The OREGON TRAIL

SIXTH EDITION SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Regional TODAY'S SCHEDULE FRI./SAT. Compact Brktd KOS (3rd/final session).. 9 a.m. MORNING SIDE GAME SERIES (stratified) . . . . . 9 a.m. Mt. Hood Bracketed KO TEAMS (3rd session).. . . . 1 p.m. LAST CHANCE Compact Brktd KOS (1st/2nd sess.).1 p.m. Marc Zwerling OPEN PAIRS (stratflighted,2 s.).1 & 7 p.m. AFTERNOON SIDE GAME SERIES (stratified) . . 1 p.m. 299ER SINGLE-SESSION PAIRS (stratified). . . . . 1 p.m. Mt. Hood Bracketed KO TEAMS (final session).. . . 7 p.m. LAST CHANCE Compact Brktd KOS (3rd/fin.sess.).1 p.m. EVENING SIDE GAME SERIES (stratified)...... 7 p.m. SINGLE-SESSION SWISS TEAMS (stratified). . . . 7 p.m. 299ER SINGLE-SESSION PAIRS (stratified). . . . . 7 p.m. TOMORROW'S SCHEDULE

FAST OPEN PAIRS (out by 4 p.m.)...... 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. STRATIFLIGHTED SWISS TEAMS...... 10:30 a.m. & TBA (20 VP Scale) SINGLE-SESSION 299er SWISS TEAMS (stratified).. . 10:30 a.m. SINGLE-SESSION 299er SWISS TEAMS (stratified)...... TBA

The Washington Legislature adopted the state flag It’s an amazing game. It’s difficult to take up in 1923, more than thirty years after the state’s bridge and not get passionate about it. It’s so admission in 1889 as the 42nd state . It is of dark intensely gratifying when you do something green silk or bunting and has a reproduction of the right… and it’s so maddening when you do seal of the state of Washington embroidered, something wrong. - Omar Sharif printed, painted, or stamped in the center. Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of George Washington was used.

S T R A T I F I E D O P E N P A I R S

A B C 22.0 Tables / Based on 21 Tables 10.85 1 Connie Marfell, Milwaukie OR; Jon Bartlett, Portland OR 63.81% 8.14 2 Howard Epley, Kent WA; Bob Walters, New Westminster BC 59.79% 6.10 3 Steve Mansfield, Seattle WA; Janet Daling, Sun Lakes AZ 59.65% 4.58 4 Ann Stark, Portland OR; Paul O'Brien, Vancouver WA 58.45% 3.62 5 Leonard Wisbey, Graham WA; Barbara Kolppa, Puyallup WA 58.11% 7.08 6 1 Tim Rilling, Portland OR; Don Herring, Lake Oswego OR 57.36% 5.31 2 Bruce Brownfield - Susan Ohman, Graham WA 55.67% 3.98 3 Richard Prouser, Lake Oswego OR; David Rosenstein, Portland OR 54.52% 2.99 4 Paul Craviotto - Cynthia Palman, Eugene OR 53.27% 2.45 5 Dena Senn - Ron Senn, Beaverton OR 53.15% 2.02 6 Larry Sullivan - Margaret Brom, Portland OR 52.90% 3.96 1 Donna Andrews - Connie Sloper, Grants Pass OR 49.24% 2.97 2 Christine Orchard, Yachats OR; Karen Mason, Florence OR 48.99% 2.23 3 Elaine Pollock, Anchorage AK; Sylvia Miller, Bethesda MD 47.32% 1.67 4 Gay Jungemann - Donna Gering, Vashon WA 46.79%

DANGERS Ê Ë Í Ì The route west was arduous, with many dangers. Even minor illnesses could cause death, and the pioneers had to often make their own medicines from herbs. It was common to bury dead people in unmarked, disguised graves to avoid having them dug up by animals or Indians. Disease, such as cholera and scurvy, followed by Indian attacks, were major killers of trail travelers. Indian attacks increased significantly after 1860, when most of the army troops were withdrawn and miners and ranchers began spreading out. Other common causes of death were hypothermia, drownings in river crossings (few knew how to swim), getting run over by wagons, and accidental gun deaths. Other deaths included homicides, lightning strikes, childbirth, stampedes, snake bites, flash floods, falling trees, and kicks by animals. As many as 16,000 pioneers may have died on the trail. F R I D A Y M O R N I N G S I D E G A M E A B C 9.0 Tables 2.88 1 John Bronson, Bothell WA; Jay Armstrong, Albuquerque NM 65.18% 2.58 2 1 1 Mark Giovannozzi, Vancouver WA; Nickie Ages, Ottawa ON 61.01% 1.77 3 Carol Mahoney, Rochester MN; Samuel Jones, Portland OR 58.93% 1.24 4 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; Nelda Linman, Bend OR 57.44% 0.91 5 John Coone, Vernon BC; Jack Triplett, Inkom ID 53.27% 1.94 2 2 William Curtis, Olympia WA; Nancy Baker, Honolulu HI 52.38% 1.35 3/4 Bruce Yoder, Port Orchard WA; Linda Redman, Poulsbo WA 50.89% 1.35 3/4 Charles Hilding, Renton WA; Carl Brame, Tacoma WA 50.89% 1.12 5/6 3/4 Elaine Pollock, Anchorage AK; Sylvia Miller, Bethesda MD 49.70% 1.12 5/6 3/4 Ian Milligan, Corvallis OR; Chip Dombrowski, North Bend OR 49.70%

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION D EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Carol Mahoney, 1 John Bronson, Bothell Rochester MN; Samuel WA; Jay Armstrong, Jones, Portland OR 99.00 Albuquerque NM 109.50 2 Charles Burns, 2 1 1 Mark Giovannozzi, Vancouver WA; Nelda Vancouver WA; Nickie Linman, Bend OR 96.50 Ages, Ottawa ON 102.50 3/4 1/2 Bruce Yoder, Port 3 John Coone, Vernon BC; Orchard WA; Linda Jack Triplett, Inkom ID 89.50 Redman, Poulsbo WA 85.50 4 2 2 William Curtis, Olympia 3/4 1/2 Charles Hilding, Renton WA; Nancy Baker, WA; Carl Brame, Tacoma WA 85.50 Honolulu HI 88.00 3/4 1/2 Elaine Pollock, 3 Dennis Douglas - Anchorage AK; Sylvia Stefanie Whitcomb, Bend OR 82.50 Miller, Bethesda MD 83.50 3/4 1/2 Ian Milligan, Corvallis OR; Chip Dombrowski, Ê"!ÍÊ"!ÍÊ"!ÍÊ"!Í North Bend OR 83.50 FRIDAY STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS - FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION A EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Tim Rilling, Portland 1 Dick Yarington, Seattle OR; Don Herring, Lake WA; Carmen Akins, Oswego OR 287.00 Gresham OR 271.00 2 Judy Karush - Laverne 2 1 Richard Prouser, Lake Kittilson, Portland OR 250.00 Oswego OR; David 3 Daniel Hoekstra, Rosenstein, Portland OR 262.50 Portland OR; Don Lowry, 3 Ann Stark, Portland OR; Wilsonville OR 247.50 Paul O'Brien, Vancouver WA 258.00 4 2 Renee Ferrera, Portland 4 2 1 Donna Andrews - Connie OR; Marie Hinze, Depoe Sloper, Grants Pass OR 241.00 Bay OR 246.00 3 Myra Falletta - Mary 3 Julian Dupuis, Kelso Louise Hendricks, WA; Joe Rottmann, Grants Pass OR 235.50 Vancouver WA 225.50 1 Bob Bomber, Beaverton OR; Rebecca Drake, Tigard OR 214.00 SECTION B A B C A B C 1 Steve Mansfield, 1 Richard Soohoo, Seattle WA; Janet Vancouver WA; W Ronald Daling, Sun Lakes AZ 280.00 Frazier, Clackamas OR 275.00 2 Howard Epley, Kent WA; 2 Connie Marfell, Bob Walters, New Milwaukie OR; Jon Westminster BC 266.50 Bartlett, Portland OR 270.00 3 Jennifer Ballantyne, 3 1 Bruce Brownfield - Vancouver BC; Dudley Susan Ohman, Graham WA 258.50 Brown, Grandview WA 253.50 4 Leonard Wisbey, Graham 4 1 Jan Yocom - James WA; Barbara Kolppa, Pollacek, Portland OR 247.50 Puyallup WA 256.00 2 1 Elaine Pollock, 2 1 Christine Orchard, Anchorage AK; Sylvia Yachats OR; Karen Miller, Bethesda MD 232.00 Mason, Florence OR 225.50 3 Helen Miller, Lacey WA; 3 Jonathan Bean, Portland Maureen Greeley, Olympia WA 231.00 OR; Ouida McCullough, Vancouver WA 219.50 2 Nancy Remple, Portland OR; Phyllis Sutter, West Linn OR 214.50 J o h n M c L o u g l i n C O M P A C T B R K T D K O S ( R o u n d 3 )

10 Tables

Irva Neyhart - Richard Garvin, Corvallis OR; Gary Nitzberg, Carson City NV; Jim Windus, Vancouver WA vs Robert Bjorge - Hal Gloff, Bellingham WA; Dennis Groden, Surrey BC; Nina Lubick, Fullerton CA vs Mark Rowe, Philomath OR; Frederick Eriksen, Murray NE; Paul Hochfeld - Terrance Hill, Corvallis OR F R I D A Y A F T E R N O O N S I D E G A M E A B C 11.0 Tables 3.19 1 Kathleen Mather - Dick Mc Cluer, Vancouver WA 62.04% 2.73 2 1 Edward Kelley, Portland OR; Julius Kahn, Vancouver WA 61.57% 1.79 3 John Coone, Vernon BC; Jack Triplett, Inkom ID 61.11% 2.05 4 2 Diane Schaub, Portland OR; Miriam Witters, Happy Valley OR 58.56% 1.97 5 3 1 Michael Rickus - Richard Reynolds, Newport OR 56.71% 0.76 6 Janie Pearcy, Vancouver WA; Michael Eyer, Lake Oswego OR 52.08% 1.48 4 2 Stefanie Whitcomb - Dennis Douglas, Bend OR 51.39% 0.86 5 Sylvia Riewerts, Eureka CA; Alex Lo, Gresham OR 50.69% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION E EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Kathleen Mather - Dick 1 1 Edward Kelley, Portland Mc Cluer, Vancouver WA 134.00 OR; Julius Kahn, 2 1 1 Michael Rickus - Vancouver WA 133.00 Richard Reynolds, 2 John Coone, Vernon BC; Newport OR 122.50 Jack Triplett, Inkom ID 132.00 3 2 2 Stefanie Whitcomb - 3 2 Diane Schaub, Portland Dennis Douglas, Bend OR 111.00 OR; Miriam Witters, 4 3 Sylvia Riewerts, Eureka Happy Valley OR 126.50 CA; Alex Lo, Gresham OR 109.50 4 Janie Pearcy, Vancouver WA; Michael Eyer, Lake Oswego OR 112.50 3 Ben Eisenstein - Jean Eisenstein, Portland OR 109.00 1 Dave Pinch - Marie Pinch, Lake Oswego OR 89.50 FRIDAY STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS - SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION A EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Dena Senn - Ron Senn, 1 Connie Marfell, Beaverton OR 269.44 Milwaukie OR; Jon 2 2 Larry Sullivan - Bartlett, Portland OR 315.74 Margaret Brom, Portland OR 259.09 2 Howard Epley, Kent WA; 3 Dick Yarington, Seattle Bob Walters, New WA; Carmen Akins, Westminster BC 282.38 Gresham OR 242.26 3 Jennifer Ballantyne, 4 Jack Bradshaw - Carole Vancouver BC; Dudley Bradshaw, Courtenay BC 236.00 Brown, Grandview WA 255.71 3 1 Gloria Pliska, Damascus 4/5 1/2 Bruce Brownfield - OR; Lani Staab, Susan Ohman, Graham WA 252.56 Vancouver WA 230.79 4/5 1/2 Helen Miller, Lacey WA; 4 Yuri Wiitala, Kirkland Maureen Greeley, Olympia WA 252.56 WA; Gert Wiitala, Port 3 1 Daniel Grossbard - Angeles WA 230.00 Douglas Merritt, Grants Pass OR 220.67 SECTION B A B C A B C 1 Leonard Wisbey, Graham 1 Ann Stark, Portland OR; WA; Barbara Kolppa, Paul O'Brien, Vancouver WA 278.56 Puyallup WA 277.44 2 Judy Karush - Laverne 2 Steve Mansfield, Kittilson, Portland OR 247.38 Seattle WA; Janet 3 Daniel Hoekstra, Daling, Sun Lakes AZ 267.59 Portland OR; Don Lowry, 3 1 Paul Craviotto - Wilsonville OR 239.97 Cynthia Palman, Eugene OR 262.50 4 1 Tim Rilling, Portland 4 2 Jake Olsen, Portland OR; Don Herring, Lake OR; Carl Brame, Tacoma WA 247.94 Oswego OR 239.56 3 Janice Cook, Roseburg 2 Richard Prouser, Lake OR; Michael Sandahl, Oswego OR; David Oakland OR 240.12 Rosenstein, Portland OR 238.00 1 Christine Orchard, 3 1 Donna Andrews - Connie Yachats OR; Karen Sloper, Grants Pass OR 211.00 Mason, Florence OR 224.21 When are national events held? Well, at NABCs, of course! But one player at the San Diego NABC asked me, “aren’t all events at nationals national events?” Well, “nationals” are now called North American Bridge Championships, and no, they aren’t. The American Contract Bridge League sponsors and conducts more than a thousand tournaments a year at which masterpoints are awarded. These tournaments are divided into several classes depending on the importance of the event, the territory represented, the movement used, the conditions of sponsorship, and the number of entries. Each major NABC event is only held once a year, split among the three North American tournaments. Platinum masterpoints are awarded in nationally-rated events with no upper limits at the NABCs. The most highly prized team trophies are for the bolded events. The “Player of the Year” award is determined strictly on the basis of platinum points. SPRING SUMMER FALL North American Pairs Grand National Teams Nail LM Open Pairs Platinum Pairs von Zedwitz LM Pairs Smith LM Women’s Pairs Lebhar IMP Pairs Bruce & Young Mini-LM Pairs Miles Non-LM Pairs Silver Ribbon Pairs Spingold KO Senior KO Vanderbilt KO 1500/5000 Mini-Spingold Mitchell Open BAM Teams Mixed Pairs Wagar Women’s KO Sternberg Women’s BAM Silidor Open Pairs Senior Swiss Teams Blue Ribbon Pairs Whitehead Women’s Pairs Werner Open Pairs Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs Red Ribbon Pairs Mixed BAM Teams NABC 99er Pairs Jacoby Open Swiss NABC+ Fast Pairs Reisinger Machlin’s Women Swiss NABC 199er Pairs NA Swiss Teams Open Swiss 2 9 9 E R S T R A T I F I E D P A I R S D E F FRI AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 18.0 tables 3.96 1 Ray Barbour - Clo Barbour, Dallas OR 62.20% 2.97 2 1 Wendy Mednick, Milwaukee OR; James Wulfhorst, Oregon City OR 61.90% 2.23 3 Gerald Hickman - Margie Hickman, Bellingham WA 61.61% 1.67 4 Susan Rech - Jan Miller, Portland OR 60.42% 1.25 5 Pamela Gibson, Redmond WA; Jason Metzker, Portland OR 59.52% 0.94 6 Susan Crawford - Sue Randall, Portland OR 59.23% 1.88 2 1 Patricia Jacob, Wilsonville OR; Jane Urban, Portland OR 57.44% 1.41 3 Robert Zeiser, Portland OR; Jim Carr, Ridgefield WA 56.25% 1.26 4 2 Michael Stoner - Judy Stoner, Portland OR 55.36% 0.89 5 Larry Henderson, Milwaukie OR; William Phillips, Vancouver WA 53.27% 0.95 6 3 Salena Johnson - Frank Nemeth, Portland OR 52.68% 0.71 4 Teresa Mendenhall, Vancouver WA; Neil Arden, Portland OR 47.32%

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION C EAST-WEST D E F D E F 1 1 Wendy Mednick, 1 Susan Rech - Jan Milwaukee OR; James Miller, Portland OR 101.50 Wulfhorst, Oregon City OR 104.00 2 Marilyn Steele - David 2 Gerald Hickman - Margie Seaver, Richland WA 96.00 Hickman, Bellingham WA 103.50 3 Kelly McGee, Gig Harbor 3 Pamela Gibson, Redmond WA; David Erickson, WA; Jason Metzker, Tacoma WA 95.00 Portland OR 100.00 4 1 1 Michael Stoner - Judy 4 Andy Vitalich, Lacey Stoner, Portland OR 93.00 WA; Dick Nichols, 2 Teresa Mendenhall, Tumwater WA 93.00 Vancouver WA; Neil 2 1 Louis Lauman, Lake Arden, Portland OR 79.50 Oswego OR; Robert Bolin, Portland OR 77.00 SECTION D D E F D E F 1 Ray Barbour - Clo 1 1 1 Patricia Jacob, Barbour, Dallas OR 104.50 Wilsonville OR; Jane 2 Susan Crawford - Sue Urban, Portland OR 96.50 Randall, Portland OR 99.50 2 2 Robert Zeiser, Portland 3 1 Larry Henderson, OR; Jim Carr, Ridgefield WA 94.50 Milwaukie OR; William 3 Jake Olsen, Portland Phillips, Vancouver WA 89.50 OR; Caitlin Moreno, 4 Nancy Rilling - Pat Corvallis OR 91.00 Culpepper, Portland OR 88.50 4 2 Salena Johnson - Frank 2 1 Janice Smith, Portland Nemeth, Portland OR 88.50 OR; Lisa Korick, Vancouver WA 78.00

FRI EVENING 299ER PAIRS 10.0 tables D E F 2.83 1 1 Johanna Thoeresz - Peter Thoeresz, Portland OR 60.42% 2.12 2 Robert Lofgren, Vancouver WA; Nadine Lee, Kelowna BC 57.74% 1.58 3/4 2/3 1 Pauline Bullert - Judith Stewart, Vancouver WA 57.14% 1.51 3/4 2/3 Charles Mead, Ridgefield WA; Cynthia Brogan, Vancouver WA 57.14% 0.90 5 John Corley - William Phillips, Vancouver WA 56.55% 0.71 6 Ray Barbour - Clo Barbour, Dallas OR 54.46% 1.19 4 2 Richard Rountree - Linda Rountree, Lake Oswego OR 54.17% 0.63 5/6 Marodean Herzman, Gresham OR; Ann McMahon, Portland OR 52.38% 0.89 5/6 3 Sue Stahl - Doug Stahl, Portland OR 52.38%

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION C EAST-WEST D E F D E F 1 1 Johanna Thoeresz - 1 Robert Lofgren, Peter Thoeresz, Portland OR 101.50 Vancouver WA; Nadine 2 2 1 Pauline Bullert - Lee, Kelowna BC 97.00 Judith Stewart, 2 1 Charles Mead, Vancouver WA 96.00 Ridgefield WA; Cynthia 3 Ray Barbour - Clo Brogan, Vancouver WA 96.00 Barbour, Dallas OR 91.50 3 John Corley - William 4 3 Marodean Herzman, Phillips, Vancouver WA 95.00 Gresham OR; Ann 4 2 1 Richard Rountree - McMahon, Portland OR 88.00 Linda Rountree, Lake 4 Shirley Porter - Sandra Oswego OR 91.00 Flaherty, Port Ludlow WA 83.50 2 Sue Stahl - Doug Stahl,

Congratulations to a new Life Special Newcomer Program!!! Master, Kathy Rodeman, from At noon today: Half-hour Mini Class by Joe Rottman Washougal WA, “(Stop Card & Ethics with Humor:) who achieved the rank by Stop, Don’t Stop, Please Don’t Stop” reaching the semifinals of the At 6:15 today: Guest Speaker - David Brower Mt. Hood KOs Bracket 3. Way “Defensive Carding Techniques” to go!!! F R I D A Y E V E N I N G S I D E G A M E A B C 9.0 Tables 2.88 1 1 1 Toni Heitkamp, Portland OR; Bruce Peterson, Aloha OR 68.06% 2.16 2 John Coone, Vernon BC; Jack Triplett, Inkom ID 63.19% 1.77 3 Hubert Wallenfels, Seattle WA; Tom Edwards, Richland WA 62.04% 1.24 4 Sandy Scholes, Bellevue WA; Rose Bolson, Lake Forest Par WA 61.11% 1.82 5 2 2 Daniel Hendry - Sandra Hendry, Kennewick WA 59.49% 1.37 3 Miriam Witters, Happy Valley OR; Diane Schaub, Portland OR 57.41% 1.03 4 John Sears - Karen Renne, Bozeman MT 50.93% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION D EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Hubert Wallenfels, 1 1 1 Toni Heitkamp, Portland Seattle WA; Tom OR; Bruce Peterson, Edwards, Richland WA 134.00 Aloha OR 147.00 2 Sandy Scholes, Bellevue 2 John Coone, Vernon BC; WA; Rose Bolson, Lake Jack Triplett, Inkom ID 136.50 Forest Par WA 132.00 3 2 John Sears - Karen 3 1 1 Daniel Hendry - Sandra Renne, Bozeman MT 110.00 Hendry, Kennewick WA 128.50 4 Hadi Allahverdian - Jim 4 2 Miriam Witters, Happy Milne, Portland OR 107.00 Valley OR; Diane Schaub, Portland OR 124.00 M T . H O O D K N O C K O U T T E A M S ( R o u n d 3 )

BRACKET 1 16 Tables John Lusky - Mark Tolliver - Marc Zwerling - Randy Pickett, Portland OR vs Kim Eng, Issaquah WA; Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Chris Moore, Bellevue WA; Aaron Mohrman, Seattle WA ------Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ; Curtis Cheek - Marc Jacobus - Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV vs Eric Stoltz - Dennis Metcalf - John Ashton, Portland OR; Chris Gibson, Beaverton OR BRACKET 2 15 Tables James Madison, Orting WA; Paul Bartron, Tacoma WA; David Binney, Seattle WA; Hugh Hendrickson, Rentona WA vs Mona Hubble, Vancouver WA; Douglas Jansen, Happy Valley OR; Ronald Dennis - Patricia Dennis, Beaverton OR ------James Wheeler, Ridgefield WA; Dwayne Brackhahn, Beaverton OR; Tuba Unlu - Molly Harris, Portland OR vs Irva Neyhart - Richard Garvin - Gregory Smith, Corvallis OR; David Finley, Albany OR BRACKET 3 13 Tables Norma Bueno - Donna Braniff - Cynthia Sinn, Beaverton OR; Shari Jerand, Amity OR vs Ken Cornelius - Mary Cornelius - Roger Arockiam - Joseph Habeich, Portland OR ------Amy Casanova - Joseph Stanisiewski - Ed Lee - Charles Swart, Portland OR vs Richard Rodeman - Kathy Rodeman, Washougal WA; Alan Stewart - William Strite, Vancouver WA BRACKET 4 15 Tables Moises Saul - Elizabeth Saul, Bellevue WA; Craig Von Land, Bothell WA; Craig Ruden, Kirkland WA vs Kathleen Vasks, Camas WA; Reinhard Bohme, Vancouver WA; Gayle Carlson, Colbert WA; Anne Henrichs, Spokane WA ------Karen Hudesman - Donald Stark - Martha Potter - Dave Drischell, Seattle WA vs Mark Rowe, Philomath OR; Terrance Hill - Paul Hochfeld, Corvallis OR; Frederick Eriksen, Murray NE

Hideous Hog Predictions

Bracket One Cremin (-3) over Stoltz: D17's best continue their historic run through the OTR. Eng (-4) over Lusky: Seattle's whiz kids breeze by another of the Northwest's top teams. Bracket Two Madison (-5) over Hubble: You'd need a telescope to see this Washington team's chances of losing. Wheeler (-1) over Neyhart: Unlu and Wheeler make beautiful music together. Bracket Three Cornelius (-2) over Bueno: Postman Habeich delivers solid win for the Cornelii. Casanova (-3) over Rodeman: Earlier this week, Stanisiewski adopted the unusual strategy of bidding 3NT every time it's his turn. Today it finally works out. Bracket Four Rowe (-2) over Hudesman: Three Corvallans show our visiting Nebraskan standard D20 hospitality by helping him to heaps of gold points. Saul (-1) over Vasks: Epic battle of Washingtonians tips to Puget Sounders. V A N C O U V E R B R A C K E T E D K N O C K O U T T E A M S

BRACKET 1 9 Tables 30.49 1 Ed Ulman - Betty Rossmann, Portland OR; Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL; George Whitworth, Coarsegold CA; Jim Looby, Burbank CA 21.34 2 Stan Roberts, Mercer Island WA; Greg Ho - Jim Spurlin, Redmond WA; Craig Zastera, Woodinville WA 12.20 3/4 Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Brenda Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Barbara Nist, Seatac WA; Patti Hartley, Kirkland WA; Allison Howard, Cookeville TN 12.20 3/4 Hendrik Sharples, Brush Prairie WA; Gerry Marshall, Las Varas Mexico; Naomi Paasch, Moorhead MN; G Gard Hays, Veradale WA; Catherine Creer, Spokane WA; Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR BRACKET 2 10 Tables 14.61 1 Lynda Hirst, Vancouver WA; Eurydice Nours, Richmond BC; Richard Nelson, Surrey BC; Joy McKenzie-Smith, Portland OR 10.23 2 Chip Dombrowski - Douglas Laird, North Bend OR; Ian Milligan, Corvallis OR; Eugene Chan, Richmond BC 5.84 3/4 Nancy Crawford - George Crawford - Mary Ruth Di Carlo, Portland OR; David Carter, Port Ludow WA 5.84 3/4 Winston Falls, Vancouver WA; Norman Potter, Lincoln City OR; Jay Kurzet - Louise Kurzet, Portland OR BRACKET 3 9 Tables 10.64 1 Sheila Smith - Brad Kalweit - Glen Scroggins - Matthew Edwards, Olympia WA 7.45 2 Eileen Milligan - Mary Alice Seville - Pat Moore, Corvallis OR; Kathy Rooney, Gooding ID 4.26 3/4 Regina Miller, Raymond WA; Joan Borberg, Portland OR; Bert Adams - Carolyn Adams, Steilacoom WA 4.26 3/4 Lawrence Swanson, Walnut Creek CA; James Weider, Portland OR; Nancy Jean Stebbins, Vancouver WA; Sandee Canton, Washougal WA BRACKET 4 9 Tables 8.19 1 Chris Cookson - Beth Cookson, Nanaimo BC; Wendy Gregory, Duncan BC; Rita Cannon, Ladysmith BC 5.73 2 Dawn Campbell - Ginny Kopacz - Layne Benben - Harriet Hegge, Portland OR 3.28 3/4 Shirley Scofield - Chris Gates, Salem OR; Richard Howard - Dennis Craig, Silverton OR 3.28 3/4 Chris Moore - Joe Moore, Delta BC; Jean Sager - Dennis Sager, Stanwood WA

Ì Why bridge instead of poker?...Bridge is for people who like to play cards...Poker is for people who like to bet — by watching cards.… Poker is not a card game, it’s just a betting game that happens to use cards.

Dan McGuire, Las Vegas, NV, Bridge Bulletin, August 2008, p. 8

E A R L Y B I R D C O M P A C T B R K T D K N O C K O U T S

EARLY BIRD COMPACT KO 1 5 Tables 15.98 1 Joan Cremin, Paradise Valley AZ; Curtis Cheek - Marc Jacobus - Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 8.47 2 Bruce Brownfield - Leonard Wisbey, Graham WA; Paul Bartron - Jerry Thorpe, Tacoma WA

EARLY BIRD COMPACT KO 2 5 Tables 4.66 1 Nancy Crawford - George Crawford - Judy Davis, Portland OR; Robert Law, Tigard OR 2.47 2 Jean Sager - Dennis Sager, Stanwood WA; Joe Moore - Chris Moore, Delta BC S T R A T I F I E D S W I S S T E A M S ( F r i d a y E v e n i n g )

A B C 27 Tables 5.61 1 1 Ian Kirk, Tualatin OR; Stephen Smith, West Linn OR; Paul Reeves - Veronica Reeves, Tigard OR 68.00 4.21 2 Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Brenda Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Betsy McCormick, Portland OR 59.00 3.16 3 2 Bruce Boan - Peggy Boan, Mill Bay BC; Gordon Link, Dsrt Hot Sprngs CA; Angela Taylor, Nanaimo BC 56.00 2.37 4 Ken Scholes, Bellevue WA; Bonnie Fortune, Newberg OR; Sam Asai - Marta Cannell, Hood River OR 54.00 2.88 5/6 3 1 Bill Russell - Larry Liewer, Scappoose OR; Kenneth Dunbar - Tricia Zigrang, Portland OR 51.00 1.56 5/6 Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; David Brower, Portland OR 51.00 2.16 4 2 Diana Barnes, Newport OR; Walter Orchard, Yachats OR; Richard Carpenter - Marianna Carpenter, Jasper TX 50.00 1.62 5 3 John Curtis, Astoria OR; Rick Gardner, Arch Cape OR; Fred Kulczycki - Jan Kulczycki, South Bend WA 49.00 1.22 4 Lawrence Swanson, Walnut Creek CA; James Weider, Portland OR; Nancy Jean Stebbins, Vancouver WA; Sandee Canton, Washougal WA 48.00