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2008 Volume 80, Number 2 Daily Bulletin Saturday, July 19, 2008 Volume 80, Number 2 Daily Bulletin 80th Summer North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Dave Smith Putnam earns ACBL service award California Roger Putnam, one of ACBL’s most popular Institute of tournament directors – with his peers as well as Technology with players – has been named as the 2008 won the recipient of the Jane Johnson Award for Collegiate Team outstanding service. Championship. The award is Team members named in honor of the are Cheng late head of ACBL’s William Hong , Member Services Hsi-Chun Liu, Department. Roger Lee and Earlier this year, Chien-Yao Patty Taylor in Member Tseng. Services and Dana Norton in Education received the Jane Johnson Award given to Headquarters employees. Putnam has many friends and admirers in the ACBL ranks. Cal Tech takes Collegiate “Roger is a very good role model as a floor TD,” said Rick Beye, ACBL’s chief tournament Championship director. “He knows how to talk to the players. Twenty-eight teams began play online last For the winning team, Roger Lee is a senior When I first started out, I liked the way he worked February and now there is one. California Institute who is math and economics major; Chien Yao is a and I wanted to be like him. When I worked on of Technology is the 2008 Collegiate Champion. physics A major from Taiwan; Hsi-Chun Liu is an his team I always learned something.” The top eight teams from the online electrical engineering major from Taiwan; and Putnam, who lives in Redmond WA near qualification round played here in a round robin. Cheng William Hong is a computer science major Seattle, worked his first tournament in 1967 and Harvard advanced to play Princeton, and Michigan from Singapore. has plied his trade at NABCs three times a year played Cal Tech. Princeton and Cal Tech won their The second-place Princeton team was Peter since 1969. He achieved national rank as a TD in matches and played in the final in which Cal Tech Diao, Nathan Savir, Jonathan Ullman and James 1985. won by a score of 144—25. Sundstrom. “You have to be very lucky for your avocation to turn into your vocation,” he said, noting that he is going on part-time status as of the first of next GNTs now in English-Irish duo month. He and his wife, Margo, a former TD herself, plan to play more bridge and do some semifinals lead LM Pairs traveling. Four flights of the Grand National Teams are Tom Hanlon of Ireland and Paul Hackett of “I have always enjoyed playing and the down to the round of four as teams that began at England hold a narrow lead heading into the challenge of the game,” Putnam said. the grass roots level strive for national semifinal round of the Von Zedtwitz Life Master National TD Patty Johnson remembers the championships. Pairs today. help she received from Putnam when she first Competitors are doing battle in the Their carryover score of 1302.96 was just started as a TD. “He was one of those who wanted Championship Flight, plus Flights A, B and C. ahead of the 1292.14 posted by Walt and Kathie to help you make it,” she said. “He was always The event will conclude on Sunday. Walvick of McLean VA. more interested in others than in himself.” In the top flight, last year’s winners – Mike In the Bruce LM-5000 Life Master Pairs, the Matt Smith, of Victoria BC, has worked many Becker, Warren Spector, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric leaders, also by a narrow margin, are Bill tournaments with Putnam because they live in the Rodwell, David Berkowitz and Larry Cohen – are McKenna of Darien IL and Frank Pancoe of Glen Northwest. “Roger is always up and helpful to still playing. Ellyn IL, just ahead of Roger Snowling of people – and he has always been that way,” Smith The defending champs, from District 9, trailed Hamilton ON and Gary Westfall of Brampton ON. said. at the halfway point of their match with the In the Young LM-1500 Life Master Pairs, Putnam said that his going on part-time status District 12 squad captained by Perry Johnson. The James Wang of Tempe AZ and Min Xu of Oxnard doesn’t mean NABC regulars have seen the last of Becker team took the lead after three quarters and CA were in first after two qualifying sessions, him. He might still work at the big tournaments, won the match 99-81 to advance to the final followed by Charles Riffle of Emerald Hills CA or “I may show up to play.” against District 16. and J Beck of Millbrae CA. They won the Junior Goodwill Message Team Trials in Las Today is Junior Day, the day Vegas earlier this we salute and celebrate our younger week and will represent the U.S. in players. Encourage these players as they are the future of ACBL. the Patino Cup (for players 26 and Aileen Osofsky, Chairman younger) in Beijing, National Goodwill Committee China, this fall: Eric Mayefsky, Stanford CA; Victor 2008 Summer NABC Chubukov, San Francisco; Roger 24,222 Lee, Arcadia CA, and Kevin Fay, Ann Arbor MI. - 2,602.5 Photo by Jonathan 21,619.5 to go Stienberg Page 2 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Saturday, July 19 5 - 7 p.m. Junior Reception. All Junior players are invited to attend. 9 a.m. - Noon Teacher Accreditation Program (TAP). First session of Conference Rooms 12—14. the ACBL’s popular 10-hour seminar for people interested in learning how to teach bridge successfully. Pre- Sunday, July 20 registration required. Room: Pavilions 1 & 6. TBA Computer Bridge. Conference Rooms 8 & 9. 9:30 a.m. - ACBL Educational Foundation meeting. Conference 9 a.m. - Noon Teacher Accreditation Program (TAP). Second session. Noon Room 10. Pre-registration required. Room: Pavilion 1 & 6. 9:30 a.m. - ACBL Laws Commission meeting. Conference Room 8. 9:30 a.m. - Board of Governors/ACBL Membership Meeting. This Noon Noon meeting is open to all members. Ballroom A. 9:45 a.m. - Free Bridge Lesson with Jerry Helms. Helms, well- 9:45 a.m. - Free Bridge Lesson with Barbara Seagram. Seagram, Noon known teacher and Bridge Bulletin columnist, presents a Noon one of ACBL’s well-known teachers and Bridge Bulletin fun bridge lesson for intermediate and newer players. His columnist, presents a fun bridge lesson for intermediate topic is “How to Make Your Partner’s Bad Bids Look and newer players. Her topic is “Do’s and Don’ts in Play Good: Suit Contracts.” Room: Pavilion 10 & 11 and Defense.” Room: Pavilion 9. 10 a.m. - Noon ACBL Hall of Fame Committee meeting. Conference 10 a.m. - Noon Reception for Bridge Teachers of Junior Players. Room 7. Interested in teaching bridge to Juniors? Currently 10:30 a.m. - Coffee with Carol. Join Carol Robertson, director of club teaching Juniors? Meet officials from Atlanta Junior Noon and member services, and the ACBL staff for an update on Bridge, the School Bridge League and the ACBL what’s new with clubs and marketing programs. Network Education Department to exchange ideas and find others with other club managers. Find out what motions were interested in pursuing Junior bridge activities in their passed at the Summer meeting of the ACBL Board of areas. Conference Room 7. Directors. Free. Conference Rooms 13 & 14. Noon - 5 p.m. Happy Bridge. Special game for new players. Room: 10:30 a.m. - ACBLscore Seminar. Join ACBL Chief TD Rick Beye Pavilion 1. Noon and TD Dan Plato for an informative seminar on the 11 p.m. - 1 a.m. ACBL Patron Member Reception. Room: TBA. ACBLscore program. Free. Conference Rooms 13 & 14. 11:30 p.m. - Women’s Team Trials meeting. Conference Room 7. 1 - 3 p.m. Bridge Plus+. Special game for new players. 14 boards, 2 a.m. no card fee. Room: Pavilion 9. 5 - 6:30 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Reception. New players are invited to attend. Room: Pavilion 10 & 11. CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Be sure to hear these free expert lectures in Las Vegas daily in Pavilion 1. 6:45 p.m. Peg & Dewy Cundiff Ever-Changing Hands Saturday, July 19 12:15 p.m. Barbara Seagram Common Errors in Bidding Monday, July 21 6:45 p.m. Harriette Buckman The Rule of 14 12:15 p.m. Mel Colcharmio How to Play Like An Expert (Without Being One) Sunday, July 20 6:45 p.m. Norma Sands Bidding Over Preempts 12:15 p.m. Ed McPherson The Backwash Squeeze & Other Improbable Feats LATE NIGHT/ENTERTAINMENT On Friday, July 25, be sure to wear your Hawaiian shirts, in honor of Good Rockin’ Tonight Betty Bratcher’s West Coast tradition, “Hawaii Day.” Don’t forget to wear Tonight will be special as Elvis — yes, Elvis! — will perform for us. your floral shirt! Get ready to sing along with the King! During your visit, check out Teatro Elvis, our DVD movie theater, Nightly, in our very own late-evening dance hall, we’ll feature a steady playing a non-stop showing of dynamic Las Vegas concerts, including stream of classic Fifties and Sixties sock hop music, soft rock and slow those by Elvis, Barry Manilow, Celine Dion and Barbra Streisand. There’ll dance tunes . dance hosts included! You’ll sway to the mellow tones of even be an Elvis photo-op with autographed CDs. the Platters, rock to Bill Haley and twist to Chubby Checker. Delicious light Later in the week, there’ll also be a Las Vegas showgirls photo-op.
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