Sunday, March 25, 2012 Volume 55, Number 10 Daily Bulletin 55th Spring North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley, Paul Linxwiler and Sue Munday Diamond, Amoils in Vanderbilt final Teams captained by John Diamond and Les Amoils will play today for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams championship today. You can watch the Peter Pender presentation of the match at the Convention Center, mezzanine foyer, starting at 11 a.m. The Amoils team – Darren Wolpert, Joe Grue, Curtis Cheek, Ishmael Delmonte and – had little trouble with the four-man Allan Falk squad, winning 192-130. Diamond, on the other hand, had to fight off a late challenge by the team, who had fought from behind to close to within 14 IMPs with late in the match. The final score was 141-106. Diamond is playing with , , Eric Greco, Fred Gitelman and Brad Moss. Sonsini ahead in Some of the local committee who worked to make the Spring NABC function smoothly: seated, Jody Couch, Tom Dixon, Tournament Co-Chair Don Paterson, Co-Chair Henry Francis and Al Stone; Women’s Swiss standing, Judy Knox, Kathy Love, Bill Frazee, Donna Touliatos, Joyce Stone and Carol Paterson. The team captained by Barbara Sonsini is leading the Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams going into the These folks made tournament work final two sessions today. The team’s carryover of 22.5 By Henry Francis victory points puts the team 6.8 VPs ahead of the Hasn’t this been a wonderful tournament? playing space. Excellent lighting. The ACBL 75th second-place qualifiers, led by . Excellent sandwiches for morning players. All kinds Anniversary celebration. Sonsini is playing with Judi Radin, Irina of culinary favorites after the evening session, plus An energetic detail-oriented tournament Levitina, , Beth Palmer and Lynn Deas. $2 chits every day. Door prizes. Easy-listening music committee worked hard for more than two years offerings throughout the week. Great registration to make all this possible. Don Paterson and I have Minnesotans lead gifts and section top prizes. Trophies and photos been the co-chairmen, but we would be remiss if we NAP B qualifiers for all the winners of intermediate-newcomer did not point out that scores of dedicated volunteers Joseph Rice and Bjorgvin Kristinsson of events. A beautiful trophy donated by Challenger really were the powers behind the tournament’s Minneapolis took the lead in the Golder North Corporation for the I/N player who scores the most success. American Pairs Flight B after two qualifying points. Well-manned Registration, Information, Fortunately, Don and I had the experience sessions. The event concludes today. Partnership, Tours and Prize desks. High-class Daily necessary to handle our jobs. Their carryover of 21.43 put them about four Bulletins. Great tours. Rides on the trolley. Superb continued on page 5 matchpoints ahead of Daniel Jackson of Spring TX and Bill McCarty of San Antonio TX. Caddying: It’s in the genes Canadians ahead in Julie Greenberg never knew a the word go. NAP Flight C world without bridge. “We used to take the train to tournaments,” Two Vancouver BC players, Andrew Krywaniuk recalls Julie, who was born and raised in New and Vincent Yung, lead the list of qualifiers for the Born to tournament players Buster and Dotty Orleans. “We attended all the summer NABCs Toledano, Julie Greenberg was a bridge baby from final two sessions of the President’s Cup North without fail.” American Pairs Flight C. With a carryover of The Toledanos were among the original 19.37, they are about 3 matchpoints ahead of New members of the Louisana Bridge Association. Julie Englanders Vincent Fish of Chelmsford MA and said the association had a great one-two punch in her Daniel Jablonski of Stoneham MA. parents. When her father retired, he taught bridge at the club while her mother ran the newcomer games. “I started caddying at tournaments when I was 2,” says Julie. “Mama would bring me to games to show me off to her friends, and Al Sobel would carry me from table to table collecting score slips.” Sobel paid $1 for her work. “This was when comic books were 10 cents each. After the game, my parents continued on page 7 Spector squad leads Swiss The Jacoby Open Swiss field of 123 tables Julie Greenberg and Branch Yarbro — Two of was cut to 62 tables after the qualifying round on the Greenberg-Yarbro dynasty. Second Saturday. With a 27.75 IMP carryover, the Swiss When she visited ACBL Headquarters for a tour of generation Tracey Yarbro wasn’t available for team captained by Warren Spector leads the pack. the Bridge Museum on Friday, Diana Schuld was this photo. Spector, Palm Beach FL, is playing with Gary on the lookout for a special photograph. She had Cohler, Miami FL; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino been told about the photo by Al Levy, and she CA; and Bjorn Fallenius of New found it in the Albert H. Morehead Library. The photo was of Schuld, taken while she was playing Attendance 9090 York NY; and Peter Fredin, Malmo, Sweden. Hot at an NABC in 1968. She can’t remember exactly, on their heels are the team captained by , Tables but she thinks the photo was of her playing in Henderson NV and the foursome led by Andrew the Knockout Teams or – based on the through Saturday evening Bernstein of Memphis TN, each of which come into cocktail dress she was wearing – the Mixed - Sunday with a 27 IMP carryover. a-Match Teams. Page 2 Sunday, March 25, 2012 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Sunday, March 25 11 am and 5:30 pm Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph. (Mezzanine Foyer, Convention Center)

Let declarer do the A wee bit o’help the , South might have asked himself why East couldn’t but could jump to game, By Gary Hann guesswork and conclude that East must have hearts along with Dlr: North ♠ 9 Georgiana Gates and Patricia Norman obviously spades. A lead might then work best and, Vul: E-W ♥ K 10 6 5 4 had a number of good results to win the Whitehead in fact, it does disrupt declarer’s delicate timing ♦ A Q 5 Women’s Pairs on Friday. Gates thought highly of and results in down one. Without a trump lead, ♣ K Q J 7 Norman’s defense on board 25 from the first final Goldstein had to play perfectly to score 7.9 IMPs ♠ A K 10 ♠ J 8 7 6 2 session: for the vulnerable game. ♥ Q ♥ A 9 8 3 2 Dlr: North ♠ K Q 2 Champion key: If the bidding calls for a trump ♦ K J 9 8 ♦ 10 3 Vul: E-W ♥ J 9 lead at IMP scoring, make it no matter what your ♣ 6 5 4 3 2 ♣ A ♦ A 10 5 trump holding. ♠ Q 5 4 3 ♣ A 6 4 3 2 ♥ J 7 ♠ 10 9 7 6 ♠ A 5 3 ♦ 7 6 4 2 ♥ K 3 2 ♥ A Q 8 5 4 Crocodile ♣ 10 9 8 ♦ K 9 4 ♦ Q 7 6 3 Jack Lacy of Lago Vista TX stopped by the West North East South ♣ Q 10 8 ♣ J Daily Bulletin office with a tale of defensive Compton Goldstein ♠ J 8 4 prowess – by his opponents. Jack was playing with 1♥ Pass Pass ♥ 10 7 6 Ellis Feigenbaum of Laguna Woods CA. His team Dbl 2♣ 4♠ All Pass ♦ J 8 2 was facing a Polish squad in the quarterfinals of a This deal was played in the second final session ♣ K 9 7 5 Compact Knockout, and this deal scuttled the win of the Lebhard IMP Pairs on St. Patrick’s Day. West North East South for Lacy’s team. (Spots approximate.) Stephen Goldstein of Anaheim CA showed ♠ Gates Norman Dlr: North 3 that, with a slightly helpful lead and an ear to ♥ 1NT(1) 2♥(2) Pass Vul: E-W A K 9 6 5 3 Chris Compton’s bidding, he could score a touchy ♦ Pass Pass Q 10 6 5 3 vulnerable game. ♣ (1) 12-14. K When Goldstein’s partner, Zane Brown, ♠ ♠ (2) Hearts and a minor. A K 10 5 4 Q J 9 6 7 2 reopened with a double and Compton showed his ♥ ♥ South’s lead was a club to the ace. North shifted 10 8 7 4 secondary club suit, Goldstein leapt to the spade ♦ ♦ to the ♠K ducked by declarer, who won the ♠Q A J 2 K 4 game and received a slight timing assist in the form ♣ ♣ continuation. East drew trumps ending in dummy, J 5 10 7 6 4 of the ♣10 lead. ♠ then played the ♣Q, pitching a diamond from her 8 Goldstein won in hand perforce and correctly ♥ hand. Q J 2 attacked diamonds to establish winners, losing to ♦ In with the ♣K, Norman cashed the ♠J, then 9 8 7 the queen, ruffing the club return and knocking out ♣ smoothly put the ♦J on the table, putting declarer to A Q 9 8 3 2 the ♦A. Another club was ruffed in hand, only one a guess. Declarer chose to believe the jack was from West North East South trump led to the king in dummy (spade 9 dropping a J-10 sequence, and misguessed the suit, letting it Feigenbaum Lacy from North), and the ♦K off dummy showed ♥ ♠ ♠ ride to her queen. A diamond back to the 9 and 10 1 1 2 Compton’s original hand to have been exactly ♠ ♥ and then the cashing ♦A left declarer with one too 4 5 Pass Pass 1=5=3=4. Goldstein ignored trumps to cash the last ♠ many losers. 5 Dbl All Pass diamond from the dummy, pitching another losing ♥ Down one for plus 100 was good for 29 out of South led the Q. Lacy’s plan was to strip the heart from hand, leaving this position: 32 matchpoints. hand and leave an opponent on lead with what he ♠ — hoped would be a singleton club honor, forced to ♥ K 10 6 5 surrender a -sluff. Suspicious minds ♦ — Accordingly, he ruffed the second heart in hand, By Carl Chadwick ♣ Q drew trumps and ruffed dummy’s third heart. He I recently walked into a sectional tournament in ♠ A 10 ♠ J 8 then played the ♦K, a low diamond to the ace and Nashville already underway. Standing by the front ♥ Q ♥ A 9 8 ruffed a diamond. He exited with a club and as he door, I began kibitzing the table in front of me. ♦ -- ♦ — hoped, North had the singleton ♣K. But it turned With six tricks left to be played, it was clear ♣ 6 5 ♣ — out that South was really a crocodile disguised as a the contract was in notrump. Declarer led the ♦Q, ♠ Q 5 4 bridge player. In second seat, the croc leapt up with his left-hand opponent pitched, RHO pitched. Two ♥ J 7 the ace, opened his jaws wide and swallowed his more diamonds followed, with everyone pitching. ♦ — partner’s king. As South cashed the ♣Q for down At this point, the last three cards in dummy ♣ — one, his partner said simply, “Bravo.” were (no lie!) the ♣A, the ♥A and the ♠A. Without Goldstein simply led a club from dummy and showing his hand, declarer said, “Dummy is good.” ruffed in hand, rendering South helpless. South overruffed and returned a trump, but Goldstein was How sweet it is! The woman on his right glared at him Are you enjoying all the candy? Thank you to in control. He finessed the♠ 10 and cashed the ace, suspiciously and asked, “Can you get there?” Sam’s Club, Costco, Kroger, Walmart, Walgreen’s claiming with the good club and the ♥A. The nearby tables turned to look as I broke into and Dollar Store for their welcome contributions. laughter. Declarers who attacked trumps too early eventually lost control when South was able to overruff declarer in clubs and return a trump. Before ArtelEggs Last Day Today Drop by our booth on the mezzanine level beside the bookseller and get a free chain with every pendant, and more special offers. Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 25, 2012 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS Elvis has left the building reason you’re playing is to have fun, enjoy the company Alas, our time together is just about over. of your partner, and go head- We’ve all got that Last Day Blues feeling, packing to-head with the puzzle that to go home, wondering how much weight we’ve each hand represents. gained, dreading airport lines (hoping we aren’t A tolerance for pulled out for that little extra pat-down), starting to ambiguity. There is think about laundry and wondering if there’s any nothing in bridge that three food in the house. people agree on. Look in We’ve marveled our own Bridge Bulletin at the size of the where bidding problems tournament, been dazzled are presented to a panel of by the efficiency with experts. You’ll see as many which it’s been run, answers as there are panel taken advantage of members. There are many almost every ACBL extra hands for which there is no available and become easy bid. There are folks entirely spoiled by the who are eager to tell you whole experience. otherwise, but there is rarely On the other hand, maybe you didn’t win as an absolute right or wrong. many as you would have liked to. As we said back in Elvis’ Maybe you got beaten more than you won, and day, “Go with the flow, you’re remembering the words of some coach baby.” who said that people who don’t mind losing must Ability to forgive your do a lot of it. Hmmm. I think it’s time to re-define own (and your partner’s) “winner.” But first, here’s a repeat of my all-time shortcomings. Face it, favorite letter, from one of my newer players. kiddo. Unless you are one “Dear Marti, I’ve decided to give up this of those aforementioned game. I can’t do anything right. I can’t remember players in the extreme the rules and my partner is disgusted with me. minority, you will probably (I had trouble reading the next part; it was never compete at the top blurred and smeared. Could those be…tear stains?) levels. That takes a special “I kept praying for answers until I realized kind of mind which most time you saw it? Now, you’re not only used to it, God doesn’t listen to bridge players any more than of us don’t have. So what? I took up painting a but can find your room, section and table without he listens to golfers. What should I do? Just what few years ago, and I have absolutely no talent an usher. You know where all the water stations does it take to play this game, anyway? I quit. whatsoever. Does that stop me from enjoying the and restrooms are, and you’re on a first-name basis Charlie. process? No. Should it bother you that you’ll never with the directors. And vendors. P.S. My partner and I need teammates for be the Elvis of Bridge? No. Enjoy the ride. And You’re a winner if…you can push your way Swiss on Friday. Can you get someone for us?” work on your personality! When people call me to the front to get a good look at the recap sheets. Faithful Readers, you can’t make this stuff asking for a partner, they rarely say, “Get me a top And you know what they mean!! up. This is an actual letter from a man who is now player.” No, they say, “Get me someone nice.” You’re a winner if…you announce your a Life Master and in the process of becoming a A firm belief in an alternate universe.I notrump range and transfers without being director. He plays at least four times a week and is read an article about the presence of dozens of reminded, and you actually remember your new absolutely everyone’s favorite partner. parallel universes where we are duplicated … conventions almost every time! He did, however, raise a question I bet you almost. Where events vary slightly. Where we lead You’re a winner if…you now recognize at have raised also. similar lives with different outcomes to events. least five world champions when you see them. Just what does it take to be a bridge player? I was stunned. I couldn’t follow the reasoning, You’ll be looking for them in the next Bridge Folks, there are two kinds of players: the first is but that theory explains everything! Now I know Bulletin, won’t you? that rare bird who’s got the mental wiring to be a where the extra pounds keep coming from … I’m Mostly though, you’re a winner for being here true champion, able to place every card and able skinny in one universe! In another, I can actually in the first place, for being willing to give it a try to remember That Hand from 1987 in every detail. keep a plant alive! And, best of all, I know where in the Big Time. What an adventure. It was worth And then there’s The Rest of Us. Here’s what it my failed are working, and “eight ever, it, you are now hooked and life as you knew it is takes to be a “Rest of Us” player and to enjoy the nine never” works. It has to be true. It’s the only over. Aren’t you lucky? game to the ultimate degree: explanation. Please keep in touch. Your emails are fodder A sense of proportion. As soon as you realize And now, let’s re-define winner. for my cannons and a great pleasure to read. I that bridge is a game, not a career choice (to quote You’re a winner if … you’ve become blasé answer all but the most insulting. No story is too Edith McMullin), you’ve got things under control. about seeing a room with a couple hundred tables strange. Let me hear your Memphis memories and Listen, Binky: The fate of the free world doesn’t of players. Remember that little shock the first tales. [email protected]. depend on your score today (thank goodness). The Thinking Bridge opens 1NT with a five-card minor and a four-card spade. In order to repeat the , you have to major. However, it’s not a bad idea to open 1NT return to dummy with a club. Not so fast. East by Eddie Kantar with four diamonds, five clubs, 15-16 high-card ruffs and leads a spade to West. If West leads Dlr: South ♠ 7 4 2 points and strong major-suit doubletons. a third club, East ruffs, and the ♦A defeats the Vul: N-S ♥ Q 9 5 2 ♠A Q ♥K 4 ♦Q J 6 3 ♣A 8 7 5 4 contract one trick. If, instead, West shifts to the ♦ K 9 8 is an example. ♦Q, the defense can take two diamonds, a spade ♣ K J 8 West’s 2♠ is a weak jump overcall - the and two club ruffs! ♠ K Q J 10 5 3 ♠ 9 8 equivalent of a weak-two opening bid. North’s ♥ 8 ♥ K 7 6 3 of 2♠ promises four hearts with Leaders in the IN ♦ Q J ♦ A 10 7 6 3 2 9+ HCP (possibly 8 HCP with five hearts). Keep ♣ 9 5 4 3 ♣ 7 Masterpoint Race in mind the double forces partner to bid at the ♠ A 6 1 15.73 Peggy Jalenak, Memphis TN three level. South, with extras, bids 4♥, not 3♥. ♥ A J 10 4 2 12.90 Keith Dawson, Chatham ON To make game with a 4-4 fit in a major, 24 HCP ♦ 5 4 3 12.90 Joanne Dawson, Chatham ON between the two hands is usually more than ♣ A Q 10 6 2 4 12.19 Tinna Moy, Newton MA enough. A 4-4 fit usually plays one trick better West North East South 5 11.53 Leo Jalenak Jr, Memphis TN than notrump. 1♣ 6 11.24 R Paul Urbanick, Chicago IL Play Commentary: As South, win the ♠A, 2♠ Dbl Pass 4♥ 7 10.43 Jean Paradis, Grand Jct CO cross to a club honor and run the ♥9, not the ♥Q! Opening lead: ♠K 8 10.43 Gail Cizek, Clifton CO If you lead the ♥Q and East plays low, your next Bidding commentary: As South, one seldom 9 10.05 Charles Butler, Chicago IL heart play will be low to the 10, West pitching a continued on page 6 Page 4 Sunday, March 25, 2012 Daily Bulletin

SAM’S TOWN CASINO THURSDAY NIGHT ZIP KOS Thinking outside was losing, so, after winning the first trick with his 13 Tables ♥A, he immediately led the ♦7 from his hand! 3.49 1 Cory Perkers - Jared Bass - Zachary Madden - Matthew Dyer, Chicago IL the deck Many Wests would have ducked this trick and 2.44 2 David Amsterdam, Wayne PA; Brad Barry, By Phillip Alder permitted declarer to gain a valuable overtrick. Phoenixville PA; Ben Bomber, Vancouver WA; Rose Marie But this West promptly played his king and ... led Cassmer, Macedonia OH Some people are particularly imaginative. They 1.40 3/4 Gordon Zind, Ottawa ON; Stacey Hutchinson, are said to think outside the box. What expression another heart. So Fredin took 12 tricks for 24.5 Columbus OH; Pamela Hughes, Bend OR; Daniel Lev, New York applies to bridge players who are like that? Do they matchpoints out of 25. City NY think outside the deck? The second deal was in the first final session. 1.40 3/4 Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Andrew ♠ Hoskins, Burlingame CA; Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA; Nina You know the players who are particularly Dlr: West A Q J 3 2 Lubick, Fullerton CA creative. One who might not be on your list is Vul: E-W ♥ A J 8 3 Peter Fredin from Sweden. He showed me two ♦ 9 2 MOBILE BRIDGE CLUB COMPACT KO BRACKET 6 ♣ 10 4 16 Tables particularly inventive deals from the Kay Platinum 8.96 1 John McAllister, Charlottesville VA; Robert Pairs, in which he played with Gary Gottlieb. ♠ 10 7 6 ♠ 5 4 Brady - Stephen Drodge, McLean VA; Sean Gannon, Decatur GA Try them as single-dummy problems first. ♥ 9 7 5 4 2 ♥ 10 6 6.27 2 Peter Coates, Hanwell NB; Mark Golding, 1. Dlr: South ♠ A K 10 8 ♦ K 5 ♦ 8 6 3 Lutes Mountain NB; Xiaolun Yi, Fredericton NB; Robert Kitchen, ♣ ♣ Salisbury NB Vul: E-W ♥ 9 4 2 7 5 3 A Q J 8 6 2 4.03 3 Becky Bien, Maumelle AR; Linda Gross, ♦ Q J 10 4 ♠ K 9 8 Lafayette CA; Carol Frana - Steven Goodman, Overland Park KS ♣ K 10 ♥ K Q 3.14 4 Diane Henson - Larry Henson, Minnetonka ♦ A Q J 10 7 4 MN; Bill Gilmore, Jacksonville FL; Jane Chadwick, Ponte Vedra Bch FL ♠ 9 7 5 4 3 2 ♣ K 9 ♥ A K Q West North East South SIDNEY LAZARD JR. MEMORIAL FRI-SAT MORNING ♦ Pass 1♠ Pass 2♣ (1) KO BRACKET 1 A 7 9 Tables ♣ 3 2 Pass 2♥ Pass 3♠ 13.20 1 Marjorie Michelin - Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna West North East South Pass 4♠ Pass 4NT (1) Woods CA; Miguel Reygadas, Tlalpan Mexico; Robert Kent, 1♠ Pass 5♠ (2) Pass 6NT Marina Del Rey CA 9.24 2 Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Richard Gross, Pass 2NT (1) Pass 3♠ (2) All Pass Owens Cross Rds AL; John Russell, North Barringto IL; Fay Teal, Pass 3NT (3) Pass 4♠ (1) In principle, natural Mesa AZ All Pass (2) Roman Key Card Blackwood 5.94 3 William Higgins - Nancy Sachs - Amitabh (3) Two key cards and the ♠Q Raturi, Cincinnati OH; Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH (1) Game-forcing raise 4.62 4 Norma Bienkowski, Kodak TN; Beth Keeney, (2) Extras, but not very strong Given his deceptive auction, Fredin was Fayetteville NC; Sara Leckie, Knoxville TN; Patricia Dreinhoefer, (3) No singleton or convinced that West had the ♦K because he had not Friendsville TN West leads the ♥3 and East plays the ♥8. What led that, the unbid, suit. So, after winning the first ♥ SIDNEY LAZARD JR. MEMORIAL FRI-SAT MORNING would you do? trick with his K, he led a low diamond toward KO BRACKET 2 2. Dlr: West ♠ A Q J 3 2 dummy’s 9! And, yes, West played low smoothly. 12 Tables Vul: E-W ♥ A J 8 3 Now, as you can see, declarer could have taken 5.75 1 Kathy Love, Olive Branch MS; Jane Verkler, 15 tricks: five spades, four hearts and six diamonds. Southaven MS; Jerry Drennan, Germantown TN; Beverly Parrish, ♦ 9 2 Cordova TN ♣ 10 4 But Fredin assumed that West had the ♣A. Declarer 4.03 2 Kim Brinkman, Flower Mound TX; David ran his major-suit winners, bringing about this Sauder, Lewisville TX; Melanie Watson - Charles Brown, Denton ♠ ending, or so he thought: TX K 9 8 2.59 3 Ronald Mittleman - Nancy Mittleman, Pittsford ♥ K Q ♠ — NY; Linda Nelson - Kenneth Nelson, Fort Collins CO ♦ A Q J 10 7 4 ♥ — 2.01 4 William Allendoerfer, Edwardsville IL; Michael ♣ K 9 ♦ 2 Heimann, North Webster IN; Geoffrey Hadlock, Winona Lake IN; ♣ William Riley, Alton IL West North East South 10 4 Pass 1♠ Pass 2♣ (1) ♠ — ♠ — Hamman, Lall ahead Pass 2♥ Pass 3♠ ♥ — ♥ — Pass 4♠ Pass 4NT (1) ♦ K 8 ♦ — (for now) in POY chase Pass 5♠ (2) Pass 6NT ♣ A ♣ Q J 8 Bob Hamman and Justin Lall, winners of the All Pass ♠ — Kay Platinum Pairs, are in the lead in the annual (1) In principle, natural ♥ — Player of the Year race, but they will fall off the pace (2) Roman Key Card Blackwood ♦ A Q when the tournament concludes tonight. (3) Two key cards and the ♠Q ♣ K Ishmael Delmonte and Thomas Bessis, runners- West leads a heart. How might you take up in the Platinum Pairs, have made it to the final advantage of your hidden diamond suit? South led a club from the dummy, expecting to of the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams. Even if their Thinking outside the deck answers West with his ♣A to lead away from the team (captained by Les Amoils) loses, they will earn The first deal occurred during the second doubleton ♦K. 187.5 platinum points. semifinal session of the Platinum Pairs. However, this was in fact the position: Final totals for the top platinum point winners Dlr: South ♠ A K 10 8 ♠ — will appear in Monday’s Daily Bulletin. Vul: E-W ♥ 9 4 2 ♥ — The Player of the Year title goes to the ACBL ♦ Q J 10 4 ♦ 2 member who earns the most platinum masterpoints ♣ K 10 ♣ 10 4 in a calendar year. Platinum points are available only ♠ Q 6 ♠ J ♠ — ♠ — in nationally rated events with no upper masterpoint ♥ 7 6 3 ♥ J 10 8 5 ♥ — ♥ — restrictions. ♦ K 9 6 5 3 ♦ 8 2 ♦ K ♦ 8 The top platinum point winners through Friday ♣ J 6 5 ♣ A Q 9 8 7 4 ♣ 7 5 ♣ A Q night: ♠ 9 7 5 4 3 2 ♠ — 1 200.00 Justin Lall, Henderson NV ♥ A K Q ♥ — 2 200.00 Bob Hamman, Dallas TX ♦ A 7 ♦ A Q 3 175.00 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA ♣ 3 2 ♣ K 4 150.00 Ishmael Delmonte, New South Wales West North East South East had had to keep one diamond, but he won 5 150.00 Thomas Bessis, Paris 75015 1♠ with his ♣A and cashed the ♣Q for down one. 6 147.12 Georgiana Gates, Houston TX Pass 2NT (1) Pass 3♠ (2) Minus 50 was worth 5 out of 13 matchpoints. 7 133.89 Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV Pass 3NT (3) Pass 4♠ Plus 1020 would have been a cold top. 8 131.25 Boye Brogeland, Pass Pass Pass Fredin said, “I lost my mind because if West 9 125.00 Hans Graverson, Aalborg 9200 (1) Game-forcing raise had the ♣A and ♦K, he would have won the second 10 125.00 , Aarhus C 8000 (2) Extra, but not very strong trick and cashed his ace for down one.” 11 122.22 Bernace De Young, Miami FL (3) No singleton or void 12 118.57 Hailong Ao, Herndon VA If the diamond finesse was working, there 13 118.57 Jian-Jian Wang, Clarksville MD was a shot at 12 tricks: spade to the king, run the Collect your prizes 14 112.50 Brian Platnick, Evanston IL ♦Q, diamond to the ace, spade to the ace, ruff out Section top and overall prizes are available at 15 112.50 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL the ♦K, spade to the 10, discard a club on the last the Prize Desk at the Convention Center, and Ed 16 110.64 Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA diamond. Davis, who is manning the desk, says few have 17 101.68 Eric Leong, Oakland CA But if the diamond finesse lost, surely West picked up their prizes so far. 18 100.00 James Marsh Sternberg, Palm Bch Grdns FL would shift to a club (or cash the ace). The desk is open Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 2 19 100.00 Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV Fredin felt strongly that the diamond finesse p.m. 20 100.00 Patricia Norman, Lone Tree CO Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 25, 2012 Page 5

EDWARD & LUCILLE DAVIS THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING SIDE GAME SERIES 18.0 Tables Tournament A B C continued from page 1 4.25 1 Michael Strong - Johanna Strong, Winfield IL 66.52% Don, a chemist, formulated the chemicals used 3.19 2 Diyan Danailov, Sofia A799 Bulgaria; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK 59.08% in the pulp and paper industry. In the bridge area, 3.64 3 1 Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH; Jeremy Williams, Reynoldsburg OH 58.59% he recently served as president of the Unit 144 1.83 4 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA 58.13% 3.03 5 2 1 Barbara Belfiglio, Nashville TN; Karen Kendrick, Brentwood TN 57.80% and the M.A. Lightman Bridge Club in Memphis. 2.05 6 3 Randal Gentillon - Gavin McGimpsey, Idaho Falls ID 57.63% He supervised a major renovation of his bridge 2.27 4 2 Virginia Bright, Nokomis FL; Katherine Grant, Riverview FL 57.02% club. He and his wife, Carol, chose the special 1.70 5 3 Ann Carlisle, Memphis TN; Jean Jernigan, Germantown TN 54.50.00% tournament gifts that have earned raves from the 1.28 6 4 Donald Rogers, Mattoon IL; William Lindemann, Champaign IL 52.85% players. 0.96 5 Xiaolun Yi, Fredericton NB; Peter Coates, Hanwell NB 52.61% “I’m so happy that the tournament has gone so 0.72 6 Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH; Darin Campo, Huber Hts OH 51.94% well,” Don said. “Memphis players came together to make sure our NABC was special, and they UNIT 179 FRIDAY-SUNDAY SIDE SERIES (CORRECTED) succeeded.” Would he be willing to chair another 30.0 Tables Memphis NABC? He doesn’t want his wife to know A B C 6.07 1 Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland 67.38% that his answer was a surprising, “Yes.” 4.55 2 Charles Weed, Shreveport LA; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX 60.92% My background is mostly bridge. I was a news 3.41 3 Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Dana Hastings, Baton Rouge LA 60.00% editor for the Boston Herald 25 years, but for the 4.40 4 1 Ian Kirk, Tualatin OR; Joe Rottmann, Vancouver WA 59.85% last 40 years it’s been all bridge. I was an associate 2.61 5 Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Springs CO; Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA 59.69% national tournament director, editor of the Bridge 1.87 6 Louise Fontecchio, Nashville TN; Janet Appel, Estill Springs TN 58.62% Bulletin for 25 years, Daily Bulletin editor for the 2.89 2/3 Dimitri Bourilkov - Malay Ghosh, Gainesville FL 58.00% ACBL and the , and editor 2.89 2/3 Michael Morris, Oak Ridge TN; Peter Misslin, Vonore TN 58.00% of three editions of the Official Encyclopedia of 1.86 4 Bert Adams - Carolyn Adams, Steilacoom WA 56.54% Bridge. 1.39 5 David Pingel, Kentwood MI; Darryl Harrison, Grand Rapids MI 55.00% This was my first tournament appearance since 1.40 6 Jacek Leznicki, Verona NJ; Jerry Owczarek, Hackettstown NJ 54.00% 2.88 1 Danella Catchings - Louise Jones, Jackson MS 53.77% 2008, and I had the time of my life. I’ve had a 2.16 2 Randall Roberts - Guy Franklin, Chicago IL 51.46% wonderful time chatting with so many of my old- 1.62 3 Douglas Turnbull - Ken Crissman, Strongsville OH 51.08% time friends. As far as the committee chairs, I have 1.48 4 Bonnie Taylor, Menands NY; Sally Craig, Port Moody BC 49.92% never worked with a more cooperative group. They 1.04 5 Burke Snowden - Craig Snowden, Fort Collins CO 49.77% were always right on track. The person with perhaps the toughest job was WHITEHEAD WOMENS PAIRS (CORRECTED) Bill Frazee, finance chairman. Think of all the 32.0 Tables / Based on 59 Tables bases he had to cover. He had to keep track of every 100.00 1 Georgiana Gates, Houston TX; Patricia Norman, Lone Tree CO 1042.58 purchase, and this was especially difficult when it 75.00 2 Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 1016.58 concerned food items. He had to keep track of every 56.25 3 Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH 1004.64 44.44 4 Lone Bilde - Helle Rasmussen, Denmark 986.90 transaction so that bills could be paid on time. He 40.00 5 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA 967.61 had to maintain close supervision of the chairmen 36.36 6 Victoria Gromova, 119296, Moscow Russia; Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia 962.92 to make sure they didn’t exceed their budgets. 33.33 7 Cynthia Balderson, Eden Prairie MN; Carole Miner, Rochester MN 954.93 He had to make sure there was enough money on 30.77 8 Rozanne Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 948.07 hand to pay for all the $2 chits. Bill’s accountancy 28.57 9 Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; Pam LaShelle, Round Rock TX 939.28 background was just what he needed to do his job 26.67 10 Sylvia Moss - Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY 936.21 well. His comment: “Tough? Not really. For me it’s 25.00 11 Bernace De Young, Miami FL; Gen Geiger, Sarasota FL 933.17 been a fun tournament.” 23.53 12 Joan Van Geffen - Jean Talbot, Metairie LA 929.79 Carol Paterson has been in charge of the superb 22.22 13 Samantha Nystrom, Burnaby BC; Isabelle Smith, Ottawa ON 926.51 hospitality that you have enjoyed. Her experience 21.05 14 Kitty Cooper, Fort Collins CO; Anne Brenner, Denver CO 920.38 20.00 15 Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Susan Tane, Westport CT 915.54 as a school teacher served her well in handling all 19.05 16 , Austin TX; Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA 914.56 the details of music, food and entertainment. Can 18.18 17 K Fung, Edmonton AB; Sandra Fraser, Victoria BC 907.49 anyone remember any NABC where excellent 17.39 18 Anita Torrence, Bexley OH; Cheryl Schneider, Westerville OH 905.46 sandwiches were served between sessions on a daily 16.67 19 Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 896.39 basis? “We raised a lot of money for hospitality,” 16.00 20 Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton FL; Jan Assini, Aurora OH 888.16 she said, and it was our goal from the get-go to use 15.38 21 Heather Cutting, Portola Valley CA; Kathy Harper, Woodside CA 878.72 this money for only one purpose – hospitality.” Just 14.81 22 Stella Rainey - Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL 878.56 about every visitor would say she succeeded – in 14.29 23 Gerri Anne Mason, Crossville TN; Dot Blue, Nashville TN 876.86 spades. Don and I, plus Rena Hetzer, assisted Carol. 13.79 24 , Kensington CA; Sharon Gerstman, Buffalo NY 873.21 Hetzer, special events and tours chairman in 13.33 25 Sheri Winestock - Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV 867.99 12.90 26 Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Judi Radin, New York NY 856.92 concert with Carol, set up all those special tours 12.50 27 Gemma Mariano, Metro Manila Philippines; Jackie Thompson, Silver Spring MD 855.20 to Graceland, the Civil Rights Museum and Stax 12.12 28 , Dallas TX; Nancy Passell, Plano TX 854.05 Music. She also arranged other tours based on 11.76 29 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Valerie Westheimer, New York NY 854.01 what the visitors wanted. Hetzer served as hostess 11.43 30 , Memphis TN; Elaine Said, Nashville TN 843.64 in the tournament committee hospitality room. She commented, “It’s a miracle that all these thing Life Master news meshed to produce a great tournament.” Lucia Enica of Belmont MA became a Life Master when he team came in fourth in the Wednesday-Friday Where did all this money for gifts and Morning Knockout Teams. Her teammates were Gerald Lackner and Hans Kadletz of Graz, Austria, and Senta hospitality come from? Credit Cecil Skaggs, Lackner of Unterpremstatte, Austria. chairman of the sponsorship committee. With help from me and a few others, she raised $53,000. She found enough sponsors that 133 games had special ♠♥♦♣ continued on page 7 Page 6 Sunday, March 25, 2012 Daily Bulletin

Top IN Leaders Wild thing other table). In the Amoils-Falk match, the swing was 13 This deal from the first quarter of the semifinal continued from page 3 IMPs, earned a different way. round of the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams produced 10 9.09 Mac Dalgleish, Salt Lake City UT West North East South four different results. 11 9.02 Thomas Herzog, Reston VA Falk Wolpert Lusky Amoils Dlr: West ♠ Q 6 12 8.17 Sally Morris, Jonesboro AR Pass 2♥ 4♠ 5♥ Vul: E-W ♥ K J 10 8 6 4 13 8.17 John Morris, Jonesboro AR 5♠ Pass 6♠ All Pass ♦ Q 9 5 4 14 8.12 Dick Johnson, Rncho Pls Vrd CA Les Amoils led the ♥A, ruffed by John Lusky. ♣ 6 15 8.12 Dale Johnson, Rncho Pls Vrd CA He cashed the ♦A, then the ♠A and played a ♠ K 5 ♠ A J 10 8 7 4 3 2 16 7.94 Cheryl Hutton, Tuscaloosa AL diamond to dummy’s jack. Darren Wolpert won the ♥ Q 9 7 3 ♥ — 17 7.94 Nancy Whitfield, Tuscaloosa AL ♦Q but that was it for the defense. Plus 1430. ♦ K J 10 8 7 ♦ A 6 18 7.86 Kathy Bold, Edwardsville IL At the other table, Joe Grue went for the gusto ♣ J 9 ♣ A 4 2 19 7.86 Linda Badgley, Edwardsville IL and used an inference from the bidding to find the ♠ 9 20 7.82 Robert Williams, Jr, Memphis TN right line of play. ♥ A 5 2 21 7.65 Ann Sutherland, North York ON West North East South ♦ 3 2 22 7.65 Will Sutherland, North York ON Cheek Friedland Grue Dahl ♣ K Q 10 8 7 5 3 23 7.47 Laurie Caylen, Memphis TN Pass 2♥ 4♦ 4♥ In the Diamond-Bertheau match, Bertheau 24 7.41 Dee Johnston, Kansas City MO 4NT Pass 5NT 7♣ scored a 12-IMP gain that probably felt like more 25 7.41 Patricia Mason, Kansas City MO Pass Pass 7♠ All Pass for Kevin Bathurst and Daniel Zagorin 26 7.29 Trella Bromley, Jacksonville FL Grue’s 4♦ looks like , indicating a West North East South 27 7.29 Jeff Jackson, White Bear Lake MN strong hand with a long spade suit (4♣ would show Gitelman Bathurst Moss Zagorin 28 7.25 Lisa Harris, Memphis TN hearts). 5NT no doubt indicated a void, not difficult Pass 2♥ 3♥ 5♥ 29 7.03 Ronald Williams, Piperton TN to identify. Mark Dahl had reason to regret his 7♣ Pass Pass 5♠ Pass 30 6.90 Gloria Zupanci, Edwardsville IL bid. 6♠ All Pass 31 6.90 James Zupanci, Edwardsville IL Dahl led the ♣Q (Rusinow), taken by Grue with Zagorin started with the ♥A, ruffed by Brad 32 6.76 Patricia Dalgleish, Salt Lake City UT the ace. At trick two, Grue cashed the ♠A, then Moss. At trick two, Moss lead a low club from 33 6.72 Charles Cox, Memphis TN played the ♦A and a diamond to the king. The play hand, apparently aiming for a club ruff. Zagorin 34 6.51 John Bondurant, Memphis TN record does not indicate whether Peter Friedland took the ♣Q and played another club, ruffed by 35 6.29 Imogene McDaniel, Jonesboro AR covered when Grue played the ♦J from dummy, but Bathurst. Down one. If the same contract – or even 36 6.29 Kitty Byers, Jonesboro AR Grue claimed for plus 2210 shortly thereafter. 7♠ was made at the other table – this was going to 37 5.95 Constance Jones, Brighton MI It seems strange to play the weak two-bidder be a 17- or 19-IMP loss. 38 5.95 Joan Wentz, Brighton MI for length in diamonds, but Grue had clues from Not to worry. Fredrik Nystrom and Johan 39 5.94 Sibyl McKellar, Memphis TN the auction to direct him to the right line of play. Upmark seemed not to consider slam. 40 5.88 William Bowers, Avon CO Dahl had already raised hearts in the competitive West North East South 41 5.88 Sally Bowers, Avon CO auction and his bid of 7♣ had to have been based on Nystrom Hampson Upmark Greco 42 5.79 Ike Williford, Chidester AR a long suit. Even if it was only six cards in length, Pass 3♥ 4♠ 5♥ 43 5.79 Ruth Williford, Chidester AR once Dahl followed to the ♠A, Grue could be pretty Dbl All Pass 44 5.77 Atul Hajela, Saint Louis MO certain he knew 10 of Dahl’s cards – most likely Geoff Hampson started the interference one 45 5.77 Sue Elder, Memphis TN three hearts, at least six clubs and one spade. He level higher, and it worked out well for them when 46 5.77 Louise Koenigsfeld, St Louis MO would not have room for more than two diamonds, Eric Greco furthered the . Hampson lost 47 5.77 Jane Eveland, Memphis TN so Grue played the pcrcentages in attacking five tricks for minus 500 and could be forgiven 48 5.65 Richard Doss, Hot Springs Vg AR diamonds as he did. The result was a 13-IMP swing for thinking they had gained at least 14 IMPs (the 49 5.55 Sheryl Gorden, Memphis TN on a swinging kind of board. difference between minus 500 and plus 1430 at the 50 5.51 Danna Thompson, Florence AL 51 5.51 Dorothy Slaton, Town Creek AL 52 5.47 Richard Jones, Shawnee Msn KS SATURDAY MORNING MIRIAM STRAUSS 299’ER PAIRS 15.5 Tables 53 5.47 Elaine Jones, Shawnee KS A B C 54 5.41 Diane Segel, Keller TX 3.67 1 1 Nelson Daigle - Sharon Henry, Metairie LA 67.62% 55 5.41 Jenny Oswald, Colleyville TX 2.75 2 2 Marcy Ehrlich - Suzanne Hughes, Memphis TN 62.39% 56 5.41 Carol Bice, Colleyville TX 2.06 3 Jim Douds - Patty Douds, Peachtree City GA 61.04% 57 5.41 Sandy Brown, N Richland Hill TX 2.50 4 3 1 Janet Knight, Memphis TN; Joanne Sandefer, Germantown TN 58.28% 58 5.40 George Schaefer, Jefferson City MO 1.88 5 4 2 Jessie Hsia - Wei Hsia, Tuscaloosa AL 56.71% 59 5.40 John Wening, Jefferson City MO 1.41 6 5 3 Patsy Engelhard, Oxford MS; Robin Roy, Chicago IL 56.29% 60 5.39 Donna Pace, Brighton TN 1.05 6 4 John Wening - George Schaefer, Jefferson City MO 55.75% 61 5.36 Josephine Turner, Tupelo MS 0.92 5 Joyce Tjarks, Arlington Hts IL; Marion Tuttle, Palatine IL 55.26% 62 5.36 Mary Helen Harris, Marietta GA 0.64 6 Laurie Caylen, Memphis TN; Ronald Williams, Piperton TN 55.01% 63 5.34 Shirley Ryan, St Charles MO SATURDAY MORNING MIRIAM STRAUSS 49’ER PAIRS 64 5.34 Margaret Boveri, Saint Louis MO 6.0 Tables 65 5.33 Katherine Brents, Germantown TN A B C 66 5.33 May Lynn Mansbach, 1.68 1 1 1 Albert Kirk, Germantown TN; Jane Antrobus, Memphis TN 66.09% 67 5.33 Barbara Layman, Memphis TN 1.26 2 2 Easter Kirby, Memphis TN; Praja De Silva, Southaven MS 60.17% 68 5.32 Pam Merkel, Jackson TN 0.95 3 Cheryl Kohler - John Kohler, Hot Springs Vlg AR 59.57% 69 5.31 Thomas Lee Jr, Memphis TN 0.73 4 3 2 Joan Henry, Cordova TN; Dedie Holmes, Germantown TN 56.43% 70 5.29 Jimmy Dime, Fort Smith AR 0.51 4/5 Shamci Rafani, Visalia CA; Graziella Fichthorn, Southaven MS 55.91% 71 5.26 Lori Oliff, Englewood Cliff NJ 0.51 4/5 Wade Kilbride - Janet Kilbride, Oviedo FL 55.91% 72 5.26 Marc Oliff, Englewood Cliff NJ VT GALA DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 73 5.20 Jim Garnier, Maple Ridge BC 25.0 Tables 74 5.14 William Herman, Bellevue WA A B C 75 5.14 Sherry Quackenbush, Lenexa KS 12.25 1 Richard Gabriel - Ellen Gabriel, Chicago IL 62.09% 76 5.14 Glen Quackenbush, Lenexa KS 9.19 2 Michael McGuire, Hernando MS; Ned Irving, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 59.97% 77 5.12 Shirley Haydel, McComb MS 6.89 3 Janet Robertson, Timonium MD; R Jay Becker, New York NY 59.31% 78 5.08 George Parkins, Vienna VA 7.67 4 1 Gloria Tsoi, Somerville MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 57.24% 79 5.05 Sue Marsh, Jackson TN 4.08 5 James Partridge, Birmingham AL; Don Haney, Trussville AL 57.08% 5.75 6 2 John Gunther - Diane Gunther, Newbury Park CA 56.54% 80 5.01 Thomas Krueger, Shorewood WI 4.31 7 3 Becky Bien, Maumelle AR; Linda Gross, Lafayette CA 56.10% 81 5.01 Richard Krueger, Milwaukee WI 2.90 4/5 Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL; Tim Cull, Scottsdale AZ 54.25% 82 5.01 Virginia Hixson, Rapid City SD 2.90 4/5 Riley Cole - Elizabeth Mounger, Greenwood MS 54.25% 83 5.01 Donald Hixson, Rapid City SD 2.19 6 Courtney Stephens, Greensboro GA; Ejaz Qureshi, Scarsdale NY 53.65% 84 5.00 Earl Mast, Arlington TX 3.71 1 Margi Dyer, Mayfield KY; Douglas Snow, Paducah KY 51.63% 85 4.94 Glendalee Coppedge, Blytheville AR 2.78 2 Bryan Lee Williams, Benton AR; John Chapman, Little Rock AR 49.67% 86 4.94 Lue Reid, Blytheville AR 2.38 3 Pat Oates - Bill Oates, Brighton MI 48.20% 87 4.94 Ruth Owen, Memphis TN 1.57 4 Sharron Baird, Olivebranch MS; Shirley Haydel, McComb MS 46.02% 88 4.94 Dianne Ramsey, Germantown TN 89 4.85 Vickey Metrailer, Little Rock AR 90 4.85 Vicki Scanlon, Little Rock AR continued on page 11 Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 25, 2012 Page 7

Caddying her caddying duties to play in a Zip Swiss at one Tournament tournament. “She was so excited,” Julie says. “She continued from page 1 came running up to me crying ‘Mom, we won one, continued from page 5 would take me to buy 10 comic books.” we won one!’ ‘A match?’ I asked. ‘No, an IMP!’” names. She was the one who asked Bob Sweeney It wasn’t long before Greenberg became Leslie drifted away from bridge, and is an of Challenger Corporation if he’d like to help a “real” caddy, and then a caddy scorekeeper. electrical engineer. Julie says that Stacey is working out. He immediately agreed to sponsor the entire Looking over Greenberg’s scoresheets, Sobel toward being a journalist. Tracey, however, never tournament. encouraged her to start totaling her own scoresheets, strayed too far from her bridge roots. “She has Many players have said their experience with and so she started matchpointing. found where she wants to be,” Julie says. “I think the Partnership Desk was more than satisfactory. Greenberg’s first official tournament directing she likes the camaraderie.” With consistent help from a corps of volunteers, job came after her first year of college. First it was An ACBL employee for four years, Tracey Judy Knox made sure everyone found a congenial part-time directing, then full-time. “I played some wears many hats. By title, she is the League’s partner. There are many folks who are not too happy bridge – I would fill in at Daddy’s bridge classes archivist. But she does so much more. Given her with her employer – she works for the IRS – but when he needed someone, but given a choice upbringing, she is, in many ways, also the League’s those seeking partners are more than happy with between playing and directing, I would choose institutional memory. Among the ACBL’s crowning Judy. directing every time.” achievements are the creation of the museum The very helpful and complete program and Julie put in 21 years as an official tournament and the organization of the Albert H. Morehead restaurant guide was the work of Kathy and Sam director before she was hired by the ACBL to work Memorial Library at the Horn Lake headquarters. Love and their program committee. It wasn’t in the Tournament Department in 1978. Almost 10 Those projects were primarily Tracey’s doing. She an easy job. She and her assistants visited every years later she was named the League’s education also co-edited The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, restaurant in the area seeking information and coordinator, where she stayed until 2010. 7th edition that was published last fall. advertising. Then they had to put it all together Tracey Yarbro never knew Branch Yarbro never knew showing whether it was accessible by trolley and a world without bridge. a world without bridge. what its price range was. Joyce and Al Stone were in charge of It was, of course, through bridge that Julie met Although Branch Yarbro has attended at least volunteers. A group would congregate at their desk her husband, Steve Greenberg. a half dozen or so NABCs with his mother, and every morning waiting for assignments. There Greenberg, a well-respected player nationally, sometimes his mother and grandmother, this NABC always were plenty of volunteers. Quite a few of was part owner of a men‘s clothing store. He was marks the coming of age for the third generation of them were ACBL employees. CEO Bob Hartman passionate about bridge. He particularly detested Toledano-Greenberg-Yarbro caddies. Like many his allowed employees to take a paid day off if they suspect ethics and bad bridge, and wasn’t hesitant to age, high-school sophomore Branch is interested in worked a day at the tournament. speak his mind in profanity-laced invectives. Tracey video games and music. “He is also taken with all The dedication of prize committee chairman Ed says he was just “cranky.” things Japanese,” says Julie. Davis was remarkable – he was on duty as many When Leslie and twins Stacey and Tracey came Branch confirms that his true motivation for as 10 hours a day, almost never playing bridge. along, Greenberg and Julie packed the girls up and caddying for the two-day Jacoby Open Swiss is the Almost everyone noticed the man with the big smile took them along as they traveled the tournament $35 per session he’ll be able to sock away for a trip and the white shirt at the Registration Desk. He circuit. to Japan someday. not only gave out section top prizes – he handled “We could count on the Summer NABC being After his first session, he said, “I don’t have registration, information, tours and restaurants when our summer vacation every year,” Tracey says. to do too much,” which indicates how much needed. Leslie, eight years older than the twins, caddied technology has impacted the caddy’s function over Donna Touliatos took care of the Registration first, then was finished by the time Tracey and the years. Desk. She and her staff were the people who gave Stacey were ready to begin work. Julie says, “We used to have to work our butts you gave those gifts that included a beautiful travel “We caddied our first regional when we were off!” Tracey calls caddying in her day “slave labor,” bag. She, along with the Patersons, came up with about 10 years old. This was back before child but adds “two sessions a day plus the Zip Swiss at the gift ideas and arranged for their production and labor laws were so strictly enforced” recalls Tracey. $15 a session produced a decent amount of money delivery. “Tournaments directors and players stayed and at the end of ten days.” And then there’s Jody Couch, chairman of the came and went in our house. It was their home, too. Julie, who is trying to talk Branch into signing intermediate-newcomer program. She hosted two They were our family.” up for ’s Junior Bridge Camp, thinks receptions for her people and made sure winners Julie and Tracey say their extended family acted he will take up the game someday. Not one for received their trophies and had their photos taken. as babysitters. Even if Julie or Steve didn’t know elaborate discussion, Branch says, “Probably.” Her committee manned the special I/N partnership where one or both girls were, one of the tournament Till then, this tournament is a chance to see if he desk. She supervised on Kids Day when 64 directors surely did. “We didn’t get away with likes caddying – and an opportunity to discover elementary and middle school children competed in anything,” Tracey says. if the caddying gene has made the leap to a third their own one-session tournament. Julie recalls that Stacey took time away from generation. Dave Smith, publicity chairman, was well- suited for his job – he recently retired as an editor for the Bridge Bulletin. He got excellent coverage SATURDAY AFTERNOON RALPH & JOAN NCOHEN MEMORIAL 299’ER in the Commercial Appeal and on local television 15.0 Tables and radio stations. He also sent special notices to A B C 3.53 1 1 1 John Wening - George Schaefer, Jefferson City MO 71.40% newspapers and clubs in the District 10 area. 2.65 2 2 Marcy Ehrlich - Suzanne Hughes, Memphis TN 62.69% Charity Chairman Tom Dixon set up the special 1.99 3 B Ferrell, Cordova TN; Dee Humphrey, Memphis TN 59.66% $5000 gift to the Church Health Center. Challenger 1.79 4 3 2 Joyce Tjarks, Arlington Hts IL; Marion Tuttle, Palatine IL 55.68% Corporation also contributed $1000. Enlarged 1.35 5 4 3 Ellen Coffield, Little Rock AR; Kam Harrell, Mayflower AR 55.11% versions of the checks are now posted prominently 1.01 6 5 Tinna Moy, Newton MA; Thomas Herzog, Reston VA 54.73% in the Center. 0.92 6/7 4/5 Mary Lou Anziani, San Antonio TX; Mary Harrington, Garden Ridge TX 53.98% Henry Francis is a member of the ACBL Bridge 0.92 6/7 4/5 Darlene Scott, Oakville ON; Charlene Richardson, Moorefield ON 53.98% Hall of Fame and was selected as the 1998 ACBL Honorary Member of the Year. SATURDAY AFTERNOON RALPH & JOAN COHEN MEMORIAL 49’ER 3.0 Tables A B C 1.37 1 David Ziebarth - Piper Ziebarth, Cordova TN 60.00% 1.03 2 Cheryl Kohler - John Kohler, Hot Springs Vlg AR 57.00%

UNIT 179 FRIDAY-SUNDAY SIDEGAME SERIES 13.0 Tables A B C 3.49 1 Fulvio Fantoni,; Iolanda Fantoni, Frankfurt Germany 59.62% 2.88 2 1 1 Betty McCauley, Oklahoma City OK; Colleen Bicket, Edmond OK 58.01% 2.16 3 2 2 Thomas Lewis - Joann Lewis, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 57.85% 1.62 4 3 Norma Bienkowski, Kodak TN; Beth Keeney, Fayetteville NC 56.57% 1.51 5 4 Ken Cornelius - Mary Cornelius, Portland OR 55.93% 1.08 6 Sara Leckie, Knoxville TN; Patricia Dreinhoefer, Friendsville TN 55.29% 0.91 5 Jerry Drennan, Germantown TN; Beverly Parrish, Cordova TN 55.13% Page 8 Sunday, March 25, 2012 Daily Bulletin PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S VANDERBILT KO TEAMS

77 Tables 50.00 9/16 Marty Fleisher, New York NY; Michael John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Lew Stansby, IL; Brad Moss, San Anselmo CA; Fred Gitelman - Geoff Dublin CA; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Robert Levin, Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA Henderson NV vs 50.00 9/16 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael , Toronto ON; Curtis Cheek - Joe Grue, Las Seamon, Dania FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Vegas NV; Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON; Ishmael Delmonte, Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma New South Wales Australia; Thomas Bessis, Paris France Italy 50.00 9/16 Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon - Geir 125.00 3/4 Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Fredrik Helgemo - Tor Helness - Claudio Nunes - Fulvio Fantoni, Nystrom - Johan Upmark, Stockholm Sweden; Per-Ola Cullin, Monaco Johanneshov Sweden; Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Kevin 50.00 9/16 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Bathurst, New York NY Las Vegas NV; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Adam 125.00 3/4 Allan Falk, Okemos MI; John Lusky, Portland Zmudzinski, Katowice Poland; - Aleksander OR; Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Mark Dahl, Richmond Dubinin, Moscow Russia VA 50.00 9/16 , Hamburg Germany; 80.00 5/8 George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Steve Beatty, Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany; , Mill Creek WA; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Agustin New York NY; Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; , Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; Walid Elahmady - Tarek Charlottenlund Denmark; , Hockenh Sadek, Cairo Egypt Germany 80.00 5/8 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Pratap 50.00 9/16 Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Dennis Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; McGarry, Stuart FL; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; Peter David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Terje Aa, Heimdal Norway; Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Jerry Clerkin - Dennis Clerkin, Jorgen Molberg, Trondheim Norway Bloomington IN 80.00 5/8 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Marc 50.00 9/16 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gavin Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; , Houston TX; Roger Wolpert, Jupiter FL; John Hurd - , New Bates, Mesa AZ; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands; Bas York NY; , Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Drijver, Capelle Aan Den NNetherlands Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland 80.00 5/8 Piotr Zak - Grzegorz Lewaciak, Lodz Poland; 50.00 9/16 Juan Carlos Ventin - Juan Pont - Javier Jerzy Zaremba, Chapel Hill NC; Jaroslaw Cieslak, Paradzice Graupera, Barcelona Spain; Alejandro Bianchedi - Ernesto Poland; Waldemar Frukacz, Gloucester ON Muzzio, Buenos Aires Argentina; Frederic Wrang, Stockholm Sweden

1. Fleisher 232 64.(65.) Lewis 59 1. Fleisher 13 54 89 158 32.(33). Wang 33. Wang 183 17 38 53 68 32. Tuszynski 72 1. Fleisher 36 71 104 123 16. O’Rourke 17. Larsen npc 112 25 62 89 135 48. Texan Aces 127 17.(48.) Texan Aces 50 55 62 84 16. O’Rourke 49. Rosenberg 69 16 52 90 110 16. O’Rourke 149 1(16). O’Rourke 5 41 76 WD 9. Ludewig npc 153 8. Diamond 56. Gipson 43 9. Ludewig npc 8 73 125 177 177 79 114 168 24. Ekeblad 41.(62.) Goldstein 118 55 73 118 149 24. Ekeblad 141 9. Ludewig npc 53 62 103 154 8. Diamond 25. Landen 170 8. Diamond 5 40. Denmark 143 25. Landen 29 103 142 166 40 79 112 141 23 54 63 wd 8. Diamond 57. Poon 83 39 60 134 4(20). Bertheau 8. Diamond 136 25 53 78 108

5. Strul 151 60. Narasimhan 146 5. Strul 8. Diamond 28 57 72 115 28. Fireman 37. Wyer 157 37 47 87 133 28. Fireman 163 5.(28.) Fireman 11 26 73 107 12. Gordon 21. Li 175 85 110 133 176 44. Czyzowicz 131 21. Li 37 46 74 119 12. Gordon 53.(76.) Lavee 116 37 84 119 144 12. Gordon 128 12. Gordon 32 64 85 99 4(20). Bertheau 13. Kranyak 162 13. Kranyak 52. Kalita 78 31 59 86 109 49 67 97 122 20. Bertheau 45. Maksymetz 104 33 96 136 169 20. Bertheau 138 13.(20.)Bertheau 17 44 72 105 29. Rigal 137 4. Monaco 36.(41.) Barrett 182 29.(41.) Barrett 23 51 51 77 18 37 42 48 4. Monaco 61.(68.) LaTraverse 114 32 66 92 151 4. Monaco 196 Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 25, 2012 Page 9 PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S VANDERBILT KO TEAMS

25.00 17/32 Nick Nickell - Zia Mahmood, New York NY; 25.00 17/32 Justin Lall, Henderson NV; Hemant Lall, Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Jeff Meckstroth - , Dallas TX; Judith Bianco - Win Allegaert, New York NY; Lapt Clearwater Bch FL; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX Chan, Forest Hills NY; , Pleasantville NY 25.00 17/32 Aubrey Strul - Michael Becker, Boca Raton 25.00 17/32 Wen Wang, Shanghai Pr People’s Republic FL; Steve Garner, Chicago IL; Howard Weinstein, San Diego of China; Gu Ling, People’s Republic of China; Yu Zhang - CA; Boye Brogeland, Norway; Erik Saelensminde, Jessheim Yan Lu, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Xuefeng Feng, Norway Chengdu People’s Republic of China; Li Ping Wang, Shanghai 25.00 17/32 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; Gary People’s Republic of China Cohler, Miami FL; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Chris 25.00 17/32 Brian Glubok - Marius Agica, New York NY; Willenken - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; Peter Fredin, , Barnet VT; Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY Malmo Sweden 25.00 17/32 Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; Tobi Sokolow, 25.00 17/32 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Richard Austin TX; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Janice Seamon- Schwartz, Aventura FL; Louk Verhees, 2215 SH Voorhou Molson, Hollywood FL; Benedicte Cronier - , Netherlands; Rico Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; Paris France , Moshav Zofit, Israel; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar 25.00 17/32 G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Saba Israel Point SD; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA; Jeff Roman, Alexandria 25.00 17/32 Jie Li, Beijing China People’s Republic of VA; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Poland; Jacek Romanski, China; Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Jian- Goscinna Poland Jian Wang, Clarksville MD; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 25.00 17/32 Doug Doub, W Hartford CT; Franklin 25.00 17/32 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Larry Kozlove, Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Gert Louisville KY; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Steve Robinson, Jan Paulissen, Amsterdam Netherlands Arlington VA; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; , 25.00 17/32 G Venkatesh, Los Altos CA; Keyzad Bloomington NY Anklesaria, Reno NV; P Sridhar - Kirubakara Moorthy, 25.00 17/32 Sheila Ekeblad, Providence RI; Nicolas Chennai India; Jyotindra Shah, Mumbai India; Uttam Gupta, L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC; Jie Zhao, Bangalore India Boca Raton FL; , London England 25.00 17/32 Steve Bloom - Betty Bloom, Duanesburg NY; 25.00 17/32 Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD; Venkatrao John Zilic, Houston TX; Jeffrey Juster, Dallas TX Koneru, San Antonio TX; Mark Feldman, Austin TX; Dan Morse, Houston TX; , Dallas TX; William Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ

7. Jacobs 153 7. Jacobs 58. Yarington 91 24 54 86 116 26. Lall 22 38 71 87 39.(64.) Hwang 142 7. Jacobs 26. Lall 179 30 61 71 158 10.(23.) Levine 20 66 84 99 23. Levine 154 23. Levine 42. Sprung 81 25 70 127 163 10. Spector 26 63 83 106 55. Carmichael 61 10. Spector 192 7. Jacobs 39 65 120 134 2 (47.) Falk 55 90 107 159 15.(53.) Bloom 15. Onstott 122 50. (53.) Bloom 143 7 46 wd 18.(47.) Falk 65 135 47. Falk 158 15.(47.) Falk 18. Milner 67 29 62 85 117 7. Falk 2.(34.) Ventin 14 55 77 130 29 58 82 99 31.(34.) Ventin 31. Denmark Open 120 41 69 106 176 34. Ventin 157 2. Nickell 33 55 89 107 3. (14.) Amoils 63. Zambonini 61 53 79 140 192 2. Nickell 103

3. Cayne 209 3. (14.) Amoils 3. Cayne 2 62.(67.) Stephani 106 6 66 139 185 30.(35.) Glubok 36 60 85 113 35. Glubok 138 3. Cayne 30. Lambardi 121 20 56 90 114 14. Amoils 19. Berg 152 47 85 93 127 19.(46.) Doub 46. Doub 154 22 41 68 74 14. Amoils 27 92 99 156 51. Consus White 90 14. Amoils 194 3. (14.) Amoils 44 80 107 156 6. (54.) Consus Red 11. Mahaffey 98 26 53 76 94 11.(54.) Consus Red 54. Consus Red 99 35 77 122 164 22. Kasle 43. Korbel 105 33 72 98 122 22. Kasle 159 11.(54.) Consus Red 57 93 126 183 6. Lynch 18 35 63 97 27.(50.) Brescoll 86 27.(38.) Joel 38. Joel 149 16 48 90 119 6. Lynch 38 68 90 123 59. Todd 62 6. Lynch 179 Page 10 Sunday, March 25, 2012 Daily Bulletin

UNIT 144 SATURDAY-SUNDAY KNOCKOUTS BRACKET 1 NABC MACHLIN WOMENS SWISS QUALIFIER 9 Tables 16 Tables / Based on 28 Tables Carryover Joseph De Gaetano, Atkinson NH; Paul Nason, Los Angeles CA; 1 Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Judi Radin, New York NY; Irina Levitina, Hackensack Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA vs NJ; Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Lynn Deas, Herbert Fallin Jr - La Quitta Talbot, Keller TX; Wayne Christensen, Schenectady NY 22.50 Jr, Laporte TX; Jill Wooldridge, Buffalo NY 2 Valerie Westheimer, New York NY; Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Mildred Breed, Austin TX; Shawn Quinn, Sugar Land TX 15.70 Ken Gee - Barry Harper, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert 3 Wen Wang, Shanghai Pr People’s Republic of China; Liping Wang, Shanghai People’s SK; Diyan Danailov, Sofia A799 Bulgaria; , Republic of China; Ling Gu, People’s Republic of China; Yan Lu, Beijing People’s Varna Bulgaria vs Republic of China; Yu Zhang, Hang Zhou People’s Republic of China; Xuefeng Feng, Carl Sharp, Chicago IL; Vincent Carcello - Robert Pardue, Chengou P 11.51 Knoxville TN; Charles Sheaff, Jacksonville IL; Donna Rodwell, 4 Vonnie Lavender, Burke VA; Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; Monique Smith, Arlington Clearwater Bch FL VA; Ann Lindley, Alexandria VA 9.42 5 Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA; Barbara Norris, West Monroe LA; Frances Doss, Hot Sprgs UNIT 144 SATURDAY-SUNDAY KN OCKOUTS BRACKET 2 10 Tables Vlg AR; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Annette Lee McHann, Flowood MS; Jeff Dater, Dallas TX; Judith Lotridge, Carrollton TX; Christy Justina McKee, Fernwood MS 7.33 Kadin, Camarillo CA; Elinor Hood, Portland OR 6 Donna Compton, Dallas TX; Martha Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL; vs Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA 6.80 Jim Proctor - Karen Anderson, Little Rock AR; Steven Goodman - 7 Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ; Sandra Rimstedt, Haverdal 310 4 Sweden; Cecilia Carol Frana, Overland Park KS Rimstedt, Partille Sweden; Emma Sjoberg, Linkoping 58431 Sweden; Meike Ronald Mittleman - Nancy Mittleman, Pittsford NY; Kenneth Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands 5.76 Nelson - Linda Nelson, Fort Collins CO 8 Peg Waller - Cynthia Balderson, Eden Prairie MN; Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN; Peggy vs Sutherlin, Dallas TX; Nancy Passell, Plano TX; Carole Miner, Rochester MN 4.71 Edwin Glickman - Han Sarah Glickman, Snowmass CO; Joel 9 Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ; Ljudmila Kamenova, South Setauket NY; Stasha Cohen, Martineau, Vancouver BC; Junko Amy Noguchi, Takamatsu-Shi, Glen Ridge NJ; Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV 4.19 Japan 10/11 Sylvia Moss - Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Jo Anna Stansby, Dublin CA; Laura UNIT 144 SATURDAY-SUNDAY KNOCKOUTS BRACKET 3 Dekkers, Netherlands; , 3024 AM Rotterd Netherlands 3.14 9 Tables 10/11 Patricia Norman, Tyler TX; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Mary McIntyre - Larry McIntyre, St Paul MN; Hannah Marks, San Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY; Anne Brenner, Denver CO; Kitty Cooper, Fort Francisco CA; Margaret Norris, Deadwood SD Collins CO 3.14 vs 12/13 Lone Bilde - Helen Rasmussen - Anne-Sotie Jensen - Christina Madsen, 1.57 Bob Ritter - Sue Ritter, Cordova TN; Bert Adams - Carolyn Adams, Steilacoom WA 12/13 Linda Perlman, Lake Park FL; Robin Taylor, Gaithersburg MD; Susan Stark, Cleveland OH; Jan Assini, Aurora OH 1.57 Gerald Nehra - Ben Broughton, Muskegon MI; Joanne Fiedler, 14/15 Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Sylvie Willard, Paris 75014 Grand Rapids MI; Milt Epstein, Urbana IL France; Benedicte Cronier, Paris 75018 France; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood vs FL; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA 1.05 Chuck Ettelson - Jane Ettelson - Nancy Cadwell - Tom Cadwell, 14/15 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Heather Saint Louis MO Dhondy, London England; Nevena Senior, Bulwell Notting England; Victoria Gromova, 119296, Moscow Russia; Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia 1.05 Get real 16 Joan Van Geffen - Jean Talbot, Metairie LA; Shirley Presberg - Sharon Jabbour, On this deal from the Open Pairs on the first Boca Raton FL 0.00 weekend of the NABC, David Gurvich of Brooklyn NY played a hunch and came out smelling like a GOLDER NAP FLIGHT B QUALIFIER rose. He was South. 14.0 Tables / Based on 38 Tables Carryover Dlr: East ♠ A 8 4 1 Joseph Rice - Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Minneapolis MN 21.43 Vul: None ♥ 9 7 3 2 2 Daniel Jackson, Spring TX; Bill McCarty, San Antonio TX 17.24 ♦ A K 9 7 3 Chris Wiggins, Bloomfield MI; William Landrum, Detroit MI 15.77 ♣ A 3 4 Mark Raphaelson - Tansu Aksu, Orlando FL 14.64 5 Kim Eng, Issaquah WA; David Taylor, Seattle WA 14.23 ♠ 10 5 ♠ K 9 7 3 6 Brian Arseneault, Halifax NS; Steve Anderson, Herring Cove NS 11.99 ♥ ♥ A Q 8 6 5 J 10 4 7 Dimitri Bourilkov - Malay Ghosh, Gainesville FL 11.81 ♦ 10 8 6 5 4 ♦ Q J 3 2 8/9 Robert Forster - Stefano Merlo, New York NY 9.21 ♣ 4 ♣ J 2 8/9 James Bloom - Cheryl Bloom, Orchard Lake MI 9.21 ♠ Q J 6 2 10 Jean-Luc Lachance - Shaz Taslimi, Montreal QC 8.38 ♥ K 11 Wilson Montgomery, Mt Airy NC; Ben Roberts, Taylorsville NC 8.09 ♦ — 12 Debnarayan Dhar, Oak Hill VA; John Christensen, Baltimore MD 6.20 ♣ K Q 10 9 8 7 6 5 13 Jerry Owczarek, Hackettstown NJ; Jacek Leznicki, Verona NJ 5.96 West North East South 14 Karen Xia, Exton PA; Samuel Yake, Paoli PA 5.26 Pass 1♣ 15 Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; Charles Ladiha, Vermilion OH 5.14 16 David Pingel, Kentwood MI; Darryl Harrison, Grand Rapids MI 4.02 2♥ Pass Pass 3♣ 17 Patrick Stanton - Mark Cohen, Silver Spring MD 3.37 ♥ ♣ Pass 3 Pass 5 18 David Loeb, Heathrow FL; Maureen Loeb, Lake Mary FL 2.60 Pass 6♣ All Pass 19 Mark Golding, Lutes Mountain NB; Robert Kitchen, Salisbury NB 2.48 West started with the ♥A, picking up Gurvich’s 20 Lucille Jenkins - David Jenkins, Rockford IL 1.83 king. The trump switch went to Gurvich’s hand, and 21 David Vier - Deborah Vier, Escondido CA 1.71 he played a club to dummy’s ace to ruff a heart, then 22 July Ratley, Redding CA; Bob Wierman, Anderson CA 1.54 a spade to the ace to ruff another heart. He did not 23 G Raxsdale, Hsv AR; Greg Frank, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 1.48 consider the spade finesse because he was certain 24 Jay Anderson - Michael Moulding, Saskatoon SK 1.06 it would lose. When he ruffed the third round of 25 Jerrold Harrington, Garden Ridge TX; Gary Anziani, San Antonio TX 1.00 hearts, he stranded his diamond winners in dummy. 26 Michael Wahl, St Petersburg FL; J Roger Pryor, Madeira Bch FL 0.71 27 Herbert Hein Jr, Belview MN; Mark Lasoff, Minneapolis MN 0.35 All was not lost, however, because when 28 Xiaoxue Walker, Mission Viejo CA; Weishu Wu, Irvine CA 0.00 Gurvich ran trumps, he reached this position: ♠ — PRESIDENT’S CUP NAP FLIGHT C QUALIFIER ♥ 9 14.0 Tables / Based on 37 Tables Carryover ♦ A K 9 1 Andrew Krywaniuk - Vincent Yung, Vancouver BC 19.37 ♣ — 2 Vincent Fish, Chelmsford MA; Daniel Jablonski, Stoneham MA 16.03 ♠ — ♠ K 3 Mark Bloom, Chico CA; Douglas Jones, Paradise CA 11.23 ♥ Q ♥ — 4 Jacob (Jake) Olson - Jeffrey Olson, Blaine MN 9.91 ♦ 10 8 6 ♦ Q J 3 5 Evan Ziegler, San Diego CA; Richard Stein, Newport Beach CA 9.28 ♣ — ♣ — 6 Henry Shi, Naperville IL; Shengke Wang, Bolingbrook IL 9.15 7 Kathy Gates, North Little Ro AR; Dan Graham, Redfield AR 8.33 ♠ Q J 6 8 Chase Bonnette, St Clairsville OH; Jeffrey Tsang, Guelph ON 7.89 ♥ — 9 Bev Pope - Bill Pope, Burlington ON 6.12 ♦ — 10 Jared Bass - Zachary Madden, Chicago IL 5.99 ♣ 5 11 Nalin Mehta, Cincinnati OH; Arun Gupta, West Chester OH 5.05 On the ♣5, West discarded a diamond, so Gurvich 12 Reid Barton, Arlington MA; Emily Shen, Cambridge MA 3.53 pitched the ♥9. Because West did not discard all his 13 Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH; Darin Campo, Huber Hts OH 3.03 diamonds, East had no way of knowing what had 14 Russell Williams, Hanover PA; Michael Young, Stewarts Town PA 2.52 occurred, so he kept the suit he could see – diamonds 15 Dingbin Feng - Xinyu Feng, Moncton NB 2.46 – and let go of the ♠K. Imagine the chagrin of the 16 Fraser Brooks - Pat Harlton, Regina SK 2.40 opponents when Gurvich put three good spades on the 17 William Belanich, Sandston VA; Pat Barnett, Glen Allen VA 2.21 table as he claimed plus 920. Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 25, 2012 Page 11

18/19 Katherine Grant, Riverview FL; Virginia Bright, Nokomis FL 2.15 18/19 Dolores Crissman - Patricia Fuller, Wichita KS 2.15 Top IN Leaders 20 Don-Min Tsou, Cupertino CA; Paul Li, Hayward CA 1.58 continued from page 6 21 Penny Shui - Peter Shui, Clarence NY 1.51 91 4.82 William Toler, Bay Village OH 22 Michael Colburn, Simsbury CT; Charles Curley, Wakefield MA 1.14 92 4.82 Ann Kostell, Westlake OH 23 Ross Richardson, Dexter MI; Walter Magee, Manitou Beach MI 1.01 93 4.76 Patricia Lysaught, Overland Park KS 24/25 Ilana Seror - James Southern IV, New York NY 0.76 24/25 Susan Tom - Thomas Tom, Muskegon MI 0.76 94 4.76 Patrick Lysaught, Overland Park KS 26 Ellen D’Amato, Kansas City MO; Alan Hierseman, Prairie Village KS 0.44 95 4.74 Sarkis Kish, Memphis TN 27/28 , Baltimore MD; Patrick Frye, Laurel MD 0.00 96 4.65 Kathy Goldate, Germantown TN 27/28 Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR; Stephen Lightman, Memphis TN 0.00 97 4.65 Susan Ross, Germantown TN 98 4.61 Robert Meisinger, Memphis TN UNIT 179 FRIDAY-SUNDAY SIDE GAME SERIES 99 4.48 Jean Alden, Old Fort NC 10.0 Tables 100 4.48 Doug Alden, Old Fort NC A B C 101 4.36 Julia Bon Smith, Chapel Hill NC 3.03 1 1 1 Harold Horne, Memphis TN; Peter Huggler III, Seminole OK 63.89% 102 4.36 Paul Smith, Clayton NC 2.27 2 Fulvio Fantoni, 98000 ; Iolanda Fantoni, Frankfurt Germany 59.03% 103 4.35 William Taylor, Davidson NC 1.87 3 Lee Stimson - Luanne Russell, Alexander City AL 57.87% 2.05 4 2 Velma Graham, Germantown TN; Linda Saltzman, Naperville IL 56.71% 104 4.27 Charlene Richardson, Moorefield ON 1.59 5 3 2 Douglas Snow, Paducah KY; Margi Dyer, Mayfield KY 55.32% 105 4.27 Darlene Scott, Oakville ON 1.15 6 4 Bonnie Bond, Hamilton ON; Normand Malette, Sudbury ON 53.47% 106 4.26 Mary Bagaglio, Arlington TN 1.18 5 John Wang, Beltsville MD; Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ 52.08% 107 4.26 Geno Bagaglio, Arlington TN 1.19 3 EllaMargaret Cron, Centennial CO; Tom Barrett, Denver CO 49.77% 108 4.21 Janet Knight, Memphis TN 109 4.11 Daniel Copp, Memphis TN VIOLA & HOLLIS KINSEY SIDE IMP PAIRS 110 4.10 Jane Herman, Effingham IL 11.0 Tables 111 4.10 William Herman, Effingham IL A B C 112 4.09 Donald Keyes, Anchorage AK 4.90 1 1 Cerona Stevens, Marquette MI; Leslie Dorsey, Gambrills MD 66.63 113 4.09 Terry Henderson, Anchorage AK 3.68 2 2 Jason Rotenberg, Ridgefield CT; Daniel Neill, Lexington KY 43.00 2.76 3 3 Diane Gunther - John Gunther, Newbury Park CA 36.75 114 4.01 Janice Fite, Atoka TN 2.07 4 4 Mark Robertson - Richard Jacobson, Phoenix AZ 36.00 115 4.01 Jan Gaston, Drummonds TN 1.72 5 Jane Teel - Robert Teel Jr, Birmingham AL 33.00 116 3.96 Robert Schreiber, Memphis TN 1.16 6 5 Joe Black - Terry Richardson, Austin TX 28.50 117 3.95 Harry Kilpatrick, Flowery Branch GA 118 3.95 Chris Laird, Cordova TN TOM & GOLD RUSH 119 3.95 Janet Samson, Flowery Branch GA 33.0 Tables 120 3.92 Gloria Mitchell, Madison MS 7 3 121 3.92 Carole Mangrem, Clarksdale MS 10.63 1 1 Robin Hart, North Vancouver BC; Gregory Herman, Bellevue WA 60.67% 122 3.87 Bill Cox, Jonesboro AR 7.97 2 2 Constance Jones - Joan Wentz, Brighton MI 59.75% 123 3.87 Sarah Ellison, Jonesboro AR 5.98 3 3 Barbara Barton - Sylvia Graham, Nashville TN 59.63% 4.48 4 4 Peggy Burkhalter, Nashville TN; Carol Spining, Brentwood TN 58.61% 124 3.82 Mary Jo Burpee, Grand Rapids MI 3.54 5 5 Donald Keyes - Terry Henderson, Anchorage AK 57.03% 125 3.82 Chuck Burpee, Grand Rapids MI 3.04 6 6 M Brewer, Jackson TN; William Page, Huron TN 56.80% 126 3.76 Ronald Mason, Elgin TX 2.94 7 Julia Bon Smith, Chapel Hill NC; Paul Smith, Clayton NC 56.64% 127 3.76 Linda Banks, San Marcos TX 2.60 8 Jay Gibbons, Washington DC; Cece Lichtenstein, Jacksonville FL 56.06% 128 3.76 Maryanne Macdonald, Memphis TN 2.40 9 Lou Ann Moles - Pat Moles, Harrison AR 55.37% 129 3.76 Paula Carter, Memphis TN 130 3.72 Germaine Johnston, Edmond OK NORMAN KAY A/X OPEN 131 3.72 Ron Johnston, Edmond OK 34.0 Tables / Based on 67 Tables 132 3.70 David Owen, Washington CT A X 133 3.70 David Howorth, Oxford MS 25.70 1 Eleanor Onstott, New Orleans LA; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 66.31% 19.28 2 1 Tom Dixon - Clair Berry, Germantown TN 60.58% 134 3.58 Ann Caldwell, Memphis TN 14.46 3 Tor Helness - Geir Helgemo, 98000 60.54% 135 3.57 Terran Leemis, Bloomfield Hill MI 10.84 4 2 Frank Wharton, London, England; Paul Walker, London, England 57.96% 136 3.57 Roger Leemis, Southfield MI 8.57 5 Daniel Suty, Houston TX; Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 57.73% 137 3.49 Caroline Macgregor, Escandido CA 7.34 6 3 Linda Gallaher, Morehead KY; Marvin Kolodzik, Cincinnati OH 57.35% 138 3.49 Joseph Monahan, Escandido CA 6.43 7 4 J Ann Bouchard - Jeanie Pearson, Columbia MO 57.19% 139 3.47 Nancy Clayman, Boston MA 6.21 8/9 5 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA 56.85% 140 3.47 Susan Rutstein, \boca Raton FL 5.43 8/9 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Grant Mackinnon, Burlington ON 56.85% 141 3.46 Janey Musgrove, Greenwood AR 4.67 10 6 Michael McDonald, Rochester Hills MI; Grant Petersen, Taylor MI 56.00% 142 3.44 Robert Koch, Hot Springs AR 4.28 11 Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI; Walter Casper, Grand Rapids MI 55.73% 143 3.44 Carol Koch, Hot Springs AR 5.52 12 Robert Moorman, Jr - Virginia Munafo, Huntsville AL 55.50% 3.55 13/14 Hao Ge, Bay Village OH; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 55.23% 144 3.39 Carolyn Taylor, Carbondale IL 3.55 13/14 Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ; , Scottsdale AZ 55.23% 145 3.38 Lucy Lee, Memphis TN 3.21 15 Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY 54.19% 146 3.36 Carolyn Bond, Shawee Mission KS 3.02 16 7 Andrew Clements, La Vista NE; Jonathan Cohn, Gillette WY 53.54% 147 3.36 Ellen D’Amato, Kansas City MO 2.86 17 8 Ron Birnbaum, Los Angeles CA; Thomas McDow, Rock Hill SC 52.92% 148 3.35 Kay Moody, Memphis TN 149 3.35 Beth Edmondson, Memphis TN SATURDAY EVENING 299’ER PAIRS 150 3.34 Judy Hardin, Olive Branch MS 7.0 Tables 151 3.31 Carolyn Borneman, Conway AR A B C 152 3.31 Gene Borneman, Conway AR 2.40 1 1 1 Joyce Waters, Millington TN; Dee White, Memphis TN 60.83% 153 3.30 Alexander Wellford, Memphis TN 1.80 2 Tinna Moy, Newton MA; Thomas Herzog, Reston VA 60.00% 1.18 3/4 Greg Nomland, Cordova TN; Martin Hinchin, Memphis TN 58.75% 154 3.27 Arlene Geisler, Clarkston MI 1.34 3/4 2 Darlene Scott, Oakville ON; Charlene Richardson, Moorefield ON 58.75% 155 3.27 Kenneth Geisler, Clarkston MI 1.01 5 3 Patsy Engelhard, Oxford MS; Robin Roy, Chicago IL 56.25% 156 3.25 Sarah Doyle, Memphis TN 0.76 4 Ellen Coffield, Little Rock AR; Kam Harrell, Mayflower AR 54.58% 157 3.24 Joanne Bird, Atoka TN 1.03 2 Shane Garner - Lawrence Yancey, Memphis TN 46.25% 158 3.22 Beth Fricano, Arlington VA 159 3.22 Harp, Alexandria VA 160 3.21 Rojean Smith, Arlington TX 161 3.21 Joseph Bindo, Austin TX 162 3.21 Alda Hamrick, Maryville TN 163 3.21 Sue Kay Reeder, Arlington TX 164 3.21 Brenda McSpadden, Knoxville TN 165 3.21 Elaine Bindo, Austin TX ♠♥ 166 3.18 Robin Hart, North Vancouver BC 167 3.11 Susan Marshbanks, Castle Rock CO 168 3.11 G Steve Wheeler, Castle Rock CO 169 3.08 Brenda Shavin, Atlanta GA 170 3.08 Susan Sbar, Tampa FL ♦♣ 171 3.05 Joan Stanton, Memphis TN continued on page 12 Page 12 Sunday, March 25, 2012 Daily Bulletin

Top IN Leaders 62 Tables / Based on 123 Tables Carryover continued from page 11 1 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino 172 2.94 Peggy Hill, Collierville TN CA; Chris Willenken - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 27.75 173 2.94 Piper Ziebarth, Cordova TN 2/3 Justin Lall, Henderson NV; Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Judith Bianco - Winthrop 174 2.92 Andrew Cruce, Vero Beach FL Allegaert, New York NY; Lapt Chan, Forest Hills NY; Jaggy Shivdasani, 175 2.90 Mary Lou Owens, Oxford MS Pleasantville NY 27.00 176 2.90 Roxy Kesler, Creve Coeur MO 2/3 Andrew Bernstein - Sim Therrell, Memphis TN; - Linda Smith, Hixson TN 27.00 177 2.90 Marty Dunbar, Oxford MS 4 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Norberto Bocchi, 178 2.88 Ben Wright, Nashville TN Barcelona Spain; Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; - Walid 179 2.88 Rick Bovee, Nashville TN 180 2.87 Cheryl Kohler, Hot Springs Vlg AR Elahmady, Cairo Egypt 25.50 181 2.87 John Kohler, Hot Springs Vlg AR 5 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV; Adam Zmudzinski, 182 2.81 Evelyn Kay Lait, Memphis TN Katowice 40-479 Poland; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Andrew Gromov - Aleksander 183 2.81 Camilla Barber, Memphis TN Dubinin, Moscow Russia 24.75 184 2.78 Sharon Ohsfeldt, Germantown TN 6 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Alan Sontag, 185 2.74 Connie True, Little Rock AR Gaithersburg MD; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Terje Aa, Heimdal Norway; Jorgen 186 2.74 Dickason Stephen, Little Rock AR Molberg, Trondheim Norway 22.50 187 2.71 Susan Hirsch, Germantown TN 7 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Ron Smith, San Francisco CA; 188 2.71 Janet Joyner, Cordova TN Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL 21.75 189 2.65 Richard Cantley, Birmingham MI 8 David Siebert, Little Rock AR; Colby Vernay, Lacon IL; Barry Schaffer, Frisco TX; 190 2.65 Dennis Waniolek, Shelby Township MI Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL; Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY; Mark Perlmutter, San 191 2.64 Carol Phillips, Godfrey IL Diego CA 21.00 192 2.64 Joanne Sandefer, Germantown TN 9/11 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Simon De Wijs, Doorn 193 2.64 Janet Little, Wood River IL Netherlands; Huub Bertens, Tilburg Netherlands; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk 194 2.62 Penny Keras, Memphis TN Netherlands; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 18.75 195 2.55 Donna Oliver, Bossier City LA 9/11 John McLaughlin, Melrose MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Natick MA; Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV; 196 2.54 Irvin Drewel, Eureka MO 197 2.54 Diane Hayden, Overland Park KS Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 18.75 198 2.54 Patty Douds, Peachtree City GA 9/11 Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; , Toronto ON; 199 2.54 Jim Douds, Peachtree City GA , Waterloo ON 18.75 200 2.53 Joan Senhausen, Memphis TN 12 Kasper Konow - Anders Hagen - Gregers Bjarnarson, Copenhagen Denmark; Michael 201 2.53 Joan Duffy, Marietta GA Askgaard, Gentofte Denmark 18.00 202 2.53 Susan Campbell, Marietta GA 13/14 Jack Spear, Shawnee Mission KS; Jim Russell, Bradenton FL; Don Stack, Overland 203 2.53 Sophie Theodore, Memphis TN Park KS; Tom Kniest, University City MO; Stephen Stewart, Shawnee Msn KS 17.25 204 2.51 Milner Stanton, Memphis TN 13/14 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain; 205 2.51 Regina Russell, Memphis TN Miguel Villas-Boas, Sao Paulo Brazil; Joao Paulo Campos, Sao Paulo 01229 Brazil; 206 2.49 Jan Swenson, Minot ND Rose Meltzer, Los Gatos CA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ 17.25 207 2.49 Jenelle Krueger, Minot ND 15 Sheila Ekeblad, Providence RI; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; , 208 2.43 Joe Jones, Memphis TN Dania FL; David Bakhshi, London England; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 16.50 209 2.43 Susan Valerio-Long, Maumelle AR 16/17 Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth 210 2.41 Beverly Lefkowitz, Mount Sinai NY RI; , Carlsbad CA; Jerry Clerkin - Dennis Clerkin, Bloomington IN 15.75 211 2.41 Joanne Chalifoux, Bay Shore NY 16/17 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; Jon Baldursson, 212 2.36 Bill Silky, Syracuse NY Reykoavik 105 Iceland; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland; James Krekorian, 213 2.36 Mary Silky, Syracuse NY Pensacola FL; Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV 15.75 214 2.36 Wade Kilbride, Oviedo FL 215 2.36 Janet Kilbride, Oviedo FL 18 William Pettis - William Cole, Silver Spring MD; Jerry Helms - Robert Bitterman, 216 2.35 Karen Birck, Wilton CT Charlotte NC; Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA 15.00 217 2.34 Joan Maxwell, Davidson NC 19/22 Dan Morse, Houston TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX; David Yang, Darien IL; Jonathan 218 2.32 Jeanette Holladay, Florence AL Weinstein, Evanston IL; Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX 13.50 219 2.32 Nancy Sinclair, Spruce Pine AL 19/22 Gunnar Hallberg, Brighton United Kingdom; Brian Glubok, New York NY; Frederic 220 2.32 Lannon Corley, Chesterfield MO Wrang, Stockholm Sweden; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Stephen Landen, 221 2.31 Ben Kedia, Germantown TN Ellicott City MD 13.50 222 2.28 Fred Spitzzeri, Naperville IL 19/22 Bob Todd - Douglas Fisher - Don Pearsons - Neil Kimelman, Winnipeg MB; Jonathan 223 2.27 Lynn Patrick, Memphis TN Steinberg, Toronto ON; Zachary Brescoll, Hendersonville NC 13.50 224 2.24 Ginger Quinn, Little Rock AR 19/22 Jeff Meckstroth - Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; 225 2.24 Mary O’Brien, Little Rock AR Anna Sarniak, 01494 Poland; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy 13.50 226 2.23 Valerie Greenberg, Ojai CA 23 Jie Li, Beijing China People’s Republic of China; Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s 227 2.23 Alan Greenberg, Ojai CA Republic of China; Jian-Jian Wang, Clarksville MD; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 12.75 228 2.18 Tolliver McKinney, Bartlett TN 24 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Samantha Nystrom, Burnaby BC; Lillian Johannessen - 229 2.16 Dixie Martin, Sherwood AR Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI; David Grainger, Bend OR; Isabelle Smith, Ottawa ON 11.25 230 2.10 Joan Henry, Cordova TN 25 William Aeschbacher - Max Aeschbacher, Salt Lake City UT; , Redmond 231 2.10 Dedie Holmes, Germantown TN 232 2.09 Elna Licharson, Odessa ON WA; Meg Myers, Beaverton OR; Jeremy Fournier - Robert Fournier, Knoxville TN 10.50 233 2.09 John Licharson, Odessa ON 26/29 Michael McNamara, White Plains NY; Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Corey Krantz, Drexel 234 2.09 Stephen Schadt, Memphis TN Hill PA; William Ehlers, Montclair NJ 9.75 235 2.06 Barbara McQuigg, Grand Rapids MI 26/29 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Bryan Maksymetz, Vancouver BC; Arno Hobart, Markham 236 2.06 Richard McQuigg, Grand Rapids MI ON; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 9.75 237 2.05 Roy Thomerson, Bowling Green KY 26/29 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; , Jupiter FL; John Hurd - Joel 238 2.05 Sharon Thomerson, Bowling Green KY Wooldridge, New York NY; Krzysztof Buras, Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, 239 2.04 Suzanne Hughes, Memphis TN Bielsk Poland 9.75 240 2.02 Flo Seward, Germantown TN 26/29 Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA; Robert McCaw, Sudbury MA; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; 241 2.01 Deepak Joshi, Germantown TN Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA 9.75 242 2.01 Surendra Agrawal, Memphis TN 30/31 Piotr Tuszynski, Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Weyheriwi Poland; Farid Assemi 243 1.98 Linda Mink, Elaine AR - Edward Wojewoda, Fresno CA; Nick Bykov, Stockton CA; Srikanth Kodayam, Fremont CA9.00 244 1.98 Frances Caery, Elaine AR 30/31 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; 245 1.97 Nancy Cruce, Vero Beach FL Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands; Sjoert Brink, 246 1.96 Melba Williamson, Monroe LA Rotterdam Netherlands 9.00 247 1.96 Anna Ham, West Monroe LA 32/33 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; , New York NY; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland; 248 1.92 Nelson Daigle, Metairie LA , Herefordshire England; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC 7.50 249 1.92 Sharon Henry, Metairie LA 250 1.91 Tomoko Gragg, Springfiled IL 32/33 Martin Bloom, Sydney 2031 Australia; Peter David Gill, Sydney Australia; Anthony 251 1.91 Mary Sievers, Champaign IL Nunn, Ashfield NSW 2 Australia; Sartaj Hans, Artarmon NSW 20 Australia 7.50 252 1.90 Pamela Hughes, Bend OR 34/37 Sally Wheeler - Buddy Hanby, The Woodlands TX; JoAnn Sprung - Danny Sprung, continued on page 13 Philadelphia PA; Dave Smith, Walls MS; 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34/37 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Roy Welland, New York NY; Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck 284 1.58 Eric Rodriguez, Germantown TN Germany; Josef Piekarek, Hamburg Germany; Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; 285 1.55 Shane Garner, Memphis TN Daniela von Arnim, D-68766 Hockenh Germany 6.75 286 1.49 Phillip Loewenberg, Memphis TN 34/37 Tim Rees, Crowthorne Berk England; Sam Punch, Stirling United Kingdom; Paul 287 1.47 Theresa Raines, Fort Washington MD Gipson, Duns United Kingdom; Alex Gipson, Orpington England 6.75 288 1.46 Linda Sherrell, Collierville TN 34/37 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Larry Kozlove, Louisville KY; Fred Stewart, 289 1.43 Troy Braswell, Hot Springs Vil AR Bloomington NY; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Kit 290 1.43 Clark Vernon, Hot Springs AR 291 1.43 Dana Pickett, Fort Worth TX Woolsey, Kensington CA 6.75 292 1.43 Ginger Kennedy, Fort Worth TX 38/39 Hans Graverson, Aalborg Denmark; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus Denmark; Martin Schaltz, 293 1.43 Linda Shearin, Hot Sprgs Vill AR Odense Denmark; Lars Blakset, Holte Denmark 6.00 294 1.43 Kitty Braswell, Hot Springs Vil AR 38/39 Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL; Michael White, Atlanta GA; Andrew Hoskins, 295 1.42 Christine Garner, St Paul MN Burlingame CA; Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA 6.00 296 1.42 James Davis, Jr., Toano VA 40/43 Ernesto Muzzio - Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina; Juan Pont, 08017 297 1.42 Chhabil Dass, Cordova TN Barcelona Spain; Javier Graupera, Barcelona Spain Spain; Dragan Markovic, 298 1.41 Gwenyth Conners, Rochester NY Barcelona Spain 5.25 299 1.41 Gary Conners, Rochester NY 40/43 Jay Baum - Kathy Baum, Germantown TN; William Esberg, Long Branch NJ; Jim Reiman, 300 1.40 Lawrence Yancey, Memphis TN Mansfield OH 5.25 301 1.39 Roger Hill, Myrtle Beach SC 40/43 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Tien-Chun Yang, San Jose CA; 302 1.38 Manilal Shah, Germantown TN Jun Shi, Palo Alto CA 5.25 303 1.38 Patti-Sue Porter, Kailua HI 40/43 G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA; Jeff 304 1.38 Libby Tomar, Kailua HI Roman, Alexandria VA; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Poland; Jacek Romanski, Goscinna 305 1.36 David Ziebarth, Cordova TN Poland 5.25 306 1.35 Mary Squyres, Longview TX 44/45 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Drew Becker, Chicago IL; Howard Liu, San Mateo CA; 307 1.35 Beryl Cobb, Tyler TX Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL 4.50 308 1.34 Shamci Rafani, Visalia CA 309 1.34 Alice Olson, Bronxville NY 44/45 David Rodney - Avril Rodney, Fairfax VA; Owen Lynch, Huntsville AL; Robert Ring, 310 1.34 Michael Olson, Bronxville NY Laceys Spring AL 4.50 311 1.29 David Myers, Austin TX 46/48 John Burgener, St Louis MO; Karen Erlanger - Dennis Spencer, Saint Louis MO; 312 1.29 Juanita Painter, Austin TX Sanford Becker, Chesterfield MO 3.75 313 1.28 Roxana Whitner, Hot Springs Vlg AR 46/48 Sam Dinkin, Austin TX; Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA; Adam Grossack, Newton MA; Mel 314 1.28 Samuel Love, Olive Branch MS Colchamiro, Merrick NY 3.75 315 1.27 Sue Layman, Memphis TN 46/48 Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow Poland; Piotr Zak - Pawel Niedzielski, Lodz Poland; 316 1.26 Marilyn Fontenot, Lake Charge LA Jaroslaw Cieslak, Paradzice Poland; Domink Jacek Filipowiez, Kalisz Poland; 317 1.25 Greg Nomland, Cordova TN Waldemar Frukacz, Gloucester ON 3.75 318 1.24 Blake Kelly, Collierville TN 49/51 Fay Teal, Mesa AZ; Jonathan Ernest, Lindale TX; Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; 319 1.24 Sky Gardner, Germantown TN Stewart Angel, Wake Village TX 3.00 320 1.20 Connie Hester, Baton Rouge LA 49/51 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; John Mohan, Huixquilucan 321 1.20 Jeffrey Perigoni, Slidell LA Mexico; Leo Bell, Long Beach CA; Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA 3.00 322 1.15 Clarice Cox, Memphis TN 49/51 Rachael Moller - David Gurvich, Brooklyn NY; Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Walter 323 1.15 Diane Davis, Memphis TN Lee, Sudbury MA 3.00 324 1.11 Tom Baer, Farmington Hlls MI 52/54 Stephen Apodaca, Santa Fe NM; Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI; Fred Hamilton, Las 325 1.10 Juanita West, Frisco TX 326 1.10 Betty Fields, Collierville TN Vegas NV; Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ 1.50 327 1.07 Michelle Menz, Cincinnati OH 52/54 John Pendergrass - Clement Jackson, Albuquerque NM; Josh Sher, Miami FL; David 328 1.07 Todd Barker, Cincinnati OH Caprera, Denver CO 1.50 329 1.05 Cary Rodgers, Memphis TN 52/54 Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY; Steven Cooper, Fort Collins CO; Le Yu, Evanston 330 1.04 Beth Harte, Memphis TN IL; Bo Liu, Mabelvale AR 1.50 331 1.04 James Bowlan, Memphis TN 55/59 Linda Smoak - J Fletcher Smoak, Roanoke VA; Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC; 332 1.03 Mimi Waite, St Simons Isle GA Martin Johnson Jr, Folly Beach SC 0.75 333 1.02 Kathryn Phillips, Houston TX 55/59 Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Brenda Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Patrick Dunn - Polly 334 1.01 Josie Nuckolls, Germantown TN Dunn, Bellevue WA; Ron Ashbacher, Lead Hill AR; Paul Pressly, Olathe KS 0.75 335 1.01 Josie Nuc Kolls, Germantown TN 55/59 Eldad Ginossar, Moshav Zofit Israel; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 44 Israel; 336 0.98 Sandy Jones, Little Rock AR Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Rico Van Prooijen, 337 0.98 Kathy Gates, North Little Ro AR Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; Louk Verhees, 2215 SH Voorhou Netherlands 0.75 338 0.96 LaMon Portee, Horn Lake MS 55/59 Choon Chou Loo - Hua Poon - Allen Tan, Singapore Singapore; Munawar Sawiruddin, 339 0.96 Omar Jamil, Olive Branch MS Jakarta Indonesia 0.75 340 0.96 Autumn Robbins, Olive Branch MS 55/59 Herbert Jordan, Miami FL; Erez Hendelman, New York NY; James Melville, Springfield 341 0.96 James Reid, Olive Branch MS IL; Will Engel, Freeport IL 0.75 342 0.96 Brooke Sanders, Nesbitt MS 60/62 Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA; Stephen Goldstein - Rai Osborne, Anaheim CA; 343 0.96 Lessie Harris, Memphis TN 344 0.96 Jean Reid, Memphis TN Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Marina Del Rey CA 0.00 345 0.96 Nathan Taylor, Olive Branch MS 60/62 Hans Jacobs, Downsview ON; Debbie Bennett, Toronto ON; Paul Janicki - Richard 346 0.95 Niki Coons, Toronto ON Chan, Markham ON 0.00 347 0.93 Phillip Dobbins, Germantown TN 60/62 Bob Drijver, Rotterdam Netherlands; Gert Jan Paulissen, Amsterdam Netherlands; 348 0.93 John Swaim, Germantown TN Michael Polowan, New York NY; Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Adam Kaplan, New Port 349 0.92 Marion Tuttle, Palatine IL Richey FL 0.00 350 0.92 Joyce Tjarks, Arlington Hts IL 351 0.91 D Jeanne Dycus, Germantown TN Top IN Leaders 267 1.74 Pat Brion, Edmond OK 352 0.91 Linda Robinson, Collierville TN continued from page 13 268 1.74 Charles Brion, Edmond OK 353 0.89 Allen Shifley, Asheville NC 269 1.71 Nancy Davis, Jackson TN 354 0.89 Ray Sanow, Weaverville NC 253 1.90 Stacey Hutchinson, Columbus OH 270 1.71 Charles Britney, Nepean ON 355 0.89 Gulab Jaqetia, Germantown TN 254 1.90 Hank Lavender, Burke VA 271 1.71 Margaret Bogard, Jackson TN 356 0.89 Susan Challen, Santa Barbara CA 255 1.87 Anita Etzman, Nashville TN 272 1.71 Raymond Laythe, Saint Louis MO 357 0.89 Deborah Steffen, Santa Barbara CA 256 1.87 Louise Vandever, Nashville TN 273 1.70 Evonne Fell, Germantown TN 358 0.89 Bonnie McKeever, Germantown TN 257 1.83 Patricia Calhoun, Germantown TN 274 1.70 Taylor Barbee, Germantown TN 359 0.89 Bob Rogers, Montgomery AL 258 1.83 Robert Calhoun, Germantown TN 275 1.70 Art Ehrlich, Memphis TN 360 0.89 Jenna Calovini, Collierville TN 259 1.82 Wesley Seitz, Champaign IL 276 1.67 Patty Turner, Hattiesburg MS 361 0.88 Thomas Patten, Nashville TN 260 1.80 Rose Rich, Memphis TN 277 1.62 Harriet Thomas, Germantown TN 362 0.88 Paula Ann Grabon, Memphis TN 261 1.80 Evelyn Rosenberg, Memphis TN 278 1.62 Mary Markus, Germantown TN 363 0.88 Kathryn Patten, Nashville TN 262 1.79 Jane McCoy, Saltillo MS 279 1.60 Duane Bickings, Little Rock AR 364 0.87 Dianne Mardis, Saint Louis MO 263 1.79 Pam Shields, Saltillo MS 280 1.60 Charlie Conklin, Roland AR 365 0.87 Hope Wood, Clarkson Valley MO 264 1.78 Emily Dropkin, Boynton Beach FL 281 1.58 Jo Stuprich, Palatine IL 366 0.84 Barbara Williford, Raleigh NC 265 1.78 Steve Dropkin, Boynton Beach FL 282 1.58 Pamela Van Boven, Arlington Hts IL 367 0.84 Praja De Silva, Southaven MS 266 1.76 Ethel Eldridge, Memphis TN 283 1.58 Easter Kirby, Memphis TN continued on page 14 Page 14 Sunday, March 25, 2012 Daily Bulletin

Top IN Leaders 392 0.67 Peggy Doherty, Three Rivers MI 419 0.54 Anthony Munson, Sarasota FL 393 0.66 Catherine Cooper, Woburn MA 420 0.54 Peter Fillingin, Hot Springs AR continued from page 13 394 0.66 Ira Cooper, Woburn MA 421 0.54 Ann Munson, Sarasota FL 368 0.84 Richard Dixon, Frontenac KS 395 0.65 Teri Trynz, Boynton Beach FL 422 0.52 London Jones, Horn Lake MS 369 0.84 Gregory Herman, Bellevue WA 396 0.65 Allan Trynz, Boynton Beach FL 423 0.52 Sam Sullivan, Olive Branch MS 370 0.83 Joy Matthews, Jackson TN 397 0.64 Connie Stewart, Memphis TN 424 0.52 Kristian Esgasane, Olive Branch MS 371 0.83 Margaret Shaw, Jackson TN 398 0.64 Ronald Poteete, Marietta GA 425 0.52 Mallie Bichor, Horn Lake MS 372 0.82 Pushpa Shah, Germantown TN 399 0.64 Gail Walzer, Germantown TN 426 0.51 Graziella Fichthorn, Southaven MS 373 0.82 Michael Kudla, Lake Charles LA 400 0.64 Kathryn Bowers, Memphis TN 427 0.51 Patsy Engelhard, Oxford MS 374 0.80 Wendy LaMore, Germantown TN 401 0.64 Troy Carr, Cypress TX 428 0.51 Marvin Davenport, New York NY 375 0.79 John Landrigan, Gemantown TN 402 0.64 Vi Poteete, Marietta GA 429 0.51 Ruth Schwartz, New York NY 376 0.76 Albert Kirk, Germantown TN 403 0.64 Katherine McClure, Houston TX 430 0.51 Willie Bandy, Nashville TN 377 0.76 Dupey Jones, 404 0.62 Janet Parker, Diamonhead MS 431 0.51 Robin Roy, Chicago IL 378 0.76 Alice Morgan, Memphis TN 405 0.62 Judith Rutschman, Memphis TN 432 0.47 Jeff Wood, Dahlonega GA 379 0.76 Jane Antrobus, Memphis TN 406 0.60 W Brockman, Olive Branch MS 433 0.47 Doris Needham, Dahlonega GA 380 0.76 Mary Brewer, Germantown TN 407 0.60 Duane Schmitt, Germantown TN 434 0.46 Don Verhulp, Bellevue WA 381 0.76 Margie Steinberg, Germantown TN 408 0.60 Carol Stephens, Greensboro GA 435 0.46 Tad Mc Keon, Germantown TN 382 0.74 Jane O’Neill, Cordova TN 409 0.58 Nancy McPherson, Germantown TN 436 0.46 William Riley, Alton IL 383 0.74 David Wagner, Oklahoma City OK 410 0.58 Jo Ann Froehlich, Ballwin MO 437 0.46 Ann Eason, Collierville TN 384 0.74 Greg Potter, Edmond OK 411 0.58 Mina Elliot, Germantown TN 438 0.46 Dot Bentley, Cordova TN 385 0.71 Suzanne Arnold, Gulf Breeze FL 412 0.57 Charlotte Cannon, Elaine AR 439 0.46 William Allendoerfer, Edwardsville IL 386 0.71 Mary Ann Abrams, Pensacola Beach FL 413 0.57 Greg Horn, Lenoir City TN 440 0.46 Leslie Mc Keon, Germantown TN 387 0.70 Matthew Higdon, Germantown TN 414 0.57 Charlie Mc Swain, Millington TN 441 0.46 Michael Bowers, Springfield IL 388 0.70 Thomas Canter, Germantown TN 415 0.57 Kathy Horn, Lenoir City TN 442 0.44 David Keierleber, Flat Rock NC 389 0.70 Marguerite Cowles, Edina MN 416 0.57 Rosie Crawford, Millington TN 443 0.44 Ruth Fly, Ridgeland MS 390 0.69 Sanda Wolf, Memphis TN 417 0.57 Jamie Tucker, Elaine AR 444 0.42 Gina Jolly, Germantown TN 391 0.67 Emmett Doherty, Three Rivers MI 418 0.56 Bhogilal Sheth, Memphis TN 445 0.42 Patricia Foley, Wakefield MA

UNIT 179 FRIDAY-SUNDAY SIDE SERIES SATURDAY EVENING 4TH OF 6 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Lee Stimson - Luanne Russell, Alexander City AL 57.87% 1 1 1 Harold Horne, Memphis TN; Peter Huggler III, Seminole OK 63.89% 2 1 Velma Graham, Germantown TN; Linda Saltzman, Naperville IL 56.71% 2 Fulvio Fantoni, 98000 ; Iolanda Fantoni, Frankfurt Germany 59.03% 3 2 John Wang, Beltsville MD; Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ 52.08% 3 2 2 Douglas Snow, Paducah KY; Margi Dyer, Mayfield KY 55.32% 4/6 3/4 S Berry, Bath MI; Alan Charters, Kitchener ON 50.93% 4 3 Bonnie Bond, Hamilton ON; Normand Malette, Sudbury ON 53.47% 4/6 Sara Leckie, Knoxville TN; Patricia Dreinhoefer, Friendsville TN 50.93% 4/6 3/4 Beth Keeney, Fayetteville NC; Norma Bienkowski, Kodak TN 50.93% 1 EllaMargaret Cron, Centennial CO; Tom Barrett, Denver CO 49.77%

VIOLA & HOLLIS KINSEY SIDE GAME IMP PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Cerona Stevens, Marquette MI; Leslie Dorsey, Gambrills MD 66.63 1 1 Jason Rotenberg, Ridgefield CT; Daniel Neill, Lexington KY 43.00 2 2 Diane Gunther - John Gunther, Newbury Park CA 36.75 2 Jane Teel - Robert Teel Jr, Birmingham AL 33.00 3 3 Mark Robertson - Richard Jacobson, Phoenix AZ 36.00 3 2 Bryan Lee Williams, Benton AR; John Chapman, Little Rock AR 24.88 4 Joe Black - Terry Richardson, Austin TX 28.50 4 3 Daniel Baker, Austin TX; Margaret Hansell, Champaign IL 23.50 1 Sharron Baird, Olivebranch MS; Shirley Haydel, McComb MS -21.50

TOM & CAROL SANDERS GOLD RUSH SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Donald Keyes - Terry Henderson, Anchorage AK 60.26% 1 Alma Farley - Robert Clarke, Richardson TX 60.57% 2 2 Julia Bon Smith, Chapel Hill NC; Paul Smith, Clayton NC 55.76% 2 1 Peggy Burkhalter, Nashville TN; Carol Spining, Brentwood TN 58.61% 3 Annie Meaghi Burke - Gregory Earnest, Oxford MS 53.89% 3 2 Greg Potter, Edmond OK; David Wagner, Oklahoma City OK 56.47% 4 Ann Carlisle, Memphis TN; Jean Jernigan, Germantown TN 51.67% 4 Sandra Harris - Michael Harris, Austin TX 52.90% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Lou Ann Moles - Pat Moles, Harrison AR 55.12% 1 Jay Gibbons, Washington DC; Cece Lichtenstein, Jacksonville FL 60.40% 2 2 Tad Krusiewicz, Rancho Mirage CA; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA 53.88% 2 1 Barbara Barton - Sylvia Graham, Nashville TN 60.21% 3 3 Helen Raxsdale, Hsv AR; Richard Kalkbrenner, Little Rock AR 53.66% 3 2 Jo Ann Froehlich, Ballwin MO; Roxy Kesler, Creve Coeur MO 52.90% 4 Bruce Byrne, Marietta GA; Sambasiva Rao, Morrisville NC 52.65% 4 Donna Plumer - Daniel Copp, Memphis TN 51.96% 4 Bill Beaushaw, Pearl River LA; Raymond Prizler, Houston TX 52.46% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Constance Jones - Joan Wentz, Brighton MI 62.06% 1 Kathy Love - Samuel Love, Olive Branch MS 56.90% 2 2 Robin Hart, North Vancouver BC; Gregory Herman, Bellevue WA 57.94% 2 1 David Weakley - Regenia Weakley, Hendersonville TN 56.19% 3 Tim Perry, Corbin KY; Gina Austin Fresh, Wichita KS 53.99% 3 2 M Brewer, Jackson TN; William Page, Huron TN 53.37% 4 Dorothy Santner - Mike Arnheim, St Louis MO 53.70% 4 Michael Olson - Alice Olson, Bronxville NY 52.72% 3 Regina Russell - Judy Knox, Memphis TN 52.99%

NORMAN KAY A/X OPEN PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS TT UU EAST-WEST A X A X 1 1 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA 62.08% 1 Eleanor Onstott, New Orleans LA; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 64.92% 2 Tor Helness - Geir Helgemo, 98000 61.46% 2 1 Frank Wharton, London Nw3 1en England; Paul Walker, London W1U 1BT England 59.69% 3 Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Jim O’Neil, Palo Alto CA 61.23% 3 Hao Ge, Bay Village OH; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 59.54% 4 2 Andrew Clements, La Vista NE; Jonathan Cohn, Gillette WY 60.85% 4 2 J Ann Bouchard - Jeanie Pearson, Columbia MO 59.31% 5 3 Tom Dixon - Clair Berry, Germantown TN 60.38% 5 3 Irwin Hodes - Larry Averbuch, Nashville TN 57.00% 6 Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI; Walter Casper, Grand Rapids MI 59.54% 6/7 4 Deborah Hart, E Falmouth MA; Rick Eissenstat, 97278 Jerusalem Israel 53.31% 7 4 Linda Gallaher, Morehead KY; Marvin Kolodzik, Cincinnati OH 57.54% 6/7 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Grant Mackinnon, Burlington ON 53.31% 8 Daniel Suty, Houston TX; Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 56.38% 8/9 5 John McAllister, Charlottesville VA; Robert Brady, McLean VA 52.85% 9 5 Reisha Berkowsky, Huntingtn Sta NY; Gail Levy, Melville NY 55.00% 8/9 Michael Strong - Johanna Strong, Winfield IL 52.85% 10 Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 53.54% 10 6 Michael McDonald, Rochester Hills MI; Grant Petersen, Taylor MI 52.77% 11 Linda Gruber - Bob Gruber, Camarillo CA 52.77% 11 7 Mary Ann Boardman - James Boardman, Cedar Rapids IA 52.23% 12/13 6 Steven Juk - Kristina Juk, Shelbyville TN 52.46% 12 8 Duane Baker - Leanne Gilbert, Central Lake MI 51.92% 12/13 Ranajit Chakraborty, Memphis TN; Madie Brice, Cordova TN 52.46% 13 9 Renee Alpert, Orange CA; Lorrie Schramm, Anaheim CA 51.77% 14 Cynthia Colin, New York NY; James Fordham, Fairburn GA 51.08% 14 Gilbert Stinebaugh, Van Nuys CA; Abe Jakob, Ft Lauderdale FL 50.92% 7 Suzanne Siebert, Little Rock AR; Jacqueline DeRouin, Okemos MI 48.92% 10 Suzanne Kosky - Natalie Silverstein, Toronto ON 50.77% 8 Jerry Miller, Silver Spring MD; Toni Schultz, New Port Richey FL 48.69%

SATURDAY EVENING 299’ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XXX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1/2 Greg Nomland, Cordova TN; Martin Hinchin, Memphis TN 58.75% 1 1 1 Joyce Waters, Millington TN; Dee White, Memphis TN 60.83% 1/2 1 Darlene Scott, Oakville ON; Charlene Richardson, Moorefield ON 58.75% 2 Tinna Moy, Newton MA; Thomas Herzog, Reston VA 60.00% 3 2 Ellen Coffield, Little Rock AR; Kam Harrell, Mayflower AR 54.58% 3 2 Patsy Engelhard, Oxford MS; Robin Roy, Chicago IL 56.25% 1 Piper Ziebarth - David Ziebarth, Cordova TN 40.42%

GOLDER NAP FLIGHT B 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS M N EAST-WEST 1 Patrick Stanton - Mark Cohen, Silver Spring MD 61.17% 1 Joseph Rice - Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Minneapolis MN 62.94% 2 Chris Wiggins, Bloomfield MI; William Landrum, Detroit MI 59.41% 2 G Raxsdale, Hsv AR; Greg Frank, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 61.80% 3 Dimitri Bourilkov - Malay Ghosh, Gainesville FL 58.00% 3 Wilson Montgomery, Mt Airy NC; Ben Roberts, Taylorsville NC 60.71% 4 Kim Eng, Issaquah WA; David Taylor, Seattle WA 56.76% 4 Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; Charles Ladiha, Vermilion OH 57.80% 5 James Bloom - Cheryl Bloom, Orchard Lake MI 56.50% 5/6 Michael Moore, Oakville ON; Steven Mehta, Mississauga ON 56.39% 6 Karen Xia, Exton PA; Samuel Yake, Paoli PA 55.56% 5/6 Jay Anderson - Michael Moulding, Saskatoon SK 56.39% 7 Daniel Jackson, Spring TX; Bill McCarty, San Antonio TX 55.46% 7 David Pingel, Kentwood MI; Darryl Harrison, Grand Rapids MI 56.34% 8 Xiaoxue Walker, Mission Viejo CA; Weishu Wu, Irvine CA 55.35% 8 Robert Forster - Stefano Merlo, New York NY 56.24% 9 David Loeb, Heathrow FL; Maureen Loeb, Lake Mary FL 54.83% 9 Tiger King, Houston TX; James Zhan, Sugar Land TX 53.64% 10 Sidney Kanter - Ron Nelken, Clifton NJ 54.63% 10 Mark Raphaelson - Tansu Aksu, Orlando FL 53.48% 11 Andrew Proczkowski - Kaz Walewski, Edmonton AB 54.31% 11 Brian Arseneault, Halifax NS; Steve Anderson, Herring Cove NS 53.38% 12 Jean-Luc Lachance - Shaz Taslimi, Montreal QC 54.21% 12 Debnarayan Dhar, Oak Hill VA; John Christensen, Baltimore MD 53.17% 13 Andrew Caranicas, St Paul MN; Richard Lawson, Plymouth MN 52.81% 13 Mark Golding, Lutes Mountain NB; Robert Kitchen, Salisbury NB 52.86% 14 Herbert Hein Jr, Belview MN; Mark Lasoff, Minneapolis MN 52.18% 14 Lucille Jenkins - David Jenkins, Rockford IL 52.49% 15 Michael Wahl, St Petersburg FL; J Roger Pryor, Madeira Bch FL 51.77% 15 Franklin Gonzalez, Menlo Park CA; Henryk Szejnwald, Los Altos CA 51.35%

PRESIDENT’S CUP NAP FLIGHT C 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS O P EAST-WEST 1 Vincent Fish, Chelmsford MA; Daniel Jablonski, Stoneham MA 62.93% 1 Andrew Krywaniuk - Vincent Yung, Vancouver BC 66.29% 2 Nalin Mehta, Cincinnati OH; Arun Gupta, West Chester OH 62.13% 2 Evan Ziegler, San Diego CA; Richard Stein, Newport Beach CA 61.06% 3 Michele Vincent, Montreal QC; Francoise Frenette, Rosemere QC 59.83% 3 Henry Shi, Naperville IL; Shengke Wang, Bolingbrook IL 60.63% 4 Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH; Darin Campo, Huber Hts OH 59.56% 4 Bev Pope - Bill Pope, Burlington ON 58.81% 5 Katherine Grant, Riverview FL; Virginia Bright, Nokomis FL 56.52% 5 Chase Bonnette, St Clairsville OH; Jeffrey Tsang, Guelph ON 56.78% 6 Jared Bass - Zachary Madden, Chicago IL 55.07% 6 Susan Tom - Thomas Tom, Muskegon MI 56.62% 7 Diane Griffiths - Edee Rumley, Langley BC 54.70% 7 Don-Min Tsou, Cupertino CA; Paul Li, Hayward CA 55.82% 8 Fraser Brooks - Pat Harlton, Regina SK 54.43% 8 John Altman - John Altman, Mariemont OH 55.18% 9 Barbara Wolner, Menands NY; W Daniel Kelsey, Averill Park NY 54.06% 9 William Belanich, Sandston VA; Pat Barnett, Glen Allen VA 54.01% 10 Bogumil Knypinski, N Richland Hill TX; Pawel Hanus, Carrollton TX 53.69% 10 Mark Bloom, Chico CA; Douglas Jones, Paradise CA 53.85% 11/12 Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD; Patrick Frye, Laurel MD 53.04% 11 Kathy Gates, North Little Ro AR; Dan Graham, Redfield AR 53.79% 11/12 Henry Sigal, Piedmont CA; David Mack, Saratoga CA 53.04% 12 Dingbin Feng - Xinyu Feng, Moncton NB 53.37% 13 Ilana Seror - James Southern IV, New York NY 52.99% 13/14 Frederick Upton, Van Nuys CA; Stephen Woelfer, West Hills CA 52.35% 14 George Melhus - Mutian Zhang, Omaha NE 51.66% 13/14 Troy Carr, Cypress TX; Katherine McClure, Houston TX 52.35% 15 Preston Kauk, Cupertino CA; Dorr Clark, Campbell CA 50.85% 15 Barbara Bayone - Kiendl Gordon, New York NY 51.92% Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 25, 2012 Page 15

VT GALA SATURDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS --1ST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS CCC DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Debra Romero, Clarkson Valley MO; Peggy Wald, Chesterfield MO 65.03% 1 Janet Robertson, Timonium MD; R Jay Becker, New York NY 60.35% 2 1 Becky Bien, Maumelle AR; Linda Gross, Lafayette CA 58.39% 2 1 Gloria Tsoi, Somerville MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 59.91% 3 Angela Kaiser, Bonita Springs FL; Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA 56.86% 3 Richard Gabriel - Ellen Gabriel, Chicago IL 59.04% 4 2 John Gunther - Diane Gunther, Newbury Park CA 56.10% 4 2 Bob Wilkin, Highland Villag TX; Harry Elliott, Houston TX 55.77% 5 Dennis Luft, Trussville AL; Mary Conaway, Birmingham AL 54.68% 5 Michael McGuire, Hernando MS; Ned Irving, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 54.90% 6 James Partridge, Birmingham AL; Don Haney, Trussville AL 53.70% 6 3 1 Bryan Lee Williams, Benton AR; John Chapman, Little Rock AR 54.36% 7 Richard Hinkle - Mary Hinkle, Brownsboro TX 53.59% 7 4 Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL; Tim Cull, Scottsdale AZ 54.14% 8 Clay Sundermeyer - Nada Sundermeyer, Bellevue WA 53.16% 8 Carolyn Sullivan - James Sullivan, Richfield OH 52.40% 9 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Jerry Fong, Marianna AR 52.72% 9/10 5 Leslie Dorsey, Gambrills MD; Cerona Stevens, Marquette MI 52.18% 10 Gladys Hardcastle - Kenneth Hardcastle, Atlanta GA 52.51% 9/10 Sonia Kaplan, Tinton Falls NJ; Donna Dulet, Ocean NJ 52.18% 3 Tom Moore - Dorothy Moore, Keller TX 51.42% 6 Daniel Neill, Lexington KY; Jason Rotenberg, Ridgefield CT 51.63% 4 Dave Lang, Ottawa ON; William Sharp, Nepean ON 51.09% 2/3 Margi Dyer, Mayfield KY; Douglas Snow, Paducah KY 44.44% 5 Sheila Barron, Knoxville TN; Joe Carbo III, Pineville LA 50.65% 2/3 Shari Winston - Gary Winston, Houston TX 44.44% 6/7 1 Pat Oates - Bill Oates, Brighton MI 49.02% 6/7 Courtney Stephens, Greensboro GA; Ejaz Qureshi, Scarsdale NY 49.02% 2 Rose Marie Cassmer, Macedonia OH; Marilyn Maher, Washago ON 47.28%

SATURDAY MORNING MIRIAM STRAUSS 299’ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XXX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Nelson Daigle - Sharon Henry, Metairie LA 67.62% 1 1 1 Janet Knight, Memphis TN; Joanne Sandefer, Germantown TN 58.28% 2 2 Marcy Ehrlich - Suzanne Hughes, Memphis TN 62.39% 2 2 2 Patsy Engelhard, Oxford MS; Robin Roy, Chicago IL 56.29% 3 Jim Douds - Patty Douds, Peachtree City GA 61.04% 3 3 3 Joyce Tjarks, Arlington Hts IL; Marion Tuttle, Palatine IL 55.26% 4 3 1 Jessie Hsia - Wei Hsia, Tuscaloosa AL 56.71% 4 4 4 Laurie Caylen, Memphis TN; Ronald Williams, Piperton TN 55.01% 5 4 2 John Wening - George Schaefer, Jefferson City MO 55.75% 5 5 Robert McNeilly, Nashville TN; John Wade, Memphis TN 51.85% 6 5 3 Darlene Scott, Oakville ON; Charlene Richardson, Moorefield ON 51.29% 6 6 Mary Markus - Daphne Rakowski, Germantown TN 50.51% 6 4 Nancy Rosenberg, Memphis TN; Greg Nomland, Cordova TN 49.41%

SATURDAY MORNING MIRIAM STRAUSS 49’ER NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Cheryl Kohler - John Kohler, Hot Springs Vlg AR 59.57% 1 1 1 Albert Kirk, Germantown TN; Jane Antrobus, Memphis TN 66.09% 2/3 1/2 Shamci Rafani, Visalia CA; Graziella Fichthorn, Southaven MS 55.91% 2 2 Easter Kirby, Memphis TN; Praja De Silva, Southaven MS 60.17% 2/3 1/2 Wade Kilbride - Janet Kilbride, Oviedo FL 55.91% 2 Joan Henry, Cordova TN; Dedie Holmes, Germantown TN 56.43%

VT GALA DAYLIGHT OPEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON--2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS CCC DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Richard Gabriel - Ellen Gabriel, Chicago IL 65.14% 1 Michael McGuire, Hernando MS; Ned Irving, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 65.03% 2 1 Riley Cole - Elizabeth Mounger, Greenwood MS 61.00% 2 1 Elizabeth Stewart, Whitby ON; River Dance, Lexington NC 61.11% 3 Linda Hughes, Edmond OK; En Xie, Saint Louis MO 59.91% 3 James Partridge, Birmingham AL; Don Haney, Trussville AL 60.46% 4 2 1 Margi Dyer, Mayfield KY; Douglas Snow, Paducah KY 58.82% 4 2 Courtney Stephens, Greensboro GA; Ejaz Qureshi, Scarsdale NY 58.28% 5 Janet Robertson, Timonium MD; R Jay Becker, New York NY 58.28% 5 Brenda Keller, Palm Springs CA; Nancy Cord, Sun Valley ID 57.19% 6 Sonia Kaplan, Tinton Falls NJ; Donna Dulet, Ocean NJ 56.32% 6 3 John Gunther - Diane Gunther, Newbury Park CA 56.97% 7 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Jerry Fong, Marianna AR 55.88% 7 4 Gloria Tsoi, Somerville MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 54.58% 8 3 Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL; Tim Cull, Scottsdale AZ 54.36% 8 5 Charles Alexander, Northbrook IL; Diane Callahan, Germantown TN 53.38% 9 4 Becky Bien, Maumelle AR; Linda Gross, Lafayette CA 53.81% 9 Clay Sundermeyer - Nada Sundermeyer, Bellevue WA 52.07% 10 5 Daniel Neill, Lexington KY; Jason Rotenberg, Ridgefield CT 53.59% 10 Gladys Hardcastle - Kenneth Hardcastle, Atlanta GA 51.53% 6 2 Sharron Baird, Olivebranch MS; Shirley Haydel, McComb MS 52.29% 6 John Millard - Suzanne Millard, Cullman AL 50.98% 1/2 Pat Oates - Bill Oates, Brighton MI 47.39% 1/2 Shari Winston - Gary Winston, Houston TX 47.39%

SATURDAY AFTEERNOON RALPH & JOAN COHEN MEMORIAL 299’ER NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XXX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 John Wening - George Schaefer, Jefferson City MO 71.40% 1 B Ferrell, Cordova TN; Dee Humphrey, Memphis TN 59.66% 2 2 Marcy Ehrlich - Suzanne Hughes, Memphis TN 62.69% 2 1 1 Joyce Tjarks, Arlington Hts IL; Marion Tuttle, Palatine IL 55.68% 3 3 2 Ellen Coffield, Little Rock AR; Kam Harrell, Mayflower AR 55.11% 3/4 2/3 2/3 Mary Lou Anziani, San Antonio TX; Mary Harrington, Garden Ridge TX 53.98% 4 4 Tinna Moy, Newton MA; Thomas Herzog, Reston VA 54.73% 3/4 2/3 2/3 Darlene Scott, Oakville ON; Charlene Richardson, Moorefield ON 53.98% 5 5 Peggy Jalenak - Leo Jalenak Jr, Memphis TN 52.27% 5 4 Suzanne Arnold, Gulf Breeze FL; Mary Ann Abrams, Pensacola Beach FL 52.46% 6 6 3 Marty Dunbar - Mary Lou Owens, Oxford MS 49.81% 6 5 Paula Ann Grabon, Memphis TN; Chris Laird, Cordova TN 51.89%

SATURDAY AFTERNOON RALPH & JOAN COHEN MEMORIAL 49’ER SECTION UUU A B C 1 1 David Ziebarth - Piper Ziebarth, Cordova TN 60.00% 2 Cheryl Kohler - John Kohler, Hot Springs Vlg AR 57.00% 2/3 1/2 Sophie Theodore - Joan Draper, Memphis TN 49.00% 2/3 1/2 Shane Garner - Lawrence Yancey, Memphis TN 49.00%

TOM & CAROL SANDERS GOLD RUSH FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Sally Kellar, Toronto ON; Herbert Heller, Pittsburgh PA 60.96% 1 1 Robin Hart, North Vancouver BC; Gregory Herman, Bellevue WA 63.41% 2 1 Peggy Burkhalter, Nashville TN; Carol Spining, Brentwood TN 58.61% 2 2 Constance Jones - Joan Wentz, Brighton MI 57.43% 3 Toni Kimmel - Chris Kimmel, Vincennes IN 57.61% 3/4 3/4 Cheryl Piette, Huntsville AL; Donna Merchant, Madison AL 56.43% 4 Mark Gilley - Marcia Prince, Memphis TN 57.25% 3/4 3/4 Martin Klein - Carol Klein, Valley Village CA 56.43% 2 Donald Hixson - Virginia Hixson, Rapid City SD 51.54% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PP EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Sue Atwood, Brentwood TN; Terry Martin, Nashville TN 59.42% 1 1 Julia Bon Smith, Chapel Hill NC; Paul Smith, Clayton NC 57.52% 2 1 Barbara Barton - Sylvia Graham, Nashville TN 59.06% 2 2 Lynne Humphrey - Mark Humphrey, Moraga CA 55.80% 3 Jay Gibbons, Washington DC; Cece Lichtenstein, Jacksonville FL 51.72% 3 Donald Keyes - Terry Henderson, Anchorage AK 53.80% 4 Donna Plumer - Daniel Copp, Memphis TN 51.18% 4 Nancy Rainwater - Annette Woodward, Denver CO 51.45% 2 Jo Ann Froehlich, Ballwin MO; Roxy Kesler, Creve Coeur MO 49.46% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 M Brewer, Jackson TN; William Page, Huron TN 60.24% 1 1 Tom Beard - Sarah Pentecost, Dresden TN 58.51% 2 2 Michael Olson - Alice Olson, Bronxville NY 57.79% 2 2 Helen Raxsdale, Hsv AR; Richard Kalkbrenner, Little Rock AR 56.43% 3 Stanley Berkowitz, Delray Beach FL; Diane Berkowitz, Hawley PA 56.16% 3 Bruce Byrne, Marietta GA; Sambasiva Rao, Morrisville NC 55.98% 4 Mark Wilder, Evanston IL; Nic Hristea, Chicago IL 55.07% 4 3 Lou Ann Moles - Pat Moles, Harrison AR 55.62% 4 Todd Barker - Michelle Menz, Cincinnati OH 54.44%

GOLDER NAP FLIGHT B FINALS 1ST QUALIFIER SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS M N EAST-WEST 1 Mark Raphaelson - Tansu Aksu, Orlando FL 63.15% 1 Daniel Jackson, Spring TX; Bill McCarty, San Antonio TX 63.46% 2 Jerry Owczarek, Hackettstown NJ; Jacek Leznicki, Verona NJ 61.02% 2 Kim Eng, Issaquah WA; David Taylor, Seattle WA 59.51% 3 Brian Arseneault, Halifax NS; Steve Anderson, Herring Cove NS 60.91% 3 Mary Phillips - Arun Savara, Honolulu HI 57.59% 4 Joseph Rice - Bjorgvin Kristinsson, Minneapolis MN 59.67% 4 Jean-Luc Lachance - Shaz Taslimi, Montreal QC 56.91% 5 Chris Wiggins, Bloomfield MI; William Landrum, Detroit MI 58.21% 5 Dimitri Bourilkov - Malay Ghosh, Gainesville FL 56.13% 6 July Ratley, Redding CA; Bob Wierman, Anderson CA 56.50% 6 Ovunc Yilmaz, Chapel Hill NC; Glen Anderson, Raleigh NC 55.87% 7 Debnarayan Dhar, Oak Hill VA; John Christensen, Baltimore MD 56.03% 7 Jerrold Harrington, Garden Ridge TX; Gary Anziani, San Antonio TX 55.82% 8 Robert Forster - Stefano Merlo, New York NY 55.61% 8 Chongmin Zhang, Getzville NY; Bert Feasley, Eden NY 54.99% 9 James Bloom - Cheryl Bloom, Orchard Lake MI 55.35% 9 Roy Martin - Guy Martin, Birmingham AL 54.52% 10 Michael Morris, Oak Ridge TN; Bill Waters, Knoxville TN 54.00% 10 Karen Xia, Exton PA; Samuel Yake, Paoli PA 52.81% 11 David Vier - Deborah Vier, Escondido CA 53.95% 11 Michael Wahl, St Petersburg FL; J Roger Pryor, Madeira Bch FL 52.60% 12 Mark Golding, Lutes Mountain NB; Robert Kitchen, Salisbury NB 53.07% 12 Jerry Jones, Oklahoma City OK; Bette Maffucci, Norman OK 52.55% 13 Lucille Jenkins - David Jenkins, Rockford IL 52.86% 13 Herbert Hein Jr, Belview MN; Mark Lasoff, Minneapolis MN 51.87% 14 Ankur Rathi, Fort Worth TX; Mahesh Rathi, Austin TX 52.60% 14 Ivanie Yeo, Brighton MA; Lon Sunshine, Framingham MA 51.61% 15 Weiming Hu, Portland OR; Alex Lo, Gresham OR 51.82% 15 David Loeb, Heathrow FL; Maureen Loeb, Lake Mary FL 51.20%

PRESIDENT’S CUP NAP FLIGHT C 1ST QUALIFIER SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS O P EAST-WEST 1 Jacob (Jake) Olson - Jeffrey Olson, Blaine MN 62.29% 1/2 Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR; Stephen Lightman, Memphis TN 59.83% 2 Russell Williams, Hanover PA; Michael Young, Stewarts Town PA 60.42% 1/2 Mark Bloom, Chico CA; Douglas Jones, Paradise CA 59.83% 3 Dolores Crissman - Patricia Fuller, Wichita KS 59.24% 3 Reid Barton, Arlington MA; Emily Shen, Cambridge MA 58.12% 4 Michael Colburn, Simsbury CT; Charles Curley, Wakefield MA 57.59% 4 Penny Shui - Peter Shui, Clarence NY 57.32% 5/6 Kathy Gates, North Little Ro AR; Dan Graham, Redfield AR 57.43% 5 Elaine Garofalo, St Petersburg FL; Joseph Cottle, Gulfport FL 57.05% 5/6 Ross Richardson, Dexter MI; Walter Magee, Manitou Beach MI 57.43% 6 Peter Basciano, Burlington ON; Elena Petrella, Oakville ON 55.07% 7 Alan Greenberg - Valerie Greenberg, Ojai CA 55.61% 7/8 Vincent Fish, Chelmsford MA; Daniel Jablonski, Stoneham MA 54.81% 8 Chase Bonnette, St Clairsville OH; Jeffrey Tsang, Guelph ON 54.06% 7/8 Kay Beebe - Paul Beebe, Fairview NC 54.81% 9 Rebecca Turnbull, Chehalis WA; Kathleen Powers, Tumwater WA 53.69% 9 Andrew Krywaniuk - Vincent Yung, Vancouver BC 54.27% 10 Dingbin Feng - Xinyu Feng, Moncton NB 52.88% 10 Ellen D’Amato, Kansas City MO; Alan Hierseman, Prairie Village KS 54.22% 11 William Kibikas, Friendswood TX; Jo Ann Pierce, Pearland TX 52.56% 11 Jared Bass - Zachary Madden, Chicago IL 54.17% 12 William Belanich, Sandston VA; Pat Barnett, Glen Allen VA 52.03% 12 Ludmila Antonova, New York NY; Suresh Nayak, Brooklyn NY 52.99% 13 Jeff Wood - Doris Needham, Dahlonega GA 51.50% 13 Dennis Waniolek, Shelby Township MI; Richard Cantley, Birmingham MI 52.94% 14 Henry Shi, Naperville IL; Shengke Wang, Bolingbrook IL 51.28% 14 Ilana Seror - James Southern IV, New York NY 51.82% 15 Michael Heimann, North Webster IN; Geoffrey Hadlock, Winona Lake IN 51.01% 15 Fraser Brooks - Pat Harlton, Regina SK 51.76%

NORMAN KAY A/X OPEN FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS TT UU EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Robert Moorman, Jr - Virginia Munafo, Huntsville AL 61.46% 1 Eleanor Onstott, New Orleans LA; Howard Parker III, Clements CA 67.69% 2 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Grant Mackinnon, Burlington ON 60.38% 2 1 Tom Dixon - Clair Berry, Germantown TN 60.77% 3 Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY 59.46% 3 Tor Helness - Geir Helgemo, 98000 59.62% 4 1 Michael McDonald, Rochester Hills MI; Grant Petersen, Taylor MI 59.23% 4 2 Ron Birnbaum, Los Angeles CA; Thomas McDow, Rock Hill SC 57.62% 5 Daniel Suty, Houston TX; Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 59.08% 5 3 Patricia Rogoski, Memphis TN; Joyce McMonagle, Cordova TN 57.23% 6 Bill Kertes, Toronto ON; Ina Demme, Maple ON 58.85% 6 4 Linda Gallaher, Morehead KY; Marvin Kolodzik, Cincinnati OH 57.15% 7 2 Frank Wharton, London Nw3 1en England; Paul Walker, London W1U 1BT England 56.23% 7 Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 56.92% 8 Mickie Chambers, Atlanta GA; Douglas Wagner, Birmingham AL 55.46% 8 Melody Gann, Arlington TX; Gary Neisler, N Richlnd Hls TX 56.69% 9 3 J Ann Bouchard - Jeanie Pearson, Columbia MO 55.08% 9 5 Vickie Lanes, Columbia MO; Mary Rackers, Jefferson City MO 53.31% 10 4 Anne Beaurivage - Jack Conway, Lincoln NE 53.31% 10 Ranajit Chakraborty, Memphis TN; Madie Brice, Cordova TN 53.08% 11 5 Deborah Hart, E Falmouth MA; Rick Eissenstat, 97278 Jerusalem Israel 52.08% 11 6 Daniel Fong, Rancho Cordova CA; Joan Garcia, Dixon CA 52.31% 12 Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI; Walter Casper, Grand Rapids MI 51.92% 12 7 John McAllister, Charlottesville VA; Robert Brady, McLean VA 51.85% 13 Ed Lucas III - Jeanne Lucas, Tempe AZ 51.85% 13 8 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA 51.62% 14 6 Jo Ann Hazel, Tampa FL; Elizabeth Ghrist, Houston TX 51.77% 14 9 Mary Ann Boardman - James Boardman, Cedar Rapids IA 51.46% 7 Suzanne Kosky - Natalie Silverstein, Toronto ON 51.31% 8 Mary Petit, Hernando FL; Elizabeth Nagle, Wethersfield CT 51.08% 9 Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Mina Akhnoukh, Ft Lauderdale FL 49.23% Page 16 Sunday, March 25, 2012 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events

Sunday, March 25, 10 a.m. Event Session Sold /player/session ACBL members* Other Sue Emery Memorial Flight A/X Swiss Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Patty Higginbottom Flight B/C/D Swiss Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Ernie Stuber Memorial Stratified Senior Swiss Teams 1-2 Exhibit Hall $16 $18 All: Play-through Unit 179 Side Game 5th single session Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Part of the Friday-Sunday Side Game Series Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $15 Sunday, March 25, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Arthur Flowers Memorial Stratified 1-2 Steamboat, Mezzanine Level $16 $18 Sunday, March 25, 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. Unit 144 (Saturday-Sunday) Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Sunday, March 25, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. GOLDER , FLIGHT B 1-2 F Riverbluff, Mezzanine Level No fee PRESIDENT’S CUP NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS, FLIGHT C 1-2 F Riverbluff, Mezzanine Level No fee Sunday, March 25, 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. JACOBY OPEN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Ballroom B $20 Sunday, March 25, 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. MACHLIN WOMEN’S SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Ballroom D $20 Sunday, March 25, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS Final Outside Ballroom D $20 Sunday, March 25, 2:30 p.m. Fed Ex Operations Side Game 6th single session Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Part of the Friday-Sunday Side Game Series Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17

Unless otherwise noted, Strati-Flighted and Strati-Flighted Senior events are divided: A/X (3000+, 0-3000); separate from B/C/D (1000-2000, 500-1000, 0-500). Strata breaks for Stratified and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

*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) will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. See you at the Summer NABC July 12-22 in Philadelphia!

THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING SIDE GAME SERIES SATURDAY AM—3RD OF 3 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OO PP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Diyan Danailov, Sofia A799 Bulgaria; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK 59.08% 1 Michael Strong - Johanna Strong, Winfield IL 66.52% 2 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA 58.13% 2 1 Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH; Jeremy Williams, Reynoldsburg OH 58.59% 3 1 1 Barbara Belfiglio, Nashville TN; Karen Kendrick, Brentwood TN 57.80% 3 Jim Dick, Woodbridge VA; Ronald Kral, Reston VA 57.22% 4 2 Randal Gentillon - Gavin McGimpsey, Idaho Falls ID 57.63% 4 2 1 Ann Carlisle, Memphis TN; Jean Jernigan, Germantown TN 54.50% 5 3 2 Virginia Bright, Nokomis FL; Katherine Grant, Riverview FL 57.02% 5 3 2 Donald Rogers, Mattoon IL; William Lindemann, Champaign IL 52.85% 6 Daniel Fong, Rancho Cordova CA; Joan Garcia, Dixon CA 53.26% 6 4 3 Xiaolun Yi, Fredericton NB; Peter Coates, Hanwell NB 52.61% 7 Lee Stimson - Luanne Russell, Alexander City AL 52.47% 7 5 4 Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH; Darin Campo, Huber Hts OH 51.94% 4 Ken Cornelius - Mary Cornelius, Portland OR 51.11% 6 Charles Ladiha, Vermilion OH; Raelene Kirkbride, Rock Hill SC 51.73% 5 3 Julia Farrar, Lavaca AR; Linda Richmond, Fort Smith AR 51.00% 6 4 Colleen Bicket, Edmond OK; Frances Murrell, Oklahoma City OK 49.05%

UNIT 179 FRIDAY-SUNDAY SIDE GAME SERIES FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Betty McCauley, Oklahoma City OK; Colleen Bicket, Edmond OK 58.01% 1 Fulvio Fantoni, 98000 ; Iolanda Fantoni, Frankfurt Germany 59.62% 2 2 Ken Cornelius - Mary Cornelius, Portland OR 55.93% 2 1 1 Thomas Lewis - Joann Lewis, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 57.85% 3 Sara Leckie, Knoxville TN; Patricia Dreinhoefer, Friendsville TN 55.29% 3 2 Norma Bienkowski, Kodak TN; Beth Keeney, Fayetteville NC 56.57% 4 3 Jerry Drennan, Germantown TN; Beverly Parrish, Cordova TN 55.13% 4 3 Cameron Barbian - Donna Barbian, Sherman IL 53.85% 5 William Ahern, Tempe AZ; Linda Green, Southaven MS 54.33% 5 4 2 Dave Claar - Ginny Claar, Union KY 53.04% Sunday Sponsors

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