Sunday, November 27, 2016 Volume 89, Number 3 Daily Bulletin 89th Fall North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Brent Manley Pres.-elect Heller sets sights on 2017 Bob Heller volunteers. Replacing these volunteers as they retire knows bridge is difficult, so recruiting from within, and persuading governance. people of the importance of giving back to the game, The 66-year- is serious business. A real crisis has emerged because old Knoxville we have lost a generation of folks who could have resident has been trained to fill these roles. District 14 Director spent decades Sharon Anderson will continue in her role to lead this at the unit and effort.” district levels Heller’s passion for this topic is clear from his in wide-raging CV The former Atlanta resident has served on the capacities, from boards of Unit 114 (Georgia State), the Duplicate board officer Bridge Association of Atlanta, District 7 and the to tournament Mid-Atlantic Bridge Conference. He has also chaired chairman. And more than 40 sectionals in Atlanta, which were built Nail LM Pairs winners: Marion Michielsen and this week, up to five-day events, attracting 850-1000 tables Zia Mahmood the ACBL Board of Directors elected Heller, who each. represents District 7, as 2017 president. In 2010, Heller was elected as the District Michielsen, Zia win Heller’s plans to use his position to focus the 7 Director, representing North Carolina, South Board’s energies on task forces for three issues of Carolina, Georgia and East Tennessee, for the ACBL Nail LM Pairs critical importance. Board. Marion Michielsen and Zia Mahmood, in third “ACBL exists because of the work of “The second task force will focus on what the place to start play in the two final sessions of the Nail volunteers,” says Heller. “This year, President Ken Board can do to help clubs. We have to stop paying Life Master Open Pairs, had two solid sessions to win Monzingo created a task force to focus on how to lip service to this project and instead look for ways to the event by 75.17 matchpoints on a top of 64. recruit more volunteers from the ranks of experienced include clubs in national-level policy making. Clubs Second place went to Tom Hanlon, Dublin, players. As the average age of our membership are severely underrepresented at the highest levels of Ireland, and Leslie Amoils, Toronto. has increased, so, too, has the average age of our The victory is the first for Michielsen in a major continued on page 5 open competition. She has won four North American championships in women’s events. The Dutch star, now living in Sweden, won gold medals in the ‘Happiest man on earth’ Mixed Teams and Women’s Teams at the 2014 Red Bull World Bridge Series in Sanya, China. She has celebrates return to bridge numerous European titles to her credit. It is well known that many ACBL members have homeland in Michielsen earned a law degree in the notable achievements away from bridge. There are international Netherlands but doesn’t practice because of her busy countless scholars, jurists, scientists and others whose competition. bridge schedule and the differences in Swedish and important work is honored by their non-bridge- He left Dutch laws. playing peers. chess behind Zia has now won the Nail event six times, Among the players at this tournament is one of to begin including victories with Hugh Ross in 1990 and two ACBL members who are Nobel Laureates. He is math studies 1991. He has won four world championships. Dr. Magnus Olafsson, a native of Iceland who was in Germany, The winners scored 61.66% in the first final part of a group of scientists awarded the Nobel Peace later moving session and followed with 56.94% in the evening Prize in 2005 for their work in searching for weapons on to Vienna, session. of mass destruction in the Middle East. Austria and The other ACBL member who is a Nobel England. He Laureate is Dr. Robert F. Curl Jr. of Houston TX, co- earned a PhD Weinstein bounced winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (for the in math in discovery of nanomaterial buckminsterfullerene, a Vienna. from Senior KO spherical molecule) with fellow Rice scholar Richard Upon In yesterday’s round of 16 in the Baze Senior KO Smalley and Harold Kroto of Sussex University in his return to Teams, all of the top seeds advanced except for the England. Iceland, Olafsson discovered that his chess friends No. 2 squad captained by Howard Weinstein who lost Curl has been an ACBL member for decades. had moved on to bridge. He did likewise, using his to Serge Chevalier’s 18th-seeded team, 139-124. Olafsson only recently became an ACBL after a math knowledge to help build complex relay bidding Mike Levine’s team (No. 8) narrowly defeated 23-year hiatus from bridge. The 62-year-old lives in systems for his friends. Lew Finkel’s squad (No. 9), 103-102. New York, where he retired from a United Nations The introduction to bridge turned into a keen job just to return to bridge. interest and Olafsson discovered that he had a natural Weingarten leads As a child in Iceland, Olafsson was a whiz at flair for the game. Between 1987 and 1992, he won chess, winning tournaments and representing his continued on page 5 10K Swiss The Florida-based squad led Matthew Weingarten topped the qualifying round of the Notice to Players Who Live Playing in an 0-10,000 Swiss Teams. Outside North America NABC+ pairs game? In second place is the team led by Albert Shrive. Participation in the Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs is Twenty-four teams will compete in today’s two- limited to those ACBL members who have earned a Buy your entry early! session final. Blue Ribbon qualification (or those members on the In an effort to speed up the start of all NABC+ Lifetime Top 100 masterpoint list). Foreign players pairs events – which require additional time for Goodwill Message who have not earned a Blue Ribbon qualification proper seeding – the ACBL asks participants to Maintain a courteous attitude but feel they are otherwise qualified must receive a please buy their entries at least 15 minutes before toward both your partner and waiver prior to the commencement of these contests. game time. This is especially true if you expect to be opponents. Treat others as you would Previously granted waivers will not be honored for a seeded pair. treat yourself. the Blue Ribbon Pairs. Sandy DeMartino, Chair For waiver information, please arrive early and Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee see the Director-in-Charge at the selling site. Page 2 Sunday, November 27, 2016 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Meetings are at the Walt Disney World Dolphin. Monday, November 28 Sunday, November 27 9 am-Noon Teacher and Club Owner Roundtable with Patty Tucker. 8:30 am-Noon Teacher Accreditation Program (TAP). Session three Need some ideas for expanding your club? Want some help of three. ACBL’s 10-hour seminar for people interested in in managing lessons? The ABTA, the Educational Foundation learning how to teach bridge. (Australia 3) and the ACBL are partnering to present an informal meeting 8:30-10 am Audrey Grant’s Modern Techniques for Bridge Teachers. where new and potential teachers and club owners can Audrey Grant’s hands-on approach and creative use of the brainstorm with veteran teachers and club owners. Coffee, tea table, cards and bidding boxes keep students engaged, excited and breakfast pastries will be provided. (Australia 3) and focused. She will share these teaching techniques in this 9 am-Noon Zero Tolerance workshop. The goal of this lively two- breakfast seminar. Fee: $20 covers breakfast and materials. hour workshop is to make the club experience more inviting (Northern Hemisphere, Salon E4) for new members and more pleasurable for everyone by 10-11:30 am Board of Governors meeting. All members of the ACBL encouraging and empowering directors and managers to deal Board of Governors are invited to attend the Fall NABC with unacceptable behavior. (Europe 1) meeting. This meeting is also open to the general membership 10 am-Noon Competition and Conventions Committee meeting. of the ACBL. (Northern Hemisphere) (Europe 4) 10 am-Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant followed by a special 10 am-Noon USBF Board meeting. (Europe 2) game for newer players. (Northern Hemisphere, Salon E4) 5-7 pm Goodwill Reception. Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill 1-6 pm Learn Bridge in a Day?™ This popular session is designed Committee members only. (Northern Hemisphere, Salon E) especially for true beginners, those returning to bridge after long absences and those merely wanting to “test the waters” Tuesday, November 29 before committing to formal classes. The concentrated course 9 am-Noon Club Director Refresher Course. A continuing education includes both class instruction and coached play. No pre- course for club directors to increase their skills. Participants registration required. Fee: $20 covers textbook and door must attend both sessions. Fee: $15 covers both days. Sign up prizes. (Northern Hemisphere, Salon E4) at the door. (Europe 1) 6-8:30 pm Learn Bridge in a Day?™ Teacher Accreditation. Teacher 10 am-Noon Bridge Integrity Task Force meeting. A continuing training includes information on organizing and marketing education course for club directors to increase their skills. LBIAD as well as maximizing retention rates, writing Participants must attend both sessions. Fee: $15 covers both effective grant requests and the presentation of the seminar. days. Sign up at the door. (Europe 2) (Northern Hemisphere, Salon E4)

CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the Monday, Nov. 28 game! Talks will be held in Southern Hemisphere 1. Speakers and topics are 9:15 a.m. Jerry Helms Splinter Raises subject to change. 6:45 p.m. Jeff Hand Play These Notrump Contracts Sunday, Nov. 27 Tuesday, Nov. 29 9:15 a.m. William Bedard Cuebid Limit Raise 9:15 a.m. Ellen Kent The Director Gets Called 6:45 p.m. Donna Compton Passive vs. Aggressive Defense 6:45 p.m. Larry Cohen LAWful Preemption

ENTERTAINMENT and HOSPITALITY The Orlando NABC Host Committee is delighted to serve orange juice daily Sunday, Nov. 27 beginning at 8:45 a.m. near the cash concessions on the first and fifth levels. 10:30 p.m. Ice cream. Convention foyer, lobby level. Monday, Nov. 28 10:30 p.m. Key lime pie. Convention foyer, lobby level.

Parking validation Buy your NABC Bridge Bucks and Parking validation tickets are available at the Information Desk on the lobby level. entry online Check Cashing Don’t wait in line! Buy your entries in From Saturday, Nov. 26, through Saturday, Dec. advance for all national-level events in Orlando at 3, Bridge Bucks/Check Cashing services will be Information Desk BridgeWinners.com. available on the lobby level across from the Bridge The daily hours of operation for the Information Entries must be purchased by 10 a.m. the day Registration Desk. The hours of operation will be Desk are as follows: of the event EXCEPT for events that require pre- 9:30 to 10 a.m., and Noon to 1 p.m. 8:20-9:55 am registration, in which case the ACBL deadline, or the Players may use VISA, MasterCard, Discover Noon-12:55 pm earlier of the two, applies. and American Express to purchase Bridge Bucks. 4:15-5:00 pm A nice feature: You can buy entries in advance There is a $500 limit on check cashing. 6:30-7:25 pm and be charged for the total number of sessions played after the event is over. Masterpoint disclaimer Vendors Note: Players may not redeem ACBL coupons, Results reported in the Daily Bulletin are subject Looking for books, jewelry, clothing, software or free plays or Bridge Bucks to purchase entries online. to change because of score changes or corrections. dealing machines? The vendors for the Fall NABC The masterpoint awards as shown are, therefore, also are located on the first level, between the Atlantic and subject to change. Pacific Ballrooms. Daily Bulletin Sunday, November 27, 2016 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS Do’s and Don’ts to help your game – Part 3 By Brent Manley

More bidding advice. DO Bid aggressively when a big trump fit is uncovered. Good shape and an abundance of trumps can make up for a lack of high-card points. If you’re wondering what I mean by “good shape,” think of a hand such as this one ♠ A J 10 8 7 ♥A 10 7 6 3 ♦5 4 ♣2 If your right-hand opponent opens 1♦, you have a textbook Michaels cuebid of 2♦. You have the shape – 5-5 in two suits – and a modest hand in terms of high-card points, all of which are in your long suits. Now suppose partner’s hand is ♠ K 5 4 3 2 ♥ 5 2 ♦A ♣8 7 6 3 With the 10-card fit in spades, your two hands can easily make 10 tricks, even if trumps are 3-0 and you misguess the play. If you don’t misguess, you have 11 tricks, losing only a heart and a club. Further, your defensive prospects are poor. You so good that you simply want partner to take a 3♦ = Limit raise or better in partner’s suit will take at most one spade – none if the suit does preference. Such a hand might be 3♥ = Constructive raise (7-10) if partner not divide 2-1. This hand has only 7 HCP, but it’s ♠A K Q 10 9 ♥K J 10 7 6 ♦A Q ♦7 opened 1♥; natural, non-forcing if partner opened worth a 4♠ bid. It’s tricky if the opponents bid 5♦. If the bidding goes 1♦ - 2♦ - Pass – 2♥; Pass, 1♠ A 5♠ bid could push them to a makeable slam, but You will bid 3♥ to show this powerhouse. 3♠ = Constructive raise (7-10) if partner there’s a good chance they would double because DO opened 1♠; natural, non-forcing if partner opened of their high-card strength. Discuss with your partner how to cope with 1♥ On this layout, it’s the opponents who should conventions that show two suits, such as the DON’T be sacrificing at the six level against you. Unusual 2NT (showing both minors). Use this Double strictly on high-card points. If you are DON’T simple scheme against that convention: without strength in the opponents’ trump suit and Bid Michaels with an intermediate hand, i.e., Double = Interest in penalizing at least one partner is also deficient, there is a good chance a sound opener. With such a hand, overcall your of the opponent’s suits. You will usually not have they will make their doubled contract. higher-ranking suit and bid the second suit if support for partner’s major. necessary. Michaels should be used with modest 3♣ = Game-forcing hand with a strong holding but shapely hands and strong hands – i.e., a hand in the unbid major.

Take all your chances, with the South hand. It is clearly the right bid, but I 5♦. Had East not doubled, West would have led want to see how you play 6♠ with the ♦5 lead. a diamond anyway and you might have gone No. 3 down playing low from dummy. If the lead isn’t a By Eddie Kantar Solution singleton, playing low ensures 12 tricks. In a contract of 6NT, you would play low from Dlr: South ♠ K 10 8 3 dummy and claim after East took the king. It would Vul: None ♥ 10 also be quite reasonable to play low from dummy in ♦ A 9 4 3 a contract of 6♠ had there been no double. However, ♣ A J 3 2 with the double and the ♦K placed to your right, you have a safer play. After all, the lead could be a ♠ A Q J 9 7 4 singleton! ♥ A K Q Go up with the ♦A, draw trumps, strip hearts, ♦ Q 8 discarding two diamonds from dummy, and exit with ♣ Q 6 a diamond to East’s king, stripping both your hand You open 1♠, partner bids 4♥, known as a and dummy of diamonds. East, in with the ♦K, has “splinter” bid, showing a singleton heart, four or no answer and you have made your slam the hard more spades, plus opening-bid values. You have way. The full deal: too good a hand to fool around. Partner must have ♠ K 10 8 3 minor-suit honor cards. You bid 4NT, RKCB with ♥ 10 1430 responses. ♦ A 9 4 3 Partner makes a second-step response of ♣ A J 3 2 5♦, showing 0 or 3 keycards. Given partner’s ♠ 6 2 ♠ 5 strong bid, partner must have three keycards: ♥ J 9 8 5 4 ♥ 7 6 3 2 both missing aces plus the ♠K. East doubles the ♦ 5 ♦ K J 10 7 6 2 5♦ response. Undaunted, you continue with 5NT, ♣ 10 8 7 5 4 ♣ K 9 asking for specific kings up the line. If partner has ♠ A Q J 9 7 4 Playing in Saturday’s 49er Pairs were brothers either minor-suit king, you can count 13 top tricks ♥ A K Q John Moschella and Michael Moschella of Winter Springs FL. The two have been playing and will bid 7NT. Alas, partner denies a king by ♦ Q 8 bridge for two years. John, 26, is a systems ♣ Q 6 returning to the six level of the agreed suit, spades. analyst at Lockheed Martin, and Michael, 17, is I know you would bid 6NT after partner bids 6♠ As it happens, East tipped the duke by doubling senior at Winter Springs High School. Page 4 Sunday, November 27, 2016 Daily Bulletin

THURSDAY-FRIDAY SIDE SERIES OVERALLS A little learning . . . 90.50 Tables / Based on 35 Tables By Barry Rigal 13.78 1/2 Keith Harrison, Trinity FL 123.63% The rest of the headline might read “. . .is a 13.78 1/2 Joan Webb, Trinity FL 123.63% dangerous thing, but it’s better than thinking that you 16.01 3/4 Vera Carpenter, York ON 123.28% know it all.” 16.01 3/4 Rashid Khan, York ON 123.28% One of the many sad truths we all learn at bridge 4.88 5/6 R Jay Becker, Delray Beach FL 121.72% is that the statement, “Double – they can’t do that to 4.88 5/6 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, New York NY 121.72% 6.18 7/8 Diane Lazarus, Baltimore MD 120.21% me!” is frequently followed by “Oops, they just did!” 6.18 7/8 Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 120.21% This deal comes from the second qualifying session 8.68 9 Gary Thomas, Noblesville IN 119.43% of the Nail Life Master Open Pairs. 4.16 10 Veronica McMurdie, Sacramento CA 119.19% As West you hold 10.09 11 Linda Dunn, Memphis TN 118.23% ♠8 ♥Q J 9 6 5 ♦A Q 5 2 ♣J 4 2 5.88 12 Robert Walters, New Westminster BC 117.69% This is the auction (both sides vulnerable): 4.13 13/14 Elizabeth Harris, Auburndale FL 117.50% West North East South 4.13 13/14 Martha McGhee, Maitland FL 117.50% 1NT 4.48 15 Harold George, Wichita KS 116.22% 2♦ (1) Pass 2♥ 4♠ 6.26 16/17 Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston TX 114.75% Dbl All Pass 6.26 16/17 Marilyn Adams, Beaumont TX 114.75% 1.71 18 John Herrmann, North Port FL 109.61% (1) Transfer. It’s your lead after you double 4♠. What is your MARTY YOUNG 299ER PAIRS choice? 11.5 Tables Instead of assuming that RHO has lost his senses, A B C you might wonder how declarer could come close 2.89 1 Carlos Maeztu - Gayle Michalak, Gainesville FL 62.98% to 10 tricks. The answer must be with ruffs. How do 2.22 2 1 Joel Greengard - Michele Greengard, Gaithersburg MD 60.90% you combat that? Lead your trump! 1.67 3/4 2 Stephen Curry, Celebration FL; Tonja Curry, Morris CT 60.76% Those who led the ♠8 collected an 80% result, 1.43 3/4 Bud Estes, Maitland FL; Virginia Brier, Tucson AZ 60.76% while a heart or club earned West minus 790 and an 1.25 5 3 Gail Singer, Lady Lake FL; Kristie Carter, The Villages FL 57.90% icy stare. The full deal: 0.94 6 4 Beverly Hitchman, Kitchener ON; Mary McClelland, Waterloo ON 57.60% 1.53 5 1 Roberta Martinez - Monica Gutierrez, San Pedro Gza G Mexico 53.40% ♠ 10 7 1.15 2 Maria Gomez-Junco - Veronica Raab, San Pedro Garza Mexico 52.68% ♥ 4 0.86 3 Jon Cleveland, Pierson FL; Carol McGinnis, Boise ID 50.10% ♦ J 10 7 4 0.71 4 Pauline Burns, Orillia ON; Diane Guffey, The Villages FL 48.05% ♣ A 10 9 7 5 3 ♠ 8 ♠ 4 3 SATURDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS ♥ Q J 9 6 5 ♥ A K 3 2 49.0 Tables ♦ A Q 5 2 ♦ K 9 8 3 A B C ♣ J 4 2 ♣ K Q 6 25.81 1 Paul Gallizzi, Tampa FL; Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO 63.44% ♠ A K Q J 9 6 5 2 19.36 2 Lew Walter - Richard Weissman, New York NY 61.58% ♥ 10 8 7 14.52 3 George Tornay Jr, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Anita Gumuchdjian, New York NY 60.32% 10.89 4 Carole Weinstein, Waltham MA; Margie Sullivan, Sagamore Beach MA 59.76% ♦ 6 13.13 5 1 Lech Ekert, Bluffton SC; Mac Raczkiewicz, Hilton Head SC 58.65% ♣ 8 7.37 6 Dennis Newman, Scarsdale NY; Marilou Whalen, Delray Beach FL 56.33% 6.45 7 Robert Blakey, Bluffton SC; Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT 56.31% 9.85 8 2 David Bruckman - Charlene Erskine, Fort Myers FL 56.05% 5.16 9 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Ravi Bhalla, Berkeley CA 55.87% 4.69 10 Magnus Weiman, Eden Prairie MN; Wayne Burt, Pembroke NH 55.83% 4.30 11 Glenn Eisenstein - Abbie Cole, New York NY 55.73% 7.39 12 3 Barbara Israel - Greg Saunders, The Villages FL 55.39% 5.54 13 4 Darlene Scott - Michael Kammermayer, Oakville ON 55.29% 3.44 14 Ken Bloom, Acton MA; Bill Irvine, Delray Beach FL 55.23% 3.23 15 Jaenita Johansson, Sweden; Marcia Goldstein, Annapolis MD 54.83% 4.38 16 5 Douglas McCormac, North Dartmouth MA; Frank Wharton, London UK 54.79% 3.75 17 6 Stephen Horwitz, Avalon NJ; Ralph Croskey, Jacksonville FL 54.77% 3.28 18 7 Mindy Fleder - Joan Dziekanski, New York NY 54.71% 2.97 19 8 Dattatraya Kale, Saint Johns FL; Robert McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL 54.57% 5.41 20 Jonathan Greenspan, The Villages FL; Kerry Kappell, Astoria NY 54.55% 5.41 21 9 Renee Shunta - Cameron Shunta, Grand Haven MI 54.51% 2.49 22 Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 54.41% 2.78 23 Lynnette Regan, Norfolk VA; Robert Hendricks, Virginia Beach VA 54.21% 2.80 24/25 10/11 Ausra Geaski, Manchester CT; Jonna Robinson, San Jose CA 54.19% 2.29 24/25 10/11 Wendy Dewell, San Jose CA; Leia Berla, Old Greenwich CT 54.19% 2.13 12 Peter Peng, Tierra Verde FL; Dorothy Ward, Orlando FL 53.95% 3.57 13 Ray Mitchell, Vero Beach FL; R Minehart, N Barrington IL 53.29% 1.76 14/15 Clay Dahl, Sarasota FL; Gordon Youngwood, Ashburn VA 52.68% 1.70 14/15 Joan Dann, Orlando FL; James Easterling, Casselberry FL 52.68% 4.59 1 Vicki Mace - Paul Michaels, Bonita Springs FL 49.68% 3.44 2 Woody Haynes - R Paul Urbanick, Chicago IL 48.34% 2.26 3/4 Douglas Smith, Terre Haute IN; Craig Smith, Luzern Switzerland 48.10% 2.26 3/4 Stephen Saker, Longwood FL; Keith Holtsclaw, Auburndale FL 48.10% 2.15 5 Susanne Sarten, Tasmania Australia; David Sarten, Tas Australia 47.86% 1.31 6 Sherry Allison - Rick Ramey, Dublin OH 45.67%

LYNN BERG 299ER PAIRS 10.0 Tables A B C 2.63 1 1 John Webster - Judy Webster, Saint Augustine FL 67.52% 1.97 2 Gloria Bennett - Brenda Pollak, The Villages FL 64.71% 1.86 3 2 David Pellett, Ormond Beach FL; Delilah Donaldson, Debary FL 59.18% 1.87 4 3 1 Joel Greengard - Michele Greengard, Gaithersburg MD 59.18% 1.40 5 4 2 Gail Singer, Lady Lake FL; Kristie Carter, The Villages FL 58.08% 0.83 6 5 Patrick Yang - Lydia Yang, Jacksonville FL 57.41% 1.05 6 3 Beverly Hitchman, Kitchener ON; Mary McClelland, Waterloo ON 55.57% 0.79 4 Joan Crowley - Richard Crowley, Brooksville FL 53.23% ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ Daily Bulletin Sunday, November 27, 2016 Page 5

SATURDAY MORNING SIDE GAME 8.0 Tables Nobel Prize A B C continued from page 1 3.41 1 Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC; Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA 61.90% a major Icelandic championships three years in a 2.56 2 Donald Caplin - Sondra Caplin, Waltham MA 58.33% 1.92 3 Marty Bergen, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Stephen Massman, Beverly Hills CA 58.04% row with three different teams and three different 2.84 4 1 1 Carol Stephens - Courtney Stephens, Greensboro GA 55.65% partners. 2.13 5 2 2 Irwin Lichtblau, Lafayette CA; Edwin Seputis, Oakland CA 52.98% Despite the success, Olafsson answered a calling 1.60 3 William Koehler, Albuquerque NM; Harold George, Wichita KS 50.89% to work for a higher cause – the search for weapons 1.20 4 David Koble, Bartlesville OK; Clark Vernon, Hot Springs Vlg AR 50.00% of mass destruction as part of a team assembled by the International Atomic Energy Agency. For SATURDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS 23 years, he directed various operations in Vienna, 7.0 Tables Brussels, Paris and New York. The team also spent a A B C lot of time in the Middle East. 1.74 1 Maria Gomez-Junco - Veronica Raab, San Pedro Garza Mexico 59.58% His team, working often with American agents, 1.40 2 1 John Moschella - Michael Moschella, Winter Springs FL 59.17% 0.98 3 Barbara Neri - Bruce Neri, The Villages FL 56.25% was trying to verify – partly through the acquisition 1.05 4 2 Roberta Martinez, Garza Garcia Mexico; Monica Gutierrez, San of secret documents – the existence of nuclear Pedro Gza G Mexico 55.42% weapons arsenals in Iran and Iraq. 1.18 5 3 1 Penny Herzog, San Diego CA; Cynthia Marks, Clearwater FL 55.00% During the Christmas holidays in 2002, the team 0.89 4 2 Thomas Rogers - Nancy Butler-Rogers, North Venice FL 52.08% got their hands on 300 pages of highly confidential documents from Iraq, then ruled by Saddam Hussein. SATURDAY AFTERNON SIDE PAIRS “We spent the holidays working 24/7 to translate the 25.0 Tables documents,” he recalls. A B C Olafsson says the team ultimately concluded 6.64 1 Lynne Schaefer, Ellicott City MD; Martha Katz, Burr Ridge IL 64.49% that there were no nuclear weapons in Iraq or Iran. 4.98 2 La Quitta Talbot - Herbert Fallin Jr, Keller TX 63.51% 3.74 3 Ann Lindley - Alfred Duncker, Gaithersburg MD 63.07% One reward for the team’s efforts was the Nobel 2.80 4 Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; Jay Levy, Amherst NY 62.64% Peace Prize. Each Nobel Prize includes a cash award. 2.10 5 David Lindop, Toronto ON; Jean Lindop, 59.15% For the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, the money was 1.38 6/7 John Hassett, Johns Creek GA; Charles Davis, Duluth GA 59.04% split between Olafsson’s team and the International 5.12 6/7 1 Carol Stephens - Courtney Stephens, Greensboro GA 59.04% Atomic Energy Agency. Olafsson said his team 3.84 2 Michael Klemens, Tarzana CA; Judy McNeilly, Hamilton ON 55.66% donated their share ($1 million) to the Vienna-based 2.88 3 Nancy Stein, Jacksonville FL; Linda McEwan, Orlando FL 55.34% Technical Cooperation Program. Olafsson was in 2.45 4 1 Julie Zimmerman - Steven Zimmerman, Winter Park FL 54.68% New York working for the U.N. when the lure of 1.62 5 Arthur Bergman - Jacqueline Bergman, Panama City FL 54.14% bridge became too strong. 1.22 6 Judith Flack, Sarasota FL; Ellen Schulman, Boca Raton FL 54.03% He had started playing occasionally in 2014 and 1.84 2 Laura Orticelle, Amityville NY; Samuel Whitten III, Pinehurst NC 50.54% 1.38 3 Laura Onsgard, Dallas TX; Allison Kaye, 49.46% retired from his job as a scientist early this year to 1.03 4 Michael Albert - Daniel AlbertRozenberg, Cambridge MA 48.37% start serious play again. “It’s the best decision I’ve ever taken,” he says. “I wake up every morning and Heller I’m the happiest man on earth.” Stay in touch Very much a student of the game, Olafsson Is your email address on file? Is it up to date? continued from page 1 considers bridge “a strange combination of Let ACBL know. Call toll-free, 800–264–2743 ACBL. This is irresponsible on our part because they probability theories and inexplicable human (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Central Time), are the backbone of the organization. We need to find behavior.” or email [email protected]. out what we can do to help clubs. We don’t want to He says his current challenge is to shake off the interfere where we’re not wanted, and we don’t want rust resulting from his long time away from bridge to exert control over clubs. We just want to help them and to “get back my former strength.” He is also find ways to succeed. We need non-Board members learning the first natural system he has ever played: involved in this project.” 2/1 game force. Heller is a 35-year veteran of the newspaper Bidding aside, Olafsson the challenges of the game business who retired in 2007. His career involved keep him excited. “What was obvious 23 years ago,” he stints at the Greensboro Daily News, the Charlotte says, “is no longer obvious, and I see that bidding has Observer, the Detroit Free Press and the Atlanta progressed very nicely in the time I was away.” Journal-Constitution. Since 1992, he has been Olafsson and his girlfriend, Hjordis “Disa” married to Barbara Heller, another longtime advocate Eythorsdottir, are planning to play in tournaments in for duplicate bridge, and it was she who got Bob Europe next year but don’t play much together now Bridge Sprees involved in governance. The couple has been a because “she too busy and too much in demand.” powerful force in the ACBL. In the Nail Life Master Open Pairs, Olafsson with Gail and Jeff Bob credits Barbara and the late Nadine Wood, and Ranald Davidson of North York ON had just an the matriarch of District 6 bridge and fellow MABC average game in the afternoon session on Saturday, organizer, for helping him learn about the tournament but Olafsson is not discouraged. “It’s a wonderful You are invited to a special scene. life,” he says. get-together reception “The third task force will examine our for all past, present and future tournament philosophy and attendance issues. Why EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO BRACKET 1 has there been a decline in tournament attendance 8 Tables members of the Bridge Sprees 20.66 1 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Peter Gill, Sydney at sectionals, regionals and NABCs? What are the Australia; Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo Japan; P Drew Cannell, Dol-Des- with Gail and Jeff family. members saying? Are there too many tournaments? Ormeaux QC; Chris Compton, Dallas TX Is there a fair way to fix this? And does this decline 14.46 2 Linda Harrison, Calgary AB; Hao Ge, Westlake have any relationship to club health? This task force OH; Yan Wang, Richmond Hill ON; Jianfeng Luo - Edward Xu, when North York ON idea has gotten a positive response from the Board.” 7.33 3/4 G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Donna Tuesday November 29 Lastly, Heller wants to use his year as president Lombardini, Alcester SD; John Moschella, Winter Springs FL; Erich to increase efficiency and effectiveness by the Board. Taylor, West Palm Beach FL; Scott Berry, Wellington FL at 11:30 AM He is decreasing the number of Board committees EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO BRACKET 2 for 2017, and reducing the number of days the Board 7 Tables meets from four to three at each NABC. Heller is 6.89 1 Michael Klemens - Nancy Klemens, Tarzana CA; where Daniel AlbertRozenberg - Michael Albert, Cambridge MA requesting that conference calls take place in advance 4.82 2 Peter Rans, Halifax NS; Mike Buist - Janet Europe 4 room (or in place of) on-site committee meetings and Parsons, St John’s NL; Carolyn Wood, Cobbs Creek VA asking Board members to spend the liberated time on lobby level. sitting in on the work of committees they are not FRIDAY-SATURDAY MORNING COMACT KO BRACKET 1 13 Tables already assigned to. 9.76 1 Gerard Turcotte - Robert Tremblay - Alain “We should be open to ideas of how to improve Dufour, Quebec QC; Denis Lafrance, Shannon QC the process, governance and structure of the Board 6.83 2 Chatarina Andersson, 44236 Kungalv Sweden; Shirley Liss, Fairbanks AK; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA; Anthony of Directors and Board of Governors. It has been Trebaol, Milpitas CA decades since any substantial change, and we have 4.39 3 Morris Johnson - Gloria Johnson, Brooklyn NY; ignored huge populations shifts, lifestyle differences Ejaz Qureshi, Scarsdale NY; Leif Bjorn Odden, Drangedal Norway and societal basics as obvious as cell phones.” 3.42 4 Jennifer Krueger, Rosedale MD; Carl Fahnestock, York Haven PA; Kim Gandy - Cate Frezza, Silver Spring MD Heller’s term begins Jan. 1. Page 6 Sunday, November 27, 2016 Daily Bulletin

NAIL LIFE MASTER OPEN PAIRS 65.0 Tables / Based on 132 Tables 125.00 1 Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 2150.95 93.75 2 Tom Hanlon, Dublin Ireland; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON 2075.78 70.31 3 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 2070.35 55.56 4 Gary Cohler, Delray Beach FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA 2067.91 50.00 5 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; William Pettis, Silver Spring MD 2062.69 45.45 6 Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX; Erez Hendelman, New York NY 2016.08 41.67 7 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse 2010.33 38.46 8 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, New York NY; R Jay Becker, Delray Beach FL 2006.56 35.71 9 Thomas Bessis, Paris France; Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France 2006.41 33.33 10 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ 1986.78 31.25 11 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; David Yang, Darien IL 1982.68 29.41 12 Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 1962.56 27.78 13 Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA 1940.57 26.32 14 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA 1936.15 25.00 15 Sylvia Shi, Rockville MD; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 1932.03 23.81 16 Brad Moss, Denver CO; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam 1930.41 22.73 17 Bernard Dauvergne - Sophie Dauvergne, Ramonville France 1924.42 The winners of the 2015 Super Senior Pairs were 21.74 18 Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France; Jean Quantin, Paris France 1921.99 Larry Bausher and Steve Becker. 20.83 19 Vincent Demuy, Palm Bch Gdns FL; John Hurd, New York NY 1917.86 20.00 20 Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA 1917.01 Super Senior Pairs 19.23 21 Maya Alela, Teec Nos Pos AZ; Sean Ganness, Miami FL 1905.98 18.52 22 Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA; John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 1894.89 starts today 17.86 23 Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; James Melville, Springfield IL 1893.11 Play begins today in the Super Senior Pairs, open 17.24 24 Russell Samuel, Coram NY; Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY 1881.17 to players age 70 and older. 16.67 25 Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 1878.06 The event begins with a two-session qualifying 16.13 26 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia 1870.77 round today and concludes with a two-session final 15.63 27 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 1868.02 round tomorrow. Players should note that a win in 15.15 28 Kevin Bathurst, Palm Bch Gdns FL; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 1866.39 this NABC contest does not count toward the rank of 14.71 29 Serdar Ogut, Darien IL; Joseph Stokes, Chicago IL 1853.04 Grand Life Master. 14.29 30 Ja Ra Mie Tignel - Corinne Faivre, Castanettolosan France 1852.62 Past winners and runners up: 17.55 31 Thomas Carmichael, Mill Creek WA; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA 1850.54 2010 1. Ed Lazarus, Jess Stuart; 2. Dan Morse, 13.51 32 Thorlakur Jonsson - Kristjan Blondal, Kopavogur Iceland 1848.74 John Sutherlin 13.16 33 Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 1846.53 18.92 34 Simon Hult, Wastervik Sweden; Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL 1845.59 2011 1. Harry Gellis, Ed Lazarus; 2. Kay Afdahl, 12.50 35 Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA 1844.34 Gerald Fox 12.20 36 Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV 1839.40 2012 1. Ed Lazarus, Mark Laken; 2. Loretta 11.90 37 Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA; Margaret Peterson, Larkspur CA 1839.35 Bromberg, Don Friedman 11.63 38 Geoff Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA 1839.25 2013 1. Ed Lazarus, Mark Laken; 2. Sonja Shiner, 11.36 39 Zachary Grossack, Newton MA; Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA 1832.70 Paula Cohen 11.11 40 Claire Tornay, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Cindy Bernstein, Indialantic FL 1831.54 2014 1. Craig Robinson, Jeff Taylor; 2. Leonard 10.87 41 Massimiliano Di Franco, Italy; Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy 1819.34 Melander, Bert Newman 12.95 42 Albert Shekhter, Brooklyn NY; George Krizel, Atlantic City NJ 1812.72 2015 1. Steve Becker, Larry Bausher; 2. Bert 10.42 43 Chris Willenken - Dana Berkowitz, New York NY 1811.47 Newman, Leonard Melander 10.83 44 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 1809.71 13.18 45 Christophe Grosset, Issy-Les-Moulin France; Stefan Skorchev, London Bulgaria 1803.02 9.80 46 Fu Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing People’s Republic of China 1799.23 9.62 47 Barry Rigal, New York NY; David Yoon, Bayside NY 1789.74 9.43 48 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 1788.34 9.54 49 Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C Denmark 1786.25 9.09 50 Gerry Marshall, Las Varas Mexico; Hendrik Sharples, Brush Prairie WA 1784.00

SATURDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS 43.5 Tables 7 5 2 12.17 1 Monika Papenhausen - Peter Papenhausen, Raleigh NC 61.03% 9.13 2 David Zwonitzer - Gordy Vondrak, Cheyenne WY 61.01% 6.85 3 1 Marge Hassett - Louise Rancourt, The Villages FL 59.82% 5.13 4 2 Clyde Bruce Baldwin, Hollidaysburg PA; Silvia Komon, 59.56% 4.06 5 3 Germana Olga Biele, Jupiter FL; Marilyn Parmet, Palm Bch Gdns FL 59.53% 3.48 6 4 Joe Zaksas - Mary Jo Zaksas, Sarasota FL 58.73% 3.22 7 5 Tor Johannessen, Honolulu HI; Torben Rolsted, BirkerAd Denmark 58.63% 2.70 8 6 1 Jeri Hogan, Jacksonville FL; Peggy Keene, Mount Dora FL 57.59% 2.74 9 Barbara Dahl - Steve Conaway, San Jose CA 56.99% 2.21 10 Malcolm Millar - Rosalyn Millar, Summerside PE 56.25% 2.03 11 Janice Dashler - Wayland Barber, Belleair FL 55.78% 1.94 12 7 Ann Williams - Norman Williams, Victoria BC 55.65% 1.74 13 David Makey - J Makey, Meridian MS 55.08% 2.04 14 8 Jane Bailey, Syracuse IN; Marilyn Stoces, Chesterfield MO 55.06% 1.62 15 Merle Lenox - Harry Parkin, Naples FL 54.97% 2.48 16 2 Xie Li - Ruicheng Li, Woodbury MN 54.91% 2.22 17 3 Stanley Goodman, Winter Springs FL; Heather Wood, Maitland FL 54.78% 1.28 18 Carolyn Gornowicz - Jerry Gornowicz, Winter Garden FL 54.38% 1.62 19 Paul Boeggeman - William Fleischman, Leesburg FL 53.76% 1.16 20 Clark Vernon, Hot Springs Vlg AR; David Koble, Bartlesville OK 53.68% 1.22 21 Marilyn Chaplin - Mel Chaplin, Brentwood CA 53.46% 1.61 22 Michael Tait, Hamilton Bermuda; Greg Carey, Mississauga ON 53.42% 1.61 4 Elizabeth Bridges, Sanford FL; Rosa Bachrach, Winter Park FL 52.98% 1.13 5 Bonnie Zeran - Sterling Zeran, Lakefield ON 52.68% 1.48 6 Mary Hanni - Bruce Hanni, Mandeville LA 52.08% bridge players. At the same time, they want to save The Past Comes Alive the history of bridge from oblivion. Therefore they Dutch players Frank van Wezel and Hans van launched a free website: www.bridgedailybulletins.nl de Konijnenberg collect books, magazines and On this site you may find thousands of bulletins, Daily Bulletins about bridge. They especially enjoy both from the digital era and before. WBF, EBL and reading Daily Bulletins from the pre‑Internet era B ACBL championship bulletins are posted, as well as these periodicals are a treasure trove of wonderful many from miscellaneous tournaments around the photographs, marvelous sketches, splendid deals and world. tremendous stories and anecdotes. If you have bulletins that they are missing, please Van Wezel and van de Konijnenberg decided contact them. Contact details can be found on the that this material should be at the disposal of all website. Daily Bulletin Sunday, November 27, 2016 Page 7

SATURDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS 10.0 Tables A B C 2.63 1 Alan Richmond - Charles Morn, Atlanta GA 66.37% 1.98 2 1 Kim Gandy - Cate Frezza, Silver Spring MD 65.18% 1.48 3 Betty Lemon - Marilyn Ankenmann, Toronto ON 59.52% 1.11 4 Virginia Brier, Tucson AZ; Karen Birck, Wilton CT 58.93% 0.83 5 Jeffrey Nunes - Micharl Stransky, Longboat Key FL 57.74% 1.49 6 2 Barbara Show, Leesburg VA; Ruth Long, San Jose CA 55.65% 1.11 3 Anthony Chiocchi - Damon Suden, New York NY 53.27% 1.53 4 1 Carol McGinnis, Boise ID; Jon Cleveland, Pierson FL 52.38% 1.15 5 2 Patrick Lysaught - Patricia Lysaught, Overland Park KS 51.49% 0.86 3 Joe Jones, Memphis TN; Stephanie Threlkeld, Germantown TN 50.89% 0.57 4/5 Barbara Neri - Bruce Neri, The Villages FL 49.40% 0.57 4/5 Sharon Ann Csaky, South Dennis MA; Vicki Sorensen, Longwood FL 49.40%

SATURDAY-SUNDAY SIDE SERIES 23.5 Tables A B C 6.45 1 Joan Webb - Keith Harrison, Trinity FL 68.82% 4.84 2 Sharon Anderson - Roger Anderson, Eagan MN 61.37% 3.97 3 Grant Robinson - Teresa Boyd, Dublin CA 59.36% 4.93 4 1 Marilyn Adams, Beaumont TX; Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston TX 57.74% 3.70 5 2 Karen Hudesman - Donald Stark, Seattle WA 56.70% 2.77 6 3 1 Mark McKenzie, Shaftsbury VT; Ann McKenzie, Jaffrey NH 56.52% 1.39 7 Ellen Anten, Encino CA; Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA 56.23% 2.08 4 Grace Charron, Fall River MA; Gail Lambacher, Oakville ON 54.77% 1.56 5 Joe Mundy - Nora Mundy, West Hill ON 54.69% 1.99 6 Steve Graves - Brenda Thomas, Venice FL 54.53% 1.49 2 Marshall Williams - Marguerite Gousie, Woonsocket RI 51.13%

SATURDAY EVENING A/X/Y SWISS TEAMS 19 Tables A X Y 11.57 1 1 1 Ivee Fromkin, Jupiter FL; James Marsh Sternberg, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Michael Schaeffer, West Palm Beach FL; Wendy Sands, Monmouth Beach NJ 60.00 8.68 2 2 2 Jean Monette, Dania Beach FL; Carolyn Feldman, Toronto ON; Robert Walters, New Westminster BC; Maxwell Hughes, Vero Beach FL 55.00 6.51 3 Allyson Wolfe - Ron Ashbacher, Saint Louis MO; John Grantham, Bentonville AR; Rebecca Rogers, Henderson NV 53.00 4.88 4 Kathy Newman - Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI; Anastasia Tessler, Ann Arbor MI; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI 49.00 3.84 5 3 3 Perrie Kay Avery - Kym Zwonitzer - Clara Bunning - Vickie Thomas, Cheyenne WY 46.00 2.88 6 4 4 Somers Collins - Andrew Collins, Little Rock AR; Bo Liu, Irvine CA; Sherman Gao, Lagunawoods CA 44.00 1.89 5/6 Lee Esworthy - Joe Sacco, The Villages FL; Charles Showalter, Lady Lake FL; Richard Seidman, Orlando FL 42.00 1.89 5/6 Gerald Lackner - Senta Lackner, Graz Austria; Renee Shunta - Cameron Shunta, Grand Haven MI 42.00

SATURDAY EVENING B/C/D SWISS TEAMS 23 Tables B C D 5.78 1 1 Ryan Connors, Alexandria VA; Jody Connors, Vero Beach FL; David Johnson, Milledgeville GA; Michael Baker, Adamsville RI 60.00 4.34 2 T Jean Kidd, Lantana TX; Sheila Harrison, Houston TX; Fran Smith, Estero FL; Norman Cannon, Fort Myers FL 57.00 3.25 3 Carmen Keys - Paul Cuneo, Houston TX; Kathy Hughes, Missouri City TX; Daksha Adhia, Sugar Land TX 55.00 2.44 4 Richard Bredemeyer, Fort Wayne IN; Sandy Craft, Ponte Vedra Bch FL; Dennis Bushman - Sharon Bushman, Jacksonville FL 49.00 2.30 5/6 2/3 Charles Pierce, Clearwater FL; Wesley Albinger, New York NY; Virginia Swift - Joseph Barbary, Gulf Stream FL 48.00 2.45 5/6 2/3 1 Natalie Silverstein - George Popper, Toronto ON; Suzanne Boyer, Tarpon Springs FL; Suzette Greep, New Port Richey FL 48.00 1.84 4 2 Michael Lotti, The Villages FL; Craig Caldwell - Gigette Caldwell, San Diego CA; Lisa Karam, Bloomfield MI 46.00 1.21 5/6 3/4 Emiel Domis - Sharon Amberg - Marc Rissman - Alex Birman, The Villages FL 43.00 1.21 5/6 3/4 Harry Potter - James Mosley, Herndon VA; Fran Mosley - Richard Mosley, Wytheville VA 43.00

Monitoring Use of the bidding box ­— At this and future North American Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ Alerts and Announcements events with visible, real-time cameras. The images When using bidding boxes, the ACBL requires will be recorded and available for later inspection and that players tap the Alert strip and say “Alert” at the review by officials. same time. By general monitoring of the session and When making an Announcement, use the participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source of Announcement word (such as “transfer”) and tap the information that may be useful in determining facts Alert strip at the same time. A player who Alerts or and settling issues arising from some types of ethical Announces a bid must make sure his opponents are and behavioral complaints or actions. Please summon aware that an Alert or Announcement has been made. a director if a problem occurs at the table. This procedure is intended to assure everyone that the playing field is level and that misbehavior will not be tolerated. Page 8 Sunday, November 27, 2016 Daily Bulletin

Getting the ruff By Mark Itabashi Board 23 from the opening night’s Educational Foundation Pairs featured a couple of instructive points.

Dlr: South ♠ Q 9 7 4 Second in the Nail Life Master Vul: Both ♥ 9 4 Open Pairs: Leslie Amoils and Tom Hanlon. ♦ A K 5 4 ♣ 8 5 4 ♠ K 10 8 ♠ 6 ♥ A K Q 5 ♥ J 10 8 7 6 2 ♦ Q 10 9 8 3 ♦ 6 2 ♣ 2 ♣ Q 7 6 3 ♠ A J 5 3 2 SATURDAY A/B/C OPEN PAIRS ♥ 3 56.0 Tables / Based on 97 Tables ♦ J 7 A B C ♣ A K J 10 9 36.35 1 Haig Tchamitch, Paradise Valley AZ; Marusa Basa, Ljubjana 61.69% 27.26 2 Bruce Thiher, The Villages FL; Dennis Ryan, Menomonie WI 61.42% After a 1♠ opening by South, I doubled, playing 20.45 3 Marc Lachapelle, Saint-Laurent QC; Xavier Combey, “equal-level conversion,” which allows us to convert Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC 60.02% a possible 2♣ response from partner to 2♦, showing 15.34 4 Aaron Silverstein - David Moss, New York NY 59.22% five or six diamonds and four hearts, with short clubs 12.12 5 Jane Eason - Bill Eason, Nesbit MS 58.22% and no extra values. (In standard bidding, such a 10.39 6 Harriet Eaton Morris, Ponce Inlet FL; Betty Sandifer, Daytona Beach FL 57.55% conversion would deliver strength.) 11.48 7 1 Cole Powell, Oakland CA; Doug Couchman, Berkeley CA 57.54% North raised to 2♠, and East scraped up a 3♥ call. 8.08 8 Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN; Joe Rickman, Maryville TN 57.39% South bid 4♠ ending the auction. 7.27 9 Bob Simkins, Decatur GA; Mark McCarthy, San Francisco CA 57.30% With a trump control, I led my singleton club 6.61 10 Richard Anderson - Janice Anderson, Toronto ON 57.03% to the queen and declarer’s ace. The ♠A was next, 6.06 11 Paul Munafo - Virginia Munafo, Huntsville AL 56.71% followed by a low spade to my king. On this trick, 5.92 12 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI 56.64% East can drop the ♥J allowing me to underlead the 5.19 13 Chris Benson, Leroy IL; Ginny Schuett, Riverwoods IL 56.28% ♥A K Q to his 10 in order to get a club return for a 4.85 14 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Bill Parks, Macungie PA 55.67% ruff, holding declarer to 10 tricks. 4.54 15 Melanie Tucker, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY 55.54% Double dummy, declarer can always score 11 4.28 16 Richard Chan, Markham ON; Dwight Bender, London ON 55.30% 4.04 17 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Lynn Baker, Austin TX 55.24% tricks, even on the club lead. Do you see how? After 8.61 18 2 Judy Fendrick, Marietta GA; Jackie Brown, McCormick SC 55.12% winning the club at trick one, declarer must cash the 5.82 19 Julia Bomalaski, Melbourne FL; A Beth Reid, Louisville KY 54.59% ♦A K and play a third round of the suit, pitching a 3.46 20 Jonathan Green, Melbourne FL; Edward Spear, Sarasota FL 54.35% heart: a scissors coup. 3.30 21 Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA; Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA 54.28% 3.16 22 Jan Van Cleeff, The Hague ; Bob Drake, Wassenaar 54.19% 3.03 23 Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 54.16% 4.16 24 Claire Jones, Regina SK; Sharon Fairchild, Rocky River OH 53.98% 2.80 25 Marty Bergen, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Eric Shoberg, Oro Valley AZ 53.93% 8.46 26 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Robert Bitterman, Sarasota FL 53.64% 2.60 27 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Robert Johnson, Tigard OR 53.61% 2.51 28 Courtney Donovan - Mary Anne Geppert, Fort Myers FL 53.58% 6.46 29 3 Kari Tetzlaff - Samuel Ehrlichman, Brooklyn NY 53.58% 4.84 4 Andrew Krywaniuk - Ben Takemori, Burnaby BC 53.35% 3.83 5 1 John Blackwell, The Villages FL; Amy Rhodes, New York NY 53.30% 4.43 6 Maan El Hachem - Rita Bichara, New York NY 52.50% 2.87 7 2 Linda Ahrens - Joseph Brouillard, Lincoln RI 51.57% 2.55 8 William Garrard - Donna Garrard, Irving TX 51.38% 2.30 9 Anita Morse, North Vancouver BC; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA 50.86% Can you 2.34 10 3 Chris Pesce, Seattle WA; Kathy Gilman, Shoreline WA 50.14% 1.91 11 Peter Jargowsky, Boca Raton FL; David Lodge, Rancho Mirage CA 49.75% Learn Bridge in A Day? 1.71 12/13 Peter Tracy - Sherry Tracy, Longboat Key FL 49.46% Yes! 1.71 12/13 Chantal Dube - Josette Levesque, Montreal QC 49.46% 2.01 4 J Roger Pryor - Dianne Pryor, Madeira Beach FL 49.40% 3.50 5 Stephen Locke, Delray Beach FL; Carol Vogt, Boca Raton FL 49.34% Whether you are a beginner or returning to bridge, it’s the perfect place to start. Slow Play Come with a friend — or make new ones! Slow play, especially habitual slow play, is a persuasive. See why bridge is the world’s most popular violation of law and subject to penalty. When a pair In consultation with the DIC of the tournament, card game. has fallen behind, it is incumbent on them to make up the TD may require that a particular pair not play in a the time lost as quickly as possible whether at fault specified segment, not play against a specified pair or Date: Sunday, November 27, 2016 or not. All players are expected to make a concerted not play together as a pair. The foregoing is expected effort to catch up when they have fallen behind, to be applied only due to egregious circumstances or Time: 1-6 p.m. regardless of the reason for their lateness. to unduly repetitious offenders. In the absence of compelling evidence to the An appeal of an action taken by a TD with regard Location: Check page 2 of Daily Bulletin contrary, the director should presume that a pair to time may be taken to the Director in Charge of the Cost: $15 when you pre-register at finishing a round late by more than two or three tournament, and no further. For NABC+ KO events, www.acbl.org/regLBIAD minutes on more than one occasion during a session the TD is charged with the responsibility to ensure $20 at the door. Textbooks and is responsible for the lateness. There is a strong that each KO match segment finishes within the door prizes are included in fee. expectation that the director will penalize such a allotted time. While a time monitor may be employed, pair. The size of a penalty will tend to increase for the lack of a monitor in no way limits the TD’s More info: subsequent instances of slow play and for chronic or authority to apply one or more of the remedies listed egregious slow play. below. Email [email protected] or call While warnings typically will be given before a The TD may choose to ignore an occasional Patty Tucker, 404.735.4779 penalty is assessed, failure to do so in no way limits minor late finish. The TD may remove one or more the director’s authority to issue a penalty. boards from a segment. The TD may award no score Players are expected to be aware, in a general (when neither team is more at fault), an assigned score sense, of time used and remaining in a segment (when a result already exists at one table which the in which they are playing regardless of whether a TD wishes to preserve) or an artificial score in IMPs. clock is in use or a time announcement has been Every effort should be made to remove boards before made. An excuse of “no announcement” or “no they can be played at either table, but not having done clock immediately visible” will not be considered so does not preclude removing one or more later. Daily Bulletin Sunday, November 27, 2016 Page 9

Another brilliancy confined Crossword Puzzle to the dustbin By Alan Olschwang By Barry Rigal This deal is from the first qualifying session of the Nail Life Master Open Pairs. Hands are rotated to make South declarer. Dlr: East ♠ J 10 Vul: N-S ♥ A Q 3 ♦ A K 8 6 5 ♣ A K J

♠ Q 9 ♥ K 9 7 2 ♦ J 9 4 ♣ 10 9 3 2 West North East South Pass Pass 2♠ Dbl Pass 2NT (1) Pass 3♠ (2) Pass 4♥ All Pass (1) Relay to 3♣, typically indicating a weak hand (2) Very strong hand West cashed the ♠A and ♠K, switching to a low club at trick three after East plays a suit-preference low spade at trick two. You win the ♣A, cash the ♥Q and ♦A, then play diamonds from the top. West pitches a club and East wins the ♦Q. Back comes in inconvenient spade. You ruff in dummy and now you can count West’s hand and determine he is 6=2=2=3. Visions of sugar-plum fairies dance in your head – along with trump coups. You will cash the ♥A, dropping West’s no-bare ♥J or ♥10 and run diamonds to set up the coup with the lead in dummy at the end of trick 11. Alas, West follows with the ♥8 and your dreams are shattered. East is left with the ♥J 10 and the Across 34. Gulf of Aqaba port mystery writer 27. Mel and Ed of trump loser is inevitable. Down one: back to the 1. “Against All ___” 36. Auto entertainment 65. Boring routines baseball drawing board. The full deal: (Phil Collins hit) 38. which asks about ___ 66. Unnamed others 29. At ___ end ♠ J 10 5. Trading pros (see 55A) 67. Bemoans (flummoxed) ♥ A Q 3 9. Like this answer 41. Detector’s find 68. Athletic group 30. Wowed crowd sounds ♦ A K 8 6 5 13. Briefly broiled 42. “Gotcha!” 31. Pear or quince ♣ A K J 14. In ___, a response of . 43. ___ Trueheart, Dick Down 32. Acted like ♠ A K 8 6 5 3 ♠ 7 4 2 . . (see 19A) Tracy’s love 1. Around the world trip 33. Get back at ♥ 8 5 ♥ J 10 6 4 15. Christine ___, “The 44. Child-care expert 2. Mends with stitches 35. Law sch. hurdle ♦ 10 2 ♦ Q 7 3 Phantom of the LeShan 3. Tee off 37. Adverse opening? ♣ 7 6 5 ♣ Q 8 4 Opera” heroine 45. “At Last” singer 4. Finalist contender’s 39. Resin used in varnish ♠ Q 9 16. A Stetson has a broad James challenge 40. Cheer on ♥ K 9 7 2 one 47. ___-Wan (Jedi 5. Sharp, narrow ridge 46. What a hothead loses ♦ J 9 4 17. Made over Master, informally) 6. Fashion designer 48. Track placement ♣ 10 9 3 2 18. Thornfield governess 49. Unsatisfactory, as an Gernreich 50. Get one’s goat 19. two clubs is an ___ excuse 7. Allegro con ___ 51. Bar stock (see 38A) 51. Start of many Quebec 8. 2000 Olympics city 52. Take exception to Appealing a ruling Players in NABC+ events who want to appeal a 22. “Cats” inspiration, place names 9. One-named British 53. “Animal House” director’s ruling initiate the process by speaking with initially 52. Interject pop singer house the director who delivered the original ruling. The 23. Zip along 55. and shows ___ card 10. Game played near the 54. Belief in God through table director will fill out paperwork regarding the 24. Wide-spouted mantel support water? reason appeal, and the appellants will explain what is wrong decoration 60. Sort of shark? 11. Italian province or 55. What little things with the initial ruling. From there, the case may be 25. Almost an eternity 61. Famed Madrid seaport mean handled by a variety of means. When the appeals 26. ___ beans (miso museum 12. Woodwind 56. Pest attracted to light reviewer receives the case, the circumstances of ingredients) 62. ___ fruit (Jamaican 14. Colander, e.g. 57. Pakistani tongue that particular case will determine whether the case 28. “Letters from product) 20. Yet, informally 58. Sorcerer can be resolved by the original staff (in the case of ___ Jima” (2006 63. “Beetle Bailey” 21. Appraised (of) 59. On the DL misapplication of Law or regulation, for instance), a Eastwood movie) pooch 25. Sicilian tourist sight panel of directors, or even a committee-type hearing 31. Take leave 64. Award named for a 26. Malia’s sister Answers on page 11 which could include bridge experts. Page 10 Sunday, November 27, 2016 Daily Bulletin

SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 1 FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET 2 14 Tables 12 Tables 27.63 1 Barbara Sonsini, Woodside CA; Huub Bertens, 20.76 1 Linda Harrison, Calgary AB; Hao Ge, Westlake Bend OR; Bauke Muller, Hoorn ; Simon De Wijs, Doorn OH; Yan Wang, Richmond Hill ON; Jianfeng Luo - Edward Xu, 19.34 2 Yuxiong Shen - Zijian Shao, Shanghai People’s North York ON Republic of China; Shan Huang, Toronto ON; Rock Shi Yan, 14.53 2 JC Chupack - Scott Chupack, Seattle WA; Richmond BC Christina van Leeuwen, Media PA; Bryan Delfs, Kent WA 12.43 3 Arthur Loring, West Palm Beach FL; Bruce 8.30 3/4 Malcolm Morris, London ; John Herriot, Los Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; Joris van Lankveld, Amsterdam ; Angeles CA; Paul Bubendey, Vero Beach FL; Carolyn Rowley, Berend Van Den Bos, Den Haag Evanston IL 9.67 4 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Sam Lev, New 8.30 3/4 Gary Zlot - Sarah Hillel - Aaron Hillel, Toronto York NY; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland; Michal Klukowski, ON; Dennis Sovic, Palm Bch Gdns FL Dolnoslaskie Poland FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET 3 SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 2 12 Tables 16 Tables 16.00 1 Peter Rans, Halifax NS; Janet Parsons - Mike 15.99 1 Sedat Nassi, Aventura FL; David Reiter, Dania Buist, St John’s NL; Carolyn Wood, Cobbs Creek VA FL; Francisco Bernal, Miami FL; Freerk Polling, Palm Bch Gdns FL 11.20 2 Robert Sprick, Orlando FL; Don Dettmore - 11.19 2 Samuel Phillips, Largo FL; Brian Howard - Gael Alexander Vinokurov, Winter Springs FL; Cabot Jaffee Jr, Maitland Westall, Bradenton FL; Jack Longman, Dunedin FL FL 7.20 3 Linda Green, Southaven MS; Janise Saul - Roxie 6.40 3/4 Gregory Kalmbach, Sanford FL; Martine Gagnon, Tom, San Antonio TX; Roxana Tom, Campbellton TX Westmount QC; William Bedard, Naples FL; John Ide, Winston 5.60 4 Dian Petrov, Buffalo NY; John Stafford - Sonia Salem NC Ostroff, Newcastle ON; Bing Wong, Whitby ON 6.40 3/4 Joseph Barbary - Virginia Swift, Gulf Stream FL; Wesley Albinger - Charles Pierce, New York NY SATURDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET 3 16 Tables FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET 4 10.74 1 David White, Lancaster CA; Pat Larin, Rancho 10 Tables Mirage CA; Neeta Mone, Livingston NJ; Emerita Hayward, 9.55 1 Dennis Walsh - Eleonore Freihofer - Victor Leonardtown MD Lawrence, Osprey FL; Dev Pathak, Bradenton FL 7.52 2 Josee Hammill - Jill Foran, Toronto ON; Barbara 6.69 2 Elizabeth Underwood - Robert Underwood, Olsen, Marana AZ; Catharine Gilmour, Charlotte NC Henderson NV; John Stimmel, Miami Beach FL; Roberto Newman, 4.83 3 Jim Mulbrandon, Orlando FL; Ivy Steinberg - Miami FL Allan Quaile, Stouffville ON; Junko Hemus, Windermere FL 3.82 3/4 Judith Arbus, Toronto ON; Janet Crossley, San 3.76 4 Darryl Legassie, Milton NH; Sabrina Miles, Rafael CA; Dorothy MacLeod - A Donald Macleod, West Vancouver Mansfield MA; William Nason, Andover MA; Elianor Kennie, BC Kentville NS 3.82 3/4 Glen Woody Woodson - Frances Huber, Lakewood CO; Hellar Nakonechny, Carman MB; Gloria Woloshyn, FRIDAY-SATURDAY KO BRACKET 1 Winnipeg MB 12 Tables 47.17 1 Jacek Pszczola - Josef Blass, Chapel Hill NC; Bartosz Chmurski, Lomianky Poland; Piotr Tuczynski, Poznan 60- Renew online 433 Poland; Piotr Nawrocki, Warsaw 02-382 Poland Due to new laws that prevent ACBL staff from 33.02 2 Boye Brogeland, 4400 Flekkefjor Norway; Espen Lindqvist, Arendal Norway; Daniel Korbel, Rockville MD; Richard manually recording credit card information, we ask Schwartz, Aventura FL; David Bakhshi, London England; David that members who wishes to renew or reinstate their Gold, Reading RG71Q Great Britain memberships using a credit card to do so online at 18.87 3/4 Dano De Falco, Rubano (PD) Italy; Patricia www.acbl.org/join. Cayne, Boca Raton FL; Bob Drijver, Rotterdam ; Bart Nab, Tilburg ; Tim Verbeek, ; Danny Molenaar, Den Haag 18.87 3/4 Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Reese Milner, Sarasota Smoking Policy FL; Huan Zhao, Vancouver BC; Eldad Ginossar, Chicago IL Smoking is not permitted in the playing area during any bridge playing event at an NBAC. This includes electronic smoking devices.

Reservations for the Kansas City NABC are now open!

The Spring North American Bridge Championships head to Kansas City March 9–19, 2017. In addition to great barbeque and jazz, the City of Fountains will be home to some of the greatest bridge in the world.

The events will be held in the heart of downtown at the Crown Center. Considered a city within a city, the Crown Center is com- prised of hundreds of stores, restaurants and theatres — all just a stone’s throw from the hotel’s front doors. In general, the NABC+ (national) events will be held at the Westin Kansas City Hotel. The regional events will be held at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel. While onsite please check the Daily Bulletin each day for updates.

⦁ The Westin Kansas City ⦁ Sheraton Kansas City Hotel 1 E. Pershing Road 2345 McGee Street Kansas City MO 64108 Kansas City MO 64108 $99/night plus tax $99/night plus tax

Parking for hotel guests $10 per night. The Westin Kansas City Hotel & Sheraton Kansas City at Crown Center oŸ ers guests a compli- mentary shuttle service. The shuttle travels between the hotel and the Power and Light District as well as the Freight District. It does not run to and from the airport.

You may book online at acbl.org or call 855-992-3353 or email [email protected] to reserve a room. Daily Bulletin Sunday, November 27, 2016 Page 11

0-10,000 SWISS TEAMS 24 Tables / Based on 51 Tables Carryover Take care at trick one 1 Matthew Weingarten, Safety Harbor FL; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Ronald By Barry Rigal Andrews - Deborah Drury, Vero Beach FL 30.00 Dlr: West ♠ K Q 8 3 2 Albert Shrive, Naples FL; Jim McKeown, State College PA; Donald Dalpe, Fort Myers Vul: None ♥ J 6 3 FL; Anthony Barre, Marco Island FL; Michael Ranis, Miami FL; Jim O’Neil, Cupertino CA 24.88 ♦ K Q 9 6 4 3 Michael Cassel, Roseville MN; Barry Purrington, Eagan MN; Robert Kent - Ellen ♣ J Kent, Marina Del Rey CA 16.83 ♠ J 5 4 ♠ 9 7 4 Kay Enfield, Santa Fe NM; Vladislav Isporski, Sofia Bulgaria; Bjorgvin ♥ Q 10 9 ♥ A K 8 2 Kristinsson, Minneapolis MN; Jakob Kristinsson, Deerfield Beach FL 16.10 ♦ J 7 2 ♦ A 10 8 5 William Grant - Maritha Pottenger - Sam Madison-Jammal, San Diego CA; Henri Farhi, ♣ A 9 4 3 ♣ K 8 7 5 Chula Vista CA; Norman Schwartz, Carlsbad CA 14.63 6 Muriel Altus - Philip Altus, Tampa FL; J Robinson - Nancy Heusted, San Antonio FL 13.90 ♠ A 10 6 2 7/9 Susan Stubinski - Bruce Wick, Houston TX; Mac Busby - Paul Darin, San Diego CA 13.17 ♥ 7 5 4 7/9 David Binney, Seattle WA; Barton Buffington, North Kingstown RI; Randall Dougherty ♦ 5 3 - Lynne Newman, San Diego CA 13.17 ♣ Q 10 6 2 7/9 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Michael McGuire, Hernando MS; A J Stephani, Cincinnati This deal was played in the second qualifying OH; John Koschik, Livonia MI; Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 13.17 session of the Nail Life Master Open Pairs. At many 10 Randy Baron, Louisville KY; Lee Bukstel, Boca Raton FL; Sally Woolsey, Kensington tables, this was the auction: CA; Jo Anne Casen, Wellington FL; Michael Wolf, Fort Lauderdale FL 10.98 West North East South 11 Jadwiga Polujan - Diane Campbell, Calgary AB; Sheila Sache, Delta BC; Ronald Pass 1♦ Pass 1♠ Dixon, Vancouver BC 9.51 Pass 2♠ Dbl Pass 12 Paul Burnham, Wilton CT; Phyllis Bausher, West Haven CT; Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Sonja Smith, North Granby CT 8.78 3♣ 3♠ All Pass 13/14 Lindsey Weinger - Signe Buus Thomsen, Delray Beach FL; Christina Madsen, Hellerup That contract lost the obvious five tricks. Where Denmark; Nancy Katz, Carolina PR 8.05 North was a believer in Culbertsonian quick tricks, 13/14 Corey Krantz - Rhoda Kratenstein, Delray Beach FL; Lesley Decker Lucas - Stephen the auction went, in part: Lucas, Woodbury NY 8.05 West North East South 15 Gerald Nehra, Muskegon MI; Michael Gibson, Sarasota FL; Benjamin Dickens, Pass Pass 1♣ Pass Fernandina Bch FL; William Granger, Bradenton FL 7.32 1NT Dbl Pass 2♠ 16 Linda Miller, Ormond Beach FL; Mara Tuttle - Gloria McCain, Orlando FL; Eileen Pass Pass ? Easterling, Casselberry FL 5.12 If East passes he collects minus 110 and a zero. If 17 Luz Ortega, Melbourne FL; Luis Leanez, Flushing NY; Nina Tache, Hollywood FL; he doubles – “You make the mistake, partner!” – he Andrea Dichi, Hallandale Bch FL 4.39 18/19 Lu Gan - Zihan Tan, ; Zhuo Wang, Jersey City NJ; Weifeng Liu, Harrison NJ; Liwei gets to play 3♣ or defend 3♠, perhaps doubled. Either Zeng, Evanston IL 3.66 way, he has a chance for a great score. 18/19 Gur Baykal - Margaret Baykal, Markham ON; Ina Demme, Maple ON; Bill Kertes, York ON 3.66 Let’s imagine South leads his doubleton 20 Detlef Ladewig, Toronto ON; Bob Zeller, Kanata ON; George Retek, Montreal QC; diamond against 3♣: 5, 2, queen. If East wins the Josef Harsanyi, Burghausen Germany; Leo Weniger, Halifax NS; Yves Aubry, France 2.93 ♦A and plays the ♣K then a club up, South splits his 21 Christopher Cowan - Debbie Feldman, Oakville ON; Regina Sooey - Bill Page, honors. Now you must win (or they take the diamond Jacksonville FL 2.20 ruff) and cash the hearts. In this position: 22/23 Mary Vickers, Apex NC; Joy McKenzie-Smith, Chapel Hill NC; Bryant Town, Edmonton ♠ K Q 8 AB; Darlene Shirey, Fort Worth TX 1.46 ♥ — 22/23 Gayle Covey - Steven Devico, Hendersonville NC; Ava Grubman - Elliott Grubman, ♦ K 9 6 4 Brooklyn NY 1.46 24 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Jenna Rivet, Glen Ellyn IL; Jeffery Jones, Vero ♣ — Beach FL; Michael Zeller, York PA 0.00 ♠ J 5 4 ♠ 9 7 ♥ — ♥ 8 ♦ J 7 ♦ 10 8 ♣ 9 4 ♣ 8 7 Puzzle answers from page 9 ♠ A 10 6 2 ♥ — ♦ 5 ♣ Q 6 You lead the 13th heart. South and West both discard: South a spade, West a diamond. Now you lead a diamond to the jack andking. Back comes a low spade. South wins and cashes the ♣Q, forcing declarer to decide whether to retain the ♣9 (when another trumps locks him in dummy) or unblock it, when two more rounds of spades promotes the ♣6 to the setting trick. Of course, declarer can avoid the whole nasty mess by ducking trick one. Once diamonds are established, declarer can’t be kept from cashing his diamond winner from hand after pitching dummy’s third diamond on the hearts after following the same line of play. Senior KO Vugraph A vugraph presentation of the Baze Senior Knockout Teams is available in the foyer of the Northern Hemisphere Ballroom on the fifth level. Page 12 Sunday, November 27, 2016 Daily Bulletin

Nancy Passell, Nell Cahn Wortel 1989 1. Lynne Schaefer, Suzy Burger, Petra 2009 1. Joyce Hampton, Sabine Auken, Daniela Hamman, Joan Jackson; 2. Beverly von Arnim, Benedicte Cronier, Sylvie Rosenberg, Linda Lewis, Mary Hardy, Carol Willard, Jenny Wolpert; 2. Geeske Joel, Tobi Pincus Sokolow, Jill Meyers, Jill Levin, Debbie 1990 1‑2. Jacqui Mitchell, Amalya Kearse, Joyce Rosenberg, Janice Seamon-Molson Lilie, Nancy Alpaugh, Pamela Granovetter, 2010 1. Joyce Hampton, Benedicte Cronier, Sylvie Jo Morse; 1‑2. Judy Randel, Sally Woolsey, Willard, Jenny Wolpert, Daniela von Arnim, Broma Lou Reed, Marcia Masterson Sabine Auken; 2. Geeske Joel, Tobi Sokolow, 1991 1. Juanita Chambers, Cheri Bjerkan, Jill Jill Levin, Jill Meyers, Debbie Rosenberg, Meyers, Kay Schulle; 2. Kathie Wei, Helen Janice Seamon-Molson Utegaard, Betty Ann Kennedy, Carol 2011 1. Geeske Joel, Tobi Sokolow, Jill Levin, Jill Sanders, Lynn Deas, Beth Palmer Meyers, Debbie Rosenberg, Janice Seamon- 1992 1. Kathie Wei, Helen Utegaard, Betty Ann Molson; 2. Marion Michielsen, Lynda Kennedy, Carol Sanders, Beth Palmer, Lynn Nitabach, Sandra Rimstedt, Emma Sjoberg, Jim Sternberg with the winners of the 2015 Deas; 2. Sally Woolsey, Karen Singer, Dori Meike Wortel Marsha May Sternberg Women’s BAM: Cohen, Karen Allison 2012 1. Sylvia Moss, Meike Wortel, Cecilia (standing) Ida Groenkvist, Tobi Sokolow, Sandra 1993 1. Juanita Chambers, Jan Cohen, Margie Rimstedt, Laura Dekkers, Marion Rimstedt, Cecilia Rimstedt; (seated) Janice Gwozdzinsky, GerriAnne Klafter, Shawn Michielsen, Joann Glasson; 2. Geeske Seamon-Molson and Lynda Nitabach. Womack; 2. Sharon Colson, Judy Pede, Jean Joel, Sylvie Willard, Benedicte Cronier, Marsha May Sternberg Anderson, Carreen Hinds Jill Meyers, Janice Seamon-Molson, Tobi 1994 1. Dorothy Truscott, Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Sokolow Women’s BAM Mildred Breed, Tobi Deutsch; 2. June 2013 Phyllis Fireman, Benedicte Cronier, Play in the Marsha May Sternberg Women’s Deutsch, Beverly Rosenberg, Carol Pincus, Shannon Cappelletti, Sylvie Willard, Marion Board-a-Match Teams gets underway today, with two Lynne Feldman Michielsen and Meike Wortel; Bernace De qualifying sessions followed by two final sessions 1995 1. Kathie Wei‑Sender, Sue Sachs, Carol Young, Gigi Simpson, Bronia Jenkins, Gen tomorrow. Sanders, Betty Ann Kennedy, Lynn Deas, Geiger At stake: the Marsha Sternberg Memorial Beth Palmer; 2. Judi Radin, Jacqui Mitchell, 2014 1. Lynn Deas, Toki Sokolow, Janice Seamon- Trophy, honoring the player who died in 2001 after a Lynn Tarnopol, Rhoda Kratenstein Molson and Beth Palmer; 2. Phyllis Fireman, six-week battle with cancer. 1996 1. Sherie Greenberg, Jyme Schmieder, Fran Shannon Cappelletti, Benedicte Cronier, Her husband, Dr. Jim Sternberg of West Palm Dickman, Diane Shannon; 2. Joann Glasson, Sylvie Willard, Marion Michielsen, Meike Beach FL, donated the trophy. Jo Ann Spring, Sue Picus, JoAnna Stansby Wortel Marsha Sternberg was a former National 1997 1. Sue Picus, Connie Goldberg, Rozanne 2015 1. Lynda Nitabach, Ida Groenkvist, Cecilia Enquirer associate editor and the first female writer Pollack, Lisa Berkowitz; 2. Tobi Sokolow, Rimstedt, Sandra Rimstedt, Janice Seamon- for the tabloid. Sternberg, once reported to be the Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn, Renee Molson, Tobi Sokolow; 2. Barbara Ferm, highest paid female journalist in America, left the Mancuso Juanita Chambers, Victoria Gromova, Enquirer in 1989 and married Sternberg, a radiologist 1998 1. Judi Radin, Sylvia Moss, Mildred Breed, Tatiana Ponomareva, Jill Meyers, Migry Zur and bridge enthusiast. She joined ACBL in 1990 and Shawn Quinn, Petra Hamman, Peggy Campanile became a Life Master in 1997. Sutherlin; 2. Margie Gwozdzinsky, Linda Sternberg was outstanding in many fields – she Lewis, Karen Barrett, Susan Wexler Age requirement was an excellent pianist and a sailing instructor. She 1999 1. Lynn Baker, Tobi Sokolow, Karen was also very successful in golf and tennis. McCallum, Jill Meyers, Randi Montin, for Senior events Janice Seamon‑Molson; 2. Susan Miller, Jo You must have been born before January 1, 1959, Event history Morse, Barbara Sion, Suzy Berger to qualify to play in ACBL Senior events. Previously this event was contested for the Coffin 2000 1. Petra Hamman, Peggy Sutherlin, Joan Trophy, one of the oldest and most historic trophies Jackson, Robin Klar, Shawn Quinn, Mildred in NABC competition. For years there was only one Breed; 2. Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Carol “national” women’s team championship – and that Sanders, Libby Fernandez, Judy Wadas, was a board-a-match event. Valerie Westheimer Donated by Charles Emmet Coffin in 1933, the 2001 1. Valerie Westheimer, Hjordis Eythorsdottir, trophy was in play at the “Winter Nationals” in the Carol Simon, Rozanne Pollack; 2. Lynn days when there were only two NABCs – summer Deas, Beth Palmer, Jill Meyers, Irina and winter. In 1963, the event was moved to the new Levitina, Randi Montin, Kerri Sanborn Spring NABC where it was in play until the format 2002 1. Valerie Westheimer, Hjordis Eythorsdottir, was changed to knockout teams in 1976. Judi Radin, Mildred Breed, Shawn Quinn; For the next decade, there was no national 2. Lynn Baker, Debby Rosenberg, Karen Women’s Board-a-Match championship. Swiss teams McCallum, Keri Sanborn, Daniela von had become popular and a Women’s Swiss with Arnim, Sabine Auken NABC+ rating was established in the early 1980s. 2003 1. Carlyn Steiner, Marinesa Letizia, Jill The Coffin Trophy was revived at the Fall NABC Meyers, Randi Montin, Janice Seamon- in Atlanta in 1986 and new life was breathed into Molson, Tobi Sokolow; 2. Valerie women’s board-a-match play. Westheimer, Judi Radin, Mildred Breed, Many experts consider board-a-match the most Shawn Quinn exacting form of the game. Equal weight is accorded 2004 1. Hansa Narasimhan, Sue Picus, Irina each deal and every trick is important when scoring Levitina, JoAnna Stansby, Jill Levin, Debbie is board-by-board. Rosenberg; 2. Kathy Sulgrove, Pam Wittes, Winners and runners-up: JoAnn Sprung, Renee Mancuso, Karen 1986 1. Lisa Berkowitz, Dorothy Truscott, Joyce Allison, Peggy Sutherlin Lilie, Jan Martel; 2‑4. Eunice Portnoy, Halina 2005 1. Lynn Baker, Kay Schulle, Lynn Deas, Beth Jamner, Genevieve Geiger, Madelynn Treitel; Palmer, Daniela von Arnim, Sabine Auken; 2‑4. Kathie Wei, Judi Radin, Jacqui Mitchell, 2. Jean Talbot, Joan Van Geffen, Sylvia S. Gail Greenberg, Carol Sanders, Betty Ann Caley, Marjorie Michelin Kennedy; 2‑4. Rozanne Pollack, Roberta 2006 1. Lynn Baker, Karen McCallum, Beth Epstein, Judy Tucker, Stasha Cohen, Sue Palmer, Lynn Deas, Kerri Sanborn, Irina Picus, Karen Allison Levitina; 2. Hansa Narasimhan, JoAnna 1987 1. Shirley Edelson, Donna Bailey, Lynn Stansby, Debbie Rosenberg, Jill Meyers, Jill Blumenthal, Janice Randles; 2‑3. Rozanne Levin, Rozanne Pollack Pollack, Randi Montin, Stasha Cohen, Pam 2007 1. Ping Wang, Shaohong Wu, Jian Wang, Wittes, Judy Tucker; 2‑3. Lynne Feldman, Yongmei Zhou; 2. Valerie Westheimer, Migry Ellasue Chaitt, Sharon Osberg, Judi Cody Zur-Campanile, Hjordis Eythorsdottir, JoAnn 1988 1. Lynne Feldman, Rozanne Pollack, Lisa Sprung Berkowitz, Sharon Osberg; 2‑3. Mary Jane 2008 1. Lynn Baker, Karen McCallum, Beth Farell, Roberta Epstein, Dorothy Truscott, Palmer, Lynn Deas, Kerri Sanborn, Irina Gail Greenberg, Kitty Bethe, Susan Levitina; 2. Hjordis Eyhtorsdottir, Valerie Green; 2‑3. Elspeth Moore, Andy O’Grady, Westheimer, Marion Michielsen, Meike Daily Bulletin Sunday, November 27, 2016 Page 13 PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S BAZE SENIOR KO TEAMS 24 Tables vs Victor Markowicz - Victor Melman, Boca Raton FL; Julian Frank Nickell, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Jeff Paul Lewis - Linda Lewis, Las Vegas NV; Mitch Dunitz, Klukowski - Apolinary Kowalski, Warsaw Poland; Jacek Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL; Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Sherman Oaks CA; Iftikhar Baqai, Irvine CA; Drew Casen, Romanski, Lublin Poland; Shalom Zeligman, Bat-Yam Israel FL; Bob Hamman - Bart Bramley, Dallas TX Metarie LA; James Krekorian, Pensacola FL vs vs Serge Chevalier, Laval QC; Paul Klarreich, Chagrin Falls Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Eddie Wold, Houston TX; John Schermer, Seattle WA; Neil Chambers, Schenectady OH; Andre Chartrand, Montreal QC; Charles Martineau, Mike Passell, Plano TX; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; NY; Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Russell Ekeblad, Saint-Lambert QC Dennis Clerkin - Jerry Clerkin, Bloomington IN Portsmouth RI vs Lou Ann O’Rourke, Portola Valley CA; Steve Robinson, Jeffrey Wolfson - Steve Garner - Ron Smith, Chicago IL; Neil Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Dan Morse, Silverman, Fort Lauderdale FL; Robert Levin, Henderson Houston TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX; John Mohan, Las NV; Richard Coren, Aventura FL Vegas NV

1 Nickell 3 O’Rourke 19 65 114 137 24 84 114 157 16(17) Beckman 14(19) Fendrick 30 47 64 73 23 35 71 95

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9 Finkel 11 Beatty 33 51 71 102 54 75 77 82 8 Levine 6 Lewis 27 57 97 103 46 61 82 116

5 Wolfson 7 Markowicz 26 52 100 161 31 81 110 160 12 DeMartino 10 Kasle 11 80 98 123 32 39 60 72

5 Wolfson 7 Markowicz

4 Schermer 2(18) Chevalier

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♠ K 8 5 Entries A visit to the dentist ♥ 9 8 4 All North American championships with no By Barry Rigal ♦ — upper masterpoint limit $25 per player per session This deal is from the second qualifying session of ♣ — (For team events, this means $100 per team per the Nail Life Master Open Pairs. North is the dealer; ♠ A Q 9 4 2 ♠ J 10 session for four-person teams, $125 per team per North-South are vulnerable. ♥ — ♥ — session for five-person teams, and $150 per team per ♠ A Q 9 4 2 ♠ J 10 7 ♦ — ♦ Q 10 9 5 session for six-person teams. Only ACBL members ♥ A J ♥ 6 5 ♣ 7 ♣ — are eligible to play in NABC+ events. $1.50 per ♦ 7 4 ♦ K Q 10 9 5 2 ♠ 6 3 person per session benefits the International Fund.) ♣ A 7 5 3 ♣ 10 9 ♥ 10 7 ♦ J Other North American championships...... $17 West North East South ♣ K per player per session 1♥ Pass 3♣ (1) Now ruff a diamond with the ♠9 or queen. (For the team events, this means $68 per team per 3♠ All Pass If North overruffs, you can ruff the next heart in session for teams of four, $85 per team per session (1) Heart raise with four or more trumps, 6-9 hand and draw trumps ending in dummy. So North for teams of five, and $102 per team per session for points. discards a heart. You ruff a club to dummy and lead teams of six. Only ACBL members are eligible to On the lead of the ♥K, it looks logical to win and the ♠J, letting it run. North scores just one trump play in these events.) lead a diamond. North takes his ace as South follows trick. By the way, if you ruff the diamond with the with the 8 (upside-down count). North cashes the ♥Q ♠A in this ending, North lets the ♠J hold later on and Regional championships...... $16 and shifts to the ♣J. What is your plan? does enjoy a trump promotion. The full deal: for ACBL members, $20 for non-members per player I suggest you duck the club, win the next club per session and advance a third club. You expect North to be ♠ K 8 5 (For multi-session team events of three sessions 4=5=2=2. If he discards his diamond, you simply ruff ♥ K Q 9 8 4 or more, the entry fee is $64, $80 or $96 for teams of low, then run the ♠J and overtake the 10 if the jack ♦ A 3 four, five or six, respectively. For team events of one wins to clear spades. ♣ J 6 4 or two sessions, the entry fee is $64.) If, however, North keeps his diamond to pitch a ♠ A Q 9 4 2 ♠ J 10 7 heart, he can win the ♠K and exit with a diamond to ♥ A J ♥ 6 5 All other events...... $15 leave himself in possession of a trump trick. ♦ 7 4 ♦ K Q 10 9 5 2 for ACBL members, $19 for non-members per player In fact, as you discover when you ruff the third ♣ A 7 5 3 ♣ 10 9 per session club, North’s pattern is 3=5=2=3. This is the ending: ♠ 6 3 ♥ 10 7 3 2 ♦ J 8 6 ♣ K Q 8 2 Page 14 Sunday, November 27, 2016 Daily Bulletin

1955 1. Richard Freeman, Edgar Kaplan, Ralph Hirschberg, Norman Kay, Alvin Roth 2. Charles H. Goren, Peter A. Leventritt, Charles J. Solomon, Samuel M. Stayman 1956 1. John R. Crawford, Ben Fain, Paul H. Hodge, Sidney Silodor 2‑3. Paul Allinger, Dr. John W. Fisher, Emanuel Hochfeld, Oswald Jacoby, Sidney H. Lazard 2‑3. Barry Crane, Harold Rockaway, Clarence A. Strouse, John H. Toledano 1957 1. Lewis L. Mathe, Donald A. Oakie, Meyer Schleifer, Edward O. Taylor 2. Israel Cohen, Richard Freeman, John C. Kunkel, Alvin Roth, Ivar Stakgold 1958 1. Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Alvin Landy, Elmer I. Schwartz, Vic D. Zeve 2. Richard Freeman, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Ralph Hirschberg 1959 1. Ollie Adams, Ivan Erdos, Oswald Jacoby, Robert G. Sharp 2. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, Sidney 2015 Open BAM champs: (standing) Huub Bertens, Daniel Korbel, Boye Brogeland, Espen Lindqvist; Silodor, Tobias Stone (seated) Richard Schwartz and Allan Graves. 1960 1. Charles Denby, Burrell I. Humphreys, Alan W. Messer, Marty Scheinberg, Robert P. Wakeman Mitchell Open BAM begins today 2‑4. Harry J. Fishbein, John Gerber, Paul H. Hodge, Charles J. Solomon Play begins today in the Mitchell Open Board-a- 2. A. Mitchell Barnes, John R. Crawford, 2‑4 Wilfred Dumas, Donald McGee, John Match Teams. Winners will be honored by the Victor Charles H. Goren, George Rapee, Sidney Siverts, Jerzy Zawisza Mitchell Trophy, which is named for one of bridge’s Silodor 2‑4. James R. Hughes, Marvin Paulshock, Eli most colorful characters – a champion player, 1947 1. Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Jack Reich, David R. Treadwell philosopher and mentor to the stars. Kravatz, Alvin Landy, Sol Mogal 1961 1. John R. Crawford, Norman Kay, Alvin Mitchell, a Grand Life Master, won five North 2. Joseph Cohan, Dr. Louis Mark, Dr. H. Roth, Sidney Silodor, Tobias Stone American championships including the Spingold Russ Storr, George Unger 2. Edgar Kaplan, Mervin Key, Sidney H. in 1956 and 1959, the Life Master Men’s Pairs in 1948 1. Jack L. Ankus, Jeff Glick, Alvin Landy, Lazard, G. Robert Nail 1962 and the Men’s Teams in 1962 and 1963. He John H. Law, Sol Mogal 1962 1‑2. Phil Feldesman, Richard Freeman, was named ACBL Honorary Member in 1988 and 2. John R. Crawford, Edward N. Marcus, Victor Mitchell, Eric R. Murray, Samuel M. inducted into the Bridge Hall of Fame in 1996. George Rapee, Samuel M. Stayman Stayman 1949 1. Maurice Levin, Alphonse Moyse Jr., Leo 1‑2. Paul Allinger, Harold G. Guiver, Lewis The game Roet, Howard Schenken L. Mathe, Edward O. Taylor The Open Board-a-Match Teams is a four-session 2. Joseph Cohan, Herbert J. Gerst, Jack L. 1963 1. Phil Feldesman, Victor Mitchell, Samuel event that consists of two qualifying and two final Ankus, William Joseph, Dr. H. Russ Storr M. Stayman, Tobias Stone sessions. It was a men’s event until 1990 when it 1950 1. Edward Burns, John F. Carlin, David 2. B. Jay Becker, Norman Kay, William became an open event. Carter, A. Richard Revell Root, Sol Rubinow, Sidney Silodor Perhaps the event’s high point occurred in 2. Robert Appleyard, Ned Drucker, Fred 1964 1. Ivan Erdos, Harold B. Guiver, Michael S. 1977 when there were only three winners: Richard Hirsch, Milton Moss, Milton Vernoff Lawrence, Alfred Sheinwold Doughty, Ron Smith and Lou Bluhm (plus these 1951 1. J. Van Brooks, Eugene Dautell, Jack 2. Charles Coon, G. Robert Nail, Robert players eligible for session awards only: Bruce Denny, Ace Gutowsky, Edwin J. Smith Stucker, Frank T. Westcott Ferguson, Sidney Lazard, Leslie West and Irv 2. Fred L. Bickel, Joseph J. Foreacre, Robert 1965 1. Harry J. Fishbein, Jeff Rubens, Charles J. Kostal). Lattomus, Ronald Rosenberg Solomon, Roger D. Stern Lazard was supposed to play with Doughty but 1952 1. Charles H. Goren, Oswald Jacoby, Sidney 2. Phil Feldesman, Sidney H. Lazard, after a good first set, Lazard became ill and Kostal Silodor, Charles Solomon, Samuel M. Victor Mitchell, Daniel Rotman, Samuel M. took his place for the evening session. Stayman Stayman Lazard was better the next day and in his seat for 2‑3. Samuel Katz, Charles Kuhn, William 1966 1. Philip Feldesman, Richard Freeman, Edgar the first final session. Suddenly he toppled over and Seamon, Albert Weiss Kaplan, Norman Kay a call went out for paramedics. They arrived quickly 2‑3. Harry J. Fishbein, Harold Harkavy, 2. Anthony Dionisi, Jeremy Flint, Harlow S. and rushed Lazard to a hospital. Alvin Roth, Tobias Stone, Waldemar K. von Lewis, Peter A. Pender Meanwhile, Doughty had to find another partner Zedtwitz 1967 1. Thomas E. Bussey, Jim R. Dunlap, and Ferguson was pressed into service. Ferguson, 1953 1. Ben Fain, John Gerber, George Heath, Lawrence Jolma, Robert P. Patterson, Gary whose team had not qualified the previous day, was Paul Hodge, Harold Rockaway Stark technically ineligible but was allowed to play only in 2. Clifford W. Bishop, Harry J. Fishbein, 2. Edward J. Barlow, Phil Read, Robert the afternoon. Arnold Kauder, John H. Moran, Douglas Spotts, John C. Sutherlin In the evening, Doughty recruited West – his Steen 1968 1. Ira G. Corn, Jr., Bill Eisenberg, Bobby fourth partner in four sessions — and the team went 1954 1. Aaron J. Frank, Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldman, James Jacoby, Michael S. on to victory by a margin of two full boards. Goldsmith, Alvin Landy, Sol Mogal Lawrence, Bobby Wolff The winners: 2. Henry Chanin, Dr. John W. Fisher, James 2. Michael M. Becker, Charles Coon, Joel H. 1946 1. Maynard Adams, Julius Bank, Arthur Jacoby, Oswald Jacoby, Sidney H. Lazard Stuart, Peter Weichsel, Richard J. Zeckhauser Glatt, William McGhee, Albert Weiss

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1969 1. Chuck F. Burger, James Cayne, Alvin John Devine Bjorn Fallenius, Michael Rosenberg, Roth, Paul Trent 1986 1. Gene Freed, Mike Passell, Ed Manfield, Zia Mahmood, Cezary Balicki, Adam 2‑3. Bill Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Robert Kit Woolsey, Mark Lair Zmudzinski D. Hamman, James Jacoby, Michael S. 2. Don Caton, Robert Kehoe, Gene Simpson, 2005 1. Roy Welland, Bjorn Fallenius, Chip Lawrence, Bobby Wolff Robert Teel Martel, Lew Stansby, Cezary Balicki, Adam 2‑3. Martin J. Cohn, Norman H. Fischer, 1987 1. George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Ira Zmudzinski; 2. Michael Whitman, Grant Charles M. MacCracken, Bill Reister Chorush, Peter Weichsel, Robert Levin Baze, Steve Beatty, Sam Lev, Jacek Pszczola 1970 1. Bernie Bergovoy, Donald P. Krauss, Lewis 2. Bart Bramley, Steve Garner, Howard 2006 1. George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Michael L. Mathe, Don Pearson, John Swanson, Weinstein, Lou Bluhm Rosenberg, Zia Mahmood, Steve Weinstein, Richard Walsh 1988 1. Jimmy Cayne, Bob Hamman, Bobby Robert Levin; 2. John Onstott, Steve Beatty, 2. Eddie Kantar, Kyle Larsen, Paul Soloway, Wolff, Mike Passell, Chuck Burger, Mark Drew Casen, Jim Krekorian, Joergen Ron Von der Porten Lair Molberg, Terje Aa 1971 1. Bernie Chazen, Alvin Roth, Alan Sontag, 2. Vic Mitchell, Albert Rahmey, Michael 2007 1. Aubrey Strul, Michael Becker, David Paul Trent Moss, Drew Casen, Howard Hertzberg Berkowitz, Larry Cohen, Chip Martel, Lew 2. Gerald Caravelli, Larry Cohen, Barry 1989 1. Steve Robinson, Ed Manfield, Peter Boyd, Stansby; Crane, Dr. John Fisher Kit Woolsey 2. Andrew Gromov, Aleksander Dubinin, 1972 1. Jack Blair, James Jacoby, John Simon, 2. James Cayne, Chuck Burger, Bobby Wolff, Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski Paul Swanson, Bobby Wolff Bob Hamman, Lew Stansby, Dave Berkowitz 2008 1. Zia Mahmood, Bob Hamman, Eric 2. Grant S. Baze, William Grieve, Donald P. 1990 1. Mark Moss, Robert Thompson, Daniel Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth; 2. Aubrey Strul, Krauss, Lewis L. Mathe, Peter A. Pender, Molochko, Jack Wholey Michael Becker, David Berkowitz, Larry George Rapee 2. George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Peter Cohen, Lew Stansby, Chip Martel 1973 1. Garey Hayden, James Jacoby, Gaylor Weichsel, Robert Levin, Marty Bergen, Larry 2009 1. Jerzy Zaremba, Josef Blass, Andrew Kasle, John Simon, Bobby Wolff N. Cohen Gromov, Cezary Balicki, Aleksander 2‑3. Lou Bluhm, Steve Goldberg, Lawrence 1991 1. Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Jeffrey Dubinin, Adam Zmudzinski; 2. Doug Doub, Gould, Stephen Robinson Wolfson, David Berkowitz, Larry N. Cohen Adam Wildavsky, Michael Polowan, Craig 2‑3. John R. Crawford, Norm Kurlander, 2. Jim Hall, Tom Fox, Dick Melson, David Glover, Alon Apteker, Jacob Morgan Alvin Roth, Clifford Russell, William Lehman 2010 1. Marcin Lesniewski, Josef Blass, Andrew Seamon 1992 1. Richard Katz, Garey Hayden, Wafik Gromov, Cezary Balicki, Aleksander 1974 1. Ron E. Andersen, Mark Feldman, Stephen Abdou, Ira Cohen, Mike Whitman (npc) Dubinin, Adam Zmudzinski; 2. Rob Brady, Goldstein, Hugh C. MacLean, Merle Tom 2. Drew Cannell, Jeffrey Hand, Claudio Alan Kleist, Howard Liu, D. Dong. 2‑3. Eric Kokish, Stephen Robinson, Mike Caponi, Steve Hamaoui 2011 1. James Cayne, Antonio Sementa, Giorgio Shuman, Joseph Silver 1993 1. Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Mark Duboin, Lorenzo Lauria, Michael Seamon, 2‑3. Harold B. Guiver, Marty Shallon, Lair, Mike Passell, Jimmy Cayne (npc) Alfredo Versace; 2. Jan Jansma, Jared William Sides, Mike Smolen 2. Jim Hall, Tom Fox, Dave Lehman, Dick Lilienstein, Michael Polowan, Adam 1975 1. Matt Granovetter, William Grieve, George Melson Wildavsky Rapee, Ron Rubin 1994 1. Andy Goodman, Peter Boyd, Ed Manfield, 2012 1. Michael Becker, Tarek Sadek, Walid 2. Roger Bates, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, John Mohan, Steve Robinson, Kit Woolsey Elahmady, Aubrey Strul, Steve Garner, George Rosenkranz 2. Brian Glubok, Steve Zolotow, Chris Howard Weinstein; 2. Ralph Katz, Nick 1976 1. David Ashley, Paul Heitner, John Compton, Lew Stansby, Ron Smith Nickell, Robert Levin, Steve Weinstein, Eric Lowenthal, Mike Smolen 1995 1. Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Steve Rodwell 2. Bart Bramley, Marvin Herbert, Howard Weinstein, Fred Stewart 2013 1. Jim Mahaffey, Alexander Smirnov, Marc Piltch, Lou Reich, Ira S. Rubin 2. Jimmy Cayne; Chuck Burger, Paul Bompis, Tony Forrester, Jean Quantin and 1977 1. Lou Bluhm, Richard Doughty, Bruce Soloway, Mike Passell, Mark Lair, Bobby Josef Piekarek; Jill Levin, Jenny Wolpert, Ferguson, Irv Kostal, Sidney H. Lazard, Ron Goldman Robert Levin, Steve Weinstein Smith, Leslie West 1996 1. Robert Baldwin, Robert Levin, Peter 2014 1. Andrew Gromov, Grzegorz Narkiewicz, 2. Richard Freeman, Alvin Roth, Clifford Weichsel, Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg Krzysztof Buras, Michal Nowosadzki, Jacek Russell, Curtis K. Smith, Merle Tom, Art 2. David Messop, Paul Hackett, Justin Kalita and Aleksander Dubinin. 2. Michael Waldmann Hackett, Jason Hackett Kamil, Stan Tulin, Gary Cohler, Billy Cohen, 1978 1. Neil Chambers, Eric Kokish, Peter Nagy, 1997 1. Bob Blanchard, Jim Krekorian, Doug Dror Padon, Alon Birman Stephen Robinson, John Schermer, Kit Doub, John Rengstorff 2015 1. Richard Schwartz, Allan Graves, Boye Woolsey 2. Allen Hawkins, Russ Ekeblad, Jim Foster, Brogeland, Espen Lindqvist, Huub Bertens, 2. Steve Garner, Dave Lehman, Dick Melson, John Sutherlin, Ron Smith Daniel Korbel. 2. Vytautus Vainikonis, Larry Oakey 1998 1. Grant Baze, Fred Gitelman, George Wojtek Olanski, Boguslaw Gierulski, Jerzy 1979 1. Allan Cokin, Steve Sion, Alan Sontag, Jim Mittelman, Brad Moss, Michael Whitman Skrzypczak, Ron Pachtmann, Pawel Zatorski Sternberg, Peter Weichsel 2. Nick Nickell, Eric Rodwell, Bob Hamman, 2. Mike Cappelletti, Ron Feldman, Gary Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, Richard Hann, David Hoffner, Zeke Jabbour, David Freeman Sacks 1999 1. Rita Shugart, Geir Helgemo, Tony Electronic Device Policy 1980 1. Bart Bramley, Ross Grabel, William Forrester, Andrew Robson 1.11.1 The electronic device policy at NABCs Rosen, Milton Rosenberg, Samuel Stayman, 2. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Eric allows players to bring electronic devices into the George Tornay Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth, Paul Soloway, playing area. Except for health-related equipment 2. Ira Corn, Fred Hamilton, Robert D. Bob Hamman and/or by permission of the Director-in-Charge of the Hamman, Ira Rubin, Bobby Wolff 2000 1. Andrew Gromov, Aleksander Petrunin, tournament, all such devices must be inoperable and 1981 1. Marty Bergen, Neil Chambers, Joseph Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski turned off. Silver, Allan Stauber 2. Eddie Wold, George Rosenkranz, Sam 1.11.2 Any device capable 2. Michael Aliotta, Marc Culbertson, Jim Lev, John Mohan, Piotr Gawrys, Jacek of either sending or receiving Gardner, Bert Newman Pszczola electronic signals must not be 1982 1. Dave Berkowitz, Matt Granovetter, Harold 2001 1. Rose Meltzer, Kyle Larsen, Peter visible during the session. Lilie, Al Rand Weichsel, Alan Sontag, Chip Martel, Lew 1.11.3 This policy applies to 2. Robert Blanchard, Drew Casen, Chuck Stansby; 2. George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, all pairs, team members, captains, Lamprey, Thomas M. Smith Norberto Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo coaches, play recorders and 1983 1. Tom Sanders, Harold Guiver, Grant Baze, Versace, Lorenza Lauria kibitzers with the exception of John Sutherlin 2002 1. George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Norberto those persons designated by the 2. Cliff Russell, Robert Levin, Richard Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo Versace, ACBL. This policy is in force throughout any actual Freeman, Lou Bluhm, John Solodar, Ron Lorenza Lauria; 2. Roy Welland, Bjorn playing session or segment of play. Gerard Fallenius, Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein, 1.11.4 A violation of the policy will result in an 1984 1. George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Jeff Fred Gitelman automatic penalty pursuant to Law 91 of the Laws of Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Marty Bergen, 2003 1. George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Norberto Duplicate Bridge of one full board at matchpoints/ Larry N. Cohen Bocchi, Giorgio Duboin, Alfredo Versace, board-a-match scoring, 12 IMPs at IMP pairs/ 2. Malcolm Brachman, Bobby Wolff, Bob Lorenza Lauria; 2. Sam Lev, Brian Glubok, knockouts or 20% maximum of VPs available per Hamman, Paul Soloway, Ron Andersen, Michael Kwiecien, Jacek Pszczola, Reese match in a Swiss team event for the first offense. A Bobby Goldman Milner second offense will result in disqualification from the 1985 1. Hal Mouse, Josh Parker, Ron Gerard, Dan 2004 1. Christal Henner-Welland, Michael Kamil, event for the pair/team. Kibitzers violating this policy Rotman Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes, Peter will be required to leave the playing area for the 2. Roger Bates, John Mohan, Alan Sontag, Bertheau, Fredrik Nystrom; 2. Roy Welland, remainder of that session. Page 16 Sunday, November 27, 2016 Daily Bulletin

SATURDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 1 Stanley Goodman, Winter Springs FL; Heather Wood, Maitland FL 61.32% 1 1 Dustin Hoover - Karl Sokalski, Pittsburgh PA 61.49% 2 Clark Vernon, Hot Springs Vlg AR; David Koble, Bartlesville OK 59.62% 2 Janice Dashler - Wayland Barber, Belleair FL 61.27% 3 2 Joe Zaksas - Mary Jo Zaksas, Sarasota FL 59.04% 3 Paul Boeggeman - William Fleischman, Leesburg FL 56.33% 4 Monika Papenhausen - Peter Papenhausen, Raleigh NC 58.89% 4 2 Sheila Ellis - Charles Ellis, Alexandria VA 50.76% 3 Regina Jones, Brentwood TN; Yara Barretta, Celebration FL 53.65% 2 William Carpenter, Rockford IL; Mary Wong, Whitby ON 50.10% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 Richard Legault, Courtice ON; Jackie Ross, Hackensack NJ 58.93% 1 1 Germana Olga Biele, Jupiter FL; Marilyn Parmet, Palm Bch Gdns FL 54.80% 2 2 1 Bonnie Zeran - Sterling Zeran, Lakefield ON 58.33% 2 2 1 Birdie Fox - Thomas Fox, Atlantic Beach FL 54.72% 3 Warren Smith - Gloria Smith, Wichita KS 56.72% 3 3 Clyde Bruce Baldwin, Hollidaysburg PA; Silvia Komon, 54.64% 4 3 Jean Paradis, Bonita Springs FL; Anne Brown, Edwards CO 52.68% 4 4 Marilyn Chaplin - Mel Chaplin, Brentwood CA 53.70% 4 Merle Lenox - Harry Parkin, Naples FL 51.61% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 Marge Hassett - Louise Rancourt, The Villages FL 69.05% 1 1 Michael Tait, Hamilton Bermuda; Greg Carey, Mississauga ON 61.01% 2 2 Patricia Filliater - Carolyn Gulick, Sun City Center FL 55.36% 2 David Zwonitzer - Gordy Vondrak, Cheyenne WY 59.52% 3/4 3/4 1 Mary Hanni - Bruce Hanni, Mandeville LA 53.27% 3 2 Janet Farrell - Caryl Mackay, Leesburg FL 55.95% 3/4 3/4 Michael Williams, Bradenton FL; Morris Mitchem Jr, Columbia SC 53.27% 4/5 3 1 Charles Roberts - Michael Goeden, Cape Coral FL 52.38% 2 Jeri Hogan, Jacksonville FL; Peggy Keene, Mount Dora FL 50.89% 4/5 Malcolm Millar - Rosalyn Millar, Summerside PE 52.38% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION FFF EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 Tor Johannessen, Honolulu HI; Torben Rolsted, BirkerAd Denmark 57.74% 1 1 1 Xie Li - Ruicheng Li, Woodbury MN 59.52% 2 2 Sally Kellar, North York ON; Herbert Heller, Pittsburgh PA 55.65% 2 Barbara Dahl - Steve Conaway, San Jose CA 58.04% 3 3 Ann Williams - Norman Williams, Victoria BC 54.17% 3 2 Jane Bailey, Syracuse IN; Marilyn Stoces, Chesterfield MO 57.44% 4 Judy Drejer, Brownsburg IN; Rosa Latchaw, The Villages FL 53.57% 4 3 2 Vicki Wagner, Tampa FL; Judy Hanson, San Antonio FL 52.08% 4 William Laslo, Valrico FL; Maria Saez, Naples FL 52.38% 1 Patricia Schroeder, Sarasota FL; Eric Mayer, Richmond IL 50.00%

SATURDAY EVENING SIDE GAME NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS XX YY EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Grant Robinson - Teresa Boyd, Dublin CA 59.36% 1 Joan Webb - Keith Harrison, Trinity FL 68.82% 2 1 Karen Hudesman - Donald Stark, Seattle WA 56.70% 2 Sharon Anderson - Roger Anderson, Eagan MN 61.37% 3 2 1 Mark McKenzie, Shaftsbury VT; Ann McKenzie, Jaffrey NH 56.52% 3 1 Marilyn Adams, Beaumont TX; Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston TX 57.74% 4 Carlos Munoz - Kassie Munoz, White Plains NY 54.85% 4 Ellen Anten, Encino CA; Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA 56.23% 5 3 Grace Charron, Fall River MA; Gail Lambacher, Oakville ON 54.77% 5 Lewis Gamerman, Randolph MA; John Hrones Jr, Needham MA 54.74% 6 4 Joe Mundy - Nora Mundy, West Hill ON 54.69% 6 2 Steve Graves - Brenda Thomas, Venice FL 54.53% 7 Stephen Shane, White Plains NY; Eugene Davidson, Boynton Beach FL 54.08% 7 3 Ida Groenkvist, Bromma Sweden; Barbara Ferm, Dallas TX 53.82% 8 Einar Jonsson - Gunnar Helgason, Reykjavik Iceland 53.41% 8 4 Maxime Nault, Montreal QC; Paulin Nault, Saint-Anicet QC 51.60% 9 Donald Freedman, St Petersburg FL; Prudence Saunders, Palo Alto CA 52.50% 9 Lawrence Lau, Westport CT; John Klayman, Haymarket VA 51.04% 10 5 Marshall Williams - Marguerite Gousie, Woonsocket RI 51.13% 10 5 Una Arnadottir, Reykjavik Iceland; Johanna Sigurjonsdottir, Reyjavik Iceland 50.51% 6 Dewitt Hudson Jr, Arlington TX; Elizabeth Hudson, Donna TX 51.11% 6 Gigi Aron, Lantana FL; Laurence Dusty, West Palm Beach FL 49.97% 1 Barbara Nevils - Lois Case, Stuart FL 47.76% 2 Sandra Kurson - Donald Kurson, Chestnut Hill MA 42.31%

SATURDAY A/B/C OPEN PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS SS TT UU VV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Haig Tchamitch, Paradise Valley AZ; Marusa Basa, Ljubjana 65.80% 1 Jane Eason - Bill Eason, Nesbit MS 68.33% 2 Julia Bomalaski, Melbourne FL; A Beth Reid, Louisville KY 64.63% 2 Richard Anderson - Janice Anderson, Toronto ON 64.97% 3 Claire Jones, Regina SK; Sharon Fairchild, Rocky River OH 63.12% 3 Eugene Kales, Arlington VA; Thomas Herzog, San Diego CA 61.73% 4 1 Cole Powell, Oakland CA; Doug Couchman, Berkeley CA 61.20% 4 Bob Simkins, Decatur GA; Mark McCarthy, San Francisco CA 61.31% 5 Chris Benson, Leroy IL; Ginny Schuett, Riverwoods IL 59.77% 5 Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN; Joe Rickman, Maryville TN 57.47% 6 Bruce Thiher, The Villages FL; Dennis Ryan, Menomonie WI 58.67% 6 Nie Lih Kalat, Sarasota FL; Harriet Brent, Venice FL 57.35% 7 Harriet Eaton Morris, Ponce Inlet FL; Betty Sandifer, Daytona Beach FL 57.62% 7 1 Judy Fendrick, Marietta GA; Jackie Brown, McCormick SC 56.00% 8 Paul Munafo - Virginia Munafo, Huntsville AL 57.58% 8/9 Jonathan Green, Melbourne FL; Edward Spear, Sarasota FL 55.92% 9 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Andrew Chesterton, Winchester MA 56.90% 8/9 Richard Chan, Markham ON; Dwight Bender, London ON 55.92% 10 Jan Van Cleeff, The Hague ; Bob Drake, Wassenaar 56.07% 10 Aaron Silverstein - David Moss, New York NY 55.69% 11 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Lynn Baker, Austin TX 55.32% 11 2 Michael Christensen, Redmond WA; Cristal Nell, Seattle WA 55.24% 12 2 Kari Tetzlaff - Samuel Ehrlichman, Brooklyn NY 55.24% 12 David Loeb, Lake Mary FL; John Moschella, Winter Springs FL 55.13% 13 Malay Ghosh - Calvin Rowe, Gainesville FL 54.71% 13 Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA; Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA 54.90% 14 Marty Bergen, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Eric Shoberg, Oro Valley AZ 54.64% 14 3 Andrew Krywaniuk - Ben Takemori, Burnaby BC 54.79% 15 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Robert Johnson, Tigard OR 54.41% 15 4 1 Chris Pesce, Seattle WA; Kathy Gilman, Shoreline WA 54.30% 16 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Bill Parks, Macungie PA 54.19% 16/17 Tina Tessaro, Miami FL; Donald Weiner, Coral Gables FL 52.98% 17 3 1 Linda Ahrens - Joseph Brouillard, Lincoln RI 54.11% 16/17 Gokhan Yilmaz, Uskudar/Instanb Turkey; Bulent Kaytaz, Istanbul Turkey 52.98% 18/20 Gene Simpson, San Rafael CA; Edward Nagy, Danville CA 53.43% 18 Marc Lachapelle, Saint-Laurent QC; Xavier Combey, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC 52.75% 18/20 Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY; Alan Kudisch, East Norwich NY 53.43% 19 5 2 John Blackwell, The Villages FL; Amy Rhodes, New York NY 52.68% 18/20 Melanie Tucker, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY 53.43% 20 Richard Ekstrum, Crystal MN; Jay Olson, Saint Paul MN 52.11% 21 Robert Brent, Venice FL; Edward White, Grand Blanc MI 53.24% 21 6 Martin Hester, Aubrey TX; Rick Holcomb, Malden MA 51.73% 22 4 2 J Roger Pryor - Dianne Pryor, Madeira Beach FL 52.19% 22 Mark Laken, Glyndon MD; Barry Bragin, Prospect CT 51.09% 5 William Garrard - Donna Garrard, Irving TX 50.94% 7 3 Donna Williams, Niagara-Lk ON; Cyrinda Forth, Peterborough ON 49.47% 6 Anita Morse, North Vancouver BC; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA 50.83% 8 Peter Jargowsky, Boca Raton FL; David Lodge, Rancho Mirage CA 48.45% 7 3 Martha Van Allen, Gulf Stream FL; Stephanie Austin, West Caldwell NJ 50.60% 9 4 Seth Cohen, Brooklyn NY; Ann Hudson, Suffield CT 47.85% 8 4 Kathie Hoehne, Anchorage AK; Shirley Liss, Fairbanks AK 50.57% 10 Maan El Hachem - Rita Bichara, New York NY 47.78% 9 Peter Tracy - Sherry Tracy, Longboat Key FL 50.34%

NAIL LIFE MASTER OPEN PAIRS 2ND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS K N P M R EAST-WEST 1 Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX; Erez Hendelman, New York NY 62.43% 1 Gary Macgregor, Portola Valley CA; Suresh Mahajan, Del Mar CA 66.30% 2 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 61.30% 2 Bernard Dauvergne - Sophie Dauvergne, Ramonville France 59.93% 3 Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA 60.93% 3 Alex Perlin, Metuchen NJ; Igor Savchenko, Morris Plains NJ 59.27% 4 Tom Hanlon, Dublin Ireland; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON 60.77% 4 Maya Alela, Teec Nos Pos AZ; Sean Ganness, Miami FL 58.38% 5 Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 59.85% 5 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse 58.15% 6 Michael Kamil, Spartanburg SC; David Treitel, Miami FL 58.24% 6 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 58.10% 7 Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ; David Yang, Darien IL 57.97% 7 Simon Hult, Wastervik Sweden; Hakan Nilsson, West Palm Beach FL 57.89% 8 Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 56.94% 8 Ja Ra Mie Tignel - Corinne Faivre, Castanettolosan France 57.47% 9 Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA; Margaret Peterson, Larkspur CA 56.44% 9 Howard Miller - Brian Schoenfeld, Virginia Beach VA 57.06% 10 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Melody Bi, Ashland MA 55.73% 10 David Berkowitz - Stan Tulin, Boca Raton FL 56.77% 11 Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA 54.71% 11 Thorlakur Jonsson - Kristjan Blondal, Kopavogur Iceland 56.49% 12 Sylvia Shi, Rockville MD; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 54.68% 12 Fu Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing People’s Republic of China 55.92% 13 Massimiliano Di Franco, Italy; Andrea Manno, Palermo Italy 54.32% 13 Thomas Bessis, Paris France; Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France 55.70% 14 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA 54.18% 14 Russell Samuel, Coram NY; Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY 55.57% 15 Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; James Melville, Springfield IL 54.02% 15 Zachary Grossack, Newton MA; Nataly Goldin, Chestnut Hill MA 55.40% 16 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, New York NY; R Jay Becker, Delray Beach FL 54.01% 16 Serdar Ogut, Darien IL; Joseph Stokes, Chicago IL 54.93% 17 Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 54.00% 17 Brad Moss, Denver CO; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam 54.71% 18 David Grainger, Roseville CA; Veronica McMurdie, Sacramento CA 53.69% 18 Xin Li - Xian Liang Ou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China 54.37% 19 Cenk Tuncok, Amesbury MA; Sam Dinkin, Austin TX 53.56% 19 Barry Rigal, New York NY; David Yoon, Bayside NY 53.84% 20 Jo Anna Stansby - Lew Stansby, Dublin CA 53.19% 20 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; William Pettis, Silver Spring MD 53.17% 21 Mark Teich - Gretchen Teich, Bluffton SC 53.16% 21 Mark Blanchard, Bay Shore NY; Jack Price, Freeport NY 52.73% 22 John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Kenneth Kranyak, Parma OH 53.02% 22 Thomas Carmichael, Mill Creek WA; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA 52.58% 23 Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 52.54% 23 Helene Mathieu, Sherbrooke QC; Bella Ionis-Sorren, Fort Lauderdale FL 52.38% 24 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 51.72% 24 Jing Liu - Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN 52.32% 25 Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Alex Hudson, Raleigh NC 51.46% 25 Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL; Sheri Winestock, Las Vegas NV 52.12% 26 Li-Chung Chen, Cupertino CA; Walter Lee, Sudbury MA 51.23% 26 Kevin Dwyer, Melbourne FL; Steve Weinstein, Andes NY 52.09% Daily Bulletin Sunday, November 27, 2016 Page 17

SATURDAY EVENING 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Kim Gandy - Cate Frezza, Silver Spring MD 65.18% 1 Alan Richmond - Charles Morn, Atlanta GA 66.37% 2 Virginia Brier, Tucson AZ; Karen Birck, Wilton CT 58.93% 2 Betty Lemon - Marilyn Ankenmann, Toronto ON 59.52% 3 Jeffrey Nunes - Micharl Stransky, Longboat Key FL 57.74% 3 1 Barbara Show, Leesburg VA; Ruth Long, San Jose CA 55.65% 4 2 1 Carol McGinnis, Boise ID; Jon Cleveland, Pierson FL 52.38% 4 2 Anthony Chiocchi - Damon Suden, New York NY 53.27% 3 2 Barbara Neri - Bruce Neri, The Villages FL 49.40% 3 1 Patrick Lysaught - Patricia Lysaught, Overland Park KS 51.49% 2 Joe Jones, Memphis TN; Stephanie Threlkeld, Germantown TN 50.89%

NAIL LIFE MASTER OPEN PAIRS 1ST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS K M N P R EAST-WEST 1 Thomas Bessis, Paris France; Frederic Volcker, Issy Les Moulin France 64.51% 1 Gary Cohler, Delray Beach FL; Billy Cohen, Sherman Oaks CA 71.60% 2 Kazuo K Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken Japan; Dawei Chen, Tokyo Japan 62.14% 2 Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA; William Pettis, Silver Spring MD 64.96% 3 Cedric Lorenzini, Cachan France; Jean Quantin, Paris France 60.70% 3 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Peter Gill, Sydney Australia 62.32% 4 Claire Tornay, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Cindy Bernstein, Indialantic FL 59.59% 4 Marion Michielsen, Stockholm Sweden; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 61.66% 5 Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Jan Jansma, Spijkenisse 59.04% 5 Sylvia Shi, Rockville MD; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 60.82% 6 Vincent Demuy, Palm Bch Gdns FL; John Hurd, New York NY 58.92% 6 Joe Grue, New York NY; Justin Lall, Charlotte NC 60.31% 7 Lloyd Arvedon, Woburn MA; John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 57.06% 7 Greg Hinze, San Antonio TX; Dennis Bilde, Aarhus C Denmark 59.71% 8 Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV; Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY 56.97% 8 Kathleen Sulgrove - Don Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH 58.71% 9/10 Russell Samuel, Coram NY; Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY 56.16% 9 Kevin Bathurst, Palm Bch Gdns FL; John Diamond, Boca Raton FL 57.63% 9/10 Ann Karin Fuglestad, Farsund Norway; Jon Hansen, Kristiansand Norway 56.16% 10 Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Kelley Hwang, New York NY 57.51% 11 Brad Moss, Denver CO; Sjoert Brink, Rotterdam 55.02% 11 Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Bruce Horiguchi, Gardena CA 57.42% 12/13 Jovanka Smederevac, Vienna Austria; Gabriella Olivieri, Alessandria Italy 54.90% 12 Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; James Melville, Springfield IL 57.12% 12/13 Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV 54.90% 13 Valentin Kovachev, Las Vegas NV; Henry Nelson, Zelienople PA 55.98% 14/15 Antonio Palma, 7000 Evora Portugal; Connie Goldberg, Gladwyne PA 54.63% 14 Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX; Erez Hendelman, New York NY 55.95% 14/15 Bernard Dauvergne - Sophie Dauvergne, Ramonville France 54.63% 15 Chris Willenken - Dana Berkowitz, New York NY 54.75% 16 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, New York NY; R Jay Becker, Delray Beach FL 53.52% 16 Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA 54.33% 17 George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Judi Radin, New York NY 53.28% 17/18 Tom Hanlon, Dublin Ireland; Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON 53.79% 18 Oren Kriegel, Chicago IL; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 53.22% 17/18 Robert Thomson, San Rafael CA; Margaret Peterson, Larkspur CA 53.79% 19 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 53.09% 19 Albert Shekhter, Brooklyn NY; George Krizel, Atlantic City NJ 53.31% 20 Thomas Carmichael, Mill Creek WA; Jason Feldman, San Diego CA 52.94% 20 Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Jim Munday, Southaven MS 53.25% 21 Robert Lebi, Toronto ON; Adam Wildavsky, Dillon CO 52.70% 21 George Harris, Escazu Costa Rica; Candace Griffey, Vero Beach FL 52.97% 22 Ja Ra Mie Tignel - Corinne Faivre, Castanettolosan France 52.31% 22 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 52.76% 23 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC 52.13% 23 Christophe Grosset, Issy-Les-Moulin France; Stefan Skorchev, London Bulgaria 52.70% 24 Gerry Marshall, Las Varas Mexico; Hendrik Sharples, Brush Prairie WA 52.04% 24 Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Roy Welland, New York NY 52.35% 25 Jing Liu - Zizhuo Wang, Minneapolis MN 51.86% 25 Irina Kislitsyna, Aventura FL; Vladimir Oudalov, Plainsboro NJ 52.34% 26 Fu Zhong - Jie Li, Beijing People’s Republic of China 51.68% 26 Mike Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL; Loretta Rivers, Monroe LA 51.65%

SATURDAY MORNING SIDE GAME 2ND OF 3 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION OO EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Donald Caplin - Sondra Caplin, Waltham MA 58.33% 1 Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC; Buddhadeb Biswas, San Jose CA 61.90% 2 Marty Bergen, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Stephen Massman, Beverly Hills CA 58.04% 2 1 1 Irwin Lichtblau, Lafayette CA; Edwin Seputis, Oakland CA 52.98% 3 1 1 Carol Stephens - Courtney Stephens, Greensboro GA 55.65% 3 2 William Koehler, Albuquerque NM; Harold George, Wichita KS 50.89% 2 2 David Koble, Bartlesville OK; Clark Vernon, Hot Springs Vlg AR 50.00%

SATURDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS MORNING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS GGG JJJ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Carole Weinstein, Waltham MA; Margie Sullivan, Sagamore Beach MA 62.58% 1 Paul Gallizzi, Tampa FL; Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO 62.70% 2 1 Nancy Benamati - John Bortins, Delray Beach FL 61.66% 2 Jonathan Greenspan, The Villages FL; Kerry Kappell, Astoria NY 59.82% 3 2 Darlene Scott - Michael Kammermayer, Oakville ON 59.46% 3 1 Judy Cardin - Bruce Greenspan, Bonita Springs FL 59.74% 4 3 Barbara Israel - Greg Saunders, The Villages FL 58.93% 4 2 Ray Mitchell, Vero Beach FL; R Minehart, N Barrington IL 57.21% 5 Dennis Newman, Scarsdale NY; Marilou Whalen, Delray Beach FL 58.45% 5 Lynnette Regan, Norfolk VA; Robert Hendricks, Virginia Beach VA 56.97% 6 Glenn Eisenstein - Abbie Cole, New York NY 58.33% 6 Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 56.73% 7 George Tornay Jr, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Anita Gumuchdjian, New York NY 57.93% 7 Jerry Himes - Pam Himes, Albuquerque NM 56.65% 8 4 Robert Vollbracht, Clearwater FL; Diane Vollbracht, Largo FL 57.85% 8 3 Dattatraya Kale, Saint Johns FL; Robert McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL 56.41% 9 5 Lech Ekert, Bluffton SC; Mac Raczkiewicz, Hilton Head SC 57.73% 9 4 Suzanne Viau - Therese Huot, Boucherville QC 55.93% 10 6 Wendy Dewell, San Jose CA; Leia Berla, Old Greenwich CT 56.89% 10 Dennis Wick, Greencastle PA; Lourdes Abdon, Sao Paulo Brazil 55.73% 11 Lew Walter - Richard Weissman, New York NY 56.49% 11 Vincent Grande Jr, Jupiter FL; Eric Schwartz, Arlington MA 55.65% 12 Magnus Weiman, Eden Prairie MN; Wayne Burt, Pembroke NH 56.21% 12 5 1 Vicki Mace - Paul Michaels, Bonita Springs FL 54.77% 13 R. Arthur Cannamela, Jr, Roswell GA; Abe Jakob, Fort Lauderdale FL 55.69% 13 Sarah Wiener, Fort Lee NJ; Yoon Jhee, Longboat Key FL 53.97% 14/15 Richard Dubrovsky - Leora Dubrovsky, Howell NJ 55.65% 14 Ken Bloom, Acton MA; Bill Irvine, Delray Beach FL 53.81% 14/15 Carl Dahl Jr, Sun City Center FL; Lawrence Strominger, Tampa FL 55.65% 15 6 P Oates - W Oates, Brighton MI 53.25% 16 7 Douglas McCormac, North Dartmouth MA; Frank Wharton, London England 55.53% 16 Lu Kohutiak - Yvonne Hernandez, Southwest Rnchs FL 52.12% 17 8 Joan Dann, Orlando FL; James Easterling, Casselberry FL 54.17% 17/18 7 Clay Dahl, Sarasota FL; Gordon Youngwood, Ashburn VA 51.96% 18 Jimmy Pelham, Tampa FL; Amal Dasgupta, Wilmington DE 54.05% 17/18 Stan Schretter, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Sellers McKee, Jupiter FL 51.96% 19 9 David Bruckman - Charlene Erskine, Fort Myers FL 53.73% 19/20 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Ravi Bhalla, Berkeley CA 51.80% 20 Robert Blakey, Bluffton SC; Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT 53.61% 19/20 8 Stephen Horwitz, Avalon NJ; Ralph Croskey, Jacksonville FL 51.80% 10 Mindy Fleder - Joan Dziekanski, New York NY 51.48% 9 2 Susanne Sarten, Tasmania Australia; David Sarten, Tas Australia 51.04% 11 Diane Kelsey - Stephen Popham, Sebring FL 50.72% 10 Anton Habash, Oxford OH; Laura Owens, Loveland OH 51.00% 12 Peter Peng, Tierra Verde FL; Dorothy Ward, Orlando FL 50.28% 11 Ausra Geaski, Manchester CT; Jonna Robinson, San Jose CA 50.00% 1 Douglas Smith, Terre Haute IN; Craig Smith, Luzern Switzerland 49.16% 12 3 Sherry Allison - Rick Ramey, Dublin OH 49.56% 2 Stephen Saker, Longwood FL; Keith Holtsclaw, Auburndale FL 48.56% 4 Daniela Wiser, Sebring FL; Karon Falk, Clifford ON 47.92% 3 Kelvin Wallace - Patricia Wallace, Wakulla Springs FL 43.03% 4 Brigitte Kuperwasser, Boston MA; Fiorella Triaca, Natick MA 42.63%

MARTY YOUNG 299ER PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Carlos Maeztu - Gayle Michalak, Gainesville FL 62.98% 1/2 1 Stephen Curry, Celebration FL; Tonja Curry, Morris CT 60.76% 2 1 Joel Greengard - Michele Greengard, Gaithersburg MD 60.90% 1/2 Bud Estes, Maitland FL; Virginia Brier, Tucson AZ 60.76% 3 2 Gail Singer, Lady Lake FL; Kristie Carter, The Villages FL 57.90% 3 2 Beverly Hitchman, Kitchener ON; Mary McClelland, Waterloo ON 57.60% 4 3 1 Roberta Martinez -; Monica Gutierrez, Garza Garcia Mexico 53.40% 4 Jerry Sherman - Susan Sherman, Ruskin FL 55.79% 5 4 2 Maria Gomez-Junco - Veronica Raab, San Pedro Garza Mexico 52.68% 5 Delilah Donaldson, Debary FL; David Pellett, Ormond Beach FL 51.79% 3 1 Pauline Burns, Orillia ON; Diane Guffey, The Villages FL 48.05% 2 Dawn Wells Genest - Carolyn Somerville, Jacksonville FL 40.43% Page 18 Sunday, November 27, 2016 Daily Bulletin

SATURDAY DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS GGG JJJ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Paul Gallizzi, Tampa FL; Tom Kniest, Brentwood MO 64.18% 1 Lew Walter - Richard Weissman, New York NY 66.67% 2 George Tornay Jr, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Anita Gumuchdjian, New York NY 62.70% 2 1 Renee Shunta - Cameron Shunta, Grand Haven MI 60.38% 3 1 Anam Tebha, Charlotte NC; Steve Zolotow, Las Vegas NV 61.94% 3 2 Lech Ekert, Bluffton SC; Mac Raczkiewicz, Hilton Head SC 59.58% 4 Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Ravi Bhalla, Berkeley CA 59.94% 4 Robert Blakey, Bluffton SC; Randolph Johnson, Suffield CT 59.01% 5 Jaenita Johansson, Uuas Sweden; Marcia Goldstein, Annapolis MD 59.21% 5 Mark Dahl, Richmond VA; Richard Reitman, Los Gatos CA 58.53% 6 2 David Bruckman - Charlene Erskine, Fort Myers FL 58.37% 6 3 Ausra Geaski, Manchester CT; Jonna Robinson, San Jose CA 58.37% 7 3 Mindy Fleder - Joan Dziekanski, New York NY 57.93% 7 Walter Sobol - Barry Kumins, Savannah GA 57.73% 8 4 Stephen Horwitz, Avalon NJ; Ralph Croskey, Jacksonville FL 57.73% 8 4 Peter Peng, Tierra Verde FL; Dorothy Ward, Orlando FL 57.61% 9 Peter Mosheim, Miami FL; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood FL 56.93% 9 Carole Weinstein, Waltham MA; Margie Sullivan, Sagamore Beach MA 56.93% 10 Ken Bloom, Acton MA; Bill Irvine, Delray Beach FL 56.65% 10 Lance Chamberlain - Teresa Sackett, Rochester MN 55.61% 11 Magnus Weiman, Eden Prairie MN; Wayne Burt, Pembroke NH 55.45% 11 James Griffin, Sausalito CA; Simone Scumpia, Austin TX 54.41% 12 Stan Schretter, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Sellers McKee, Jupiter FL 54.37% 12 Dennis Newman, Scarsdale NY; Marilou Whalen, Delray Beach FL 54.21% 13/14 5/6 Dennis Dewey, Newburgh IN; Robert Tapp, Madisonville KY 54.05% 13 5 Patricia Estes, Maitland FL; Jerry Lemieux, Clearwater FL 54.09% 13/14 5/6 Douglas McCormac, North Dartmouth MA; Frank Wharton, London England 54.05% 14 6 Pamela Page, Palm Bay FL; Pamela Harmeson, Satellite Beach FL 53.61% 15 7 Clay Dahl, Sarasota FL; Gordon Youngwood, Ashburn VA 53.41% 15 7 Diane Kelsey - Stephen Popham, Sebring FL 53.37% 16 Glenn Eisenstein - Abbie Cole, New York NY 53.13% 16 8 Dattatraya Kale, Saint Johns FL; Robert McClendon, Ponte Vedra FL 52.72% 17 Jimmy Pelham, Tampa FL; Amal Dasgupta, Wilmington DE 52.20% 17 Suzanne St Thomas, Boise ID; James Milam, Idaho Falls ID 52.00% 18 Sarah Wiener, Fort Lee NJ; Yoon Jhee, Longboat Key FL 52.16% 18 9 Wendy Dewell, San Jose CA; Leia Berla, Old Greenwich CT 51.48% 19 Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ; Alexander Allen, Annandale NJ 52.08% 19 Lynnette Regan, Norfolk VA; Robert Hendricks, Virginia Beach VA 51.44% 20 8 Barbara Israel - Greg Saunders, The Villages FL 51.84% 20 Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Jane Ball, Doylestown PA 51.40% 9 Anton Habash, Oxford OH; Laura Owens, Loveland OH 51.60% 10 Joan Dann, Orlando FL; James Easterling, Casselberry FL 51.20% 10 Darlene Scott - Michael Kammermayer, Oakville ON 51.12% 11 Monty Page, Palm Bay FL; Casey Holscher, Melbourne FL 50.48% 11 Leo Comerford - Jonell Comerford, Broomfield CO 49.68% 12 1 Woody Haynes - R Paul Urbanick, Chicago IL 50.36% 12 Ray Mitchell, Vero Beach FL; R Minehart, N Barrington IL 49.36% 2 Christine Hevener - Robert Hevener, San Mateo CA 48.32% 1 Brigitte Kuperwasser, Boston MA; Fiorella Triaca, Natick MA 45.51% 3 Judith Miller - Trella Bromley, Jacksonville FL 48.16% 2 Susanne Sarten, Tasmania Australia; David Sarten, Tas Australia 44.67% 4 Stephen Saker, Longwood FL; Keith Holtsclaw, Auburndale FL 47.64% 3 Rhoda Levine, Tamarac FL; Rochelle Mandelbaum, Hollywood FL 44.27% 4 Anthony Chiocchi - Damon Suden, New York NY 44.11%

LYNN BERG 299ER PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 David Pellett, Ormond Beach FL; Delilah Donaldson, Debary FL 59.18% 1 1 John Webster - Judy Webster, Saint Augustine FL 67.52% 2 2 1 Joel Greengard - Michele Greengard, Gaithersburg MD 59.18% 2 Gloria Bennett - Brenda Pollak, The Villages FL 64.71% 3 3 2 Gail Singer, Lady Lake FL; Kristie Carter, The Villages FL 58.08% 3 2 Patrick Yang - Lydia Yang, Jacksonville FL 57.41% 4 4 3 Joan Crowley - Richard Crowley, Brooksville FL 53.23% 4 3 1 Beverly Hitchman, Kitchener ON; Mary McClelland, Waterloo ON 55.57% 4 Betty Lemon - Marilyn Ankenmann, Toronto ON 52.81% 2 Stephen Curry, Celebration FL; Tonja Curry, Morris CT 47.54%

SATURDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VVV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Maria Gomez-Junco - Veronica Raab, San Pedro Garza Mexico 59.58% 1 1 John Moschella - Michael Moschella, Winter Springs FL 59.17% 2 Barbara Neri - Bruce Neri, The Villages FL 56.25% 2 2 1 Penny Herzog, San Diego CA; Cynthia Marks, Clearwater FL 55.00% 3 1 Roberta Martinez, – Monica Gutierrez, San Pedro Gza G Mexico 55.42% 3 2 Jean Tremblay - Carole Tremblay, Bonita Springs FL 51.25% 2 Thomas Rogers - Nancy Butler-Rogers, North Venice FL 52.08%

SATURDAY AFTERNOON SIDE PAIRS 1ST OF 4 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS XX YY EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 La Quitta Talbot - Herbert Fallin Jr, Keller TX 63.51% 1 Lynne Schaefer, Ellicott City MD; Martha Katz, Burr Ridge IL 64.49% 2 Ann Lindley - Alfred Duncker, Gaithersburg MD 63.07% 2 1 Carol Stephens - Courtney Stephens, Greensboro GA 59.04% 3 Saleh Fetouh, Buffalo NY; Jay Levy, Amherst NY 62.64% 3 Joan Webb - Keith Harrison, Trinity FL 58.17% 4 David Lindop, Toronto ON; Jean Lindop, 59.15% 4 2 Nancy Stein, Jacksonville FL; Linda McEwan, Orlando FL 55.34% 5 John Hassett, Johns Creek GA; Charles Davis, Duluth GA 59.04% 5 G S Jade Barrett, Elk Point SD; Donna Lombardini, Alcester SD 53.81% 6 1 Michael Klemens, Tarzana CA; Judy McNeilly, Hamilton ON 55.66% 6 Marvin Rosenblatt, Rocky Hill CT; Lynda Rosenblatt, Passaic NJ 53.59% 7 2 1 Julie Zimmerman - Steven Zimmerman, Winter Park FL 54.68% 7 Jim Bachelder, Columbus OH; Jeanne Martin, Worcester MA 52.83% 8 Teresa Boyd - Grant Robinson, Dublin CA 54.25% 8 3 Charles Burns, Vancouver WA; Marv Norden, Peachland BC 52.40% 9/10 3 Arthur Bergman - Jacqueline Bergman, Panama City FL 54.14% 9 4 Eva Herman, New York NY; Charles Hall, Smiths Parish Bermuda 52.29% 9/10 Martha McGhee, Maitland FL; Elizabeth Harris, Auburndale FL 54.14% 10 5 Virginia Rosen, Winter Haven FL; Paul Campbell, Barrie ON 52.18% 4 Judith Flack, Sarasota FL; Ellen Schulman, Boca Raton FL 54.03% 6 Ora Lourie, Hypoluxo FL; Lori Jacobs, Boca Raton FL 51.85% 5 Robert Jacob, Davie FL; Barry Singer, Hollywood FL 50.87% 7 Suzy Ryder - Thomas Ryder, Boise ID 51.63% 6 2 Michael Albert - Daniel AlbertRozenberg, Cambridge MA 48.37% 1 Laura Orticelle, Amityville NY; Samuel Whitten III, Pinehurst NC 50.54% 2 Laura Onsgard, Dallas TX; Allison Kaye, 49.46%

SATURDAY GOLD RUSH PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 1 Clyde Bruce Baldwin, Hollidaysburg PA; Silvia Komon, 64.48% 1 Monika Papenhausen - Peter Papenhausen, Raleigh NC 63.17% 2 2 Germana Olga Biele, Jupiter FL; Marilyn Parmet, Palm Bch Gdns FL 64.25% 2 1 Joe Zaksas - Mary Jo Zaksas, Sarasota FL 58.42% 3 3 Carolyn Gornowicz - Jerry Gornowicz, Winter Garden FL 63.23% 3 2 Kathy Bold, Edwardsville IL; Janet Little, Wood River IL 53.65% 4 4 Jane Verdrager, Grantham NH; Sharon Snyder, Grand Junction CO 50.49% 4 3 Marilyn Chaplin - Mel Chaplin, Brentwood CA 53.22% 1 Bruce Graham, Dunnellon FL; Anne Allison, Phoenix AZ 48.99% 1 William Carpenter, Rockford IL; Mary Wong, Whitby ON 50.04% 2 Stanley Goodman, Winter Springs FL; Heather Wood, Maitland FL 48.24% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 Barbara Dahl - Steve Conaway, San Jose CA 55.95% 1 1 1 Jeri Hogan, Jacksonville FL; Peggy Keene, Mount Dora FL 64.29% 2 Lori Hays - Mark Hays, Arroyo Grande CA 54.46% 2 2 Deborah Armstrong, Dallas TX; Sharon Ward, Plano TX 54.46% 3/4 1/2 Jane Bailey, Syracuse IN; Marilyn Stoces, Chesterfield MO 52.68% 3 Avrum Goldstein - Donna Goldstein, Mashpee MA 54.17% 3/4 1/2 Dorothy Norwood - Louise Blanchard, Montgomery AL 52.68% 4/5 3/4 Starr Oberg - Kenneth Oberg, Bluffton SC 50.89% 3 Marge Hassett - Louise Rancourt, The Villages FL 50.60% 4/5 3/4 2 Mary Hanni - Bruce Hanni, Mandeville LA 50.89% 1 Xie Li - Ruicheng Li, Woodbury MN 50.30% 2 Rhonda Norfleet - Janice Hilyard, Wichita KS 48.81% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 David Zwonitzer - Gordy Vondrak, Cheyenne WY 62.50% 1 1 1 Elizabeth Bridges, Sanford FL; Rosa Bachrach, Winter Park FL 58.63% 2 Malcolm Millar - Rosalyn Millar, Summerside PE 60.12% 2 2 Merle Lenox - Harry Parkin, Naples FL 58.33% 3 Mary-Jane Cross, Westport CT; Sheila Pohly, Jericho NY 55.36% 3 3 Susan Pattillo, Chester NS; Robin Beddis, Calgary AB 56.25% 4 1 Nancy Davis, Dunedin FL; Bruce Burns, Palm Harbor FL 51.79% 4 Terran Leemis - Roger Leemis, Bloomfield Hls MI 55.95% 2 Rohit Dubey - Shalini Dubey, Sunnyvale CA 51.19% 4 Holli Mast - Stephen Mast, Corning NY 51.79% 3/4 Jack Sieling, Pinellas Park FL; Robert Lorenzen, Clearwater FL 50.00% 3/4 1 Charles Roberts - Michael Goeden, Cape Coral FL 50.00% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION FFF EAST-WEST 7 5 2 7 5 2 1 David Makey - J Makey, Meridian MS 63.39% 1 1 Tor Johannessen, Honolulu HI; Torben Rolsted, BirkerAd Denmark 59.52% 2 1 1 Daniel Brannon - Judith Allen Staver, Jacksonville FL 55.95% 2 2 Ann Williams - Norman Williams, Victoria BC 57.14% 3 Paul Boeggeman - William Fleischman, Leesburg FL 51.19% 3/4 3/4 William Laslo, Valrico FL; Maria Saez, Naples FL 53.57% 4 2 Sally Kellar, North York ON; Herbert Heller, Pittsburgh PA 50.89% 3/4 3/4 1 Mrs Sue Malin - Bill Malin, Greensboro GA 53.57% 3 Laura Palmer, Auburn AL; Diane Wellstein, Perrysburg OH 48.51% Daily Bulletin Sunday, November 27, 2016 Page 19

SATURDAY A/B/C OPEN PAIRS 1ST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS SS TT UU VV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Marc Lachapelle, St,-Laurent QC; Xavier Combey, Dol-Des-Ormeaux QC 67.28% 1 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Robert Bitterman, Sarasota FL 64.82% 2 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI 64.60% 2 Bruce Thiher, The Villages FL; Dennis Ryan, Menomonie WI 64.17% 3 Aaron Silverstein - David Moss, New York NY 62.75% 3 Larry Bausher, West Haven CT; Steve Becker, Old Greenwich CT 59.55% 4 Lucy Spongberg - Gary Spongberg, Niskayuna NY 60.26% 4 1 1 Stephen Locke, Delray Beach FL; Carol Vogt, Boca Raton FL 59.15% 5 Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA 58.09% 5 Stephen Mackay, Markham ON; Wayne Bardsley, Mc Lean VA 58.96% 6 Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN; Joe Rickman, Maryville TN 57.32% 6 Steven Ashe - Masood Kizilbash, Tampa FL 58.89% 7 1 Maan El Hachem - Rita Bichara, New York NY 57.22% 7 Rahn Smith, Brandon FL; Sharon Horton, Lakeland FL 57.99% 8 Courtney Donovan - Mary Anne Geppert, Fort Myers FL 56.45% 8 Melanie Tucker, New York NY; Joel Wooldridge, Astoria NY 57.66% 9 Paul Munafo - Virginia Munafo, Huntsville AL 55.85% 9 Haig Tchamitch, Paradise Valley AZ; Marusa Basa, Ljubjana 57.58% 10 Ellen Kozlove, Boca Raton FL; Anne Brenner, Denver CO 55.47% 10 Harriet Eaton Morris, Ponce Inlet FL; Betty Sandifer, Daytona Beach FL 57.49% 11 Karen McCallum, Exeter NH; Lynn Baker, Austin TX 55.17% 11 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Bill Parks, Macungie PA 57.16% 12 Richard Chan, Markham ON; Dwight Bender, London ON 54.68% 12 2 Peter Cleaves - Sangit Chatterjee, Sarasota FL 56.82% 13 Marietta Huggard, Sarasota FL; Carolyn Holcomb, Englewood FL 54.47% 13 Mark Laken, Glyndon MD; Barry Bragin, Prospect CT 55.64% 14 2 Judy Fendrick, Marietta GA; Jackie Brown, McCormick SC 54.24% 14 3 Cole Powell, Oakland CA; Doug Couchman, Berkeley CA 53.88% 15 3 1 John Blackwell, The Villages FL; Amy Rhodes, New York NY 53.93% 15 Ellie Hanlon - Mary Savko, Tequesta FL 53.67% 16 Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA; Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA 53.67% 16 4 Betty Triliegi, Richfield MN; Sherry Hansen, Minneapolis MN 53.39% 17 Tina Tessaro, Miami FL; Donald Weiner, Coral Gables FL 53.37% 17 Marty Bergen, Palm Bch Gdns FL; Eric Shoberg, Oro Valley AZ 53.21% 18 Bob Simkins, Decatur GA; Mark McCarthy, San Francisco CA 53.29% 18 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Robert Johnson, Tigard OR 52.80% 19 Warren Nelson, Cloquet MN; John Dukellis, Colorado Spgs CO 52.90% 19 Chris Benson, Leroy IL; Ginny Schuett, Riverwoods IL 52.80% 20 Jonathan Green, Melbourne FL; Edward Spear, Sarasota FL 52.79% 20 5 Chantal Dube - Josette Levesque, Montreal QC 52.38% 21 Sharon Benz - Judith Marshall, Buffalo NY 52.49% 21 Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA; Kent Hartman, San Diego CA 52.30% 22 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 52.41% 22 Mark Fitzmorris, Saint Augustine FL; Michael Dalton, Palm Coast FL 52.17% 23 Jan Van Cleeff, The Hague ; Bob Drake, Wassenaar 52.30% 23 6 Kari Tetzlaff - Samuel Ehrlichman, Brooklyn NY 51.91% 4 Andrew Krywaniuk - Ben Takemori, Burnaby BC 51.91% 7 Claude Le Feuvre, Van Nuys CA; Dwight Hunt, Granada Hills CA 51.64% 5 William Garrard - Donna Garrard, Irving TX 51.83% 8 Anita Morse, North Vancouver BC; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA 50.90% 6 Peter Jargowsky, Boca Raton FL; David Lodge, Rancho Mirage CA 51.05% 9 Wolf Schroeter - Ann McDougal, Houston TX 49.17% 7 2 Lucy Tillman, The Villages FL; Kathy McKay, Lady Lake FL 51.03% 2 Linda Ahrens - Joseph Brouillard, Lincoln RI 49.04% 8 3 Sharon Dameron, Cedar Park TX; Gloria Bennett, Lakeway TX 50.80% 3 J Roger Pryor - Dianne Pryor, Madeira Beach FL 46.61% 9 Tim White - Renae Gunstone-White, Mercer Island WA 49.66% 10 David Morse, New Minas NS; Ted Withers, Windsor NS 48.52% 11 Patricia Becker - Allan Becker, Southfield MI 48.33% 4 Chris Pesce, Seattle WA; Kathy Gilman, Shoreline WA 45.99% 5 Carol Helderlein - Sally Swing, Stuart FL 43.81%

Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Florida Natural Growers Day Goodwill Day Monday, November 28, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Monday-Tuesday Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 1-2 Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20 Sunday-Tuesday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 2nd Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20 Citrus Co-Op Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series 1st single session Atlantic Hall C, 1st level $16 $20 Monday, November 28, 10 a.m. All Florida 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19 All Florida 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $15 Monday, November 28, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Lake Wales Strati-Flighted Daylight A/B/C Open Pairs 1-2 Southern Hemisphere III, 5th level $16 $20 Mid Sweet Oranges Daylight Gold Rush 750/500/200 Pairs 1-2 Southern Hemisphere III, 5th level $16 $20 Gold points for 0-750. Monday-Tuesday Daylight Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Pacific Hall C, 1st level $16 $20 Monday, November 28, 10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. SUPER SENIOR PAIRS 1-2 F Southern Hemisphere V, 5th level $25 ­— Monday, November 28, Noon & 7 p.m. BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 SF Europe 5, 3rd level $25 ­— Monday, November 28, 1 p.m. Monday-Wednesday Side Game Series 1st single session Pacific Hall B, 1st level $16 $20 Monday, November 28, 1 & 7:30 p.m. MITCHELL OPEN BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 F Northern Hemisphere A, 5th level $25 ­— MARSHA MAY STERNBERG WOMEN’S BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 F Pacific Hall A, 1st level $25 ­— 0-10,000 IMP Pairs 1-2 Q Northern Hemisphere B, 5th level $17 ­— 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions. Valencia Oranges Monday Compact Knockout Teams 1-4 Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20 Monday-Tuesday Bracketed Knockout Teams 1-2 Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20 Grove House Strati-Flighted A/X/Y Open Pairs 1-2 Northern Hemisphere B, 5th level $16 $20 American Farmer Strati-Flighted B/C/D Pairs 1-2 Pacific Hall B, 1st level $16 $20 Monday, November 28, 3 p.m. Hamlin Oranges Stratified Side IMP Pairs single Pacific Hall C, 1st level $15 $19 Navel Oranges 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19 Navel Oranges 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $15 Monday, November 28, 7:30 p.m. Strati-Flighted A/X/Y Side Swiss Teams single Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $15 $19 Strati-Flighted B/C/D Side Swiss Teams single Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $15 $19 Monday-Wednesday Side Game Series 2nd single session Pacific Hall B, 1st level $16 $20 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19 Ruby Red 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19 Ruby Red 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $15 Monday, November 28, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three-flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (750-300; 0-300). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (500-750/200-500/0-200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Page 20 Sunday, November 27, 2016 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events Bridge is Great in Unit 128 Sunday, November 27, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Sunday-Tuesday Morning Bracketed Knockout Teams 1st Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20 Saturday-Sunday Morning Bracketed Compact Knockout Teams 3-4 Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20 Friday-Sunday Morning Side Game Series 3rd single session Atlantic Hall C, 1st level $16 $20 Sunday, November 27, 10 a.m. Bridge-Plus+ single Northern Hemisphere E, 5th level Free Free Free two-hour lesson with Audrey Grant, 14-deal game follows in Southern Hemisphere I (0-20 MPs) Florida Bridge Kids 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19 Florida Bridge Kids 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $15 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19 Sunday, November 27, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Martha McGhee Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Southern Hemisphere V, 5th level $16 $20 Strati-Flighted Daylight A/B/C Swiss Teams 1-2 Southern Hemisphere III, 5th level $16 $20 Daylight Gold Rush 750/500/200 Swiss Teams 1-2 Southern Hemisphere III, 5th level $16 $20 Gold points for 0-750. Sunday, November 27, 10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. SUPER SENIOR PAIRS 1-2 Q Pacific Hall C, 1st level $25 ­— Age 70+; 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions. Sunday, November 27, Noon & 7 p.m. BAZE SENIOR KNOCKOUT TEAMS 1-2 QF Pacific Hall A, 1st level $25 ­— Sunday, November 27, 1 p.m. Bridge with Chef Alan Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 3rd single session Pacific Hall B, 1st level $16 $20 Sunday, November 27, 1 & 7:30 p.m. MITCHELL OPEN BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 Q Northern Hemisphere B, 5th level $25 ­— MARSHA MAY STERNBERG WOMEN’S BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2 Q Northern Hemisphere C, 5th level $25 ­— Both BAMs: 2 qualifying & 2 final sessions. 0-10,000 SWISS TEAMS 1-2 F Northern Hemisphere A, 5th level $17 ­— Strati-Flighted A/X/Y Swiss Teams 1-2 Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20 Strati-Flighted B/C/D Swiss Teams 1-2 Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20 Saturday-Sunday Bracketed Knockout Teams 3-4 Atlantic Hall B, 1st level $16 $20 Marti Chaitt Memorial Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 Pacific Hall B, 1st level $16 $20 Sunday, November 27, 3 p.m. Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19 Lynn Berg 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19 Lynn Berg 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $15 Sunday, November 27, 7:30 p.m. Stratified Side Board-a-Match Teams single Pacific Hall B, 1st level $15 $19 Open to Swiss drop-ins and new entrants. Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series 4th single session Pacific Hall B, 1st level $16 $20 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $19 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $15 $15 Sunday, November 27, 11:30 p.m. Zip Knockout Teams single Southern Hemisphere I, 5th level $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, strata breaks for all stratified events are:A (3000+), B (750-3000), C (0-750). Three- flight events are divided A/X (6000+/0-6000); B/C (1500-3000, 0-1500); Gold Rush (750-300; 0-300). Two-flight events are divided A/X/Y (6000+/4000-6000/0-4000); B/C/D (1500-3000/750-1500/ 0-750) if no Gold Rush OR A/B/C (3000+/1500-3000/0-1500) and Gold Rush (500-750/200-500/0-200). In B flights, no single player may be over 3000. In Gold Rush events, no single player may be over 750. BOLD, UPPER CASE = NABC+ events. UPPER CASE = NABC events. *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) of each entry fee will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition.