Saturday, December 7, 2013 Volume 86, Number 9 Daily Bulletin 86th Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Brent Manley and Sue Munday

Study abroad Fleisher leading Members of Sweden’s Junior and Youth teams traveled to Phoenix for a training session — and to BAM The team captained by Martin Fleisher takes go up against the world’s best in NABC events. a carryover lead of a half into today’s two Clearly the training is taking: The young Swedes semifinal sessions of the Reisinger Board-a-Match qualified for the second day of the Reisinger. Teams. Fleisher is playing with Mike Kamil, Zia Coach Jill Mellstrom leads an entourage of five: Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, and Ida Gronkvist, Mikael Gronkvist, Daniel Gullberg, Chip Martel. Ola Rimstedt and Johan Safsten. The team scored 19.5 in the first qualifying Ida and Mikael Gronkvist are brother and sister session and followed with 16 in the second session. from Orebro who have been in the junior program Fleisher’s 11.83 board carryover is just ahead for six years. Rimstedt, who lives in Halmstad, is of the 11.33 held by the James Cayne team, who are part of an internationally successful bridge family. only .16 ahead of the third-place Eric Greco squad. His sisters are Cecilia, a three-time NABC women’s Missing from the list of qualifiers is the powerful champion, and Sandra, who finished second in the Nick Nickell team, who finished the day in a three- 2011 Women’s BAM; his twin brother, Mikael, is way tie for the final qualifying spot, which went to also in the youth program. Like the Gronkvists, the Daniel Zagorin squad. Rimstedt has been participating in the junior program for six years. Twenty-two year old Gullberg, who hails from Lynch out front Stockholm, started in the junior program four years ago. Safsten, 15, from Uppsala is the new kid on the block — he is in his first year. in NA Swiss Mellstrom, who played on Sweden’s international With a huge carryover score of 30 victory points, women’s teams for 17 years, says that the country’s the Carolyn Lynch team is out front in the Keohane junior program is about 40 strong. “The kids practice North American Swiss Teams as the event enters online, of course. They attend bridge camps and the semifinal stage. Lynch is playing with Mike tournaments in Sweden and also travel all over the Passell, Garey Hayden, Cezary Balicki and Adam world to compete and learn.” Zmudzinski. Sessions at this NABC are followed by group In second place, with carryover of 22.24, is the (back) Johan Safsten, Ida Gronkvist, Daniel discussions and analysis. “We also have to write team captained by Andre Asbury, whose teammates Gullberg (front) Mikael Gronkvist, Ola Rimstedt continued on page 5 are John Stiefel, Jonathan Steinberg and Jeffrey Juster. In a tie for third place, another 6.72 VPs back, champions make their marks are teams led by Ahmed Hussein and . The victory by the U.S. team in the Venice Cup in Bali about two months ago was noteworthy in many Please note the hotel respects, not the least of which was the squad’s ability to come back from significant deficits to claim the assignment and championship by defeating England. But that wasn’t all for Migry Zur Campanile, starting time for these Hjordis “Disa” Eythorsdottir, , , events on Sunday: Janice Seamon-Molson and . The win Sheraton provided Meyers with her seventh gold medal in 10 a.m. A/X Swiss competition, the most all B/C/D Swiss time for a woman. 11 a.m. North American Swiss Teams For Eythorsdottir and Campanile, victory meant Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams that each had become the first woman from her Migry Zur Campanile Hjordis “Disa” native country to win a world championship. It’s Hyatt Eythorsdottir actually a dual distinction for Campanile, a native of 10 a.m. Stratified open pairs Romania who played many years for Israel. She is the Despite the handicap of not knowing the game, Side games only person of either gender to win a world title for the 20-year-old Eythorsdottir and her father managed Regional knockouts Romania and the only woman from Israel to do so. an average game in their first session. “We were so Intermediate/newcomer events Both of them ended up in the U.S. because of bridge. thrilled,” she says. 299er Swiss teams Eythorsdottir was born in a Sandgerdi, Iceland, Back in Reykjavik, Eythorsdottir found a population 400, not far from the Reykjavik, the bridge-playing friend whose mother was Annathora capital. After seven years, she moved to a fishing Jonsdottir, whom Eythorsdottir remember as one of village and later to the big city. In college she studied the top players in the country. We’ve got email! languages and history. Jonsdottir took the two under her wing and soon Many of you have discovered our email address: Bridge came into her life when her father, Eythor had them playing in Nordic championships. In 1990, [email protected]. If you have a hand or Pjorbinsson, called one Friday and told her there was Eythorsdottir was on the unheralded women’s team story, we’d love to hear from you. a bridge tournament in Sandgerdi and she was invited that won the Nordic championships in a strong field to play with him. “I don’t play,” she said. “I’ll teach that included Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. you,” said her father. continued on page 11 Play With the Stars Goodwill Message The report in the Friday Daily Bulletin about ATTENDANCE the Parkinson’s fundraiser in Florida next month Always be courteous toward your partner and through Friday did not include the website for those interested in opponents. participating – in Boca Raton FL or possibly in a Sandy DeMartino, Goodwill Chair bridge club where the same deals will be played 10,892 tables via the Common Game. To learn more visit www. playwiththestars.org. Chief Corporate Sponsor Fall NABC Page 2 Saturday, December 7, 2013 Daily Bulletin

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Dining and drinking Leveraging the at the Hyatt opponents’ strength Networks Doug and Sandra Fraser of Victoria BC left Be sure to come to Networks, the Hyatt Regency the Sheraton Thursday night as the newly crowned Phoenix’s headquarters for top-of-the- line cocktails, Senior Mixed Pairs champions. A subsequent scoring burgers and salads. We open each day at 11 a.m. and change removed them from the winning slot and our kitchen is open nightly until midnight. dropped them to second by .99 matchpoints. We’ll be featuring special drinks throughout the Board 20 in the second final session was in no NABC. Mention the secret password “DUMMY” and way responsible for the drop. Here is Doug Fraser receive a 10% discount on all food items! at the helm playing 1NT. With an entryless dummy, Our featured drink of the day will be: he needed the opponents to do some of the work for 12-7 Major Opening (Bloody Mary) him. 12-8 Overall (Margarita on the rocks) Dlr: West ♠ 8 2 Networks Bar and Grill is located on the first Vul: Both ♥ 6 5 4 2 floor of the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. ♦ Q 6 Runners-up in the Mini Blue Ribbon Pairs: Terry Terrace Café: ♣ 10 9 7 6 5 Schleppegrell and Marion Kelly Open daily at 6 a.m., the Terrace Café features a ♠ A K 10 9 ♠ J 7 4 full breakfast buffet. The Terrace Café is located on ♥ A 10 8 ♥ Q 7 3 Email us the second floor of the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. ♦ K 9 7 ♦ 10 5 4 3 2 Got a hand you just have to share? The Cash food sales: ♣ A J 2 ♣ 8 4 Daily Bulletin has its own email address: Cash food sales are open daily, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. ♠ Q 6 5 3 [email protected]. You’ll also find it on on the second floor of the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. ♥ K J 9 the front page under the “Daily Bulletin” between We’ll be featuring grab-and-go items all day such ♦ A J 8 the date and the editors’ names. (Thanks, Adam as beverages and snack items. From noon to 3 p.m., ♣ K Q 3 Wildavsky, for a splendid idea!) the menu will be expanded to include lunch items West North East South This email address won’t be checked with any including burgers, salads, sandwiches and a host of D. Fraser S. Fraser regularity when the NABC is not in session, so please other items all very reasonable priced! 1♣ Pass Pass Dbl continue to use our office email addresses for non- For coffee service after 6 p.m., Networks Bar and 1NT All Pass tournament–related correspondence. Grill sells $2 cups of coffee to go. North led a low heart: 3, jack, ace. Hoping Price includes state sales tax and is on a cash to create an to dummy, declarer played the ♠10 Clear the air, please only basis (no ACBL vouchers). from hand. South cooperated, winning the ♠Q, and Tournament Director Terry Lavender relates that Compass: led back a spade. Fraser won the jack in dummy and she has had several appeals from players who find it Visit the Hyatt’s award-winning revolving led a diamond to his king, which held. difficult to cope with heavy scents of perfume and restaurant on the 24th floor for dinner or just for He cashed his spades and exited with a low cologne they have encountered. Some can become ill drinks and desserts. Reservations are recommended diamond. North, in with the ♦Q, led another heart to in the presence of such scents. and can be made with the Hyatt concierge, located South’s 9 and West’s 10. “Please,” said Lavender, “be considerate of those on the first floor of the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. The Declarer threw South in with the last diamond. who are sensitive to perfumes and colognes.” Compass Restaurant opens daily at 5:30pm. South was able to cash a heart, but then had to break the club suit. Fairly certain that South had the ♣K Q for his double (else he would have balanced 1NT), Bridge Bucks and Fraser played South for both honors and, when the Lost and found Check Cashing ♣3 was tabled, inserted a confident jack. Three spade All lost items at this tournament will be taken tricks, two heart tricks, a diamond and two clubs to the Registration Desk on the third floor of the Hyatt Regency, 2nd floor added up to a well above average board — plus 120 Sheraton. The hours are as follows: 8 a.m. to 9 9:30 - 10 a.m. daily and 48 of 68 matchpoints. a.m., noon to 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Friday, Nov. 29 - Saturday, Dec. 7) Sheraton, 2nd floor Noon - 1 p.m. daily (Friday, Nov. 29 - Saturday, Dec. 7) Daily Bulletin Saturday, December 7, 2013 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS let them stampede you into an Have you discussed...? unmakeable contract. Okay, By Brent Manley partner might have a hand good At a bridge club in Lancaster PA, a handful of enough to make game, but why players had convinced the director that they really guess? needed North-South entries – bad back, bad feet, In yesterday’s issue, you illness, pregnant, not pregnant, etc., etc. Then in learned that there is a good walked bridge legend Benito Garozzo, who was way to show your support for given a North- partner’s suit and more than just South seat. All of a simple, competitive raise. Over a sudden, all the an opening of one of a major, hurting bridge when the next player doubles, players rushed back 2NT tells partner you have good to the entry desk support and at least 10-11 so they could be support points. East-West and play You can use this convention against Benito (he when you have enough for game won). because 2NT is not a natural bid. Partner must bid again. If she Most players signs off in three of her suit, you know that when can raise to game to indicate the partner opens and the next person makes a takeout stronger hand – or you could bid double, a redouble shows 10 high-card points. Is another suit to show even more that all there is? Do you have to redouble when you and at least mild interest in slam. have 10 HCP – or are there other options? Remember, your 2NT showed Actually, there are many occasions when you support for partner’s opener, will decide not to redouble because of what might so partner won’t think you are happen afterwards. Here’s an example: trying to play in a new suit. You Your partner opens 1♥ and your right-hand established the trump suit with opponent doubles for takeout. You hold your 2NT bid. ♠4 3 ♥A Q 6 5 ♦K J 6 5 4 ♣10 5 Always strive to show That’s 10 high-card points, enough – support when you have it. That’s technically – to redouble, but consider how the far better than trying to catch up auction might go from there. It is likely that the in an auction that has taken off opponents have a spade fit, so if you redouble, the on you. auction might be at the three level or higher by the So when is redouble time it gets back to you. appropriate? Check your In an earlier installment of this series, you (left-hand side) learned that when your partner doubles and the under “Over Opp’s Takeout next player redoubles, a jump by doubler’s partner Double.” There is a little box does not show strength – it shows a long suit and that says “Redouble implies no weakness. fit.” That tells you just about all So, how would you like it if you redouble with you need to know. When you Unless the opponents want to defend 1♠ the example hand and the next player bids 3♠, weak can’t raise partner’s opener, a redouble conveys two redoubled – doubtful – they’re going to have to and preemptive? It is unlikely that opener will have pieces of information – at least 10 HCP and at most bid 1NT or something at the two level. You will a hand strong enough to bid at the four level – you a doubleton in partner’s suit. This will help partner double whatever thay bid and expect to get a good and RHO likely have more than half the high-card make better decisions if the auction becomes plus score. I have seen many low-level doubled points and LHO has a little something. competitive – and it will help in the defense should contracts produce 800 or 1100 for the doublers. So partner, not knowing you have that excellent the other side win the auction. Tomorrow: More tips for dealing with heart support, most likely will pass. Now it’s This is an ideal hand for a redouble, especially competition. back to you. Yikes! You want to bid 4♥, but what if the opponents are vulnerable: if partner has a minimum opener? Now you’ve ♠6 ♥Q 9 8 7 ♦A J 9 4 ♣Q J 10 5

Now the defense: East easily recognizes the Thinking bridge lead being from the A-K-Q with the jack in dummy A thank-you note By Eddie Kantar and gives count: the 4 playing standard, the 8 playing upside-down. from a newcomer Dlr: West ♠ A 4 3 2 When West cashes a second heart, East gives On behalf of the Intermediate/Newcomer Vul: Both ♥ J 3 2 suit preference for clubs. However, a stubborn West players at the Hyatt, we wish ACBL to know ♦ Q 3 may be tempted to shift to the ♦J after cashing the that we are very appreciative of the information, ♣ A 10 7 5 third heart. assistance and special classes you have made ♠ 8 6 ♠ K 7 Let’s take a look at either shift. If West shifts to available to us. ♥ A K Q 6 ♥ 8 5 4 a club, South is in trouble. The I/N Chairs, David and JoAnn Zapatka, ♦ J 10 9 5 ♦ 7 6 4 2 South knows that West, a passed hand, started are always on hand to answer the myriad of ♣ J 9 2 ♣ K 8 4 3 with 9 high-card points in hearts, has the ♦J for 10, questions from players, to guide the volunteer ♠ Q J 10 9 5 and cannot have a side-suit king. The best South assistants and Ambassadors in their duties, to ♥ 10 9 7 can do is the club and later play the ♠Q to the handle all the other situations that arise and at all ♦ A K 8 ace, hoping the king falls. Not this time – down times, with great charm and warmth. ♣ Q 6 one. Their constant presence and support has had However, if West shifts to a diamond, South a tremendous effect our enjoyment of the I/N West North East South wins the queen, cashes the ♦A and ♦K, discarding tournament, and we want to especially thank Pass Pass Pass 1♠ a club, and then leads the ♠Q to the ace hoping them for their dedication, time and commitment. Dbl 2NT Pass 3♠ to drop the king. No luck, but wait! South exits a All Pass spade to East, who wins and must lead a club from With gratitude, the king or give South a -sluff by leading a Susan Stewart : ♥Q (queen from A-K-Q). diamond. Making three! Sun Lakes AZ The bidding is normal. North shows a limit Not too many pairs would defeat 3♠ on this raise, keeping in mind that unsupported jacks and layout against a strong declarer unless West shifts queens are frequently worthless, as is the ♦Q in this to a club at trick four. hand. Page 4 Saturday, December 7, 2013 Daily Bulletin

TUESDAY-THURSSDAY MORNING KO BRACKET IV MITCHELL OPEN BAM (CORRECTED) (CORRECTED) 66 Tables / Based on 129 Tables 6 Tables 6.23 1 Jacqueline Montgomery - Barbara Baker - Mary 140.00 1 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; , Herefordshire England; Jean Cotham, Fort Worth TX; Diane Washabaugh, Aledo TX Quantin, Paris France; Marc Bompis, Bourg La Reine France; Alexander 3.30 2 Vickki Shelley - Clysta Kittlaus, St George UT; Smirnov, Lubeck Germany; , Hamburg Germany 36.77 Joan Fedor, Sun City West AZ; George Shelley, Saint George UT 105.00 2 Jill Levin, Henderson NV; Robert Levin, Key Biscayne FL; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Jenny Wolpert, Jupiter FL 36.03 78.75 3 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Alan Sontag, Leveraging the Gaithersburg MD; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel power of 10s Hill NC; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin 20-732 Poland 34.79 62.22 4 - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia; , A well-earned top on this board in the second Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk 09-230 Poland; Norberto final session helped Harjinder Ajmani and Suman Bocchi, Barcelona 080 Spain; Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina 34.60 Agarwal to a win in the Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs on 56.00 5 Aaron Silverstein - Andrew Rosenthal - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; Thursday night. Fredrik Nystrom, 11427 Stockholm Sweden; Johan Upmark, 115 58 Stockho Board 23 ♠ Q J Sweden; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 34.06 Dlr: South ♥ 9 50.91 6 Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL; , Saint Johnsbury VT; Ron Vul: Both ♦ J 9 7 5 3 Schwartz, Ramat-Gan 525 Israel; , Rishon Le Zion Israel; ♣ A Q J 9 5 Boye Brogeland, Norway; , 4838 Arendal Norway 33.57 ♠ 8 7 6 ♠ A 10 2 46.67 7 Berend Van Den Bos, Zuid-Holland 2 Netherlands; Shane Blanchard - Robert Blanchard, New York NY; Joris Lankveld, Amsterdam Netherlands 33.55 ♥ K 10 8 7 6 ♥ A 5 4 3 2 43.08 8 Mikael Groenkvist - Daniel Gullberg, Orebro 70360 Sweden; Ola Rimstedt, ♦ K 4 2 ♦ Q 10 Halmstad 30571 Sweden; Johan Saefsten, Uppsala Sweden 33.50 ♣ 10 3 ♣ K 8 7 40.00 9 Michael Becker - Aubrey Strul, Boca Raton FL; Mustafa Cem Tokay - Okay ♠ K 9 5 4 3 Gur, Istanbul Turkey; - Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt 33.29 ♥ Q J 37.33 10 , Jupiter FL; John Solodar, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Mark Itabashi, ♦ A 8 6 Murrieta CA; Paul Lewis - Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Chris Larsen, Laguna ♣ 6 4 2 Woods CA 32.94 West North East South 35.00 11 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; , Jupiter FL; John Kranyak, Agarwal Ajmani Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC; John Hurd, New York NY; Joel Pass Wooldridge, Astoria NY 32.58 32.94 12 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Marc Jacobus - Drew Casen - Roger Bates, Pass Pass 1♥ 1♠ Las Vegas NV; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; , Houston TX 32.53 2♠ (1) Dbl (2) Pass Pass 31.11 13 Michael Polowan - Jared Lilienstein - Brian Glubok, New York NY; Jan 3♥ 3♠ Dbl Pass Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; Gary 4♥ All Pass Cohler, Miami FL 32.07 (1) Limit raise in hearts. 29.47 14 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; , Longboat Key FL; Dror Padon, (2) Responsive. Tel Aviv Israel; Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; William Pollack, New Ajmani was more than happy to defend 3♠ York NY; Howard Weinstein, Omaha NE 32.06 doubled, but his partner — not so much. When 28.00 15 Michael Moss, New York NY; Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland; Sartaj Hans, dummy came down with three spades, Ajmani had a Artarmon NSW 20 Australia; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia 31.55 good idea that North had raised to 3♠ with two-card 26.67 16 Kiki Ward-Platt, Chestnut Hill MA; Franck Multon - Fulvio Fantoni - Claudio Nunes, 98000 Monaco 31.53 support. 25.45 17 Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; Connie Goldberg, The opening lead was a low club to the ace. Merion Station PA; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks North shifted to the ♠Q: ace, 3, 6. From the lead and CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA 30.55 shift at trick two, it looked suspiciously like North’s 24.35 18 James Cayne, New York NY; , Boca Raton FL; Alfredo Versace - doubleton might be specifically the ♠Q J. Ajmani Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; , Moshav Zofit Israel; Ron tucked that information away for future use. Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 44 Israel 30.29 He pulled two rounds of trumps, played ♣K and 23.33 19 Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Xiaodong Shi, ruffed a club in dummy to eliminate that suit, then led Naperville IL; Weimin Wang, People’s Republic of China 30.26 a diamond to his queen and South’s ace. 22.40 20 Junjie Hu - Yichao Chen, Shanghai People’s Republic of China; Yinghao Liu, South can’t bang down the ♠K — declarer’s Xicheng Distric People’s Republic of China; Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN 30.03 21.54 21 John Adams, Silver Spring MD; Jonathan Steinberg - Shan Huang, Toronto ON; 10 becomes a winner. Nor can he profitably lead , Baltimore MD 30.02 anything else, so he underled his ♠K to North’s now- 20.74 22 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL; Warren bare ♠J. Cederborg, Visalia CA; Robert Giragosian, Bakersfield CA 29.51 North can’t lead a club without giving up a ruff- 20.00 23 Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; Marcin Lesniewski, Zakopane Poland; Rafal sluff. While he can East’s ♦10 by getting out with Jagniewski, Legionowo Poland; Wojciech Gawel, Wroclaw Poland; Jacek Jerzy the ♦J, he didn’t find that play; instread, he led a low Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wejherowo Poland 29.29 diamond. Ajmani won the 10, crossed to dummy with 19.31 24 Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Bas a heart and pitched his losing spade on the ♦K. Plus Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands 29.05 620 was worth all 38 matchpoints. 18.67 25 John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Jeffrey Juster, Dallas TX; Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL 28.83 18.06 26 Robert Brady, McLean VA; Howard Liu, San Mateo CA; Craig Ganzer, Brooklyn NY; Adam Meyerson, San Jose CA 28.52 New Bronze Life Master 17.50 27 Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL; Fu Tony Wencl, “a proud graduate of the Junior Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV 28.51 program,” has graduated to Bronze Life Master by 16.97 28 Walter Lee, Sudbury MA; Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Ari Greenberg, Menlo advancing to the finals of a two-day knockout. Wencl, Park CA; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ 28.50 of Eagan MN, is playing with Tom McGuire Jr. from 16.47 29 Payeu - Thierry De Sainte Marie - Mauberquez - Soulet, Paris France; Oakland CA. Their teammates are Mark and Cathy Lebel Alexandre, Hahtes France 28.43 Brader from Toronto ON. 15.78 30/31 Joe Quinn, Sugar Land TX; Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA; Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC 28.30 15.78 30/31 Martin Fleisher - Chris Willenken - Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Chip Martel, Davis CA 28.30 Daily Bulletin Saturday, December 7, 2013 Page 5

15.14 32 - Cedric Lorenrini, Paris 75015 France; , Taby Sweden; , Toronto ON; Brad Moss, Denver CO; Joe Grue, Las Vegas NV 27.97 14.74 33 Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA; Jack Zhao, Boca Raton FL; , London England 27.77 14.36 34 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Ron Rubin, Las Vegas NV; Morten Bilde, Hovedgaard 8732 Denmark; , Aarhus C 8000 Denmark 27.55 14.00 35 Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL; Zygmunt Marcinski, Westmount QC; David Caprera, Denver CO; Alexander Ornstein, New York NY; Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY 27.52 13.66 36 Cindy Bernstein, Matthews NC; Thomas Weik, Reading PA; Jim Gobert, New York NY; Elliot Shalita, Newtown Square PA 27.05 13.33 37 Sandra Fraser - Doug Fraser, Victoria BC; Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 26.77 13.02 38 Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Fred Hamilton, Palm Desert CA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; Gaylor Kasle - Larry Kozlove, Boca Raton FL 26.55 12.73 39 David Walker, Salem VA; Tim Crank, Cincinnati OH; Kevin Wilson, Knoxville TN; Gabrielle Sherman, Santa Clara CA 26.31 Strauch makes GLM 12.44 40 David Lehman, Glenview IL; Dick Melson - Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; Steve John Strauch, from San Diego, is ACBL’s newest Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Tom Fox, West Fargo ND; George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 26.29 Grand Life Master. Strauch needed 1.4 points. He 12.17 41 Danny Sprung - JoAnn Sprung, Las Vegas NV; Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA 26.26 and his wife /bridge partner Bette had decided to 11.91 42 Shelley Lapkoff, Berkeley CA; Vandana Vidwans, Foster City CA; Mike head home, but changed their minds to see if they Cailean, Santa Clara CA; Rajeev Gupta, San Mateo CA 26.03 could pick up the stray in a side game. 11.55 43/44 Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Hiroaki Miura - Tadashi They did — overkill, really — hauling in 2.24 points. Teramoto, Tokyo Japan 26.02 Strauch won the Open Pairs I (now the Silodor 11.55 43/44 Jenni Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; William Watson, Sunnyvale CA; Cheryl Pairs) at the Spring NABC in Phoenix in 1995. His Mandala - Yul Inn, Cupertino CA 26.02 partner was Evan Bailey. 11.20 45 Marcin Mazurkiewicz - Jakub Wojcieszek - Jassem Pawel, Poland; Piotr Zatorski, 25.55 Study Abroad FRIDAY MORNING SIDE GAME (THURS-SAT MORNING SIDE SERIES) 25.0 Tables continued from page 1 A B C 5.31 1 Katherine Love - Donald Smith, Mountain House CA 67.80% about all our mistakes for our captain,” Mikael 3.98 2 Barbara Feeley - Jo Ann Aiken, Tucson AZ 65.34% Gronkvist says. 2.99 3 Kerry Brothers, Oxbow ND; Linda Webb, Fargo ND 63.26% Sweden’s youth enjoyed a significant victory this 2.24 4 John Strauch - Bette Strauch, San Diego CA 61.17% past summer, winning the Youngsters’ division in the 4.55 5 1 1 Fred Gramlich, Alexandria VA; Catherine Bardsley, McLean VA 60.98% European Team Championships. Mikael Gronkvist, 3.41 6 2 2 Wayne Bardsley, McLean VA; Kellen Leister, Mc Lean VA 58.90% Rimstedt, and Safsten were part of the successful 2.56 3 Dick Wilson, Rochester NY; Ronald Mittleman, Pittsford NY 57.95% squad, which was coached by P.O. Sundelin 1.92 4 Joan Renzoni, Palm City FL; Dave Kuschel, Minot ND 57.01% (Mellstrom’s husband). 1.44 5 Cory Perkers, Chicago IL; Carolyn Rowley, Evanston IL 56.63% Says Mellstrom,“I’ve been bringing teams to 1.87 6 Julianne Wooden, North Vancouver BC; Jeannette Bourbonnais, West NABCs for 25 years.” Mellstrom is more than just a Vancouver BC 55.11% 1.96 3 Jurgen Stielow - Rosemary Stielow, Austin TX 54.55% coach — she’s drums up corporate support and she’s 1.29 4/5 Joanne Dawson - Keith Dawson, Chatham ON 51.14% also the team’s primary sponsor. 1.29 4/5 Sandra Hedlund, Aloha OR; Dawn Campbell, Portland OR 51.14% 1.48 6 Claire Genser, Green Valley AZ; Tobey Roland, Baltimore MD 50.38% Convention card reminder Each player is required to have a convention FRIDAY MORNING BRIDGEMIX DUPLICATE 49ER PAIRS card filled out legibly and on the table throughout a 10.0 Tables A B C session. Both cards of a partnership must be identical 2.10 1 Gail Ostermann - Judi North, Atlanta GA 60.12% and include the first and last names of each member 1.58 2 1 1 Kathleen Ashby, Scottsdale AZ; Anita Mcclintock, Phoenix AZ 56.55% of the partnership. 1.18 3 Carol Urben, Scottsdale AZ; Faye Comstock, Cave Creek AZ 56.25% If a director determines that neither player has 1.05 4 2 2 Bruce Yee, Paradise Valley AZ; Janelle Engle, 55.65% a substantially completed card, the partnership may 0.78 5 3 Susan Johnson - Mary Souliere, Edmonton AB 54.17% play only the Yellow Card and 0.74 6 4 Regi Boulais - Bev Hart, Buckeye AZ 53.87% may use only standard carding. This restriction may be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent round FRIDAY MORNING BRIDGEMIX DUPLICATE 299ER PAIRS after convention cards have been properly prepared 21.5 Tables and approved by the director. Further, the partnership A B C 4.52 1 1 1 Hillary Goulding, Bethesda MD; Dale Block, Phoenix AZ 69.18% will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint penalty for each 3.39 2 2 2 Susan Stewart - Nadine Sutter, Sun Lakes AZ 62.82% board played, commencing with the next round and 2.54 3 3 3 Ralph Witmer - Carolyn Witmer, Mattoon IL 61.35% continuing until the restriction is lifted. In IMP team 1.91 4 4 Dalia Hernandez, Long Beach CA; Colleen Bilas, Palos Verdes CA 60.42% games, penalties shall be at the discretion of the 1.43 5 5 4 Carol Meade, The Woodlands TX; James Meade, Spring TX 59.84% director. 1.48 6/7 6 5 Bernard Levine, Paradise Valley AZ; Jerry Gross, Phoenix AZ 57.74% If the director determines the partnership has at 1.04 6/7 Wayne Beagle - William Raines, Woodland Hills CA 57.74% least one substantially completed convention card but 0.74 6 Robert Carver, Chandler AZ; Eugene Zanelli, Scottsdale AZ 56.28% has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, the director may give warnings or assign such penalties as THURSDAY-FRIDAY SIDE GAME SERIES he deems to be appropriate under the circumstances. 36.5 Tables A B C The objective of these warnings and penalties is 7.13 1 Phyllis Gravitz, Mercer Island WA; Helene Fornia, Clyde Hill WA 63.00% the encouragement of full compliance with ACBL 5.92 2 1 Gabrielle Sherman, Santa Clara CA; Riki Tulin, Highland Beach FL 62.43% regulations. 4.44 3 2 1 Theodore Clemens, Grayslake IL; Beverly A’Hearn, Sarasota FL 61.70% 3.64 4 3 Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL; Brenda Glaze, Anchorage AK 60.45% The emailbox 2.50 5 4 Barbara Steiner, Purchase NY; Judy Soley, Scarsdale NY 60.36% 2.55 6 5 Anthony Trebaol, Milpitas CA; Elianor Kennie, Kentville NS 59.77% San Diegans Pat Sullivan and Pam Nuccio played 1.82 6 Charles Bennett, Spokane WA; Nit Buckhout, Palm Harbor FL 59.27% in the National 99er Pairs on Wednesday. They 3.19 2 George Parkins, Vienna VA; Dennis Sponholtz, Chantilly VA 57.71% were disappointed they had a 46% game in the first 2.39 3 Barbara Ritter - Paul Weader, Sun City AZ 55.88% session. During the break, Pam said they relaxed, 1.79 4 Diane Denton - Joanne Dove, Sun City AZ 53.10% decided they couldn’t win and just played to have 1.34 5 Charles Conrad - Ann Conrad, Castro Valley CA 53.08% fun. 1.22 6 Michael Silverberg, Scottsdale AZ; Carol Thompson, Calgary AB 52.07% The second session came in at 72.92%, which brought them to fourth in the event and they won their first real gold. Clear lesson: just play to have fun. Maritha Pottenger San Diego Page 6 Saturday, December 7, 2013 Daily Bulletin

THURSDAY EVENING ZIP KO, BRACKET I FRIDAY AFTERNOON SUN LAKES DBC 49ER PAIRS 10 Tables 8.0 Tables 3.03 1 Kim Eng, Issaquah WA; Jeffrey Ford, Redmond A B C WA; Theresa Venhuis, Denver CO; Chris Moore, Bellevue WA 2.12 2 Michael Christensen - Becky Stevens, Redmond 1.89 1 1 Maxeen Claymon - William Claymon, Scottsdale AZ 58.04% WA; Dong Yan, Sammamish WA; John Krah, Seattle WA 1.42 2 2 1 Barbara Freeman - Marc Freeman, Indianapolis IN 55.06% 1.21 3/4 Farley Mawyer - Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY; 1.06 3 3 Gary Holt, Oro Valley AZ; Marcia Dalton, Frisco CO 54.17% Eric Schwartz, Arlington MA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 0.80 4 4 2 Julie Bosserman - Dave Bosserman, Scottsdale AZ 52.38% 1.21 3/4 Elaine Ware - Martin Ware - Linda Ball - Monica 0.53 5/6 Carol Urben, Scottsdale AZ; Faye Comstock, Cave Creek AZ 51.49% Jarvis, Vernon BC 0.53 5/6 Joann Scott, McCormick SC; Luanne Stoltz, Portland OR 51.49% THURSDAY EVENING ZIP KO BRACKET II 10 Tables FRIDAY AFTERNOON SUN LAKES DBC 299ERS 3.03 1 Stewart Rubenstein, Newton MA; Christina 16.0 Tables Parker, Newton Centre MA; Jane Adams, Lexington MA; Lisa A B C Procter, Dover MA 3.67 1 1 1 Eugene Zanelli, Scottsdale AZ; Robert Carver, Chandler AZ 67.56% 2.12 2 , Redmond WA; Kaare Gjaldbaek, Bronx NY; Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark; Dennis Bilde, 2.75 2 2 Mady Stoll - Jeanie Wolff, Scottsdale AZ 61.31% Aarhus C 8000 Denmark 2.06 3 3 2 Kathryn Papermaster, Menlo Park CA; Vera Baum, Los Altos CA 60.42% 1.21 3/4 Melissa Martin - Sandy Jean Robinson - Emelie 1.36 4/5 4/5 Cheryl Moher - Donna Farnham, Scottsdale AZ 59.23% Quennell - Faiz Nadir, Calgary AB 1.36 4/5 4/5 Michael Kassenbrock, Phoenix AZ; Stephen Brown, Olympia WA 59.23% 1.21 3/4 Marshall Williams - Marguerite Gousie, 1.17 6/7 6/7 3/4 Margaret Whittaker - Gretchen Caiazzo, Chandler AZ 58.33% Woonsocket RI; Linda Ahrens, Lincoln RI; Lois DeBlois, Warwick 1.17 6/7 6/7 3/4 Pam Barksdale - Gail Wood, Houston TX 58.33% RI 0.89 5 Linda Hanson, Capitola CA; Dorothy Mersereau, Calgary AB 53.57% THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO BRACKET I 0.67 6 Anna Smith, Auburn AL; Alan Polish, Palo Alto CA 52.98% 7 Tables Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Kornel DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS Lazar, Vienna Austria; Robert Porter, Henderson NV; Kenji 72.5 Tables / Based on 74 Tables Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan; Yukiko Tokunaga, 1800002 Japan A B C vs Won Yang, Clermont FL; Connie White, Oak Harbor WA; Johnnie 26.61 1 Peggy Craig - Robert Craig, El Paso TX 63.70% Dayton, Lubbock TX; Carl Jones, Chicago IL 19.96 2 Susan Gilison, West Palm Bch FL; Alfred Tuckman, Laguna Woods CA 61.86% 14.97 3 Richard Gabriel, Chicago IL; Richard Strauss, Northbrook IL 60.42% THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO BRACKET II 11.23 4 Kit Humphrey - Henri Farhi, Berkeley CA 60.16% 6 Tables 8.87 5 Douglas H Scott - Tom Ottley, Anchorage AK 59.54% Jan Dragoo - Mary Blanchard, Sierra Vista AZ; Martin Leftik, Honolulu HI; Nancy Holt, Oro Valley AZ 7.60 6 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 58.93% vs 6.65 7 Sheryl Martin - Dianne Schechter, Scottsdale AZ 58.81% Kevin George, Chandler AZ; Tony Wencl, Eagan MN; Jim 5.91 8 Michael Flader, Eagan MN; Jill Flader, Saint Paul MN 58.77% Mulbrandon, Verona WI; Shirley Liss, Fairbanks AK 5.32 9 Robert Carstedt, Wichita KS; Ed Howard, Lawrence KS 58.54% 4.84 10 Margie Sullivan, Sagamore Beach MA; Stephen Rzewski, South THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO BRACKET III Dennis MA 58.33% 6 Tables Frank Maxwell - Janie Maxwell, Delhi LA; Parkerlene Pillans - 4.44 11 Walter Pease, Anchorage AK; Barbara Schultz, Shawnigan Lake BC 57.93% Joyce Attebury, Amarillo TX 4.09 12 Richard Carle, Longview WA; Charles Burns, Vancouver WA 57.53% vs 3.80 13 Lynne O’Neill - Pat Chapman, San Diego CA 57.53% Don Robinson - Burt Echtenkamp - Roy Grice, Boise ID; Julia Lunn, 15.35 14 1 Michael Jeshion - Marilyn Jeshion, Wanaque NJ 56.82% Southampton Bermuda 3.36 15/17 Ronald Schick, Prescott Valley AZ; James Showalter, Prescott AZ 56.81% 3.29 15/17 Carol Mahoney, Rochester MN; Sharon Christenson, Sun City AZ 56.81% FRIDAY-SATURDAY MORNING COMPACT KO BRACKET I 9 Tables 3.14 15/17 Christie Showalter - Joan Shay, Prescott AZ 56.81% Buddhadeb Biswas - Madhusree Biswas, Lexington MA; Bryant 3.42 18 John Derdall - Jan Derdall, Western Springs IL 56.71% Town, Edmonton AB; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA 11.51 2 1 Shari Winston - Gary Winston, Houston TX 56.49% vs 8.63 3 Carl Kallina - Robert Brussel, Tucson AZ 56.41% Pam Himes - Jerry Himes - Gerald Duncan - Franklin Fine, 6.48 4 Judith Auer, Dublin OH; Michael Lipp, Trenton OH 56.09% Albuquerque NM 5.12 5 Michael Kammermayer - Darlene Scott, Oakville ON 55.69% Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Weishu Wu - Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA; 4.39 6 William Basler, Calgary AB; Clifford Podewell, Surprise AZ 54.79% Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 3.84 7 Kang Hong, Tempe AZ; Frank Stone, Phoenix AZ 54.46% vs 3.41 8 Vi Metter - Shay Kinney, Goodyear AZ 54.32% Julian Dupuis, Kelso WA; Harriet Anderson, Portland OR; Wanda 3.07 9 Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN; Daniel McIntyre, Saint Paul MN 53.89% Burness, Rainier OR; Rita Fontaine, Longview WA 5.01 10 2 Hugh Metzger, South Bend IN; Timothy Pettus, Northborough MA 53.45% FRIDAY-SATURDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 2.96 11 Marion McLaren - Barbara Linn, Honolulu HI 53.43% BRACKET II 2.36 12 Reginald Graves - Raymond Grady, Tucson AZ 53.40% 16 Tables 3.79 3 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Marcel Dadon, 92100 France 53.16% Doug Coppock - Lonnie Coppock - Jane Coleman, Scottsdale AZ; 3.11 4 Susan Schulman, Fountain Hills AZ; Ronald Grantz, Scottsdale AZ 53.14% Grace Anderson, Eden Prairie MN 2.62 5 Harriett Finger - Paul Finger, Phoenix AZ 52.89% vs 2.30 6 Mary Jo Rode - Perry Sells, Scottsdale AZ 51.79% James Keegan, Cambridge MA; Alix Taylor, Lincoln MA; Wesley Albinger - Charles Pierce, New York NY FRIDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS Gene Hendricks - Marilyn Hendricks, Vail AZ; Sharon Terrill - 5.5 Tables Garrett Terrill, Wilmot SD A B C vs 1.98 1/2 Jeanie Wolff - Mady Stoll, Scottsdale AZ 64.58% Mary Ann Bond, Fargo ND; Nancy Gaunt, Evansville IN; Dennis 1.98 1/2 1 1 Pam Barksdale - Gail Wood, Houston TX 64.58% Hoffelt - Susan Hoffelt, Sun Lakes AZ 1.34 3 2 Carol Meade, The Woodlands TX; James Meade, Spring TX 54.69% 1.01 4 3 Pat Sullivan, El Cajon CA; Pam Nuccio, Vista CA 52.98% FRIDAY-SATURDAY MORNING COMPACT KO BRACKET III 0.76 4 Carla Pierce - Bruce Pierce, Daphne AL 50.00% 16 Tables 1.07 2 Laura Palmer, Auburn AL; Judi North, Atlanta GA 45.83% David Robinson - Barbara Robinson, Denver CO; Ronald Stanek, Anchorage AK; Lindsay Cantoni, Sun Lakes AZ GOLD RUSH PAIRS vs 57.0 Tables Paul Weader - Barbara Ritter - Joanne Dove - Diane Denton, Sun City AZ 7 3 16.57 1 Susan Driggers - David Driggers, Casper WY 61.76% Kathleen Bredlie - Rick Bredlie - Kevin Amos - Lilah Amos, 12.43 2 Jane Trahms, Rochester MN; Judith Kulka, Cottonwood AZ 60.86% Surprise AZ 9.32 3 Kevin George, Chandler AZ; D Abraham, Windsor ON 60.57% vs 6.99 4 Karl Drew - Fay Drew, Las Vegas NV 60.42% Donna Ozark - Edward Ozark, Silverthorne CO; Christine Boller - 5.52 5 Betty McCauley, Oklahoma City OK; Colleen Bicket, Edmond OK 58.78% Ronald Boller, Frisco CO 7.42 6/7 1/2 Teresa Didrickson - Sandy Thompson, Albuquerque NM 58.48% 7.42 6/7 1/2 Dale Frink, Bismarck ND; Sid Stern, Scottsdale AZ 58.48% Slow Play 3.68 8 Richard Bargar - Terry Kay Bargar, Andover MA 58.40% Slow play, as opposed to careful or thoughtful 3.16 9/10 Michael Bird, Grand Rapids MI; Donna Bouman, Wyoming MI 58.33% play, is discourteous to your opponents – and to all 3.16 9/10 Val Irvin - Linda Herman, Toronto ON 58.33% 4.77 11 3 Alexander Robertson - Marguerite Robertson, Nellysford VA 57.74% other competitors as well. Players and pairs who take 2.48 12/13 Donald Hixson - Virginia Hixson, Rapid City SD 57.59% more than their allotted time are subject to penalty. 2.46 12/13 Mirjana Reams - Douglas Wake, Seattle WA 57.59% In general, pairs who are rarely late will be 2.32 14 Andrea Miller, Victoria BC; Loretta Chadderdon, Sun Lakes AZ 57.44% warned while pairs who are habitually tardy and/or 2.07 15 Linda Vernon - Joyce Michaelson, Anchorage AK 56.99% pay no attention to time limits will be penalized. 3.58 4 Dawn Campbell, Portland OR; Sandra Hedlund, Aloha OR 56.70% 2.83 5 Mike Moser, San Diego CA; Brett Moser, Atascadero CA 56.25% 2.67 6 Holly Campbell, Lolo MT; Jay Byrne, Spokane WA 56.10% 2.12 7 Sallie Dillian, Scottsdale AZ; Annie Berle, Fountain Hills AZ 55.65% 1.88 8 Kris Wong - Gail Gabiati, San Francisco CA 54.70% 1.98 9 Scott Dunlop - Laura Colihan, Smiths Falls ON 54.61% Daily Bulletin Saturday, December 7, 2013 Page 7

THURSDAY-FRIDAY SIDE SERIES 15.0 Tables Highs and lows A B C By Jeff Schuett 3.79 1 1 Sydney Sides, Chandler AZ; Priscilla Kelly, Mesa AZ 61.06% Two rounds from the end of the Senior Mixed 2.84 2 Esther Watstein, Stratford CT; Doris Greenwald, Stamford CT 60.42% Pairs evening session came a board that presaged the 2.51 3 2 1 Mary Radin, Palo Alto CA; Valerie Hatton, Los Altos CA 58.17% highs and lows that would come later. 1.63 4 Harold Emme - Carol Emme, Plainfield IL 56.73% My wife, Ginny, and I have come to greatly 1.88 5 3 Joan Renzoni, Palm City FL; Leia Berla, Old Greenwich CT 55.61% 1.41 6 4 Jo Neesvig, San Antonio TX; Donald Robinson, Boise ID 55.45% appreciate the bridge writings of Marty Bergen and 1.71 5 2 Penny Shui - Peter Shui, Clarence NY 54.65% the value he has shown in preemption, especially at 1.28 6 3 Frank Siffrinn - James Fox, Canonsburg PA 54.49% favorable vulnerability. 1.15 4 Sandy Desilets, Port St Lucie FL; Rhoda Chickering, E Montpelier VT 53.21% This deal was from the second final session: Dlr: South ♠ 6 STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS Vul: E-W ♥ A K 2 44.5 Tables / Based on 103 Tables ♦ 8 4 2 A B ♣ Q 10 9 8 6 5 29.63 1 Amy Downing - Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN 64.81% ♠ A K Q 9 3 ♠ J 8 5 22.22 2 Don Piafsky, Toronto ON; Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC 61.05% ♥ 10 8 7 4 3 ♥ J 16.67 3 Lynn Jones, Timonium MD; Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD 60.13% 17.40 4 1 Barbara Hopewell - Ilene Grabel, Palm Desert CA 59.86% ♦ Q 7 5 ♦ A K J 9 6 3 9.18 5/6 Leo Bell, Long Beach CA; Naren Gupta, Woodside CA 59.37% ♣ — ♣ A K J 9.18 5/6 Joann Glasson - Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ 59.37% ♠ 10 7 4 2 13.05 7 2 Mark Litterman, Scottsdale AZ; David Folger, Lincoln CA 59.10% ♥ Q 9 6 5 6.58 8 Tezcan Sen - Bulent Kaytaz, Istanbul Turkey 58.44% ♦ 10 9.79 9 3 Takahiro Honda, Tokyo Japan; Yuki Harada, Setagaya Ku Tok Japan 58.00% ♣ 7 4 3 2 5.39 10 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Marilyn Loesberg, Rancho Mirage CA 57.28% 4.94 11 Cynthia Goatz - Phillip Goatz, Las Vegas NV 57.14% West North East South 4.56 12 Frederic Pollack, Laval QC; Chantal Dube, Montreal QC 56.66% Jeff Ginny 7.34 13 4 Tom Olsson - Ann Olsson, Urbandale IA 56.17% Pass 3.95 14 Leonard Marks, Tempe AZ; Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA 55.77% 3.70 15 Daniel Coughenour, Fountain Hills AZ; Gayle Quiros, Scottsdale AZ 55.57% 1♠ 3♣ 4♣ 5♣ 4.36 16 Jerry Premo, Sacramento CA; Kay Beck, Noblesville IN 55.48% 5♠ Pass 6♠ 7♣ 3.29 17 Kou-Ping Cheng, Saratoga CA; D. Lionel O’Young, Walnut CA 55.45% Pass Pass Dbl All Pass 5.80 18 5 Bob Borengasser - Darcy White, Tempe AZ 55.23% Ginny, sitting South, took the bold save at 7♣, 2.96 19 Carol Kasle, Bloomfield MI; JoAnne Lowe, Fountain Hills AZ 55.14% and when dummy hit, I was disappointed, thinking 3.41 20 Susan Stark, Cleveland OH; Judy Barnett, Oro Valley AZ 55.04% that I might be able to cash my two high hearts and 4.97 6 Allan Karro, Surrey BC; John Crouch, Edina MN 54.05% defeat the slam. 4.35 7 Michael Schrage, Chestnut Hill MA; Paul Wacks, Peabody MA 53.70% When East turned out to have a singleton heart, 3.87 8 Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Harriet Smith, Solano Beach CA 53.16% disappointment turned to elation because it became 3.48 9 Leigh Anne Shafer, Winnipeg MB; Annie Schwartz, Fairfax VA 52.89% clear 6♠ is cold. Minus 1100 for down five was good 3.16 10 Ian Gatenby - Mike Christensen, Red Deer AB 51.31% 2.90 11 Ruth Bunin, Mercer Island WA; Marsha Rayton, Anthem AZ 51.02% for 56.5 of 64 matchpoints. 2.68 12 Alice Wegman, Bethesda MD; Diana Thompson, Bellevue WA 50.89% At the end of the session, we learned we were 2.49 13 Paul Harris, Phoenix AZ; Janet Newman, Scottsdale AZ 50.49% second overall by 0.01 matchpoints. As you can imagine, we were crushed, to say the least. STRATIFIED SIDE SWISS Then we heard from the Daily Bulletin editor, 51 Tables who called us in the hotel to tell us a score correction A B C had given us one additional matchpoint, putting us in 9.25 1 Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI; Jill Wooldridge, Buffalo NY; La first by .99. Elation returned. Quitta Talbot - Herbert Fallin Jr, Keller TX 61.00 Bridge is such a fantastic hobby/sport. In bridge, 7.58 2 1 Ann Shaylor, Tucson AZ; Marjorie Gerhardt, Cottonwood AZ; you can sit down against the finest players in the Catherine McCulloch - Barbara Ballard, Sedona AZ 60.00 5.20 3 Alain Schreiber - Allen Reiter, Bellevue WA; Christopher Young, world for the price of an entry. San Diego CA; Judy Rimer, La Jolla CA 59.00 You couldn’t play against Tiger Woods in golf 3.90 4 Barbara Glickman, Boca Raton FL; Morton Glickman, Willowdale ON; or Roger Federer in tennis – and if you did you Carolyn Feldman, Toronto ON; Jacqueline Syer, Oakville ON 58.00 wouldn’t have a chance. 2.93 5 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH; Hansa In bridge, you can challenge yourself against Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Arun Savara, Honolulu HI 56.00 superstars like Lorenzo Lauria – Alfredo Versace, 5.69 6 2 Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX; Stan Fong - Louise Morel - Phil Dowd, Jeff Meckstroth – Eric Rodwell and Bobby Levin – Toronto ON 55.00 Steve Weinstein, to name just a few. On a good day, 3.73 3/4 1/2 Shelley Burns, N Vancouver BC; Richard Nelson, Surrey BC; Samuel you can do well Krikler, Vancouver BC; Greg Morse, Richmond BC 54.00 Spread the word and introduce your friends to the 3.73 3/4 1/2 Mary Ann Bond, Fargo ND; Nancy Gaunt, Evansville IN; Michael Kiernan - Maureen Kiernan, West Fargo ND 54.00 greatest game on earth. They, too, can enjoy the highs 2.40 5 Alan Gross - Estelle Bogart, Newtown Square PA; Malcolm Morris, that bridge can offer. Se1 4yx United Kingdom; John Herriot, Los Angeles CA 51.00 Editor’s note: The score correction that helped 2.13 6 3 Sonya Collins, Grand Island NE; Deborah Watson - Judith Edinger the Schuetts to the victory may well have come from - Glenn Struck, Gilbert AZ 50.00 Mel Colchamiro of Merrick NY. He thought his game 1.60 4 Lynne White - John White, Lincoln CA; Peter Clay - Kathleen had matchpointed much too well, so he investigated Clay, Wellesley MA 42.00 and found that he had erroneously scored plus 120 1.20 5 Linda Miller, Cincinnati OH; Mary Ann Hudecki, Palm City FL; Eve for his side instead of the opponents, Paul and Jensen, Yuma AZ; Howard Montemurro, Vineland ON 41.00 Linda Lewis. Colchamiro reported the error to the directors, dropping him and his partner, Ruth Grant THURSDAY-FRIDAY SIDE SERIES 88.00 Tables / Based on 35 Tables of Tarrytown NY, from 20th to 33rd and boosting the 12.60 1 James Tanner, Highland CA 117.34% Lewises from 21st to 15th. 8.27 2/3 Carol Emme, Plainfield IL 117.03% 8.27 2/3 Harold Emme, Plainfield IL 117.03% 7.13 4/5 Helene Fornia, Clyde Hill WA 114.12% Associate editor opening 7.13 4/5 Phyllis Gravitz, Mercer Island WA 114.12% The ACBL is seeking candidates for the position 3.38 6/7 Jacqueline Syer, Oakville ON 112.16% of associate editor of the Bridge Bulletin. It is not 3.38 6/7 Carolyn Feldman, Toronto ON 112.16% possible to apply for the job at this tournament, but 6.52 8 Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY 111.42% you can get general information by contacting Brent 2.52 9 Jerry Cohen, Winnipeg MB 108.76% Manley, editor, in the Daily Bulletin office at the 2.29 10 Timothy Flaherty, San Diego CA 108.46% Sheraton between the afternoon and evening sessions of bridge play. The main responsibility of the associate editor is Smoking policy Masterpoint disclaimer to work on the monthly publication, generating story Smoking at the Sheraton is permitted only in Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are ideas and editing contributors, plus other writing. designated areas, and smokers must be at least 20 feet subject to change because of score changes or Bridge Bulletin editors are also responsible for the from all entrances. Hotel security will be monitoring corrections. Daily Bulletin staff at NABCs. the smoking areas during this tournament. Violators The masterpoint awards as shown are, therefore, Send formal inquiries to [email protected]. The ACBL will be subject to discipline by the ACBL. also subject to change. is an equal opportunity employer. Page 8 Saturday, December 7, 2013 Daily Bulletin

JAN BRICKLIN KO BRACKET I ♠ — 9 Tables Bringing it home ♥ J 2 26.44 1 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Barbara McLendon, On this deal from the first semifinal session of New York NY; Samantha Nystrom, Toronto ON; Yasuko Shrenzel, ♦ — Honolulu HI the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, Li-Chung Chen of ♣ 9 6 18.51 2 Keith Heckley, Hamilton ON; Danny Ioannidis, Cupertino CA took advantage of a subtle error by ♠ J 8 ♠ — Grassie ON; Stephen Young, Kitchener ON; Roland Laframboise, the defense to land a difficult contract in spectacular Thunder Bay ON ♥ — ♥ A 5 10.58 3/4 La Quitta Talbot - Herbert Fallin Jr, Keller TX; fashion. Chen, East, was playing with Ari Greenberg ♦ — ♦ — Jill Wooldridge, Buffalo NY; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI of Menlo Park CA. ♣ A 7 ♣ Q 3 10.58 3/4 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Dlr: South ♠ 6 3 Albert SK; Robert Porter, Henderson NV; Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo ♠ 10 9 167-004 Japan; Yukiko Tokunaga, 1800002 Japan Vul: Both ♥ K J 9 7 2 ♥ — ♦ K 8 6 ♦ — JAN BRICKLIN KO BRACKET II ♣ 9 6 5 ♣ K 10 16 Tables ♠ J 8 4 2 ♠ A Q 21.99 1 Don Little, Steamboat Spr CO; Donald Patterson When Chen played the ♠J, North had no answer. - Andrea French, Fort Collins CO; Robert Solick, Berthoud CO ♥ Q 6 4 ♥ A 10 8 5 3 If he discarded a club, Chen would also pitch a club, 15.39 2 Charles Kelley - Jo Anne Kelley, Pacific Plsades ♦ A Q 4 ♦ J 3 2 cash the ♣A and catch North in a trump at trick CA; Barbara Simon - Wayne Kaneko, Honolulu HI ♣ A J 7 ♣ Q 3 2 8.80 3/4 Tony Viidik - Joan Viidik, Waterloo ON; Steve 12. In practice, North ruffed with the ♥2, and when Graves, Olney MD; Brenda Thomas, Columbia MD ♠ K 10 9 7 5 Chen overruffed, South was squeezed in the black 8.80 3/4 Malcolm Morris, Se1 4yx United Kingdom; John ♥ — suits. Herriot, Los Angeles CA; Alan Gross - Estelle Bogart, Newtown ♦ 10 9 7 5 Plus 790 was good for 75 out of 77 matchpoints Square PA ♣ K 10 8 4 for Chen and Greenberg, who qualified for the Blue JAN BRICKLIN KO BRACKET 111 West North East South Ribbon final and finished 20th overall. 16 Tables Pass Switching to a club allows the defenders to play 17.31 1 Michael Bowes - Ginger Bowes - Phillip Frankel 1♣ Pass 1♥ 1♠ - Leslie Reynolds, McKinleyville CA the suit twice, breaking up the squeeze that caught 12.12 2 Jon Wolkenstein - Sheri Wolkenstein, Dallas TX; Dbl (1) Pass 4♥ Pass South in the end. Joyce Gautier - Norman Gautier, The Woodlands TX Pass Dbl All Pass 6.92 3/4 Andrea Scott - Jerry Wolter, Cottonwood AZ; (1) Three-card heart support. Michael Jenks, Williamsburg VA; Walt Williams, Seattle WA Monitoring 6.92 3/4 Gary Delestine - Shirley Gibson, Palm Springs South started with the ♦10, ducked to North’s CA; Howard Montemurro, Vineland ON; Volker Mitterhammer, king. At this point, North must switch to a club to At this and future North American Austria defeat the contract, but that is far from clear – and his Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ partner did spades, making a switch to that events with visible, real-time cameras. The images JAN BRICKLIN KO BRACKET IV 16 Tables suit at trick two perfectly normal. will be recorded and will be available for later official 15.06 1 Mark Brader - Catherine Brader, Toronto ON; Chen went up with the ♠A and played a low inspection and review. Thomas McGuire Jr, Oakland CA; Tony Wencl, Eagan MN heart from hand, South pitching a spade. North took By general monitoring of the session and 10.54 2 Bill Carstens - David Goodman, Anthem AZ; participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of Michael Simpson, Scottsdale AZ; Murali Nair, Phoenix AZ dummy’s queen with his king and continued with a 6.02 3/4 Dominic Antonelli, Altoona IA; Niki Coons, spade to South’s king. information that may be useful in determining facts Toronto ON; Frederick Eriksen, Murray NE; Leon Galecki, When South exited with a diamond, Chen won and settling issues arising from some types of ethical Langston AL the Queen and played dummy’s ♥6 to the 7, 8 and a and behavioral complaints or actions. Please summon 6.02 3/4 Ronald Morris - Deborah Steffen - Susan Panter, Santa Barbara CA; Phil Kaiser, Goleta CA low diamond from South. a director if a problem occurs at the table. Chen played a club to dummy’s jack, followed by This procedure is intended to assure everyone JAN BRICKLIN KO BRACKET V dummy’s last heart, covered by the 9 and 10, South that the playing field is level and that misbehavior 16 Tables will not be tolerated. 11.11 1 Barbara Webster, Calgary AB; Eugene Wadas - discarding his last diamond. Chen then played his Lawrence Campodonico - Susan Walton, Billings MT third diamond to the ace in dummy. This was the end 7.78 2 Barbara Vervenne, Austin TX; Randall Jones, position: Albuquerque NM; Janet French, Rio Rancho NM; Margie Patterson, Spring TX

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KAPLAN BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 39.0 Tables / Based on 159 Tables Grand Bidding 190.00 1 Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 1734.95 By Sue Munday 142.50 2 Bar Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel 1675.49 Josh Donn and Adam Kaplan found their way to 106.88 3 Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Martin Fleisher, New York NY 1672.96 the top spot twice in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs, 87.69 4 , Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA 1668.76 producing sophisticated auctions to get there each 81.43 5 Rafal Jagniewski, Legionowo Poland; Wojciech Gawel, Wroclaw Poland 1657.48 time. 76.00 6 Boye Brogeland, Norway; Espen Lindqvist, 4838 Arendal Norway 1629.26 This one was from the second qualifying session. 71.25 7 Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Ricardo Angeleri, Mar Del Plata, Argentina 1618.67 67.06 8 Linda Gordon - Robb Gordon, Sedona AZ 1607.82 Dlr: West ♠ Q 4 63.33 9 Michal Klukowski, Wroclaw Poland; Piotr Twczynski, Poznan Poland 1605.06 Vul: ♥ A Q 9 4 2 60.00 10 Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 44 Israel; Eldad Ginossar, Moshav Zofit Israel 1596.32 ♦ K J 9 5 3 2 57.00 11 Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; David Bakhshi, London, England 1594.11 ♣ — 54.29 12 Hector Camberos, Charlotte NC; Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina 1591.84 ♠ 9 8 6 3 ♠ J 10 7 5 2 51.82 13 Junjie Hu - Yichao Chen, Shanghai People’s Republic of China 1591.18 ♥ 5 3 ♥ J 10 7 49.57 14 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Jay Barron, Tulsa OK 1590.73 ♦ 8 4 ♦ Q 47.50 15 Berend Van Den Bos, Zuid-Holland 2 Netherlands; Joris Lankveld, Netherlands 1584.06 ♣ K Q 10 6 5 ♣ 9 8 7 2 45.60 16 Vincent Demuy, Laval QC; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV 1580.89 ♠ A K 43.85 17 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL 1572.42 ♥ K 8 6 42.22 18 Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wejherowo Poland 1570.86 40.71 19 Gary Gottlieb, Brooklyn NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 1556.32 ♦ A 10 7 6 39.31 20 Ari Greenberg, Menlo Park CA; Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA 1554.84 ♣ A J 4 3 38.00 21 Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA 1553.54 West North East South 36.77 22 Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL 1552.86 Kaplan Donn 35.63 23 Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands; Michael Polowan, New York NY 1550.58 Pass 1♥ Pass 2♣ 34.55 24 Larry Kozlove - Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL 1549.10 Pass 2♦ Pass 2♥ 33.53 25 Dan Morse, Houston TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 1546.68 Pass 3♦ Pass 3♠ 32.57 26 Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Richard Coren, Delray Beach FL 1541.81 Pass 3NT (1) Pass 4♠ (2) 31.67 27 Bill Kent, Iowa City IA; Walter Schafer Jr, Huntington Bch CA 1534.15 Pass 4NT (3) Pass 5♣ 30.81 28 Thomas Bessis, Paris 75015 France; Cedric Lorenzini, Paris France 1525.16 Pass 5♦ (4) Pass 5♠ (5) 30.00 29 Michael Roche, Victoria BC; John Rayner, Mississauga ON 1523.36 29.23 30 Mustafa Cem Tokay - Okay Gur, Istanbul Turkey 1519.33 Pass 5NT Pass 6♦ (6) 28.50 31 Sandra Rimstedt, New York NY; , Hackensack NJ 1518.60 Pass 7NT All Pass 27.80 32 Robert Kuz, St Andrews MB; Barry Senensky, Toronto ON 1517.40 (1) Non-serious 3NT: mild slam try. 27.14 33 Michael Moss, New York NY; Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland 1511.26 (2) Roman Key Card Blackwood for hearts. 26.51 34 Alan Osofsky, Palm Beach FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 1509.78 (3) One or four key cards. 25.91 35 John Adams, Silver Spring MD; Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD 1499.77 (4) ♥Q and ♦K. 25.33 36 Owen Lien, Hendersonville NC; Marius Agica, New York NY 1499.20 (5) Grand slam try. 24.78 37 Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL 1498.63 (6) Focus on diamonds. 24.26 38 , Charlottenlund Denmark; , New York NY 1488.81 Having already denied five diamonds to the 23.75 39 Jo Anna Stansby, Dublin CA; Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA 1488.75 K-Q – with that hand he would have bid 7♦ – Kaplan 23.27 40 Jonathan Steinberg - Shan Huang, Toronto ON 1483.65 22.80 41 Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Xiaodong Shi, Naperville IL 1479.76 could infer that he was facing at least three diamonds 22.35 42 Yanhong Wang - Rui Li, Beijing 100028 People’s Republic of China 1478.44 and probably four, or his partner would not have 21.92 43 Robert Blanchard - Shane Blanchard, New York NY 1473.79 been looking for a grand slam. So he went for all the 21.51 44 Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO 1472.83 marbles. 21.11 45 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; , Astoria NY 1466.63 This one was from the first semifinal session. 20.73 46 James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 1458.70 Dlr: North ♠ Q J 10 3 20.36 47 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; Weimin Wang, People’s Republic of China 1458.17 Vul: Both ♥ Q 8 7 5 4 20.00 48 Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV 1450.57 ♦ 7 5 2 19.66 49 Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; , Las Vegas NV 1449.54 ♣ 8 19.32 50 Bill Staats, Southlake TX; Leo Bell, Long Beach CA 1446.52 ♠ A 6 ♠ 8 19.00 51 Allan Graves, Saint Johnsbury VT; Richard Schwartz, Aventura FL 1442.52 18.69 52 Sartaj Hans, Artarmon NSW 20 Australia; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia 1441.12 ♥ A K J 3 ♥ 10 9 6 18.39 53 John Lusky, Portland OR; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 1433.73 ♦ J 10 8 ♦ A K Q 9 6 18.10 54 Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA 1426.13 ♣ A K 7 3 ♣ Q J 4 2 17.81 55 Jie Li - Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China 1425.76 ♠ K 9 7 6 5 2 17.54 56 , New York NY; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 1424.29 ♥ 2 17.27 57 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo 136 Japan; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 1419.34 ♦ 4 3 17.01 58 Maxim Siline - Xiaoqian Liu, Hudson MA 1417.40 ♣ 10 9 6 5 16.76 59 Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL; Johan Upmark, 115 58 Stockho Sweden 1409.87 West North East South 16.52 60 Ava Grubman - Elliott Grubman, Brooklyn NY 1401.52 Donn Kaplan 16.29 61 Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; Victor King, Hartford CT 1386.30 Pass 1♦ Pass 16.06 62 John Hurd, New York NY; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA 1383.42 15.83 63 , Pebble Beach CA; , Monterey CA 1377.87 1♥ Pass 2♣ Pass 15.62 64 Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden 1375.97 2♠ Pass 3♥ Pass 15.41 65 Anne Brenner - David Caprera, Denver CO 1375.61 4♣ Pass 4♦ (1) Pass 15.20 66 Alex Fowlie, San Marcos CA; Matthew Mallory, San Diego CA 1375.52 4♥ (2) Pass 5♦ Pass 15.00 67 Howard Liu, San Mateo CA; Adam Meyerson, San Jose CA 1372.75 5♥ Pass 5♠ Dbl 14.81 68 Alfredo Versace, Rome Italy; Emanuela Pramotton, Libero Italy 1359.54 Pass Pass 5NT Pass 15.85 69 Don Domansky - David McLellan, Thunder Bay ON 1358.84 6NT Pass 7♣ All Pass 14.43 70 John Solodar, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Paul Swanson, Jupiter FL 1350.29 When Kaplan heard his partner deny the ♠K by 14.25 71 Bob Todd - Douglas Fisher, Winnipeg MB 1350.19 the pass of 5♠ doubled and deny the ♥Q by the 6NT 14.07 72 Brian Schoenfeld, Va Beach VA; Richard Unger, San Diego CA 1342.91 bid, he knew that his partner had to have a diamond 13.90 73 Thomas Weik, Reading PA; Elliot Shalita, Newtown Square PA 1334.45 13.73 74 Nancy Katz, Carolina PR; Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY 1318.46 holding equivalent to a doubleton or tripleton jack or 13.57 75 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA 1302.77 he would have bid 6♣. So Kaplan could see the spade 13.41 76 , Glencoe IL; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 1213.38 ruff for the 13th trick, while notrump could never bee 13.26 77 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Jun Shi, Palo Alto CA 1188.01 better than a heart . 13.10 78 Massimiliano Di Franco - Saverio Margiotta, Palermo Italy 1178.03 (1) Roman Key Card for clubs. (2) One or four key cards. Electronic Device Policy Sharon Lynn Dare The electronic device policy at NABCs has been revised to allow players to bring electronic devices such 1944 – 2013 as cell phones into the playing area provided that such devices are turned off. San Francisco-area players were sad to learn of Further, any such equipment must not be visible during the session the death on Oct. 26 of Sharon Lynn Dare, a well- The policy applies to all pairs, team members, captains, coaches, kibitzers and play recorders, except those liked player who, as Sharon Soules (aka Kehoe) won designated by the ACBL and are in force throughout any actual playing session or segment of play. the Smith Life Master Women’s Pairs with Karen A violation of the policy will result in an automatic disciplinary penalty of one full board (or 12 IMPs at Singer in 1984. She was 68. that form of scoring) for the first offense. A second offense will result in disqualification from the event for She retired from bridge in the early 1990s to the pair/team. Kibitzers violating this policy will be removed from the playing area for the remainder of the pursue a career in real estate. session. The obituary can be found online at www.legacy. com/obituaries/contracostatimes Page 10 Saturday, December 7, 2013 Daily Bulletin

4.44 3/4 Mary Ann Hudecki, Palm City FL; Eve Jensen, KEOHANE NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS QUALIFIERS Yuma AZ; Jane Loughlin, Greenwich CT; Linda Miller, Cincinnati 92 Tables / Based on 181 Tables Carryover OH 4.44 3/4 Terry Strand - Cindy Selberg, Palm Desert CA; 1 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV; Adam Zmudzinski, Carolyn Murphy - Ginny Kopacz - Nancy Jonske, Portland OR Katowice Poland; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland 30.00 2 Andre Asbury, Warner Robins GA; John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Jonathan Steinberg, ZEKE JABBOUR FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET I Toronto ON; Jeffrey Juster, Dallas TX 22.24 15 Tables 3/4 Ahmed Hussein, Cairo Egypt; Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Weimin Wang, People’s Jim Howie - Deborah Thomas-Howie, Toronto ON; Fred Lerner, Republic of China; Xiaodong Shi, Naperville IL; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 15.52 Unionville ON; Ellen Gabriel, Chicago IL vs 3/4 Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC; John Mohan, Las Vegas NV; Steve Robinson, Arlington Chris Champion - Wendy Turk, Colorado Spgs CO; Mary Olson - VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain; Carlos Richard Olson, Colorado Sprgs CO Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina 15.52 5 Joshua Parker, Briarcliff NY; Bruce Rogoff, River Vale NJ; David Lindop - Robert Herman Louie - Ming Louie, Henderson NV; Xingping Kang, El Lebi, Toronto ON 15.00 Monte CA; Alfred Lee, Rncho Pls Vrd CA; Peter Cheung, Fremont 6/7 Glenn Robbins, New York NY; Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA; Sandra Fraser - Doug Fraser, CA vs Victoria BC 13.97 Richard Katz - Charlotte Katz, Gilbert AZ; Thomas Moran - Marcia 6/7 Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL; Blake Rundquist, Clovis CA; Richard Meffley, Moran, Mesa AZ Fresno CA; Warren Cederborg, Visalia CA 13.97 8 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA; - Linda Smith, ZEKE JABBOUR FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET II Hixson TN 13.45 12 Tables Dennis Carman - Susan Bailey Carman, Plainwell MI; Henry 9/12 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Neal Satten, Wynnewood PA; Rick Rowland, Wilmington Williams - Rosemary Wade Williams, Oro Valley AZ DE; Martin Rabinowitz, Narberth PA 12.93 vs 9/12 Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Mark Feldman, Washington DC; , Dallas Glenn Cossey - Cindy Cossey, Innisfail AB; Lisa McCarthy - Don TX; Dan Morse, Houston TX; Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 12.93 McCarthy, West Kelowna BC 9/12 Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Justin Lall, Las Vegas NV; Tom Breed, Kingwood TX; Roger Lee, Arcadia CA; , Waterloo ON; David Grainger, Roseville CA 12.93 Won Yang, Clermont FL; Carl Jones, Chicago IL; James Easterling, Casselberry FL; Richard Allison, Fulton MD 9/12 Dano De Falco, 35030 Rubano (P Italy; Gabriella Olivieri, Alessandria Italy; vs Patricia Cayne - , New York NY 12.93 Dave Douglass, Oro Valley AZ; Aaron Carnes - Al Peters - Derek 13/14 Bernace De Young - Sean Ganness, Miami FL; Saul Gross, Miami Beach FL; John Lewis, Graybill, Tucson AZ Fort Myers FL 12.41 13/14 Jim Looby, Las Vegas NV; Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Bill Kent, Iowa City IA; Walter ZEKE JABBOUR FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET III Schafer Jr, Huntington Bch CA; Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA; Chris Moll, Raleigh NC 12.41 16 Tables Patty Michael, San Mateo CA; Judith Arbus, Toronto ON; Carol 15/17 Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA; Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD; Johns, Scottsdale AZ; Robert Walters, New Westminster BC John Adams, Silver Spring MD 11.90 vs 15/17 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC; Liliane Kirchhoff, San Francisco CA; Stuart Sechriest, San Diego Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 11.90 CA; Mark Robertson - Richard Jacobson, Phoenix AZ 15/17 Piotr Klimowicz, Edmonton AB; Gerry McCully, Sun City West AZ; Doran Flock, Diane Winiger - Ofra Blonder, New York NY; Harriet Wagman - Calgary AB; James Galand, Victoria BC 11.90 Judy Bromley, Toronto ON 18/19 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Chris Larsen, Laguna Woods CA; Roger McNay, Beaverton vs OR; Eric Stoltz, Portland OR; Linda Lewis - Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV 11.38 Lorine Lorino, Cleveland TN; Margaret Hansell, Champaign IL; 18/19 Eric Robinson, New York NY; Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Timothy Nelsen, Chicago David Rosenberg, Paradise Valley AZ; Stephen Pozez, Tucson AZ IL; Lewis Gamerman, Westwood MA; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 11.38 20 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk ZEKE JABBOUR FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET IV 16 Tables Netherlands; Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Simon De Wijs, Doorn 304G Netherlands; Marj Russell - Carroll Brooks, Walnut Creek CA; Bert Adams - Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands 10.86 Carolyn Adams, Steilacoom WA 21 Monica Angus, West Vancouver BC; Nongyu Li, Palo Alto CA; Yan Wang, Scarborough vs ON; Jie Li - Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Rock Shi Yan, Richmond BC 9.83 Kathy Bergman - Sue Gainer, Goodyear AZ; Normand Malette, 22/24 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Ron Smith, Las Vegas NV; Gunnar Hallberg, Brighton Sudbury ON; Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ United Kingdom; John Holland, Stockport England; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; , Brian Samuels - Jan Samuels, Los Altos CA; Merle Orelove, Palo New York NY 9.31 Alto CA; Barbara Shukov, Los Altos Hills CA 22/24 Bill Cook Jr, Madison MS; George Retek, Montreal QC; Jeffrey Taylor, Eugene OR; vs Paul Janicki, Markham ON 9.31 Martin Deneroff - Valerie Deneroff - Wesley Albinger - Charles 22/24 Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY; Stephen Goldstein, Pierce, New York NY Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA 9.31 ZEKE JABBOUR FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET V 25/28 Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY; Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; William Wickham, Los 16 Tables Angeles CA; Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL; Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Ira Claude Le Feuvre - Bobbi Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Sanae Zaveloff, Hessel, San Antonio TX 8.79 Austin TX; Alex Roman, Burnaby BC 25/28 Yuxiong Shen, Shanghai 20004 People’s Republic of China; Yi Zhong, Cockeysville vs MD; Jihong Ma, Tainjin People’s Republic of China; Xinli Gan, Shanghai People’s James Nulty - Randi Nulty - James Utter - Eileen Utter, Sun Lakes Republic of China 8.79 AZ 25/28 Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Peter Lesnik, Burke VA; Kevin Dwyer, Tampa FL; Fred Sutherland - Kathryn Sutherland - Ken Voit - James Kelso, Owen Lien, Hendersonville NC; Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Forest Surprise AZ Hills NY 8.79 vs 25/28 David Hildebrand, Lake Forest Par WA; Ronald Tracy, Edmonds WA; Paul Schwaighart, Debbie Reichow, Scottsdale AZ; Mel Heitger, Glendale AZ; Irene Normandy Park WA; John Aslin - David Taylor, Seattle WA 8.79 Shankelbirch - Wendell Shankelbirch, Central Lot 16 PE 29/30 JoAnn Sprung - Danny Sprung, Las Vegas NV; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; Abe ZEKE JABBOUR FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET VI Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ; Thomas Weik, Reading PA 7.76 15 Tables 29/30 , Reading R Great Britain; Melanie Tucker, New York NY; Bar Allan McGale - Eleanor Geisthardt, Cobble Hill BC; Mike D Aguiar, Tarnovski, Rishon Lezion Israel; Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel 7.76 Calgary AB; Charles Littlejohn, Buellton CA 31/32 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Diana Miller, Las Vegas NV; Manuela Marani, Los vs Gatos CA; Ove Jonsson, St-Aubin Switzerland 7.24 Robert Cooper - Donna Cooper, Lake Charles LA; Kate Stewart, Rutland VT; Kim Likakis, Bennington VT 31/32 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden; Hiroaki Miura - Tadashi Teramoto, Tokyo Japan 7.24 Kellen Leister, Mc Lean VA; Catherine Bardsley - Wayne Bardsley, 33/36 Steve Bruno - Carol Bruno, Oceanside CA; Ben Blacik, Phoenix AZ; Ole Godefroy - McLean VA; Fred Gramlich, Alexandria VA Julie Godefroy, Bellevue WA 6.72 vs 33/36 Phil Clayton, Mission Viejo CA; James Lafave, Minneapolis MN; Aaron Jones, Long James Lopes - Bill Freeman, la Quinta CA; Henry Harris - Carol Beach CA; Peter Benjamin, Culver City CA; Jayendu Patel, Newton MA; Cole Powell, Lefcourt-Harris, Palm Desert CA Oakland CA 6.72 33/36 Susan Stubinski - Bruce Wick, Houston TX; Serdar Ogut, Darien IL; Peder Langsetmo, Minneapolis MN 6.72 33/36 Hendrik Sharples, Brush Prairie WA; Gerry Marshall, Las Varas Mexico; Daniel Bertrand - Allan Simon, Calgary AB; Cristal Nell, Redmond WA; Ray Miller, Seattle WA 6.72 37/39 Ron Zambonini, Nepean ON; John Valliant, Ottawa ON; Michael Polowan, New York NY; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands; Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON; Shan Huang, Toronto ON 6.21 37/39 Roger Clough - Rebecca Clough, Culver City CA; Pat Leary - Jim Leary, Livermore CA; Alex Fowlie, San Marcos CA; Barry Pritchard, Edmonton AB 6.21 37/39 Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL; , Carlsbad CA; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; Jon Wittes - Ross Grabel, Palm Desert CA 6.21 40/43 Bryan Storey, Frisco TX; Beth Bromberg - John Bromberg, Dallas TX; Tom Edwards, Grand Prairie TX 5.69 40/43 Polly Siegel, Los Altos CA; Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA; Michael Fleisher, Santa Clara CA; Melinda Foos, Campbell CA 5.69 40/43 V Jay Tipton - Linda Tipton, Irvine CA; John Kissinger - Susan Kissinger - James Senter - Gale Senter, San Clemente CA 5.69 Daily Bulletin Saturday, December 7, 2013 Page 11

40/43 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Ron Rubin, Las Vegas NV; Morten Bilde, Hovedgaard 8732 Denmark; Taking a zero Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C 8000 Denmark 5.69 Bridge players are wont to report fine play, even 44/46 Jianfeng Luo, North York ON; Weidong Pei, Brea CA; Richard Chan, Markham ON; Bo if it’s not by them. That was the case on this deal Liu, Santa Ana CA 5.17 from the first final session of the Nail Life Master 44/46 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA; Jill Meyers, Santa Pairs. It was reported by Nik Demirev, who sat West. Monica CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA 5.17 Dlr: North ♠ 3 44/46 Maxim Siline - Xiaoqian Liu, Hudson MA; Ethan Yi Liu, Fremont CA; Sheng Li, New Vul: None ♥ J 5 4 3 York NY 5.17 47/54 Jack Bryant - Nancy Popkin, Saint Louis MO; Alan Popkin, St Louis MO; James Ward, ♦ Q J 9 5 Champaign IL; Tom Oppenheimer, Ballwin MO 4.66 ♣ A K 10 8 47/54 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Marc Jacobus - Roger Bates - Curtis Cheek, Las ♠ 5 4 2 ♠ Q 10 8 7 Vegas NV; Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Ishmael Delmonte, New South Wales Australia 4.66 ♥ A 8 7 6 ♥ Q 47/54 Bill Gates, Kirkland WA; David Smith - Sharon Osberg, Tiburon CA; Richard ♦ 10 2 ♦ A K 8 3 Friesner, New York NY 4.66 ♣ 7 4 3 2 ♣ J 9 6 5 47/54 Jeff Aker, Briarcliff NY; Douglas Simson, Columbus OH; Mark Tolliver - Marc ♠ A K J 9 6 Zwerling, Portland OR 4.66 ♥ K 10 9 2 47/54 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL; - Steven Cooper, Lakeside CA 4.66 ♦ 7 6 4 47/54 Bernard Payen, Chennevieres France; Michel Lebel, Hahtes France; Erick Mauberquez ♣ Q - Philippe Soulet - Thierry De Sainte-Marie, Paris France 4.66 47/54 Dong Lu - Haitao Liu - Rui Li, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Yanhong Wang, West North East South Beijing 100028 People’s Republic of China 4.66 1♦ Pass 1♠ 47/54 Dora Lee - Judy Chapman, Edmonton AB; Allan Sorensen - Paul Sorensen, Berwyn AB 4.66 Pass 2♣ Pass 3NT 55 Sandrea Friedman, Flushing NY; Michael Rosen, New York NY; Robert Gordon, All Pass Northport NY; Dori Cohen, Woodbury NY 4.14 Demirev led the ♦10 to the queen and king, East 56/61 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Drew Becker, Chicago IL; Richard Popper, switching to a low spade. Declarer went up with Wilmington DE; Andrew Hoskins, Palo Alto CA 3.62 the ace and desperately played the ♥K from hand. 56/61 Art Gulbrandsen, Monrovia CA; Mike Spero, Burbank CA; Michael Mikyska, Los Angeles Demirev won the ♥A and was disappointed to see his CA; Steve Mager, Hermosa Beach CA 3.62 partner follow with the queen. 56/61 Pamela Galligan, Bartlett IL; Paul McDaniels, Richmond CA; Sally Clark, Carlsbad A second diamond went to the jack and East’s CA; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 3.62 56/61 Steve Cohen, Reno NV; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA; Ron Feldman, Redondo ace and a low club put declarer in hand with his Beach CA; Susan Picus, New York NY; Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA; William singleton queen. Schreiber, Valley Glen CA 3.62 Declarer then cashed one of his heart winners 56/61 Irwin Kostal Jr - Shawnee Kostal, Indio CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Bruce and played a diamond to dummy’s 9. He then cashed Horiguchi, Gardena CA 3.62 the top two clubs to arrive at this position: 56/61 Russell Samuel, Coram NY; Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo 136 Japan; Harry Tudor - Barbara ♠ — Wallace, Miami FL 3.62 ♥ J 5 62/63 Bob Zeller, Kanata ON; John Morgan, Navan ON; J Mark Siegrist, Gloucester ON; Tim ♦ 5 Edwards-Davies, Ottawa ON 3.10 ♣ 10 62/63 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter, Columbus OH; Nicholas Hartung, Astoria ♠ 5 ♠ Q 10 NY; Peter Merker, Mentor OH 3.10 64/68 HongMou Cheong - Yizhong Sha - Oiwen Shen, Shanghai People’s Republic of China; ♥ 7 6 ♥ — Daniel Chang - Hao Jiang, Chandler AZ; Wei Kang Yu, San Francisco CA 2.59 ♦ — ♦ 8 64/68 Geeske Joel - Eugene Hung, Palo Alto CA; William Watson, Sunnyvale CA; Tobi ♣ 7 ♣ J Sokolow, Austin TX; James Griffin, Sausalito CA; Steve Chen, Fremont CA 2.59 ♠ K J 64/68 Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara CA; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; Dennis Clerkin ♥ 10 2 - Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 2.59 ♦ — 64/68 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Tony Forrester, Herefordshire England; Jean Quantin, ♣ — Paris France; Marc Bompis, Bourg La Reine France; Josef Piekarek, Hamburg Germany; When declarer cashed the ♥J, East was squeezed Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany 2.59 in three suits. Discarding a spade would allow 64/68 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Leonard Melander, West Bloomfield MI; Richard Budd, declarer to enter his hand with the ♥10 to take two Portland ME; Howard Piltch, South Bend IN; Wallace Young, Honolulu HI 2.59 69/71 Bill St Clair Jr, Cypress TX; Howard Einberg, Los Angeles CA; James Glickman, Las spade tricks. The discard of either minor would allow Vegas NV; Seth Cohen, Stamford CT 2.07 declarer to discard the ♠J on dummy’s winner in that 69/71 Dennis Dawson, Santa Fe NM; Leon Lowe, Fountain Hills AZ; Robert Cappelli, minor. Ten tricks for declarer on this deal meant no Bloomfield MI; Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC; David Caprera - Anne Brenner, matchpoints for Demirev and his partner. Denver CO 2.07 69/71 Liz Reese - Robert Watts, Richmond United Kingdom; Vince Lambert, Sun City West Venice Cup AZ; Karen Long, Edmonton AB 2.07 72/76 Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Saul Agranoff, continued from page 1 Newton MA; Jeffrey Lehman, Newton Center MA 1.55 Another key figure in Eythorsdottir’s 72/76 Ellen Kent - Robert Kent, Marina Del Rey CA; Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN; Bob Klein, Santa Rosa CA; Helene Bauman, Arlington VA; Barry Purrington, Eagan MN 1.55 development was Asmunder Palsson, arguably 72/76 Franklin Lowenthal, Pleasanton CA; Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Suresh Mahajan, Del Iceland’s best player. She met him at a tournament Mar CA; Ellis Feigenbaum, Laguna Woods CA 1.55 and asked if he would play with her some time. He 72/76 Ernie Ivey - Joan Ivey, Litchfield Park AZ; Sheila Bleiman - Jim Woodside, Sun said yes, but “it took me five months to get up the City West AZ; Marianne Spanier - Bud Marsh, Scottsdale AZ 1.55 nerve to call him for game,” she recalls. 72/76 Bob Todd - Douglas Fisher - Neil Kimelman, Winnipeg MB; David McLellan - Don “He took me under his wing,” says Eythorsdottir. Domansky, Thunder Bay ON; Brad Bart, Burnaby BC 1.55 “He taught me everything I know.” 77/82 Michael Creager, Brecksville OH; Kenneth Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Bernie Eythorsdottir’s spectacular success in Iceland – Greenspan, Beachwood OH; Kent Goulding, Germantown MD 1.03 she won every women’s event multiple times – caught 77/82 Pascale Gaudreault, Chicoutimi QC; Marc-Andre Fourcaudot, Montreal QC; Marius the attention of Ron Andersen, the late superstar who Moldovan, Pointe-Claire QC; Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Ranald Davidson, North York ON 1.03 also introduced Sabine Auken to North American 77/82 Andrew Loh, Solana Beach CA; Scott Nelson, Encinitas CA; William Grant - James players. Andrews, San Diego CA 1.03 In 1994, Eythorsdottir accepted Andersen’s 77/82 Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Brenda Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR; invitation to play in the U.S., and she crossed the Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY 1.03 Atlantic to enter a new phase of her bridge career. In 77/82 Neil Chambers - Donna Chambers, Schenectady NY; Pam Stratton, Las Vegas NV; late 1994, she met Curtis Cheek and they married in Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA; C. Valerie Gamio, Pls Vrds Pnsl CA; Miguel the summer of 1995. The two played together for 14 Reygadas, Tlalpan Mexico 1.03 years, a period Eythorsdottir describes as “the best 77/82 Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS; experience ever.” The two are now divorced but are Brad Carmichael, Kansas City MO 1.03 still friends. “He’s one helluva bridge player and a 83/87 Gerald Fox, Napa CA; Tom Jacobson, Fairfield CA; Darwin Afdahl - Kay Afdahl, Oro Valley AZ 0.52 great person,” she says. 83/87 Sammy Tigert, Tulsa OK; Aeron Ries, Bellingham WA; William Thorp, Dana Point CA; After Cheek and Ismael Del’Monte won the Dorothy Conway, Ottawa ON 0.52 Nail Life Master Open Pairs at this tournament, she 83/87 G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Jim Jacobson, Sioux City IA; quipped, “Well, I guess I taught him something.” Jacek Romanski, Lublin 20-532 Poland; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Poland; One of her fondest memories is winning the Anne Dawson, Delhi LA 0.52 Keohane North American Swiss Teams in Hawaii in 83/87 Lawrence Diamond, Tacoma WA; Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN; Richard Logan, 2006, playing with four Icelanders as part of the Tony Diamondhead MS; Scott Stearns, Elberta AL 0.52 Kasday team. That was the same day that Cheek was 83/87 Raymond Hornby - Marielle Brentnall - David Brough - Leonard Doerksen, Winnipeg MB 0.52 continued on page 13 Page 12 Saturday, December 7, 2013 Daily Bulletin

88/92 Stephen Apodaca, Santa Fe NM; Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI; Ron Ashbacher, Lead Slow play: the curse Hill AR; Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL 0.00 88/92 John Dickenson, North Wales PA; David Cohan, Richboro PA; Mike Giesler - Allison of the game Brandt, Philadelphia PA; John Williams, Cincinnati OH 0.00 Patty Johnson, Sebring FL, is a National 88/92 Hemant Lall - Petra Hamman, Dallas TX; Bob Balderson Jr, Eden Prairie MN; Peggy Tournament Director and the Director-in-Charge for Kaplan, Minnetonka MN; Paul Meerschaert, Saint Paul MN; Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL 0.00 all District 9 (Florida) tournaments. 88/92 Ludmila Antonova, San Francisco CA; Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Steve Kreiner - An old tournament director friend of mine, John Yan Zhang, Chicago IL 0.00 “Spider” Harris, was famous for the saying: “Slow 88/92 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Sylvie play is the curse of the game.” Nothing is more Willard, Paris 75014 France; Benedicte Cronier, Paris 75018 France; , frustrating for tournament directors than having to Amsterdam Netherlands; , Stockholm Sweden 0.00 herd players along like cattle when slow play isn’t actually the problem. REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH QUALIFIERS 20 Tables Carryover If you take a moment to think about it, most of 1 Martin Fleisher - Chris Willenken - Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Michael Kamil, your opponents do not take that long to bid or play Holmdel NJ; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Chip Martel, Davis CA 11.83 a deal — yet before you know it, the round is being 2 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Boca Raton FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo called and you are nowhere near finished with the last Lauria, Rome Italy; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 44 Israel; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL 11.33 board. 3 Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston Here are some suggestions which, if followed, IL; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 11.17 would solve many of our problems. 4 Andrew Gromov - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia; Krzysztof Buras, Warszawa First: do not post mortem between deals whether Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk 09-230 Poland; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona you are in a pair game or a Swiss team event. Finish 080 Spain; Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina 10.67 the round and then discuss hands if there is still 5 Alexander Kolesnik, Ventura CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Peter Rank, Palm Springs CA; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 9.83 time. We, as directors, will not cut your time but I 6 Joe Grue, Las Vegas NV; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON; Brad Moss, Denver CO; Cedric think you will find yourselves under less pressure by Lorenzini, Paris France; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Thomas Bessis, Paris 75015 following this suggestion. Remember: we provide France 9.67 hand records in pair games so you don’t have to 7 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas worry about forgetting a particular holding. NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC; John Hurd, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY 9.50 Second: if you are on opening lead, make your 8/14 Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Douglas Doub, W lead before recording the contract in your private Hartford CT; Adam Wildavsky, Longboat Key FL 9.33 score. You will have plenty of time after leading to 8/14 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel record the information and still see the entire first Hill NC; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin 20-732 Poland; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; trick. Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 9.33 8/14 Pierre Zimmerman - Franck Multon - Tor Helness - Geir Helgemo - Fulvio Fantoni - Third: unless you have a legitimate reason to Claudio Nunes, 98000 Monaco 9.33 leave the table, such as the restroom or a smoke 8/14 Michael Moss, New York NY; Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland; Peter David Gill, Sydney break, please remain at the table and visit with your Australia; Sartaj Hans, Artarmon NSW 20 Australia 9.33 opponents. You might actually find this enjoyable 8/14 Jo Anna Stansby, Dublin CA; Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Gaylor Kasle - Larry and a new way to make friends or future Swiss team Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Fred Hamilton, Palm Desert CA 9.33 partnerships. 8/14 Krishnan Ramaratnam, Jersey City NJ; Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India; Saverio I wish we could make these suggestions into Margiotta - Massimiliano Di Franco, Palermo Italy 9.33 rules enforceable by penalty, but none of us wants 8/14 Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Stanley Roberts, Kirkland a bridge event decided by the pair with the fewest WA; Dick Yarington, Seattle WA 9.33 penalties. All I can do as a director is to ask the 15 Marcin Mazurkiewicz - Pawel Jassem, Poland; , Puszczykoud Poland; Piotr Zatorski, Legnicki Poland; Jakub Wojcieszek, Szczecin Poland 9.17 cooperation and help of all players because I think 16/18 Mikael Groenkvist, Orebro 70360 Sweden; Daniel Gullberg, Stockholm Sweden; Ola not only you but everyone else will enjoy their Rimstedt, Halmstad 30571 Sweden; Johan Saefsten, Uppsala Sweden 9.00 tournaments more. 16/18 Alexander Ornstein, New York NY; Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Geoffrey Brod, Avon Remember: those who enjoy a tournament CT; Victor King, Hartford CT 9.00 will continue to play. Do your part to make bridge 16/18 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY; Bart Bramley, enjoyable for yourself, your partner and your Dallas TX; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA 9.00 opponents — you can’t play without them. 19 Brian Glubok, New York NY; Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark; Kaare Gjaldbaek, Bronx NY; Jan Van Cleeff, Ah Den Haag 250 Netherlands 8.94 20 Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam 3 Netherlands; Cornelis Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; Louk Verhees, Jr., 2215 Sh Voorhou Netherlands 8.83

REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH 2ND QUALIFYING SESSION SECTIONS A C 1 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Boca Raton FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 44 Israel; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL 20.00 2 Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 17.50 3 Brian Glubok, New York NY; Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark; Kaare Gjaldbaek, Bronx NY; Jan Van Cleeff, Ah Den Haag 250 Netherlands 16.00 4 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY; Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA 15.50 5/6 Pierre Zimmerman - Franck Multon - Tor Helness - Geir Helgemo - Fulvio Fantoni - Claudio Nunes, 98000 Monaco 14.50 5/6 Krishnan Ramaratnam, Jersey City NJ; Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India; Saverio Margiotta - Massimiliano Di Franco, Palermo Italy 14.50 7/8 Marcin Mazurkiewicz - Pawel Jassem, Poland; Krzysztof Jassem, Puszczykoud Poland; Piotr Zatorski, Legnicki Poland; Jakub Wojcieszek, Szczecin Poland 14.00 7/8 Michael Moss, New York NY; Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland; Peter David Gill, Sydney Australia; Sartaj Hans, Artarmon NSW 20 Australia 14.00 9/12 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC; John Hurd, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY 13.50 9/12 Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Adam Wildavsky, Longboat Key FL 13.50 9/12 Nick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Jeff Meckstroth - Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Robert Levin, Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 13.50 9/12 Joe Grue, Las Vegas NV; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON; Brad Moss, Denver CO; Cedric Lorenzini, Paris France; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Thomas Bessis, Paris 75015 France 13.50 SECTION B 1/2 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin 20-732 Poland; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 16.50 1/2 Andrew Gromov - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia; Krzysztof Buras, Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina 16.50 3 Martin Fleisher - Chris Willenken - Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Chip Martel, Davis CA 16.00 4 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA; Robert Brady, McLean VA; Adam Parrish, Sandwich MA 14.50 5 Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; , Bloomington NY; William Pollack, New York NY; Howard Weinstein, Omaha NE; David Bakhshi, London England; Jack Zhao, Boca Raton FL 14.00 6 Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Bas Drijver, Netherlands; Sjoert Brink, Netherlands; Cornelis Van Prooijen, Netherlands; Louk Verhees, Jr. Netherlands 13.50

Over Rosenberg’shoulder Did you know? By Joe Stokes The Arizona trout is found only in Arizona. Kibitzing Michael Rosenberg is always a West North East South The saguaro cactus blossom is the official state pleasure and a source of well-played hands. This Pass Pass flower. The white flower blooms on the tips of the deal from the first qualifying session of the Reisinger Pass 1♥ Dbl 2♥ (1) saguaro cactus during May and June. The saguaro is Board-a-Match illustrates his solid, thoughtful play. Pass 4♥ All Pass the largest American cactus. Bd# 14 ♠ A 8 3 (1) Weak heart raise. Arizona leads the nation in copper production. Dlr: East ♥ A K Q 5 4 East led the ♦Q, ducked in dummy and ruffed by Petrified wood is the official state fossil. Most Vul: None ♦ — Rosenberg. He then led the ♣K from hand, taken by petrified wood comes from the Petrified Forest in ♣ K Q 9 4 3 East’s ace. Rosenberg won the spade return with the northeastern Arizona. ♠ J 6 ♠ Q 10 7 4 ace, cashed the ♣Q and ruffed a club. The ♦K from The bola tie is the official state neckwear. ♥ J 9 3 ♥ 7 6 dummy, covered by West and ruffed by declarer, The Palo verde is the official state tree. Its name ♦ A 9 7 6 ♦ Q J 8 4 2 transferred the diamond threat to East. means green stick and it blooms a brilliant yellow- ♣ J 10 6 5 ♣ A 7 Rosenberg ruffed a second club, played a heart gold in April or May. ♠ K 9 5 2 to his hand and cashed his remaining hearts and club, The cactus wren is the official state bird. It grows ♥ 10 8 2 squeezing East. seven to eight inches long and likes to build nests in ♦ K 10 5 3 the protection of thorny desert plants like the arms of ♣ 8 2 the giant saguaro cactus. Daily Bulletin Saturday, December 7, 2013 Page 13

TOURNAMENT APPEALS

In order to keep the bridge processes required more time than he usually takes, 3NT by East, making three, North–South minus 600. public informed of appeal even with a jump bid in front of him). Regardless of The Appeal: North–South appealed the ruling results in a timely fashion, whether it took 10, 15 or more seconds for East to and attended the hearing. North–South felt that with the NABC Daily Bulletin double, the timing constituted a BIT. The director at a correct explanation, South would have led a spade, staff publishes write-ups. the hearing stated that the actual number of seconds which would have defeated the contract. Every effort is made to ensure that these reports are does not automatically confirm or deny a The Decision: Prior to the opening lead, West accurate and complete. Before they are published in break. The Committee determined that there was a should have summoned the director and stated that the NABC Appeals Casebook, however, revisions may BIT. in her opinion, there had been a failure to alert the 3♠ be made. Did the fact that West had misrepresented the bid (Law 20.F.5.b). Because this infraction caused strength of his heart raise give him the right to bid damage to the non-offending side, the contract and APPEAL CASE 5 despite the BIT? Again the Committee determined result were changed for both sides to 3NT by East, Event: Blue Ribbon Pairs that it did not. down one: North–South plus 100, East–West minus Session: 1st Semifinal Was South to be allowed to make 4♠ doubled 100. Subject: Unauthorized information when the defense might be able to take two club DIC: Su Doe Mark Gordon tricks and two diamond tricks? The Committee felt Chairperson: Aaron Silverstein Board 2 ♠ J 10 9 7 5 3 that the ♥4 was the most likely lead after which Committee members: Dick Budd, Ed Lazarus, Vul: N–S ♥ 3 declarer would strip the hand and lead a club. Either Richard Popper, Fred King Dlr: East ♦ K 10 8 5 East or West is endplayed, which allows declarer to ♣ 10 8 hold his diamond losers to one. However, if a club Jocek Kalita Michel was led, declarer would likely make the hand by Nowosadzki finessing East for both the ♦Q and the ♦9. Venice Cup ♠ — ♠ 4 2 Based on the above, the Committee decided that continued from page 11 ♥ Q 5 4 ♥ K J 9 8 6 2 the table ruling was correct: 4♠ doubled by South, ♦ Q 9 4 3 ♦ A 2 making four, North–South plus 790, East–West part of the winning squad in the Reisinger Board-a- ♣ Q 9 7 5 4 3 ♣ A K 2 minus 790. Match Teams. The win in Hawaii was her first open Pratap Rajadhyaksha DIC: Bernie Gorkin championship and the seventh of nine titles overall. ♠ A K Q 8 6 Chairperson: The team that won the Venice Cup in Bali started ♥ A 10 7 Committee members: David Caprera, Scott out as a four-woman squad: , ♦ J 7 6 Stearns, Ray Miller, captain, plus Eythorsdottir, Wolpert and Levin. In the ♣ J 6 tournament to decide the two representatives to the West North East South Venice Cup, the Westheimer squad had to come back 1♥ 1♠ APPEAL CASE 6 after losing in the semifinal round to the eventual 2♥ 4♠ Dbl (1) Pass Event: Senior Mixed Pairs USA1, led by Barbara Sonsini. 5♣ Pass 5♥ Dbl Session: 2nd Qualifying In the playoff to determine USA2, Westheimer All Pass Subject: Misinformation was down 14 to the squad with one set to (1) Disputed break in tempo (BIT). Dennis McGarry go but won the final set 38-20 to earn the berth in the Contract: 5♥ doubled by East Board #13 ♠ 8 4 3 Bali tournament. Opening lead: ♠K Vul: Both ♥ Q 9 8 6 4 Westheimer, however, could not go to Bali Table result: Making five, East-West plus 650 Dlr: North ♦ Q J 5 because of illness, so it was necessary to recruit three Director ruling: 4♠ doubled by South, making ♣ 7 3 new members. four, North–South plus 790 June Pocock Michael Yuen In Bali, Eythorsdottir played with Seamon- Committee ruling: 4♠ doubled by South, ♠ Q 9 ♠ A 7 6 Molson. In the semifinal round against a strong making four, North–South plus 790 ♥ 7 5 3 2 ♥ K 10 team from the Netherlands, the Americans found Facts: South called the director after West’s 5♣ ♦ K 10 9 3 ♦ A 8 7 6 themselves down 14 with four boards to play but bid. He said there was a break in tempo before East’s ♣ 10 5 4 ♣ A K Q 6 rallied to win by 16. double of 4♠. South claimed it was a hesitation of Molly O’Neill Against England in the final, Eythorsdottir and approximately 30 seconds, North said 15 seconds ♠ K J 10 5 2 company had a slim lead but lost the fourth of six sets and East–West both said 10–15 seconds. East did not ♥ A J 49-1 to trail by 43. Eythorsdottir remembers Levin think he exceeded the skip-bid time allotted. East– ♦ 4 2 exiting the playing room with an entreaty: “Just go in West said that they played 2♦ as a weak heart raise, ♣ J 9 8 2 there and get us 30 and we’ll be fine.” so West’s 2♥ bid was a constructive raise showing West North East South Eythorsdottir knew what to say: “We’re getting values. East–West further said that over 4♠ it was not Pass 2NT Pass 50.” a situation. 3♣ Pass 3♦ Pass She missed by one. She and Seamon-Molson Director’s ruling: Despite no Stop card being 3♠ (1) Pass 3NT All Pass teamed with Meyers and Campanile to win the fifth used, the director decided there was a BIT. Although (1) Not Alerted, but explained as showing five set by 51, more than enough to claim the title after a East–West play a slightly different system, previous spades. relatively quiet final set. polling on the same hand in response to a director Contract: 3NT by East “I felt on top of the world,” Eythorsdottir call was considered sufficient and pass was judged Opening lead: ♣2 remembers. “It was amazing. When one pair didn’t a logical alternative (Laws 12.C.1.e & 16.B.7). The Table result: Making three, North–South minus perform, the other pair picked them up.” result was adjusted to 4♠ doubled by South, making 600 Her win was front-page news in Iceland, where four, North–South plus 790. Director ruling: Making three, North–South the bridge stars are celebrities. Is she one of them? The Appeal: East–West appealed the ruling and minus 600 “Maybe a little bit,” Eythorsdottir says. “They are all four players attended the hearing. North–South Committee ruling: 3NT by East, down one, very proud.” felt the BIT was long enough to signify doubt and North–South plus 100 It was a bit different for Campanile, whose win that West’s trump (indicating the likelihood that Facts: Before the opening lead, South inquired did not attract much notice in the mainstream Israeli partner has a trump trick) and his three-card heart as to the meaning of the 3♠ bid. East explained that press. She doesn’t mind, though. The memories of the holding would make pass a logical alternative. it showed five spades and four hearts. When the experience in Bali are still too sweet. West raised the issue that according to their dummy was tabled, it was revealed that West forgot “Everything was so perfect with the team,” she system, in which a 2♦ bid would have been a weaker the agreement and had intended 3♠ to show a four- says. “We all wanted to win. It was wonderful.” way to raise, his 2♥ bid suggested more defensive card heart suit, as in a puppet Stayman auction. The Campanile has come a long way from her cards than he actually held. East–West convention card did not have puppet beginnings in the game. Born in Bucharest, she The director, who was present at the hearing, Stayman marked, nor did it indicate that they play learned bridge at age 14 by reading a Goren book informed the Committee that North’s failure to make Smolen. North–South claimed that had they known translated into Romanian. “You had to have two aces any skip-bid Announcement did not damage his West had only two spades, the opening lead would and two kings to open the bidding,” she recalls. A side’s equity. have been a spade, which would then have resulted in quick study, she started playing bridge in clubs before The Decision: The AC considered three issues down four. the repressive regime of Nicolae Ceausescu clamped separately: Director’s ruling: The director maintained that down on such activities. She knew at age 15 that she Was there a break in tempo? In a reenactment, North–South received a correct explanation of the was good at the game. both sides agreed that the pause lasted about 13–15 East–West agreement about the meaning of 3♠, and When Campanile was 18, her parents decided to seconds. Furthermore, West testified that eight that this was a case of a mistaken call rather than a move to Israel. There was a big problem, however. seconds was simply not enough time to consider a mistaken explanation. As per Law 75.C, there was no She had a boyfriend with a motorcycle, a major problem like this (thereby indicating that his thought infraction and the table result was allowed to stand, continued on page 15 Page 14 Saturday, December 7, 2013 Daily Bulletin A Look Back Extra tricky play (2002) played a spade to dummy and a spade to his 10 everyone else I’ve given the problem to!) – so all the By Barry Rigal and Kennedy’s ace. Kennedy continued clubs and more thanks to him for bringing this to our attention. Hal Hindman, playing with Marshall Kuschner, declarer ducked the ♣J but won the ♣10 continuation. achieved a coup in a 2002 single session Board-a- Now when he led a heart, Kennedy took her ace and For the defense (2002) Match Teams. cashed two good clubs to set the contract. By Barry Rigal When you sit down with a new partner, the first Dlr: South ♠ J 8 6 Bring your “A” game (2002) deal is often a critical indication as to how things Vul: None ♥ 10 6 3 2 By Barry Rigal will go. Of course, Bobby Wolff is expected to get ♦ — Some people wouldn’t know a good hand if it everything right, but ... it is always nice to have one’s ♣ A K 10 9 5 4 jumped up and bit them on the nose. On the other expectations fully satisfied. ♠ Q 5 3 2 ♠ A K 7 hand, when Jay Stiefel gives you a play problem ♥ J 9 ♥ A K Q 8 5 you can be sure of two things: first, it will be good Dlr: North ♠ A K ♦ A J 6 5 ♦ 7 3 material for the Bulletin and second, you’d better Vul: E–W ♥ 8 6 4 ♣ Q 6 2 ♣ 8 7 3 concentrate pretty hard. ♦ K J 6 4 2 ♠ 10 9 4 You (South) declare 5♥ on the following auction: ♣ J 9 8 ♥ 7 4 ♠ Q 10 9 4 3 2 ♠ 7 5 ♦ K Q 10 9 8 4 2 West North East South ♥ 10 9 3 2 ♥ K Q 7 ♣ J 1♠ Pass ♦ A 9 ♦ 10 7 5 West North East South 4♠ Dbl Pass 5♥ ♣ 4 ♣ A 10 6 3 2 3♦ All Pass ♠ J 8 6 Pass Pass 3♥ Pass ♥ A J 5 3NT All Pass West leads the ♠J and this is what you see: ♦ Q 8 3 ♠ A 7 4 ♣ K Q 7 5 Having eschewed plus 500 from 3♦ doubled, Hal ♥ K 10 9 6 3 West North East South received the present of a low club lead to his queen. ♦ A 5 Rigal Cappelletti Wolff Smith He carefully cashed his spades before the hearts – an ♣ A Q 2 1♦ Pass 2NT(1) essential move – and cashed five heart tricks. This Pass 3NT All Pass was the ending: ♠ 6 We were playing against Mike Cappelletti Jr. and ♥ A 8 5 4 2 Ron Smith (San Francisco). ♠ — ♦ K 7 3 I led a spade. (Yes, there is a case for a heart lead, ♥ — ♣ 10 9 6 4 but on the very first deal of a partnership, should ♦ — you risk it?) Ron won dummy’s ♠K and led a club. ♣ A K 10 The best approach is to assume that unless Bobby took his ace and played a second spade. When ♠ — ♠ — trumps are 3–0, you are cold and if either club honor declarer played on diamonds, I took my ace and ♥ — ♥ — is right, you are in great shape. So prepare for the cashed my spades. ♦ A J 6 ♦ 7 3 worst. Minus 400 would have given us 29 out of a ♣ — ♣ 8 To make your contract, you have to strip the side possible 51 matchpoints (declarer can make his ♠ — suits to effect an , but the problem is that contract by playing on diamonds at trick two) but ♥ — if you ruff two spades, you run out of trumps. The down two — plus 100 — was a nice start: 48.5 out of ♦ K Q 10 really odd feature is that you don’t mind losing a 51 possible matchpoints. ♣ — diamond overruff to East; if you do, you’ll be able to My defensive play on this hand was more endplay him later on. challenging and, I have to admit, I got it wrong. Now Hal led a diamond from dummy and ducked So win the ♠A, ruff a spade, cash the ♦A, lead South’s ♦Q. The forced diamond return allowed him a diamond to the king and ruff a diamond. Say East Dlr: East ♠ K Q 8 5 2 to take the last two tricks for plus 490 and a clear overruffs. Ruff the spade return, cash the ♥K A and Vul: E–W ♥ J 10 3 2 win. He was the only declarer to collect plus 490. pass the ♣10 to endplay East. ♦ J 7 2 The full layout: ♣ 9 It’s all in the timing (2002) ♠ J 9 6 4 ♠ A and Don Krauss were ♠ A 7 4 ♥ 7 4 ♥ 9 8 5 impressed with the way their teammate, Marv ♥ K 10 9 6 3 ♦ A K ♦ 9 6 4 3 Dauer, played this 3NT contract in the 2002 Senior ♦ A 5 ♣ A 10 8 6 2 ♣ K Q 7 4 3 Knockout Teams. Dauer was playing with Rhoda ♣ A Q 2 ♠ 10 7 3 Walsh. ♠ J 10 3 2 ♠ K Q 9 8 5 ♥ A K Q 6 ♥ — ♥ Q J 7 ♦ Q 10 8 5 Dlr: West ♠ 7 6 5 2 ♦ Q 10 9 6 4 2 ♦ J 8 ♣ J 5 Vul: E–W ♥ 10 9 ♣ 8 7 5 ♣ K J 3 West North East South ♦ Q J 9 8 ♠ 6 Rigal Wolff ♣ K J 10 ♥ A 8 5 4 2 Pass 1♥ ♠ K Q J 4 ♠ 10 8 3 ♦ K 7 3 Pass 3♣(1) Dbl 3♥ ♥ K Q J 7 ♥ 8 6 4 ♣ 10 9 6 4 4♣ 4♥ Pass Pass ♦ A 10 7 4 ♦ K 6 2 Dbl All Pass ♣ 4 ♣ A Q 5 3 As it happens, East does best not to overruff in ♠ A 9 diamonds but to pitch a spade. You now ruff a spade (1) Bergen raise. ♥ A 5 3 2 and pass the ♣10 to East – who is then endplayed in ♦ 5 3 two suits, one of which is trumps. I nearly doubled 3♥; I had my defense all ♣ 9 8 7 6 2 planned. It was more lucrative, however, to double West North East South ♠ — 4♥. Walsh Dauer ♥ K 10 6 3 I led the ♦A K, showing a doubleton, and Bobby 1♦ Pass 1NT Pass ♦ — followed with the ♦3, 9. If I had trusted him, I would 2NT Pass 3NT All Pass ♣ A Q have led a spade then. He wins the ♠A and gives me ♠ J ♠ Q a diamond ruff, ruffs a spade, then leads a club to South led the ♣9: 4, king, 3. North continued the ♥ — ♥ Q J 7 me for a second spade ruff. But I failed to trust him ♣J and Dauer won his queen, pitching a diamond ♦ Q 10 9 ♦ — enough. from dummy. He played a spade to dummy’s king ♣ 8 7 ♣ K 3 I underled my clubs at once and gave him and continued with a low spade to his 10 and South’s ♠ — only one spade ruff. That meant plus 500 instead ace. ♥ A 8 5 of plus 800. I was afraid that might cost us a few South continued with a club to North’s 10 and ♦ — matchpoints, since our side would score plus 600 in Dauer ducked again. North had no more clubs and ♣ 9 6 4 5♣, but we actually collected 49 out of a possible 51 Dauer had time to knock out the ♥A and claim his matchpoints. contract. If East leads a spade, declarer ruffs in hand and At the other table, where Kennedy and Krauss pitches the club loser. Either a heart or club play defended 3NT, Kennedy also led the ♣9. Krauss gives up a trick in that suit. played the ♣K and declarer won his ace. Declarer Jay admitted he missed this line – (as indeed has Daily Bulletin Saturday, December 7, 2013 Page 15

times. The first ranking is done as in a regular open Tournament Terminology game. These are the Strat A results. Venice Cup If a B or C pair does well in this ranking, they 101 continued from page 13 receive full credit for that performance. It is not If you’re confused by the terms used to describe attraction for a young Romanian woman. She told her the different types of bridge events played at clubs all that uncommon for a Strat C pair to place first overall, and they receive the full masterpoint award parents she wasn’t moving without the lad, but they didn’t and tournaments, you’re not alone. Here’s a list of approve. The result was an impulsive decision to marry the common bridge events with explanations. for that game. Note: A pair is eligible for only one set of boyfriend. The motorcycle didn’t make the trip to Israel, Knockout Teams: an event in which a team (of however, and the marriage didn’t last. four, five or six players, with four playing at a time) masterpoint awards and automatically receives the highest award. After a move to Haifa as another expression plays another team. The losers are eliminated or of independence, she returned to Tel Aviv, having “knocked out” while the winners play other winners The second ranking compares the scores of only the B and C pairs: The scores of the Strat A pairs are decided that what she wanted to do with her life was until only one winning team remains. play bridge. At the bridge clubs, she didn’t have to try The length of a KO match may vary from a eliminated. Once again, if a C pair does well, they receive points for their finishing position in the Strat hard to find partners. “I was 21 and pretty and people single session to a full day (the Vanderbilt and wanted to pay with me,” she recalls. ) to a multi-day event (the ). B results. The third and final ranking compares the scores Campanile formed a partnership with Ruth Levit Bracketed Knockout Teams: a KO event in Plrat that lasted 15 years, and they had success in which teams are divided into groups, usually of 8, 16 of only the C pairs: All the scores of the Strat A and B pairs are eliminated. women’s events, representing Israel in international or 32 teams, based on their masterpoint holdings. The competition. top group (Bracket I) and all other groups compete in Another partner, Michael Barel, helped her a separate event with their own set of winners. Too high? No sweat advance her career and success came more quickly. Top players occasionally find themselves in less- Compact Knockout Teams: a shorter version of She has won the NEC Cup, an invitational tournament than-optimum contracts. They’ve been there before, Bracketed KO teams. in Japan, four times, with success in other open so they know that sometimes you can turn a lemon Swiss Teams: an event in which a team (of four, championships. into lemonade, as Eddie Wold did on this deal from five or six players, with four playing at a time) plays Soon Campanile was making her living directing the second qualifying session of the Mitchell Board- other teams in seven-, eight- or nine-board matches. and teaching bridge in addition to playing. “I have a-Match Teams. Wold was playing with Roger Bates. Team A sits North-South at Table 1 and East-West at never worked a 9-to-5 job in my life,” she says. “I’m Table 2 while Team B sits East-West at Table 1 and proud of that.” Dlr: West ♠ 9 6 North-South at Table 2. The results are compared and Before she met Pietro Campanile, she had a two- Vul: E-W ♥ Q 9 scored by International Match Points (IMPs). year marriage to man who, she says, was “not quite a ♦ Q J 8 7 2 Pairings for the first round are random. Pairings bridge player.” ♣ Q 9 8 2 for succeeding rounds are determined by a team’s She met Campanile in 1999 on OKbridge. He was ♠ A J 5 3 ♠ K 7 2 win-loss record or Victory Point total. living in London at the time, and after a brief period ♥ J 8 6 4 ♥ A K 7 2 International Match Points (IMPs): the most they arranged to meet at a bridge festival in Eilat, in ♦ 10 ♦ A 4 3 common method of scoring Swiss Team matches. southern Israel. ♣ A K 10 7 ♣ 6 5 4 Scoring example: if Team A scores plus 620 for Campanile remembers hiding in the bushes at the ♠ Q 10 8 4 bidding and making 4♠ on a particular deal and Team airport waiting for the man she had met only online, ♥ 10 5 3 B scores only plus 170 (they didn’t bid the game), hoping that the images she had seen on the computer ♦ K 9 6 5 the difference is 450, which converts to 10 IMPs. The would match the man she was meeting that day. ♣ J 3 IMP chart is shown on the inside of your convention It couldn’t have worked out better, Campanile West North East South card. says. Meeting and marrying Pietro Campanile, she Bates Wold Victory Points (VPs): a method of scoring says, “is the best thing that ever happened to me.” Pass Pass 1NT Pass Swiss Team matches. After the scores are compared The two now live in New York City, and she has 2♣ Pass 2♥ Pass and converted to IMPs, the IMP total is converted represented the U.S. the past three years. 3♠ (1) Pass 3NT (2) Pass to Victory Points. A team’s VP total may be used to The 2013 championships nearly eluded her, however. 4♦ Pass 4♠ (3) Pass determine its next opponents and its final standing. In the U.S. Women’s Bridge Championships in 5♦ (4) Pass 6♥ All Pass Side Game Series: a series of single-session pair Orlando FL, Campanile’s team didn’t make it out of (1) Unspecified singleton. games that pay red points. These series include at the round-robin. Feeling glum, she flew back to New (2) Asking about singleton. least three sessions and may have as many as six. You York and hoped something would develop, perhaps (3) Key Card Blackwood for hearts may play in as many sessions as you like, but only with a four-handed team that would need an extra pair (4)Two without the queen. pairs who play in at least two sessions are eligible for for the world championships. overall gold points. Your best two sessions are used Nothing happened for three weeks, but she Wold acknowledged that the slam was stretching for determining overall winners. received an email inviting her to play with Jill Meyers it a bit, but he soldiered on after South made the Flighted pairs: When flighting is used, the on the team originally captained by Westheimer. seemingly innocuous lead of the ♣J, a choice he field is divided by expertise or experience or both Never having played with Meyers, Campanile would regret. into several separate games. Flight A ( “unlimited arranged to meet with her during the 2013 Summer Wold took the ♣A and played three rounds masterpoints”) will be open to all players while the NABC in Atlanta. During a two-hour dinner meeting of hearts, pulling trumps (North discarding a low remaining flights will be limited. Flight B might be to discuss system, dinner took up most of the time. diamond), then played a spade to the king and a 0-500 MPs or 0-1000 MPs while Flight C might be The real challenge for Campanile was just spade to the jack, North pitching another diamond. 0-300 or 0-500. getting to Bali. Because Israel does not have When Wold played the ♠5, North was in a tight Each flight is scored individually, and diplomatic relations with Israel, there were major spot. When North pitched a third diamond, Wold masterpoint awards are made for each flight. problems regarding Campanile’s visa (she still has knew what to do in this end position: The masterpoint holdings of the players an Israeli passport). Finally, she was instructed to ♠ — determine their flight. If one player is quite expert fly to Singapore, where the visa arrangements were ♥ — while his partner is new to the game, the pair must supposed to happen. ♦ Q J compete in Flight A. After five days of waiting and with the start of the ♣ Q 9 8 In flighted events, you may play up but not down. tournament only a couple of days away, Campanile ♠ — ♠ — That means you may play in Flight A or Flight B was told on a Friday that there would be no visa. ♥ 8 ♥ — even if your masterpoint holding qualifies you for Disconsolate, she was making plans to return to New ♦ 10 ♦ A 4 3 Flight C. Conversely, you may not play in Flight B or York when she received an email telling her to go to ♣ K 10 7 ♣ 5 4 Flight C if you are a Flight A player. the Indonesian embassy. ♠ — Stratified Pairs: The idea is to compete against She says she has no idea what happened, but ♥ — everyone but to be ranked only with your peers. she was granted a visa and flew to Bali. She made ♦ K 9 6 5 Each pair is assigned a stratum or “strat” based a dramatic entrance halfway through the opening ♣ 3 on the masterpoint holding of the partner with more ceremony, walking down the center aisle, her fiery red Wold cashed the ♦A, noting the fall of North’s masterpoints. hair attracting the usual attention. jack, and played a low diamond from hand. There Example: A = 1000+ masterpoints; B = 300- Campanile and Meyers were stalwarts on the was no defense at that point. If South follows low, 1000; C = 0-300. team, playing a simple system necessitated by the Wold pitches the ♣7 from dummy, leaving North on Thus, the most experienced players are placed unfamiliar partnership. Says Meyers, “Migry is lead with the ♣Q 9 8 to lead into dummy’s tenace. in Strat A, intermediate players in Strat B and less extremely practical and a very pleasant partner. She is If North executes a , going up with experienced players in Strat C. Masterpoints are very easy to play with.” the ♦K, Wold ruffs and plays the ♣7 from dummy, awarded for placings in all strats but gold points are In New York, her husband was on pins and needles again leaving North to lead into the ♣K 10. awarded only in A and B. as he watched the play whenever USA2 was on Bridge As it happened, Wold and Bates didn’t need to The game proceeds normally; the difference Base Online. “Pietro didn’t sleep for 10 nights,” she says. bid the slam. Just taking 12 tricks would have been comes when the scores are tabulated and ranked. Campanile says she doesn’t mind that her win a win on the board. At the other table, East-West In a three-strat game, the scores are ranked three isn’t big news in Israel. “I know my friends are happy played 4♥, making five for plus 450. for me,” she says, “and that’s what matters.” Page 16 Saturday, December 7, 2013 Daily Bulletin

FRIDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS ONLY SESSION SECTION DDD A B C 1/2 Jeanie Wolff - Mady Stoll, Scottsdale AZ 64.58% 1/2 1 1 Pam Barksdale - Gail Wood, Houston TX 64.58% 3 2 Carol Meade, The Woodlands TX; James Meade, Spring TX 54.69% 4 3 Pat Sullivan, El Cajon CA; Pam Nuccio, Vista CA 52.98% 4 Carla Pierce - Bruce Pierce, Daphne AL 50.00% 2 Laura Palmer, Auburn AL; Judi North, Atlanta GA 45.83%

THURSDAY-FRIDAY SIDE SERIES FOURTH SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Sydney Sides, Chandler AZ; Priscilla Kelly, Mesa AZ 61.06% 1 Esther Watstein, Stratford CT; Doris Greenwald, Stamford CT 60.42% 2 Harold Emme - Carol Emme, Plainfield IL 56.73% 2 1 1 Mary Radin, Palo Alto CA; Valerie Hatton, Los Altos CA 58.17% 3 2 Jo Neesvig, San Antonio TX; Donald Robinson, Boise ID 55.45% 3 2 Joan Renzoni, Palm City FL; Leia Berla, Old Greenwich CT 55.61% 4 3 1 Sandy Desilets, Port St Lucie FL; Rhoda Chickering, E Montpelier VT 53.21% 4 3 2 Penny Shui - Peter Shui, Clarence NY 54.65% 5 4 2 Avril Sawyer - Harvey Sawyer, Vancouver BC 52.56% 5 4 Frank Siffrinn - James Fox, Canonsburg PA 54.49% 6 Annette Caron - Sidney Caron, Northfield IL 52.24% 6 5 Ilene Morgan, Rolla MO; James Morgan, Albany CA 53.21%

GOLD RUSH PAIRS EVENING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Kevin George, Chandler AZ; D Abraham, Windsor ON 61.61% 1 Moises Saul - Elizabeth Saul, Bellevue WA 58.93% 2 1 Teresa Didrickson - Sandy Thompson, Albuquerque NM 60.71% 2 1 Johnny Glover - Doris Glover, Alamogordo NM 52.98% 3 Michael Bird, Grand Rapids MI; Donna Bouman, Wyoming MI 55.65% 3/4 2/3 Allan Trynz - Teri Trynz, Boynton Beach FL 52.08% 4 2 Sallie Dillian, Scottsdale AZ; Annie Berle, Fountain Hills AZ 52.68% 3/4 2/3 Kris Wong - Gail Gabiati, San Francisco CA 52.08% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TT EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Barbara Bennett, Mesa AZ; Susan Frieder, Wailuku HI 63.10% 1 Betty McCauley, Oklahoma City OK; Colleen Bicket, Edmond OK 61.90% 2 Jane Trahms, Rochester MN; Judith Kulka, Cottonwood AZ 62.50% 2 Andrea Miller, Victoria BC; Loretta Chadderdon, Sun Lakes AZ 57.14% 3 1 Jane Boozalis, Houston TX; Jo Anne Knodel, Pearland TX 53.57% 3 1 Thomas Blean - John Craig, San Francisco CA 55.65% 4 2 Wanda Mikhail, Ocean Springs MS; Betty Riley, Waukesha WI 52.38% 4 2 Julie Cassetta, Tucson AZ; Karla Ramsey, Green Valley AZ 55.36% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Holly Campbell, Lolo MT; Jay Byrne, Spokane WA 58.04% 1 Linda Vernon - Joyce Michaelson, Anchorage AK 70.54% 2 Susan Driggers - David Driggers, Casper WY 56.55% 2 1 Dale Frink, Bismarck ND; Sid Stern, Scottsdale AZ 56.25% 3 2 Howard Emmerman - Fern Emmerman, Riverwoods IL 55.36% 3 Michael Schultz, Clio CA; Kathye Brown, Mesa AZ 55.65% 4 Parkerlene Pillans - Joyce Attebury, Amarillo TX 55.06% 4 Thomas Strong - James O’Brien, Springfield MO 52.68% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OOO EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Gloria Woloshyn - Barbara Parke, Winnipeg MB 59.23% 1 1 Alexander Robertson - Marguerite Robertson, Nellysford VA 62.50% 2 Richard Bargar - Terry Kay Bargar, Andover MA 56.85% 2 2 Sandra Miles, Las Cruces NM; Susan Wolfe, Deming NM 57.74% 3 2 Charles Wright, Ridgecrest CA; Charles Butler, Chicago IL 55.06% 3 Donald Hixson - Virginia Hixson, Rapid City SD 54.17% 4 Keith Dawson - Joanne Dawson, Chatham ON 51.19% 4 Dianne Dericks - May Young, Tulsa OK 52.38% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PPP EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Mike Moser, San Diego CA; Brett Moser, Atascadero CA 66.96% 1 Val Irvin - Linda Herman, Toronto ON 57.74% 2 2 Richard Sontag, Escondido CA; Patricia Frinell, San Diego CA 56.85% 2 Bob Bradley - Daniel Berman, Honolulu HI 53.87% 3 Sue Compton, Escondido CA; Joseph Potts, San Marcos CA 50.89% 3 Patsy Waltemath, Bernnalillo NM; Ellen Brabson, Albuquerque NM 52.68% 4 Ann Gruidel - John Crittenden, Boulder CO 50.60% 4 Homer Stevens - Stephanie Stevens, Boerne TX 52.08% 1 Robert Orvis - Gayle Orvis, Burleson TX 50.89% 2 Charles Butros, Shelton WA; Jon Mercurio, Las Cruces NM 50.30% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQQ EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Karl Drew - Fay Drew, Las Vegas NV 60.71% 1 Lois DeBlois, Warwick RI; Linda Ahrens, Lincoln RI 59.23% 2 Gloria Cowie - Joanne Gilbert, Moose Jaw SK 55.06% 2 1 Dawn Campbell, Portland OR; Sandra Hedlund, Aloha OR 58.93% 3 Darlene Meredith - Judy Armstrong, Vernon BC 54.46% 3 Mirjana Reams - Douglas Wake, Seattle WA 58.04% 4 1 Scott Dunlop - Laura Colihan, Smiths Falls ON 53.27% 4 2 Jill Stainforth - Donald Berry, Victoria BC 51.19% 2 Patricia Ducayet - Edwin Ducayet Jr, Dallas TX 51.19%

STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS 2 OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS RR QQ EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Lynn Jones, Timonium MD; Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD 61.32% 1 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Marilyn Loesberg, Rancho Mirage CA 70.66% 2 Susan Stark, Cleveland OH; Judy Barnett, Oro Valley AZ 59.32% 2 Don Piafsky, Toronto ON; Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC 65.23% 3 Stephen Kornegay - Nancy Kornegay, N Richlnd Hls TX 55.31% 3 1 Tom Olsson - Ann Olsson, Urbandale IA 58.97% 4 1 Janis Parker - Nick Parker, Delta BC 55.30% 4 2 Ruth Bunin, Mercer Island WA; Marsha Rayton, Anthem AZ 57.92% 5 Shelba Parmley, Oklahoma City OK; Bill Ream, Burleson TX 54.87% 5 Carol Kasle, Bloomfield MI; JoAnne Lowe, Fountain Hills AZ 54.61% 6 Carole Silverstein - Kathy Litterman, Scottsdale AZ 53.84% 6 Kerry Brothers, Oxbow ND; Linda Webb, Fargo ND 54.41% 7 Daniel Coughenour, Fountain Hills AZ; Gayle Quiros, Scottsdale AZ 53.29% 7 3 Alice Wegman, Bethesda MD; Diana Thompson, Bellevue WA 53.86% 8 2 Ken Imboden - Lynn Bartz, San Jose CA 52.78% 8 4 Takahiro Honda, Tokyo Japan; Yuki Harada, Setagaya Ku Tok Japan 53.79% 9 3 Allan Karro, Surrey BC; John Crouch, Edina MN 51.24% 9 James Tullis - Denise Zongas, Yarmouth Port MA 52.76% 4 Carol Pilmar - Lois Jameson, Tucson AZ 48.72% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS PP NN EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Anne Marie Harrington - Marvin Schenk, Scottsdale AZ 59.26% 1 Amy Downing - Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN 65.58% 2 1 Barbara Hopewell - Ilene Grabel, Palm Desert CA 57.63% 2 Leo Bell, Long Beach CA; Naren Gupta, Woodside CA 62.31% 3 Leonard Marks, Tempe AZ; Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA 56.86% 3 Joann Glasson - Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ 60.68% 4 2 Michael Schrage, Chestnut Hill MA; Paul Wacks, Peabody MA 54.79% 4 Tezcan Sen - Bulent Kaytaz, Istanbul Turkey 60.02% 5 3 Ian Gatenby - Mike Christensen, Red Deer AB 53.70% 5 1 Mark Litterman, Scottsdale AZ; David Folger, Lincoln CA 56.64% 6 Cynthia Goatz - Phillip Goatz, Las Vegas NV 52.40% 6 Jim Miller, Olive Branch MS; Dan Plato, Atlanta GA 54.58% 7 Jodi Coren, Delray Beach FL; Michael White, Atlanta GA 52.18% 7 2 Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Harriet Smith, Solano Beach CA 54.36% 8 4 Leigh Anne Shafer, Winnipeg MB; Annie Schwartz, Fairfax VA 51.74% 8 Judith Blass Washor, Scottsdale AZ; Steven Adelson, Phoenix AZ 53.38% 9 Sohail Hasan - Patrick Thompson, New York NY 51.09% 9 Mary Vickers, Apex NC; Jo Smith, Abilene TX 52.18% 3 Janice Nakao, San Mateo CA; Joanne Titow, San Bruno CA 50.22% 4 Karen Turner, Victoria BC; Louise Klimowicz, Edmonton AB 47.17% THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING SIDE SERIES FRIDAY 2 OF 4 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Barbara Feeley - Jo Ann Aiken, Tucson AZ 65.34% 1 Katherine Love - Donald Smith, Mountain House CA 67.80% 2 Kerry Brothers, Oxbow ND; Linda Webb, Fargo ND 63.26% 2/3 1 Julianne Wooden, North Vancouver BC; Jeannette Bourbonnais, West Vancouver BC 55.11% 3 1 1 Wayne Bardsley, McLean VA; Kellen Leister, Mc Lean VA 58.90% 2/3 Richard Higgins, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Bob Dale, Pensacola FL 55.11% 4 2 Cory Perkers, Chicago IL; Carolyn Rowley, Evanston IL 56.63% 4 2 1 Claire Genser, Green Valley AZ; Tobey Roland, Baltimore MD 50.38% 5 3 2 Jurgen Stielow - Rosemary Stielow, Austin TX 54.55% 5 3 2 Mary Ose, Sacramento CA; Elizabeth Gompels, Needham MA 50.00% 4 Marjorie Gerhardt, Cottonwood AZ; Catherine McCulloch, Sedona AZ 50.76% 4 3 Anne Lea Patterson, Little Rock AR; Patricia Pearcy, Delray Beach FL 48.67% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PP EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Fred Gramlich, Alexandria VA; Catherine Bardsley, McLean VA 60.98% 1 John Strauch - Bette Strauch, San Diego CA 61.17% 2 2 Joan Renzoni, Palm City FL; Dave Kuschel, Minot ND 57.01% 2 1 Dick Wilson, Rochester NY; Ronald Mittleman, Pittsford NY 57.95% 3 Paul Nason, Los Angeles CA; Amr Elghamry, Monrovia CA 56.44% 3 2 Michael O’Rourke, Baden ON; Joan Dunbar, South Mountain ON 53.03% 4 Walt Cummins, Prescott AZ; Edward Cowan Jr, Laguna Woods CA 54.92% 4 Eileen Easterling, Casselberry FL; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 52.46% 5 3 John D Aguiar - Faiz Nadir, Calgary AB 53.79% 5 3 Lindsey Weinger - Evan Markowitz, New York NY 51.52% 4 Robert Kruger, Elgin IL; Randall Roberts, Chicago IL 52.46% 4/6 Alan Cummings, Los Altos CA; Jerry Nakamura, El Dorado Hills CA 51.14% 2 Paul Schommer, Visalia CA; John Schommer, Chicago IL 49.05% 4/6 1/2 Joanne Dawson - Keith Dawson, Chatham ON 51.14% 3 Layne Benben - Harriet Hegge, Portland OR 48.30% 4/6 1/2 Sandra Hedlund, Aloha OR; Dawn Campbell, Portland OR 51.14%

FRIDAY MORNING BRIDGEMIX DBC 49ER ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Gail Ostermann - Judi North, Atlanta GA 60.12% 1 1 1 Bruce Yee, Paradise Valley AZ; Janelle Engle, 55.65% 2 1 1 Kathleen Ashby, Scottsdale AZ; Anita Mcclintock, Phoenix AZ 56.55% 2 2 Regi Boulais - Bev Hart, Buckeye AZ 53.87% 3 Carol Urben, Scottsdale AZ; Faye Comstock, Cave Creek AZ 56.25% 3/4 3/4 Roger Clayton, Phoenix AZ; Mark Kaiser, Tempe AZ 52.98% 4 2 Susan Johnson - Mary Souliere, Edmonton AB 54.17% 3/4 3/4 Sandy Beutler - Judy Alspaugh, Scottsdale AZ 52.98%

FRIDAY MORNING BRIDGEMIX DBC 299E ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Bernard Levine, Paradise Valley AZ; Jerry Gross, Phoenix AZ 57.74% 1 1 Dalia Hernandez, Long Beach CA; Colleen Bilas, Palos Verdes CA 60.42% 2 2 Mary Shapiro, Scottsdale AZ; Barbara Rothman, Phoenix AZ 53.27% 2 Wayne Beagle - William Raines, Woodland Hills CA 57.74% 3 3 Elizabeth Burrell - Kent Burrell, La Habra CA 52.08% 3 2 Betty Kendall, Sun City West AZ; Pat Linck, Spring Lake MI 54.76% 4/5 4/5 Charles Rhea - Louise Rhea, Indio CA 51.79% 4 3 1 Kathryn Papermaster, Menlo Park CA; Vera Baum, Los Altos CA 52.68% 4/5 4/5 2 Karla Reynolds - Lorraine Allen, Scottsdale AZ 51.79% 4 2 Nancy Frisbee, Bakersfield CA; Dave Dove, Scottsdale AZ 52.38% 3 Linda Bateman, Scottsdale AZ; Colleen Howard, La Jolla CA 50.60% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Hillary Goulding, Bethesda MD; Dale Block, Phoenix AZ 69.18% 1 1 1 Ralph Witmer - Carolyn Witmer, Mattoon IL 61.35% 2 2 2 Susan Stewart - Nadine Sutter, Sun Lakes AZ 62.82% 2 2 2 Carol Meade, The Woodlands TX; James Meade, Spring TX 59.84% 3 3 Terry Smith - Penny Smith, Warrenton OR 54.64% 3 3 3 Robert Carver, Chandler AZ; Eugene Zanelli, Scottsdale AZ 56.28% 4 4 3 Carla Pierce - Bruce Pierce, Daphne AL 54.14% 4 4 Jay Quella - Catherine Quella, Weyauwega WI 52.34%

DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS - FRIDAY FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION GGG EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Sheryl Martin - Dianne Schechter, Scottsdale AZ 64.58% 1 Peggy Craig - Robert Craig, El Paso TX 66.35% 2 1 1 Robin Thompson - Gerald Lollis, Maricopa AZ 58.81% 2 Walter Pease, Anchorage AK; Barbara Schultz, Shawnigan Lake BC 63.46% 3 2 J Kozma, Dearborn MI; Barbara Kalnick, Trenton MI 58.17% 3 Gabriel Tawil, Glendale WI; Lana Putter, Boynton Beach FL 58.01% 4/5 3 Michael Kammermayer - Darlene Scott, Oakville ON 55.45% 4 1 Carl Kallina - Robert Brussel, Tucson AZ 57.85% 4/5 Douglas H Scott - Tom Ottley, Anchorage AK 55.45% 5 2 Elaine Sorensen, Lake Country BC; Judy Clerke, Vernon BC 55.29% 6 Paul Ivaska, Las Vegas NV; Carol Stewart, Henderson NV 53.04% 6 Renay Danto Weiner, Scottsdale AZ; Jack Shartsis, Huntington Wds MI 54.49% 2 Christine Greenberg, Byron MN; Margaret Lichty, Rochester MN 49.52% 3 John Miller, Stillwater MN; Frank Knier, Fargo ND 50.80% 1 Alan Godes, Needham MA; Bud Pate, Silver Springs NV 48.88% Notice to players Each player must have an ACBL convention card filled out and on the table. Please note that other types of convention cards, such as the WBF convention card or homemade cards that do not sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, are not acceptable substitutes. Daily Bulletin Saturday, December 7, 2013 Page 17

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION HHH EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Lynne O’Neill - Pat Chapman, San Diego CA 61.37% 1 Stephen Cooper, Toronto ON; Henry Sigal, Piedmont CA 61.29% 2 1 Vi Metter - Shay Kinney, Goodyear AZ 58.16% 2 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 60.00% 3 John Derdall - Jan Derdall, Western Springs IL 57.17% 3 Gilbert Stinebaugh, Van Nuys CA; Donald Crum, Winnetka CA 58.33% 4 Carol Field, Englewd Clfs NJ; Barbara Paton, Scottsdale AZ 56.72% 4 Colin Van Wallegham - Gerald Gray, Mesa AZ 56.17% 5 Kit Humphrey - Henri Farhi, Berkeley CA 54.10% 5 Jean Joseph, Scottsdale AZ; David Braverman, Overland Park KS 56.08% 6 Philip Pearl, Fountain Valley CA; Kathy Bye, Burnaby BC 53.14% 6 Timothy Flaherty, San Diego CA; Leonard Helfgott, Teaneck NJ 55.30% 2 1 Valerie Baldwin, Portola Valley CA; Margaret Becker, Saratoga CA 50.89% 1 Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN; Daniel McIntyre, Saint Paul MN 54.58% 3 Maxine Sanders, Cote Saint-Luc QC; Judy Zelman, Montreal QC 49.36% 2 1 Harriett Finger - Paul Finger, Phoenix AZ 51.78% 3 Kelly Aanenson - Richard Hunt, Scottsdale AZ 50.23% 4 Jean McCullough, Scottsdale AZ; Linda Ornstein, Paradise Valley AZ 45.15% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION III EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Sadu Marrott, Maricopa AZ; Janet Daling, Sun Lakes AZ 59.27% 1 Jon Martin, Fargo ND; Roark Johnson, Edina MN 61.37% 2 Ronald Schick, Prescott Valley AZ; James Showalter, Prescott AZ 58.65% 2 Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON; Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA 57.85% 3 Robert Carstedt, Wichita KS; Ed Howard, Lawrence KS 58.43% 3 Richard Gitter, Phoenix AZ; Jim Ritts, Knoxville TN 56.85% 4 1 Maureen Loeb, Heathrow FL; Lawrence Derito, Jupiter FL 57.41% 4 1 William Basler, Calgary AB; Clifford Podewell, Surprise AZ 55.89% 5 2 Alan Hierseman, Merriam KS; Ellen D’Amato, Kansas City MO 54.05% 5 2 Reginald Graves - Raymond Grady, Tucson AZ 54.23% 6 Stephen Maltzman - Donna DePesa, Tucson AZ 53.25% 6 3 1 Susan Schulman, Fountain Hills AZ; Ronald Grantz, Scottsdale AZ 52.27% 3 1 Mary Jo Rode - Perry Sells, Scottsdale AZ 51.50% 4 William Sperry - Nancy Sperry, San Diego CA 48.33% 4 Ellen Gross, Northbrook IL; Barbara Sacks, Buffalo Grove IL 51.29% 2 Mark Bloom, Chico CA; James Miller, Scottsdale AZ 47.98% 2 Enid Bross - Cheryl La Motta, Goodyear AZ 43.04% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION JJJ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Marcel Dadon, 92100 France 59.46% 1 Dave Woods, Sarnia ON; Allan Smith, Tiny ON 62.34% 2 Irene Sonnenklar, Scottsdale AZ; Paula Cohen, Minneapolis MN 59.29% 2 Margie Sullivan, Sagamore Beach MA; Stephen Rzewski, South Dennis MA 56.73% 3 Christie Showalter - Joan Shay, Prescott AZ 58.33% 3 Margret Salazar, Green Valley AZ; Bud Stein, Mequon WI 55.61% 4 2 Judith Auer, Dublin OH; Michael Lipp, Trenton OH 56.57% 4 1 Tom Cadwell - Nancy Cadwell, Saint Louis MO 54.81% 5 Richard Beye, Mehlville MO; Janise Saul, San Antonio TX 56.41% 5 2 Kang Hong, Tempe AZ; Frank Stone, Phoenix AZ 53.85% 6 Carol Mahoney, Rochester MN; Sharon Christenson, Sun City AZ 55.61% 6 3 Michael Jeshion - Marilyn Jeshion, Wanaque NJ 53.69% 3 2 Howard Kahn, Morris Plains NJ; James Ward, Rio Rancho NM 54.17% 1 Shari Winston - Gary Winston, Houston TX 52.88% 4 Garrison Singer, Phoenix AZ; Jill Grundland, Scottsdale AZ 46.63% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MMM EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Richard Gabriel, Chicago IL; Richard Strauss, Northbrook IL 61.70% 1 1 1 Hugh Metzger, South Bend IN; Timothy Pettus, Northborough MA 62.98% 2 1 Marion McLaren - Barbara Linn, Honolulu HI 57.05% 2 Michael Flader, Eagan MN; Jill Flader, Saint Paul MN 59.13% 3 Geoffrey Phipps, Bluffton SC; Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT 56.25% 3 Richard Carle, Longview WA; Charles Burns, Vancouver WA 58.81% 4 2 Shirley Hoffert, Mesa AZ; Jean Blilie, Kerrville TX 56.09% 4 Pat Burrows - Ann Van Ryn, Rochester MN 58.33% 5 Susan Gilison, West Palm Bch FL; Alfred Tuckman, Laguna Woods CA 54.81% 5 2 Nancy Golden, Richmond VA; William Belanich, Sandston VA 55.61% 6 Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL; Cookie Hoberman, Omaha NE 54.33% 6 3 Greg Potter - Linda Hughes, Edmond OK 52.24% 3 1 Tish Gainey - Nancy Trotter, Santa Barbara CA 52.08% 2 Gloria Coles - Robert Coles, Tempe AZ 47.60%

THURDAY-FRIDAY SIDE SERIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS XX VV WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Phyllis Gravitz, Mercer Island WA; Helene Fornia, Clyde Hill WA 63.00% 1 1 Gabrielle Sherman, Santa Clara CA; Riki Tulin, Highland Beach FL 62.43% 2 1 Eunice Patton, Bloomington IL; Brenda Glaze, Anchorage AK 60.45% 2 2 1 Theodore Clemens, Grayslake IL; Beverly A’Hearn, Sarasota FL 61.70% 3 2 Anthony Trebaol, Milpitas CA; Elianor Kennie, Kentville NS 59.77% 3 3 Barbara Steiner, Purchase NY; Judy Soley, Scarsdale NY 60.36% 4 3 Charles Bennett, Spokane WA; Nit Buckhout, Palm Harbor FL 59.27% 4 4 Alan Cummings, Los Altos CA; Jerry Nakamura, El Dorado Hills CA 55.30% 5 Carolyn Feldman, Toronto ON; Jacqueline Syer, Oakville ON 57.99% 5 5 Marsha Helton - Darryl Helton, Sedona AZ 55.13% 6 4 1 George Parkins, Vienna VA; Dennis Sponholtz, Chantilly VA 57.71% 6 Jeff Hand, New York NY; Jane Friedman, Prescott AZ 55.02% 7 5 Doug Coppock - Lonnie Coppock, Scottsdale AZ 57.35% 7 6 Fran Smith, Glen Ellyn IL; Trevor Lumb, Atlanta GA 54.28% 8 6 2 Barbara Ritter - Paul Weader, Sun City AZ 55.88% 8 Milt Van Reed, Terre Haute IN; Joanna Hebermehl, Paris IL 54.20% 9 Franklin Fine - Jerry Himes, Albuquerque NM 55.33% 9 Georgann Humphrey - Jim Humphrey, Highland Park IL 53.65% 10 7 Susan Cohen - Jerry Cohen, Winnipeg MB 54.37% 10 7 2 Diane Denton - Joanne Dove, Sun City AZ 53.10% 11 8 Morton Glickman, Willowdale ON; Barbara Glickman, Boca Raton FL 54.08% 11 8 3 Charles Conrad - Ann Conrad, Castro Valley CA 53.08% 12 Antoni Baranski, San Mateo CA; Ralph Cole, Anacortes WA 52.45% 12 Barbara Seagram - Alex Kornel, Toronto ON 52.82% 13 Jane Kennedy, Chicago IL; Elle McCarty, Mesa AZ 52.40% 13 9 William Golush, Denville NJ; Jerry Thorpe, Tacoma WA 52.57% 14 9 3 Michael Silverberg, Scottsdale AZ; Carol Thompson, Calgary AB 52.07% 14 10 Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; C. Buddy Carls, Huntington Bh CA 52.21% 15 Judy Baur, Sun Lakes AZ; Dick Duff, Denver CO 51.15% 15 11 4 Jim Parks, Atascadero CA; Jo Neesvig, San Antonio TX 52.03% 10 4 Donald Robinson, Boise ID; Margie Mastran, Reston VA 49.96% 12 5 Kris Sommer - Richard Stevenson, Los Angeles CA 51.62% 11 5 Diann Miller, Englewood CO; Shirley Schley, Denver CO 49.95% 6 Sheryl McEwan, Reston VA; Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA 51.45% 12 6 Grace Anderson, Eden Prairie MN; Jane Coleman, Scottsdale AZ 49.82% 7 Nancy Holt, Oro Valley AZ; Martin Leftik, Honolulu HI 50.77% 7 Tobey Roland, Baltimore MD; Pamela Caravan, Calgary AB 49.64%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON A/B PAIRS 1 OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS NN RR EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Amy Downing - Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN 64.05% 1 Jerry Premo, Sacramento CA; Kay Beck, Noblesville IN 64.38% 2 Kou-Ping Cheng, Saratoga CA; D. Lionel O’Young, Walnut CA 61.66% 2 1 Barbara Hopewell - Ilene Grabel, Palm Desert CA 62.09% 3 Joann Glasson - Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ 58.06% 3 Cynthia Goatz - Phillip Goatz, Las Vegas NV 61.87% 4 Danny Kleinman, Los Angeles CA; Sally Karbelnig, Beverly Hills CA 56.43% 4/5 Don Piafsky, Toronto ON; Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC 56.86% 5 Leonard Marks, Tempe AZ; Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA 54.68% 4/5 2 Allan Karro, Surrey BC; John Crouch, Edina MN 56.86% 6/7 John Samsel, Chesterfield MO; Judy Eaton, Edwardsville IL 53.49% 6 Carol Kasle, Bloomfield MI; JoAnne Lowe, Fountain Hills AZ 55.66% 6/7 J Thomas Holzer, Plymouth MN; Richard Ekstrum, Crystal MN 53.49% 7 Darlene Shirey, Fort Worth TX; Suzanne St Thomas, Salem OR 54.79% 8 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Joe Degaetano, Atkinson NH 53.38% 8 3 Leigh Anne Shafer, Winnipeg MB; Annie Schwartz, Fairfax VA 54.03% 9 Louise Fontecchio, Nashville TN; Janet Appel, Estill Spgs TN 52.07% 9 David Rottmayer - William Rottmayer, Spokane WA 53.92% 10 1 Paul Darin, San Diego CA; Harriet Smith, Solano Beach CA 51.96% 10 4 Carol Kemper, Portola Valley CA; Randy Ryals, Menlo Park CA 52.07% 2 Sandra O’Brien - Jim O’Brien, Oconomowoc WI 48.58% 5 Ian Gatenby - Mike Christensen, Red Deer AB 48.91% 3 Alice Wegman, Bethesda MD; Diana Thompson, Bellevue WA 47.93% 4 Shirley Eide - Grace Tanner, Bakersfield CA 47.49% 5/6 Bob Drake, 2243hr Wassenaa Netherlands; Marlene Pontifex, Winnipeg MB 47.06% 5/6 Thomas Phillips, Mesa AZ; David Trandel, Crossville TN 47.06% Page 18 Saturday, December 7, 2013 Daily Bulletin

NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS PP QQ EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Frederic Pollack, Laval QC; Chantal Dube, Montreal QC 66.23% 1 1 Bob Borengasser - Darcy White, Tempe AZ 60.89% 2 1 Takahiro Honda, Tokyo Japan; Yuki Harada, Setagaya Ku Tok Japan 62.20% 2 2 Keith Hafen - Susan Hafen, Long Beach CA 60.24% 3 2 Mark Litterman, Scottsdale AZ; David Folger, Lincoln CA 61.33% 3 Lynn Jones, Timonium MD; Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD 58.93% 4 Daniel Coughenour, Fountain Hills AZ; Gayle Quiros, Scottsdale AZ 59.26% 4 James Joy - Frank Moran, Santa Fe NM 56.10% 5 Tezcan Sen - Bulent Kaytaz, Istanbul Turkey 56.64% 5 3 Mark Sacks, Irvine CA; Harry Sacks, Hacienda Hgts CA 53.81% 6 Leo Bell, Long Beach CA; Naren Gupta, Woodside CA 56.21% 6 4 Paul Harris, Phoenix AZ; Janet Newman, Scottsdale AZ 53.05% 7 3 Tom Olsson - Ann Olsson, Urbandale IA 53.16% 7 Michael Schrage, Chestnut Hill MA; Paul Wacks, Peabody MA 52.61% 8 Mary Vickers, Apex NC; Jo Smith, Abilene TX 52.51% 8 Jacqueline Ortiz - Evelyn Holtz, Santa Rosa CA 52.07% 9 4 Carol Pilmar - Lois Jameson, Tucson AZ 51.31% 9 Susan Stark, Cleveland OH; Judy Barnett, Oro Valley AZ 50.98%

REISINGER B-A-M 1ST QUALIFYING SESSION SECTIONS A C 1 Martin Fleisher - Chris Willenken - Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Chip Martel, Davis CA 19.50 2 Alexander Kolesnik, Ventura CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Peter Rank, Palm Springs CA; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 16.50 3/4 Jo Anna Stansby, Dublin CA; Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA; Gaylor Kasle - Larry Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Fred Hamilton, Palm Desert CA 16.00 3/4 Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 16.00 5 Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA; Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Stanley Roberts, Kirkland WA; Dick Yarington, Seattle WA 15.50 6/7 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC; John Hurd, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY 15.00 6/7 Andrew Gromov - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia; Krzysztof Buras, Warsaw Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Argentina 15.00 8/9 Aubrey Strul - Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Mustafa Cem Tokay - Okay Gur, Istanbul Turkey; Tarek Sadek - Walid Elahmady, Cairo Egypt 14.50 8/9 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Boca Raton FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Ron Pachtmann, Kfar Saba 44 Israel; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL 14.50 10/11 Michael Moss, New York NY; Tom Hanlon, Dublin 6 Ireland; Peter David Gill, Sydney Australia; Sartaj Hans, Artarmon NSW 20 Australia 14.00 10/11 Alexander Ornstein, New York NY; Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT; Victor King, Hartford CT 14.00 SECTION B 1/2 Joe Grue, Las Vegas NV; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON; Brad Moss, Denver CO; Cedric Lorenzini, Paris France; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Thomas Bessis, Paris 75015 France 15.50 1/2 Mikael Groenkvist, Orebro 70360 Sweden; Daniel Gullberg, Stockholm Sweden; Ola Rimstedt, Halmstad 30571 Sweden; Johan Saefsten, Uppsala Sweden 15.50 3 Junjie Hu - Yichao Chen, Shanghai People’s Republic of China; Yinghao Liu, Xicheng Distric People’s Republic of China; Zizhuo Wang - Jing Liu, Minneapolis MN 15.00 4 Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Adam Wildavsky, Longboat Key FL 14.50 5 John McAllister, Charlottesville VA; George Mittelman, Toronto ON; Piotr Twczynski, Poznan Poland; Michal Klukowski, Wroclaw Poland 14.00 6 Berend Van Den Bos, Netherlands; Joris Lankveld, Amsterdam Netherlands; Tim Verbeek, Ma Netherlands; Danny Molenaar, Bz Netherlands; Shane Blanchard - Robert Blanchard, New York NY 13.50

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SUN LAKES DBC 49ER PAIRS AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Gary Holt, Oro Valley AZ; Marcia Dalton, Frisco CO 54.17% 1 1 Maxeen Claymon - William Claymon, Scottsdale AZ 58.04% 2 2 1 Julie Bosserman - Dave Bosserman, Scottsdale AZ 52.38% 2 2 1 Barbara Freeman - Marc Freeman, Indianapolis IN 55.06% 3/4 Carol Urben, Scottsdale AZ; Faye Comstock, Cave Creek AZ 51.49% 3/4 Mildred West, Quartzsite AZ; Aileen Brock, Bellingham WA 50.00% 3/4 Joann Scott, McCormick SC; Luanne Stoltz, Portland OR 51.49% 3/4 Regina Boulais - Bev Hart, Buckeye AZ 50.00%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SUN LAKES DBC 299ERS AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Cheryl Moher - Donna Farnham, Scottsdale AZ 59.23% 1 1 Michael Kassenbrock, Phoenix AZ; Stephen Brown, Olympia WA 59.23% 2 2 1 Margaret Whittaker - Gretchen Caiazzo, Chandler AZ 58.33% 2 2 1 Pam Barksdale - Gail Wood, Houston TX 58.33% 3/4 3/4 Karla Reynolds - Lorraine Allen, Scottsdale AZ 51.79% 3 3 2 Anna Smith, Auburn AL; Alan Polish, Palo Alto CA 52.98% 3/4 3/4 Bruce Pierce - Carla Pierce, Daphne AL 51.79% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Mady Stoll - Jeanie Wolff, Scottsdale AZ 61.31% 1 1 1 Eugene Zanelli, Scottsdale AZ; Robert Carver, Chandler AZ 67.56% 2 2 1 Linda Hanson, Capitola CA; Dorothy Mersereau, Calgary AB 53.57% 2 2 2 Kathryn Papermaster, Menlo Park CA; Vera Baum, Los Altos CA 60.42% 3 3 Vickie Thomas - Sandra Kolls, Goodyear AZ 51.79% 3 3 Jay Quella - Catherine Quella, Weyauwega WI 54.46% 3 Jeanne McCleery - Audrey Flynn, Tucson AZ 49.40%

DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION GGG EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 57.85% 1 Robert Carstedt, Wichita KS; Ed Howard, Lawrence KS 58.65% 2 Janice Hanna, Prescott Valley AZ; Irene Hoy, Fountain Hills AZ 57.53% 2 Stephen Maltzman - Donna DePesa, Tucson AZ 56.73% 3 1 Michael Kammermayer - Darlene Scott, Oakville ON 55.93% 3 Ronald Schick, Prescott Valley AZ; James Showalter, Prescott AZ 54.97% 4 Pat Thomas, Salinas CA; Nancy Driscoll, Capitola CA 55.29% 4 Dennis Goldston, Colorado Spgs CO; Peter McLaren, Prince Albert SK 54.49% 5 2 Mary Fisher, Scottsdale AZ; Kitty Page Tomkinson, Hiawassee GA 54.49% 5 1 William Basler, Calgary AB; Clifford Podewell, Surprise AZ 53.69% 6 Renay Danto Weiner, Scottsdale AZ; Jack Shartsis, Huntington Wds MI 53.69% 6 2 John Urciuoli, Fountain Hills AZ; Scott Donaldson, Scottsdale AZ 53.53% 3 John Miller, Stillwater MN; Frank Knier, Fargo ND 50.64% 3 1 Mary Jo Rode - Perry Sells, Scottsdale AZ 52.08% 1 Barbara Dali - Terri Richards, Scottsdale AZ 44.07% 4 Ellen Gross, Northbrook IL; Barbara Sacks, Buffalo Grove IL 49.36% 2 Enid Bross - Cheryl La Motta, Goodyear AZ 48.88% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION HHH EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Carol Mahoney, Rochester MN; Sharon Christenson, Sun City AZ 58.01% 1 Douglas H Scott - Tom Ottley, Anchorage AK 63.62% 2 Timothy Flaherty, San Diego CA; Leonard Helfgott, Teaneck NJ 57.05% 2 Peggy Craig - Robert Craig, El Paso TX 61.06% 3 1 Judith Auer, Dublin OH; Michael Lipp, Trenton OH 55.61% 3 1 Carl Kallina - Robert Brussel, Tucson AZ 54.97% 4 2 Kelly Aanenson - Richard Hunt, Scottsdale AZ 54.17% 4 Sheryl Martin - Dianne Schechter, Scottsdale AZ 53.04% 5 Lynne O’Neill - Pat Chapman, San Diego CA 53.69% 5 John Berry, New Hyde Park NY; Scott Hiller, Eden Prairie MN 52.40% 6 Gilbert Stinebaugh, Van Nuys CA; Donald Crum, Winnetka CA 51.76% 6 2 1 Christine Greenberg, Byron MN; Margaret Lichty, Rochester MN 51.76% 3 Charles Kelley - Casey Stern, Scottsdale AZ 45.67% 3 Suzy Ryder - Thomas Ryder, Boise ID 51.44% 2 Abraham Fisher, Concord MA; Leila Mattinger, Cupertino CA 49.20% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION III EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 James Cobis, Bisbee AZ; Pauline Sostarich, Hermitage PA 58.49% 1 1 Justin Beck, Sherwood OR; Nancy Decker, West Linn OR 62.02% 2 2 1 Susan Schulman, Fountain Hills AZ; Ronald Grantz, Scottsdale AZ 54.01% 2 John Derdall - Jan Derdall, Western Springs IL 56.25% 3/4 Richard Gitter, Phoenix AZ; Jim Ritts, Knoxville TN 53.21% 3 Lon Doll - Ann Zorn, Billings MT 55.29% 3/4 Sadu Marrott, Maricopa AZ; Janet Daling, Sun Lakes AZ 53.21% 4 2 1 Harriett Finger - Paul Finger, Phoenix AZ 54.01% 5 Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON; Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA 52.88% 5 3 Susan Minder - Douglas Minder, Caledonia MI 53.37% 6 3 Reginald Graves - Raymond Grady, Tucson AZ 52.56% 6 4 Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN; Daniel McIntyre, Saint Paul MN 53.21% 4 Sue Robinson, Gilbert AZ; Carole Odenreider, Phoenix AZ 51.28% 2 Bill Whatmough, Fountain Hills AZ; Robert Ganelin, Scottsdale AZ 45.19% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION JJJ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Susan Gilison, West Palm Bch FL; Alfred Tuckman, Laguna Woods CA 68.91% 1 1 1 Shari Winston - Gary Winston, Houston TX 60.10% 2 Richard Carle, Longview WA; Charles Burns, Vancouver WA 56.25% 2 Margie Sullivan, Sagamore Beach MA; Stephen Rzewski, South Dennis MA 59.94% 3 1 Fred Batko, Glendale AZ; Ken Batko, Scottsdale AZ 54.49% 3 Lauren Friedman, Daly City CA; Chuck Wong, Danville CA 55.77% 4 Sarah Imig, Sioux City IA; Jill Estrada, Sun City AZ 54.33% 4 Christie Showalter - Joan Shay, Prescott AZ 55.29% 5 Robert Probasco - Marilyn Nesbit, Ketchum ID 52.24% 5 2 2 Fay Kallina, Tucson AZ; John Burgoin, Brownsville TX 55.13% 6 Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL; Cookie Hoberman, Omaha NE 51.76% 6 Irene Sonnenklar, Scottsdale AZ; Paula Cohen, Minneapolis MN 53.69% 2 Alan Salem, Scottsdale AZ; Jim Rowland, Phoenix AZ 49.84% 3 Fred Nachman, Paradise Valley AZ; Joy Green, Los Alamos NM 49.68% 3 Barry Segal - Casey Segal, Boynton Beach FL 47.60% 1 Hugh Metzger, South Bend IN; Timothy Pettus, Northborough MA 43.91% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Kit Humphrey - Henri Farhi, Berkeley CA 66.21% 1 1 1 James Gardner, Northridge CA; Sharon Weintrob, Wayne PA 63.86% 2 1 Michael Jeshion - Marilyn Jeshion, Wanaque NJ 59.96% 2 Susan Tane, Westport CT; Gail Greenberg, New York NY 61.13% 3 Constance Sackville, Vero Beach FL; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH 58.01% 3 Richard Gabriel, Chicago IL; Richard Strauss, Northbrook IL 59.14% 4 Joseph Bussen, Kailua HI; Lillian Johannessen, Honolulu HI 56.40% 4 Michael Flader, Eagan MN; Jill Flader, Saint Paul MN 58.41% 5 2 Kang Hong, Tempe AZ; Frank Stone, Phoenix AZ 55.08% 5 2 Robert Ipswitch, San Mateo CA; Douglas Keller, San Francisco CA 53.99% 6 3 Vito Konur - Robert Hinkle, Tucson AZ 54.36% 6 Rosalyn Silverstein - Philip Silverstein, Bronx NY 51.66% 4 Charlotte Alekson, Delta BC; Edgar De Souza, Burlington ON 48.68% 3 Marion McLaren - Barbara Linn, Honolulu HI 49.80% 1 Robert Bixby - Duane Dietrich, Tucson AZ 47.20% 2 Paula Nataf, Beverly Hills CA; Marcel Dadon, 92100 France 46.87%

GOLD RUSH PAIRS 1ST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Michael Bird, Grand Rapids MI; Donna Bouman, Wyoming MI 61.01% 1 Kevin George, Chandler AZ; D Abraham, Windsor ON 59.52% 2 Andrea Miller, Victoria BC; Loretta Chadderdon, Sun Lakes AZ 57.74% 2/3 Ann Grill - George Grill, Vancouver WA 58.63% 3 Betty McCauley, Oklahoma City OK; Colleen Bicket, Edmond OK 55.65% 2/3 1 Sallie Dillian, Scottsdale AZ; Annie Berle, Fountain Hills AZ 58.63% 4 1 Cathryn DeYoung, Dana Point CA; Randee Yoder, San Clemente CA 51.19% 4 2 Teresa Didrickson - Sandy Thompson, Albuquerque NM 56.25% 2 Julie Cassetta, Tucson AZ; Karla Ramsey, Green Valley AZ 49.70% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TT EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Donald Hixson - Virginia Hixson, Rapid City SD 61.01% 1 1 Larry Monroe - Genneth Hunter, Goodyear AZ 62.50% 2/3 1/2 Alexander Robertson - Marguerite Robertson, Nellysford VA 52.98% 2 Jane Trahms, Rochester MN; Judith Kulka, Cottonwood AZ 59.23% 2/3 1/2 Umesh Reghuram, Fremont CA; Valerie Lycette, Issaquah WA 52.98% 3 2 Jan Capehart - Sherri DeMier, Tulsa OK 54.76% 4 Meg Okada, Seattle WA; Tina Villines, Mesa AZ 50.00% 4 Edmund West - E Kristee West, Green Valley AZ 50.89% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Jurgen Stielow - Rosemary Stielow, Austin TX 63.99% 1 Douglas Snow, Paducah KY; Klaus Buechner, Mississauga ON 64.29% 2 Dale Frink, Bismarck ND; Sid Stern, Scottsdale AZ 60.71% 2 Karl Drew - Fay Drew, Las Vegas NV 60.12% 3 David Blanchard - Jo Blanchard, Little Rock AR 53.27% 3/5 Gloria Cowie - Joanne Gilbert, Moose Jaw SK 55.95% 4/5 Thomas Strong - James O’Brien, Springfield MO 50.00% 3/5 1 Scott Dunlop - Laura Colihan, Smiths Falls ON 55.95% 4/5 Martha Farmer - Jack Farmer, Salem OR 50.00% 3/5 Darlene Meredith - Judy Armstrong, Vernon BC 55.95% 2 June Cohen - Kenneth Naiff, Scottsdale AZ 40.77% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YY EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Val Irvin - Linda Herman, Toronto ON 58.93% 1 Susan Driggers - David Driggers, Casper WY 66.96% 2 Parkerlene Pillans - Joyce Attebury, Amarillo TX 55.95% 2 1 Holly Campbell, Lolo MT; Jay Byrne, Spokane WA 54.17% 3/4 Terry Steinborn - Ed Wright, Prescott AZ 52.08% 3 2 Charles Butros, Shelton WA; Jon Mercurio, Las Cruces NM 52.98% 3/4 1 Liga Haiplik - Heather Howie, Mississauga ON 52.08% 4 Homer Stevens - Stephanie Stevens, Boerne TX 50.30% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OOO EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Nick Sehgal - Suzanne Budabin, Lompoc CA 59.70% 1 Richard Bargar - Terry Kay Bargar, Andover MA 59.95% 2 2 Kris Wong - Gail Gabiati, San Francisco CA 57.32% 2 Carolynn Zocchi, Petaluma CA; Christine Evans, Walnut Creek CA 57.70% 3 Johnny Glover - Doris Glover, Alamogordo NM 54.46% 3 1 Karen Young - Mary Collins, Tulsa OK 53.40% 4 Robert Hamilton - Valerie Byrne, Castro Valley CA 54.21% 4 Robert Lynn, Salem VA; Ann Overfield, Arlington TX 51.19% 2 Bonnie Nackley - Elizabeth Strasen, Woodacre CA 49.40% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION PPP EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Craig Snowden, Fort Collins CO; Waclaw Trebacz, Winnipeg MB 59.82% 1 1 Cornelia Gould - Ed Gould, Walnut Creek CA 59.23% 2 Mirjana Reams - Douglas Wake, Seattle WA 57.14% 2 Nelson Daigle - Sharon Henry, Metairie LA 56.85% 3 2 Marshall Williams - Marguerite Gousie, Woonsocket RI 56.85% 3 Vickki Shelley - Clysta Kittlaus, St George UT 53.57% 4 Dawn Campbell, Portland OR; Sandra Hedlund, Aloha OR 54.46% 4 2 Ann Gruidel - John Crittenden, Boulder CO 51.79% Daily Bulletin Saturday, December 7, 2013 Page 19

Today’s Sponsors The Confessional at Clancy’s Huachuca Women’s Bridge Club. Ed Lucas By Kelly Aanenson Peggy’s longtime partner, Diana Smith, says, By Robbin Lieberman and Trying to learn the difficult game of bridge “Peggy was a fierce competitor and loved to play the Ethel Blake-Ward is often a challenge. Frequently, players become hand.” Another of her fellow bridge players notes (To the tune of Singin’ in the Rain) discouraged, especially when the competition is so that Peggy was a tenacious player. “She was a sweet, intense that it appears they will never have a chance soft-spoken lady who could rip your heart out at the He’s winning at the game. of being successful. bridge table.” Keeps winning at the game. After evening games at AZ BridgeWorks, many Peggy had three children, four granddaughters What a fabulous player, players stop by the local neighborhood pub, Clancy’s, and three great-grandchildren. She is greatly missed Ed Lucas is his name. for a drink or a sandwich. Some of the very best by the many people who knew and loved her. “A” players will be there and will discuss hands Jan Bricklin Memorial He picks up his cards with anyone who cares to listen. Imagine having the By Friends of Jan Bricklin And plans out his hand. opportunity to learn from Paul Spear or Harv Sidhu! Jan Bricklin will always be remembered for her What he knows about the game I have been very privileged to be part of the absolute passion for the game of bridge. She brought Few others can understand. “Confessionals at Clancy’s.” It is a great opportunity grace, style, kindness and charm to the game she to learn the game from some of the best, at the same loved so dearly. As the owner and operator of the So, how lucky were we time meeting some very nice people. Scottsdale Bridge Club, she provided a forum in When he did agree Zeke Jabbour which all levels of players could play competitively, To help us along Zeke Jabbour is a Grand Life Master who has challenge their abilities and impart new skills to To be the best we can be. earned more than 32,000 masterpoints. others who were just beginning to learn the game. He has played in nine NABC senior knockouts, The club was also a place to find new friends and He’s patient and he’s kind. and his teams reached the finals in eight of them; create lifelong friendships. He’s stretching our minds. they won six and finished second twice. Additionally, Bridge players were Jan’s second family. She He’s a winner, he won two Truscott/USPC Senior Swiss Team would be so proud and honored to be recognized at A winner at the game! championships. During his successful 1989 Barry the Phoenix Fall Nationals. Crane Top 500 masterpoint run, he won 71 out of the Her family would like to thank everyone for Joy Balser and Clark Ransom 202 events he entered. participating in this wonderful event and for keeping Robbin Lieberman and At the international level, Zeke won a silver in her memory alive at the bridge table. She would love Ethel Blake-Ward the world senior teams in 1994 and a bronze in 2003. it! (To the tune of Nobody Does It Better) It is not just because of Zeke’s accomplishments Sedona Bridge Center at the bridge table that he is being recognized, but The Sedona Bridge Center is a nonprofit Nobody does it better. because of what he means to bridge. As a bridge club with more than 165 members. Makes us feel sad for the rest. teacher and author of the “Winsome and Loathsome” We pride our club on being friendly, yet competitive. Nobody does it half as good as you. column in the Bridge Bulletin, he has educated, We refer to our club members as “our family” and Joy and Clark, you’re the best! entertained and charmed bridge players everywhere. frequently celebrate the successes of our players. We In 2007, Zeke was named the ACBL Honorary have taken special efforts to grow our club and were We were out lookin’, lucky we found you. Member of the Year. He was appointed to the ACBL ranked No. 12 in all of District 17 in 2012 for tables Tried other clubs to compare. Goodwill Committee, and he has served on the of play. Many of our club members are working as AZ Bridge was the top. Ethical Oversight Committee, the Hall of Fame volunteers to support the 2013 NABC hospitality We knew we could stop. Committee and the National Appeals Committee. program. Joy and Clark really do care. Zeke is District 9’s Sportsman of the Year. Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club Best of all, Zeke has put a smile on the face of Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club welcomes And nobody does it better. bridge. all out-of-town visitors to Phoenix. We are proud Fair and square, that’s the appeal. Peggy Wilder Memorial to sponsor several Desert Gold NABC events and Nobody does it half as good as you. Peggy Wilder was part-owner and director of the support the NABC with our volunteers. Our club is Joy and Clark you’re the real deal! Thunder Mountain Bridge Club in Sierra Vista AZ. vibrant and with more than 380 members, we host The Silver Life Master started playing bridge as some of the largest club games in the Southeast a teenager and met Harry, her husband of over 62 Valley. Our membership represents a wide spectrum years, in college, at a bridge table. Peggy and Harry of bridge experience from newcomer through expert. lived all over the world during Harry’s service in Bridge players thinking of Arizona for retirement the U.S. Army. The Army is partly responsible for or a second home are invited to check out Sun Lakes. Peggy’s bridge addition: She became hooked on Our goal is to be “the Friendliest Club in the Valley,” duplicate bridge at the Officers’ Club at Ft. Huachuca and we provide a broad range of bridge lessons, in Sierra Vista AZ. and directed the game at the coaching and partnership assistance in pursuit of that goal. Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Sunday, December 8, 10 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other

Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session Hyatt 1st floor, Regency A $16 $18 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Hyatt 1st floor, Regency A $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hyatt 1st floor, Regency A $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hyatt 1st floor, Regency A $15 $15 Sunday, December 8, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Strati-Flighted A/X & B/C/D Swiss Teams 1-2 Sheraton 2nd floor, Valley of the Sun E $16 $18 Play-through with half-hour break Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Hyatt 1st floor, Regency D $16 $18 Two 24-board sessions with half-hour break. Saturday-Sunday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Hyatt 1st floor, Regency B $16 $18 Sunday, December 8, 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 F Sheraton 3rd floor, Phoenix Ballroom A $20 — KEOHANE NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Sheraton 3rd floor, Phoenix Ballroom C $20 — Sunday, December 8, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session Hyatt 1st floor, Regency A $16 $18 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Hyatt 1st floor, Regency A $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hyatt 1st floor, Regency A $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hyatt 1st floor, Regency A $15 $15

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1000-2000), C (500- 1000) and D (0-500) play in their own game. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Page 20 Saturday, December 7, 2013 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Saturday, December 7, 9 a.m. Stratified Side Swiss Teams single Sheraton 2nd floor, Valley of the Sun E $15 $17 Friday-Saturday Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Sheraton 2nd floor, Valley of the Sun E $16 $18 Thursday-Saturday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 3rd Sheraton 2nd floor, Valley of the Sun E $16 $18 Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session Sheraton 2nd floor, Foyer $16 $18 Saturday, December 7, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hyatt 1st floor, Regency A $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hyatt 1st floor, Regency A $15 $15 Saturday, December 7, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Hyatt 1st floor, Regency D $16 $18 2500+/0-2500 “The Confessional at Clancy’s” Gold Rush 750/300 Pairs 1-2 Hyatt 2nd floor, Phoenix Room $16 $18 Gold points for 0-750. Saturday, December 7, 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 1st single session Sheraton 2nd floor, Foyer $16 $18 Saturday, December 7, 1 & 7:30 p.m. REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 SF Sheraton 3rd floor, Phoenix Ballroom A $20 — KEOHANE NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 SF Sheraton 3rd floor, Phoenix Ballroom D $20 — Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Sheraton 2nd floor, Foyer $16 $18 Saturday-Sunday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Sheraton 2nd floor, Valley of the Sun E $16 $18 Continues Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Zeke Jabbour Friday-Saturday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Sheraton 2nd floor, Valley of the Sun E $16 $18 Saturday Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Sheraton 2nd floor, Valley of the Sun B $16 $18 Saturday, December 7, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hyatt 1st floor, Regency A $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hyatt 1st floor, Regency A $15 $15 Saturday, December 7, 7:30 p.m. Ed Lucas Stratified Side Swiss Teams single Sheraton 2nd floor, Valley of the Sun B $15 $17 Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 2nd single session Sheraton 2nd floor, Foyer $16 $18 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Hyatt 1st floor, Regency A $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Hyatt 1st floor, Regency A $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Hyatt 1st floor, Regency A $15 $15 Saturday, December 7, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Sheraton 2nd floor, Valley of the Sun E $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1000-2000), C (500- 1000) and D (0-500) play in their own game. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

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

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