gay Yamagiwa, San Francisco CA; Mary Farrell, Honolulu HI 44.00

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS YY ZZ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Robert Weaver, Kansas City MO; Douglas West, Ocean Park WA 62.64% 1 Michael Curley - Robert Varty, Grand Rapids MI 68.19% 2 2 Brian Gilbert, Irvine CA; Marcia West, Mercer Island WA 61.67% 2 Valentin Kovachev, Glencoe IL; Dolores Brenner, Santa Fe NM 67.78% 3 3 1 James Shaw - Daphne Shaw, Bowen Island BC 60.56% 3 1 Teresa Boyd, Lafayette CA; Grant Robinson, Orinda CA 64.72% 4 4 2 Christopher Chalcraft, White Rock BC; Andrew Krywaniuk, Vancouver BC 60.42% 4 Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Diana Marquardt, Del Mar CA 60.97% 5 5 Kay Miller, Washington DC; Sorina Negulescu, Ellicott City MD 60.28% 5 2 Ashok Shingavi, Houston TX; Walter Otto, Diamond Bar CA 58.19% 6 Carl Brame, Tacoma WA; Carol Mahoney, Rochester MN 60.14% 6 3 Daniel Fong, Rancho Cordova CA; Joan Garcia, Dixon CA 56.67% 7 6 Bill Wittmann, Colorado Spgs CO; Denis Murphy, Colinton AB 58.33% 7 4 1 Thomas Cox, Mount Juliet TN; Roman Sydorak, Los Angeles CA 56.53% 8 G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Dianne Sullivan, Solana Beach CA 57.36% 8 5 Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA; Kim Wang, Torrance CA 54.86% 7 3 Coleen Cronin, Holladay UT; Thomas Reeves, Lehi UT 53.33% 6 Shelly Hershberger, Kailua Kona HI; Steven Bruns, Honolulu HI 51.94% 7 J Canfield - Edna Ernsdorff, Bainbridge Is WA 48.06% 2/3 George Varra - Elizabeth Varra, Windsor CO 47.78% 2/3 Sonia Conklin, Naples FL; Marlene Smeed, Laguna Beach CA 47.78% 4 Jim Tritz, Richland WA; Donna Parkes, Kennewick WA 45.69%

MONDAY MORNING CRUISE 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Christine Myers, Redmond WA; W Stewart, Bellevue WA 62.45% 1 1 1 Dallas Goodchild - Tom Goodchild, Victoria BC 57.95% 2 2 1 Judy Mentink - Mike Cooper, Des Moines WA 58.68% 2 2 David Hopkins, Shelton WA; David Langford, Tacoma WA 55.58% 2/3 2/3 Beverly Little - Rosemary Denbeste, Issaquah WA 57.73% 3 3 Sandra Naber, Victoria BC; John Naber, Stow MA 54.67% 2/3 2/3 1 Gisele Maher, Abbotsford BC; Karin Phillips, Mission BC 57.73% 4 Sheryl McEwan - Margie Mastran, Reston VA 54.19% 4 Patricia Weller, Seatac WA; Donna Larson, Burien WA 55.73% 5 Bill Fillingin, Columbus OH; Maria Fillingin, New York NY 52.89% 5 4 2 Jack Smith - Eva Smith, Chattaroy WA 54.27% 5 Lawrence Max Frazier - Fred Brown, San Jose CA 52.88% 6 5 Anne Bialous, The Dalles OR; Peyt Turner, White Salmon WA 53.11% 6 Charlotte Hennessey, Palm Beach FL; Steve Kasner, Bellevue WA 52.65% 3 Pamela Gibson, Redmond WA; Kim Eno, Lynnwood WA 43.34% 4 Eleanor Scott-Kerr, Duncan BC; Rita Cannon, Ladysmith BC 47.67% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 John Impert, Settle WA; Annick Impert, Seattle WA 62.69% 1 Joan Borberg - Virginia Sinclair-Brooks, Portland OR 62.31% 2 2 Gene Alberts, Indianola WA; John Johnston, Bainbridge Isl WA 59.28% 2 1 1 Kurt Lichtenberg - Kathy Lichtenberg, Bellevue WA 58.33% 3 3 1 Mary Dewar - Susan Moran, Nanaimo BC 53.03% 3 2 Hugh Bergeson, Tacoma WA; Matthew Edwards, Olympia WA 57.01% 4 4 Ruth Ryan, Des Moines WA; Patricia Lawrence, Federal Way WA 51.70% 4 3 2 Betsy Brezel, Shelton WA; Rosemay Vazeux, Seattle WA 53.41% 5 2 Clara Arnold, Central Point OR; Rosemarie Bemis, Hornbrook CA 51.52% 5 4 Lynne Phillips, Sammamish WA; Martha Jenkins, Kirkland WA 52.46% 6 Lowell Bassett, Kirkland WA; Lowell Bassett, Brier WA 50.95% 6 Marilyn Duncan, Seattle WA; Kayel White, Federal Way WA 51.14% 5 Karen Frogner, Nine Mile Falls WA; Gayle Carlson, Colbert WA 50.38% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Susan Snow - Harold Sawyer, Sebastopol CA 65.53% 1 Ann Romeo, Bellevue WA; Patricia Schaller, Anchorage AK 61.55% 2 2 Nick Daniggelis, Indianola WA; Evanthia Daniggelis, Lynnwood WA 62.31% 1/2 1/2 Emelie Quennell - Melissa Martin, Calgary AB 53.98% 3 3 1 Margaret Hedrick - Nancy Rilling, Portland OR 57.01% 1/2 1/2 1 Alicia Smith - Robert Smith, Lorena TX 53.98% 4 4 2 Joyce King - Charles King, Federal Way WA 54.73% 3 3 Mark Mangiaracina - Judith Hill, Spokane WA 53.41% 5 5 Don Sturmer - Paul Newton, Danville CA 53.41% 4 4 2 John Retynski, Burien WA; Beverley Thomas, Seattle WA 52.46% 6 Mary Louise Hendricks - Deanna Ritchie, Grants Pass OR 51.33% 5 5 Marguerite Gousie - Marshall Williams, Woonsocket RI 51.14% 6 Kenneth Geisler - Arlene Geisler, Clarkston MI 50.95%

ARGOSY CRUISE 0-50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PP EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Helen Thom - David Thom, Abbotsford BC 56.71% 1 Michael Miller - Norma Rollins, Putnam Valley NY 55.49% 2 Mary Lowe - Sharon Horvath, Agassiz BC 56.08% 2 Marylee Webber, Hood River OR; Christine Lynn, Lyle WA 54.82% 3 Thomas Shannon - Peggy Brown, Clinton WA 54.37% 3 1 Jane Millar, Woodinville WA; Elisabeth Best, Bellevue WA 54.71% 4 Rona Visser, Bellevue WA; Leslie Schiffman, Redmond WA 53.66% 4 Michael Cuoio - Diane Cuoio, Sequim WA 53.27% 1 Tammy Haseley, Strongsville OH; Robert Hoyt, Canby OR 51.07% 2 Harvey Lucas, Lake Oswego OR; Linda Plantz, Renton WA 52.21%

0-20 CRUISE PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Kate Hemer, Seattle WA; Jane Glascock, Shoreline WA 63.86% 1 Kim Hong, Medina WA; Claudia Robbs, Mercer Island WA 63.77% 2 1 Frank Houmiel - Andrea Johnston, Redmond WA 55.99% 2 1 Katheryn McMullen - Gene Gousie, Seattle WA 62.12% 3 Phyllis Newland - Timothy Newland, Sequim WA 55.48% 3 2 Jeanette Hanna - Brad Hanna, Clackamus OR 56.85% 4 Jo Harris, Salome AZ; Aileen Brock, Bellingham WA 54.64% 4 3 Michael O Neal - Barbara O Neal, Issaquah WA 53.57% 2 Kyla Deremer, Seattle WA; David Weidner, Yarmouth Port MA 49.28% 3 Kim McDonald - Richard Hanke, Bremerton WA 47.45%

MONDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS UUU WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Donna Wood, Vista CA; Albert Shrive, Dalton PA 63.76% 1 Peter Gray, Ketchum ID; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 69.22% 2 Gay Parrish - Jay Brandt, Bellingham WA 63.15% 2 1 L Stuart Vance, Kailua Kona HI; Cynthia Glad, Seattle WA 62.35% 3 Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR; Randy Pettit, Marietta GA 61.85% 3 2 Bud Stowe - Kay Stowe, Clive IA 58.83% 4 Richard Price, Fort Worth TX; James Brier, Las Vegas NV 60.92% 4 Thomas Weik, Reading PA; Rick Rowland, Wilmington DE 57.93% 5 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Neal Satten, Wynnewood PA 60.82% 5 3 Edward Landry, Thunder Bay ON; Salle Martinis, Laguna Woods CA 56.99% 6 2 Y Chen, Fremont CA; Norman Wang, Palo Alto CA 56.95% 6 Reha Gur - Muffie Gur, Leonardo NJ 55.01% 7 Alice Lane, La Jolla CA; Reiko Raese, Boulder CO 56.47% 7 4 Jerry Newcomb - Carolyn Newcomb, Littleton CO 54.11% 8 3 Roberta Cleveland - Chip Cleveland, Bend OR 55.87% 8 5 1 Jack Keith, Seattle WA; Susan Hill, Kirkland WA 53.49% 9 4 John Pringle - Susan Pringle, Rio Verde AZ 55.41% 9 6 2 Cecil Leach, Menifee CA; Alex Roman, Burnaby BC 53.46% 10 5 David Cooper, Ossining NY; Hilary Edmondson, Fort Lee NJ 54.44% 10 7 Corrine Tapley - Joerg Schneider, Vancouver BC 53.42% 11 6 John Allen, Saint Paul MN; Mary Holman Allen, Mahtomedi MN 52.37% 11 8 3 Toby McEvoy, Henderson NV; Cindy Casson, Las Vegas NV 52.68% 12 7 Eileen Ojakangas - Leona Hanson, Davis CA 51.97% 12 9 Candace Dauphinot, Santa Barbara CA; Jane Jennings, Ben Lomond CA 52.66% 13 8 1 Carol Berliant - Mark Berliant, Cincinnati OH 51.88% 13 Barbara Murphy, Newton MA; Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA 52.32% 9 2 Claire Young - Wallace McOuat, San Anselmo CA 50.97% 10 4 Asbjorn Dalan, Renton WA; Michael Perrault, La Conner WA 50.58% 10 3 Elliott Marshall, Los Angeles CA; Martin Gelfand, Mercer Island WA 49.68% 5 Brian Raf, Portland OR; Robert Raf, W Bloomfield MI 48.71% 4 Peggy Heinisch, Atlanta GA; Nancy Rudy, Charleston SC 47.72% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS VVV YYY EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Jeff McKee, Dale TX; Greg Resz, Weatherford TX 67.54% 1 1 John Aslin - David Taylor, Seattle WA 61.62% 2 Carol Stewart, Henderson NV; Paul Ivaska, Las Vegas NV 63.62% 2 Peggy Craig, El Paso TX; Kay Afdahl, Oro Valley AZ 61.46% 3 1 Frank Knier, Fargo ND; John Miller, Stillwater MN 62.54% 3 M Brennan, Bellingham WA; Bill Papa, Upland CA 59.92% 4 2 Stanley Roberts, Mercer Island WA; Paul Wayne English, Seattle WA 61.85% 4 Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI; Stephen Apodaca, Santa Fe NM 57.92% 5 Howard Siegel, Chestnut Hill MA; Howard Piltch, South Bend IN 58.46% 5 2 Kimberly Johnson - Russell Johnson, Olympia WA 56.23% 6 Sheryl Pearlman, Palm Beach FL; James Marsh Sternberg, Palm Bch Grdns FL 57.00% 6/7 3 Sima Sadri, West Vancouver BC; Anita Morse, North Vancouver BC 56.15% 7 Gerald Fox, Napa CA; Darwin Afdahl, Oro Valley AZ 56.08% 6/7 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Brett Adler, Westport CT 56.15% 8 Kathy Adachi, Surrey BC; Sallie Caty, Oakville ON 54.00% 8 4 1 Carmen Duffek, Anthem AZ; Wayne Wong, Aurora CO 54.15% 9 Christine Urbanek, Tonawanda NY; Phyllis Yates, San Diego CA 53.92% 9 William McFall, New Berlin WI; Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA 53.31% 10 Malcolm McLaughlin, San Jose CA; Jerry Manioci, Rochester NY 53.31% 10 Jane Dillenberg, New York NY; Jerry Goldberg, Yonkers NY 53.23% 11 3 1 Dede Webber, Bellevue WA; Betty Peth, Seattle WA 52.69% 11 5 2 Margery Fridstein, Highlands Ranch CO; Elneta Justice, Centennial CO 53.08% 12 4 2 Lichen Jing, Bothell WA; Yinsheng Tu, Vancouver BC 51.15% 12 6 3 John Thomas, Seattle WA; Darla Perman, Renton WA 51.92% 5/6 Laurie Carr, Honolulu HI; Karla Claybaugh, Kaneohe HI 50.92% 7 4 Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN; Craig Van Sickle, Woodinville WA 51.38% 5/6 Nancy Driscoll, Capitola CA; Mary Peterson, Santa Cruz CA 50.92% 8 Ann Bernson - Vicki Sutton, Honolulu HI 50.85% 7 Susan Winkler, Wake Forest NC; Peter Shapiro, Seattle WA 50.62% 9 5 Art Amos Jr - Doyle Cutler, Davis CA 50.00% 8 Theresa Andino, Niceville FL; Bonnie Wilke, Aspen CO 49.31% 9 3 Gayle Tunnell - James Tunnell, San Francisco CA 48.92% 4 Katherine Zimmerman - Gail Slater, Louisville KY 47.92% 5 Ted Bartunek, Kent WA; Andrew Purvis, Kirkland WA 46.15%

MONDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Stephen Wise, Stanwood WA; Steve Nelson, Mill Creek WA 65.25% 1 Robert Sherman - Carol Sherman, Los Angeles CA 68.04% 2 2 Linda Yount - Jim Burbidge, Federal Way WA 59.27% 2 1 1 Alice Griffith, Denver CO; George Parkins, Vienna VA 65.47% 3 Marsha Koontz, Kirkland WA; Leeanne Creech, Snoqualmie WA 57.38% 3 2 David Erickson, Tacoma WA; Kelly McGee, Gig Harbor WA 54.72% 4 3 1 Mary Ann Hagan - M Linda Chapman, Seattle WA 53.87% 4 3 2 Susan Klein, Delmar NY; Kay Gajewski, Anchorage AK 54.39% 5 Michael Tait - Greg Carey, Hamilton Bermuda 50.49% 5 4 David Mack - Colin Charlton, Bellevue WA 53.68% 4 Earl Mast, Arlington TX; Kenneth McAlpine, Pontiac MI 50.04% 2 Sally Pasette, Seattle WA; Francella McKinnon, Bainbridge Isl WA 49.22% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION LLL EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Earl Cutler - Betty Cutler, San Antonio TX 64.58% 1 1 1 Len D Amato - Dora D Amato, Redmond WA 57.77% 2 2 2 Moises Saul - Elizabeth Saul, Bellevue WA 58.14% 2 2 Claire Steuernagel - Linda Atkinson, Carlsbad CA 55.87% 3 3 3 Nancy Carr - Sally Neu, Seattle WA 55.11% 3 3 2 LaNita Wacker, Shoreline WA; Alice Ling, Great Falls VA 55.30% 4 4 Altha Kelley - Robert Kelley, Kenmore WA 53.41% 4 4 3 Mary McDonough, Marysville WA; Robert Over, Mill Creek WA 54.55% 5 5 Marguerite Cowles, Edina MN; Betty Salber, St Paul MN 52.84% 5/6 5/6 Charles Butler, Chicago IL; Vernon Forster, Tsawwassen BC 52.46% 5/6 5/6 4 Sally Alex - Chris Huppin, Spokane WA 52.46% Page 16 Daily Bulletin

MONDAY MORNING 49’ER PAIRS 50/20/5 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Susanne Sherburne - Brady Sherburne, Woodinville WA 60.00% 1 1 1 Rodger Gustafson - Victor Magruder, Federal Way WA 59.17% 2 2 2 Patricia Wagner, Seattl WA; Margaret Stanley, Normandy Park WA 59.92% 2 2 2 Vada Robinson, Centennial CO; Thomas Brown, Seattle WA 55.58% 3 Rodney Waldbaum, Kirkland WA; Carl Berkenwald, Mercer Island WA 55.42% 3 3 Ryan Littlefield, Seattle WA; Mark Fitzmorris, St Augustine FL 55.25%

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE SERIES 2 OF 6 NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS TT UU VV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Greg Caucutt - Genny Rice, Rochester MN 60.78% 1 1 Scott Benson - Floyd McWilliams, Sunnyvale CA 65.38% 2 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK 60.63% 2 2 Kornel Lazar, Gyor Hungary; Gerald Lackner, Graz Austria 62.75% 3 1 Philip Kuhn - Jennifer Kuhn, San Mateo CA 58.70% 3 3 Wink Andres - Ann Andres, West Vancouver BC 61.03% 4 Nicolas Hammond, Marietta GA; Christal Henner-Welland, New York NY 58.10% 4 Donna Swarthout - Ellen Hessel, San Antonio TX 60.22% 5 Robert Varty - Michael Curley, Grand Rapids MI 57.54% 5 4 1 Fani Hason, San Diego CA; Mario Lackner, Unterpremstaett Hungary 58.96% 6 Marge Neate - Monica Angus, West Vancouver BC 57.44% 6 5 Suzanne Siebert, Little Rock AR; Jacqueline DeRouin, Okemos MI 58.86% 7 2 Lea Selig, W Hartford CT; Helma Strauss, Hartford CT 56.22% 7 James Thurtell - James Bauer, Dallas TX 57.34% 8 3 Wonnie Duncan, Anchorage AK; Renee Senior, Vancouver WA 55.87% 8 6 Perry Poole, Maitland FL; Stanley Weiner, Las Vegas NV 57.14% 9 4 Dee Wilson - Nancy Wilson, Des Moines IA 55.06% 9 7 Robert Ipswitch, San Mateo CA; Douglas Keller, San Francisco CA 56.78% 10 5 1 Sheila Kim, Minnetonka MN; Eric Mueller, Minneapolis MN 53.80% 10 Lance Shull - Audrey Ventura, Raleigh NC 55.36% 11 6 Joyce Hart - Richard Hart, Piedmont CA 53.14% 11 8 Linda Wiener, Vancouver WA; Mark Peterson, Larkspur CA 54.40% 12 7 2 Marjorie Grace - Melvin Mackey, Vashon WA 52.88% 12 9 Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; David Binney, Seattle WA 53.90% 13 8 Walter Maxymuk, Toms River NJ; Gene Keidan, Bradenton FL 51.92% 13 10 Bryant Town, Edmonton AB; Charles Burns, Vancouver WA 52.78% 14 9 Ian Kirk, Tualatin OR; Michael Boothby, Wenatchee WA 51.47% 14 Peggy Craig - Robert Craig, El Paso TX 52.43% 15 Barry Senensky, Maple ON; Barbara Shnier, Toronto ON 51.21% 15 11 Jules Schoenberg - Hazel Schoenberg, Plano TX 51.77% 16 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Richard Mallon, Ocean Shores WA 51.16% 16 12 2 LaNita Wacker, Shoreline WA; Jane Shepard, Panama City Bch FL 51.47% 17 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Eileen Cripps, Madison WI 50.61% 17 13 Phyllis Harlan - Bill Harlan, Oklahoma City OK 51.21% 10 Andrew Nalos - Eda Kadar, Vancouver BC 50.51% 14 Jay Baudler, Piedmont CA; Cordelia Menges, New York NY 51.01% 11 William Lim, Vernon BC; David Lim, Parksville BC 50.35% 3 Lawrence Swanson, Walnut Creek CA; Irwin Lichtblau, Lafayette CA 50.00% 12 3 Ti Davis, Little Rock AR; William Bryce, Vashon WA 50.15% 4 Susan Marshall - Richard Gardner, Clark CO 49.75% 4 Jeffrey Wiegel - Christy Wiegel, Wilsonville OR 49.90%

MONDAY A/X PAIRS 2 OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Chris Larsen, Costa Mesa CA; Roger Lee, Pasadena CA 66.02% 1 1 Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA; Rammohan Sarangan, Arlington VA 59.65% 2 David Starratt, Yakima WA; Richard Strauss, Northbrook IL 64.43% 2 Corey Krantz, Drexel Hill PA; Kelley Hwang, New York NY 59.54% 3 1 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA 60.71% 3 2 Dell Berg, Redmond WA; David Hankins, Kirkland WA 57.37% 4 2 Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 60.01% 4 3 Lillian Johannessen - Wallace Young, Honolulu HI 56.89% 5 3 Richard Carle, Longview WA; Douglas Jansen, Happy Valley OR 59.74% 5 Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS; Clifton Miller Sr, Shreveport LA 56.26% 6 Eileen Easterling, Casselberry FL; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 57.12% 6 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Donald Kersey, Kingston ON 55.02% 7 4 David Bryant, Ashland OR; Nancy Ferguson, Greenbrae CA 56.97% 7 4 Bruce Yoder, Port Orchard WA; Linda Redman, Poulsbo WA 54.87% 8 5 Sheila Pies, Osprey FL; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 53.60% 8 5 Marvin French - Alice Leicht, San Diego CA 54.14% 9 Dennis Newman, Scarsdale NY; Robert Sherman, Lafayette CO 51.94% 9 6 Albert Bender, Raleigh NC; Walter Spiewak, Wake Forest NC 53.15% 10 6 Thomas Corlett - Ethel Corlett, Waco TX 50.94% 10 7 Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA; Edward Frymoyer, Half Moon Bay CA 52.70% 11 Merlin Vilhauer, Beaverton OR; Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR 50.80% 11 Vicki Lerner - Don Friedman, San Francisco CA 52.69% 12 7 Ralph Cole, Anacortes WA; Don Kern, Bay Minette AL 50.20% 12 Kate Burton, Durham CT; Dave Smith, Walls MS 52.60% 8 Patricia Rogoski, Memphis TN; Joyce McMonagle, Cordova TN 49.03% 8 Judy Wirtenberg, East Brunswick NJ; Irwin Klugler, Montclair NJ 52.02% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS C D EAST-WEST A X A X 1 1 Metin Gokcen, Sunnyvale CA; Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA 60.77% 1 Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 61.31% 2 2 Aban Gerrie - Robert Gerrie, Richmond BC 59.69% 2 Michael Ranis, New York NY; Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands 58.31% 3 3 Charles James - Andrea James, Auburn WA 59.23% 3 1 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Walter Lee, Framingham MA 57.54% 4 4 Marshall Lewis, Cleveland Hgts OH; Ron Haack, New York NY 58.15% 4 2 Min Zheng - Fan Zhang, Redmond WA 57.08% 5 Scott Foster, Medford OR; Bernadine Lacy, Grants Pass OR 57.46% 5 Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Mike Cailean, Santa Clara CA 55.69% 6 5 George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA; Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC 56.31% 6 3 Adrian Schwartz - Kohava Schwartz, New York NY 55.23% 7 6 Jenni Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Chris Wiegand, Portland OR 54.92% 7/8 Donna Bailey, Bothell WA; Barbara Odlin, Gig Harbor WA 54.62% 8 John McMurdie - Veronica McMurdie, Sacramento CA 54.15% 7/8 Jeffrey Rothstein - Allen Kahn, New York NY 54.62% 9 Balusu Rao, Redmond WA; Robert Moore, Seattle WA 53.85% 9 4 Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA; Robert Levey, Bethesda MD 53.77% 10 7 Kou-Ping Cheng, Saratoga CA; D. Lionel O’Young, Walnut CA 53.62% 10 5 Birendra BK Singh, Seabrook TX; Shankar Dutta, Saint Joseph MI 52.62% 11 Robert Madalena, San Jose CA; Jim O’Neil, Palo Alto CA 52.85% 11 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 52.08% 8 Margret Salazar, Green Valley AZ; Bud Stein, Mequon WI 51.77% 6 Carl Wilson, Tacoma WA; Jessie Brunswig, Kirkland WA 51.54% 7 Larry Chow, Abbotsford BC; Ann Labe, Carlsbad CA 51.15%

MONDAY B/C/D PAIRS 2 OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS XX YY ZZ EAST-WEST B C D B C D 1 Brad Sands, Seattle WA; James Scavone, Bellevue WA 62.76% 1 John Ide, Carson City NV; James Easterling, Casselberry FL 68.03% 2 Teresa Boyd, Lafayette CA; Grant Robinson, Orinda CA 62.64% 2 1 1 Gary Gilraine - Faye Gilraine, Vancouver BC 64.31% 3 1 Scott Martin, Mountlake Terr WA; Justin Beck, Sherwood OR 62.42% 3 Michael Hartnett, Mill Valley CA; Nancy Zakim, Kentfield CA 59.03% 4 2 1 Norman Guivens Jr, Braintree MA; Courtney Keller, Basalt CO 57.62% 4 2 Karthik Srinivasan, Seattle WA; Carol Crawford, Atlanta GA 58.62% 5 J Van Keuren - Chris Gorchels, Richland WA 57.57% 5 3 Ronald Morris, Santa Barbara CA; Phil Kaiser, Goleta CA 56.10% 6 3 Keith Hafen - Susan Hafen, Long Beach CA 57.19% 6 Fred Chasalow, Belmont CA; Tiger Li Li Williams, Elk Point SD 55.51% 7 4 Colleen Walker, West Vancouver BC; Sylvia Riewerts, Eureka CA 54.09% 7 4 2 Michael Smith - Susan Seitz, Des Moines IA 54.08% 8 Rand Pinsky - Kathy Swaine, Valencia CA 53.87% 8 Serge Aronovich - Marianne Aronovich, Tuxedo Park NY 53.67% 9 Marion Pennell - Anne Primeau, Calgary AB 53.85% 9 5 3 Louise Stevens, Saint George UT; Anne Henrichs, Spokane WA 53.22% 10 5 2 Fred Lundin - David Wigutoff, Astoria OR 53.23% 10 Roxana Tom, Campbellton TX; Roxana Tom, San Antonio TX 52.43% 11 6 Josette Levesque - Chantal Dube, Montreal QC 53.00% 11 6 4 Jo Ann Smith - Turid Fredrickson, Bothell WA 51.23% 12 Cathleen Kinn - John Kinn, Poughkeepsie NY 51.81% 12 7 5 Catherine Hess - Peter Galbraith, Honolulu HI 50.80% 13 7 Sally Ann Rhea, Boulder CO; John Patterson, Chemainus BC 51.42% 13 Julius Budos, Bellevue WA; Jess Sellers III, Redmond WA 50.50% 14 Bill Sayer, Renton WA; John Givins, Seattle WA 51.24% 14 8 Chuck Smith, Arlee MT; Robert Hope, Provost AB 50.40% 15 8 3 Jeanne Cochran - Fred Cochran, Danville CA 50.86% 15 Charles Aldenderfer, Indianapolis IN; Gwendolyn Tierney, Anderson IN 49.93% 9 4 Dorothy Whittome, Duncan BC; Ruby Krause, Ladysmith BC 50.00% 9 6 Karen Rise, Leavenworth WA; Nobi Morris, Wenatchee WA 49.87% 10 Jorge Nischli - Claudia Tinajero, Mexico Mexico 49.81%

MARSHA MAY STERNBERG WOMENS BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS SECOND FINAL SESSION SECTION Y 1 Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA; JoAnn Sprung, Philadelphia PA; Susan Picus - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 14.50 2 Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC; Jenny Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Benedicte Cronier, Paris 75018 France; Sylvie Willard, Paris 75014 France; Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Daniela von Arnim, D-68766 Hockenh Germany 13.00 3/5 Panette Talia, Campbell CA; Harriel Shea, San Jose CA; Heather Cutting, Portola Valley CA; Betsey Schneider, San Carlos CA 12.50 3/5 Sharon Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Sally Woolsey, Kensington CA; Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA; Aida Saldzieva, Spijkenisse Netherlands 12.50 3/5 Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA; Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA; Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY 12.50 SECTION Z 1/2 Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Jill Levin, Henderson NV; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 15.00 1/2 Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ; Sandra Rimstedt, Haverdal 310 4 Sweden; Emma Sjoberg, Linkoping 58431 Sweden; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands; Marion Michielsen, 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands 15.00 3 Renee Mancuso, Los Angeles CA; Rozanne Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Kathleen Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH; Pam Wittes, Venice CA; Linda Lewis, Sioux Falls SD 13.00 4 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 12.50

MONDAY EVENING 299’ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Deborah R Lewis - Mayadelle Craig, Port Townsend WA 58.52% 1 1 Leo Grevers - Thomas Wostenberg, Montague CA 61.32% 2 Constance Johnston, Anchorage AK; William McCarron, Ancorage AK 56.58% 2 2 John Hayner, Seattle WA; Tom Gordon, Bellevue WA 59.24% 3 Michael Tait - Greg Carey, Hamilton Bermuda 55.95% 3 3 Constance Cleaton - Melvin Ellis, Portland OR 57.70% 4 George Parkins, Vienna VA; Neville Hircock, Victoria BC 54.66% 4 4 1 John Reynen, Sacramento CA; Lou Bardis, Mather CA 57.53% 5 1 Edith Olson - Keith Olson, Lac Du Bonnet MB 53.19% 5 Tish Schweizer - Donna Wanless, Kamloops BC 56.17% 6 2 1 Mark Fitzmorris, St Augustine FL; Ryan Littlefield, Seattle WA 52.36% 6 5 Gayle Carlson, Colbert WA; Judith Hill, Spokane WA 52.88% 3 Mary Dewar - Susan Moran, Nanaimo BC 50.17% 2 William Rusby, Camano Island WA; Richard Sentner, Bow WA 48.10% 4 2 Donald Stark - Karen Hudesman, Seattle WA 49.60%

MITCHELL OPEN BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS SECOND FINAL SESSION SECTIONS H K 1 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Dania FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma PR 43100 Italy 20.00 2 Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw 0 Poland; Jacek Romanski, Goscinna 7/33 Poland; Jon Baldursson, Reykoavik 105 Iceland; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland; Richard Schwartz, East 19.50 Elmhurst NY 3 Jacek Pszczola - Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice 40-479 Poland; Andrew Gromov - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia 18.50 4 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA 18.00 5 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA 16.00 6 Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA; David Caprera, Denver CO; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA; Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA 15.00 7 Piotr Tuszynski, Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wezherowo Poland; Edward Wojewoda, Tempe AZ; Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA; Arve Farstad, Oslo Norway; Monika Weber, New Haven CT 14.50 8/9 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Allan Falk, Okemos MI; Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA 14.00 8/9 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Roy Welland, New York NY; Josef Piekarek, Hamburg Germany; Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany Germany 14.00 10/11 Ray Miller - Steve Mansfield, Seattle WA; Stanford Christie, Federal Way WA; Janet Daling, Sun Lakes AZ 13.50 10/11 Allan Stauber, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA; Buddy Hanby, The Woodlands TX 13.50 12 Daniel Friedman - Linda Friedman, Orinda CA; Robert Munson, Danville CA; Bruce Tuttle, Berkeley CA 13.00 SECTIONS G I 1 Jared Lilienstein - Michael Polowan - Adam Wildavsky, New York NY; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 18.00 2 Aubrey Strul - Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Howard Weinstein, San Diego CA; Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Boye Brogeland, Norway; Erik Saelensminde, Jessheim Norway 17.00 3/5 John Jones, Santa Fe Sprgs CA; Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA; Leo Bell, Long Beach CA; Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA 16.50 3/5 Joao Paulo Campos, Sao Paulo 01229 Brazil; Miguel Villas-Boas, Sao Paulo Brazil; Joaquin Pacareu, Santiago Chile Chile; Benjamin Robles, New York NY; Alejandro Bianchedi - Ernesto Muzzio, Buenos Aires Argentina 16.50 3/5 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Simon De Wijs, Doorn Netherlands; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Huub Bertens, Tilburg Netherlands; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands 16.50 6 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Geoff Hampson - Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Brad Moss, San Anselmo CA 15.50 7/8 George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Walid Elahmady - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt; Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona 080 Spain 15.00 7/8 Adam Pawlowski, Kutno Poland; Wieslaw Nicinski - Andrzej Kozikowski, Lodz Poland; Mariusz Krasnicki, Pl-91-224 Lodz Poland 15.00 9/12 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Danning Dong, Chicago IL; Tadashi Teramoto, Tokyo Japan 14.50 9/12 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA 14.50 9/12 Dennis Bilde, Aarhus Denmark; Hans Christian Graversen, Aalborg Denmark; Freddi Broendum, Broust Denmark; Jacob Roen, Copenhagen Denmark 14.50 9/12 Danny Sprung, Philadelphia PA; Lloyd Arvedon, Natick MA; Paul Lewis, Sioux Falls SD; Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON; Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 14.50 Daily Bulletin Page 17

MONDAY AFTERNOON CRUISE 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Mike Coopersmith, Mead WA; Judy Mentink, Des Moines WA 61.30% 1 1 David Hopkins, Shelton WA; David Langford, Tacoma WA 57.99% 2 1 1 Gisele Maher, Abbotsford BC; Karin Phillips, Mission BC 60.44% 2 Janelle Courtright, Delaware OH; Kimberly Music, Lewis Center OH 57.83% 3 2 Christine Myers, Redmond WA; W Stewart, Bellevue WA 57.23% 3 2 1 Pat Friesen, San Rafael CA; P Perring, Tiburon CA 56.84% 4 3 2 Kurt Lichtenberg - Kathy Lichtenberg, Bellevue WA 56.99% 4 3 Lael Cooksley - Jan Hart, Redmond OR 53.34% 5 Lawrence Max Frazier - Fred Brown, San Jose CA 55.49% 5 4 2 Sandra Naber, Victoria BC; John Naber, Stow MA 53.20% 6 4 Tom Goodchild - Dallas Goodchild, Victoria BC 51.77% 6 Dana Pyke/Dedeluk - Paula Hopwood, Calgary AB 51.77% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Robin Beddis, Calgary AB; Susan Pattillo, Chester NS 60.98% 1 Joan Borberg - Virginia Sinclair-Brooks, Portland OR 65.15% 2 2 Gene Alberts, Indianola WA; John Johnston, Bainbridge Isl WA 60.23% 2 1 Patricia Lawrence, Federal Way WA; Ruth Ryan, Des Moines WA 61.36% 3 3 1 Mary Dewar - Susan Moran, Nanaimo BC 59.47% 3 2 Hugh Bergeson, Tacoma WA; Matthew Edwards, Olympia WA 54.36% 4 4 Brian Bennett, Bluffton SC; Earlene Bennett, Golden Valley MN 52.65% 4 3 Karen Mason, Florence OR; Diana Barnes, Newport OR 53.79% 5 Gayle Carlson, Colbert WA; Karen Frogner, Nine Mile Falls WA 50.19% 5 4 1 Kim Cohos - Sandy Jean Robinson, Calgary AB 53.41% 2 Karen Wood, Victoria BC; Marie Lamontagne, Squamish BC 48.30% 2 Theresa Raines, Fort Washington MD; Marilyn Steele, Richland WA 50.57% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Janis Eaglesham, Maple Ridge BC; Adelina Wong-Chor, Vancouver BC 59.04% 1 1 1 Mary Louise Hendricks - Deanna Ritchie, Grants Pass OR 60.78% 2 2 1 Barbara Garrison - Ellen Trout, Vashon WA 58.08% 2 2 2 Howard Goltz - Janet Goltz, Bloomington MN 59.26% 3 3 Alan Wilson - Lesley Wilson, Port Elgin ON 56.06% 3 3 Keith Olson - Edith Olson, Lac Du Bonnet MB 59.09% 4 Ann Romeo, Bellevue WA; Patricia Schaller, Anchorage AK 55.47% 4 4 Emelie Quennell - Melissa Martin, Calgary AB 58.75% 4 Meg Okada, Seattle WA; Tina Villines, Mesa AZ 54.89% 5 5 Kenneth Geisler - Arlene Geisler, Clarkston MI 56.18% 5 4 2 Gail Gorman - Hope Smith, Calgary AB 52.17% 6 Frances Huber - Glen Woodson, Lakewood CO 49.53% 6 Jane Green - Claire Wilson-Thomas, Mercer Island WA 52.10%

ARGOSY CRUISE 0-50 AFTERNOON MONDAY NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PP EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Marylee Webber, Hood River OR; Christine Lynn, Lyle WA 64.29% 1 Mary Lowe - Sharon Horvath, Agassiz BC 65.73% 2 Janet Meister, Bellevue WA; Karen Trenner, Kirkland WA 58.08% 2 Helen Thom - David Thom, Abbotsford BC 62.92% 3 1 Harvey Lucas, Lake Oswego OR; Linda Plantz, Renton WA 57.44% 3 Jeanine Graham, Tumwater WA; Carrie Margolin, Olympia WA 56.52% 4 Virginia Moffat - Carol Valdrighi, Seattle WA 52.30% 4 Michael Cuoio - Diane Cuoio, Sequim WA 54.46% 2 Robin ` - Jean Rondeau, Indianapolis IN 48.51% 1 Tammy Haseley, Strongsville OH; Robert Hoyt, Canby OR 52.34% 2 Jane Millar, Woodinville WA; Elisabeth Best, Bellevue WA 49.79%

CRUISE 0-20 PAIRS AFTERNOON NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Kevin Eno, Lynnwood WA; Patricia Forsman, Seattle WA 67.26% 1 Ann Kirtman - Marvin Fillingin, Mercer Island WA 64.58% 2 1 Michael O Neal - Barbara O Neal, Issaquah WA 57.44% 1 1 Jo Harris, Salome AZ; Aileen Brock, Bellingham WA 59.23% 3 2 Frank Houmiel - Andrea Johnston, Redmond WA 53.87% 2 Kate Hemer, Seattle WA; Jane Glascock, Shoreline WA 58.33% 4 3 Anne Sommer, Bainbridge Isl WA; Jane Crane, Bainbridge Isla WA 53.57% 3 Kim Hong, Medina WA; Claudia Robbs, Mercer Island WA 55.06% 4 Cheryl Foster - Sandraa Olson, Edmonds WA 52.68% 4 2 Judith Powers, Everett WA; Sue Rewak, Mukilteo WA 54.46%

MONDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS UUU WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 L Stuart Vance, Kailua Kona HI; Cynthia Glad, Seattle WA 60.54% 1 Gay Parrish - Jay Brandt, Bellingham WA 61.69% 2 Lori Spaeth, Los Altos CA; Marolyn Imaoka-Yancey, San Jose CA 58.31% 2 1 Mario Mory - Phyllis Mory, Los Angeles CA 60.62% 3/4 2 Bud Stowe - Kay Stowe, Clive IA 58.00% 3 Clay Sundermeyer - Nada Sundermeyer, Bellevue WA 57.92% 3/4 William Esberg, Long Branch NJ; Himanshu Joshi, Chester NJ 58.00% 4 2 Edwin Feldmann, Beverly Hills CA; Carolyn Taff, Los Angeles CA 57.85% 5 3 Robyn Hedly - Per Hedly, Denver CO 57.92% 5 Thomas Weik, Reading PA; Rick Rowland, Wilmington DE 57.15% 6 4 1 Ruth Twombly, East Orleans MA; Hubert Wallenfels, Seattle WA 57.62% 6 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Neal Satten, Wynnewood PA 57.08% 7/8 Peter Gray, Ketchum ID; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 55.92% 7 3 1 Elliott Marshall, Los Angeles CA; Martin Gelfand, Mercer Island WA 56.62% 7/8 Rita Ellington, Traverse City MI; Robert Morris, Houston TX 55.92% 8 Richard Price, Fort Worth TX; James Brier, Las Vegas NV 56.38% 9 5 2 William Etnyre - Edith Johnson, Seattle WA 54.62% 9 4 John Allen, Saint Paul MN; Mary Holman Allen, Mahtomedi MN 56.31% 10 6 3 Asbjorn Dalan, Renton WA; Michael Perrault, La Conner WA 53.92% 10 5 John Pringle - Susan Pringle, Rio Verde AZ 55.15% 11 Maritha Pottenger, San Diego CA; Kit Humphrey, Berkeley CA 53.77% 11 6 Y Chen, Fremont CA; Norman Wang, Palo Alto CA 54.31% 12 7 Donna Wood, Vista CA; Albert Shrive, Dalton PA 53.38% 12 7 Maria Pendergast, W Hollywood CA; Kurt Fritz, San Diego CA 54.00% 8 William Ketcham, Seattle WA; Marian Garrett, Bellevue WA 53.08% 8 2 Claire Young - Wallace McOuat, San Anselmo CA 53.85% 9 Jerry Newcomb - Carolyn Newcomb, Littleton CO 49.54% 9 3 W Oates - P Oates, Brighton MI 49.69% 4 Cecil Leach, Menifee CA; Alex Roman, Burnaby BC 48.23% 4 Donald Seanor - Roth Hafer, Bainbridge Isl WA 49.31% 5 Richard Rogers - Stephanie Rogers, San Francisco CA 46.92% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS VVV YYY EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 M Brennan, Bellingham WA; Bill Papa, Upland CA 62.85% 1 1 Stanley Roberts, Mercer Island WA; Paul Wayne English, Seattle WA 66.62% 2 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Brett Adler, Westport CT 61.69% 2 Carol Stewart, Henderson NV; Paul Ivaska, Las Vegas NV 58.62% 3 1 1 Joseph Ulrich, Arlington WA; Allen Custer, Edmonds WA 60.54% 3 2 1 Gayle Tunnell - James Tunnell, San Francisco CA 58.31% 4 Jane Dillenberg, New York NY; Jerry Goldberg, Yonkers NY 59.54% 4 3 Barry Samuel, Santa Rosa CA; Russell Samuel, Long Beach NY 57.77% 5 Peggy Craig, El Paso TX; Kay Afdahl, Oro Valley AZ 57.85% 5 4 Laurie Carr, Honolulu HI; Karla Claybaugh, Kaneohe HI 57.69% 6 2 2 Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN; Craig Van Sickle, Woodinville WA 57.00% 6 Malcolm McLaughlin, San Jose CA; Jerry Manioci, Rochester NY 57.54% 7 3 Lance Chamberlain, Rochester MN; Rebecca Anspach, Minneapolis MN 54.54% 7 5 Nancy Driscoll, Capitola CA; Mary Peterson, Santa Cruz CA 56.69% 8 Howard Siegel, Chestnut Hill MA; Howard Piltch, South Bend IN 54.31% 8 6 Suzy Ryder - Thomas Ryder, Boise ID 55.85% 9 William McFall, New Berlin WI; Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA 54.00% 9 Christine Urbanek, Tonawanda NY; Phyllis Yates, San Diego CA 55.15% 10 4 3 John Thomas, Seattle WA; Darla Perman, Renton WA 53.69% 10 Jeff McKee, Dale TX; Greg Resz, Weatherford TX 54.77% 11 5 Theresa Andino, Niceville FL; Bonnie Wilke, Aspen CO 53.62% 11 7 Frank Knier, Fargo ND; John Miller, Stillwater MN 54.54% 12 Gerald Fox, Napa CA; Darwin Afdahl, Oro Valley AZ 53.15% 12/13 Faye Parsons, Saratoga CA; Jeffrey Hack, San Jose CA 54.46% 6/7 4 Carolyn Roe, Bellevue WA; Marilyn Hill, Portland OR 49.92% 12/13 Sheryl Pearlman, Palm Beach FL; James Marsh Sternberg, Palm Bch Grdns FL 54.46% 6/7 Candace Dauphinot, Santa Barbara CA; Jane Jennings, Ben Lomond CA 49.92% 8 2 Barbra Cowan, Wenatchee WA; Marilyn Olson, Leavenworth WA 52.00% 8 Erin Gove, Los Gatos CA; Vern Vanderpol, Pasadena CA 49.69% 9 3 Lichen Jing, Bothell WA; Yinsheng Tu, Vancouver BC 50.23% 9 Don McCluskey, Bremerton WA; Donald Stanger, Bainbridge Is WA 49.15% 4 Ted Bartunek, Kent WA; Andrew Purvis, Kirkland WA 49.38% 5 Dede Webber, Bellevue WA; Betty Peth, Seattle WA 47.38% 5 Roberta Reaber - Eileen Duffy, Seattle WA 47.15%

MITCHELL OPEN B-A-M TEAMS FIRST FINAL SESSION SECTIONS G I 1/3 Frank Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Jeff Meckstroth - Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Chris Compton, Dallas TX 17.50 1/3 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Adam Meyerson, Santa Clara CA; Samuel Ieong, Mountain View CA 17.50 1/3 Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 17.50 4 Jacek Pszczola - Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice 40-479 Poland; Andrew Gromov - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia 17.00 5/6 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Allan Falk, Okemos MI; Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA 16.00 5/6 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Roy Welland, New York NY; Josef Piekarek, Hamburg Germany; Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany Germany 16.00 7 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Venkatrao Koneru - Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; David Grainger, Bend OR 15.50 8/9 Ken Christiansen, Bothell WA; Ray Loftis - Jim Aitken - Patrick Dunn, Bellevue WA; Maurice De La Salle, Edmonton AB; Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC 15.00 8/9 Danny Sprung, Philadelphia PA; Lloyd Arvedon, Natick MA; Paul Lewis, Sioux Falls SD; Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON; Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 15.00 10 Piotr Tuszynski, Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wezherowo Poland; Edward Wojewoda, Tempe AZ; Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA; Arve Farstad, Oslo Norway; Monika Weber, New Haven CT 14.50 11/13 Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Chris Willenken - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 14.00 11/13 Howard Epley, Kent WA; Alan Epley, Seattle WA; Steven Handley, Edmonds WA; Ross Willingham Jr, Federal Way WA 14.00 11/13 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Simon De Wijs, Doorn 304G Netherlands; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Huub Bertens, Tilburg Netherlands; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands 14.00 SECTIONS H K 1 Steve Gross, Westlake Vilg CA; Ellen Anten, Encino CA; Frances Dickman, San Jose CA; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 17.50 2 Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Krzysztof Buras, Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk 09-230 Poland; John Hurd - Joel Wooldridge, New York NY 17.00 3/5 Jared Lilienstein - Michael Polowan - Adam Wildavsky, New York NY; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 16.50 3/5 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Geoff Hampson - Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Brad Moss, San Anselmo CA 16.50 3/5 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA 16.50 6 George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Walid Elahmady - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt; Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona 080 Spain 16.00 7 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Dania FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma PR 43100 Italy 15.50 8 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA; Jerry Helms - Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC 15.00 9/10 Eric Mayefsky - Mike Develin, Mountain View CA; Victor Chubukov - Steve Smolen, San Francisco CA 14.50 9/10 Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA; David Caprera, Denver CO; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA; Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA 14.50 11/12 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA 14.00 11/12 Dennis Bilde, Aarhus Denmark; Hans Christian Graversen, Aalborg Denmark; Freddi Broendum, Broust Denmark; Jacob Roen, Copenhagen Denmark 14.00

MONDAY B/C/D PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS XX YY ZZ EAST-WEST B C D B C D 1 1 1 Martha Potter - Terry Graham, Seattle WA 60.67% 1 Teresa Boyd, Lafayette CA; Grant Robinson, Orinda CA 67.79% 2 2 Michael Levin - Roz Kahn, San Francisco CA 59.67% 2 Diana Thompson, Bellevue WA; Alice Wegman, Bethesda MD 62.59% 3 3 2 Jane Hillyer - Joe Russell, Anchorage AK 58.80% 3 1 Scott Martin, Mountlake Terr WA; Justin Beck, Sherwood OR 60.71% 4 4 3 Catherine Hess - Peter Galbraith, Honolulu HI 57.05% 4 John Ide, Carson City NV; James Easterling, Casselberry FL 59.87% 5 5 Karthik Srinivasan, Seattle WA; Carol Crawford, Atlanta GA 56.51% 5 Brad Sands, Seattle WA; James Scavone, Bellevue WA 59.52% 6 Charles Aldenderfer, Indianapolis IN; Gwendolyn Tierney, Anderson IN 56.34% 6 2 Chuck Smith, Arlee MT; Robert Hope, Provost AB 56.34% 7 6 Monica Taylor - Lewis Richardson Jr, Astoria OR 56.26% 7 Rand Pinsky - Kathy Swaine, Valencia CA 55.87% 8 Gamil Tadros - Walter Brock, Calgary AB 55.11% 8 3 1 Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA; Brian Jacobson, 55.83% 9 7 4 Jorge Nischli - Claudia Tinajero, Mexico Mexico 54.54% 9 Julius Budos, Bellevue WA; Jess Sellers III, Redmond WA 55.63% 10 Bob Gruber - Linda Gruber, Camarillo CA 54.20% 10 Clinton Heiple, Boulder CO; Woody Dillinger, Golden CO 55.45% 11 Jan Garber, West Chester PA; Arlyne Shockman, Philadelphia PA 52.89% 11 4 Ronald Morris, Santa Barbara CA; Phil Kaiser, Goleta CA 53.54% 12 8 Mary Fisher, Scottsdale AZ; Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ 52.78% 12 5 2 Craig Knowlton, Edgewood WA; Robin Hart, North Vancouver BC 52.70% 13 Roxana Tom, Campbellton TX; Roxana Tom, San Antonio TX 52.21% 13 Cathleen Kinn - John Kinn, Poughkeepsie NY 51.88% 14 9 5 Michael Smith - Susan Seitz, Des Moines IA 51.73% 14 6 3 Sabrina O’Hearn - James O’Hearn, Surprise AZ 50.63% 15 J Bradshaw - Carole Bradshaw, Courtenay BC 51.25% 15 7 4 Louise Stevens, Saint George UT; Anne Henrichs, Spokane WA 50.46% 10 Valerie Vaughan - Martin Deneroff, New York NY 50.85% 8 5 Dorothy Whittome, Duncan BC; Ruby Krause, Ladysmith BC 50.36% 9 6 Fred Lundin - David Wigutoff, Astoria OR 48.77% 10 Duane Starner - Carolyn Starner, Spokane WA 48.56%

MONDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME SERIES 1ST OF 6 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS TT UU VV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Michael Cohen, Denver CO; Joel Singer, Santa Clara CA 61.57% 1 1 Peter Andrews - Irma Andrews, Aptos CA 65.71% 2 David Lindop, Toronto ON; A Lindop, 60.18% 2 2 Andrew Hesser, Richland WA; Paul Burnham, Wilton CT 63.07% 3 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Richard Mallon, Ocean Shores WA 59.84% 3 Craig Robinson - Elaine Landow, Lansdale PA 60.63% 4 2 1 Margol Tucci, Puyallup WA; Ray Brown, Tacoma WA 59.62% 4 3 Winston Legge Jr - Jennie Legge, Pensacola FL 57.13% 5 3 C. Buddy Carls, Huntington Bh CA; Tammy Moll, Raleigh NC 59.45% 5 4 J Canfield - Edna Ernsdorff, Bainbridge Is WA 57.07% 6 4 Marvin Kolodzik, Cincinnati OH; Linda Gallaher, Morehead KY 57.52% 6 5 Stan Bodlak, Vancouver BC; James Weir, Aldergrove BC 56.90% 7 5 2 Bob Sommerhalder - Sheila Kaye, Victoria BC 57.07% 7 6 Joan Flynn, Portland OR; Ian Kirk, Tualatin OR 56.67% 8 6 Kay Adams - Wendie Berge, Seattle WA 56.67% 8 7 1 Virginia Bright, Nokomis FL; Kaye Hoffmaster, Somers MT 55.88% 9 7 Wayne Gordon, Sonoma CA; Millie Garrison, Riverside CA 55.64% 9 8 Nick Charczenko - Susan Charczenko, Aurora CO 55.20% 10 8 3 William Henderson - Diana Henderson, Seattle WA 54.41% 10 9 Leslie Shafer - Charlie Williams, Gaithersburg MD 54.65% 11 Sharon Fairchild, Rocky River OH; Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO 53.90% 11/12 10/11 Robert Law, Tigard OR; Judy Davis, Portland OR 53.68% 12 Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Tom Kroopf, Corona Del Mar CA 53.84% 11/12 10/11 Allen Reiter - Susan Reiter, Caesaria Israel 53.68% 13 9 4 Ti Davis, Little Rock AR; Judith Ferguson, Salem OR 53.73% 13 12 2 Donna Parkes, Kennewick WA; Jim Tritz, Richland WA 53.62% 14/15 10/11 Ken Cornelius - Mary Cornelius, Portland OR 53.29% 14 13 3 Louis Lipset - Susan Boeing, San Francisco CA 53.45% 14/15 10/11 5 Stephen Lubeck, San Carlos CA; Frances Bennett, Palo Alto CA 53.29% 15 14 4 J Avery, Kirkland WA; William Hirt, Bellevue WA 52.38% 12 6 Jeanette Bentley, Encinitas CA; Charles Siggins, Phoenix AZ 51.92% 5 Joan Danoff - Stuart Danoff, Stamford CT 50.79% 13 7 Patricia Donahoe - Norita Robbins, Seattle WA 51.70% 6 Christine Greenberg, Byron MN; Margaret Lichty, Rochester MN 49.83% 8 Susan Koster, Mahwah NJ; Donna Vaiano, Willits CA 49.66% 7 John Anderson - Jack Real, Sequim WA 49.77% Page 18 Daily Bulletin

Wednesday Sponsors Dan Groves Memorial Stratified It was no surprise to Olympia that Percy was as Isadore married Dorothy, whose family also Daylight Swiss Teams successful in as he had been in the came from Russia. Born in Seattle in 1912, Dorothy Dan became acquainted with bridge in his mid- local business community, where his wide range of taught German and retired from Wilson High School 30s and immediately became passionate about the activities had earlier culminated in his being named in Tacoma. She died in 2006. game. His dad, who used to play in the 60s, became the city’s Man of the Year. Isadore taught at Stadium High School in his mentor. Tacoma, Washington from 1939 until he retired in He was a stickler for rules (ask anyone who Lorraine Leach Wednesday-Thursday 1974. He taught primarily business subjects. He played any game with him), so it wasn’t surprising Knockout Teams coached the tennis team from 1939 to 1949. This was still his passion up to the day he had to give it that shortly after Dan took up bridge, he studied Lorraine Graziano was born in Chicago, August up, and we all remember that he played tennis on a the ACBL Law Book and eventually became a club 11, 1912, the youngest of 10 children. Lorraine regular basis with his cousin Ken Farber. director. Dan considered the Everett Unit his. As a married Gordon (Dode) Leach and they had three At the World’s Fair, in New York, in 1939, club director, he was constantly reminding players sons and one daughter, and moved their young family Isadore entered the amateur contest for speed typing of the niceties of the game so that they would be to the Seattle area where Gordon was owner and sales and placed second. Isadore was using the Dvorak good ambassadors for the Unit. Dan would correct representative for a local manufacturing company. keyboard, patented by Dr. August Dvorak in 1936. a director call with “Director, please!” if one should Lorraine established a north Seattle bridge club He later designed a keyboard for students who forget. He stopped directing the Everett Bridge Club in 1967, and in 1970 joined forces with Wilma could use only their left or right hand, but never in late 2008 but remained involved. Dan wanted to Shirkovsky to open a club in the basement of the applied for a patent. It was also reported that Isadore make sure succeeding directors learned all aspects of Four Freedoms Retirement Center. This game rapidly defeated a renowned chess champion twice in 1932. being a director and not just the rules. Dan liked to developed into the biggest game in town, regularly Unfortunately the name of his opponent was not help directors and players at tournaments he attended. attracting twenty tables, spread over three rooms. recorded. He wanted everyone to enjoy their experience and he The hospitality and atmosphere were the best in Isadore played bridge mostly with Ken Farber, did whatever he could to accomplish that. He made town. Lorraine retired and sold the club in 1988, but but he did play with many others, which was a each tournament a learning experience by being has remained a fixture and important element in the wonderful way to tutor. Isadore was a demanding involved. Seattle bridge community continuously since. player with the ability to analyze mathematically the Dan began mentoring several Everett players his She often says, “I should give up this game,” yet best way to bid, play or defend a hand. last year. If they were available, he’d meet them for she is always among the top five players of the month In 1932, Isadore devised a movement that dinner every Wednesday before bridge to go over any at Seattle Bridge Center, where she plays five days allowed for one winner in a 16-plus table game. The questions or to clarify or teach them a convention. a week. Lorraine has earned over 4000 masterpoints ACBL replaced this with the Mitchell movement in He introduced them to more experienced players and continues to play well. In the District 19 STAC 1945. at postmortems; something he felt excluded from in June of this year, she was first overall in a field For those who think that 2 over 1 is relatively when he started playing. His primary advice to them of 57 tables. We should all aspire to play as well as new, Isadore was playing this convention over was have fun! The bridge community had become a Lorraine plays at 99 years young. She is loved by all forty-seven years ago. As an innovator by broadly second family to Dan and he wanted his players to who have ever met her, and gets and gives more hugs modifying Cansino he created his own convention feel that they also belonged. Sadly, Dan passed away than anyone else. named “Epstein” to play over opponents’ weak in 2010. Mark Kuntz Memorial Bracketed Percy Bean Memorial or strong NT opening bids. What name would be Flight B Swiss Teams better? Stratified 299er Swiss Teams Mark, originally from Pasadena CA, loved his A humorous incident occurred one evening at Percy X. Bean was District 19’s representative to adopted Pacific Northwest. He was truly a people the Tacoma Club, located in the old Winthrop Hotel, the ACBL National Board for 24 years - from 1964 person and brought passion to his management when Isadore was playing with a unit member. This to 1988. During that time, he served as both president positions at Bank of America. fellow, on the first hand, opened 1 NT and Isadore and treasurer. While president, he engineered Mark had selected deep interests and near the top promptly bid 6 NT. As the contract was going down moving the ACBL headquarters from New York was his love of bridge. He was a bridge director, a several tricks, Isadore found out that the I NT bid to Memphis where property was purchased and a Bronze Life Master and a bridge mentor. He played was a psych. Isadore got up and went over to the new headquarters building constructed. He served often at west Seattle’s Alki Bridge Club, and is director, George Pease, and said “I am through!” as chairman of the Finance Committee, member remembered by his bridge partners for the deep and George traded seats with Isadore for the rest of the of the Aileen Osofsky Goodwill Committee and lasting friendships he developed with them. event. Another time the director forgot his Howell president of the Western Conference. He was an His many former work associates, friends, family cards and Isadore figured out the required movement inspiring advocate of charitable giving and was and bridge partners deeply miss him and wish to in ten minutes. elected president of the ACBL Charity Foundation remember him at this tournament. According to the 1st and 5th Editions of The and served in that capacity for eight years. Under Isadore Epstein Memorial Stratified Open Official Encyclopedia of Bridge Isadore won the his leadership, the ACBL’s charity events gained Isadore Epstein, Grand Master Northwest Regional Men’s Pairs 1949, Open Team national recognition when Roslyn Carter and Celeste 1956, and Masters Pairs 1957; The Arizona Desert of Tacoma Bridge Holm were photographed for publicity purposes. One Empire Regional Open Pairs 1952; The Northern by Jerry Thorpe of Percy’s major successes was bringing the Seventh Rocky Mountain Regional Open Team 1956 and Isadore Epstein, known by some as Eppy or Izzy, World Team Bridge Olympiad to Seattle in 1984 - the 1958; and the Open Pairs and Masters Pairs in 1960. was born in 1909, in Grodno, Russia. The family third time it was held in the U.S. and the first time it In September, 1989, although only playing at went to New York in 1912, later moving to Tacoma. was ever held on the West Coast. local clubs, Isadore ranked well ahead of the other He graduated from Stadium High School where he Percy was a huge proponent of flighted events, unit members with 3129 points. It took until May, would later teach for 35 years. He died in 1992. which were totally new and untried at the time. 1994 for one Tacoma Unit member to overtake him. At the University of Washington, Isadore earned His newsletter, “The Mad Mad World of Bridge,” At that time he still ranked second overall with a final his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics. followed the plights of Sadie Kumquat and Joe total of 3200.59 master points even though he had While there, he played on the university’s tennis Doaks, your typical underdog players. Anne and died two years earlier. Today, Isadore would rank team. Isadore took violin lessons at the Cornish Percy were named honorary members of the ACBL eleventh in total master points in the Tacoma Unit. School and briefly considered playing the violin as a for 1992 - the first time a husband and wife combo When on lead or as declarer, Isadore Epstein was career. received this honor. truly the Grand Master of Tacoma Bridge.

1ST SUN FAST OPEN SUN AFT 2OF2 SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS XXX YYY ZZZ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 62.24% 1 1 1 Rebecca Turnbull, Chehalis WA; Kathleen Powers, Tumwater WA 61.29% 2 1 1 P Oates - W Oates, Brighton MI 60.76% 2 Jeff McKee, Dale TX; Greg Resz, Weatherford TX 60.86% 3 Joan Anderson, West Des Moines IA; Bud Stowe, Clive IA 60.16% 3 Donna Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Albert Shrive, Dalton PA 60.85% 4 Bonnie Britton, Staten Island NY; Peter Latkany, Brooklyn NY 60.15% 4 2 David Schmidt, Chilliwack BC; Ralph Cole, Anacortes WA 57.92% 5 Donald Kersey - Paddy Allan, Kingston ON 59.07% 5 Dave Smith, Walls MS; Kate Burton, Durham CT 57.19% 6 2 Keith Hafen - Susan Hafen, Long Beach CA 57.93% 6 3 Harvey Bush, Klamath Falls OR; L Stuart Vance, Kailua Kona HI 54.97% 7 Howard Piltch, South Bend IN; Howard Siegel, Chestnut Hill MA 57.57% 7 4 Suzy Ryder - Thomas Ryder, Boise ID 54.95% 8 3 Justin Beck, Sherwood OR; Mary Ruth Di Carlo, Portland OR 57.42% 8 Becky Mosely, San Antonio TX; James La Fountain, Temple TX 54.34% 9 William Esberg, Long Branch NJ; Richard Budd, Portland ME 57.09% 9 5 T Gould - Frances Gould, Vancouver BC 54.10% 10 4 Don Glad - Donald Christensen, Seattle WA 56.08% 10 6 Joseph Thomas - Joyce Nakasaki, Redondo Beach CA 53.85% 11 5 2 Rui Gong, Sammamish WA; Yinsheng Tu, Vancouver BC 54.95% 11 7 Robert Flitton - Ted Heck, Victoria BC 53.15% 12 6 Barbara Kallaus - Patrick Kallaus, Kailua HI 54.86% 12 Bobby Maynard - Terry Currie, Houston TX 52.79% 13 7 3 Will Fox, Bellevue WA; Stanley Roberts, Mercer Island WA 54.31% 13 8 2 Sheryl McEwan - Margie Mastran, Reston VA 52.41% 14 Ronald Jauch - Jamie Newman, Nevada City CA 53.94% 14 9 Sally Kirtley, North Granby CT; Helen Pawlowski, Westfield MA 52.34% 15 8 Gilbert Brigham, Issaquah WA; Richard Davidson, Pasadena TX 53.65% 15 10 3 Maxine McComas - R Duane McComas, Portland OR 52.24% 16 9 4 Sarah Weinberg - Gary Weinberg, Columbia MD 53.42% 16 Richard Price, Fort Worth TX; James Brier, Las Vegas NV 52.08% 10 Lillian Johannessen, Honolulu HI; Kurt Fritz, San Diego CA 52.71% 11 Mario Mory - Phyllis Mory, Los Angeles CA 51.05% 11 Maria Pendergast, W Hollywood CA; Maria Abbott, San Francisco CA 52.65% 12 Travis Crump - Alfred Crump, Wyomissing PA 51.03% 12 Eileen Ojakangas - Leona Hanson, Davis CA 52.12% 4 Maitreyi Karthik - Karthik Srinivasan, Seattle WA 50.15% 5 Marilyn Steele, Richland WA; Jeanne Johnson, Kirkland WA 49.64% 5 Toby McEvoy, Henderson NV; Cindy Casson, Las Vegas NV 49.41% 6 Mark Headlee, Mercer Island WA; Philip Woo, Bellevue WA 48.53% 6 Thomas Berringer - Jean Berringer, Phoenix AZ 46.55% Daily Bulletin Page 19

MONDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Susanne Sherburne - Brady Sherburne, Woodinville WA 56.25% 1 1 1 Carl Berkenwald, Mercer Island WA; Rodney Waldbaum, Kirkland WA 65.22% 2 Edwin Ducayet Jr - Patricia Ducayet, Dallas TX 54.50% 2 Philip Mayberry - Mella-Dee Mayberry, Payette ID 57.25% 3 Kirsti Sheeran, Medina WA; Laura Boone, Seattle WA 53.58% 3 2 2 Marni Seneker - Karen Eriksen, Seattle WA 54.75% 3 2 2 Alice Nelson - Gary Nelson, Auburn WA 50.43%

MONDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Moises Saul, Bellevue WA; Vern Crow, Richland WA 61.90% 1 Robert Sherman - Carol Sherman, Los Angeles CA 66.96% 2 2 2 Lance Clifford - Cookie Clifford, Portland OR 59.52% 2/3 1/2 David Mack - Colin Charlton, Bellevue WA 60.12% 3 3 Stephen Wise, Stanwood WA; Steve Nelson, Mill Creek WA 53.87% 2/3 1/2 Sandra Wilson, Beaverton OR; Sheila Moore, Portland OR 60.12% 4 4 Jerome Kilner, Bellevue WA; William Bear, Newcastle WA 53.57% 4 3 1 Beth De Groen, Vashon WA; Judith Boardman, Vashon Island WA 53.87% 5/6 5/6 Gary Corbett, Medina WA; Eric Knudson, Seattle WA 51.49% 5 4 2 Henry Lipson - Marjorie Lipson, Sherman Oaks CA 51.49% 5/6 5/6 Deborah R Lewis - Mayadelle Craig, Port Townsend WA 51.49% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION LLL EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Marilyn Widlan - Sheldon Widlan, Seattle WA 61.90% 1 1 Kelly McGee, Gig Harbor WA; David Erickson, Tacoma WA 63.99% 2 2 Sandra Flattery, Ketchum ID; Jefri Donovan, Hailey ID 58.33% 2 2 Marge Solaski, Woodinville WA; Marilyn Helbig, Bellevue WA 63.39% 3 3 1 Mark Fitzmorris, St Augustine FL; Gregg Bigsby, Haines AK 56.55% 3 3 William McCarron, Ancorage AK; Constance Johnston, Anchorage AK 58.33% 4 4 Janice Hess, Santa Rosa CA; Gloria Hersch, Healdsburg CA 53.27% 4 4 1 Penny Lepp - Ray Lepp, Bellevue WA 56.85% 5 Pam Murray, Seattle WA; Priscilla Goss, Medina WA 52.08% 5 2 Mary McDonough, Marysville WA; Robert Over, Mill Creek WA 49.40% 2 Daryl Elaine Krepps - Gloria Shabbits, Nanaimo BC 44.64%

WOMENS B-A-M 1ST FINAL SESSION SECTIONS Y Z 1 Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Jill Levin, Henderson NV; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 19.00 2 Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC; Jenny Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Benedicte Cronier, Paris 75018 France; Sylvie Willard, Paris 75014 France; Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Daniela von Arnim, D-68766 Hockenh Germany 18.00 3/5 Valerie Westheimer, New York NY; Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX; Mildred Breed, Austin TX 16.50 3/5 Sylvia Moss - Judi Radin - Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Jo Anna Stansby, Dublin CA 16.50 3/5 Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ; Sandra Rimstedt, Haverdal 310 4 Sweden; Emma Sjoberg, Linkoping 58431 Sweden; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands; Marion Michielsen, 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands 16.50 6 Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA; JoAnn Sprung, Philadelphia PA; Susan Picus - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 15.50 7 Renee Mancuso, Los Angeles CA; Rozanne Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Kathleen Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH; Pam Wittes, Venice CA; Linda Lewis, Sioux Falls SD 15.00

MONDAY A/X PAIRS AFTERNOON NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Corey Krantz, Drexel Hill PA; Kelley Hwang, New York NY 63.00% 1 David Starratt, Yakima WA; Richard Strauss, Northbrook IL 60.46% 2 Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS; Clifton Miller Sr, Shreveport LA 62.38% 2 1 Ronald Huffaker, Alpine CA; Harold Huffaker, Moraga CA 59.85% 3 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Donald Kersey, Kingston ON 58.38% 3/4 Barbara Wolf - Dick Yarington, Seattle WA 59.00% 4 1 Kenneth Allan - Paddy Allan, Kingston ON 57.85% 3/4 2 Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA; Frank Anshen, Setauket NY 59.00% 5 2 Gary Robinson, Sebastopol CA; Peter Lit, Elk CA 55.77% 5/6 3 Sheila Pies, Osprey FL; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 58.69% 6 3 Mary Ruth Di Carlo, Portland OR; Lynne O’Neill, San Diego CA 54.38% 5/6 Chris Larsen, Costa Mesa CA; Roger Lee, Pasadena CA 58.69% 7 4 Arne Maki, Green Valley AZ; Suzanne St Thomas, Salem OR 53.92% 7 Eileen Easterling, Casselberry FL; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 58.08% 8 Hendrik Sharples, Brush Prairie WA; Gerry Marshall, Las Varas Mexico 53.46% 8 4 David Bryant, Ashland OR; Nancy Ferguson, Greenbrae CA 54.08% 9 5 Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 53.38% 9 5 William Hoge - Jim Dingwerth, Olathe KS 53.46% 10 6 Dell Berg, Redmond WA; David Hankins, Kirkland WA 52.62% 10 6 Frank Page - Pamela Page, Palm Bay FL 52.15% 11 Kate Burton, Durham CT; Dave Smith, Walls MS 51.23% 11 7 Ludmila Antonova, New York NY; Donald Croysdale, Menomonee Falls WI 51.38% 12 7 Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA; Edward Frymoyer, Half Moon Bay CA 51.00% 12 8 Verna Baccus, Los Alamitos CA; Marilyn Christy, Fountain Valley CA 51.00% 8 Albert Bender, Raleigh NC; Walter Spiewak, Wake Forest NC 50.77% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS C D EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Stu Swan - Hadi Allahverdian, Portland OR 63.54% 1 1 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Walter Lee, Framingham MA 67.31% 2 1 Adrian Schwartz - Kohava Schwartz, New York NY 58.69% 2 2 George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA; Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC 59.69% 3 2 Walter Rassbach - Nancy Rassbach, Westminster CO 58.62% 3 Robert Bell, Washington DC; Fred King, Falls Church VA 56.38% 4 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 58.38% 4 3 Marshall Lewis, Cleveland Hgts OH; Ron Haack, New York NY 56.15% 5 3 Becky Mosely, San Antonio TX; James La Fountain, Temple TX 58.08% 5 4 Kou-Ping Cheng, Saratoga CA; D. Lionel O’Young, Walnut CA 56.00% 6 Jeffrey Rothstein - Allen Kahn, New York NY 56.08% 6 Judy Rimer, La Jolla CA; Joel Hoersch, San Diego CA 55.85% 7 Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 55.38% 7 Harry Steiner, Seattle WA; Yoko Barnett, Kirkland WA 55.23% 8 4 Carl Wilson, Tacoma WA; Jessie Brunswig, Kirkland WA 55.15% 8 5 Metin Gokcen, Sunnyvale CA; Michael Bodell, Santa Clara CA 53.15% 9 5 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; R Bruce Martin, Paia HI 54.85% 9 6 David Dilkes - Patricia Chen, Vancouver BC 52.23% 10 6 Linda Cobham - Gerald Laflamme, Grnd-Bay-Wfld NB 54.31% 10 Steve Mager, Hermosa Beach CA; Gerri Soffa Carlson, Rncho Pls Vrds CA 51.54% 11 7 Monique Smith, Arlington VA; Raelene Kirkbride, Rock Hill SC 52.62% 11 Balusu Rao, Redmond WA; Robert Moore, Seattle WA 51.38% 7 Wayne Christensen, Jr, Laporte TX; Joan Anderson, West Des Moines IA 50.77% 8 Katherine Love - Donald Smith, Mountain House CA 50.62%

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Wednesday, November 30, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Lake Louise Wednesday-Thursday Morning Bracketed Compact KO Teams 1-2 Hall 4A $16 $18 Mt. Adams Tuesday-Thursday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 2nd Hall 4A $16 $18 Western Hemlock Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session Hall 4A $16 $18 Wednesday, November 30, 10:30 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Room 607 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Room 607 $15 $15 Wednesday, November 30, 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Lopez Island Stratified 1-2 Ballroom 6B $16 $18 Wednesday, November 30, 10:30 a.m. & 3 p.m. National 99er Pairs 1-2 Room 607 $17 -- Dan Groves Memorial Stratified Daylight Swiss Teams 1-2 Ballroom 6B $16 $18 Wednesday, November 30, 1 p.m. Steller’s Jay Monday-Wednesday Side Game Series 5th single session Hall 4A $16 $18 Wednesday, November 30, 1 & 7:30 p.m. KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 SF Ballroom 6E $20 -- Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs 1-2 SF Ballroom 6C $17 -- SENIOR MIXED PAIRS 1-2 Q Ballroom 6C $20 -- 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions. Isadore Epstein Memorial Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Hall 4A $16 $18 Vashon Island Strati-Flighted A/X Swiss Teams 1-2 Hall 4A $16 $18 Mark Kuntz Memorial Bracketed Flight B Swiss Teams 1-2 Hall 4A $16 $18 No single player over 3000 MPs. 8-team brackets by masterpoints, 3 teams in each bracket win Gold! Lorraine Leach Wednesday-Thursday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Hall 4A $16 $18 Space Needle Tuesday-Wednesday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Hall 4A $16 $18 Wednesday, November 30, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Room 607 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Room 607 $15 $15 Wednesday, November 30, 7:30 p.m. Portage Bay Stratified Side Board-a-Match Teams single Hall 4A $15 $17 Open to Swiss drop-outs and new entrants Steller’s Jay Monday-Wednesday Side Game Series 6th single session Hall 4A $16 $18 Percy Bean Memorial Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Room 607 $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Room 607 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Room 607 $15 $15 Wednesday, November 30, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Room 607 $12/team/match

Note: Entry for the REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS required by 11 a.m. Friday.

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (750- 1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game. *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 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Tuesday, November 29, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Mt. Adams Tuesday-Thursday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 1st Hall 4A $16 $18 Mt. Baker Sunday-Tuesday Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 3rd Hall 4A $16 $18 Okanagan Lake Monday-Tuesday Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Hall 4A $16 $18 Western Hemlock Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series 2nd single session Hall 4A $16 $18

Tuesday, November 29, 10:30 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Room 607 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Room 607 $15 $15

Tuesday, November 29, 10:30 a.m. & 3 p.m. Georgine Fagerlund Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Ballroom 6B $16 $18

Tuesday, November 29, 1 p.m. Steller’s Jay Monday-Wednesday Side Game Series 2nd single session Hall 4A $16 $18

Tuesday, November 29, 1 & 7:30 p.m. KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 Q Ballroom 6C $20 -- Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying, 2 semifinal, 2 final sessions. Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs 1-2 Q Ballroom 6C $17 -- Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying, 2 semifinal, 2 final sessions. Limited to players with fewer than 5000 masterpoints. BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 5 Room 618 $20 – Screens: second session at 8 p.m. Janet Daling Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Hall 4A $16 $18 3000+; 0-3000 Rhododendron (Gold Rush) 750/300 Pairs 1-2 Hall 4A $16 $18 Gold points for 0-750 Space Needle Tuesday-Wednesday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Hall 4A $16 $18 Seattle Underground Memorial Monday-Tuesday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Hall 4A $16 $18

Tuesday, November 29, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Room 607 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Room 607 $15 $15

Tuesday, November 29, 7:30 p.m. Dean & Betty Corn Memorial Strati-Flighted A/X & B/C/D Side Swiss Teams single Hall 4A $15 $17 Steller’s Jay Monday-Wednesday Side Game Series 4th single session Hall 4A $16 $18 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Room 607 $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Room 607 $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Room 607 $15 $15

Tuesday, November 29, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Room 607 $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-3000), C (750- 1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition.

Tuesday Sponsors

Georgine Fagerlund Stratified Daylight University of Washington School of Public Health After spending winters in Arizona for a number Open Pairs and Community Medicine, and the Donovan J. of years, Janet recently made Sun Lakes AZ her Thompson Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Award permanent home. She enjoys playing bridge at the from the FHCRC Division of Public Health Sciences community bridge club there, but continues to attend Janet Daling Stratified Open Pairs in 2000. This year, the Fifth Annual American many ACBL tournaments around the U.S. by Diane Setterholm Association for Cancer Research Award was given to Janet has one son and is a devoted Grandma to Janet Daling was born in New Jersey, and her and a team of internationally renowned molecular two grandsons and two great grandchildren. Because lived in various states from Maine to Texas before biologists, epidemiologists, biostatisticians, and all of them reside in Eastern Washington, she returns settling in Washington, where she earned her PhD clinicians from FHCRC and the University of to the Northwest frequently. in Epidemiology at the University of Washington Washington for their years of efforts which have in 1977. For 30 years, Dr. Daling taught at the played a vital role in understanding HPV virus and in Dean and Betty Corn University of Washington where she is Professor the development of the HPV vaccine. Emeritus. Janet’s love of bridge began almost 50 years ago. Dean and Betty Corn bought the Walla Walla She also conducted research at the Fred She is a Platinum Life Master with more than 18,000 Friday Night Bridge Club game for one dollar and Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) in masterpoints. She has numerous regional wins, and ran it for a dozen fun years. They sold it for one Seattle, focusing predominately on breast cancer until has placed second in two NABC events. She feels dollar in 1993. Amassing 700 black, silver and red retiring in 2008. During her career Janet published her main contribution to Seattle bridge during her points, they never made Life Master, but they were approximately 400 medical papers and has been professional career was hiring more than 30 local masters of quality lives. awarded numerous professional honors including bridge players for various positions on her studies at the Outstanding Alumni for the year 1994 by the the cancer center.

One Haben Blvd. Manatee Convention Center Palmetto, FL TOURNAMENT CO-CHAIRS: Russ Delaney - (941) 926-4531, [email protected] Sandi Murray - (941) 302-3448, [email protected] WWW.UNIT102.COM HOST HOTEL: Courtyard by Marriott Shuttle service will be provided between host hotel and Convention Center for daytime events.