Sunday, March 13, 2011 Volume 54, Number 3 Daily Bulletin NABC National Tournament • Louisville • March 10-20, 2011

Never too young “I love bridge, but none of my friends play,” That changed last year when her grandmother, said Konner Spalding last year. What do you do Sandra Marlin, taught an eight-week bridge class to if you’re a third-grader and love bridge, but your third-graders at the Huntertown Elementary School partner leaves for college? If your grandmother is in Versailles. This year Marlin, a Gold Life Master, an avid bridge player, you ask her to teach bridge taught two classes for fourth-graders at the same in your school, or at least that’s what Konner did. school. There were no young players in Konner’s One class of eight students was for those who hometown of Versaille KY for her to play with. continued on page 5

The Lebhar IMP Pairs winners are Runar Lillevik and Oyvind Ludvigsen. Norwegian pair win IMP Pairs Runar Lillevik and Oyvind Ludvigsen, both of Oslo, Norway, claimed the Lebhar IMP Pairs. They scored 52.14 IMPs in the afternoon session and 45.32 IMPs in the evening. Their final score (with carryover) was 107.46, giving them the title by a 5-IMP margin. The winners had 18 plus scores in Allison Birch of Versailles the evening, including bidding a small slam (plus KY displays her ACBL 9.27 IMPs) and a grand slam (plus 5.64 IMPs). Sandra Marlin (center) is the bridge teacher at Huntertown membership card. She The pair grew up in the same home town and Elementary School in Versailles KY. Four of her students (fourth joined the League yesterday learned bridge together and have been partners and played in the Bridge grade) played yesterday: Emma Brangers, Konner Spalding, Chloe since 1977. This is their first NABC title, but they Plus+ game. Brangers and Allison Birch. each have won Norwegian national titles, both as partners and with other players. Grue remembers time as a Junior The Icelandic pair of Thorlakur Jonsson and Jon Baldursson were second. Their total was “I can’t play bridge with someone who is not Grue is now 29 years old, but he remembers 103.52 IMPs. In third-place were Carlos Pellegrini, my friend,” said Joe Grue when asked how he his time as a Junior player. Grue competed on three Argentina, Hector Camberos of Charlotte NC picked his partners. Grue was the guest of honor at teams that won the Junior World Championship. He with 93.98 IMPs and fourth were James Tullis of the Junior Reception yesterday for players 25 and also talked about how his bridge travel has allowed Yarmouth Port MA and Tim Tullis of Roselle IL. younger. him to see the world. He’s played bridge in France, Their final score was 92.17 IMPs. Grue talked about how he began his bridge Brazil, Australia, Thailand, China and many other career as a caddy. When he was 12 years old, he places. “Bridge has changed my life,” he said. found he was fascinated by the game and asked his After his brief talk, he answered questions. Zia, El-Ahmady cling grandmother to teach him to play. He says she is Jay Baum, the league’s CEO, welcomed all to slim Platinum lead still his favorite partner. continued on page 5 Zia Mahmood and Walid El-Ahmady, opening- day leaders in the Norman Kay Platinum Pairs, Vanderbilt pre-registration Sunday. To register, see Tournament Director Steve enter today’s two final sessions of the event with a Bates where the Platinum Pairs is being played If you are planning to play in the Vanderbilt carryover lead of about half a matchpoint. (Grand Ballroom, Suite Tower, second floor). Knockout Teams, you must sign up by 7:30 p.m. on The leaders zoomed out front in the first qualifying session with a game of nearly 69%, but the field caught up with them in the two semifinal Polish president issues invitation sessions on Saturday. After enjoying Louisville’s hospitality for facility in the center Right behind the leaders are Texans Tobi several days, Polish Bridge Federation President of Poznan, the third- Sokolow and John Sutherlin, with Eric Greco and Radoslaw Kielbasinski took the opportunity to largest city in Poland. Geoff Hampson also close. invite players at the Spring NABC to enjoy a warm Access is easy from Other pairs with double-digit carryovers are welcome from his home country this summer. Munich or Frankfurt, Gary Gottlieb – Peter Fredin, John Hurd – Joel The day before he departed for home, Germany. Wooldrige, Jay Borker – Jan Jansma, Mike Becker Kielbasinski provided some details about the 5th June in Poland, – Aubrey Strul and Ken and Laurie Kranyak. Open European Bridge Championships, scheduled he notes, is usually Spring ahead for Poznan, Poland, from June 17 to July 2. pleasant, with If you forgot to change As an open tournament, players from temperatures in the low your watches and clocks before all countries are welcome, and all events are to mid-70s and sunny heading for bed last night, do transnational, meaning pairs and teams can be with little rain as a rule. it now. Daylight saving time made up of players from different countries. The program includes Mixed Teams and Mixed started today, so move your One innovation Kielbasinski is looking forward Pairs; Open, Women’s and Senior Teams, and timepieces ahead one hour. to in Poznan is a new format for the Open Pairs, an Open, Women’s and Senior Pairs. There are cash event played over six days. Instead of one or two prizes for overall rankings. long sessions per day, the event will be played in The host hotel, the Sheraton, is within walking Goodwill Message short, 10-board sessions, followed by 15-minute distance of the convention center. A nice way to summon a caddy is, “Caddy, breaks. Pairs will play 50 to 60 boards per day in Kielbasinski says Americans always enjoy please.” Caddymaster Jackie that format. Results will be available after each of the wide variety of inexpensive but excellent food Matthews says “We all answer to the short sessions. available in Poznan. ‘caddy,’ but we prefer to answer The PBF president, who is also a World Bridge “If you are interested in good bridge versus to our last name: Please.” Federation vice president, says the tournament tough competition in a well-organized tournament Rose Meltzer, Chairman venue is a modern, fully air-conditioned convention continued on page 5 National Goodwill Committee

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SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Sunday, March 13 Monday, March 14 9 am-Noon Better Bridge Teacher Training Seminar (Session 3). 10 am-Noon Competition and Conventions Committee meeting. Room: Jones (3rd floor, Suite Tower). Room: Beckham (3rd floor, Suite Tower). 10 am-Noon Board of Governors/ACBL Membership Meeting. All 11 am-Noon Get Online with BridgeBase.com. Don’t miss this members of the ACBL Board of Governors are invited to opportunity to meet with Fred Gitelman, creator of the attend the Spring NABC meeting. This meeting is also open ACBL’s Learn to Play Bridge program. Get a guided tour to the general membership of the ACBL. Discussion will of the Bridge Base web site and its outstanding teaching include recent actions of the Board of Directors, reports features. Room: Brown (3rd floor, Suite Tower). from the CEO and treasurer, and new proposals from the 11 am-Noon Open Team Trials meeting. Room: Stanley (3rd floor, Suite Board of Governors. Room: Grand (2nd floor, Suite Tower). Tower). 10 am-Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant. Grant is one of 5-7 pm Goodwill Reception. Room: Combs Chandler (2nd floor, the best known teachers in the world. Her topic is “The Suite Tower). Oldest Maxim and Five Exceptions.” Room Jones (3rd floor, Suite Tower). Tuesday, March 15 10 am-Noon Teaching Young People Bridge Seminar. Interested in 9 am-Noon Club Director Refresher Course (Session 1). An update teaching bridge to young people? This seminar will help course for club directors to refresh and renew their skills you focus on goals, format, course materials and successful for directing club and bridge cruise games. Anyone who is practices. It will also be an opportunity to exchange ideas a club director or a director aboard a cruise ship is invited and to look at materials available for teachers. Bring your to participate. Fee: $15. Room: Breathitt (2nd floor, Suite questions. Join Dana Norton, ACBL Youth Coordinator, for Tower) an interesting continuing education opportunity. You won’t want to miss it. Room: Nunn (2nd floor, Suite Tower). 12:30 pm Happy Bridge. Special game for new players. 14 boards, no card fee. Room: Jones Room on 3rd floor. CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures in Louisville from expert players. Location: Wilkinson Room (1st floor, Suite Tower). Monday, March 14 Sunday, March 13 9:15 a.m. Ken Monzingo Hand Patterns 9:15 a.m. Lisa Berkowitz Play To Trick One 6:45 p.m. Coley McGinnis & Linda Hanson Takeout Doubles 6:45 p.m. John Rayner Opening Leads Vs. Notrump Contracts LATE NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT Sunday: Esther Price Chocolates. Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer, Suite Tower, second floor. Thanks to Beano’s Life Master news Entries A big thank you to Beano’s By the Bridge. Mike Kovacich All North American championships with no They are supplying free pizza to today’s volunteers. has advanced upper masterpoint limitation $20 If you are a volunteer today, be sure to stop by the past the 15,000- (Note: only ACBL members are eligible to play Volunteer Hospitality Suite between 5 p.m. and 7 masterpoint mark. in NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session p.m. Volunteers should remember to bring their He has tied for fifth benefits the International Fund.) volunteer letter. in the Spingold, Other North American championships $17 Players who are not volunteers can still enjoy Vanderbilt and (Note: only ACBL members are eligible to play Beano’s great pizza. Beano’s By the Bridge is Senior Knockout in these events.) located at 131 W. Main Street. They offer a 15% Teams, as well Regional championships $16 discount to players who show their convention as other high for ACBL members, $18 for all others card. finishes in NABC All other events $15 events. Kovacich for ACBL members, $17 for all others. Baron Barclay is a Platinum Life Master who is active in bridge governance. He’s held various offices in Unit 114 International Fund Bridge Supply and District 7 as well as served as president of the In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies is a retailer of Mid-Atlantic Bridge Conference (Districts 6 and session) of each entry free will be allocated to the bridge books and supplies located in Louisville KY. 7). Kovacich is currently chair of the ACBL Board ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to The company sells books, software, playing cards, of Governors. He is a mostly retired attorney who underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL members scoring forms and gift items worldwide. Baron also served as a Judge Advocate General in the who participate in international competition. Barclay also publishes a number of bridge books U.S. Air Force. and The Better Bridge Magazine. New Life Masters and other major rank Magnolia Café buffet menu Baron Barclay was founded by Randy and advancements please report in to the Daily Bulletin Sunday, March 13 Mary Baron in 1979 as Baron Bridge Supplies. Office in the Suite Tower, second floor. Lunch They partnered with Jim and Mimi Maier in Mesquite BBQ boneless chicken breast smothered 1990 to acquire Barclay Bridge Supplies of Port Galt House Parking in our Home made BBQ sauce and topped with Chester NY. The new company was incorporated In order to receive the Galt House parking caramelized onions as Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies LLC. In 2006, discount, you must do the following: Sugar Cured glazed ham Baron Barclay acquired the Product Store from the Self Parking ‑ $7 Steamed and Buttered Baby Red Skin potatoes American Contract Bridge League and became the Players who drive in each day: Show your topped with Fresh Chopped Parsley official licensee of the ACBL. convention card at the concierge desk in the lobby Brussels Sprouts tossed with Carrots of the Galt House to receive a parking validation Sweet Kernel Corn Notice to players ticket. You will need to pick up a ticket each day Each player must have an ACBL convention of the tournament. If you leave during the day and Dinner card filled out and on the table. Please note that come back, you will need to pick up a new ticket. Tender slow-cooked Pot Roast wit Pan Gravy other types of convention cards, such as the WBF Your parking validation ticket is good for 17 hours Sautéed Boneless Chicken Breast with Lemon convention card or homemade cards that do not (for example, 8 a.m. to 1 a.m.). Caper Sauce sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, Galt House guests: Your room key will be used Baked Penne Pasta with Meatballs Marinara are not acceptable substitutes. to go in and out of the parking garage. Please be Country style Mashed Potatoes sure to tell the front desk agent that you are with Asparagus ACBL. Summer Squash sautéed with Brown Sugar and Red Onions. Daily Bulletin Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS Racetrack revisited “Dear Marti: By Marti Ronemus My partner and I are having a serious “Five minutes to post time…place your bets.” debate over this one. I think that, in the “Lemme have $5 on the 3 horse to win.” “Look competitive world of duplicate, you have to take at the odds on that 5 horse…85 to 1!” “Who risks. If you see a way to make an overtrick, you do you like for the daily double?” “Where do I have to go for it. My partner, who usually plays cash my winning party bridge, says you should just play to make tickets? (Rarely sure you make your contract. Who’s right? A heard)” “Got a tip dinner is riding on your answer. How much of a for the fifth race?” bribe do you need to see it my way? “Waddaya mean, -- Lucky in Louisville.” my horse was How about that? I actually get to claim a scratched?” bribe from each person. I can tell them that they Sounds are both right! Or wrong, depending how you familiar, no? look at it. Such excitement One of my favorite old-time horseman’s and carrying on sayings is “Go ahead and eat your betting around the betting money, but never bet your eating money.” In windows, all based on that most basic and venal other words, yes! You should always go for the of human desires: The wish to Get Rich Quick. overtrick. And, no! Not if it could jeopardize Common sense flies out the window. “I your contract. If taking the finesse for the never bet on gray horses.” “I always bet on overtrick might put the wrong person on lead, gray horses.” “That driver never wins in the for heaven’s sake, don’t bet that eating money!! rain.” “That jockey is wearing my lucky color.” And if you’re not sure? Ah, here’s where we Knowledge of the known universe is ignored. All get into some gray area. statistics and math concepts are abandoned…all A lot depends on the race you’re in, how in hopes of the illusive long shot. strong the rest of the horses are and your And not surprisingly, this kind of thinking temperament (and your partner’s!). Are you is why the majority of bettors at the track go already so far in the hole that a wrong guess home poorer than when they arrived. Careful can’t take you any further down, and a brilliant observation also shows us that when someone guess might actually bring you up to a 40% does win big, it invariably ends up being just the ♥Q. The opponents take the first two tricks. game? Does your partner have a sense of humor? a loan. The winner can’t wait to give it back At trick three, East plays a low heart. How will Will she give you the whip for guessing wrong? through other bets. you reach the finish line? No fair looking at the Up to you, folks! Think this doesn’t apply to bridge? Just you answer until after you make your plan. You don’t One way to position yourself to hang onto watch when someone does very well on a hand. get to see the end of the race before you bet! your eating money is to make your bets based All too often, he bids or plays the next hand in a Okay. Here’s how the winning players lay on what you know about the universe rather than haze of misplaced optimism. their bets. You’ve already lost two heart tricks just closing your eyes and picking your horse Back in the day when my dad would take us and you’ve got an almost-certain diamond loser randomly. Careful planning of a hand is how all to the track to see one of his horses run, he (you can’t ruff it, and there’s no long suit in knowledgeable players place their bets. Here’s would give us each some money to spend any dummy on which you might discard it). a little puzzle for you. You are South, Pard is way we wanted. I always knew in advance that There probably is no danger in ruffing the North. I would lose my money if I bet it (this was the heart, but if West is playing a devious game North precursor to my inability to make “eight ever, by raising his partner with a doubleton queen, ♠A 4 2 nine never” work for me), so I would stash it in you might lose a trump trick and a diamond in ♥ 8 7 4 a pocket, guaranteeing I would go home with addition to the two hearts you have already lost. ♦ Q 10 8 5 3 more money than I had arrived with. My sisters Take the safe way out and simply discard ♣K Q however, would bet every last penny…and lose your diamond (you could bet on an opponent it! It’s possible they had more fun than I did, so I having a singleton ♦K, but that would be ♠K Q 10 7 6 5 guess in all fairness we should factor that in also. foolish). That’s what the smart money would do. ♥ 6 5 Let’s see how this perverse desire to Get Rich Let me hear from you. How are those betting ♦ A 7 Quick applies to this tournament. strategies of yours working? mronemus@ ♣A J 10 From my unending supply of e-mails: comcast.net East opened the bidding with 1♥, supported by West. You and Pard trot to 4♠. West leads Thinking bridge suit. Your redouble shows 11 or more high-card races off four heart tricks, and when partner leads points and promises another bid if West bids and a fifth heart you trump. Guess what? Your side By Eddie Kantar North passes. West’s two-level escape suggests takes the first eight tricks and collects a juicy 800 a five-card suit, and partner passes to see what points. They have done nothing wrong, but your Dlr: North ♠ K 10 8 you have to say. You double. After an opening side has done everything right! Vul: E-W ♥ A Q J 8 7 bid, a takeout double, and a redouble, any ♦ K 9 8 6 subsequent double by the opener or the ♣ 2 responder is a penalty double. Partner, ♠ 6 4 ♠ A Q 3 2 assuming you have fewer than three ♥ 10 9 6 5 4 ♥ 2 hearts, accepts your decision and passes, ♦ 5 ♦ A J 4 3 2 as does East. If East runs to 2♦, partner ♣ 10 9 8 6 5 ♣ Q 7 4 doubles. Don’t ask. ♠ J 9 7 5 Lead commentary: As North, when ♥ K 3 partner makes a penalty double of a low- ♦ Q 10 7 level contract, a trump lead is usually best. ♣ A K J 3 A penalty double of low-level contract West North East South shows strong trumps, so don’t worry about 1♥ Dbl Redbl “finessing partner.” Besides, a trump lead 2♣ Pass Pass Dbl often cuts down dummy’s expected ruffing All Pass power (shortness in opener’s suit.) Defensive commentary: After you Opening lead: ♣2. take the first three club tricks, you have an Emiel Dmois and Sharon Amberg came here to play in Bidding commentary: East has a routine easy shift to the king and a heart. Your side the 299ers games from the Virgin Islands. They live in takeout double with shortness in the opener’s Christiansted, St. Croix. 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Down Under coup suited hand with eight or nine tricks. Scott asked with 2NT and, on finding out Wignall’s second suit, John Wignall, first vice president of the World signed off in the spade game. Bridge Federation and a visitor to Louisville for the West led a low club, taken by dummy’s ace as NABC, is a veteran administrator who also knows declarer dropped the king. Wignall tried to cash his way around a bridge table. a second club, but East ruffed in low. Wignall On this deal from the Gold Coast Pairs Plate overruffed, cashed his two high spades, finding out in Australia, he earned his side a great score on the about the bad break. way to victory. His partner was Bob Scott. It appeared that Wignall was going to have to Dlr: West ♠ 4 lose two spade tricks and one each in the red suits, Vul: None ♥ K 6 4 3 but he wasn’t ready to give up. ♦ 9 6 5 Wignall took his best chance by cashing ♣ A Q J 10 9 the ♦A and ♦K before playing a heart toward ♠ 10 ♠ Q 9 7 3 2 dummy’s king. West won the ace, but had no safe ♥ A J 8 2 ♥ Q 10 7 5 exit card. ♦ Q 10 ♦ J 7 2 A heart continuation would put him in dummy, ♣ 8 7 6 4 3 2 ♣ 5 The Silver Ribbon Pairs champs in 2010 were where he could start playing on clubs, giving East ♠ A K J 8 6 5 Les and Gloria Bart the choice of ruffing and reducing the trump tricks ♥ 9 for the defense to one, or discard and watch as Silver Ribbon Pairs ♦ A K 8 4 3 Wignall threw away his diamond losers. The Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs --- open to ♣ K A club return by West would allow East to ruff, players who must be at least 55, are paid-up ACBL West North East South but if he ruffed low, Wignall could overruff and members, and who have a Silver, Red or Blue Pass Pass Pass 2♠ hold his trump losers to one. If East ruffed high, he Ribbon qualification --- gets underway today. Pass 2NT Pass 4♦ could cash a diamond, but that would be the end of The Silver Ribbon Pass 4♠ All Pass the tricks for the defense. Pairs consists of two Wignall’s 2♠ is a Tartan Two-Bid favored by Plus 420 was good for 90% of the matchpoints. qualifying and two players from the United Kingdom. It shows a two- final sessions. The winners will have their names inscribed Trolley Information All trips pull into the Louisville Slugger Museum. Monday–Friday, select peak‑hour trips on the Leventritt Trolleys are now FREE pull through the Slugger Field parking lot to pick Trophy and will (First Friday Trolley Hop and Frankfort Avenue up and discharge commuters. receive a certificate of Trolley Hop are free) recognition. TARC Route #77 The trophy honors 4th St. Trolley SATURDAYS EVERY Peter Leventritt of TARC Route #1 10:00 am ‑ 6:00 pm 15 minutes New York, ACBL president in 1954 and assistant WEEKDAYS EVERY The Main Street Trolley can be boarded at any treasurer 1945-46. He served as president of the 8 am ‑ 11 am 10 minutes trolley stop along Main and Market between 10th Greater New York Bridge Association and the Card 11 am ‑ 6 pm 7 minutes and Campbell. School of New York, which he co-founded. 6 pm ‑ 7 pm 10 minutes Leventritt (1916-1997) pioneered the use of the Frankfort Avenue Trolley (F.A.T.) Hop Schenken System in partnership with its inventor, TARC Route #1 Frankfort Avenue restaurants, art galleries and Howard Schenken. He represented North America SATURDAYS EVERY shops are teaming with TARC for the Frankfort in the Bermuda Bowl and placed second in 1957, 10 am ‑ 6 pm 20 minutes 1961, 1963 and 1965. Avenue Trolley Hop. The hop will be the last Friday of every month from 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 Winners: Main/Market Street Trolley p.m. Trolleys will run in 12 minute intervals. Visit 1992 James Leary, S. Irving Steinfeldt TARC Route #77 www.fatfridayhop.org for more information or call 1993 Joan Remey Moore, Helen Shanbrom WEEKDAYS EVERY 502-585-1234. 1994 Virgil Anderson, Jayne Thomas 6 am ‑ 11 am 15 minutes 1995 Gene Freed, Peter Benjamin 11 am ‑ 4 pm 10 minutes 1996 Phil Karani, Martin Hoffman 4 pm ‑ 8 pm 15 minutes 1997 Chuck Said, John Russell 1998 Eli Borok, Bill Sides 1999 Jim Kirkham, Corinne Kirkham 2000 Rhoda Walsh, Charles Coon 2001 Fred Hamilton, Steve Catlett 2002 Marilyn Hemenway, Mike Albert 2003 Roger Lord, Alan Popkin 2004 Joseph Godefrin, Ed Schulte 2005 Marla Chaikin, Bill Esberg 2006 Lew Finkel, Gaylor Kasle 2007 Allan Siebert, Alan Stout 2008 Sheldon Kirsch, Morrie Kleinplatz 2009 Dan Suty, Jim Hilton 2010 Les Bart, Gloria Bart Golden Flake We want to thank Golden Flake for their generous contribution of their products. See their ad on page 20 in the Restaurant Guide. Daily Bulletin Page 5

Too tough Youth bridge By Barry Rigal continued from page 1 On this deal from the first qualifying session of the Norman Kay Platinum Pairs, Richard Popper declared 3NT on an unopposed auction of 1♠ - 1NT; 2NT – 3NT. Dlr: East ♠ 10 7 5 Vul: E-W ♥ K 8 7 5 3 2 ♦ Q 8 ♣ Q 5 ♠ J 2 ♠ A K Q 9 8 ♥ Q J 4 ♥ A 10 6 ♦ K 6 5 ♦ A 3 ♣ K 9 8 6 2 ♣ 7 4 3 ♠ 6 4 3 ♥ 9 Konner Spalding considers her play in the ♦ J 10 9 7 4 2 Bridge Plus+ game. ♣ A J 10 took the beginning class the year before. The Popper won the heart opening lead in hand second class of nine was for newcomers. It is as an and ran five spades, North pitching hearts, South after-school enrichment program that meets for one diamonds and West clubs (how symmetrical). and one-half hours per week. They used the ACBL Next came a club from dummy. South had to School Bridge Program. Judy and Mark Wiljanen of Versailles KY duck or he would get squeezed in the minors when enjoyed tacos at the Intermediate-Newcomer Konner and three of her friends came to play two more heart tricks were cashed. When South Reception yesterday. The pair played in the yesterday in the 13-table Bridge-Plus+ game for ♣ 299er Pairs and said. “We haven’t won any played the 10, Popper won the king and played players with fewer than five masterpoints. Konner points yet, but we’re having a great time.” two more rounds of hearts. This was the five-trick has attended all three Youth NABCs – in Atlanta, ending. Washington DC and New Orleans – but this was ♠ – the first live bridge for her friends. They enjoyed a Nearly all the tricks but ♥ K 8 free lesson, then a 14-board tournament. Konner is ♦ Q 8 an ACBL member —­ her friends have now joined few of the matchpoints ♣ Q By Barry Rigal the league, too. The young players stayed for the ♠ – ♠ – Junior Reception where they got autographs from On this deal from the Norman Kay Platinum ♥ J ♥ A former Junior player Joe Grue. Pairs, David Yang found himself in a less-than- ♦ K 6 5 ♦ A 3 How did they enjoy the experience? stimulating contract. He was playing with Greg ♣ 9 ♣ 7 4 “It was awesome,” said Allison Birch. Hinze. ♠ – “I loved it,” said Konner. Dlr: West ♠ 7 6 5 4 2 ♥ – “Konner and her friends get to interact with Vul: None ♥ A 5 3 ♦ J 10 9 so many different people when they play bridge,” ♦ J 2 ♣ A J said Konner’s mother, Ashley Spalding. “I’ve ♣ K Q 7 When the ♥A was cashed, South was caught in seen improvement in math skills as well as critical ♠ A Q J 8 ♠ 10 an odd variety of pseudo-squeeze. If he pitched a thinking. Obviously there’s a lot of strategy ♥ K 8 ♥ 10 9 7 4 2 diamond, the diamonds would run, and discarding in bridge. My other daughter, Kendall, is in ♦ A K 10 9 4 3 ♦ Q 8 6 the ♣J would allow declarer to set up dummy’s kindergarten and she’s learning to play, too.” ♣ 2 ♣ A 6 4 3 ♣7. The only winning defense is to pitch the ♣A, “The kids were nervous at first,” said Marlin. ♠ K 9 3 and at the table that was too tough for South. He “Allison said the ladies they played at the first table ♥ Q J 6 discarded a diamond, and Popper claimed plus 690. were nice to them and that put them at ease. ♦ 7 5 “They were exited, but well-behaved, and ♣ J 10 9 8 5 thrilled to be here,” said Marlin. “They had a good West North East South Electronic Device Policy time and I’m proud of them.” Yang Hinze 1. For all NABC+ rated events at NABCs: Electronic 1♦ 1♠ Dbl 2♠ Grue 2NT All Pass devices, including but not Obviously 3NT is where you want to be. limited to, phones, cameras, continued from page 1 Against 2NT, Yang received a spade lead to the PDAs, and others capable of king and ace. He ran the diamonds, and North sending or receiving electronic made the smallest of errors, pitching a spade. Yang communication are excluded ran the spades, knowing the ♥A was on his left to from the playing areas during reach this ending: any session of play. This does not apply to health- ♠ – related equipment. ♥ A 5 2. For all events at an NABC other than ♦ – a NABC+ rated event: Except for health‑related ♣ K Q equipment, or by permission of the Director‑in‑ ♠ 8 ♠ – Charge of the tournament, cell phones, audible ♥ K 8 ♥ 10 9 pagers or similar equipment may not be operated ♦ – ♦ – or operable in any manner in the playing area Joe Grue (center) talked bridge to fourth- ♣ 2 ♣ A 6 during a session of play. Any such equipment grade players from Versailles KY: Konner Spalding, Emma Brangers, Chloe Brangers ♠ – must not be visible during the session. Sponsoring and Allison Birch. ♥ Q J organizations of other ACBL‑sanctioned events are ♦ – encouraged to adopt a similar policy. the Juniors. ACBL President Craig Robinson also ♣ J 10 3. These restrictions in numbers 1 and 2 above addressed the group. On the ♠8, North could not afford to discard a apply to all pairs, team members, captains, coaches, “I’ve gotten a lot of enjoyment out of bridge, heart, so he pitched a club. Declarer pitched a heart play recorders (except those designated by ACBL) including being president of the ACBL,” Robinson from dummy, catching South in a vise squeeze. and kibitzers and are in force throughout any actual said. “Bridge is a complex game. I’ve played To keep the club guard, South discarded a heart. playing session or segment of play. duplicate since I was 20 years old and I still see Now the ♣A and a heart to the queen, king and ace 4. A violation of any of the restrictions in new things when I sit down and play.” established the ♥8 as the 12th trick for an average numbers 1 and 2 above will result in a disciplinary minus score. penalty of one full board (12 IMPs at that form of scoring) for the first offense. A second offense Polish invitation will result in disqualification from the event for the continued from page 1 pair/team. Kibitzers violating this policy will be with 21st-Century technology,” Kielbasinski says, removed from the playing area for the remainder of Poznan is the place to be. the session. For more information, e-mail secretariat@ europeanbridge.org or visit the European Bridge League web site: www.eurobridge.org. Page 6 Daily Bulletin

NORTH KENTUCKY BC SIDE SERIES I Our mistake, their 17.0 Tables bad result A B C By David Brough 4.10 1 Donald Caplin - Sondra Caplin, Waltham MA 64.02% 3.08 2 Veronica McMurdie - John McMurdie, Sacramento CA 63.83% Playing in the qualifying for the Baldwin 2.52 3 Bonnie Wilke, Aspen CO; McKenzie Myers, Portland OR 63.07% North American Pairs, Flight A, our opponents 3.49 4/6 1 Russell Samuel, Long Beach NY; Barry Samuel, Santa Rosa CA 57.95% were the unfortunate victims of our bidding 1.33 4/6 Grant Robinson, Orinda CA; Teresa Boyd, Lafayette CA 57.95% misunderstanding. I held the North hand on this 1.76 4/6 John Ayer, Dartmouth NS; Stuart Eastwood, Halifax NS 57.95% board from the evening session: 2.62 2 Judy Huffman - Herbert Gillies, Lexington KY 57.20% Dlr: South ♠ K 4 1.96 3 Charlene Daniels, Elizabethtown KY; Robert Shuffett, Columbia KY 55.87% Vul: N-S ♥ A K 2.58 4 1 Lynne Groff, McLean VA; Sarah Raynor, Winston Salem NC 55.30% ♦ A K J 10 4 3 2 1.12 5 Mary Cornelius - Ken Cornelius, Portland OR 54.73% 0.83 6 Marsha Barnett, Corbin KY; John Kennedy, Manchester KY 54.55% ♣ K 6 1.94 2 Claire Murvihill, Chicago IL; Howard Balfour, Park Forest IL 51.52% 1.45 3 Nancy Fleming, Weston MA; Margo Olson, Columbus OH 48.67% ♠ 9 8 7 5 3 2 0.96 4/5 William McClain - Marilyn Hynson, Lexington KY 47.16% ♥ 4 0.98 4/5 John Deatley - Russell Whitney, Georgetown KY 47.16% ♦ 9 7 ♣ A 5 4 3 FIRST SATURDAY AM 299ER PAIRS West North East South 11.0 Tables 2♣ Pass 2♦ A B C Pass 2NT Pass 3♥ 2.97 1 1 1 Steve McCubbin - Arvil Catlett, Hodgenville KY 66.28% Pass 3♠ Pass 4♠ 2.23 2 Jeffrey Perigoni, Slidell LA; Marilyn Maher, Washago ON 65.27% 1.67 3 Dorothy Slaton, Town Creek AL; Nancy Sinclair, Spruce Pine AL 60.36% Pass 6NT All Pass 1.80 4 2 David Wille - William Williams, Louisville KY 59.99% ♦ My partner’s 2 showed two or more controls 1.35 5 3 Barbara Muller - Peg Vild, Columbus OH 58.08% (ace = 2; king = 1) with some other values. It was 1.01 6 4 Ken Yeager, Columbus NC; Marilyn Hoback, Centerville OH 57.18% likely that we would play in notrump because of 1.34 5 2 Louise Parker, Lexington KY; Lynn Frederick, Nicholasville KY 55.14% the form of scoring, and I wanted to protect my 1.01 3 Robert Eatmon - Karen Eatmon, Fostoria OH 53.23% kings, so I bid 2NT instead of diamonds. Partner 0.76 4 Joan Keck - Bud Farmer, Evansville IN 52.43% transferred to spades. He had not shown a one- suited positive response with his first bid, so I knew FIRST SATURDAY AFTERNOON KEN RILEY BRIDGE+ he didn’t have the ♠A and ♠Q. Partner’s transfer 13.0 Tables and raise to game was a mild slam try (he could A B C 2.42 1 Patricia Jones, Pickerington OH; Rhonda James, New Albany IN 75.83% have transferred with a bid of 4♥ to show a lesser 1.99 2 1 Beverly Sparrow - Ginny May, Lexington KY 69.17% hand). 1.31 3/4 2/3 1/2 Jo McKibben, Louisville KY; Margaret Frame, Prospect KY 64.17% I thought my hand looked very good for a 1.31 3/4 2/3 1/2 Gloria Miller - Elaine Glenn, Louisville KY 64.17% slam, especially if partner had a few cards outside 0.84 5 4 Aileen Lucas - Mary Plaschke, Louisville KY 63.33% the spade suit. The opening lead was the ♥5, and 0.73 6/7 5/6 3 Thomas Stringer, Saint Louis MO; Vicky Stringer, St Louis MO 57.50% partner put down an oops for the auction. 0.73 6/7 5/6 Sharon Jonson - Derek Jonson, Louisville KY 57.50% He said afterwards that with the 6-4 0.47 4 Shirley Romo - Judith Brickle, Louisville KY 54.17% distribution, an ace and shortness in other major, he 0.42 5 Sharon Hanking - Yvonne Schmidt, Shelbyville KY 53.33% decided to treat this as a positive and not a semi- positive. Then he forgot about the transfer and raise LAWLER DAYLIGHT PAIRS 29.0 Tables being a slam try, which he had not intended. A B C The good part was that I was not down off the 13.65 1 Douglas Simson - Walter Johnson, Columbus OH 64.42% top and did have chances, considering how we got 10.24 2 Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA; Rick Eissenstat,Jerusalem Israel 60.85% here. 7.68 3 Donald Spaulding, Los Altos CA; Dennis Newman, Scarsdale NY 59.08% Deciding that I needed the ♣A for a spade play 5.76 4 Thomas Ahmann Sr, Mexico MO; Connie Pugh, Columbia MO 58.50% later, I cashed the top diamonds, and my RHO was 4.55 5 Sandra Hammer, New Smyrna Bch FL; Courtney Nelson, Wells VT 58.23% nice enough to drop the ♦Q. I ran all the diamonds, 4.55 6 Donald Croysdale, Menomonee Falls WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI 58.12% leaving three clubs and two spades on board. 3.41 7 Suzanne Dunaway, Oak Park IL; Michael Kutska, River Forest IL 58.00% During the run of the diamonds, my LHO pitched 3.04 8 Zeke Letellier, Crofton MD; Jennifer Koonce, Odenton MD 57.92% the ♠J and ♠10, giving me hope. I led the low 7.97 1 1 Robert Fisk - A J Stephani, Cincinnati OH 57.81% 5.98 2 2 Cordell Coy, Villa Hills KY; Joe Pike, Edgewood KY 56.35% club to the ace, and when I led a spade off board, 4.48 3 Nancy Wilson - Dee Wilson, Des Moines IA 53.88% my RHO flew with the ace. I could now claim with 3.36 4 Darrel Peckinpaugh - Rollin Benbow, Muncie IN 52.54% three K’s left in my hand – making six. 3.19 5 Tony Viidik - Joan Viidik, Waterloo ON 52.27% The opponents were not too happy, even when 2.64 6 3 John Bowen - Frank Bowen, Charlestown IN 52.23% we apologized for the mixup and result. Three pairs 2.62 4 Thomas Frank - David Riddle, Indianapolis IN 52.08% bid 6NT and made it, by accident or design. The 1.57 5 Jose Delgado, Miami FL; Frederica Swisher, Knoxville TN 50.96% poor souls who played in the normal spade contract actually got a bad result because there is no way FIRST SATURDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS to avoid two spade losers. All notrump contracts 13.0 Tables made 12 tricks. Sometimes bridge, especially A B C 3.25 1 1 Sarah Roy, Louisville KY; Patsy Baker, Prospect KY 60.98% matchpoints, is not a forgiving game. 2.44 2 2 1 Tom Johnson, Carmel IN; Bill Jackson, Maineville OH 60.42% 1.83 3 3 David Wille - William Williams, Louisville KY 59.09% Readmission 1.43 4 4 2 Michael Davidson - Kay Davidson, Louisville KY 58.71% 1.07 5 5 3 Margaret Lanier - Margaret Seay, Louisville KY 55.68% applications denied 0.77 6 Richard Freiberg - Adrianne Freiberg, Cincinnati OH 54.36% In the Matter of the Application for 0.58 6/7 Emiel Domis, Christiansted VI; Sharon Amberg, St Croix VI 53.60% Readmission to the American Contract Bridge 0.80 6/7 4 Margaret Malenka - Julianne Boggiano, Grand Rapids MI 53.60% League by Massimo Lanzarotti, ACBL number 9891560, the Appeals and Charges Committee FIRST SATURDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS denied his application for readmission. 13.0 Tables In the Matter of the Application for A B C Readmission to the American Contract Bridge 2.42 1 1 Wes Bottom - Charlie Anderson, Russell Springs KY 70.45% 1.82 2 Michael Olson - Alice Olson, Bronxville NY 65.45% League by Andrea Buratti, ACBL number 9891552, 1.36 3 2 Beverly Sparrow - Ginny May, Lexington KY 61.14% the Appeals and Charges Committee denied his 1.02 4 Kathy Stanwix-Hay - Thomas Stanwix-Hay, Lexington KY 58.18% application for readmission. 0.77 5 Karen Scott - Ron Scott, Troy OH 53.86% In the Matter of the Review of the Decision 0.82 6 3 1 Jo McKibben, Louisville KY; Margaret Frame, Prospect KY 53.64% of the Unit 532 Disciplinary Committee against 0.62 4 2 Eugenia Johnson, Upper Arlington OH; Diane Dehli, Jefferson Town KY 51.14% Charles Johnson, ACBL number Q505640, the 0.48 3 Mike Finucane, Lexinton KY; Eve Podet, Lexington KY 50.00% Committee affirmed both the finding of guilt and the discipline imposed. 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EDUCATION FOUNDATION KOS BRACKET I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 6 Tables 26.21 1 Raymond Raskin, King of Prussia PA; Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ; Edward White, Grand Blanc MI; 14 15 16 Barry Harper - Ken Gee, Regina SK; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC 13.89 2 Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Waldemar 17 18 19 Frukacz, Gloucester ON; David Grainger, Bend OR; Ron Zambonini, Nepean ON

20 21 22 EDUCATION FOUNDATION KOS BRACKET II 6 Tables 17.89 1 Valentin Kovachev, Stony Brook NY; Ken 23 24 25 26 27 Horwedel, Memphis TN; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR; Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY; Nicolas Hammond, Marietta GA 9.48 2 Steven Picus, Mequon WI; William McFall, 28 29 30 New Berlin WI; John Kinst, Batavia IL; W Harris Jr, Lombard IL EDUCATION FOUNDATION KOS BRACKET III 6 Tables 31 32 33 34 13.05 1 Donald Van Arman, Bloomington IN; Bruce Houston, Mc Lean VA; Dennis Carman - Susan Bailey Carman, Plainwell MI 35 36 37 38 39 6.92 2 Madhusudan Patel - Ashok Shingavi, Houston TX; Carol Mahoney, Kokomo IN; Fay Teal, Mesa AZ

40 41 EDUCATION FOUNDATION KOS BRACKET IV 6 Tables 10.19 1 Linda Harrison, Calgary AB; Hao Ge, Bay 42 43 44 45 46 Village OH; David Yu, Burnaby BC; Jack Lee, Richmond BC; Nongyu Li, Sunnyvale CA 5.40 2 John Simpson - Pat Simpson, Madera CA; Gary 47 48 49 50 Nitzberg, Carson City NV; John Ide, Cape Canaveral FL

EDUCATION FOUNDATION KOS BRACKET V 51 52 53 6 Tables 8.35 1 Stephi Luttrell, Oak Ridge TN; Jan Stewart, Toronto ON; Frank Morgan, Allentown PA; Carol Hawley, 54 55 56 57 58 59 Knoxville TN 4.43 2 Amanda Walley - John Lloyd - Bruce Tennant, Pembroke ON; Rebecca Bradley, Birmingham AL

60 61 62 EDUCATION FOUNDATION KOS BRACKET VI 6 Tables 6.76 1 Barbara Simpson, Godfrey IL; Hatchie Greene, 63 64 65 Saint Louis MO; James Reid Brazier - Linda Brazier, Moro IL 3.58 2 Robert Derrah - Shirley Derrah, Springfield MA; Marie Duval, Montreal QC; Paulin Nault, Saint-Anicet QC Across Down EDUCATION FOUNDATION KOS BRACKET VII 1. Hiding cards like a prestidigitator 1. LPGA star Se Ri ___ 7 Tables 8. Part of what a biathlete does 2. ___ Khan (ex of Rita Hayworth) 5.08 1 Bettye Westermann, Nashville TN; Donna Holt 11. Descriptive wd. 3. Great Society inits. - Dianne Schimmel, Gallatin TN; Daniel Schimmel, Galltin TN 2.69 2 Ann Zimmerman - Vivienne Moorin, Louisville 14. Zog I’s domain 4. Toscanini and others KY; Joan Frentz, Santa Rosa CA; Muriel Brown, Bridgeport CT 15. Barbara who wrote “Quartet in Autumn” 5. Do parquetry SATURDAY-MONDAY KOS BRACKET I 16. Rough position? 6. Guitarist Lofgren of the E Street Band 6 Teams 17. Vasoline alternative 7. “The Beggar’s Opera” writer G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett - Tiger Li Li Williams, Elk 18. Anonymous party to a legal suit 8. Bit of parsley Point SD; Dianne Sullivan, Solano Beach CA; Jim Jacobson, Sioux City IA; Diana Marquardt, Del Mar CA 19. Outburst from Bill the Cat 9. Former capital of Japan vs 20. Airline to Stockholm 10. “___ a man with seven wives” Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN; John Russell, North Barringto IL; Richard Ellis Jr - James Davis, Kokomo IN 21. 1984-88 Olympic skating champ 11. 7.2 million-dollar bargain 22. Shade of blue 12. Moore of Our Gang comedies William Higgins - Nancy Sachs - Amitabh Raturi, Cincinnati OH; 23. Rash 13. Part of a split personality Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH vs 26. Utah state flower 21. Some Methodists J Peter Tripp - Penny Lane, Williston VT; John Cox, Kellogg ID; 27. Black & Decker competitor 23. Start of many an exclamation from Robin Kathy Bye, Burnaby BC 28. Bridge player Sharif 24. Grid coach ___ Alonzo Stagg SATURDAY-MONDAY KOS BRACKET II 29. 4th of July cries 25. Jonathan’s father (Bible) 8 Teams 30. “Delphine” author Madame de ____ 26. Dodge Denis Murphy, Wolfville NS; Li-Hsiang Kuo - Kun-Chieh Wang - Meng-Che Ho, Madison WI; R Elwin Brown, Ottawa ON 31. Spring National 2011 27. Place to wallow vs 35. Luggage marking? 29. (Ding-dong) “___ calling” Leonid Fastovsky, Rockville MD; Leia Berla, Old Greenwich CT; Judy Brock, Auburn CA; Sarah Dotson, Fayetteville TN 36. Siren 30. Winter fender-bender cause 37. Bud’s comedy sidekick 32. Urban blight Charles Riffle, Emerald Hills CA; John Hogan Jr, Wayne NJ; 40. Symbols of meanness in a Jim Croce song 33. Guanaco’s cousin Thomas Collins, Sedona AZ; Michael Saltzman, Naperville IL vs 42. Overnight sensation? 34. Architect Saarinen William Beach, Green Valley AZ; Louis Poisson, Tampa FL; 45. Some Latin, for lovers 37. Hi’s helpmate, in the comics Thomas Poisson, Belle River ON; Carl Spencer, Farmington NM 46. Provoke 38. Watch the figures? SATURDAY-MONDAY KOS BRACKET III 47. Tasting like certain wood 39. Swiss army knives have lots of them 8 Teams 48. “Peter Pan” dog 40. “Blue” bird John Taylor, Lago Vista TX; Sue Gerard, Mexico Mexico; S Graham Kelly, Hudson OH; Michael Lattyak, Westchester IL 50. Carpenter’s clamps 41. “Skoal” alternative vs 51. Tout’s hangout, briefly 42. Draw during a lecture Janet Jordan, Aledo TX; Carolyn Marks - Kathy Coleman, Fort Worth TX; Jean Helmers, Stephenville TX 52. Miniature sci-fi vehicles 43. Flightless bird 53. Mixologist’s staple 44. Mastroianni’s co-star in “La Dolce Vita” Richard Hill - Alice Hill, Haslett MI; Jayne Ewigleben - Robert 54. Screw cutter 48. Oslo’s land, on stamps Ewigleben, Elizabethtown KY vs 55. ___ y plata (Montana’s motto) 49. Pueblo material Marvin Weitzenhoffer, Las Vegas NV; R Muggia - Terri Struthers, 56. “Now, ___!” (Do you agree) 50. Windows XP successor Andover MA; Xiao (Joe) Zhao, Hamilton ON 60. Paper size: Abbr. 52. Slow SATURDAY-MONDAY KOS BRACKET IV 61. Where Putin put in time, once 53. Isle of Man man 8 Teams 62. Tennis volleys 56. It’s west of G.B. Won Yang, Clermont FL; James Lefevre, Toledo OH; S Berry, Bath MI; Daniel Rosenblatt, Winston Salem NC 63. Neurologist’s read-out 57. Age abbr. vs 64. “____-haw!” (rodeo cry) 58. Half and half Dianne Kiehl, Muskego WI; Ted Verhagen - Tony Ferroni, Keswick VA; Marlene Backus, Brookfield WI 65. Runs out 59. Preamble to the Constitution? Beverly Nikolajewski - Billie Brown - Patricia Lodato, Evansville IN; Cy Long, Newburgh IN see answers on page 8 vs Sonya Wilson - Jean Allread - Dorothy Wierwille, Cincinnati OH; Marsha Schradin, Lafollett TN Page 8 Daily Bulletin

FIRST SATURDAY AM 49ER PAIRS Wrong view 7.0 Tables Most players who visit the Daily Bulletin office A B C with stories about bridge play are reporting on 1.79 1 1 Wes Bottom - Charlie Anderson, Russell Springs KY 68.33% successful coups, squeezes or other fine plays. 1.18 2/3 2 1 Ann Brown - Joan Wright, Louisville KY 60.83% Greg Humphreys of Charlottesville VA had a 1.18 2/3 Michael Olson - Alice Olson, Bronxville NY 60.83% different kind of story to tell from the Thursday 0.76 4 Janet Little, Wood River IL; Kathy Bold, Edwardsville IL 57.08% evening pairs game. He was playing with Adam 0.71 5 3 2 L Kent Robinson - Elaine Robinson, Louisville KY 53.33% Kaplan of New Port Richey FL. Dlr: North ♠ A K 7 6 2 SIDE GAME SERIES 2 19.0 Tables Vul: None ♥ J 8 4 A B C ♦ 3 4.40 1 Chuck Malcolm, Topeka KS; Jay Baum, Germantown TN 64.50% ♣ 9 7 3 2 3.30 2 George Borrmann, Jr, Louisville KY; Charles Purlee, Clarksville IN 61.64% ♠ 10 5 3 ♠ Q J 2.48 3 Tom Cogan, Annapolis MD; Suellen Poland, Pikesville MD 60.28% ♥ A K 3 2 ♥ Q 10 9 2.58 4 1 Susan Butler, Urbana IL; Donald Baker, Alpharetta GA 58.14% ♦ A Q J 5 4 ♦ 8 1.39 5 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 57.85% ♣ 5 ♣ A K Q 10 8 6 4 1.04 6 Gladys Collier, East Hampton NY; Adele Dusenbury, Stony Brook NY 57.73% ♠ 9 8 4 1.94 2 Dewitt Hudson Jr - Elizabeth Hudson, Arlington TX 56.28% ♥ 7 6 5 2.28 3 1 Bill Carson, Ltl Switzrlnd NC; B Susan Crutchfield, Burnsville NC 52.84% ♦ K 10 9 7 6 2 1.09 4 Carolyn Hodge, Indianapolis IN; Jane De Briyn, Easton MD 51.42% 1.71 5 2 Katherine Trubey - Edward Banta, Spruce Pine NC 50.84% ♣ J 1.28 3 Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY; Jeff Rubinstein, Cincinnati OH 47.18% West North East South 0.96 4 Maudine Frisby, Lexington KY; Bruno Dellamea, Beckley WV 46.93% Kaplan Humphreys Pass 1♣ (1) 2♦ The Insider figured the SC had arrived. But, about that time Pass (2) Pass 3♣ Pass the Insider got an urgent call to run off to Home The Insider was wandering through the 6NT Dbl 7♣ Pass Depot to pickup three rolls of caution tape, and he Tournament Services the other day and noticed a Pass Dbl All Pass realized Lady Ga was the one making the dramatic whole pallet of playing cards. When asked, Martin (1) Precision: strong, artificial and forcing. arrival. As reported on TMZ, the SC and Lady GG explained that the warehouse staff in the greater (2) Weak hand or trap pass. are a couple, so the drama has doubled. If it all Horn Lake metro area had stripped all the old cards North’s double of 6NT was ill-advised. His works out, will she tour as the Supreme Lady Ga- from all the boards housed there. That meant we side was already getting a top for plus 50. Plus 100 Commander? Or will he become Mr. Ga? Either needed to bring about 7000 decks to Louisville. would not have improved the score. Humphreys, way, the Insider sees the potential for adding a third At the same time the staff was running about 6600 of course, ran to 7♣, also doubled, and it could trailer to ship to NABCs. (For those who attended pre-duplicated hands for the NABC+ events. Add have been defeated two tricks had South found a the show, the guy on the left trapeze was the SC.) in the various other decks of cards that are here and spade lead. Instead, South started with the ♦10. The Insider was wandering around the hotel we’re talking almost 15,000 decks of cards on site Humphreys played the ♦J from dummy and could late last night and noticed a guy running around for this NABC. And, that’s just a fraction of the see that if clubs were running, he could make 13 changing the time on all the clocks. Did you stuff that was on the trailers when they arrived last tricks with 3-3 hearts or a double squeeze on the remember to spring ahead? Or, are you reading Tuesday. run of the trumps. this when you should be on board three of the The Insider was wandering around downtown The issue was how to play clubs. Given morning side game? Sunday is always “Stump the Louisville last night and noticed a whole bunch of South’s weak jump overcall, Humphreys thought ‘Ask Me Girl’ Day.” So, bring out those questions interesting people, a bunch of limos, long waits at he had a better chance playing the club suit to split you have been saving since Orlando and fire away. the food places and increased security around the 4-1 (North having the length), in which case the (Maybe there will actually be some news to report hotel and arena. Because we all know the Supreme odds appeared to favor a first-round finesse. tomorrow – check back here to see if the Insider Commander’s penchant for drama, the Insider Unfortunately for Humphreys, a club to the 10 notices any of it during his wandering.) and South’s jack produced minus 500 when South made the obvious spade continuation. Answers to puzzle on Humphreys consulted a number of good P A L M I N G S K I A D J page 7 players about his decision regarding the club suit, A L B A N I A P Y M L I E and he reports that most said it would have been better for him to play clubs from the top. Had he K Y J E L L Y R O E A C K done so, the 3-3 heart split would have resulted in plus 1630 without the strain of playing a double S A S W I T T S K Y squeeze. H A S T Y S E G O S K I L Monitoring O M A R A H S S T A E L At this and future North American L O U I S V I L L E K Y Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ events with visible, real-time cameras. The images Y S L L O R E L E I L O U will be recorded and will be available for later J U N K Y A R D D O G S official inspection and review. By general monitoring of the session and D R E A M A M O R I L E participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of information that may be useful in determining O A K Y N A N A V I S E S facts and settling issues arising from some types of O T B P O D S G I N ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. Please summon a director if a problem occurs at the table. D I E O R O I A S K Y O U This procedure is intended to assure everyone L T R K G B R E T U R N S that the playing field is level and that misbehavior will not be tolerated. E E G Y E E E L A P S E S Seminar for Teaching Young People Bridge Interested in teaching bridge to young people? This seminar will help you focus on goals, format, course materials and successful practices.

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NABC+ PLATINUM PAIRS LENNY SCHMIDT MEMORIAL KOS I 15 Teams 14.0 Tables Carryover 57.82 1 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, 1 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt 30.29 Las Vegas NV; Aleksander Dubinin - Andrew Gromov, Moscow 2 Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX 29.78 Russia; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Adam Zmudzinski, 3 Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 27.91 Katowice 40-479 Poland 4 Gary Gottlieb, Brooklyn NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 25.43 40.47 2 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Amar 5 John Hurd - Joel Wooldridge, New York NY 24.55 Banerjee, Bhadreswar 91 India; K Nandi - S Datta, India 23.13 3/4 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Gary Cohler, 6 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 17.84 Miami FL; Sam Lev, New York NY; Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow 7 Michael Becker - Aubrey Strul, Boca Raton FL 15.72 35- Poland; Krzysztof Jassem, Puszczykoud Poland 8 Ken Kranyak - Laurie Kranyak, Bay Village OH 10.98 23.13 3/4 Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC; Jenny 9 Joshua Parker, Briarcliff NY; Bruce Rogoff, Tenafly NJ 9.57 Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Benedicte Cronier, Paris 75018 France; 10 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Richard Popper, Wilmington DE 9.37 Sylvie Willard, Paris 75014 France; Krzysztof Buras, Warszawa 11 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV 8.72 Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk 09-230 Poland 12 Waldemar Frukacz, Gloucester ON; Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland 8.61 LENNY SCHMIDT MEMORIAL KOS II 13 Jared Lilienstein, New York NY; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC 8.44 15 Teams 14 David Gold, Reading Great Britain; David Bakhshi, London England 7.73 29.82 1 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; 15 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Daniela von Arnim, Hockenh Germany 7.44 Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Ahmed Soliman, Astoria Queens NY 16 Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY 6.26 20.87 2 Donald Van Arman, Bloomington IN; Bruce Houston, Mc Lean VA; Dennis Carman - Susan Bailey Carman, 17 Michael Roche, Victoria BC; John Rayner, Mississauga ON 6.18 Plainwell MI 18 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD 5.67 11.93 3/4 Linda Webb, Fargo ND; Sarah Imig, Sioux 19 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL 5.58 City IA; Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA; Atsuko Kurishima, 20 Linda Lewis, Sioux Falls SD; Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT 5.54 Newport Beach CA 21 Xiaodong Shi, Naperville IL; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 2.89 11.93 3/4 Madhusudan Patel - Ashok Shingavi, Houston 22 Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 2.85 TX; Carol Mahoney, Kokomo IN; Fay Teal, Mesa AZ 23 Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI 2.27 LENNY SCHMIDT MEMORIAL KOS III 24/25 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 1.53 16 Teams 24/25 Lawrence Hicks, Coquitlam BC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 1.53 21.33 1 Arun Goyal, Cincinnati OH; Lorna Davis, West 26 Jill Levin, Henderson NV; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA 1.03 Chester OH; Vicky Smith, Victoria BC; Laura Owens, Loveland 27 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Robert Levin, Henderson NV 0.05 OH 28 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL; Perry Johnson, Bloomfield Hls MI 0.00 14.93 2 Shirley Mueller - Garry Dye - Jo Ellen Amrine, Louisville KY; Helen Walz, Madison IN 8.53 3/4 Bonnie Wilke, Aspen CO; McKenzie Myers, FRIDAY-SATURDAY AFTERDAY/EVENING SIDE OVERALLS Portland OR; Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Theresa 57.50 Tables Andino, Tallahassee FL; Max Aeschbacher, Salt Lake City UT 9.24 1 Jay Baum, Germantown TN 124.22% 8.53 3/4 Peggy Saunier - Janie Judy, Lexington KY; P 6.07 2/3 Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX 116.83% East - Deborah East, Winchester KY 6.07 2/3 Nancy Passell, Plano TX 116.83% LENNY SCHMIDT MEMORIAL KOS IV 3.90 4 Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI 114.45% 16 Teams 3.08 5 Kathy Baum, Germantown TN 114.15% 15.74 1 Daniel Hance, Crittenden KY; Donald Duritsch 2.87 6/7 Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI 113.08% - Anthony Brockman, Florence KY; Jim Jackson, Amasa MI; 2.87 6/7 Walter Dedio, Morden MB 113.08% Marlene Middaugh, Union KY; Betty Hurst, Ft Mitchell KY 11.02 2 Gail Slater - Katherine Zimmerman - Steven Blank, Louisville KY; Frank Collecchia, Prospect KY FIRST SATURDAY A/X SIDE SWISS 6.30 3/4 Barbara Tommasini - Barbara Hulsmeyer - 47 Tables Norman Smith - Ronald Tommasini, Louisville KY A X 6.30 3/4 Susan Cox - Scott Cox, Louisville KY; Charles 11.58 1 Marc Nathan - Cathy Nathan, New York NY; Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Kelley - Jo Anne Kelley, Pacific Plsades CA Marina Del Rey CA 112.00 8.69 2 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Uday Ivatury, New York NY; Roger Lee, LENNY SCHMIDT MEMORIAL KOS V 16 Teams Monrovia CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 107.00 11.36 1 Harriet Kline - Mart Tuisk - Ronald Reifler - 6.51 3 Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles CA; Yas Takeda, Hacienda Hgts CA; Steve Jane Reifler, Baltimore MD Mager, Hermosa Beach CA; Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA 95.00 7.95 2 Tom Ebers - Barbara Schneider - Loretta 4.95 4 1 Dennis Bushman - Sharon Bushman, Lexington KY; Louis Nimnicht, Crown Gibbens - Mary Hamlett, Nashville TN Point IN; Steven Watson, Munster IN 93.00 4.54 3/4 Harry Espey, Poway CA; Cece Lichtenstein, Jacksonville FL; Thomas Collins, Sedona AZ; Doris Philamalee, 3.66 5 Michael Rosenberg - Debbie Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY; Richard Lebanon TN Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA; Andrew Rosenthal, New York NY 92.00 4.54 3/4 Gregory Brinker, Crescent Spring KY; Linda 3.71 6 2 Bruce Blakely, San Rafael CA; Fred Chasalow, Belmont CA; Franklin Flesch - Patricia Smaracko, Villa Hills KY; Liz Godshall, Union Gonzalez, Menlo Park CA; Henryk Szejnwald, Los Altos CA 82.00 KY 2.06 7 Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Jie Zhao, FIRST SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 1 16 Teams Tianjin People’s Republic of China; Gunnar Hallberg, Brighton United 31.63 1 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Kingdom 80.00 Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den 1.55 8 Susan Stark, Cleveland OH; Jan Assini, Aurora OH; Michael Huston, Netherlands; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam 3 Netherlands Joplin MO; Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 79.00 22.14 2 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Mike 2.78 3 Julia Zucker, East Brunswick NJ; Nat Zucker, E Brunswick NJ; Marjorie Cappelletti, Winter Park FL; Howard Parker III, Clements CA; Murstein, Scarsdale NY; Eileen O’Neill, Larchmont NY 77.00 Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA 14.23 3 Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Mary Ann Berg, 1.83 4/5 Bill Ream, Burleson TX; Joy McKenzie-Smith, Portland OR; Jacqueline Atherton CA; Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Simon De Wijs, Yockey, Louisville KY; Darlene Shirey, Fort Worth TX 64.00 Doorn 304G Netherlands 1.83 4/5 Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Doug 11.07 4 Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield CT; Lloyd Anderson, Quincy MA; Gloria Tsoi, Arlington MA; Randall Rubinstein, Arvedon, Natick MA; Alan Applebaum - Pat McDevitt, Brookline Brooklyn NY 64.00 MA FIRST SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 2 FIRST SATURDAY B/C/D SWISS TEAMS 16 Teams 28 Tables 23.01 1 Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC; Kent B C D Hartman, San Diego CA; Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; William 5.76 1 1 1 Terry Maguire - Betty Dues - Beth Lebhar, Louisville KY; Thomas Watson, Sunnyvale CA Lepping, Louisvile KY 95.00 16.11 2 David Lindop, Toronto ON; Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC; Bryan 4.32 2 2 John Hoffman - Ruth Odenweller, Lima OH; Daniel Rosenblatt, Maksymetz, Squamish BC Winston Salem NC; Won Yang, Clermont FL 91.00 10.35 3 William Higgins - Nancy Sachs - Amitabh 3.24 3 Eugene Fisher - Adrienne Fisher, Potomac MD; Steven Forsythe - Raturi, Cincinnati OH; Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH Sandra Forsythe, Beavercreek OH 90.00 8.05 4 Mike Bandler, Alamo CA; Christopher Pisarra, 2.43 4 Diane Henson - Larry Henson, Minnetonka MN; Marv Riedesel - Mary Lafayette CA; Donald Mamula - Linda Mamula, Mill Creek WA Johnson, Prior Lake MN 84.00 FIRST SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 3 2.64 5 3 2 Mary Levine - Kathleen Ellis - Joan Talley, Chattanooga TN; 10 Teams Susan Butler, Urbana IL 83.00 14.31 1 Mike Lucas, Las Vegas NV; Alan Watson, 1.37 6 Tana Holt, Clinton IN; John Clark, Terre Haute IN; Sharon Lexington MA; Joan Lepping - Harold Stengel, Louisville KY Winters, W Terre Haute IN; James Bottom, Russell Springs KY 73.00 10.02 2 Norma Cloyd, Paducah KY; Jacqueline 1.98 4 Bob Marett - Susan Marett, St Simons Is GA; Peter Salmon-Cox, DeRouin, Okemos MI; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Suzanne Siebert, Little Rock AR Millersville MD; Jane Ghegan, Atlanta GA 71.00 6.44 3 David Daly - Tina Gordon, Fort Lee NJ; G. 1.70 5 3 Billie Brown - Beverly Nikolajewski - Patricia Lodato, Margie Gwozdzinsky, Sunny Isles FL; Bill Rosenbaum, New York Evansville IN; Cy Long, Newburgh IN 70.00 NY 1.28 6 4 Linda Seibert, Olivette MO; Linda Evans, Chesterfield MO; 5.01 4 Carole Weinstein, Acton MA; Toni Bales, Bernard Hoover - Carole Benkelman, Ballwin MO 67.00 Pickerington OH; Walter Spiewak - Susan Winkler, Wake Forest NC

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FIRST SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 4 LEBHAR IMP PAIRS 16 Teams 13.63 1 Meng-Che Ho - Li-Hsiang Kuo - Kun-Chieh 78.0 Tables Wang, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI 100.00 1 Runar Lillevik, Oslo Norway; Oyvind Ludvigsen, Oslo Norway 107.46 9.54 2 Jim Howie - Deborah Thomas-Howie, Toronto 75.00 2 Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland; Jon Baldursson, Hafnarfjordur Iceland 102.52 ON; Ellen Gabriel, Chicago IL; Fred Lerner, Markham ON 56.25 3 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Hector Camberos, Charlotte NC 93.98 6.13 3 Carl Sharp - Matthew Dyer, Chicago IL; Jerry 44.44 4 James Tullis, Yarmouth Port MA; Tim Tullis, Roselle IL 91.17 Poliquin, Gurnee IL; Wayne Eggers, Woodridge IL 40.00 5 James Breihan - Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston TX 82.33 4.77 4 Joseph Sauro, Oakville ON; Donna Steffan - Jay Costello, East Amherst NY; Lois Scott, Carmel IN 36.36 6 Chuck Burger, West Bloomfield MI; Dennis Kasle, Bloomfield MI 74.32 33.33 7 Mike Sloan, Jeffersonville IN; Christopher Overpeck, Louisville KY 65.60 FIRST SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 5 30.77 8 Robert Teel Jr - Jane Teel, Birmingham AL 62.68 16 Teams 28.57 9 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 59.29 12.49 1 Bradley Bartol - Bob Lyon, Indianapolis IN; 26.67 10 David Hampton, Broken Arrow OK; B Marshall, Tulsa OK 58.13 David Camillus - Ryan Schultz, Dayton OH 25.00 11 Jess Jurkovic - Bill Begert, New York NY 56.41 8.74 2 Frederick Mason - Douglas Dyer, Beckley WV; Marsha Platnick, Bluefield WV; Tom Gilpin Jr, Princeton WV 23.53 12 Jim Hilton, Austin TX; Daniel Suty, Houston TX 54.03 5.62 3 Linda Harrison, Calgary AB; Hao Ge, Bay 22.22 13 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 53.99 Village OH; Jack Lee, Richmond BC; David Yu, Burnaby BC 21.05 14 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 53.70 4.37 4 Joann Katz - Jerry Katz - Paul Pschesang, 20.00 15 David Siebert, Little Rock AR; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 49.75 Cincinnati OH; Michael Purcell, Loveland OH 19.05 16 Michael Kopera, Brooklyn NY; Eric Robinson, New York NY 48.27 FIRST SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 6 18.18 17 Gary Kessler, Springfield IL; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 47.98 16 Teams 18.72 18 Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA; Bryan Howard, Nashville TN 47.36 10.51 1 L Sutherland Jr - Thomas Reece - Thomas 16.67 19 Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI; Lynne Schaeffer, W Bloomfield MI 46.37 Schmidt - Leigh Anne Schmidt, Louisville KY 16.00 20 Barry Purrington, Eagan MN; Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN 44.73 7.36 2 John Simpson - Pat Simpson, Madera CA; John 15.38 21 Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 42.17 Ide, Cape Canaveral FL; Gary Nitzberg, Carson City NV 14.81 22 Norman Rubin, Monticello NY; Jonathan Green, Kingston NY 40.41 4.73 3 Tommy Wynn - Maxine Wynn - Ronald Brotherson - Janet Brotherson, Paducah KY 14.29 23 Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA 40.12 3.68 4 Amanda Walley - Bruce Tennant - John Lloyd, 13.79 24 Michael Moss - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY 39.94 Pembroke ON; Rebecca Bradley, Birmingham AL 13.33 25 Matt Cory, Indianapolis IN; Lee Bukstel, Boca Raton FL 39.92 12.90 26 Brian Schoenfeld, Va Beach VA; Thomas Weik, Reading PA 39.20 FIRST SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 7 12.50 27 Lisa Berkowitz - Dana Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 39.08 16 Teams 12.12 28 Pierre Flatowicz, Omaha NE; Phillip Becker, Beachwood OH 38.97 8.41 1 Rex Swauger - M Swauger - Sue LaSalle - Sandy Spears, Louisville KY 11.76 29 Paul Meerschaert, Saint Paul MN; Bob Balderson Jr, Eden Prairie MN 38.19 5.89 2 Daniel Groves - T Tilton - James Zimmer - 11.43 30 Robert Virgile, Lexington MA; J Hrones Jr, Needham MA 37.04 Stephen King, Bloomington IN 11.11 31 Kathleen Sulgrove - Don Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH 37.00 3.78 3 Jay Gibbons - Richard Wedgewood, 10.81 32 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Joseph Godefrin, Sarasota FL 36.69 Washington DC; John Wang, Beltsville MD; Robert Michaud, Sun 10.53 33 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 36.59 City West AZ 2.94 4 Robert Mainord, Nederland TX; Sally Blewett - 10.26 34 Ellen Kozlove - Ralph Letizia Jr, Louisville KY 36.55 Jimmy Landrum, Beaumont TX; Patsy Pierce, Hardin TX 10.00 35 Paul Facinelli, Avon OH; Dan Roseberry, Dover OH 35.13 9.76 36 Joseph Muenks - Diane Travis, Cincinnati OH 34.76 FIRST SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 8 9.52 37 Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN 34.12 16 Teams 9.38 38 Magy Mohan, Huixquilucan Ed Mexico; John Mohan, Huixquilucan Mexico 33.12 6.02 1 Judy Huffman - Herbert Gillies - Marilyn 9.09 39 Diane Graese, Las Vegas NV; Martin Caley, Montreal QC 31.04 Hynson - William McClain, Lexington KY 4.21 2 Barbara Newman - Syed Zamir, Nashville TN; 8.89 40 Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC 30.32 Don Turner, Mt Juliet TN; Kevin Clark, Franklin TN 8.70 41 Mark Shaw, Columbia MD; Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD 30.29 2.71 3 Kathy Robertson - Mabel Sturdivant, 8.51 42 Mark Leonard, Ypsilanti MI; Kevin Fay, Ann Arbor MI 30.17 Westerville OH; Mary Lynn Zwald, Dublin OH; Eileen Erwin, 8.33 43 Valentin Kovachev, Stony Brook NY; Nicolas Hammond, Marietta GA 28.71 Columbus OH 8.16 44 Mark Bennett - Godfrey Chang, Honolulu HI 27.26 2.11 4 Joseph Lebeau, Smyrna TN; Charlynn Foust, 8.00 45 Satya Rami, Morganville NJ; Rajendra Gokhale, Redmond WA 27.11 Hendersonville TN; Jill Grundland - Eva Berlin, Scottsdale AZ 7.84 46 Pam LaShelle, Round Rock TX; Greg Loran, Lubbock TX 25.98 7.69 47 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA 24.86 Slow players, Alert! 8.20 48 Sean Ganness, Miami FL; Diane Walker, Gaithersburg MD 24.67 If you are a habitually slow player, be aware 7.41 49 Sean Gannon, Atlanta GA; Andre Asbury, Warner Robins GA 23.69 that there are new rules governing your conduct at 7.27 50 Howard Friedman, Great Neck NY; Lauren Block, Manhasset NY 23.59 the bridge table. These new, stricter rules will be applied at this tournament. FIRST SATURDAY EVENING SIDE SERIES What the ACBL Board of Directors approved 26.0 Tables unanimously is based on references to slow play in A B C 5.46 1 Rose-Marie Loughnane, Lafayette Hill PA; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 61.81% the Laws of Duplicate Bridge – 103-49: Slow Play 4.10 2 Charles Cook, Montgomery AL; James Tucker Jr, Alexander City AL 61.01% Regulations. 3.36 3 Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL; Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL 60.46% This is the language of the motion approved by 2.35 4 Robert Hollow, Madoc ON; Charles Anderson, Mononon WI 59.44% the ACBL Board in their meetings In Orlando last 1.73 5 Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX; Nancy Passell, Plano TX 58.67% fall: 1.68 6 Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR 58.42% When a pair has fallen behind, it is incumbent 3.49 1 Robert Ciaffone - J Mosca, Saginaw MI 58.38% on them to make up the time lost as quickly as 2.62 2 Mary Cornelius - Ken Cornelius, Portland OR 55.11% possible whether at fault or not. All players are 1.96 3 Charles Young - Patrick Moos, Peoria IL 53.87% expected to make a concerted effort to catch up 2.12 4 1 Ankur Rathi, Fort Worth TX; Mahesh Rathi, Austin TX 52.84% when they have fallen behind, regardless of the 1.12 5 Betsy Blakeman, Campbellsville KY; Marge Handley, Elizabethtown KY 52.50% 0.98 6 Dee Wilson - Nancy Wilson, Des Moines IA 52.31% reason for their lateness. 1.59 2 Xiao (Joe) Zhao, Hamilton ON; Shmuel Greenberg, Israel 48.60% In the absence of compelling evidence to the 1.19 3 Barbara Paddock, Louisville KY; Susan Brown, Prospect KY 48.55% contrary, the director should presume that a pair finishing a round late by more than two or three FT. KNOX GOLDRUSH PAIRS minutes on more than one occasion during a 46.0 Tables session is responsible for the lateness. There is a 7 3 strong expectation that the director will penalize 13.85 1 Jerry Holtzman - Rita Holtzman, Owensboro KY 62.15% such a pair. The size of a penalty will tend to 10.39 2 1 Carolyn Carpenter - Barbara Ferguson, Louisville KY 61.53% increase for subsequent instances of slow play and 7.79 3 Susan King - Suzy Fulkerson, Bloomington IN 60.63% for chronic or egregious slow play. 5.84 4 Steven Early, Newburgh IN; Kay Fuchs, Evansville IN 60.42% 4.62 5 Mary McIntyre, St Paul MN; Mary Anderson, Rochester MN 59.65% While warnings typically will be given before a 5.71 6/7 2/3 Dorothy Losey - Robert Losey, Louisville KY 57.64% penalty is assessed, failure to do so in no way limits 5.71 6/7 2/3 Marilyn Prosise - Robert Prosise, Cincinnati OH 57.64% the director’s authority to issue a penalty. 3.67 8 4 Sandra Parker - David Parker, Douglasville GA 57.43% An appeal of an action taken by a TD with 2.90 9 5 Aaron Balleisen - Edward Balleisen, Durham NC 57.29% regard to time may be taken to the Director in 2.52 10 Rita Boeh, Kettering OH; Hatchie Greene, Saint Louis MO 55.97% Charge of the tournament, and no further. 2.48 11 6 Marlene Backus, Brookfield WI; Dianne Kiehl, Muskego WI 55.56% 2.13 12 Frank Nelson II, Louisville KY; Kenneth Gustafson, Crestwood KY 55.21% 2.17 13 7 Bettye Westermann, Nashville TN; Donna Holt, Gallatin TN 55.07% 1.93 8 Judy Spooner - John Spooner, Strongsville OH 54.72% ♠♥♦♣ 1.80 9 Tony Ferroni - Ted Verhagen, Keswick VA 54.31% Daily Bulletin Page 11

FIRST SATURDAY A/X PAIRS Sooner or later, my creativity got the better of 73.0 Tables me. Before I knew it, I had written out entire lyrics A X to the first parody and churned out more “bridge 31.02 1 Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC; Lucas Lebioda, Columbia SC 65.46% songs” within hours, totally inspired by my bridge 23.27 2 Sally Wheeler - Buddy Hanby, Spring TX 62.58% buddies. The result: a collection of our greatest 17.45 3 Ahmed Hussein - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt 62.21% 13.09 4 Paul Janicki, Markham ON; James Priebe, Mississauga ON 61.69% hits! Now, if my bridge game could only improve 10.34 5 Bob Hamman - Hemant Lall, Dallas TX 60.16% as quickly! 8.86 6 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 59.23% Happy humming! 7.76 7 Allen Hawkins Jr, Birmingham AL; Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL 58.78% (Second Hand Rose) 6.89 8 Robert White, Raleigh NC; Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA 58.77% Second hand low, you play your second hand 6.20 9 Greg House - Maritha Pottenger, San Diego CA 58.65% low, 5.64 10 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; William Harker, San Ramon CA 57.88% Everyone knows you play second hand low, 14.54 11 1 Shaleen Baze - Susan Davis, Marietta GA 57.59% 4.77 12 Gene Benedict - Robert Brandow, Toledo OH 57.54% Even when a low Spade from the right plays, 4.43 13 Mark Boswell, Chesterfield MO; Sheldon Margulis, Saint Louis MO 57.31% Tempting though it is to play my Ace of 4.14 14 Ralph Buchalter, South Orange NJ; John Fout, New York NY 57.15% Spades! 4.49 15 Roger Anderson - Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN 57.04% But then my partner would freak, I know my 4.07 16 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 56.93% partner would freak! 4.01 17 Margot Hennings - Donald Hennings, Annandale VA 56.93% Partner would yell at me, making me weak! 10.91 18 2 Hazel Schoenberg - Jules Schoenberg, Plano TX 56.88% Every time I’m leading with an honor, 4.49 19 Glenn Robbins, New York NY; Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY 56.53% Someone covers honor with an honor! 2.95 20 Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo Japan; Yukiko Tokunaga, 1800002 Japan 56.47% But I play second hand low, I must play second 2.82 21 K Fung, Edmonton AB; Brian Glubok, New York NY 56.38% hand low, 8.18 3 Michael Sherman, Chickamauga GA; John Friedl, Signal Mtn TN 56.21% 6.13 4 Stu Hoffherr - Bernard Kay, Evansville IN 55.60% I play my second hand low! 4.85 5 Elizabeth Wachowicz - Zenon Wachowicz, Buffalo Grove IL 55.27% (I Could Have Danced All Night) 4.93 6 Robert Abrams, Atlanta GA; Michael Abrams, Pasadena CA 55.26% I could have trumped all night, I could have 3.64 7 Mary Olsky - Mark Olsky, Madison WI 53.85% 3.57 8 Robert Cummins - Peter Aldenderfer, Indianapolis IN 53.20% trumped all night, 2.91 9 Pamela Keim - Jason Larrivee, Regina SK 53.00% And still have trumped some more. 2.64 10 Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA; Suzanne Cunningham, Medfield MA 52.81% I could have spread my Kings, and done a thousand things, FIRST SATURDAY 299ER PAIRS I’d never done before. 10.5 Tables I’ll never know what made it so exciting, while A B C all at once my Heart stood still! 2.97 1 Michael Pope - Kelly Pope, Hamilton ON 64.57% I only know when he laid down his Ace to me, 2.23 2 1 1 Ron Scott - Karen Scott, Troy OH 60.59% And I was void, I trumped all night! 1.67 3 Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH; Jeffrey Perigoni, Slidell LA 59.44% 1.25 4 Frank Amrine - Glenn Johnstone, Louisville KY 59.32% (Bali Hai) 1.04 5 Sheila Corbett, Newburgh IN; Brunhilde Baker, Bluffton SC 58.05% Bidding high, overcalling, 0.74 6 Margaret Browne - Margaret Love, Denton TX 56.66% Any night, any day, 1.43 2 2 Steven Boehmer - Janet Turber, Beavercreek OH 54.98% With your Hearts or Clubs or Diamonds 1.07 3 Sarah Schaaf, Louisville KY; Rhonda James, New Albany IN 53.69% 0.83 4 3 Richard Buttermore - Wendy Buttermore, Royal Oak MI 52.60% Or your Spades, or your Spades. Bidding low or underbidding, SATURDAY299ER SWISS TEAMS Bidding cues or reverse, 7 Tables All the ways you do your bidding, A B C It’s a curse, it’s a curse! 2.40 1 Barbara Craig - Morley Craig - Gerard Quenneville - Marian Your own special suits Quenneville, Windsor ON 57.00 Your own special dreams 2.00 2 1 1 Thomas Stanwix-Hay - Kathy Stanwix-Hay - Sandra Kestner, Bid up the ladder Lexington KY; Nancy Garriott, Richmond KY 52.00 And lose in your schemes! 1.50 3 2 Wes Bottom - Charlie Anderson, Russell Springs KY; Earl Cutler - If you lie, you’ll likely bid it, Betty Cutler, San Antonio TX 44.00 If you shift and you jump, Can you match Deep So why does Deep Finesse say the spade game If you’re sly, you’ll always bid it, makes? It’s your trump, it’s your trump. Finesse? Perhaps someone found the double-dummy Bidding high, bidding high, bidding high! By Barry Rigal route to success after two rounds of clubs. Win the (Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best This board was played in the second qualifying ♣K and pitch a heart, cash the ♦A and play a heart. Friend) West dives in with the ♥A to play a third club. You session of the Norman Kay Platinum Pairs. See if The Spades in your hand may be quite ruff, cash the ♦K, ruff a diamond, play a heart to you can find the line that Deep Finesse – which monumental, the king and ruff another diamond. In the four-card always plays double dummy – recommends. But Diamonds are a girl’s best friend! ♠ ending dummy holds the ♠K Q J 7. You lead a Dlr: West K Q J 7 5 The Clubs in your hand may be black as a ♥ spade, the ace pops up and you’re left with the ♠K Vul: N-S K 9 4 lentil, ♦ Q J. Try to promote a trump trick now! K 8 7 2 But Diamonds are a girl’s best friend! ♣ 7 (The Wizard of Oz) ♠ A ♠ 10 9 8 3 Song to play bridge by We’re off to see the Wizard, the wonderful ♥ A 6 ♥ 10 7 By Susan J. Fishbein Wizard of Cards . . . ♦ Q 10 6 3 ♦ J 9 5 4 [email protected] ♣ Q 9 8 5 3 2 ♣ A J 6 When our local public library in Huntington (On the Street Where You Live) ♠ 6 4 2 NY advertised beginner and intermediate classes I have often bid in this suit before, ♥ Q J 8 5 3 2 in bridge last year, I jumped at the opportunity to But the bidding never shot up through the roof ♦ A refresh my bridge knowledge and meet new people before. ♣ K 10 4 as a recently retired educator on Long Island. Little All at once am I seven levels high, Say you reach a major-suit game. If you did I know that I would find myself part of a group Knowing I’m in the slam that you bid. reached 4♥ after North overcalled 1♠, well done of now dear friends with whom I play bridge three Other bids they make, bids for bidding’s sake, – and bad luck, unless you got there via a Rubens days a week for hours on end! When pursuing all the cuing and the bids are transfer advance: 1♣ - 1♠ - Pass – 2♦; Pass – 3♥ - Known to ourselves as “Bridge Buddies” fake! Pass – 4♥; All Pass. That makes North declarer and and “Huntington’s Trumpingtons,” like family, Let our slam bid rise through the roof and skies, a lot more difficult to find the killing spade lead we banter mightily in a good-natured way and, Knowing I’m in the slam that you bid. from the East side. at the same time, we keep our skills strong. As if And oh the towering feeling, just to know a Against 4♥ by South, West leads the ♠A, gets playing together were not enough entertainment, slam bid is near, to East with a club to the ace and takes a spade ruff. we fell into the habit of humming short tunes that The overpowering feeling when any second all The ♥A is the setting trick. pertained to bridge. No, we are definitely not ready three “passing” cards appear! If you reached 4♠, not so well bid. With hearts for the duplicate bridge club! For example, we Our defenders stare, they don’t bother me, 2-2, the defenders can’t take a ruff to beat you, started singing the phrase, “Second Hand Low,” For there isn’t any contract I would rather be. but repeated club leads set up a force or a trump imitating Barbra Streisand’s “Second-Hand Rose,” Let the tricks go by! Let the aces fly! promotion to beat you. at appropriate times in the play of the hand. ‘Cause we’ll win in the slam that you bid! Page 12 Daily Bulletin

FIRST SATURDAY EVENING SIDE SERIES - FOUR OF FOUR SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS UU VV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL; Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL 60.46% 1 Rose-Marie Loughnane, Lafayette Hill PA; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 61.81% 2 Robert Hollow, Madoc ON; Charles Anderson, Mononon WI 59.44% 2 Charles Cook, Montgomery AL; James Tucker Jr, Alexander City AL 61.01% 3 Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR 58.42% 3 Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX; Nancy Passell, Plano TX 58.67% 4 1 Robert Ciaffone - J Mosca, Saginaw MI 58.38% 4 Sue Becker, Canton OH; Patricia Worthley, Andover MA 55.85% 5 Susi Ross, Winter Spgs FL; Norman Coombs, Brookville IN 58.09% 5 1 Mary Cornelius - Ken Cornelius, Portland OR 55.11% 6 Ann Borgschulte, Lexington MA; Joseph De Gaetano, Atkinson NH 57.67% 6 Sharon Fairchild - Barbara Bacon, Rocky River OH 54.15% 7 Linda O’Dell - Burt O’Dell, Jacksonville FL 56.73% 7 2 1 Ankur Rathi, Fort Worth TX; Mahesh Rathi, Austin TX 52.84% 8 Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI; Stephen Apodaca, Santa Fe NM 56.60% 8 3 Betsy Blakeman, Campbellsville KY; Marge Handley, Elizabethtown KY 52.50% 9 2 Charles Young - Patrick Moos, Peoria IL 53.87% 9 Lance Chamberlain, Rochester MN; Wayne Gergen, Minneapolis MN 52.20% 10 3 Dee Wilson - Nancy Wilson, Des Moines IA 52.31% 10 Ruth Grant, Tarrytown NY; Janet Robertson, Timonium MD 52.04% 4 Tom Moore - Dorothy Moore, Keller TX 50.92% 4 Kathleen Linck - Raymond Linck, Lexington KY 51.00% 1 Maudine Frisby, Lexington KY; William Fine, Nicholasville KY 45.20% 5 2 Xiao (Joe) Zhao, Hamilton ON; Shmuel Greenberg, Israel 48.60% 6 Barbara Paddock, Louisville KY; Susan Brown, Prospect KY 48.55%

FT. KNOX GOLDRUSH PAIRS - SECOND OF THREE SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Jerry Holtzman - Rita Holtzman, Owensboro KY 64.58% 1 1 Bettye Westermann, Nashville TN; Donna Holt, Gallatin TN 56.11% 2 1 Barbara Sutherland - Lois Louis, Louisville KY 57.92% 2 2 Susan Manne - Ronald Manne, Cincinnati OH 55.83% 3 2 Lawrence Haugh, Woodside CA; Virginia Samaras, Red Bank NJ 56.25% 3 Thomas Spielman, Danville KY; Gary Yarus, Lexington KY 55.56% 4 3 Jane Alexander, Anchorage KY; Patty Williamson, Louisville KY 54.58% 4 Bruce Yendell - George Duncan, Sault Ste Marie ON 55.28% 5 4 Van Thomas Black - Elizabeth Black, Dunedin FL 53.75% 5 3 Ellen Schmidt, Louisville KY; Patricia Harwood, Prospect KY 53.75% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Susan King - Suzy Fulkerson, Bloomington IN 61.67% 1 Mary McIntyre, St Paul MN; Mary Anderson, Rochester MN 64.17% 2 1 Carolyn Carpenter - Barbara Ferguson, Louisville KY 61.11% 2 1 Elizabeth Rosenberg - Glenn Rosenberg, Louisville KY 56.67% 3 Monica Ansay, Oconomowoc WI; Sybil Brown, Rockford IL 57.64% 3 2 Tony Ferroni - Ted Verhagen, Keswick VA 53.61% 4 2 Sandra Parker - David Parker, Douglasville GA 54.72% 4 Madeleine Gordon, Cincinnati OH; Jane Goldring, New Orleans LA 50.83% 5 Bob Roach, Frankfort KY; Linda Dickerson, Georgetown KY 50.97% 5 3 William Allendoerfer, Edwardsville IL; William Riley, Alton IL 50.00% 3 J Breen - Janet Breen, Sioux City IA 49.58% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Aaron Balleisen - Edward Balleisen, Durham NC 66.94% 1 Charles Pearson - Larry Bryant, Muncie IN 60.97% 2 Frank Nelson II, Louisville KY; Kenneth Gustafson, Crestwood KY 57.22% 2 1 Stephen Massicotte - Ed Seguin, Sarnia ON 60.83% 3 Donald Durack - Bren Blaine, Cincinnati OH 56.39% 3 2 Dorothy Losey - Robert Losey, Louisville KY 56.39% 4 2 Patricia Cole - Janet Smith, Lexington KY 52.36% 4 3 Judy Spooner - John Spooner, Strongsville OH 55.00% 3 Pamela Paschke - John Kilgard, Carmel IN 48.33% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION ZZ EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 James Tunnell - Gayle Tunnell, San Francisco CA 55.97% 1 1 Marilyn Prosise - Robert Prosise, Cincinnati OH 63.06% 2 Rita Boeh, Kettering OH; Hatchie Greene, Saint Louis MO 55.42% 2 Jane Staton, Evansville IN; Dee Cassidy, Jasper IN 56.39% 3 1 Marlene Backus, Brookfield WI; Dianne Kiehl, Muskego WI 55.28% 3 2 Jeffrey Holst, Hilliard OH; Darin Campo, Huber Hts OH 55.00% 4 2 Susan Antinori - Ronald Antinori, Atlanta GA 51.53% 4 3 Joyce Newell, Monterey CA; Mimi Pate, Louisville KY 53.06% 3 Mike Varble - Bobbie Varble, Solon OH 51.39%

LEBHAR IMP PAIRS - SECOND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS C D E H I O EAST-WEST 1 James Tullis, Yarmouth Port MA; Tim Tullis, Roselle IL 45.56 1 Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA; Bryan Howard, Nashville TN 41.36 2 Runar Lilleik, N-0495 Oslo Norway; Ovind Ludvigsen, Oslo Norway 45.32 2 Amanda Jeger, Frankfurt Am Ma Germany; Estera Lisker, East Quogue NY 36.01 3 David Siebert, Little Rock AR; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA 43.10 3 Matt Cory, Indianapolis IN; Lee Bukstel, Boca Raton FL 34.97 4 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Hector Camberos, Charlotte NC 41.61 4 Robert Teel Jr - Jane Teel, Birmingham AL 32.82 5 Jim Hilton, Austin TX; Daniel Suty, Houston TX 36.53 5 Paul Facinelli, Avon OH; Dan Roseberry, Dover OH 32.39 6 Kathleen Sulgrove - Don Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH 35.56 6 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 30.38 7 Victoria Vallone - Michael Crane, Macomb MI 34.43 7 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 27.66 8 David Hampton, Broken Arrow OK; B Marshall, Tulsa OK 30.79 8 Ellen Kozlove - Ralph Letizia Jr, Louisville KY 27.31 9 Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; Mitch Towner, Austin TX 30.69 9 Barry Purrington, Eagan MN; Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN 26.53 10 Mark Bennett - Godfrey Chang, Honolulu HI 29.09 10 Robert Virgile, Lexington MA; J Hrones Jr, Needham MA 26.30 11 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA 28.16 11 Michael Kopera, Brooklyn NY; Eric Robinson, New York NY 24.14 12 Chuck Burger, West Bloomfield MI; Dennis Kasle, Bloomfield MI 26.53 12 Stacy Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Judi Radin, New York NY 23.04 13 James Breihan - Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston TX 26.16 13 Norman Rubin, Monticello NY; Jonathan Green, Kingston NY 22.96 14 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA 22.01 14 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 17.86 15 Jess Jurkovic - Bill Begert, New York NY 21.47 15 Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL; Robert Gardner, Glenview IL 17.48 16 Ethan Stein, Irvington NY; Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV 21.34 16 Joseph Muenks - Diane Travis, Cincinnati OH 16.73 17 David Walker, Salem VA; Kevin Wilson, Knoxville TN 19.53 17 Hailong Ao, Herndon VA; Jian-Jian Wang, Clarksville MD 15.70 18 Richard Brown, Easley SC; Warren Roberts III, Flat Rock NC 19.40 18 Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI; Lynne Schaeffer, W Bloomfield MI 15.12 19 Ernesto Dorsi - Fabio Sampaio, Sao Paulo Brazil 18.56 19 Joe Fisher - Amy Fisher, Cincinnati OH 14.92 20 Gary Kessler, Springfield IL; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 17.36 20 Valentin Kovachev, Stony Brook NY; Nicolas Hammond, Marietta GA 13.08 21 Lisa Berkowitz - Dana Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 17.17 21 Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Steve Clements, Aliso Viejo CA 12.83 22 Pam LaShelle, Round Rock TX; Greg Loran, Lubbock TX 16.58 22 Tom Oppenheimer, Ballwin MO; Milton Zlatic, Saint Louis MO 11.31 23 Ron Smith, San Francisco CA; Marvin Deneroff, North Bergen NJ 16.36 23 Greg Michaels, Cleveland OH; Pat Chisholm, Gates Mills OH 11.23 24 Dean Ishida, Blacklick OH; Sheryl Langner, Dublin OH 16.23 24 Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland; Jon Baldursson, Hafnarfjordur Iceland 10.87 25 Allan Simon - Brad Boyle, Calgary AB 15.58 25 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 7.21 26 Mark Leonard, Ypsilanti MI; Kevin Fay, Ann Arbor MI 15.49 26 Michael Moss - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY 7.00 27 Mike Sloan, Jeffersonville IN; Christopher Overpeck, Louisville KY 15.27 27 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; Faye Marino, Greenwich CT 6.21 28 Dennis Spencer, Saint Louis MO; Judy Eaton, Edwardsville IL 14.95 28 Michael McNamara - Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY 5.75 29 Sean Gannon, Atlanta GA; Andre Asbury, Warner Robins GA 13.75 29 Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 5.60 30 Richard Chan, Markham ON; Barry Senensky, Thornhill ON 10.51 30 Ned Irving - Betty Schultz, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 5.30 31 Andrea Culberson - Marc Culberson, Weston FL 8.08 31 Diane Graese, Las Vegas NV; Martin Caley, Montreal QC 5.16

FIRST SATURDAY A/X PAIRS - SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS J K L EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Ahmed Hussein - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt 65.04% 1 Bob Hamman - Hemant Lall, Dallas TX 62.44% 2 Glenn Robbins, New York NY; Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY 61.00% 2 Allen Hawkins Jr, Birmingham AL; Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL 61.49% 3 Greg House - Maritha Pottenger, San Diego CA 59.88% 3 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 58.53% 4 1 Michael Sherman, Chickamauga GA; John Friedl, Signal Mtn TN 58.30% 4 Mark Boswell, Chesterfield MO; Sheldon Margulis, Saint Louis MO 58.45% 5 Virginia Munafo, Huntsville AL; Brenda Hawkins, Birmingham AL 58.25% 5 Paul Janicki, Markham ON; James Priebe, Mississauga ON 58.35% 6 K Fung, Edmonton AB; Brian Glubok, New York NY 57.11% 6 Randy Helmink - Noel Helmink, Avon IN 55.76% 7 2 Stu Hoffherr - Bernard Kay, Evansville IN 56.93% 7 1 Robert Cummins - Peter Aldenderfer, Indianapolis IN 55.57% 8 Douglas Wagner, Birmingham AL; Jack Wolf, Houston TX 56.59% 8 Mary Poplawski - Harry Nuckols, Vestal NY 55.54% 9 3 Sue Gerard, Mexico Mexico; John Taylor, Lago Vista TX 56.55% 9 2 Jacqueline Merkel, Lexington KY; E Jamie Schloss, Palm Desert CA 54.33% 10 Riki Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Louk Verhees, 2215 SH Voorhou Netherlands 56.19% 10 3 Shaleen Baze - Susan Davis, Marietta GA 54.29% 11 Adriana Salinas, Mexico Mexico; Miriam Rosenberg, Huixquilucan Mexico 56.10% 11 Steven Adelson, Phoenix AZ; Paul Spear, Laveen AZ 53.81% 12 Bruce Norman, Carthage TN; Bob Zeller, Kanata ON 55.13% 12 Robert Todd - Bob Soni, Tallahassee FL 53.21% 13 Margot Hennings - Donald Hennings, Annandale VA 54.30% 13 4 Georgia Banziger, Dayton OH; Janis Gimbrone, Centerville OH 52.94% 14 4 Andris Strauss - Marie Burgess-Strauss, Abingdon MD 53.92% 14 5 John Glynn, Annandale VA; Larry O’Maley, Fort Wayne IN 51.80% 15 5 David Braverman, Overland Park KS; David Weiler, Blue Springs MO 51.38% 15 Patrick Dunn - Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA 51.39% 16 6 Louise Fontecchio, Nashville TN; Janet Appel, Estill Spgs TN 50.98% 16 Donald Florida, Indianapolis IN; Rod Van Wyk, Alton IL 51.11% 17 7 Barbara Jur, Warren MI; Ram Hira, North Vancouver BC 49.74% 17 Robert Sartorius - Barbara Sartorius, Lake Hiawatha NJ 51.04% 18 Betty Starzec - Jane Armstrong, Sugar Land TX 49.67% 18 6 Victoria Gregory, Pittsburg KS; Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY 50.94% 8 Mary Olsky - Mark Olsky, Madison WI 49.15% 7 Robert Abrams, Atlanta GA; Michael Abrams, Pasadena CA 50.81% 8 Kenton Hayes Jr, Louisville KY; Cheryl Ambach, Glasgow KY 50.15% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS SS TT EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Sally Wheeler - Buddy Hanby, Spring TX 64.31% 1 Robert White, Raleigh NC; Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA 62.38% 2 Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC; Lucas Lebioda, Columbia SC 59.76% 2 1 Hazel Schoenberg - Jules Schoenberg, Plano TX 60.00% 3 Ralph Buchalter, South Orange NJ; John Fout, New York NY 59.23% 3 Gene Benedict - Robert Brandow, Toledo OH 59.31% 4 1 Paul Gans Jr, Redding CA; William Barnes, Union NJ 58.38% 4 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 59.15% 5 2 Kent Leggett - Jean Leggett, Clemmons NC 55.46% 5 2 Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA; Suzanne Cunningham, Medfield MA 56.62% 6 Rahn Smith, Brandon FL; Sharon Meng-Horton, Dade City FL 54.38% 6 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; William Harker, San Ramon CA 56.38% 7 Peter Kyper, West Chester PA; Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 53.92% 7 Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan; Yukiko Tokunaga, Japan 56.16% 8 3 Scot Smith, Vandalia OH; J Adams, Columbus OH 53.68% 8 Mark Yaeger - Lee Atkinson, Hollywood FL 55.46% 9 En Xie, Saint Louis MO; Linda Hughes, Edmond OK 53.54% 9 Allan Falk, Okemos MI; Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA 55.38% 10 Bruce Parent, Brookville IN; Adam Parrish, Arlington MA 53.00% 10 3 Elizabeth Wachowicz - Zenon Wachowicz, Buffalo Grove IL 54.69% 11 Dennis Hesthaven, Louisville KY; Ron Mitchell, Jeffersonvlle IN 52.38% 11 Robert Morris, Houston TX; Rita Ellington, Traverse City MI 53.31% 12 Suzi Subeck, Glenview Nas IL; Stanton Subeck, Glenview IL 51.77% 12 4 R Muggia - Terri Struthers, Andover MA 52.76% 4 Richard Brummer, Effingham IL; Thomas Cox, Mount Juliet TN 51.23% 5 Pamela Keim - Jason Larrivee, Regina SK 52.69% 5 Barbara Tysdahl - Dennis Ryan, Menomonie WI 48.45% 6/7 William Thorp, Dana Point CA; Dorothy Conway, Ottawa ON 49.85% 6/7 Jerry Miller, Silver Spring MD; Judith Ortiz, San Antonio TX 46.77% 6/7 Michael Myers - Gordon Zind, Ottawa ON 49.85% 6/7 Owen Lynch, Huntsville AL; Robert Ring, Laceys Spring AL 46.77% Daily Bulletin Page 13

FIRST SATURDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS - EVENING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XXX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Michael Pope - Kelly Pope, Hamilton ON 64.57% 1 1 1 Ron Scott - Karen Scott, Troy OH 60.59% 2 Sheila Corbett, Newburgh IN; Brunhilde Baker, Bluffton SC 58.05% 2 Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH; Jeffrey Perigoni, Slidell LA 59.44% 3 Margaret Browne - Margaret Love, Denton TX 56.66% 3 Frank Amrine - Glenn Johnstone, Louisville KY 59.32% 4 1 Sarah Schaaf, Louisville KY; Rhonda James, New Albany IN 53.69% 4 2 2 Steven Boehmer - Janet Turber, Beavercreek OH 54.98% 2 1 Richard Buttermore - Wendy Buttermore, Royal Oak MI 52.60%

NABC+ PLATINUM PAIRS - SECOND SEMIFINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B EAST-WEST 1 Ken Kranyak - Laurie Kranyak, Bay Village OH 62.62% 1 David Gold, Reading R Great Britain; David Bakhshi, London England 59.77% 2 Jared Lilienstein, New York NY; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC 61.00% 2 John Hurd - Joel Wooldridge, New York NY 59.46% 3 Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX 57.23% 3 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Richard Popper, Wilmington DE 56.62% 4 Waldemar Frukacz, Gloucester ON; Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland 55.46% 4 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL 53.92% 5 Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA; Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI 54.92% 5 Linda Lewis, Sioux Falls SD; Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT 53.38% 6 Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY 54.69% 6 Lawrence Hicks, Coquitlam BC; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 53.31% 7 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 54.08% 7 Joshua Parker, Briarcliff NY; Bruce Rogoff, Tenafly NJ 53.00% 8 Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 53.92% 8 Tom Townsend, London W9 1sd England; Philippe Cronier, Paris France 52.85% 9 Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI 52.92% 9 Winthrop Allegaert, New York NY; Jaggy Shivdasani, Pleasantville NY 51.77% 10 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV 51.69% 10 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD 51.69%

NORTH KENTUCKY BC SIDE SERIES I - SECOND OF THREE SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION KK EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Donald Caplin - Sondra Caplin, Waltham MA 64.02% 1 Bonnie Wilke, Aspen CO; McKenzie Myers, Portland OR 63.07% 2 Veronica McMurdie - John McMurdie, Sacramento CA 63.83% 2 John Ayer, Dartmouth NS; Stuart Eastwood, Halifax NS 57.95% 3/4 1 Russell Samuel, Long Beach NY; Barry Samuel, Santa Rosa CA 57.95% 3 1 Judy Huffman - Herbert Gillies, Lexington KY 57.20% 3/4 Grant Robinson, Orinda CA; Teresa Boyd, Lafayette CA 57.95% 4 2 Charlene Daniels, Elizabethtown KY; Robert Shuffett, Columbia KY 55.87% 5 Paul Nason, Los Angeles CA; Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA 57.39% 5 3 Mary Cornelius - Ken Cornelius, Portland OR 54.73% 6 2 1 Lynne Groff, McLean VA; Sarah Raynor, Winston Salem NC 55.30% 6 4 Marsha Barnett, Corbin KY; John Kennedy, Manchester KY 54.55% 7 3 2 Claire Murvihill, Chicago IL; Howard Balfour, Park Forest IL 51.52% 7 5 Mae Brummitt - Shirley Sims, Florence AL 53.03% 4 Joe Murray - Phyllis Murray, London KY 50.57% 6 Michael Hughes, Jefferson City MO; Cerona Stevens, Marquette MI 50.76% 3 William McClain - Marilyn Hynson, Lexington KY 47.16% 1 Nancy Fleming, Weston MA; Margo Olson, Columbus OH 48.67% 2 John Deatley - Russell Whitney, Georgetown KY 47.16% 3 Sybil Brown, Rockford IL; Monica Ansay, Oconomowoc WI 46.40%

LAWLER DAYLIGHT OPEN - FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS BBB AAA EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Donald Croysdale, Menomonee Falls WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI 66.46% 1 1 1 Robert Fisk - A J Stephani, Cincinnati OH 66.15% 2 Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA; Rick Eissenstat, 97278 Jerusalem Israel 63.85% 2 Aaron Silverstein - Scott Levine, New York NY 61.23% 3 Donald Spaulding, Los Altos CA; Dennis Newman, Scarsdale NY 61.54% 3 Zeke Letellier, Crofton MD; Jennifer Koonce, Odenton MD 60.54% 4 Thomas Ahmann Sr, Mexico MO; Connie Pugh, Columbia MO 60.92% 4 Herman Schmit, St Helena Isl SC; Roger Johnson, Sarasota FL 59.00% 5 Douglas Simson - Walter Johnson, Columbus OH 58.85% 5 Brady Allen - Florence Beaird, Dallas TX 58.77% 6 Roger Wallace, Millinocket ME; Manon Ross, Fort Myers FL 56.23% 6 2 2 Ankur Rathi, Fort Worth TX; Mahesh Rathi, Austin TX 54.85% 7 1 1 Cordell Coy, Villa Hills KY; Joe Pike, Edgewood KY 54.46% 7 Sandra Hammer, New Smyrna Bch FL; Courtney Nelson, Wells VT 54.69% 8 Suzanne Dunaway, Oak Park IL; Michael Kutska, River Forest IL 54.31% 8 3 Ronald Law, Gainesville FL; Theo Lichtenstein, Tallahassee FL 52.23% 9 Gudrun Wallace, Fort Myers FL; Judy Cardin, Bonita Springs FL 54.23% 9/10 4 Susan Grossman - Lawrence Grossman, New York NY 52.15% 10 2 2 Jackie Baker, St Louis MO; Randy Baker, Saint Louis MO 54.00% 9/10 Lillian Johannessen, Honolulu HI; Barbara Kallaus, Kailua HI 52.15% 11 3 Darrel Peckinpaugh - Rollin Benbow, Muncie IN 53.46% 11 Mark Ehret, Saint Louis MO; Lee Hastings, St Louis MO 50.38% 12 4 3 Peggy Heinisch - Nancy Elsea, Atlanta GA 51.92% 12 Susan Schnelwar - Jesus Arias, New York NY 50.31% 5 Patricia Gibson, Owensboro KY; Ruthanne Richter, Crossville TN 50.08% 5 Nancy Wilson - Dee Wilson, Des Moines IA 50.15% 6 Judy Isenberg, Highland Park IL; Norman Segal, Deerfield IL 48.15% 6 3 Thomas Frank - David Riddle, Indianapolis IN 49.69% 7 Jose Delgado, Miami FL; Frederica Swisher, Knoxville TN 47.92% 7 4 Carol Olinger, Huntingburg IN; Mary Ann Seng, Jasper IN 49.46%

FIRST SATURDAY AM 299ER PAIRS - ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XXX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Steve McCubbin - Arvil Catlett, Hodgenville KY 66.28% 1 Jeffrey Perigoni, Slidell LA; Marilyn Maher, Washago ON 65.27% 2 2 David Wille - William Williams, Louisville KY 59.99% 2 Dorothy Slaton, Town Creek AL; Nancy Sinclair, Spruce Pine AL 60.36% 3 3 Barbara Muller - Peg Vild, Columbus OH 58.08% 3 1 1 Louise Parker, Lexington KY; Lynn Frederick, Nicholasville KY 55.14% 4 Ken Yeager, Columbus NC; Marilyn Hoback, Centerville OH 57.18% 4 Todd Wille, Atlanta GA; Laura Smith, San Antonio TX 55.06% 2 2 Robert Eatmon - Karen Eatmon, Fostoria OH 53.23% 3 Joan Keck - Bud Farmer, Evansville IN 52.43%

FIRST SATURDAY AM 49ER PAIRS - ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VVV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1/2 1 1 Ann Brown - Joan Wright, Louisville KY 60.83% 1 1 Wes Bottom - Charlie Anderson, Russell Springs KY Only 68.33% 1/2 Michael Olson - Alice Olson, Bronxville NY 60.83% 2 Karen Scott - Ron Scott, Troy OH 52.92% 3 Janet Little, Wood River IL; Kathy Bold, Edwardsville IL 57.08% 3 2 1 Gee Barger, Durham NC; Janelle Werner, Kalamazoo MI 52.50%

FIRST SATURDAY AFTERNOON KEN RILEY BRIDGE+ ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SSS EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Jo McKibben, Louisville KY; Margaret Frame, Prospect KY 64.17% 1 Patricia Jones, Pickerington OH; Rhonda James, New Albany IN 75.83% 2/3 2/3 2 Thomas Stringer, Saint Louis MO; Vicky Stringer, St Louis MO 57.50% 2 1 Beverly Sparrow - Ginny May, Lexington KY 69.17% 2/3 2/3 Sharon Jonson - Derek Jonson, Louisville KY 57.50% 3 2 1 Gloria Miller - Elaine Glenn, Louisville KY 27 64.17% 4 4 3 Sharon Hanking - Yvonne Schmidt, Shelbyville KY 53.33% 4 3 Aileen Lucas - Mary Plaschke, Louisville KY days until 63.33% 5 5 4 Tom Amrine - Kim Amrine, Cincinnati OH 52.50% 5 4 2 Shirley Romo - Judith Brickle, Louisville KY 54.17% 5 Wade Kilbride - Janet Kilbride, Oviedo FL the world's 51.67% 3 Phyllis Huckagone - Harriett Hughes, New Albany IN 50.00% LAWLER DAYLIGHT PAIRS = SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS BBB AAA EAST-WEST largest A B C A B C 1 Douglas Simson - Walter Johnson, Columbus OH 70.00% 1 Ronald Newburg - Elaine Newburg, Marblehead MA gathering 64.38% 2 1 Tony Viidik - Joan Viidik, Waterloo ON 68.54% 2 1 1 Cordell Coy, Villa Hills KY; Joe Pike, Edgewood KY 58.23% 3 Sandra Hammer, New Smyrna Bch FL; Courtney Nelson, Wells VT 61.77% 3 Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA; Rick Eissenstat, Jerusalem Israel 57.85% 4 Suzanne Dunaway, Oak Park IL; Michael Kutska, River Forest IL 61.69% 4 Donald Spaulding, Los Altos CA; Dennis Newman, Scarsdaleof NYregional 56.62% 5 Susan Schnelwar - Jesus Arias, New York NY 58.54% 5 2 2 Thomas Frank - David Riddle, Indianapolis IN 54.46% 6 2 Nancy Wilson - Dee Wilson, Des Moines IA 57.62% 6 William Allison, Decatur GA; Charles Galloway, Thornhilltournament ON 54.23% 7 3 1 John Bowen - Frank Bowen, Charlestown IN 57.23% 7 3 3 Kenneth Bisson - Chester Pinkham, Angola IN 54.08% 8 Thomas Ahmann Sr, Mexico MO; Connie Pugh, Columbia MO 56.08% 8 4 4 Jose Delgado, Miami FL; Frederica Swisher, Knoxville TN 54.00% 9 Zeke Letellier, Crofton MD; Jennifer Koonce, Odenton MD 55.31% 9 Lillian Johannessen, Honolulu HI; Barbara Kallaus, Kailua HIbridge 52.38% 10 4 Judy Isenberg, Highland Park IL; Norman Segal, Deerfield IL 53.85% 10 5 Willie Alley - John Lawler, Evansville IN 52.00% 11 5 Frederic Hadley - Julia Birge, Indianapolis IN 52.92% 11 Mary Gorkin, Boca Raton FL; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL players. 51.77% 12 6 2 Emily Newby, Noblesville IN; Sandra Holliday, Greenfield IN 52.00% 12 6 Paula Wolfe - John Wolfe, Florence KY 51.69% 7 3 D Abraham, Windsor ON; Edmond Douville, Hobart IN 50.92% 4 Robert Fisk - A J Stephani, Cincinnati OH 49.46%

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FIRST SATURDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS - ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SSS EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Tom Johnson, Carmel IN; Bill Jackson, Maineville OH 60.42% 1 1 Sarah Roy, Louisville KY; Patsy Baker, Prospect KY 60.98% 2 2 David Wille - William Williams, Louisville KY 59.09% 2 2 1 Michael Davidson - Kay Davidson, Louisville KY 58.71% 3 3 2 Margaret Lanier - Margaret Seay, Louisville KY 55.68% 3 Shirley Prikals, Oak Hill VA; Marilyn Maher, Washago ON 54.17% 4 Richard Freiberg - Adrianne Freiberg, Cincinnati OH 54.36% 4 3 2 Margaret Malenka - Julianne Boggiano, Grand Rapids MI 53.60% 5 4 Emiel Domis, Christiansted VI; Sharon Amberg, St Croix VI 53.60% 5/6 4 Steve McCubbin - Arvil Catlett, Hodgenville KY 53.22% 5 3 Donna Bissonnette, Clayton IN; Pat Landgraf, Indianapolis IN 50.57% 5/6 William Belanich, Sandston VA; Jim Sturgeon, Louisville KY 53.22%

FIRST SATURDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS - ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VVV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Michael Olson - Alice Olson, Bronxville NY 65.45% 1 1 Wes Bottom - Charlie Anderson, Russell Springs KY 70.45% 2 1 Beverly Sparrow - Ginny May, Lexington KY 61.14% 2 Kathy Stanwix-Hay - Thomas Stanwix-Hay, Lexington KY 58.18% 3 2 1 Jo McKibben, Louisville KY; Margaret Frame, Prospect KY 53.64% 3 Karen Scott - Ron Scott, Troy OH 53.86% 4 2 Eugenia Johnson, Upper Arlington OH; Diane Dehli, Jefferson Town KY 51.14% 4 James Carter, Louisville KY; Tony Ames II, Minnetonka MN 52.73% 5 Nancy Garriott, Richmond KY; Sandra Kestner, Lexington KY 50.23% 4 Sandra Teague - Joann Campbell, Louisville KY 51.36% 5 2 1 Mike Finucane, Lexinton KY; Eve Podet, Lexington KY 50.00%

LEBHAR IMP PAIRS - FIRST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS C D E H I O EAST-WEST 1 Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur Iceland; Jon Baldursson, Hafnarfjordur Iceland 71.09 1 Runar Lilleik, N-0495 Oslo Norway; Ovind Ludvigsen, Oslo Norway 61.06 2 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 37.05 2 James Tullis, Yarmouth Port MA; Tim Tullis, Roselle IL 45.08 3 Paul Meerschaert, Saint Paul MN; Bob Balderson Jr, Eden Prairie MN 34.35 3 James Breihan - Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston TX 44.34 4 Sean Ganness, Miami FL; Diane Walker, Gaithersburg MD 33.14 4 Chuck Burger, West Bloomfield MI; Dennis Kasle, Bloomfield MI 42.74 5 Tom Kniest, University City MO; Donald Stack, Overland Park KS 30.75 5 Mike Sloan, Jeffersonville IN; Christopher Overpeck, Louisville KY 42.27 6 Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC 30.62 6 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Leonard Melander, West Bloomfield MI 37.87 7 Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA 27.13 7 Brian Schoenfeld, Va Beach VA; Thomas Weik, Reading PA 34.77 8 Joe Harris - Cindy Harris, Albuquerque NM 26.60 8 Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Hector Camberos, Charlotte NC 32.52 9 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Chester Johnson, Chicago IL 25.52 9 Magy Mohan, Huixquilucan Ed Mexico; John Mohan, Huixquilucan Mexico 26.68 10 Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI; Lynne Schaeffer, W Bloomfield MI 24.57 10 Diane Graese, Las Vegas NV; Martin Caley, Montreal QC 25.77 11 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Joseph Godefrin, Sarasota FL 23.16 11 Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN 25.75 12 Jim McKeown, State College PA; Albert Shrive, Dalton PA 22.79 12 Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY; Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON 24.18 13 Roger Clough - Rebecca Clough, Culver City CA 22.08 13 Mark Shaw, Columbia MD; Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD 22.74 14 Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 21.99 14 Jess Jurkovic - Bill Begert, New York NY 22.39 15 Michael Moss - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY 21.40 15 David Hampton, Broken Arrow OK; B Marshall, Tulsa OK 21.21 16 Robert Teel Jr - Jane Teel, Birmingham AL 19.52 16 Howard Friedman, Great Neck NY; Lauren Block, Manhasset NY 20.65 17 Satya Rami, Morganville NJ; Rajendra Gokhale, Redmond WA 17.69 17 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 20.25 18 Gary Kessler, Springfield IL; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 16.77 18 Joseph Muenks - Diane Travis, Cincinnati OH 17.77 19 Geoffrey Brod, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Carl Chadwick, Hamilton ON 15.64 19 Russell Samuel, Long Beach NY; Barry Samuel, Santa Rosa CA 16.82 20 Herbert Jordan, Miami FL; Erez Hendelman, New York NY 15.18 20 Joe Rickman, Maryville TN; Robert Heller, Decatur GA 14.83 21 Pierre Flatowicz, Omaha NE; Phillip Becker, Beachwood OH 15.03 21 Lisa Berkowitz - Dana Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 14.29 22 Norman Rubin, Monticello NY; Jonathan Green, Kingston NY 14.83 22 Charles Martineau, Brossard QC; Andre Chartrand, Lery QC 13.47 23 Barry Purrington, Eagan MN; Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN 14.04 23 Miguel Reygadas, Tlalpan Mexico; Diana Marquardt, Del Mar CA 13.30 24 Michael Kopera, Brooklyn NY; Eric Robinson, New York NY 13.65 24 Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA; John Zilic, Houston TX 10.73 25 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 13.39 25 Andrea Culberson - Marc Culberson, Weston FL 9.13 26 Brooke Nelles - Dwight Bender, London ON 12.70 26 Jim Hilton, Austin TX; Daniel Suty, Houston TX 8.53 27 Owen Lien, Hickory NC; Jenni Carmichael, Kennesaw GA 12.09 27 Pam LaShelle, Round Rock TX; Greg Loran, Lubbock TX 7.09 28 Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA 11.53 28 Mark Leonard, Ypsilanti MI; Kevin Fay, Ann Arbor MI 6.58 29 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 10.69 29 Don Piafsky, Toronto ON; Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC 3.13 30 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Paul Lewis, Zionsville IN 8.08 30 Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR; Randy Pettit, Marietta GA 2.96 31 Ellen Kozlove - Ralph Letizia Jr, Louisville KY 7.62 31 Chris Moll - Tammy Moll, Raleigh NC 1.99

SIDE GAME SERIES 2 - THREE OF FOUR SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS VV UU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 George Borrmann, Jr, Louisville KY; Charles Purlee, Clarksville IN 61.64% 1 Chuck Malcolm, Topeka KS; Jay Baum, Germantown TN 64.50% 2 Tom Cogan, Annapolis MD; Suellen Poland, Pikesville MD 60.28% 2 1 Susan Butler, Urbana IL; Donald Baker, Alpharetta GA 58.14% 3 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 57.85% 3 Walter Pease, Anchorage AK; Steven Salazar, De Forest WI 56.91% 4 Gladys Collier, East Hampton NY; Adele Dusenbury, Stony Brook NY 57.73% 4 Xiao (Joe) Zhao, Hamilton ON; Shmuel Greenberg, Israel 56.54% 5 Allan Mazer - Ruth-Anne Mazer, Towson MD 56.74% 5 Thomas Poisson, Belle River ON; Louis Poisson, Tampa FL 55.36% 6 1 Dewitt Hudson Jr - Elizabeth Hudson, Arlington TX 56.28% 6 Kathy Baum, Germantown TN; Marti Malcolm, Topeka KS 54.43% 7 Richard Pawlowski, Columbia MD; Dede Flieder, Annapolis MD 51.09% 7 2 1 Bill Carson, Ltl Switzrlnd NC; B Susan Crutchfield, Burnsville NC 52.84% 8 2 1 Katherine Trubey - Edward Banta, Spruce Pine NC 50.84% 8 3 Carolyn Hodge, Indianapolis IN; Jane De Briyn, Easton MD 51.42% 2 Ann Bottelli - Richard Bottelli, Vero Beach FL 45.69% 2 Randall Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY; Jeff Rubinstein, Cincinnati OH 47.18%

NABC+ PLATINUM PAIRS - FIRST SEMI SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B EAST-WEST 1 Michael Becker - Aubrey Strul, Boca Raton FL 59.69% 1 Gary Gottlieb, Brooklyn NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 63.92% 2 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Daniela von Arnim, D-68766 Hockenh Germany 58.38% 2 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt 62.23% 3 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL; Perry Johnson, Bloomfield Hls MI 55.46% 3 Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 61.08% 4 John Hurd - Joel Wooldridge, New York NY 54.90% 4 Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX 59.92% 5 Joshua Parker, Briarcliff NY; Bruce Rogoff, Tenafly NJ 54.77% 5 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 57.62% 6 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV 54.38% 6 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Robert Levin, Henderson NV 56.85% 7 Michael Roche, Victoria BC; John Rayner, Mississauga ON 53.08% 7 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands 56.00% 8 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON 51.85% 8 Jill Levin, Henderson NV; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA 53.92% 9 Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 51.38% 9 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD 52.46% 10 Xiaodong Shi, Naperville IL; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 51.31% 10 Fredrik Nystrom, 11421 Stockholm Sweden; Grace Jeklin, Surrey BC 52.00%

FIRST SATURDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS - FIRST OF TWO SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Steven Early, Newburgh IN; Kay Fuchs, Evansville IN 71.11% 1 Jerry Holtzman - Rita Holtzman, Owensboro KY 59.72% 2 Janice Walker, Lewisburg TN; Patricia Luther, Franklin TN 61.39% 2 Carole Whitley, Campbellsville KY; Judy Banks, Elizabethtown KY 51.67% 3 1 Lynne Groff, McLean VA; Sarah Raynor, Winston Salem NC 59.86% 3 1 Jane Alexander, Anchorage KY; Patty Williamson, Louisville KY 49.86% 4 Mary McIntyre, St Paul MN; Mary Anderson, Rochester MN 55.14% 4 2 Barbara Sutherland - Lois Louis, Louisville KY 49.31% 5 2 Tony Ferroni - Ted Verhagen, Keswick VA 55.00% 5 David Graham - Jill Graham, Boca Raton FL 48.06% 3 William Allendoerfer, Edwardsville IL; William Riley, Alton IL 54.86% 3 Jerlene Peach, Holland IN; Jane Gaunt, Evansville IN 47.64% 4 Gerald Stein - Regina Stein, Middleville MI 46.11% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Bruce Yendell - George Duncan, Sault Ste Marie ON 52.78% 1 1 Charles Stofer - Suzanne Stofer, Hot Spgs Villag AR 64.72% 2 1 Brenda McSpadden, Knoxville TN; Peggy Hoy, Maryville TN 51.39% 2 2 Carolyn Carpenter - Barbara Ferguson, Louisville KY 61.94% 3 2 Susan Manne - Ronald Manne, Cincinnati OH 49.44% 3 3 Sandra Parker - David Parker, Douglasville GA 60.14% 4 3 Wendy Speiser - Joel Speiser, Holland OH 48.89% 4 Susan King - Suzy Fulkerson, Bloomington IN 59.58% 5 Muriel Brown, Bridgeport CT; Vivienne Moorin, Louisville KY 48.75% 5 Howard Balfour, Park Forest IL; Claire Murvihill, Chicago IL 54.31% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Bill Walker, Jr - Caren Von Hippel, Salem SC 60.42% 1 Duane Broline - Sammye Arnn Broline, Indianapolis IN 58.75% 2 1 Ronald Straub - Mary Ott, Louisville KY 55.69% 2 1 Linda White, Muscle Shoals AL; Dawn Kimberlin, Florence AL 55.42% 3 2 Harriet Smith, Solano Beach CA; Sam Litovsky, Los Angeles CA 54.72% 3 2 Rebecca Fewell, Nashville TN; Mary Turner, Columbia MO 54.58% 4 Frank Nelson II, Louisville KY; Kenneth Gustafson, Crestwood KY 53.19% 4 Alan Charters, Kitchener ON; Jerry Nolte, Oak Hill VA 51.25% 3 Marilyn Prosise - Robert Prosise, Cincinnati OH 52.22% 3 Patricia Cole - Janet Smith, Lexington KY 49.58% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION ZZ EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 La Donna Dodge - John Dodge, Fishersville VA 59.86% 1 1 Karl Persson - Andra Gyor, Lexington KY 62.22% 2/3 Linda Mize, Florissant MO; Roseann Stice, Bethalto IL 58.89% 2 2 Frank Siffrinn, Canonsburg PA; Robert McGeary Jr, Beaver Falls PA 58.89% 2/3 2 Dorothy Losey - Robert Losey, Louisville KY 58.89% 3 Rita Boeh, Kettering OH; Hatchie Greene, Saint Louis MO 56.53% 4 3 Judy Spooner - John Spooner, Strongsville OH 54.44% 4 3 Marlene Backus, Brookfield WI; Dianne Kiehl, Muskego WI 55.83%

FIRST SATURDAY A/X PAIRS - FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS J K L EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Paul Janicki, Markham ON; James Priebe, Mississauga ON 65.03% 1 1 Shaleen Baze - Susan Davis, Marietta GA 60.88% 2 Roger Anderson - Sharon Anderson, Eagan MN 64.85% 2 2 Robert Abrams, Atlanta GA; Michael Abrams, Pasadena CA 59.72% 3 Paul Nason, Los Angeles CA; Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA 59.24% 3 Margot Hennings - Donald Hennings, Annandale VA 59.56% 4 Bob Hamman - Hemant Lall, Dallas TX 57.87% 4 Ahmed Hussein - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt 59.39% 5 Robert Sartorius - Barbara Sartorius, Lake Hiawatha NJ 57.57% 5 3 Mary Olsky - Mark Olsky, Madison WI 58.55% 6 Henri Farhi - Kit Humphrey, Los Gatos CA 57.14% 6 Greg House - Maritha Pottenger, San Diego CA 57.41% 7 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Sally Strul, Boca Raton FL 56.33% 7 Donald Florida, Indianapolis IN; Rod Van Wyk, Alton IL 56.98% 8/9 Mark Boswell, Chesterfield MO; Sheldon Margulis, Saint Louis MO 56.17% 8 Betty Starzec - Jane Armstrong, Sugar Land TX 55.92% 8/9 Hank Meyer, Greenbelt MD; Rammohan Sarangan, Arlington VA 56.17% 9 Steven Adelson, Phoenix AZ; Paul Spear, Laveen AZ 55.87% 10 Allen Hawkins Jr, Birmingham AL; Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL 56.07% 10 K Fung, Edmonton AB; Brian Glubok, New York NY 55.64% 11 Carl Eastman, Toms River NJ; Aaron Cohen, Manchester To NJ 55.47% 11 Lawrence Christianson, Thornwood NY; Doris Staubi, White Plains NY 55.44% 12 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 55.34% 12 Ed Bissell, State College PA; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA 55.31% 13 Rhoda Walsh, Palm Desert CA; Joanne Minken-Levy, Los Angeles CA 53.21% 13 Randy Helmink - Noel Helmink, Avon IN 54.30% 14 1 Stuart Goodgold, San Jose CA; Steven Willner, Needham MA 52.88% 14 4 Stu Hoffherr - Bernard Kay, Evansville IN 54.28% 15 2 Albert Fultz, Ft Mitchell KY; Larry Jones, Pickerington OH 52.61% 15 Karin Griffin, Albuquerque NM; Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM 54.23% 16 Cheryl Schneider, Westerville OH; Anita Torrence, Bexley OH 52.51% 16 5 Michael Sherman, Chickamauga GA; John Friedl, Signal Mtn TN 54.12% 17 Penelope Millar, Indianapolis IN; Sharon Austin, Bainbridge IN 52.35% 17 Riki Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Louk Verhees, 2215 SH Voorhou Netherlands 53.69% 18 3 Michael Waters, Cincinnati OH; Joe Nolan, Independence KY 51.75% 18 6 Leia Berla, Old Greenwich CT; Morten Henningsen, Dominica 53.42% 4 John Glynn, Annandale VA; Larry O’Maley, Fort Wayne IN 51.24% 7 Robert Korten, Frankfort MI; Michael Creager, Brecksville OH 52.53% 5 Stephi Luttrell, Oak Ridge TN; Carol Hawley, Knoxville TN 51.21% 8 Victoria Gregory, Pittsburg KS; Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY 50.76% 6 Robert Cummins - Peter Aldenderfer, Indianapolis IN 50.84% 9 Louise Fontecchio, Nashville TN; Janet Appel, Estill Spgs TN 49.29% 7 Suzy Haerr, Milford OH; Judy Ruehl, Batavia OH 48.73% 8 Kenton Hayes Jr, Louisville KY; Cheryl Ambach, Glasgow KY 48.03% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS SS TT EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Alison Wilson, New York NY 62.46% 1 Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC; Lucas Lebioda, Columbia SC 70.00% 2 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; William Harker, San Ramon CA 59.31% 2 Sally Wheeler - Buddy Hanby, Spring TX 60.85% 3 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 59.23% 3 Kevin Dwyer, Fort Myers FL; Kimberly Whipple, Boca Grande FL 56.85% 4 Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan; Yukiko Tokunaga, 1800002 Japan 56.77% 4 Bruce Parent, Brookville IN; Adam Parrish, Arlington MA 55.77% 5 1 Elizabeth Wachowicz - Zenon Wachowicz, Buffalo Grove IL 55.77% 5 Ralph Buchalter, South Orange NJ; John Fout, New York NY 55.08% 6 Gene Benedict - Robert Brandow, Toledo OH 55.69% 6/7 Rahn Smith, Brandon FL; Sharon Meng-Horton, Dade City FL 53.77% 7 George St Pierre, Columbus OH; Roy Baldwin, Dublin OH 55.62% 6/7 1 Hazel Schoenberg - Jules Schoenberg, Plano TX 53.77% 8 2 Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA; Edward Frymoyer, Half Moon Bay CA 55.23% 8 En Xie, Saint Louis MO; Linda Hughes, Edmond OK 52.85% 9 Robert White, Raleigh NC; Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA 55.15% 9 2 William Sentman, Scott Depot WV; Robert Allen, Charleston WV 52.46% 10 3 Michael Myers - Gordon Zind, Ottawa ON 54.69% 10 Suzi Subeck, Glenview Nas IL; Stanton Subeck, Glenview IL 52.08% 11/12 Mark Yaeger - Lee Atkinson, Hollywood FL 53.23% 11 P Caplan - Catherine Caplan, N Versailles PA 51.54% 11/12 4 Pamela Keim - Jason Larrivee, Regina SK 53.23% 12/13 3 Owen Lynch, Huntsville AL; Robert Ring, Laceys Spring AL 50.62% 5 R Muggia - Terri Struthers, Andover MA 52.00% 12/13 Dennis Hesthaven, Louisville KY; Ron Mitchell, Jeffersonvlle IN 50.62% 6 Jeffrey Ford, Redmond WA; Kim Eng, Issaquah WA 51.77% 4 Mark Daily, Charleston IL; Joe Handler, Toronto ON 50.46% 5 Barbara Shnier, Toronto ON; Raymond Hornby, Winnipeg MB 50.08% 6 Barbara Tysdahl - Dennis Ryan, Menomonie WI 49.92% Daily Bulletin Page 15

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Goodwill Day & Frazier International History Museum Day

Monday, March 14, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Other Annie Oakley (Monday-Wednesday) Morning Bracketed KO Teams 1st Rivue Tower 3rd Floor Ballroom $16 $18 Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series 1st single session Rivue Tower 3rd Floor Ballroom $16 $18 Sunday-Monday Morning Compact Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 Rivue Tower 3rd Floor Ballroom $16 $18 Saturday-Monday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 3rd Rivue Tower 3rd Floor Ballroom $16 $18

Monday, March 14, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Suite Tower Lobby Level Sampson Ballroom $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Suite Tower Lobby Level Sampson Ballroom $15 $15 Monday, March 14, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Geronimo Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Suite Tower 3rd Floor French Ballroom $16 $18 Battle of Hastings (Monday-Tuesday) Senior KO Teams 1-2 Suite Tower 3rd Floor French Ballroom $16 $18 Monday, March 14, 1 p.m. Sunday-Monday Side Game Series 3rd single session Suite Tower 2nd Floor Exhibition Hall $16 $18

Monday, March 14, 1 & 7:30 p.m. VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 1 Suite Tower 2nd Floor Grand Ballroom B $20 Entry for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams required by 8 p.m. Sunday, March 13. LEVENTRITT SILVER RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 F Suite Tower 2nd Floor Grand Ballroom C $20 Teddy Roosevelt “Big Stick” Flight A/X Pairs 1-2 Suite Tower 2nd Floor Exhibition Hall $16 $18 Buffalo Bill Flight B/C/D Pairs 1-2 Suite Tower 2nd Floor Exhibition Hall $16 $18 Jesse James Compact Bracketed KO Teams 1-4 Rivue Tower 3rd Floor Ballroom $16 $18 Louisville/Lexington Regional at Horseshoe Casino (Sunday-Monday) 3-4 Rivue Tower 3rd Floor Ballroom $16 $18 Bracketed KO Teams Monday, March 14, 3 p.m. Tower of London Stratified IMP Pairs single Suite Tower 3rd Floor French Ballroom $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Suite Tower Lobby Level Sampson Ballroom $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Suite Tower Lobby Level Sampson Ballroom $15 $15 Monday, March 14, 7:30 p.m. Anne Boleyn Strati-Flighted Swiss Teams A/X single Rivue Tower 3rd Floor Ballroom $15 $17 B/C/D single Rivue Tower 3rd Floor Ballroom $15 $17 Sunday-Monday Side Game Series 4th single session Suite Tower 2nd Floor Exhibition Hall $16 $18 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Suite Tower Lobby Level Sampson Ballroom $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Suite Tower Lobby Level Sampson Ballroom $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Suite Tower Lobby Level Sampson Ballroom $15 $15

Monday, March 14, 11:30 p.m. Swordmasters Zip KO Teams single Suite Tower 2nd Floor Exhibition Hall $12/team/match

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. Monday’s Sponsors and programs. Their permanent collection includes a vast collection of classic toys from regional such items as the Daniel Boone family Bible, collectors and the Indianapolis Children’s Museum. Today is Goodwill Day and Frazier Geronimo’s bow, Teddy Roosevelt’s “Big Stick” Visitors will enjoy seeing some of their long lost International History Museum Day and artifacts from 19th century notables Buffalo favorite toys, along with original Toy Story movie A walk through the Frazier History Museum is Bill Cody and Jesse James. story boards, stills and concept art, as well as a journey through time and across continents. Currently showing at the Frazier Museum interactive games and fun trivia. As the exclusive home of the Royal Armouries is:“The Good. The Bad. The Cuddly.” It’s an The Frazier International History Museum is USA, the Frazier History Museum is a world-class awesome exhibit that features toys and art from located at 829 W. Main Street and is open Monday museum that provides an unforgettable journey the popular Toy Story movie trilogy, along with through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday through more than 1000 years of history with ever- other movie and TV-inspired toys from the past 100 from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is normally $9.50 changing and interactive exhibits, performances by years. “The Good. The Bad. The Cuddly.,” which for adults and $7.50 for seniors 60 and older, but costumed interpreters and engaging special events runs through March 27, examines the playthings players can enter for $5 if they show a convention that have entertained generations past through card. Call 502-412‑2280 for more information. Sunday’s Sponsors published several bridge manuals. in October and February. We invite you to join us! Paddi Cline was a lady of distinction and was For more information, call 270-684-2994 or email Mike and Sondra Marlin held in high esteem by her peers in Columbus [email protected]. Strati-flighted Swiss Teams bridge. She was a lady of class, whose sense of Louisville Luau NLM Tournament Sandra and Mike Marlin are honored humor and positive attitude enhanced the lives of On May 21 and 22, 2005, the first 299er by Sondra and Terrell Holt for their many all who knew her. tournament was hosted by Unit 117 in Louisville. contributions to enrich bridge for numerous players Owensboro Duplicate Bridge Club This was also the year we moved into our new at the Bridge Club of Lexington KY. Not only Stratified Side Swiss Teams facility and we were so excited to show off our are Sandra and Mike outstanding bridge teachers The Owensboro Duplicate Bridge Club was new home. At the first tournament, we had a total and mentors to us and our fellow club members, founded in the early Fifties by Bert and Grace of 45 tables for the single session pair games and the dynamic duo is aggressively promoting Youth Riley. Bert was considered a legend by his 12 teams for the Sunday Swiss. The next year, Bridge! They initiated and are in their second bridge friends, in league with Goren, Jacoby, the tournament was moved to August, and the semester teaching bridge to third-, fourth- and Blackwood and others. Under his leadership the tournament was renamed the “Louisville Luau.” fifth- grade students in an after-school enrichment club flourished, with players such as Jim and We turn the bridge center into a Hawaiian Island program at a local elementary school, as well as Nisa Witt, Gordon Iler, Tom Neudecker, Mary and even had Don Ho playing on our public working with the Summer Youth Bridge Camp at W. O’Bryan, Doris and Ernie Schalk and Marvin address system as the players streamed in. We the Lexington Bridge Club. In addition to co- Clark. Playing at large area tournaments, they also offered a free lecture with Verna Goldberg, chairing sectional tournaments, Sandra has served won traveling trophies, silver urns, bowls and one of our favorite teachers, between the Saturday on both the Club and the Unit Boards of Directors. julep cups. Then as now, however, the thrill of sessions which we still continue every year. Paddi Kline Memorial Side Game the game was the biggest reward. Over the years, Our members are very generous and supply a Paddi Cline, of Columbus OH, passed away the silver trophies are gone and the numbers who multitude of snacks for all the players to enjoy. The Jan. 18, 2009. She served for a number of years play have declined, but the spirit of competition tournament continues to be held in August, and is on the Central Ohio Bridge Association Board of and camaraderie is alive and well in our club still a success. This year the the “Louisville Luau” Directors. She was appointed by the ACBL to the which meets every Monday night at The Springs will be held August 13 to 14. We have increased National Goodwill Committee. Paddi played and Conference Center, 2200 E. Parrish Ave. For many the upper limit to 500 points to accommodate taught the game for many years and also wrote and years, we have hosted two tournaments per year the new members of ACBL. We look forward to Page 16 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Lenny Schmidt Day Sunday, March 13, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Other Sunday-Monday Morning Compact Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 Rivue Tower 3rd Floor Ballroom $16 $18 Saturday-Monday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 2nd Rivue Tower 3rd Floor Ballroom $16 $18 Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session Rivue Tower 3rd Floor Ballroom $16 $18 Sunday, March 13, 10 a.m. Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Suite Tower, Lobby Level Sampson Ballroom $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Suite Tower, Lobby Level Sampson Ballroom $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Suite Tower, Lobby Level Sampson Ballroom $15 $15 Happy Bridge single Suite Tower, 3rd Floor, Jones Ballroom Free Free Lesson at 10 a.m., followed by 14 deals at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 13, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Lee B. Thomas Jr. Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Suite Tower, 3rd Floor, French Ballroom $16 $18 Kathleen Ramsey Memorial Stratified Senior Swiss Teams 1-2 Suite Tower, 3rd Floor, French Ballroom $16 $18 Sunday, March 13, 12:30 p.m. Happy Bridge single Suite Tower, 3rd Floor, Jones Ballroom Free Free Lesson at 10 a.m., followed by 14 deals at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 13, 1 p.m. Paddi Kline Memorial Side Game 1st single session Suite Tower, 2nd Floor, Exhibition Hall $16 $18 Part of the Sunday-Monday Side Game Series Sunday, March 13, 1 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. NABC+ PLATINUM PAIRS 1-2 F Suite Tower, 2nd Floor, Grand Ballroom C $20 LEVENTRITT SILVER RIBBON PAIRS 1-2 Q Suite Tower, 2nd Floor, Grand Ballroom B $20 Pre-qualification required. 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions. Frances Ambrose Memorial Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Suite Tower, 2nd Floor, Exhibition Hall $16 $18 Louisville/Lexington Regional at Horseshoe Casino (Sunday-Monday) Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 Rivue Tower, 3rd Floor Ballroom $16 $18 Sandra and Mike Marlin Strati-Flighted Swiss Teams A/X 1-2 Rivue Tower, 3rd Floor Ballroom $16 $18 B/C/D 1-2 Rivue Tower, 3rd Floor Ballroom $16 $18 Sunday, March 13, 3 p.m. Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Suite Tower, Lower level, Sampson Ballroom $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Suite Tower, Lower level, Sampson Ballroom $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Suite Tower, Lower level, Sampson Ballroom $15 $15 Sunday, March 13, 7:30 p.m. Owensboro Duplicate Bridge Club Stratified Side Swiss Teams single Rivue Tower, 3rd Floor Ballroom $15 $17 Sunday-Monday Side Game Series 2nd single session Suite Tower, 2nd Floor Exhibition Hall $16 $18 Louisville Luau Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Suite Tower, Lower level, Sampson Ballroom $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Suite Tower, Lower level, Sampson Ballroom $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Suite Tower, Lower level, Sampson Ballroom $15 $15 Sunday, March 13, 11:30 p.m. Zip KO Teams single Suite Tower, 2nd Floor Exhibition Hall $12/team/match

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. Note: Entry for the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams required by 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 13. Sunday Sponsors learn everyone’s name and he was one of the club Kathleen Ramsey favorites. He played three to five days a week right Memorial Senior Swiss continued from page 15 up until a couple of weeks before he passed away. Kathleen Horn Ramsey was born Jan. 10, sponsoring the tournament again this year and for One of my favorite memories of Lenny was in 1925, in Lexington KY. She was a wife, mother of many years to come. 1997 at the ACBL Fall NABC in St. Louis. Lenny seven and an avid Bridge player. On Jan. 1, 1974, and I traveled there, and up until then smoking Louisville/Lexington Regional Kathleen had the added distinction of being the first had regularly been allowed in the hallways outside Tournament Bracketed Knockout. person in Frankfort KY to achieve Life Master . the playing areas, but not in St. Louis. Lenny Having fun “Getting Lucky in Kentucky?” Harry Gordon, of the Lexington KY Bridge Club, inadvertently lit a cigarette and was walking down Join us again Nov. 7-13, 2011 just across the Ohio wrote of Kathleen, “As our tight-knit group of the hallway. He was stopped by a gentleman who River at Horseshoe Casino in Southern Indiana for bridge devotees ages together, we inevitably informed him he was in a non-smoking area and the Seventh Annual, jointly sponsored Louisville/ lose some of the stellar personalities who helped would have to extinguish his cigarette. Lenny, for Lexington Regional Tournament! What could make the game exciting and entertaining. One whatever reason, picked this moment to challenge be better: excellent bridge, a casino nearby, and such unforgettable player was Kathleen Ramsey, the man’s authority. Not wanting to put out his excellent room accommodations. Only $90 for who died May 27, 2010. Not only was Kathleen smoke, he said, “Well, who are you?” In a flash, a single or double at Horseshoe Sunday thru a formidable club and tournament opponent, but the gentleman answered, “I’m Howard Pilch, Friday and $105 on Saturday evening. Call 1-866- she was a polished raconteur of bridge stories. Her President of the ACBL, and if you want to continue 766-2671 and ask for Group Code S11LLRB. If roommates at out-of-town events were treated to playing here, you’ll be putting out that cigarette you prefer, the Holiday Inn Express (just a short sessions of non stop hilarity, lasting into the wee right now.” You should have seen the look on distance away) is $72.95 with free breakfast. Phone hours. In their retelling, her favorite vignettes Lenny’s face. Needless to say, the cigarette was 812-945-2771. Deadline for both the Horseshoe became only funnier.” extinguished promptly. We have laughed about and the Holiday Inn Express room rates is Oct. 30, that with Lenny many times since. Lenny wasn’t Frances Ambrose Memorial 2011. Hope to see you there in November! my fastest friend, but he was my best friend. Stratified Open Pairs Sunday is Lenny Schmidt day In spite of not always feeling great, he always Sunday, March 13, 1:00 By Ken Hayes showed up and gave his best at the table, and his Frances Ambrose was a lifelong resident Lenny Schmidt died of a respiratory illness on best was quite good. Lenny was a Silver Life of Louisville. She was an avid bridge player Oct. 14 in his hometown of Louisville KY. As well Master with 1431 masterpoints. When he passed, and played several times a week in many social as being an accomplished bridge player, Lenny was he was leading his category at the Louisville duplicate and rubber bridge clubs her entire life. also President of Schmidt Insurance Agency, Inc., a Bridge Club in the annual Ace of Clubs contest by Her love of the game inspired one of her two sons, member of the Knights of Columbus and a lifelong a wide margin. Mark, to take up the game and he is playing in this supporter of University of Louisville Athletics. Lenny is survived by his wife, Bootsie; his son, NABC. Frances made hundreds of bridge friends Lenny and I started duplicate bridge in the Michael, and his wife, Theresa, all of Louisville, along the way and she cherished every one. She Seventies and became regular partners. We became as well as his daughter, Debbie, and her husband, was a loving wife and mother. Frances retired from affectionately known as Lenny and Squiggy after Patrick, of Austin TX. Also surviving Lenny are AT&T and the former Louisville Naval Ordnance the somewhat offbeat duo on the Laverne and his sister, Sharon Cashon, and her family, and three Station. She passed away in 2006, one week shy of Shirley TV Show. Lenny was always very pleasant grandchildren. her 95th birthday, and was playing bridge until the to everyone at the Louisville Bridge Club. He end. Frances is truly missed at the bridge table by would always greet people and make the effort to her son and all of her many friends.