Volume 48, Number 10 48th Spring North American Bridge Championships DAILY BULLETIN

Sunday, March 20, 2005 Editors: Brent Manley and Karen Walker

Pittsburgh-area team leads Women’s Swiss It’s a close race in the NABC Women’s Swiss Vanderbilt champs: Teams, with a hometown squad leading all Mike Becker, Larry Cohen, Richard qualifiers. Schwartz, Massimo Jane Marshall and Gene Keidan of Pittsburgh, Lanzarotti, David Constance Hoechstetter of Coraopolis and Anne Berkowitz and Zwack of Allison Park go into today’s finals in Andrea Buratti. first place. They scored a total of 105 Victory Points in the two-session qualifying on Saturday. In second place, just one Victory Point behind the leaders, are Carol Sanders of Nashville TN, Libby Fernandez of Tuscaloosa AL, and Sue Weinstein and Darlene Hammond of Las Vegas NV. The third-place qualifiers, with 102 Victory Points, are Suzy Burger of West Bloomfield MI, Marilyn Maddox of Pleasant Ridge MI, Susan Schwartz too New Yorkers set Parnes of Flint MI and Carol Kasle of Bloomfield MI. strong for Onstott pace in NAP-B Donald Dalpe of Baldwinsville NY and Two teams tied in Vandy win Richard Olanoff of de Witt NY scored 1133.71 in The team captained by Richard Schwartz two qualifying sessions of the Golder North for lead in Jacoby jumped out to a 50-IMP lead after one quarter to American Pairs Flight B to take the lead heading run away with the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams, into today’s final. With a top of 37, that’s nearly Open Swiss defeating the John Onstott squad 169-125 in a two board ahead of second place. match that was never close. In the runner-up spot with two sessions left to Teams captained by Perry Johnson, The champions are Schwartz, Mike Becker, play were Joon Pahk and Samuel Leong of Bloomfield Hills MI, and Winthrop Allegaert, David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen and Italians Stanford CA. They were just ahead of two New York City, each scored 121 Victory Points to Andrea Buratti and Massimo Lanzarotti. Canadian players, Hindupuram Sriharsha of tie for the lead in the Jacoby Open Swiss. For Onstott, the loss ended an impressive run Orillia ON and Leigh Ives of Barrie ON. Playing with Johnson are Jeff Meckstroth of for the original No. 23 seed. Along the way, they Jerry Cohen and Marielle Brentnall of Tampa FL, Paul Soloway of Mill Creek WA and knocked off the No. 10 seed (Reese Milner) and Winnipeg MB were in fourth. Eric Rodwell of Clearwater Beach FL. No. 2 (Nick Nickell). Playing with Onstott were Allegaert’s team includes Judith Bianco, Jim Robison, Drew Casen, Jim Krekorian, Samuel Aaron Silverstein and Chris Willenken, all of New Cohen and Chris Compton. York City. California pair Schwartz has now won the Vanderbilt three The third-place qualifiers, with 112 Victory times, Becker five times, including once (in 1981) Points, are George Jacobs and Ralph Katz of with his father, B. Jay Becker, who won the event Hinsdale IL, Steve Garner and Howard Weinstein lead NAP-C eight times. The victory was the first for of Sarasota FL, and Lorenzo Lauria and Alfredo Jiang Chen of San Jose CA and Nongyu Li of Versace of Rome, Italy. Continued on page 5 Mountain View CA took a commanding lead after two qualifying sessions of the President’s Cup North American Pairs Flight C. The event Tournament chair: NABC concludes today. On a 37 top, the leaders were nearly 3.5 boards ahead of second. With two sessions to play, the Californians’ success was a team effort were 127.5 matchpoints up on Richard Collette Five years ago, the job of chair of the 2005 and Sebastien Lachance of the Montreal area. In Spring NABC fell to Roni Gitchel. Her first move third, not far behind them were two Ohio players, was a phone call to Memphis. Edward Westmeyer of Holland and Kip “I asked Nancy Foy and Jeff Johnston (in Westmeyer of Perrysburg. ACBL’s Meeting Services Department), ‘What do Only one matchpoint back, in fourth place, I do?’ and they told me.” were Lesley Thomson and Stephen Foster of Of course, Gitchel also had to put together Toronto ON. various committees and recruit volunteers to get things ready for several thousand bridge players over the course of 11 days, but she has no regrets Today’s Goodwill about the long hours and hard work on the tournament. Gesture: “I’ve seen people having a good time,” Smile often! It’s the last Gitchel says, “and I think most of the players have day of the tournament, and enjoyed themselves.” you may be sad about that. Gitchel says none of it would have happened But we’re having fun without her committees and volunteers. “They playing the game we love. Continued on page 5 Page 2 Daily Bulletin

Indian Junior testing himself Give ‘em a chance to go wrong in U.S. tournaments On the way to winning both the Sunday and teach in the schools and encourage junior bridge.” Prahalad Monday Open Pair events, Mark Itabashi of Here in Pittsburgh, Prahalad entered the Rajkumar has Murrieta CA and Eric Leong of Oakland CA had Vanderbilt and lost to the powerful Meltzer team. set big goals two especially memorable deals. Each involved a Since then, his team has won a compact KO event for himself. position in the heart suit that gave the opponents a and placed second in the top bracket of the four- He wants to chance to make an error. session Toyes-Giftes Knockout Teams. His team- earn a On the first deal (Board 15 from Sunday mates were G. Venkatesh, Los Altos CA; G. university evening), Leong and Itabashi pushed their Prabhu, Ames IA; and R. Rajkumar (his father), degree, opponents to 5♠, then found a way to talk them Kanningat Krishnakumar and P. Ridhar, all of become a out of making it. Chennai, India. On Friday, Prahalad and software Dlr: East ♠ 9 Venkatesh finished 13th in the Lebhar IMP Pairs. developer, Vul: EW ♥ 9 6 4 Perhaps his most impressive showing in a play lots of ♦ 8 6 5 championship event was in New York City, where bridge and ♣ K 10 8 6 5 2 Prahalad and his 15-year-old brother placed 32nd win a national ♠ A7 2 ♠ K Q J 8 4 in the finals of the Life Master Pairs last summer. championship ♥ 10 8 5 3 ♥ A Q J 7 2 In New York, Paul Soloway visited the Daily in an ACBL ♦ Q 10 9 3 2 ♦ K 7 Bulletin office to report on a diabolical ruse an tournament. ♣ 4 ♣ 9 opponent had pulled on him in the Life Master At age 21, he’s already made so much progress ♠ 10 6 5 3 Pairs. Soloway didn’t know the young man’s name that he’s a favorite to accomplish all that and ♥ K at the time, but he does now. It was Prahalad, who more. ♦ AJ 4 held: A native of Chennai, India, Prahalad learned ♣ A Q J 7 3 ♠ 10 8 6 ♥ AJ ♦ K 7 5 ♣ K J 8 7 5 bridge at age 14 from his dad, who is an Indian East South West North Prahalad chose to respond 1♠ to his partner’s national champion. Prahalad played in many high- Itabashi Leong opening 1♥ bid and heard Soloway, on his left, level tournaments during his high-school years. 1♠ 2♣ 2♠ 5♣ bid a natural 2♠. When this was passed back to He placed third in a major IMP Pair event in his 5♠ All Pass him, Prahalad bid a smooth 3NT. home country and was named to the Indian Junior (Hands rotated) Soloway held Team in 2001. Itabashi cashed the ♣A on opening lead and ♠ A K 7 4 3 2 ♥ 3 ♦ J 8 4 2 ♣ A 2 and was “A few times, I skipped my mid-year exams to shifted to a low spade. East drew four rounds of totally deceived. He was intent on not giving go to the Indian Nationals,” Prahalad said. “There trumps and led the ♦K. Itabashi knew that declarer a spade trick, so he led diamonds on were no make-up exams, but I was doing so well ducking the diamond was the best way to keep opening lead and again when he was in with the in my courses that my instructors just let it go by.” declarer out of dummy, but he also realized that ♣A. This was not a successful defense, as the full Prahalad came to the U.S. three years ago to would force declarer to lay down the ♥A and drop deal was: study computer science at the University of his singleton ♥K. ♠ J 5 Maryland. He played in Washington DC and New Itabashi made sure declarer had his dummy ♥ K Q 10 7 6 4 York City NABCs, where he entered as many entry by offering up the Greek “gift” of winning ♦ A6 championship events as possible. He particularly the diamond and exiting with the ♦J. Declarer ♣ Q 10 9 likes the major team events. could now run four diamond tricks, but eventually Soloway “I really enjoy being able to practice and took the losing heart finesse for down one. ♠ A K 7 4 3 2 ♠ Q 9 improve and learn from other players,” Prahalad The next day, Leong found himself in 6♥ on ♥ 3 ♥ 9 8 5 2 said. “I want to play against the best, and I hope to this deal (Board 29 from Monday evening; hands ♦ J 8 4 2 ♦ Q 10 9 3 one day make a strong showing in the Spingold or rotated): ♣ A2 ♣ 6 4 3 Vanderbilt.” ♠ 8 2 Prahalad Prahalad says the tournament events are very ♥ J 10 8 7 5 ♠ 10 8 6 different in his home country. There are no ♦ K J 7 6 4 ♥ AJ flighted or stratified events, and the national ♣ A ♦ K 7 5 organization doesn’t have the resources to ♠ Q J 7 6 4 ♠ 10 9 5 3 ♣ K J 8 7 5 promote youth bridge. Teens and other newcomers ♥ – ♥ K Q 4 As soon as Soloway made his second diamond must play in the open sections at Indian ♦ 10 9 8 3 2 ♦ Q lead, Prahalad showed his hand and claimed 12 tournaments. ♣ J 9 5 ♣ Q 10 7 4 3 tricks. All Soloway could do was look on in Prahalad hasn’t played in any Junior events ♠ AK admiration. for the past three years, but he has strong praise ♥ A 9 6 3 2 “It was like re-raising in poker with nothing,” for ACBL’s program and its participants. ♦ A5 said Soloway. “He made a terrific bid of 1♠ – and “There are so many more opportunities here in ♣ K 8 6 2 his 3NT bid was out of this world. He earned his the U.S. for young players,” Prahalad said. “I have The opening lead was the ♦10, low from top.” a strong appreciation for all of ACBL’s efforts to dummy, ♦Q from East. Leong won the ♦A and Plaudits for the considered how to play the trump suit. The normal Kessler surges past 10,000 safety play of running the ♥J clearly wasn’t safe Here in the Daily Bulletin office, we don’t Partnership Desk on this deal, as East was known to have a meet too many players who want to publicize their To the Tournament Committee: singleton diamond. But it certainly wouldn’t cost failures. That’s just what Gary Kessler did last I have come to my first national tournament, anything to give East the illusion that a finesse Wednesday, though, when he reported on how traveling by myself from Massachusetts. Although was coming. long it was taking him to reach the 10,000- I had scheduled a pair for the Silver Ribbon Pairs Leong crossed to dummy with the ♣A and led masterpoint mark. As of last Monday night, he – with a partner from my hometown – and had a the ♥J to see if he could induce a cover. It worked needed only .59, but he went point-less on couple of other pre-arranged matches, I used the – East split his honors and Leong was home free Tuesday and Wednesday. Partnership Desk extensively. My sincerest thanks with 12 easy tricks. Had East smoothly ducked the We’re happy to report that Gary finally went and compliments go to them for the excellent job ♥J, Leong would have undoubtedly gone up with over — with points to spare — on Friday they did. the ♥A and gone down in the slam, but he gave morning. Gary placed 3/4 in Bracket I of the Especially, I wish to recognize Mr. Gail Carns, himself the free extra chance and was rewarded Wednesday-Saturday AM KO Teams for a pickup who made things very comfortable in the pairing with plus-1430. of 11.50. His teammates were John Russell, N. process, particularly when I was rejected one time Barrington IL; Barry Harper, Regina SK; Jack as a partner. His pleasant attitude and helpful Bryant, St. Louis MO; and Darrell Keel and Steve Cell phones nature contributed significantly to my enjoyment Bruno, Peoria AZ. Cell phones, audible pagers or of the tournament. any similar communication – Paul Wolf, Shrewsbury MA Masterpoint disclaimer equipment may not be operated or Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are operable in the playing area subject to change because of score changes or Childcare during a session of play at NABCs corrections. Childcare is available daily from 12:30–5:30 except for health-related Therefore, the masterpoint awards as shown p.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight. Contact Room 1421 equipment or by permission of the director-in- are also subject to change. in the Westin Hotel for more information. charge of the tournament or event. Daily Bulletin Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS Thinking Bridge – 10 By Eddie Kantar Dlr: West ♠ 7 Vul: Both ♥ A K J 8 7 5 ♦ Q 7 6 2 ♣ K 8 ♠ A K Q J 10 9 ♠ 6 3 2 ♥ 9 4 2 ♥ Q 6 ♦ K 5 4 ♦ A9 3 ♣ A ♣ Q 10 7 4 3 ♠ 8 5 4 ♥ 10 3 ♦ J 10 8 ♣ J 9 6 5 2 West North East South 1♠ 2♥ 2♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass Opening lead: ♥A (ace from A-K at trick one in unsupported suits) Bidding commentary: Normal. East does not count 2 high-card points for that ♥Q after North’s vulnerable two-level overcall. It’s unlikely to be worth the cardboard it’s printed on. Defensive commentary: South starts a high- low with the ♥10 and North continues with the king and jack. Play commentary: With a heart overruff impending, West does best to discard a diamond Cartoon by from dummy, a sure loser in any event. The Jude Goodwin intention is to ruff a third diamond in dummy after drawing two rounds of trumps. It’s a primo The results are compared and scored by 1500 MPs; C = 0-500 MPs. idea, but. . . International Match Points (IMPs). Thus, the most experienced players are Defensive commentary: When South sees Pairings for the first round are random. Pairings placed in Strat A, intermediate players in Strat B what West is up to, he can frustrate West by also for succeeding rounds are determined by a team’s and less experienced players in Strat C. discarding a diamond at trick three. Now West win-loss record or Victory Point total. Masterpoints are awarded for placings in all strats cannot ruff a diamond as South can overruff. International Match Points (IMPs): the most but gold points are awarded only in A and B. Down one. common method of scoring Swiss Team matches. If The game proceeds normally — the Stray jacks and queens in suits that have been Team A scores plus 620 for bidding and making 4♠ difference comes when the scores are tabulated bid by the opponents are unlikely to be worth on Board 4 and Team B scores only plus 170 (they and ranked. much. Count them at your own risk. However, if didn’t bid the game), the difference is 450 — which In a three-strat game, the scores are ranked partner bids notrump after the opponents have bid converts to 10 IMPs. The IMP chart is shown on the three times. The first ranking is done as in a a suit, jacks and queens in that suit retain their inside of your convention card. regular open game. These are the Strat A results. value. Victory Points (VPs): a method of scoring If a B or C pair does well in this ranking, When faced with a certain dummy overruff, Swiss Team matches. After the scores are compared they receive full credit for that performance. It is consider the possibility of discarding a loser from and converted to IMPs, the IMP total is converted to not all that uncommon for a Strat C pair to place dummy in a second suit where declarer also has a Victory Points. A team’s VP total may be used to first overall, and they receive the full masterpoint loser. The idea is to ruff that loser later. determine its next opponents and its final standing. award for that game. Side Game Series: single-session pair games Note: A pair is eligible for only one set of Glossary of bridge terms that pay red points. The Morning Side Game Series masterpoint awards and automatically receives New members of ACBL are often confused I, for example, will be played at 9:00 a.m. the first the highest award. by the array of terms they hear: knockout teams, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the Reno NABC. The second ranking compares the scores of red points, rookie. Here’s a list of terms and their Pairs may play in one, two or three sessions. Only only the B and C pairs — the scores of the Strat meanings: pairs who play in at least two sessions are eligible A pairs are eliminated. Once again, if a C pair Knockout Teams: an event in which a team for overall gold points. does well, they receive points for their finishing (of four, five or six players — with four playing Flighted pairs: When flighting is used, the field position in the Strat B results. at a time) plays another team. The losers are is divided by expertise or experience or both into The third and final ranking compares the eliminated or “knocked out” while the winners several separate games. Flight A — “unlimited scores of only the C pairs — all the scores of the play other winners until only one team remains masterpoints” — will be open to all players while Strat A and B pairs are eliminated. undefeated. the remaining flights will be limited. Flight B might Strati-flighted Pairs: The top group plays in The length of a KO match may vary from a be 0-500 MPs or 0-1000 MPs while Flight C might a game of their own — Flight A. The rest of the single session to a full day (the Vanderbilt and be 0-300 or 0-500. field in divided into strats and plays as in a Spingold) to a multi-day event (the Bermuda Each flight is scored individually, and regular stratified pairs. Bowl). masterpoint awards are made for each flight. A recent innovation has been stratifying Bracketed Knockout Teams: a KO event in The masterpoint holdings of the players within Flight A. Flight A-1 may be listed as which teams are divided into groups — usually of determine their flight. If one player is quite expert 3000+ MPs while Flight A-2 (or Flight X) may 8, 16 or 32 teams — based on their masterpoint while his partner is new to the game, the pair must be listed as 0-3000 MPs. holdings. The top group — Bracket I — and all compete in Flight A. other groups compete in a separate event with In flighted events, you may play up but not I/N Masterpoint Leaders their own set of winners. down. That means you may play in Flight A or 1 19.77 Robert Edwards, Glen Burnie MD Compact Knockout Teams: a shorter Flight B even if your masterpoint holding qualifies 2 18.17 Marnell McCarthy, W Reading PA version of Bracketed KO teams. you for Flight C. Conversely, you may not play in 3 17.26 Patrick Dutson, Cincinnati OH Swiss Teams: an event in which a team (of Flight B or Flight C if you are a Flight A player. 4 14.01 Marie Sarsten, Belle Haven VA four, five or six players — with four playing at a Stratified Pairs: The idea is to compete against 5 14.01 Gunnar Sarsten, Bellehaven VA time) plays other teams in seven-, eight- or nine- everyone but to be ranked only with your peers. 6 12.45 Michael Lattyak, Westchester IL board matches. Team A sits North-South at Table Each pair is assigned a stratum or “strat” based 7 11.63 Vyrn Muir, Coon Rapids MN 1 and East-West at Table 2 while Team B sits on the masterpoint holding of the partner with more 8 11.37 Michael Zimmerman, Aurora CO East-West at Table 1 and North-South at Table 2. masterpoints. 9 11.23 S Joan Dixon, Etobicoke ON Example: A = 1500+ masterpoints; B = 500- 10 10.95 Amber Benson, Eugene OR Page 4 Daily Bulletin

High stakes Playing time By George Klemic By Roger Lord This deal comes from the afternoon session of Mike Flader is a busy tournament director the Bill Bazerman Stratified Open Pairs. It’s up to who also writes the Ruling the Game column for you to decide whether the board number (13) had the ACBL Bridge Bulletin. As such, he doesn’t get anything to do with the outcome. to play a lot. He managed four sessions in the Dlr: North ♠ K J 10 8 Lebhar IMP Pairs at the Spring NABC, finishing Vul: Both ♥ 10 9 6 4 an impressive 11th overall with Warren Foss of ♦ 9 7 4 3 Omaha NE as his partner. ♣ 9 This deal from the first final session shows ♠ A3 ♠ Q 9 7 6 4 2 that Flader, of Eagan MN, can make good plays as ♥ J 8 7 ♥ A5 well as good rulings. The opponents were Chip ♦ J 6 2 ♦ K 10 Martel and Martin Fleisher. ♣ A K Q 10 6 ♣ J 7 4 Dlr: South ♠ Q 4 2 ♠ 5 Vul: N-S ♥ A K 9 8 7 5 ♥ K Q 3 2 ♦ A ♦ A Q 8 5 ♣ 8 4 2 ♣ 8 5 3 2 ♠ A 8 6 3 ♠ K J 9 7 Pittsburgh player’s goal: West North East South ♥ Q 4 ♥ J 10 3 2 Pass 2♠ Dbl ♦ 8 7 3 ♦ Q J 5 4 2 bridge-for-credit courses Rdbl Pass (1) All Pass ♣ K 9 7 5 ♣ —- All her life, Liberty Pyros of Pittsburgh has (1) Happy to play 2♠ redoubled. ♠ 10 5 been overcoming obstacles. The first one she Any redoubled contract usually results in a top ♥ 6 remembers occurred when she was in the first grade, for one side or the other. ♦ K 10 9 6 trying to make her way despite speaking almost no Suppose South leads a club. The defense now ♣ A Q J 10 6 3 English. threatens to score two club ruffs, two diamond West North East South Pyros’s parents, both born in Greece, spoke only tricks, a heart and a natural spade trick. As the Flader Fleisher Foss Martel their native language at home, so when Liberty went cards lie, declarer is powerless to stop it. 1♣ to school for the first time she was at a distinct There are a number of variations in the play, Pass 1♥ 1♠ 2♣ disadvantage. With the help of a friend’s comic but they all lead to six defensive tricks: 2♠ 3♠ Pass 4♣ books, she learned her second language. 1. Declarer tries to draw trumps. North wins Pass 5♣ Pass Pass As an adult, she accepted the challenge of being the second spade and uses diamonds twice to get Dbl All Pass the first female computer engineer at Westinghouse, to South for club ruffs. After the last ruff, he exits Flader started with the ♠A and continued with a job that came with a good bit of pressure. When with a heart and dummy is dead. a spade to his partner’s jack. Martel ruffed the she was hired she was told that if she did well they 2. Declarer tries to set up the third diamond. third round of spades low, then entered dummy might offer similar jobs to other women. South wins, gives a ruff and North leads back a with the ♦A, followed by a club. When Foss Now, Pyros, a bridge player and teacher, is heart. showed out of trumps, Martel put in the queen facing a new challenge – getting local colleges to 3. Declarer simply gives up ruffs. North exits from his hand. Flader won the king and, instead of offer bridge courses for credit. She has been with a heart sooner. carelessly playing back a low trump, he got out teaching bridge at the University of Pittsburgh and So, have North-South found their perfect with the ♣9. at the Community College of Allegheny County and matchpoint spot of plus 400? Consider how the play would go if he exited she has worked up a presentation concerning why Well, let’s say that my choice of opening leads with a low club. Martel wins the ♣6 in hand, ruffs the courses should be for credit. – the ♥K – was not optimal for the defense. a diamond in dummy, cashes the top hearts, Pyros, who has lived most of her life in the pitching his other losing diamond, then ruffs a Pittsburgh area, learned bridge while she was Entries heart to hand high, pulls Flader’s trumps and attending Bethany College in West Virginia. She All North American championships with no claiming for one down. wandered into the student center one day and was upper masterpoint limitation: $16.50 After the return of the ♣9, it’s a different asked if she played bridge. She said no, and the next (Note: only ACBL members are eligible to story. Martel wins in hand with a high club, ruffs question was, “Do you play cards?” Pyros said she play in NABC+ events.) the diamond with dummy’s ♣8, and when he did. “Then sit down,” she was told. Other North American championships: $15 attempts to get back to his hand with a heart ruff, Back in Pittsburgh, she was working for (Note: only ACBL members are eligible to Flader’s ♣7 turns into a trick sooner or later. National Cash Register when a co-worker play in these events.) Also of interest: on a double-dummy basis, introduced her to duplicate at a game at the Regional championships: $14 for ACBL Martel could have made 10 tricks for down one downtown YMCA. She played with the man’s members, $16 for all others without a diamond ruff simply by winning and girlfriend the next time and they won. “I was All other events: $13 for ACBL members, $15 running his trump winners, catching East in a red- hooked,” she says. for all others. suit squeeze. The soft-spoken bridge and math teacher was In any event, plus 500 was good for 8.67 born Liberty Zabetakis. She married Andy Pyros in Monitoring IMPs for Flader and Foss. 1964, and they had four children. She had started At this and future North American teaching bridge in her neighborhood, using a book championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ New Life Masters by George Gooden. One day, she saw an ad in the events with visible, real-time cameras. The images Ernie Dalton of Miamisburg OH was on the newspaper for the local community college will be recorded and will be available for later winning team in the Compact Knockout requesting proposals for new classes. official inspection and review. Consolation, earning enough masterpoints to Here was another challenge. “I was new at the By general monitoring of the session and become a Life Master. His partner was his wife, game myself, and I had to work up the nerve to say participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source Judith, and their teammates were Marilyn and I could teach it.” of information that may be useful in determining Wayne O’Connor of Centerville OH. She called the community college and proposed facts and settling issues arising from some types Joan and Tony Viidik of Waterloo ON earned teaching bridge, and they accepted. She has even of ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. their gold cards playing in the semifinal round of written her own teaching manual, entitled “A Bridge This procedure is intended to assure everyone that knockout on Saturday. to Creative Thinking.” the playing field is level and that misbehavior will Her approach encompasses more than just not be tolerated. teaching rules. “I train the mind how to think,” she Bid Box Alerts and says. New pre-Alert/ Although she has not had success so far in Announcements getting bridge into colleges for credit, Pyros isn’t Disclosure forms When using bid boxes, ACBL suggests that discouraged. “I keep at it,” she says. “I love to If your partnership plays special overcalls, you players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the teach.” must fill out a new pre-Alert/Disclosure form and same time. make it available to your opponents when you When making an announcement, use the Table count near 9000 play in events that allow Mid-Chart and Super- announcement word — such as “transfer” — and Chart conventions. Not counting the midnight game, the table tap the Alert strip at the same time. This applies to NABC+, regional or higher count at the 2005 Spring NABC in Pittsburgh A player who Alerts or announces a bid knockout and Flight A Swiss games. Look for the reached 8977 on Saturday. should make sure his opponents are aware that an light blue forms on the table where convention Alert or announcement has been made. cards are available. Daily Bulletin Page 5

Tournament Having fun went to their heads Continued from page 1 were wonderful,” she says, “and I couldn’t have asked for me.” A key to the NABC, she says, was the sponsorship of PNC. Besides being the primary sponsor, PNC’s willingness to help gave impetus for more than 60 other sponsors to join in. Gitchel says Arlene Port and Judy Haffner did a fantastic job of getting local businesses to help pay expenses at the tournament. “Arlene and Judy didn’t know how to take no for an answer,” Gitchel says. Gitchel says she hasn’t played much bridge at the NABC, so she still has some energy left despite the responsibilities of being tournament chair – and it’s a good thing she still has some pep. On Monday, the day after the tournament ends, she goes back to work at the University of Pittsburgh, where she is a research specialist. A thank you District 5 has been the host district for the Susan Davis, Shaleen Baze and Linda Granell show off their bunny ears. 2005 Spring NABC. The district is Linda Granell, Shaleen Baze and Susan Davis want to remind everyone we’re here to have fun.” represented on the ACBL Board of Directors are becoming famous (or perhaps that’s infamous) But her friends Baze and Davis, both from by Sharon Fairchild. She stopped by the Daily for their NABC headgear. Atlanta, have started collecting other headgear just Bulletin office to offer some words of thanks It started with flamingo sunglasses in Orlando. for the three of them—including the ears and devil to the tournament directors and the caddies, Now here they are ready for Easter. And many of horns earlier in the week. “who have done such a great job,” and also you will recall the hundreds of waving shamrocks “Given that the next NABC is in Atlanta, I’m the Memphis ACBL staff and the volunteers in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. quite sure Shaleen and Susan will outdo who have made the NABC such a success. Granell, the ACBL’s marketing director, was themselves,” Granell said. “I’m a bit concerned responsible for the glasses and shamrocks. “I just what they might come up with.” Vanderbilt JACOBY OPEN SWISS TOP QUALIFIERS 1 Perry Johnson, Bloomfield Hls MI; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL; Paul Soloway, Mill Creek WA; Continued from page 1 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 121.00 1 Winthrop Allegaert - Judith Bianco - Aaron Silverstein - Chris Willenken, New York NY 121.00 Berkowitz in a major knockout event. His partner, 3 George Jacobs - Ralph Katz, Hinsdale IL; Lorenzo Lauria - Alfredo Versace, Rome Cohen, now has won all the major ACBL team Italy; Steve Garner - Howard Weinstein, Sarasota FL 112.00 events, including the Grand National Teams and 4 Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Fred Paul, Fort Lee NJ; John Morris, Atlanta GA; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 110.00 the Spingold Knockout Teams. 5 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Mark Feldman, New York NY; Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands; Louk Verhees, Voorhout Netherlands 107.00 6 John Hurd, Charleston SC; Joel Wooldridge, Buffalo NY; Kevin Bathurst, Newbury Convention Park CA; Ron Smith, San Francisco CA; Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY 105.00 6 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Dennis Clerkin, Bloomington IN; Jerry Clerkin, New card reminder Albany IN; Curtis Cheek, Huntsville AL; Joe Grue, New York NY; Bruce Ferguson, Boise ID 105.00 8 John Kranyak, New York NY; Kenneth Kranyak, Bay Village OH; David Grainger, • Each player must have an ACBL convention Etobicoke ON; Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Phillip Becker, Beachwood OH 104.00 card filled out and on the table. Please note that 9 Martin Fleisher, New York NY; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Kit Woolsey, other types of convention cards, such as the WBF Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Kingston NY 103.00 9 Ellen Klosson - Ellen Cherniavsky - Charity Sack, Silver Spring MD; James Geist, Olney MD 103.00 convention card or homemade cards that do not 9 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Aventura FL; Geir Helgemo, Trondheim sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, Ca Norway; Tor Helness, Oslo Norway; Robert Levin, Bronx NY; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 103.00 are not acceptable substitutes. 9 Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; Arch McKellar, Dobbs Ferry NY; Dick Yarington, Seattle WA; Richard Oshlag, Germantown TN 103.00 • Each player is required to have a convention 9 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD; Barbara Shaw - Mark card filled out legibly and on the table throughout Shaw, Laurel MD; Leo LaSota, College Park MD 103.00 a session. Both cards of a partnership must be 9 Richard Coren, Hollywood FL; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA; Michael Moss, New York NY; Antonio Sementa, Parma Italy 103.00 identical and include the first and last names of 15 Jeffrey Miller, Naperville IL; William Wickham, Los Angeles CA; Sangarapil Mohan, Oak Brook IL; each member of the partnership. Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL; Aubrey Strul, Delray Beach FL 99.00 If a director determines that neither player has 15 Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI; Michael D Alioto, Birmingham MI; Frank Sensoli, St Clair Shrs MI; Robert Stayman, New Rochelle NY; Barry Lippitt, Southfield MI 99.00 a substantially completed card, the partnership 17 Jerry Helms - Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; David Butler, Keswick VA 98.00 may play only the Standard American Yellow Card 17 David Yang, Chicago IL; Xiaodong Shi - Nikolay Demirev, Des Plaines IL; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 98.00 and may use only standard carding. This 19 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Robert Gordon - Peter Bisgeier, Northport NY; Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY 97.00 19 Dennis Dawson, Santa Fe NM; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Dan Morse, Houston TX; Bobby restriction may be lifted only at the beginning of a Wolff, Dallas TX; Stephen Landen, Rochester Hills MI; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Powell OH 97.00 subsequent round after convention cards have 21 Cindy Bernstein - Robert Bernstein, Memphis TN; Ron Smith - Linda Smith, Hixson TN 96.00 been properly prepared and approved by the 21 Paul Lewis - Eddie Wold, Las Vegas NV; Danny Sprung, Philadelphia PA; Mike Passell, Plano TX 96.00 23 Ted Gibbs, Rncho Pls Vrd CA; Alan Myerson, Sherman Oaks CA; Phil Schaefer - Nell director. Further, the partnership will receive a 1/6 Schaefer, Los Angeles CA 95.00 board matchpoint penalty for each board played, 23 Jack Mizel, London England; Andrew McIntosh, England; Paul Hackett, Manchester commencing with the next round and continuing M England; John Armstrong, Derbyshire De6 1 England 95.00 23 Roy Welland - Bjorn Fallenius - Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Cezary Balicki, Wroclaw until the restriction is lifted. In IMP team games, Poland; Michael Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice 40-479 Poland 95.00 penalties shall be at the discretion of the director. 26 Ken Cohen - Rich Rothwarf, Philadelphia PA; John Diamond, New York NY; Keith Garber, Massapequa NY 94.00 If the director determines the partnership has 27 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Hemant Lall, Plano at least one substantially completed convention TX; John Fout, New York NY; Ira Chorush, Houston TX; Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA 93.00 28 Lloyd Arvedon, Bedford MA; John McLaughlin, Melrose MA; Anton Tsypkin, Sharon MA; card but has not fully complied with ACBL Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 92.00 regulations, the director may give warnings or 29 Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA; Richard Katz, N Versailles PA; Richard assign such penalties as he deems to be Fleischman, Beachwood OH; Peter Grover, Aurora OH; Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON 91.00 appropriate under the circumstances. 29 Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo 168 Japan; Tadashi Teramoto, Yokohama Japan; Hideki The objective of these warnings and penalties Takano, Tokyo Japan; Mark Teaford - Yasuko Shrenzel, Kihei HI 91.00 is the encouragement of full compliance with 29 John Mohan, Las Vegas NV; Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA; Ellen Anten, Encino CA; Cathy Nathan - Marc Nathan, Thousand Oaks CA 91.00 ACBL regulations. 29 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Hank Youngerman, Williston VT; Daniel Levin, Aurora IL; Christopher Monsour, Arlington Hts IL 91.00 29 Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Diane Walker, Gaithersburg MD; Jesus Arias, New York NY; Igor Savchenko, Brooklyn NY; Brenda Jacobus, Las Vegas NV 91.00 34 Tony Ames - Judy Nassar, Minnetonka MN; Jim Reiman, Mansfield OH; Dick Benson, Le Roy IL; G S Jade Barrett, Vancouver WA; Blair Seidler, Fair Lawn NJ 89.00 34 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Norberto Bocchi, Milano Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Magnus Lindkvist, Hoor Sweden; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden Page 6 Daily Bulletin

FINAL STANDINGS IN THE VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS 78 Teams 25.00 17/32 Ralph Katz - George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Steve 25.00 17/32 Mel Colchamiro - Janet Colchamiro, Merrick NY; 250.00 1 Richard Schwartz, East Elmhurst NY; Michael Garner - Howard Weinstein, Sarasota FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Steve Bloom - Betty Bloom, Duanesburg NY Becker - Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL; David Berkowitz, Old Tappan Lauria, Rome Italy 25.00 17/32 Amos Kaminski - Adrian Schwartz, New York NJ; Andrea Buratti, Genova Italy; Massimo Lanzarotti, Voghera Italy 25.00 17/32 Roy Welland - Bjorn Fallenius - Zia Mahmood, NY; Yeshayahu Levit, Tel-Aviv Israel; Michael Ledeen, Chevy Chase 180.00 2 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Jim Robison - New York NY; Michael Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY; Cezary MD; Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV; Pinhas Romik, Nes Zidna 74120 Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Samuel Balicki, Wroclaw Poland; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice 40-479 Israel Cohen, Lisle IL; Jim Krekorian, New York NY Poland 25.00 17/32 Gavin Wolpert, Thornhill ON; Vincent Demuy, 125.00 3/4 Peter Schneider, La Canada CA; Grant Baze, San 25.00 17/32 Rose Meltzer - Peter Weichsel, Los Gatos CA; Montreal QC; Aaron Silverstein - Chris Willenken - Judith Bianco, Diego CA; Mike Passell, Plano TX; Eddie Wold, Las Vegas NV; Kyle Larsen, San Francisco CA; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Lew New York NY Walid Elahmady - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt Stansby, Castro Valley CA; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 25.00 17/32 Tom Townsend - David Price, London ; David 125.00 3/4 Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA; Richard Coren, 25.00 17/32 Reese Milner, Los Angeles CA; John Mohan - Gold, Reading ; Colin John Simpson, Fulmer Bucks England Hollywood FL; Bryan Maksymetz, Coquitlam BC; Dan Jacob, Jacek Pszczola, Las Vegas NV; Sam Lev, New York NY; Markland 25.00 17/32 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Irina Vancouver BC; Michael Moss, New York NY; Antonio Sementa, Molson, Hollywood FL Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Jill Levin, Bronx NY; Jill Meyers, Santa Parma Italy 25.00 17/32 Bart Bramley - Sidney Lazard, Dallas TX; Mark Monica CA; Debbie Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY; JoAnna Stansby, 80.00 5/8 Nick Nickell, New York NY; Richard Freeman, Feldman, New York NY; Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands; Louk Castro Valley CA Atlanta GA; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Paul Soloway, Mill Creek Verhees, Voorhout Netherlands 25.00 17/32 Ralph Cohen, Memphis TN; Jordan Cohen, WA; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL 25.00 17/32 Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Bob Jones, Thornhill ON; Simon Kantor, Agawam MA; Murray Melton, Las 80.00 5/8 Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Christal Henner- Hypoluxo FL; Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires 102 Argentina; Hector Vegas NV; Armand Barfus, Port St Lucie FL; George Tornay Jr, Palm Welland, New York NY; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Fredrik Camberos, Charlotte NC Beach Gdns FL Nystrom, Stockholm 1124 Sweden; Claudio Nunes - Fulvio Fantoni, 25.00 17/32 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; David Sacks, 25.00 17/32 Barry Rigal - Jeff Aker, New York NY; Bruce Rome Italy Los Angeles CA; Nader Hanna, Willowdale ON; Robert Lebi, Toronto Rogoff, Upper Grandview NY; Joshua Parker, Briarcliff NY; Stephen 80.00 5/8 Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Bobby Wolff, Dallas TX; ON; Jon Baldursson, Hafnarfjordur Iceland; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Sanborn, Poughkeepsie NY; Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY Dan Morse, Houston TX; Stephen Landen, Rochester Hills MI; Pratap Kopavogur Iceland 25.00 17/32 Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo 168 Japan; Tadashi Rajadhyaksha, Powell OH; Dennis Dawson, Santa Fe NM 25.00 17/32 Piotr Tuszynski, Warsaw Poland; Apolinary Teramoto, Yokohama Japan; Hideki Takano, Tokyo Japan; Kazuo K. 80.00 5/8 Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Dennis Clerkin, Kowalski, Warsaw 02 Poland; Farid Assemi, Fresno CA; Edward Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken 213 Japan Bloomington IN; Jerry Clerkin, New Albany IN; Joe Grue, New York Wojewoda, Clovis CA; Waldemar Frukacz, Ottawa ON; Jaroslaw NY; Curtis Cheek, Huntsville AL; Bruce Ferguson, Boise ID Piasecki, Buffalo Grove IL 50.00 9/16 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Aventura FL; Robert Levin, Bronx NY; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY; Geir Helgemo, Trondheim Ca Norway; Tor Helness, Oslo Norway 50.00 9/16 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; Magnus Lindkvist, Hoor Sweden; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Norberto Bocchi, Milano Italy; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV 50.00 9/16 Eric Greco, North Wales PA; Geoff Hampson, Los Angeles CA; Ron Rubin, Miami FL; Russell Ekeblad, Boca They were second in the Raton FL; Brad Moss, New York NY; Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV Vanderbilt Knockout 50.00 9/16 Adam Wildavsky, Jackson Heights NY; Douglas Teams. Standing, Samuel Doub, W Hartford CT; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Ron Gerard, Cohen, Jim Krekorian, White Plains NY; William Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ; Mark Cohen, Drew Casen; seated, John Glen Ridge NJ 50.00 9/16 Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Michael Onstott, Chris Compton, Polowan, New York NY; Yalcin Atabey, Selomigesme Ista Turkey; Jim Robison. Gokhan Yilmaz, Istanbul Turkey 50.00 9/16 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX; Neil Chambers, Schenectady NY; John Schermer, Seattle WA 50.00 9/16 William Pettis, Silver Spring MD; Frederick Allenspach, Ponte Vedra FL; Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA 50.00 9/16 Richard De Martino, Riverside CT; Thomas Smith, Stamford CT; Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Geoffrey Brod - Stephen Earl, Avon CT; John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT

1. Katz 140 32. Mori 163 1. (32) Mori 113 16. Lynch, npc 223 16. Lynch, npc 116 1. (16) Lynch, npc 17. (30) Kaminski 109 Final 8. O’Rourke 193 20 45 59 76 25. (40) Townsend 80 38 58 92 126 8. O’Rourke 114 9. Schneider 151 9. Schneider 147 9. Schneider 1. Schneider (9) 24. (27) Colchamiro (WD) 66 Final 4. Schwartz 222 19 33 93 121 29. (43) Narasimhan 63 37 80 100 138 4. Schwartz 170 4. Schwartz 13. (54) Rigal 114 13. (20) Pavlicek 147 4. Schwartz 20. Pavlicek 148 Final 44 91 125 172 5. Weed, npc 149 8 48 83 109 28. (60) Yoshida 75 5. Weed, npc 91 5. Berg (21) 12. Bramley 114 12 (21) Berg 120 1. Schwartz (4) 21. Berg 117 68 111 144 169 3. Welland 122 18 47 72 125 30. (35) Pettis 128 3. (35) Pettis 68 2. Onstott (23) 3. Eisenberg (19) 14. (44) Cohen 124 14. (19) Eisenberg 94 19. Eisenberg 131 48 97 143 29 56 85 WD 6. Meltzer 77 27. (41) DeMartino 82 6. (41) DeMartino (WD) 76 6. Kamil (11) 3. Eisenberg (19) 11. Kamil 197 11. Kamil 153 22. (25) Dunitz 85 Final 32 39 74 98 7. (17) Wildavsky 146 68 117 135 180 26. Tuszynski 127 7. (17) Wildavsky 78 10. Onstott (23) 2. Onstott (23) 10. Milner 122 10. (23) Onstott 130 23. Onstott 173 Final 52 86 131 163 15. Greco 121 34 52 92 150 18. Kasle (WD) 45 15. Greco 94 2. Nickell 2. Nickell 158 2. Nickell 140 31. Wolpert 96 Daily Bulletin Page 7

STABILE FLIGHT A/X PAIRS 56 Pairs AX 26.85 1 Robb Gordon, Sedona AZ; Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY 781.00 20.14 2 Scott Waldron Jr, Cockeysville MD; John Zilic, Houston TX 764.00 15.10 3 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 757.00 11.33 4 Lee Hastings, St Louis MO; Sheldon Margulis, Saint Louis MO 749.00 8.50 5 Stephen Schneer, Croton Hdsn NY; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 742.50 6.37 6 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Markland Molson, Hollywood FL 740.50 5.69 7 Barry Schaffer, Frisco TX; Colby Vernay, Lacon IL 736.00 14.76 8 1 Norm Gordon, Montreal QC; Allen Reiter, Caesaria Israel 733.50 4.20 9 William Malesevich, Mayville WI; Sun-O Ho, Brookfield WI 731.00 11.07 2 Patricia Rasmus, Hamburg NY; Michael Ryan, Buffalo NY 729.00 8.30 3 Sally Veauthier, Columbiana OH; Vernon De Jong, Sharon PA 706.50 6.23 4 Paul Linxwiler, Memphis TN; Harley Bress, Cordova TN 703.50 4.67 5 Charles Aldenderfer - Peter Aldenderfer, Indianapolis IN 690.00 3.50 6 Shaleen Baze - Susan Davis, Marietta GA 688.50 2.63 7 Shirley Matthews, Lindale TX; Yi-Qun Jin, Sunnyvale CA 683.50

FRIDAY-SUNDAY SIDE GAME SERIES Curtis Cheek and Disa Eythorsdottir 34 Pairs ABC 4.10 1 Kenneth Bergman - Barbara Bergman, Wexford PA 198.00 No culture shock for 3.08 2 1 Liberty Pyros, Pittsburgh PA; Christopher Shaw Jr, Carlinville IL 196.50 2.31 3 Nancy Peterson, Euless TX; Jimmy Reynolds, Arlington TX 194.00 Goddess of the Sword 1.76 4 Matthew Kappel - M Nelson, Long Branch NJ 187.50 It has been more than a decade since a wide- 2.05 5 2 1 Shoshana Romano - Albert Romano, Haifa Israel 187.00 eyed young woman from Iceland arrived in the 1.26 6 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Wayne Burt, Pembroke NH 181.00 United States with one purpose – to play bridge. 1.54 3 Richard La Ponza, Parma OH; Arthur Ehrler, Cleveland OH 166.50 Hjordis Eythorsdottir – known to friends as 1.48 4 2 Barbara Kotton, Beachwood OH; Helene Weiss, Beachnwood OH 160.00 1.11 5 Michael Waters, Dunlap IL; Patrick Moos, Peoria IL 157.00 Disa – is older and wiser now, but her focus is the same. She now earns her living playing the game. SECOND SATURDAY EVE 50/100/300 PRS As long as the milieu is a bridge table and good 22 Pairs competition, she will feel at home. ABC Eythorsdottir – whose first name translates to 2.97 1 Judith Padgug - Robert Padgug, Amherst NY 114.00 2.23 2 1 Marnell McCarthy, W Reading PA; Robert Edwards, Glen Burnie MD 107.50 Goddess of the Sword – was “discovered” by the 1.67 3 Ronald Brown - Ursula Brown, Allison Park PA 100.00 late Ron Andersen, who regularly did vugraph 1.25 4 Patrick Dutson, Cincinnati OH; Judit Bardi, Pittsburgh PA 98.50 shows at European and World Bridge Federation 0.94 5 Joseph Phillips, Queensbury NY; Istvan Bardi, Pittsburgh PA 95.50 tournaments. Eythorsdottir was a member of the 0.70 6 Thomas Kerr - Bunny Kerr, Pittsburgh PA 91.50 Iceland women’s team and was well known across 1.52 2 Henry Bohl Jr - Mary Jane Bohl, Pittsburgh PA 90.50 1.14 3 Ardeth Tichenor, Carnegie PA; Patricia Chiappino, Pittsburgh PA 85.50 the Atlantic. 0.85 4 Michael Lambert - Lisa Lambert, Monroeville PA 83.50 In her words, Andersen “imported” her to the 1.47 5 1 Robert Kay, Cleveland OH; Harry Keagler, Kirtland OH 83.00 U.S. 1.10 2 Scott Hoffer - John Bazzle, Brooklyn NY 82.00 She made a splash almost immediately upon 0.83 3 Dale Gregg, Pittsburgh PA; Michael Zimmerman, Aurora CO 81.00 arriving. At her first NABC, in Cincinnati in 1994, MURRAY GOLDMAN B/C/D PAIR she was a member of the winning squad in the 80 Pairs national Women’s Swiss Teams. She has won BCD several North American championships since then 14.06 1 1 Peter Rice - Judy Rice, Loveland OH 392.02 and she is always high on the list of Barry Crane 10.55 2 Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY; Robert Neuhart, Troy NY 386.53 7.91 3 Steven Grzegorzewski, Meadville PA; Chet Mody, Greenville PA 385.79 Top 500 contenders. 5.93 4 Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX; David Harris, Belleville NJ 381.00 Interestingly, Andersen had recruited 7.84 5 2 1 Sanderson Orr - P Orr, Cincinnati OH 379.85 Eythorsdottir to play with him in an effort to help 5.88 6 3 Gene Miley, Hinsdale IL; Robert Stackhouse, Indianapolis IN 372.81 the late Richard Hunt win the Top 500 in 1994. 3.51 7 Joe Freeman, Flower Mound TX; Betsy Davenny, Harrisburg PA 370.99 Hunt’s main rival that year was the late Bob 4.43 4 2 Andrew Fusco - Andrew Cockburn, Morgantown WV 360.35 3.32 5 3 Kenneth Dye, San Francisco CA; Christopher Galbraith, Concord CA 357.66 Glenn, and one of his supporters was Curtis 3.05 6 Gloria Slacer, Vineland ON; Donna Fettes, Welland ON 356.97 Cheek, now Eythorsdottir’s husband. 2.49 4 Jonathan Siegel - Malcolm Stewart, Washington DC 348.40 “We played against each other all year,” she 2.33 5 Michael Goldman, Rockville MD; William Mendez Jr, Alexandria VA 344.88 says. 1.77 6 John Stonebruker, Indiana PA; Nicholas Bouris, Pittsburgh PA 341.34 All of 1994, says Eythorsdottir, remains a NABC WOMENS SWISS LEADING QUALIFIERS blur. “I came in February and had two or three 1 Jane Marshall - Gene Keidan, Pittsburgh PA; Constance Hoechstetter, Coraopolis weeks off for the rest of the year,” she recalls. PA; Anne Zwack, Allison Park PA 105.00 Ten years ago this August, Cheek and 2 Carol Sanders, Nashville TN; Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL; Darlene Hammond - Eythorsdottir were married in Huntsville AL, Sue Weinstein, Las Vegas NV 104.00 where they still live. They are on the road a lot 3 Suzy Burger, West Bloomfield MI; Carol Kasle, Bloomfield MI; Marilyn Maddox, going to bridge tournaments, but the game is still Pleasant Ridge MI; Susan Parnes, Flint MI 102.00 their passion despite the fact that it’s a job as well. 4 Kathy Baum, Germantown TN; Peg Waller - Cynthia Balderson, Eden Prairie MN; Candace Griffey, Daytona Beach FL; Joan Eaton, Willowdale ON; Carole Miner, “I’m enjoying it more than ever,” she says. Rochester MN 101.00 “There’s always something new, and you learn 4 JoAnn Sprung, Philadelphia PA; Renee Mancuso, Los Angeles CA; Pam Wittes, Venice something every day.” CA; Kathleen Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH; Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX; Karen Allison, Eythorsdottir has been playing with George Las Vegas NV 101.00 Rosenkranz at the Spring NABC. “It’s fun to play 6 Sheri Winestock, Las Vegas NV; Sally Woolsey, Kensington CA; Jenny Ryman, with him because he is intensely competitive,” she Jarfalla Sweden; Jan Martel, Davis CA 99.00 6 Sylvia Moss - Amalya Kearse - Jacqui Mitchell - Gail Greenberg, New York NY; says. Rozanne Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ 99.00 In June, she will travel to Tenerife, Canary 8 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Jill Levin, Islands, for the 2nd European Open Bronx NY; Susan Picus, New York NY; Debbie Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY; JoAnna Championship, where she has a date to play with Stansby, Castro Valley CA 98.00 Jeff Meckstroth in the Mixed Pairs. She says 9 Lynn Baker, Austin TX; Kay Schulle, Purchase NY; Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Meckstroth has had a big influence on her and on Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD; Lynn Deas, Cheek. “He’s our bridge guru,” Eythorsdottir says. Schenectady NY 87.00 10 Claire Tornay, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Terry Michaels, Prairie Village KS; Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Nadine Wood, Silver Spring MD 83.00 10 Maris Zilant, North Miami FL; Susan Fuller - Esther Litmanovic, Miami FL; Nancy Notice to players Kalow, New York NY 83.00 Each player must have an ACBL convention 12 Rhoda Prager, Allentown PA; Frances Dickman, San Jose CA; Jyme Schmieder, Boerne card filled out and on the table. Please note that TX; Nancy Molesworth, Croton Hdsn NY 82.00 13 Lynne Schaefer, Rochester Hills MI; Martha Katz, Hinsdale IL; Ellen Melson, other types of convention cards, such as the WBF Chicago IL; Linda Gordon, Sedona AZ; Cecily Kohler, Washington DC; Leslie convention card or homemade cards that do not Paryzer, Bronx NY 80.00 sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, 14 Marcia Masterson, Sun City AZ; Sharon Jabbour, Boca Raton FL; Carol Pincus, Las are not acceptable substitutes. Vegas NV; Beverly Rosenberg, Sherman Oaks CA 78.00 Page 8 Daily Bulletin

H J HEINZ KNOCKOUT 5TH AVENUE PLACE SWISS Bracket 1 32 Teams 16Teams ABC Steven Norvich, Barrington IL; Ken Gee, Regina SK; Roman Nenov Trendafilov - Kalin Karaivanov, Varna Bulgaria; Michael 6.37 1 Riva Akerman, Whitestone NY; Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY; Levy, Tucson AZ Peter MacCuaig, Danbury CT; Steven Wheeler, Northvale NJ 99.00 vs 4.78 2 Raymond Zekauskas Jr - Carol Pielsticker - Nancy Phillips, Tulsa Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Barry Harper, Regina SK; OK; Mike Aliotta, Oklahoma City OK 89.00 Richard Lesage, Montreal QC; Warren Foss, Omaha NE; Robert 3.58 3 Elaine Wood, Southlake TX; Ingvar Johansson, Orebro Hollow, Madoc ON; Gary Kessler, Springfield IL Sweden; Ross Spiro, Cherry Hill NJ; Steven Brashler, Lockport IL 88.00 Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL; Donald Rumelhart, Ann Arbor 4.10 4 1 Martha Ann Wishnev, Concord CA; Phyllis Silver - Paula Rubin - MI; Michael Huston, Joplin MO; Jim Linhart, Raleigh NC; Fred Morton Rubin, Pittsburgh PA 82.00 Hamilton, Las Vegas NV; Rose Boot, Fresno CA 2.02 5 John Lowe III, Washington DC; Deitrich Ford, Upper Marlboro MD; vs Jackie Thompson, Silver Spring MD; Richard Allison, Fulton MD 80.00 Natalie Hertz - Dan Hertz, Harrison NY; Shou-Ling Wang, 1.51 6 Ruth-Anne Mazer - Allan Mazer, Towson MD; Louise Fontecchio, Bethesda MD; Ronald Spath, Severna Park MD Nashville TN; Janet Appel, Murfreesboro TN 79.00 Bracket 2 3.08 2 Andrea Sheaffer - Marianne Kintner, Lancaster PA; Bonnie Heilig, 16 Teams Leola PA; Carol Paton, Lititz PA 71.00 James Melville, Springfield IL; John Bronson, Scottsdale AZ; 2.58 3 1 George Mansour - Stephen Mansour, Scranton PA; Norman Dressler, Barbara Levinson, Cincinnati OH; Donald Mamula, Mill Creek Kingston PA; Michele Allen, Waite Hill OH 67.00 WA 1.94 4/5 2 Charlene Benedict - Mary Jo Johnson - Flo Tito, Latrobe PA; vs Stephen Becker, Hatfield PA; Mitchell Snyder, Earlington PA; Sarah Wozniak, Pittsburgh PA 64.00 Bob Cole, Bethlehem PA; Barbara Miller, Bangor PA 1.52 4/5 John Bernhard - Catherine Thompson - Mary Louise Tracy, vs Pittsburgh PA; Darlene Mannheimer, Carnegie PA 64.00 Richard Chase, The Villages FL; Sarah Jones-Chambers, Chapel 1.45 3 James Potter, Farmington MI; Ellen Silverest, Brighton MI; Hill NC; Lenore Smart, Columbus OH; Michael Pierce, Cheryl Kreger, Dearborn MI; William Gregg, Livonia MI 62.00 Ostrander OH SECOND SATURDAY AFTERNOON 100/200/300 PAIRS Jay Costello - Donna Steffan, East Amherst NY; Fred Schenker - 28 Pairs Ivor McGloughlin, Pittsburgh PA ABC vs Barbara Doran, Silver Spring MD; Alice Wegman, Bethesda MD; 3.39 1 1 1 Marnell McCarthy, W Reading PA; Robert Edwards, Glen Burnie MD 157.00 Courtney Nelson, Wells VT; Sandra Hammer, Dorset VT 2.54 2 Ronald Mohney - Claudine Mohney, Sedona AZ 154.00 2.10 3 2 P David Chernov - Leah Chernov, Washington DC 153.50 Carolyn Jackson, Sugar Land TX; Hao Ge, Cleveland OH; Alex 1.43 4 Margaret Lere, Mauldin SC; Jean Picone, Pittsburgh PA 151.00 Hong - Shi Yan, Delta BC; Eugene Chan, Burnaby BC; Eurydice 1.70 5 3 2 Ardeth Tichenor, Carnegie PA; Patricia Chiappino, Pittsburgh PA 148.50 Nours, Richmond BC vs 1.18 6 4 Herbert Heller, Pittsburgh PA; Sally Kellar, Willowdale ON 144.00 Claude Tremblay - Muriel Tremblay, Kanata ON; Al French, 1.14 5 3 Edythe Bloom, Unionville CT; Shyam Somani, Bethel Park PA 142.50 North Vancouver BC; Bob Kiggins, New Westminster BC 1.19 6 Jeanne Ingraham - Frank Ingraham, Houston TX 142.00 0.85 4 Sue Pisanelli, Parma OH; Helen Hettle, Johnstown PA 141.50 Bracket 3 0.64 5 Michael Lambert - Lisa Lambert, Monroeville PA 138.50 16 Teams Harold Dietrich, Toronto ON; Gail Lambacher, Oakville ON; SECOND SATURDAY AFTERNOON 5/20/50 PAIRS Tony Viidik - Joan Viidik, Waterloo ON 26 Pairs vs ABC Jayne Fleming - Michael Stahr, Akron OH; Judy Saccogna, Kent 2.42 1 1 Audrey Sherman - Ed Sherman, Zelienople PA 118.00 OH; Susan Bussan, Cuyahoga Fls OH 1.82 2 Bette Jones, Pittsburgh PA; Forrest Umbel, Verona PA 106.50 Dolores Bloom - Sylvia McCauley - William Lippy - Sandra 1.36 3 2 1 Kathryn Pugh - William Pugh, Pittsburgh PA 97.50 Lippy, Warren OH 1.02 4 3 2 Lynn Vietmeier - Maureen Bidaman, Pittsburgh PA 94.50 vs 0.85 5 Gretta Donnick, Pittsburgh PA; Michael Zimmerman, Aurora CO 93.00 Darleen Sweeney, Northville MI; Joan Savage - Elaine Hall, 0.61 6 Margaret Hebtich - Barbara Tillman, Pittsburgh PA 91.50 Canton MI; Carol Sullivan, Westland MI 0.78 4 Terri U’Prichard - John Goetsch, Brigantine NJ 89.00 vs Paul Leopold - Arlene Matusow - Gail Singer - Rochelle Cohen, 0.55 5 Tony Ferroni - Ted Verhagen, Keswick VA 88.50 Potomac MD 0.52 6 3 Richard Jucha - Kathleen Jucha, Moon Twp PA 85.50 0.39 4 J Sky Cappelletti, New York NY; Aaron Rabinowitz, Hudson OH 82.50 Michael Wolf, New York NY; Glenn Young, Alexandria VA; E Dalton - Mark Frueh, Naperville IL FRIDAY-SUNDAY SIDE GAME SERIES vs 66 Pairs Jason Rosenfeld, Potomac MD; Chuck Chang, Evanston IL; Rose ABC Marie Cassmer, Macedonia OH; Irene Toth, Parma OH 6.52 1 Jerry Jackson, Wood Dale IL; William McFall, New Berlin WI 219.00 4.89 2 David Brower, Portland OR; Brian Meyer, Buffalo NY 215.50 FRIDAY-SATURDAY MORNING COMPACT KNOCKOUT 4.55 3 1 Lesley Thomson - Stephen Foster, Toronto ON 214.50 Bracket 1 2.75 4 Mary Alice Shenefiel, Bluffton SC; Gail Hastings, Verona PA 187.00 12 Teams 3.41 5 2 Kalon Kelley, Santa Barbara CA; Tom McCrackin, Carpinteria CA 186.50 12.65 1 Steven Norvich, Barrington IL; Ken Gee, Regina SK; Roman Nenov Trendafilov - Kalin Karaivanov, Varna 2.52 6 Molly Cusano, Hobe Sound FL; John Bridgewater II, Columbus IN 185.00 Bulgaria 2.73 3 1 Stephen Mansour - George Mansour, Scranton PA 179.00 9.49 2 William Braucher, North Billerica MA; Mark 2.05 4 2 Harry Edgos, Pittsburgh PA; Andy Fairweather, Niagara Falls ON 175.00 Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Richard Morgen - Donna Morgen, 1.44 5 Paul Heller, Marietta GA; Larry Lowell Jr, Knoxville TN 173.50 Havertown PA 1.54 6/7 3 Shoshana Romano - Albert Romano, Haifa Israel 172.50 6.96 3 Joyce Sillins - Glenn Eisenstein - Jonathan 1.24 6/7 Richard Petersen - Laverne Petersen, Fort Wayne IN 172.50 Greenspan, New York NY; Larry Sunser, Syracuse NY 5.69 4 Shou-Ling Wang, Bethesda MD; Stephen 1.15 4 Ron Mikulin, Meeting Creek AB; Bryant Town, Edmonton AB 163.50 Czecha, Potomac MD; Tim Crank, Wheaton MD; Fabrice 0.86 5 Wlodzimierz Lopalewski, Romeoville IL; Lech Brzozowski, Chicago IL 161.00 Lecomte, New York NY BILL BAZEMAN OPEN PAIRS Bracket 2 12 Teams 166 Pairs 7.40 1 Curtis Wright, Kingston NS; Michael Rafuse, ABC Charlottetown PE; Nelson Raymond, Bangor ME; Stephen Dyer, 28.69 1 Ronald Zucker, Washington DC; Ted Ying, Laurel MD 403.50 Hudson ME 21.52 2 Richard Taube, Marietta GA; Richard Baum, Baltimore MD 389.50 5.55 2 Thomas Ciconte - Alexis Ciconte, Wilmington 14.12 3/4 Stephen Hosch, Olympia WA; Neil Ballard, Mercer Island WA 382.00 DE; Edward McCrossin - Mary Pat McCrossin, Hockessin DE 4.07 3 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Brady 14.12 3/4 Eileen Paley, Scarsdale NY; Mimi Bieber, Armonk NY 382.00 Hinnegan, Richmond Hill ON; Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX; Sherry 9.08 5 Phyllis Burstein, Cherry Hill NJ; Kassie Munoz, White Plains NY 378.00 Ann Kavaler, New York NY 6.81 6 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Jim Looby, Burbank CA 376.00 3.33 4 Michael Strong - Johanna Strong, Winfield IL; 5.11 7 Patricia Lozano - Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX 375.00 Shaun Presser, Sturtevant WI; Conrad Johnson, Arlington Hgts IL 6.30 8/9 Yefim Shoykhet, Bronxville NY; Felix Schwartz, Brooklyn NY 373.00 3.51 8/9 John Glynn, Annandale VA; Larry O’Maley, Fort Wayne IN 373.00 Bracket 3 13 Teams 14.06 10 1 Ron Fertig, Berkeley CA; Stephen Tu, Milpitas CA 372.00 5.52 1 Dorothy Argentieri, Alfred Station NY; Rana 10.55 2 Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA; C. Buddy Carls, Huntington Bh CA 360.50 Arora - Max Mohan Arora, Bath NY; Barbara McBride, Hornell 7.91 3 Robert C.F. Wang, El Monte CA; Shiu-Ming Huang, San Marino CA 350.96 NY 5.93 4 Allan Becker - Patricia Becker, Southfield MI 341.00 4.14 2 Art Nelson - Jan Nelson, Burnsville MN; 4.45 5 Richard Stearns, Schenectady NY; Robert Stearns, Chevy Chase MD 337.50 Trevor Joike - Rebecca Joike, Rockford IL 3.34 6 Kenneth Eichler, Murrysville PA; Arlene Jacobelli, Jeannette PA 335.50 3.04 3 Michael McDonald, Rochester Hills MI; Stephen Kalstein, Birmingham MI; Janet Rice - Chantal Whitney, 2.50 7 Bert Sheldon, San Antonio TX; P Sitz, Anoka MN 334.38 Cleveland OH 5.69 1 Roger Hendrick, Western Springs IL; George Clark, Chicago IL 326.50 2.48 4 John Fleeman, Worthington OH; Jean 4.27 2 Vladimir Reznik - Stanislaw Kolesnik, Glenview IL 324.00 Lucktenberg, Columbus OH; Carol Scott, Plain City OH; Donald 3.20 3 Michael Boothby, Wenatchee WA; James Berglund, Pasadena CA 322.25 Rose, Dublin OH 2.40 4 David Robert, Seattle WA; James Counsell, Kent WA 320.42 2.00 5 Matthew Dyer - Lorraine Cable, Newton MA 318.50 1.98 6 Ronald Vogel, Peoria IL; Michael Waters, Dunlap IL 315.00 Daily Bulletin Page 9

SECOND SATURDAY SIDE GAME 50 Pairs COMPACT KNOCKOUT CONSOLATION ABC Bracket 1 6 Teams 5.31 1 1 1 Graham Stillman - Paul Stillman, Brantford ON 147.50 5.48 1 Robert Park, Gibsonia PA; Dale Fiebelkorn, 3.98 2 Deborah Kirby - William Kirby, Bowling Green OH 134.50 Norfolk VA; John Kinst, Batavia IL; William Holt, Sewickley PA 3.19 3 2 Richard La Ponza, Parma OH; Arthur Ehrler, Cleveland OH 131.50 4.11 2 Claude Tremblay - Muriel Tremblay, Kanata 2.39 4 3 Audrey Marzolf, Pittsburgh PA; Martin Kumer, Monroeville PA 129.50 ON; Donald Sondergeld, Hubbardton VT; Osvaldo Barreiro, 1.79 5 4 Madeline Kramer - Lessa Finegold, Pittsburgh PA 127.00 Pasadena CA 1.82 6 5 2 John Mattioli, Montgomry Vlg MD; Larry Gomberg, Fairfax VA 126.50 3.01 3 Walter Tauber, Longmeadow MA; Charlotte Anderson, Madison WI; Faith Reddy, Princeton NJ; Betty 1.08 6 Ruth Berkowitz - Dorothy Horowitz, Providence RI 125.50 Vandervort, Cocoa FL 1.37 3 Ryan Daniels - Jennifer Daniels, Vernon Hills IL 120.00 1.03 4 Richard Hobart, Columbus OH; Linda Rice, Worthington OH 115.50 Bracket 2 6 Teams OXFORD DEVELOPMENT FAST PAIRS 4.49 1 Iris Alberts, Pasadena MD; Sharon Hurd, 40 Pairs Severn MD; Diane Lucci, Chester MD; Bess Eastin, Gambrills ABC MD 13.30 1 Alan Stout, Mountain Home AR; Donald Stack, Overland Park KS 581.00 3.37 2 Kenneth Kaufman - J J Armour, Derwood 9.98 2 Dave McClintock, Lexington MA; Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA 557.50 MD; John Mattioli, Montgomry Vlg MD; Larry Gomberg, Fairfax VA 7.48 3 Riva Akerman, Whitestone NY; Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY 527.00 5.61 4 Richard Anderson - Doug Rankin, Regina SK 519.50 Bracket 3 5.06 5 1 Marcella Apter - Irving Wechsler, Pittsburgh PA 516.50 6 Teams 3.16 6 David Idleman, Odenton MD; Linda Smith, Annapolis MD 515.50 3.82 1 Jayne Fleming - Michael Stahr, Akron OH; 3.80 2 Karen Yellin - Stanley Yellin, Bethlehem PA 490.50 Susan Bussan, Cuyahoga Fls OH; Judy Saccogna, Kent OH 2.85 3 Stephen Levine - Judith Last, New York NY 473.00 2.87 2 Mary Knoll, Palatine IL; Marilyn Brown, Wheeling IL; Pat Bacher - Edward Bacher Jr, Powell OH 2.13 4 Steven Brashler, Lockport IL; Edward Bauman, Verona NJ 471.50 2.10 3 Carol Sullivan, Westland MI; Joan Savage - 2.07 5 James Orme, Chesapeake VA; Doris Riley, Norfolk VA 469.50 Elaine Hall, Canton MI; Darleen Sweeney, Northville MI 2.96 1 Charles Coleman - Jane Coleman, Pittsburgh PA 405.50 2.22 2 Shirley Prewitt - Lorraine Little, Fort Worth TX 403.50 WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KNOCKOUT Bracket 1 JEAN ORR SENIOR PAIRS 9 Teams 30 Pairs 23.00 1 Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI; Frank ABC Sensoli, St Clair Shrs MI; William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; 7.00 1 Mike Aliotta, Oklahoma City OK; Carol Pielsticker, Tulsa OK 381.46 Barry Lippitt, Southfield MI; Rick Kaye, Bingham Farms MI; Morrie Kleinplatz, 5.25 2 Joseph Dragoun, Steubenville OH; Robert Beighel, Pittsburgh PA 359.46 Windsor ON 3.94 3 Yas Takeda, Hacienda Hgts CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 356.50 17.25 2 Douglas Ross - Susan Yates, Rochester NY; 2.95 4 Patricia Novak, Mentor OH; Davis Bonner, Chillicothe OH 353.67 Joshua Donn, Woodland Hills CA; Daniel Boye, Syracuse NY 2.52 5 Walter Dedio, Morden MB; John Currie, Halifax NS 352.00 11.50 3/4 Mariko Kakimoto, Newport Coast CA; Ahmed 1.66 6 Alan Resser, Chicago IL; Martin Morris, Wheeling IL 344.50 Sorathia, Chino CA; Martin Morris, Wheeling IL; Alan Resser, 4.50 1 Leonard Rosenbaum, Wilmington DE; John Scott Hiller, Marshall MN 338.50 Chicago IL; Robert Hollow, Madoc ON 11.50 3/4 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Barry 3.38 2 John Jensen, Maysville KY; Suanne Blair, Morehead KY 337.50 Harper, Regina SK; Jack Bryant, Saint Louis MO; Gary Kessler, 2.53 3 Mark Bercuvitz - Judith Bercuvitz, Westmount QC 328.83 Springfield IL; Darrell Keel - Steve Bruno, Peoria AZ 2.37 4 1 Paul Wolf II, Shrewsbury MA; Lawrence Marracino, Pittsburgh PA 324.00 1.76 5 Benjamin Wilkerson, Murrysville PA; Kitty Jo Hellmann, Latrobe PA 322.00 Bracket 2 1.78 6 2 Robert Orlando - Joan Orlando, Bobcaygeon ON 314.96 16 Teams 18.52 1 Andrew Hurd - James Hawkes, Charleston ORLANDO STEPHENSON SIDE SERIES SC; Sarah Jones-Chambers, Chapel Hill NC; Michael Pierce, 187 Players Ostrander OH 8.12 1 Jack Brown, Nepean ON 122.13% 13.89 2 Stephen Fama, Elizabethtown PA; David Charleston, Harrisburg PA; Timothy Smith, Martinsburg WV; 5.33 2/3 Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY 117.67% Ronald Orr, Falling Wtrs WV 5.33 2/3 Robert Neuhart, Troy NY 117.67% 9.26 3/4 Shaun Gallagher - Barbara Gallagher, 4.23 4 Denyse Le Maire, Mickleton NJ 117.65% Highlands Ranch CO; Peggy Ware - Tom Monikowski, Denver 3.48 5 Bud Biswas, Lexington MA 116.92% CO 5.29 6/7 Alan Walters, Cape Porpoise ME 115.00% 9.26 3/4 Robert Hill - Nancy Jones, Anchorage AK; 5.29 6/7 William Atteberry, Clearwater FL 115.00% Jean Monette, Hallandale FL; Ross Spiro, Cherry Hill NJ ORLANDO STEPHENSON SIDE SERIES Bracket 3 34 Pairs 10 Teams ABC 9.95 1 Kevin Dwyer - Dan Dwyer, Lehigh Acres FL; Cheryl Pehoushek, Lewisburg PA; Becky Roberts, Ft Myers FL 4.10 1 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; Daniel Raider, San Mateo CA 104.71 7.46 2 Richard Garlick, Orangeville ON; Linda 3.49 2 1 Juan Castillo, Hollywood FL; Matthew Dyer, Newton MA 102.36 Arthur - Dana Bridges, Mississauga ON; Howard Montemurro, 2.62 3 2 Patricia Braun, Arlington Hts IL; Caroline Cantrell, Memphis TN 99.29 Caledon ON 1.96 4 3 Janet Appel, Murfreesboro TN; Louise Fontecchio, Nashville TN 98.86 4.98 3/4 Robert Von Moss, Gaithersburg MD; Donald 2.27 5 4 1 C Nicholas Tredennick, Butler PA; Kay Jones, The Villages FL 95.85 Jacobs, Silver Spring MD; Janet Berman, Chevy Chase MD; 1.70 6 5 2 Inger Lise Blount, Horseshoe Bay TX; Jeanette Hughes, Marble Shirley Coll, Potomac MD 4.98 3/4 Harold Dietrich, Toronto ON; Gail Lambacher, Falls TX 95.37 Oakville ON; Tony Viidik - Joan Viidik, Waterloo ON 1.28 6 3 Ryan Daniels - Jennifer Daniels, Vernon Hills IL 93.71 0.96 4 Brian English - Eden English, Mableton GA 87.79 GOLDER NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS SATURDAY MORNING 299ER FLIGHT B QUALIFIERS 12 Pairs 1 1133.71 Donald Dalpe - Richard Olanoff ABC 2 1062.74 Joon Pahk - Samuel Ieong 2.26 1 1 1 Marilyn Armon, Centreville VA; Jane Farthing, Clifton VA 68.70 3 1053.76 Hindupuram Sriharsha - Leigh Ives 1.70 2 2 2 Barbara Tillman - Margaret Hebditch, Pittsburgh PA 65.30 4 1036.99 Jerry Cohen - Marielle Brentnall 1.27 3 3 Joseph Secka Sr, Pittsburgh PA; Ralph Croskey, Moon Twp PA 64.40 5 1023.87 Cho-Wei Sit - Thomas Hoi 0.95 4 4 3 Peggy Collier, Fishers IN; Rick Wilhite, Indianapolis IN 63.20 6 1021.26 Patti Stuhlman - Mark Krusemeyer 7 1018.76 Brian Mampe - Brian Meyer FRIDAY NIGHT ZIP SWISS TEAMS 8 996.37 Tom Monikowski - Peggy Ware 18 Teams 9 995.79 Robert Todd - Jim Lyle ABC 10 993.14 Igor Milman - Oleg Rubinchik 4.25 1 Deborah Drury, Vero Beach FL; Nancy Zakim, Kentfield CA; 11 988.24 Gordon Adkins - Karen Kendall Georgene Cronin, Rochester Hills MI; Rose Burke, Bloomfield 12 985.53 Peter Whipple - Jamie Radcliffe Hill MI 101.00 13 983.74 Suresh Agrawal - Bob Scallan 3.19 2 Joshua Donn, Woodland Hills CA; Joon Pahk, Stanford CA; Scott 14 982.80 Kaz Walewski - Andrew Proczkowski Waldron Jr, Cockeysville MD; Justin Lall, Plano TX 87.00 15 979.11 Lech Brzozowski - Wlodzimierz 3.19 3 1 Kathy Pollock, Tonawanda NY; Barry Wilderman, Great Neck NY; Lopalewski Peter Petillo, Arlington MA; Daniel Wilderman, New York NY 86.00 16 964.26 Melissa Mattes - Kyle Mattes 1.79 4 Robert Huber, Minneapolis MN; Richard Newell, Maplewood MN; 17 962.71 Felix Schwartz - Yefim Shoykhet Judy Nassar - Tony Ames, Minnetonka MN; Jeffrey Lehman, Newton 18 960.93 Patricia Lozano - Justin Lall Center MA 80.00 19 947.68 Terry Van Dyke - E Davis 2.39 5 2 Marlene Zinamon, Beachwood OH; Victor Vertes, Cleveland OH; 20 945.43 William Hacker - Dnyanesh Kasture Jennifer Gu, Sunnyvale CA; Nongyu Li, Mountain View CA 75.00 21 939.74 D Byrkett - P Byrkett 1.79 3 Bob Scallan, Dallas TX; Suresh Agrawal, Rowlett TX; Prem Garg, 22 937.40 Romain Jacques - Philippe Ducharme Potomac MD; Shyam Giridharadas, Chevy Chase MD 74.00 23 937.24 Kevin Young - Peter Worby 1.35 4 Matthew Lahut, Nassau NY; Alex Ogan, Cambridge MA; Charlie 24 935.96 Steve Chen - Stephen Tu Garrod, Pittsburgh PA; Noble Shore, College Park MD 66.00 25 935.87 Sylwia McNamara - Michael McNamara 1.97 1 Kirk Elyakin - Marilyn Elyakin, East Windsor NJ; Robert Baker - 26 935.17 Deborah Avery - Martha Leary Melissa Baker, West Harrison NY 60.00 Continued on page 10 Page 10 Daily Bulletin

Continued from page 9 PRESIDENT’S CUP NORTH AMERICAN 19 1017.50 Wanwan Ren - Jeff Ford PAIRS C QUALIFIERS 20/21 1011.00 Stanislaw Kolesnik - Vladimir Reznik 27 931.50 Elizabeth Wachowicz - Zenon 1 1273.50 Jiang Chen - Nongyu Li 20/21 1011.00 Doug Henderson - Vivian Shanafelt Wachowicz 2 1146.00 Richard Collette - Sebastien Lachance 22 1009.50 Inger Lise Blount - Jeanette Hughes 28 931.46 Alex Ogan - Steven Willner 3 1131.50 Edward Westmeyer - Kip Westmeyer 23 1005.00 Karen Green - Rosalyn Silverstein 29 930.26 George Krizel - Vilas Godbole 4 1130.50 Lesley Thomson - Stephen Foster 24 1001.00 Yong Cao - Jingsong Liu 30 928.54 Debnarayan Dhar - Dhirendra Ghosh 5 1090.50 Doug Oman - Peter Minogue 25 997.00 Roland Pineda - Sofia Pineda 31 921.24 Dan Roseberry - Jim Overcasher 6 1088.00 M Charles - Robert Woodham 26 994.50 Steve Meadows - James Fordham 32 920.99 David Robert - James Counsell 7 1087.50 Thomas Stahl - John Heath 27 985.50 Bruce Lieberman - Maxine Goodman 33 918.76 John Seng - Will Engel 8 1085.00 Betty Triliegi - John Dunstan 28 983.00 Carol Vogt - Stephen Locke 34 916.74 Robert Grover - Walter Bell 9 1081.00 Michal Dajwlowski - Andrzej 29 976.00 Donna Holland - Richard Holland 35 912.13 Ed Freeman - Joel Datloff Dajwlowski 30 974.50 Gary Dell - Dan Faulkner 36 912.07 Wes Burgar - Paul Steffanni 10 1070.50 Roger Hendrick - George Clark 31 974.00 Jill Miller - John Spitzer 11 1066.50 Richard Newell - Sherry Hansen 32 971.00 Krishna Saha - Sitaraman 12 1045.50 Kevin Dwyer - Robert Free Sathiamoorthy 13 1038.50 Ron Fertig - Qixiang Sun 33/34 970.50 James Berglund - Victor Wai T Kam 14 1036.00 Margot Hirsch - Barbara Traphagen 33/34 970.50 David Spharler - Gary Henry 15 1035.50 Douglas Jansen - Ted Runstein 35 968.50 Elaine Universal - Brian Universal 16 1028.50 Max Mohan Arora - Rana Arora 36 966.00 Kathy Helber - Penny Barbieri ♠♥♦♣ 17 1022.50 Wendel Archer - Brian Archer 18 1020.50 Tom Willson - Jon Greiman

STABILE FLIGHT A/X PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OO PP EAST-WEST AX AX 1 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 401.50 1 Barry Schaffer, Frisco TX; Colby Vernay, Lacon IL 392.00 2 Scott Waldron Jr, Cockeysville MD; John Zilic, Houston TX 377.00 2 1 Shelly Dunietz, New York NY; Andy Muenz, Glenolden PA 389.00 3 1 Norm Gordon, Montreal QC; Allen Reiter, Caesaria Israel 371.50 3 Robb Gordon, Sedona AZ; Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY 383.50 4 2 Charles Aldenderfer - Peter Aldenderfer, Indianapolis IN 365.50 4 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Markland Molson, Hollywood FL 381.50 5 3 Patricia Rasmus, Hamburg NY; Michael Ryan, Buffalo NY 365.00 5 Julian Heicklen, State College PA; Mary Gorkin, Liverpool NY 359.50 6 4 Paul Linxwiler, Memphis TN; Harley Bress, Cordova TN 361.00 6 2 Donald Averbach - Miklos Gyimesi, Pittsburgh PA 357.50 7 5 Shirley Matthews, Lindale TX; Yi-Qun Jin, Sunnyvale CA 352.00 7 3 Susan Schwartz, Scotch Plains NJ; Ed Hill, Bedminster NJ 356.00 8 6 Norman Williams, Turtle Creek PA; Elio Catalfamo, Pittsburgh PA 348.00 8 4 Shaleen Baze - Susan Davis, Marietta GA 355.50 9/10 Sally Veauthier, Columbiana OH; Vernon De Jong, Sharon PA 343.00 9 Rod Van Wyk, Alton IL; Gary Sawyer, Alto NM 353.50 9/10 William Malesevich, Mayville WI; Sun-O Ho, Brookfield WI 343.00 10 Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD; Ron Haack, New York NY 345.00 11/12 Ram Hira, North Vancouver BC; Estelle Margolin, Rego Park NY 339.00 11 Jim Bachelder, Columbus OH; Joe Quinn, Richmond TX 339.50 11/12 James Klein - Barbara Klein, Pittsburgh PA 339.00 5 Susan Duval, Irvington NY; Betty Fleischer, Ossining NY 336.00 6 Terry Jacobs, Hernando MS; Richard Crosbie, Fstrvl Trvose PA 327.50

FRIDAY-SUNDAY SIDE GAME SERIES SATURDAY EVENING 4TH SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VV EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Liberty Pyros, Pittsburgh PA; Christopher Shaw Jr, Carlinville IL 196.50 1 Kenneth Bergman - Barbara Bergman, Wexford PA 198.00 2 Nancy Peterson, Euless TX; Jimmy Reynolds, Arlington TX 194.00 2 Matthew Kappel - M Nelson, Long Branch NJ 187.50 3 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Wayne Burt, Pembroke NH 181.00 3 1 1 Shoshana Romano - Albert Romano, Haifa Israel 187.00 4 Gail Hastings - James Hastings, Verona PA 176.00 4 Barbara Bates, Westerville OH; Deborah Kirby, Bowling Green OH 171.00 5 Harold Haffner, Pittsburgh PA; Lynn Rafferty, Columbiana OH 167.50 5 Marie Filandro - Peter Filandro, Wilmington DE 168.00 6 2 Richard La Ponza, Parma OH; Arthur Ehrler, Cleveland OH 166.50 6 Molly Fainer, University Heig OH; Dee Weisberg, Cleveland OH 167.00 7 3 1 Barbara Kotton, Beachwood OH; Helene Weiss, Beachnwood OH 160.00 7 Eileen Easterling - James Easterling, Casselberry FL 165.00 2 2 Michael Waters, Dunlap IL; Patrick Moos, Peoria IL 157.00 3 Jennifer Ward, Greensboro NC; Sheila Puz, Kitchener ON 152.00

SECOND SATURDAY EVENING 50/100/300 PAIRS SINGLE SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION X EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Judith Padgug - Robert Padgug, Amherst NY 114.00 1 Ronald Brown - Ursula Brown, Allison Park PA 100.00 2 1 Marnell McCarthy, W Reading PA; Robert Edwards, Glen Burnie MD 107.50 2 Patrick Dutson, Cincinnati OH; Judit Bardi, Pittsburgh PA 98.50 3 Joseph Phillips, Queensbury NY; Istvan Bardi, Pittsburgh PA 95.50 3 Jeanne Ingraham - Frank Ingraham, Houston TX 88.00 4 Thomas Kerr - Bunny Kerr, Pittsburgh PA 91.50 4 1 Ardeth Tichenor, Carnegie PA; Patricia Chiappino, Pittsburgh PA 85.50 2 Henry Bohl Jr - Mary Jane Bohl, Pittsburgh PA 90.50 2 1 Robert Kay, Cleveland OH; Harry Keagler, Kirtland OH 83.00 3 Michael Lambert - Lisa Lambert, Monroeville PA 83.50 1 Bobbie Baylor, West Mifflin PA; Ellen Boyd, W Mifflin PA 65.50 2 Terri U’Prichard - John Goetsch, Brigantine NJ 59.00

MURRAY GOLDMAN B/C/D PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST BC D BCD 1 Joe Freeman, Flower Mound TX; Betsy Davenny, Harrisburg PA 188.74 1 1 1 Kenneth Dye, San Francisco CA; Christopher Galbraith, Concord CA 203.97 2 Robert Fegan - Joanne Fegan, Phoenixville PA 182.29 2 Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY; Robert Neuhart, Troy NY 197.01 3 Lydia Bearden, Lakeway TX; William Henneke, Columbus OH 180.99 3 2 William Heess, Marlborough MA; Merril Hirsh, Washington DC 184.07 4 1 Bert Sheldon, San Antonio TX; P Sitz, Anoka MN 178.88 4 William Atteberry, Clearwater FL; Leelyn Main, St Petersburg FL 173.94 5 2 Gloria Slacer, Vineland ON; Donna Fettes, Welland ON 177.32 5 Kenneth Eichler, Murrysville PA; Arlene Jacobelli, Jeannette PA 172.82 6 3 1 Dorothy Argentieri, Alfred Station NY; Barbara McBride, Hornell NY 176.32 6 3 2 Robert Baker - Melissa Baker, West Harrison NY 166.41 4 Esther Sain - Judith Pierce, Indiana PA 165.12 4 Billie Hedberg, Montgomery AL; Daniel Gubin, Coosada AL 156.81 2 John Stonebruker, Indiana PA; Nicholas Bouris, Pittsburgh PA 164.28 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST BC D BCD 1 1 Gene Miley, Hinsdale IL; Robert Stackhouse, Indianapolis IN 209.25 1 Steven Grzegorzewski, Meadville PA; Chet Mody, Greenville PA 192.12 2 2 1 Andrew Fusco - Andrew Cockburn, Morgantown WV 205.10 2 1 1 Mary Knoll, Palatine IL; Marilyn Brown, Wheeling IL 189.00 3 3 2 Jonathan Siegel - Malcolm Stewart, Washington DC 194.71 3 Eileen Smith - James McCommons, Dallas TX 186.92 4 4 Peter Rice - Judy Rice, Loveland OH 192.12 4 2 Thomas Ciconte - Alexis Ciconte, Wilmington DE 180.69 5 John Brucker, McMurray PA; Bettie McElhaney, Houston PA 183.81 5 3 Paul Wright Jr, Mt Pleasant SC; Rita-Ellen Lehr, Bellevue WA 179.65 6/7 Art Bonneau, Bethel Park PA; Mary Lou D’Altorio, Pittsburgh PA 163.56 6 4 Bill Miller - Stephanie Miller, Hillsborough NJ 177.06 6/7 5 Marilyn Painter - Albert Jennings, Pittsburgh PA 163.56 2 Michael Goldman, Rockville MD; William Mendez Jr, Alexandria VA 165.63 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST BC D BCD 1 Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX; David Harris, Belleville NJ 201.00 1 1 1 Sanderson Orr - P Orr, Cincinnati OH 195.00 2 Jean Monette, Hallandale FL; Robert Hill, Anchorage AK 186.00 2 2 David Morrow, Brooklyn NY; Patricia Wagner, New York NY 173.25 3 1 Nelson Raymond, Bangor ME; Stephen Dyer, Hudson ME 169.50 3 Shirley Eide - Teri Atkinson, Bakersfield CA 171.00 4 2 1 Donna Olson, Plainfield IL; Gladys Ulrich, The Woodlands TX 165.75 4 3 2 Eden English - Brian English, Mableton GA 168.00 3 2 Seth Cohen, New York NY; Jayant Rajgopal, Pittsburgh PA 162.75

MURRAY GOLDMAN B/C/D PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST BC D BCD 1 Robert Levey, Chevy Chase MD; Hope Ellis, Beachwood OH 180.75 1 1 1 Edward McCrossin - Mary Pat McCrossin, Hockessin DE 189.75 2 1 1 Michael Goldman, Rockville MD; William Mendez Jr, Alexandria VA 179.25 2 Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX; David Harris, Belleville NJ 180.00 3 2 Paul Wright Jr, Mt Pleasant SC; Rita-Ellen Lehr, Bellevue WA 172.50 3 Jean Monette, Hallandale FL; Robert Hill, Anchorage AK 178.50 4 3 2 David Griffiths, Bellevue KY; Jennifer Gu, Sunnyvale CA 171.75 4 2 2 Seth Cohen, New York NY; Jayant Rajgopal, Pittsburgh PA 171.00 3 Nelson Raymond, Bangor ME; Stephen Dyer, Hudson ME 165.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST BC D BCD 1 Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY; Robert Neuhart, Troy NY 189.52 1 1 Peter Rice - Judy Rice, Loveland OH 199.90 2 1 Billie Hedberg, Montgomery AL; Daniel Gubin, Coosada AL 186.40 2 John Brucker, McMurray PA; Bettie McElhaney, Houston PA 179.13 3 2 1 Mary Ann Laritz - Lanny Laritz, Holland OH 183.81 3 Kenneth Eichler, Murrysville PA; Arlene Jacobelli, Jeannette PA 178.10 4 3 Dorothy Hendricks, Sistersville WV; Linda Abraham, Wheeling WV 173.42 4 Art Bonneau, Bethel Park PA; Mary Lou D’Altorio, Pittsburgh PA 172.38 5/6 4/5 Conrad Johnson, Arlington Hgts IL; Shaun Presser, Sturtevant WI 168.75 5 2 1 Marilyn Painter - Albert Jennings, Pittsburgh PA 171.87 5/6 4/5 Betty Price, Mahwah NJ; Martha Troxell, Allendale NJ 168.75 6 Sue Golier - Jacquelyn Skirboll, Pittsburgh PA 170.83 2 Lois Huffman, Monroeville PA; Loaettis Di Vittis, Latrobe PA 155.25 3 2 Mary Van Cleve, Toledo OH; Betty Weldon, Temperance MI 169.27 4 Robert Baker - Melissa Baker, West Harrison NY 160.44 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST BC D BCD 1 Steven Grzegorzewski, Meadville PA; Chet Mody, Greenville PA 193.67 1 Robert Fegan - Joanne Fegan, Phoenixville PA 181.21 2 1 1 Sanderson Orr - P Orr, Cincinnati OH 184.85 2 1 Gloria Slacer, Vineland ON; Donna Fettes, Welland ON 179.65 3 Joe Freeman, Flower Mound TX; Betsy Davenny, Harrisburg PA 182.25 3 2 1 David Legal, Pittsburgh PA; Ronald Ambrose, Murrysville PA 179.13 4 2 2 Paul Hattis, Newton MA; Steven Fox, Kensington MD 177.58 4 3 2 John Stonebruker, Indiana PA; Nicholas Bouris, Pittsburgh PA 177.06 5 3 James Drake - Sharon Drake, Pittsburgh PA 173.42 5 Helen Gallena, Greensburg PA; George Kury, Johnstown PA 172.90 6 Edwin Lewis III, Bolton CT; Thomas Hyde, Willimantic CT 172.90 6 4 Esther Sain - Judith Pierce, Indiana PA 170.83 4 Bill Miller - Stephanie Miller, Hillsborough NJ 169.79

SECOND SATURDAY AFTERNOON 100/200/300 PRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION X EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Marnell McCarthy, W Reading PA; Robert Edwards, Glen Burnie MD 157.00 1 1 1 Ardeth Tichenor, Carnegie PA; Patricia Chiappino, Pittsburgh PA 148.50 2 Ronald Mohney - Claudine Mohney, Sedona AZ 154.00 2 2 Jeanne Ingraham - Frank Ingraham, Houston TX 142.00 3 2 P David Chernov - Leah Chernov, Washington DC 153.50 3 3 2 Sue Pisanelli, Parma OH; Helen Hettle, Johnstown PA 141.50 4 Margaret Lere, Mauldin SC; Jean Picone, Pittsburgh PA 151.00 4 4 3 Michael Lambert - Lisa Lambert, Monroeville PA 138.50 5 3 Herbert Heller, Pittsburgh PA; Sally Kellar, Willowdale ON 144.00 5 Kenneth Sagstetter, Dayton OH; Carole Remick, Sarasota FL 138.00 6 4 2 Edythe Bloom, Unionville CT; Shyam Somani, Bethel Park PA 142.50 6 5 Sheila Adamson, Gibsonia PA; Virginia Ogle, Pittsburgh PA 134.00

SECOND SATURDAY AFTERNOON 5/20/50 PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION V EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Bette Jones, Pittsburgh PA; Forrest Umbel, Verona PA 106.50 1 1 Audrey Sherman - Ed Sherman, Zelienople PA 118.00 2 Gretta Donnick, Pittsburgh PA; Michael Zimmerman, Aurora CO 93.00 2 2 1 Kathryn Pugh - William Pugh, Pittsburgh PA 97.50 3 Margaret Hebtich - Barbara Tillman, Pittsburgh PA 91.50 3 3 2 Lynn Vietmeier - Maureen Bidaman, Pittsburgh PA 94.50 4 1 Terri U’Prichard - John Goetsch, Brigantine NJ 89.00 4 Edward Bacher III, Westerville OH; Edward Bacher Jr, Powell OH 91.00 5 2 Tony Ferroni - Ted Verhagen, Keswick VA 88.50 5 4 Alan Seltzer, Wyomissing PA; Larry Gesoff, Pittsburgh PA 84.50 3 1 Richard Jucha - Kathleen Jucha, Moon Twp PA 85.50 3 Bradley Sevcik - Kathleen Sevcik, Youngstown OH 82.00 2 J Sky Cappelletti, New York NY; Aaron Rabinowitz, Hudson OH 82.50 Daily Bulletin Page 11

PRESIDENT’S CUP NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS FLIGHT C 1ST QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS K L EAST-WEST 1 Betty Triliegi, Minneapolis MN; John Dunstan, Bloomington MN 563.50 1 Jiang Chen, San Jose CA; Nongyu Li, Mountain View CA 622.00 2 Edward Westmeyer, Holland OH; Kip Westmeyer, Perrysburg OH 551.00 2 Lesley Thomson - Stephen Foster, Toronto ON 584.50 3 Curtis Wright, Kingston NS; Michael Rafuse, Charlottetown PE 545.50 3 Thomas Stahl, Beavercreek OH; John Heath, Dayton OH 583.00 4 Grace Terborg - Glenn Terborg, Portage MI 534.50 4 Richard Westphal, Sandia Park NM; Jim Johnson, Rio Rancho NM 549.00 5 Gee Gee Walker, Medford OR; Diane McCaskill, Central Point OR 531.00 5 Eleanor Papineau, Marlborough CT; Jose Gaztambide, Farmington CT 543.50 6 M Charles, Irmo SC; Robert Woodham, Bishopville SC 527.50 6 Larry Park - Nancy Park, Marshalltown IA 542.50 7 Gary Dell, Champaign IL; Dan Faulkner, Monticello IL 525.50 7 Margot Hirsch, Arlington TX; Barbara Traphagen, Fort Worth TX 541.00 8 Yong Cao, Redmond WA; Jingsong Liu, Kirkland WA 524.50 8 Karen Green, New York NY; Rosalyn Silverstein, Bronx NY 536.00 9 Richard Newell, Maplewood MN; Sherry Hansen, Minneapolis MN 511.00 9 Douglas Jansen - Ted Runstein, Portland OR 535.00 10 Kirk Elyakin - Marilyn Elyakin, East Windsor NJ 510.00 10 Richard Collette, Salab-de-Vall QC; Sebastien Lachance, L’Ile-Perrot QC 526.50 11 Inger Lise Blount, Horseshoe Bay TX; Jeanette Hughes, Marble Falls TX 508.00 11 James Berglund - Victor Wai T Kam, Pasadena CA 518.50 12 Stephannie Russo - Jenny Hsieh, New York NY 497.50 12 Wanwan Ren - Jeff Ford, Austin TX 517.00 13 Krishna Saha, Overland Park KS; Sitaraman Sathiamoorthy, Olathe KS 495.50 13 Tamah Goad - Rick Goad, Lake Charles LA 506.00 14 Carol Vogt, Boca Raton FL; Stephen Locke, Delray Beach FL 490.50 14 Roger Hendrick, Western Springs IL; George Clark, Chicago IL 502.50 15 Bernie Collins, Estevan SK; Joseph Collins, Ft Lauderdale FL 489.50 15/16 Doug Oman - Peter Minogue, North Bay ON 490.50 15/16 Ron Fertig, Berkeley CA; Qixiang Sun, Mountain View CA 490.50

GOLDER NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS FLIGHT B FIRST QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS M N EAST-WEST 1 Donald Dalpe, Baldwinsville NY; Richard Olanoff, de Witt NY 582.00 1 Joon Pahk - Samuel Ieong, Stanford CA 550.50 2 Brian Mampe, Orchard Park NY; Brian Meyer, Buffalo NY 560.00 2 Gordon Adkins, West Chester OH; Karen Kendall, Middletown OH 536.00 3 Cho-Wei Sit, Watchung NJ; Thomas Hoi, East Brunswick NJ 546.00 3 Suresh Agrawal, Rowlett TX; Bob Scallan, Dallas TX 524.50 4 Patti Stuhlman, Minneapolis MN; Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN 533.50 4 Robert Todd - Jim Lyle, Tallahassee FL 522.00 5 Jerome Kramer - Douglas Kramer, Miami FL 510.50 5 Lech Brzozowski, Chicago IL; Wlodzimierz Lopalewski, Romeoville IL 520.00 6/7 Hindupuram Sriharsha, Orillia ON; Leigh Ives, Barrie ON 507.00 6 Romain Jacques, Gatineau QC; Philippe Ducharme, Chelsea QC 513.50 6/7 Peter Whipple - Jamie Radcliffe, Lincoln NE 507.00 7 Terry Van Dyke, Memphis TN; E Davis, Germantown TN 511.50 8 Felix Schwartz, Brooklyn NY; Yefim Shoykhet, Bronxville NY 492.50 8 Jerry Cohen - Marielle Brentnall, Winnipeg MB 511.00 9 Debnarayan Dhar, Oak Hill VA; Dhirendra Ghosh, Mc Lean VA 492.00 9 Sandra Robson, New Westminster BC; Anne Scott, North Vancouver BC 495.50 10 Clarence Willging, Freeport IL; James Ryan, Janesville WI 491.00 10 Alex Ogan, Cambridge MA; Steven Willner, Needham MA 493.50 11 David Margolin, Rocky Hill CT; Yeong-Long Shiue, Manchester CT 484.25 11 Deborah Avery, Champaign IL; Martha Leary, Urbana IL 491.50 12 David Robert, Seattle WA; James Counsell, Kent WA 481.00 12 Igor Milman - Oleg Rubinchik, Brooklyn NY 486.00 13 Kalon Kelley, Santa Barbara CA; Tom McCrackin, Carpinteria CA 480.50 13 Claude LeBlanc, Dieppe NB; Brian Hannon, Miramichi NB 480.50 14 John Seng, Champaign IL; Will Engel, Freeport IL 474.50 14 George Krizel, Fstrvl Trvose PA; Vilas Godbole, Wallingford PA 476.00 15 Tom Monikowski - Peggy Ware, Denver CO 472.00 15 Dan Lubesnik, Montrose CA; Kenneth Walheim, Tarzana CA 474.00

STABILE A/X PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OO PP EAST-WEST AX AX 1 Lee Hastings, St Louis MO; Sheldon Margulis, Saint Louis MO 414.50 1 Robb Gordon, Sedona AZ; Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY 397.50 2 Stephen Schneer, Croton Hdsn NY; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 403.50 2 William Malesevich, Mayville WI; Sun-O Ho, Brookfield WI 388.00 3 Susan Yates, Rochester NY; Daniel Boye, Syracuse NY 390.50 3 Scott Waldron Jr, Cockeysville MD; John Zilic, Houston TX 387.00 4 1 Bud Biswas, Lexington MA; Jason Chiu, Cambridge MA 375.00 4 1 Patricia Rasmus, Hamburg NY; Michael Ryan, Buffalo NY 364.00 5 Reanette Frobouck, Pittsburgh PA; Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL 364.50 5 2 Sally Veauthier, Columbiana OH; Vernon De Jong, Sharon PA 363.50 6 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Markland Molson, Hollywood FL 359.00 6 3 Norm Gordon, Montreal QC; Allen Reiter, Caesaria Israel 362.00 7 Rod Van Wyk, Alton IL; Gary Sawyer, Alto NM 354.50 7 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Eric Leong, Oakland CA 355.50 8 2 Peter Petillo, Arlington MA; Brian Barrett, Adrian MI 346.00 8 4 Matthew Heuser - Jill Ohlson, Lexington KY 350.00 9 Barry Schaffer, Frisco TX; Colby Vernay, Lacon IL 344.00 9 5 Rose Burke, Bloomfield Hill MI; Georgene Cronin, Rochester Hills MI 345.50 10 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Bernace De- Young, Miami FL 342.50 10 6 Paul Linxwiler, Memphis TN; Harley Bress, Cordova TN 342.50 11 Faye Marino, Greenwich CT; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 338.50 11 Geoffrey Mallette, Port Richey FL; Carole Grob, Alexandria VA 341.00 3 Shirley Matthews, Lindale TX; Yi-Qun Jin, Sunnyvale CA 331.50 4 Susan Duval, Irvington NY; Betty Fleischer, Ossining NY 330.50 5 Ronald Sain - Margaret Pierce, Indiana PA 329.50 6 Connie Pugh, Columbia MO; Thomas Ahmann Sr, Mexico MO 327.00

OXFORD DEVELOPMENT FAST PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS YY ZZ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Alan Stout, Mountain Home AR; Donald Stack, Overland Park KS 284.00 1 Dave McClintock, Lexington MA; Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA 298.00 2 Christine Urbanek - Kathy Pollock, Tonawanda NY 274.00 2 1 Stephen Levine - Judith Last, New York NY 270.00 3 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Martha Marsh, Chicago IL 273.00 3 Theodore Burns, Bremerton WA; Amal Dasgupta, Wilmington DE 264.00 4 Patricia Worthley, Andover MA; Carol Mahoney, Kokomo IN 269.00 4 2 Marcella Apter - Irving Wechsler, Pittsburgh PA 263.00 5 Riva Akerman, Whitestone NY; Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY 255.50 5 David Idleman, Odenton MD; Linda Smith, Annapolis MD 258.50 6 Richard Anderson - Doug Rankin, Regina SK 247.50 6 3 Steven Brashler, Lockport IL; Edward Bauman, Verona NJ 243.50 7 Robert Graves, Greenbelt MD; Donna Graves, Severn MD 241.00 7 Marion Austin - Margaret Trowbridge, Wauseon OH 238.00 8 1 1 Charles Coleman - Jane Coleman, Pittsburgh PA 231.50 8 1 Shirley Prewitt - Lorraine Little, Fort Worth TX 235.00 2 James Orme, Chesapeake VA; Doris Riley, Norfolk VA 224.50 3 Robert Freemon - Lorraine Worsley, Butler PA 222.00

OXFORD DEVELOPMENT FAST PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS YY ZZ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Alexander Bealles, Butler PA; Iola Croner, Ambridge PA 282.50 1 Alan Stout, Mountain Home AR; Donald Stack, Overland Park KS 297.00 2 Joanna Hebermehl, Paris IL; Milt Van Reed, Terre Haute IN 277.00 2 William Northrop, Schoolcraft MI; Robert Houtrow, Delton MI 282.50 3 Riva Akerman, Whitestone NY; Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY 271.50 3 Peter MacCuaig, Danbury CT; Steven Wheeler, Northvale NJ 278.50 4 Gary Jackoway, Newark DE; Randall Berseth, Bear DE 270.00 4 1 Karen Yellin - Stanley Yellin, Bethlehem PA 273.00 5 David Idleman, Odenton MD; Linda Smith, Annapolis MD 257.00 5 Richard Anderson - Doug Rankin, Regina SK 272.00 6 Harry Nuckols - Mary Poplawski, Vestal NY 243.00 6 Dave McClintock, Lexington MA; Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA 259.50 7 1 Doug McQuaid, Lebanon IL; Christopher Shaw Jr, Carlinville IL 241.50 7 Robert Graves, Greenbelt MD; Donna Graves, Severn MD 258.00 8 Rona Levine, New York NY; Jack Wertheimer, Brooklyn NY 235.50 8 2 Marcella Apter - Irving Wechsler, Pittsburgh PA 253.50 2 Steven Brashler, Lockport IL; Edward Bauman, Verona NJ 228.00 3 James Orme, Chesapeake VA; Doris Riley, Norfolk VA 245.00 3 1 Mary Lou Spine, Coraopolis PA; Ruth Nelson, Aliquippa PA 217.50 4 Daniel Simon - Donna Simon, South Bend IN 222.50 1 Charles Wooten, Peach Bottom PA; Bonnie Heilig, Leola PA 204.00 ORLANDO STEVENSON SIDE SERIES SATURDAY MORNING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Patricia Braun, Arlington Hts IL; Caroline Cantrell, Memphis TN 99.29 1 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; Daniel Raider, San Mateo CA 104.71 2 Bud Biswas, Lexington MA; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 94.43 2 1 Juan Castillo, Hollywood FL; Matthew Dyer, Newton MA 102.36 3 2 Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Joseph Collins, Ft Lauderdale FL 91.43 3 2 Robert Neuhart, Troy NY; Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY 91.29 4 Mary Orock, Fort Worth TX; Ahmed Sorathia, Chino CA 89.71 4 Gail Singer - Rochelle Cohen, Potomac MD 88.70 1 Tamah Goad - Rick Goad, Lake Charles LA 70.50 1 Sherry Hansen, Minneapolis MN; Richard Newell, Maplewood MN 81.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Inger Lise Blount, Horseshoe Bay TX; Jeanette Hughes, Marble Falls TX 95.37 1 1 Janet Appel, Murfreesboro TN; Louise Fontecchio, Nashville TN 98.86 2 Benny Libster, Zoran Israel; Ellis Feigenbaum, Petah Tikva 4937 Israel 91.99 2 2 1 C Nicholas Tredennick, Butler PA; Kay Jones, The Villages FL 95.85 3 2 Thomas Grabowski, Hockessin DE; Preston Carlisle, Ogdensburg NY 87.00 3 3 Ryan Daniels - Jennifer Daniels, Vernon Hills IL 93.71

SATURDAY MORNING 299ER SINGLE SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Marilyn Armon, Centreville VA; Jane Farthing, Clifton VA 68.70 1 1 1 Barbara Tillman - Margaret Hebditch, Pittsburgh PA 65.30 2 2 2 Peggy Collier, Fishers IN; Rick Wilhite, Indianapolis IN 63.20 2 2 Joseph Secka Sr, Pittsburgh PA; Ralph Croskey, Moon Twp PA 64.40 2 Cheryl Kreger, Dearborn MI; Ellen Silverest, Brighton MI 59.30 JEAN ORR SENIOR PAIRS SATURDAY MORNING FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION I EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 John Jensen, Maysville KY; Suanne Blair, Morehead KY 199.50 1 Mike Aliotta, Oklahoma City OK; Carol Pielsticker, Tulsa OK 192.96 2 Walter Dedio, Morden MB; John Currie, Halifax NS 183.00 2 1 1 Paul Wolf II, Shrewsbury MA; Lawrence Marracino, Pittsburgh PA 178.00 3 Yas Takeda, Hacienda Hgts CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 181.00 3 Joseph Dragoun, Steubenville OH; Robert Beighel, Pittsburgh PA 169.46 4 Alan Resser, Chicago IL; Martin Morris, Wheeling IL 177.50 4 2 Elsie Broussard, Pittsburgh PA; Bernie Weiss, New Orleans LA 166.79 5/6 Nancy Phillips - Raymond Zekauskas Jr, Tulsa OK 170.50 5 3 Richard Stearns, Schenectady NY; Robert Stearns, Chevy Chase MD 164.50 5/6 2 Benjamin Wilkerson, Murrysville PA; Kitty Jo Hellmann, Latrobe PA 170.50 6 4 Mark Bercuvitz - Judith Bercuvitz, Westmount QC 158.83 3 Leonard Rosenbaum, Wilmington DE; John Scott Hiller, Marshall MN 160.50 4 Bobbie Straker, Pekin IL; Margaret Hansell, Champaign IL 156.50 1 Gloria Kinnaird - Lola Marcus, Columbus OH 119.00

JEAN ORR SENIOR PAIRS SATURDAY AFTERNOON SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION I EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Patricia Novak, Mentor OH; Davis Bonner, Chillicothe OH 197.50 1 Joseph Dragoun, Steubenville OH; Robert Beighel, Pittsburgh PA 190.00 2 Mike Aliotta, Oklahoma City OK; Carol Pielsticker, Tulsa OK 188.50 2 David Meyer - Sara Eisner, Scranton PA 182.50 3 Antonia Okany, Etobicoke ON; Dan McCaw, Toronto ON 181.50 3 1 Leonard Rosenbaum, Wilmington DE; John Scott Hiller, Marshall MN 178.00 4 Walter Dedio, Morden MB; John Currie, Halifax NS 169.00 4 Yas Takeda, Hacienda Hgts CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 175.50 5 Alan Resser, Chicago IL; Martin Morris, Wheeling IL 167.00 5 2 Mark Bercuvitz - Judith Bercuvitz, Westmount QC 170.00 6 Tony Petronella, North Kingstown RI; Douglas Keller, San Francisco CA 164.50 6 3 Doug Stark, Cecil PA; Curtis Bare, Charlottesville VA 165.00 1 1 Gloria Kinnaird - Lola Marcus, Columbus OH 161.50 4 Marjorie Mazer - Corinne Slifkin, Pittsburgh PA 158.00 2 Robert Orlando - Joan Orlando, Bobcaygeon ON 157.50 1/2 Jay Lewis - Vicy Lewis, Verona PA 146.00 3 Benjamin Wilkerson, Murrysville PA; Kitty Jo Hellmann, Latrobe PA 151.50 1/2 Paul Wolf II, Shrewsbury MA; Lawrence Marracino, Pittsburgh PA 146.00 4 Leslie Cassoff, Sewickley PA; Gioacchino Castronovo, Aliquippa PA 150.50

SECOND SATURDAY SIDE GAME THIRD SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Audrey Marzolf, Pittsburgh PA; Martin Kumer, Monroeville PA 129.50 1 1 Janet Wolper - Joan Shapiro, Pittsburgh PA 123.30 2 2 1 John Mattioli, Montgomry Vlg MD; Larry Gomberg, Fairfax VA 126.50 2 2 Philip Fassett, Newburgh IN; Bettie Fassett, Pittsburgh PA 118.50 3 3 Ruth Berkowitz - Dorothy Horowitz, Providence RI 125.50 3 Eileen Easterling - James Easterling, Casselberry FL 114.81 4 4 2 Ryan Daniels - Jennifer Daniels, Vernon Hills IL 120.00 4/5 Craig Zastera, Woodinville WA; Andrew Hoskins, Redmond WA 114.31 5 Jack Bastian, Haddonfield NJ; Marie Trethaway, Cherry Hill NJ 118.50 4/5 Carolyn Sullivan - James Sullivan, Richfield OH 114.31 3 1 Kathleen Mulligan - Daniel McKinley, Pittsburgh PA 113.31 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VV EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Deborah Kirby - William Kirby, Bowling Green OH 134.50 1 1 1 Graham Stillman - Paul Stillman, Brantford ON 147.50 2 1 Richard La Ponza, Parma OH; Arthur Ehrler, Cleveland OH 131.50 2 2 Madeline Kramer - Lessa Finegold, Pittsburgh PA 127.00 3 2 Barbara Kimmel, New York NY; Kerry Kappell, Woodside NY 124.50 3 Janet Garthe, Suttons Bay MI; Joe Barnard, Dublin OH 122.00 4 3 1 Richard Hobart, Columbus OH; Linda Rice, Worthington OH 115.50 4 Elaine Wood, Southlake TX; Ingvar Johansson, Orebro 7 Sweden 115.50 5 Gail Hastings - James Hastings, Verona PA 114.50 5 3 Richard Petersen - Laverne Petersen, Fort Wayne IN 112.50 4 Barbara McLendon - Abbie Cole, New York NY 105.50 4 Matthew O’Connor, Upper Saddle Rv NJ; Brady Hinnegan, Richmond Hill ON 103.50 Page 12 Daily Bulletin

TODAY’S BRIDGE EVENTS See page 2 for other events Anderson Group of Companies Day *Unless otherwise noted, Strati-Flighted Open and Strati-Flighted Senior events are divided: A/X (3000+, 0-3000); separate from B/C/D (1000-1500, 500-1000, 0-500). Strat breaks for Stratified Open and Stratified Senior events are: A (1500+), B (500-1500), C (0-500). **Members whose dues payments are current and Life Masters whose service fee payments are current. Sunday, March 20, 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Other

Grace Moore Stratified Fast Open Pairs* 1-2 Room 315 $14 $16 Finish by 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 20, 10 a.m. & 4 p.m. Golder North American Pairs, Flight B 1-2F Room 317 $15 President’s Cup North American Pairs, Flight C 1-2F Room 317 $15 Leeds Strati-Flighted Swiss Teams A/X* 1-2 3rd Floor Ballroom $14 $16 B/C/D* 1-2 3rd Floor Ballroom $14 $16 Anderson Group Stratified Senior Swiss Teams* 1-2 3rd Floor Ballroom $14 $16 H. J. Heinz Saturday-Sunday Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 3rd Floor Ballroom $14 $16 Friday-Sunday Side Game Series* 5th single session 3rd Floor Ballroom $14 $16 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Room 319 $13 $15 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Room 319 $13 $15 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Room 319 $13 $15 Sunday, March 20, Noon & 7 p.m. Jacoby Open Swiss Teams 1-2F Room 303 $16.50 Machlin Women’s Swiss Teams 1-2F Room 401 $16.50 Sunday, March 20, 4 p.m. Friday-Sunday Side Game Series* 6th single session 3rd Floor Ballroom $14 $16 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Room 319 $13 $15 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Room 319 $13 $15 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Room 319 $13 $13

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