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11,673 Tables Continued on Page 5 Page 2 Saturday, December 1, 2012 Daily Bulletin Saturday, December 1, 2012 Volume 85, Number 9 Daily Bulletin 85th Fall North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Paul Linxwiler Your brain on bridge Zagorin leads By Darbi Padbury The link between playing bridge and exercising the brain Reisinger quals is well known within the bridge community. Now there is a The opening round of the Reisinger Board-a- way to share bridge’s healthy aging secret with the world – Match Teams saw the field of 42 entrants cut to 20 with Dan Zagorin’s team at the front of the pack. through a newly formed partnership between the ACBL and Zagorin, playing with Kevin Bathurst and the Dutch the Alzheimer’s Association. quartet of Bas Drijver, Sjoert Brink, Louk Verhees The Longest Day is the Alzheimer’s Association’s newest and Ricco Van Prooijen, scored 17 wins in the first signature event, and the ACBL is going to be the association’s qualifying session and 18 in the second. premier partner. Held on summer solstice, June 21, 2013, the In second is Jim Mahaffey who scored a huge event is designed for participants to be active from sunrise to 19.5 wins in the first final but only 14 in the second. sunset while raising awareness and funds for the fight against Mahaffey’s lineup is Tony Forrester, Norberto Alzheimer’s. Bocchi, Agustin Madala, Piotr Gawrys and Sam Lev. Bridge clubs across North America will receive special sanctions to hold The Longest Day charity games from 6 a.m. through late into the night. Rigal squad out front in “The importance of social and mental activity on healthy aging can’t be denied,” said Lynne Carey, Keohane N.A. Swiss Relationship Development Director for the Alzheimer’s In a Swiss gambit of sorts, the team captained by Association. “Playing bridge offers the opportunity to do Barry Rigal, drilled in the first round of the Keohane both simultaneously, which is why there is so much synergy North American Swiss Teams, stormed through the between the ACBL and the Alzheimer’s Association.” field over the next seven matches to take the lead The partnership was presented to a focus group of after the first two qualifying sessions. Darbi Padbury, marketing supervisor club managers Wednesday morning. There were multiple The team lost by more than 40 IMPs in the first for the ACBL, with Lynne Carey of the match but gave up fewer than 40 IMPs the rest of Alzheimer’s Association continued on page 6 the day. Rigal is playing with Glenn Milgrim, Roger Lee and Josh Donn. They have a carryover of 86.43 victory points, just ahead of the Claude Vogel squad, Remembering Waggoner which ended the day with 84.29. on World AIDS Day Hall of Fame oversight In the Eighties, there were few places where those who were HIV-positive or suffering from AIDS could go to take their minds off their illness and have a good time. QuickTricks Bridge Club was one such place. Today is World AIDS Day, so it is fitting to recognize a bridge club that has done so much to fight the disease, having lost many members to the illness. Founded by Tadd Waggoner in 1978, QuickTricks was originally located at a Gay Pride Center near City Hall. The club has always welcomed anyone looking for a Monday-night bridge game, continued on page 7 In the listing of new candidates for the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame (class of 2013) published in the Bridge returns to Cuba Thursday edition of the Daily Bulletin, biographical By Frankie Frontaura information on Judi Radin was inadvertently omitted. Radin has won four world championships and 17 Fifty years ago, bridge was not considered a sport in Cuba. North American titles. She is one of North America’s At that time, it was played in the casinos (as was poker), and it top players. was primarily played for money. Even when it was occasionally played in high society homes, it was generally played for money. Diamond takes lead in Then, in 1959, the revolution triumphed, and one of the first things the new government did was to close all the casinos and Player of the Year race forbid the playing of all the games that were played in them. Especially prohibited was any type of betting game. Bridge, of Based on unofficial tallies by the Daily Bulletin course, fell into this category and was persecuted. staff, John Diamond of The years passed and Cuba stayed away from bridge, and Boca Raton FL has moved bridge stayed away from Cuba. into the lead of the 2012 In 1998, I was living in Argentina, playing bridge Player of the Race contest, professionally and teaching. I had founded three bridge clubs in the annual race won by the Buenos Aires and was organizing bridge tours all over the region. player who earns the most Platinum points. I was intrigued to discover that bridge did not exist in Cuba and Diamond was lying continued on page 4 in third place before the start of the San Francisco Attendance through NABC, but with his victory in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Friday evening Pairs with partner Brian Platnick, he has now moved to the top spot with 724.07 Platinum points, awarded 11,673 tables continued on page 5 Page 2 Saturday, December 1, 2012 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Sunday, Dec. 2 Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph Theater presentation. Room: TBA CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss the following free lecture in San Francisco in Golden Gate Ballroom, B2 Level. Saturday, Dec. 1 9:15 a.m. Michael Huston Convention Choices 6:45 P.m. Ellen Kent Slam Bidding for the Minors LATE NIGHT FOOD Late-night treats are available after the evening session in the Yerba Buena foyer, Bottom Level. Saturday, Dec. 1 Fresh fruit smoothies Entertainment Saturday, Dec. 1 Dreams Can Come True Not long ago, beginning bridge player Chuck Wong dreamed of someday performing at a national bridge event singing about the joys and angst of our wonderful game. Come and enjoy the sweet a capella harmonies of his singing group Fusion that melds tunes from pop, doo wop, and musical theater. Join your fellow bridge players to the sing along with bridge songs I Left My Hearts in San Francisco and You Gotta Have Hearts. Follow the trail to the fruit smoothies outside the Golden Gate Ballroom and enjoy. Bidding Box Alerts and Your chance to play in a world championship Announcements When using bidding boxes, the ACBL requires that In September next year, teams from around the he encouraged players to consider making the trip to players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the same world will travel to Bali, Indonesia, to play in the Bali, which he describes as “one of the best places in time. Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup and D’Orsi Seniors the world.” When making an Announcement, use the Bowl. Those teams will have qualified in their home Rona said he traveled to that part of Indonesia for Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap the countries. the first time in 1995. “It was unforgettable,” he said. Alert strip at the same time. The Bali tournament is not limited to qualifiers, “The people are very friendly, and it is a great place A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must however. The World Transnational Open Teams for a holiday.” make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or is open to any players in good standing with their Bali is one of Indonesia’s 33 provinces and is the Announcement has been made. national bridge organizations. For North American country’s largest tourist destination, renowned for players, that is the ACBL. highly developed arts. Many visitors have declared it In World Bridge Federation transnational events, one of the most beautiful spots in the world. Mission Grille teams can be made up of players from any nations, Rona said the Indonesian Bridge Federation has Dinner Buffet Menu and there are no quotas for participation. been very supportive in the organization of the world The WTOT begins about midway through the championships to assure a quality event. The Mission Grille, Marriott second floor, offers the following buffet menu for $19: World Team Championships, starting on Tuesday, Saturday, Dec. 1 Sept. 24, and continuing to the end Asian chopped salad, glass noodle salad with of the tournament on Sunday, Sept. vegetables and peanut dressing, sweet chili chicken, 29. beef and broccoli, steamed rice, stir fried vegetables, The WTOT starts with five chef’s choice of desserts. 10-board matches per day for three days in Swiss format. The top eight finishers will be begin quarterfinal Registration Desk knockout play on Friday, Sept. 27. For the final weekend of the Fall NABC, the Semifinals are on Sept. 28 and the hours for the Registration Desk, located on the final and playoff for the bronze Bottom Level in the Yerba Buena Foyer, are as medal on Sept. 29. follows: At the end of the Swiss Saturday, Dec. 1 qualifying in the WTOT, non- 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. qualifiers will be able to enter the 5 – 7:30 p.m. Nusa Dua Ball Cup (pairs). Sunday, Dec. 2 WBF President Gianarrigo 8 – 10 a.m. Rona has been in San Francisco for No smoking in the Marriott meetings with ACBL officials, and Players are reminded that smoking is prohibited inside the Marriott, including stairwells and emergency exits. Players Masterpoint who are observed smoking inside the building are disclaimer subject to a one-board Scores as reported in the Daily penalty or 12-IMP penalty Bulletin are subject to change at that form of scoring.
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