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Three Enter Hall of Fame Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Volume 61, Number 5 Daily Bulletin 61st Spring North American Bridge Championships [email protected] Editors: Paul Linxwiler, Sue Munday and Chip Dombrowski Three enter Hall of Fame Peter Boyd Bart Bramley They won the Lebhar IMP Pairs: Bob Zeller Judi Radin and Greg Bright. Three great players have been elected to the Although his parents did not play bridge, he ACBL Hall of Fame: Peter Boyd, Bart Bramley learned young – from a different family. “One of Zeller, Bright are and Judi Radin. my best friends from grade school was an only To be eligible for this honor, they must be child,” Boyd explains. “His parents wanted to IMP Pairs champs North American residents at least 60 years old teach their son to play bridge, and they needed a Bob Zeller and Greg Bright entered the who have achieved prominence in the game and fourth. I learned to play at their kitchen table.” Lebhar IMP Pairs as a first-time partnership, have an outstanding tournament record. The Hall He managed to find a Goren book around his but the duo convincingly won the four-session of Fame Committee nominates candidates, and a house – even families who didn’t play might have contest, giving each of them their first NABC pool of electors votes on them. one of those – and read up to learn more. title. Boyd began working as a programmer after Zeller, of Ottawa ON, and Bright, of Peter Boyd Boyd, 68, is a former systems analyst/ college and continued until 1995. He lives in Westminster MD, scored 113.77 IMPs in the programmer and bridge professional. His 17 Darnestown MD with wife Ellen Klosson and five event, while second place went to Leo Weniger of North American titles include three Vanderbilts Afghan hound show dogs. Halifax NS and Ronald Mak of Manchester NH and a Reisinger. He won a gold medal in the Since 1980, Boyd has played with Steve with 79.41 IMPs. 1986 World Open Teams, his first time playing in Robinson, a Hall of Famer and the dean of the “We got a lot of gifts,” said Zeller, who a world championship, and a silver in the 2011 DC-area bridge scene. They have played in more continued on page 12 d’Orsi Senior Teams. continued on page 5 Vanderbilt: Goodwill honors three The Aileen Osofosky Goodwill Committee the Year Mark Sorenson, Nadine Wood Volunteer Yesterday’sRound opening round of in the64 Vanderbilt held its spring meeting Monday, honoring three of the Year Shawn Stringer, and Chuck Wilkinson, Knockout Teams reduced the field of 68 entrants players with special awards: Goodwill Member of the honoree of the host district. About 150 to 64 for today’s head-to-head matches. Fifty-four attended the reception, open to those who have squads received byes yesterday, while a series of been appointed to the committee. four-way and two-way matches determined which Mark Sorenson of the remaining 14 teams would survive to today. Players in the area of San Mateo Unit 498 know Sorenson as someone who’s always willing to help. He started out doing things for his club 10K Knockouts and unit, such as setting up and tearing down for games. Then he got into mentoring newer players, in QF round taking it to the next level by creating memory aids Thirty-one teams entered the 0-10,000 for them. Knockout Teams, and yesterday’s matches They found out how far he was willing to go reduced the field to 16 teams for head-to-head to help someone when one of their members was matches, and then whittled it further to eight incapacitated by a long-term illness. Sorenson squads for today’s action. knew Nancy Gordon from their time together The eight surviving squads will play a on the unit board, when she trained him on continued on page 17 food planning for sectionals and unit games. Gordon, who was living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lived by herself and didn’t ATTENDANCE have any family. As her condition worsened, through Monday Sorenson began taking her to appointments and Goodwill Member of the Year Mark Sorenson running errands for her during the summer of receives a plaque from Sandy DeMartino, 4304 tables chair of the Goodwill Committee. continued on page 9 Page 2 Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS All meetings are at the Sheraton Hotel unless otherwise noted. Tuesday, March 26 9 am–Noon Club Director Refresher Course. A continuing Wednesday, March 27 education course for club directors to increase their skills. 9 am–Noon Club Director Refresher Course, session 2. A Participants must attend both sessions. Fee: $15 covers continuing education course for club directors to increase both days. Sign up at the door. Beale Room their skills. Participants must attend both sessions. Fee: 1:30 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer luncheon. Southwest Exhibit $15 covers both days. Beale Room Hall Thursday, March 28 9:30 am–Noon Unit and District governance disciplinary focus group. CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the Wednesday, March 27 game! Southwest Exhibit Hall on the second floor of the Convention 9:15 a.m. Ellen Kent Minor-Suit Slams Center. Speakers and topics are subject to change. 6:45 p.m. GS Jade Barrett How to Win Tuesday, March 26 Thursday, March 28 9:15 a.m. TBD 9:15 a.m. Kevin Wilson Fitting Honors 6:45 p.m. Lisa Berkowitz Playing to Trick One 6:45 p.m. Jeff Hand Trump Contracts HOSPITALITY Friday March 22 through Saturday March 30 Tuesday, March 26 Exhibit Hall foyer 1:30 pm Warm pretzels with cheese sauce. East Hall 8:30 am–10 am; 11:30 am–1 pm; 6–7 pm Free coffee 10:30 pm Egg rolls. Exhibit Hall foyer Monitoring Check cashing and ACBL Shuttle Bus Service ACBL monitors events at North American Shuttle runs every 15 minutes Bridge Championships with both visible and Bridge Bucks Friday, March 22– Saturday, March 30 The check cashing and Bridge Bucks desk is concealed real-time cameras in public spaces. Pickup at Memphis Cook Convention Center located on the second floor The images are recorded and available for later (Main St. on Sheraton side of the street) of the Convention Center inspection and review by ACBL management and 4–8:45 p.m. across from Ballroom C. tournament officials, among others, including Drop off and pickup at the intersection of The desk hours are members of the Anti-Cheating Commission. Union Ave. & Main St. 9:30 to 10 a.m, and noon These recordings are also be uploaded to the Drop off and pickup at Beale St. & 2nd St. to 1 p.m. internet following the NABC. (by Hard Rock Café) By general monitoring of the session and 9–11pm participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source Shuttle drop off at the following hotels: of information that may be useful in determining Trolley fare is $1 (cash) Comfort Inn Downtown facts and settling issues or disputes arising from The fare for the Main St. trolleys is $1, Courtyard Court Square some types of ethical and behavioral complaints cash only. Contrary to earlier reports, the trolley Moxy Court Square or actions. Please summon a director if a problem rides are NOT free to NABC attendees. ACBL Springhill Court Square occurs at the table. This procedure is intended to members are asked to kindly refrain from arguing Hu Hotel assure everyone that the playing field is level and with trolley operators on this matter. Residence Inn Downtown that misbehavior will not be tolerated.” Doubletree Downtown Notice to players Each player must have an ACBL convention card filled out and on the table. Please note that other types of convention cards, such as the WBF convention card or homemade cards that do not sufficiently resemble the ACBL convention card, are not acceptable substitutes. Daily Bulletin Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS the other a jack, play the K first, you will drop the queen close to 20% of Take All Your Chances A-K of the suit missing the time and avoid a future finesse that way. So if By Eddie Kantar the queen (hearts, in this you are lucky enough to have two possible lines Dlr: South ♠ A 10 case). If the queen doesn’t that might help you avoid a future finesse, take Vul: N-S ♥ 9 4 3 2 appear, take a finesse in the one that offers the best percentage chance. ♦ K Q 6 5 the suit missing the jack Translation: Spades before hearts with the ♠9, ♣ J 7 3 (spades). Because one hearts before spades without it. finesse is as good as the The full deal: ♠ K Q 6 4 other, you pick up close to ♠ A 10 ♥ A K J an extra 20% by cashing ♥ 9 4 3 2 ♦ A J 10 9 8 7 the ♥A K before taking the spade finesse, as ♦ K Q 6 5 ♣ — the ♥Q might fall under the A-K. Testing hearts ♣ J 7 3 without giving up the lead has kept you alive to ♠ J 8 3 2 ♠ 9 7 5 North South take the spade finesse, not to mention that extra ♥ Q 8 7 ♥ 10 6 5 1♦ 20%. ♦ 2 ♦ 4 3 1♥ 2♠ Notice that if you had the ♠K Q 9 4 instead ♣ K Q 10 4 2 ♣ A 9 8 6 5 4♦ 4♥ of the ♠K Q 6 4, the ♠J would drop under the ♠ K Q 6 4 4♠ 7♦ A-K-Q almost 37% of the time allowing you to ♥ A K J Pass discard two hearts on winning spades and avoid ♦ A J 10 9 8 7 A touchy grand slam: 7♦ is your contract, the heart finesse.
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