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Saturday, July 26, 2014 Volume 86, Number 9 Daily Bulletin 86th North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Brent Manley, Paul Linxwiler and Rob Clark Hanna wins Mixed BAM semis: The team captained by Nader Hanna emerged victorious in the Freeman Mixed -a-Match Lavazza vs. Monaco, Teams on Friday. Hanna’s teammates were Michael Assael vs. Schwartz Roche, Joan Eaton and Karen Cumpstone. All four members of the squad, which also won the event in The semifinal matches in the Spingold KO 2012, are from Canada. Their final score was 33.86, Teams features clashes between multi-national consisting of a 1.36 carryover, 14.50 in the first powerhouses. Team Lavazza captained by Giorgio final session and 18.00 in the second final session. Duboin will take on Pierre Zimmermann’s Finishing in a tie for second with 32.86 were Team Monaco, while in the other bracket Team the David Berkowitz-led squad and the team Assael led by Antonio Sementa will face Richard captained by Beth Palmer. Schwartz’s squad. The Berkowitz team also included Lisa and Lavazza and Monaco narrowly won their Dana Berkowitz, Craig Ganzer and Robert Brady. Karen Cumpstone, Michael Roche, Nader respective quarterfinal matches, with Lavazza Last year, three members of Berkowitz’s team Hanna and Joan Eaton are the winners of the squeaking by Team Grue by a single IMP 114-113. – Dana Berkowitz, Ganzer and Brady – were Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match Teams. Monaco outlasted Aaron Silverstein’s team 90-85. runners-up in the Mixed BAM. Sontag, William Cole, Michael Polowan and Lynn Team Assael led Bob Hamman’s squad all the Palmer’s teammates were Robin Taylor, Alan Deas. way in their match, with Assael winning 140-119. Schwatz came from 29 IMPs behind in the third Grossack brothers too Fast for field quarter to beat Rose Meltzer’s team 152-141. Brothers Adam Grossack and Zach Grossack completely dominated the final of the NABC+ Friedlander meets Fast Pairs, scoring 71.85% in the first session and 65.72% in the second to win the contest by three Zhang in Mini-Spin boards. It was the first NABC+ title for Adam, 22, and Zach, 17. final The siblings are members of the USA1 (under The squads captained by Mark Friedlander and 26) squad that will play for the world Junior title in Wenbo Zhang face off in today’s final of the Mini- Turkey later this year. Spingold I (0-5000) KO Teams. The Grossacks, who stood in 16th place after Friedlander easily won its semifinal match Thursday’s qualifying round, posted a two-day total against Michael Fleisher’s team 218-104. Zhang of 2887.40 (77 was top). started slow in its semifinal battle with Howard In second with 2651.69 was the Polish pair Winners of the NABC+ Fast Pairs: Einberg’s team, but pulled well ahead in the Marcin Mazurkiewicz and . They Zach Grossack and Adam Grossack second quarter and never looked back to win the were second in the contest last year, as well. play two-board rounds in 11 minutes instead of the contest 131-77. The NABC+ Fast Pairs requires contestants to usual 15. Chokriwala wins Mini-Spingold II 0-10,000 Mixed The squad captained by Om Chokriwala team 167-74. The members of both squads live in Swiss debuts today convincingly won the final of the Mini-Spingold California. The inaugural 0-10,000 Mixed Swiss Teams II (0-1500) KO Teams by defeating Mary Ose’s Playing with Chokriwala of Sherman Oaks begins today, a four-session event with a two- were Fred Upton of Van Nuys, session qualifying round and a two-session Kevin Lane of Long Beach and final, limited to players with fewer than 10,000 Steve Ramos of Seal Beach. . Teams must field two male-female For the runners-up, Ose, of pairs each round. Sacramento, played with Gary The contest is a gold-point event, but also Ansok of Camarillo, Arti Bhargava pays platinum points at 10% of the overall award, of Mill Valley and Todd Werby of up to a maximum of 10 points. As a masterpoint- San Francisco. restricted event, the title does not count toward Chokriwala led the match from Grand Life Master status. the first quarter when they posted a small 9-IMP lead over Ose. In Youth NABC the second quarter, however, Ose News and results for the managed to score only 2 IMPs while Youth NABC are located in Chokriwala tacked on 47 to take the center insert of the Daily a commanding lead. Ose did not Bulletin. Winners of the Mini-Spingold II KO Teams: Steve Ramos, recover and Chokriwala cruised to Kevin Lane, captain Om Chokriwala and Fred Upton. the win.

Would you Would you believe this Goodwill Message believe this man man is 75 years old today? is 75 years old Always be courteous toward your partner and today? Would you believe they opponent are the same man? Sandy DeMartino, Goodwill Chair If you see Las Vegas NABC Tournament Co-Chairman KEN ATTENDANCE MONZINGO, please wish through Thursday him a Happy Birthday. Yes, he is 75 years young today! 14,751.5 tables Page 2 Saturday, July 26, 2014 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS All events are located at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino (formerly the LVH). Sunday, July 27 Begin at 11 a.m. Peter Pender Memorial Theater. Pavilion 9. CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Be sure to hear these free expert lecturers by some of the best-known players and teachers in Ballrooms E-G on the first floor.* Saturday, July 26 12:15 p.m. Ellen Kent Simple is Better 6:45 p.m. Paul Darin The Value of Shortness * Speaker schedule subject to change. ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITY Don’t miss the great entertainment and treats offered every night after the evening session. Saturday, July 26 10:45-11:45 p.m. Ice cream bars Sunday, July 27 10:45-11:45 p.m. Vegetable soup

No smoking Open world Youth and Junior entries Although smoking is permitted in the casino, it championships Coupons will be made available for junior is NOT permitted in the hallway that connects the members in good standing for into events at casino to the playing space. (For on the horizon NABCs: example, smoking is not permitted If you are interested in competing in a world Any player under the age of 26 years who is a in front of Benihana’s.) Smoking bridge championship without going through the full-time student (must provide proof of eligibility) is likewise forbidden in the qualifying stages, there’s a great opportunity for will be entitled to coupons that can be used for any playing spaces or the lobby areas you coming up this fall. event. These coupons will have a value of $10 per adjacent to them. The 14th Red Bull World Bridge Series is session. Nevada state law and ACBL policy forbids scheduled for Sanya, Hainan, China, Oct. 10 to 25. Any player under the age of 21 years will smoking in the areas described above. Players are The tournament is hosted by the Chinese Contract be entitled to coupons that can be used for any advised that disciplinary action can be taken for Bridge Association in cooperation with Sanya City event. These coupons will have a value of $10 per failure to comply with these restrictions. and Beijing Lianzhong Co., Ltd. session. These restrictions also apply to the use of President Gianarrigo Any player 19 years and under will be granted e-cigarettes. Rona described the tournament as a “real world free plays for each session of regionally rated championship,” and the WBF welcomes players events. Last chance for check from all over the world to Sanya. Players under the age of 26 years named The World Bridge Series is the biggest of to teams to represent Zone 2 NBOs in world cashing and Bridge Bucks all the WBF championships and includes open, competitions for NABCs occurring between the The check-cashing and Bridge Bucks desk is women’s, seniors and mixed teams and pairs time they are named to the team and the world located in the Board Room on the first floor of the championships. There is no quota on the number of championship will receive free plays at NABCs Convention Center. Hours of operation: teams/pairs from each national bridge organization when playing with members of their team or Saturday Noon to 1 p.m. (e.g., ACBL) and all events are transnational, so members of another team representing a Zone 2 There is a limit of $500 per day for check players from different countries in good standing NBO. cashing. with their own federations may form partnerships/ Bridge Bucks are available for purchase at the teams. Las Vegas NABC check-cashing desk. Visa, Mastercard and Discover The first week features Mixed Teams and can be used to purchase Bridge Bucks. Mixed Pairs. Players who do not qualify for the shirts for sale final stages are allowed to drop into the pairs final, Want one of the cool Las Vegas NABC No check cashing or as are the top four teams (i.e., the finalists and the polo shirts or t-shirts? The Las Vegas NABC teams from the playoff) provided the partnerships committee has plenty of these attractive shirts Bridge Bucks on Sunday remain mixed. left over, and they’re offering them to players for The second week showcases the Rosenblum the low, low price of $5 each! The price is great Entries Open, McConnell Women’s and Rand Cup Senior for the t-shirts, but is an outright steal for the All North American championships with no Teams, followed by the Generali Open Pairs, polo shirts! upper masterpoint limit $20 Women’s Pairs and Hiron Senior Pairs. Members To purchase, stop by the Registration Desk (Note: only ACBL members are eligible to play of teams failing to qualify may drop into their Saturday or Sunday. in NABC+ events. $1.50 per person per session respective events – Open Teams members into the benefits the International Fund.) Open Pairs, etc. Players may not cross events when Other North American championships $17 they drop in. (Note: only ACBL members are eligible to play Sanya is the southernmost city on the Chinese in these events.) island of Hainan. It is renowned for its tropical Regional championships $16 for ACBL climate and has emerged as a popular tourist members, $20 for all others destination. Many restaurants feature local All other events $15 for ACBL members, $19 delicacies, including the famous gingergarlic for all others. “Hele” crab. Sanya is often referred to as the “Oriental Hawaii.” There are many sights for visitors to see on the Golf deal for island’s natural landscape, including Asian Dragon bridge players Bay and the Nanshan Temple, about 25 miles from Photo update Bridge players who like to take a day off for Sanya. It is the most famous Buddhist temple This shot appeared on the front page of some outdoor activity are invited to play at the in Hainan Province, facing the South Sea and Friday’s Daily Bulletin, but we neglected to give Bear’s Best Las Vegas – at a reduced rate. The encircled by mountains. credit to the photographer, Peggy Kaplan. course features 18 of the signature holes from For more information about the tournament, Additionally, space did not permit the inclusion courses that golf legend Jack Nicklaus designed. visit www.worldbridge.org of all the names of those in the photo, but we are The book rate of $149 is reduced to $45 for able to do so here: players at the Summer NABC. Rental clubs – new Seated: Lindsey Weinger and Bob Hamman; from Taylor Made – are available for $15. Mention USBF Junior Coupons USBF Junior coupons are available at the standing, center row: Jason Feldman, Ari the special bridge rate when you book. check-cashing desk during its regular hours of Greenberg, Polly Siegel, Stefanie Scott, Petra For more information, call 702-804-8500 or operation. Hamman and Daniel Lavee; standing, back row: Google Bear’s Best Las Vegas. Adam Parrish and . Daily Bulletin Saturday, July 26, 2014 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS If your opponent opens at the two level The only thing this free raise can mean is that By Brent Manley or higher and the bid shows some weak hand, partner wants you to bid game if you have 7 or Takeout doubles, part 3 you will need a bit extra to take action. Key 8 HCP, the top of the range you announced with considerations are the vulnerability and how high your minimum response. Partner must, therefore, At a regional in Vernon BC, John Taylor partner might have to bid. It’s one thing to double have at least a good 17 or 18, even 19 HCP. and his partner waited for some time for their a weak 2♦. There are two suits partner can bid at Now, let’s consider an auction that might next opponents. the two level. Doubling 2♠ will mean partner will seem identical but in fact is vastly different. All was forgiven, have to bid at the three level unless he has the West North East South however, when two right hand for 2NT. 1♦ Dbl Pass 1♠ older (and somewhat Do not monkey around with off-shape 2♦ 2♠ Pass ? embarrassed) women doubles of weak, preemptive bids. That is a In this auction, West did not pass. Instead, he arrived. They had formula for disaster. rebid his suit. Does partner’s raise mean she is become confused Okay, back to the main topic. Suppose you again inviting game? No. as to where the next hold this hand: Partner’s double did not promise four-card table was, so they ♠Q 7 6 5 ♥J 10 9 ♦10 9 6 5 ♣Q 7 support for every unbid suit. On this bidding, asked a director Your left-hand opponent opens 1♦ and North might well have only three spades. When where they should go. partner doubles. RHO passes and it’s up to you. opener takes another bid over your response, “Where did you come from?” the TD Referring to yesterday’s column, you know that you might want to compete in many cases if inquired. “Seattle,” said one of the women. the proper response is 1♠, showing 0-8 high- opener’s second bid is passed to you. Not in this card points. Now let’s look at a diagram for the one, but partner doesn’t know that. If you can’t In the first two parts of this series, you have continuation of this auction (you are South): be sure whether partner has three spades or four, learned about what kind of hand you should West North East South you would tend to shy away from bidding again. have to make a and the correct 1♦ Dbl Pass 1♠ You’re not eager to play a 4-3 fit. responses as advancer – bridge parlance for the Pass 2♠ Pass ? That’s where partner’s 2♠ raise comes in. partner of the takeout doubler. What is going on here? Do you know what Partner is not showing extras, she is showing Permit me one small digression. The previous your partner’s 2♠ bid means? Think about it. four-card spade support. You would not mind discussion has centered on one-level opening This must be a game invitation. Why else competing if you knew your side had an bids. In that situation, a takeout double is the would she raise? The score for 2♠ making two is eight-card fit. It’s as simple as that. With no rough equivalent of an opening bid but can be the same as 1♠ making two. But if you have zero interference, a free raise shows a strong hand. shaded slightly with the ideal shape: 4-4-4-1 (the HCP, you might be in trouble in even 1♠, never With interference, it is simply confirming four- 1 being the suit the opponent opened). mind the two level. card support.

kings marked in the West Thinking bridge hand, should try to arrange By Eddie Kantar a loser-on-loser play, eventually leading the ♥Q Dlr: South ♠ J 8 6 2 and discarding a diamond. Vul: N-S ♥ Q 8 6 This forces West to lead a ♦ 6 5 4 diamond into your A-Q or ♣ A J 3 give you a -sluff (you ♠ 3 ♠ 10 7 ruff in dummy and discard ♥ A K J 9 6 3 ♥ 10 4 2 the ♦Q from hand). ♦ K 8 3 ♦ J 10 9 7 To pull this off, you can’t ♣ 10 9 7 ♣ Q 8 6 5 let East in to lead a diamond ♠ A K Q 9 5 4 through your A-Q. Just ♥ 7 the ♣10 completely (key ♦ A Q 2 play), allowing West to take ♣ K 4 2 the trick. West will likely continue with a second club. West North East South You can win the king, play 1♠ the ♠A and ♠K, cross to the 2♥ 2♠ Pass 4♠ ♣A, stripping that suit. After All Pass you ruff a heart, cross back to the ♠J and now your big : ♥A (ace from A-K in play – the ♥Q, discarding a unsupported suits at trick one versus suit diamond. contracts). West has no answer and Lead commentary: After trick one, the king you have made your game is led from the A-K. contract via a loser-on-loser Defensive commentary: After partner’s play as well as a neat duck to discouraging of the ♥2 (not suit keep East off lead. You lose preference), it looks right to shift to the ♣10. a club trick to West rather Play commentary: South, with both red than to East.

12 10.83 Deborah Drysdale, San Francisco CA 27 8.07 James Sadler, Las Vegas NV I/N Masterpoint leaders 13 10.75 Nisarg Shah, Alpharetta GA 28 8.04 Doris Beaton, Oklahoma City OK 1-2 17.46 David Lindstrom, Mercer Island 14-15 10.35 John Snyder, Goleta CA 29-30 7.73 Howard Maves, Maricopa AZ WA 14-15 10.35 Carol Snyder, Goleta CA 29-30 7.73 Sandy Jennings, Chandler AZ 1-2 17.46 Sandra Lindstrom, Mercer Island 16 10.03 Ingrid Mattinger, Cupertino CA 31-32 7.72 Patricia Lysaught, Overland Park KS WA 17 9.79 Edward Easley, San Francisco CA 31-32 7.72 Patrick Lysaught, Overland Park KS 3 14.95 Linda Hanson, Capitola CA 18-19 9.73 Mary Tweedie, Bloomington IL 33-34 7.69 Marcia Dalton, Frisco CO 4 14.04 Mary Holmgren, Las Vegas NV 18-19 9.73 Sarah Bourland, Bloomington IL 33-34 7.69 Gary Holt, Oro Valley AZ 5 13.16 Nancy Alvarado, Yucaipa CA 20-21 9.16 Wynne Begun, Kansas City MO 35 7.67 Sarah Simmerman, San Leandro CA 6 12.71 Donna Heinsbroek, Savannah GA 20-21 9.16 Victoria Billard, Kansas City MO 36-37 7.53 Lynn Heckler, Woodland Hills CA 7-8 11.95 Judy Geiser, San Diego CA 22 9.14 Peter Schaff, Lenexa KS 36-37 7.53 Marsha Bocan, Los Angeles CA 7-8 11.95 Bob Geiser, San Diego CA 23 9.10 William Lowry, Alexandria VA 38 7.43 Murl Estes, Maitland FL 9 11.89 Caleb Colburn, Alpharetta GA 24-25 8.90 Pat Rottschaefer, Orange CA 39-40 7.04 Bob Shuken, Auburn CA 10-11 11.23 Vicki Graves, La Quinta CA 24-25 8.90 Joshua Rottschaefer, Orange CA 39-40 7.04 Sandra Andre, Auburn CA 10-11 11.23 Larry Graves, La Quinta CA 26 8.76 Brian Mansunaga, Loomis CA Page 4 Saturday, July 26, 2014 Daily Bulletin

WAGAR WOMEN’S KO TEAMS 13 Tables NABC+ FAST PAIRS 68.57 1 Wenfei Wang - Ran Jingrong, Shanghai 78.0 Tables / Based on 163 Tables People’s Republic of China; Hongli Wang, People’s Republic 100.00 1 Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 2887.40 of China; Lu Yan, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Yu 75.00 2 Marcin Mazurkiewicz, Poland; Krzysztof Jassem, Puszczykoud Poland 2651.69 Zhang, Hang Zhou People’s Republic of China; Shao Hong Wu, 56.25 3 Philip Hiestand - Shoichi Yoshihiro, Irvine CA 2570.14 Guangzhou People’s Republic of China 44.44 4 Daniel Wilderman, New York NY; Kenneth Zuckerberg, Chicago IL 2513.66 51.43 2 Lynn Baker, Austin TX; Karen McCallum, 40.00 5 Pierre Flatowicz, Omaha NE; Phillip Becker, Beachwood OH 2490.67 Exeter NH; , Delray Beach FL; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Jo Anna Stansby, US 36.36 6 Vincent Demuy, Palm Beach G FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV 2478.45 34.29 3/4 Sun Ming, Beijing People’s Republic of China; 33.33 7 Michael Askgaard, Gentofte, Denmark; Kasper Konow, Frederiksberg, Denmark 2461.11 Dong Yongling - Jiang Lu - Yan Ru, People’s Republic of China 30.77 8 Bryan Maksymetz, Vancouver BC; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 2444.93 34.29 3/4 Yanhong Wang - Li Yiting, Beijing People’s 28.57 9 Emory Whitaker, Macon GA; Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA 2442.69 Republic of China; Hu Wen, Nanjing People’s Republic of China; 26.67 10 Robert Fendrick, Marietta GA; Hugh Brown Jr, Mc Cormick SC 2438.53 Shen Qi, Shanghai People’s Republic of China; Zhou Lihua, 25.00 11 David Lindop, Toronto ON; Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC 2411.73 Zhejiang People’s Republic of China; Li Lixuan, Wuhan People’s Republic of China 23.53 12 Hirsh Schnayer, Laval QC; Michael Efraim, Mont-Royal QC 2391.16 22.22 13 Paul Janicki, Markham ON; Henry Caspar, Southaven MS 2380.60 Scores in the Wagar 21.05 14 Jim Miller, Olive Branch MS; Christina van Leeuwen, Horn Lake MS 2370.25 20.00 15 Richard Chan, Markham ON; Shan Huang, Toronto ON 2363.91 Women’s KO Final 19.05 16 Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 2362.12 1 China Red 29 56 88 113 18.99 17 Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 2360.25 2 Baker 20 39 85 112 17.39 18 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 2359.15 16.67 19 Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Shane Blanchard, New York NY 2354.80 16.00 20 Howard Liu, San Mateo CA; Adam Meyerson, San Jose CA 2319.96 Burger Bistro closed 15.38 21 Mark Leonard, Long Beach CA; Han Peters, 6536 Hv Nijmege Netherlands 2308.17 at 3 p.m. today 14.81 22 Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL 2303.80 Burger Bistro will be closed at 3 p.m. on 14.29 23 Andrew Firko - Joseph Sauro, Oakville ON 2301.23 13.79 24 Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Robert Madalena, San Jose CA 2293.64 Saturday, but will reopen on Sunday. 13.33 25 Jeff Roman, Bend OR; Barry Goren, Las Vegas NV 2288.65 12.90 26 Kerr Godfrey - Randall Lake, Houston TX 2286.93 12.50 27 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; Pete Pluhta, Pullman WA 2280.83 New age requirement for 12.12 28 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 2275.77 Senior events 11.76 29 Jeff McKee, Nevada TX; Jack Lacy, Lago Vista TX 2261.05 The definition of a Senior (for the purpose of 11.43 30 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; John Ramos, W Hollywood CA 2254.48 Senior events, tournaments, special games, etc.) 11.11 31 Somers Collins, Little Rock AR; Bo Liu, Santa Ana CA 2246.94 10.81 32 Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ; Barry Gorski, Reading PA 2244.40 has matured — from 55 to 60 years old. Those 10.53 33 , Kensington CA; George Harris, Escazu Costa Rica 2243.81 ‘tweeners who previously qualified as Seniors 10.82 34 Bill Begert - Doug Herron, New York NY 2239.51 and who have been magically rejuvenated are still 10.00 35 Art Gulbrandsen, Monrovia CA; Mike Spero, Burbank CA 2234.18 eligible. If you were born before Jan. 1, 1959, 9.76 36 Aaron Jones, Orange CA; Phil Clayton, Huntington Bch CA 2227.59 you’re still a Senior for the purposes of playing in 9.52 37 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Alexander Kolesnik, Ventura CA 2216.66 any ACBL Senior event. 10.30 38 Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India; Uttam Gupta, Bangalore India 2214.64 9.09 39 Cheryl Schneider, Westerville OH; Anita Torrence, Bexley OH 2213.21 8.92 40 Ahmed Yousry, Manyal Cairo Egypt; Ahmed Rabie, Henderson NV 2210.26 Support the ACBL 8.70 41 Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden 2207.40 8.51 42 Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT; Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT 2189.02 Educational Foundation 8.33 43 Michael Golden, Wyckoff NJ; Jeffrey Goldman, Norwalk CT 2182.85 The ACBL Educational Foundation supports 10.13 44 Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 2180.37 activities that instruct bridge and that increase the 8.00 45 Debbie Gailfus - Alan Gailfus, Carlsbad CA 2173.97 enjoyment of playing and the number of players. 7.84 46 Marvin Darter - Linda Darter, North Port FL 2167.18 7.69 47 Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC; Peter J Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC 2166.69 The Foundation has nine members: three from the 7.55 48 Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA 2162.06 Board of Directors and six from the general bridge 7.41 49 Elliot Sternlicht - Alan Lechner, New York NY 2160.47 membership. Members are elected for three-year 7.27 50 Margaret Baykal - Gur Baykal, Markham ON 2152.53 terms, with a two-term limit. The Foundation meets three times a year – once at each NABC – to FRIDAY OPEN SWISS TEAMS consider grant applications. 102 Tables / Based on 150 Tables The Educational Foundation is funded by A B voluntary contributions made when members 28.92 1/2 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Pritish Kushari, Kolkata India; join or renew their ACBL membership, through Bhabesh Saha, Kolkata West Be India; Debabrata Majumder, West Bengal special games and events and through individual J00 India; Keyzad Anklesaria, Ahmedabad 38001 India; Sumit Mukherjee, donations. Donations are tax deductible. Kolkata Wb 91 India 118.00 During the past few years, the Educational 28.92 1/2 Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI; Thomas Walsh, Saskatoon SK; Samantha Nystrom, Toronto ON 118.00 Foundation has approved applications for a variety 18.59 3 Rahn Smith, Brandon FL; Sharon Horton, Lakeland FL; Gen Geiger - of bridge programs across the U.S. and Canada, Terry McHenry, Sarasota FL 110.00 including: 13.94 4 Li Yiting, Beijing China 1 People’s Republic of China; Li Lixuan, • After-school bridge clubs Wuhan, Hubei 43 People’s Republic of China; Shen Qi, Shanghai China • In-school bridge programs People’s Republic of China; Zhou Lihua, Zhejiang 323000 People’s • Summer Youth bridge camps Republic of China 109.00 • American Bridge Teacher Association 11.02 5 Gaylor Kasle - Larry Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Piotr Tmczynski, Poznan conference 60-433 Poland; Berend Van Den Bos, Den Haag Netherlands; Joris • Online course module for teaching bridge to Lankveld, Amsterdam Netherlands; Bartosz Chmurski, Poland 108.00 school teachers 8.85 6/7 Charles Martineau, St-Lambert QC; Andre Chartrand, Montreal QC; Michael Lipkin, Brooklyn NY; Michael Radin, New York NY 107.00 • Bridge lesson programs to develop new 19.85 6/7 1 Yuandong Ren - Kai Zhou - Min Wu - Minqi Zheng - Binbin Dong - Jijun players Liu, Burnaby BC 107.00 • North American Collegiate Bridge Team 7.34 8 Ed Howard, Lawrence KS; Dennis Scholl, Las Vegas NV; Robert Carstedt, Championships Wichita KS; Kim Corbin, Scottsdale AZ 106.00 The Educational Foundation encourages ACBL 6.61 9 Ronald Kral, Reston VA; Bruce Luttrell - Barbara Luttrell, San Jose members who want to start a bridge program to CA; Todd Fisher, Chicago IL 104.00 consider applying for a grant for financial support. 6.01 10 Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR; Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV; Joel The application form is on the ACBL web site Datloff, Vancouver WA; Roger McNay, Beaverton OR 103.00 at www.acbl.org (select the “Foundations and 5.51 11 - , Memphis TN; Robert Kent - Ellen Kent, Commissions” link under the “Administration” Marina Del Rey CA; Thomas Peters - Carolyn Peters, Grapeland TX 101.00 4.90 12/13 Justine Cushing - Melih Ozdil, New York NY; Lewis Finkel, Palm Bch heading). Gdns FL; Valerio Giubilo, Italy; Leonardo Cima, 00199 Roma Italy 100.00 For more information, contact Foundation 4.90 12/13 Shawn Stringer - William Pettis - Ellen Cherniavsky, Silver Spring President Barbara Heller at [email protected]. MD; Eugene Kales, Arlington VA 100.00 4.41 14 Blake Sanders - Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS; Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON 98.00 4.01 15/16 Dan Morse, Houston TX; Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA; Shawn Quinn - Joe Quinn, Sugar Land TX 97.00 ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ 14.89 15/16 2 Howard Kahlenberg, Philadelphia PA; Bill Rose, Seattle WA; Edwin Katten, Cave Creek AZ; Audrius Mizeikis, Scottsdale AZ 97.00 3.49 17/19 Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA; Bruce Noda, Daily Bulletin Saturday, July 26, 2014 Page 5

Corte Madera CA; William Harker, Santa Fe NM 96.00 11.17 17/19 3 Ralph Tamlyn - Gloria Tamlyn, Larchmont NY; Rona Levine - Stephen NABC results Levine, New York NY 96.00 3.49 17/19 Barbara Ames, Bethesda MD; Fred King, Falls Church VA; Rebecca Duty, available online Richmond VA; Ralph Hoffman, Lake Forest IL 96.00 Looking to quickly and conveniently get 3.15 20 Phillip Goatz - Cynthia Goatz - Marian Kinder - Mark Kinder, Las information on the Summer NABC? Check out Vegas NV 95.00 the new ACBL website. There you can find daily 3.00 21 Herbert Jordan, Miami FL; Erez Hendelman, New York NY; Rai Osborne, schedules of all events and track results of every Anaheim CA; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 94.00 game. 2.70 22/25 Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Don Stack, Overland The following pages provide information on the Park KS; Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO 91.00 NABC: 2.70 22/25 Don Haney, Trussville AL; Lou Kelleher, Dover MA; Madeline Bloom, www.acbl.org/nabchome Scottsdale AZ; Rhoda Prager, Allentown PA 91.00 NABC home page. 2.70 22/25 Richard Katz, N Versailles PA; Patricia Katz, Pittsburgh PA; Kenneth www.acbl.org/nabcresults Bergman - Barbara Bergman, Wexford PA 91.00 8.37 22/25 4 Prakash Kumar - Nancy Schwantes, Las Vegas NV; John Pringle - Susan One-stop links to daily bulletins, schedules, Pringle, Rio Verde AZ 91.00 results, recaps, hand records, new results pages and 6.62 5 Bonnie Hertzog - W Armstrong - Stephen Toschlog - Kenneth Woodman - special event information. George Schmid Sr, Richmond IN 90.00 www.acbl.org/myresults 5.32 6/7 Larry Pocock - Diana Jing, New Westminster BC; Yue Su, Vancouver BC; Individual player results and links to game Nicholas Stock, North Vancouver BC 89.00 information (MyACBL login is required). 5.32 6/7 Padma Daryanani, Miami FL; Maria Devletrian - Zoraida Diebold - www.acbl.org/privacysettings Andria Dichi, Caracas Venezuela 89.00 Update opt in/out settings for email 4.41 8 Bob Fashingbauer - Catherine Fashingbauer, Belvidere IL; John Miller, notifications. 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Baie-Comeau QC 98.00 3.85 6/7 5/6 Liane Brennar - Kim Lazarus - Joan Gross - Charise Hollander, San Diego CA 98.00 Electronic Device Policy 3.03 8/9 Curtis Kristensen, Duluth MN; Liliana Higginbotham, San Juan PR; The electronic device policy at NABCs allows Martha Keller, San Francisco CA; Sanae Zaveloff, Austin TX 97.00 players to bring electronic 3.03 8/9 7 Lori Hays - Mark Hays - Doris Dunn - Michael Kudrna, Arroyo Grande CA 97.00 devices such as cell phones 2.61 10 Susan Bristol, Aliso Viejo CA; Sandra Leach, Laguna Beach CA; E into the playing area Kristee West - Edmund West, Green Valley AZ 96.00 provided that such devices 2.30 11/12 Jacqueline Marshall, Lafayette CA; Mary Pereda, Miami FL; Mary Jo are turned off. David, Coral Gables FL; Margy Evans, Alamo CA 93.00 Further, any such 2.30 11/12 Gladys Fong - Gary Fong, Saratoga CA; J Charlebois, San Jose CA; Kenneth Lee, Honolulu HI 93.00 equipment must not be 2.05 13 8 Michael Kelly - John Welte, Ballwin MO; William Davis, Chesterfield visible during the session MO; David Dierkes, St Louis MO 91.00 The policy applies to all pairs, team members, captains, coaches, FRIDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS kibitzers and play recorders, except those 20.0 Tables designated by the ACBL and are in force A B C throughout any actual playing session or segment 4.24 1 1 Lynn Heckler, Woodland Hills CA; Marsha Bocan, Los Angeles CA 63.39% of play. 3.18 2 2 Pam Nuccio, Vista CA; Pat Sullivan, El Cajon CA 61.90% A violation of the policy will result in an 2.50 3 3 1 Ingrid Mattinger - Leila Mattinger, Cupertino CA 58.70% automatic disciplinary penalty of one full board 1.88 4 4 2 David Lindstrom - Sandra Lindstrom, Mercer Island WA 58.63% 1.41 5 5 Jane Adrian, Boca Grande FL; Ingrid Yonker, Berwyn PA 57.74% (or 12 IMPs at that form of scoring) for the 1.41 6 6 Edward Easley - Deborah Drysdale, San Francisco CA 56.55% first offense. A second offense will result in 1.41 3 Russell Gray, Stockton CA; Dale Quasny, Covina CA 55.06% disqualification from the event for the pair/team. 1.05 4 Peter Schaff, Lenexa KS; Karen Mack, Laguna Woods CA 52.98% Kibitzers violating this policy will be removed 0.83 5 Vicki Graves - Larry Graves, La Quinta CA 52.13% from the playing area for the remainder of the 0.67 6 Marilyn Koch, Comox BC; Sally Newell, Lexington SC 51.66% session.

FRIDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS 7.0 Tables Visit the Vendors! A B C For a variety of bridge- 1.79 1 1 Michael Cotter, Brooklyn NY; Thomas Oliver, Fountain Vly CA 76.25% related products and services, 1.34 2 Doris Beaton, Oklahoma City OK; William Lowry, Alexandria VA 61.67% players are encouraged to visit 1.01 3 Carie Boucher, Centennial CO; Karen Birck, Wilton CT 54.17% the vendors located in the lobby 1.04 4 2 1 Julie Walker - Paula Brown, Nashville TN 53.75% area between the Pavilion and 0.62 5 Duncan Macvean, El Dorado CA; Peggy Vellanoweth, Carmichael CA 53.33% Paradise Ballrooms. 0.68 3/4 2/3 Sid Paskett - Miki Paskett, Orem UT 52.08% 0.68 3/4 2/3 Url Ram, Porter Rance CA; Al Glickman, Henderson NV 52.08% Page 6 Saturday, July 26, 2014 Daily Bulletin PAIRINGS IN THE SPINGOLD KO TEAMS 94 Tables Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Ross Grabel, Palm MONACO: Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Desert CA; Howard Weinstein, Omaha NE; Multon - Geir Helgemo - Tor Helness - Fulvio Brian Glubok, New York NY; Roger Lee, Fantoni - Claudio Nunes, Monaco Arcadia CA vs 80.00 5/8 Rose Meltzer, Chapel Hill NC; TEAM LAVAZZA: Giorgio Duboin, Torino John Mohan - , Las Vegas NV; Italy; Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Alejandro Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Bianchedi - Agustin Madala, Buenos Aires Darnestown MD; Steve Garner, Chicago IL Argentina; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain 50.00 9/16 Nick Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Jeff Meckstroth TEAM ASSAEL: Antonio Sementa, Parma - Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Robert Italy; Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany; Levin, Henderson NV; Steve Weinstein, Andes , Hamburg Germany; Mustafa NY Cem Tokay, Istanbul Turkey 50.00 9/16 Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; vs Kevin Bathurst, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Sjoert Richard Schwartz, Lords Valley PA; Allan Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands; Bas Drijver, Graves, St Johnsbury VT; , Rishon Capelle Aan Den Netherlands Le Zion Israel; , Ramat-Gan 50.00 9/16 Richard Coren, Highland Beach Israel; , Norway; Espen FL; , Bloomington NY; Nikolay Lindqvist, Arendal Norway Demirev, Arlington Hts IL; , Chicago IL; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Jan 80.00 5/8 Aaron Silverstein - Andrew Jansma, Spijkenisse Netherlands Rosenthal - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; 50.00 9/16 Martin Harris, Chicago IL; Johan Upmark - Fredrik Nystrom, Stockholm , Sarasota FL; Doug Doub, W Sweden; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden Hartford CT; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI 80.00 5/8 Brad Moss, Denver CO; Leslie 50.00 9/16 Ze Jun Zhuang - Hoajun Shi, Amoils, Toronto ON; Fred Gitelman, US; Tom Shanghai People’s Republic of China; Chuan Hanlon, Dublin Ireland; , Plano TX Cheng Ju - Zheng Jun Shi, Beijing People’s 80.00 5/8 Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Peter Republic of China

1 Lall 49 73 104 150 64(65) Wei 29 53 74 107 1 Lall 32 43 93 106 32 Pan China Red 32 Pan China Red 22 69 109 178 13 46 89 117 1(32) Pan China Red 33(62) Ash 25 66 99 130 15 20 79 101

16 Team Grue 16 Team Grue 53 89 135 39 105 106 144 49(80) Kent 42 62 71 wd 16 Team Grue 29 55 9 128 17(48) Hagen 17 Strul 39 66 84 121 2 32 51 100 48 Hagen 35 98 132 159 1(16) Team Grue 35 78 84 113

9 Zagorin 34 68 116 162 56(73) Team Shanghai Zhong Fu 8 Team Lavazza 39 61 79 104 9 Zagorin 33 59 99 127 30 58 84 114 2(10) Team Assael 24 Gupta 18 34 66 94 9 Zagorin 24 Gupta 58 100 139 210 29 67 112 129 41 Shugart 33 65 85 95 8 Team Lavazza 3(19) Schwartz 52 87 125 170 25 Mazurkiewicz 16 89 122 175 25 Mazurkiewicz 40 Team Gus 44 44 54 64 20 45 69 119 8 Team Lavazza 26 78 117 159 8 Team Lavazza 33 82 131 57 Eythorsdottir 24 51 63 wd

5 Gordon 36 66 157 225 60(69) Parrish 17 31 42 75 5 Gordon 14 53 97 102 28(33) Allegaert 15 39 57 109 28(33) Allegaert 57 96 127 175 5(33) Allegaert 1(8) Team Lavazza 37(58) Reich 43 84 116 143 9 36 38 77

12 Silverstein 21 Fireman 82 113 190 248 14 56 89 130 4 Monaco 44 Rigal 5 41 48 77 21 Fireman 11 39 74 98 12 Silverstein 62 103 123 147 12 Silverstein 62 138 189 5(12) Silverstein 53(76) Weinger 31 63 97 wd 14 33 61 85

13 Gromov 23 41 71 104 13(52) J. Gu 52 J. Gu 17 56 84 138 36 80 116 143 4 Monaco 20(50) Kasle 18 37 63 90 22 45 84 99 20 Tulin 30 44 55 95 45(50) Kasle 32 45 69 112 13(52) J. Gu 6 29 52 77

29 Bessis 41 76 129 155 4 Monaco 31 59 85 36 Koneru 52 93 107 176 29(36) Koneru 103 17 39 85 116 4 Monaco 4 Monaco 36 108 123 166 64 82 126 147 61(68) Litvack 38 57 92 122 Daily Bulletin Saturday, July 26, 2014 Page 7 PAIRINGS IN THE SPINGOLD KO TEAMS 50.00 9/16 Winthrop Allegaert - Judith 25.00 17/32 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Morse, Houston TX; , Dallas Bianco, New York NY; Jack Zhao, Boca Raton Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Marc Jacobus - TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX; Greg Hinze, San FL; Jill Levin, Henderson NV; , , Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Antonio TX; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA Jupiter FL; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL Wynnewood PA; , Houston TX 25.00 17/32 Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio 50.00 9/16 John McAllister, Charlottesville 25.00 17/32 Mike Levine, Pinckney MI; TX; , Seattle WA; Tezcan Sen - VA; Sartaj Hans - Peter Gill, Sydney Australia; Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL; , Yalcin Atabey, Istanbul Turkey , New York NY London England; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth 25.00 17/32 Anders Hagen, Copenhagen 50.00 9/16 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; RI; Louk Verhees, Jr., Netherlands; Ricco Van Denmark; Martin Schaltz, Odense Denmark; Xiaodong Shi, Naperville IL; Jing Liu - Zizhuo Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands Gregers Bjarnarson, New York NY; Kaare Wang, Minneapolis MN 25.00 17/32 Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gjaldbaek, Bronx NY 25.00 17/32 Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL; John Hurd, New 25.00 17/32 Gaylor Kasle - Larry Kozlove, , Los Angeles CA; Wojciech York NY; , Astoria NY; John Boca Raton FL; Piotr Tuczynski - Bartosz Gawel, Wroclaw Poland; Rafal Jagniewski, Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Vincent Demuy, Palm Chmurski, Poland; Joris Lankveld, Legionowo Poland; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Beach G FL Amsterdam Netherlands; Berend Van Den Bos, Poland; Michal Nowosadzki, Wejherowo 25.00 17/32 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Ira Den Haag Netherlands Poland Chorush, Houston TX; Marc Bompis, Bourg 25.00 17/32 G Venkatesh, Los Altos CA; 25.00 17/32 Martin Fleisher - La Reine France; Jean Quantin, Paris France; Jyotindra Shah, Mumbai India; S Sundarram - - , New York NY; Sabine Ishmael Delmonte - Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas P Sridhar, Chennai India; Adam Meyerson, San Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Chip Martel, NV Jose CA; Howard Liu, San Mateo CA Davis CA; Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA 25.00 17/32 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; 25.00 17/32 Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield 25.00 17/32 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; , CT; Alan Applebaum, Brookline MA; Walter Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; David Taby Sweden; Per-Ola Cullin, Johanneshov Lee, Sudbury MA; Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Sweden; , Aarhus Denmark; Gaithersburg MD; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill Morten Bilde, Hovedgaard Denmark NC; Michal Kwiecien, Lublin Poland 25.00 17/32 Marcin Mazurkiewicz, Poland; 25.00 17/32 James Cayne, New York NY; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland; Krzysztof , Boca Raton FL; Alfredo Jassem, Puszczykoud Poland; Michal Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Thomas Klukowski, Dolnoslaskie Poland Bessis - Cedric Lorenzini, Paris France 25.00 17/32 Bobby Wolff, Las Vegas NV; Dan

2 Nickell 34 68 140 176 63(66) Dinkin 42 58 85 129 2 Nickell 42 106 155 31 Wolff 2 Nickell 22 52 66 wd 31 Wolff 11 50 68 92 42 71 92 115 34 Wrang 8 19 55 90

15(18) Hamman 16 29 72 118 15 Team PD Times 34 47 76 142 15(79) Merblum 50(79) Merblum 59 91 115 163 21 38 70 wd 18 Hamman 2(18) Hamman 62 92 148 18 Hamman 35 67 106 143 19 40 78 119 47 Bart 32 67 89 97

10 Team Assael 30 73 108 163 7(10) Team Assael 55 India National Team 20 39 75 96 2(10) Team Assael 56 93 125 140 10 Team Assael 74 125 153 194 23 Street 20 41 108 114 23 Street 25 43 97 10 Team Assael 147 42 Payen 57 90 131 137 48 99 135 188 3(19) Schwartz 7(35) McAllister 26(35) McAllister 64 84 151 45 79 103 132 217 26(35) McAllister 39 d’Orsi 15 83 120 135 58 132 142 173 7 Cayne 23 48 82 117 7 Cayne 61 86 123 182 58(71) Fourcaudot 25 69 96 113

6 Lynch 34 78 90 121 6(59) Texan Aces 59 Texan Aces 21 53 85 129 37 70 84 107 27 Coren 52 89 103 27 Coren 50 98 1(8) Team Lavazza 6(27) Coren 148 38 Macchi 15 46 wd 18 48 73 91

11(22) Meltzer 4 Monaco 45 58 99 114 22 Meltzer 26 56 102 145 22 Meltzer 43 Goldberg 46 68 79 83 60 91 119 136 6(22) Meltzer 11 Diamond 11 Diamond 55 85 126 166 33 92 126 141 12 58 86 127 54 Leong 11 33 85 115

3(19) Schwartz 14 Levine 34 60 110 148 14 Levine 37 61 97 152 51 Cope 17 30 59 69 9 61 67 82 19 Schwartz 44 91 145 190 19 Schwartz 41 79 95 142 14(19) Schwartz 46(49) Tucker 14 33 73 75 30 53 102 144

3(30) Harris 43 71 78 87 30 Harris 39 60 95 123 30 Harris 35(60) Liu 45 74 97 113 15 77 105 141 3 Fleisher 14 35 49 77 3 Fleisher 76 137 175 209 62(67) R. Gu 10 21 37 45 Page 8 Saturday, July 26, 2014 Daily Bulletin

THURSDAY MIDNIGHT KO BRACKET 1 FRIDAY MORNING SIDE GAME 9 Tables 34.0 Tables 2.88 1 Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR; Arjun Dhir, A B C Alpharetta GA; Sam Amer, Montecito CA; Eric Genheimer, Mustang OK 6.67 1 1 Mike Spooner, Glen Allen VA; Martin Rademacher, Germany 66.81% 2.02 2 Alex Dezieck, US; Daniel Poore - John Krah - 5.00 2 Gregory Vernon, Ridgecrest CA; Mark McLaughlin, Charleston SC 62.78% Shawn Abernethy, Seattle WA 3.75 3 2 Michael Copeland - John Paxton, Bozeman MT 62.50% 1.15 3/4 Sean Gannon, Decatur GA; Andre Asbury, 2.81 4 Les Fouks, Vancouver BC; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH 61.67% Warner Robins GA; Ruth Andersen - Glenda Bradley, Salt Lake 2.61 5 3 Michael Klemens, Tarzana CA; Leila Greenfield, Studio City CA 61.53% City UT 1.86 6 4 Amy Casanova - Joseph Stanisiewski, Portland OR 60.42% 1.15 3/4 Kaare Gjaldbaek, Bronx NY; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Anders Hagen, Copenhagen Denmark; John 1.51 5 Louis Trautwein III - Helena Fine, Naples FL 57.78% Kranyak, Las Vegas NV 1.08 6 Daniel Renault - Jane Friedman, Prescott AZ 55.56% 2.58 1 Lucia Enica, Belmont MA; Greg Chang, Lexington MA 52.78% THURSDAY MIDNIGHT KO BRACKET 2 1.94 2 Bruce Hanson - Barbara Hanson, San Diego CA 51.53% 9 Tables 1.45 3 Alain Cardinal, Newbury Park CA; Jacques Simard, Montreal QC 51.25% 2.88 1 Jesse Chao - Kendrick Chow, San Francisco CA; Daniel AlbertRozenberg, Cambridge MA; Jess Jurkovic, New 1.09 4 James Kirby - Sheri Kirby, Placentia CA 48.75% York NY 0.87 5 James Brier - Betty Tanenbaum, Las Vegas NV 48.61% 2.02 2 Leigh Anne Shafer - Gord Pippy, Winnipeg MB; Mary Ose, Sacramento CA; Gary Ansok, Camarillo CA FRIDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS 1.15 3/4 Patricia Herrera, Mexico Mexico; Gonzalo 6.5 Tables Herrera - Maribel Herrera, Huixquilucan Mexico; Nathan Glasser, A B C Somerville MA 1.79 1 1 1 Ian Cropton, Sg1 2lf United Kingdom; Kate Walters, Menlo Park CA 68.96% THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO BRACKET I 1.34 2 2 Nancy Epoch - Terrance McKerrs, Topeka KS 58.75% 8 Tables 1.01 3 3 Mary Holmgren - Walden Holmgren, Las Vegas NV 58.16% G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw 0.76 4 4 2 Julie Walker - Paula Brown, Nashville TN 58.05% 0 Poland; Jacek Romanski, Lublin 20-532 Poland; Bjorgvin 0.57 5 David Hidley - Kathleen Heckathorn, Murrieta CA 57.96% Kristinsson, Boynton Beach FL; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA; Donna Wood, Vista CA vs FRIDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS Pamela Nisbet - Tim Edwards-Davies, Ottawa ON; Marc-Andre 21.0 Tables Fourcaudot, Montreal QC; Sondra Blank, Saint-Laurent QC; A B C Sylvie Labelle, Brossard QC 4.38 1 1 1 Robert Geil - Barbara Geil, Las Vegas NV 62.50% 3.29 2 2 2 David Lindstrom - Sandra Lindstrom, Mercer Island WA 61.01% THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO BRACKET II 8 Tables 2.46 3 3 Barbara Fisher-Freeman - Leslie Brucker, Los Angeles CA 58.75% Ellen Coffield, Little Rock AR; Donna Compton, Dallas TX; 1.85 4 4 3 Vicki Graves - Larry Graves, La Quinta CA 57.10% Jay Barron, Tulsa OK; Maria Myllari, Kaarina Finland; Vesa 1.41 5 5 4 Dennis Lebaron, Henderson NV; Marilyn Koch, Comox BC 56.80% Fagerlund, Tampere Finland; Arttu Karhulahti, Salo Finland 1.04 6 6 5 Mark Hugger, Dexter MI; Ellen Kohjima, Tacoma WA 56.29% vs 1.04 6 Russell Gray, Stockton CA; Dale Quasny, Covina CA 55.65% Brian Cummins, Cordova TN; Linda Thompson, Memphis TN; Randall Roberts, Chicago IL; Robert Kruger, Elgin IL PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S MINI-SPINGOLD I KO TEAMS 52 Tables 22.50 5/8 Daniel Williams, Henderson NV; Marcus Bukstel, Boca Raton FL; John Lewis, Wilton Manor FL; Saul Mark Friedlander - Richard Fellars, Deerfield IL; Howard Engle, Evans, Lakewood CA; J Baum Harris, Long Beach CA; John Gross, Miami Beach FL Highland Park IL; Mark Weisman, Glenview IL Bralliar, Lomita CA 10.00 9/16 Marc Sylvester, Edinboro PA; Randall vs 22.50 5/8 Matt Chiwo Leung, Temple City CA; William Rubinstein, Brooklyn NY; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA; Lorraine Wenbo Zhang, Mississauga ON; Jiawei Luo, Markham ON; Ng, Chatsworth CA; Shiu-Ming Huang, San Marino CA; Mark Cable, Elmhurst NY; Bill Begert - Doug Herron, New York NY Robert Hou, Maple ON; Yuan Chen, Toronto ON Tang, Seal Beach CA; Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA 10.00 9/16 Charles Arthur, North York ON; Anu Goodman 22.50 5/8 Edmund Wu - William Zhu, San Francisco CA; - Jan Stewart - Andrew Risman, Toronto ON 50.00 3/4 Michael Fleisher, Santa Clara CA; Mindy Neil Chua, Chula Vista CA; David Weinberg, Reno NV 10.00 9/16 Debbie Benner - Arthur Crystal, Fairfield Foos, Campbell CA; Thomas Trudeau, San Antonio TX; Daniel 10.00 9/16 Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA; Paul Darin, CT; Theo Lichtenstein, Winter Garden FL; Raphael Schreiber, Blaettler, Dayton OH San Diego CA; Stephen Shane, White Plains NY; Eugene Tallahassee FL 50.00 3/4 Howard Einberg - Robert Shore, Los Angeles Davidson, Boynton Beach FL 10.00 9/16 Evan Markowitz - Chaim Kozlovsky, New CA; Ryan Wessels, San Jose CA; Seth Cohen, Stamford CT; Bill 10.00 9/16 Donna Bell, Thousand Oaks CA; Gerald York NY; Paul Hardy - Elizabeth Scott, Nepean ON; April St Clair Jr, Cypress TX; James Glickman, Las Vegas NV Collier, Camarillo CA; Ron Jauch - Jamie Newman, Nevada City Uhlenburg, King of Prussia PA; Eric Genheimer, Mustang OK 22.50 5/8 Janice Randles - Terry Randles - James Weeks, CA 10.00 9/16 Gerald Nehra, Muskegon MI; Nancy Strachan - Palm Desert CA; Neil Stern, Indio CA 10.00 9/16 Randy Thompson, Albuquerque NM; Barry Gail Lambacher, Oakville ON; Eileen Cripps, Madison WI Spector, Springfield VA; Michael Wolf, Coral Springs FL; Lee

1 Zhang 3 Schwartz 35 72 115 170 54 101 138 173 32 Walker 30 Wakeman 41 86 88 126 1 Zhang 3 Schwartz 24 33 76 100 49 82 94 129 14 69 89 121

17 Sylvester 16 Sylvester 14 Fleisher 19 Fleisher 42 72 110 25 43 56 59 19 52 116 126 53 89 16 Range 1 Zhang 3 Fleisher 14 Harrell 0 20 59 wd 31 40 74 103 11 49 123 157 1 30 wd

1 Zhang 9 Leung 8 Leung 9 62 108 131 6 Williams 11 Donner 34 87 100 123 11 62 70 89 38 83 91 116 60 78 114 130 24 Freeman 22 Markowitz 38 58 89 114 9 Leung 4 Einberg 11 Markowitz 28 79 110 145 17 26 84 113 12 19 41 77 39 55 109 129

8 Benner 6 Williams 25 Hess 31 57 79 112 70 101 126 169 27 Quiros 35 63 73 117 37 45 88 112 8 Benner 1 Zhang 6 Williams 55 84 126 170 12 57 85 122

2 Friedlander 5 Randles 7 Ungar 36 90 151 231 3 26 52 76 28 Freier 26 Friedlander 16 18 25 33 5 Randles 3 Fleisher 7 Friedlander 57 82 127 155 23 68 128 168 28 56 84 104 39 92 140 180

21 Nehra 12 Nehra 10 Bell 23 Boyd 41 71 87 128 6 22 40 67 2 Friedlander 58 96 112 126 43 72 102 126 12 Ramirez 60 117 168 218 10 Bell 20 40 79 104 5 Randles 7 Friedlander 31 80 117 135 17 51 59 65 14 58 114 144

13 Thompson 15 McLellan 4 Einberg 2 Wu 27 69 120 156 31 81 111 130 20 Watson 36 77 126 174 28 67 85 117 18 Arthur 15 Arthur 29 46 88 145 35 79 103 138 13 Thompson 18 45 97 131 22 40 72 90 2 Wu 29 Einberg 4 Einberg 28 58 99 147 31 Fleischmann 8 44 70 117 61 78 125 176 59 95 117 155 4 Callahan 2 Wu 28 58 101 120 54 97 110 124 Daily Bulletin Saturday, July 26, 2014 Page 9

WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE GAME THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO BRACKET III 46.0 Tables 6 Tables A B C Barbara Baker - Mary Cotham, Fort Worth TX; Annie Mason, Ft Worth TX; Diane Washabaugh, Aledo TX 8.49 1 Clayton Parker - Edith Parker, Surprise AZ 68.41% vs 6.37 2 Harold Emme, Brentwood CA; Carol Emme, Plainfield IL 65.02% Roger Liles - Ed Ford - Sue Compton - Richard Sontag, Escondido 4.78 3 James Tanner, Highland CA; Millie Garrison, Riverside CA 64.27% CA 4.70 4 1 Kent Harold, Redmond WA; Alan Hendrickson, North Bend WA 63.29% 3.53 5/6 2 1 Janet Rauscher, Chandler AZ; Dale Frink, Sun Lakes AZ 62.96% FRIDAY-SATURDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 2.35 5/6 Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Peter Mosheim, Asheville NC 62.96% BRACKET I 9 Tables 2.64 3 2 Phyllis Roddy, San Diego CA; Sarah Widhu, Nashua NH 60.20% Linda Harrison, Calgary AB; Hao Ge, Westlake OH; Wang 2.05 4 3 Julie Arbit, Rochester Hills MI; Isha Thapa, Palo Alto CA 59.44% Yanhong, Scarborough ON; Edward Xu, North York ON 1.49 5 4 Fredrik Helness - Laura Multon, Oslo Norway 59.19% vs 1.12 6 Ron Westwood, Ventura CA; Teryl Burke, Thousand Oaks CA 58.39% Archie Topalian - Harold Farnsworth - Judy Stanfield, Salt Lake 1.03 5 Cristina Gallotti - Judith Hill, Spokane WA 56.54% City UT; Rodney Organt, Salt Lake Cty UT Giorgia Botta, Rome 00135 Italy; Peggyann Klein, New York FRIDAY 0-3000 STRATIFIED PAIRS NY; Ashley Szymski, Aurora IL; Gerald Szymski, Westmont IL 28.0 Tables / Based on 30 Tables vs 3 2 1 Madhusree Biswas - Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA; Michael 12.60 1 Nicholas Krall, Del Mar CA; M Ali Mahdavi, Solana Beach CA 61.74% Roeder, Madison WI; Sylvia Camilli, Weirton WV 9.45 2 Darcy White, Tempe AZ; David Sackett, Scottsdale AZ 61.20% FRIDAY-SATURDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 7.09 3 James Milam - Beth Milam, Idaho Falls ID 61.18% BRACKET II 5.32 4 Barbara Rhoades, Wilmington DE; Roy Perry, St John’s NL 59.68% 9 Tables 4.20 5 Liz Nixon - Jean Holt, San Marcos CA 57.85% Leslie Dorsey, Gambrills MD; Carol Lombardino, Spring TX; 10.04 6 1 Maryann Fakler - Ronald Fakler, Springville UT 56.74% Anthony Trebaol, Milpitas CA; Won Yang, Clermont FL 3.15 7 Flora Bery, Mexico D F Z P Mexico; Adela Naftali, Mexico Mexico 56.07% vs 2.80 8 Skip Miller, Clovis CA; Victor Greener, Madera CA 55.51% Teresa Thurman, Lakeport CA; Gitta Earll, Arcadia CA; Deepak Dighe, W Bloomfield MI; Sue Lan Ma, Kirtland Hills OH 7.53 9 2 1 Jon Rankin - Emily Rankin, Nichols NY 55.15% 5.65 3 2 Gael Westall, Bradenton FL; Beatrice Kroeck, Sheboygan WI 54.95% Neeta Mone, Livingston NJ; Elinor Hood, Portland OR; Iris Libby, 4.24 4 3 Emily Marcus - David Maze, Somerville MA 54.84% Walnut Creek CA; Martha Ann Wishnev, Concord CA 3.35 5 4 Brian Hartwig, Laurel MD; Hunter Stenzel, Cookeville TN 54.39% vs 4.20 6 5 Terry Adamik, Henderson NV; Richard Anderson, Moses Lake WA 54.01% Glen Perry, Voorheesville NY; Kerry Cotterell, Clifton Park NY; Arnold Kritz, Bethlehem PA; Gary Hillenbrand, Lehighton PA 2.51 7 Nelson Orth, Henderson NV; Henriette Mufich, Las Vegas NV 53.58% 1.64 6 Gary Waldron, Laguna Beach CA; Steven Jackson, Laguna Niguel CA 52.07% Slow Play Slow play, as opposed to careful or thoughtful play, is discourteous to your opponents — and to all other competitors as well. Players and pairs who take more than their allotted time are subject to penalty. In general, pairs who are rarely late will be warned while pairs who are habitually tardy and/or pay no attention to time limits will be penalized. MINI-SPINGOLD II KO TEAMS 33 Tables 13.50 5/8 Christopher Class, Sequim WA; Bonnie 6.00 9/16 Glenn Boyce, Piedmont CA; Judy Keilin - Jack 60.00 1 Om Chokriwala, Sherman Oaks CA; Fred Broders, Port Townsend WA; Renae Gunstone-White - Tim White, Meng, Danville CA; Joy McKenzie-Smith, Portland OR Upton, Van Nuys CA; Kevin Lane, Long Beach CA; Steve Ramos, Mercer Island WA 6.00 9/16 Peter Galbraith, Blakely Is WA; Catherine Jr, Seal Beach CA 13.50 5/8 Kathy Rolfe, Lake Winnebago MO; Eric Rolfe, Hess, Blakely Island WA; Thomas Fagan - Katie Fagan, Kailua HI 45.00 2 Mary Ose, Sacramento CA; Gary Ansok, Kansas City MO; Rajeev Bansal, Overland Park KS; Norman 6.00 9/16 Arnold Grushkin - Beverly Grushkin, Indio Camarillo CA; Arti Bhargava, Mill Valley CA; Todd Werby, San Kahn Jr, Prairie Village KS CA; Martin Bullock - Gay Lynn Bullock, Stillwater OK Francisco CA 13.50 5/8 Ryan Miller, Tampa FL; John Altman, 6.00 9/16 Gary Waldron - Carol Foster, Laguna Beach 30.00 3/4 Richard Hill - Alice Hill, Haslett MI; Douglas Cincinnati OH; Brandon Harper, Winter Park FL; C.J. Jameson, CA; Steven Jackson - Yann Jackson, Laguna Niguel CA Minder - Susan Minder, Caledonia MI Menlo Park CA; Jeffrey Schwartz, Fairfax VA; Samuel Amer, 6.00 9/16 Jill Hunter - Matthew Fienberg, Northborough 30.00 3/4 Jon Lusk - Sally Lusk, Ypsilanti MI; Robert Newark DE MA; Shelley Burns, N Vancouver BC; Ti Davis, Little Rock AR Marcus - Kathy Guinyou, Toronto ON 6.00 9/16 Jesse Laird, Sunrise FL; Philip Greco - Bruce 6.00 9/16 William Campbell - Suzanne Campbell, Pacific 13.50 5/8 John Baker, North Augusta SC; Jackie Brown, Lang, Philadelphia PA; Edward Rauch, Ft Lauderdale FL Grove CA; Aaron Mohrman, US; John Krah - Daniel Poore, Mc Cormick SC; Janet Logan, Newport Beach CA; Debbie 6.00 9/16 Renee Alpert, Orange CA; Betti Harris, Seattle WA Wagner, Athens GA Huntington Bh CA; Steve Hirsch - Gregory Thorpe, Brea CA

1 Laird 3 Alpert 20 59 72 95 31 41 66 wd 16 Miller 14 Ose 21 53 72 111 42 84 137 1 Miller 3 Ose 46 64 88 100 58 92 127 147

6 Rolfe 8 Chokriwala 32 44 75 100 7 34 89 134 1 Chokriwala 31 77 141 9 Chokriwala 11 Rolfe 82 41 82 126 156 148 4 Hill 8 Waldron 6 Campbell 5 40 58 wd 28 28 wd 22 40 87 88

1 Chokriwala 44 91 132 167

2 Ose 35 37 66 74

5 Hill 7 Hunter 69 105 3 Ose 5 43 68 93 12 Grushkin 91 152 10 Lusk 1 12 wd 25 51 102 137 2 Lusk 5 Hill 8 44 wd 7 Lusk 24 54 73 118 25 69 100 129

4 Class 2 Baker 28 57 80 107 18 19 47 101

13 Class 15 Galbraith 69 100 156 26 43 59 78 4 Boyce 2 Baker 16 40 65 wd 12 30 52 87 Page 10 Saturday, July 26, 2014 Daily Bulletin

Drew Becker, Jason Rosenfeld, Angeliki Fast unblock Magklara Zach Grossack and Adam Grossack of Newton 2008 1. Philip Gordon, Josh Donn, Jason MA won the NABC+ Fast Pairs on Friday. On Feldman, Terje Aa, Joergen Molberg; 2. Board 8 of the second final session, the brothers George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Robert Levin, encountered this deal: Steve Weinstein, Walid Elahmady, Tarek Dlr: West ♠ K Q 9 7 3 Sadek Vul: None ♥ A Q 7 5 2009 1. Robert Hampton, Gavin Wolpert, ♦ Q 6 Joel Wooldridge, John Hurd, Krzysztof ♣ Q 4 Buras, Grzegorz Narkiewicz; 2. Lou Ann ♠ A J 8 6 5 4 ♠ 10 O’Rourke, Marc Jacobus, Eddie Wold, ♥ 9 8 4 3 ♥ K J 2 Roger Bates, Antonio Sementa, Giorgio ♦ 7 ♦ K J 4 2 2013 Open Swiss winners Mike Passell, Adam Duboin ♣ 9 2 ♣ A J 7 6 3 Zmudzinski, Cezary Balicki, Bart Bramley, Lew 2010 1. Steve Weinstein, Lew Stansby, Chip ♠ 2 Stansby and (not pictured) Carolyn Lynch. Martel, Bobby Levin, Martin Fleisher ♥ 10 6 and Mike Kamil; 2. Alon Apteker, Craig ♦ A 10 9 8 5 3 Roth Open Swiss Gower, Phillipe Cronier, Jacob Morgan, ♣ K 10 8 5 starts today Adam Wildavsky and Michael Polowan West North East South The four-session Open Swiss Teams, named in 2011 1. Mark Gordon, Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Zach Adam honor of ACBL Hall of Famer Al Roth, begins with Alan Sontag, Terje Aa, David Berkowitz, 2♠ Pass Pass 3♦ today’s two-session qualifier. The nationally rated Jorgen Molberg, Allan Cokin (coach); Pass 3NT All Pass event was first held in 2005. 2. Aaron Silverstein, Chris Willenken, Adam led the ♣6, won by the queen. Declarer Al Roth (1914-2007) is generally considered Andrew Rosenthal, Michael Rosenberg, ran the ♦Q, which was ducked, and played another the premier bidding theorist of his bridge Bjorn Fallenius, Peter Fredin diamond, covered by the jack and the ace. Adam generation, perhaps of all time. He and longtime 2012 1. Geoff Hampson, John Diamond, Fred won the diamond continuation, cashed the ♣A, and partner Tobias Stone are credited with developing Gitelman, Eric Greco, Brad Moss; 2. exited with a spade, won by North. the , the , 1NT Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Andrew At trick seven, North cashed the ♥A. If Adam forcing and weak two‑bid. Gromov, Aleksander Dubinin, Cezary played low, he could be thrown in with a heart An ACBL Grand Life Master with more than Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski and forced to lead to dummy’s winners. So he 12,000 masterpoints, Roth won 26 national titles, 2013 1. Carolyn Lynch, Mike Passell, Adam unblocked the ♥J, leaving him an exit card in the including the Spingold five times, the Vanderbilt Zmudzinski, Cezary Balicki, Bart Bramley, suit. three times and the twice. Lew Stansby; 2. Martin Fleisher, Michael Declarer was stranded from dummy and lost He represented North America in the Bermuda Kamil, Zia Mahmood, Chip Martel, another four tricks. Down two was good for 71 out Bowl in 1955, 1958 and 1967. A WBF Life Master, Michael Rosenberg, Chris Willenken of 77 matchpoints for the Grossacks. he placed second in the in 1968. Masterpoint disclaimer No more lines! During his first world championship appearance, Roth was declaring a 2♠ contract and Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are The ACBL and Bridge Winners have teamed felt he played the hand before – but as a defender. subject to change because of score changes or up to enable you to buy entries for NABC events The director, Al Sobel, did not believe him because corrections. The masterpoint awards as shown are, online in advance. You need not be a member of the hands had been dealt at the table. Sobel made therefore, also subject to change. the Bridge Winners community to use this service Roth call out all the cards in each hand – including and you pay only the cost of the entry – there is no the spots – before he threw out the board. 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You can also access Bridge Nader Hanna, Nagy Kamel, Greg Hinze, A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must Winner’s entry purchase screen via the ACBL’s Ira Hessel, Ellen Hessel (npc) make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or home page. 2007 1. Lou Ann O’Rourke, Marc Jacobus, Announcement has been made. Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Geoff Hampson, Eric Greco; 2. George Klemic, Friday, July 25, 2014 Volume 6, Number 2 Daily Bulletin 2014 Youth NABC Editor: Brent Manley Youth bridge gets parents’ seal of approval While the young players at the Youth NABC the Memphis area, with several charges from the have romped and stomped their way to fun during Lamplighter Montessori School. It’s her third the 2014 edition of the tournament, their parents – Youth NABC, and her daughter, 11-year-old Emily, most of whom don’t play bridge – have observed has done well in the tournament so far. with growing appreciation. “When she started she could hardly hold the “I think it’s fantastic,” said Jennifer Burns, cards, but she stuck with it,” said Mattison, noting Riverview NB, attending her first Youth NABC that her daughter made friends and keeps in touch with her son, William Lindsay. “I would take him despite living far from each other. One of Emily’s to do this anywhere. It’s really cool.” best friends, Vivian Lamoureux, lives in Nova Many of the parents have attended several Scotia. Vivian makes the trip with her family in of the tournaments, first played in 2008. One of part, she said, because “I know I’ll have good them is Anissa Dyen, who teaches at Bear Lake friends when I come here.” Sumayyah Borders and her father, Eric. Elementary School in Apopka FL. She and two Anu Goodman waited as her daughter, Olivia other parents showed up with a total of nine (six Laufer, was playing in the Baron Barclay National Young poet enjoys new players). Youth Open Pairs with Albena-Maria Vassileva. experience Dyen’s exposure to the game started in a gift Goodman lives in Toronto, Albena in North Bay. The bridge players attending the Youth NABC program at her school. Since discovering the Youth Goodman said her daughter “is a busy thinker, in Las Vegas have many achievements, in sports, NABC in New Orleans in 2010, she has not missed so she doesn’t need the brain stimulation, but she academics and other arenas. It’s probably safe to one. enjoys it. They are connecting with friends and say that none of the players at the Youth NABC can “The kids love to play,” Dyen said. “They love making new ones.” match what Sumayyah Borders of Williamsburg the strategy of the game and meeting new friends. Olivia and Albena were in Atlanta for the VA has accomplished. The thrill of seeing new places is great for them.” Youth NABC last year and did not know that the When she was 8, Sumayyah published a book Julie Mattison came from Germantown, in continued on next page of poetry called “Little Wisdom.” Now 9, she is working on a second book and playing bridge in Las Vegas. continued on back page

A group from the Orlando FL area: front, Anissa Dyen, Natalie Youmans and Mitchell Dyen; rear, Spencer Dyen, Sue Laugen, Avery Dyen, Nick Laugen and Sara and Kathy Nisarg Shah with his mother, Hiran. Youmans. Mikael Edstrom and children Nikolas, Olivia and Kristofer. Well-traveled players are ready for bridge On June 29, members of the Edstrom family left the Orlando area in an RV. They arrived in Las Vegas tired, hot and eager to play bridge. Along the way the RV’s air conditioning system went south, but they had an interesting odyssey, visiting Gatlinburg TN and continuing with stops in Illinois, Missouri – where they visited an alpaca farm – South Dakota (the Corn Palace) and Mount Rushmore. There was also touring in Utah and Arizona. Mikael Edstrom, father to the bridge players, jumped off the RV and went home to work on July 3 – he runs a nursery – but rejoined the group in continued on back page

Chinese win Open Pairs BiTeng Chen and Yuqiao Zhao scored 64.20% in the second session to win the Baron Barclay Youth Open Pairs by more than a board. Their With a little help from his friends score of 187.80 was well ahead of the 170.50 On day one of the Youth NABC, Timothy McAllister, second from left, was without a partner. The posted by the runners-up, Oren Kriegel and players in the photo with him volunteered to take turns as his partner even though they had Christopher Huber. The prize-giving ceremony for other plans to play. With Timothy are Brandon Harper, Cole Spencer and Nolan Chang. The fourth the Youth NABC takes place today after the second (inset) was Ryan Miller. session of the National Youth Swiss Teams. Parents Piling up the points continued from previous page World Youth Open Bridge Championships were set for the last weekend of the Summer NABC. They signed up on the spot and played behind screens – all WBF events are played that way. “It was pretty nice,” said Albena. “People didn’t talk much and it was easier to concentrate because you couldn’t see your partner’s face.” Just being at the WBF tournament, Albena said, “was an experience. It gave me confidence knowing I could do that.” Hiran Shah traveled from Atlanta with her son, Nisarg, 13, to play bridge. She likes the team– building aspect of the tournament. “It’s really good for the kids at this age to know other people and learn to interact.” Nisarg likes the game because “the competition is fun and it challenges my mind.” Jason Moncure, of Atlanta, traveled to Las Vegas with his son, Jackson, for his first Youth NABC. The 8-year-old dynamo hooked up with Timothy McAllister and Jackson Moncure, Pavan Bharadwaj and Jeff Zhan, section first, Atlanta Junior Bridge about a year ago and has section first, Strats A and B, Thursday Strats B and C, Open Pairs. taken to the game. Jason gives a thumbs-up to that Cardrook Pairs. event. “It helps with math and analytical skills,” said Moncure, “and I want to expose him to things that would be beneficial to him. This is one of them.” Also, Moncure said, “it gets him away from what I call the Terrible Ts – television and the tablet.” Jackson likes math and the challenges of bridge. “It’s not an easy game,” he said. “It makes you think a lot.”

Matt and Katie Pope, section first, Strat A, Michael Hu and Kevin Huang, section first, Friday morning Cardrook Pairs. Strat C, Open Pairs.

Jackson Moncure and his dad, Jason.

YOUTH NORTH AMERICAN BRIDGE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE All card play is in Pavilion 10 at the hotel (other activities in Pavilion 11) Saturday, July 26 10 a.m. & National Youth 2 p.m. Swiss Teams 2 sessions (one qualifying and one final session) Players must be available for both sessions 10 a.m. Cardrook Pairs Single session 2 p.m. Cardrook Pairs Single session 2 p.m. Consolation Swiss Single session 5:30 p.m. Sportsmanship Vivian Lamoureux and Emily Mattison, section Lucy Zhang and Sophia Chang, section first, Award Ceremony first, Strats B and C, morning and afternoon Strat A, Open Pairs. (Cardrook pairs are games designed Cardrook Pairs on Friday. for less-experienced players)

FRIDAY MORNING CARDROOK PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION D EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Katherine Pope - Matthew Pope, Justin TX 68.24% 1 1 1 R.J. Fashingbauer - Andrew Burrows, Williamsburg VA 69.15% 2 1 1 Emily Mattison, Germantown TN; Vivian Lamoureux, Dartmouth NS 59.92% 2 Jordan Trautwein, Naples FL; Amanda Harper, Winter Park FL 67.65% 3 Nayelis Fernadez - L’nai Bryant, Orange NJ 54.95% 3 2 JiaLin Hao - Qi Song, 64.01% 4 2 2 Pico Gilman, San Francisco CA; Kai Chang, San Francsico CA 50.48% 4 Anahyah Muldrow - Reginald Smith, Orange NJ 59.93% 3 V J Lamoureux, Dartmouth NS; Jenna Strickland, Cordova TN 50.10% 3 2 Yitlang Zhang - YuQi Wen, 56.95% 4 Sontee Jones - Sabrina Teal, Orange NJ 47.00%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON CARDROOK PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION D EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Nickolas Edstrom, Apopka FL; William Lindsay, Riverview NB 76.83% 1 Kristofer Edstrom - Olivia Edstrom, Apopka FL 68.33% 2 1 1 Vivian Lamoureux, Dartmouth NS; Emily Mattison, Germantown TN 61.33% 2 Eric Lou, Morganville NJ; Eric Chai, Marlboro NJ 67.33% 3 Nayelis Fernadez - L’nai Bryant, Orange NJ 56.83% 3 1 Ashley Botkins - Mykala Mudahy, Williamsburg VA 54.33% 4 Katherine Pope - Matthew Pope, Justin TX 55.82% 4 2 1 Chia Hung Tang, Cerritos CA; Andrew Zhang, 49.50% 2 Pico Gilman, San Francisco CA; Kai Chang, San Francsico CA 46.17% 2 Elijah Williams, Williamsbg VA; Elijah Webb-Harris, Orange NJ 45.63% Timothy Lou and Sharan Kumar, section first, Tian Yuan Lan and Zhi Zeng, section first, William Lindsay and Niklas Estrom, first Strats B and C, Open Pairs. Strat A, Open Pairs. overall, Friday afternoon Cardrook Pairs.

Andrew Burrows and R.J. Fashingbauer, Friday Eric Chai and Eric Lou, section first, Strat C, Ivan and James Marchant, section first, Strats morning Cardrook Pairs. Friday morning Cardrook Pairs. B and C, Open Consolation.

Kunal Vohra and Anuj Das, section first, Strat Ellie Fashingbauer and Jackson Miller, section Olivia and Kristofer Edstrom, section first, B, Open Pairs. first, Strat C, Open Pairs. Strat A, Friday afternoon Cardrook Pairs.

Ren Fei Wang and Cheng Xu, section first, Isabella Babb and Helena Hsieh, section first, Ashley Botkins and Mykala Mudahy, section Strat A, Open Pairs. Friday afternoon Cardrook Pairs. first, Strat B, Friday afternoon Cardrook Pairs. 2014 Youth NABC Las Vegas NV

BARON BARCLAY NATIONAL YOUTH OPEN PAIRS 13.0 Tables / Based on 24 Tables Parents A B C continued from front page 9.25 1 BiTeng Chen, Beijing, China; Yuqiao Zhao, Marlboro NJ 71.14% 6.94 2 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; Christopher Huber, Rockport MA 64.58% “I didn’t know they had bridge for younger 5.20 3 Tian-Yuan Lan, Beijing Chad; Zhi Zeng, 63.33% children,” said Eric Borders, Sumayyah’s father. 3.90 4 Evan Berman, Sarasota FL; Alexander Frieden, Brookline MA 62.09% “I thought it was an old people’s game.” 3.86 5 1 Jake Williams - Luke Williams, San Diego CA 61.78% Borders approves of his daughter’s new 2.90 6 2 YuTung Shao - Yuan Zhe Ding, 61.64% interest, one of many, including competitive 2.31 7 Cole Spencer, Fayetteville AR; Nolan Chang, San Gabriel CA 59.90% horseback riding. “Anything you do that is 2.17 3 Piper Ziebarth, Cordova TN; Hunter McClain, Fort Mill SC 54.29% different and expands your horizons is good. 2.53 4 1 Kevin Huang, Palo Alto CA; Michael Hu, San Jose CA 49.89% She is having fun, and that’s the most important 1.90 5 2 Sharan Kumar, Holmdel NJ; Timothy Lou, Morganville NJ 49.70% thing.” 1.54 6 Sophia Chang, San Gabriel CA; Lucy Zhang, Arcadia CA 48.39% 1.42 3 Jeff Zhan, Duluth GA; Pavan Bharadwaj, Suwanee GA 43.77% Sumayyah, a straight-A student, said she 1.07 4 Albena-Maria Vassileva, North Bay ON; Olivia Laufer, Toronto ON 43.14% enjoys bridge because “I like to play with other 0.84 5 Rui Jie Shi - Di Wu, 39.99% people – and I like the bidding.” Her book, by the 1.20 6 Jackson Miller, Vienna VA; Eleanor Fashingbauer, Belvidere IL 39.63% way, is available at Amazon.com

FRIDAY AFTERNOON YOUTH CONSOLATION PAIRS 8.5 Tables Family A B C continued from front page 2.31 1 1 1 Wendy Guangli Liu - Xinyi Luo, 69.44% 1.73 2 Jake Olsen, Portland OR; Isaac Stephani, Cincinnati OH 62.94% Las Vegas. 1.30 3 Brandon Flaschner, Palm Coast FL; Michael Fitzpatrick, Palm Three Edstroms – Olivia, 15; Kristofer, 13 Court FL 62.50% and Nikolas, 11 – are playing in the Youth NABC 0.97 4 Vincent Zhu, Duluth GA; Alec Zhan, Alpharetta GA 62.06% and doing well. In the Friday afternoon Cardrook 1.01 5 2 Jonathan Baumel, Kennett Square PA; Tyler Hart, Reno NV 57.14% Pairs, Nikolas and William Lindsay of Riverview 0.75 3 2 Ivan Marchant - James Marchant, Fairfax CA 52.68% NB were first overall. Kristofer and Olivia were 0.58 4 3 Jonas Gedvila - Vytas Gedvila, Reno NV 51.98% second overall. FRIDAY MORNING CARDROOK PAIRS Olivia is playing in her sixth Youth NABC. 11.0 Tables “It’s fun to see people but it’s also fun to win,” A B C she said. “Bridge keeps you thinking. I like 1.45 1 1 1 R.J. Fashingbauer - Andrew Burrows, Williamsburg VA 69.15% bridge better than TV.” 1.09 2 Katherine Pope - Matthew Pope, Justin TX 68.24% One member of the family – 18-year-old 0.82 3 Jordan Trautwein, Naples FL; Amanda Harper, Winter Park FL 67.65% Victoria – did not make the trip, but her siblings 0.87 4 2 JiaLin Hao - Qi Song, 64.01% wanted it known that she is a bridge player, too. 0.46 5 Anahyah Muldrow - Reginald Smith, Orange NJ 59.93% Olivia noted, “She learned bridge and she is 0.71 6 3 2 Emily Mattison, Germantown TN; Vivian Lamoureux, Dartmouth NS 59.92% valedictorian at her high school.” 0.53 4 3 Yitlang Zhang - YuQi Wen, 56.95% 0.41 5 4 Pico Gilman, San Francisco CA; Kai Chang, San Francsico CA 50.48%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON CARDROOK PAIRS 9.0 Tables A B C 1.60 1 Nickolas Edstrom, Apopka FL; William Lindsay, Riverview NB 76.83% 1.20 2 Kristofer Edstrom - Olivia Edstrom, Apopka FL 68.33% 0.90 3 Eric Lou, Morganville NJ; Eric Chai, Marlboro NJ 67.33% 0.97 4 1 1 Vivian Lamoureux, Dartmouth NS; Emily Mattison, Germantown TN 61.33% 0.51 5 Nayelis Fernadez - L’nai Bryant, Orange NJ 56.83% 0.73 2 Ashley Botkins - Mykala Mudahy, Williamsburg VA 54.33% 0.58 3 2 Chia Hung Tang, Cerritos CA; Andrew Zhang, 49.50% 0.41 4 Pico Gilman, San Francisco CA; Kai Chang, San Francsico CA 46.17% Free gifts for young players Newcomers, Youth, Junior and Collegiate players are invited to visit the booksellers in the convention center, opposite where the regional events are played. On the 75% off bridge book desk, you Youth NABC Tournament Directors Cathy may pick up to three gifts. There are specials as well. Hildebrand and David Metcalf.

BARON BARCLAY NATIONAL YOUTH OPEN PAIRS FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION A EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Evan Berman, Sarasota FL; Alexander Frieden, Brookline MA 60.42% 1 BiTeng Chen, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Yuqiao Zhao, Marlboro NJ 64.20% 2 1 YuTung Shao - Yuan Zhe Ding, 60.04% 2 1 Jake Williams - Luke Williams, San Diego CA 60.23% 3 Tian-Yuan Lan, Beijing Chad; Zhi Zeng, 57.58% 3 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; Christopher Huber, Rockport MA 56.25% 4 Cole Spencer, Fayetteville AR; Nolan Chang, San Gabriel CA 57.20% 4 Victor Lamoureux, Dartmouth NS; Jason Miller, Tampa FL 56.06% 5 Henry Trautwein, Naples FL; Brandon Harper, Winter Park FL 56.82% 5 2 Piper Ziebarth, Cordova TN; Hunter McClain, Fort Mill SC 52.46% 2 1 Kevin Huang, Palo Alto CA; Michael Hu, San Jose CA 48.48% 1 Albena-Maria Vassileva, North Bay ON; Olivia Laufer, Toronto ON 42.99% 3 2 Sharan Kumar, Holmdel NJ; Timothy Lou, Morganville NJ 47.35%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON YOUTH CONSOLATION PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION C EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Jake Olsen, Portland OR; Isaac Stephani, Cincinnati OH 62.94% 1 1 1 Wendy Guangli Liu - Xinyi Luo, 69.44% 2 Brandon Flaschner, Palm Coast FL; Michael Fitzpatrick, Palm Court FL 62.50% 2 2 Jonathan Baumel, Kennett Square PA; Tyler Hart, Reno NV 57.14% 3 Vincent Zhu, Duluth GA; Alec Zhan, Alpharetta GA 62.06% 3 3 2 Jonas Gedvila - Vytas Gedvila, Reno NV 51.98% 4 1 1 Ivan Marchant - James Marchant, Fairfax CA 52.68% 4 Hansen Horvath - Wilbert Liu, Alpharetta GA 47.62% 2 Bernadette Williams - Hailey Botkins, Williamsburg VA 50.90%

BARON BARCLAY NATIONAL YOUTH OPEN PAIRS QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION A EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 BiTeng Chen, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Yuqiao Zhao, Marlboro NJ 69.75% 1 Richard Jeng - Andrew Jeng, Johns Creek GA 65.83% 2 Joseph Lieberman, Los Angeles CA; Christopher Welland, New York NY 61.92% 2 1 1 Jackson Miller, Vienna VA; Eleanor Fashingbauer, Belvidere IL 50.87% 3 Raianne Heading, Ormond Beach FL; Christopher Forte, Palm Coast FL 57.05% 3 2 Jonathan Baumel, Kennett Square PA; Tyler Hart, Reno NV 48.75% 4 1 1 Jeff Zhan, Duluth GA; Pavan Bharadwaj, Suwanee GA 56.65% 4 3 Vincent Zhu, Duluth GA; Alec Zhan, Alpharetta GA 47.50% 2 Piper Ziebarth, Cordova TN; Hunter McClain, Fort Mill SC 55.36% 2 Xinyi Luo - Wendy Guangli Liu, 43.39% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION B EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Renfei Wang - Cheng Xu, People’s Republic of China 59.40% 1 1 Sophia Chang, San Gabriel CA; Lucy Zhang, Arcadia CA 60.60% 2 Victor Lamoureux, Dartmouth NS; Jason Miller, Tampa FL 57.70% 2 Xiaotang Li - Hao Bo Fu, People’s Republic of China 58.01% 3 1 Kunal Vohra - Anuj Das, Alpharetta GA 50.36% 3 2 1 Kevin Huang, Palo Alto CA; Michael Hu, San Jose CA 54.16% 2 Daniel Chai, Marlboro NJ; Gianni Hsieh, Naperville IL 49.96% 1 Eric Chai, Marlboro NJ; Eric Lou, Morganville NJ 48.69% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION C EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; Christopher Huber, Rockport MA 73.71% 1 Tian-Yuan Lan, Beijing Chad; Zhi Zeng, 66.44% 2 Kevin Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Ben Kristensen, Duluth MN 59.91% 2 Cole Spencer, Fayetteville AR; Nolan Chang, San Gabriel CA 57.81% 3 1 1 Todd Cardillo - Steven Petocz, Palm Coast FL 41.55% 3 1 1 Sharan Kumar, Holmdel NJ; Timothy Lou, Morganville NJ 56.85% 2 2 Wilbert Liu - Hansen Horvath, Alpharetta GA 40.92% 2 Rui Jie Shi - Di Wu, 56.70%

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FRIDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS 34.0 Tables What signal? 7 3 Board 21 from the first final session of the 10.88 1 James Porter - Carol Porter, Calgary AB 60.27% von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs brought up an 8.16 2 Roberta Cohen, Escondido CA; Harriet Sherwin, Boynton Beach FL 58.78% interesting carding situation for North-South. 6.12 3 Sue Gainer - Kathy Bergman, Goodyear AZ 58.48% Dlr: North ♠ Q 8 6.36 4 1 Tomoko Rogers - Donald Rogers, Mattoon IL 57.44% Vul: N-S ♥ 9 4.77 5 2 Bonnie Louis, Tustin CA; Ilana Brodie, Irvine CA 56.55% ♦ A Q J 8 7 4 3.58 6 3 Skip Calvert, Oak Park CA; F. Gordon Whitehead, Agoura Hills CA 56.10% 2.72 7 4 Lynn Heckler, Woodland Hills CA; Marsha Bocan, Los Angeles CA 55.65% ♣ K Q 7 5 2.60 8 5 Janet Thornber - Eileen Miech, Los Angeles CA 55.51% ♠ A J 7 5 3 2 ♠ K 10 9 4 2.08 9/10 6 Eli Zinner - Jan Grieff Zinner, Nipomo CA 54.91% ♥ 2 ♥ K Q 10 8 3 2.08 9/10 Darrick Chee, Orange CA; Neil Pope, Mesa AZ 54.91% ♦ 6 5 2 ♦ 10 ♣ 6 4 2 ♣ A 9 3 FRIDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS ♠ 6 10.0 Tables ♥ A J 7 6 5 4 A B C 2.83 1 William Davis, Chesterfield MO; John Welte, Ballwin MO 61.61% ♦ K 9 3 2.12 2 1 Robert Gray, Prince Frederic MD; Jeanne Hanrahan, East Norwich NY 60.71% ♣ J 10 8 1.59 3 Carol Warren, Piedmont CA; David Snyder, Oakland CA 58.93% Mark Itabashi held the West hand and liked 1.19 4 David Dierkes, St Louis MO; Michael Kelly, Ballwin MO 56.55% Ross Grabel’s invitational diamond splinter enough 1.43 5 2 James Bloedorn, La Crosse WI; Gary Petrowski, Ojai CA 55.36% to bid the aggressive 17-HCP spade game. 1.07 6 3 Vincent Zhu, Duluth GA; Alec Zhan, Alpharetta GA 53.57% North led the ♦A. South played the ♦9 as suit 0.80 4 Judi Weissinger - Robert Schulman, Las Vegas NV 52.98% preference to show the ♥A. Realizing his side 1.37 1 Brent Xiao, Fremont CA; Kevin Huang, Palo Alto CA 47.02% needed at least one club trick, North shifted to 1.03 2 Ann Nemerouf, La Mirada CA; Rosemary Abrahamson, Whittier CA 44.05% the ♣K, ducked in dummy, with South producing FRIDAY A/X SIDE SWISS TEAMS the ♣J. Without a count on declarer’s clubs, and 44 Tables thinking he had the contract defeated with a heart A X ruff, North shifted to his singleton heart. Itabashi 8.19 1 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Ton Bakkeren, ruffed the heart return high and finessed in spades Oisterwijk Netherlands; Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Vladislav Isporski, to make the game. Sofia Bulgaria; , US 70.00 Knowing that if partner had a heart to lead, 6.14 2 Wendy Turk - Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO; Robert Hartman, Memphis declarer would either be or have a singleton TN; Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA 62.00 4.61 3 1 Nolan Chang, San Gabriel CA; Cole Spencer, Fayetteville AR; Richard heart, too, South should probably play a middle Jeng - Andrew Jeng, Johns Creek GA 59.00 club and then the ♣J to get North to continue clubs 3.46 4 2 Hee-Jung Moon, New York NY; Joan Millens, Kingston NY; Radu Nistor, and set the contract. Edison NJ; Lapt Chan, Forest Hills NY 56.00 Bidding and making 4♠ was worth 90% of the 2.59 5 Gilbert Ramirez, Reno NV; Lynn Blumenthal, Santa Rosa CA; Bernard matchpoints for East-West. Schneider - Frances Schneider, Riverside CT 54.00 1.70 6/7 Judy Harris - Tom McNie, Salmon Arm BC; Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC; Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA 52.00 2.13 6/7 3 Tracey Bauer, San Rafael CA; Gerard Laquerriere, Clovis CA; Denis Racine, Pittsburg CA; Paul Burnham, Wilton CT 52.00 1.60 4 Luca DeMichelis, Milan Italy; Paolo Clair, Padova Italy; Massimiliano Di Franco, Palermo 90163 Italy; Dario Attanasio, Aci Castello Italy 44.00 1.20 5 Andrew Symons, Falkirk United Kingdom; Fiona Greenwood, Scotland United Kingdom; Edward Cowan Jr, Laguna Woods CA; Al Martinez, Irvine CA 42.00

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THURDAY-FRIDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 1 FREEMAN MIXED BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 13 Tables 66 Tables / Based on 131 Tables 48.47 1 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Plano TX; Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA; 110.00 1 Nader Hanna, Toronto ON; Michael Roche, Victoria BC; Joan Eaton, North Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice York ON; Karen Cumpstone, Nanaimo BC 33.86 Poland 72.19 2/3 David Berkowitz - Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; C Ganzer, Brooklyn NY; 33.93 2 Paul Street, Delray Beach FL; Ira Chorush, Robert Brady, McLean VA; Dana Berkowitz, New York NY 32.86 Houston TX; Marc Bompis, Bourg La Reine France; Jean Quantin, 72.19 2/3 Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Robin Taylor - Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; Paris France; Ishmael Delmonte - Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV William Cole, Silver Spring MD; Michael Polowan, New York NY; Lynn Deas, 19.39 3/4 Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Huub Bertens, Bend OR; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Schenectady NY 32.86 Netherlands; Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria; Valentin 48.89 4 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Kovachev, US Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL; John Hurd, New York NY; , Amsterdam 19.39 3/4 Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA; Billy Miller, Las Netherlands; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY 32.77 Vegas NV; Morten Bilde, Hovedgaard 8732 Denmark; Dennis 44.00 5 Jerry Goldberg - Jane Dillenberg - Michael Rosen, New York NY; Sandrea Bilde, Aarhus C 8000 Denmark; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Friedman, Flushing NY 31.91 Per-Ola Cullin, Johanneshov Sweden 40.00 6 Benedicte Cronier - Philippe Cronier, Paris 75018 France; , THURDAY-FRIDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 2 Paris 75014 France; Michel Bessis, Paris 7 France 31.86 15 Tables 36.67 7 Barbara Nist, Seatac WA; Ken Scholes - Sandra Scholes, Bellevue WA; Ken 33.02 1 Keith Heckley, Hamilton ON; Roland Christiansen, Bothell WA 31.55 Laframboise - David McLellan, Thunder Bay ON; Stephen Young, 33.85 8 Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA; Jan Kamras, Kitchener ON; Andrew Risman - Jan Stewart, Toronto ON 23.11 2 Diane Graese - Barbara Dunkley, Las Vegas Stockholm 11350 Sweden; Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy; Christina Madsen, NV; Barbara Stewart, Victoria BC; Ingrid Anderson, Nanoose Bay Hellerup 2900 Denmark 31.18 BC 30.38 9/10 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Paul Lewis - Linda Lewis, Las Vegas 13.21 3/4 Kimberly Whipple, Boca Grande FL; Luz NV; Magnus Olafsson, New York NY 31.09 Ortega - Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Danny Molenaar, 2592 Bz 30.38 9/10 , Reading R Great Britain; , Nottingham Netherlands; Owen Lien, Hendersonville NC England; Melanie Tucker, New York NY; Nevena Senior, Nottingham United THURDAY-FRIDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 3 Arab Emirates 31.09 12 Tables 27.50 11 Steve Cohen, Reno NV; Pam Wittes, Venice CA; John Jeffrey, Las Vegas NV; 22.61 1 Gary Donner, Bluffton SC; Deborah Murphy, Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 30.50 San Francisco CA; Lawrence Diamond, Tacoma WA; Steve 25.16 12/13 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; Jack Spear - Nancy Spear, Shawnee Mission Kreiner, Chicago IL KS; John Grantham, Bentonville AR 30.45 15.83 2 Peter Merker, Mentor OH; Nicholas Hartung, 25.16 12/13 Rebecca Clough - Roger Clough, Culver City CA; Polly Dunn - Patrick Dunn, Astoria NY; Fleur Howard, Gates Mills OH; Charles Scholl, Beachwood OH Bellevue WA 30.45 9.04 3/4 Philip Duterme, Bellaire TX; John Cox, St 22.58 14/15 Bernace De Young - Sean Ganness, Miami FL; Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Maries ID; Judith Jones - Marcia Shepardson, Huntington Bch CA Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 30.41 9.04 3/4 Linda Harrison, Calgary AB; Hao Ge, Westlake 22.58 14/15 David Caprera - Anne Brenner, Denver CO; Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 30.41 OH; Yan Wang - Difan Wang, Scarborough ON; Qun Liu, Windsor 20.95 16 Jeff Hand - Gail Greenberg - Marin Marinov, New York NY; Kiz Fung, ON; Edward Xu, North York ON Edmonton AB 30.33 THURDAY-FRIDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 4 20.00 17 , Monterey CA; Veronique Bessis, Paris 75015 France; 16 Tables Jean-Michel Voldoire, Paris France; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain 30.05 21.53 1 Tien Zee, Long Beach CA; Jack Chao, Chino 19.13 18 Debbie Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; , Cambridge MA; Frederic CA; Sherman Gao, Pomona CA; Chi-Chong Yu, Hacienda Hgts Wrang, Stockholm 1 Sweden; , Stockholm Sweden 30.00 CA 18.33 19 Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI; Gordon Parnes - Susan Parnes, Flint MI; 15.07 2 Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL; Shirley Jobes, Winnabow NC; Sharon Fauss, Central Point OR; Anthony Trebaol, Lynne Schaeffer, W Bloomfield MI 29.73 Milpitas CA 17.26 20/21 Sondra Schubiner, Franklin MI; Jan Assini, Aurora OH; Kenneth Kranyak, Bay 8.61 3/4 Ronald Francey, Corpus Christi TX; Sheila Village OH; Frank Cymerman, Pittsburgh PA 29.64 Puz, Kitchener ON; Donna Traas, Kamloops BC; Trevor Lumb, 17.26 20/21 Riki Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL; Alon Birman, Tel Atlanta GA Aviv 62267 Israel; Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel 29.64 8.61 3/4 Maribel Herrera - Gonzalo Herrera, 16.30 22 Frank Treiber III, Toledo OH; Robert Cappelli, Birmingham MI; Suzanne Huixquilucan Mexico; Patricia Herrera, Mexico Mexico; Gonzalo Herrera, Naucalpan Mexico Stevenson, Bloomfield MI; Diane Travis, Cincinnati OH 29.09 15.71 23 John Kissinger - Susan Kissinger, San Clemente CA; V Jay Tipton - Linda THURDAY-FRIDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 5 Tipton, Irvine CA 28.91 16 Tables 15.17 24 James Ward, Champaign IL; Alan Popkin, St Louis MO; Allison Howard, 19.99 1 Charles Riffle, Emerald Hills CA; Douglas Cookeville TN; Nancy Popkin, Saint Louis MO 28.82 Grant, San Francisco CA; Perry Poole, Maitland FL; Stanley Weiner, Las Vegas NV 14.67 25 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo 136 Japan; Ellen Hessel - Ira Hessel, San Antonio 13.99 2 Dale Grady - Val Grady, Pearland TX; Birendra TX; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 28.41 BK Singh, Seabrook TX; William Kibikas, Friendswood TX 14.19 26 Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ; Mikael Groenkvist, Orebro 70360 Sweden; 8.00 3/4 Leon Galecki, Langston AL; Norman Marks Daniel Gullberg, Stockholm 12942 Sweden; Sandra Rimstedt, New York NY 28.18 II, Jacksonville FL; Norman Marks, Oakland CA; Charles Kelly, 13.54 27/28 Douglas Rotchell, Saskatoon SK; Patricia Cummins, St Michael Barbados; Anniston AL James McAvoy - Constance McAvoy, Victoria BC 28.14 8.00 3/4 Edward Lee - Charles Swart - Amy Casanova - Joseph Stanisiewski, Portland OR 13.54 27/28 Uday Ivatury - Christal Henner, New York NY; Lindsey Pearlman - Sheri Winestock - Geoff Hampson - Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV 28.14 THURDAY-FRIDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 6 12.94 29 Ida Groenkvist, Orebro 70360 Sweden; Cecilia Rimstedt, 421 41 Vastra F 16 Tables Sweden; Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Max Aeschbacher, Salt Lake 15.21 1 Christopher Class, Sequim WA; Renae City UT 27.73 Gunstone-White - Tim White, Mercer Island WA; Bonnie Broders, 12.57 30 Mary Tenenbaum - Alan Tenenbaum, Rockville MD; Ann Lindley - Alfred Port Townsend WA 10.65 2 Elizabeth Underwood - Robert Underwood, Duncker, Gaithersburg MD 27.68 Incline Village NV; Carl Weinstein - Jerome Cohen, Henderson 12.22 31 Jay Whipple III, Boca Grande FL; D Wolkowitz, Brooklyn NY; Gabrielle NV Sherman, Santa Clara CA; Jenni Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Julius 6.08 3/4 Roger Liles - Ed Ford - Sue Compton - Richard Sigurjonsson, Iceland 27.55 Sontag, Escondido CA 11.89 32 Michael Seamon - Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL; Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, 6.08 3/4 Charles Brown - Sue Gilbreath - Finlay Higgins, Arlington TX; Mike Peiffer, Colleyville TX Pennington NJ 27.45 11.58 33 Jim Leary - Pat Leary, Livermore CA; Daniel Friedman - Linda Friedman, FRIDAY COMPACT KO TEAMS BRACKET I Orinda CA 27.27 12 Tables 11.28 34 Marc-Andre Fourcaudot, Montreal QC; Pascale Gaudreault, Chicoutimi QC; 22.71 1 Hu Wen, Nanjing China 2 People’s Republic Ranald Davidson, North York ON; Daniel Gerstman - Sharon Gerstman, Buffalo NY 27.14 of China; Yanhong Wang, Beijing 100028 People’s Republic of 11.00 35 Larry Griffey - Candace Griffey, Vero Beach FL; Barbara Wallace - Harry China; Xiaodong Shi, Naperville IL; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ Tudor, Miami FL 27.09 15.90 2 Steve Gross, Westlake Vilg CA; Ellen Anten, 10.73 36 Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Adrian Dovell - Patricia Dovell, Encino CA; Hal Knilans - Gerri Knilans, Thousand Oaks CA Gainesville FL; Bob Drijver, 3051 Eg, Rotter Netherlands 26.95 10.22 3 Lynda Rosenblatt, Passaic NJ; Marvin 10.48 37 Chuck Said - Elaine Said, Nashville TN; Don Sulgrove - Kathleen Sulgrove, Rosenblatt, Hartford CT; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Ann Twinsburg OH; Jeff Schuett - Ginny Schuett, Riverwoods IL 26.82 Borgschulte, Lexington MA 10.23 38 Stella Rainey - Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL; Jim Foster - Robert Teel 7.95 4 James Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Judith Bianco - Jesus Arias, New York NY; Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ Jr, Birmingham AL 26.41 10.00 39 Erwin Linzner, Santa Rosa CA; Nancy Blaustein, Walnut Creek CA; Monique FRIDAY COMPACT KO TEAMS BRACKET II Smith, Arlington VA; Merril Hirsh, Washington DC 26.32 16 Tables 9.78 40 Yehudit Hasin-Brumshten, Los Angeles CA; John Jones, Santa Fe Sprgs CA; 19.71 1 Sheila Adamson, Scotland Eh8 7d United Carol Frank, Burbank CA; Sumit Daftuar, New York NY 26.27 Kingdom; Anne Symons, Falkirk Scotland; Paul Gipson, Duns United Kingdom; Alex Gipson, Orpington England 9.57 41 Rammohan Sarangan, Arlington VA; John Gassenheimer - Jill Fisch, Wynnewood 13.80 2 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Barton Buffington, PA; Susan Ross, US 26.18 North Kingstown RI; Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; Gerald Nehra, 9.36 42 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Matt Granovetter - Pamela Granovetter, Muskegon MI Cincinnati OH; Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 26.09 8.87 3 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Randy Okubo, 9.17 43 Robb Gordon - Linda Gordon, Sedona AZ; Danny Sprung - JoAnn Sprung, Las Saint Paul MN; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Ken Bloom, Acton MA Vegas NV; Lynn Johannesen - Dale Johannesen, Saratoga CA 25.82 6.90 4 Carole Weinstein, Waltham MA; Tony Petronella, Boca Raton FL; Gerald Laflamme - Linda Cobham, 8.98 44 Ming Sun - Ru Yan - Wang Zhige - Liu Zie, Beijing People’s Republic of Grnd-Bay-Wfld NB Daily Bulletin Saturday, July 26, 2014 Page 17

China; Yong Dong, Beijing Pr People’s Republic of China 25.48 FRIDAY COMPACT KO TEAMS BRACKET III 8.80 45 Connie Goldberg, Merion Sta PA; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA; Wafik Abdou, 15 Tables Bakersfield CA; Maija Romanovska - Karlis Rubins, Riga Region Latvia 25.41 14.94 1 Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI; Zachary Wasserman, Farmington Hls MI; Jin Hu, Wappingers NY; Max 8.63 46 Lou Reich - Abby Heitner, Wheaton MD; Barry Turner, Richardson TX; Carol Glick, Minneapolis MN Simon, Las Vegas NV 25.32 10.46 2 Michael Keller, Livingston MT; Pradeep Jhawar - Vandana Jhawar, Layton UT; Tim Spencer, Great Falls WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE GAME SERIES MT 175.00 Tables / Based on 55 Tables 6.72 3 Monica Angus, West Vancouver BC; David Yu, Burnaby BC; Rock Shi Yan, Richmond BC; Nongyu Li, Palo Alto 15.93 1/2 Duncan Smith, Victoria BC 129.54% CA 15.93 1/2 Debbie Mineault, Victoria BC 129.54% 5.23 4 Dori Byrnes, Morris Plains NJ; Leila 9.78 3/4 Jack Triplett, Inkom ID 126.29% DeNotaristefani, Mendham NJ; William Ehlers, Livingston NJ; 9.78 3/4 John Coone, Vernon BC 126.29% Rodrigo Garcia Da Rosa, Argentina 1123 Argentina 8.94 5/6 Edith Parker, Surprise AZ 125.78% 8.94 5/6 Clayton Parker, Surprise AZ 125.78% FRIDAY COMPACT KO TEAMS BRACKET IV 12 Tables 7.58 7/8 Millie Garrison, Riverside CA 121.98% 10.15 1 Elaine Everett, Downers Grove IL; Judith Auer, 7.58 7/8 James Tanner, Highland CA 121.98% Dublin OH; Theresa Schneider, Northbrook IL; Nancy Ogreenc, 6.99 9/10 Carol Emme, Plainfield IL 121.94% Wautoma WI 6.99 9/10 Harold Emme, Brentwood CA 121.94% 7.11 2 Alan Malloy, West Hollywood CA; Joseph 8.06 11/12 Kent Harold, Redmond WA 121.44% Viola III, Altadena CA; Nancy Rassbach - Laura de Vesine, 8.06 11/12 Alan Hendrickson, North Bend WA 121.44% Westminster CO 4.57 3 Anita Morse, North Vancouver BC; Judy 5.35 13/14 Rose Bolson, Lake Forest Par WA 121.22% McNeilly, Mount Hope ON; Jan Garthe, Suttons Bay MI; Michael 5.35 13/14 John Stafford, Seattle WA 121.22% Klemens, Tarzana CA 7.08 15/16 Paul Kelley Jr, San Antonio TX 120.97% 3.55 4 Lester Kodama - Mitsuko Kodama, Mililani 7.08 15/16 Rosemary Kelley, San Antonio TX 120.97% HI; Nancy Baker, Honolulu HI; Robert Michaud, Sun City West AZ FRIDAY EVENING 299ER SWISS TEAMS FRIDAY COMPACT KO TEAMS BRACKET V 4 Tables 15 Tables A B 7.88 1 Peggy Chen, Saratoga CA; Phyllis Vierra, 1.98 1 Donna Heinsbroek, Savannah GA; Joe Ramirez, Mission TX; Melinda Berke, San Jose CA; Paula Olivares, Valencia CA; Thomas Burger, Strongsville OH; Wayne Tindall, San Juan TX 41.00 Englewood CO 1.55 1 Mark Hugger, Dexter MI; Ellen Kohjima, Tacoma WA; Dennis Lebaron, 5.52 2 William Pearman, Honolulu HI; Renee Hoffman, Seal Beach CA; Kiyo Nagaishi, Long Beach CA; Henderson NV; Marilyn Koch, Comox BC 35.00 Sudhakar Divakaruni, Scottsdale AZ 3.55 3 Abraham Fisher, Concord MA; Pamela Keim, FRIDAY B/C/D SIDE SWISS TEAMS Regina SK; Jeanine Graham, Tumwater WA; Carrie Margolin, 15 Tables Olympia WA B C D 2.76 4 Marie Schwanitz, Gross Pt Woods MI; Phyllis 3.79 1 Leslie Dorsey, Gambrills MD; Carol Lombardino, Spring TX; Paul Zimmerman, Warren MI; Robert Kromm, St Clair Shrs MI; Penelope Rudolph, Grosse Pointe MI Pugsley - Brenda Pugsley, Carson City NV 65.00 3.19 2 1 1 Jonathan Baumel, Kennett Square PA; Sophia Chang, San Gabriel FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET 1 CA; Lucy Zhang, Arcadia CA; Tyler Hart, Reno NV 52.00 9 Tables 2.39 3/4 2 Charles Brown - Sue Gilbreath - Finlay Higgins, Arlington TX; Linda O’Dell - Burt O’Dell, Ponte Vedra FL; Nancy Strohmer - Mike Peiffer, Colleyville TX 50.00 Hans Strohmer, Houston TX vs 1.87 3/4 Glenn Boyce, Piedmont CA; Kathryn Von Dohre, Concord CA; Al Gary Helman, Syosset NY; Mary Vickers, Apex NC; William Spaet - Philip Jones, Woodland Hills CA 50.00 Dinner, Port Washington NY; R David Walker, Radnor PA 1.79 5 3 Mary Patton, McRae GA; Nancy Colter, Dublin GA; Dennis Hanel, Twin Falls ID; Israel Bar-Nir, Flower Mound TX 49.00 Timothy Toderash - Donald Cattani - Tim McCormack, Thunder 1.35 4 Dennis Sponholtz, Chantilly VA; George Parkins, Vienna VA; Mary Bay ON; Ken Cressman - Susan Cressman, Gorham ON Ann Kral, Reston VA; Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA 45.00 vs Edward White, Grand Blanc MI; Bruce Cobb, Denver CO; Pawel Niedzielski, Loda 90-013 Poland; Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo 167- FRIDAY EVENING SIDE GAME 004 Japan; Yukiko Tokunaga, 1800002 Japan; James La Force, 27.5 Tables Melbourne FL A B C 5.76 1 1 Steve Reed, Arlington VA; Fred Gramlich, Alexandria VA 64.39% FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET 2 4.32 2 Murray Melton, Las Vegas NV; Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA 62.30% 9 Tables Frank Wharton, London Nw3 1en England; Eric Schulz - Mary 3.24 3 2 1 J Spencer Emtage, Del Mar CA; Christine Denny, Encinitas CA 59.91% Schulz, Reynoldsburg OH; Patricia Foutz, Christiansburg VA 2.49 4 Anne Lamport, Ryde Nsw Australia; Shafik Ismail, Blue Bell PA 59.10% vs 1.82 5 Gilbert Stinebaugh, Van Nuys CA; Jim Cohen, Mill Valley CA 58.62% Billie Coopwood - James Hamilton, Redmond WA; Mel Fineberg, 1.37 6 Judy Kay-Wolff, Las Vegas NV; Robin Kay, Egg Harbour NJ 58.04% Las Vegas NV; Leonid Fastovsky, Chevy Chase MD 2.33 3 Clinton Lew - Sanford Jones, Claremont CA 57.82% Richard Hunt - Kelly Aanenson, Scottsdale AZ; Caron Peck - 1.63 4 Charlotte Anderson, Madison WI; Kirsten Melcher, Honolulu HI 55.28% Karen Caton, Arlington TX 1.17 5 Paul Freiberg, Sag Harbor NY; Charyl May, Sunset Beach CA 54.99% vs 1.08 6 Jeanne Land, Fort Myers FL; Dawn Travis, Easton MD 54.56% Ellen Coffield, Little Rock AR; Donna Compton, Dallas TX; 1.71 2 Alice Milborn, Fishers IN; Marsha Callahan, Indianapolis IN 49.73% Jay Barron, Tulsa OK; Maria Myllari, Kaarina Finland; Vesa 1.28 3 Anthony Lawson Jr, Las Vegas NV; Joy Covert, Henderson NV 46.12% Fagerlund, Tampere Finland; Arttu Karhulahti, Salo Finland 0.96 4 Jesse Chao, San Francisco CA; Liang Fan, Los Angeles CA 44.35% FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET 3 11 Tables FRIDAY A/B OPEN PAIRS David Ticen, Victoria TX; Kim Brinkman, Highland Villge TX; 72.0 Tables / Based on 106 Tables Lynne White - John White, Lincoln CA A B vs 29.89 1 Richard Vatter - Jo Anne Vatter, Cadillac MI 63.05% Margie Hall, Glendora CA; Gary Swinhart, Sunland CA; Sandra 22.42 2 Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD; Brad Theurer, Gaithersburg MD 62.48% Rucker, San Gabriel CA; Jeanne Dea, Sierra Madre CA 16.81 3 Steve Mager, Hermosa Bch CA; Peter Benjamin, Culver City CA 61.67% Tim Lee, Arcadia CA; George Tien, Monrovia CA; Hanna 12.61 4 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Jo Anna Stansby, US 61.46% Zhuang, Alhambra CA; Tai Wang, Rosemead CA 13.55 5 1 Jay Baudler, Piedmont CA; Cordelia Menges, New York NY 60.98% vs 8.54 6 Rich Kasprowicz, Schenectady NY; Christine Urbanek, Tonawanda NY 60.06% Donna Casey - Monica Jung, Lake Barrington IL; Thomas Aldrich 7.47 7 Robert Munson, Danville CA; Terry Terzian, Castro Valley CA 59.53% III, Palatine IL; Gordon Parks, Long Grove IL 7.26 8 Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN 59.00% 5.98 9 Miho Sekizawa, Tokyo, Japan; Ayako Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan 58.37% 5.43 10 Chris Benson, Le Roy IL; Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA 58.35% 5.39 11 Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA; David Brower, Portland OR 57.59% 6.29 12 William McFall, New Berlin WI; Wayne Eggers, Woodridge IL 56.93% 10.16 13 2 Perry Richardson - Frank Cook, Montgomery AL 56.74% 4.12 14 Tim Hays - Chad Fisher, Kansas City MO 56.65% 7.62 15 3 Marguerite Cowles, Edina MN; Jakob Kristinsson, Lake Orion MI 56.33% 4.40 16 John Schwartz, Plano TX; James Thurtell, Dallas TX 56.21% 3.32 17 Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; Adam Parrish, Sandwich MA 56.04% 3.15 18 Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 55.90% 5.13 19 Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC; Don Piafsky, Toronto ON 55.90% 5.72 20 4 Stephen Tu, Milpitas CA; Dayou Zhou, San Diego CA 55.66% 4.52 5 Ken Imboden, San Jose CA; Lynn Yokel, Campbell CA 55.58% 4.07 6 Francesca Carnicelli, Grosseto Italy; Giuseppe Failla, Catonia Italy 55.14% 3.39 7 David Pricer, Las Vegas NV; Judy Barnes, Huntington WV 54.87% 3.40 8 John Meinking, Maineville OH; A J Stephani, Cincinnati OH 53.67% 6.29 9 William Samuels, Lafayette CA; Robert Zeckhauser, South Orange NJ 53.66% Page 18 Saturday, July 26, 2014 Daily Bulletin

Gold Rush Pairs. She needed 7 points for her gold Life Master news card. Her partner was Gay Yamagiwa, also from San Liliana Higginbotham, San Juan PR, became Francisco. Soong and Yamagiwa, along with San a Life Master, as well as a Bronze Life Master, by Francisco-based Louis and Linda Golm, won the finishing in a tie for third in the Thursday 0-3000 Friday Gold Rush Swiss Teams. Round-Robin Teams, Bracket 5. Her partner was Ron Stanfield of Salt Lake City UT became a Curtis Kristensen, Duluth MN. Her teammates were Life Master by finishing third in the Friday Gold Sanae Zaveloff of Austin TX and Martha Keller of Rush Swiss Teams. His partner was Joann Okumura, San Francisco CA. In Puerto Rico, Higginbotham Salt Lake City. Stanfield’s teammates, Nancy and said she could only earn silver points once a year. Allan Sparrow, are also from Salt Lake City. Judy Soong of San Francisco CA became a Life Master by finishing second in the Sunday Daylight Daily Bulletin Saturday, July 26, 2014 Page 19 A look back — Las Vegas 2008

Dlr: South ♠ A J 7 (b) Cuebid 4♠ (both minors)? Norwegian wood (2008) Vul: E–W ♥ K J 9 (c) Jump to 4NT (both minors)? By Karen Walker ♦ 9 8 4 (d) 4♣, hoping for a chance to bid When faced with a tough decision in the ♣ Q J 10 3 again later? bidding, experienced matchpoint players often fall ♠ 10 8 6 ♠ K Q 9 5 3 2 (e) Double for takeout? back on two old “rules” to guide their thinking: ♥ A Q 7 4 ♥ 8 3 (2) Dlr: North ♠ K (1) When in doubt, take the plus score. ♦ 10 7 6 5 ♦ 2 Vul: None ♥ A K Q J 8 4 (2) Consider how pairs at other tables will be ♣ 8 6 ♣ K 9 5 4 ♦ 4 bidding your cards and your opponents’ cards. ♠ 4 ♣ A K J 10 5 What’s your matchpoint thinking on this deal from ♥ 10 6 5 2 the Friday evening qualifying session of the Von ♦ A K Q J 3 West North East South Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs? As West, you hold: ♣ A 7 2 Pass 2♠ ? West North East South Depending on your style and methods, would ♠A J 6 3 2 ♥5 ♦9 4 2 ♣A J 10 6 Rodwell Meckstroth you: West North East South 1♦ (a) Overcall 4♥? 1♦ Pass 1♠ Pass 2NT Pass 3♥ (1) (b) Jump to 4♣? (“”, showing Pass 2♣ Pass 2♥ Dbl Redbl All Pass clubs and hearts)? Pass 3♣ Pass 3♥ (1) Spade shortness. (c) Cuebid 3♠? Pass 3♣ Pass 3♥ With three good hearts, Rodwell was happy (d) Jump to 4♠ (any two-suiter)? Pass 3♠ Pass Pass (!) to suggest a place to play while upping the stakes (e) Jump to 4NT (any two-suiter)? ? when West made a lead-directing double of 3♥. (f) Double for takeout? A pass would be “automatic” for many, but West started with the ♣8. Meckstroth put up the when Boye Brogeland of Norway held this hand, queen, which held. The ♣J was next, also ducked. On (1), Tom thought it likely the opponents he put some thought into his decision. He followed Meckstroth then played a diamond to his ace and a would keep bidding at this vulnerability, so he chose Rule #2: Figure out what the field’s contract will be heart from hand. West played low, and Meckstroth the 4♣ overcall. Sure enough, West bid 4♠, passed with these cards and estimate how your result will put in the jack. Meckstroth then played a diamond back to Tom, who bid 4NT to bring diamonds into compare. from dummy. East could have ruffed, but he had to the auction. His partner, Kenny Bland of St. Louis, The situation isn’t looking good for your side. hope his partner had something in diamonds, so he bid 5♦ and Tom passed. Most North-South pairs will be propelled into a discarded a spade. That was a disappointing result, as they had doomed 4♠, and you were unlucky enough to be In hand again with a diamond, Meckstroth missed a good 6♦ contract. Partner held: playing a South who chose to stop low. played another heart toward dummy. Again, West ♠4 3 ♥Q J 7 6 5 ♦A 9 6 4 3 ♣2 How can you salvage a few matchpoints? ducked, and Meckstroth inserted the 9. Now he All was not lost, though, because their Brogeland doubled, which isn’t as risky as it might played a third diamond to the queen, and cashed the opponents at the other table had a bidding appear. If 3♠ is making, the double may not be ♦J, pitching a club from dummy. Next he played to misunderstanding. The player holding Tom’s cards all that costly, as you expect a poor matchpoint the ♠A and ruffed a spade, leaving this position: overcalled 4♠ and his partner, convinced that the score for minus 140. If 3♠ goes down, you hope ♠ J cuebid promised hearts and a minor, jumped to 6♥, the doubled penalty will get you back to even with ♥ K down two. those pairs who defended 4♠ but did not double. ♦ — On (2), Tom thought his hand was too strong The full deal (hands rotated): ♣ 10 for a Leaping Michaels 4♣ bid (passable in their Dlr: North ♠ K 9 ♠ 10 ♠ K system). He saw no reason to introduce the clubs, Vul: N–S ♥ 8 ♥ A Q ♥ — so he overcalled 4♥, which he said shows “a ♦ A K J 7 6 ♦ — ♦ — mountain” in his partnership methods. Partner ♣ K 7 4 3 2 ♣ — ♣ K 9 Kenny took him at his word and Blackwooded with: ♠ A J 6 3 2 ♠ — ♠ — ♠A 2 ♥10 9 7 5 ♦A J 8 3 ♣7 4 3 ♥ 5 ♥ Q J 9 6 4 3 ♥ 10 Tom showed three keycards and when Kenny ♦ 9 4 2 ♦ Q 10 5 3 ♦ 3 bid 5NT, Tom jumped to 7♥. The ♣Q was onside ♣ A J 10 6 ♣ Q 8 5 ♣ A (whew!) and Tom’s team scored up a grand-slam ♠ Q 10 8 7 5 4 Meckstroth played the ♦ 3 and West was stuck. If swing. ♥ A K 10 7 2 he discarded his spade, Meckstroth would simply ♦ 8 pitch dummy’s club, then when he played the ♣A, Preparing the (2008) ♣ 9 he would have to make the ♥K en passant. If West By South had done some matchpoint thinking of played the ♥Q, Meckstroth would overruff and make his own and had invoked Rule #1. With poor fits his 12th trick by ruffing a spade. If West ruffed with Here is a deal from the Nick Nickell team’s in the side suits and minimum high-card values, he the ♥A, Meckstroth would pitch the spade from first-round Spingold Knockout Teams victory. decided to take the “sure” plus score and not push to dummy and either ruff the spade return in hand or, if ♠ K J 10 7 4 3 the iffy game. West got out with the ♥Q, play to the ♣A for trick 12. ♥ 9 6 2 Brogeland, West, led the ♣A, then cashed the The result was plus 1360 and a 14-IMP swing. ♦ 7 4 ♠A and led the ♠2. Declarer won the ♠K and cashed At the other table, the North-South pair played a ♣ 8 4 the ♣K, pitching a heart, then ruffed a club. He boring 3NT, making 11 tricks for plus 460. can now make the contract if he guesses which ♠ A 6 red A–K to cash first, but he chose the wrong one ♥ 10 5 3 (hearts). That allowed Brogeland to ruff, exit safely Sakes alive, another 6-5! ♦ A J 9 6 3 with a diamond and escape any possible in (2008) ♣ A K 5 trumps. In the end, declarer had to settle for down By Karen Walker West North East South 1NT one, losing a heart to East and another to Tom Oppenheimer of St. Louis MO faced two Pass 2♥ (1) Pass 2♠ Brogeland’s remaining ♠J 6. difficult decisions in a row in a match from the Pass Pass Dbl Pass As it turns out, defending the spade partscore qualifying round of the NABC Senior Swiss Teams. 3♣ 3♠ All Pass was going to be a better score than expected, since Both were 6--5 monsters that you never seem to (1) Transfer. Easts at several other tables had tried 2♥ be dealt in first seat and, as expected, both had to How should you play this contract on the lead and suffered big penalties. Brogeland’s bold double contend with from the opponents. of the ♣Q? still offered a nice payoff, though. He and partner What would your choice be in each of these Let’s assume that the most likely lie of the cards Rita Shugart collected 32 out of 38 matchpoints situations? And – more important – how would your involves 4--1 trumps, onside. If so, you have eight for plus 100, 8 matchpoints more than the score for partner interpret your bid? easy tricks but no comfortable route to reduce your plus 50. (1) Dlr: East ♠ — trumps. Vul: N–S ♥ A K The right line (not found at the table) is to duck ♦ K J 8 7 5 Dangerous territory (2008) the club. Win the continuation and play a third club ♣ A 9 8 7 6 4 Getting involved in a Jeff Meckstroth-Eric to pitch a diamond from dummy. Now a spade to West North East South Rodwell auction can be hazardous to your IMP the 10, a diamond to the ace, diamond ruff and a 3♠ ? score, as the unnamed opponent on this deal from spade to the ace, as East discards, produces this Depending on your style and methods, would the Spingold Knockout Teams learned to his regret ending: (hands rotated). you: (a) Cuebid 4♠ (any two-suiter)? Page 20 Saturday, July 26, 2014 Daily Bulletin

♠ K J 7 That careful play was rewarded when he saw ♥ 9 6 2 East show out on the second spade. All that was ACBL accepting WBF ♦ — left was for Neil to lead a trump back to his ♥9 representative ♣ — (finessing East’s remaining ♥10 8), cash the ♥J and ♠ Q 9 ♠ — run his spades. applications ♥ K 8 4 ♥ A Q J Neil’s extra attention to the play resulted in a The American League Board ♦ — ♦ K 10 big 20-IMP pickup for his team. The declarer at his of Directors is seeking qualified applicants to ♣ 10 ♣ 9 teammates’ table, also in 7♥, drew four rounds of represent Zone 2 (Canada, Mexico and the United ♠ — trumps, then ran into the 5–1 spade break and went States) to the World Bridge Federation. Two ♥ 10 5 2 down two. positions will be filled at the 2014 Fall NABC in ♦ J 9 6 Providence in November. The term for the open ♣ — Diabolical defense (2008) WBF positions begins Jan. 1, 2015 and ends Dec. Declarer ruffs a diamond and exits with a heart 31, 2017. By Karen Walker for the . The full deal: 2014 Election Timetable ♠ K J 10 7 4 3 Dlr: North ♠ K Q J 4 Each member of the ACBL in good standing ♥ 9 6 2 Vul: None ♥ 5 and at least 18 years of age who desires to be a ♦ 7 4 ♦ A J 7 candidate for WBF Representative for Zone 2 ♣ 8 4 ♣ J 9 5 4 2 must file a written declaration of candidacy with ♠ Q 9 5 2 ♠ 8 ♠ A 3 ♠ 10 8 7 6 5 the director of elections prior to Oct. 15, 2014. ♥ K 8 4 ♥ A Q J 7 ♥ J 10 3 ♥ A 9 2 Delivery may be by mail, by hand or email to ♦ 8 5 ♦ K Q 10 2 ♦ K Q 8 4 ♦ 6 5 3 Kelley McGuire, ACBL Director of Elections, PO ♣ Q J 10 2 ♣ 9 7 6 3 ♣ A 8 7 3 ♣ Q 6 Box 289, Horn Lake MS 38637-0289, ♠ A 6 ♠ 9 2 [email protected] or [email protected]. ♥ 10 5 3 ♥ K Q 8 7 6 4 Please include any supporting ♦ A J 9 6 3 ♦ 10 9 3 materials detailing your qualifications for this ♣ A K 5 ♣ K 10 position. West North East South 1♣ Pass 1♥ Play careful, win big (2008) Pass 1♠ Pass 2♥ Dlr: North ♠ 5 All Pass Be Scent-sitive! Vul: N–S ♥ K 7 6 4 Bruce Ferguson of Boise ID has shared Some people have an extreme sensitivity to ♦ A K 9 8 2 many deals with the Daily Bulletin staff over the fragrances (colognes or perfumes). Many ACBL ♣ A 7 3 years, and just about all of them have focused on clubs, units and districts have adopted policies that outstanding plays by his opponents. He was back in prohibit players from wearing fragrances. The ♠ A K Q J 7 4 the office again this week and, true to form, he had ACBL has not issued an official policy on the ♥ A Q J 9 another story of how his opponents’ feats had cost matter, preferring instead to appeal to the goodwill ♦ 3 him 4 IMPs in a Spingold Teams match. of its members to refrain from using fragrances. ♣ 8 4 After a routine auction, Ferguson (South) and Because requires players to North South his partner, Bob Hollman of Santa Barbara CA, be in close proximity to each other, individuals 1♦ 1♠ arrived in a 2♥ contract. West led the ♦K, won by who suffer from fragrance-related reactions 2♦ 2♥ dummy’s ♦A, and Ferguson led a heart to his king. cannot avoid those who are wearing them. Among 4♥ 4♠ He exited with a low heart to West’s ♥10, but East the commonly reported symptoms are intense 4NT 5♠ decided he wanted the lead, so he overtook with the headaches (indeed, fragrances can frequently be a 5NT 7♥ ♥A to fire back his ♣6. trigger for migraine sufferers) or breathing-related Neil Montague of Swampscott MA and Natalie Ferguson misguessed (“Anyone who’s that problems. For these individuals, the issue is much Bassil of Boston MA did well to get to this excellent anxious to lead a club through must be underleading more serious than simply disliking a particular grand slam in a team event. Some declarers would the ace, right?”) and played his ♣K, losing to West’s smell — it’s a real health problem. see the 13 “easy” tricks and save their brain cells for ♣A. West returned a club to his partner’s ♣Q, who The ACBL asks everyone to give this issue the more challenging deals later in the session, but Neil led a spade back to West’s ♠A. West cashed his ♦K consideration it deserves. Please, if you’re going to put some thought into the play. and then delivered the final blow by leading a third play in a club or a tournament, don’t wear cologne, When faced with this type of deal, a skilled round of clubs for the . East ruffed with his perfume or scented lotions. declarer always asks himself, “What could go ♥9, setting up West’s ♥J for the setting trick. wrong?” Neil catered to those possibilities by Bruce was still shaking his head when he winning the opening club lead with dummy’s ♣A, told the story, but offered congratulations to the then cashing the ♥A and ♥Q from his hand. West perpetrators of the deadly defense: Les Amoils of showed out on the second heart, so Neil cashed the Toronto and Dan Korbel of Waterloo ON. ♠A and ruffed a spade with dummy’s ♥K.

FRIDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XXX EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 James Porter - Carol Porter, Calgary AB 69.35% 1 1 Eli Zinner - Jan Grieff Zinner, Nipomo CA 61.01% 2 1 Lynn Heckler, Woodland Hills CA; Marsha Bocan, Los Angeles CA 61.31% 2 Philip Blackburn, Rocky Mtn House AB; Kathleen Friesen, Trabuco Canyon CA 55.65% 3 2 Bonnie Louis, Tustin CA; Ilana Brodie, Irvine CA 52.38% 3 Michael Albert - Daniel AlbertRozenberg, Cambridge MA 53.27% 4 James Harris, Palo Alto CA; Elan Winkler, Mountain View CA 48.21% 4 Roberta Cohen, Escondido CA; Harriet Sherwin, Boynton Beach FL 52.08% 3 Kate Spencer, Montague MA; Bill Rice, Great Falls MT 47.92% 2 Richard Blacksmith, Las Vegas NV; Michael Blanchard, Henderson NV 51.79% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Tomoko Rogers - Donald Rogers, Mattoon IL 61.61% 1 1 Skip Calvert, Oak Park CA; F. Gordon Whitehead, Agoura Hills CA 64.88% 2 Maurie Studin, Lincoln CA; Shirley Charters, Duncan BC 59.52% 2 Sue Gainer - Kathy Bergman, Goodyear AZ 59.52% 3 Frances Yee - Tor Johannessen, Honolulu HI 56.85% 3 James Blaschak - Donna Blaschak, Kingman AZ 53.57% 4 2 Michele Brosius, Columbus OH; Conrad Larkin, Santa Rosa CA 56.55% 4 2 Linda Hanson, Capitola CA; Forrest Schneider, Northbrook IL 53.27% 5 Richard Muntz, Brownstown Twp MI; Susan Yester, Birmingham MI 53.27% 5 Per Berg, Palm Coast FL; Nancy Stetson, Rohnert Park CA 51.49% 3 Ann Matthews, Saint George UT; Barbara Nielsen, St George UT 52.68% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VVV EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Janet Thornber - Eileen Miech, Los Angeles CA 57.14% 1 1 Kenneth Wanamaker - William Sadi, Las Vegas NV 57.14% 2 2 Julie Cassetta - Karla Ramsey, Bigfork MT 53.57% 2 Gordon Coons - Linda Coons, Wheaton IL 56.55% 3 Sharlyn Marsh, Rancho Mirage CA; Richard Smith, Ivins UT 52.68% 3 Darrick Chee, Orange CA; Neil Pope, Mesa AZ 54.46% 4 Raymond Clemmons - Ann Clemmons, Langley BC 51.79% 4 2 Ruth Andersen - Glenda Bradley, Salt Lake City UT 52.68% 3 David Mack, Bellevue WA; Leslie Yanko, Las Vegas NV 48.81%

FRIDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION W EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 William Davis, Chesterfield MO; John Welte, Ballwin MO 61.61% 1 1 Robert Gray, Prince Frederic MD; Jeanne Hanrahan, East Norwich NY 60.71% 2 Carol Warren, Piedmont CA; David Snyder, Oakland CA 58.93% 2 David Dierkes, St Louis MO; Michael Kelly, Ballwin MO 56.55% 3 1 James Bloedorn, La Crosse WI; Gary Petrowski, Ojai CA 55.36% 3 2 Vincent Zhu, Duluth GA; Alec Zhan, Alpharetta GA 53.57% 4 2 Judi Weissinger - Robert Schulman, Las Vegas NV 52.98% 4/5 Virginia Trautwein, Goleta CA; Henry Trautwein, Naples FL 52.68% 1 Doris Beaton, Oklahoma City OK; William Lowry, Alexandria VA 43.45% 4/5 Amanda Harper - Alice Harper, Winter Park FL 52.68% 1 Brent Xiao, Fremont CA; Kevin Huang, Palo Alto CA 47.02% 2 Ann Nemerouf, La Mirada CA; Rosemary Abrahamson, Whittier CA 44.05%

FRIDAY EVENING SIDE GAME 6TH OF 6 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS FFF GGG HHH EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Murray Melton, Las Vegas NV; Simon Kantor, Feeding Hills MA 62.30% 1 1 Steve Reed, Arlington VA; Fred Gramlich, Alexandria VA 64.39% 2 Anne Lamport, Ryde Nsw Australia; Shafik Ismail, Blue Bell PA 59.10% 2 2 1 J Spencer Emtage, Del Mar CA; Christine Denny, Encinitas CA 59.91% 3 Gilbert Stinebaugh, Van Nuys CA; Jim Cohen, Mill Valley CA 58.62% 3 Ru Hong Terajewicz - Alan McLellan, Ottawa ON 57.19% 4 Judy Kay-Wolff, Las Vegas NV; Robin Kay, Egg Harbour NJ 58.04% 4 Nancy Wittwer, Falls City NE; Linda Smith, Annapolis MD 56.63% 5 1 Clinton Lew - Sanford Jones, Claremont CA 57.82% 5 Diana Tenery - Larry Ascher, Englewood NJ 56.49% 6 Brian Hingerty - Geo. Fred Williams III, Knoxville TN 57.70% 6 David Johnson, Calgary AB; Kasmer Andreychuk, Yorkton SK 54.73% 7 Arline Fulton, Freehold NJ; Jeffrey Ahrens, Palm Bch Gdns FL 56.03% 7 3 Jeanne Land, Fort Myers FL; Dawn Travis, Easton MD 54.56% 8 2 Charlotte Anderson, Madison WI; Kirsten Melcher, Honolulu HI 55.28% 8 Gail Hanson, Lake Orion MI; Dolores Bright, Milford MI 54.53% 9 3 Paul Freiberg, Sag Harbor NY; Charyl May, Sunset Beach CA 54.99% 9 Philip Pearl, Fountain Valley CA; Don Kern, Bay Minette AL 53.78% 10 4 Barbara Lotief, Duson LA; Rick Lepscier, Las Vegas NV 54.07% 10 Carroll Frogge, Kansas City MO; William Glass, Clovis CA 53.34% 11 5 Paul Hagerty - Nancy Hagerty, Oviedo FL 53.71% 11 4 Alan Hierseman, Olathe KS; Douglas Fjare, Ponca City OK 52.78% 6 Won Yang, Clermont FL; James Easterling, Casselberry FL 51.18% 5 Ira Cooper, Woburn MA; Paul Harris, Waltham MA 52.34% 1 Alice Milborn, Fishers IN; Marsha Callahan, Indianapolis IN 49.73% 2 Jesse Chao, San Francisco CA; Liang Fan, Los Angeles CA 44.35% 2 Anthony Lawson Jr, Las Vegas NV; Joy Covert, Henderson NV 46.12% Daily Bulletin Saturday, July 26, 2014 Page 21

FRIDAY A/B OPEN PAIRS 2ND OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS JJJ MMM OOO EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN 62.66% 1 1 William Samuels, Lafayette CA; Robert Zeckhauser, South Orange NJ 62.76% 2 1 Jay Baudler, Piedmont CA; Cordelia Menges, New York NY 61.27% 2 Robert Munson, Danville CA; Terry Terzian, Castro Valley CA 61.90% 3 Chris Benson, Le Roy IL; Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA 61.26% 3 Rich Kasprowicz, Schenectady NY; Christine Urbanek, Tonawanda NY 60.65% 4 Maureen Weiman, Eden Prairie MN; Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA 58.35% 4 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Jo Anna Stansby, US 60.00% 5 2 Marguerite Cowles, Edina MN; Jakob Kristinsson, Lake Orion MI 57.30% 5 - Bonnie Melchior, Little Rock AR 57.92% 6 Terry Schleppegrell, Boulder City NV; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI 56.85% 6 Michael White, Atlanta GA; Jodi Coren, Highland Beach FL 57.49% 7 John Demeulemeester, Burnaby BC; Marge Neate, N-Vancouver BC 56.72% 7 2 Greg Berry, Washington UT; Jay Segal, New York NY 55.51% 8 Miho Sekizawa, Tokyo, Japan; Ayako Miyakuni, Tokyo 167-004 Japan 56.66% 8 Alex Kornel - , Toronto ON 54.80% 9 Barbara Bivins, Las Vegas NV; Richard Price, Fort Worth TX 56.34% 9 David Waterman - Terry Waterman, St George UT 54.44% 10 3 Atam Lalchandani, Incline Village NV; Paul Kushner, S Lake Tahoe CA 55.60% 10 Tim Hays - Chad Fisher, Kansas City MO 53.55% 11 Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA; Dave McClintock, Bluffton SC 55.58% 11 3 Ken Imboden, San Jose CA; Lynn Yokel, Campbell CA 53.42% 12 4 David Wakeman - Rita Wakeman, Irvine CA 55.05% 12 James Merzon, Templeton CA; Peter Lit, Elk CA 52.50% 13 Paul Nason, Los Angeles CA; Amr Elghamry, Monrovia CA 55.02% 13 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Bonnie Macbride, Lafayette CA 52.13% 14 Carol Hamilton, Sarasota FL; Barbara Vasilevsky, Las Vegas NV 53.79% 14 4 David Pricer, Las Vegas NV; Judy Barnes, Huntington WV 52.03% 15 5 Francesca Carnicelli, Grosseto Italy; Giuseppe Failla, Catonia Italy 53.00% 15 5 Debbie Benner - Arthur Crystal, Fairfield CT 51.50% 16 6 Kenneth Stark, New York NY; Thomas Jahnke, Houston TX 52.24% 16 Sharon Christenson, Edina MN; Carol Mahoney, Rochester MN 51.40% 17 John Laufer, Toronto ON; Helene Bauman, Arlington VA 51.27% 17 Jan Soules - Gary Soules, Elk Grove CA 51.36% 7 James Lutz, Laguna Niguel CA; Brian King, Redding CA 49.61% 6 Doug Anderson, Quincy MA; Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY 51.13% 8 John Paxton - Michael Copeland, Bozeman MT 49.45% 7 Cece Lichtenstein, Atlantic Bch FL; Debbie Wagner, Athens GA 50.75% 8 Stephen Zimmerman, Indianapolis IN; Melvin Ward, Carmel IN 50.59% 9 Raymond Yuenger, Campbell CA; Lynn Bartz, San Jose CA 49.21% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS LLL NNN EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Steve Mager, Hermosa Bch CA; Peter Benjamin, Culver City CA 59.34% 1 Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD; Brad Theurer, Gaithersburg MD 65.84% 2 Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA; David Brower, Portland OR 57.03% 2 Richard Vatter - Jo Anne Vatter, Cadillac MI 61.02% 3 Carol Ross - Tom Ross, Lincoln CA 56.09% 3 Baixiang Liu, Burnaby BC; Jack Lee, Richmond BC 60.80% 4 Linda Spangler, Ft Worth TX; Paul Markarian, Lancaster CA 55.16% 4 Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; Adam Parrish, Sandwich MA 59.32% 5 Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; Joy Scher, Delray Beach FL 54.86% 5 Howard Epley, Kent WA; Phyllis Rakevich, Tumwater WA 55.55% 6 1 Stephen Tu, Milpitas CA; Dayou Zhou, San Diego CA 54.08% 6 1 Dennis Ryan, Menomonie WI; Petur Gislason, Eyafjord 55.49% 7 Phebe Packer - David Certa, Phoenix AZ 53.83% 7 2 Stuart Oulton, Tatamagouche NS; G Chippin, Fredericton NB 54.65% 8 Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 52.98% 8 Peggy Craig - Robert Craig, El Paso TX 53.93% 9 Charlotte Sturm - Stephen Sturm, Fullerton CA 51.60% 9 Jean Boettcher - Steven Gaynor, Minneapolis MN 53.75% 10 2 Perry Richardson - Frank Cook, Montgomery AL 51.55% 10 3 Leigh Anne Shafer - Gord Pippy, Winnipeg MB 53.27% 11 Stasha Cohen - Mark Cohen, Glen Ridge NJ 51.23% 11 Jan Zadroga, Todz Poland; Robert Porter, Henderson NV 52.44% 12 Gokhan Yilmaz, Uskudar/Instanb Turkey; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 50.84% 12 Everette Lewis, San Antonio TX; Tomi FitzGerald, Frisco TX 52.38% 3 Rajeev Gupta, Oakland CA; Vandana Vidwans, Foster City CA 49.38% 4 Joel Mashbaum, Ellicott City MD; John Rothschild, Elkridge MD 50.24% 4 Gregory Chaffee, La Jolla CA; David Woodworth, San Diego CA 48.74% 5 John Meinking, Maineville OH; A J Stephani, Cincinnati OH 48.70% 5 Cole Powell, Oakland CA; Mukund Thapa, Palo Alto CA 48.72%

FREEMAN MIXED B-A-M TEAMS SECOND FINAL SESSION SECTIONS I L 1 David Berkowitz - Lisa Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; C Ganzer, Brooklyn NY; Robert Brady, McLean VA; Dana Berkowitz, New York NY 17.00 2 Judy Fox - James Fox, Virginia Beach VA; Annie Schwartz - Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA 16.50 3 Rebecca Clough - Roger Clough, Culver City CA; Polly Dunn - Patrick Dunn, Bellevue WA 16.00 4 Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Robin Taylor - Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; William Cole, Silver Spring MD; Michael Polowan, New York NY; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 15.50 5/6 Stella Rainey - Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL; Jim Foster - Robert Teel Jr, Birmingham AL 15.00 5/6 Rammohan Sarangan, Arlington VA; John Gassenheimer - Jill Fisch, Wynnewood PA; Susan Ross, US 15.00 7/9 Kyoko Shimamura, Tokyo 136 Japan; Ellen Hessel - Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX; Russell Samuel, Coram NY 14.50 7/9 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL; John Hurd, New York NY; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY 14.50 7/9 Rita Shugart, Monterey CA; Veronique Bessis, Paris 75015 France; Jean-Michel Voldoire, Paris France; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain 14.50 10/12 Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; Eric Mayefsky - Jennifer Lin, San Francisco CA; William Watson, US 14.00 10/12 Frank Treiber III, Toledo OH; Robert Cappelli, Birmingham MI; Suzanne Stevenson, Bloomfield MI; Diane Travis, Cincinnati OH 14.00 10/12 Marc-Andre Fourcaudot, Montreal QC; Pascale Gaudreault, Chicoutimi QC; Ranald Davidson, North York ON; Daniel Gerstman - Sharon Gerstman, Buffalo NY 14.00 SECTIONS J M 1/2 Benedicte Cronier - Philippe Cronier, Paris 75018 France; Sylvie Willard, Paris 75014 France; Michel Bessis, Paris 7 France 18.00 1/2 Nader Hanna, Toronto ON; Michael Roche, Victoria BC; Joan Eaton, North York ON; Karen Cumpstone, Nanaimo BC 18.00 3 Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA; Jan Kamras, Stockholm 11350 Sweden; Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy; Christina Madsen, Hellerup 2900 Denmark 16.50 4/5 Jerry Goldberg - Jane Dillenberg - Michael Rosen, New York NY; Sandrea Friedman, Flushing NY 16.00 4/5 Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI; Gordon Parnes - Susan Parnes, Flint MI; Lynne Schaeffer, W Bloomfield MI 16.00 6 Douglas Rotchell, Saskatoon SK; Patricia Cummins, St Michael Barbados; James McAvoy - Constance McAvoy, Victoria BC 15.50 7 Jeff Hand - Gail Greenberg - Marin Marinov, New York NY; Kiz Fung, Edmonton AB 15.00 8 Bernace De Young - Sean Ganness, Miami FL; Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 14.50 9 Mary Tenenbaum - Alan Tenenbaum, Rockville MD; Ann Lindley - Alfred Duncker, Gaithersburg MD 13.50 10/11 Jim Leary - Pat Leary, Livermore CA; Daniel Friedman - Linda Friedman, Orinda CA 13.00 10/11 Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Joe Harris - Cindy Harris, Albuquerque NM; Leon Lowe - JoAnne Lowe, Fountain Hills AZ; Martin Schiff Jr, Tucson AZ 13.00 SECTION K 1 David Gold, Reading R Great Britain; Brian Senior, Nottingham England; Melanie Tucker, New York NY; Nevena Senior, Nottingham United Arab Emirates 17.00 2/3 Riki Tulin, Boca Raton FL; Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL; Alon Birman, Tel Aviv 62267 Israel; Dror Padon, Tel Aviv Israel 14.50 2/3 Steve Cohen, Reno NV; Pam Wittes, Venice CA; John Jeffrey, Las Vegas NV; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 14.50 4/6 Larry Griffey - Candace Griffey, Vero Beach FL; Barbara Wallace - Harry Tudor, Miami FL 14.00 4/6 David Caprera - Anne Brenner, Denver CO; Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 14.00 4/6 Ida Groenkvist, Orebro 70360 Sweden; Cecilia Rimstedt, 421 41 Vastra F Sweden; Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Max Aeschbacher, Salt Lake City UT 14.00

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FRIDAY MORNING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION W EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Lynn Heckler, Woodland Hills CA; Marsha Bocan, Los Angeles CA 63.39% 1 1 Jane Adrian, Boca Grande FL; Ingrid Yonker, Berwyn PA 57.74% 2 2 1 David Lindstrom - Sandra Lindstrom, Mercer Island WA 58.63% 2 2 Howard Maves, Maricopa AZ; Sandy Jennings, Chandler AZ 55.95% 3 3 2 Russell Gray, Stockton CA; Dale Quasny, Covina CA 55.06% 3 3 1 Peter Schaff, Lenexa KS; Karen Mack, Laguna Woods CA 52.98% 4 Katherine Powers - Russel Powers, Rockport TX 54.17% 4 4 Nelson Lee, Old Tappan NJ; Douglas Campbell, Highland Park CA 51.19% 4 Fay Hsu, Rosemead CA; Connie Wang, Arcadia CA 50.60% 2 Angie Davidson, Lawrence KS; Bernean Deeter, Bandera TX 50.00% 3 Victoria Billard - Wynne Begun, Kansas City MO 49.11% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION X EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Edward Easley - Deborah Drysdale, San Francisco CA 56.55% 1 1 Pam Nuccio, Vista CA; Pat Sullivan, El Cajon CA 61.90% 2 Virginia Trautwein, Goleta CA; Mary Jane Griffin, St Augustine FL 56.38% 2 2 1 Ingrid Mattinger - Leila Mattinger, Cupertino CA 58.70% 3 2 Barbara Fisher-Freeman - Leslie Brucker, Los Angeles CA 52.98% 3 3 Robert Barnes, Concord CA; Laurence Lange, Orinda CA 55.32% 4 3 1 Vicki Graves - Larry Graves, La Quinta CA 52.13% 4 4 2 Marilyn Koch, Comox BC; Sally Newell, Lexington SC 51.66% 4 Jeanette Roberts - Terri Schmalz, Delta CO 51.32% 2 Brian Mansunaga, Loomis CA; Jeanne Johnson, Kirkland WA 51.15%

FRIDAY MORNING 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION V EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Doris Beaton, Oklahoma City OK; William Lowry, Alexandria VA 61.67% 1 1 Michael Cotter, Brooklyn NY; Thomas Oliver, Fountain Vly CA 76.25% 2 Duncan Macvean, El Dorado CA; Peggy Vellanoweth, Carmichael CA 53.33% 2 Carie Boucher, Centennial CO; Karen Birck, Wilton CT 54.17% 3/4 1/2 1/2 Sid Paskett - Miki Paskett, Orem UT 52.08% 3 2 1 Julie Walker - Paula Brown, Nashville TN 53.75% 3/4 1/2 1/2 Url Ram, Porter Rance CA; Al Glickman, Henderson NV 52.08%

THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING SIDE GAME 2ND OF 3 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS WWW XXX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Mike Spooner, Glen Allen VA; Martin Rademacher, Germany 66.81% 1 Gregory Vernon, Ridgecrest CA; Mark McLaughlin, Charleston SC 62.78% 2 Alan Lechner - Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY 58.89% 2 1 Michael Copeland - John Paxton, Bozeman MT 62.50% 3 Dennis Wick, Greencastle PA; Amal Dasgupta, Wilmington DE 53.89% 3 Sellers McKee, Jupiter FL; Joseph Bussen, Kailua HI 58.61% 4 Robert Hope, Provost AB; Billie Turner, Greeley CO 53.61% 4 John Coone, Vernon BC; Jack Triplett, Inkom ID 55.00% 5 Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC 52.22% 5 Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Ashok Shingavi, Houston TX 53.33% 6 Bonta Thompson, Shallowater TX; Sandra Krahmer, Lubbock TX 51.39% 6 Sandra Stevens, Paige TX; Claudette Roush, Houston TX 52.64% 2 Tracey Bauer - Keith Bauer, San Rafael CA 50.97% 2 Steve Vaughn, Humble TX; Rick Stell, Houston TX 52.08% 3 Pam Campbell, Fairfield OH; Michael Lipp, Trenton OH 50.83% 3 1 Alain Cardinal, Newbury Park CA; Jacques Simard, Montreal QC 51.25% 1 Mary Driesbock - Betty Mengle, Corpus Christi TX 46.67% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS YYY ZZZ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Michael Klemens, Tarzana CA; Leila Greenfield, Studio City CA 61.53% 1 Les Fouks, Vancouver BC; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH 61.67% 2 Veronica McMurdie - John McMurdie, Sacramento CA 59.03% 2 1 Amy Casanova - Joseph Stanisiewski, Portland OR 60.42% 3 2 Louis Trautwein III - Helena Fine, Naples FL 57.78% 3 Ringo Chung, Mississauga ON; Donald Cline, Ventura CA 59.72% 4 3 Daniel Renault - Jane Friedman, Prescott AZ 55.56% 4 John Aslin - David Taylor, Seattle WA 59.03% 5 Marcia Andreychuk, Calgary AB; Kasmer Andreychuk, Yorkton SK 55.14% 5 Samuel Jordan - Yoko Jordan, Cardiff CA 57.22% 6 Lilian Yee, Sante Fe NM; Sik Tong Yee, Gilbert AZ 53.89% 6 2 1 Lucia Enica, Belmont MA; Greg Chang, Lexington MA 52.78% 7 Nancy Molesworth - Sandi Foreman, White Plains NY 53.06% 7 Stefano Tommasini - Leao Carvalho, Sao Paulo Brazil 52.22% 4 1 Bruce Hanson - Barbara Hanson, San Diego CA 51.53% 3 Teryl Burke, Thousand Oaks CA; Ron Westwood, Ventura CA 49.03% 5 Robert Adam - Patricia Adam, Huntington Bch CA 50.69% 4 2 James Kirby - Sheri Kirby, Placentia CA 48.75% 2 James Brier - Betty Tanenbaum, Las Vegas NV 48.61%

FRIDAY 0-3000 STRATIFIED PAIRS FIRST OF TWO SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS QQQ RRR EAST-WEST 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 Terry Adamik, Henderson NV; Richard Anderson, Moses Lake WA 61.62% 1 1 1 Jon Rankin - Emily Rankin, Nichols NY 61.38% 2 Liz Nixon - Jean Holt, San Marcos CA 60.08% 2 Flora Bery, Mexico D F Z P Mexico; Adela Naftali, Mexico Mexico 61.00% 3 2 2 Pauline Bullert, Vancouver WA; Krista Kabacy, Ridgefield WA 59.00% 3 James Milam - Beth Milam, Idaho Falls ID 60.92% 4 Georgie Jaeger - Bobby Jaeger, Colleyville TX 56.62% 4 Barbara Rhoades, Wilmington DE; Roy Perry, St John’s NL 58.38% 5 3 Ron Fogel - Phyllis Fogel, Lombard IL 55.00% 5 Nicholas Krall, Del Mar CA; M Ali Mahdavi, Solana Beach CA 57.15% 6 4 3 Patty Michael, San Mateo CA; Judy Salgado, San Anselmo CA 54.85% 6 Darcy White, Tempe AZ; David Sackett, Scottsdale AZ 55.85% 7 5 Jacques Printz, Vancouver BC; Milton Kalikman, Azusa CA 54.15% 7 2 2 Emily Marcus - David Maze, Somerville MA 55.15% 8 6 Pat Anderson - Dan Forbes Jr, Wichita KS 54.00% 8 3 Jaydeb Kundu, Las Vegas NV; Patricia Coontz, Palm Desert CA 54.38% 9 Skip Miller, Clovis CA; Victor Greener, Madera CA 53.38% 9 4 3 Douglas Snow, Paducah KY; Klaus Buechner, Mississauga ON 54.00% 10 7 Fleurette Demers, Drummondville QC; Veronica Peacock, Vancouver BC 53.23% 10 5 William Aeschbacher - Ann Morin, Park City UT 51.85% 11 Virginia Kellermeyer, Reno NV; Paul Freiberg, Sag Harbor NY 53.15% 11 6 4 Brian Hartwig, Laurel MD; Hunter Stenzel, Cookeville TN 51.62% 12 8 4 Gael Westall, Bradenton FL; Beatrice Kroeck, Sheboygan WI 52.62% 12 7 Colette Castellino - Stephen Castellino, Castro Vly CA 51.31% 9 Pierrette Desmarais, St-Hyacinthe QC; Michel Trudel, Granby QC 52.15% 8 Phyllis Resnik, Las Vegas NV; Eugene Barrack, Washington Twp NJ 50.92% 10 Marsha Devine, Minneapolis MN; Jill Flader, Saint Paul MN 52.00% 9 5 Gary Waldron, Laguna Beach CA; Steven Jackson, Laguna Niguel CA 50.85% 6 David Snyder, Oakland CA; Carol Warren, Piedmont CA 49.85%

NABC+ FAST PAIRS 1ST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS O P Q R S T EAST-WEST 1 Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 71.85% 1 Marcin Mazurkiewicz, Poland; Krzysztof Jassem, Puszczykoud Poland 61.34% 2 Jeff McKee, Nevada TX; Jack Lacy, Lago Vista TX 61.01% 2 Bill Begert - Doug Herron, New York NY 61.01% 3 Daniel Wilderman, New York NY; Kenneth Zuckerberg, Chicago IL 60.86% 3 Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Robert Madalena, San Jose CA 60.56% 4 Jim Miller, Olive Branch MS; Christina van Leeuwen, Horn Lake MS 60.69% 4 Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 60.49% 5 Paul Janicki, Markham ON; Henry Caspar, Southaven MS 59.79% 5 Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India; Uttam Gupta, Bangalore India 60.34% 6 Andrew Firko - Joseph Sauro, Oakville ON 58.49% 6 Pierre Flatowicz, Omaha NE; Phillip Becker, Beachwood OH 60.09% 7 Vincent Demuy, Palm Beach G FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV 58.32% 7 Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 60.04% 8 Michael Askgaard, Gentofte 2800 Denmark; Kasper Konow, Frederiksberg 2 Denmark 57.22% 8 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; Pete Pluhta, Pullman WA 59.82% 9 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Curt Soloff, Denver CO 56.47% 9 Steven Adelson - Judith Washor, Scottsdale AZ 58.09% 10 David Lindop, Toronto ON; Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC 56.22% 10 Jess Jurkovic, New York NY; Eric Genheimer, Mustang OK 57.52% 11 Marvin Darter - Linda Darter, North Port FL 56.04% 11 Emory Whitaker, Macon GA; Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA 56.87% 12 Kevin Wilson, Knoxville TN; David Walker, Salem VA 55.09% 12 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 56.44% 13/14 Bryan Maksymetz, Vancouver BC; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 54.80% 13 Robert Fendrick, Marietta GA; Hugh Brown Jr, Mc Cormick SC 56.39% 13/14 Michael Golden, Wyckoff NJ; Jeffrey Goldman, Norwalk CT 54.80% 14 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Steven Schatzow, Washington DC 55.57% 15 Elliot Sternlicht - Alan Lechner, New York NY 54.77% 15 Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ; Barry Gorski, Reading PA 55.24% 16/17 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 54.75% 16 Stephen Lucas - Lesley Decker Lucas, Woodbury NY 55.14% 16/17 Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT; Geoffrey Brod, Avon CT 54.75% 17 Kerr Godfrey - Randall Lake, Houston TX 55.00% 18 Mark Leonard, Long Beach CA; Han Peters, 6536 Hv Nijmege Netherlands 54.62% 18 Rob Crawford, Henderson NV; Mike Lucas, Las Vegas NV 54.25% 19 Jay Baum, Vero Beach FL; Chester Johnson, Chicago IL 54.47% 19 Philip Hiestand - Shoichi Yoshihiro, Irvine CA 54.10% 20 Howard Liu, San Mateo CA; Adam Meyerson, San Jose CA 54.32% 20 Omer Kizilok, Istanbul; Erdem Ozturk, Istnbul 53.92% 21 Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL 54.30% 21 Corey Krantz, Philadelphia PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 53.87% 22 Burke Snowden, Fort Collins CO; Allison Hunt, Charlotte NC 54.12% 22 Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA; Alberto Feilhaber, Irvine CA 53.66% 23 Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC; Kent Hartman, San Diego CA 53.77% 23 Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC; Peter J Boyd-Bowman, Greensboro NC 53.50% 24 Joanne Minken-Levy, Los Angeles CA; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 53.65% 24 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; John Ramos, W Hollywood CA 53.47% 25 Jeff Roman, Bend OR; Barry Goren, Las Vegas NV 53.62% 25 Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 53.37% 26 James Flesher, Salt Lake City UT; Alene Wrobel, Farr West UT 52.57% 26 Debbie Gailfus - Alan Gailfus, Carlsbad CA 53.35% 27 Doug Hansford - Dennis Groden, Surrey BC 52.52% 27 D. Lionel O’Young, Walnut CA; Kou-Ping Cheng, Saratoga CA 53.10% 28 Cheryl Schneider, Westerville OH; Anita Torrence, Bexley OH 52.30% 28 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Ari Greenberg, Menlo Park CA 52.62% 29 Stanley Roberts, Kirkland WA; Sun-O Ho, Redmond WA 52.25% 29 Ahmed Yousry, Manyal Cairo Egypt; Ahmed Rabie, Henderson NV 52.22% 30 Drew Becker, Chicago IL; Sheldon Natenberg, Glenview IL 51.90% 30 Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON; Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA 52.12% 31 Linda Lord, Schomberg ON; Irfan Ashraf, Ajax ON 51.60% 31 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Alexander Kolesnik, Ventura CA 51.70%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING GOLD RUSH PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XXX EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 James Harris, Palo Alto CA; Elan Winkler, Mountain View CA 61.01% 1 1 Bonnie Louis, Tustin CA; Ilana Brodie, Irvine CA 60.71% 2 1 Linda Hanson, Capitola CA; Forrest Schneider, Northbrook IL 55.65% 2 2 Kate Spencer, Montague MA; Bill Rice, Great Falls MT 60.12% 3 2 David Mack, Bellevue WA; Leslie Yanko, Las Vegas NV 51.49% 3 3 Dennis Whitmore - Delaine Boyd, Manchester MO 57.44% 4/5 Marilyn Ribardo - Ruth McCann, San Jose CA 51.19% 4 Darrick Chee, Orange CA; Neil Pope, Mesa AZ 55.36% 4/5 3 Marcia Andreychuk - Dorothy Mersereau, Calgary AB 51.19% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Roberta Cohen, Escondido CA; Harriet Sherwin, Boynton Beach FL 65.48% 1 1 Alain Cardinal, Newbury Park CA; Jacques Simard, Montreal QC 57.44% 2 Bennye Randall, Lafayette LA; Irene Melancon, St Martinville LA 58.93% 2 2 Richard Blacksmith, Las Vegas NV; Michael Blanchard, Henderson NV 56.85% 3 Art Linderman, Anaheim CA; Tracy Boys, Sherman Oaks CA 55.36% 3 3 Tomoko Rogers - Donald Rogers, Mattoon IL 53.27% 4 Michael Albert - Daniel AlbertRozenberg, Cambridge MA 54.17% 4 Arnold Gieske - Linda Gieske, Los Angeles CA 52.08% 5 1 Dalia Hernandez, Long Beach CA; Colleen Bilas, Palos Verdes CA 50.60% 5 Philip Blackburn, Rocky Mtn House AB; Kathleen Friesen, Trabuco Canyon CA 51.19% 2 Lynn Shapley, Redmond WA; Karen Hudesman, Seattle WA 48.51% 3 Kenneth Wanamaker - William Sadi, Las Vegas NV 45.83% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YYY EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Diana Cooper, Las Vegas NV; Mark Suhany, Henderson NV 56.85% 1 Sue Gainer - Kathy Bergman, Goodyear AZ 57.44% 2 Ellen Coll, Corte Madera CA; Gail Haar, San Rafael CA 56.55% 2 1 Margaret Ellis - Barbara Wood, Rockwall TX 56.85% 3 Terry Gardner, Castro Valley CA; Lynn Taylor, Salt Lake City UT 55.65% 3 2 Janet Thornber - Eileen Miech, Los Angeles CA 53.87% 4 Tish Gainey - Nancy Trotter, Santa Barbara CA 53.27% 4 Maria Poh, Las Vegas NV; Donna Fisher, N Las Vegas NV 53.27% 2 Lynne Castoldi, la Quinta CA; Leigh Castoldi, Renton WA 48.21%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION V EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Ian Cropton, Sg1 2lf United Kingdom; Kate Walters, Menlo Park CA 68.96% 1 1 Nancy Epoch - Terrance McKerrs, Topeka KS 58.75% 2 2 2 Mary Anne Curray, La Jolla CA; Debbie Vicknair, Southaven MS 52.57% 2 2 Mary Holmgren - Walden Holmgren, Las Vegas NV 58.16% 3 Karen Birck, Wilton CT; Carie Boucher, Centennial CO 52.00% 3 3 1 Julie Walker - Paula Brown, Nashville TN 58.05%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION W EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Barbara Fisher-Freeman - Leslie Brucker, Los Angeles CA 58.75% 1 1 1 Dennis Lebaron, Henderson NV; Marilyn Koch, Comox BC 56.80% 2 2 1 Vicki Graves - Larry Graves, La Quinta CA 57.10% 2 2 Leah Asch, St George UT; Mark Boucher, Centennial CO 55.36% 3 3 2 Mark Hugger, Dexter MI; Ellen Kohjima, Tacoma WA 56.29% 3 3 Rolf Houtkooper, Las Vegas NV; Willi Christensen, Hamilton Bermuda 54.58% 4 4 Elizabeth Gompels, Needham MA; Stewart Baldwin, Auburn AL 53.61% 4 4 Betsy Brezel, Shelton WA; Sharon Snyder, Grand Junction CO 54.17% 2 Karen Mack, Laguna Woods CA; Peter Schaff, Lenexa KS 51.70% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION X EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 David Lindstrom - Sandra Lindstrom, Mercer Island WA 61.01% 1 1 1 Robert Geil - Barbara Geil, Las Vegas NV 62.50% 2 2 2 Russell Gray, Stockton CA; Dale Quasny, Covina CA 55.65% 2 2 Robert Barnes, Concord CA; Laurence Lange, Orinda CA 53.87% 3 3 Pat Sullivan, El Cajon CA; Pam Nuccio, Vista CA 52.68% 3/4 Russel Powers - Katherine Powers, Rockport TX 51.19% 4 Mary Jane Griffin, St Augustine FL; Nelson Lee, Old Tappan NJ 51.19% 3/4 3 2 Patti Smallwood, Brentwood TN; Kathy Davis, Nashville TN 51.19% 4 Joanne Buhler, Red Deer AB; Patricia Hart, Michigan City IN 50.89% 4 3 Judy Terrell - Timothy Terrell, Ivins UT 50.60% Daily Bulletin Saturday, July 26, 2014 Page 23

FREEMAN MIXED BAM TEAMS FIRST FINAL SESSION SECTIONS I L 1 Beth Palmer, Chevy Chase MD; Robin Taylor - Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; William Cole, Silver Spring MD; Michael Polowan, New York NY; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 16.00 2/3 Bernace De Young - Sean Ganness, Miami FL; Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Mikael Rimstedt, Halmstad Sweden 15.00 2/3 Martin Robins - Charlene Predmest, Delray Beach FL; Marlene Solender, Tamarac FL; Haskell Deutsch, Henderson NV 15.00 4/5 James Ward, Champaign IL; Alan Popkin, St Louis MO; Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Nancy Popkin, Saint Louis MO 14.50 4/5 Nader Hanna, Toronto ON; Michael Roche, Victoria BC; Joan Eaton, North York ON; Karen Cumpstone, Nanaimo BC 14.50 6/8 Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA; Jan Kamras, Stockholm 11350 Sweden; Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy; Christina Madsen, Hellerup 2900 Denmark 14.00 6/8 Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Adrian Dovell - Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL; Bob Drijver, 3051 Eg, Rotter Netherlands 14.00 6/8 Rebecca Clough - Roger Clough, Culver City CA; Polly Dunn - Patrick Dunn, Bellevue WA 14.00 9/12 Janet Becker, Timonium MD; Robert Sartorius - Barbara Sartorius, Palm Bch Gdns FL; R Jay Becker, New York NY 13.50 9/12 Mary Tenenbaum - Alan Tenenbaum, Rockville MD; Ann Lindley - Alfred Duncker, Gaithersburg MD 13.50 9/12 Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI; Gordon Parnes - Susan Parnes, Flint MI; Lynne Schaeffer, W Bloomfield MI 13.50 9/12 Rita Shugart, Monterey CA; Veronique Bessis, Paris 75015 France; Jean-Michel Voldoire, Paris France; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain 13.50 SECTIONS J M 1 Barbara Nist, Seatac WA; Ken Scholes - Sandra Scholes, Bellevue WA; Ken Christiansen, Bothell WA 17.00 2 Steve Cohen, Reno NV; Pam Wittes, Venice CA; John Jeffrey, Las Vegas NV; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Woods CA 16.00 3/5 Chuck Said - Elaine Said, Nashville TN; Don Sulgrove - Kathleen Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH; Jeff Schuett - Ginny Schuett, Riverwoods IL 15.50 3/5 Uday Ivatury - Christal Henner, New York NY; Lindsey Pearlman - Sheri Winestock - Geoff Hampson - Joshua Donn, Las Vegas NV 15.50 3/5 David Caprera - Anne Brenner, Denver CO; Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 15.50 6/8 Jerry Goldberg - Jane Dillenberg - Michael Rosen, New York NY; Sandrea Friedman, Flushing NY 15.00 6/8 Carl Berenbaum, Elkins Park PA; Barbara Kepple, West Chester PA; Alexander Prairie, Washington DC; , Baltimore MD 15.00 6/8 John Kissinger - Susan Kissinger, San Clemente CA; V Jay Tipton - Linda Tipton, Irvine CA 15.00 9/10 Michael Seamon - Sylvia Moss, Boca Raton FL; Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 14.50 9/10 Lynda Nitabach, N Plainfield NJ; Mikael Groenkvist, Orebro 70360 Sweden; Daniel Gullberg, Stockholm 12942 Sweden; Sandra Rimstedt, New York NY 14.50 SECTION K 1 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; Jack Spear - Nancy Spear, Shawnee Mission KS; John Grantham, Bentonville AR 16.50 2/3 Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL; John Hurd, New York NY; Meike Wortel, Amsterdam Netherlands; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY 16.00 2/3 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Paul Lewis - Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Magnus Olafsson, New York NY 16.00 4 Jennifer Jones - Bob Klein, Santa Rosa CA; Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; David Ruderman, Burtonsville MD 15.00 5 Jay Whipple III, Boca Grande FL; D Wolkowitz, Brooklyn NY; Gabrielle Sherman, Santa Clara CA; Jenni Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Julius Sigurjonsson, Iceland 14.00 6/7 Frank Treiber III, Toledo OH; Robert Cappelli, Birmingham MI; Suzanne Stevenson, Bloomfield MI; Diane Travis, Cincinnati OH 13.50 6/7 Ida Groenkvist, Orebro 70360 Sweden; Cecilia Rimstedt, 421 41 Vastra F Sweden; Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Max Aeschbacher, Salt Lake City UT 13.50

FRIDAY OPEN PAIRS AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS JJJ NNN EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Richard Vatter - Jo Anne Vatter, Cadillac MI 65.08% 1 Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC; Don Piafsky, Toronto ON 62.85% 2 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Jo Anna Stansby, US 62.92% 2 1 Perry Richardson - Frank Cook, Montgomery AL 61.92% 3 1 Jay Baudler, Piedmont CA; Cordelia Menges, New York NY 60.69% 3 Rich Kasprowicz, Schenectady NY; Christine Urbanek, Tonawanda NY 59.46% 4 Veronica McMurdie - John McMurdie, Sacramento CA 59.15% 4 Jennifer Chalfan, Bellevue WA; David Brower, Portland OR 58.15% 5 William Muir - Victoria Muir, Kansas City MO 57.77% 5 2 Stephen Tu, Milpitas CA; Dayou Zhou, San Diego CA 57.23% 6 2 Jennifer Ballantyne, Vancouver BC; Shawn Abernethy, Seattle WA 56.15% 6 Robert Munson, Danville CA; Terry Terzian, Castro Valley CA 57.15% 7 Shiu-Ming Huang, San Marino CA; Brian Gilbert, Irvine CA 55.85% 7 Phebe Packer - David Certa, Phoenix AZ 57.00% 8 Gokhan Yilmaz, Uskudar/Instanb Turkey; Sharon Goldman, New York NY 53.15% 8 Jean Boettcher - Steven Gaynor, Minneapolis MN 55.85% 9 3 David Yoon, Bayside NY; Jeffrey Schwartz, Fairfax VA 53.00% 9 Peggy Craig - Robert Craig, El Paso TX 54.00% 10/11 Carol Hamilton, Sarasota FL; Barbara Vasilevsky, Las Vegas NV 52.77% 10 Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA; William Hall, Thousand Oaks CA 53.77% 10/11 Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; Adam Parrish, Sandwich MA 52.77% 11 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Jim Looby, Las Vegas NV 53.69% 12 Michael White, Atlanta GA; Jodi Coren, Highland Beach FL 51.15% 12 3 Shaleen Baze - Susan Davis, Marietta GA 53.54% 4 Stuart Oulton, Tatamagouche NS; G Chippin, Fredericton NB 49.85% 4 Gregory Chaffee, La Jolla CA; David Woodworth, San Diego CA 52.46% 5 Cece Lichtenstein, Atlantic Bch FL; Debbie Wagner, Athens GA 49.46% 5 Rajeev Gupta, Oakland CA; Vandana Vidwans, Foster City CA 47.46% NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS LLL MMM III EAST-WEST A B A B 1 William McFall, New Berlin WI; Wayne Eggers, Woodridge IL 63.48% 1 Steve Mager, Hermosa Bch CA; Peter Benjamin, Culver City CA 64.01% 2 John Schwartz, Plano TX; James Thurtell, Dallas TX 61.89% 2 Miho Sekizawa, Tokyo, Japan; Ayako Miyakuni, Tokyo Japan 60.08% 3 Barry Bragin, Silver Spring MD; Brad Theurer, Gaithersburg MD 59.13% 3 Tim Hays - Chad Fisher, Kansas City MO 59.75% 4 1 John Meinking, Maineville OH; A J Stephani, Cincinnati OH 58.65% 4 Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD; Georgiana Gates, Houston TX 58.83% 5 2 Wallace Young - Lillian Johannessen, Honolulu HI 57.91% 5 1 Francesca Carnicelli, Grosseto Italy; Giuseppe Failla, Catonia Italy 57.29% 6 3 Ken Imboden, San Jose CA; Lynn Yokel, Campbell CA 57.75% 6 2 Erik van Egmond - Madelon Spele, Leidschendam 57.13% 7 4 David Pricer, Las Vegas NV; Judy Barnes, Huntington WV 57.70% 7 James Melville, Springfield IL; Stephen Stewart, Overland Park KS 56.41% 8 James Merzon, Templeton CA; Peter Lit, Elk CA 56.34% 8 Si Dombu - Adis Dombu, Las Vegas NV 56.34% 9 5 Al Peters, Tucson AZ; Frank Anshen, Setauket NY 56.27% 9 3 Marilyn Haggins - Murray Haggins, Calgary AB 55.53% 10 Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN 55.33% 10 Chris Benson, Le Roy IL; Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA 55.43% 11 Alex Kornel - Barbara Seagram, Toronto ON 55.29% 11 4 Michael Mezin, San Diego CA; Elaine Chan, La Jolla CA 55.40% 12 Marius Moldovan, Pointe-Claire QC; Mickie Chambers, Atlanta GA 53.97% 12 5 Marguerite Cowles, Edina MN; Jakob Kristinsson, Lake Orion MI 55.36% 13 6 Doug Anderson, Quincy MA; Jonathan Forde, Geneva NY 53.72% 13 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Bonnie Macbride, Lafayette CA 53.41% 14 Paul Nason, Los Angeles CA; Amr Elghamry, Monrovia CA 53.38% 14 Scott Stearns, Elberta AL; Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL 53.10% 15 Terry Schleppegrell, Boulder City NV; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI 53.11% 15 Carol Ross - Tom Ross, Lincoln CA 53.05% 16 7 Raymond Yuenger, Campbell CA; Lynn Bartz, San Jose CA 53.00% 16 Jessie Brunswig, Kirkland WA; Gregory Trautman, Olympia WA 52.57% 17 Leigh Anne Shafer - Gord Pippy, Winnipeg MB 52.62% 17 6 David Wakeman - Rita Wakeman, Irvine CA 52.03% 7 Jeff Dziuk, Maplewood MN; Jim Mulbrandon, Verona WI 51.96% 8 Kenneth Stark, New York NY; Thomas Jahnke, Houston TX 51.71% 9 Atam Lalchandani, Incline Village NV; Paul Kushner, S Lake Tahoe CA 51.20%

WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE SERIES 5TH OF SIX SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS EEE FFF EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Harold Emme, Brentwood CA; Carol Emme, Plainfield IL 65.02% 1 Robert Webster - Lee Prellwitz, Ripon WI 59.89% 2 Gilbert Stinebaugh, Van Nuys CA; Donald Crum, Winnetka CA 61.86% 2 John Stafford, Seattle WA; Rose Bolson, Lake Forest Par WA 59.68% 3 1 1 Phyllis Roddy, San Diego CA; Sarah Widhu, Nashua NH 60.20% 3 1 1 Julie Arbit, Rochester Hills MI; Isha Thapa, Palo Alto CA 59.44% 4 Rosemary Kelley - Paul Kelley Jr, San Antonio TX 58.35% 4 2 2 Fredrik Helness - Laura Multon, Oslo Norway 59.19% 5 2 Clinton Lew - Sanford Jones, Claremont CA 58.22% 5 3 Donald Dimmel - Christie Showalter, Prescott AZ 57.41% 6 3 2 Cristina Gallotti - Judith Hill, Spokane WA 56.54% 6 4 Robert Horowitz - Richard DeVaul, Los Altos CA 56.64% 7 Polly Siegel, Los Altos CA; Paul Cornelius, Mountain View CA 55.65% 7 John Coone, Vernon BC; Jack Triplett, Inkom ID 55.46% 8 Phyllis Harlan, Oklahoma City OK; Judy Rea, Edmond OK 53.40% 8 Stacy Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Judi Radin, New York NY 54.37% 9 Sid Segal - Les Fouks, Vancouver BC 51.40% 9 Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Andrew Hoskins, Palo Alto CA 54.05% 10 4 Janice Hanna, Prescott Valley AZ; Bonita Katt, Marana AZ 51.38% 10 David Ruoff - Susan Ruoff, Corona CA 53.70% 5 Fred Gramlich, Alexandria VA; Steve Reed, Arlington VA 49.70% 5 Rick Jasper - Kathy Jasper, San Jose CA 50.16%

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events

Sunday, July 27, 10 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Strati-Flighted A/X Swiss Teams 1-2 Paradise South $16 $20 7 matches, 7 boards, short break 0-3000 Round-Robin Teams 1-2 Paradise South $16 $20 Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single Paradise North $16 $20 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single TBA $15 $19 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single TBA $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single TBA $15 $15 Sunday, July 27, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Paradise South $16 $20 Sunday, July 27, 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Paradise North $16 $20 Sunday, July 27, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Stratified 1-2 Paradise North $16 $20 Sunday, July 27, 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. 0-10,000 Mixed Swiss Teams 1-2 Q TBA $17 — ROTH OPEN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F TBA $20 — SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 F Conference Room 11, second floor $20 — Sunday, July 27, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single Paradise North $16 $20 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single TBA $15 $19 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single TBA $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single TBA $15 $15

Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are:A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). For strati-flighted events, A/X are 3000+/0-3000 and play in their own game; B (1000-2000), C (500-1000) and D (0-500) play in their own game. All stratification will be based on the average for the pair or team. In any event or flight with an upper limit, no individual player’s masterpoint total may exceed that upper limit. *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. See you at the Fall NABC in Providence! Page 24 Saturday, July 26, 2014 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Saturday, July 26, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single Paradise North $16 $20 Thursday-Saturday Morning KO Teams 3 of 3 Paradise South $16 $20 Friday-Saturday Morning Compact KO Teams 3-4 Paradise South $16 $20 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Ballroom G $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Ballroom G $15 $15 Saturday, July 26, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Stratified Open Swiss Teams (3000+/0-3000) 1-2 Pavilion 4 $16 $20 Gold Rush Swiss Teams (300-750/0-300) 1-2 Pavilion 4 $16 $20 0-3000 Stratified Pairs (3000/2000/1000) 1-2 Paradise North $16 $20 Saturday, July 26, Noon & 7 p.m. SPINGOLD KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 SF Conference Room 11, second floor $20 — 0-5000 Mini-Spingold Knockout Teams 1-2 F Conference Room 11, second floor $17 — Saturday, July 26, 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 1st Paradise North $16 $20 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Ballroom G $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Ballroom G $15 $15 Saturday, July 26, 1 & 7:30 p.m. ROTH OPEN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Q Ballroom A $20 — 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions 0-10,000 Mixed Swiss Teams 1-2 Q Pavilion 6 $17 — 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Stratified Open Pairs (3000+/0-3000) 1-2 Paradise North $16 $20 Gold Rush Pairs (300-750/0-300) 1-2 Paradise North $16 $20 0-3000 Round-Robin Teams 1-2 Paradise South $16 $20 Saturday Compact KO Teams 1-4 Paradise South $16 $20 Saturday-Sunday KO Teams 1-2 Paradise South $16 $20 Continues Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday-Saturday KO Teams 3-4 Paradise South $16 $20 Saturday, July 26, 7:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 2nd single Paradise North $16 $20 Stratified Side Swiss Teams single Paradise South $15 $19 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Ballroom G $15 $19 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Ballroom G $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Ballroom G $15 $15 Saturday, July 26, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Ballroom G $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are:A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). For strati-flighted events, A/X are 3000+/0-3000 and play in their own game; B (1000-2000), C (500-1000) and D (0-500) play in their own game. All stratification will be based on the average for the pair or team. In any event or flight with an upper limit, no individual player’s masterpoint total may exceed that upper limit. *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.

WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE SERIES 5TH OF SIX SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS GGG HHH EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Clayton Parker - Edith Parker, Surprise AZ 68.41% 1 1 Kent Harold, Redmond WA; Alan Hendrickson, North Bend WA 63.29% 2 James Tanner, Highland CA; Millie Garrison, Riverside CA 64.27% 2 Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Peter Mosheim, Asheville NC 62.96% 3 1 1 Janet Rauscher, Chandler AZ; Dale Frink, Sun Lakes AZ 62.96% 3 Wayne Otsuki, Rncho Pls Vrd CA; Maurice Fujimoto, Honolulu HI 62.09% 4 2 Ron Westwood, Ventura CA; Teryl Burke, Thousand Oaks CA 58.39% 4/5 Carole Van Wieck - David Moss, New York NY 55.01% 5 John Smalley - Nancy Smalley, Beaumont TX 56.43% 4/5 Robert Hartman, Memphis TN; Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA 55.01% 6 Debbie Mineault - Duncan Smith, Victoria BC 54.03% 6 Gail Hanson, Lake Orion MI; Dolores Bright, Milford MI 54.58% 7 John Conway - Marcia Freed, Stuart FL 52.29% 7/8 Jill Thompson, Toronto ON; John Rayner, Mississauga ON 53.49% 8 Bernard Payen - DeSainte Marie Syluie, France 94430 France 50.00% 7/8 2 Ira Cooper, Woburn MA; Paul Harris, Waltham MA 53.49% 9 Sara Wilson, Woodland Hills CA; Gabriella Amadeo, Calabasas Hills CA 49.46% 9 Amal Dasgupta, Wilmington DE; Yas Takeda, Hacienda Hgts CA 52.72% 3 Richard Kay, Mission BC; David Cheng, Palo Alto CA 52.61% 4 Gary Yang, Cupertino CA; Tzvetalin Vassilev, North Bay ON 50.87% 1 Spencer Kiernan, Chadds Ford PA; Edward Hearn, Labrador City NL 48.47%

FRIDAY 0-3000 STRATIFIED PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS QQQ RRR EAST-WEST 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 Nicholas Krall, Del Mar CA; M Ali Mahdavi, Solana Beach CA 66.32% 1 Darcy White, Tempe AZ; David Sackett, Scottsdale AZ 66.55% 2 1 Douglas Keller, San Francisco CA; Robert Ipswitch, San Mateo CA 63.07% 2 1 Maryann Fakler - Ronald Fakler, Springville UT 63.40% 3 James Milam - Beth Milam, Idaho Falls ID 61.45% 3 2 Kimberly Johnson, Olympia WA; Eddie Bishop, Lacey WA 57.71% 4 Barbara Rhoades, Wilmington DE; Roy Perry, St John’s NL 60.98% 4 Skip Miller, Clovis CA; Victor Greener, Madera CA 57.63% 5 2 1 Gael Westall, Bradenton FL; Beatrice Kroeck, Sheboygan WI 57.29% 5 3 1 Brian Hartwig, Laurel MD; Hunter Stenzel, Cookeville TN 57.17% 6 3 Al Spaet, Woodland Hills CA; Moises Ganc Kolodner, Mexico Mexico 55.83% 6 4 Nelson Orth, Henderson NV; Henriette Mufich, Las Vegas NV 56.54% 7 4 2 Emily Marcus - David Maze, Somerville MA 54.52% 7 Liz Nixon - Jean Holt, San Marcos CA 55.63% 8 5 Kathy Gilman, Shoreline WA; Kimberly Gilman, Carlisle MA 54.08% 8 5 Joseph Titone - Shirley Titone, Vancouver WA 53.48% 9 6 Joe Freeman, Napa CA; Barbara Lemme, Sonoma CA 53.46% 9 6 David Stonex, Las Vegas NV; Nancy Fillmore, Ft Lauderdale FL 53.15% 10 7 3 Gary Waldron, Laguna Beach CA; Steven Jackson, Laguna Niguel CA 53.29% 10 7 Kris Digre, Conroe TX; Lawrence Wolfson, Schaumburg IL 52.46% 11 8 4 David Snyder, Oakland CA; Carol Warren, Piedmont CA 52.45% 11 Virginia Kellermeyer, Reno NV; Paul Freiberg, Sag Harbor NY 51.78% 5 Jon Rankin - Emily Rankin, Nichols NY 48.91% 8 2 Pierrette Desmarais, St-Hyacinthe QC; Michel Trudel, Granby QC 51.63% 9 3 Lawrence Schell, Weymouth MA; Bill Campbell, Henderson NV 50.63%

NABC FAST PAIRS 2ND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS O P Q R S T EAST-WEST 1 Philip Hiestand - Shoichi Yoshihiro, Irvine CA 66.14% 1 Adam Grossack - Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 65.72% 2 Hirsh Schnayer, Laval QC; Michael Efraim, Mont-Royal QC 64.92% 2 Bryan Maksymetz, Vancouver BC; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 62.67% 3 Marcin Mazurkiewicz, Poland; Krzysztof Jassem, Puszczykoud Poland 61.60% 3 Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Shane Blanchard, New York NY 62.58% 4 Art Gulbrandsen, Monrovia CA; Mike Spero, Burbank CA 61.32% 4 Somers Collins, Little Rock AR; Bo Liu, Santa Ana CA 62.29% 5 Robert Fendrick, Marietta GA; Hugh Brown Jr, Mc Cormick SC 59.90% 5 Richard Chan, Markham ON; Shan Huang, Toronto ON 61.95% 6 Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Joan Brody, Morristown NJ 58.30% 6 David Lindop, Toronto ON; Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc QC 60.40% 7 Margaret Baykal - Gur Baykal, Markham ON 58.01% 7 Howard Liu, San Mateo CA; Adam Meyerson, San Jose CA 59.10% 8 Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA 57.44% 8 Jeff Roman, Bend OR; Barry Goren, Las Vegas NV 59.01% 9 George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA; Albert Shekhter, Brooklyn NY 57.41% 9 Jim Munday, Southaven MS; Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL 58.93% 10 Pierre Flatowicz, Omaha NE; Phillip Becker, Beachwood OH 57.23% 10 Michael Askgaard, Gentofte 2800 Denmark; Kasper Konow, Frederiksberg 2 Denmark 58.06% 11 Kerr Godfrey - Randall Lake, Houston TX 57.21% 11 Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Ulf Nilsson, Dalby Sweden 58.03% 12 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; John Ramos, W Hollywood CA 56.93% 12 Sally Woolsey, Kensington CA; George Harris, Escazu Costa Rica 57.41% 13 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA 55.99% 13 Walter Schafer Jr, Huntington Beac CA; Carmela Chiurazzi, Sunset Beach CA 57.38% 14 Abe Pineles, Jackson NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 55.38% 14 Aaron Jones, Orange CA; Phil Clayton, Huntington Bch CA 57.07% 15 Kenneth Chatzinoff, Cinnaminson NJ; Barry Gorski, Reading PA 55.33% 15 Daniel Wilderman, New York NY; Kenneth Zuckerberg, Chicago IL 56.03% 16 Emory Whitaker, Macon GA; Olin Hubert, Atlanta GA 55.28% 16 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 56.00% 17 Leora Dubrovsky - Richard Dubrovsky, Howell NJ 54.91% 17 Paul Janicki, Markham ON; Henry Caspar, Southaven MS 55.73% 18 Rica Tarnoff, New York NY; Lapt Chan, Forest Hills NY 54.43% 18 Vincent Demuy, Palm Beach G FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV 55.47% 19 Debbie Gailfus - Alan Gailfus, Carlsbad CA 53.29% 19 David Olson, Owings Mills MD; James Olson, Charleston WV 54.31% 20 Bill Kertes, Toronto ON; Hazel Wolpert, Thornhill ON 53.26% 20 Susan Schnelwar, New York NY; Radu Nistor, Edison NJ 53.77% 21 Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Leo Bell, Long Beach CA 53.18% 21 Andrew Firko - Joseph Sauro, Oakville ON 53.59% 22 Lin-Huan Chen - Ding-Hwa Hsieh, Kirksville MO 53.17% 22 Betty Starzec, Sugar Land TX; Robert Morris, Houston TX 53.36% 23 Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY; Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 53.14% 23 Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY; Alan Kudisch, Farmingdale NY 53.19% 24 Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Robert Madalena, San Jose CA 53.11% 24 Jim Miller, Olive Branch MS; Christina van Leeuwen, Horn Lake MS 52.79% 25 Carlos Munoz - Kassie Munoz, White Plains NY 53.07% 25 Elliot Sternlicht - Alan Lechner, New York NY 52.38% 26 Brady Richter - Jennifer Richter, Summit NJ 52.53% 26 Bernard Fudor, Murrysville PA; Jay Levy, Amherst NY 51.94% 27 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga CA; Alexander Kolesnik, Ventura CA 52.48% 27 Andy Kaufman, Upper Gwynedd PA; Michael Cassel II, Roseville MN 51.36% 28 Mark Leonard, Long Beach CA; Han Peters, 6536 Hv Nijmege Netherlands 52.45% 28 Joseph Fox, Oakhurst CA; B Marshall, Tulsa OK 51.30% 29 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; Pete Pluhta, Pullman WA 52.30% 29 , Seattle WA; Mitch Towner, Austin TX 51.29% 30 Cheryl Schneider, Westerville OH; Anita Torrence, Bexley OH 52.20% 30 Ravi Bhalla, Berkeley CA; Kevin Schoenfeld, Pleasanton CA 51.21% 31 - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia 51.81% 31 Corey Krantz, Philadelphia PA; Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 50.94%