Saturday, July 30, 2011 Volume 83, Number 9 Daily Bulletin 83rd North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley, Paul Linxwiler and Sue Munday Lall captures Mixed BAM title Spingold semis: The squad captained by Hemant Lall won the Freeman Team Monaco Mixed Board-a-Match Teams by a margin of 2.5 boards. Lall vs. Fleisher, of Dallas TX played with Peggy Kaplan of Minnetonka MN, Petra Nickell vs. Cayne Hamman of Dallas, and Winthrop Four close matches in the quarterfinal round Allegaert and Judith Bianco of of the Spingold Knockout Teams ended in victory New York City. Their two-day for the squads captained by Pierre Zimmerman, total was 35.65. Marty Fleisher, Nick Nickell and Jimmy Cayne. In second with 33.15 was Zimmerman of Team Monaco will take on Fleisher, David Berkowitz (captain) and and Nickell will battle Cayne in the semifinal Lisa Berkowitz of Boca Raton FL, round. Josef Blass of Chapel Hill NC, and Zimmerman defeated the Danish squad led by Anna Sarniak, Marcin Lesniewski Gregers Bjarnarson in the quarterfinal 175-125. and Ewa Harasimowicz of Nickell came from behind in the third quarter to Zakopane, Poland. defeat Roy Welland’s team 146-137. Cayne beat The Lall squad qualified tied Carolyn Lynch’s squad 138-85. Fleisher emerged The Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match Team champs: (front) Peggy for second place. They won 33.5 from a small third-quarter deficit to defeat Team Kaplan, Petra Hamman and Judith Bianco; (back) Hemant Lall Iceland 146-133. continued on page 5 and Winthrop Allegaert. Fast and steady wins the race Donner meets John Diamond, and Geoff Hampson, kept Lewis in the pedal to the metal to win the NABC+ Fast Pairs Friday. They turned in consistently first-rate Mini-Spin I final games—60%, 63%, 69% and 54%—to win the The squads led by Gary Donner and John event by almost a full board. Lewis triumphed in the semifinal round of the The 60-percent game turned in by Robert Mini-Spingold I 0-5000 KO Teams to advance to McCaw of Sudbury MA and Lewis Gamerman of today’s final bracket. Westwood MA was good enough to move them Donner, playing with Deborah Murphy, Lauren up from fifth after the first final session to second Friedman and Larry Lerner, defeated the team place. captained by Sally Hill 104-29 in three quarters of The winner’s circle is a familiar place for play. Hill’s roster: Jerome Weiss, John D’Errico Diamond, Boca Raton FL, and Hampson, Las and Gary DeWitt. Vegas NV. Both have won multiple NABC titles. In the other bracket, Lewis played with David Hampson won the NABC+ Fast Pairs in 2007 Sokolow, Howard Einberg, Maris Zilant, Susan playing with Bobby Levin; Diamond had a second Fuller and Saul Gross. Lewis defeated Bob Lyon’s place finish in 2008. NABC+ Fast Pairs winners Geoff Hampson and squad 159-129. Playing for the Lyon team were Diamond and Hampson were members of John Diamond. Brad Bartol, Matt Cory and Zach Brescoll. the Rosenblum Cup Teams from the Philadelphia score was 2238 06 on a 64 top. McCaw and World Championships in 2010. Gamerman were sitting in ninth place at the start of The winners entered the final day in second the second day; their final score was 2182.29. Youth bridge place with a 170.34 point carryover; their final schedule changes The World Bridge Federation has made Chen wins big in major changes to the 2012 World Youth Bridge Team Championships, previously scheduled for the World Mind Sports Games in England in Mini-Spin 0-1500 August 2012. The team captained Both the dates and the location for the Damiani by Yuan Chen pounded Cup (for players 20 and younger) and the Patiño Jean La Traverse’s squad Cup (25 and younger) have been changed. in the first half of the These competitions will be held July 25–Aug. 0-1500 Mini-Spingold II 4, 2012, in Cuba. Although general tourist travel to KO Teams to generate a Cuba from the United States is not allowed by the lead that even the most U.S., there are exceptions, including exceptions for resilient of opponents competitions such as this bridge event. would be hard-pressed to The United States Bridge Federation overcome. is working with the U.S. State Department to learn Chen was up 53-1 more and to get approval for U.S. bridge teams to after the first quarter and attend the Youth Team Championships. 102 to 24 at the half. The USBF will not set firm dates for entering Second-half scoring the trials for these events until the details are was even--not what La continued on page 5 Traverse needed to gain ground. The final score 0-1500 Mini-Spingold champs: Kaiyu Qian, Sam Yu, Yuan Chen and Youth NABC Wenbo Zhang. continued on page 5 For news and results of the Youth NABC, please see the special Youth Attendance:12,367 tables NABC insert. Page 2 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Saturday, July 30 Sunday, July 31 4:30 pm Youth NABC reception. Room: Essex Ballroom 11-11 pm Vugraph. Room: TBA. (Sheraton). CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures in Toronto from expert players in the Dominion Ballroom (Sheraton). Saturday, July 30 9:15 a.m. Jim Priebe Matchpoint Defense 6:45 p.m. Jeff Roman The Difference Between Pairs and Teams LATE NIGHT FOOD Saturday, July 30 Pad Thai noodles Restaurant finder Check Cashing and Electronic Device Policy If you have a smart phone, finding a restaurant The electronic device policy is revised as can be very easy for you. Simply open your Bridge Bucks at the follows: browser and go to www.toronto.com/mobilerest. Toronto NABC 1. For all NABC+ rated events at NABCs: aspx. Entry fees are payable in U.S. or Canadian Electronic devices, including but not limited to, You can enter the name of a restaurant and funds. Change will be given in the currency phones, cameras, PDAs, and others capable of get walking directions from where you are to the tendered whenever possible. sending or receiving electronic communication are establishment. Small change will be given excluded from the playing areas during any session The Toronto NABC web site also features a in Canadian funds. of play. This does not apply to health-related full schedule of tournament events. Canadian checks for the equipment. exact amount of entry and 2. For all events at an NABC other Lost and found U.S. checks for the exact than a NABC+ rated event: Except for The Lost and Found station for events at the amount of entry will be accepted at the entry sale. health-related equipment, or by permission of the Royal York is located in the Algonquin Room at the U.S. checks for amounts greater than entry Director-in-Charge of the tournament, cell phones, Royal York on the Mezzanine Level. Found items (and less than the allowable daily limit) will be audible pagers or similar equipment may not be include car keys, reading glasses, a makeup purse cashed for Canadian funds at the current exchange operated or operable in any manner in the playing and a bracelet. rate. Bridge Bucks will be sold for $20 U.S. area during a session of play. Any such equipment Dining specials The current exchange rate will be used when must not be visible during the session. Sponsoring purchasing Bridge Bucks with Canadian funds. organizations of other ACBL-sanctioned events are at the Sheraton U.S. currency will not be exchanged for encouraged to adopt a similar policy. Bistro Canadian currency, neither at the check cashing 3. These restrictions in numbers 1 and 2 above 25% discount for breakfast buffet desk nor at the entry sale. apply to all pairs, team members, captains, coaches, Traders The check cashing desk will be at the Royal play recorders (except those designated by ACBL) Featuring the $9.99 lunch York on the Mezzanine Level on Saturday, and kibitzers and are in force throughout any actual Keith’s Indian Pale Ale: 2 Pints for $12.00 July 30, from noon to 1 p.m. Checks are only playing session or segment of play. Buckets of beers (4 domestic bottles): $19.99 accepted during check cashing hours. 4. A violation of any of the restrictions in numbers 1 and 2 above will result in a disciplinary penalty of one full board (12 IMPs at that form Notice to players Shuttle pickup changes of scoring) for the first offense. A second offense Each player must have an will result in disqualification from the event for the ACBL convention card filled out at Royal York pair/team. Kibitzers violating this policy will be and on the table. Please note that Due to the Caribana removed from the playing area for the remainder of other types of convention cards, Parade this weekend, shuttle the session. such as the WBF convention card or homemade pick-up for guests at the Royal cards that do not sufficiently resemble the ACBL York will move to the Front convention card, are not acceptable substitutes. Street entrance. New Life Master News Shuttles are provided between the Sheraton Centre and Fairmont Royal York. Saturday Convention card reminder One shuttle will run continuously between the Teammates Jan Woolfrey and Selwyn Each player is required to have a convention hotels from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Additionally, a second Kossuth of Mississauga ON earned their gold card filled out legibly and on the table throughout shuttle will run during these times: 9:30 a.m.