NVBA Newsletter February – April 2003
NVBA Event Schedule: April – June 2003 (Important—Note changes from previously published schedule)
Apr 3 District 6 STaC Apr 10 Strataflighted Unit Championship1 Apr 17 Closed—no site available Apr 24 NVBA Sectional3 (KOCH)
May 1 WBL Sectional3 May 8 Annual Meeting/Charity1 (KOCH) May 15 Stratified Unit Championship2 May 22 Stratified Club Championship2 May 29 WBL/NVBA STaC (Swiss Teams)
June 5 Stratified NAP Qualifying3 (KOCH) June 12 LM/NonLM (Up-graded CC) June 19 Strataflighted Unit Championship1 June 26 Strataflighted Unit Championship1
Notes: 1 Strat Limits: A/X: 3000/0-3000, B/C: 2000/0-500 2 Strat Limits: Unlim/2000/500 3 Check event ads for details of specific events. All tournaments include a wide variety of limited Master Point events. NAP event levels are determined by the ACBL.
President’s Column
by Bruce Culmer
As this is the last newsletter during my term, I want to thank all of the volunteers who have helped both me and the unit during the last two years. They are the ones that keep the unit operating and providing bridge events for the members.
A couple of new things: We now have a partnership site on the web where people can leave their names or check to see if there are others who they might want to ask to play. Leo Cardillo is the current partnership chairman and is doing a fine job.
We have also agreed to become a part of those eligible to join the Northwest Federal Credit Union. This means that any member of the NVBA and their families will be eligible to join this credit union if you wish. This is a benefit to our members without a cost to the organization. Be assured we will not give a list of names, addresses or e-mail addresses to the credit union. They will not contact you unless you contact them. It will be completely up to our membership to either take advantage of this opportunity or to ignore it.
I hope to see all of you at the annual meeting.
Help Wanted The NVBA needs a Membership Secretary -- It’s a paid position. Interested persons should call Lucy McCoy at 703-848-2331 for details
2 February -- April 2003 NVBA Newsletter Annual Meeting, Election and Bridge
It’s annual meeting and election time once again. We’ll gather starting at 5:30 pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall (KOCH), 5115 Little Falls Road in Arlington on Thursday, May 8. The evening will start with a picnic dinner, which is free for NVBA members ($7.50 for non-members). Voting will take place during the meal, which will be followed at 7 pm by the annual meeting.
After the meeting, the sixth annual Pat Eyman Strawberry Pairs will be held. It’ll be a Strataflighted Unit Championship Charity game. Flight A/X (3000+/0-3000) will be a separate game from the Flight B (500-2000)/C (0-500) game. We will also run a 0-199 game. The fee for the charity game is $8.00.
The offices of President and Secretary, plus four Board positions are up for election. All candidates who have not yet declared their candidacy must have a petition signed by 25 NVBA members submitted to Elections Chair Bob Hartmann no later than April 24 in order to get their name on the ballot. Absentee ballots will be available after April 24 for any member who will miss the election and would like to vote. You may apply for an absentee ballot by writing to the Membership Secretary, Norma Pierzchala, at 2200 Columbia Pike, #1006, Arlington, VA 22204. Ballots must be returned to Norma by noon, May 8.
The picnic dinner, the annual meeting and awards to our top players in all categories, the election, and bridge will make this a fun evening for everyone...please join us.
NVBA Newsletter February – April 2003 3 The Candidates for NVBA Officers and Board of Directors are:
Leo Cardillo This last year has provided me with an — for opportunity to serve on the NVBA Board of President Directors and to provide support and guidance to the Thomas Jefferson High School Bridge Club. On the NVBA Board, my efforts have been focused on fulfilling the responsibilities of the Partnership Chair and creating an on-line partnership desk.
I have volunteered to run for President of NVBA when Bruce's term ends. If elected I will focus on continuing to improve the quality and quantity of bridge played at NVBA. I specifically want to continue efforts to encourage play by inactive/beginning members at the same time that we grow the membership, with an emphasis on younger players that are needed to ensure the future of the game. I will work cooperatively with all the members of the Board to support and improve the NVBA. Lucy McCoy I have been playing bridge in Northern Virginia off — for and on since the late 1970’s. In 2000 I volunteered to handle the NVBA Board’s Secretary secretarial duties, having recently retired from the government. I soon found out that these duties involve more than just taking good minutes, so I have learned on the job as I go. It is important to me that the Unit has accurate records of policy decisions and membership activities. The secretary also is responsible for correspondence with the ACBL, waiving the 30-day requirement for a new club to operate before it can issue master points, and coordinates with the ACBL on numerous membership and election issues. Serving on the board in any capacity is an interesting and varied volunteer activity for someone who is looking for an opportunity to give something back to the game that they enjoy playing.
4 February -- April 2003 NVBA Newsletter Pete Hughes -- Having lived in the area since before my high for Board school days (Washington-Lee, 1959), I may be as close a thing as there is in the NVBA to a native. member In 1997 I retired from a career as a civilian system analyst for the Navy. Retirement triggered a change in my bridge habits – from being an evening player to playing mostly in the day games. So I have a background playing in many of the NVBA clubs. I am both a certified director and teacher, but I have enjoyed playing too much to have any other bridge role. UNTIL NOW. I look forward to the opportunity to represent the views of our bridge playing population should I serve as a member of the NVBA Board. Ron Kral -- for I learned bridge in college, but gave it up for Board many years. I began playing again seriously member about 8 years ago. My goal is to one day become an A player who can compete at the national level. Since I have been on the Board, I’ve worked on several projects including researching new tables, helping to plan the web site for the 2002 Nationals, and formatting the NVBA portion of the NVBA/WBL Membership Directory.
I’d like to be given the opportunity to give back something to the game I love. Two of my main interests are to bring more new players into the game and increase the attendance at our unit game. I’m an independent computer consultant and live in Reston with my wife and two teenage children. Paul Krueger Four years ago I returned to bridge after a 35 — for Board year absence. Last year I was fortunate enough member (with Mel Yudkin) to represent District 6 in the C Flight of the North American Open Pairs at the Houston Spring Nationals.
Like others on the Board I want to give back to the game that has given me so much pleasure. In particular I would like to foster a program whereby the NVBA would provide guidance and instruction to new players who are able to compete at a serious level.
NVBA Newsletter February – April 2003 5 Barry Sparks I am running for my third term on the NVBA Board — for Board to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse; stimulate the economy; reduce taxes and make sure there is a member chicken in every pot (or was that pot in every chicken?). In reality, I would like to help the unit provide quality service to our membership at the lowest possible cost.
NVBA ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS
NVBA 2002 MINI-MCKENNEY AWARD WINNERS
The 2002 Mini-McKenney Awards are given to those members of the NVBA who have accumulated the most Master Points in their category while playing in the full gamut of bridge events during the 2002 calendar year.
CATEGORY A - ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Susan Strauss 107.94 Christon Johnson 66.61 Prahalad Rajkumar 64.17
CATEGORY B - JUNIOR MASTER OF THE YEAR Jay Kelkar 105.23 Marcia Boynton 39.61 Elias Arbel 32.40
6 February -- April 2003 NVBA Newsletter CATEGORY C - CLUB MASTER OF THE YEAR Sam Bowlin 80.26 Phyllis Talley 59.72 Margaret Brown 57.81
CATEGORY D - SECTIONAL MASTER OF THE YEAR David Chechelashvili 209.66 Barbara DiCicco 101.83 Don Henry 86.70
CATEGORY E - REGIONAL MASTER OF THE YEAR Martha Lackey 178.61 Frank Cardillo 147.93 Leo Cardillo 147.61
CATEGORY F - NABC MASTER OF THE YEAR Pat Beebe 68.84 Lenore Ward 67.25 Frances McNaught 66.35
CATEGORY G - LIFE MASTER OF THE YEAR Marjorie L Gazzola 142.57 Linda Padgett 141.22 Dr. Robert Padgett 141.22
CATEGORY H - BRONZE LIFE MASTER OF THE YEAR Radm. Alan Breed 237.10 Steve Bunning 210.74 Leslie A Powell 169.87
CATEGORY I - SILVER LIFE MASTER OF THE YEAR John Ashe 327.01 Al Duncker 313.55 Andre L'Heureux 236.24
NVBA Newsletter February – April 2003 7 CATEGORY J - GOLD LIFE MASTER OF THE YEAR Ken Davis 605.42 Don Geerhart 442.73 Ed Gofreed 333.44
CATEGORY K - DIAMOND LIFE MASTER OF THE YEAR Hugh Grosvenor 1379.71 Jeff Roman 1057.89 Ed Lewis 528.39
CATEGORY L - GRAND LIFE MASTER OF THE YEAR Ron Sukoneck 267.26
NVBA ACE OF CLUBS
The Ace of Clubs Awards are given to those NVBA members in good standing who have accumulated the most Master Points in their category playing in club- level games, regardless of location, during the 2002 calendar year.
CATEGORY A - ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Susan Strauss 25.97 Helene Cooper 21.16
CATEGORY B - JUNIOR MASTER OF THE YEAR Marcia Boynton 39.61 Jay Kelkar 23.70 Mabel Paul 18.62
CATEGORY C - CLUB MASTER OF THE YEAR Gerald Pittler 42.24 Martha Mangano 40.86 Margaret Brown 39.71
8 February -- April 2003 NVBA Newsletter CATEGORY D - SECTIONAL MASTER OF THE YEAR Terry Beresford 52.42 John L. Fahs Jr 39.94 Richard Hesse 38.52
CATEGORY E - REGIONAL MASTER OF THE YEAR Ernest Klimonda 64.88 Leo Cardillo 57.35 Doris Knief 56.73
CATEGORY F - NABC MASTER OF THE YEAR Lenore Ward 55.54 Mary Murphy 46.89 Judith M Ellison 38.97
CATEGORY G - LIFE MASTER OF THE YEAR Marjorie Gazzola 70.01 Hannah Moore 53.36 Shirley L Lafferty 51.71
CATEGORY H - BRONZE LIFE MASTER OF THE YEAR Leslie Powell 82.20 Radm Alan Breed 73.35 Thierry Poirey 72.06
CATEGORY I - SILVER LIFE MASTER OF THE YEAR Al Duncker 108.47 Marilyn Carlson 101.30 John Carlson 101.30
CATEGORY J - GOLD LIFE MASTER OF THE YEAR Donald W Geerhart 206.20 Jean S Levin 117.97 Edward Gofreed 96.93
NVBA Newsletter February – April 2003 9 CATEGORY K - DIAMOND LIFE MASTER OF THE YEAR Zeke Letellier 107.38 Andrew Gabrilovitch 105.10 Jack Armstrong 60.48
NVBA PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Four awards are given to the persons who have accumulated the most Master Points in NVBA events at all levels during the 2002 calendar year. Persons starting the year with less than 5 Master Points are eligible for the Rookie of the Year Award. Non-life Masters are eligible for the Rush Buckley Award. All players are eligible for the Man and Woman of the Year Awards.
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Christon Johnson
RUSH BUCKLEY AWARD Frank Cardillo Leo Cardillo
MAN OF THE YEAR Bobby Gookin
WOMAN OF THE YEAR Janet Gookin (and not Katherine Hepburn)
More ways to win!!!
NVBA Sectionals will now have three events on Saturday. Players who participate in at least two Saturday events will have a chance to win cash or prizes. The winners from the last NVBA sectional are on the facing page.
10 February -- April 2003 NVBA Newsletter Random Draw Winners of Restaurant Certificates
Chuck Pecarro 3019 Castle Road Falls Church, VA 22044-1909
Katherine Loh 1866 Amberwood Manor Court Vienna, VA 22182
Carol Ann Mumma 1017 Monitor Court Salisbury, MD 21801
Mary Schwerdtfeger 3357 S. Wakefield St. Arlington, VA 22206-1718
Overall High Percentage Awards
Life Masters Leo Lasota 3502 Duke St College Park, MD 20740-4016
Dan Kasture P.O. Box 230793 Centerville, VA 20120-0793
Non-Life Masters Patricia Byrne 12258 Seaford Ct Woodbridge, VA 22192-2357
Kim Ashenden 3031 Borge St, Apt 101 Oakton, VA 22124-2803
NVBA Newsletter February – April 2003 11 Ten things you would never hear a bridge player say.
1. The temperature in the room today is just perfect. 2. Free coffee? No thanks. 3. Cool! A four-board sit out. 4. No, I don't think tournament fees are too high. 5. I can always count on partner to remember every convention on our card. 6. No gossip please. I'm not interested. 7. More new Alerts! More please! 8. Its amazing -- no matter which direction we sit -- the cards always go our way. 9. These computer hands are just like the ones we shuffle and deal. 10. Thank you director. You were correct to change our score from plus 1430 to minus 200 because my partner's tempo wasn't perfect.
Marilyn White -- Toronto
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Hail, and Farewell
We welcome the following new ACBL members to the Unit: Mr. Robert A. Brady Julia F. Cole Ms. Melissa S. Fitzgerald Mr. William C. Gurley Chung Fa Hua Chuck A. Kezar Michael Shu Terry M. Stone
And we welcome the following new transfers into the Unit: Mr. Stuart L. Bunday Mr. Thomas P. Gallagher Mrs. Irma M. Hoversten Mrs. Nancy M. Mackenzie Mr. Kurt Saunders Eugene S. Taylor
The following persons have transferred out of our Unit: Rose M. Baltrusaitis Col. Gary Q. Coe Dr. Henry L. Eskew Mr. John L. Fahs Jr. Mrs. Ellen Martel Mr. Leon A. Martel Mr. Gregory L. Point
We regret that Mr. Edward Hollin of our Unit passed away.
The NVBA Newsletter is published six times a year by the Northern Virginia Bridge Association to communicate with Unit 218 members of the American Contract Bridge League. If you need membership information or have a change of address to report, contact Norma Pierzchala at 703-892-1292; for information about the Newsletter, contact Lucy McCoy at 703- 848-2331.
NVBA Newsletter February – April 2003 13 Miracle in the Menagerie By Paul K. Krueger
The following hand occurred in the January 2002 Washington (DC) Bridge League Sectional but it could have just as easily appeared at a table in Victor Mollo’s revered Griffins Club. My partner and I were playing East- West in the Thursday night B/C Stratiflighted pairs when Board 4 came up. In order to protect the not so innocent, imagine that the Hideous Hog was West and the Rueful Rabbit was East.
North S - 1043 H – KQJ6 West D – Q83 East S – K C – Q43 S – AJ98762 H – 532 H – A8 D – AJ109762 South D - C – K10 S – Q5 C – AJ96 H – 10974 D – K54 C – 8752
Everyone was vulnerable and the Hog dealt.
N E S W - - - 1D P 2S P 3D P 3S P 3N P 4C P 4S P 5H P 5N P 6C All pass
The Hog, true to form, wanted to play the hand at NT and bid it twice, while the Rabbit, dazzled by his 7-card suit, 3
14 February -- April 2003 NVBA Newsletter Aces and a void, cue bid every suit he could. The Hog eventually gave up, figuring it was better to have the Rabbit in a presumed 5-2 fit rather than a presumed 6-1 fit. If you have blind faith, or a Guardian Angel, there is nothing to the play. Win the opening heart lead in hand, cross to the King of Spades, discard a heart on the Ace of Diamonds, cash the King of Clubs and lead the 10 of Clubs through North finessing for the Q (overtaking the 10 with the J if North doesn’t cover). Draw the remaining trumps and cash the Ace of Spades dropping the Queen. Run the Spades making 7 with your 4-2 trump fit. The Hog and Rabbit (i.e. my partner and I) got a miraculous, albeit undeserved, top. How much of a miracle? Well -- clubs must split 4-3 with the Q tripleton on side, a 13.5% chance. And then the spades must split 3-2 with the Q doubleton, a 28.2% chance. The joint probability of these two events (adjusted for cards already played) is 3.8%.
Of course all of this is highly unrealistic. We all know that with Papa the Greek and Karapet the Unlucky sitting North- South, the Hideous Hog would have insisted on playing the hand in NT. 7NT that is, redoubled, making.
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NVBA Newsletter February – April 2003 15 NVBA Milestones
New Junior Masters Ms. Audrey T. Adlis Mr. James Biss Mr. Gilbert C. Coshland Mr. John Van Deventer
New Club Masters Ms. Oya Aksoy Dr. Jose Cortina Ms. Halina Kulczycki Mr. Jack W. Rakowski
New Sectional Masters Ms. Georgia Alkire Mr. Ken Irish Mr. Richard L. Slater
New Regional Masters Ms. Barbara Rolling Ms. Susan H. Strauss
New NABC Master Jean H. Schoepe
New Life Masters Ms. Martha W. Lackey Mr. Dave Tonnesen Mrs. Marian C. Van Ryne
New Bronze Life Master Dr. W. Vance Grant Jr.
16 February -- April 2003 NVBA Newsletter PARADE OF WINNERS
39TH ANNUAL PRESIDENTIAL TOURNAMENT January 9-12, 2003
Thurs. Eve. A/X (70 Pairs) 1 Margot Hennings-Prahalad Rajkumar 2 1 Bob Hartmann-Ron Spieker
Fri. Aft. Open Pairs (48 Pairs) 2 Ron Kral-Ralph Sturgis
Afternoon 299er Pairs (12 Pairs) 2 2 Samuel Bowlin-Wanda Avila
Fri. Eve. Open Pairs (34 Pairs) 1 Donna Rogall-Robert Gookin 2 Todd Zimnoch-Joe Ogulin
Fri. Eve. 299er Pairs (12 Pairs) 1 1 1 Thomas Din-Gloria Halstead
Sat. AM Senior Pairs (24 Pairs) 1 Don Van Arman-Bruce Houston 2 1 Michael Gottesman-Silas Wasserstrom
Sat. A/X Open Pairs (40 Pairs) 1/2 Jim Wakefield-Helene Bauman 1/2 1 Hal Hindman-Mark Chen 2 Randy Zeibert-Jim Hahn
Sat. Aft. 299er Pairs (22 Pairs) 1 Jeff Youngen-Mary O'Shea
Sat. Eve. A/X Pairs (30 Pairs) 1 Jim Wakefield-Helene Bauman 2 Danijel Zenko-Glenn Young
Sat. Eve. B/C Pairs (18 Pairs) 2 Robert Padgett-Linda Padgett
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Sat. Eve. 299er Pairs (22 Pairs) 1 Michael Goldman-William Mendez Jr 1/2 1 Thomas Din-Gloria Halstead
Sun. A/X Swiss Teams (21 Teams) 2 Jennifer Koonce-Zeke Letellier- Diane Lazarus - Ed Lazarus 1/2 Weizhong Bao-Hailong Ao- Huailin Chen-Jian-Jian Wang- Kefu Xu 1/2 Michael Richey-Lloyd Rawley- John Lawrence-Charity Sack
Sun. B/C Swiss Teams (21 Teams) 2 Steven Rothman-Bruce Bucklinger- John Lowe III-Dave Tonnesen 1 Mel Yudkin-Frank Cardillo- Leo Cardillo-Christon Johnson- Paul Krueger 2 David Hamilton-Michelle Cantave-Joana Da Silva-Robert Gunnell Jr
Sun. AM 299er Swiss Teams (7 Teams) 1 1 David Raley-Jon Chasson-Thomas Din-Gloria Halstead
"WILLIAM POISSANT" SECTIONAL February 6-9, 2003
Thurs. Eve. Flights A/X (58 Pairs) 1 Jean Levin-Zeke Letellier 2 Ed Lewis-Charles Yaple
Fri. Aft. 299er Pairs (16 Pairs) 1 Gerry Higgins-Pitamber Devgon 2/3 Robert Brady-Brendan Conway 2/3 Frieda Joyce-Ali Al-Aref
18 February -- April 2003 NVBA Newsletter Fri. Aft. Open Pairs (46 Pairs) 1 Mike Cappelletti Sr-Steve Robinson 1 William Pepelko-Barbara Pepelko 2 Bernard Oetjen-J. David Grier
Fri. Eve. Open Pairs (33 Pairs) 1 1 John Korfonta-Sam Westgate 2 Robert Gookin-Earl Glickstein 2 Betty Bursey-Cassandra Smith 2 Suzanne Abrams-Danijel Zenko
Fri. Eve. 299er Pairs (12 Pairs) 2 1 Samuel Bowlin-Wanda Avila 2 Daniel Ward-David Maloney 1 Jeff Youngen-Terry Jones
Sat. AM Senior Pairs (31 Pairs) 2 1 Neal McKinney-June Hoye
Sat. AM 99er Pairs (8 Pairs) 1 Tina Hogan-Joyce Montgomery 2 Mary Tubbs-Alda Ball
Sat. Aft. 299er Pairs (20 Pairs) 1 John Hawks-Anthony Hawks 2 Jeff Youngen-Ali Al-Aref
Sat. Aft. Side Open Pairs (18 Pairs) 2 2 Nancy Arnold-A Patel
Sat. Aft. 99er Pairs (6 Pairs) 2 Gloria Halstead-Kathrine Loh
Sat. Aft. Senior Pairs (20 Pairs) 2 Sam McMillan Jr - Wes Jones Jr 1 Martha Lackey-Bea Suskin 1 Neal McKinney-Bob Armstrong 2 Mildred Hartshorn-Hannah Moore
"William Poissant" Trophy Open Pairs (26 Pairs) 1 Janet Gookin-Robert Gookin
NVBA Newsletter February – April 2003 19 Sat. Eve. Cons. Pairs (29 Pairs) 1 1 1 Glenn Young - Ed Rodrigues 2 2 Jeff Kosnett-Steve Ivins
Sat. Eve. 299er Pairs (14 Pairs) 1 Jay Kelkar-Elias Arbel 2 1 Yvonne Markell-Elva Grillo 1 Lee Faber-Susan Collins 2 Jason Ji-Brendan Conway
Sun. A/X BAM Teams (13 Teams) 2 Vincent Wilmot Jr-Millard Nachtwey-Jim Wakefield- Helene Bauman 1 Don Berman-Leon Letwin-Ken Katzner-Bob Kerchner
Sun. Swiss B/C Teams (22 Teams) 1 1 Alfred Graham-David Grabiner- Joe Ogulin-Penny Stoever-Todd Zimnoch 2 Mel Yudkin-Robert Boorman-Frank Cardillo-Paul Krueger-Christon Johnson
Sun. AM 299er Swiss Teams (7 Teams) 1 Charles King-William Adams-Sam Bowlin-Cynthia Helms
Sun. AM 49er/99er Swiss (6 Teams) 1 Marilyn Moore-Aloha South-David Raley-Jon Chasson 2 Karen Rodina-Carl Rodina-Ed Brawn-Susan Brawn 1 Jeff Youngen-Mary O'Shea-Terry Jones-Cynthia Dunbar
Sun. Aft. 199er/299er Swiss (6 Teams) 1 Daniel Ward-David Maloney-Robert Gemmill-Rolf Valtin 2 Silvia Keenan-Cathy Gallucio-Louise Oetjen-James Conrad 1 Robert Brady-Brendan Conway-Michele Liebel-Marie-Theres Klinefelter- Khon Lien
20 February -- April 2003 NVBA Newsletter BALTIMORE "SUPER BOWL" SECTIONAL January 24-26, 2003
Fri. Aft. Open Pairs (44 Pairs) 1 Ron Kral-Jane Sturgis 2/3 Milton Hilliard-Ali Al-Aref
Knockout Teams (5 Teams) 2 Jennifer Koonce-Zeke Letellier- Diane Lazarus-Ed Lazarus
Fri. Eve. Open Pairs (38 Pairs) 1 Ken Davis-Charles Yaple 2 Ron Kral-Jane Sturgis
Fri. Eve. 199er Pairs (12 Pairs) 2 2 2 Ali Al-Aref-David Raley
Sat. AM Open Pairs (21 Pairs) 1 Ken Davis-John Ashe 2 Andrew Lipps-Eric Branfman
Sat. Aft. 299er Pairs (30 Pairs) 1 1 1 Thomas Din-Kathrine Loh
Sun. AM 299er Swiss (15 Teams) 2 1 1 Barry Lieberman-Thomas Din-Gloria Halstead-Kathrine Loh
ROANOKE REGIONAL January 13-19, 2003
Bracketed KO Teams - Gatlinburg Bracket (14 teams) 1 Mark Tonnesen-Shirley Kollas- LaQuitta Talbot-Carole Grob
Tues. AM Side Pairs (17 Pairs) 2 Ron Spath-Ken Davis 1 Martha Mangano-Lenore Ward 2 Mary Hinson-Joyce Rocks
Thurs. AM Side Pairs (22 Pairs) 2 Lenore Ward-Martha Mangano
NVBA Newsletter February – April 2003 21 ROANOKE REGIONAL January 13-19, 2003
Fri. AM Side Pairs (22 Pairs) 1 Barbara DiCicco-Kim Smith
Tues. Eve. Open B-A-M (15 Teams) 2/3 Martha Mangano-Lenore Ward- Joyce Rocks-Mary Hinson
Tues. Eve. Zip KO Teams (7 Teams) 1 Jeremy Koegel-Ron Spath-Robert Bell- Ali Al-Aref
Bracketed KO Teams(14 Teams) 1 Robert Bell-Ken Davis-Jeremy Koegel-Ron Spath
Wed. Open Pairs (56 Pairs) 1 Gerald Goodale-Vickie Goodale 2 La Quitta Talbot-Carole Grob
Thurs. AM 299er Pairs (10 Pairs) 1 1 Cherie Charles-Monica Shumann
Thurs. Aft. Side Pairs (16 Pairs) 1 Bruce Houston-John Ashe
Thurs. Eve. 299er Pairs (14 Pairs) 2 Suellen Garrison-Lorraine De Blasio
Thurs. Eve. Open Pairs (36 Pairs) 2 Kenton Schoen-Charles Yaple
Thurs. Eve. Side Pairs (22 Pairs) 1/2 Bob Armstrong-Don Henry
Puckett Cabin Bracketed KO Teams FIRE Bracket (12 Teams) 1 Keith Hungate-Marsha Platnick- David Walker-Carole Grob
22 February -- April 2003 NVBA Newsletter ROANOKE REGIONAL January 13-19, 2003
CHURN Bracket (12 Teams) 1 Eva Shaffer-Julia Brown-Joanne Harman-William Harman
Fri. Open Pairs (42 Pairs) 1 Jean Valentine-Joyce Harvey
Fri. Eve. Open B-A-M Teams (16 Teams) 1 1 Barry Sparks-Mary Mudd-Betty Bursey-Kathryn Kiley
Sat.-Sun. Bracketed KO Teams Bracket 1 (10 Teams) 2 Kenton Schoen-Jim Wakefield-Charles Yaple-Helene Bauman
Sat. Open Pairs (40 Pairs) 2 Edward Gofreed-Jack Armstrong
Sat. Eve. 299er B-A-M Teams (8 Teams) 2/3 Bob Armstrong-Barbara DiCicco-Ruth Milliner-Anne Frazier
WILMINGTON REGIONAL February 17-23, 2003
Riverboat Bracket KO Teams Cape Fear Bracket (12 Teams) 2 Carol Pincus-Jim Robison- Simon Kantor-Jeff Roman
Jelly Bracket Consolation II (11 Teams) 1 Lenore Ward-Martha Mangano-Mary Meadows-Yvonne Markell
Sun. Swiss A/X (31 Teams) 2/3 Ed Lewis-Hugh Brown Jr-Richard Potter-John Potter
NVBA Newsletter February – April 2003 23 Philadelphia NABC March 5-16, 2003
North American Pairs Flight A (28 Pairs) 3 Ai-Tai Lo - Alan Schwartz
Educ. Found. 299er Prs (26 Pairs) 1 Michael Goldman-William Mendez Jr
Henry Hudson B/C/D Pairs (112 Pairs) 2 1 1 Michael Goldman-William Mendez Jr
Silodor Open Pairs 2nd Qual Session Sections G I J K L East-West qualifiers 1 Donna Rogall - Bob Gookin
1st Fri Norman Kay Open (84 Pairs) 2 Donnie Isaac-Joe Ogulin
Olive Peterson Side Game (47 Pairs) 1 Anita Goldman-Sam Coleman
Olive Jones Side Game (118 Pairs) 2 Robert Padgett-Linda Padgett
SAT AFT & EVE 5/20 PAIRS (36 Pairs) 2 Ray Morgan - Virginia Morgan
Educational Fund KO Brk 2 (12 Teams) 1 Mark Tonnesen-Geoff Mallette-Ken Davis-John Ashe
Sun-Mon Bracketed KO #1 (16 Teams) 1 Mark Tonnesen-Geoff Mallette-Ken Davis-John Ashe
MOLLY MCGUIRE COMP KO #3 (16 Teams) 2 Lawrence Lau-John Klayman-Thomas Lavender- Mark Zeitlin
MOLLY MCGUIRE COMP KO #5 (16 Teams)
1 Robert Gunnell Jr-Leslie Powell-Allen Reiter-George Krizel
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Philadelphia NABC March 5-16, 2003
MOLLY MCQUIRE #1 CONSO (8 Teams) 1 James Murphy-Ed Lewis-Harold Feldheim-Paul Kinney
MOLLY MCGUIRE #3 CONSO (8 Teams) 1 Robert Stearns-Bruce Houston- Don Van Arman-Richard Stearns
MOLLY MCGUIRE #6 CONSO (8 Teams) 1 Marge Gazzola-Shirleen Ellsworth- Eric Phifer-Eric Shreiber
Mixed Pairs 2nd Qual Session Sections A B C D E E-W qualifiers 1 Alan Schwartz - Ann Schwartz
Steamboat Open Pairs (104 Pairs) 2 1 1 Nikolay Demirev-David Chechelashvili
Tuesday B-A-M Teams (36 Teams) 2/3 Helen Miller-Jacqueline Walker- Geoff Mallette-Mark Tonnesen
Tues Zip KO (12 Teams) 1 Robert Gunnell Jr-Leslie Powell- Ron Sutherland-Naveed Ather 2 Morris Umansky-Julia Brown-Eva Shaffer-Pat Winterbauer
Thurs Zip KO (12 Teams) 1 Marsha Brown-Marjorie Gazzola- David Fleischer-Tom Musso
Fri-Sat AM Comp Cons 3 (6 Teams) 1 Robert Gunnell Jr-Donnie Isaac- Carole Banks-Cecilia Valdivieso
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Philadelphia NABC March 5-16, 2003
PARADISE COMPACT KO #4 (16 Teams) 1 Robert Gunnell Jr-Leslie Powell- Peter Bonfanti-Max Minzner
PARADISE CONSO BKT 3 (7 Teams) 1 Nicholas France-Shirley Matthews- Jim Dick-Linda Dick
PARADISE CONSO BKT 4 (8 Teams) 1 Donnie Isaac-Carole Banks- Marek Drukier-Ferd Bernjak
2 Robert Padgett-Linda Padgett- Leigh Skinner-Margaret Skinner
BCD Swiss (73 Teams) 2 Michelle Cantave-Dave Hamilton- Jay Kelkar-Robert Gunnell
SUN AFT 299ER PAIRS (19 Pairs) 1 1 1 Edward Molnar-Kathrine Loh
Bobby Goldman Side Pairs (42 Pairs) 1 Ernest Gray-Jack Armstrong
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