July 8-18, 2004 76th Summer North American Bridge Championships DAILY BULLETIN New York, New York

Volume 76, Number 1 Friday, July 9, 2004 Editors: Brent Manley and Henry Francis Hall of Fame adds five new members Five all-time greats were inducted into the Bridge Hall of Fame at last night’s Hall of Fame dinner. Peter Weichsel made the grade in his first year of eligibility because of his amazing record. Jimmy Maier and Harold Harkavy, stars from many years ago, were recognized as the von Zedtwitz Award winners for their outstanding performances many decades ago. Amalya Kearse and Jeff Rubens were honored with the Blackwood Award for their tremendous contributions to the game. Also honored was Lynn Deas as the Sidney Lazard Jr. Sportsperson of the Year. Zia Mahmood did a great job as master of ceremonies. Peter Weichsel It was a family affair for Weichsel. On hand One of the game’s greatest partnerships – were his wife Marcia, his brother John and his two Alan Sontag, left, and Peter Weichsel, were children, and his two stepsons, Craig and Reed. The together again last night. Weichsel entered the Amalya Kearse, right, was inducted into the family is going to grow by one tomorrow – brother Bridge Hall of Fame and Sontag gave the Bridge Hall of Fame last night. She was John will marry Dee Stanton tomorrow. introduced by Jacqui Mitchell. introductory speech. Alan Sontag was due to be the introducer for Weichsel, but Zia preempted Sontag, saying, “Peter We want you! For is a fighter – he has never given less than his best.” Then Sontag took over. “He’s my favorite the CBS Early Show partner. We’re like an old married couple – married, Set your alarm clocks for Monday, July 12, divorced and then married again. Peter is fierce, when the ACBL, the NABC and all of our players intractable and tough.” will be featured on the CBS Early Show. Sontag told about the time he and Weichsel CBS is reserving a spot for bridge players in helped Al and Rita Rand to get to the semifinals of front of its outdoor broadcast plaza a few short the Spingold. Sontag thought sure there would be a blocks from the Hilton, at 59th Street and 5th Continued on page 3 Avenue. A CBS bus will pick up players who are unable Top GNT flight to walk to the station. The bus will be in front of the Hilton by 7:30 a.m. If you are walking, plan to be at CBS by 7:30 a.m. down to four CBS host Dave Price will talk about the NABC Teams captained by Malcolm Brachman, Ken and perhaps interview players if we show up in Scholes, Mark Dahl and Jim Mahaffey enter play force – at least 200 strong. CBS will also provide today in the semifinal round of the Grand National free coffee and donuts. Teams, Championship Flight. Be sure to wear your bridge-themed clothing, Jeff Rubens, right, accepts his plaque as a Brachman (District 16) will square off against and bring signs. The ACBL has set up a sign- new member of the Hall of Fame from Larry Scholes (19), while Dahl (6) will face Mahaffey making shop in the Morgan Suite on the second Cohen, who handled the introduction. (9). Brachman is playing with Bart Bramley, floor with cardboard, pens, cards and pips. The Sidney Lazard, Mike Passell and Eddie Wold. shop will be open until noon Sunday. Semifinals for Scholes’ teammates are Harry Steiner, Henry Lortz The NABC will be mentioned at the 8 a.m. and and Wayne Olrich. 8:30 a.m. time slots from coast to coast. Everyone Dahl is joined by David Butler, Alan Schwartz is welcome – players, family members and caddies. GNT, Flight A and Ai-Tai Lo. Mahaffey’s teammates are Gary Remember to call home and have your friends Teams from Districts 12, 25, 8 and 6 will Cohler, Michael Seamon, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric tape the show. square off today in the semifinal round of the Grand Rodwell and Barnet Shenkin. National Teams, Flight A. The squads, by captain, are Mark Leonard New Yorkers going (District 12), James Rasmussen (25), Michael 2 California teams Halvorsen (8) and Marshall Kuschner (6). still going in Flight B The pairings are Leonard versus Rasmussen strong in Flight C Two California teams are still in the chase for and Halvorsen against Kuschner. The event will New York teams from Districts 3 and 24 are the Grand Nationals Teams Flight B championship. conclude Saturday. ready for their quarterfinal matches this afternoon As eight teams begin their quarterfinal matches this in Flight C of the Grand Nationals. David Huber of afternoon, District 21, captained by Jim Leuker of Tarrytown NY, the District 3 captain, will lead his Family Feud – tonight San Francisco, will oppose the only Canadian team remaining – District 2, captained by Lino D’Souza squad against District 19, the only Canadian team Hosted by David Berkowitz and Larry of Burlington ON. District 22, headed by Sudheer remaining. District 24, headed by Ryan Connors of Cohen. Two matches are anticipated: the 2004 Helekar of Laguna Hills CA, will take on the Texas Chester NJ, will oppose District 13, a team from the Venice Cup team versus the audience, and the team from District 16, captained by Hua Yang of Chicago area. Connors is from New Jersey but his 2004 Bermuda Bowl team versus the audience, Plano TX. teammates are all New Yorkers. players’ schedules permitting. Questions were The other matches will pit District 4 It’s East vs. West as District 7 (the Carolinas) developed by Judy and Robin Kay. (Pennsylvania and New Jersey) against District 12 takes on District 21 (central California). The other It happens at 11:15 p.m. in the Trianon (Michigan) and District 9 (Florida) against District match pairs District 12 (Michigan) against District Ballroom on the third floor. 25 (western Massachusetts). 14 (Minnesota). Page 2 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Friday, July 9 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Newcomer Reception. Murray Hill Room. 9 a.m. - Noon. Teacher Accreditation Program (TAP) with Carol Mathews. New York Room. 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Easybridge! Presenters update course. Presenters, is it time to renew your Easybridge! accreditation? Find out what’s 9:30 a.m. - Noon. ACBL Laws Commission. Hudson Room. new with Easybridge! in this two-hour session. Free. Green Room. 10 a.m. - noon. ACBL’s School Bridge Lesson Program. Join Charlotte Blaiss, Director of Junior Activities; Julie Greenberg, 5 p.m. - ACBLscore for beginners. Discover how you, as a club Director of Education, and Donna Compton, Education 6:30 p.m. director, can better serve your players, produce game Field Coordinator, for an informative session on teaching results more quickly and cater to special interests and in the schools and the school program funded by the ACBL requests with the ACBL’s outstanding scoring program. and the ACBL Educational Foundation. Free. Lincoln Free. Midtown Room. Room. 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Junior Reception. Concourse A. 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. . Better Bridge Accredited Teacher Course. Audrey Grant will and 7 p.m. - show you a new way to introduce bridge to the absolute Sunday, July 11 10 p.m beginner and demonstrate modern methods from her new 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Easybridge! Accredited Presenters Course. Marti Bridge Basics text. Make your students comfortable at Ronemus will present a continuing education course for duplicate or Internet games. Earn your Better Bridge club managers and teachers working with a bridge club. Accreditation this summer. Nine-hour course. Fee: $125 Learn some outstanding promotional ploys and a new way ($25 for TAP-accredited teachers). New York Room. of getting players into the game. Easybridge! is especially designed to grow newcomer duplicate games. Eight-hour 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Reception for teachers and club officials. This is the course. Fee: $50 (includes materials). Concourse B. ACBL’s “thank you” reception for the teachers and club (Continues Monday 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) officials who work so hard to recruit and retain our members. All teachers are welcome, along with club 9 a.m. - Noon. Better Bridge Cruise Course. Audrey Grant will educate directors, managers and owners. Free. Concourse A. you on the ins and outs of being a successful teacher and game director on a cruise ship. An interesting morning Saturday, July 10 program for current and prospective teachers and directors. 9 a.m. - Noon. Renowned teacher and author Audrey Grant offers a fun Fee: $25 at the door. Lincoln Room. and free bridge lesson for intermediate and newer players. The Topic: Five Commonly Made Mistake — and How to 9:30 a.m. - Board of Governors meeting. All members of the ACBL Fix Them. Complete with handout. Gramercy Room. 11:30 a.m. Board of Governors are invited to attend the Summer NABC meeting to hear and discuss the motions approved 9:30 a.m. - Noon. ACBL Educational Foundation. Midtown Room. by the ACBL Board of Directors. Grand Ballroom. 9:45 a.m. ACBL Membership meeting. Open to all ACBL 9:30 a.m. - Noon. ACBL Laws Commission. Hudson Room. members. Grand Ballroom.

9:30 a.m. - Noon. ACBL Hall of Fame Committee. Lincoln Room. 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Goodwill Committee reception. A special event for players who work to spread goodwill as members of the ACBL 10 a.m. - Noon Coffee with Carol. Join Carol Robertson, Director of Club National Goodwill Committee. Interested in learning more and Member Services, and the ACBL staff for an update on about the committee? Contact your district board member. what’s new with clubs and marketing programs. Network Members only. Regent Room. with other club managers and find out what happened at the Summer ACBL Board of Directors meeting. Free. Concourse 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Guaranteed Club Growth and Prosperity. Want lots of new G. players? Excitement? Growth? Prosperity? Is it time to update or reinvent your club? Bring it into the new 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Bridge Plus+ Murray Hill Room. millennium? Come to our newest seminar conducted by Marti Ronemus and explore four no-fail marketing Between the afternoon and evening sessions. Appeals strategies. Be prepared for a hands-on workshop that will seminar. Location Concourse G. show you the way. Four-hour course. Fee: $25. Concourse C. (Continues Monday 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.)

BRIDGE TALKS Friday, July 9 6:45 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Harriette 9:15 a.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Harry Buckman, R&R: Rights and Responsibilities. Nassau Lampert, When & When Not to Lead a Singleton. Nassau Room. Room 6:45 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Audrey Grant, Sunday, July 11 Improving Your Judgment. Nassau Room 9:15 a.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Jerry Helms, Jerry-isms. Nassau Room. Saturday, July 10 6:45 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Jeff Roman, 9:15 a.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Tommy Ng, After You Have Filled Out the Convention Card. Nassau Transportation. Nassau Room. Room.

LATE NIGHT / ENTERTAINMENT Friday, July 9 reception at 6 p.m. in the I/N playing area on the second 11:15 p.m. – Family Feud, hosted by David Berkowitz and Larry Cohen, floor. Trianon Ballroom, 3rd floor. Vegetable spring rolls at 10:45 Sunday, July 11 p.m. on the 3rd floor promenade. 11:15 p.m. – Two-piano concert with David Levy and Julian Evans. Fruit kabobs at 10:45 p.m. on the 3rd floor promenade. Saturday, July 10 11:15 p.m. – “Bridge to Broadway,” produced and directed by Augie Boehm. Coffee and pastry for I/N players at 9:30 a.m. I/N Daily Bulletin Page 3

Hall of fame Membership meeting Continued from page 1 during BOG session The annual ACBL Membership Meeting, bonus and a good contract for their fine showing. originally scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Sunday, will “Not only was there no bonus – we got fired!” occur during the Board of Governors Meeting, Weichsel told about his mother, whom he starting at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The Membership described as the worst bridge player in history. Meeting will begin at approximately 9:45 a.m. The “But she was smart. One time I had to play with her meetings will take place in the Grand Ballroom. to fill out the movement, and she raised me every time I bid. She’d raise me with a doubleton, a singleton and even a void. But somehow it all Entries worked out and we won! Mother was ecstatic, and For all North American championships with no I consider that to be my greatest achievement in upper masterpoint limit, the entry fee is $16.50 per bridge.” session. All other North American championships Weichsel said there’s something magical about will be $15 per session. Only ACBL members are his partnership with Sontag. He also paid high eligible to play in these events. tribute to Rose Meltzer, who has a world The fee for members in regionals events is $14, championship to her credit as a teammate of but non-members must pay $16. Holding the Sidney Lazard Jr. Sportsmanship Weichsel. All other events are $13 for members, $15 for Trophy is the winner, Lynn Deas. Amalya Kearse non-members. Jacqui Mitchell feels it’s a feather in the cap long ago, was on hand to congratulate Rubens. “It’s for everyone because Kearse has become a the first time I’ve seen Jeff in 40 years.” Hall nominations open member of the Hall of Fame. “It’s an honor that Jimmy Maier ACBL members are invited to submit names was long overdue.” “The greats often die young,” said Alan for consideration for nomination to the ACBL Mitchell let us in on a couple of stories about Truscott as he told about Maier. Bridge Hall of Fame. Send e-mails to Kearse that weren’t exactly judicial. “Did you “Maier was great at anything he tried to do. He [email protected]. know Amalya won the hula hoop contest when she was a fine scholar and he was a tennis star when he Proposals will be accepted July 1 through Sept. was at Wellesley College? That’s right. She swung was only 19. His bridge was so good that he was 30. You may also e-mail to the same address if you those hips until she had it just right.” That’s not asked to join the Four Aces when Michael Gottlieb have questions or would like to know the criteria quite how it was. Actually Kearse was rolling the resigned from the team in 1936. for induction into the Hall of Fame. hula hoop. “But not only did she win,” said Jacqui. “They were headed for the first world “She actually practiced!” championship tournament back in 1937, but Ely Then there was the time she was all hot and Culbertson got into it. He insisted that the team be Monitoring sweaty from a tennis match. “Is the match over?” called representatives of the Culbertson System. At this and future North American someone asked her. “No way,” she said, “he’s That was too much, so the Four Aces refused to Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ ahead.” Jacqui said that sounded OK until she go.” events with visible, real-time cameras. The images discovered that the “he” was a 10-year-old cousin. Maier suffered a heart ailment in 1941 and will be recorded and will be available for later Kearse says the best way to get known is to do died two months later at the age of 33. official inspection and review. something big outside your own field. “In the Arthur Maier, his cousin, represented the By general monitoring of the session and judicial world, I’m known as the judge who plays family at last night’s festivities. He was participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of bridge.” accompanied by his wife Susan. information that may be useful in determining facts She got into bridge writing because someone Harold Harkavy and settling issues arising from some types of told her that “Bridge a la Une,” a French book by “I never saw Harry Harkavy make a mistake,” ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. This Jose LeDentu, was perhaps the best book on said Richard Freeman about his old friend. “I procedure is intended to assure everyone that the bridge. She agreed when she read it, and she remember the time everyone in the North-South playing field is level and that misbehavior will not decided to translate it into English. Later she had field was playing one notrump and making either be tolerated. the pleasure of meeting LeDentu, and they co- 90 or 120. But Harry made plus 600. What’s so produced the book in English. “We corresponded unusual about that? Harold was sitting East-West!” Pre-Alert forms in French, but we talked in English.” Harkavy had many triumphs to his credit when She believes bridge is the quintessence of the he developed pancreatitis at the age of 50. He died If your partnership plays special overcalls, you spirit of Olympic sport. “We can play together, so a short time later. His best year was 1963 when he must fill out a pre-Alert/disclosure form and make we should be able to work together,” she said. won both the Vanderbilt and the Spingold. He also it available to your opponents when you play in Jeff Rubens triumphed in the Chicago (now the Reisinger) in events that allow Mid-Chart and Super-Chart “Some young boys grow up with ‘Playboy,’ 1952, and he was a victor in the Master Mixed conventions. but I grew up with ‘The Bridge World,’” said Larry Teams four times. He had a reputation for being This applies to NABC+, regional or higher Cohen as he introduced Rubens. “His writings on particularly deadly when it came to opening leads. knockouts and Flight A Swiss games. Look for the bridge are mind-boggling. His footprint is on Lynn Deas light blue forms on the table where convention everything that gets into his magazine. Beth Palmer and Deas began their partnership cards are available. “But he’s very stingy with exclamation points. 24 years ago. “Lynn is a very strong person,” said I almost have to sign my life away to get him to let Palmer. “She has consistently shown courage and Turn ‘em off me put an exclamation point after a bid. valor. She has shown just how competitive she is Cell phones, audible pagers or any similar “Jeff ended his playing career too soon. He by the way she has overcome the adversity her communication equipment may not be operated or was a fine player – he even played in the Bermuda health has given her.” operable in the playing area during a session of Bowl in 1973 with B. Jay Becker.” She told about the time during the 1989 Venice play at NABCs except for health-related equipment When Rubens took the mike, he told of Cup in Australia when the Americans were down or by permission of the director-in-charge of the interesting experiences he has had all his life with 86 IMPs against the Dutch. “Some of the players tournament or event. partners, teammates, opponents, acquaintances, were discouraged,” said Palmer, “but not Lynn. editors, co-authors, contributors, business ‘We can get it back,’ she said – and we did.” associates and correspondents. “We all have one Deas expressed thanks for the award, but she thing in common – the love of the game,” he said. gave all the credit to her partners and teammates. ♠♥♦♣ Bob Mosher, who used to play with Rubens Check Us Out! 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Beauty and the Beast Now to the post mortem discussion. Is it beneficial to start by saying: “How could we lose By George Retek 12 IMPs when the contract was ice cold?” Or: “Do Are you playing bridge to enjoy the beauty of you think I am a moron to go down in a solid the game or to prove that you are always right? contract?” During the recent Canadian National Team Having respect for feelings of our teammates is Championships, this hand provided several more important in the long run than proving that interesting elements. one is right in the technical aspects of our game that You are South on lead with this hand we love to analyze so dearly. ♠K J 10 8 ♥9 7 ♦5 3 ♣10 8 6 5 2 A question for the bridge connoisseur: can after this auction declarer succeed even if North ducks the ♦J at trick West North East South two and switches to a spade later? 1NT Pass 2♣ Pass 3♠ (1)Pass 3NT All Pass Appeals seminar (1) Maximum with five spades and three The ACBL will organize combined dinner and hearts. teach-in about the appeals process, starting at 5:15 It sounds like a club lead is called for. Would Roy Green p.m. (between the afternoon and evening sessions) “Aiming to please.” you lead your third-, fourth- or fifth-best on Saturday, July 10 in Concourse G on the lower (depending on partnership style), or second level of the hotel. Service with a smile highest, hoping that partner will switch to another Players interested in serving on appeals Former ACBL Chief Executive Roy G. Green suit (spades?) when he gets in? committees are urged to attend. Jeff Polisner and was known for his good public relations when he At the table where a low club was led, partner Barry Rigal will discuss misinformation during the was still working in Memphis. He often went for played the ♣K at trick one and later was eager to meeting. Pizza will be provided. refreshments for opponents during games when he try to establish the suit by returning it each time he Rigal is chairman of the National Appeals and his wife, Mary, were at tournaments. got in, even to the extent of ignoring a standard Committee. Polisner is counsel to the World Bridge Thursday night, Green went to the Grand defensive play of ducking on the first lead of a key Federation and an NAC vice chairman. Ballroom in a tuxedo, fresh from an appearance as suit. chairman of the ACBL Hall of Fame dinner. The lead was duplicated at the other table, but He stopped by the coffee table to fetch a cup the opening leader, using the Smith echo, indicated Doors locked and was doing so when a woman approached. he was not really crazy about his opening lead, As a security measure, the Hilton keeps the “I’d like a cup of coffee,” she said. making it easier for partner to find the key ducking side doors on 54th Street locked. If you exit that Without hesitating, Green pushed the cup he play. The effect of leading the ♣8 would have been way, you must reenter through the hotel garage. was making for himself to her. the same, of course. Beginning at 11 p.m. each day, you must show “Would you like cream?” he inquired. The full deal: your room key to get into the hotel. If you are not a “Yes,” she said. Dlr: South ♠ 6 3 guest of the hotel, you must show your ACBL “Would you like regular cream or half and Vul: Both ♥ K 10 5 3 convention card. half?” ♦ K Q 8 6 “Half and half,” she said. ♣ K 9 7 Notice to players ♠ 7 2 ♠ A Q 9 5 4 Green poured. Each player must have an ACBL convention ♥ A J 8 6 ♥ Q 4 2 “Do you want sugar?” asked the ex-CEO. card filled out and on the table. Other types of ♦ A 10 9 4 2 ♦ J 7 “Yes,” she said, “one packet.” convention cards, such as the WBF convention ♣ 4 3 ♣ AQ J Green put in the sugar and asked if he card or homemade cards that do not sufficiently ♠ K J 10 8 could stir it. resemble the ACBL convention card, are not ♥ 9 7 He did so, handed her the cup and said with a acceptable substitutes. sly smile: “You know, I work for tips.” ♦ 5 3 All of a sudden, the woman got a quizzical look ♣ 10 8 6 5 2 on her face. “Do you work here?” she asked. The woman was turning away, so she didn’t notice that Green had maintained a diplomatic Free Lesson with Audrey Grant silence. Saturday, July 10 Snack bar Alert! Topic: Five Commonly Made Mistakes – The snack bar on the third floor of the Hilton and How to Fix Them will operate from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. After 3 Complete with Handouts. p.m., there will be a beverage station set up outside Site: Gramercy Room Time: 10 a.m. to noon the Marketplace Restaurant on the first floor of the hotel. Caddies will be available during the games to get drinks for players. Better Bridge Accredited Teacher Course Audrey Grant will show you how to make your students Goodwill message comfortable at duplicate or Internet games using modern Welcome to New York and the Summer methods from her new “Bridge Basics” book. North American Championships. A wide range Fee: $25 for TAP Teachers; $125 for others of events awaits you, and Time: Friday 2-5 p.m. & 7-10 p.m. July 9 & 10 don’t miss the many Saturday: 9 a.m. - noon special attractions this city Location: New York Friday & has to offer. Saturday Aileen Osofsky Goodwill Chairman

Keep Bridge in Your Plans . . . Be with District 3 at our 2 Regionals to Round Out the Year August 9-15, 2004 – Crowne Plaza Meadowlands, October 18-24, 2004 – Sheraton Danbury Hotel, Secaucus, New Jersey – $109 room rate Danbury CT. $72 room rate single/double. Play in single/double. Play in 3 Bracketed KOs, 2 Compact 3 Bracketed KOs and 3 Compact Kos. A very KOs and Larry King’s BPT Prize Money Bridge special new location for District 3. Thanks to Tournament, starting Wednesday evening. District 25 for loaning us the state of Connecticut. See our ads in the Bridge Bulletin, fliers at this NABC and our web site - www.bridge-district3.org Daily Bulletin Page 5

GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT 22 Teams Welcome, social Malcolm Brachman - Bart Bramley - Sidney Lazard, Dallas TX; Mike Passell, Plano TX; Eddie Wold, Houston TX vs bridge players Ken Scholes, Bellevue WA; Harry Steiner - Henry Lortz - Wayne Ohlrich, Seattle WA Super Saturday – July 10 Second floor Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; David Butler, Keswick VA; Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA; Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA A day of activities and bridge games for people vs interested in trying a low-key form of competitive Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Michael Seamon, Miami Beach FL; Eric Rodwell, bridge. Clearwater Bch FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL; Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL 9:30 a.m. FREE coffee and pastry. 22.50 5/8 Dick Benson, Le Roy IL; Jack Bryant - Roger Lord - Jacqueline Sincoff - Kenneth Bland, Saint 10 a.m. FREE bridge lesson with Audrey Louis MO; Gary Kessler, Springfield IL Grant — “Five Commonly Made Mistakes and 22.50 5/8 Dennis Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Jerry Clerkin, New Albany IN; Douglas Simson - Walter Johnson, How to Fix Them: An Introduction to Duplicate Columbus OH Strategy.” 22.50 5/8 Perry Johnson, Bloomfield Hls MI; Michael Zerbini, Clarkston MI; Chuck Burger, West Bloomfield 3p.m. Special Stratified MI; Howard Perlman, Franklin MI Intermediate/Newcomer Game (0-300 22.50 5/8 Roy Welland - Bjorn Fallenius - Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Robert Levin, Bronx NY; Steve masterpoints). Trophy for the winning pair in the Weinstein, Andes NY; Michael Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY 0-5 strat. 6p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Reception. GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS FLIGHT A Food, fun and celebrity guests. 22 Teams 6:45 p.m. Celebrity Speaker Program. Ken Mark Leonard, Ypsilanti MI; Thomas Rozinski, Ann Arbor MI; Barry Lippitt, Southfield MI; Richard Mydloski, Monzingo – Think Like a Pro. Taylor MI 7:30p.m. Special Stratified vs James Rasmussen - Pamela Miller - Walter Lee - Jonathan Weinstein - Henry Wong, Cambridge MA; David Intermediate/Newcomer Game (0-300 Metcalf, Newton MA masterpoints). Trophy for the winning pair in the 0-5 strat. Michael Halvorsen - Madhu Viswanathan, Champaign IL; Krishnanand Maillacheruvu, Peoria IL; Larry Rabideau, Saint Anne IL; Richard Blumenthal, Lk in The Hls IL Convention card reminder vs Each player is required to have a convention Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA; Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC; Hal Hindman, Annandale VA; Mark Chen, Oak card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a Hill VA session. Both partnership cards must be identical. 16.88 5/8 Mike Potoczak, Mt Prospect IL; Wieslaw Kalita, Woodridge IL; Jaroslaw Piasecki, Buffalo Grove Both must include the first and last names of each IL; Marian Krasowski, Prospect Hts IL; Pawel Piotr Boruta, Des Plaines IL member of the partnership. 16.88 5/8 Doug Deschner - Lorna Deschner - Charles Lamb - Mary McGarry, Red Deer AB If a director determines that neither player has 16.88 5/8 Michael Katz, San Ramon CA; Grant Vance, San Leandro CA; Michel Schneider, Berkeley CA; a substantially completed card, the partnership may Vicki Laycock - Robin Roche, San Francisco CA; Robert Munson, Danville CA play only the Standard American Yellow Card and 16.88 5/8 Judy Elbogen, Mission Viejo CA; Andrew De Leon, Laguna Hills CA; Wirt Gilliam, San Diego CA; may use only standard carding. This restriction Jon Wright, La Mesa CA; William Hall, Thousand Oaks CA may be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent round after convention cards have been properly GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS FLIGHT B prepared and approved by the director. 23 Teams Further, the partnership will receive a 1/6 board Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON; Junaid Said, Scarborough ON; Ivan Popivanov, Markham ON; Chandrashekh matchpoint penalty for each board played, Marathe, Mississauga ON commencing with the next round and continuing vs until the restriction is lifted. In IMP team games, Jim Leuker, San Francisco CA; Bruce Tuttle - Shelley Lapkoff, Berkeley CA; Sathya Bettadapura, Campbell CA; penalties shall be at the discretion of the director. Tanakorn Lavanakul, Dublin CA If the director determines the partnership has at Robert Grover, Fogelsville PA; David Kresge, Spinnerstown PA; Walter Bell, Orefield PA; Nick Straguzzi, Mullica least one substantially completed convention card Hill NJ; Barry Cohen, Voorhees NJ but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, vs the director may give warnings or assign such Beth Armstrong, Kalamazoo MI; Robert Houtrow, Delton MI; Jacqueline DeRouin, Okemos MI; Lowell Seyburn, penalties as he deems appropriate under the Portage MI; William Northrop, Schoolcraft MI circumstances. The objective of these warnings and penalties David Reiter, Hollywood FL; Jay Wasserman, Boca Raton FL; Kenneth Peyser, Miami FL; Ora Lourie, Hypoluxo is the encouragement of full compliance with FL ACBL regulations. vs Jonathan Cohen, Prior Lake MN; Charles Nauen, Saint Paul MN; Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN; Patti Stuhlman, Minneapolis MN I/N players special Play any or all weekend games, July 9-11 and Hua Yang - Weishu Wu, Plano TX; Gerry McKim, Garland TX; Hanchang Wang, Irving TX play for half price July, 16, 17 and 18. vs Sudheer Helekar, Laguna Hills CA; Joseph Chaikin, Garden Grove CA; Hemant Bhatia, Foothill Ranch CA; Jay More than Masterpoints Helekar, Newport Beach CA Register for the tournament at the intermediate/newcomer registration desk on the GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS FLIGHT C second floor and you are automatically entered in a 22 Teams raffle to win a hand-knit bridge afghan (made by David Huber, Tarrytown NY; Dana Rossi, Greenwich CT; Adam Lally, Yorktown Hts NY; Henry Deutsch, Dobbs District 24’s own Sue Scholer) featuring the king of Ferry NY; Michael Otte, Sleepy Hollow NY; H Jay Sloofman, Ardsley NY hearts. vs Andrew Nalos - Grant Gayman, Vancouver BC; Kam Tang - Jack Lee, Richmond BC Desk hours Jaime Villanueva, Greer SC; Barbara Somervill, Simpsonville SC; Kvk Sundaram - Ks Vaidyanathan - Jay Jairam, Registration Desk Partnership Desk Matthews NC 8:30 am.-10 a.m. 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. vs 10 a.m.-1 p.m. 12 p.m.-1 p.m. Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Andrew Cotton - Ron Fertig, Berkeley CA; Qixiang Sun, Mountain View CA; John 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. 6:45 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Barth, Santa Cruz CA

Amy Kiefer - David Harty - Han Peters - Grigoriy Blekherman, Ann Arbor MI Hospitality Desk I/N Desk vs 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Roger Webb - Micah Adler, Amherst MA; Rolland Taylor, Florence MA; James Schuyler, Northampton MA 12 p.m.-3 p.m. 2:30 p.m.-3 p.m. 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. 7 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Lech Brzozowski - Tadeusz Szych - Norbert Iwanowicz, Chicago IL; Wlodzimierz Lopalewski, Romeoville IL; Bogdan Nestorowski, Mundelein IL; Michael Omielski, Bensonville IL vs Masterpoint disclaimer Ryan Connors, Chester NJ; Mark Dean - Daniel Wilderman - Helena McGahagan, New York NY Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are subject to change because of score changes or corrections. Therefore, the masterpoint awards as shown are also subject to change. Page 6 Daily Bulletin

EDUCATIONAL FUND KNOCKOUTS INTERNATIONAL FUND GAME Bracket 1 14 Teams 96 Pairs Ken Gee, Regina SK; Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN; Ian Boyd, ABC Calgary AB; Patti Hurlbert, Santa Ynez CA; Ari Greenberg, 13.53 1 Roman Smolski - Vera Petty, Warwick Bermuda 214.00 Malibu CA; Martha Kaplan, Milledgeville GA vs 10.15 2 Rick Kaye, Bingham Farms MI; Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON 213.50 Rick Kaye, Bingham Farms MI; Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; 8.07 3 1 John Berry, Coventry RI; Marion Yonke, Manhasset NY 201.00 Ed White - Gene Owens, Grand Blanc MI; Bernace DeYoung, 5.71 4 Morella Pacheco, Pompano Beach FL; Perla Sultan Slimak, Caracas Miami FL; John Russell, North Barringto IL Venezuela 199.00 4.28 5 Melanie Tucker - Aaron Silverstein, New York NY 198.50 Ahmed Sorathia, Chino CA; Mariko Kakimoto, Newport Coast 3.21 6 Stanley Roth - Ted Newman, New York NY 198.00 CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Norm Gordon, Dol-Des- Ormeaux QC 6.05 2 1 James Krot, Winter Springs FL; Xing Yuan, Ann Arbor MI 195.92 vs 4.54 3 Robert Fournier, Knoxville TN; John Hassett, Kennesaw GA 192.00 Farid Assemi, Fresno CA; Edward Wojewoda, Clovis CA; 3.71 4 2 Sanda Enciu, Lauderhill; S Landers, Old Westbury NY 191.50 Waldemar Frukacz, Ottawa ON; Martin Andresen - Fon Aabye, 2.55 5 Richard Feuer - Thomas Feuer, New York NY 190.50 Oslo Norway; Arve Farstad, Oslo Norway 1.92 6 Victor Hsu, Waldwick NJ; Robert Ling, Chattanooga TN 186.50 2.78 3 Marilyn Tjader, Darien CT; Martha Hathaway, Norwalk CT 172.50 Bernard Bruckenstein, Yonkers NY; Norma Frankel, Great Neck NY; Judy Schwartz, Floral Park NY; Bernard Gench, Flushing 2.09 4 David Doretsky, Plainview NY; Henry Kuhn, Patchogue NY 172.08 NY; Jerry Spitz, Oakland Gardens NY 1.57 5 Shelly Dunietz - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 165.50 vs 1.32 6 Elinor Haberman - David Rosenberg, New York NY 163.50 George Rosenkranz, Mexico; Disa Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Bob Morris, Houston TX; Fulvio Fantoni - Claudio Nunes, Rome EDUCATION FOUNDATION PAIRS Italy 162 Pairs Jim Murphy, Chesapeake VA; Tim Crank, Wheaton MD; Lloyd ABC Arvedon, Bedford MA; Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Pat 18.29 1 1 Stephen Castellino - Colette Castellino, Fremont CA 218.50 McDevitt, Brookline MA; Richard De Martino, Riverside CT 13.72 2 2 Greg Humphreys - Noble Shore, Charlottesville VA 200.50 vs 10.29 3 Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA; George Colter, Fredericton NB 200.21 Marin Marinov - David Maidman - Ani Kovacheva - Valentin 7.72 4 Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA; Gene Freed, Los Angeles CA 197.00 Kovacheva, New York NY 5.79 5 Michael Emanuel - R Jay Becker, New York NY 193.00 4.34 6 Gennifer Binder - Aaron Silverstein, New York NY 191.38 Bracket 2 16 Teams 3.26 7 Susan Fuller, Miami FL; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL 189.50 Robert Zier, Great Falls VA; Steve Bunning, Vienna VA; Kris 5.32 8 3 1 Shiu-Ming Huang - Robert Chui, San Marino CA 188.50 Miller, Reston VA; Henry Strauch, Potomac MD 1.93 9/10 Gail Bell, King of Prussia PA; Charles Gray, Philadelphia PA 188.00 vs 3.99 9/10 4 Peter Bonfanti - Philip Lentz, New York NY 188.00 Carl Gueli - Lydia Betz, Great Neck NY; Vinny Messina, Wolfeboro NH; Joseph Thal, New York NY 3.03 5 Jing Dong Chen, Rowland Heights CA; Yiyi Liang, San Marino CA 186.00 3.09 6 2 Gregory Jegier, Long Branch NJ; Charles Hage, Monmouth Beach NJ 181.88 Bruce Neiger, Merrick NY; Larry Ascher - Diana Tenery-Ascher, 2.32 3 Charlie Garrod - Jennifer Lin, Pittsburgh PA 173.00 East Orange NJ; Andrew Skolnick, Bedford Hills NY; Eric 1.74 4 David Loken, Mc Lean VA; Gretchen Handwerger, Washington DC 169.50 Mayefsky, Chappaqua NY; Joon Pahk, Stanford CA 1.30 5 Phyllis Berkovitz, Pittsburgh PA; Murray Goldman, Coronado CA 167.00 vs Bob Fournier, Knoxville TN; John Hassett, Kennesaw GA; Saeed 1.17 6/7 Carole Simon, Newton MA; Robena O’Malley, Brookline MA 163.00 Shah - Shahnaz Shah, Lahore Pakistan 0.86 6/7 Robin Hillyard, Waltham MA; Joo-Hee Janicki, Markham ON 163.00

Yumi Nagato - Yasuko Bornstein - Junko Mizuno, New York NY; THURSDAY INTERNATIONAL FUND PAIRS Kuniko Kusumoto, Fort Lee NJ 94 Pairs vs ABC Carolyn Lewis, Louisville KY; Rahn Smith, Brandon FL; Charlotte Anderson, Madison WI; Dilip Udeshi, Bensalem PA 19.95 1 Curtis Carpenter - Chris Moll, Metairie LA 385.00 14.96 2 Dick Yarington, Seattle WA; Ruth Nakano, Kirkland WA 379.00 Steven Picus, Thiensville WI; John Glick, Hope IN; Nancy 11.22 3 Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; Jay Levy, Amherst NY 377.50 Zakim, Kentfield CA; William McFall, New Berlin WI 8.42 4 William Muir - Victoria Muir, Kansas City MO 374.50 vs 6.31 5 Monte Evans - Vernon Evans, Redfield SD 372.50 Julian Wernick - Mike Amos - Liam Johnstone, Birmingham 6.06 6 Malle Andrade - Lew Walter, New York NY 369.13 England; Jon Downing, Solihill England 3.64 7 Andre Chartrand, Chateauguay QC; Serge Chevalier, Montreal QC 367.50 Bracket 3 13 Teams 10.92 1 Paul Kirby - Harvey Schwartz, New York NY 359.76 Vittorio Ginzburg - Arlyne Shockman, Philadelphia PA; Robert 8.19 2 Rochelle Djmal, Allenhurst NJ; Diane Katz, Deal NJ 353.00 Jacob, Los Angeles CA; Gary Anders, Highland Park IL 6.14 3 Steven Love, White Plains NY; Mohan Dutt, Bronx NY 352.92 vs 5.44 4 1 Paul Margules, Brooklyn NY; Rudolph Ioffe, New York NY 349.50 Elliot Slavis, Palm Beach FL; Jaime Dornbusch, Aventura FL; Francisco Bernac, Miami FL; Jack Eng, Livingston NJ; Don 3.46 5 Dick Mc Cluer, Vancouver WA; Teresa Ozias, Dallas OR 341.00 Giulianti, Hollywood FL 2.59 6 Barbara Kimmel, New York NY; Kerry Kappell, Woodside NY 340.00 4.08 2 Ingrid Buschmann, Icking Germany; Ursula Maini, Largo FL 337.50 Eva Ratonyi - Virginia Saul, Atlanta GA; Carol Fielder, Jackson 3.06 3 R Muhlbach, Forest Hills NY; Indur Shivdasani, New York NY 325.50 MS; Mortimer Katz, Ottawa ON 2.71 4 Leonard Nissim - Ronald Shorr, New York NY 325.00 vs 2.32 5 Harvey Wolfson - Linda Trigoboff, New York NY 311.50 Willis Mitchell, Dearborn MI; Carol Sullivan, Westland MI; Elaine Hall - Joan Savage, Canton MI 1.97 6 Drew Becker, Mequon WI; Jason Rosenfeld, Potomac MD 307.00

Barbara Wheeler, Sacramento CA; Paul Cushman, New York THURSDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS NY; Donald Chang, Palo Alto CA; Jean Carpenter, Harbor 37 Pairs Springs MI ABC vs 4.10 1 1 1 Arline Addiss - Howard Linzer, New York NY 112.80 Howard Kudler - Bea Kudler, Quogue NY; Tony Traster - Rosalie Traster, New York NY 3.08 2 Theodore Wilkinson, Washington DC; Hadi Abushakra, Kensington MD 106.50 2.60 3 2 Matthew O’Connor, Upper Saddle Rv NJ; Milton Flamer, Bridgeport CT 104.00 Marcia Beilin - Flora Schnall - Sue Chow - Hal Barth, New York 1.95 4 3 Shirley Sherak - Joanne Stillman, New York NY 102.62 NY; Thea Price, Brooklyn NY 1.46 5 4 Patrick Thompson, New York NY; Angelina Fong, Cliffside Park NJ 101.50 vs 1.52 6 5 2 Virginia Swift, Midway AL; Marsha Porcell, New York NY 97.96 Shaun Gallagher - Barb Gallagher, Highlands Ranch CO; Meg Harrington, Denver CO; Deb Crisfield, Summit NJ 1.14 6 3 Ann Steinberg, New York NY; Ross Wentworth, Jersey City NJ 96.26 0.85 4 Wende Dallain - Gerard Dallain, Oak Park IL 93.42 ♠♥♦♣ 0.64 5 Edith Fiore, Sarasota FL; George Riley, Qualicum Beach BC 89.09

INTERNATIONAL FUND/EDUCATIONAL FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION G EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Erez Hendelman, New York NY; Susan Bender-Scheer, Morristown NJ 202.00 1 William Muir - Victoria Muir, Kansas City MO 186.00 2 Andre Chartrand, Chateauguay QC; Serge Chevalier, Montreal QC 195.00 2 Powhatan Wooldridge, Buffalo NY; Seymour Strickberger, New York NY 174.00 3 Dick Yarington, Seattle WA; Ruth Nakano, Kirkland WA 183.50 3 1 1 Leonard Nissim - Ronald Shorr, New York NY 173.00 4 1 Barbara Kimmel, New York NY; Kerry Kappell, Woodside NY 179.50 4 Howard Epley, Kent WA; Craig Zastera, Woodinville WA 169.00 5 Jane Segal, Villanova PA; Judy Kay-Wolff, Dallas TX 175.50 5 Abbie Cole, New York NY; Jim Daniel, Shrewsbury NJ 166.00 6 Beverly Perry, New York NY; Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY 163.00 6 Elliot Sternlicht - Alan Lechner, New York NY 165.00 2 Leslie Powell - Sherry Ann Kavaler, New York NY 157.50 2 Joe Rizzuto, Delmar NY; Peter Wick, Cohoes NY 164.00 3 Dick Mc Cluer, Vancouver WA; Teresa Ozias, Dallas OR 151.00 3 2 Harvey Wolfson - Linda Trigoboff, New York NY 156.50 1 Marcia Zinger, Savron Israel; Estera Lisker, East Quogue NY 135.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION H EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Malle Andrade - Lew Walter, New York NY 188.50 1 Curtis Carpenter - Chris Moll, Metairie LA 199.50 2 1 1 R Muhlbach, Forest Hills NY; Indur Shivdasani, New York NY 187.00 2 1 1 Paul Margules, Brooklyn NY; Rudolph Ioffe, New York NY 193.00 3 2 Steven Love, White Plains NY; Mohan Dutt, Bronx NY 185.50 3 2 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Barbara Hendra, Brooklyn NY 177.00 4 3 2 Ingrid Buschmann, Icking Germany; Ursula Maini, Largo FL 181.50 4 S Ruskin - Bruce Keidan, Pittsburgh PA 175.00 5 Winthrop Allegaert - Judith Bianco, New York NY 174.00 5 3 Andrea Schneider, Berkeley CA; Rachel Weinberger, Brooklyn NY 173.00 6 Rod Beery - Mary Egan, Lincoln NE 172.50 6 4 2 Lillian Zisook - Sharon Gary, Memphis TN 169.00 4 Gloria Tamlyn, Larchmont NY; Ellyn Plato, Hastings Hudson NY 162.00 Daily Bulletin Page 7

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION I EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Monte Evans - Vernon Evans, Redfield SD 212.00 1 1 Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA; Alex Perlin, Weehawken NJ 198.00 2 Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; Jay Levy, Amherst NY 190.50 2 Larry Weatherholt, Shawnee Mission KS; Chad Fisher, Kansas City MO 195.50 3 Craig Cordes - Carole Cordes, Baton Rouge LA 182.50 3 2 Paul Kirby - Harvey Schwartz, New York NY 170.00 4 David Graham - Michael Graham, London England 173.50 4 Richard Spitalnick, Sunnyvale CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 168.50 5 1 Rochelle Djmal, Allenhurst NJ; Diane Katz, Deal NJ 173.00 5 David Moss, New York NY; Henry Moss, Glenview IL 167.00 6 Paul Kopelman, Wayne NJ; Cynthia Colin, New York NY 172.50 6 Martin Hunter, Mississauga ON; Paul Janicki, Markham ON 158.50 2 1 Alisa Crowe, San Ramon CA; Judith Cohen, West End NJ 148.50 3 1 Lee Morgenlander, Hinsdale MA; Edward Mufson, New York NY 156.50 3 Robert Lawrence, Bronx NY; Mario Melamed, Buenos Aires Argentina 148.00 4 Fran Wakely, Belleair FL; Parsla Mason, St Petersburg FL 147.00 4 2 Phyllis Fuchs - Charles Fuchs, Wayne NJ 143.50

INTERNATIONAL FUND GAME 1st SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION B EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Shirley Silver, Huntingtn Sta NY; Emily Phillips, Hendersonville NC 185.00 1 Rick Kaye, Bingham Farms MI; Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON 213.50 2 Arnold Silversmith - Mel Messing, Brooklyn NY 177.50 2 1 John Berry, Coventry RI; Marion Yonke, Manhasset NY 201.00 3 2 Adam Meyerson, Los Angeles CA; Elianna Ruppin, Lincoln NE 175.00 3 David Berkowitz, Old Tappan NJ; Marcia Schloss, New York NY 196.50 4 Antonia Okany, Etobicoke ON; Dan McCaw, Toronto ON 170.00 4 Rahn Smith, Brandon FL; Carolyn Lewis, Louisville KY 188.50 5 3 Mireille Chemtob, Forest Hills NY; Rosette Eschwege, New York NY 165.00 5 Charles Cannon - Edwin Siegel, New York NY 179.50 6 4 1 Elinor Haberman - David Rosenberg, New York NY 163.50 6 David Bohnett - Barbara Lesser, Los Angeles CA 171.00 2 Armand Rappaport - Adele Rappaport, Rockville Ctr NY 158.00 2 1 Sharon Glassman - Sheldon Glassman, High Falls NY 157.50 3 Arthur Loeb - Florence Neuman, New York NY 149.00 4 Patricia Reinhardt, Pittsford NY; Bettyanne Bryan, Rochester NY 137.00 2 Myra Lesser - Frances Berg, Great Neck NY 127.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION D EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Roman Smolski - Vera Petty, Warwick Bermuda 214.00 1 1 Robert Fournier, Knoxville TN; John Hassett, Kennesaw GA 192.00 2 1 1 James Krot, Winter Springs FL; Xing Yuan, Ann Arbor MI 195.92 2 2 Myron Rimer, New City NY; Norton Rimer, La Jolla CA 178.50 3 2 Victor Hsu, Waldwick NJ; Robert Ling, Chattanooga TN 186.50 3 3 1 Marilyn Tjader, Darien CT; Martha Hathaway, Norwalk CT 172.50 4 Matt Granovetter, Kennesaw GA; Tubby Stayman, New York NY 175.96 4/5 William Kronthal - G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, New York NY 172.08 5 William Roberts, New York NY; George Tornay Jr, Palm Beach Gdns FL 166.54 4/5 4 2 David Doretsky, Plainview NY; Henry Kuhn, Patchogue NY 172.08 6 3 Lan Go, Rivervale NJ; Saeko Hisayama, Cliffside Park NJ 162.00 6 Jeffrey Rothstein - Linda Rothstein, New York NY 166.08 7 4 2 Steve Birnbaum, Dallas TX; Joo-Hee Janicki, Markham ON 160.42 7 3 Shelly Dunietz - Rozi Alhale, New York NY 165.50 5 3 Patricia Gold - Jeannine Pollack, New York NY 151.92 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION E EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Morella Pacheco, Pompano Beach FL; Perla Sultan Slimak, Caracas Venezuela 199.00 1 Stanley Roth - Ted Newman, New York NY 198.00 2 Melanie Tucker - Aaron Silverstein, New York NY 198.50 2 1 1 Sanda Enciu, Lauderhill FL; S Landers, Old Westbury NY 191.50 3 Jared Lilienstein - Carleton Lett, New York NY 183.00 3 2 Richard Feuer - Thomas Feuer, New York NY 190.50 4 Mary Poplawski - Harry Nuckols, Vestal NY 172.00 4 Jim Burt, Woodridge IL; Richard Gabriel, Chicago IL 180.50 5 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Bernace De- Young, Miami FL 169.00 5 Edward White - Gene Owens, Grand Blanc MI 175.00 6 1 Steven Picus, Thiensville WI; Robert Menga, Brockton MA 168.50 6 Judi Radin - Ellen Wright, New York NY 171.00 2 Walter Tauber, Longmeadow MA; Kai-Wang Yu, Toronto ON 163.50 3 Michael Estep - Barbara Estep, Hurst TX 170.50 3 Linda Heineman, Scarsdale NY; Marshall Frank, Chappaqua NY 157.00 4 2 Zena Hafetz - Harvey Hafetz, Wyomissing PA 153.00 4 1 Mark Austerlitz, La Mesa CA; Joan Libshutz, New York NY 138.00 3 William Haynes, Cresco PA; Thomas Myers, Bear Creek PA 141.00 2 Monica Jung, Lake Barrington IL; Donna Casey, Palatine IL 137.50

EDUCATION FOUNDATION PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION A EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 David Lindop, Toronto ON; Jean MacDonald, CD 179.50 1 1 1 Shiu-Ming Huang - Robert Chui, San Marino CA 188.50 2 Jack Blair, Las Vegas NV; Simon Kantor, Agawam MA 179.00 2 Emily Seiden, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 184.50 3 Allan Graves, Victoria BC; Richard Coren, Hollywood FL 173.50 3 David Brower, Vancouver WA; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 181.50 4 1 1 Charlie Garrod - Jennifer Lin, Pittsburgh PA 173.00 4/5 Roman Smolski - Vera Petty, Warwick Bermuda 166.50 5 2 David Loken, Mc Lean VA; Gretchen Handwerger, Washington DC 169.50 4/5 Mike Bandler, Alamo CA; Arthur Ferman, El Cerrito CA 166.50 6 Ellen Anten, Encino CA; Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA 166.00 6 2 Rob Meckstroth, Gainesville FL; Rich Regan, Inman SC 162.50 3 Robert Beinfield, New York NY; Richard Tarquinio, Brooklyn NY 156.00 3 Gordon Tanner - Grace Tanner, Bakersfield CA 151.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION B EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Jing Dong Chen, Rowland Heights CA; Yiyi Liang, San Marino CA 186.00 1 1 Greg Humphreys - Noble Shore, Charlottesville VA 200.50 2 Eric Mock, New York NY; Reiko Raese, Boulder CO 174.00 2 Susan Fuller, Miami FL; Maris Zilant, North Miami FL 189.50 3 Chuck Wilkinson, Jackson MS; Bill Heid, Pacifica CA 171.00 3 Gail Bell, King of Prussia PA; Charles Gray, Philadelphia PA 188.00 4 Eric Hochman, Brooklyn NY; Jimmy Pelham, North Baldwin NY 170.50 4 Steven Conrad, Manhasset NY; Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY 179.50 5 Barbara Nudelman, Chicago IL; Jayne Thomas, Lutz FL 170.00 5 2 1 Phyllis Berkovitz, Pittsburgh PA; Murray Goldman, Coronado CA 167.00 6 Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA; William Hunter, Reading MA 165.50 6 Jill Flader, Saint Paul MN; Michael Flader, Eagan MN 164.50 2 1 Carole Simon, Newton MA; Robena O’Malley, Brookline MA 163.00 3 Robin Hillyard, Waltham MA; Joo-Hee Janicki, Markham ON 163.00 3 Lucia Denton - Greg Reich, New York NY 156.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION C EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 John Dockray, Villanova PA; Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 180.50 1 1 Peter Bonfanti - Philip Lentz, New York NY 188.00 2 Beverly Perry, New York NY; Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY 174.50 2 2 Steven Ashe, Tampa FL; Jay Segal, Wykagyl NY 181.50 3 August Boehm, New York NY; Richard Margolis, Melbourne FL 171.00 3 Norton Rimer - Judy Rimer, La Jolla CA 175.50 4 Robert Zwack, Allison Park PA; Gail Carns, Export PA 167.50 4 3 Jenny Hulsey, Collierville TN; Rachel Bass, Germantown TN 168.50 5 1 Estelle Margolin, Rego Park NY; Deanna Goh, Thornhill ON 163.50 5 Jack Harris, Manhasset NY; Gary Paston, Syosset NY 166.00 6 2 Helene Fornia, Clyde Hill WA; Diana Thompson, Bellevue WA 160.00 6 1 Gale Rohrs - Lynn Rohrs, New York NY 162.50 3 1 Seyinc Atay, Istanbul Turkey; Ildeniz Ucan, Turkey 155.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION D EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA; Gene Freed, Los Angeles CA 197.00 1 1 Stephen Castellino - Colette Castellino, Fremont CA 218.50 2 Claire Tornay, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Anita Gumuchdjian, New York NY 176.50 2 Michael Emanuel - R Jay Becker, New York NY 193.00 3/4 Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV; Rose Boot, Fresno CA 175.00 3 Jeffrey Hand, Casselberry FL; Joanne Yeager, Orlando FL 173.00 3/4 Dessy Borisova Popova - Rosen Gunev, Sofia Bulgaria 175.00 4 Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ; Thomas Weik, Reading PA 170.00 5 1 Rachel Chittaro, Kildeer IL; Edward Nield, Westchester IL 174.00 5 John Fout - Douglas Nelson, New York NY 169.50 6 Nancy Kalow, New York NY; Albert Aboody, Solon OH 165.00 6 Ruth Stearns, Glendale WI; Chris Benson, Le Roy IL 158.50 7 Sarah Wiener, Fort Lee NJ; Mary Rem, New York NY 161.50 7 2 Betty Vandervort, Freehold NJ; Faith Reddy, Princeton NJ 156.00 2 Jean Valentine, Arlington VA; Jenny Rose, Alexandria VA 154.50 3 1 Ted Witt, Denver CO; Bruce Sellers, Golden CO 153.00 3 Rona Levine - H David Grace, New York NY 152.00 2 Victor Hsu, Waldwick NJ; Todd Fisher, Chicago IL 145.50 1 Irene Payne - Patricia Stacom, New York NY 133.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION E EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN; Helen Colter, Fredericton NB 186.63 1 Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA; George Colter, Fredericton NB 200.21 2 Ronnie Ferestien, Waban MA; Harold Glazer, Mashpee MA 180.63 2 Gennifer Binder - Aaron Silverstein, New York NY 191.38 3 Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA; Marinesa Letizia, Las Vegas NV 174.20 3 Ellyn Batko, Deerfield IL; Gerald Gitles, Chicago IL 182.00 4 1 Janice Phillips, Atlanta GA; Sharon Rohr, Pittsburgh PA 173.00 4 1 1 Gregory Jegier, Long Branch NJ; Charles Hage, Monmouth Beach NJ 181.88 5 2 Geoffrey Cross, Fernandina FL; Marianne Cross, Fernandina Bch FL 169.13 5 M Schuler, Alexandria VA; Benny Libster, Zoran Israel 175.38 6 Patricia Riding, Smith’s Bermuda; Mark Horton, Romford Essex England 167.13 6 Michael Gore - Steven Zlotnick, Brooklyn NY 175.00 7 3 Paul MacGowan - Joseph Lawrence 164.63 7 Melvin Marcus, Framingham MA; Rena Lieberman, North Easton MA 166.00 4 Richard Quist, Moreno Valley CA; Jim Dingwerth, Kansas City MO 162.29 2 Shelly Dunietz, New York NY; August La Ruffa, Port Jefferson NY 156.79 1 B Gidwani, New York NY; Reva Plofsky, Deerfield IL 161.46 3 Martha Hathaway, Norwalk CT; Carol Davidson, Wilton CT 141.38 2 Margot Hirsch, Arlington TX; Dale Shepherd, Warsaw IN 141.54 THURSDAY INTERNATIONAL FUND PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION G EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 William Muir - Victoria Muir, Kansas City MO 188.50 1 Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; Jay Levy, Amherst NY 187.00 2 Abbie Cole, New York NY; Jim Daniel, Shrewsbury NJ 183.50 2 David Graham - Michael Graham, London England 182.00 3 Roberta Meadow, New York NY; Elliott Grubman, Brooklyn NY 179.50 3 1 Robert Lawrence, Bronx NY; Mario Melamed, Buenos Aires, Argentina 181.00 4 Jesus Arias - Sherry Jackson, New York NY 170.00 4 2 Rochelle Djmal, Allenhurst NJ; Diane Katz, Deal NJ 180.00 5 Howard Epley, Kent WA; Craig Zastera, Woodinville WA 167.00 5 Craig Cordes - Carole Cordes, Baton Rouge LA 178.50 6 Joe Luk - William Nabors, Colorado Springs CO 166.00 6 Paul Kopelman, Wayne NJ; Cynthia Colin, New York NY 162.50 1 1 Harvey Wolfson - Linda Trigoboff, New York NY 155.00 3 1 Paul Morrissette, Hackettstown NJ; Stanley Weisfeld, Rockaway NJ 161.50 2 Leonard Nissim - Ronald Shorr, New York NY 152.00 4 Walter Herzberg, Fair Lawn NJ; Patricia Kent, Mahwah NJ 152.50 2 Alisa Crowe, San Ramon CA; Judith Cohen, West End NJ 143.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION H EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 S Ruskin - Bruce Keidan, Pittsburgh PA 190.50 1 Dick Yarington, Seattle WA; Ruth Nakano, Kirkland WA 195.50 2 Curtis Carpenter - Chris Moll, Metairie LA 185.50 2 1 Dick Mc Cluer, Vancouver WA; Teresa Ozias, Dallas OR 190.00 3 1 1 Drew Becker, Mequon WI; Jason Rosenfeld, Potomac MD 177.50 3 Andre Chartrand, Chateauguay QC; Serge Chevalier, Montreal QC 172.50 4 2 Edward Sable, Marlboro NJ; Karen Baer, Holmdel NJ 172.00 4 2 Leslie Powell - Sherry Ann Kavaler, New York NY 170.00 5 Henry Caspar, Toronto ON; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 168.50 5 David Moss, New York NY; Henry Moss, Glenview IL 165.50 6 Philip Silverstein, Bronx NY; Alene Friedman, New York NY 162.00 6 Erez Hendelman, New York NY; Susan Bender-Scheer, Morristown NJ 164.50 3 2 Paul Margules, Brooklyn NY; Rudolph Ioffe, New York NY 156.50 3/4 Barbara Kimmel, New York NY; Kerry Kappell, Woodside NY 160.50 4 Paul Heide - Marjorie Heide, New York NY 152.00 3/4 1 Betty Hodgman, New Canaan CT; Penelope Glassmeyer, Darien CT 160.50 2 Seth Cohen - Maja Galt, New York NY 157.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION I EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Richard Spitalnick, Sunnyvale CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 191.42 1 Malle Andrade - Lew Walter, New York NY 180.63 2 1 Paul Kirby - Harvey Schwartz, New York NY 189.76 2 Winthrop Allegaert - Judith Bianco, New York NY 173.75 3 Terry Crabbs, Kansas City MO; Ralph Russo, Leawood KS 184.83 3 1 Richard Price - Melissa Price, Glenn Dale MD 173.50 4 Martin Hunter, Mississauga ON; Paul Janicki, Markham ON 172.70 4 2 Steven Love, White Plains NY; Mohan Dutt, Bronx NY 167.42 5 Laurie Vogel - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 171.38 5 3 1 Joan Hoben - Kathleen Rowland, Darien CT 160.42 6 Jane Segal, Villanova PA; Judy Kay-Wolff, Dallas TX 171.25 6 4 2 Bill Wennerberg, Plymouth MA; Norma Lande, Marblehead MA 158.96 2 1 Phyllis Fuchs - Charles Fuchs, Wayne NJ 162.50 3 Andrew Garland, Ridgewood NJ; Bob Zehm, Allendale NJ 147.00 4 Jack Lipson, East Meadow NY; Kay-Ellen Smith, Roslyn NY 146.17

THURSDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION J EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Virginia Swift, Midway AL; Marsha Porcell, New York NY 97.96 1 1 1 Arline Addiss - Howard Linzer, New York NY 112.80 2 2 Ann Steinberg, New York NY; Ross Wentworth, Jersey City NJ 96.26 2 2 Shirley Sherak - Joanne Stillman, New York NY 102.62 3 3 Ann Gill - Ann Watson, Oxford MS 85.37 3 3 2 Wende Dallain - Gerard Dallain, Oak Park IL 93.42 4 4 Lou Sullivan - Hazel Sullivan, Flemington NJ 83.37 4 Renee Sloane, Floral Park NY; Barbara Harris, Riverwoods IL 89.40 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION K EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Matthew O’Connor, Upper Saddle Rv NJ; Milton Flamer, Bridgeport CT 104.00 1 Theodore Wilkinson, Washington DC; Hadi Abushakra, Kensington MD 106.50 2 2 Patrick Thompson, New York NY; Angelina Fong, Cliffside Park NJ 101.50 2 1 Florence Weiss - Steven Waldman, New York NY 92.50 3 3 Barbara McLendon - Corinne Marcus, New York NY 92.50 3 2 1 Craig Caplan - Teresa Caplan, Pasadena MD 88.50 4 George Baird - Erica Obey, New York NY 89.00 4 3 Robert Baker - Melissa Baker, West Harrison NY 86.50 1 Timothy Murphy - Lisa Hostetler, New York NY 84.00 Page 8 Daily Bulletin

TODAY’S SCHEDULE 0-5 Newcomer Pairs play free today. *Unless otherwise indicated, strat breaks for Stratified Open and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). **Members whose payment of dues is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. Friday, July 9th, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Other ACBL Educational Foundation Bracketed KO Teams 2nd Rhinelander, 2nd Floor $14 $16 Morning Bracketed Compact KO Teams I 1-2 Rhinelander, 2nd Floor $14 $16 Continues Saturday morning. Friday-Tuesday Morning Side Game Series* 1st single session Rhinelander, 2nd Floor $14 $16 Friday, July 9th, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Stratified Senior Pairs* 1-2 Trianon, 3rd Floor $14 $16 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Regent, 2nd Floor $13 $15 0-20 Pairs single Regent, 2nd Floor $13 $13 0-5 Newcomer Pairs single Regent, 2nd Floor Free Free Note change in selling location of Intermediate / Novice events Friday, July 9th, 1 & 7:30 p.m. Von Zedtwitz Gold Cup Life Master Pairs 1-2Q Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor $16.50 Bruce LM-5000 Pairs 1-2Q Beekman, 2nd Floor $15 Young LM-1500 Pairs 1-2Q Beekman, 2nd Floor $15 All LM Pair events are two qualifying, two semifinal & two final sessions. Grand National Teams, Championship Flight (2nd session @ 8 p.m.) 1-2SF Nassau, 2nd Floor $16.50 Morehead Grand National Teams, Flight A (2nd session @ 8 p.m.) 1-2SF Nassau, 2nd Floor $15 Sheinwold Grand National Teams, Flight B QF-SF Trianon-Rendezvous, 3rd Floor $15 Mac Nab Grand National Teams, Flight C QF-SF Trianon-Rendezvous, 3rd Floor $15 North American College Bridge Team Championship Qual-RR Trianon-Rendezvous, 3rd Floor (Continues Saturday) Stratified Open Pairs* 1-2 Mercury, 3rd Floor $14 $16 Note change in selling location of Stratified Open Pairs Bracketed KO Teams I 1-2 Rhinelander, 2nd Floor $14 $16 (Continues Saturday) ACBL Educational Foundation Side Game 1st single session Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor $14 $16 (Friday-Sunday Side Game Series) Friday, July 9th, 7:30 p.m. Stratified Swiss Teams* single Rhinelander, 2nd Floor $13 $15 ACBL International Fund Side Game 2nd single session Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor $14 $16 (Friday-Sunday Side Game Series) Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Regent, 2nd Floor $13 $15 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Regent, 2nd Floor $13 $15 0-20 Pairs single Regent, 2nd Floor $13 $13 0-5 Newcomer Pairs single Regent, 2nd Floor Free Free Note change in selling location of Intermediate / Novice events Friday, July 9th, 11:30 p.m. Stratified International Fund Zip Swiss Teams* single Regent, 2nd Floor $13 $15 Note change in selling location of Zip Swiss TOMORROW’S SCHEDULE Junior Day *Unless otherwise indicated, Strati-Flighted Open and Strati-Flighted Senior events are divided: A/X (3000+, 0-3000) and play separate from B/C/D (1000-2000, 500-1000, 0- 500). Strat breaks for Stratified Open and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). **Members whose payment of dues is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. Saturday, July 10th, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Other Morning Bracketed KO Teams I 1st Rhinelander, 2nd Floor $14 $16 Continues Sunday, Monday, Tuesday mornings ACBL Educational Foundation Bracketed KO Teams 3rd Rhinelander, 2nd Floor $14 $16 Morning Bracketed Compact KO Teams 3-4 Rhinelander, 2nd Floor $14 $16 Friday-Tuesday Morning Side Game Series* 2nd single session Rhinelander, 2nd Floor $14 $16 Saturday, July 10th, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Stratified Daylight Open Pairs* 1-2 Beekman, 2nd Floor $14 $16 Stratified Senior Pairs* 1-2 Trianon, 3rd Floor $14 $16 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Regent, 2nd Floor $13 $15 0-20, 0-5 Newcomer Pairs single Regent, 2nd Floor $13 $13 Saturday, July 10th, 1 & 7:30 p.m. Von Zedtwitz Gold Cup Life Master Pairs 1-2SF Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor $16.50 Bruce LM-5000 Pairs 1-2SF Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor $15 Young LM-1500 Pairs 1-2SF Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor $15 Grand National Teams, Championship Flight (2nd session @ 8 p.m.) 1-2F Nassau, 2nd Floor $16.50 Morehead Grand National Teams, Flight A (2nd session @ 8 p.m.) 1-2F Nassau, 2nd Floor $15 Sheinwold Grand National Teams, Flight B 1-2F TBA $15 Mac Nab Grand National Teams, Flight C 1-2F TBA $15 North American College Bridge Team Championship SF, F Nassau, 2nd Floor Strati-Flighted Open Pairs* Flight A/X 1-2 Rhinelander, 2nd Floor $14 $16 Flight B/C/D 1-2 Rhinelander, 2nd Floor $14 $16 Bracketed KO Teams I 3-4 Americas I, via Escalator in Rhinelander 3rd Floor $14 $16 Bracketed KO Teams II 1-2 Americas I, via Escalator in Rhinelander $14 $16 (Continues Sunday) Friday-Sunday Side Game Series* 3rd single session Murray Hill, 2nd Floor $14 $16 Saturday, July 10th, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday Side Game Series I* 4th single session Murray Hill, 2nd Floor $14 $16 Stratified Swiss Teams* single Americas I, via Escalator in Rhinelander $13 $15 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Regent, 2nd Floor $13 $15 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Regent, 2nd Floor $13 $13 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Regent, 2nd Floor $13 $15 Saturday, July 10th, 11:30 p.m. Zip KO Teams single Regent, 2nd Floor $12/Tm/Match