 Saturday, December 5, 2009 Volume 82, Number 9 Daily Bulletin

82nd Fall North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Dave Smith Hubert, Campbell honored Aljure and Castillo by tournament director peers claim 99er Pairs Malvina Aljure of Colombia and Elsa Castillo Olin Hubert and Scott of Wilton Manors FL put together two 60% Campbell, two popular sessions to claim the National 99er Pairs. They tournament directors from scored 101.75 in the fi rst session (84 was average) different nearly opposite ends and 103.5 in the second. Their fi nal score of 205.29 of the country, have been was 8.72 matchpoints ahead of second place. The honored by their peers in winners were unavailable for a photo. the Professional Tournament Bruce and Barbara Hanson of San Diego CA Directors Association. were second. Campbell, of Sun City The National 99ers Pairs is a one-day, two- CA, received the Fred Friendly session event for players with fewer than 100 Award, named for the late TD . There were 20 tables in play. Last Paul “Fred Friendly” Stehly, year’s winners were high school seniors Stephen so called because of his skill in Drodge and Andrew Rodriguez. dealing with players. Hubert, an associate national director who TDs Olin Hubert and Scott Campbell. Diamond has slim lead lives in Atlanta, received acknowledgement for his in his home town when he isn’t directing at ACBL in Teams outstanding professionalism. tournaments. Entering today’s play in the Reisinger - Campbell has been a full-time TD for nearly Patty Johnson of the PTDA said Scott was a-Match Teams, the squad captained by John three years after a 25-year career in the banking an easy choice for the Fred Friendly Award. “He Diamond is leading the fi eld by less than half a business, followed by ownership of a motel in always has a smile on his face,” Johnson said, board. Nevada. He now owns and operates a bridge club continued on page 9 Twenty teams of the original 42 made it through the fi rst two qualifying sessions and will play two semifi nal rounds today to reduce the fi eld for Sunday’s two fi nal sessions. Diamond, of Boca Raton FL, earned a carryover of 11.83 after the fi rst two sessions. He is playing with Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Fred Gitelman and Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Brad Moss, San Anselmo CA, and Eric Greco, Philadelphia PA. Only .45 boards behind are fi ve of the six players who won the event last year in Boston: Nick Nickell, who is playing with Ralph Katz in place of the late Dick Freeman; Bob Hamman, Zia Mahmood, Jeff Meckstroth and Eric Rodwell. In third, nearly a board behind the leaders, are Rose Meltzer, Kyle Larsen, Alan Sontag, David Berkowitz, Geir Helgemo and Tor Helness. Arvedon squad leads In Keohane Swiss The team captained by Lloyd Arvedon will Tournament Directors Gary Zeiger and John Ashton show off their floral shirts for Hawaii Day on enter play today in the Keohane North American Friday. For other photos, see page 20. Swiss Teams with a carryover of 30 victory points, 2.2 VPs ahead of second. Arvedon, of Bedford MA, is playing with John World Bridge Series Championships Stiefel, Wethersfi eld CT; JoAnna Stansby, Dublin CA, and Peter Friedland, Cupertino CA. set for Philadelphia next fall Right behind them are Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV; Philadelphia will be the bridge capital of the The host hotel for the tournament is the Cezary Balicki and Adam Zmudzinski, Poland, world next October as the city welcomes players Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. There are other and Russians Andrew Gromov and Aleksander from across the globe in a 16-day tournament that hotels nearby, including the Courtyard by Marriott, Dubinin. will feature something for just about everyone. less than half a block from the headquarters hotel, Tied for third are teams captained by Dennis It’s the World Bridge Series Championships, and the Hilton Garden Inn, a block and a half away. Dawson and David Maidman, both with 25.61. organized by the and Play for the world events will be at the including an impressive variety of games. It runs Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. Regional from Oct. 1 to 16. championships will be played at the spacious, Goodwill message Additionally, an ACBL regional tournament modern Pennsylvania Convention Center. Here’s a reminder that the will be played concurrently with the world All events will be transnational, meaning preferred way to call a tournament championships. The regional will award WBF director is to raise your hand and say, continued on page 6 masterpoints in addition to the usual ACBL awards. “Director, please.” Keep your hand up, also, so the Attendance director will know where to fi nd you. Aileen Osofsky, Chairman 11,462 tables National Goodwill Committee Page 2 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Sunday, Dec. 6 1 - 6:30 p.m. . Room: Randle Ballroom, Fourth fl oor. 8 p.m. til Vugraph. Room: Randle Ballroom, Fourth fl oor. CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Be sure to hear these free expert lectures at the San Diego NABC. They are held in the Manchester Ballroom GHI. Saturday, Dec. 5 9:45 am Kitty Cooper Opening Leads 6:45 pm Jeff Roman Differences between Pairs & Teams ENTERTAINMENT/FOOD Saturday: Ice cream bars at10:30 p.m. -- Fourth fl oor Randle Ballroom. Sunday: Potato Soup, noon to 1:30 p.m. Sunday: Cookies 5 p.m.

Sunday, Dec 6 11 a.m.- conclusion Vugraph: Final of Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams Admission: Free (refreshments) Room: Randle Ballroom, Fourth fl oor.

Don’t play too fast Playing bridge with a star Monitoring At this and future North American G. Margie Gwozdzinsky found a nice play on Three players from the Intermediate- Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ this deal from the Helen Sobel Smith Life Master Newcomer game are in for a treat. They will play events with visible, real-time cameras. The images Women’s Pairs. Her partner was Kathy Sulgrove. one round with Eddie Kantar in the Strati-Flighted will be recorded and will be available for later Dlr: South  10 7 Swiss Teams Sunday. The winners, who were offi cial inspection and review. Vul: None  J 10 8 6 5 4 selected by a drawing, are Chrissy and Bob Fried By general monitoring of the session and  10 4 3 2 of Delmar CA and Robin Rodger of San Diego. participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source . Q Kantar is a world champion and highly- of information that may be useful in determining  K J 6 3  Q 9 8 5 regarded bridge author. He write a monthly column facts and settling issues arising from some types  K 7  A Q 9 in the Bridge Bulletin. of ethical and behavioral complaints or actions.  6  K Q 9 7 Please summon a director if a problem occurs at . J 10 9 6 4 3 . A 5 the table.  A 4 2 Slow Play This procedure is intended to assure everyone Slow play, as opposed to careful or thoughtful  3 2 that the playing fi eld is level and that misbehavior play, is discourteous to your opponents -- and to all  A J 8 5 will not be tolerated. . K 8 7 2 other competitors as well. Players and pairs who West North East South take more than their allotted time are subject to Koneru is new Grand LM Sulgrove Gwozdzinsky penalty. Venkatrao Koneru has advanced to Grand Life 1 In general, pairs who are rarely late will be Master, a rank requiring 10,000 masterpoints and a Pass 1 1NT Pass warned while pairs who are habitually tardy and/or win in an NABC+ event. Koneru won the Keohane 2. 2 2 Pass pay no attention to time limits will be penalized. North American Swiss Teams in 2004. He is retired 4 All Pass from the U.S Air Force and lives in San Antonio South led a low spade to the 3, 10 and queen. Child care available TX. Gwozdzinsky played three rounds of hearts, Child care is available during the Fall NABC intending to discard dummy’s diamond loser, but from noon to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight. South ruffed the third round. What would you do? Activities include swimming, art and bridge lessons Most players would overruff without giving it (noon to 12:30 p.m.). There will be a pizza party much thought, but Gwozdzinsky considered it more on Thursday. For more information, contact Donna deeply. She decided to go ahead with her original Compton in Room 631 at the Manchester Grand plan and discard a heart. South cashed the A, but Hyatt. now what? Anything she led would help declarer. Because the .Q is singleton, Deep says that 4 can always be made, but on a different Great discounts for local layout, Gwozdzinsky’s play might be the only way restaurants in your to make the contract. tournament schedule guide. Daily Bulletin Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS By Marti Ronemus Back then they held an Dear New Players: individual game on the fi rst I’m always interested to hear how people day and you didn’t need a fi nd their way to our Alternative Universe. One partner. The way it is set little story shows that up is this: You and three Fate is real. Bridge has other people are assigned some outstanding “top a table, you shuffl e and athletes,” and one of deal, hastily try to decide these is Zia Mahmood. on what conventions you He gives a wonderful are playing (not a problem lecture that you should – I didn’t know any), catch if you can: “1700 play with your assigned is Just Another Number.” partner, then West, South When Zia was 24, he and East rotate around the had returned to Pakistan from living in London table so everyone has a and became interested in a young woman he different partner. You do knew only slightly. Finally she agreed to meet this one more time and him, but the bad news was the venue was a bridge then everyone leaves the party. He had, of course, told his date that he table and moves to four could play. different tables and repeats To avoid disaster, he dove into Alfred the process. So even if you Sheinwold’s 5 Weeks to Winning Bridge for do badly with a partner, he three days, and to his surprise, found the doesn’t have to play with book interesting. Of course, he performed you again. Perfect! How embarrassingly badly at the party – but became hard can it be?! has suffi ciently intrigued by the game that his always been one of my attention was diverted from the girl, and that mottos. And it wasn’t. It was almost the last he saw of her! He plunged was great! At least for me. into bridge and today is one of the world’s fi nest “I was breathless at the players. sight of what seemed like His strong feeling is that age really doesn’t 1000 bridge tables on the matter when you begin to learn bridge. The three convention fl oor. Wow! most important talents are a logical and clear- There was a pounding in thinking mind, card sense, and a positive mental my ears, my heart was attitude. Ideally, a mixture of Solomon, Nick the beating erratically, but I evening. A triumph!” Greek and Muhammad Ali! You can read more cheerfully took my place. Things seemed to go I remember back to my fi rst NABC at about his adventures in and lots all right to me, except for one partner who got Lancaster. As we waited to start it, everyone of bridge also in his wonderful book Bridge My angry. I doubled 3, thinking she could take it was nervous, like horses before a race. I guess Way. out or leave it in. Unfortunately, she wasn’t aware something was amiss at the director’s desk Now, this doesn’t mean that if you aren’t of my inner thoughts and they made it. because they left us at the starting gate for what logical and clear-thinking, you can’t play bridge, “ ‘Why did you double?’ she raged. seemed like an eternity. Finally, my left-hand by the way. I know dozens of people lacking “ ‘I thought you would take it out if you opponent, a very nice lady, blurted out, “If a those qualities who have great fun at bridge every couldn’t stand it,’ I explained. nuclear bomb were to hit now and bury us all, the day. “ ‘I didn’t know we were playing responsive archeologists digging us up in a thousand years Enough of great players and back to us. A doubles!’ she yelled. would wonder what activity we were engaged in very good friend of mine told me about how “Oh my gosh, I didn’t know what that was. and probably decide this was a penal colony and she got into the game. “It happened that I fi rst “ ‘I thought everybody played responsive this was a form of torturous punishment!” discovered tournament bridge because an NABC doubles!’ I replied. So there you have it. Stories about what was held down at the Sheraton in Washington “I was disappointed to see I was bottom of brought us to this minute. I’d love to hear how DC. No one from my neighborhood would go section that afternoon (I thought I’d played very you wandered into this universe. Let me know at with me, but I was excited and went alone. well), but I raised that to just below average that [email protected]

promises at least four cards in Intermediate-Newcomer Top 100 Thinking bridge each of the unbid suits, more often than not 4-5 By Eddie Kantar (IN masterpoint list through Friday morning) in the unbids (four in the unbid major, fi ve in the 1 22.28 John White, Lincoln CA Dlr: North  K 4 3 2 unbid minor). 2 22.28 Lynne White, Lincoln CA Vul: None  K J 7 6 Defensive commentary: If dummy plays 3 19.32 Jane Dadant, Orange CA  J 10 5 low at trick one, East plays the .9, the lowest 4 16.78 Andy Dadant, Orange CA . 10 3 equal. If the 10 is played, East covers with the 5 14.89 Keith Dawson, Chatham ON  Q 9  J 10 8 6 jack, again the lower equal. If declarer ducks the fi rst trick, with two cards remaining, East returns 6 14.46 John Nicholson, San Diego CA  10 4 3  Q 9 5 7 14.33 Robert Dodd, Atlanta GA  K 7 6  A 8 2 the .Q, the higher card. Under the queen, West plays the .2, his lowest club showing exactly 8 14.33 Anne Ballard, Atlanta GA . K 8 7 5 2 . Q J 9 fi ve clubs. 9 14.03 Jo Hammett, Corinth TX  A 7 5 Play commentary: As South, after winning 10 14.03 Virginia Boudreau, Flower  A 8 2 the third club, you should know from the way Mound TX  Q 9 4 3 both East and West are playing clubs that West 11 13.49 Paul Mershon, Santa Barbara CA . A 6 4 remains with two winning clubs. In addition, the 12 13.29 Robert Houghton, Fair Oaks CA defenders have the A K or a total of six sure 13 13.29 Robert Locke, Sacramento CA West North East South tricks when next on lead. You, on the other hand, 14 12.80 Josephine Willis, San Diego CA Pass Pass 1 have fi ve sure tricks, the ace-kings of both majors 15 12.80 James Willis, San Diego CA Pass 1 Pass 1NT and the .A. You need two extra tricks and your 16 12.24 Joanne Dawson, Chatham ON All Pass best bet is to go after them in diamonds, a suit 17 11.81 Anyemarie Weaver, San where you have to lose two tricks anyway. Drive : .5. Antonio TX out the A and K, let them take their clubs, Bidding commentary: With 4-4 in the 18 11.81 Dee Baker, San Antonio TX but you make your contract. If you take the heart majors, the proper response to a minor-suit 19 10.66 John Naber, Somerville MA fi nesse and it loses you not only lose the six opening bid is 1. With 5-5 in the majors, the 20 10.66 Sandra Naber, Victoria BC aforementioned tricks, but the Q as well. The proper response is 1. Opener’s 1NT rebid is 21 10.55 Michael Campbell, Dana Point CA heart fi nesse is not necessary. It is important to automatic with this distribution. East has the 22 10.55 Paul Hinman, Dana Point CA grasp the concept of establishing tricks in a suit points to make a passed-hand takeout double 23 10.13 Charles Luke, del Mar CA or in suits that have inevitable losers so as not to (9-11), but not the right distribution. When the continued on page 7 opponents have bid two suits, a passed-hand increase their trick count. Page 4 Daily Bulletin

comfort as the defenders cannot set up their hearts ACBL joins Close, but no cigar without giving declarer a ninth trick and otherwise By Mark Horton Facebook, Twitter declarer can simply play on clubs. Sooner or later ACBL members can now discuss their favorite the defenders will have to present him with a trick Bulgaria surprised no one by taking the bronze game on Facebook and Twitter, the popular social in either spades, hearts or clubs. medal at the Sao Paulo . They have media web sites. Players can enjoy conversations However, with his extreme distribution East a small but extremely talented bridge population on these free forums, allowing participants to meet can hardly be blamed for bidding on, and 5 is a and three of their very best found themselves in other bridge enthusiasts from around the world, get decent spot for East-West. opposition in the fi nal of one of the Bracketed KO the inside scoop on bridge news and events, and What should South lead? events. even leave messages for the ACBL staff. Valio Kovachev reasoned like this: “This provides a space for players to talk to A spade was out of the question as that could This was one of the deals they faced: each other and us,” said Vicki Campbell, ACBL’s only help declarer. Dlr: North  K J 10 5 marketing director. A heart was unlikely to achieve much as Vul: Both  Q 4 2 To become a fan of the ACBL on Facebook, go dummy surely had an excellent holding in that suit  A 10 to the ACBL home page and click the “Find us on and in any case declarer was likely to be short in . K 7 5 4 Facebook” button. the suit.  –  A Q 9 8 7 2 To follow the ACBL on Twitter, go to www. A might work out (in this case it is the  A K 9 3  – twitter.com and follow @ACBLbridge. only genuine winning lead) but it would probably  K Q 3  J 8 6 5 4 2 concede an important . . Q J 10 8 3 2 . 9 That left the suit partner had bid and the fees  6 4 3 obvious move is to lead the ace of clubs. However, Players must be ACBL members whose service  J 10 8 7 6 5 with declarer surely marked with a club shortage fees or dues are current in order to compete in any  9 7 Valio found the subtle lead of the .6! of the following nationally ranked events: Nail Life . A 6 Master Open Pairs, Smith Life Master Women’s West North East South Suppose North wins with trick with the .K Pairs, Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams, Keohane Trendafi lov Russell Karaivanov Kovachev and plays two rounds of diamonds. Would declarer North American Swiss Teams, Kaplan Blue Ribbon 1. 1 Pass not simply take a ruffi ng club fi nesse? Pairs, Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams, 2. Pass 2 2 Unfortunately it was equally diffi cult for North Marsha May Sternberg Women’s Board-a-Match 3NT Pass 4 Pass to read the situation and when declarer was allowed Teams and the Senior Knockouts. The entry fees 5 All Pass to win the fi rst trick with the .9 a potential for these contests are $20 per player per session. As it happens 3NT would have made in some Players must also be current ACBL members brilliancy had disappeared. to play in the Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs, Miles Non-Life Master Pairs or National 99er Pairs. The entry fee is $17 per player per session. reminder Regional championships are $16 per player per session for ACBL members, $18 for non-members. penalty for each board played, commencing with All other events are $15 per player per session Each player is required to have a convention for ACBL members, $17 for non-members. card fi lled out legibly and on the table throughout the next round and continuing until the restriction a session. Both cards of a partnership must be is lifted. In IMP team games, penalties shall be at Bid Box Alerts and identical and include the fi rst and last names of the discretion of the director. each member of the partnership. If the director determines the partnership has at Announcements If a director determines that neither player has least one substantially completed convention card When using bid boxes, ACBL requires that a substantially completed card, the partnership may but has not fully complied with ACBL regulations, players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the play only the Yellow Card and the director may give warnings or assign such same time. may use only standard carding. This restriction penalties as he deems to be appropriate under the When making an Announcement, use the may be lifted only at the beginning of a subsequent circumstances. Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap round after convention cards have been properly The objective of these warnings and penalties the Alert strip at the same time. is the encouragement of full compliance with A player who Alerts or Announces a bid must prepared and approved by the director. Further, the make sure his opponents are aware that an Alert or partnership will receive a 1/6-board matchpoint ACBL regulations. Announcement has been made. Michelin new Platinum LM Marjorie Michelin has advanced to Platinum Life Master, a rank requiring 10,000 masterpoints. Michelin of Los Angeles is often a contender in the Barry Crane Top 500 and she won the Gold Life Master category of the Mini- McKenney. Michelin won the points she needed earlier this week in the Victor Mitchell Open Board- a-Match Teams. She is an interior designer and an avid paddle tennis player. Michelin was participated in fi ve world championships.

Andrews tops 15,000

Lowell Andrews of Huntington Beach CA has earned 15,000 masterpoints. Andrews, a Platinum Life Master, was a tournament director for 31 years. He is a member of the National Goodwill Committee and has served on the National Appeals Committee. Andrews has directed or lectured on more than 80 bridge cruises. Daily Bulletin Page 5

TOURNAMENT APPEALS

In order to keep the bridge public informed of appeals results in a timely fashion, the NABC Daily Bulletin staff publishes write-ups. Every effort is made to ensure that these reports are accurate and complete. Before they are published in the NABC Appeals Casebook, however, revisions may be made.

West North East South West North East South APPEAL CASE # 5 1 Pass Pass 1NT (1) 1NT (1) Pass 2 Pass 2 (2) Pass 2NT (3) Pass Event: Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs 2 (2) Pass 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Session: First qualifying session 4 All Pass 3 Dbl All Pass Alan Sontag (1) Forcing. (1) 15-17 high-card ponts. Board #14  7 6 4 3 (2) Slow. (2) By agreement one-suited major. Vul: None  J 10 (3) in your major. Dlr: East  Q J 9 Facts: The contract was 4 making six for a . Q J 9 8 score of East-West plus 480 after the lead of the Facts: West played 3 doubled making three David Lindop Doug Baxter .A. The director was called after the 3 bid and for a score of plus 670 for East-West after the lead  Q 5  A K 9 8 2 again after the play of the deal was completed. The of the 7. The director was called after the 3 bid  A 5 3  K 9 8 7 2 director asked each player what the length of the and again after the deal was played. West stated  A 8 6 2  K 5 4 hesitation by West was before bidding 2. North that he thought East had opened 1. and his bid . 7 6 5 3 . – said 10 seconds and South agreed. West said the of 2 was to play. West did have unauthorized David Berkowitz hesitation was two seconds and East said it was not information from East’s Alert of 2. South stated  J 10 noticeable, but a slight break. that passing 2NT was inconceivable without the UI.  Q 6 4  10 7 3 Director’s Ruling: The director judged The Ruling: In the absence of an Alert . A K 10 4 2 that there had been a break in tempo by West. procedure, the 2NT bid in the auction is unusual West North East South The unauthorized information, however, did not enough that anyone would reexamine the auction 1 Pass demonstrably suggest one action over another. and notice the original pass. Therefore, there was no 1NT (1) Pass 2 Pass Therefore, the table result of 4 by East making UI, no infraction and no adjustment. The table result 2 (2) Pass 3 Pass six, and a score of East-West plus 480, was allowed of 3 doubled by West making three, and a score of 4 All Pass to stand. East-West plus 670, stands. (1) Forcing. (2) Slow The Appeal: North-South appealed the table The Appeal: North-South appealed the director’s ruling. The screening director changed director’s decision, and all four players were present Facts: The fi nal contract was 4 by East the ruling to 2 by West making three and a score at the committee meeting. making six for a score of plus 680 after the lead of of East-West plus 140. East-West appealed the the .A. The director was called at the end of the decision of the screening director. All four players North-South maintained that if West did not deal. All players agreed that there was at least a attended the hearing. see the auction, then his partner’s Alert woke him 10-second pause before West bid 2. to the fact that his partner’s opening call was pass West, who bid 2, now said the time taken rather than 1.. Given that they were in the middle Director’s Ruling: The director judged that was about 10 seconds. She had to decide between of a misunderstanding, pass was demonstrably there was a break in tempo that demonstrably pass, 2, 2NT and 3. East did not think there suggested by the UI. suggested bidding rather than passing. A pass was was any break in tempo. East said she would play a judged to be a logical alternative. Therefore, the spade contract as follows: On a club lead, declarer West said he had a lapse of concentration and result was adjusted to 2 by East making three would discard a diamond. She would the club thought his partner opened 1.. If East had, in fact, and a score of East-West plus 140 and North-South continuation, and play three rounds of hearts. The opened 1., then the 2NT rebid over the 2 bid minus 140. club return would be ruffed and trumps drawn. would be natural, not artifi cial. As it was, he made a tactical pass over 2NT --- he had no idea what The Appeal: East-West appealed on the basis The BIT was clear to North and South. They contract to play and they were not yet doubled. that the score should be 2 making four, plus 170 called the director immediately after the 3 bid for East-West. North and East attended the hearing. because of the BIT. The East-West pair play Woolsey over East said he would have made 10 tricks in spades 1NT. After 2NT, they had no agreement as to by ruffi ng a heart with dummy’s Q, although he The committee discovered that the English- continuations. did not agree with ruling the contract to be 2. speaking ability of East and West was not good. They were accompanied by an interpreter. The Decision: Law 16A1(a) states: A player North stated that he was certain that East would may use information in the auction or play if it have made 10 tricks in spades. The Decision: The 3 bid was disallowed with derives from the legal calls and plays of the current one member dissenting. The line of play stated by board . . . and is unaffected by unauthorized The Decision: The 3 bid was disallowed declarer was accepted even though it was not best. information from another source. with one member dissenting. The reasoning of the Because the committee heard nothing to suggest players as to the number of tricks that East would over-ruling the director on the fi nding of fact, it It was established to the committee’s take was accepted. The result was changed to 2 accepted the screening director’s decision of 2 by satisfaction that West did indeed genuinely miss his by East making four and a score of plus 170 for East making three for a score of East-West plus 140 partner’s pass. East-West do not play DONT (where East-West and minus 170 for North-South. for both sides. The decision was made on the basis West’s 2 bid would show diamonds and a higher that there was a BIT. ranking suit). That being said, for an adjustment to The committee: Aaron Silverstein, chair, Ellen be made, it had to be established that there was UI Kent, JoAnn Sprung, David Stevenson, scribe, and The committee: Aaron Silverstein, chair, Ellen and that it demonstrably suggested West’s pass of Jim Thurtell. Kent, JoAnn Sprung, David Stevenson, scribe, and 2NT and there was a logical alternative to that pass. Jim Thurtell. The committee, in discussion with two APPEAL CASE # 6 tournament directors, a member of the ACBL APPEAL CASE # 7 Laws Commission, and a diligent perusal of Law Event: Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs Event: Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs 16A1(a), determined that it could not be UI for a Session: First qualifying session Session: First semifi nal. player to be made aware of the calls actually made, Mike Kovacich Jacob Morgan as opposed to the meaning of those calls. Board #14  7 6 4 3 Board #6  7 Vul: None  J 10 Vul: East-West  K 9 6 3 Parallel examples of ACBL current tournament Dlr: East  Q J 9 director practice suggested that this was consistent Dlr: East  9 8 5 . Q J 9 8 with the way the Law is applied. There was thus no Makiko Sato Kyoko Shimamura . A Q 8 7 5 UI and so no cause for adjustment.  Q 5  A K 9 8 2 Doug Baxter David Lindop  A 5 3  K 9 8 7 2  J 10 8 4 3  K Q 9 6 3 The table result of 3 doubled by West making  A 8 6 2  K 5 4  –  Q 8 4 2 three for a score of East-West plus 670 was allowed . 7 6 5 3 . –  Q J 6 4 3 2  K to stand. Robert White . 9 2 . 10 4 3  J 10 Michael Polowan The appeal was judged to have substantial merit.  Q 6 4  A 2 The committee: Barry Rigal, chair, Jeff Aker,  10 7 3  A J 10 7 5 . A K 10 4 2 Mark Feldman, Michael Rosenberg and Danny  A 10 7 Sprung. . K J 6 Page 6 Daily Bulletin

In the evening came this deal (again rotated): World Bridge The Blue Ribbon Pairs Dlr: North  A 9 8 4 2 continued from page 1 By Phillip Alder Vul: E-W  A 9 players from any countries may play together.  A K 9 With one round to go in the Blue Ribbon This is the lineup of events: World Mixed . K 9 7 Pairs on Thursday night, Bart Bramley and Bjorn  10 6 5  Q J 7 Pairs, World Open Knockout Teams (Rosenblum Fallenius led John Hurd and Joel Wooldridge by Cup), World Women’s Knockout Teams  K 10 8 3  6 5 2 23.65 matchpoints, with 76 available on the last  10 7 4  Q J 6 2 (McConnell Cup), World two boards. . A 6 4 . Q 10 3 (Rand Cup), Generali World Open Pairs, Generali Bramley and Fallenius had a poor round,  K 3 World Women’s Pairs, World Senior Pairs (Hiron scoring only 12.25 matchpoints. Hurd and  Q J 7 4 Trophy) and World Mixed Swiss Teams, a new Wooldridge would have won had they managed  8 5 3 event. 47 matchpoints, but they accumulated only 26.23 . J 8 5 2 There are concurrent events for players and to remain in second place. Third were Rafal teams that fail to qualify for various stages of the Jagniewski and Michal Kwiecien from Poland. West North East South primary events. It was lucky that Bramley and Fallenius Fallenius Bramley While the world events and ACBL regional triumphed because immediately they heard, 1 Pass 1NT are in progress, the 13th World Youth Team Fallenius said, “If we had not won, I would have Pass 2NT Pass 3NT Championships will take place – the World shot myself.” He was still thinking about his Pass Pass Pass Junior Championship (26 and younger for zonal opening lead on the penultimate board. team representatives) and the World Youngsters Before getting to their good deals, though, here West led the 3, declarer winning with are two questions: Championship (up to 21 years of age, for the Jose dummy’s 9. Bramley played K-9-7 in the dummy opposite Damiani Cup). A new series, the World Girls Bramley was not willing to bank everything J-8-5-2 in his hand for three tricks. How? Championship (zonal teams 26 and younger for the on spades breaking 3-3, and remembering the In fourth position with neither side vulnerable, afternoon’s board, he called for dummy’s .K. Gianarrigo Rona Cup) is also scheduled. you pick up: The Philadelphia tournament is the fi rst to It held the trick. Then he led the .7. When East  A Q 10 9 7 6 3 K 5 9 7 .3 2 played the 10, Bramley covered with his jack be played on American soil since 1994, when the Partner opens 1, you respond 1 and partner and took that trick, too! He continued with the championships were in Albuquerque NM. rebids 1NT, 12-14 points. What would you do .5, which was covered by the ace, 9 and queen. Detailed information about the events, entries, now? Suddenly he had three club tricks, ended with an conditions of contest and accommodations can be There were two deals in the last day that were overtrick and took another 34 matchpoints out of found at www.worldbridge.org. twins. This was the fi rst, rotated to make South the 38. declarer. Why did West the .A twice? Placing Dlr: East  A 9 South with fi ve clubs to the Q-J, he was trying to Airport and rail Vul: Both  10 9 7 4 cut off declarer from his hand. Perhaps the real  A K 4 error was by East for not playing the queen on the transportation for $5 . J 8 7 4 By Al Schuster, Transportation Chair second round. Yes, this would look very silly if  K J 2  Q 10 6 3 partner had incorrectly ducked the fi rst trick from It is easy to get to the San Diego Airport or  K 6 5 2  8 3 the Amtrak train depot via public transportation. ace-doubleton. And if South had started with six  10 9 2  J 8 6 5 3 clubs to the K-J, playing the queen probably would Walk across Harbor Drive and catch a north-bound . Q 10 3 . A 6 not cost a trick. Declarer would almost certainly be trolley (Gillespie Field destination) to the next stop  8 7 5 4 planning to fi nesse on the second round, not go up (America Plaza). Get off and walk back to the street  A Q J with his king. the trolley just crossed (Broadway). The bus stop  Q 7 When Bramley had the seven-card spade suit, on the corner is the Airport Shuttle (Route 992). . K 9 5 2 this was the full deal: Take the bus for a 10-minute drive to the airport. Dlr: East  A Q 10 9 7 6 3 The shuttle stops at both airport terminals, so tell West North East South Vul: None  K 5 the driver which airline you are fl ying. The time, Fallenius Bramley  9 7 including waiting, is about 20 minutes. Pass 1. . 3 2 Ticketing for the trip is simple. At the trolley Pass 1 Pass 1NT  K J  8 stop opposite the Hyatt, you will see a ticket Pass 3NT All Pass  Q J 7 6  8 4 3 2 machine which accepts cash , credit cards or debit  K Q 4  10 6 3 2 West led the  10. cards. Purchase a one-day pass for $5 and show it to . Q 9 6 4 . K 8 7 5 When the dummy came down, Bramley saw the trolley police, if asked, and the shuttle drivers.  5 4 2 that he needed some luck or a misdefense. He took If you are using Amtrak or the COASTER,  A 10 9 the fi rst trick with dummy’s king, East playing the the directions are the same except you cross the  A J 8 5 3, encouraging. Now came a heart to the queen, . A J 10 tracks at America Plaza and board a Blue Line (Old which West took with his king to continue with the Town destination) and ride one stop to the Santa Fe West North East South 9. Pass 1 Depot. If you feel adventurous, walk across Kettner Declarer won with his queen and boldly led Pass 1 Pass 1NT Boulevard to the Santa Fe Depot in lieu of using the the .K from his hand. East won with the ace and, Pass 3NT! All Pass trolley to Old Town. The time including waiting is with no entry left, should have shifted to a spade. West led the 6, so they took 12 tricks: seven about 10 minutes. But when he persevered with another diamond, spades, three hearts, one diamond and one club. Bramley won with dummy’s ace, played a heart to Plus 490 was worth 37 out of 38. his ace, cashed the J, and led a club toward the One fi nal question: Deep Finesse says that you No smoking dummy. Suddenly he had nine tricks: one spade, Per California law, smoking is not allowed can always make 12 tricks in notrump, even by three hearts, three diamonds and two clubs. North on a diamond lead – how? Turn to page 9 for within 20 feet (six meters) from an entrance. Please Plus 600 was worth 34 out of 38 matchpoints. the answer. use the designated smoking areas. Daily Bulletin Page 7

IN Top 100 A lucky disaster? Outmaneuvered continued from page 3 By Barry Rigal By Barry Rigal 24 9.88 Nancy Spelke, San Marino CA Although we got overboard on this deal we 25 9.81 Piper Smith, Lincoln CA If I love company, and misery loves company, were going to escape with a fl esh wound, until our 26 9.78 Donna Deroos, Reno NV then sure it goes without saying that I love misery? opponents found a nice maneuver. 27 9.78 Harold Deroos Jr, Modesto CA On this board from the A/X Pairs, I enjoyed 28 9.58 Dennis Gibboney, Latrobe PA the following accident – but before I tell you the Dlr: North  A J 2 29 9.58 Carol Gibboney, Latrobe PA details, consider that following problem. Vul: N-S  A J 30 9.39 Marsha Kerns, Marina Del Rey CA If you let through a doubled grand slam – bid  J 31 9.39 Phyllis Selig-Kerns, Pacifi c Plsds CA by the opponents at unfavorable vulnerability – by . K J 10 8 5 4 3 32 9.08 Lynn Dotts, La Canada CA leading the wrong suit, how many matchpoints  K 6 5 3  4 33 8.35 Hiroko Kitamura, Chula Vista CA would you expect to get? Answer: none – well  K 10 9 7 4  Q 8 6 5 34 8.20 Sheilah Fish, Moraga CA guessed!  5 2  K Q 10 9 35 8.20 Harry Fish, Moraga CA If you beat the grand slam by fi nding the right . A 9 . Q 7 6 2 36 8.07 Gina Kirk, San Luis Obispo CA lead, how many matchpoints out of 11 do you  Q 10 9 8 7 37 8.04 David Denomy, Chatham ON expect? One more piece of trivia: the aces and  3 2 38 8.02 Myra Crone, Sylvan Lake AB kings are evenly divided, the high-card points are  A 8 7 6 4 3 39 8.02 James Crone, Sylvan Lake AB 40 7.73 Barbara Tuck, Chatham ON 18-22. . – 41 7.72 Barbara Hanson, San Diego CA If you expected 3 out of 11 matchpoints, well West North East South 42 7.56 Kathleen Hennessy, Bonita CA done! This is the full deal: 1. Pass 1 43 7.52 Frank Vlach, Trophy Club TX Pass 3. Pass 3 44 7.52 Karen Vlach, Trophy Club TX Dlr: South  A K Q 10 7 5 Pass 3 Pass 4 45 7.37 Lawrence Erickson, Carlsbad CA Vul: E-W  10 4 3 2 All Pass 46 7.07 Louise Abbott, Los Osos CA  – The spade game is not without play, but the bad spade and diamond breaks doom you. Arguably, 47 7.07 Allan Thomas, Wallaceburg ON . 10 6 4 on the heart lead, you could win the ace and take 48 6.96 Christina Mann, Gold Canyon AZ  8 3  9 a ruffi ng fi nesse in clubs by running the jack – it 49 6.96 David Lading, Appleton WI  –  8 7 6 won’t work because of the bad trump break – but 50 6.83 Eleonore Freihofer, Monument  A 9 8 7 3  K J 10 6 4 2 Beach MA that’s another story. . K Q 9 7 5 2 . A J 8 My partner won the A, cashed the A, ruffed 51 6.83 Dennis Walsh, Mashpee MA  J 6 4 2 52 6.82 Alan Dirkin, San Clemente CA a diamond, ruffed a club and ruffed a diamond, on  A K Q J 9 5 53 6.74 Renae Gunstone-White, Mercer which West meanly pitched the .A. Now he could  Q 5 Island WA overruff in clubs and lead a trump to put declarer . 3 54 6.74 Jane Green, Mercer Island WA two down. 55 6.74 Tim White, Mercer Island WA West North East South If West does not pitch his .A, the crossruff 56 6.74 James Green, Mercer Island WA 1 generates nine tricks, and in fact the line 57 6.66 Thomas Story, Borrego Springs CA 2NT 4 5 6 recommended earlier comes very close to making 58 6.65 Alyse Galvin, Anchorage AK Pass Pass 7 Dbl four. 59 6.65 Patrick Galvin, Anchorage AK All Pass Say the play goes heart to the ace, .J runs 60 6.61 Carol Tweedt, Orange CA I was going to bid 7 if 7 had come back to to the ace as South pitches a heart. Declarer ruffs 61 6.61 Terry Tweedt, Orange CA me, giving West the lead problem. But against 7 the heart return, leads a spade to the jack, runs the 62 6.57 Jane Skjei, Fargo ND the top heart lead let through 2330. Plus 200 would .10, East ducking, then leads the .8 and ruffs East’s queen. In this ending, 63 6.42 Madge Nusenow, Huntington Bch CA have beaten the pair of minus 1390s and the minus 64 6.42 Jacqui Larkin, Newport Beach CA 300, but the vulnerable grand slam cost less thatn  A 2 65 6.32 Sharon Gordon, Chula Vista CA our game, it would have lost out to plus 480 (the  – 66 6.28 Lynn Dahm, Vallejo CA “normal” result on the deal!). 67 6.28 Barbara Lemme, Sonoma CA  J Well done, Warren Cederborg and James . K 8 5 4 3 68 6.24 Barbara Schafer, Chula Vista CA Slinger, who earned their top. 69 6.10 Jeanne Flynn, San Diego CA  K 6 5  – 70 6.08 Raghu Agarwal, San Jose CA  10 9 7  Q 8 71 6.08 Manju Agarwal, San Jose CA  5 2  K Q 10 9 72 6.08 Temo Arjani, Glendale CA Reno Spring NABC . – . 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pairs playing East-West elected to defend – and Life Master news How life imitates bridge scored modestly. By Mark Horton Two members of the same knockout team have However, Jan Jansma, without a doubt one of become Life Masters. They are Trudi Graham and How Life Imitates Chess is a fascinating book the best pairs players in the world, did not hesitate Norit Chowaiki of Los Angeles, playing with Rick from former world champion Garry Kasparov that to bid 5. There were many ways in which this Turner and Rama Linz. is part autobiography, part chess analysis, part might deliver a good result; it might just happen to motivational book and more besides. It looks at make; it might be a good save against 4; it might Glenn and Judy Mason of Honolulu will chess techniques and mindsets and explores how induce North-South to go overboard. soon be carrying gold cards as Life Masters. They these can be applied to everyday life. It inspires This time it turned out to be a good save, which earned the promotion by winning Bracket 8 of the you to look at your chess with renewed vigor, but was one of many good results that left East-West in Compact KO on Thursday. Their teammates, also more important also to look at your life (and your second place at the half way mark. Hawaiians, were Vicki Sutton and Kurt Fritz. They goals) with that same renewed enthusiasm. It looks won their fi nal match by 1 IMP. at the history of chess, other players, the rise of Their opponents on the previous deal were also computers, as well as his retirement and his move well placed, although they also got the worst of this Marlene Warren-Gasper of Lancaster CA into politics. deal: is now a Gold Life Master with more than 2500 It is surely only a matter of time before Dlr: North  A 9 2 masterpoints. She went over playing with her someone pens the bridge equivalent, but if you are Vul: E-W  A K 10 5 husband, David Gasper, in the Stratitied Swiss looking for the point of this introduction you will  K J 10 7 Teams on Wednesday. Their teammates were have to get to the end of the article. . Q 10 Lola Messiha of Palmdale CA and Brad Ward of  K J 10 7  Q 6 5 Lancaster. By the time the last day of the Blue Ribbon  Q J 8 2  7 6 3 Pairs has been reached you can be confi dent that  A  Q 6 4 2 all the players know their way around the table, but . A 7 5 3 . 8 4 2 Bridge for life that still does not mean that they will always come  8 4 3 By Jan van Cleeff up with the right answers to the many problems  9 4 Jon gave me this tee shirt that says: Bridge Et they will encounter.  9 8 5 3 Spill For Livet – “Bridge you play for life.” Jon As an aside wouldn’t this event be even more . K J 9 6 is Jon Sveindal from Norway, who happens to be prestigious if the number of pairs qualifying was my partner here in San Diego. And the shirt? One reduced so that the fi nal became an all play all, West North East South of those nice gifts from the Norwegian Bridge as in the fi nal of the World Pairs Championship? Senior Kendrick Federation. Another interesting idea would be to use barometer 1NT Pass Pass scoring – I have a feeling the players would enjoy 2. Pass 2 Pass The deal below shows why Jon is so fond of both innovations. 2 Pass 2 2NT the game, though I am not so sure if Tor was fond Reminding myself that I have long since All Pass of Jon this time. Tor is Tor Helness, another Viking given up any pretentions to a role in bridge star. For a long time, Jon and Tor were teammates administration, it’s time to move back to the table. When West showed the majors with his 2. in the open Norwegian bridge team. Dlr: North  10 8 6 5 4 opener, East relayed with 2, promising equal This deal is from the fi rst semifi nal session of Vul: N-S  K 9 8 length and then corrected to spades. Kendrick is the Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs.  7 known to be an enterprising bidder (which can be . K 9 5 3 a mixed blessing) and he elected to compete – a Dlr: West  A J 8  9  K dubious move on this occasion, as North-South Vul: N-S  A Q 9  A 10 6 4 3  J 7 5 have good defensive prospects against a spade  9 8 7  A J 4  Q 10 9 6 3 2 contract. (With perfect defense you can collect plus . Q 10 5 3 . A Q 4 2 . J 8 7 200, but plus 100 was the more common result.)  Q 10 9 6 4 2  5  A Q J 7 3 2 Brian Senior knew that his partner’s bid  J 2  10 7 6 4  Q 2 was based on the minors (with a single-suited  –  10 6 4 3 2  K 8 5 hand, South would simply bid it) and he faced . A J 8 6 2 . K 9 4 . 10 6 an awkward decision as bidding 3 would raise  K 7 3 West North East South the number of tricks required from eight to nine.  K 8 5 3 Jansma Senior Borker Kendrick Passing turned out badly this time as once West  A K Q J 5 Pass 2 2 had ducked a round of clubs the South hand was as . 7 5 Dbl All Pass dead as a dodo and declarer had to go down.

West North East South Once East opens with a weak two-bid in If North had elected to bid 3, East would Sveindal Helness Van Cleeff Andresen diamonds, the question is how many diamonds have needed to lead a spade (or a less-likely trump) 4 Pass Pass Dbl should West bid? to beat the contract. If the contract makes, North- Pass 5. Pass 5 When I was shown the hand by David South score plus 110 and those extra 10 points Pass 6 All Pass Kendrick, it seemed to me that you must have would be worth virtually all the matchpoints. reasonable prospects of defeating a possible 4 Is that how matchpoints imitate life? Little Jon did and excellent job on the deal. First he by the opponents, so it was not entirely clear that things mean a lot. made life extremely diffi cult for his opponents with you should bid 5. Indeed, the vast majority of the his inspired spade and then he kicked off with his top club and continued the suit for 10 and Book signing Masterpoint disclaimer king. This way, Martin Andresen, a well known Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are Eddie Rose, author of BRIDGE – From A to soccer pro from Oslo and a good friend of Tor, got subject to change because of score changes or Z; Taking Your Game to the Next Level, will sign trump short and the contract failed by one trick. corrections. copies of his book today at the book selling area The slam is made by any other lead but a club. The masterpoint awards as shown are, half an hour before the afternoon and evening therefore, also subject to change. sessions. Palm Springs Regional Westin Mission Hills Resort 71333 Dinah Shore Drive Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 December 14-20, 2009 Daily Bulletin Page 9

Hubert, Campbell Hero for the day Blue Ribbon continued from page 1 By Barry Rigal double-dummy answer See write up page 6 “and his goal is for the players to have a good I suspect most of the fi eld played 4 as North time.” on this deal from the Wednesday evening pairs  A Q 10 9 7 6 3 No problem, said Campbell: “If we don’t have game, and were lucky to emerge with 10 tricks.  K 5 customers we don’t have work. I enjoy working  9 7 with people and I believe that you should treat Dlr: West  K Q 10 8 7 5 . 3 2 everyone the way you would want to be treated. It Vul: Both  10 9 8  K J  8 never hurts to be friendly.”  K 3  Q J 7 6  8 4 3 2 Hubert, promoted to associate national rank 10 . 8 3  K Q 4  10 6 3 2 years ago, has been a full-time TD since 1994. He  3  J 6 2 . Q 9 6 4 . K 8 7 5 works a lot in the Southeast, but also goes as far  K 7 6 2  J 5 3  5 4 2 away from home as Baltimore – and he is always  J 8 6 5  Q 10 9 2  A 10 9  A J 8 5 on the staff at NABCs. . K Q 10 6 . A 5 4 . A J 10 Said Johnson: “Olin runs three very large  A 9 4 sectionals in Atlanta every year and is an excellent  A Q 4 North is in 6NT and East leads a low diamond. administrator. He works very well with players and  A 7 4 Pop with the ace and run the spades, which catches staff alike.” . J 9 7 2 West in a three-suit squeeze-. This is a Patty Tucker, a friend and veteran bridge player likely ending: from the Atlanta area, described Hubert as “a At our table, South was declarer – well,  3 players’ director, “and he’s very funny.” he always is in the textbooks – and I knew no  K 5 Hubert, an expert player with more than 7600 better than to lead the .K. The contract is still  7 masterpoints, still plays a couple of times a week in impregnable, but my devious partner, Eric Leong, . 3 2  –  – club games when he’s home, and he usually fi nds a was not going to let that put him off. He overtook  Q J 7  – regional to attend each year. the .K with the ace and returner the .5. I won the  K  10 6 3 Mostly, however, he concentrates on his TD .10 and played back a low club to go for the trump . Q 9 . K 8 7 duties. Not the nine to fi ve type, Hubert allowed promotion.  – that he likes directing “better than a ‘real’ job.” Declarer now had three plausible strategies  A 10 9 available. He could ruff high and hope to negotiate  J trumps and hearts, with some excellent endplay . A J chances if trumps split. He would ruff with a On the last spade, South and West discard middle trump, or he could discard a heart, hoping clubs. Now you play a club to the ace and call for for the actual lie of the cards or a winning heart the 10. If West ducks, you take the trick, play a heart to your king, and exit with a diamond, fi nesse. using West as a stepping stone to the A. And if . I’m not sure what is best, but when declarer West covers the 10, you take the trick and lead followed the fi rst line, he had turned plus 620 into a diamond to endplay West, who must lead away minus 100 and my partner into a hero – if just for from his remaining heart honor into South’s tenace. one day. Bridge is an easy game!

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Since tomorrow will be another short column Fair (Little Old) Lady cast for the best bridge show through the first week of for the Insider, we want to take advantage of the this side of Broadway. Thanks to the caddies for November: Bulletin Boys’ generosity and fi ll this space with keeping the supplies out, the games moving and “Thank Yous!” The San Diego Fall 2009 NABC just plain being fun to be around. A special thanks Youth YTD Leaders has been a great success from any perspective. As to the Tournament Services Crew for making the 1. Owen Lien, Hickory NC 825 much as the Insider would like to take full credit, logistics work, moving things back and forth, 2. Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 625 he can’t. The team that came together to work on unloading and loading 21 tons of stuff and being 3. Zachary Brescoll, Versailles KY 455 this tournament was amazing and the Insider is the truly special guys they are. Martin, Brian, 4. C. Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 408 honored to have been able to work with them and David and Ken are, to quote Jackson Browne, “The 5. Adam Grossack, Newton MA 390 contribute what he could. fi rst to come and the last to leave, you guys are the 6. John Marriott III, Cary NC 385 Thank you to the ACBL Board of Directors best.” 7. Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 290 who approved coming to this hotel even before 8. Sean Gannon, Atlanta GA 248 the second tower and a large chunk of the playing And, thanks to the Insider’s special circle: The 9. Thomas Walsh, Saskatoon SK 240 space was complete. Thank you to the staff and Supreme Commander, Boss Baum, the Bulletin 10. Raghavendra Rajkumar, Charlottesville VA 240 management of the Manchester Grand Hyatt who Boys, Ask Me Girl, and the meeting services staff, 11. Richard Jeng, Johns Creek GA 209 have lived up to the name and have been Grand all of whom have been featured in the Insider’s 12. Andrew Jeng, Johns Creek GA 209 hosts – Bryan with a “y” you are the best! Thank daily communiqués. Thanks, especially to the S. C, 13. Ethan Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 196 you to both the Memphis ACBL staff and the best for continuing to sign the Insider’s paychecks even 14. Jesse Stern, Lutz FL 196 tournament directors in the world for their work in after the intimate details of the activities on the 15. Zandy Rizzo, Alpharetta GA 176 providing excellent bridge experiences. Thanks to 47th fl oor are revealed here almost daily. But most 16. Jourdain Patchett, Sarasota FL 150 the hard working local committee - some repeats of all, THANK YOU to all the players who have 17. Arjun Dhir, Alpharetta GA 139 from the Las Vegas NABC - who gave their all to been here in San Diego. Thank you for coming, 18. Marius Agica, New York NY 131 make the tournament fun. Thanks to Bonnie and staying, playing and enjoying this great city/hotel/ 19. Rachna Goyal, Cincinnati OH 127 Ken for managing the home team to perfection. NABC with all of us. Thank you to Peter Rank, David Clark and the My 20. Stephen Drodge, McLean VA 120 21. Murphy Green, Alpharetta GA 114 22. Katherine Bybee, Oviedo FL 113 23. Asya Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL 99 There was silence as the boards were passed to NABC Diary the next table at the end of the round. During the 24. Victor Lamoureux, Dartmouth NS 97 following round, the person in Kantar’s seat at the 25. Arjune Bose, Houston TX 89 table to which the boards had been passed jumped 26. Ricoh Das, Alpharetta GA 84 Back in the saddle up and made a dash for the restroom. He did not 27. Andrew Dubay, Voorheesville NY 83 There is more to make it in time. Eddie broke up the crowd when he 28. Jake Olson, Blaine MN 78 the story of the Stephen commented, “I guess they just duplicated our slam 29. Stephen Dauphinais, Edmonton AB 73 Shane team in the Senior auction from last round.” 30. Keith Veale, Ottawa ON 65 Knockouts than their It’s a good story even if it’s apocryphal. 31. Ryan Miller, Tampa FL 60 unexpected run in the event, starting with their 32. Anoush Shirzadegan, Portland OR 57 victory over the No. 1 seed Doug did it 33. Dan Emmons, Pasadena CA 57 Earlier in the tournament, there was a report on the second day. 34. David Soukup, Arlington VA 56 of a deal in which a defender, holding .A K J One member of the team, Norman Schwartz, 35. Geoffrey Webb, Kelowna BC 55 and looking at six clubs to the 10 in dummy (the had not played in a real tournament for more than 36. Andrew Cavalier, Pensacola FL 54 contract was 4), had to win his partner’s opening 30 years, and before the NABC he knew none of lead of the .2 with the ace or king and return the 37. Angie Green, Alpharetta GA 54 his teammates. jack for partner to ruff – the only way to defeat the 38. Bradley Sevcik, Olmsted Falls OH 53 His partnership Sedat Nassi, came about contract (partner gets a spade trick going while you 39. Edmund Wu, San Francisco CA 52 through a mutual friend. still have a club winner). 40. Oren Kriegel, Skondia MI 52 The Shane team, including Eugene Davidson, Adam Wildavsky wants it known that his 41. John Altman, Mariemont OH 51 surprised the pundits by making it to the semifi nal partner, Doug Doub, found the killing defense, round of the Senior KO before losing to the Amos 42. Brandon Harper, Winter Park FL 51 which was not easy even looking at all the cards. Kaminski squad. Two fouled boards in the match 43. Mili Raina, Alpharetta GA 50 cost the team 31 IMPs. 44. John Maguire, Moncton NB 48 Learning curve 45. Burke Snowden, Ft Collins CO 48 Bad slam-itis Robert Locke of Sacramento wanted to report 46. Nolan Chang, San Gabriel CA 47 himself as having made Life Master, but he was a Bob Lafl eur of Las Vegas NV dropped by the 47. Logan West, Yorktown VA 45 few masterpoints short. Even so, he had a story to Daily Bulletin offi ce to leave a report about a San 48. Melissa Luo, North York ON 44 tell about his experience at the Fall NABC. Diego NABC many years ago. His report: 49. Andrew Rodriguez, Annandale VA 43 “I have been taking advantage of many Forty-one years ago there was a NABC in San different ACBL seminars,” he wrote. “Last Monday 50. Peter Ku, Princeton Jnct NJ 42 Diego and, like this year, in the midst of a major fl u through Wednesday, I attended the ACBL director epidemic. NABCs were very different then. There course taught by Priscilla Smith. There were 17 of Juniors YTD Leaders were only red and black points and only one red- us. It was an intense three days, ending with a test, 1. Kevin Dwyer, Fort Myers FL 1092 point event at a time. which we all passed. 2. Owen Lien, Hickory NC 825 As a consequence, many who were eliminated “My goal has been to get my director’s from major events kibitzed, and major players 3. Jenny Wolpert, Singer Island FL 820 (certifi cate) as the same time I became a Life remaining could have 20 or more kibitzers 4. Vincent Demuy, Laval QC 735 Master so that I could apply as a cruise director. around their tables. The tournament, held at the 5. Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 625 My hope is to teach bridge on cruise, not only to Del Coronado, was plagued by players trying 6. Meg Myers, Charlottesville VA 455 adults but even to children who are on the cruises to continue in spite of nausea. On a number of 7. Zachary Brescoll, Versailles KY 455 with their parents. To this end, I also attended occasions, players were unable to make it out of the Patty Tucker’s seminar on Teaching Young People 8. C. Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 408 playing area before being overcome. It was so bad Bridge. 9. Adam Grossack, Newton MA 390 that the hotel had cleanup crews standing by near “ I have an extensive background in working 10. John Marriott III, Cary NC 385 each playing room. with young people in creative writing. Under the 11. Espen Lindqvist, 0777 Oslo, Norway 345 I know the above was true because I was there. pen name Clayton Bess (my father’s name was 12. Samantha Nystrom, Port Moody BC 334 If the legend that came out of that tournament Clayton, my mother’s name was Bess) I have is not true, my apologies to Eddie Kantar and 13. Roger Lee, Arcadia CA 315 written and published many novels and books for Marshall Miles. Each of them has been a star 14. Matt Cory, Indianapolis IN 305 young people and children, many winning awards. of our crazy world for half a century and in the 15. Mitch Towner, Austin TX 300 “Now I intend to talk to young people about Sixties they were partners who attracted throngs of 16. Shane Blanchard, New York NY 298 including in their lives the greatest of all games – kibitzers. 17. Eric Mayefsky, Palo Alto CA 295 bridge. Wish me luck.” During the fi nal of one of the pairs events, 18. Zachary Grossack, Newton MA 290 they had a torturous auction to a no-play slam. 19. Randall Rubinstein, Falmouth MA 280 Daily Bulletin Page 11

Masterpoint races through the first week of November:

20. Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON 256 30. Linda Smith, Hixson TN 210 41. Douglas Utter, Hartford WI 471 21. Howard Liu, Naperville IL 253 31. Jan Janitschke, Littleton CO 205 42. Paul Mott, Charlottesville VA 462 22. Sean Gannon, Atlanta GA 248 32. Ronda O’Farrell, Sun City Center FL 204 43. Fabrizio Biasiolo, Oakland Gardens NY 459 23. Hiroki Yokoi, Tokyo, Japan 248 33. William Malesevich, Mayville WI 203 44. Janet Daling, Peoria AZ 456 24. Matt Meckstroth, Gainesville FL 247 34. Evelyn Kleinsasser, Alachua FL 201 45. John Kohler, Litchfi eld Park AZ 454 25. Thomas Walsh, Saskatoon SK 240 35. Donna Watkins, San Antonio TX 196 46. Mory Mort, Manhattan KS 453 26. Raghavendra Rajkumar, 36. Anita Heitler, Englewood CO 195 47. Vilas Godbole, Wallingford PA 453 Charlottesville VA 240 37. Ed Weiss, Sun City Ctr FL 195 48. Steven Katz, Millington TN 449 27. Kathy Coop, Greensboro NC 235 38. Kay Joyce, Raleigh NC 192 49. Mark Lair, Canyon TX 443 28. Andre Asbury, Warner Robins GA 228 39. Randy Joyce, Raleigh NC 192 50. Jean Ritchie, Hickory NC 440 29. Richard Jeng, Johns Creek GA 209 40. Patty Hinze, San Antonio TX 191 30. Andrew Jeng, Johns Creek GA 209 41. Hugh Brown Jr., Mc Cormick SC 189 Seniors YTD Leaders 31. Gregory Vance, San Leandro CA 200 42. Chris Compton, Dallas TX 188 1. Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV 160 32. Ethan Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ 196 43. Stuart Eastwood, Halifax NS 187 2. Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA 160 33. Jesse Stern, Lutz FL 196 44. Stephen Kornegay, N Richlnd Hls TX 187 3. Ted Richmond, San Carlos CA 125 34. Zandy Rizzo, Alpharetta GA 176 45. Don Heitler, Englewood CO 187 4. Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA 121 35. Daniel Wolkowitz, Hastings-On-Hud NY 175 46. Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA 184 5. Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL 119 36. Doug Dey, Raleigh NC 174 47. Gary Whiteman, London ON 183 6. Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA 115 37. Jay Barron, Tulsa OK 174 48. Jo Ginsberg, San Francisco CA 181 7. Greg House, San Diego CA 111 38. Cecilia Rimstedt, 43335 Partille, Sweden 172 49. Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA 180 8. Mark Lair, Canyon TX 106 39. Andrew Carver, Edwardsville IL 170 50. Calvin Rowe, Gainesville FL 179 9. Richard Budd, Portland ME 105 40. Roy Martin, Mobile AL 166 10. Naomi Paasch, Moorhead MN 103 41. Ryan Williams, Windsor ON 166 Online YTD Leaders 11. G Gard Hays, Veradale WA 103 42. Tyler Eaves, Greenville NC 164 1. Claire Zeitoun, Gloucester ON 1241 12. Jim Hilton, Austin TX 100 43. Foster Geng, San Francisco CA 161 2. Andrew Gofreed, La Plata MD 1021 13. Michael Ledeen, Chevy Chase MD 100 44. Jourdain Patchett, Sarasota FL 150 3. Timothy Flaherty, San Diego CA 1008 14. Karen Allison, Las Vegas NV 100 45. Robert Brady, McLean VA 147 4. Steven Schatzow, Washington DC 946 15. Lea Dupont, Palm Beach FL 100 46. Belinda Gu, Sunnyvale CA 140 5. Mario Rodrigues, Mississauga ON 918 16. Daniel Suty, Houston TX 100 47. Arjun Dhir, Alpharetta GA 139 6. Rita Duncan, Somerset IN 871 17. Benito Garozzo, Rockland DE 100 48. Andrew Clements, La Vista NE 135 7. Bob Black, Beaumont TX 866 18. Sharon Hait, Livingston NJ 99 49. Bryan Delfs, Pleasnt Prairie WI 134 8. Ingrid Lane, Kingsport TN 862 19. Barbara Sartorius, Lake Hiawatha NJ 95 50. Marius Agica, New York NY 131 9. Douglas Kramer, Miami FL 859 20. Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA 91 10. Sharon Mefford, Beaumont TX 836 21. Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 89 Sectional YTD Leaders 11. Len Charney, Winnipeg MB 739 22. Chuck Said, Nashville TN 88 1. Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA 456 12. Garnet De Merchant, Fredericton NB 732 23. Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 87 2. Arthur Lowen, Nashville TN 317 13. Alice Brown, Midlothian VA 702 24. Markland Jones, Phoenix AZ 86 3. Warren Roberts III, Flat Rock NC 317 14. Anna Dosseva, Pickering ON 691 25. Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC 84 4. Bill Wisdom, Salisbury NC 288 15. Flora Sniderman, Youngstown OH 686 26. Paul Swanson, Jupiter FL 81 5. Sheila Gabay, Newton MA 287 16. Shubi Nandy, Gloucester ON 680 27. John Solodar, Palm Beach Gdns FL 79 6. Adrian Dovell, Gainesville FL 272 17. Dick Kemmerer, Peoria IL 663 28. Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 78 7. Mark McLaughlin, Charleston SC 264 18. Larry Long, Canton OH 642 29. Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC 77 8. Susanne McLaughlin, Charleston SC 264 19. Leo LaSota, Laurel MD 629 30. Carolyn Jackson, Sugar Land TX 77 9. Joe Rickman, Maryville TN 264 20. Tipton Golias, Beaumont TX 596 31. Sheila Gabay, Newton MA 77 10. Melvin Marcus, Waltham MA 260 21. Mickey Reizner, Boca Raton FL 586 32. Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 76 11. Allen Kane, Pueblo West CO 259 22. Susan Parnes, Flint MI 578 33. Allan Clamage, Stamford CT 75 12. Kenneth Stuckey, Arvada CO 256 23. Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ 578 34. Leon Lowe, Fountain Hills AZ 75 13. Daniel Voorhies, Ashland OR 254 24. Patricia Harris, Head St Mar Bay NS 576 35. Kenneth Badertscher, Tucson AZ 75 14. En Hay, Littleton CO 253 25. Bob Bainter, Saint Louis MO 576 36. Tom Rutledge, Charleston SC 75 15. Paolo Ranaldi, Eau Claire WI 246 26. Jay Kelkar, Oak Hill VA 576 37. Bill Wisdom, Salisbury NC 75 16. Robert Heller, Decatur GA 243 27. Gene Owens, Grand Blanc MI 569 38. Judi Radin, New York NY 75 17. Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL 238 28. Marti Cowie, Lakeland FL 562 39. Ben Blacik, Phoenix AZ 73 18. Leonard Case, Charlotte NC 237 29. Tyrus Fiebernitz, Flint MI 548 40. Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ 70 19. Ed Rawlinson, Helotes TX 232 30. Carol Wallace, North Highlands CA 545 41. Jackie Dower, Las Vegas NV 70 20. George Bloomer, Pittsboro NC 231 31. Rick Reiber, Perth ON 542 42. Gary Tomczyk, Las Vegas NV 70 21. John Oxley, Saint Joseph MO 227 32. Shiv Arora, Saginaw MI 535 43. Bill Riester, San Jose CA 69 22. Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA 223 33. Barbara Rothkin, Roseville CA 531 44. Robert Ng, Millbrae CA 67 23. Billie Mitchell, Ruidoso NM 221 34. Bob Ayers, Covington GA 528 45. Roger Coffman, West Palm Beach FL 67 24. Richard Brown, Easley SC 218 35. Rodney Wilton, Port Carling ON 525 46. Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA 64 25. Bill Parks, Macungie PA 216 36. Christine Owens, Grand Blanc MI 508 47. Jerry Gaer, Scottsdale AZ 63 26. Bruce Ohmann, Flagler Beach FL 214 37. William Woodfi ne, London ON 501 48. Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT 62 27. Ron Smith, Hixson TN 211 38. Beverly Gardner, Farmington Hls MI 493 49. Marvin Deneroff, North Bergen NJ 61 28. William Hunter, Peabody MA 210 39. Susanne Rudick, Monticello NY 486 50. Daniel Colatosti, Boca Raton FL 61 29. Donald Stack, Overland Park KS 210 40. Russell Delaney, Sarasota FL 471 2010 SARASOTA-MANATEE REGIONAL One Haben Blvd. Manatee Convention Center Palmetto, FL February TOURNAMENT CO-CHAIRS: 15-21, Jack Hawes - (941) 925-8057, [email protected] WWW.UNIT102.COM Ruth C. Howard - (941) 746-4999, [email protected] 2010 HOST HOTEL: Courtyard by Marriott (newly remodeled - formerly the Holiday Inn) Shuttle service will be provided between host hotel and Convention Center for daytime events. Page 12 Daily Bulletin

San Diego 1994: A look back KEOHANE NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS There were many well-played deals when the 72 Tables Carryover NABC was in San Diego in the last time. Here are 1 Lloyd Arvedon, Bedford MA; Jo Anna Stansby, Dublin CA; Peter Friedland, Cupertino a few of them: CA; John Stiefel, Wethersfi eld CT 30.00 2 Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV; Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Andrew Gromov - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow Russia; Adam Zmudzinski, Dad versus son Katowice Poland 27.80 Richard Pavlicek’s team eked out a 2-IMP win 3/4 Dennis Dawson, Santa Fe NM; Xiaodong Shi, Naperville IL; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes against a team that included Richard Pavlicek Jr. NJ; Walter Johnson, Columbus OH 25.61 The younger Pavlicek, playing with Blair Seidler, 3/4 David Maidman - Marin Marinov, New York NY; Rumen Trendafi lov - Kalin Karaivanov, engineered a 15-IMP swing against John Schermer Varna Bulgaria 25.61 and Neil Chambers on this deal: 5 Fred King, Falls Church VA; Robert Bell, Washington DC; David Abelow, Owings Mills Dlr: North  5 MD; Richard Wegman, Bethesda MD; Yi Zhong, Cockeysville MD; Yu Xiong Shen, Vul: N–S  A 10 5 3 2 Shanghai People’s Republic of China 24.15  K J 8 7 3 6 Joel Hoersch - Greg Michaels, San Diego CA; Richard Meffl ey, Fresno CA; Warren Cederborg, Visalia CA 22.68 . K 2 7/10 Al Blinder, Torrance CA; Birger Holmquist, Kaneohe HI; Art Gulbrandsen, Monrovia  A K Q 10 7  J 9 4 2 CA; Mike Spero, Burbank CA 19.02  J 8 6  — 7/10 Paul Cornelius, Redwood City CA; Marcia Dean - Robert Dean, San Jose CA; Stephen  A Q 10 4  9 6 5 2 Castellino, Fremont CA 19.02 . A . Q 10 8 5 3 7/10 Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas  8 6 3 NV; Chris Larsen, Costa Mesa CA; Wafi k Abdou, Bakersfi eld CA; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 19.02  K Q 9 7 4 7/10 Justin Lall - Winthrop Allegaert - Judith Bianco, New York NY; Hemant Lall, Dallas  — TX; Jaggy Shivdasani, Pleasantville NY; Lapt Chan, Forest Hills NY 19.02 . J 9 7 6 4 11 Marius Agica - Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Daniel Wolkowitz, Hastings-On-Hud NY; Lawrence Harding, Hampstead NC; Elliot Shalita, Elkins Park PA; Michael McNamara, West North East South White Plains NY 18.29 Seidler Schermer Pavlicek Chambers 12 Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Jill Levin, Lake Ariel PA; 1 Pass 4 Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Debbie Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY; Janice 4 Pass Pass 5 Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 17.56 Dbl Pass Pass 5 13 Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; Antonio Sementa, Dbl Pass 5 Dbl Parma PR Italy; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Eddie Redbl All Pass Wold, Houston TX 16.83 Chambers’ 5 bid was intended as a lead 14/17 Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA; Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA; Harvey Brody, San director in the event that East–West bought the Francisco CA; Susan Picus, New York NY; John Coufal, La Jolla CA; Rick Roeder, San Diego CA 16.10 contract. Seidler’s redouble, perhaps attributable to 14/17 Zheng Zhang - Hsi-Chun Liu, Pasadena CA; Jack Chang - Nolan Chang, San Gabriel CA 16.10 youthful exuberance, paid a handsome dividend. 14/17 Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; David Yang, Chicago IL; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX; Jeff Schermer led the 8, ruffed by Chambers, who Fang, Arcadia CA 16.10 got out with a club. Seidler won, ruffed a heart 14/17 Roger Lee, Arcadia CA; Varis Carey, Fort Collins CO; Jeffrey Goldsmith, Tujunga and ruffed a club with the Q. The fall of the .K CA; David Caprera, Denver CO 16.10 was good news and helped Seidler to count south’s 18 Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ; Ljudmila Kamenova, Stony Brook NY; Abe Pineles, hand as either 4=4=0=5 or 3=5=0=5. Jackson NJ; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 14.63 Accordingly, Seidler ruffed his second heart 19/20 Dick Yarington, Seattle WA; Joel Martineau, Vancouver BC; Sumner Steinfeldt, in dummy, played a spade to his ace and ruffed Washington DC; Kent Hartman, San Diego CA 13.90 19/20 Renate Hansen - Alexander Wernle - Martin Schifko - Andreas Babsch, Vienna Austria 13.90 his last heart. He then cashed the .Q, pitching a 21/22 Melih Ozdil - Migry Zur Campanile, New York NY; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Mark diamond, ruffed a club to hand, drew trumps and Lair, Canyon TX; Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA 13.17 conceded a diamond for plus 1000. At the other 21/22 Ron Zambonini, Nepean ON; Waldemar Frukacz, Gloucester ON; Krzysztof Kotorowicz, table, his teammates were plus 100. Bialystok Poland; Jacek Jerzy Kalita, Warsaw Poland 13.17 23 William Watson, Sunnyvale CA; William Harker, Copperopolis CA; Cheryl Mandala - Schuett for the defense Yul Inn, Cupertino CA; Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA 12.44 Tough defense on this deal by Jeff Schuett 24 Claude Vogel, Chicago IL; Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN; Pam Wittes, Venice CA; helped his team in a Swiss Teams match. Schuett Robert Perlsweig, Woodland Hills CA; Peggy Sutherlin - Petra Hamman, Dallas TX 11.71 was playing with Dick Bruno. 25/28 Lynne O’Neill - Pat Chapman - Maritha Pottenger - William Grant, San Diego CA 10.98 25/28 Patrick Dunn - Ray Loftis, Bellevue WA; Steve Bruno - Darrell Keel, Peoria AZ 10.98 Dlr: North  K 5 25/28 John Solodar, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Murray Melton, Las Vegas Vul: N–S  5 4 NV; James Gordon, S Burlington VT; Roger Lord - Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO 10.98  A J 8 3 2 25/28 Sally Wheeler - Buddy Hanby, Spring TX; James Griffi n - Patricia Griffi n, . Q J 9 8 Sausalito CA 10.98  8 7 3  A J 4 2 29 Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Cecilia Rimstedt, Partille Sweden; Emma  A J 9 8  Q 7 2 Sjoberg, Linkoping Sweden; Sandra Rimstedt, Haverdal Sweden; Rajeev Gupta,  K Q 10 5  9 7 San Mateo CA; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 10.24 . K 3 . 7 6 5 4 30/33 Robert McCaw, Sudbury MA; Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL; Lewis  Q 10 9 6 Gamerman, Westwood MA 9.51  K 10 6 3 30/33 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Mike Savage, Hill CA; Steve Mager, Hermosa Beach CA 9.51  6 4 30/33 Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ; Linda Lewis - Paul Lewis, Sioux Falls SD 9.51 . A 10 2 30/33 Jane Jennings, Ben Lomond CA; Prudence Saunders, Palo Alto CA; Bill McIntosh, North South Gilroy CA; James Merzon, Templeton CA 9.51 1 1 34/37 Robert Krochmalik, Nsw Australia; Paul Lavings, Double Bay N S Australia; David 2. 2NT Stern, Redfern Australia; Nye Griffi ths, Sydney Australia 8.78 Pass 34/37 Michael Bodell - Alan Malloy, Santa Clara CA; Steve Smolen, San Francisco CA; Eric Schuett led the 8 to the 4, queen and king. Mayefsky, Palo Alto CA 8.78 Declarer led a spade to the king and Bruno’s ace. 34/37 Arve Farstad - Harald Nordby, Oslo Norway; Jon E F Aabye, Olso Norway; Martin When Bruno returned a heart, declarer put up Andresen, Oslo Norway 8.78 34/37 Marc Glickman, Woodland Hls CA; Joshua Donn - James Glickman, Las Vegas NV; Howard the 10, taken by Schuett with the jack. Schuett, Einberg, Los Angeles CA 8.78 reasoning that if declarer held the 9 he would 38 Michael Weber, Jamul CA; John Adams, San Diego CA; Gray McMullin, Vancouver BC; have gone after diamonds, switched to the 5. Samantha Nystrom, Port Moody BC 8.05 Declarer ducked and Bruno’s 7 held the trick. 39/43 William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI; James Thurtell, Dallas TX; Jack Lacy, Lago Vista Bruno continued hearts and declarer pitched two TX; Jim Reiman, Mansfi eld OH; Dave Swarthout, San Antonio TX 7.32 diamonds from dummy on Schuett’s two heart 39/43 Catherine D’Ovidio, Courbevoie France; Daniele Gaviard, Paris France; tricks. Schuett exited with the K, setting up the Victoria Gromova, Moscow 117296 Russia; Tatiana Ponomareva, Moscow Russia; Hjordis suit. Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Stacy Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 7.32 Declarer fi nished down three for minus 300 39/43 Robert Hollman, Santa Barbara CA; Bruce Ferguson - Brenda Keller, Palm Springs CA; Dennis Clerkin - Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN 7.32 when Schuett got in with the .K. It was an 8-IMP 39/43 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON; Michael Yuen, pickup for the Schuett team. Their teammates were Vancouver BC; Maurice De La Salle, Edmonton AB 7.32 plus 50 on the board. 39/43 Eugene Hung, San Jose CA; Jennifer Gu, Sunnyvale CA; Adam Portley, San Francisco CA; Daniel Harting, Mountain View CA 7.32 44/46 Stephen Sturm - Charlotte Sturm, Fullerton CA; Irwin Kostal Jr - Shawnee Kostal, Indio CA 6.59 Daily Bulletin Page 13

44/46 Matt Granovetter - Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Surendra Mandava, Saratoga CA; Dan Morse, Houston TX 6.59 44/46 Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL; Shirley Blum, Fresno CA; Blake Rundquist, Clovis CA; Robert Giragosian, Bakersfi eld CA 6.59 47/48 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Thomas Weik, Reading PA; Lyle Poe Jr, Ellicott City MD 5.85 47/48 Melanie Tucker - Erez Hendelman, New York NY; Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ 5.85 49/51 Terry Richardson, Austin TX; Henry Caspar, Houston TX; Douglas H Scott - Tom Ottley, Anchorage AK 5.12 49/51 Leo Bell, Long Beach CA; John Jones, Hacienda Hgts CA; Chien-Yao Tseng, Pasadena CA; Wei-Bung Wang, Riverside CA 5.12 49/51 Jim Kirkham - Corinne Kirkham, Leawood KS; Alan Gailfus - Debbie Gailfus, Carlsbad CA; V Jay Tipton - Linda Tipton, Irvine CA 5.12 Bruce and Barbara Hanson of San Diego CA 52/55 Brian Gilbert - Michael Kerr, Irvine CA; Harvey Jaffe, Huntington Bh CA; Phil were second in the National 99er Pairs. Clayton, Indio CA 4.39 52/55 Joyce Hampton, Blythewood SC; Jenny Wolpert, Singer Island FL; Benedicte Cronier, Paris 75018 France; Sylvie Willard, Paris France; Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Daniela von Arnim, D-68766 Hockenh Germany 4.39 52/55 Steve Clark, Carlsbad CA; Ivar Stakgold, San Diego CA; Jon Wright, La Mesa CA; Nathan McCay, Del Mar CA 4.39 52/55 Ellen Kent - Robert Kent, Marina Dl Rey CA; Chester Johnson, Chicago IL; Marjorie Michelin, Laguna Hills CA; Steve Clements, Aliso Viejo CA; G Gard Hays, Veradale WA 4.39 See you at 56/57 Connie Goldberg, Merion Station PA; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA; Danny Sprung - JoAnn Sprung, Philadelphia PA; John Swanson, Mission Viejo CA; Sid Brownstein, Ottawa ON 3.66 the 2010 56/57 Simon Kantor, Agawam MA; Sylvia Caley, Montreal QC; Gary Brown, San Francisco CA; Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Nan Wang, Eatontown NJ; William Esberg, Long Branch NJ 3.66 58/61 George Bessinger, Spring Valley CA; Mickie Chambers, Atlanta GA; Lee De Simone, Paso Robles CA; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH; Kay Enfi eld, Santa Fe NM 2.93 Spring 58/61 Kitty Cooper, Fort Collins CO; Steven Cooper, Ft Collins CO; Linda Gordon - Robb Gordon, Sedona AZ; Kathleen Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH; G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, New York NY 2.93 58/61 Jack Bryant - Nancy Popkin, Saint Louis MO; Tom Oppenheimer, Ballwin MO; Alan NABC Popkin, St Louis MO 2.93 58/61 Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL; Laurie Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Cathy Nathan - Marc Nathan, New York NY 2.93 62/64 John Rayner, Mississauga ON; Michael Roche, Victoria BC; Doug Baxter - David in Reno, Lindop, Toronto ON 2.20 62/64 Mark Teaford, Seal Beach CA; Hiroko Janssen, Minato-Ku Tokyo Japan; Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI; Tadashi Teramoto - Hiroki Yokoi, Tokyo Japan; Steven Johnson, San Diego CA 2.20 March 62/64 Bill Kent, Iowa City IA; Walter Schafer Jr, Buena Park CA; Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL; James Melville, Springfi eld IL; Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL 2.20 65/68 G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Jim Looby, Burbank CA; Chris Moll, Raleigh NC; Diana Marquardt, Del Mar CA; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA 1.46 11-21. 65/68 Lisa Evans - Jack Fulcher, Danville CA; Richard Feinberg, Union City CA; Rajan Jeyakumar, Fremont CA; Subrahmanyan Sankaran, Chennai India; Daniel Raider, San Mateo CA 1.46 65/68 Randy Corn, Kirkland WA; Thomas Theisen, Encinitas CA; Toyoko Saito - Mizuko Tan Yamada, Tokyo Japan; Pam Stratton, Las Vegas NV; Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo Japan 1.46 65/68 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Leonard Melander, West Bloomfi eld MI; Joseph Godefrin, Puzzle is on page 9 Sarasota FL; Rick Kaye, Bingham Farms MI; Brenda Bryant, Ferndale MI 1.46 69/70 Nick Wiebe, Oakland CA; Jean Barry, Livermore CA; Stephen Kanzee, Hayward CA; 7KH:K\$QDFURVWLF Crispin Barrere, Berkeley CA; Eddie Rose, Laguna Niguel CA 0.73 69/70 Linda Wiener - Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Andrew Hoskins, Mountain View CA; 6KRUW$QVZHU.H\ William Campbell, Pacifi c Grove CA; Adam Parrish, Arlington MA 0.73 D &KLOO\ 71/72 Vicki Lerner - Robin Roche, San Francisco CA; Don Nemiro, Hollister CA; Bipin E

THURSDAY EVENING ZIP KO 9 Tables BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 2.88 1 Robert McCaw, Sudbury MA; Lewis (Complete list) Gamerman, Westwood MA; Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 39.0 Tables 2.02 2 Terry Richardson, Austin TX; Henry Caspar - 190.00 1 Bart Bramley, Dallas TX; Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY 1255.37 Hans Strohmer - Nancy Strohmer, Houston TX 142.50 2 John Hurd, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Williamsville NY 1246.70 1.15 3/4 Wendy Dewell - Michael Ravera, San Jose CA; Cynthia Keaton, Coppell TX; Joyce McMonagle, Cordova TN 106.88 3 Michal Kwiecien, Lublin Poland; Rafal Jagniewski, Legiowowo Poland 1205.13 1.15 3/4 Michael Bodell - Alan Malloy, Santa Clara CA; 87.69 4 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 1178.31 Michael Myers, Ottawa ON; Laura Rassbach, Westminster CO 81.43 5 Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany; Josef Piekarek, Hamburg Germany 1175.02 FRIDAY - SATURDAY KO I 76.00 6 Debbie Rosenberg - Michael Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY 1152.57 16 Tables 71.25 7 Louk Verhees, Voorhou Netherlands; David Bakhshi, London England 1145.41 Lynn Johannesen - Dale Johannesen, Saratoga CA; Karen 67.06 8 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands 1145.12 Willenken, New York NY; Claudia Vandersalm, Den Haag 63.33 9 Justin Hackett, Manchester England; Jason Hackett, Manchester England 1137.22 Netherlands; Aida Saldzieva, Spijkenisse Netherlands 60.00 10 Linda McGarry - Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL 1132.47 vs Marcia Shaw - Stuart Eastwood - Terry Shaw, Halifax NS; Edward 57.00 11 Connie Goldberg, Merion Station PA; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 1127.80 Hynes, Penobsquis NB; Barbara Mackay, Fredericton NB 54.29 12 Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV; Brad Moss, San Anselmo CA 1124.99 51.82 13 Eric Greco, Philadelphia PA; Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV 1120.51 Michel Coveney - Carole Coveney, Montreal QC; Leo Weniger, 49.57 14 Jan Van Cleeff, Ah Den Haag Netherlands; Jon Sveindal, Bergen Norway 1117.67 Halifax NS; Karl Hicks, Dominion NS 47.50 15 Joel Hoersch, San Diego CA; Eugene Hung, San Jose CA 1100.45 vs Hanan Deeby - Bernard Figueiredo, Vista CA; Lynne Newman - 45.60 16 Renee Mancuso, Los Angeles CA; Jordan Cohen, Thornhill ON 1099.50 Randall Dougherty, San Diego CA 43.85 17 Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 1098.01 42.22 18 David Caprera, Denver CO; Clement Jackson, Albuquerque NM 1094.88 FRIDAY - SATURDAY KO II 40.71 19 Harald Nordby - Arve Farstad, Oslo Norway 1093.85 16 Tables 39.31 20 Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 1090.03 Claude Tremblay - Muriel Tremblay, Niagara On Lake ON; Roy Perry, St. John’s NL; Barbara Rhoades, Wilmington DE 38.00 21 Sjoert Brink, Rotterdan Netherlands; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan DenNetherlands 1080.97 vs 36.77 22 David Lindop - Doug Baxter, Toronto ON 1077.79 Michael Strong - Johanna Strong, Winfi eld IL; Gordon Decker - 35.63 23 Jason Feldman, San Diego CA; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL 1076.18 Bob Meixner, Hinsdale IL 34.55 24 Michael Polowan, New York NY; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI 1076.17 33.53 25 Les Bart - Gloria Silverman Bart, Bradenton FL 1073.54 Stephen Young, Mississauga ON; Andrew Firko - Linda Lane, Oakville ON; Danny Ioannidis, Stoney Creek ON 32.57 26 Daniela von Arnim, D-68766 Hockenh Germany; Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark 1071.44 vs 31.67 27 Ernesto Muzzio - Alejandro Bianchedi, Buenos Aires Argentina 1071.43 Mansoor Gowani, San Jose CA; Lynn Yokel - Raymond Yuenger, 30.81 28 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Adam Wildavsky, New York NY 1069.65 Campbell CA; Daniel Kroll, Berkeley CA 30.00 29 Gary Gottlieb, Brooklyn NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden 1068.53 29.23 30 Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Dan Morse, Houston TX 1062.30 FRIDAY - SATURDAY KO III 16 Tables 28.50 31 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Hollywood FL 1047.71 Arlie Lamb, San Mateo CA; Edward Frymoyer, Half Moon Bay 27.80 32 Frank Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Hinsdale IL 1045.28 CA; Linda Danzig, Tiburon CA; Sara Foster, San Francisco CA 27.14 33 Maurice De La Salle, Edmonton AB; Michael Yuen, Vancouver BC 1035.64 vs 26.51 34 Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; David Grainger, Etobicoke ON 1034.80 Michel Giguere, Breakeyville QC; Preston Carlisle, Ogdensburg 25.91 35 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 1033.63 NY; Solange Graziani, W Los Angeles CA; Fred Galbraith, Sioux Falls SD 25.33 36 Jeff Aker, Briarcliff NY; Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY 1024.39 24.78 37 Kevin Bathurst, New York NY; Daniel Zagorin, Skokie IL 1020.33 Beverly Hartin, Rancho Mirage CA; John Kohler, Litchfi eld Park 24.26 38 Vicki Lerner, San Francisco CA; Sidney Lorvan, Pacifi ca CA 1020.20 AZ; Douglas Dorland, Palmer AK; Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock 23.75 39 Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL; Johan Upmark, 115 58 Stockho Sweden 1014.40 CO 23.27 40 Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Jill Levin, Lake Ariel PA 1005.67 vs Alan Schneider - Sherie Schneider, Beverly Hills CA; Michael 22.80 41 John Gassenheimer, Wynnewood PA; Martin Caley, Montreal QC 1002.27 Halberstadt, West Hollywood CA; Viktor Anikovich, Los Angeles 22.35 42 Laurie Vogel, New York NY; Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ 984.49 CA 21.92 43 John Rayner, Mississauga ON; Michael Roche, Victoria BC 981.94 21.51 44 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 979.76 FRIDAY - SATURDAY KO IV 21.11 45 David Kendrick, Royston Herts England; Brian Senior, Nottingham England 979.03 16 Tables Rochelle Braunstein - Fani Hason, San Diego CA; Rosemary 20.73 46 Buddy Hanby, Spring TX; Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA 978.71 Hayden, Scottsdale AZ; Greg Stander, Solana Beach CA 20.36 47 Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Bob Drijver, Tilburg Netherlands 973.27 vs 20.00 48 John Solodar, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Linda Lewis, Sioux Falls SD 967.24 Warren Cummings, Bonsall CA; Ken Matson, Poway CA; Nikki 19.66 49 Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX; Keith Garber, Las Vegas NV 966.97 Gilberg, San Diego CA; Thomas Nolan Jr, San Marcos CA 19.32 50 Robert White, Raleigh NC; Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA 966.19 John Tolson - Lynne Tolson, Bedford NS; Sandra Boddy - Fred 22.88 51 Boye Brogeland, Norway; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 965.00 Boddy, Riverview NB 18.69 52 Richard Meffl ey, Fresno CA; Blake Rundquist, Clovis CA 960.24 vs 18.39 53 Steven Cooper, Ft Collins CO; Kitty Cooper, Fort Collins CO 958.65 David Dilkes - Patricia Chen - Jane Shimokura - Howard 18.10 54 Reese Milner, Los Angeles CA; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 951.61 Shimokura, Vancouver BC 17.81 55 Jim Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV 948.65 FRIDAY - SATURDAY KO V 17.54 56 Douglas Simson - Walter Johnson, Columbus OH 941.91 16 Tables 17.27 57 Allan Smith, Peterborough ON; Donald Kersey, Kingston ON 941.88 Thomas Collins, Sedona AZ; Donna Kellerman, Bradenton FL; 17.01 58 Dale Johannesen - Lynn Johannesen, Saratoga CA 941.23 Susan Reiley - Robert Reiley, Great Falls MT 16.76 59 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Hixson TN 935.79 vs 16.52 60 Bipin Patel, Moraga CA; Larry Cohen, Las Vegas NV 931.12 Lynne Ostrow - Vicki Kane, Morgantown WV; Barbara Stanton, Kanata ON; Zora Bain, Sammamish WA 16.29 61 Alan Watson, Lexington MA; Kevin O’Donnell, Lynnfi eld MA 928.74 16.06 62 Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON; Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON 924.91 Mark Hartzell, Los Angeles CA; Sandra Franciscus - Connie De 15.83 63 Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL; Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA 923.48 Rosa, Pasadena CA; Amr Elghamry, Monrovia CA 15.62 64 Jack Lacy, Lago Vista TX; James Thurtell, Dallas TX 921.21 vs 15.41 65 Chuck Burger, West Bloomfi eld MI; Joe Monro, Beverly Hills MI 917.72 Rick Holcomb, Malden MA; Michael Baker, Scottsdale AZ; Charles Kelley - Jo Anne Kelley, Pacifi c Plsades CA 15.20 66 Kathleen Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH; G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, New York NY 911.12 15.00 67 George Whitworth, Coarsegold CA; James Tritt, Fresno CA 911.04 FRIDAY - SATURDAY KO VI 14.81 68 Geoffrey Brod, West Palm Beach FL; Victor King, Hartford CT 905.23 14 Tables 14.62 69 Tien-Chun Yang, San Jose CA; Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA 901.14 John Simpson, Madera CA; Nancy Lee, San Mateo CA; Susan 14.43 70 Peggy Sutherlin - John Sutherlin, Dallas TX 899.09 Vildosola - Peter Weber, Fresno CA vs 14.25 71 William Wickham, Los Angeles CA; David Chechelashvili, San Diego CA 895.87 David Slagle - Joan Slagle, San Diego CA; Michael Kohn, La 14.07 72 Marc Zwerling, Portland OR; Wolfe Thompson, Vancouver WA 893.34 Mesa CA; Susan Ehrhardt, El Cajon CA 13.90 73 Tadashi Teramoto, Tokyo Japan; Hiroko Janssen, Minato-Ku Tokyo Japan 883.20 13.73 74 Laurie Kranyak - John Kranyak, Bay Village OH 879.78 Marc Phillips, Del Mar CA; Philippe Lamoise, Solana Beach CA; 13.57 75 Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX 875.93 Connie Unger - Ruth Aronsohn, San Diego CA vs 14.70 76 Janet Daling, Peoria AZ; Steve Mansfi eld, Seattle WA 858.85 Floyd Jones, Des Moines IA; Ginger Calvert - Judy Dveris, 13.26 77 Mark Teaford, Seal Beach CA; Steven Johnson, San Diego CA 842.65 Rancho Santa Fe CA; Karen Perling, La Jolla CA 13.10 78 Hank Gagnon, Newberg OR; Jon Bartlett, Portland OR 761.49 Daily Bulletin Page 15

SIDE SERIES 6 SECOND FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KO BRACKET 1 28.0 Tables 16 Tables G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne Dawson, Delhi LA; Tom A B C Breed, Aurora CO; Bruce Reeve, Raleigh NC 5.76 1 1 R Lisa, Riverview MI; Freddy Weber, New York NY 66.07% vs 4.32 2 Michael Flanagan - Barbara Flanagan, Scottsdale AZ 63.10% Veronica McMurdie - John McMurdie, Sacramento CA; Eddie 3.64 3 2 Margaret Jones, Breckenridge CO; Katelin Yates, Erie CO 61.61% Rose, Laguna Niguel CA; Loretta Bromberg, Bel Tiburon CA 3.03 4 3 1 Barbara Schlein, Rye Brook NY; Francine Dobkin, Paradise Valley AZ 60.42% 1.87 5 Brian Meyer, Cheektowaga NY; Diana Marquardt, Del Mar CA 59.23% Richard Olson - Mary Olson, Colorado Sprgs CO; Alice Crain - Joe Luk, Colorado Spgs CO 1.37 6 Cheryl Glaza, Kaneohe HI; Jean Choi, Honolulu HI 58.04% vs 1.79 4/5 Peter Manzon, Waltham MA; Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA 57.44% Claude Tremblay - Muriel Tremblay, Niagara On Lake ON; Millie 1.79 4/5 Doris Ashcroft, Stockton CA; Sharon Fauss, La Grange CA 57.44% Garrison, Riverside CA; Keith White, Fort Myers FL 1.18 6 Jean Blilie, Kerrville TX; Shirley Hoffert, Ottertail MN 55.95% 2.27 2 Ralph Stone, Missoula MT; Bruce Miller, Ignacio CO 55.36% SECOND FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KO BRACKET II 16 Tables 1.49 3/4 A Browne, Coronado CA; Jack Haeger, San Ysidro CA 54.46% J Steffes, Pacifi c Palisad CA; John Campbell, Rncho Pls Vrd CA; 1.49 3/4 Charles Kelley - Jo Anne Kelley, Pacifi c Plsades CA 54.46% Harriet Elston - Trudy Sokol, Los Angeles CA 0.96 5 James Baker - Gwen Baker, Dunnellon FL 53.87% vs 1.07 6 Patrick Church - Anu Church, Cobourg ON 52.98% Norman Sweed - Ronnie Sweed, Potomac MD; Linda Thies - Dorothy Case, Anchorage AK SECOND FRIDAY AFTERNOON 100/200/300 PAIRS 20.0 Tables Mike Moser, San Diego CA; Marian Zeldin, La Mesa CA; Terry Jones, Falls Church VA; Jean Jones, Maryville TN A B C vs 4.24 1 1 Jeanne Russo - Gail Vick, Modesto CA 63.99% Rick Holcomb, Malden MA; Michael Baker, Scottsdale AZ; 3.18 2 Michael Campbell - Paul Hinman, Dana Point CA 63.69% Walter Carlson - Charlene Carlson, Sarasota FL 2.39 3 Karen Vlach - Frank Vlach, Trophy Club TX 61.90% 1.57 4/5 John Nicholson, San Diego CA; Barbara Lotief, Las Vegas NV 59.52% SECOND FRIDAY MORNING COMPACT KO 2.50 4/5 2 1 Mary Van Anda - Linda Hahn, Rancho Santa Fe CA 59.52% BRACKET III 16 Tables 1.87 6 3 2 Bill Teer - Pat Teer, Fairfax VA 58.63% Marcia Metzger, Saratoga Spgs NY; Nancy Goldberg - Berdele 1.40 4 Marie Germuska - Charel Walker, Portland OR 57.74% Katz - Barbara Rozansky, San Diego CA 1.05 5 James McKinney - Gregg Nelson, Laguna Woods CA 56.25% vs 1.20 6 3 Joyce Shuford - Colleen Gardner, Long Beach CA 54.46% Claire Tremaine, La Mesa CA; Pauline Altman - Karen Dempsey, 0.90 4 Sheilah Wasserman, San Rafael CA; Karen Rice, San Jose CA 53.57% San Diego CA; Mahin Zahirnia, La Jolla CA 1.13 5 Judy Violick - Larry Hedge, Coto De Caza CA 52.38% Susan Angel, Greenbrae CA; Eric Rasmussen, Cable WI; Carol Erbeck, Pearce AZ; Sheilah Wasserman, San Rafael CA FRIDAY AFTERNOON 99ER PAIRS vs 20.0 Tables Kathy High - Dee Alexander, Modesto CA; Candace Garvey, 8.61 1 Malvina Aljure, Colombia; Elsa Castillo, Wilton Manors FL 61.10% Surprise AZ; Terry McMillan, Indio CA 6.46 2 Bruce Hanson, Sqan Diego CA; Barbara Hanson, San Diego CA 58.50% THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO #1 4.24 3/4 Kathleen Friesen, Trabuco Canyon CA; Tom Snooks, San Clements CA 57.74% 8 Tables 4.24 3/4 Harold Deroos Jr, Modesto CA; Donna Deroos, Reno NV 57.74% Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Bob 2.72 5 Ron Evanko - Robert Monroe, San Diego CA 55.95% Porter, Victoria BC; Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN; Bill Parks, 2.58 6 Rosemary Boss - Peter Boss, Benicia CA 55.51% Macungie PA; Earl Knipfel, Moose Jaw SK vs SECOND FRIDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Lawrence Harding, Hampstead NC; Rick Kaye, Bingham Farms MI; John Russell, North 66.0 Tables Barringto IL; Valentin Kovachev, Stony Brook NY A B C 25.57 1 Peggy Craig, El Paso TX; Brian Schoenfeld, Va Beach VA 64.96% THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO #2 19.18 2 Kazuo K. Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken 21 Japan; Yukiko Umezu, New York NY 60.80% 8 Tables 14.38 3 James Martin - Lynette Martin, Oceanside CA 60.04% Cookie Potter, Boca Grande FL; Kevin Dwyer, Fort Myers FL; Zachary Brescoll, Versailles KY; Will Engel, Freeport IL; Charles 10.79 4 Michael Kutska, River Forest IL; Suzanne Dunaway, Oak Park IL 59.66% Jeffrey Jr, Safety Harbor FL 16.22 5 1 1 Mitsuko Kodama - Lester Kodama, Mililani HI 58.62% vs 7.31 6 George Drake - Helene Drake, Phoenix AZ 58.52% Linda Harrison, Calgary AB; Hao Ge, Bay Village OH; Weidong 12.17 7 2 2 R Turner - Trudi Graham, Los Angeles CA 58.43% Pei, Brea CA; Wei-Bung Wang, Riverside CA; Nongyu Li, 5.68 8 Eileen Paley, Scarsdale NY; Mimi Bieber, Armonk NY 58.33% Sunnyvale CA; Hui Lin Zhu, Chongqing People’s Republic of 5.11 9 Christopher Pisarra, Lafayette CA; Jack Scott, El Cerrito CA 57.67% China 9.12 10 3 Paul Wacks, Peabody MA; Michael Schrage, New York NY 57.39% THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO #3 4.26 11 Susan Munday - Jim Munday, Camarillo CA 57.29% 7 Tables 6.84 12 4 Tony Viidik - Joan Viidik, Waterloo ON 56.82% Brenda Woodman - James Woodman, Mount Pearl NL; Leia Berla, 3.65 13 Lena Jelusich - Frederick Parker, San Diego CA 56.63% Old Greenwich CT; David Johnson, Calgary AB 3.31 14/15 Phyllis Yates, San Diego CA; Milton Spinner, del Mar CA 56.53% vs 4.08 14/15 Michele Foran, Oconomowoc WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI 56.53% Barbara Hill, Porterville CA; Mary Ann Florio - Mike Florio - Suzanne Cederborg, Visalia CA 3.01 16 S Fuhrmann, Madison WI; Glenna Shannahan, Indian Wells CA 56.34% 5.41 17 5 Gary Anziani - Doug Cross, San Antonio TX 56.16% Erin Gove, Los Gatos CA; Nadia Nilsson, Santa Clara CA; 4.35 6/7 3/4 Patricia Loh, Solana Beach CA; Marianne Klayman, San Diego CA 55.02% Fung Bao, Cupertino CA; Anthony Trebaol, Milpitas CA; Vern 4.35 6/7 3/4 W Oates - P Oates, Brighton MI 55.02% Vanderpol, Pasadena CA 3.60 8 5 John Crouch, Edina MN; William Drake, Minneapolis MN 54.26% vs Marc Franklin, Portland OR; Kenneth Tishgart, Ross CA; Lenore 3.24 9 Belva Quattrin, Kingsburg CA; E Verlee O’Neill, Fresno CA 54.17% Cavallero, Hillsborough CA; Robert Roman, Greenbrae CA 2.95 10 6 Serl Zimmerman - Steven Lipson, Palm Desert CA 53.22% 2.70 11 Raymond Hickey, Gulf Breeze FL; Carla Hickey, Pensacola FL 53.03% THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO #4 2.50 12 Jerry Himes - Pam Himes, Merritt Island FL 52.94% 8 Tables Mary Ann Bond - Mary Shaw, Fargo ND; Nancy Gaunt, FRIDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME Evansville IN; Mary Fisher, Scottsdale AZ vs 34.0 Tables Valentin Vieru, Citrus Heights CA; Jerry Nakamura, El Dorado A B C Hills CA; John Shealy - Lillian Shealy, Colorado Spgs CO 6.67 1 George Pisk, Manchaca TX; Michael Huston, Joplin MO 63.32% vs 5.16 2 1 1 William Line, Winston Salem NC; Phyllis Gaffney, Sunnyvale CA 63.04% Hans Strohmer - Nancy Strohmer, Houston TX; David McCarron - 3.87 3/4 2 Larry Roberts, Bakersfi eld CA; Michael True, Lille ME 61.96% Mary McCarron, Austin TX 3.28 3/4 David Oakley, San Diego CA; Andrew Loh, Solana Beach CA 61.96% THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO # 5 2.90 5 3 Florence Yoshikawa - Tad Yoshikawa, Sunnyvale CA 60.87% 8 Tables 1.58 6 Kyoung-Won Yoo, Seocho-Ku Seoul South Korea; Daniel Takahashi, Dorothy Lipsky - Michael Camras - Linda Camras, Los Angeles Las Vegas NV 59.78% CA; Audrey Pauly, Beverly Hills CA 2.18 4 Sally Blewett, Beaumont TX; Patsy Pierce, Hardin TX 59.42% vs 2.16 5 Y Chen, Fremont CA; Norman Wang, Palo Alto CA 58.88% Ken Collins, Richmond Hill ON; Yuan Chen, Toronto ON; Yosh Mataga, Stockton CA; Zeke Mataga, Glendale CA 1.94 6 2 Yvette Gormley, Green Valley AZ; Sylvia Johnson, Del Mar CA 57.43% 1.45 3 Josephine Ventura, San Mateo CA; Jacquelyn Sollner, St Thomas VI 56.43% THURSDAY-SATURDAY MORNING KO #6 1.09 4 Marty Freer, Spring Valley CA; Muriel Brathwaite, Temple Terrace FL 55.43% 8 Tables 0.82 5 David Silberman, Livermore CA; Paul Dubois, Pleasanton CA 54.53% Richard Skow - Janice Skow, Carmel CA; Carolynn Zocchi - Patty Harberson, Petaluma CA vs Christine Greenberg, Byron MN; Judith Harris - Rhea Dickson - Rita Bertsch, Rochester MN Page 16 Daily Bulletin

THURSDAY/FRIDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 1 SECOND FRIDAY EVENING SIDE SWISS TEAM 14 Tables 52 Tables 33.33 1 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Robert Teel Jr - Jane A B C Teel, Birmingham AL; Bill Parks, Macungie PA; Bob Carteaux, 9.40 1 1 1 Janice Joerger, Rancho Santa Fe CA; Jeanette Bentley, Encinitas Fort Wayne IN; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK CA; Violet Breckenridge - Lawrence Sherman, San Diego CA 105.00 23.33 2 Cookie Potter, Boca Grande FL; Kevin Dwyer, 7.05 2 2 Carolyn Timmermann, Vancouver WA; Maria Abbott, San Francisco Fort Myers FL; Will Engel, Freeport IL; Charles Jeffrey Jr, Safety CA; Robert Levy, Los Angeles CA; Maria Pendergast, W Hollywood CA 97.00 Harbor FL; Zachary Brescoll, Versailles KY 5.29 3 Helen Raleigh, Suffern NY; Albert Shrive, Dalton PA; Leonard 13.33 3/4 Donna Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Sheila Gellman, Wilkes Barre PA; Ala Hamilton-Day, Rose Valley PA 96.00 Pies, Osprey FL; Ned Irving - Denny Penticoff, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 3.97 4 Michael Flanagan - Barbara Flanagan, Scottsdale AZ; William Garrard Jr - Donna Garrard, Irving TX 94.00 13.33 3/4 Mark Epstein - Roberta Epstein, Las Vegas NV; 2.97 5 Linda Bandler - Mike Bandler, Alamo CA; Tom Jacobson, Fairfi eld Gary Kessler, Springfi eld IL; Elaine Said, Nashville TN CA; Joan Garcia, Dixon CA 92.00 2.23 6 David Oakley - Roger Zellmer, San Diego CA; Andrew Loh, Solana THU/FRI KO BRACKET 2 Beach CA; Alan Rowen, Coronado CA 86.00 12 Tables 4.26 3 Joseph Viola III, Altadena CA; Bob Johnson, Pasadena CA; Nadine 21.61 1 Linda Harrison, Calgary AB; Hao Ge, Bay McDowell, Green Valley AZ; Michael Gosnell, Canoga Park CA 85.00 Village OH; Nongyu Li, Sunnyvale CA; Weidong Pei, Brea CA; 3.20 4 Allan Karro, Burnaby BC; Eurydice Nours, Richmond BC; Sylvia Hui Lin Zhu, Chongqing People’s Republic of China; Wei-Bung Riewerts, Eureka CA; John Langer, Santa Clarita CA 81.00 Wang, Riverside CA 3.30 5 2 Chris Poulos, Eugene OR; Dollie Poulos, R San Margarita CA; 15.13 2 Tammy Pepper, Raleigh NC; Theresa Andino, Thomas Snouse, Felton CA; Gale Porr, Lampoc CA 79.00 Tallahassee FL; Cam Meyer, Bend OR; Matthew Mallory, San 1.80 6 Donald Belfer, Wayne NJ; Nancy Kalow, New York NY; Keith White, Diego CA Fort Myers FL; Millie Garrison, Riverside CA 77.00 8.64 3/4 William Chan - Molan Chan, Van Buren ME; 2.48 3 Lynda Emmons - Lewis Emmons, Mukilteo WA; Paul Klaverkamp - James Easterling, Casselberry FL; Robert Michaud, Sun City West Lloyd Graven, Minneapolis MN 72.00 AZ 1.86 4 Gene Summ - Ursula Kantor, San Diego CA; Susan Vidrine - 8.64 3/4 Brenda Woodman - James Woodman, Mount Timothy Long, Albuquerque NM 71.00 Pearl NL; Gerald Soucy, Halifax NS; Larry Mock, Dartmouth NS 1.39 5 Eleth Fields, Tustin CA; Bettyanne Houts, Long Beach CA; Annette Sincock, Torrance CA; Susan Bristol, Aliso Viejo CA 62.00 THURSDAY/FRIDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 3 1.04 6 Kathy High - Dee Alexander, Modesto CA; Candace Garvey, 12 Tables Surprise AZ; Terry McMillan, Indio CA 61.00 17.69 1 Gene Katz, Carlsbad CA; Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX; Debra Cameron, Temecula CA; Joyce Cellilli, Murrieta POINSETTIA PAIRS CA 66.0 Tables 12.38 2 Erin Gove, Los Gatos CA; Vern Vanderpol, 7 3 18.16 1 J F Lowenstein - Patti Harp, New Orleans LA 65.34% Pasadena CA; Nadia Nilsson, Santa Clara CA; Anthony Trebaol, 13.62 2 1 Geoffrey Friedman, Leawood KS; Howard Kalender, Overland Park KS 61.84% Milpitas CA; Fung Bao, Cupertino CA 10.22 3 Kathryn Le Gro, Carmichael CA; Pamela Fitch, Sacramento CA 61.74% 7.08 3/4 Freida Dohrman, Clearwater FL; Angelica 7.66 4 Mel Fineberg, Las Vegas NV; Jerry Nakamura, El Dorado Hills CA 60.51% Whipp, St Petersburg FL; Elizabeth Ghrist, Houston TX; Jo Ann 7.47 5 2 Phyllis Landry, Orleans ON; Eileen Wallis, Ottawa ON 60.13% Hazel, Tampa FL 5.19 6 Joan Kroener, Cardiff CA; Mary Fenton, Carlsbad CA 59.56% 7.08 3/4 Jay Francis - Henry Gertzman - Brian Hegarty - 4.54 7 Estera Lisker, East Quogue NY; Amanda Jeger, Frankfurt Am Ma Germany 59.54% Judy Bredall, Colorado Spgs CO 5.60 8 3 Patty Harberson - Carolynn Zocchi, Petaluma CA 59.47% 3.63 9 Harry Rogers, Wailuku HI; Jack Patnode, Kula HI 59.38% THURSDAY/FRIDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 4 4.20 10 4 Fred Dyle, Huntington Bch CA; Eusebio Menezes, Cupertino CA 58.43% 16 Tables 3.32 11 5 Liliane Kirchhoff, San Francisco CA; Stuart Sechriest, San Diego CA 58.03% 15.60 1 Ruth Weil, Encinitas CA; Carol Orazetti, 2.93 12 Diane Elliott, Torrance CA; Lou Warwick, Arlington WA 57.67% Redmond OR; Denise Morgan, Diamond Bar CA; Genise Hasan, 2.97 13 Anne Rolbin, San Clemente CA; Helaine Feingold, Laguna Beach CA 57.58% Claremont CA 2.42 14 Sharron Voorhees - Norma Huhn, San Diego CA 57.48% 10.92 2 Robert Corne - Irene Corne, Rancho Mirage 2.14 15/17 Nancy Latendresse - Chinu Bhavsar, Ann Arbor MI 57.39% CA; Sharron Dudeck - Marlene Pontifex, Winnipeg MB 2.14 15/17 Jim Rowland, Phoenix AZ; Frederick Berry, Scottsdale AZ 57.39% 6.24 3/4 Marc Franklin, Portland OR; Lenore Cavallero, 2.14 15/17 Deidre Nevett, Mississauga ON; Sherrill Bain, Oakville ON 57.39% Hillsborough CA; Robert Roman, Greenbrae CA; Kenneth 2.85 6 Doris Lange - Barbara Bayer, Calgary AB 57.11% Tishgart, Ross CA 2.49 7 Jan Winham, Soquel CA; Judith Murdock, Capitola CA 55.87% 6.24 3/4 Marilyn Painter - C Pfeifer - Joan Pfeifer, 2.10 8/9 Suzanne Anson, Carlsbad CA; Kay Childs, Solana Beach CA 54.73% Pittsburgh PA; Carol Stonis, Natrona Heights PA 2.10 8/9 Margarita Jaramillo, Miami FL; Alvaro Betancur, Medellin Colombia 54.73% 1.90 10 Robert Dodd - Anne Ballard, Atlanta GA 54.64% THURSDAY/FRIDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 5 16 Tables HAWAII DAY STRATIFIED OPEN 12.82 1 Valentin Vieru, Citrus Heights CA; William 50.0 Tables A X Taggart, Shingle Springs CA; Victor Galis - Ioana Galis, Fremont 30.79 1 Henri Farhi - Kit Humphrey, Los Gatos CA 64.58% CA 23.09 2 Balusu Rao, Redmond WA; Eugene Chan, Burnaby BC 60.89% 8.97 2 Mary Ann Bond - Mary Shaw, Fargo ND; 17.32 3 Gen Geiger, Sarasota FL; Bernace De Young, Miami FL 60.42% Nancy Gaunt, Evansville IN; Mary Fisher, Scottsdale AZ 12.99 4 Robert Garret - Konrad Garret, Gardnerville NV 59.94% 5.13 3/4 Aurelia Huffman, Crestwood KY; Barbara 10.26 5 Joan Jackson - Norman Beck, Dallas TX 59.66% Hulsmeyer - Hannah Davis, Louisville KY; Patricia Harwood, 8.80 6 Richard Williams - Jody Williams, San Carlos CA 59.19% Prospect KY 7.70 7 Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI; Eileen Cripps, Madison WI 59.05% 5.13 3/4 Barbara Ritter - Paul Weader, Sun City AZ; 6.84 8 Douglas Dye, Wyndmoor PA; Ed Judy, Iowa City IA 58.62% David Sievers - Margy Sievers, Encino CA 19.07 9 1 Susan Johnson - John Johnson, Newport Beach CA 58.18% 5.60 10 Saul Gross, Miami Beach FL; Rick Norton Jr, Oceanside CA 57.95% THURSDAY/FRIDAY KO TEAMS BRACKET 6 5.13 11 Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD; Lynn Jones, Timonium MD 57.39% 16 Tables 4.74 12 William Corliss, Davis CA; Jack Yeasley, Goleta CA 56.33% 9.48 1 Michael Korney - Ellen Korney, Beverly Hills 4.40 13 Ethan Stein, Irvington NY; Shoko Imai, Tokyo Japan 55.85% CA; Manny Weintraub - Debora Stein, Los Angeles CA 14.30 14 2 Mark Till - Randy Ekman, Dallas TX 55.71% 6.64 2 Molly Anderson - Mark Peterson - Margaret 3.85 15 Eileen Ojakangas - Leona Hanson, Davis CA 55.35% Peterson, Larkspur CA; Frank Aftowicz, Novato CA 3.62 16 John Veltri, Bradenton FL; Dean Cohler, Sarasota FL 55.30% 3.79 3/4 Martha Owen - Cheryl Bosak - Muriel Jean 3.42 17 Steven Gugick, San Diego CA; Anita Burgis, Santee CA 55.11% Bramucci, Sun City West AZ; Judy McGough, Langley WA 3.47 18 Robert Neuhart, Troy NY; Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY 54.70% 3.79 3/4 Barbara Blake, La Jolla CA; John Nydick, 3.08 19 Deborah Murphy, San Francisco CA; Gary Donner, Bluffton SC 54.64% Plano TX; Jane Hillyer - Ron Stanek, Anchorage AK 2.93 20 Jeanie Farquhar, Foothill Ranch CA; Bart Jolin, Laguna Woods CA 54.60% 2.80 21 Marise Hambrick, St Laurent QC; Sarko Kassabian, Saint Laurent QC 54.38% 10.73 3 David Wakeman - Rita Wakeman, Irvine CA 54.02% 8.05 4 James Berglund, La Jolla CA; Benjamin Leitner, Mountain View CA 53.79% Prizes 6.36 5 Magnus Weiman - Maureen Weiman, Nashua NH 53.32% Be sure and pick up your prizes. If you top 5.45 6 Carol Traub - David Traub, Baltimore MD 52.94% your section or win your event, you can claim 4.77 7 Michael Marcucci, San Gabriel CA; Rick Lepscier, Las Vegas NV 52.75% yours at the Prize Desk located next to the 4.24 8 Dan Botoaca, Glendale CA; Rita-Ellen Lehr, Bellevue WA 52.46% Registration desk on the second fl oor. “If your 3.81 9 Giorgia Botta, Rome 00189 Italy; Peggyann Klein, New York NY 51.30% 3.47 10 Stanley Weiner, Las Vegas NV; Barry Margolin, Arlington MA 50.43% score has a 1 next to it, you can get a prize,” says 3.18 11 David Hildebrand, Lake Forest Par WA; John Aslin, Seattle WA 50.41% Ken Monzingo, tournament chair. 2.93 12 Michael Doll, Los Angeles CA; Patrick Cardullo, Las Vegas NV 50.28% 2.72 13 Richard Ferrin - Dale Sanders, Washington DC 49.72% 2.54 14 Barbara Schultz, Shawnigan Lake BC; Steven Watson, Munster IN 49.62% Daily Bulletin Page 17

REISINGER B-A-M TEAMS 20 Tables Carryover Top platinum 1 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Fred Gitelman - Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Brad Moss, San Anselmo CA; Eric Greco, Philadelphia PA 11.83 point winners 2 Frank Nickell - Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Hinsdale IL; Eric Rodwell, through Thursday Clearwater Bch FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX 11.38 3 Rose Meltzer, Los Gatos CA; Kyle Larsen, San Francisco CA; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Geir Helgemo, Trondheim Norway; Tor Helness, Oslo Norway 10.87 1 Bart Bramley 223.46 4 Michael Polowan, New York NY; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington 2 Bjorn Fallenius 219.47 Hts IL; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA 10.70 5 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Aubrey Strul, Delray Beach FL; Claudio Nunes, Rona 3 John Hurd 203.02 Italy; Fulvio Fantoni, Rome Italy; Espen Lindqvist, Oslo Norway; Boye 4 Joel Wooldridge 203.02 Brogeland, Norway 10.64 6/8 Marty Fleisher, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Lew 5 Jeff Meckstroth 177.66 Stansby, Dublin CA; Robert Levin, Lake Ariel PA; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 10.19 6 Sabine Auken 177.66 6/8 Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL; David Grainger, Etobicoke ON; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 10.19 7 Daniela von Arnim 162.57 6/8 Ishmael Delmonte, Sydney Australia; Daniel Zagorin, Skokie IL; Kevin Bathurst, New 8 Tor Helness 159.68 York NY; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den Netherlands; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdan 9 Debbie Rosenberg 158.50 Netherlands; Ashley Bach, Eggenfelden Germany 10.19 9 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Sam Lev, New York NY; 10 Jacob Morgan 156.79 Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC; Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Jie 11 Michael Polowan 156.79 Zhao, Tianjin People’s Republic of China 10.02 10 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Kit Woolsey, Kensington 12 Adam Wildavsky 152.48 CA; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY; Adam Wildavsky, New York NY; Douglas Doub, W 13 Douglas Doub 152.48 Hartford CT 9.96 11 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Jim Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Drew Casen, Las Vegas 14 Martin Andresen 147.25 NV; Walid Elahmady - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt 9.94 15 Melih Ozdil 140.00 12 George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain; Chris Compton - Bart 16 Aleksander Dubinin 140.00 Bramley, Dallas TX 9.85 17 Carolyn Lynch 140.00 13 Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; William Pollack, Basking Ridge NJ; Piotr Tuszynski, Warsaw Poland; Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Poland; Jason Hackett, 18 Mike Passell 140.00 Manchester England; Justin Hackett, Manchester England 9.68 19 Garey Hayden 140.00 14 Michal Kwiecien, Lublin 20-732 Poland; Rafal Jagniewski, Legiowowo Poland; Alexander Smirnov, Lubeck Germany; Josef Piekarek, Hamburg Germany 9.46 20 Andrew Gromov 140.00 15 Alon Apteker - Craig Gower, Johannesburg South Africa; Johan Upmark, 21 Josef Blass 140.00 Stockholm Sweden; Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL 9.17 16/18 Gail Greenberg - Jeff Hand - Robert Blanchard - Shane Blanchard, New York NY 9.00 22 Jerzy Zaremba 140.00 16/18 David Kendrick, Royston Herts England; Brian Senior, Nottingham England; Jan Van 23 Cezary Balicki 140.00 Cleeff, Ah Den Haag Netherlands; Jon Sveindal, Bergen Norway 9.00 16/18 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Hollywood FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo 24 Mark Lair 140.00 Lauria, Rome Italy; Krzysztof Jassem, Puszczykoud Poland; Krzysztof Martens, 25 Adam Zmudzinski 140.00 Rzeszow Poland 9.00 19/20 Barry Goren, Las Vegas NV; Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA; Christal Henner-Welland - Brian Glubok, New York NY; Thomas Bessis, Paris France 8.83 19/20 Rita Shugart - Andrew Robson, Pebble Beach CA; Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands; Louk Verhees, Voorhou Netherlands 8.83

HAWAII DAY STRATIFIED OPEN - FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MM EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Henri Farhi - Kit Humphrey, Los Gatos CA 64.02% 1 Jay Cohodes, Sunrise FL; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 62.31% 2 Douglas Dye, Wyndmoor PA; Ed Judy, Iowa City IA 61.36% 2 William Corliss, Davis CA; Jack Yeasley, Goleta CA 58.52% 3 Ethan Stein, Irvington NY; Shoko Imai, Tokyo Japan 60.42% 3 1 Gustav Axen, New Westminster BC; Jadwiga Polujan, Port Coquitlam BC 57.39% 4 Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI; Eileen Cripps, Madison WI 58.33% 4/5 2/3 Barbara Schultz, Shawnigan Lake BC; Steven Watson, Munster IN 56.63% 5 Gen Geiger, Sarasota FL; Bernace De Young, Miami FL 57.77% 4/5 2/3 Magnus Weiman - Maureen Weiman, Nashua NH 56.63% 6/7 Susan France, La Jolla CA; Gail Erickson, Mendocino CA 51.14% 6 Gerri Soffa Carlson, Ranch Pls Vrd CA; Jeff Strutzel, Redondo Beach CA 56.06% 6/7 1 Michael Marcucci, San Gabriel CA; Rick Lepscier, Las Vegas NV 51.14% 7 Carol Traub - David Traub, Baltimore MD 55.87% 2 Tom Moss - Ian Wilson, Irvine CA 49.24% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION NN EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Robert Garret - Konrad Garret, Gardnerville NV 63.26% 1 1 Susan Johnson - John Johnson, Newport Beach CA 62.88% 2 Roy Green - Mary Green, Carlisle MA 62.88% 2 2 James Berglund, La Jolla CA; Benjamin Leitner, Mountain View CA 61.55% 3 Joan Jackson - Norman Beck, Dallas TX 60.98% 3 3 Art Linderman, Anaheim CA; Barbara Benson, Santa Ana CA 55.11% 4 1 David Wakeman - Rita Wakeman, Irvine CA 55.68% 4 Raymond Clark, Bonham TX; Jim Dingwerth, Kansas City MO 54.55% 5 Michael Edwards, Rock Island IL; Cookie Hoberman, Omaha NE 53.98% 5 Mark Till - Randy Ekman, Dallas TX 53.60% 6 Eileen Ojakangas - Leona Hanson, Davis CA 52.65% 6 Darlene Shirey - Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX 52.27% 7 2 William Hoge, Olathe KS; Richard Quist, Upland CA 50.95% 7 John Ielmini - Joyce Ielmini, Patterson CA 51.52% 3 Z Kadah, Los Gatos CA; Joyce McMonagle, Cordova TN 49.81% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Steven Gugick, San Diego CA; Anita Burgis, Santee CA 64.20% 1 Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD; Lynn Jones, Timonium MD 61.93% 2 John Veltri, Bradenton FL; Dean Cohler, Sarasota FL 62.88% 2 1 David Hildebrand, Lake Forest Par WA; John Aslin, Seattle WA 58.14% 3 1 Dan Botoaca, Glendale CA; Rita-Ellen Lehr, Bellevue WA 59.85% 3 Saul Gross, Miami Beach FL; Rick Norton Jr, Oceanside CA 56.63% 4 Jack Clinch, San Jose CA; Bonnie Beardsley, Milpitas CA 58.90% 4 Jerry Premo, Sacramento CA; Kay Beck, Noblesville IN 56.25% 5 Richard Williams - Jody Williams, San Carlos CA 57.39% 5 2 Stanley Weiner, Las Vegas NV; Barry Margolin, Arlington MA 54.17% 6 Balusu Rao, Redmond WA; Eugene Chan, Burnaby BC 53.98% 6 Deborah Murphy, San Francisco CA; Gary Donner, Bluffton SC 53.03% 2 Constance Permut - Michael Permut, Great Neck NY 46.40% 3 Michelle Rosenzweig, Santa Barbara CA; Jan Ratliff, Highland Park IL 48.67%

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SIDE GAME NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS WW XX VV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 George Pisk, Manchaca TX; Michael Huston, Joplin MO 63.32% 1 1 1 William Line, Winston Salem NC; Phyllis Gaffney, Sunnyvale CA 63.04% 2 1 Larry Roberts, Bakersfi eld CA; Michael True, Lille ME 61.96% 2 David Oakley, San Diego CA; Andrew Loh, Solana Beach CA 61.96% 3 2 Y Chen, Fremont CA; Norman Wang, Palo Alto CA 58.88% 3 2 Florence Yoshikawa - Tad Yoshikawa, Sunnyvale CA 60.87% 4 Tom Kniest, University City MO; Samuel Cohen, Lisle IL 57.61% 4 Kyoung-Won Yoo, Seoul South Korea; Daniel Takahashi, Las Vegas NV 59.78% 5 3 1 Yvette Gormley, Green Valley AZ; Sylvia Johnson, Del Mar CA 57.43% 5 3 Sally Blewett, Beaumont TX; Patsy Pierce, Hardin TX 59.42% 6 Mark Teaford, Seal Beach CA; Steven Johnson, San Diego CA 57.07% 6 Jack Ochs, Chugiak AK; Walter Pease, Anchorage AK 59.15% 7/8 Martin Hertz, Oakland CA; Elizabeth Marcus, San Francisco CA 55.98% 7 4 2 Josephine Ventura, San Mateo CA; Jacquelyn Sollner, St Thomas VI 56.43% 7/8 4 William Riley - Nancy Riley, Silver Lake OH 55.98% 8 5 Cheryl Glaza, Kaneohe HI; Ronald Resnick, Makawao HI 56.07% 9 5 Norma Bozzini, San Mateo CA; Darlene Mayhew, Castro Valley CA 55.89% 9/10 6 3 Marty Freer, Spring Valley CA; Muriel Brathwaite, Temple Terrace FL 55.43% 10 6 Jay Friedenson, Morrisville VT; Hedy Wee, San Ramon CA 55.71% 9/10 Lewis Himmell - Rhoda Himmell, Beverly Hills CA 55.43% 11 Paul Foster, Vista CA; Dianne Sullivan, Solano Beach CA 53.99% 11 Sandra Williams, Walnut Creek CA; Mario Rodrigues, Mississauga ON 54.62% 12 7 Ausra Geaski, Manchester CT; Jonna Robinson, San Jose CA 52.63% 12 7 David Silberman, Livermore CA; Paul Dubois, Pleasanton CA 54.53% 13 Wally Augustin - Adele Gerstenhaber, San Diego CA 51.81% 13 Patricia Prather, Port St Lucie FL; Constance Sackville, Vero Beach FL 53.08% 14 8 George Delp - April Delp, Gainesville GA 51.45% 14 8 Doris Ashcroft, Stockton CA; Sharon Fauss, La Grange CA 52.72% 9 2 Rajeeva Sharma, San Jose CA; Corinne Carter, Saratoga CA 49.37% 9 Marion McDonald - Georgia Catton, San Diego CA 50.18% 3/4 Ursula Kantor, San Diego CA; Raymond Clemmons, Langley BC 48.64% 10 Thomas Brent, Foresthill CA; Joann Cavros, Sacramento CA 48.28% 3/4 Nancy Baker, Honolulu HI; William Smits, Kapolei HI 48.64%

SIDE SERIES 6 - 2 OF 3 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Kurt Fritz, Kailua HI; Ronald Resnick, Makawao HI 55.36% 1 Terry Briscoe, Cincinnati OH; Joan Garcia, Dixon CA 55.65% 2 Gene Katz, Carlsbad CA; Stephen Lucas, Woodbury NY 54.76% 2 1 1 Ralph Stone, Missoula MT; Bruce Miller, Ignacio CO 55.36% 3 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Buddhadeb Biswas, Lexington MA 54.46% 3 Ken Kenfi eld, Cincinnati OH; Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI 53.57% 4 2 1 Aaron Bannett - Joy Bannett, Philadelphia PA 51.49% 4 Bob Luebkeman, Walnut Creek CA; Jan Parker, El Cerrito CA 52.68% 3 Michael True, Lille ME; Larry Roberts, Bakersfi eld CA 49.40% 2 William Seager - Jean Seager, Coronado CA 49.70% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 R Lisa, Riverview MI; Freddy Weber, New York NY 66.07% 1 Michael Flanagan - Barbara Flanagan, Scottsdale AZ 63.10% 2 Paul Foster, Vista CA; Florence Cohen, Delmar CA 57.44% 2 1 Margaret Jones, Breckenridge CO; Katelin Yates, Erie CO 61.61% 3 2 1 A Browne, Coronado CA; Jack Haeger, San Ysidro CA 54.46% 3 2 Peter Manzon, Waltham MA; Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA 57.44% 4/5 3/4 2 James Baker - Gwen Baker, Dunnellon FL 53.87% 4 3 1 Patrick Church - Anu Church, Cobourg ON 52.98% 4/5 3/4 Jennifer Sheppard - Betty Liddicoat, Los Altos CA 53.87% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Barbara Schlein, Rye Brook NY; Francine Dobkin, Paradise Valley AZ 60.42% 1 Brian Meyer, Cheektowaga NY; Diana Marquardt, Del Mar CA 59.23% 2 Cheryl Glaza, Kaneohe HI; Jean Choi, Honolulu HI 58.04% 2 1 Doris Ashcroft, Stockton CA; Sharon Fauss, La Grange CA 57.44% 3 Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL; Karen Kribs, Aspen CO 57.14% 3 2 1 Charles Kelley - Jo Anne Kelley, Pacifi c Plsades CA 54.46% 4 2 Jean Blilie, Kerrville TX; Shirley Hoffert, Ottertail MN 55.95% 4 Bruce Greenspan, Naples FL; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 54.17% 3 Sankar Reddy, Cerritos CA; Myung Kee Park, Seoul South Korea 49.40% 3 Paul Dubois, Pleasanton CA; David Silberman, Livermore CA 50.00% Page 18 Daily Bulletin

SECOND FRIDAY AFTERNOON 100/200/300 PAIRS - ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VVV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 John Nicholson, San Diego CA; Barbara Lotief, Las Vegas NV 59.52% 1 1 1 Mary Van Anda - Linda Hahn, Rancho Santa Fe CA 59.52% 2 Sue Kaloustian, Del Mar CA; Susan Ealy-Pililaau, San Diego CA 58.04% 2 Rhea Dickson - Rita Bertsch, Rochester MN 55.06% 3 1 1 Judy Violick - Larry Hedge, Coto De Caza CA 52.38% 3 Carol Erbeck, Pearce AZ; Eric Rasmussen, Cable WI 54.76% 4 Christine Greenberg, Byron MN; Judith Harris, Rochester MN 50.89% 4 2 2 Joyce Shuford - Colleen Gardner, Long Beach CA 54.46% 2 John Moore - Nora Moore, Southlake TX 50.30% 3 Richard Shuma - Nancy Shuma, La Quinta CA 53.27% 3 2 Janet Silver, Dana Point CA; Kayla Gosnell, Woodland Hills CA 49.70% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Jeanne Russo - Gail Vick, Modesto CA 63.99% 1 Michael Campbell - Paul Hinman, Dana Point CA 63.69% 2 Karen Vlach - Frank Vlach, Trophy Club TX 61.90% 2/3 May Sebel, Dallas TX; Nancy Kelly, Addison TX 57.74% 3 2 1 Bill Teer - Pat Teer, Fairfax VA 58.63% 2/3 1 Marie Germuska - Charel Walker, Portland OR 57.74% 4 3 2 Sheilah Wasserman, San Rafael CA; Karen Rice, San Jose CA 53.57% 4 2 James McKinney - Gregg Nelson, Laguna Woods CA 56.25% 3 1 Beth Benson, Los Angeles CA; Laura Weingart, Encino CA 47.32% 2 Lynn Sager, South Pasadena CA; Regina Ann Strother, Covina CA 46.13%

FRI DAY AFTERNOON 99ER PAIRS - SECOND OF TWO SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XXX EAST-WEST 1 Kathleen Friesen, Trabuco Canyon CA; Tom Snooks, San Clements CA 58.04% 1 Dana Lee, Corona Del Mar CA; Kris Krisher, Irvine CA 58.04% 2 Jacqui Larkin, Newport Beach CA; Madge Nusenow, Huntington Bch CA 57.14% 2 Bruce Hanson, Sqan Diego CA; Barbara Hanson, San Diego CA 55.36% 3 Robert Collett - Sue Collett, Medina WA 55.36% 3 Linda Atkinson - Claire Steuernagel, Carlsbad CA 53.87% 4 Rosemary Boss - Peter Boss, Benicia CA 52.38% 4 Carol Zimmerman, Juneau AK; Linda Johnson, US 53.27% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YYY EAST-WEST 1 Malvina Aljure, Colombia; Elsa Castillo, Wilton Manors FL 61.61% 1 Ron Evanko - Robert Monroe, San Diego CA 58.63% 2/3 Harold Deroos Jr, Modesto CA; Donna Deroos, Reno NV 59.23% 2 Beverly Bloss, Sausalito CA; Geraldine Christensen, Laporte TX 57.74% 2/3 Eric Fisher - Doris Fisher, Torrance CA 59.23% 3 John Carr - Millie Carr, Rancho Santa Fe CA 54.46% 4 Louis Golm - Linda Golm, San Francisco CA 58.04% 4 Peter Brown - Janet Brown, Seattle WA 52.08%

SECOND FRIDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN - SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Gary Anziani - Doug Cross, San Antonio TX 62.69% 1 James Martin - Lynette Martin, Oceanside CA 63.45% 2 S Fuhrmann, Madison WI; Glenna Shannahan, Indian Wells CA 59.66% 2 Bill Mac Donald - Marilyn Mac Donald, Corpus Christi TX 61.55% 3 2 1 R Turner - Trudi Graham, Los Angeles CA 57.58% 3 Roberta Cleveland - C Cleveland, Bend OR 54.73% 4 Glenn Eisenstein - Peggy Ellis, New York NY 53.98% 4 1 1 Patricia Loh, Solana Beach CA; Marianne Klayman, San Diego CA 3.03% 5 3 Belva Quattrin, Kingsburg CA; E Verlee O’Neill, Fresno CA 52.84% 5 Betty Jackson, Pebble Beach CA; Jill Leach, Carmel CA 49.62% 6 Tony Glynne, Los Gatos CA; Patricia Lafl in, Palm Springs CA 51.89% 6/7 2/3 Barbara Rees, Island View NB; Joseph Radvansky, Marblehead OH 49.43% 6/7 2/3 Cyndi Prince, San Diego CA; Kathleen Malone, Aliso Viejo CA 49.43% 4 Reisha Berkowsky, Huntingtn Sta NY; Gail Levy, Melville NY 49.24% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION FFF EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Michael Kutska, River Forest IL; Suzanne Dunaway, Oak Park IL 64.02% 1 1 Tony Viidik - Joan Viidik, Waterloo ON 61.74% 2 George Drake - Helene Drake, Phoenix AZ 61.93% 2 Jay Baudler, Piedmont CA; Cordelia Menges, New York NY 60.61% 3 1 1 John Crouch, Edina MN; William Drake, Minneapolis MN 55.87% 3 Dave McClintock, Bluffton SC; Marvin Shatz, Hilton Head SC 59.09% 4 2 Jerry Chamberlain - Winnie Jasper, Moraga CA 55.49% 4 Christopher Pisarra, Lafayette CA; Jack Scott, El Cerrito CA 56.63% 5 3 Takemi Totes - Teiko Peterson, San Francisco CA 52.27% 5 2 Jerry Himes - Pam Himes, Merritt Island FL 52.84% 4 Ruth Logan, Greeley CO; Susan Cuff, Denver CO 47.92% 3 1 Serl Zimmerman - Steven Lipson, Palm Desert CA 51.52% 2 Thomas Shudic - Elaine Moore, Burbank CA 47.16% 2 Laurie Rubin, Marina Del Rey CA; Carole Slavin, Los Angeles CA 47.73% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION GGG EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Kazuo K. Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken 21 Japan; Yukiko Umezu, New York NY 63.45% 1 1 1 W Oates - P Oates, Brighton MI 61.74% 2 Lena Jelusich - Frederick Parker, San Diego CA 60.04% 2 2 Avinash Bahadur, Thousand Oaks CA; Cary Breech, Danville PA 57.39% 3 Bernardine Mateer, Monrovia CA; Peter Szecsi, Pasadena CA 57.20% 3 Phyllis Yates, San Diego CA; Milton Spinner, del Mar CA 54.92% 4 1 Alan Lasnover, Elfi n Forest CA; Chuck Savage, Fallbrook CA 53.41% 4 Marsha Platnick, Bluefi eld WV; Lorraine Holub, Blacksburg VA 53.98% 5 Susan Munday - Jim Munday, Camarillo CA 51.70% 5 Gregory Vernon, Ridgecrest CA; Dan McCaw, Toronto ON 53.22% 2 Arnold Grushkin - Beverly Grushkin, Indio CA 51.52% 3 2 Robert Derrah - Shirley Derrah, Springfi eld MA 49.05% 3 1 John Sherwood, Orinda CA; David Copi, Ann Arbor MI 51.14% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION HHH EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Paul Wacks, Peabody MA; Michael Schrage, New York NY 64.96% 1 Peggy Craig, El Paso TX; Brian Schoenfeld, Va Beach VA 65.34% 2 2 1 Mitsuko Kodama - Lester Kodama, Mililani HI 58.14% 2 1 John Link - Bobbi Kauffman, Houston TX 54.36% 3 Frank Queen, Denver CO; Virginia Johnston, Laguna Hills CA 55.49% 3 Sedat Nassi, Hollywood FL; N Schwartz, San Marcos CA 54.17% 4 3 Daniel Thomsen, Westminster CA; Cathy Bauer, Orange CA 53.60% 4/5 2/3 Robert Probasco - Jay Byrne, Spokane WA 51.33% 5 Matthew Hoskins - Elizabeth Hoskins, Shoreham-By-Sea England 52.65% 4/5 2/3 Daniel McIntyre, Saint Paul MN; Thomas Knier, Burnsville MN 51.33% 4 Michel Jeunehomme - Greta Jeunehomme, Lake Forest CA 49.81% 1 Bill Parrish - Lenora Parrish, Woodway TX 47.35% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION III EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Charlotte Blaiss - Carol Schoenhals, Lubbock TX 61.36% 1 Michele Foran, Oconomowoc WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI 58.71% 2 1 Lawrence Hanna, Huntington Bh CA; Richard Hanna, Laguna Woods CA 57.95% 2 Muriel Altus - Philip Altus, Tampa FL 58.33% 3 Donald Sache - Doug Hansford, Delta BC 55.11% 3 1 Elaine Everett, Downers Grove IL; Rochelle Shapiro, Fairfi eld CT 56.44% 4 2 Ann Lynch - John Malcolm, Tarzana CA 54.73% 4 Eileen Paley, Scarsdale NY; Mimi Bieber, Armonk NY 54.92% 5 3 1 Jennifer Paulsrud - Marilyn Anstett, Fargo ND 52.65% 5 Reiko Raese, Boulder CO; Wayne Christensen, Jr, Laporte TX 54.73% 4 Robert Anderson, Bridgeton MO; Suzy Seldin, Saint Louis MO 52.08% 2 William Thorp, Dana Point CA; Dorothy Conway, Ottawa ON 52.84% 3/4 1 Harry Kenny - Peggi Kenny, Marlin TX 47.35% 3/4 Joyce Hart - Richard Hart, Piedmont CA 47.35%

REISINGER B-A-M TEAMS - FIRST QUALIFYING SESSION SECTION AAA 1 John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston IL; Fred Gitelman - Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Brad Moss, San Anselmo CA; Eric Greco, Philadelphia PA 18.50 2 Michael Polowan, New York NY; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; Nikolay Demirev, Arlington Hts IL; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA 15.50 3 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Jim Krekorian, Pensacola FL; Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Walid Elahmady - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt 14.75 4 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Sam Lev, New York NY; Jacek Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC; Fu Zhong, Beijing People’s Republic of China; Jie Zhao, Tianjin Republic of China 14.50 5 Rita Shugart - Andrew Robson, Pebble Beach CA; Jan Jansma, Malden Netherlands; Louk Verhees, 2215 SH Voorhou Netherlands 14.00 6 Mike Cappelletti, Winter Park FL; David Grainger, Etobicoke ON; Ari Greenberg, San Francisco CA; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 13.50 SECTIONS CCC BBB 1 Rose Meltzer, Los Gatos CA; Kyle Larsen, San Francisco CA; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Geir Helgemo, Trondheim Ca Norway; Tor Helness, Oslo Norway 17.00 2 Martin De Knijff, Las Vegas NV; Frederic Wrang, Stockholm 1 Sweden; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden; Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY; Fredrik Nystrom, Stockholm Sweden; Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden 16.00 3/4 Frank Nickell - Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Hinsdale IL; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX 15.00 3/4 Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Aubrey Strul, Delray Beach FL; Claudio Nunes, Rona Italy; Fulvio Fantoni, Rome Italy; Espen Lindqvist, Oslo Norway; Boye Brogeland, Norway 15.00 5/8 Sheila Ekeblad, Providence RI; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal QC; Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; Ricco Van Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD 14.50 5/8 Alon Apteker - Craig Gower, Johannesburg South Africa; Johan Upmark, StockhoLM Sweden; Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL 14.50 5/8 David Kendrick, Royston Herts England; Brian Senior, Nottingham England; Jan Van Cleeff, Ah Den Haag 250 Netherlands; Jon Sveindal, Bergen Norway 14.50 5/8 Gail Greenberg - Jeff Hand - Robert Blanchard - Shane Blanchard, New York NY 14.50 9/11 Marty Fleisher, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Chip Martel, Davis CA; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA; Robert Levin, Lake Ariel PA; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 14.00 9/11 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Hollywood FL; Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Krzysztof Jassem, Puszczykoud Poland; Krzysztof Martens, Rzeszow- Poland 14.00 9/11 George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain; Chris Compton - Bart Bramley, Dallas TX 14.00

POINSETTIA PAIRS = FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Diane Elliott, Torrance CA; Lou Warwick, Arlington WA 59.47% 1 Anne Rolbin, San Clemente CA; Helaine Feingold, Laguna Beach CA 61.55% 2 M. Gregory Goggin, Naples FL; Jeffrey Hecht, Dana Point CA 57.01% 2 Joan Kroener, Cardiff CA; Mary Fenton, Carlsbad CA 60.04% 3 1 Mary Miller, Claremont CA; Karen McCarthy, Upland CA 56.63% 3/4 1/2 Kenneth Cragoe - Thomas Story, Borrego Springs CA 59.85% 4 2 Rami Mina, Temecula CA; Michael Schultz, Pauma Valley CA 55.30% 3/4 1/2 Carol Gibboney - Dennis Gibboney, Latrobe PA 59.85% 5 3 Stuart Fletcher, Palm Springs CA; Nance Lodge, Los Angeles CA 53.60% 5 Nancy Latendresse - Chinu Bhavsar, Ann Arbor MI 58.33% 6 Margarita Jaramillo, Miami FL; Alvaro Betancur, Medellin Colombia 50.00% 6 Jan Erikson - Lynne Erikson, Bonita CA 52.46% 3 Bruce Johnsonbaugh, Lafayette CA; Ally Whiteneck, Alamo CA 48.86% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Kathryn Le Gro, Carmichael CA; Pamela Fitch, Sacramento CA 64.58% 1 Mel Fineberg, Las Vegas NV; Jerry Nakamura, El Dorado Hills CA 67.05% 2 Marlene Mohr, Lodi CA; Maryann Gransee, Fort Myers FL 57.58% 2 1 Patty Harberson - Carolynn Zocchi, Petaluma CA 60.04% 3 Terrence Rawlings, Prescott Valley AZ; Robert Hope, Provost AB 57.01% 3 2 Alyse Galvin - Sean Galvin, Anchorage AK 57.58% 4 1 Suzanne Anson, Carlsbad CA; Kay Childs, Solana Beach CA 56.06% 4 Sharron Voorhees - Norma Huhn, San Diego CA 57.01% 5 William Swan - Nancy Brooks-Swan, Taos NM 55.30% 5 3 Richard Rogers - Stephanie Rogers, San Francisco CA 56.06% 6 2 Rae Weisz-Logan - Patricia Newman, Carson City NV 51.70% 6 4 Phyllis Landry, Orleans ON; Eileen Wallis, Ottawa ON 54.55% 3 Alexander Frey - Helen Frey, Oceanside CA 48.11% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Deidre Nevett, Mississauga ON; Sherrill Bain, Oakville ON 60.61% 1 J F Lowenstein - Patti Harp, New Orleans LA 58.90% 2 Edgwin Simpson - Gail McBeth, San Diego CA 57.58% 2 Susan Seitz - Michael Smith, Des Moines IA 58.33% 3 1 Jan Winham, Soquel CA; Judith Murdock, Capitola CA 57.20% 3 Robert Garin - Marie Garin, San Diego CA 55.87% 4 Lloyd Hankinson - Gail Pirodsky, Sarasota FL 52.84% 4 Janet Newman - Lori Ortiz, Mesa AZ 54.17% 5 2 Evan Ziegler - Linda Gu, San Diego CA 51.89% 5 Jim Rowland, Phoenix AZ; Frederick Berry, Scottsdale AZ 53.60% 3 Layne Onufer - Jean Towgood, Huntington Bch CA 50.19% 1 Morgan Landry - Shirley Carlson, Juneau AK 52.65% 2 Natalie Crew - Clifford Crew, Rio Vista CA 50.38% 3 Joan Fedor, Sun City West AZ; Anita Thompson, Goldendale WA 47.54% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TT EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Ned Henry, Decatur GA; Alvin Daigle Jr, Atlanta GA 59.09% 1 1 Fred Dyle, Huntington Bch CA; Eusebio Menezes, Cupertino CA 63.26% 2 Kimi Lambert - Kelly Moses, Biloxi MS 55.30% 2 2 Nancy Spelke, San Marino CA; Martha Marcon, Glendale CA 60.98% 3 Susan Hubley - Heather Gillis, Halifax NS 52.65% 3 Lynne Pyka - Matthew Belau, San Diego CA 56.44% 4 1 Jill Grundland - Eva Berlin, Scottsdale AZ 52.46% 4 3 Carol Urdahl, La Quinta CA; Joan Conger, Sun Valley ID 52.84% 5 Carol Brager, Coronado CA; Marie Thome, Carlsbad CA 52.08% 5 Richard Markell, Los Gatos CA; Wendy Dewell, San Jose CA 51.70% 2 Doris Lange - Barbara Bayer, Calgary AB 50.38% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 R Duane McComas - Maxine McComas, Portland OR 60.04% 1 Estera Lisker, East Quogue NY; Amanda Jeger, Frankfurt Am Ma Germany 63.07% 2 Harry Rogers, Wailuku HI; Jack Patnode, Kula HI 57.01% 2 Thomas Ryder - Suzy Ryder, Boise ID 54.92% 3 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; David Pingel, Kentwood MI 55.11% 3 1 Ron Walenius - Eleanor Walenius, Toronto ON 54.73% 4 2 Barbara White - D Ross White, Coronado CA 54.73% 4 2 Liliane Kirchhoff, San Francisco CA; Stuart Sechriest, San Diego CA 54.55% 5 Chuck Irwin - Judith Edinger, Gilbert AZ 54.17% 5 Margaret Rourke, Piedmont CA; Shirley Rodenborn, Oakland CA 52.27% 3 Sandy Kucha, Rancho Santa Fe CA; Robert Horowitz, West Palm Beach FL 49.05% Daily Bulletin Page 19

POINSETTIA PAIRS FRIDAY EVENING - 2 OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 Joan Kroener, Cardiff CA; Mary Fenton, Carlsbad CA 59.09% 1 1 Robert Dodd - Anne Ballard, Atlanta GA 61.74% 2 Nancy Latendresse - Chinu Bhavsar, Ann Arbor MI 56.44% 2 Kathryn Le Gro, Carmichael CA; Pamela Fitch, Sacramento CA 58.90% 3 Diane Elliott, Torrance CA; Lou Warwick, Arlington WA 55.87% 3 2 Eve Lonack, La Jolla CA; Lynne Anderson, San Diego CA 54.73% 4 Jan Erikson - Lynne Erikson, Bonita CA 54.36% 4 Janet Gleason, Murrieta CA; Peggy Cowherd, Temecula CA 54.55% 5 1 Sandra Rucker, San Gabriel CA; Beverly Scholes, Monrovia CA 53.98% 5 3 Suzanne Anson, Carlsbad CA; Kay Childs, Solana Beach CA 53.41% 2 Carol Gibboney - Dennis Gibboney, Latrobe PA 49.24% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 J F Lowenstein - Patti Harp, New Orleans LA 71.78% 1 Harry Rogers, Wailuku HI; Jack Patnode, Kula HI 61.74% 2 Jim Rowland, Phoenix AZ; Frederick Berry, Scottsdale AZ 61.17% 2 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; David Pingel, Kentwood MI 56.44% 3 1 Lawrence Erickson - Richard Thome, Carlsbad CA 57.39% 3 Larry Willis - Paul Nelson, Petoskey MI 56.25% 4 Susan Seitz - Michael Smith, Des Moines IA 56.06% 4 1 Ron Walenius - Eleanor Walenius, Toronto ON 53.41% 5 2 Morgan Landry - Shirley Carlson, Juneau AK 54.36% 5 2 Donna Carr, Leucadia CA; Vivian Terkel, San Diego CA 52.65% 3 Therese Milford, Frisco TX; Robert Preece, Long Beach CA 53.60% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TT EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Geoffrey Friedman, Leawood KS; Howard Kalender, Overland Park KS 73.48% 1 1 Eileen Garbutt, Irvine CA; Mark Rehms, Villa Park CA 58.14% 2 2 Fred Dyle, Huntington Bch CA; Eusebio Menezes, Cupertino CA 53.60% 2 2 Virginia Boudreau, Flower Mound TX; Jo Hammett, Corinth TX 57.39% 3 3 Stacie Bowman, Sunnyvale CA; Elizabeth Strasen, Woodacre CA 51.89% 3 Janet Newman - Lori Ortiz, Mesa AZ 55.49% 4 Lynn Wells - Janice Wells, Rancho Santa Fe CA 51.52% 4/5 3 Jan Winham, Soquel CA; Judith Murdock, Capitola CA 54.55% 5 4 Charles Self - Mary Anne Self, Valencia CA 51.33% 4/5 Lloyd Hankinson - Gail Pirodsky, Sarasota FL 54.55% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Liliane Kirchhoff, San Francisco CA; Stuart Sechriest, San Diego CA 61.52% 1 1 Doris Lange - Barbara Bayer, Calgary AB 63.84% 2 Margaret Rourke, Piedmont CA; Shirley Rodenborn, Oakland CA 56.47% 2 Kimi Lambert - Kelly Moses, Biloxi MS 55.35% 3 Estera Lisker, East Quogue NY; Amanda Jeger, Frankfurt Am Ma Germany 56.01% 3 2 Jean McGrath - Kippy Gambill, La Jolla CA 53.98% 4 2 Pamela Hughes, Bend OR; Tony Ames II, Minnetonka MN 54.75% 4 Carol Brager, Coronado CA; Marie Thome, Carlsbad CA 53.41% 5 Kris Sommer - Richard Stevenson, Los Angeles CA 52.27% 5 Margo Allore - Don Wallis, Ottawa ON 51.70% 3 Eleonore Freihofer, Monument Bch MA; Dennis Walsh, Mashpee MA 48.48% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST 7 3 7 3 1 1 Phyllis Landry, Orleans ON; Eileen Wallis, Ottawa ON 65.72% 1 1 Lynne Schaffer, San Diego CA; Marcia Metzger, Saratoga Spgs NY 60.61% 2 2 Patty Harberson - Carolynn Zocchi, Petaluma CA 58.90% 2 2 Margarita Jaramillo, Miami FL; Alvaro Betancur, Medellin Colombia 59.47% 3/4 Sharron Voorhees - Norma Huhn, San Diego CA 57.95% 3 Anne Rolbin, San Clemente CA; Helaine Feingold, Laguna Beach CA 53.60% 3/4 William Swan - Nancy Brooks-Swan, Taos NM 57.95% 4 Charles Conrad - Ann Conrad, Castro Valley CA 53.41% 5 Marlene Mohr, Lodi CA; Maryann Gransee, Fort Myers FL 55.68% 5 Richard Colwell - Rosemary Colwell, Las Vegas NV 52.84% 6 3 Trisha Oconnor, Walnut Creek CA; William Barron, Benicia CA 55.11% 6 Christopher Chapin - Lynn Chapin, Manasquan NJ 52.65% 3 Jay Eggener, Hartford WI; James Bruckner, Milwaukee WI 47.92%

HAWAII DAY STRATIFIED OPEN - SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MM EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Henri Farhi - Kit Humphrey, Los Gatos CA 65.15% 1 Balusu Rao, Redmond WA; Eugene Chan, Burnaby BC 67.80% 2 Gen Geiger, Sarasota FL; Bernace De Young, Miami FL 63.07% 2 Richard Williams - Jody Williams, San Carlos CA 60.98% 3 Frank Wharton, London Nw3 1en England; Anthony Mutukisna, Middlesex United Kingdom 58.90% 3 Deborah Murphy, San Francisco CA; Gary Donner, Bluffton SC 56.25% 4 1 Lilly Resseguie - Laurence Resseguie, Davis CA 56.06% 4 1 Justin Beck, Millbrae CA; Mary Ruth Di Carlo, Portland OR 55.30% 5 Douglas Dye, Wyndmoor PA; Ed Judy, Iowa City IA 55.87% 5 Iris Libby, Orinda CA; Roz Bavin, Channel Islands United Kingdom 52.84% 6 2 Michael Marcucci, San Gabriel CA; Rick Lepscier, Las Vegas NV 54.36% 6 Wendy Turk - Chris Champion, Denver CO 51.33% 7 3 Annette Mickle, Golden CO; Robert Prevaux, Palo Alto CA 51.33% 7 2 Anita Morse, North Vancouver BC; Doreen McOrmond, Victoria BC 50.95% 3 Kannan Dan, San Diego CA; Rudi Cataldi, Rolling Hills CA 49.81% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION NN EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI; Eileen Cripps, Madison WI 59.76% 1 Robert Neuhart, Troy NY; Bernard Neuhart, Niskayuna NY 62.43% 2 Shirley Salvo, Kiawah Island SC; Linda Luther, N Charleston SC 58.71% 2 David Siebert - Jane Dickey, Little Rock AR 58.08% 3 Marise Hambrick, St Laurent QC; Sarko Kassabian, Saint Laurent QC 58.39% 3 Sumiko Inagaki, Rancho Santa Fe CA; Yoko Davis, Cardiff CA 54.92% 4 Eileen Ojakangas - Leona Hanson, Davis CA 58.06% 4 Dennis Cleary, Oceanside CA; Kris Subbarao, Carlsbad CA 54.48% 5 1 Mark Till - Randy Ekman, Dallas TX 57.81% 5 William Corliss, Davis CA; Jack Yeasley, Goleta CA 54.13% 6 Pamela Lawrence, San Diego CA; Paul Darin Jr, Ran San Margar CA 55.22% 6 Chuck Wong, Danville CA; Kate Hill, Santa Rosa CA 51.67% 7 Tony Miller - Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA 53.82% 7 Ethan Stein, Irvington NY; Shoko Imai, Tokyo Japan 51.29% 2 Susan Johnson - John Johnson, Newport Beach CA 53.48% 1 Magnus Weiman - Maureen Weiman, Nashua NH 50.02% 3 Fred Nachman - James Hooker, Paradise Valley AZ 50.58% 2 Tom Moss - Ian Wilson, Irvine CA 48.28% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Werner Hackl, Brunn Austria; Martin Rokyta, Vienna A-1220 Sweden 62.84% 1 1 Giorgia Botta, Rome 00189 Italy; Peggyann Klein, New York NY 60.93% 2 Saul Gross, Miami Beach FL; Rick Norton Jr, Oceanside CA 59.28% 2 Joan Jackson - Norman Beck, Dallas TX 58.33% 3 Jeanie Farquhar, Foothill Ranch CA; Bart Jolin, Laguna Woods CA 59.00% 3 Robert Garret - Konrad Garret, Gardnerville NV 56.63% 4 Sam Graham - Velma Graham, Germantown TN 53.65% 4 Ron Lien, Brea CA; Steven Stredler, Yorba Linda CA 53.98% 5 Paul Benedict, Pikesville MD; Lynn Jones, Timonium MD 52.84% 5 2 April Uhlenburg, King of Prussia PA; Peter Gray, Ketchum ID 53.86% 6 1 Michael Doll, Los Angeles CA; Patrick Cardullo, Las Vegas NV 52.65% 6 David Wakeman - Rita Wakeman, Irvine CA 52.36% 2 Andy Hellquist, Surrey BC; Greg Morse, Richmond BC 48.11% 3 Michelle Rosenzweig, Santa Barbara CA; Jan Ratliff, Highland Park IL 47.33%

FRIDAY EVE SIDE GAME NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Donald Rumelhart, Ann Arbor MI 65.29% 1 1 Paul Bubendey, Chicago IL; Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH 60.61% 2 1 Jonathan Buss - C. Deaun Moulton, Waterloo ON 64.63% 2 Bruce Greenspan, Naples FL; David Ruderman, Burtonsville MD 55.72% 3 Linda Robinson - Eric Schwartz, Arlington MA 62.91% 3 Dave McClintock, Bluffton SC; Marvin Shatz, Hilton Head SC 55.46% 4 2 1 Adair Karlin - Joan Merrill, Tucson AZ 54.63% 4 June Pocock, New Westminster BC; Maarteu Tiebbes, Vancouver BC 54.98% 5 Barbara Seagram - Alex Kornel, Toronto ON 51.89% 5 Kyoung-Won Yoo, Seocho-Ku Seoul South Korea; Daniel Takahashi, Las Vegas NV 54.70% 6 3 Daniel McGuire - Molly Hosford, Las Vegas NV 51.46% 6 2 1 Courtney Keller, Basalt CO; Yvonne Snyder, Santa Monica CA 54.32% 4 Elaine Chan, La Jolla CA; Michael Mezin, San Diego CA 51.33% 3 Ally Whiteneck, Alamo CA; Jay Friedenson, Morrisville VT 51.79% 2 Teresa Martin, Anchorage AK; Jack Ochs, Chugiak AK 44.64% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Carolyn Jackson, Sugar Land TX 62.88% 1 Marina Fomenkova, San Diego CA; Victor Milman, Cambridge United Kingdom 54.17% 2 George Pisk, Manchaca TX; Michael Huston, Joplin MO 61.17% 2/3 Kathrine Loh, Vienna VA; Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY 53.98% 3 1 Bryan Reese, W Reading PA; Joseph Stewart, Pensacola FL 54.92% 2/3 Robert Porter, Henderson NV; Barry Harper, Regina SK 53.98% 4 2 Dick Wilson - Marilyn Goldman, Rochester NY 53.03% 4 Allison Howard, Cookeville TN; Sally Chapleau, Tampa FL 53.79% 5 Nadine Wood, Silver Spring MD; Pamela Koester, Riverside CA 51.89% 5 1 Bradley Ward - David Gasper, Lancaster CA 53.03% 3 Jonna Robinson, San Jose CA; Ausra Geaski, Manchester CT 50.95% 2 William Riley - Nancy Riley, Silver Lake OH 52.84% 4/5 Richard Morris - Katherine Morris, Portland OR 50.76% 4/5 Jay Francis - Henry Gertzman, Colorado Spgs CO 50.76%

SECOND FRIDAY EVENING 100/200/300 - ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VVV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Connie Bartlett, Riverview NB; Jennifer Huntsman, Moncton NB 61.90% 1 Cheryl Bosak, Sun City West AZ; Judy McGough, Langley WA 63.10% 2 2 Claudia Cochran, Covina CA; Barbara Lotief, Las Vegas NV 57.44% 2 1 Gladys Savage - Patrick Savage, San Marcos CA 61.31% 3 3 Jeanne Russo, Modesto CA; Gladys Savage, San Marcos CA 57.14% 3 2 1 Judd Halenza - Susan Halenza, Del Mar CA 59.82% 4 Ron Stanek - Jane Hillyer, Anchorage AK 52.08% 4 3 2 Eileen Zefting, Palo Alto CA; Carol Kemper, Portola Valley CA 51.49% 2 Richard Buttermore - Wendy Buttermore, Royal Oak MI 49.70%

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Sunday, December 6, 10 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Bakersfi eld Unit 514 Strati-Flighted A/X Swiss Teams Play-through Douglas Ballroom B, 1st Floor $16 $18 Bakersfi eld Unit 514 Strati-Flighted B/C/D Swiss Teams Play-through Manchester Ballroom D, 2nd Floor $16 $18 Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $16 $18 Stratifi ed 299er Swiss Teams single Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $15 $15

Sunday, December 6, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Stratifi ed Open Pairs 1-2 Manchester Ballroom A, 2nd Floor $16 $18 Saturday-Sunday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $16 $18

Sunday, December 6, 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 F Douglas Ballroom A, 1st Floor $20 -- BILL KEOHANE NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Douglas Ballroom D, 1st Floor $20 --

Sunday, December 6, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $16 $18 Stratifi ed 299er Swiss Teams single Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $15 $15

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratifi ed events are: A (2500+), B (750-2500), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-2500), C (750-1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. Page 20 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events See page 2 for other events Saturday, December 5, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Stratifi ed Side Swiss Teams single Elizabeth Ballroom, 2nd Floor $15 $17 Friday-Saturday Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Elizabeth Ballroom, 2nd Floor $16 $18 Thursday-Saturday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 3rd Elizabeth Ballroom, 2nd Floor $16 $18 Thursday-Saturday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session Elizabeth Ballroom, 2nd Floor $16 $18

Saturday, December 5, 10:30 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $15 $15

Saturday, December 5, 10:30 a.m. & 3 p.m. Stratifi ed Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Manchester Ballroom D, 2nd Floor $16 $18

Saturday, December 5, 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 1st single session Manchester Ballroom A, 2nd Floor $16 $18

Saturday, December 5, 1 & 7:30 p.m. REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 SF Douglas Ballroom D, 1st Floor $20 -- BILL KEOHANE NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 SF Douglas Ballroom B, 1st Floor $20 -- Stratifi ed Open Pairs 1-2 Douglas Ballroom C, 1st Floor $16 $18 Saturday-Sunday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Elizabeth Ballroom, 2nd Floor $16 $18 Continues Sunday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday-Saturday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Elizabeth Ballroom, 2nd Floor $16 $18

Saturday, December 5, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $15 $15

Saturday, December 5, 7:30 p.m. Stratifi ed Side Swiss Teams single Elizabeth Ballroom, 2nd Floor $15 $17 Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 2nd single session Manchcester Ballroom A, 2nd Floor $16 $18 Stratifi ed 299er Swiss Teams single Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $15 $15

Saturday, December 5, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Manchester Ballroom G, 2nd Floor $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratifi ed events are: A (2500+), B (750-2500), C (0-750). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 5000+/0-5000 and play in their own game; B (1500-2500), C (750-1500) and D (0-750) play in their own game. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. Cell Phones and Electronic Devices: Know the Rules • If you’re playing in a national-level event: All electronic devices are banned from the playing area. “Electronic devices, excluding health-related equipment, capable of sending or receiving communication, including but not limited to, headphones, earphones, cellular phones and minicomputers: (1) shall not be allowed in the playing areas, adjacent hallways, restrooms or accessible break areas; and (2) shall not be used during a session. These restrictions shall apply to all pairs, team members, captains, coaches, recorders and kibitzers and shall apply throughout any actual playing session or segment. A violation of this policy shall result in a disciplinary penalty of one full board (or 12 IMPs at that form of scoring) for the fi rst offense. A second offense shall result in disqualifi cation from the event for the pair/team. Kibitzers violating this policy shall be removed from the playing area for the remainder of the session.” Players wore floral shirts for Hawaii Day yesterday. Pictured (clockwise from top left) are Doug Participants will be reminded not to approach Dorland of Palmer AK, Don Friedman of San Francisco, Stephanie Rogers of San Francisco and Bill the playing area with a personal electronic device Swan of Taos NM. in their possession, even if the device is turned off. THURSDAY-FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING SIDE SERIES • If you’re playing in a regional or 101.00 Tables Intermediate-Newcomer event: Turn those phones 12.32 1 Vincent Messina, Wolfeboro NH 127.87% and pagers off. 8.45 2/3 Michael Huston, Joplin MO 124.49% “Cell phones, audible pagers or any similar 8.45 2/3 George Pisk, Manchaca TX 124.49% 5.33 4/5 Tad Yoshikawa, Sunnyvale CA 120.69% communication equipment may not be operated 5.33 4/5 Florence Yoshikawa, Sunnyvale CA 120.69% or operable in the playing area during a session of 6.18 6/7 Bradley Ward, Lancaster CA 119.10% play at NABCs except for health-related equipment 6.18 6/7 David Gasper, Lancaster CA 119.10% or by permission of the director-in-charge of the 4.33 8/9 Sylvia Johnson, Del Mar CA 116.06% 4.33 8/9 Yvette Gormley, Green Valley AZ 116.06% tournament or event.” 4.03 10/11 Alex Kornel, Toronto ON 115.62% 4.03 10/11 Barbara Seagram, Toronto ON 115.62%